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My friend hates his TP cuz of these issues and blames me 4 selling him on HTC.

My friend hates his Sprint Touch Pro and blames me 4 selling him on HTC.
If anyone can offer any help or fixes, I would greatly appreciate it.
I am going to e-mail him a link to this thread.
Thank you.
The following in quotes is the e-mail he sent me.
Here's the low down on my HTC Touch Prop Experience thus far and why I will
sell this turd on ebay...
Cant type first and last name into messaging "to" field (once you hit the
space bar for the last name it selects the first 'josh' in your phone book,
etc.)
Cant search by company name in the address list (I need to look up account
in my phone all the time by company name)
Some names do not appear in contact list search at all but I know they are
there and can get to them manually
Cant search first and last name in contact list (must type one or the other)
GPS won't automatically drive to calendar appointment when the address is in
the appointment or give the option to drive to the appointment
GPS won't give you the option to drive to an address in your address book
GPS freezes up and stops navigating when you turn off the screen (to save
the battery). Won't start again until you close the app and restart.
Several times the phone has frozen up and the touch screen would not
respond...cant get into messages, can't get into contact list.
Auto backup fails every night (third party app but the best one on the
market)
every day the phone freezes up in my contact list...multiple times every
single day. I have over 1700 contacts....I have reset my phone at least 5
times already today.
using three fully charged new batteries a day...I am on my third battery
today as of 5pm and yes I bought three freaking batteries
T9 text input randomly turns itself on and I have to manually turn it back
to ABC input
Facebook and twitter apps suck to the point of being unusable (Facebook app
is the brand new one from Microsoft's upcoming windows mobile 6.5 OS)
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Put Juicy 8 on it and it's a whole new experience.
dwizzy130

Wow, i hate lists, but here i'll try to help with some limited knowledge from a touch pro owner since october (my first real smart phone)
use arrow keys left/right to select next person in list when starting to type name
cant help you there, i look up by person's name. There may be alternative software out there for a different address book connected to the main one? SPB mobile shell might have something. Found it! you can do it by going to contacts - then in the menu view-by and select company
maybe those numbers are listed on your sim card and not on your phone book, in the options there should be an option to show both address books
shesh you're picky again, Name one example where you actually need to type both to find the person you want! (i can't think of one example)
Wow, you really think windows thought of everything didn't you? GPS can't do squat without GPS software
This is most likely due to a problem with your firmware - update your ROM and see what happens
Update your ROM - i suggest a nice EnergyROM 2.0 or 1.3 - it is pretty damn stable and bug free - most of your issues from here out sound like things that can be fixed by wiping your phone and installing a better rom than the junk tossed together by the service provider
Why does it fail? What is the backup software? PIMbackup is a pretty solid one, and why do you need to backup nightly? I sync my contacts and calendar with google sync. Thats the only vital data i don't want to loose that changes daily (except for tasks, still waiting for google sync to add tasks)
Again - update your rom! Imagine a car torn apart by a kid in his first year at auto school, and then trying to put it together in a month. That is what the hack jobs who work as rom chefs for service providers do to these phones when they add in their junk bloatware. (Also HTC provided an update with new features, most providers now have released revised versions with their bloatware added of course, but they still work better than the original firmware that comes on the phone)
Battery life depends on use. How often do you have it check for email? My battery lasted only half a day when i told it to check every 5 minutes. Then i realized i really don't care about checking email (and nobody important emails me that often) so i set it to 4 hours - battery life went up drastically. Also turning down brightness, and turning off wifi will save a LOT of battery life. I get a sold day and a half out of my phone now. (with pretty decent amount of use)
Can be another issue with the firmware you're running. There is an app called Advanced Config Editor, I think there is a setting to disable T9
Sigh, indeed, applications are still a work in progress, before the iPhone, there was very little competition for slick applications, but consumers will prevail in the end. For now - its all about keeping up to date with your favorite phone blogs to find out about the latest software available
In all honesty, the TP and other windows mobile phones are not for everyone. They work great if you know what you want to do with them but if you expect to just pick up a phone and go, buy a freeken iPhone and enjoy your watered down smart phone for braindead people. (Hey, i bought my mom one for christmas, she's all happy that she changed the ringtone for me.... despite the fact her past 5 phones could also do that in less than 5 buttons......)
HTC makes a wonderful selection of mobile devices, I have always been pleased with their products.

Cant type first and last name into messaging "to" field (once you hit the
space bar for the last name it selects the first 'josh' in your phone book,
etc.)
Cant search by company name in the address list (I need to look up account
in my phone all the time by company name)
Some names do not appear in contact list search at all but I know they are
there and can get to them manually
Cant search first and last name in contact list (must type one or the other)...
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I can do all these things by default in the stock WinMo contacts on my HTC Fuze
GPS won't give you the option to drive to an address in your address book
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Know nothing about the Sprint GPS nav app (I assume that's what he's using?) but Garmin Mobile does this, and I suspect most other GPS nav apps do as well.
As far as crashes and battery usage go, the only fix is to flash a different ROM without all the provider bloatware. Sounds like most of his gripes are related to Sprint's implementation of the device, not about HTC or the device itself. In any case, he'll probably never be happy with it - tell him to get an iPhone where he can blithely ignore all the missing features and lack of flexibility.

[REQ] Good theft program for HD2

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has good experiences with any theft programs for the HD2. What I need is an application that is hidden in the phone that will send an SMS to my phone number in case a thief starts using the phone with a different SIMcard. I have heard about programs sending me SMS, GPS Position, freezing phone, making calls etc.
Anyone has any experiences with similar?

What about Sprite Terminator? It has GPS location included. As far as no one deletes the software from the phone after theft, you have a chance to find it. You can use the phone of someone else you added to your stolen one's Sprite Terminator remotely to find it's location.
I'm for myself searching for a solution to install Sprite Terminator to the ROM afterwards. I don't want to do a hard-reset. Someone knows a solution?
Thanks in advance.

I used to use Sprite Terminator - but it doesn't yet support WiMo 6.5 - it installs etc, but it doesn't respond to any SMS commands.
Sprite haven't bothered to update it in ages and haven't even mentioned if/when they are!

RemoteTracker in latest beta works fine with 6.5 and HD2.
-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394203

Is there any possibility to write the software into the ROM without flashing any causing a hard-reset?

Try mylookout.com it free and works really well includes ,Firewall ,Antivirus software and tracks your phone if lost or stolen ,also you can delete all info off the phone at the touch of a button.

Try MS MyPhone. You can trace where the phone was last used for free but there is a small charge for ringing, locking and, or, erasing information from it.
Has an added bonus of backing up your contact list as well.

When I saw your thread title, I was triggered... somebody is looking for a tool that can be used by thiefs...
So you mean an ANTI theft tool ;-)
Cause nobody has written a hidden program that can steel your device.

Asurion Mobile AddressBook for Android

Hello XDA,
I am one of the developers of the Asurion Mobile AddressBook and I would like to get some feedback on our product from the users here. I have been using this forum for some thine now for Winmo and respect the opinions of the developers here. It would be great to see what everyone thinks of the application. It is available in the Android Marketplace, just search Asurion. Or you can go to our site at http://www.getaddressbook.com/.
A little about AddressBook, it is a socially connected address book that allows you to get information about your contacts from different social sites like Facebook and Twitter right in the address book, through mini programs called Mixins.
Soon we will have an APK for developers to develop their own Mixins for AddressBook. When its ready I will post more information if anyone would like to beta for us.
AddressBook is still in a beta form and is available for 1.6 and 2.0 and above. Please try it out and let me know what you think. AddressBook is new and we are open to positive and negative feedback.
Thanks,
Peter

Just installed
Main app + all MixIn
It's a nice app, just a bit slow on my HTC Sapphire Magic Vodafone 32B with 2.1 Eclair Rom
I don't like "MixIn solution", why not a full app with all modules inside ?
I've launched main app, then I gone to market and installed Facebook MixIn for first.
After a lot of privacy authorization with some screen not well fitted I did a little war with Matching People, cause a lot of them were not matched nice.
I need Photos compare, cause I've some cases with two or more people with the exact name... like my cousins =)
I had some Facebook MixIn Force close Crashes and some com.google.process.gapps crashes too, right now...
I installed flickr and associate it with some of my contacts and no problems at all.
at last I tried Twitter and no probs with it...
I think it's a good app, but a bit slow...
last thing:
Support for all languages (I could translate it in Italian if you need)
I don't like number in this format 000-000-0000
or 00-000-0000
I know it's a developing app and I will wait for next releases of this.
Well Done
Good Job

This is some great feedback, thanks for taking the time to try it out and post back.

Just wondering
Is this ultimately going to be a paid application?
You know like:
5.99/mo
4.79/mo
1.99/mo
What's our deductible? :0

Haven't tried the app, but if you could spread the QR codes apart it will ease their reading.

Thanks for your app!
played with it 30mins.
1. got the main app
2. started a new a/c in www.getaddressbook.com
3. got the MixIn: Facebook
4. start the MixIn app, input Facebook a/c
5. click Allow buttons 3 times
6. MixIn starts to get contacts from FB
7. Auto Match
8. Manual adjust Auto Match results
9. Launch main app
The above steps took about 25mins (330 FB contacts; 300 gmail contacts; Auto Matched 180; manual picked out... haven't counted >_< i believe picked out 30 - 50).
Cool:
-Auto Match tried to best match FB | Local contacts even they are not perfect match.
e.g. Shirley Lam | Salei Lam (it matches)
-Facebook photos can replace local as well as sync. to Gmail Contacts
-Consolidated activities log (SMS, voice call, etc) for individual contact
Not:
-[MixIn: FB] Say you have some contacts named Peter Chan, you will get confused without some other hints like Organization.
I picked those contacts out in Auto Match to prevent mis-matching as Org is not displayed in Auto Match results
-[main app] Contact list won't remember the last viewed location.
I scrolled from top to Carol, click twice to view details, click Return and the contact list scrolls back to top.
-[main app] Slow. Maybe it's my outdated HTC Magic... (it's CyanogenMod 4.2.13 w/ EBI1 mod]
For me:
Keep and waiting for updates!

looks cool..will try this later when i get home for work..
speed is defiantely something that can be worked on.

thebluecoat said:
Is this ultimately going to be a paid application?
You know like:
5.99/mo
4.79/mo
1.99/mo
What's our deductible? :0
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No, the application will be free. And no deductible that I know of

It looks interesting but what you should definitely not miss is the T9 dialer. The way you can find contact by typing their name directly from the dialer is the only feature that makes me stay on 1.5. I tried other apps from the Market but nothing could match HTC's Sense UI dialer. If you can bring something clean similar to this I'm sold!

Another question for the community. Are there any features you are not seeing in the AddressBook that you would like to see, things that would make this app a must have?

Great work on the app. After using the app for a few days the main reason I stopped us using it was the user interface. Its not horrible but compared to everything else on the phone, it looks a bit outdated (quality wise). Other then the ui, it can be sluggish at times but nice work.

DesertWolf1971 said:
Another question for the community. Are there any features you are not seeing in the AddressBook that you would like to see, things that would make this app a must have?
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Darvo is absolutely correct. The T9 dialer is something that is sorely missing from most builds. I think it would especially appeal to stock users as well as those running cooked roms. I have been searching for a reliable answer to this outside of a Sense UI but haven't found anything that I'll stand by 100%.

Thank you .........

I appreciate your effort with AddressBook; however:
I find it extremely inappropriate and invasive that the app immediately syncs my contacts upon install to -- where? your servers?
There should be a clear warning that this is about to happen!
Please delete my data from your servers!
Also, the 'delete all' function on your site does not work, at least not with Safari. I 'moved' all to the 'delete' column on right, but clicking on 'delete selected' does nothing.
And with Chrome I couldn't even log in. Got some error about 'src' and try the support page.

I am sorry that app is frustrating you. There is a screen during setup that lets you know about the backup. This function can be turned off in the app. If you give me your user name I will delete your account from the database. The back up is meant to protect your contacts in the case that you loose your phone or get a new one. As for browser support, right now we are only supporting IE and Firefox. Again sorry the app is frustrating for you.

Great app!
I really like and appreciate this app. The 2 biggest features that drew me to waste countless hours playing w/ hero roms on my mytouch were hero's T9 dialer, and the social integration. I'll 3rd the motion for a T9 dialer in your app. No complaints otherwise. Bravo - and thanks for the great app.
P.S. Backup to server is a bit redundant in my opinion, because your contacts already sync w/ your Google acct - but, to each is own. I might be missing an advantage to it anyway. I just opted not to use it.
And props for soliciting feedback here in the forum - where the REAL users are.

DesertWolf1971 said:
There is a screen during setup that lets you know about the backup. This function can be turned off in the app.
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Really? Because I can see in the options where to change the time and frequency of the sync, but I don't see how to disable syncing altogether. Maybe I'm just missing something?

Good catch, looks like there is a bug, you should be able to set it to not backup. We will work to get that fix in.

I have been playing around with the Hero, but I am not sure I have found the T9 dialer, what does it do?

Feedback
I've been following this app since it first arrived, and I must say bravo for doing what only HTC dared to attempt. It works well, too, except for a few things.
1. It may SEEM that scrolling smoothness isn't that important. Ask Apple, they'll tell you the truth: Its the only thing the masses give a Sh&% about, how something looks. So imitate the apple or hero contact style, because the one here is rough but needs only an easy fix! Smooth scrolling and better "sleek" colors. Same for the dialer.
2. It seems to run too often in the background, which slows my phone seemingly, no matter how often i taskiller it.
Eagerly awaiting the next release...

Task Manager & email problems

I had put this post in the wrong forum by mistake, sorry. It should be here.
Hi, I've had my HD2 for about three weeks and I'm slowly working out the way I'd like to use it, but I'm stuck on a couple problems.
1. I was disappointed by the limited screen rotation out-of-the-box, so I contacted HTC and got an unhelpful reply so I installed Gyrator2 which works perfectly, but I'd like to exclude it from closing when I occasionally close all applications using HTC's task manager. It's not a major problem, just a bit of a niggle that I'd like to sort out. I could use another task manager if necessary.
2. I've got several email accounts on my HD2, and I'd like to include an "Archive" folder somewhere within the email structure to keep some emails that contain information I need on various jobs while I'm working out on the road. I don't want to clog up the inbox. I'm not sure if I'm missing something - I would have thought this would be essential for anyone using the phone for business.
Any help on these two issues would be very welcome. Thanks.

The Missing Sync by Mark Space - Will this fix notes bug?

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone here has used "The Missing Sync" by Mark Space on their Android Phone, and if so how do you find it?
in particular I'm interested to know if your contacts notes will sync properly. (Default HTC Sync cuts off after 1024 characters, truncating what goes to the phone, and then on subsequential syncs puts it back into Outlook, thus deleting the end parts of long Notes in the contacts list).
I was hoping that maybe The Missing Sync would fix this?
Cheers
Adza

1024 Characters
Hello,
The Mark/Space engineering and development teams are aware of this issue, and are looking at whether the issue is, in any way, related to hardware or device-specific constraints.
Currently, there does appear to be a limit with regard to the number of characters (as you've noted). The Missing Sync software _does_ sync the entire note, but the device cuts-off the text (except in edit mode).
Hope that helps.
-rick

Hi Rick,
Thanks for your reply. I'm currently looking for a solution to this, but looks like there's not one available at this point in time. (Short of moving to another O/S).
Thanks for your reply.
Adam.

The Missing Sync: update
Hello, our testing shows that while the device may not properly or fully display all the info, the data is unaffected, and remains intact and complete, even following a subsequent sync (back to the computer, from the device).
In fact, if you open a 'contact' in EDIT mode, you'll see all the notes/data.
Bottom line: To simplify, the 'preview' mode available on the device limits the display, but the integrity of the data is unaffected.
Make sense?

adza said:
I was wondering if anyone here has used "The Missing Sync" by Mark Space on their Android Phone, and if so how do you find it?
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Stay away from it.
If it costs $20, then IMO it's acceptable.
But it costs $40, which is absurd considering the instabilities and lack of functionalities.
Granted, some of the problems are because of the underlying Google codes/apps. Maybe they'll correct them in future, but maybe not, who knows.
Give it a trial before giving them your credit card number.

Doesn't appear as though they offer a trial version.
I also haven't been able to find anything about a guarantee.
I've been reading up as I would purchase this if I knew it was going to do the job for me without problems, but a number of users have reported having issues and not being able to get a refund.
With the reviews I've seen, plus the fact I can't try or get a refund - I'm not keen on parting with the amount they're asking for at this point in time.

See if it works without entering a code... Doubtful through...
http://www.markspace.com/downloads.html
Again, given their track record (user ratings) (http://www.cyrket.com/search?market=android&account=Mark/Space,+Inc.) It's better to stay away from it, for now.
And do check our their forums...
http://forums.markspace.com/viewforum.php?f=34

Going off of their looong tradition of helping phones sync with macs, I tried out Missing Sync, hoping for the solution to my syncing woes.
It's... okay. As a piece of software that is multi-platform, it's understandable that you won't see some of the polish that comes with apps made specifically with Android in mind. If you've ever used BitPim before, think of Missing Sync as the lite, user-friendly version of BitPim.
My main gripe is that it prefers to use it's own tools/organization rather than the standard ones on Android. This is especially true with Notes & Calendar, which require separate apps made by the developer (I didn't try these out). Since google already owns my life (and I use SMS Backup+ to archive SMS in gmail), I found that I had more syncs turned off than on.
That was ok for me though, because the main reason I tried it was for iTunes syncing. I've tried to love doubleTwist, but it's just too slow & buggy. While Missing Sync's iTunes syncing was faster overall, it still didn't offer the syncing experience that I desired. In the end, it just wasn't worth the overhead.
While Missing Sync software can be absolutely wonderful for locked down, non-smartphones, in this day of "the cloud", it's syncing model is starting to show it's age. I'd recommend a different solution.