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Means of automatically posting images/videos?

I was wondering if there are any apps that would automatically post (via any blogging script, I'm willing to install and setup anything free) a picture or video using the 'share' feature in android. Alternatively, an app that will upload it via FTP would work as well, and I'd just use a script that generates a blog-like posting sequence from a directory of media. Does such an app exist? If not, and if this is something people would be interested in, I may try to develop it myself, seems like a simple first project.

'Qik' is supposed to allow you to post videos onto youtube, twitter or facebook. (I haven't tried it.)
http://qik.com/blog/332/qik-on-android-early-alpha-now-available

After further research, there seems to be a service called pixelpipe that sort of does what I'd like. The problem is that it has very limited support for self-hosted solutions. All the APIs it supports for self-hosting support pictures only, and remain stored on the pixelpipe server.
HOWEVER, there is an option to upload straight to an FTP server, so I'm going to pursue that for now.

Pixelpipe has a twitvid app that works for twitter.. but the volume is very low on the vid.. i need to find a way 2 turn up my mic

WeatherFirst Botnet

Hello everyone,
This is my first post, but I have been lurking in the shadows. Thank you for everything you guys have done for the Android community.
I am running CM 4.2.1, and after loading some silly SPL from some guide, messed things up, wiped and reflashed. Having done that I installed only a few programs. SAM (SlideMe Application Manager) gives me the following warning.
"WeatherFirst App warning!"
If you have installed WeatherFirst application, there has been a security warning issued. Recommended to remove
The notification remains there all the time. From the limited info available I have concluded it is a botnet, or some variation used for this website: "wunderground.com," which is where I get my weather on my PC and accessed once on Android. The information I found, and the first result on Google is the following:
hxxp://mobilecomputingauthority.com/?p=111 (sorry I cannot post links, so you'll have to copy/paste and change the x's)
I would like to know how to remove it.
Any help is appreciated.
Funkz

WeatherFirst clarification
Hi Funkz. As the author of your referenced blog post at MobileComputingAuthority,I thought I might chime in and help to clarify the post, this app, and ease your fears a bit; at least as far as I understand it.
In the post I said that the WeatherFirst app was a proof-of-concept application demonstrating how users might be tricked into downloading and installing an application that might be malicious. The app uses the GPS receiver to get your current location, then transmits that information to a server. The server then converts the coordinates into a zip code and submits the weather request to wunderground on your behalf. This interaction is itself harmless, but demonstrates that there is an opportunity to do something malicious on the server or to transmit data (GPS coordinates in this example) without your knowledge or consent. I'm unclear about whether the use of the GPS was disclosed or not.
So the gist of this is that the WeatherFirst application is not a malicious application (ie botnet client). The researchers that made it, DID make a malicious version, but that version was never released to the public according to their statements and I don't have any reason to question that.
Hope that helps clarify things and thanks for reading MCA!
Bill

[Q] Hidden APIs to access public folders

Hi,
Write file access on Windows Phone 8 is very restricted. In fact 3rd party apps can only write pictures to the public picture folders. Other types, such as music, documents, or video folders cannot be accessed.
Are there hidden API calls available for accessing these folders (I am aware that applications using these APIs will probably fail Marketplace submission)?
Greetings,

Yes, there are but you need special permission from MS to use them.

Do you have more details about these API calls?

No...not really. I know there are APIs for everything we can't do as ordinary devs, but MS only releases these to certain groups (typically recognized development studios).
These include:
Native compiled APIs, to use with C++/C#
Appointment API (other than live calendar)
Bluetooth APIs
and some others.

thanks, this really explain a LOT of things.

Do you have an idea how to get access to these APIs? I already tried it with the MS developer support but they say that they don't know

I don't know exactly. But you can't get them through the usual ways. Maybe if you send them a physical letter asking xD?

There are native APIs accessible to regular users. You can read all Calendars since WP7.5 and starting with WP8 you at least can create a new Appointment in a Calendar but only through a Task so the user has the ability to edit it and he must confirm it. Bluetooth-APIs are also open in WP8 although not everything can be done through them.
There might be additional APIs you can gain access too if you work with Microsoft directly. I would suggest you contact one of the Microsoft Dev Champs near you (there is a "Find my Champ" App in the Marketplace) and get into contact with him.
But unless your App gains special permissions through Microsoft even though you might know about those APIs your App would not be able to use them.

And then they cry that Google won't give them the API for a youtube app....the irony

The problem with YouTube is more that there are APIs but that YouTubes Terms of Service prohibit using those APIs for competitors in the search engine space. So Microsoft is specifically prohibited because they own Bing. I hope you can understand the difference but I have a feeling you won't.

Thanks for all your comments. Please don't abuse this thread with company bashing because the situation is often more difficult than it seems. Thanks :good:.

I think wp8.5 may see some more APIs open up. Wp8 is rushed and many existing APIs on win8 simply does not exist on wp8.
Ms is taking a more cautionary approach for APIs as they don't want junior devs mess up the phones user experience like they did with Android.
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[Q] Default browser

I've searched and haven't found much other than it is not possible threads but is there any way to change the default browser to something other than stock?
I want to use UC Browser. The reason, I subscribe to a few boards that have videos posted, such as Powerblock TV, an automotive enthusiast site. Internet Explorer doesn't play half of them and when it comes to Flash, neither do.
However, I can cut and paste out of IE into UC and the video plays fine.
I did development back on Windows Mobile and never mad the cut to WP. We had some cool tools back then and I know the SDK is limited in WP in comparison.
Hopefully there is a way. If not, I will just live with it like I have been.

Nope, currently we can't make a default browser for THIRD PARTY Apps even SECOND PARTY apps.
Hope this feature will come in WP8.2 or may be WP9.

djamol said:
Nope, currently we can't make a default browser for THIRD PARTY Apps even SECOND PARTY apps.
Hope this feature will come in WP8.2 or may be WP9.
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I suspected that although has anyone seen any reference to it in future releases?

It *might* be possible, on interop-unlocked phones. On WP7 I was able to make a different browser launch for *most* scenarios (that normally invoke IE) but changing the HTTP and HTTPS URI handlers in the registry.
It would be really nice if Microsoft had just let people list those URI schemes in app manifests, but nooooooo.

Google+ and Access to YouTube Playlist Integration?

Hello!
I've spent hours trying to find a way to integrate a Google plus sign in integration for my app so that I can access YouTube playlists as well as sync the account.
In plain terms, I've been looking everywhere and I stopped here because I'm frustrated. Most of the videos people have out are outdated and don't explain how to actually integrate Google plus and youtube funcionality in Android studio.
Simply. I want to access a YouTube Playlist that the user will choose. I want to hopefully do all of this actually IN THE APP.
I'm having difficulty because this is my first shot attempting to do an operation and create a method that involves Internet.
Everything I've done in java has been simple.
I'm trying to actually create my app idea and learn along the way but I have virtually no idea what to do here.
Thanks in advance and I apologize for the huge of wall text.
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