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So I was going through the marketplace and discovered this music player called powerAMP. It's THE best music player for Android! It has an equalizer, home and lock widgets, TRUE RANDOM music (one of my main complains from the stock music player) and it looks pretty cool... just thought I'd share it with you all.
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So I was going through the marketplace and discovered this music player called powerAMP. It's THE best music player for Android! It has an equalizer, home and lock widgets, TRUE RANDOM music (one of my main complains from the stock music player) and it looks pretty cool... just thought I'd share it with you all.
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Yeah I've been using it for about a month now. Its really the best player on the market right now.
And its only $5 to buy.... free version is TIME LIMITED now.. you cannot use it forever for FREE anymore...
Best $5 I've spent. Especially since I've replaced my zune with my mt4g.
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zachary.hilliker said:
Best $5 I've spent. Especially since I've replaced my zune with my mt4g.
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same here my zune finally kicked the bucket so my MT4G is my main source of music on the go. so this app saved me from buying another zune... think about this spend $5 for this or spend $150+ for something you already have lol
How long does the trial last?
aznpr1de808 said:
same here my zune finally kicked the bucket so my MT4G is my main source of music on the go. so this app saved me from buying another zune... think about this spend $5 for this or spend $150+ for something you already have lol
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Me too. My zune got fried at some point and i just added a 16Gig card to my Mytouch3g and used it as my Main Podcast/Music Player. Now with the Mytouch 4g and the car mount, there is no need to cary two devices, just your phone and Google Listen/Power Amp
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How long does the trial last?
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I don't really know I used it not even a whole day and I loved it so I bought it lol
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mfouco said:
Me too. My zune got fried at some point and i just added a 16Gig card to my Mytouch3g and used it as my Main Podcast/Music Player. Now with the Mytouch 4g and the car mount, there is no need to cary two devices, just your phone and Google Listen/Power Amp
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I bought a 32gb on ebay its awesome now so much room that I don't know what to do with lol
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mixer5911 said:
So I was going through the marketplace and discovered this music player called powerAMP. It's THE best music player for Android! It has an equalizer, home and lock widgets, TRUE RANDOM music (one of my main complains from the stock music player) and it looks pretty cool... just thought I'd share it with you all.
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Thank You!!!
aznpr1de808 said:
I don't really know I used it not even a whole day and I loved it so I bought it lol
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Lol I wanna buy it but if the stock music player on gingerbread addresses all these issues I think it'll be a waste of money
mixer5911 said:
So I was going through the marketplace and discovered this music player called powerAMP. It's THE best music player for Android! It has an equalizer, home and lock widgets, TRUE RANDOM music (one of my main complains from the stock music player) and it looks pretty cool... just thought I'd share it with you all.
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Hi. I like the player a lot, thank you. But my battery doesn't last for long. Do you think I can buy an extended battery for my Purple myTouch 4G rated at 2500 mAh or higher??
ilyabyk83 said:
Hi. I like the player a lot, thank you. But my battery doesn't last for long. Do you think I can buy an extended battery for my Purple myTouch 4G rated at 2500 mAh or higher??
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wow thats high mAh???? the biggest ive seen so far is 1500 but 2500 would be frickin awesome for this phone...
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wow thats high mAh???? the biggest ive seen so far is 1500 but 2500 would be frickin awesome for this phone...
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I found out, that HTC Touch Pro2 and this new myTouch 4G use the exact same batteries, I have an extended battery left from my HTC TP2, it fits on there perfectly, but the only problem I have, is to find a door to accompany it. Thank You
P.S. This is 2800 mAh
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I found out, that HTC Touch Pro2 and this new myTouch 4G use the exact same batteries, I have an extended battery left from my HTC TP2, it fits on there perfectly, but the only problem I have, is to find a door to accompany it. Thank You
P.S. This is 2800 mAh
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wow thats frickin amazing i gonna look into it if i have to make my own custom door then i will... hmmm maybe a carbon fiber one hehehe
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have to make my own custom door then i will
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Yeah, I found out by looking for a whole set, battery and a door (Googling), and therefore the one that I have left from my old TP2 works perfect, I tried it. The only problem now, is to find a door to accompany it.
ilyabyk83 said:
Yeah, I found out by looking for a whole set, battery and a door (Googling), and therefore the one that I have left from my old TP2 works perfect, I tried it. The only problem now, is to find a door to accompany it.
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I AM WRONG!!!!!!!! I MESSED UP!! Batteries for/from HTC TP2 are the same as HTC MT3G, not MT4G!! I'm sorry for misleading you guys.
I'm sorrrry!!!!!!
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I'm sorrrry!!!!!![/B]
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I don't believe you.... ))
About the player....THIS....IS....AWSOME!
I listen music on my phone in my car. As soon as I get in, plug the audio cable, the player kicks in automatically and resumes the song. Love the lock controls, too.
And btw the Equalizer and bass control makes my stereo louder and deeper. Love it
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I've been using MixZing and it seems pretty sweet.
been using winamp myself, but i'll see what this offers
btw one thing i missed about my dedicated music player (cowon D2) is that I could blindly tap on it a couple times to randomly go to the next track. Like the "Next" button is right on the edge of the player's screen so tappin that would go to the next song... with the phone however i gotta do the whole unlock screen thing of tapping a button, drag down to unlock THEN tap to go to the next song. Not as elegant as simply tapping a couple of times to go between songs which makes things bleh when doing hectic freeway driving and a song comes on that i don't wanna listen to
so if anyone found a fix to this then please feel free to share?
I used the universal mount that you can get for about $10. Installed a radio that has a stereo mini input. Used 1/8" flat bar for the bracket and a butane torch to bend it, JB Weld to hold the pieces together and bolted the finished product to a support piece behind the dash. It took some work and a lot of trial and error. My bluetooth GPS arrives today.
GPS working
Got the BT-359 Bluetooth GPS today. It is within 10m from inside a house. I am gonna really love this set up.
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Got the BT-359 Bluetooth GPS today. It is within 10m from inside a house. I am gonna really love this set up.
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Any idea if I can use two blue tooth devices with my gtablet at once. Would like to get that blue tooth gps and use it concurrently with an obd II transmitter (and torque application).
Thanks in advance!
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Here is what I have running.
I am using the bluetooth GPS unit and I am also using the bluetooth OBD II scanner with the Torque app. Both devices work at the same time all while I play music.
To use the Navigation function of GoogleMaps, you must have a data connection. The way I make this happen is using my HTC EVO Shift for the data connection through wireless tether for root users.
I am still waiting for the tomtom app that will load the maps to your device and will navigate without needing a data connection. If you do not care about a data connection for GoogleMaps, your position will still be visible as a blue dot and it will move.
Don't forget to download BlueGPS. This app is what is used to allow the tablet to talk to the GPS unit. And it must be running before the Torque app and GoogleMaps are running.
Very nice looking mount! Doesn't look extremely jury rigged at all. almost pro!
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seventystangfan said:
Very nice looking mount! Doesn't look extremely jury rigged at all. almost pro!
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Old age has taught me to do things right the first time. Thanks for the comment.
You might want to check out this one:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alk.copilot.namarket.usa&feature=search_result
Great off-line GPS solution. This link is for the stripped down version, but they also have a premium version ($25.00) with a lot more features.
Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
You might want to check out this one:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alk.copilot.namarket.usa&feature=search_result
Great off-line GPS solution. This link is for the stripped down version, but they also have a premium version ($25.00) with a lot more features.
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Do you know anyone who has tried it? The user reviews don't look very good.
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Do you know anyone who has tried it? The user reviews don't look very good.
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I have the premium version (when they first released the new version, it was available for $10.00).
It has its quirks, but I generally like it.
I also have/used Copilot 8 before it. The new interface is a bit nicer.
There are only a few off-line navigation choices. None of them have great reviews.
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I have the premium version (when they first released the new version, it was available for $10.00).
It has its quirks, but I generally like it.
I also have/used Copilot 8 before it. The new interface is a bit nicer.
There are only a few off-line navigation choices. None of them have great reviews.
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I am a patient man, so I will wait until TomTom releases their app and wait until some one else gives their reviews, thanks for the info.
Purchased HD games and can't play them, want better performance and good battery life. What is the best KERNEL/ROM overall? (please leave noob definition for me to better understand Kernels/Roms) I appreciate the assistance and patience.
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Purchased HD games and can't play them. Thought this phone could handle this sort of stuff. What is the best KERNEL/ROM (please leave noob definition for me to better understand Kernels/Roms) I appreciate the assistance and patience.
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Which games specifically?
I doubt a custom kernel would make much of a difference.
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Which games specifically?
I doubt a custom kernel would make much of a difference.
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Well, Shadowgun would have to be the worst. Can barely move. And I was under the impression that with a custom kernel, I could make better use of CPUSettings and then get better performance.
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Well, Shadowgun would have to be the worst. Can barely move. And I was under the impression that with a custom kernel, I could make better use of CPUSettings and then get better performance.
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Is the game lagging or is just that you can't control it?
It may be a multi touch issue.
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wlmeng11 said:
Is the game lagging or is just that you can't control it?
It may be a multi touch issue.
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Well, I don't know if you've every played it, but when I try to move forward, the control buttons like randomly act like I lifted or moved my finger when I didn't. So I'll be going forward, than the controls move to a differant part of the screen or in a different direction as if I had was clicking there aswell. So I guess a multitouch issue.
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Well, I don't know if you've every played it, but when I try to move forward, the control buttons like randomly act like I lifted or moved my finger when I didn't. So I'll be going forward, than the controls move to a differant part of the screen or in a different direction as if I had was clicking there aswell. So I guess a multitouch issue.
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What ROM are you running?
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Well, I don't know if you've every played it, but when I try to move forward, the control buttons like randomly act like I lifted or moved my finger when I didn't. So I'll be going forward, than the controls move to a differant part of the screen or in a different direction as if I had was clicking there aswell. So I guess a multitouch issue.
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Yeah I had that problem before.
On stock sense, that happened if I used a third party lock screen.
It also happened on cm9.
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wlmeng11 said:
Yeah I had that problem before.
On stock sense, that happened if I used a third party lock screen.
It also happened on cm9.
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Exactly. that's why I asked what ROM he was running. Multi-touch can get wonky sometimes on the current AOSP builds. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31601700&postcount=342
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Yeah I had that problem before.
On stock sense, that happened if I used a third party lock screen.
It also happened on cm9.
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I'm using Holo Locker, so that's most likely my problem. I'll just turn it off when I'm going to play. Thanks!
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Exactly. that's why I asked what ROM he was running. Multi-touch can get wonky sometimes on the current AOSP builds. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31601700&postcount=342
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I don't know how to install a different ROM, so I am guessing whatever comes stock.
Iincludes easter eggs, videos to show to people to show off screen, certain apps, anything.
I found out I can make calls
adrynalyne said:
I found out I can make calls
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Really?!? That's awesome! Do I need root?
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wpsantennas said:
Really?!? That's awesome! Do I need root?
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Nah, it works on stock. I think its a bonus feature for having battery life
adrynalyne said:
Nah, it works on stock. I think its a bonus feature for having battery life
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Wtf my doesnt do this
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
adrynalyne said:
I found out I can make calls
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Glad to see you got one.
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hajabooja said:
Glad to see you got one.
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It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
...it can be a great ping pong paddle
adrynalyne said:
It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
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i think you mean "it remains to be seen whether i can keep away from it or not though."
Cdoan34 said:
i think you mean "it remains to be seen whether i can keep away from it or not though."
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Possibly
It's very very light....I forget I have it in my pocket sometimes, and its apparently really water resistant. I spilled on myself, while it was in my pocket T_T
Just got mine today and I already lrn'd2root
Not only does mine make calls.... but people can actually dial a special number and call me!!!
Most people don't seem to be all that impressed by it, but these are non tech lovers. They look at it and are like "oh. . . it's pretty". I don't think there is anything I could show them on the screen that would impress them much.
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It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
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Keep it adryn!!!! pu pu please! we need all the dev love we can get!!! I for one will appreciate havign you around. But should you leave please drop a hint as to where you'll be headed
some cool things I have found out,
it may be old news for you, and some were mentioned in tech blog space before
1. during my call, i turned the phone face down and it automatically turn to speaker. which was mentioned by engadget and ac, but see it working and give convenience, it is a good fun.
2. go to settings->apps-> all, I can actually disable quite a number of pre-installed bloats, without root or any other hacks. this is awesome. for example, amazon, viewnidi, vz navigator, vz backup plus all those bs, i can disable them, without worrying that if it will fc later or cause trouble =).
oh, disabling those stuff can give me much lower memory usage, and improve battery life because many of them are running at the background.
Guess what Titanium Backup uses to freeze apps by default on Android 4.x. It just uses that Disable feature as far as I can tell.
A few times when I've pulled my phone out friends have mostly just commented on the size, but I don't go on about it with non-tech people usually. I try not to be too showy.
As for cool stuff to do with it, it's really kind of gotten me in to digging in and finding mods to do to it on my own. I haven't really done that so much on my previous phones; only relied on pre-done mods, like I got the recent apps button to turn in to a menu button a good bit before anyone on the thread seemed to get it working, although a lot of the issues probably have to do with people using plain notepad, when better luck would probably be had with a "programmer's" notepad that'd probably load and save with UNIX style newlines.
Also, it gives quite a phone-bulge.
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Guess what Titanium Backup uses to freeze apps by default on Android 4.x. It just uses that Disable feature as far as I can tell.
A few times when I've pulled my phone out friends have mostly just commented on the size, but I don't go on about it with non-tech people usually. I try not to be too showy.
As for cool stuff to do with it, it's really kind of gotten me in to digging in and finding mods to do to it on my own. I haven't really done that so much on my previous phones; only relied on pre-done mods, like I got the recent apps button to turn in to a menu button a good bit before anyone on the thread seemed to get it working, although a lot of the issues probably have to do with people using plain notepad, when better luck would probably be had with a "programmer's" notepad that'd probably load and save with UNIX style newlines.
Also, it gives quite a phone-bulge.
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Certain apps/processes can't be disabled in stock Android, but TiBu let's me freeze them.
Honestly Youtube has to be the most impressive thing you can show anyone... the HD quality over 4g is simply great and then they try to load the same video on their apple crap and it looks like 8 bit mario... just make sure its a newer video from within the last year or so or the quality will be horrid.
mainly because everyone has that app and can compare side by side... and be like wow
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Certain apps/processes can't be disabled in stock Android, but TiBu let's me freeze them.
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That's when you may run into problem.
Having root access and do stuff like that, will give unexpected drags in some apps which will affect your battery life or other functions.
For example if some functions or apps are providing system level service to others, and unfortunately if some applications uses them.. and you frozed them... then it is totally depending on the app developers' handling in such case.
either kept polling , or throwing exceptions, FCs etc.
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It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
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Them sound like fightin words
I was thinking about getting the UP by Jawbone but have heard that it is buggy with the HTC One. I was wondering if anyone has one and if it works with the EVO LTE and which ROM they are using. I don't want to spend $130 on just a bracelet if it doesn't work. Also what other accessories like the UP there are out there that are compatible with Android. Apparently the Nike Fuelband will never be compatible
The Jawbone webpage states certain devices it is compatible and one of those is the HTC One and it makes me nervous
https://jawbone.com/up/devices <-- doesn't mention the EVO LTE though.
any help would be appreciated!
https://jawbone.com/up
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I was thinking about getting the UP by Jawbone but have heard that it is buggy with the HTC One. I was wondering if anyone has one and if it works with the EVO LTE and which ROM they are using. I don't want to spend $130 on just a bracelet if it doesn't work. Also what other accessories like the UP there are out there that are compatible with Android. Apparently the Nike Fuelband will never be compatible
The Jawbone webpage states certain devices it is compatible and one of those is the HTC One and it makes me nervous
https://jawbone.com/up/devices <-- doesn't mention the EVO LTE though.
any help would be appreciated!
https://jawbone.com/up
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Hi There! I have been using the up for two weeks now on the Evo LTE. I was running stock with goodies, and I am now on Viper rom. For the up to work with stock with goodies u have to uncheck beats audio when it is plugged in. As far as with viper, there is nothing to uncheck. Anything else let me know!
I've been wanting to get something like this for a while. How accurate would you say the UP is? I'm kinda holding out waiting for the Amiigo but am still interested in seeing how others are. It's pretty annoying that ones like the Fuelband are completely avoiding android and the new Fitbit Flex that only work with the Galaxy S3 and Note 2.
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Hi There! I have been using the up for two weeks now on the Evo LTE. I was running stock with goodies, and I am now on Viper rom. For the up to work with stock with goodies u have to uncheck beats audio when it is plugged in. As far as with viper, there is nothing to uncheck. Anything else let me know!
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Have you used it with CM10.1 by chance? I only get LTE with CM10.1, any Sense ROM doesn't connect to LTE. long story.
Do you know of any place to go try one on and test it out? I know i can buy them online and from Best Buy and Amazon, but I don't want to drop $130 on something that feels weird.
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Have you used it with CM10.1 by chance? I only get LTE with CM10.1, any Sense ROM doesn't connect to LTE. long story.
Do you know of any place to go try one on and test it out? I know i can buy them online and from Best Buy and Amazon, but I don't want to drop $130 on something that feels weird.
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I have not tried CM 10, and I have heard of weird things like that. I do not know how quick u want to fond out but i will try it for you. Are you running the RC, or are you running a nightly!
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I have not tried CM 10, and I have heard of weird things like that. I do not know how quick u want to fond out but i will try it for you. Are you running the RC, or are you running a nightly!
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at this moment the 4/6/13 nightly but need to upgrade to a newer version. I'm not patient but if it will save me $130 I will wait
Okay, I am going to try it out with the latest 10.1
Well I tried downloading one of the nightlies, and had trouble. I was able to download evrvolv, and it does NOT work with it! Seems like it is only "sense" friendly?
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No more jawbones for me. I have the jawbone era. Terrible battery life. I also have a blueant q2 which i like much better and much better battery life. Used it 2 years, been thru the washer twice and still outperforms the expensive jaw****. I just picked up a motorola hx 550 on amazon for $41.99.longggg battery life. All 3 work with evervolv .
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Well I tried downloading one of the nightlies, and had trouble. I was able to download evrvolv, and it does NOT work with it! Seems like it is only "sense" friendly?
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Use the evervolv nightly from 5/3 and i bet your bluetooth works. They change constantly. All 3 of my bluetootho work with that one.
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No more jawbones for me. I have the jawbone era. Terrible battery life. I also have a blueant q2 which i like much better and much better battery life. Used it 2 years, been thru the washer twice and still outperforms the expensive jaw****. I just picked up a motorola hx 550 on amazon for $41.99.longggg battery life. All 3 work with evervolv .
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Use the evervolv nightly from 5/3 and i bet your bluetooth works. They change constantly. All 3 of my bluetootho work with that one.
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Thanks trsix, but it does not use bluetooth, you sync the UP via the headphone jack on the phone
you should check out the fitbit flex, its new and from what ive read its pretty awesome and its only 99$
I know, the sad part is the fit bit one came out a weeks after I got the UP! Syncing via bluetooth sounds nicer!
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I know, the sad part is the fit bit one came out a weeks after I got the UP! Syncing via bluetooth sounds nicer!
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I just saw a post about the FitBit and how it uses Bluetooth 4.0 but then my original question applies, is it compatible? because apparently the app is only compatible with Apple products and the S3, S4 and Note 2..
and now that the UP doesn't work with Stock 4.2 I am not sure what to do? I just want to be healthy lol
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you should check out the fitbit flex, its new and from what ive read its pretty awesome and its only 99$
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As is the case with many of these things it is only officially supported on Iphone and Galaxy/Note. I've emailed FitBit about supporting more devices and have never gotten a response.
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As is the case with many of these things it is only officially supported on Iphone and Galaxy/Note. I've emailed FitBit about supporting more devices and have never gotten a response.
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I was at BestBuy on my lunch break and the Sales Rep was wearing an UP. She convinced me to buy one because I have 15 days to return it if I don't like it or it doesn't work. So it couldn't hurt right?... well lo and behold it's not syncing on CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightlies
I am going to fully charge it and flash the RC1 and give it a try...Wish me luck
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I just saw a post about the FitBit and how it uses Bluetooth 4.0 but then my original question applies, is it compatible? because apparently the app is only compatible with Apple products and the S3, S4 and Note 2..
and now that the UP doesn't work with Stock 4.2 I am not sure what to do? I just want to be healthy lol
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you can use the app to track what you've done since your last sync. only the phones listed as compatible can sync on the fly, this because of specific Bluetooth hardware, which is why there aren't more phones supported. so basically the android app will work on your phone you just cant sync via Bluetooth, so basically you cant get instant gratification.
im in the market for a fitness tracking device as well and after reading a lot on the subject i will buy the fit bit one. it costs the same as the flex but has more sensors (one tracks stairs while flex doesn't) it has a screen that will tell me what my progress is (so i don't need it to sync on the fly to my phone) and many reviewers have stated that the one is more accurate than the flex.
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you can use the app to track what you've done since your last sync. only the phones listed as compatible can sync on the fly, this because of specific Bluetooth hardware, which is why there aren't more phones supported. so basically the android app will work on your phone you just cant sync via Bluetooth, so basically you cant get instant gratification.
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That's good to know.
Freelancerx said:
you can use the app to track what you've done since your last sync. only the phones listed as compatible can sync on the fly, this because of specific Bluetooth hardware, which is why there aren't more phones supported. so basically the android app will work on your phone you just cant sync via Bluetooth, so basically you cant get instant gratification.
im in the market for a fitness tracking device as well and after reading a lot on the subject i will buy the fit bit one. it costs the same as the flex but has more sensors (one tracks stairs while flex doesn't) it has a screen that will tell me what my progress is (so i don't need it to sync on the fly to my phone) and many reviewers have stated that the one is more accurate than the flex.
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I ended up flashing "Stock with Goodies" and I bought the Jawbone UP. It works like a charm on any Sense ROM I have tried. But I screwed up my 3G in the EPST and now have no service with a Sense ROM so I am back on CyanogeMod. The apps works fine except it won't sync, I am going to try to figure it out and will let you guys know if I find a way for the Jawbone to work on Stock Android 4.2.
The Fitbit looks nice and all but I just think its not for me.
FYI the "silent alarm" on the UP is insane!!! You pick a time for your alarm to go off and + or - 20 minutes from that time the UP will vibrate to wake you up when you are not in deep REM sleep. it has worked amazing so far!
I grabbed a Fitbit Flex last night(the last one within about 10 zip codes lol). Almost got the Up, but the Flex with the lower profile strap under the wrist seemed like it would be much more comfortable to wear at work behind a desk. Plus it's cool to have color options. The bluetooth sync through pc works flawlessly. I'm always near a computer so I'm going to get another bluetooth dongle for my work pc. Was actually able to get the Flex, a second color strap, and an extra dongle for the same price as the Up. The sleep function is awesome. I've been worried about not getting good sleep(frequently waking) and it seems to do the job great. Still really interest in the Amiigo...but I spoke to them and they are launching it with BLE syncing ONLY at launch then possibly doing a USB dongle like the Fitbit later.
So I got the UP and I love it.
A lot of people that I have asked about it said the worst part is the food section and that there isn't a lot of options but I love the food section because you can scan barcodes and it will load the food, you can take pictures of food and everything gets saved in your recent food section.
The battery on the UP states that it lasts 10 days on a single charge. Which isn't true for me at all. I use about 15% per day so about 7 days give or take. Still great.
I sit at a desk all day (Tech Support) and it doesn't bother me while I type at all. It's waterproof, I wear it in the shower.
The only bad part is that you have to turn it into "day" or "night" mode by holding the button down and I forget sometimes. Other than that though I LOVE the UP!!!!