Hi everyone, this forum is great and have seen lots things that I'm sure will be of use but having only ever had standard mobiles before I;m not sure where to start!
I've got a T-Mobile branded HTC touch dual which is unlocked to all networks but other than that it's standard.
I basically want to remove all traces of T-Mobile from the phone and set it up as HTC made it, or better if possible?
Any ideas or suggestions would be great. I've tried searching but don't know all the terminology yet so I don't know what I don't know!
Thanks in advance
Start here.............
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Niki
Click stuff & read. Every phone needs a "ROM". You want a non T-Mobile ROM. First, Flash with HardSPL, then Flash new ROM. Then read Wiki about tweaks & crap like that. Viola. The key is read, read, read! We all have to do it too. Wiki is your friend. Wiki likes you. Wiki wants to play. Be one with the Wiki!
i made a thread earlier, and got some replies, but it didnt really clear that much up in my head.
I would be greatgul if you could help me out with this one please.
I have been reading alot of threads about changing the ROM from an Orange one (my phone is so slow with it!) to a new 'lite' one. but i just dont understand how!
could someone clirfy what these terms mean please: (in simple terms)
what is a Hard-SPL?
What is a ROM Kitchen?
What is a ROM DUMP?
What is USPL?
What is ROM (i'm assuming it is where the OS is stored and it means read-only memory?)
what is a CID unlocker and why do i need it?
Thanks.
You guys are all pros and dont understand a word of whats written most of the time lol
I found the ROM I wanted yesterday(cant find it now will have to look harder) its a lite one with only the basics there.
Is it hard for a novice to do somthing like this?
Thanks wez
Read Read and Read Again
Sounds like you been doin some reading...donno if you checked out the Wikipage...If not, here it it.
If you have...read again lol.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Niki
You wont get too far on this forum without reading man. Sorry.
Hello,
I have my Hero for a month and know that Android 2.0 is coming...
I would like to be advised if it is good to update my Phone which is version :
2.6.27-a5504199
build : 1.76.66.5 146733
Soft : 1.0.0.A6288
Is this one recent version, is this usefull to update to anewer version... What I tried but not working troughout HTC.com
I know I need to root my phone, but what will it bring to my phone as rextra features or speed...
So, please give me your feedback and if it were your phone what will you do... ?
thanks for your reply
if it were my phone i'd install modacos custom rom 2.9
thanks, but what does offer it more ?
it gives you everything that it says it will in the first post of the thread over at modacos forums. or here at the forums. i believe in you, you can read all that.
yes I can read, and I've already read the topic at modaco... but nothing clear for me, and is it quicker than my original ? exept the radio update cwich give me better signal, what can I expect ???
buzjay said:
yes I can read, and I've already read the topic at modaco... but nothing clear for me, and is it quicker than my original ? exept the radio update cwich give me better signal, what can I expect ???
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it is way faster. and has some tools. and is rooted.
To add to what all above members have contributed , I can say that
Modaco is a master chef and adds all tasty ingridients and spices to our taste.
sorry can we just take a step back a moment? (sorry to sort of hijack this thread with another question, though related)
can someone explain what rooted means in terms of these phones?
im also new to using smart phones, great phone, though when something goes wrong its bit more tricky to sort out.
SimplySquare said:
sorry can we just take a step back a moment? (sorry to sort of hijack this thread with another question, though related)
can someone explain what rooted means in terms of these phones?
im also new to using smart phones, great phone, though when something goes wrong its bit more tricky to sort out.
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you can execute commands as user "root". means you can do everything, including access every part of the filesystem, delete/replace/alter every file. wifi or bluetooth tethering needs it for example. also droidwall, which can control web access for apps.
ok i understand that. so does that mean i could delete things like the stocks n shares app along with peep and other things i dont need or want?
Would this enable me to change the colour of the menu bar at the bottom or even the whole theme itself? if so could someone direct me on what to do?dont want to mess anything up.
but also as buzjay asks is the new update neccesary?
sorry these questions must sound so simple lol just want to make sure before i go delving into the bowls of the phone.
thanks
- yes
- yes. ask someone in the themes section who already did it or find out by looking at their themes.
- it is not "necessary". your phone does make calls without it, doesn't it?
Okay i am a new hd2 user i have the t-mobile us hd2...i call myself researching on this site how to get themes and roms but i am completly lost i have been able to install the battclock.cab lol i know its not much but for me it was huge is there anyone out there that can help me understand what i need to do to run a new rom on this thing i have seen some of the themes and tried to install the cab. but it does nothing...plz help ty so much i am sorry for being such a noob..
For ROM relate questions/instructions/tips/Howto Take a look on this thread and get start to read the sticky thread's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=624
Hello guys!
I need a bit of help on unlocking my Nokia Lumia to install XAP files.
I know that there are some cool ROMs to install that already have what I want installed, but I don't know how to install them. There is a downloader app for my Lumia that works with the os.nb file (I think), so if I download the ROM I can install it with this app?
Also, I want to do it by myself. I've searched on the WP7 chef central but I didn't found anything that I could understand, and I'm not a newbie when it comes to modding OSes (a past in Android teached me lots of things). If someone could point me what do I need to do to unlock my phone it would be awesome.
Here are some things that I didn't understood yet:
What are the DONOR_SLDR and what I need to to with it?
How to "install" the FullUnlock using OS builder?
How can I remove languages from ROM?
How do I remove stock apps, and add other ones to the ROM (like Bluetooth share, which is pretty much all I want!)
There is some way to add more color schemes to customization?
Please spare me if these questions had already been answered somewhere else, I've tried to search for them but, like I said, found nothing that I could understand. And thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102114
You can check my ROM there. It has all the features you want in it. And I've provided links to videos which show you how to easily unlock and flash the rom to your phone.
If you want to cook your own rom there are a couple of guides in the Chef Central and WP7 Development forums. You can find help there
Quick question: will I need to re-add the activation code? Or it will work out-of-the-box?
Your ROM looks great, I just need to know if I'll need the activation code and I think I'll stay with it.
You can easily get the key from Microsoft through their online chat facility. And yes, all custom rom's after installation will require you to add it. There are few workarounds but it's alot easier to just get key from MICROSOFT, get it once and you can use it whenever you want to install a custom rom again