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Will Magic also get Android 2.0 from HTC officially?

Will Magic also get Android 2.0 from HTC officially?

Given that the newly named ADP2 (Android Developer Phone 2) is basically the Magic, I would expect 2.0 to be available for the Magic shortly.
That is not the same as an official release with Sense layered on top of it from HTC, but I expect that this will happen... reasoning below:
HTC will be releasing a Droid competitor. The easy option is to release a HD2 running Android, which I bet will happen once they move some HD2s, since they don't want to totally kill their Windows Mobile sales and launch splash for the HD2.
They need to be running 2.0 to make this phone competitive, and will likely layer Sense as a distinguisher. Once they have done all this work, releasing it for the Magic and Hero makes sense as it makes for more happy customers.

It probably will get 2.0, but I'm betting it will be the vanilla version and not Sense.
Here's to hoping I'm wrong!

Taknarosh said:
It probably will get 2.0, but I'm betting it will be the vanilla version and not Sense.
Here's to hoping I'm wrong!
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Hero is getting 2.0 with Sense, so after that I don't see what stops HTC making it available for Magic.

Taknarosh said:
It probably will get 2.0, but I'm betting it will be the vanilla version and not Sense.
Here's to hoping I'm wrong!
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Here's hoping you're right! Stock Android is the best UI!

Win Mob 6.5
They already have the HTC HD2 and HTC Diamond 2 to tackle the Droid. Winmo 6.5 is user friendly to mass users and the sales of HTC will not dip in the near future. The HTC HD2 even supports Capacitive touch and outstrips the I-phone in a 1 on 1 battle!

peltonpinto said:
They already have the HTC HD2 and HTC Diamond 2 to tackle the Droid. Winmo 6.5 is user friendly to mass users and the sales of HTC will not dip in the near future. The HTC HD2 even supports Capacitive touch and outstrips the I-phone in a 1 on 1 battle!
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I hear it got camera and lag problems

Andoid market

My wife works for T-Mobile. Unfortunately her boss is elusive and won't share details but he said that he has Android's market on his HD2.
I call bull**** but thought I'd come here to ask. IS this possible?

jbauls said:
My wife works for T-Mobile. Unfortunately her boss is elusive and won't share details but he said that he has Android's market on his HD2.
I call bull**** but thought I'd come here to ask. IS this possible?
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A bit pointless even if he did, surely he'd need Android to run the apps in it?

hd2 have it own market which is only for windows mobile not for andriod devices. so windows power fone like hd2 can't run andriod software.
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If he is running Android Market on his HD2, he is running Android OS on his HD2.
Is he running Android OS on his HD2?
Maybe he's such a tech wizard, he got Android OS to work on the HD2 without us at XDA-Devs knowing a thing about it.
Maybe he's just that amazing of a person.
Maybe I should believe that he got Android working on HD2.

rickyoon.vegas said:
If he is running Android Market on his HD2, he is running Android OS on his HD2.
Is he running Android OS on his HD2?
Maybe he's such a tech wizard, he got Android OS to work on the HD2 without us at XDA-Devs knowing a thing about it.
Maybe he's just that amazing of a person.
Maybe I should believe that he got Android working on HD2.
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LOL @ "Maybe he's such a tech wizard, he got Android OS to work on the HD2 without us at XDA-Devs knowing a thing about it."
you my brother just made my day with this one - simply hilariousss....
Note to poster: He probably has OMarket which he probably renamed and switched the icon for it to make others to think he has one on his HD2... or he is calling unlocked HTC phone with Android an HD2 phone lol - he got some things mixed up...

HD2 or Desire

Hi Guys I have been a winmo user for a while and then i moved to android with xperia x10. however i am thinking of changing my toy and unable to decide between 2 HD2 and desire.
for me i felt both OS as same for my usage in fact i liked winmo for exchange support more.
so if you guys have to make a choice which one would you like to go for.
Waiting for your honest advise.

HD2 is best looking phone IMO, problem is, WM is running. I chose a Desire because of that, not the same looks, but same specs + Android.
Aka, Desire if i had to pick.

i played arround with android on my hd2 and now i wish i had a desire... android seems more like what win mobile should have been... althogh android is so young... android is much more smoother and the integration with google, gmail, social networks is much better than win mo... on top of that the market has much more options that win mo...
AFAIK froyo supports exchange server...

my bad...i posted a Q earlier that is HD2 the best option, and i was suggested that HD2 is indeed the best option as compared to any phone including Desire...
desire has a plastic body...so that is something i wouldnt like much...and above all HD2 has the best display

xprav said:
HD2 is indeed the best option as compared to any phone including Desire...
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You forget the main thing, it runs Windows...

etix said:
You forget the main thing, it runs Windows...
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At it runs beautiful!

again for me this is a no brainer just buy the hd2 and if you want run the desire android build.
that way you can have both in one handset with a bigger screen.

so seems that everyone suggest that I should go with Android ?
so now if i flash a android ROM on HD2 will it be as good as Desire since desire was made for Android.
Also do we have a stable Android ROM for HD2 ?
Please help guys i got to buy it in 2 to 3 days
Regards
sandeep

sandeeppathak007 said:
so seems that everyone suggest that I should go with Android ?
so now if i flash a android ROM on HD2 will it be as good as Desire since desire was made for Android.
Also do we have a stable Android ROM for HD2 ?
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IMO the Hd2 is much better than any android device out there currently.
The Hd2 is NOT a capable Android device. I had a Nexus One that I sold to get the Hd2 off of craigslist for cheap thinking I could run both. Only problem with that is the fact that your running an entire operating system off of the SD card on a phone not designed to run it at all.
People that have never used Android will say it runs fine on the Hd2, but I had the Nexus One for 6 months and I can really feel the slowdown and battery issues.
I would recommend the Hd2 to anyone I know but NOT if you need to have Android. I like WM 6.x much better on my Hd2 over Android...
sandeeppathak007 said:
Please help guys i got to buy it in 2 to 3 days
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Cmon man don't act like a little girl about this decision. If you want the Hd2 then go for it but dont try to act like we are really going to be the determining factor that makes the decision by rushing us. Yeah we might tell you something you like but have a pair and make a good decision yourself

i dont know why but the desire feels like a girls phone
my choice would be hd2 WinMo is way better than android to me...only boot android occasionally to play some games or use some apps that are missing in Winmo its a win win situation

[Q] WINDOWS PHONE 7 release on nov 8 on HTC HD7

I have confirmed that Windows Phone 7 is being released on several devices on November 8th. The tmobile version has two devices, the one that interests me is the HTC HD7 (and dell venue pro). Nice looking phone 4.3 inch screen, but major difference is it has three buttons (touch like the HD).
here is the link...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/buy/7/phones.aspx#filter=24&cmpid=14303000&wt.mc_id=insidernl
does anyone know how they plan to give the hd2 owners the OS? and what about the people who dont know anything about flashing?
WHo has reliable information on how they plan to do this.
LANCELOT

Hd2 will not be getting wp7.... that was announced a long time ago. No official upgrade.
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YES an excuse to tell myself to buy a new device!!!
zarathustrax said:
Hd2 will not be getting wp7.... that was announced a long time ago. No official upgrade.
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Thank you for the bad/good news!!!
I actually just signed up to get a HD7 as soon as it's released. I keep seeing that there are too many driver/hardware compatibility issues to make wp7 work on the hd2...
A little f'd up because HTC hinted that anyone who bought the HD2 would be able to upgrade when wp7 came out...it's a good thing that we have great chef's otherwise the HD2 would be a waste
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android on htc hd7 same as htc hd2??
now that this phone is coming out will it be the same process to run android on this new phone hd7, or is it more complicated then the htc hd2. are these the same phone basically spec wise except for touch buttons and a kickstand. lets strat the comparison, as i just ordered a hd2 to put android on it but not sure if the hd7 will run android better.

hd7 is not out yet how do we know if you can even run android on windows phone 7! we will all have to wait and see!

Hopefully our great devs here will be able to port wp7 over. Cotulla already got it to boot up on the hd2, which is a great sign. Considering the hd7 has the exact same hardware as our hd2, wp7 has the possibility to run great on our phones. We can only hope and support our devs. Time will tell.
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xxfirerican said:
now that this phone is coming out will it be the same process to run android on this new phone hd7, or is it more complicated then the htc hd2. are these the same phone basically spec wise except for touch buttons and a kickstand. lets strat the comparison, as i just ordered a hd2 to put android on it but not sure if the hd7 will run android better.
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You should get a native android phone if you just want to run android. Android on the hd2 will probably never run as well as native android phone... its always gonna be a hacked on version of android.
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android on hd7 risky move
xxfirerican said:
now that this phone is coming out will it be the same process to run android on this new phone hd7, .
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I'd be a little skeptical about trying the same process on the HD7, will an uploader work or will it brick the phone. we know what happened with the the hd2 hspl was neccessary. And, if the drivers are so different that the wm7 is incompatible with the hd2's hardware...i would assume just throwing the android we have now onto a diffent device is asking for trouble (althoug from everything I'm seeing, the hd7 is almost the same thing... i dont like the fact that the 16gb of memory is on board...will it have an sd slot?)
I'd wait until someone successfully does it
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When I looked at the spec it look like it the same processor as my HD2 except for the button. So it can be program to use Windows Mobile 7 without programming the other buttong? Just curious. Can someone check it out? Thanks.

Oh you dear, sweet, uninitiated. Allow me to clarify some points:
1-WILL THE HD2 GET AN UPGRADE TO WP7
A-Officially, no. This was announced some months ago that the HD2 will NOT be getting an upgrade to WP7 from MS or HTC.
2-DOES THAT MEAN THAT A CUSTOM WP7 ROM WILL HAPPEN?
A-Maybe. As it has been stated, Cotulla has booted WP7 successfully on HD2 hardware, but it is uncertain as to wether it will work in day to day use. His team is currently VERY secretive about what is/isn't working.
3-WHAT ABOUT ANDROID?
A-I have always said, if you wan't Android, buy and Android device. WP7 will almost certainly NOT work with current Android builds. Different hardware, different drivers etc. Oh and WP7 is not compatable with CE applications...which means HaRET...and pretty much any program written for WinMo.
I hope that clears some things up!

HD2 VS Desire

What should I buy a HD2 and run Android 2.2 on it or buy a Desire, there practical the same price so i was wondering!
I really like the Android. How's the battery life with android on a HD2? Is it as stable as on a Desire?
thanks

i would go for the hd2,dont know for the desire but hd2 with android 1 day with medium use

HD2 running windows and ANDROID gets my vote..
BUT you've posted this in the wrong forum... this is one is all about specific android builds and kernels!

GET THE DESIRE!!! Why buy HD2 if you want Android only! Save yourself the hassle and get the Desire.

reocej said:
GET THE DESIRE!!! Why buy HD2 if you want Android only! Save yourself the hassle and get the Desire.
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+1.
I own the HD2 but the constant PPP dropouts at the moment for me make it almost unusable for mobile internet, the battery life is great for my casual usage though.
If you want everything working and stable, just go for the Desire.

Desire HD of course...
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owtamo said:
Desire HD of course...
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+1 for the HD
Windows is toast now and WP7 seems to do not work as expected.
Go for Android and forget Windows

If u want android only, go with Desire (I think Desire HD would cost more but it's a lot better than the original Desire)
If u like having a classic version of windows mobile (WinMo 6.5.x) with Android in the same phone, then go with HD2 and be ready to read a lot of threads on how to flash the right ROMS in order to run Android in a good shape)

ForceField said:
Windows is toast now and WP7 seems to do not work as expected.
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I expected WP7 not to work....

I like the Sense UI but I don't like the "over-red" screen of desire. I also like big screen. so, my only choice is only HD2+android now.

Mate get the Desire or the Desire HD.

for me is HD2 not because of android but because of the screen.
I own both and i prefer HD2 with Android even if it has some minor bugs at the moment.
Most of them are eliminated with NAND.

I have HD2 running Android (Desire HD ROM), my wife just upgraded getting a Desire HD...
After playing with both, I'll be getting a Desire HD - so much more stable and fast as lightning (especially boot up - only a few seconds!)
Hope that helps?
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g30rg10u said:
Most of them are eliminated with NAND.
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Are you running NAND? Didn't think that anyone had released one yet...
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HD2
the hd2 is a superphone, the desire is just android that is locked and restricted. you will most likely end up modding it. so why not get the one with option's? and run multiple versions of android instead of being stuck with 1.... just my opinion

depends on what are u basically... If u r a techie guru or who loves experimenting get a hd2 - why? u can run wm 6.5, android and shortly WP7 and meego - 4 OS
if u r happy with android then get a 3.7 inches 1500mAH Desire..
Else wait for Desire HD or WP7 phones.. but i see ur one of the criterion is price as well... so best is to choose which u think u should be using say 6 mths down the line
Happy buying.. spend judiciously..

HTC Desire HD for sure.why do you want to buy a windows mobile device and struggle every day either to try the android rom modifications(never working 100% and stable) or sit and make an android rom for it.
Also,if you are buying such a highly priced mobile device,why not go with the latest which has the newest and the best features.
The desire HD has a next generation snapdragon processor,768mb RAM,1.5gb ROM,dolby mobile,SRS WOW HD,8mb camera with 720p recording at 30fps.
don't these specifications literally shout at you saying - " WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED !!!!!!!!!!!! "
invest your hard earned money smarty.
Regards,
Karan.

I say HD2. My android hasn't had a PPP drop yet with Phiremod 1.7. (knock on wood)

Um... exactly why are people talking about the Desire HD? Did the OP ask about it? Nope.
Between the Desire and the HD2, definitely the HD2. Nice big screen, nice and thin, and fast. The Android roms are awesome. Anybody who tells you they aren't stable needs to change builds.
Not to mention the fact that people are working on porting MeeGo and WP7.
Anyway, that's my opinion.

WP7 is more like Zune 202 for microsoft. They are going to learn their lesson the hard way...