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[Android Apps and Games] Michael833:
Nook pro version?

Great app, thanks so much.

I have this working on my EVO 4G, and used Titanium Backup to backup and then restore the file and data onto my nook. Doing this I managed to get the app onto my nook, but not the Pro Unlocker. Any ideas how to do this? Has anyone gotten this to work?
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
You're welcome, glad you like it.

What do you mean by not working? Can you describe what's happening or post screen shots so I can try and help you with this issue?

Also, what Android OS are you running on the Nook?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Sorry, I don't understand what the question is. Can you please explain?
[Android Apps and Games] debew:
Sorry, let me state my puzzles clearly.

1. I use Calibre as reader on pc. I always add 'my own tags' when I add books. After syncing books on Aldiko, 'my own tags' disappeared, instead appeared the 'original tags input by publisher'. How and where to take back 'my own tags' and make it show on Aldiko?

2. After I install and sinc the app successfully, I find one new 'AldikoSync' folder in Dropbox folder, there keep the ebooks, library.xml, and library.md5 fils. The size of new-added AldikoSync folder is almost the same as the old library folder. Is that correct?

3. one more question, how can I input my cataloge created by Calibre2opds into Aldiko? I find the cataloge file in Dropbox, but it seems not working on Aldiko after syncing.

Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
I'm sorry, questions 1 and 3 are beyond the scope of my application. My app is meant to synchronize eBooks in Aldiko between your devices. It does not add/modify or delete any tags or change any content. Aldiko and Calibre have their own support forums, and you're likely to get your questions answered there. Links: Aldiko Support, Calibre FAQ

As far as question 2 goes, yes, that's created by my app. That folder, along with the files in there, are used to synchronize your books across your devices. Once you have that, you don't need the old library folder, so you can delete it, if you wish to.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael833:
Sorry, I should have included that! I have a rooted CM 7.0.3 Gingerbread 2.3.3.

After retrying the backup and restore onto the Nook, it looks like it worked! So there is a work-around for those of you who have a nook and want to install this app: Install it (or both of them) on your phone and then use Titanium to backup the apps. Then copy that backup onto your Nook and restore it. Good luck everyone!
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Somebody else had a Nook and the app wasn't showing up. The issue there was the custom LCD density. Setting it back allowed the Market app on the Nook to show my app (and others, I presume). See: #98 and #75

You could also sideload the app from your PC. As long as you've purchased the Pro version from your phone or other device, and use the same account, it should work on the Nook as well.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
New version

New version released, first post updated.
[Android Apps and Games] hakan42:
Thank you, thank you, thank you for making my Nook Touch actually usable :D
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
You're most welcome :)
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
No longer needs Root

Beta app released, no longer requires Root. First post has the details.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Beta version updated

Beta version updated to 5.3, has fixes for minor bugs.

Please share your experience with the beta app.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] hakan42:
Hi,

sorry if I can't give any feedback on the beta version yet, honestly I had no time yet to give it a twirl :(

But a more general feedback: I had the 4.1.2 version running for quite a while now, both on my Samsung S II and the Nook classic.

I noticed that on the Samsung, if I have autosync on, the app transfers something on the order of 1-2 MB of data every day. This might be because of the fact that it runs on every screen on/off event. While this amount of data is not too much for me ( my data plan allows for 1GB of monthly traffic ), it might be useful to give an option to sync only when WiFi is available. Some apps which do this ( e.g. EverNote, ttsync, Remember the Milk and possibly others ) have a tri-valued preference to auto-sync, the options being "None", "WiFi only" and "WiFi + mobile").

The other thing I noticed was that the battery on my Nook runs empty much faster now, previously I could use it for reading for weeks on end, and over the last week one charge barely lasted three days (which is quite short for a device with an eInk display...) For the moment, I switched auto-sync off and the battery usage came down to a more manageable level...

Maybe you could have a look at those two issues?

Regards,

Hakan

P.S.: On the other hand, I simply love being able to download an ebook to my mobile, reading a few pages during lunch break and coming home, just switching on my Nook and continue reading... Whispersync on an open platform, take that amazon :D
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Data Usage:

Do you have the "Optimize Network Traffic" option enabled on the Samsung. When enabled, the app only uses about 28 bytes of data to check for changes on Dropbox. Even with TCP overhead, it shouldn't cause that much of data usage, unless you keep waking the device very often. How often do you see the "Sync running" message in day?

The WiFi only option is a good suggestion, I'll look into implementing it in a future version.

Battery Usage:

That's really weird. I have been using the app on my own devices and haven't really seen drastic changes.

I usually use an app called "Spare Parts" to investigate these kind of issues. The app is installed as a part of the SDK (on the emulator) but it works great on actual devices.

To get better metrics, please do the following:

Charge your device to 100%

Install the Spare Parts app

Take the device off charger, use your device for a day or so, without hooking it back to the charger or a USB port

Start the Spare Parts app, go to the "Battery History" option

Make sure "Since last unplugged" is selected

Check the stats for the following for my app and report what you see:

Partial wake usage

Network usage

I'll keep an eye on network usage and see if I can detect any issues as well.

Glad you are able to enjoy it on your devices :)

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] EMcTx:
no syncing across devices

Hi,

First of all thanks for making this app. I don't know why Aldiko hasn't done this themselves, yet.

I downloaded the beta a few days ago. I have two devices I'm trying to use this on. One is a rooted Herotab running a custom ROM with Gingerbread 2.3.3.

My other is an unrooted Mytouch 4G running stock Froyo.

They both appear to sync up to dropbox on the devices, but when I switch between them the page I was on is not transferred to the other device.

Am I having trouble because I have different versions?

I've been meaning to update the Mytouch, but I can't get the case off the phone to switch out my sd card :o. I really need to work on that, lol.

Thanks,

Erin
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Yes, like I mentioned in the "Beta Testing" section, once you use the beta, you need the same version on all your devices. Previous versions will not be able to sync once you've used the beta to store a sync point on Dropbox.

On either of the devices, are you getting any error messages from my app?

Please let me know if you're still seeing issues once you have the beta app on both devices.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] EMcTx:
Sorry I wasn't clear in my other post. I did install the beta version on both devices. I chose it because my phone isn't rooted. I meant that my phone and tablet aren't running the same Android version. I'm not getting any error messages. I get the message that updates are applied, but the updates in the text aren't in the right place. I do get notice from my dropbox that the updates were applied there. Maybe it will work if I update my phone to Gingerbread? I may try to do that in the next couple of days.

Is there anything else I can try? Maybe a reinstall?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Ah, sorry about the misunderstanding.

No, it should work across different Android versions.

Are the updates not being applied at all or is the update being applied wrongly?

Can you try this:

If you have auto sync on, please turn it off on both devices for the duration of the test.

Open a book on one of your devices, navigate to a different page. Open my app, run a sync operation. Take a screen shot, showing the last part of the update process (where it shows the title and author of the books being updated)

On the other device, run my app, this should bring the change down to this device. Take a screen shot, showing the last part of the update process on this device as well.

Check if the update has been applied correctly on the device

Please send me the screen shots, along with the library.md5 and library.xml files from your Dropbox folder.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
New version released on the Market. First post updated with the details.
[Android Apps and Games] hakan42:
Just installed the current version. One question though : could you make the background of the log window white instead of grey ? This would make reading the log much easier on my nook with the eInk display...
[Android Apps and Games] hakan42:
Ah, and another thing I just noticed on the nook: in the about dialog, all I can see is the title and your email address in the middle of the text. The galaxy s ii shows the complete about text including the version number so it must again be something with the eInk display. I will try to get you a screenshot when I have my development box available again...
[Android Apps and Games] EMcTx:
I updated both devices with the new version from the market today, but I'm still having problems. Just to be safe, I deleted the aldikosync files in dropbox before I installed the new version. I am getting an error message on my tablet. I have attached all that you requested.

Thanks,

Erin
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
I don't see any attachments. I've sent you a PM.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Does the eInk display not show colors? Can you attach a screenshot so I can see what the issue is?
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
This seems more like a screen density setting to me. Are dialogs/windows in other apps affected as well?
[Android Apps and Games] ahnospell44:
Will there be any options to just sync bookmarks? I have the books cross sync'd fine already, I'm just wishing the marks could flow on their own.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
If a book already exists on both devices, then only the bookmark is updated.

Please let me know if it doesn't work as expected.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] hakan42:
Hmmm... Some dialogs look somewhat squashed, but overall most other apps look o.k. to me. Maybe just a color issue?

On the other hand, aldiko and aldikosync are just about the only apps I use on that device :)
[Android Apps and Games] hakan42:
EInk is greyscale only. Most modern displays allow for 16 levels of grey, from white to black. Some older displays ( first gen kindle comes to mind ) even allowed only 4 levels...

I'll try to get a screenshot for you..
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Is the dialog squished even in the Landscape orientation?
[Android Apps and Games] sjaak21:
Hi,

Great product, I was waiting for something like this..

Have a few questions:

1) I have no credit card. Can I buy the pro version in some other way ? (paypal?)

2) I do not keep the same ebooks on all my devices. For storage space reasons or simply because some ebooks (pdf's mainly) are a pain to read on anyhing smaller then a 7'' screen. So it would be great if I where able to choose which books I want to keep synced on what devices, instead of having to download them all to each. Would that be possible in the future ?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
1. Unfortunately, I don't have the resources to support other payment methods. However, it seems that the android market might finally support payments via Paypal, according to this article.

2. You can change the folder where the eBooks are stored via the Settings. For example, on Device 1 and Device 2 you could use the default /AldikoSync folder. On Device 3 and Device 4 you could change the settings to use /Shared. Does that work?
[Android Apps and Games] RauTheLegendary:
I'd really like to use this app but I can't download it through the market because it's saying that my device is incompatible with the item. I'm using a Nook Color with Phiremod 6.3. According to the device information my android version is 2.3.3. Is there any way I can use this?
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Hi,

This seems to be a common problem on the Nook Color. See previous post here.

If you have another device that the app shows up on, you could also side load the app onto your Nook Color from it.

Let me know if that works for you.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] EMcTx:
I updated both my devices yesterday, but cannot get them to sync up anymore. I even hit the reset state on both devices, but it still doesn't work. What should I try next? The previous version worked flawlessly on both devices.

Thanks,

Erin
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you send me screen shots like before? Please make sure you have the device in landscape orientation so I can see the last few lines of the app's output.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Banderdragon:
I have been reading on PDAs for over a decade. This is the greatest thing I have come across in years. Buy the pro unlock. It is a must. The auto-sync works perfect. The less I have to do, the better I like it.

Great job. Now I can actually use my tablet for what I bought it for.

Works flawlessly from thunderbolt running synergy GB to a Samsung galaxy 8.9 tab
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Thank you very much :)

If possible, please review my app on the market.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
New version released. First post updated with the details.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
New version released. Details in the first post.
[Android Apps and Games] jets76:
Thanks so much. A great app that works very well.

Cheers.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Thanks :) Glad you like it.

If possible, please review the app on the Market.
[Android Apps and Games] droidmark:
I have been using the Pro version of your app the last few days and like the concept very much. I'm finding sync is a little hit and miss. I back out of Aldiko using the "back" button but it seems like sometimes a sync is not getting triggered before I turn off the device (which often is immediately after I quit Aldiko). Then if I resume reading on another device, I'm back at whatever location the second device was at. And by that time a sync has occurred, meaning the first device is also back at that location.

What is it that triggers the sync when quitting Aldiko and is there a way to make it happen sooner and/or more reliably? I can do a manual sync when quitting Aldiko but obviously that sorta defeats the purpose of the autosync.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Are you launching the Aldiko from within my app?

If not, when you're backing out of Aldiko do you go back to the Home screen or the app drawer?

Are you completely turning off the device or disabling internet access after you finish reading? If not, then the sync should still trigger when the device is sleeping.

When you quit Aldiko, there is a small delay before sync is started to ensure that all databases are closed by Aldiko.

Please try hitting the "Home" button instead of backing out, when you're done reading with Aldiko and see if you're still seeing this problem.
[Android Apps and Games] ullrich.c:
Sync of old bookmarks

On my devices, old bookmarks (bookmarks I created before using sync) are not synchronized. Is this a general bug or just a problem of mine?
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
User defined bookmarks are not synced across devices.

The biggest issue with supporting that feature is that there is no way to uniquely identify a bookmark, so there's no guaranteed way to ensure they stay in sync across devices.
[Android Apps and Games] ullrich.c:
Ah, okay, I see. Then, what does this refer to: "... I present to you ... Aldiko Sync that allows you to sync both your books and bookmarks across various Android powered devices"?

Maybe you could add a sentence in the description that states that user-defined bookmarks are not supported. This would clarify it.

Aldiko 2.0.2 does not allow editing, only deleting and adding a bookmark. How are the bookmarks represented in Aldiko? There must be some variable storing the position. If you have the position and the name, isn't that enough to identify it most of the times?
[Android Apps and Games] droidmark:
-No, I launch Aldiko from its own icon. Ideally I would never open your app since it would handle everything automatically, correct?

-Backing out of Aldiko takes me to the home screen.

-No, never turning off device or disabling internet. Glad to hear that sync should still work while sleeping.

I will try quitting Aldiko with the Home button as you suggest, thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] droidmark:
So, I tried this experiment. I had a book at Point A on both phone and tablet (FWIW, Droid Bionic and Samsung Galaxy Tab 7, both on Gingerbread). I read a few pages on the phone to Point B. Quit Aldiko using the home key and turned off the phone screen. After a few minutes, turned on the tablet (ie, it had been sleeping) and opened Aldiko. When I opened the book, it was still at Point A. Quit Aldiko using the home key and turned off the tablet screen. After a few minutes, turned on the phone and opened Aldiko. When I opened the book it was also back to Point A.

This is problem I've had several times-- sync isn't reliable in advancing, but then manages to pull back the more advanced device to the earlier point, so the bookmark is lost on both devices.

[EDIT] Continued the experiment a couple more rounds. Read to Point C in the phone; tablet still at Point A. Back to the phone-- it had stayed at Point C. Read to Point D on the phone; tablet STILL at Point A. Back to the phone-- now it is back to Point A!!

I personally would prefer an option setting in Aldiko Sync that would force it to compare the device (?assuming your app is able to read where the document is on the device?) and Dropbox, and sync to whichever is farther advanced. Is that something that could possibly be done?
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Everything that you're doing looks good to me. And yes, you never have to open my app, unless you want to.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Okay, please check to see if the time on the phone and tablet are correct. I've seen this issue once before where the time on one of the devices was ahead of the other.

Aldiko stores a time stamp of when a book was last accessed/read. This is what I use to determine which position to propagate to the other device. This works perfectly, as long as the time is correct on all devices. If one of the devices is running ahead, then it will always "win" and its position will be back propagated to the others.

Also, when you unlock the device, I presume you're waiting until my app has finished syncing before you open Aldiko. This could take up to a minute or so, depending on network speed, etc.

Please let me know if that is indeed the case and if correcting the time on the tablet fixes the issue.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] droidmark:
The times are set from their respective cellular providers (Verizon and T-Mo) and are correct. I don't always know if the app is done syncing since I don't like having the icon in my notification bar but when I do have it turned on I can see that the sync is occuring very quickly upon awakening. I'm doing the experiment at home, on wifi, sitting next to my wireless router.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Can you please turn on the notification icon, then run your experiment again, making sure to wait until sync completes each time and see if the problem goes away?

If the problem still exists, please send me a support email from the device (Settings -> Report Issue) that didn't sync, with the name of the book in question, so I can take a look at the state of the device and determine what might be causing the issue.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Fair point, I will amend the statement.

Sure, but in order to implement the feature I'll need to find a way to uniquely identify the bookmark every time.

No promises, but I'll look into this a bit more and see if something can be worked out in a future release.
[Android Apps and Games] droidmark:
OK, sent a couple support emails. Thanks for looking.
[Android Apps and Games] GenghisKhent:
Confused by eBook Settings

I am confused by the eBook Settings dialog.

I think the default is \AldikoSync (I changed it so I am writing this from memory).

If so, does that mean a folder named AldkioSync will be created at the root of my Dropbox? And that folder will have a subfolder called eBooks?

I read the thread and did not see this issue raised. I hope you can resolve my confusion. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Yes, a folder will be created at the root level of your Dropbox account. The name will be whatever you enter into the eBooks Folder dialog.

My app creates and maintains a folder structure similar to Aldiko, so there will be an eBooks folder created within the root folder. This folder will also contain the "TrashCan" folder where your deleted eBooks are stored (if that feature is enabled in the app)

Hope that clears the confusion.
[Android Apps and Games] GenghisKhent:
Thanks. I'm past that issue now. But I have another one.

Sync works fine on my Samsung Galaxy Note, which runs Gingerbread. But not on my HTC Jetstream, which runs Honeycomb. The settings are the same on both devices. However, on the Jetstream, the message says first that it detects no stored books on Dropbox. That seems incorrect. Then the message says it is building and applying a list of updates. OK. Then the message says it is unable to save the first book to the designated path. :confused:

I did try reset but that did not help. Also rebooted. My guess is something may be corrupted from my going back and forth in the settings originally. In any event, any help would be appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
From each device, please use the Settings -> Report Issue feature in the app to send me an email. Please reference this thread in the email and I'll take a look and let you know.

Edit:

I think I found your support email from the device that's causing the issue, but I also need you to send me an email from the Samsung so I can compare them and let you know what's causing the issue.
[Android Apps and Games] GenghisKhent:
Done. Each email also references XDA thread, my user name here, and the device.

FYI, I set everything up on Jetstream first. Made a lot of changes to eBooks folder, reset, probably mucked things up somehow. Note was the second device, which may be why it works. Or it could be a Gingerbread yes Honeycomb problems issue. Anyway, look forward to your reply.
[Android Apps and Games] GenghisKhent:
Thumbs up to the developer.

In email he said: "I have a hunch that the folder name has some extra (white-space or hidden) characters which is causing it not to match up with the folder on Dropbox."

His hunch was correct. I think I pressed the return key after entering /Books. So in C++ lingo, instead of “/Books” I had “/Books\n”. Now it syncs normally. Problem solved.

Pressing the return key is an easy mistake to make, so I mention it for others here.

Now I can see how the bookmark and where I last left off syncs work.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
Thanks for the followup. I'll add some extra sanitizing code to the folder name in the next release to avoid this issue.
[Android Apps and Games] GameGod72:
New Version

New version released. First post updated with the details.