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[Android Apps and Games] himanshu.khanna:
it can support

if u r connected to a hotspot then you cannot send files to that phone but if you have a cell phone to create hotspot and two other devices to connect to it then u can transfer files between other two devices those are connected to hotspot hosting device. i tested it. and it worked.
[Android Apps and Games] Legacystar:
Bummer. I've used other transfer apps that allow the hotspot to be used so its technically possible .
[Android Apps and Games] himanshu.khanna:
i knw

even i've used those kind of apps but this is under development, and also its unique that allows u cross platform transfers. so just have patience and let a stable version be released and then give some suggestion to developer to add some new stuff. right now is debugging time for developer.
[Android Apps and Games] hotdog125:
Somehow files could transfer from phone to PC, but not the other way round.
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Are you guys really sure about that?

Wi-Fi chips can either act as receivers or transmitters . They can't do both at the time .

If the apps you've seen were able to do something like this , then they were doing something else than raw data transfer , or at least using some mobile data connection while doing it .

I'm not against implementing such a feature , but as far as I know , it's not possible .

I am , however , planning to add Wi-Fi Direct support .

Have you tried using this (the .exe , not the installer) version ? Some people told me it works for them .

DashWin is quite incompatible with Win 8 right now as I see , but for the 100th time , I'm working on it XD
[Android Apps and Games] hotdog125:
Yes, that's the one I've been trying all this while. In the meantime, I tried with Windows XP and 7 (all 32bit), still couldn't transfer files to my phone:confused:.

EDIT - I managed to make it work in Windows XP SP3 by enabling administrator privileges. Windows 7/8 still doesn't work even with administrator privileges and compatibility mode set to Windows XP SP3. This app is really good and fast BTW. :)

1 doubt, when i send a file why does it send the same file twice?
[Android Apps and Games] himanshu.khanna:
troubleshoot

which windows u r using?
[Android Apps and Games] hotdog125:
Windows 8, but anyway i managed to make it work on WinXP (I triple boot Windows XP,7,8).

Like a user reported earlier, the windows app uses about 50-60% CPU.
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
I would like to thank everyone for their feedback! As little as it may seem , you've helped me quite alot guys!

A couple of updates I did today for DashWin :

-CPU usage drastically reduced , it stays to about 1% now .

-Update function implemented .

-Some compatibility fixes & bug tweaks (unfortunately still nothing about Win8)

Tomorrow I'm kinda taking a day off to take care of some IRL stuff , however please don't let that stop you from giving me feedback xD

Also , for those that aren't following my Facebook , I've implemented a neat widget for DashDroid , and also polished the translation system . I'll be getting the French and German translations somewhere around Friday , so until then I'll only be working on bugfixes . I wanna give you guys some much more stable builds , both for DashWin and for DashDroid :)

Stay tuned for more updates!

It shouldn't . Do you receive the same file twice or does it just say "1 of 2" in the DashDroid notification ? It might only be a typo .
[Android Apps and Games] hotdog125:
It actually sent 2 files, one properly named and the other one having a weird name starting with ~. I was dumbfounded when the dashdroid notification told me I had 2 files to receive with the filesize mentioned being double:confused:. It was an audio file, both played fine, even if i deleted any one of them.
[Android Apps and Games] Sabyn:
you need to run as client from apk, and you will see your ip on the pc :)
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Yurij:
Windows 8 x64 here.

Sending files from phone to computer works fine, but when I choose Dash this! in the file context menu nothing happens.

The win app does consume about 17-20% cpu while nothing is transferring which I think is a bit excessive.

I didn't use the installer.
[Android Apps and Games] Mikanoshi:
HTC One. Too much ppi?)

Please make DashWin popup window aligned on current screen, not on all desktop. It's better for multi-monitor configurations.

This app is already as fast as Android allows it to be, but I wonder if it's possible to create a system app for rooted devices that always stays resident without notification and waits for dashes to arrive, detects apk and opens them to install.

Well, I just realised, that it's a description of adb over Wi-Fi :laugh: It just needs an explorer extension for the simple interaction.
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Lol . Resizing problems were the last thing I was expecting xD Maybe the scaling formula I used fails with huge resolutions . I'll test it tomorrow .

Also , you're dreaming big . But it's doable . You'd just have to have all the stuff preset , like having the client on all the time , approving all incoming files etc . Setting up a broadcast receiver that would start the receiver service would be a neat trick as well . The only thing left to do is check if the MIME type of the received file is an apk , after that I THINK you can silent install it using shell commands . Never tried it though .

It's a nice hack-ish idea , but DashDroid puts more emphasis on sketching its workflow the way the user wants instead of only getting one straight job done :p

As you said , it's like ADB over Wi-Fi , only that ADB would do a way more efficient job than the theory stated above .

Also I think I already used current screen coords , I'll look into that as well .

Sent from my HTC Desire X
[Android Apps and Games] Mikanoshi:
I know how to do the rest, but is it possible to make unkillable service in simple app? START_STICKY? If it won't be killed (or killed and then restarted) by OS, then everything is quite clear to me :) You can even implement it as an option - sticky service without persistent notification, listening on port shouldn't be very hungry for battery.
[Android Apps and Games] himanshu.khanna:
these updates that u mentioned above have u uploaded this new version or its still under development?
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Not possible to start a foreground service without using a notification due to security problems that might occour . There might be workarounds , but none that I know of .

If you're fine with using a notification , then do this in the OnStartCommand() callback of the desired service :

var notification = new Notification(icon_drawable, "tiptext");
notification.Flags = NotificationFlags.ForegroundService;
notification.SetLatestEventInfo(this,"title", "description, null);
StartForeground(1, notification);

Note that it's C# not Java , but it can easily be made to work with a few little tweaks .

I'm done implementing them in the app and they work well , but I haven't published a new version yet . When I will , I will let everyone know - there are still some more things to take care of .
[Android Apps and Games] TheTofu:
I'm on Win7, getting this error whenever I try to dash a file that has a space in the name:

When that comes up the program refuses to send any more dashes until I restart it, it just keeps coming up with that same error + filename even if I use a different file. If I replace the spaces with underscores then it dashes the file perfectly fine at a nice 2MB/s over wifi.

Edit: It seems to be pulling the filename from the last successful dash of when it was open. When I restart it and try a new dash with a file that has spaces I get this:
[Android Apps and Games] lekok:
Not opening

I installed DashWin with the rar file in your dropbox. Opened the desktop shortcut, cursor shows loading but nothing happened. System tray has no DashWin icon and my phone did not detect any addresses. What's wrong?

I am using Windows 7 64 bit.
[Android Apps and Games] blablabla123456789:
Tested

I've tested DashDroid on a Lenovo A660 (V. 4.0), DashWin on Win 7 (64) Pro. and everything works very well yet.
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Use the .exe , the zip installer is tagged as unstable .
[Android Apps and Games] num1gever:
[MENTION=4797282]Uizz.UW[/MENTION] I'm willing to translate your app to Hebrew (my native language). I've already downloaded the XML in English and started to translate, but I have a couple of questions. First of all - is it OK to translate "Dash" or "incoming Dashes" as "incoming packages"? Because there's no appropriate word in Hebrew for Dashes.

Also, as Hebrew is a Right to Left language, you will need to align the whole app to the right, so all my translations won't get messed up.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Thanks for taking the time to help me with the translations!

Yeah , I guess it's okay to translate it as "package" . Also , I know , I will do custom layouts for right-to-left languages :)
[Android Apps and Games] num1gever:
That's it. I'm done. Here's my Hebrew Translation:

http://pastebin.com/vLBu9C4V
[Android Apps and Games] S.AMU:
I'm getting exactly the same problem :/
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Wierd , I have no problem what-so-ever with files containing spaces in their names .

I've made lots of changes to DashWin during the past 2 days , and I've also changed the way filepaths are handled to a way better solution . I will probably have a test build up tomorrow for you guys to try out . Maybe I'll have it tonight but can't guarantee , I'm having a little trouble with a bug I'm trying to kill xD

// Edit

I have a test build ready for you guys over here : https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fxcob40tyi0b4o/DashWin TESTBUILD #1.exe

Please try it and tell me if the problem persists .

Also , everyone can try this , no matter what problem they had in the past . It might even work on Windows 8 (I haven't taken care of the SmartScreen blocking it though , but at least now it might be compatible) .
[Android Apps and Games] :
I know I'm missing something as I have had no success with DashWin or DashDroid.

I've installed DashDroid on my phone (4.1.2 Stock ROM Rooted). I downloaded the latest DashWin (from the previous post). I'm running Windows 7 32-bit on my laptop. When I try to run DashWin as normal, it crashes. I run it as Administrator and I get the taskbar icon. So, I set up my DashWin and my DashDroid as clients. DashDroid can't see my pc, and when I try to dash from my PC to my phone, I don't get the popup for the IP address of the phone - instead DashWin crashes again.

I downloaded .NET Framework 4 Extended yesterday but I'm still not having any luck.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] flashbac76:
Now it works very well both ways. Sending files from phone to pc is much faster than from pc to phone.

Edit: Well, now it's not working. Trying to send file from the phone to pc I get this error...
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
The ports that are used by the Dash framework might be blocked by your router I think .

Let's try one thing : open DashDroid and go to Settings , then check [DEV] Show Own IP . After that , activate the client on the same device and try dashing something . If everything went well , you should see your own device's IP in the list .

I don't really think that's the problem though , as I've added the needed error handling if such thing was to occour . I'll look into it .

Also if you are using any kind of firewall , make sure DashWin has permission to access the network , both on TCP and on UDP .

Glad to hear the transfer speed has improved as well , at least I know I'm heading in the right direction with that too .

Also about that error , it's due to some path parsing failure . The filename either wasn't received or wasn't parsed right . Restarting DashWin and trying again would work I think . If it persists , I'll see to it .

Also one little thing I didn't mention , the Dash framework currently doesn't support files smaller than 1024B (1KB) .
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
path options

Just loaded the APK on my phone. The default path is "/storage/emulated/0". I'm thinking this is the internal storage location since my sdcard "ROMs" folder is not in the tree. Did I miss something or do you have this on the list of things to-do?

Also, AVG is flagging the 1.2.1 installer EXE as an Identity Protection threat; "General Behavioral Detection."

Test Build #1 as well.

CleanROM 1.3

4.2.2

SGS4-I545
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Te app is programmed to set its default path to the internal storage path , whichever path is mounted by the ROM as the internal storage .

If you need to go up to root , or at least inside /storage , I think I could implement that as well . Haven't considered it yet because most roms don't need it .

Also , don't use the installer from the old zip anymore, I've even removed it from Dropbox . Use the direct executable instead . The reason I was using the setup was because it could've helped me with the update system , but it raises tons of other unnecessary bugs , so I've just coded a custom update service myself , which will shil with the next officjal build .

Sent from my HTC Desire X
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
I usually run "low" on internal free space on this stupid phone and prefer to store everything I can on the extSDcard. That being said, I don't think root would be necessary since I can move things around with RE or ES after transfer. It would be a nice convenience to be able to store on the physical card. Definitely not a deal-breaker.

The AVG issue does concern me though. It's false-targeted on trusted SSL/VPN binaries before. Just wanting to make sure you didn't miss something during the build or whatever.
[Android Apps and Games] rta:
I'm using windows 8 64 bit transferring files from phone to pc works but when i click dash this on pc nothing happens nothing gets sent to phone/tablet. Also on the android app it doesn't have "run as client" as an option
[Android Apps and Games] kenpen:
Mine does nothing on both ends

This would be so cool when it support win8

Naija boi on xda

cm 10.2 IRC
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Open DashDroid from your app drawer . The switch labeled "Client" turns on / off the client .

Have you guys tried THIS build on Windows 8? Same issues ?

I'm getting my hands on a Windows 8 workspace today , and will start making DashWin compatible with it , so keep your fingers crossed guys :)

Also it's settled , both DashWin 1.3 and DashDroid 1.3 will be released before the end of the week (most probably Sathurday or Sunday) . I might publish aditional test builds though if necessary .
[Android Apps and Games] mrjoy:
Not working on windows 8 pro........
[Android Apps and Games] blablabla123456789:
I'd like to report kind of an issue.

The CPU usage of DashWin is about 30% on a quad core i5 when it's doing nothing.

Can anyone relate?
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Already fixed that . Try the test build #1 (3 posts above or 2nd post in the thread) .

Just got my Windows 8 setup , time to see what's causing DashWin to misbehave .
[Android Apps and Games] blablabla123456789:
Ok, sorry then.

I'll try the test build then.
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
A quick fix for all the compatibility issues , on any OS :

Right click the app , choose "Properties" , go to the "Compatibility" tab and choose "Run as Administrator" .

DO NOT SIMPLY USE THE RIGHT CLICK -> RUN AS ADMIN FUNCTION ! It's differend because when you choose "Dash this!" , a new app instance will temporarily start , WITHOUT admin rights , and it will crash along with the old instance as well .

For advanced users : This is caused by the UAC (User Account Control) .

I never ever used that thing so I didn't really give any kind of importance to it . But it looks like some further code tweaking is needed in order for the app to properly ask for admin rights if needed .

The problem can also be easily fixed by disabling UAC .

THIS was the so-called "compatibility" problem . There are no ccompatibility issues between Windows 7 / 8 or x86 / x64 OS versions (right now I'm on Windows 8 64bit and the app works like it should) .

For some more in-depth info , the program was crashing when it was trying to add the "Dash this!" context menu option to the registry (specifically HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT which needs admin rights) . By neither having , nor requesting admin rights , it would just simply crash . Also , if you would've just right-clicked - "Run as administrator" the app , it WOULD start okay , but if you were to try dashing something , the app would still start in normal mode , check for the registry key , not receive admin rights and still crash .

Conclusion : TESTBUILD #2 will be released later today with the fix!

Update : TESTBUILD #2 RELEASED!

This should fix most crashes on all platforms . Please let me know if it works .
[Android Apps and Games] Krijs:
Good stuff. Working fine on my Win7 machine at work, will test on my Win8 machine at home later. Option to set save path to external SD card would be nifty too. Only have 8gb storage on my Mega so being able to transfer to my SD card straight away (rather than having to use a file mgr on my phone to do it) would be helpful.
[Android Apps and Games] S.AMU:
It's working for me on win 8.1 32bit with administrator privileges and compatibility mode set to win7
[Android Apps and Games] blablabla123456789:
Still having the same issue on Win 7 64 with the high cpu usage, even with the update, but it works great anyway though.
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Yurij:
Test build #2 works fine for me on Win8 x64 when setting the run as administrator compatibility setting,

it just crashes if that's not set.
[Android Apps and Games] rta:
Test build #2 works great on W8 64bit
[Android Apps and Games] lekok:
I downloaded testbuild2 and managed to get it opened with administrator rights. However, I still cannot dash files between my device and pc, connection keep getting timed out. Does not work either way. Can it be firewall problem? How do I get around it?
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
If you're using the Windows Firewall , the easiest way I could think of is just re-download the .exe and open it . A popup like this one should show up . Just make sure you have "Private networks" checked and then click "Allow access" . If the popup doesn't show up , just do this .

Please let me know if you need further assistance :)
[Android Apps and Games] fractiousg:
Great app! Has a lot of potential.

I am currently using FilePush for PC->Device transfers, but the other way around is not supported by it. This will fill that hole in my life ;)

Currently though, I have the following problems:

The current build of DashWin (both v1.2.1 and TESTBUID 2) runs with a constant CPU usage of about 30% on my Win8 x64 machine. This is when it is idle (i.e. not transferring data).

It won't send a file with spaces in the name - the error dialog says file not found and lists the filename only up to the first space.

It also won't detect my PC as a client for transfers from my device. My PC is wired to the network while my device is on WiFi (same network though). It is not a firewall problem as I use a 3rd party one and configured it as needed.

The android app also seems to launch multiple instances. For example, I started it up and switched on, then I switched away to try and send a file from gallery. I switched back to the app and tweaked some settings, then switched away and tried to send again. Finally I switched back and switched of the service. At this point I clicked back to exit the app, but it returned to the app instance where it displays that the service is on (even though it is not) - I had to press back three times to actually get out of the app.

Hope these are helpful, keep up the good work :)
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
Thanks alot for the feedback!

I would be very grateful if you could help me a little with some litte more info . Let's get into one problem at a time :

1 - I though I fixed this but it looks like some people still have it . Might be something caused by either Win8 or 64bit systems . I'll dive into my Win8 x64 VM today and see what I can find .

2 - Can you please open up regedit and tell me the value of "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\dashtransfer\command" ? Might be an environmental variable issue with Win 8 .

3 - Do you have multiple network cards on at the same time ? I've just had the same problem with the emulated network card by VMWare . Will look into it asap .

4 - I'll look into it .
[Android Apps and Games] fractiousg:
And in response...one at a time

1 - Thanks!

2 - The value in the command key is D:\DashWin.exe %1 - It probably needs some quotes ("") around the %1 ;)

3 - I have a VirtualBox Host Only adapter for networking with my VMs, so that is definitely the problem.

4 - Thanks again ;)
[Android Apps and Games] himanshu.khanna:
some prob wid dash win

i downloaded test build 2 it works on win 8 64 bit. but on idel mode it uses 60-70% cpu cycles. please resolve. otherwise it works gr8
[Android Apps and Games] Uizz.UW:
DashWin TESTBUILD #3 is now available!

Please test and report .

Quick follow-up and changelog :

1 - hopefully that's fixed now in testbuild #3

2 - For me it works without the extra quotes both in Win7 x86 and Win8 x64 , but I've added them in testbuild #3 .

3 - I'll have to dive a little bit deeper into this . .NET classes aren't really multiple NIC-friendly >.<

4 - Fixed . Set the main activity launch mode to Single Instance . Will be avaliable in the next version I will launch this week :)

Please try testbuild #3 and see if that's fixed now . I could've sworn I had fixed it in #2 , idk why it wasn't . But #3 seems to be fine now :) .

Also guys , please note the SFX installer I've switched to . This one should automatically set up DashWin for you so that you don't have to do any more extra-configs . Let me know if you encounter any problems with that as well . Seems like a reliable solution to me for now .

Please let me know how it works and if the bugs are fixed :)
[Android Apps and Games] himanshu.khanna:
awesome

i cant xpress hw smoothly its working it uses no cpu cycles wen idle. and both sending recieving is awesome. nyc work buddy
[Android Apps and Games] fractiousg:
Great stuff!

1- The CPU usage problem is fixed for me now :)

2 - Works perfectly now...thanks!

3 - Good luck :)

4 - Thanks

As for the installer, it's a great idea...but note that on x64 system it installs into 'Program Files' instead of 'Program Files (x86)' - it's 32-bit so it should ideally be in 'Program Files (x86)'. Not a major issue but it may cause problems in some instances.
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Yurij:
The testbuild #3 installer get the path a bit wrong.

On my Win8 x64 it wants to install in "C:\Program Files\DashWin".

The correct path should be "C:\Program Files (x86)\DashWin" since it is a 32 bit program.

While dashing a file the progressbar on the pc don't move and the speed don't show either

About the android app:

1. I opened the app and set client to on.

2. I dashed a file from the computer.

3. While the app was waiting for confirmation I turned of client mode

3. Closed the app

3. On all subsequent tries to open the app, it just closes without any error.

4. A force close of the app solved this.
[Android Apps and Games] kenpen:
Can some kindly give instruction on how they have this working on win 8 64 bit

Naija boi

CM 10.2 IRC DECK
[Android Apps and Games] CCallahan:
Download the Test Build #3 from this thread. Install the program (i changed the install path to program files (x86) instead of the default path. Then go to the properties of the .exe and set it to run as administrator. Run it and make sure you see it in your system tray. Then if you have the app running on a device and client is on then go to a file on your pc, right click, and hit Dash this! and choose the client IP in the pop up box. Then approve the transfer on your device if needed.

[MENTION=4797282]Uizz.UW[/MENTION]....Test #3 is working fine on Win 8 x64 with minimal CPU usage. However, is there a way to uninstall the program? I don't see anything setup in start menu or control panel. Thanks.