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Hi,
Anyone know where I can get active sync software for my XDA Orbit? I need to sync urgently at work and have left the CD with active sync on it at home.
Cheers,
George
Do a Google Search for "ActiveSync 4.2"
Why can't people think?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync42.mspx
Thanks Robboy.
esackbauer - some people on this site are rude a*seholes. You are one of them.
ActiveSync 4.2 problem
I had problems with ActivSync 4.2. Bloutooth manager didn't want to offer me ActiveSych service. But now with AS 4.5 it works well.
esackbauer said:
Do a Google Search for "ActiveSync 4.2"
Why can't people think?
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Sorry I have to agree with esackbauer. I would have thought that was an obvious answer.
Your response to him was much ruder than his to u.
Sorry just my opinion
Did you heard about this browser? It s in the beta fase and there is no more beta to us.... but you can subscribe you to the next realise at
http://labs.live.com/Deepfish/dfblogs/
Deepfish promotion code
Here you can find a valid promotion code so you can go to the next step: http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6209.html
Unfortunatly I got this message:
"Thanks you for your interest in Deepfish; At this time the tech preview has reached the limit of initially available installations. We will send you a notification if we make additional spots available at a later date."
But here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=300221&highlight=deepfish
oh thanks my friend...it is so nice to share...
hmmm i need also a activation code... Is there anybody has it?
rind9 said:
hmmm i need also a activation code... Is there anybody has it?
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Sign up for the beta and sooner or later you'll receive one.
Menneisyys said:
Sign up for the beta and sooner or later you'll receive one.
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I did it yesterday, thanks and have a nice day...
BTW, you'll want to read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=301009 too
To all the people looking to get their hand's on a activation code:
Forget it!
Microsoft gave away a limited number of codes, because this browser uses server-side rescaling of images. Since it is still beta, they probably have only limited server-capacity.
They are of course not stupid: every browser will tell the server it's IMEI (or equivalent unique identifier) and the activation code. If there are more than one devices with the same serial, the serial becomes blacklisted.
Because this works so well so far, I believe that this was one of the features actually being betatested...
Cheers,
vma
This is a long rant manifested by my anger from the last few days event dealing with BestBuy China and HTC
I've tried to summarize my problem at the bottom if you don't feel like reading through the horrors of buying a smartphone in mainland China.
Story
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I recently decided to say goodbye to my samsung galaxy spica when it was stolen a few days ago. I live and study in China so I head over to BestBuy to get myself a new phone (yes, china has BestBuy). Once I enter the store and announce that I am in a search for a cellphone I am swarmed by five or six cellphone experts. I love android so I tell them I want the HTC desire HD; this temptress of a phone which appeals to my most inner desires. The best buy cellphone guys assures me that the phone is in English and that everything will be to my satisfaction. It is a fine day for spending credit and I am psyched as I draw my golden credit card from my back pocket as a modern warrior. I swipe my card elegantly and fast, as if I am a man who have made purchases of this magnitude many times before. I tell the lady behind the counter, who by the way does not speak a word English:
"Today is the day I am reborn!!"
I grab my newly purchased baby and throw myself into a taxi. I force the phone out of its wrappings and switch it on as soon as I'm done telling the taxi driver to take me home. The HTC logo appears "quietly briliant" it proclaims. After a few seconds of that the phone asks me weather I want English or Chinese? As my English is substantially better than my Chinese I went with English, cool enough! As I get home in range of my wireless I enter my google account details and I'm set! I tell this baby to automatically sync everything I got. I receive my first email after only 3 minutes of syncing and can see my entire inbox, really cool! My contacts and calendar is probably right around the corner but since it's kind of late I go to bed, I'm a very happy first time HTC customer and I dream a happy dream about flowers.
You can probably guess that this is the paragraph where it all turns to ****. Correct. I wake up and find that neither my contacts nor calendar have been synced. Probably a glitch. I enter the sync settings and find that my google account isn't there. Probably something I've missed. I press "Add account" and find that there is no option to add an google account at all, not cool. I search high and low for an answer, read cryptic texts translated by the mighty google translate. People keep saying to just look press "add account" and add my google account and follow the on screen instructions. Since I know I'm following the instructions correctly I just figure I give HTC a call to finally just fix this minor issue. I hit up HTC Hong Kong (HTC China doesn't have a English site so it's hard to navigate). They tell me that I have a Simplified Chinese rom. Ok, well that figures, I think to myself.. So how can I sync my google account? "I'm sorry sir that's not possible, you can however try to sync your gmail account to Microsoft outlook 2003/2007 and manually sync contacts every time you connect to your computer."
(excuse my language but I don't know any other way to express my feelings at that time other than...) "What the ****!?"
Is it not an android device I am wielding in my hand? Do I need a workaround to sync my google account? The tech support-guy asks for my email "to check if my device has that function (read: sync google accounts)" and he will contact me later. Turns out I can sync my contacts and calendar semi effectively through exchange activeSync. Alright, not exactly what I wanted but, pheeeew!! I can work with this.
I start customizing my DHD and think to myself, would it not be nice with some apps to go with this phone? Yeah, it would! I head over to the android market and install all the apps I could ever dream of. No wait, where is the android market? Oh there it is.. it's just called 'HTC Marketplace', figures, since this is an HTC device I'm holding. I head over to the HTC Marketplace.
HTC Marketplace greets me:
"I will provide you with the best application to your specific device, son!"
"Great, like apps that are customized to fit the DHD?"
"No, apps that are in Chinese."
"Oh, so how do I access my regular apps, like barcodescanner, facebook, youtube, spotify, etc? You know, the good ol' apps I've come to love over the years?"
"Sorry son, I don't know why, but that's just impossible for me to do for you, because my programming tells me I hate you"
Since HTC marketplace hates my guts I hit up HTC tech support again. My conversation goes a little like this:
"Hello, I'm having trouble with the android market"
"Yes, you want access the android market?"
"Yes"
"I'm sorry to inform you that you that you cant access the android market, but you can however access the beautiful world of 'HTC marketplace', a world of possibilities and anime!"
"I wish I bought an iPhone 4..."
Yeah well, I guess it just wasn't meant to be, I should just return the DHD to bestbuy and order one from America or europe. What do you know? In China there is no such thing as a return policy. And the cellphone guys who told me I would be more than happy with my new DHD can't understand why I possibly can be unhappy with it and they suggest stuff like "Go on the internet", "Try calling HTC and ask them to open your phone for american internet access" and my favorite "You can call and send messages? Yes? Then no problem with your phone, go home"
So now I'm stuck with the most expensive phone I've ever purchased which China ruthlessly ripped the heart and soul out of, only to sell it to me and tell me the phone is more than good enough since it can make calls and send messages.
Sure to say, I had the worst day..
I should have ordered from Hong Kong.
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Problem
In short, I have a Chinese DHD without the ability to access the android market and it is generally crippled. This is apparently because of the Traditional Chinese rom it comes with. I would ultimately like to have a generic/stock DHD rom (I'm not quite sure what you call them but vanilla, out of the box, etc in world wide english) and I have no idea if this is possible or where to start my journey towards fixing this.
I've been reading about rooting for two days now and I still am unsure as to what I should do and where to start. Please, help a fellow out, I'm having a really bad week.
My phone:
Android version: 2.2.1
Build number: 1.75.1400.4
Software number 1.0.0.A9191
(If you need any other info from me please do tell me)
Impossible to do anything, as rooting not possible.
Chinese user with a HongKong DHD
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
In theory, you could install WWE (world wide english) stock ROM, but unfortunatelly, not with your software version as it is not rootable yet
Bloody hell that sounds bad, is this will all Chinese Desire HDs then? It's almost like one of those knock-off phones although you have purchased it genuinely. Don't know how things work in China but if you cant root it then give HTC a call and demand a replacement from Europe/America.
Again, don't know how things work in China but i would so furious that i would cancel my credit card and tell them to go screw themselves. Speak to a lawyer if you intend to do that..
if you really cant give the phone back, try to sell it.
perhaps anyone else will buy it.
than get one from europe or the US.
thats so damn pity, caus the phone os realy godlike i think.
if u cant sell it and dont have enuff money for a new nice phone, wait a little until an root hack for your version comes out.
thats really bad, i know
sry m8!
Just wait around for the root to come out for the software just like the rest of suckers who updated! ;p
Would the Goldcard method work here?
It should in theory work. I'm not sure you need root access to just flash a ROM from a different region. I did it on my previous Desire which I got from Hong Kong. Flashed a WWE ROM when Froyo was released.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
The problem is with Google, not China or HTC. Just like most of the 3rd world countries can't buy anything on the Android Marketplace (nevermind that fact that we cant even develop a paid app to publish on the market).
hehehehe ... i just read through your rant ... made quite a read .. ok now to fix your problem
Root your phone .. its no biggie follow this link and you will be all set
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076
next go to the development section , choose a rom of your liking .. suggest android revolution hd or leedroid .... read instructions and flash your phone .. .that should pretty much fix your problem ... do let us know how it went
Edit: Oops just saw that your build is 1.75 ... Sorry mate , no root for the phone at the moment
Maybe you should re-read his post, especially the end.
The latest HTC update has been applied, there is no root or ENG HBOOT options at the moment.
A little update
I've been emailing HTC asking them to fix (read: let me return) the phone ever since I realized I wouldn't be able to return the phone to BestBuy and I just got a call from HTC.
First a guy who could only speak Chinese called, sure to say that wasn't a very productive conversation as my Chinese is very basic. I then recieve a second call late at night from someone at the Hong Kong office who speaks English. After about 5 minutes of telling me that he understood my situation, could feel my pain, was sympathetic to my problem and would do everything in his power to help solve it, I thought things were looking up! The conversation progresses like this but gradually he starts saying stuff like "help you make use of your device as best as we can" and "make it easy for you to operate". This was when I realized this person was not going to help me. I knew that if he was going to actually help he would have told me by now that I could return the phone, not this about "easing me into the phone". Finally the guy gets to the point and says "But although we understand your problem, there is nothing wrong with the hardware itself and we can not help you return the phone. Your perceived problem is with the software."
Christ..
To this I of course reply "Even though the problem is software related it's not any less of a problem, it has rendered the phone completely useless to me and I don't think the phone fulfilles the vision I got after reading reviews and watching the ads before buying it" ...And here we go again with the appoligizes and general willingness to help me use the phone as it currently is. He even asked me which applications I was missing so he could try and find Chinese "replacement apps", or Chinese apps that would fulfill my needs.
I'm not giving up yet, I'm sure HTC is willing to help me with this if I could only reach the right people in the organization. This is has turned into a genuine nightmare first time experience with HTC..
@RED_ I think this is how all Chinese DHD works, yes. And I don’t think I want to risk seeing the inside of a Chinese prison by cancelling my credit card although it is very tempting :\
@Eddie1506; tranceonline; momavujistic; irteza_h, I guess I have to wait for someone with the know-how to make my version rootable. I’m turning off automatic updates on my phone to prevent it from further updating.
@leppie, I can’t even access the free applications. I think HTC (or google) made this ‘HTC marketplace’ to be accepted by the government. When I was speaking with HTC today I asked why there was no access to the android market in the first place. They told me “because your phone is Chinese and the market you can access is specialized to your location and the customers in that location”. Which I think means that they can’t sell phones with the open android market in China because of government restrictions. The real android market works down here though, I could access it through on my European Samsung Galaxy.
andyharney said:
Would the Goldcard method work here?
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olivierlee said:
It should in theory work. I'm not sure you need root access to just flash a ROM from a different region. I did it on my previous Desire which I got from Hong Kong. Flashed a WWE ROM when Froyo was released.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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Are you guys saying it might work? If there's a chance I will try. How can I test this? Or is it safest to wait for someone to come up with a way to root this device?
How long does it generally take for a new root technique to be ready? Also, I've seen people complaining because they updated to version 1.72 or something. I have 1.75, does this mean 1) that I have to wait a lot longer or maybe 2) that my phone has some kind of special software?
hey there,
after reading your messages through this morning and everything, you should be able to flash a WWE Rom using this guide --> here <--
i hope this helps you liberate your DHD, if you need any help with this guide let me know ill guide you through
its the goldcard method.
Yep, try the goldcard method. If it works you'll get a WWE Desire HD. Not sure you need to do all these. You might just try to create a goldcard, have it in your phone, and just run any WWE RUU you want. I'd stay away from the 1.72 one as it seems to be causing alot of problems. However you might not be able to buy apps from the market since buying paid apps from the market is not possible from China. See http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143779 .
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
well there is a liberated market somewhere on the forums for DHD
your phone was 'harmonised' by the communist government
I think you really should gain root access to your device and flash a customised ROM on it, in *should* solve your problem. though you probably want to have a backup before you do so
To be honest scientist, i wish you read earliar he cant root a 1. 75 rom. So he'll have to use the goldcard method
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
His best option is as suggested by flo. Just hours ago a method has been released which will allow him to downgrade to the wwe stock rom 1.32 version. From there he can root and install a custom rom, or if preferred simply keep it at stock and update it to wwe 1.72 version. As far as market restrictions go it is possible to use "market enabler" hacks to allow paid access to the market anywhere.
This sounds like good news!
Yesterday when I wrote the original reply I was kind of drunk and it was 6am I think so I'm just rewriting the entire reply. For all it shortcomings when it comes to smartphones, China do have a lot of opportunities for people (like me) who want to stay out all night singing karaoke and eating popcorn. Anyway, I think the best approach, instead of asking any of you to hold my hand through this is that I just post what I think I should do and then you can tell me if I'm way off target.
Is this correct?
Step 1 - making a goldcard
I think you are saying that I need to make a goldcard and for that I follow the 'creating a goldcard' over at modaco.com. It looks quite straightforward so I don't think this will be a problem. However, I need to venture out into China and find a real SDcard with an adapter (guess I'm heading over to BestBuy again)
Question: In the downgrading thread it says to "Use MMC2!!", what does that mean?
Step 2 - Downgrading
I've extracted the downgrade folder conveniently to d:\downgrade and will open cmd and type inn all the commands I have no idea what actually does (I'm used to this ). Then I will look for "#" and proceed. I will copy PD98IMG.zip to the goldcard and hopefully there will be some instructions of some kind that I can follow.
Step 3 - profit?
If all this works what should I do next? Or more, where am I? What will happen after this? Do I have a stock rom now? And can I just stop there and update the rom and be happy? I do plan to root my device some time later, but for now I will be more than super happy just to have a wwe stock rom with no root, fully updated with the android market. Am I far off?
Success! Got myself a goldcard!
Now what do I do with it? (for real, it's not really clear in any of the guides what I should do with the goldcard microSD). Do I put it into the phone?
Galaxy Nexus
Jelly Bean 4.2
Add or modify a contact's birthday (or any event) in Contacts...there is no month of December! Is it just my phone?
LOL, mine doesn't either... that's an obvious bug Google cmon!
Nocembruary is a fine month to have a birthday.
Same here. Wonder how that slipped through testing! Hopefully an update will roll out very soon...
3lt0n80 said:
Galaxy Nexus
Jelly Bean 4.2
Add or modify a contact's birthday (or any event) in Contacts...there is no month of December! Is it just my phone?
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Nice find! :highfive:
Wow, that's a pretty obvious bug. I guess it just goes to show you how unorganized most people testing these devices probably are. Out of everyone I know, I'm the only person that actually keeps their contacts organized. Almost everyone I know uses the "WebOS method" of syncing contacts from social networks, rather than maintaining a database of their own.
At least Google isn't having folks drive over bridges that fall off into the ocean
It's been reported here.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39692&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
I suppose the more people that star it, the more likely that it'll get resolved soon!
Edrill said:
It's been reported here.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39692&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
I suppose the more people that star it, the more likely that it'll get resolved soon!
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yes same here hahahahaha
has anyone found a temp workaround?
thegios said:
has anyone found a temp workaround?
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Edit the events date in your gmail contacts. then it should sync it with your phone
mejack03 said:
Edit the events date in your gmail contacts. then it should sync it with your phone
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of course, this I know...
I was hoping that maybe some good developer found a solution
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/11/17/sorry-santa-google-cancels-december-in-android-4-2/ they found the bug, I hope someone can provide a fix. I can't because I've not a Linux working station at the moment...
andrew2511 said:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/11/17/sorry-santa-google-cancels-december-in-android-4-2/ they found the bug, I hope someone can provide a fix. I can't because I've not a Linux working station at the moment...
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Depending on where the bug is (I've been looking), Google may simply release a Play Store update.
It's not a bug, it's Google's solution for December 21st. We will simply skip the end of the world.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using my thumbs.
Joplisan said:
It's not a bug, it's Google's solution for December 21st. We will simply skip the end of the world.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using my thumbs.
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Except that the Mayans didn't observe leap year, so really we all died years ago and haven't realized it yet.
Hi All,
I am noticing that when I reply to some emails I get weird text coming out, it looks like this:
**************************************************
attached for your review
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0214_01CDE913.282F4790"
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0214_01CDE913.282F4790
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0215_01CDE913.282F4790"
------=_NextPart_001_0215_01CDE913.282F4790
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Karlee,=C2=A0
I just got the agent visual inspection disclosure and signed it. I signed i=
t a couple weeks ago, was it updated?=C2=A0
Thanks,=C2=A0
Jeff
**************************************************
and all i wanted it to look like was this:
**************************************************
Hi Karlee,
I just got the agent visual inspection disclosure and signed it. I signed it a couple weeks ago, was it updated?
Thanks,
Jeff
**************************************************
Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening and solve it? Is it something in my settings?
More information
I figured out if I do not include the original message by unchecking that box in the window where I compose the new email, the issue doesn't occur. It only seems to happen when I respond to certain emails...
I am on ATT, Samsung Galaxy S3, Android 4.1.1
Thanks again in advance,
Jeff
Weird text in email replies from my Galaxy S3
Ralphy1798 said:
Hi All,
I am noticing that when I reply to some emails I get weird text coming out, it looks like this:
**************************************************
attached for your review
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0214_01CDE913.282F4790"
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0214_01CDE913.282F4790
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0215_01CDE913.282F4790"
------=_NextPart_001_0215_01CDE913.282F4790
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Karlee,=C2=A0
I just got the agent visual inspection disclosure and signed it. I signed i=
t a couple weeks ago, was it updated?=C2=A0
Thanks,=C2=A0
Jeff
**************************************************
and all i wanted it to look like was this:
**************************************************
Hi Karlee,
I just got the agent visual inspection disclosure and signed it. I signed it a couple weeks ago, was it updated?
Thanks,
Jeff
**************************************************
Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening and solve it? Is it something in my settings?
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I have the same problem with a SG3 and I was looking for a solution for a long time. Believe it or not, I found this answer in a forum for Windows Phones! It is an issue of the length of the subject and for some reason it has to do with Google Sync. It is not a problem of the phone itself.
The only way to correct the problem is the following:
The issue happens when you reply to an email that has a subject in Greek which is more than 23 characters (including the RE: + space before the subject). It also happens when the subject is in English and more that 63 characters are used in total. Try to truncate manually the subject when you reply to a message that has any of the above character limit and you will no longer have the problem!!!
So in short, when you reply to a message, truncate the subject to less than 23 characters (including the RE:_) if the subject is in Greek, or to less than 63 characters (including the RE:_) if the subject is in English, before you send it. I am sure that something similar applies when other languages are used in Subject as well.
Hope it helps.
Thanks You!!!!
makissig said:
I have the same problem with a SG3 and I was looking for a solution for a long time. Believe it or not, I found this answer in a forum for Windows Phones! It is an issue of the length of the subject and for some reason it has to do with Google Sync. It is not a problem of the phone itself.
The only way to correct the problem is the following:
The issue happens when you reply to an email that has a subject in Greek which is more than 23 characters (including the RE: + space before the subject). It also happens when the subject is in English and more that 63 characters are used in total. Try to truncate manually the subject when you reply to a message that has any of the above character limit and you will no longer have the problem!!!
So in short, when you reply to a message, truncate the subject to less than 23 characters (including the RE:_) if the subject is in Greek, or to less than 63 characters (including the RE:_) if the subject is in English, before you send it. I am sure that something similar applies when other languages are used in Subject as well.
Hope it helps.
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I thought I would NEVER figure this out! Thank you so much!!!
So this is only a problem with Gmail on Android or Windows Phone?
Can this happen on iOS do you know? Can it happen with yahoo or anything else?
Would using the Gmail app help do you think?
Thanks!
Jeff
Ralphy1798 said:
I thought I would NEVER figure this out! Thank you so much!!!
So this is only a problem with Gmail on Android or Windows Phone?
Can this happen on iOS do you know? Can it happen with yahoo or anything else?
Would using the Gmail app help do you think?
Thanks!
Jeff
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I am glad I helped! I had this problem since I bought the SGS3 and I could not figure out what the problem was.
As I found out this is a problem of Gmail on Windows and Android Phones. But I repeat, this problem occurs not because of the phone itself, but because of Google Sync (therefore Gmail itself). I really do not know if it can happen on iOS (actually I do not like iphone or anything that come with an "i" in front!).
Also, according to what I found it shouldn't happen with yahoo or any other email provider.
To answer your last question, it shouldn't happen with the Gmail App that is already on the phone. However, I prefer to use the stock email application, so I do not bother truncating the subject when it is too long.
Makis