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HTC HD2 Windows Phone 7 WP7 fully loaded?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnpmKRFahx4&feature=player_embedded
Have you watched that vid? Chinese XDA forum (http://bbs.xda.cn/thread-95247-1-1.html) have managed to have wp7 on our phone.
It doesnt look fake AT ALL.

Engadget and pocketnow have all reported this with video...quite positive review

Definitely not fake, looks like it will be available soon.
Will stick to Android myself though.

Hmm, interesting, I would check it out just to see what its like and go back to android and cm
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Cola had posted on jrc that he is working on winp7 a couple of weeks ago if I remember it right.
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When will hd2 dev thread pop up? There is obviously very much developed on
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i want dual booting between wp7 and android build.. desire HD or desire Z builds or android 2.3 gingerbread more likely

HTC HD2
It can run:
Windows Mobile 6.x
Windows Mobile 7
Android
Why would you ever want another phone?

kashinoda said:
HTC HD2
It can run:
Windows Mobile 6.x
Windows Mobile 7
Android
Why would you ever want another phone?
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Don't forget...
Ubuntu
Meego (port in progress)

HD2: It only does Everything
(waits for the sony execs to start sueing...)

yiha ... now i want quadrupelboot
android
winmo 7
ubuntu
winmo 6.5

I was going to buy an HD2, but I bought a Motorola Droid. Now I want more an HD2 :/

BUT....
"Notably, HD3 has only three buttons as compared to HD2, which has got five buttons, and in fact this is the fundamental reason why HD2 can not be upgraded to Windows Phone 7 system."

I really hope for this to run some day on my hd2
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jeremyalms said:
"Notably, HD3 has only three buttons as compared to HD2, which has got five buttons, and in fact this is the fundamental reason why HD2 can not be upgraded to Windows Phone 7 system."
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Sounds like a lame reason not to upgrade, because the HD2 has 2 more buttons...

hookguy said:
Sounds like a lame reason not to upgrade, because the HD2 has 2 more buttons...
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I agree... It was just something I found on the web.

I am all over this when and if it ever becomes public. Android is great, much better than windows but the lagging, bad battery life, random reboots and other small issues make the experience less than ideal. I was looking into buying a G2 but I'll wait and see what this is like.

This is why there's no OFFICIAL upgrade path.

The reason why they didn't upgrade is because they wanted to sell more phones. With the buttons is BS. Any dev could of just remapped the buttons, everyone knows that. Looks like they could of came up with a bettet excuse than that.

Showtime7 said:
I am all over this when and if it ever becomes public. Android is great, much better than windows but the lagging, bad battery life, random reboots and other small issues make the experience less than ideal. I was looking into buying a G2 but I'll wait and see what this is like.
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what hideous Android ROM are you using man?
I get no lag, great battery life (24 hours usage) no random reboots and everything else runs great. I like the stability of my ROM with MDJ's S kernel. I can honestly say I'd rather be rocking this phone over a chunky, ugly, small-screen G2 (albeit the G2 chip is faster, but I've got all the speed I really need on my QSD chip).
You may consider upgrading your ROM or at least your kernel.

HD2 VS Desire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mate get the Desire or the Desire HD.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tested Windows 7 Mango on HTC HD2

Hi HTC HD2 freaks,
Last week I tested Mango on my HTC HD2 (EU).
After some work I succeeded with the installation
of Rom XBmod Yuki v.2 and updated with the original version
Updated with Zune. Please do not ask me how I did it because it was
a lot of work because I did not keep track of all I did during the installation.
I only want to tell you about my experience with Mango on my HTC HD2
First of all Mango is fast both not so fast as Android on my HTC (TyphooN CyanogenMod 7 v3.6.8) It looks nice and this OS is easy to work with the app`s from the market place where nice both there where many app`s I did not find yet.
Activation code:
Everythings works and I activated with an original HTC HD7 code that I got trough the Windows Servise Center in Germany, I am Dutch and I speak German. Well so I convinced the lady from Microsoft that I lost my Activation keys and if she make me a new activation code. The ask for your name and telephone number so a gave the a German name and telephone number I found on Google. She did not find the name so I said something most have gone wrong in the fist activation. So she made a new code for me and It work great.
So after a few days of exploring I changed back to TyphooN CyanogenMod 7
v3.6.8 because I mis the open source possibilities and the much more extended OS.
Mango Review:
Fast with nice Live Tiles no nice Themes.
Nice interface both not very adjustable not open source.
No nice widgets, no adding pages.
I did not like the Explorer 9 it is my opinion not very mobile friendly it duos not adjust the pages text like in Android. So no good and for me the most disappointing!!!
Not much text pasting possibilities.
Not so much sharing possibilities as in Android.
Conclusion:
Android will not loose many users to Windows Mobile and when the do many will com back after the experienced the OS.
Nokia will still going to cell less Smart phones because of Windows.
Android will go on winning more users and Apple will stay second.
Windows Mango we will see. It is a nice OS for non Android users!

[email protected] said:
Hi HTC HD2 freaks,
Last week I tested Mango on my HTC HD2 (EU).
After some work I succeeded with the installation
of Rom XBmod Yuki v.2 and updated with the original version
Updated with Zune. Please do not ask me how I did it because it was
a lot of work because I did not keep track of all I did during the installation.
I only want to tell you about my experience with Mango on my HTC HD2
First of all Mango is fast both not so fast as Android on my HTC (TyphooN CyanogenMod 7 v3.6.8) It looks nice and this OS is easy to work with the app`s from the market place where nice both there where many app`s I did not find yet.
Activation code:
Everythings works and I activated with an original HTC HD7 code that I got trough the Windows Servise Center in Germany, I am Dutch and I speak German. Well so I convinced the lady from Microsoft that I lost my Activation keys and if she make me a new activation code. The ask for your name and telephone number so a gave the a German name and telephone number I found on Google. She did not find the name so I said something most have gone wrong in the fist activation. So she made a new code for me and It work great.
So after a few days of exploring I changed back to TyphooN CyanogenMod 7
v3.6.8 because I mis the open source possibilities and the much more extended OS.
Mango Review:
Fast with nice Live Tiles no nice Themes.
Nice interface both not very adjustable not open source.
No nice widgets, no adding pages.
I did not like the Explorer 9 it is my opinion not very mobile friendly it duos not adjust the pages text like in Android. So no good and for me the most disappointing!!!
Not much text pasting possibilities.
Not so much sharing possibilities as in Android.
Conclusion:
Android will not loose many users to Windows Mobile and when the do many will com back after the experienced the OS.
Nokia will still going to cell less Smart phones because of Windows.
Android will go on winning more users and Apple will stay second.
Windows Mango we will see. It is a nice OS for non Android users!
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OK, this is only your opinion.
I don't share this opinion.
I hate this public opinions on mobile OS.
Do you know why ?
Well it's up to user which OS looks to him the best mobile OS.
Everyone should work with the OS that can be the most efficient for his work.
Nobody can say WP7,Android, Meego,Symbian, OS X, are
bad OS. They have simmilar functions but in different UI and that's tha point.
Not everyone likes the same UI.
Thats my opinion and stop saying the your public opinion because nobody care. This is my advice.

There are always people that have to react because they feel affendid.
Sorry for all ho are!
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Good for you mate, be happy with whatever you like most
I'm so glad I've chosen the HD2 over anything else 2 years ago because I could compare everything WM6.5 with everything Android for all this time.
This way I was able to find what's best for me... and that is Windows Phone

I think you can find some shiny glass icons if you look hard enough

[email protected] said:
There are always people that have to react because they feel affendid.
Sorry for all ho are!
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It's because the way you write your piece, that might offend people.
You write it as your opinion has to count for everybody
You think Android is better for your HD2, which is fine. I am running official Mango now for 3 days and to be honest, I'm sticking with it.
If everybody would start a thread saying what OS they think is better, XDA would be a huge mess.
You stick with Android, if that works for you. No biggie

I tried various OS versions and builds thanks to my HD2 and I am forever grateful to the developers who gave us all an opportunity to do so on one device.
Up until Mango I was sticking with my Android Gingerbread build and the times I flashed Nodo and other WP7 variant I didn't last long and returned to Android because I missed the interface, the applications - all the lovely things that make Android such a fun OS to use.
When full, properly working Mango came along, the OS choice became much tougher, because I was quite taken by it. So here I am with the best of both worlds - Mango off Nand and Gingerbread off SD. During the day I switch back and forth many times, each OS has its advantages and I am glad I don't have to decide on just one.
I love my HD2!!!! Before I got it, I told everyone that it is a phone of my dreams. It didn't let me down.

WP7 + Android / HD2 =
I like it!
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dmonleo said:
WP7 + Android / HD2 =
I like it!
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I strongly disagree... Have dual boot WP7 + CM7 2.3.5 and all that I can say that Android behaves much better on HD2 than WP7. Android is much adjustable and flexible than WP7 which reminds me of an Apple (iPhone) limitations. Will wait for a stable version of Mango and will give it a shot then will write a comment about it

antaed said:
I'm so glad I've chosen the HD2 over anything else 2 years ago
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Well said mate

The beauty of preferential use. Some like chocolate vs. vanilla, and some like it swirled (a food analogy), my "swirl" is Mango via Yuki&XBmod back 2 future and American Android. Oh yeah, HD2!
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dmonleo said:
WP7 + Android / HD2 =
I like it!
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as soon as my new card comes...i want to try it. i fried all of my other cards with mango.

WP7 on my HD2, Cyanogenmod on my Sensation.
Works very well for me, Dual-SIM ftw.

TheDeadCpu said:
WP7 on my HD2, Cyanogenmod on my Sensation.
Works very well for me, Dual-SIM ftw.
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HELL YEAH !

dmonleo said:
WP7 + Android / HD2 =
I like it!
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Yep all day long..
Just wanted to point out The battery life on americanandroid without any tricks is amazing too

Now using Typhoon v3.7.1 clk this build workes great with Rom Manager. Now I can backup and update direct from rom manager great build.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17765040
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Really? I got WP7 AND Android on my HD2 and, wonder what?
My next phone will be a NOKIA WP7
[email protected] said:
Hi HTC HD2 freaks,
Conclusion:
Android will not loose many users to Windows Mobile and when the do many will com back after the experienced the OS.
Nokia will still going to cell less Smart phones because of Windows.
Android will go on winning more users and Apple will stay second.
Windows Mango we will see. It is a nice OS for non Android users!
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My only stopper for adopting WP7 now is WIFI tethering. Have to stick with Android by now.

KrewsialNL said:
It's because the way you write your piece, that might offend people.
You write it as your opinion has to count for everybody
You think Android is better for your HD2, which is fine. I am running official Mango now for 3 days and to be honest, I'm sticking with it.
If everybody would start a thread saying what OS they think is better, XDA would be a huge mess.
You stick with Android, if that works for you. No biggie
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Hi, I'm a newbie (to ROM flashing) using TMOUSA HD2 original version. I'm thinking about upgrading to Mango but couldn't find official mango upgrade anywhere. Can you please let me know how/where you got the official mango ROM and steps to install it on HD2? Thanks a lot in advance.
Cheers!!

kalchu said:
Hi, I'm a newbie (to ROM flashing) using TMOUSA HD2 original version. I'm thinking about upgrading to Mango but couldn't find official mango upgrade anywhere. Can you please let me know how/where you got the official mango ROM and steps to install it on HD2? Thanks a lot in advance.
Cheers!!
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There will be NEVER an official upgrade path for us HD2 users to any WP7 updates ,but keep reading though all the sticky articles in this forum and you will learn how to flash unofficial WP7 rom.

windows 7-SGSII

anyone know is there out there a windows phone 7 rom for galaxy SII?thank you in advanse!!

Not sure if trolling or just stupid...

Not as far as I know.
WP7 is closed source and only for the phones that have it natively.
Some phones like HD2 have it as a hack though, but that's through custom bootloader and having WM6.5 on it made it easier.
Though there are some MIUI rom customized with launcher7 and custom framework i don't know if it's made for SGS2.
You could just download launcher7 on an aosp rom, that really does do a difference. There's some other apps from the W7project that also mimics other WP7 features
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considering you only have 31 other posts il assume you're serious, no there isn't and there never will be, Its too hard to do and nobody would even bother doing it

Suddenly i read that he wrote "windows 7", I hope your not referring to the pc os. In that case: GET OUT of man haus!
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I do believe there was a theme that looks like WP7 if you want that.

is just a curiosity question einsteins,because i see somewhere there is a galaxy s2 with windows os.i did not know is not allow that kind of questions.peace..

One does not simply ask for these kind of things -.-

Remote desktop is your saviour (Splashtop maybe?).

alexanter the great said:
is just a curiosity question einsteins,because i see somewhere there is a galaxy s2 with windows os.i did not know is not allow that kind of questions.peace..
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Not flaming, just asking:
1. Why did you get an android device if you wanted to install a different OS on it
2. Why are you asking about installing a desktop computer OS to a mobile phone
I realize you are probably asking about Windows Phone 7, but question 1 is still valid.
And what you probably saw was an S2 with the app "Launcher 7" installed on it, which is just a launcher that is made to look like and mimic Windows Phone 7.

ctomgee said:
Not flaming, just asking:
1. Why did you get an android device if you wanted to install a different OS on it
2. Why are you asking about installing a desktop computer OS to a mobile phone
I realize you are probably asking about Windows Phone 7, but question 1 is still valid.
And what you probably saw was an S2 with the app "Launcher 7" installed on it, which is just a launcher that is made to look like and mimic Windows Phone 7.
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of course windows phone 7 my friend!!it wasent launcher it was windows phone 7 mango OS.maby it was omnia but it has got the same hardware.
and i dont want to install it i just ask from quriosity.i love android i buy htc HD2 when was to the market and i install the first sd card flashable android!!!i miss it by the way!!

informing you here, i researched this a bit: seeing that no other windows phone 7 phone uses the exynos processor it does not have the same hardware. there you have your answer. it'll never happen.

alexanter the great said:
of course windows phone 7 my friend!!it wasent launcher it was windows phone 7 mango OS.maby it was omnia but it has got the same hardware.
and i dont want to install it i just ask from quriosity.i love android i buy htc HD2 when was to the market and i install the first sd card flashable android!!!i miss it by the way!!
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There was rumor of a Windows Phone 7 version of the SGS2, which would have been a whole other name... But knowing Samsung, they wouldn't make things easy to flash in between versions. And anyways, it was only that: Rumors.

karendar said:
There was rumor of a Windows Phone 7 version of the SGS2, which would have been a whole other name... But knowing Samsung, they wouldn't make things easy to flash in between versions. And anyways, it was only that: Rumors.
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Yes something like that it was SGSII Windows Phone 7 version.Rumors indeed..

If you really like to have Windows 7 on your Galaxy S II, why not buy this application?
https://market.android.com/details?...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nYWJlbGljLndpbmRvd3MiXQ..
It's pretty good!

Great job..dear...

GTFO trolls! hahaha

Ok, answer provided for the OP's question.
Closing this before it gets silly.

Porting

For the 8X, will it be possible to port android, similar to how it has been done for the HD2?
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Or for the One X, will it be possible to port win 8???
I'm pretty sure they (devs) will get android working on the 8x...

We have never seen Android run on any Windows Phone since the release of Windows Phone 7. Especially with the use of Secure Boot in WP8 this gets a lot harder. So it might be possible but I guess it won't happen anytime soon.

I dont think its possible...other WP7 devices have hardly got an unlock..only lumia 710 has
and WP8 has a secure boot so hacking it seems to be impossible....iv been waiting since the 710 unlock for an unlock for lumia 800, nothing till now...:/
so dont keep hopes with WP.
if you want a port, if you want open source, if you want customization buy an android phone, though i dont like android much..doesnt have the smooth WP feel!

Just get an Android device, problem solved

lugi93 said:
Just get an Android device, problem solved
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I have an inspire 4G but I'm being given an 8x, and the hardware for it is quite impressive. Was only asking and got the info I was looking for. :thumbdown:
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LOL , just one week and the stupid android q's are already popping up.
personally I hope android will NEVER be ported to any MS product again
why ?????
if you want android just buy yourself a android phone , if you got a wp/other phone for free then sell it and by yourself the phone you like.

Mod please close thread.
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And dont forget wp is much better and SMOOTHER than android. It looks better so why want zou people android if you already have such a great os.
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ACE_forever said:
And dont forget wp is much better and SMOOTHER than android. It looks better so why want zou people android if you already have such a great os.
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For CUSTOMIZATION!

shinigamikris said:
For CUSTOMIZATION!
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Which is why they make android and WP devices. And why WP has secure boot. Because its Windows. Its closed source. Which is why I'm also keeping my Inspire.
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