How can I prevent my HTC Desire from overheating?

Recently I bought an HTC Desire overall I'm very happy with it. There seems to be one major flaw, it overheats quite easily causing it to reboot. I've run into this several times while driving using the navigation whilst recharging. Does anyone have any suggestions to workaround this problem? I've searched around but haven't found any helpful information.
Category: Android

Why does the alarm on my HTC Desire not work correctly?

I have setup three alarms on my HTC Desire (running standard 2.1 with Sense). Mo, Tu, We, Fr @ 05:45 Th @ 05:30 Sa @ 07:00 They are set as repeating alarms and the phone displays the little clock symbol in the top right corner indicating that an alarm is active. I have been running the phone with DeskClock activated each night and this also says that there is an alarm active for 05:45 the next morning. However I have …
Category: Android

How to close (shutdown/kill) the Android web browser?

I did read this question What is the right way to close apps in Android? but I want to know how to close - that means close - application to save power and download limit. My observations tell me that Back button brings me to the previous page (something I am not after) while Home seems to me leaves the page loading in background. So the question is how do I exit the browser. I tried Advanced Application Killer but …
Category: Android

Voice action "Set alarm..." doesn't work on HTC Desire

I have been trying out Voice Actions on an HTC Desire. Actions like "Navigate to...", "Directions to..." and "Note to self..." work fine. When I try saying "Set alarm to 9 o'clock" though I get this error message: "Set alarm..." In order to use this feature, download the latest Clock from the Android Market. I already have the HTC Clock application and as far as I am aware it is fully updated but I'm assuming that the HTC Clock doesn't …
Category: Android

If I buy an unlocked sim-free HTC Desire HD can I still get Android updates OTA?

I currently have a HTC Desire with T-Mobile. If I buy an unlocked HTC Desire HD (Sim-free) and pop in my current T-Mobile SIM will I get OTA updates for the Desire HD or the standard Desire that I have with T-Mobile? If I won't be able to get OTA updates, will I have a manual update option from HTC direct when they release updates? I've never bought a Sim-Free phone before so not sure how this works.
Category: Android

How accurate is the GPS in my Mobile Phone?

I was wondering how accurate is the GPS is in my HTC Desire Android compared to a dedicated hand held GPS unit or in car satnav? The reason I ask is that I have read articles complaining that the iPhone's GPS is not very accurate and wondered if it applied to all mobiles.
Category: Android

How do I use voice input in Google Maps on a HTC Desire?

I have an HTC Desire phone running Android and I use the Google Maps application. I can search for locations using text entry but I would like to be able to use the voice entry feature which was added last year. You can now search Google Maps for Android simply by speaking your query and Google Maps will search it for you. I have the latest version of Google Maps from the Android Market but I don't see how to …
Category: Android

Any help on a HTC Desire GPS problem after Android 2.2 Froyo update?

I have an HTC Desire with T-Mobile Germany branding. Last Sunday I finally got the long-awaited Android 2.2 update from my operator. The update ran successfully. However, since then it doesn't get the GPS location! The blue dot won't lock on Google Maps. Another GPS-App, "Gps Status" cannot get the coordinates, even after almost half an hour. Restart or reinserting the SD-Card doesn't help. I wonder if anyone here experienced something similar after the update. Cheers
Category: Android

How to make Froyo's portable hotspot more stable?

I have updated to Froyo on my HTC Desire yesterday and am testing out the portable hotspot option. The problem is that it is very unstable, at random times (1 to 10 minutes) I lose the WiFi connection. I have a laptop on my lap and the Desire in my pocket, so it's not like they are out of reach. Does anybody have any ideas on this? Similar experiences?
Category: Android

Renaming a contact group on Android

Is there any way to rename a contact group on the HTC Desire? Via "Edit Group" in People you can add and remove members, but the title doesn't seem to be editable. I could add a new group of course and move contacts over, but unless there's an easy way to do this en-mass this would be inconvenient.
Category: Android

Phone LED only flashes for a few minutes after receiving a notification

My HTC Desire is set up to flash its LED lamp whenever I receive an email, SMS etc. Only problem is that (without touching the phone) the LED stops flashing after 5 minutes or so. So if a message comes in while I'm not near my phone and I don't come back for more than 5 minutes, I have to turn on the screen to discover the message. I've searched through everything, but there seems to be no setting for …
Category: Android

How to login to Htcsense.com

I heard HTC is providing online services via HTCSense.com. I have HTC Desire phone. How do I login to this site. when I open it it asks for authentication :( Update: The service is live now. I just checked. Currently only two phones are supported: Desire HD and Desire Z. Heck I need for Desire :(
Category: Android

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