The HTC Desire (codenamed Bravo) is a smartphone developed by HTC and released in 2010. Only add a device tag if your question is truly about your make and model, not just related!
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Phone LED only flashes for a few minutes after receiving a notification
My HTC Desire is set up to flash its LED lamp whenever I receive an email, SMS etc.
Only problem is that (without touching the phone) the LED stops flashing after 5 minutes or so. So if a message ...
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How to login to Htcsense.com
I heard HTC is providing online services via HTCSense.com. I have HTC Desire phone. How do I login to this site. when I open it it asks for authentication :(
Update: The service is live now. I just ...
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Enable data roaming only for specified providers?
I'm living in a country A. My mobile phone provider is located in country B. Unfortunately, I have to enable data roaming to work both in country A and country B. This doesn't costs my roaming costs, ...
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Reducing the memory usage of Contacts Storage
I have an HTC Desire running 2.2 and have noticed a lot of low memory warnings lately.
I think this is due to my Contacts Storage taking up 33+ mb of space.
How can I reduce or limit the amount of ...
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HTC Desire and GPS - how does it work?
I'm curious as to how the GPS works on the phone? In particular, what impacts does putting the phone in my pocket/bag have on the GPS signal?
Reason I ask is, I've recently installed the ...
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How can I tell what “Internal error” in Google Mail app
For a couple of days now I've had error messages when viewing my mail in the Google Mail app.
In the beginning the error was displayed when loading mails further down the list.
By now I won't see any ...
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Is it possible to replace the dock (but just the dock)?
I have a HTC Desire HD and I like sense (and the apps provided by HTC) a lot. But I really hate the default launcher (specifically the dock).
The problem is that if I change my launcher, I will loose ...
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How to configure HTC Desire for 3g connectivity in Peru?
How can I configure an unlocked HTC Desire for 3g connectivity in Peru?
I have managed to add an APN so that I have EDGE but I would like to use Claro's 3.5g.
I also have an iPhone with the same ...
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How does the phone know it has been docked
How does the Android phone phone it has been docked in a car holder?
I think the HTC Desire car dock can launch Car Home, but how does the phone known it's been docked?
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Copying files from web to phone?
Is there a reliable way to move files from the web to my phone?
I am with Orange/T-Mobile (Everything Everywhere) and my 3g coverage is really patchy. When we had wifi in the office I used to use ...
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how to post a pic I took to someone's wall on fb?
I took a pic on my HTC Desire 2.1
I want to post it to somebody's else wall on facebook so facebook stores the picture?
any easy way how to do this?
I guess I can find the pic on my mobile and then ...
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can I push 'hanging' sending email in gmail outbox?
I sent out three (big emails - 6 pictures from my mobile camera) very quickly one after each other. Now after 10 or so minutes they are still in the gmail outbox folder. I experienced the same when I ...
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Sound from browsers with javascript buggy on HTC Desire?
I'm trying to stream music from The Hype Machine on my HTC Desire.
When using the HTC Sense stock browser I can press play, go to
=> menu => ... => settings => site specific settings => back out ...
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How do I tether over USB in MacOSX?
How do I tether over USB in MacOSX?
I plug the phone in, pick up:
USB tethering
Share phone's mobile network with PC
which causes the computer to discover a new network interface, but it ...
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Determine HTC Desire screen type
The first HTC Desire devices used to have AMOLED screens, before HTC switched to SLCD. How can I tell whether my handset has an AMOLED or an SLCD screen?
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Best software to enable speech-to-text on HTC Desire
One of the notable features missing from the HTC desire that is found on the Nexus one is the speech to text.
I am using google voice search and am impressed therefore what is the best software (free ...
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Calendar app on Desire - Can I get Stock Android Calendar?
So i'm pretty sick of the calendar app on my HTC Desire... it's good, and does most things well, but something it does badly which is just really a stupid oversight by htc is this: The date picker ...
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how to carry my HTC Desire on me? no bag, no pocket
In winter time I used to carry my HTC Desire in my jacket's pocket...
It's summer time now :-) and I have no pocket (I don't want to use my jeans pocket) and I don't carry any bags on me when going ...
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Has HTC Sync 3 dropped support for Windows 7 Contacts?
I've got an HTC Desire and since I got it, I've been synchronising the contacts on my phone with the "Contacts" folder in Windows 7 using HTC Sync 2.something
I noticed HTC Sync 3 was available, so I ...
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Headset to HTC Desire?
I'm looking for a wired headset to my Desire (no pun intended ;)). My clients complain about sound quality when I use the one that comes with the phone.
All suggestions are welcome.
(I would have ...
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Widget to show alarm information on HTC Desire
Is it possible to have information about scheduled alarms always visible on the screen? Ideally, as a widget with the list of alarms, or at least just the time of the next alarm somewhere, so I could ...
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HTC Desire, Froyo - Gmail hangs when sending attachments
I have a HTC desire with Froyo, stock rom (Orange 2.17.61.3). I never had any problems with Gmail (version 2.3.2). However, since a couple of days when I try to send attachments (any kind, pdf, ...
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Is it possible to update HTC desire to 2.2 with unrooted?
I bought a new HTC Desire (will arrive in a few days).
The phone is not branded (or unbranded) will arrive with version 2.1, and I want to update to 2.2.
After a lot of reading I realized I need to ...
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What is the largest HTC Desire card size?
Anyone know what the largest size of card the HTC Desire will take? I saw this question,
Maximum (micro) SD card speed class for HTC EVO? Which says a class4, so that's okay as the 32gb card is class ...
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Italian Froyo not show Month Name
After update my HTC Desire to last Froyo Update, I can't see anymore Month Name or Day Of Week name.
Instead of January I see 1 and instead of Wednesday I see 2.
This happens in all my App (even ...
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How to root HTC Desire (Froyo 2.2) without putting in a custom ROM (flashing)?
for research purposes I'd need to root a HTC Desire phone without flashing it. I did it already on the HTC Hero, where it was quite simple.
Basically all I would need is to get r/w access to the ...
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how to force the phone not to use wi-fi to upload video to youtube?
I do not have wi-fi at home and I want to upload video I took into my youtube account. I have generouse data plan so I don't have to use wi-fi to upload larger files like the application forces me.
I ...
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When will Gingerbread be release on UK HTC desire [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When will my phone get the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread)?
Does anyone know when the 3 network will release Gingerbread for the HTC Desire?
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Old ringtones from android 1.0?
I had a Android Dev G1 phone (which has long since bitten the dust). it was running android 1.0 (later updated to 1.5). I have just gotten a HTC Desire running 2.2. There was a nice ringtone on the ...
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Is it possible to configure optical trackpad (trackball) to switch on the phone just like iPhone?
I find the power button hard to press with one hand. Pressing an optical trackpad (trackball) would be much more convenient. Are there any hacks for this?
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Do the apps that require a full internet access override android network settings?
I was searching for this answer everywhere but i had no luck. Any help would be apreciated.
The question:
You all know that some apps require a full internet access, and other permissions. Some use ...
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How do I turn off the HTC Desire boot jingle?
Even with a set of headphones plugged in, when I reboot my HTC Desire it (ironically) still plays the 'quietly brilliant' boot screen jingle loudly on the built-in speaker.
This can be utterly ...
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HTC Desire: why not to root and install Froyo (no-porting)?
I've bought an HTC Desire a quite ago and, since now, works fine for me (except for this).
Now I'm waiting for Android 2.3, or 3.0, or whatever, and I'm thinking: is it possible to install the ...
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com.htc.bg 'process stopped unexpectedly' on HTC Desire when Facebook sync active
Once per hour, I get a message on my HTC Desire saying that a process has stopped unexpectedly. It is the com.htc.bg process. The problem disappears if I disable the syncing of my Facebook account to ...
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Swype Private Beta for HTC Desire
I read here that you can email the Swype developers to ask for an invite for the private beta of Swype on the HTC Desire, and you may or may not get an invite. I'd like to try it out as it looks ...
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Is there a better sync application for Windows than HTCSync?
I'm running HTCSync 3.0.5422 on Windows 7 Ultimate but I find it just a bit unreliable. One one PC, sometimes the application doesn't see my HTC Desire (bought as an unlocked SIM free unit) and on ...
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Stock Mail App - Outlook Sync, File As Problem
My MD now has a Desire and I notice something strange happening when he syncs his outlook contacts.
Now I know from both sides (outlook, Android) , it doesn't really matter what you file someone's ...
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shutting down hasn't finished (2.1)
my battery was getting flat so HTC Desire 2.1 decided to shut down. That's fine but the shutting down never finished.
Put it on charger. And when clicking Power Off nothing happens. The phone is ...
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shutting down takes ages (HTC Desire 2.1)
I wanted to reboot my HTC and it was shutting down for more than 10-15mins so I removed the battery...
What can I do next time? Is that ok to be shutting down for ever?
The mobile is almost new one. ...
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HTC Delivery Report
Is there a way to turn on the text message delivery report on the HTC Desire?
Does it even have a delivery report functionality?
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Is Internet tethering possible on Android phone via bluetooth or WiFi?
I have a HTC Desire and use different Wifi networks with it, but don't have mobile internet access. My laptop is usualy connected via a mobile modem. Is there a way to share laptop's internet access ...
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Where can I get Android 2.2 for HTC Desire
How can I get the 2.2 version of Android on my HTC Desire and when?
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Should I buy a HTC Desire or an Nexus One (in Australia)
I've done some research and there seem to be advantages and disadvantages to each. I'm fairly confident that I can physically run both in Australia, however which will give me the best experience ...
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Exchange no longer working after upgrading to Froyo
I have a HTC Desire that was on 2.1 and worked perfectly with my works exchange server.
But since upgrading to 2.2 I cannot get it to work at all. There are no errors it just synchs forever.
Any ...
