I've just got my new 750V from Vodafone with WM6 to replace the 750v i had with WM5 and already there are a lot of things different. With my old phone you could safely put it in your pocket with dialling anyone as you had to press a two key combination to unlock it, the new phone activates by pressing just one button and therefore always ends up coming out of my pocket asking who i want to call or text or trying to open a program. Is there a way of changing which key/keys turn the screen on?
next..I used hidelogo and vjtoday on WM5 but on WM6 hidelogo does nothing although I've seen screenshots by other people who seem to have it working??!!?? vjtoday rmoved the bottom bar BUT it comes back on its on every now and then for no reason.
I'm struggling to find anyone who has WM6 on a treo to helps with these issues.
You'll keep struggling if you post in the wrong forum...
Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=322
Cheers
P.S. on your locking issue: try reading a manual (or just play around a bit with your machine), it is not really new in in WM6 either...
[Hint: settings, personal, lock; see also device lock in your today screen.]
Good luck!
So, I've recently gone from using an AT&T 8525, to a BlackJack II, and now to the HTC Touch Cruise. The 8525 was a great phone, and I'd modded it to be nearly identical to the Touch Cruise but with the option of the slide-out keyboard when I needed it. Then the unit started "white screening" on Christmas day, so I purchased a BlackJack II a few days later. When I realized how much I missed wireless and the touch screen, I finally broke down and bought the Touch Cruise I'd REALLY wanted in the first place.
So, having joined the Skyfire Beta VERY early on... and having downloaded the beta browser on my BlackJack II, I was anxious to try it on my HTC Touch Cruise. But, after instaling the program, I've hit an early snag. The browser requires my Skyfire username and password to run, but when I go to enter than info, the "touch keyboard" mode only enters numbers. It's ignoring the letters and not letting me enter my info!
I tried going into settings, changing to the "regular" keyboard, and restarting Skyfire, but it starts back up with the Touch Keyboard everytime. So the only thing I can do is click Exit.
Guess I'll try the NON-touchscreen version on my Touch Cruise, but it just SUCKS that I can't try a single web page after installing the program. Have e-mailed Skyfire and waiting to hear from them.
You could try remote screen software like pocket controller to use your desktop keyboard to enter your details.
Surur
surur said:
You could try remote screen software like pocket controller to use your desktop keyboard to enter your details.
Surur
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Crazy I was just about to say the same thing. Search for MyMobiler if you don't already have it.
Hi all,
First of all, thanks for all the great advices when I asked for opinions on the Treo 750 a couple weeks ago ... I finally bought the Treo 750 for my wife and has been tweaking it the last few days. It is a good PDA and my wife loves it.
Upgrading from her old 650, there are lot of pro's to the 750:
PROS
- Lighter and feels more compact than the Treo650, and comparable to most WM devices with a full keyboard
- It's always a plus to have a full QWERTY keyboard that you don't have to slide out.
- Keys on the QWERTY keyboard is more spreaded out, and easier to use than 650. It probably has the best 'button feel' of all QWERTY devices I've used
- Believe it or not, but WM6.1 (I flashed 6.1 on it almost immediately) is A LOT more stable than Palm OS. People complain about WM OS's stability, but my experience is unless you use the Palm OS or Symbian OS for PIM functions alone, WM is better. My wife had to reset her Treo 650 on Palm OS5 (the last OS) 2 to 3 times a day if shes uses any kind of internet connection.
- Screen is bright and easy to see even under sunlight
I do, however, have my fair share of gripes with the phone ... and I'm hoping you guys can suggest any workaround / solution for them, if any ...
CONS:
- 320x320 is not much space for anything. With the task bar and the soft buttons taking up valuable real estate there's even less to work with. On her Today screen I already hide the quick dial and the carrier bars. Even then with Phone alarm plugin, ADBWeather plugin, and Windows Live plugin, I have no space left for calender items and always have to scroll to see her schedule. You guys know if there's any way to make the task bar / soft buttons narrower?
- In today's PDA world, 64MB of user memory just doesn't cut it. I flashed the full WM6.1ROM on it and only had ~ 33MB of storage immediately after the install. With so many programs that I have to install on main memory, I'm down to ~ 15MB left, and I have to be very selective on what programs I install now. Program memory is equally lacking ... and it just doesn't cut it for a modern device. I thought about flashing the "clean version" of WM6.1 but I heard it's not very stable?
- My wife doesn't really need 3G but I thought it's kindda stupid to not put an additional camera on the same side of the screen to support video calling.
I dunno if I am a 'heavy user' but those are my gripes with the phone ... it's a good phone, but given its size and that it supports 3G you'd think it's a more capable mobile device. The lack of memory (program and storage) is a big let down to me.
The screen resolution on the Treo 750 is 240x240 (qVGA).
Concerning the realestate you are quite right.
You might try PocketBreeze. The last version supports wiping with your fingers to switch between calendar etc.
I still on my Treo 750 and can't get myself to get rid of it because it's such a good device. I install more than 30 CAB's and never have had issues with my memory. Might be because most apps are installed on the MiniSD instead of the main memory. Of course things like today plugins are installed on the main memory
Good luck with your Treo!
Thanks mccune ... I took a look at pocket breeze and it's not really my cup of tea (or, my wife's, since it's really her phone).
I think I'm fine for now with phone alarm (just gotta choose a slimmer, thinner skin) ADBWeather and calender plugin. The Windows Live pluging can't squeeze in, unfortunately.
It would help if I can get rid of the carrier logo but unfortunately I can't. I tried the registry tweak to disable it, and created even more problems afterwards (lost the 'phone' application when I press "SEND" button, call duration and caller info no longer shows during call)
It'd help if it's a 320x320 screen, but it's 240x240 ... so you just gotta be more selective with what you show on the today menu.
Same thing with the memory / storage ... just gotta be selective with what you install. I hope more applications can be installed on the memory card but many of them still require to be installed on main memory and cause problems if installed on memory card (phone alarm for example, yahoo!go is another)
For now I'm fine though ... once I've tweaked it the way I like, at least it does run very stable.
And it is a nice device if you want QWERTY keyboard on the front (without slide-out keyboard) ... feels light and reasonably compact in your hand.
I also find that by disabling 3G (sticking with GPRS / EDGE) the battery life extends quite a bit too.
Glad to hear you like your 750. I do have my own suggestion for the today screen. I use Spb Pocket plus, I simply love this program. It has tabs to switch between. I currently have alot of programs to launch and plenty of space for plug-ins. As for the plug-ins, I have had no problem putting most of them on my storage card and they work just fine. I usually only have access to gprs/edge where i live, so living without 3G isn't really all that bad. Hope that can help.
Thanks for the advice ... a problem I have with launcher like Spb pocket is it takes up a lot of real estate on the tiny 240x240 screen for apps ... great for launching apps, but bad for other stuff that I wanna display on the today screen, like calender reminder, PA plugin, weather info etc etc. I put the programs that she uses most often in the main menu and that seems to work fine now with QuickMenu.
Speaking of the treo, I ran into a weird network problem recently.
If I launch a program that uses the internet (IE, Opera Mini, MSN Messenger etc), 7 times out of 10 it will NOT connect via EDGE/GPRS automatically. It just pops up with an error message saying "Network Connection is unavailable.", despite I have setup the network connection already.
A workaround that works everytime so far, is I will select Settings -> Connections ->Network Connections -> Manage Existing Connections, and I'll select the connection I have already setup (Fido EDGE ... the only connection I have setup), select EDIT, and without changing any of the setting just click Next, Next, Next and Finish.
Now, after 'reminding' WM that I have a connection setup, the program will automatically connect to EDGE, and it will work no problem.
Has anybody else experienced this? Any way to fix it? The workaround works, but it's just such a PITA.
I've got a new Samsung Omnia i900 phone and I was wondering if there is a way to disable the use of the display when being called.
The reason is that I got a nice case to protect my phone (came with the Millionairs edition), when I get a call I have to get the phone out of the case. During this action I certainly will (and have) press the screen a couple of times. Most of the time it results in the call being ignored before I have even seen who called me.
It would be nice if I only could pick up the phone using the hardware-keys so I don't ignore people I want to speak to or speak to the people I want to ignore.
I know there is an application for Answerkeys Disabler 0.4.1 in the diamond forum which runs on WM6.1 same as the omnia
I would suggest maybe searching for that application and then installing it and see what happens. AFAIK it doesnt reply on anything in particular of the device, but what have ya got to lose!
Good luck
Sean Saunders
Nice app. unfortunately it doesn't work on my dutch Omnia WM6.1.
hello,
i've bought a secondhand touch cruise months ago, and quite like it, but the touchscreen keyboards all stopped working.
if i use the touch keyboard gives numbers or nothing, the regular keyboard gives a bleeping noise.
i've got tomtom navigator six, and am content with it.
i was hoping that a rom upgrade would fix this, but since i've got this thing secondhand, i fear what would happen to tomtom and the maps i have.
is there a way i could backup tomtom and the maps and put them back after i used the new rom? right now it's licensed and paid for, i'd like to either keep it that way or keep at least the same functionality and ease of use.
just go to the manufacturers website and grab a piece of original software (wm 6.1) flash it after reading the manual, get back your data with a synchronization and install your favourite apps.
thats it.