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What do people prefer as their main phone, android or winmo with a cooked rom?
I will probably try out the new offering from Cotulla but I've been using Dutty's ROM's for ages and am wondering whether switching permanently offers any real advantages.
Cheers
EDIT: sorry guys about mixing up SD and RAM in the poll, but if you prefer you can make a note below!
I used winmo with a cooked rom. but I'd like to try android on SD card​
You missed out "Android SD"
Android FTW
Winmo was nice coming from iPhone but no matter what cooked ROMS I'd try, it would still require a weekly Soft Reset and typing was a nightmare.
Have since flashed the DFT Android Rom using Magldr and will never go back. IMO you have nothing to lose and all to gain flashing or using an SD Card Android Build, besides if you miss Winmo you can always go back.
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Using the stock ROM with CHT, BSBTweaks, BatClock and some others.
I've had an Android phone before and have also used Android on the HD2.
well before the powers that be shut this down as they do with anything they dont feel we simple folk can talk about, heres what i think
Firstly i cant vote, Like most people i either am at work or not, if im in work then i will use WM 6.5.3, its simply the best OS for my work, it does everything i need and more, it looks great and runs fast. If im not at work i use Android off the SD card, its fun and funky what it lacks in a business sense it makes up for on a social level.
Anyway i cant vote on your poll as you dont have the right option an you seem to have got a tad confused on what options are available to android too.
NAND (ie where WM is installed just now) and SD are the main runners, there is a project that lets you run some of the core OS files from RAM too.
Frankly though, i have absolutely no problems with the device running of SD, if it could run faster from NAND or RAM then the limiting factor would be myself but i cant move my fingers any quicker so what all the fuss with moving off SD is about i dont know.
Anyhow, i never thought id find the perfect phone that does everything but with android on SD and WM on NAND ive got it,
easy upgrades for android with no loss of data, upgrade WM and ROM with no loss of android, all my WM apps installed to SD as well so if worst came to worst all i need to do is make regular copies of my SD card and im sorted no hassle and all my needs forfilled
well i prefer windows by a long shot BUT i really did like typing with the android keyboard vs the windows one. the android one works very very well in my opinion.
I like both OS!!
dazza9075 said:
well before the powers that be shut this down as they do with anything they dont feel we simple folk can talk about, heres what i think
Firstly i cant vote, Like most people i either am at work or not, if im in work then i will use WM 6.5.3, its simply the best OS for my work, it does everything i need and more, it looks great and runs fast. If im not at work i use Android off the SD card, its fun and funky what it lacks in a business sense it makes up for on a social level.
Anyway i cant vote on your poll as you dont have the right option an you seem to have got a tad confused on what options are available to android too.
NAND (ie where WM is installed just now) and SD are the main runners, there is a project that lets you run some of the core OS files from RAM too.
Frankly though, i have absolutely no problems with the device running of SD, if it could run faster from NAND or RAM then the limiting factor would be myself but i cant move my fingers any quicker so what all the fuss with moving off SD is about i dont know.
Anyhow, i never thought id find the perfect phone that does everything but with android on SD and WM on NAND ive got it,
easy upgrades for android with no loss of data, upgrade WM and ROM with no loss of android, all my WM apps installed to SD as well so if worst came to worst all i need to do is make regular copies of my SD card and im sorted no hassle and all my needs forfilled
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Same here, i do u use both! WM faster and less battery consumption, android (SD) more apps and better usability in many things!!
A question to ask..... i want to upgrade my stock rom and radio (TMOUS, rom 2.10, radio 2.08 to rom 3.14, radio 2.15), do i have to reformat the sdcard, putting in mind losing all installed wm apps and established android with its apps and everything??????? or will everything work fine without formatting??!!
Plz help and thanx in advance!!
I've been using an old KWBR rom for half a year now. It needs a soft reset every now and then, but besides that, it's been stable and great.
I've tried a couple Android builds on SD. They were also great, especially the kb and stability.
Everytime I came back to WinMO tho I found things to appreciate about it. I think HTC did a great job with Sense. The only problem I have is the SMS lag, but I can live with it.
The camera is great, album gallery, music gallery, everything. I think I'll probably stick to WinMO until it's time to buy a new phone.
Android NAND all the way!
I use both, but NAND from Today...
I was more than happy with a Winmo custom rom, I had no reset or freezes, but having tried Android there is no going back.
Not too sure about nand for UK HD2's, I keep running out of memory.
Still trying different builds and it's early days yet.
It reminds me of the Touch diamond trying to run Winmo 6.5, did it in the end without too much trouble.
junst find out that there are no good replacement for Active Sync to have all my Outlook from the laptop on the cell phone on Android or Symbian 3 (N8). So, after a quick love with Sony X10, Moto X720 and Nokia N8 (all great cameras but N8 is unbeliavable good) got back to my trusty HD2.
Definitely... android much better...
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Wm is much better than android, when it comes to business. With Android you cant edit documents, browser takes more clicks to navigate, Hotmail email account does not sync all folders ( only inbox folder synced ).
Only advantage of Android is Flash support, other than that not very usable.
But it's fun, anyway people who need to play games or check how fast their phone is, Android id the choice. For anything else - WM .
BTW, I had android Drkstone installed on cd for a week or so, often switched between WM and android, and anytime I did so, my initial thought was, what the hell I put this android on my cd card for?
Finally removed android, because found it not very usable for business. If WP7 port becomes available for HD2 I may consider leaving WM 6.5. But for now it is still the best mobile OS.
I used Dutty's rom and android on SD card.I have test NandDroid,but switch back to use Winmo with SDdroid.
sevoflurane said:
Same here, i do u use both! WM faster and less battery consumption, android (SD) more apps and better usability in many things!!
A question to ask..... i want to upgrade my stock rom and radio (TMOUS, rom 2.10, radio 2.08 to rom 3.14, radio 2.15), do i have to reformat the sdcard, putting in mind losing all installed wm apps and established android with its apps and everything??????? or will everything work fine without formatting??!!
Plz help and thanx in advance!!
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Nope you dont need to reformat your SD, pull it out if you have any doubt, just really realy make sure you read the threads before updating, 9 times out of 10 it will work fine but if you read through it all first an it goes tits up, it will save you some flapping time if you know what to do!
i have not tried the NAND version.i am sure its good.i have been using daily mdj revolution hd sd version.and very happy with it.and gives a choice of using winmo time to time.work colleague of mine has wp7 on the contract.and he was showing of the phone at the work place.and told me that my phone was out of date.so i quickly change to winmo then to android.after that i couldnt get my phone back all day so definitely sd version for me.it gives me more power over the WP7 and HTC DESIRE HD or any other android phones.dual boot capability is very cool.
Tested nand Android, didn't really see any real advantages vs SD (well maybe a bit less power consumption), instead - for now some issues, regarding space, have to mess with apps installing in main memory, so moved back to good old WM 6.5 kwbr. Besides [RAM] Android is much smoother. Also I really like the WM sense.
Hi,
As many of you have, I've installed nand android on my hd2.
My question is about copilot and registration. Can you use a valid serial number for wm copilot for android version?
If so, any links to install files?
Many thanks!
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I've tried it in the past - didn't work. I contacted CoPilot support, they will not do cross-platform registration changes.
I can't remember how to do it, but there is a thread somewhere that explains it. I did it myself, but it was a loooooooooong time ago.
Use the search and you'll find it
Edit: I do remember it was something to do with running the Windows copilot and transferring the licence, then running the Android version and entering your original licence key.
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jimmybob_007 said:
Hi,
As many of you have, I've installed nand android on my hd2.
My question is about copilot and registration. Can you use a valid serial number for wm copilot for android version?
If so, any links to install files?
Many thanks!
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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Hope this helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7387870&posted=1#post7387870
All you need to do is de-activate Co-Pilot on your WM and then use the same serial on Android.
To be honest, you could back up your licp8.dat *think that is what it is called* from the windows directory on your WM, then de-activate it, then put the licp8.dat back and you'll have Co-Pilot working on both WM and Android (if your using the SD card or RAM versions). I've done this as I switch between the two OS's often and needed my Co-Pilot in both.
I said I'd never go Android because it looked silly and geeky and now I'm addicted to it. I can't believe I put up with WinMo for all the years and didn't use another system. Android (Mostly HTC Sense style) destroys Windows Mobile and the only thing I still like about Windows Mobile is the Windows Live Messenger official client.
Anyone still use WinMo who also uses Android? Why do you? What are your reasons?
Garmin Mobile XT. There is no Garmin GPS software on Android (and I have many Garmin maps)
4 days ago i installed andorid just to use 1 application. ONE!!!!
and today i just use winmo for 1 application only (garmin). ONE!!!!
and my default boot now is android. i even turn airplane mode on in winmo so that i can't use winmo as phone anymore. now i use winmo just to copy data.img and the default connection is usb disk.
after i buy igo/papago/ndrive/whatever i'll stop using winmo altogether.
its a choice really there are lot of good things on winmo and same time lot of good apps in android.some of us can have dual boot.its just a choice.
I actually like both android and windows, if windows had a better market place I wouldn't bother with android, I love the simplicity of windows, the multitasking is by far better in windows, I can have lots of apps open and simply switch between them, android does this to a certain extent, htc sense is far superior in windows the slick weather animations are more detailed, sense on android seems a slightly basic affair, on windows I love the bbc news app much nicer to use than the android one, now facebook app works a treat on windows, my memory map navigator simply syncs with my pc maps and works better than any of the basic ordinance survey map apps on android, there are lots of bird/wildlife guides on windows, hardly any on android.
Alas android has many more games and a vast marketplace, and flash works straight out the box on android whereas its a little hit and miss on windows.
I can run windows and never use my 500mb per month data limit, with android I have to be so careful of what its downloading in the background constantly.
So yes I still like windows, androids ui almost feels a little mobile shell to me and I found that a widgety cluttery hodge podge
Whats windows mobile? lol
maybe winmo is dead..but its true,i dont want to completely change to android bcoz of garmin
I haven't booted to Win Mo since October (and I was a huge defender of the OS).
If I ever do need to boot back into it, it's because I have TomTom remaining on 6.5, but as I'm not driving currently then it's not likely to happen! Indeed I may well go to NAND in the next week.
I agree with the above post that Sense was slicker/more attactive on 6.5, but (except TomTom) there's not a single App that's missed or not excelled by it's Android alternative - and even if there is one, it's outweighed by the sheer number of quality Apps available on 'Droid.
But 6.5 was never a bad platform, just Microsoft completely screwed it with no MarketPlace and no UI, until HTC and Cookie showed how it could be done.
Overall the experience of Android is fantastic on the HD2, so for me, no looking back!
Same here...I never thought I'll leave WinMo for Android at the early stages but here we are today. I havent used Windows Mobile as a phone for nearly 4 months now and cant simply understand the vast user interactivity and experience between the two OSes. Android totally kills WinMo but I still go back to it just because of Tomtom which I must say is quite good. Once they get tomtom on Android, I'll most likely ditch WinMO for good.
same here. I always used winmo since 5.0. I couldn t believe that i ever use another OS, but WinMo is dead specially after releasing phone7. After a long time i finally installed android and i don t see a reason to change back. Oh maybe sync with Outlook?!? Oh no wait, outlook can t sync with phone7 Make a pptp vpn with 6.5 oh wait microsoft don t support it s own encrypton mppe )
If you ask me WinMo is dead...
I've installed android to give it another go (tried before on my blackstone and thought it was "meh" ) and to be prepaired for any clients who use it.
It's still meh to be honest, feels clunky, I've no idea if the back arrow is closing an app or leaving it paused in the background, web browsing doesn't work for some of the pages I visit (with link redirects) using either the built in browser or opera mobile, I hate that you can select hyperlinks without zooming in. The email client sucks. I'd check out gallery but I always give up after 5 minutes of it trying to load all the folders with images rather than taking me to a default location and then letting me decide which folder to look in. Album under WM is so much better.
Can't stand the keyboard, god knows why MS copied it for WP7. Having to go to a seperate overlay to get numbers? Come on that's crap. If I can hold a key down and get a row of alternate characters, why can't one of them be a number?
So far I use it mostly for kindle. I've got angry birds installed but prefer huff n puff on WM (just wish it had more levels).
Recently I've been using winmo for fpsece... its so much better and more customizable than psx4droid is. Sometimes I just prefer using winmo, too. I've been using it 8 years... i can do anything I can do on Android with winmo. But sometimes now I prefer Android, too. But my hd2 is perfect, cause I can have both. I just hope magldr gets support for winmo soon.
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As Android has been ported to the HD2 using the SDCard I started to test it, and I noticed that my Android HD2 was much more fast and smooth than using WM.
As soon as the NAND Android version was available, I flashed my HD2 with MAGLDR and installed Android, and I think I'll never rollback, maybe to test WM7 on HD2, but that's the only real reason that would make me rollback to WM.
Not used WinMo once since i first tried out an Android SD Rom in October, and just switched to a NAND build.
Used WinMo since i got my first XDA, an XDA Exec, but i sure wouldn't go back now
If only winmo had better native UI, more finger friendly, and more official support from the popular services (e.g. twitter, dropbox, better facebook app, whatsapp, etc). Then I'd still think winmo is a better and more professional os than android.
luffyp said:
If only winmo had better native UI, more finger friendly, and more official support from the popular services (e.g. twitter, dropbox, better facebook app, whatsapp, etc). Then I'd still think winmo is a better and more professional os than android.
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Have you tried SPB mobile shell? Give the free trial a go then look up version 5 and try not to drool and shake your fists in frustration that it's not available to consumers yet
hachuah said:
Garmin Mobile XT. There is no Garmin GPS software on Android (and I have many Garmin maps)
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This!
I'd feel much safer out in the boondocks with Garmin than I do with Copilot. I tried looking up directions to a golf course once and it wasn't in Copilot - the course has been open more than 10 years!
Even though I've gone full nand android, I certainly wouldn't mind if I could giving up say 50-75mb of nand space for a slim winmo 6.5 dual boot.
xaccers said:
Have you tried SPB mobile shell? Give the free trial a go then look up version 5 and try not to drool and shake your fists in frustration that it's not available to consumers yet
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Yes, I tried it and have used it on my MDA, Wing, Omnia I900 and even have it installed and running on my HD2. However, SPB has been saying since October 2010 that it will be supporting Android soon. Well here it is, Jan 2011 and soon apparently is still not here. LOL
So, what is the point of 'drooling' at something that is not there. SPB demonstrated V5 back in Feb 2010. One more month and its been 1 YEAR.
I use Android on my HD2 and would not go back to WM regardless of version and whatever SPB has or will have. Their support is non-existant.
I use LauncherPro Plus and it far exceeds SPB Mobile Shell.
hachuah said:
Garmin Mobile XT. There is no Garmin GPS software on Android (and I have many Garmin maps)
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+1 same reason for me, IGo or Sygic maps are far from being as good or up to date, copilot map doesn t even exist where i live. I switch to winmo when i take the car to use garmin.
Also i miss a few dictionaries not yet available in Android. And here with edge available only , online dictionaries are really to slow.
WTF is Windows Mobile?
i want to share my internet on my pc to my hd2 with android o.s via bletooth in my wm6.5 o.s there is a way in sharing my internet to hd2 via active sync via bluetooth
thanks in advance ...
siapelbo said:
i want to share my internet on my pc to my hd2 with android o.s via bletooth in my wm6.5 o.s there is a way in sharing my internet to hd2 via active sync via bluetooth
thanks in advance ...
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err wtf??
You want to have internet via bluetooth for your Android OS but via your WM6.5 OS, and how on earth do you think that is ever going to happen if you are booted into Android??
When you boot into Android Windows is NOT running, Its been kicked out of ram and you have booted into a android kernel. Windows isnt running in background keeping Android running, Windows is only used to load haret.exe, that it.
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err wtf??
You want to have internet via bluetooth for your Android OS but via your WM6.5 OS, and how on earth do you think that is ever going to happen if you are booted into Android??
When you boot into Android Windows is NOT running, Its been kicked out of ram and you have booted into a android kernel. Windows isnt running in background keeping Android running, Windows is only used to load haret.exe, that it.
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He is saying that in winmo, he use active sync via bluetooth and he is asking how to do it in Android.
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err wtf??
You want to have internet via bluetooth for your Android OS but via your WM6.5 OS, and how on earth do you think that is ever going to happen if you are booted into Android??
When you boot into Android Windows is NOT running, Its been kicked out of ram and you have booted into a android kernel. Windows isnt running in background keeping Android running, Windows is only used to load haret.exe, that it.
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I think you have to add imaginary periods in that. Apparently he doesn't believe in punctuation and just uses gigantic run-on sentences.
mmduluth said:
I think you have to add imaginary periods in that. Apparently he doesn't believe in punctuation and just uses gigantic run-on sentences.
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lol.
Yeah i thought it sounded a bit weird. I thought he assumed windows was still running now I realise he cant even write what he's thinking correctly.
I recently had some issues with someone reading my text messages on my HD2 running WP7, (yes I had a lock on it) Since then I've reverted back to WinMo 6.5 just for the Securebox functionality. Is there any .xap similar to that of Securebox that I could use on WP7 because I can't take using WinMo 6.5 anymore after using my HD2 for WP7 for so long.