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European English ROM 1.48 Available Now at HTC European Home

Go here:
http://www.htc.com/europe/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=297&cat=2&dl_id=804
I bought my phone in Belgium, but I assume all your UK S/N's will get you the same download immediately...
FWIW, server "Europe 1" is VERY slow for me -- using Europe 2 and getting 1Mb --

nothing really worth flashing for, well i mean flashing then setting up again, tobad. also is the camera fix intrgrated with this rom ??

DAMIEN123_666 said:
nothing really worth flashing for, well i mean flashing then setting up again, tobad. also is the camera fix intrgrated with this rom ??
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yes it is

I wondered the same thing about the camera fix - the camera fix is dated by HTC as being released 2 days after the ROM update so hard to know.
And funny what you said: I downloaded the new ROM but haven't installed it as I'm having second thoughts about the hassle of reinstalling and reconfiguring... I'm interested to hear what everyone thinks (i.e., is there some improvement that actually makes it worth the time).

leetenough said:
yes it is
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Genuine curiosity and ignorance here: Why is it worth it?

I would be interested to know if this rom has Copilot8 trial. I would really like to get rid of it.

DAMIEN123_666 said:
nothing really worth flashing for, well i mean flashing then setting up again, tobad. also is the camera fix intrgrated with this rom ??
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iphoneresister said:
Genuine curiosity and ignorance here: Why is it worth it?
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i meant, that the camera-fix is included

Still not listed on HTC UK site.
I get this message when i try on the Europe one.
"The serial number you’ve provided appears to be invalid. Please try again."
I am assume as mines from O2 they wont let me get it direct from the HTC site.

leetenough said:
i meant, that the camera-fix is included
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Surely the fix isn't included? As the camera fix says its from all versions below 1.6?

bzdemes said:
Still not listed on HTC UK site.
I get this message when i try on the Europe one.
"The serial number you’ve provided appears to be invalid. Please try again."
I am assume as mines from O2 they wont let me get it direct from the HTC site.
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Bummer. Sorry for the false alarm. I guess I should have known there would be a difference between European English and UK English. What the difference is, I have no idea... maybe the pound symbol on the main keyboard or something?

Please note mine is an O2 phone so it will probably say no to me on either site. Someone with a UK completely unlocked/unbranded phone should check.

bzdemes said:
Please note mine is an O2 phone so it will probably say no to me on either site. Someone with a UK completely unlocked/unbranded phone should check.
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I have a sim free bought from Handtec with o2 sim in it and my serial allows the update

Stupid branded phones. I have to either wait for ever for O2 to release a version or try out this gold card method of flashing. Fun Fun.

Bought mine via Vodaphone although it appears to be unbranded. I also get the serial number not recognised text.

tho iam undecided on installing it yet ..as I dont have any issues with my phone except the over bright flash

I need the latest just because its the latest lol. Would be nice if there was a full change log though.

bzdemes said:
Would be nice if there was a full change log though.
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Yes, instead of HTC marketing copy about your staying better connected with your "loved ones"

from the updates that seem to be know at the moment im not going to update yet, i feel my device is running great now i have the camera fix and moving from 1.43 to 1.48 seems to much hassle as i have alot of tweaks and apps to install and configure, if i do install the new one,

Hi,
Is there a quick way to save my Orange rom before I flash the HTC rom (in case I need to revert back to the Orange rom).
Thx,
Ben

3.Staying connected to your loved ones is as important to you as it is to us, and we’ve enhanced our voice quality even more in this update. Now updated, we’re delivering crystal clear sound quality, making it even easier to feel close to your loved ones, even when you are on the move.
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Sounds like a good reason to upgrade. besides, I love to stay up to date. It's a must for me.

Anyway of reverting back to stock rom?

Just a quick one.
I updated my o2 locked hd2 to 1.48 fw. Is there anyway of reverting back to the stock rom that the hd2 came with? (o2 one complete with o2 splash screen etc)
Or is it the point of no return now?

addyb said:
Just a quick one.
I updated my o2 locked hd2 to 1.48 fw. Is there anyway of reverting back to the stock rom that the hd2 came with?
Or is it the point of no return now?
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I would assume you can use the same method you used to upgrade your rom (goldcard?) to downgrade it back to the original rom if you need to.

mskip said:
I would assume you can use the same method you used to upgrade your rom (goldcard?) to downgrade it back to the original rom if you need to.
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Yeah did use the goldcard method to upgrade.
Not sure if you can do the same to revert back though.

Can I ask why you want to? Is the newer ROM worse in some areas, or do you just want the O2 branding back?

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Can I ask why you want to? Is the newer ROM worse in some areas, or do you just want the O2 branding back?
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Well im thinking of sending it back to o2 as im still within my 14 days.
Would need the o2 branding back on it though otherwise i dont think i would get away with sending it back and saying i didnt want it. (or would i get away with it if they noticed and i played dumb )

addyb said:
Well im thinking of sending it back to o2 as im still within my 14 days.
Would need the o2 branding back on it though otherwise i dont think i would get away with sending it back and saying i didnt want it. (or would i get away with it if they noticed and i played dumb )
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Hmm. well they would probably not notice.....but then I obviously can't promise that! Was there a particular fault which made you want to try a newer ROM...and you still weren't happy? Or are you just wanting a different handset....

sunking101 said:
Hmm. well they would probably not notice.....but then I obviously can't promise that! Was there a particular fault which made you want to try a newer ROM...and you still weren't happy? Or are you just wanting a different handset....
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Just want another handset. I have no real complaints with the HD2 but i just havent got the time these days to mess and tweak with the phone to get it how i want it. (got a 6 week baby girl here taking up all my time)
I came from an iphone and i primarily used that for web, media and plenty of texting. I didnt really use the app store that much.
In the above areas the HD2 just doesnt cut it for me. Web, sms and media are just far better on the iphone imo. Everything else about the hd2 is fantastic and im glad i got it to experience winmo but at the end of the day for my needs i'll prob just go back to the iphone or perhaps get an android device!

addyb said:
Just want another handset. I have no real complaints with the HD2 but i just havent got the time these days to mess and tweak with the phone to get it how i want it. (got a 6 week baby girl here taking up all my time)
I came from an iphone and i primarily used that for web, media and plenty of texting. I didnt really use the app store that much.
In the above areas the HD2 just doesnt cut it for me. Web, sms and media are just far better on the iphone imo. Everything else about the hd2 is fantastic and im glad i got it to experience winmo but at the end of the day for my needs i'll prob just go back to the iphone or perhaps get an android device!
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Fair enough, thanks for sharing.

sunking101 said:
Can I ask why you want to? Is the newer ROM worse in some areas, or do you just want the O2 branding back?
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Is there any way I could do that? Never experienced the SMS problem with my stock 1.43, I find 1.48 has many bugs that on 1.43 I never experienced.
So is there any chance of doing that?

erosennin said:
Is there any way I could do that? Never experienced the SMS problem with my stock 1.43, I find 1.48 has many bugs that on 1.43 I never experienced.
So is there any chance of doing that?
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There is but someone would have to post a link to the 1.43 ROM. I am sure it is somewhere...

sunking101 said:
There is but someone would have to post a link to the 1.43 ROM. I am sure it is somewhere...
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Problem is many 1.43 are cursed with the same bugs I'm experiencing with 1.48.
My stock 1.43 was flawless, it simply worked as it should.
Damn, why did I upgrade to this ROM

erosennin said:
Problem is many 1.43 are cursed with the same bugs I'm experiencing with 1.48.
My stock 1.43 was flawless, it simply worked as it should.
Damn, why did I upgrade to this ROM
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Well the 1.43 roms are available via this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717
I know that wont put my o2 branding back on it. What you reckon? Revert back to 1.43 send it back to o2 and then play dumb if they try and say ive messed with it? Like (to o2 rep) "mine never had a splash screen on startup, so ive no idea why you would accuse me of altering the device"

have to say i`v been toying with the idea of flashing my phone with upgrade using the goldcard method(i`m on tmobile stock 1.43) due to tmobile removing certain apps on the phone, but keep hearing a lot of problems with 1.48. isnt an upgrade supposed to improve things not make things worse??? lol i have absolutely no major issues with the tmobile stock rom. to be honest it runs flawlessly and smoothly. the only issue i`v had is the pinkish colour on camera but with the hotfix its solved. also i havent read alot of problems coming from people on tmobile either. are the guys behind the scenes doing the testing an tweaking/branding at tmobile on top of ther job maybe?????... Mmmmmmmm. obviously ther seems to be certain issues with the phone that are out of tmobiles hands, i just havent heard many tmobile customers complaining about much, the youtube app yeah, but thats about it. anyways think i`l be leaving upgrade for now lol. if something isnt broke, why fix it?

ROM 1.66

any good or bad comments for ROM 1.66?
is there any way to revert back to the old ROM 1.48 if i would like to?? appreciate if you could share..thanks!!

ROM 1.66 is much better than 1.43/8. It's faster, smoother and has less problems. Besides that, you do not need to install the earlier hoffixes,they are incorporated in 1.66. I use 1.66 now for more than 10 days and had no need to reset the device (except after installing new programs of course).
Hop that helps you in your choice. So, for your other question to revert to 1.48: no need to do that.

I agree with Kuzibri 1.66 is a very stable nice featured ROM which much improves the earpiece volume issue.

Another thread about 1.66 - that's very cool!

Got my HD2 2 weeks ago on a Tuesday that evening upgraded to ROM 1.66 not looked back. I have not encountered any of the problems that others spoke of when the HD2 first came out with earlier ROMs.
I would say go for it.
Scott

thanks all for your kind sharing of thoughts...i wld go for it then!!!

Defintely go for 1.66. It's worlds apart from the 1.43 ROM my phone shipped with.

i flash to the 1.66 version .. there were alot error msg pop out .. such as service.exe and device.exe
so is there any problem wit the new rom version ?

isn' better to wait for the 2... version? this rom is known for is afterwards_fixes...
i'm waiting for that one.....think is better....

Good thread. I've been looking hard for a ROM 1.66 review type thread also, but to no avail.
Before I upgrade my ROM, can anyone comment on the picture quality? I remember I installed an htc official update (which was removed after a couple of days) for improving the camera, but all it did was make every picture look way over exposed - I needed to hard reset. I don't want to upgrade to this ROM if it nullifies my camera.

Thanks in advance.

Popeyes_Rat said:
Before I upgrade my ROM, can anyone comment on the picture quality? I remember I installed an htc official update (which was removed after a couple of days) for improving the camera, but all it did was make every picture look way over exposed - I needed to hard reset. I don't want to upgrade to this ROM if it nullifies my camera.
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Shameless bump.

No dice???

"Screw you guys, I'm going home."

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I lost my XT9 functionality with upgrading to this ROM. It only works with Phone Keyboard mode, in compact and full QWERTY it doesn't work, only the space bar works, no letters, no numbers, no nothing. I posted a thread about this but seems that no one either has encountered this problem or they don't use XT9 and are not bothered by it.
Whichever way, I would like to request if anyone can please post the portion of the their registry so that I can see what is missing or what is different by mine.
Thanks!
And if you don't have any problems with your 1.48, stick with it! It's not worth the update, trust me....

de Wolfe said:
Another thread about 1.66 - that's very cool!
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and thanks for adding a very constructive comment to it.......
on topic, op, go for it.before i upgraded i had the odd freeze issue and sometimes stuttery actions going on but since the upgrade everythings been spot on. not a single freeze or soft reset. everything seems silky smooth......

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I think the camera works well for a phone camera... its not going to rival Nikon or Canon but the pics I have taken have been clear crisp and has good colour saturation... Using 1.66 has been fine for me... I have been toying with using Dutty's ROM or Merilion... but the need is not so great now that the phone works fine on 1.66...

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I think the camera works well for a phone camera... its not going to rival Nikon or Canon but the pics I have taken have been clear crisp and has good colour saturation... Using 1.66 has been fine for me... I have been toying with using Dutty's ROM or Merilion... but the need is not so great now that the phone works fine on 1.66...
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Thank you!

best upgrade nearly no issues ,no need to flash sh*tty cooked roms

O2 uk new rom (end of this month)

After weeks of calling O2 and moaning on and on about the locked old 1.43 rom today I have been told by O2 we WILL finaly have a new rom (i guess 1.72) last day of march!

Finally

We were suppose to have it 2 weeks ago...I wont be holding my breath about this...we will see...

Unbelievable how long it's taken o2 to give people an official upgrade. Thank the lord for xda-devs, eh? HSPL & freedom all the way!

i bet its 1.66 rom o2 are really slacking at the moment....

Any clues where it will be available to download?

Really now so what is this the third or fourth date that we have heard. I will believe it when i see it as they say.
and yes I am pessimistic, especially when it comes to O2 and updates...
Also MidnightDraven it will be on the HTC site or may HTC Pedia, if it gets leaked....

Ahh good. thanks for that.
Lets hope it turns up then.

I doubt 1.72 .. It's incredibly frustrating dealing with them. I understand the reasons, but they don't help at all. And after all this waiting, chances are that they have only been looking at 1.48 and 1.66....... O2 suck.

It's about bloody time too - I just hope they actually keep to their word this time
Has anyone else confirmed this? I'll try give 'em a ring after work later.......£10 says they will tell me a different date!

l3mm said:
It's about bloody time too - I just hope they actually keep to their word this time
Has anyone else confirmed this? I'll try give 'em a ring after work later.......£10 says they will tell me a different date!
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At least they might understand you when you mention "ROM" or "Update" as they thought I wanted a new phone, even after explaining it in an email with links to HTC's ROM updates.

Are O2 usually so bad at releasing ROMs? I have personally never flashed one before, but i've waited, as you all have, ages for an official update.

Yeh they are
got the wrong thread a little...

I must be missing something here but.....who cares? I have an O2 Leo and the only time I would consider using an official O2 rom is if I was returning it for repair like I had to recently.

Pagnell said:
I must be missing something here but.....who cares? I have an O2 Leo and the only time I would consider using an official O2 rom is if I was returning it for repair like I had to recently.
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Well I would like to flash my first ROM, and preferably one I know for sure will work. So I am quietly optimistic about the new ROM and the features it will have on it. Otherwise I will probably sit with the one I have for a bit longer before considering using a cooked ROM.

Kalavere said:
Well I would like to flash my first ROM, and preferably one I know for sure will work. So I am quietly optimistic about the new ROM and the features it will have on it. Otherwise I will probably sit with the one I have for a bit longer before considering using a cooked ROM.
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Install HSPL and flash any rom you want. Providing you follow the instructions there is absolutely no need to use a network rom, none of them can hold a candle to a decent cooked rom. You will probably never see WM 6.5.5 on any official network rom yet there are various cooked roms that offer the opportunity to experience Windows Mobile and capacitive screens working reasonably well together for the first time. Xannytech's Evolution 1.4 which I'm using is just one of them.

Pagnell said:
Install HSPL and flash any rom you want. Providing you follow the instructions there is absolutely no need to use a network rom, none of them can hold a candle to a decent cooked rom. You will probably never see WM 6.5.5 on any official network rom yet there are various cooked roms that offer the opportunity to experience Windows Mobile and capacitive screens working reasonably well together for the first time. Xannytech's Evolution 1.4 which I'm using is just one of them.
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I think you have been the catalyst in my trying a new ROM, I have HSPL installed now and I am going to have a look around for a ROM to suit me.
Oh and by the way, loving the avatar, Bill is a legend!

any more news on if this just mightbe genuine?

Good luck, t-mobile promissed us the same thing by the end of this month and we got given the original ROM (1.43) probably because they thought , nobody will know it's not an update
I thought sod it so flashed hardspl and then the official HTC rom (1.66), gone from rebooting the thing 5+ times a day to once every 3 days or so (which I can live with)

I doubt 1.72 .. It's incredibly frustrating dealing with them.
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They already released 1.72 for German O2.

[ROM]RUU_Schubert_O2_UK_1.68.206.03_Radio_5.63.09.13_3a _22.36.50.15_Signed

Here new ROM for O2 UK Schubert
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b56...13_3a_22.36.50.15_Signed_SCHUBERT_RELEASE.exe
Enjoy!
OS build is still 7004

Football said:
Here new ROM for O2 UK Schubert
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b56...13_3a_22.36.50.15_Signed_SCHUBERT_RELEASE.exe
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OS build is still 7004
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Great news!
Downloading now
Thanks Football!

Hi,
On 10% the phone reboots for itself and the instalation continues...is this normal?
Thank You,
Santos

zeka1974 said:
Hi,
On 10% the phone reboots for itself and the instalation continues...is this normal?
Thank You,
Santos
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Yes, it's normal. After installation finishes, you'll have new ROM on HD7.

what happens if i try this on tmobile hd7 unlocked?

leoiden said:
what happens if i try this on tmobile hd7 unlocked?
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Nothing BUT Invalid vender ID as its not for a Tmobile device, unless you use a gold card.

In case anyone is interested I received a welcome boost in volume after upgrading to this ROM. The only down side is that I have now lost Twin Blades.

is there also french language in this rom?

Put this in last night and first impressions are good, but battery seems to drain faster. Have you noticed anything?
Edit: Now seems to have settled down, can't see any other differences in the operation of the phone except my wifi connection isn't as consistent as previous.

Early signs are positive the radio seems better, I'm getting better reception where previously had low signal!
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using Board Express

great, one question tho, if I install this rom, will it relock my phone to o2 provider only? (mine is actually a sim unlocked o2 UK)

jemaho said:
great, one question tho, if I install this rom, will it relock my phone to o2 provider only? (mine is actually a sim unlocked o2 UK)
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Hello,
No, you can install it without problems.
I have my unlocked too and no problem so far.
Thanks,
Santos

If you search with IE does it still point to yahoo?

sutt359 said:
If you search with IE does it still point to yahoo?
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Yes
Thanks,
Santos

Thanks for the Football, can I ask how you actually knew this had been released as I have hunted all over the O2 site and there is no sign of any ROM's/Updates for the HD7 at all, I know there a pain for hiding stuff like this but if you know the page that has this info on to watch for it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Jamie

djcedric said:
is there also french language in this rom?
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Only German, English and Spanish.

This rom seems to have far better battery life than the one that came with the phone. Not better in reception though

evolutionqy7 said:
This rom seems to have far better battery life than the one that came with the phone. Not better in reception though
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I can confirm battery life, it has increase a lot. Have no problem with reception with any ROM.

well its not a problem. Just before i used to get 3G in every corner of my room at home. Now it often falls back to Edge

Nice rom this one. seems O2 should have shipped this on the HD7 than the one they did. This one seems to fix the marketplace issues i had, laggy hanging scrolling, crashes etc .. so far very nice indeed .. only complaint is installing the new rom has wiped all my game progress's