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[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneuser:
You guys sideloading YouTube, right? Because there was good app. I need to use an older version of Skype whose allows me to login with my Skype creditenals instead of Microsoft one. I have found and tried "unlocked" Skype xaps with versions of 0.2.0.0, 1.0.0.0, 1.1.0.0. The most older version closes immidately after start and newer ones crashing when the cyan background appears. IM+ allows me to login with Skype but I can`t make voice calls through it.

So I need any version of Skype from 2.15.0.154 and lower that works with Lumia Black/GDR3 update. Maybe [MENTION=4285613]AlvinPhilemon[/MENTION] can help... And for sure I need non-interop version.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaviUnic:
My point was that XAPs from the store are encrypted and thus can't be sideloaded, as you can only sideload plain unencrypted XAPs. How AlvinPhilemon obtained the unencrypted YouTube XAP is beyond me, but AFAIK the store encryption hasn't been broken yet, which leaves only the possibility of using either the XAP after it was installed (because they get decrypted after download) or taking the pre-installed one from the ROM (because those are also unencrypted).

Why is signing in with a Microsoft account such a problem for you in the first place? You need it to use most of the phone anyway, and as you've already experienced, older versions tend to have problems, so you will hardly get anything to work. And even if you do, there's always a possibility that Skype login still won't work in case MS changed something on their side.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneuser:
Sadly I have no success with that :(

When I`m tricking a response with Fiddler, there is a c00cee3b error. I also tried to replace updated xap file on my SD card to outdated when install button is available on the SD card menu into marketplace. There is a constanly error during setup after 3/4 of the installing bar.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
On interop-unlocked phones, it is possible (with some hacks) to extract the files for an app and re-build the .XAP archive. That's how the older YouTube version was resurrected.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneuser:
I know. But there is also a problem with Skype xaps. Versions 0.2.0.0, 1.0.0.0 and 1.1.0.0 that I found unlocked are not working. v0.2.0.0 crashes immidately and newer ones shows cyan background before crash. There is also version 1.3.0.0 that have ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES string. Actual version 2.0.16.266 was "cracked" too and it also has that string.

I can`t install 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.16.266 versions on my Lumia 620 due to INTEROPSERVICES restriction and I can install 1.3.0.0 when ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES string is removed but it fails to work. It also crashing after the cyan background appears. 2.0.16.266 still gave an error after no ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES string but there is no reason for sideloading it - it`s available on the Marketplace and lacks of Skype account signing in support (people report that they still using their Skype account if they has been logged in in previous versions).
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djamol:
Give me old version of skype xap file. I'll do decrypt it.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneuser:
Tried I way that [MENTION=5889633]djamol[/MENTION] send me in my PM (yes, I still hope to get an old xap working on my phone!)

I was little skeptical because of WMAppManifest.xml file. An idea to replace it and get some good things was discussed long ago with FAIL.

But anyway I did tried his method. I had successfully replaced that file but just didn't get needed result. App still crashes after the blue background appears for a second or less. Then I tried to move an app back to internal memory and then weird thing happened. Looks like it was failed to transfer my app back with modded file and an operation stuck somewhere between. Skype has disappeared both from Internal and SD card apps list of the Data/Storage Control ("Контроль памяти" in Russian) and it`s icon on the regular app list (one with all apps listed, opens by start screen swipe) turns into grey with no logo on it. When I tried to start it there is loading... ("Загрузка..." in Russian) sign with dot animation appears. I has leaved it in that state for the whole night but nothing happens and the phone was even half-charged after it.

Finally I have found new xap "for Lumia 610" which is WP7 xap and successfully sideloaded it but it crashes after the blue background like the all I tried before. FAIL :(
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amadeus01:
you just cant replace files and hope for the best.

sometimes you can trick apps with changed icons but not with complete xml codepages.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] titi66200:
WMAppManifest.xml is used at installation of the application, but not to start the application.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nomad2004:
Hi there, I've just got a SE Xperia Ion and a SE Xperia U from Yoigo (a Spanish phone operator) but I can't use it with my other operator since the phones seem to be SIM locked. :(

I've googleing for a solution but with little luck so far. Anyone can help me to unlock it?

Thanks :)
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] jutley:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2072198

I can confirm it works on rooted kindlefire2
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] iytrix:
Someone made a thread that included this already actually. That's how I found out about it. I think it was part of the rooting guide if I'm not mistaken. Good app either way. I did most of what it did on my own, but then did a fresh root and used the tool just because it's nice, easy, and I know I'm not messing up. I still did the launcher on my own though and some other things. Very useful if you don't know about the system app part of everything which I see a couple people are having issues with that, especially if they don't have a ROMtoolbox type thing and are just using a file explorer.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Niterider123:
Hi Guys i found an amzer tpu case on amazon for like 6 bucks link is given below and wondering if anybody has tried it. I have At&t HTC One X and want to know if it fits the phone perfectly please let me know quick .

Thanks in advance for your answers

http://www.amazon.com/Amzer-AMZ9382...qid=1357594927&sr=1-67&keywords=htc+one+x+tpu
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 954wrecker:
You have a thread about finding you a case in the correct section so why keep making new threads it won't help you get replies any faster. So many help find me a case threads already I'm surprised you couldn't read through a few and find a dozen case recommendations I guess you tried that already?

Sent from my HTC One XL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Niterider123:
Yes I did and I bought few cases but they dont fit to my satisfaction some have have cutout for the buttons some dont protect the lens and many other things I dont like putting out new threads I m just trying to find a perfect tpu case
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 954wrecker:
You nailed it they all have issues and there is no perfect case for everyone

Sent from my HTC One XL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Niterider123:
I m not trying to find a perfect case for everyone I m just trying to find a perfect case for me why r u being so negative? instead of posting all these posts y dont u help me its not like the site server will crash because of this one thread
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 954wrecker:
Forget getting help from me and keep posting new threads for things already posted a dozen times since this phone came out. I can tell you need individualized attention and searching just isn't for you

Sent from my HTC One XL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Niterider123:
Bingo u finally figured it out now can u please leave me alone
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] E.Cadro:
Well that is sad then. A remindrer of a couple of rules here on XDA

The rest of the rules can be found Here.

If you would follow the rules you would find that your stay here will be much more enjoyable.

Thread Closed
[Nexus 7 General] crazyfool_1:
So I read an article a while ago about how Google is really pushing for dev's to build more tablet optimized apps, I also read comments all over the place about how there's no good tablet apps etc..

I've only had my Nexus 7 for a month or so now but I haven't yet come across an app I use which isn't tablet optimized.. Falcon Pro for Twitter, Google+, Flipboard, Feedly to name a few..

I'm a dev and am looking to build my first tablet focused app but I don't want to clutter the market with needless imitations.. Am I missing something and there's an area you guys find particularly lacking or, was this issue just grossly over exagerated?
[Nexus 7 General] RootTheMachine:
Totally over exaggerated... Android apps scale nicely to any screen size anyway, so devs don't really have to do much if they don't want to.

This seems to be something that iPad users try to use as an argument against Android.
[Nexus 7 General] CrazyPeter:
It's 90% Apple spin.

Android applications are designed to support many any aspect ratio, and a single APK can support lots of different layouts, either tablet/phone, or even S/M/L/XL with all the buisness logic in shared classes.

In the Apple world, you have to buy the application twice, once for tablet aspect ratio and once for phones, and even then it's fixed to certain aspect ratios and sizes (hence the black bars problem in many iPhone apps when run on the iphone5).

Apple's solution is clearly very week, and they are keen to beat up Android over the fragmentation myth and lack of tablet apps myth, when the reality is, THEY are the ones with all the scalability problems....
[Nexus 7 General] greyopaque:
I'll second that.. granted, I'm only on a 7" Nexus 7, but I haven't noticed anything like I did when upscaling an iPhone app on my iPad.. My N7 apps all look good, bar none.
[Nexus 7 General] redmonke255:
Here's an example: Facebook. That app, up until the latest update, was incredibly slow and terrible. Now they made it faster, but it sucks to use in landscape view. Friendcaster is also a poor substitute, all 3rd party Facebook apps have problems.

XDA doesn't scale well. In fact the "tablet" version is worse than the regular one.
[Nexus 7 General] jaseone:
I just had to login to reply to this one.

That is pretty much completely incorrect, the majority of iOS apps are universal but just like in the Android market there are apps that are for tablets only, that is completely up to the developer's discretion. iOS apps only have a fixed number of resolutions to handle and any quality, well maintained app will handle all the resolutions. Yes there is an issue or at least was with a lot of iPhone apps not supporting the iPhone 5's extra screen size but what do you expect them to do instead of the black bars until support is provided just scale/stretch the UI to fit?

There is a shortage of tablet apps in the Android market, you can't deny it. There are some apps that look gorgeous on a tablet like Plume, the stock Google apps, baconReader & gReader Pro but there are a lot of apps that aren't tablet optimized that look like crap like all weather apps for example.

I do love my Nexus 7 but I have found there to be a shortage of quality tablet apps, I've looked all through the market and only a small number of apps are good enough for me to keep installed where on my iPad I have a ridiculous number of apps that all look gorgeous and fully support the tablet interface with the only app that doesn't being Speedtest.net.
[Nexus 7 General] gianptune:
What exactly are you thinking "tablet optimized" means? There's no argument that apps designed for phones will scale up and fill the nexus7's screen without blurring and pixelation. What I think it being optimized for a tablet means is a new layout to better use the available screen space. I suppose in many cases, this would be just including an extra pane in the app that helps to navigate or provide buttons for common functions.
[Nexus 7 General] hypersonicx:
Android was never the place to go when it comes to "High Quality Apps"

Its clear that Apple has that down pact all the way. That also explains why games operate and look so much better on the iOS side of the world.

Im not a troll or against Android in any way. But its clear as day. Im currently on the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 and although there are a good handful of quality games and apps, theres no where near the number of high quality games on iOS.

The game department and "Quality" department is an area that Google could step up on. BUT, with Android on so many different devices made by so many different companies with so many screen size / resolutions / CPU and GPU SOCs. The quality will never be up there with iOS since those apps are geared twords about 4 different phone "iphone 3 - 3s - 4 - 4s - 5 and the small number of tablets ipad 1 - 2 - 3 - mini ect....
[Nexus 7 General] ace9988:
Android is much better at scaling apps for different sizes/resolutions than iOS. iOS has alot more apps that aren't optimised for the retina display. When it comes to the quality of the app though.....iOS is only 1 device whereas android has too much fragmentation.

There are exceptions obviously....i'm not a big fan of the twitter and youtube apps the way they are on the tablet now. Youtube was better with it's 3d carousel than the stretched phone app. Twitter is just twitter, they don't want too much hassle for so many devices.
[Nexus 7 General] hypersonicx:
Couldnt have said it any better!!!!

".iOS is only 1 device whereas android has too much fragmentation."

I like my Nexus 7, but when the funds come available Im try to pick up a iPad or IPMini.
[Nexus 7 General] crazyfool_1:
Wow lots of great replies so it seems it was highly exaggerated.. I think tho based on the comments maybe instead of tablet optimized I just meant tablet apps in comparison to the ipad.. I've never used one for any period of time so I couldn't determine what's missing or we don't have.. Someone mentioned a weather app.. Also I agree the xda app is really wasted on a Nexus 7..
[Nexus 7 General] PVL_93_RU:
I don't think there's much need in tablet-specific (a.k.a. HD) apps since most of the normal apps still look good and are pretty much usable on the tablet. Best example would be XDA app - the regular version still looks and works nice on N7, same as phone - just stretched out on the full screen and there's no pixelization unlike like iPhone apps on iPad

In case of iOS there are universal apps that are optmized for both iPhone and iPad displays + you only have to pay for the app once on one device and then just install it on the other one (kinda like Cross-Buy with PS3 and PSVita), but if an app is NOT universal - then you'll have troubles with awfully pixelized app on the iPad or you'll have to use the app strictly on one device, this is especially sad when "HD" version has some unique features that a regular one does not

So the so-called problem actually doesn't exist on Android but it does on iOS

At least I haven't seen a single app that would look wrong or pixelized or whatever on a tablet compared to how it would on a phone
[Nexus 7 General] BlackFire27:
It is definitly highly exaggerated. Granted. There are veryyyyyy few that actually aren't. Only one I've noticed so far is glass tower 3+
[Nexus 7 General] mrazndead:
not exaggerated,

but I feel like at this point, there should be more tablet optimized/designed apps. the iOS store has wayyyyy more tablet optimized apps.

A lot of android developers just scale up the phone app and don't utilize basic UI philosophy to make the app more tablet friendly. oh well who cares? the N7 is still great.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Clearly there is a lack of understanding what "tablet optimized" even means. Those who say things like "iOS store has wayyyyy more tablet optimized apps" is implying that for an app to be tablet optimized it needs to be coded to work ONLY on tablets or some other such nonsense (maybe it needs to merely say "Tablet version" in the title?) The whole concept of "tablet optimization" is different...COMPLETELY different between iOS and Android.

As a few pointed out and many still don't seem to get, Android *can be* coded to work with multiple screen formats. From as small as a 320x200 craptastic whatever device to resolutions higher than the "retina" display (eg. Nexus 10) and look PERFECT in every resolution. How scalable and "optimized" the app is to the tablet world is up to the developer. Most apps I use work just fine on my Galaxy Nexus as they do on my Nexus 7 as they did on my Evo 3D before that. By "just fine" I mean they looked nice, responded correctly, and seemed pretty F-ing "optimized" to me.

I've never understood why this is SOOOO hard for people to get? Crack open pretty much any beginning Android programming book and go to the part that talks about UI development and you will see exactly what I'm talking about. It's not a hard concept to get.

Perhaps it's just easy to ***** about a lack of tablet optimized apps though... I would say ignorance is bliss...but seriously, ignorance is ignorance. Do some research!
[Nexus 7 General] davisac:
I've tried around ~100 apps and games now from the play store and I can't think of any that stood out as being poorly fitted to the screen etc. Personally I think it's a non issue.

ETA: also Paranoid Android rom helps the formatting too IMHO.
[Nexus 7 General] Solutions Etcetera:
Well... Yelp is one. Trip Advisor is another. So is eBay, Amazon, and countless others here. All are just big screened versions of a phone app, where there are simple lists of monolithic screens, requiring the same "back and forth" navigation that is required for a 3 or 4 inch screen.

You may not have a problem with this type of interface, but it is decidedly NOT tablet optimized.
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
I have to say both Amazon and EBay look great.

Maybe you would want a different format - but I can see nothing to improve.

I do use these apps in portrait mode (one-handed tablet holder here) - and they are not just scaled up from my phone version.

They fill the screen perfectly - no side-to-side scrolling.
[Nexus 7 General] SPisME:
In regards to apps you think the play store is lacking in for tablets, I think we could use a dedicated tablet music player so far the best I've seen is Select! Music Player, but it would really be nice to have a player in HD, with themes, and a built in equalizer.
[Nexus 7 General] ksnax:
EBay and Amazon desktop websites work just fine on the Nexus 7. Optimizing online shopping sites for tablets as apps simply seems like a waste of effort to me.

Everything else I have used is perfectly scaled.
[Nexus 7 General] dalanik:
So what? That is simple and it works :) It could be a minor issue on big tablets (9-10") but on 5-7 inch devices it is OK. I actualy prefer i.e. google mail without the stupid bar on the left hand side, because I can have more view of the messages.
[Nexus 7 General] Solutions Etcetera:
This conversation has several threads here, and all have many responses to the effect of "looks fine to me". This is in stark contrast to the threads examining the hardware with a fine tooth comb, including benchmarks, backlight leakage on black screens at full brightness, a dead pixel, and creaky buttons, etc.

As someone who's been using Android regularly for only a short time, I find it odd that so many posts are so anal about the hardware, yet just as many give a passing grade to an app with a poorly designed user interface. Maybe it is just because Android has looked so lousy for so long, we're happy finally getting better looking/working phone apps on our tablets. But the hardware is there solely to deliver the user experience of the software right? What is the point if that experience is sub-par?

The thread is about whether there is a lack of tablet optimized apps, not whether some of us are ok with non-optimized apps. What I see from most apps on the Nexus 7 is that 70% of our beautiful, million pixel, 7 inch screens are blank. The eBay app is a perfect example of this, but there are so many, many more; most that I use, in fact. Simple lists that require back and forth navigation, and constant reload/redraw cycles, with the majority of pixels drawn into all of these singular screens being white. That ain't optimized.

I could post screen shots but clearly you have seen this in most of the apps you use. Yelp's home screen is filled with 9 small icons (a million pixels across 7 inches to present 9 choices), each of which take you to another screen with a single list in it, taking up the entire screen for 7 entries (with 50% of each item being empty white space). Really? there isn't room on screen 2 for the 9 choices on screen 1?! Seriously, I have to go back to screen "9 icons" to switch to another list.

It'd be different if it was a multi-window environment... just open another window, right? But with a single window, a 7 inch one should be designed to do a lot more than a 3 or 4 inch one. What if 50-60% of your laptop was empty white space?
[Nexus 7 General] crazyfool_1:
I think you've hit the nail on the head here, maybe I should've explained better but when I'm saying tablet optimized I mean as in are they tablet apps or just blown up versions of the mobile app..

Sure they work as you'd expect but if you have 2 - 3 times more screen real estate you could do so much more then what you can do on a phone in a single window
[Nexus 7 General] stfudude:
Try emailing the devs requesting them to make their app tablet optimized. I know it's a long shot (because some of the devs are super lazy) but it might work. Until Google forced devs to optimize their apps for tablet, this is all we can do (instead of discussing the issue)
[Nexus 7 General] PVL_93_RU:
I do agree that sometimes the app could've been either rereleased as "HD" version that fully uses the tablet's screen size with some things like dropside menus (e.g. swipe from left/right edge of the screen to reveal the full menu, etc), but since the normal versions are preprogrammed to be universal (just like on iOS) and don't look or feel worse than their phone counterparts - I think there's nothing to be sorry about

Honestly, I think that only games need so called "tablet optimized" versions since they can utilize the bigger screen sizr, bigger resolution, more powerful hardware, and so on
[Nexus 7 General] Keydogg1:
Anyone who agrees the with OP is deluded. I totally disagree. Yes the ebay/facebook etc apps are nice because they're scaled properly, but they're not making ANY use of having the advantage of a bigger screen. I can see exactly the same amount of information on my GSIII as my Nexus in these non-optimised apps, it's silly.

Anyone who has used the ebay app on an iPad will realise that actually, although the ebay app is great for phones it's pretty crap for a tablet. There's SO much more that can be done with the LCD real estate.

A prime example of this is anyone who has used the standard calendar or email app on an android phone and a nexus 7, the N7 variants are MUCH better, because they have extra functions making use of the extra area.
[Nexus 7 General] Solutions Etcetera:
Umm... did you actually read the OP? You might want to give it a second pass. ;)
[Nexus 7 General] Keydogg1:
Lol oops, wrong way around! :)
[Nexus 7 General] 95Z28:
Personally I use most the same apps on my tablet as phone and don't want multiple layouts. Simply scaling to screen size keeps things in unison and I know exactly what I'm doing on either device because it's the same. People are going to cry because that's what they do. Android isn't apple, you don't like the way it works try something else and enjoy having options.
[Nexus 7 General] redmonke255:
So many android apologists rationalizing excuses for terrible apps.

Even the stock clock app sucks on tablets.
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
So many biased comments, saying everyone else is an apologist...

Leave it that tastes differ, and no apology about it.