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    Help desire s - device not supported play store

    I have recently done a factory reset on my desire s, now some apps on the play store say device not supported when i had them installed before? Any one know how to sort this out?
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    HTC in Canada

    Travelling to Canada next month and I hope to take my Desire S with me and install a travel sim card what are the chances of it working over there, any thoughts please.
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    Cannot upload photos to Picasa account.

    I have an HTC Desire S and used to be able to upload photos to Google's Picasa but recently it says it's uploading to 100% but then says Service Failed. I am wondering whether this has to do with Google's new 2-stage verification system that they have adopted recently?:confused:
  4. billy whizz

    Help reset needed

    hi guys - I replaced the digitizer on my HTC desire s, prior to this the phone was working perfectly..now all i get is a blank daark screen that is lit as well, Ive decide to sell it. How do i reset or clear the phone of any personal stuff that i have on it ?. It is still working as i can...
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    Root Orange branded Desire S root help please !

    Wow... this s**t is complex isn't it ! I've been reading guides left right & centre and my head is spinning (and I'm a server & network engineer !). Is there anyone here who could spoon-feed me with what I need to do to get, say, Cyanogenmod onto my Orange branded (locked) Desire S that is...
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    Can't receive emails in UK Wifi zones

    Hi, I'm sure this is a simple problem, but I don't know how to sort it out. I have a HTC Desire S registered in Ireland. I've travelled to the UK and gone into wifi zones. I can see the wifi bars appearing on the top of the screen after I enter the password, but I can't receive emails or...
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    Help Bluetooth Integration with Car Audio

    I've just been speaking with Pioneer re. linking my car audio head unit to my phone. Currently the track data etc doesn't show on the head unit. They told me the phone needs to support AVRCP v1.3 or higher. Does anyone know if there is a mod or upgrade to support this? Thanks Bob
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    Root stuck with the htc green logo on a white screen

    Hello, My htc desire s is unlocked rooted and s-off. Recently when it starts up I get the green htc logo on a white screen, seconds later it goes black but it's lit up. I can get into hboot, but cant perform a recovery, or flash a new rom as I get a red triange error. I recently installed...
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    Root JellyTime

    Hi I'm trying to flash [JB4.2.1] JellyTime CM10.1 R6.1 - SAGA Edition | AROMA from blindndumb on my desire s. Everything goes fine but when i reboot after flash i just get stuck on the white screen with HTC Logo. I have flashed the boot.img from the rom via fasboot before flashing and still...
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    Root got root but no s-off

    Hello all, I have given my device the official ICS update, unlocked bootloader with htc dev, and used www.rootandroid.org to root using ICS software. Everything has worked fine. I have SuperSU as a result of the root and can install root apps. I have downloaded rom manager and have...
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    Help HTC Desire S Screen Freezes Often

    Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum. I have got HTC Desire S and facing problems :(. The problem with my phone is that it freezes every now and then in approx everything like calling, messaging, browsing and even watching movies/pictures. Sometimes, i have to press the touchscreen for a...
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    Help Looking for help (battery issue)

    First of hello and thanks for taking the time to read this. I have been using this website for some time now but first time to make an account as I would just be reading from here but recently I have had some problems with the phone. Firstly the battery life is bananas on it, I will charge it...
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    Help HTC Desire S Update?

    Hey there guys, I'm pretty much new when It comes to updates and stuff so I need to ask you a quick question - I have a HTC Desire S with 2.3.5 android and HTC Sense 3.0 for a year now.. Before that, I used to own an iPhone 3g, and when I constantly updated the phone, it constantly became...
  14. billy whizz

    Help not proximity sensor again

    replaced this 3 times now and still the same old problem...screen going black and cant really do anything when ending a call...a battery pull resolves this issue...can some tell me if the proximaty sensor is held in place by some adhesive or is just simply left floating in the phone..?...i...
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    Help Disable request to set a Lock Screen

    Hi, on my HTC One S, 4+, Android version just upgraded to 4.1.1, Software number: 3.14.709.102 I just set up my VPN. (settings> More >VPN> .... Everytime I try to connect through VPN the phone asks me to set a lock screen PIN or password before I can use credential software. I only have...
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    Help Chrome Bookmarks

    Hello Am now using the Google Chrome app on my HTC Desire S Android 4.0. I would like to transfer my books from the stock browser to Google Chrome. Please can someone help me as to how to do this. Thanks.
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    Faulty (unresponsive) Micro-USB

    I thought I'd share this with everyone as there is little to no information about this problem on here or Google. Problem: The micro-USB port on the phone fails to respond when connected to a mains charger or to a USB port. Symptoms: No LED indicator when a micro-USB cable is attached to...
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    Help HTC Desire S Wifi problem

    Hi, my HTC Desire S wont let me turn on wifi, when I try it says "error" and "cannot search for wifi networks" or something like that only in norwegian (guess why) Anyone have the same problem? I did a factory restart of it because I had the typical screen goes to lock down when trying to turn...
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    Help "Classic" HTC Desire S Problems

    Hi Folks. I'm pretty tech savvy and have fixed numerous Desires/Wildfires and Heroes but I've come up with a bit of a blank with this. The phone is experiencing what appears to be classic issues, signal dropping off, no signal at all sometimes and not able to see any WiFi networks. I cannot...
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    Help Desire S stuck on bootloader

    hey all. im new to the forum but i do look through stuff here all the time. im seeing if anyone can help me. i bought a HTC DESIRE S from a friend who i can no longer get hold of. basicly it was stuck on the HTC screen and it wouldnt recover in the bootloader. im now trying to flash it however...
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    Help Error 132 when attempting to install ICS update

    Hey guys, Just created my account due to this problem, my phone has been running like a dream for the last 2 years! I've just tried to install the latest ICS update onto my phone that is currently running Ginerbread v2.3.5 software version 2.10.401.8. I am getting an error code 132 when...
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    Root AGPS patch - root required?

    Hi, I've had enough of my flakey gps on my DS so I'm looking at installing the AGPS patch. Does anyone know if I need root or will S-Off be enough? I'm a complete root noob and unfortunately on Hboot : 2.00.0002. I'm planning to follow FoX777's guide. Any advice much appreciated...
  23. Lefthand

    Help People app playing up

    Whenever I open the People app it crashes immediately. The following message is displayed: "com.android.htcdialer has stopped unexpectedly" followed by the usual error report send option. However if I need a contact's info, I can still access it using the phone dial button, look up a contact and...
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    Help Home button keeps taking screenshots!!

    This has been an off and on problem for a while now, but in the last few days its become constant. Pressing the home button now takes a screenshot, with the camera sound effect and all, 80% of the time. Leading to lots of strange looks when people around me hear the camera shutter sound...
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    Help Outlook 2003 - HTC Calender Duplication

    I have a problem with a particular event stored in my Outlook (2003) calender that duplicates itself 4 days later in the HTC. The event is set for the last working day of every month in Outlook, but when synchronised, not only does that date appear (correctly) on the HTC, a second one is made 4...