Hi,
Looking at a new phone as my contract is up for renewal end of the year and think the desire is the best option but really want to run Windows... Anyone got a windows rom for the desire?
..or should i just look for another
Thanks,
Brad
blabley said:
hi,
looking at a new phone as my contract is up for renewal end of the year and think the desire is the best option but really want to run windows... Anyone got a windows rom for the desire?
..or should i just look for another
thanks,
brad
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no no no no no!!
AndroHero said:
no no no no no!!
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You dont think it's a good idea then no
Lol you better prepare to be flamed to hell and back!
This has been asked a few times now, and no one gets off lightly
Windows can't be ported to the Desire. If you really want it, you will have to look elsewhere.
Good luck
blabley said:
You dont think it's a good idea then no
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thats not the point, the point is its not possible lol
Chicken oriental
blabley said:
Looking at a new phone as my contract is up for renewal end of the year and think the desire is the best option but really want to run Windows... Anyone got a windows rom for the desire?
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First of all, if you'd actually *searched* before posting, you'd have found that this question get asked on a weekly basis, and the answer is always the same.
That being said, if you are not due an upgrade until the end of the year, why not wait until the end of the year before looking? The Desire will have been superseded by then, and Windows Mobile 7 phones will be out.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
First of all, if you'd actually *searched* before posting, you'd have found that this question get asked on a weekly basis, and the answer is always the same.
That being said, if you are not due an upgrade until the end of the year, why not wait until the end of the year before looking? The Desire will have been superseded by then, and Windows Mobile 7 phones will be out.
Regards,
Dave
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Yeah I did search... but guess it was so late i must of missed that
sorry
...and yeah just thought i'd ask
Related
First person to find evidence of an Android user trying to run Windows Mobile wins !
win what an hd2?
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Yes, you are right. I forgot.
The prize is cudos and respect.
haha! Good luck with that one. why would you even consider it?
you'se been trolled, yo!
HelloWorld3 said:
you'se been trolled, yo!
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Well, I can see that it looks like that.
Actually I'm trying to make a point. I have had WM devices for a number of years now. WM6 was the last proper advance and that was a while ago and really only made things stable. WM5 was a dog imo
I just find it very telling that so many WM users are trying to get Android to run yet I'd say (prove me wrong) no one who has a device that doesn't run WM is trying to run it.
What does that say ?
dik23 said:
Well, I can see that it looks like that.
Actually I'm trying to make a point. I have had WM devices for a number of years now. WM6 was the last proper advance and that was a while ago and really only made things stable. WM5 was a dog imo
I just find it very telling that so many WM users are trying to get Android to run yet I'd say (prove me wrong) no one who has a device that doesn't run WM is trying to run it.
What does that say ?
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It says... other devices are limited to 1 OS, while WinMo has the ability to expand across several. Right now, I'm running WinMo 6.5, Android, and Blackberry software, in 1 phone.
What does that say ?
That says that HTC release some excellent hardware and that there are some dedicated hackers (white hat) out there willing to help out.
Why, what did you think ?
dik23 said:
That says that HTC release some excellent hardware and that there are some dedicated hackers (white hat) out there willing to help out.
Why, what did you think ?
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Closer to greys than whites tbh...
madman1520 said:
Closer to greys than whites tbh...
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I was being nice lol
it says that we have the ability to run two OS and can choose between the two as we desire... it also says that WinMo rules
nemo0405 said:
it also says that WinMo rules
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And how did you come to that conclusion ?
"they" have even put Android on the Iphone
sd73ta said:
"they" have even put Android on the Iphone
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All I saw was the iPhone boot a Linux kernel. Never got to an actual OS.
I'm constantly impressed by Linux, it seems it'll run on anything that has a current passing through it
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"they" have even put Android on the Iphone
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OMG !!!! We have a contender
1st post on your link - karavanas
"does this mean that windows on iphone is close?"
However he doesn't want in on an Android device so, sorry, no cigar !
Why would you want to find an Android user trying to boot WinMo? They don't exist.
iamterence said:
Why would you want to find an Android user trying to boot WinMo? They don't exist.
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And why don't they exist ....?
If some phone with specs better than a winmo phone came out with android on my carrier (sprint) I'd want to be able to run winmo instead. Why? just cuz i like it better.
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All I saw was the iPhone boot a Linux kernel. Never got to an actual OS.
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interesting to see linux adaptability
Hi,
as I've grown to HATE HTC and their products now, I was thinking about getting an android phone with the specs to run Win Phone 7 when it's released, but...How would wiping this and replacing the OS work? Anyone got any thoughts?
Cheers!
tiwas said:
Hi,
as I've grown to HATE HTC and their products now, I was thinking about getting an android phone with the specs to run Win Phone 7 when it's released, but...How would wiping this and replacing the OS work? Anyone got any thoughts?
Cheers!
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What the... WP7S isn't anywhere near a beta or leaked or anything and you're asking a question like that?
Come on man... Think about it... How could anyone know the answer? Very silly question. There is no information on anything to do with any aspect of installing WP7S and you want to know how to put it on an Android phone? Have you seen how hard people are working and how unbelievably hard Android is to get working on a WindowsMobile device? Obviously not otherwise you wouldn't be asking the above.
Tsk tsk. Sorry for the shoot down but this is a but of a waste of a thread dude.
EDIT: I find it humorous that you say you HATE HTC yet they are the only ones with an Android handset with enough power to meet WP7S's minimum specs haha.
tiwas said:
Hi,
as I've grown to HATE HTC and their products now, I was thinking about getting an android phone with the specs to run Win Phone 7 when it's released, but...How would wiping this and replacing the OS work? Anyone got any thoughts?
Cheers!
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I don't believe u have 3 posts .. i ll read them all ... you made my day with this question
Guys give me a suggestion. should i buy HTC HD2 or wait till 7 series phone comes out??
labale25 said:
Guys give me a suggestion. should i buy HTC HD2 or wait till 7 series phone comes out??
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if you want HD2 for only reason to upgrade to WP7 then I'd suggest to wait until it's available (maybe other WP7 are available earlier, or HD2 doesn't get an update)
wait.. you want to buy and android phone and then 'upgrade' to wp7? Just get the android phone, and then sell it when wp7 hits.
the internet. It's real life.
i am getting my self a htc desire but i have been a user of windows mobile software's for ever and i love it.
would i be able to still use some of the software's that i have on hand??
I would appriciate if you could email me your replies on this subject to
[email protected]
Thank you in advance
From what Ive seen on here from when other people have posted this question hes gonna get a lot of hate emails lol.
LOL, what a redicilous question!! Android FTW!
i'd wager it's possible if you can find a few dedicated people to support your cause.
Oh, and btw, bwahahahahahahahahahaha
And that's coming from someone who's had 4 WinMo devices in a row before a desire.
Since the specs are similar It might not be that difficult for people to get together etc..
But, If you can, try the desire and the HD2 and see which you prefer. After owning winmo before, and coming within inches of owning a HD2 and then trying a desire - linux is so much better at the user experience. The fluidity, ease of use and speed at which things are accessed is far better than the winmo 6.1 and 6.5 I have used before. The OS is very intuitive. I bet you could give this phone to a 6 yr old and they would within a short time frame be using this better than the general user. I might try this.
I'm just very happy that the phone doesnt stress me out trying to use it like winmo did. writing txts and swapping between functions is quick. Very cool.
It's not "Is it possible?" it's "Why bother?"
I hate "flame" conversation. But WHY bother? If you want snapdragon with WM then HD2 is your device. I have 10years of history with windows mobile devices from Cassiopeia A-11 with Windows CE, thru WM2003, 05, 06 and 6.5. And I can say after month with HTC Desire, every possible app is already for android and it runs faster and looks better. Except professional apps used in parcel delivery and stock monitoring (only question of time).
Don´t worry you´ll do just fine.
dieselboy said:
The OS is very intuitive. I bet you could give this phone to a 6 yr old and they would within a short time frame be using this better than the general user. I might try this.
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A six year old might be fine, the missus still struggles...
I, myself, am a fully fledged Android convert. Previously, my favourite devices were all WinMobile (Never liked Symbian much). I took a leap of faith and got my Desire on a bit of a whim (and a LOT of research) and I can honestly say I love Android to bits, it's easily the best Phone/Phone OS I've ever used so I'm on everyone in this forum's side when it comes to Android vs. WinMobile.
But I still have to say, I see nothing wrong with what the OP is asking. If someone released a port of Windows Mobile 6.5 or 7 for the Desire, I'd probably try it out myself, even for just a giggle. I know I'd go back to android probably within a few hours, but that's not the point, it's fun to play with stuff like that.
The fact that the guy has picked the Desire over the likes of the HD2 tells me that he's made his choice with Android and just wants to keep his options open - and what's wrong with that? This is exactly the kind of thing that XDA dev was designed for. Hell, my dream would be to have an OS choice at bootup, imagine being able to pick between your favourite custom ROMs, a stock ROM and even a WinMo ROM? That would be pretty epic and I don't think anyone would complain that it was a "Waste of time". So go easy on the guy, it's not all that stupid a question.
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So go easy on the guy, it's not all that stupid a question.
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It is a stupid question when it gets asked week in week out.
A simple search would've revealed this - I just searched "Windows Mobile" and found 5 threads asking the same question.
Regards,
Dave
Which just means there's a fair amount of interest in it, making it even less of a stupid question. Rather than flame the guy, just ask him nicely to use search in future and point him to one of the threads.
Personally, I don't think the ignorance of the search bar is any worse than those who flame people for asking "stupid questions".
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Which just means there's a fair amount of interest in it, making it even less of a stupid question.
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No, it just means that the poster(s) can't be bothered to read the forum rules!
1. Search before posting
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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Note - it's rule 1!
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
No, it just means that the poster(s) can't be bothered to read the forum rules!
Note - it's rule 1!
Regards,
Dave
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Exactly - and the point I'm trying to make is that Rule #2 applies just as much as Rule 1!
2. Be polite and respect your fellow xda-dev user.
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Exactly - and the point I'm trying to make is that Rule #2 applies just as much as Rule 1!
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You clearly haven't been here long if you think what's been said on this thread constitutes a flame - this is so tame it wouldn't even register on a mod's radar!
Regards,
Dave
Why bother buying a Desire and ask for a WinMo porting? just buy an HD Mini or an HD2.
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You clearly haven't been here long if you think what's been said on this thread constitutes a flame - this is so tame it wouldn't even register on a mod's radar!
Regards,
Dave
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I wouldn't say flaming, just wasn't terribly polite. Sure, the guy could have and should have used the search engine ,that's fair enough, but all the "Lols, why bother, android is teh win, winmo is teh suck!" style comments weren't helpful, informative or necessary at all.
I'm sorry, but if you don't believe this is a stupid question I would strongly question your intelligence. Is there some problem picking up a Windows Mobile? Are they rare enough that such a strange request would come up again and again? It's silly because for those that WANT a WM phone, one is easily acquired. It's like asking if there's a way to turn my XBOX into a PS3 because I don't like XBOX games...then I'm a fool for buying one! Just because there are a lot of silly people does not render their silliness valid.
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I'm sorry, but if you don't believe this is a stupid question I would strongly question your intelligence. Is there some problem picking up a Windows Mobile? Are they rare enough that such a strange request would come up again and again? It's silly because for those that WANT a WM phone, one is easily acquired. It's like asking if there's a way to turn my XBOX into a PS3 because I don't like XBOX games...then I'm a fool for buying one! Just because there are a lot of silly people does not render their silliness valid.
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See, this is exactly my point. Here's a reply that, within the first line, attempts to insult. Why do that? It doesn't help and all you'll do is drag out this thread much more than it needs to be. Does this "stupid question" bother you that much? Then don't reply! Ignore it and it'll go away.
Anyway, upon further inspection, it's actually not that stupid inquestion. Despite the knee-jerk reaction we all got from the title, if you read his post carefully, he's actually asking if there's any way he can run some of his windows mobile programs on the Desire. Not the full OS, just some of the programs. Sure, this is obviously a big "no", but is it really that stupid a question? We have emulators for plenty of other devices and anyone not that familliar with Android might not know that it's a completely different OS, or that it's completely incompatible. He's clearly a newbie, so go easy.
All I'm really saying is, if this kind of thing bothers you, drop the attitude and juse ignore it.
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See, this is exactly my point. Here's a reply that, within the first line, attempts to insult. Why do that?
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Because, judging from the amount of times I seen this patently ridiculous request, the polite helpful tone doesn't seem to work.
Sure, this is obviously a big "no", but is it really that stupid a question?
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Yes frankly. It doesn't strike you as silly? you don't think the ability to run WM apps or some sort of virtualisation on Android might have made big waves by now? No? Really?
I would say if the attitude bothers you, YOU ignore it.
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Why bother buying a Desire and ask for a WinMo porting? just buy an HD Mini or an HD2.
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Maybe it's because the Desire has more RAM that the HD2 and HD Mini, why can't someone just port winmo on a desire and shut people up thats asking for it too be ported..... surely its not that hard to port it over.....
"Maybe its just to hard for XDA Developers or anonymous developers on this forum to port it over.... ah well soo much for theres skills....
It serisouly serisouly can't be that hard.... if Android can be ported on a winmo mobile, why is it soo hard to port winmo on a Android phone thats 100% capable of running the O/S.
Please will someone just port it over to the Desire soo there will not be any more future threads of if it can be ported over.....
Maybe some people don't like Android and prefer winmo O/S because of there purchased apps maybe.
Please don't go mocking me saying "omg why would anyone wan't to do that.... Android is the best because its open source etc....
I'm wondering what people think the chances of WP7 being ported to the desire is?
Why?
If you want WP7, then buy WP7.
gogol said:
Why?
If you want WP7, then buy WP7.
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That's not the spirit! Why not?
I'm more than happy with Android but if someone manages to port WP7 to it I'd try it for sure... the same reason I run OpenDesire over HTC's own ROM.
wouldn't that be illegal?
as i know, you have to pay for windows mobile.....
Still wouldn't stop someone from trying it though.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Still wouldn't stop someone from trying it though.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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ofcourse it would, all of the sites that have developers with anywhere near the skill to take on a project like that have a no warez rules, as none of us own a licence for windows mobile that makes it warez lol
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Why?
If you want WP7, then buy WP7.
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TomTom.
End of.
Buy a HD2 and you can run both Windows and Android (well, most Android things work). I've used both and can't see myself ever going back to WM unless something sensational happens.
joebongo said:
TomTom.
End of.
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Would it not be easier to port just tomtom? Or even make an emulator for the tomtom device?
mercianary said:
Would it not be easier to port just tomtom? Or even make an emulator for the tomtom device?
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Ok dude, you do it and I'll test it! It's way beyond my tech level!
joebongo said:
TomTom.
End of.
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Personally I prefer Copilot anyway, so it's not the "end of" for me!
I am very surprised though that TomTom haven't produced a version for Android yet, though it would probably be too expensive to be competitive anyway.
Regards,
Dave
joebongo said:
TomTom.
End of.
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Tomtom was much better some years ago, now there is software as well good. (es. navigon works perfectly for me).
joebongo said:
Ok dude, you do it and I'll test it! It's way beyond my tech level!
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I'm in the same boat mate. Wouldn't know where to start. All I know is someone emulated a PlayStation on android so a tomtom should be a breeze.
Hello world,
This could be the dumbest question ever asked on XDA, but I'm burning be hear if its possible.
I love windows phone, but I dont like its closed source. Which made me use Android. With the recent release of M8 with Windows 8.1.1, I wanted to hear if its possible to get Windows Phone on the device at some time? I'd love to try out the Windows Phone on my M8, and maybe keep it as Windows Phone, if its possible to change.
andreglud said:
Hello world,
This could be the dumbest question ever asked on XDA, but I'm burning be hear if its possible.
I love windows phone, but I dont like its closed source. Which made me use Android. With the recent release of M8 with Windows 8.1.1, I wanted to hear if its possible to get Windows Phone on the device at some time? I'd love to try out the Windows Phone on my M8, and maybe keep it as Windows Phone, if its possible to change.
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Right now its not possible, but give it a couple weeks!
HRodMusic said:
Right now its not possible, but give it a couple weeks!
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Ah, so there aren't something that completely blocks the idea?
andreglud said:
This could be the dumbest question ever asked on XDA, but I'm burning be hear if its possible.
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The only thing wrong with this question, is that someone else literally just asked it less than 2 hours ago: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/windows-port-dual-booting-t2852572
Needs help, needs a dev with Kernel experience.
MultiRom
can we keep windows stuff in here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-windows-t2852507
seems silly to start a new thread
exocetdj said:
can we keep windows stuff in here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-windows-t2852507
seems silly to start a new thread
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Agreed - let's keep this topic and its variants in one place and one place only.
Thanks all