If you have an htc hd2 you may know about the greatest news of the week. Now comes the successor to the htc hd2, the htc hd7. Note tmobile hd2 us is not the same as europe, asia and other htc hd2 in the rest of the world. Replacing microsofts standard user interface is the latest version of htcs custom ui that has a focus on giving consumers easy access to the features they. Even with microsoft crushing our hopes of a wp7 upgrade for the hd2. Htc hd2 driver official the htc usb driver is compatible with the htc flash tool, and the imei tool and can be useful if you are trying to install firmware rom on the device.
Apparently, according to a post by the guys over at engadget, its been confirmed by microsoft that the htc hd2 will not be. Microsoft, windows, windows mobile, windows xp, windows. Free windows mobile apps more than 4500 free windows mobile games, apps and themes. How to activate your windows phone 7hd2 live services. Htc hd2 wp8 port leads to windows rt on the htc hd2. After weeks of rumor, htc have confirmed the existence of their latest flagship windows phone, the htc hd2 aka the htc leo. Apparently, according to a post by the guys over at engadget, its been confirmed by microsoft that the htc hd2 will not be upgradeable at least officially to windows phone 7. First released in november 2009 with windows mobile 6. Currently there projects inprogress to allow a total of 5 operating systems to run on the htc hd2 windows mobile standard, ubuntu, android, meego, windows phone 7.
Hopefully, all previous rumors on hd2 and the windows phone os 7 coming on it will prove true. Mar 07, 2019 note tmobile hd2 us is not the same as europe, asia and other htc hd2 in the rest of the world. Windows mobile device center not recognizing your htc touch. The htc logo, the htc quietly brilliant logo, and htc hd2 are trademarks of. Folks over at xdadevelopers have managed to hack the popular htc sense interface, which ships with htc hd2, to make it compatible to run in landscape mode. I think im going to get a android tablet pc 7 inch whdmi 1080p movie. Internet, backup and social applications together with financial, weather, mapping and gps navigation software absolutely free for your windows phone. I have an htc hd2 with tmobile and im trying sync it with windows mobile device center on my sony laptop but i wont work. The performance of the rom on the hd2 is remarkably good, but theres a catch to it, its very buggy, therefore dont expect this to be your primary smartphone for daily use in any case. After using windows phone 7 mango on the hd2 for a handful amount of time, there are a few things which we would want to share with you guys.
The pictures above and after the break were tweeted by cotulla, who has been working on porting windows phone 8 to the htc hd2 it seems the work on getting uefi to work on the device also paid off for windows rt, which makes sense since both windows phone 8 and windows. This pc program works fine with 32bit and 64bit versions of windows xpvista7810. Feb 17, 2011 welcome to diy tech tips and guides article on how to dual boot windows phone 7 and android in a htc hd 2. Congratulations you now have windows phone 7 running natively on your htc hd2. The taskbar is the access point for programs displayed on the desktop. With this hack, you can now run the popular interface in landscape mode. Htc hd2 raises the bar for windows mobile devices zdnet. Sep 19, 2016 for nostalgia sake, the htc hd2 was launched in november 2009 and came with some mighty big specs for its time, with a 1ghz singlecore processor, 4.
Mar 22, 2010 owners of the current popular htc hd2 have been hoping that somehow their phones can be fully upgraded to windows phone 7. Install windows phone 7 on the htc hd2 the hackers paradise. Robertson, phillips, and the history of the screwdriver duration. The htc hd2 also known as the htc t8585, htc t9193 and htc leo, is a smartphone in the htc touch family designed and manufactured by htc. In this article, i will list one of the simplest and more direct ways from the computer. Follow the onscreen instructions to setup your windows phone 7 installation for the first time. Mar 28, 2010 since microsoft has officially denied any possibilities of having windows phone 7 series on htc hd2, tom codon of htc pedia has shown screenshots of a working windows phone 7 series on an htc hd2. The htc leo, more commonly known as the hd2, is with no hyperbole a legendary device. Post that, i couldnt connect my touch with the pc using active sync windows mobile device center. In this article, i will list one of the simplest and more direct ways from the computer geeks at xda to sort out the whole installation. Htc has made a number of enhancements on top of windows mobile 6. Dual boot windows phone 7 and android htc hd 2 installation guide. How to install windows phone 7 on htc hd2 with magldr.
This makes sense because hd2 is the first phone which meets all the hardware chassis requirements laid out by microsoft for a phone which will be powered by windows mobile 7, including support for multitouch through its massive 4. After months of intensive development, dft dark forces team has finally managed porting windows phone 7 to htc hd2 and have released the rom for you to install on your hd2. Htc hd2 tripleboots windows phone 7, android, winmo 6. Microsoft, windows, windows mobile, windows xp, windows vista, activesync, windows mobile device center, internet explorer, msn, hotmail, windows live, outlook, excel, powerpoint, word, onenote and windows media are. Nov 26, 2009 while windows mobile fans like myself are very pleased with the htc touch pro2 there hasnt been as much excitement around a microsoft smartphone as we have seen with the htc hd2 for quite some time. However, the rep at the store told me that the microsoft reps told him during training that windows 7 will be available as an upgrade on the htc hd2.
Follow this guide to revert back to original stock windows mobile. The htc hd2 is famous for running every os ever written, and now the latest to add to that is full windows rt. Videos of htc hd2 running windows phone 7 available. The installation of magldr worked fine, now the installation stops point 4. This concludes the tutorial on how to change the taskbar location in windows 7. Then it starts with windows 7 but says that there is a problem with my sd card. Everyday there are more leaks popping up on upcoming windows phone 7. Also, if this was known, why wouldnt the htc hd2 been built with the proper specifications to meet the upgrade criteria.
Here is the step by step video tutorial to install windows phone 7 7004 on htc hd2. Owners of the current popular htc hd2 have been hoping that somehow their phones can be fully upgraded to windows phone 7. Htc hd2 to get windows mobile 7 upgrade redmond pie. Our antivirus analysis shows that this download is. Bar you need to hack your registry for a fix to the battery level indicator. Ive read online that this phone will not be eligible for the upgrade to windows 7 when it debuts later this year. Windows 7 upgrade for htc hd2 i was wondering if windows will provide htc hd2 or windows 6. I dont see from what ive read online how having extra buttons should exclude the htc hd2 from the upgrade.
A source closed to msmobiles has confirmed that htc hd2 will be receiving an official free upgrade to windows mobile 7 once it is out in q4 2010. Jan 24, 2011 htc hd2 tripleboots windows phone 7, android, winmo 6. Tft display, snapdragon s1 chipset, 5 mp primary camera, 1230 mah battery, 448 mb ram. This guide focuses on perhaps the most common, and most developed. Download windows 7 theme for windows mobile redmond pie. The htc hd2 has pretty meager specs by todays standards. Even without its cuttingedge screen, the hd2 would be among the most advanced smartphone running microsofts windows mobile 6.
The wait for a complete windows 7 theme for windows mobile is over. In 2009, these were impressive specifications and the htc hd2 was a relative powerhouse for windows mobile devices. This rom is a remarkable breakthrough for the hd2 and has most of the wp7 features working. Htc hd2, the most appealing windows mobilebased handset brought to the market last year, has just got a taste of windows phone 7, the latest. Mar 28, 2010 one user over at htcpedia has posted screenshots which show the htc hd2 running an early build of windows phone 7 series os. Seems odd to me how this will work out if the hd2 customers dont get an upgrade once windows 7 debuts. While windows mobile fans like myself are very pleased with the htc touch pro2 there hasnt been as much excitement around a microsoft smartphone as we. When we talk about the htc hd2 nowadays, it is in shock and awe that it managed to survive yet another round of software updates from windows phone and android.
Jan, 2011 robertson, phillips, and the history of the screwdriver duration. Screenshots of working windows phone 7 os on htc hd2. And for those wondering why it is the htc hd2 continues to live and breathe over 3 years after its release. Htc, the htc logo, htc innovation, htc sense, footprints, and htc care are trademarks andor service marks of htc corporation. Since htc hd2 only comes with a single microsd card slot, we need to create a partition so that both the operating system can be accommodated independently on a single memory card, because at present if you want to have windows 7 operating system in nand and android os in the sd card then you will have to choose from two options, i. Video of me using my hd2 as a secondary screen on windows xp. The programs installer file is commonly found as hd2toolkit.
For nostalgia sake, the htc hd2 was launched in november 2009 and came with some mighty big specs for its time, with a 1ghz singlecore processor, 4. With the new windows 7 taskbar features, users can give commands. Mar 19, 2011 i am trying to install windows 7 on my htc hd2. Please, apply customizations task bar icons, themes, etc compatible with htc manila home v2. One complain that you would have often heard from users running htc sense on windows phones is the lack of support in landscape mode. I suggest using resco explorer since it is a more advanced and very easy to use file explorer.
Windows phone 7 theme free download for htc hd2 leo. Feb 17, 2010 hopefully, all previous rumors on hd2 and the windows phone os 7 coming on it will prove true. If windows really boasts and thinks it has done something significant, why not give other old loyal customers who has been on windows. Windows phone 7 theme for htc hd2 windows phone 7 theme on htc hd2, and for all windows mobile devices general. There are a few ways to sort out the installation on the net. Install windows phone 7 mango on htc hd2 howto guide. Welcome to diy tech tips and guides article on how to dual boot windows phone 7 and android in a htc hd 2. Nov 08, 2010 htc hd2, the most appealing windows mobilebased handset brought to the market last year, has just got a taste of windows phone 7, the latest mobile operating system the redmondbased software. Mar 29, 2010 the one caveat for those planning to buy htc s latest smartphone powerhouse is that the hd2 will be running windows mobile 6. Download software for htc touch diamond pro hd2 fuze tilt, samsung and other smartphones. The htc hd2, which started off running windows mobile and htc sense yes android fans, that started on windows mobile and is famous for running e. Against all odds windows phone 8 has been hacked on to the. Since microsoft has officially denied any possibilities of having windows phone 7 series on htc hd2, tom codon of htc pedia has shown screenshots of a working windows phone 7.
Its a nice keyboard but the most impressive part about it is the haptic feedback when you type. Bootloader will be loaded with usb status during starting of installation. How to activate your windows phone 7 hd2 live services. Htc hd2 not able to sync using windows mobile device.
The one caveat for those planning to buy htcs latest smartphone powerhouse is that the hd2 will be running windows mobile 6. We now have the chance to have windows phone 7 running smoothly on. Recently, i had to hard reset my htc touch phone running windows mobile 6. The program tells me there are some errors and i have to take my battery out to restart the phone.
Follow this guide to get live services including marketplace and xbox live fully working on your device. Follow htc hd2 ruu onscreen instructions to install. The htc hd2 is a popular device among hackers and modders. Not everything works, but basic functions like calls, sms, wifi, and all buil. Click start in wizard, minimize window to taskbar 8. Dec 25, 2009 the hd2 comes loaded with windows mobile 6. The soon tobeobsolete os will be replaced by the newest, snazziest.
Just by the name alone, tells us that htc is coming out with a windows phone and by the looks of the leaked spreadsheet from o2 uk, it looks as if this phone may become available on october 18th of this year. Installation process will take around 4 minutes from 0% to 100%. Oct 06, 2009 after weeks of rumor, htc have confirmed the existence of their latest flagship windows phone, the htc hd2 aka the htc leo. This free software was originally created by kaushal subedi. History deserves to be remembered recommended for you. One user over at htcpedia has posted screenshots which show the htc hd2 running an early build of windows phone 7 series os.
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