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WM6 - How long (and dificult) it is to get !?!

Today I was talking with Mrs. XXXX from HTC Brazil (yes they have a local plant here now) and after 10 times asking for the holly wm6 ROM, she said:
ME- Please share with me, I will not post anywhere
Mr.sXXX - Ok, phelipe , I will try my best...
So now , with a litle hope, maybe we have a chance...
I tried to search at PDA MOBIZ and PDA VIET but nothing published at this time....
I don't know about you guys, but for me, its taking too long for a leaked...

You might want to keep that info under your hat, if you follow...

phamoui said:
Today I was talking with Mrs. XXXX from HTC Brazil (yes they have a local plant here now) and after 10 times asking for the holly wm6 ROM, she said:
ME- Please share with me, I will not post anywhere
Mr.sXXX - Ok, phelipe , I will try my best...
So now , with a litle hope, maybe we have a chance...
I tried to search at PDA MOBIZ and PDA VIET but nothing published at this time....
I don't know about you guys, but for me, its taking too long for a leaked...
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Let me know when u get it.

ltxda said:
Let me know when u get it.
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please!!!! let me know too im diying for a wm6rom

I will be getting it anytime next month for testing. I will post a mini review here after that, but please don't ask, i can not provide picture or supply download. Keep you guys inform.

really? Why you cannot share?
We know that is possible to clean the rom...

phamoui said:
really? Why you cannot share?
We know that is possible to clean the rom...
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let's just say if i do share this ROM, there will be no more testing for me in the future and also i will be in deep trouble. It's a risk i can't take. But good news is I can confirm the WM6 update is coming really soon now.

Sorry to be the one to ask this but what is considered soon? By the end of the month. I can't wait for the stability of WM6. I was spoiled with my Hermes. I forgot what it was like to run WM5.

wu5262 said:
I will be getting it anytime next month for testing. I will post a mini review here after that, but please don't ask, i can not provide picture or supply download. Keep you guys inform.
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Hey folks! In case you didn't notice, we are ALL supposed to get WM6 next month!!!
Later.......

hdbueller said:
Hey folks! In case you didn't notice, we are ALL supposed to get WM6 next month!!!
Later.......
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there you go, someone answer for me. Official release is said to be out next month. I will be getting beta version at the end of the month of beginning of next month. Hopefully they won't delay on the official release.
p.s. Oh, by the way, this time line only applys to DOPOD, HTC might have similar time line too. But T-mobile Ameo user should expect a slide delay if T-mobile ever wanted to release the WM6 for Ameo.

ok
We know about the official release from Dopod, but this ~internal beta testing~ is really internal.
Someone needs to share, the potential of this device only will be explored with WM6...
Meanwhile , I'm still using my Universal....
and next week... The Jesus Phone (aka Iphone)

Why is everyone so kean on WM6 - the official blurb I read only seemed to be rae about html email - is wm6 really worth reinstalling everything? (when it comes ...)

Yes it is. I had a Hermes for the past 10 months and upgraded to WM6 as soon as XDA came out with it. Even from the very first beta versions it was more stable and faster than an official WM5 version. And remember the WM6 versions I was using had been hacked up and stuff added and taken away. Even with all that I would never soft reset it during the day to unfreeze it or to get the memory back that programs had leaked. Grant it there were still programs that had problems due to incompatibility with WM6. But overall it is a faster and smoother operating system.

more bad news...
http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/press/WM6_statement_v6.pdf

phamoui said:
http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/press/WM6_statement_v6.pdf
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That's old news and good not bad
HTC is also offering WM6 upgrades for the most popular devices in its current range. This includes recently launched “messaging” products, which will enjoy the greatest benefits of Windows Mobile 6, such as the HTC Advantage, the HTC TyTN, the HTC S620, and the HTC P4350. The upgrade will also be available for the award-winning HTC P3300, plus some of our operator-branded devices. The upgrades will be rolled out from June, in line with our operator partners’ strategies.
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according to HTC europe, the release date for the Athena's WM6 is early September...

It wont matter, come August Advantage X7501 is out which ships with WM6. Once someone gets hold of this we will get a ported WM6 ROM.

Osir1s said:
It wont matter, come August Advantage X7501 is out which ships with WM6. Once someone gets hold of this we will get a ported WM6 ROM.
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the x7501 ROM won't work on X7500, these two machine are not identical. You still need the wm6 update of x7500

wu5262 said:
the x7501 ROM won't work on X7500, these two machine are not identical. You still need the wm6 update of x7500
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I'm pretty confident given the Vast similarities of the devices someone on these boards will be able to easily and readily do the port. Therefore I confer my previous statement that once X7501 is released, we will have a WM6 ROM, none of this waiting for September business.

Osir1s said:
I'm pretty confident given the Vast similarities of the devices someone on these boards will be able to easily and readily do the port. Therefore I confer my previous statement that once X7501 is released, we will have a WM6 ROM, none of this waiting for September business.
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that is very true, anyway, from what i know and the beta testing going on, the wm6 is still possible to be launch in July, so if lucky, you will get it before x7501 comes out. Second, don't forget you need to CID Unlock your device before flashing x7501.

the vogue comeback?

anybody else think the touch vogue & qvga is going to be making a huge comeback? all i see are threads with people selling their touch pros and diamonds to go back to the vogue. i think it is one of htc's most valued ppc's. also with android running so well on it now i really think alot of users will be coming back.
thoughts?

People want the latest & greatest. I don't even want the Vogue but is what I am stuck with because of the stupid thinking over at Verizon. I don't have a data plan & you can only get the touch Pro if you are on a data plan.

No other handset is as mature in the Android space. It is an amazing OS running well enough for everyday use.

I'm keeping my Vogue until I can get an Android phone.

fireshaper said:
I'm keeping my Vogue until I can get an Android phone.
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Same here. I'm even abandoning my Diamond for it now. How sad is that? Sure speaks volumes about WinMo...

los1223 said:
Same here. I'm even abandoning my Diamond for it now. How sad is that? Sure speaks volumes about WinMo...
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+1
Android is insanely convenient.

Android feels like another Iphone thing... cant customize like winmo which is what i love so ill wait till diamond2 or touchpro2 comes out on Sprint
still loving my phone

fireshaper said:
I'm keeping my Vogue until I can get an Android phone.
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x2... I'm locked into my Alltel/Verizon? Contract til 2010 but luckily I picked up the last two in-stock Vogues they had for the wifey and me for only $80/ea. I initially regretted my decision but now that Android on the Vogue has matured so much that it can be used for everyday use I'm more than thrilled with the decision. Happy to be Rockin' the Vogue!!!

jadesse said:
People want the latest & greatest. I don't even want the Vogue but is what I am stuck with because of the stupid thinking over at Verizon. I don't have a data plan & you can only get the touch Pro if you are on a data plan.
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Same, even though the Vogue has worked out for me. I still would rather have a touch pro, or the touch pro 2 once it comes out.
I'd really like to have the Moto Schole thats coming out after using Android on the Vogue, its a nice OS.

magicalan said:
Android feels like another Iphone thing... cant customize like winmo which is what i love so ill wait till diamond2 or touchpro2 comes out on Sprint
still loving my phone
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WM is a terrible platform, it doesnt offer anything that android doesnt or at some point wont. Android even runs better on the vogue which was designed for WM. I just dont see why anyone would voluntarily choose WM overandroid. It would be great, if this was 2003.

magicalan said:
Android feels like another Iphone thing... cant customize like winmo which is what i love so ill wait till diamond2 or touchpro2 comes out on Sprint
still loving my phone
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You can absolutely customize Android. There are apps on the market and tons of downloadable themes. The apps cost a bit of money, and being that we're not really "stable" yet, I haven't bothered to buy them.
And need I point out mssmison's themed builds?

craig0r said:
You can absolutely customize Android. There are apps on the market and tons of downloadable themes. The apps cost a bit of money, and being that we're not really "stable" yet, I haven't bothered to buy them.
And need I point out mssmison's themed builds?
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yeah but most of the apps and themes are for "root" only, we can't have that yet.

fixxxer2008 said:
yeah but most of the apps and themes are for "root" only, we can't have that yet.
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I believe that was fixed today, although I may be mistaken on exactly what that entails.
Anyway, I tried the free "Lite" version of a couple theming apps a while back, and they worked fine. I forget what the difference between Lite and Full were though.

fixxxer2008 said:
yeah but most of the apps and themes are for "root" only, we can't have that yet.
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Dude, what apps are you trying to run that require root? I've seen you post this several times while looking around the forums today. I've never had an app intalled that wouldn't run because I wasn't root.

Can HERO Run WM6.5

Hi
Is there anyway HTC Hero can run WM6.5 ?
Thank you.

Hi!
No. Thank God.

While technically possible, from a religious point of view it would be considered a sin.
If you intend to give WM a try, you'd better to lend a WMphone and play with it.
If you changed your mind about a Linux powered phone, ebay is the way.

I cast you out from our sacred land

Ofcourse it would be possible... if you have the source code for WinMo and got the drivers for the Hero hardware.`But tyou don't have that (I am sure HTC got both though).
But why would you?
I am sure that you can put Android on already existing hardware too (how about Android on S60 phones or even the iPhone)

Uqbar said:
While technically possible ...
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Technically != by anyone
But the idea of running Android on the E series is quite interesting though.
I could even revert back to a N0k1a in that case ...

Groan......Not another one!

rhedgehog said:
Groan......Not another one!
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Life could be actually easier. But won't.
This is why we have the tax, the flu and Windows.

agreed. Windows and tax suck...although the flu is a great way to get some chicken soup and a few days off work!!

Maybe this is something for you in the future???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNo6pn-dnSQ

Not really. We need the native Android on all phones.
Unleash your phone, give it adroid!

cupertino said:
Hi
Is there anyway HTC Hero can run WM6.5 ?
Thank you.
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Yes there is a way, exchange your hero with my HTC Topaz
Deal?

Can't have it all I guess? (Not really a rant thread)

Hello xda-ers!
I have been stalking around, tasting everybody's cooking for a couple of weeks now, and i have got to get something off my chest.
I did search, I do realize that what I am looking for can not be made and that its no one's fault (I might be giving htc a meaningful look right now).
I like a whole lot of roms and chefs here, I really do, but the rom I'm after seems to not exist - one of two options:
1. A hero rom with all the eyecandy, that's donut based for compatibility with newer apps like goggles and the like.
2. An Eclair rom that has video and youtube working.
And so I would like to ask of you wizzies, is there light at the end of the tunnel? Are things comming around? How do you see it?
Correct me if I'm wrong, hardware-ish the mytouch is 36 MB of ram shorter then a hero and a has a lesser camera, but its not like the hero is running its os on its last bits of ram or anything so basically what the hero can do the mytouch can do, no? Is it safe to assume that when the hero\magic gets an update (and I do hope that it does) someone could pull over some driver support for eclair or something?
Thank you all so much for all your hard work, you guys are the reason I love smartphones so much, I'm dirt poor but i promise I'll buy you guys a round of beer once I get out of college

Its a matter of time bro. Be batient. A month ago, none of the eclair roms had camera. Now they all do. A month before that none of the eclair roms had N1 voice keyboard. Now they all do. God knows what some of these amazing roms will have and do a month from now. [/good deed for the year]

Love the FAQ sig lol

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Correct me if I'm wrong, hardware-ish the mytouch is 36 MB of ram shorter then a hero and a has a lesser camera, but its not like the hero is running its os on its last bits of ram or anything so basically what the hero can do the mytouch can do, no? Is it safe to assume that when the hero\magic gets an update (and I do hope that it does) someone could pull over some driver support for eclair or something?
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What?
MT3G has 192MB Ram just like Dream but has 512 ROM like Hero.Hero has 288MB RAM.

Macrophage001 said:
Love the FAQ sig lol
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^5 to you bro

mnissan said:
1. A hero rom with all the eyecandy, that's donut based for compatibility with newer apps like goggles and the like.
2. An Eclair rom that has video and youtube working.
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1. The devs aren't the ones making the actual hero, they just make hero work with our phones. They can't just say "I want you to be donut", and it be donut. Htc decided to skip donut, and the devs can't do much about that. They can however give you 2.0 hero which is scattered about the forum.
2. Drivers, drivers, drivers. You know, the thing that appears in almost every first post for this problem

JAguirre1231 said:
1. The devs aren't the ones making the actual hero, they just make hero work with our phones. They can't just say "I want you to be donut", and it be donut. Htc decided to skip donut, and the devs can't do much about that. They can however give you 2.0 hero which is scattered about the forum.
2. Drivers, drivers, drivers. You know, the thing that appears in almost every first post for this problem
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As I've said, I realize that.
My point is that apperently you can't cook rosie\sense\whatever onto a 1.6 rom without htc (Ref: "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look") and at the same time you can cook it onto a 2.0 rom - which means broken video drivers.
I'm sure there's a good reason for it, and this is not a rant, just needed to let steam out I guess.

mnissan said:
As I've said, I realize that.
My point is that apperently you can't cook rosie\sense\whatever onto a 1.6 rom without htc (Ref: "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look") and at the same time you can cook it onto a 2.0 rom - which means broken video drivers.
I'm sure there's a good reason for it, and this is not a rant, just needed to let steam out I guess.
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Well steam out in the right section next time

JAguirre1231 said:
Well steam out in the right section next time
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LOL +2000
"if" you had searched you could have found answers to both of your questions... and maybe posted in the correct section.
maybe that "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look" should be turned into "i actually searched and posted in the Q&A section or the I didn't read before posting..."
No offence but seriously if you would have searched you would have found those 2 answers in almost every thread that had to do with hero or eclair...

mnissan said:
As I've said, I realize that.
My point is that apperently you can't cook rosie\sense\whatever onto a 1.6 rom without htc (Ref: "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look") and at the same time you can cook it onto a 2.0 rom - which means broken video drivers.
I'm sure there's a good reason for it, and this is not a rant, just needed to let steam out I guess.
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I think someone leaked an HTC branded Eclair ROM with the "rosie/sense/whatever," and that's why you see it cooked into a 2.0 ROM.

Bless him, don't be to hard its obvious he needs a carer

shadowch31 said:
Bless him, don't be to hard its obvious he needs a carer
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Im sorry if i hurt anyones feelings....uh not really but serious on the searching!
if i did hurt your feelings feel free to express your feelings to someone else because either you are too sensitive or it my be that time of month... use the Ipad and get over it!
Have a GREAT DAY!

Sxyman815 said:
Im sorry if i hurt anyones feelings....uh not really but serious on the searching!
if i did hurt your feelings feel free to express your feelings to someone else because either you are too sensitive or it my be that time of month... use the Ipad and get over it!
Have a GREAT DAY!
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iTampon's come with strings for easy removal.

JAguirre1231 said:
iTampon's come with strings for easy removal.
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iAlwaysPantyLiners come with wings!

Well, this has gone off topic very quickly. Not that it was technically on topic to begin with since it was posted in the wrong place...

fiktion said:
Well, this has gone off topic very quickly. Not that it was technically on topic to begin with since it was posted in the wrong place...
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It went off topic at the same rate the iPad went from wanted to ridiculed. What's so bad about that?

Well back on topic/kinda...
Do we know for sure that htc will release the necessary drivers for video playback/camera? It sounds like some people are positive we'll get them eventually...I switched back to donut because I like being able to watch youtube, but its amazing how far along eclair roms have come, and mad props to NCommander for reverse engineering the camera drivers. Without him we'd still have no camera at this point. But I was just wondering if its confirmed or not that we will indeed get those drivers from htc one day.

Well, T-Mobile is teasing us with an Eclair update for our phones. We shall see.

What I would REALLY like is a ROM that is smooth and as responsive and the one on the iPhone. Doesn't need fancy apps, just the basic things like Messaging, Phone, Browser, camera/camcorder, apps of course. Anyone else think the same? It's what I have been looking for , for a long time

Snipe175 said:
What I would REALLY like is a ROM that is smooth and as responsive and the one on the iPhone. Doesn't need fancy apps, just the basic things like Messaging, Phone, Browser, camera/camcorder, apps of course. Anyone else think the same? It's what I have been looking for , for a long time
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There's actually one like that, it's called iPhone OS. I suggest you buy an iPhone and try it

[ROMS] We want more

Seriously, there's about 3 roms that still get updates and work correctly. Can we get more? Please? I don't mind waiting up to a year as long as we get more. This makes me want to get a optimus one too

iToasterman said:
Seriously, there's about 3 roms that still get updates and work correctly. Can we get more? Please? I don't mind waiting up to a year as long as we get more. This makes me want to get a optimus one too
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Then go get optimus one we do this on our spare time and sometimes there's not enough of spare time to dev ROMs

jazux said:
Then go get optimus one we do this on our spare time and sometimes there's not enough of spare time to dev ROMs
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Yeah.. We didn't tell you to buy this phone.. You can't tell us what to do and what not to do.. We all have our own jobs.. Who gives us money? No, not for free..

iToasterman said:
Seriously, there's about 3 roms that still get updates and work correctly. Can we get more? Please? I don't mind waiting up to a year as long as we get more. This makes me want to get a optimus one too
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And if you arent satisfied, you can develop ur own rom

Who needs more roms? We have like 5 major roms and 5 minor that recieve updates regulary and are quite similar except for one, CM stands out. More kernels would be great, or maybe newer kernels like 2.6.37 - I hope marcellusbe and dharam pull that off, it will rock for sure!

iToasterman said:
Seriously, there's about 3 roms that still get updates and work correctly. Can we get more? Please? I don't mind waiting up to a year as long as we get more. This makes me want to get a optimus one too
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u should have written "I want more"
PS: There are certainly more than 3 roms, that get updates and work correctly

really a very strange topic... how about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1234591