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G1 Webcam

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how to turn the g1 camera into an actual webcam connected to your computer with a USB. I've tried the method of pulling images and streamlining them through ADB, framerate is terrible and just not fast enough. If anyone has any better methods or way of doing this lets get cracking and release something asap

medjai said:
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how to turn the g1 camera into an actual webcam connected to your computer with a USB. I've tried the method of pulling images and streamlining them through ADB, framerate is terrible and just not fast enough. If anyone has any better methods or way of doing this lets get cracking and release something asap
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try qik in the market see if that suites ur need

turboyo said:
try qik in the market see if that suites ur need
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He wants to connect it to his computer.

qik works great for that unless you want to stream to a site other than qik.
to clarify yes i get that he wants to use it as a regular webcam for something like stickam...etc, nothing out there to do that yet though.

exactly. I want to actually use it like you would a normal webcam. I dont want to stream to a server. I would rather have it stream to my computer and have applications handle displaying it. We would probably need to create a custom driver for that, but that shouldn't be too difficult if we can first find out a way to send more frames per second then I have a friend that can handle the driver issue.

eleminop said:
qik works great for that unless you want to stream to a site other than qik.
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eleminop said:
qik works great for that unless you want to stream to a site other than qik.
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Did you read his post? haha

tekkitan said:
Did you read his post? haha
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i did read the post, there just isn't an app to do that, do you have any suggestions or are you just going to be a smartass all day?

eleminop said:
i did read the post, there just isn't an app to do that, do you have any suggestions or are you just going to be a smartass all day?
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Instead of suggesting an app that isn't doing what he asked for, why not say there is no app for that yet?
I can be a smartass all I want, can you be intelligible?

tekkitan said:
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yes. clearly.

there is a thread asking people for app ideas on xda. I'm sure if you post something there they'll be able to help you a little more

i managed to do it using Screencast here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McI3qfkFFH4

lalalala1 said:
i managed to do it using Screencast here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McI3qfkFFH4
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If that's true (and from the looks of it I guess it is) then that would be AWESOME!! ..do share with others how you managed to do that!!

Using screencast does work, but it still has an issue with low frames.
For this you need either Droidexplorer (which is what i am using) or Screencast, and the SDK setup.
Open screencast, turn phone camera on, screencast has a record feature.

More info on making this happen would be greatly appreciated!

i didnt use recording, it was streamed live, i cant remember on how to do it, i will have a look at my computer when i get home! and yes the frame rate is pretty poor but when i use the webcam i hardly move so its alright

ok so how to do it first of all let me tell you that you have to have the phone showing on the desktop because screencast shows your phone on your desktop and screencamera shows your desktop as a webcam so if you cant see it, screencamera cant see it!
1. you need to get screencast showing what is on your phone;
get it via:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=558108
or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557717
2. download and install screencamera:
http://www.pcwinsoft.com/ScreenCamera/download.asp
3. open screencast and put your phone on the camera application (you can still use the phone don't have to struggle doing it on the computer)
4. open screencamera
go into configuration and change the frame rate to what is appropriate to screencast, i think at the moment its 4fps
go to video output an change the frame size to what you like, i have it at 320 x 420 and have the phone set horizonally on screencast (by right clicking on screencast)
(make sure you have screencast where you want it as you will have to do this step again if you want to move it and make sure you can see it) click on "select region of desktop to capture" and highlight the screen of the camera
done, skype will now see it as that selected area of the desktop as a webcam i cannot confirm if any other application will see it but they should

I believe i was able to capture a livecast event with Video Lan player
Livecast is available for android I believe but i squite the same as quick.
Only livecast made wmv-files.

just tried qik, didn't like it because it didnt have a portrait mode.

wish somebody would make an app for this it would be so much more easyer
i dont like qik cause u have to go to there web site i want to be able to connect my g1 though aim or yahoo web cam

Moto Phone Portal

http://home.leakdroid.com/2009/10/06/fresh-leak-moto-phone-portal-for-android-coming-w-sholestaodroid/
Pretty cool. Works with my G1 and Cyanogen 4.1.99. Try it out.
http://rapidshare.com/files/305341350/PersonalPortal.apk
Recently some of the system dumps from the upcoming Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid hit the Developer community, and they have been trying to piece the puzzle together of what the Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid is all about. We got our hands on a new app which looks like it will be front and center when the device finally hits the shelves, Motorola Phone Portal.
Those that remember using the Motorola Phone Tools app to hack their Motorola’s back in the day (I’m getting all “Ahmad – Back in the Day” about my v600, v810, and RAZR) will instantly recognize this little gem, but it’s been updated for Android and provides some pretty cool functionality. Basically, Motorola Phone Tools (MPP) serves as an all-in-one phone manager that allows users to easily view, edit, create, delete, and play their contacts, ringtones, photos, wallpaper, and media. The key difference now is, the app is web-based and you log into your phone from directly from your browser! No installing “modems” and drivers on your Windows machine (painful), just fire up the app and press the “Connect with Wi-Fi button. When you press the button, the app prompts you to either turn on Wi-Fi, or connect over USB. For this experiment, I chose Wi-Fi.
MPP lets you add/edit/delete/browse your contacts, photos, bookmarks, browser history, and media in an easy-to-use interface. Playing media directly from the device in the browser worked very well, and the picture viewer/slideshow feature is pretty damn cool. So with MPP you’ll be able to play/show-off your media anywhere from any browser. If Moto adds a Social/Sharing aspect to this, they will have a winner on their hands.
So there you have it kids, a little taste of what’s to come with the Sholes/Tao/Droid. The original Moto Phone Tools was a pretty handy app (when it worked), and the new MPP looks to be just as functional, if not more so. I am sure it will help a lot of users manage their contacts/media/content when it gets released, and the ability to do slideshows and play media from your device directly from your browser is pretty slick. I hope Moto adds more features and functionality to it as time goes on, but this seems like a sign of good things to come. Grab the .apk file below and play away!
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Doesn't work on my hero
It asks to activate wi-fi even if it is already active. Tried to start-stop wifi before and after i opened the application. any guess?
Thank you!!
Ok, I figured how to make it working, the phone must be connected to a network to be used, but I though it creates an ad-hoc wi-fi connection to work with.
BTW great app!

This thing is great. I wonder why more people aren't interested in this....

Sounds cool, I'm going to test this out later

pretty slick...
Nice that you can mange contacts and view the contents of your sdcard etc. Similar to AFile and others but a bit more "moto". Could be neat! I imagine that the majority of users would never set up a secure login though, could be fun to sit in a crowded bar and scan for active devices running this on port 8080. Imagine the havoc that could wreak!

innerspace said:
I imagine that the majority of users would never set up a secure login though, could be fun to sit in a crowded bar and scan for active devices running this on port 8080. Imagine the havoc that could wreak!
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I did set up a password. Though it looks like it still does not use https ! So not really secure either....

Some bizarre renderings on Firefox, but it's a simple and cool way to administer your phone from your computer.

suppaman said:
It asks to activate wi-fi even if it is already active. Tried to start-stop wifi before and after i opened the application. any guess?
Thank you!!
Ok, I figured how to make it working, the phone must be connected to a network to be used, but I though it creates an ad-hoc wi-fi connection to work with.
BTW great app!
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USB doesn't work on my G1. Wifi does though. Wonder if its the Hero rom or the drivers causing the issue??

cesarcardoso said:
Some bizarre renderings on Firefox, but it's a simple and cool way to administer your phone from your computer.
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Renders nice on my FF.
carlitozway57 said:
USB doesn't work on my G1. Wifi does though. Wonder if its the Hero rom or the drivers causing the issue??
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Stock MyTouch here. Wifi only as well.

any chance someone can re-upload this, seems its been deleted.

Working link: http://www.mediafire.com/?qnryyjmmjiz
This is such a useful app!

Cool! Thanks for the download/headsup!

does this connect via USB or only wifi?
What does this do exactly? I have to connect to my wifi network and make sure the computer is connected and then what?
Is there a specific process to join the phone and the comp together?
I tried using a remote desktop client but didn't figure out how to get it working, is this the same?

alexnick said:
Working link: http://www.mediafire.com/?qnryyjmmjiz
This is such a useful app!
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no worky

meanmachine said:
no worky
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reupped, check first post

carlitozway57 said:
reupped, check first post
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thanks, ended up just downloading the milestone dump and getting it...
works good with cyan 4.2.4

which app created this ad?

The notification icon is a grey "i" in a grey circle.
Will uninstall whatever it is.
edit: went thru the latest astro apk and the notification icon was not in there, so its probably not astro.

I use astro and have never seen this. Not sure what it is that's doing it, but I don't think its astro.

Install a Task Manager and kill processes one by one until you find out?

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Install a Task Manager and kill processes one by one until you find out?
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but will that kill the notification thats already sent?

Dumb question probably, but happen's when you push that notifcation? Browser opens up?
I typed in WonderWall and found and found an app called MSN WonderWall (Wonderful Wall magazine) and went ahead and installed it. Not sure if that's your culprit.

should show up in logcat.

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should show up in logcat.
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I checked and didn't see anything

http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-incredible/119912-ads-my-notification.html
Quick Uninstaller seems to be the culprit according to this.

This happened to me too recently, thought it was a fluke but after seeing this it reminded me. I dont have quick uninstaller so its not the only one doing it.

Are either of you guys using chrome 2 phone firefox extension, or any programs of that type?
Hmmm....I hope this isn't a security thing with C2DM.
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JCopernicus said:
Are either of you guys using chrome 2 phone firefox extension, or any programs of that type?
Hmmm....I hope this isn't a security thing with C2DM.
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im pretty sure every froyo user is using chrome 2 phone.

Blueman101 said:
im pretty sure every froyo user is using chrome 2 phone.
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Nope, you have to download chrome 2 phone. It's why I asked if you're using the firefox extention. That's not writting by the chrome 2 phone people and you don't know what's happening on their end.
The c2dm api is present, but you have to have an app installed to receive the intent.
In the Chrome 2 Phone combo, your browser extension sends the intent to the Chrome 2 Phone app, and the app displays the notification.
I can right a "happy buttons" app that I tell you displays happy faces, and that's all you think it does, however I can send ad notifications through the C2DM api and have it show a notification like the one you guys are seeing. All without the Chrome 2 Phone extention/apk combo.

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Nope, you have to download chrome 2 phone.
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No, no, I wasn't implying froyo came with chrome2phone, but that practically every froyo user has installed this and if it what chrome2phone, this would have been more widespread.

JCopernicus said:
http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-incredible/119912-ads-my-notification.html
Quick Uninstaller seems to be the culprit according to this.
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I've never had that installed too. This is the second time I got the same Ad today.

How about Easy Note?

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How about Easy Note?
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dont have that either

britoso said:
dont have that either
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would be helpful if you posted a list of apps you have. this seems like more of a witch hunt otherwise

Wow. This is going way, way too far.. Ads in the notification bar.

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dont have that either
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I bet it's that MoreRecent program. I hear that developer is all kinds of corrupt.
=P
(I'm just kidding for anyone that does't know, britoso is the developer of more rencet)

Might be from shopsavy the barcode scanner

Google Cloud Print

For some reason I can't get it to work right on the G-Tablet, it does however work beautifully with my phone. Anyone else try doing it yet? You have to access g-mail via your web browser.
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cloudprint.html
http://code.google.com/apis/cloudprint/docs/overview.html

sixvoltsystem said:
For some reason I can't get it to work right on the G-Tablet, it does however work beautifully with my phone. Anyone else try doing it yet? You have to access g-mail via your web browser.
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cloudprint.html
http://code.google.com/apis/cloudprint/docs/overview.html
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Does this differ much from printershare?

IMHO it is completely different. I was able to get this working on my gtab running VEGAn in about 5 minutes, and it allows me to print to any printer that is connected to any computer that i have access to, regardless of how that printer is connected to that computer.
Oh yeah...it is free too

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IMHO it is completely different. I was able to get this working on my gtab running VEGAn in about 5 minutes, and it allows me to print to any printer that is connected to any computer that i have access to, regardless of how that printer is connected to that computer.
Oh yeah...it is free too
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Printershare also connect to any printer attached to my computer as well, the free part is interesting since printershare is free for a certain amount of pages and all. guess ill give it a shot. thanks for the info.

I just used Google Cloud Print on my Samsung Captivate and hope to check it out on my new GTab tonight! Thanks for the info! I had not yet heard about it. It will be nice when Google updates some of their Apps (such as the Gmail App and the stock browser) to support Cloud Print!

good cloud print is awesome much better than paying for printer share after all the free pages it gives you to print which isnt much, hope more sites/pages will be supported thanks for the advice.

So have you guys got it to work from your G-tab ok? I always have problems in the stock browser with G-mail.

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IMHO it is completely different. I was able to get this working on my gtab running VEGAn in about 5 minutes, and it allows me to print to any printer that is connected to any computer that i have access to, regardless of how that printer is connected to that computer.
Oh yeah...it is free too
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How did you get it setup?
I have Vegan running, and just wondering how you got it setup.
Thanks

works great on my original droid however your right wont work with the stock browser or with dolphin browser on the gtab, however there is an app in the market called "cloud print" looks like that one works on the gtab

"Cloud Print Beta"?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pauloslf.cloudprint&feature=search_result
I'm going to check it out real quick. According to the web marketplace, it is compatible with the GTab.

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"Cloud Print Beta"?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pauloslf.cloudprint&feature=search_result
I'm going to check it out real quick. According to the web marketplace, it is compatible with the GTab.
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yes, cloud print beta

I installed it, went thru the login process, sent a test page from the app. ... and... Nothing.
EDIT: I rebooted my GTab, still no go. But I can't get my Hero to print either. Weird.
EDIT #2: I went to manage my printers and see a job under the "Active Print Jobs", but nothing in the Completed area and nothing in my tray.

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works great on my original droid however your right wont work with the stock browser or with dolphin browser on the gtab, however there is an app in the market called "cloud print" looks like that one works on the gtab
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Awesome thanks man!

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I installed it, went thru the login process, sent a test page from the app. ... and... Nothing.
EDIT: I rebooted my GTab, still no go. But I can't get my Hero to print either. Weird.
EDIT #2: I went to manage my printers and see a job under the "Active Print Jobs", but nothing in the Completed area and nothing in my tray.
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Very stupid question and no offense is the printer on? and setup with the computer that google cloud chrome is installed on? like i said no offense but u'd be amazed how many people have printer issues at work and the printers arent on lol.

dragonfly1113 said:
Very stupid question and no offense is the printer on? and setup with the computer that google cloud chrome is installed on? like i said no offense but u'd be amazed how many people have printer issues at work and the printers arent on lol.
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LOL! None taken.
Yes. Everything is on, registered, etc. I think the issue lies within the PC. It's 64bit (I hate x64) and it appears I can't load the Microsoft XML paper specification pack that is required (LINK, under "Why is my document not printing?").

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LOL! None taken.
Yes. Everything is on, registered, etc. I think the issue lies within the PC. It's 64bit (I hate x64) and it appears I can't load the Microsoft XML paper specification pack that is required (LINK, under "Why is my document not printing?").
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ill test the print from my gtab when i get home just found the app earlier today and it seemed like it would work the way i was setting it up it found all my printers and all but looks like u got that far too, i'd test now from here but the printer is off at home lol.

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ill test the print from my gtab when i get home just found the app earlier today and it seemed like it would work the way i was setting it up it found all my printers and all but looks like u got that far too, i'd test now from here but the printer is off at home lol.
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Roger that. Thanks in advance.

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Roger that. Thanks in advance.
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tested last night and it printed the test page fine for me from the gtab, also than printed a pic and it came out nice.

Crappy. I'll try sending something to my home printer. I think there's an issue with my work PC being x64.
I wonder if it works with Cute PDF printer?

It works now. I rebooted my work PC, came back from lunch and had a tray full of stuff. It also works with Cute PDF printer!

whatsapp for pc

Hello
I read the news here: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...pp-now-available-on-web-browsers-9993675.html that whatsapp is now available on the web for pc. The news said to use only Chrome. But my chrome window only shows rotating timer, no qrcode comes up. Has anybody else tried this and succeeded? The same thing on Opera, though on Firefox the error message said to use chrome.
thanks

tahrang said:
Hello
I read the news here: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...pp-now-available-on-web-browsers-9993675.html that whatsapp is now available on the web for pc. The news said to use only Chrome. But my chrome window only shows rotating timer, no qrcode comes up. Has anybody else tried this and succeeded? The same thing on Opera, though on Firefox the error message said to use chrome.
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Is it true? Have you installed and use it?

WhatsApp for pc is very useless. We went back to the times of MSN? WhatsApp is very helpful only on MOBILE!

WKM
It would be nice to have it, without needing any Android/iOS Device/Émulator
But nearly EVERYBODY has a PDA.
If so, please without this bug: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/hot-whatsapp-killer-message-t2985248

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Is it true? Have you installed and use it?
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I got it working today, before it was showing some bugs.
I dont know whether it will be useful or not, but I am willing to try.

tahrang said:
I got it working today, before it was showing some bugs.
I dont know whether it will be useful or not, but I am willing to try.
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Are you referring to firefox or chrome whatsapp plugin? Where did you download the installer?

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Are you referring to firefox or chrome whatsapp plugin? Where did you download the installer?
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This is not an addon. This works in Chrome and Opera. Not in Firefox. Go to https://web.whatsapp.com, there will be a barcode, which you have to read with your device. Instructions for different devices like IOS, Android, Windows etc are on the webpage.

I use the web version when I'm at work because I don't want to get out my phone all the time or awkwardly press it when it's in it's stand. So yeah, I like it.

tahrang said:
This is not an addon. This works in Chrome and Opera. Not in Firefox. Go to https://web.whatsapp.com, there will be a barcode, which you have to read with your device. Instructions for different devices like IOS, Android, Windows etc are on the webpage.
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Oh, thanks for this.