my 8525 is coming in the mail tomorow.
I'm really excited and i cant wait to play around with it.
couple of questions...
Should I immediately update to WM6?
what are some good websites for apps?
what are some cool tips/tricks i can do for my phone.
I'm into music, gaming, instant messenger and other stuff.
so any info would be greatly appreciated.
thanks, Jon.
I say just wait two or three days have fun and make sure you know and how things work on your phone. And then u decide after that if you want to add a new rom.
Jon,
Check out the wiki HERE . Lots of good stuff.
Regarding some good apps, check out THIS THREAD . Google is also your friend for finding good apps.
Finally, when you decide to upgrade, (I personally didn't even wait 1 hour Of course, mine had WM5 when I got it) check out THIS GUIDE from MrVanx.
Good luck and enjoy.
I waited 1 day and flashed the HTC WM6 Rom to mine. I haven't tried any other ROMS yet but want to do a radio ROM.
If this is your first WM phone I'd probably stick with it as stock for a few days. This way you can get to know your way around the phone and also have some time to explore the links in todd-jg's post - this will also make you more knowledgeable for when you do decite to upgrade - because once you start there's no going back
Welcome to the forum and enjoy your new toy
ATT8525
jondaviseffect said:
" ... Should I immediately update to WM6? ... I'm into music, gaming, instant messenger ... "
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Hi Jon,
Keep in mind WM6 is only available from HTC until Feb 1.
Avoid the IM program offered from ATT's mobile MEdiaNet page. It charges you for a text-message for each incoming & outgoing IM.
I just got my phone about a week ago and the first thing I did was update to WM6 from the HTC site. I haven't been brave enough to unlock or put any custom roms on it yet. I just want to get rid of all the extra ATT junk to free up some memory.
ach2 said:
because once you start there's no going back
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Man ain't this the truth!
ALSO... IMHO you may want to leave the radio that came with the WM6 upgrade 1.54.07 works great with ATT 3G in my area. Try it out first. Flashing ROMS is a lot more fun! Remember to Hard SPL before any flashing.
Hey folks, I have read and see various posts and articles on tethering seen people mention that the data usage is hidden when you run one of the custom roms such as DCD's. I was just curious how exactly this works? and how safe is it? This is not really something I plan to do but more of possibility for the future if something is workable of course. I am currently with TELUS as my provider using the HTC p4000. (6800 with a stupid telus name)
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Hey folks, I have read and see various posts and articles on tethering seen people mention that the data usage is hidden when you run one of the custom roms such as DCD's. I was just curious how exactly this works? and how safe is it? This is not really something I plan to do but more of possibility for the future if something is workable of course. I am currently with TELUS as my provider using the HTC p4000. (6800 with a stupid telus name)
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try this program...I'm with Telus also and have tethered my desktop when Shaw goes on a fritz. You install on both phone and comp/laptop. Hope this helps you.
http://www.junefabrics.com/pdanet/index.php
Cheers, I will give that a try when I get home on a laptop!
Im sorry but this may be a long post and I dont even know if it goes here..
I had a wing about 1 year ago and i sold it because i had no idea that this web site even here and i had no idea how to use it. I mainly got rid of it because it was really slow and the touch screen you had to use that stylus. Now that I found this website I want to get the wing again. I have been reading and reading for like the past week and i read the guides and for some reason I still dont understand how to flash new roms and everything. so im wondering if someone would be willing to help me step by step over aim or something when i get my wing sometime with in the next week.
also i see a lot of people are having problems with the wing with applications not working and sms and mms and all other things not working and all that.. is that something that happens when you flash a new rom or what is the cause?
also is there a facebook or myspace application i can put on my wing? i am addicted to facebook and myspace..
also if a new rom is flashed would i still be able to download applications from other websites like handago and they will still work with the rom?
I think thats all the questions that i have.. if i have more i will post something else. Thanks in advance for the responses that i may get! everything is appreciated.
abenaa said:
Im sorry but this may be a long post and I dont even know if it goes here..
I had a wing about 1 year ago and i sold it because i had no idea that this web site even here and i had no idea how to use it. I mainly got rid of it because it was really slow and the touch screen you had to use that stylus. Now that I found this website I want to get the wing again. I have been reading and reading for like the past week and i read the guides and for some reason I still dont understand how to flash new roms and everything. so im wondering if someone would be willing to help me step by step over aim or something when i get my wing sometime with in the next week.
also i see a lot of people are having problems with the wing with applications not working and sms and mms and all other things not working and all that.. is that something that happens when you flash a new rom or what is the cause?
also is there a facebook or myspace application i can put on my wing? i am addicted to facebook and myspace..
also if a new rom is flashed would i still be able to download applications from other websites like handago and they will still work with the rom?
I think thats all the questions that i have.. if i have more i will post something else. Thanks in advance for the responses that i may get! everything is appreciated.
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1 app
havent run into an app that is solely for for those but i use opera mini its free and works wonderful for other web pages as well
2 install
yep the chef who cooks the roms here do not lock installations on aps
so any rom that i put on there i can put any applications on there that i want also?
also for the touch roms does it make it easier to use your finger? i remember when i had the wing before i always had to use the stylus.. anyone out there willing to help me when i get my wing to flash the roms..
I wish that there were more pictures on here of the roms so i will know what i am flashing.
that is a question of the interface usually u will still have to use the stylus but some of the roms UI are finger friendly
for question 1 yes
for question 2 im available to help usually anytime around 9pm est (thats when i get home from work lol) im pretty sure that there is ppl out the who is willing to help as well
thanks.. what is the best way to get ahold of you?? i will def. be needing someones help
i will setup yahoo in a little bit that should be the best way to reach me
ok that would be great
i got a Question um with cooked rom for the tmobile wing have a working myfave bc i flashed the manilla rom and i cant get myface tab to work
if i remember manilla will not work with the fav 5 today icon since it doesnt support them
Hello guys ,
I bought new HTC HD2 today. I am using symbian all my life and switched to Windows mobile now . I am slowly trying to adopt to it.
I dont understand terms like "Rom" , " Custom Roms" , "Rom update" , .I see them every where ...
Can a hard core WM user help me understand what these terms mean .
Thanks
Davie
First of all a ROM is what the phone runs ie, WM (windows mobile 6.5, 6.5.x)
custom ROM is something a chef on here or other various sites, has taken the ROM and made it better the way they like it and made it available for everyone else to use,
ROM updates are usually put out by the networks for stock ROM's i.e. what came on the phone first, have a read in the ROM section thread to get more knowledge.
and this is a very helpful thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
oh and please just use a normal font it will still be answered lol
Like you I came from a symbian device to an HD2 (about 6 months ago) and the only way to get to grips with it is just by reading through the forums endlessly, the best place to start is the wiki and the sticky threads in the various forums. It might be hard to find what your looking for sometimes but trust me anything you'll ever need to know is on here somewhere.
I think you'll be glad you made the switch.........
Happy reading
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First of all a ROM is what the phone runs ie, WM (windows mobile 6.5, 6.5.x)
custom ROM is something a chef on here or other various sites, has taken the ROM and made it better the way they like it and made it available for everyone else to use,
ROM updates are usually put out by the networks for stock ROM's i.e. what came on the phone first, have a read in the ROM section thread to get more knowledge.
and this is a very helpful thread
oh and please just use a normal font it will still be answered lol
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Thank u for the quicker response !!! I think its prety much like installing another OS everytime I switch to a new Rom . Pls correct if I am wrong.
Also I believe Stock Rom is what I get with the phone itself when I buy and is it possible for me to switch back to the stock rom from a custom rom. And will i be able to install a stock rom update on the custom rom .
thank u
you can still enjoy a lot your device without paying too much attention to these terms. just play around with it and install apps that you like. there are lots of apps here and in other websites. some of them for free. one of my these websites is www.freewarepocketpc.net. just make sure that the apps you install have the same resolution as your device, i.e. wvga. and as suggested, browse through the forums and you'll learn a lot.
welcome to the wm world!
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Like you I came from a symbian device to an HD2 (about 6 months ago) and the only way to get to grips with it is just by reading through the forums endlessly, the best place to start is the wiki and the sticky threads in the various forums. It might be hard to find what your looking for sometimes but trust me anything you'll ever need to know is on here somewhere.
I think you'll be glad you made the switch.........
Happy reading
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Thanks for ur advise. I will do that .. Its kinda completly looks alien to me but still impressive than the boring symbian ****.
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Thank u for the quicker response !!! I think its prety much like installing another OS everytime I switch to a new Rom . Pls correct if I am wrong.
Also I believe Stock Rom is what I get with the phone itself when I buy and is it possible for me to switch back to the stock rom from a custom rom. And will i be able to install a stock rom update on the custom rom .
thank u
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You basically have 2 flavours, 6.5 which more than likely came as standard (Stock) where the start button is on the top left, and 6.5.x where the start button is on the bottom left where most of the custom ROM's are 6.5.x (not all though). yes you can put a stock ROM back on after custom ROM but you wont lol its that simple you will prob just flash (install a new ROM) to something else like the rest of us, the stock ROM updates are not needed on custom ROM's as there all upto date, and the chefs's(the people who create them) are often updating them.
as joshzzz2001 said you can use that website for all your free apps its a very good site and there is also a mobile app, so you can browse on your cell,
All i will say though is if you do Flash make sure you have read through and understand it all, once you have read it and wanna ask a question to double check people are good enough to help but its the people that dont read and fully understand that will screw up, once you have read its a piece of cake.
I know what you mean, it all seems hellishly complicated if your not used to it. Like the guy above said just start installing things and getting to grips with the basics, if theres one thing I would advise its that you reguarly backup your settings/data.
Get microsoft myphone from the marketplace, there are other more in depth backup apps out there but myphone will do the basics. Its quite likely that once you get hooked on tweaking your phone (and you will) that you might have to hard reset (factory reset). I've lost count of how many times I've had to do this. Mainly due to my own lack of knowledge
Its worth it though.... lol
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Forgot to mention this, Cookies Home Tab.
Absolutely fantastic app for customising your home screen, a must have for any HD2 if you ask me, well worth looking into!
Download here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625483
Good youtube vid of it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9LoBv8D76Y&feature=related
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I know what you mean, it all seems hellishly complicated if your not used to it. Like the guy above said just start installing things and getting to grips with the basics, if theres one thing I would advise its that you reguarly backup your settings/data.
Get microsoft myphone from the marketplace, there are other more in depth backup apps out there but myphone will do the basics. Its quite likely that once you get hooked on tweaking your phone (and you will) that you might have to hard reset (factory reset). I've lost count of how many times I've had to do this. Mainly due to my own lack of knowledge
Its worth it though.... lol
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+1 for myphone only good thing to come from MS
conantroutman said:
I know what you mean, it all seems hellishly complicated if your not used to it. Like the guy above said just start installing things and getting to grips with the basics, if theres one thing I would advise its that you reguarly backup your settings/data.
Get microsoft myphone from the marketplace, there are other more in depth backup apps out there but myphone will do the basics. Its quite likely that once you get hooked on tweaking your phone (and you will) that you might have to hard reset (factory reset). I've lost count of how many times I've had to do this. Mainly due to my own lack of knowledge
Its worth it though.... lol
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Forgot to mention this, Cookies Home Tab.
Absolutely fantastic app for customising your home screen, a must have for any HD2 if you ask me, well worth looking into!
Download here
Good youtube vid of it in action
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This app is really cool . .. I love it ... Thanks for the info...
Can u tell me where I can get more apps like that ....thanks
My phone is carrier (T-Mobile) locked. Will I still be able to install custom roms ..
Thanks
like what lol? cookies home tab will let you change near enough the whole of the main screen, in the themes and apps section you can get different clocks, wallpapers, etc, you just have to have a look around this leo section mate, may take you a few days to figure it all out but its a great forum and loads of stuff on here, to do anything, if you look through this thread you can see what can be done
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582619
do you have the 1024MB ROM?? use this thread = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653614
if you have 512MB use this thread = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
if you not sure, slide the slider all the way to the end and scroll down to the bottom and click on about phone then hardware information, and look at flash size that is the ROM size then start reading either thread
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like what lol? cookies home tab will let you change near enough the whole of the main screen, in the themes and apps section you can get different clocks, wallpapers, etc, you just have to have a look around this leo section mate, may take you a few days to figure it all out but its a great forum and loads of stuff on here, to do anything, if you look through this thread you can see what can be done
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thank u .. will check out ... This forum is great .. can get help in minutes ...
Thank u again ...
I have been trying to figure out what is HSPL , SPL ,SSPL and OSPL
What is the differnce
Could u help me with that ...
Thanks
this is where you will get me lol, right hspl is hard sspl is soft, i think and dont quote me but hspl is only needed once its needed for custom roms, you need hspl or sspl to be able to install a custom tom, what you have to do though is work out which model you have i edited my post look up, once you no thar there is 2 links you will need 1 of them and then it will near enough talk you straight through.
ok just realised the 2 links above i posted if you look at post number 2 in either of them it explains hspl and sspl
u r help ful my friend ...Thank u ..
if your on t mobile in the uk i'd reccomend the rom update thats available on the htc site (if your gonna stick with the stock rom) Its a lot less buggy. If your in the US then ignore this!
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if your on t mobile in the uk i'd reccomend the rom update thats available on the htc site (if your gonna stick with the stock rom) Its a lot less buggy. If your in the US then ignore this!
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All the us version T-mobile devices have 1024MB roms.
SPL (secondry program loader aka the boot loader) is basically the bios of the phone. The SSPL is the soft secondry program loader and the OSPL is the original secondry program loader (ie the stock spl). HSPL is the hard (or hacked) secondry program loader and this is required to install custom roms. There are 2 versions of this (hspl and hspl2) the second is applicable to all devices including tmous devices and is recommended. if you want to use hspl, use the same hspl version as your ospl. The ospl/hspl can be upgraded but i havent done this. There is also another application that may interest to you and that is customruu. This allows you to update the radio firmware for your device to a newer version. This has advantages such as better effiency for the GSM, wifi and bluetooth chips thus extending the battery life.
Most of the cooked roms out there are based on the tmous (T-mobile US) 2.10 and above roms. These are WM 6.5.3 and 6.5.5 based and feature better finger support. They also feature seveal fixes including an updated camera driver to fix the camera flash over exposure problem.
I, personally, prefer to stay with the stock roms and tweak them as i don't take many night photos and speed for me is the main thing. You can do this by runnning through the 2 tweaks sticky threads and with the help of phm registry editor. On the speed front there are (for me atleast) a couplel programs that are must haves. These are, netrippers LCS and chainfires 3D gfx driver. Combined with the performance tweaks these eliminate the lag of the stock UI and go as far as making it very fluid and responsive.
I hope this helps
M3PH
there are three hspl versions, not two.
the tmous (t mobile usa hd2, the one with 1024 rom) has its own variant of hspl2, usually referred to as hspl1024.
you said you were on t mobile but not which tmo. is very important to distinguish between tmous and all the others. if it IS a tmous then you need to be really sure about the pitfalls before you flash.if you have a normal hd2 (512 flash size in settings about phone hardware info) then things couldn't be simpler. hspl 2 then any rom you like.
is handy to have your country flag and carrier logo on in your profile, as that can usually tell us which phone you likely have.
i have a unlocked leo HD2 Tmous. i have the energy rom running on it now.
i never have been able to send or receive texts while with at&t but was able to with tmous. i have the message center number right and all the setting are to what at&t told me on the fone. i have working internet on the fone.
i read and looked and looked i see sumthing about a rom but its not ment for the us version.
can sum one plz help direct me to a DL rom or reg key fix. i have done the HSPL
no body?? i read more on here about this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654685&page=2
but still really can figuer it out. im over lookin sumthing i know.
if this is such a extremely common prob. why not make a sticky for the fix instead of having to read all these threads and trying to put this together???
never mind this post.
when i changed from my iphone 4 to the tmous galaxy s it must have knocked off my text plan sum how.
i checked my account on att.com and saw text plan was not checked. i have fully fuctional sms/MMS and full size pics.
i love this HD2 wish i could find a place to change the internals for the 3G to work
is anyone knows were i can send my fone into to get the internal radio changed out PLZ tell me.
lil_italy said:
never mind this post.
when i changed from my iphone 4 to the tmous galaxy s it must have knocked off my text plan sum how.
i checked my account on att.com and saw text plan was not checked. i have fully fuctional sms/MMS and full size pics.
i love this HD2 wish i could find a place to change the internals for the 3G to work
is anyone knows were i can send my fone into to get the internal radio changed out PLZ tell me.
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search for HSPL using this site's search feature, run it on your phone, then find the TMOUS radio thread in the T-Mobile US HD2 Leo subforum and change the radio yourself. Don't waste your $ having someone else do it
Read everything twice before you do anything to your phone, else you end up with an exspensive brick
Also turn your phone off (all the way off) then back on
Write down all the info that appears in red down at the bottom of the screen before Windows loads, and put all that info in your signature on this site.
You can change your sig in the User Control Panel, which can be accessed via a button at the top of this page (User CP)
This will help the more experienced members of this site to more easily and accurately help you with any problems/questions that you may have.
Welcome to XDA-Developers. Stick around awhile, you'll learn alot, have fun, and customize your phone more than you ever thought possible
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search for HSPL using this site's search feature, run it on your phone, then find the TMOUS radio thread in the T-Mobile US HD2 Leo subforum and change the radio yourself. Don't waste your $ having someone else do it
Read everything twice before you do anything to your phone, else you end up with an exspensive brick
Also turn your phone off (all the way off) then back on
Write down all the info that appears in red down at the bottom of the screen before Windows loads, and put all that info in your signature on this site.
You can change your sig in the User Control Panel, which can be accessed via a button at the top of this page (User CP)
This will help the more experienced members of this site to more easily and accurately help you with any problems/questions that you may have.
Welcome to XDA-Developers. Stick around awhile, you'll learn alot, have fun, and customize your phone more than you ever thought possible
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ok thanks alot ill def read look for that.
i love all the cooked roms and diff android variations
ill add to my sig in a few.
i must not have enuff posts i dont see the edit sig anywere and im familliar with this type vbulletin forums.
i just dont see that option yet oh well but ill deff be sticking around for info.
EDIT: i have done the hspl 2.08, running the energy rom, the radio rom im using is 2.12.50 and the android eVo carbon remix