Hi. Most sites says Focus S has NFC. Anyone know if this is correct? I dont believe wp7 has support for nfc yet.
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the way I understand it , NFC wont be implemented until 2012 anyway , so if your phone has it enabled you'll be ready to use it when it comes , I think its funny that Mastercard has already made RIM its official sponsor of the platform (they may not even be in business) . An RFID jammer might be the biggest setback to the platform in my opinion!
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Hi,
There is a registered "issue" at the google code pages for Android regarding ActiveSync (the protocol used by Exchange towards mobile devices) and the fact that the native "Exchange support" in Eclair/2.0 isn't supporting security policies. Please vote (star as it is called - you don't have to leave a comment) on the issue to encourage google to implement the full support needed.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4475
The funny thing about this is that Android seems to be the only platform out there with native Exchange support that doesn't support the security bit of ActiveSync. You can (sort of) compare it to a browser supporting http but not supporting https. The iPhone, the Nokias and SEs with Exch support, Windows Mobile, Palm webOS, Samsungs noname OS etc. all have it, but not Android .
Again, please go over there and put in a star if you think this should be correctly implemented by Google first time around.
Thanks!
Think I did read that only the iphone 3G s has the security thing and not the earlier models. but yeah, vote to get it done!
Hm. I don't have iPhone original, 3g or 3gs, but I do know some people in my company who uses the 3g. Haven't been paying attention to if Apple is updating the older ones or not, but at least the 3g has the exchange pin/password support.
Anyway, thanks for the 21 stars already on the issue. Spread the word - there will never be to many stars .
barryallott said:
Think I did read that only the iphone 3G s has the security thing and not the earlier models. but yeah, vote to get it done!
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That would be because the first-gen iPhone didn't have Exchange Activesync support at all!!
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That would be because the first-gen iPhone didn't have Exchange Activesync support at all!!
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yes it did, I had one and after software 2.0 it supported it fine, push emails, calendar and contacts (I used it)
chriscpritchard said:
yes it did, I had one and after software 2.0 it supported it fine, push emails, calendar and contacts (I used it)
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I guess I don't consider the first-gen hardware with second-gen software truly "first-gen" anymore!
That's what I meant by my comment. iPhone 1.0 (as it initially came out) didn't support Exchange Activesync at all. As per the comment I was replying to (that the 3G had PIN support but the earlier models didn't) my point makes sense - ie. if the 3G has a software update to support the security features, so can the earlier model iPhones, if they get said update.
But the earlier gen iPhone SOFTWARE had no support for Exchange. It was the primary reason I passed on an iPhone when they first came out.
But as for the OPs point, it does seem rather ridiculous that Android isn't going to support Exchange security policies. Just like the iPhone's initial lack of Exchange support, the lack of this ability will seriously limit Android's market penetration into the business sector. IT department's aren't going to want to turn off their PIN enforcement policies, just becuae the employees want to buy Android phones. Bad choice on Google's part.
Helbore said:
I guess I don't consider the first-gen hardware with second-gen software truly "first-gen" anymore!
That's what I meant by my comment. iPhone 1.0 (as it initially came out) didn't support Exchange Activesync at all. As per the comment I was replying to (that the 3G had PIN support but the earlier models didn't) my point makes sense - ie. if the 3G has a software update to support the security features, so can the earlier model iPhones, if they get said update.
But the earlier gen iPhone SOFTWARE had no support for Exchange. It was the primary reason I passed on an iPhone when they first came out.
But as for the OPs point, it does seem rather ridiculous that Android isn't going to support Exchange security policies. Just like the iPhone's initial lack of Exchange support, the lack of this ability will seriously limit Android's market penetration into the business sector. IT department's aren't going to want to turn off their PIN enforcement policies, just becuae the employees want to buy Android phones. Bad choice on Google's part.
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Actually, it originally "supported" the security policies by claiming that it did, then not actually supporting them, then the software update came out which enabled full support on the 3GS and disabled support on 2G and 3G
edit: I got my college to add a seperate security policy for my android phone, but that's probably because I'm on good terms with the IT staff
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IT department's aren't going to want to turn off their PIN enforcement policies, just becuae the employees want to buy Android phones. Bad choice on Google's part.
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Absolutely true. I asked our global department (in charge of the exchange servers), and got a big fat no. I was definitely expecting a no, but had to try . Gaping security hole and all that.
Anyway, this was an Android thread, not an iPhone comparison thread. We can conclude with that Apple learned its lesson after some time, and Google apparently didn't pay attention in class. Lets hope they just fix it.
Issue is at 70 stars currently. Thanks a bunch!
It's for samy engineers, not for the sad users.
1. If in device specification you say that it has WiFi - please make it work.
2. If in device specification you say it has GPS - please make it work.
3. just look what OCTY had made with his application, or HTC with quick gps application, please do not play with user interface, but make your hardware WORK
4. If I want have Iphone, I will buy Iphone. If I buy Android, please do not make it Iphone AKA touchwiz. It's not ugly, but consider about storage space that I'm paying for. If I will need TW or some samy widgets, I will download them. But If you will implement them, I can not uninstall them. (only with root)
5. If some older Galaxy has prety good LCD resolution, please do not make new version of Galaxy with WORSE screen resolution. Yes, I agree - we can buy more expensive phone with HD resolution. But we can also buy a phone from your competitor for the same price and with better LCD resolution.
6. Firmware again. Why in european software release we have nortamerica GPS settings ? Why do you promisse Android 2.2 and you not make it ? As far as I know samy policy you will always come with new technologies but you will never care about the older devices. That's why you are not Apple but you are Samsung.
7. I'm not agains Samsungs. Do not take it wrong. I have samy tv set (The same with FW, you do not upgrade the old models even if the hardware is the same like old models) and more Samy devices. Because I've thought that DNLA at home is a good idea. (So I realy spent many money for you - but also many, many time to fix your software)
8. Good idea will never work out if you make great hardware (LCD, TV set, mobile devices) but very very bugy Firmwares without support.
9. Your devices have GREAT parameters on the paper. But we can not use them on maximum because of many bugs. Please just release your enginers and implement clean android to your phones and believe me, may be I will give you the chance again. But not with touch wiz and bugy GPS **** without support and nor upgrade.
10. If you are not an enginer of Samsung, please forget it or forward it to their "support & development" department. Thanks.
11. and at the end, finaly I was forced to buy another device just for GPS. Because I can not use this phone and believe it like I use to with X1, or TYTN II.
I agree with you on all points..
Except on the point where you say that Samsung is not Apple. Apple can support their old devices because they only have 4 or 5 devices to speak of.. I agree that Samsung forgets old phones, but you can't compare them with a company which has only 4 phones...
but this is the way how a company gets users to stay with them, imagine apple doing all those restrictions they do AND giving a **** on older phones, who do you ti´hing would have bought the iPhone 4?
i guess nobody at all.
regarding Wifi, i think most of us have working wifi on the SG3
FadeFx said:
but this is the way how a company gets users to stay with them, imagine apple doing all those restrictions they do AND giving a **** on older phones, who do you ti´hing would have bought the iPhone 4?
i guess nobody at all.
regarding Wifi, i think most of us have working wifi on the SG3
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Up to date...
so I've got an answer that my email (I've sent to Samsung an email) was forwarded to developers.
Why I was so pissed up ? Because I have a samsung TV set and they realy do not support the old ones. And when community had developed something what helps, in the next release of their update they blocked all possibilities to make the TV set better (new widgets, TV Stream, internet browser in it, etc..),
so this is Samsung.
Nowadays we have european leaked version of 2.2 where GPS is still not working and during a calls you have a "click" (even in JPA).
I do not understand this "support".
Hello,
I think NFC feature will available in India.I went to androidforums and asked there NFC not available and one of the Member said Theres no NFC feature in any of them atm, thats coming later in the year (unless you are on orange and a uk user) and Samsung,Letsbuy.com said it is Available.So lets Hope it is.
this feature is and will be kinda useless in the next few years, the infrastructure for NFC compatible devices is dead right now... so, i don't see the point of having this feature in your phone atm, don't ever think this will catch up anyway
I think NFC feature will available in India
But no XDA search feature in India .
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You created a new thread for this??? Seriously??
Hi every one,
I need help in a project i am doing.
I need to activate a camera module with an external controller.
The camera I want to operate is the rear cam of the Iphone 4s.
I searched a bit and found that it is Sony's camera and the name is IMX-145.
This was made by chipworks.
But I cant find any datasheet or some clues about this module or its structure.
Can you help me ?
Thanks
XDA is for android. Try an iPhone forum
I need documentation on 8 MegaPixel cam.
It does not matter to me if its IPhone or Samsung Galaxy S II.
I need a good camera (part of a smart phone) documenting, eg datasheet pinout or ICD.
Can anyone help ?
Where can I find this sort of documentation?
amirke said:
It does not matter to me if its IPhone or Samsung Galaxy S II.
I need a good camera (part of a smart phone) documenting, eg datasheet pinout or ICD.
Can anyone help ?
Where can I find this sort of documentation?
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I think what the meant was that the majority of the people here specialize in Android based devices/parts/etc.
It would be more prudent to go to an iPhone web forum to find the information you are seeking, maybe an iPhone modding scene or something like that
... The fact that the OP is asking for a hardware datasheet it boggles my mind how the above responders think that it has anything to do with what software is accessing said controller/sensor. They must be complete Derp's to think it matters if its android or ios, and negate the fact that what is being asked for has nothing to do with it.
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If its a new revision of said sensor, then getting a new datasheet will be extremely hard to come by. You'd probably be able to find said datasheet for earlier revisions unless its protected as a proprietary piece of hardware of Chipworks.
I would guess that maybe something would be found buried in the chipworks website on the matter. Generally though for newer hardware or revisions of existing hardware, datasheets are not released to public until they've been replaced with newer models/revisions.
As it stands It looks like they can only be bought.
https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=SON-IMX145&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=&parentCategory=&navigationStr=CatalogSearchInc&searchText=circuit
XDA is for android
This forum (xda) just for ANDROID...
XDA is for Android, Windows Phone, Web OS, Meego, Bada, etc. And yes, there is even a link for iPhones on the main page.
Besides, Apple doesn't necessarily have an exclusivity deal on the camera sensors. The iPhone 4 used the same sensor that many HTC phones did, but the sensor itself can only do so much. The post processing and especially the optics are what makes or breaks a camera.
I'd find someone working for IT company and ask him to send request there - http://www.ovt.com/ and maybe to Toshiba asking for datasheet and samples of some sensor if you need only sensor. But, as xHausx said, you may need also camera-processor so you may want to look for ready sensor+processor fused modules. And these seems to me to have all very similiar interface (on ARM SoCs you can find camera handling modules - these are universal), though reversing ready device or getting datasheet for proper I2C/SPI communicating with such thing may be needed, which is rather model-specific.
iPhone from hardware level remains the very same device as all other Android devices and iPhone-developers doesn't have strictly hardware-modding forum as XDA does. So XDA is more appropriate place to ask for such things IMO.
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And check out this - http://www.mipi.org/specifications/camera-interface
This is probably a stupid question, but does anyone know of a custom ROM that does, or possibly will in the future, support NFC?
What so need of that crap?
NFC technology is just like infrared. Beside getting faster connection, it does not have that much advantage.
ashishwebmail said:
NFC technology is just like infrared. Beside getting faster connection, it does not have that much advantage.
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Android Pay for a start.
I highly doubt that a custom ROM would ever support NFC on the G4 Play - as far as I'm aware of doesn't have the hardware to support it in the first place.
I suppose if someone did a hardware mod like attaching an NFC chip and antenna to the battery cover and hooked it up through the USB port, but that's all I could come up with.
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I highly doubt that a custom ROM would ever support NFC on the G4 Play - as far as I'm aware of doesn't have the hardware to support it in the first place.
I suppose if someone did a hardware mod like attaching an NFC chip and antenna to the battery cover and hooked it up through the USB port, but that's all I could come up with.
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The G4 Play does have NFC... At least, mine does
Right, so I guess not all models have it... I've got an unlocked XT1607 (2GB/16GB, US) and it doesn't have it.
Found a bit more info - I guess some of the non-US versions might have it (the XT1604 comes up), but I haven't seen it at all in the one that I've got here.
That's what I get for assuming they all didn't have one since most of the hardware specs seem to be shared otherwise...
Its a little odd, really, some having it but others not. I had presumed the only differences between them were storage capacity since that's a common theme among manufacturers and their device variants.
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Its a little odd, really, some having it but others not. I had presumed the only differences between them were storage capacity since that's a common theme among manufacturers and their device variants.
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from my understanding US doesn't have NFC, all others do. I found out when I bought mine. Sales person assured me it had NFC. Of course I went to set it up in the store and it wasn't there. Wasn't a dealbreaker for me but it would have been nice to have.
Yes, some version of G4 Play has NFC. For example my XT1604 is 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM and NFC inside. It is model for EU region.