Hi All-
I've run into an issue with the Market that I haven't been able to find in the various market oriented threads here.
I rooted yesterday using auto-neuter 12.25 & everything worked great. I can youtube, I have my google apps email account syncing, I can download free apps from the market, etc. Angry birds is a real treat on the Nook color!
My problem is with trying to purchase paid apps from the market. Like many report successfully doing here, I want to get Titanium Backup pro & use it to backup the nook to a dropbox account. When I try to purchase from the android market, I am told to enter/create a gmail account vs using the existing gmail apps account. I have tried re-entering the google apps account data, but I seem to end up in and endless loop where it asked for the credentials, I supply them, it accepts them, and then brings me back to asking for credentials.
Does anyone have any insight into this problem??
It is my understanding you should use an actual gmail.com account for the primary account on android devices. This is probably the source of your issue.
Hi all,
I just unplugged my sim from my X1 silver, and plugged it into my HD7. and then, after two hours...
1. how do you actually sync your phone contacts from ms outlook 2007 to it? I tried downloading zune, but nothing. The freakin' thing doesn't even have a manual.
2. I thought I won't encounter a problem since it's HTC and since it's WM7, and since my PC is win7 x64. But oh boy, this is getting in my nerves.
3. WM7 doesn't know how find a hidden (SSID) WIFI. I mean,.. Dang!
compared to any wm phones, just plug the hell into your pc, get wmdc, and then voila. 5 minutes tops.
XD
WP7 is indeed a different bird from WM. Hidden SSID is a known limitation, and hopefully gets addressed with the coming update.
I assume your outlook is not connected to exchange? If so, piece of cake, if not, you'll likely prefer (or not) to use a hotmail connector for outlook. This essentially creates a cloud-based sync.
Oh, and the manual is inside the box in a little pocket.
I managed to upload my msoutlook 2007 contacts to the cloud using OC32bit. almost a piece of cake. But, I'm having a hard time getting it to my phone.
When I try to add an account, it says windows live account is already added. but when I tap people. There nothing in the contacts list. None.
When I try to login to windows live via pc I can see all the contacts from there.
I... just hate it.
Talk about innovation, talk about the future. XD
Use Outlook connector and a hotmail account and everything works perfectly.
Hi,
Thanks! I manage to do it now. After spending a night my phone book has everything on it now(contacts wise). Too lazy to repeat it for calendar, lastly, I missed activesync so much that even your one note syncs to your wm.
I'm having thoughts on returning the phone and getting the android version (desire or X10) because of these:
1. hd7 only installs apps on what windows wants and not what YOU want.
2. it doesn't support pdf file for book reading, document reading.
3. I heard it doesn't open .doc .xls and any lower .doc files. (old docs still exist today unconverted)
4. I can't put files on the phone "ala USB flash disk style" I mean where's the plug drag and go, when you use the phone business wise. how do you intend to use the 16G space? (for movies or music; given the rumored battery life?)
Everything we do on our wm phones aren't easy to do on this wp7 anymore, I haven't reviewed at it before I grabbed my HD7 since I said to myself what do I have to worry about? I have grown from WM5, WM6 and WM6.1, what could go wrong?
I dunno I mean I hope I'm not babbling, I can't google if i don't open pocket ie and type google, I can't install opera, I can't browse flash sites I mean, youtube isn't the only streaming video out there. I can't install my garmin mobile xt, I can't install java app, I can't explore the contents of my phone. I mean this is freakin' alien windows i'm using. I don't even know if I can find my phone on over the local area (win7) network or homegroup.
With all the "I can'ts" I said. I thought I'd better off android!. XD
1. hd7 only installs apps on what windows wants and not what YOU want.
If you mean the app store is limited, yes it is. It's growing though.
2. it doesn't support pdf file for book reading, document reading.
Download the Adobe Reader from Marketplace. Free.
Haven't tried #3.
4. I can't put files on the phone "ala USB flash disk style" I mean where's the plug drag and go, when you use the phone business wise. how do you intend to use the 16G space? (for movies or music; given the rumored battery life?)
Zune. It's just a matter of figuring it out. It's different, to be sure. They also want you to utilize cloud based storage more. The offer free SkyDrive space included with your live account, and most of the MS apps can access that space. Other apps, like the eBook reader Freda, can connect to a DropBox account. Then there is Sharepoint.
I can't google if i don't open pocket ie and type google
Open up IE then press the capacitive Search button. Instantly takes you to Google.
I just found there's a google app in the markeplace too? and yes it grows every hour, its almost endless... pretty neat!
If you say it's just a matter of figuring it out, I hope I can figure it out with an option NOT to upload it on a cloud, since c'mon not all places in the world have super fast internet connection, I don't want uploading an entire folder up there then downloading it to my device.
And even if the chevron thing would work on my device, It would void my warranty so I wouldn't try.
After 2 days with my new phone, I feel much more comfortable with it now. I hope it would get even better.
Gotta follow this up since I don't want to start another similar thread.
I have another question:
The phone contacts (people) always have you on top named "Me"
question is, How do you actually link a contact to "Me"?
I just noticed it now that somebody asks for my bank account and of course, I'll look for it in my notes within my ms outlook contact under my name. I just found out that my name in my hd7 doesn't have a picture and doesn't have a facebook link(not that the FB link is too important), etc. and when I click the link icon in the bottom middle, I can link it to any other contact entry in my phone except "Me".
Technically speaking, the contact named after me in my phone is treated as another person. I tried signing on to windows live, check my contact there, found my name and the options I have is "add as a friend" which is really beginning to sound funny.
Long story short, I need to link my ms outlook 2007 contact(myname) to the owner of the HD7 phone which is me, so I wouldn't retype everything and delete the synced "myname" account since if i do so that would be deleted in my PC. I gotta have 'em both. but I wish I just could link it to my phone's "Me" account.
That's a toughie.
So the "Me" contact syncs up with both your Windows Live account and your Facebook account (which you add in services --> email and accounts, NOT the blue facebook app)
I don't see a way to sync the Me contact with another outlook contact.
You may want to take the notes in your Outlook contact and copy them to your Live stuff.
jimbonics said:
I can't google if i don't open pocket ie and type google
Open up IE then press the capacitive Search button. Instantly takes you to Google.
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that's dependant on carrier... I get yahoo, you could get the google search app from the market or pin google from IE to the start so you can launch straight to google.
jimbonics said:
That's a toughie.
So the "Me" contact syncs up with both your Windows Live account and your Facebook account (which you add in services --> email and accounts, NOT the blue facebook app)
I don't see a way to sync the Me contact with another outlook contact.
You may want to take the notes in your Outlook contact and copy them to your Live stuff.
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Yeah, not the blue facebook app. and I think I'll just have to deal with it having two seperate accounts the Me, and my outlook unlinked.
@frontieruk
Speaking about the search button, it is getting annoying when you actually hit the button accidentally. I hope someday a double-press (double-click) fix would make it possible.
I had a similar experience except that I got the "Me" where it's suppose to be the first time. Learning little by little, I guess Hotmail (windows live) is actually kinda cool.
Here's a good place to start. (in case yo haven't found it yet); Hotmail Tips
includes video tutorials inside
biernes_atrece said:
I had a similar experience except that I got the "Me" where it's suppose to be the first time. Learning little by little, I guess Hotmail (windows live) is actually kinda cool.
Here's a good place to start. (in case yo haven't found it yet); Hotmail Tips
includes video tutorials inside
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I'll check that one out. Thanks!
Just wondered what cloud services your folks were using?
Dropbox isn;t big enough so was thinking of trying Amazon cloud drive.
Anybody here tried anything else
checkbox111 said:
Just wondered what cloud services your folks were using?
Dropbox isn;t big enough so was thinking of trying Amazon cloud drive.
Anybody here tried anything else
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I personally use sugar sync. I know the free account for drop box is 2gb, where as the free one for sugarsync is 5gb. I like how I dont have to keep accessing the "drop box" area because with sugar sync I just right click a folder and add it to the list of folders it syncs adn I can store it where ever I want on my computer.
I have heard mixed views on the android app and I don't use it so I cant comment on that but the pc/mac portion of the app is awesome.
I use Amazon Cloud Drive just for my music. I think they are still running the "if you buy an mp3 cd from us you get 20GB of space free for a year" promo. I have not ventured into cloud drives for any purpose other than storing my music, I usually have my laptop or tablet with me for that purpose.
There are several Cloud Solutions now a days and difficult to select the BEST .
As far as cloud sync for folder, files, documents, music, movies and even few documents and pictures sync from Mobile there are several.
I see below are among the major players Sugersync, DropBox, Amazon Cloud Drive and bit of Sky Drive too but I love the new SugerSync .
For Mobile Sycn like Contacts, Calender and SMS Microsoft's My Phone was the BEST but as they are closing their service soon we have other option with Google Sync (but without SMS service).
I dont know why Microsoft Licensed ActiveSync to Google and loosing all the Sync market .
Cheers!!!
Hi,
Is there anyway to setup a Kindle so that when the user receives it it's in default factory state and unregistered but it does include some preloaded content?
Thanks in advance!
I think that you'd have to talk to Amazon about that.I think you can transfer files to it via USB before you register it though.
SteTommo said:
Hi,
Is there anyway to setup a Kindle so that when the user receives it it's in default factory state and unregistered but it does include some preloaded content?
Thanks in advance!
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You can use the device all you want without registering it to anyone. The only thing registration changes is the ability to access the Amazon ecosystem.
soupmagnet said:
You can use the device all you want without registering it to anyone. The only thing registration changes is the ability to access the Amazon ecosystem.
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You can't use some of the basic apps, such as email and calendar, without registering. I remember that it was a major pain in the rump, as I could't get a stable enough Wi-Fi connection to register my new Kindle.
So the OP can use the Kindle without registering, but it's hard to use without registering. Calendar, Contacts, and Email don't work without an account registration. Ridiculous, but that's Amazon for you.
Ph0enix_216 said:
You can't use some of the basic apps, such as email and calendar, without registering. I remember that it was a major pain in the rump, as I could't get a stable enough Wi-Fi connection to register my new Kindle.
So the OP can use the Kindle without registering, but it's hard to use without registering. Calendar, Contacts, and Email don't work without an account registration. Ridiculous, but that's Amazon for you.
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But if the intention is to preload apps or books, they can be sideloaded through adb, assuming you have the files on hand. However, you cannot register the device to your own Amazon account, download a bunch of apps or books to the device, because (I believe) they will no longer exist once you deregister it.
I rooted the device and used my google account.
But it is a gift for my wife and now the calender does not get the info from her google account.
Maybe this is because google play uses my account.
How to proceed to switch google play to her account?
nostromo12 said:
I rooted the device and used my google account.
But it is a gift for my wife and now the calender does not get the info from her google account.
Maybe this is because google play uses my account.
How to proceed to switch google play to her account?
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This worked for me. My account can't post external links yet to so google "Change the account of the Android market on the kindle fire". Look at the 4th post on an androidcentral thread.