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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
I regularly compare my phone to my gf's desire and for me it's no contest. The screen size is what wins it for me.

But (and it's a but bigger than J-Lo's) I would only recommend the HD2+Android if you enjoy tinkering, don't mind if you have to put in a LOT of time potentially to find the right build for you and deal with any of a myriad of problems that might crop up.

I am in no way saying Android on the HD2 is broken, however it's still not perfect and probably never will be.

My Personal opinion is that the Galaxy is an awful phone in comparison, the two that I've played on seemed slow and stodgy in comparison to my HD2. The Desire HD that I briefly played on was nice, but I knew in the long run I'd miss being able to change builds as frequently as I do (same applies for the Desire I guess but to me that's an old phone now).

And boy am I glad you didn't mention the X10 :p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bteljuice:
I dont mind it at all, Ive been modding my phones since 2006. Plus I tweaked the hell of my TP2. I am more frequent on PPCgeeks though.

So the HD2 still suffers with Android. Meaning it doesn't perform the same way android based phones do?

LOOOl. Dont kill me but thoughts about the X10 came to my mind, but after a small search, i realized how crappy it is.

I am hesitant on the SGS because it is a Samsung LOL and I dont like the interface, like Sense much more. But with a couple of tweaks here and there, it turns out to be a darn good phone.

HD is too expansive, so its out of my mind, unless i get a good offer for my TP2.

Last but not least, I am hesitant for the Desire because it is the same screen size as my TP2, wont look much of a upgrade.

So all in all, how much does the HD2 Android platform perform close to the Desire and SGS?

If it is pretty close and all options and applications work well and runs smoothly, I would then just hit "ADD TO CART" button and get over with.

Really want a 4.3" and Capacitive screen with multitouch and android 2.2. And I think When Gingerbread gets released, im sure HD2 will be upgradable.

I know that the DESIRE is old for you by now but so is the HD2 :P even older
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
Yup, the Desire is old and so is the HD2, the only thing that keeps the Hd2 up to date is the fact that it can dual boot WinMo and Android happily, and in the future other things like Windows Phone 7, MeeGo and lord alone knows what else may spring up in the next year or more.

While I did say Android on the HD2 is far from perfect, the main problems with it stem from things like data disconnects (which are intermittent and should be fixed soon thanks to the incredibly hard working developers), and a few other very minor niggles that vary from build to build. For example I use ShubCraft 2.0 Drop Mode and the only thing I get is the occassional data disconnect. I'll be honest and say that this and battery life (which improves day to day with each new build) are the only two major concerns for people not willing to search, research and learn how to do things themselves.

It's pretty clear from what you've posted that you're not afraid of tackling things like this head on, I would say you'd get the most enjoyment out of the HD2 over the other choices.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bteljuice:
HD2, when released, was way ahead of its time. Phones nowawadays are being released a year later with almost same specs (Only difference is prob SLCD or AMOLED and a few rams extra if not same).

As for Data, I canceled it due to several reasons. I guess by the time i sign a new data plan, the kernel would be fixed.

Also I just read about the new Desire HD kernel that is used on the HD2 which also improved graphics, fps.

My only worries about android working on the HD2 is stability and functionality. Don't care about Data, for now.

I mean, What I really wanna say is that I will MOST OF TIME be running ANDROID ON IT. I got bored of windows and need new challenge, new interface. so i think id be running 80% android, 20% windows. This is why my comparison is Desire and SGS.

What i mean, If I put a desire and HD2 side by side. Will they perform similarly? Will all the apps and functions work same way. If yes, Let me pull the trigger lol
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
I can sit with my gf's desire, both playing something like Reckless Racing or HomeRunBattle3D and notice absolutely no difference, no lag on the HD2 either. The builds are pretty much spot on now apart from the few minor flaws I mentioned before.

I haven't used Windows on my phone now in over 3 months, Android works that well. Market is flawless, emails/sms/mms work perfectly, I haven't actually encountered anything that doesn't (apart from the camera on the DesireHD builds but that will be fixed and isn't the fault of the devs)

Pull the trigger my friend, and prepare to be blown away ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zarathustrax:
I would say if you're gonna run android full-time, you'd be better off with a native android phone. You can't expect that android ported to the hd2 will ever run as stable as a native phone.

But if you are going to use winmo some of the time, then the hd2 is the best phone that can run both.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] abrelosojos:
Good to see a lot of people enjoying Android on the HD2 - I believe it utilises the hard ware better - and of course it does, multi touch etc. was never really supported in WiMo 6.5.

The other day I became a fan of a HD2 fan page on Friendface (ok Facebook, But if you watch I.T. crowd you might get it). I helped a few people with obvious questions, and a few others not happy with the lack of entertaining games on WiMo etc. So I suggested to them that they install Android! - man did I get flamed for Spamming!

It's crazy, There is about 6 or 7 people on there who are Windows Mobile Elitist, who flame you for mentioning anything Android related, Apparently your retarded for doing so - It was entirely immature nonsense. But how can people defend a dying OS so hardcore - It wasn't even a Windows Mobile 6.5 fan page LMAO. Dont knock the Iphone there either, they dislike that too.

Is it so wrong to use Android as my daily OS on my HD2 which I bought last November, Long time before Android was ever an idea on HD2? (yes I got accused of being stupid for buying a HD2 just for Android also...)

Well I cant really portray the stupidity, but perhaps check it out yourself, It's hilarious and irritating at the same time (that a small collective of people can honestly be so defensive without cause)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deathknellx:
well i'd like to put the new Official 3.14 Update on my HD2, but was wondering how best to go about it? Are there cooked Roms that are basically stock(3.14) or should I just revert back to Official and lose HSPL? How's the new Radio working for everyone?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] edd-1988:
hi

hi erverybody

i want know somthink

can i change my rom ChuckyROMs to rom ANDROID ,(we dont copy android to sd ),,?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] alleyezondisromo:
i suggest you wait 3 more days and see what the nexus 2 has to offer
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] abrelosojos:
Android on hd2 is almost spot on, only had my hands on the original desire, although its amoled screen, anything smaller than 4.3" is not good enough after a year of the hd2. I'm very happy with the Hd2 and as mentioned I've had it a year now, now with android on it, its like a new lease of life. The hardware is better utilised compared to windows mobile 6.5 too. I get a free upgrade in a few months, I'd probably test out a few native androids, but no doubt just get the iPhone 4 so I can put it on eBay. Hd2 will be choice of phone for a long time for me, although I'm interested in the Samsung galaxy tab - it'd be hard to leave HTC. Been with them for 7 years now! . . . Anyone remember the exec? Lol

Sent from my HTC HD2 using Android XDA App
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MartyLK:
Got to handle the new T-Mobile Comet, an Android 2.2 phone. I was surprised how sluggish it was. The screen was very low res, too. It has a lot going for it and I was considering one as a secondary toy to my HD2 but decided against it when I saw how sluggish it was.

I have to find any phone as smooth and snappy as my HD2 with Tytung's NexusHD2 Android. I'm using the G2 launcher in mine for 7 homescreens and it is just as sweet and snappy as the G2 itself.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] THUDUK:
I spent over ten years with Windows Mobile devices of some sort...

Then I moved to Iphone for about a month

Then decided I would try a Galaxy S native Android Phone for another month, decided the gps problems and lack of flash on the camera and terrible lags, I would return to Windows Mobile, so decided the best around was the HD2...

Now I started to have a play around with Android again and there are so many more builds, from Miui, sense, Desire HD and more for the HD2. I have found that Android runs better now than I could ever get it to run on my Samsung Galaxy S.

Now run Android as my main UI and have done for about two months, hardly ever booting windows mobile.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MartyLK:
The best Android build I've come across is the Nexus One-based NexusHD2 by Tytung. It is actually better functioning than a factory Android phone. With NexusHD2, you can pile on the widgets...and I do...and it will remain as smooth as when there are no widgets...when scrolling between screens. His latest update, v1.6, is near perfection.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] norpan111:
What's keeping it from being perfect?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MartyLK:
The sound has a bug. When booted up I need to go to Sounds and tap the ringtone I have chosen to make the system sounds activate. After that, all sounds work normally. I played with it a little by moving the contents of the media folder back inside an "audio" folder to see if that is what the bug was.

Beyond this, it is perfect. The data doesn't seem to stroke out on me any more either.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkm601:
Please help...

So I had been using mdeejay's froyosense 1.1 with very little issues. I send and receive a lot of mms messages, so I wanted to try bluetopia 0.6... It's awesome! No issues to report until a just a bit ago, when I re-booted the phone, and it seems to have forgotten my lockscreen password...

Any suggestions???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 4tune:
Ignore, made a topic.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
an excellent theory, but having a team work on a project together when it is highly unlikely they will ever be in the same 10km area as each other, let alone the same office to collaborate and brainstorm and work on the same data is going to be extremely difficult.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JanssoN:
I wanted to ask how many of you guys still have an issue with touchscreen freezes while walking and writing?

I read that it may be caused by the calibration offset? And does anyone know if the devs will have a second look at this? They have already solved much of issues like this and I'm very thankful for this. But it's annoying to still have them.

Maybe it's a feature to protect us not to walk over the street texting ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] :
I'm loving having android on my HD2 so fed up with winmo now.

But my major concern is battery life. Whats more I find it takes longer to charge when running android too.

The other issue is it takes ages to wake from sleep when the screen has been off for a while.

Android runs better than winmo does on the HD2 but its still far from perfect.

To be honest as much fun as playing around with my HD2 has been I'm considering giving it up for a stock android phone like the desire HD.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
Interesting, a lot of people (myself included) have mentioned the poor battery life but this thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=827355 will give you an amazing length between charges. I followed the instructions in it and now my battery lasts two days (8am one day until 7pm the next and even then it was only 15%). I'm more than happy with it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] :
I haven't found that method to be particularly effective, I still find the battery drains quickly and takes a long time to charge. My phone is currently 100% charged and showing 4204mV.

I've already disabled auto sync and have things like twitter and weather to sync once an hour/3 hours/6 hours etc. Use toggle switches for wifi, brightness etc.

There comes a point after turning off all these settings that ones smartphone ceases to be 'smart'.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
What build and kernel are you using napalm?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] :
Winmo: Chuckydroidrom with 2.15.50.14

Droid: NexusHD2-FRG83 V1.6 (Hastarin r8.1)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
I only ask as a newer build should have almost all of those problems eliminated. I'm using Shubcraft 2.0 drop mode with the ElbartoMe kernel and the only problem I have is data disconnects, not a huge problem as I use my phone's data very little lately. Since doing my battery calibration my phone lasts me two days moderate usage easy.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Thunderkiss:
Just want to point out that Skype, downloaded from Marketplace, kills my android.

This has happened on 3 different Android builds. Android will not load anymore...

The last build was - MDJ FroYo Sense Clean v. 2.3.

Thought I had an issue with the microSD card, but Android loads fine until Skype is installed.

Wonder if anyone else has this issue?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MartyLK:
Unlocked my HD2. Wondering if it will have any impact on running Android. But I'm freakin stoked about unlocking my HD2. I can now use it with any sim card or service. No longer tied to T-Mobile.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jetsetwilly:
Beware the Bogus NAND

04:20 Hunterkll we'll see if magldr appears on xda .. -_-

04:20 Hunterkll i doubt it

04:20 Hunterkll because he risks bricking his phone flashing the file iwthout the right tools

04:20 Hunterkll told him to use customruu to upload android

04:21 arrrghhh you gave it to him....? O__________o

04:21 Hunterkll no

04:21 Hunterkll i didn't

04:21 Hunterkll i gave him some scrably fake pw ****

04:21 arrrghhh lmao

04:21 Hunterkll that i keep in my password file for fake cotullas

04:21 arrrghhh thought so

04:21 ** ciwrl|work is now known as ciwrl|away

04:21 Hunterkll ... right next to my real password

04:21 arrrghhh you get a lot of 'em huh?

04:21 Hunterkll which is why i'm kind of freaking out slightly

04:21 Hunterkll because i'm intoxicated and i'm not sure which one i gave

04:21 arrrghhh need separate files.

04:21 Hunterkll i think it was the fake one i'm pretty sure

....

so this guy seems to believe that he might actually have it

04:55 Hunterkll and is threatening to release it and blame me

04:55 arrrghhh nice.

04:55 [acl] lol

04:55 Hunterkll if i don't give him the android kit

04:55 ocm what a piece of s*

04:56 Hunterkll what do I do? he'll blame me completely and cotulla will hate me forever :D

04:56 Hunterkll i'll be out of the inner circle :(

04:56 arrrghhh oh oes

04:56 arrrghhh s/oes/noes

04:56 [acl] dang.. nore more circle of trust for you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fakker:
i was there when this happened :P

i lol'd for real
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] FrAsErTaG:
I hope he got the fake one... Cause I'm sure the devs.would not like being blamed for bricked phones when they did not release it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] vegasdgk:
Ok I'm getting this phone today I really want android what's the best how to guide to do so?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Rellom:
I want Android for mig HD2.. But I cannot find the right thread in here to download it.. Please help!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Smilet:
Try to look here: "start > HTC Leo: HD2 > HD2 Android Development" most of these threads are builds you can use.

I cannot post a link to it since i'm a new user.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ronalgps:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=732380

try this
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] edd-1988:
How to share internet from PC to Android via USB?

hi everybody i have htc hd2 used android 2.2

How to share internet from PC to Android via USB?

please
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JanssoN:
Guys, this is a discussion thread, not an asking-stupid-question-thread.

Sorry, but I just had to say.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] DashDaKidd:
For all of us in the USA

this thanksgiving I would like to give many thanks to the wonderful devs at xda. I thought my HD2 was going to be garbage after the long pause for nand and then wp7 but since there has been updates on twitter today I am very excited to hear that they have not given up on HD2!!!!

THANK YOU DEVS and all who contributed!!!!!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Pierce Zhang:
After WP7 on HD2 released, how about android boot from sd on WP7 on HD2?

Sent from my HD2 Android
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JanssoN:
Sounds cool, but there's a little problem with the Microsoft Genuine. You cannot use any MS Live features. So this will be more a trial then a real working phone. When it's released, Android on NAND will be my favorite ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] BLAST3RR:
Afaik WP7 also requires an SD card. Meaning you can't have Android on your SD with WP7 on your phone too.. Unless you fancy swapping SD cards.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] FrAsErTaG:
Wonder if this will help the wp7 situation?

http://mobiputing.com/2010/11/chevronwp7-lets-you-sideload-apps-on-windows-phone-7/
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 410737683:
i hope it will be published immediately
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wilwilwel:
I dropped a site link earlier in a wp7 threat. Ita publishing for downloading and also supports reversing the hack.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tbor1277:
Requesting HTC landscape sense UI pls. Like desire z.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] killer24:
hi guys new user here

there are alot of builds for android on the hd2 and i dont know which one to use

could someone give me a link to the best rom with sense ui

ie, has the most things working

cheers :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
There is no "best", different users get different results. it's a case of try it and see what you like. EG: the combination I'm using in my sig is perfect for me (no crashes, no data drops, everything works perfectly), but I know others will disagree hugely.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dneto:
Sorry guys... :D

DFT already working on TG01... but no more concrete news about NAND in LEO?

I respect the all work of these amazing guys, every post I say Thank You, already donate my two cents for HSPL, first build and donation campaign. I really respect and appreciate the work. But... when in a near future we can play our Android with nand support? ;)

I don't want make a flame war, or seems inelegant, but we don't see any concrete progress to normal users, just mortal guys.

Sorry again for this.. i think you'll understand our anxiety :D

PS: Sorry for my badly english.

PS2: In special, sorry mskip. Help us, be a mid-field man for us :P
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mskip:
Well at least I dont have to delete your message in here :)

I dont know the exact status of NAND development and what still has to be completed but I know there are still people working on it. No project like this can run to an exact schedule as fixing one bug may cause 3 others elsewhere. It would have been useful and reasuring for all the members awaiting completed NAND if someone actively working on the project made a post in the NAND Updates Thread just to let everyone know what is going on and what is still left to do. At least it would stop people speculating so I will message a few of the developers tomorrow and ask if they can post an update at least once a week. Even if no progress is made in that week at least it would be a solid statement rather than just reading logs and trying to work out whats going on.

It will be released when its complete and the devs are happy that its not going to brick anyones device ;)

Mark.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] letama:
Hi Mark,

Well, you should go directly to Cotulla as magldr is closed source and he's the only one working on it. On kernel side, it's ready and we are running from nand without corruption anymore since few weeks.

LeTama
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mskip:
Ok I will do that and im sure I speak for everyone when I say thanks for everything you and the other devs have done with Android on the HD2 :)

Mark.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nob73:
Hi friends, i'm looking for a way to start the android without first having to start winmobile before?

Nob

I found that in Marks footer "MSkip's HD2 Android Loader v5.0" :-D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] letama:
Thanks Mark!

It has been a very rewarding experience for me, I learned a lot in the process. It's also nice to be able to pay back a little to this great community.

LeTama
[Vibrant General] JJG2:
I just switched from the G2, and I don't seem to be getting as good of a battery life. I just went down from 50 percent to 4 percent in 3 hours. Is this normal?

I don't think my phone is sleeping when the screen off. I'm kind of new to android, so excuse me asking, but how do you check if you phone is not sleeping and draining battery while idle? Is there an application or something to check?

One more thing, I just got the new update yesterday. I heard that it's not good to use a task killer, but I'm now using the built in task manager to close apps before I lock my phone seems to be helping with battery life. What are you opinions on this?
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
Check the battery thread, life seems to vary along among the Vibrants. A lot are reporting 11-15 hours of use before needing a charge.

I read that it's good to put Wifi on never sleep (if you're on Wifi) and use a black wallpaper :)
[Vibrant General] JJG2:
Interesting, how do I go about changing the wifi to never sleep? I can't find it in the settings!
[Vibrant General] j56bp:
Drm running. Go2 apps running- Apps & stop it

Vibrant + xda app
[Vibrant General] connnn:
It is hidden pretty well. Haha. Menu > settings > wireless and network > wifi settings > menu key > advanced > sleep policy

I would change it to never sleep when plugged in. not just never sleep ever.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant General] geoffcorey:
If you change WiFi to never sleep, it eats battery like crazy (at least for me, I'm bought with no data, and could barely last a day from when I woke up to going to sleep). With WiFi art to never sleep when charging, I only drain around 40% in an awake day (from when wake up to going to sleep).

Also, when I set WiFi to never sleep, my cell standby usage skyrockets.