HTC Desire software updated statement Sam Mostyn - UK Comms 10/08/2010
Weve listened to feedback from customers on a number of points around the recent 360 Android 2.1 update and made some changes to the roll out plan.
The Android 2.2 update for Vodafone HTC Desire users will be based on the HTC open market version of the software and we will customise it to ensure our network settings are installed.For customers who have downloaded the recent 360 update for Android 2.1, we can confirm that the Android 2.2 update will remove the 360 applications and will leave the homepage and bookmarks on your current settings.Customers who want to access the 360 services will be able to do so once the Android 2.2 compatible version is available and, in the meantime, can now download apps like 360 People from the Android Marketplace. We plan to make the 360 apps available in a separate update for the HTC Desire at a later date, giving customers the choice to download it.
We will let you know when the date for delivery of the Android 2.2 update is finalised and subject to testing,we expect this to be in 7-10 days time
Apologies if the format is weird but I just copied and pasted
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Sounds like complaining actually did the job! I did not think Vodafone would budge on that.
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Yes and rightly so
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I amn't on Vodafone UK but this is good news. Installing bloatware before you get your phone is bad but ok. Installing it AFTER you get your phone and releasing it at the same time a major System update was expected so as to get as many people downloading it as possible was a bad move.
great news i think..accept when i downloaded it i went out of my way to flash the rom and get different roms installed.. now how do i go back to what it was like before lol
Well done to everyone that complained i know i did
It does say towards the end that they are going to make another update after 2.2 that has the 360 junk in it so we can choose if we want it or not... im a little confused
so the 2.2 update will clear the voda branding... then shortly after there will another update "2.2 update 1" or something like that, that will put the branding back on?
Whats the point in that, it said we'll have the choice to download it or not, but if we dont and eventually 2.3 comes out will that bypass the 2.2.1 branding update?.
because i asume having an update that you dont install, it will keep showing up eveytime i check for a software update & i'll reject it
so when 2.3 comes out it will still be there as i wouldnt have installed it
so eventually we're going to have to install it to get past it to future updates.
Or have i misunderstood the whole thing?
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Vodafone are a money making machine, one way or another they will look to put added 'value' onto all their handsets, they will just change their T&C's for new android handsets allowing branded apps etc. in future.
You can also bet that they will not be spending much time releasing updates if they are not seeing any financial return from them. Don't be surprised if the 2.2.bloat release is the last you see for the Desire.
Personally I've just jumped off the Vodafone wagon (well, for software updates anyway), they tell you anything to get you to commit to a contract, my salesperson categorically stated that OTA updates will be directly from HTC and not have any Vodafone intervention - silly me for believing that!
Now I'm happily flashing ROMS after Unrevoked and love my Desire again, only wish I had done it sooner! Gingerbread is on my Christmas wish list
Its been 10 days now anyone know/heard anything?
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They've said on their forum that it'll be late...
Orange HTC Desire Froyo Update??
C'mon Orange! At least let us know what timelines we're talking about here. If Vodafone can sort it out, why are you leaving us hanging!!?? Also - please follow Vodafone's lead and not include all your bundled 'Crapware'!! Its annoying and pointless.
whoop whoop! even this doesn't give me back the time I wasted on debranding and rooting! well, still waiting for this!
OTA froyo installed from Vodafone
Posting this using my PC WiFi tethered to my HTC Desire
The 360 update icon hasn't disappeared - though the splash screen seemed not to be the Vodafone one anymore - will need to do some further tests.
What else should I look for to show if the bloatware is gone or not?
Cheers
Just updated mine now need to test it!
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ok so if any one could help me figure out how to put android on my att htc tilt 2 thatd be great cause i cant stand the windows 6.5 that came with the phone....PLEASE
mikelegz said:
ok so if any one could help me figure out how to put android on my att htc tilt 2 thatd be great cause i cant stand the windows 6.5 that came with the phone....PLEASE
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android can't replace windows 6.5 because its not fully functioning. I would try it but dont expect it to be a replacement. what I am assuming you are referring to as 6.5 is probably "sense" from htc they load it with the phone as an interface to work on top of windows. I personally don't like it though many developers have customized it and seem to love it. you can turn it on and of in a menu setting. if you shut it you erik be left with actual windows 6.5 what they call titanium which I personally dont mind but im not sure you will like it. you should try out spb mobile shell it will give you a fully customizable experience that is similar to android and it works perfectly without it I won't really enjoy using my phone.they have a trial version available in the windows marketplace. try it I think you will be very happy.if you have any other questions feel free too ask .
im not trying to replace it wit android. i just saw on you tube tilt 2's running android as an app but i dont have the know how to do it. i think i put the one thats on the market place on and it slowed my phone down even moar. but ill try it again. i had the android app thing on my phone but i forgot to download the anti virus and well it corrupted my sd card and well i had to start over fresh so im trying to find one that will work
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im not trying to replace it wit android. i just saw on you tube tilt 2's running android as an app but i dont have the know how to do it. i think i put the one thats on the market place on and it slowed my phone down even moar. but ill try it again. i had the android app thing on my phone but i forgot to download the anti virus and well it corrupted my sd card and well i had to start over fresh so im trying to find one that will work
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you did not download the right thing. it is not in marketplace. It is right here on xda:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627997
Android- best experience
For just running Android apps- Get the FROYO X build over in the Android Development section, then download the 3D Kernel (Google it, it's not on this site) and then download the Backlight and Camera kernel from the FROYO X page.
For Droid Incredible envy- Do the same, just with the SENSE X build from the same page. It's stable, just slow. Oh, and did you know you can have more than one Android build on your SD card at a time? Just change the startup.txt within the folder, and on the set cmd line, just add a rel_path=yourfoldernamehere within the quotes.
I hope I didn't throw too much info at you...
Some time ago I bough myself a DHD and I'm happy with it....almost. There are a number of apps I don't want and use. I would like to get rid of them but from what I read here I can do so much more by installing a custom rom. The problem is I have no experience in this area. I used to JB iPhones but if it comes to Android I'm clueless. DHD is my only phone and I wouldn't like to brick it. Could anyone help me with basics.
I'd like to know if, in case of issues, there is a way of going back to my standard software?
Which rom to pick if I want to get most performance and get no garbage like MP3 Amazon?
Will I be able to install Launcher7 (I just love it)?
Will I have access to Android Market?
Maybe point a link to where I could find a tutorial with how to flash my phone? I'm using standard HTC soft (froyo) so I will need to do some extra stuff to enable custom roms.
What kind of issues can I expect after getting a new rom? How to deal with them?
Welcome to the club
Maybe you want to check my thread, jkoljo was very kind and gave a great answer
Hi ,
This will be my first time to have Android device and as an owner of Nokia N8 i don't need at present time a flagship Android device so i was thinking about HTC Wildfire for testing Android and knowing it and see if i can use it at my daily usage
Due it's low screen resolution is there any apps that will not work with the device ?! Don't care about games or videos all i want to know is the device capable of installing and using common apps found out in market and forums ? Skype , What'sApp , Androidify , Social Networks plugins Facebook and Twitter , etc...
This is all i am worry about that after buying the device i can't install apps on it due to it's hardware limitations
Thanks and waiting your reply soon
For the things you mention the wildfire will be fine, it can handle day to day apps fine mostly, it just falls down with high intensity graphics of games mainly.
yes u can install those kind of apps.if u not looking for gaming then its okay.
Most important now a days wildfire comes with latest version of android which cannot be rooted.
Rooting means gaining full access to ur phone means you can change some setting of system, run application which can be run only when rooted etc.. Without rooting wildfire is waste. If u use only day to day applications like skype, mail, youtube, business apps etc.. then u can take but if u intend to use something more like ad-hoc wifi, changing system properties, more market applications which are available for selected region only, Advanced tethering of internet, removing inbuilt applications etc.. then i advice not to touch until someone root it.
Thanks all for your time
i don't care for games all i need testing android and see if i will like it or not and try the common apps
i think in my country - Egypt - it's still sold with 2.1 Eclair and this is rooted ?!
if i want an email app and twitter and facebook clients and a new music player etc all this will not be available ??!!
i don't want powerful apps or games i know that device can't handle them but what about common and regular apps
let's say that there is 100 app most of android users use , how many of those 100 app will not work ,,, i will not download all market to the phone !!!
can i use apps that change the UI like SPB Shell , i already know that there is a lot of apps that do that job to android
is there 2.3 for Wildfire ?!
Thanks again all and wishes to join this section soon with my Wildfire
With 2.1 it Is possible to root. DO NOT update to 2.2.
Search for rooting guide by 42turkeys. It's a very good one. Read all of it, then follow it. This will get your phone rooted and prepared. Then install CM7. This will get you Gingerbread.
xc1024 said:
With 2.1 it Is possible to root. DO NOT update to 2.2.
Search for rooting guide by 42turkeys. It's a very good one. Read all of it, then follow it. This will get your phone rooted and prepared. Then install CM7. This will get you Gingerbread.
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so Wildfire is good enough to know Android and get familiar with it
i guess i will get it this week ...
is there any more info please add it to topic will be so appreciated
No SPB Shell. Sorry. Wildfire is too low end to run it. Among the more popular apps which wont work, you can also add Adobe Flash Player, any other derivative of it, and even Browsers like Firefox.
Other launchers like LauncherPro, and ADW work flawlessly though.
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No SPB Shell. Sorry. Wildfire is too low end to run it. Among the more popular apps which wont work, you can also add Adobe Flash Player, any other derivative of it, and even Browsers like Firefox.
Other launchers like LauncherPro, and ADW work flawlessly though.
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I would recommend launcher pro, so much more customisable than stock sense.
Thanks a lot all you were very helpful
is there any hope that 2.2 will be rooted soon cuz i don't know if the device will be with 2.1 or 2.2
No idea yet. There's scant info of any progress of rooting 2.2. BTW, Since you want to use Skype, you might want to read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768666
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No idea yet. There's scant info of any progress of rooting 2.2. BTW, Since you want to use Skype, you might want to read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768666
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i didn't mean to use Skype literary ,,, i meant common apps that most of users Android using
and about rooting i am all new about this but at the end will be there is a solution for rooting 2.2 ??!!
in android can i downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 ?! then root the device or it's not working that way ??
No, downgrading and rooting doesn't work. And, as I said, at this point of time, its tough to predict anything about when 2.2 will be rooted, because, information is scant.
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No, downgrading and rooting doesn't work. And, as I said, at this point of time, its tough to predict anything about when 2.2 will be rooted, because, information is scant.
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Then i hope that the device i will get will be 2.1
Yes, it will be tough though, unless the device is from the 'old stock'. But, Good Luck.
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Yes, it will be tough though, unless the device is from the 'old stock'. But, Good Luck.
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this is a little chance to get one from old stock but i wish
if u rooted it with XTC is the device will be always rooted or will be blocked again ??!!
Getting it S-OFF'ed by XTC Clip is permanent. There's no coming back from it.
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Getting it S-OFF'ed by XTC Clip is permanent. There's no coming back from it.
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is there any bad effects on device if i doing that or it's the same as normal rooting methods
i am all new to andriod vocabulary so what is S-Off Means ??!! Security Off ?!
Yes, Security (Secuflag) Off. The bad effect is that your warranty will be void. That apart, there shouldn't be anymore ill effects. (Unless, obviously, you are careless with it, since, with S-OFF, you can literally do anything to your system's files as you want. )
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Yes, Security (Secuflag) Off. The bad effect is that your warranty will be void. That apart, there shouldn't be anymore ill effects. (Unless, obviously, you are careless with it, since, with S-OFF, you can literally do anything to your system's files as you want. )
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if somthing went wrong and want to make it ON again ,, is this possible ?
Thanks a lot for your time and your help , i will got my device by tomorrow and join Android world
i hope it will be 2.1 not 2.2.1
Hello, first post here (and sorry if the english is a little cracky:laugh
My phone, HTC wildfire S, rooted and unlocked about a year ago, had a few roms on it (fun to try some new ones^^) for now i'm running spock rom
My problem is FF4 and it wont start up, i read a lot of threads about it, i had the apk and files, modded googleplay (u need this to go pass verification) going to all the steps, and when i try to start it, it's black screen and back to homescreen.
I had read that FF4 wont run on rooted phones when u buy it from playstore, so only way is to download it from other sites, i had read on a bunch of sites how to install this, and it wont start up
Anyone had it runs on WFS mobile? know the mobile isnt very gaming friendly but was thinking:
"maybe there is a best rom for playing"?
"or a trick or two to go deeper to config the mobile for better gaming (no idea what i'm talking about here so if there is, please use easy words on how to^^) maybe cpu higher (or lower?)
very thankful for answer
madspikey said:
Hello, first post here (and sorry if the english is a little cracky:laugh
My phone, HTC wildfire S, rooted and unlocked about a year ago, had a few roms on it (fun to try some new ones^^) for now i'm running spock rom
My problem is FF4 and it wont start up, i read a lot of threads about it, i had the apk and files, modded googleplay (u need this to go pass verification) going to all the steps, and when i try to start it, it's black screen and back to homescreen.
I had read that FF4 wont run on rooted phones when u buy it from playstore, so only way is to download it from other sites, i had read on a bunch of sites how to install this, and it wont start up
Anyone had it runs on WFS mobile? know the mobile isnt very gaming friendly but was thinking:
"maybe there is a best rom for playing"?
"or a trick or two to go deeper to config the mobile for better gaming (no idea what i'm talking about here so if there is, please use easy words on how to^^) maybe cpu higher (or lower?)
very thankful for answer
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Our phone's specifications are pretty outdated......I don't think FF4 would work on our phones even with overclocking
csoulr666 said:
Our phone's specifications are pretty outdated......I don't think FF4 would work on our phones even with overclocking
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Yeah, u have a point there, it's true is getting a bit old, and the speecs isnt that good.
but its says that FF4 is working on our phone and the grapichs and stuff isnt that good, its basic a porting from the old game i think, or maybe the ds version and redone to fit a smartphone.
FF3 worked fine on our phone, and FF4 has not that much bigger speecs. So i should work and run pretty good i think.
anyway, i have tried a few roms now and test if FF4 works, but its the same result: black screen and back to home screen so i think i give up if not anyone has a suggest of what to do. :good: