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[Windows Phone 7 General] freddx:
heres version 2.0.0 again; works fine for me on my lg optimus 7. I will use this version until the 75% -installation-bug of version 2.8.0 get fixed. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] mikeeam:
Please guys, report the slowness to WhatsApp support. I've already. The most people report it, faster they will fix!
[Windows Phone 7 General] rodrigoratan:
thanks! I had uninstalled mine 2.7 because I guessed that this way I would be able to install 2.8 but then it didnt work and I was left with no Whatsapp until today

Any change of getting the 2.7 xap?
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
better , here is an working whatsapp 2.8
[Windows Phone 7 General] blanket:
i'm sticking to 2.0 in the meantime

my battery gets depleted by 50% within 1 hour of whatsapp messaging when it usually just takes 15%
[Windows Phone 7 General] toothfish:
After installing 2.8, my phone can only last 6 hours with WIFI (using whatsapps music player control hack)

The only way to disable it for now is:

Whatsapp opened, play a song and it overrides the hack (but u lose awake wifi too)

the hack returns right after u jump back into whatsapp

well i guess over the entire year we have been asking whatsapp for wifi support, and they did it... just not very well at all ><
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
+1

I have written to whatsapp. I think most of us should. By making their app wifi enabled in the most horrible way they have screwed many batteries around the globe and most non-techhy guys might believe it is a drawback of WP. Clearly one app can ruin your experience and this one it is for me. I've rolled back to 2.0 for now and will see what Whatsapp have to reply. They are the least enthusiastic devs for a chat app.
[Windows Phone 7 General] toothfish:
Does anyone experience very quick drain when using Spotify or iheartradio? Since these 2 has awake WiFi as well. If it does drain a lot of battery then we can't blame whatsap for trying, it is what it is. WP was not designed to have awake WiFi

although in my personal experience I think whatsapp drained a lot faster than Spotify....
[Windows Phone 7 General] v_garg:
same here..whatsapp freezing and slowing down a lot.

Battery life also sucks now. Having to charge twice day instead of once .
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Same here. WhatsApp is making my life miserable as i had to carry the charger wherever I go. I uninstalled new version and installed 2.0

But don't they check reviews on market place?
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Not reviews. You have to write feedback to them. Goes via email from within the app. None of the devs monitor their reviews. They do respond to emails pretty quickly apart from Whatsapp team.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Haven't been able to connect to Whatsapp since about an hour on 3G and WiFi - anyone else?

Account status is "disconnected"
[Windows Phone 7 General] lordmago:
Used 1 hour ago more or less with 3G

Version 2.8.2
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Guys,

I installed whats app .xap version 2.0 as the updated version on market place is not working properly. Version 2.0 was working fine till 1 hour back.. But all of a sudden it stopped showing me notifications. I uninstalled and installed updated version of whats app from market place and this one gives me notifications.. any idea why?

I even did a hard reset of the phone but version 2.0 is not showing me notifications anymore. But I am getting messages when I open the app. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I don't think it is related to any versions as I've done the same since I last posted here.

It is something to do with either their server or MSFT servers that push us the notifications.

Today I've again got connected and the whole morning received notifications just fine. However since evening, I am getting toasts after toasts for messages and when I go in the app, actually there is nothing in my messages.

And sometimes there is no tile count or toast but if I go in the app there are messages waiting for me.

I've emailed and tweeted them, no reply yet. I think they will again blame MSFT servers and MSFT won't respond.

I thought Viber was slacking, but I think everyone is.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
hmmmm thats interesting but its working fine when I install latest version from market place..So i think they are blocking version 2? whats your version on the phone?
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I've had this issue in 2.0 as well as 2.8.2

Currently I'm on 2.8.2 - official one from marketplace and it's been a nightmare on and off all the time!

My E63 is flawless with Whatsapp even to this date - unsupported OS!
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
^ Yup I agree with you that it works flawless on symbian. I wonder why so many issues on WP.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I saw a post from Whatsapp help forum/section where they blamed it on MSFT notification system where their servers dont have direct control but MSFT has it.

So it's all a mystery and pain that we just have to sit and watch ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Its just now the notifications, even the app takes good 4 to 8 seconds to load. :( . I really wish atleast WP8 has true multi tasking :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Don't get your hopes high, it doesn't have it. Only 3 more tombstone state apps (?)

It doesn't really take more than 2-3 seconds for me, but it does feel real long at times. I keep my whatsapp tombstonned all the time and just don't tap on toasts. I see numbers on tile and just switch to that tomb-stone screen - much quicker!
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? This is just ridiculous. I am not saying WP8 should have multitasking but should have better app management. For example when I open whats app and go to home screen (without exiting whats app) and when I click whats app Icon, it should take me to where i left at the first place instead of opening the app all over again. Now I am really worried about WP8 :(. Fingers crossed for oct 29th 2012

Thats what I do most of the times, but with the latest version of whats app, even this method sucks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Yeah that is how it is currently in Symbian. It stays running in background is some way where it won't eat away your battery as much. The notifications work flawlessly and it resumes perfectly too. I don't think we will be seeing that sort of multi tasking on WP8. I am not sure how long it took iOS to get real multitasking either. Do they have it now? I am not sure iPhone has it now. My iPod 4 doesn't have it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Yes iOS have it now but it not true multi tasking and i think they released in 2010 or 2011. I think microsoft missed couple of core features in WP7.5

1) Multi tasking (alteast like iOS)

2) Data counters - To check usage of the data

I think the 2nd one will be taken care in WP8, but I am really worried about the first one. Do you remember where you read about WP8 not going to have muti tasking or something similar to iOS app switching comcept?
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I'm still not sure about the iOS concept you mentioned. I just tried my Whatsapp on 3 different devices - HTC Sensation XL, HTC Titan and iPod 4.

If I am in a convo with someone and then hit home, then load the app using Whatsapp icon on either home screens or in app lists/drawers - only HTC Sensation XL resumes exactly where I had left (like Symbian phones) but the other two shows me a list of all convos i.e. home of the app.

Of course the only annoying bit is with Whatsapp loading splash screen for WP!

The multitasking bit was from the leaked SDKs and earlier screenshots. There are people holding on with a hope that not everything is revealed and I hope that is true, but I think launch will be more about how the whole ecosystem will bind together with apps being shown for pause-and-play scenarios etc.

I'll find the link and post.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
I agree with you on whatsapp with iOS. But the app on iOS open very fast.. I think iPhone 4s has same processor (speed) as my samsung focus and opens a lot whatsapp (any other app for that matter) a lot faster. I am really waiting for WP8 from past 7 months and I hope microsoft dont disappoint us on Oct 29th.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I doubt if processor speeds have anything to do with how quickly an app opens really. It is more to do with what state the app is opening from here, it being tomb stone state. I think iPhone 3g and 3gs had similar multitasking and slow opening apps too, but now with 4 and 4s, they've reduced the time it takes or eliminated the whole splash screen time! There was a "black splash screen" for Whatsapp that sort of makes you feel that your app is loading quicker. It's here somewhere on XDA.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mikeeam:
Guys, you are forgetting something. WhatsApp was made with WP 7.5 API. Even if it works in WP8, maybe its not taking advantage of its new features. Maybe?
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
But am sure if Whatsapp is to improve with WP8, they will abandon feature-specific development on WP7.x and will bring a better client on WP8. Most apps will bring WP8 app at some point by next year hopefully, else all these 100,000 are going to look like lack luster apps when the WP8 apps start filling up the Marketplace (what's the new name for it now - Store?!)
[Windows Phone 7 General] mikeeam:
Well, we cant expect developers to improve 7.X apps forever. Apple just abandoned 100% of their accessories with one new upgrade.

Now there is a new market for Lightning connection and to the "old" market with the 30-pin.

I just think they will abandon the way its is, and move on to WP8. Some improvements may be released, but I'm sure they will aim WP8 app.

We cant really tell if multitasking didnt change. I hope it did, hate how WP 7.x resume apps (yeah, the time you spend holding the back button and searching the app, it's almost the same you just open a new instance).
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
I still have my hopes :)

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-phone-8-brings-improved-multitasking
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Yeah read something similar last week on WPCentral and I'm really hoping this actually happens!

If it does, I am gladly buying ANY WP8 I can get my hands on. ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] XxAndrexX:
I don’t know if its normal, but I don’t use the multitasking method for the following reason:

After resuming whatsapp with multitasking a couple of times (2-4 times), it stops working and I have to exit whatsapp totally and enter again.

Sometimes I have to restart the phone, because it messes up my 3G connection.

And in some cases, It screws up my 3G connection for the whole day long.

Anyways, the whole system sucks

So I have to use my entery-level Android…
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Anyone installed latest version of whats app from market place? (i think its 2.8.8). It works fine on my focus but i see drastic drop in battery levels like 95% TO 65% in 7 hours during night in stand by mode. I received couple of picture messages during this time and new feature in whats app where the picture automatically downloads might be causing this issue? Please let me know hows it going for you..

When I am trying to back to the old version(installing 2.0 using .xap), post installation, it gives a message that current whats app version is old and i have to install the latest version. :( . What a pain :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] lordmago:
I'm not 100% sure, but I think this should be a consequence of a feature the developers made in the wp7 version.

If I remember well, when you open whatsapp, it starts acting as "keep wifi alive" app, or something similar, in order to get push notifications.

To stop this, usually I play and stop an audio file through a file manager app.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
What is going to happen by doing so? :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 General] lordmago:
It happens that whatsapp stops acting like keep wifi alive.

You can check this clicking on a volume button.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Thanks mate. But the problem is, I have to keep to keep playing on/off something to make that go away. But thats a good work around. I will try this.

I am surprised we have to take this pain on a "Smartphone" which should be smart enough to handle this. Whom to blame? Microsoft or whats app developer?
[Windows Phone 7 General] lordmago:
If I remember well, this should be a "trick" from whatsapp guys, but I'm not 100% sure...
[Windows Phone 7 General] tooly26:
any solution to get the old Version 2.0 working again?

the new Version is really bull****...drain my battery and the fu.... audiostream.....
[Windows Phone 7 General] lsguntu:
Unfortunately no :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] dkp1977:
I use an app called Stop The Music to quit the audio stream after I used Whatsapp. No battery issues here. Works fine.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] lazychobo:
Is there any possibility removing the shutter and focus sounds?

I don't have the option to select 'shutter off' on my Neo, so was wondering if there was an alternative way of doing so for the shutter and also the focus sound.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] NeoJeo:
Hello,

I think the only method to be able to remove this sound is to install another firmware (actually the german firmware allows the user to remove the AF/shutter sound):)

To flash a firmware you can use Wotanclient or flashtool.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ci6i:
Launch camera app then press menu button. You have a lot of options, including "shutter sound"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] mttca:
Confirm!

I've re-flashed the German firmware from Wotanserver and got a new option - shutter sound off.

And the German firmware also has all languages as well, though not mentioned in wotanserver.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] indycar:
run camera

dragout the left menu

and voila

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38120589/screenshot_2011-09-24_1132.png
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] NeoJeo:
Some firmwares aren't able to delete the focus/shutter sound :(, they just allow the user to change the sound.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] electricbluejase:
Should still be there on this firmware. :-)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Davy49:
Hello All,

In another section of this message board, I posted a question about using the root explorer app., I had mentioned the only reason I installed it on my gtab was I read that it had within the application a 'text editor', so if I needed to edit a text file I could..namely the build.prop file contained in the system file. I DID in fact click on the white button and enable the mount R/W function..but still don't see an option like the message states in another area:

Root explorer is pretty straight forward but can be confusing for some people who have never used it before. I have made this list based on the most commonly questions I have read about how to use Rood Explorer. I hope this answers your questions but if it doesn't, post the question and I'm sure I or someone will help you out.

When it won't let you manipulate a file ("this file system is read only") just touch the white button on the top that says "mount r/w"

When you long press files and folders for the sub menu, you can

Extract all

Delete

Rename

Copy

Move

Change Permissions

Properties

Add Bookmark

Send

View as text

Open in text editor

Zip a file

Create Tar

Change owner

You can also press menu for

New folder

Preferences

Bookmarks

Search

Muli-select

more gives you

Home

Refresh

New file

About

Exit

This program pretty much explains itself so just give it a little time and mess with it for a bit.

Can anyone help me ??

Thanks,

David :confused:
[Windows 8 General] mikeeam:
I have a BIG problem. I hate IE. And Bing. I guess 90% of users who ever tried Chrome does hate IE.

And every time I receive a link directly on my desktop (e.g. Outlook), it opens IE. Chrome is already my default desktop, but it keeps opening IE.

Anyone else?
[Windows 8 General] Aus_Azn:
Remove IE in "Turn Windows features on or off".
[Windows 8 General] mikeeam:
Yeah, it woked. Didnt know I could uninstall IE. Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 General] ddddanger:
Nebody Can please give an Camera fix for x10 2.3

and proper auto brightness feature please......:(
[XPERIA X10 General] Prodigy:
What camera fix? Sound? I wouldn't want sound cos I need to take silent pictures of_______ (I am a spy)

(jks ;p)

Proper autobrightness? Use the widgets.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joseph168:
Dear all,

Could anyone confirm me that whether I can root my tab 3.1 with bb p7500xxkg7 kernel 2.6.36.3. I'm not sure that my tab from eroupe or Asia? I would appreciate ur confirmation so that I can try to find out how to root. Sorry I'm jux new here as well as new for android os

Thx u
[Captivate General] Nucleartx:
Was told by tech support this morning that the official version of Android is now 2.3.4 as of today. Will we see anything actually released today or are they talking out of their rears??????
[Captivate General] Wdustin1:
I was told 2 weeks ago that it was out and that my 2.2 phone was out of date and he asked me when I was going to upgrade, they have no clue

Currently Pinnacle 1.2 and have never been happier
[Captivate General] steveo314:
Who's tech support? AT&T or Samsung?
[Captivate General] Nucleartx:
Att
[Captivate General] steveo314:
Did you ask them if it was kies or OTA?
[Captivate General] sola fide:
Seems odd if it was being released today. Seems very out of the blue.
[Captivate General] steveo314:
AT&T and Samsung's websites still say 2.2
[Captivate General] Dave the Knave:
I frankly wouldn't bother to even ask ATT/Samsung cause they always seem to have their heads up their ass when it comes to OS upgrades. I'd wait and be patient because the SamFirmware twitter said his "reliable source" told him we should be seeing 2.3.5 in the "near future". That was on their twitter feed a few weeks back.
[Captivate General] 1tontomato:
I second that sam firmware seems to be the only source that isn't BS.
[Captivate General] sola fide:
I haven't been tracking SamFirmware as close as I used too. Did they mention it for Galaxy S phones in general or did they specifically mention the Captivate? Let's remember that ATT has a track record of being behind the game when it comes to update releases. ;)
[Captivate General] steveo314:
No samfirmware posts updates "years" before the carriers release them.
[Captivate General] ryusen:
Just checked Kies and it says i have the latest (2011.02.19 date)
[Captivate General] jimiyarb:
Captivate 2.3.4

I was recently on chat with Samsung and they said they didn't know if or when it was coming out and they would rather give no info so as to not give incorrect info...how pc!
[Captivate General] gstern:
I know that "sit back and wait" is our only option, but i fear that by the time samsung's official GB build and source code will be released for the captivate, we won't have much devs willing to put time and effort into this.
[Captivate General] Nucleartx:
I was told my replacement device was coming with 2.2 and it would have an insert on how to update it to 2.3.4. Sounds like a huge fish story to me now. I guess that they require every CSR has to BS the customer to make ATT sound better.
[Captivate General] steveo314:
I'd like to see that "insert" if it actually exists. Let us know what you get "in the box".
[Captivate General] Dave the Knave:
Said "Galaxy S"

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate General] steveo314:
Yea 2.3.5 for the galaxy s is up on there. Not for the variants yet.
[Captivate General] Nucleartx:
Nothing in box to upgrade to 2.3.4, figures.....
[Captivate General] steveo314:
Call AT&T and tell em you didn't get it in the box like they said it would be....
[Captivate General] Oz.:
Is the captivate getting 2.3.4, or 2.3.5? And what is the difference between the two?
[Captivate General] steveo314:
May be 2.3.5. I saw it appear on samfirmware.com for the infuse. I don't know what the big differences are. Only time will tell when the carriers release 2.3.x. gingerbread was released by Google almost a year ago.
[Captivate General] hd779:
I believe 2.3.5 adds support for google wallet.
[Captivate General] macabre07:
i'm think unlikely
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
IMHO, officially, you will not see another firmware for Captivate from AT&T. It is done. Time to move on. If you can't stand the current 2.2 firmware, flash the leaked firmware or custom ROMs.

Infuse is in line for next big firmware update to 2.3 while AT&T is preparing launching Galaxy S2 and testing LTE verison of GS2 variant. Add a few new Windows Phone 7 handsets and 7.5 Mango updates to existing WP7s (all publically promised to be released this year), I just don't see AT&T has any resource left this year to test 2.3.x firmware for Captivate.
[Captivate General] ln100:
Back in July they were planning to release 2.3 for the Captivate...

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20407&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32234&mapcode=mobile-devices

When it will really happen is the question? My guess is maybe a month after the SGS2 is released.
[Captivate General] hd779:
http://www.androidauthority.com/android-2-3-5-gingerbread-release-date-july-11-monday-18720/

Yep
[Captivate General] steveo314:
Yea 2.3.5 adds Google wallet. And gingerbread is going to be the last update for the I897. We just need to quit chopping at the bit and run the leaked version(s) til it actually happens. There are so many tools here to put you on any of the 3 versions of android whether its been released or not.
[Captivate General] sansaman:
Rogers Captivate I896

I think it's out for I896, Canada. Samfirmware confirmed this.
[Captivate General] Geezer000:
http://twitter.com/#!/SamKiesUpdates

Does it come with kernel source?

EDIT: no source drop yet. Just Kies.
[Captivate General] popfan:
There almost no reason for the Captivate to go to 2.3.5 any way. If the main reason is to add google wallet, it is useless to this phone since it doesn't have NFT available to it.
[Captivate General] steveo314:
Your not comparing it right. You have to compare KB1/2(froyo) to whatever gingerbread is going to be when its released. And if I remember right from back in February didn't Canada's cappy get froyo before the US?????

We weren't promised pre 4G like what the infuse has nor NFT. The cappy was AT&T's first big android device even though they watered it down. Its not the backflip nor the aria, which both barely made it to froyo.
[Captivate General] Nick0703:
We just got an official Gingerbread 2.3.3 update today throught Kies for the Captivate SGH-i896 (Canada).
[Captivate General] liowdanger:
it's just a leak no official 2.3.4 release.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wals1h:
ok i bought a samsung galaxy s2 from gumtree(online advertisments) phoned up met the guy at his work(so called) payed 300 cash anyway 6 weeks later i cant make calls or send texts only use web. i phoned up my network they said imei is black listed. i seen him take a three network sim out so i phoned them they said the phone belongs to three but and its not registerd to anyone so they might beable to unblock for me anyway no luck they said the person was on an 02 contract with this phone so phone them i phoned o2 they said no were not unblocking it plane and simple.

so what options do i have?? i have the guys number but it goes strate to answer message is ther away round this problem. or am i pretty much fcked :mad:

if anyone can help or advice me a solution would be really gratefull i have made
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Its blocked any method of unblocking IMEI is up to the contract holder /network .

You are in effect at the mercy of the seller who looks to have defaulted on his phone contract and sold the phone to you .The network has blocked the IMEI until the balance of the contract is paid off .

Any methods of faking an IMEI would be illegal and this board does not deal in illegal stuff .

You can use the phone as is no phone no internet or sell it for spares .

jje