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Any way Road SMS could be ported to the Eris? It seems to be a Samsung Galaxy-only .apk right now. I'm not aware of whether it is a processor heavy app but it looked interesting when I read the article.
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-road-sms-for-galaxy-s-hands-on-video-20100715/
That would be awesome.I would definitely want this lol
looks pretty cool, but i don't think its something i would actually use... im not usually texting and walking at the same time and if i am im aware enough of my surroundings not to run into anything ... still would be cool if someone could port it over
Ultra Keyboard has it. I use it all the time in the mall so I don't run into people when I text. baha
Have you tried installing the apk OP? I've tried it before but didnt like it that much
I wonder if the apk I used on my Dinc will work in my wifes eris. I tried road sms. It was ok. It would be sick if they can somehow combine it with swype though.
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edit again: found a modded version in another thread
for anyone confused by the .apk.zip
i downloaded it in astro, unzipped it to a new directory i named roadsms.apk and installed
i have it on my hero and its SOOOOO laggy and inputing a contact is LAME.
good idea though.
poor execution.
Hello,
I am running the latest MIUI ROM currently and the Milestone for about 14 months...
We were accusing always iPhone for not being able to multitask. Yes we can hear music while doing something else, and also programs running supposedly in background.
But do we really have these? I was in TripAdvisor forum, copied a phrase, then open NoteEverything program to paste the text. Then when i went back to TripAdvisor, the program started from the beginning! This happened to me 8 out of 10 times...
So i suppose we dont have really multitasking...
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The way android manages processes is a bit different than you might think.
If you are low on memory (like the milestone/droid are) it will only save a "where you were" on the application you have in the background.
If you had a device with more RAM then you would probably be able to return to where you were "as you were" before you sent the application to the background.
I had the same "problem" with my milestone and Waze, after adjusting the low memory killer waze no longer needed to restart every time I sent it to the background.
However this comes with a price to other running applications.
You can learn more about how android works and manages processes at this youtube links, uploaded by androiddevelopers (I edited to correct the "uploded by").
Part 1 "Architecture overview"
Part 2 "Application lifecycle"
Part 3 "API's"
(I am unable to attach links because I am new to the site, Search youtube for "Androidology" and you should be presented with 3 videos by google with the titles I mentioned)
I think part 2 would be the most relevant to your question.
Very informative, thanks!
Ok thanks.
I think apple thought much earlier somethings, that others thought they were disadvantages...
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So buy an apple and try hacking it
zeppelinrox said:
So buy an apple and try hacking it
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I am a bit lazy to go into that...
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I hear alot about this game/thing... Whats the point of it? It looks like something that you building insanely pixelated. aated cities, lands etc... Just dont get it. There has to be more. What am I missing? I read there were like 200 million copies sold. And few million on phones
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Just try to play and you'll understand...
It's super addictive.
It's just basically making stuff and downloading other peoples levels they made that you have to do and like the other answer you got it is rather addictive!
Well, you're also missing stuff like crafting and survival. Depends on what difficulty you choose. Try for yourself.
I was wondering the same thing, because a bunch of guys I know love it. I tried it myself and I was bored within about 10 minutes. It's either you build something which isn't very impressive, or you sacrifice endless hours to make something awesome. But at the end of the day you don't really get anything for doing it... So I see no point either
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Well, you're also missing stuff like crafting and survival. Depends on what difficulty you choose. Try for yourself.
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Survival? How do you related survive and make objects?
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Fighting with mobs, crafting armors and weapons, surviving night and spending day to gather resources. That's what it looks like when you play on hardcore difficulty.
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Remember playing with legos when you were a kid?
Well some of us still want to play with legos when we grow up
I dont know what is so great about minecraft either, I played it and i did not really liked it, Im a real GTA fan so no big suprise.
It's no Oregon Trail, that's for sure!
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Remember playing with legos when you were a kid?
Well some of us still want to play with legos when we grow up
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My one friend modded his server and made everything look and act like star craft bw.
Pretty sweet achievement.. still has insane bugs..
If you're a call of duty type, then this game ain't for you.
Minecraft is more or less a creativity tool. If you aren't creative, then it's not for you.
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Its a fun and entertaining game. Time consuming though. However I only play the mobile version with some friends.
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I have the same question
I'm on mobile version,is there any enemy in this game?
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I have the same question
I'm on mobile version,is there any enemy in this game?
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Not yet. Now its a free type of game.
They said there will be an update in February which brings the PC type of version.
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My 37 years old teacher' play minecraft too, is this normal? I can't believe it man..
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Not yet. Now its a free type of game.
They said there will be an update in February which brings the PC type of version.
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Can't wait for that update man, February 8th!
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Right now it's the pseudo equivalent of creative mode only. In creative mode, there are no monsters, infinite resources, and your character can't die.
Survival mode is really what brings out the flavor in minecraft, if for no better reason than you have to "earn" what you build by harvesting everything and *not* dying.
Initially the dev team (Mojang) wanted the pocket edition to be like creative mode only. Now apparantly they're giving it some survival mode teeth, as that's what the community has been clamoring for.
Here's to hoping there wont be too many corners cut. If so, I may have to hunker down and actually buy this one.
There is a free demo version for anyone who's curious. The demo version doesn't let you save your worlds, so whatever you build is gone when you close thr game.
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I downloaded this pro version
It looks like a guide app
it showing some weapon,mob,block,etc, but there's no play button
Am i doing right?
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razorseal said:
I hear alot about this game/thing... Whats the point of it? It looks like something that you building insanely pixelated. aated cities, lands etc... Just dont get it. There has to be more. What am I missing? I read there were like 200 million copies sold. And few million on phones
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i simply find it grotesque, i can't fathom the ugliness of such game
it's like worse than going back to the computers from the 70s, just with color instead of monochrome
i still remember Atari games that looked exactly just like that
So he just got it but I would like to give him access to other apps (mainly GVoice for SMS but there are probably others his friends play too he would want) and wondering if its possible to keep it with Amazon. Primarily, it'll be media and book for him, I just want to make it fun too.
Also, are the default parental controls suitable for you parents or you using alternative means?
Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas.
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Kind of what I'm thinking. I read the rooting method, seems just as easy as my Galaxy S III. I want my daughter to be able to use Google apps and get rid of the lock screen ads. Still searching...
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NeoGauge said:
Kind of what I'm thinking. I read the rooting method, seems just as easy as my Galaxy S III. I want my daughter to be able to use Google apps and get rid of the lock screen ads. Still searching...
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Doesn't seem like rooting is 100% safe, nor even near a 1-click just yet.. Kind of thinking I will hold off. Yeah, the ads and Amazon bloat is somewhat frustrating but he doesn't really NEED root at this point. Might be easier to manage his 11 year old activities without it..
Kind of thinking I will hold off. Also seeing TONS of people having issues rooting with either delayed or completely without any type of helpful response. I know the devs work hard on these things, I guess I'm just in the pool of waiting until the fog gets lifted a bit more. Definitely not trying to break this thing.
DNak206 said:
So he just got it but I would like to give him access to other apps (mainly GVoice for SMS but there are probably others his friends play too he would want) and wondering if its possible to keep it with Amazon. Primarily, it'll be media and book for him, I just want to make it fun too.
Also, are the default parental controls suitable for you parents or you using alternative means?
Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas.
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I am confused as to the question? Yes you can root. It's a bit odd though since the devices are new. If you're worried about it breaking I would say that greatly depends on how tech savvy your kid is. As long as he doesn't mess with root tools I think it should be fine. If you mean keep the amazon launcher and app, you will lose those. I assume some dev magic can do a nice workaround, but I wouldn't count on it.
You can still get all the play store apps like the kindle reader from there. The only thing I've missed is the x-ray feature it had for books and movies. The other thing you lose is prime.
What you gain though, is a usable tablet.
Like the other user said though, I don't see much dev support yet, especially for my KF2. So if you feel confident you should be fine. If you're just following steps though, I would proceed at your own risk, just in case.
if you wanna use prime get g play and get ota rootkeeper
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The lack of apps and not being able to sideload is irritating right now but I believe when development progresses we will get these things. I refuse to pay a dollar for a calculator app or 2048. I would like to have them on my watch but think they are taking advantage. I just gave samsung 200 dollars, they should provide more free useful apps.
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So you want Samsung to develop free apps for you because you paid $199 for the watch?
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Legacy2385 said:
So you want Samsung to develop free apps for you because you paid $199 for the watch?
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Some... yes. A calculator should be stock. What's with the attitudes on here today? If they are going to compete with android, they are going to want to develop a lot more apps.
P.s. And over the years, I have given them a couple of thousand. I've been very loyal to samsung.
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azpatterson3 said:
Some... yes. A calculator should be stock.
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I agree, man. I love some of the stock apps, for example, the remote app, but a calc app should be default too. I would consider paying for the calc app if it at least had a percentage option.
You can sideload apps, it's just that there are no apps to sideload. I'm sure samsung will provide us with a a calculator just as they provided a sleep app which wasn't available before the weekend
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azpatterson3 said:
Some... yes. A calculator should be stock. What's with the attitudes on here today? If they are going to compete with android, they are going to want to develop a lot more apps. P.s. And over the years, I have given them a couple of thousand. I've been very loyal to samsung. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I527
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You can sideload apps, it's just that there are no apps to sideload. I'm sure samsung will provide us with a a calculator just as they provided a sleep app which wasn't available before the weekend Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk
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Completely agree with azpatterson3, the calculator is the symbol for the problem! It's not the dollar for the an app. I like many always try to buy the dev's paid apps and I have hundreds of apps stuck on play to prove it! However, for Tizen we have (almost) only that one app (not counting the nascent watch face efforts, and Glympse). Morover, a basic calculator app is the type of app that every single beginning developer publishes for free just to get started! Samsung marketing this in their new Tizen store is . . . .puzzling! The irony is thick!
I do accept polish_pat's point too. There will be a free calculator, more watch faces and more. . . everything. Hopefully many created by outside devs that we can side load. But waiting is really, really frustrating.
Reminds me of when I bought a Motorola Atrix some years back (don't even remember which model right now!) I and many others were waiting and waiting for development on roms --it was painfully slow and limited. I felt like I won the lotto when I switched to samsung and found the rich, and fast development that hit all their galaxy (and note) phones.
However, with our Neo we're back in Matrix territory again. . .waiting for the developers to cross the river and setup shop. It won't be as fast since the population of users is much smaller, probably won't be as rich either. Fortunately, this is only a watch
As for Samsung leading any development surge, well, that would be great. but I suspect they will focus on ensuring the NEo has everything that is out there for other smart watches health bands and that's about it.
Moreover, if the way mucked up the S-Health/ Fitness for Gear approach is any model for how they will go forward, then we truly are going to be stuck in a mediocre app environment. I really hope they get better than that!
Still, I am enjoying what the Neo has now -- the (limited) sleep app, the telephony (great!), text messages and even S voice is pretty good for some searches and messaging for me (so far). Although more than once I have had to nervously say "cancel message" in a panic after looking at what my watch and S voice interpreted my words to be! )
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I do accept polish_pat's point too. There will be a free calculator, more watch faces and more. . . everything. Hopefully many created by outside devs that we can side load. But waiting is really, really frustrating.
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An OS is nothing without a community behind it. You can have the best, most efficient, smooth and gorgeous OS but its simply sucks if there is no one to code for it (aka windows mobile) This watch is Tizen's first serious market entry, so of course it sucks, for now, but remember that the king of mobile gadgets is behind it and it will eventually be something great. We are the pioneers of Tizen, we are paving the way for the future. Tizen is a good opportunity for any dev to have a fresh, new and especially easy revenue stream. I mean a guy coded a freakin simple calculator app and sold it for 1$. I'm sure that by the end of May, he will make at least a couple grand on something that any dev can code in under 1h. Same goes for any other app. If i were a dev, I'd jump on this opportunity of knowing this is a new emerging market that has a very serious bunch of backers (Open handset alliance) and within a year, there will be at least a couple hundreds of thousands of devices just screaming for 3rd party apps. And although a calculator might not be something that someone would spend a dollar on, there are many, many other simple apps that people would pay for. As an example, porting a T1 wrinting input that would allow us to write something directly on the watch
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I'm developing a simple calculator app I'm going to release for free... I find it crazy people are charging for extremely simple apps! I can see charging $1-5 for an app that actually takes some work to develop, but comon, a watch face for $2?!
Its all about opportunity. I'm not ever going to spend 2$ on a watchface, but suply x - demand xxxxxxxxxxx and as long as it stays like that, there will be more and more basic apps for a premium price
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Its all about opportunity. I'm not ever going to spend 2$ on a watchface, but suply x - demand xxxxxxxxxxx and as long as it stays like that, there will be more and more basic apps for a premium price
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Yeah, makes sense... they have had a lot of people buy them already. So hey if you can succeed at it, I guess touche.
But I submitted my calculator! Hopefully it gets approved... first app I have ever submitted. See if it goes through...
Out of curiosity, whats your coding experience? I might get motivated enough to take a crack at tizen. I know the basic stuff on Eclipse and have a few good ideas i would like to try for the gear. Is it easier or harder than for Android?
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Out of curiosity, whats your coding experience? I might get motivated enough to take a crack at tizen. I know the basic stuff on Eclipse and have a few good ideas i would like to try for the gear. Is it easier or harder than for Android?
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I consider myself a .NET developer first and Java a lid becoming a close second although I still have a lot to learn. Tizen widgets use HTML and Javascript for the backend. So if you know HTML5 and J Query I would say it's easier than android. Hard part is limited auto complete and knowing the SDK. For the most part I avoided the sdk.
Thanks for app!
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I also submitted a calculator but I avoided their SDK completely
I don't know how Samsung responds they will probably not be happy
Helga Pataki said:
I also submitted a calculator but I avoided their SDK completely
I don't know how Samsung responds they will probably not be happy
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Nice.. I bet they are processing like 59 calculator apps because people had the same idea! But yeah the sdk is just weird when it's javascript... seems too weird to me.
Why don't you guys post your apps here for us to use
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Why don't you guys post your apps here for us to use
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Yes, all you need to do is zip up the wgt file and post that. We can side load w/ sdb install.
Make it into a fun competition. Best calculator wins. ;-]
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Yes, all you need to do is zip up the wgt file and post that. We can side load w/ sdb install.
Make it into a fun competition. Best calculator wins. ;-]
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I'll see if I can post mine later tonight. Found a small bug with mine where you can stack functions... also going to be implementing advanced functions here soon.
I just zip the wgt file with any normal zip program?
So you don't need the sdk to make app for this watch? I am not a programmer but I read that sdk is closed sources. I know closed source is restricted.
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Legacy2385 said:
So you want Samsung to develop free apps for you because you paid $199 for the watch?
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my sentiments exactly...:laugh: