Solar Powered HD2

The other days I was talking about the extended battery for the HTC Leo because this little beast seems to be quite hungry when it comes to electric power. Well, here we have yet another solution, the HTC HD2 Solar Power Charger.

Can be found here:

Pocket Solutions

Android Froyo HD2 Applications List Part 1

During the past days I managed to test a bunch of applications on HTC HD2 running Android Froyo 2.2. So here is my initial list of applications which work fine and most of them are also a must have:

Utilities; Office and Security:
Advanced Task Killer - usefull for stopping non-responsive apps
AVG Antivirus - the famous antivir
Winamp - widely known music player
Adobe Photshop Express - photo editing application
Adobe Reader - PDF reader
Dual File Manager - File Explorer
Skyfire - Internet Browser
Google Translate - Google's translation software

Games and Fun:
Chess - needs no description, the name does it
Drum Session - full set of drums to be tapped :)
Yahoo Messenger - IM client from Yahoo
Penguin II - funny game - Bear kicks Penguin with a bat
Piano - play piano
Solo Lite - play guitar
Talking Tom Cat - cat repeats what you say with a funny voice (Helium like)
Backgammon - needs no description, the name does it
Real Blackjack - needs no description, the name does it
Unblock Me - move blocks to get the red one out of the box

You can find, download and install them via Android Market.

Enjoy!

HTC HD2 WM6.5 Custom ROM's

Nice collection of custom WM ROM's for the HTC Leo can be found here. Choose your favorite:

http://htcpedia.com/soft/htc-leo-rom.html

ActiveSync WM 6.5

Here are some useful links for downloading ActiveSync, software needed to synchronize your Windows Mobile 6.5 Phone with your desktop, laptop etc.

Active Sync for Windows Vista and 7, 32 bit version:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=46f72df1-e46a-4a5f-a791-09f07aaa1914

Active Sync for Windows Vista and 7, 64 bit version:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=4F68EB56-7825-43B2-AC89-2030ED98ED95&displaylang=en

Active Sync for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9e641c34-6f7f-404d-a04b-dc09f8141141

Extended Battery - HD2 - Cool!

The Extended Battery. Well this is a cool accessory for the HTC HD2, as the big screen, 3G data connection or Wi-Fi and nevertheless the applications tend to drain the poor little battery of the HTC HD2 incredibly fast!

Full package includes: 2300 mAh battery, back cover with kickstand.

Applications for HTC HD2

Two great resources for both paid and FREE applications for the HTC HD2 running Windows Mobile 6.5 (native OS):

XDA Market - can be found here:
http://xdamarket.vbnfiles.com/Download.aspx

OMarket - can be found here:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/omarket/

digi.mobil internet settings for ANDROID (romanian users only)

So here are the internet settings for digi.mobil network (in Romania) on Android for the HD2:

Menu >> Settings >> Wireless and Networks >> Mobile Networks >> Access Point Names


Press Windows Logo key and select New APN

In the new Profile please enter the following settings:

Name: internet
APN: internet
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS port:
MCC: 226
MNC: 05
Authentication type: PAP
APN type:

Last but not least, you should save the profile.

Hope this helps!

Running Android OS (2.2 Froyo) on HD2

So, if you ever get tired of your native WM 6.5 OS on the HTC HD2, you might want to try the latest release of Android (2.2 Froyo). Below you can find a step by step tutorial on how to actually run it without having to wipe your existing Windows installation (who knows, maybe you want to revert).

Myself, I am currently running Froyo 2.2, the Darkstone build and I find it pretty stable, allthough it kinda drains out your battery a bit.

I didn't get any errors with it, didn't have to format my storage card and did not experience any data loss or corruption. Still, please beware that because I am not performing this activity on your phone, I cannot be considered responsible for any kind of damage to your phone. I hope you won't encounter any problems, and I think you shouldn't if you follow the steps carefully.

Pre-requisites:
HTC HD2 running WM6.5
Storage Card with at least 1Gb free
USB Data Cable
Android Darkstone for HD2 - you will have to download it, can be found here:
http://theadventuresofpj.com/downloads/HD2/FroyoStone_Sense.7z

The steps to a successful installation:

1. Download the archive
2. Connect your phone to the pc using it as a mass storage device
3. Unzip the archive to your storage card (you should have a folder named Android on you storage card afterwards)
4. Disconnect the phone from your PC
5. After Windows loads start the File Explorer and go to the folder Android on the storage card
6. Inside the folder you should find a executable file called CLRCAD, run it
7. In the same folder you should find another executable file called Haret. After running this file, the Android should start booting. It might take some time for the first boot, be patient.
8. Enjoy Android! ;)

If you want to go back to Windows, just shut your phone off and restart it again, it will automatically boot into Windows.