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Welcome to XDA-Developers.com
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Welcome to xda-developers.com
This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya', 'Blue Angel', 'Wizard' and 'TyTN', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56, Hermes and many, many other names.
Since we develop software for it, we need information, and nobody seemed eager or ready to give us what we needed. So we 'reverse-engineered' the devices, found a lot of information, and shared it with the world. But as our site grew we realised that lots of ordinary users were also suffering from a lack of support. They started using the xda-developers forum to communicate and before long the forum was as much a user forum as it was a developer forum.
We hope that you will enjoy this site and find it as useful as we do. We encourage you to donate or otherwise support this site. Of course absolutely all proceeds from donations will benefit this community.
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30th October 2009, 11:19 AM
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Joined: Apr 2006
Location: Arnhem
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Android 2.0 on it's way to the HTC Hero
Softpedia writes about the new android version (eclair) coming to the HTC Hero. As a bonus they throw in a video of the HTC Dream running Eclair provided through an xda-dev cooked ROM.
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Originally Posted by Softpedia
HTC Hero, the most attractive handset running under Google's Android operating system the Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has released on the market, will soon see an update to the Android 2.0 (Eclair) version of the platform. While this has been rumored for the past few days, now it is almost official, as HTC announced the update over its Twitter account.
Those HTC Hero owners out there who were waiting for the Android 1.6 flavor of the operating system to come to their handsets won't see this happen, as the device will jump to the just announced / unveiled Android 2.0 variant. According to the news, the update should come to the phone as soon as the HTC Sense solution is optimized for the new OS flavor.
Here is what HTC's customer support said in an email to androidguys regarding the updates for the device: “The Hero will not be receiving the Android 1.6 upgrade, it will however get the 2.0 one. Do note however that we do not have a confirmed release date for this upgrade, all I can recommend at the moment is that you keep yourself updated by visiting our website regularly as the latest information will be available to view from there.”
The aforementioned tweet is further proof that the Taiwan-based handset maker will deliver an Android 2.0 update for the HTC Hero and will skip the release of Android 1.6. For what it's worth, this does not sound like bad news, only that those hoping to receive Donut in a matter of days might have to wait a few weeks before Eclair arrives.
In related news, we learn that the Android 2.0 flavor of Google's OS has been brought to a T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream). The videos below will show you just how the device can handle the new OS version, brought to it via a cooked ROM from XDA developers. Basically, it shows that the good old HTC Dream can run under the new platform.
Click through to Softpedia for the videos here |
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31st October 2009, 08:57 PM
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DaanJordaan
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WOOOOT! Have been mailing with HTC when Donut will be available, but this is SOOOO much better  |
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13th November 2009, 10:58 AM
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My Hero updated this morning...
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cognetic
Junior Member
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.... to 1.6!
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Xperia X2 game "Experiment 13" extracted to cab
Posted By: Flar
On Today 09:26 AM
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Pocketnow writes about the game "Experiment 13" that comes with Xperia X2, xda-dev member Ganondolf has extracted it to a cab file so that it's playable on multiple devices:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=249581&stc=1&d=1258964545
The Xperia X1 came with a...
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Disable unnecessary clock flip in TouchFlo 3D 2.1 & 2.5
Posted By: Flar
On 20th November 2009 11:27 AM
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Pocketnow writes about the option to disable the one hour and 2 minute clock flip animation in TouchFlo 3d 2.1 & 2.5 by xda-dev member empeka:
TouchFLO 3D 2.1 and Sense 2.5 have a lot of eye candy to go along with the tremendous functionality found within both versions of HTC’s UI. The...
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New Slide2Unlock2 release has better support for WM6.5 and Touchflo 3D
Posted By: Flar
On 19th November 2009 10:05 AM
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Pocketnow again writes about the new release for Slide2Unlock2 by xda-dev user A_C:
When A_C, the developer of Slide2Unlock2 (S2U2), updates his advanced screen locking utility, users of it are always overjoyed. He’s released two updates since we last reported about S2U2 and they integrate...
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No official WM6.5 update for the Xperia X1
Posted By: Flar
On 18th November 2009 11:53 AM
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Crave asia talked to a Sony Ericsson spokesperson who confirmed to them that there will not be an official WM6.5 update for the Xperia X1, article is quoted below:
Users of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 who have been wondering if their smartphone will be upgraded to Windows Mobile (WM) 6.5...
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Upcoming custom 6.5.1 ROM for the acer neoTouch?
Posted By: Flar
On 13th November 2009 11:59 AM
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Pocketnow has an extended article on Hdubli's upcoming custom rom for the Acer neoTouch s200. You're right in thinking that this phone is not supported on xda-dev but our general section is sometimes used when in need.
It looks like the Acer neoTouch S200, has recently been upgraded with...
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Marketplace protection V2.0 cracked within two hours
Posted By: the-equinoxe
On 13th November 2009 07:59 AM
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1800pocketpc reports that XDA Developer Chainfire has cracked the newest release of marketplace protection.
The hacker developer Chainfire , who is a well know member in the xda-dev community has managed to bypass the protection with a generic hack that will completely bypass the entire...
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Google maps navigation on your G1?
Posted By: Flar
On 11th November 2009 11:37 AM
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Gadget Venue found this thread on xda-dev which seems to have found a way to get Google maps navigation to work on your G1:
Yesterday a challenge was set on the XDA Forums to see if any users could manage to get Google Maps Navigation to work on the T-Mobile G1. The thread was opened at...
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HTC HD2 disassembled and dissected
Posted By: Flar
On 11th November 2009 11:31 AM
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Xda-dev member JohnQ took the effort of disassembling the HTC HD2, all photo's can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=245357&stc=1&d=1257935444
Ofcourse some other sites like Pocketnow, Engadget and Gadget Venue picked up on this:
It appears...
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WiFi Monster
Posted By: Flar
On 9th November 2009 11:04 AM
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ITChuiko has a nice article about WiFi Monster developed by xda-dev member m0n5ter:
Monster WiFi program is a perfect tool for finding wireless networks for PocketPC with Windows Mobile. Monster WiFi is an application created by a programmer from xda-developers.com forums.
Program at...
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The Titanium - Hero sense UI
Posted By: Flar
On 6th November 2009 12:53 PM
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Pocketnow writes about the Titanium-Hero sense UI theme created by criscsh:
The Zune-like Titanium interface for Windows Mobile 6.5 is insanely fluid and gives users access to a bevy of features. Just like with any interface, however, the visual appeal can become a little too familiar,...
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