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Some questions before I buy...

1. Whats it like as a wireless hotspot, my Galaxy S2 is flaky at best with lots of dropouts?
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
5. Has anyone loaded Google Music and streamed their music?
Thanks all!!
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TheMathMan said:
1. Whats it like as a wireless hotspot, my Galaxy S2 is flaky at best with lots of dropouts?
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
5. Has anyone loaded Google Music and streamed their music?
Thanks all!!
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This is just personal experience, but YMMV.
1. Wireless hotspot has worked great for me. I hook my iPad up to it when I'm at my grandparent's house and there's never any loss of connection. That's even on the awful Kentucky EDGE network, too.
2. I can't really help there because I never play those types of videos.
3. The PS store? If you mean the Playstation Pocket app, if you're in America (and possibly Canada), nothing. All you gots is Crash Bandicoot. FPSE is better for PS1 emulation, anyway, if that's what you're looking for. A lot of people get their games from Gameloft.
4. The camera is pretty decent. It's better than the camera on my old Desire HD that I sold. It would be better with different software (it's the AOSP app), so download Vignette or Camera 360 if you want better pictures. On this subject, the FFC looks black and white unless you're in good light.
5. I have and it worked fine on said slow network. The speaker is really loud, too.
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TheMathMan said:
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
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2. The Stock Media Play can not play .avi straight out the box.....BUT......all you need to do is download a better media player and it will work straight out the box.
MoboPlayer is my recomendation to you. It plays everything i have thrown at it so far.
3. The actual Playstation games are not worth buying at all imo. Just download FPSE and get all your PS games on the emulator. (leglally you need to own the games before you download them, blah blah technical blah blah).
The Xperia Play games from Gameloft and a few other devs are quite decent quality. I love Gameloft games. Some people do not though. Remember this is a phone first and foremost. Not a dedicated games console.
4. Camera is OK. 5MP is decent. Not amazing, but clear enough to have them pictures full blown on your PC monitor without seeing many pixels.
The video recording is ok too. Not 720p, but not far off, it takes a keen eye to tell the difference.

TheMathMan said:
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
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2. Yes, Moboplayer works great. You'll have no issues playing standard def content, and in some cases 720p works too.
3. Very few, Crash bandicoot, midevil, and jet moto or something along those lines, haven't used it in a while. I used fpse and play the games I want to play (Final Fantasy VII in my case) I also use it for Super nintendo, nintendo, gameboy, and N64.
4. Fine for a cell camera. Not as good as the more camera oriented cyber-shot phones, but it holds it's own. Also the shoulder buttons make it easy to tak pictures compared to touch screen shutter.
As stated this phone has the loudest speakers out of any phones I've seen. It has two very nice cell phone speakers rather than the standard one, so everything from ring tones to games are plenty loud. They also have extremely good frequency response for cell phone speakers. Music, games, videos, everything sounds "fuller" on the Play compared to other phones.

Thanks all for the great answers.
Overall I just want to make sure I can load Google Music app despite being in the UK and that there aren't audio sync issues with avi files like some phones i've tried.
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Well on android market Google Music apps says
This app is incompatible with your Sony Ericsson R800i.
This item cannot be installed in your device's country.
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im from the uk. Also ive played h264 videos with mobo player which are more taxing on the phone and they play fine so avi should be fine, i guess...?
Also found this on web
Reports are flooding in that Google has extended invites to its cloud-based music streaming service for residents of the UK. The buzz over Google Music has been building since it launched in the US following Google I/O.
In order to enjoy the music-streaming goodness that is Google Music Beta , you’ll need a Nexus S running Android 2.3.4. Users who fit the bill will be greeted with a self-install notification following the completion of the sign up on Google’s website.
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So im guessing its coming to the rest of us at some point?

Yeah i've installed the US version of music before in the UK by grabbing the apk from Modaco or using Market Access (through root).
Dev community doesn't seem busy for this phone.
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I just love thought of physical buttons for games and emulators.
Even with overlays on my 4.3 S2 its irritating!
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I can't imagine the developers forum to be that busy, this phone is for the niche population of the people who enjoys gaming.
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Deoxlar said:
I can't imagine the developers forum to be that busy, this phone is for the niche population of the people who enjoys gaming.
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Would you recommend it?
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TheMathMan said:
Would you recommend it?
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If you're addicted to flashing ROM's, don't get it. I only got one because I traded my Inspire for it.
The game buttons are the selling point. I personally missed development going on...so my mom needed a phone with a SAMOLED so I got a Nexus S for her. :-D
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TheBassman369 said:
If you're addicted to flashing ROM's, don't get it. I only got one because I traded my Inspire for it.
The game buttons are the selling point. I personally missed development going on...so my mom needed a phone with a SAMOLED so I got a Nexus S for her. :-D
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I'm not addicted but would like root control for Titanium Backup and some manual tweaking.
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Then the would be the right phone for you.
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Got a near mint boxed one today for £240
Couldnt refuse!
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Now that we have 2.2, what are some killer apps I need?

I mean solely for Android 2.2+. I've already gotten Netflix, Crackle (sadly, doesn't work, the sound goes really, really slow) and a few games I got off of Amazon's deal of the day that were 2.2+ only. There's obviously Flash 10.3, too. The other one I got (which I've been trying to get ahold of since I got my phone) is Kongregate Arcade.
Anything you guys know of that's a really good Android 2.2+ app that I'm missing?

If you put up the money get voodoo control plus and get voodoo sound v10... it makes this phone sound awesome via headphones xP
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I mean solely for Android 2.2+. I've already gotten Netflix, Crackle (sadly, doesn't work, the sound goes really, really slow) and a few games I got off of Amazon's deal of the day that were 2.2+ only. There's obviously Flash 10.3, too. The other one I got (which I've been trying to get ahold of since I got my phone) is Kongregate Arcade.
Anything you guys know of that's a really good Android 2.2+ app that I'm missing?
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The only other that I know is 2.2+ specific is Google Music. I haven't really used it much though.

Netflix and skype with video chat

Can't really video chat without a FFC

You can of you stand in front of a mirror! XP
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I'm actually working on trying to get the i9000 front facing camera mod to work on our Continuum. I need an i400 I can tear apart and do some fitment testing. I've seen some photos of the i9000 camera and the i500 (Fascinate) camera which I think is the same as the Continuum camera. It might work with a little trimming here and there. Ill post back once I have some results.

This is gonna sound pretty silly but the new Captain America game requires 2.2. I'm not much of a gamer but I actually bought it for $1 in the market and it installed then after the ~150mb download it gave me the error message on my stock Continuum. Took my son to the movie and we loved it, was looking forward to letting him play the game(which was well reviewed). Bah.
So happy to see this 2.2 update stuff. I'm going to have to do my homework now and make a visit to the darkside. I love this phone, will be more than happy to de-bing and de-bloat it!

Speaking of games: Plants vs Zombies and Peggle on the Amazon App store.
Was lucky enough to catch them free, but could not get them to run on Eclair.

+1 for netflix and google-music.
Being able install google search has been very nice as well.

So the Flash works well with this release?

Yes. I just spent the weekend streaming a UFC event on it :3

Chrome to Phone is a MUST.
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Just loaded the apk for the new market... It's pretty sweet... First froyo apps I loaded were Chrome2Phone, Google Music, and Netflix...
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Weudel said:
Just loaded the apk for the new market... It's pretty sweet... First froyo apps I loaded were Chrome2Phone, Google Music, and Netflix...
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Jill plays tricks, Jack plays God

Browser to Phone is even better lol At least in my opinion
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.wiirecords.chrometophone

trailblazer101 said:
Browser to Phone is even better lol At least in my opinion
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ha ha wow!
and by the way, i couldnt stop noticing this, kept bugging me, so i had to say something,
"My Motto: If you don't know how to do someone here on XDA, and don't know how to properly look through the threads or do a search, then you don't deserve to be flashing/changing anything (If the answer isn't already out there, that's different [obviously, lol]"
If i dont know how to do someone? lol, dont you mean something?

i9020 slows down to a CRAWL after 350 apps installed

Optimization Tip #1 (Too Many Apps)
It's very easy to reach those numbers in no time
specially when you are a phone game addict like me
with the limitation of the i9020 not having an external SD card support i never had as much freedom as i did when using the i9000, on that phone i easily reached 500 Apps in no time, and well the slow down is obvious.
so the Trick & Tip for this session is about keeping a good balance between performance, and still have those 300+ Apps installed in the phone without blowing up on you.
Requirement: TitaniumBackup
you will probably think uninstalling the Apps that you don't need, true, but that's not always the best way, however for Apps that you absolutely do not use at least once a month, they should definitely be gone from the phone.
to keep the phone from slowing down to a claw, specially when your launcher tries to load up all those Apps & icons, simply use Titanium Backup to FREEZE the ones that you don't use very often, but are still nice to have in the phone for those "emergencies" when you really need it the most, but you wished you had them installed, and not deleted just to keep your phone from running smooth.
just keep a shortcut of TitaniumBackup some where on the desktop launcher to have quick access to the Apps to freeze & unfreeze the other Apps that you want to keep in the phone.
Also all the less used Apps you can group them inside a folder, and make a shortcut of that folder on the desktop launcher, so that when you Unfreeze them you know exactly where to look for them, instead of having to scroll through the entire Apps drawer.
Another great idea, only for those with unlimited mobile internet access, is to use the DropBox feature of TitaniumBackup, and then store all those Apps you want to keep on the cloud, and restore them when you need them
That's all for today

Don't download 50 fart apps.
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350 apps?

Sorry, there is no good reason to have 350 apps on your cellphone.
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350 apps????
why???

I think it would be easy to accumulate that number. However, i tend to go through and thin out the ones I dont use occasionally. I dont think id ever get to 350! Think ive got about 50 or so on there at the moment.

damn I only have 110 lol
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Damn...that's a lot of apps

aprox 50 are actual apps the other 300 are mostly games, good games like GunBros, most of the good ones from Gameloft, EA, and many other big hit tittles in Android Market

I don't think I've ever had more than 10 downloaded... 350 is kind of overkill man. You can only play so many games...

AllGamer said:
aprox 50 are actual apps the other 300 are mostly games, good games like GunBros, most of the good ones from Gameloft, EA, and many other big hit tittles in Android Market
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lol you're crazy
I have 8 games on my phone right now (including emulators... i use GBCoid for pokemon yellow and n64oid for... actually I never use it). That also includes Kongregate arcade.
how can you STAND playing on a touchscreen? like I play modern combat from game loft more than any game, and playing on a touch screen sucks! my fingers always block my view (and i don't even have big hands)

Damn man. Just download them again from the market if you need to have them again. How can you possibly use that many regularly.
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It's slowing to a CRAWL, not a claw.

derekwilkinson said:
lol you're crazy
I have 8 games on my phone right now (including emulators... i use GBCoid for pokemon yellow and n64oid for... actually I never use it). That also includes Kongregate arcade.
how can you STAND playing on a touchscreen? like I play modern combat from game loft more than any game, and playing on a touch screen sucks! my fingers always block my view (and i don't even have big hands)
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I have around 40 games and like 20 nes/snes games and I play those with my ps3 controller using sixaxis app
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Damn that's over kill 350 I bet u don't even use half them apps I got like 60 apps on my nexus s
Put a list of all 350 apps

steviee7 said:
I have around 40 games and like 20 nes/snes games and I play those with my ps3 controller using sixaxis app
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I have the sixaxis app as well, have you figured out how to map out the keys for games like gun bros? I'm only able to move in the game, but not shoot.
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asaetern said:
I have the sixaxis app as well, have you figured out how to map out the keys for games like gun bros? I'm only able to move in the game, but not shoot.
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Don't have that game
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350. That's funny.
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david279 said:
350. That's funny.
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I don't see anything funny at all,:|
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steviee7 said:
I don't see anything funny at all,:|
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It's right here...
david279 said:
350.
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[Q] Kindle Fire Must Haves

Ok folks, so I rooted and got CM7 up and running on my KF.
I am coming from my evo that has cm on it, and know what works well. I was wondering if we could get some input here as to what apps people really love for their kindle.
What apps suit the Kindle more so than other devices etc?
Basically....if you have a kindle fire...what apps or games can you not live without?

Kindle app is a must have

Wunderlist task manager, Evernote(note taking app), ComicRack eComic reader, EZ PDF Reader, Sketchbook Mobile

Screen Dim is a must to reduce the screen brightness while reading.
File Expert is the perfect file explorer.
Wifi explorer pro is top notch for file transfers
DROPBOX hands down incredible
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Thanks for the screen dim suggestion!!!!!!!! Awesome
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If you want games then here is a couple.
Tanked(3D multiplayer tank game lots of fun)
Fruit ninjas puss in boots.
Tank hero.

keep em coming....love the suggestions...the dimmer is very handy

Best Volume Widget
Touchscreen Booster
Go Launcher
Root Explorer
XDA Premium (duh, lol)
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SPB Shell 3D...runs you a cool $15 but it's well worth it if you have multiple devices.
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MikeGolfW said:
Screen Dim is a must to reduce the screen brightness while reading.
File Expert is the perfect file explorer.
Wifi explorer pro is top notch for file transfers
DROPBOX hands down incredible
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I actually prefer Box to Dropbox nowadays. The major reason is that I got a free upgrade to 50gigs.
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CodenameDeadpool said:
I actually prefer Box to Dropbox nowadays. The major reason is that I got a free upgrade to 50gigs.
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Same here! My Xperia Play got me the 50 gigs

AdFree, AirDroid, Box, CPU Spy, Display Brightness, Root Explorer, Spare Parts+, Volume Control, Volume+ Free, and Zmooth.

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SPB Shell 3D...runs you a cool $15 but it's well worth it if you have multiple devices.
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How did you get this on your fire? I have it on my bionic but it doesn't show up in the market on my fire. Did you side load it?
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collindv said:
How did you get this on your fire? I have it on my bionic but it doesn't show up in the market on my fire. Did you side load it?
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Never mind. Did a titanium backup of spb on my phone, transferred it to the kindle and restored it. Changed interface to tablet and away I go!
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I tried SPB Shell a while ago and had a lot of FC issues. That and it just seemed way over-priced to me.

any way to make adw ex look better? i have it and like it but the ensity hack is no where near as good as go launcher. but i dont want to use go launcher because i cant customize it the way i want

Netflix and Remote VNC Pro. I use them every day.

Don't forget KeePass for managing your passwords and credentials.
Store the KeePass database in your Dropbox folder to sync it across multiple devices.

Castle Wars is also a very fun game!
Craigslist has an app which is very useful and saves your searches and constantly updates them...very cool to keep up with steals ya na what i mean
also, i dont recommend the facebook app...it's always been very trashy from my user experience both on the phone and kf
teamviewer is also a very very useful app to access your home based computer or work based computer and email files through the net which you forgot to put in your cloud maybe

All great apps on my phone, but even better with the Kindle Fire's excellent audio and video:
Netflix, YouTube, MX Video Player, Google Maps, Google Earth, YouVersion, IP Cam Viewer, RealVNC Viewer, Unified Remote, ADW Launcher.

The dark knight rises on gs3

this game is awesome. i just downloaded it and it plays smoothly. be sure to download the latest version ie v1.06 . and uninstall chainfire 3d plugin. if its installed then the game will be laggy. all in all an awesome game on an awesome device. m lovin it.

£4.99 on the UK play store.
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Still not available on my Verizon SGSG3 here in the USA

Just a warning for anyone thinking of buying this game, it has push notifications.
I got 4 very annoying notifications in a row from this game at 2:30 in the morning, it also needs iap's to play properly despite costing $9.99

Aborto said:
Just a warning for anyone thinking of buying this game, it has push notifications.
I got 4 very annoying notifications in a row from this game at 2:30 in the morning, it also needs iap's to play properly despite costing $9.99
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Damn that is poor, just the notifications is unacceptable, iap's as well is a joke for a game of this price.

good game but very very laggy !

djase said:
good game but very very laggy !
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It doesnt lag,i had played on it.
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its laggy for me also
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A reminder: Warez are not welcome on XDA, and neither is the discussion of them or asking where to find them.

Tested it with a few kernels and it's laggy. Switched to Siyah kernel and now everything's running smooth.
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