Android for HTC Touch Diamond (DIAM500)

[CranberrySauce]

Originally Posted by MrObvious

... running Android is really a joke because it isn't being developed for our phones.

Not as much of a joke as Windows Mobile.

[toenail]

incase you havent been keeping up a lot of progress has been going on.. check ur common sites

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by toenail

incase you havent been keeping up a lot of progress has been going on.. check ur common sites

post a link because i cannot find one working port for the cdma diamond.

[nick_danger]

Since I just dicovered that I can't use my current UNLIMITED* Sprint data plan with the HTC Hero, but rather must buy a more expensive UNLIMITED* plan, it looks like I'll forever be stuck with the Diamond being my most advanced phone... at least until I leave Sprint for a better option.

I'm going to try my luck with this Android 1.6 (Donut) install:

http://connect-utb.com/index.php?opt...d=53:android-1

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by nick_danger

Since I just dicovered that I can't use my current UNLIMITED* Sprint data plan with the HTC Hero, but rather must buy a more expensive UNLIMITED* plan, it looks like I'll forever be stuck with the Diamond being my most advanced phone... at least until I leave Sprint for a better option.

I'm going to try my luck with this Android 1.6 (Donut) install:

http://connect-utb.com/index.php?opt...d=53:android-1

yeah but is that for the cdma diamond? it doesn't look to be. from what i hear there are no fully working versions right now.

[nick_danger]

Doesn't work too well. According to this page:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...e=RaphaelLinux

My HTC Touch Diamond (DIAM500 behind the battery) should use the same device settings as the RAPH800, so I modified the appropriate string to in the startup.txt file (msmts_calib=0x81.0x393.0x358.0x7D) and then I also added a string with my device's MAC address to the startup.txt (wifi.mac=11:22:33:44:55:66).

Android booted OK, but the colors are all wonky 256-color mode and the text is too small. It's as if the resolution was set too high in the build. Even still, I'm able to bring up the "start menu" and slide it up and down with my finger, but it's too hard to read the screen to do anything. On top of that, the screen goes black every time I try to access a menu item or app.

It's possible I did it wrong, but we'll see.

[fixxxer2012]

ive asked zenulator from the vogue/android board to help us diam500 users out and try to get a fully working port of android. i have no clue why the cdma users are being left out in the dark here.

[fixxxer2012]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591245

heres a link to a thread i created on xda to help get a fully working android port for our diam500/cdma diamonds. i asked a few developers to join in and help. feel free to contribute if you can.

[nurali]

Guys I want to try android on my htc diamond from Sprint. Is there are anybody tried it? And what's latest version for diamond? And full instruction of installation?

[spitzilla]

Android is almost fully functional on the CDMA diamond. Pretty much everything but the camera is working at this point.