hi guys,
I wanted to know if the htc desire has the same signal issues as the N1, where the antenna is at the bottom and shifts when held over the back side.
Is the OS all the same as in Android platform - which means can be hacked and rooted like the N1?
Also what language does the android use if I wanted to learn how to create apps and stuff?
thanks
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Hi guys,
Don't know whether opening a new thread is pretty overkill for just this purpose. But here i go anyways. The new sense shown on-board the Desire HD and Desire Z, seems to be pretty cool. Landscape support and the new Task Manager Access Via the Notification Area are welcome additions. Any idea whether this new interface will be available as an official update for us original Desire owners? or is it just for the New Gen of Desires??
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Hi guys,
Don't know whether opening a new thread is pretty overkill for just this purpose. But here i go anyways. The new sense shown on-board the Desire HD and Desire Z, seems to be pretty cool. Landscape support and the new Task Manager Access Via the Notification Area are welcome additions. Any idea whether this new interface will be available as an official update for us original Desire owners? or is it just for the New Gen of Desires??
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There is a thread already, and there is no roadmap for the new Sense on older devices yet.
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Noob here. I brought my desire hd a month ago and so far im really satisfied with what this device can do.
In my old Nokia I used to use ovi maps which used to show my current location and the route I need to take very accurately, something I find lacking on my desire. Google maps seems to show my location accurately only when the data connection is on.. with only gps on,it doesn't seem to pin point my location at all !is there no turn by turn navigation available?
I understand there are advantages to rooting such as getting tethering which doesn't come out of the box on other phones.. but if I do not want to try out other roms what other reasons are there to root since I have tethering right out of the box
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You do know this is a Desire not a Desire HD forum.
Rooting allows you better control to your phone. An analogy would be a car with a sealed engine bay. Unlock that and you can fiddle with engine settings to get a more suitable "beast".
You can add/remove system apps (which is not a good idea unless you really know what you're doing) and it is a pre-requisite when you try to install custom recovery, S-OFF or custom ROMs.
You do realise that there is a navigation app that comes with Google Maps right? And I also believe that with the Desire HD you have HTC Laputa which is HTC's own maps and you don't need a data connection for that. Tbh, Google Maps is really powerful if you know how to use it.
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Hi all, I'm looking for a solution here,
I have an HTC Wildfire S, but I'm experiencing low memory issues too frequently for my liking so off to buy another budget android to use as a phone, but would like to keep using my Wildfire S possibly as a tablet.
When I say as a tablet I mean removing all the phone related features like messaging, phone, contacts and so forth, so would like to know if there are any good roms that are in this way. Or if possible editting the prop files to make the market think it is a tablet with similar specs, so if anyone can guide me here or give me any ideas on this it would be a great help.
As a quick solution to the low memory I'm doing a full wipe of my phone tonight until I get my new phone, which isn't ideal but I guess I will have to!
HTC Wildfire S A510e CDMA running robotomod
Rooted but S-On so cannot access system files to delete crap that's in there!
sugarglidezz said:
Hi all, I'm looking for a solution here,
I have an HTC Wildfire S, but I'm experiencing low memory issues too frequently for my liking so off to buy another budget android to use as a phone, but would like to keep using my Wildfire S possibly as a tablet.
When I say as a tablet I mean removing all the phone related features like messaging, phone, contacts and so forth, so would like to know if there are any good roms that are in this way. Or if possible editting the prop files to make the market think it is a tablet with similar specs, so if anyone can guide me here or give me any ideas on this it would be a great help.
As a quick solution to the low memory I'm doing a full wipe of my phone tonight until I get my new phone, which isn't ideal but I guess I will have to!
HTC Wildfire S A510e CDMA running robotomod
Rooted but S-On so cannot access system files to delete crap that's in there!
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Honestly if you want to remove all these apps you need root, and with root you can simply increase your internal storage
But there is a ROM, Paranoid Android, for ICS or Jelly Bean, and it allows you to choose your UI (Tablet or Phone) for each app and to "zoom" these apps if they are too small or too large with Tablet UI.
If you want to delete messaging, phone, etc. , as far as I knows, you'll need do delete files yourself beacuse there is no tablet ROM on a phone :silly: . Be very careful, make a full backup and delete just files you want to delete. But I don't advice you to delete contacts because many apps use them.
However I think it would be a lot easier just to use int2ext+, s2e, data2sd, link2sd or whatever because it is a simple flash through recovery or just an app to install and that's done
contacts are also on tablets without 3G so dont remove it
I am an Android newbie and definitely not a software programmer by any means. I'm a tech nerd though, which gets me in trouble when things become outdated and I need to seek assistance from online. With that said, I'll get right to the problem.
Is it possible to install Android 4.3 on the HTC One VX or is the hardware unable to support it? I presume rooting is required, as 4.3 is not an AT&T OTA update. A recent purchase of a Jawbone UP24 fitness band requires Android version 4.3 (that's Bluetooth Smart Ready) is the reason for the upgrade. The One VX has the necessary Bluetooth version 4.0 inside, but for some unknown reason, Bluetooth Smart Ready is also a must-have to operate the UP24.
Any assistance is appreciated! Thanks for reading!
Hello everybody,
I've received my HTC 10 and I am mostly happy with my purchase. I held on to my Nexus 5 for too long, because I cherished the vanilla Android experience and, although HTC wasn't aggressive with their modification of the OS, I still miss some of the features of my old Nexus.
First of all, I really don't like the HTC Phone app and would like to see if anyone knows how to get the Google Dialer app working on the HTC 10. (when I try to download it from the Play Store it says it's not compatible with my device; sideloading it from apkmirror doesn't help, since the latest version, 2.3.17, won't install, and others that I've tried crash)
Another dissatisfaction is the always on appearance of the NFC status icon. How could I make that disappear?
Can I make the battery icon in the status bar show the percentage inside the icon? (is there a hidden System UI Tuner menu for the HTC 10; if yes, how do I access it?)
I'd like to accomplish these without rooting the phone, if possible. If you have any other suggestions with things you've done to make the HTC 10 resemble a Nexus, let me know.
Thanks,
Marius
I know you don't want to root, but I think, you can't do what you are looking for with out root. I'm holding out for @jcase and the crew to unlock the bootloader and be able to root this fine device. It is really why I left the LG V10....the ability to modify and make perfet.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...oogle-phone-2-05-07_rc4-android-apk-download/
Grab the latest version from April 20th. I am running this stock Google Dialer on my Samsung Note 5, and it works perfectly. I am rooted of course, but no idea if that was even needed.
Just go to your downloads folder, and click the .apk to install, should work.