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HTC Diamond questions plz leave answers

Alright so first of all I'm a new owner of HTC Touch Diamond and I just had a few questions about modding etc. I know nothing about windows mobile and I just need to know some tips and tricks about my phone
1: I have downloaded several programs off of users from this site and none of them seem to work for ei. I have downloaded Google Earth for windows mobile but I can not seem to get it to work. If someone could run me through from the beginning that would be great.
2:I downloaded some themes and wallpapers but I don't know how to set them up because when I open the file which is saved to "Themes" in my internal storage and click the setup icon which looks like this (_setup with an explorer sign beside it) it opens up an explorer window which just has a lot of useless info, so I have no idea what to do. The app I'm trying to run is called "Ink Clear Clock" i just wanted to trick my phone out a bit like I've seen everyone else do.
3: If there are any other tips and tricks that I am not aware of you can also leave me some info on any of that. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Quick yes or no Question.

Hello everyone. I'm thinking on buying HTC magic, i've been reading a bit about the Hacking to run new roms. My only objective was to run apps, or unoficial apps. Do i need to hack the HTC in order to run them ? I couldnt find awser of this question i hope someone can help Thank you,
Regards

A) Your question really doesn't make sense.
B) This is the HTC Hero forums, not the HTC Sapphire (Magic) forums.

jgcaap said:
Hello everyone. I'm thinking on buying HTC magic, i've been reading a bit about the Hacking to run new roms. My only objective was to run apps, or unoficial apps. Do i need to hack the HTC in order to run them ? I couldnt find awser of this question i hope someone can help Thank you,
Regards
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well first of all, you posted in the hero section.
about your questions, hacking is too much of a big word. better say rooting.
depends on the applications you want to install. majority of them you wont need to root your phone for them to run. there is an option to enable 3rd party applications in the menu itself. however, some applications do require rooting of the phone, for example wifi teetering, bluetooth sharing...

oh sorry i made mistake :\ but i think it would be the same.
i'll try formulate. I wish to download a pack of apps from the internet. I do not know if they are signed or not (not even know if android has that protection as windows mobile has ) . My question was if i can install those apps on the android oficial OS from HTC.
I Hope it was better formulated the question. Thanks again!

For example. i'm downloading this collection of apps: h**p://isohunt.com/torrent_details/148986681/android?tab=summary
Will i need to root or it isnt necessary? What kind of apps need rooting? Or this kind i do not have to worry about.
Thanks =)

jgcaap said:
For example. i'm downloading this collection of apps: h**p://isohunt.com/torrent_details/148986681/android?tab=summary
Will i need to root or it isnt necessary? What kind of apps need rooting? Or this kind i do not have to worry about.
Thanks =)
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from the list you quoted, you dont have to root your phone for the vast majority of them. rooting is required to access proteccted files of the system from your phone

alright excelent. Thank you for your kind help =) I was becoming interested on the iphone but after i saw android, kind of blocked my eyes. the system is great hehe. Thank you again =)

But downloading pirated apps is a good way to get your phone blacklisted & banned from the Android Market.

gu1dry said:
But downloading pirated apps is a good way to get your phone blacklisted & banned from the Android Market.
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i don't support piracy, especially not when it comes down to apps for a few $$... but i neither support divulgement of false propaganda.
so please explain how my phone is going to be banned from the market, this is the first time i hear of this?

kendong2 said:
i don't support piracy, especially not when it comes down to apps for a few $$... but i neither support divulgement of false propaganda.
so please explain how my phone is going to be banned from the market, this is the first time i hear of this?
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+ Eleventy

oh how is this detectable so far? why are they banning people from it? wont they loose money that way? If i dont root my phone, most apps i have on this list will work, in that way i wont get blacklisted? Thanks

[Q] Tips on creating a ROM

well, i decided im going to try and make a rom, and since im a beginner, i need tips and advice on how to. is there anything important i need to know? where do i begin? any info from any developers are welcome, and please. no flaming

only one bump, i promise

yea i've wanted to im have asked a couple people and the best advice i got was to
1.)download the android sdk from google
2.)download some roms or themes and to look in them and see what files are in there basically learn the files that make a rom or a theme.
3.)download a image manipulation (Photoshop, Gimp) these are the best i recommend Gimp its free!!!!
4.) WinRAR this you will have to buy or get the trial verison some computers come with this installed.
that about it thats as far i got.

Download 7zip because its the easiest to use (on windows, ubuntu has it built in.
Know the basic drivers and functions
DONT GET UPSET IF YOUR BUILD FAILS (easier said then done..i know, i made some RoMs in my day)
Know what you want- you should always know what you want before thinking about touching a ROM. If you like DE-Sensed, then know what parts to de-sense.
Know what the apps do- some apps are nonsense (like city ID, footprints, etc) and some apps make the phone usable (like a launcher), so never delete a main app off the phone without replacing it with a similar app (if i deleted sense launcher and replaced with launcher pro).
Push yourself to do more- if you ge t bored with making DE-sensed roms, try to build from source. I can always help you with that, as i have written up a giude on it and have done it many times.
and the number 1 rule:
LOVE YOUR WORK!

thanks for the info guys, this is really gonna help!

TheWizKid95 said:
thanks for the info guys, this is really gonna help!
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Your welcome...if you need any help, I'm always on xda or twitter
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[Q] Virtual Phone Help

Just ordered my HDH and over the past couple of days, viewing the themes and screenshots on the forum, I've become seriously insterested in creating something 'more for myself' if you like. However, like I said, my phone has only just been ordered. I'm really anxious to get the ball rolling, anyone have any idea the easiest way to go about this?
Any kind of virtual HDH or some kind of theme viewer I can use to assist me in getting what I want done that little bit easier?
Thanks in advance.

install the android sdk, and when set up correctly you have yourselve a virtual android device, i hasten to say i've never gone this far into it, where you can install apps etc etc

Thanks for the reply, I actually installed this prior to my post, haven't got the foggiest on how to use it, I've 'created' the virtual phone, loaded it up to the point where I've got the screen on the left and the buttons on the right but that's as far as it goes. I can't seem to gain any more control over it...

have you read the instructions here?

Think I'll leave it, after reading a couple paragraphs I decided enough was enough. Thanks very much all the same ghostofcain!

Noob to Android Help Please.

Hello Everyone.
I have just purchased a Sony Experia play for my sons Christmas present.
All I know is it is unlocked to any network and this is purchased from the UK.
What if anything are the 1st steps to enable emulation rom loading etc. on this phone. ??
I can`t find any tutorials on the 1st steps to take. Out of the box (Not even sure there are any)
Or is the phone good to go ….as it is with loading rom emulation etc.
There is no FAQ on this subject at all, and if there is?? I can`t find them.
Basically I would like my son to be able to acquire all the Good Stuff that this phone is capable of getting. E.g.: loading Roms. Iso, game files, emulation etc. etc. (like the psp, if this is even possible?)
Thank you for your time and any help.

Basically, you just have to install the emulator apps, load some roms into the sd card, do some quick configurations, and it's ready to go.
Gameboid, snesoid, n64oid, fpse are the most popular ones. You'll have to map the buttons to the gamepad first though. GBA emulators require a gba bios file. Finding one for the emulator using google shouldn't be too difficult.
Google keeps removing emulators from the market, but you can get the "oid" ones from slideme. There's an app called "emulator roms plus" that will help you find emulators, roms, and it can also install a gba bios. Personally I use tiger gba, tiger snes and tiger genesis (by Tiger King) instead of the "oid" versions.
You can either download the apps with your computer, load them onto your sd, then install, or use the phone's internet browser and download directly from there.
Sent from the best phone ever

Hello Thank you Sir for your input..
Dam after reading numerous threads on rooting and bootloader unlocking I was under the impression ,that I had to do some major flashing to enable some sort of custom FW to get this Beast to run all the good stuff.
Real glad that this is not the case.

xval66 said:
Hello Thank you Sir for your input..
Dam after reading numerous threads on rooting and bootloader unlocking I was under the impression ,that I had to do some major flashing to enable some sort of custom FW to get this Beast to run all the good stuff.
Real glad that this is not the case.
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No, most of the good stuff is available out of the box. You only need to root/unlock if you want to do technical things like overclock, edit system files, and install custom roms/kernels.

xval66 said:
Hello Thank you Sir for your input..
Dam after reading numerous threads on rooting and bootloader unlocking I was under the impression ,that I had to do some major flashing to enable some sort of custom FW to get this Beast to run all the good stuff.
Real glad that this is not the case.
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The plays dual channel DDR2 ram means it can pretty much handle anything you can throw at it straight out of the box.
Bootloader unlocking/rooting ect is more for people that like to mod the phone and for flashing custom roms ect
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AndroHero said:
flashing custom roms ect
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Are you allowed to elaborate on this please if the rules permit ??
This sounds like err not too legal or am I missing somthing.
Sorry if this sounds like a real silly question ...and if it is ? Then please shoot me down for asking it.
Thank you for your continued Support and help.
Best Regards.

xval66 said:
Are you allowed to elaborate on this please if the rules permit ??
This sounds like err not too legal or am I missing somthing.
Sorry if this sounds like a real silly question ...and if it is ? Then please shoot me down for asking it.
Thank you for your continued Support and help.
Best Regards.
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Flashing custom roms is legal, though you have to unlock your bootloader to do so and that might void your warranty as SE put's it. So if you mean by 'not legal' is the same as voiding your warranty, then yes.
As said in this thread it do most things out of the box and pretty good i might ad
Regards Dousan...

Thanks Guy`s you have made it almost crystal for me now with the experia play options.
Really appreciate all your help and advice.
Thank You.

On an added note any general computer experience with emulators or file browsing and opening will help you work this emulator app's pretty fine
fpse and gameboid will need bios files if you need a hand finding them just reply here i'm sure more than enough people will help you
also in fpse once you have loaded the bios save the settings so as you don't have to load the bios everytime you open the emulator app.
other information including compatability with the emulator is over in the themes and apps thread!
Your son is going to love this phone, it's so pro!

xval66 said:
Are you allowed to elaborate on this please if the rules permit ??
This sounds like err not too legal or am I missing somthing.
Sorry if this sounds like a real silly question ...and if it is ? Then please shoot me down for asking it.
Thank you for your continued Support and help.
Best Regards.
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Custom roms are custom software for your device, most custom roms are based on the offical sony software. But some like CM7 are built from source (AOSP).
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"custom roms" when talking about bootloaders and such = custom Android installation
"roms" when talking about emulators = the games themselves
A lot of newbies seem to get confused by these terms being used in more than one context within a single thread.
Sent from the best phone ever

tekken179 said:
fpse and gameboid will need bios files if you need a hand finding them just reply here i'm sure more than enough people will help you
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Afaik it's not legal to share the bios file's, you'll have to google them yourself, but is easily found when doing so and wich ones to use for best results
Ohh and it's not allowed on xda to share, link or discuss warez and such
Regards Dousan...