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[Windows Phone 7 General] AceofSpades25:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/88701348-6b4e-4ed4-b76b-ac4046c66da5

Well... this was by far the most requested feature on Microsoft answers with thirty something votes after only 48 hours, the next most voted issue didn't come close with something like 16 votes.

It appears this issue has started becoming something of an embarassment for Microsoft, so they have removed the vote counter and the ability to vote.

At least we know they've heard us.

It would be really sad if they were more concerned about pleasing the MPAA and the RIAA, than the people who will actually be buying their devices. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
I would like to try it. But apparently MS doesn't care about customers from many countries :D

Things people need!
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
As soon as it will come here yes, definitely.
[Windows Phone 7 General] cdgoin:
I just got a HD7 and after 2 days I am going back to Windows 6.5.3 (Energy ROM)

Not having control over storage was my #1 reason to leave WP7, the second was I DONT want ever damn person I am a friend with on FB to be in my People Hub.

I want some control over the phone.

I also use my phone as a portable storage device.. there are also images and videos I DONT WANT to be in my Photo Hub.. they are personal or whatever ;) Thats a BIGGIE.. sorry but not having the ability to use my phone with 16GB as a portable storage device is a deal killer. As someone mentioned, I also have a large collection of books. Which I can't just put into a folder on the phone and open a ebook reader to read. Not being able to do that simple function is unbelievable.

Then not being able to customize tiles, so you get those plain looking tiles was another gripe. But nothing that would make me jump ship.. just a gripe. Just having a few color selections is a bit lame..

The Energy ROM with Twitter and FB, etc.. on my Touch Pro2 is better than ANY andriod, better than iPhone, and I have to say better than WP7. Overall it is more useable, looks better, as apps I want, etc. most of all its easy to use as a storage device and a tethered modem connection (The #3 thing I use my phone for)

I understand where they are going with WP7, but a large portion of us WM users, that have stuck with WM over the years like certain things, there is a reason we stuck with WM. Making the phone as unusable as a iPhone wasnt the answer.

The developers as MS need to bring some of what made WM great into WP7 otherwise its nothing more than another walled in locked in phone, like iPhone. It may succeed due to thats what most people want.. they want thier phones dumb and easy.. otherwise the iPhone wouldnt have succeeded as it has. But us power users use our phones as a small portable computer and with the phones getting better, we though we would get more computer like functionality out of them. Instead we got WP7.

I can't say how dissappointed I am, I have been using PocketPC/WM for over 10 years, and couldnt have been more excited for WP7 to come out. That was until it did.

I was hoping to get a Dell Venue Pro.. but not now. I'm sticking with my Touch Pro2 until they figure out what WP7 will be.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
long press at the top of the people hub and click settings. Select the option to "Only add Facebook info to existing contacts."
[Windows Phone 7 General] rorrr:
basically.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
I generally agree, but for the implication that Windows Phone 7 is "mediocrity." It isn't. It's a brilliant exercise in usability and design that far exceeds any other UI currently on offer from any other competitor. Yes, Android offers more flexibility (and I'll be getting an Android slate once somebody releases one that isn't half-assed), and yes Apple offers more apps (even if their numbers are excessively padded by pretending 3 versions of the same app is actually 3 apps) for the time being, but hey--it's a brand new platform, and the best 1.0 mobile OS we've seen to date :).
[Windows Phone 7 General] blahism:
One week into my Samsung Focus and all I need to do is laugh at all the haters looking hard to hate something they never gave the light of day.

If you buy a phone to be your storage device, WP7 isn't for you. I bought my samsung focus because it is a great phone.

If you want to save files to use on multiple devices use lockbox or some cloud storage or a USB stick.. a "smart phone" isn't "smarter" because you use it for "dumb storage".
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
Haha! Nice try.

So disadvantage is advantage.

Interesting...Lol.

Nobody says it has bad UI.

We talk about lacking things.
[Windows Phone 7 General] 001mic:
My thoughts on this topic:

Your right, there are still many things missing, some of them don't bother me at all (e.g. twitter integration) some of em I miss, (e.g. change search provider in browser)

BUT I'm sure many of the things that are missing will come in the (near) future

AND I'm sooo f*cking glad MSFT released this version and not waited till Jan or Feb to release it. I'm waiting forever on the OS. I rather use the OS now with it's flaws (knowing the missing things will come) than have to wait till they manage to get everything done.
[Windows Phone 7 General] blahism:
Never said that.. just laugh at all the misguided hate for something the haters will never give a true attempt to even use.

lacking things people don't really need or where there are already better options?
[Windows Phone 7 General] cdgoin:
Not just dumb storage.. I hate being limited into using only the file types that are linked within a hub or app that is on the phone.

But the biggest thing is SECURE storage. I have some items I would like to see on my big high def screen.. that I don't neccessarily want to show up on my picture hub when showing friends pictures of my car project or something.. I.e. Some pics I don't want to be plastered all over my phone. I want to HAVE to go find them and open them. NOT an OPTION on WP7.

AS for the FB thing.. "long press at the top of the people hub and click settings. " Did that and it limited it to showing pics of ALL those in my contact list. Again I WANT control of info IU see in my people hub, not everyone and everythign I am a fav of or like. Its FAR too cluttered. I have about 10 people I really give a damn about seeing an update on.. but they get lost in the mix. I should have the option to PICK the ones I want. Some way to prioritize at minimum.

Im not asking for the world.. just a little bit of control on what I see on my phone and what is "Stored" on my phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mmelo76:
Well folks, I just do a little more cleanup needed here!

Please avoid posting inflammatory comments, not like to close this thread!
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
@cdgoing I think they may add a hide file/picture feature. I don't know though.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mmegalodon:
The lack of storage ability is pretty weak though. Sometimes you don't want to worry about carrying multiple flash drives. I carry multiple flash drives for specific things about, so sometimes it is nice to be able to throw something on the phone to get from point A to point B without bringing extra jazz. A lot of people rely on this feature more so than others too so I can see why that is disappointing.

I, like many, were excited to see what WP7 would entail as a whole. And it is obvious that its still in its early stages. There are some things missing that some find more important than others. That doesn't mean it isn't an issue because YOU don't do said "thing."

Obviously there is time to improve upon and add, that is expected. But just because other phones launched with missing features doesn't mean this OS has to. And its no excuse. But its nice to know issues can and will be addressed. Maybe not all, but what device "does it all?"

SWYPED from my SUPASONIC
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zedox:
Well I can understand why people would want to use their phone for storage, but how the OS makes use of the storage, it seems that that specific feature will not be implemented. Shame for users who want to use their phone that way but also, oh well.
[Windows Phone 7 General] JVogler:
I should have seriously read up on WP7 before I got one. I thought Microsoft was moving closer and closer to getting a fully functional 'desktop-like' OS into a phone. Now it's just a media device from what I can tell...I took mine back and ordered another Tilt 2 off ebay. Hopefully that will last a few years, and we will see where Microsoft is in the mobile market...but WP7 definitely isn't for me.

I have 4 WM6.5 devices right now, and I will be running them until the last one dies and I'm forced to choose a new route to go.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Okay.

Have fun.

If you want a mobile desktop replacement, there are devices out there that run Windows CE or XP Embedded. You're free to buy one!

Or you can just get a laptop with a WebConnect card (or in-built) and use VoIP for calls (Vonage, Skype, whatever). Probably cheaper than a smartphone + Data Plan, TBH... And more functional than any smartphone OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zedox:
Cool story bro!
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
why is that a cool story? Because he didn't do his homework before buying a new phone??? :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zedox:
smh. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cool+story+bro :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
sorry, sarcasm can be hard to imply on a message board. Smilies help with it though.

:D
[Windows Phone 7 General] JVogler:
It wasn't meant to be an interesting story...just to help people who are also under the impression they will be able to sync a phone with Microsoft Office, directly with their computer also running Microsoft Office. With the cost of both sides of that into the hundreds of dollars, and previous versions being able...it's not obvious for those who don't have a lot of time to research things. 2 AT&T representatives who were not informed, said it would sync exactly like 6.5...which obviously isn't the case. Some people, while obviously not the majority, who live in remote locations still don't have an always on internet connection, or any at all. It would just be nice if it was an option to sync directly to your computer.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Zune Syncs music, pictures, and videos from you computer.

You can put Office Documents on SkyDrive. Anything you can't put on SkyDrive, you probably don't want to have on an unencrypted SD Card, or on a phone that can be easily sync'd to a computer anyways.

But cool story.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mmelo76:
Not heats up ... it was that posted it to relax.

You're absolutely right. Incidentally, I did not go chasing a WP7 because of this. but I'm practicing SkyDrive. :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] JVogler:
For those of us syncing with a computer not connected to the internet...I sync with a computer that is just for Outlook use: Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Notes. It's close to 100% safe from any viruses, etc. since it's not connected to internet in any way. I would definitely have to change the way I organize everything before I go the WP7 route. It's just rather surprising when your expecting to plug your new phone into your computer, grab all your contacts real quick and go. I'm assuming it won't be too long before someone comes out with a practical way of doing this with seeing page after page of people with the same shock after getting their new WP7 phones. I'm sure ultimately after all setup is done, it would be a more convenient way of staying synced for most...would be nice to have that option though of direct sync of contacts. As with any other 'new' approach it will take some time to work everything out.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
JVogler I sure hope you upgrade. Data on a PC, even disconnected, is way less safe than data on Microsoft or Google's servers. It's not just about viruses. Equipment failures happen all the time, power surges, natural disasters, robberies and theft, etc.

There are tons of people on this forum that complain about privacy and security of their data. I bet < 1% of them are actually running whole-disk encryption software like TrueCrypt or Bitlocker on their computers, Lol.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jeffgeno:
I just have to type in my email addresses and passwords on the phone and all of a sudden all my contacts are on there. I can have it set up before I get home from the store with the new phone, no matter where in the world the store is. It doesn't get any quicker than that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
there is rumor that the January update will allow skydrive to sync all office documents.

I was able to purchase Office through my work for 10 bucks.

edit: and trusting carrier employees to know anything about the phones is a mistake you will only make once.... :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
I don't even talk to carrier employees, anymore. The only thing they are about is their commision check.
[Windows Phone 7 General] terracot:
HD2, my best option now....

Being a WM user for around 6 years.... got of course a WP7 just to get better and innovate, etc.... return it after 2 days and said now what??...

reading about Iphone as never had care about it.. reading about Android which seemed to be pretty good and there are cool devices to run it, finally not a definitive option...

I think the best option at least for me at this point would be to jump from a TP2 to a HD2 and my main issue/wish of having a faster device will be resolved.... and will have every now and then the option to play with WP7 is some day gets better..

good luck to all of you guys on this endeavor to help making a better mobile OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] JVogler:
I'm sure it's inevitable, it's not just the syncing right now though. I have about 20 programs that I need on a daily basis for WM...I think only 5 of them have an upgrade available to work with WP7. I'm hoping most of them stick with the Microsoft platform and work it out...I've talked to some developers that are still on the fence about their software continuing with Microsoft. We'll see what the next few months bring...

...I'm not worried about the privacy/security of storing things on a server somewhere. I'm running Cypherix right now, I'm sure whatever is being run remotely is much better, or just as good at least. Just so I'm understanding this all right, I'll ask anyone who's up and running with this SkyDrive or other equivalent. Do you also store a copy of your files locally? Where I'm living now, I lose power/internet with every wind storm...which is amazing to think in 2010 they haven't factored weather into their network building yet! Can I still work with everything when internet connection is down, and it will update when it gets a connection...or are you out of luck?
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Yes, I store a copy locally. You can Sync files across computers using Windows Live Mesh, as well. All of that happens in the background, as far as I'm concerned.

EDIT: Doesn't work on Windows XP, though :P
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonArtist:
Hi xda,

Before i purchase my Captivate from Rogers, im wondering if its possible to unlock the phone. Reason for this is because im with Fido, and i need the phone unlocked to use it.

I'm just wondering if there is anyone out there who unlocked their Rogers Captivate.

Many thanks,

Kon
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo_31591:
try the simple unlocking tool as mentioned in the xda forums...1 click unlock...else download the unlock code app from the market its called Sggs unlock by dagentooboy...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonArtist:
Thats what i was planning to do except what if Rogers blocked the method...Then ill be stuck with a Rogers phone on Fido(i like billing by the second :))

I just hope theres someone who attempted this and succeded.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo_31591:
lol...then ask around, or wait for someone to reply...

best of luck! ! !
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daylefmp:
I believe the phone was only released on Rogers today. May take a bit of time before you get an answer ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn122:
yes...not many people have the phone as yet. Time will tell.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inningsdefeat500:
Already done

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eliteowner:
Has anyone tried it??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] impulser91:
I have tried a couple different ways. Nothing seems to be working for the I896
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] space_eyes:
I have as well and can't seem to do it I paid for an unlock code as well but doesn't seem to work.although I haven't tried with a sim card in yet.things aren't looking so good... Theres another method on here for a permanent unlock but I'm leary on trying that yet, I've skimmed the phone trying to find anything and nothing too promising.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkurzum:
This phone works on rogers/fido. Rogers lock their phones on all carriers except fido because it's their child company. I've been using it on fido since launch day 2 weeks ago.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kam777:
I am using it on Fido

I am using this phone (from Rogers) on Fido. However i still want to unlock it since i travel a bit and want to use local companies too...

Anyone managed to unlock it??? do the "pay" websites really unlock it or are they scams?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sshvetsov:
Unlocking Rogers Captivate

Just unlocked mine. First had to root it then used universal SIM unlock method by miztaken1312 (sorry, can't post the link yet).

The one click unlock will NOT work, Rogers cleaned up their firmware, so the unlock code is no longer stored on the phone itself. However, miztaken1312 method modifies one of the system files on the phone to store the unlock code of your choice. Basically, after you set up ADB and root your phone you download a special system file from the phone, patch it using special online utility, upload the modified file back to the phone and now you know the unlock code.

Update: in case someone is still looking for info on how to unlock Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Captivate SGH-I896, here's the link to the site I used: http://www.communityhosting.net/sgsunlock/

Root your phone first with z4root app from the market, then backup and make sure to follow these steps carefully!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Ciedric:
It is immposible to update my locations weather forecast.

I've e-mailed HTC and they told me to hard reset. I don't belief that kind of crap information. Can somebody help me?

Google maps is working great and internet to!

Once before I had a simulair problem. I live in Holland and my device thought that I was in India, even with Google maps :S After a war between Vodafone and HTC the problem was solved. Vodafone was wrong by sending the wrong signals/information on the GSM poles
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Random667:
I have the same problem, i found that if i turn on my wifi it will update
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Ciedric:
Out of nothing it seems to work! About more that two weeks I was unable to update it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leved:
Hey guys,

I want do downgrade HTC Touch Diamond from WinMo 6.5 ro 6.1, but don't know if this can ruine my Sim unlock. And also want trying Android on my HTC Touch Diamond and can this cause my Sim unlock to be lost?

Any help would be highly appreciated.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knudsen19:
Hey

Af it appears from the tittle I would like the official Ruu file for an unbranded european Htc Desire. The ones that Jesterz has uploaded are dead. If anyone has it, please upload it to me or give a link where i can download it from :)

Thx in advance
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cv1ekas:
w w w . 2shared.com/file/7v6LMFz5/RUU_Bravo_HTC_Europe_1154051_R.html
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knudsen19:
Thx a ton ! :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
That's the very first, and extremely out of date, version of the Desire ROM. There have since been 3 more versions:

1.21.405.2

2.09.405.8

2.10.405.2

You'd be better off getting the newest one if going back to stock
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knudsen19:
My problem is, that I've sorta bricked my Desire. I needed to factory reset it, but accedentily pushed wipe sd card, and the factory reset, without the knowledge that I would end up in a boot-loop-limbo, hence my ROM was in my ext part. So I thought I could just got back to stock and then reroot it. But it didn't work out, so I'm still stuck in boot-loop-limbo. Any suggestions? :confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokuzumi:
I remember seeing a thread to tweak the 4G settings to lower the minimum signal strength the phone will connect to. I thought it was in the Android development forum, but I haven't had much luck finding it. If someone could provide a link, I'd appreciate it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeknoJnky:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=733773

add it to your thread subscriptions

also, don't forget that changing these settings can vastly affect your battery life
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokuzumi:
Thanks. Added it to my subscriptions. I sit in a cube, with a charger at my desk. No worries :). I have low signal strength with 4G (only the 4G icon is lit, none of the arcs), and I can get it sometimes, and other times, it just cuts out. I'd like it to cut out less.
[Droid X General] unchoney:
Question for devs... is it possible to create an update.zip from a backup of 2.2 OTA then install to root of sd card so instead of doing an sbf we could rollback through android recovery?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kkohlmann:
Hi Guys,

Can someone tell me or point me to the link of the latest radio? I am having a problem on all roms where after about 20 or 30 texts, I get a generic SMS error and then the phone sends out about 20 repeat texts. I wanted to try reflashing a newer radio...

Thanks,

Ken
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rumessingwitme:
Check this thread. It has all the new radios

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715485
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RTC88:
Doesn't sound like a radio problem.
[Desire General] serializable:
Has anyone come across a hack to override the exchange pin/password policy on the phone?
[Desire General] glumardok:
There is Lockpicker. However, it does not work with Froyo, unless installed before the update.
[Desire General] serializable:
Thanks. Sadly I need it on 2.2 :(
[Desire General] nikosrs4:
Do you need it for your email? I guess yes, there is a thread with a hacked email apk at nexus section.

Sending, sending.. sent from my Desire!
[Desire General] serializable:
I need it for the email indeed. I will look up the thread you have mentioned - thank you.
[Desire General] nikosrs4:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=775007
[Desire General] oscarsalgar:
The easiest way for me: dial *#*#7594#*#*, check the box and that's it. There is still remote administration, but the phone won't ask you for any password each time you turn the screen on
[Desire General] elmalote:
What does that do? I tried it on mine, but I have a hacked mail.aol so nothing came up.

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire General] serializable:
I tried that but nothing happened. Actually, when I try to dial that as soon as I type the last * it disappears, so I can't even "call" that.
[XPERIA X2 General] Charlie_77:
Hi guys

How to make permanent file association on Xperia X2?

I used Total commander where I had associate files with different programs ( for example mp3 with WinPaq, avi with Core player). But after every restart of my phone all these files return default association with slide view. :(

Is there someone who know how to change it?
[XPERIA X2 General] Lopatos:
Turn off "XKeyHandler" service and delete SlideView, PanelManager, XKeyHandler autroun keys from HKLM/init
[HD2 General] corlygunnz:
Is there a xda app for windows mobile or the HD2, like the one for android. to view all xda forums?
[HD2 General] DN41:
afaik not..but would be great if someone would develop it ;)

DN41
[HD2 General] ratelutz:
check RapidRead out.

First beta is available