shah dun worry android got a few office apps... mine came with quick office

and this morning my desire just got updated to froyo 2.2 officially via the system update

froyo (2.2) improvements from eclair (2.1)
http://www.betanews.com/article/Google-unv...d-22/1274374860

I have set my GPS to head to Low Yat plaza this weekend to play2 with Desire.

"A Mobilephone Named Desire"

lol.. hope u come back with her

Kalau kat Low Yatt berapa riban kena?

if ori SIS set is 2.2k.. AP maybe slightly cheaper ard 2k

Bro noob question here, buy from maxis can get for RM1349[24 month contract], that one is ori SIS set or AP set?

That one should be the SIS set.

ya maxis is ori SIS set

Terion: Your set is a AP or SIS set? I wanted to wait for the official update, but then i read that the unrooted version came with HBOOT 0.92. So i got the rooted Froyo with HBOOT 0.80. instead

One of the best feature i like on Froyo is the 720p recording feature :)

mine AP set, non rooted and running on froyo 2.2 now

the HBOOT what the difference between 0.92 and 0.80?

Ter, mind telling me where did you buy your set? I tried calling the normal shop I bought HTC in LY but they didn't pick up the phone.

i got mine from low yat forum...

this guys selling new maxis one for only RM1850
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&p=35597844

Cool thanks.

Change of plan. I'm going to LY Plaza after work today.

hahahhaaa......its looks like someone is coming back from LY with a new phone. Make sure you dont drool over the phone till breaking fast time OK.

The latest HBOOT (0.92) on the official Froyo prevents the phone from being rooted. Thats why many users waited for the official froyo ROM to be patched with an older HBOOT (0.80). So far the 0.92 version has yet to be cracked. So, if anyone has no intention to root, then having 0.92 isnt an issue.

You installed Appbrain? Awesome app :)

icic..

dun plan to root my phone anytime so im ok..lol

thks for the info..

hehe...donno yet la bro. just wanna look see look see only.

ter: no prob

I am now officially androided. Hahaha. Tak tahan la.

hahhahaha...so which species of android are you? and how much bro.

I'm with a mobilephone named desire. Hehe. I got quite a good deal. RM2099 with free 8gb micro sd. Traded in my htc hd for rm600. Finally paid rm1499 :p

Good deal you got there....
The place that you got Desire have Galaxy S or not?
Planning to trade-in my HD too.... :p

Yeah in fact they do. But they said galaxy s does not sell as many as desire. I didn't probe further. The shop is the usual place i go everytime i want to change handphone.

So shah how's the phone so far...

welcome to the desire family shah!

urs ori or AP version? if AP version should be able to update to froyo (android 2.2) already

oh and here's a list of MUST HAVE APPS from the Android Market for u to try out!

1. 3G Watchdog - Monitor ur 3g usage if ur on
2. Barcode Scanner - scan barcodes like this to download apps directly - http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&...roid.g3watchdog
3. aDyno - Dyno ur car with ur phone
4. BatteryTime - show u how much time left with ur current battery status to surf web, watch movie, surf web, etc..
5. Compass
6. Currency Converter - up to second foreign exchange converter
7. FxCamera - take professional and funny looking shots
8. Google Googles - snap photo of almost anything and google will recognize and even translate it for u
9. Laputa - ebook reader
10. Mileage - track ur lancer's fuel consumption
11. MSN Talk - MSN Messenger
12. Opera Mini - alternative to the built-in browser
13. SMS Backup - automatically backs up ur sms to gmail acc of ur choice
14. Speed Test - How fast is ur 3g?
15. Toss It - toss the paper in the waste basket game
16. Youtube - watch HD videos from youtube
17. ES File Explorer/ Astro File Manager - file manage for ur desire
18. Automatic Task Killer - automatically kill apps that ur no longer using
19. deciBel - decibel meter to gage the surrounding noise level
20. Android System Information - system info for ur desire

Here is my list of apps that on my Android Desire


idesmond's Apps on the phone

Phone: HTC Desire
47 total, 41 free (87%), 6 paid (12%), 74MB total size, $23.93 total price

• PAPAGO! X5 Singapore&Malaysia
• Smooth Calendar
• Kindle for Android
• CacheCleaner
• SendStuffNow : Only allows to send media files. App should include sending spreadsheets, ppt and other formats
• GetGlue
• G4
• Astrid Task/Todo List
• Multicon Widget
• Penetrate
• Handcent SMS
• MSN Talk
• AppBrain App Market
• Advanced Task Killer
• Fast Web Installer
• Google Chrome to Phone
• Listen
• Talking Tom Cat
• radio TOP 40
• IMDb Movies & TV
• Diner Dash 2
• WSOP: Texas Hold'em Legend
• Titanium Backup ★ root
• RockPlayer (ARMv7)
• MyBackup Pro
• Barcode Scanner
• NewsRoom - RSS News
• Yahoo! Mail for Android
• Handcent Font Pack3
• Gmail Unread Count
• Zedge Ringtones & Wallpapers
• XDA-Developers
• WeatherBug Elite
• Robo Defense
• JuiceDefender - battery saver
• Foursquare
• Dropbox
• Discount Calculator
• ColorNote Notepad Notes
• Data counter widget
• Battery Widget
• AppMonster
• 3G Watchdog
• ASTRO File Manager
• Facebook for Android
• Flash Player 10.1
• Google Maps

Wahhh Ter very long list. Thank you thank you. Still in learning mode. even to answer phone also I accidentally pressed end call. hehe. d*mn sensitive la the screen. Mine is the ori one la. so can upgrade or not?

Bro skumaran24, best phone I've had thus far

Now I only need to upgrade my data plan. Maxis data plan for 1.5GB is RM78 monthly. As for Digi, unlimited data plan is ONLY RM68 monthly. Another poison. I have been a loyal customer of Maxis since late 90s. Should I change or should I not? Should I change or should I not? Hmmmmmm..... Any suggestions? Coverage wise? Customer service? etc etc.

Edit: just posted and saw maverick's long list. thank you bro. I'll see it all.

ori want cannot upgrade yet.. need to wait for them to release the update here...

maverick even longer lol...

LOL.. yes mine is very long :P

Ori one can update, but need to root your phone. But if you dont want to risk anything, then i suggest you can wait till sometime next month for the official update to appear on your phone via OTA (Over-the-air)

Yeah I guess I shall wait till next month for the official launch.

I feel that the battery performance of 2.2 is better. Even the RAM management feels solid. 2.1 used to lag sometimes and i had to use the task killer to free up memory. But with 2.2 i hardly need to do that.

Guys, can desire set mp3 as ringtone? sorry noobster in the house.

sure bro very easy..

start the music app.. choose the song u want, click on menu, then select set as ringtone...

it even allows u to trim the ring tone to the length and part that u want...

cool. You're da man Ter. Thanks.

bro, do they have any application that can use to monitor the malaysia stock market (real-time) ?

The stock app comes standard with the HTC Desire

This phone is quite tempting, planning to get it but should I wait for HTC Desire HD?
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20013070-251.html

yea the Desire HD looks awesome. Kinda like the HD2 but with Android.

Hi Bro,
which app u using. My N1 can't c Real Time from HDBS leh. (*need Java plug-in)

I using online trading at affintrade, their application is using java 6, anyway to make android run java application in its web browser?

Its called Stocks. You just need to set the refresh rate as high as possible to get a so called "Real-time" report.

HTC Wildfire...any feedback on this phone?

The WildFire is a budget phone, but with all the features of a high end phone. Its got all the features that you need like WiFi, HSDPA, GPS, etc.

Only gripes about this phone is the screen resolution. It is extremely bad. (U need to see to believe how bad it is) And its processor which is quite low. (Cant remember)

Ter, have you update your Desire to 2.2? I did it yesterday. Took me quite long as my wifi at home slow.

one of the best things about 2.2 is that it support Flash. But you gotta download the flash prog first.

Maverick, which program is it? Is it the adobe flash thingy?

A few more Qs:

With 2.2 I think we can choose to save the apps either in the phone or SD Card. How to do that? is it during the download process?

Can the already downloaded apps (which are saved in the phone) be transferred to SD Card subsequently? if yes, how?

Thanks bro.

lumpang lalu.....

lalu le.... kau nak apa?

Hi shah25 bro,

Here is the link to Adobe Flash 10.0 :) http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.adobe.flashplayer. Or you can try searching for "Flash Player" in the Android Market.

Yes, with 2.2 you are given a choice to install apps to phone or SD, BUT there are 2 things to know.

1. The app develop must enable this feature in his app to automatically select your SD card as the saving directory. If not then you need to manual do this. Here is how:
Go to MENU/SETTINGS/APPLICATIONS/MANAGE APPLICATIONS. You will see the first tab which is "Downloaded" Tap on any of the downloaded app and you can see the "Move to SD Card" button. If it is greyed out, then you cannot do so.

2. Sometimes the reason why some developers do not give you the option to save it in SD card is because a lot of apps need to be in phone memory. i.e. widgets, system apps or anything that needs to run in the background.

BUT IF you have rooted your phone, then you can save any app to your SD Card, but you will risk screwing up your phone. :)