Right, never owned a windows mobile in my life, Im an android person, but Ive just bought a nokia lumia 800. The phone is a few months old but its in decent condition for its age. What can i do with this phone OR do to it (without screwing it up). I know the lumia 710 can be jailbroken (hate that terminology, jailbreaking is for ios devices). can the same be acheived with the lumia 800?? I guess i should do a search. Easy to do or a ball ache? Im still going to stick with my htc sensation but its handy to know this stuff and where better place to find the experts than on xda forums :highfive:
Any help and advice will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance
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you sure are a Droid boy. "Windows Mobile" lol
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hi nice to see another lumia fan well it goes somthing like this
if your lumia has a qualcomm bootloader your free to install the custom rom in the dev thread on here but as i have found your phone might be on 7.35.0.0 and come up as qualcomm device but if you dont have access to the nand (in windows it would come up as a flash disc) then your pretty much stuck with stock roms and stock apps untill the dload bootloader is cracked. have a read in the dev forum there quite bit of info to get you started
alfieblues said:
you sure are a Droid boy. "Windows Mobile" lol
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Yes, no better mobile phone operating system in my book. I couldnt turn down the chance of the lumia because it was cheap. And a change is as good as a rest so the saying goes
Reflexdarky said:
hi nice to see another lumia fan well it goes somthing like this
if your lumia has a qualcomm bootloader your free to install the custom rom in the dev thread on here but as i have found your phone might be on 7.35.0.0 and come up as qualcomm device but if you dont have access to the nand (in windows it would come up as a flash disc) then your pretty much stuck with stock roms and stock apps untill the dload bootloader is cracked. have a read in the dev forum there quite bit of info to get you started
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Read most of the threads. Just need to check the lumia. Left it in work so Im screwed til tomorrow morning.
TudorBlue said:
Right, never owned a windows mobile in my life, Im an android person, but Ive just bought a nokia lumia 800. The phone is a few months old but its in decent condition for its age. What can i do with this phone OR do to it (without screwing it up). I know the lumia 710 can be jailbroken (hate that terminology, jailbreaking is for ios devices). can the same be acheived with the lumia 800?? I guess i should do a search. Easy to do or a ball ache? Im still going to stick with my htc sensation but its handy to know this stuff and where better place to find the experts than on xda forums :highfive:
Any help and advice will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance
Edit.................Ive just found what Im looking for thanks
Please can a mod lock or delete this post. Thanks
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Tip for when you need the phone to last longer (like weekend visits etc.)
Sync and mobile data is a huge battey drain. Disable mobile data and it the phone will last for days.
My advice is go slow..
With Android, most of the stock google applications like gmail were garbage so you had to go to the marketplace to find better versions.
Also, you have to root Android phones to get rid of crapware installed by carriers.
With WP7 and the Lumia..
Like iPhone, all the stock applications are excellent quality. The Mail program for instance is second to none; I don't even have any supplemental programs to it..
Also, while the Lumia will come with carrier crapware, you have probably already found out you can simply longpress and delete these with out jailbreaking or rooting. I understand this was a rule Microsoft imposed on all carrier programs to create another selling point for WP7..
So the only reason you would need to unlock would be to install homebrew applications, custom roms, or simply dicker around with the phone. All of which are fun to do but unnecessary.
In short, I found with Android (I had a Samsung Vibrant), you HAVE to unlock and Root just to have a good quality system. With WP7, you don't - the phone is good out of the gate and you only need to Root & jailbreak to do some higher level experimenting.
Good luck - hope you enjoy the phone!
What should I do?
apollo15rover said:
My advice is go slow..
With Android, most of the stock google applications like gmail were garbage so you had to go to the marketplace to find better versions.
Also, you have to root Android phones to get rid of crapware installed by carriers.
With WP7 and the Lumia..
Like iPhone, all the stock applications are excellent quality. The Mail program for instance is second to none; I don't even have any supplemental programs to it..
Also, while the Lumia will come with carrier crapware, you have probably already found out you can simply longpress and delete these with out jailbreaking or rooting. I understand this was a rule Microsoft imposed on all carrier programs to create another selling point for WP7..
So the only reason you would need to unlock would be to install homebrew applications, custom roms, or simply dicker around with the phone. All of which are fun to do but unnecessary.
In short, I found with Android (I had a Samsung Vibrant), you HAVE to unlock and Root just to have a good quality system. With WP7, you don't - the phone is good out of the gate and you only need to Root & jailbreak to do some higher level experimenting.
Good luck - hope you enjoy the phone!
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Hello,
I have some carrier crapware into my Lumia 800 - it doesn`t let me to use another SIM card but the provider`s (it`s locked on Bouygues Telecom - France) And I was wondering if a NOOB`s guide to interop unlock my phone exists. Thanks.
Android convert
My first visit to the lumia 800 forums and I am in the same boat as the op.
I've been an android fanboy for several years (htc desire, samsung galaxy s, htc sensation, htc one x, acer iconica a500) and have found myself obsessed to the point of addiction. Yesterday, I bit the bullitt, put my one x on e-bay and ordered a network un-locked lumia 800 to be delivered today.
I would like advice on how to unlock the full potential of my device and will be reading this forum very carefully before I do anything risky but, before I start, could somebody possibly advise as to wether there is anything that is important to address before and during my initial set-up?
Hopefully I will not become too obsessed with my new venture and any informed advice would be much appreciated to a windows phone noob
ps Had a windows mobile 6.5 device a few years ago
Ive left the Lumia 800 as it is. I wanted to jailbreak it as I wanted to install a specific gps app, which I have on my androids but do you know what?? Nokia Drive is really really very good imo. Im happy with it as it is. The interface took me some getting used to though but thats just me. I will probably end up jailbreaking it in the end as this is what Im like, but for now, its ace
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Ive left the Lumia 800 as it is. I wanted to jailbreak it as I wanted to install a specific gps app, which I have on my androids but do you know what?? Nokia Drive is really really very good imo. Im happy with it as it is. The interface took me some getting used to though but thats just me. I will probably end up jailbreaking it in the end as this is what Im like, but for now, its ace
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First few hours on the device and loving it. Couldn't sync google contacts which was really bothering me but did an update whilst searching for a solution and the update had solved the problem!
Would love to 'jailbreak' it (like to mess) but, rightly or wrongly, I am getting the impression that it's not possible on this. Any ideas how to do this? Is it like root access.
It's all very different to android but makes a great change so I think I'll be staying with this little beauty for some time.
Hi everybody. I've seen many people and posts about TITAN II eagerly waiting for the HSPL and custom roms and me to but now the bad news is HTC stopped giving updates for TITAN II and busy with the new project and more windows phones are coming out with OS 8. Even there are people waiting for the update for the Windows 7.8 so will there be 7.8 update coming for the TITAN II cause I prefer updating the OS rather than buying another Windows 8 Phone. Please give us the option to either update the phone to 7.8 or 8 or HSPL so that we can have custom roms running on our TITAN II and option to install 3rd party apps
Blame AT&T for it, not HTC.
HTC is more than happy to send you update for your phone without the Cellular testing it first.
If anybody knows a way to update Titan II unofficially, please post it. The phone is great and its a shame that AT&T has denied the updates.
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If anybody knows a way to update Titan II unofficially, please post it. The phone is great and its a shame that AT&T has denied the updates.
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You can do the update manually via Cab Sender but depending on what version of Windows Phone 7.x will depend on how many of the incremental updates you will need to do. You cannot simply jump from build 7720 to 8858 without setting up the others in sequence between the two builds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37386343
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You can do the update manually via Cab Sender but depending on what version of Windows Phone 7.x will depend on how many of the incremental updates you will need to do. You cannot simply jump from build 7720 to 8858 without setting up the others in sequence between the two builds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37386343
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Okay, thanks. Do you know if there's any way to port Android on Titan II? I've read few threads that say there isn't any way yet, but I'm still hoping there will be.
Sorry, how can I update the HTC Titan 2??? I can't find the files. Thanks
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You can do the update manually via Cab Sender but depending on what version of Windows Phone 7.x will depend on how many of the incremental updates you will need to do. You cannot simply jump from build 7720 to 8858 without setting up the others in sequence between the two builds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37386343
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radians said:
Sorry, how can I update the HTC Titan 2??? I can't find the files. Thanks
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I don't have time tonight to chase the link but I assure you I posted it a few days ago within the Titan threads; all else fails Google it.
I will explain it today how to upgrade to 7.8. my phone it's 7.8 now.
radians said:
Sorry, how can I update the HTC Titan 2??? I can't find the files. Thanks
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I searched and tried the other day, go search for the "seven eighter", that's a software some nice guy wrote, and download it. I'll not search that for you, but it's very easy to find. Run that thing, and in the language pack, check(choose) every language for the US ATT HTC Titan II. That's what I have, again, this is true only for the ATT one because I only have that and I tried and it works, I can't say about any other variations. And continue, that Seveneighter will do all the rest for you, from 8112 to 8862, whole nine yard. You don't need to go find all the cabs yourself, what a life saver. I did the hard way for my Arrive when there's so such a nice script.
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I searched and tried the other day, go search for the "seven eighter", that's a software some nice guy wrote, and download it. I'll not search that for you, but it's very easy to find. Run that thing, and in the language pack, check(choose) every language for the US ATT HTC Titan II. That's what I have, again, this is true only for the ATT one because I only have that and I tried and it works, I can't say about any other variations. And continue, that Seveneighter will do all the rest for you, from 8112 to 8862, whole nine yard. You don't need to go find all the cabs yourself, what a life saver. I did the hard way for my Arrive when there's so such a nice script.
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Thank you very much! sorry for ask but really I don't understand so much about upgrades of the phone. I found the "seven eighter" here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2202393; do you have some problem with this update? sorry for ask, but I read in some post that some people have some issues with the cab from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815055.
Thanks for all!
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I will explain it today how to upgrade to 7.8. my phone it's 7.8 now.
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What? You have 7.8 on your Titan 2? Please share with us how it was done!
I have this phone too, and it seems like quite a few people do as well. XDA claims that there's not enough users to justify it's own forum, but I think if it did or at least had it in the title, more people/talent would be brought here to work on it.
I agree the Titan II is a decent phone, though little has changed from titan 1, they paid attention to minor details for incremental improvements on the mic, reception, among the bigger changes (new camera and LTE).
I would love to have this upgraded to 7.8 and with internet sharing, it would make this phone very, very useable!
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What? You have 7.8 on your Titan 2? Please share with us how it was done!
I have this phone too, and it seems like quite a few people do as well. XDA claims that there's not enough users to justify it's own forum, but I think if it did or at least had it in the title, more people/talent would be brought here to work on it.
I agree the Titan II is a decent phone, though little has changed from titan 1, they paid attention to minor details for incremental improvements on the mic, reception, among the bigger changes (new camera and LTE).
I would love to have this upgraded to 7.8 and with internet sharing, it would make this phone very, very useable!
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Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2198382
ATT titan 2 updated from 7.5 to 7.8
ssnova said:
What? You have 7.8 on your Titan 2? Please share with us how it was done!
I have this phone too, and it seems like quite a few people do as well. XDA claims that there's not enough users to justify it's own forum, but I think if it did or at least had it in the title, more people/talent would be brought here to work on it.
I agree the Titan II is a decent phone, though little has changed from titan 1, they paid attention to minor details for incremental improvements on the mic, reception, among the bigger changes (new camera and LTE).
I would love to have this upgraded to 7.8 and with internet sharing, it would make this phone very, very useable!
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Hi, really I can't find any post here get me out my doubts about the process. I read a lot about it, and there were many people who had problems with some features like wifi, things that did not work after the upgrade; even on the process, someone were saying they had to select all languages others say that you must select only one; many questions for a newbie and with the danger of breaking the phone .
I was lucky to contact a friend of MVP who instructed me how to do it without problems; and he had the same phone and he already updated it.
The recomedacion he gave me were:
1. download the last seveneighter (latest version 7.8)
2. download the WP update tools, and install
3. remove the chip and run and update seveneighter
4. when asked about the language, I just select English and Spanish
the process takes me about 25min and everything worked perfect. all its functions works and did not lose any data from the phone (contacts, photos, apps). I hope you find it useful and get lucky. Just in case if I made a backup of everything.
Thanks to everyone!!!:good:
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Hi, really I can't find any post here get me out my doubts about the process. I read a lot about it, and there were many people who had problems with some features like wifi, things that did not work after the upgrade; even on the process, someone were saying they had to select all languages others say that you must select only one; many questions for a newbie and with the danger of breaking the phone .
I was lucky to contact a friend of MVP who instructed me how to do it without problems; and he had the same phone and he already updated it.
The recomedacion he gave me were:
1. download the last seveneighter (latest version 7.8)
2. download the WP update tools, and install
3. remove the chip and run and update seveneighter
4. when asked about the language, I just select English and Spanish
the process takes me about 25min and everything worked perfect. all its functions works and did not lose any data from the phone (contacts, photos, apps). I hope you find it useful and get lucky. Just in case if I made a backup of everything.
Thanks to everyone!!!:good:
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For 3., when you say "remove the chip", do you mean the back bottom piece of the phone? Or do you mean rip the phone a part and take out the soC? (I'm assuming it's the first thing)
For 4., when you say that you selected English and Spanish, is that just due to preference or must you select both for it to work correctly?
Lastly, that's awesome to hear that it works perfectly, when you say "all it's functions", does this include Nokia stuff too, and wireless internet sharing?
Thanks in advance, and thanks for sharing your experience!
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For 3., when you say "remove the chip", do you mean the back bottom piece of the phone? Or do you mean rip the phone a part and take out the soC? (I'm assuming it's the first thing)
For 4., when you say that you selected English and Spanish, is that just due to preference or must you select both for it to work correctly?
Lastly, that's awesome to hear that it works perfectly, when you say "all it's functions", does this include Nokia stuff too, and wireless internet sharing?
Thanks in advance, and thanks for sharing your experience!
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sorry, for 3 remove the chip from your provider ATT, Verizon or whatever. the idea is not have calls or data receive in the process.
for 4. you have many languages to select. I selected only Spanish and English 'cause I only use these languages.
what do you mean about nokia stuff??? I only have nokia drive installed and it works... I can't test internet sharing 'cause I can't enable this option; do you know how to enable it? Thanks in advance!
OK, I didn't try to select only one or two language packs, but I remember there's somebody said, you have to select all the language packs that your phone originally have, and I checked, ATT Titan II needs all language packs.
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OK, I didn't try to select only one or two language packs, but I remember there's somebody said, you have to select all the language packs that your phone originally have, and I checked, ATT Titan II needs all language packs.
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yes, i read these too. That because i don't want to do the upgrade, but i could contact a friend that have this pone too, and he do the upgrade and tell me how to do it right. So i update following the steps i mentioned some post ago and it Works fine. and i only select the 2 languages that i use.
I can't test the internet sharing because i don't know how, 'cause it's blocked in my phone.
radians said:
sorry, for 3 remove the chip from your provider ATT, Verizon or whatever. the idea is not have calls or data receive in the process.
for 4. you have many languages to select. I selected only Spanish and English 'cause I only use these languages.
what do you mean about nokia stuff??? I only have nokia drive installed and it works... I can't test internet sharing 'cause I can't enable this option; do you know how to enable it? Thanks in advance!
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By "Nokia stuff", I meant their gps navigation, their radio, and abunch of other cool preloaded apps, someone released a ROM like this for the HTC Titan 1, plus it unlocked internet sharing/tethering. Wish we had it on our phone, lol.
ssnova said:
By "Nokia stuff", I meant their gps navigation, their radio, and abunch of other cool preloaded apps, someone released a ROM like this for the HTC Titan 1, plus it unlocked internet sharing/tethering. Wish we had it on our phone, lol.
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sorry I only tested the nokia drive and it works fine.
Can you tell me to unlock Internet Sharing in titan2? thanks
radians said:
sorry I only tested the nokia drive and it works fine.
Can you tell me to unlock Internet Sharing in titan2? thanks
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Look on the bright side, at least you have LTE; the Titan I's only have at best HSPA+ but there's a catch to that too...AT&T thought it was in all our best interests to throttle our devices back so at best we might obtain 4 megs down but real world; not much greater than 1.5. Really nice of them to not tell us there throttled. I'm not aware there is a way to HSPL your devices and I'm not aware there are any ways to do it on any of the future Windows Phone 8 devices except if you happen to get your hands on a developer edition with the bootloader unlocked. I really like the Windows Phone platform but I'm fet up with the nonsense we have to go through to enjoy the full potential of them and for what reason they're as locked down as they are, I simply don't know the rationale behind it.