HTC Explorer Discussion Thread

Has any of the HTC Explorer owners here tried Firefox Mobile on it?

I could not install it on a friend's Samsung Galaxy Y because it needs 512 MB RAM.
But since HTC Explorer has a low 90 MB of user storage, how will it work day-to-day, if Firefox Mobile can be installed there?

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I have changed the title of the thread to reflect the ongoing discussions about the phone as a whole.

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Honestly speaking, Stock browser followed by Opera is simply the best.

I appreciate your suggestion. But I have dreamed of running Firefox on mobile for such a long time that I do not want to regret this decision later. I could not afford Nokia N900 earlier.

I regularly use Firefox across all of my Desktop/Netbook OS installations. The Sync feature if possible will just make it beautiful.

So back to the original question, has anyone else tried Firefox Mobile on the HTC Explorer or is anyone willing to check it out for me? Please ...

I understand.

Since I already use Firefox on multiple OS installations spanning Desktop / Netbook, the sync facility of Firefox would help me.
And I like Firefox for whatever the reason it is.

I have a friend who has installed it on his explorer and it can be moved to SD Card, so no worries.

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Thanks a lot. Now I will peacefully go and buy it.

OR should I wait for the newly announced low end Sony androids? Not enough information is available but may be slightly better in config?

I use dolphin browser hd on my explorer and no problems with it... Even Firefox is fine .. almost everything can be moved to the sd card

Thanks for all the help.

At last, I did order HTC Explorer. Later ended up changing it to Sony Ericsson Live With Walkman.

Got it today and installed Firefox on it right away. It is working good now.

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Can you tell me experince with LWW as I planning to buy it.
Just want to know for how much time battery lasts after normal uses..

It is really early days yet with the new phone. So difficult to comment about battery life. Coming from Symbian land, it does feel like drainage is fast.

With all the installations, trying out software etc. it is hardly lasting a day.

May be after a week or so we will know the real picture.

@slingshot No matter what Android you buy each Android phone has less battery by the end of the day.

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Finally I bought HTC explorer on saturday.
But I am facing one problem.My internet coneection is very slow.
It is lot of time to watch videos on you tube also even it is taking lot of time to load any webpage.

I am using tata docomo sim.
Please help me how can I get better speed?

What is the type of your connection 2G/EDGE or 3G?
YouTube videos will terribly slow if it is 2G.
Tata Docomo 3G coverage is limited to very few places.

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I am using 2G connection.
Can you tell me how to activate edge network?
Also which is good file manager to use ?I have downloaded one but it is
not well.
Also please tell me how to optimize battery backup?

Thanks in advence

HTC Explorer Discussion

Almost all 2G networks are EDGE these days, I think. So no need to activate EDGE.

Astro File Manager is supposed to be a good one. Also try File Manager by Rhythm Software.

Need to keep monitoring the running applications through Settings > Applications. Close all those which are not needed. (Start with those which you have used but do need to be running in the background.)

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I installed Rhytm softwares file manager and it is good.
Thank u very much.
Just one question cant we move facebook app to app?
If yes how dhould i do it?

I have no idea about your querry. I have never actually used a HTC Explorer. There are plenty of people on this forum who must have it. Hope they will answer your querry.

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rohitshe said:
I installed Rhytm softwares file manager and it is good.
Thank u very much.
Just one question cant we move facebook app to app?
If yes how dhould i do it?

no not really but
you can after you root your mobile ... you can even try this if u want (it doesnt require rooting

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How to Install Android Apps to the SD Card by Default & Move Almost Any App to the SD Card - How-To Geek

rohitshe said:
I installed Rhytm softwares file manager and it is good.
Thank u very much.
Just one question cant we move facebook app to app?
If yes how dhould i do it?

IF you don't want to root then try this Forcing Apps to install to the SD card without root - Android Forums

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I have rooted my HTC explorer with stock ROM. It gives me poor battery backup.

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As I know Explorer doesn't have any document viewer. Is it possible to read PDF file on Explorer?

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sling-shot said:
Has any of the HTC Explorer owners here tried Firefox Mobile on it?

I could not install it on a friend's Samsung Galaxy Y because it needs 512 MB RAM.
But since HTC Explorer has a low 90 MB of user storage, how will it work day-to-day, if Firefox Mobile can be installed there?

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I have changed the title of the thread to reflect the ongoing discussions about the phone as a whole.

I have no issue installing and using Firefox in HTC explorer , I am using OPera min + Firefox atm, opera for normal browsing and Firefox to covert Webpage to download webpage in PDF format

I am using latest stable ver, not beta ver

hkishore said:
As I know Explorer doesn't have any document viewer. Is it possible to read PDF file on Explorer?

Yes u can install Free Adobe reader to read pdf (support fullscreen.add notes,search,scroll)

for office package u can install

*play.google.com/store/apps/details...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNuLndwcy5tb2ZmaWNlX2VuZyJd

a2mn2002 said:
I have rooted my HTC explorer with stock ROM. It gives me poor battery backup.

How many hrs? i have no issue with normal usage (phone,sms) , Only issue if i Play Games,GPS,NEt

ROMS i used CM9,CM10,ICS HTC sense 4.0 ,