http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/htc-wildfire-review/
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mo...e-690067/review
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2010/htc-wildfi...y-3g-co-uk.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UOkMoE2pDM - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxAvLkUPsM - Part 2

Type *#*#3424#*#* to check for defects on your phone
credit goes to madman.com

HTC WildFire EZ Operational Guide for Beginners:.
1. How to set MP3 as ringtone?
Go to music -> select the song u want -> Menu -> Set as ringtone
Or you can use an application call RingDroid which will allow you to cut the MP3 to use as ringtones/notifications/alarms, etc.

2. How to make MP3 appear in music player?
Make the following folder/directories (all in small caps) in your SD Card and copy your MP3 into it:
-SDCard>media>audio>ringtone
-SDCard>media>audio>alarm
-SDCard>media>audio>notification
-SDCard>media>audio>music

3. How to make Video appear in Video Player?
Make a new folder in your SD Card call "video" and put all your videos inside.

4. How to put photos into contact so that they will be shown as caller/facebook identification?
Please do be reminded you can't place contact pictures directly into the SIM card. Therefore you must export out all your contacts from the SIM to the phone before you can do so.
These are the steps you can do:
i. Press (^) to the apps menu, and select "Contacts".
ii. At the contacts, press "menu" and you'll see "Imports/Exports".
iii. Import all or select certain contacts to be imported to the phone.
iv. Then go to gallery and select the picture, press "menu" and touch on "set as" then select "contact icon", and search for the contact that you wanted to assign the picture with.

5. How to put your own MP3 as ringtone or notification/sms alert tone?
you can put your own mp3 file for your ring tones or notifications:
create folder in SD card root folder - named by media/audio/ringtones for ringtones.
create folder in SD card root folder - named by media/audio/notifications for notifications

Then change the Notification tone in Settings->Sound & Display->Notification sound
Or you can use a free app called Tone Picker mp3. Create a folder on your SD card, pop your wildfired ringtones (mp3) in there and use the app to associate a tone. But it does not differentiate between sms and email.
Or you can use SMS Popup. This allows you to allocate a different Tone for text messages.

6. How to install applications?
Method 1
Press (^) and press on market. Search and select the application -> "install"
Method 2
Download the application .apk file (and folder if necessary) and copy it into root directory of SD Card. Put a tick on Setting>applications>Unknown sources. Download a File Manager application from the market called ASTRO File manager and install it. Open ASTRO and install the .apk file appearing on the screen.

7. How to uninstall applications?
Settings>Application>Manage Applications and select the application to be uninstalled.

8. How to use Alarm to wake up?
Tab on the clock in the Home page and select the alarm clock. Set the time you want to wake up. Or you can use an application called "Klaxon" which has more features.

9. How to navigate the roads in Malaysia using GPS?
You have to turn the phone GPS first. Go to Settings>Location and tick on "Use GPS Satellite". PapagoX5 Malaysia version works well on WildFire's 240x320 resolution. At the moment, other Android GPS applications such as Garmin, iGO, NDrive, etc either do not work well or do not work at all on WildFire.

10. How to conserve your battery?
For a new battery, it is advisable to charge for 8 hours the first time and subsequently charge and discharge fully 5 times before it holds battery charge optimally. For everyday usage, the best way to save battery is:
-Turn off background data
-Only turn on wifi and mobile internet when needed
-Keep brightness just under 50%
-And kill off apps when they are not being used.
You can look in About phone>Battery>Battery use and see what application is using the most battery consumption and you can cut down the application which consumes the most battery juices.

11. How to add your favorite contacts into your Home page?
In your contacts under "Group" select favorite for that contact. Next, go to an empty Home page. Press on (+) in the empty Home page and go to "Widgets" and select the Widget style. Select favorites Group from the group drop down box. All your favorite contacts will appear in your Home page.

12. Where to get updated software and manuals for WildFire?
Your phone does not come with a detailed manual. You can find it inside your phone or you can download it from here for your viewing on a larger screen from your PC:
http://www.htc.com/sea/support.aspx
You have to go to your choose your product window and select HTC WildFire. To download software and manuals for WildFire, you need to key in your serial no.

13. How do I switch off selected "always on" apps to free memory and battery drain?
Select Advanced Task Killer from the apps market. It is free and you put it on your Home page. Tap it and it takes you to a screen which shows all the programs that are running in the background. Tick the ones you want to close and then KILL selected apps.

14. How can I save money on phone usage?
At first it is awesome to receive instant emails, breaking news, facebook updates, weather updates, browsing internet, etc without wifi. After a while you'll find that you can get these information on the regular wifi internet/personal computer. One can easily use up RM10 a day or about RM300 a month using these features. The alternative is that you can turn these off and save a lot of moolahs; you can turn them on again anytime or when you really need them in emergencies.
Click on (^) and go to setup. After the second or third screen (Internet Connection), uncheck "Mobile Network or Wifi" and check on "Wifi Only (Don't have a data plan)".

15. Why can't I see my SD Card in my PC when I connect my WildFire to the PC to install an .apk app by using the provided USB connector?
First you need to install HTC USB driver (you can google for it or find it in HTC website) in your PC. After installing this driver, when you connect your WildFire to the PC through USB, your PC will be able to recognize your WildFire phone's SD Card as a new hard drive and you will be able to copy anything into your SD Card. Then you need to use Method 1 (see 6 above) to install the ASTRO File Manager before you can use Method 2 to install any .apk applications.

Please contribute more operational guide for beginners of this wonderful android phone as we go along.

Credit to sharp56

Credit to xngjn

WARNING - Do it at your own risk!

http://www.thedroiddemos.com/2010/09/21/ho...eo-walkthrough/

I first want to thank everyone at UnrEVOked for what they’ve done. I’m posting this because the UnrEVOked post doesn’t really give any instructions. Its an easy enough root for the Wildfire, but I know I’ve been there before and even the simplest things can be tough if things aren’t laid out. So here’s a step by step tutorial for rooting the HTC Buzz (Wildfire).

Due to some bugs, Unrevoked 3.2 was taken down shortly after being released, but the updated version is now LIVE! So obviously we’re going to bring you a video tutorial on how to root the HTC Buzz (Wildfire)! Thanks to the guys at Unrevoked for giving us this simple solution to rooting the Wildfire.

If you’re rooting the Wildfire on Windows, watch this video first and then continue


If you’re rooting the Wildfire on Mac or Linux, you can start here. Windows users should only continue here once installing the hboot drivers as described above.



Written Step by Step Guide for how to root the HTC Wildfire using unrEVOked 3.2

A short rooting instruction by zngjn (Original Post)
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u should have download;
reflash_package.exe (Unrevoked3)
android-usb-driver.zip (Hboot for windows)
*i have Hboot and Unrevoked3 link at my signature

1. boot into hboot (volume down + power)
2. now device manager >> Other Device - Android 1.0
3. right click Update driver software >Browse My Computer For Driver Software> choose Android USB Driver( the file u just extract)
4. u will see Android Bootloader Interface under Android Phone in Device Manager
5. restart yours phone
6. enavle USB debuging
7. in device manager u will see ADB under Other device
8. right click select Update Driver Software>Browse My Computer for Driver Software>Let me pick from a list of a device drivers on my computer>android phone>Android ADB Interface
9. after install complete u will see Android ADB Interface under Android phone
10. now can run reflash_package.exe
11. just wait... unrevoked will do all for u (yours phone will reboot several time)
12. now yours phone will boot to ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1
13. select reboot system now for go in HTC sense
14. u will have Superuser in yours menu.
15. congratulation. u have success root yours phone. the next thing is find new ROM for yours phone

Credit to xngjn

this is the way i unroot my wildfire from unrevoked3

Download the .exe file

STEP:
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1. Download and run the exe file. (attach usb to phone with USB debugging)
2. On the Welcome screen, click Next to begin the RUU installation.
3. Check the listed instructions in the dialog box and make sure you have done them. Click Next to proceed.
4. A message will then be displayed indicating that the utility is verifying and acquiring information about the Android phone as preparation for the update process. Wait for this verification process to be finished.
5. After the verification process, current information about the Android phone will be displayed. Click Update to proceed.
6. Information about the current image version and the new image update version will be displayed. If you are sure that you want to install the new RUU, click Next to proceed.
7. A confirmation message will appear and show the time it will take to install the necessary files (including radio image) to the Android phone. Click Next to begin the update. A progress bar will run through the screen during the update process.
8. RUU update is complete. Click Finish to exit the utility.
SIDE NOTE:
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Credit to xngjn

The unroot method is usable for phone that have similar information as below;

Firmware version:
2.1-update 1

Baseband version:
13.45.55.24H_3.35.15.31

Kernal version:
2.6.29-4266b2e1
htc-kernel@and 18-2#1

Build number:
1.15.707.1 CL185145 release-keys

Software number:
1.15.707.1

Browser version:
WebKit 3.1

http://forceflow.ulyssis.be/2010/10/13/wildpuzzle-rom-for-htc-wildfire/

Credit to xngjn
here are the step to delete stock apps:

REMEMBER always do Nandroid backup for recovery.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK....

Android SDK >> http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip

1. Download the Android SDK from Google .
2. Unzip Google SDK download. You will see a folder called android-sdk-windows. Move that folder to the root of the c:\ drive, and rename it to sdk so that its location is c:\sdk.
3. Run c:\sdk\SDK Setup.exe (You will receive error messages, this is okay. Once the application is installed you can close all windows.
4. Boot into Clockworkmod recovery by powering off the phone and pressing and holding the volume down and power button until the screen lights up.
5. At the menu press volume down to select Recovery, then press power.
6. At the Clockworkmod main menu select partitions menu, then select mount /system
7. On the computer click Start > Run, and type CMD to open a command prompt.
8. In the command prompt type cd\sdk\tools
9. At the command prompt type adb shell
10. At the command prompt type cd /system/app

* type ls to list all the file within the directory
* for example : u wnat to delete "Twitter Widget", u need type
rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex
* after done all delete, type exit to end the command prompt

u have success to delete all the stock apps