Is there any possibility of porting windows phone (Mango) OS on HTC Incredible S?
Is that even possible?
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Try-out-Windows-Phone-on-Android-or-iPhone_id24201
gmkv said:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Try-out-Windows-Phone-on-Android-or-iPhone_id24201
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That's just online emulation... but I wonder... how come hd2 gets all the mobile os... what's so special about that phone??
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thakur90 said:
That's just online emulation... but I wonder... how come hd2 gets all the mobile os... what's so special about that phone??
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Don't know anything about that phone but the source code is most likely fully released.
thakur90 said:
That's just online emulation... but I wonder... how come hd2 gets all the mobile os... what's so special about that phone??
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hd2 is just one lucky phone.
The hd2 is one of the first high-spec phones. So it created a huge user base.
And since most of the hardware was very well documented and what was not was reversed in a relative short amount of time.
Besides that, most people didn't like win mobile 6.5 because it has quite some flaws.
Basically thats why the HD2 is just well one of the only phone's that has all the OS systems.
Friend of mine also has HD2 with Cyanogenmod on it, compared to my old desire (with cyanogenmod) its extremely fast.
Because the Incredible S has a pretty small user base its not very likely that win7 is available for our phones, but when someone (or group) is willing to write something similar for the desire HD or any other Android Phone which has similar specs as the IS there is a possibility that someone is willing to port it to the IS. (think of a custom bootloader or wrapper script)
Until than, your out of luck and have to do with android , but i cannot imagine that that really is a problem.
p.s. olmost forgot: the bootloader of the HD2 was pretty "simple" compared to the bootloaders we currently have and was pretty easy to modify to run a different OS.
http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/two-years-later-the-amazing-htc-hd2/
you should read this article about HD2.
the Wp7 drivers for HD2 were leaked, probably that was why it was possible.
not on the IS though ):
andalism said:
http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/two-years-later-the-amazing-htc-hd2/
you should read this article about HD2.
the Wp7 drivers for HD2 were leaked, probably that was why it was possible.
not on the IS though ):
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Thanks for the link.
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So can anyone enlight me with what's the point of having a custom ROM in a Windows Phone 7 platform?
Some of the features I've seen under the development section adds multi language support, xap installs(not sure what this is), but I don't really see any major improvements.
Am I missing something here?
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Many improvements, Android fanboys wanting to start trouble are not welcome here. Exact same can be said of the hundreds of copycat android roms.
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I'm not a fanboy lol. I have an HD7 wanted to know what was the advantage of adding a custom ROM to my phone.
Thanks anyway
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I apologize, my mistake. Custom roms now give the user a different look and the ability to sideload apps. Access to file system is also moving along nicely with unlocked roms. There are many advantages allowing for more customization of WP7.
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I would also like to know. My buddy had his hd2 replaced w a hd7 and he wants to sell it. Im considering buying it and it would be my first wp7 device.
I want to veer away from android for ****z n giggles, but wanna make sure I'm not blowing money for no reason. I love custom roms, so please, what's the advantage, are there special apps that benefit from root access? Are there other devices that get more dev support? Or is the hd7 a good all around device? I'd be paying like 150 for my buddy's refurb which he didn't even take out of the box yet. Can't be that bad of a deal right?
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$150 is a lot for the HD7 these days.
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If it's in great condition, 150 would seem fair, this device is getting more and more support as time goes on. Gen 2 devices are just starting to come out, so it is not really outdated yet.
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jwalk74 said:
If it's in great condition, 150 would seem fair, this device is getting more and more support as time goes on. Gen 2 devices are just starting to come out, so it is not really outdated yet.
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Its an unused refurb from asurion so yeah its in perfect shape. Now I'm all on the fence about superAmoled or not cuz a Samsung focus will run me around 150 aswell. I am definitely itching bad to get a wp7 device .....
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I was asking is any one ever going to make a windows 7 phone is for the Droid 3 because looking at the few others that can run it it looks like the Droid 3 will fly with it I know we can not get a unlocked boot loader but at lest I know some one can get it up and running and to till you the troth I will like to play a round with a from like that because I think it will be cool as hell and I know that there others that will like one
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no
I'm sorry but why would anyone wanna do that
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I was asking is any one ever going to make a windows 7 phone is for the Droid 3 because looking at the few others that can run it it looks like the Droid 3 will fly with it I know we can not get a unlocked boot loader but at lest I know some one can get it up and running and to till you the troth I will like to play a round with a from like that because I think it will be cool as hell and I know that there others that will like one
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Aside from the snarky remarks about it being a Windows Phone, there are a few technical reasons why it would be difficult or impossible. First off, I doubt anyone could get the source code to compile WP7. Secondly, I believe that Microsoft requires the phones that run it to have Snapdragon processors, while the D3 uses an OMAP processor which is incompatible with the kernel. Also, I think that all WP7 phones have a fixed resolution, which is lower than that of the D3, so the display would look funky.
If that's the case then y and how did they import it to some HTC android phones there are 3 I know of
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DoubleYouPee said:
I'm sorry but why would anyone wanna do that
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Just to play around with
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I highly doubt it would happen, but there IS a windows phone 7 launcher in the marketplace that is quite good.
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HTC Phones generally come with Snapdragon processors, and often have similar hardware to one another. It's possible someone could figure out a way to run it on a phone with nearly identical specs as those for a WP7 phone. The only phone i've seen WP7 ported to was the HTC HD2, which isn't natively and Android phone. I've seen a few Android ROMs out there that look like WP7. Though, if you can post a link to some of the ones you've seen, I'd appreciate it.
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HTC Phones generally come with Snapdragon processors, and often have similar hardware to one another. It's possible someone could figure out a way to run it on a phone with nearly identical specs as those for a WP7 phone. The only phone i've seen WP7 ported to was the HTC HD2, which isn't natively and Android phone. I've seen a few Android ROMs out there that look like WP7. Though, if you can post a link to some of the ones you've seen, I'd appreciate it.
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wp8 will be out soon and by the looks of it it will run on almost any thing I will never use wp but just will like to play with it
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I read that over a dozen times and I cannot decipher the meaning...
leerpsp said:
Just to play around with
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http://aka.ms/wpdemo
Go there with your droid 3 browser
DoubleYouPee said:
http://aka.ms/wpdemo
Go there with your droid 3 browser
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Its not the same
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So basically, I'm going to get a note 2 in the next week or so, and I was going to sell my IncS. However, I realised how much I'd miss this xda community, so that's the reason I'm going to keep my phone as a media device for my future car just thought I'd let you all know how great this community is
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TaLEntZ96 said:
So basically, I'm going to get a note 2 in the next week or so, and I was going to sell my IncS. However, I realised how much I'd miss this xda community, so that's the reason I'm going to keep my phone as a media device for my future car just thought I'd let you all know how great this community is
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Well theres always the Note 2 section of XDA
anybody leave android for Windows Phone?
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
skylanlan said:
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
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There are a number of people (i dont know them personally of course. We just see each other on another forum occassionally). When I asked him what for, he said Android is a bit unstable for him. He said his phone crashed in the middle of a business call or something important like that. So he went for a Windows Phone and its rock solid. He said it never crashed on him yet and I totally believe him. Windows Phone has always been quite solid and very reliable for day to day tasks like email, messages, dialing and the likes. The only thing lacking though, is the app store but he says it does not really matter. he uses his phone for work only so yea, does make sense that he would not care.
skylanlan said:
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
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Tpbklake lol
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markj338 said:
Tpbklake lol
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Which one did he get? I've got one laying around. I admit it's rock solid stable. Running windows phone 7.8
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naathaanb96 said:
Which one did he get? I've got one laying around. I admit it's rock solid stable. Running windows phone 7.8
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Nokia lumia 820 iirc
Is in his signature
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Hey guys.I just get my N4 a few days ago,coming from HTC device.I am a Sense fan.I want to start a project porting Sense 5 from Droid DNA.Searching for team members,who know something about porting.Who's in ?
oblikas said:
Hey guys.I just get my N4 a few days ago,coming from HTC device.I am a Sense fan.I want to start a project porting Sense 5 from Droid DNA.Searching for team members,who know something about porting.Who's in ?
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I don't know anything about porting or making ROMs but I would love to see a port of sense 5
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About time! In the nexus 7 forums someone made a touchwiz rom and I asked about sense and was told it's impossible. Given the similarities in the htc one x, and htc one architecture vs our chipset I don't think it's impossible, not at all. I'd love to help if I knew how to develop, but best of luck to ya!
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Count me in for testing and applications, but as for coding, I'm a lost cause, even with a masters in tech. I can show someone how to USE or APPLY a product in the field once its created, but creation, I'll leave it to the pros! If there is anything I can do on the application/UI/FAQ/Help side that doesn't require coding, let me know.
I can definitely do any testing you need
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About time! In the nexus 7 forums someone made a touchwiz rom and I asked about sense and was told it's impossible. Given the similarities in the htc one x, and htc one architecture vs our chipset I don't think it's impossible, not at all. I'd love to help if I knew how to develop, but best of luck to ya!
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The issue has nothing to do with chipsets or hardware. It is all software. Sense requires HTC frameworks and drivers to work. Many have tried and in the end things like data, wi-fi, GPS and things like that dont work. Trust me many high level devs have tried it and all have failed.
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The issue has nothing to do with chipsets or hardware. It is all software. Sense requires HTC frameworks and drivers to work. Many have tried and in the end things like data, wi-fi, GPS and things like that dont work. Trust me many high level devs have tried it and all have failed.
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I get that but it's not impossible. Usually if you can find a device with the same chipset, it can be done. Devs in the HTC Flyer forum got ics with sense 4.0 ported because of the HTC One V having the same chipset. For us, DROID DNA would be the best place to start.
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Cor-master said:
I get that but it's not impossible. Usually if you can find a device with the same chipset, it can be done. Devs in the HTC Flyer forum got ics with sense 4.0 ported because of the HTC One V having the same chipset. For us, DROID DNA would be the best place to start.
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They were both HTC devices. The first nexus from HTC got a sense port as well.
Does htc modify their hardware in some way? You'd think underneath it all they would be identical to everything else. Forgive me I'm not a developer.
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Does htc modify their hardware in some way? You'd think underneath it all they would be identical to everything else. Forgive me I'm not a developer.
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It is mostly a driver issue. The drivers are only made to work with HTC hardware. While the base hardware is the same things like the radio antenna, wifi, antenna, and things like this are different depending on the device. They are also programed very differently depending on the OEM. Without any of the Sense drivers for the OS those things dont work. This is how OEM keep their version of Android on their devices alone.
It shouldn't be really hard,target device is HTC Butterfly because has a 4.2.2 Sense ROM.I'll try 2morrow.
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oblikas said:
It shouldn't be really hard,target device is HTC Butterfly because has a 4.2.2 Sense ROM.I'll try 2morrow.
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Have a look at the other Dev threads about this. They maybe able to help and save you alot of trouble. Good luck.
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Have a look at the other Dev threads about this. They maybe able to help and save you alot of trouble. Good luck.
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Thanks.I've already talked to a good porter,he also ported Sense 5,he will help me.
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oblikas said:
It shouldn't be really hard,target device is HTC Butterfly because has a 4.2.2 Sense ROM.I'll try 2morrow.
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If you need anyone to test let me know
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Tried to port sense this way some days before I saw this.
I was pretty sure it would fail, but I gave it a try.
The only thing I reached was a bootloop
Hey all. Just saw an announcement that HTC one m8 is going to be available as Windows phone soon sounds cool I was curious if it is possible to make a windows rom to flash on m7 or m8 world be pretty epic if someone pulled that off
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mooseass said:
Hey all. Just saw an announcement that HTC one m8 is going to be available as Windows phone soon sounds cool I was curious if it is possible to make a windows rom to flash on m7 or m8 world be pretty epic if someone pulled that off
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this actually sounds like my worst nightmare ever, windows 8 phone software sucks big time, im still waiting for nokia to start using android on their phones, I used to love nokia's and only moved to HTC because all their phones use windows software.
mooseass said:
Hey all. Just saw an announcement that HTC one m8 is going to be available as Windows phone soon sounds cool I was curious if it is possible to make a windows rom to flash on m7 or m8 world be pretty epic if someone pulled that off
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it was discussed alreay in another thread, dont remember where exactly, looks like it would be very difficult (if not impossible) because of many factors. This will probably never happen, fortunately.
alray said:
it was discussed alreay in another thread, dont remember where exactly, looks like it would be very difficult (if not impossible) because of many factors. This will probably never happen, fortunately.
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"Sean breathes a very large sigh of relief" :victory: