Android for HTC Touch Diamond (DIAM500) - Page 2

**orangekid** · #11 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 09:37 AM

looks awesome, can't wait for the update

toenail · #12 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 11:27 AM

yeah im digging the whole google voice thing so its a bummer that the mobile apps are only good for blackberrys and android.. so can wait for this app to be going strong.. network support is gonna be awesome

justinmack · #13 (**permalink**) 07-21-2009, 07:20 PM

I am looking forward to seeing new Android phone. If HTC can make a better one than G1. I definitely will consider update my Diamond!!

**orangekid** · #14 (**permalink**) 07-22-2009, 10:10 AM

ok so any estimate when this will have network support?

thmgombosi · #15 (**permalink**) 11-11-2009, 07:37 PM

I have been following the android port for the diamond over at xda. and someone over there has got the data up and runnung on the 500. but he hasnt posted anything as far as what files he used..... still waiting.

ydoucare · #16 (**permalink**) 11-12-2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by thmgombosi

I have been following the android port for the diamond over at xda. and someone over there has got the data up and runnung on the 500. but he hasnt posted anything as far as what files he used..... still waiting.

Really? I've been following that thread and didn't see anything about data working on DIAM500....must have missed it.

thmgombosi · #17 (**permalink**) 11-12-2009, 11:15 AM

It is on page 551 post 5507.

ydoucare · #18 (**permalink**) 11-12-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by thmgombosi

It is on page 551 post 5507.

Hmm, I see the post but I don't see where he says he got a data connection working with the DIAM500.

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Success!

Android 1.6 is now running on the DAIM500. Some caveats:

1) Must be booted Activesync and remain plugged in after Android logo otherwise phone turns off.
2) Appears there is not a 'Menu' button assigned so make sure you don't accidentally screen lock the phone...

I used Mr. Pippy's 'diam500_android_config.zip' file renamed to 'config' in root and 'android-donut_diam-raph-01-11-09.7z' updated with 'build-update_donut-1.6_2-11-09.7z'. Unfortunately it runs real slow and still isn't very usable.

I see someone below posted about having a working data connection, etc, but i'm assuming that's a DIAM100 user.

Jadall · #19 (**permalink**) 11-13-2009, 01:51 AM

I am happy to try something totally different if you run this app. can you just close the app and have phone working normally again?? I haven't used anything with android but I am excited nonetheless when android really launches doesn't it give more freedom then windows mobile I hope?? When I first got the phone I thought of the windows mobile as show. I still feel like the diamond is capable of much more than windows 6.x mobile can provide. and since all the 6.5.1 rom's I have tried don't really work that well. The main problem I have with the 6.5.1 roms is the gps won't work on the phone which should you think be an easy problem to resolve but I'm not resorting to flashing the gps chip on my phone and possibly trash the gps forever.

**MrObvious** · #20 (**permalink**) 11-13-2009, 02:00 AM

GPS works fine with my Diamond on 6.5.1 and running Android is really a joke because it isn't being developed for our phones. And a flash to a shipped ROM should fix your GPS Jadall.

But that said about Android, it's fun to play with another OS. I remember the days of playing on Linux on my computer and dual booting Windows and Ubuntu. I still dual boot my mom's computer and use it for a server since it's kinda for business anyway and still can do all the stuff from Linux.