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[Windows Phone 7 General] IM0001:
Don't feel like going through this whole thread but it has been said the first update will have Bing Voice Nav like WM6.5's version among other things.. Common people, let the OS gain a little maturity and allow Microsoft to mold it a little. I'm still waiting for the bloody HTC 7 Pro for Sprint.. Argh!
[Windows Phone 7 General] vagabond1:
Yes, Bing's turn-by-turn is excellent and already available on a couple other phone platforms.

Microsoft would have to be comatose at the wheel to not include it in a future update, so i'm not too worried.

I'm far more worried about whether they will include phone search or smartdial in a future update.
[Windows Phone 7 General] TotalLamer:
I don't understand this thread.

The only smartphone platforms with free turn-by-turn directions are Android and Symbian.

WebOS doesn't have it

iOS doesn't have it

BlackBerry OS doesn't have it.

It's hardly surprising that WP7 doesn't have it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] stevedebi:
Did you read the thread? WM 6.x has a it via Bing.
[Windows Phone 7 General] TotalLamer:
Was the HD2 the only one?

I had a Touch Pro2 w/ 6.1 and 6.5 and it didn't have it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] warenbe:
i wonder if somebody know wich company will sell GPS navigation application on WP7...

igo?

garmin?

tomtom?

i wish igo will be available ...

and i wonder what will be the price of maps and softwares
[Windows Phone 7 General] IM0001:
Download the latest Bing for Windows Mobile. It has Turn by Turn for the last 6 months or so. Way better voice quality than the Google Maps one for android.

Also its been in beta forever on WM so it is no doubt that it was a test to make sure it worked before putting it into Bing for WP7, especially when Bing is such an important integrated part of WP7. Making sure it works right first is a good idea instead of just thrusting it into the phone and breaking a key area of its usefulness.

It is coming in the First update. Relax, hang on to your phone, and just chill with what it can do now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
WebOS has it, I know fist hand it does. And any smartphone with Google search has it, which was my point. They all have it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] zard:
If this has posted, just ignore my post.

To use the [directions] feature in maps, you need to change your search settings to English - US

goto settings,

region & language,

scroll down to the [browser & search language]

chose English (United States)

Save

now goto Maps

and you can use the directions function (three icons at the bottom)
[Windows Phone 7 General] zulu208:
This afternoon, i had to visit a place I've never been before and just for the hell of it, I used wp7 voice command: find 'address' and it provided me turn-by-turn instruction, no voice guide w/ that but I got to where I needed to be.

Am waiting for the tomtom to be available on wp7. I hope it is smoother than on the iphone.

Also, I read that turn by turn will also be available in the first update in early 2011.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
It is in windows marketplace, just like office mobile 2010
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaraya13:
Bing Maps don't work in Costa Rica

Bing Maps don't work in Costa Rica, well they just show main roads and towns and that's it. You can not see any POIs... Someone has info regarding this? I mean, is it possible to buy Costa Rica maps for Bing or something...??

Garmin Mobile XT on my HTC Tilt 2 works amazing in my country!
[Windows Phone 7 General] arturobandini:
Don't worry. It's the same in France.

Nothing you can do.

I just hope Google Maps will come to WP7 soon.
[Windows Phone 7 General] wspaw:
Got TBT nav

Yeah. I got my Focus on 11/8 and it had TBT right out of the box. Are we talking voice directions here? I'm a little confused... :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaraya13:
What app do you use for that?
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
at&t and tmobile both have tbt nav apps that come preloaded on our phones. The tmobile one for sure is 10bucks a month, guessing at&t has a similar charge.
[Windows Phone 7 General] wspaw:
I just use the Maps app. After a search you can select "Directions" and you get TBT navigation. .

It's not an AT&T app - it's a WP7 app. There's no charge.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Both AT&T and T-Mobile pre-load TeleNav on their phones. In WP7 you can remove those apps, though, unlike WM and Android.

They both charge a monthly fee.

Sprint also preloads one, but with their $69 plan Navigation is free so on Sprint even without a Bing TBT Nav App, their users wouldn't care so much.

Microsoft usually never puts Voice Guided Navigation in Bing Maps on non-Microsoft platforms (like Android). Google has not put Voice Guided Navigation in their non-Android versions.

That means Google Maps on WP7 will likely be functionally equivalent to Bing Maps on Android. I'd like to go out on a limb and say it's not safe to drive with a GPS on a phone that lacks voice-guided navigation for obvious reasons. I guess it's fine for walking around and maybe riding a bike, though.

As for the POIs and stuff I'll just have to take people's word for it in other countries. Bing maps is execllent here. I used the VGN on WinMo for many months before I went to Android.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Yeah, I can confirm this. I used it once and even though it works well, my passenger was increasingly nervous as I kept an eye on the screen while threading through the traffic...lol.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tone_:
Orange have released their turn by turn app - £5 or £7 per month
[Windows Phone 7 General] deeken:
I need one of the 3rd party TBT nav's such as Tomtom, Garmin, IGO, etc. Apps like google's tbt, Bing or ATT Navigator just don't cut it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
So we have GPS built it but no Nav app yet?
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
there is Maps which provide directions, but no live turn by turn (what you'd except from something like a TomTom).
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
Will this work with data off?
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
no, it uses bing maps that are online... so unless you get the directions over wifi first, it might be a tough ask :P.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
So nothing for us on Roaming.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sarasera:
Strange, if regional settings are english uk then there i no direction button in Maps and the search button dosent search in the map but at the web. But if I change the regional settings to english us it works all right.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaraya13:
+1, I really, really need Garmin to use my current Costa Rica maps...
[Windows Phone 7 General] RichPark:
Turn by Turn on windows phone (sort of)

I select the maps application, tap the circle and crosshair icon and it shows me where I am. This becomes "my location".

I then select the magnifying glass and a window with a mirophone shows up. Select the microphone and tell it the address. The software finds the address and shows you that location.

Next select the arrow icon. This opens a page with both "My location" next to the "Start" field and your found destination address or landmark in the "End" field. Select the white enter key from the on screen keyboard and the phone will come up with turn by turn directions. The location icon did not track my progress but i tabbed through the turn by turn directions as I drove.
[Windows Phone 7 General] legbuh:
I am keeping my Nexus One for just this reason. When I need to go somewhere unfamiliar, I bring it along and use Google TbT nav... It's gotten be to some pretty hidden places...

Hoping for something similar on WP7 soon.. but if Bing maps are really outdated, will it be as good as google maps? Probably not.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ohgood:
using the 'buyers remorse' return policy is being a spoiled brat now ? wow

it's not about microsoft, google, apple, rim, or anyone owing the user something. it's about providing a comprehensive and competitive application support base. navigation isn't a given just yet, but it's very close.

i would think enough people returning a device because it's lacking in up-to-date functionality would churn the big machine that is microsoft into action. look at the kin models. when they flopped, M$ decided to really get on the ball.
[Windows Phone 7 General] JamesAllen:
Not a chance

I see nothing important enough to even consider returning my Focus. Anything "missing" will either come in a future update (ever the optimist) or is not important enough to be concerned about. And I was an avid WM 6.5.x fan, tweaking and installing custom ROMs ad nauseum.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Reflexx1:
If I didn't visit discussion forums, I wouldn't know that anyone cared about turn-by-turn navigation on phones.

Most people I know own GPS devices that they keep in their cars.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Well, I do care about turn by turn navigation on my phone, it's helpful when I rent cars, and sometimes even for taxis, but I don't need these apps to be from MS or Google.

I have a turn by turn satnav app on my Mozart, BTW.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
I never cared about TbT either, till I got my HD2 a year ago and used the Bing TbT. My riding companions were amazed how well it worked. It even seemed to account for traffic density. Since then I have been using it in Android. Which, I feel, isn't quite as good as Bing nav.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Reflexx1:
I was about to say that I should try using Bing instead of my Garmin to see what all the hype is about...

...then I remembered why this thread exists. lol
[Windows Phone 7 General] emigrating:
For me, the huge bonus with Bing (or Google) maps compared to a more conventional GPS app is the fact we get detailed satellite images. While they may not always be fully up to date in fast-changing areas they have often helped me find exactly where I need to be - especially so in more rural remote areas where you really can't tell where you're going using non satellite imagery. The downside of course is you need a data connection, which in some of these same areas can be hard to come by.
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Is it possible to change the key board on a phone? I was using DC's last rom and it had an XDA key board that I liked. I just flashed the .6 version of Sprint/HTC's stock 2.1 rom on my phone. I have rooted it so I can play with it a little and would like to put on another keyboard if possible.........

Thanks for your help..........

Lisa
[Hero CDMA General] nobloat:
sure, you can install and use other keyboards, never seen a xda keyboard
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
I remember in dc's Rom a little xda in the lower left corner.

Where can I find key boards and how would I install it?
[Hero CDMA General] Vandelay007:
After you install a new keyboard you need to long press in a text input box and change input method
[Hero CDMA General] nobloat:
find the apk and either do "adb install name.apk"

or put the apk in the /system/app folder on the phone and reboot
[Hero CDMA General] c00ller:
You're thinking of the HTC_IME Mod, a modded version of the HTC stock keyboard developed by an xda member. The apk can be found here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=624416

and once the apk files are on your SD card, you can use any file manager to install them.
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
I can make one for you if you'd like? Come to my keyboard thread and request it here :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] panflute:
I have been playing with it all day, my HTC Surround is quite a toy. While this is version 1.0 of WP7, its pretty good. There are maybe 125 free apps in the market place and most paid apps are $1-$3 or more. I see a lot of potential. The interface is responsive. It's not perfect but I expect MS will address all of its shortcomings. I lost all of my favorite installed apps I had on my Dash 3G - all the TV and radio apps, my MIRC app, most of the things I really care about, so I am holding onto my Dash for now. But I am SURE most of these apps will be ported over sooner than later. If I get desparate, I'll pay AT&T the $10 they want for their streaming app. Video quality is OK using the Zune software. I used it convert my smaller .mp4's using the Zune converter. I may get sharper pictures if I convert from the original .avi's. There are a few free radio apps that work well. So far I don't see any 3rd party video news apps, maybe Netflix is good, so haven't figured out how to get Sky video news, but again i am sure it will be available soon. There's a glitch in windows live causing some people to get error messages, but MS says they will have that fixed shortly. IExp works great, as does the weather maps and search. My contacts downloaded fine from my sim card and synced fine to my computer. All in all this was a good move....can't wait for the rest to come!
[Windows Phone 7 General] 1toadfacedfrump:
Congrats!! And a few questions please

Have you ever played with an HTC Aria and its Sense touch technology? Is the HTC touch interface the same or as stunning on your new phone? I love my Captivate (which askpcguy just helped me unbrick :cool:), but have really always loved Windows' PC OS and the HTC Sense on my Aria just really seemed snappier to me than Samsung's TouchWiz. My fiancee will get my Captivate, but I'm torn between one of the new AT&T 7 phones or a decent touchscreen/real keyboard Android if and when AT&T gets one. I miss my real BB keyboard, but the Torch is too underpowered and the screen is to small for my aging eyes.

Also, I read a few reviews on your excellent phone at PCmag, CNET and Endgadget earlier today, and Endgadget mentioned the fact that the speakers are muffled when closed and you have to really have them open to hear well. That seems logical, but is it as noticeable as they lead one to believe please? Can you hear a call come in well? Endgadget indicates those are the only speakers on the phone, and if muffled, would I still hear my ringtones? For a totally useless question, can you set a whole song as a ringtone, or are you limited to a certain file size like most phones nowadays (my old Krzr, which I used today while Captivate was out of service, can handle a whole song, why not smartphones? One of those things that make me go hmmm?). The same review had issues with the kickstand. What have you noticed please?

I read an interview with HTC's owner and founder in Businessweek this past week, and he is truly a trendsetter. HTC came out of nowhere and are making the best touchscreens I've seen to date (just eclipsed by Samsung and Apple for now in crispness - but that won't be the case for long).
[Windows Phone 7 General] Brau0303:
HTC Sense Hub

this is one of the reasons I went with the Surround instead of the Samsung (ok the screen is a bit smaller but I like the build and HTC seems to have better continuing device support)

Well back to the HTC hub, it is very sense like but not as we are used to on WM/Android devices, imho there is a bit too much animation but it is very cool and the device seems to handle the graphice very well. the hub mainly consists of the basic clock/weather combo with links to additional HTC free apps that are many of the unique value added apps we all know and love, Flashlight, calc, a very cool picture enhancer and some others that must be installed, the few att bloat ware present can be easily removed (a first i think) it's not the same as we are used to but they did a nice job of adding the HTC feel as a component to the metro interface. these are just my observations/thoughts and your milage may vary.

Cheers

BR
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
I hate to break it to you, but HTC cuts a lot of corners. Especially lately. It may be due to demand or whatever, but it's one of the primary reasons I'm looking to buy from another manufacturer this time around. I believe they used to make KIRFs, by the way. Though, I have no source on that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Croak:
I really don't like my Surround, but HTC never made KIRFS. HTC made just about everyone else's PDA and WinMo phones back in the day though. Including the XDA (hence the name of this forum, which is based on HTC phones). It wasn't until around 2006/2007 that they started trying to be a brand name in their own right though.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
Are you going to give the Focus a try? I played with one at the store today and have to admit, it was pretty nice. Didn't look or feel cheap to me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Croak:
No, I own a Galaxy S I9000M that's in for repairs, with that I get the same 4" SAMOLED as the Focus, AND a real OS. Once it comes back, this Windows Phone 7 detour is over. After a day of using it, I'm certain Windows Phone 7 is not for me.

On the other hand, this might just be the perfect OS for my father, who still can't set the clock on his microwave.
[Windows Phone 7 General] markgamber:
Agreed, agreed, agreed! I don't think I'm ever going to buy another HTC device, ever, which is why I never looked very hard at Android. I've been burned by their corner cutting several times too many. I was also burned by that WinMo phone from LG that was supposed to sell with the snap on projector and had "numerous UI enhancements" from LG which actually made the already lousy WinMo 6.5 UI even WORSE. It was a bad phone and I don't think AT&T tried selling it for very long. So I went with the Samsung Focus and so far I'm impressed. The hardware is nice, it works well and the system, while spartan, works well and hasn't slowed or crashed on me. As was also mentioned, I have a TON of stuff I use on a regular basis on the iPhone so I haven't sold it, nor am I 100% committed to the Focus yet....I have 30 days to return it and I may do that. But so far I have no reason to do so PLUS Slingplayer, my favorite app of all, is already available for WP. I waited almost a full year for Slingplayer for the iPhone and the day after I buy a WP phone, there it is. Now that's impressive!
[Windows Phone 7 General] 1toadfacedfrump:
Lots of interesting ideas and advice, and I love gaining the pros and cons of devices, as well as the history (thanks Croak :cool: ). You guys certainly know your stuff, but before you give up on HTC, get last week's Bloomberg Businessweek and read the interview with the top man, because if he knew of the problems you speak of it appears he would be highly upset. Some of what Croak indicated are in that same article. He seems to be a perfectionist like Mr. Jobs; but being human, we will never attain such a lofty goal, but sure have fun trying. :D

FWIW, the Sense UI blows me away, which is why I miss the underpowered Aria.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jslee1020:
I noticed this was nowhere to be found.

There are also many themes that have different sliders.

Could someone instruct me in how to theme vanilla/aosp lock screen sliders?

thanks in advance! ;)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] ih4ckback:
+1 to this.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DAGr8:
If its like my previous phone lockscreen icons are inside framework.apk . find them copy the names and replace them ...

I am not sure what guide you are looking for ,

Answer is simple :

Use metamorph .

if you dont know how to use it then that is what you need to learn . pretty easy
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenca:
Just bought a samsung galaxy s gt i9000m phone and so far I have done the 1 click root on it and installed rom manager , busybox and titanium backup. I have flashed the Clockworkmod recovery to the phone and looking to update my firmware to 2.2 if I'm able to.

Right now I am running firmware 2.1-update1 from bell and kernel version 2.6.29 darae.ahn Sep-20 #2 . Build Eclair UGJH2

I can get into recovery and download modes without a problem , would anyone mind letting me know what my options are for froyo 2.2 with this bell phone? Thanks alot in advance , looking forward to any replies and help with my questions.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terranq:
Try the Doc/Kalpik rom. I'm running version 6. Simple to install, with no issues (for me anyways)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenca:
Xwjpa v7.6.2

Can I put this on my bell galaxy s ?

Choices are ..:: Current Releases ::..

XWJPA: V7.6.2

XXJPO: V7.6.2

I can't tell which would be better for my bell canada galaxy s gt-i9000m , any help appreciated !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opensourcefan:
I'm also running version 6 and it is awesome.

None of these roms were designed for the Bell phone so pick whichever one you want. There is a link on Docs first page that may help you decide which version to install. I have used a few of Docs roms and they all worked great on my m.

Sent from a Bell I9000m running Froyo.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenca:
Thx guys , did alot of reading and in the end I installed Docs XXJPO 7.6.2 on my bell samsung galaxy s gt-i9000m and its working great !! Only problem I have is it will not accept the lagfix that was reccommended in the read me , hoping someone can answer why to that , otherwise , great to be 2.2 !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terranq:
Honestly, try it for a while without lagfix. I haven't used one and I notice no lag at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenca:
I already applied it , to be honest I wasn't seeing the lag but I wanted to get it over with rather than 3 days from now be on here asking about it. I am going to go thru the readme now to see some of the other goodies that were there to choose from and hopefully be done messing on the phone for a while ! I bricked my first galaxy s this week so being cautious with everything now !!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shane112358:
I've been running stock rooted 3.29 deodexed.

Finally decided to try out Myns Warm 2.2 today. Did a Titanium backup and a nand backup, flashed the new ROM. I wasn't expecting all my widgets, apps and homescreen settings to remain intact. Obviously I was pleasantly surprised when they were.

Two questions:

1) Is this normal behavior for any ROM (e.g., CM6) or just because Warm2.2 is a Sense-based ROM? How did it even know all my homescreen settings? Did Titanium restore them without my asking? (Yes I know that's three questions in one, sorry)

2) Why were all my homescreen icons/widgets doubled up on top of eachother?

I know these are probably basic questions but just based on everything I've read I was expecting to have to install Ti backup, restore my apps, and then re-setup my homescreens. So this was just really surprising to me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shane112358:
Just noticed that it also retained the flash that I applied for the 4-in-1 reboot mode (hot reboot, recovery, etc). Color me confused.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] honeyBfly:
Hi there...well, as a noob myself I have learned that when you flash any NEW ROMS from different developers, you MUST wipe DATA, CACHE & DAVLIK/CACHE 1st. If you are upgrading from Myn Warms 2.2 3.29 OTA to 3.30 then you usually don' have to unless they tell you to. That's why your icons/widges are doubled up. Can't go from Stock rooted ROM to Myns...different development.

It will wipe everything on your system and install the ROM brand new as if you bought your phone that way. Items in your SD card will remain there...it does not wipe that. The NAND backup is good if for some reason your EVO goes haywire you can just do the old fashion Bootloader and go into recovery and get everything back. (I actually do this once a week just incase I need to go back to a place when my EVO was perfect...I delete any old ones so that I don't get confused.)

Once you flash the new ROM then go into titanium back up and restore everything. I use Mybackup Pro (Free for 30days to try out)...it saves my home/android screen so That I don't have to reset everything I have except for login into my POP mail server. Not a fan of Titanium but a lot of people seems to like it.

You may need to restore your Evo to that NAND you just did, then WIPE...then flash Myns. Also Myns ROM has the 4-1 reboot. I hope this helps...