The Official HTC Desire Thread

[Bunjiweb]

Finally, a week late, my Desire is being shipped today, can't wait to have a play with it!

[directhex]

i have no more space to install apps. what a load of bollox.

By design, Android has a rather small hard-coded partition for apps

[Bunjiweb]

Will be fixed when Froyo 2.2 comes though!

[directhex]

Will be fixed when Froyo 2.2 comes though!

For the handsets that ever get a 2.2 update

[Bunjiweb]

HTC already said the desire will get it.. The Hero however probably won't (officially!)

Ben

[Singh400]

Random question, once I make a GoldCard, does it stay a GoldCard forever? For example, I made my GoldCard and successfully flashed my Desire, and ever since I have been using it like a normal SD card. And now I want to flash another image/ROM, do I need to re-make the GoldCard? Or does it still have its GoldCard "status"? Any ideas?

[jimborae]

Random question, once I make a GoldCard, does it stay a GoldCard forever? For example, I made my GoldCard and successfully flashed my Desire, and ever since I have been using it like a normal SD card. And now I want to flash another image/ROM, do I need to re-make the GoldCard? Or does it still have its GoldCard "status"? Any ideas?

As long as you haven't overwritten the gold card bits I think it remains a gold card. Either way you'll know when you try to flash with it.

[Stringent]

While not a Desire issue specifically, one thing which bugs me is the way Google Contacts handles pictures for your contacts. They are downscaled to a very pixelated image when synced with Google. The only viable way round this is to create a new phone contact, apply the image then link it and use the phones contact as the default image.

Its really annoying because when someone rings you get a distorted image. Sucks. Been like it since Hero days. Google have yet to sort this out!

[Singh400]

While not a Desire issue specifically, one thing which bugs me is the way Google Contacts handles pictures for your contacts. They are downscaled to a very pixelated image when synced with Google. The only viable way round this is to create a new phone contact, apply the image then link it and use the phones contact as the default image.

Its really annoying because when someone rings you get a distorted image. Sucks. Been like it since Hero days. Google have yet to sort this out!

Mine isn't distorted at all or I haven't noticed. I shall check tonight...

[Stringent]

Mine isn't distorted at all or I haven't noticed. I shall check tonight...

Yours aren't probably being synced with Google, rather they are phone only contacts.

[MD]

What software Number you guys on?

Im on 1.19.161.5 on Vodafone / No Voda software on mine either...

on o2 here, running 1.20.207.3

[Stringent]

1.21.405.2 here ... But then its an unbranded handset.

[666moe666]

Anyone have any easy way to export contacts from (stored on the) phone to a word (or some such) document listing the names and numbers?

[SiM]

Anyone have any easy way to export contacts from (stored on the) phone to a word (or some such) document listing the names and numbers?

Sync to Outlook. In Outlook, go to contact, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, open notepad, Ctrl+V.

[666moe666]

Sync to Outlook. In Outlook, go to contact, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, open notepad, Ctrl+V.

I don't currently use outlook

[SiM]

I don't currently use outlook

Well you asked for an easy way. If you have outlook installed (which I assume so, if you have word installed) then this is the easiest way, just download HTC Sync.

I don't use outlook either... except to sync contacts/calendar for backup purposes and to migrate contacts/calendar from WM to Android.

If you want a more long winded way (not sure why) then I am sure someone else will be able to suggest something