Dft released a working version of wp7 for the hd2, is there a chance that we will be able to use it on our desires eventually?
I saw the news from engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/13/htc-hd2-gets-its-very-own-windows-phone-7-rom/
Probably not, seeing as that is a Windows phone (note thw 'Windows' button).
The Windows OS isn't Open Source, so it will not be possible to create a custom build for the desire. And even if it would be possible, we wouldn't have hardware drivers.
So i would simply say no.
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Sorry if this has been asked before, but is it possible to load winmo 6, 6.5 or 7 on the Desire?
Can the Desire's hardware support winmo or is it Droid only?
Thanks.
Hardware cant be OS specific.
Yes we can but who want!?
Been asked many times, been answered many times. Prepare to be cyber slapped!
Apart from the obvious question "why the **** would you want to load winmo on a powerful android device", you're thinking the wrong way round : it is the software to support (literaly "to work on") a specific hw ; which is precisely what drivers and various compatibility/abstraction layers are meant for... There is no official Winmo for HTC desire, no official driver either, no way to hack the winmo source and compile for this device since winmo is not opensource, and although i have no technical knowledge about winmo and htc hw, i can't see any sain developper wasting time on hacking binaries from other similar htc hw winmo powered.
If you want a htc device with winmo, just get one (HD2...)
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xtcislove> i suppose hardware can sometimes get "OS specific" to some extent when a particular OS is so crappy and buggy that hw manufacturers would rather hard-implement by-paths than wait for the OS vendor to come clean... Also GPU vendors tend to market "directX Vx compatible" graphics cards (MS being the one calling the tune...)
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Hardware cant be OS specific.
Yes we can but who want!?
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Thanks. I do agree, but I like to play around with my phones. Thats why I was wondering.
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Been asked many times, been answered many times. Prepare to be cyber slapped!
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Yes, I thought it might have, was just being lazy!
Is it possible to run any of these systems on our phone?
especialy WP7 / WM 6.5
in theory: probably yes
but: neither is open source, thus it'll be rather difficult to port them to any device that they aren't ment for, plus, you'd need a license to run these operating systems on your phone and you probably won't get one
alltogether: no, I am not aware of it being possible to run any of these operating systems on an Desire HD
llama-power said:
in theory: probably yes
but: neither is open source, thus it'll be rather difficult to port them to any device that they aren't ment for, plus, you'd need a license to run these operating systems on your phone and you probably won't get one
alltogether: no, I am not aware of it being possible to run any of these operating systems on an Desire HD
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agreed with you.
but you can flash linux ubuntu on dhd as it's free.
and honeycomb too (but still in devolepment) ported in dhd.
It is impossible so far I think.
Theirs a Windows Phone 7 launcher in the android market, You can check that out if you like it. Havent tried it myself yet.
HI EVERYONE
IS THERE ANY WAY TO USE TWO OS IN DEFY?
I MEAN WM7 AND ANDROID OS !
THE POINT IS IF YOU CAN LAUNCH EACH OS AT WHAT THEY GOT YOU CAN UNLIMITEDLY USE DIFFERENT TYPE OF GAMES AND THEMES AND MULTI USE ONCE .
EVEN DEFY HAS ALL THE GREAT POWER TO USE THEM AT ONCE.
Since the Bootloader is still locked, I don't really think it works. After all, the only device I know can run both Android and WM7 is HTC HD2 which seem like supported by HTC.
HI SWAT AXEL
NO, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. WINDOWS MOBILE DEVICES CAN RUN ANDROID, BUT NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND. A WINDOWS MOBILE OS CAN'T BE USED ON AN ANDROID PHONE BECAUSE OF IT'S HARDWARE, IT JUST WORKS ON WINDOWS DEVICES.
that would be nice
thanks for reply , but if you have checked (cydia)in iphone it has (fake os) feature that allows to use android , and i still believe there is a way.
i hope we can reach that point.
Yes, I would also love it to work, but in an other forum I read that that's not possible (sorry, I don't have the link right now) because of the hardware.
But who knows, maybe a dev can do that with a trick or so.
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Hi all,
this is just a little discussion i want to start about the new update microsoft will soon be releasing - 7.5 or what ever it becomes...
I love my HD2 - WP7 AND Android - UNBEATABLE... I really dont want to have to buy a new phone that is not as good...
I think the work that courtilla and DFT team have done is absolutly remarkable!
BUT -
Do you recon / think anyone will be developing ways of loading windows phone '7.5' on to the HD2 in the future??? or is wp7 the death and grail of the HD2???
Ill donate / pay to anyone who will port a fully working 7.5 OS onto the HD2 (and provide a installer like the current DFT one) - ide also be up for testing...
Thanks
I bet DFT will be working on it - they have access to a lot of stuff.
And if not DFT, I will be working on toolset for cooking WP7 ROMs (unless DFT releases them meanwhile). I already started 2 months ago, but haven't ever finished them.
WP7.5 will be a whole new OS release, not an update to the current revision. Going from WP7 to Mango will be like Upgrading form Windows Vista to 7.
So I don't think it will be as easy as it was for the original release, especially since there was a test ROM from the HD2 floating around already (the HD7 is basically the same and HTC/Microsoft used the HD2 as a dev phone for a bit).
I was wondering, tht when buying a new smartphone if I go with windows based OS on mobile, will I be able to run any software tht can run on windows based desktop computer? If not, such functionality is expected to come with forthcoming Windows 8 mobile?
PS: I wana run my live stock market terminal on mobile phone.
Since ver 7, the os is no longer called windows mobile; its now called windows phone. but to answer your question, no you can't run desktop applications on windows phone (or windows mobile for that matter) and this is unlikely to change.
That said I'm sure you can find another application to achieve whatever it is that you're after on the marketplace...
:-( my all needs are getting completed with an smartphone, but i guess eventually i will have to buy a laptop as well... just to run my stockmarket software.... Damn and they are telling smartphones (Like SGS2 etc.) are quickly replacing laptops...
PS: Wht is the latest ver. of windows phone called and, what is the windows phone marketplace url (Kind of new to smartphones)
Well for a lot of people smartphones or tablets can replace computers, most people aren't stockbrokers!
The latest version of Windows Phone is 7.5 Mango, which is currently at RTM stage - i.e. released to OEMs pending approval for new devices and upgrades to existing devices.
The Windows Phone Marketplace can only be accessed via the phone or via the Zune desktop software. The Zune software comes highly recommended from me, it's a very, very good media management software and I can't live without the wireless sync function anymore!
You can browse the marketplace through Zune without owning a Windows Phone device.
Perhaps you could let the community know what it is exactly that you need to do and someone might be able to suggest something?
EDIT: As you're new to smartphones, from a usability perspective Windows Phone 7 would be an excellent choice for you - it is simply brilliant to use, the interface is understated and elegant and the lack of pointless graphics makes it both simple and quick. Microsoft have clearly put massive effort into making Windows Phone highly usable and have surpassed pretty much all expectations, especially with the 7.5 update, which brings in a huge amount of functionality. A lot of people try and put Windows Phone down having never used it, because it's one of those things that needs you to spend 10 minutes with it to understand - but once you've spent 9 minutes with it, everything else just seems ridiculously complicated.
olivespin said:
:-( my all needs are getting completed with an smartphone, but i guess eventually i will have to buy a laptop as well... just to run my stockmarket software.... Damn and they are telling smartphones (Like SGS2 etc.) are quickly replacing laptops...
PS: Wht is the latest ver. of windows phone called and, what is the windows phone marketplace url (Kind of new to smartphones)
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Silverlight in Windows
Hi
Silverlight apps are currently available in Windows and I think that the concept being put out there at the moment is that Windows 8 will run the same apps as Windows Mobile 8.
Nobody knows if this will become a reality or not.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking
olivespin said:
I was wondering, tht when buying a new smartphone if I go with windows based OS on mobile, will I be able to run any software tht can run on windows based desktop computer? If not, such functionality is expected to come with forthcoming Windows 8 mobile?
PS: I wana run my live stock market terminal on mobile phone.
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The best thing for you to do would be to find a mobile version of the software you are trying to run. Then get the device that runs that particular software.
The closest you'll come to running your "exact" software on a mobile device is to get a Windows based tablet or laptop. But to run your stock software on a smartphone, you will need the "mobile" version of that software, if it exists.
Also, check to see if your stock-terminal application is web-based. If it is, you may be able to access what you need with ANY smartphone through the smartphone's web browser. That means your "stock terminal" would work on Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, etc.