Htc sense rant

[stuigi]

I am a bit peeved that the TB has been in development for months and that upon release we cannot set up an account on the HTC sense web site. Are we forgotten already. I am aware that this phone is already obsolete as far as the planning stages goes for new devices, but I hope we weren't left out to dry

 

[mthorn79]

Their site has been down for awhile now...while I had my Inspire I couldn't log on either.

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[WorldOfJohnboy]

I am a bit peeved that the TB has been in development for months and that upon release we cannot set up an account on the HTC sense web site. Are we forgotten already. I am aware that this phone is already obsolete as far as the planning stages goes for new devices, but I hope we weren't left out to dry

I read something on a Google search (it may have been Gizmodo or Engadget) that said something like Verizon and HTC weren't on the same page and that HTC phones on Verizon may never get htcsense.com capabilities. It was completely speculation, but may end up being true.

Personally, I am a corporate user and can do a lot of the same things the htcsense.com site can do, but I realize that the general population would want to use it. I hope the rumor was false and that the TBolt will one day appear on the site and the site works. I have not seen htcsense.com functioning ever, but if someone has, I would be curious to know if it is really a game changer.

 

[mthorn79]

I am a bit peeved that the TB has been in development for months and that upon release we cannot set up an account on the HTC sense web site. Are we forgotten already. I am aware that this phone is already obsolete as far as the planning stages goes for new devices, but I hope we weren't left out to dry

I read something on a Google search (it may have been Gizmodo or Engadget) that said something like Verizon and HTC weren't on the same page and that HTC phones on Verizon may never get htcsense.com capabilities. It was completely speculation, but may end up being true.

Personally, I am a corporate user and can do a lot of the same things the htcsense.com site can do, but I realize that the general population would want to use it. I hope the rumor was false and that the TBolt will one day appear on the site and the site works. I have not seen htcsense.com functioning ever, but if someone has, I would be curious to know if it is really a game changer.

It was available on the Inspire IE: HTC Likes/HTC Hub & it also came with HTC Book Shelf pre loaded with books to read & you could order more at HTC Hub. The Hub had many extras you could DL. It was really quite awesome. I hope to find a way to get it on the TB.

 

[J5684]

Have you seen this? [MOD][3.20.2011] Working htcsense.com syncing - xda-developers

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

Have you seen this? [MOD][3.20.2011] Working htcsense.com syncing - xda-developers

Dumb question, as I am not normally a Rooter, but how do you flash the Zip file onto a phone?

 

[J5684]

Have you seen this? [MOD][3.20.2011] Working htcsense.com syncing - xda-developers

Dumb question, as I am not normally a Rooter, but how do you flash the Zip file onto a phone?

Place/transfer this zip file on your sd card, Reboot into recovery (via rom manger or bootloader) choose "install from zip from SD card" in recovery and reboot ...

 

[J5684]

Or you can unzip the file and use root explorer or Astro to install the HTC apk...

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

Or you can unzip the file and use root explorer or Astro to install the HTC apk...

Tried that but it says "Applicaton not installed." There is more than just the APK file, so you would need to know where to put the other files. I hope I can figure this out as I want to try it.

 

[J5684]

It won't show up in the app drawer... the other files in that zip are for updater scripts to install this APK in recovery


from the OP in that thread: "Go to settings, accounts and sync and choose to add an account. Choose htc sense."
....
Scratch that, Astro won't install it correctly ....


It works if you flash it with recovery, it just did it

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

It won't show up in the app drawer... the other files in that zip are for updater scripts to install this APK in recovery


from the OP in that thread: "Go to settings, accounts and sync and choose to add an account. Choose htc sense."
....

It's not there. I rebooted the phone and also tried reinstalling, it still tells me it is not installed.

 

[J5684]

Yea I tried that, sorry Astro does not install it correctly for some reason.... It works with flashing it...

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

OK, from the thread of the guy who made the APK:

Originally Posted by ECS2010 You can install the apk using "zip signer" from the market if you aren't rooted...that's what worked for me

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Oh, and you have to extract the apk from the zip first and then sign it

I did that and it says it installed, rebooted and checked Accounts & Sync and it still isn't there. I am getting frustrated. :icon_evil:

Maybe I will wait until I get home...

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

Yea I tried that, sorry Astro does not install it correctly for some reason.... It works with flashing it...

How (specifically) do you flash it without root access?

 

[J5684]

If you are not rooted then you won't beable to flash... I forgot that the zip/apk needs to be signed to install with Astro .. There should be a app in the market "ZipSigner"