Touch Flow on P3400i

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Hi guys, I have been going thru tis forum for quite sumtime now and i must tell u that it is the most comprehensive forum dedicated to xda range of fonez.

I'l be picking up a HTC P3400i tomorrow. I remember seeing a thread on installing a software similar to the htc touch flow onto a P3400i.

But sumhow, i cant find it no more. I would be amazing greatful to whoever can get me the link to that thread.

I kno im in for alot of flak for posting tis thread, but i really did search the whole forum but codnt find anytin.

Again, im sorry for wasting a thread.

Apologize!

Hi did you get it ? even i am looking for the same . Can you please mail me the link if you get it . My id is ganandkrishna@gmail.com

Thanks

There are 3 ways to get TouchFlo on P3400i:


1. Upgrading to a Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM with TouchFlo Embedded : TouchFlo performs best when it is embedded in a ROM. Study about rom flashing a bit and the pros and cons associated with a particular ROM and then upgrade to a windows mobile 6.1 ROM with touchflo embedded. That will give improved performance along with the goodies.

Be warned that its a dangerous process so take utmost care. Plus before flashing a ROM make sure its for your phone or not, plus if there are any limitations with it, if any. For P3400i, only one ROM is available as of now and that is Lomlom's fusion 9.0 ROM for new gene. The thread for that is in this part of the forum itself.

2. Installing the original TouchFlo (Manilla 2D): Original Touchflo that comes with HTC Viva, Touch Diamond etc is known by the name Manilla 2D, so search for this name. You can find it on this forum, but beware, in case of a P3400i, it makes the phone very, very , very slow and you will have only 9 MB of phone memory remaining after installing it. Plus, you cannot uninstall it fully without doing a Hard Reset. Simply saying, its not usable.

3. ThrottleLauncher : is a great app that works and looks almost same like the original Manilla 2D but its not that fast too. the good thing with it is that it wont make your phone very slow, although it will be slower than default. This is the safest way to try TouchFlo technology ion your phone. Otherwise, upgrading the ROM is the best possible way, albeit a dangerous one.

Thanks for the quick response I appreciate it very much

I am new to PDA phones and p3400i is my first one and so I don't have much idea about the technical aspects like ROM. So, I would like to try out the safer throttleLauncher i have gone through their website and i have few basic doubts can you please clarify

1) what is soft reset ?
2) To do soft reset do i have to install a new software ? where can i get it and how to install it?

Pardon my ignorance

Thanks a lot

Originally Posted by rage_speed

Thanks for the quick response I appreciate it very much

I am new to PDA phones and p3400i is my first one and so I don't have much idea about the technical aspects like ROM. So, I would like to try out the safer throttleLauncher i have gone through their website and i have few basic doubts can you please clarify

1) what is soft reset ?
2) To do soft reset do i have to install a new software ? where can i get it and how to install it?

Pardon my ignorance

Thanks a lot

1.Soft reset mean press a very little button that beside the USB port of your gene...it's a reset buton like your PC.

2.up 2 you... you can soft reset by many way install program that make your gene has a soft reset button on the gene screen.

Yes, as PlaiNutto stated, soft reset means to restart your device using the reset button provided at the bottom of the phone, beside the miniusb port that we use to connect data cable and headfone. Its a small hole near it and the button is inside so that it is not pressed accidently. You can press it by using your stylus.

Soft Reset is same is restarting your phone after shutting it down by power key, but it doesnt gives the applications running inside your phone a chance to respond or shut down. Power key provides a little time for apps to shutdown. So Soft Reset button is used when because of a faulty app, the whole OS is stuck and power button is not working.

Soft Reset does not removes any data at all from your device.

In addtion to that, there are many apps available that provide you to soft reset your phone just by running them. But they are only useful if your phone is not hung.

I hope this will clear out all your doubts.

One thing about throttle launcher, install the app only in phone memory, even if it prompts you to select a location at the time of setup. And after installation, goto Start Menu> Settingd> Today and here on the items tab, select only ThrottleLauncher as today item and unselect all other.

Rest you can customize using the configuration utility provided. Please read the documentation about this application from its website to get full benefit from it.

In case of any furthur queries, you are most welcome.

Thanks a lot for the explanation.

I understand it perfectly now

I have another doubt

The second step in the installation procedure is

" Unselect the today plugin if you have it activated "

(http://www.throttlelauncher.com/port...leases/84-094k)

How do i do it ?
In Menu > Setting > Today there is no option to unselect any plugin. There are options only to select a theme and picture and there is a tab for selecting items. So how do i unselect the plugin ?

And also before installing any applications the programme memory is 55 % full so if i install throttle launcher will it slow down my mob drastically ? Is there a way to free the programme memory?

Thanks a lot.

The Items tab that you are talking about is the one used to unselect today plugins. Actually, Today is the screen that you see after exiting all the apps on your phone, the Desktop. On this today screen, there can be various items running like the HTC home plugin, Tasks plugin etc. These items are called Today plugins and can be selected or deselected from that tab. Since throttle launcher uses the entire today screen for itself so there is no space for other plugins. Thats why it is adviced to unselect all the items on the Items tab except for Throttle Launcher.

Filling up of phone memory does not slows down your phone abnormally, but ya, this memory is needed for contacts, sms, mms, email etc so exhausting it completly will cause problems. Also note that since throttle launcher is a processor intensive app, it will make your phone a bit slower.

I would recommend that you stay away from throttle launcher or Manilla like apps. They are not worth so much of the effort. And since you are very new to Windows Mobile, you wont be able to configure throttle launcher easily to get full benefit of it. The best option for you is Manilla 2D cooked into the ROM of your mobile, but since you are a newbie, i wont recommend that too. I think you should enjoy your mobile with its original capabilities and later when you become more confident with the internals of the WIndows Mobile OS, you can flash your phone with a good ROM. I too used a Manilla 2D cooked ROm on my gene for sometime, but none of these custom ROM provide as good functionality as the original one, there are errors here and there on all of them.

Rest is upto you, you decide yourself. Enjoy Windows Mobile buddy and keep exploring it, there's an ocean of possibilities inside this OS

krazy...THANKS FOR THE INFO..