HTC Touch Diamond

HTC releases official hotfix for Sprint Touch Diamond and Touch Pro Y2K16 SMS bug

January 14, 2010 | By Surur

HTC has released an official hotfix for the Sprint Touch Diamond and Touch Pro which has recently resulted in SMS messages being marked as coming from the year 2016.

The fixes can be downloaded from HTC using the links below

Sprint Touch Diamond SMS Timestamp Hotfix | 01.13.2010

SMS TIMESTAMPS DISPLAY AN INCORRECT YEAR
Please follow the instructions below to download and install a hotfix that will correct this issue. The hotfix will resolve the issue causing incoming SMS messages to display the incorrect year, and it will correct the incorrect year on SMS messages that were received prior to installing this hotfix.

Sprint Touch Pro SMS Timestamp Hotfix | 01.13.2010

Please follow the instructions below to download and install a hotfix that will correct this issue. The hotfix will resolve the issue causing incoming SMS messages to display the incorrect year, and it will correct the incorrect year on SMS messages that were received prior to installing this hotfix.

NOTE: If the device is not running the latest software version 2.01.651.6, please download and install the latest ROM from this page.

Via WMExperts.com

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No WM 6.5 for HTC Touch HD – were busy, its too old, and no-one will update in any case

October 8, 2009 | By Surur

oldhd It is no surprise to hear that the HTC Touch Diamond, Touch Pro and HTC Touch HD will not be getting updates to Windows Mobile 6.5, despite for example the hardware between the Touch HD and Touch Diamond 2 being virtually identical and the Touch Pro being the development environment for Windows Mobile 6.5.

It is however useful to hear HTC explicitly give their reasons, rather than speculating. HTC Benelux director Mark Moons did just that. Tweakers.net reports him saying that HTC felt it would take too much time for HTC to make Windows Mobile 6.5 suitable for these ‘old’ phones. Moreover, people with these older HTC smartphones less inclined to do an update in any case.

For phones lucky enough to get the update (that would be the HTC Touch Diamond 2, HTC Touch Pro 2 and HTC Snap) the update should be available next month. The Touch phones will also get the latest version of TouchFlo3D, now renamed HTC Sense.

If HTC right to spend their time developing new phones (like the excellent HD2 for example) rather than supporting older ones? let us know in the comments.

Via Allaboutphones.nl

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HTC releases Sprint HTC Touch Diamond ROM Update

April 12, 2009 | By Surur

For the few who are not running a custom ROM already, HTC has released a new ROM update for your Sprint HTC Touch Diamond. The update provides the following fixes:

Provides enhancements to the HTC dialler application
Resolves an issue where the “Internal Storage” drive may not be recognized by the device
Includes minor enhancements for Sprint TV and Opera Browser
Resolves an issue with time not updating correctly after daylight savings time adjustment
Includes a variety of minor bug fixes

Download the update from HTC here.

Via WMExperts.com

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Some Diamond 2 cabs for your HTC Touch Diamond

March 8, 2009 | By Surur

Some of the software from the upcoming WVGA HTC Touch Diamond 2 has been ported to the VGA HTC Touch Diamond, and are presently hosted at everythingdiamond.info.

The following software is available in cab form.

Ported Apps:

CAB: HTC Calculator 1.0.1822.4128 Updated: 28FEB2009

CAB: HTC Album 2.5.1820.4127 w/ Social Networking Thanks to herg at XDA Updated: 25FEB2009

CAB: Opera v9.5 build 15613 Updated: 25FEB2009

CAB: Diamond2 Sensor with apps regedit Thanks to herg at XDA for additional apps Updated: 25FEB2009

CAB: Diamond 2 QuickGPS 1.0.1911.1733

CAB: Diamond 2 Keyboard With Arrows Thanks to savage25rcracer Updated: 28FEB09

CAB: Diamond 2 Keyboard Without Arrows Thanks to savage25rcracer Updated: 28FEB09

CAB: Diamond 2 Keyboard With Arrows in Landscape Only Thanks to savage25rcracer Updated: 28FEB09

CAB: Diamond 2 Email Wizard Updated: 28FEB2009

CAB: Diamond 2 Volume Control 2.1.1911.2331 Updated 04MAR09

See everythingdiamond.info for the downloads.

Thanks Colin for the tip.

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Verizon emerges from a time tunnel – working on a HTC Touch Diamond

March 7, 2009 | By Surur

It seems Verizon, who is always last with the latest had sets, have been working on releasing an HTC Touch Diamond after all.

The BGR has published exclusive pictures of the device being used for testing, and is typical with a Verizon device, its not just the same version as released by others. Verizon have done their usual “tweaking”, and the smartphone sports only 128 MB RAM vs the 192 in all the other Diamonds.

To compensate for this travesty however they replaced the 4 GB Flash storage with a microSD card, which in this day and age of 16 GB memory cards can only be considered a good thing. In addition they will be releasing the device with the faceted rather than flat back as Sprint did.

The full specs are as follows:

CPU: Qualcomm 7500A

Speed: 528 MHz

RAM size: 128MB

Flash size: 256MB

Display resolution: 480×640

3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus

Of course its not certain this device will even come out, since nothing in this regard has been leaked yet, and even if it does it seems by that time many of us will be sporting a Touch Diamond 2, but I guess better late than never.

See more pictures at the BGR here.

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HTC Touch Diamond making a belated visit to South Korea

March 5, 2009 | By Surur

Nearly 10 months after its launch, and with its successor already announced, HTC’s original Touch Diamond is being released on SK Telecom’s network.

How this device will fare against South Korea’s super-phones like the Samsung T*Omnia remains to be seen, but, likely due to the long delays and lack of features popular on Korea, like Mobile TV, prospects are not very good.

HTC’s last attempt at the market, the HTC Touch Dual did not fare too well, only managing 20 000 sales since its Korean release in July 2008, 9 months after its European release in June 2007.

See Digitimes for more information.

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New G-sensor software solves in call screen blanking problem

March 4, 2009 | By Surur

A new app has been developed on XDA-Developers.com which solves the annoying problem brought on by the lack of a proximity sensor on HTC’s now older devices like the Touch Diamond, Pro and HD.

With these devices, the screen switches off soon after a phone call is started, preventing you from pressing on-screen buttons with your ear, but also preventing you from navigating various dial tone menus one often encounter. The only way to access these keys is to manually switch the device back on again.

The application, called Touch In Call Tweak, uses the G-sensor in the above devices to detects, while a phone call is ongoing, when a device is vertical (and presumably therefore held up to your ear) and switches the screen off, but also detects when the device is held horizontally, as when entering keys, and switches back on again.

According to the thread participants the software works pretty well, and is reducing annoyance levels all over the world.

Download Touch In Call Screen Tweak from XDA-Developers here.

Via FuzeMobility.com

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New G-Sensor software gets easy GUI

March 4, 2009 | By Surur

As is usual with these things, the new HTC Diamond 2 ROM has brought with it many software updates which have trickled down, courtesy of XDA-Developers, to older devices.

One such improvement is the new G-sensor accelerometer service, which now allows one to enable rotation of applications by simply adding the windows class to a list in the registry.

While this is a lot simpler than running larger apps like Gsen, and should be more reliable because it does not require any 3rd party apps, finding our the window class of your favourite app is not that simple.

G-Config by makeveral solves this problem by allowing one to add applications to the registry list rather simply. One only need to run the G-Config, remove the stylus and insert it when the app in question is in the foreground. After the app is added to the list G-Config is no longer needed and can be closed.

To download G-Config visit this XDA-Developers thread here.

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New TouchFlo3D hack enables easier Program launching

February 28, 2009 | By Surur

Renowned TouchFlo3D hacker showaco has turned his attention to the Programs tab, and the result is seen in the screen shots above.

The new programs tab either shows ALL your apps as a list or as a scrollable grid of items which I personally feel looks a lot more attractive than HTC’s solution, and has the benefit of being automatically populated.

Read more about the app and download the relevant cabs from XDA-Developers here.

Via FuzeMobility.com, who have been on fire recently.

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New HTC Touch Diamond ROM updates

February 28, 2009 | By Surur

Its nice to see HTC has not completely forgotten their older products now the new generation has been announced.

HTC has just released a new ROM update for the HTC Touch Diamond, which provides the following fixes:

Improved Functions and Fixes

1. When you launch the Camera while the system is working on other programs, the preview screen may become black.

2. When playing a video, sometimes a portion of the video will be cut off a little bit.

3. Fixes Audio playback problem with the speaker. Specific issues: sometimes the music will turn off and on after 10 minutes, or there is a buzzing sound or no sound at all.

4. Fixes the problem of not being able to receive MMS when in standby mode.

5. When launching music via the Music tab on TouchFLO 3D, the sound may intermittently turn off for a second and come back on.

While some of these may seem rather minor, I have experienced number 5 myself, and have had to soft reset my phone to restore sound to the music player. If you exprience these issues to a significant degree this update may very well be your answer.

Download the update from HTC here.

Via PocketNow.com

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HTC Touch Diamond vs HTC Touch Diamond 2 – size comparison

February 26, 2009 | By Surur

CNET Asia has published some pictures of the old generation HTC Touch Diamond vs the newer, showing the size difference between the two.

At 53.1 x 107.85 x 13.7 millimetres the HTC Touch Diamond 2 is bigger in all dimensions than the original Diamond at 51 x 102 x 11.5 millimetres. The pictures however show that it is only really the length of the device which is obviously larger, and this of course is a good fit for the much larger screen.

See more pictures at CNET Asia.

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Verizon to Release HTC Touch Diamond, offer Omnia for $99 in March?

February 11, 2009 | By HTC_Junkie

Well look who showed up all late to the party??

It’s Verizon and it’s not even right to call it “fashionably” late at this point but they will be releasing the HTC Touch Diamond in March. The Diamond has been talked about ad nauseum yet still is a very cool device. Yet Sprint released the Touch Diamond back in September and even it’s bed buddy Alltell released this last year but as they say, better late then never.

Another interesting tidbit I found out about is that Verizon will be offering it’s Samsung Omnia for $99 after a 2 year contract. That’s a VERY good price for what is a power packed smartphone. Hmm, Touch Diamond and Omnia on the same carrier, I smell a catfight.

Thanks to Engadget Mobile for the heads up. Click here for this and more info on verizon’s plans for next month.

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New GSM HTC Touch Diamond ROM released

January 16, 2009 | By Surur

HTC has been busy recently,and has released number of ROM updates over the last few weeks. Today it is the HTC Touch Diamond’s turn.

A new ROM is now available on their site, and offers the following fixes:

This software is suitable for the following devices : HTC Touch Diamond

HTC Touch Diamond ROM update
Release Date: 2009-01-16

An updated ROM is now available for HTC Touch Diamond users to download. As always, HTC is committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience.

1. When you launch the Camera while the system is working on other programs, the preview screen may become black.

2. When playing a video, sometimes a portion of the video will be cut off a little bit.

3. Fixes Audio playback problem with the speaker. Specific issues: sometimes the music will turn off and on after 10 minutes, or there is a buzzing sound or no sound at all.

4. Fixes the problem of not being able to receive MMS when in standby mode.

5. When launching music via the Music tab on TouchFLO 3D, the sound may intermittently turn off for a second and come back on.

All in all the update seems pretty minor (compared the the leaked Sprint Diamond ROM for example), but who knows what other goodies HTC hid in there.

Download the ROM from HTC here.

Via GadgetMix (Thanks Dawid from PDA.pl for the tip)

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