Fat finger?

[Batman]

i recommend flashing to 6.5. its a lot easier than it sounds.

but spb mobile shell is a good finger friendly.

[ls6tt]

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Originally Posted by jake044

i recommend flashing to 6.5. its a lot easier than it sounds.

but spb mobile shell is a good finger friendly.

its funny i bought the application, tried it for a few days, didnt like it.

[user60396561]

Originally Posted by ls6tt

im real hesitant to flash to a new rom, that thread was saying that the stock roms are not working with the app

Whoops. I've actually never tried Rhodium Finger Menu. I confused it with Fingersuite, which was what I used.

Also, you have lots of options regarding interfaces to mess around with. I like in the following order: Winterface w/ funcontact and SMS-Chat, PointUI 1.5, M2D/Manilla 2D (bit it slowed down my games, I was running Verizon WM6.1.), PointUI 2, SPB Shell, and there's some other ones but not as user friendly and takes a fair amount of tweaking and reading. If you intend to keep 6.1, I would install Fingersuite 1.1 to make the menus finger friendly and FingerKeyB keyboard.


Are you using Verizon by any chance? If you're feeling adventurous, here's instructions:

How to switch to 6.5 on HTC Touch/Vogue/xv6900 Verizon specific (~20min):
1. Install Activesync to your computer here. Not sure if it's installed by default. If not, just download. Plug in your phone and you should be able to tell because some green thing pops up.
2. Download official 6.1 Verizon update to get latest radio. Plug your phone in, run the file, and it's self explanatory. When done, try making a call. If it doesn't work, dial *228, then press 1, and it should re program your phone to work with the cell towers.
3. Download 2.31 unlocker to unlock the phone, available on the first two links. Run the file. Don't extract it like another FAQ I found said. It'll tell you to plug your phone in so plug it in and hit enter. The phone screen changes to a rainbow color now. Computer will tell you to disconnect and reconnect the phone. Do so. Then follow the instructions on computer, check the box, keep hitting next. You'll see a 0% go to 100% pretty quick on the computer and your phone, and your phone will restart. Unplug phone. It'll load into 6.1 as normal. Hold down power+camera+stylus hole button on phone, you should see a rainbow screen, and the words 2.31 unlocker which indicates you've successfully unlocked it.
4. Disable activesync by going to activesync, File>Connection Settings> uncheck the checkbox "Allow USB connections". (I forget if this step is necessary if it's even during this part, but just to be safe).
5. Download NFSFAN's 6.5 v11 rom (or others may works) and extract to a directory. Plug your phone (with rainbow and 2.31 unlocker still on screen). Bottom display should change from serial to USB. Run the RUU exe update utility file from NFSFAN's files. In the program, the picture on the left won't be the Vogue but it's ok. Then follow the instructions, check the box, keep hitting next, you'll see a 0% go to 100% on the computer and phone, but now takes about 5 minutes since it's a large file.
6. Phone will restart itself and you should a brand new htc/6.5 screen. Just be patient as it loads. Do a hard reset anytime by pressing red and green button while using your stylus to poke the hole on the bottom. Hit the center big button, then the green button. You'll see a status bar and once it's done will reset it self. Let it load and follow on screen instructions. First time loading always takes a bit of time but after that it's fairly quick on any reset. Note, when calibrating the stylus, try to tap as lightly as you can even though it says to press firm. Windows uses this to calibrate how hard you should press your screen so if you press it too hard, your fingers will have to smash to screen to pick up anything. Tap it as lightly as you can and it would be easier to navigate with your finger. You can always recalibrate in settings.
7. (Optional) Do stpe 5 and 6 again. Codybear, a very experienced user on this forum, says he's never had any bugs/problems others seems to get because he flashes the ROM 2-3 times. He'll flash it, go through the customizations, flash it, go through the customizations, flash it, go through the customizations.
8. Tweak as necessary using this FAQ.
As an FYI, you don't have to do the SMS160 tweak because it was changed in v10.

If anybody wants to copy this to a sticky/wiki/faq anywhere, please feel free to do so. I hate when go to valuable information gets lost.

[inertone]

NFSFAN is at v12 now im so flashing later today

[nxtech3]

Originally Posted by user60396561

Not sure what you mean stock rom? If you're at least running Windows Mobile 6.1, I believe it should work. Not sure how you check "REQUIRES SYS 21000 OR HIGHER". I think the best thing to do would be to flash to WM 6.5 though since it's been made to be pretty finger friendly.

you can check the sys buy goint to start,settings,system,about.

[ls6tt]

im on sprint, keep the ideas coming though

[br125]

2. Download official 6.1 Verizon update to get latest radio. Plug your phone in, run the file, and it's self explanatory. When done, try making a call. If it doesn't work, dial *228, then press 1, and it should re program your phone to work with the cell towers.

I really wish that when people posted this they would inform verizon users to
NOT let the customizations run on the official 6.1 update if they ever want to
see their GPS work again. Otherwise it is a decent guide

soft reset (stylus in the hole on the bottom of the device) after it asks
you to set up a password on the first boot.

[Batman]

winterface is a good shell

[LessThanZero]

Originally Posted by ls6tt

im real hesitant to flash to a new rom, that thread was saying that the stock roms are not working with the app

I also was hesitant. Don't worry it's not as hard as it sounds. The easiest way I've found is to unlock with the sync method then flash through the sd card. Couldn't be easier. I'm running a 6.5 now and will never go back! No more stylus for me.

[ls6tt]

Originally Posted by LessThanZero

I also was hesitant. Don't worry it's not as hard as it sounds. The easiest way I've found is to unlock with the sync method then flash through the sd card. Couldn't be easier. I'm running a 6.5 now and will never go back! No more stylus for me.

okay ill ask here, but if i flash to the 6.5 is my GPS radio still going to work?