WinMo Wrap: HTC Phones Get Updates; Crackberry Tries Windows Phones
The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. The holiday season saw not one but two updates for the HTC HD2 Windows phone. One extends the functionality of the calendar app that HTC puts on the HD2, including new view options and the ability to start the week on Monday or Sunday in the views. The other update extends the HD2 ability to handle large SD cards for storage. The phone can use cards that are 8 GB or larger after the update is applied. As always, back up your phone before applying any update.
The folks at HTC have obviously been very busy this season as the updates for the Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2 bear witness. These phones get an update that adds handwriting recognition (HWR) to the Windows phones. Silly me, I thought Windows Mobile already had HWR but maybe this is an improved version.
Our podcast buddy Matt Miller recently participated in a Smartphone Round Robin and it has been a hoot watching techies get exposed to smartphone platforms. One such effort sees a BlackBerry addict get his first taste of Windows Mobile on video. It’s worth a look, especially to see how newbies react to the Windows phone experience.
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HTC issued 2 other patches for the HD2:
Patch #1 to fix the Pink Camera defect, which fixed still images, but the defect still remains in video shot on the camera.
Patch #2 was supposed to fix the SMS delivery bug on the HTC HD2. But it seems to have been a placebo, as the bug is still there after patching.
i also purchased an HTC HD2 from europe. you mentions some updates in your post. can you tell me the most convenient way to get these updates? are you going to the HTC site for the UK? there are lots of updated ROMs on XDA developers site. Have you tried to load any of them?
As I do not run a Windows computer anymore I am out. Requiring ActiveSync is a crock. I switched over to Linux a couple years ago and having to find a Windows box just to add updates to my phone is ridiculous.
What makes you think you need ActiveSync or Windows for these patches? They can be downloaded directly from HTC’s site to your phone and then run on the phone itself.
htc removed the built-in input tools in their new phones ;)
the patch restores them, perhaps.