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Hello all,
I have receintly upgraded to an Xperia X1 on Vodafone UK, coming from a very old out of date phone, it is quite a leap, though i am use to Windows mobile.
I have been reading some of the topics here and have come across some questions, which i hope some kind sole does not mind answering for me.
1) A lot of talk is about flashing ROMS, i assume this is some kind of upgrade to the firmware or OS. Would somebody mind just explaining what it is and why its of benifit.
2)Another thing that has generated a lot of talk is hard SPL, again what is this?
3) I am a keen gamer and want to get some good games up and running on my phone. Though a lot of what i try does not work, i have seen suggestion on other forums that a bit of software can help a lot of compatible games run. Does anybody know what it is i may require? I have seen a video on youtube of somebody running some FPS games is this fake or is it possible?
4) As a new Xperia owner i would also like some suggestions of anything that people think to be essential, to get the best out of my phone. Be these software, firmware upgrades ect. I have installed Batti and Xperia Tweak both of which have been extremely usefull.
Cheers in advance for any help.
1) Have you ever formatted your PC because it's full of junk and it's the only way to remove the crap and start a fresh? Bit like that with some ROM's. Others start from nothing and install programs for you. I find it best to use a clean ROM (Jacks) then install what I want on top.
2) Hard_SPL allows you to flash a new ROM onto the device.
3) FPS is possible but remember it is a phone at the end of the day. Alot of games run fine and the rest just need the VGA fix as it's a different resolution.
Hope that helps
Thanks for the swift and helpfull responce.
So if i was to flash a new rom would it speed up my phone any or stop/reduce all the random errors i get?
I have heard that i may need to install .net framework 3.5 onto my phone to get some of the games working. How easy and safe is this to do? I assume it is just like adding anyother software to my phone.
Yes I would (and have) installed 3.5 framework. It is easy to install and maintain as it's just a cab installer.
I use the Jacks 1.4 Lite ROM. It's much quicker than stock and is as stable as you make it really. I highly reccomend at least reading up about it.
The Mole said:
4) As a new Xperia owner i would also like some suggestions of anything that people think to be essential, to get the best out of my phone. Be these software, firmware upgrades ect. I have installed Batti and Xperia Tweak both of which have been extremely usefull.
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Well so far I've installed SPB Backup, which does pretty much what it says on the tin. Useful if you plan on doing any modding, I guess. I also stuck SPB time on there coz I needed a decent stopwatch. There's a neat little program called Touch Response that basically makes the phone vibrate slightly when you press the touchscreen. The strength of the vibrate can be configured. It's not essential but it gives a nice physical feedback which touch screens often lack. Flash 3.1 is available for download and works with the Opera 9.5 browser. Oh yeah, coreplayer's a good one too. I can't remember where I got all of these but there should be some links on here. You could also try www.xperia-x1.com or www.inexperia.com or www.modaco.com
My current software setup includes:
Resco Explorer - Nice touch-friendly file explorer with many options
Mini Stumbler - Helps you find wifi hotspots
Call Firewall - Nice people ditcher
Coreplayer - for playing videos with assorted codecs
G-Alarm - Cool alarm replacement, you have to solve a puzzle before being able to snooze it
Missed call reminder - beep reminder for missed calls
Newsbreak - RSS reader
Pocket Tunes - iTunes playlist sync for winmo
Resco Audio Recorder - lets you record voice notes and your own phone conversations
Spb Wireless Monitor - lets you run reports on internet usage
Stopwatch - standard stop watch
hTorch - turns your camera flash into a flashlight
This is why i sold my iphone to come back to windows mobile, it's sooo much flexible, I missed being able to mod my phone.
Thanks once again for the great responces and help, they have been of great use i will be getting a good 80% of what has been suggested, it sounds right up my street.
As you see the title! Please put some apps for HD2!
Thanks a LOT
Appreciate it!!
Wifi remote access for file transfers (if you have wifi in the house) because it's faster than a usb cable.
The newest version of the facebook app from MS marketplace
Pimbackup
dutty's task manager
I have more but they aren't for day to day use (except for maybe coreplayer but that's not free). Also search for tips and tweaks and have a read.
+1 Wifi Remote Access
G-Remote ($9) if you watch TV/video through your PC and want an ace remote control
TCMPMP Video Player (free) - so you can just drop videos straight on to your phone (like Divx and Xvid) and play them straight off (or CorePlayer but it's $30)
AlReader2 - The BEST ebook-reader bar none
Google Maps (obviously)
TomTom or iGo (both paid) are both great GPS navigators
FPSECE (I've not tried it since it came out of beta) which, for $10, gives you a frickin' PLAYSTATION on your phone!!!
MyPlayer (free) is the WM iPlayer equivalent - plus other freeview channels and live TV (assuming you're UK)
And down the line, consider looking at how to flash ROMs etc. if you want more tabs/newer features/better speed and stability (if you choose the right ROM!)
There's a Torch application (free) which uses your flash as an emergency torch - very bright and very handy!
Oh, and Windows MyPhone is (imo) the best way to back-up contacts, texts, etc.
Lastly, need a game for the bus? Try Experiment 13 - it's free and the graphics/physics are great!
Oh, and want to replace the basic mp3 player? Try S2P, very colourful, and fast to navigate, very similar to the iphone music player if you've seen that - although it's just left beta and is now $4 (although probably an old version about)
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All of these are findable on XDA. Finally, welcome to the forum!!
Hrs of fun ahead
j.gigola said:
As you see the title! Please put some apps for HD2!
Thanks a LOT
Appreciate it!!
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firstly download marketplace to get microsoftmyphone very useful
Mainly download cookies 1.8&editor you'll end up tweaking your hd2 more than playing with apps I find.
Come back to this section very often as you'll always find something new all the time.
Most of all enjoy its f'in gr8
11calcal said:
firstly download marketplace to get microsoftmyphone very useful
Mainly download cookies 1.8&editor you'll end up tweaking your hd2 more than playing with apps I find.
Come back to this section very often as you'll always find something new all the time.
Most of all enjoy its f'in gr8
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I happen to know that there are some major issues with cookies home tab 1.8. Don't you think recommending a piece of know buggy software (no matter how good previous versions were) is a bit reckless?
M3PH said:
I happen to know that there are some major issues with cookies home tab 1.8. Don't you think recommending a piece of know buggy software (no matter how good previous versions were) is a bit reckless?
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what like?, seems to works ok for me........
donwhann said:
what like?, seems to works ok for me........
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There seem to be serveral crash bugs in it, major slow down issues and from what i can gather it's a bit of a mess. All the custom rom threads are on fire with request for 1.7 cabs (fools should have kept backups) and declarations of wishing to wait till 1.8.1
Personally i think sense is perfectly fine for my needs. It just need s kick in the butt to make it faster when it's after it's first boot.
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what like?, seems to works ok for me........
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I've not had no problems with cookies 1.8. I think it actually runs much smoother and is far more customizable than previous versions, no issues so far from a mess, anyways he was asking for opinions on apps & I gave mine
I like Bing for movie times. It also has turn-by-turn directions. Map-wise, I think Google Maps looks better, but Bing is a far sleeker application.
No issues from 1.8 for me... But let's keep this thread on track for our newbie friend, right?
To newbie : Cookie's Home Tab is a fantastic modification to your homepage, which provides you with many more shrtocuts on your homepage and tons of other configurations (such as a music player, task-list etc), but as you can see, the latest version may be buggy. Previous versions are stable as anything tho.
Thanks!
Thank you all for your quick responses!! LovE YA ALLLL!
i think everyone forgot to mention office mobile 2010 and i forgot to mention the following:
Leo Cpu speed
Chainfire's 3D driver patch
BSB tweaks
SRS wowhd 2.1
myriad java
vncviewer
And if you like gaming and a bit of nostalgia try out fpsece. It's a playstation emulator
just about to type BSB tweaks and saw the post above..
Fpsece - a must
skyfire - for browsing flash sites like tvcatchup.com
xda shutdown - handy for a quick reset
HDWalls - full screen wallpaper
JWMD icon changer - change all icons in start menu etc.
LeoCPU speed
world cup app - www.mobilepractices.com
Scilors Groove Mobile/Downloader - stream or download any tune
G-Alarm - not free but very good alarm app
mem maid or SKTools - to clean up your HD2
my Player - great bbc iplayer and live TV app (in the UK)
Sky - (if you've got a sky box you can remote record)
Games....
Mini Golf Wacky Worlds
SPB Puzzle
Experiment 13
Pool Rebel
Ivy the Kiwi
Morphgear
Fpsece (so good I put it in twice!)
that should keep you going for a bit!
if your gonna suggest the world cup application then i'll suggest the F1 live timing application. Watching the canadian grand prix on sunday with it was amazing.
My essentials are:
1. Dial-up Enabler/Disabler
2. NETCFv35
3. RegEdit
4. Remote Tracker (with MyMobiler on the PC)
5. SPB TV
6. WunderRadio
7. Total Commander
Navi: MN7
Other: GPS Weather Radar, mobiPocket Reader with Wikipedia (2008)
Works fine alltogether!
Greetings
oldT830man (now a new HTC HD2 man, but I keep my T830)
Hello All, thanks for this thread, very useful. One question, what is the right regeditor?
I have used TCM, but can't figure out how to import reg keys (tweaks exported to save effort next time I hard reset). PHM regeditor seems to have the import keys greyed out. Mobile registry editor and Tascal seem to import files, but the keys don't actually change. Am I just a n00b and missing something?
Figured it out, simply copy the reg file into the registry root. TCM does it all then!
i use remote desktop client to log onto my pc im suprised more people dont use it as often as i do to control their pc its so easy to set up
all u got to do is right click my computer, properties and enable remote connections from there.
then when ur on your own wifi just connect to the pc's hostname or ip.
forward port 3389 on ur router to your desktop pc and you can do it over the internet too by connecting to your external ip / hostname
i use it a lot to do stuff i cant do on my phone, also if i want to download something when im out i can set it and it will be done when i get home etc
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i also play emulators and just installed as many tower defense games as i could find.
tomtom and igo... both installed to memory card and the shortcuts are set up to reinstall when i flash. the settings DO save, but i have addresses set in my contacts anyway and tomtom has the feature to look up from your addressbook
i use torch on my shortcuts, but a different one that doesnt have a user interface its just on and off.
i have my brightnesses (both) set to dimmest, and i have the app autobacklight as a shortcut so i can switch between dark and auto (which is always bright enough). its usually on auto unless im in a dark environment. 1 click dim mode lol
batti is another good one. there are lots of programs like batti that let you put your battery level accross the top of the screen, but batti is the best to me because it lets you customise the colours perfectly so you can match it to whatever colour theme you got going on or just have it how you want it.
i used to use s2u2 because you could change the background randomly and show lots of appointments on the main screen. and read texts check missed called etc. dont even have to unlock your phone half the time...
i just installed omarket and that has unlocked a lot for me. you should def do that. i had to make an account on the website but it was worth the hassle.
metaldetector is a great app. so wierd how it actually works.
i have various guitar tuners, im still looking for the best one though...
lmt is another good one that basically makes your phone way more useable. i dont use all the features, but its still added a lot to the way i can use the phone
i read some pdf's on my phone now that it doesnt take ages to render pages...
ive used wififofum in the past, i should have that on my phone now really its v useful when you wanna see all the networks around you.
msn to chat once in a while
mostly been using energyrom
Hello
I am totally new with HD2
I am reading all your post and i will be thankfull if some one can explain me some question:
1) how to install all this stuff on my HD2
2) what should be first stuff to install
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Hello
I am totally new with HD2
I am reading all your post and i will be thankfull if some one can explain me some question:
1) how to install all this stuff on my HD2
2) what should be first stuff to install
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the most common way is to plug your hd2 into your pc via usb.
then copy the files you have downloaded (usually its .cab) and paste them onto your phones sd card storage (via my computer)
then unplug your phone from the pc
then on your phone, use file explorer to find the cabs and run them. that will install it.
then to run it, find it in the start menu...
as for what to install first, system stuff.
but really, if you install a rom you will wipe all your data, but dont worry about flashing and roms yet, just try out different apps and customisations you like while you pick it all up.
i install things like s2u2 first (lockscreen app) when ive set my phone up i use it for a while before i install the next thing, so that if a problem pops up its usually because of the last thing you installed/modified.
read a lot of stuff. dont worry if it doesnt make sense at first.
After you install all those recomended applications above,try a keyboard called Swype,your head will hit the roof with amazement!! so be careful.
Hello, ALL
My T-Mobile (USA) HD2 plans to move to Android. Currently using stock (3.14) ROM and happy with it. I'm VERY experienced WM user, but tried couple Android ROMS and now I want to move.
It took me quite some time to get the BEST (imho and for my needs) apps for WM and I'm looking for alternatives with Android. It does not matter if they are free or paid. They have to be BEST of the BEST.
E.g CorePlayer is the king of WM video players. I'm looking for the king on Android. Not just "some" player, but the best player. Got the idea ?
There are so many apps for Android and I would appreciate your help in finding best alternatives for my favorite WM apps.
Here is the list of apps on WM and I'm looking for alternative in Android. And YES I did read other 2 threads about same "migration"
1. Resco Explorer
2. iGo Primo 1.1
3. Magicall - this program intercepts calls/messages and change them.
E.g. when I call international phone#, Magicall automatically (!)
determines it is international - then calls my calling card access#,
enters PIN and then original phone#
4. RSS Hub - RSS aggregator
5. ABBYY Lingvo - dictionary. NOT online, does not require internet connection.
Can speak words
6. SPB Radio - online radio with nice touch interface and ability to add own URLs
7. Nitrogen - music player
8. AlReader2 - ebook reader
9. Panoramic Calc Pro - great calculator with a lot of things and with
self-updating currency rates
10. Resco Photo Manager
11. PPC Pim Backup - for contacts/email/appointments backup/restore
12. SPB Backup - full system backup/restore
13. Panoramic moTweets - twitter client
14. LMT - allows me to close/open apps by sliding fingers in different directions
15. Pigeon - ICQ client
13. PortGo - similar to fring, but finger friendly interface for SIP calls
16. FPSE - Sony PS emulator
17. Slacker Radio - similar to Pandora, but I find it better
18. GrooveMobile - client for GrooveShark service, where you can search and
listen to music
19. ArkSwitch - program task manager, shows me what is running,
close apps/close all, finger friendly
20. MobileTag - barcode reader with price check on internet.
Very handy in determining "deal or no deal"
21, Official Livejournal app for mobile
22. MS Facebook app
23. SPB Wireless monitor. Calculates you data usage. Can produce charts per app/day/month/date range/etc
I know this list is big. But its been so many years on WM
And BTW, if you know absolute KILLER app on Android which is not in WM but everybody knows it on Android (like Angry Birds ) - let me know too !
You can get Slacker on Android. As for playing MP3s, I use MixZing on a daily basis and love it...but it really all comes down to personal preference.
Edit: Oh, and one of those killer apps you mentioned, IMO, is LauncherPro. It's a replacement launcher that adds a lot of functionality. There are both free and paid versions of the app.
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Hello, ALL
My T-Mobile (USA) HD2 plans to move to Android. Currently using stock (3.14) ROM and happy with it. I'm VERY experienced WM user, but tried couple Android ROMS and now I want to move.
It took me quite some time to get the BEST (imho and for my needs) apps for WM and I'm looking for alternatives with Android. It does not matter if they are free or paid. They have to be BEST of the BEST.
E.g CorePlayer is the king of WM video players. I'm looking for the king on Android. Not just "some" player, but the best player. Got the idea ?
There are so many apps for Android and I would appreciate your help in finding best alternatives for my favorite WM apps.
Here is the list of apps on WM and I'm looking for alternative in Android. And YES I did read other 2 threads about same "migration"
1. Resco Explorer ------------ Astro, Root Explorer, etc
2. iGo Primo 1.1 ------------- CoPilot ($5) works like a charm!
3. Magicall - this program intercepts calls/messages and change them.
E.g. when I call international phone#, Magicall automatically (!)
determines it is international - then calls my calling card access#,
enters PIN and then original phone# --------- not sure if there is anything similar to this app - I never got into SIP calling on Android.
4. RSS Hub - RSS aggregator ---------- you have many RSS feed readers - for news I recommend PULSE app (non-RSS but really cool)
5. ABBYY Lingvo - dictionary. NOT online, does not require internet connection.
Can speak words - not sure about this one
6. SPB Radio - online radio with nice touch interface and ability to add own URLs -------- Pandora or Slacker Radio
7. Nitrogen - music player
8. AlReader2 - ebook reader --------- Aldiko and Kindle for Android
9. Panoramic Calc Pro - great calculator with a lot of things and with
self-updating currency rates ------------- REAL CALC along with another app ConvertPAD
10. Resco Photo Manager ----------- android built-in photo manager fits my needs
11. PPC Pim Backup - for contacts/email/appointments backup/restore ---------- google sync (integrated in Android) is the best way along with Calendar, Google Voice - everything is synced under one google account
12. SPB Backup - full system backup/restore --------- backup ends on you copying whole SD CARD on your computer - kind of simple since Android is on sd card
13. Panoramic moTweets - twitter client ------------ many sense widgets would take care of this
14. LMT - allows me to close/open apps by sliding fingers in different directions ------------ do not think there is an app for this.
15. Pigeon - ICQ client ----------- fring client
13. PortGo - similar to fring, but finger friendly interface for SIP calls ------ nimbuzz or fring or skype would do it...
16. FPSE - Sony PS emulator --------- do not think it exists
17. Slacker Radio - similar to Pandora, but I find it better ------------ Slacker Radio
18. GrooveMobile - client for GrooveShark service, where you can search and listen to music - Pandora
19. ArkSwitch - program task manager, shows me what is running,
close apps/close all, finger friendly - not sure if you are going to need one under Android - there are plenty but android is not WinMo to need one at all times...
20. MobileTag - barcode reader with price check on internet. --------- ShopSavvy, Barcode Scanner, Google Shopper, etc.
Very handy in determining "deal or no deal"
21, Official Livejournal app for mobile ------------ google integrated documents - check 'em out
22. MS Facebook app ------------ Facebook for Android would do it
I know this list is big. But its been so many years on WM
And BTW, if you know absolute KILLER app on Android which is not in WM but everybody knows it on Android (like Angry Birds ) - let me know too !
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See italic answers and this should help at least a lil bit!
Would like to make some additions to the poster above. First of all, the video player you would need is RockPlayer. Still in beta i believe, but plays all kinds of formats without having to convert the video: you can just put the divx files you would normally watch on your computer on your microsd, and RockPlayer handles them just fine. Subtitles support included.
You also mention Grooveshark, they have developped their own app for Android for quite some time already. Haven't used it, but I suppose it's good.
CoPilot is very good if you don't have a mobile data plan (or wish to navigate abroad), but the built-in google maps navigation is probably the best there is, and it's free.
Other recommended apps:
- Tasker: paid, extremely advanced profile manager. Triggers include date/time, battery %, power source, headset plugged, wifi enabled, app launched, ... - basically everything you can imagine
- Wavesecure: paid, very innovative remote lock/wipe/backup/trace application. There are alternatives by now, but Wavesecure was first and I believe they are still the best.
- Chrome to phone: free, app that sort of links google chrome or firefox (google fox2phone) to your phone. Send links, text, google maps, ... with just 1 click, very useful at times!
"7. Nitrogen - music player"
- For what it's worth, i find that winamp for android is a very good music player, much better than stock. Just an opinion but worth checking out.
"16. FPSE - Sony PS emulator --------- do not think it exists"
- There is a PS Emulator. It's on the market and (I believe) it's free, or at least donation-ware.
Also, for what it's worth, at the moment with running android from SD card, some people experience data loss when copying over usb. The best solution so far for me is use FTP. There is a free FTP server (just search on market) and FTP clients for all platforms are widely available. I personally use FileZilla.
Sorry for not being more specific with app names but I don't have phone with me ATM.
Regards
Thanks for suggestions. Keep going !
Also I forgot one app which I find useful in WM and want to see something like that on Android.
23. SPB Wireless monitor. Calculates you data usage. Can produce charts per application/day/month/date range/etc
Hum Copilot is a big chit compared to Igo Primo !
FPSECE is 3x faster than the PSX4DROID
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No Igo , no Android for me ! mails, task not synchronised, bad for job
Android is same as Iphone, good for games and useless apps ...
Best music player for Android is PowerAMP. You can find it on the market for $5 bucks. It is worth it..
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Hum Copilot is a big chit compared to Igo Primo !
FPSECE is 3x faster than the PSX4DROID
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No Igo , no Android for me ! mails, task not synchronised, bad for job
Android is same as Iphone, good for games and useless apps ...
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wow, a pro hater..
now seriously why posting, if you have no clue dude...
Copilot looks not as great as iGo Primo, but at least it has TTS voices. My main concern with CoPilot are maps/poi. With iGo I can mix and match maps/poi from Navteq and TeleAtlas. And I new they are pretty reliable. Not sure about maps/poi source for CoPilot.
But iGo Myway does not have English TTS
I also tried Aura. Interface is better, but again - not sure about map/poi source and no TTS. Some routing issues too.
For now I settled with iGo MyWay but it does not look as nice as Primo. Even with skins and such. And no TTS.
BTW ... for RSS/Podcasts I ended up using BeyondPod.
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23. SPB Wireless monitor. Calculates you data usage. Can produce charts per application/day/month/date range/etc
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You can use 3G Watchdog Pro for this...
Cant use SPB Backup or PPC PIM Backup
Please help...
recently changed from wm6.5 to google android for the htc hd2.
coupla quick questions.... every time i reboot it loads windows again and i have to click the haret.exe file to load andriod again... is this normal? will it slow down my phone and is there any way to completely get rid of wm6.5? i followed the xda thread for android and it was great but unsure of this last bit...
secondly i backed up all my contacts email etc. on spb backup and on ppc pim manager but neither backup file is compatible with android. are there any programs that will work with both operating systems so that i can transfer contacts easily?
Thank you in advance!
In WM6.5:
1. Sync you PIM data (contacts, calendar) with your google account via exchange. (creage google account before if you do not have one, then setup google sync via exchange as described here: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299 )
2. Flash one of the Android NAND ROMS from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=928 and during firs boot enter the credertials of your google acooudt from 1st step. All you PIM data (contacts, calendar) will be downloaded from google account.
I now view my HD2 as "An Android Phone That Also Boots Windows", because there are some daily driver Android builds that I think do a better job now than winmo, so maybe knowing what unsolvable Android issues are solved by windows will improve the Android experience and save hours of searching the Market. I would recommend someone buy an HD2 for Android, but keep these windows apps around as an "android add on pack" just to increase the 'cool factor.'
1.) Movie Maker: with TrakAx movie maker you can make and edit videos on your hd2 and add music photos etc, with cool transitions. It has limited fonts for captions, but it's a good movie maker. The app is fun to use 'only after' you watch TrakAx's tutorial video on their website where a cute English Gal shows you how easy it is.
2.) Movies/TV via your Orb Server that look great and have fast forward and rewind: Coreplayer on winmo is a great media player, with .mkv support, .avi and when used in combo with TCPMP player there are almost no formats that can't be played.
3.) TomTom, Navigon, Igo8, Route66 offline navigation apps: Maybe you want to have a 32gb sdcard and run all the different nav programs? Nav programs seem to be a matter of personal preference, so having ALL available options is something nice.
4.) Fast psx emulation with FPSeCe: If you love psx games watch some youtubes on how to set this up and where to get the good versions and skins of this, and the onscreen controls are multi-touch good if you watch the videos and research how to set it up.
5.) Opera Mini 5 (build 5.1.21594): INCREDIBLY smooth browsing: the inertial scrolling with this browser is so fluid, fast and natural - there is no jitter/chop/lag - the fps is very high. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486502
6.) Free Hamachi: I think you need to pay for logmein hamachi on the Market (worth it for sure) but there are free clients in WinMo that work very well. If you 'need' to save money here you go.
7.) Free Grooveshark downloading: I love Tiny Shark and MP3 downloader off the market, but in winmo a developer named 'SciLor' has made a great freeware grooveshark downloader called "SciLor's GrooveMobile Downloader." what's also great about this app is that winmo's media players and coreplayer can play the song 'when it begins downloading,' which means Coreplayers graphic equalizer can work that tune 5-10 seconds after you click 'download.'
8.) Torrent Downloading on the phone: I haven't yet found an android app that does what WMTorrent does. WMTorrent is a paid app and there is a new and older version that both have their strengths. Don't expect full speed on wifi or 3g like on a pc, but this app does the job.
9.) Super Tethering via 'ICS Control v0.21': freeware that allows cel->bluetooth pan .. cel -> wifi .. bluetooth->wifi .. wifi->bluetooth .. bluetooth->vpn .. vpn->hamachi .. openvpn->usb. Basically, any interface can be routed to any other interface and subnets and dhcp servers can be added.
10.) Mortscript: 'Tasker' and 'gscript' in Android could be considered better in many ways, but Mortscript was/is a powerful and accessible scripting program for a mobile OS to automate tasks, make apps do cool stuff, enable long-chains of opening apps cutting/pasting/into other apps etc. I turned my old q9h into a 'talking/listening star trek phone' with mortscript by combining 'vlingo's returned speech results' with 'textspeech pro's tts program,' i could verbally ask it to read wikipedia pages for me or read the first couple pages of a spoken google search - and my programming skill is almost zero.
11.) Microsoft Voice Command: it's not as robust as what Android offers, but I don't think there is an Android app that is so 'instantly accurate with basic phone functions,' but then again the list of what MSVC can do in 2 seconds is a little more than basic. Android will catch up in a month or two no doubt.
12.) RemoteTracker phone finder: Android has phone finder apps, but if you lose your phone there is a chance that the sdcard is gonna get wiped. There is also the chance that the the phone will get hard-reset too, but before that happens RemoteTracker freeware is solid.
13.) Run Windows 98se faster on Winmo's Qemu: Windows 98 Second Edition can run on the hd2 reasonably well now, and some devs on XDA recently have been more active in getting different flavors of it to run even better and progress looks set to continue. This requires the 'qemu' emulator for winmo and a backwards-reading of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com
/showthread.php?t=637889&page=50 (I'm gonna try this right now)
14.) Gestures on any screen with any app: I installed LMT v0.8 onscreen multitouch gestures and I'm very impressed. By swiping left with 2 fingers I activate microsoft voice command, by swiping right with 2 fingers I launch TellMeExpertLauncher.exe and do bing searches (this takes less than 2 seconds from swipe to speak). These are just 14 of the customizable gestures that LMT can do, and it can do them on top of any app, even the camera or a movie, etc. This app also comes with a bonus "on screen game controller" that's multitouch and works great.
15.) Reverse-Bluetooth-Tethering: Lets say you want to pop your sim into another phone, but still have internet/voip on your hd2 via low power bluetooth tethering. Well, noone needs to do that really, but I actually do it a few days a week because I have an 'almost' dirty job where I use a very weather/work resistant q9h and I have it feed the hd2 internet through bluetooth when on break or in the truck.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS THREAD BY OTHER MEMBERS:
A.) Good E-Book Readers: like Alreader2, it's felt by some that all Android E-Book readers lack a certain something, though CoolReader comes close.
B.) Good Alarm Programs: like G-Alarm, some reviews praise it for having tons of alarms and features and varying snooze techniques like mazes or 'turning on a light' to activate the light sensor, and it's supposedly very easy to work all this stuff via a finger friendly today-screen plugin if you like.
C.) SPB Mobile Shell: a very elegant and nice UI for WinMo that sets a classic standard for many users.
D.) Office Mobile 2010: I myself have gone searching for office apps in the market a few times and I've been surprised that I DID NOT have immediate success finding good free office apps that were better than Office 2010. NOTE: Using 'BsB Tweaks' free app to add 'screen rotation' to excel and the other office apps might be a good idea.
E.) Cookies Home Tab Editor: HTC Sense on hd2 winmo is 'excellent,' but what takes it to a whole new level is Cookie's Home Tab Editor for making customizing your homescreen 'fun+productive.' When investing time choosing a good ROM to boot android, keeping CHT in mind might make HD2 a more enjoyable weapon of total annihilation.
F.) File encryption with FreeOTFEPDA: This is something I should be more proactive with, and on page 3 it's explained further, but my brother is 'security bent' and he is always upset at me for 'not encrypting my files.'
G.) rSAP Bluetooth Profile for VW/Audi Group Cars: Integrated bluetooth calling and contacts management in these cars requires what the HD2 has - rSAP Bluetooth Profile. Want your car to turn into your phone just by sitting in it? Also, some premium sound systems exist in these cars and I've read the connection to the HD2 is quite stable. (I had to read what rSAP is)
H.) Hide Your Caller ID Number To Strangers: someone brought up a good point that in winmo you can shield your caller ID from everyone except those in your contacts list. (I didn't know this)
I) Garmin XT: We all know Garmin - a clean running and reliable 'offline nav' app with maps that are always up to date. (I have this myself on an old q9h I keep in the glove compartment - shoulda remembered it earlier.)
What are other good things to know?
Igo8 works just fine in android.
I write in the spirit of love but I gotta take issue with some of your points:
1.) Movie Maker: Can't comment as I don't use, mainly as I'll always do this on a PC
2.) Movies/TV via your Orb Server: Thing is, I could never get this working easily on WinMo, but for me it works flawlessly on Android, using the default Web Browser to select the file, and then default video player or VPlayer to play.
3.) TomTom, Navigon, Igo8, Route66 offline navigation apps: Agree, I keep WinMo around purely for TomTom (and booting )
4.) Fast psx emulation with FPSeCe: Wow, PSX4Droid works so perfectly out of the box for me, and with RomBuddy I can even download the games direct to my Droid. I donated to FPSECE and followed it closesly and praised it, but the bugs and the constant controller set-up are WAY behind PSX4Droid. Give it a go (free version available, otherwise $3) if you haven't already.
5.) Opera Mobile 10 Final INCREDIBLY smooth browsing: Fair enough. Personally I've been happy with the default Android experience, as well as trying Opera, Dolphin and one or two others on Android.
6) I'll add e-book readers to your list: I was addicted to Alreader2 on WinMo, and all of the e-book readers on Android lack something (and I've tried them all). Either missing night-mode, or file compatibility, or saving restrictions, or just plain ugly when reading. Only CoolReader has come close (in fact, very close except for a couple of issues).
7) I also find myself trapped using HTC Sense on Android as I love it's email widgets, and can't find decent equivalents for other launchers.
... Oh, and I do miss Cookie's Home Tab. It is amazing software which could have been the saviour of WinMo if it had arrived two years earlier, and was built into official ROMs. Microsoft completely dropped the ball with UI and with AppMarkets.
pandollar said:
Igo8 works just fine in android.
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how did you manage to get it to work? I keep getting "Insert SD card with IGO8 files" or something like that thanks...
You are right about psx4droid, it is awesome. There are a few games I was addicted to back in the day, like Twisted Metal 2, and it runs at 60fps in FPSeCe, whereas it's kinda choppy in a couple Android builds I've tried - maybe I just need to try the right build, and yes the controller setup in psx4droid blows FPSeCe. The browsing experience in Android is excellent, I just am addicted to that Opera Mobile 10 Final.
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I write in the spirit of love but I gotta take issue with some of your points:
1.) Movie Maker: Can't comment as I don't use, mainly as I'll always do this on a PC
2.) Movies/TV via your Orb Server: Thing is, I could never get this working easily on WinMo, but for me it works flawlessly on Android, using the default Web Browser to select the file, and then default video player or VPlayer to play.
3.) TomTom, Navigon, Igo8, Route66 offline navigation apps: Agree, I keep WinMo around purely for TomTom (and booting )
4.) Fast psx emulation with FPSeCe: Wow, PSX4Droid works so perfectly out of the box for me, and with RomBuddy I can even download the games direct to my Droid. I donated to FPSECE and followed it closesly and praised it, but the bugs and the constant controller set-up are WAY behind PSX4Droid. Give it a go (free version available, otherwise $3) if you haven't already.
5.) Opera Mobile 10 Final INCREDIBLY smooth browsing: Fair enough. Personally I've been happy with the default Android experience, as well as trying Opera, Dolphin and one or two others on Android.
6) I'll add e-book readers to your list: I was addicted to Alreader2 on WinMo, and all of the e-book readers on Android lack something (and I've tried them all). Either missing night-mode, or file compatibility, or saving restrictions, or just plain ugly when reading. Only CoolReader has come close (in fact, very close except for a couple of issues).
7) I also find myself trapped using HTC Sense on Android as I love it's email widgets, and can't find decent equivalents for other launchers.
... Oh, and I do miss Cookie's Home Tab. It is amazing software which could have been the saviour of WinMo if it had arrived two years earlier, and was built into official ROMs. Microsoft completely dropped the ball with UI and with AppMarkets.
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thanks for being the first to add something to the list, I appreciate it. I think the hd2 is quite special (been playing with computers since 1979) and you helping build a list that helps other members here have a pocket computer that does anything is cool.
Twisted Metal 2! That remains my ultimate game ever ever ever, and its the game I got Psx4droid for. For me it works perfectly on the Black & Blue remix Rom. The Paris level stole years from my teenage years I am either Spectre or Warthog
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constant controller set-up are WAY behind PSX4Droid.
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Lol no. You can set up your own way of controler in FPSEce while PSX4Droid have only pre set type of controller (i would even go as far as to say that there is only one controller).
Anyway, lack of other options in not a plus for simplicity.
Back to the topic: I agree with the Navigation and FPSEce points. I dont really mind others. Also winmo have better alarms (G-Alamr for example). I wasnt able to find good one in Android (created my own with tasker though).
so for PSX4Droid how do we specify the bios in our build? I am using HD2ONE.
Well... this might not be crucial, but I've been using WinMo with SPB Mobile Shell on it in almost all my WinMo devices (countless). There's nothing that cool in Android
KowboyBebop said:
Lol no. You can set up your own way of controler in FPSEce while PSX4Droid have only pre set type of controller (i would even go as far as to say that there is only one controller).
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I guess I do agree with you, but I just got so sick of configuring FPSECE that I enjoyed the "pick ROM and play" approach, and have been happy with the default controller. But point taken
SorenStirner said:
Well... this might not be crucial, but I've been using WinMo with SPB Mobile Shell on it in almost all my WinMo devices (countless). There's nothing that cool in Android
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I had been using SPB Mobile Shell on my phones, too. However, SPB Apps are poorly supported. If you try Android you would find that the apps are better, easier to install and uninstall, many more options using Android. Have you tried LauncherPlus? That really is better than APB MS. JMHO
pandollar said:
Igo8 works just fine in android.
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If you tried both versions you would know about huge difference between those two
SorenStirner said:
Well... this might not be crucial, but I've been using WinMo with SPB Mobile Shell on it in almost all my WinMo devices (countless). There's nothing that cool in Android
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Not crucial, but quite valid actually. I know there are many fans of spbshell, because it is awesome, and an spb shell version for android would be quite cool. Im not familiar with spb shell, but have seen it many times.
Something that was mentioned in another forum was that in FPSeCe you can have a different custom controls for each individual game: gsensor on/off, different layouts, etc. Now, it's a different .ini file each game, and making custom controls for each game is laborious, but I've done it and benefitted by it. Psx4droid will have this soon I'm sure. (I also need to try psx4droid on some of those mentioned builds.)
smeddy said:
Twisted Metal 2! That remains my ultimate game ever ever ever, and its the game I got Psx4droid for. For me it works perfectly on the Black & Blue remix Rom. The Paris level stole years from my teenage years I am either Spectre or Warthog
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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I am either spectre or warthog -- you rock smeddy! I am starting to think Twisted Metal 2 should become one of my benchmarks for testing build/rom/radio combos.
I totally agree with the sentiments of this post. I loved my HD2. It was a remarkable device. I also loved all the programs you mentioned. However, i really wish the phone had been Android right from the get go. The hardware was so awesome, pictures we actually clear and didn't look grainy. (This was a first for HTC.) For us hackers WM was great. Now Android is great and becoming greater by leaps and bounds. It's hard to beat Google Navigation and also all the cool voice commands offered by Android.
I would have bought the EVO 4G to replace my broken HD2, but I cannot stand the sprint network. I'm waiting for an HD2 device that has a 4.3 screen and is GSM.
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"all the cool voice commands" by both google and vlingo are going to change human history starting this year. You are right to highlight those. Its the dawn of a new era in computing (is my hd2 a 'Monolith' from the Arthur C Clarke books?)
Oh yeah, and Android doesn't have "TellMe" -- can't overlook that GoogleKiller.
Office 2010
CHT 2.0
You do know the thread title is an oxy moron?
This shouldn't be in the Android forum. It looks and smells like a troll thread to me.
I havent seen this question here.
Currently I am running windows 6.5 Elegancia on my HD2.
Device T-Mobile.
I would like to know if I install windows 7 in my phone, will I still be able to run apps running for windows 6.5?
I have lot of essential apps in my current 6.5 ROM like
Mireo Black edition (GPS)
Wild card Mobile (Visiting card reader)
O market.
Voice recorder
In call recorder
TCPIMP
Metric converter
Flash light
RAM cleaner ...etc
Please let me know if these applications would run on my windows 7 as well .
If yes, would there be any performance issues ?
If no?
Are there any alternatives to the above apps ?
For E.G. alt GPS application for reading my .cpf Map files.
etc
Thanks in advance.
softmessager said:
I havent seen this question here.
Mireo Black edition (GPS) / Didn't find it on marketplace
Wild card Mobile (Visiting card reader) / Don't know
O market. / No but would be great
Voice recorder / Yep
In call recorder / Don't know
TCPIMP / Don't know
Metric converter / Yep
Flash light / Yep
RAM cleaner ...etc / Not needed
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I can't answer for everything, but there are many apps on the store.
It would be great to have an equivalent of OMarket! Is there any? (alternative market)
I'm sorry but I don't think so.
WP7 uses a different file system, there exists of course the possibility to install apps via toms xap installer, but as "old" WM6.5 user I can guarantee you that you won't be able to install your apps as you are used to.
If you are lucky you can install apps via Zune/Marketplace.
If I can you give an advice, I would tell you to "restart" everything on WP7 it is really worth of it.
Hope I could help you
PS: try to install all apps via Zune, then when you reflash a rom, Zune installs everything from it's alone on the device.
All applications you mentioned are also available for WP7. There are lots of substitutes with the same features.
I was disappointed to read this thread (although I suspected the answer would be "no".) Unfortunately I have some expensive apps on my HD2 - dictionaries and GPS - so it looks as though I will have to hang onto my HD2 until it breaks, as I don't want to have to buy them all again.