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Damn, I love Swype. It works perfectly on the phone.

I'm after a good web browser though - anyone got an ideas for an alternative one?

Also I'm still using the stock 'themes' for it - whats the best way to customise the layouts like I see on the web.

Oh, and a good site for wallpapers for it?

My battery life is much better now for sure, and usually get just over a day out of it which is great.

Damn, I love Swype. It works perfectly on the phone.

I'm after a good web browser though - anyone got an ideas for an alternative one?

Also I'm still using the stock 'themes' for it - whats the best way to customise the layouts like I see on the web.

Oh, and a good site for wallpapers for it?

My battery life is much better now for sure, and usually get just over a day out of it which is great.

Dolphin is a good browser. Tabs and all that. Quite quick.

Wallpapers. Download the Zedge application. It's brilliant. Ringtones and Wallpapers.

I have been looking at Lookout AV on the Desire and to be fair it seems to be pretty good. Apart from AV it also backs up contacts, call logs and pictures plus can find your device if it is lost or stolen although I understand that this service isnt available in all countries.

Has anyone got any other opinions on it or other AV?

how is everybody's battery life? mine isnt as good as my HTC hero, better than the Pre for sure.

Im getting at least 24 hours, but i want more :s

Im using an app called timeriffic and has allowed me to time when things are switched off, its made the battery last a lot longer and I would recomend it highly.

You will be lucky to get more than a day with any smart phone !!

Oh really, the last time I charged my HTC Desire I got a day and a half out of it, without the use of task killers, timers to kill programs and services and without turning off auto sync.

Granted my phone has gone through several charge cycles but this shows that you don't need third party apps to increase battery life.

I think a lot of it comes down to common sense. For example you don't need to have mobile internet turned on constantly. Turn this off saves a TON of battery life. Just that one small measure will make a huge difference to your battery life.

I can now get back from work with the battery level at around 80%. And this is with normal usage.

I think a lot of it comes down to common sense. For example you don't need to have mobile internet turned on constantly. Turn this off saves a TON of battery life. Just that one small measure will make a huge difference to your battery life.

I can now get back from work with the battery level at around 80%. And this is with normal usage.

You do if you use the auto sync feature!!!

You do if you use the auto sync feature!!!

Well you don't need the auto sync feature either. It drains battery. Why not disable mobile internet altogether, and then add a Sync All widget to one of your home screens. And then around lunch, just enable mobile internet manually and use the Sync All widget. Simples.

I use only Timerriffic to turn off Wifi and put it into silent. So i have it syncing the friends stream and gmail/calendar in the background with the default settings and my Desire manages to last around 2 days.

Although i'm not using the mail app itself. Maybe that could be using up a lot of battery?

Where do folks get decent widgets for the home screens? I've just got the standard ones installed and when I try to find new ones they are pretty dire.

I'm after a decent Notes-App.

Also, how do I delete those apps I dont use but arent on the sd card (ie: google mail).

Been trying out Dolphin HD browser today; seems ok but I prefer the standard HTC one to be honest!

^ Does that matter ?

I mean, what's the point of having 2 years warranty if it wont cover anything.

Did you guys read the warranty policy ?

You will be surprised.

The final decision of my HTC Desire warranty is that there is no coverage.

They stood by their statment that there has been oxidation damage.

Sincerely, i dunno how.

From my side i keep my word and say there has been no bad utilisation of my Desire and the problem appeared after the HTC update.

I am waiting for my phone to be returned, i will then reflash it myself.

If in any case i manage to fix the phone, there will be war.

I will keep you updated.

Update vom 23.06.2010:

HTC hat ?ber seine PR-Agentur dementiert, dass es in zwei Wochen ein Betriebssystem-Update f?r das Desire und das Legend geben wird. Die Aussage basiere auf einem Missverst?ndnis. Sicher ist, dass das HTC Hero in den n?chsten zwei Wochen sein Update auf Android 2.1 bekommen wird. Bei der Aktualisierung f?r das Desire bleibt HTC vage und will ein Update bis zum dritten Quartal ausliefern. Ob und wann das Legend ein Upgrade auf Android 2.2 bekomme, wisse man noch gar nicht.

Update from 6/23/2010:

HTC has denied through his PR agency, that there will be two weeks in an operating system update for the Desire and the Legend. The statement was based on a misunderstanding. It is certain that the HTC Hero will receive in the next two weeks, his update to Android 2.1. In the update for the HTC Desire remains vague and will deliver an update to the third quarter. If and when the Legend to upgrade to get Android 2.2, you do not know yet.

http://www.zdnet.de/news/mobile_wirtschaft_update_htc_bringt_os_update_fuer_desire_und_legend_story-39002365-41533741-1.htm

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