rockthegod
Dark Overlord !!!
Hi all,
I was having a little discussion with desiibond in another thread when I realized that there is no "special" thread for users of Windows Mobile based Smartphones and PDAs, so I decided to start one. To the best of my knowledge, no such threads are existing in Digit forum yet; if I have overlooked any, please let me know, so that I can notify the Mods to merge them.
Windows Mobile is a versatile mobile OS with tremendous amount of special features and an extreme degree of customization capability. It is THE MOST customizable mobile OS out there and easily pwns Symbian in this sole aspect. You can directly modify the OS (except the kernel) and thus create you own customized version of the OS with all your needed tweaks and necessary softwares. The resulting process is known as "ROM cooking" and can be done using software "ROM Kitchen" available for free.
Similar to all other Windows products from Microsoft, Windows Mobile is loaded with bloatware and "junk" out-of-the-box (different for different manufacturers and service providers), which tend to make it slow and painful. It is something like using the factory installed Windows XP/Vista, which is there on your newly bought laptop or branded desktops, contains heavy bloatware/unnecessary "junk", which slows the system down and thus needs heavy tweaking and customization to improve its speed and functionality.
The largest manufacturer of Win Mo phones is HTC, a Taiwan based company. Also Samsung, Asus, LG, Sony Ericsson also make some phones with Windows Mobile. The latest avatar of Windows Mobile OS is Windows Mobile 6.1 (WM 7 will soon follow-up next year).
In order to make this thread as useful as it can get, I want to assert certain facts and suggestions, which I hope every user will follow up...
1) The main source of knowledge in this thread will heavily rely on information from XDA-developers forum, so I would suggest that you visit their main forum for advanced knowledge about stuff. In this aspect, we are all thankful to the ingenious developers on XDA-devs, who share their hard work for free with the rest of the World and who I think, are the ONLY reason to get a Windows Mobile based phone.
2) Very Important Points:
>>> Flashing custom ROMs and bootloaders nullifies the warranty on the Windows Mobile device. Although you can restore the OEM bootloader and OEM issued ROM to restore your warranty.
>>> Flashing custom ROMs requires a thorough idea and understanding of the procedure. If improperly flashed, they can render a device partially or completely unusable or BRICKED (i.e. must be sent for RMA)
>>> Cooking a ROM requires some degree of advanced knowledge (though the newest cooking tools are very easy to use).
>>> Please read very very carefully and make sure you understand every detail and risk in flashing procedure before you begin to flash your device. I will NOT take any responsibility if you brick your device during flashing.
3) Please DO NOT post anything illegal like warez and illegally hacked software. Please complain if you see someone posting about illegal stuff.
4) There are lot of free utilities and software available to serve your purpose....also there is a wide collection of awesome paid software for Win Mo platform.
5) While posting about the device you own, please make sure you provide all its details and the exact procedure of flashing. Please let us know about your experiences with the device before and after flashing, which ROM you are using and related stuff.
[I will post about my At&T Tilt (a.K.a. HTC Kaiser, HTC TyTn II, MDA Vario 3 etc etc) at a later post. I will update this post if anything else comes into my mind, till then please pour in your suggestions and tutorials]
I was having a little discussion with desiibond in another thread when I realized that there is no "special" thread for users of Windows Mobile based Smartphones and PDAs, so I decided to start one. To the best of my knowledge, no such threads are existing in Digit forum yet; if I have overlooked any, please let me know, so that I can notify the Mods to merge them.
Windows Mobile is a versatile mobile OS with tremendous amount of special features and an extreme degree of customization capability. It is THE MOST customizable mobile OS out there and easily pwns Symbian in this sole aspect. You can directly modify the OS (except the kernel) and thus create you own customized version of the OS with all your needed tweaks and necessary softwares. The resulting process is known as "ROM cooking" and can be done using software "ROM Kitchen" available for free.
Similar to all other Windows products from Microsoft, Windows Mobile is loaded with bloatware and "junk" out-of-the-box (different for different manufacturers and service providers), which tend to make it slow and painful. It is something like using the factory installed Windows XP/Vista, which is there on your newly bought laptop or branded desktops, contains heavy bloatware/unnecessary "junk", which slows the system down and thus needs heavy tweaking and customization to improve its speed and functionality.
The largest manufacturer of Win Mo phones is HTC, a Taiwan based company. Also Samsung, Asus, LG, Sony Ericsson also make some phones with Windows Mobile. The latest avatar of Windows Mobile OS is Windows Mobile 6.1 (WM 7 will soon follow-up next year).
In order to make this thread as useful as it can get, I want to assert certain facts and suggestions, which I hope every user will follow up...
1) The main source of knowledge in this thread will heavily rely on information from XDA-developers forum, so I would suggest that you visit their main forum for advanced knowledge about stuff. In this aspect, we are all thankful to the ingenious developers on XDA-devs, who share their hard work for free with the rest of the World and who I think, are the ONLY reason to get a Windows Mobile based phone.
2) Very Important Points:
>>> Flashing custom ROMs and bootloaders nullifies the warranty on the Windows Mobile device. Although you can restore the OEM bootloader and OEM issued ROM to restore your warranty.
>>> Flashing custom ROMs requires a thorough idea and understanding of the procedure. If improperly flashed, they can render a device partially or completely unusable or BRICKED (i.e. must be sent for RMA)
>>> Cooking a ROM requires some degree of advanced knowledge (though the newest cooking tools are very easy to use).
>>> Please read very very carefully and make sure you understand every detail and risk in flashing procedure before you begin to flash your device. I will NOT take any responsibility if you brick your device during flashing.
3) Please DO NOT post anything illegal like warez and illegally hacked software. Please complain if you see someone posting about illegal stuff.
4) There are lot of free utilities and software available to serve your purpose....also there is a wide collection of awesome paid software for Win Mo platform.
5) While posting about the device you own, please make sure you provide all its details and the exact procedure of flashing. Please let us know about your experiences with the device before and after flashing, which ROM you are using and related stuff.
[I will post about my At&T Tilt (a.K.a. HTC Kaiser, HTC TyTn II, MDA Vario 3 etc etc) at a later post. I will update this post if anything else comes into my mind, till then please pour in your suggestions and tutorials]
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