The Official HTC Desire Thread

[AndyCr15]

Here ya go -

http://underdev.org/penetrate/thomson-dictionaries

[format]

Gmote is a pretty handy app.

[CrazyMonkey]

Got mine today from orange.

Anyone flashed custom roms on a branded desire yet? Wondering whats the deal with it, only have experience flashing/cooking winmo's.

[Lee H]

Mine's getting delivered tomorrow

Bring on the HTC fun tomorrow and I can finally stick this iphone 2G in the microwave and frazzle it into obilvion.

[AndyCr15]

Anyone flashed custom roms on a branded desire yet? Wondering whats the deal with it, only have experience flashing/cooking winmo's.

Not as easy as other Android phones, but still not that hard. I don't see there are any worth while ROM's out and about yet.

[CrazyMonkey]

Not as easy as other Android phones, but still not that hard. I don't see there are any worth while ROM's out and about yet.

Cheers. But this froyo (is it?) release coming out soon, apparently lots faster etc...

I understand i'll need to use the goldcard method, just want to know what needs to be done when the time comes.

[AndyCr15]

That's a good point. That gives a real good reason to root your Desire, you'll probably be able to get a FroYo ROM onto it before too long

I did a full guide here -

http://www.lanarchy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12105

There are possibly quicker ways now -

http://android.modaco.com/category/4...re-modaco-com/

[CrazyMonkey]

That's a good point. That gives a real good reason to root your Desire, you'll probably be able to get a FroYo ROM onto it before too long

I did a full guide here -

http://www.lanarchy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12105

There are possibly quicker ways now -

http://android.modaco.com/category/4...re-modaco-com/

Thanks mate, ill have a look.

[smithy1158]

Just bought a nexus one style android neoprene case for my desire (which is still on backorder)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=180502660339

Really good value for a nice protective pouch (£3.50) but god knows when it will actually arrive since its from Hong Kong and with the delay on all air cargo destined for europe... (due to the volcanic ash again)

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Not as easy as other Android phones, but still not that hard. I don't see there are any worth while ROM's out and about yet.

What about android 2.2?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Bear in mind there are nes and gba emulator on the market which are definitely technically illegal. Google hasn't clamped down on emulators like apple, they seem to be a bit more lax!

The same way google never clamped down on warez searches on google

[AndyCr15]

What about android 2.2?

That's not out at all yet... so no, you can't have it on your Desire...

[apmallett]

At this rate every Hexus member will own one!

Finally ordered mine today from 02. Upgrades still didnt want to deal so went for £285 for the phone and simplicity. 1-2 working days, cant wait (rubbing hands with glee)

Another Hexite with the Desire! Plenty of pages to work my waythrough now.

[Agent]

I've had the same issue with the data connection mentioned on the last page. Every time I pick the phone up it seems to have an active connection.

With the Sparetools app, it looks like the "Dialer" process is eating up the network. Well, I say eating, but the actual bandwidth use is minimal (Have a bandwidth monitor), it's just that the connection is constantly open.

After using APNDroid to stop this happening, my battery life has rocketed. Where I'd average about a day use (and I do use it a lot for web and music), I'm now on a day and a half with (I'd guess) enough to get me to morning without too much hassle.

I'm not certain exactly what's happening in the background, but the simple process of cutting off net when not in use is well worth it for me.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

That's not out at all yet... so no, you can't have it on your Desire...

I'l root my device for that mate. anyways read more info on it

http://gizmodo.com/5543853/what-is-froyo

[Whiternoise]

In other news, Google have assigned an engineer to fix an accelerometer problem - which means hopefully we'll have smart alarm clocks again soon

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3708

For those unaware, smart alarm clocks use the accelerometer in your phone to determine the optimum time to wake you up so you're never groggy in the mornings. The principle is sound - you move less in REM sleep (dreaming) and as you switch between dreams, you toss and turn. The meter picks up the movement and then wakes you up in a preset time slot (say you pick 9:00, it'll wake you between 8:30-9:00). I tried the iPhone app which worked pretty well and there's an Android version but it's broken until that bug is fixed.