Team DFT, the ones known for hacking Windows Phone to run on a HTC HD2, have now already gotten their fingers on the RTM build of Windows Phone Mango. The RTM build number is 7720.
Team DFT posted the image above to show that they’ve gotten it to run on a HTC HD7. Could we see this ported to the HD2 soon?
The HTC HD2 was once THE smartphone to have. Even in today’s standards this is a powerful device. The Dark Forces Team has earlier shown what they’re capable of doing with the HD2. They’ve successfully already installed Android on it, and it will now be followed by Windows Phone Mango!
The image you see above was presented by DFT earlier this week. They say that we could see a public release as early as tomorrow. The team tells that there are some things that will not work on the HD2, like all the live services and the Marketplace. Still, this is an awesome hack for HD2 owners.
Got to love those dudes over at XDA Developers. This time around they’ve successfully hacked the recent Windows Phone 7 NoDo update to run on a HTC HD2, the device that originally run on Windows Mobile 6.5!
The HD2 got the NoDo update faster than most of the legit Windows Phone 7 users :)
The guys over at XDA are simply amazing. Now they’ve hacked a HTC HD2 to run on both Windows Phone 7 and Android. Android will be run from a microSD card, while the WP7 part will hide in the phones NAND memory.
To get started with this process, head over to XDA-Developers here.
The Dark Forces Team have successfully ported Windows Phone 7 to the HTC HD2! They’ve previously shown that it can be done, but now they’ve completed it and actually made it available for download.
It appears to be fully working, with only Microsoft’s cloud services missing. This means that HD2 users with WP7 will not currently be able to access the Marketplace, Windows Live Sync or the Xbox Live service.
The Dark Forces Team’s website is currently down, but when it’s back up you can head over and download WP7 for the HTC HD2 from here. Pretty amazing work by them, thank you!
Hit View Post to see many videos with WP7 on a HTC HD2.
HTC just released two minor updates for the HTC HD2 and the HTC Touch2. Both of these fixes a Daylight Saving Time bug on the phones.
Here is the changelog from HTC:
This update for HTC HD2 readjusts your clock to account for the hour gained during Daylight Savings
Follow the instructions below to download and install the update on your device:
- Make sure you have Microsoft ActiveSync® installed on your Windows XP PC or Windows Mobile Device Center on your Windows Vista® PC. You can find Microsoft ActiveSync from this link or Windows Mobile Device Center from this link.
- Connect and synchronize your device with your PC via Microsoft ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile Device Center using the USB cable.
- To download this update select the update below and the location closest to you then click Download.
- Copy the update, which is an .exe file, to your device. To install the update, tap the .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: If you perform a device hard reset, you will need to reinstall the update after the hard reset.
Download links:
How marvelous is this, Windows Phone 7 ported to the HTC HD2!? This is yet another lovely thing that has come out of XDA developers. As you can see in the video, the WP7 port is looking good and making calls. Just wait for a final release :)
Microsoft and OEM makers have confirmed that the HTC HD2 will not get an official version of Windows Phone 7. Now, a hacker by the name Cotulla has managed to boot his HTC HD2 with Windows Phone 7.
What do you think, is it believable?
Here is a comparison video of startup times of Windows Phone 7, Android, iOS and Windows Mobile.
The attending devices are as follows:
Check out this screen comparison video between AMOLED, SLCD and LCD screen technologies. The HTC Desire is responsible for both the AMOLED and the SLCD screen, while the HTC HD2 is responsible for the LCD screen.
