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Hello
I was wondering if the platform builderr IDE from windows is free?
i tried to search for it on their website but could not find it, just found the updates

It is not free, but there is an evaluation version for 180 days (if I am not mistaking). Sorry, don't remember the link, but it's there somewhere.
P.S. Any images built with it will only work for a year I think.

Yeah, it's hardly worth downloading, but the trial version suffices for most of our needs. Buy from MS's website.
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thanks for the reply
is there anything comparable which is available for free

No...

Exactly what do you want to do?
Build a ROM for a new device from scratch? If so then you have no choice, you must by the PB.
But if you only need some of its functionality like creating MUI for localization, perhaps we can recommend an alternative. Just tell us what you need it for.

FYI, the platform builder trial can't be used to build a rom for our devices, from scratch. You require the system drivers etc that only the OEM (ie HTC) would have available. Or some very very very well connected friends.
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Platform Builder available from MS site can be used to build only WinCE 5.0 ROMs. Windows Mobile ROMs are build with Platform Builder 5.0 for Windows Mobile (or something like that). MS regularly releases updates for it in the form of AKUs.
Unfortunately PB for WM or AKUs are nowhere available for free, and their price is too huge.
And even if you'l get them, you'll also need a BSP for your device. It is extremely difficult to create it from scratch without having any hardware information, but Linux source code for your device can be useful.

Windows mobile 6 build system for creating images

Hi developers!
My question is where can i download windows mobile 6 build system (i don't know, in wince it is platform builder and visual studio) for building images for custom hardware platform. I know that it is not open for free, but i've red that a lot of developers downloaded it. It is my dream to install windows mobile 6 on my hardware platform, so help me please how can! Thanks

there was a trial version of it somewhere in MS site but you have to search for it, if you are good in writing drivers for your hardware platform you may hav the luck to run WM6 on it, but i doubt it because the people who do this have teams for writing and testing drivers, it is large amount of work

Android 2.3 on PC

I just want to share this video with the x8 people here, and I know that this video have no touch with xperia x8, but it has with android and someone who use a HP 530! just take a look at the video, where someone show how his HP530 runs android 2.3.5, and I want to hear developers personal opinion about this video, and is this possible, because I want to try it couse i use a HP530
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6-pVJzrzM&feature=related

Take a look at this !

You can go the android x86 proyect page, download an iso (stable froyo or unstable gingerbread) and use unetbooting to create a live usb flash version of android for pc. However, it has some limitations, like the lack of market and gapps

AntwnhsAnt said:
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ouu great! thanks for this link!

WenSes said:
You can go the android x86 proyect page, download an iso (stable froyo or unstable gingerbread) and use unetbooting to create a live usb flash version of android for pc. However, it has some limitations, like the lack of market and gapps
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its better to wait till all stuff is fixed and usebale like a normal OS, and also an easier installation proces...

hey
You can installing it by burning a disk image or download vmware and run it inside your current os i installed it but it wasnt very good better left on the phones at mo

It works pretty good on old pc's.

BlueStacks

[MOD][x86][ARM] Genymotion ARM Translation support

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Hello XDA!
I recently installed Genymotion on my PC with Windows because I needed to use CamScanner to present some work in college.
[I]Note that I have no physical device and I can not buy one. [/I]
Before, I had installed Android x86 in VirtualBox but when you open a JPEG in CamScanner it immediately crashes.
As a fairly common phrase where I live says: [B]Necessity is the mother of invention[/B].
I installed the Genymotion ARM Translation found in this thread: [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528952[/url]
but it did not work at all, CamScanner and other apps closed immediately.
So I decided to do something and did a recompilation of functional ARM libraries, now CamScanner works great along with the rest of gapps.
So I share my find on XDA:
This YouTube video proof how it works: [B]Video was reported and taken down from YouTube.[/B]
In the video's description you'll find the URL for downloading the file using Google Drive. [I]Because of the reported video (without reason), the links are lost, my Google Drive is empty and all versions of this are lost forever.[/I]
This flashable ZIP makes work the apps I need, these are the list of apps that closed I've tried and work:
CamScanner, Netflix, Derby Highway, Chrome Remote Desktop (partially works), Hangouts, Voice Search.
Please: Note that the file is compressed using the 7-zip format. There is no Android device that can flash a 7-zip file, that includes GenyMotion. In that 7-zip file you'll find 2 files, one a text file which contains the SHA sums for the file and other zip file. That zip file, "libhoudini.zip" is the flashable file. That means, you MUST have to uncompress the 7-zip file in order to access to the zip flashable file.
The specs of my virtual machine:
Android: Android 4.4.4 KitKat
Genymotion: 2.3.0
Virtualbox: 4.3.16
Host Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
The rest of this thread is to report what work and what doesn't work. For best results, use this example as a basis:
[CODE]1. CamScanner: Working. Android 4.4.4, 2.3.0 Genymotion, Virtualbox 4.3.16, Host: Windows 8.1 64bit Intel.
2. Chrome Remote Desktop: partially works (crash on the fly). Android 4.4.4, 2.3.0 Genymotion, Virtualbox 4.3.16, Host: Windows 8.1 64bit Intel.
3. Game Of War: partially works (crash in 1st screen). Android 4.4.4, 2.3.0 Genymotion, Virtualbox 4.3.16, Host: Windows 8.1 64bit Intel.
If it worked for you, press the thanks button (follow the rules). This thread is NOT dedicated to Genymotion problems (for example Drag and drop does not work, player.exe crashes, etc.).
Any suggestions are welcome.[/CODE]

can someone confirm how to make "Game of War" work on genymotion ??
I tried installing Arm 1.1 and Gapps, tweaking the Vbox and what not... nothing helps the app just starts and closes a few seconds later.

Well, this one works better with gapps than the one I found on github. Still couldn't get Age of Ishtaria to work though, logcat reports "Unsupported feature (ID:0x1140001a)." for houdini now, rather than the segfault it was getting with the other version. Using linux geny 2.3.0 with 4.4.4.

hey dude,
so your a super intelligent guy and you managed to fix genymotion to run some apps, but can you make Game of War to work too ?
that would be amazing !
Keep us posted on your great job

Good attempt at fixing the issue - I have tried every OS available with Genymotion and the issue has not been resolved. What all of these OSes have in common is the same Google Play appstore version, eventually, after the updates, so I wonder if that is the culprit. Perhaps we could find a way to run an older version of the appstore without it updating....I am just not sure.

were is the download i would like to try it!

You didn't trust me even with the checksums, great. But reporting the YouTube video was not needed (happen long time ago, I personally taken down the video on the report and didn't mind it till today, when I found a new answer to this thread).
Actually, I don't understand, I didn't wanted anything but share something that may help you (and actually, this helped some people), that was not fair. If some mod read this, please close this thread immediately. If you keep a copy of the 7-zip, you can do whatever you want but please don't even mention me.
However, I have to say that I found how and where Genymotion found it's libraries, and I though it would be nice to keep them update. But you didn't wanted it and I understand. Please, don't ask me about this, I will never make a mistake like this again in XDA. I have a real life and a reputation to keep clean, this didn't help me with it.

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You didn't trust me even with the checksums, great. But reporting the YouTube video was not needed (happen long time ago, I personally taken down the video on the report and didn't mind it till today, when I found a new answer to this thread).
Actually, I don't understand, I didn't wanted anything but share something that may help you (and actually, this helped some people), that was not fair. If some mod read this, please close this thread immediately. If you keep a copy of the 7-zip, you can do whatever you want but please don't even mention me.
However, I have to say that I found how and where Genymotion found it's libraries, and I though it would be nice to keep them update. But you didn't wanted it and I understand. Please, don't ask me about this, I will never make a mistake like this again in XDA. I have a real life and a reputation to keep clean, this didn't help me with it.
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libhoudini?

@phillibl I'm sorry for disturbing your peace, but I will be glad if you can close this thread form me. Thank you.

timofonic said:
libhoudini?
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Nope. If you are wondering I get the libs using a custom method over some x86 system image.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...81bb175e380f&usg=AOvVaw3N4NfVwwB6WUjkgKTUryKi
visit this link for ARM TRANSLATOR TOOL X86 FOR GENYMOTION ANDROID VERSION 8 OREO

Sezi01 said:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...81bb175e380f&usg=AOvVaw3N4NfVwwB6WUjkgKTUryKi
visit this link for ARM TRANSLATOR TOOL X86 FOR GENYMOTION ANDROID VERSION 8 OREO
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Thanks man

Nokia Lumia 1520 help

I need help or some one can point me to the right direction.
One of my employee give me Nokia lumia 1520 window 8.1 he ask me If I can put Androids app to this phone. I never root this type of phone before ( only Samsung phone). Can some one tell me what I need to download or send me a link what steps I need to do in order to root and install android apps on this phone if is possible.
thanks in advance.

No dude. You cant install Android on Windows Phone. You need to buy Android Phones for that. In earlier versions of Wp10 it was possible but not now

Ajshal said:
No dude. You can't install Android on Windows Phone. You need to buy Android Phones for that. In earlier versions of Wp10 it was possible but not now
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Something close is possible, You can install Appx File.... It's the Universal Apps : there might be some that have be converted from android to Windows phone.. Just google Appx Downloads and see if you can find something he wanted. If so, that is what is possible. The previous : A Older version of Windows on the phone had a special file/command, whatever you wish to call it. """Bash""". It allowed Linux to run on windows. Sadly they removed this, it would give programmers to do things Microsoft did not want to happen.

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Something close is possible, You can install Appx File.... It's the Universal Apps : there might be some that have be converted from android to Windows phone.. Just google Appx Downloads and see if you can find something he wanted. If so, that is what is possible. The previous : A Older version of Windows on the phone had a special file/command, whatever you wish to call it. """Bash""". It allowed Linux to run on windows. Sadly they removed this, it would give programmers to do things Microsoft did not want to happen.
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I think what you meant was sideloading apk using adb in W10 build 10149 . The Exploit which allowed more or less sandboxing of Android app. It Ran the basic Android Apps which didnt have much dependency on Google Play services and more in use by Project Astoria.That means if an android app that required the GMaps plug-in would crash in W10M. Well that's basically not possible now as they removed the Linux Subsytem. You cant install Android Apps now on Windows 10 (btw Nowadays which dev is spending time on Lumia devices? ) I dont think there would be more development of Windows 10 mobile in future as they have shown that Full blown Windows 10 would soon run on ARM devices which has SD835 or more( Just think SD835+6GB RAM+LQS)That would be amazing. But Microsoft Doesnt have the Required no. of Apps in store (Admitting, UWP was not a great success) and enough market share. But dev's like @feherneoh and @banmeifyouwant have done great thing in porting Android to SG Lumias. :cyclops:

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SD835 might be a great SoC, but we'll have to wait and see. But that will give us x86 Windows apps, not Android
Yeah, there is the 52X port, but note that we have no connectivity at all....
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Atleast if the perfomence if fine on SD835 soc , I Mean more than 2.5Ghz and enough page memory, I Think running or emulating Android apps would be smooth.Moreover if its full fledged Win10 the bootloader stuff Etc. would be easier to unlock and build Android for that. Yeah as you said we have to wait and see.
Yeah, Connectivity is major barrier on L52X Android Ports. If you guys could solve that, L52X Android port would the topic of debate and hopefully open the doors for future development. Good luck with connectivity though. Anyway you guys have done a great work on dead Lumias