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Sky by mobile

I'm sure you know what this does, incase you don't, you can set your sky + box from your phone and browse the programme schedule.
I've installed the attached file and get as far as being able to enter my user name and password. The login and exit buttons do not respond.
Any ideas of how to make this work? any devs able to adapt this for our HDs?
This would be a great app to use.
Thanks
Mark

attached as a zip this time

Seems like a Java application. I usually don't like to use my midlet A native application would definitely be cool.
Regards,
Carty..

You can also buy a SlingBox and broadcast Sky and other video sources to your phone, laptop, PC etc.

[Q] Initial issues from a WP7 newbie...

Hi everyone... I'm having some initial problems with my new Optimus 7 device and maybe someone more experienced can help me...
1) After 1min of inactivity, my screen goes totally black... and I cannot seem to unlock it! The only way I found is by holding the camera button, which opens the camera app and then the phone is unlocked... but for sure there is a simpler method! When I try to unlock right after it has locked I can do it by "scrolling up", but after it has gone totally black, it does not work anymore... Is this a bug or am I just stupid?
2) I would like to know the MAC address of my phone... I saw a tutorial for the Samsung Omnia 7 using the MFG app, but the MFG app in LG is different, and I cannot find the MAC there... is there a way to discover the MAC of this device?
I'm sure many more questions will come, but that's it for now...
Many thanks!
Leo.

Alright, it is totally understandable that you may have these issues. First of all, in order to take the phone out of standby, you need to press the 'Power' button at the top right of the phone. It may seem too small at first, but you'll get used to it. When you press the button, the screen lights up and you can scroll up to unlock. As you may have discovered, the 'Camera' button also unlocks the device, but that is a feature to quickly take a photo, not to unlock it.
Secondly, have you installed the MFG app on the LG Optimus 7 yet? If not, bring up the dialer, and dial ##634#, wait for the app to install, and then it will be available like any other app in your 'right flick' list. You can even pin it up to the Home screen if you choose to. Then, enter 277634#*# for the password to enter the app. The following is the path you must take:
7. Engineer Menu > 2. Device Test > 8. WIFI Test > 1. Net.Info.
At which point you should be greeted by the Net.Info. screen showing you the MAC address and the IP address of your device.
Hope this helps. Ask any other questions you have here as well. Welcome to the WP7 Club.

kapanak said:
Alright, it is totally understandable that you may have these issues. First of all, in order to take the phone out of standby, you need to press the 'Power' button at the top right of the phone. It may seem too small at first, but you'll get used to it. When you press the button, the screen lights up and you can scroll up to unlock. As you may have discovered, the 'Camera' button also unlocks the device, but that is a feature to quickly take a photo, not to unlock it.
Secondly, have you installed the MFG app on the LG Optimus 7 yet? If not, bring up the dialer, and dial ##634#, wait for the app to install, and then it will be available like any other app in your 'right flick' list. You can even pin it up to the Home screen if you choose to. Then, enter 277634#*# for the password to enter the app. The following is the path you must take:
7. Engineer Menu > 2. Device Test > 8. WIFI Test > 1. Net.Info.
At which point you should be greeted by the Net.Info. screen showing you the MAC address and the IP address of your device.
Hope this helps. Ask any other questions you have here as well. Welcome to the WP7 Club.
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Thanks very much! I was going crazy with this lock screen problem... I think they should state this flow more clearly somewhere... anyway, thanks also for the MAC info, I got it also!
For now that's everything! But I'm sure there will be more in the future...

OK, one more small thing that is bothering me...
Does IE (on WP7 of course) has any means to store passwords and auto-complete them? I even looked for some apps, but they didn't seem to integrate with IE...

banvetor said:
OK, one more small thing that is bothering me...
Does IE (on WP7 of course) has any means to store passwords and auto-complete them? I even looked for some apps, but they didn't seem to integrate with IE...
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As of now, IE does not support any plug-ins, ActiveX (thank God), or any of the regular functions you are used to on a desktop browser. However, I believe autocomplete will come soon. For now though, you should upgrade to NoDo, and use a password manager (I use 7Pass, and Passkeeper), and copy username/passwords from there to your browser...

kapanak said:
As of now, IE does not support any plug-ins, ActiveX (thank God), or any of the regular functions you are used to on a desktop browser. However, I believe autocomplete will come soon. For now though, you should upgrade to NoDo, and use a password manager (I use 7Pass, and Passkeeper), and copy username/passwords from there to your browser...
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OK, I was afraid of that... unfortunately this didn't come with NoDo (I already have it
It will be a long wait until the next update (Mango, if I remember the name correctly)... it would be very nice if MS would release smaller updates like this more often... this way maybe they could even deploy it faster, since the changes would be small and so would the probability of a grand failure (I guess)
Anyway, one more question came up yesterday: is there any way to show my contacts birthdays on the calendar? I had this same problem on my Nokia... I never understood the reason to have a birthday field on the contacts if they didn't show up on the calendar!
Thanks!
Leo.

[BETA] - Caesura Remote Administration and Lost Device Finder

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Please note: this is the OLD VERSION THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS POST. THE NEW VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT:
www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura
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Firstly, I want to start out by saying that I have put a lot of hard work into making this app and I am trying to make it free so I would appreciate it if we can keep all criticism on this forum strictly constructive. At the moment, it is a BETA and probably has LOTS of bugs (but I am not aware of them). That is where YOU come in. Anybody who is interested may come download this app in BETA and give me feedback and test it and tell me what I can add/remove/fix. I will hopefully be releasing a final release version this month. Its all up to u how successful it is
I had a lot of free time this month so I have started building an app for android. What is Caesura exactly? Hard question to answer. Its a tool box for those who want to remotely control every aspect of their precious phone, even when out of 3G, or its a way for parents to protect unruly children from danger. So far it can be used for all of the following:
Remote Control Phone Via Text Message
Remotely Block Phone Numbers (for your kids phones)
Get Phone status (battery life, wifi, unread messages)
Remotely send text messages
Forward Texts
Find lost phones by turning volume ALL the way up and ringing, vibrating, and flashing the flash.
In the future I also plan to give it these features:
Ability to track lost phones via GPS and Cell towers
Remote Wipe data capability
Remote Lockout
Remote Password Change
Remote Play Sound (Fun for the occasional prank )
And for those with unruly children:
Sms Alerts anytime the phone leaves its current location
Sms Alerts anytime the owner of the phone exceeds a certain speed limit
What I really need are BETA testers. Anyone interested is welcome to download the APK which is attached to this post. Tell me what u think.
Instructions:
Download the APK from www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura and install. Next, the first thing that you DEFINITELY want to do is open the APP and press the menu button, and select Settings. In the settings screen, Press the Set Password button and set a password. Also, insure that the "Require password" checkbox is checked.
Then, on the main screen, check the Enable Service checkbox.
Now, to remote control the phone, either install the APP on another phone and use the "Login to Another Phone" button on the main screen, or send the following Sms to the phone WITH CAESURA that you wish to control:
!login
The phone will then prompt you for a password. At this point, you may reply with a password. If you enter a correct password, you will be granted access.
At this point you can send any of the following commands and the phone will treat them as instruction for what to do:
Please note: any texts send while logged in will be sent as commands and will not reach the remote phone's inbox. Do not forget to run the exit command every time you finish.:
!login - first command to be sent. Logs you in.
password [new password] -sets the password for logging into Caesura.
exit - logs out of the service. ALWAYS do this. you cannot log in from another phone while that phone is still logged in.
toast [text to display] - shows a tiny toast window with some text in it for about 4 seconds
sendsms [number] [message] - remote control the phone to send text message to the specified number
torch - toggle system flashlight
panic - sets volume to high and flashes light and displays custom message on screen (BUGGY, causes app to crash if done repeatedly. Work in progress!)
help [command] - gives specific help for the specified command - (Not available for most commands yet)
status - tells the number of unread msgs, remaining battery life, and whether wifi is on or off
unlock - if the lockscreen of the phone is showing, hides it and unlocks the keys
block [number] - blocks the phone from getting texts from the specified number (WORKS!!)
unblock [number] - unblocks number
blocked - sends a list of numbers that you have blocked
forwardto [number] - sets the number to which all forwarded texts will be sent to
forward [number] - forward texts from a number
unforward [number] - stop forwarding texts from this number
forwarded - sends a list of numbers that you are forwarding
Console:
To remote control the device from within another copy of the APP itself, press the "Login to Another Phone" button on the main screen. This open a window that will ask you for a phone number. Type in the number and the phone will attempt to send a login text message to the phone in question. If successful, you will receive a message in return. To select a command, choose it from the drop down list. Click send. Wait a few, (it can be up to a few minutes if your carrier is slow but took only about 3-10 sec. on AT&T) and you will get a response.
ALWAYS SEND EXIT WHEN YOU ARE DONE OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEND TEXTS TO THAT PHONE THAT IS BEING CONTROLLED!!
License:
In the process of compiling a license...at the moment, just think to yourself, if it seems dishonest or sneaky, its probably going to be against the EULA
No reverse engineering
No reposting on other forums or threads. You are welcome to post a link here, but I wish to insure that all users get the NEWEST possible copy since Im constantly updating it
I release myself from all liability involving this software since it is provided as a free software and I do not offer any guarantees of any sort regarding its soundness, or even that it is fit for a particular purpose.
All abuses of this software are the sole responsibility of the End User.
And with no further ado... good luck and tell me what you think
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Please note: this is the OLD VERSION THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS POST. THE NEW VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT:
www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura
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always good to save space for expansion

Looks interesting. I'll try it out.
Edit: Kind of forgot my service is turned off.
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Sounds good so far, I'd suggest to produce a version that can be installed to system partition (for rooted devices) and stores its settings somewhere in a safe place (possibly system partition as well) so it gets factory reset proof. Also it should have a simchecker option so the owner of the device gets a notification if a new sim is inserted. This way it would always be possible to find and remote your device, even if a thief performs a fr and formats the sdcard.
Hope this is not too much to request, but i think this would make it the ultimate anti theft tool.
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Will be trying this as soon as I have time(which might be long,but just sayin').Sounds reaaaaally good.
And because I see potential in this,lemme give you an idea.
There are far too many tools with which you can control (Parts of or the whole of) your PC from your phone,but for the opposite there is nearly nothing.The only app I found that allows for remote control of the phone from a PC is Webkey which,while good in its essence,isn't exactly useful.And it does everything over wi-fi only(Not bad for most but anyway).
So,an app that allows remote control of the phone from a PC in a proper manner is more than welcome and I'm willing to pay for it.
*I know Caesura allows for texting remotely etc,but I'm referring to real remote control,where you can use the phone as if you held it with your hand or something*
No matter if you do it or not in the end,I want to congratulate you for the effort.

tolis626 said:
Will be trying this as soon as I have time(which might be long,but just sayin').Sounds reaaaaally good.
And because I see potential in this,lemme give you an idea.
There are far too many tools with which you can control (Parts of or the whole of) your PC from your phone,but for the opposite there is nearly nothing.The only app I found that allows for remote control of the phone from a PC is Webkey which,while good in its essence,isn't exactly useful.And it does everything over wi-fi only(Not bad for most but anyway).
So,an app that allows remote control of the phone from a PC in a proper manner is more than welcome and I'm willing to pay for it.
*I know Caesura allows for texting remotely etc,but I'm referring to real remote control,where you can use the phone as if you held it with your hand or something*
No matter if you do it or not in the end,I want to congratulate you for the effort.
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There is Droid Explorer, it has a screencast option to do this, but you need to be connected to USB.
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I came across this by using the search for a remote app on lost devices. Will get myself a copy of the apk, you still need testers? ^^

I think this was abandoned... j use 'android lost' instead, has the same functionality...
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This has not been abandoned. You can download it from www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura
I still need testers. It's not the same as the other app...it has quite a few more features.
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if i undersand it right caesuara will send you my numbers and give you the capability to connect to my phone is that right?
If yes why should i use it?
If i missunderstand i am sorry for asking stupid questions *grin
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It sends phone number only (for usage tracking by area code...this is a beta thing only). Also, if you set a login password, no one but you can connect.
The only command that can be run without password is factory lockout. Let's say user abuses software and I am contacted by law enforcement: I can disable caesura remotely. That is all.
I've never released this app publicly and I was scared to death it would be misused and I'd be liable. See, all of my beta testers locally have been teens, and they have a way of using this stuff immaturely. This my way to cover my butt just in case
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And no worries, if I really had any malicious intentions, I wouldn't have told you about the phone number thing would I?
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Using keyboard or loading ctrl, alt, delete comand to a pen drive

Hey, i just got a new windows 8 device through work and they have put a modified build of windows on it that i am required to press ctrl, alt, delete to open the tab. My problem is that the keyboard is not active until i have unlocked the tablet and i can not unlock the tablet until i have pressed ctrl, alt, del. So i am currently forced to carry a small usb keyboard to perform the open, which kind of defeats the object of having a shiny new tablet.
Can anyone suggest a better solution?
Thanks,
Stokesy
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stokesyblack said:
Hey, i just got a new windows 8 device through work and they have put a modified build of windows on it that i am required to press ctrl, alt, delete to open the tab. My problem is that the keyboard is not active until i have unlocked the tablet and i can not unlock the tablet until i have pressed ctrl, alt, del. So i am currently forced to carry a small usb keyboard to perform the open, which kind of defeats the object of having a shiny new tablet.
Can anyone suggest a better solution?
Thanks,
Stokesy
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fed44 said:
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oh that's too good! lol
course if the GPOs are set by an AD then he'll need to speak to his helpful admin, who might not be very helpful given that this serves a very good use!
another curious thing is why your company is letting you play around with Win8 and not actually set it up for you...
one final thing, as already hinted at, the ctrl alt del thing has been there for a very long time and there is a very good reason for it. If your Domain admin requires you to have that level of security then a more prudent thing to do would be to disconnect it from the domain setup a local account and change the GPO settings as advised above and play with it with no fear of an angry Admin banging on your door
connecting to the AD will automatically override any GP settings if so setup.

dazza9075 said:
oh that's too good! lol
course if the GPOs are set by an AD then he'll need to speak to his helpful admin, who might not be very helpful given that this serves a very good use!
another curious thing is why your company is letting you play around with Win8 and not actually set it up for you...
one final thing, as already hinted at, the ctrl alt del thing has been there for a very long time and there is a very good reason for it. If your Domain admin requires you to have that level of security then a more prudent thing to do would be to disconnect it from the domain setup a local account and change the GPO settings as advised above and play with it with no fear of an angry Admin banging on your door
connecting to the AD will automatically override any GP settings if so setup.
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The issues is, it has been set up by my company and is required as one of the mandatory a security policies in the company build. I am locked out from making changes otherwise this would be simple. I have spoke to security team and they are slow to get to grips with the world of tablets and so state the only way to proceed is with a usb keyboard. I work for a global telecoms company so there is no way of changing there minds from where i satnd. So i am looking for a work arround if possible. Any ideas?
Stokesy
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Their problem is its very difficult to setup per computer policies. The easiest solution would be to remove it from the domain, get an admin or domain admin to setup a local account on that computer. I suspect if this is a common issue then MS will adapt the OS, in the mean time feed that back to MS, its very important all feedback is returned, don't assume someone else will do it
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Ok ta Dazza
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[Q] Control Android device with REST service

Hello all,
I am building a system to control an Android tablet using an Android phone. The phone will take a gesture as input, and call a RESTful service, which then has to render the output on the tablet screen. Has anyone done this kind of thing before? Any help would be appreciated.
Specifically, I need to display different views, and be able to launch other applications by making calls from the REST API.
Thanks in advance!
Krishna

kchaitanya said:
I am building a system to control an Android tablet using an Android phone. The phone will take a gesture as input, and call a RESTful service, which then has to render the output on the tablet screen. Has anyone done this kind of thing before? Any help would be appreciated.
Specifically, I need to display different views, and be able to launch other applications by making calls from the REST API.
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Are you saying you want this RESTful service to run on the tablet, with the phone connecting to it (presumably on local network only)? Or the service called by the phone runs on a publicly accessible server and then the tablet also needs to connect to that server?