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owa access

I'm trying hard to like my x1, can anyone help?
Whenever I try to access OWA using either PIE or Opera I get a page cannot be displayed error. Anyone else seen this and got a solution? OWA works fine using my E90 S60 browser.
Thanks, Martyn.

Just tried it on Opera 9.5 build 15202 and it renders really nicely - pleasantly surprised!

Doesn't work in my Opera Mobile. Can't remember the build. It's the one with Manila favs from Itje's thread.
It works nice and is really fast (as always) in latest Opera Mini.

martynb said:
I'm trying hard to like my x1, can anyone help?
Whenever I try to access OWA using either PIE or Opera I get a page cannot be displayed error. Anyone else seen this and got a solution? OWA works fine using my E90 S60 browser.
Thanks, Martyn.
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Try Opera Mini.

I'd not like to use Opera Mini for sensible sites
like OWA. It transmits logins over a proxy,i don't
think it's a good idea...
why don't you use Active Sync? You can sync it
manually and e.g. only for the last days. But for
the most it uses less traffic then visiting
the OWA site everyday...

Better yet, set up your push email. It keeps a HTTPS session alive. You just need to install the certificate on your PC to set up the sync, which you can get from OWA.

bedlam_au said:
Better yet, set up your push email. It keeps a HTTPS session alive. You just need to install the certificate on your PC to set up the sync, which you can get from OWA.
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How?
Will it work without OMA (mobile access)? I don't think so. We don't have a frontend server to support ssl connection from mobile devices, and I'm pretty sure I've tried everything.
If you have a magic way to make it work I would really like to know.

I've been having the same problem...
...and I tried Activesync, but I get a 'certificate' error. I can't figure out how to get the certificate on my device.
I spent days searching the web for an answer... and I gave up after a while.

Oms said:
I've been having the same problem...
...and I tried Activesync, but I get a 'certificate' error. I can't figure out how to get the certificate on my device.
I spent days searching the web for an answer... and I gave up after a while.
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If you have the .cer file, you just copy it to your device like any other file and run it from there. It should install. I had a few weird cert errors when trying to get mine to work but random poking and prodding seemed to get it up and running eventually.

maedox said:
How?
Will it work without OMA (mobile access)? I don't think so. We don't have a frontend server to support ssl connection from mobile devices, and I'm pretty sure I've tried everything.
If you have a magic way to make it work I would really like to know.
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To be honest, I don't know, I'm not the exchange admin.
My company's fairly tightfisted when it comes to IT expenditure, so I'd be surprised if they forked out anything extra.
A cursory glance at MS's documentation implies that it shouldn't be necessary because as far as the exchange server is concerned, it can't tell the difference between WinMo's client and a regular web browser. I stand to be corrected by someone who actually knows what they're talking about.
Try installing the cert and setting up your server in Active Sync. It should just work.

I had problem in my work getting this working but after a clean install of OWA on our front end server everything worked properly. The only think needed on the X1 was to import the cer file if you going to use Exchange/Active Sync connection as someone has already suggested.
IE and Opera always worked it was just Active Sync which had problems.

I've just recently got an X1 and been trying furiously to get active sync to work. But as I don't have access to the exchange server at work, I've been trying to find out how to obtain a copy of the cert from my outlook.
Haven't been able to find anything, any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Grab the cert from the OWA website, cause it should be SSL encrypted. The browser shows the encryption with a small lock symbol. Click on it an get more information about the cert. When you opened it, open the cert for the CA shown on the last register. In there choose "save to file" and copy it to your phone.
On the phone open the cert with any file explorer, that will import it into the phone's cert store. From now your phone will trust your company internal CA.
This way is only useful, if your company uses self generated certs with an internal CA. You can see this, if your browser at home (the pc there has nothing to do with your company) show an cert warning, if you open the OWA website. If you really can't get acces to this site from the internet, forget all of the above

Brilliant! I'll give that a go when I get home! I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks again mcfisch!

I just realised what I did wrong the first time. Under server, I put the wrong address didn't I. However, I've come across another problem, Where it asks for the login credentials, there' username, password and domain, what do I put under domain?

Its all sorted now! I can't believe I was being such a dumbass! I was over complicating things way too much!
Happy days!!!!!!!!

BlueSocket authentication

Hello Everyone,
I am developing an application which will try to automatically authenticate a phone when connected to a wifi hotspot that is using a BlueSocket system. This is normally used in universities and colleges. I wonder is anyone out there in a BlueSocket campus? And if you are would you use this application?

I'd definitely find an app like this really useful.
I hate having to open my browser and *hope* that it'll redirect me to the bluesocket login page.
Good luck on the app

Great, In my college the blue socket also does that, Sometimes redirects, and sometimes not. I have figured out that if the first page you attempt to access is a secure https:// page, then it won't redirect the traffic. However if its a regular, http:// page, then there is redirection. But that however works when it wants to. Some computers or browsers don't like being redirected like that i believe.
I currently have the app being able to specify what the server url is and login details, but some servers redirect weirdly. I will hopefully upload a beta in a couple of days.
Thanks for your interest.

I have uploaded this app into the market, all feedback should go to the following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033331
[MARKET LINK]
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.emdnet.bsa
Thanks

Can't access wifi hotspots because of Certificate Authority

I have searched high.. and I have searched LOW... and I can find no solution for this problem:
}{Alienz}{ said:
Well the thing is I tried several browsers.
1. The default one that comes with Android
2. Opera mini
3. DolphinHD
All same thing. I'm now going to test with a beta build of Firefox for android (fennero was it called I forget) but its SUCH a stupid thing to not work. Every other device WORKS. Blackberries, Iphones, tablets, laptops....everything.
EDIT: The EXACT error I get is:
"There is a problem with the security certificate for this site. This certificate is not from a trusted authority." I get this AS it attempts to load the redirect login page (both university and at work now). Same issue. It's browser/certificate related. And its ANNOYING as hell.
EDIT 2: Found the problem. It's that stupid certificate.
"This is a result of your corporation using an in house Certificate Authority to provide SSL encryption on your mail server and clients.
Basically....the computer that issued the certificate isn't trusted by the android phone. I'm new to android so I'm not sure if you can add a trusted CA (I haven't seen any options for it).
I don't know about future updates like the above poster mentioned.
Most companies will purchase a certificate from one of the major Certificate Authorities on the internet, which are pre-programed into most operating systems to be trusted. Internal CA's are trusted by the domain environment at your work, but not by anyone else. External (Internet) CA's are trusted by everyone.
if you want an example, open up IE (gross I know) and go to your options. Click the content tab, then there should be a button label certificates. inside the certificates window select Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
That is a list of all the builtin trusted CA's provided by Microsoft and the companies that govern the internet. "
I STILL have no idea how to fix it and to make the phone accept the certificate though.
EDIT 3: Fennec (Mozilla Firefox for Android beta) managed to pull up the login page for my work network. Not sure if it will work for the university yet.
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I can't use firefox because the Galaxy 3 isn't supported. (Hence, why I'm asking in the Galaxy 3 section.)
But there MUST be a way to accept a simple TOS.
Maybe an AP? Or a script that can be written?
I've rooted my phone... Maybe I can find a way to add the McDonald's certificate?
HELP!

Oh come now..
Sixty views, somebody could at least take a JAB at it.

TeamRainless said:
Oh come now..
Sixty views, somebody could at least take a JAB at it.
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Alright the hell with it... I'LL take a jab at it:
I can't load the McDonald's site because Android doesn't like their certificate. So all I should have to do is add the McDonald's certificate to the list of sites that Android accepts and it should be sugar in the gas tank right?
So where is this list held?

Could Company Apps Setting Be Exploited In Some Way To Sideload Homebrew Apps?

Forgive my noobness if this sounds stupid but was looking at the company apps setting on my Lumia 928 and was wondering if it could be exploited in anyway as far as sideloading homebrew? Out of curiosity, not that I expected it to work, I emailed myself a .xap file and got an error saying there was something wrong with my company app and to contact the company's support person. So went to company app settings and it asks for email,password, username,domain, and server but does it actually check the authenticity of the domain and/or server for a legitimate company or could someone simply set up a server hosting .xap files to be downloaded simply by registering and logging in with these settings? Even wondered if I simply used this info from the email server if it would install through email but seems too simple and haven't messed with it.

tonbonz said:
Forgive my noobness if this sounds stupid but was looking at the company apps setting on my Lumia 928 and was wondering if it could be exploited in anyway as far as sideloading homebrew? Out of curiosity, not that I expected it to work, I emailed myself a .xap file and got an error saying there was something wrong with my company app and to contact the company's support person. So went to company app settings and it asks for email,password, username,domain, and server but does it actually check the authenticity of the domain and/or server for a legitimate company or could someone simply set up a server hosting .xap files to be downloaded simply by registering and logging in with these settings? Even wondered if I simply used this info from the email server if it would install through email but seems too simple and haven't messed with it.
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this would work, but theres a lot you have to do to set it up:
There are some general steps that companies must follow to establish a company account, enroll devices, and distribute apps to their enrolled devices. The following sections provide an overview of this process:
1. The company registers a company account on Windows Phone Dev Center and acquires an enterprise certificate from Symantec.
2.The company creates an application enrollment token (AET).
3.The company develops a Company Hub app.
4.The company prepares their apps for distribution.
5. Employees (or other users) enroll for company app distribution on their phones and install the company apps by using the Company Hub app.
you have to use intune director. Companys have to register with windows phone dev and aquire an enterprise cert. This *could* be a way to install homebrew apps, but it'd be easier if there was some kind of workaround.
more info here..
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206943(v=vs.105).aspx

Thanks aclegg2011 and my apologies to the Forum Administrator as I just saw a similar post in a different section.

android app, google playstore and hosting

hi there,
I am developing an android app and need to educate myself on how android apps are hosted.
So I read this site:
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/start.html[^]
and this site:
http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/launch-checklist.html[^]
but my question is:
does my finished android app need to be uploaded and hosted on a server?
so when I finish developing it and am ready to deploy to google play store, do I upload my entire app on "my rented server" and then within google play store point to it?
for those of you that have uploaded apps to google play store I would really appreciate some help
another question: the android app I am developing when it opens retrieves a list of names from a database, I currently use XAMPP in which I have created a MYSQL database with a table that contains the names. When I am in my house, I can retrieve the list of names no problem using wifi or just 3g on my phone. However if I am outside and my XAMPP is turned on and then I try and open my app the listview of names is not populated.
Why is that? I am thinking its because my app is not hosted on a server itself, just the database with the names that are used in the listview grid is...

To put an app on the play store you need to upgrade your Google account to a developer account. This costs £20 if I remember correctly and allows you access to the developers console where you upload the finished app in apk format and fill out the description fields etc.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

thanks for your reply....
sure I had read what you mentioned on googles developer site.
what you are speaking about is uploading my app to google play store.
do you have any idea about these 2 questions I raise:
but my question is:
does my finished android app need to be uploaded and hosted on a server?
so when I finish developing it and am ready to deploy to google play store, do I upload my entire app on "my rented server" and then within google play store point to it?
for those of you that have uploaded apps to google play store I would really appreciate some help
another question: the android app I am developing when it opens retrieves a list of names from a database, I currently use XAMPP in which I have created a MYSQL database with a table that contains the names. When I am in my house, I can retrieve the list of names no problem using wifi or just 3g on my phone. However if I am outside and my XAMPP is turned on and then I try and open my app the listview of names is not populated.
Why is that? I am thinking its because my app is not hosted on a server itself, just the database with the names that are used in the listview grid is...
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xirokx said:
thanks for your reply....
sure I had read what you mentioned on googles developer site.
what you are speaking about is uploading my app to google play store.
do you have any idea about these 2 questions I raise:
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For the first question
does my finished android app need to be uploaded and hosted on a server?
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I'm assuming that when you say server, you mean your own server? If so then no, you can use the Google developer console to upload your app, which uploads the app to Google's servers and therefore can be viewed through the play store (if you choose to put the app in a "published" mode).
Second question:
so when I finish developing it and am ready to deploy to google play store, do I upload my entire app on "my rented server" and then within google play store point to it?
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Again, no. The only way to get apps to show up on the Play store is by getting a developer account and using the Google Play Developer Console to publish your app.
Third question:
another question: the android app I am developing when it opens retrieves a list of names from a database, I currently use XAMPP in which I have created a MYSQL database with a table that contains the names. When I am in my house, I can retrieve the list of names no problem using wifi or just 3g on my phone. However if I am outside and my XAMPP is turned on and then I try and open my app the listview of names is not populated.
Why is that? I am thinking its because my app is not hosted on a server itself, just the database with the names that are used in the listview grid is...
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The database needs to be running on a live site for you to retrieve it from anywhere.

thank you so much for your help, i really appreciate it....
can you help clarify a little further please?
currently I use Eclipse to develop in, XAMPP to host my database and a fileserver that hosts my files.
So when I debug, is the process like this:
myPhone(includes apk file) --> XAMPP(stores names and URL) --> FileServer (Retrieves URL to display in my app)
I'm assuming that when you say server, you mean your own server? If so then no, you can use the Google developer console to upload your app, which uploads the app to Google's servers and therefore can be viewed through the play store (if you choose to put the app in a "published" mode).
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so does the process when I upload my app to Googles Server look like this:
MyPhone ---> Google Server( to retrieve apk) --> FileServer (to retrieve URL to display in app)
have I understood correctly?
If so then no, you can use the Google developer console to upload your app, which uploads the app to Google's servers and therefore can be viewed through the play store
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if the above process that includes google server is correct, is there a way I can upload my app to google server without releasing on play store for debugging purposes.
Currently I use XAMPP to host my database on my PC, does this mean I would need to upload XAMPP on google server so that it can retrieve the names and URL I have stored in the phpMyAdmin SQL database?
If the answer to the above is yes, does this mean I need to upload XAMPP to Google Server so it can connect to my FileServer?
The database needs to be running on a live site for you to retrieve it from anywhere.
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So I take it using XAMPP means the database is not running on a "live site" ??
How can I host my database live? currently I start XAMPP then use:
localhost/phpmyadmin to log into my SQL database....
Do you mean I need to upload that SQL database to lets say my FileServer so it is live and therefore takes XAMPP out of the process and means I can access my APP (in debug mode) from anywhere?
So sorry I am confused about how google server, XAMPP and my SQL database work...
Thanks for your patience, please continue to help me...
Thank you so much

can anyone please kindly help?
thank you

xirokx said:
can anyone please kindly help?
thank you
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Depends on what you plan to build
If it can work offline then you generally do not need to rent a server.
If you intent to make MMO online game, chat site, dating site, your own social networking site.. then you will need to rent a server.
Whether or not need a server for the above purposes. Your app is generally hosted on a Google Play server, and be visible to people with play-store apps (technically visible as your app is hard to search for at the beginning, this is another story)
If your app is more than 50mb.. Then you will need your own server. To host the package, containing any data in excess of 50mb. Google will host the first 50mb for you. Your users will have to go start your app to get the rest from your server.
You might want to have your own server for own custom licensing validation and IAP purchasing checks, only if you don't think the google's solution is sufficient.
You can also host on Amazon.

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Depends on what you plan to build
If it can work offline then you generally do not need to rent a server.
If you intent to make MMO online game, chat site, dating site, your own social networking site.. then you will need to rent a server.
Whether or not need a server for the above purposes. Your app is generally hosted on a Google Play server, and be visible to people with play-store apps (technically visible as your app is hard to search for at the beginning, this is another story)
If your app is more than 50mb.. Then you will need your own server. To host the package, containing any data in excess of 50mb. You might want to have your own server for own custom licensing validation and IAP purchasing checks, only if you don't think the google's solution is insufficient.
You can also host on Amazon.
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Thanks for your reply
I was hoping for more specific answers in relation to my specific questions...

Well your later questions are more specifically hosting questions less about android related issues
Advice to you is to turn of wifi on your phone, when your are inside and see if you can access your XAMP server.
Can you ping your server IP address (not the local IP 192.168.0.X, assuming its your home server.
Does your ISP allow you to use your home Internet to host a server accessible on the internet? (as above)