After having the Gear Manager update and trash my watch again it had me thinking about not just the watch but the actual phone controller, I started wondering if anyone had thought about modifying the Manager? could do some interesting things perhaps?
NZ_Nitro said:
After having the Gear Manager update and trash my watch again it had me thinking about not just the watch but the actual phone controller, I started wondering if anyone had thought about modifying the Manager? could do some interesting things perhaps?
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Wouldnt be too hard to prevent it wiping, although maintaining with the updates would be a nightmare.
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Wouldnt be too hard to prevent it wiping, although maintaining with the updates would be a nightmare.
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Yeah Samsung is tying the whole thing up for some reason? but I will gaurantee they will be watching this site and any developments made..... hmm like say...... Null .
NZ_Nitro said:
Yeah Samsung is tying the whole thing up for some reason? but I will gaurantee they will be watching this site and any developments made..... hmm like say...... Null .
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The problem is if the user isnt using my rom, I dont know if it will repair.. the stock bluetooth settings are very limited as I'm sure your aware.
It wipes so the hand shake between the gear and the phone is remade I believe.
I think thats why Samsung wipes upon gear manager updates, also the gear is intended to be connected to one phone & one phone only.
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The problem is if the user isnt using my rom, I dont know if it will repair.. the stock bluetooth settings are very limited as I'm sure your aware.
It wipes so the hand shake between the gear and the phone is remade I believe.
I think thats why Samsung wipes upon gear manager updates, also the gear is intended to be connected to one phone & one phone only.
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One thing I did until about 3am last night was install all the developer software including Cygwin and had a play..... have I got the time to develop my skills in this area? well no and I am starting to realize this lol but if I decide to in a crazy moment ......
I also have come to the conclusion a smart watch is just that, I will never surf the net on my watch when I have a very good S4 to do that, I will be watching what develops next year and hope there will be an S5 and a Gear 2 bundle :cyclops:
No doubt when I go back to the Pilbara next year I will be stuck out onsite when they are released, I see comments out in the wild about what people expect from their smart watch like not needing to be tethered or to have WIFI but all this means there will be an increase in size or shorter battery time, the camera even is a little limited and I dont use it much as you get strange looks, out Glasshouse mountians couple of weeks ago and it sure looked like I was Creepin lol but I wasnt of course
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out Glasshouse mountians couple of weeks ago and it sure looked like I was Creepin lol but I wasnt of course
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Try going around with google glass and winking at stuff...
I think the one watch one phone thing is key to decision to wipe. But also when you update gear manager, it removes apps on phone and then reinstalls
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Try going around with google glass and winking at stuff...
I think the one watch one phone thing is key to decision to wipe. But also when you update gear manager, it removes apps on phone and then reinstalls
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Once I fully set it up this time im going to do a full backup
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Once I fully set it up this time im going to do a full backup
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Yes definitely recommend it. Sucks going through the whole small menus and what not
Back on modding apk. It's a pain. It doesn't really recompile properly (neither main apk or sub apk)
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As most of you who have read my various posts, I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM DOIN.
Well, I finally did it. Kept tinkering and tinkering and I finally bricked it.
Using the Recovery vehicle I did a wipe of EVERYTHING, including the system. So now my watch says there is no operating system installed and simply boots to the Galaxy Gear logo. There is no system on the phone any longer thanks to me.
So fellas, am I done. Shall I go and purchase a pebble watch with rudimentary notifications and leave the big boys alone. I know a lot of you are saying good, we don't have to worry about him and his elementary questions any more.
If I don't hear from anyone in the next several hours for assistance I will be heading to Best Buy to buy a pebble or something that can't be modded.
Well fellas, I am asking for you guys to bail me out here and I promise there will be no more elementary stupid questions in the future
use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
If you're getting the Samsung it's not bricked. There just isn't anything to boot because you erased it. BRICKED means nothing happens when you try to turn it on. Search for "Odin back to stock" and READ
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Very difficult to brick the gear, calm down take a few breathes..
Download a stock rom, flash in ODIN under the "AP" option.
OR
If your using my rom, you should still have it on your SDCARD, simply reboot into recovery & reflash.
If you don't have it backed up... follow these instructions toward the bottom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46398598
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use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
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Finally some common sense
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nccu_eagles said:
use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
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There are plenty benefits to rooting it, without root I don't think I'd like the gear
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Thanks everyone for stepping forward quickly to help me out of my plight. A special thanks to Fomey who walked me step by step on the live chat line and got me back to running.
Everyone, again thanks so much. And I promise you I will chill with the tinkering:
Reading should be your first defense...
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Thanks everyone for stepping forward quickly to help me out of my plight. A special thanks to Fomey who walked me step by step on the live chat line and got me back to running.
Everyone, again thanks so much. And I promise you I will chill with the tinkering:
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If you don't fail! you will never succeed.....
nccu_eagles said:
use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
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All the things I use my Gear for most besides being a watch require Null ROM and root. Without it, it's be a glorified watch instead of a complete extension of my phone and tablet.
Srwilliams said:
Thanks everyone for stepping forward quickly to help me out of my plight. A special thanks to Fomey who walked me step by step on the live chat line and got me back to running.
Everyone, again thanks so much. And I promise you I will chill with the tinkering:
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Now that you know how to get the watch back to stock, tinker away! If you screw up, you can go right back. I also wouldn't worry about bothering people with your questions. Post a question and let them decide if they want to answer or not. If annoyed by you, they can simply ignore your post.
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Texus915 said:
There are plenty benefits to rooting it, without root I don't think I'd like the gear
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Srwilliams said:
Thanks everyone for stepping forward quickly to help me out of my plight. A special thanks to Fomey who walked me step by step on the live chat line and got me back to running.
Everyone, again thanks so much. And I promise you I will chill with the tinkering:
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The best way to learn your way around Android is by bricking a device or two. Don't let this be the end of your Android hacking days.
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Now that you know how to get the watch back to stock, tinker away! If you screw up, you can go right back. I also wouldn't worry about bothering people with your questions. Post a question and let them decide if they want to answer or not. If annoyed by you, they can simply ignore your post.
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Thanks alprazolam I needed that assurance,
Fletch, I agree but for the rooting and customization I would have thrown this device away. It is this forum and the members' development and customization skills and knowledge that has made this rushed out under developed item a piece of art and a more than useable tool. Not only have the guys here brought out the full potential of the watch but they saved it from being a complete disaster.
Before purchasing this watch I knew nothing about custom rome and rooting. I had to come here out of desperation because but for the abilities of the members here I would have thrown away $300 and this watch would have been sitting in a drawer collecting dust. The guys here made this watch one of the best and most exciting pieces of electronics I have purchased. Has the learning been tough and painful. Of course. But I am learning a lot thanks to everyone here and their patience.
nccu_eagles said:
use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
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Yep. I haven't rooted this thing nor do I plan to. If I wanted my watch to look like my phone, I never would have gotten the watch. I would have continued to pull my N3 from my pocket to tell the time. Besides, how tiny are those apps on this thing with a custom rom? I've been buying the Note line for the screen size. I'm not sure why I would want a smaller screen. Just my 2 cents.
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Yep. I haven't rooted this thing nor do I plan to. If I wanted my watch to look like my phone, I never would have gotten the watch. I wou
dkb218 said:
Yep. I haven't rooted this thing nor do I plan to. If I wanted my watch to look like my phone, I never would have gotten the watch. I would have continued to pull my N3 from my pocket to tell the time. Besides, how tiny are those apps on this thing with a custom rom? I've been buying the Note line for the screen size. I'm not sure why I would want a smaller screen. Just my 2 cents.
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use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
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ld have continued to pull my N3 from my pocket to tell the time. Besides, how tiny are those apps on this thing with a custom rom? I've been buying the Note line for the screen size. I'm not sure why I would want a smaller screen. Just my 2 cents.
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nccu_eagles said:
use odin to flash stock rom.... and don't mod it afterwards it's a freaking watch no need to root or install null. I have been rooting and flashing roms since 2008 and haven't had a reason to alter my galaxy gear..... no point
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Yep. I haven't rooted this thing nor do I plan to. If I wanted my watch to look like my phone, I never would have gotten the watch. I would have continued to pull my N3 from my pocket to tell the time. Besides, how tiny are those apps on this thing with a custom rom? I've been buying the Note line for the screen size. I'm not sure why I would want a smaller screen. Just my 2 cents.
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Amen.
I bought the N3 for a phone and the gear as a watch. And it's simplicity is perfect in my opinion. Elegant and does what it needs to.
This doesn't mean I haven't considered rooting and playing with it like all I do with all my other gadgets, but in the end, to me, it's perfect as is. Simple and clean.
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Yep. I haven't rooted this thing nor do I plan to. If I wanted my watch to look like my phone, I never would have gotten the watch. I would have continued to pull my N3 from my pocket to tell the time. Besides, how tiny are those apps on this thing with a custom rom? I've been buying the Note line for the screen size. I'm not sure why I would want a smaller screen. Just my 2 cents.
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You dont need to root to use sideloaded apps.. thats just a matter of enabling USB debugging.
You root so you can use custom widgets & wallpapers.. if your happy with the generic clock faces or watchstyler, by all means stick with stock
Is there a way to get a GPS Golf app working on the Gear?
I have one coming and am willing to root and flash ROM and all that if its what it takes. Based on my current internet exploring, I cant seem to find a single thing on it and it is frustrating me. Anything at all will be greatly appreciated.
The rumor is that NAVI golf works on the Gear but it clearly says it doesn't support it in the playstore.
no built in gps on the gear, sorry.
Using GPS on phone?
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no built in gps on the gear, sorry.
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Even using the GPS on the phone?
How can that not work, I am just at a loss of words here. I guess I should have researched more before making purchase.
Golf navi plus is available for the galaxy gear through the "Samsung apps" application located in gear manager. Not the playstore.
Really?
440bro said:
Golf navi plus is available for the galaxy gear through the "Samsung apps" application located in gear manager. Not the playstore.
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I receive mine tomorrow so I am unable to look until then, but this is promising.
Does anyone have success with this app? If so I would love to see a picture or screenshot or something.
Thanks for the info
http://apps.samsung.com/mars/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?categoryId=G000011765&productId=000000806846
Wow
440bro said:
http://apps.samsung.com/mars/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?categoryId=G000011765&productId=000000806846
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Thank you, I can't believe after countless hours of Googling....xda does it again within minutes.
This is very encouraging, tomorrow should be nice.
I will report back on how it works for others.
Many Thanks 440bro!!
cocachase said:
Thank you, I can't believe after countless hours of Googling....xda does it again within minutes.
This is very encouraging, tomorrow should be nice.
I will report back on how it works for others.
Many Thanks 440bro!!
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I've never tried it, but it looks pretty cool! I hope you enjoy it, and glad I could help.
Make sure you report back with how much it improved your game!
Put null Rom on your gear. Then you can have pretty much any app you want on your gear. If you want GPS from the phone on the gear look at the xda tutorial below. I use gear location bridge.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48324092&postcount=15
I followed this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511760 and the one in above post and then used Skydroid from app store very good app and can download course at home by using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345 :good::good:
Sweet
Thank you all for your help!
My Gear is in route to my house so I will be rooting, roming and setting up GPS asap.
Should I go ahead and pair it up as if it was stock to gain partnership with my S4 before I do all this or do you think I would be fine to root/flash right out of box?
There's no reason not to root and rom right away. Pairing first won't gain anything, you'll need to re connect once the rom is installed. I'd start downloading everything you need now. Root files, wondershare, and rom files. Make sure all your ducks are in a row, and do a dry run of the procedure to familiarize yourself.
On a personal note, I like to try things stock for a day or so first. This way I have a better comparison of stock vs rom.
i just purchased this with 30$ in my country from a guy and every things work find,i can charge and connect to pc to root this device,the only thing not work is camera :angel:
How about the feature?
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IngressID said:
How about the feature?
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every thing work fine mate except camera i already root and but on some apps
That's not a Gear, it's a knock off. There's probably nothing behind the camera lens. Here's the back of a real Gear.
BarryH_GEG said:
That's not a Gear, it's a knock off. There's probably nothing behind the camera lens. Here's the back of a real Gear.
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well except camera every things work for me :silly:
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well except camera every things work for me :silly:
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My s/n sequence it totally different than yours.
BarryH_GEG said:
My s/n sequence it totally different than yours.
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yeah that the weird thing
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My s/n sequence it totally different than yours.
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mate this is so weird because is seem like this is galaxy gear
Hate to be "that guy" but showing pics of the front and back mean nothing to me. .. for all I know you are trying to sell these things in ebay and you are linking people to this site with the ol "go check out the pics and comments"... it is mega simple for you to post pics of a BS back and jacked up about screen on a knock off gear and screen shots of a legit gear in the same post and pass them off as the same device. .... like I said not to sound like that guy ... just saying what I think. .. I will back pedal on my statements with a simple video post of the device showing all the above screen shots. .. hell you did not even show a pic with the stock Samsung clock. ..[emoji37]
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Hate to be "that guy" but showing pics of the front and back mean nothing to me. .. for all I know you are trying to sell these things in ebay and you are linking people to this site with the ol "go check out the pics and comments"... it is mega simple for you to post pics of a BS back and jacked up about screen on a knock off gear and screen shots of a legit gear in the same post and pass them off as the same device. .... like I said not to sound like that guy ... just saying what I think. .. I will back pedal on my statements with a simple video post of the device showing all the above screen shots. .. hell you did not even show a pic with the stock Samsung clock. ..[emoji37]
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well you think to much mate i just want to show people this weird "Gear" .Every things work fine so i'm not going to sell "these things" and mate i dont even know how to use ebay :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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well you think to much mate i just want to show people this weird "Gear" .Every things work fine so i'm not going to sell "these things" and mate i dont even know how to use ebay :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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You purchased it "from a guy"? Seems legit. But seriously if you think this is a real Gear, you're wildly mistaken. In fact there are a lot of different rip offs - see below.
The camera doesn't work because it's a fake - furthermore, it's not even running Tizen, as your firmware states : V700XXUBNC1, (AKA android).
Buy cheap, buy thrice and enjoy your cheap knock off
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You purchased it "from a guy"? Seems legit. But seriously if you think this is a real Gear, you're wildly mistaken. In fact there are a lot of different rip offs - see below.
The camera doesn't work because it's a fake - furthermore, it's not even running Tizen, as your firmware states : V700XXUBNC1, (AKA android).
Buy cheap, buy thrice and enjoy your cheap knock off
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ok i still believe this is a real gear only broken camera and is not running tizen because i not update to it .this is my gear so you can check is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0VNb7o390M
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ok i still believe this is a real gear only broken camera and is not running tizen because i not update to it .this is my gear so you can check is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0VNb7o390M
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Why wouldn't you update to Tizen considering it's better in every way?! If you think it's genuine, then maybe Tizen will fix your camera issue? Plug it into your PC, what does Samsung Kies say about your device?
Real or not for 30 bucks you win and it works just like a real one kudos bro
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Why wouldn't you update to Tizen considering it's better in every way?! If you think it's genuine, then maybe Tizen will fix your camera issue? Plug it into your PC, what does Samsung Kies say about your device?
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i not trying with samsung kies and i dont want to update to tizen yet because i like 3rd apps after root this device
i update it to tizen via Samsung kies and the camera still not working every things work fine the only weird thing is the serial number is all zero to me
Cod3L1ne said:
Real or not for 30 bucks you win and it works just like a real one kudos bro
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Apart from the camera!
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i update it to tizen via Samsung kies and the camera still not working every things work fine the only weird thing is the serial number is all zero to me
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Ya I don't think the camera's going to work. It's obviously a very good fake, fair play, but you're not going to get that working. It's a shame because it's the best feature of the gear imo!
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Why wouldn't you update to Tizen considering it's better in every way?! If you think it's genuine, then maybe Tizen will fix your camera issue? Plug it into your PC, what does Samsung Kies say about your device?
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Off topic I know, but I am interested in the 'its better in every way?' comment about Tizen. Early on there were teething probems it seemed but it is have been difficult to obtain up to date feedback. I have a Gear that I am considering moving to Tizen, but I have been waiting to learn if early problems have all gone away or were not real anyway.
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Why wouldn't you update to Tizen considering it's better in every way?! If you think it's genuine, then maybe Tizen will fix your camera issue? Plug it into your PC, what does Samsung Kies say about your device?
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If I had Tizen on mine, I would gladly throw it away.
Tizen is not everyone. Definitely not for me.
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Off topic I know, but I am interested in the 'its better in every way?' comment about Tizen. Early on there were teething probems it seemed but it is have been difficult to obtain up to date feedback. I have a Gear that I am considering moving to Tizen, but I have been waiting to learn if early problems have all gone away or were not real anyway.
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It depends on your problems. My issue was lack of apps. Now the store for Tizen is saturated compared to its former iteration. The battery is better, the way it deals with notifications (esp delete all)! The fact it can play music to a BT device are to name a few. For me I'd not even consider going back to Android.
@hurdlejade Definitely each to their own!
Might sound silly but one of my favorite Android games (Jet Set Radio) was never updated to run on lollipop. Sega has instead just pulled the app from the market. The game starts to load but soon crashes. Without knowing anything about development i have a feeling the problem is probably not a serious one and a talented developer maybe able to get the .apk working again
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Might sound silly but one of my favorite Android games (Jet Set Radio) was never updated to run on lollipop. Sega has instead just pulled the app from the market. The game starts to load but soon crashes. Without knowing anything about development i have a feeling the problem is probably not a serious one and a talented developer maybe able to get the .apk working again
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sure, if Sega publicly puts up its source for the game. otherwise, no developer will ever touch it.
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sure, if Sega publicly puts up its source for the game. otherwise, no developer will ever touch it.
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That. ^^^
Also, just don't. Don't start bounties, don't create pressure on a developer to do anything. If you want to see what is what, send them an email offering to pay them directly.
Also, if the program/game was popular and they pulled it, then it was probably more than trivial changes needed to make it work again.
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That. ^^^
Also, just don't. Don't start bounties, don't create pressure on a developer to do anything. If you want to see what is what, send them an email offering to pay them directly.
Also, if the program/game was popular and they pulled it, then it was probably more than trivial changes needed to make it work again.
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Sega is just a terrible Mobile company. They recently pulled many titles some of which still work even without updates on lolipop.
I heard the Company as a whole is focusing more on mobile but with moves like this how? Unless they will rely on the strength of a few key titles (like SonicRush) and say screw the rest
Hand76 said:
Sega is just a terrible Mobile company. They recently pulled many titles some of which still work even without updates on lolipop.
I heard the Company as a whole is focusing more on mobile but with moves like this how? Unless they will rely on the strength of a few key titles (like SonicRush) and say screw the rest
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Seems to be a little bit harsh. Not sure why you think that they would keep dumping resources into software that is EOL.
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Seems to be a little bit harsh. Not sure why you think that they would keep dumping resources into software that is EOL.
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End of life? Some games they pulled were only released for mobile in the last 12-18 months. Unless this was a quick cash in deal on a few high profile games. Make a quick buck and than abandon the title when it comes time to needing an update
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End of life? Some games they pulled were only released for mobile in the last 12-18 months. Unless this was a quick cash in deal on a few high profile games. Make a quick buck and than abandon the title when it comes time to needing an update
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They pulled it from the app store for incompatibility issues. I followed a link saying "get it from play before it disappears" and I was able to install it.
danarama said:
They pulled it from the app store for incompatibility issues. I followed a link saying "get it from play before it disappears" and I was able to install it.
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Yea but Jet Set Radio just doesn't work on lollipop
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Yea but Jet Set Radio just doesn't work on lollipop
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doesn't work on m either, I tried :angel:
Hand76 said:
Yea but Jet Set Radio just doesn't work on lollipop
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I know. Just saying, it hasnt been pulled yet. ...and their intention is to fix it on ios8 so all is not lost.
danarama said:
I know. Just saying, it hasnt been pulled yet. ...and their intention is to fix it on ios8 so all is not lost.
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Unless something has changed they cancelled that too.
https://www.afterpad.com/sega-cancels-jet-set-radio-ios-8-update
Nougat coming in the next few months...?
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/09/27/moto-z-moto-g4-nougat-update-release-date-q4/
Sounds good to me! I'm on DL every day, but man there are some haters in the comments lol. It's like Motorola/Lenovo killed their firstborn or something.
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Sounds good to me! I'm on DL every day, but man there are some haters in the comments lol. It's like Motorola/Lenovo killed their firstborn or something.
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I've always been of the mind that people are more likely to post to complain than otherwise. You rarely see, "hey, this is great!" .. I think it is often assumed that posting those kinds of comments add nothing to the discussion, so people don't do it...
Respond if you agree
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I've always been of the mind that people are more likely to post to complain than otherwise. You rarely see, "hey, this is great!" .. I think it is often assumed that posting those kinds of comments add nothing to the discussion, so people don't do it...
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Agreed. I see what you did there.
If it turns out to be true and even if they they just push it to those who oped in for soak test and whatnot and not a full out release in the next few weeks i am happy with Lenovo and this phone. I love what Lenovo did with the phone. I said updates will make or break it and i was scared about that when they said they could not commit to the security patches. But were getting those patches and have a word on the update so far so good. Hope they keep it up. This is the best phone out all around.
I'll still believe it when I see it. Moto has really been sucking badly on updates the last few years.
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JasonJoel said:
I'll still believe it when I see it. Moto has really been sucking badly on updates the last few years.
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But the last few months they've been excelling!
All I know, as a Samsung fanboy in the past... I couldn't be happier that I chose to change to the Z Force... besides not bursting into flames in my pocket... the battery life puts EVERY Samsung I ever had to shame.
beejmeister said:
But the last few months they've been excelling!
All I know, as a Samsung fanboy in the past... I couldn't be happier that I chose to change to the Z Force... besides not bursting into flames in my pocket... the battery life puts EVERY Samsung I ever had to shame.
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I agree 100% the funny part is I decided I needed a non samsung device as soon as I saw that lil wayne commercial that had him dumping champagne on the phone. I told coworkers that wanted the Note 7 prior to the release to get this phone instead because Samsung spent far too much for lil wayne for proper research and development, they all made fun of me...until the note started exploding.
LeeMullinsII said:
I agree 100% the funny part is I decided I needed a non samsung device as soon as I saw that lil wayne commercial that had him dumping champagne on the phone. I told coworkers that wanted the Note 7 prior to the release to get this phone instead because Samsung spent far too much for lil wayne for proper research and development, they all made fun of me...until the note started exploding.
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Off topic but the issue is simple with the Note 7. I checked this my self. But its not cheap for them and the "Fixed" ones were not fixed and there was no way for them to fix it.
Simple version. The IC samsung chosen to handle the monitoring of the voltage for the battery was the cheapest they could find. That being said they can be way off in terms of calibration. The note 7 i had charged my battery to 4.9v. Phone would read 4.405v but a fluke on the batt reads 4.921v. And that is dangerous. So for all i know they could be charging to 5+ volts and no wounder they are bursting into flames. Issue has nothing to do with the battery and changing it wont do a thing. Its an issue with the ic on the board. And the IC has been used in other things that handle li-ion and li-po related charging and also caused problems on them.
Back on topic.
So we get 7.0 before the end of the year. Im guessing November. So far so good on the updates. But im wondering if they are going 7.0 or just going to jump to 7.1. Chances are no 7.1 that fast but so far the updates have been good. And the moto mod updates have been amazing. I would like to see 7.0 by Nov. 17th. But we prob wont see the roll out start until the end of Nov.
Does anyone know if Nougat will return the ability to save to SD or move apps to external sd?
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dtowngs4g said:
Does anyone know if Nougat will return the ability to save to SD or move apps to external sd?
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It will not. Motorola has removed the Apps 2 SD feature. It was replaced by Adoptable Storage.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/109134/p/1449,9582
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Just finished installing the Nougat update on my phone. After updating I tested it out in a Daydream VR and it works!
I wish someone would post the update files
Uuuurgh I wish there was a way to force it. I've been obsessively checking for software updates all day :|
bagheadinc said:
Just finished installing the Nougat update on my phone. After updating I tested it out in a Daydream VR and it works!
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Yes yes yes yes yes. Got rid of my Gear VR and S7 Edge for a PSVR and have been waiting for a good headset for my Z Droid. So it works with the remote and what not?
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So it works with the remote and what not?
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Yup, works exactly like it does on the Pixel. It runs the Daydream app, supports the VR keyboard, etc.
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Yup, works exactly like it does on the Pixel. It runs the Daydream app, supports the VR keyboard, etc.
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Did you sign up for soak test?
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Did you sign up for soak test?
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Not that I'm aware of. I've done plenty of soak tests for previous Moto devices and I got invites for soak tests for the camera and projector (which I don't have either), but I never got one for the phone. The update just popped up for me last night.
So far the only Nougat issues I'm having is the fact that my Ambient Moto Display no longer works. Slightly annoying, but it could be worse.
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Not that I'm aware of. I've done plenty of soak tests for previous Moto devices and I got invites for soak tests for the camera and projector (which I don't have either), but I never got one for the phone. The update just popped up for me last night.
So far the only Nougat issues I'm having is the fact that my Ambient Display no longer works. Slightly annoying, but it could be worse.
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Great that means it's a general release!
Do a hard reset, it's always recommended to do a hard reset after a major update for optimal performance and user experience.
Strike my last statement. I just got it working. I need up just clearing the data for the Moto app and set it up again. Moto Display seems to work perfectly fine now.