Lumia 620 with WP8.1 or GDR3 ? - Windows Phone 8 General

Hey ppl
i found a SD Card and this photo was in it
http://i.imgur.com/axUeIJd.jpg
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who can confirm if this is wp8.1 or GDR3 ??

Nice!

i dont think so its GDR3

I'd say it's a build from WP8.1 branch.

OMG!!!
PLEASE use SD card file recovery software, you might be able to get more out of it!!!!!
Post more deleted files please!!!

when im gone said:
Hey ppl
i found a SD Card and this photo was in it
http://i.imgur.com/axUeIJd.jpg
who can confirm if this is wp8.1 or GDR3 ??
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what the hell is that asterisk ???

dotcompt said:
what the hell is that asterisk ???
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i dont like that notifications square
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRVC4BKWaP8
this on is better

NA

sorry i was busy at work last day
there is like a thousand of empty folders in the SD card and there is too many .tmp files
i tried to use SD card file recovery but the result was Zero
it's weird that the SD card is 8GB and there is just 5.6GB free space with empty folders and there is no hidden files
should i format the SD card ? :laugh:
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i found something interesting ( wp_ss_201307011_0001.tmp )
now how to change the extension to jpg
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what a shame

upload the files...

Check the partitions in disk managment, might have one hidden.

I have confermed real seen pictures of gdr3 and this is not gdr3 microsofts mobile os is amed at hardwhare spects and the gdr3 update is no different most wont beabele to take advantage of the gdr3 updates other then the notifications.
when it does hit there will be a new kid in town wp8.1 device in full hd 1920x1080 rez.
if that was gdr3 the tiles would not look like that.
WP8.1 branch. (Maybe!)

Has anyone noticed the background, something about Microsoft Confidential

funnypharmacist said:
Has anyone noticed the background, something about Microsoft Confidential
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Yea and nobody has a funny feeling about these things??????
Those things are always found by ones who are "Phone minded" and by "coincidence" members of a cociety.
Never by a child, or a housewife, or ................. Always found by a "geek".
Why on earth should someone put a picture on a sd card, specialy those guys who forces anyone else in the cloud.
And Always a picture, never ever some specific documents, no names or familypics just one single "mysterious" picture.
Lousy security or stupid people at work................yea sure
I belief its a sneaky act of commercial, just to make people curious and eager to buy

funnypharmacist said:
Has anyone noticed the background, something about Microsoft Confidential
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All non-public Windows pre-release builds have that watermark on desktop.

Amadeus01 said:
Yea and nobody has a funny feeling about these things??????
Those things are always found by ones who are "Phone minded" and by "coincidence" members of a cociety.
Never by a child, or a housewife, or ................. Always found by a "geek".
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maybe millions of housewives or children find thousands of these pictures everyday. But since they are not "geek" to them it's just a stupid photo of a phone. It requires a geek to see the details etc.

yeah, it happens a lot lately,
lost sd cards/usb sticks, hell even complete unlocked prototype cell phones.
And if i red of the sanctions, they are even bigger fools then they already wore.
Taking sneaky pictures.
Taking it outside
And for the final touch .....losing it.
Those offenders should not getting fired,
they should be getting shot at dawn.
just too many coincidences
But thats my opinion.

temporary_24 said:
upload the files...
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if you don't know how to change the extensions just please upload the files .. don't write anything on that SD card.

if the "memory" is really what most people believes to, then it might have a partition for WP 8.1
the new tiles layout matches vs GDR3 (notifications tile asterisk means a new message) and consolidated message center with Skype embedded
should be worth trying to recover the partition (some mfg use a microsd for internal storage) partition for system and rest for user available space (disregard having an additional slot)
P.S. is a MicroSD or just an SD?

WP8 devices are not using SD cards as internal storage. There were some WP7 devices that did but those activated the security features on the card so when it was removed from the device the only way to get the card usable again was formatting it (which deactivated the SD security feature). It's therefore highly unlikely that there is a system partition on a WP8 device's SD card.

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Encrypting Porn

I obviously am sensative as to who while looking my XDA over could accidentally find my porn stash.
What software package is best for encrypting movie files and pics?
resco explorer come with a built in encrypt file software.
Or Airscanner Encrypter to encrypt whole folders easily.
perhaps make the folder "hidden" then take the view hidden files function away so that the general browser doesnt find it.
i also apply a name that will not attract attention such as work or parents .... or system or temp cache or similar, anything but say porn xxx look here
then again, dont be ashamed of your actions, or dont do the actions....
nothing wrong with a bit or even a lot of porn
if it offends people, they shouldnt be looking, and even if they found it, they should choose not to look
This image always comes to mind:
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I find that merely zipping the folder and putting it somewhere obfuscated prevents accidental clicks. But airscanner looks cool. Will have to try it out.
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Nice one V! :lol:
So now we know what you do so long in the nights on your pc... :roll:
...looking for funny pics .
Am I the only one that would have really appreciated it if you wouldn't have told us what you're using the encryption for ?
TheBlasphemer: if he'd said:
"I need an encryption app to encrypt information I'd rather other people didn't see", he's most probably either a hacker, a spy, or a male Glad he >eugh< "came" straight out with it... :shock:
Rottie: you back from holiday? Your request, what seems to be the Holy Grail of hacks, the closed clam keyboard hack - I've had some ideas and some contributions that have given me some ideas. I'll try to progress them shortly.
And what I do on the long nights - I wish! I'm programming every spare minute now, even during lunch times, running home to code a few lines
This made me snort tea all over my desk:
I love Penny Arcade.
Anyone tried AirScanner yet? (blatant attempt to bring back on topic!)
V
vijay555 said:
TheBlasphemer: if he'd said:
"I need an encryption app to encrypt information I'd rather other people didn't see", he's most probably either a hacker, a spy, or a male Glad he >eugh< "came" straight out with it... :shock:
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If he hadn't told us, I could still just refuse to believe the pr0n thing and believe he was a govt spy or anything
If you were to put the porn on your ipod, you could call it porn-on-the-pod.
porn-on-the-pod
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Do you want butter with that? A little "Last Tango in Paris" perhaps?!
V
Last Tango reminds of the ads ... Can you tell the difference between butter and margerine ?
chetccox said:
If you were to put the porn on your ipod, you could call it porn-on-the-pod.
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ROTFL
I actually use Airscanner for er..... encrypting stuff that.....er I'd rather wasn't....... er easy to find. <coughs>
I can vouch it works well under WM5, and it appears to work by using multi-pass bitwiping to ensure there is no trace of the original files prior to encyption.
Odd thing is though, I'm sure it used to be free, but now they seem to charge for it. My advice is look at free download sites for a copy.
Not sure where the software came from, but my press and hold menus provide encryption, I think its resco explorer.
I can use normal file explorer to "hide" files from general view, but I noticed in Resco explorer, the hidden files are still clearly visible, so not sure if there is a bug in the resco app for hidden files, but they are definitely hidden from the normal ppc file explorer. add that to resco encryption, I think should be sufficient.
Good (and bad) news - looks like we won't be needing this software anyway:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/23/masturbation_worse_than_sex/
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On a side note: On my communicator I had a password safe with categories like credit card, shopping accounts etc... Is there something similar for WM5 available?
TauTau said:
On a side note: On my communicator I had a password safe with categories like credit card, shopping accounts etc... Is there something similar for WM5 available?
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There is a program called KeePass which works on most devices, relevant here is the Desktop and PocketPC. The datafiles are transferable between both devices. I have used it on my Universal without problems. I have actually been using this program for a long time, I keep the DB on a USB key and a copy of the program. This means that when I plug in my key the password safe opens and asks for the password, or I can run it from the key if on another machine.
As for encrypting the pr0n, what about a good old .RAR archive? The version that I use (Pocket RAR 3.50) will encrypt and decrypt folders and files, quite fast too.
If you're talking about a large stash this won't work, but if you're only carrying round < 10MB you could always use the ExtendedROM partition and leave it hidden.
This means that you could have all your files in readable format, but without knowing the name that you used for the partition they couldn't access it without searching the registry for the name.
Not many people are going to search the registry for a name they don't even know exists.
This might sound like a difficult thing to do, but Buzz made an unlocker and the registry change for the name is in the thread.
Once you have done your hard reset and loaded the ExtendedROM you don't need the stuff in there anymore, and can use the space for storage.
"stash"
I agree, I know "people" that use a zip file for text, and otherwise just buried folders.
How's abouts we make a small app to render files unusable? You could take the filename, pre-pend it to the file in binary to render it unusable, using a simple XOR encryption for those few bytes. Then give it a generic filename and extension, eg Sheet1.prn.
When launched, .prn files will launch our decrypter, asking for the password. I suppose you could possibly memory map the decrypted file to even ensure an unencrypted version doesn't exist on the device for any considerable period (ie until you close the decrypter).
just an idea.
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Sounds good V,
When can we expect VJPhorEnsic to first arrive on the board ;-)
M

A few quistions from a newbie.

i am from the netherlands (holland) europa so please don't start talkinghthat my english is rubbish. cause i now it is .
1. is a virus scanner needed ??..(on pda of course)
2. do you have tabpages (like I.E 7) or is this possible with another program ...
3. is gmail possible with i.e
4. does a sd-card with 150x a lot better than a normal one or is a normal 4gb sd enough.
5. does anytong got it to work to run cpu at 240 steady every you start your pda (automaticly )
so everytime you start your pda it runs on 240 mhz ..
6. does wisbar 3 runs on wm 5 so i can have a vista skin.
7. and did anyone try to download a program to download stuuf wit a torrent downloader on youre pda ..
( a torrent downloader on youre pda does it work ??)
thanks for your help so far you are great , keep up the great work ..
Welcome to the forum!
Don't worry about your English level, many of us here including my self are not native English speakers. (I owe a lot to the spell checker!)
Please make sure you read the WiKi and search the forums before asking. The answers are likely to be there already waiting for you.
Now to your questions:
1) No, currently there are no real viruses for Windows Mobile and though scanners exist they are way to heavy for a device with 200MHz processor.
2) Minimo (mozilla) has tabs but it is a very slow browser. You should check out NetFront and PIE Plus. Opera is good but their free Java version sends all your browsing information and your phone number back to the company so its kind of like spyware.
3) Not sure about IE but it should work with the built in outlook using POP3. There are some threads here about it.
4) The SD speed makes no difference in the phone because of the OS and the slow BUS.
5) There is a free program called OMAPCLOCK which can overclock the Prophet, but when you go to standby the CPU resets it self. There is another freeware (sorry don't remember the name) that can restart OMAPCLOCK when you turn on the device.
Note that the speed and stability with which you can run varies from device to device.
Unfortunately, I don't have answers for 6 and 7.
tanks that help a lot ,
my main qustions are now helped
6. Yes, there is a version for WM5
7. Yes. WinMobile Torrent
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levenum said:
5) There is a free program called OMAPCLOCK which can overclock the Prophet, but when you go to standby the CPU resets it self. There is another freeware (sorry don't remember the name) that can restart OMAPCLOCK when you turn on the device.
Note that the speed and stability with which you can run varies from device to device.
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now we just have one qustion left!
[EDIT=] i just found it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=270751 [/EDIT]
Hi, I noticed u posted a question in the batterystatus thread
In case you don't get an answer there (no offence, but it's a bit of a noob question) I will answer here, because that thread is long enough already
yes, you can overclock after reboot
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thanks super , iam sorrt for all my stupid quistions ,
i just got another one (qustion)
i want to buy a new 4gb sd (or 4 gb mmc) card but would ui need to do , do i stuuf it into my otek immditley or do i stuuf it into my pc and put music ont it , do do i need to format it fist ???
i dont want to screw up my sd card or my prophet
does this sd kaart works with the prophet (page is in dutch.SD tranced 4gb
or this one SD tranced 4 gb 150 X or this mmc card
a 4GB tranced MMC PLUS card .
my prefer is the trancend normal 4 gb SD card
or do the all work ..
There is no need to format SD cards before use, though if you want to do so its ok too.
You can use it in your phone right away, but copying files through ActiveSync is slow so if you have a card reader I recommend you use that to copy your music and any other files bigger than 10MB simply because it will save you a lot of time.
I couldn't quite read the language on the sites you provided, but as long as the card is not SDHC (High Capacity - new format) it will work with your Prophet. Some 4GB cards are SDHC and some are regular SD (all cards larger than 4GB are SDHC).
You should check with the sit to make sure it is regular SD.
oke thanks , the pages were in dutch .

Which one of you Created this WM Virus?

US-CERT is aware of reports of a trojan that affects Microsoft Windows CE. This trojan disables Windows Mobile application installation security.
The trojan may take any or all of the following actions on the mobile device:
* spreads via seemingly legitimate application installation files
* installs as an autorun program on the memory card
* installs itself to the device when an infected memory card is inserted
* protects itself from deletion by copying itself back to disk
* replaces the browser's homepage
* allows unsigned applications to install without warning
US-CERT encourages users to take the following preventative measures to help mitigate the security risks:
* Install anti-virus software on the mobile device, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date.
* Use caution when downloading and installing applications.
US-CERT will continue to provide more information as it becomes available.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=904
Apparently it's targeted at WM devices, and is in the wild.
CERT has a waning too:
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#microsoft_wince_trojan
I'll tell you who created it. One of the companies that sells the useless "anti-virus software" for our smartphones! LOL Now they can actually sell it...
NRGZ28 said:
I'll tell you who created it. One of the companies that sells the useless "anti-virus software" for our smartphones! LOL Now they can actually sell it...
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well be sure to check the guy who posted a thread about creating viruses, right here in our forum!!!
This statement i agree.
Up to now WM was the only safest Windows been.
I really have seen anti-virus soft for ppc, and always wondered is there a viruses for ppc? Now I know they exist I wondered the same about Linux. But never heard of "virus for *nix".
Malicieux said:
I really have seen anti-virus soft for ppc, and always wondered is there a viruses for ppc? Now I know they exist I wondered the same about Linux. But never heard of "virus for *nix".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses
NRGZ28 said:
I'll tell you who created it. One of the companies that sells the useless "anti-virus software" for our smartphones! LOL Now they can actually sell it...
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Could not agree more
Something Dodgy about McAfee Screenshots
" Timing"
One of McAfee's screenshots shows the autorun.exe trojan as having a creation date of 25th may 2006. Thats nearly 2 years ago - have McAfee really just discovered it now, or have they just been sitting on the discovery... Que publicity of their mobile antivirus software coming to the rescue for every paranoid corporate IT Manager....
My thinking exactly...
TheChampJT said:
well be sure to check the guy who posted a thread about creating viruses, right here in our forum!!!
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I remember that thread from a few days ago, then saw the CERT issue...
A coincidence?
Malicieux said:
I really have seen anti-virus soft for ppc, and always wondered is there a viruses for ppc? Now I know they exist I wondered the same about Linux. But never heard of "virus for *nix".
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i am happy because i will not feel anymore as an idiot when update my antivirus(mobile).
anyway i want to be in contact with this.....
I think the first part of your statement is still true....
Are we going to start seeing ppc anti virus banners now?
Hah???????????????????
Anti virus for ppc? Why? unlike PC we could reset the ppc and get back the fresh rom in 10 mins.
Moderator, pls kill this useless thread.
HaiLe512 said:
Anti virus for ppc? Why? unlike PC we could reset the ppc and get back the fresh rom in 10 mins.
Moderator, pls kill this useless thread.
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Even though recovery is simple and with all the ROM flashing that goes on...virus' don't stand a chance; people need to be informed.
This thread is not useless and leave it to the moderators to decide this.
Two new articles:
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/b...zed-information-and-leaves-device-vulnerable/
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,58603
I personally think that AV (Anti-Virus) Developers (Norton, McAfee, etc.) want some of this PPC $.
Now why would anyone from XDA make a virus while there is anuogh spyware to kill that MS tries to enforce on Windows Mobile?
Here is a source code of the first ppc virus
Yeah in the last T-Mobile NL 2.26 Rom for ELf they allso included a download link to AV. Made it even slower.
After putting TomTom on my SD card I noticed that every time I inserted or removed the card I got an error message about AutoRun.exe not being digitally signed or an invalid application.
Looking at the screenshots I noticed the folder name was 2577 (same as the TomTom installation folder.) TomTom auto installs when you enter the TomTom miniSD card into your phone, so I assumed that the autorun.exe was part of that implementation.
I don't think this is the virus as my homepage stayed intact but you never know.
Where's the link for download?

[ANDROID] BSODroid - BSOD any Vista machine on your network!

Hi all,
BSODroid is my first Android application. It is a proof of concept implementation of a flaw in Windows Vista, which is so far unpatched (although Microsoft are due to start distributing the patch any moment now), that allows a user to send a Blue Screen of Death to that computer over the network.
To test your home, office or clients' machines, or even just to have some fun with your friends, all you need to do is connect to their network via WiFi, enter in their hostname (either IP or actual hostname will work), and press Execute!
Note: the target Vista machine must have network file / printer sharing turned on (though most people have it turned on these days)
This is a fun little application I created yesterday and have been having playing with my friends' computers on their home network and showing them the Windows flaw.
Video of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIy_d94tDmQ
As I said, it will be patched soon, so anyone who has Windows Updates enabled will be immune to it within the next 72 hours or so.
BSODroid can be downloaded from the Android Market (just search for BSODroid!) or alternatively you can download the APK directly from my website: http://www.dereenigne.com/
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Well, it works.
will try on win 7
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will try on win 7
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From what I can tell, it works on most of the beta copies and some RC copies of Windows 7, but it doesn't work on the RTM version - what a shame!
Still, lots of fun!
Didn't work on my Win 7 RC machine. Maybe I'm up to date?
My boss and I just had some fun with one of our users on MO. (we are in TN)
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Didn't work on my Win 7 RC machine. Maybe I'm up to date?
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Yeah, seems as though it works on some builds of Win 7, but not others.
It works on Win Server 2008 too.
I hope people are having their fun with it now, because Microsoft already have a patch in the works - I'm not sure if it's being pushed through Windows Updates yet, but if not then it will be quite soon!
Though, it will still always work on machines that don't run Windows Updates
man, a winmo version would be awesome...
GreenLantern said:
man, a winmo version would be awesome...
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That whould be consider a virus.
rogeriopcf said:
That whould be consider a virus.
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A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner.
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It's being installed by the user, so it's not a virus at all. I personally think this is a neat little proof of concept program, and would love to have a copy for my WinMo device. Besides, if these proof of concept exploits weren't created, the software companies wouldn't have a reason to patch/fix their software until somebody with more malicious intents came along and used it. Hope there's a port to WinMo soon.
rogeriopcf said:
That whould be consider a virus.
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why? there's ton's of stuff everyone at my office does that could be considered a 'virus' then...
even so, if you can do it from an android phone it's not a virus? somehow I don't understand that.
Quick video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIy_d94tDmQ
Ha cool...
Could be fun to make a "one stop shop" for stuff like this.
There's the unpatched IIS flaw as well which is easy as hell to abuse.
Select exploit (or select all), select target ip (+port/username etc for stuff like an IIS exploit), execute (on an iis exploit that'd use default port, anonymous/anonymous).
Is there any interest in this? Think it could be rather interesting to code
nurre said:
Could be fun to make a "one stop shop" for stuff like this.
There's the unpatched IIS flaw as well which is easy as hell to abuse.
Select exploit (or select all), select target ip (+port/username etc for stuff like an IIS exploit), execute (on an iis exploit that'd use default port, anonymous/anonymous).
Is there any interest in this? Think it could be rather interesting to code
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I"d be highly interested in that.
Have almost broken 1000 downloads! (Currently at 950)
If anyone's interested, go ahead and give it a try from the market!
Thank you. Great app, worked with my windows vista sp2.
Thanks!! I'm dying for this kind of apps
If this had a way to find IP's in use on the network it would be perfect, or just a multicast mode. Go to starbucks and listen to everyone groan at the same time.

[Q] Kiwix (Offline Wiki Reader)?

It's in the Play Store now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile
but not compatible with the NST (requires Android 3.0 and up)
Is it worth uploading the apk here for folks to test with? Or is this simply a matter of hurry up and wait?
This is what I just sent to [email protected] :
I was ecstatic to see Kiwix in the Google Play store today. However, it showed as not compatible with my rooted Nook Simple Touch (NST). I was able to borrow a friend's Asus Transformer to install Kiwix to, then pulled the .apk from it and transfered it to the NST via a microSD card. Unfortunately, I got a "Parse Error: There is a problem installing the package" immediately upon attempting to install.
The NST runs Android 2.1, with an 800 x 600 display.
I am willing to beta-test any fixes for the NST. You will also find a vibrant user & development forum @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1198
Thank you so much for making Kiwix available on Android. I believe this could be THE killer-app for the NST hardware!
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It's in the Play Store now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile
but not compatible with the NST (requires Android 3.0 and up)
Is it worth uploading the apk here for folks to test with? Or is this simply a matter of hurry up and wait?
This is what I just sent to [email protected] :
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I too got "Parse Error" while trying to install on a Gingerbread mobile (so that I can convert my old mobile into a offline wikireader).
Have you find any solution for this, if so please let me know. Thanks.
The dev replied, politely informed me not to expect a solution. However, in the meantime I found Aard Dictionary. It works wonderfully on the NST, and has much more recently updated Wikipedia libraries than Kiwix. Be prepared for a long wait to download the libraries, though, even on broadband.
ChimeraPhone said:
The dev replied, politely informed me not to expect a solution. However, in the meantime I found Aard Dictionary. It works wonderfully on the NST, and has much more recently updated Wikipedia libraries than Kiwix. Be prepared for a long wait to download the libraries, though, even on broadband.
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Thanks a lot for your suggestion. I also found Aard interesting and have been using it as a dictionary on my Nook first edition e-book reader. But I missed its ability to work as an offline wikireader.
Currently I had downloaded the zim files of Kiwix (18GB), currently I will stick to it as I am near to my download quota for this month. Later (may be next month) I will download the aard dictionary files.
Btw I had successfullly installed jellybean on my old mobile (though some features like camera are not working) and installed Kiwix and using it.
For what it's worth, an aarddict dev stated a few months ago that he was considering a move to the .zim format (see this ) . I could only suggest contacting the dev for a status update. Perhaps he might have a beta you could test?
By the way, I am curious to know what .zim language/dataset is 18GB?
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For what it's worth, an aarddict dev stated a few months ago that he was considering a move to the .zim format (see this ) . I could only suggest contacting the dev for a status update. Perhaps he might have a beta you could test?
By the way, I am curious to know what .zim language/dataset is 18GB?
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Thanks for the info, I will contact the aard developer.
Regarding the size of .zim in Kiwix, there are two types of wikipedia datasets
1. Non Indexed zim (10-11 GB)
2. Indexed zim (18-19GB)
In terms of content wise both are same (updated in 2012), but the advantage with Indexed zim is that it allows to search even in the content where as with Non indexed zim, it only allows you to search in the titles of articles (so size is less).
One advantage with Kiwix is it allows you to create indexing for non Indexed zim on your local machine, so you can save a lot of bandwidth.
What I found with the simple wiki (around 130 MB) file in Aard is that it also works similar to Non indexed zim (only searching in the titles). Please correct me if I am wrong ?
Aard allows to search inside each article in the newer versions. There is a dedicated search button when an article is opened.
I am trying kiwix right now and it seems to work pefectly. I will post if i encounter any problems.
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Aard allows to search inside each article in the newer versions. There is a dedicated search button when an article is opened.
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I love Aard, and today downloaded v 1.6.6.1 to my NST. I do not see a dedicated search button or any way of searching inside each article, nor is there a Settings or Options button.
Searching would be wonderful in Wikipedia and Wiktionary. Have I missed something?
Joydeck said:
I love Aard, and today downloaded v 1.6.6.1 to my NST. I do not see a dedicated search button or any way of searching inside each article, nor is there a Settings or Options button.
Searching would be wonderful in Wikipedia and Wiktionary. Have I missed something?
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Might be, that this option is only avaible in android 4 and higher. The search button is accessed through the menu icon introduced with android 4.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

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