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TechCredo’s Complete Guide to Windows Mobile

mushipkw — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:20:17 +0000

Who doesn’t like to get the most out of his windows mobile device. Its very satisfying to make your phone work like the way you want to. Windows phones do offer various customization options & advanced settings which are buried deep below, making it very hard for a newbie to find them. The author of TechCredo was also a newbie in early October 09 but since then he has learnt various tweaks for his device. In his guide he has given a very easy & nicely detailed tutorial for all his knowlegde to tweak WM devices.

Parts of this guide might be old news if you are experienced with Windows Mobile and have an interest for your cell-phone. The Guide will be updated whenever there are more useful things to, so check back. Many of the tweaks and tutorials require a registry editor. I recommend the one that accompanies Resco Explorer or SKTools. Freeware choices are PHM Registry Editor and Total Commander. Alternatively, you can also change most settings without manually altering the registry by using the tweaking tools, which might be preferable, though instructions for both methods are provided. All the tweaks and software are tested and working on WM 6.1 Professional (SE Xperia X1).

Here’s what the guide covers so far:

The Best Utilities For Tweaking
Increasing Input Space in Threaded Messages
Disabling Sent Message Confirmation
Increasing Your Touchscreen’s Responsiveness
How to Speed Up Your Memory Card
Installing .NET 3.5 For Better Performance
Making the Pop-Up Menus More Finger-Friendly
Getting Rid of the Busy Tone Going Through Speakers
Tweaks For Optimized Performance
Personalize Your Phone: Change the Boot Screen
How to Add an ALT+TAB Feature (Improved Task Management)
Making the OK-Button Actually Shut Down Programs
Turning off SMS Pop-ups/Connection Bubbles
Making Call Vibrations Rhythmic
Enable/Disable Threaded Text Messages
Changing the Font Size of Java Applications (JBed)
How to Get Support For Phone Profiles
How to Hard-Reset Your Phone
Signing Opera Mini 4.2 to Get Rid off Confirmations
How to Set Opera Mini as the Default Browser
WVGA Fix (solution for VGA software problems on WVGA devices)
Changing the Hardware Keyboard Layout
How to Enable/Disable the Backlight During Calls
Boosting the Xperia Speaker Volume
How to Change the Language of Your Phone
How to Turn Off Security Warnings
Getting an Improved Battery Meter
How to Always Show Both the Clock & the Battery
Various Tips & Recommended Settings

So Here’s the little guide to Windows Mobiles

15 More Tips & Tricks for HTC HD2 Leo – Things You May Not Have Known

mushipkw — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:18:13 +0000

A few weeks ago I posted 37 Tips & Tricks For HTC HD2 Leo, well I am posting 15 More Tips & Tricks for HTC HD2 Leo. So follow these 2 posts to Supercharge your beast even more.

1. Disable Extra Animation on Clock
Everytime you refresh the home screen, the flip clock starts 1 hour and 2 minutes back to show off the flip animation. You can disable this extra animation so it only flips when it needs to flips. Download the modified manila file (1581). Disable HTC Sense in Today settings. Backup original Windows file (you are going to overwrite) to your SD card. Extract downloaded file to Windows directory on your device (overwriting the original). Enable HTC Sense again in today settings.

2. Speed Up Web Page Loading Considerably
The following registry tweak will enable almost instantaneous web page loading in the web browser. It apparently enables wireless N mode but seems to work with cellular data too. Go to:
HKLM/Comm/BCMSDDHD1/Parms
11nModeDisable = Change from 1 to 0

3. Enable Magnifying Box When Selecting Text
Press and hold your finger on any text in a HTC app such as Messaging and an iphone-esque selection procedure with handles to drag and highlight text will appear. Modify the following registry entry to add a magnifying window as you select and highlight the text. Go to:
HKLM/Software/HTC/TextSelection/EnableMagnifier and change from 0 to 1.

4. Enable Graphical Send Icon Button in HTC Messaging
To send a text message you need to hit the left softkey button. The following registry tweak adds a graphic send button above the paperclip button. It also changes the ’send’ left soft key to a ‘back’ soft key.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila\LSK_Send_Msg
Change from 1 to 0.

5. Permanently Delete Reappearing HTC Icons from Start Menu
If you delete the HTC shortcuts to Peep, People, Messaging etc and reset, they always come back. To delete these shortcuts for good (not the apps just the shortcuts) use the tweak below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila\IsShortcutEn able
Change to 0 and soft reset.

6. How to Enable More Than 1 Hotmail Account in Email Tab
By default you can only check one hotmail account at a time. Here is how to enable more hotmail accounts.

1. Create a new email account.
2. In the email field write your email but replace the “@hotmail.com” with “@hotmail.con”, this way the OS is not going to load Windows live messenger to sync your email.
3. Disable the option “Try to get e-mail settings…”
4. Select the email provider, in this case, Internet e-mail.
5. Complete the name and account display name
6. Incoming server: “pop3.live.com:995″. Account type: POP3
7. Complete the form with your username and password. Note: the username is your full email address: “yourusername@hotmail.com” and not “yourusername”.
8. Outgoing mail server: “smtp.live.com:25″. Check the “outgoing server requires au…”. Click on Advanced settings and check the “Require SSL…” for incoming and outgoing e-mail.
9. Complete the rest of the setup.
10. Now, go to your email account and go to Tools > Options, once there, click on the email account you just created and click on “Edit account setup.” NOTE: It might make you wait until it syncs 1 time.
11. Replace the “@hotmail.con” with the right one “@hotmail.com” and hit next ’till the end of the setup, and done.

7. Prevent Accidental Link Activation When Scrolling
Do you scroll and find you accidentally click on something? This tweak is for you.
HKLM/System/GWE/Touch/Filter/Minimumtaptime
Change from 0 to 30

8. Excellent Graphical Task Switcher Alternative
As the HD2 does not come with the task switcher/killer in the top right corner anymore you can use the task manager in system settings menu. However install Showcase and and the program icon to your homepage quick links for instant access to running tasks with a lovely graphical UI. Add it to the top row, right most icon. Good spot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530564

9. Enable More Than 10 URL Thumbnail Shortcuts on Internet Tab
By default you only get 10 shortcuts to your favourite websites on the internet tab. Now you can have as many as you want (multiples of 2) or even less than 10 if you so wish.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila\Internet.Cou ntOfPush
Change from 10 to 12 or 14 or 16 or 18 etc etc

10. Add ‘Mark All Read’ to Email Inbox Menu
Install the MarkAllReadInbox (715) cab to add the feature to the menu of your email inbox. By default only Mark As Read is in the menu, not All read.

11. Add an Extra Row to Menu to Show More Options
By default the maximum amount of rows to show in pop up menus are 9. You can add one more row to show a total of 10 rows now.
HKLM/Software/HTC/HtcMenus/PortraitMaxItemCount
Change 9 to 10 and reset.

12. Enable 3G Button in Comm Manager
In Comm Manager, you can substitute the Microsoft direct push for Outlook button for a GSM/3G button by installing this HTC HD2 CommManager 3G (1569).

13. Enable All Currency Symbols from Main Keyboard
If you want to input the Euro, Yen or Pound symbol, you have to tap on the ‘12#’ key and then go to page 2. A bit cumbersome. Now you can have access to all of the currency symbols just by pressing and holding the ‘f’ key and then drag to choose the symbol you want. Install this cab (310).

14. Speed Up Scrolling of Internet and People Tab, Album Page and All People Page
You can speed up the speed of scrolling when you flick your finger by modifying the following registry tweak.
HKLM/SOFTWARE/HTC/HTCScroll/velocity_factor
Change to 20000 or higher. Experiment to what suits you.

15. Enable SMS Delivery Reports on O2 Network
O2 sadly do not support sms delivery reports no matter even if you enable them in sms settings or the registry. An alternative way is to add *0# in the body of the message followed by a space and then begin your message. The recipient does not see the code but you will get a message back saying when it has been delivered.

Source: xda-developers

Disable HTC Messaging in TouchFlo v2.5

mushipkw — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:23:08 +0000

Since Manila v2.5 HTC has designed and developed a completely new text messaging application (HTC Messaging App) to replace the old Windows messaging application for the entire SMS/text messaging functionality. Some of you may not be affected by the poor performance of HTC messaging app. But it’s so poor that despite trimming text messages to just 200, every operation (open message, compose a message, etc) takes a few seconds at least, and it is just not usable. It looks as if HTC has designed, developed and tested with just a handful messages in mind.

So xda user Zenkinz did some investigation, and found out a way to disable HTC messaging app, and revert back to the original Windows messaging application, i.e. pocket outlook, for text messaging. Technically speaking, it’s a combination of registry tweak and a small patch utility he wrote to overcome a bug/problem as a result of disabling HTC messaging application.

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Play RMVB Files on Windows Mobiles

mushipkw — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:11:48 +0000

RMVB is one excellent video format, but it is not open video format, many software and devices can’t support RMVB format including our windows mobiles. But now its possible to run RMVB files on the windows media player. All you have to do is download & install RMVB Plugin (1336).

Install Instructions:
Extract the zip file, you will get two folders: 1 and 2.

Copy the four files in folder 1 named:
amc_video_renderer.ax
RADecoderFilter.dll
RealParserFilter.dll
RVDecoderFilter.dll
into “Windows” folder on your phone.

Import the rmvb.reg (in folder 1 as well) into registry then do a soft-rest.

After the soft-rest, install the cab file called M8_RMVB_Feit.cab in folder 2, then do a soft-rest again. After that windows media player will be able to play rmvb and rm files!

Tested on HTC Touch HD with LIA 13.1 WM 6.5 ROM, tried a 100mb RV40 file with 848*480 res. 23.98fps 512kbps and AAC2 44.1khz audio. It played ok, a bit lag but watchable, I assume it will be very fast with a lower res rmvb (640*480) and with a wm6.1 ROM. Drag works really fast, the video will jump to the time point almost immediately.

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How To Bypass Google Activation On Android Devices

mushipkw — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:39:30 +0000

Android devices needs registration before satrting up which requires network connection. Well xda user mr.tenuki has found out a way to skip this and start Android devices without registration. He explains a very simple process to do that. All which involves is simply pressing all 4 corners of the screen one after the other clockwise and done, you’re on your home screen. Start from the top left corner, then top right, bottom right, and then bottom left.

Here’s a screenshot explaining this:

This was successfully tried on both myTouch3G and Verizon Droid but on a stock G1 running cupcake and it did not work. Try this one on G1 running donut and check if it works. Share it.

Discussion Here.