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[Microsoft Surface] Skitals:
Because its not allowed, only metro style apps published through the app store are allowed. Even if you compile compatible desktop software, the OS won't run it. Its a closed sandbox.

At best we can hope for a "homebrew" community to compile open source software, and find some hacks to get it running.
[Microsoft Surface] jurion:
Hello,

I’m a happy owner of the Surface RT and I just wanted to add my 2c.

I think that Metro UI is great for tablet, but lacks apps !

So I cannot understand why Microsoft didn’t include .Net on this platform ! I think the main goal and the first “Homebrew” must be recompilation of Mono for ARM. As this will allow us develop a lot of programs, quickly and using “good” tools (Visual :p)

I just started to study WinRT and I’m already hitting a lot of blocks (For instance, I cannot find a way to open Shared Socket ! So if any other app listen on 1900 port, I lose my SSDP discovery... )

But I think recompilation of Mono is definitely a way to go ! I think i’ll try it this week-end, if I have some time, but It’s sure I will not be able install on my surface  As for now it seems to be impossible to enter Testing Mode on it.

Jurion
[Microsoft Surface] Backflipping:
I think people seem to be missing something here (well, not just here, on other threads/forums.blogs too). MS have essentially (it’s really quite impressive) ported over the entire Windows OS to run on ARM – and this includes all of .NET v4 with supporting libraries/DLLs.

You only have to pop to C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 on your Surface RT to see – all the same libraries for the same version of .NET a x86 desktop seem to be there - including Linq, SQL, reflection etc.

Now, this could be really great news! I’d bet that it would be entirely possible for standard .NET applications (by standard, I mean programs that only use managed code and nothing legacy) to be reasonably easily recompiled to run on ARM - ideally as easyily as changing a drop-down!

Furthermore, this is all supported in Visual Studio, it’s just locked down a bit - I’ve been able to compile, with VS2012 (and a minor tweak to remove the ARM compile block) a simple command line EXE for ARM (using .NET calls – though only in C++ which is a shame). The problem is, as soon I open it on Surface, I get an error saying the ‘digital certificate’ couldn't be validated – a common issue which has a simple fix documented online. The catch... that the instructions to remove this block don’t work with secure boot enabled, and - at present - we can’t disable this on the Surface (on normal PCs this can be turned off in the bios).

So – the key to all this, is for MS to open it up (not impossible, but who knows if or when) or for someone to get round this secure boot/certificate requirement. I’m sure there’s some smart people on here with abilities to work on, and hopefully succeed in doing this. Even if people aren't able to work a way round this block, I'm hopefully that eventually MS may release some firmware update tools that someone can hack to switch off UEFI secure boot. Or perhaps someone at MS or a partner may leak some file/app/boot that unlocks this for dev/enterprise purposes.

I look forward to it happening!

T
[Microsoft Surface] Jimm98y:
Everything doesn't have to come through the MS store, you can install applications that you build in Visual Studio 2012 for Windows Store, create an appx package and choose not to publish it in Windows Store. VS2012 then creates an appx package as well as a PowerShell script that you can run on Surface, accept security warning, get the developer's license on the device (it's free) and that's it!
[Microsoft Surface] Marvin_S:
It is fairly obvious why MS does not allow installation of "Desktop" apps on ARM tablets. Otherwise dev's would get lazy and just recompile desktop apps for ARM. The experience on a touch tablet would not be great on (unmodified) Desktop apps, hence Microsoft set this constraint on Windows RT in order to push dev's towards making a proper touch friendly app. The result is of course the lack of apps initially, but in the long run the benefits will be a greater experience as the apps would be optimized for touch.

Sure there are obvious downsides to this strategy, but the decision itself makes a lot of sense from a useability standpoint. You already read the complaints in reviews about "Office" not being Metro-style and unfriendly to touch. However this is naturally a decision due to time constraints, because MS would have also preferred to not include a desktop on RT. Office is the selling point now, to gravitate people towards RT and when there is enough demand, the touch friendly (Metro) apps will flow in eventually :)
[Microsoft Surface] jurion:
Hmmm, sorry my bad, didn't look enougth to find .Net assemblies.

As for open it for MS, may be, maaaay be it's the same scheme which they followed with Windows Phone 7.

No native developpment for 7.0 -- 7.8

But they open it for 8.0

May be they just want to force people developp Metro app to populate the store first.
[Microsoft Surface] Shponglized:
So where's the best place to get one?

I'm looking into buying one very very soon, I found some on ebay for $585 with the cover, That sounds like a win to me. I wish QVC had it, That'd be lovely.

I'm praying we get a work around for all this, But still If the device isn't made for it, I can't be mad that it doesn't do it, That's like being angry that my car doesn't fly.

But it's such a tease, it worries me that I'll have an entire desktop, Sitting, Obselete, With nothing but Office, which I wont even use.
[Microsoft Surface] Skitals:
It is made for it. It has the full desktop, and the full desktop Office suite. Its a big tease. The whole "do more" campaign advertises you can "click in" and have full laptop productivity with touchpad and mouse/keyboard. Except the only software to take advantage of it is desktop IE and Office.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] luke1392:
I've used this MIUI ROM, but when I select All Songs in Music's menu, it suddenly stopped. Anyone know how to fix this?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatsuzie:
Dear N7000 Chiefs

1. I recently sent in my N7000 to Samsung for Warranty Claims

2. They said my warranty is Void because of "Custom Binay Count 1"

3. Is my Warranty Totally void now or If I were to be able to reset the counter my Warranty is valid again?

4. will "[root] Triangle Away" be able to reset the counter?

Sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidSlave:
Triangle away will reset your counter

You can try to send it in for service again and see what happens...hopefully they don't have the serial blacklisted...

---------- Post added at 05:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:10 AM ----------

BTW what was the warranty claim for
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatsuzie:
Noted. Thank you.

Fingers crossed. Hope it isnt blacklisted.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] TramainM:
Snote crashes, when I use text to handwriting, it seems to do it more on pdfs as well and after the update. Is their any solution to this. I have even tried the Jellybean and no go. N8013 is my model
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mistahTee:
I've been experiencing this too. Some of the crashes seem to have a random trigger, but everytime I try to insert a textbox then use text-to-handwriting the app crashes. :( It's quite disappointing that this native app can't be more stable. I actually like its features and have been using it for a few weeks how on my stock N8013. Just have to remember to hit the SAVE button each time I add an annotation to avoid losing work due to the crashing.

(I'm still hoping that it becomes more stable with future updates. Looking into Lecture Notes as an alternative too.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danfalcas:
Hi there,

So my question is, what do you think of the nexus 4?

Personally i think in the front it looks ferocious but in the back part, it looks like shiny and LGfab (disgusting) style, they should put a mirror in there also.

Also, do you think that the rumors of a GN2 or a GN+ will become true?

Plz god YES.

I think nexus phones HAVE to be from HTC or (now) samsung!!!

Will I buy it!?

Yes, cause its google's so the expectation can be above the sky! I dont think that it is better than our beloved GNexus.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cundiffr:
I personally think it looks fantastic. But to each his own. I've always had Samsung phones including both Nexus' made by them. Although I wish Samsung had another run with it Lg isn't stopping me from buying the nexus 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kenjimovic:
I still love my galaxy nexus :D no need buy nexus 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] intern:
I love it, I think the glass construction will make it feel much more premium and better in the hand than the GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Thanks for the laugh. This is the one and only. LG Google Nexus⁴.

Take it or leave it. The "GNex+" is the Touchwiz NatureUX Samsung Galaxy Premier. It just simply has the gut of the GNexus smashed into a Touchwiz phone.

IMO the N⁴ is the most beautiful Nexus made so far. Finally a Premium feeling device. And iPhone 4S has a shiny apple logo smacked right on the middle of the back, still a best seller(:mad:Nexus should be). So yeah.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] K7Cobb:
I believe no matter how popular it is LG is a bad phone manufacturer. Point blank. They get a phone slap their ui on it and call it flagship......noooo. HTC is the way to be. Literally they should have taken over after Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
How can anyone say without touching one? The phone hasn't even been released yet. No regular users (or even reviewers) have had quality time with it.

As for the GNex+ or GN2, those phones don't exist and never will exist.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maxawesome:
I know I'm probably speaking blasphemy here, but the only two attractive features of the Nexus 4 are the Snapdragon S4 Pro and 2GB of LPDDR2, and honestly, Android is so piss-poor at managing multi-core and RAM that those specs won't make it any faster than an iPhone 5 or any of the upcoming WP8 devices until, I'm gonna just guess here, but probably Android 5 or 5.1.

Hard truth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevemw:
Me, too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] faelnor:
I think putting a quad-core in is a stupid idea unless you severely underclock it. A good dual-core S4 like the HTC One S (which performs better than the quad-core One X in most situations due to the smaller resolution) would have been largely sufficient. Thumbs up for the memory upgrade, though.

I remain doubtful w.r.t. the IPS screen. I'm the first to admit that the Super AMOLED in our Galaxy Nexus has wonderful contrast, homogeneity and sharpness, but the gamut + default color profile suck and there is hella ghosting. I hope the new screen will be an improvement.

It's good that they managed to fit a 2100 mAh battery in there but if it comes at the expense of not being able to carry backup batteries, then I don't like it. I always have a spare battery when travelling and it would feel quite wrong for me to use a monolithic phone. Bleh.

Still no micro-SD slot though it was one of the many complaints about the Galaxy Nexus.

Europe is quite slow with true 4G deployment so why no 42Mbps DC-HSPA+?

What about the build quality of other LG phones? How are they?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Um u could just buy an external battery that charges it. Like how iphones do it. You charge the battery, and u connect it to the Port and it charges. So that is not an excuse why someone wouldn't want to upgrade. ;)

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SoulExertz:
This is a stupid regret full buyer of LG. I have a few words to say. Whatever they did to this, will be awesome. Why? Google shall support it in software and LG does the hardware...

Now Let me tell you this. LG promised my phone(Optimus Black) ICS at the third quarter of this year. Guess what? Sorry, we still don't have any updates of the ICS. UP TILL NOW. So, u really should buy it LG has everything good except user support. And now, Google collaborates with LG and that solves everything!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yorkshire_Chris:
Android isn't the only culprit that can't manage multi-core, we've had single core for so long that getting proper dual-core optimisation will take at least another 2-3 years.

The jump from dual-core to quad-core was a much smaller leap than from single-core to dual-core.

The truth is that most apps don't scale well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cmoore0965:
I think that Google picked lg. I wonder if Google has their own forum, where they make threads wondering if their customers are retarded? Come on, the phone isn't even out yet. Any complaint has been refuted a dozen times in any of these dozens of threads. Google birthed the magic box (gnex) everyone here loves so dearly, and now they made a new one. I apologize for my bluntness, but it's ****ing GOOGLE, and I'm gonna go ahead and presume that they known how the hell to oversee their flagship device's production. The phone is probly awesome. Buy it, don't, or make your own phone.

Pink pony Gs2 i777

Pure Google Gnex i9250

Pink stallion Gs3 i747

Stock tweaked Asus tf201
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nicholaschw:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danfalcas:
+1

And well i'll buy it, but i'll be hoping with all my soul for the GN+!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danfalcas:
+1

I actually owned a few LG phones, and the quality is not the best! :/ i HOPE that the nexus get the best out of LG.

I will be buying the N4 but with the hope of the GN+, and only will because its google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Why would Google make that.... :confused:

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shaldy:
I like how it looks and i think IPS screen will look gorgeous, but why would i want to switch from my Galaxy Nexus? Performance is still snappy, dev support is amazing.

And i've ordered new housing for my phone for 20 bucks and it looks like new now. So i think i'll stick with it for another 6 months at least.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aaron130:
Hey guys just wanted to let everyone know I just updated TeleNav and its now working on my JB SGS3! I am running FreeGS3, not sure if that matters or not.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Telenav has BEEN working since LJ7. It didn't work on the leaks because some symlinks were messed up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aaron130:
Hmmm really? It didn't work for me till I just updated it. That's weird.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Yup. Soon as Freeza leaked LJ7 I popped it on and Telenav worked right away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] NGOwner:
Why use telenav when google navigation works so well?

[NG]Owner
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Because up until recently that stupid robotic voice was impossible to understand on Google Nav. So used Telenav for the last 2 years and most of the business addresses I go to every few months are still in the recents. Also MAPS eats the hell out of the battery even when not in use so Telenav works fine with MAPS frozen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kowalskijarek:
I am of the same opinion
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sleestax:
Waze. Getting crowd sourced info on where traffic police are hiding makes it win.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] marcusasdrubal:
Someone Try to explain me, why Apple 3GS, a phone of 2009 received Google Chrome and even a kind of Google Now today, but a atrix owner, with Gingerbread will never receive such application. And I am not talking to any kind of application, I am talking a google App. A GOOGLE APP. Today IOS received a voice assistant, even a 3GS got it. BUT, my Xperia Neo, with official ICS (4.0.4) did not receive that application. Hell, if Google produce our software, if Google profits in our mobile, why in the hell IOS get the apps and we not. What kind of company is that? Are they cheating us? Yes They are. Please someone explain that to me.

http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-3513_7-10014377-3.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/software/google-search-ios/4505-3513_7-35523255.html
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Talal916:
You should blame Sony not Google. Google's commitment is to the Nexus brand. Google doesn't make updates for Sony devices. Blame Sony for not giving you JB. Besides isn't Sony working with developers to get users JB through the FreeXperia program?

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] marcusasdrubal:
Hello Google is not the owner of Apple. But for a old Ios 4.3 and even old hardware like 3GS google developed a Chrome and also Improved (near Google Now) for IOS.

Google has the software, not Sony. Google developed Chrome, not Sony. Google developed the new search for IOS, not Sony. Google cheat us, not only Sony.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
Google chrome is available for our neos.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] wielku:
we can also use same google search as iphones it is in google mobile page you just click mic and btw you can install google now on our ICS and it works excatly the same as JB and as posted above we also can install google chrome we have all what iphone have and more which is google now voice writing offline
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Talal916:
-_-

I don't know if you're trolling or not but I'll make it simple for you. Google makes Android. You are on ICS. I'm assuming you're talking about Google Now. That is only available on 4.1 Jelly Bean and up for stock ROMs. You can get it on ICS if you are rooted. Google doesn't hate you, if it was in their power, all phones would have the latest version of Android. The reason you don't is because Sony, just like Samsung, Motorola, HTC; wants to take Google's Android and put their own skin and touch on it. That's why your Xperia Neo looks different from stock Android ROMs or Nexus phones. When Google releases a new version of Android, Sony wants to put their own skin on it. This can take a long time because their priority isn't to support old phones, but to put dev teams working on newer phones.

Tl;dr Google doesn't hate you, it's not their fault. Blame Sony

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] marcusasdrubal:
Hello

No one explained me why google officially gave a chrome to even old IOS and old Phone, and for pre-ICS not?

No one explaiend me why Google officially gave a kind of Google Now for IOS, and for pre-JB not?

Why Google can developer an app for IOS but for us made some requirements that only 1% has it?

I don't wanna fanboys answer....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Pandemic:
Be happy that Google give us Android, Android is the best what i have had:)

Sent from my Xperia Neo V with JS 7.4 with Dutch cream cheese + Ham and peppers !!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] MemoryController:
Because obviously the latest IOS API that 3GS supports is enough to port chrome whereas on Android the necessary API calls are available on 4.x
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] marcusasdrubal:
Ok, but chrome and new google search like google now, is offer to even old IOS 4.3.

Assuming that you are saying is true, we can say that even a old IOS, has API levels better than ICS?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Talal916:
Different OSes are set up different ways. In Android, Google Now is built into the system. Its not a standalone app. What he says IS true, you're just not getting that iOS is significantly different from Android. Android APIs =/= iOS APIs

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] marcusasdrubal:
But came another question if Google could developer for IOS in such way, giving them almost Now Experience even with different API, why for android can't?

I can see one thing, that even android has a lot of features, pre-ICS androids, are really a mess. Because if a old IOS can handle an update and support voice and chrome, our GB is a piece of crap, bad developed.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] georgeiulian89:
Have you ever asked yourself why phone producer stop their development for older devices? Find the answer to that question,and you'll know the answer to your question (this is unofficial).OFFICIALLY,you can write a letter to Google and ask them,because no one here knows OFFICIALLY.:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] alvaro761991:
Hey guys! i recently bought this phone and sold mi ipod, since that i always listen to music in my cel, but the music is too low and bad quality , i looked for some programs on the net but i just found equalizers that just make the music collapse and worst quality, i need help plz, with my ipod it had good quality and volume but now i dont know what to do!!

PD:sry for my bad english
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] alvaro761991:
hello?? can somebody at least explain to me why this happens?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] farrukhafzal:
try beats audio+DSP manager

it helps alot
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] bounty hunter14:
Can u please send the link.....I tried hard but couldn't get it.....
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Androidnow:
If you are rooted....download it from the playstore and install the libs
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] bounty hunter14:
Yes already rooted and using jellyblst custom rom.....I searched on Google play...it gives beats installer....but no no change in sound quality due to that.....tell me what to do next....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Scott:
Here is the 5x6 TouchWiz Launcher for the Stock De-Odex VPALJ1 base!

If anyone wants it for the Odex Base let me know...

Stock:

After:

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DOWNLOAD HERE​
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Scott:
Sharing Policy

The spirit of Open Source is to share your knowledge and files with the rest of the world so they can improve on what you do when possible. This is also my philosophy and I would never compromise that!

You are free to use this ROM or any part of this ROM any way you like as long as you give a link back to this thread or my website, www.scottsroms.com

Do not use my work if you cannot give proper credits!

Consider this your permission! Please do not PM me asking if its OK to build off this ROM. Permission granted!

However this does not include my CleanROM series of ROMS. Please do not use those without contacting me first!

Please "Thank" this post :p​
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] JoshBeach:
Thanks scott!

AND FIRST! :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Scott:
Damn, you always get first, lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] fryingpan0613:
Thank you for posting this so I didnt have to bug you for it too lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
You weren't on gtalk, too bad cause I had this done a few hours ago with a 6 icon dock too! Was going to share with you haha lemme know if you still want it. Good work on this!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Scott:
Your welcome!

Wait, I think I missing you from Gtalk. Whenever I rename contacts... They just dissapear?!?!? Can you send me an invite again?

Also, if you want post your version in here and I can link to it in the OP. Up to you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
You show as offline, but I added you again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
Can this be flashed by an end user
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Scott:
Thats the intent.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bralgar:
Seems after flashing this all my 4x4 widgets are cropped/cut off?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Yes. Try readding them. The samsung widgets should adjust automatically. Not sure about 3rd party ones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] rwright64:
Some do, some don't.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] JoshBeach:
I have a themed 5x6 in my mods folders. To match my ROM. :)

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
Thanks much!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] rawdikrik:
Are you planning on releasing that?