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[Q] (HELP PLEASE) Does Android Fully Work on the HTC HD2?? :P

Hi guys, I am really wanting and looking forward to get the HTC HD2 but first I really need to know if the Port of Android really works well or not.
So I was wondering (If your very kind enough to take your time to help me) for all you people out there who have the HTC HD2 running the OS Android if you could help me !
My Question is this:
~ Do the Following things FULLY work on your port of Android to the HTC HD2? ~
(List Below)
PS. Please also include your Android Build that you are using! (Therefore I can determine what Android Build is the Best for me!)
~ Phone & Texting ( also Vibrate,Ringer, Speakerphone)
~ Music Player (MP3) & Video Player (MP4, Basic Video formats) (also Loudspeaker, Headphone Jack)
~ Wifi (With Internet Browsing, E-mail, IM, Youtube etc.)
~ Bluetooth (ALSO I VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THE IPOD TOUCH 4th GEN WILL CONNECT TO THE HTC HD2????)
~ 5MP Camera & Video Recorder (with LED Flash working)
~ GPS ( Google Maps, Basic GPS)
~ Most of the Standard Android Features (ex. Movable Wall Papers)
~ All Hardware Buttons (ex. Talk & End, Volume Rockers)
~ ALSO I am very curious if Skype VIDEO-CALLING will work with the 5MP Camera on the Back?? Can someone download the app on there HTC HD2 for me and see if it works??
~ ALSO I am very Curious if Tethering Works?
* Internet Sharing through USB or Bluetooth
* Wi-Fi Router
~ ALSO I am very Curious if Adobe FLASH works while Internet Browsing???
~ AlSO very Curious if the is an application for Microsoft Work and other Office Tools?? ( It would be very useful)
If Someone would very Kind to take time to test all these Features out on there HTC HD2 with Ported Android on it, I will forever owe you!!! I will be very Thankful since this is my very time I have done this!!
Thanks Again!

Anybody Help me>?

We've already told you on your other threads that Android works on the HD2.
The only thing in your list above that doesn't work is video Skype. 100% forget that with any phone that doesn't have a front facing camera.
I just hope you're spending as much time questioning the iPhone on other forums as you are the HD2 on these forums. If you're not then get the iPhone because you obviously have too many doubts about this phone.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

Heronization said:
Hi guys, I am really wanting and looking forward to get the HTC HD2 but first I really need to know if the Port of Android really works well or not.
So I was wondering (If your very kind enough to take your time to help me) for all you people out there who have the HTC HD2 running the OS Android if you could help me !
My Question is this:
~ Do the Following things FULLY work on your port of Android to the HTC HD2? ~
(List Below)
PS. Please also include your Android Build that you are using! (Therefore I can determine what Android Build is the Best for me!)
~ Phone & Texting ( also Vibrate,Ringer, Speakerphone)
~ Music Player (MP3) & Video Player (MP4, Basic Video formats) (also Loudspeaker, Headphone Jack)
~ Wifi (With Internet Browsing, E-mail, IM, Youtube etc.)
~ Bluetooth (ALSO I VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THE IPOD TOUCH 4th GEN WILL CONNECT TO THE HTC HD2????)
~ 5MP Camera & Video Recorder (with LED Flash working)
~ GPS ( Google Maps, Basic GPS)
~ Most of the Standard Android Features (ex. Movable Wall Papers)
~ All Hardware Buttons (ex. Talk & End, Volume Rockers)
~ ALSO I am very curious if Skype VIDEO-CALLING will work with the 5MP Camera on the Back?? Can someone download the app on there HTC HD2 for me and see if it works??
~ ALSO I am very Curious if Tethering Works?
* Internet Sharing through USB or Bluetooth
* Wi-Fi Router
~ ALSO I am very Curious if Adobe FLASH works while Internet Browsing???
~ AlSO very Curious if the is an application for Microsoft Work and other Office Tools?? ( It would be very useful)
If Someone would very Kind to take time to test all these Features out on there HTC HD2 with Ported Android on it, I will forever owe you!!! I will be very Thankful since this is my very time I have done this!!
Thanks Again!
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Right. I'll start off by stating that with so many builds out there this is a very difficult question to answer. Most people will say 'Get a build and try it out'and I agree. However, for what it's worth...
- Phone, texting et al - YES!!!
- Music and Video et al - YES!!!
- Wifi - Yes. Think it's only 802.11G but works a treat for me
- Bluetooth - not had any problems. Don't have iPod so can't test.
- Camera with flash works fine. Video camera works with flash. Don't use vid cam but did a 5 second test and playback from camera worked fine.
- I use GPS with google maps/navigation. Takes a while to lock on at first but I've never lost my lock, I can turn GPS off for 5-10 mins and it will reaquire a lock very quickly. Google maps and navigation is one of the best 'sat-navs' I've used.
- Haven't yet found an android 'feature' which doesn't work. I don't use moving wallpapers for battery conservation BUT they do work. HTC Sense works as does HTC Hub.
-All hardware buttons work for me. It would seem from threads I've read that the buttons wear out with extended use (I'm not going into the WinMo/Android button argument tho). I've had my HD2 for about 14months and I've been using android as a daily build for nearly half that, I've never had a hardware button problem (touch wood).
- I don't use skype and don't know anyone who does but the program does start and I could login with a free account. I couldn't however check the camera. Check the forums for people who use skype.
-PC doesn't have bluetooth so couldn't check sharing over bluetooth. I couldn't get sharing over USB to work HOWEVER this doesn't mean that it doesn't work. I have had builds in the past that have worked. At the time I was using ubuntu and it's easier to check than in windows (IMHO).
-WiFi router works. At time of writing this my mobile signal was patchy but it connected fine. (Windows 7) and reported an internet connection was available. If BT/USB doesn't work for whatever reason then at least this does
-Flash works fine. Unfortunatly, it means that flash popups also work. I don't use it very often as I don't browse flash sites on my mobile.
- Office tools do exist but they are paid for apps and as such I can't comment. There is a free office viewer available.
So, apart from internet sharing over BT or USB, everything else works for me. I'm using RAFDROID HD 1.0 - NAND VERSION (link below) on a UK 512mb HD2 with a 1Gb data.img on a 8Gb SD Card (Gives me just over 1Gb for apps and the remaining 6.5-7Gb for music, vids, pics so on so forth. The build is stable with the only hiccup being a slight lag due to the data.img being on SD card not NAND. If you go the NAND route then I would choose a build that allows you to use an external data.img or similar unless you get a TMOUS HD2 which have a 1Gb NAND (lucky devils )
It must be asked...? Why get an HD2 just for android now, when so many good devices with superior hardware (larger mem, AMOLED screens etc) are around. Not knocking the HD2, I love mine, but just curious.
Notable things that DON'T work at the moment is 720p recording. The devs are working on it though. But, as I said, I don't use it. I also can't get my HD2 to make a decent coffee...
Just want to reiterate that not everybody likes the same build. I've only been using this build for about a day so can't say that it is foolproof or 100% stable. If you are going to get an HD2 for android then be prepared to swap builds, flash ROMS and Radios, HSPL and MAGLDR where necessary. It's not really difficult but it can be time consuming,
I think that's about it, hope this helps
RAFDROID llink: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898415

Lol I didn't know kk thanks!
EVERYONE NEVER MIND THIS POST!

kinsago said:
Right. I'll start off by stating that with so many builds out there this is a very difficult question to answer. Most people will say 'Get a build and try it out'and I agree. However, for what it's worth...
- Phone, texting et al - YES!!!
- Music and Video et al - YES!!!
- Wifi - Yes. Think it's only 802.11G but works a treat for me
- Bluetooth - not had any problems. Don't have iPod so can't test.
- Camera with flash works fine. Video camera works with flash. Don't use vid cam but did a 5 second test and playback from camera worked fine.
- I use GPS with google maps/navigation. Takes a while to lock on at first but I've never lost my lock, I can turn GPS off for 5-10 mins and it will reaquire a lock very quickly. Google maps and navigation is one of the best 'sat-navs' I've used.
- Haven't yet found an android 'feature' which doesn't work. I don't use moving wallpapers for battery conservation BUT they do work. HTC Sense works as does HTC Hub.
-All hardware buttons work for me. It would seem from threads I've read that the buttons wear out with extended use (I'm not going into the WinMo/Android button argument tho). I've had my HD2 for about 14months and I've been using android as a daily build for nearly half that, I've never had a hardware button problem (touch wood).
- I don't use skype and don't know anyone who does but the program does start and I could login with a free account. I couldn't however check the camera. Check the forums for people who use skype.
-PC doesn't have bluetooth so couldn't check sharing over bluetooth. I couldn't get sharing over USB to work HOWEVER this doesn't mean that it doesn't work. I have had builds in the past that have worked. At the time I was using ubuntu and it's easier to check than in windows (IMHO).
-WiFi router works. At time of writing this my mobile signal was patchy but it connected fine. (Windows 7) and reported an internet connection was available. If BT/USB doesn't work for whatever reason then at least this does
-Flash works fine. Unfortunatly, it means that flash popups also work. I don't use it very often as I don't browse flash sites on my mobile.
- Office tools do exist but they are paid for apps and as such I can't comment. There is a free office viewer available.
So, apart from internet sharing over BT or USB, everything else works for me. I'm using RAFDROID HD 1.0 - NAND VERSION (link below) on a UK 512mb HD2 with a 1Gb data.img on a 8Gb SD Card (Gives me just over 1Gb for apps and the remaining 6.5-7Gb for music, vids, pics so on so forth. The build is stable with the only hiccup being a slight lag due to the data.img being on SD card not NAND. If you go the NAND route then I would choose a build that allows you to use an external data.img or similar unless you get a TMOUS HD2 which have a 1Gb NAND (lucky devils )
It must be asked...? Why get an HD2 just for android now, when so many good devices with superior hardware (larger mem, AMOLED screens etc) are around. Not knocking the HD2, I love mine, but just curious.
Notable things that DON'T work at the moment is 720p recording. The devs are working on it though. But, as I said, I don't use it. I also can't get my HD2 to make a decent coffee...
Just want to reiterate that not everybody likes the same build. I've only been using this build for about a day so can't say that it is foolproof or 100% stable. If you are going to get an HD2 for android then be prepared to swap builds, flash ROMS and Radios, HSPL and MAGLDR where necessary. It's not really difficult but it can be time consuming,
I think that's about it, hope this helps
RAFDROID llink: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898415
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SWEET THANKS MAN!!! Oh and the reason I wanted to get the HTC HD2 is because I'm in Canada, and Rogers offers no good Android Phones, So this phone is the best.

[Q] EVO 4G + Ford SYNC/MyTouch: Poor Bluetooth

Hey All,
I have been scouring the web in hopes of answers and can find none. Evidently I'm not the only EVO owner in this boat either. I own a 2011 Ford Explorer with Sync & MyFord Touch (Fully updated). I pair the phone to the car it makes the connection fine. Begins the setup and sometimes will even connect and be recognized for a bit. But then the phone drops the bluetooth headset part of the connection. It appears (but I can't confirm) that Bluetooth streaming audio is still connected. There was a blissful 3 day window where it all just worked. Then it went to hell...... I saw one post where it said to switch the Bluetooth name back to "PC36100" and that didn't help. I saw another that said use a 4 digit pairing code and that didn't help either.
Its worth noting that I'm running Myn's Warm 2.2 rls5 with the stock & fully updated HTC kernel. So here's what I'm hoping to figure out:
*Have you had this issue with ANY car?
*Have you had this issue with Ford SYNC/MyFord Touch
*Aside from unpairing & repairing were you able to get around it?
*Is there a Kernel with a better bluetooth stack I should try?
Thanks for any help, many thanks will be given!

Unfortunately, the HTC bluetooth is totally worthless. I have a 2010 Ford Focus with Sync and it would connect and sometimes work for awhile, but people on the other line always complained of poor quality. And it wouldn't even connect all the time either. Lots of deleting and readding the phone.
Couple weeks ago I switch to CM7. Since CM has a bluetooth stack they built themselves and actually implemented correctly, I haven't had any problems pairing my phone. I can make calls, stream music, gps, etc and it is all fine. Always connects too. What is nice also is the audio will automatically stop if Google Navigation is giving directions or if someone calls. When I shut my car off and open the door, the audio stops and when I get back in it automatically starts again where it left off.
Basically if you want to use your Evo with a Ford Sync system, you'll need to run a version of CM.

Arg. I'm still waiting on my Explorer
On my 08 Explorer with Sync and Myn's RLS4, all is good. I turn BT off and make sure it is on before I turn the key. I stream audio constantly, and talk a bit. I literally just got around to putting on RLS5 today, haven't driven yet.
I partially agree with teamgreen02. It's HTC, not Ford. Does texting work with CM7? That would push me over the edge (or Explorer, pun intended)

It seems that there are a bunch of phones that have issues maintaining connectivity with the latest Sync system. I had to re-pair a BlackBerry to an '11 Explorer this afternoon. There is a backwards pairing procedure that may help rectify your issue. If you try searching for your phone from the vehicle instead of searching for sync from your phone, it has, in my experience, minimised connection drops, especially on the latest versions of Sync...
Btw, I am like the only tech at my dealership who really understands how to even pair phones to Sync, let alone diagnose the concerns our customers have described. There is also a system compatibility chart that we reference to determine if a particular device has been tested and verified to work with certain features of Sync. Last I checked (the October 2010 update) the Evo still wasn't certified compatible/tested...
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Does anyone have any updates on this? My wife's Sync is working fine with her Evo but the sound quality sucks when she calls. Her phone isn't rooted.
I did update the Sync software from v1 to 1.1 (She has a 2008 Ford Edge Limited) but need to do further updates to the system since there are updates available.

Here is my experience/.02.
My wife drives a 2011 Ford Edge with sync....she has a stock Evo4g. When she bought the car 2 months ago, bluetooth seemed to work fine...now she is having the exact same issues everyone else is having. The bluetooth connects/disconnects and just plain doesn't work. I attempted to fix it and.....no. If i unpair from both the car/phone then retry to connect them, it connects for a second and when it tries to send the phonebook from the phone to the car, the connection dies. The phone still displays that bluetooth audio (not phone) is connected.
I then tried my Evo 4g (CM7) on her car...no problems whatsoever. Sync'd and connected fine...phonebook transferred over in about 5 seconds and everything worked great.
To note, my Evo 4g also works perfectly on my 2011 Infiniti G37...
So I think my example further proves that HTC's bluetooth software is likely the causative agent and is likely junk....root or die i guess =p
hope this helps someone

I rooted and installed MIUI and dont have any problems yet with sync.
Although,
I was looking looking to pull the bluetooth stack of the droid X which has the MAP bluetooth profile, that will allow ford sync to read and write text messages for you.
any ideas on how to do this? Or where to find in in the droid X?

2010 Ford Focus here, works fine for me. Using Fresh 3.5.1.

The bluetooth stack should all be dependent on what kernel you are using on your rom, so if you already have it rooted, try to change kernels and see how it improves...
as far as the MAP profile, i found this thread in the Q&A section, and it also recommends pulling the MAP profile (for text messessaging) from the motorola droid kernels.
I wish i knew how to do this.
I was hoping for someone to be able to do this for us
EDIT: I also found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741332
its trying to get the MAP profile into the nexus one...
they found the new bluez stack had the MAP profile included:
http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code-2010-bluez/updates/list

I have not used sync in a long time in my 2010 escape, but I'm wondering if the text message function works as well. Any word on this?
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA Premium App

lawmangrant said:
I have not used sync in a long time in my 2010 escape, but I'm wondering if the text message function works as well. Any word on this?
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No, the text messaging does not work for the unrooted Evo and it doesn't work for a rooted Evo under Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo RL5.

I Just had a 2011 Explorer limited for the past week as a rental and it worked fine for me (music & calls). I know this does not help much hope you get it going.

i had my EVO running fresh 3.5 and worked great in my Escape, i just switched to twopointtwo ROM and now here i am looking for a solution, not sure if its the rom or the kernel since i switched both..

alexdogg said:
i had my EVO running fresh 3.5 and worked great in my Escape, i just switched to twopointtwo ROM and now here i am looking for a solution, not sure if its the rom or the kernel since i switched both..
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got it working for a day but its disconnected again, im going to explain what i did hoping someone with more knowledge can help us SYNC users to connect bluetooth
used fresh EVO 3.5 for a while and worked great, then i got bored and changed rom to myn's warm 2.2 with the kernel included and bluetooth started disconnecting after 30 seconds or so...
i tried
ms79723's SBC for Netarchy's CFS More Aggressive 4.1.9.1 Kernel (v7)
Ziggy471 Warm TwoPointTwo RLS4 Kernel
they didnt work either... so heres the funny thing..
i wiped and reflashed a fresh version of the same rom (Myn´s warm 2.2), this time i didnt restore anything, no apps, no contacts, anything, left it clean.. then i paired it up and voila.. it worked for a long time in my ESCAPE, so i thought it was working and restored all my apps and data.. and to my frustration... its disconnecting again.
so does this have to do with the kernel or with some apps or what.

has anyone figured out how to get sync working with blue tooth messaging.

marcw2 said:
has anyone figured out how to get sync working with blue tooth messaging.
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I don't think the android kernels have the message access protocol that is needed for this to work.
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G

2010 Ford Focus. Bluetooth sucked with stock ROM and warm, dropped connection all the time. Works great with CM7. Definitely an issue on the phone side and not the car in my case.
I am also wondering if we can somehow get the text messaging working. I don't think its officially supported on any Sprint phones.

2010 Moutaineer here - never had a problem with Bluetooth on rooted stock EVO ROM.
Listen to music all the time - even the "call-transfer" functionality works fine when I enter the vehicle while talking on the phone.
Only thing is - I wish the damned thing would auto-synch for media-audio on Aux1 instead of me having to select the source all the time - anyone know how to do this?

2010 Lincoln with mytouch/sync and rooted with stock rom. No problems at all. Sometimes it gets a little static sound but I just turn my Bluetooth off then back on.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Think the problem lies with the Sense BT stack.

[Q] Going back to stock 2.1 for Bluetooth

I've tried all the froyo and gingerbread rooms for my GT540 but none seen to have Bluetooth headsets working. As I use the phone for work and have a long drive coming up it looks like I'm going to have to go back to stock 2.1 so I can drive hands free.
I would have through that due to the legal implications in some countries Bluetooth headsets would be a high priority.
Anyone working on a 2.2+ rom with Bluetooth headset working?

Why don't you try 2.1 ROM soft-modded by MMXTREM ? I found it very fast for a 2.1 ROM (some things like opening the SMS are faster on 2.3 ROMs) and almost 100% stable (Elegance 2.1 ROM had some problems with stability and force closing apps), and with Link2SD you have more than enough space for applications. Also, battery life is double the time on 2.2/2.3 (4-5 days for me, use it mostly for calls and some SMS, wifi 10mins a day).
I run it because of EAP protected wireless networks (2.2 and 2.3 ROMs have some problems with them) and after trying almost all ROMs, had it for the longest time on my phone.
EDIT:
DL for Recovery:
http://fileshare.in.ua/4169544

Thanks would try it if I could get it to download from the link

OK got it from Murz shared folder, Bluetooth works.
Will use this one while I wait for a 2.2 or 2.3 gets sorted
Thanks

Can you recommend me a SD-rom for my use? To use with Endomondo and zephyr hxm

Hi all
I am looking for a new android SD build for my HD2. I am using my HD2 as a GPS tracker for running/cycling (with endomondo and hxm heart rate device.) My needs for the ROM are:
-Good battery
-Good bluetooth pairing
-Fast and stable
I don't need sense, but I don't mind either. It is also fine if the ROM is in Norwegian.
Can anyone help me out?
I have tried :
American android (To much bettery drain, and problem with BT.)

trond_b said:
Hi all
I am looking for a new android SD build for my HD2. I am using my HD2 as a GPS tracker for running/cycling (with endomondo and hxm heart rate device.) My needs for the ROM are:
-Good battery
-Good bluetooth pairing
-Fast and stable
I don't need sense, but I don't mind either. It is also fine if the ROM is in Norwegian.
Can anyone help me out?
I have tried :
American android (To much bettery drain, and problem with BT.)
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I´m using my phone for similar reasons, but only for an hour running per session, with bt music and a gps tracker (my tracks from google).
That hour drains 25% of the battery, the rest lasts easily through the day.
You can see the build i´m running in my signature. This is however a NAND build and not an SD build.
BT pairing works just nice (with Jaybird SB1) and the tracking works very good, upon starting the app i wait a while for the gps fix to occur (about 30 seconds maybe), after that i start to record the track and put the phone in my pocket, doesn´t loose signal even once in that hour.
*Edit: And you can set up the language in Norsk bokmal (Norge), so that would be your language then?

Any ROM/KERNEL/RADIO/Combo that will guarantee stable WiFi and Bluetooth?

I've been using Nexus 4 for 4 years now and only last year I began to need bluetooth in it for BT Keyboard and a mouse. That's when I discovered problems with this phone.
Using bluetooth and Wifi at the same time was impossible - WiFi would disconnect and I'd have to reconnect it manually each time - so I used a WiFi watchdog-reconnecter app for that, but still it was really annoying and caused few seconds internet outage each minute.
Then few months ago I've started using a smartwatch with smart notifications via bluetooth - and Nexus had problems with pairing and then with keeping the connection with the watch - it would randomly disconnect or I'd have to reboot the phone to try and connect the watch again. Watch automatically scans for the phone and tries to autoconnect to it - but Nexus is so terrible at it. I've tested the watch with other smartphones and none had these issues - all was flawless.
These problems all occured for me on all ROMs I've used with Android 4.4+ and I've tried stocks, EuphoriaOS, Chroma, PureNexus and now DirtyUnicorns. If I remember well, I had better bluetooth times with Chroma, but that I'll have to test again to make sure.
So guys here are my questions:
1. Do you know if Nexus 4 WiFi/Bluetooth problems were ever finally solved with a patch?
2. If you can relate your position to mine (using a smartwatch or something else that needs to reconnect to the phone automatically) then do you have these problems? If not, which ROM are you using and which kernel?
3. I've read that kernels don't matter in bluetooth and that it's mostly ROM based issue? Is that true, or maybe a specific kernel helps for these problems?

I'm using bluetooth to play music.
In the past I've had issues with audio cutting out over bluetooth on the official firmware. At some point it got fixed but I cannot remember when exactly.
Right now I am using PureNexus 6.0.1-20160311 and the audio problems came back.
That's all I can say but I did have a reliable ROM in the past.
Edit : I just installed the latest CM13 snapshot (2016-04-29) with Hellspawn r12 and Bluetooth audio stopped skipping.

I'm on the Resurrection Remix ROM, with no problems but I only use Bluetooth for the occasional file transfer.