Just got my HTC Desire today and everything is working fine apart from the android market. I have 3 problems:
1) I don't have the paid apps tab only top free and just in. I can see paid apps within the just in section, but not top paid apps.
2) When I clock on the install button I get a blank screen with just the background gui showing for at least 10-20 seconds before the confirmation screen that shows what permissions the app needs is finally shown.
3) Apps install correctly however they never get removed from the "currently downloading" list in the Downloads section of the android market.
I got the phone through virgin mobile and I am currently using a t-mobile sim in it. I have tried doing a factory reset which didn't solve the problem.
Anyone had any similar issues?
Liam
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Your problems will be solved by removing t-mobile content lock. It can be done through their website or by calling customer service.
One problem will remain though: so far no one can see copy-protected apps because market is not recognizing our build number. It should be solved soon though.
Hi,
The phone actually came from Virgin Mobile, but for the moment I am using my old T-Mobile sim which used to be in my G1 which didn't have any problems with the market. I seem to remember de-activating the content lock when I used the browser for the first time on my g1.
I just checked on my t-mobile account details and I definitely have the content lock turned off.
I still have the same problem with the market, i.e. I get about 20 seconds of blank screen after clicking install before the permission confirmation details come up.
And after an app is installed it still shows in the download section as installing with the grey progress bar and doesn't disappear unless I go to the settings/Applications and clear the cache in download manager, market and force close the market app.
Anyone have any similar problems? I have done a full factory reset three times, still the same problems.
Liam
I just got mine, its a open one unbranded. I can neither connect to gtalk or download apps, both hang. I have read similar problems for the Droid, but the fixes dont work for me.
Also can you connect the device to the internet via the PC, like windows mobile ?
That's odd. My problems were solved by removing content lock.
Does the same thing happen on WiFi? Did you try to restart the device?
Regarding PC to phone tethering, it's not possible over USB. There are guides on how to do it over WiFi though.
Its the same for me : confirmed that content lock is off.
and still have this problem.
On Tmobile, upgraded from G1, same sim.
I get this on wifi or not.
If I restart the device, the Market Place states its installed correctly (like it should do). But installing another shows the same problem.
I've done a Factory Reset via the menu and that did solve it.
And I've just phoned tmo tech support, and they recommend resetting via fastboot.
I'll give that a go later, and post back the results.
Any other ideas?
Its really weird. Yesterday at a different wifi location it worked fine. But again its not working in work. I assume then the downloads are being blocked by the service provider, or the router.
Thats really crap you cannot connect to the internet via the USB cable like in windows mobile. I cant get my data service working either - so in work I have to work.
ok, I did a clear storage from the fastboot menu, I assumed that what he meant, had no effect.
but figured it out!!!!!!
its my gmail/Google account thats the problem! if I reset the phone and created a new account it works fine. log back in as me, bang. back as previously created new account, fine.
1. is this the same for other people?
2. the people who are having this problem, are you all previous Android users?
3. if so, what phone? me was G1.
I will have to raise a bug with android or google on this.
I now also have to ring back tmo and tell them this info, as I'm guessing by his language he want to take the phone back in.
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PauloJ5 said:
Its really weird. Yesterday at a different wifi location it worked fine. But again its not working in work. I assume then the downloads are being blocked by the service provider, or the router.
Thats really crap you cannot connect to the internet via the USB cable like in windows mobile. I cant get my data service working either - so in work I have to work.
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Beware that while most apps like gmail, calendar, contacts, etc work using port 80 (HTTP), both google talk and android market use different ports.
In my school network I can't connect to gtalk or download from market because they block those ports on the firewall.
I previously had a g1 and think the problems I was having had something to do with my gmail account but it seemed to resolve itself after several factory resets.
I am not convinced that the factory reset was what fixed it, I just think it needed a bit of time to sort itself out.
I wonder if having a new device with the same gmail account causes the issue and it takes a while to recognise the new device. though that doesn't really explain the behaviour I was seeing.
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I cannot find a way around this.
My google account shows the slowness and install problems, a test/temp/dummy/other account does not, I do not want to change my email address!
So I have emailed Google, see where that gets me.
Anyone know/think-of any other routes?
to: [email protected]
I am having problems with the Market on my new Desire. I previously had a G1.
1. When I select Downloads tab, it takes about 10 seconds before the loading text is displayed.
2. When selecting something to install, the 1st info page with the install button is displayed but with no info/text/etc, ie only the install button, again about a 10sec wait and the info shows fine.
3. When selecting install, the security confirm page is displayed but is blank, no text or buttons, another 10secs and its displayed.
4. If I actually go to install an app, it correctly redirects me back to the last market list page. From there if I go to Downloads, after the 10sec wait, it always states "installing", even when its finished, and pushed a notification up.
I can use the app, but the market always states installing. Even hours after. These all queue up and never clear.
Only rebooting the phone clears the installing app, and correctly marks them as installed.
5. Uninstalling app cannot be completed at all. I select uninstall, and it pops up the confirmation box, but then displays a blank page, and after the 10 or so seconds, displays the "Uninstalling application" with progress bar, but never completes. Again only a reboot corrects this.
All this occurs for any app.
I have done many Factory Resets from software, and Clear Storage from Fastboot.
Interestingly, my phone works corrected with a new account, I reset the phone and instead of signing in with my usual account, I created a new one, this worked very fast and correctly. Signing back in with my normal account again showed the same problems.
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same problem here, gone from a G1 to HTC desire not tryed to sign up with a new account simply becasue i had the xxxx.xxxgmail mail now for over 18 months and rely on it.
All I know is that the day after I got my Desire, probably about 24 hours after first turning it on (and after 4 factory resets which may have nothing to do with it) I was installing an app, which had the same problems i.e. delayed permissions screen, remaining in the download screen even after being installed succesfully, then a few minutes later I went to install another app and it was fine, no delay, suddenly I had the Top Paid apps tab and apps did not remain in the download section as still downloading. It has been fine ever since.
It seems that all of us who have this problem have had G1s previously so it must be something to do with that.
I experienced this issue with my new desire but not one with older rom. Both from T-Mobile. The funny thing was first day it was running pretty slow, could not view paid apps either but now it is much faster as it should be and paid apps have appeared too. So it's working brilliantly.
i have market problems too... i cant see many market apps, including paid apps which i bought..
it's a free desire with vodafone spain sim.
tito kastros said:
i have market problems too... i cant see may market apps, including paid apps which i bought..
it's a free desire with vodafone spain sim.
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That's a different issue, apparently Google have not yet added the HTC Desires "fingerprint" to some kind of database that enables access to apps with copy protection, this is why some apps you have previously purchased won't show up.
Apparently this happens with all new handsets, though why Google don't get this resolved before the phones release I don't know, as it doesn't give a great experience to the end user (HTC say they sent the fingerprint well before the phone was released but google haven't processed it yet).
Hopefully this should be resolved soon. Until then I have had to extract a few of my more regularly used protected apps from my G1 with root.
But it happens to me with free apps too.
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But it happens to me with free apps too.
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Any application developer can choose to use copy protection, some free apps choose to do that.
I live in Bolivia, my cellular provider is Tigo.
I own and HTC Touch pro2 (AT&T HTC Tilt2) and I had this problem: Involuntary internet connections happen in my phone, my cellular provider has billed me 16 MB for internet navigation in a single day. Their explanation is that probably phone has connected in background using an application. I know the touch flo interface connects to download e-mail headers and weather reports, but I find difficult that this application can use 16MB What can be happening?
As I said all the 16MB were downloaded in a single day and the last 3MB in 5 minutes after downloading internet connection.
Besides the default applications I have just installed pocket e-sword, a bible reader that does not connect to Internet
Is there an application that downloads this quantity of information?
If so, how can I disable it?
Is there any way to see which is the server where my cell connected and what it was doing?
Is there any way to set up my phone with a max download data amount?
The solution that the cell provider gave me momentanially is to disable my internet conection, but that is not exactly what I want.
Thanks on advance.
Igor
Well if you are using Sense, it downloads weather if you dont have it set not to. You might also want to disable the "Get my location at anytime" feature, because it may use AGPS. But I really dont know what else would cause this other than the fact that it is Windows, and it loves its TCP/IP. but the best thing to do would be to use MoDaco - No data to disable the data connections, then when you want to use them just turn them back on.
Thank you
What's MODACO???
How do I disable "Get my location at anytime" ???
Modaco is another website with a forum.
Not sure if this is the latest version, but a quick google of this site turned up the Modaco No Data cab attached to this thread.
btw, you could use something like the SPB GPRS monitor to keep an eye on when internet connections are being made, and how much data is being down/uploaded. If you check task manager when you see a connection being made, perhaps we can trace where the data is being requested. I believe there is a demo version available of this program. I've not yet got a TP2, but can at least confirm that this monitor works fine on a TyTn II. You'll need to tell it which connection to monitor. Battery Status plugin for the today screen should apparently also do the trick.
If you ever get really desperate, you could always use WiFi at home to test without involving spending more, and use your PC to sniff the packets, check for what IP addresses and types of data are being requested. There maybe an app to do this directly on your phone, but I've not looked.
I have a problem. No really, no joke...
I can get my phone to sync from internet, and sync my work mails automatic.
I have to options connecting to my workplace: APN (not the regular internet use APN) or VPN.
I swiched from a nokia e75. The nokia could use either dynamic apn switching or 2 apn-s at the same time. Everything synced. On my beloved Desire, i have to switch manually to the other APN, or turn on the VPN and then sync, and then switch back to the regular APN, or switch off the VPN.
I couldn't find any solution for it. But i think this is a sick joke. Why can't i do something on a top notch Android device, what i could do even on a old SE P990i years before...
if someone knows some application, or rom (i would root my phone to have this function...), or something what could do this, I would say a prayer for him, each time i would become some important mail from my workplace (So 4-5 time a weak on the average), without turning on my laptop, to check for the mails.
So who wants to live forever?
(Im catholic, so if you are not one, then you could raise your chance for to the afterlife, or nirvana, or something like that)
I would suggest you to check tasker to switch to your vpn periodically and then check your work mail??
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I've got an unbranded A8181 HTC Desire, and I've done all the usual set ups for the internet via APNs etc.
I know it works because I get the 3G / E / H symbols when I turn it on and facebook will update, as well as syncing my gmail, weather etc.
I've found, however, that I can't seem to do any actual web browsing when the internet is connected.
Google loads up fine (takes about a full minute to do so) but search terms don't work. It consistently comes back with "web page not available", yet if I use the WiFi at uni, I can use google without any issues.
I managed to open a website that I had checked earlier through the WiFi while my internet was connected but that might be because the page information was already in the cache, since wikipedia won't open.
Has anyone else had this problem?
since its not looking like its the browser (default HTC one) because I can open pages on it from uni, but the internet does seem to work for account syncing so it's not looking like its that either...
Right, thought I'd ask this here even though the same problem happens on my wife's Wildfire S.
I have both phones connected via wifi to my home network. My main PC is hard-wired to the same router as the phones connect to and both phones have a static ip set up. If I use the network from the phone (e.g. use a browser to surf the net, use email or the Market) then I have no problems. I can also 'ping' my main computer from the phone (I have a terminal emulator installed) and it comes back immediately with a response.
The issue is when I try to ping the phone from my PC it takes several attempts to "wake up". Not a big problem, I hear you say, but the irritation from my side is that the same thing happens when I go to sync my contacts/calendar and I have to try several times to get it to connect.
Now, it could well be that this is an Android "feature" and there's nothing I can do about it, in which case fine, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. However, if there is something I can do I'd like to know what that "something" is. Anyone got any ideas as to what may be happening here?
Oh, both phones are bog stock and have been updated to the latest HTC firmware. Mine is unlocked and unbranded, the Wildfire S is a Vodafone branded mobile (UK).
Thanks in advance.
Dave
Not much help I know but my android phones (G1, Desire, Desire HD) all respond to a ping instantaneously, no lag.
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dvhttn said:
Right, thought I'd ask this here even though the same problem happens on my wife's Wildfire S.
I have both phones connected via wifi to my home network. My main PC is hard-wired to the same router as the phones connect to and both phones have a static ip set up. If I use the network from the phone (e.g. use a browser to surf the net, use email or the Market) then I have no problems. I can also 'ping' my main computer from the phone (I have a terminal emulator installed) and it comes back immediately with a response.
The issue is when I try to ping the phone from my PC it takes several attempts to "wake up". Not a big problem, I hear you say, but the irritation from my side is that the same thing happens when I go to sync my contacts/calendar and I have to try several times to get it to connect.
Now, it could well be that this is an Android "feature" and there's nothing I can do about it, in which case fine, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. However, if there is something I can do I'd like to know what that "something" is. Anyone got any ideas as to what may be happening here?
Oh, both phones are bog stock and have been updated to the latest HTC firmware. Mine is unlocked and unbranded, the Wildfire S is a Vodafone branded mobile (UK).
Thanks in advance.
Dave
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It would seem since both the phones can ping your pc just fine and the router is able to process the request that the pc would be the weak link in the chain. There are several things that could cause your pc to lag while trying to ping your phones. Drivers, os environment, type of network card, firewalls, etc. Also if the phone is in a sleep state it would take longer or not return a response at all until screen is turned on or the WiFi is re awakened. There are settings in the phone to set the WiFi to not sleep but then you will eat up your battery. Best thing to do is make sure the phone is awake and WiFi signal obtained, then try to sync or ping. If it still is dodgy then you need to resolve issues on your pc.
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