Hello, I'm relatively new to the wp7 platform and am wondering if there's a way to change the tile colors to something other than the ones that are set? I'm new to all of the phone editing world as well, so sorry if this seems like a 'noobish' question. Thanks
You need to have an unlocked device & side load the app, Accent Changer.
Thank you!
How do I go about unlocking my phone??
Does your device have the NoDo update? If so you either need to sign up for a student apphub account to legally unlock your device or downgrade to a pre-NoDo ROM & unlock via a hack like Chevron Unlocker. There's a few threads around XDA about this.
See these;
NODO jailbreakingļ¼100% sure
ChevronWP7 Unlocker & Cert download
You'll also need a side loader app such as;
TouchExperience WPDM public release
I'm at OS Version 7.0.7390.0. I believe that's the NoDo update, right? Do I use the first link to unlock it then??
Chuck_Diesel said:
I'm at OS Version 7.0.7390.0. I believe that's the NoDo update, right? Do I use the first link to unlock it then??
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Correct, that is NoDo. The firt thread I posted shows a way to hack unlock by downgrading or else try this (How to register/developer Unlock Windows Phone 7 for free, even NoDo) thread which I used to unlock mine.
I'm not a student, so I don't have a student email ending in .edu. How do I downgrade? Thank you for all the help and everything by the way!
Find the Forum for your specific device & there should be a ROM for it you can download & flash. Remember, you'll have to reinstall all your apps, contacts, settings, etc.
I did the zune restore. I'm back to version .7008. Do I just follow both of the links you previously posted now?
Use this one, you'll need the ChevronWP7 Unlocker & Cert to complete the steps.
EDIT: Intsructions for the Unlocker Tool found here.
When I go to open the Chevron thing, I get an error message, that it can't find my phone or soemthing. That's not normal, is it?
No clue, I never used it. I can tell you, make sure you emailed yourself the cert & download & install it from you cell's hotmail. Also, make sure Zune is open.
At the unlocker & cert link, how do I do step 5?
Chuck_Diesel said:
At the unlocker & cert link, how do I do step 5?
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Registry Editor
You'll need to side load it with Tom XAP Installer v1.2
I also recommend side loading Advanced Configuration Tool to enable Max Side Loaded apps.
Also make sure the Dev tools are installed...
What Dev tools??
I dont know what I'm doing wrong. I keep getting the message saying it can't communicate with my phone. :/
Oh, I think this is the WP7 Dev Tools FiyaFleye was talking about.
EDIT: Also, make sure your cell is not asleep or locked. See this video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozyq-PMD7g&feature=player_embedded
EDIT2: Just realized, that reg should be on your PC, not cell, duh. Open Start Menu, click on RUN, type in "regedit" without quotes. Click ok or hit enter key. Registry editor will open. Browse registry to the specified value in step 5. From what I read, this value should be added by the Dev tools, or you can manually add it. Once you successfully unlock your device, make sure to go to the how to thread & follow thesteps to prevent MS from relocking your device.
So the dev tools won't work if I have windows xp? That's unfortunate
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So the dev tools won't work if I have windows xp? That's unfortunate
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Follow these steps to manually add the registry to you PC.
Video
Okay, I've changed the registry, and i re-downloaded the ChevronWP7 file, but I'm still getting the error message that says "Can't communicate with phone, please make sure phone is connected via USB - Please make sure Zune is running." when I try to open the file.
Could this be happening because I was running the NoDo update previously?
Hello, im a NOOB! hahah
I just got my Samsung Focus today and well, i thought i would wait some time, but I wanna hack it already!
Following this nice tutorial, just in the 3rd part where it says:
Method 1:
Install Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW. The entry will automatically be added.
The setup is enourmously big but later you'll need it anyway! So I really advise you to choose this method!
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First of all, i entered the link to download the Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW and the file was 3MB, so wheres the enormous bigfile?
So I downloaded it and its just a .exe named vm_web. I open it and it open and closes very fast, a window that looked like it was extracting something. I checked if something was installed, or if the windows registry chagned, but no, nothing happened.
So, where can I get the real file, or why is this not working?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated!
pd: **** i just saw the Q&A forum for WP7 matters. but hell, i'm a noob right? hahahaha
Hi,
i want to change the sms sound and using the search function i found that i need to copy the mp3 in the window root.
I have a samsung omnia w (2nd gen) interop-unlocked with windows break, anyway i can not use root tools because it's compatibile only with samsung 1st gen. Is there a way to copy an mp3 sound in the windows dir?
You can use provxml put on the phone using a .ZIP or .XAP file and processed usign the DIAG app (same as how WindowBreak works). Here's a link for how to build the provxml file: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/embedded/gg155022
Is there some tool to do this? Because i'm really noob in this things
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Is there some tool to do this? Because i'm really noob in this things
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Hello!
You could use FileBrowser to move your sms tones into windows folders.
And then you have to install Registry editor and follow what's written in this post!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416673
is there a file browser compatible with the samsung omnia w (2nd gen)?
WP7 Root Tools v0.9, whihc should be out soon now, will support Samsung gen2. Otherwise, no, not yet; Samsung has done a pretty good job of locking everybody out of the high-privilege system components.
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WP7 Root Tools v0.9, whihc should be out soon now, will support Samsung gen2. Otherwise, no, not yet; Samsung has done a pretty good job of locking everybody out of the high-privilege system components.
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So I can say I'm lucky to have an HTC 7 Pro and FileBrowser working...
Hi there, I saw these posts about developer unlock for windows phone 7. I tried to do every single one of them, but somehow somewhere I always get a mistake... I want to root or however you call it my windows phone 7.5[mango] and i am a noob when it gets about that.... I currently possess HTC Trophy, and i want to do this because i want to be able to send and transfer files via bluetooth. I also tried to install xap files via ie on wp but it say file type not supported... Anyone know a way i can install .xap file on my windows phone 7 that it's easy?
No such thing as a quick developer unlock for HTC phones.
This is the best guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271963
Nope
Nope, i need a tutorial on how to install .xap files, and on a link you gave me it says to install .xap file with xap file deployment tool... how the heck am i gonna do that when i can't open xap files since it's developer locked???
3. Download this attachment to your PC: HTC Interop Unlock.xap
4. Connect your device to a PC running Zune and install the xap-file using any xap-deploy-tool. You don't need to start the app. If it starts automatically, you can close it right away.
Currently, the only ways to dev-unlock a Trophy (or other HTC phone) are to get an AppHub account or use a custom ROM.
hmmmmh...
ummm, how do i do that? how do i use or set custom ROM? is there a guide or something... ?
For more device specific instructions and custom ROMs, go to the forums for your device. HTC Trophy, you said
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=809
In order to load a custom ROM, you need to downgrade and change the HSPL/RSPL. For the Trophy see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1503298
As far as deploying XAPs to your phone from your computer, many options exist, but you have to be at least developer unlocked, and the only way is through AppHub right now. Thus, maybe flashing a custom ROM would be a better way to go.
Good Luck! and hit Thanks if you found this helpful.
hi
i have problem with Windows phone device manager, when i go to explore files and folders , i can't see what i have in my documents, i just see text file ( toucheXperience.txt) . I put a print screen you can see
i have : Samsung omnia W 7.8 interope unlock with wp7 root Tools 1.2
thanks for answer