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Sky go

Anyone fancy having a go at making sky go work for JB and the note2? Dont even bother trying to get it workimg for root!
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Whate he said ^
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Never going to happen, sky's inbuilt protection is ridiculously good now. We cannot even edit the app anymore as it does a server side check for a particular signature.
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So were gonna have to wait another year for Sky to make it work with JB, they're so slow its ridiculous.
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Look at the Xbox 360 Sky Go player still hasnt had an update to change it with a metro style. I am not holding my breath.

I dont think sky are slow its just sky prefer iphone over android.

No the problem is sky don't trust android users so they spend too long on trying to build protection into the apps.
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SkyGo on Note
I have the original Note running ICS which I run SkyGo on using a side loaded APK.
I guess the issue is the O/S rather than device as GT-N7000 isn't a supported device either.

I work for Sky and I'm currently beta testing the app and it does work on both the note 2 and on jb. See my post on the themes and apps section. The current version of Sky Go in Google Play does work on the original running ICS
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spfraggle said:
I work for Sky and I'm currently beta testing the app and it does work on both the note 2 and on jb. See my post on the themes and apps section. The current version of Sky Go in Google Play does work on the original running ICS
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lets not get peoples hopes up regarding root though. Sky will always block this for no legtimate reason (although they quote that it is because their content providers are worried about copyright infringement, which is nonsense as jailbroken iphones still use the same app).

spfraggle said:
I work for Sky and I'm currently beta testing the app and it does work on both the note 2 and on jb. See my post on the themes and apps section. The current version of Sky Go in Google Play does work on the original running ICS
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So when will it be ready.
I paid a lot of money for the note 2... And pay a lot of money to sky from the subscription.
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I'll try to address all concerns here. I don't think Sky will ever allow the app to work on rooted devices. Not sure why though, beat in mind I work in sales, I'm only testing the app. As to when it's available, I'm not sure. It's in phase 2 of beta testing right now. Also bear in mind, Sky Go is a free app. You pay for what you get on the tv, the app is an added bonus. I will ask though about the rooting issue and as soon as I get an answer I'll post on here
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I dont see the issue with rooting tbh....seen as though sky go is all server based (you cant hack it to get a free account etc) I dont see why they blocked rooted devices from opening the app in the first place :duh:
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Split screen

Anyone know of an App or ROM that gives the ability to have a split screen like the Note?
One app open in half the screen and another app in the other half?
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Only Samsung ROMs are capable of doing that. Maybe we will get a port, but that requires a lot of Samsung framework. So as of now, no.
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Got t. Thanks!
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I was wondering the same, it'd be really nice to see this on the Nexus 4.

speedygonzo said:
Only Samsung ROMs are capable of doing that. Maybe we will get a port, but that requires a lot of Samsung framework. So as of now, no.
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LG Optimus G is capable..

lowandbehold said:
LG Optimus G is capable..
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It has a version of multiwindow? I thought that was only for like the video player.
Either way, there are plenty of floating apps on the play store that are pretty awesome. Lilypad HD is a floating chat client, Overscrkeen is a floating web browser, and there's a few others as well.

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It has a version of multiwindow? I thought that was only for like the video player.
Either way, there are plenty of floating apps on the play store that are pretty awesome. Lilypad HD is a floating chat client, Overscrkeen is a floating web browser, and there's a few others as well.
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I was looking more for like any app you can put in the split screen. I'm going to check out those apps though. Thanks

there's cornerstone which existed before samsung came and you can be sure thats what samsung probably based theirs on. googles dianne hackborn personally vetoed when cyanogenmod tried to bring in cornerstone, even hinting at legal consequences. afaik it was troublesome and buggy aswell, even samsungs solution was for a couple of apps only, right?

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there's cornerstone which existed before samsung came and you can be sure thats what samsung probably based theirs on. googles dianne hackborn personally vetoed when cyanogenmod tried to bring in cornerstone, even hinting at legal consequences. afaik it was troublesome and buggy aswell, even samsungs solution was for a couple of apps only, right?
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Yes, it was originally only for a couple of apps. But there are some hacked up versions available on XDA that allow it to work perfectly with all apps.

Thanks guys. I'll check out cornerstone on xda.
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Nexus 4 port?

Anyone know if there is one?
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I don't know if there is one, but it would be nice if there was a port.
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there is only the x86 based sdk which you can download and start develop from sailfishos.org . good luck.

I am more of a electronic person than a software/programmer I know a bit but not enough. I can look into though.
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AW: Nexus 4 port?
There are no ports or images for any devices. There's only one image for the Nokia N950 that you can build yourself from meet source in theory. But afaik you can't get the Jolla UI. You could try to build mer with nemo mobile for a nexus device. That sounds doable to me.
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NEXUS 4 is great idea
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yeah. wish to see one port for Nexus 4 ...tks
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Jolla is a group consisting of mostly ex-Nokia employees. Considering that, if their culture is anything like Nokia, they are more worried about selling hardware. MeeGo/Maemo was open sourced out of their control. I will be interested to see if we ever see their proprietary UI open sourced. The good news is that as was pointed out, all Sailfish apps will be able to run on MeeGo/Maemo derivatives like Mer.

MAYBE only MAYBE i will port it for GT-i9000 and someone can port it for nexus ... Only MAYBE when i got no exams and so on .. Dont make any hopes it is only mabe
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Jolla acctually demostrated a Nexus 7 with Sailfish ported during the conference in China, doesn't function 100% well. But you can at least see the possiblity.

scopinlee said:
Jolla acctually demostrated a Nexus 7 with Sailfish ported during the conference in China, doesn't function 100% well. But you can at least see the possiblity.
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They are hardware guys without hardware. I don't think they have ANY hardware partners yet. I have only seen it running on old Nokia hardware, which I guess says something for its speed.
They love showing off that ambiance thing, but you can do the same effect with CSS and JavaScript on a web page, so I question if what they are showing is not just a trick, or if it is REALLY the OS, because the SDK has NONE of the interface they keep showing off.
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They are hardware guys without hardware. I don't think they have ANY hardware partners yet. I have only seen it running on old Nokia hardware, which I guess says something for its speed.
They love showing off that ambiance thing, but you can do the same effect with CSS and JavaScript on a web page, so I question if what they are showing is not just a trick, or if it is REALLY the OS, because the SDK has NONE of the interface they keep showing off.
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So their own device doesn't count?
Wanted to post new youtube videos, but as I don't have 10 posts I can't. Open youtube and search for: Jolla Launches First Sailfish OS Smartphone - Hands-On Demo
You can preorder the device already: jolla.com

sound good :laugh:

http://youtu.be/ZpIfzFLmEM8

Double tap to unlock idea is worthless in my opinion. But I'd love to see that OS in Nexus devices.

ec_meyva said:
Double tap to unlock idea is worthless in my opinion. But I'd love to see that OS in Nexus devices.
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You can get double tap to unlock with the PGM app. Though that's for specific devices. Trust me, double tap to unlock is awesome!
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[Q] Note 10.1 port for Nexus 10?

Has anyone heard any news at all about a possible Note 10.1 port for N10? I'm waiting for some of that MULTI-WINDOW love on this beast of a machine. I've Google searched to no avail and have been scouring the various developer forums over countless websites in search of this white whale. Some has got to be working on this. If I knew how, I would be.
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The multi windows is so buggy... just by watching some of the reviews it doesn't work half the time, or not in the way that the user wants it to work - switching between the apps is good enough for me.

I only asked asked about it because I am a college student and would love to have my chemical equations pdf open in one window while I'm inputing stats into the calculator side by side.
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Plus, I know it won't be as simple as porting the multi-window function. The entire touchwiz sytle rom would have to be ported.
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rafaelvelasquez2 said:
Plus, I know it won't be as simple as porting the multi-window function. The entire touchwiz sytle rom would have to be ported.
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You can give this a try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ragingtools.tinyappslite
It's not exactly what you want, but close to it. Also a multiwindow browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appestry.split_browser_trial

I saw that... So i guess maybe one day...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39632058
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lKBZl said:
You can give this a try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ragingtools.tinyappslite
It's not exactly what you want, but close to it. Also a multiwindow browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appestry.split_browser_trial
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Nice. This at least allows me to use the calculator while I'm viewing my PDF. Limited though it may be, it works.
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There was a thread somewhere about this, from a guy who was starting to work on it and wanted a hand. I don't have the link for it but I think the development was called Cornerstone, could try googling that?
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[Q] IR Blaster on AOSP ROM

I was wondering if anyone has had any luck getting the IR blaster to work on a AOSP ROM'S. Has anyone tested Peel Smart Remote on one, or possibly managed to get a WatchOn apk and get that working on AOSP? Having the IR blaster is the only thing keeping me on TouchWiz at the moment since my TV remote's power button is fried, but I would really like to get TouchWiz off.

Download smart remote from the play store. It works very well.
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The $10 one that specifies gs4? And that is confirmed to work on AOSP ROMS?

I don't think it will work. Asop roms delete pretty much ALL added features to the phone. Someone would have to get the apps from TW and see if they work on it. I'm not sure which system app you would need. If I knew which system apps I needed I would test it for you. I have the smart remote for g s4 app
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Im gonna try some roms out today. I'll let u know what I find with the ir stuff. I had the s3 and the ir is the main reason I upgraded. That and the battery.
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@kyhassen: Yeah, that's just about what I thought. I'm sure if someone dug through TW enough that whatever code is needed for it to work would be found. Could even be something as simple as a call method to find the hardware that gets passed along to whatever app the user is using, which could then be ported into an AOSP to keep that working..
@Mahapederdon: Thanks, please do keep me in the loop if you find something

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@kyhassen: Yeah, that's just about what I thought. I'm sure if someone dug through TW enough that whatever code is needed for it to work would be found. Could even be something as simple as a call method to find the hardware that gets passed along to whatever app the user is using, which could then be ported into an AOSP to keep that working..
@Mahapederdon: Thanks, please do keep me in the loop if you find something
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Yeah keep us up to date on what you find!

The IR code is proprietary. Meaning it is unlikely the needed code will be released any time soon. Its possible someone may reverse engineer the drivers one day, or the code will "open" so all hope is not lost.

Try to back up the apk from stock through Titanium backup and restore it on your favorite aosp rom and see if it works.
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Try to back up the apk from stock through Titanium backup and restore it on your favorite aosp rom and see if it works.
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Has anyone tried that?

I just did on slim bean it installs and opens but it won't work as a remote I think aosp doesn't have the s4's or drivers.
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Ok, so then it looks like someone needs to either reverse engineer the drivers, or talk Samsung into releasing them.
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And I just asked Samsung about that, and they basically said no. Anyone know anyone who may be able to reverse engineer it?
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So I'm guessing that smart remote won't work.
GS4 on Slim bean and CarbonROM

Hardware support is missing at the kernel level, .apks won't fix it.

It seems to be fully functional on the Google Experience S4 and also CyanogenMod nightlies according to users and reviewers.
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zgroten said:
It seems to be fully functional on the Google Experience S4 and also CyanogenMod nightlies according to users and reviewers.
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Yea, I can confirm it works on the Google Experience S4 rom running on my SPH-L720, tried it out just recently using the WatchON app.

Same here then I tried it on CM 10.1 latest nightly and it didn't work on that but it worked on the Google edition rom.
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Mahapederdon said:
Download smart remote from the play store. It works very well.
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Smart Remote is no longer on the Google Play Store. Any idea why?
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