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First post. Came here looking for info on WM5 upgrade for my Magician. I'll leave well enough alone after reading the threads so far. (other than, say for example I "found" :twisted: an installer on the net, if I installed it would it bork my magician?) Does the active sync "full backup" actually back up everything including the OS?))
What I'm posting about though, is there a hack or program that will allow me while I'm making a call to use the directional pad to highlight and press the keypad without resorting to the stylus?
The reason is when I call voicemail or any number that requires me to press an extra number for an extension i have to get the stylus out to press the number. If I could use the pad that would be really nice.
Thanks
just press the green call key and it brings the keypad up and you can use that... and no, the activesync back up doesn't back up the os thats on your rom
Er. I think I might have been unclear. Apologies.
I know how to bring up the keypad to dial numbers.
What I mean is when i'm on a call, I want to be able to dial 3 for example without having to use the stylus on the screen to press the 3 on the keypad. Ideally using the nav buttons to highlight the number and the centre button to press that number.
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Thanks for the info regarding backup. Might wait till theres a specific WM5 installer for my handset then.
I don't think that what you want to do can be done.
You can prod the screen with your fingers as well as the stylus. :wink:
Oh well. That would of been a really simple way to improve the phones usablity. I try to keep my greasy fingers off the screen wherever possible. :roll:
I can think of a possible way to hack this in, but is there much "call" for it?
It seems like a bit of a specialised need.
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To go back on myself, I can see that this might be a useful feature actually, to be able to dial using just the dpad. slow, but on the VGA WM5 at the moment, it might come in handy.
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I have a view questions because i am really in doubt about what phone to get.
The HD or the X1
hd because of the big screen and i love the tf3d.
x1 because of the keyboard (never had a sm with keyboard) and flash
What i would like to know about the X1 is:
1. the screen resolution is the same as the HD, but in a smaller screen.
so this means that everything is smaller on your screen.
does this make if difficult to use your fingers to use the phone?
2. if i am not mistaking, the screen is not on the surface but its a little lower.
does this make it difficult to use your fingers (for X button and stuff like that)
3. is the flash on the camera any good?
4. how good is the software? is there a nice softkeyboard?
how much is standard windows? (like phone cal, write a sms, look in contacts ect.)
5. is opera browser installed on it and default?
6. any you tube app like on the diamond?
7. i listen music a lot when i am on the road.
is it easy to use?
is the sound good?
is it smooth when doing other things on the phone or will you notice the phone having to perform more?
8. is there an easy way to rotate the screen when you want?
seeing there is no accelerometer
9. for the users who used the diamond
do you regret the switch or are you satisfied?
(mainly because of the panels vs tf3d and screen)
thanks for taking the time
U can use Tf3d on the Xperia and all ur problems is solved u get the best of both =)
I don't own it yet, but I can tell u my impression about it judging from others
4. how good is the software? is there a nice softkeyboard?
how much is standard windows? (like phone cal, write a sms, look in contacts ect.)
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it's very standard windows mobile compare to it's rivals (samsung and htc)
no it doesn't have any software keyboard but the standard windows one, but don't worry, you can install replacements, one of the best right now is the touch HD's keyboard, it's already here check the other thread
about other softwares, well they're pretty crap, but I personally already have a lot of essential 3rd party softwares waiting to be installed once I got the phone.
1. the screen resolution is the same as the HD, but in a smaller screen.
so this means that everything is smaller on your screen.
does this make if difficult to use your fingers to use the phone?
yeah everything is smaller on the screen, using your fingers only on the screen is alright but dont expect to type with the built in on screen keyboard with ur hand.. its bloody useless without the stylus..
2. if i am not mistaking, the screen is not on the surface but its a little lower.
does this make it difficult to use your fingers (for X button and stuff like that)
erm.. i dont think it makes it more difficult, i have no problem pressing the x button although u can just press the ok button on the bottom much easier..
3. is the flash on the camera any good?
nope.. its basically a flashlight from the old se phones...
4. how good is the software? is there a nice softkeyboard?
how much is standard windows? (like phone cal, write a sms, look in contacts ect.)
everything is standard windows i think.. phone cal, contacts, sms and all..
5. is opera browser installed on it and default?
yepp but its semi useless (at least on mine..) for some reason if i use opera and type an address with the hardware keyboard the area where u enter text keeps dissapearing.. and it wont work most of time time unless you are on hspda..
6. any you tube app like on the diamond?
havent found one yet, the one on the tf3d dont work..
7. i listen music a lot when i am on the road.
is it easy to use?
is the sound good?
is it smooth when doing other things on the phone or will you notice the phone having to perform more?
cant really answer that.. as i use my iphone for that..
8. is there an easy way to rotate the screen when you want?
seeing there is no accelerometer
yeah flip the screen up and it rotates...
9. for the users who used the diamond
do you regret the switch or are you satisfied?
(mainly because of the panels vs tf3d and screen)
dont have a diamond but i installed tf3d on mine..
anheuer said:
I have a view questions because i am really in doubt about what phone to get.
The HD or the X1
hd because of the big screen and i love the tf3d.
x1 because of the keyboard (never had a sm with keyboard) and flash
What i would like to know about the X1 is:
1. the screen resolution is the same as the HD, but in a smaller screen.
so this means that everything is smaller on your screen.
does this make if difficult to use your fingers to use the phone?
It is smaller but I have no problems accessing things. In standard WinMo apps is can be a little annoying but you get used to it
2. if i am not mistaking, the screen is not on the surface but its a little lower.
does this make it difficult to use your fingers (for X button and stuff like that)
'Slight' recess but no issues
3. is the flash on the camera any good?
It is weak - I wouldn't rely on it. I am thinking primarily as a very weak torch rather than a flash
4. how good is the software? is there a nice softkeyboard?
how much is standard windows? (like phone cal, write a sms, look in contacts ect.)
Standard WinMo - same as Touch HD and Daimond. WinMo is almost designed for you to run third party apps!
5. is opera browser installed on it and default?
Opera is installed, but it isn't default. A simple registry hack cures it. In my case it works absolutely fine on 3g/HSDPA or wireless. A very good mobile browser
6. any you tube app like on the diamond?
Nope. But if you get Coreplayer you can access youtube from there
7. i listen music a lot when i am on the road.
is it easy to use?
is the sound good?
is it smooth when doing other things on the phone or will you notice the phone having to perform more?
Haven't done an extended test but it appears absolutely fine. Again get a third party app to get the most out of it but of course with all players your headphones will make a difference
8. is there an easy way to rotate the screen when you want?
seeing there is no accelerometer
Open the keyboard or you can assign one of the bottom softkeys to do this
9. for the users who used the diamond
do you regret the switch or are you satisfied?
(mainly because of the panels vs tf3d and screen)
I have used the Diamond and it is good, but the TouchFlo 3D does become a bit 'meh' to me after a while. I find the SPB Mobile Shell Panel (free download from SE site) to be far better for my needs!
thanks for taking the time
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No problems! To be honest I had the same dilemma but I felt the Touch HD was just a bit too big for portability. The SE for me is the perfect phone! I am definitely glad I got it
Thanks for the comments!
so one more question
are you satisfied?
what is in your own opinion the pros and cons of this device.
in general and in comparison with diamond/pro/hd
soft and hardware
Pros
excellent screen
TT7 (GPS) works great
Reception and 3G reception very strong
Panels concept (yes I do like it - I believe there will be better panels coming out and the Radio Panel (best radio i've had on a mobile device!) and SPB Shell Panel show what is possible...
Quality contruction
Hardware keyboard (not a huge fan of software keyboards)
Works well as a phone (has the feeling of a phone i.e. not too wide etc.)
Cons
WinMo 6.1 is not really finger friendly
Camera (good during the day - not much use during the night)
anyone els who likes to share?
small other question, i noticed that some people are talking about an X1, X1a and X1i
What is the difference?
anheuer said:
anyone els who likes to share?
small other question, i noticed that some people are talking about an X1, X1a and X1i
What is the difference?
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X1a = US Version
X1i = EU Version
X1i has Euro 3G bands and 30 fps @ VGA video recording
X1a has US 3G bands and 24 fps @ QVGA video recording.
aah ok
Thanks!
Anyone els wants to share there opinion?
One other question i thought of is:
On my diamond i use S2U2 to prevent my screen to be pushed when in my pocket.
this because i dont like the one windows mobile offers (with 2 taps)
is there a different solution made by se?
or..........?
I want to ask too, does X1 has audio recorder app that not just to record incoming call?
I own a Touch Pro and a X1 and I really think X1 is the best phone ever done. And finallly the GPS lag is gone¡¡¡
danielherrero said:
I own a Touch Pro and a X1 and I really think X1 is the best phone ever done. And finallly the GPS lag is gone¡¡¡
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what are the main reasons you prefer the x1 over the pro?
(soft and hardware)
anheuer said:
One other question i thought of is:
On my diamond i use S2U2 to prevent my screen to be pushed when in my pocket.
this because i dont like the one windows mobile offers (with 2 taps)
is there a different solution made by se?
or..........?
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X1 has the ordinary WM lock function. You activate it by a long press on the end call button. Unlocking is the same as usual, press left soft button and then Unlock button on the display.
Actually you can press any button (Panel, OK, Volume etc.) and then right soft button to unlock also, call it a feature or a bug.
I prefer using a short press on the powerbutton to simply switch off the display. This locks all keys and the display as well. One more press and your back.
on8a said:
X1 has the ordinary WM lock function. You activate it by a long press on the end call button. Unlocking is the same as usual, press left soft button and then Unlock button on the display.
Actually you can press any button (Panel, OK, Volume etc.) and then right soft button to unlock also, call it a feature or a bug.
I prefer using a short press on the powerbutton to simply switch off the display. This locks all keys and the display as well. One more press and your back.
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Ok, but what if the device activates the screen.
because of an incoming sms or incoming call?
by the way, what does the call screen look like (when you get an incoming call and you want to accept or decline)
standard windows or something like htc does or......?
anheuer said:
what are the main reasons you prefer the x1 over the pro?
(soft and hardware)
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The look, Performance, GPS , screen, battery duration, I can use my earphones.
I know It hasnt g-sensor but I didnt use it too much. I think this feature is very good implemented in Omnia, but not in Diamond/Pro....
anheuer said:
Ok, but what if the device activates the screen.
because of an incoming sms or incoming call?
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The screen get's activated, but after the set time for the screensaver it's blank again. You can set it to wake up on any button or just the power button. So if you press a button while trying to get it out of your pocket and there just has been a missed call so the screen is on, it is not key locked. Small risk though.
by the way, what does the call screen look like (when you get an incoming call and you want to accept or decline)
standard windows or something like htc does or......?
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It's the normal windows screen. The left soft button silence the call, the right replies with a standard text message.
While browsing the xda forum, i found a thread with diamond phone canvas slide to answer/ignore function http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=464286 . is it somehow possible to run it on xperia? tried the one in the link, but couldn't succeed to load it properly... when someone calls me, i can't see anything, only sound, and when entering the phone menu, i can barely see the numbers in there surrounded by white colored areas.. has anyone tired it already?
edvardas.m said:
While browsing the xda forum, i found a thread with diamond phone canvas slide to answer/ignore function http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=464286 . is it somehow possible to run it on xperia? tried the one in the link, but couldn't succeed to load it properly... when someone calls me, i can't see anything, only sound, and when entering the phone menu, i can barely see the numbers in there surrounded by white colored areas.. has anyone tired it already?
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just download itje's touch hd dialer (blacksone dialer), and ther you go.
edvardas.m said:
While browsing the xda forum, i found a thread with diamond phone canvas slide to answer/ignore function http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=464286 . is it somehow possible to run it on xperia? tried the one in the link, but couldn't succeed to load it properly... when someone calls me, i can't see anything, only sound, and when entering the phone menu, i can barely see the numbers in there surrounded by white colored areas.. has anyone tired it already?
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I have that feature in my SPB Pocket Plus and you slide to turn off keylock then press the answer button to answer any call.
dloaded the blackstone dialer, but after long installation, at the end it just failed. i tried it a few times again, and still the same error appears.. any ideas?
Try Inesoft Phone it works on mine.
I did some reading and decided to get SPB Shell 3D. I installed it and set it as default over my Helauncher. When I pressed home all I saw was a black screen and the top status bar. I tried rebooting the phone but it then took a longer time to get past the boot screen. The screen just stayed black, when i received a call the phone lit up and i was able to take the call.
So I can view:
The lockscreen
Phone Call
GO Sms
I can access things from my status bar if it pops up.
press menu and go to applications> and delete the default in spd shell.then press ur home button and select previous one
Sent from my HTC HD 2 powered by HYPERDROID
If you have a back up of the .apk, send via Gmail, install again, and this time, don't select SPB Shell (Always Use This) ... instead, select your normal shell (HTC Sense in my case), then do what namila007 says.
Same thing happened to me.. kept getting black screen, but it would give me option to select SPB or HTC Sense.. finally, like a fool, I selected SPB Always Use This.. and then I couldn't get into my phone at all.. I could view notifications.
I tried to install 1.0.1 but that didn't work. Reinstalled 1.0 on top of 1.0 and it "removed" the "always use this" *flag*, and gave me the option for SBP or HTC Sense again.. I selected HTC Sense and uninstalled SPB.. bleh.
I was trying to avoid a reset.
Good luck!
Namilla007- I cant even see the screen to even go to applications, thats the problem
Easyeee- Yeah I was in your boat, it kept giving me the option between Helauncher or Spb shell. But it gave me black screen when i selected spb shell 3d, and like an idiot i made spb shell 3d default. Ill try the email thing you said, thanks!
I was almost about to flash a new NAND ROM on my hd2. such an annoying folly i caused
Just for info. I had it work as the default on NexusHD2-Gingerbread V2.5 and CMYLXGO's Stock Desire HD(2) NAND ROM [v1.1.10n].
What I did was I launch Shell3d once without making it a default. It takes a while to load the first time. Then I move around the screens a few times and hit the home two or three more times each time hitting shell3d. Then hit home one more time and set shell3d as the default.
I am no longer running the program however as it those not work my Lotus notes calender and SPB gave me a refund.
I guessing your not able to see the manage AP because Shell3d hooks into that to allow easy uninstall.
You may need to reset your phone data to fix the issue.
I have an MB526 Defy+ running Android 2.3.6 and SPB Shell 3D 1.6.3 and an 8gb card.
I've been fat, dumb and happy with this setup.
Occasionally, the phone gets a little laggy, so I reboot and all is well.
This morning I rebooted and got an activation screen aqsking for a serial number. I've put in every number I can think of: MEI, SPB serial, passwords, you name it. All wrong.
If I hit "Activate" I get a "Wrong serial number. Please check it again." message. If I hit "Cancel" I get a small Home pop-up with a house icon with Home.
When I hit the Home icon, the SPB Home screen appears, then disappears and the default Motoblur square icon crap appears. But when I hit the home button on the bottom, the SPB home screen appears but nothing works.
I'm not sure what the "activation" request is but I suspect SPB Shell.
I really don't want to do a hard reboot because of years of data I have on it (although I do have back-ups; I just don't know how to put them back in.).
Any troubleshooting suggestions?
TIA
El Jefe del Caribe said:
I have an MB526 Defy+ running Android 2.3.6 and SPB Shell 3D 1.6.3 and an 8gb card.
I've been fat, dumb and happy with this setup.
Occasionally, the phone gets a little laggy, so I reboot and all is well.
This morning I rebooted and got an activation screen aqsking for a serial number. I've put in every number I can think of: MEI, SPB serial, passwords, you name it. All wrong.
If I hit "Activate" I get a "Wrong serial number. Please check it again." message. If I hit "Cancel" I get a small Home pop-up with a house icon with Home.
When I hit the Home icon, the SPB Home screen appears, then disappears and the default Motoblur square icon crap appears. But when I hit the home button on the bottom, the SPB home screen appears but nothing works.
I'm not sure what the "activation" request is but I suspect SPB Shell.
I really don't want to do a hard reboot because of years of data I have on it (although I do have back-ups; I just don't know how to put them back in.).
Any troubleshooting suggestions?
TIA
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Sounds like it is SPB serial number. Contact them to resolve the matter. If needed, unistall the app to get rid of the msg.
To restore data, use recovery to restore your backup to your device.
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