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Hi guys,
I've upgraded server at work to Exchange 2003 SP2. The server is fine (Thank goodness for that). However, my patched BA (WM5) is flacky with the settings that goes with the new push and pull email technology.
If SSL is checked when setting up Exchange server configuration on my BA using Active Sync, I get an error message that Server can not be reached. But then when I switch of SSL, all my contacts and emails are synchronized over WiFi successfully.
Another problem is that Server side security configuration (i.e. Enforce password on device set within Mobile Services on Exchange System Manager) is not reflecting on my PDA. Has anyone tried out this technology and what's your experience with so far?
I think you'll find you need Microsoft's Messaging and Security Feature Pack installed on the WM5 device, the only problem is that it's not available yet :roll: We're waiting for just this also!
br/Bosseye
HA!
Now that would explain why all the security feature failed to work. Thanks for the information.
When is the update planned for released?
Cytrax
Also, if it works with No-SSL, then you're getting to the Default Website on your SP2, which means SSL is not set on that. It'll work on WiFi because you'll have Port80 (http) access to the server from your internal network. Will only work over GPRS if you've got Port80 forwarded to the same server, and not off to somewhere else, or blocked. Also beware that if you're hosting multiple sites (via http headers) on the same box as you're SP2 is, then http and SSL sites don't mix readily. Hope this helps. br/Bosseye.
Hey Bosseye,
That's really strange because I know for a fact that SSL Port 443) is configured to forward all to the Server. Port 80 is also set to forward to the same server but not really used.
Furthermore, I'm running the test from home so I'm not exactly on the work LAN. This creates more confusion for me because exchange is configured on IIS to use SSL and not HTTP. What do you think is happening here?
Thanks.
cytrax
Utter crap. Just seen that Microsoft's Messaging and Security Feature Pack isn't available till 2006, and then only via OEM. Sounds like Blackberry connect all over again
That's BS!
WTF were Microsoft thinking?
I guess it's back to the drawing board again for all developers on Wiki.
That's BS man!
Well - I was on the Microsoft webcast last week about the MSFP on 20 Oct and the presenter clearly said "anytime now". Without it, MS is failing the primary purpose of a wireless PDA - sync with the enterprise email - and that'll sure irritate their partners who want to shift more PDAs that do stuff other than consumer retro-fit sat nav for cars!
Hey Cytrax,
Difficult to say much about your current problem cos I don't have much info on your setup, but if you're sure that Exch is on SSL, you did remember to put the right certificate on the WM5 device after you upgraded it? However, if you've also got port80 forwarded then, it should work without SSL. Any more clues?
br/
Well, I've seen some slides for Exchange SP2 / MSFP for a talk at the Microsoft IT Forum in Barcelona, I quote from the slide:
MSFP will be rolled into Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2
For devices shipping after AKU2, OEMs can pick up MSFP as part of normal AKU process
For 5.0 devices already in market, OEMs can use Image Update to deploy MSFP
For Windows Mobile 2003 SE devices already in market, OEMs can provide traditional ROM upgrades via ROM re-flash – complete upgrade to 5.0 required
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/strategy/wm5exch03.mspx
Devices and upgrades will be available sometime early next calendar year through our major device maker (OEM) and mobile operator partners. Please contact your device maker or mobile operators for more details regarding availability
I actually in a computer magazine last week that people would be able to download MSFT from Microsoft this month.
As things stand, I really don't know what to believe. However, I personally think they (Microsoft) would have no choice but to release it as a download for the public.
Well, despite what I heard then, I'm now hearing that Microsoft's route to market will be via OEMs and Mobile operators :roll: , and that the release date will be Q1/2006 - which means 31st March 2006...
The same old stupid mistakes... just like Blackberry. Every minor advancement of mobile messaging just extracts more money... thereby minimising market adoption. :evil:
I refuse to subscribe to a strategy of lining the packets of the OEMs and the Mobile operators, as I pay enough in licences to Microsoft already...
Seriously, this is total BS.
My company has been waiting to get this technology for sometime now . But only to find out we can only get our hands on through most phone operators is just straight up wack.
I'm sure Wiki would be alive to derail all their money making plans. Fingers crossed!
If nothing has changed before the 14th November, then I'm off to the Microsoft IT Forum in Barcelona for a week, so I'll go ask Jason Langridge in person. He's helped me out a couple of times in the past and is a good lad
Dude, you've got the best job. You get to this forums? I would love to work for your company. Any openings coming up soon?
scruffty said:
If nothing has changed before the 14th November, then I'm off to the Microsoft IT Forum in Barcelona for a week, so I'll go ask Jason Langridge in person. He's helped me out a couple of times in the past and is a good lad
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Saw that someone had posted about HTCMail being available to French users, but it seems to be available "in Europe" generally (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian - NOT Czech, Dutch or Russian yet)
Go to http://www.europe.htc.com/, select your language from the top right of the page (if not English), then click on the HTCMail tab. You can then register; the first stage of this is an IMEI check to ensure that you're using a Kaiser/TyTn II/etc.., then you can go on to choose "[email protected]".
The first two months are free, after which time it will automatically terminate your account if you don't sign up for a paid account (starting from €14.99 a month)....only ***** is that you can't download a copy of Outlook 2007 unless you pay some money.....
Still, it's gotta be worth a look for a freebie (lovin' the OWA2007 interface )
Oh, and you may want to backup your existing Exchange ActiveSync settings and associated mailbox on your Kaiser; the sign-up process downloads an HTC app that you install to your device that configures the Exchange ActiveSync/Direct Push....AND DELETES ANYTHING YOU ALREADY HAVE!!!
Like I said, it's worth a look...hell, what's another email account when you've got 9 already
Cheers,
Mark.
Interestingm, going to check it out
why is this better than livemail?
How much do you have to pay to get Outlook 2007?
Is it a full version that you can keep even if you terminate the account? Might be a ncie way to get a legit copy of Outlook cheap since HTC are skimping on that cost too with the latest phones and only supplying trials not full versions as they always have in the past.
sambartle said:
How much do you have to pay to get Outlook 2007?
Is it a full version that you can keep even if you terminate the account? Might be a ncie way to get a legit copy of Outlook cheap since HTC are skimping on that cost too with the latest phones and only supplying trials not full versions as they always have in the past.
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As far as I can tell, you don't get to download Outlook 2007 until you've paid to subscribe; no doubt the T's & C's contain details of whether you can retain the software if/when you terminate. At the starting rate of €15-ish per month for 3 months, a copy of Outlook ends up costing you €45 (about £34, give or take)....assuming they let you keep it (would they even know/care if you did????).
There are other offerings on the market - although not all of them use Exchange 2007; there's Mail2Web (Ex.2003) which in its' most basic form is free but you don't get Outlook unless you subscribe for about $10/month. There's also the Exchange 2007 hosting provided by XDA forum member @DeniaL (get the details in this post) which looks pretty good too. Other members undoubtedly have experience of others, so I guess it's a case of going with whatever option fits your needs....."you pays your money, you makes your choice"
As with any of these 3rd party mail solutions, I wouldn't use them for any business mail (as one of the two people in my company responsible for all aspects of IT security, I'd probably have to fire myself if I starting forwarding/storing corporate e-mail on an external server )....I use Mail2Web (free edition) for aggregating all my other POP3 mail accounts, but I may switch to the HTC offering if it pans out (it seems to be a fair bit speedier than Mail2Web and the OWA client on HTCMail is almost identical to the desktop version of Outlook 2007).
All this is just my opinion, so the usual "YMMV" applies - if you don't have Direct Push already, you can try it for 2 months free to see if you really need it....and if you do, then you can decide whether or not you wanna pay for it!!
Mark.
I have rom 1.37.707.1.WWE running for more than 3 weeks. I also had CE-Star stalled. I also selected the China (PRC) as in the region and having calender display month in Chinese. All a sudden from today, I found it switched to English and I found that the selection for China is gond in the region selection list.
Any suggestion what had happend? I do not want to do hard-rest though.
Thanks in advance.
unidisk said:
I have rom 1.37.707.1.WWE running for more than 3 weeks. I also had CE-Star stalled. I also selected the China (PRC) as in the region and having calender display month in Chinese. All a sudden from today, I found it switched to English and I found that the selection for China is gond in the region selection list.
Any suggestion what had happend? I do not want to do hard-rest though.
Thanks in advance.
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check to see if you have the right wince.nls in your device\temp or device\windows\ folder. check if you have reloadnls.exe or usemynls.exe in your windows\startup\ folder.
if any of the above is missing, you will lose china in your region setting.
I have checked and found no directory has these two files. Now the question is how it worked before? What are these files? How can I get these files?
It is because your CE star is just expired! Click Registration icon in the CE star program folder and register by the serial number provided. The registration need internet connection so please open your wifi / GPRS / ActiveSync, etc.
Thanks. I did the registration and it worked. Apprently after I reflashed the rom, I have reinstalled the CE-Start but did not do the registration. It seems to remember the previous registration that I did according to the email address that I submitted. I did make a mistake in the email address and it did not allow me to registration to go through until the email address is corrected.
Now everything is back now. Thanks for help.
Exactly. After my CE Star 15 days trial expired, I lost all the Chinese options in the region setting. Meanwhile, my SMS and email got scewed up which can not open any email or SMS message. Initially I thought it was related to the Spb phone suite which I just installed the night before. Actually it was not.
I have tried to re-register my CE Star 2.8R3c with those key-gen softwares or replace it with the well known Leies CE Star(re-packed CE Star). Neither of them works. My CE Star still said not registered. It seems my WM6.1 registry has been marked somewhere. Maybe doing hard reset to the ROM then installing the Leies CE Star will work. But I didn't try that yet because I don't want to reinstall everything.
Eventually, I paid for the CE Star and got it officially registered. Now it worked perfect as before.
Hi everyone,
i went to a 3store today to get a TYTN 2 on 3 network UK. I thought we could use the free skype minutes they offer on other handsets, but they said no, use the wifi!!!
I was wondering if anyone knows a way to connect to their skype service. Thanks
PS: Please include links to any software or recent methods you might know.
Hi, I'd also like to know if this possible. Have a 3 PAYG sim and get 30 days free skype when I pay for the internet add-on but cannot work out how to use the 3G network for my calls. Cheers
I think fring will do what you want.
The website says you can make skype calls.
www.fring.com "fring is based on a unique thin-client technology that for the first time enables true VoIP over 3G, GPRS and WiFi networks"
I installed it on my stock rom AT&T Tilt (Kaiser) but have not tested.
I hope that helps.
j
any java skype client in the uk?
jlewisdaville said:
I think fring will do what you want.
The website says you can make skype calls.
www.fring.com "fring is based on a unique thin-client technology that for the first time enables true VoIP over 3G, GPRS and WiFi networks"
I installed it on my stock rom AT&T Tilt (Kaiser) but have not tested.
I hope that helps.
j
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Thanks but i think for that you should have access to the internet. I can easily use the skype program instead. The problem is that skype is not the type of skype 3 network is using ( they use a java based program).
I read an article and someone had used the skype from a LG phones with 3 and Esmertec Jbed, but that was an Australian version. does anyone have a UK version?
This would rock if it is possible! Anyone know where to download a UK version?
I think we need to find someone with a non nokia phone from 3 UK, so he can give us the jar file. preferably LG
What do you think?
anyone from uk? or anyone knows a professional UK website? please
Anyone found this?
Can anyone with a TyTn II from the 3 network confirm if it comes with Planet 3 and Skype software installed?
I use Three...
Ah, you forgot to read the ultra-small fine print that states that the offer for *all* phones has expired and it's now only on *selected* handsets that seem to exclude the TyTN 2, also you can't get the sim-only and install the Three free Skype or Live Messenger on a non-Three phone+rom without some custom ROM hacking.
To make matters worse, if you get the £5 Unlimited Internet Access, the small print is that Three block Skype and Live Messenger so they can't be used (thought I think you can buy the £10 option that allows them?) - even if you want to pay for them outside the unlimited bundle. You can use IM+ BeejiveIM etc, to access Live Messenger though, and as far as I'm aware it seems to be included in the Unlimited access...
Oh, and if you want to access Planet3/My3 on your phone you can do so, but first you need to go into Advanced Config and change your "User Agent Custom Base" to "HTC_TyTN_II Mozilla/4.0" and then use the URL "http://mobile.three.co.uk/837_sc/index.do"
The Planet3/My3 will only work when accessing the page though the 3 connection and not WiFI or ActiveSync, but is acuttaly pritty nifty at checking you accound balance, tops ups, addons and such like.
Percz said:
Ah, you forgot to read the ultra-small fine print that states that the offer for *all* phones has expired and it's now only on *selected* handsets that seem to exclude the TyTN 2, also you can't get the sim-only and install the Three free Skype or Live Messenger on a non-Three phone+rom without some custom ROM hacking.....
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Thanks a lot for the information you provided. Damn it, I made a big mistake as i could've got the Nokia N95 with Skype and Live Msg + unlimited internet for £5 cheaper every month...!
Hi guys,
This is a solution for the Skype on Three network issue. I had placed it on another forum (http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread.php?p=385677) and one guy has reported it working, but apparently, it might not work with WM5, only with WM6. Please give it a whirl and let me know if it works for you.
Feedback is great for both me as well as others
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Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum
(I have great and joyous news)
I believe that I have succeeded in getting the native Iskoot WM6 client for Skype to connect to the Three/3 service. I am still testing it and would appreciate your feedback.
Steps
a) Download and install the Iskoot client for Windows Mobile 6 . Try the direct link here (http://www.iskoot.com/pc_download/Wi...1.54_WMpro.CAB)
b) After installation, start the application, but DO NOT sign in. Instead exit it. The reason for doing this is to create the default registry entries for Iskoot.
c) Now start your favourite registry editor (I personally use Resco Registry Editor, but you should be able to use any. Please do not ask me how to use the registry editor. This is not the appropraite forum.)
d) Head for the following location in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ISKOOT\SKYPE\DEVICE
e) Update all the following entries to the same value "http://mobile.three.co.uk/948" (do not include the "double quotes")
BackupHost
CallUrl
DefaultSkHost
Pushhost
f) Exit the registry editor of choice and start and log into Iskoot. This might take some time. It took me about five minutes.
It should now be configured to connect to the 3 Skype service. To cross-verify, check that the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ISKOOT\SKYPE\DEVICE\Cal lNumber has the value +447838333894 (the 3 Skype dial-out number). It should be automatically added by the software.
As I have mentioned earlier, I am still testing this. However, with this implementation, it should not use your included minutes, but the free Skype allocation. Please test the same and let us all know if that is the case or you have noticed that your inclusive minutes have been used up.
I do not know how to modify cabs. But if somebody can rebuild the original Iskoot cab with these settings built-in, that would be great.
I have noticed that the sound quality on this is considerably better as compared to the Skype Java client.
Legalese: The above is merely advisory and there is no warranty, implied or otherwise, for the same.
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Thanks for the information. I tried it on my Hermes and it worked great.
Unfortunately, when I tried the same thing on my Kaiser, all I ever get is "Currently unable to connect".
I can't see why there would be any difference between the two phones, but the Hermes never fails and the Kaiser never succeeds!
Any suggestions?
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"Currently unable to connect".
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thanks for the info but unfortunately i get the same error meesage as i am using !!
secret.simon said:
Hi guys,
This is a solution for the Skype on Three network issue. I had placed it on another forum (http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread.php?p=385677) and one guy has reported it working, but apparently, it might not work with WM5, only with WM6. Please give it a whirl and let me know if it works for you.
Feedback is great for both me as well as others
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Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum
(I have great and joyous news)
I believe that I have succeeded in getting the native Iskoot WM6 client for Skype to connect to the Three/3 service. I am still testing it and would appreciate your feedback.
Steps
a) Download and install the Iskoot client for Windows Mobile 6 . Try the direct link here (http://www.iskoot.com/pc_download/Wi...1.54_WMpro.CAB)
b) After installation, start the application, but DO NOT sign in. Instead exit it. The reason for doing this is to create the default registry entries for Iskoot.
c) Now start your favourite registry editor (I personally use Resco Registry Editor, but you should be able to use any. Please do not ask me how to use the registry editor. This is not the appropraite forum.)
d) Head for the following location in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ISKOOT\SKYPE\DEVICE
e) Update all the following entries to the same value "http://mobile.three.co.uk/948" (do not include the "double quotes")
BackupHost
CallUrl
DefaultSkHost
Pushhost
f) Exit the registry editor of choice and start and log into Iskoot. This might take some time. It took me about five minutes.
It should now be configured to connect to the 3 Skype service. To cross-verify, check that the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ISKOOT\SKYPE\DEVICE\Cal lNumber has the value +447838333894 (the 3 Skype dial-out number). It should be automatically added by the software.
As I have mentioned earlier, I am still testing this. However, with this implementation, it should not use your included minutes, but the free Skype allocation. Please test the same and let us all know if that is the case or you have noticed that your inclusive minutes have been used up.
I do not know how to modify cabs. But if somebody can rebuild the original Iskoot cab with these settings built-in, that would be great.
I have noticed that the sound quality on this is considerably better as compared to the Skype Java client.
Legalese: The above is merely advisory and there is no warranty, implied or otherwise, for the same.
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The iskoot link is http://www.iskoot.com/pc_download/WindowsMobile/iSkootForSkype1.1.54_WMpro.CAB
How do you get the address http://mobile.three.co.uk/948? I am looking for the same thing for three italy, so I cannot use that url. I have Kaiser and a three skypephone, wich include 10 hours per day of free skype call, so I will love to use the iskoot software on Kaiser and lunch outside the windows the Amoi!
Thanks
Masy said:
thanks for the info but unfortunately i get the same error meesage as i am using !!
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For Windows Mobile 6.1, MS .net Framework 3.5 is required, otherwise, "Currently unable to connect" error might appear
SkypeOut is officially supported (if not, very soon) by 3UK,
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/allfeatures/3skypephone/overseascalling/
with some restrictions (read the small print!)
I failed to get Skypein to work, however.
And Skypeout is a bit unstable at the moment, might be 3UK is upgrading their servers...
alex_time said:
How do you get the address http://mobile.three.co.uk/948? I am looking for the same thing for three italy, so I cannot use that url. I have Kaiser and a three skypephone, wich include 10 hours per day of free skype call, so I will love to use the iskoot software on Kaiser and lunch outside the windows the Amoi!
Thanks
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I think what some people did is to download a java version of the iskoot (for other non-WM phone) and decompiled the java class/jad file and find the URL string. I guess if you can somehow intercept the outgoing network traffic from a 3 customized iskoot client running on another phone (perhaps on a Symbian phone trying to communicate to the server via wifi, which wouldn't connect successfully I believe, but still let you), parse the network packet to find out its intended destination will do the trick too.
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I think what some people did is to download a java version of the iskoot (for other non-WM phone) and decompiled the java class/jad file and find the URL string. I guess if you can somehow intercept the outgoing network traffic from a 3 customized iskoot client running on another phone (perhaps on a Symbian phone trying to communicate to the server via wifi, which wouldn't connect successfully I believe, but still let you), parse the network packet to find out its intended destination will do the trick too.
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Thanks for the tip, but the problem is that the only phone with skype is the amoi 8512 (http://www.3skypephone.com/english/index.html have you ever seen it?) I do not have x-series with skype, but a specific offer wich works only with this phone. This phone does not have wifi, so I cannot sniff packet through network, and the iskoot client is not java, but specifically made for it (when I run it, the Java log does not apper), so I do not know how I could extract the url. The only thing I have done is to get its user agent to replace it on the Tytn II, the Amoi 8512 user agent is " [FONT="]Amoi 8512/R22.0 NF-Browser/3.3[/FONT]" without double quote, of course.
alex_time said:
Thanks for the tip, but the problem is that the only phone with skype is the amoi 8512 (http://www.3skypephone.com/english/index.html have you ever seen it?) I do not have x-series with skype, but a specific offer wich works only with this phone. This phone does not have wifi, so I cannot sniff packet through network, and the iskoot client is not java, but specifically made for it (when I run it, the Java log does not apper), so I do not know how I could extract the url. The only thing I have done is to get its user agent to replace it on the Tytn II, the Amoi 8512 user agent is " [FONT="]Amoi 8512/R22.0 NF-Browser/3.3[/FONT]" without double quote, of course.
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I was in your situation until a week ago when I found the 3 UK setting. It is so frustrating that I knew all it requires is a correct URL address yet I didn't know what it is!
What you may want to try is to first identify which X-series phone that 3 Italy support apart from the skypephone. And then change your Tytn II 's broswer agent string to one of those phone that use a JAVA iskoot client instead of a native client like Symbian client. Then use your phone browser to 3 ITA portal and try to download the iskoot (Skype) software. 3 ITA server should now think that you have a compatible phone so it will present you with the Java client. Once you go the .jar file, you can proceed to extract the URL from there...
I think people used SEW910I to get the 3 Australia client.
Try this for the Browser agent string:
SonyEricssonW910i/R1CA Browser/NetFront/3.4 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1
I tried the above suggestion myself to try to get the URL from 3 UK's client, but I can't remember why I stopped, and then later I found that the URL is already know on some other forums on the Internet...
Good luck!
deityuk said:
I was in your situation until a week ago when I found the 3 UK setting. It is so frustrating that I knew all it requires is a correct URL address yet I didn't know what it is!
What you may want to try is to first identify which X-series phone that 3 Italy support apart from the skypephone. And then change your Tytn II 's broswer agent string to one of those phone that use a JAVA iskoot client instead of a native client like Symbian client. Then use your phone browser to 3 ITA portal and try to download the iskoot (Skype) software. 3 ITA server should now think that you have a compatible phone so it will present you with the Java client. Once you go the .jar file, you can proceed to extract the URL from there...
I think people used SEW910I to get the 3 Australia client.
Try this for the Browser agent string:
SonyEricssonW910i/R1CA Browser/NetFront/3.4 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1
I tried the above suggestion myself to try to get the URL from 3 UK's client, but I can't remember why I stopped, and then later I found that the URL is already know on some other forums on the Internet...
Good luck!
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You are right, it is frustriating knowing I cannot use my Kaiser just because I do not know a simple url!!
I will have a look at this right now. Thanks for your help
hey guys,
do you know how can i set google maps to english? because it always gets the info from the regional settings and changes it's language to that. but i wanna keep my regional settings on what it's set, and set google maps english.
any chance to do that?
If your regional settings are for instance 'Dutch', in 'Program Files\GoogleMaps' delete the file 'gmm_nl' then copy and rename the file 'gmm_en_GB' to 'gmm_nl'.
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If your regional settings are for instance 'Dutch', in 'Program Files\GoogleMaps' delete the file 'gmm_nl' then copy and rename the file 'gmm_en_GB' to 'gmm_nl'.
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oh thanks a lot!! it's great!
this won't work in V4.0
can't find the lang files
Any new solution?
jzhyok said:
this won't work in V4.0
can't find the lang files
Any new solution?
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Here is what I found and posted on the Google Mobile Help Forum:
Google Maps detects the language for the menues on some weird ways from the settings on your phone.
The Windows Mobile on my phone is "ENGLISH", but the regional settings are "JAPAN".
Out of this information Google Maps decides to show me the menus in Japanese.
Ok, I guess the developers of this software were never moving their a.. out of the office, so they have no idea what it means to live in a country where you cannot understand the language nor read the writing.
According to the Google Employees answers here, there is no solution for this problem.
Well here is a workaround (at least for me it works). Its a little bit tricky and I give no guarantee that it works for everybody:
Install Google Maps and start it. Make sure it connects to the internet and sets your current location (maybe not necessary).
If it shows the menues in a language you cannot understand, (Japanese, Chinese, Thai, French, Spanish, ....) then close Google Maps.
Go to the settings of Windows Mobile. Change your regional settings to "English (US)" or whatever language you need in Google Maps.
Maybe you need to reset your phone.
Start Google Maps again. Now the menus should be in the language you selected. Make sure it connects to the internet and sets your current location (maybe not necessary).
Close Google Maps.
Go to the settings of Windows Mobile. Change your regional settings back to "Japanese" or whatever language you need in in your phone.
Now the tricky parts comes.
On your phone in the folder \Application Data\GoogleMaps you see a file "i18n-strings.dat". Copy the file to your PC and open it with a hex editor. When you scroll through the file, you (hopefully) see at the beginning of the file something like en^".. en/strings_remote_"
I changed here the "en" to "ja" (as I am in Japan).
Save the file and copy it back to your phone into the \Application Data\GoogleMaps folder.
On the next start of Google Maps, I get the menus in English, even my Regional Settings are back to "Japanese".
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Of course the maps itself are still in the local languages, but that is something I can live with.
Hope this helps.
Device: HTC Touch Diamond 2
Carrier: Softbank
Country / Language: Japan / Japanese & English
OS / Browser / build number (if applicable): WM 6.5 5.2.21898 (21898.5.0.91)
BeeGee_Tokyo said:
Here is what I found and posted on the Google Mobile Help Forum:
Google Maps detects the language for the menues on some weird ways from the settings on your phone.
The Windows Mobile on my phone is "ENGLISH", but the regional settings are "JAPAN".
Out of this information Google Maps decides to show me the menus in Japanese.
Ok, I guess the developers of this software were never moving their a.. out of the office, so they have no idea what it means to live in a country where you cannot understand the language nor read the writing.
According to the Google Employees answers here, there is no solution for this problem.
Well here is a workaround (at least for me it works). Its a little bit tricky and I give no guarantee that it works for everybody:
Of course the maps itself are still in the local languages, but that is something I can live with.
Hope this helps.
Device: HTC Touch Diamond 2
Carrier: Softbank
Country / Language: Japan / Japanese & English
OS / Browser / build number (if applicable): WM 6.5 5.2.21898 (21898.5.0.91)
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I don't care about the menu, I just want the map to display English only, anyway to do it? Thanks
Hi, I just like to share what i did to solve the problem of language on mobile google maps.
1. Change the setting of "set location service option" to off and unmark the "htc location service" checkbox.
2.Set region to English.
3.Restart the phone.
4.download google maps software.
5. Turn on back the "set location service option" and mark htc location service" checkbox.
6.Install the google maps.
7. Run the application.
So far it work well. I,m in Germany but using english on google maps.
tchuss.
good luck!