Android
Android on the HD2
I have been ussing android for a few weeks now on my HD2. It is still in test virsions but to be honest you would never know. has anyone els out there done this to there phone. if so what issues have you had. here are a few of my issues.
-sleep of death
-picture mail sometimes will not work
these are the only issues i have had with the latest build. if anyone has anything of use to say let me know.
-sleep of death
-picture mail sometimes will not work
these are the only issues i have had with the latest build. if anyone has anything of use to say let me know.
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I installed the latest build of Froyo on my HD2 about a week ago and wasn't very impressed. The GPS wasn't functioning correctly and I was receiving errors when I tried to download apps from the Android market.
I do wish that I could use the barcode feature to identify apps and the skymaps app on android but I guess I'll wait until the bugs are clear.
The other problems I noticed where the lack of backlighting(I use the Barnes and Noble E-reader quite a bit) and the fact that all of my contacts stored in main memory were not accessable.
I know that the SDA team is working to correct these issues and I'll probably try again with a dual boot option in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, I've actually got to like the Windows...
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I do wish that I could use the barcode feature to identify apps and the skymaps app on android but I guess I'll wait until the bugs are clear.
The other problems I noticed where the lack of backlighting(I use the Barnes and Noble E-reader quite a bit) and the fact that all of my contacts stored in main memory were not accessable.
I know that the SDA team is working to correct these issues and I'll probably try again with a dual boot option in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, I've actually got to like the Windows...
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i would go to gamesquare.com to get the latest virsion. fryostone was released on augest 1st most everyting thing works gps,app dowmloads,3g data, and battery life is lasting about 10-12 hours for me.
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Thanks,
I searched gamesquare.com but something seemed funny about the site. Do you by chance have a specific url that I could look at?
I searched gamesquare.com but something seemed funny about the site. Do you by chance have a specific url that I could look at?
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OK, so I realized that the real web site is http://gamesquare.co.uk (not .com).
So, among the builds available, the options are:
FroyoStone Series by darkstone
Froyo Build by darkstone
HTC Sense (Desire rom)
Standard Android Builds
Do you have any recomendations?
Thanks,
Steve
So, among the builds available, the options are:
FroyoStone Series by darkstone
Froyo Build by darkstone
HTC Sense (Desire rom)
Standard Android Builds
Do you have any recomendations?
Thanks,
Steve
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sorry about the wrong link was not at a computer i could actualy go to the website. im ussing fryostone right now and its great.
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So, now I'm using fryostone as well and I like it quite a bit but I really got used to Co0kies on my WM rom.
Can you recommend any good desktop management apps that would give a feel like that(allowing you to organize apps a bit better).
Thanks!
Can you recommend any good desktop management apps that would give a feel like that(allowing you to organize apps a bit better).
Thanks!
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So..i reinstalled a different version of Android last night and went through the full setup and after about 2 hours..I got the dreaded sleep of death.
I think that I'll wait another month or two and try it again after more bugs are cleared.
I think that I'll wait another month or two and try it again after more bugs are cleared.
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that happended to me. sometimes it takes a couple restarts but after that it will stay on.
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I guess that I can try it again. I also noticed that apps that I wanted like google skymaps would not install correctly.
I will try it a couple more times this weekend and see if I can get it to function correctly without the S.O.D.
I'm hopeful but so far, not impressed with Android on the HD2
I will try it a couple more times this weekend and see if I can get it to function correctly without the S.O.D.
I'm hopeful but so far, not impressed with Android on the HD2
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make sure you are on the recomended customer rom. just read the notes on gamesquare. there is a link to the customer rom. it make windows better even if you dont want android. im ussing it now and it runs fine. so just keep at it and try differnt combinations of radios and WM rom virsions.
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Thanks Fullrace...I'll go back to gamesquare and read about the roms. I was thinking that since I just received my HD2 a couple of weeks ago that it should have the best rom on it already but maybe that's not the case.
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Question for you..I'm using the latest HD2 rom upgrade(which I believe is causing conflicts that result in an S.O.D. when I dual boot to android)
I've looked at other WM roms but I'm a bit hesitant to change. What rom are you using now? The one that appeals to me is called the maxsense(elegancia series) but I'm new to this and it's a bit scary.
I'd appreciate any input.
Thanks
I've looked at other WM roms but I'm a bit hesitant to change. What rom are you using now? The one that appeals to me is called the maxsense(elegancia series) but I'm new to this and it's a bit scary.
I'd appreciate any input.
Thanks
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well if gamesquare.co.uk has a link to the rom im using. mirv17 is what i think its called. i figured out what to do about your issue with google sky maps not instaling. do this
1.setting > sd and phone > unmount sd
2. install app(google sky maps)
3.setting > phone and sd > mount sd
this should fix any instalation problems your having.
1.setting > sd and phone > unmount sd
2. install app(google sky maps)
3.setting > phone and sd > mount sd
this should fix any instalation problems your having.
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Thanks so much!
You would not believe the hell I went through trying to make this work. I actually found a site that had me download an emulator and type the following in:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 dev/block/mtdblock4 system
busybox rm system/app/Maps.apk
cd system/bin
sh pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps
cd ..
cd ..
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 dev/block/mtdblock4 system
sync
It never worked but I tried it.
Your advice worked perfectly.
Also, I was ready to flash a new WM rom to make android more stable(I actually did flash hspl) but before I shifted roms on wm, I found out that the auto backlight setting in WM is one of the primary reasons that android has been having the sleep of death so now I think ...
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You would not believe the hell I went through trying to make this work. I actually found a site that had me download an emulator and type the following in:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 dev/block/mtdblock4 system
busybox rm system/app/Maps.apk
cd system/bin
sh pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps
cd ..
cd ..
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 dev/block/mtdblock4 system
sync
It never worked but I tried it.
Your advice worked perfectly.
Also, I was ready to flash a new WM rom to make android more stable(I actually did flash hspl) but before I shifted roms on wm, I found out that the auto backlight setting in WM is one of the primary reasons that android has been having the sleep of death so now I think ...
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and i also relized that if you are having issues with the S.o.d i was having them to. i figured out that if you just keep re botting it (3-4times) it will stop frezzing when in sleep. once it dose stay on do not turn it off or you will have to do it over again. after i figuring this out it stoped being so frustrating.
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Thanks so much..I think I'm up and running for the most part. Now I'm just figuring out things like "scenes" and how to configure everything.
One of the minor problems I have is that I've got all of my contacts on my sim card and haven't figured out yet how to transfer them to my contacts list. I liked having pictures in my old wm rom and I'm sure that there's a way to do it in android and assign ring but I haven't figured it out yet.
I'll keep searching.
One of the minor problems I have is that I've got all of my contacts on my sim card and haven't figured out yet how to transfer them to my contacts list. I liked having pictures in my old wm rom and I'm sure that there's a way to do it in android and assign ring but I haven't figured it out yet.
I'll keep searching.
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to import from your sim go to your people and click menu > import/export sim > import from sd card. this should work.
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Got it! Thanks again.
I'm overwhelmed by some of the great Android apps available.
I'm overwhelmed by some of the great Android apps available.
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Got it. One more question for you Cam..how did you overcome the lack of usb drivers for android in order for Windows to recognize your android rom?
The best I could find on this was an article indicating that I needed to install Android SDK but that seemed a bit of an overkill to allow my computer to recognize the phone and allow me to see the storage device on my computer.
As always, I appreciate any advice.
The best I could find on this was an article indicating that I needed to install Android SDK but that seemed a bit of an overkill to allow my computer to recognize the phone and allow me to see the storage device on my computer.
As always, I appreciate any advice.
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well what i have done to put music on my device so i could lissen to it on android was to actualy boot the phone to windows. after windows is up i added a music folder to the root of the sd card and added my music. booted android and the mp3 player saw the music on the sd card and i could lissin to it that way. i dont belive that they have worked out the kniks with the usb just yet but HTC_linux said something about a fix comming for that in the next zimage. sorry about all the typos.
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So, I've actually had android semi-stable for a couple of days now and have enjoyed it for the most part(the live wallpapers and ease of configuration are pretty nice). I'm still getting a couple random errors as follows:
- For some reason, my phone will sound garbled on a random basis or just won't take/receive calls(sometimes it will)
- I get random freezes that aren't a full screen of death but require me to push the home screen button and then go back to the app that froze.
- Although it only happened twice in one day, I did get the screen of death and had to pull the battery out and restart.
So.. I'm not sure if I need to flash a new windows mobile rom to create more stability for the android system. I'm pretty scared to d...
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- For some reason, my phone will sound garbled on a random basis or just won't take/receive calls(sometimes it will)
- I get random freezes that aren't a full screen of death but require me to push the home screen button and then go back to the app that froze.
- Although it only happened twice in one day, I did get the screen of death and had to pull the battery out and restart.
So.. I'm not sure if I need to flash a new windows mobile rom to create more stability for the android system. I'm pretty scared to d...
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you should be scared, there are some roms out there that are not has good as the one that came with it, but after i changed my rom to the recomended one on gamesquare everything warked much better. sound durring calls was improved 10 fold. android stoped getting SOD at random times and i felt that windows was much more usable as an os after i did the rom change.
worst case you can flash the old rom back and your back to square one.
worst case you can flash the old rom back and your back to square one.
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And which wm rom are you using now? I was thinking about elegancia which was recommended on gamesquare and XDA.
I figured that if it didn't function well that I could just flash back to the old rom(even though I've got it set up pretty much the way I want it now).
I figured that if it didn't function well that I could just flash back to the old rom(even though I've got it set up pretty much the way I want it now).
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So, I flashed over elegance max sense last night and...it was really colorful and not very user friendly. So, I downloaded the original elegance rom and it was much nicer.
Android has worked great since then except that on my way to work, I tried to call home over the bluetooth in my car and it errored out. My wife tried to call me back and it rang but I was unable to answer.
I really like the feel of Android Froyo(better than wm) but I'm hoping to figure out how to fix the phone errors.
I guess I better check on XDA to see if there are any fixes.
Android has worked great since then except that on my way to work, I tried to call home over the bluetooth in my car and it errored out. My wife tried to call me back and it rang but I was unable to answer.
I really like the feel of Android Froyo(better than wm) but I'm hoping to figure out how to fix the phone errors.
I guess I better check on XDA to see if there are any fixes.
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well i have been having some issues today with my hd2. i figured out that if it is pluged in and charging that it will not get sleep of death. but ever since i unpluged it the phone keeps frezzing in sleep. not sure what i have to do to fix this issue. maybe a new copy of android. back on windows mobile. ☹️
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I'm not getting the SOD anymore(I think shifting my wm rob to elegancia helped) but my phone isn't quite functioning at 100%.
I'm not sure if a new copy of android would help and I hate to try that since I've got my android screens looking perfect.
Are you running froyo or another version of android?
I'm not sure if a new copy of android would help and I hate to try that since I've got my android screens looking perfect.
Are you running froyo or another version of android?
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im running froyo with sence i think im going to try sstock android i like it better anyway.
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Let me know what you think about the stock android. I would love Froyo if it weren't for the issues that I'm haveing with calls.
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I noticed one more thing about my phone today since I shifted roms. I've not used it at all other than trying to make a call this morning and now...the battery is at 18% ☹️
I guess it's time to just go back to the standard wm rom and run co0kies to give me a bit of the flexibility I had with the reliability.
I'm hoping that one day, things will be better with android.
I guess it's time to just go back to the standard wm rom and run co0kies to give me a bit of the flexibility I had with the reliability.
I'm hoping that one day, things will be better with android.
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ok what you have to do is format your sd card with your computer.
1. connect hd2 to windows
2. open my computer
3. right click on removable media
4.click format
5. when the window pops up change to 64kb
6. add android file to root of sd card
7. boot android
1. connect hd2 to windows
2. open my computer
3. right click on removable media
4.click format
5. when the window pops up change to 64kb
6. add android file to root of sd card
7. boot android
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your also going to want to change your radio to 2.12.50 this made a huge differnce on battery life and i belive will stop SOD.
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So..I'm not getting the sleep of death anymore when I run Android but my phone calls come in randomly with robotic like voices.
The only suggestion that I've heard regarding this has been to run a different winmo operating system which I tried but hated.
Any thoughts?
The only suggestion that I've heard regarding this has been to run a different winmo operating system which I tried but hated.
Any thoughts?
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well i dont know if this will help but here is what i run on mine and it is problem free.
miri V17 wm rom
radio 2.12.50
nexues android rom froyo ( lateset avalible)
no robotic vocie/ no SOD
hope this helps
miri V17 wm rom
radio 2.12.50
nexues android rom froyo ( lateset avalible)
no robotic vocie/ no SOD
hope this helps
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Thanks Sky,
So do you like the miri rom? I'm soooo tired of shifting roms around at this point. So I'm guessing that you're running android full time now? How is the battery life compared to wm?
So do you like the miri rom? I'm soooo tired of shifting roms around at this point. So I'm guessing that you're running android full time now? How is the battery life compared to wm?
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Your right i am ussing android full time. the battery life on the latest rom is perfect. with normal use through the day by the time i get ready to go to bed and plug it in its at about 20%
I like the miri rom because it is vary minumal and i belive it make android run better. i think the battery life has alot to do with the fact that i changed my radio to 2.12.50 and this gives me better signal and battery life.
I have been running android for about 5 days straght and you would never know that the device did not come with android on it.
the hotspot works great too 🤣
I like the miri rom because it is vary minumal and i belive it make android run better. i think the battery life has alot to do with the fact that i changed my radio to 2.12.50 and this gives me better signal and battery life.
I have been running android for about 5 days straght and you would never know that the device did not come with android on it.
the hotspot works great too 🤣
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And are you using an app to boot you directly to android or do you boot first to win mo and then run clrcad/haret?
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Ahh, so now that it's running perfectly on android, have you thought about using one of the apps available on xda that would direct boot you into android or do you always want to keep that option available?
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So.. I broke down, tracked down the miri rom and installed and then discovered that a bulk of the apps that I was used to including T-mobile backups and my account were not available and I couldn't get the phone to sync directly with my computer.
So, with much hesitance, I went back to my stock rom ☹️
So, with much hesitance, I went back to my stock rom ☹️
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Interesting...I searched on xda for the miri V17 wm rom and couldn't locate it. Any idea where you found it Sky?
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go to gamesquare.co.uk and when you are reading about the rom you want to use the guys gives a link to the rom.
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Thanks Sky,
I'm going to configure my HD2 exactly like yours this weekend and cross my fingers.
I'm really hoping that I can get it working without glitches.
I'm going to configure my HD2 exactly like yours this weekend and cross my fingers.
I'm really hoping that I can get it working without glitches.
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Sorry Cam,
One of the people that has given me a lot of advice regarding the HD2 on phonescoop is called Sky. I got you confused with him.
I apologize.
One of the people that has given me a lot of advice regarding the HD2 on phonescoop is called Sky. I got you confused with him.
I apologize.
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well i mean there is only one reason i do this......to get credit for it. lol jk its cool man.
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Ahh..check your paypal account. I just deposited $1,000 and sent a dozen kudos letters to your supervisor 🙂
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
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Go figure..a job where it would be detrimental to have customers provide positive comments about your performance 🙂
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So, I tried to install a newer version on android (darkstone Froyo) and it works ok except for the fact that phone calls sound robotic.
Also, when I boot back to winmo, it tends to lock up now.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to avoid the metallic robot sounds on android? One of the suggestions that I've heard is that I could try replacing the winmo system which I tried to no avail.
I'd appreciate any suggestions.
Also, when I boot back to winmo, it tends to lock up now.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to avoid the metallic robot sounds on android? One of the suggestions that I've heard is that I could try replacing the winmo system which I tried to no avail.
I'd appreciate any suggestions.
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Hi Cam,
I shifted back to the stock upgraded wm rom after trying a couple others. The only thing that I haven't done is change out the radio and I'm thinking that might be the key to fixing this.
I was a bit confused because the radio program that I downloaded from xda developers(and haven't yet installed) was in a format that I didn't recognize(not sure what the extension was at the moment) so I wasn't sure what I needed to do to install it.
Any thoughts?
I shifted back to the stock upgraded wm rom after trying a couple others. The only thing that I haven't done is change out the radio and I'm thinking that might be the key to fixing this.
I was a bit confused because the radio program that I downloaded from xda developers(and haven't yet installed) was in a format that I didn't recognize(not sure what the extension was at the moment) so I wasn't sure what I needed to do to install it.
Any thoughts?
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well i can garutee you that if you change your radio to 2.12.50 you will no longer have the voice issues. i was having the same issue on the stock radio and after changing it i have never had the issue.
cutomeRUU needs to be in the same folder as the extracted radio rom. the programe will open the file on it own.
cutomeRUU needs to be in the same folder as the extracted radio rom. the programe will open the file on it own.
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Perfect!! Thanks for your help Cam. I'll tranfer over the new radio tonight and let you know how it works. Do you by chance know exactly what the name of the folder is?
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what ever folder you want just create a new folder put customruu in it and the radio and your good.
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So..it turned out to be more difficult than I hoped. After researching it looks as though I need to run sspl and install a new win mo rom along with the radio file.
I really don't want to run a different rom on windows for a couple of reasons.
So..do you have any idea if there is a version of android that will function with a phone that's running the stock rom from t-mobile?
I've tried a couple with no success.
I really don't want to run a different rom on windows for a couple of reasons.
So..do you have any idea if there is a version of android that will function with a phone that's running the stock rom from t-mobile?
I've tried a couple with no success.
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to be honnest your going to have to pick windows or android. sorry didnt relize you had not changed that rom yet.
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