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Hello??? I'll post more in a bit.
Im getting one soon!! How do you like it so far?
Got mine today, too. Love it so far! Feels and looks great and it's lightning fast. I can share wifi at no extra charge and it is really fun to use. I don't really need anything from XDA right now so I will wait a week and come back to share my experience and possibly promote the phone if I feels it's worthy.
... now to find a freakin' case!
I am here always
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The device itself is awesome. The screen is beautiful. Windows Phone is still meh. So many little things that are still missing despite Mango. Things that were in 6.5. Microsoft really pisses me off.
moosic said:
The device itself is awesome. The screen is beautiful. Windows Phone is still meh. So many little things that are still missing despite Mango. Things that were in 6.5. Microsoft really pisses me off.
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What is missing that you want?
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This is a great phone. Nice to have Office without purchasing a third party app. OneNote syncing is great. Looking forward to testing SharePoint integration. I am very impressed with the battery life so far. Charged it up Thursday night and unplugged it before going to bed. It's noon on Saturday and I still have about 1/5 of a charge. The only thing lacking right now is app support. Hopefully the platform will pick up a bit and start getting dev attention. IMO, this really the sweet spot between Android and iOS.
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What is missing that you want?
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Off the top of my head
Turn a text message number into a contact easily
Turn an email address into a contact easily
Dial numbers get a list of names!!!
Real turn by turn NAV
Not sure if this was in 6.5 - device encryption of data
Probably more I've been drinking.
Why can't I push the wifi icon at the top and be taken to the wifi list of access points?
^exactly
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There is free app calls Connectivity Shortcuts and you can download on Marketplace for free then pin that app on your desktop
getting mine in next 2 days..
I am a MS developer and was using Android (SGS) since last 2 years and still love it.
I will be using this phone for App development.
So if any you guys want any specific app do let me know..will develop and put it here or marketplace...
There is an app called network dashboard that lets you pin the WiFi options to a live tile, but other than that luckily almost everytime you pull ot your phone and there isn't a known network in range it will give you a toast notification.
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talktoanil said:
getting mine in next 2 days..
I am a MS developer and was using Android (SGS) since last 2 years and still love it.
I will be using this phone for App development.
So if any you guys want any specific app do let me know..will develop and put it here or marketplace...
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thanks mate
i got one when my HD2 died, love it WP FTW.... all the apps on android/iphone are just gimmicky sh*te. I would like tomtom tho like wm6.5!!!!
HTC Radar and $5.99 T Zones
Just killed my Touch Pro 2 today and saw a decent deal posted over on slickdeals =
I just ordered a HTC Radar for free ($18 activation and 2yr extension) as an existing t-mob cutomer (out of contract) via Microsoft WP store " phones.microsoftstore.CCOOMM " and I am hoping that I will be able to continue using my $5.99 T Zones. While ordering the phone, the menus allow you to choose to keep your existing plan and also keep your existing data, soooo,, we'll see!
Any info/help or experience regarding this would be appreciated - I will definitely post an update with my results. Cheers!
Possibly returning mine
I took some night photos of a couple of people. The flash obliterates the photo. All you see is a white glare. Anyone else have this issue?
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I took some night photos of a couple of people. The flash obliterates the photo. All you see is a white glare. Anyone else have this issue?
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Are you placing your finger anywhere near the flash or lens by accident? In my experience, that is generally the cause for what you are describing.
Just got my htc radar from MS store; love the screen quality havnt try out the voice n camera yet... One annoying thing is the leak light from the capacitive button.. Anyone having the same thing? It a sore eye..
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Are you placing your finger anywhere near the flash or lens by accident? In my experience, that is generally the cause for what you are describing.
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I'll try again tonight.
I am looking to be able to access the cameras on my phones from another android phone or computer. Lets say one gets stolen (I have 3, an evo 4g, an evo 3d, and and epic 4g) I want to be able not to only track them but also access them from another device or computer and see what the people are doing on it or at least be able to access the front and rear cameras with out their knowledge and be able to snap pics from the camera. Not sure if that makes much sense it does in my head and I would really like to know how. I am sure it can be done over wifi or tethered but I won't be either of those. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sounds like a pretty cool idea
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cody_cummins said:
Sounds like a pretty cool idea
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Yep, sounds like a very cool idea.
If you are planning stalking the hell out of someone.
I very seriously doubt u can just tune into your camera from another device without any action on the phone u want to look through. A cool idea it is but can't see it being possible.
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I think it could be done make a prog that has root access n can access the camera. Idk tho deff great idea.
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Look up app called "android lost". It once u activate it from web site it will ask user of stolen phone to enter a passcode. Every time they do it takes a picture of them. I believe it also takes pictures every few minutes and gives u GPS, address location, and let u turn on microphone and view outgoing and incoming calls and texts. Bad ass program. And the best part of it all its free
Use the app "webkey" you can do everything you want to your phone from a computer
+1 on androidlost. I use it, its outstanding
Do you have to be rooted to use android lost?
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Do you have to be rooted to use android lost?
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I don't believe so
I think the app "gotcha" has similar features... you can also use it for surveillance if you suspect that someone is using your phone when you are not looking.
Androidlost is pretty awesome. You access its functions from a web browser, and you can have it use both the front facing and back cameras to take pictures. That being said, it would be nice if there was a dedicated app that did this. Real-time video would be an awesome addition too. It'll be like your lil'personal security camera.
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Androidlost is pretty awesome. You access its functions from a web browser, and you can have it use both the front facing and back cameras to take pictures. That being said, it would be nice if there was a dedicated app that did this. Real-time video would be an awesome addition too. It'll be like your lil'personal security camera.
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Could u imagine putting this on ur kids phones or ur spouses phone. I'm sure people take advantage of it that way
As mentioned previously there are already several apps that do this. Obviously it isn't always going to be tractable, because the phone has to be on, have GPS signal (or at very least a connection to three towers) to get a small enough radius of its position. It would need either wifi or a 3G connection. Realistically for live video it will need a good, stable 4g connection (unless you are satisfied with a low resolution, low frame rate video feed). It needs to also use as little resources as possible, and be somewhat hidden so it doesn't make someone suspicious or find it to turn it off, or kill the task or service.
It is a great tool to have if your phone is stolen for sure. I'm not sure that it would be really useful though in the event that your phone is stolen, not lost. I don't know about other people but I am thinking if my phone was stolen the first thing I would do is have my account suspended. I would be worried because people can use your phone bill to buy things, and call some phone whores at 800 an hour.
I am pretty sure I read one of those apps have the ability to format your data so it isn't stolen too. The other function I might want to count on, is the ability for the app to lock the phone down. Make it impossible to unlock the device, at all, or maybe with a password. Of course the last important feature would be to have all this start even after reboot and battery pull.
I can imagine this being used maliciously by some people. Anyway, that is my two cents on the matter.
I remember seeing something with somewhat the same function. When lost, you go to the website, lock it, it shows gps location, and takes a pic using front camera if possible. Don't remember the app right now...
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
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+1 on androidlost. I use it, its outstanding
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I just downloaded and played with it, my new favorite app, I almost want someone to try and steal my phone now so I can catch them so red handed!!!! And you cant beat free!! Everyone should try this app, better yet they should start including this into stock phones
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Hey guys,
my friend is looking for an app that records lucid dreams. She says there is one but in only works on an iphone. do you know if there is also an android app for that...
Thanks,
ITbavaria
Hate to break it to you (and your friend), but there are absolutely no apps that record dreams (of any kind). There are apps that supposedly help you reach the right state of sleep...but that's about it. I'm fairly certain that you can get mp3's that'll do that.
Save yourself the trouble and meditate for free...follow lucid dreaming guides online. Shortcuts USUALLY don't work...either way, you'd look silly sleeping with a phone.
The lucid dreaming app from Alexander Stone works very good. It records your dreaming activity. If you want better data you can even connect it with a Zeo Mobile.
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Hate to break it to you (and your friend), but there are absolutely no apps that record dreams (of any kind). There are apps that supposedly help you reach the right state of sleep...but that's about it. I'm fairly certain that you can get mp3's that'll do that.
Save yourself the trouble and meditate for free...follow lucid dreaming guides online. Shortcuts USUALLY don't work...either way, you'd look silly sleeping with a phone.
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Do people often watch you while you sleep?
xt720 said:
The lucid dreaming app from Alexander Stone works very good. It records your dreaming activity. If you want better data you can even connect it with a Zeo Mobile.
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How exactly does an app record your dream? Jack into your brain? Do you connect electrodes to your body? Maybe it wirelessly connects, or has special x-ray dream powers?
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Do people often watch you while you sleep?
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No, but they would if I strapped a phone to my face and said it recorded my dreams.
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How exactly does an app record your dream? Jack into your brain? Do you connect electrodes to your body? Maybe it wirelessly connects, or has special x-ray dream powers?
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Nope, it uses your phone's gyroscope/accelerometer to monitor the movements of your mattress, and somehow figure out your sleep pattern in that way. Doesn't record your dream, just figures out your sleep pattern, and then uses some sort of voice reminder when it believes you are in REM sleep to trigger lucid dreaming.
EDIT: FYI, took about 20 seconds of research for me to find this.
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Nope, it uses your phone's gyroscope/accelerometer to monitor the movements of your mattress, and somehow figure out your sleep pattern in that way. Doesn't record your dream, just figures out your sleep pattern, and then uses some sort of voice reminder when it believes you are in REM sleep to trigger lucid dreaming.
EDIT: FYI, took about 20 seconds of research for me to find this.
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Oh. So it doesn't record your lucid dreams! And here I thought you were trying to make a point, but instead, you were just making useless comments. Thanks for clearing that up.
So when I said this:
Hate to break it to you (and your friend), but there are absolutely no apps that record dreams (of any kind). There are apps that supposedly help you reach the right state of sleep...but that's about it. I'm fairly certain that you can get mp3's that'll do that.
Save yourself the trouble and meditate for free...follow lucid dreaming guides online. Shortcuts USUALLY don't work...either way, you'd look silly sleeping with a phone.
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...you only read the part where I said you'd look silly sleeping with the phone. The whole part about saying there are apps to help you reach the right state...
Oh well. Maybe you'll be me next time, slick.
So you need an app that use gyroscope etc to record your body movement etc when asleep and conclude?
Im looking for one also!!!
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I'm trying to lucid dream all the time and it is really hard....maybe this app's can help me
Does anyone know a dream mapping app? It's also about lucid dreams, but a little different!
Cerberus looks like a great anti-theft device. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
You get a free 6 day trial period. After that it's 4 bucks and some change. Looks like it's well worth it so far.
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Cerberus looks like a great anti-theft device. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
You get a free 6 day trial period. After that it's 4 bucks and some change. Looks like it's well worth it so far.
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It's a good app, though some anti virus/malware programs provide some or most of the functions of this program. There is another program like this, GotYa-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.gotya&hl=en
I think it would be nice to know where your tablet is if it's stolen, though I have to wonder, who would really risk a confrontation with a possibly dangerous crook over their phone or tablet?
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I think it would be nice to know where your tablet is if it's stolen, though I have to wonder, who would really risk a confrontation with a possibly dangerous crook over their phone or tablet?
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It would be enough to snap a picture of the person who stole your device so you could report it to the authorities. I know that there have been instances when a person was able to provide a photo ID of the thief and the police still did nothing, but there have also been some success stories.
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It would be enough to snap a picture of the person who stole your device so you could report it to the authorities. I know that there have been instances when a person was able to provide a photo ID of the thief and the police still did nothing, but there have also been some success stories.
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That's true. I have only had one thing stolen my life, knock on wood, it was a portable CD Player.
californiarailroader said:
That's true. I have only had one thing stolen my life, knock on wood, it was a portable CD Player.
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I've had my PSP stolen which was very upsetting. When I told my mom about this app she shrugged it off and dismissed me as being paranoid. I kept trying to explain the feature that she would really like but she just ignored me. Then I said, "Oh mom.. have you seen my phone? I can't find it!" Then I sent a signal to set off an alarm to my phone so that I could find it and said, "Oohhh~.. there~ it is!" She looked up at me smiling and said, "Yes, I do need that."
She bought the app then and there.
gina$zanboti said:
Cerberus looks like a great anti-theft device. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
You get a free 6 day trial period. After that it's 4 bucks and some change. Looks like it's well worth it so far.
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Android Device Manager and Lookout Security & Antivirus does most of the same things and they are both free.
Your Samsung account also has a free service that is called "locate my mobile", You can find the current location of the lost device and you can track the movement of the mobile at 15 minute intervals for 12 hours and I believe it will lock, ring and wipe data also.
Note: None of these will work if there is no wifi signal.
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Android Device Manager and Lookout Security & Antivirus does most of the same things and they are both free.
Your Samsung account also has a free service that is called "locate my mobile", You can find the current location of the lost device and you can track the movement of the mobile at 15 minute intervals for 12 hours and I believe it will lock, ring and wipe data also.
Note: None of these will work if there is no wifi signal.
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Whereas Cerberus DOES work without wifi or even data. As long as it has basic GSM, you can text it and it can text you back information/ring/gps data, etc etc. It's far more fully featured than the three you mention - try it if you haven't already. I have it on all 4 of my devices and I've found my phone twice with it when there was no internet connection at its lost location.
I'm using it for my phone and my tablet, only need to purchase once. However it works better in phone because of the location of the front camera. Tablets cannot accurately capture the photo of the thief
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I've been using Cerberus now for just over 2 years (9/11/2011). Cost me €2.99.
I have tablet (Wifi Note 10.1 2014), my phone (Note 2), my mother phone and tablet, and my friends phone that I pay for all on it.
Thankfully nothing has been stolen, but I have used it to locate my mothers tablet that she thought was stolen, and my friend who sowed up an hour late for dinner and wouldn't answer his phone.
Its nice knowing that its on my devices, and I love the fact that it will take a picture of the person who tried to unlock my phone with 2 or more wrong codes and email me.
I am planing on getting a gear s but I have hear nothing but bad things about does anybody hear like the device and if so what are the pros and cons you have found of this device is it woth get it g or should I wait for the next gen gear to come out
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I am planing on getting a gear s but I have hear nothing but bad things about does anybody hear like the device and if so what are the pros and cons you have found of this device is it woth get it g or should I wait for the next gen gear to come out
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Haters gonna hate. Thats the only way to look at it. Its a cool piece of hardware but theres haters for everything. Hell you tell people the battery will last 2-3 days and they scream bloody murder, "oh it sucks, thats horrible!". Then you tell them the Apple iWatch battery will only last 8 hours and they are all like " oh well thats probably ok" (I dont actually know what the iWatch battery is like). I did just go on a little rant here. It should give you some insight into why people talk bad about it.
Thanks I'll check that out
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Haters gonna hate. Thats the only way to look at it. Its a cool piece of hardware but theres haters for everything. Hell you tell people the battery will last 2-3 days and they scream bloody murder, "oh it sucks, thats horrible!". Then you tell them the Apple iWatch battery will only last 8 hours and they are all like " oh well thats probably ok" (I dont actually know what the iWatch battery is like). I did just go on a little rant here. It should give you some insight into why people talk bad about it.
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Thanks I'll check that out
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Love mine. Yes charge it daily. Do i really need to not sure but rather it last than run out half wau through. Disnt have apps i wanted. So wrote my own. So now it pretty much does everything i want. I quite often leave my phone at home if popping to shops etc. Has step counter and sleep log. The apps i have downloaded are quite cool but dont use them often.
The two i wrote. Access cctv and view from watch. Control domoticz home automation from watch. Yup lazy can turn lights on and off from bed and couch. The tizen ide for programming is not too bad.
Anyways to sum up i love it
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I just got mine yesterday and so far I like it. I had the original Gear 1 and a Moto 360. I will say that the Moto 360 seemed to work better with Google stuff such as Hangouts, but it was far more limited as a device compared to the Gear S. I loaded the Gear Notification Extender, and now I can reply to both Gmail and Hangouts using the Gear S, very nice!
I do like the option of using something like the Opera Mini Browser to view Gmail and such. And I can't wait to try it out this spring while cycling, it would be nice to leave my phone at home or in the car when riding my bike.
Hope this helps.
its a fantastic piece of kit
to be fair i've struggled with it a bit understanding the settings and permutations but the functionality seems to be improving day by day.
the choice of useful apps isn't massive but that hasn't been a problem for me personally,
I'm not a great fan of the interface on my related S4 smartphone but i can live with that
the liberation of just having the watch (ok with your compatible samsung plugged in or turned on somewhere else) is the main attraction for me
i dont understand the haters especially those deriding the battery life, the appearance (it looks great on your wrist in real life), the concept ( i don't think i need one why would anybody else?) or the need to have a samsung phone to go with it ( I'm not charmed by that either that but Samsung are no worse than others in that regard and there are I guess technical reasons why it has to pair with something short of being a brick on your wrist) at least with the Gear S that pairing can be at a distance or indeed you can just use it as a phone on its own
some people have posted here and on android central that they have returned the watch but most actual users who see the use case for them, have checked out the limitations, have persevered or been patient with some of the glitches and understand why its the best in its class
i see your a "senior member" so apologies for showing granny how to suck eggs - apart from that buy it - or hang on a little longer to see if there really is a Gear S 2 coming soon!
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its a fantastic piece of kit
to be fair i've struggled with it a bit understanding the settings and permutations but the functionality seems to be improving day by day.
the choice of useful apps isn't massive but that hasn't been a problem for me personally,
I'm not a great fan of the interface on my related S4 smartphone but i can live with that
the liberation of just having the watch (ok with your compatible samsung plugged in or turned on somewhere else) is the main attraction for me
i dont understand the haters especially those deriding the battery life, the appearance (it looks great on your wrist in real life), the concept ( i don't think i need one why would anybody else?) or the need to have a samsung phone to go with it ( I'm not charmed by that either that but Samsung are no worse than others in that regard and there are I guess technical reasons why it has to pair with something short of being a brick on your wrist) at least with the Gear S that pairing can be at a distance or indeed you can just use it as a phone on its own
some people have posted here and on android central that they have returned the watch but most actual users who see the use case for them, have checked out the limitations, have persevered or been patient with some of the glitches and understand why its the best in its class
i see your a "senior member" so apologies for showing granny how to suck eggs - apart from that buy it - or hang on a little longer to see if there really is a Gear S 2 coming soon!
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I just got mine yesterday and so far I like it. I had the original Gear 1 and a Moto 360. I will say that the Moto 360 seemed to work better with Google stuff such as Hangouts, but it was far more limited as a device compared to the Gear S. I loaded the Gear Notification Extender, and now I can reply to both Gmail and Hangouts using the Gear S, very nice!
I do like the option of using something like the Opera Mini Browser to view Gmail and such. And I can't wait to try it out this spring while cycling, it would be nice to leave my phone at home or in the car when riding my bike.
Hope this helps.
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Dagaz said:
Love mine. Yes charge it daily. Do i really need to not sure but rather it last than run out half wau through. Disnt have apps i wanted. So wrote my own. So now it pretty much does everything i want. I quite often leave my phone at home if popping to shops etc. Has step counter and sleep log. The apps i have downloaded are quite cool but dont use them often.
The two i wrote. Access cctv and view from watch. Control domoticz home automation from watch. Yup lazy can turn lights on and off from bed and couch. The tizen ide for programming is not too bad.
Anyways to sum up i love it
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Thanks for all the replies very helpful now I just have to decide if I want to get the vzw version with its own number or wait for T-mobile to get them in Stock so I can have root
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Thanks for all the replies very helpful now I just have to decide if I want to get the vzw version(as its my service provider) with its own number or wait for T-mobile to get them in Stock so I can have root
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I would get one that can be rooted. Mine may go back because of the lockdown.
What type of lights are you turning on and off? And what brand camera? I didn't see your apps on gear store
Thats because i wrote the apps for myself.
My home lights via domoticz
Accessing a cctv server system to view live images.
Might adapt them for the store at some stage but presently just because i wanted them.
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I have the WEMO light switches and wished there was an app for it on my watch. And I have foscam cameras, not necessary for a watch but I thought it would be cool.
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I have the WEMO light switches and wished there was an app for it on my watch. And I have foscam cameras, not necessary for a watch but I thought it would be cool.
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No apps maybe, but you can go to the website for your Foscam using the Opera browser on the watch. Cheers!