Hi,
As a lot of people (including myself) have asked about this, I thought I would share this with you as I have finally got it working. This method allows you to watch BBC TV shows, live broadcasts and listen to live BBC radio WITHOUT using Skyfire. All you need to do is spoof websites into thinking your using an HTC Touch HD (Blackstone) by doing the following:
1) Connect your phone via ActiveSync
2) Copy the following file onto your PC:
C:\Windows\Opera9\opera.ini
3) Open the file with Notepad (or any text editor) and look for the following line:
Custom User-Agent=HTC_P3700 Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en-GB)
Replace it with this:
Custom User-Agent=HTC_Touch_HD_T8282 Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en)
4) Save the file and copy it back to your phone, overwriting the original
5) Start Opera and go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/
Important notes:
- The iPlayer will only work in the UK
- The BBC does not allow you to connect via GPRS, 3G or HSDPA so you will need to use WiFi (if anyone knows how to spoof/bypass this check then please let me know!)
- If you get a 'Failed to connect to network' error or it seems to get stuck on 0% buffering, try this:
1) Press the power button to go into standby (this will disconnect your WiFi)
2) Wait two seconds and press the power button again
3) Quickly press the 'Play' icon whilst your WiFi is reconnecting
- Unfortunately, they are using 3gp compression which is rather poor. This is automatically streamed using the HTC Streaming Media app, I have not tried using anything. Catch Up is watchable but live streams are pretty poor.
Enjoy!
less involved process:
blog.artesea.co.uk/2008/11/bbc-iplayer-streaming-on-the-x1-or-even-the-diamond-or-touch-pro.html
you may find rolling back media streamers may help if it doesn't work for you.
ericsson68 said:
less involved process:
blog.artesea.co.uk/2008/11/bbc-iplayer-streaming-on-the-x1-or-even-the-diamond-or-touch-pro.html
you may find rolling back media streamers may help if it doesn't work for you.
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Doesn't work for me, receive error that "Remote server or file not found"
Back to Skyfire lol
Either method appears to work with a slightly older version of media streamer but the video is choppy as if it has to keep catching up even though the stream is fully buffered.
Actually if you change the User agent to:
Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3
The page works quite well, except for it states that "programmes can only be accessed over wifi connection". Was using Wifi connection lol
I'm sure someone else will be able to solve the final part of this puzzle
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Actually if you change the User agent to:
Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3
The page works quite well, except for it states that "programmes can only be accessed over wifi connection". Was using Wifi connection lol
I'm sure someone else will be able to solve the final part of this puzzle
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Maybe you had an active 3G/HSDPA connection, you could try to terminate the data connection on Comm Manager first and give it another go.
As ericsson68 mentioned, there are problems with certain versions of the HTC Streaming Media app, I always need to power off then on again and press play for it to work (but at least it does!). If I find a good version of I will post the cab or link here shortly.
still not working :-(
hi guys,
tried all of that and excellent so far!
but....when i click on play it starts buffering and playing but there is no picture or sound? any ideas? it opens up in the streaming media application. is this right?
i have duttys 3.4 rom installed if this helps or hinders iplayer.
It doesn't work on either 3.3 or 3.4 of Dutty I found. Roll back your streaming mediaplayer with the one in Dutty's file store and it seems to but the video is choppy and so the sound keeps speeding up or skipping to compensate.
The BBC need to get off this fashionable Beta train and release stuff only when it's ready and not in bit parts across systems. We all pay our licence fee!
Beta on here yes but endless beta from a multi-million pound corporation funded by public money? I think not.
I got out the wrong side of bed maybe.
anyone know how it shows if you are using wifi?
if it's something on the phone possibly it can be fixed so we can run this on hsdpa
My only guess would be IP address ......
ericsson68 said:
It doesn't work on either 3.3 or 3.4 of Dutty I found. Roll back your streaming mediaplayer with the one in Dutty's file store and it seems to but the video is choppy and so the sound keeps speeding up or skipping to compensate.
The BBC need to get off this fashionable Beta train and release stuff only when it's ready and not in bit parts across systems. We all pay our licence fee!
Beta on here yes but endless beta from a multi-million pound corporation funded by public money? I think not.
I got out the wrong side of bed maybe.
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I couldn't get it to work with duttys 3.4 either
Using uk vodafone TouchPro with Omnia user agent I get choppy performance. Changing wifi settings doesn't make a difference. live TV works better but is poor quality.
Rather a pity really. I guess that the Stream and the media player dont get on. Anyone had any luck with the Touch HD version of the player?
Useing the user agent provided in the first post didnt work for me as I said in my previouse post. But when I change it to the iphone user agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en)
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I can access the BBC iPlayer page. I also noticed when I got the error from BBC, it said that only the N96, iPhone and iPod touch were allowed to access the mobile version of iPlayer.
Useing the iPhone user gent gave me other advantages anyway, such as when I go to Facebook, it now takes me to the iphone face book. Same with youtube ect.
So maybe useing the iPhone user agent would be a better idea.
Didn't you find using the iphone User agent made your browser a little slow though? As it did for me, so I changed it back, am looking for User agent for N96 as N96 can use iplayer as well.
No, works perfectly fine, no problems at all. I am using Opera. N96 User Agent is:
Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.2; U; Series60/3.1 NokiaN96/10.0.018; Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413
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Thanks, giving it a try now.
The N96 User agent require you to download a widget app, so I presume that's a no go for the diamond.
Weird, on my diamond it says this.
"Sorry, this phone does not support iplayer"
"Is only avail. on Nokia N96, iPhone and iPod Touch"
You must not have inputted/saved the entry correctly.
also make sure you close and re open the browser, try clearing the cache
Related
1) Can someone produce some Javascript which adds xda-developer's search engine to Firefox's pull down list of search engines.
Javascript gurus, go here for help
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:...fox&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=9&client=firefox-a
2) Is there any proxy server software for PocketPC...It'd be great to be able to view barred websites on my work PC and impress my work mates...NO! I don't mean Porno :lol: and no I cannot use my phone as a GPRS modem because of the severe user profile restrictions my work are running in Windows XP.
Thanks...By the way, the phone is a Universal.
Search plugin
Here's a firefox search plugin I knocked up. I don't really use firefox so no use to me!
Note: due to the fact that xda forums uses "post" instead of "get" form submission, and firefox search plugins don't currently support "post" it defaults to only returning results in "post" form, not "topic", PITA and not my limitation, but the browser's. There may be a way around it, but it's also a PITA
Unzip the attached files and drop into your firefox \searchplugins\ subfolder.
V
You're a legend vijay...Nice one :mrgreen:
Now can anyone help with the proxy server software.....I would like to get a proxy server running off my Universal.
ok so this is my first post and i hope you all like it
SiriusWM5 ---> http://rapidshare.com/files/80861452/SiriusWM5.CAB.html
this is a link to a program called "SiriusWM5" it will allow you to "if you have an account with sirius" to access the live sream from your mobile device.
i am not sure if this had allready been posted but i just wanted to let every one know
i have installed it on my device and have it working right now if you have any questions please feel free to let me know.
this is not my program i just found it out their all cred goes to the people who developed it.
That would be GeeksToolbox here:
http://www.geekstoolbox.com/
http://forums.geekstoolbox.com/showpost.php?p=3292&postcount=2
I cant get sound out of the Sirius wm5
I am logged in and the program should be working the music info is listed but there is no sound. There are no options for the sound either. Does anyone know how I can troubleshoot this?
sdlopez83 said:
I am logged in and the program should be working the music info is listed but there is no sound. There are no options for the sound either. Does anyone know how I can troubleshoot this?
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I'll soon publish a generic article on all these issues; stay tuned!
to bad there isnt one for XM radio anymore
FYI... if you are having problems receiving title and artist feed, there was an issue with the source site. This has been fixed but you need to download the lastest version of SiriusWM5.
ref: http://forums.geekstoolbox.com/showthread.php?t=1650
There is a replacement for this called Stream smart coming in beta version in a few months... here's some info:
StreamSmart will be the multi-platform replacement for SiriusWM5 as well as the iSat and SiriusGTX projects.
The brains of the solution will reside on a server allowing a more feature rich solution while retaining a small client footprint.
The development road map looks like this:
Alpha Release 1 - Sirius Satellite Radio for Windows Mobile
Alpha Release 2 - Addition of XM Radio for Windows Mobile
Beta Release 1 - Addition of Various Internet Radio Stations based on locality for Windows Mobile. Also, the ability for the user to add their own streams as channels for selection.
Beta Release 2 - Addition of a Web Based Client. This client will be usable by any client with a web browser and a player capable of decoding Windows Media streams. This means Windows Mobile, MAC OSX (with WM plugin for Safari) and any cellular phone that can run a CorePlayer or TCPMP version that supports Windows Media streams.
http://forums.geekstoolbox.com/showthread.php?t=1429
This sounds awesome but I don't have a Sirius account and the sign-up page requires an ID/ESN number from the back of your receiver, which I don't own. Any ideas?
TSoma said:
This sounds awesome but I don't have a Sirius account and the sign-up page requires an ID/ESN number from the back of your receiver, which I don't own. Any ideas?
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you could go buy a cheep car device the InV 2 is 29.99 then just sign up for the account and you will have a car device and a mobile hand held one
TSoma said:
This sounds awesome but I don't have a Sirius account and the sign-up page requires an ID/ESN number from the back of your receiver, which I don't own. Any ideas?
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They offer web-only accounts online as well so you don't need hardware to sign up...
read http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...AL: Listening to Sirius Radio on your handset
Ok we've all seen Thunderhawk,Opera-mini and the famous/infamous Skyfire (why no europe yet? grr)
Anyways, these browsers aquire your requested page on a proxy server at some location, render it there and send you whats basically an image of that rendering. That's all nice and all but in some cases Country locked services wont work on a proxy server in another country. E.g. Opera-mini's proxy seems to be located in Norway, so lets say your using a service like Pandora mobile (not that I do is US locked) you cant see it on your phone because it thinks your in Norway.
There are other services that act weird when you want to proxy them.
So back to my point. Is there any software out there that lets you do this on your own server/home PC? i.e something that can download a webpage, render it and sent it on in a mobile readable way
I've been using UCWeb lately. It doesn't render pages well all the time, but it's fast as hell. It's great for news, etc. and there is a .cab for both Smartphone and PPC.
jagnet said:
So back to my point. Is there any software out there that lets you do this on your own server/home PC? i.e something that can download a webpage, render it and sent it on in a mobile readable way
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I don't think you're going to get that unless someone on XDA makes it. Companies like Opera and Skyfire Labs aren't going to let you choose your proxy because they'll use those stats for targeting ads towards you. They can say they won't all they want but that's really hard to believe seeing as tho that's how they can make money off of free products. Letting your use your own server or (even worse in their eyes) your home pc disconnects that revenue stream.
jagnet said:
So back to my point. Is there any software out there that lets you do this on your own server/home PC? i.e something that can download a webpage, render it and sent it on in a mobile readable way
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Besides the ones you mentioned? No, there isn't. You could write your own, I assume that in Linux it wouldn't be too hard to write a program to render a page, capture an image, and then send it somewhere. However, you would have to write your own browser software for the PPC. Chances are, anything you came up with would be a lot buggier and less feature rich than something like Skyfire.
The inherent limitation of "re-rendered" mobile browsers is speed. Chances are, Skyfire's servers and internet connection are a whole lot faster than your home PC's. If you want speed, use Opera Mini or Opera Mobile.
i use pie but i switch between netfront and both versions of opera(not mini) depending on what i'm doing.most of my usage stays with netfront though.
Jozer99 said:
Besides the ones you mentioned? No, there isn't. You could write your own, I assume that in Linux it wouldn't be too hard to write a program to render a page, capture an image, and then send it somewhere. However, you would have to write your own browser software for the PPC. Chances are, anything you came up with would be a lot buggier and less feature rich than something like Skyfire.
The inherent limitation of "re-rendered" mobile browsers is speed. Chances are, Skyfire's servers and internet connection are a whole lot faster than your home PC's. If you want speed, use Opera Mini or Opera Mobile.
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Hmm sounds interesting. Pity, my programming experience isn't great for Linux or WinMo.... But with the imminent release of Android on a HTC (any day now we're led to believe) perhaps some one will develop such a system? It'd be nice.
I even wouldn't mind paying a developer for just such a system
As for connection speed at home, not a problem, I have a 20-50Mb cable and 100Mb fibre connection . Also at the rate DSL and cable speeds are increasing these days (at least in cites) I don't think connection speed would be a major issue.
Another nice idea for skyfire,opera etc would be localised proxy servers.
I am trying to run a 3 (UK) MSN/Live Messenger on my official O2 WM6.1 Kaiser. (The reason for trying is that with 3 (UK) the operator, your MSN messages doesn't count towards your data traffic; also I would like to experiment its battery drain compare to other MSN clients).
If I just log in Planet 3 (UK) (the 3 portal site), it wouldn't let me download its Live messenger client as my phone is not a compatible one. I changed my user agent string to SEW910i and downloaded the .jad file for W910i. I then removed the certificate portions (the last 2 lines) in the .jad file so that it can install on my Kaiser. It works but sometime the display is not quite way, but more importantly, only vibrate alert is possible but setting to Loud or Soft alert would still result in vibration only. I then modified the .jad file again so that instead of referencing the mp3 files from the 3UK website, it point to the local version (which I downloaded and place in the same directory as the .jad and .jar files) as:
AlertToneContact: online.mp3
AlertToneMsg: newmsg.mp3
However, it still doesn't work :-(
Is there anything I have missed?
May be I should have used the N95's version? Has anyone tried that before? Are they different? And what would be the best version?
Thanks!
SMS push on 3 Live Messenger
Also, one of the feature of the 3 (UK) MSN messenger which I Have tried on my other symbian phone is that even if the client is closed (not minimized), it can still be re-activated/re-launched automatically when new MSN messenges arrive (by listening to special SMS messages form the operator (3 UK)), if one didn't choose to sign out form the MSN server.
I notice in the .jad file there is such a line:
MIDlet-Push-1: sms://:3716, ui.Main, *
Is this a Symbian's Java virtual machine feature? Or is it a general java virtual machine feature?
deityuk said:
I am trying to run a 3 (UK) MSN/Live Messenger on my official O2 WM6.1 Kaiser. (The reason for trying is that with 3 (UK) the operator, your MSN messages doesn't count towards your data traffic; also I would like to experiment its battery drain compare to other MSN clients).
If I just log in Planet 3 (UK) (the 3 portal site), it wouldn't let me download its Live messenger client as my phone is not a compatible one. I changed my user agent string to SEW910i and downloaded the .jad file for W910i. I then removed the certificate portions (the last 2 lines) in the .jad file so that it can install on my Kaiser. It works but sometime the display is not quite way, but more importantly, only vibrate alert is possible but setting to Loud or Soft alert would still result in vibration only. I then modified the .jad file again so that instead of referencing the mp3 files from the 3UK website, it point to the local version (which I downloaded and place in the same directory as the .jad and .jar files) as:
AlertToneContact: online.mp3
AlertToneMsg: newmsg.mp3
However, it still doesn't work :-(
Is there anything I have missed?
May be I should have used the N95's version? Has anyone tried that before? Are they different? And what would be the best version?
Thanks!
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can i have the oridginal file you had?
Any progress on this?
Im trying to get it to work in Australia, but the 3 MSN java app is running but i cant see it at all.
I've tried the same app and found it very flaky
I have another slight problem, can I ask you to check - I can only login to MSN on 3 if I have a 3g connection.
Where we live the 3g connection is flaky and it refuses to login to MSN on GPRS :-(
Skype wise it works fine (they offer free skype-skype too) don't use their java client, look on this site for instructions how to configure the PPC / Wmobile iSkoot Client :0 tested and it's not used any data allowance.
Thanks,
I already have skoot running using my skype call allowance.
My Kaiser already has Live Messenger, but not the unlimited one.
Was trying to get it running as a pet project.
I have just switched to Three UK PAYG and have been searching around a bit. I am running a WM6.1 ROM on a Hermes.
So far I have managed to:
1) Use HTC Connection Wizard (downloaded via CRC's Device Update) to set up the internet and MMS settings.
2) Run the 'Identify as N95 (WM6.1).cab' (thanks to sub69 in this thread. 6.0 and 6.5 versions can also be found there.)
This allows me to access the My3 pages at http://mobile.three.co.uk/hb/HutchKey
3) Install the 3 Live Messenger Java client. I am using the version 4.5, not the latest V5. Credits for modifying this go to therafiman at MoDaCo.
This is working with Esmertec Jbed, and is working for free as it is meant to.
'Windows_Live Messenger.zip' contains the .jad and .jar files, and only seems to work if both are copied to the phone and the .jad file is run.
The Java client is far inferior to the normal Windows Mobile Live client, but the normal client is not free to run. Additionally I have been unable to log on using the normal client over 3g. If I log on while connected to activesync or wifi then I can switch to 3g and keep it running, but this will be charging you.
I haven't looked at skype yet, because no one I regularly call uses it. However I have found these instructions which look promising despite the dodgy numbering system:
1) First you need to download the Iskoot version of Skype from www.iskoot.com. You'll need to enter your name & mobile number and select your phone type.
2) Once downloaded, install ISkoot on your windows mobile
3) Start up Iskoot but don't log in yet.
4) Exit Iskoot
3) Use a registry editor to change the following keys under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ISKOOT\SKYPE\DEVICE to "http://mobile.three.co.uk/948"
BackupHost
CallUrl
DefaultSkHost
Pushhost (only if it exists)
4) Exit the registry editor and start Iskoot again. This time log in (mine logged in immediately - some people say their first log-in takes a few minutes).
5) That's it!. You can verify if things have worked by examining registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ISKOOT\SKYPE\DEVICE\Cal lNumber. If ok, this should have been updated to either "123" on your first log-in, then to a number beginning +44783833...
Once you've made a few skype calls you should see that your credit / call-time balance / data allowance does NOT decrease.
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(instructions from Shaun L at www.3g.co.uk
If anyone has any luck getting the V5 Java Live Messenger client running on windows mobile then please post, or even better would be configuring the normal live client to use 3's free service.
EDIT
I'm attaching the WLM V5 .jad and .jar files.
These are unmodified, and downloaded using the N95 user agent in the previous post. Maybe someone knows what they are doing to modify the .jad and get it working.
jez83uk said:
I have just switched to Three UK PAYG and have been searching around a bit. I am running a WM6.1 ROM on a Hermes.
So far I have managed to:
1) Use HTC Connection Wizard (downloaded via CRC's Device Update) to set up the internet and MMS settings.
2) Run the 'Identify as N95 (WM6.1).cab' (thanks to sub69 in this thread. 6.0 and 6.5 versions can also be found there.)
This allows me to access the My3 pages at http://mobile.three.co.uk/hb/HutchKey
3) Install the 3 Live Messenger Java client. I am using the version 4.5, not the latest V5. Credits for modifying this go to therafiman at MoDaCo.
This is working with Esmertec Jbed, and is working for free as it is meant to.
'Windows_Live Messenger.zip' contains the .jad and .jar files, and only seems to work if both are copied to the phone and the .jad file is run.
The Java client is far inferior to the normal Windows Mobile Live client, but the normal client is not free to run. Additionally I have been unable to log on using the normal client over 3g. If I log on while connected to activesync or wifi then I can switch to 3g and keep it running, but this will be charging you.
I haven't looked at skype yet, because no one I regularly call uses it. However I have found these instructions which look promising despite the dodgy numbering system:
(instructions from Shaun L at www.3g.co.uk
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which version of Esmertec Jbed is it working on with kaiser as there's a lot of different versions and i dont no which is compatible with my kaiser also installed it on my standard java application sines in but have to keep allowing things cant remember now but if i click bottom option keeps coming up again and again i click top option don't come back but either way i get 3 contacts or 5 online no more when i no there a lot more
cheers to any replies
On my Hermes I'm using Jbed Build ID: 20080610.2.1 downloaded from CRC's Device Update.
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On my Hermes I'm using Jbed Build ID: 20080610.2.1 downloaded from CRC's Device Update.
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http //xdaonthree . tk
A website dedicated to all the above Xda Developers.
Thanks guys. Made my year!
Not allowed to post URLs as a newbie so will have to join the gap in the URL yourselves ;-)
foxtrotyankee
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http //xdaonthree . tk
A website dedicated to all the above Xda Developers.
Thanks guys. Made my year!
Not allowed to post URLs as a newbie so will have to join the gap in the URL yourselves ;-)
foxtrotyankee
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Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Hopefully it will help others in the future.
Heres a direct link for people if needed: http://xdaonthree.tk/
Nice idea
Really wish I could get hold of the three apps for Android now
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Nice idea
Really wish I could get hold of the three apps for Android now
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Is it the Iskoot for Android your after?
if so: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538306
My post has an Alpha/Beta that needs testing for Android.
upon request it was re-instated, there is an official version out there but i didnt get it to work properly, so i grabbed the original Iskoot for Android (non 3 version) and modified it slightly to incorporate the 3 uk settings
JavaAuthorizer
An excellent application if you don’t want to keep saying “Yes, allow NET access”
Thanks to the people who provided this.
http:// my-xda.blogspot.com/2009/10/change-untrusted-java-applications-on.html
Hi, can I somehow set ebuddy to the same settings and use it for free like windows live on 3 network?
Gotta love it. Hulu on my Fuze, I don't think I'll ever get anything done. , it doesn't seem like the actual page resolution that skyfire downloads has changed though which sucks. but the menus etc. now completely function in both landscape and portrait.
Cheers,
Migsims
** EDIT ** Some people running the stock rom seem to be having issues installing this. I currently have - PROven ROM 1.03 20757 HD build - flashed on my Fuze and Skyfire is working great installed on my storage card. I'm not sure what the issue is.
http://get.skyfire.com
Version 0.85 of the Skyfire mobile browser is now available.
To get the latest version of Skyfire, point your phone's standard browser to http://get.skyfire.com and download the newest client. The site will detect the device and provide the appropriate installer.
Please note: if you are a current Symbian user you must uninstall the existing client on your phone first.
Release notes follow.
Skyfire 0.8.5 Release Notes
Released: November 21, 2008
Skyfire brings the PC internet experience to your mobile. Watch videos on YouTube or Hulu, connect with your friends on Myspace or Facebook, shop on Amazon, or listen to music. If you can experience it on your computer, you now can do it with Skyfire on the go.
Skyfire is fast, easy to use and available for free for many smart phone models.
Skyfire 0.8.5 Beta adds (standard) VGA support for Windows Mobile devices and brings the feature set for our Symbian client in line with Windows Mobile. Skyfire will continue to maintain both platforms in future releases.
We greatly appreciate your participation in our beta community. Your support and feedback on the forums at http://support.skyfire.com/forums/ helps us to constantly improve the product.
What’s new in 0.8.5 for both Windows Mobile and Symbian:
* Simple Download: This is big for us and we hope for you as well. Now, there is NO requirement anymore to register in order to download, access, and use Skyfire. With this release, downloading is as simple as pointing your existing mobile browser to http://get.skyfire.com. We detect the device and provide the installer for your phone.
* Optional Registration: Once downloaded and installed, you can use Skyfire right away. Browse away, create bookmarks, and check your history. Everything will work.
Why create an account? So you can retain Bookmarks and History in case you lose your phone or have to switch phones. Furthermore you can post and participate in the Skyfire user forums.
Already have an account? You can still access your existing account by simply logging in on your device. Or, create a new account. Or, migrate your account between phones. It’s now all done from your phone on the Skyfire start page.
* New UK Data Center: We are looking forward to providing better service for our UK based users and are currently building out a new data center. If you are in the UK you should automatically connect to the new data center and experience better performance. If you are not based in UK, then you will automatically connect to the US data center. Please bear with us as we work out some of the kinks – especially with account migration.
* Overall Improvements: Client and Server robustness, streaming performance, recovering from lost connections.
* Improved rendering of mobile pages: We better detect and render more mobile pages. The list continues to expand.
* Updated Skyfire User Portal: We continue to evolve our user portal and start page. Although some of it was already visible before 0.8.5, it is worth mentioning:
o Google Search & Search Results: It’s the best and the most used.
o Updated weather widget: Now supports Canada and UK postal codes, in addition to US.
o Region specific start page: Custom feeds and pre-populated bookmarks for US and UK.
What’s new in Windows Mobile 0.8.5 since Windows Mobile 0.8?
* Standard VGA support: We are excited to now provide VGA support for the number of new devices that recently entered the market, including the HTC Touch Diamond, Diamond Pro, HTC/ATT Fuze. Please note that we support Standard VGA support (e.g. 640x480). Widescreen WVGA (e.g. 800x480 etc) is NOT supported yet.
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nice find!
cant wait to install it!
-SCDavis
Didn't work for me ...
I dowloaded the cab from the 'get' link and when I tried to install it I got an error stating that "...The installation file is not intended for this device."
I used Skyfire on Tilt all the time so I was hoping it wouldn't be a problem on the Fuze. Must be doing something wrong ... ?
kahibbi said:
I dowloaded the cab from the 'get' link and when I tried to install it I got an error stating that "...The installation file is not intended for this device."
I used Skyfire on Tilt all the time so I was hoping it wouldn't be a problem on the Fuze. Must be doing something wrong ... ?
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It's working fine on my Fuze, dunno what's up there. What version did you download?
It worked for me too. When I went to that website it said my device was a TouchDual, but it still worked and landscape works fine with our keyboard too.
I too got the same error. The link automatically sets version 7.9x. Maybe they will get it worked out. Also the user control has been moved to the mobile browser. And since some of use have moved on to the fuze we can't access the control panel to say change device.
migsims said:
It's working fine on my Fuze, dunno what's up there. What version did you download?
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The link defaulted to "Skyfire_7927-PPC50". There was no option to choose anything else. I not only tried the link from my phone but also got the same file when using the laptop.
I'll keep watching to see what might be the problem.
kahibbi said:
The link defaulted to "Skyfire_7927-PPC50". There was no option to choose anything else. I not only tried the link from my phone but also got the same file when using the laptop.
I'll keep watching to see what might be the problem.
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That's exactly the one I downloaded and installed and it's working fine, that's kind of strange.
i'd recommend just downloading the cab and copying it to your device if you're having problems
jasongw said:
i'd recommend just downloading the cab and copying it to your device if you're having problems
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Did that and got same results, meaning "Unsuccessful" message.
*EDIT: Worked this time. Must have been me on the transfer from laptop. Got it working now, so thank you for the recommendation to try again.
copy it to my device, installed and had to soft reset to get it working. But it works very well. Now I have 3 browsers to choose from What is the down side to SkyFire?? Seems to do everything.
On the ATT Fuze I went to the site, it said I have an HTC phone so I click to download it didn't work. But if I selected This is not my phone, then went to WinMo 5 or 6 Touch it worked flawlessly :-D
i did the above and it worked, problem is the browser looks blurry... like a scaled up version of the qvga version... when it loads a page and th site takes up the screen you cant read any of te small text... opera is nice and crisp and clear...
ill try the other installation way when i get to my home computer to see what works there. I looked around in the settings but nothing is there as far as adjusting resolution or anything.
shade
i think all they did was make the menus and stuff vga for now and hopefully soon they will actually make the whole thing fully vga
hmm, that could be it... the address bar and stuff are all crisp and vga-ish...
can some more people who have this running give more feedback on this...
oh, and is there tabbed browsing on this browser at all? I cant seem to find it. for a browser that claims to do EVERYTHING, thats the one thing I am really looking for!
shade
shadeone said:
i did the above and it worked, problem is the browser looks blurry... like a scaled up version of the qvga version... when it loads a page and th site takes up the screen you cant read any of te small text... opera is nice and crisp and clear...
ill try the other installation way when i get to my home computer to see what works there. I looked around in the settings but nothing is there as far as adjusting resolution or anything.
shade
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Its is def not as sharp as the Opera browser. I also noticed its alot slower now then in the locked betas :-( I guess because the server load is growing but I used to watch streaming video all the time.
yeah the problem is that any flash is streamed and compressed on their servers ala opera mobile.
It would be really nice if adobe finally got off their ass and made an updated full plugin on not this flash lite crap.
Well if definitely does not look as nice as Opera....and is there a way to make this work with TouchFlo3D?
Yeah, I had to download it, transfer it to my storage card then install it without issues.
I still get the half screen issues that I had with previous versions.