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Sorry if this gets asked all the time guys, have scoured your excellent forum for info but to no avail.
My ignorance is due to being an ex smartphone owner, which i am sure you know are easy to de-cert.
I just want to chuck a load of games and non-approved utils onto my XDA, but DAMMIT, it won't fookin let me
Cracking forum by the way guys, has taken me ages to find you!
Mart
Never touched a smart phone. I've never heard of "de-cert." What is it? Doesn't sound like something that needs to be done on the XDA, certainly I've never seen it said here, and I've been around since the dinosaur ages.
It allows non valid windows CE applications to be installed - i.e. not officially approved software
I've never heard of an officially-approved piece of software for a Pocket PC. I don't think there is a certification program for that. In any case, your PPC will let you install any PPC software, approved or not, whatever, it won't care.
Excellent, however I keep getting
"filename" is not a valid windows CE setup file.
Am I being stupid here, installing in the wrong way?
I have only seen that error when I tried running the wrong version (not for Pocket PC) on my unit.
Might want to make sure the app is for Pocket PC and that the cpu type is correct.
Cheers - most of my smartphone software must be incompatible then, even though the spv uses a version of PPC.
Any site recommendations where I can get hold of PPC software for free? seems to be damn expensive in most places!
Thanks again
Smartphone software IS certified... Basically, you pay Microsoft to be able to have your software run on smartphones.
Regular pocket PC or windows mobile on xda devices does NOT have this restriction (and those devices are what this forum is about..)
Smartphone software is not PPC-compatible. Lots of titles have releases for both PPC and Smatphone, but I've never seen one that has both in the same release (though I suppose you could package multiple versions with one installer).
In any case, go to the developers' sites and see if they have PPC compatible versions.
wfberg said:
Smartphone software IS certified... Basically, you pay Microsoft to be able to have your software run on smartphones.
Regular pocket PC or windows mobile on xda devices does NOT have this restriction (and those devices are what this forum is about..)
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Not true, some Smartphone software is certified but not all. There are many applications available for MS Smartphone that can only run on application unlocked handsets. Not all authors can afford to apply for certification and for many utils it's hardly worth the bother. Thankfully for most of the existing handsets it is relatively easy to application unlock them so that uncertified apps can be installed.
And going back to the OP's question, Smartphone software is not the same as PocketPC software and whilst a few rare titles can be run on both, most cannot.
www.freewareppc.com
has loads of goodies on there.
Smartphone software wise - I am not sure but I think I saw an emulator for PPC at one point - could not find it though - does anybody know if this exists as there is some good programs for smartphone that have no PPC equal???
Hey Guyz,
Long time no see..! I have been assigned to develope a barcode scanning application using .NET Compact Framework 2.0 (I can use 3.5 if necessary).
Right then to the point, I have already developed and finished the barcode application and there came a new demand from the business team who uses the application.
Basically the devices we use are HP iPaq (Windows Mobile 6 Professional) in combination with Grabba barcode scanner. They have requested that the application I wrote starts automatically and covers the entire screen. Now as for covering the entire screen is working fine but I need to do something about starting the application when the device starts up or when a device is put to sleep by clicking the power button and then bring back, the application should start up or show up automatically.
Now I have been researching and exploring a lot of third party applications and one application so far that comes the closest to my needs is the SPB Mobile Shell. It does pretty much what I want apart from locking down all buttons.
Now what I would like to know is, is it even possible to lock down all buttons at all? If not then how would I atleast go about developing an app which behaves like a SPB Mobile Shell? I know that the SPB Mobile Shell is very complicated application but all I want if the behaviour of SPB Mobile Shell's Today screen.
If I need to start by creating my own custom shell then where would I start from?
Regards
I'm not a developer, but hopefully this will help. You would be better off looking at kiosk software such as spb kiosk, whick locks down the whole device apart from programs you specify, ie. your developed app, and any other apps that are used.
This is a virus, not an application.
You use your pocket pc only for barcode reading. Why not use just a reader which costs 10 times less??
And no, SPB is not a complicated application.
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This is a virus, not an application.
You use your pocket pc only for barcode reading. Why not use just a reader which costs 10 times less??
And no, SPB is not a complicated application.
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Please don't judge me by my post count or the type of question. This is a genuine question.
Tell me what sort of device you think I can use which costs 10 times less.
I need a device with Wi-Fi so users can take it with them while attached to the barcode scanner. Then using the Wi-Fi the application connects and talks a web service running on the intranet server so users from all around the country can manage state of things that are needed to be tracked of their movement.
This was a specific request from the CIO that users are not needed to use any other applications and thus complicate things for themselves. All they want is just to use the application without any special training.
Hope this clears things a little.
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I'm not a developer, but hopefully this will help. You would be better off looking at kiosk software such as spb kiosk, whick locks down the whole device apart from programs you specify, ie. your developed app, and any other apps that are used.
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Thanks mate
I will pass this down to the chief architect so we can decide if the SPB Kiosk can do of what we need.
Cheers again.
FYI, we are going to try the PocketKiosk Builder
http://www.askarya.com/pocketpc/pocketkiosk/pk.asp
Will see how that goes.
And what about puting a link to your app in the windows\statup folder?
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FYI, we are going to try the PocketKiosk Builder
http://www.askarya.com/pocketpc/pocketkiosk/pk.asp
Will see how that goes.
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this is interesting...
(btw, http://www.hjgode.de/dev/iLock/index.html )
Another idea
Old thread, but...
Why not go for a unit with a built in barcode reader and Wifi/GPRS like the Motorola MC55 / MC75A?
Then you can use the Motorola AppCentre software which allows you to restrict which programs can be launched and presents a really simple interface for the user. I'm pretty sure you can download this software free with the serial number of one of their units.
Users will have no need to hunt for Wifi connectivity as the units have built in connectivity to the Internet. All you need is a low data allowance SIM with voice calls blocked.
The units are more expensive than the HP iPAQ, but they do more as well.
Hopefully someone might find this information useful.
HD.
First things first, I'm not new to the forum...and I apologize for creating a thread for this!
So I was in the iTunes app store for my iPod Touch and I came across this ultimately cool app: Air Sharing
http://www.avatron.com/products/
This program lets you use the iPhone/iPod Touch as a virtual drive, available with pw protection.
Do any of you know if theres something like this for Windows Mobile Phones? Or if someone is interested in developing something like this?
There are apps that will turn the PDA into a USB disk. I prefer just running a small FTP server on the PDA to dump my files via WiFi whenever I need to.
Now if someone could only port a SSH server as well so I could tunnel traffic though SSH, that be sweet.
really? Do you mind posting up the usb app or something like that?
it's called wmstorage i think the most recent one is 1.8 you should be able to search in dev and hack and find it
what type of device do you have?
wm5 storage works really well, also softick card export will show on pc as usb drive. but these are not wireless.
wow thanks a lot for all the suggestions, though the wireless part of air sharing is totally cool. I'll be sure to look into the suggestions tho
So does anyone know how to make something like air share? I have the touch, since I dont like the iPhone..(weird i know) but the touch uses wifi so it couldnt keep a stable internet connection all the time thus not allowing me access files on it all the time as well..
Any chances a developer out there would take a look into something like this?
a Friend had Airshare on his iphone,
he come to me, had my WLAn Key...
he startet Airshare, give me an Link (from his Iphone)
i write it to my Internet Explorer at PC, and TATA, i can download or Upload Files to the Iphone
needs some seconds Time, that i can Upload Files to Airshare
WOW WOW WOW
this is really cool
i search as well an Ap for WM like Airshare.
Bump this thread, very interested in an app like this, used the air sharing today on an iphone and would love to be able to use my phone as a wireless drive. Ive tried things like mocha ftp and can only send from phone to computer not the other way. Appreciate any help with finding an app for winmo!
Thanks in advance.
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I use mocha and I can send from the computer to the phone just fine. If you're having problems doing that, try using a dedicated FTP client like FileZilla.
Here is my good deed of the day:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-serversman.html
I tested, checked for any issues and found none. It literally setups your phone as a server.
However, it a very little known app. Play at your own risk.
Very kind. Thank you for your speedy response. This is why I love XDA Devs.
OK. Slightly delayed response here... However, I'm considering switching back to a WinMo phone and ditching the restricted iPhone... However, I would like to ensure that I have the same functionality on my WinMo as I do with my iPhone, so I'm looking for similar or same apps before I make the switch... Looks like "Air Sharing" has a WinMo comparable app: www . mobile-stream . com / airshare . html ... Mobile Stream's "Air Share"...
Does the mobile-stream work for windows mobile to use it as a secondary monitor for computer?
also I notice its only for bluetooth. Is there on for just using internet ?
I'm looking for a free anti virus program for Rhodium. The only one I found was Flexis Mobile Security. It can be found on 'freeware pocketpc .net' under security. (I tried to post the link, but it's being blocked because of security reasons)
Does anyone have any experience with this program, or can anyone point me to another free anti virus program?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
Www(dot)mylookout(dot)com
Why do you want an antivirus on your Rhodium? Back when I was still a n00b to Windows Mobile (~2 years ago), I bought a one year license for Norton Mobile Antivirus, and it had a feature which let you view the entire virus database. There were about 20 total viruses in the database, and only 3 were for Windows Mobile; the rest were for Symbian. Now, of those three viruses for Windows Mobile, one of them asked you if you wanted to be infected or not, and the other two came from illegal sites nobody should go to anyway. Any mobile antivirus will barely protect you from a virtually nonexistent threat, and it will only slow down your device. No matter how paranoid you are about viruses on your Rhodium, it's just a waste your time to actually use a mobile antivirus.
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Why do you want an antivirus on your Rhodium? Back when I was still a n00b to Windows Mobile (~2 years ago), I bought a one year license for Norton Mobile Antivirus, and it had a feature which let you view the entire virus database. There were about 20 total viruses in the database, and only 3 were for Windows Mobile; the rest were for Symbian. Now, of those three viruses for Windows Mobile, one of them asked you if you wanted to be infected or not, and the other two came from illegal sites nobody should go to anyway. Any mobile antivirus will barely protect you from a virtually nonexistent threat, and it will only slow down your device. No matter how paranoid you are about viruses on your Rhodium, it's just a waste your time to actually use a mobile antivirus.
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I second this, I was running Kaspersky Mobile and all it did was slow down my phone. We may need it in the future but not now.
Last December I found a virus on my flashdrive. It copied itself to the trashbin of Windows XP and infected any flashdrive I plugged in. I removed the virus, but I already had synchronised my phone.
How can I find out if this virus has infected my Rhodium?
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Last December I found a virus on my flashdrive. It copied itself to the trashbin of Windows XP and infected any flashdrive I plugged in. I removed the virus, but I already had synchronised my phone.
How can I find out if this virus has infected my Rhodium?
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Two different Operating Systems. Viruses are written to attack specific OS's. Just make sure you scan the flashdrive under windows for virus. Don't worry about the Win Mobile OS.
I use ESET mobile AV.
Two different Operating Systems. Viruses are written to attack specific OS's. Just make sure you scan the flashdrive under windows for virus. Don't worry about the Win Mobile OS.
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I wasn't sure if Win Mobile would be affected or not. Thanks for the reassurance.
And I'll take a look at ESET AV. Better safe than sorry.
Today I found an article in the paper. Apparently the game '3D anti terrorist action' may be infected with a trojan virus. The smartphone starts dialling expensive international phonenumbers.
Does anyone have any experience with 'Lookout mobile security'?
Please let me know if it's a good application.
Thanks again,
Rob.
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Today I found an article in the paper. Apparently the game '3D anti terrorist action' may be infected with a trojan virus. The smartphone starts dialling expensive international phonenumbers.
Does anyone have any experience with 'Lookout mobile security'?
Please let me know if it's a good application.
Thanks again,
Rob.
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Yes i was infected by this one
Nightwing-1 said:
Today I found an article in the paper. Apparently the game '3D anti terrorist action' may be infected with a trojan virus. The smartphone starts dialling expensive international phonenumbers.
Does anyone have any experience with 'Lookout mobile security'?
Please let me know if it's a good application.
Thanks again,
Rob.
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I've been using Lookour Mobile Security for 4 or 5 months now, haven't noticed any slowdown in the phone. Nothing has been detected either, but I don't go to risky sites using my phone, and all my spam is filtered by email provider before getting to my inbox, so I can't say anything about the efectiveness of the antivirus.
Thanks for your comment aboute the use of Lookout, Josemald.
Just a few things I'd like to know.
When I go to the Lookout site, I get a screen, asking for my mobile number. Do you get an e-mail link as text message?
Could you tell me what happens after that?
Thanks.
Never mind, figured it out.
I too was infected by '3D anti terrorist action' with Lookout Mobile Security installed and active.
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Thanks for your comment aboute the use of Lookout, Josemald.
Just a few things I'd like to know.
When I go to the Lookout site, I get a screen, asking for my mobile number. Do you get an e-mail link as text message?
Could you tell me what happens after that?
Thanks.
Never mind, figured it out.
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there is also a description at the end of the same page referring to a mobile page from where you can download the CAB file directly
http://www.mylookout.com/m/windowsmobile
Nightwing-1 said:
Today I found an article in the paper. Apparently the game '3D anti terrorist action' may be infected with a trojan virus. The smartphone starts dialling expensive international phonenumbers.
Does anyone have any experience with 'Lookout mobile security'?
Please let me know if it's a good application.
Thanks again,
Rob.
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I too was infected by '3D anti terrorist action' with Lookout Mobile Security installed and active.
So, after an hard reset, I flash again my HD (with a new rom)... and I'm not installed Lookout again.
I don't know if Lookout is a good application, but I seen that was unuseful in this case.
With spending caused by malware could I buy an effective antivirus ...
Seems that the one of few that detect and remove this malware was f-secure mobile...
You can take a look here: (3w).f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001930.html
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I use ESET mobile AV.
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ESET Has a mobile antivirus, please link! im not worried about wm viruses just wanna see it I'm a nod32 fan....
I have Trend Micro for my computer and with it comes a virus protection for your mobile..
Protects 3 cps and 3 mobiles great program
Software firewall
I think more important than a AV, is a software firewall for Windows Mobile.
This way we can control our connections and see if any programs are connecting without our knowledge.
Right now we are installing CAB files from everybody but we don't know much about who writes them and they could easily have back-doors to collect out email passwords etc.
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I think more important than a AV, is a software firewall for Windows Mobile.
This way we can control our connections and see if any programs are connecting without our knowledge.
Right now we are installing CAB files from everybody but we don't know much about who writes them and they could easily have back-doors to collect out email passwords etc.
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thanks for this commentary....
Hi all
Need any good AntiVirus Software for my HTC MEGA.
Hi again ganesh.htc,
I can point you towards some anti-viruses for WinMo but in my opinion they arent really necessary, I've never had a virus on my Mega yet, and the AV's I've used restrict what you do with your phone, ESET and Dr Web both prevented me from transfering files between my pc and phone.
Hows MyScript working out for you btw?
You could use lookout mobile protection.......https://www.mylookout.com/
Have installed it for a couple of weeks. No side effects but I wonder if you need it.......
thanks a lot for ur valuable suggestion
Ur MyStylus i working great.
Thanks Frank for mobile protection. I just wanted a Antivirus software as i browse a lot in my mobile.