Questions tagged [htc-desire]
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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Good source for genuine batteries
I'm looking to source a genuine original size battery for my HTC Desire. I'd rather not fork out the RRP of ~£35 but lots of the cheaper ones have bad reviews. Will anything much less than the RRP be ...
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Facebook doesn't fetch all messages
When I receive a new message on Facebook, I get the notification properly on the official Facebook app. I open the list of messages and the new message is highlited. The names are correct and the ...
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Can widgets with settings be moved from one launcher to another?
I want to switch from ADW.Launcher to GO Launcher Ex but want to maintain my desktop layouts and widgets. Is there any way to move or copy widgets from one launcher to the other so that they have the ...
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Can't install custom rom: "Can't mount SD card"
I've some trouble with my HTC Desire and I'd like to ask for help.
I've recently rooted it with unrevoked and turned in S-off mode. All went well, or so it seemed, until I decided to flash a custom ...
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connect android phone to internet
i have an bridged internet connection. That is i connect my router and then i have to connect to the internet. There are two steps to be followed. I do that on my computer by first connecting to the ...
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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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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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If I buy an unlocked sim-free HTC Desire HD can I still get Android updates OTA?
I currently have a HTC Desire with T-Mobile.
If I buy an unlocked HTC Desire HD (Sim-free) and pop in my current T-Mobile SIM will I get OTA updates for the Desire HD or the standard Desire that I ...
Mob
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Device freezes after trying to reboot with bootloader
I have been trying to unlock my bootloader as per the instructions found here. I already have installed the drivers from Google USB driver folder that comes in Android SDK "extras" folder. However, ...
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How do I disable auto-sync in HTC Sync 3.3?
Where in HTC Sync is the option to disable synchronization upon connecting the phone to the computer?
There used to be plenty of options in the old versions of HTC Sync. By old versions I mean ...
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Is my battery faulty
I've had my HTC Desire (latest legit firmware) for 18 months or so, and I believe this problem has existed for a while but it getting worse. It might just be time for a new battery but in case there'...
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How do I upgrade my Android OS from 2.2 to 2.3 on an HTC Desire? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I update the OS in my device?
I am carrying a HTC Desire. I want to upgrade the OS from Android 2.2 to Android 2.3. How do I upgrade the OS?
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How to run a notifier if connected to specific Wi-Fi?
Is there any way to run a notifier if I get connected to specified Wi-Fi? and, then get turn the notifier service off when disconnected?
cyanogenmod 7 + HTC Desire
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Why am I unable to view pictures sent to me by MMS from an iPhone?
If I receive a picture message from a friend with an iPhone, the MMS message appears with a "Slideshow" attachment. When I try to open the Slideshow, I get a message saying, "Unsupported media type".
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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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Renaming a contact group on Android
Is there any way to rename a contact group on the HTC Desire?
Via "Edit Group" in People you can add and remove members, but the title doesn't seem to be editable.
I could add a new group of course ...
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How do I tether with an HTC Desire on Swisscom?
How do I do tethering with an HTC Desire on the Swiss carrier Swisscom? When I plug the phone and pick share internet, my computer asks me for phone number, username and password; oh, and it says I ...
J. Pablo Fernández
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Unrevoked: Is my firmware too new?
I'm trying to root my phone with Unrevoked recovery reflash tool and it all goes well - it installed the needed service and the root tool - up until it's supposed to actually do the root process.
It ...
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Is There a Computer Application To Manage SMS Messages The Same as Nokia PC Suite Can? [closed]
In Nokia PC Suite we can backup mobile data (contacts, message etc) on a computer. We can also send, receive sms or manage sms by computer using Nokia PC Suite when a Nokia mobile is connected with a ...
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Can I safely uninstall Flash and Facebook apps?
From this question I known how to remove vendor installed apps.
However is it safe to uninstall Flash and Facebook? I guess that the Android browser depends somehow on Flash and might brake after I ...
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How do I factory reset my HTC Desire?
I got an old HTC Desire (the first model) which I need to reset.
I've tried to hard reset my phone using the instructions here: http://www.thefullsignal.com/htc/htc-desire/4989/how-hard-reset-htc-...
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Change existing contacts from 'phone' to 'gmail' [duplicate]
When the contact items (or several) are set to 'phone', how can they be changed to 'gmail' in order to sync?
In the post Contacts Sync problems: phone contacts not syncing to Google,
it says that ...
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Touchpal keyboard keeps disabling itself on HTC Desire
I have an HTC Desire (2.2) which I have installed TouchPal Keyboard. The problem is though it seems to keep disabling itself and reverting to the default keyboard layout.
I then have to go through ...
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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?
Pieter van Niekerk
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Voice action "Set alarm..." doesn't work on HTC Desire
I have been trying out Voice Actions on an HTC Desire. Actions like "Navigate to...", "Directions to..." and "Note to self..." work fine. When I try saying "Set ...
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How to set MAC address on (HTC Desire) Android terminal emulator?
I typed into the terminal this:
ip link set eth0 address
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
the XX for my numbers and so on.
But it says permission denied.
Source: http://androidforums.com/incredible-tips-...
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How to tell if a phone is rooted? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I tell if I have root?
Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is rooted? Where can you find this information in the phone?
I used Unrevoked to root my HTC Desire (...
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What RUU do I need for my HTC phone?
I would like to download the RUU for my phone but I can't figure out which one to get. There are several options on sites like shipped-roms.com. Can you help me figure this out?
The phone is a HTC ...
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Does a nandroid backup contain the hboot?
If I restore a nandroid backup will it restore the hboot and the corresponding partition tables?
I'm on bravo-stock hboot now and I want to try the CM7 hboot. Will I be able to switch back to stock ...
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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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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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How to delete whatsapp without a SD card or a SIM card installed?
I have taken out my SIM card and SD card as I have a new phone, how do I delete whatsapp, as messages are still being received to my old phone?
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How do I enter the Safe Mode on a HTC Desire?
This is for those of you who need to enter what is known as "safe mode" on HTC Desire. There may be several reasons why one needs to enter this mode. It is usually because the phone is not working ...
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How can I stop an ongoing sync process on my Desire?
yesterday I decided to upload all my phone's photos using PICASA. I thought the task would have required one hour or so but instead it is still running and is extremely slow! I would like to stop it ...
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Launcher with long middle dock button
One thing I miss about HTC Sense is that their launcher button had an elongated middle button for the dialer. Is there a launcher or dock that replicates this kind of UI?
(I'm using CM 7.1 RC1 on an ...
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How to un-install HTC's gingerbread ROM for Desire
I installed HTC's official (developer-only) Gingerbread ROM on my HTC Desire, but I'm not too happy with it, since it keeps running out of internal memory. So I've been searching for a way to revert ...
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Google Apps won't flash on HTC Desire (Cyanogenmod)
One of my co-workers has a HTC Desire CDMA phone and is having a problem with flashing CM7 with Google Apps. It flashes CM7 just fine, and it even says that it installs the Google Apps zip (the GB ...
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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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How can I play music from my HTC Desire Android phone in my car?
My car is a 2002 Toyota Camry and the stereo is old-fashioned like this:
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=hao&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&biw=...
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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 ...
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HTC Desire won't boot - buzzes 7 times instead
I've just bought an HTC Desire and it seems to have stopped working.
On startup, I just get the O2 splash page, then it buzzes 7 times, and that's it.
I tried holding down the Vol down key, then the ...
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How can I set the sound profile to silent for a given contact?
As the title says, how can I set the sound profile to silent for a given contact? Or in other words, how can I set that a given contact will have no ringtone assigned to it?
I looked at it and ...
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Missing device driver for "Android 1.0" in Device Manager while in HBOOT menu!
When I enter HBOOT menu with the phone connected to the PC with USB I get the missing driver prompt in Windows and there's an exclamation mark for a device called Android 1.0 in Device Manager.
I ...
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How to increase the internal memory of HTC desire GSM?
I have S-offed my phone installed the rom oxygen with HBOOT oxygen_r2. My internal phone storage was almost doubled from 115 MB left before installing HBOOT and now it is 298 MB left after installing ...
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HTC Desire - Problem writing to /system
I have an HTC Desire HD Android device. I rooted it with SuperOneClick. I get a # prompt in terminal. adb remount fails. I'm able to remount /system with
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /...
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MildWild rom stuck?
I've just installed the new MildWild (oxygen) rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353861, to replace my very old LeeDroid rom.
It's seemed to have installed fine, but when the phone ...
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Why does my HTC Desire play a tune (like notification) without a visual message?
A friend of mine has a HTC Desire and every so often it play a little tune (like a message notification) even though there are no messages or calls. What's causing this?
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What's causing the pictures copied to my HTC Desire to disappear?
I'm currently running CyanogenMod 7.0.3 on my HTC Desire, and pictures copied to the SD card disappear!
If I copy an image from my computer to the phone using USB Mass Storage mode, it disappears as ...
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How do I prevent auto-mounting of ext2 partition on OSX?
I've created a 512Mb partition on my HTC Desire's (running LeeDroid) SD card to store apps.
When I used Windows, I'd never had a problem with this partition becoming read-only, unreadable or corrupted....
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How can I sync specific Google contact groups?
My HTC Desire A8181 runs 2.2, and uses the People app to manage contacts instead of the vanilla Android contacts app. I'd like to use Google Contacts to manage my contacts and just sync with my phone, ...
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