HTC Diamond On Vodafone - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

Ive just got a HTC Diamond on Vodfone,
What can i install on it to make it better and how?
I cant find any tutorials

Here are some items to install as per the top of the forum (stickys)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398265 - Diamond Tweaks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=411479 - Excellent Articles on tweaking and general stuff
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403939 - GSen - Rotate your screen in any application
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=411419 - Some G Sensor Apps
There is plenty of stuff which is dotted around the forum to help you, it all depends on what you want to do.
Heres a site that will help explain alot of the technical details for updating the Diamond.
http://modmydiamond.info
I have installed on my Diamond:
1.93 WWE Rom (got this from HTC e-Club - your on Vodafone so will prob have to install a cooked rom if you wish to update)
Diamond Tweaks... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398265
Call History Tab - Find it here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=411290&
Sprite Backup (get this from HTC e-club to - free software for backing up and restoring data on your phone - excellent)
I have an old version of TOMTOM on my phone for GPS Turn by Turn navigation, try this for the latest version inrfomation.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404968
Watch TV on your Diamond... Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408642
Some info from fellow Vodafone Diamond owners...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409356
Hope this helps you on your way!

Related

cab files VS. ROM downloads

Is there any way that I can just get the htc today cab and the 3D Touch flow cab for (Tilt Kaiser) Im not comfortable installing a new rom to get these items. thanks Jami J
Did you try searching? It's in the Latest Cabs for Kaiser thread that's stickied at the top of this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1678291&postcount=10
Yes I hit that thread all ready I pulled some stuff from there all ready. (htc music player and flash lite 2.0 that is the style of download that I am looking for. I just downloaded the Kaiser tweaks v0.4 that program worked wounders for fixing the screen locking up (dim) after a phone call. and activating the HSPHA has brought the "H" to my tilt for the first time since I have owned the Tilt. I wish I could do 1/3 of the stuff you guys know how to do. You take a good prouduct and make it 100% better for the user Jami j.

HTC Tilt - Any good tools, tricks, fixes, etc?

I had this phone for almost a year and only now I stumbled on this site and upgrading. Forgive me if I don't know all the proper terms\lingo. I upgraded to a new ROM only a few days ago. I was wondering if there are any other cool things I can do to or with my phone? Yes I tried searching but it's hard to search for something you don't know exist. Most of these I just stumbled upon. So far I did the stuff below. The camera fixes didn't help too much. The video still comes out laggy.
Also a stupid question but is the HTC Tilt the same as a HTC TyTNII? The picture looks the same. My phone only says at&t in the front and HTC on the back.
HardSPL v1.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334679
Dutty’s WM6.1 RTM 5.2.19199
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=375037
Dutty’s Camera Fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=375037
Tilt Keyboard Fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334911
HTC Camera 5.0.4.2915.00 for KAISER
HTC TyTNII FIX (08.03.2008)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355587
Foxit Reader
Jetcet Print 5
Giving Wise Educational Noob Instructions
Check out this very insightful thread;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383904
Damn! I thought I read all the stickys. Thanks!
Here's what I've Done
Welcome. Look at the wiki for the different variances of your phone.
Also in the wiki are some great pieces of software and things to play with .
Here's some of what I've done with my Tilt.
- Ultimatelaunch - Cubed today plugin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=365334
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=366796
- S2P - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377627
- S2U2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381588
- S2V - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358187
- Google maps - http://www.google.com/mobile/gmm/index.html
- Live Search - http://mobile.live.com
- Skype - http://www.skype.com/mobile/
- NetFront 3.5 - http://www.access-company.com/products/netfrontmobile/browser/index.html
- Opera Mini - http://www.operamini.com/
- vTap - http://www.vtap.com/m.html
- PocketCM - http://pocketcm.com
That should get you started.
Enjoy, Adam
the wiki,stickies,forum search and google will become your best friends
How about the Bleeps, the sweeps and the creeps? I've lost them.

Install 1.93 ROM Default Theme on Vodafone Touch Diamond?

Guys,
New user - very impressed, found lots of good stuff here - hoping someone can help with this one:
I have had my Vodafone Touch Diamond for just over a month - very nice phone, awful speed!!! I hate the Vodafone default theme, so I had installed the default black one that I found here - very nice looking theme!!
Now I have just upgraded to the 1.93 Vodafone ROM, and the phone finally runs at a half-decent pace - problem is the nasty Vodafone them is back. I then re-installed the old black theme I had, and it has slowed the phone right down again (in fact slower than it was on the old ROM, and some graphics weren't as good) - it looks like the 1.93 ROM has a newer version of Touchflo (or is it the theme?). Basically, the phone, on the settings screen, says it is running Touchflo 3D version 1.1.34574.1_1630.38. It clearly is different, as the animation is less, and there are subtle changes (alphabetical index when selecting country or town in Weather, for example).
I would rather have the newer TouchFlo (the losses in animation are worth it for good performance).
So the question - anyone know where I can get the updated black Touchflo software for the 1.93 ROM? I appreciate I could flash a non-voda ROM into the phone, but would rather not - don't want to lose my Voda sat-nav, for instance.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated, guys.
Thanks
Paul
Hi Paul From Swindon,
I'm Nathan From Oxford lol....oh the hatred (football Terms)
I'm using the vodafone ROM and i installed this great Diamond TF3D Config Tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405749
I then also got the Black Diamond Theme, can't remember the link for that and saved it to my internal storage.
I then used the Config tool to install the black theme.
Its fairly quick and keeps the extras like sat nav etc.
I did try installing the new HTC ROM however it DID like you say removed all the settings and the vodafone extras. so it took me about an hour to find and install the Vodafone one again.
Annoying!
Also in Oxford
hi guys, Ralf here also in Oxford. I've had my Diamond for about the same time and been playing with some of the tweaks to try and speed it up. Interestingly I bumped into a guy in Carphonewarehouse the other day who was the Microsoft Trainer for the Diamond. He was great and spent about 20 mins showing me around some areas of the phone. The unit he was running was not Vodafone branded and was so amazingly quick. I've managed to up the speed a bit but it's still slow in comparison to the unit I saw the MS guy with.
To be honest I've been very wary of trying one of the other ROM upgrades as I don't want to brick my handset or loose the Vodafone Sat Nav etc.
I just looked and my handset is on ROM 1.37.161.2 dated 26/6/08.
Can you please point me in the direction of where you got the latest Vodfone ROM from and how easy it to apply it (I should also add that I'm using a Mac not a PC so if there is some PC based tool then I'll have a small problem using it).
Thanks
Ralf
heres the link for the official vodafone ROM update LINK
its a piece of cake to install, but not sure about using a mac!
just a quick thought about the vodafone sat nav;
once you've clicked through the initial link, it just downloads a cab (installation) file,
which is easy enough to find and copy through active sync onto your computer for safe keeping.
Thanks
Cheers for the info and link there, I managed to download the installer and am just waiting now until the new PC laptop I ordered for my wife arrives at the weekend so that I can give it a go.
Thanks
Ralf
In Finland here. I want to use the official ROM as well, but my provider doesn't have one available, and the HTC Europe site tells me that the ROM updater is not for my device.
Sorry, this software download is not suitable for your device.
I am a registered e-club member, with the serial number registered. How can I get the ROM properly? Or if I install this one from Vodafone, will it affect my phone somehow?
nwilko said:
Hi Paul From Swindon,
I'm Nathan From Oxford lol....oh the hatred (football Terms)
I'm using the vodafone ROM and i installed this great Diamond TF3D Config Tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405749
I then also got the Black Diamond Theme, can't remember the link for that and saved it to my internal storage.
I then used the Config tool to install the black theme.
Its fairly quick and keeps the extras like sat nav etc.
I did try installing the new HTC ROM however it DID like you say removed all the settings and the vodafone extras. so it took me about an hour to find and install the Vodafone one again.
Annoying!
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Hi Nwilko,
Did you have to install HardSPL before flashing original HTC rom?
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your thoughts so far - sorry, been off-line all week.
Nathan, thanks for your thoughts - this is what I tried doing, but when I installed the defalt black theme from this site via the config tool, it went incredibly slowly, and lost some of the new features in the TouchFlo system, such as alphabetical indexes on the weather, and seemed to return some of the aminations that had been taken out - it was taking up to 5 seconds to scrol between main screens, much worse than before - I also noticed I couldn't read some of the text.
I guess what I could do with is the Touchflo software from the 1.93 ROM update. It, I assume, exists as a cab that installs when you first switch on a non-branded phone after a ROM update. I am guessing that default one already comes with the black theme, and has the speed and menu improvements.
I have tried to live with the Voda theme for the last week, but there is no getting away from the fact that it looks terrible. The whole phone just looks so good when the black theme is applied.
I am tempted just to try and install the HTC ROM and scrap my Voda one. I really didn't want to lose Sat-Nav - I agree the link on the Voda ROM just downloads a Cab file, but I am worried it won't activate - does something in the ROM tell it that ot's on a free subscription, or does the website activate it from the mobile number - I don't want to pay 4.99 per month for it! Anyone tried it?
Thanks
Paul
Guys,
Gave up on trying to get a newer black theme for my Vodafone TD. Bit the bullet, and installed Hard-SPL, and the latest factory ROM (thanks in large part to the exceellent info on this site!).
So far all looks good - nice and quick, lovely black theme once more, nice speed, and newer radio ROM too (the new Voda Rom still had older radio version).
Fingers crossed, it seems much better - and because I kept the Vodafone Sat-Nav CAB file, re-installed it and it seems to work fine!!
Coolio!!
Paul
Rom
Hi guys I will I also have the same problem the vodafone diamond is to slow.
I will install this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405728
very good comments .I don't have time to do it now I am travelling abroad. I will be grateful if someone try it on vodafone devise, and rate it.
so, does anyone have the default black tf3d theme from a 1.93 rom?

Manila?

SO...here i am...another newbie with another question which probably has been answered a thousand times... what can you do...
Anyway...just had to hard reset my HTC Touch Diamond and thought that maybe i should freshen it up a bit...ive read that there is a "new" update for touch flo...is it called manila or am i misinformed?
And how the hell am i supposed to install it on my precious mobile?
Is there a thread with a tutorial? Would greatly appreciate it if anyone could answer these questions...feel free to call me newb or slow!
TF3D...
Manila is HTC's 'project' name for TF3D (TouchFlo 3D). You can't officially get a newer version of TF3D without updating your ROM. Having said that, there are some manila mods knocking around this forum, but they're taken from Touch HD, or Touch Diamond 2 (work in progress).
The best thing to do is just make sure you're using a recent ROM, either official or cooked - that way you'll get the latest manila. It won't be any different than the one your device came with, though it may respond better (ie. faster)
Read the 'Themes, applications and software' & 'Diamond ROM development' forums, they will give you the most information
wiki - http://wiki.xda-developers.com/ for all such info
thx a lot guys! i just downloaded the ROM update from the support page...
it actually feels a little smoother now! and finally a good solution to the answer and hang up buttons when the phone rings... hated to hang up when the phone isnt out of the pocket yet

[Q] Orange Settings and other questions

Im updating my Touch Diamond 1 to a Touch Diamond 2 (only because the screen is so badly scratched on the TD1 I cant read it in daylight). The new phone is unbranded and Im wondering , other than manual input, how I migrate all of my Orange Network settings to my new phone. I have used PIM backup to collect all of my data but is there something I can use which will backup my settings ?
Althoughy I've been hanging around on here for years, I realise this is a bit of a noob question ... so apologies ... I have actually done some searching but found nothing
Also is there a CAB file around which will give me access to WM6.5 tweaks, like the Advanced Config tool that Schapps developed for the Touch Diamond 1
Thanks in advance
I Kind of answered part of the question with regard to backups. Unless anyone else has other suggestions I will track down one of these utilities.
Sashimi or UC (User Customization)
Im assuming that Sashimi will enable me to backup my TD1 and update the TD2 ?

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