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Flash player and file access questions...

I'm interested in the Lumia 920 and have an upgrade coming up from my GS2. However there are two things I need from a Mobile, Flash Player and direct file access to my phone. I want to be able to watch Sky F1 Live Stream coverage when I'm away and most Youtube videos still use Flash Player, trying to view Youtube on a non desktop version of the site is just painful. Using my friends iPhone made me realise just how much Flash Player is needed, which I never noticed until I didn't have it. I don't care about the haters saying it's crap, until it isn't used any more, it will be needed for me personally. Also again I don't want to have to use software to be able to drop files to and from my phone, I just want it to be like a Hard Drive on a PC when you plug it in.
Thanx.

WP will never support flash and WP8 does not support direct file access.

Windows phone not been rooted or jail broken or whatever you wanna call it yet? If not I wont bother, hate being told how to use my phone, why I don't like the iPhone.
I love how open Android is and it does everything I want but I just find the handsets to be horrible lol.
Surely someone will just release Flash for Windows Phone that you can install yourself?

Even android turned it's back on flash recently and adobe stopped developing mobile flash player so it's pretty much guaranteed that it won't come to WP. I personally wouldn't put my money on anyone developing a flash player for WP.
A lot of WP7 phones have gotten a jailbreak but since WP8 is based on a new kernel and will come with stuff like secure boot it should be quite tough to jailbreak it. We will just have to wait and see.
It seems like android is the only option for you if you really need the openness.

So guys are telling we can't access and use the internal sdcard as we want. Can we explore the files of the external sd from an file explorer app on the phone? Can we install apps from pc like we can done in android (adb install Facebook.apk) or directly from sdcard/extsdcard?Those are very important for me if I'm gonna buy a wp8 phone.

Venekor said:
Surely someone will just release Flash for Windows Phone that you can install yourself?
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Microsoft has the source code for Flash and is reportedly bundling it in IE10 for Windows RT.
http://www.winsupersite.com/article...-internet-explorer-10-ship-adobe-flash-143180
If I remember correctly, it is more limited and runs on white-listed sites for security reasons.
Presumably, MS could add it to WP8 too if they wanted.

ryude said:
WP8 does not support direct file access.
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Noone knows yet. I think that it will, because the leaked sdk have storage api.

Good news http://www.wpcentral.com/does-windows-phone-8-have-usb-mass-storage-support-course-it-does
This thread answered most of my questions

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/09/28/lumia-820-qa-your-questions-answered/ go to question about USB otg, it confirms file management.
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That's the 820... I don't get why that has a Micro SD slot and the 920 doesn't...
I dunno the whole thing smells like a half arsed attempt to me, I'll pass and stick with my GS2 and just wait for something perfect to come along.
Really give me the Lumia design with GS3 specs and Android and I'll be happy.

I guess the most accurate answer would be that WP8 does not support hot swapping - you can't remove the card while the phone is still powered on. For the Lumia 820 the SD-Card can only be removed if you remove the battery first. Given that the 920 has a fixed battery and a Unibody Design this would not be easily enforcible. That's just a theory though.

[Q] Importing Isolated Store

I have all my apps backed up (my WP7 phone had a full unlock). Well someone stole that phone and I upgraded to the Lumia 820. Any chance I could use the Isolated Store I backed up from my old phone on an (obviously) locked down WP8? It would be a shame to lose my gamesaves and my car's mileage data and etc.
I didn't think I would be updating to WP8 so soon so I haven't been following the hacking / development. Is this possible now? Will it ever be possible in the future? I'm aware that custom ROMs are unlikely, given the hardware level encryption.

I did it today by moving Fragger game saves from Lumia 710 into Lumia 820. It's works only for sideloaded apps. Details soon.

djtonka said:
I did it today by moving Fragger game saves from Lumia 710 into Lumia 820. It's works only for sideloaded apps. Details soon.
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AND???
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2042554

Well, dev unlock required, but it's better than nothing. Thanks.
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Android on Nokia lumia 620

Hello I am just asking if I can flash my Nokia lumoa620 to android if no tell why if yes tut or link please thank u

No you can't. There are no Drivers for the Hardware, no one has bothered to work on it and the most likely reason is that all WP8 devices use SecureBoot to make sure only signed OS code gets executed on the Hardware which (at the Moment at least) prevents any Kind of CustomROMs.
The Windows Mobile days are over. No Windows Phone device has ever been able to run another OS and it's likely to stay that way.

scorpionma said:
Hello I am just asking if I can flash my Nokia lumoa620 to android if no tell why if yes tut or link please thank u
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Why do you want android?

Thank u for ur fast answer and i want android for several reasons o can't mention now cone of them because the apps
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scorpionma said:
Thank u for ur fast answer and i want android for several reasons o can't mention now cone of them because the apps
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Why u didnt u get directly an android device?

scorpionma said:
Thank u for ur fast answer and i want android for several reasons o can't mention now cone of them because the apps
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Did you search for apps carefully? Because many apps have the same content like android but the app is called differently.

Nokia android
scorpionma said:
Thank u for ur fast answer and i want android for several reasons o can't mention now cone of them because the apps
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If you can wait click here
Android will be available for Nokia, hope we it can dual boot with WP8 :fingers-crossed:

ACE_forever said:
Did you search for apps carefully? Because many apps have the same content like android but the app is called differently.
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names not problem... he want "free" apps
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pizzaboydee said:
Android will be available for Nokia, hope we it can dual boot with WP8 :fingers-crossed:
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i be deeply disappointment if Nokia adopt android.... from lover to deeply hater

Nope. Windows devices are all protected and encrypted to hell and back. You'd be better off getting a separate Android device (consider a Nexus device, those are cheap and good for their cost), or finding replacement apps for WinPhone.

StevieBallz said:
No Windows Phone device has ever been able to run another OS and it's likely to stay that way.
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Ever heard of HTC HD2?

lolerpro8 said:
Ever heard of HTC HD2?
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Yes, we heard of that. And it's not a Windows Phone device! It originally ran Windows Mobile (which is something completely different than Windows Phone) and was hacked to run other operating systems like android, and even Windows 8

The only reason the HD2 lasted so long, was because @coutulla was behind the hood. He had done everything he possibly wanted on that device. With him not interested in Windows Phone, you all can just wait for HTC and MS to work out the kinks for dual-boot phones. Go to WPCentral to figure out your self. My only remark: Nokia devices will not be able to run android, or vice versa, misc phones e.g. Motorola Droids will not run WP8. WP8 is device specific, while Android can float around a little more easy, but both Android and Windows Phone is dependent on the cellular radio and device specific drivers. It's a can 'o worms that we don't want to mess with, and the one that can to this type of work are going away from Windows Phone. Anyways, I'm not sure what ultrashot has been up to these days.

HD2 (Leo) was a Windows Mobile device (WinMo 6.5 was retroactively rebranded Windows Phone, but it bears no resemblance to the WP line). Although WP7 was successfully ported to the Leo, the hardware actually did not conform to the chassis specification for the OS; calling it a "Windows Phone device" is therefore more than a little disingenuous. Besides, even among WinMo devices, the Leo was absurdly multi-OS capable; most mobile devices are lucky if they ever get two different OS families running on them. Leo had WinMo, WP7, Android, desktop Linux, and a handful of others as well; the fact that this is notable makes it the exception which proves the rule that generally, it's not possible.

thals1992 said:
The only reason the HD2 lasted so long, was because @coutulla was behind the hood. He had done everything he possibly wanted on that device. With him not interested in Windows Phone, you all can just wait for HTC and MS to work out the kinks for dual-boot phones. Go to WPCentral to figure out your self. My only remark: Nokia devices will not be able to run android, or vice versa, misc phones e.g. Motorola Droids will not run WP8. WP8 is device specific, while Android can float around a little more easy, but both Android and Windows Phone is dependent on the cellular radio and device specific drivers. It's a can 'o worms that we don't want to mess with, and the one that can to this type of work are going away from Windows Phone. Anyways, I'm not sure what ultrashot has been up to these days.
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And only think that the bigger part of cotulla's projects weren't public released (windows embedded compact 7, apple stuff and so on ) I wonder what he is doing now..and where is the DFT (probably they are working on htc one). Anyway, I think that a dual boot between android and WP8 is not possible because of UEFI..android doesn't have it so it's impossible to make it boot if on the phone there's WP8. Cotulla made a long chain to make it possible: HSPL-MAGLDR(to run android)-UEFI MAGLDR(to run WP8) And HTC or any other manufacter will do something like that. Windows asked HTC to give a choice (Android OR windows phone)..I think that HTC refused because Microsoft asked even to Huawei and Samsung in any chase HTC is failing, probably will close soon..

Why are you doing this,Android is not smooth,I hate it,so I buy a windows phone to instead HTC Desire.
Sent from My AT&T Nokia Lumia 920.

And what about now ? still nothing?
Recently My bank put a App online, and this the only way that I can deal with my bank and the App is only for iOS or Android...and dont really want to buy anything else

In my country, few people every day bombard bank mail with demand for WP app and after one year we got bank app for WP8... You never get Android on WP device. Forget it.
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Difficult migrating to Windows phone...
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[Q] Equalizer

Sorry if it's such an obvious question, but is there an equalizer app out already for Windows Phone 8?
I'm asking because I recently found out that the Nokia Lumia 520 does not have this feature, that is the only concern that is making me hesitate to buy that particular phone.
So if there are apps of that nature already released or in development, please point me to where those apps can be found, if there aren't any, then why not?
Thank you all for your time!

It would have to be phone-specific; you could probably write a music player app with an EQ feature, but if you want it to be device-wide, you'll need a special, device-specific app.
Your best bet for that is HTC; their WP7 phones had advanced audio features including an EQ that were made avaialble via an OEM app (made by HTC and only compatible with their phones).

On Nokia WP8 phones its under >settings >system and scroll down to audio..:victory: on WP7 I believe only the HTC phones have it.

sinister1 said:
On Nokia WP8 phones its under >settings >system and scroll down to audio..:victory: on WP7 I believe only the HTC phones have it.
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I'm sorry but that's not what I meant, I'm asking this because a certain device, namely the Nokia Lumia 520, does not have an equalizer. I guess it was left out as a cost cutting measure to bring the price down. I'm asking if there's an app already out there that brings back that functionality to Lumia 520 users
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.

You can't have it device-wide as an app, unless it's built into the ROM. If the setting that sinister1 mentioned isn't there, you could check the Nokia collection in the store, but you're probably SOL for a system-wide EQ.
If you just want an app-specific one... I don't know. That's possible (though computationally a bit expensive) but I don't know what apps, if any, feature it. Search in the store is probably your friend there.

notsafeforwork said:
I'm sorry but that's not what I meant, I'm asking this because a certain device, namely the Nokia Lumia 520, does not have an equalizer. I guess it was left out as a cost cutting measure to bring the price down. I'm asking if there's an app already out there that brings back that functionality to Lumia 520 users
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
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So it doesn't show up under your settings? Well that blows. I'm not sure what version of WP the 520 uses but if it's WP8 then it should be there, go to your updates and see if there is any available.

GoodDayToDie said:
You can't have it device-wide as an app, unless it's built into the ROM. If the setting that sinister1 mentioned isn't there, you could check the Nokia collection in the store, but you're probably SOL for a system-wide EQ.
If you just want an app-specific one... I don't know. That's possible (though computationally a bit expensive) but I don't know what apps, if any, feature it. Search in the store is probably your friend there.
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Thanks for the advice, I'm screwed as I'm a music loving person but I'll suck it up anyway. Thanks :laugh:

I asked about this to official Nokia care, they said Lumia 520 doesn't have hardware to support equalizer. As except 520, all Lumias have dolby enhancement. I don't get it, is dolby really a hardware thing ?? I thought MS doesn't allow such changes and that's why htc has to put beats' software instead if hardware in its wp.
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notsafeforwork said:
Thanks for the advice, I'm screwed as I'm a music loving person but I'll suck it up anyway. Thanks :laugh:
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620 isn't bad option if you don't want fm radio. It has much positive points on 520 like flash, CBD,comoass so ability to run apps like here city lense anf livesight in here maps.
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If it makes you feel any better, I have it on my 822 and it really doesn't make much of a difference; my old HTC Trophy had better sound.

sinister1 said:
If it makes you feel any better, I have it on my 822 and it really doesn't make much of a difference; my old HTC Trophy had better sound.
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It's okay, I'm planning to get a Lumia 720 instead

[Q] How to convert windows 8 to android

Hi all ...Just wanted to know is there a way to convert my windows 8 to android?
I have used it for a week and the windows app are really too less for me

tan015679 said:
Hi all ...Just wanted to know is there a way to convert my windows 8 to android?
I have used it for a week and the windows app are really too less for me
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This question has been asked all the way back to the WP7 days and has been duplicated on this forum.. This is NOT possible. Your only option is to just buy an Android phone.

The main key is unlock bootloader, until we found it, i think it's almost impossible. Just my opinion.
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tan015679 said:
Hi all ...Just wanted to know is there a way to convert my windows 8 to android?
I have used it for a week and the windows app are really too less for me
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So you installed and counted ALL the apps from WP marketplace and decided the count is just too small?

Samsung just did it with a new convertible laptop/tablet named Ativ Q. Seems that they could run Android on a VM over Windows 8. You can even put an android app link on the windows 8 desktop. Search it on youtube.

mcosmin222 said:
So you installed and counted ALL the apps from WP marketplace and decided the count is just too small?
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You don't need to count apps. Try to find a Google plus app or a good app.net app. Not possible. You have to go with webapps.
I'm very disappointed with WP8. It feels like Microsoft has already given up the platform and only Nokia is keeping it alive.

Rantanplan1980 said:
You don't need to count apps. Try to find a Google plus app or a good app.net app. Not possible. You have to go with webapps.
I'm very disappointed with WP8. It feels like Microsoft has already given up the platform and only Nokia is keeping it alive.
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I found a great app for google plus. It's called IE.
No Idea what app.net is.

Localhorst86 said:
I found a great app for google plus. It's called IE.
No Idea what app.net is.
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Try to upload an image with internet explorer on any website.
App.net is an ad free social network.

Alas, you can always use other browsers, not IE.

mcosmin222 said:
Alas, you can always use other browsers, not IE.
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There is no other browser, all browsers on wp8 use the same rendering engine.