[WP 8.1] HERE Maps Collections No Longer Sync on Lumia 822 - Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Device: Nokia Lumia 822
OS: Windows Phone 8.1
HERE Maps: 3.14.186.1
HERE Drive: 4.9.216.1
Map Data: 8.30.116.157
I have not been able to sync my collections (bookmarked GPS points) within either HERE Maps or HERE Drive for 40 months now.
I am continuing to use the device as a dedicated satnav for vehicles because it is still capable of downloading the latest map data for these apps. However, I suspect the HERE.com sync API has since changed, leaving the sync API requests from my device, deprecated.
I've tried signing out and back in on all the available accounts but this does not resolve the syncing issue.
I've contacted HERE but had no response.
I want to retrieve all collections that have been saved the last sync to HERE.com. I'm assuming that those collections are saved within a file in the app directory. I would hope to migrate these saved collections to a more modern (Android) device, where they can be imported into a later version of the HERE Maps app to sync up to HERE.com.
I have heard of the Windows Phone Internals app which roots the device and gives the user more control, but I would like to know beforehand whether this will aid me in retrieving said collections. I was hoping WP users with more experience of WP internals or successfully retrieving HERE collections from an old Lumia device could provide some advice on how to achieve this.

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Maybe this is in the wrong thread topic. Maybe Windows Phone 8 General ?
Perhaps I can rephrase the question - will installing WP internals give me access to the file(s) that contain the HERE Maps collections stored locally on the device?
Maybe then I can copy these files to another, more modern device that has HERE Maps installed in the hope it could re-import them.

fdl_chris said:
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Maybe this is in the wrong thread topic. Maybe Windows Phone 8 General ?
Perhaps I can rephrase the question - will installing WP internals give me access to the file(s) that contain the HERE Maps collections stored locally on the device?
Maybe then I can copy these files to another, more modern device that has HERE Maps installed in the hope it could re-import them.
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Hi, i noticed this issue recently. wpinternals 2.8 can switch to mass mode. I advise you to search in the Data partition then in /data/users/defapps/{31BB...}

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[Q] New at WP8, questions not stored in FAQ

Hello,
I'm just starting my dev journey with WP8 with my new T-Mobile Lumia 520.
First what I need to do is to debrand my lumia - for faster updates. T-Mobile is not offering yet the next release of fw which allows to disable images in IE, and as dev I need to be up-to-date as fast as possible. I need to download the FW, but I don't know which one - localized for sure, but what GDR is? What Amber means? I can't decide which one do I need to download and flash. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2515453 This instruction doesn't show the moment of decision).
Next question is about unlocking. I'm downloading music from Soundcloud via Cloudoh and I want to access them from my PC, same as files located inside of other apps - do I need to unlock the device to do that? For example - how to upload a pdf from PC to winpho pdf reader?
Windows Store allows me to download installable files at PC and install them via SD Card. Some apps aren't supposed to work with my device. Is there any solution how to install them at my risk?
And the last question, but not least - I have my dev account but its time limited and app-count-limited. Is there any way how to check if my Lumia is dev-unlocked, how long this unlock lasts and what is my current app-limit? Just for my information - I like to have the ways to check everything.
Please, help me
GDR = General Distribution Release (a brief web search would have told you this). Microsoft-ese for a post-initial-release update (think of service packs for other MS software). The current version is GDR3, also called Update 3. "Amber" is Nokia's codename for the firmware version that they ship along with GDR2. "Black" is Nokia's firmware name for GDR3. Note that OEM firmware (such as Amber or Black) are different from Microsoft OS updates (such as GDR2 or Update 3), although they are typically delivered together. If you're already on at least GDR2, you can get Update 3 directly from Microsoft without waiting for T-Mobile or Nokia; search the Store for "Preview for Developers".
You cannot access files stored inside an app from anywhere else, either a PC or another app, unless the app explicitly makes them available by including a method to export them. Most apps don't implement this. The only exceptions to this rule are for images (which can be stored in the Pictures Library of the phone, much like the built-in camera app or screenshot functions) and OEM apps, which can have extra permissions (Capabilities, such as ID_CAP_PUBLIC_FOLDER_FULL) that aren't allowed for third-party developers. However, for development apps (that is, ones which were sideloaded to your phone from an unsigned XAP file), you can access their Isolated Storage from your PC using the aptly-named Isolated Storage Explorer Tool (or any other program that implements the required APIs, such as Windows Phone Power Tools).
To upload a PDF to the phone, you can do any number of things. Over USB, copy it to the Documents folder on the phone using any MTP software (Windows Explorer works). Over Bluetooth, just send the file directly. Over email, just attach the PDF. Over the Internet, you can use SkyDrive, or any other "cloud" app, or if it's on a web server you can get it from the phone's browser...
I'm not aware of any work-around for the minimum-memory restriction on some apps. I believe it mostly only applies to large games? In any case, you have one of the lowest-end WP8 devices on the market; there are limits which come with that.
The official way to tell if your phone is dev-unlocked is to use the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool, the same one you use to do the dev-unlock in the first place. A paid developer account always gives a limit of 10 apps (the free one is 2 apps). There's no official way to tell how many apps you have remaining, but it's simple enough to tell if you have any space left; just try sideloading any app that isn't already installed!
GoodDayToDie said:
GDR = General Distribution Release (a brief web search would have told you this).
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Yeah, I did some sort of search on forums and Google and I haven't found anything.
GoodDayToDie said:
You cannot access files stored inside an app from anywhere else, either a PC or another app
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After unlock it is still unaccessible? I had to jailbreak my iPad because without jb it is not easy to operate. I thought about something like this for Lumia. I think it is only the need of time for others to omit this problem
Disney offered lastly a promotion for its games. I was interested with some of them, but only one was accessible for my device. xap file needed only 70 mb of space. I think there was a problem with performance, but if I want see a laggy game I should have the ability to install it despite everything.
There's no jailbreak available for Lumia phones yet. Something like that should, indeed, allow accessing the storage of the apps (and everything else) but we don't have one...
The size of the XAP has very little to do with the runtime requirements of the app (RAM and CPU). I have written apps of only a few kilobytes that required over 10 gigs of RAM to run (not a phone app, obviously). To avoid people with low-end phones getting annoying with the platform and thinking it's the fault of either Microsoft or the app developer when an app crashes from running out of RAM, they've prohibited installing high-RAM apps on low-RAM devices.
You mean T-Mobile's Lumia 521 right? There's no other ROM you can flash to it that might have the update.

[Q] ROM Dump of Lumia 520

I have been using my lumia 520 on a daily basis, but now i have moved to the US. I used whatsapp a lot and when i changed countries i changed my phone and number as well. I have now bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 with a local US number.
I was using the lumia without a sim card for my whatsapp for being in touch with old contacts. Somehow my whatsapp on the lumia has now been disabled as it says it cannot authenticate. I dont have access to my old number as i terminated it before leaving the country. If i activate it on the new number it will delete all previous data. I have images in whatsapp that i need and they are stored in the isolated storage area. I have dev unlocked the phone but i cant access that part of the internal memory.
As the lumias are not interop-unlocked i cant run any file explorer tools. Is there any way to extract the information from the phone or make a dump of the rom and then mount it in desktop and view the contents?
Any suggestion would be immensely helpful
Thank You
coolmob1 said:
I have been using my lumia 520 on a daily basis, but now i have moved to the US. I used whatsapp a lot and when i changed countries i changed my phone and number as well. I have now bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 with a local US number.
I was using the lumia without a sim card for my whatsapp for being in touch with old contacts. Somehow my whatsapp on the lumia has now been disabled as it says it cannot authenticate. I dont have access to my old number as i terminated it before leaving the country. If i activate it on the new number it will delete all previous data. I have images in whatsapp that i need and they are stored in the isolated storage area. I have dev unlocked the phone but i cant access that part of the internal memory.
As the lumias are not interop-unlocked i cant run any file explorer tools. Is there any way to extract the information from the phone or make a dump of the rom and then mount it in desktop and view the contents?
Any suggestion would be immensely helpful
Thank You
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You can not dump the rom for to retrieve some data.
Maybe WebServer can help you, who knows.
i tried webserver but it only lets me browse the registry or webserver's own isolated storage area. I get a error 5 (Access denied) if i try to open any other app.
coolmob1 said:
i tried webserver but it only lets me browse the registry or webserver's own isolated storage area. I get a error 5 (Access denied) if i try to open any other app.
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So, you can not,because there is no other solution to my knowledge (maybe JTAG?).
Sorry, but you have to reactivate your whatsapp account with your old number.
If that is lost, than there is no way to retreve your data witch is stored in the isolated area.
A different ( or new) acount on the same unit doesnt help, because it wil overwrite the older files.
I know, its not the answer your hoping to hear.
If you don't mind ripping your Lumia apart, you can try to JTAG it off. There are instructions elsewhere on the forum for that.

Project work among multiple workstations

Hi everyone,
I'm studying Java and Android Development and would like to be able to pick up where I've left off when going from laptop to desktop and back. For instance with note taking I use Evernote which keeps the notes in sync between the two. Is there a way to continuously sync code in projects in Android Studio between the two machines?
Thanks
RipStorm said:
Hi everyone,
I'm studying Java and Android Development and would like to be able to pick up where I've left off when going from laptop to desktop and back. For instance with note taking I use Evernote which keeps the notes in sync between the two. Is there a way to continuously sync code in projects in Android Studio between the two machines?
Thanks
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I just thought about it, I guess it's possible to switch the storage location of Google drive. So may try that so that the location on each machine is exactly the same. I know the filepath differences can cause some issues but if I put them in a root folder with the same name on both machines that might work...
You may try with services like Dropbox or Google Drive, but I think the best option would be to use version control system like GIT. It will not automaticly sync your code, but it gives a great control of code, possibility to revert older versions etc. Also it's fully supported by Android Studio.

Extracting App Files - Help Desperately needed

Hi Folks - My Dad has a seriously ill and has been given conflicting and potentially negligent advice regarding his cancer treatment which my mum had recorded on her phone. All of these meetings we saved on her Windows 8.1 phone (Nokia Lumia 635) running Lumia Denim. Today the app corrupted and I am unable to access any of those files are they are stored locally in the app itself rather than being saved anywhere useful on the phone. Is there any way of access the windows OS and App files contained within that SD card in the hope I can extract and save the files to a USB thumb drive or more reliable medium.
I really appreciate any help any one can give.
Many thanks,
Nova
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@Novastrike, first, you have chosen an incorrect forum for your request - it's definitely not an "Apps and games" (probably, better to ask in "Development and hacking").
Second, you've provided close to zero information: what app, what data?
It's possible to get access to the app's isolated storage on "interop-unlocked" handset with "full FS access" enabled but the data availability depends from many factors (like what if data encoded somehow etc.).
sensboston said:
@Novastrike, first, you have chosen an incorrect forum for your request - it's definitely not an "Apps and games" (probably, better to ask in "Development and hacking").
Second, you've provided close to zero information: what app, what data?
It's possible to get access to the app's isolated storage on "interop-unlocked" handset with "full FS access" enabled but the data availability depends from many factors (like what if data encoded somehow etc.).
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@sensboston, Thank you for responding and apologies for posting in the wrong forum, I am not the most tech savvy person. In the world nor am I familiar with windows phone all that much.
The app is called voice recorder pro and is made by a Polish developer whose name escapes me. Is it easier to try and figure out whether the data is encoded or research how to interloper-unlock the handset. I have rooted android phones before so hope it requires a similar or lesser skill level.
Again thanks for responding!
@Novastrike, check this forum, hope, you'll find all you need for interop unlock and full fs access (you may also use my WPTweaker app from signature).
BTW, don't forget about pre-requisites: installed SDK/tools.
After successful unlocking and enabling full FS access, just plug your phone to PC and navigate to the apps isolated storages (I forgot exact location for WP8; on W10M it's located at c:/data/Users/DefApps/APPDATA/[APP_GUID], find your app (by browsing all subfolders named like "{1E51D223-2D05-4C25-907F-35E40DB416A5}" and copy recorded calls to PC.

can we have an alternate store for windows phones this 2020?

I know the Store has shut down since last 2 months and most of the Microsoft services for Windows Phone are already dead or cut off. We all know that we can no longer download and install apps in the Store and now we depend on cracked and/or deployable XAP files and APPX/Bundle files on the Internet. But can we share our "surviving" installed marketplace apps thru one app? Like maybe making an ALTERNATE store for WP...
Well, Microsoft would (maybe) not care if we do this since Windows Phone is dead so why not give it a try? Sharing our installed apps (by extracting it from their Installation Folder and zipping it/recompile it) to others would help a lot, especially for users who don't have time to bother buying a new non-Windows smartphone.
Also can someone make or share a "Tap the tile to lock phone screen" app? I desperately need one because my power button is broken.
I would share my installed software if I would know how to retrieve them.
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE @ WindowsPhone 8.1
djinni111 said:
I would share my installed software if I would know how to retrieve them.
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE @ WindowsPhone 8.1
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You can (for XAP files) using this method from this YT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buWOsHd6jdg
The method works for SD card apps.
For Internal, boot phone into Mass Storage Mode (you need to root your phone using WPI). Then, in your PC, go to MainOS > Data > PROGRAMS. Copy either everything or a specific app (via GUID), and do as what the video also show how.
For APPX or APPXBundle apps, go to WINDOWSAPPS folder whilst in PROGRAMS (internal) or WPSystem\Apps (SD) directory. Then, copy the app files.
For APPX, those without any similar names of the app.
For APPXBundle, those with similar names of the app plus the cpu architectures "arm", and "neutral" (there may be two more of those "neutral" ones, but join them also).
Then create (on your PC) a self-signed certificate, pack each package (for APPXBundle, pack them app but put into a seperate folder so that they wont join in the others), sign them one by one, (for APPXBundle, pack them into a bundle, and sign them (again? idk)), and your done.
To check if they're deployable, i recommend deploying them one by one on an emulator or on a separate device. If you deploy one but fails, the tendency of the app with the same app GUID installed on your phone being uninstalled is high.
I know many people still using Wp 8.1 and still need install App for Wp, but Store closed. Waiting for help ! Can some great devoloper do that ? Sorry my bad English !
CreativeGamer03 said:
I know the Store has shut down since last 2 months and most of the Microsoft services for Windows Phone are already dead or cut off. We all know that we can no longer download and install apps in the Store and now we depend on cracked and/or deployable XAP files and APPX/Bundle files on the Internet. But can we share our "surviving" installed marketplace apps thru one app? Like maybe making an ALTERNATE store for WP...
Well, Microsoft would (maybe) not care if we do this since Windows Phone is dead so why not give it a try? Sharing our installed apps (by extracting it from their Installation Folder and zipping it/recompile it) to others would help a lot, especially for users who don't have time to bother buying a new non-Windows smartphone.
Also can someone make or share a "Tap the tile to lock phone screen" app? I desperately need one because my power button is broken.
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use android :good:
Did anyone try to look how far we can get in replicating the original App Store's backend? Might hit a road block sooner or later with signing etc., but I was surprised to see at least the initial communication is HTTP only:
Code:
GET /v9/catalog/storePages?typeId=DynamicHub.Main&os=8.10.15148.0&cc=DE&lang=de-DE&hw=520190980&dm=RM-984_1001&oemId=NOKIA&moId=&cf=99-1&Flight=&SEG0=%3B&SEG1=&SEG2=&SEG3=&SEG4=&SEG5=&optedOut=true HTTP/1.1
Connection: Keep-Alive
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
User-Agent: ZDM/4.0; Windows Mobile 8.1
X-WP-Client-Config-Version: 81001
X-WP-Device-ID: ******
MUID: *******
X-WP-StorePage-Cookie: *******
Host: cdn.marketplaceedgeservice.windowsphone.com
That request then times out after a while since it goes via akamai and probably tries to hit backend servers that no longer exist (504 Gateway Time-out).
Unfortunately I never captured the traffic while the store was still working, so the question is how to figure out what to reply to this.

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