I have the stock Mango update 7.10.7720.68 for my t-mobile usa HD7. I was under the impression that with HTML9, you would stream online video similar to what Flash is capable of. An example would be a website like ebaumsworld.com, I cant stream anything.
Secondly, where is the screen that shows the programs running simultaneously? There is a Background Task setting but states I do not have anything that runs in the background, even though I have Angry Birds installed.
When i exit Angry Birds, with the game paused, I cannot resume. I dont know what is going on, but is this only included with the new BETA that was released for Mango?
Thanks.
for multitasking you press the 'back arrow key' you will see the last 5 apps you used.
wp7 doesn't support flash like apple
Also was reading that only mango specific aps will be able to use the multitasking, right? Because even with NoDo, you were able to press back and see what you were doing.
I'm talking about using programs, then going to home, then resuming the programs. Like when you pause angry birds in Android, do something else, then go back to angry birds and you're still at the same spot.
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Would anyone mind trying on uastring android?
When flash first came out I could watch flash vids on ESPN.com. now I can't, I've tried on stock 91, stock 33, and cyan 6 stable. I can watch if I change ua to desktop but until recently i could easily watch them like any other site. Its sort of annoying. its definitely good I can watch them but its a hassle to keep changing to desktop. I'm stock 33 right now. The vids show up but wont play.
Bump. I realize most people around here probably don't know what ESPN.com is so forgive me maybe if I keep bumping, someone who is familiar will happen across this. Thanks
I just tested it and they play fine for me. I am running the latest nightly but I doubt that matters. When I clicked the link it asked me if I wanted to play using double twist or movies. I picked movies.
I could watch in either android mode or desktop.
pwig said:
I just tested it and they play fine for me. I am running the latest nightly but I doubt that matters. When I clicked the link it asked me if I wanted to play using double twist or movies. I picked movies.
I could watch in either android mode or desktop.
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Thanks that's interesting. When I use desktop they work but don't ask what I want to use to play them. Come to think of it, when vids on ESPN used to work for me they never asked what I wanted to play them with. I wish I knew if clearing the browsers data or even wiping the phone could fix it, it would be a hassle but it'd be worth it. Oh well, its always something...thanks again
edit: they work when i have plug-ins set to "on demand", thats good enough for me i suppose
edit: now doesnt work "on demand" after the first time. This phone sure does test my patience frequently.
bump, just wondering if any issues watching espn videos have come up for anyone else? Im talking about the full site of course, not the mobile one.
Is there anyway the radio could be at fault? edit- nvm didnt work
Im grasping at straws here its just so irritating that the only website I want to use flash with is the only website I cant.
Im currently running a custom ROM and it still isnt working. Im on frg 33 but espn.com videos stopped working before I flashed it.
I am using Dolphin Browser HD and I watch the videos embedded in the page. They work great for me. The Volume buttons are set to scroll initially so you can go to the app settings and change it back so you can adjust volume while watching.
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I am using Dolphin Browser HD and I watch the videos embedded in the page. They work great for me. The Volume buttons are set to scroll initially so you can go to the app settings and change it back so you can adjust volume while watching.
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thanks thats interesting. I tried dolphin, i can watch vids on the espn mobile site but i still cant on the full site. I cant imagine what the problem could be since it spans stock/rooted, various roms, various browser apps and various radios, what the hell even remains consistent throughout all of that which could cause this? I love this phone but my technical difficulties sure are adding up...it would be cool if i at least had some number to call to get help with the $600 device i purchased. My fault though I did realize google wanted to forget the poor nexus one fairly early on...
Well, it is definitely slow to load up. I have dolphin set to Desktop UA. The page loads up. I click the flash player on-demand. The flash video box stays black for a little bit, then eventually the play button comes up and a commercial plays first. Then again the black box reappears and then the play symbol loads again. (this is with about 1mb/s connection or less). Its takes some patience, but its espn highlights on the go, for free, so I can't complain.
I also remember a newer version of flash player coming last week or maybe 2 weeks ago. You could try to uninstall and reinstall flash player.
When you say not loading, do you mean the flash area is black, or the area has an error message displayed?
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Well, it is definitely slow to load up. I have dolphin set to Desktop UA. The page loads up. I click the flash player on-demand. The flash video box stays black for a little bit, then eventually the play button comes up and a commercial plays first. Then again the black box reappears and then the play symbol loads again. (this is with about 1mb/s connection or less). Its takes some patience, but its espn highlights on the go, for free, so I can't complain.
I also remember a newer version of flash player coming last week or maybe 2 weeks ago. You could try to uninstall and reinstall flash player.
When you say not loading, do you mean the flash area is black, or the area has an error message displayed?
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i have same issue, it works on desktop but on android uastring the page loads and the first frame of the vid shows up but nothing happens
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Well, it is definitely slow to load up. I have dolphin set to Desktop UA. The page loads up. I click the flash player on-demand. The flash video box stays black for a little bit, then eventually the play button comes up and a commercial plays first. Then again the black box reappears and then the play symbol loads again. (this is with about 1mb/s connection or less). Its takes some patience, but its espn highlights on the go, for free, so I can't complain.
I also remember a newer version of flash player coming last week or maybe 2 weeks ago. You could try to uninstall and reinstall flash player.
When you say not loading, do you mean the flash area is black, or the area has an error message displayed?
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When its set to desktop I've gotten it to work. But videos on ESPN played when set to android uastring but this was with only the first couple of adobe flash versions. At some point, after some update I guess, ESPN videos stopped working...
Is there any way that at least music, Like Slacker or Music Player, can work in the background? I know that's what "not able to multitask" is, but this is a BIG downer for me. I like having Slacker or Pandora (HD2) running all day with my headphones in, but still be able to perform basic functions on the phone,
No unfortunately not at the moment. It will play with the phone background off but that is it. If you have to go to another program and then hit back it will resume/stream again.
Zune obviously plays in the background but so far not another player. I wonder when pandora will finally release the WP7.
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No unfortunately not at the moment. It will play with the phone background off but that is it. If you have to go to another program and then hit back it will resume/stream again.
Zune obviously plays in the background but so far not another player. I wonder when pandora will finally release the WP7.
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I loved Pandora. But I would take any music program that would play in the background while still being able to text/surf the web like I used to on the HD2.
Small drawbacks to getting a brand spankin' new software. Gotta wait for these small things to hopefully change.
zune natively.does.that right now. I love zune and how on this phone its awesome. Signed up for a year pass. Can't beat it. Unlimited streaming of any song they have and 10 songs to keep forever is great.
Try zune if you are looking for a music player that will play while surfing, emailing etc.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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zune natively.does.that right now. I love zune and how on this phone its awesome. Signed up for a year pass. Can't beat it. Unlimited streaming of any song they have and 10 songs to keep forever is great.
Try zune if you are looking for a music player that will play while surfing, emailing etc.
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Thanks for the advice. I was looking more into a free way of doing it like Pandora or Slacker, FM Radio ect (well as far as not pay for a membership to like Zune ect) I'd pay for an app.
Guess time will tell on what there chef's can do for the new windows...
I use Zune without a pass and I have transferred all my music and download all my podcasts and everything works a teat
CD (UK)
Yea, it's good for once you get your music on it, but I don't have a computer that I can use Zune. All my music is at work and i opnly have iTiunes, on a MAC, and can not download any programs.
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Thanks for the advice. I was looking more into a free way of doing it like Pandora or Slacker, FM Radio ect (well as far as not pay for a membership to like Zune ect) I'd pay for an app.
Guess time will tell on what there chef's can do for the new windows...
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I'm sure I read MS have loosened the controls on running apps in the background as long as it meets certain targets on battery usage, so it really depends if winmo gets enough mindshare for pandora etc to make an app for it
Yeh they did, I remember reading that spotify said they are making an app for WP7 and that it will run in the background
That would be reat. Sounds like they didn't allow it due to they didn't want the phone to run slow, and the performance going back to them? I'd rather my phone run a little slow to be able to at least multitask so music frm a free program such (slaker, pandora ect) can run in the background than hnave a super fast phone that i can only use one program at a time. For now, I'd be happy with just music running in the background. But I'm sure some apps could make use of this as well.
Wasn't this an iPhone problem at first (or current) too? Not the music, but multitasking in general?
I understand and appreciate the rationale behind the lack of multitask support for third-party apps in WP7, but I have already encountered two major inconvenient situations caused by it.
1. I can't run Messenger (which sucks for now) and browse the web or play games at the same time.
2. I'm playing a game half way, and I receive a text message. If I want to read and reply to the message, I'll have to reload the game all over again.
I do not know when or if Microsoft would support multitasking in an update, but I sure hope it will be soon. WP7 is such a sweet platform as far as development is concerned, yet the lack of third-party multitask support could be a dealbreaker for me.
Name: NES Emulator for Windows Phone 7
Instructions for loading rom files:
1) Sideload the app to the phone by dev tools or some other means
2) The app appears in the xbox live tab among with other games.
3) Roms are added by typing in an direct http url (ie. http://www.myhomepages.com/roms/somegame.nes) and clicking download, if all goes well the rom appears on the main listbox.
3.5) Zip files are not supported. Get that Rom directly somehow
4) select rom and click play
Gaming mode application buttons are pause/play, save, load and sounds on/off
Most of the nes roms should work.
Source: Me.
Download Link: http://www.cs.uta.fi/~tp79800/nes/Emu120.xap
update: updated xap url, but still same old emulator
Page is offline
i didn't get this. how does this emulator work?
if i sideload it, no app appears in my list. if i type in your site in the mobile IE theres just a big button with "download silverlight".
"tested" on HTC HD7
same for me. Is there anything in the XAP ?
App or the emulator should appear in the xbox live panel where other games are.
It's really slow on my LG Quantum. @ First I thought it did not work, but my zelda rom must be corrupt ( or unsupported here ). It played super mario bro's just fine, just slow & no sound at all.
I dl'd it to my laptop, chevron-unlock ( 'cause my phone locks every 5 minutes or so ), tom's xap install. Put in the url to my nes rom, hit download, hit play & it plays.
Note: can ONLY be played in portrait mode. In landscape mode, the controller takes up half the screen, so you don't see much of the game screen.
recommendation: allow users to map buttons to controls in-game. ie, my Quantum has a nice slide-out keyboard so I wouldn't need the dodgy on-screen controller.
Damn that it's slow.
First priority should be to increase framerate to playable rate. Then the UI improvements.
Sounds are enabled by pressing the gearwheel button.
confused:
"Type in url to some .nes file of your choosing and click middle button (download)"
anyone elaborate on this?
i would also like to know how to do this
You need to get .nes files to your device somehow.
Currently only implemented way is to download it to the device by typing in a direct link to a rom file ie. http://www.myhomepages.com/upload/mario.nes (imaginary link)
Upload your rom files to your own homepages or find some files online and use those links.
thats what i figgered i had to do. but still cant get it to go. keeps bringing up a error when i try to load the .nes...
edit: found out i can download the file if i rename it to 'rom.nes' (AKA case sensitive) but still gives a error when trying to play it.
edit edit: tried 5 diff. roms. all come back as "ROM was not valid"
I run it at my focus
1. Slow! just 40% NES Speed
2. No Multitouch control
I added some ARM specific tweaks, let's see if that helps..
What's the framerate now?
Samsung Focus, don't press sound button
The Key of Solomon
18~20 framerate
FF3
18~24 framerate
Press sound button
The Key of Solomon
16~17 framerate
FF3
16~17 framerate
But press the sound button can't hear Sound.
I get "The remote server returned an error: NotFound" when i try to download a rom. Interestingly though it worked once after I turned my WIFI on, but the rom was not valid
Is there a rubric or something to tell us which romsets work? I've tried GoodROMs that I've had on my PC for ages and have played countless times on countless emus on countless devices.. etc, and this app throws back an 'unsupported' error.
Tried it on my Focus and it worked fine; A little slow, as the others are saying, but the gameplay was smooth. Controls were a little slow to respond at times, but it worked fine all-in-all. FYI: ROM tested: Super Mario Bros NES
Gave it some attention here, also, a picture of it running on my Focus. Looks nice!
http://windowsphone7central.com/news/nes_emulator_makes_its_way_to_wp7_homebrew_style-01-11-11.php
Easy way to get a URL
If you use DropBox you can quickly put a rom in your public folder and get the URI from the DropBox right click menu...
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BTW, I'm the author of a SharpDropBox Client for .NET (over on CodePlex -- sharpdropbox.codeplex.com -- sorry not enough posts here to post an outside link) which is really just a client for WP7. I'm not sure if the author used XNA or Silverlight, but if he used the latter he could integrate my library to make it easy for those of us who can sideload to get stuff on the device. If not, I'm not sure if my library will work with XNA or not (I need to learn XNA and figure this out)
I'm hoping to give a talk on this at MIX this year (I'm actually working on creating a client library for a few other similar services for WP7).
Anyway, if he wants to get in contact with me I would love to give him a hand with this..
DevTheo
Next version is up, 1.1.0.
I hope for better framerate! and touch input should be more responsive now.
I also tried that dropbox api, but the login didn't work.
Shame on you having me do testing on the morning of my Birthday
Results in a minute....
Mario Bros 1 on previous ver: 23-29 FPS (about 38-49% speed)
wasn't able to test on new version, games that loaded in first version did not load at all in new version.. Seems even pickier than before...
tried 10 diff games from 3 diff sets. Same results
Tuska: If you can PM me and I can help with testing. I have a Dell Venue Pro and am experienced with using rom/emus
help, i cant find angry bird game for winmo, please help..and post any links that u know about any .cab games for winmo
You cant find it?:O Strange. Did you even search the web if a WM version of angry birds even exists? I think it doesnt. and dont ask for an android emulator to run android version of the game. Face it. X2 the lames phone there is.
Well,thats a shame, since windows mobile is still averagely used now..not everyone can afford to change for a new phone each and every time the technology is outdated..sorry for my bad english
try google for huff & puff. its pretty close to angry birds.
check it on mobile9 i found it
Which angry birds are you looking for?
There is no .cab file for angry birds, but you can instal a .jar file.
The Problem is, the game is not for 480x800 resolution, so it won't run Full screen.
This is the best version for xperia X2 i found until now. I hope I could help you a little bit
http://gallery.mobile9.com/f/1815979/
Well, still many people using window mobile.. they are excellent with wifi almost as good as a laptop
Android couldnt catch wifi signal as good and most oftenly lost signal. I dont think Angry bird should be the main reason to get a new phone. Just get ipod touch or Galaxy player.
hi,
I know this too old to up this case again.
but, may be this info useful to someone.
I've long time ago install game that -pretty much similiar with angry bird- for my phone (windows mobile 6.5, wvga).
the cons of this game only: no sound at all. I'm not sure the game whether freeware or shareware, but I got when I bought the phone.
so, if allowed by moderator to upload the game, I'll upload later.
I install Android builds on my X1 just to open some low end apps and games.
Is there any way to just run apps on the x1 native ROM (WinMO)? I just want to play android games like zenonia 2, 3, illusia, and other low end games like irunner, moonchase, gamedev story and similar games.
It'd be like an emulator or something, (Crossfingers X)
It would be great, right? because then, developers won't have to do the whole android thing, just one smokin' hot android app emulator..
Your thoughts are interesting, but I think about normal emulators on pc etc.
So I think, emulators won't run the apps/games better than in Android.
The emulator will also have these/similar kernel android used.
PS. I hope you understand what I mean, it's a bit confusing^^
yeah i know
But then, just thinking..
It might be possible as there is YouWave for PC.. But I'm talking pure apps here, just apps no Android UI or anything else.
Of course X1 can't beat the high-end Android phone due to lack of gpu and low CPU power. You're prolly right, Android apps can't be expected to run better on X1. Android apps are for Android phone, but I was just thinkin. ... MAYBE...
X1 is an OK phone
X1 can play lowend games at a decent speed. But where are the games!? The developers abandoned Window Mobile and trust me, i've tried tons of android games on x1 and they work perfectly.
Again, HD apps is a different story. I'm talkin bout low end.
thanks for this
working for me fine. except if you have to press two button once. that wont work. like in a mtb trail game, where you need to accelerate and lean backwards...