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HD Tweak
Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by John.
The Windows Mobile settings, and TouchFlo 3D settings do not give access to all of the options and settings that can be configured on the HTC Touch HD.
Examples of ‘hidden’ HTC HD tweaks, settings and options are:
1) Add Sport Mode to your camera options
2) Add Geo-tagging to photos with GPS Photo option
3) Change the TouchFlo 3D Home screen soft buttons
4) Increase the maximum allowed phone volume settings
5) Change TouchFlo screen sensitity
6) Change advanced user settings such as file system cache size
There are three ways to get access to these touch hd tweaks:
1) PHM RegEdit
Use a registry editor such as PHM Registry Editor to update the settings manually. Only recommended for advanced users, as incorrect registry settings can prevent your device from functioning, and may need a hard reset to put things back to factory defaults…
2) Montecristoff HD Tweak utility
Provides a simple dropdown list interface of the available tweaks. Also comes with a handy soft reset utility, to reduce the times you need to remove the back cover to press the soft reset hardware button.
3) J.S. Advanced Configuration Tool 3.3
Similar to the HD Tweak utility in that all options are presented as a list with dropdown changes. Worth installing HD Tweak and Advanced Configuration Tool as some of the options are different. Bear in mind though that making a change with Advanced Configuration Tool might overwrite configuration changes made with HD Tweak, and vice versa. Not really an issue, but something to be aware of if your settings seem to change. Important note: you will need to install Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 on your device before you can use this utility.
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Essential free utilities compatible with the HTC Touch HD
Posted on 01. Jan, 2009 by admin.
Some essential free utilities compatible with the HTC Touch HD. All are .CAB files, just download the file to your computer, copy across to device (using Activesync, or if connected as a ‘hard drive’ then direct drag and drop). Locate the .CAB file on your device using the mobile File Explorer, and double-click to install. The programs can be un-installed from the “Start > Settings > System > Remove Programs” option on your device. All programs have been used by ourselves without issues, but are installed at users own risk!
Touch Response (FREE)
SnailSlug TouchResponse
The stock HTC Touch HD only gives an optional vibrate response for the main TouchFlo 3D tabs but nowhere else.
Install TouchResponse to Vibrate on touch for all buttons, even using the virtual keypad. The length of the vibrate can be adjusted in the TouchResponse settings menu.
Download from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450256
SD card tuneup (FREE)
tnyynt SD TuneUP
Much perceived slowness on a Touch HD is actually the fault for the SD card, it can take time to transfer large files from the Micro SD card to memory. This can be improved in two ways, 1) swap the standard 8GB MicroSD card with a CLASS 6 8GB MicroSD card bought separately, 2) install the SD card tuneup utility. It is a good idea to install and run a benchmarking application before and after this type of upgrade so that you can accurately measurements any improvements!
Download “tnyynt SD TuneUP.cab” from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446366
Improved battery icon (FREE)
netsn00p’s Battery Icon
The problem with the standard HTC Touch HD battery indicator in the Task bar is that it only shows four levels of charge remaining (excluding the empty icon). This can make it a little difficult to pace your phone useage over a day. There are numerous solutions available, my favourite is a simple update which keeps the same battery icon, but has a continuous white bar rather than the standard four segments. As the bar shrinks it finally turns yellow, orange and then red as the battery reaches zero.
Download Simple White Battery Icons here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2696538&postcount=288
General settings tuneup (FREE)
Montecristoff HD Tweak
Not all of the settings on the Touch HD can be changed directly through the Windows Mobile operating system settings, or from any of the HTC options tabs. Some settings (such as changing the left and right softkeys on the home screen) require you to search through the Windows Registry, or you can use a utility like Montecristoff HD Tweak which does all the techy stuff for you. Just install HD Tweak, and you see a list of options which can easily be changed using dropdown lists. The program also give ‘advised’ options where these differ from the defaults.
Download HD Tweak here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452505
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