Welcome to the PDAPhoneHome HTC Touch / Touch Dual Forum!

There are 2 ways you can quickly find answers to the most commonly asked questions:

2. Read below for links to some of the most frequently asked questions related to the Touch.

I hope you find this article useful. For corrections or suggestions, please PM me. I will keep this post as up to date as possible.


Accessories:

1. Extended battery options – While there are many claims of Extended Battery options, none have proven themselves as being true to their marketing claims. For example, Seidio sells an "extended 1500 mAh battery"; however independent testing has shown this battery to have equal to or less than the stock OEM 1100 mAh battery. For more information check out this thread.

2. Case reviews & suggestions – Protect the love of your life. Find out what other members think of the various case options available: Touch Case Thread


Applications:

1. Viewing YouTube – There are many ways to view YouTube on the Touch, each offering its own set of disadvantages & advantages. What works for some forum members, doesn’t always work for others. To find out more, click here: How to View YouTube on the Touch and here.

2. Home Screen LiveSearch shortcut no longer works after upgrading application – You’ve upgraded LiveSearch to the latest release, and now your home screen shortcut no longer works. Click here for a procedure on how to resolve this issue: Live Search Shortcut Fix

3. Best browser discussion - Do you find PIE limiting? Check out the following thread for a discussion on the most popular alternatives, by Opera: Opera Discussion -or- read the following thread for a general discussion on various browsers: Alternative Browser Discussion

4. On screen keyboard alternatives - If this is your first keyboardless PPC, the onscreen keyboard can be a bit challenging at first. Don’t worry, it gets easier over time! If you want to venture out and try some alternative keyboards (e.g., perhaps one with larger keys), then check out this thread: 3rd Party On Screen Keyboard Alternatives

5. 3rd party app recommendations - looking to beef up your Touch with some cool add-ons? look here for a list of apps, tested on the Touch, and recommended by other Forum members.


Bluetooth:

1. “Best" headset discussion –Trying to decide which Bluetooth headset to choose? Click here for a discussion: Headset Discussion Thread

2. Keyboards – External keyboard options are discussed here: External Hardware Keyboards


GPS:

1. GPS hardware & navigation software - Discussed here : GPS Hardware & Software


Hardware:

1. Reported storage card issues - Storage Card Issues

2. MicroSD compatibility – What's the maximum size will the Touch support? The Touch will support any SDHC card – currently up to 8GB: MicroSD Card Compatibility

3. Why doesn’t your PC read the SD card via the reader? How to Read SDHC Cards on a PC

4. Built in GPS EVDO Rev A upgrade rumors - Some Sprint love is on its way: EVDO Rev A & GPS Rumors


HTC Cube & Sprint Home Screen Customizations:

1. Cube customization – Love the cube, but want to customize it? Check out the Sprint Touch Cube Configuration Tool: Cube Customization

2. Camera album – viewing pictures on storage card – Here’s some advice on how to force the HTC camera album application to view pictures on your storage card: View pictures on storage card

3. Camera album – Looking for a hack that will allow the camera album to use an external viewer (e.g., TCPMP)?: Unfortunately there isn’t a way to “hack” the camera album to open videos in any other application besides WMP. To read more about this, click here: HTC Camera Album with other Video Players

4. How to disable the following HTC customizations: Cube, HTC Home, Large Start Menu, and Close Button: Disable HTC Customizations

5. Procedure on how to add an unlisted city to the HTC weather application on the home screen: Add City To HTC Weather App


Messaging:

1. Threaded SMS – Coming from a Treo world, and missing the threaded SMS capabilities? This thread provides a work around in getting this function ported to the Touch: Threaded SMS Thread

2. Options for sending picture messages on the Sprint network: Picture Mail Thread

3. Disable message sent notification- If you’d like to turn off the “message sent” notification in the built in text messaging application, click here: Disable Message Sent Notification

4. Message input window cover up: Threaded SMS – cool. Message input box cover up – not cool. There is a work around available: Threaded SMS input dialog thread

Useful How To Guides:

Looking for some cool tutorials on topics such as how to edit your registry and/or how to increase your battery life? Check out this thread for an informative list of "How To" tutorials written by HobbesIsReal