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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] crocodile:
In a moment of madness the other day, I ordered one of these devices. I've had some experience of Android on an HTC Wildfire & Archos 101 so thought it would be a relatively safe bet. But oh no.

Can't find a way to access photos on a Windows Media Connect server with the supplied apps & of course, there's no user guide supplied. Look online & the current user guide is for Gingerbread when the device has Froyo. So I thought I'd check & see if Gingerbread has been released in the UK & if that made any difference. Dear old Samsung can't be like other manufacturers & provide a simple "check for software update" in the settings menu, that would be far too simple. No, you need to download & install a Windows program & update via USB. Now while a PITA, would be just about acceptable if Samsung had ever in their history written a decent piece of Windows software - which they haven't. PC Studio & Emodio being two examples of flaky software with pigeon English. So no surprise whatsoever when Kies proves to be yet another piece of ****.

Anyone have any idea why Kies can't establish a USB connection to W7 despite the mass storage device connecting fine? Just sits there trying to connect. No errors, no timeout, just sits there.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Entropy512:
When posting here, you really need to post your variant... 4.0 or 5.0?

I'm surprised you're still on Froyo - usually it's United States customers that get screwed on updates but both the 4.0 and 5.0 are on Gingerbread I'm fairly certain.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] crocodile:
Apologies, too busy ranting, it's 5.0.

After trying an XP machine with another USB cable I've discovered that the device has to be manually placed into Kies mode under Settings > USB. Again, why can't they just prompt when the USB is connected like other manufacturers?!

Anyway, so now I finally have Kies running & it tells me that despite the current online manual being for Gingerbread, Froyo is the latest available. Think I'll just give up, send it back & write a big note to self never to buy anything from Samsung again. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] markr041:
"Anyone have any idea why Kies can't establish a USB connection to W7 despite the mass storage device connecting fine?"

Yes, because you have to set the USB mode to KIES mode. That is for Gingerbread; I do not know if that is the case for Froyo, or why you have the old system.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tcat007:
I have a 5.0, never used Kies and don't plan to. USB set on "Mass Storage", connects with USB instantly. I'm on W7. Must used USB cable provided (unless you're lucky and found another that works, many don't). Never used Media Connect, can't help you there, I just dragged all my MP3 into the extrernal SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] n64_ali:
I have a 5.0 from the UK as well and the 2.3.5 Gingerbread ODIN version posted in the Android Dev section (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1389809) works fine on our devices. It even saves you the hassle of using Kies which is a giant pain.

As for Windows Media Connect, not exactly sure what protocol it uses but you may have some luck with the AllShare app provided by Samsung (unsure if it was included in the Froyo version but it is definitely standard in Gingerbread.) Hope you have some luck as it really is a great device once you get past the initial humps. Let us know how it goes.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] crocodile:
Thanks guys.

Worked that out in the end thanks. According to this thread, Gingerbread isn't released in the UK:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362386

Seen the Odin option but don't really want to start hacking in case it does need to go back. Haven't looked to see if Odin can revert back to Froyo. If it can I may give it a go but hearing reports that Gingerbread knackers the GPS receiver.

AFAIK, Media Connect is just another DLNA. The Gallery app seems to have no option to view anything on the LAN & AllShare seems to be limited to creating AV playlists. It can't view photos & every video file on my server is apparently in an "unsupported format"!

The hardware seems decent enough but I'm not sure I have the will or desire to source replacements for every pre-installed app. My worry going forward is that Samsung pull their usual stunt of "Here's a new model, we don't have to bother with the (6 month) old one now"...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tcat007:
I use File Expert to view/move files/pictures on my home PC, does a wireless connection (as do many explorers). FX File Explorer is also nice (as well as Astro and ES Strong). Most pre-installed apps on any device have much better free counter parts. I don't think I'm use anything that came with the phone (other than system stuff), and I'm not rooted (yet)... but will be so I can get rid of it all for good. Although there's tons of app space, so doesn't bother me much at the moment.

Music Player: Cubed

File Explorer: File Expert

Tasks: Any.do

Calls: GrooveIP

Mail: K9

Photos: Quickpic

Texting: Google Voice

Camera: Camera Zoom

Apps:: Appbrain

Calendar: Yes I am using default calendar! (with Simple Cal Widget)

Kindle Reader

Not much there that came with it!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lardman:
All of my USB cables work with the device (from N900, N950, various other phones) so I'm not sure why people have troubles with this. But I may just be lucky.

Re Windows Media Connect server, does the pre-installed app called "AllShare" not work?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] crocodile:
Can't be sure without any proper documentation but it appears to be limited as above.

I'm really not sure the device offers enough to make the effort of rooting in order to uninstall all the garbage worth while.

I'd like to think that the lack of an official Gingerbread release means Samsung are working on fixing the bugs. But my previous experience of their products makes me think otherwise.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Entropy512:
Lack of Gingerbread is more likely something weird that's UK-specific... In the US, it's been Gingerbread from the beginning and I think international devices in the rest of the world are too.

I have never had good results with UPnP media format support on any device - even my PS3 is really damn finicky. However it's annoying that the G70 seems to have issues with UPnP streaming of stuff it plays locally.

I rarely view photos on my phone and haven't ever done it on the player, but in my case I have a Smugmug account so I just browse my galleries that way. :)

It seems like unfortunately your usage patterns are in a corner case where the device doesn't do so well. UPnP support is kinda "meh" - but as I said I've never seen any device where it wasn't. An iPod touch would probably do just as badly trying to browse photos via UPnP.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] markr041:
AllShare plays my HD video files on my server

"AllShare seems to be limited to creating AV playlists. It can't view photos & every video file on my server is apparently in an "unsupported format"!"

I have used AllShare. It sees all of my video files files on my server (just a home computer that shares). And I have played 640x480 AVI video files and a 720p wmv video file from my server smooth as butter and with great resolution on the SGP. It will not stream or play 1080p video files, however (which is in accord with the specs).
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] crocodile:
For what it's worth, I have no 720 files never mind 1080. AllShare can see them all (a mixture of AVI & MPG mostly) but won't play them. However, I can create a shortcut to them with ES FIle Explorer & play them all fine with Rockplayer. Guess I need to find a photo viewer than can do the same.
[Defy General] ovu85:
hi, my defy looses signal 2-3 times a day and the problem get's away after a reboot. Does anybody meet this problem before? if so, how did you solved it? the problem persist on miui, cm7 and stock.

THANKS!
[Defy General] ovu85:
can anyone hepl me?
[Defy General] vinhomn:
Change baseband version? In cm7 had an app to do this.
[Defy General] nekokami:
Here the app may help U

View attachment 856001
[Defy General] ovu85:
thank's i'll try it and let you know if it worked!
[Defy General] Israafiyl:
i have the same issue and i've tried almost every baseband but nothing changed!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krypton_the_slayer:
Any idea where I can get one? Failed attempt at replacing usb port. Killed phone - (it was free!) but I'd like to get it working. Can anyone help?

Otherwise I'm looking at buying a complete 2nd hand for spares repairs........

Thanks, Kris
[GT540 Optimus General] reD.:
I want to use good & fast CM6,i want wi-fi to work,market to work,and .32 kernel if it is possible :D.Wich ROM do you suggest me ? I downloaded PCF's ROM there is a error with WiFi and market.I need ROM for daily use,battery to last long...
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1438335

i'm using this and its very fast.

90 % lagfree :D @ 768 mHz

and i was able to put it on 110 mb system partiton ;P after removing some **** i don't use :P

so much space for apps , ultrafast and looong batterylife

for me the best to date
[GT540 Optimus General] reD.:
WiFi and Market (GAPPS) are working ?
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
yep for me they are definitely
[GT540 Optimus General] reD.:
Market works,but WiFi no.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lethologica:
I think my phone is suffering from the Android OS keep awake bug. I just charged my phone to 100%, rebooted, opened and closed the camera app and left it alone for about an hour and a half. I am down to 92% batter life remaining. This seems excessive. The Android OS app shows a keep awake time of exactly 93 minutes which is also exactly the same as the up time.

I don't quite understand BetterBatteryStats just yet, but BetterBatteryStats shows "gps-lock" as 1h27m4s under Kernel Wakelocks since charged. Nothing else comes close. The highest Partial Wakelock is ActivityManager-Launch with 12s. Under Other Awake is 93 minutes and Screen on is 2 minutes. BetterBatteryStats is the first item under Process the surfaceflinger and com.android.phone.

Before rebooting I had set my GPS settings to (and they remained this way after reboot)

-Google's Location Service : Unchecked

-GPS satellites : Checked

-Location & Google search : Unchecked

Other stats:

-Verizon LTE

-bigxie IML74K Build 2

-franco.Kernel #12 (hotplug enabled, 350k low, 120k high)

-No widgets

-No other apps were opened

-Gmail is set to sync. I haven't run or configured Google+ (don't use it). Gmail/Calendar/Contacts should be the only things syncing, no facebook sync.

I had similar issues before flashing the kernel and rom.

How can I get this thing to go to sleep? I don't think this should be consuming so much battery life while idle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
you have a "bad app" that is preventing the phone from deep sleeping.

get cpu spy from the market to verify how long your phone is staying in each state

do you have any notifications in the notification bar?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lethologica:
No notifications were received in the last 90 minutes (forever alone yes). I just installed CPUSpy. This says 00:01:25 was spent in 1200Mhz, 01:39:52 in 350mhz and 0:00:0 in Deep Sleep.

How can I find what app is preventing deep sleep? The only apps listed in the battery app are Android OS, Screen, Phone Idle, Cell standby and Android System.

Wouldn't this bad app show up in BetterBatteryStats under Process?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
I don't use BetterBatteryStats so I wouldn't know.

I personally set my CPU speeds from 700-1200MHz (as indicated by Franco and others... setting it to ~300 is bad because it makes the phone use more power to catch up)

How many apps do you have? can you use AppBrain or something to provide me a list of what apps you use?

I just took a list at my CPU Spy...

0:09:51 1200Mhz

920 MHz... 0:01:35

700MHz: 0:09:49

Deep Sleep: 3:21:43

82%... 3h 50m 35s on battery

Android OS 28%

Screen 24%

Google Voice 14%

Phone idle 14%

Android system 7%

Cell standby 3%

Nova Launcher 3%

Wi-Fi 2%

Beautiful Widgets 2%

Market 2%

700-1200MHz. Conservative Governor. Hotplug off
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lethologica:
I did try 700 with earlier versions (I think 8 & 9) and was also getting poor battery performance during idle. I wish there was an easier way to determine what app is preventing deep sleep, however it would almost certainly have to be a system app as I did not run any app when I started this test.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
It doesn't have to be a system app. A app can be started as the moment as Android OS is started.

Not all apps are listed in that battery monitor. I can tell you that for sure. Definitely something is wrong with your phone setup.

The best way to debug it (in my opinion) would be to backup all of your apps and reflash the ROM from scratch. Flash bigxie's ROM (or try another ROM if you choose to) and Franco's Kernel.... install CPU Spy and leave the phone off for like 5-10 minutes. See if it deep sleeps.

Edit: Try this https://market.android.com/details?...251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5leHRhcHAuc3lzdGVtcGFuZWwiXQ this should help you figure out what app it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lethologica:
Thanks for the tip. I am going to recharge and test again with all GPS settings disabled to rule the GPS out. Seeing the gps-lock as the top process in Kernel Waitlocks makes me wonder. I will give SystemPanelLite a try after this test.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
You did update to the latest Google Maps right? it contained fixes for the battery. Maps is a huge drain if it runs in the background. I always leave my GPS deactivated even though it's activated ondemand. I just don't trust it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lethologica:
Ahh hah! It has only been 20 minutes, but the GPS is the culprit. I did the same charge, reboot, camera cycle. Then I walked away. Checked CPUSpy and sure enough there was 18 minutes of deep sleep time out of a 20 minutes up time. Google Maps is up to date by the way.

Now the funny thing is, the GPS isn't all that great even when it was keeping my phone awake. Last night I checked the GPS after I got out of the subway (public transit, not sandwiches), for a second it still thought I was in the location prior to taking the subway. It took close to ten seconds to get within 500 meters of my location, and after that it was unable to pinpoint my exact location. The phone has been able to pinpoint my exact location in the past though.

So now, how can I determine if this is a software bug or a hardware bug? If it is software then no big deal, I can hold out. If it is hardware then I need to revert to factory, unroot, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
It's probably software. Something is keeping the GPS on. Either by a app or ROM. Most likely app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
If you're not using gps with google location services, it will take a while to lock.

Also, you have an app that is requesting GPS constantly while the phone is sleeping.. That is all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lethologica:
Any idea on how to figure out what that app is?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
I'm not sure how to find an app that is constantly requesting GPS, but I know the app Watchdog will help find an app that is running in the background consuming processor cycles.. you might want to try that but I have no idea if it will work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] imail724:
holy ****! thank you! I've been trying to figure out what was causing my phone to not deep sleep for a week! I uninstalled google maps and it worked! now I'd like to figure out how to have both deep sleep and google maps installed...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
did you tuck your phone in?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] el_bori1:
I had that problem with a Rom and turning on and off the Bluetooth would fix the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Created78:
Try disabling GPS when you're not using it. Worked for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amdunfreak:
i tried to freeze the google maps, but still getting the GPS wakelock.

from the other thread, some one mentioned about facebook.

i freeze facebook in titanium backup. looks like the GPS time is not increasing.

are you guys having this issue installed facebook app?

the other thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1419087&page=3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gwshearer:
I'm surprised that this thread hasn't already been done, but...

Does anybody have any good places or made some other notification sounds for the gnex? The ones that come with it aren't very striking and don't stand out worth a crap. I know it can be done, even with the less-than-droid-like speaker.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
There are plenty of threads for collections of sounds from different devices. Or you can use an app (like Zedge) to browse user-submitted ringtones/notification sounds to add to your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Beyond Fire:
Download zedge from the market. It has thousands of notification sounds you can use
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gwshearer:
I've been through Zedge. There's definitely a lot to choose from, but most of it isn't that appealing. More of quantity over quality.

I searched for this same topic in the forum and didn't find anything. This was to see if anybody knew of a custom collection or something of that nature.
[Android Apps and Games] D4rKn3sSyS:
Ok, today I made a Poll, asking if this was a good Idea. Even if low amount of people voted, I can see a high percent of them said is something cool. So here it Is, a Simple software made for using your pc / laptop with bluetooth, for writing into your android device ( even for playing! :) ), there are 2 apps, PC one (you need java installed), and android one, for Froyo or superior. Download is on second post.

NOTE: THIS APP NEEDS ROOT, BECAUSE USES CONSOLE COMMANDS FOR SIMULATE KEYPRESS!

Instructions:

First youll have to sync your pc with your android device.

then open PCBTKeyboard.jar, and press on "Start bluetooth connection" button

Then open android app, and search on paired list (or press scan devices), your pc, and connect It.

Finally, write on your pc, and it will be written on your phone

Some screenshots (pc and phone):
[Android Apps and Games] D4rKn3sSyS:
23/01/2012

Increased speed but removed ability to write outside the app.

Added characters like !"#$%&/()=?¡¨*[].. etc

12/01/2012

First Release - Need testers on All devices

Official List of Current Working Devices:

Sony Ericsson Xperia Family - Fully working

LG GT540 - Fully working

Samsung Galaxy SII - Fully working

LG Optimus 2x - Fully working

Huawei u8800 -Fully working

Galaxy tab -Fully working

Acer Iconia A500 - Fully working

Atrix 4G -Fully working

Galaxy 5 - Fully working

Toshiba folio 100 - Fully working

Samsung Galaxy S - Fully working

Htc Desire Bravo - Fully working

Htc Desire HD - Fully working
[Android Apps and Games] AllGamer:
it looks interesting
[Android Apps and Games] s0ftcorn:
i get the message "error connecting" with my U20i (XPeria x10 mini pro) with the kernel and device as shown in my signature. Some more detailed error messages would be nice.
[Android Apps and Games] D4rKn3sSyS:
Instructions on first post, sorry forgot it
[Android Apps and Games] s0ftcorn:
okay. so what do you actually mean with "sync"? Just pair it or what?

Because i did pair my netbook and my U20i, then pressed on my netbook on the list of the paired devices, which then resulted in the "error connecting".
[Android Apps and Games] justsayin':
works on LG GT540 but some bugs :

1-very slow response (writes the letter after 2-5 seconds) also when using backspace the box on pc is empty but letters are still there in phone

2-After I change to another application it just write random letters of word e.g (If I write Market it write on phone "Ma" or "rk" etc...

3-After a while of using I get this error on pc
[Android Apps and Games] D4rKn3sSyS:
There's an option to sync, that willl show a code or somthing like that, on phone and pc, for better results, you should do that.

The slow response is normal behaviour, i need to find a better way to writing, also, for delete all characters you need to press back space, multiple times (not just hold pressed), ill work on that too.

and the error maybe because you are using non allowed characters like ¡ or ?, wich android input keyevent and input text does not recognize. The random letters is weird, could i get a video on that? thanks.

btw, I can do software as fast as real time, but it will lost ability to write outside activity, and over any application
[Android Apps and Games] s0ftcorn:
yeah i did that and established even an successfull connection via bluetooth to my device, but nevertheless your app is not working for me :(
[Android Apps and Games] justsayin':
Well I Updated my PC bluetooth driver.. So I guess errors disappeared . Test video is right here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp3WqTKQIyY&feature=

now you can Put LG GT540 as "tested and worked" devices. and I will make a thread about this in the GT540 forum
[Android Apps and Games] demolition23:
Working!

Didn't recognise unicode characters such as "β, μ, α," etc..

Little bit slow!
[Android Apps and Games] batista16:
I really liked the concept, I can't test it because I dont have Bluetooth on my laptop, I think it would be awsome if you could implement an Wifi solution.. (like Winamp syncs when the phone is on the same network as the phone)..
[Android Apps and Games] cornelha:
+1 on the Wifi or even via abd/usb. I have been using wifikeyboard with a small c# frontend to the webbrowser needed and that works pretty well, except for causing lists not to scroll correctly at times. Having something else which would work better is always something cool. Great job
[Android Apps and Games] D4rKn3sSyS:
Dude awesome video!, thanks

btw.. Im still researching about how to make it faster, but I will see what I can do about wifi suggestion :)
[Android Apps and Games] A5J4DX:
looks promising glad it works on the gs2

---------- Post added at 03:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:41 AM ----------

getting an error connection im guessings its down to my bluetooth damn you windows 7, well at least thats what im guessing since i hate how w7 manages the bluetooth
[Android Apps and Games] SameeraPerera:
Use Case :)

I have a pretty good use case for this app. In companies, where access to Chat apps such as Gtalk is blocked, you could use this app message with your friends via Gtalk on the phone. Your PC will still be on the company network and you'll chat on your data connection. You'd need to mount the phone next to your PC monitor, where u can see the screen while working.

And then, you can chat away and somebody from far will only think that you are doing your regular work on your PC :)

I haven't yet tried out the app, so I'm not sure if this is totally supported. Hope it is :)
[Android Apps and Games] C0D3N1N3R:
Can you please add WiFi compatibility?
[Android Apps and Games] Scary Guy:
I don't use windows :(
[Android Apps and Games] cornelha:
Use a tcp connection, I am not sure if you use obex or serial port connection on the current version. But reading and writing data to a tcp pork works in much the same way
[Android Apps and Games] demolition23:
Quoting myself :p

Add huawei u8800 to the list!
[Android Apps and Games] Y_Yan_C:
actually all you need is this http://mymobiler.com/
[Android Apps and Games] aamirani:
Would the jar file run on Mac?
[Android Apps and Games] grgsiocl:
Does not work on galaxy note. Error in connecting!
[Android Apps and Games] Ping192:
Confirms working on Acer Iconia A500

Thanks :-)
[Android Apps and Games] v6ser:
Galaxy 5 and Galaxy tab:

Galaxy 5(force close app)

Galaxy tab(like a charm)
[Android Apps and Games] fernandodistinto:
Atrix 4G

Confirmed working.
[Android Apps and Games] D4rKn3sSyS:
Thanks for your feedback, new version announced, real time writing but no ability to write outside of app (you will have to write, and then copy /paste :))

EDIT: DONE!! check second post for changes
[Android Apps and Games] AdmcPL:
Does it require Android 2.2 or higer? I can't install it on Android 2.1.