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Hi all,
My work Exchange account enforces security on my SGS2 which requires password protection. Only PIN and password is allowed, I cannot choose swipe gesture (annoying btw, is there a hack for that??).
I have a four-digit PIN set as it is the quickest to enter. It is still a bit irritating however to have to enter it and hit OK every time I check my phone, regardless of whether I locked it 10 seconds ago or 10 hours ago.
On my iPhone I could set the autolock not to engage until after 20 minutes of no interaction. I haven't found this setting on my SGS2 but I'd really like to have it.
Is there a way to accomplish this?
Thanks for all help!
Me too!
Exactly the same here. Annoyingly, some colleagues using IPhones also sync with exchange and don't appear to have the same problem with enforced security.
I'd love to hear the responses to this thread, but in the meantime, this is all I have to offer:
Talk to your sysadmin and see if the permissions can be changed at the exchange-end
You can occasionally "switch off" exchange security in Settings - maybe in your "off-peak" times. Don't have the phone to hand, but in Settings - Security - Device administrators, delete exchange and then set your swipe security. Exchange will then stop working and will nag you with security messages when you try to access it. When you want it back, just click on the notification and rekey your PIN - exchange will "own" your phone again.
Seriously, whoever thought this was a sensible implementation of security must be an Android-hater.
arabbitte said:
Exactly the same here. Annoyingly, some colleagues using IPhones also sync with exchange and don't appear to have the same problem with enforced security.
I'd love to hear the responses to this thread, but in the meantime, this is all I have to offer:
Talk to your sysadmin and see if the permissions can be changed at the exchange-end
You can occasionally "switch off" exchange security in Settings - maybe in your "off-peak" times. Don't have the phone to hand, but in Settings - Security - Device administrators, delete exchange and then set your swipe security. Exchange will then stop working and will nag you with security messages when you try to access it. When you want it back, just click on the notification and rekey your PIN - exchange will "own" your phone again.
Seriously, whoever thought this was a sensible implementation of security must be an Android-hater.
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For the second option, phone will take time to decrypt and encrypt which is even more annoying if the storage is almost full. I don't know whether its the encryption/decryption or something else that spoilt my Micro SD card but strangely it got corrupted after a bit of tinkering like this and firmware change.
See if Moxier mail app (trial version) as it encrypts within the app than at a device level. If it works, worth spending money later if it works. Touchdown or other mail apps haven't worked for me so can't really comment about them. I guess they also have encryption at an app level that will address exchange server security policies. Give it a try. See what happens!
not sure if this is what yer looking for but "juice defender" has an option to set different time out lengths for screen off and screen lock, it also an extra option to set the lock to never come on when in range of home wifi etc.
i use juice defender ultimate not sure if the "lesser" versions have this feature.
@hari: I read somewhere that Touchdown does a similar thing, enforcing things on a application level. Actually, I think it was on the touchdown website (which seemed a little odd that they'd avertise it)..
How does Moxier Mail go with integration? I.e. is the sync'd schedule available to other applications?
Thanks for the tips guys.
I do not really like the idea of completely disabling my work Exchange sync, I am dependent on it.
Furthermore, I don't think Moxier will do it for me as I need fully integrated calendar sync as well.
Juice Defender might do it for me actually if it lets me delay the lock engagement. I'll try it out and post back.
Doesn't look like JuiceDefender is able to override the PIN lock timeout enforced by Exchange security, unfortunately.
Aaahh, I'd kill to have that lock time out/wifi dependent lock functionality JD offers!
Stupid Exchange security..
Kaibosh said:
@hari: I read somewhere that Touchdown does a similar thing, enforcing things on a application level. Actually, I think it was on the touchdown website (which seemed a little odd that they'd avertise it)..
How does Moxier Mail go with integration? I.e. is the sync'd schedule available to other applications?
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Not exactly sure what you mean by "sync'd schedule available to other applications?". If I understood correctly, Moxier has calendar, contacts and tasks sync. And it appears in "Accounts and Sync" option like other synced accounts like Gmail etc. with a flexibility to chose push/pull as per time of the day.
Only downside with all these apps is (one can live with this limitation though!), they have their own inbox, calendar within the app (instead of unified inbox, calendar etc..). Anyway, as such we're used to Gmail within its own app.
CrackaBoi said:
Doesn't look like JuiceDefender is able to override the PIN lock timeout enforced by Exchange security, unfortunately.
Aaahh, I'd kill to have that lock time out/wifi dependent lock functionality JD offers!
Stupid Exchange security..
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Did you talk to your exchange admins? This might be the easiest option.
On the subject of my 2nd suggestion: Yes, it's a kludge but it really doesn't take much to switch it on/off. I didn't have any problems as discussed above with encryption/decryption and/or filling storage; it just worked. And switching it off and on in the manner I described doesn't cause a delay.
But the best option is to talk to your admins. Show them this Dilbert if they offer resistance:
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arabbitte said:
Did you talk to your exchange admins? This might be the easiest option.
On the subject of my 2nd suggestion: Yes, it's a kludge but it really doesn't take much to switch it on/off. I didn't have any problems as discussed above with encryption/decryption and/or filling storage; it just worked. And switching it off and on in the manner I described doesn't cause a delay.
But the best option is to talk to your admins. Show them this Dilbert if they offer resistance:
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Hahaha, fantastic.
Unfortunately, talking to mu Exchange admin isn't really an option. I work for a very large consulting firm.
CrackaBoi said:
Hahaha, fantastic.
Unfortunately, talking to mu Exchange admin isn't really an option. I work for a very large consulting firm.
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Same here..
Somewhere I also read, you can patch up your email application on the phone to disable the security..
For me thats not an viable option. I have to use Lotus Connect, which install its own version of mail application.
My Desire HD had an option of delaying the password lock based on the inactivity.
So I guess its somewhere there..
Athar Mansoor said:
Same here..
Somewhere I also read, you can patch up your email application on the phone to disable the security..
For me thats not an viable option. I have to use Lotus Connect, which install its own version of mail application.
My Desire HD had an option of delaying the password lock based on the inactivity.
So I guess its somewhere there..
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Interesting.. What do you mean "patch up"? I use the standard emial client..
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Interesting.. What do you mean "patch up"? I use the standard emial client..
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look up this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
Why don't we ever hear of such usability issues in the many glowing reviews that are out there? I'm not winging, but its such a PITA to have to constantly reenter a 4-digit PIN that is directly impacts on your ability to use the phone. What about driving for example? You can't get past this screen to make a call, even with a bluetooth handsfree kit.
Not clever Android. What we need (in the absence of admins who are not BOFH) is exactly what is suggested in the thread title. BTW, When I mentioned above that IOS doesn't have the problem I think that's not quite true - the difference is that it splits the 2 functions: Screen Off & "logged out". I understand you can configure the 2 values seperately.
Now if my phone had that and would stop rebooting when it felt like it, it would be perfect!
arabbitte said:
Why don't we ever hear of such usability issues in the many glowing reviews that are out there? I'm not winging, but its such a PITA to have to constantly reenter a 4-digit PIN that is directly impacts on your ability to use the phone. What about driving for example? You can't get past this screen to make a call, even with a bluetooth handsfree kit.
Not clever Android. What we need (in the absence of admins who are not BOFH) is exactly what is suggested in the thread title. BTW, When I mentioned above that IOS doesn't have the problem I think that's not quite true - the difference is that it splits the 2 functions: Screen Off & "logged out". I understand you can configure the 2 values seperately.
Now if my phone had that and would stop rebooting when it felt like it, it would be perfect!
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I hear you bro.. Feel like tricked into buying the phone lol?
Athar Mansoor said:
I hear you bro.. Feel like tricked into buying the phone lol?
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I don't want to start an <ANYTHING> Vs Android argument but my 4 year old HC TYTN II did the "boring"* stuff better than my SGGS2:
Office document editing - has anybody looked at Excel in Polaris? A fag-box and a blunt pencil could offer a stiff challenge.
Access to exchange data (as above)
Handsfree support for making phone calls. I'm talking voice recognition, phone security and bluetooth here.
I'm not ranting - I knew what I was doing when I bought the phone and, yes, I much prefer it to my prehistoric WM device. Having said that, I'd just wish it was a little better at some of the boring stuff above. Yes, 1080p video recording, Dual-core HD games, etc, etc are wonderfull, but probably wasted on me!
* As in business activities.
Bumping for support - have tried numerous ROMs with no luck (Lighting, Cognition, Darky 2.0 and Oxygen), I to am forced by my company to have a 6 Digit Pin Code and gets quite frustrating.
elite_gamer04 said:
Bumping for support - have tried numerous ROMs with no luck (Lighting, Cognition, Darky 2.0 and Oxygen), I to am forced by my company to have a 6 Digit Pin Code and gets quite frustrating.
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same phone same problem...so i did a little search and found an app called delayedlock. it is awesome...i usually dont buy apps but this is one thing my mobile cant be used without...try it it will give you what you are looking for by delaying the lock
<a click on thanks is most welcome>
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same phone same problem...so i did a little search and found an app called delayedlock. it is awesome...i usually dont buy apps but this is one thing my mobile cant be used without...try it it will give you what you are looking for by delaying the lock
<a click on thanks is most welcome>
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On the market page it says "DOES NOT WORK IF EXCHANGE REQUIRES A PIN!".
The Exchange-enforced security is exactly what I wanted to circumvent in the first place.
@elite_gamer04
I use the hack from this thread on my SGS2 with Litening ROM 6.1, and it works perfectly, I've used it for months.
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it is worth to try, bause i am working with a lot of IPcam stuff for hospitals on child stations. Will report back here.
I was looking for something like this a while back, will give it a try as it should save taking a web-cam away on business.
Will try out and let you know. First thing, would prefer cab install option if possible I know there are client drivers needed for windows side too I guess).
Noticed that the video overlay for the camera does not go when the program is closed. So far I've not been able to connect, but this is probably due to my network config at the moment (so will retry later).
I remember using this looong ago when I had my HTC Mogul... those were the days
how do i connect this to my server? i have set the ip adress and it cannot connect
evilcuber said:
how do i connect this to my server? i have set the ip adress and it cannot connect
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I think you connect via the webcam driver settings. i.e. VLC
Media -> Open Capture Device
Select Video device name - it should be in the list
Configure - Will open if the device is present and you should be able to press connect. You might see it pop up a message on your device when you do (too quick to read - i guess connecting etc).
Hopefully you'll get the images coming through (I get coloured striped display but that is probably due to the network I'm currently on has proxies etc).
I tried to use it on my HTC HD2 running Artemis 58 with radio 2.15......
I cannot seem to connect it to my computer via WiFi. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance for the help.
meltwater said:
I think you connect via the webcam driver settings. i.e. VLC
Media -> Open Capture Device
Select Video device name - it should be in the list
Configure - Will open if the device is present and you should be able to press connect. You might see it pop up a message on your device when you do (too quick to read - i guess connecting etc).
Hopefully you'll get the images coming through (I get coloured striped display but that is probably due to the network I'm currently on has proxies etc).
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i get a coloured striped dispaly too. how can i get rid of this. also on my phone it cannont connect
evilcuber said:
i get a coloured striped dispaly too. how can i get rid of this. also on my phone it cannont connect
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Yeah still get the test card, even on a standard network setup. Will have a try with some other programs and let you know if I succeed.
Tried it on HTC-HD2
Hi,
Have tried this on my HTC-HD2 and it say register to use free period is over.
Any other solution?
Cheers!
Is this the same as this?
http://www.ateksoft.com/webcamplus.html
I've had success using it previously on my Blackjack II (WinMo 6.0). And I've tried to run it on my hTc Pure (WinMo 6.5), but it keeps freezing up.
so it is now pay ware so far we can see. For this there is a special forum thread. Possible the admin can move it to there...
But there is the other solution from rc colonel - RC Camera (Link). I working with that a very long time.
mike2nl said:
so it is now pay ware so far we can see. For this there is a special forum thread. Possible the admin can move it to there...
But there is the other solution from rc colonel - RC Camera (Link). I working with that a very long time.
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Will try the other solution, thanks for the tip! Hopefully that'll work without messing around too much.
meltwater said:
Will try the other solution, thanks for the tip! Hopefully that'll work without messing around too much.
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I use it a very long time now for parents who's childs are in a hospital. We have installed some axis ptz cams (4x) in a hospital near my home city (~ 20 KM). We advise this to the parents for the mobile device or via a website on the PC. I have informed rccolonel some time ago to have a special version, but i think he is no longer online or busy with android. So i hope he will read this .
BTW:
in my free time i am working in a special community for this kind of stuff (paper, color pens, toys, hospital clowns, and...and...and...).
BTW 2:
follow this link and you can download the latest beta from rc camera
mike2nl said:
I use it a very long time now for parents who's childs are in a hospital. We have installed some axis ptz cams (4x) in a hospital near my home city (~ 20 KM). We advise this to the parents for the mobile device or via a website on the PC. I have informed rccolonel some time ago to have a special version, but i think he is no longer online or busy with android. So i hope he will read this .
BTW:
in my free time i am working in a special community for this kind of stuff (paper, color pens, toys, hospital clowns, and...and...and...).
BTW 2:
follow this link and you can download the latest beta from rc camera
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rc-camera differs to this app since it's for using an ip-camera and the phone as a monitor, where this one attempts to use the phone's camera as the web-cam. I like the idea, but so far it doesn't work the way I've tried it (clearly it's not trivial thing to code).
BTW:
Well (to be slightly off topic here) I'll let you know if I get on with an Android app I have planned which will be suitable for children reading, might end up being of use. Can't get a better cause than that to be involved with!
cant seem to get it working
i installed the cab and that automatically installed it on my phone (omnia i900) when i open the app on my phone it displays the camera, but when i tap the "start" button it kinda freezes, the little rotating icon ippear and its like "thinking" but it never really conects, right now am using "mobiola web camera" and it does work but i dont like the output quality of it, the resolution and quality es too low, so i tought id try this put, but nope, nothing.
could i be doing something worong?... oh by the way, am using this on windows 7 x64.
Edit: aparently i got it working.
marosteeha said:
i installed the cab and that automatically installed it on my phone (omnia i900) when i open the app on my phone it displays the camera, but when i tap the "start" button it kinda freezes, the little rotating icon ippear and its like "thinking" but it never really conects, right now am using "mobiola web camera" and it does work but i dont like the output quality of it, the resolution and quality es too low, so i tought id try this put, but nope, nothing.
could i be doing something worong?... oh by the way, am using this on windows 7 x64.
Edit: aparently i got it working.
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How did you get it working? Please let me know, I'm having a hard time with this
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This app works great man. Is there any setting to make it autosync anything you make?
I tried evernote long ago but didn't find it much use since there was no winmo app. Any tips or tricks?
wow, great app, works great on the hd2. waiting for the voice notes to be functional. some suggestions: feature to send notes through bluetooth and more color schemes
ninjabortion said:
This app works great man. Is there any setting to make it autosync anything you make?
I tried evernote long ago but didn't find it much use since there was no winmo app. Any tips or tricks?
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There are 3 votes for autosync so far, which does not quite bring it to the top of my to-do pile, but you can help to change that.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/workitem/416
Evernote has a WinMo app, but it is pretty bare-bones and has not been supported for a long time.
joshzzz2001 said:
wow, great app, works great on the hd2. waiting for the voice notes to be functional. some suggestions: feature to send notes through bluetooth and more color schemes
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I'm not sure what you mean by sending notes through bluetooth. Would you elaborate?
Adding more colour schemes is unlikely. The app currently includes two versions of the interface, one for high-resolution displays and one for the low. With more variants of each, it could quickly become unmaintainable. I can't change the background colour programmatically either, because it is baked into the graphics. They are all dithered for 16-bit colour, and dithering is incompatible with transparency.
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I'm not sure what you mean by sending notes through bluetooth. Would you elaborate?
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It's simply you can send the notes you have to another device, say to another phone or pc, using bluetooth.
joshzzz2001 said:
It's simply you can send the notes you have to another device, say to another phone or pc, using bluetooth.
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The thing I wonder about is what to do with the note on the receiving end. Official Evernote clients cannot properly transfer notes outside of synchronization. Exporting to HTML is possible, but would raise the question of what to do with file attachments.
Of course, if you can connect to internet through Bluetooth, then you can simply sync.
Don Reba said:
There are 3 votes for autosync so far, which does not quite bring it to the top of my to-do pile, but you can help to change that.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/workitem/416
Evernote has a WinMo app, but it is pretty bare-bones and has not been supported for a long time.
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Yeah i remember trying it out specifically because they had one, but it was terrible. Yours works great on my htc touch pro 2 though, so thanks
Perfect timing: I just started trying out Evernote this week and wasn't really keen on Evernote's own application because it's useless offline. And here comes your app and looks great.
I got one problem, though: It refuses to connect via wifi. No problem at all via 3G, but on WiFi it steadily shows "connecting".
Oh, and being able to create new tags would be a good addition.
Rjinswand said:
Perfect timing: I just started trying out Evernote this week and wasn't really keen on Evernote's own application because there it's useless offline. And here comes your app and looks great.
I got one problem, though: It refuses to connect via wifi. No problem at all via 3G, but on WiFi it steadily shows "connecting".
Oh, and being able to create new tag would be a good addition.
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Thanks for complimenting the app. I have not used WiFi in a while, but will try to reproduce your problem.
Started a new work item for tag creation: http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/workitem/1005.
Voting on feature requests gets them implemented sooner.
Since restarting my phone a few times, the app doesn't hang up while trying to connect via WiFi anymore - it just takes way longer than via 3G for some reason, but it's usable.
Edit: Forget about the described problem. I'm sure it was a generally lagging WiFi connectivity that day. It works like a charm in other WiFi networks and now at the same one, too.
I apologize for taking so long to release a new version — just did not have much time to spare. Version 0.38 implements one of the most-requested features, letting you choose "All Notebooks" to browse, search, and sync all your notebooks together.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/releases/view/83479
Great App!
Great App! Working on my old Axim X51V!
I see on your website that you have Notes popping up with a timed alarm reminder as low priority. Let me put in a vote for higher priority.
I would use it as a timed "sticky note" to myself to do something.
Keep up the good work!
Just released version 0.39, making it possible to delete notes from the main note list screen via a tap-and-hold menu.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/releases/view/84127
Version 0.40 adds an option to compact the database from the profile screen. Compacting a database can make it smaller and faster by removing empty spaces left over by editing, moving, and deleting notes.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/releases/view/84688
cant log in
It must be just me; since nobody else has mentionned it; but I cannot log in to evernote at all on my HD2. On 3G it immediately comes back with network error (never even tries to open a data connection). On wifi it seems to be trying to do something in the background but after a few minutes to just goes back to the login screen.
Any ideas??
SR
sydneyrodgers said:
It must be just me; since nobody else has mentionned it; but I cannot log in to evernote at all on my HD2. On 3G it immediately comes back with network error (never even tries to open a data connection). On wifi it seems to be trying to do something in the background but after a few minutes to just goes back to the login screen.
Any ideas??
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It sounds like the WiFi connection is slow and times out. With 3G, try to establish a data connection first, such as by opening a web browser. I just created a work item for this: workitem:1055.
0.41 release
After a temporary break, development continues. Version 0.41 adds some more polish to the user interface, as well as a new in-app player for WAV file attachments.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/releases/view/88314
Don Reba said:
After a temporary break, development continues. Version 0.41 adds some more polish to the user interface, as well as a new in-app player for WAV file attachments.
http://peoplesnote.codeplex.com/releases/view/88314
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thanks for update man....
This application is very usefull for me... Thanks for continue the great works
I use your apllication from the first time and it always works great for me..
Thanks again.
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This program is making all the right steps in all the right directions, it has great prospects.
There are some features that Evernote has that I hope would arrive in this software in the not-too-distant future. I make more handwritten notes that any other form of note taking, and what I find with 'PeoplesNote' is that the 'Ink Note' feature is just a one page scribble pad without any option to scroll or add a page. It would be fantastic if the Ink Note feature of PeoplesNote could automatically scroll as the old Windows Note does as you approach the bottom of the page. Evernote's Ink Note recognises that you are reaching the bottom of the page and facilitates extra space to scroll into. Additionally, it would be very helpful to have an erase feature with Ink Note.
Please don't take this as criticism, I can see this app being extremely useful for as long as Evernote allow you to develop it.
I will soon be an Android convert even thought i have never owned a smart phone. I have used PDA's since my first Dell Axim. I stuck with the Windows Mobile 2003 platform until the third gen ipod touch came out. I switched to the 3rd gen touch and used it till it died; then i got my trusty 4th Gen ipod touch.
Now i am ready to move on to one device, phone and PDA in one. The natural choice seems to be iphone 5 since i am familiar with ipods (even though i am no real fan of apple).
The thing is, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is beautiful! The screen is huge and widgets are "cool." I really want to go Android.
This leads to my problem. Finding adequate software. I have broken down my needs in categories below. PLEASE, if anyone knows of a good software, paid or free, that will do what i want, please suggest it to me.
For starters, CALENDARS.
I have used Pocket Informant for the ipod for awhile. (Used it on the Win mobile before that) I love it. Played with the Android version on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and i gotta say, it needs work. A lot of work.
The calendar that comes with the tab is nice too, and so is jorte, but my biggest problem (and it seems like a small one) is that I like to look at the month view and see the times listed in the mirco text before the appointment. otherwise i have to open each appointment or change views to see the start times.
Attached pictures show exactly what i am talking about. Both are screen shots of the current version of Pocket Informant. Notice the start times on the iOS version. Also notice how the android version (the second one) looks "undone."
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How can I, in good conscience go from the above.... to this.....
even on the samsung galaxy's beautiful screen that is shameful.
My Main criteria for a new calendar program is a month view as close to the first image as possible. Specifically i really like how in month mode you can see the start times of appointments in the Apple version. I have tried several different calendar programs and have yet to find an Android one that does this. What happened to Android being all about choice? Why does every single calendar app appear to just be different fonts on the same engine?
The next point of contention is Video playback
My main criteria for a playback app is that it shows the time remaining on the progress bar.
What i mean is that, on the ipod, youtube, and just about EVERYWHERE, the progress bar (scrubber) shows the current time to the right of the slider, and time remaining on the left. I like this.
On EVERY Android video player i have tried it shows the current time on the right, but the left is stuck at the total time. It does not move. It does not count down how much time is left.
Again, it feels like every app is using the same engine, with different "window dressing."
Is there an app out there that can handle the time left? Please let me know.
My secondary Criteria for a playback app is i would like it to be able to handle embedded thumbnail tags in mp4 files. This seems like a no-brainer. iTunes does it. iPods do it. But i have yet to find a single Android app that will correctly display the embedded image. They, instead, choose to display a random screenshot for the thumbnail. Where is the variety that an open system should bring?
In a perfect world, the Android app would also sort the shows into groups based on the show name and season, for properly tagged files. Ipod touch does it. Seems simple enough, yet again, i cannot find a program that can do this.
Next up, Syncing.
I think i have this one covered. I really like itunes. And before you say "bloatware" let me just say that the UI on winamp sucks. iTunes is beautiful, easy to navigate, sort, and manipulate my mp3 files. The Closest i have found is Media Monkey. But to tell you the truth, i am not sure i am ready to give up itunes yet. I love my playcounts dating back to 2006. So, i have been using iSyncer and it seems to do the trick. When set up properly it syncs and even syncs playcounts back to iTunes. I hear DoubleTwist will let you sync your Android device to iTunes also; but iSyncer seems to be a more elegant solution.
Audio Playback
Again, as with videos none of the audio apps that i have found show how much time is left in a song on the right hand side of the scrubber. This is an epidemic!
Also, I have mp3 files that are audio books and Howard Stern Shows. I cannot listen to these in one session, and switch back and forth with music. In itunes/iPod-land i would simply use "get info - Options - Media Kind" to switch these mp3 files to audio books or podcasts and check mark the box allowing it to remember position. This one is important. I really need help finding an audio player that allows this. Allowing me to save my position in "Howard", for example, listen to some music, then go back to where i left off in the Radio Show.
This Leads to Podcasts. Video and Audio.
I listen to quite a few podcasts. I could sync them over from iTunes using iSyncer, but it throws them in the same folder as my music making them hard to find. This is very messy. I hope a later version of iSyncer takes care of this. Until then, I would probably use an app to download them directly to the S3. I just downloaded a program called Podcast Addict. This may do the trick, but it is, again, inelegant and seems undone. Can someone point me in the direction of a GREAT podcast catcher app?
Is this all too much to ask of Android apps or am I just looking in the wrong places. If that is the case, please let me know, and i will check out whatever app fits the criteria outlined above. When i started looking, these seemed like minor things. Especially on a system that is all about being open; for the sake of choice. This seems to be a theme when people talk about why Android is so much better than iOS.
Sorry to sound like i am ranting.. maybe i am ranting... but i really want this to work. But i cant compromise on the user experience just to have a bigger screen. I need software that is up to the task, and i can't seem to find it on my own. Any input you can give will be greatly appreciated.
thanks for listening!
~mike
Hi,
Feel free to tell me what's not working for you in Podcast Addict. FYI a new major release it's on its way with a new UI
Yes i agree that iOS' Calendar is more polished. But i still sure you can find some really good calendar app on the Google Play. Not sure if it going to be free (to be that polished like iOS' one).
greenyadzer said:
Yes i agree that iOS' Calendar is more polished. But i still sure you can find some really good calendar app on the Google Play. Not sure if it going to be free (to be that polished like iOS' one).
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No offense, but that is exactly the problem. Everyone i speak to locally, and also on the net, always say the same thing. "there are great ones on google play." But they aren't using good ones, nor do they tell me any good ones that could even come close to the polished look of PI for iOS and no one has suggested one that shows the times in the month view. Those are the two main selling points for me.
but thanks for responding.
bambou51 said:
Hi,
Feel free to tell me what's not working for you in Podcast Addict. FYI a new major release it's on its way with a new UI
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Nothing is wrong with Podcast Addict, per se. But, what i am looking for would be a podcasting program that allowed me to add mp3 files as podcasts. Also, i was having trouble navigating. I would find myself trapped in a menu with no way to get back. (this was a couple of weeks ago. I will try to do it again, so i can give you a step by step example; so that the above statement makes more sence)
But overall, i like podcast addict. I am sticking with it. I just wish i could add my howard stern mp3's there manually so they show up as podcasts. Like i do in itunes.
Check those:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.alxb.calendardroid
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mikado.bizcalpro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenbeansoft.CheckmarkCalendar
I would suggest you pick one which looks for you better and install it to check how it is in action.
P.S.: personally i use very simply stuff like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.gowidget.calendarwidget
greenyadzer said:
Check those:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.alxb.calendardroid
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mikado.bizcalpro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenbeansoft.CheckmarkCalendar
I would suggest you pick one which looks for you better and install it to check how it is in action.
P.S.: personally i use very simply stuff like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.gowidget.calendarwidget
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Going to download the free one first.. .then check out the other two. the first 2 don't appear to show times in the main month window. But this might be something that is in settings. They all look very nice, "polished."
thank you for responding.
You have a podcast without any feeds ?
I was thinking about allowing to play external audio files with the app with the resume feature. They might not looks like a usual podcast, but will appears in the playlist
bambou51 said:
You have a podcast without any feeds ?
I was thinking about allowing to play external audio files with the app with the resume feature. They might not looks like a usual podcast, but will appears in the playlist
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Yes. I download it as an mp3 file. And in itunes tag it as a podcast. Then it shows up as a regular podcast would on the ipod. Haven't found an android equivalent yet.
The feature you are considering sounds like what i am looking for. Count me as one vote for that new feature
crash613 said:
Yes. I download it as an mp3 file. And in itunes tag it as a podcast. Then it shows up as a regular podcast would on the ipod. Haven't found an android equivalent yet.
The feature you are considering sounds like what i am looking for. Count me as one vote for that new feature
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If you don't mind me asking, why aren't you using a rss feed for this podcast ?
bambou51 said:
If you don't mind me asking, why aren't you using a rss feed for this podcast ?
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i don't think we are allowed to talk about that here. people get kicked out for such discussions on most boards.
Why ???
A RSS feed is the only or at least the common way to subscribe to a podcast. You won't be kicked talking about that.
bambou51 said:
Why ???
A RSS feed is the only or at least the common way to subscribe to a podcast. You won't be kicked talking about that.
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why can't you just accept that it is a 3 hour long mp3 file that i want to listen to in sections?
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crash613 said:
why can't you just accept that it is a 3 hour long mp3 file that i want to listen to in sections?
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Of course you do what ever you want. I'm just trying to understand in which case you might need to do that. It's so simple to subscribe to a feed, enable auto-refresh/auto-download/auto-queue then just press play. Maybe you didn't find a non-itunes feed. In that case if you tell me the name of the podcast I can try to find it
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Of course you do what ever you want. I'm just trying to understand in which case you might need to do that. It's so simple to subscribe to a feed, enable auto-refresh/auto-download/auto-queue then just press play. Maybe you didn't find a non-itunes feed. In that case if you tell me the name of the podcast I can try to find it
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i sent you a PM
I'm very curious about the Yota 3+, the international edition of Yota 3 with the Google Play support and mirroring function.
Could any current Yota 3+ owner share their experience, please? Like how is App2Back (mirroring function)? Is there any contrast setting for the eink display?
P.S. if any current Yota 3+ owner could upload the firmware it would be even greater!
stevenfang1997 said:
I'm very curious about the Yota 3+, the international edition of Yota 3 with the Google Play support and mirroring function.
Could any current Yota 3+ owner share their experience, please? Like how is App2Back (mirroring function)? Is there any contrast setting for the eink display?
P.S. if any current Yota 3+ owner could upload the firmware it would be even greater!
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Hi, i just got the yota3+ from hongkong local store arround 2weeks, i'm mate9 & boox t76 user, this 2week review, 1, battery average, 2, google no problem, 3, no nfc/ir , 4, eink screen performance good, just abit small, no backlight, build in app2back fuction not bad, screen can only work on vertical. Screen for book reading very good, not good for comic. 5, system run on android 8.1 (yetios), abit stupid system but acceptable. I usually shutdown the phone at night, no crash or die in daily use. 6, lack of accessories, can't find any 3rd parties stuff, i need to go local store custom made screen protector. But the offical cover case is a handy case, very good for this phone.
7. Hisense have a A6 launched, may switch once this phone dead.
nbkyle said:
Hi, i just got the yota3+ from hongkong local store arround 2weeks, i'm mate9 & boox t76 user, this 2week review, 1, battery average, 2, google no problem, 3, no nfc/ir , 4, eink screen performance good, just abit small, no backlight, build in app2back fuction not bad, screen can only work on vertical. Screen for book reading very good, not good for comic. 5, system run on android 8.1 (yetios), abit stupid system but acceptable. I usually shutdown the phone at night, no crash or die in daily use. 6, lack of accessories, can't find any 3rd parties stuff, i need to go local store custom made screen protector. But the offical cover case is a handy case, very good for this phone.
7. Hisense have a A6 launched, may switch once this phone dead.
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Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me if there is the contrast and the refresh rate settings for the eink screen like Hisence A2 Pro?
stevenfang1997 said:
Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me if there is the contrast and the refresh rate settings for the eink screen like Hisence A2 Pro?
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No, it don't have these options, hahaa.
hi
nbkyle said:
No, it don't have these options, hahaa.
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Hello, I envy you have already got yota3+, there are a lot of yota3 users in China, even on XDA, there are many foreigners waiting for your good news. Can you upload YOTA3+ firmware?
nbkyle said:
Hi, i just got the yota3+ from hongkong local store arround 2weeks, i'm mate9 & boox t76 user, this 2week review, 1, battery average, 2, google no problem, 3, no nfc/ir , 4, eink screen performance good, just abit small, no backlight, build in app2back fuction not bad, screen can only work on vertical. Screen for book reading very good, not good for comic. 5, system run on android 8.1 (yetios), abit stupid system but acceptable. I usually shutdown the phone at night, no crash or die in daily use. 6, lack of accessories, can't find any 3rd parties stuff, i need to go local store custom made screen protector. But the offical cover case is a handy case, very good for this phone.
7. Hisense have a A6 launched, may switch once this phone dead.
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Hisense A6 cannot support Google service. Google users are disappointed to use any mobiles without Google service, like Yota 3. Even though we can install Google service in it, running Google apps may be collapsed sometimes. Wishing the firmware from you may help us.
epd_optimizer
I have bought YOTA3+.
epd_optimizer is working on YOTA3+.
very good!
it sue
Hisense A2 Pro is very bad.
Camera is extremely low res.
The e-Ink screen isn't like Yotaphone's it is covered in glass... all glossy. Not like an e-reader at all.
stevenfang1997 said:
Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me if there is the contrast and the refresh rate settings for the eink screen like Hisence A2 Pro?
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Can you please tell me if Yota 3+ native phone application supports recording of voice phone calls? I have this available with Hisense A2 Pro (most Chinese made phones do have this). Want to know if Yota 3+ has it. Recorder is available by pushing a recording button during or before the phone call. Of course there are 3rd party android apps but the 3rd party apps add another layer of interaction, I prefer to have the ability to record a phone conversation natively in the "stock" Phone App. (Yes I know legal implications of recording
polocanada said:
Can you please tell me if Yota 3+ native phone application supports recording of voice phone calls? I have this available with Hisense A2 Pro (most Chinese made phones do have this). Want to know if Yota 3+ has it. Recorder is available by pushing a recording button during or before the phone call. Of course there are 3rd party android apps but the 3rd party apps add another layer of interaction, I prefer to have the ability to record a phone conversation natively in the "stock" Phone App. (Yes I know legal implications of recording
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there is no native apps to record voice phone. there is a very basic phone app and a very simple recorder( it can't work in the background). you need to add some 3rd party apps.
Yota 3+ experiences
Hi,
I have the yota 3+ with YetiOS 8.1.0 (13.11.2018) for about 2 weeks now
and that is my experience so far:
2 main issues :
- whatsapp web with the Yota3+ isn't working, as the Yotaphone scan application inside whatsapp istn't able to scan
the QR-code on the computer screen, as the scanner is not working properly.
- if you select "power button will not lock/unlock" in the security settings, but the EPD-screen will lock up/freeze soon after that, and can't be unlocked then.
pros :
- Phone performance is OK, running stable without crashing.
- Battery life time is also OK
- GSM reception, GPS reception, phone call quality and overall volume / loudspeaker are Okay.
- Mirroring apps on the EPD-screen works well.
- 3rd party Widgets are running on the EPD.
- no bloatware installed
cons:
- Camera is below expectations, I didn't expect super high quality, but the picture quality is disappointing even in mid range expectations.
- No landscape mode on the EPD (only portrait) , hopefully this will be fixed on a future firmware-update.
- Compared to the predecessor Yota2 no NFC and no QI-Charging anymore.
Over all, coming from the (meanwhile outdated) Yotaphone2 , I am a bit disappointed of the Yota3+,
aside Octacore speed, slightly improved battery performance and display it hasn't much more to offer.
What are your thoughts ?
Greetings
Dirk
Hello,
- WhatsApp Web - scan QR code still does not work. So I can't add desktop pc to whatsapp.
- EPD screen
* weater widget - sometime it's not updated - "no internet connection" when I am running only on 4G Data. Need to be connected to internet with WiFi.
* time widget - sometime it's not updated - restart phone solve this problem
* exist any SMS notification widget for EPD like in YotaPhone 2, where when SMS come, it's shown for 10 seconds on EPD and then it's hidden?
* any widgets for quic info about email, sms, missed calls, and so on...?
My WhatsApp Web is working. I had problems with the phone too and it crashed yesterday. I recognized too late that the recovery wasn´t correctly working, so i had to flash the phone again. Since now, everything is working perfectly.
Sodasistso said:
My WhatsApp Web is working. I had problems with the phone too and it crashed yesterday. I recognized too late that the recovery wasn´t correctly working, so i had to flash the phone again. Since now, everything is working perfectly.
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Interesting!
may I ask, what Version you have running , 8.1.0 kernel 3.18.71 Build Y3XSCN1805161 from Tue Nov. 13th ?
You said, you flashed it ? With a new version or did you just reset it to factory settings ?
As also Mr. Tubar above has written, scanning whatsapp web doesn't work for mine either, it looks like this :
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sometimes, my weather and time widget also is divergent from the real time,
please see the real time in the menu bar on top of the screen :
In addition the weather widget is set up to update every 30 minutes, but it stays unchanged for hours...
* exist any SMS notification widget for EPD like in YotaPhone 2, where when SMS come, it's shown for 10 seconds on EPD and then it's hidden?
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I am using the Yota2 widget from Alex Archen, called "YoMessage", you probably still know it from Yotaphone2.
It is working on yota3+, showing incoming WhatsApp & SMS ae-mails and whatever you configure it.
However, changing back from popping up message to normal EPD-Screen isn't always working properly,
sometimes the display remains in a almost completely faded message instead of going back to idle screen.
So it is not perfect, but it works.
I am hoping for a new firmware update to get rid off some of the bugs.
Greetings
Dirk
sorry, i made an update recently, so i don´t know my kernel version. As my Phone crashed, i had already the newest version of the updates. It worked with whatsapp right after i flashed it with the 9008, without any update. I willt try it with the newest update.
I flashed it again with the instructions in the forum, from Yota 3 to Yota 3+. I recognized, that i didn´t had a correct working recovery after the first try of flashing to yota 3+.
Dirkifiz said:
Interesting!
may I ask, what Version you have running , 8.1.0 kernel 3.18.71 Build Y3XSCN1805161 from Tue Nov. 13th ?
You said, you flashed it ? With a new version or did you just reset it to factory settings ?
As also Mr. Tubar above has written, scanning whatsapp web doesn't work for mine either, it looks like this :
Sometimes, my weather and time widget also is divergent from the real time,
please see the real time in the menu bar on top of the screen :
In addition the weather widget is set up to update every 30 minutes, but it stays unchanged for hours...
I am using the Yota2 widget from Alex Archen, called "YoMessage", you probably still know it from Yotaphone2.
It is working on yota3+, showing incoming WhatsApp & SMS ae-mails and whatever you configure it.
However, changing back from popping up message to normal EPD-Screen isn't always working properly,
sometimes the display remains in a almost completely faded message instead of going back to idle screen.
So it is not perfect, but it works.
I am hoping for a new firmware update to get rid off some of the bugs.
Greetings
Dirk
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Whatsapp Web
So, i have some answers.
After i flashed the Yota 3 to the Yota 3+, everything was working well, including Whatsapp Web.
After the first Update, the small one with 16MB, i lost the ability of booting into the stock recovery, everything else worked fine.
After the next Update, the big one with 1,4GB, i still lost the stock recovery an Whatsapp Web didn´t work.
I think, i flash my phone back to get all functions back. Especially because the last time of the heavy phone crash i had the newest update also.
Thank you Sodasistso, your answer cleared it up.
So the newest firmware is just buggy.
And congratulations that you were successful to flash your yota3 to plus ,
I wasn't aware of that before I read the other thread about it.
nbkyle said:
Hi, i just got the yota3+ from hongkong local store arround 2weeks, i'm mate9 & boox t76 user, this 2week review, 1, battery average, 2, google no problem, 3, no nfc/ir , 4, eink screen performance good, just abit small, no backlight, build in app2back fuction not bad, screen can only work on vertical. Screen for book reading very good, not good for comic. 5, system run on android 8.1 (yetios), abit stupid system but acceptable. I usually shutdown the phone at night, no crash or die in daily use. 6, lack of accessories, can't find any 3rd parties stuff, i need to go local store custom made screen protector. But the offical cover case is a handy case, very good for this phone.
7. Hisense have a A6 launched, may switch once this phone dead.
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Hi,
thanks for your feedback. I would get the Yota3+ can please share the trusted store you used?
Thanks!!!
Dirkifiz said:
...scanning whatsapp web doesn't work for mine either, it looks like this :
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After flashing from Yota3 to Yota3+ scanner works fine, and it's true, that after big second update Yota3+ scanner stop working.
Scaner on other phone apps works fine, I think problem it's only in whatsapp which use his internal scan tools maybe.
I have found temporaly solution for that - add windows whatsapp app to whatsapp.
I turn on in Windows 10 Zoom for 200%-400%, then I start Whatsapp app on Windows 10, and that qr code in this app aj zoom to whole monitor.
After that I try run scanner in Yota3+ whatsapp and try scan it. After 4-5 try, I do that I scan it from 50cm from monitor.
Tubar said:
I have found temporaly solution for that - add windows whatsapp app to whatsapp.
I turn on in Windows 10 Zoom for 200%-400%, then I start Whatsapp app on Windows 10, and that qr code in this app aj zoom to whole monitor.
After that I try run scanner in Yota3+ whatsapp and try scan it. After 4-5 try, I do that I scan it from 50cm from monitor.
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THANK YOU ! :good:
that did the trick! I did not expect the scanner would scan anything at all in this mood,
but when zooming the QR-code to the max screen size and reducing brightness of the backlit notebook display,
the whatsapp was able to read it when placing the QR-code in the white area of the scanning area. :fingers-crossed:
Greetings
Dirk