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[Desire HD General] alexleon:
hard choise, n2 doesnt exist yet.

btw...I'd rather buy a google experience with a huge screen. actually, the only reason I didnt buy a galaxyS so far, is it's samsung software and the lack of a flash-led. DHD...I dislike how htc managed it
[Desire HD General] ppxda:
I've had the DHD for 5 days and to be honest I'm underwhelmed. I have the regular Desire and the DHD isn't that big of an upgrade. I'm not saying it's a bad phone, just that it's only a little better than the Desire. except speaker is no better than the Desire, infact I find it slightly quieter. Big screen is great if that's what you want, but AMOLED on Desire is more vivid an there seems to be a little motion blur at times.

No problem with proxomity sensor or plastic covers here btw.

I'm going to sell my DHD and wait for something a bit better.
[Desire HD General] tkolev:
OK - please share what did you expect DHD to be? Please tell me what evolutionary leap could be achieved in about six monts? And enough of the AMOLED thing! HTC are absolutely right not to put themselves dependant on one supplier that also happens to be their competitor. And when (not if) they are forced to switch to another technology, they will have to take the blame for it. Fool me once - shame on you, fool me twice - shame on me. You get bigger screen, more RAM and ROM, better camera, next gen CPU... what else can be desired in six months of evolution? 2GHz CPU? Not gonna happen! I personally would like from the phone to cook and clean, but that also woun't happen ;).
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Well i have my target to deliver the Desire HD its the 9th of November, otherwise i will cancel it even if it comes out the next day... i dont want something 3 months after its release. Its not worth the money they ask anymore.
[Desire HD General] Cranzy:
Well Said :)
[Desire HD General] helldvl:
I was leaning heavily towards the DHD when I first saw it, but since the N2 will be made by samsung, this made think twice, as Samsung has better camera, better speakers, better screen, better battery life, better processor, better GPU, and probably they'll increase the ram to be on par with the DHD, and since it will be having stock FroYo or Gingerbread, then it won't have any bugs that current SGS has...

I'll wait for it, or until WP7 matures a bit before diving in
[Desire HD General] faugusztin:
Except the fact that Samsung denied making such phone :

http://phandroid.com/2010/11/01/samsung-denies-nexus-two-rumors/
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
If Samsung use there RFS file system then forget it, I wouldn't even consider it but being stock gingerbread lets hope thats not the case...

I sold my Galaxy S for this reason and got the Desire HD but its got its flaws...Ill be keeping a close eye on the N2 and see what it delivers...my wife is going to kill me....WHAT...another phone !!!! :mad:....Only time will tell...here we go again.
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
AARGGHH...Dam Samsung plastic strikes again..

http://www.t3.com/news/google-nexus-2-gets-android-2-3-gingerbread?=50451

Some just out interesting info... (1 hour ago)

http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20021338-251.html
[Desire HD General] Uck761:
Same as me, i don't want a iphone-like interface.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
Could it be Worser??

http://phandroid.com/2010/11/05/samsung-nexus-s-delayed-due-to-hardware-issues/

the Nexus S is delayed.
[Desire HD General] dr.m0x:
To me it depends if we wil get the same options of custom roms for the N2 as we did for the N1. If I can't run Cyanogen on the N2 I won't get one.

At any rate looks like we wont see N2 until next year.
[Desire HD General] ppxda:
OK, calm down. I was just sharing my opinion.

In answer to your question, I was simply expecting something better than the Desire. The DHD didn't feel any faster than the Desire, the speaker was no better (actually slightly worse), the screen's bigger but the image isn't as vivid as the Desire's and there was a little ghosting, the battery life is still poor and the camera was only a minor improvement.

So no, I wasn't expecting a 2GHz CPU or cooking and cleaning apps, but I was hoping for an improved overall experience. I thought with all the dolby and SRS surround sound the speaker would be better. I thought with more RAM, ROM and faster CPU, that it would feel a bit faster. I thought that the bigger screen would deliver a better experience. I thought that the more efficient CPU would improve battery life. Does that answer your sarcastic question?

Anyway, if you're happy with your DHD, I'm happy for you. I'm still happy with my Desire - is that ok with you?

As for your comment 'And enough of the AMOLED thing!' My old Samsung i8910 had a much better screen, so if HTC can't match screen technology that's been around for over a year, then I can comment if I so wish. I'm no fruit fan, but the retina display is also an improvement.

I'm still not sure why you took such offence at my post when all I said was that I didn't think the DHD was a big improvement over the Desire. I love my Desire and am firmly in the Android camp, but muppets like you are begining to sound as stupid as the fruity fanbois we like to poke fun at.
[Desire HD General] slateac:
Nexus S is real

The rumors is that it has been delayed due to the fact they have initially scrapped the project and the new device will have the new dual core Orion Processor.
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
It has been on the hands of the google employees in the past months, both Samsung S2 and Nexus S, they posted pics @ picasa with their equipments . :)

EDIT:

Eric Schmidt shows off a Nexus S at WEB 2.0 http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/eric-schmidt-shows-off-a-nexus-s-at-the-web-2-0-summit/
[Desire HD General] slateac:
Is it bad to say that I have lost all my interest in the Desire HD over the Nexus S?

You just can't say no to a Stock Gingerbread phone with Super AMOLED and update priority.
[Desire HD General] Smigit:
Interestingly enough, I'd probably go the DHD because of Sense assuming Gingerbread doesn't bring anything too radical with it to change my mind.
[Desire HD General] undadawg:
dont know if you guys saw this yet but i guess this pretty much confirms the nexus s.

**whoops someone already posted the link :P

also it might be coming out within the next few weeks. Since DHD is still not available at my telco (singtel :( ) i think i might wait it out for one of these bad boys :D
[Desire HD General] kevinm2k:
Whats the chances of the DHD getting Gingerbread and anyone have any expectations of when it could come?
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
totally agree, first I was thinking of getting DHD but because of the two main reasons you mentioned, i have my sight only on nexus s for now
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
same here. all these delays are really getting tiresome, and for some reason the appeal of the DHD is fading for me. Im really considering the Nexus S now.
[Desire HD General] tkolev:
The processor is still 1GHz, the different technology affects much more battery consumption than performance. Of course you can overclock it, because of the better power management, but overclocking a mobile device is something I wouldn't do. The improved GPU hardly has any effect in day-to-day usage, so it offers little performance benefits. I really can't see why are you disapointed when you shouldn't expected anything in that field.

The more efficient processor is negated by the bigger screen when it comes to overall battery consumption. You shouldn't be disappointed that the DHD's battery lasts as long as the Desire's. You should be glad it lasts as long as the Desire's bigger battery. And to answer your next question the DHD is already big and heavy enough.

There is no sound enhacement software that can make the tiny speaker of the DHD sound like a hi-fi system. The improvment over a quality headphones is huge though. HTC should have included better headphones if you ask me (right after they put a pouch and a screen protector in the box:mad:), but then again I really didn't expect that from them.

Samsung manufactures their own screens. The also make mobile phones that compete directly with HTC's. You tell me what sense it makes to you for Samsung to sell their products/technology to the competition. HTC goes to them and tells them "Help us steal you clients." What do you expect Samsung to reply? The so-called "retina display" is definately an improvement, but after having the DHD for a couple of days, when I picked up my wife's iPhone 4 the first thought that went through my head was "OMG, the screen is so small!" And IMO there is no retina or whatever display that can compensate the big screen experience. Viewing angle is not an issue for me, because all the time I am using my phone, I am looking straight at it. I don't care that the person that stands next to me can't read my mails ;).

The DHD is not a big improvement over the original Desire. It can't be. I hate to compare anything to Apple, because all they got is good marketing (DAMN good marketing), but they release one phone per year and 90% of the improvenents the offer are just features that could've been included in the previous device, but they simply choose not to. You expect some leaps in technology to be implemented in phones for 6 months. Go to HTC's website, look at the specifications on both devices and tell me what made you think the DHD would be such an improvement over the Desire. Go to their products range page and look how close the two phones are. There is just the Wildfire (which is targeted to a complete different market share) and the Desire Z (which could easily switch places with the DHD because they were released at the same time).

I can understand you being disapointed if you paid your hard earned money to get the DHD when already having the Desire. But that's hardly HTC's fault ;).
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
hahaha, this is hilarious, just when we sad that now we have our eyes on nexus s, bumm, tegra2 mobile announced

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/exclusive-lgs-4-inch-android-phone-with-dual-core-tegra-2-and/

well i have got to jump on the train at some point :)
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
don't forget that the nexus s might have a dual core processor too. I would prefer the nexus s over that LG simply because of stock android and quick updates and the fact that google is controlling the software.
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
by the looks of it, LG to could have stock android...yeah, I really hope that it would come with dual core, because if it doesnt it will be pretty quickly left behind by the monsters like LG that will start coming out in January.
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Tegra2 is still something very buggy, not many equip out there that let you know what its capable of and they have announced Tegra3, so dont expect something amazing from it..

About the Nexus 2, he looks beautifull in the video from eric, the plastic doesnt bother me, easy replacement if scratched.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
Hi,

How do I know if my unlocked X10 is a carrier X10 thats been unlocked or a sim-free X10 altogether?

Thanks

Paul
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Where did you get it from?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
Cex on the high street.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintyUK:
This won't be a definitive answer but it'll help:

In the key lock screen, press the power button to turn the screen on and then while the phone is still locked press menu, back, back, menu, back, menu, menu & back

Then select Service info -> Model info. What does it say in there?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
X10i, United Kingdom, O2 Pay Monthly.

I assume the O2 bit is because that's my SIM.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Model info should be...

Model

Country

Brand

...what does it say under brand? If it's been debranded however you're not going to know.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
O2 Pay Monthly under brand.

The box from cex was a standard Sony Ericsson one with a small vodafone sticker over one edge.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
:rolleyes: Pretty obvious then you would think.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
Not really. My old HD2 had an O2 sticker but was a factory unlocked version as it was bought from an online retailer.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
ALL O2 handsets come factory unlocked, and always have.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintyUK:
As do vodafone handsets.

So its a vodafone phone with o2 firmware on it?!?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
Who knows? I just thought there might have been a way of finding it from a build number or something.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintyUK:
Just had a thought - does the IMEI number of the phone match the label on the box?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ipy219:
hey guys.i have an x10i. build number r2ba026,region:greece and balkans,brand:costumized.

what does this means? i'll get the update when it will appear for greece or i could flash the nordic one without having any problems later.thx
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
They do what?

It's clearly a Vodafone handset that's been unlocked and he's using an O2 simcard.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintyUK:
Vodafone phones are factory unlocked also.

And he maybe using a o2 simcard, but the firmware is definately o2 branded!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Not the ones I've owned in the past, I've only ever known O2 to provide their phones unlocked.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintyUK:
They have only been factory unlocked in the last few years. I used to work for Vodafone :)
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestrafer:
I got two Eris'es in similar states:

- when I power it on I get the original boot screen with androids on skateboards;

- then the screen shuts off and I get 5 quick vibrating pulses

- screen remains blank and LED indicator blinks green. I have to pull out battery to turn it off.

- both are S-ON

- HBOOT 1.49.000

- RADIO-2.42.00.04.12 and RADIO-2.42.01.04.27

I'm able to boot into HBOOT and fastboot, but not into recovery. When boot it into recover it behaves like I described above when power it on - vibrates 5 times, shuts off screen and green LED blinks.

I tried the HBOOT+PB00IMG.zip method with the "Leak-V3" HTC ROM (MD5 checksum of 1c0b0182356242a9d673a661e7458587):

- the one with RADIO-2.42.00.04.12 takes update, but still does not boot or get into recovery.

- the second one with RADIO-2.42.01.04.27 fails with "Main Version is older" message.

I don't have any information regarding the ROM/recovery being installed.

Anybody got an idea on what I can do to fix this? Help would be much appreciated.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DS36:
two options

paper weight

OR see if verizon will buy it off of you

i think they will buy old eris for a 100 off you next phone
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestrafer:
I'm not in US )

warranty/trade is not an option for me
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DS36:
ok then your only option is paper weight

sorry

no boot + no recovery = BRICK
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
For the unit that accepted a ROM, you should have first tried using the Root ROM instead of the Leak V3 ROM - that would have opened up the possibility of using fastboot for installing the recovery partition. Too late for that now, though - it won't install after the Leak-V3 ROM has been flashed.

However, even in that case, it appears that it accepted the ROM flash, but still did not work -indicating a hardware problem.

Sell them both on eBay clearly labeling the auctions as "for parts". Last time I looked such auctions were going for $40-80 US (per unit).

bftb0
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestrafer:
yes, this situation is indeed strange - all parts of the full image can be flashed successfully, but no go for recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] ssboyz:
Hi,

I'm still having a problem to hide my videos (mp4).

I have tried to use both .nomedia blank file and .folder naming format on my HTC Desire but it is still not hiding my videos on most of the videos apps - Video and Gallery.

The naming format i was using is:

/mnt/sdcard/.vid/

I also added the .nomedia file into the .vid folder.

I have also tried to restart the mobile several times and it is still not working. All the videos in the .vid folder are in .mp4 format.

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks,

ssboyz
[HD2 General] brunswick000:
OK I have done some searching around on this topic and I'm finding a lot of mixed information. I'm currently on the Rogers network here in Canada and I managed to get my hands on an HD2 for next to nothing. So I jumped on the chance to have a "boot whatever the heck you want phone". However, while initially researching the phone I only quickly looked over the supported frequencies for the phone to ensure that I could use in on Rogers. Of course it will work as a phone just fine, however, it will not support 3g....apparently.

Started searching about for a way to change the phones frequency and some are saying it is possible to flash another radio for say the European version and some are saying that's not possible. I'm inclined to think it is not possible and that it is a hardware limitation. I figure that this is the best place to look for some real answers. Anyone have some insight into this matter? Oh and if it is a hardware issue and it can be changed....I'm not afraid to take the whole phone apart to try it. Ive done my share of tear downs on other phones....just for the heck of it.

Thanks in advance
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
only the telstra model will give you 3g on rogers.

hardware, and not changeable

yes you can change the radio (if youhave a tmous ((t mobile us)) then you need to be REAL careful which radio you flash) but changing radio has no effect on the bands.

this forum is for the regular hd2, the tmous (if that's what you have) can be found here

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=631
[HD2 General] uzzi88:
If you have the T-Mobile US version then you can use it on Wind Mobile here in Canada. This is what I'm doing and everything works great, including the 3g. I've loaded Android on it and I absolutely love my HD2!
[HD2 General] karendar:
I actually bought a Telstra (Montreal Fido user) because we don't have Wind here... Telstra works great. Got it off ebay from a nice aussie fellow. :P I wanted the Tmous one for the extra ROM space, but hey... As long as Android runs on it, I'm more than happy!

Welcome to the HD2 community. ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] asafegous:
Any chance on finding i1 in the forums? I need to root one and is it possible to get eclair or possibly froyo Rom on it?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Peruano_Loco:
i was thinking the same
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Xiao4:
as the title....

and I'm also wandering what the color depth will be.

THX.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] evolutionqy7:
why dont you wait and see :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Xiao4:
Android builds on SD are very stable now and easy to back up.

so i have to find some reason to make the change....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] juiceppc:
I'm not sure I would use the term "very stable". Stable maybe. But very, I don't think so. The 3 main issues I have are delay when waking from sleep, screen freezes and it occasionally not charging past a certain percentage.

Those are big enough issues that would keep me from calling it very stable. I barely am calling it stable with those issues and that's the best setup I've gotten after trying at least half a dozen Android ROM variants.

From my experience that is.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] evolutionqy7:
well i would call it stable. and the thing regarding charging was a battery driver being not fully written. it was only improved not too long ago
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] juiceppc:
Really now. Is it possible to add that driver after? Link?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] evolutionqy7:
if you would bother to go look in development threads and not in the discussion threads im sure it would be easy to find it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] reocej:
I'd say that some of the latest builds I've used are just as if not more stable than WM; in that I've experienced less crashes and freezes.:p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Xiao4:
show me your what u've got....

it means i've got no correctly knowledge once i start a new thread.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] anrabi4:
I`d switch to NAND right away if I could. Running an OS from the SD card is like running Windows 7 from your USB drive. Right now, Android System has used 66% of my battery and I find that a damn lot for an OS. If it`d be running from NAND, it would for sure use less battery, as it wouldn`t be necessary for Android to read and write on the SD card all the time.

Regarding the OP`s questions... I dunno about colour depth, but yes, both the "Power off" and "Reboot" options will be fully functional once NAND Android kicks in.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Xiao4:
thank you for reply.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] evolutionqy7:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=817261

here you lazy ****er :) its a sticky in general android section

Tbh i dont think i would switch completely to android. Windows Mobile is far more fun. A lot easier for a noob to go though windows folder and customize it all yourself
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Xiao4:
are they talking about color depth or alarm when the phone has powered off?

....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] StephanV:
Alarm doesn't work on any android phone when it's powered off, so HD2 won't do it either. Off is off, use plane mode if you don't want to be disturbed at night.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Xiao4:
thank u for telling me that~

i've never had a smartphone before.... my last phone is MTK based lenovo. and i had a SE k705, Phillips 9@9++.... both of then are able to ring an alarm then the phone has been powered off, even after it auto poweroff when the battery is low.... as we know, the HD2 has to be charged every day, it willnot week me up if i forgot to charge it.... its so xxxxx.
[Desire HD General] Frolex:
This site is claiming that you can get a free desire hd:

http://htcdesire-hd.blogspot.com/2010/10/scam-free-way-of-getting-free-desire-hd.html

Is it a scam or is it possible to get free phones? If so why hasnt anyone done it before?
[Desire HD General] who knows:
since it works on referrals im guessing that its your website and your just wanting people to sign up through your link
[Android Themes] thoughtlesskyle:
so i have looked around on here quite a bit and havent really found any kind of answer as to what file controls this or how to change it.

so i usually use the CM6 version of ADW i like that by default it doesnt have the Galaxy S drawers, and the drawer is also semi transparent, well in order to get this theme i was messing with to work and still be useable i had to use the standalone version of ADW, but it has none of those things by default i know i can change them myself but i would much rather edit something now than have to do it every time i reinstall it.

edit: so i exported it through the app and got the ADW_settings.xml how do i add it into the .apk so its the default settings
[Android Themes] Willis111:
Did you ever figure this out by any chance? Hate to bump a dead thread but i have the same question about using my current adw settings as default so if my mom has to wipe her phone there will be very minimal setup etc
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] retro-man:
Hi there,

I was wondering why the Gmail labels on my SGS remain blue instead of the colors I gave them in my gmail account via the desktop PC.

Is it possible to show the colored labels on my SGS?

Grz Mark