Let's put this to bed once and for all....Anyone one here working on Android for the TP2 ??
As, it claims it totally closes down Windows Mobile before running and has to load it's own drivers for Android. If someone gets the FM radio working on the GSM version (tilt2)then try the drivers on a CDMA version.
This would clear up...
1. If it is a Windows Mobile problem.
2. If it works at all ? (does it tune channels after this point, etc)
3. If it does not work or as others have claimed (no proof but, claims) they have got a CDMA version to tune stations but, never got Audio.
If it has ANYTHING to do with Windows Mobile, this should clear it up 100%....Does anyone agree ?
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Originally Posted by mstevens
No, David, it's not different AT ALL. It's what is technically referred to as "exactly analagous" (or, less, technically "the same.")
Either the hardware is completely identical apart from the antenna (as you claim) or it's not. If it's identical, then perhaps there is an FM receiver that is fully-functional and merely disabled in software. Of course, if it's identical, there should be ... well... identical hardware on all models, including front cameras, 3.5mm audio jacks, and so on.
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Being a system admin and working with PC parts from the 486 days (built a i3 the other day for a client) , yea, maybe a different model but, the difference between 5 different models are parts on the board, the boards are all the same, the firmware is too but, if a chip is not on the main board to enable a feature, then it does not work.
I would almost put money down, that the marks for the 3.5 headset is marked out on your board but, the headphone jack is not there so, it does not work. Same with the front camera, The board is made for it but, if you pull out the camera, the system does not see it and no driver is installed, so guess what ? No front camera...
HTC is not going to spend HUGE $$$ to make different system boards for everyone of the Touch Pro 2/Tilt 2 phones, they are all made the same, just some parts are left out from others to "eliminate" a feature. IF this is the way it's done, like most hardware is, then it's a very high chance that the FM tuner could work on the CDMA version, as if they left out the FM chipset, bluetooth or Wi-FI would not work.
Everyone has different things to say, HTC TOLD me that it's there, and should work but, also told me it's a change to WM that causes it. I go by what HTC said and confirmed other posts and I get flamed, insulted and everything else here.
No offence to anyone here but, who the F would you believe ? HTC (someone who makes your phone and chances are have layouts of the phone) or someone on a fourm who "MIGHT" have a clue on what they are saying. Does everyone believe everything they read on the internet ?
Also the fact that, both HTC and Verizon (someone said sprint too) can "enable" the FM radio on our phones. HTC said it could if it was approved by the carrier... That also would tell me that it's SOFTWARE, not hardware.
HTC or anyone is not going to say that if we had to "send" out phones in to get them serviced(AKA: Soder a chip on a micro board, or add a board) to enable this feature. They would Clearly say that it's impossable or not availible on our phones, in every case someone contacted HTC (the past ones as well as when I contacted them) they said they were disabled by the choice of the carrier.
So, who locked us out, the carriers, HTC or Microsoft (locking down the area so good that it can not be hacked to enable a disabled feature) ?
I still believe that the CDMA TP2 has the FM radio feature but, software disabled, Unless there is some hard truth to it not being there, there is no reason for me to think otherwise.
Is it just me ?