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3g camera as webcam?

Hi i was just wondering if the camera on the front of the device can be used as a webcam while on msn messenger?Or if perhaps in some way it could be modified.It'd just be a cool thing to have when your away!cheers

if you mean a webcam for your pc then do a search for webcam in the forum because the universal would as much possible to act as the role of webcam as any other htc device with a cam

No i mean a webcam in itself.Since it will be capable of 3g calls i see n reason reason why i couldn't,in some shape or form be a webcam in itself while on msn on the ppc.Perhaps with some tweaking,i don't know just a question

oohh ok well does messenger pocket support webcams at all ?
i dident think it did
if it does it just need to support the htc cam
with ms portrait they dident support htc cams
if it does not support webcams then maybe in a future version

theres no options for it i can see, shame tho, i use jasjar alot on wifi and it could have so much potential for msnm
maybe in the next version

Carnivor said:
theres no options for it i can see, shame tho, i use jasjar alot on wifi and it could have so much potential for msnm
maybe in the next version
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As first step have a look at http://www.zone1.de/PocketPC/LxCam.html
LxCam is working with MDA pro / HTC Universal.
Conclusion: HTC camera was found.
Wi-Fi-streaming is ok, but slow.
Greetings. Gerd Dubrand

cant open that page afaik

Carnivor said:
cant open that page afaik
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Try again without tailing point: http://www.zone1.de/PocketPC/LxCam.html
Greetings. Gerd Dubrand

soz but i think you got the wrong end of the stick there,
agreed that is good and has it been successfull on the universal?? if so im gonna grab that baby!!!!!, If im correct that app is used to use the universal "AS" the webcam for a desktop pc, for use in msnm etc, but im on about pocket msnm actually on the phone, using the webcam within the phones version, surlly that is a big oops by M$ specially as theyre charging for the upgrade to the version on the universal
argh, to many different versions of the same thing!

Doesn't work on my JasJar. It complains: "Error opening HTCcamera.dll" or something along those lines.

it works on mine mda pro.
It uses the 1.3MP camera instead of the Cmos one..
And the screen is upside down on the pc, and i must hold the camera also upside down to get a straight picture.
its a great app !

It's a shame it cannot be used as a webcam in pocket msnm.Would be a great feature

LxCam Special-Edition for MDA Pro / HTC Universal arrived via mail from author. No more problems with upsidedown. Videostream via WLAN, have a look:
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Download: http://www.virtual-gadgets.com/download/LxCam1.01.exe (Update 2005-09-24: this is the MDA Pro- / HTC Universal-SpecialEdition)
Greetings. Gerd Dubrand

I am hoping they are working on an API that will allow the second camera to be used as a webcam. I know MSN Portrait supports that on previous PPCs that had to have an camera installed via SDIO/card, so I don't see why it wouldn't be able to do the same with a built in cam

Bran1722 said:
I am hoping they are working on an API that will allow the second camera to be used as a webcam. I know MSN Portrait supports that on previous PPCs that had to have an camera installed via SDIO/card, so I don't see why it wouldn't be able to do the same with a built in cam
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I e-mailed them and asked about future support. The reply was
" Thanks for your support. We may support windows mobile 5.0 in near
future."
So let's keep our fingers crossed. This would be the killer app.

videolan
Did someone tried http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-wince.html ? it's a really really good video/music player (ogg included) and can stream videos over the network.
GPL software

Dubrand said:
Carnivor said:
cant open that page afaik
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Try again without tailing point: http://www.zone1.de/PocketPC/LxCam.html
Greetings. Gerd Dubrand
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Also perhaps http://www.zone1.de/PocketPC/index.html#webcam

Any bode know if there are something new in about webcam on JasJar

Turn your new HTC pda into a webcam!
Turn your HTC PDA into a webcam
(a little slow and not as good quality as internal video, but still a neat little trick)
Note **** This is a trial version for 14 days ****
1. Download the following files
http://www.virtual-gadgets.com/download/LxCamView.exe
http://www.virtual-gadgets.com/download/LxCam1.01.exe
2. Copy LxCamView to the desktop computer and make a shortcut
3. Copy LxCam1.01.exe to the pda and make a shortcut
4. On Desktop/server, configure the firewall appropriately: add a TCP service with IP address of the Pocket PC (or internal lan or allow any device) with port number 4444
5. Start Wifi or Activesync Connnection
6. Start LxCamView on the desktop computer
7. Start LxCam1.01.exe on the pda
8. Select tools, then select ip address, enter ip address of pc/workstation,select ok
You should see the image!
On Pocket PC, setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zone1\LxCam\Rotate to 1 rotates the picture by 180 degrees
He also has a great photo app that takes pictures with the pda camera and auto ftp's them to your web site... The photo app was cheap and works well on my jasjar, pda2k and my son's hp6315.
Check out this developers web site for more info
http://www.zone1,de
and no, I don't have anything to do with this web site or developer; I just thought he had a couple of good apps....

Does this work as a webcam for MSN? I know there used to be an app that did it for other PPCs, but that it didn't work for MSN.

Full screen terminal services client - I DID IT!

WOOHOO! Works on both WM2003 (tested on emulator) and WM5 (tested on real life MDA PRO). Also works in portrait or landscape mode! 8)
I hope to finish the app in about 3 days, then I will release it for free along with full source code in VB.NET and C# (probably under the GNU GPL).
Until then, you can enjoy these lovely screenshots, full VGA screen terminal services is REAL nice, beats VNC any day! :lol: :lol:
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Way cool.
Kim

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Well done, sl9. I think you're going to be a popular person here!
sl9 said:
Until then, you can enjoy these lovely screenshots, full VGA screen terminal services is REAL nice, beats VNC any day! :lol: :lol:
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You sure? Could I ask why?
Until Terminal Services allows me to see my full (3-display) 4800x1200 desktop on my Universal, VNC will be the only solution for me. At the moment, when I log in using Terminal Services my desktop is resized to 640x480 which is not only annoying but rather pointless. :roll: (And yes, I've tried checking and unchecking the 'resize desktop' box on my Universal with no success. :?

SiliconS, what on earth are you compensating for with a desktop that big! I'm so jealous! I have to admit, I way prefer VNC.
sl9 - did you inevstigate if there's any way to force the client into stretch mode?
V

Well played.
Looking forward to the release.

vijay555 said:
SiliconS, what on earth are you compensating for with a desktop that big! I'm so jealous! I have to admit, I way prefer VNC.
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lol My wife would surely say "nothing" but I'm not going to ask her, just in case...
There's no substitute for desktop real estate when I'm coding a website. Laying all the windows (Photoshop, Homesite, Firefox, IE, Acrobat etc) out in one layer is so much more convenient for me.
It's not an expensive set up either. A standard dual-head AGP graphics card (VGA + DVI) and a £30 PCI (16MB!!!) graphics card from Maplin, with three 19" Belinea CRT monitors that are 8 years old. Each running at 1600x1200 @ 75 Hz.
I highly recommend it. 8) One day I'll replace the monitors with TFTs and then we'll be flying, baby!

SiliconS: I agree, I really need a bigger setup. I've got a 19inch TFT but you really need multimonitor when coding or designing.
Have you tried the citrix client? I got a few requests about that, and then everyone vanished...
V

vijay555 said:
Have you tried the citrix client?
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No - was experimenting with VNC but didn't take it far. It's nice to know I can do it but it's not something I need on a regular basis.

Likewise; I suppose it's the kind of thing you need or you don't.
Remote control (eg remote winamp) turned out to be a better solution.
V

Hmm. Sorry sl9, I seem to have hijacked this thread. Apologies.

vijay555 said:
sl9 - did you inevstigate if there's any way to force the client into stretch mode?
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Depends what you mean by "stretch mode"? You mean like VNC does, keep same resolution of desktop and have scrollbars? I don't think that's possible with the MS TSC client, although I'm going to experiment with Nyditot Virtual Display next to see if that can trick TSC into giving a larger display area

Sorry but...what is service terminal for?

sl9 said:
You mean like VNC does, keep same resolution of desktop and have scrollbars?
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If you did mean this, then yeah just use the .NET VNC viewer. My needs are different to yours, I actually want the desktop resized to 640x480 full screen and a thin client (which VNC is not), leaving only TSC or Citrix. Each to their own

sl9: Re Stretching the display, if you follow this thread it seemed to be a fairly popular request, and my opinion from playing with the MSTS registry is that the client seems hardcoded to 640x480.
After we got the Universal working in VGA it seemed there was little need left for it though...
V

err yea i need to know as well.....whats the benenfit of a tsc to a vnc? i've only used vnc before./.........

I'm wondering if you're going to allow the user to choose which resolution they connect to the server at... I'd find that INCREDIBLY useful - maybe even more so than having just full screen mode.

That's what I'm saying NinjaDonkey, after I did fullscreen Terminal Services the question was whether we could increase resolution.
If you read that thread I queried some registry settings, and if they can be mirrored across from the desktop version (the one you get if you run mstsc.exe on your pc).
But it seems that colour depth and resolution are all fixed in the PocketPC client, so we're stuck with 640x480. It's ideal on the Universal though!
V

afhstingray said:
err yea i need to know as well.....whats the benenfit of a tsc to a vnc? i've only used vnc before./.........
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TSC is a proper thin client, this means if you log into a PC with TSC, a new session is created and you can use that PC at the same time as a local user without interfering with each other. You cannot do that with VNC, as it's just a screen scraper.
vijay555 said:
my opinion from playing with the MSTS registry is that the client seems hardcoded to 640x480.
After we got the Universal working in VGA it seemed there was little need left for it though...
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If you tick the box that says "limit size of desktop to fit this screen" in TSC, it actually re-sizes itself a bit smaller than 640x480 (something like 640x428), to "fit" the screen. It may be possible to trick it using SystemParametersInfo into thinking that the screen is actually 1280x1024 (for example), but that's a big maybe.
As for real VGA mode, some of us (me included) prefer things the way they are, but would still like some apps like terminal services to use all of the screen.
NinjaDonkey said:
I'm wondering if you're going to allow the user to choose which resolution they connect to the server at... I'd find that INCREDIBLY useful - maybe even more so than having just full screen mode.
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This may be possible, see answer above and watch this space.

OK that means I can run a desktop win session on my JJ?

Htc PPC as webcam (cable and/or wireless)

Hi everybody!
Did anyone ever try to use there PPC as a webcam? Well I have and I have a working Thread right HERE!
Introduction of the program and it's called: Ateksoft WebCamera+
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WebCamera Plus key features:
- Transforms your PDA or Smartphone to high-resolution web-camera.
- NEW!! Use your PDA/Smartphone as microphone! Even through Wi-Fi!
- Can work through any connection: USB ActiveSync, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G, LAN.
- Compatible with almost all modern Smartphones and PDAs.
- Can be used as web-camera in many programs: Skype, MSN Messager, Yahoo Messager, Virtual Dub and many others.
- Can capture device screen and transmit video to Desktop PC.
- Confirmed working on Windows VISTA (Tested by myself with the HTC Herald)
Howto Install:
1. Connect your ppc to your PC with ActiveSync
2. Launch the .exe file and follow the steps
Howto with ActiveSync Connection:
You can use USB or Bluetooth for ActiveSync connection.
* Establish ActiveSync connection between mobile device and desktop computer.
* On desktop PC start video capture program, and select "WebCamera Plus" video device.
* After few seconds you should see picture from mobile device camera on desktop PC.
* To disconnect press left soft-key or center of joystick on mobile device.
Howto with Network Connection:
You can use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (PAN-profile), GPRS/EDGE/3G or LAN for network connection.
* Establish network connection between mobile device and desktop computer.
* In WebCamera Plus open "Settings" dialog (Menu->Settings) and reset "Auto detect IP" flag.
* Enter network address of desktop PC in "IP-address" field.
* On desktop PC start video capture program (Windows Movie Maker for example). In video capture program select "WebCamera Plus" video device.
* To begin connection press left soft-key ("Start") or center of joystick on mobile device. After few seconds you should see picture from mobile device camera on desktop PC.
* To disconnect press left soft-key or center of joystick on mobile device.
You can download the trial here

I know this program and it is really nice. A wireless webcam for ......
..... ok not freee but not such expensive. and it works fine after you have reached to set it up.
But great walkthrough...
gThx

yeah, I have tried this program ... and its kind of pointless ...
unless you have a hot girl taking a shower or changing at your apartment and you leave it in there in a corner..... besides that, its kind of pointless! hahahah

ahh but if you launch a vpn connection, then you can follow your phone anywhere.. e.g you let your girl borrow you phone or if you left it somewhere, you can "see" where you left it.

Yeah, it'll probably be at the bottom of her purse while she's getting it from some dude. \
But if you wanted to spy on someone, you should check out flexspy or something like that.

haha i dont know about all that spying but i used it because i dont have a Webcam for Windows Vista HAHAH

when you have an exgirlfriend like mine ... you need such as this ... including but not limited to GPS ankle bracelets, a contact in the CIA, FBI, NSA or any of these so you can track her with satellite..... etc...

Ayerthon said:
Hi everybody!
Did anyone ever try to use there PPC as a webcam? Well I have and I have a working Thread right HERE!
Introduction of the program and it's called: Ateksoft WebCamera+
WebCamera Plus key features:
- Transforms your PDA or Smartphone to high-resolution web-camera.
- NEW!! Use your PDA/Smartphone as microphone! Even through Wi-Fi!
- Can work through any connection: USB ActiveSync, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G, LAN.
- Compatible with almost all modern Smartphones and PDAs.
- Can be used as web-camera in many programs: Skype, MSN Messager, Yahoo Messager, Virtual Dub and many others.
- Can capture device screen and transmit video to Desktop PC.
- Confirmed working on Windows VISTA (Tested by myself with the HTC Herald)
Howto Install:
1. Connect your ppc to your PC with ActiveSync
2. Launch the .exe file and follow the steps
Howto with ActiveSync Connection:
You can use USB or Bluetooth for ActiveSync connection.
* Establish ActiveSync connection between mobile device and desktop computer.
* On desktop PC start video capture program, and select "WebCamera Plus" video device.
* After few seconds you should see picture from mobile device camera on desktop PC.
* To disconnect press left soft-key or center of joystick on mobile device.
Howto with Network Connection:
You can use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (PAN-profile), GPRS/EDGE/3G or LAN for network connection.
* Establish network connection between mobile device and desktop computer.
* In WebCamera Plus open "Settings" dialog (Menu->Settings) and reset "Auto detect IP" flag.
* Enter network address of desktop PC in "IP-address" field.
* On desktop PC start video capture program (Windows Movie Maker for example). In video capture program select "WebCamera Plus" video device.
* To begin connection press left soft-key ("Start") or center of joystick on mobile device. After few seconds you should see picture from mobile device camera on desktop PC.
* To disconnect press left soft-key or center of joystick on mobile device.
You can download the trial here
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Is there anyway to use this for free, a hacking or something??

misael22 said:
Is there anyway to use this for free, a hacking or something??
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You should take a look at the forum RULES
11. No Piracy
We don't tolerate piracy facilitated through this board. What you do in your own time is your business, but this is a publicly used resource and we don't want to be threatened with legal action. Please, use common sense and respect the forum, its users, and those coders that write great code.

Well Duprade,
I queyt (hope i spelled it right) disagree with you..
I have some friend's who doesn't have a webcam but are chatting alot with MSN Messenger ( Windows Live in this case ).
I've asked them if they want a Webcam and all said yes.. so i installed a program on their pc wich is much like this one but called different..
dont know what's the name anymore..
And since then they are useing their phones
they are pleased with it really.. and i too dont have a webcam but i do have a Herald and im gonna use this program instead of my own pre-made program.
but oh well.. im not that much on MSN tho.. so....
But anyway.. Nice Program.. Keep up the good work..
Oh and BTW duprade.. i kinda regonize you from something.. did you were on the BBC one time..?

maybe there is a version and maybe the author of this thread knows more about -
we will not make it public here.....
hope you understand the rule No11. warez will kill this forum

ElProempie said:
Oh and BTW duprade.. i kinda regonize you from something.. did you were on the BBC one time..?
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what? BBC? what are you talking about?

Has anybody tried Microsoft portrait? I tried long ago and it was crawling on my wing, so gave up. I see there is a new beta now.

WebCamera+TouchDual
hi...does it work with my touch dual(niki)??

HTC Polaris
Hi there,
Thank you for this software. I just tried it on to my Polaris, and my screen stays black, whatever I tried or change in the panel menu...
Seems it doesn't work onto Polaris ? Or I maybe missed something ? (A bit difficult to fix it during the very short trial period)

How does it work with Vista?
Vista doesn't support activesync anymore (built in). On my Herald I have the program running and on my laptop the program is searching for a connection. My Herald is connected through USB.
Can anybody help me with this? Are there some preferences yet to choose?

No go on Polaris
My Polaris does not show anything either, it does not initiate any of the sources. Any ideas? Thank you.

Hello there! quick question here:
I have 2 ppc here (my old wizard and a hermes). I know that there is programs that makes your ppc turn into a webcam, but in case I want to go further in the spy (or whatever) thing... and want to broadcast the images made from the cam of one ppc (for exemple the wizard) into the other (the hermes). Is there such "webcam viewer" for ppc?

I used something similar to this at one point, maybe this exact thing. Its really nice and useful =]

video calling
Does anyone know how to use this program or any other one to enable video calling on PPC cell phones like on my Sprint HTC Mogul?
I put the trial version of this program on my Sprint HTC Mogul and it work well for webcam. The program also says it can turn phone into a microphone too. But I can't get any sound to transfer to the computer. I checked out all the setting in my computer and on my phone. The webcam program does not have any settings for sound other than checking the sound option under: Menu-->Source. Does anyone know what to do here to get my Mogul to send sound to my computer using this program? Thanks.

Internet Explorer Mobile 6 - Preview

Today at Tech•Ed EMEA we announced the availability of emulators and documentation for Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which is the next generation browser for Windows Mobile. Available on new Windows Mobile devices soon, this browser will provide a high-quality browsing experience on your device that more closely resembles a desktop browsing experience. For all you developers, the Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Emulator is available for download today
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Some of the cool features available with Internet Explorer Mobile 6 are:
Improved fidelity (support for full fidelity desktop rendering)
Layout fixes to accommodate a mobile screen (text wrap)
Enhanced Script and AJAX support (Jscript v5.7 from Internet Explorer 8)
Improved multimedia experience (Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 for Adobe Flash content)
Deeper integration with search
Enhanced cursor navigation model
Touch and gesture support – pan support
Multiple zoom levels
Easy switching between mobile / desktop versions of sites by specifying UA strings
Info and download from: http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2008/11/11/internet-explorer-mobile-6.aspx
Mirror Downloads:
Windows Mobile 6.1.4 Professional Images (USA).msi 320.8 MB
Windows Mobile 6.1.4 Standard Images (USA).msi 218.3 MB
Edit - 13/11/08
A Microsoft employee seems to be answering some questions. See later in the thread HERE.
Edit - 18/11/08
REVIEW: INTERNET EXPLORER Mobile 6 for Windows Mobile - VGA screenshots!
Curtsey of kdskamal

Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which is the next generation browser for Windows Mobile.
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Yeah Right !!!, thats the last Explorer i'll use in my ppc

lol, it actually looks promising. I have Opera on my Diamond and it crashes a lot especially when rotating. And it causes Manila to crash too when you close Opera.
So maybe this can be a good thing.
MAYBE being the keyword there.

I've read some reviews about the new IE6 for WM6 and i consider Opera offers a better usability and modern user interface, but may be MS bring us finally a decent Browser

Some of the cool features available with Internet Explorer Mobile 6 are:
Improved multimedia experience (Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 for Adobe Flash content)
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Does this mean that PIE will finally be able to play Flash content (i.e. Youtube)? If I can use this to get rid of Skyfire, I will be a happy man!

I'll wait and see. Microsoft promised alot over the years, but didn't actually deliver most of the time.
Hope they prove me wrong though. Until then, i'll keep my Opera 9.

Any chance of riping this out of the emulator and making a cab for all us? It's something that is beyond my skill or I would give it a shot.

asbestos said:
Any chance of riping this out of the emulator and making a cab for all us? It's something that is beyond my skill or I would give it a shot.
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working on that. dont know yet if it has to be cooked in. also, there are no 320x240 emulator images available. that probably wont matter.
edit: ok there is 320x240 available. its 5.2.20757 AKU 1.4.0. nothing new here.

downloaded and tried it. it was slow as hell on the emulator.

lol. microsoft say everything they do is the next generation of things.
that doesn't mean it's a better generation

how does this look?

conflipper said:
how does this look?
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ohhh gr8!!!!!!!
finally flash on PIE

seems to be very nice so far. that is on my CDMA diamond.

Did I miss something? How is this different from the PIE6 that's in the DFT rom I've been using since Septemeber?

What gets me is that the WM team are saying it won't be available as a download or upgrade because "the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices".
Excuse me? Why then can others like OPera offer the same (or even better) on existing AND older devices?
It's a joke!

because they have so bad programmers who can´t manage that on slower cpus
Its like xp and vista, if you want vista to run you need to double or quadruble your RAM only because of some glassy windows. They are so incompetent. it is lousy programming: if its to slow, buy another faster cpu !

Is there a cab available for download yet then?
Surur

bluemetalaxe said:
because they have so bad programmers who can´t manage that on slower cpus
Its like xp and vista, if you want vista to run you need to double or quadruble your RAM only because of some glassy windows. They are so incompetent. it is lousy programming: if its to slow, buy another faster cpu !
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I guess bluemetal has a point in here although that is not the whole story. You see, the only way for these clowns to make money on mobile software is by selling it to device manufacturers, so if they are going to continue making software for mobile devices they have to make absolutely certain that the public thinks that there will be no chance in hell of getting "prettier" software on their older devices. By doing so, they push the sale of newer devices, and indirectly their new OS' to the public. To make things even more convincing, they release these ridiculous statements about how the devices are not powerful enough to handle it. I mean, why do you think that they have not offered upgrades to older phones (WM2003 to WM5 or WM5 to WM6)? It certainly is possible to do that (says a guy who has had a Blue Angel since early 2005 running an OS version that most new phones still don't have). Bluemetal's statement needs a small correction, it isn't that their programmers are bad (at least not all of them), but the code is written like that on purpose. Can the code be cleaned up for it to run better, faster, and in older devices? Hell Yes!!! Do they want to? F&^k No!!!!! (it is bad for business...

I can't seem to get the emulator to connect to the Internet. I've gone into File->Configure and selected my network card on the Networks tab, and the emulator appears to connect fine (icon in taskbar shows a connection, and then prompts me to choose "connects to Work or The Internet," as expected). But when I go into IE6, I can't get any pages to load. Just a "no DNS found" error each time. Is there some other setting I need to tweak somewhere?

conflipper said:
seems to be very nice so far. that is on my CDMA diamond.
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Do you mean you have installed this on an actual phone instead of using the image and emulator?

[Discussion] WM applications missing from Android

Most of people here has moved from windows mobile 6.5 to Android after this great revolution.
Did you have any programs in windows mobile that you are missing and wish to be on Android or you don't even know that they exists? maybe those are preventing you from completely switching to Android.
The purpose of this discussion is to help each other finding replacement tools and applications for some useful applications in windows mobile.
My applications that i missed from windows mobile:
* LMT : multitouch launcher - I've viewed a previous thread telling that it is not possible to create such an application, but in my opinion it could be done using the Accessibility services-
* g-trigger : Perform actions based on gestures with the phone. found some replacements as shake2* (shake to play next, shake to mute but those uses only one gesture with very limited actions) , tasker ( very hard to configure and record gestures)
* Garmin : I know there are many GPS applications but there is no one that can work offline, create custom map and provide 3D navigation. Since no GPS application is offering a map for my country. I usually use openstreetmap and offline map downloader to create vector navigation map for Garmin.
* And finally the reverse tethering (Internet Pass Through) just like what activesync was doing for non Desire HD/Z based ROMS (can't use them since they lack some Arabic support and are much slower than cyanogen and stock builds). I was able to reverse USB tethering to browse the web through my PC internet but many applications on Android won't run if there is no wifi or data connection is available -thinking of providing a virtual wireless interface but this needs more time -.
Do you know any replacements? or do you miss other applications from windows mobile?

Have you tried OsmAnd? Free satnav app which uses openstreetmap and consistently gets good ratings.

Forced to use wimo only by tomtom navigator or update build.

Use CoPiliot for offline GPS navigation - I do and it works great.

StephanV said:
Have you tried OsmAnd? Free satnav app which uses openstreetmap and consistently gets good ratings.
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Yes, I have tried it, but it didn't provide 3D navigation - I mean something like this
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
dharvey4651 said:
Use CoPiliot for offline GPS navigation - I do and it works great.
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Unfortunately there is no maps for Syria

hhhawasly said:
Yes, I have tried it, but it didn't provide 3D navigation - I mean something like this
**PIC WAS HERE**
Unfortunately there is no maps for Syria
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Ahhh see living in the United States, CoPilot works flawlessly for me but it's definitely not my favorite. I really prefer iGO8 from WM but I have yet to find a similar GPS software for Android that is available in the United States.

maybe Navigon would be the best for me, but i'd really be glad to give it a test before spending 60€...

dharvey4651 said:
Ahhh see living in the United States, CoPilot works flawlessly for me but it's definitely not my favorite. I really prefer iGO8 from WM but I have yet to find a similar GPS software for Android that is available in the United States.
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Actually this image is from the internet
I live in Syria. IGO, AERO, CoPilot and Navigon do not provide a map or navigation for my country!
The good thing with Garmin is that it can give me the features of those applications with a custom map taken from a map source.

I only use WM for TomTom now (and not even that... I live in London and do not drive when in the city, so no need).
However I have yet to find an e-book reader as useful as AlReader2, although CoolReader is getting close. All of Android readers are either limited on file-type, have specific storage locations, or look ugly/have no night-mode when reading.
And I'm glad VPlayer has come along, as I was otherwise missing TMPCP or whatever that video player was called, and I didn't want to pay for RockPlayer.

im missing MyMobiler.. SOOO damn much!

As stupid as it may sound - Experiment 13! I loved that game.
+1 for mymobiler too

LoeWn said:
im missing MyMobiler.. SOOO damn much!
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Wow, I didn't know about this app! It looks very cool.
I think it should be any replacement for this application. You can see this for example, but it lacks file transfer.

kinsago said:
As stupid as it may sound - Experiment 13! I loved that game.
+1 for mymobiler too
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same for me for MyMobiler. not sure of any good Android alternative.

medical programs...........uptodate, sanford, and others

nghockcheng said:
same for me for MyMobiler. not sure of any good Android alternative.
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Doesn't Droid Explorer have a window for viewing the contents of your Android screen? (Screencast plugin)

Missing:
1. the calculator of Wm6.5 and the new WM7, they are great.
2. the way WM6.5 (don't know what WM7 does) groups contacts, the 2 versions of Android I tried do not work well for me.
3. don't like HTC Sync it is too unstable and has too many requirements (I had to setup an XP disk just to load my contacts and it was painful), prefer Active Sync it works on any OS
4. battery drain for WM is about 5% overnight with the 2 Android builds it was close to 60%, simply unacceptable.
5. flipping only 1h2m on the darn clock every time you look at it, Android starts from 12:00 and goes to 23:59 that drives me crazy
6. versions of Android that are out seem to be too unstable for my taste and the last one completely crashed my HD2 and had to reinstall radio and rom and had a hard time doing it. Now I am back to stock radio/rom of WM6.5 until everything on an Android build is stable.
On the other hand
1. locking out WAP was easier on Android
2. miss the digital clocks of Android
3. setup was easier on Android
4. the message balloons were easier to see