I was wondering...is there custom roms for this phone? can you install a full functional version of android on it? and if you can do all this can you use a program like odin to flash back in case of mess ups?
Why buy a HD7 if you want to flash android onto it? seems totally pointless...
Why buy an hd2 and run android on it? Because some prefer to run android on their touchscreen device.... thats the thing xda provides, options, customization, and and extended free will with our devices, I could run wp7, windows 6.5, android with or without htc sense, froyo, gingerbread, you name it on my device because of xda. So why? Because it is possible and some prefer to
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Why buy an hd2 and run android on it? Because some prefer to run android on their touchscreen device.... thats the thing xda provides, options, customization, and and extended free will with our devices, I could run wp7, windows 6.5, android with or without htc sense, froyo, gingerbread, you name it on my device because of xda. So why? Because it is possible and some prefer to
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Well said.
The HD7, because of being so similar to an HD2 hardware wise, would make an excellent Android phone because of the cap. buttons.
XsceneXhippieX said:
Why buy an hd2 and run android on it? Because some prefer to run android on their touchscreen device.... thats the thing xda provides, options, customization, and and extended free will with our devices, I could run wp7, windows 6.5, android with or without htc sense, froyo, gingerbread, you name it on my device because of xda. So why? Because it is possible and some prefer to
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we are talking about an HD7 here
So its pointless to buy a device with no custom rom support, ports and such and magically expect to be able to flash anything on it
he should have
1. done his research to see if it can be actually done first
2. bought an hd2 if he wanted to run an unofficial OS
mike21pr said:
we are talking about an HD7 here
So its pointless to buy a device with no custom rom support, ports and such and magically expect to be able to flash anything on it
he should have
1. done his research to see if it can be actually done first
2. bought an hd2 if he wanted to run an unofficial OS
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if I liked men I would've hugged you for that response
seriously research the flipping device
you get an HTC HD7 and you want android? You get a wp7 and want a custom rom? No custom roms and thankfully no android
“Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose.”
All the OP did was ask a question. Why the crucifixion?
If the thread went like this: "Bought an HD7... WP7 is smellier than monkey butt... where can I get an Android Phone Rom for it" then throw those stones.
But if you did want a 4" HTC phone the Desire HD is a better Android phone than an HD7 will ever be.
I recall your sig used to be HD7 - future Android phone, not true Marty?
nicksti said:
All the OP did was ask a question. Why the crucifixion?
If the thread went like this: "Bought an HD7... WP7 is smellier than monkey butt... where can I get an Android Phone Rom for it" then throw those stones.
But if you did want a 4" HTC phone the Desire HD is a better Android phone than an HD7 will ever be.
I recall your sig used to be HD7 - future Android phone, not true Marty?
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My sig used to be a lot of things. No longer being in my sig doesn't mean forgotten As for Android on it, I no longer use Android on my HD2 either. I doubt I would bother with Android on the HD7. But I might. Who knows.
I'm finding new-found love for WinMo (HTC Sense version) on my HD2. Will be getting the Android version of an iPhone, the Nexus S, soon enough to sate my love for Android and Android apps.
TorelliB said:
I was wondering...is there custom roms for this phone? can you install a full functional version of android on it? and if you can do all this can you use a program like odin to flash back in case of mess ups?
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No and no.
Oooooh can I upgrade my Nexus S to WP7 please?
Jim Coleman said:
Oooooh can I upgrade my Nexus S to WP7 please?
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Yes you can! First take a hammer....
Okay I think the OP's question has been answered.
No need for the sarcasm and condescending answers provided by some....
Closed.
i do like the phone and partially like win7 mobile but i was wanting to run android ive tried the info but i cannot get anything to work.
htc 7 pro mobile running wm7
also reading some articles im scared to update what is best and safe for this phone i have stock firmware never updated as of new.
thanks
You cannot run Android on Windows Phone. End of story.
well how are others running android , its not impossible from what ive read. your a bit defeatist lmaO.
if wp7 can run Android, we would have run both on our device.
Actually due to wp7s locked down nature it could not, within reason, dual-boot. You could certainly port android to it given the time but you couldn't jump the android partition from wp7. I suppose it may be possible to flash android onto it (terrible is that it is) and create something to launch the wp7 partition from there but even then it's highly unlikely. There are a few devices supposedly dual-booting over in China but I would be more likely to bet that they're just generic hd7s and needed a free is to use. Regardless, its not happening any time soon and I don't know why you'd want that bug infested laggy garbage on your phone anyway.
they got the HD7 running Android.. and that's it.. pretty much because it is identical to the HD2.. which has been hacked to run android for a long time.
it might be possible for other HTC phones now that they're able to do custom roms.. but there are no guarantees.
If you wanted an android device, why didn't you just buy an android?
they have better hardware available and more flexible software..
Hello all!
I've always been exclusively Android and never even thought about trying iOS.
But when MS put out WindowsPhone 8 I was extremely curious.
Now I'm about to grab an 8X off of eBay just to try it out!
Some things to know:
I'm on Verizon
I may want to "hack" this thing (I used to flash ROMs and kernels all day with my old Galaxy Nexus)
I have a lot of Google stuff i.e. Play Music, Drive etc..
Things I need to know:
Will this phone get WP 8.1?
Are there problems with the 8.1 Developer Preview once installed? (with the LTE or Beats Audio functionality or anything)
Are there benefits from unlocking these phones like free tethering and whatnot?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
I don't know much about this phone. I just got one as well.
But it seems to me that it's the complete opposite of a galaxy nexus : everything is blocked, impossible to flash downgrades, community is therefore not very interested in a phone that HTC didn't intend for "hack"
On the other hand I think it will officially get 8.1. And its a really nice phone I think (I use a nexus 4 as my daily one).
And for Google stuff use a Google phone (no gmail app on wp)
I have one branded and blocked. Kind of discouraging when you've easily flashed thousand of ROMs on other devices..
mikskcas said:
I don't know much about this phone. I just got one as well.
But it seems to me that it's the complete opposite of a galaxy nexus : everything is blocked, impossible to flash downgrades, community is therefore not very interested in a phone that HTC didn't intend for "hack"
On the other hand I think it will officially get 8.1. And its a really nice phone I think (I use a nexus 4 as my daily one).
And for Google stuff use a Google phone (no gmail app on wp)
I have one branded and blocked. Kind of discouraging when you've easily flashed thousand of ROMs on other devices..
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Hey thanks for replying!
But yeah I assumed most Windows Phones would be locked up. Especially compared to a stock Android phone like a Nexus.
I just thing it would be cool to try out. I don't ever get much facetime with anything WP related.
Would make for an interesting change! I'll keep my Moto X around for sure though.
As someone with the TMO branded device, It is a nice phone. The Developer Preview for 8.1 has known issues with configuring CDMA devices. (it will be fixed in the final release).
As far as Windows Phone goes, it is perfectly hackable, it just comes down to sheer volume....Most people with a Windows Phone have a Lumia, so there are more people working on that. There are a couple of ways to load custom/other firmware for some variants of the 8x. (Most people have been posting in the WP8 General forum)
Also, HTC and Microsoft have both announced that the phone will be getting an official update to Windows Phone 8.1.
Hope that helps!
Hey,
Before I bought my beloved oneplus one I had a couple of devices before. The HTC Sensation, the galaxy nexus (which was.. made be nearly turn my back against android) and as my name may suggest the legendary HD2.
All of them had their quirks etc. but what I really loved about the HD2 was the possibility of switching between Windows Phone and Android.
So today I'd like to ask you about the possibility of seeing a port from Windows Phone 8(.1) to our gorgeous OnePlus One. I know that its a contradiction to the CM philosophy but still.. I never hated Windows phone and I'd like to give it a try without giving up on the Oneplus one.
The M8 and opo qre using a quite similar chipset so.. Chances arent too bad, arent they?
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Hey,
Before I bought my beloved oneplus one I had a couple of devices before. The HTC Sensation, the galaxy nexus (which was.. made be nearly turn my back against android) and as my name may suggest the legendary HD2.
All of them had their quirks etc. but what I really loved about the HD2 was the possibility of switching between Windows Phone and Android.
So today I'd like to ask you about the possibility of seeing a port from Windows Phone 8(.1) to our gorgeous OnePlus One. I know that its a contradiction to the CM philosophy but still.. I never hated Windows phone and I'd like to give it a try without giving up on the Oneplus one.
The M8 and opo qre using a quite similar chipset so.. Chances arent too bad, arent they?
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Had you followed the rules you would know that this is not possible on any newer android device. Not only is the bootloaders locked down and would need to be rewritten for WP. The HD2 was also a WM device3 first so the bootloader was made for MS products. But this has been covered already.
So I have an HTC U11 Life with stock Android 7.1.1, never installed any OTA or security updates. I got a replacement U11 Life that came with Android 8 on it. I have literally been on hold with HTC for the last few days so I can get an official rooted ROM of the exact Android version my old phone has. So I thought about just cloning my old phone and restoring that image onto the new phone since they are the same model.
I guess my questions are, does anyone know if Dr.Fone will clone the OS (like make an exact 1:1 copy) and what are your experiences with this kind of software? Anything I should know or be aware of?