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[Android Apps and Games] LazyBrush:
Update

Hi,

So I've update this game without the Read Contacts permission. Game still works fine! Thanks again for trying the game and all the comments!

Have Fun,

andy
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
Great game, very addictive! ;)

However, the game/server doesn't seem to be logging my scores...

When I start the game, it says my high score is 2800... despite having gone over 50,000 a few times. In fact, I just did 65,000 (? - not sure of the exact score now, since there is no record), it didn't appear on that game server.

How about a game pause/resume option, as well as a highscore chart on the phone itself (by playerID: points & level)?

And while I'm thinking :), how about adding a different dictionary? I'd love to play this in Spanish too!

I'd also like to understand how to maximise the score, do the letters have an implicit value like in Scrabble? And how are they multiplied/(divided?) by the different colours? I see that getting a 6 letter word generates a lot of points, so is 6 much better than 5, which in turn is much better than 3, etc?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tomasitoc:
Hello,

I am using Darkside evolution 3 v4 - ICS

Is it possible (without freezing the app - TB) to make it that an app doesn't show up in the app drawer?

Thanks,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vzqsmooth56:
I don't know of any mods for roms buy I know there are some apps in the play store that allow you to hide apps in your app drawer. Look around the play store :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] protegemini:
apex launcher allows you to hide apps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sinfulgray:
Nova launcher prime does also
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
If your using the tw launcher that came with the rom, just open the app drawer and press menu, there is an option to hide apps

Although for some reason some of the apps keep showing back up

EDIT: Figured it out, any apps moved to the sd will reshow up in the app drawer after a reboot

Sent from Flip's SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tomasitoc:
thanks for all that replied
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Frank_C:
Just curious, why need to hide applications?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
Well I like to hide apps I already have on my homescreens and in folders, like i dont want all my games in the drawer when i already have a specific folder on my homescreen for them

Sent from Flip's SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MikeYuse0406:
I usually hide apps i don't want people to see. Keep my privacy. By the way I use Go Launcher EX which also has an option to hide apps.
[Windows Phone 7 General] luizmeme:
So basically what we are going to get is just the "new" start screen? nothing else? like maps powered by nokia, skype integration?
[Windows Phone 7 General] mikeeam:
I would love to know too. Almost sold my Lumia already, but I dont know which phone I get instead it. I'll keep it for a while.

Guess we will know in a few days, no one knows it right now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] magicsquid:
Paul Thurrott has a write-up about this here:

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windowsphone75/windows-phone-78-preview-143476
[Windows Phone 7 General] mikeeam:
Wait.. No multitasking? Nor Skype integrated!?!?
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
Seems like MS is doing everything to loose these 1-2% of the smartphones market...
[Windows Phone 7 General] ruyzalim:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1722502
[Windows Phone 7 General] freddx:
I wont buy another windows phone anymore! I liked windows phone so much, but microsoft disappoint me with no updates for first generation devices. If the old phones would also get the new kernel, app-compability and skype-integration, then would it be enough. But Microsoft is ****ing stupid and dropps the little amount of windows phone users in only one day!
[Windows Phone 7 General] ChrisKringel:
I just contacted the WinPhoneSupport:

http://www.twitter.com/WinPhoneSupport/status/215556734205435904
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
It's a stupid marketing bull**** from MS guy... This Belfiore guy wrote:

It's a complete bull****! "shift in technology"... He should try Galaxy S III first!

But the facts are:

- MS just made stupidest decision in a years. Probably next 5 month WP7 sales will fall to 0.

- also, I'm expecting the app developers (as I am) will stop developing new stuff for "outdated" WP7 platform;

- it's a painful blow to manufacturers, especially to Nokia! Who will buy "gorgeous Lumia 900" now if it become outdated old piece of hardware so shortly? Check ebay in few days - Lumia 900 price will be bellow $200...

- and, finally, the most important thing: Microsoft has lost the trust and loyalty of customers. Who will spend money for "brand new" WP8 if next year they will announce WP9?

So, my conclusion: it's a very good time to sell MS stocks right now! Don't wait and risk your money...
[Windows Phone 7 General] jessenic:
Calm down... Don't you know what a kernel change means? It's like installing linux over windows on your PC. The OEM would start from scratch, rewrite every driver on the device (cpu, gpu, display, buttons, touch, accelerometer, compass, bluetooth, wlan... And the list goes on forever), that would take about 9 months at least. The OEM would loose more money than it would get.
[Windows Phone 7 General] freddx:
Sorry I was in rage....but an update with more features would be nice :( The "old" hardware can do more than only a new start screen. Apple even gives a iOS6 lite to the 3Gs and all appstore-apps are compatible...
[Windows Phone 7 General] ChrisKringel:
You shouldn't sell MS stocks right now, because of one developer summit. Of course, there are a lot of disappointed users (including me) about the way MS took. But I don't think that every point in your list is valid. I doubt that WP7 sales will drop to 0. There are a lot of people buying phones based on feel. However I guess the WP7 sales will decrease in the coming months. At least the sales of new expensive devices like the Titan or Lumia 900. I also expect the prices of current handsets to drop over a few days.

Microsofts course could harm Nokia, I totally agree. When they made Nokia Drive available to every device, Nokia lost a unique selling point. One of the reasons why I bought a Lumia 800 was the free navigation. I'm expecting that Nokia's stock will drop even further in the coming days, if there aren't any new announcements that "improve" the current situation.

I also get that developers will target new phones. However how do you develop for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8? Most likely with C# and the .Net framework. And guess what? You can run .Net based Apps on Windows Phone 7 as well. But at first I was also skeptical about this question and asked it in a Nokia Conversations discussion. The answer of a Nokia employee is attached.

I totally agree. However they can gain (at least my) trust back by providing not only the new start screen, but other improvements as well. The rumored new notification system comes to mind.

All in all I guess this announcement did not resolve the current update situation. In a nutshell MS stated that WP8 will be based on a new kernel and that this new kernel won't come to existing devices. Most of the new announcements were hardware related. One of the software things is the start screen, and this one is coming in Windows Phone 7.8. Did did not say, that this start screen is the only thing in this update. As stated above, MS should release (and continue releasing) updates that add WP8 functionality to WP7.

Well it's of course expensive. But if Microsoft stays coherent with the kernel they could most likely reuse the code in the future. But I think the problem is hardware related. On one side there are the NFC features. Also the SecureBoot can't be integrated (at least AFAIK) only software vise. They have special hardware requirements and current phones don't meet them. Then again, the current CPUs are very fast and can run the Windows Phone 7.8 experience.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
Chris, you are optimistic guy (and it's OK!) but I believe we do have more points for pessimism now...

What's happened - it's not a hardware-related but just marketing (read - stupid marketing!) issue. Microsoft is copying Apple's strategy now (probably they planned to sell own MS handsets) but without Steve Jobs magic it's hopeless...

MS public persons explanations - it's a bull****, don't trust 'em! It's like a "4 GB limitation of x86 OS'es" (what is an outrageous lie). I'm 99% sure it's happened because of two reasons:

- they want to "save" (he-he) some money for dropping old handsets support ;

- but the primary reason (I think so): they want to sell their own handsets ;)

Also, unsuccessful WP7 marketing campaign during last two years should open our eyes...

I'd like to be optimistic but... :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] OndraSter:
@sensbottom: let me correct your two mistakes there:

a) 4GB is really limit of 32bit operating systems. PAE requires the applications to support it => almost none do.

b) Supporting another system takes more money than upgrading them to the same one. Long term.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
@OndaTer, first of all, I'm sensboston (Boston - it's a city on the East cost of US) :D

Second, read this: http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/32-bit-ram-barrier.html?lang=EN You may google for more if you want...

Third, what do you mean by "another system"? What "another" system? WP8 devices will have same CPU (arm) as current handsets; of course, adding support of current handsets should cost some money! But loosing the trust (finally) is much more expensive, you'll see it by the end of this month (even week). Just mark today's MS stock price...
[Windows Phone 7 General] OndraSter:
Sorry, I always read it that way :D

a) Yes, it is called PAE, which is exactly what I wrote. Read it again! It is NOT possible to address >4GB with 32bit addresses. PAE uses 36bit addressing, but the application HAS to be compiled to be able to support the extra space!

b) "It is more money consuming (long term) to work on 7.8 line and 8.0+ line."

// I mean - application itself has only 4GB virtual space. Yes, the rest of the system can move the base of each application and thus use >4GB RAM. But note that also drivers must support it and that's why it is usually targetted at servers and it is disabled on desktops!

// ah I see what you mean - I thought that they removed it after SP2 or SP3 of XP (the issues with driver compatibility with PAE enabled).
[Windows Phone 7 General] ChrisKringel:
Well, we don't really have a choice here. I cannot return my phone and I have to live with it until 2013. At the moment we should wait what Microsoft announces about the 7.8 update. The Nokia Conversations Post mentioned multiple changes in the Windows Phone 7.8 update. They also reassured that they will stay committed to delivering updates. And it's not like that our phones will suddenly stop to work. Everything will be as integrated as before.
[Windows Phone 7 General] wiggy g32:
THIS!

Im a little annoyed that my titan wont get the full WP8 update but im sure it will still get some new features! they've only shown WP8 once so far at a dev summit and people are saying they are going to sell there phones its mad! also i dont get people complaining that there first gen phones are getting WP8! they will be 2 years old!!! You are getting a update like apple would basically so stop complaining! If you were on android you would be out in the cold with a two year old handset most likely
[Windows Phone 7 General] luizmeme:
WP 7.5 lacks a lot of features and we're going to be left out just like that.

This is just great. It's been like 6 months since I bought my phone and it's already outdated. Thank you MS. My phone is now nothing but a brick!
[Windows Phone 7 General] wiggy g32:
ok your getting a WP7.8 update arent you? you dont know what thats going to contain yet! also by the time this comes out your phone will actually be 12 months old almost and oh yes last time i checked the phone isnt suddenly going to stop working is it!
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
They pretty much said everything in 7.8. Start screen, and updated apps, thats it.

Fast forward the video to the 01:45 mark. He says it all.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
You should better re-read my post. I told about MS explanation, not about addressing issue (also, you are mistaken; the real address space for the process is about 3GB, not 4). I'm too lazy to find ms links saying "to have more than 3GB, you should buy 64-bit OS" but you can easy do it by yourself. My 32-bit Win7 WS works great with 16GB RAM, without ms bull****...

No, we DO have a choices :) We can:

- sell WP7 handsets on ebay, buy Samsung Galaxy III (it works with micro-sim) and forget about MS products;

- buy WP8 for the full price as a xmas gift for yourself;

- receive/purchase WP8 with wife's contract extension ;)

And of course you are right: phones will continue working as usual, same way as an old WinMo 6.5 or Blackberry handsets (actually, I saw guy with WinMo phone recently) ;) But every time when MS will announce a new "console-quality, amazing 3D game" or "new integrated Skype video-calling features" or whatever you can imagine, you will feel a little... uncomfortable (or may be cheated)? (like all Lumia 900 owners, as I am). And every time you'll open marketplace, you'll see only old, very well known (and mostly crappy) apps: no new amazing apps or games...
[Windows Phone 7 General] Drewskie:
I just got my 900 less than a month ago... my gripe is not the lack of updates... I'll get 7.8 so thats something however. I bought a flagship device that was released to the public less than 3 months ago and it has already been cut from the line so to say.

That means they knew 3 months ago that this phone had no life past the release of WP8, presumably before the end of this year. Thats a short window by any standard.

I just wish it was stated before I got my phone and maybe I would have still bought it regardless. I feel a little cheated
[Windows Phone 7 General] barclays:
Osborne effect, Microsoft!
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
MS marketing stuff are idiots and probably never heard about "Osborne effect"... But they will know what is it very quickly. I'm sad 'cause I like that platform and spent so much time for WP7 development... :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] redwhiteandblue:
Exactly and I wish all the moaners would remember this. I bought my Lumia 900 knowing full well that Nokia would likely have a better phone out by the end of the year, because they had shown the 808 Pureview, and a Windows phone with that camera is the phone I really want (and will probably buy sim free when it comes).

I do think MS have made a bit of a marketing mistake here though, they really should only have announced this when the handsets were ready for sale, like Apple would.
[Windows Phone 7 General] X_Splinter:
I bought a Windows 7 phone hopping this time they wont kill Windows Phone 7 like they did with windows mobile.

I guess the update 7.8 could meaning they are not forgetting us... so I hope.

We gonna have to wait to see if your apps (like Skype) will get any update for 7.8
[Windows Phone 7 General] ahlMAR:
and we have to wait wether msft makes a lumia 900 wp8 instead of a 7.8. or a better 7.8 version. i think they will not kill nokia
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
I apologize for actually believing (and saying on this board) that no way current phones like the Lumia won't get WP8.

I never bought a Windows Phone but I feel early adopter's pain. MS pissed on you.

And finally I would like an apology for being crucified for calling that right arrow on the start screen out for what it is. Now its gone ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] X_Splinter:
Lumia 1000 maybe a WP8... The other wont.
[Windows Phone 7 General] iosub:
I think is is just a bad marketing decision

Wp8 is based on NTKernel, you know that NTKernel is what is call “microkernel”. IT has a HAL “hardware abstraction layer”. So for MS to port WP8 Kernel to actual ARM processors is not a big issue. They were several Windows NT before for x86, Mips and Alpha processors. Now we have for X86, x64 and IA64

So where is the real technical problem?

Maybe that WP8 Kernel needs more RAM memory to run smooth?

This is a really bad decision from MS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
I swear I've been looking for those threads, they crucified me for the exact same thing. I told them it was wasted space, but they said its designed liked that to be easier on the eyes. They tried to convince me that it's a major design element that I could never understand.

I also got a ban warning for telling people WP7 was dead and its users would be left behind. Even though the world was going multi core, and WP7 was never built for it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] OndraSter:
This was my original idea back before even Mango was launched:

http://clip2net.com/s/23ohf

(Sorry, it is hand painted :D).

Basically, there would be fixed on the right side of the screen button, which would pop up quick buttons to enable/disable wifi, bluetooth, flashlight and wifi hotspot (and others). I suppose that the WP8 way works the same...

// Fixed as that it wouldn't scroll with the rest of the homepage, just as the arrow button.
[Windows Phone 7 General] daAppu:
As far as I see, WP8 is not coming out until December. It will start with zero user base. Even if we assume fastest ever sale of WP8 devices, big hardware like dual core, 720p display, NFC etc are going to make it a high end device unlike WP7 devices hence I would predict that it might take six further months before WP8 has comparable user base to WP7 but not earlier. I'm thinking it is going to be 1 further year. That's WP8 might take one and half years from now to attain same number of WP7 users or even more.

So, at least for next one year, I would like to develop apps for both WP7 and WP8 to maximize my profits. All I've to do is to write apps for WP7 and it will automatically be recompiled for WP8 as well. So, I assume that if an app wouldn't run on WP7 then the reason will be hardware limitations (for example, games and apps requiring multi-tasking and/or dual core).

Hence, I conclude that if someone bought a Lumia 900 last day, he is going to have proper support for at least one and half years. That's not bad I think. What do you guys think? Please let me know if there is some fallacy in my points.
[Windows Phone 7 General] fatclue:
Being the bearer of bad news usually gets you Leper status. This was nothing but history repeating itself. It's been barely 2 years since WinMo users were left with their Johnsons in their hand after WP7 was introduced. Now the shoe is on the other foot and users are up in arms. Yep, didn't see that one coming, lol.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
I remember someone else had a similar rendering a year ago.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andyl66:
Calm down everyone. I have a One x, this phone too doesn't have multitasking, neither does the sgs3. Well they do but it is practically useless now because both are too aggressive in killing off open tasks. The reason is this BATTERY LIFE. The same will be true for wp8. Fast app switching with certain apps allowed to run in the background is the best way to go.

You cannot have a big screen, multiple CPU cores, fat gpu and full multitasking, your batts will be dead within 2 hours.

Also, windows 8 is essentially win7 with a skin on. There are a couple of win7 handsets out and the batt life is woeful _ wp8 will never have the full by kernel, if it does ill avoid it like the plague.
[Windows Phone 7 General] neolp123:
i am not disappointed with the update..i have an HTC Titan... but i mean cmon there is no way that the hardware changes are gonna work with the current generation of phones.. but MS HAS to deliver the below features.. inorder to keep lumnia & other ppl happy..

1. UI changes as they mentioned.

2. The Live tiles should display more data when extended as they showed in WP8 demo. It shouldn't be like they only give an option to extend the size with no effects on data shown.

3. Nokia Maps integration... this definitely doesn't require extra cores or anything

4. Skype integration.. same point as point 3.. doesn't require extra hardware

5. Compatibility of apps designed for WP8 framework to work in WP7.8 UNLESS it needs any extra hardware features..

I hope they put in these features.. if not.. then current crop of WP customers will not go for WP8 phones.. who knows.. when WP9 comes even Wp8 will be rendered useless..
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
1. we'll for sure get the UI changes.

2. Not sure if live tiles will get extended data (ms hasnt said nothing yet), but we do get more colors.

3.MS might integrate Nokia Maps, my HTC HD7 has a custom rom and already has nokia maps.

4.MS might integrate Skype. (again MS hasnt said anything about this or number 2, or 3)

5. WP7 apps will work on WP8, but not sure if WP8 apps will work on WP7. We ve got 4 things that can stop this...

1. how much memory is required

2. resolution of the screen (WP7 cant do higher resolutions)

3. how the programs access the cpu

4. how the program acceses the GPU, programmers will have native io access and also direct access to direct3d.

So honestly, I can *see* all but the last point, *possibly* happening.

I do have to say that us first generation wp7 owners don't feel much of the sting of this. Im was waiting and Im ready to upgrade to a wp8 device! And whats cool is all the apps and games I bought I can use on my new phone which is *really* awesome!
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
Here is the snake in your shoes problem with this WP8 fiasco:

Microsoft assured us they would not be Android with respect to software updates. What does that mean? That devices would be updated across the board quickly. Then NoDo came out and that was a mess.

Microsoft then reassured us the process would go smoother. Now the community has to swallow the flagship phone borne out of the Microsoft-Nokia alliance will not get the one thing (integration of skype beyond any other OS offering) some of us waited patiently for? A phone but a few months old? Makes you start to wonder many things. Think if this announcement came earlier would the Lumia 900 have done as well?

Sure we can wait and see which features in the 8 column will not be in the 7.8 column, but let us face facts - if 8 does not have a bunch of wow features then it will be underwhelming. So the double edged sword will be the more features 8 has the more wow it will be the more 7.8 users will be screwed.

I learnt a lesson. If WP7 devices would have been upgraded they would have said so. Cuz it would have been good for business. But they never said anything. That was deafening silence.

To wrap this rant up, I know which phone I will get at the end of this year... a WP8 Nokia Lumia phone ;) Cyan please.

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:52 PM ----------

Here is the thread where I got stoned:

"But for an os that wants us to get as much information as possible as efficiently as possible I think it is going overboard to not show signal bars and battery. But an arrow pointing to the right is important?" - nicksti on mar-27-2012.

Responses include:

The right arrow is there to point out that you can scroll to the left or tap on the arrow to reveal another column and see all your apps.

Oh dear, now people won't know what to do!

and for the most ironic response in that thread

If you did your research, Metro UI was inspired by Metro stations. And what do you see there? Clean typography interface with blocks of tiles and ARROWS pointing directions.

So now I guess Metro UI is no longer Metro UI. Ah boy. Life is quite funny.