Yeah… I have Windows Phone 7 on HTC HD2 again. Windows Phone 7.5 Mango makes me to try WP7 for HTC HD2 again. And my very first impression about WP7 Mango 7720 ~ great. This is how Windows Phone 7 should look like…
Tag: WP7
How to unlock / jailbreak & sideload apps to Windows Phone 7?
I still don’t have Windows Phone 7 activation code from Microsoft until now (failed to get it when WP7 launched on HTC HD2, and don’t bother to get it now too). Therefore, I cannot access to Windows Marketplace officially. However, that does not stop me from testing WP7 applications because I can unlock / jailbreak WP7 and sideload apps into it. I tested on Windows Phone 7.5 build 7720 XBmod-Yuki ROM and manage to install custom applications with Multiple Xap Installer and Tom XAP Installer. Not sure this will work on other native WP7 phones or not. Try it out if you want…
Prerequisites
- Windows Phone 7
- Zune Software (link)
- WP7 Update Cab Sender
How to unlock & revive SD card after install Windows Phone 7?
Can’t detect your SD card at PC after installed Windows Phone 7? Windows Phone 7 build 7004 XBmod-Yuki ROM v2 will encrypt SD card and make it like a real WP7 phone. Therefore, your SD card is locked. And can’t be detected at all. How to unlock and revive SD card after install Windows Phone 7? You need to install StorageLock in WP7. Then use it to unlock the SD card. Or lock it if you want. After unlocked, you will see 2 partitions on your SD card. You may delete both of them and create FAT32 file type partition so that you can use the SD card again on PC, Android or Windows Mobile. Just follow below step by step guide to do so…
Note – only perform these tasks when you don’t want to use WP7 anymore. Or want to dual boot WP7 and Android (note – just unlock and don’t delete any partition). Else just skip these…
Prerequisites
- Windows Phone 7
- Zune Software (link)
- WP7 Update Cab Sender
Download XBmod Windows Phone 7 ROM for HTC HD2
XBmod Windows Phone 7 ROM is another custom WP7 ROM for HTC HD2. As usual, ChevronWP7 built-in is a must have for custom ROM. So installing applications in xap format is not any issue at all. It is based on OEM version – 2250.09.07401.605 and Windows Phone version -7.0.7004.0.
Download Football Windows Phone 7 ROM for HTC HD2
I promised that I will be back to Windows Phone 7 when new stuff comes out. Yup, there are 2 custom Windows Phone 7 ROMs out there now. Here is the one cooked by xda-developer, Football. Good news, you don’t need to unlock it with ChevronWP7 by yourself. Ease our life a little bit. It is based on OEM version – 2250.09.07401.605 and Windows Phone version -7.0.7004.0.