Any issues after Chevron unlock?

[pistol44]

Non-stop issues with my Titan and trying hard to identify the source of the problem.

Twice I've spend multiple hours setting up my Titan, syncing files, installing apps.. configuring.. Then finally the Chevron unlock. Only for the next day something strange to occur.

Out of nowhere the phone will show the black Zune sync screen and say it's syncing.. yet it's not attached the to PC and I'm at work away from my home PC. So i cancel the screen.. then suddenly the UI glitches and I can't open any hubs. Any hub I press starts to open then goes back to the homescreen in some glitchy manner.

So I have no choice but to reset. Then upon reset it starts to go through the initial first time setup! But yet all my files and apps are still there after going through it.. Weird. Another reset causes my phone to freeze on the HTC logo then I have to manually perform a hard reset.

Now I don't know.. is my phone a bad one of the batch and need replacement or is my phone just having a delayed bad reaction to the Chevron unlock? All I sideloaded was the Nokia Maps Beta, Screenshot app and the Battery meter homebrew app.

Comments?

 

[kjettern]

Wierd problem you got urself there.. It could be a faulty device, but I wouldn't give up on it just yet.. Try to do a hard reset, delete everything, and then try it again.. With chevron unlock, I assume ur using the legit developer unlock? right?

 

[drupad2drupad]

Wierd problem you got urself there.. It could be a faulty device, but I wouldn't give up on it just yet.. Try to do a hard reset, delete everything, and then try it again.. With chevron unlock, I assume ur using the legit developer unlock? right?

Can anyone explain the benefits of this unlock?

Does it mean we have choice of about 100 more apps, but that's about it?

 

[kjettern]

Can anyone explain the benefits of this unlock?

Does it mean we have choice of about 100 more apps, but that's about it?

Benefits with the unlock is that you can sideload apps and install apps from your pc. Also homebrew apps that's not in the marketplace..

 

[weepatc]

Sounds to me like your device is attempting to wirelessly sync with your computer. Disable wireless sync & see if this changes the devices behaviour. I take it your device is charging or has been charging when this happens.

Sent from my HTC Titan using Board Express

 

[pistol44]

Sounds to me like your device is attempting to wirelessly sync with your computer. Disable wireless sync & see if this changes the devices behaviour. I take it your device is charging or has been charging when this happens.

Sent from my HTC Titan using Board Express

Well wireless sync was not enabled on Zune on my home PC. BUT I did sync it manually once. When I got to work I plugged in the cable to charge it. Left it for a while.. found the screen saying syncing.. but yet no Zune is even on my work PC. Then it glitched out like nuts..

Anyway it's clearly a broken device. I went through the entire setup again of my phone but minus the Chevron unlock for testing purposes. When all was said and done I did a soft reset for fun to ensure it was stable. It booted back up, and after unlocking the screen the homescreen was black except for the time on the top. Hitting buttons would cause it to vibrate. Volume buttons brought up the onscreen volume. Holding the windows button brought up voice control.. BUT no homescreen and no tiles or start menu so no programs could be launched. Soft resets did not resolve.

I'd definitely say it's the device now.

 

[drupad2drupad]

Benefits with the unlock is that you can sideload apps and install apps from your pc. Also homebrew apps that's not in the marketplace..

Are there any apps that are worth undergoing all these procedures and payment? Or are there just few handpicked (5-6) apps that are not on market.

Ideally I would do this, if those apps included things like:

1. SMS back up
2. SMS scheduler
3. anything that will switch of haptic feedback on home, back and search buttons
4. more accent colours

I keep failing to find any resource that has these sort of apps. I don't want to unlock it only to find out that it wasnt worth it. I'm very skeptical and unsure where to dig!

 

[Aaron McCarthy]

1. not yet
2. I think so... there's at least one that pops up a reminder with a text ready for you to send at a preset time
3. don't think so
4. you need to be interloped unlocked to do this. Go to the WP7 Development and hacking forums and you'll read all about this. Its not available yet for the titan but its CLOSE