HTC Desire



Previous Thread:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1251412

Official Site:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/desire/overview.html

Availablity Status in Malaysia:
Ori Set = Available Now for RM1,499.00 through Maxis contract. Retail unit will be available on 21 June at RM2,199.00.
AP Set = Available Now (Check the Handphone Section of LYN Garage Sales)

Available Mobile Plans:
Maxis http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/android/A...id_Packages.asp

Available Updates:
v1.21.405.2: Link Not Available for SEA set yet!
Feedback by z3r0717 on the update:
Specs:


Videos:


Owners List (PM me if you want to be added into this list):


Useful Links for HTC Desire Users
HTC Desire Discussion @ xda-developers forum
desirehtc.com/
HTC Desire User Guide by nimbu
HTC IME Mod Keyboard with Voice Input for Desire
Tips & Tricks for the Desire
Flaws & annoyances with the HTC Desire (with workarounds!)
HTC Desire Rooting Guide (Do it at your own RISK!)
HTC Desire Official User Guide

Reviews:
GSMArena
Gizmodo
TracyandMatt.co.uk
Slashgear
Techradar
Geekanoids
Engadget
Mobileburn
cnet.co.uk
pocketnow.com
APCMag
Full List of Reviews @ xda-developers forum
LYN User Review By yolk

Other Sources:
AndroidandMe
Engadget
Gizmodo

This post has been edited by mikelee: Jun 20 2010, 12:58 AM

FAQs:
General
Where can I get this awesome phone?
Currently it is exclusive for Maxis for 1 month. You are not able to buy outright with just the phone only, as you need subscribe to their plan. The Desire will retail for RM 2,199 and will be available from HTC’s resellers after the expiry of Maxis’ exclusivity period (that is from 24th June 2010 onwards).

What are the differences between HTC Desire and Google Nexus One?
http://mobilenews.omio.com/mobile-phone-fe...android-phones/

What colors are available in Malaysia?
For now would be the "Dark Brown" color.

How do I set customized ringtones?
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1213449

Can apps be installed into the SD card?
On Android 2.1 you are not able to do it unless:
1) Root it, and install App2SD
OR
2) Wait for Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for HTC Desire

Contacts
How do I import contacts from Apple iPhone?
An in depth steps with screenshots:
http://www.willineedit.com/2009/11/how-to-...-android-phone/

How do I import contacts from Nokia phone?
1. Export your contact to your PC as CSV file.
2. Then login to your Google Gmail account.
3. Import your CSV file to google contacts.
4. Sync from your HTC Desire, your contacts will be all in your phone.

All contacts from Facebook are updated into my call contact list. How do I remove it?
Go to your Contacts > Menu > View > uncheck Facebook.

How not to show the contact from sim in the Contact Lists?
Go to 'people' or contacts, Press Menu button > "View", then uncheck 'Sim'

SMS
Can I use a 3rd party SMS app?
Yes, you can. Find for "Handcent" SMS on Android Market. It's free and very customizable compare to the default sms app.

Handcent SMS Issue: When there is a new SMS comes in, you will receive 2 notifications at the top, yes? How to disable the original SMS application and use Handcent SMS from here onwards?
Go to the default sms app--> settings --> off the notification

Connectivity
Any idea on how to setup proxy to connect to the Internet?
No proxy support for HTC Desire at the moment.

Maxis Related Stuff
How does the Maxis plan works?
Step 1: Choose any rate plans: Value Plus 50, 80, 150, 250 or 500
Step 2: Choose any data plan (12 months contract period): 500MB (RM58), 1.5GB (RM78) or 3GB (RM88)
Step 3: Pay for the phone at RM1499
Step 4: Pay monthly according to plans that you have chosen, e.g Value Plus 50 + Data Plan 500MB = RM50 + RM58 = RM108
For more info refer here: http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/android/A...id_Packages.asp

How long is the required contact from Maxis?
12 months

What is the warranty provided for this phone from Maxis?
24 months extended warranty

Any freebies provided by Maxis?
Free car charger for the first 200 subscribers.

So where can I get this phone through Maxis?
Find it at your nearest Maxis store for more info.

Android Market
Does the SIS HTC Desire comes with Android Market?
Yes

Can I get both free and paid apps from Android Market?
For now, we can only get free apps.

Android 2.2 (Froyo)?
Am I able to upgrade to Froyo at the moment?
There isn't any official upgrade right now. HTC is currently into it to make sure Sense UI is compatible with Froyo. The only to do it now is to root your device (at your own risk!) and install it without Sense UI.

This post has been edited by mikelee: Jun 21 2010, 03:36 PM

welcome v2!

Yay~~ V2 to coincide with Malaysia Launch!

welcome V2........and by the way mike update me as a new user desire m8...hhehehe

lol so fast v2
congrats

Which one is good, nexus or desire? Coz im planning to get myself nexus this saturday.

congrats to Desire owners.
I will be checking this thread too.

GOOD v2!! congrat!!

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Added on May 28, 2010, 11:03 ammay go for desire... this mon or tue price may revise good price for AP..

This post has been edited by x132755: May 28 2010, 11:03 AM

hello, wanted to ask if I can buy the phone package with half cash half by CC @ KLCC the maxis roadshow?

Thinking of getting one.
Is the HTC desire ready stock at KLCC?

both are more or less the same phone. nexus will have faster updates, no local warranty tho. desire has 2 years local warranty but slower updates.

at rm1499 (take the lowest data+voice plan), buying the desire is a no brainer.

mike...update me as desire owner pls

I agree. Desire also has the HTC Sence UI, which rocks...

i feel that sense ui is much better looking than stock android ui, altho you can make it look about the same with additional apps/widgets/etc or you can download alternative home screens gui via the market (e.g launcherpro = mixture of both stock android ui + htc sense)

This post has been edited by r47z: May 28 2010, 11:20 AM

Congrats v2.
Hope less people spams it compared to the v1.

Anyway, Desire has Sense UI.
But Nexus with Froyo would be more appealing and Nexus can flash Sense UI inside
Just my little poison to spread around.

Getting a new Android soon while wait for the 4G to come~

Welcome V2 !!

hehe !! I love Android !!

nexus one vs desire? both are great phone!

Sense UI is awesome, and while Nexus One can have that too, currently it's not as stable as Desire itself.

but the disadvantage of HTC Sense is, it makes the update is a lil bit too slow for HTC to come out with..

u wont regret no matter u choose N1 or Desire!

ya..
but the design of N1 more appealing to Desire in my opinion
prefer the trackball(known as "nipple")

anyone knows how many units left? feel like getting today...

Guys can anyone tell me how we can send biz card / contact with sms ?

I m also thinking of getting Desire while waiting for EVO. When EVO come later, give Desire to my wife. She is still using oldy SE.

will evo come in malaysia ? i think not..

Agree. Evo is CDMA phone. All our telco are GSM based. It just wont work. Unless there is a GSM version of Evo.
For example,
Motorola Droid = CDMA Version, Motorola Milestone =GSM, which widely available here.

and Evo 4g only exclusive to Sprint.
btw this has been discussed many times before..
i can say there is no point to wait for Evo..just hope HTC will release another similar phone

i believe after u use htc desire for 1 year,u can found a similar evo spec around

in my case, I'll upgrade in 2 years time for specs upgrade.

anyone can explain how's the maxis plan working ? i'm pretty interested in getting this desire.. Thanks

cheapest is rm50 Value Plan plus rm58 Data Plan per month for 12 months. you get rm10 rebate for 12 months.

This post has been edited by ashburn98: May 28 2010, 12:34 PM

pay the phone plus the packge ? total will be arnd RM1499+RM58 ?

today = 1499 for the phone
next 12 months = 50+58 per month, the cheapest possible.

I am pretty sure there will be a EVO for 3G, just like Milestone to Droid. HTC will sure try to milk as much cash as possible from the specs of EVO. Change from 4G/CDMA to 3G GSM will not be difficult. Anyway, this is a Desire thread.... let's forget about EVO.

I'm an owner!...

Just bought the phone tis morning at KLCC ...yes there are still plenty of units available...i am customer no. 79.

However, the service very slow..have to wait for half a hour at the maxis centre...gosh

bro, can pay using cash and CC ar?

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Added on May 28, 2010, 1:51 pmmeaning half with cash another half with cc...

This post has been edited by jimmy.soo: May 28 2010, 01:51 PM

hi owners, what sort of shield or case are you using for your phone? mind to share some pics.. especially those using invis-shield type.

I bought the case and SP from this site. The quality of the product here especially the screen protector is much more better than the one you can get here.
http://www.netimes.com

This post has been edited by kpchow75: May 28 2010, 02:08 PM

i think it won't be a problem. to be safe you can try calling maxis.

yeay...news feed working.

CDMA is not 4G. 4G is called LTE. HTC need to change to UMTS tech

Hi, guys. Does the Desire have android market? And can we purchase paid apps?

Woots.just bought a HTC Desire from KLCC too! I'm the 82.haha.is a great phone! (:

add me to the owner list . AP set by the way

Just came back from KLCC. There are still plenty of free car charger available. Not many people at the booth. IMHO, the Desire screen 3.7" screen is just slightly bigger than Legend 3.2". But in terms of body construction and feel, Legend is better. It will be a perfect phone if it has unibody aluminium body with the kind of specs. Congrats to all new owner.

Not fair to other place would-be owner.... we won't get the free car charger?

just wondering whether Maxis will launch it with free car charger at Johor Bahru.

guys, may i know where at KLCC can i purchase this phone? thanks

owner no#68..
will be my 1st android.. so get ready for plenty of noob question..

and my 1st question is.. errr.. how do u change the language.. coz when i try to sms only saw Thai & Chinese language..

Already goes to language & keyboard but can only see this.

- Select locale (I select English (Malaysia)
- CN Thai Keyboard
- Touch Input Chinese

Anyone can help?

It's time to go for HTC
HTC

This post has been edited by matt_haw81: May 28 2010, 03:26 PM

Enter KLCC using the Jalan Ampang entrance and straight away you will see it. A small booth.

This post has been edited by sochaiapk: May 28 2010, 03:28 PM

beside of MIKIMOTO
mean between giorgio armani and mikimoto
i forget which floor.. u try ask infomation there..

not really many ppl today even though it's public holiday...wonder why

honestly if i not see here or htc malaysia fb
i totally dont know got booth there..
maxis and htc dont have promote too much = =

Folks! Unofficial froyo ported on HTC desire by someone at XDA developers:

http://thegadgets.net/technology-news/brea...-to-htc-desire/

ya.if i nvr log in LYN, i still will think malaysia dun have htc desire yet

Guys, does the SIS HTC Desire come with Android Market and both Free and Paid applications available to choose from?

I think bro mikelee should put a FAQ at the first thread. This question has been asked zillion times before.

I would like to contribute the second FAQ: what are the apps that are included with Desire?

Add me to the list. Bought at Maxis KLCC. 92th customer! Haha.

Yay. I'm owner no 77. Can't wait to charge and play with the phone . congrats to all owners

I haven't been in Msia long enough, but I have never seen any HTC commercial. The iphone's one are quite nice though.

If htc doesn't promote their products properly, nobody will know about them right?

Since it was asked a zilionth times before, yes~mostly are free for now

mine got paid one(not maxis).. hehe
also dunno what app to buy.. :S

Few questions.

1. Among my favorites contacts, those 9 boxes, one has a contact card within it. Why?
2. My mail home screen is configured to my hotmail, how to manually sync each time i am on that home screen?
3. What are your 7 home screens?
4. Contacts can be categorized into Gmail (after you set it up), Sim and phone. How do i categorize all my imported contacts as 'Phone' contacts?

need to "dig" it out or found from other website
not like iphone, when iphone 3gs released in australia at 1st july 2009(example only), few telco purposely open their stores at 30th june midnight to let ppl get iphone straight at 12am 1st july for few hours.. then open back the store at 6 or 7am early morning too...and the line damn hell long..
this is crazy lol..apple did a great job for marketing seriously

btw, htc desire from maxis have maxis apps?

ya.. alot of girl keep asking me htc is what?? they say China phone
htc keep promote hd2..
i never see android commercial at MY

1. those 9 boxes, 9 favorites suppose to have all the contacts details
2. press the left button with the lines, once in the app, there's a refresh button(quite small). That is how you refresh manually
3. Everyone has different home screens.. all with apps and widgets..
4. forgot how you do it already.. you go into settings and choose phone.. something like that


they didn't say wrong wert... lol
taiwan is in china therefore china phone.. LOL

Yeah, I am on it right now. Please bear with me guys.
PM me if you want to add more questions and answers here so that I slot it in.
Added a few of you guys into the owners list too.

Cynox, I am unsure the answer to your question...

This post has been edited by mikelee: May 28 2010, 06:51 PM

mikelee.can add me to the owner list ah.haha.thanks!

Foxconn are the main manufacturer for iPhone, which this company having employees committing suicide located in China.

So can we say that iPhone is also China phone?

mikelee..
add me at the owner list =)

Foxconn are the main manufacturer for iPhone, which this company having employees committing suicide located in China.

So can we say that iPhone is also China phone?

hiroka88: You can tell the girls, the iPhone they holding is China phone too...

i not mean that..
i mean alot of girl around of me also dont know what is htc

I heard only local set can enter market. SG set cannot

got what colour?

what he mean was HTC is based on Taiwan

and now most of the products also made in china including iphone which is designed in california but assembled in china(made in china)

This post has been edited by hihihehe: May 28 2010, 06:51 PM

For now would be the "Dark Brown" color.

facebook for android is now working again!

Hi guys,

Just bought HTC Desire at Maxis KLCC just now. Very happy with it.

So, is there any screen protector & casing for Desire that are available right now? Where to buy it?

Thanks.

juz got my desire.im no 67!!

do i really have to use one of the rate plan or can i just use my prepaid maxis sim??

Owner #95. w00t

I got one question, how do you guys set a picture (for photocall) for your contact? I tried but cant find it.

click people select friends that u wanna attach photo carefully look down on the menu down link their account to facebook profile or from sd card

I just got the Desire at Maxis KLCC! sticker no 8?? not too many ppl.. Using the Desire to update this post! looks like a great phone to me! Yeah..

went to play with the desire @ klcc.. really good and intuitive interface.. also its very responsive i might add

im waiting 4g Evo...hehe

lol..another person..but my guess is evo 4g wont be coming
just wait for another release from htc

Lolz...then he might wait for iPhone 4G coming...lolz...

Maybe till the phone he wait is launched, we can recontract our phone plan...

Bought the Desire this afternoon. Add me to the list. Still very blur about Android.....Any one knows how to import contacts from a Nokia phone?

How was the crowd there?
Heard that the free car charger for first 200 buyers still available.

wanna get Youtube HQ(High Quality) like HTC Evo 4G into your Desire?
go to
http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/05/add-youtub...phone/#more-293
and check out nimbu.amorvi.com
All the stuff that N1 has like 3D gallery, voice to text, etc????
Your desire can too!
this site even shows you how to root your phone. (NOTE: Rooted phone will void your warranty)

yahoo..bought the the HTC Desire today at KLCC, very satisfied with it ..not too many people at the booth, they probably don't know bout the roadshow..hurm

please add me up as the HTC Desire user...thanks

You can:-

1. Export your contact to your PC as CSV file.
2. Then login to your Google Gmail account.
3. Import your CSV file to google contacts.
4. Sync from your HTC Desire, your contacts will be all in your phone.

You can edit your contacts from Google account, then it will auto sync to your phone.

[quote=zackloy,May 28 2010, 08:54 PM]
Bought the Desire this afternoon. Add me to the list. Still very blur about Android.....Any one knows how to import contacts from a Nokia phone?

[/quote.

Quite simple. Make sure u got the nokia pc suite n htc suite installed. Can download from the net if u don,t hv cd. U need microsoft outlook also. Sync yr nokia 2 outlook then sync yrdesire to outlook. Got it 2 copy most of my phone contacts b

hey they said rooting desire now can possibly brick you phone??

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684473

is this true?