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Vlingo for Android Now Available!?!?!?

I have been a long time fan of Vlingo for Blackberry and I read that it is now available for Android. I can't seem to find it in the market and I even went to www.vlingo.com/getvlingo. When I pull up the link it opens the market and says that there are no results for my search? Has anyone been able to successfully install this on the N1 running Froyo? If so, please enlighten me on how to do so.
Also, does this new version support Bluetooth voice dial since 2.2 has the ability now? One more thing, I did the build.prop mod to show all protected apps in the Market. Maybe that has something to do with it? If so, how do I revert this as well?

THATTON said:
I have been a long time fan of Vlingo for Blackberry and I read that it is now available for Android. I can't seem to find it in the market and I even went to www.vlingo.com/getvlingo. When I pull up the link it opens the market and says that there are no results for my search? Has anyone been able to successfully install this on the N1 running Froyo? If so, please enlighten me on how to do so.
Also, does this new version support Bluetooth voice dial since 2.2 has the ability now? One more thing, I did the build.prop mod to show all protected apps in the Market. Maybe that has something to do with it? If so, how do I revert this as well?
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Vlingo pulls up fine for me - stock 2.1 (search for vlingo pulls it right up)

I'm on Froyo and can't pull up vlingo either (also went through Market and the getvlingo links).
Can anyone throw it up on a mirror?
Thanks!

Namuna said:
I'm on Froyo and can't pull up vlingo either (also went through Market and the getvlingo links).
Can anyone throw it up on a mirror?
Thanks!
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This is exactly what I am experiencing...

This is a paid app, I pulled it up on my old G1. I don't think anybody is gonna post it here. Sorry for everybody who would actually pay for it.

ccunningham83 said:
This is a paid app, I pulled it up on my old G1. I don't think anybody is gonna post it here. Sorry for everybody who would actually pay for it.
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Geez, ten bucks? What is it supposed to do that the inbuilt voice command cannot?
I used Vlingo when I had a BB and I didn't like it, and it was free at that time.

Old MuckenMire said:
Geez, ten bucks? What is it supposed to do that the inbuilt voice command cannot?...
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This is what they've got on their blog.

well, considering that voice to text should be available in any field that you are using the stock keyboard (i use swype, so i only turn stock on when i'm in the car), seems like vlingo is worthless
maybe i'm wrong

Thats pretty deceiving, since you can use the built-in android VR to compose emails and txt messages. I've done it many times, and it works great. I also use it to update my facebook status. As far as i can tell, there's really nothing that you CAN'T do with the built in VR, since you can use it anywhere you can use the keyboard.

Just got a reply back from support.
I was asked if my phone is rooted and if so that's the issue because the Market blocks Dev and Rooted phones.
Errrrr, hmmmm.

Anybody going to dish out 10 bucks for it and give us a review?

Namuna said:
Just got a reply back from support.
I was asked if my phone is rooted and if so that's the issue because the Market blocks Dev and Rooted phones.
Errrrr, hmmmm.
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I got the exact same email from them about 5 minutes ago. I was solely interested in BETTER Bluetooth voice dial which they DON'T support at this time... I'm over it!

I suspect it doesn't show up in the market on Froyo devices because Google changed their voice recognition API in Froyo. They'll have to make some changes to the code and compile it with the 2.2 sdk.
I bought the app on my 2.1 Droid. The voice recognition is a lot better than Google's. I can actually use this, talk naturally, and don't have to worry about making corrections after the fact. I've got it mapped to hold on search hardware button, I say "Send an email to John Doe subject look at this message I composed this entire email without using my keyboard". It will ask me to verify the contact and email address I want to send to, let me choose to send with gmail or my exchange account, and insert the subject line and text in the message automatically. It's very slick and makes voice recognition really useful on android.

Namuna said:
This is what they've got on their blog.
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Uh, how is that not false advertising??
I can open Gmail right now, click a text box, and press the voice button.
Wtf?

Paul22000 said:
Uh, how is that not false advertising??
I can open Gmail right now, click a text box, and press the voice button.
Wtf?
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Read my post above yours. This is what they were referring to.
As far as froyo support, I may be wrong: http://blog.vlingo.com/2010/05/android-22-froyo-support-for-vlingo.html
Bottom line is that as soon as Android Market flips the switch and recognizes the 2.2 OS as an officially released OS, Vlingo will show up as available for download. We'll certainly let you know once Android Market makes the change, and all you Froyo pioneers will be free to download Vlingo at your leisure.
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Adam B. said:
Read my post above yours. This is what they were referring to.
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So the only difference is that you can create and send an email without actually opening the Gmail app?
That's still false advertising as you can indeed Compose an email through voice.
If they made a distinction between "open apps using your voice", then it would be correct. But the way they are phrasing it is totally false.

I bought it, mapped it to long-press search button. The very first time I used it, it worked perfectly. "Text Google Weather [my zip code]" and sure enough, Handcent opened and the TXT was 100% correct. That was the only time it worked though. Everything else was close, but enough off I had to manually input something (find the correct contact or change the body of the message). Wasn't very impressed with it at all.

Namuna said:
This is what they've got on their blog.
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the latest video can be found here
http://www.androidcentral.com/vingo-android-updated-include-superdialer-super-indeed
The first thing I noticed was how broken the interaction was when she said "call wonton shop" and it didn't call anywhere. it just looked up the number. the first result was a teriyaki place...go figure.
the second thing i noticed was the price. $10? for real? no thanks.

App that spoofs carrier codes for Market?

I had a little app that would change the carrier code sent to the App Market, so that it would think you coming from AT&T, T-Mobile, or a bunch of other carriers.
I flashed my flash, and now I can remember what the app was called! I do remember its icon was a little green lock unlocked on the left side. Can someone help a brother out and point me in the right direction?
Thanks!

Market Access

The app is called my market.
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Thanks for the suggestions, but neither of these is what I had downloaded. The app I was using was black-themed, had three tabs, and let you apply different 6 digit carrier codes. It didn't access the Market itself. You still used the Market App, but the third option at the top was no longer AT&T... it was "downloads". It would also allow you to backup values, etc.
Anyone?

dc41 said:
Thanks for the suggestions, but neither of these is what I had downloaded. The app I was using was black-themed, had three tabs, and let you apply different 6 digit carrier codes. It didn't access the Market itself. You still used the Market App, but the third option at the top was no longer AT&T... it was "downloads". It would also allow you to backup values, etc.
Anyone?
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Market Enabler (another Program) and Market Access BOTH do this, however, Market Access allows for you to spoof on Boot, so that you essentially only need to spoof once.
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Please from now on, use the search tool on the forums. I found the answer in 2seconds by searching "Market Restrictions"
-Dave

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Market Enabler (another Program) and Market Access BOTH do this, however, Market Access allows for you to spoof on Boot, so that you essentially only need to spoof once.
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Please from now on, use the search tool on the forums. I found the answer in 2seconds by searching "Market Restrictions"
-Dave
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Thanks Dave, but I was using the search function (and google) quite heavily with no luck. The key word I was missing was "Restrictions". I was using things like carrier codes spoofing, market carrier, etc and spending a lot of time looking in the different Markets themselves.
Thanks for the link, but I'm not sure the scolding was necessary.

dc41 said:
Thanks Dave, but I was using the search function (and google) quite heavily with no luck. The key word I was missing was "Restrictions". I was using things like carrier codes spoofing, market carrier, etc and spending a lot of time looking in the different Markets themselves.
Thanks for the link, but I'm not sure the scolding was necessary.
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Did not mean for it to be harsh, just adding in as a suggestion, i guess re-reading it, it came off a little hard. My apologies. Thats defiantly the app you want to use for this though

warri said:
Did not mean for it to be harsh, just adding in as a suggestion, i guess re-reading it, it came off a little hard. My apologies. Thats defiantly the app you want to use for this though
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No problem! You could call me a mutha***** a**hole, etc. and I'd still do the "We're not worthy" bow as long as you pointed me to the right app!

dc41 said:
No problem! You could call me a mutha***** a**hole, etc. and I'd still do the "We're not worthy" bow as long as you pointed me to the right app!
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well your not worthy to my almighty skills ..........just playing...no problem, hope that app works out for you

You've probably found it, but I think you are looking for Market Enabler.
It's icon is a green "ME" in front of paper bag. It has 3 tabs: "Actual", "Settings list", and "Set custom"
Thanks for the suggestion for Market Access warri, it'll be nice having it happen automatically.

dc41 said:
I had a little app that would change the carrier code sent to the App Market, so that it would think you coming from AT&T, T-Mobile, or a bunch of other carriers.
I flashed my flash, and now I can remember what the app was called! I do remember its icon was a little green lock unlocked on the left side. Can someone help a brother out and point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
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May I enquire what app is it that you are trying to get by appearing to be on another carrier. I installed my market and it did allow me to do this, but looking around and pretending to be on another carrier did not reveal any great sounding apps at all. Most of what I saw was bloatware, or apps to check your account information, and look for things like the WiFi hotspots for that carrier. What is it that you are wanting to get, that is unavailable to us AT&T folks?

rajendra82 said:
May I enquire what app is it that you are trying to get by appearing to be on another carrier. I installed my market and it did allow me to do this, but looking around and pretending to be on another carrier did not reveal any great sounding apps at all. Most of what I saw was bloatware, or apps to check your account information, and look for things like the WiFi hotspots for that carrier. What is it that you are wanting to get, that is unavailable to us AT&T folks?
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anything related to tethering is blocked

My first malware

Just had my first ever android virus/malware. I downloaded Wireless Mouse from the Play store and was impressed so I went to the developer's website and noticed they had an Airplay app. As soon as I downloaded it I got a starred notification in the notification bar which I unwisely opened. and then got a white screen for a couple of minutes. As soon as I was able to return to the launcher, I tried to download an anti-virus app but got an error. In fact I was unable to download new aps or even open existing apps. The system was painfully slow but evenually I managed to do a factory reset and hopefully all will be well. Anyone else had problems with a Necta app? Or have they themselves been hacked

Never heard of it, glad to hear you got it fixed though

Thanks for sharing .

What permissions did the airplay app ask for?
Painfully slow makes me think that it wasn't malware per se, but more like it was spending a lot of CPU searching for shared media? How long did you give it?

ludovicien said:
I went to the developer's website and noticed they had an Airplay app. As soon as I downloaded it
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The bit of the story you of course left out, is the bit where you ticked the Uknown Sources checkbox in the settings, and then read the following message, and digested it:
“Your phone and personal data are more vulnerable to attack by applications from unknown sources. You agree that you are solely responsible for any damage to your phone or loss of data that may result from using these applications.” Press “OK” to continue.

slapheady said:
What permissions did the airplay app ask for?
Painfully slow makes me think that it wasn't malware per se, but more like it was spending a lot of CPU searching for shared media? How long did you give it?
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I was far more bothered by the inability to use Play than the slowness itself. I had 20 minutes of the phone being unusable and decided to wipe rather than risk being hacked. You can check the permissions by looking at the app here http://www.necta.us/
No proof that this app was responsible, of course. Could have been a coincidence.

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The bit of the story you of course left out, is the bit where you ticked the Uknown Sources checkbox in the settings, and then read the following message, and digested it:
“Your phone and personal data are more vulnerable to attack by applications from unknown sources. You agree that you are solely responsible for any damage to your phone or loss of data that may result from using these applications.” Press “OK” to continue.
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My Mum just said the same thing.

CrazyPeter said:
The bit of the story you of course left out, is the bit where you ticked the Uknown Sources checkbox in the settings, and then read the following message, and digested it:
“Your phone and personal data are more vulnerable to attack by applications from unknown sources. You agree that you are solely responsible for any damage to your phone or loss of data that may result from using these applications.” Press “OK” to continue.
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It is already vulnerable, more or less, considering the fact it uses stock play store
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have you tried airpush detector?

Are you sure it was Necta / Airplay app that caused the problem?
"I got a starred notification in the notification bar which I unwisely opened."
Sounds to me like it was an ad. Many apps start displaying ads that way in the notification bar. I think it was one of the ads that you clicked on?

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Are you sure it was Necta / Airplay app that caused the problem?
"I got a starred notification in the notification bar which I unwisely opened."
Sounds to me like it was an ad. Many apps start displaying ads that way in the notification bar. I think it was one of the ads that you clicked on?
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No, not sure, but it happened the second I downloaded Airplay from their site. May well have been an ad. I'm pretty careful usually but was pretty sleepy at that time.

No real proof it was malware.. Could have been some kind of a conflict with other apps or a million other things..
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Are you sure it was Necta / Airplay app that caused the problem?
"I got a starred notification in the notification bar which I unwisely opened."
Sounds to me like it was an ad. Many apps start displaying ads that way in the notification bar. I think it was one of the ads that you clicked on?
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Apps that give you notification adverts pretty much are viruses anyway.
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App permission monitor stating the obvious on SMS?

Has anyone seen this App permission monitor pop up while doing something completely normal and keep letting you know every time you use it? For me, I'm using Google Messages as my default SMS app, and this thing pops up telling me "1 apps have been detected using 1 permissions" and lists Messages | SMS.
OBVIOUSLY.
What's even stranger is that I went to app permissions and it says that Messages is authorized for SMS, just like I okay'd it when Messages was set as the default SMS app. What gives? I think this might come in handy when an app goes rogue, using permissions without me saying it was okay to do so, but in this case, it's like saying "water is wet." When you click on the notification, it says that Messages has been using permissions in the background.... What?
Any thoughts on how to okay this with App permission monitor so I can text without this warning all the time (and no, I'm not about to hide notifications of it since it could be helpful in the future).

Go into Settings > Lock Screen and Security > App Permissions Monitor and turn it off.
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foulmouthedruffian said:
Go into Settings > Lock Screen and Security > App Permissions Monitor and turn it off.
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Not helpful. Please read what I wrote again. I think the app could possibly be useful, but it just needs to be corrected.

You can actually go in and tell it to not report permission uses for specific apps instead of turning it off completely. Instead of clicking the rifle just click on the words so permission monitor and it'll give the full list of apps and you can shut off reporting for apps you trust.

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You can actually go in and tell it to not report permission uses for specific apps instead of turning it off completely. Instead of clicking the rifle just click on the words so permission monitor and it'll give the full list of apps and you can shut off reporting for apps you trust.
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THANK YOU. This is what I was looking for. I didn't know what you were referring to at first, I was just getting the notification because I didn't see it in Settings (there is so much stuff in there now, you just about have to use the search feature for everything these days!), but now that I found it, I clicked on the words, not the toggle switch, and set Messages to NOT monitor. Perfect, thank you.

I am kind of confused. What did you search to make it go away? This is getting so annoying because it is always telling me textra is using SMS and I am not sure what to do to make it stop. Like you I would still like to keep the monitor on I just wish it would stop telling me what I already know.

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I am kind of confused. What did you search to make it go away? This is getting so annoying because it is always telling me textra is using SMS and I am not sure what to do to make it stop. Like you I would still like to keep the monitor on I just wish it would stop telling me what I already know.
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I was a little confused as well so this is what I did to correct it.
SETTINGS >> LOCK SCREEN AND SECURITY >> APP PERMISSION MONITOR
From there you should go down to the android Messages app and toggle it to off. That will disable giving the warning every time you send a message.
Hope that helps.

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Not helpful. Please read what I wrote again. I think the app could possibly be useful, but it just needs to be corrected.
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You do know they legit just told you how to do it.... you dont have to be mean about it. and then stating "THIS" is what im looking for. Like they told you how to get there, you click the name. if you went onto there to just hit the toggle without looking/investigating around, ie. pressing the section instead, then you arent probably getting the most out of your phones.
I suggest playing around in your settings and everything to get the most out of your phone.
I legit just made this account to tell you this because the person helped you and you seemed to speak rude to them.

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You do know they legit just told you how to do it.... you dont have to be mean about it. and then stating "THIS" is what im looking for. Like they told you how to get there, you click the name. if you went onto there to just hit the toggle without looking/investigating around, ie. pressing the section instead, then you arent probably getting the most out of your phones.
I suggest playing around in your settings and everything to get the most out of your phone.
I legit just made this account to tell you this because the person helped you and you seemed to speak rude to them.
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Wow, you "legit" just wasted my time by coming to an out of date thread that the first comment did NOT answer my question. Congratulations. Welcome to XDA.

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Not helpful. Please read what I wrote again. I think the app could possibly be useful, but it just needs to be corrected.
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Wow, you "legit" just wasted my time by coming to an out of date thread that the first comment did NOT answer my question. Congratulations. Welcome to XDA.
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HA! he did answer it, cause it works for me. :good:

This is happening on my note 8 as well. Have you been able to fix this? I'm a little worried it could be something malicious using back-end processes, like they programmed the exploit to send SMS messages without involving surface flinger...

Nexogen said:
This is happening on my note 8 as well. Have you been able to fix this? I'm a little worried it could be something malicious using back-end processes, like they programmed the exploit to send SMS messages without involving surface flinger...
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I am assuming you are using a 3rd party messaging app from the play store?

I am still getting the notifications even though for instance Contacts is allowed to be used by Android Messages, I get the notification everytime I send or receive a text.
I tried turning the monitor off completely, still getting notifications.
All since I upgraded to a new Samsung patch last night on my S8+.
In fact I got the notification just now after I toggled the setting to off...I checked and the toggle is back on.

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Can Not Thank You Enough! I could not figure out how to get that to stop to save me and my OCD couldn't take anymore of those notifications as it was always about my chosen text app. Turning off all didn't work why I didn't think to try just the one is beyond me. So thanks again and this is why I love this Forum!

Annoying Pop-up

Has anyone else seen this? I've gotten it to pop up 5 times or so since I've owned this phone and I have no clue what app it could be. I have the same apps on this phone that I always have on my phones and the only difference is now I don't have Adaway. I'm assuming it's something that I just never saw before due to it being blocked. Am I the only one with this? It opens in Samsung Browser. At the time, I was in TheScore app looking at baseball scores...

Sorry, here's the picture:

It's definitely not a legit system message. If it's only popping up in the browser try going into settings / apps and clearing all data for the browser you're using.

papashex said:
It's definitely not a legit system message. If it's only popping up in the browser try going into settings / apps and clearing all data for the browser you're using.
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Interestingly, here's what happens when I directly try to go to the URL listed in my first screenshot.

By any chance does it pop up everytime you unlock the phone or is it random?

It looks like a trojan or Malware to me!
It may be too late but I would NOT click to Fix Now button
I tried to look it up but do not see any direct hits for the exact wording

That's a SPAM ad. It's probably coming from an app or website you're on. Those are extremely common on tv streaming sites and file locker/file sharing sites. If you click on it it will take you to a site that will offer to "clean" your phone for you for a fee or subscription.

w8wca said:
It looks like a trojan or Malware to me!
It may be too late but I would NOT click to Fix Now button
I tried to look it up but do not see any direct hits for the exact wording
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harveydent said:
That's a SPAM ad. It's probably coming from an app or website you're on. Those are extremely common on tv streaming sites and file locker/file sharing sites. If you click on it it will take you to a site that will offer to "clean" your phone for you for a fee or subscription.
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What these two guys said. I've had that crap pop up through Facebook vids I've watched and from links sent to me via Messenger. Don't click on anything, just back out!

clear your cache and check your apps list..uninstall fishy looking apps....

It is just an advert, various apps and website use a pool of adverts and occasionally it gives you one of those annoying fake system message ones, the worst once constantly vibrate your phone too - there is not much you can do other than close the tab and try again.