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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aptraum:
Similar situation here and am fielding any suggestions or ideas if things have changed in the last several months regarding deployment.

Scenerio:

Deploying approx 200 Asus Transformers in an educational setting

Wish List:

Setup all units using the same Google account, populate static name on the lockscreen, install 3 specific apps on each and the ability to identify each one individually on the market for individual app install by an "administrator".

Currently we are doing each unit manually and then having to wait a few minutes for the Market to populate the new unit and then changing the nickname to the bldg/room number. If we don't wait for the Market to refresh for the new device they will all show as Asus Transformer TF101 and obviously we will not know which device to send specific apps to when they are requested.

There just has to be a better way! I checked out SureMDM and it has a lot of features that we really don't need and it doesn't appear to accomplish what we do need.

Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephendt0:
I know this is an old thread, but what about rooting and building a custom ROM for each unique device to let it do what you want? I'm thinking of doing something similar at the moment.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aptraum:
Probably would work although Google now has a way to streamline deployment:

unfortunately I cannot post the direct link but goto developer dot android dot com/edu
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xnergy:
Hello XDA :)

Please watch this youtube video, you see the guy has Dev-Tools with additional effect settings for transitions.

I searched google for it but i just can't find it :confused:

Does anyone know how to get this option enabled in Dev Tools?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JLneonhug:
Hi, been trying to find that thread earlier on for that exe to install to root, s-off, unlock etc. I used search but not having any luck :( I'll keep looking but if anyone has that link saved it would be great..! Thanks.

It said it can do it for other devices ie. desire S
[Touch Cruise 2 General] DJ-Enzo:
Does anyone have a custimrom of the O2 xda guide Germany win 6.5. I updated my ROM from here but now having no German.. Tks Enzo
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
Name: Connectivity Shortcuts

Connectivity Shortcuts allows Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) users to quickly access their Wifi, Bluetooth, Cellular and Airplane Mode Settings Page. Additionally it allows users to put a direct link to any of those Settings Pages as a Live Tile directly on their start screen.

E.g.: You touch the Wifi Tile and are taken directly to Wifi Settings where you can enable/disable Wifi or choose a Wifi network.

This App is available right now for all Windows Phones running Mango through the Windows Phone Marketplace.

The visuals will be improved in an update which should arrive early next week and due to initial user feedback new (more beautiful) icons are currently in the works.

Additional projects for the near future includes a german localisation.

Any feedback and feature suggestions are welcome.

Source: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17370388

Download Link: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=430cf007-731f-4357-af7b-b897bff25a2c
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
Awesome job, thanks a lot. I really missed that since I switched to Mango.

Will the new icons be more metro like? Then it would be perfect :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Knochen1981:
The Function of the App is nice.

But the Design is awful :(

The Icons are way to big n not metro style and the App itself should look like the Settings design.

Only Text and Switches.

Other than that its nice to have Shortcuts.

I appreciate your work but i wanted to give u feedback.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
I have not finally decided what exactly the new icons will look like.

Due to popular request the icons will be smaller than they are now. Wifi will most likely be changed to look similar to the Icon found in Windows Phones Task Bar. Similarily the Cell-Settings icon will most likely mimic a phone's reception indicator.

Bluetooth will remain roughly the same as well as the Airplane mode albeit smaller (which better matches with the looks of e.g. the Zune and IE Tiles).

The next update (v 1.1) though will not feature those but some minor changes in the application (it was already submitted prior to todays Marketplace availability).

V 1.2 will have new Icons and I'm currently thinking about some tile customizations that users can do themselves but there's nothing definitive on this at the moment.

Another thing people often ask for in comments is shortcuts to other settings. As much as I would like to provide those - Microsoft did not include the needed APIs so we're stuck with those 4 for now.

@Knochen: Your feedback is much appreciated. New Icons are already in progress as I already said. Concerning the application design I went with the tile interface because pinning those to the start screen will be the way most people will use the App and I believe it is most intuitive that way. Putting switches in there would not make much sense as the App can not change the settings itself (like Connection Manager in Windows Mobile did) but can only link you to the Systems Settings page (which is the way this App works). So I hope you agree that putting a switch in there that would take you to another settings page would only be confusing.

@all: Keep the feedback coming. It is unfortunate that many of the shortcomings of this App are due to limitations I have to live with. Still I'm trying to improve it to suit your needs as much as possible.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
How about this for Wifi?

It's a transparent png file so you should download it, otherwise it's only white on white.

View attachment 713845
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
The Icon that is in my current build (which should be in the second update) is already looking pretty similar to the Icon you provided.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Knochen1981:
I think you didnt understood :)

I mean a switch for activating each tile.

So like now where you have to hold down d the tile a simple switch with the same effect like

now:

icon you press n hold and get to your homescreen with the new icon

settings like design:

text: wi-fi shortcut switch off (when you switch this on you'll get to the homescreen with the tile, next time you open the app the switch is set to on, so you know wich tile is activated)

underneath a short description

maybe i create a design example with photoshop

Thx for takin feedback serious
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
I don't have Mango yet, so I obviously don't know what the app can or can't do in its current form, but here is what would be fantastic, if possible:

Have the live tile show the current state of the setting (different icons for on versus off), and tapping the tile acts as a toggle, changing the setting and updating the tile (without the need to open any settings page).

Do the new APIs allow direct control of the individual connection settings by an app, or just a shortcut to the OS settings app?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
Mango does still not allow Applications to simply interfere with system settings, which is why I only can open the settings page (I would prefer it differently as well). That way Microsoft ensures that the users always has a GUI presented to him when such settings change.

Concerning the display of the current state of a connection. My personal development version sets the tile Background inside the App to on the Wifi and Data connection tiles if the services to belong to are deactivated.

I was thinking about displaying that state on the start screen tiles as well but as users might not always switch the settings by going through my app and there is no way of getting an App notified of such changes the tiles might display incorrect information which is why I'm not including that feature.

Regarding the on/off switches. I like the idea per se as it would allow people to quickly place tiles on the start screen an would not yank them out of the App for tiles that are already on the start screen. My development version now displays a message when the according tile is already on the start screen. I will think about a way to display that a tile is already pinned to start visually beforehand. The switches would still be weird in the handling as WP7 upon creation of a tile always moves from the App to the start screen.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] PG2G:
You could always create a Background Agent that checks the status and updates the tiles accordingly. Though, I think that you can only schedule those to run as frequently as every 30 minutes so there would still be a fair amount of time where things could be out of sync.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
I'm more thinking along the lines of making that display a configurable option which tells people when they activate it, that the tiles display might be inaccurate if they change their settings without opening the App.

What I want to avoid is anything that behaves odd without any possibility to explain to the user what is happening or why that is (because it leads to confused users => bad reviews).
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
That is a valid concern. Hopefully, though, people would have enough common sense (yeah, I know ;)) to realize that changing a setting outside of your app could cause a delay in the live tile update, but I think your disclaimer pop-up idea should be enough, advising people that if they DO change a setting outside of the app, then the live tile may take up to 30 minutes to reflect the change. Then you could add the background agent component to provide the auto-refresh every 30 minutes.

As for Microsoft not allowing you to change the setting directly, well, that sucks. As much as I like WP7, I sometimes get tired of being treated like little children by Microsoft.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ONDR4SH3K:
Nice app. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
I kind of understand why Microsoft is not allowing Apps to do certain things on their own. E.g. someone could write an App that is downloading huge amounts of data but before doing so disables the Wifi connection. The outcry of affected people would be enormous.

That's why everything that might impact anything aside from the App itself is only accesible through Choosers and Tasks. That way Microsoft knows that the setting only changes when the user sees a suitable UI. (Code analysis might fail at this task due to Reflection invocation of those APIs).

The world would be a better place if it were not for the black sheep in the computer industry but at least I know I can feel quite safe using WP7.

Back To Topic - I'm not sure wether I will include a background agent because it would only be necessary to run IF the user decides to go the other route which he is warned not to do. I'd stick with correcting the tile whenever the App launches and not waste any processing time on checking that value every half hour.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
RE: background agent, that's cool, and you're right, it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to consume CPU cycles for something that only might happen.

As for the safety from black sheep issue, the solution seems simple to me. Just as with apps that use personal and/or location data, an app that has the ability to adjust connection settings would require the user to confirm that they want it in the marketplace before purchase/download, and it could also be implemented in a way that the app can't actually do it until you have confirmed it on the phone during the first run. Safety still maintained, and better flexibility achieved, in keeping with the "glance and go" philosophy of WP7. With that said, I still give kudos to MS for even implementing the shortcut APIs. As I understand it, Apple still hasn't allowed them on iOS (at least that is what I have been told by some iPhone users).

BTW, your app sounds great! I just wish Microsoft and AT&T would get off their collective backsides and GET MANGO OUT THERE ALREADY so I could use it! :D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Marvin_S:
Background agent will just be confusing.

The most important thing is that you need to close the app directly if you click on a live tile (if possible). Because now your app stays in the stack which is quite annoying. It would be nice if it only went to wifi f/e and just closes the app after it switching. (you could add it to the on navigate from function f/e).

The behaviour should be like this:

click the tile --> wifi settings --> toggle wifi on/off --> click back button --> start screen. unfortunately now your app is in between the "back sequence", it would be cool if it will auto close if not opened trough the Maintile
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] interjuncture:
Wow, it's really weird that I announced and released an app REALLY similar to this last week. It seems odd that two of us would have nearly the same idea at the same time.

Apparently I can't post links, but you'll find the post (first one on the main page) on my site at twistontech dot com. I don't know about you, but your app looks an awful lot like mine, don't you think?

Regards,

sirtwist
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
Mine released yesterday and in another forum (PocketPC.ch) someone brought it to my attention that your App exists. I actually downloaded it then and was astonished at how similar they looked.

I guess it simply made sense to visualize all of this that way. (As people say: sometimes a certain idea is in the air and just waits to materialize).
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ihabsad:
in all cases, great job you have done

good luck
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Lidanh:
Good job! thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] prjkthack:
Oh. There is an official thread in here. Great job!

Hope you don't mind, but I customized your app for my own purposes. I did not like the icons and some of the wording, removed mainpage.xaml from the backstack when using a shortcut, and put the app itself in the settings panel since I have the shortcuts and don't need the app to take up more space in the app list.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
@prjkthack: Interesting, how (in which method) are you removing the mainpage.xaml from the backstack. OnNavigatedFrom it is not yet in there => can't be removed.

I solved this with kind of a hack though in the development version.

Icons will also be updated. I intended to add numerous tile customization options in the future although I don't know when I'll have the time to do so.

In what way did you change the wording?

How did you put it in the settings panel? I would not put it there myself but it interests me how this can be accomplished.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
Take a look at this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254063
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] prjkthack:
protected override void OnNavigatedTo(System.Windows.Navigation.NavigationEventArgs e)
{
base.OnNavigatedTo(e);
if (base.NavigationContext.QueryString.ContainsKey("Action") && this.mRedirect)
{
this.mRedirect = false;
string str = base.NavigationContext.QueryString["Action"];
if (str != null)
{
[B]this.ExitOnReturn = true;[/B]
if (!(str == "Wifi"))...

}

[B] if (this.ExitOnReturn)
{
base.NavigationService.GoBack();
}[/B]

}

Yeah not everyone may like it in there, but I figure the main point of the app (at least in my opinion) would be to place the shortcuts on the homescreen, so I would be using the app's mainpage.xaml very little (pretty much not at all aside from pinning shortcuts). So having another app in my applist that I don't use would just take up wasted space.

This post shows how to put it in the settings folder.

Images attached showing how I changed things. I did also rename it to just "connectivity" so it feels just like another menu in the settings page.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
I'm pretty sure the App would not pass Marketplace certification if I tried to put it into the settings menu. Thanks for the Info though. :)

Concerning your navigation stack - trick. I initially tried it that way too but you can't navigate backwards programatically from your application when you're on it's first page (the back-stack is empty). Your call is producing an unhandled exception which crashes it to the start screen.

I'm now using new Microsoft.Xna.GameFramework.Game().Exit() to accomplish the desired effect.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] prjkthack:
Oh yeah, I know. Haha. I'm sure putting things into the settings menu was never intended for us regular devs, but its a nice little trick that helps keep my app list clean and free of clutter. I hope one day they allow it, but maybe heavily regulate what apps can and cannot do it. I was not planning on submitting it to the Marketplace anyway. Its your app, and I only modified it for myself, and would not distribute it without permission.

That being said, I'm having no issues with navigating backwards at all in the app. Its all working fine. No exceptions here.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
This week there will be a minor update with slight improvements to the visuals, although new Icons won't be included (I didn't know they would produce such an outcry when I sent the update to Microsoft last wednesday shorly after release).

I am right now finishing up the second update to Connectivity Manager which will provide a performance boost when opening settings from a Start Screen Tile, directly navigates back to the Start screen when pressing Back in the settings screen.

Another enhancement will not be one but 4 Icon-Sets which can be picked from on a per Tile basis. You will also be able to change the wording which is displayed on the tiles.

Another popular request will be included too: the ability to get the connection state displayed right on the tile although it will only update when you change it using the app (as was discussed previously in this thread).

Perhaps I will get around to including the ability to customize tile colors if people want them to have another color then the configured accent color.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ShakaMan:
:eek: before reading this thread I thought about creating an app which allows to switch between settings profiles.

home: disable data connection, enable wlan, enable ringtone

away: enable data connection, disable wlan, enable ringtone

...

I agree that this might be a security problem if an app is allowed to change settings without notice.

However, doing this in my custom app should really be allowed.

But hey, what am I thinking? I'm not even allowed to create an app and just load it on "my" phone. But that's OT here...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Laquox:
Would it be possible for you to share your version? I like the idea of it being in settings better than the app list.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] prjkthack:
While I would be more than happy to do so, its not originally my app, and out of respect, I won't share it publicly unless I get permission to do so.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
I don't agree. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, with proper notification/confirmation at install-time, and again at first run of the app, there should be no problem allowing an app to directly modify connection settings, any more than it is a problem to allow an app to access location or owner information.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
You can share your modded version of the App here although I hope that won't mean the Mods to get out of hand.

On a different note. Yesterday evening I submitted version 2.0 to the Marketplace including Live Tile suppport (with limitations as described previously), numerous Bugfixes and performance improvements and the ability to customize the tiles from 4 different icon sets, overriding the tile background color and changing the tile's text (all on a per tile basis).

Plans for a future Update include the addition of a full color picker (currently only the set of WP7 accent colors is supported) and the ability to choose tile icons from the phone's image database.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] prjkthack:
Haha. There really aren't too many ways to do an app like this, which is probably why the other guy's app looks and functions so similarly. So I doubt things will get out of hand.

That being said...

There are two side-loadable .XAPs attached:

connectivity in-settings.xap - Installs my custom version of Connectivity Shortcuts and places it in the 'settings' menu rather than the app list.

connectivity not-in-settings.xap - Installs my custom version of Connectivity Shortcuts into the app list. This is the one to install if you don't want it in your settings menu. Also, if you want to uninstall the version above that is placed into your settings menu, you need to install the not-in-settings version and then tap and hold to uninstall from the app list.

Unless some new developments or some must-have features pop into my head, there is little chance I will be maintaining this unless absolutely necessary, so this pretty much comes as-is. It works on my HTC HD7S with Mango B2, but may or may not on your own device.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] MrAnonymus009:
Nice app!!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
Version 2.0 in the Marketplace

Version 2.0 has arrived in the Marketplace bringing the following advancements:

- Standard Icon Set was improved

- Pressing Back from the settings screen now returns you directly to the Start Screen when opening the settings from a Live-Tile

- Reduced time needed for opening settings page

- 3 alternative Icon Sets choosable, configurable on a per tile basis

- Tile background color coosable, configurable on a per tile basis

- Tile Text editable

- Support for display of status (enabled/disabled) for Wifi and Wireless connection on the Start Screen Tiles (off by default)

Improvements planned for Version 2.1:

- Freely selectable colors for Tile backgrounds (currently only the default Windows Phone accent colors are selectable).

- Ability to use own Tile icons (import from the Phone's Image Library)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] VNavratil:
Thanks, v2.0 is great. Are you going to add multiple language settings?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] StevieBallz:
Many people are currently asking for additional languages and sometime soon I guess I'll start to at least create a german version (which is easy for me as it's my mother tongue).

For other languages I would need a translator which kind of makes things more difficult. What language would you want to see the Shortcuts provided in?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] VNavratil:
Into Czech language. But your app looks easy to translate because its not much text in it:)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] colossus_r:
Make your app to read the text from an XML file and then it will be easy to master the translation...The community can then provide the translation for you in multiply language

Also when I go back home I will provide you with some more icons for the shortcuts for you to try (I already use them with your apply)

From my Ziio Android tablet
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] oOp:
would be nice if you can manage the icons a little bit smaller. they seems to be too big on my home screen.

but really thanks for your work. wonderful app with those live tiles ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] colossus_r:
a new set of icons for the app

Hi again

This is the first set of icons for your app 4 colors and 4 Black/White

They are png in 128x128 size ..if you want then in other sizes of format just let me know...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] speedfreak228:
anything like this for nodo?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] colossus_r:
Yes we have those for nodo ...Here you go

BT Shortcut

Data Shortcut

Wi-Fi and Airplain Mode shortcut

And another set of icons for the app