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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ned4spd8874:
I got it now. Found a link on another post to Inc. Recoveries | doug piston, used that zip and it worked. It took a bit of finagling to get ROM Manager to recognize it, but I eventually got it and am able to install the "goodies".
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
If eligible, does a person signing up for this program recieve whatever is necessary to developer unlock a functioning handset (Focus)? I see that you can download the emulator...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDisneyMagic:
You will indeed, when you sign up you are required to submit an application to Microsoft, they will also get a company called GeoTrust to run some checks on you and once approved they will enable your Windows Live ID developer status and therefore able to use to unlock tool on your phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thealanshow:
The process is rather innocuous. You DEFINITELY need to submit a dummy app to get passed the first step. It will take roughly a week but maybe sooner.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domineus:
seconded to this

it took me about 2 days to get dev access but I didn't get a confirmation email just plugged in my focus phone registration bam done
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
So, not to beat a dead horse... Once you're approved for the dreamspark program (I just got approved and now have access), you can download all this wonderful design software. At this point, you have to submit a new app in order to get the phone developer-unlocked?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thealanshow:
Si, con queso. You summed it up perfectly.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
Crap.... I guess I'm going to have to figure out how to make an app. This could take a while...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FunkTrooper:
Just use FollowMyFeed to create some site-specific news app. These are guaranteed to get approved. You don't have to actually publish it.

Failing that, just use Chevron until you get approved. Either way, the only thing you're achieving is the changing of a single bit in the registry from a 0 to a 1. Unofficial developer unlocks work just as well as official ones! :)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
Yeah, the problem is that I used Chevron to un-brand the phone (AT&T) so that I could force the NoDo update.

Obviously I didn't do the research into how to keep the phone unlocked post NoDo. It's a total failure on my part... The torturous part is that I saw the potential benifits of having a developer unlocked handset while I was in the process of forcing the update.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FunkTrooper:
I love how my LG phone has a built in registry editor. So you don't need to do any hacks to modify the registry. You can just use the built in software to do the developer unlock, and off you go :)

So... there's no way of 'jailbreaking' Samsung phones anymore?

I still think you should check out FollowMyFeed. Spend 5 minutes making an app with that, and you'll be approved in no time at all.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
Yeah, microsoft closed the Chevron "code error" with NoDo.

I checked out Followmyfeed. Does it produce an .xap when done?

I'm still loading the devopler software on my computer. I'm assuming there will be some sort of provision to upload the .xap for approval?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ft55555:
If you're going to go through the effort of submitting a dummy app just to unlock your device, why not just pay the $99 App Hub membership fee, submit two apps, and then get your $99 refunded back to you?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
I didn't know that was an option... I'm learning. Getting suggestions is why I started this thread.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
@ft55555: I havne't heard of anybody getting reimbursed, but even assuming that was possible...

No reason to go that route if you can use Dreamspark, it gives you the same unlock ability without the money.

Canceling your dev account will re-lock your phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
I went ahead and submitted an app I created on followmyfeed. Looks like I'm just waiting for the identity verification from Geo Trust. We'll see how it goes.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racedout:
Works

This method worked for me in just a few hours! Verification was relatively quick and painless, but I did have to use followmyfeed to create an app and submit it. It does not even have to work, but you have to go through the pain of creating artwork for the app and everything also.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThomasJ2772:
Yeah, this method does work. It only took about 3 hours for approval once subbmitted. I did go and make an app with followmyfeed but the longest part of that was just selecting and propperly formatting the artwork (I just saved some pics from online and then formatted them to propper size with Photoshop).

I got the approval to developer unlock my focus within about three hours, and the rest is history.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steven855:
Or, if you are a student(/Microsoft Student Insider) like me, you can get your device developer-unlocked via dreamspark (you just need to find your school on the site to get verified) and pay $0 the whole time. As far as I know, you can keep the dreamspark status for as long as you're in school, possibly be able to keep it after graduating (but I haven't gotten to that point yet).
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quantum3:
ok I have been able to set up dreamspark and download the windows phone package. I then made an app with followmyfeed. now how do you send it to Microsoft to get you phone unlocked please? (do you need to pay 99 bucks??)

thx

Q
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FJosep:
Ahhhh I hate Microsoft, Can't even do this in my country. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shushushimo:
please folks i need windwos mobile 5 the official version to insall it on my imate jasjam asap
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rvt1000:
Looking for a good swype like keyboard for the Xoom. Any reccs?

So far I've tried SlideIt which is good but a bit laggy and not as polished as swype.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] IndivisibleP:
yesterday there was a post called "tablet keyboard".

You might want to dig it up. See if it is similar enough to suite your needs ;)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Testingchip:
Flext9 works. Love it on my phone and works well on my xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rvt1000:
Is thata swype or t9 style?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jhoward88:
Yes, Tablet is the keyboard I use and I like it alot. It has either split screen or regular full modes. I like the split mode which is very natural for holding the xoom and typing with thumbs at the same time.

Cheers,

Jerry
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Rules.r:
I use SwiftKey and love it, split thumb based keyboard with an amazing auto-complete feature that almost writes emails for you, and improves as it learns your writing style.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] appelflap:
Try Thumb Keyboard. I've optimized this keyboard for tablets by a introducing a split design. Right now I'm working on a very big update that will unleash the extra functionality of Honeycomb. For one thing it will have multi-touch, but also the ability to click and change previous typed words with suggestions and it will present different suggestions for voice input. And in the future I will also add the ability to predict the next word.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] legendary1022:
That is great news to hear as thumb keyboard is what I use for everything. Simply love the keyboard. Can't wait for the new features.

Sent from my Xoom
[Xoom Themes and Apps] appelflap:
Thanks.

If everything is going according to plan and the test results are positive I will upload it at the end of next week.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madmak:
Big fan on Thumb keyboard - Let me know if you need any beta testers
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ryan562:
x2
[Xoom Themes and Apps] appelflap:
Great! I will release a stable version begin next week. Normally I would upload it directly to the market, but because it is a rewrite of the whole core I decided to do some testing.

It's a private beta. Please PM me, or better yet, send an email to the email address in the about box so I can mail you a version begin next week.

If others respond, I'm basically looking for users who already use the keyboard because I want to do the test for current users who can also do a comparison. (Don't want to fix anything that isn't broken :D )

Thanks
[Xoom Themes and Apps] JFizDaWiz:
I'd love to test it. I use it on my xoom and evo. best keyboard ever
[Xoom Themes and Apps] TheBurgh:
Also good to hear. This is my daily keyboard as well.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] thehoovie:
another slide keyboard is TSwipe-Pro

Hi,

I tried many keyboards and am still looking for that perfect combination of layouts, features, and speed. I needed something with numbers on the top row and use Tablet Keyboard Free. I would really like to have cursor keys and the ability to use my finger and slide the word.

Ive been trying TSwipe-Pro. Of all the two dozen keyboards Ive used, this one has more features than any of them. I do not know if its because I have the trial version but sometimes it slows down, or parts of it stop working, like prediction, until I kill the task. It is a THI keyboard with english. I wonder if those letters would show here, , ๆๅภุุึคตจขชไำพะัรนยบลลฟหกดเ้่าสวงผปแอิืืทมใใฝฝ????

Thumb Keyboard is not to be overlooked. It has its strenghts that other keyboard apps don't.

-TheHoovie
[Xoom Themes and Apps] IndivisibleP:
If you really want a swype type keyboard you should look up slide-it keyboard. It is basically swype but as an app that can be bought and installed. i think its like 6 dollars. Its what I use and in many ways its better than swype, at least it allows a few more features.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] appelflap:
I've released a public beta today on thumb4beta.blogspot.com . Feedback is very much appreciated.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Holsum:
thanks got the new one installed and loving it.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kmaxima:
Sweet! Thanks!

A few quick first impressions:

I love the move of the tab and .com buttons to new positions, much easier for me to get at.

Really struggling with the addition of the caps key on the right side of the keyboard in the location of the delete key on the old version. Not that this is bad, just that coming from using the older version of thumb keyboard I find myself getting a capital letter when I had been intending to delete the previous letter.

The space autocomplete with highlighted word only works from the right side space bar (and that is the only one that lights up with the notification for autocomplete). Is this by design and if so why? Have tried hitting the left side space bar a couple times expecting the autocomplete and then having to go back (see above for what usually happens next lol).

That's just a few things after a couple minutes time. This is the only keyboard I use so as I use it more will try and give more feedback.

This is looking great, thanks for all of the work you have put into this. Can't wait for the final version of this update and all of the greatness it will bring to my favorite keyboard on my xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MitchRapp:
I love it too - bought it for my N1 and been using it ever since (like 4-5 months) ... but tried it on the XOOM and it's terrible... obviously not made for tablets since the keyboard takes up 90% of the screen

did they release a beta for tablets I'm not aware of?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MitchRapp:
here's a random idea for Thumb Keyboard ... switching to "PC" mode (i.e. the keyboard stays split, but adds buttons like CTRL, ALT, etc...

this would be awesome for LogMein users (like myself)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MitchRapp:
very nice! I love it...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
It looks pretty sweet but I am not sure if my brain can handle the split layout. Everyone at work is complaining about my Microsoft natural keyboard but a split layout on the Xoom seems to much for me... Maybe I can get used to it since it has so many neat functions!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MitchRapp:
took me a few minutes to adjust but I like it more and more now

plus some of the keys are there twice, so it allows you to pick which hand you want to use to hit them :p
[Xoom Themes and Apps] appelflap:
Absolutely. What I want to do is to add the possibility to the final release to let the user define a collection of keys.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MitchRapp:
dunno how it works, but I see that it changes the layout slightly in gtalk (the ENTER becomes the SMILEY key).

Would there be a way to automatically recognize logmein and change the layout to a standard PC one? With CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, WINDOWS etc...?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] edwards379:
I 2nd that:D
[Xoom Themes and Apps] AHinMaine:
Wow! Just became a Thumb owner myself. Very nice work. Functions very well on my Xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] joshuarad2:
Just bought the Thumb app on Amazon. Was happy to see it on there....so far I really like this keyboard much better than Swiftkey. :D
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Chipperjatl:
Probably a dumb question... But is there a way to get the first letter of a sentence to auto cap in thumb keyboard? I have the setting checked in the settings but it never works. It didn't work on my stock keyboard either. Any ideas?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] theripper:
Thumb Keyboard - huge fan, best one out there. Amazing work, nail in the coffin of my iPad!! Appreciate the post of free-beta, will purchase when 4.0 is on the market for sure!!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ryan562:
flext9 is by far the best swype keyboard ive tried on both my nexus s and xoom. its been optimized for honeycomb and it worls like a champ. It also includes voice and handwriting dictation.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] tavoundjian:
Is it working for 3.1? For some reason, the market says my device is not compatible with it.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] hdtvpower:
+1 not compatible with 3.1 Xoom Wifi
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ryan562:
i installed flext9 from the amazon app store instead and it works perfectly on 3.1 for me.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] zepaly:
I know the home button can be customized to start different things, by double tapping, is there any way to customize the other 3 soft buttons?
[Fascinate General] spotmark:
I am absolutely drooling over this baby.

http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/index.html
[Fascinate General] zskate311:
Can't wait for a LTE version!

Sent from my fascination with voodoo
[Fascinate General] imnuts:
My Fascinate is jealous
[Fascinate General] papstar:
According to the leaked VZW roadmap, verizon is getting the phone sometime in may. If samsung can redeem themselves from the froyo debacle, I would consider this.
[Fascinate General] Kevin Gossett:
It doesn't make much sense for VZW to release the Droid Charge, and then this a month later. Plus, I'm guessing each US carrier will make alterations to this like they did with the original GS line. That would push a release back to the summer at the very earliest. Just my .02
[Fascinate General] tnez:
cant wait till it comes out!! IMO Sammy phones rock, even without 2.2.1 the Fascinate is freakin awesome, I can only imagine how much better the sgs2 will be! As long as it does come with Bing on Vzn I'm buying this as soon as it drops!! LTE 2x core sammy phones on the way!!
[Fascinate General] ajd88:
Wishing my upgrade was due this June not next June. Is it going to have a front facing camera?

Sent from Fascinate SuperClean 2.9.2 Voodoo Using Xda Premium App
[Fascinate General] xHoLyx:
2MP front-facing camera
[Fascinate General] superchunkwii:
This is the International version much like the Galaxy S 9000 vs the i500 that we have. Essentially ours is gimped as compared to the 9000 and likewise our LTE version might be losing some features.

However, this looks nice. Problem I do see is what specific chip. So far Netflix and Sony's next media peice (Playstation Suite) will only work with Tegra2 chips and it doesn't sound like this phone has the Tegra2.

Other than that, this phone looks sweet and I can't wait to see what LTE Verizon's version will be like. Though I'm still considering an eventual HTC as they are better standard UI and better at updating.
[Fascinate General] KitsuneKnight:
I don't see any reason to opt for this. Dual core is a plus on paper, but IMO not that huge of a one for me (nothings really taking advantage of it yet, and it's not like the single core processors were slow as is). I also don't like the larger size (the Fascinate is at the high end of what I think of as reasonably sized... the 4.3" phones I've seen so far look comically oversized... amazing what .3" will do!), and Samsung+Verizon will probably make sure we get it running Eclair just because they like us so much.

Next time I buy a phone, I'm gonna first look to see how mature the mods are for it first, and make sure there aren't widespread issues with any of the hardware in it not working (GPS still doesn't work for me!).
[Fascinate General] gotsflat4love:
F Samsung to high hell!
[Fascinate General] imnuts:
How is our phone gimped compared to the i9000 outside of the software department? We are one of 2? phones that have a LED flash for the camera. We don't have a FFC, but then again, most of the SGS phones released in the US don't have one either, so it is a US thing, not an i500 thing.
[Fascinate General] smilepak:
Samsung is nice, but they suck on updates. After Omnia and now Fascinate, I doubt I will get another Sammy anytime soon.
[Fascinate General] spotmark:
I'm quite satisfied with this phone, since we've gotten 2.2. I know, it's not official, but we have it, thanks to the great crew that has worked on it. Imo, it has the best screen going, and you can't beat the profile. It says that the S2 will be coming with 2.3, and the screen and profile are only going to get better. If it's a couple months, or the middle of summer, I plan on getting the S2 when it arrives.
[Fascinate General] saps:
I bought the SF launch day. I will not be getting the SGS2 on launch day. Going to wait and see how the dev community is as well as how Sammy supports or doesn't support this baby. Hardware is stellar but thats only part of the equation as we all learned with the SF
[Fascinate General] Scrappy1:
All 3 of samsung's firmware engineers have been working on future products like this instead of supporting the galaxy S I. As such, they all should get kicks in the butts.
[Fascinate General] xjestersdeadx:
I agree. From what I understand, its Verizon that is dragging its feet now on updating because they want to integrate Bing. I won't get the S2 on launch, my schedule is I wait about 6 months, but I will get it I'm sure. :D
[Fascinate General] ajd88:
Yes they have sucked ass in the update department... but the hardware is pretty nice. The screen is amazing on these phones. I have had to much to drink a few times and dropped it with no consequence besides some minor Knicks and scratches. Gorilla glass is very durable. I'd definetely get one if I could afford it.

Sent from Fascinate SuperClean 2.9.2 Voodoo Using Xda Premium App
[Fascinate General] Kevin Gossett:
Software can always be fixed... You can't fix hardware.
[Fascinate General] KitsuneKnight:
Like my Fascinate's GPS :(

Quite glad I didn't immediately sell my old-school GPS when I first bought this phone, since I can't depend on anything better than cellular level triangulation.
[Fascinate General] hecantbreathe:
Even after the poor upgrade at id still considered it. I don't want any more motorolas. I'm not due for an upgrade till Aug 12 so who knows what will be out by then.

Sent from my SC'd 2.9.2 ComaVolt'd Fascinate
[Fascinate General] modus81:
The Galaxy S would probably come out with android 2.2. And you'll end up waiting till next year to get 2.3.

Remember that 2.2 was release in May 2010. More than 10 months later, we're still running 2.1. That's just unacceptable.

Also, remember that when the Fascinate came out, the GPS was horrible. Thanks to the Developers we were able to get a fix for that issue.

No thanks. I've learned my lesson and won't ever buy another Samsung phone again!

Tha's just my 2 cents!
[Fascinate General] nunyazz:
Something's wrong with your phone or ROM, my GPS locks in seconds and is very accurate.

SC 2.9.2 w/imnuts -100Voodoo kernal
[Fascinate General] MADDAN18:
+1 I've also read that the S2 has some form of "hardware encryption" hmmmm has the smell of moto's eFuse chipset? Nevertheless, I've been done with Sammy and any of their products since Dec.
[Fascinate General] imnuts:
Looking at the SGS2 site, the hardware encryption looks more like a way to encrypt data on the phone to prevent others from accessing it without your consent. It looks like it was put in to aid with conforming to ActiveSync policies.
[Fascinate General] orateam:
1st let me say, i love my Sammy. But i would not buy another Samsung. HTC has ALWAYS been great about upgrades, mods, etc..

Even when Microsoft didn't want to support their OS, HTC could awalys be counted on to support the TILT/8525, with extras. They always enabled our hacking and somewhat encouraged it. They knew what got them money.

Samsung played it smart. they found extreme tech that would give us stiffys and just ran away from the support side. Not happening again.

Made the mistake with the Intercept for my kid on Virgin mobile (no froyo there yet, just pushed back from '3/35 to early April') and now the Fascinate.

I have been able to keep my fascinate fresh with the developers here of course in spite of Samsung, but developers typically flock to the masses. I would expect alot users to feel like myself and leave Samsung. With so many Androids out, picking the most developer supported models with be even more important than ever.

Look at thread count by phones on a carrier as to what phone to purchase.
[Fascinate General] smilepak:
HTC is great, but they suck in the accessories category. They have no car dock or desk cradle. I love Sammy's Car Dock. I use it everytime I get into the car. Lazy having to manually plug in the AUX and manually plug in the power each time i go into the car and have to manually unplug them.
[Fascinate General] s44:
Except when they decided the GPL on Android kernels didn't mean anything.

Have fun on your locked, no-source-code HTC.
[Fascinate General] Musicmaster:
I'd be all over this if it was 4"

the 4.3" screen is big... and without a resolution boost...
[Fascinate General] xlinth:
If rooted u could use a dpi mod....