Default Android Calendar - Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've been using Gmail / Google Calendar for a while, so I was pretty excited to get an Android phone. I was rather spoilt though, as I'd been using Pocket Informant rather than the terrible Windows Mobile Calendar App. I really liked what I saw using the androidonhtc.com testing image.
Let's face it though, HTC's calendar app is an epic fail. The default Android calendar from the testing image was much better.
How can I reinstall the default android calendar? I've not been able to find a link to download the APK, and I did see one post saying someone hadn't been able to install it because there was a name conflict with the HTC cal.
I'm happy with the rest of TouchFLO - I don't want to go back to vanilla android, and I'm not terribly keen on a Hard-reset - but will if there's no other way.
Cheers,

I second that. Have been using pocketinformant on windowsmobile too, and can't understand why htc decided to implement the useless standard wm calender for the hero.
I definetly need the cupcake standard calender. Is there really no way to install it? Or is there a chance for pocketinformant Android version?

I'm not fussed about PI for Android - yes, it was good, but I think WebIS has gone for the market and is spending all of their effort developing for iPhone and blackberry.
The cupcake calendar had in its favour:
* Week view
* Proper day bars on the month view
* GCal look-and feel.
I'll be very happy if I can get it working instead.
Anyone?

Root your Hero and use adb push command to install the android default calender. Very easy and fully functional.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1784534/Android/Magic/Calendar.apk
Take a backup of the calender.apk and calender.odex if u change your mind...

NisseGurra said:
Root your Hero and use adb push command to install the android default calender. Very easy and fully functional.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1784534/Android/Magic/Calendar.apk
Take a backup of the calender.apk and calender.odex if u change your mind...
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Here's how, following the root article on theunlockr.com
I used Astro File Manager to backup the HTC Calendar.apk and Calendar.obex
Code:
[email protected]: ~/androidsdk/tools$ ./fastboot devices
HT97GL903527 fastboot
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$ ./fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY
booting... OKAY
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$ ./adb shell mount /system
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$ ./adb shell rm /system/app/Calendar.apk
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$ ./adb shell rm /system/app/Calendar.odex
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$ ./adb push Calendar.apk /system/app/
678 KB/s (325187 bytes in 0.468s)
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$ ./adb shell reboot
[email protected]:~/androidsdk/tools$
The only thing that doesn't work properly is on the month view, the title bar reads "2$s, 3$s - 5$s, 6$s" instead of the proper date.
Thanks for the help!

using Exchange sync
Can the default be used if your are integrated with Exchange?

What is so different between the htc calendar and the cupcake calendar. i'm new to android and trying to learn if someone can past screenshots or something.
Is the cupcake calendar really better than the htc calendar?

the cupcake calendar will show time bars for each day in the month view. That way you can see on the first glance how many meetings you have for every day.
the htc celander will only show one FLAG, which basically says "you have 1 or many meetings on this date". This is completely useless in the month view.
In example i have a daily meeting at work, and therefore the htc calendar will show me a flag on each day. So every month is filled with flags on the month view and i can't see when i actually have more than the daily meeting coming.
btw: i don't want to root my device, don't have the time and nerves to fix everything if something goes wrong. Isn't there ANY other way to get the old calendar? cant i find it somewhere in the hero rom, and just change some link parameters to get it opened by default?

Wow. The default calendar is SO MUCH faster and nicer.
Could we do the same for other apps, e.g. the alarm app or the contacts app? Can someone upload the .apk files for these?

frandavid100 said:
Wow. The default calendar is SO MUCH faster and nicer.
Could we do the same for other apps, e.g. the alarm app or the contacts app? Can someone upload the .apk files for these?
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Why would you want to change the alarm/clock app? They work just fine for me and looks great!

The problem I'm having after pushing the cupcake calendar is that there is this big bar across the top of the screen with a plus sign on it. It looks like it's supposed to be a button but the cupcake calendar isn't drawing it correctly.
:/ So I cant see the first few hours in day view..
Any fix?

hello guys is any chance anyone could put a step by step guide on how to put the orginal Calendar app onto the hero?

Already done
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554826
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544788
for a more generic step-by-step to remove applications.

i think i'm taking the easy way out:
waiting for somebody to release a PI style calendar app. Shouldn't take too long i guess..

Shahpur.Azizpour said:
i think i'm taking the easy way out:
waiting for somebody to release a PI style calendar app. Shouldn't take too long i guess..
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I second that. Some of your suggestion for solving this problem is quite hightech. I don't even know what you guys mean by "root"-ing the Hero... Isn't stuff like this a bit risky on the Hero?

Shahpur.Azizpour said:
waiting for somebody to release a PI style calendar app.
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Dumb question - what's 'PI'?

Dumb answer....
PI means personal information.... if this is wrong no doubt someone will mention that... if so see above

Sidekicker said:
I second that. Some of your suggestion for solving this problem is quite hightech. I don't even know what you guys mean by "root"-ing the Hero... Isn't stuff like this a bit risky on the Hero?
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"Root", on computer, means "Almighty administrator".
Rooting a Hero is just like removing Parental control to do funny things.
You can't do much on android without rooting :/
Risky... well, i'm pretty noob but i didn't had any problem. Just had to follow the steps explained on the rooting thread.
If you want to learn more about rooting, pros and cons, it's pretty well discussed on a bunch of threads around there.

seanyowl said:
Dumb answer....
PI means personal information.... if this is wrong no doubt someone will mention that... if so see above
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no, PI stands for Pocket Informant which is the most powerful calendar app on windows mobile and iphone.

Hi,
Has anyone performed the Calendar change on a Hero running the new Generic 2.4 ROM published by MoDaCo?
I followed the instructions both in this thread and the one linked to above - while the phone was in recovery mode I removed Calendar.apk and Calendar.obex from /system/app and then pushed a new Calendar.apk file over into /system/app from a Cupcake ROM I downloaded (signed-kila-ota-150275.53dde318.zip from android.clients.google.com).
However, when I rebooted my phone there was no calendar app showing.
I have PureCalendar installed which should launch Cupcake calendar on click, but that did nothing (I changed the appropriate setting).
Trying the HTC Calendar widgets just caused an error - as they expect the HTC Calendar I imagine.
Thinking I might also need the Calendar.odex file I pushed that over, but with the same results.
I'm now back with the HTC Calendar (thank goodness I took a backup).
Any ideas? Do I need to install the new Calendar.apk (using Linda or similar?) to make it available? Was I using a bad version of Cupcake?
Any ideas welcome.
Dave

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Completely Remove Sprint Picture Mail Account - How?

I have zero interest in Sprint Picture Mail. However, the account is sort of "hardwired" into the phone and there is no (official) way to disable it that I can find. It doesn't even show up in the list of accounts under Options in Pocket Outlook.
Does anybody know some sort of tweak to get rid of this account?
This would include...
1. Removing it from "send" options when emailing pictures (album)
2. Account chooser for Pocket Oulook
3. TF3D icon on the mail tab
thx1200 said:
I have zero interest in Sprint Picture Mail. However, the account is sort of "hardwired" into the phone and there is no (official) way to disable it that I can find. It doesn't even show up in the list of accounts under Options in Pocket Outlook.
Does anybody know some sort of tweak to get rid of this account?
This would include...
1. Removing it from "send" options when emailing pictures (album)
2. Account chooser for Pocket Oulook
3. TF3D icon on the mail tab
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I believe its an extra cab that installs after a hard reset. Try hard resetting, and stopping the customization.
If there are any Sprint cabs you want they are floating around here or ppcgeeks.
sporklover said:
I believe its an extra cab that installs after a hard reset. Try hard resetting, and stopping the customization.
If there are any Sprint cabs you want they are floating around here or ppcgeeks.
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Well, that's definitely a solution, but I'd rather not have to hard reset my device. I have the settings just the way I like it now.
Does anybody know how to get rid of it after it's already installed?
just stick a peice of black tape over the portion that says picturemail on your phone...
t0mmyr said:
just stick a peice of black tape over the portion that says picturemail on your phone...
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Thank you for the incredibly constructive answer. You are my hero. Jerk.
thx1200 said:
I have zero interest in Sprint Picture Mail. However, the account is sort of "hardwired" into the phone and there is no (official) way to disable it that I can find. It doesn't even show up in the list of accounts under Options in Pocket Outlook.
Does anybody know some sort of tweak to get rid of this account?
This would include...
1. Removing it from "send" options when emailing pictures (album)
2. Account chooser for Pocket Oulook
3. TF3D icon on the mail tab
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I'd love to know how to dump this as well without a hard reset and manually adding the all the other useful cabs myself.
Thanks for posing the question, now to wait for a good answer....
Try downloading the cab from somewhere, installing it, it will say the previous version has to be removed, after it removes the previous version, hit cancel to not install the new version.
Might be worth a shot, although I don't know why you wouldn't want picture mail, it's not like you have to use it, but why remove features?
clamknuckle said:
Try downloading the cab from somewhere, installing it, it will say the previous version has to be removed, after it removes the previous version, hit cancel to not install the new version.
Might be worth a shot, although I don't know why you wouldn't want picture mail, it's not like you have to use it, but why remove features?
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That is a good idea. I'll have to try that!
As for why, good question. I don't really know why it bothers me so much. Maybe just because I like less clutter? Maybe it's an OCD type of thing. :-D One of the first things I did was install Advanced Config and remove the sprint music/tv tabs because i didn't want to use them, even though i didn't have to use them. :-D
clamknuckle said:
Try downloading the cab from somewhere, installing it, it will say the previous version has to be removed, after it removes the previous version, hit cancel to not install the new version.
Might be worth a shot, although I don't know why you wouldn't want picture mail, it's not like you have to use it, but why remove features?
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I'm definitely going to try that! Good idea.
As for why, I don't like the extra account when I got from my text to email accounts BUT the main reason is because it works like POO POO! I hate how it is so damn clunky in it's operation and even though I don't use it to send picmail, if I get a picmail it goes in there.
I applaud Sprint for trying but damn, try a little harder next time. I could have done without this particular crap a$$ feature.
I'm also very interested in dumping Sprint Picture Mail. Since we're limited to six accounts in Pocket Outlook, its being there keeps me from adding in another account I actually use, so it's frustrating that they would add that in by default. Tried deleting all of the registry keys, installed files etc that are done as part of the CAB installer, but it's STILL there! Haven't been able to figure out how to bypass the customization step, otherwise I'd do a HR in a heartbeat and see if skipping the CAB install would work, so still awaiting a solution to this...
i tried but sprint mail was not completely removed , i even installed the other version and it got completely installed and i could not un install it using memaid ! there should be a smarter way toget rid of this sprint B/S.
i don't think it can be removed this way.
you will need to load a custom rom without the picmail.
in the time you have wasted waiting for an easy solution you could have flashed and reloaded all of your settings.
Not everybody wants a to use a cooked ROM. You know, it really gets tiring when know-it-alls pop into threads and instead of contributing something useful just say "you should have just done x,y,z instead of doing what you actually wanted to do." It's already been established earlier in the thread that hard resetting (which running a cooked ROM requires) is not an acceptible solution. I do not appear to be alone in wanting an alternative solution. If you don't have a solution or a constructive comment, can't you just, you know, not post anything?
maan76 - Thanks for trying that method out. I've been too busy to tinker. At some point, I'm going to try scouring the registry and DLLs in \Windows\. Pocket Office is extended just like any other MS app -- through DLLs. So unless Picture Mail has been hardwired through some bizarre method or bundled together with a load of other useful features into one big unremovable DLL, I have got to think that there must be some DLL somewhere that can be unregistered somehow -- it just hasn't been discovered yet. I hope anyway! But you never know...
lafester said:
i don't think it can be removed this way.
you will need to load a custom rom without the picmail.
in the time you have wasted waiting for an easy solution you could have flashed and reloaded all of your settings.
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I echo thx2100 but will say the MAIN reasons I don't want to just run a cooked ROM right now is that the only real advantage at this time is they are light on the apps to free up ram. I come from the 6700 and 6800 and I'm in heaven with the speed and ease that the TP has when running multiple apps.
None of the new ROM's right now really dazzle me but if one comes around that is hot sh$# then I might run it.
With my stock ROM I have no surprises and only one really annoying feature which is the picmail but I can live with.
yep I totally agree thx 200,that there is no need for the cooked ROMs right now for the TP , why I am risking myself in a cooked ROM ?????????? to save RAM nop ! RAM is highhhhhhh and we have plenty of it in tp not like the mogul when the people were racing to build a ROM with higher free RAM after booting ! to save couple megabytes !, now with this strong hardware in TP , we have plenty of RAM .
the other reason which drove us before for flashing ROMs is the new applications (ex Manila for htc 6800 mogul ,u tube......etc) now we ve got the most updated versions of these software in the touch pro.
no logic reason for flashing ROMs at this moment , probably when new software will come up or super tweaks that require flashing ROMs , but definetely not now , we are still new and still learning about the Touch pro.I am seeing junior members building ROMs cause it is easy with this 288 MB RAM , I bet nobody was able to build ROMs for the Apache or the Mogul cause of the limited RAM.
we have a long way in improvement in touch pro before building ROMs.
thx1200 said:
maan76 - Thanks for trying that method out. I've been too busy to tinker. At some point, I'm going to try scouring the registry and DLLs in \Windows\. Pocket Office is extended just like any other MS app -- through DLLs. So unless Picture Mail has been hardwired through some bizarre method or bundled together with a load of other useful features into one big unremovable DLL, I have got to think that there must be some DLL somewhere that can be unregistered somehow -- it just hasn't been discovered yet. I hope anyway! But you never know...
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Using MSCEInfo, I've been able to identify every registry change and file modification made by the Sprint PictureMail CAB and have undone them all to no effect. So, either some other routine is making changes related to PicMail or it's hardcoded into the ROM. Hopefully, it's not the latter...
Good luck and please let us know if you find out how to do it. I've pretty much given up and am just waiting to find a stripped down ROM for the Sprint Touch Pro that doesn't include PictureMail, Touch Guide Mobile or any of the other bloatware that Sprint decided we had to have.
Solution Removal Sprint Picture Mail
I found the solution this morning and I successfully removed the sprint picture mail and I also successfully added my yahoo mail
here what you need to do
1-install the sprint picture mail Cab
2-using resco file explorer or anything else go to windows folder
3-in resco explorer , unclick hide hidden files and unclick hilde file extensions
4-look for sprint picture mail cab , next to it you will find sprint picture mail.exe and some other files cary the same name.
5-this .exe is made by the second installation you just made not ROM related , but still you can not remove it ,for some reason.
so rename it into anything .exe , and do the same for the rest of the files including the cab , not delete them all you should be able to do so .
I did these steps exactly in that order and I opened the messages folder and I was soooo happy not seeing the picture mail account .
Good luck guys
maan76 said:
I found the solution this morning and I successfully removed the sprint picture mail and I also successfully added my yahoo mail
here what you need to do
1-install the sprint picture mail Cab
2-using resco file explorer or anything else go to windows folder
3-in resco explorer , unclick hide hidden files and unclick hilde file extensions
4-look for sprint picture mail cab , next to it you will find sprint picture mail.exe and some other files cary the same name.
5-this .exe is made by the second installation you just made not ROM related , but still you can not remove it ,for some reason.
so rename it into anything .exe , and do the same for the rest of the files including the cab , not delete them all you should be able to do so .
I did these steps exactly in that order and I opened the messages folder and I was soooo happy not seeing the picture mail account .
Good luck guys
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I used Total Commander and removed the file and it worked.
Thank you very much! Now to test how picmails are recieved now.
mrrogers1 said:
I used Total Commander and removed the file and it worked.
Thank you very much! Now to test how picmails are recieved now.
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Can you point out which specific cab you installed (was it just the one built into the TP ROM?) and which file(s) you removed to get this to work?
Also, can you confirm that this removed the Sprint PictureMail account from both the Outlook account list AND the Mail TF3D tab???
del4 said:
Can you point out which specific cab you installed (was it just the one built into the TP ROM?) and which file(s) you removed to get this to work?
Also, can you confirm that this removed the Sprint PictureMail account from both the Outlook account list AND the Mail TF3D tab???
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Well I seem to have completely broke my ability to get picmail so I'll hold back on any instructions. I'll do some more testing and may just have to install the freakn program again.... OR I might load up a bare bones ROM and load cab's I see fit, 1 will undoubtedly NOT make the cut.

[help needed] stock Android apps on Hero

Hi,
In anticipation of the great work our devs are doing, like porting vanilla 1.6 to Hero, I wanted to put some stock Android apps on my Hero.
The reason for this is; I like the original Android UI better.
I made a list of which Android apps I would like to have on my Hero, I will update the startpost with added howto's, for the people interested.
Ofcourse, I am not capable of doing 'real dev' work, if that was the case, I would try to help port 1.6 to the Hero. But this is all I can do at the moment and I hope I can contribute this way to the community.
[done]
-Home app: download "home switcher" from the Market
[to do]
-sms application
-music player
-calendar
-browser
-cellphone /dialer application
-contact list
-camera application
-albums application
I think if we work together to make the original apps work, we have a viable alternative to a 'real vanilla' android Hero rom. Also I could be more easy to just modify the original Hero roms; when the HTC branded 1.6 and 2.0 will come out, we will know how to switch the apps, which I anticipate to be more easy than porting the kernel, and rebuilding everything, etc
The following stage would be to delete the old apps, and to make Android as clean as possible.
Ofcourse, only for those who want it. A lot of people love the Sense UI and the HTC apps, and that is good. Android is about choice
Also, I will look on how to change the apps, just comment if you know if a certain app can be restored, and even better, if you know how to.
Thanks in advance, everybody!
E2K said:
Hi,
[done]
-Home app: download "home switcher" from the Market
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yeah, it is way easier to set this through application preferences in the phones settings, nothing so special about that.
E2K said:
[to do]
-sms application
-music player
-calendar
-browser
-cellphone /dialer application
-contact list
-camera application
-albums application
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did you check which of these are modified by htc anyway?
tbh i don't really care for a vanilla android, but afaik at least the camera application is the stock android one even in htc roms...
Yes, I checked all those applications:
In the Application properties you can see that it says "hTC Application" after you press the info key.
And in the application list (from the settings menu) it says "HTC corporation" under all the HTC rebranded apps.
edit: the HTC camera application has a different interface
so does anyone know how to get certain original apps back?
How can i remove the sense interface? I'm on modaco 2.8 but don't know for sure what i can delete
Just try that : http://android.modaco.com/content/h...7/13-08-1-0-modaco-hero-rosie-remover/#entry0
(you can download the zip and see in the rep MANIFEST what the update do and do it in adb shell)
delete SYSTEM:app/Rosie.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/Rosie.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htcbookmarkwidget.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htcbookmarkwidget.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htccalendarwidgets.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htccalendarwidgets.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htccontactwidgets.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htccontactwidgets.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htcmailwidgets.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htcmailwidgets.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htcmsgwidgets.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htcmsgwidgets.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htcsearchwidgets.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htcsearchwidgets.odex
delete SYSTEM:app/htcsettingwidgets.apk
delete SYSTEM:app/htcsettingwidgets.odex
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this is what happens for the update.zip, just do a nandroid backup and try it?
i read in some forum that the camera app was identical, sry for that. did you find actual differences in the application, besides from the htc strings?
kendong2 said:
this is what happens for the update.zip, just do a nandroid backup and try it?
i read in some forum that the camera app was identical, sry for that. did you find actual differences in the application, besides from the htc strings?
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Thanks for what what the update.zip changes.
As you can see, it had widget next to everything, which means it only deletes the widget 'front ends' of these applications. It will not restore the stock android apps, like the browser or the music player.
I am trying to contact some Dream-developers/modders as they appear very capable and knowledgeable. They should be able to help us out.
Again, when we learn how to replace the HTC apps, we can have a 'clean' rom in notime, regardless of the android version. For example, if HTC released 2.0, but with sense and all that, we could just delete that, and change out the applications so we end up with a very fast, and clean rom.
I don't have a lot of faith in people porting over/ compiling a fresh, complete and fully working version for the Hero ..
any suggestions
Does anyone know if it is possible to replace the htc apps with the stock google android apps on Hero?
The list in the initial post contains all the apps I need.
I find it strange that this is not possible after such a long time. I would really have my Hero all stock Android. I dont like the HTC approach to things. Why is it so hard to replace the HTC apps with stock Android apps?
Fredriksen said:
I find it strange that this is not possible after such a long time. I would really have my Hero all stock Android. I dont like the HTC approach to things. Why is it so hard to replace the HTC apps with stock Android apps?
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Partly because not all the stock apps are that easy to get, partly because HTC has stuck their brand on practically everything, and partly because if you replace one you have to replace others, else the apk signatures (especially with shared users and other dependencies) don't match. And if we're talking about the Sprint Hero, it gets even worse, because HTC had to modify the core framework beyond recognition, so that it would work with CDMA (so it's possible that just grabbing a vanilla apk, resigning it, and throwing it on there wouldn't work anyway).
All that is just conjecture though, as I haven't tried any of it aside from the Calendar app (gave up cause it didn't work immediately and I didn't have the time). Maybe I'll have time to try it this weekend and see how much can be replaced.
Great explanation, thanks. I miss Windows Mobile (Phone, whatever) where things like these were much easier to adjust without all this hassle.
If you manage to pull it of you will be my ...erm... Hero.
Yeah, the best of luck!
maejrep said:
Partly because not all the stock apps are that easy to get, partly because HTC has stuck their brand on practically everything, and partly because if you replace one you have to replace others, else the apk signatures (especially with shared users and other dependencies) don't match. And if we're talking about the Sprint Hero, it gets even worse, because HTC had to modify the core framework beyond recognition, so that it would work with CDMA (so it's possible that just grabbing a vanilla apk, resigning it, and throwing it on there wouldn't work anyway).
All that is just conjecture though, as I haven't tried any of it aside from the Calendar app (gave up cause it didn't work immediately and I didn't have the time). Maybe I'll have time to try it this weekend and see how much can be replaced.
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did you find out anything?
greetings!

[Q] 2 Qs from a just-converted-to-android exWM user

I am so curious about my first android toy (X10), I am very excited, so I'm ready to be flamed and bashed for my noob Qs (search is not working properly )
Oh yes ! I'm a noob again
My Qs:
1- How do I sort my contacts list in last/first name instead of fist/last ??
2- Is it possible to auto-sync contacts avatars to their corresponding facebook profile pic ??
Thanks for being kind
If you've come from WM then you will know we all have to be a noob at some point.
On the contact front, don't think the stock phone book works that way. I use a freebie app called Gesture Search, you use it to draw with your finger the first letter of your contact, be it first or last name. You can add more letters if you need to narrow your selection down. There are probably other phone book/contact apps out there on the market and others can point you in the direction of their favorite.
There is another app called Sync my pix which lets you bring over Facebook contact pics but I think that the 2.1 update due very soon gives you a better Facebook for Android app that lets you sync Facebook and your phone.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Android!
these are small issues, but somehow dissapointing
will I be able to sort my contacts with the OS upgrade ??
.
gtrab said:
these are small issues, but somehow dissapointing
will I be able to sort my contacts with the OS upgrade ??
.
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I must admit, the flavour of this post is a little better than the one asking us to read the user manual for you
You're going to go through a big disappointment phase, noticing Android just isn't anywhere near as customisable as WM. This will soon turn into elation when you realise Android isn't anywhere near as buggy, ugly, or downright crap as WM.
Android 'works', WM doesn't - it's kina the between WM and Apple - you sacrifice some customisation but you get something nice in return that doesn't need quite so much anyway...
I don't think you'll ba able to sort your contacts - google "Android releases" or something to find out a little more about that... there's also a thread in here somewhere that lists a whole lot of changes.
also, think outside the square on this one - maybe just re-write them lastname, firstname and there you have it. of course that's a pain, but it's a method.
I think syncing with Facebook is part of 2.1 (not sure though).
My advice is to let go, and embrace the new platform for what it is - I went through a ton of pain moving from WM, but it was worth it!
Enjoy!
thank you k1sr
Soon there will be less Qs and more collaborations
Great to see u on here gtrab and I'm stoked for what's to come.
Imho once u get familiarized with android u will like it way more than winmo

[APP] Facebook Outlook Sync for Sense 2.5

NEW VERSION Uploaded (Feb 4, 2011): FB2ContactPicSync_v1003.CAB
Fully skinnable.
Images now fill the whole space.
And the potential for the initial contact crash is fixed.
And the skinning can use pngs with transparency.
And it should be installable to the storage card now.
I developed an app to add the facebook pic to outlook contacts.
Sense 2.5 automatically adds images to your device to be used for your contacts in Sense.
But, the image is not added to your outlook contacts.
I went through the threads that it suggested before creating this thread.
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What does the app do:
Interactive Mode:
For each contact
{
... if the contact is linked to facebook
... {
... ... if there is a facebook image on the phone for the contact
... ... {
... ... ... if the contact already has an image associated with it.
... ... ... {
... ... ... ... display both images, ask user if user wants to replace current with facebook image on device
... ... ... }
... ... ... else
... ... ... {
... ... ... ... display facebook image and ask to add facebook image on device to outlook contact
... ... ... }
... ... }
... }
}
Later, it will also have a batch mode.
After pressing Start, give it a minute. It is looping through all contacts finding the ones that are associated to a facebook account. It stores them in a dictionary for processing with the other buttons.
Again, please use the Thanks feature and donate as you feel appropriate.
Note: initial version had over 200 downloads.
v1001 had 190
v1002 had about 50
I removed the other attachments, leaving only the most recent version to avoid any confusion about what should be downloaded.
Reserved for images or something
Pics of version 1003
Reserving Post #3 for bugs or known issues
Make sure to sync with facebook before running the app. Otherwise you will need to click on an eror for each contact that yoou sync with facebook.
Tips / extras
App is fully skinnable.
If you want to make the button look like it is pressed when you press it, there are images in the program directory for that.
All artists, please post custom images and backgrounds.
Control locations are not editable. (maybe in a future version I get screen coordinates from an ini file.) But, for now, just make images that assume things will be where they are.
Reserving post #5
Just reserving this incase I think of something else important.
Maybe a change log or something.
Icon Request
I am making pretty good progress on the app.
Currently it is displaying the image for both facebook and outlook.
Interactive only.
No batch mode yet.
But, I am not much of an artist.
If some of you could make and post some icons, that would be very helpful.
Thanks,
JVH3
[EDIT]
Came up with my own icon.
Feel free to still upload any that you think are better. I can use it the next version.
I'm no good with graphic design, just wanted to stop in and say that I can't wait for this to come out. It's very annoying that outlook contacts don't retain the facebook pictures after a flash.
will your app allow the user to pick which facebook image to display as the contact image if the user has several profile pictures available on facebook?
zeusma said:
will your app allow the user to pick which facebook image to display as the contact image if the user has several profile pictures available on facebook?
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Nope. It just lets you set the outlook image to be the image that Sense Facebook integration downloaded.
JVH3 said:
I am making pretty good progress on the app.
Currently it is displaying the image for both facebook and outlook.
Interactive only.
No batch mode yet.
But, I am not much of an artist.
If some of you could make and post some icons, that would be very helpful.
Thanks,
JVH3
[EDIT]
Came up with my own icon.
Feel free to still upload any that you think are better. I can use it the next version.
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Damn....you are fast
downloading now, try and give you some feedback (if needed )
Cheers.
pbeutler said:
Damn....you are fast
downloading now, try and give you some feedback (if needed )
Cheers.
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Ok, downloaded and installed (on device) but get an error abt 5 seconds after having pressed start...
I was wondering if it would be possible to have the app like continuously running or being linked to the update feature in Sense contacts...That way, whenever an update is done on facebook and synced with Sense it gets to Outlook, without the need for a manual starting of this app...
Will be on the lookout for an update, so I can try again.
Cheers,
pbeutler said:
Ok, downloaded and installed (on device) but get an error abt 5 seconds after having pressed start...
I was wondering if it would be possible to have the app like continuously running or being linked to the update feature in Sense contacts...That way, whenever an update is done on facebook and synced with Sense it gets to Outlook, without the need for a manual starting of this app...
Will be on the lookout for an update, so I can try again.
Cheers,
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Would you be able to post a screen capture of your error?
Appoximately how many contacts do you have that sync with facebook?
There are just a couple things that it could be.
If the facebook image for the contact is not on your device. That could cause an error.
Discovered some inconsistancies in the data that I was looking for.
Currently, it only handles contacts where the facebook id is noted by
<sn>id:somenumber/friendof:somenumber</sn>
But, it needs to be modified to also handle
<Facebook>id:somenumber/friendof:somenumber</Facebook>
It's late. Update will be made tomorrow.
JVH3 said:
Would you be able to post a screen capture of your error?
Appoximately how many contacts do you have that sync with facebook?
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Hmmm, 'Shake n Save' is gone on the NRG feb 16th ROM...so, sorry, no screenshot, however, it is a standard error:
"An unexpected error has occured in FB2Outlook....
Select Quit and then restart this program...lalala
The details: (damn...have to type this.. )
FB2Outlookcontactpicsync.exe
NullReferenceException
at Microsoft.windowsmobile.Pocketoutlook.Pimitem...ctor(itemld itemld..
<do you really need this? lot of typing > Will do if you REALLY need it
I now only have like 10-15 contacts linked with facebook..
cheers
pbeutler said:
Hmmm, 'Shake n Save' is gone on the NRG feb 16th ROM...so, sorry, no screenshot, however, it is a standard error:
"An unexpected error has occured in FB2Outlook....
Select Quit and then restart this program...lalala
The details: (damn...have to type this.. )
FB2Outlookcontactpicsync.exe
NullReferenceException
at Microsoft.windowsmobile.Pocketoutlook.Pimitem...ctor(itemld itemld..
<do you really need this? lot of typing > Will do if you REALLY need it
I now only have like 10-15 contacts linked with facebook..
cheers
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I think I figured out what the issue is. A long while back, contacts used to store <sn>id:
Now they use <Facebook>id:
I have modified the app to handle both.
I pulled the original version and just uploaded a new version.
Glad you had the error, otherwise alot of my contacts would have been missed. Thanks for testing.
Nice effort!
1. installed on device HD2 using ROM from signature
2. started in interactive mode
3. first contact -> clicked Replace With
second contact: idem
4. immediately after that the program crashed with an ArgumentException at CheckInvalidPathChars.
I'll install NETCFv35.Messages and ShakeAndSave later to give more details.
PS: Currently the program installs to CE:\Prgram Files directly instead of it's own subfolder when chooising 'Device' as installation target.
best regards
HorstDCC said:
Nice effort!
1. installed on device HD2 using ROM from signature
2. started in interactive mode
3. first contact -> clicked Replace With
second contact: idem
4. immediately after that the program crashed with an ArgumentException at CheckInvalidPathChars.
I'll install NETCFv35.Messages and ShakeAndSave later to give more details.
best regards
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Did you install the version that I just uploaded maybe 5 minutes ago?
Or the first version that I uploaded?
HorstDCC said:
Nice effort!
1. installed on device HD2 using ROM from signature
2. started in interactive mode
3. first contact -> clicked Replace With
second contact: idem
4. immediately after that the program crashed with an ArgumentException at CheckInvalidPathChars.
I'll install NETCFv35.Messages and ShakeAndSave later to give more details.
PS: Currently the program installs to CE:\Prgram Files directly instead of it's own subfolder when chooising 'Device' as installation target.
best regards
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Thanks.
I'll fix that install path tomorrow. Need to get some sleep before work.
I will also verify that the facebook image exists on the phone before accessing it. I'm sure that is where the exception is occuring.
Second Run:
It behaves the same when keeping the outlook picture. After the second contact is clicked the program crashes with the same errormessage.
The previous replacement seems to be kept on the device and the thus modified contacts seem to get synced correctly to the desktop.
JVH3 said:
Did you install the version that I just uploaded maybe 5 minutes ago?
Or the first version that I uploaded?
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Probably the first since the timestamp in the CAB shows a difference of more than 1h. I'll try again with the version that is there now.
Maybe using a version number in the filename isn't a bad idea.
best regards
HorstDCC said:
Second Run:
It behaves the same when keeping the outlook picture. After the second contact is clicked the program crashes with the same errormessage.
The previous replacement seems to be kept on the device and the thus modified contacts seem to get synced correctly to the desktop.
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My guess is that some of your contacts that are associated with facebook do not have a facebook contact picture on the phone.
Could be caused by a friend on facebook cancelling his or her facebook account.
I'll add a check to make sure the file exists tomorrow and some exception handling for anything else I haven't thought of.

[Q] Porting handwriting recognition from Lenovo Tablet to the Flyer?

Hi,
The Lenovo Android Tablet is released. It comes with the same n-trig digitizer technology as in the Flyer. It has apps with handwriting recognition such as VisionObjects Notes and maybe DocsToGo ( 5'30": http://androidcommunity.com/lenovo-thinkpad-tablet-hands-on-video-20110719/ ) which are quite handy.
It would be wonderful if our community can extract and port those apps to the Flyer (through ROM or apk). I am not in IT so I hope that the work can be done by someone here.
Cheers.
(I don't know whether the Development Forum is a correct one to post things like this. Mod please move the thread to other forums if necessary.)
We will need a leaked rom first..
nickiberli said:
We will need a leaked rom first..
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What he said.
Oh, and a Hex-Rays Decompiler, lol.
ikingblack said:
What he said.
Oh, and a Hex-Rays Decompiler, lol.
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Hex-Rays decompiler?
nickiberli said:
Hex-Rays decompiler?
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Google it. People are donating so this team called iDroid can get a Hex-Rays Decompiler to put Android on the iPhone.
Maybe this Lenovo Tablet Dump will do it?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252957
Edit: I just took the notesmobile_len-oem.apk and notesmobile_len-data-de_DE.apk(for german language) from the dumb.
They installed fine on my GB 2.3.3 Flyer but once I'm starting the app it ays that this version of notes mobile is not compatible with my device.
Could someone simply check if it works on a HC flyer?
Edit2: Just removed the device check... However - it still crashes right after start - anyone who wants to try my version without device check? Maybe it is running on honeycomb.
cool software.hope can get it soon
I hope someone will do it, it seems great.
Well - like I said:
I can share the notesmobile apk to anyone who is running honeycomb on the flyer.
I eventually also removed the device check.
But since I haven't moved to honeycomb yet - I can't try. :-/
Himmig said:
Well - like I said:
I can share the notesmobile apk to anyone who is running honeycomb on the flyer.
I eventually also removed the device check.
But since I haven't moved to honeycomb yet - I can't try. :-/
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Please, do it! A lot of people have already moved to HC
Try the following:
1. Install Notesmobile_len_oem.apk
2. Install the language pack (eg notesmobile_len-data-en_GB.apk)
3. Put the two lib files in your "system/lib" folder if possible
4. Run the notesmobile application for the first time. --> If you get a "device not supported error" continue with 5.
5. Uninstall notesmobile (keep the language pack and lib files in place)
6. Install notesmobile_len-oem-signed.apk
7. Run the notesmobile app (this version should ignore the device check)
@Himmig, got FC on process com.visionobjects.notesmobile_len
I also got the same force close.
I wanna know can man use it on GB?
Sent from my HTC Flyer P510e using xda premium
Anybody tried WritePad, and another one is PenReader? It seems to be a pretty decent handwriting recognition app. It works like a keyboard, so can be used in any app. I hope it will be even much better on the Flyer with Honeycomb.
Anybody using Flyhigh ROM has been succesful to run this application?
well the problem is the following;
1. The flyer has 2 x touch film layers which work on different voltage readings. However the main touchscreen has the ability to detect both voltges, and hence why it can trigger into notepad mode when the pen nibbles touches the screen.
2. The the application itself is designed to work on a different android framework... This would need to be modified to sense.framework as otherwise they just won't compile well together. You also have to modify the application source code to accept the pen voltages instead of fingers...
Unless you want to use fingers too? If so that is another bastard in itself to set up with the pencils interface.
I've tried with SBM to see if the pen could be modified to write with it etc, and but failed, and hence I believe we need afew development to work on this.
Sent from my HTC Flyer P510e using xda premium
update your flyer to HC and buy writepad : you won't need to port this app anymore
Are people trying to get Notes Mobile to work or the handwriting recognition text input to work? Or both?
For those still getting force closes on Notes Mobile, I monitored logcat and found that you need to push the following into /system/lib/:
libMyScriptEngine.so, libMyScriptHWR.so, and libStylusCore.so
If you're running Himmig's modified apk, then it should be fine. If you're just using the apk straight from the system dump, then build.prop needs to spoof the Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet.
I've been playing with Notes Mobile on my Flyer for a couple of days, and handwriting recognition is quite spiffy. As a note-taking app, I still like HTC Notes better since it syncs with Evernote and it's just integrated better. You could export to HTC Notes from Notes Mobile though.
I actually don't know if the handwriting IME is part of the system dump. Is it there?
Thanks for the input mate... I should have looked at logcat :-/
I'll try if it works and see if the modified apk is able to surpass the device check... however - could you post your build prop modifications?

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