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Can anyone port windows phone 7 or windows mobile to the EVO?
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snowboardkid503 said:
Can anyone port windows phone 7 or windows mobile to the EVO?
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Short answer, NO
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Success100 said:
Short answer, NO
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Long answer: no
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snowboardkid503 said:
Can anyone port windows phone 7 or windows mobile to the EVO?
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Better answer: why?
From my Evo to your eyeballs.

The question is why would anyone even want to?

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I would want it..
Win phone 7 has a nice clean ui
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well here is one of the 1000's of "is WP7 possible on the Evo" threads in the Evo general section. Doing a search for windows would have yielded a bunch of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803726&highlight=windows&page=3

Actually guys, when it comes to WinMo I would also say why waste your time. Windows Phone 7 however is a different story. It's a really nice UI. That said, I believe it's just a nice UI. I haven't used the phone so I can't say it's a good OS or anything like that and since it's Windows vs Linux (Windows Phone vs Android which is based on Linux) I would say Android is better based on that alone. So I wouldn't discount it and say it's not possible or worth it. Those interested would just need to get enough developers interested because it would be a long hard road to do so. A very long, very hard road.

Why waste the time on the port. Its a nice ui but you can also recreate it on android. The market sucks on winmo. Im sorry I mean to say windows phone 7. This is almost as stupid as hearing the webos port people are doing. webos has hardly any apps. It doesn't even have shazaam. Why don't people just implument the only thing they loved from palm. And its the card multi task. Oh wait itchig thumb.
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Success100 said:
On top of that wrong section
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Yea I know
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cowfodder said:
Better answer: why?
From my Evo to your eyeballs.
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Because if different and something else I'm tired of the same old stuff
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Gotta say a Windows Phone 7 launcher or WebOS launcher replacement would be truly awesome applications.

There really is no reason to bash the guy (and any of the previous requestors) about wanting to see a different OS on the Evo. Don't get stuck with "Fanboy Syndrome". If he, or one of the devs want to hash out a port, then it only benefits the community. It's one more check box we can put on the look what my phone can do and your iPhone can't list.
Personally, I wouldn't use it, but there are things I miss about WinMo and I can see why some people would want it. Some businesses only allow WinMo for work. So what's wrong with wanting an image one can flash during the day at work, then flip on a Nandroid of the user's favorite Android OS?
I REALLY miss having OneNote integration; however, that's not enough for me to make the switch. Yes, WP7 looks nice, but it can't even multi-task!!! Seriously? Just keep me with WinMo 6.5 and have a nice day, Microsoft.

I would also like to see this happen
Lets think about this: We have seen Android on WinMo, Linux on Android, Android on PC, OS X on PC, PC on Linux AND OS X, and our fellow XDAers are working on WebOS for Android(which I personally am excited about)
The answer to the !!WHY!!GRRR!! fanboy questions is simply BECAUSE WE CAN! You can't honestly say that if it was released you would not at least read the thread and look at the cool screen shots OR try it once, the whole point of XDA is pretty much "because we can".
Oh, and brush up on your WP7 info, engadget wrote an article on how Microsoft is now allowing apps to run in the background like they should have from the start, so I'm fairly sure that in the competitive mobile OS environment, multi-tasking is coming to WP7 soon.

You guys bashing on this guy are ignorant. Why did people port Android to hd2 or the iPhone. Answer is someone wanted it and they could. If he he wants wp7 so be it.
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matthewjulian said:
Oh, and brush up on your WP7 info, engadget wrote an article on how Microsoft is now allowing apps to run in the background like they should have from the start, so I'm fairly sure that in the competitive mobile OS environment, multi-tasking is coming to WP7 soon.
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I read the full review two days ago, I had assumed nothing changed since then. Good info though.

Why is windows phone not possible?

why is it not possible to port windows phone 7 on the desire hd, when it's possible to port it on the hd2?

It would be possible, it wouldn't be legal though. The Desire HD does not have a license to use WP7. That is the biggest hurdle. I don't think any dev here would want Microsoft Legal chasing them, plus it would be against XDA rules.

andyharney said:
It would be possible, it wouldn't be legal though. The Desire HD does not have a license to use WP7. That is the biggest hurdle. I don't think any dev here would want Microsoft Legal chasing them, plus it would be against XDA rules.
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but why can we do it then on the hd2 when it's not legal? or does the hd2 have a licence to use wp7?

Lord_Schrotty said:
but why can we do it then on the hd2 when it's not legal? or does the hd2 have a licence to use wp7?
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android is open source, windows phone is closed source, that is why it is possible to port android

jonesjw362 said:
android is open source, windows phone is closed source, that is why it is possible to port android
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I think he/she is talking about WP7 on HD2.
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Maybe, it would be. But I think It's much harder than porting WP7 to HD2. And, it's illegal too
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First of all why would anybody on right mind even want to port windows on android phone?
Second hd2 is originally a ms phone, while dhd isn't
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ivanhoe74 said:
First of all why would anybody on right mind even want to port windows on android phone?
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ALELUYA!!!!
one useful post lol

Lord_Schrotty said:
why is it not possible to port windows phone 7 on the desire hd, when it's possible to port it on the hd2?
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HD2 is a MS phone, so has MS drivers, DHD is not an MS phone (thank christ for that) so you'd have to start from scratch and why anyone would put the effort in is beyond me, especially when if it worked it'd attract the might of the MS legal department. Is it possible that the HD2 port relies on some MS development leaks even?

ivanhoe74 said:
First of all why would anybody on right mind even want to port windows on android phone?
Second hd2 is originally a ms phone, while dhd isn't
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Quoted for truth.

I would never use Windows Mobile on my phone. Android is much better, and in my opinion Win7 Mobile has a terrible user interface.

palm pre on epic?

Hello. Pardon my ignorant question but do we have Palm Pre working on our device yet?

gastricpenguin said:
Hello. Pardon my ignorant question but do we have Palm Pre working on our device yet?
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I think you might mean the OS of the Palm Pre? If so, no.
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But there are some WebOS features in ICS which is CM9 for us.
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Thank you my good chaps. WebOs was what I meant. I see we don't have it. So sad indeed. May the heavens open up on day.

gastricpenguin said:
Thank you my good chaps. WebOs was what I meant. I see we don't have it. So sad indeed. May the heavens open up on day.
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The epic 4g is android based and we don't have any similar webos phones... so sadly we are out of luck.
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that wud be cool
not gunna lie a web os phone with our specs and ram gpu wud be killer i be the battery wu be pretty fair as well

really?
1. I'm pretty sure the OP has been know to troll under different names.
2. Seriously? There are people who think WebOS is superior to Android? That's like saying Commodore 64 is better than an i3 on Windows 7.

edufur said:
really?
1. I'm pretty sure the OP has been know to troll under different names.
2. Seriously? There are people who think WebOS is superior to Android? That's like saying Commodore 64 is better than an i3 on Windows 7.
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1. How do you know this? all his post seem legit...
2. I agree.
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edufur said:
really?
1. I'm pretty sure the OP has been know to troll under different names.
2. Seriously? There are people who think WebOS is superior to Android? That's like saying Commodore 64 is better than an i3 on Windows 7.
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Not trying to be an ass but I do miss my Commodore 64. I had an awesome Rambo game on it.
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edufur said:
really?
1. I'm pretty sure the OP has been know to troll under different names.
2. Seriously? There are people who think WebOS is superior to Android? That's like saying Commodore 64 is better than an i3 on Windows 7.
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By looking at some of you posts and topics you have started... it seems like in each one you are either being a troll or harrassing people. Leave my epic peeps alone!
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travismoreno said:
By looking at some of you posts and topics you have started... it seems like in each one you are either being a troll or harrassing people. Leave my epic peeps alone!
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I'm sorry to cause such a ruckus. I choose to ignore members like him since it leads to arguments. Thanks for the backup.

gastricpenguin said:
I'm sorry to cause such a ruckus. I choose to ignore members like him since it leads to arguments. Thanks for the backup.
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Tend to ignore? In all of the 1 month and 22 posts that you have been here? That is a long history of ignoring people...
Perhaps I am mistaken, but I know that there is a guy who creates new profiles and creates crazy troll posts until he gets banned. You seemed to fit that profile. I guess we will see if you last. But the reality is, that if you want to last, you are going to have to tollerate the many many ignorant people here... because the MODs really don't do much about the real problems.

After using a Palm Pre for 2 years, and now my Epic for almost a year, there are still some things about webOS that I think are superior to Android. But it's just my opinion. I think there's room for others. =)
Since webOS is going open source, I dream of a day when all I love about webOS will be integrated into Android, and somehow Android will get some protection from all of the old Palm i.p. so that Apple will stop suing everyone. But it's just a dream.
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marcusant said:
The epic 4g is android based and we don't have any similar webos phones... so sadly we are out of luck.
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The evo 4g was actually able to port webOS (although it was not really functional) and now that webOS is open source, it's definitely possible. Will it happen though? 99% no.

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The evo 4g was actually able to port webOS (although it was not really functional) and now that webOS is open source, it's definitely possible. Will it happen though? 99% no.
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You're probably right. As much as it would be interesting to port an open source webOS to other phones, the amount of work it would take, and the lack of commercial viability would make it a most unlikely proposition. Then again, there are some formidable developers in the webOS world that may do it anyway, just for the challenge if nothing else.
I think the more likely thing is that Android will absorb some of the good things about webOS, or, at least, some of those features will become options somewhere, either in the OS or in apps. In the past, I once thought that it may be reasonable to try make webOS into an Android skin or launcher. But, without the underlying structure of Luna and the API, it wouldn't really give you any of the real benefits of webOS.
Oh well. I love my epic, and CM9 is fun to play with. I have all the apps I missed on webOS. I'm happy.
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WebOS is amazing software, by far the best multi-tasking os for phones. I had a pre myself, loved the software the hardware was just horrid.
One thing I really miss is webOS's Pandora. You could scroll back to previously played songs and like/dislike them and/or bookmark them. Sadly you cannot on android
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I meant in general, in the web walls on other forums.

edufur said:
Tend to ignore? In all of the 1 month and 22 posts that you have been here? That is a long history of ignoring people...
Perhaps I am mistaken, but I know that there is a guy who creates new profiles and creates crazy troll posts until he gets banned. You seemed to fit that profile. I guess we will see if you last. But the reality is, that if you want to last, you are going to have to tollerate the many many ignorant people here... because the MODs really don't do much about the real problems.
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I meant in general. On the web and other forums. But its seems to me you are the one who its trolling by accusing others and instigating. Is there a reason for it? Do you have a vendetta against someone? Did you get hurt recently? Now I'm beginning to wonder if you are the general troll on this forum. Maybe someone can shed more light, is this guy a troll? Let me know since I might be wasting my time even responding to such a imbacil. Not to be harsh but I don't take kindly to idiots accusing others of false things and dragging it to arguments. Thank you if you guys warn me about this guy. Enjoy life, enjoy your day guy.

XtaC318 said:
WebOS is amazing software, by far the best multi-tasking os for phones. I had a pre myself, loved the software the hardware was just horrid.
One thing I really miss is webOS's Pandora. You could scroll back to previously played songs and like/dislike them and/or bookmark them. Sadly you cannot on android
That's how I feel myself. Its very smooth and fluid. Similar how the ios runs. I think it would be pretty nice to have a port of it. But most devs have their hands full and most likely won't touch this. I'm aware of the open source nature of it, that's why I am wondering if its easier to port it.
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edufur said:
really?
1. I'm pretty sure the OP has been know to troll under different names.
2. Seriously? There are people who think WebOS is superior to Android? That's like saying Commodore 64 is better than an i3 on Windows 7.
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I wish I had my Commodore back as well.. I had space ship landing game that I played all the time!

[Q] is there a way to get the Apple market?

On the iPhone 4 they can get the Android market is there a way we can get Apples?
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Not a chance.

Why do you think? Just because of the way they're compressed or what?
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No... Why would you do this anyway? its not like iPhone apps run on Android...

Then how did Apple run Android apps?.. Anyways i don't care so much just jealous they have our market
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Iphone running android apps? Evidence please.
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kbrian said:
Then how did Apple run Android apps?.. Anyways i don't care so much just jealous they have our market
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I'd like to see where you're seeing this. Because it just isn't... possible.

I don't know if they're running it but those who jailbreak can get our market, source = friend
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kbrian said:
I don't know if they're running it but those who jailbreak can get our market, source = friend
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are you taking about the Android theme for iPhone?
I have a friend who has an app store but the app icon looks like the Android market.
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Okay i looked it up, once you jailbreak you install openiboot which allows iPhones to install Android os.. Kinda like how mac can run windows
Just what i read dunno if it's legit but i suppose that's what my friend meant
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kbrian said:
I don't know if they're running it but those who jailbreak can get our market, source = friend
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If you jailbreak you get Cydia, a store for jailbreak-specific apps.
They don't get the Android Market.
And I'm glad your friend is a solid source on the matter...

This intrigued me so I looked it up and apparently it is true (if this source can be believed)... http://www.cultofmac.com/68731/you-can-now-install-android-on-your-iphone-entirely-through-cydia/
Hmmmm... I HATE APPLE but if this is true at all it is pretty cool...
See here as well... http://www.androidoniphone.com/

So the question now is can we dual boot? That is if this works..
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kbrian said:
So the question now is can we dual boot?
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I honestly dont think so. IF this is true then the reason this can be done is because Android is "open source". Apple's iOS is NOT open source so there would be all kinds of licensing issues and knowing Apple... they would sue EVERYONE for even THINKING about doing it... LOL...
GOD I HATE APPLE!!!

Not possible. Whatsoever. Apple is closed source. Sure a cydia theme can replicate the android market, but that's about the extent.
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I guess, i thought it was far fetched but one can dream.. Lol
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wyattyoss said:
Not possible. Whatsoever. Apple is closed source. Sure a cydia theme can replicate the android market, but that's about the extent.
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The 2nd link in my post is for a site that guarantees that you will DUAL BOOT iOS and Android. This does not seem to be a theme... They even claim that Flash will work which would be impossible on an iPHONE with just a Cydia theme on it...
Anyone here have an iPHONE and 30 bucks to try this and see what its all about?
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So apparently androidoniphone.com is a scam BUT... There IS an open source project by idroid where they have been able to run android naively on the iphone... See here...
http://coburndomain.org/index.php/2011/04/idroid-developers-androidoniphone-com-scam-victim/
And here is a link to the REAL iDroid Project wiki... http://idroidproject.org/
Guess this isnt so far fetched after all...

kbrian said:
So the question now is can we dual boot? That is if this works..
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iOS is closed source, you'd never be able to make it work on an Android device.
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I guess, i thought it was far fetched but one can dream.. Lol
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Why would you dream about getting iOS on an Android phone? If you dream about that, go buy an iPhone and leave this forum

martonikaj said:
iOS is closed source, you'd never be able to make it work on an Android device.
Why would you dream about getting iOS on an Android phone? If you dream about that, go buy an iPhone and leave this forum
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcW9ueO7TeU
Im sure this is the wrong place for this thread...

yiannisthegreek said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcW9ueO7TeU
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That link is Android running on an iPhone. Android is open source, so yes I'm sure that's possible, but that's not what I said...
I said you'll never run iOS on an Android device. Because iOS is closed source.

Port Windows Phone OS to S3

I hope I don't get flamed but I just wanna know if this is possible. There is a windows phone with the same specs as the S3 not released yet (forgot the name of it). and i would also like to know why it cannot be done if so.

Anything is possible. Is it likely someone will go through the trouble of trying to do this when you can just buy a WP8 device? Probably not.
Also, just because 2 phones use the same SoC doesn't mean they can run the same software without issue.

vulcZ said:
Anything is possible. Is it likely someone will go through the trouble of trying to do this when you can just buy a WP8 device? Probably not.
Also, just because 2 phones use the same SoC doesn't mean they can run the same software without issue.
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Thanks you for the response, definitely answered my question

One problem is that WP8 is not on open source like Android. Your phone needs a license to use it.
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El Nivek said:
One problem is that WP8 is not on open source like Android. Your phone needs a license to use it.
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There was work arounds from the HTC hd2 that many got to work to enable wp7.
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miller710 said:
There was work arounds from the HTC hd2 that many got to work to enable wp7.
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The HD2 was running Windows Mobile originally, that's why.

El Nivek said:
The HD2 was running Windows Mobile originally, that's why.
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Yup but the work around involved calling Microsoft and saying you need a code for an hd3
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