HTC Desire

[Krpano]

^ lol

I will say i forgot my phone at home.... :D

[gazebee_]

I want the Froyo update now :( Need more space for my apps!

[Sulphy]

thanks for the list of apps ... handy! :)

Question, i set my alarm, and have an mp3 i want it to use..... nice and gentle wake up music.... but it reverts back to that sudden loud screaming alarm every time... its fine if i set it for no, and test in a few minutes... but without fail, every morning that it has gone off...... i just about have a heart attack!!!! anyone think of a reason why?

[Singh400]

thanks for the list of apps ... handy! :)

Question, i set my alarm, and have an mp3 i want it to use..... nice and gentle wake up music.... but it reverts back to that sudden loud screaming alarm every time... its fine if i set it for no, and test in a few minutes... but without fail, every morning that it has gone off...... i just about have a heart attack!!!! anyone think of a reason why?

Because it is on your SD card and I am sure the system somehow unmounts it when not in use. I have the same problem with my ringtone.

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

I have an mp3 as my alarm and it works all the time?

[Sulphy]

Because it is on your SD card and I am sure the system somehow unmounts it when not in use. I have the same problem with my ringtone.

argh....! thanks for the info...! strange problem tho!!! you would think that if they allowed mp3's as alarms, that it would mebbe mount the sd again before the alarm is set to go off...!!!! lets hope this issue is resolved soon...!

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

The phone doesn't unmount the sdcard when not in use, that would be completely illogical.

You MIGHT however have the auto USB connection set to htc sync/drive mode.

[Sulphy]

The phone doesn't unmount the sdcard when not in use, that would be completely illogical.

You MIGHT however have the auto USB connection set to htc sync/drive mode.

i agree with you, totally illogical that it would unmount...! I dont have the usb even plugged in, as mentioned, if i test the alarm now, it works fine with the mp3... , but come tomorrow morning, it defaults to the screeching alarm....! even tho, i have also set the basic alarm to a gentler one...! bending my mind at the moment. will wait and see tomorrow.... if i am still cranky, you know it didnt work :)

Has anyone used the Zeitmann alarm app????? looks funky.... just want to know if it works as advertised, before i shell out cash for it...

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

try an alternative clock app!

Kaloer Clock is very good and has a completely workable alarm clock built in which bypasses the HTC alarm clock.

[Singh400]

Come on then, what games does everone have installed?

Abduction - Similar to the iPhone DoodleJump. Work your way up to the top.

Blow Up Lite - Features a model built with wooden sticks, and you get dynamite to blow it up. Points are scored for how far you get it to collapse below a certain threshold. Real time physics, and very impressive. There is also a ragdoll you can strap dynamite too :grin:

Jewels - Exactly like bejeweled.

Labyrinth Lite - Exactly like Teeter, but with a lot more levels, as well as a "3D" option

Math Workout - Brain training for the Desire basically, great for killing time

Milky Milky - Connect/rotate the pipes games. Replace water with milk

PapiJump - Very simple and basic version of DoodleJump (no power ups or anything) just platforms

Poke A Mole - Whack the moles game

Robo Defense Free - Addictive tower defense game. Already spent hours on it.

Shoot U! Lite - Catapult zombies to a target area. My favourite game so far, and so frustrating.

Sudoku Free - Keeps the mind active

ThrottleCopter - Stupidly hard. But great fun.

Traffic Jam - Another puzzle, standard get this block out of this area

Tux Rider - Controlling a peguin downhill trying to collect as many fish as you can (yet to get pass the first level, quite hard)

Word Search - Does what it says on the tin

WordUp! - Find/make words out a grid (from 3x3 to 9x9 I think)

The phone doesn't unmount the sdcard when not in use, that would be completely illogical.

You MIGHT however have the auto USB connection set to htc sync/drive mode.

Maybe illogical and completely stupid. But it does seem to randomly forget what my ringtone is.

[gazebee_]

Does anyone know how to manually start Car Mode without a dock?

[d4v1d05]

Does anyone know how to manually start Car Mode without a dock?

On my nexus one I go into the menu and click the app Car Home. Not sure if it's the same on the htc Desire, although I hope so. Either that or try searching for car home on the phone :p

[gazebee_]

On my nexus one I go into the menu and click the app Car Home. Not sure if it's the same on the htc Desire, although I hope so. Either that or try searching for car home on the phone :p

Nope :(

[+Ryster Subscriber²]

The Alarm Clock is driving me nuts.

Often in the morning i snooze it, then i goes on after 5 mins. Normal because i configured it this way.

But, when i slide down the lockscreen to dismiss the alarm the screen simply unlocks and the alarm keeps beeping and there is no way to turn it off. SO i have to restart the phone.

I do have alarm clock issues. Sometimes it doesn't dismiss even though I moved the slider down. It just goes off again a few minutes later. I put it down to not sliding the slider properly, or hitting the snooze button by accident instead. Why don't they make it similar to the incoming calls slider instead. Slide up to dismiss, slide down to snooze. That way, sliding the phone out of a leather case won't dismiss the alarm by accident.

Just to warn some of you who haven't updated the latest patch from HTC.

My phone got useless.

Can't boot anymore, white screen. (eventually it will boot, to crash a few minutes later)

Did a hard reset, didn't help.

Maybe a special case but think well before update.

Yep, a special case. My Desire updated just fine and actually seems to run better now. The sense UI seems smoother, and things like the contact list, text message apps and email app all seem more responsive than before. All we need now is Android 2.2 and this thing will fly :)

[Singh400]

Why don't they make it similar to the incoming calls slider instead. Slide up to dismiss, slide down to snooze. That way, sliding the phone out of a leather case won't dismiss the alarm by accident.

Pretty sure there is an app for that mate. I have seen at least two different people mention something like that across several different boards/forums.

[footballmad909]

I do have alarm clock issues. Sometimes it doesn't dismiss even though I moved the slider down. It just goes off again a few minutes later. I put it down to not sliding the slider properly, or hitting the snooze button by accident instead. Why don't they make it similar to the incoming calls slider instead. Slide up to dismiss, slide down to snooze. That way, sliding the phone out of a leather case won't dismiss the alarm by accident.

Yep, a special case. My Desire updated just fine and actually seems to run better now. The sense UI seems smoother, and things like the contact list, text message apps and email app all seem more responsive than before. All we need now is Android 2.2 and this thing will fly :)

I can recommend Gentle Alarm, it does what it's supposed to and has worked without any problem, there's a trial version if you want to test before buying it although the alarm doesn't ring on Wednesdays so be careful during your tests.

What update is this and how do I get it?

Thanks

[GeekTwo]

I suppose I should chip in my few cents here..

I returned the phone (yes.. I know, that makes my signature incorrect).. its good, its very very good, but having used an iphone for 18 months, I found the keyboard almost impossible to get used to, the battery life very short, and sense a little buggy..

But I wouldn't say not to get one, the battery life's supposed to get better after a couple of weeks (how valid that is i don't know) and I'm sure people could get used to the keyboard over time (I know a few people who have no problems with it, for the record I did go and buy the premium keyboard apps) and I'd imagine HTC will fix the sense bugs..

I was admittedly sad to return it, the keyboard was a bit of a show stopper for me though, but the raw speed of the device was pretty awesome..

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

You do realise that the keyboard on HTC SenseUI driven devices are similar to iPhone keyboards in size/feedback?

But if you still are not convinced you can install HTC_IME_Mod which goes far beyond what any other phone keyboard could ever imagine to offer iPhone included. You can even skin it with an iPhone skin.

The Desire keyboard (along with the Nexus One) have an impressively responsive keyboard, as fast and accurate as the iphone. Just search any youtube comparison video.

[adam.mt]

Does anyone know how is integration with Windows Live services on the Desire?

I guess Messenger can be used with some of the 3rd party apps I have seen, is there any way to use Hotmail without downloading email over POP?

I use Windows Live Mail on my PC's which syncs your Inbox over HTTP from what i gather.

Won't really be complete until wave 4 of the Windows Live services when Microsoft make Hotmail/Calendar/Contacts Exchange ActiveSync enabled. Until then you can only get Hotmail over POP3 which is obviously far from ideal.

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Come on then, what games does everone have installed?

Abduction - Similar to the iPhone DoodleJump. Work your way up to the top.

Blow Up Lite - Features a model built with wooden sticks, and you get dynamite to blow it up. Points are scored for how far you get it to collapse below a certain threshold. Real time physics, and very impressive. There is also a ragdoll you can strap dynamite too :grin:

Jewels - Exactly like bejeweled.

Labyrinth Lite - Exactly like Teeter, but with a lot more levels, as well as a "3D" option

Math Workout - Brain training for the Desire basically, great for killing time

Milky Milky - Connect/rotate the pipes games. Replace water with milk

PapiJump - Very simple and basic version of DoodleJump (no power ups or anything) just platforms

Poke A Mole - Whack the moles game

Robo Defense Free - Addictive tower defense game. Already spent hours on it.

Shoot U! Lite - Catapult zombies to a target area. My favourite game so far, and so frustrating.

Sudoku Free - Keeps the mind active

ThrottleCopter - Stupidly hard. But great fun.

Traffic Jam - Another puzzle, standard get this block out of this area

Tux Rider - Controlling a peguin downhill trying to collect as many fish as you can (yet to get pass the first level, quite hard)

Word Search - Does what it says on the tin

WordUp! - Find/make words out a grid (from 3x3 to 9x9 I think)

Maybe illogical and completely stupid. But it does seem to randomly forget what my ringtone is.

Air Control

Chess for Android

Gravipool Lite

Jewels

Mahjong

Robo Defense (paid for this one, it's addictive!)

Teeter

Texas Holdem - Red Poker Club

Titres (Tetris)

Toss It

Traffic Jam free

What The Doodle?! (pictionary)

[Krpano]

So my phone is on repair. One week waiting.

Yay !!!

Beware of the HTC update.

[Minifig]

ATT is supposed to be getting the Desire, and I'm tempted to start saving for one.

[red.]

I've heard that there's a 1.21 update out for the phone but i haven't been prompted and the manual check says it's up to date. Not sure when T-Mobile will be rolling it out.

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

Update was fine for my unbranded Desire...I've since rooted and flashed Pays 1.2 Sparta ROM which runs great and at 1267MHz overclock too.

[gazebee_]

I really want that HD video recording update now that iPhone 4 has it...