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market...not working for me.
Initially, I downloaded and installed pacman and shop savvy. After the upgrade came through which put me at RC28, the market doesn't seem to work properly. When I click on the app I want, it looks as if the download is happening, but when I check download notifications, it says download unsuccessful. I've tried this on several apps...all have failed.

Heads Up - Market
In case you haven't looked lately, there are a dozen or so new apps today

and still nothing worth downloading

I second that. I am about to put the g1 up until something worth a sh*t comes out. But that's just me.

when did u get the update and did u have a choice to update or did it do it automatically,i'm just curious cuz i haven't got it yet

Did you try the download with 3G on??
If not, try it with 3G

We needed a new thread for this info?

The following morning after I got the phone.....there was a window after the unlock sequence. There did not appear to be an option, it just executed the update. I've tried both wifi and 3g....both don't work.

I noticed that I am having issues with some applications in the market. They will fail... I kept redownloading them till they finally came thru.
I haven't got the update yet. I think this is just because the market is getting soo many new applications and such it probably is having hard times with it all.

Mikey1022 said:
We needed a new thread for this info?
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Good point

Wow lots lots more! AndNav!!

Actually did you download it yet? lol
does it work?

neoobs said:
I haven't got the update yet.
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I read by Nov. 2nd it getting out there, hang in there.

As long as the software states that its a trial in the listing I dont have a problem with it. Someone will write a free version at some point. I would want to be paid for my work too

Most of the apps aren't trials, and the ones that I've seen that are thus far are clearly marked.
I don't mind, since it's not some large majority of applications that are timebombed or limited trials. You would expect some people to not want to give away their stuff, and there's not a huge flow of apps just yet.
Like all open source, I'm very enthusiastic to see what the market produces in the free category - I'm sure it's going to be impressive.

I don't know if the location of were I am located in the US but the I downloaded the widely talked about SHOPSAVVY application and doesn't seem to work well. Sure its free but it doesn't give me the nearest stores and only one or two online suggestions. WEAK SAUCE in my oppinion. I also saw and downloaded (by accident) trialware which I too believe should be in a different catagory. There were not a big selection of apps that were worth my time. Dissappointed

funny you say that because I always have my GPS on and I did it while I was outside. OH'well

danielbui23 said:
funny you say that because I always have my GPS on and I did it while I was outside. OH'well
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Try CompareEverywhere

aad4321 said:
This is ridiculous and I dont know who to contact to fix this. All these (****ty) apps are popping up in the app store as free, but really are trials, or even ADVERTISEMENTS for the actual product you must buy. I hope who ever is running the app store fixes this. Im disappointed because they said the apps would be free until next year but developers are making their own way around this rule to charge users for their ****ty apps.
This is one of the reasons i miss my windows mobile phone so much, because of all the excellent developers who created software for free, and diddnt try to make a pretty penny.
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Its BETA so developers are going to put out BETA apps for people to test then they will charge for the final product. If you don't want to pay for apps then don't. Stop *****ing the damn phone/OS just came out. There will be free apps eventually, you can't even compare to Windows(WHICH HAS BEEN OUT FOR A LOT LONGER).

I understand your anger. Trial versions in my world ARE NOT FREEWARES! It's called SHAREWARE and are completely another kind ob beast. I'm REALLY PICKY at what I'm adding to our directory of free Android software and there is no chance for a trial, shareware or a demo to get inside. I'm myself sick of all these "smart promotion strategies" by developers and I hope Googlers at Android Market will sort this out soon (but I fear they won't interfere too much). Let's see!

[Q] Removing ADS

I have just flashed to stock M7 coming from M5 Samset 19.f and i noticed that samset roms have no ads on the free apps im using, i was wondering how to be able to do this on a stock firmware?

Somewhere in the SamSet docs, I've read something about the HOSTS file and this file can control the IPs you allow in (if i correctly understood the definition of the hosts file).

Oh I'm gonna miss that tweak ...no manual work around?
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Use an app called "AdFree". You need root for that.
Btw, could this thread should be moved into Q&A.

neldar said:
Use an app called "AdFree". You need root for that.
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wow i didnt realize it was that easy and it works! Thank you!! much appreciated!

Wikipedia holds your answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)

You can also use the hosts file that addfree uses on windows pcs... just pop the host file with no extension (so 'hosts' rather than 'hosts.txt') into your computer's /windows/system32/drivers/etc/ area and add free browsing everywhere!

Yeah good tweak!
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU KNOW YOU ARE KILLING DEVELOPERS THIS WAY???
If everyone was blocking ads in free apps, there wouldn't be people willing to release apps for free...is that really what you want?
Ads are a way to indirectly pay developers for their time. Is the only viable way to do this and it's not a big hassle for users...it's just a little frame...come on!
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I think there's no difference blocking the ads or never clicking the ads. If you don't like the ads and you never click them, you might just disable them.
The ads don't bother me so much, but I never either click them.

I think there's no difference blocking the ads or never clicking the ads. If you don't like the ads and you never click them, you might just disable them.
The ads don't bother me so much, but I never either click them.
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Well, I think some ads providers even pay for impression...
However you might as well click on those ads...it costs you 5 seconds per day tops, to help someone who lost days developing something and decided to release it for free anyway, hoping to get some money with ads...is that really so bad? It is the only way to have lots of free apps...if only people understood that and clicked on the banners as a sign of gratitude...
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I use this hosts file.
Attached (remove the zip extension)
Put it in :/system/etc/

[Q] nextbook next2 upgrade

playing around with girlfriends nextbook next2 android 1.5...there has got to be away to upgrade this toy isnt there?

Google it!
-If ignorance is bliss why aren't you smiling?-

have already done that as well as many other things just figured if anyone would know it would be someone here and you i can see have no clue but thanks for wasting my time

If you're gonna pout like a baby because someone didn't give you an answer and suggested doing something MOST people don't do before they ask a question then I am glad I could waste your time. Enjoy having some more of your time wasted by reading this post.
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wow dude thank god there are pros on this site like you

I know right? Haha
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really guys? to answer the question: apparently it is rooted and using universal anroot? it also runs the archos OS? this is what ive gathered so far...

not much info yet...
Before being rude, maybe some folks should take their own advice and 'google it' to see if there is actually any useful information available.
All I've found after weeks of extensive searching (and I even used a few sources other than the great god google, imagine that!) is that (a) it can be rooted with newer versions of 'universal androot' and (b) someone has suggested that it may be similar enough to one version of the Archos tablet to use that firmware although no one has reported that they've tried and succeeded, and (c) much unverified talk that the hardware isn't sufficient to run anything better than 1.5,
Also interesting and somewhat funny is that if you check the nextbook's website in the download section with Firefox you see only see a couple of software package upgrades, but check it with Internet Explorer and you get more info to the effect that upgrades are "Coming Soon!!!". "Soon' in this case being at least >= about 4 weeks.
An update to even Android 1.6 would be a big help. Unfortunately, with my very limited knowledge of Android/tablets/etc. I'm not ready to try it myself without reports of success from others. It's too useful as is to turn into a brick since there is a lot of software that does work on it (you just have to invest the time to look and try a lot of it to find the right stuff). You might even want to try 'google' to find slightly older (but working) versions of some apps.
Cheers, and good luck!

twitch153 said:
I know right? Haha
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Simply, Lol

I just bought this device for $89 from Big Lots and I have been googling for the past hour. There's not much about this tablet or any of of the Nextbook products. For that reason also it's probably going back next week. My box says it comes with 2.1 so I assume there is at least an upgrade available from the site. I'd love to be able to reflash this and de-ebook it and have a general android tablet to self customize. It's got a dual core 600mhz.

Chances are if you can't find the info by a quick Google search then you are s**t outta luck. XDA isn't a place where you can magically find the solution to every tech issue you will ever encounter.
One rule of thumb i have when buying a device is whether it is popular enough to have good support from the dev community. If you buy without checking first it becomes a crap-shoot. If you owned a HD2 you would be in luck...but some random device, what are the odds?
Everything has a shelf-life and even the more popular devices will stop being supported eventually. Rather than adapting the device to suit your needs, why not adapt your needs to suit the device? It doesn't need to be running the latest and greatest software to be functional after all. People have converted old Win 98 PC's to be media servers, hardware firewalls, etc.

i also got one from biglots, and for $89 it does e-books, mp3 and video, web browsing with wifi and i can take my sd card out of my camera on vacation and view my photos and upload to facebook.
what more can you ask for for the price? it would be nice to root it and have a working .apk of market to install on it though

Nextbook 2 root and Market
I've been able to root my Nextbook 2 using freeware tools: Z4Root and Universal Androot. Even though I tried to make it permanent, it seems to revert to a non-rooted state when rebooted.
I'm still working on getting Google Market and other Google apps working. I'll post when I do.
For me, even just having a tablet with a web browser and book reader is worth the price. I used to try reading books and browsing the web on my Android phone, but the screen is just too small.
Rob

robbratton said:
I've been able to root my Nextbook 2 using freeware tools: Z4Root and Universal Androot. Even though I tried to make it permanent, it seems to revert to a non-rooted state when rebooted.
I'm still working on getting Google Market and other Google apps working. I'll post when I do.
For me, even just having a tablet with a web browser and book reader is worth the price. I used to try reading books and browsing the web on my Android phone, but the screen is just too small.
Rob
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I also bought from BigLots. I would be happy to learn how you used the freeware tools that you mentioned. Like others, I have searched for many days but can not find out even how to root it temporarily, let alone flash a new ROM. the tools seem to be out there, but how do you put them on the device?
Button combinations at power-on? Put the software on SD? I have done this with other devices, but they tell you how to go into recovery mode.

did a search and found NEXT2 Rom =)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988740
is this not what you are looking for? I am wanting to buy the same thing, but know nothing about rooting a device so I came here looking for information. The above link is what I came across. Please respond if this is what works for the next2. Thanks!

Like others, I got one from Big Lots. $89! Oh, and it has android 2.1 on it!. I had also found the previously mentioned thread before this one. It has 86 pages of posts and most are NOT about the next2 (next3 and a few nearly identical devices with other names). Most of the ROMs posted there are for those other devices with a larger screen and therefore not useable on the next2. It does have some info on how to modify those for use with the next2.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to identify exactly what is in the rom on page one of that thread. If anyone does load it, please id the os version, if it is fully rooted, and if it has the market app in it please. Probably a good thing to load if you have android 1.5 on your next2.
Oh, I haven't read even a third of the posts, but when I read more, if I find something useful, I will report back here.
Oh, and twitch351, if you don't want to help someone because you don't think they have put in time already, researching it, why don't you just ignore them rather than being a butthead about it? I HAVE been doing the research, and you were wasting my time too.

[App]Amazing free Pix Viewer - PixChan7

this is a amazing pix viewer. in this app. you can find many amazing pictures.and you can download them to your phone . you can manage your pix collections by adding some folders. then save pix you picked to your folder. in your collctions view you can send the pix you downloaded to the wp7's picture hub .so you just can set a pix as your phone's wallpaper.haha..
you can view the picture in full view .and you can also zoom in or out the picture by two-finger pinch. pixchan7 also support gif fomart pictures.
so .it just a amazing free app. try it.
WARNING: This app contains adult contents; make certain you are 18+ years before using.
this is the second app for wp7 by devil-y software. because it's a free app.so devil-y add some ads in this app. if you like this app.just click the ads occasionally. for your support .devil-y software will publish more amazing free app. thanks for support.
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fix some bugs:
in my collection,when you open a pix .then when you will delete the pix or delete the whole dir.there will be a error. ver 1.1 fixed this bug.
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Devil-Y has published a new App called "BangBros" for details:visit: (devil-y.kilu.org) and BangBros use the same activation code with the tube8's. so .you can just buy one and enjoy two~
Want to download tube8 v1.2 ? visit:devil-y.kilu.org

is cool apps

Thanks alot.

do we need to connect to internet inorder to acces?

Ttblondey said:
do we need to connect to internet inorder to acces?
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yes.you need to connect to the internet to use this app. you can use wifi.3G,or connect to zune to use the service.

i already update to version 1.1 it's much smoother than the first one.It keeps trying to load but it didn't.Thanks for the update.

No planes of uploading this to marketplace?

Strutten said:
No planes of uploading this to marketplace?
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this app contains "adult content" so the microsoft will not allowed..

nice ! great app works on dft 7714 on my hd7 ... there isnt a search option but none the less a great app . btw hot images is in the market place and has adult content.

Honestly, by no means to offend you, but I think this app isn't really appropriate to be distributed here, as it contains hardcore porn images and not all users around here are 18 years old.

dkp1977 said:
Honestly, by no means to offend you, but I think this app isn't really appropriate to be distributed here, as it contains hardcore porn images and not all users around here are 18 years old.
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thanks remind me for this .It's my mistake.and Devil-Y are parepare a website for window phone app development.so,from now on,new adult apps will be published there. thanks for supporting.

devil-Y said:
thanks remind me for this .It's my mistake.and Devil-Y are parepare a website for window phone app development.so,from now on,new adult apps will be published there. thanks for supporting.
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give us the website once it's ready

dkp1977 said:
Honestly, by no means to offend you, but I think this app isn't really appropriate to be distributed here, as it contains hardcore porn images and not all users around here are 18 years old.
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Not what I'd call hardcore. This app is fine, as long as people are aware it doers contain adult content

thanks alot, it's cool app

Doesn't work here (HTC Mozart, WP 7720, germany)
The app is starting but then it's ............loading (about 30 minutes now but it's still at 0%)

MyRho said:
Doesn't work here (HTC Mozart, WP 7720, germany)
The app is starting but then it's ............loading (about 30 minutes now but it's still at 0%)
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+1 on the HD7. App non responsive, seems to hang on page load.
Shame as the app looks very promising, will check back for an updated release.
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so many apps like these... Just type in pictures/wallpapers and see how many apps you get.

KwTi said:
so many apps like these... Just type in pictures/wallpapers and see how many apps you get.
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I think the attraction to this app is the content not the feature
Regards,
Creamy

Well maybe it doesn't support Mango 7720. I'm still on NODO, no problem for me

Ttblondey said:
Well maybe it doesn't support Mango 7720. I'm still on NODO, no problem for me
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Have tried the app on 7392, 7004, 7712 and 7720 (whilst upgrading yesterday). Same issue with sporadic load on all O/S versions, seems to be hit and miss on each page because if you reload enough it will eventually work.
Regards,
Creamy

Enhanced Siri for Android [Eden of the East Edition]

Noblesse Oblige​
This application began as a themed method to access the same Siri servers used by Jailbroken iOS devices, but has since grown to surpass even those.
It now has offline recognition, allowing access to everything that is still available without an Internet connection. It has social broadcasting, which allows users to send messages to the others using the application. It also now supports launching applications and improved navigation.
Future features will include leaderboards to resemble the reports given in the show and integration with Facebook and Twitter, to accompany current integration with YouTube.
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Reserved for any updates and information
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where is the download link??

sebastiand95 said:
where is the download link??
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The very first thing in the op post is the link to the site to get more info, which is where I have the
Since this is a paid app section, I was making sure people know what they're buying
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Link not working...
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Link not working...
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Some people seem to have providers that block short links, so here is a Direct Link
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Wow.
It wouldn't connect to your server, so I switched it to one of the free English/German servers you have listd and it's working great.
The voice recognition on it is freaking amazing, even if I'm basically whispering.
Great job integrating all these different things together.

Sleetish said:
Wow.
It wouldn't connect to your server, so I switched it to one of the free English/German servers you have listd and it's working great.
The voice recognition on it is freaking amazing, even if I'm basically whispering.
Great job integrating all these different things together.
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Pretty much any server listed will provide the basics, just not the extensions. The only issue I have seen is many of those servers are run from Germany, so grammar isn't always perfect and the commands are unnatural.
I will openly admit that I purchased, tore apart, and then based my application on siri0us, which is partnered with grwh. I have been trying to keep the unthemed portions similar, much like a Siri theme would be to allow people the option of using either application without it being a drastic change or confusing process.
Surprisingly, though, some of the grwh moderators have been the most opposition on this project. Even with the server being open source and the mass amount of updates and improvements I have offered back to them, they have this view that I am trying to profit from their server. The application price is unrelated to the server, but the proceeds are used to maintain it. This comes from sacrificing any profit to provide this service back to the user instead. This issue has been addressed and hopefully does not threaten the development of this project.
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did u tried iris...

illuminatic said:
did u tried iris...
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Iris is like the original Siri. It only works right on certain devices, the responses are generic, and you get stuck with what they give you, including ads.
On another note, that application forces religion on the user by responding with numerous references to God and Christianity. This is something I feel deserves some sort of disclaimer and isn't really appropriate for applications that span multiple countries and religions.
This works with pretty much anything, the responses vary and are alway being expanded and updated, you can choose the voice engine, the server can be switched, custom responses can be submitted to the server, no religious belief is chosen for the user, and (thanks to the wolfram plugin) you can still ask things like how much caffeine in a mountain dew.
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I am working on the app launching as a separate plugin. The reason for this is that the server has no way of handling things like that, so having a launch command pass through the server would be silly. The local plugin will intercept the command instead.
The alternative was to have the server pass back a value that was read to launch the app, but I would be running the only server that handled it. This will provide the best method for adding the functionality to any server someone chooses to use.
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Nice, can't wait to try this!

Very nice, downloaded and works perfectly .. thanks for the tip!

The Facebook and Twitter plugins currently return errors when trying to use either of them. This is a known issue that is being addressed and they are still a work in progress.
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First of all, great start, but is is possible to customize the theming? Or for that should I go with a different, non-anime themed app?
Also, where is the best place to submit suggestions for responses?

Japamala said:
First of all, great start, but is is possible to customize the theming? Or for that should I go with a different, non-anime themed app?
Also, where is the best place to submit suggestions for responses?
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Sirious! is an unthemed Siri client, but with theirs you lose the search button launch, some GPS functionality, orientation handling, and the default server is configured to their public one (which gets rid of the server theme components, but also most of the plugins and improvements to the server).
In the app menu, there is a button for custom commands that will take you directly to the page to submit custom responses, or under "Interactions" on the main site listed in the first post. If you mean altering the server responses for other things, you can suggest them through the "Contact Developer" link on Google Play's app page or the site "Resources".
Removing the theme would make this just another bland Siri clone, and that was the whole point of developing a new one. If the theme is really that much of a problem or makes you feel uncool, you may want to wait until sirious! updates their app for Siri servers or try Skyvi, Assistant, Ever Friends, Iris, or any other "generic" voice assistant app.
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Well, it's not so much that it's uncool, it's just not Jarvis
Anyway, the main issue I had was with setting alarms and sending texts, neither of which I could manage to do.

Japamala said:
Well, it's not so much that it's uncool, it's just not Jarvis
Anyway, the main issue I had was with setting alarms and sending texts, neither of which I could manage to do.
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I would have done Alfred and the Bat communicator if I really wanted to meet the Warner Bros. legal team. Anime companies tend to be less strict when it comes to "fan creations" but it's often an issue with those themes being considered "lame" by the general public. I tried not to go too crazy but not make it just a background that didn't fit anything else.
I did catch some errors on alarms that are being looked into and texts seem to be hit or miss. Both are plugins issues with the server so they will get fixed without having to update.
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Yeah, the old famous marvel lawsuits. shame on them.
Anyway, one thing that you should probably look at is the landscape mode. Right now it just stretches the background image, which looks terrible. I had some more response oddities, but I assume you can get those from server logs.

Japamala said:
Yeah, the old famous marvel lawsuits. shame on them.
Anyway, one thing that you should probably look at is the landscape mode. Right now it just stretches the background image, which looks terrible. I had some more response oddities, but I assume you can get those from server logs.
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I can only see it if the command broke somehow. It is configured so my only logs are the IP origin of a failed connection or SSL error and issues with code execution. What is sent and received aren't logged.
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