yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] github:
Yup, it's a start, but still need to wait for the full source to get any really good ports going. It might be possible to run on a phone, but poster above me is correct that it's made for tablets.

I know we had some SDK ports around here, but I don't remember them being more than a proof of concept and not a daily driver kind of deal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blizzard1017:
Honestly I don't think we will ever see this. We might get some themes for the look but the overall guts probably not.

I don't remember what tablet it was(Samsungs maybe) but the bounty is/was $400+ to get it to function as a phone about 6 months ago and I don't think it's happened. This would be roughly the same concept here too.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Koush:
DesktopSMS forwards all your incoming SMS on your *Android Phone* to your Gmail to GTalk.

You can then reply to the chat request or email, and the response will be sent back from your phone as a text message. This is very similar to Google Voice, except you won't need a new number or anything annoying like that!

http://app.net/desktopsms

Installation:

1) Install DesktopSMS on your ANDROID PHONE. (Not onto your XOOM)

2) Login to Desktop SMS on your ANDROID ****PHONE****.

3) Install a Chat client like Google Talk (which may already be on your XOOM) onto your XOOM or desktop PC.

4) Receive a text. Watch as your text gets converted to an email and google chat message :)

5) Respond!

So, once again, this app is only installed on your phone. Then just install your favorite IM client on your desktop and tablet, and the rest will work magically!

You do not need to install this on both your phone and tablet like other apps. You do not need to be on the same network like other apps. This all works by magic (my servers).

Let me know what you think. This is in a free beta right now, so be prepared for some bugs! I'd love to hear your feedback.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MarkM83:
Wrote you a PM :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ghoticov:
well, I don't have a smart phone so thats a problem. :(

I, like many others, have ditched their smartphomes and activated their xooms. I now only have a dummy phone. I didn't see a need in paying for two data plans because I ws rarey using my phone. Now I use it to talk and text.... even though I wish it was only to talk.

I am waiting for the day that I can SMS on my Xoom using my current phone number. Guess I'll jabe to keep waiting. lol
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mulletcutter:
Works awesome...just had a conversation with myself, through gtalk. Hahaha havnt tried it with my xoom yet. But im pretty sure it will work just fine. Very good job
[Xoom Themes and Apps] StrifeSoldierVII:
It looks great but I cannot seem to get it to work yet, Mr. Koush. I have it signed it with push notifications successfully on my gmail account on my OG Droid. I can do the test message from within the app and it pops up on my phone like always, but other than that it does nothing on my Xoom, or on anything else for that matter. It seems almost like the push notifications are not even being sent out.

EDIT: I found out what the problem was. I had the default messaging app totally disabled, as I am using Handcent SMS as a complete replacement to the default one. I would like to use Handcent SMS instead of the default one. I know its beta and I cannot wait for updates! :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] GuestD0670:
I had that same "issue" so thanks for posting the solution. User error as usual :p

Is there a way to make the contact name show up or will we need to add these email addresses to our contacts? Thanks and awesome job!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] StrifeSoldierVII:
It looks like after you receive your first text from that person after you accepted the "chat invite" on your Gtalk account it syncs up with your current contact list automatically. It shows the phone number on the left side of the screen under your gmail account, but in the chat window it shows that contacts name in parenthesis.

This ofcourse is for if you are using the Xoom with Gtalk, such as myself. I haven't tried anything else yet.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MarkM83:
Could it be that the contacts NAME will be in the gtalk LIST instead of phonenumber ?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Mr.Clark:
OK, being a bit thick here.

I'm using GoSMS Pro, but as far as I know, the default messaging app is still active, just without any notifications... does this make a difference?

Not currently receiving any notifications in email or g-talk... :/
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mulletcutter:
Are u signed in in the app? The first time the app froze, i had to go back into it and sign in.

Just tested it with my xoom and it works great.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dowenprs:
Looking for a little help, I have the app installed on my HTC desire HD, and it will forward the text to my gmail and talk, but when I reply nothing happens. Am i missing something, I've triedreplying through talk and gmail, and nothing from both.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Peace

Dan
[Xoom Themes and Apps] bwcorvus:
You can do this already if you have sprint :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dowenprs:
*edit* update took care of it, never mind.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dalepl:
@Koush

I am having an issue getting the app to try it out. When I tell the system to send me a link, it does, but it sends me a link for the link request page again. It does not send me a link to the actual app.

EDIT: Nevermind. I figured it out. Shouldn't browse until I had my coffee.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dalepl:
Is GTalk the only SMS application that will work on the tablet if the tablet is WiFi only?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mulletcutter:
Havnt tried google voice...but its wifi only...gtalk is probably the only one
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Mr.Clark:
Definitely signed in...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] shmigao:
Koush:

Is it possible that your push servers are blocked in China?

I can correctly Login with Google Account, but get an error on 'registering with push server....' (takes long and eventually times out)

Error message: "Login failed. Please check your password. If the error persists, please send a log to the developer"

here is a log... maybe it helps analyze why i can't connect with the push servers...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Mr.Clark:
Ok, it's just updated, and when I go to send a test SMS, it brings up

So that's cool, then I send the test. GoSMS then pops up the text, as it always does.

However, it still doesn't appear to be sending me an email.

When it says "please verify that it has not disabled SMS notifications in the application's settings", does it mean the default Messaging app?

I've tested by disabling the taskbar notification for GoSMS and re-enabling it for the default Messaging app, but even then, there is no sound nor visual cue that an SMS has arrived... is this why it's not working? Has GoSMS broken my default messaging app?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ghoticov:
Of course, I have BIG RED. :/
[Xoom Themes and Apps] BLAQK ROXSTAR:
Can you elaborate because this would be really useful to me.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] StrifeSoldierVII:
For anyone having issues with the messages not being pushed out to Gtalk or email, the real fix is as follows:

It was so simple. Completely uninstall DesktopSMS from your phone, install a fresh copy from the market, and then log into your Gmail account again via in the app. Presto! After reinstalling, I can now once again have the default messaging app completely disabled via Bloat Freezer, and Handcent works perfectly without it. My Xoom actually gets the messages via Gtalk about 5 seconds before my OG Droid even receives the actual text. But, that's what you would want to happen since you have this app for a reason, right? :)

Reinstalling is a common fix to remedy many issues that apps may have, and it was the only one that had resolved the problem. Before hand, I tried everything I could possibly think of on both the default messaging app and Handcent to no avail. I hope this helps. Happy texting!

Just in case you don't have it: DesktopSMS Market Link
[Xoom Themes and Apps] junn70:
Works great!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Mr.Clark:
Not for me.

I've uninstalled GoSMS, and it now works.

Time for some more experiments!

As an aside, this is an awesome app. :D

EDIT: Ahah! I re-installed Go SMS and didn't mess with the notification settings. After some experimenting, I've got default notifications turned off, Go SMS notifications turned on, and all is working.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mcarrion78:
KOUSH AS ALWAYS YOU ARE THE ****ING MAN!!!!! This app kicks ass. I've been waiting for this very app to come out. Are you a mind reader or something?? Nah but for real. Its been working damn near flawlessly with my xoom since i installed it. Thanks
[Xoom Themes and Apps] shmigao:
After the 2-3 recent updates I still have this same problem
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Mahtan Tasadur:
Working amazing. I have no cell service at work, but have wifi, Now I can get normal text messages. :D
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Sergio PC:
Working gooood: Nexus One - Xoom 3.2

Amazing work. Thank you.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Salpula:
I'm not sure I really see the point of this. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your phone forward the SMS to google voice rather than having to muck with a chat program that will most likely eat battery?

I've begun giving people my GV # instead of my mobile phone number, if they call it the end result is the same, and if they text it, I also recieve it on my xoom.

Please enlighten me if I am missing something. I am not trying to put down your work koush, this method just seems. . .inefficient or something to me.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] StrifeSoldierVII:
Google Voice is on our Xoom's yes indeed, but not officially from Google. So that might answer your question as to why we are not making use of GV with this app. Maybe it will be used in the future if/when GV becomes an official part of Honeycomb.

Also... GV is not something you can just start using, as you must have an invitation to use it. Not every single person will have a GV account. Gtalk and Gmail are already integrated into our Xoom's by default stock, which means every user has access to it very easily right out of the box, unlike GV. How do you beat instant push notifications anyways?

If you personally don't like the idea of using Gtalk or another client that is similar to send and receive texts, then just have your messages push to your email account, or do not use this app at all and carry on as you will. It's really just that simple. :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Mr.Clark:
Because Google Voice isn't available to most countries in the world?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] StrifeSoldierVII:
I forgot to mention that in my post to that guy. Another very important point to add! I think the guy has a good answer as to why GV is not a part of this app, and probably never will be. What do ya think? ;)
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
Where do i edit the ACS text in the pulldown? I want to change it to something more personal or something.
[Epic 4G General] darkierawr:
You have to decompile framework-res in APK Manager or APKTool(Or whatever other tool you can find to decompile).

Under values edit strings.xml and find the line "<string name="zz_roamingText1">ACS</string>"

Change the "ACS" value to what you want and recompile framework.

Do not expect it to work. It will most likely fail even if you don't change anything.
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
What would make it fail??

Couldnt I just delete the META-INF folder and re-sign it after recompiling it?
[Epic 4G General] schnowdapowda:
Yeah I can never get it to recompile either. I think you have to set twframework-res.apk as a dependency or something like that. Mystery has a guide on just this subject but I still couldn't get it working. And also omega, you don't sign system apks?

cd's or tapes?
[Epic 4G General] chris41g:
custom frameworks rarely recompile.. you have to work around it

decompile a stock framework, change whatever file you were going to change in acs framework, recompile, use acs framework as a keep file..
[Epic 4G General] Tortel1210:
Decompile, change the file, recompile, then take the recompiled XML file, and put it in the original apk
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
i was half asleep when i said to resign it lol. :p

ill try some of the tips you guys gave me and see if i can do something with it. thanks
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
Not going to work since styles.xml becomes bundled with resources.rsc. Replacing the resources causes a **** load of errors.

If you want a custom thing in the drop down your gonna have to edit a stock framework add all the changes from the theme your using
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
Here's my method for editing the styles.xml.

With apkmanager, decompile, then immediately recompile your framework-res.apk. If you get errors, then you got an issue that you must fix. If you can read the error log, it will tell you what it is. No errors, then continue.

in the projects folder, navigate to the values folder and open the styles.xml with a text editor (I recommend notepad++).

Make the edit that darkie posted above, save, then recompile.

No errors? good, now sign the apk

Go back to the modded, extract the signedframework-res.apk and open your original framework with 7zip. Then copy the resources.rsc from the extracted folder to the same location in the 7zip window.

Note: this is the method that has worked for me
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
The problem with your method is the changes to public.xml that is compiled into resources.rsc. There was changes made to public.xml for reboot and the 6 lockscreens
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
Please excuse me on this one, still new in all this but how does editing the styles.xml affect the public.xml?? Specially since I'm just tinkering with srf 1.2 files to get use to everything.

Posted by some phone named the Epic.
[Epic 4G General] darkierawr:
Not if you're using the stock 6 lock mod. It decompiled/recompiled perfect for me.

So if you used SRF or Simply Blue as a base you could swap 'em out without problems......theoretically
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
Right, I'm talking about using a framework that already has all the mods cooked in, not a stock framework.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
He's talking about using a completely stock framework in reference to the method I posted earlier, and how the mods affect the public.xml.
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
Ohhhhh okay, that makes sense lol. Can't wait to get this work day over with to test out the method :) thanks for the help so far.

Posted by some phone named the Epic.
[Epic 4G General] schnowdapowda:
Wow a lot of experts chimed in for you on this one. Good luck.

cd's or tapes?
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
Yea they did. Again I appreciate the help fellas and thanks schnowdapowda, I'll let you guys know how it went

Posted by some phone named the Epic.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
Cool new banner!
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
Okay so i finally got around to doing this.

Heres what im running into thats stopping me (using APK Manager):

Decompile - OK

Modify Strings.xml - OK

Compile - This is where i get lost, when i goto the keep folder and delete the resources.rsc file then sign it. there is no new resources.rsc file... what am i doing wrong? Also just to make sure on these two steps that ask you if its a system file and copy over other files, I assume I say YES to both?

EDIT:

ok so i looked into the logs and found this:

Then it opens up a can of worm in the public.xml dealing with the .9.pngs
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
Did you decompile, then recompile the framework-res.apk before you made any changes? That is a test I ALWAYS run to make sure I don't have other things to fix first.
[Epic 4G General] computerkid23:
The is A good Rule of Thumb to Follow saves you time is you know if it will recompile or nOt of course things happen but this gives you "some" certainty that it wont go boo boo on you lol after you make changes
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
Just did what you said and still getting the same error in the logs w/o any editing. What if I replace the .9.png that's giving me the issues? Think that would solve the issue or no?

Posted by some phone named the Epic.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
Just replace the bad image with one you know is good. Doesn't matter what image it is, just rename to what ever is failing. All you need out of the recompiled package it the resources.arsc so the rest can be trashed after.

Sent from the Epic Dark Horse via Tapatalk
[Epic 4G General] yoxboxyo:
I used the app from this thread and it seemed to work for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=901865
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
That did the trick for me. After I renamed the file that was giving me the issues I had to go back in and delete the orginals but none the less it all worked out. Thanks for all the help you and everyone else gave me. Learned a lot from this little adventure lol. Hope I can take what I learned here and apply it to more useful stuff, like start creating my own theme. But again, thanks

Posted by some phone named the Epic.
[Droid X General] DrSammyD:
My droid X reboots everytime I connect to QXDM.

I've put it in diag mode by holding down the camera button on boot, I've setup the connection through QPST by adding it through COM4 port. I can do Service Programming, but every time I connect it to QXDM it reboots, and doesn't stay in diag mode.

I've also tried through HW VSP to setup a virtual com port without diag mode, and yet it still reboots every time I try to connect to QXDM. (Also, I can't do QPST service programming through HW VSP.)

Anybody have an idea why this is? Do I have to root my phone to connect it to these programs?
[Droid X General] DrSammyD:
I just told my mom I'm Special ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] silverball.slayer:
Does AGPS actually work on the Acer A500, or android tablets in general? Programs like GPS Test and GPS Status can both clear and download AGPS data, but it does not seem to affect (improve) performance at all. I have tested this MANY times and it just seems useless. My third A500 (3.01 still) seems to have weak GPS pickup and usually cannot fix or even see any sats in my house.

Rob
[Acer Iconia A500] Fluffbutt:
For me, yes it does work - I have wifi location off and can get multiple fixes indoors after some 10-25 seconds.

You may just be unlucky and still have a bad one (I've read that sometimes the gps antenna comes loose and fall behind things, interfering with the signal)
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
It works, at least in my case. I have had situations where it locks in a minute or 2. I have had situations where it takes 10m to lock. I have had situations where it locks on in my home, and situations where it absolutely refuses to.

What I do know is that it works and works well when I'm outside, period.

GPS are best at grabbing their signals while outdoors, in the open. People here are using it from their homes or expect it to lock on in 2m flat. While it CAN be used this way, and can lock in that quickly, it needs more time to acquire a signal indoors and if it doesn't, that doesn't mean it's broken. That just means the signal can't get through the walls. If it works today and not tomorrow, consider the possibility that there may be more clouds in the sky or external interference.

I'm sure some people have gotten bad ones, but in most cases I believe people are just trying to get blood from wine ie: they are attempting to use and get the best performance outside of the intended parameters of use of the feature.

If you're outside and have been for 30m and it doesn't work, THEN you may have a problem. Until then, works as intended.
[Acer Iconia A500] marusius:
Mine works great also. I get a lock in about 10 seconds. Go outside, and lock is much faster if don't move. I use it as a car GPS. Just wait for it to lock and then it's working great.
[Acer Iconia A500] zoubidou:
mine works also, i have to go outside, but it works.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
I to can confirm my GPS works very well.I use the new Co_pilot.I can get a lock in the house in about 2 minutes after a tab reboot.after it locked once. A restart of the app it can lock in as little as 5 to 20 seconds.it will keep the lock.However. I have not found the issue but once in a while it can tar it forever to get a fix.even thou its seeing 5 to 7 sat's.trying to get a fix while moving takes a few minutes as well.now Google navigation will lock rather fast if I start it before I leave my drive.guessing its still using my wifi to get a fix.because it will take forever otherwise.

Co pilot I thing does something tobthe configuration file to improve GPS.

This is only my openion if you think im wrong your welcome to that.don't bash mine thank you
[Acer Iconia A500] pacificwing:
Hardware failure is not out of the question. I had to return two tablets for this very issue. The third tablet I got was like night and day.

1st tablet never got more than one sat, and never locked, while outside on a clear day.

2nd tablet never saw one satellite in the whole 5 days I owned it.

3rd tablet gets 10+ satellites outside and about 4 inside. Locks in about 30 seconds outside and 2-5 minutes inside. Not perfect, but useable for navigation in my car (which is what its for).

The sales manager at the store said faulty GPS was the number one reason he got this pad returned, and he got quite a few of them. He said Acer was being very tight lipped about it. I suspect they know they have a problem and are hoping it flies under the radar long enough to get a working batch out there.
[Acer Iconia A500] silverball.slayer:
All I can say is, oh my god! I bought a Xoom today and the only thing I did was install GPS Test on it. Upstairs in my room, it sees and locks 8-10 satellites almost instantly. The acer, can barely see 1 satellite in my house, forget about getting a lock, maybe it you wait long enough and don't breathe on it. Also, the SNR numbers on the Xoom are substantially better indoors than the Acer gets outdoors! There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever now that this current Acer unit I have has a defective (or just poor quality) GPS.

I uploaded a quick video of the xoom, sorry about the grainy video, it was taken with my old hp camera... You'll get the point though. I wish the GPS on the Acer worked even half as good as this Xoom appears to (so far).

Vid should be available shortly.

http://vimeo.com/26498687

Rob

ps. I also have a new Samsung Galaxy Vibrant phone, the GPS on that is just as bad as the acer, probably a bit worse.
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
You can check out mine :p

Indoor... after an all day rain... locked under 20 seconds ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15472832&postcount=37

:cool:
[Acer Iconia A500] silverball.slayer:
I have wifi assist turned off on my xoom, plus it does not have 3g either. Your acer looks not too bad, but the xoom still obliterates it speedwise with a gps fix. This is the third A500 I have had. The first was DOA and the second one had a bad microphone. This third one has been good except for the GPS. The second one had much better functioning GPS compared to this third one. I am tired of playing musical tablets though and I want one that just plain works. I could get another Acer, but who knows if the GPS will work properly on that one or not. Compared to the Xoom, the Acer GPS does not seem very good at all. Too bad, since it's an otherwise great unit.

edit: I did some searching and it seems the Xoom has a better hardware GPS implementation, but I have not found the exact details just yet.

Rob
[Acer Iconia A500] pacificwing:
I guess we know what happened to all those failed GPS A500's that got returned. A few of the big chains (futureshop) has just started selling a refurbished model for $100 cheaper than the new release ones.

That was a quick turn around. :rolleyes:
[Acer Iconia A500] silverball.slayer:
I saw that too. I wonder what the return rate on these has been? Futureshop has quite a few A500 in stock and they don't seem to be selling. People are definitely interested in the tablets, but the average consumer is going to be confused with the current choices available. Acer doesn't exactly have a stellar reputation to live up to, but I think the A500 is a pretty good unit if it everything works like it should.

Rob