Android

The guys at XDA Developers have finally got everything working on the HTC Tattoo under Gingerbread! Here are some screen shots of my Tattoo running nFinity 0.9.1.

Thanks to fyodor/arco68/kalimochoaz

I thought I would post all the useful information I can get for running Android 2.3 on your Tattoo (Click).

First things first you will have to root your Tattoo and flash a new recovery image. Easiest way to do that is with the 1 click method. You'll need to flash ClockWorkMod 3.0.0.5 which is included. Read more »

Looks like KalimochoAZ has got his build of CM7 accepted into the official builds of Cyanogenmod and he has everything working with the HTC Tattoo's camera except the preview window. This should be fixed very soon!

Keep an eye on the following threads for more information...

HTC Mania - Official KalimochoAz thread (Spanish)
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://...

XDA Thread by KalimochoAz (English)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939122

Cyanogenmod Forums
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/

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Kalim at htcmania.com, a Spanish mobile fan site, has almost got the HTC Tattoo camera working under Froyo which is great news! Check out the progress here (translated from Spanish):

Kalim Froyo CyanogenMod 9.06 @ HTC Mania (Spanish)
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2...

@ XDA (English)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872668 Read more »

Wi-fi will not work unless you run a command in a terminal emulator with SPQRom 0.6 and overclocked kernel so do this to solve the problem without having to run a terminal or using gscript everytime you boot your phone!

From a command prompt in Windows:

Pull the file from your Tattoo using adb:

C:\>adb pull /etc/init.d/02squashsf c:\02squashsf

Open 02squashsf with WordPad and comment out the following line:

# busybox mount -o ro -t squashfs /dev/block/loop0 /system/lib/modules

Open a shell on your Tattoo with adb:

C:\>adb shell

Remount the file system as RW:

mount -oremount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Push the edited file back to your device:

C:\>adb push c:\02squashsf /etc/init.d/02squashsf

Restart your tattoo and you are done! Read more »

There is now a great 1 click solution to rooting your Tattoo and flashing a new recovery rom on to it so you can backup your original rom and start playing around with your Tattoo.

Find it here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5835675&postcount=1

The version you want is:

RootTattoo1Click_Recovery_2010-03-18_Mvx.zip

I've also attached it to this story.

The guys over at xda-developers.com have managed to root the HTC Tattoo which has proved a big problem for some time. Here are the links to their forum posts explaining how to do it yourself. its still in early development but managed to get it working using the instructions there!

Linux
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=635961

Windows
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5677932&postcount=18

Enjoy and thank the guys in the forum!

UPDATE

Here is the second update with a consistently working root method.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5707195&postcount=163

UPDATE 2

The easiest way to root the Tattoo now is the 1-click rooting method below. It also changes the recovery image so you can flash new roms! These now include 2.1 and 2.2 roms. Grab it from XDA-Developers.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644279

Enjoy! Read more »

I've now got rid of my Samsung F480 and got myself a nice HTC Tattoo. The main reason I got rid of the F480 is because A. the touchscreen had stopped working and B. I completely destroyed the phone trying to get it into another chassis!

I'm liking the Tattoo which runs Android 1.6. One thing that is annoying though is the amount Orange seem to have customized it and the fact that not a lot of applications in the Android marketplace support QVGA. This means they are just not available. Apparently more VGA Android devices will be out soon so support should increase.

Anyway...

Here are a couple of interesting sites I've found along with apps to customise your phone.

PandaHome
Vastly superior home screen replacement compatible with loads of themes
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-nd-android-pandahome-jtj...

Layar
Overlays your camera with real time info (augmented reality). Great for getting the tube home!
http://www.layar.com/

How to Flash Your Tatto
Guide to debrand your Tattoo. I've not been brave enough to try it yet but sure I will soon!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5179788&postcount=1

Android 2.1 on the HTC Tattoo
A leaked user agent image confirming a 2.1 upgrade for the Tattoo some time soon!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5139802 Read more »