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SKYPE at last!!

Skype finally made it to Android and Legend in particular. Haven't tested it with voice calls yet. Now, maybe GTalk will follow?

I've tested it a bit and it even works on EDGE. I couldn't believe that myself but it does.
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Hmm... Just seeing the list of permissions it requires confirms I'll stay away from this one as I did from the PC version.
Oh well I lived without it so far without any problem, this won't change
edit: and for a 2.1 stock legend, that's also a pretty big app to install!

Now, maybe GTalk will follow?
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Gtalk is a stock app on Android. Or i'm missing your point?
Tested Skype for few mins, seems to work fine. Great sound quality, but... It's so heavyweight and there is no option to shut it down COMPLETELY. Lastly, my phone went offline (which newer happened before) so i just uninstalled it and already forgot. Bloatware.
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It froze my phone twice, had to reboot several times... This release of Skype makes Legend unusable, at least my Legend.

skype.apk file
Can someone please post the Skype.apk file.
The Skype download for Android link doesn't work.
Thanks,

AllWin said:
Gtalk is a stock app on Android. Or i'm missing your point?
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I am hoping for gTALK to finally fulfil the promise of its name - enable voice talk

magedhk said:
Can someone please post the Skype.apk file.
The Skype download for Android link doesn't work.
Thanks,
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If you use Market Access, you can gain entry to it.
I did this and downloaded the app, however, i keeps crashing within seconds of me running it. Any idea why?

When I try to sign in, it instantly says try again later, seems like it doesn't even try to sign me in. Any earthlings having the same problem?

Works fine on my phone.
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Skype works on my phone so far. However I do see a lot of comments that say the login fails after a while.
EDIT: Spoke too soon... Skype just crashed, and now I can't sign in either
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Kanzie said:
Skype works on my phone so far. However I do see a lot of comments that say the login fails after a while.
EDIT: Spoke too soon... Skype just crashed, and now I can't sign in either
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just wondering how much data it uses?

Don't know about data yet, but it seems to be sucking quite a bit of battery though.
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and it ain't possible to disable the app. only by going to settings - active services

In "my info" tab, press menu and there's an Sign Out option.
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Disappointed.
It stays on all the time which sucks.
Guess ill stick with nimbuzz until they update.
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deerxmoose said:
In "my info" tab, press menu and there's an Sign Out option.
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We are looking for "Shut that f**k off COMPLETELY" option, no just to sign out. Even when you are signed out it uses quite a lot of resources.

AllWin said:
We are looking for "Shut that f**k off COMPLETELY" option, no just to sign out. Even when you are signed out it uses quite a lot of resources.
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I loled
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Is the YouTube update working fine on your G2?

Just trying to get a real count to see how wide spread this issue is.

Working great for me even the hd option
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Mine 's working fine
very convenient UI, love it
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Well, I just had my G2 replaced today from T-Mobile, and to tell you the truth my new G2 has been working better than my pre-release one. Even the hinge is good. Oh, and the new Youtube works great!

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Just trying to get a real count to see how wide spread this issue is.
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Mine works perfectly HQ and Non-HQ.

Mine kinda freezes up and I have to restart..
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It crashed on me the first time I used it after my install. Very troublesome..

Likewise its a major problem with the g2 I checked a lot of the market comments they're saying the same thing so I uninstalled
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Yup....I just tried it, and it crashed
I uninstalled the update and now it's fine. I hope they fix this soon cause I really like the new UI

I just tried it and it lagged the phone when I quit the app. Everything was responding incredibly slowly - about 15 seconds to flip from one launcher page to the next.
I was finally able to execute a power off sequence and reboot the phone. When it was done booting and the widgets had all settled down I tried viewing the same video again (the "I want an iPhone" animated video) and everything was fine until I quit the video and then the phone was wedged again (15 seconds to switch home pages).
Time to uninstall (if my phone ever reboots)...

works fine here

Thanks guys! Looks like it's split pretty evenly for the most part.
One more question for those that visit other parts of xda - heard anything of the same thing happening on other phones?
At this point, it seems like a big issue, I hope t-mobile posts an update soon.

Its google not T-Mobile
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I just recently installed the latest version of YouTube and it's working great. Prior to that, it wasn't logging me into my google account but this new one is running fine.
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tried the app twice and both times I had to pull the battery out to reboot the phone. Super lag. Uninstalled the update and the stock works great
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Its google not T-Mobile
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Either or can do it. T-mobile through an OTA (they've had to do this before for an issue), or the app creator. It all depends on the circumstance. I'm betting the fix will come from tmobile's side though. Not that I would depend on them, I just have a hunch.

Eveything is working fine here. On a side note the people that are having probelms are you logged in?
I remeber back on my g1 I had problems with youtube only when I was sign in
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hi i didnt want to start a new post but i have a prob with youtube i was going to upload a 4min video from my g2 but it keeps saying you can not upload a video larger than 1gb i know a 4min vid is not over 1g can anyone give me a hand im not new to android so i know something is set wrong are im missing something

Its probably an HD video and Id assume the mobile youtube version does not allow you to upload that large of a file. Your best bet, upload it to your computer and to do it from their.

i cant even find the vid on the phone with my pc how do i get in to the gallery the vid says location unknown and its not showing a file size i took the vid on the g2s camera

Playstation App (Official)

Saw this over at AndroidSpin.com, it's just the network app not the emulator from the Playstation phone. Anyway, enjoy
BTW, here's the link to the article on AndroidSpin.com
It's been a busy morning so it took a bit longer than expected but for those of you that couldn't DL the app for whatever reason - I have it up now.

Cool, thanks.

It gives me an error when I try opening it
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Anyone who has downloaded this mind pming me the dl via dropbox. Me and megaupload aren't getting along right now. Thanks.
[G2/HTC Vision]

Wont download can someone release the apk or any download link
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Sorry guys, I should have thought about that lol. I'll be at work in an hour (have the apk on my computer there), I'll upload it when I get there.
If it gives you errors after installing it, just try to install it again and it should correct it - worked for me anyway.

Link on android spin worked perfectly for me and no errors installing.

Thx
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Ok, I went home amd the application installed properly when I downloaded it on my PC
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App works but I don't see anything special here. I can see who is online on PS, but I can't message them. Also, the friends list doesn't seem to be sorted. Offline friends are mixed in with online friends. What's the point of this? To read about games? See your friends trophies? Hmmm, I uninstalled.
Appreciate the post though. Thanks.
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Heres the apk
Just downloaded it, going to try it soon.

What would be cool is either remote play to PS3 feature, or at least the ability to turn on your system and have it download selected items from the PSN.

New Android market

Hello,
For new Android market that is rolling out now, will we will get the new Android market even if our phones have been rooted and have custom ROM on it?
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I couldn't imagine them doing anything specific just to (I'm sure only momentarily) annoy people with rooted phones.
If your market works now I'd say there's a fairly good chance the new one will as well. Although I cannot confirm it.

Yes, the new one works. I use it since.yesterday on my dhd.
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EDIT: can't find the thread where i got the apk from, but i loaded it up for you with my super awesome 25kbit/s internet
Here is the link:
http://db.tt/5F8gkTl

Flussen said:
Yes, the new one works. I use it since.yesterday on my dhd.
Hey,
Okay so new market works, so you didn't do anything you just waited for new market to come to your phone via AIR.
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No, i found the apk in another thread yesterday
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Flussen said:
No, i found the apk in another thread yesterday
I think I wait till Android offical release it. But I would want to look at this thread where APK, can you provide thread link also is there anything wrong it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1165979

Anyone else getting problem with it not showing your installed apps? Only showing 11 apps when I just counted I actually have 55 apps installed. Don't want to have to uninstall and reinstall all them just so they show up.
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I'm waiting for the offical one just to come along.
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A restart and a bit patience sorted the problem.
Overall I like it. Would rather there was a my apps button on the front page but in not going to go on a murderous rampage because its missing.
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From what I can see it is a very data hungry application as it can take a while to fire up when network connection is on the slow side.

i still havent got the update on my dhd.
so there are different release dates between different regions right?

Ye, Google did say the update (which will go on your phone auto, so no need to go to settings and update) will be with us all between now and up coming weeks.
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i hope the version that goes arround is not the final one cause beside being very laggy it is buggy. it broke a market link of an installed ap while trying to update it.
also even though it showed me one app being able to update it didn't allowed me to. clicking on it brought me to the apps details page and there i could only open or uninstall it.
i could onlly update apps if i had more than one by clicking update all.
p.s. oh and not to forgot: the amount of traffic it causes is extrem! a multiplactive of the old one, as if they would not cache the images of the apps showcase on the front page.

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i hope the version that goes arround is not the final one cause beside being very laggy it is buggy. it broke a market link of an installed ap while trying to update it.
also even though it showed me one app being able to update it didn't allowed me to. clicking on it brought me to the apps details page and there i could only open or uninstall it.
i could onlly update apps if i had more than one by clicking update all.
p.s. oh and not to forgot: the amount of traffic it causes is extrem! a multiplactive of the old one, as if they would not cache the images of the apps showcase on the front page.
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Agreed, same problem here, uninstalled the update. Don't like the new layout, hard to find things.

I have uninstalled the update and gone back to the last version. New one is almost unusable on anything other than a perfect cell connection.

Daz555 said:
I have uninstalled the update and gone back to the last version. New one is almost unusable on anything other than a perfect cell connection.
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Same here but i guess i'll keep it as it looks great,just a matter of few days to get habitual of it

when i click on download in new market it is starting to download for ages
when i reset phone it download the file immediately

Am I the only one, who thinks the new Metro-look (WP7 like ) is ugly?

I dont see any slowness. The only thing that bothers me is the updates. With the old one you could see the updates right away. With this one not so direct.

Lost Phone

I lost my phone. I tried installing Plan B but haven't gotten a response just yet. Does anyone know if WaveSecure will install remotely? Also, I noticed a feature in the GPS settings that says locate phone when lost or something to that effect. I have ICS beta 7.0 installed fyi. How would I go about using the service?

I installed avast for android root and that **** i tested it and is the **** using my sisters iphone found it asap with sms i like that one it installs on the system root

Language brahhhh
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+1, unnecessary.
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I know you can find the device with latitude. I don't know how though. You will have to Google that. That's the reason I have where's my Droid app installed. It already saved me twice. One of the best apps ever.