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ErMeglio

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I've just restart the phone and Swype doesn't work anymore even if switched on...on the other part the phone is super smooth again, just as I thought!! Also the standard keyboard has really great prediction and correction algorithms that make it better than the cool Swype!

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Please pardon my ignorance, this is my first Android handset. As per previous posts and the HTC site it seems there is a 1.32 release which for some users addresses this issue. Anyhow I'm on 1.27 and everytime I attempt to find an update it says none are available. Is it something I'm doing, my connection or something else that's preventing me getting the 1.32 release. I'm sorry if that's an overly basic question for some, a quick look wasn't overly insightful.

In Australia if locations a factor

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been away since last week, just done update but noticed that youtube still bricked my device once a HD vid had been watched.... anyone else got this bug??????
 
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ErMeglio

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Yes, today I have updated the YouTube app from the market and it was cool, but as soon as I was exiting the phone became completely frozen and soon very hot, had to toggle the battery. Tried other two times, still the same. Had to uninstall the update. Never seen the phone frooze at all before of this! We'll have to wait for the new app it seems...

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I think so. Mine was like that, but since I had mine replaced its been perfect....

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Protongti

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Someone has uploaded this file for download here in this thread. Do a search and maybe you can use this to upgrade your phone

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My Proximity sensor decided to mess up this morning after being faultless for nearly 1 week, it was annoying me right now, I just cleaned the sensor area and it started working again :)
 
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jankos

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Did you get an OTA update from HTC? :)

My DHD had this issue out of the box, but after update everything is OK.
 
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jankos said:
Did you get an OTA update from HTC? :)

My DHD had this issue out of the box, but after update everything is OK.
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Before I even got the update the DHD was working fine, the update didn't make any noticeable difference to me, although a lot of people said it fixed their fluctuating data connection.
 
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Some people with HTC Desire (yes HTC Desire) said that their devices got problems with proximity sensor too with Desire HD ROM on board ... So it doesn`t look like hardware problem ... It must be software ... Beacuse when they back to original Desire ROM proximity sensor was fine ...
 
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This is a issue that even on the iphone4 happens man, every cellphone that uses this type of sensor has these issues. Its more of a (literally) "crap" problem than a software issue. It can be fixed with a software tune up of the sensor capabilities but it wont solve it definitly unless they find a way to avoid dirt and other stuff to cover it up.
 
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maruchan78 said:
You got a new handset? So it worked straight out of the box? Did you need to do do the OTA update? No probs at all?
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It did work out of the box. No problems at all. I did the update anyway though and everything is still fine. No problems at all. In fact, its even better as the back covers fit better.

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Smigit said:
Please pardon my ignorance, this is my first Android handset. As per previous posts and the HTC site it seems there is a 1.32 release which for some users addresses this issue. Anyhow I'm on 1.27 and everytime I attempt to find an update it says none are available. Is it something I'm doing, my connection or something else that's preventing me getting the 1.32 release. I'm sorry if that's an overly basic question for some, a quick look wasn't overly insightful.

In Australia if locations a factor

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FInally resolved this by installing 1.28 via the PC updater (linked to on page 13 or so) and then the OTA update worked. Not sure how I ended up on 1.27 given I was sure I had 1.28 before I did a factory reset but whatever, for whatever reason thats what it was saying I had and thus why the OTA wasn't working.

The update also fixed the issue for me. It's also fixed find my phone which wasn't working either.
 
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xdafun4all

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Smigit said:
I'm wondering if its both. Some people mentioned a bit of a gap near that region on the phone near the screen. Could be a combination of poor build quality and poor software calibration so depending on where you sit the software may or may not help.
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so i ll not through my mony in such bad device
its all nice except sensor issue wich will kill me and battery cover
waiting nexus 2 or get galaxy s
 
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    sanju007
    Dioky said:
    Hi Sanju,
    Dutch indeed ;-)
    Both cover on the back and screen on the front now are nicely placed. No gaps whatsoever. No proximity issues either ::)

    Bought my phone in a Vodafone shop. Swithed it two times (this is my third Desire HD) and they didn't make any fuzz about me replacing the handsets. Which is worth a compliment indeed! I even changed the second in a Vodafone shop at the other side of the country.

    Regards,
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    Thank you very much for your answer
    Ik wil buy the DHD nexst week
    I will let you know of i have the issus ect ect
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    SupremeBeaver
    SupremeBeaver
    Let me tell you, by following that guide and getting clockwork installed you've already made huge progress.

    1. Yes you can restore everything. But it will only restore it to the point when you made the backup. So after you rooted and s-off. If something goes wrong with your phone and you want to send it to HTC then you'll need to restore that backup and also remove root and s-off. There are easy ways of doing this but you should worry about those things only if you need to send your phone back :) No need to worry though because things will work out :)

    2. Yes it will include default apps. Absolutely everything, you phone will be restored exactly how it was before updating (apart from the radio if you change that).

    3. You can use rom manager yes, but as far as i can tell rom manager only allows you to flash Cyanogen (at least in the free version of rom manager). Other ways, and in my opinion the best way, is to download a rom from these forums in the dev section, and flash it from clockwork. Always make a backup before flashing, just incase something goes wrong, although nothing will probably go wrong.

    4. Yeah this part sort of confused me at first. What i understood was that if you update to version 1.72, this update installs the update as well as a new version of hboot (this is the bootloader). It is this new bootloader that prevents from rooting, s-off etc. But the leedroid rom only includes the new update, and retains the old version of the bootloader which is rootable.

    5. My phone never had this problem. I got it when it was on the same software version as yours and never saw it, i then installed leedroid with the new update 1.72 and still havent experienced it.

    Ok i will send you a pm because i think we've taken this discussion a little off topic :)
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    SupremeBeaver
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    winwintoto1234 said:
    But mine is still using the stock ROM.

    Android Version: 2.2
    Kernel Version: 2.6.32.21........
    Build number: 1.32.707.5 CL277010 release-keys
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    hmm that is weird. as soon as the second ota update came out (which supposedly fixed the issue) this thread died more or less. i thought it would have been solved. i personally havent experienced it. Have you tried a factory reset?

    edit: just realized, you're not running the latest firmware. your build number should be 1.72. Go into Settings>About Phone>System software updates and check now. Maybe that could solve it.

    edit2: keep in mind that you'll lose root by updating, and wont be able to root using the current methods.
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    SupremeBeaver
    SupremeBeaver
    winwintoto1234 said:
    Thanks for your reply mate.
    I tried but I got this message:

    Your phone is up to date.
    There is no updates available for your phone.

    1. Is it due to my version is South East Asia version which contains English, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese input?

    2. Do I have to unroot before checking for updates?

    3. You mean version 1.7 is not rootable yet?

    4. Any advice if I use other ROM? Any suggestion?

    Thank you.
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    1. Yes it probably is because of your location. The update was only released for Europe.

    2. I'm general you don't need to be unrooted. It will still tell you if there are updates available

    3. Yeah I believe it is not rootable yet.

    4. I personally am using leedroid. Very nice Rom imo. The latest version is using 1.72 base and is fully rooted.. perhaps if you flashed this your proximity issues might be resolved. Keep in mind you need to be s-off and perm rooted to flash roms.. with clockwork recovery installed.. but more on that in the dev section.
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    PapaDocta
    PapaDocta
    ouch... I see... let me search for a remote app where you can control the phone from pc...



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