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[FAQ]: SGS Vibrant i9000m (Bell), also applicable to other models

Data Connection 2G/3G/H
This phone when used on Bell's own network, it can only do 3G & H
(this is not a hardware issue but rather a network issue, there is a topic about this discussion, link coming soon)
However once unlocked the have full 1G(Cuba!)/2G(EDGE)/3G/H on Fido, Rogers, AT&T and any other network that supports the 850/1900/2100 band for data communication
Pre-installed Apps:
TeleNav GPS Navigator if you are not online via 3G or WiFi, you'll get an error message "This application is not available" or something along those lines
The application is not free, it wants you to register for $10 a month, it's safe to uninstall after rooting
BellTV Remote PVR only works if you have a Bell digital cable box for TV, it's safe to uninstall after rooting
Tunes & Apps it's just an Advertisement URL link, it tries to go
Code:
ads.bwanet.ca/getnew.jsp?request=PDAdownload
the link is dead anyways, it's safe to delete after rooting
TV & Radio supposedly to Watch Live TV, Listen to Music and Talk Radio... but it doesn't work.
It might be only available to people on Bell network, the error messages says
> Error
There was a problem
connecting to the service.
Check your data connection.
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my recommendation uninstall it if you are rooted, there are better Apps in Android Market that offers the same feature & service
Kobo it comes included with the latest official ROMs. You might want to keep it if you are an e-book reader. It channels you to their online catalog of e-books. Depending from each point of view, it can be categorized as another Advertisement or a Tool.
Personally I'll uninstall it (you'll need to be rooted), the only thing I'll ever read in my phone are PDF files, for everything else i got RSS feeds, tons of e-mails/SMS to go through an lots of websites to keep me busy and relaxed.
AllShare a simple to use App to share your files in the phone to other devices wirelessly.
Worth keeping? Yes
Layar is more of a fun tool than a real utility, it lets you catalog and get info of nearby places where you are standing, it requires the GPS to be ON-line. This App is based on the Anime feature in Eden of the East.
Worth keeping? Yes
Navigation Google Maps Navigation, a simple to use Navigation tool that works out of the box.
Worth keeping? Yes
ThinkFree Office requires activation, but it's completely Free as the name implies (unlike other Apps which claims to be "free" but is crippled one war or another, or with Ads.) you can open and create Microsoft Word Doc, Spread Sheet, and PowerPoint slides, all from the tips of your fingers.
It takes a bit to get used to navigating around the software to do what would normally have been a simple task in the PC.
Worth keeping? Yes
Samsung Apps List of available freebies:
- eBooks by Kobo (the other piece of the forced on ROM Kobo eBook Market)
- Social Hub Push Email and IM (as the name implies it does everything, it's quite good infact, it adds additional supported services to the original version, now it can do Google Accounts, Hotmail/Live Accounts, Yahoo Accounts, Facebook Accounts, Twiter Accounts, MySpace Accounts)
- RoadSMS (SMS that lets you see behind the phone, the road or whatever your phone camera seems to be pointing... great App to check out on girls on the restaurant table in front of you )
- Robert Parker (wine guide)
- Radio Companion (i find it rather interesting, it lets you sing karaoke to the radio station you are listening to... well sort of, it will scroll and display the lyrics as the song plays on the radio station)
- Asphalt5 (racing game, full version, completely free, notice this is not the Asphalt5 HD)
- Vlingo Voice (voice control your phone, dictation, launch apps, etc)
- Krazy Kart Racing (from Konami) cartoonish kart racing game, fun!
- Facebook for Samsung the name says it all it's a new facebook apps from Samsung
- Movies App for movie show times, trailers and reviews
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- Blinkx Beat
- ComedyTime

You may want to add something in here about Bell's lack of a 2g GSM network and checking if your phone has the download mode disabled or not. These seem to be 2 common questions on these forums about the Canadian I9000M.

Thanks for the reminder, yes this FAQ is a work in progress

The TV & Radio app is worth keeping if you are a Bell subscriber and into the idea. Basically it is a premium app, you have to pay for subscriptions to channels. But you can access content like live NHL games, HBO, etc.
It also lets you subscribe to and listen to Sirius sat. radio.
But if you don't have a 6GB plan it's a total non-starter.

For someone in the United States, where's the best place to purchase an unlocked one? I can't find any on US ebay and only like 3 on CA ebay.

AllGamer said:
... safe to uninstall after rooting
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Silly question: how do you uninstall apps after rooting? (I'd appreciate teaching me how to do that using Root Explorer.)

INeedYourHelp said:
For someone in the United States, where's the best place to purchase an unlocked one? I can't find any on US ebay and only like 3 on CA ebay.
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The states ones are all carrier exclusive, not sure when they'll have unlocked ones available?

Aqua1ung said:
Silly question: how do you uninstall apps after rooting? (I'd appreciate teaching me how to do that using Root Explorer.)
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i do it via busybox or any other terminal app
using command lines:
cd /directory/where/apps/reside
rm WhateverName.apk
there is a topic in one of the 23+ SGS sub forums with a full list of all the Apk safe to remove, but i can't find it because i forgot which of the so many forums we have are storing it
this is why we need this to happen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764084

AllGamer said:
i do it via busybox or any other terminal app...
cd /directory/where/apps/reside
rm WhateverName.apk
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So is this just a matter of deleting the corresponding .apk file? Or is there something more to it? If the former holds, then how can I tell where the undesired (i.e. stock) applications are located for the I9000M?

found it, here's the topic you want to remove the stuff you don't want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712546

AllGamer said:
found it, here's the topic you want to remove the stuff you don't want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712546
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Thanks. Where would I find the apps that you listed as safe, such as Tunes and Apps and the rest? Those look to me to be better deletion candidates.

Look, I know this isn't the right thread to be posting in, but I have a dying question to OP.
How did you root your i9000m? I cannot seem to root mine! Nor can I find a confirmed method of doing it.

roma17 said:
Look, I know this isn't the right thread to be posting in, but I have a dying question to OP.
How did you root your i9000m? I cannot seem to root mine! Nor can I find a confirmed method of doing it.
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follow step one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747235
and if you want to unlock you phone too
follow step two

AllGamer said:
follow step one
and if you want to unlock you phone too
follow step two
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and you're absolutely sure that if i follow step one correctly, that the phone will be rooted? (Yes I know nothing is sure, but I just need to hear it from you).

roma17 said:
and you're absolutely sure that if i follow step one correctly, that the phone will be rooted? (Yes I know nothing is sure, but I just need to hear it from you).
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those are proven steps that i used on my phones

Before this thread gets hijacked, would you mind answering my question above: Where would I find the apps that you listed as safe, such as Tunes and Apps and the rest? Those look to me to be better deletion candidates.
Thanks.
Edit: alright, I think I found'em. What's tn55-android-blur.apk? The TeleNav application by any chance?

updated
- Krazy Kart Racing (from Konami) cartoonish kart racing game, fun!

Any chance of an apk dump of "Social Hub Push Email and IM" and "Radio Companion" apps? (assuming that they are legal to share, these aren't in my JP3 app store).
I would also ask for Krazy Kart Racing, but pretty sure thats a paid app and I don't wanna break any rules lol..
Otherwise, if no-one can share anything... what firmwares are these apps available for? just the non-beta ones? or just for the bell i9000?

Yes, bell i9000m JH2 is the latest official ROM from Kies
it is compatible with I9000 international, but you will need Odin to flash it
or do the KIES cheat as mentioned in another topic, to make the changes in the registry, so it will download Bell JH2 for you.
But as far as i know, if they are included as freebies inside Samsung Apps, it should also be available to the international i9000 ROMs with Samsung Apps

Thanks for the reply AllGamer
Sorry that I'm a little confused, are the radio and social hub push email included in the firmware or downloadable from the samsung apps store?
Do you know how samsung app store determines phone version? Can we fake this through build.prop or something to download the latest apps, or does it have a more complicated check?
Only cause it seems that the number of apps available to JP3 is limited (and I wanna stick to this firmware for now, it's awesome )

[APP] Mizuu Movies - movie management

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Hey everyone
Just wanted to post a reference link to my Mizuu Movies application thread, which is found under the Android Apps / Games section: Mizuu Movies - XDA thread
The application has been developed for Honeycomb on the Acer Iconia A500, and should support all Honeycomb tablets. There's a free and a paid version of the application - would really appreciate it if you'd try it out!
FREE VERSION • PAID VERSION​
Thanks a lot!

Thanks for a great-looking app! It looks really promising, I'd love to use it, but unfortunately had some issues: I tried the free app, and it wouldn't find anything on the external SD. I saw that it should be supported now...is this just a matter of the free app not finding them? (I'm totally OK with buying it and probably will, just asking)
Anohter, bigger issue, is that is there a reason for only supporting a few, the official, file formats? Most of us (I'd guess) use players like Moboplayer and play mkvs and avis just fine, so I think many people have movies in other file formats on their devices. So it'd be great if you'd include those in scanning. Also, how does it recognize the movies? I tried with one home-made DVD rip of a kids' movie and it wasn't recognized...is there a way files should be named in order to be detected properly?
Your interface looks very fresh and the whole app sounds great, so I'd really like to use it, so it'd be great if you can consider this feedback for possible updates - thanks a lot!

BatPenguin said:
Thanks for a great-looking app! It looks really promising, I'd love to use it, but unfortunately had some issues: I tried the free app, and it wouldn't find anything on the external SD. I saw that it should be supported now...is this just a matter of the free app not finding them? (I'm totally OK with buying it and probably will, just asking)
Anohter, bigger issue, is that is there a reason for only supporting a few, the official, file formats? Most of us (I'd guess) use players like Moboplayer and play mkvs and avis just fine, so I think many people have movies in other file formats on their devices. So it'd be great if you'd include those in scanning. Also, how does it recognize the movies? I tried with one home-made DVD rip of a kids' movie and it wasn't recognized...is there a way files should be named in order to be detected properly?
Your interface looks very fresh and the whole app sounds great, so I'd really like to use it, so it'd be great if you can consider this feedback for possible updates - thanks a lot!
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Hey, thanks for your interest and great questions!
The free app is limited to 8 movies, and the internal memory is prioritized, so if you've got 8 movies on there, you won't be shown any files from the memory card - I can however assure you that it's working beautifully with the SD card on my A500
The next version adds support for .avi, .flv, .mkv, .ts and .webm - I could probably add a setting to enable other formats - could you kindly specify the ones you'd need?
The movies are recognized by their filename, i.e. "Avatar.mp4" will be recognized as Avatar. If your movies aren't properly recognized, please use the option to manually re-identify files in the individual movie details view. The button is located in the top right corner and looks like a search button. You can see the button in this picture: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=664450&d=1311528430
Hope that cleared things up

New version - v. 1.3.0
Please update and try it out.
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found

Hey!
Gave it a try, but it said I have no movies installed.
V1.3.1
MJ-12

I have a question?
Does this app just give you a description and trailer or can it also run the movie?
A button would be nice that could play the selected movie using whatever movie app we have installed.
I apologise if it has that option but I couldn't test it. Same problem as MJ-12.

MJ-12 said:
Hey!
Gave it a try, but it said I have no movies installed.
V1.3.1
MJ-12
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bpivk said:
I have a question?
Does this app just give you a description and trailer or can it also run the movie?
A button would be nice that could play the selected movie using whatever movie app we have installed.
I apologise if it has that option but I couldn't test it. Same problem as MJ-12.
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Hey you two!
It's fully capable of doing just what you said, bpivk.
Have you guys tried v. 1.3.3? Just uploaded it. Please remember to check the check box at the initial search if you want it to include files that are not officially supported by the OS (.mkv, .avi, etc.)
Cheers!

Thanks man! Awesome app!

Thanks for the reply! I gotta say I love being able to have this type of an exhchanhge with a developer like yourself, very nice to be able to offer feedback and see results implemented!
The only format that came to mind right away is in probably mpg, but I don't really use it. Somebody might, I suppose. How about scanning the /mnt/external_sd? I use that for storage as well, so it'd be great to have scanned.
I love the way the app is shaping up, so I'll go and buy the paid version now for support - thanks for the app, I'll keep posting about requests if something comes to mind...haven't tried tv shows yet, are those scanned and recognized? If not, that'd be great too. Thanks!

jodiac said:
Thanks man! Awesome app!
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Cheers, thanks for your feedback!
BatPenguin said:
Thanks for the reply! I gotta say I love being able to have this type of an exhchanhge with a developer like yourself, very nice to be able to offer feedback and see results implemented!
The only format that came to mind right away is in probably mpg, but I don't really use it. Somebody might, I suppose. How about scanning the /mnt/external_sd? I use that for storage as well, so it'd be great to have scanned.
I love the way the app is shaping up, so I'll go and buy the paid version now for support - thanks for the app, I'll keep posting about requests if something comes to mind...haven't tried tv shows yet, are those scanned and recognized? If not, that'd be great too. Thanks!
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You're welcome!
I'm assuming you're using an Iconia, since this is the Iconia section - is it really called "/mnt/external_sd" on your Iconia? It's called "mnt/external1" on mine, although I'm running custom ROM. That might be why.
Could you kindly post the directories for the external SD card (please verify) and the USB storage directory? I'll make sure to add them ASAP!
The app is capable of identifying TV shows, but it'll show an entry for each episode rather than a single entry for the TV show itself. I'll soon begin work on Mizuu TV Shows, which will cover the TV show aspect of things

MichellBak said:
Could you kindly post the directories for the external SD card (please verify) and the USB storage directory? I'll make sure to add them ASAP!
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Sure! I'm running the official 3.1 ROM, and the directories are:
Internal SD: /mnt/sdcard
(this shows up as /sdcard too, must be a link, looking at this from File Manager HD)
External SD: /mnt/external_sd
and then two usb folders, not sure how these are used (haven't plugged in USB storage ever): /mnt/usb_storage and /mnt/usbdrive. The other things in /mnt are /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb and /mnt/secure, I have no idea what these are.
Great to hear about the TV show app! Will you combine it under the same interface then, or will it be separate? I'd vote for the same interface, if possible, would make browsing all videos easier.
By the way, in your other thread you were looking for translators willing to help. That's what I do for a living anyway, so if you need help translating this to Finnish at some point, just send me a message and I'll be glad to help

BatPenguin said:
Sure! I'm running the official 3.1 ROM, and the directories are:
Internal SD: /mnt/sdcard
(this shows up as /sdcard too, must be a link, looking at this from File Manager HD)
External SD: /mnt/external_sd
and then two usb folders, not sure how these are used (haven't plugged in USB storage ever): /mnt/usb_storage and /mnt/usbdrive. The other things in /mnt are /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb and /mnt/secure, I have no idea what these are.
Great to hear about the TV show app! Will you combine it under the same interface then, or will it be separate? I'd vote for the same interface, if possible, would make browsing all videos easier.
By the way, in your other thread you were looking for translators willing to help. That's what I do for a living anyway, so if you need help translating this to Finnish at some point, just send me a message and I'll be glad to help
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Oh great - look out for the next update, I have added support for "/mnt/external_sd" (it's currently only supporting "/mnt/external1" for Iconia).
I'll probably create a separate application for it (sorry!), mainly because it's easier to promote and easier for people to find. Also, there'll be quite substantial database differences between movies and TV shows, so it's a lot easier to do it like this. Hope you'll understand
Thanks a lot for the offer! I'll definitely keep you in mind when the time's right!

MichellBak said:
Also, there'll be quite substantial database differences between movies and TV shows, so it's a lot easier to do it like this. Hope you'll understand
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Sure, not a problem Looking forward to getting that app then too, keep us informed. And yep, just send a message when needed!

If only this app would control the movie collection on my HTPC, it looks amazing but i rarely have any movies on my tablet.

abats said:
If only this app would control the movie collection on my HTPC, it looks amazing but i rarely have any movies on my tablet.
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Sorry, this is only for local movies for now, but I'm happy to hear that you think it looks amazing

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Only thing I would like to see added. As with all movie players, managers, etc..
All of them I have the same issue with. I watch international movies and the file names can get long.
This being said, being able to view a LIST of my movies, is what I would like. The covers are great and all, but the option for a list would make my day and would earn you a new sale.

Great app! But I rarely have more than 8 movies on my tablet at any given time so the paid version wouldn't really benefit me. If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale

vanisleguy1976 said:
Great app! ... If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale
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What he said..

mysticcorp said:
Only thing I would like to see added. As with all movie players, managers, etc..
All of them I have the same issue with. I watch international movies and the file names can get long.
This being said, being able to view a LIST of my movies, is what I would like. The covers are great and all, but the option for a list would make my day and would earn you a new sale.
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Different views are coming in the near future, so you'll be able to choose from the current one, a list and a grid if everything works out as I plan it
vanisleguy1976 said:
Great app! But I rarely have more than 8 movies on my tablet at any given time so the paid version wouldn't really benefit me. If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale
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Sure! I'll probably add a setting which will allow users to add a custom directory themselves. May I ask - is "/mnt/sda1" a standard directory? I don't see it on my A500.

MichellBak said:
May I ask - is "/mnt/sda1" a standard directory? I don't see it on my A500.
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Fast replies! That's a good dev for ya
Honestly, I'm not totally sure. I'm using Tabloonay currently, and have tried a few other ROMs before. I noticed that different ROMs use different paths to arrive at the external drive so I'd speculate it is a ROM thing? But I'm a noob, so this may be nothing more than an extremely uneducated guess One observation though; the sda1 only shows up under mnt/ when the drive is physically mounted to the iconia. Not sure if this is helpful info or common knowledge

Epson Moverio BT-200 Wearable Display

Dear all,
my device landed yesterday in Europe and it should be delivered today... I am speaking about the long-awaited Epson Moverio BT-200, the Wearable display way according to Epson.
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I would like to set an official thread to discuss about it as well to look a way to help eveyone with that new device.
Official Webpage: http://www.epson.eu/ix/en/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/overview/12411
XDA's news: http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...ion-tracking-camera-stereoscopic-qhd-display/
An introducing video...
Features List:
The only affordable¹, binocular, see-through smart glasses on the market - perfect for unlocking the potential of augmented reality
Perceived image of up to 320 inches in qHD resolution
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and Miracast² connectivity
Built-in sensors including a camera, gyroscope, GPS, accelerometer and microphone
1.2 GHz dual core processor and 1GB RAM
8GB internal memory, with the ability to add up to 32GB of additional memory with an SD card
Battery life of up to six hours
Runs on Android 4.0.4
Dolby Digital Plus immerses users in cinematic surround sound
Compact and light design
Watch side-by-side 3D content
-- for the moderators, please move that thread in the best place, I did a search before to publish and I found only a BT-100 thread in the FAQ area.

Dear all,
finally, I got them...

I was able to install play store on mine.
First, needs root. The only one I found that worked was Baidu Root here.
http://root.baidu.com/
Once it's rooted, I installed Super SU
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
After Super SU, install Root Browser
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree
After Root Browser is installed, download CM9 Gapps to your pc.
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
Unzip the zip file, and copy GoogleServicesFramework.apk and Phonesky.apk to the device.
edit: also copy GoogleLoginService.apk
Open Root Browser, and copy GoogleServicesFramework.apk and Phonesky.apk from wherever you copied it to /system/app. You cannot just install the play store APK's normally, they must be copied to /system/app. Change permissions to match other apps. Shut down device and restart. Play store should be in app drawer now. After running, it should auto update to latest play store version.
Overall, pretty good. Still some apps show as incompatible (such as chrome, sadly), but light years ahead of the BT100's play store compatibility. Plus I can always backup and side-load apps from my phone for any that show as incompatible on BT200. Quickpic works fine, diceplayer works fine. Great for some SMB movie streaming from my file server. Touchpad input is annoying as hell to use. If you stroke the very very edge of the touch-pad, it works as single line scroll. May be able to remap these later to back or home buttons, but then again if I use an external BT keyboard I'm afraid it might remap the cursor keys too. The visor lens is a little tricky to remove, you don't unscrew it, you pull it outward (if you were wearing the device, pull away from your eyes) by 2mm until it clicks then pull downward.
I don't know if you noticed, I don't see it in your pics, I have a clear visor lens included in the pocket here.
Also, the moverio camera quality absolutely blows.

alcuin,
first of all thenks for your suggests, I will add them in the main post. Yes... on my package I missed the clear visor lens you speak about. Could I have a picture of that accessory? I would contact Epson to get it back.
For the Software Development Kit, developers can work with the Wikitude SDK, a stand-alone (really priced sincerely, €2,499) package optimized for the BT-200.
It is possible to download a trial version of the Wikitude SDK (last update 3.2.2 - (24.02.2014)) after the registration from here: http://www.wikitude.com/download
It's a maintenance release as reported by the log: http://www.wikitude.com/developer/news/-/blogs/maintenance-update-wikitude-sdk-3-2-1
and I have some dubts if it is the same version of the commercial one as really outdated.
The Epson Moverio Documentation: http://www.wikitude.com/developer/documentation/epson
The Developers Forum, but without a specific area for our wearable glasses: http://www.wikitude.com/developer/developer-forum

Will post the lens pic, I keep forgetting when I go home from work, sorry about that

alcuin said:
Will post the lens pic, I keep forgetting when I go home from work, sorry about that
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alcuin, don't worry. I should get my glass within that week as my dad sent it before to snap the pictures (I am working outside my hometown).

Here it is finally. I was wrong though, it's not a clear lens that's included; it's a darker lens, and one insert for using prescription lenses. If you want clear, just take off all the lenses.

My first 3 videos, Italian language, english version soon:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCIcU0DLps&list=UUdUIW8n4WXvS3DJNH46y9qQ
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMhbIMfR-Jc&list=UUdUIW8n4WXvS3DJNH46y9qQ
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfx_f7RwHyc&list=UUdUIW8n4WXvS3DJNH46y9qQ
@alcuin: I have also them, I confirm.

Dear sev7en,would you tell me what the width of the BT-200 ? Thanks.

babyfish0226 said:
Dear seven,would you tell me what the width of the BT-200 ? Thanks. I can't find any detail on google.
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Dear babyfish0226,
I did a review but it is en Italian language... now I rooted the glass and I have installed the Google Play and some apps just for testing. Sincerely I am not happy for that and I guess the Google Glass will outshine it quickly as the target is not the casual user than the professional. It isn't wearable for the "brick" you have to pick with you and the result of the projection is far from my old Sony HUD (HMZ-T2).
I have to play it more, I have to look into the core apps for more details but as Prelaunch product is really premature.

installing apk
Dear seniormember,
I purchased the Moverio BT200, but do not manage to install any apk files. For example, i tried tot install de astro filemager apk
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks
Barend

BarenddeArend said:
Dear seniormember,
I purchased the Moverio BT200, but do not manage to install any apk files. For example, i tried tot install de astro filemager apk
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks
Barend
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Dear Barend,
for the installation of extenal files, you have to enable the option for the untrusted sources. You are able to install APK without the root rights.
Look at here for 4.x: http://papidroid.com/2013/12/12/how-to-install-apk-files-on-your-android-phone-or-tablet/
Cheers,

usb debugging
Hello Sev7en,
thanks for the help. I manged to install App-installer.
Yet I have an other question.
Normally in Settings, options fo developers, one can enable Usb-debugging. But in the Moverio there is no such option.
Do I miss something?
greetings,
Barend

BarenddeArend said:
Hello Sev7en,
thanks for the help. I manged to install App-installer.
Yet I have an other question.
Normally in Settings, options fo developers, one can enable Usb-debugging. But in the Moverio there is no such option.
Do I miss something?
greetings,
Barend
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Dear Barend,
you have to enable the developer mode to have that option. You can do that looking by look into that guide (just to tap the About...): http://techverse.net/enable-usb-debugging-android-4-3-phones-tablets/

Has anyone tethered to an iPhone successfully?
I just unpacked my BT200 this weekend and ran through the forums and managed to get the google play store and root access.
I am trying to tether my BT200 to my iPhone 5's personal hotspot. When I try via bluetooth, it reboots. If I try it again, it will show connected and the "use this device for internet" will be checked -- but I don't seem to have any connectivity. I don't see any network stats and none of my apps see a network connection.
If I try to use the iPhone's wifi, it will detect it at excellent strength, but once I try to connect, it reports the strength and poor and cycled connecting, disconnecting, and connecting over and over again until I forget the network or use another wifi.
Otherwise, I am able to connect to wifi. And I have tested the iPhone hotspot (bluetooth and wifi) with another android device. So I know that it works.
Has anyone else been able to tether to an iPhone?

playstore and root acces on moverio bt200
Hi Lacodemonkey,
can You tell me how You managed to get the google play store and root access on the Moverio BT200?
I even can not enable usb debugging...
Thanks
Barend
LAcodemonkey said:
I just unpacked my BT200 this weekend and ran through the forums and managed to get the google play store and root access.
I am trying to tether my BT200 to my iPhone 5's personal hotspot. When I try via bluetooth, it reboots. If I try it again, it will show connected and the "use this device for internet" will be checked -- but I don't seem to have any connectivity. I don't see any network stats and none of my apps see a network connection.
If I try to use the iPhone's wifi, it will detect it at excellent strength, but once I try to connect, it reports the strength and poor and cycled connecting, disconnecting, and connecting over and over again until I forget the network or use another wifi.
Otherwise, I am able to connect to wifi. And I have tested the iPhone hotspot (bluetooth and wifi) with another android device. So I know that it works.
Has anyone else been able to tether to an iPhone?
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Hi Sev7en,
Thanks for your help again, but unfortunately it did not work.
The buildnr on the Moverio is R1.0.0 and when i tap ten times on it, no Usb debugging appears.
Do You have any other suggestions?
greetings
Barend

Google Playstore
To get google play, I followed mostly the directions from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52652576&postcount=3
First: install the amazon app store and get winzip
http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b?node=2350149011
You can install the amazon app store and get apps from there immediately without anything special. From there I installed winzip, which you will need later.
Second: root your phone.
Google for Baidu 2001 apk
(http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/62451397/file.html)
This program will unlock your ability to use root access on the phone. It is in Chinese, so just press the obvious blue button. If it turns green, you are good.
Third: Install and run SuperSU
Goodle supersu apk
(http://www.appsapk.com/supersu/)
This program allows programs to request root access (which you unlocked with Baidu) and to use it. So you will need this to access your system files.
Fourth: Install a Root File Browser
Google jrummy browserfree.apk
(http://storage.evozi.com/apk/dl/14/05/12/com.jrummy.root.browserfree.apk?vc=223)
This is a file browser that knows how to use SuperSU, so when you try to copy files into your /system/apps folder, it can get root permissions and do this.
Fifth: Download the google play package and unzip
Download: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
This is the proprietary google android stuff that Moverio didn't include. (see more details at http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps)
Use the winzip to unzip this file into your downloads folder.
Now use the JRummy Browser free to copy the following files from:
your_download/system/app/GoogleLoginService.apk
your_download/system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
your_download/system/app/Phonesky.apk
to /system/app/
Sixth: reboot
When you go to the shop link, you should now see the google play store.

Thanks Lacodemonkey,
I will try it.

usb debug option on moverio bt-200
did you succeeded in unlocking usb debug option? I also tried multiple taps on the build number but nothing happened.
thanks,
luigi.
BarenddeArend said:
Hi Lacodemonkey,
can You tell me how You managed to get the google play store and root access on the Moverio BT200?
I even can not enable usb debugging...
Thanks
Barend
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Hi Sev7en,
Thanks for your help again, but unfortunately it did not work.
The buildnr on the Moverio is R1.0.0 and when i tap ten times on it, no Usb debugging appears.
Do You have any other suggestions?
greetings
Barend
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I have no USB Debugging Mode, too. And I can't activate it with the tapping trick.
Is there another possiblity to activate the USB Debugging option?
PS: I already contacted Epson but i didn't receive any answer yet.

Zeblaze Rover

looks nice, but might be just another u8 clone
if it needs audio connection i don't want it
havent yet watched the video myself, will check tonight
edit: just watched the video, seems like indeed yet another u8 clone
also see a headset icon, so probably can only connect when phone audio and/or media audio is enabled
it is however imho the best looking one of all u8 clones, very thin and with a nice leather strap
do i recommend it? not until i see some interface videos
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http://www.zeblaze.com/plus/view.php?aid=55
http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_177946.html

Discount coupon on http://chinese-smartphones.com/gearbest-coupon-for-zeblaze-rover/

Yes. I got one.
Since I read something about the twitter/gmail/whatsapp on the products page: http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_177948.html
It is pretty cool. I like the looks. I don't think it is U8 clone, more apple clone. what do U think?
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mesang said:
Discount coupon on http://chinese-smartphones.com/gearbest-coupon-for-zeblaze-rover/
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same price. But i got the coupon from other place

bushjasen said:
Yes. I got one.
Since I read something about the twitter/gmail/whatsapp on the products page: http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_177948.html
It is pretty cool. I like the looks. I don't think it is U8 clone, more apple clone. what do U think?
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same price. But i got the coupon from other place
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Ha cool, good to hear you at least got the same price then!

bushjasen said:
Yes. I got one.
...
It is pretty cool. I like the looks. I don't think it is U8 clone, more apple clone. what do U think?
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with u8 clone i mean the functionality, not the looks. i like the looks of the watch
so do you have to have phone audio and/or media audio enabled on the phone to keep a connection?
what kind of notification support has it?
generic through accessibility access?
or specific support per social media

JarlSX said:
with u8 clone i mean the functionality, not the looks. i like the looks of the watch
so do you have to have phone audio and/or media audio enabled on the phone to keep a connection?
what kind of notification support has it?
generic through accessibility access?
or specific support per social media
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Not in hands yet:laugh:
Acturally, It will be a gift. I may do a test.

With coupon "ZR" on sale now.
@gearbest, 50pcs, 39,99USD

@bushjasen so, any thoughts on this watch?
does it indeed require an audio connection to show notifications?
what app is used to show notifications?
screen off when in standby?
etc

JarlSX said:
@bushjasen so, any thoughts on this watch?
does it indeed require an audio connection to show notifications?
what app is used to show notifications?
screen off when in standby?
etc
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user 'bushjasen' has been suspended, because she/he may be a gearbest employee promoting their products, check out all their posts/threads. There's more of them here, but they are more subtle, so not caught yet.
user 'Sophia Lee' is another one, they will just open another account & continue mis-selling their products for gearbest on xda.

heh, that's exactly what i suspected, plenty of posts in this section by people with below 20 posts
all the chinese watches already posted might have attracted them...
too bad, wouldve like some more info on this watch, not that i expect much of it....

hey guys, I have actually just received mine.
Any questions, please direct them to me and I'll try to help.
https://mega.co.nz/#!QVFGlRyD!EMmZo_bpU_x7gmG95LVnoZRZDePUgDEgtdYcrUieiAM
https://mega.co.nz/#!MJ1QAJBL!qQeuHnMVeGyvE4A1FGrEO7yOI5Nse4Tc7PvIL27ugyA
https://mega.co.nz/#!pV0VAYSB!YKb8TSvxMvzEMcGSculkC58VuJthKSNb7NiwOvl_sEw
https://mega.co.nz/#!cZ8g0Zwb!umqntZYTTZHT307BiCnuSCDUZnaN6-eFhL2g4M4ezns

1. is the screen off in standby?
2. is the screen readable outside?
3. has it more then 1 watchface?
4. does it require bluetooth audio connect to be able to get notifications?
5. what app is used for notifications?
6. how long is the screen timeout?
7. can it be set to vibrate only? so no beep sound on notifications/phone ringing
thanks

JarlSX said:
heh, that's exactly what i suspected, plenty of posts in this section by people with below 20 posts
all the chinese watches already posted might have attracted them...
too bad, wouldve like some more info on this watch, not that i expect much of it....
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I just found the couponcode and wanted to share. If it's not allowed with post count below 20, sorry for that.
I don't think you will find many user reviews yet, delivery started on May 12th, I think.
This is the only review I found: gadget.ro/zeblaze-rover-review-copie-apple-watch
But, it's in Romanian language and sample sponsored by GearBest.
For 40USD it's worth trying, I think. Of course, it's no Android Wear or Apple watch. I expect something like the No1 G2 without heart rate and cam but slightly nicer.

of course posting coupon codes is allowed, but commercial use of the forum by companies is probably prohibited
i don't expect a lot from this watch, do hope @punkthemonk can answer my questions

JarlSX said:
1. is the screen off in standby?
2. is the screen readable outside?
3. has it more then 1 watchface?
4. does it require bluetooth audio connect to be able to get notifications?
5. what app is used for notifications?
6. how long is the screen timeout?
7. can it be set to vibrate only? so no beep sound on notifications/phone ringing
thanks
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Please see answers below:
1. Yes, completely OFF
2. Yes, even in bright sunlight
3. Yes, only just found out this morning, will post more photos this weekend
4. Yes, of course, how else would you be able to get notifications?
5. It only notifies as far as I can see for missed calls and SMS. you can also read the sms on the watch
6. You have many settings starting from 15 sec up to 50 sec
7. Yes, that's exactly how I have it setup
Hope this helps.

excellent, thanks! :good:
the reason i asked nr 4 is that my Sony SW2, which doesn't have a speaker or microphone, can show notifications
that's all i want from a smartwatch really, notifications and good looking watchfaces
a microphone would be nice, to have functionality like they just added to Android Wear, where you can use the watch's microphone in combination with Shazam to recognize music
but using it as a wireless headset, no thanks, it's not a headset and the call audio sucks on most of those watches
i simply don't want phone or media audio on that tiny speaker
regarding notifications, you can probably use RWatch or similar programs to show notifications besides sms/call, but those apps pale in comparison with the functionality my SW2 has
like twitter/facebook, where i can filter who's messages i will get a notification from on my watch

JarlSX said:
heh, that's exactly what i suspected, plenty of posts in this section by people with below 20 posts
all the chinese watches already posted might have attracted them...
too bad, wouldve like some more info on this watch, not that i expect much of it....
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But you wouldn't get any useful info, they would just spout the nonsense misinformation that they have copied from the manufacturers.
And the classic line "yes it does that". Emailing them is useless too.

watch looks very nice and for its price I dont hestitate.
Where can I buy it for cheapest (with coupon)??

I just got mine today (a few hours ago)... I can't compare with anything because I never had a smartwatch before.
The instructions are (as expected) pretty much crap... it took me a couple of tries to pair it with my phone (OnePlus One) BT4 but now it seems pretty stable (haven't lost connection yet)
I haven't figured out how to change the watch face, so any clue would be appreciated
and the most important thing for me is the notifications... which too I can't figure out how to make it work... still fiddling with the settings (there aren't that many)
one other thing that doesn't work for me is the email synchronization... it could be because my inbox is a mess and this thing cannot sync more than 1000 emails... I would be a little surprised that I have more than this, but I know it's big. Anyway, I don't care too much about emails for now... all I want is my notifications
everything else I tried seems to be working fine
the watch is pretty responsive (again I can't compare with anything else but I expected it to be more sluggish)
that;s it for now
thx
Claude
Oh: I got dinged $22extra by the customs
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Just figured out the watch-face: long press the watch-face to get a selection (only 3 possible watch-face???)

the QR code sends you to this page, you can download software there
http://115.29.176.128/android/softwarelist.html
looks like the default bluetooth notifier software
you can probably use RWatch as well

E-ink GPS topographic’s map

Have you ever dreamed about be able to carry with you a device that will not leave you in the middle of nowhere by running out of battery, depriving you of usefull data at the worst moment, when you needed it ?!
Few years ago i was very convinced of the powerful ability of the E-ink screen’s technologies to save the précious energy of lithium’s batterys. But i was disapointed how theses screens where used for.. Most of the time, they were only used for e-book reader.. and that’s all.
That’s why i’m here today, to share with you my work and research about the modding and hacking of the Nook Simple Touch of Barnes & Nobles.
Actually it's more like a mash up of all the existing work made by the community of XDA and paraglider.
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All is available here : https://ludovic.cool/?p=37
Some help would be cool to improve the GPS interaction with the system, i found this project but don't know how to do that : https://github.com/kconger/android-serial-gps-driver

Reserved.

Fascinating! This is not something I would ever do but I read the whole thing with interest. A great guide. Thanks for sharing yet another surprising adaptation of my favorite device

nmyshkin said:
Fascinating! This is not something I would ever do but I read the whole thing with interest. A great guide. Thanks for sharing yet another surprising adaptation of my favorite device
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Thank's you
One of my last "issue" is to improve the GPS software solution (actually UsbGps4Droid) by a native serial driver like this :
* https://github.com/kostya740/gps-glonass-android-driver
* https://github.com/kconger/android-serial-gps-driver
Help would be appreciate.

@nmyshkin i'm really impress by your work on the NST !
I just follow the process to setup the modded settings.apk and the NTGAppsAttack.
I'm looking to "enable GPS" function in Android. i'm a little bit stuck here.
In Settings.apk > Security > Location is well activated.
But apps with GPS func still claim gps is not enable in settings.
Also Gmaps is not starting, is just showing the root acces allowed pop-in but i think it's another problem.
I'm pretty sure my installation of https://github.com/dipcore/gps-glonass-android-driver is ok so .. i'm a little bit lost.

liptonthe said:
@nmyshkin i'm really impress by your work on the NST !
I just follow the process to setup the modded settings.apk and the NTGAppsAttack.
I'm looking to "enable GPS" function in Android. i'm a little bit stuck here.
In Settings.apk > Security > Location is well activated.
But apps with GPS func still claim gps is not enable in settings.
Also Gmaps is not starting, is just showing the root acces allowed pop-in but i think it's another problem.
I'm pretty sure my installation of https://github.com/dipcore/gps-glonass-android-driver is ok so .. i'm a little bit lost.
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Unfortunately I need to get back to that updating GApps post. It seems at this time that just about everything has died but I did think network location was still working the last time I checked. I looked at my NST running 1.2.1 and GMaps there shows a location "circle" near my house and gives an accuracy rating, so I think it is still functioning.
What you describe about the root access popup sounds like the toggle app I wrote for turning GMaps on and off since it runs in the background a lot otherwise. But you still need the actual Maps app installed for that app to work. Did you by any chance forget to install the actual Maps app?
The Settings app pushes a "1" value into settings.db for network location via gps & wifi, whether they exist or not if it sees the Network Location app. Other apps should see this, but it's hard to know what is happening inside since much of the Android 2.1 OS in the NST has been removed by B&N and the GApps installation is now so shaky. I wish I had better information for you but your detailed knowledge exceeds mine, I'm sure. I'm waiting for my 1.2.2 NST to charge up so I can check Network Location there and see if it is still working.
In the meantime, if you could give me an example of an apk that attempts to use network location and will still run on the NST, I can give it a try to see what happens on my devices.

I wish I had better information for you but your detailed knowledge exceeds mine, I'm sure.
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I would like this was the truth but i'm really quite a noob about deep android system. also i'm very news in the NST world.
Btw, when i try to install "Maps.apk" from the NewGApps.zip :
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb install Maps.apk
Maps.apk: 1 file pushed. 0.8 MB/s (7025142 bytes in 8.889s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Maps.apk
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION]
rm failed for -f, Read-only file system
The Gmaps who not run and just show the pop-in is the "Google_Maps_1.apk"
I have attached the apps i use who require location below.

liptonthe said:
I would like this was the truth but i'm really quite a noob about deep android system. also i'm very news in the NST world.
Btw, when i try to install "Maps.apk" from the NewGApps.zip :
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb install Maps.apk
Maps.apk: 1 file pushed. 0.8 MB/s (7025142 bytes in 8.889s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Maps.apk
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION]
rm failed for -f, Read-only file system
The Gmaps who not run and just show the pop-in is the "Google_Maps_1.apk"
I have attached the apps i use who require location below.
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I can confirm that Network Location is still working on my 1.2.2 NST. However, Network Location is not the same thing as a GPS radio, and I think that is what the two apps you attached in your previous post are looking for (one says so explicitly). So without the fallback ability to get location data from an NLP app, they will not be able to run. That's the beauty of GMaps. It can use WiFi NLP if that's all that is available. There are no stand-alone NLP apps for Android 2.1, as far as I know. The earliest one I am aware of is for Android 4.x, and that's by Mozilla. There might be others.
As for Maps refusing to install, I am puzzled. I downloaded the zip to see if perhaps the file inside was corrupted, but I had no problems with it. It is supposed to be a system app. Perhaps if you just place it into /system/app, set the permissions as rw-r-r and reboot, it will then work.
Edit: yes, on looking at your adb install I see it rejected the procedure because the system was read-only. You would have to mount the system as r/w before installing. It might be easier just to use a root-enabled file manager and "install" as I described above.

nmyshkin said:
I can confirm that Network Location is still working on my 1.2.2 NST. However, Network Location is not the same thing as a GPS radio, and I think that is what the two apps you attached in your previous post are looking for (one says so explicitly). So without the fallback ability to get location data from an NLP app, they will not be able to run. That's the beauty of GMaps. It can use WiFi NLP if that's all that is available. There are no stand-alone NLP apps for Android 2.1, as far as I know. The earliest one I am aware of is for Android 4.x, and that's by Mozilla. There might be others.
As for Maps refusing to install, I am puzzled. I downloaded the zip to see if perhaps the file inside was corrupted, but I had no problems with it. It is supposed to be a system app. Perhaps if you just place it into /system/app, set the permissions as rw-r-r and reboot, it will then work.
Edit: yes, on looking at your adb install I see it rejected the procedure because the system was read-only. You would have to mount the system as r/w before installing. It might be easier just to use a root-enabled file manager and "install" as I described above.
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Thank's you very much for your time, I'm actually restoring to a previous state i think i have miss something.
I'm disapointed about the Location service who doesn't include GPS radio.
The thing i doesn't underdstand is why i'm not able to ask to te system to exploit the GPS serial driver i setup.
I came from Gnu/Linux, so for me there is the hardware,kernel,driver, the software who exploit the device throught the driver.
I guess the Android provider wrap the location and drivers interaction to the apps.
I should make more research about it..

liptonthe said:
Thank's you very much for your time, I'm actually restoring to a previous state i think i have miss something.
I'm disapointed about the Location service who doesn't include GPS radio.
The thing i doesn't underdstand is why i'm not able to ask to te system to exploit the GPS serial driver i setup.
I came from Gnu/Linux, so for me there is the hardware,kernel,driver, the software who exploit the device throught the driver.
I guess the Android provider wrap the location and drivers interaction to the apps.
I should make more research about it..
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For what it is worth, there is no entry in settings.db for GPS radio on the NST. Whether there is one in other devices, I have not checked yet. If it's just a matter of telling settings.db that the radio hardware which you added is "on" so that apps which inquire will find out, it should be easy enough to add an entry to the database. Then you would need a way to push a "1" or a "0" as is needed.
I'm guessing that to get your implementation of the GPS to work on the device you bypassed this artifact. There is probably also a page in the original NST Settings which has a place for turning on the "cell radio". In fact I know there is, but I don't remember how to get there any longer. I don't know whether that's sufficient or whether there is another entry that is specific to GPS. Either way, there might be more info the system wants before it can respond to queries from apps and tell them there is actually a real piece of hardware which is on, since the original system lacked that.

I was trying to get a GPS app to work on my Glow3.
I got the kernel and ntxconfig modified to use an unused UART.
I didn't use a mock location provider or an actual LocationProvider, I just did the NMEA in the app.
It worked fine, but the stupid pint-sized GPS receiver used one of those stupid toggling ground contacts for power on/off.
You could never get the thing to reliably turn on, so I got bored and the project subsided.

Renate NST said:
I was trying to get a GPS app to work on my Glow3.
I got the kernel and ntxconfig modified to use an unused UART.
I didn't use a mock location provider or an actual LocationProvider, I just did the NMEA in the app.
It worked fine, but the stupid pint-sized GPS receiver used one of those stupid toggling ground contacts for power on/off.
You could never get the thing to reliably turn on, so I got bored and the project subsided.
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I believe i have already read your post, it is that ? : https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-touch/general/gps-nook-t4021145
the toggling is GPIO pin controlled with low / high state ?
Personnaly i use this little circuit about GPIO pin :
Have GPS provider will allowing the use of already well developped map software with all the feature.
That's my only wish actually...
If i have well underdanded to permit this a backport from another device, making a new rom with the serial GPS driver included and the whole signed correctly. i'm right ?!

liptonthe said:
I believe i have already read your post
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Yes, that's the one.
Actually, my GPS came with a board with regulator and pushbutton from SparkFun and it was still balky.
It's been discontinued since then.
I've never done the deep dive into LocationProvider to see how to make it work for real.
It seems that everybody just hacks into mock location providers, which is ugly.

Renate NST said:
Yes, that's the one.
Actually, my GPS came with a board with regulator and pushbutton from SparkFun and it was still balky.
It's been discontinued since then.
I've never done the deep dive into LocationProvider to see how to make it work for real.
It seems that everybody just hacks into mock location providers, which is ugly.
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not really cool, i guess you can find a low cost chinese gps (BN-180) for few dollars, it will work well too.
I'm totally agree with that, mock location is pretty ugly.
To be honest i have not your experience and knowledge on the Nook, but also on android itself i guess..
So i take this occasion to ask you if you can spend a bit of time to see how it look.

This might not be very helpful but since onboard chip inside NST does not support GPS (or to my sadness neither FM radio which would be cool and I presume less power hungry when used with Renate USB sound mod then using online WiFi radio) let's turn the table and use what is already there to our advantage. Aside GPS there is something called WiFi geolocation. Why am I mentioning this? Well if that can be enabled to be used on maps of your choice and work from NST that would be awesome and sufficient for majority of users. True it will not be as helpful on mountain hiking trip there you could use it only as a ordinary map augmented with old trusty brain Mk.1 processor but its better then nothing at all. Someone wanted and managed to create screensaver for this device as transparent screen so that it shows the page where are you stopped reading. That would be good thing to be added in implementing any map solution for NST. Let's be reasonable refresh time on device is to long for it to be used as car navigation device. I have yet to try Fastmode but I would not put my money on that will change something. Even on phones GPS can be sluggish (seen that) and I believe that processing power or the way the data are feed to processor is slowing thing to a crawl. For crawling on the ground that is good enough though. If you use WiFi geolocation and that works fine then you can try to sort issues with GPS. One thing at the time is best approach in my humble opinion. There are several WiFi geolocation services and few of them are open. Still we must have in mind that using WiFi geolocation have raised some privacy issues to the point that one of the largest proponents of its use Mozilla foundation is on a path of abandoning it. Therefore who knows for how long WiFi geolocation will be available. Just my two bits thoughts on this topic.