i live in canada and have been using the hk firmware i was wondering if either the uk or global would b a better choice but i want to have the 4.0 firmware which i have now. just looking for opinions on what firmware would be better
Its been asked before, but I'll say it again. The only difference is that the hk firmware won't allow you to turn off the camera shutter sound and of course the region specific apps (e.g the extra messenger apps and asphalt 5 in hk and BBC player in UK)
I would recommend using the UK firmware.
Yeah i dont really care about the game. Ill give the uk a go thanks for the response. I did notice the hk firmware has alot of crap apps i had to remove
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I went with hk firmware , did not find the uk file to download. Hk fw has some messenger and social net apps I had to remove, but there was no problem. I managed to update via OTA to .368 , phone is still rooted and works great.
At first I was a little concerned about battery life, I did battery calibration by removing one file, now I get more then one day on moderate usage.
I wonder if the next update will be available for HK via OTA
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Hej!
Have updated my Desire's firmware to 1.21.405.2 as soon as I saw it was available as OTA, after verifying it in the HTC's official website as well. I had not my analog homescreen clock, nor the calendar widget on my desktop (both HTC original widgets and my device is not rooted) after the upgrade. Tried to bring them as usual, but they are no longer available in the widgets stock (?) Even no possibility to download via "more HTC widgets" (!)
:-( Please help.. I want to get these widgets back soonest possible! )
Now tey are back. After shut down and start again they were available in the widgets as they were as before, just had to place them again. But redtart took 15 mins, this is another known issue being investigated under separate thread.
As to what has changed with this upgrade; have no any clue about that, seen no change for now.
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Sorry to hijack but it seems your issue is resolved?
Is there any reason not to accept this OTA update to 1.21?
I'm running an Orange branded handset with a flashed generic 1.15 ROM
Do I need to worry about upgrading the bootloader etc?
The new firmware upgrade updates bootloader too (as read in another thread) personally have no any clue what advantages or disadvantages it brings. My suggestion is just search and try to find more info reg that in the forum. As to changes after this upgrade, can say only some bug fixes; which are mainly htc widgets and fm radio, also youtube app, rest are not visible to user. My Desire branded to 3 Sweden and not rooted/flashed nor debranded and now, after this upgrade, no issues with my phone, except shutdown time (there is a separate thread on it, raised by another member)
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Just for clarification, shutdown issue is not something came with this upgrade, that was already an issue before; presumably any of the apps installed cause the matter.
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hmm, hasn't come through to me yet. i'm still on 1.15.110.11 and no update available.
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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hi! i have a defy with the official blurless 2.51.1 firmware on it. what's the difference between mine and a blurred rom?
is it worth to upgrade? if so, how can it be done, because i used the official motorola update sw, which automatically updated to this fw.
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Really the biggest difference between a deblured and a stock defy is more access to system resources.
I have a US defy and put this rom on it: JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_155-002_DEBLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTCEE_P011_A010_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
I did it via RDSLite, but I had to add 3G support and ended up getting t-mobile's 4-g out of it but that's intermittent, even if it has a full signal for the 'h' network.
The main difference is in a blurred rom you can sync facebook with your phonebook, and you can use other blur services, fex: locate phone, remote wipe.
If them needed to you, it would worth to upgrade.
thx for the replies! looks like i'm not really missing out on much without blur. don't really need facebook sync, and there are other ways/apps to locate my phone. thx again!
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Please tell us of your experiences here, especially if you re flashed your 28i.
I am actually curious as well if there is much difference between h and i and if it's worth reflashing over to i if you already have h
There is no difference at all that I could tell, in performance or features. I switched back to .233 because I already had it set up the way I liked.
what about vs L28at, since that just came out?
The LT28at seems to be smoother going through menus. I only have a little bit of time with it today but thats what I noticed. Also the AT&T firmware doesn't have the Backup & Restore apps that are required for the simple root procedure so you have to get those from the international version. (I provided a zip of them in another thread). There is bloatware you have to remove on the AT&T firmware as well as I'm sure tethering is restricted though I haven't been able to test yet.
The international ICS for the LT28i does not detect the livedock or smartdock so if you have one of those and use it to fire off certain apps or things when docked or removed that will not work. Again haven't tested the AT&T firmware yet with that.
Does google Wallet work on the LT28I version?
Hi there, I’ve got the Chinese version of the One V and like most Chinese phones these days, Google account functionality has been removed.
I have rooted my phone and most of the Google apps that did not work before do work now (g-mail, Google maps ect.) Unfortunately the plays store is still inoperable. I can install now but it crashes shortly after launch. If anyone has experience with using playstore on a Chinese phone I would love to know what i need to be doing right.
Otherwise I am guessing I could use a rom from another region. my only worry is that it may not be compatible as there is some hardware variation, the Chinese version have an extra button on the front for quick access to weibo(Chinese twitter) I don’t know if that’s the only difference but it’s the only one I can see.
Any way if you have some advice on how I should proceed I would very much appreciate it.
Ckatt said:
Hi there, I’ve got the Chinese version of the One V and like most Chinese phones these days, Google account functionality has been removed.
I have rooted my phone and most of the Google apps that did not work before do work now (g-mail, Google maps ect.) Unfortunately the plays store is still inoperable. I can install now but it crashes shortly after launch. If anyone has experience with using playstore on a Chinese phone I would love to know what i need to be doing right.
Otherwise I am guessing I could use a rom from another region. my only worry is that it may not be compatible as there is some hardware variation, the Chinese version have an extra button on the front for quick access to weibo(Chinese twitter) I don’t know if that’s the only difference but it’s the only one I can see.
Any way if you have some advice on how I should proceed I would very much appreciate it.
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what rom are you running in your phone?
I think he's running stock rom. But like he said the phone may have different hardware than our One V's
So we would need a list of the specs so we can compare them to ours if the hardware is the same u can just use our roms, but if it isn't than our roms will brick your phone.
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Yes, it is the stock rom. I do beleve the specs on the phone are the same, i recall checking it out before i ordered it from Amazon, but i will dubble check to be sure.
Thanks
It’s a bit tough to find the information but as far as i can tell the hardware is the same. There doesn’t really seem to be a distention model number wise and the only way i can tell witch version a given site is talking about is based on the picture where i can see the extra button. So assuming the hardware is the same in all other respects does it matter which rom I install?
In that case it shouldn't. The extra button wont work than but apart from that it should work.
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