OFFICIAL HTC Desire Thread

My compass seems to be a bit screwed... Was ok initially but now I have no idea. When you turn the phone the compass turns with it then sometimes just flips around to a random place. I got a message saying abnormal magnetic field detected (was holding it in my hand and didn't have anything funny on me or near me, outside) and that I must calibrate. When you calibrate it it just tells you to wave the phone in a figure 8 and this hasn't helped.
This means that skymaps, layar etc don't work correctly.
 
Tried opera mini after using it on my nokia. Actually like dolphin browser HD a LOT more. The "chat" even works on facebook (not 100% but workable).
 
Hi! Finally got my Desire today..

Decided first thing I needed to do was get some protection for my baby :-)

I did not want to order on-line and have to wait for delivery, so I went to Vodaworld, the Vodashop on the right as you enter Vodaworld, they have these"e-style" pouches. You just slip the phone in, more a "slip-case" than a pouch really. Anyway, they look quite thin and tall, made of leather with white stitching all around, and they fit the Desire PERFECTLY! It also has a tab at the back to get the phone out, as once it is in, it is nice and tight, Not TOO tight, just enough so you feel the Desire sits safely inside, but not too tight to damage it. But because the case is so deep, you will have a heck of a time getting it out again - therefore the coolness-factor of the little pull-out tab.

It is very nice, as the phone sits all the way inside, with only the very top visible - less change of it getting damaged or scratched.

Just a note, seems there are ones that are a bit deeper than the others, although there is no indication on the packaging indicating depth or anything...

This will tide me over very well until there is a really nice "made-for-Desire" silicone case available locally.

O yeah, was R109.
 
Been thinking of getting one of these - the only downside is that my Garmin Mobile XT won't run in it.

What is navigon like for the SA maps? Google maps is out as I don't want to be online all the time. Any other good offline navigation software I should be looking at?
 
IRG said:
Available soon, I have mine on pre-order:
http://www.invisibleprotectors.co.z...invisibleshield-full-body-for-htc-desire.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJH3xZ5ZDwE&feature=player_embedded
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I love how all you see in the product image is... an HTC Desire. I suppose it must be THAT invisible lol.

Dolphin HD is pretty good, I like the gestures, although it sometimes behaves a bit odd when your bookmarks require some type of postdata. Lack of multitouch just killed Opera Mini for me, why would I want to constantly tap on the screen and use little zoom buttons when I could just pinch to zoom?

And google goggles is awesome - taking a photo of stuff and having a relevant website load is frikking sweet when you're showing the phone off :D I can attest that it can identify most brands of beer sold in south africa :P
 
gregmcc said:
Been thinking of getting one of these - the only downside is that my Garmin Mobile XT won't run in it.

What is navigon like for the SA maps? Google maps is out as I don't want to be online all the time. Any other good offline navigation software I should be looking at?
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I'm using Navigon on my Desire and so far, its on par with Garmin Mobile and Tomtom.. I do like the fresh look of Navigon. I'm also installing NDrive, Copilot and iGo tonight and will compare them.
 
I tried the brut(.al) "launcher" for google maps navigation. It works as in shows your route and follows you along it. It also recalculates when you go off the route and speech even works however it's VERY untalkative. It also comes in rather late, as in "Turn right. Oh shi...". So if you have it up on your dashboard where you can see it google maps navigation in SA is probably good enough to realistically use but don't rely on voice instructions.
 
Anyone played around with controlling your PC from the phone? I've found Remotedroid & androidVNC, both are very impressive.
 
Anyone played around with controlling your PC from the phone? I've found Remotedroid & androidVNC, both are very impressive.
 
Been using Gmote for a mouse and VLC player. Works great. Will try those two apps tonight :)
Got Remote RDP Lite to work though its a bit useless as its so hard to control the mouse I find. Also it only does 1 connection which kinda limits its usefulness(full paid version has more connections enabled).

Found my first show stopper bug last night.

I've been sorting through my contacts and last night added a new contact (does anyone know of a way to move a contact from sim and have it made into a full contact with address, other numbers and groups?). After I added the contact (the person had no email addy though I don't know if thats relevant) and after a few minutes the phone just deletes the new contact. It did this about 3 times before I got demoer in and stopped trying.
Later on I tried adding the contact through Gmail in a browser on my pc and syncing it back to the phone. That has worked it seems.... Contact still on my phone this morning.
 
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Very useful App - Gesture Search, plus the Gesture Search Bar. Find anything on your phone by drawing the first letter or two on the screen. Must easier than scrolling through your million apps for that one you dont use often enough to put on a home screen.
 
dlk001 said:
I'm using Navigon on my Desire and so far, its on par with Garmin Mobile and Tomtom.. I do like the fresh look of Navigon. I'm also installing NDrive, Copilot and iGo tonight and will compare them.
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Thanks - good to know since I see Garmin Mobile XT is not coming out for the Android and its been discontinued.
 
Hmm, installed an interesting app called Y5, looks pretty useful - automatically switches your wifi on when you are nearby a network you have previously connected to, then off again when you leave. Will see how well it works over the next week.
 
not sure why everyone is so keen on trying to prevent scratches etc. my hero after a year, doesnt have a scratch. my nexus after months doesnt have a single scratch, back or front, same with my desire which ive had a month. these things are more unscratchable than iphone was. obviously im not talking about a hard drop damage. but you will not see a scratch on these screens ever. and i use mine HARD
 
kvi said:
not sure why everyone is so keen on trying to prevent scratches etc. my hero after a year, doesnt have a scratch. my nexus after months doesnt have a single scratch, back or front, same with my desire which ive had a month. these things are more unscratchable than iphone was. obviously im not talking about a hard drop damage. but you will not see a scratch on these screens ever. and i use mine HARD
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Dude, you must see what my Omnia looks like! I'm on my second screen protector!
 
omnia yes.... lets see how many people have htc android damage???
 
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