I had a great experience installing an Android ROM on an HTC HD2 running Windows Mobile several years ago. I am wondering if anyone has recommendations for newer Windows phones that also have good Android ROMs available?
I would like to upgrade to a newer phone from my HD2 and can't help but notice that the Windows phones are always available VERY cheaply on Craigslist. All those Microsoft subsidies make these phones very attractive for the money. I just don't want to run Windows on them.
So, which Windows phone should I buy with the express intent of replacing the built-in OS with an Android ROM?
As far as I know there aren't any windows phone devices with Android roms.
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As far as I know there aren't any windows phone devices with Android roms.
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There are certainly ROMs available for some Windows phones. I have successfully installed an Android ROM on my HTC HD2 which was sold as a Windows phone. I personally wiped out Windows mobile when I installed the Android ROM. So I know that such things are possible.
The question is for which additional Windows phones are Android ROMs available?
The HD2 was windows mobile which is an entirely different thing than windows phone which you asked about. What kind of device you want Android on? Windows mobile: there a few phones with possibilities of Android with the HD2 having the best hardware. Windows phone: not possible at this moment.
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Why buy a windows phone to put android on it anyway? Now I getctge nokia lumina that's things hot lol but just get a android phone
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The HD2 is the best phone that can run Android when it wasn't meant to. It was shipped with Windows Mobile which is entirely different to WP. WP is very nice and if it had a better app selection I would seriously consider making a switch, but WinMo was atrocious for non-power users. If price is what you're concerned about then just buy a N4 which is pretty much a great phone (depending on what categories you look at) for an amazing price.
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I'd like to know the possibility of insalling WM 6.x rom on android phones!
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I'd like to know the possibility of insalling WM 6.x rom on android phones!
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Never gonna happen.
You'd have to be a heathen for even suggesting such a thing
Of course it's possible, but you won't find any developer who will port it. If you really want to have Android and WM on your phone buy an HD2
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Of course it's possible, but you won't find any developer who will port it. If you really want to have Android and WM on your phone buy an HD2
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Dear all,
I know that's possible to install Android on many WM phones, however I'd like to know about reverse operation. Recently there are many android phones with strong hardware in market, so it would be interesting to see how wm works on these phones. although I think most of the time new versions of microsoft software looses many basic needs and get worse than before, I still prefer WM to android. I have checked Desire HD, but its UI, i.e. android was too confusing to me!
I don't know, I know a lot of people who used wm and android and they think Android is much easier to use and provides more (including me). On the other hand I understand what you would like to know. I have a Spica and I'm curious about how it would work with WM as the older phones have weaker hardware then mine and Android is a bit laggy sometimes, but I would NEVER change my os to WM (and while developers think like me we won't have WM on Android phones).
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Anyway to get android in these phones?
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Why not just buy an Android phone? Plus the new ones have better hardware than the WP7 phones. That's an odd request.
The straight answer to your question is you can't do it.
Answer: no
Take your Windows Phone 7, put it up for sale...
Get a Android phone and go to the Android fourms.
If there was a way to dual boot with Android, I'm sure by a simple search you would find it. Assuming that you didn't do that (there was a post about this subject just yesterday)
That sucks. Why is it the hd2 can, yet wp7 cant? I understand there on different operating systems, but developers cant make a duel booting device like the hd2?
Wasnt the hd7 tinkered with to run android awhile back?
Sorry i dont browse this section of XDA.
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The HD2 was a winmo 6.5 device, the hacking community already had years of experience with that OS. WP7 isn't a year old yet, that's pretty easy to understand.
Like DavidinCT says, sell your phone, buy Android and use their forums.
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That sucks. Why is it the hd2 can, yet wp7 cant? I understand there on different operating systems, but developers cant make a duel booting device like the hd2?
Wasnt the hd7 tinkered with to run android awhile back?
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The HD2 was based on a completely different Windows Mobile 6.5. WP7 is still yet to receive a HSPL bootloader that allow custom roms to be installed or a MAGLDR-like system for dualboot, while HSPL for Windows Mobile was achieved long ago. The HD7 android is still in a pre-alpha stage and the average modder on XDA would probably brick his device trying to flash it. Seriously, if a dual boot was released, it would be all over these forums. I know it may be hard, but next time, scroll up, find the white textbox with a large yellow magnifying glass, type in Android on WP7, and watch the magic happen.
Back then, when hd2 just came out...there werent really that much smartphones with 4.3in screens and 1ghz android phones...so there was a lot of interest on developing android for the hd2...but you got plenty of android phone now with that kind of hardware and better...like everyone else said...sell the winmo phone and buy an android phone...
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Hey yes I am a noob and did some research and homework on my own
but did not come across the right thread or information I am looking for yet.
I decided to go for a WP7 phone after selling my brand new iPhone 4 which I got from my insurance claim. The main reason was because while my iphone was in insurance claiming process I had a chance to use an android phone and I was amazed that how I have confined myself only to iOS.
I really liked the UI of WP7 and what it is capable to do so but at the same time my major concern is that it does not have some apps which android and iOS have got.
whatsapp and kakaotalk for example.
So I have come to a conclusion that I should buy a WP7 phone and get it modded (or hacked) so that it can multiboot both Android and WP7 operating systems.
My reasoning is that since Android is an open source platform, it has more adaptability to other hardwares hence I should go for WP7 and get it run Android on it.
From my research I have learned that HD2 could do it but personally I don't think HD2 is worth giving up my brand new iPhone 4 but something like Samsung Galaxy S2.
Anyone could name a good WP7 smartphone which could multiboot Android?
Thanks for reading this and please don't hunt down on such a noob. I did search on the forum but I could not find the right information for me.
HD 2 is the one and only.
No, now there isn't any wp7 devices can do that thing
dalmate said:
No, now there isn't any wp7 devices can do that thing
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HD2, runs perfectly with android and wp7.
ikke008 said:
HD2, runs perfectly with android and wp7.
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The HD2 is not a Windows Phone 7 phone. It is a Windows Mobile phone. People just managed to get the Windows Phone 7 OS to run on it.
I'm in the market to buy a used Verizon phone, and I'd like to pick one that I can install WP7 on. What Verizon Phones are available that can have this installed on them?
HTC Trophy. Sick phone.
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Right. I was aware of that one, but I was looking more into phones that could be flashed with WP7. Maybe a windows 6.5 based phone that can be upgraded. I'm not due for an upgrade at the moment and I need to buy a decently cheap phone. So I was making sure that there weren't any other phones for Verizon that could possibly be flashed to run WP7.
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Right. I was aware of that one, but I was looking more into phones that could be flashed with WP7. Maybe a windows 6.5 based phone that can be upgraded. I'm not due for an upgrade at the moment and I need to buy a decently cheap phone. So I was making sure that there weren't any other phones for Verizon that could possibly be flashed to run WP7.
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The only phone that can be flashed to run WP7 is the HD2 (that I am aware of) and it is a GSM so I'm afraid unless your on AT&T or T-Mobile, you'll have to stick to the Trophy.
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I'm in the market to buy a used Verizon phone, and I'd like to pick one that I can install WP7 on. What Verizon Phones are available that can have this installed on them?
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The only phones that can have WP7 flashed to them are phones that are released with WP7 on them (for now at least) all BAR the HTC HD2 as that is just a beast of a phone that has had Android and WP7 portered to it.
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Right. I was aware of that one, but I was looking more into phones that could be flashed with WP7. Maybe a windows 6.5 based phone that can be upgraded. I'm not due for an upgrade at the moment and I need to buy a decently cheap phone. So I was making sure that there weren't any other phones for Verizon that could possibly be flashed to run WP7.
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Windows Phone 7 has strict hardware requirements that pretty much make any Windows Mobile 6.5 phone and below incompatible with it. Even the HD2 does not follow the exact guidelines, but it is the only phone that has a working Windows Phone 7 port and its likely going to be the only phone with a Windows Phone 7 port since the hardware is similar to a current Windows Phone 7 device out (HD7).
Verizon only has the Trophy, and that is your only option if you stick to Verizon.
Judging by your post, I'm guessing you haven't done too much research on Windows Phone 7, so if you are looking to "upgrade" from a Windows Mobile 6.5 based device, make sure you read up on the major differences between the two operating systems. They are in no way similar at all aside from the name. And as most people have found out when thinking that Windows Phone 7 is an "upgrade" to Windows Mobile 6.5, they become terribly frustrated by some of the changes and downright disappointed because they don't understand the differences between the two operating systems.
Windows Phone 7 is not an "upgrade". Its an entirely new mobile operating system. Keep this in mind.
Please post any idea how to port android to any wp7 device. I really like my hd7 but I wanna try android. If you wnt to help us please write a pn.
Thanks
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just go buy an android phone
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just go buy an android phone
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classic answer, something like spam?
it's true.. if you've bought wp7 phone the last thing you want is to have android...
it's the same thing if you'd like to have android on iphone... useless
I want to try android on my hd7 because I think hd7 has more potential with android. The best choice is to dualboot both systems.
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probably would have been a better idea to have bought an hd2.
everytime someone asks the question why not try android on a wp7 device and you dudes start telling him to buy an android device and stuff like that... dont you get it? the ability of running more than one OS on your personal device (not being hd2) is just pretty nice to not be done ;]
@n1mr0dwp7: are you interested in helping us... Maybe you can learn something from us or we can learn something from you.
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n1mr0dwp7 said:
everytime someone asks the question why not try android on a wp7 device and you dudes start telling him to buy an android device and stuff like that... dont you get it? the ability of running more than one OS on your personal device (not being hd2) is just pretty nice to not be done ;]
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because at this point for android to boot, someone else has to do it. DFT openly stated previously they are not taking up the project...so there you go...
as far as in general, the consensus is correct. If you want an android device, get an android device. It is far simpler.
Yeah, we want options, but if a port were to happen, don't expect it to be done like tomorrow. So when people suggest getting an android device, they're correct.
I would never do that to my phone! WP> android IMHO. Although with the limited number of WP devices, it would be great if we could port WP to android devices :-D
I know it's impossible but sure would be better than porting android to WP devices.
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agree.. porting wp7.5/mango to Android device will be better
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I would never do that to my phone! WP> android IMHO. Although with the limited number of WP devices, it would be great if we could port WP to android devices :-D
I know it's impossible but sure would be better than porting android to WP devices.
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i would also much much much rather have this over running android on a wp7 handset.