Hello everybody,
I have received a couple requests for the Evo Desktop PC to be duplicated on the Arc. I don't own one but would like to see how much interest there is in this. Seeing that the Arc mirrors via HDMI already the only things missing are CM7 and a mirroring friendly browser UI (the Evo needs a browser too). If there is enough demand I will forward the info to CM and also use the data to try to get a better browser UI from somewhere (only Maxthon has expressed any interest in helping with this).
*To the mods. I know this is, at this point, a question but provided it gains enough support it will become the thread for the Xperia Arc branch of the project.
I don't see why not !
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I was surprised by how little apps were available for Android Tablets.
I know Honeycomb hasn't been out long, but it is somewhat disappointed to see that few newspapers and other video streaming gigs haven't really taken advantage of the larger screen. The Android market is not doing a good job either at pointing out the best for Tablet. There is just a little section in the Homepage.
My personal list of requests for the Tablet S:
-Netflix
-HBO GO (choppy on dolphin broswer with flash)
-The Economist for Tablets
-whathappened to the stock Weather/News Widget?
Need to be improved in resolution/layout
-Watch ESPN
-NY Times App is far too simple
Please share.
Have a look here http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/honeycomb/15096-optimized-honeycomb-apps-list.html
Nice, thanks.
I'm still hoping for a few big names.
Its silly that Netflix worked on my 10.1 but not my Tablet S, obviously one is Android 3.1 and the other 3.2. I really miss using it though.
The only reason to get an iOS device. I want to get a Honeycomb tablet
Hello!
I just started a new youtube channel called OfficialGameDubstep and our goal is to get people to listen to dubstep and have our songs published on there!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrEnONDt8nc
Now i came up with this idea of making a app that shows ALL our videos in a rss feed way like a list and a little thumbnail next to it and you can click it and wath the video.
Now my question is (Never made an app before...) How and what program('s) should i use???
Why don't you make a website mobile-friendly in html5 ? This way it will work on different devices and resolution (iOS/Android/..) without even installing anything !
If you know html and php, that's a gooood start already.
Sencha touch is a framework that might help you, but there are even tons of tutorial on html5 out there.
If you don't want to stick to youtube, I can point you to soundcloud (also have html5 support)
If you like dubstep, please consider this and this also
expanding on what ell3 suggested, you can use phonegap to turn html5 into native apps for android, ios, bada, webos, sybmian, etc.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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xxviproxx said:
Hello!
I just started a new youtube channel called OfficialGameDubstep and our goal is to get people to listen to dubstep and have our songs published on there!
Now i came up with this idea of making a app that shows ALL our videos in a rss feed way like a list and a little thumbnail next to it and you can click it and wath the video.
Now my question is (Never made an app before...) How and what program('s) should i use???
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Sencha Touch is one option, but have you taken a look at Davinci Studio? It's a dev tool similar to Sencha, but based on HTML5. It also has a jQuery framework...so it's pretty universal and a lot of devs can get the hang of it pretty fast. You can download it for free at their site and ask them questions and stuff on their forum.
Have a look at http://jquerymobile.com/
I use this framework for my mobile device pages.
So I've watched the ICS Motorola Webtop Beta 3.0 video and it may be me but it looks very similar to the Evo Desktop PC in concept and function. Considering that ICS wasn't even available this time last year this would have been the logical progression of the project. I'm not asking for Moto to send me a check but I'm waiting to see how the credits roll out. If the Sun here on Mars has baked my brain then feel free to say so.
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I'm not asking for Moto to send me a check but I'm waiting to see how the credits roll out.
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Wow
The check is in the mail.
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The check is in the mail.
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So are you going to send it on their behalf?
Actually I've been in contact with Moto since the videos surfaced and am getting the "hot potato" treatment. All I'm looking for is to have a civil dialog with them about it. All I'm getting is being told I need to contact Department A by Department B after just being directly referred to Department B by Department A. I have even gone so far as to include the direct referral and names in my communications. You probably have a good idea as to how well that's working.
The odd thing is that with 200+ views nobody has said I should have my head checked. Is everybody on XDA being nice?
Interesting question, locki. Definitely a fair one. If I understand correctly, from watching the video (I had the volume down - A cold and a headache coming down so I'm trying to minimize the noises). In any case, your version looks to me like phone mirroring with a keyboard and a mouse. Not sure how it's set up (you probably said it in the video). But I don't think the ICS demo is a complete demo. This looks like he just reviewed the phone mirroring version, but didn't do a complete webtop review. Also, webtop on the current system is also pretty limited. From that video, I don't see much difference between the ICS and what we have on our phone, except that this is a proof of concept. In any case, you could say the same thing about a comparable presentation from the webtop experience on the mopho if you only show the the phone window usage. could also say the same thing about your ubuntop if you only show a limited version of the capabilities. I guess my point is I don't think you have a fair comparison at this point. But my head is stuffy and I am on my way to an early bedtime, so maybe I'm missing something...
I replaced the video of webtop 3.0 with one that shows webtop3.0 in use. I also have a copy of the ICS RAZR leak and osh (or anything related to that partition) is nowhere to be found. Neflix is obviously Netflix for tablets. The desktop look of Chrome appears to be a ui switch for the mobile chrome browser. If the ICS leak is anywhere near what the official release is, then the tech/android reports are correct that the new webtop is nothing more than modified tablet mode mirroring.
I'm not saying it's not good work. Had HCL Launcher, Chrome mobile browser and Netflix for tablets been out when I released Evo Desktop you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.
My other concern is if the leak I have and the videos are correct this does not bode well for Webtop becoming a true desktop with ICS like many had hoped.
So If I am understanding things correctly, the new webtop is just tweaked phone mirroring, as opposed to now where there are 2 operating systems running side by side. I guess ubuntop won't work on that system then. very disappointing.
As nice as Evo Desktop was there were tons of drawbacks. So I can tell you from experience that this is going to be a serious step backwards for "Webtop". Open up a mobile browser and visit a page that has flash based chat embedded. You cannot leave that page (view another page in another tab) because as soon as you leave the chat page tab everything gets suspended. When you go back to the chat page tab you have to log back in and start over.
Document editing will also be an issue as you have to use cloud based editors like Google Docs because to my knowledge none of the current office apps have that tablet switch needed change how the ui is rendered. When you combine this with the browser tabs issue and that Google Docs puts a fairly heavy load on the browser, you can say goodbye to any real doc editing.
What it comes down to is that many app devs are going to have to add the needed ui switch and changes to keep the new webtop from being trash. This will not be easy. I fought for months to just get a browser with a "desktop ui" look with no success. Even with thousands of users on the Evo project nobody would touch it. I ended up having to modify an existing browser to give my users a desktop look. Multiply that by how many commonly used apps that would need a ui switch and Moto is just asking for failure.
My other concern is what happens to the, now wasted, 1.3GB osh partition? The leak has no mention of it in the install script. It looks like it will still present but only accessible via vnc which has it's own issues and drawbacks.
Is someone somewhere on the planet working to port the ics only Google chrome beta to Froyo?
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From what I know, Chrome requires the framework from ICS to work. In order to port the required parts, there would probably be parts of the framework that would be required by those parts, and parts required by those parts, etc..
I could be wrong but I don't believe you'll be seeing Chrome on a pre-ICS ROM any time soon, if ever. I imagine more development time is spent on getting older devices onto ICS, rather than porting the software back.
Is it really much better than stock browser or something like Dolphin? I don't think there's a vast improvement, so that sort of makes it pointless in my mind.
If Kindle's Silk could be ported,which required the kindle fire framework previously,then it might be possible!
BTW,chrome is my best bet when I'm on my PC,so maybe it's nice on the phone too
Yes, I came here looking for Chrome for my SideKick4G (froyo only). Side-loading doesn't work
Chrome is better then dolphin, etc. because it syncs with computers. I run chrome on my HTPC, my desk, and my tablet. Now all 3 share the same browser history and I can open any page that is on any device, so I no longer need Chrome-to-Phone and Phone-to-Chrome. No browser alternative works the same.
Make your own
droidiser said:
Is someone somewhere on the planet working to port the ics only Google chrome beta to Froyo?
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Your best bet is to make your own on android studio (or eclipse or whatever) and just design it the same way, implementing API's from the chrome2phone and phone2chrome API's.
If you do do this i'll help! In my Web design class at school we have Adobe Fireworks, Flash, and other design software.
Really? Wow. I'm sure with your help, the OP will be able to make something that looks and works exactly like the Chrome android app, but on Froyo, using Adobe graphics programs no less.
...what?
Posting you are willing to help create something that no one was going to create in the first place, something that no one really could create (it would take a large organized team and a lot of time/effort to even come close to Chrome) is weird... but did you check the date on this thread? Why would you possibly think it was a good idea to post that nonsense over a year after the latest reply?
Hey guys, just got my new Asus ZenFone 2 today. I didnt think this was for Q&A because it seems like more of a question of opinion. But I've tried both the native and Chrome browser and the native one seems to work quickly and efficiently, memory wise. I know a lot of people prefer Chrome, but aside from a few tweaks and sync ability, I don't see much of a reason to not use the native browser. Ring in with your opinions and educate the newbie. What do you prefer and why? Btw, loving Android so far.
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Hey guys, just got my new Asus ZenFone 2 today. I didnt think this was for Q&A because it seems like more of a question of opinion. But I've tried both the native and Chrome browser and the native one seems to work quickly and efficiently, memory wise. I know a lot of people prefer Chrome, but aside from a few tweaks and sync ability, I don't see much of a reason to not use the native browser. Ring in with your opinions and educate the newbie. What do you prefer and why? Btw, loving Android so far.
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If the native one works well for you then stick with it, you can always import your bookmarks from chrome. Its also based off of chrome anyway so will be a solid browser while also having Asus's additional features and the benefit of being optimised by Asus for the ZF2 itself.
The handy thing about it (and other OEMs are also doing this) is that its on the Play store and so gets updates and fixes by Asus reasonably regularly, without the need for a full system/firmware update. If you look at the play store reviews its very well rated which shows that its well regarded.
I'm guessing you've already checked it out, but there is a full Zenfone 2 forum for all related development, information, Q&A's, etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2
Good info, thanks.