Ok, first of all, I hate Windows Phone. I have no desire to switch from Android to Windows Phone. But I guess I'm curious if it's possible to port the Windows Phone ROM to our device, because I just think it'd be fun to try it out for a few days and check out how the other half lives.
So nobody has any thoughts on this?
TenderloinShadow said:
So nobody has any thoughts on this?
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There is a thread already in this forums main forum and in the General One m8 forum. Interest is very high in this.
Thread on topic here http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-windows-8-1-t2852563 and the inter forum here http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-windows-t2852507
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This is a placeholder for discussion about development on the HTC 7 Trophy!
Place holder for what exactly? Someone posts a new thread then bam, you're no longer the first post and if there is any development for the phone they aren't going to use this thread.
I see no purpose in doing this, and there's no reason I should be posting haha so I'm being as dumb as you right now !
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Place holder for what exactly? Someone posts a new thread then bam, you're no longer the first post and if there is any development for the phone they aren't going to use this thread.
I see no purpose in doing this, and there's no reason I should be posting haha so I'm being as dumb as you right now !
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Well this is a interesting discussion. I think I really should add something to it. Placeholders are nice. I like placeholders, without it a newly created forum looks so empty. I think we should keep this thread. Great thread.
im interested in whether anyone actually has a trophy, i want to upgrade from my desire (great fone) to the trophy, wp7 looks interesting, but im worried about:
1) Limitations of the OS
2) ROM development
3) M$
So how is the experience
crowstar said:
im interested in whether anyone actually has a trophy, i want to upgrade from my desire (great fone) to the trophy, wp7 looks interesting, but im worried about:
1) Limitations of the OS
2) ROM development
3) M$
So how is the experience
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You are way of topic !
I think WP7 is the most sexiest OS around. It's very user friendly and it is very fun to use (lots of animations and nice graphics, colors etc). On the other hand, it's not a platform for powerusers, like for example Android.
Can it, or has it, been done already? Is anybody working on this?
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Can it, or has it, been done already? Is anybody working on this?
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You joined this site to ask that one question? There was seriously nothing better on your mind than to come in here and ask this single question. Did you bother to do a Google search or even a forum search to see if maybe, just maybe this question has been answered several times before?
No, you didn't. You came in here hoping someone would do all the work for you. You aren't starting off your time here very well. Next time, do everyone a favor and either read the forum rules first, or don't bother posting anything.
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You joined this site to ask that one question? There was seriously nothing better on your mind than to come in here and ask this single question. Did you bother to do a Google search or even a forum search to see if maybe, just maybe this question has been answered several times before?
No, you didn't. You came in here hoping someone would do all the work for you. You aren't starting off your time here very well. Next time, do everyone a favor and either read the forum rules first, or don't bother posting anything.
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Can someone who isn't a bitter 30-year old virgin answer me this, since I can't find a proper answer anywhere else. This is the Q&A section, right?
Depends on the device. Porting OS's is difficult to say the least.
If you look at the HTC HD2 forums, you will see that the devs there have managed it.
All in all, don't get your hopes up for an easy way to get WP7 on your Android, in most cases, it is actually impossible.
Sent from my x10, rocking Wolf's 2.3.3 + DooMKernel, overclocked to 1.2 GHz...
So I just got back from my AT&T store with a new HTC 8X, and came here looking for a forum for the device. I could not find one, after browsing and searching. If there's a forum for this device that I'm not finding, please point me in the direction.
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So I just got back from my AT&T store with a new HTC 8X, and came here looking for a forum for the device. I could not find one, after browsing and searching. If there's a forum for this device that I'm not finding, please point me in the direction.
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would ne nice
Same here.
There's no forum for the Ativ either; only the Nokias get the special treatment, as we all know.
I'd like to see an 8X forum, if only to discuss how us non-Verizon folks can take ours apart and install wireless charging
Damn right! +1
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Better off going to wpcental
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+1 for the Samsung ATIV S and the HTC 8X fora.
-1 to "Going to WPCentral".
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Me too. +1.
i wait for htc 8x forum
come on xda...
Has anyone PM'd a Moderator about this?
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Has anyone PM'd a Moderator about this?
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No, but I've asked in the New Device Requests thread, as have others. Have you?
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No, but I've asked in the New Device Requests thread, as have others. Have you?
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i did also ask in the new device request thread.
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The forums at wp central are pretty good, youn don't get all the WP bashing you get on XDA (there is still help and constructive criticism of the platform). I think XDA is an android forum now.
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So I've been keeping up with the Windows 8 M8 thread that has been going on but it's a lot of information and most of it is just about how good or bad the phone is. I don't care about those things so I was wondering if I could just ask some simple questions and get simple answers. Please don't reply if your reply is "Check the windows 8 thread" or "use search", I have, I tried, just answer the questions please.
1. Will it be possible to make a RUU to put Windows 8 on a regular HTC One M8?
1a. If so, how long do you think it will take?
2. Is anyone talking about making one in one of the other forums?
2a. Is there are beta out for one yet?
Well, the hardware is exactly the same.The only thing is its carrier locked. There's some work to be done before porting it to the regular gsm variant, I guess. Everybody's waiting for an RUU from HTC(if they release one).
Keep your fingers crossed ! But you lose a lot of features that android offers, compared to windows phone.
The windows thread is there for exactly such questions I'm afraid. I don't see why you wouldn't ask there, where the guys keeping up on this can help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2852507
Moved to Windows 8 M8 Q&A since that's what it's about.
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The windows thread is there for exactly such questions I'm afraid. I don't see why you wouldn't ask there, where the guys keeping up on this can help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2852507
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Because I don't spend a lot of time around these parts and don't feel like sorting through 20+ pages of replies and fanboyisms to find information. A simple "No, not now" is more the enough information for me. I don't enjoy fanboying and don't like to bother putting my 2 cents in. I just want to know whats going on and leave.
Wow, Ghost closed the other thread way too early without proper info...
Thread closed,
It is unlikely to be able to convert our m8 to a windows phone with out a custom bootloader as the hardware is different between the two devices.
Many thanks,
Ghost
Hardware is EXACTLY the same. Once we get past the bootloader issues it shouldn't be a problem to go back and forth. Sure there are things to overcome, but it can be done.
I know there are more than a few of us who are excited over this prospect, and it's the ONLY reason I haven't sold my M8 yet. As a droid device, I am less than impressed by it, but if we could do this, well, that would be awesome.
I am one of those people eagerly waiting for a chance to dual boot my M8..
Although, I am in the opposite situation than most people: I have the WINDOWS edition M8 and want to install ANDROID on it.
If there is anything I could do to help with the process, I have a Windows version here..
Thanks for the post. Hopefully developers may see this!
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We now have a dedicated thread here: [Discussion]Porting WP8 To The Android HTC One M8 on porting W8 to the M8