(HELP) T-Mobile Shadow Hacks/Mod

[Mr.G]

I was just on YouTube watching Attack of the Show fron G4 (previously called TechTV) and they were reviewing the T-Mobile Shadow, and i read a couple of the comments and people were saying that they did many changes to their Shadow and one said and i quote "i hacked the shit out of this phone and know it is way faster" another said "custom icons, app unlocked, faster processing, sim unlocked, faster shutdown/startup, and a lot more. and a bunch more minor hacks through its registry." I've been searching Google for days and haven't found anything. And since this is a forum All about the Shadow, then how about you guys open a Sub-Forum under the Everyting Shadow Forum where people can share their hacking/modding tips with others who don't really understand.

::cough:: CALLING ALL MODERATORS!! ::excuse me::

I just think that would be a good idea, because "I really want to getthe best experience in a First Smartphone that i can get!!"

[Rinku]

Try this http://allshadow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=234&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=10 to begin with!

[Mr.G]

thanks Rinku

[miguel11691]

I was womdering the same thing. all i can find is for cleartype. how can i make my phone faster and more fluid

[Rinku]

I added a tutorial to customize the home screen today (adding a My Programs tab)...will add more stuff as soon as I get some time!!

[Mr.G]

I did a little more digging and found some useful information on Modaco. They have a comprehensive list of Shadow hacks this is information from D.Noob from Modaco.com:

While I am not a phone hacker myself I have definitely reaped the rewards of your efforts. To give somehting back Ive made a list of the hacks I've found here to help others get the relevant info easily and prevent the inevitable flood of question spam that will distract the technically adept from their efforts.

Mods feel free to use this as the basis for a sticky and edit to improve.


This thread is a beginning of a compilation of HTC-JUNO (Called the T-Mobile Shadow in USA) hacks that improve the user experience and allow you to get the most out of your device. Right now it is composed of MoDaCo contributors but I hope to expand it to include HowardForums info as well. Its intended for the novice user so I have not included buggy hacks like overclocking or works in progress like advanced menu configurating. These will be added as they become stable and well understood.

If these are helpful to you please take some time to thank the contributors whose efforts you benefit from.

Useful Programs:
1) Registry Editor for Windows Mobile Phones (basic tool needed for most hacking):
http://www.breaksoft.com/Blog/Utilities ... ditor.aspx

2) Appunlock (Unlocks security features installed by T-Mobil, needed for some advanced hacking):
2.1) Available through MoDaCo forums here (registration required):
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... -the-Juno/

3.) Paul's Must-have Juno Software:
3.1) A collection of 9 useful apps including a RSS updater, an app that replaces MSN search with google and an app that enables new document creation in Mobile Office
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... -software/

4) Shadow Shortcut Key Rebuild (lets you assign any app to the Shortcut key
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... ild-sSKR-/

5) NeoOrder by Paul (MVP): this app lets you change the order in which icons appear on the neo menu.
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... -neoOrder/


Things to do:

-Change the internet homepage: Edit HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs\home_0409
For more info see: http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... homepage-/

-Add a custom menu in place of T-Zones:
QUOTE(bluefrequency)
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This is just a note, focused on the web/links on the left. (the default options are 4 fold: MS portable IE, T-zones ringers, T-zones background, My

Account).
The registry entries for these are in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\CHome\CLinks.

* the Iconpaths key includes the path to the active image (highlighted, 1st), the inactive image (unhighlighted, 3rd, and something else).
* the Pages key includes which pages, and in what order, the pages are displayed.


in each page subkey, e.g. Page5 or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\CHome\CLinks\Page5

* ACTIONURL is what happens when you press enter, in the following format: "program; [website]". ex. ":MSPIE; google.com" = MS portable IE,

opening google.com
* the GUID is the same across all the Page keys- just copy and paste
* PICTURES is the image link- i used .png s and dropped them in the \windows\ directory. theoretically, you could change the repository and/or

size, I haven't tried. nor have I tried other formats.
* SK2TEXT is the right soft button text (e.g. "gmail")
* SK2URL is the right softbutton action, following the ACTIONURL format: e.g. ":MSPIE;gmail.com" to open gmail.
* TEXT1 is the bold, main text (I'm pretty sure, double check it) (ex. "Google")
* TEXT2 is something else, don't ask me, i don't know
* TITLETEXT is the small text above the big- format "text [a/b]", where text is the value of TITLETEXT, and a is the index of the Page, b is the

number of total Pages ."Internet [3/4]" or "Mail [2/4]".


That all I know, though if anyone has a working faded of the MS IE icon to use instead of the faded T-Mob hotspot one, I would love it.
Cheers

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For more info see: http://www.modaco.com/content-page/2617 ... u/page/20/


-Replace the T-Zones menu icon. Useful with the previous hack:
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... eart-icon/

-Change the NEO interface colors: See kwoodall's excellent tutorial on the topic.
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... Neo-Theme/

And then follow the example set by MetalSlugs blue neo theme which includes a .cab installer:
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... ome-Theme/

You can also download themes directly from Microsoft using the bookmark included in IE with your T-Mobile phone. I use EarthView for colors with Metalslugs custom elements hack.

-Remove or add the myFaves menu on the NEO homescreen
http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Juno- ... -Unlocked/

ALL RESPECT FOR THIS INFORMATION GOES TO Username: D.Noob from Modaco.com

[Rinku]

Mr. G, I don't know if you realized it or not, but just to bring it to the notice of the other possible readers...with a little bit of understanding of what was actually done in the tutorial, you can do any mod with the Home Screen menu items (read the tips that go along). These include -

-Changing the order of items
-Removing an item class (including t-zones)
-Adding a whole new item class (like the My Programs one)
-Changing icons (just see which images are used by which item)

I skipped the generic details of hack to keep it straightforward. If needed, and time permits, I can detail it more.

[gbenrus25]

hey, there are a bunch. If you have time, check out Modaco. Also, there are different hacks here and there for the Shadow.

[rob54]

When I get the time I'll check out Modaco and post everything back here for easy access.

[rob54]

Never mind. It's all here.