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[General Questions and Answers] fabiansc:
Hi all,

My name is Fabian, and I have a strong background in C. (Done a CS course in C).

I want to do an Android app for my final project(nothing too fancy or complicated but I have to at least have some interface :) ) and I'm a little stuck with how to proceed from here.

I watched the Java essential course on Lynda and I did understand a little the difference between C in Java, however I don't know how to proceed from here to actual Android development.

If anyone can recommend me finding a crash course, a book or any other resource that could get me up and running as soon as possible, I would really appreciate it.

I don't mind spending money on it.

Thanks in advance.

Fabian
[General Questions and Answers] shimp208:
A great resource for Android development is the official Android training documentation from Google, as well as these tutorials. Let me know if you still have questions I'll be happy to help.
[General Questions and Answers] fabiansc:
thanks :) little question regrading databases

Hi,

Thanks for your help :) I learned a lot and I'm already planning my app :)

I just have one question that could really help.

I want to make an app where people on different devices can interact and send each other tasks. I guess I need a kind of SQL server that supports Android, right? Is there a better or at least more economic way to do it if I will have around 1000 users where each one can add people to send tasks to?

Many thanks,

Fabian
[General Questions and Answers] fabiansc:
And one more question :)

Is there any way to do a phone number authentication (like Whatsapp) instead of user name and password which I think is a little to tedious for my planned app ?

Thanks in advance :)
[General Questions and Answers] Sambianer:
Hola, for the task sending. Would you like to make all task public? Or should you send it like a message? :)

But when i need access to a server, i use php scripts. But we can take that later, when you have answered my last question ;)

For the phone number authentication, you have to have a online database, with all phone numbers. User inserts their phone number, the first time they starts the app. Then you can retrieve it from the database. But we can also take that later.

I´m glad if i helped.

(Sorry for my bad english.. )
[General Questions and Answers] fabiansc:
Hola :)

Well I want it to be like a manager that gives a task to his employee. I want the task to be between them and only they can close it.

Likewise, it would be a problem if I make a simple phone number insertion if there's no validation. I was thinking about a number verification (like whatsapp) to prevent other people from accessing the tasks.

Do you think it's possible or should I go with username and password?

Thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] sum1nil:
I am using OpenShift - https://www.openshift.com/developers - which is a open source cloud architecture in that they offer packages like NodeJS and DB's. They allow you to have 'gears' which I guess is their name for services running on their cloud. The free account has 3 gears.

I currently only have a NodeJS server running to deliver files however (as far as I understand it) you can have MySQL and others as a backend. I would think that whatever devices you develop on would simply log into the DB and look up messages/tasks etc. I would also think that your app could insert those things. The best part is it is free until you reach Enterprise level or so. I would check it out since free is good. Offhand, I do not know what DB's Android supports via java but MySQL is probably one of them.

Just some info for you to examine.

Good luck
[General Questions and Answers] Sambianer:
Hola, of course its possible! ;) But maybe Username and Password is easiest.

You can use e-mail validation.

I actually worked on a application, there store products in databases. So i have tried it before. Ask if you are confused ;)

And Sum1nil, sqlite is implemented in android, so for local database, use sqlite.

But for online database access, i use php :)
[RAZR HD General] miapuffia:
Can someone direct me to where I can download STOCK 4.3.1 jellybean for Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD. I keep finding all these weird names of roms that claim to be 4.3.1. Also, I need a tutorial on how to dual boot my stock 4.1.2 and the 4.3.1. I have safestrap and it has some feature to have up to 4 (I think) roms installed. I never understood how that worked but it seems useful for trying new roms. I'd also like to try Cyanogen Mod if I could just get that safestrap thing working.

Thanks
[RAZR HD General] killrhythm09:
There is no 4.3.1 stock, where did you get that idea?

4.1.2 is still the most current until 4.4.2 comes out in a couple weeks.
[RAZR HD General] miapuffia:
They're jumping from 4.1.2 all the way to 4.4.2??? I just assumed updates ahead of 4.1.2 existed. Thanks for the info.
[RAZR HD General] RikRong:
This website will show you the progression of firmware:

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=5
[Networking] 5reidl:
I am with the optus network and I cannot send MMSs off my O2 XDA ll mini. i can send MMSs off the same sim card using other phones but when I use my XDA the following message appears:

Cannot Connect

Unable to connect: You have no modem entries created, and no network card present.

If I dont need a Network Card or Modem for other phones to send an MMS why do I need either for this phone? There is a 'settings' option underneath this message but i do not know what I am doing when i select it. How do I send a basic MMS of my XDA?
[Networking] superdude:
MMS uses GPRS to send, so you need to configure your handset for GPRS then input your MMS settings for the Operator you are with,
[Networking] firebutice:
https://www.bdigital.com.au/data/knowledge/pdf/mobile_phone_settings/mms/b_sm65.pdf

the settings are slightly different, follow the prompts... b digital is optus btw
[General Questions and Answers] GEEKdlb:
Hello as the title reads, I keep getting "Error mounting /data" in ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.3. I've been googleing and searching xda for two days now and have not found a solution that works. I really need my phone back so any help would be greatly appreciated.

I cant wipe data, flash any new roms, or run RUU. I was happily rooted and running custom roms on my old M7 for almost a year but this one has me stumped.

Thanks in advance,

-Daniel
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] radicalisto:
Update Today, apparently it works on other devices also. I don't have an M8 so cannot check but it may work on custom ROMs, maybe even Sense and it should work on GPE, some niceness added.

Try it and have fun.

DOWNLOAD

*Photo Blur

*Panorama

*Manual Exposure
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] littlegreenalien:
i downloaded from the play store and it works great.

running android revolution rom
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
Do you guys have a fully black or semi-transparent box around the shutter button on the new camera?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] radicalisto:
Yeah it's part of the design, it's the same on the Nexus also.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
I have the N5 mate, and it's fully black too, but someone on another forum posted a pick of their camera from a GPE M8 and it's semi-transparent :eek:

See here: http://imgur.com/YBxhk7q
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] radicalisto:
Yeah just seen your post over on the N5 forum. Not sure why it's different, possible the GPE m8 changes it slightly for whatever reason ?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
Strange isn't it! You'd assume it's the same apk coming from Google Play, so must be something to do with the phone itself.

The GPE M8 is still HTC framework underneath right... just missing Sense and a few other HTC bells and whistles?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] GSLEON3:
It is transparent like that on the Nexus 5 while in Video mode too.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] radicalisto:
Ahh that solves it then, rarely if ever use video camera.. Even the camera itself haha. Thanks for clearing that up tho! :)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Michealtbh:
That's me, it's semi transparent in camera mode. Also, when I take a photo, the photo is the size of the whole viewfinder including the semi transparent part.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
Haha, nice to see you here :)

What ROM are you using, and what's the build number on your camera app?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Michealtbh:
Running this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2706441

Here's the build number
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
Same build number here.

Strange, must just be something to do with our different phones rather than the app in that case.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] noname55804:
I have a black bar around the edges of the Viewfinder. Anyone noticed the same?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] littlegreenalien:
This is how it looks.im running sense rom
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] noname55804:
Yep and the black edges are very bothering

Gesendet von meinem HTC One M8 Google Play Edition
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] homeslice976:
Installed on an M7 running an M8 Sense 6 port (InsertCoin) and there's no black edges - the viewfinder is the full screen and the shutter area is semi transparent. I like the fact that when you switch to video mode and you're in portrait view there's a constant icon telling you to rotate the camera (which does go away if you start recording). Google finally trying to kill off portrait videos - good for them! haha
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Try4Ce:
IMO, the Google Camera App does produce a greenish tint on the M8, at least in the refocus mode after you refocused a little and let it render.

Already set the quality to high quality, but well, tinting is still there. Its not really heavy tinting, but enough to annoy me.

Normal photo mode seems fine so far, even tho it doesnt produce as good colors as the htc camera app.

Nevertheless, the new refocus tech is pretty logical and on still elements pretty powerful. I cant see it really useful for quick snaps or faster moving objects since it requires careful and steady movements.

Really hope that HTC improves the stock HTC camera app to let us adjust blur levels with increased accuracy on the captured image itself. the fail rate on ufocus sadly is pretty high still.

EDIT: I attached 2 images to show the green tint. First one is the shot right after i took it. second one is after refocusing. as you can see, there is a significant tint after processing. I even have the impression the processed image is now lower quality than before.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Stephinnoye:
Link broken

Can't download please

---------- Post added at 21:02 ---------- Previous post was at 20:04 ----------

Link is broken

Kindly fix

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Well the S5 is officially in full swing and I still got one year left in my contract, still could've found a way to get the money to upgrade but honestly why bother. I'm still fortunate enough to use Loki and this phones specs very close to the S5. Anyone else here gonna wait for the inevitable S6 next year like me or I'm I gonna be all alone :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CAG-man:
I am sticking with my S4 for another year or so. Do you have the drop your 2 year contract and get a new device on Next offer? I do and I figured if anything happened I would get the S5 or S6 with that upgrade since it would be the same as paying full price anyway. I'm interested to see what the S6 will have to offer. I am excited about the S5 camera features. I use my phone to do actual photography, to prove that yes it can be done.:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] disturbd1:
This thread will get locked by the mods, or moved, but I'm done with Samsungs on AT&T. Especially with the rumors I hear about ALL phones having a locked bootloader going forward. It would be different if the devs were able to make some semblance of headway with cracking that, so we can just give them the middle-finger ("them" being AT&T, since it's not Samsung's fault we're in this predicament per se). I love the craftsmanship, look, and performance of Samsung, but it's all for naught if I can't customize my phone to my liking.

My next device will be whatever the next Nexus is. No contractual obligations, will work with pretty much any US carrier, and while a hefty investment by comparison to the usual $150 I fork over every 2 years for a new phone, I'll OWN that ***** outright. So many items on the "plus" column to owning a Google device.

It's really a shame that the carriers don't cater to those of us in this community. I won't go as far as to say they'll regret losing sales, because at the end of the day their money is made on the plans, not the phones. Still, there is a certain amount of satisfaction to me in both knowing I have other options for phones while maintaining the provider, as well as not having to abide the ridiculous security measures put in place by the carrier I choose to subscribe to.

It doesn't serve them in any way, except for cutting down on idiots who don't read first before they brick their device.

/endrant
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigcid10:
I'm on at&t and I'm not going back to samsung but htc will let you unlock the bootloader ,hell they'll even give it to you

my htc one m8 is unlocked,rooted s-off and on at&t
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] disturbd1:
This is very promising, I used HTC exclusively before my S3 2 years ago. I love them, but they're hit-or-miss, for sure. This year it's the M8, but with their track-record, another decent HTC phone won't be out until another couple of years or more down the road. Especially with all the changes, moving, and downsizing that company continues to do.

I have a feeling once I own a Nexus device, I won't want to bother with "workarounds" or risky flashing. They seem very solid in the way of reliability after customization.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] archerymodz:
No more AT&T soon.

I was with AT&T since they were Cingular and I've always liked them. Ever since the bootloader lock bs I've switched to T-Mobile. Unfortunately I still have to use my AT&T GS4 but soon I'll just get a T-Mobile S4 or S5.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Duffmantp:
I'll be moving to the next nexus phone, hopefully it will be announced at the next conference. HTC comes unlocked if you get the developer edition. I read on the att HTC m8 forum is already been hacked. So you might be able to do an att upgrade and follow the instructions there.

I had the HTC inspire for a while. Till I got the s4. You could go with the international versions of the s5 and get more access. Or the gpe htc m8. But I too, am done with carrier locked phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] numbR7:
Samsung is Excellent but...

Samsung = Excellent.

Samsung + (place carrier here) = GARBAGE!

Thanks to some swell guys and xda, we're able squeak by on the S4. I won't sit under the table and beg for sraps on the S5 and the same carrier -- if it stays locked down, that's a nonstarter!

The way I choose a phone and what carrier/plan I use has forever changed as long as the "crack down" continues. Call me old fashioned, but I like to own what I buy (like the other 99% of Samsung users) - a phone with no root and a locked bootloader is never yours!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] WR3CCKL3SS:
You got another one here sticking with the S4 for another year. Contracts up next year at the end of April, so I'm hoping S6 will be out by the time I upgrade.

Samsung Galaxy S4

Provider: AIO Wireless

Rom: C-RoM v6.1

Kernel: KT-SGS4 v6.9
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 4ndroid99:
I plan on getting M8 on ATT and unlocking the bootloader. HTC is kind enough to provide an official way to unlock the bootloader so the bootloader on the carrier version isn't a problem. Samsung on the other hand won't budge, so no more carrier branded Samsung phones for me after the S4. I don't see the S4 bootloader getting unlocked anytime soon, by the time it does get unlocked, everyone would probably be moving onto the S7.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] donkeykongking:
I love my s4 but I am with you on this one. By the time I am eligible to get a new phone project Ara should be commercially available so I will check that out (if I can). Otherwise it will be any phone that has an sd card slot, and does not have any stupid fingerprint reader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Duffmantp:
You could go with the s4 gpe. I sure we will see s5 gpe. I was surprised to see the htc m8 gpe so soon.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bublz654:
I'm looking at PAYG phones and I saw the moto g and it looks nice, I want to get it but I don't like the idea of no SD card slot :( my carrier only has the 8gb model. would that be enough for installing Roms ect. ? but main question is, is it worth it to buy moto g ?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Landrea:
I own 8 GB version, of course you can install any rom you want.

And for me, definitely worth!

Buy it without worries, it's a great phone!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bublz654:
i kinda guessed it would be a good phone because of all good reviews on website lol :P but most comments said that no SD card slot was a bad idea
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Landrea:
Memory is on "cons" list, but you can live without a SD Card (neither Nexus has it).

If you don't plan to install more than 1-2 heavy games (like asphalt), 8 GB is fine.

Remember that you'll have 50 GB free on google drive.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bublz654:
50 GB cloud not bad, I always thought nexus had SD card slot lol. there is one heavy app I would like to download but not sure if its too much (1.7 GB). just one thing on my I have now I have a game (4 pics 1 word, lol ) n I don't want to lose my progress when I do get the moto g. is it possible to save the data n put it into moto g or its not possible (I have to start all over again ?)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Landrea:
It'd be ok If it is the only heavy app.

About the game, you should check for a backup setting, you'd better write to game developers or (before) google search it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bublz654:
I emailed dev of app n he said they dont have a save function :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kered424:
I saw that there's a new camera update available, and I tried to install it from the play store, but it gives me an error saying there's something wrong with the signature and refuses to install. I found an apk elsewhere and tried to install from that, but again, it would be give the an error message saying "an existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed".

I went to settings->apps->camera and cleared data, force stop, disable, etc, but nothing worked. I was using Jishnu's camera mod, but about a month ago, my camera app stopped working. I did flash it back to stock 4.4.2 found in Jishnu's thread, but still no luck. I even tried to uninstall camera using Titanium, but it couldn't find the apk.

Any ideas?

EDIT

Solved!

See post #6

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ext109:
Delete the old camera app using a file explorer. It'll be in /system/app/, /data/app/ or maybe even /system/priv-app/

Google Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaimeletelierhay:
This thread might help - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2720160
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kered424:
I'm using ES File Explorer with root enabled, but it won't let me delete the GoogleCamera.apk. It says "Read-only file system". Permissions for the file is rw- r-- r--, and won't allow me to change anything about the file at all.

EDIT

Figured out how to delete the apk, but it still wont let me install the new camera...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kered424:
I downloaded the camera apk from that thread, but still no luck. With the originall GoogleCamera.apk deleted, now I just get a non-specific error saying "Application was not installed"
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kered424:
How I fixed it:

Delete GoogleCamera.apk in /system/apps

Flash the 4.4.2 camera restore found in Jishnu's thread

Camera should work now

Update camera

???

Profit!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corpsus:
Link please

I'm having this exact same problem. I'm running Omnirom, so I thought it was related to that.

Could you please link to the thread you are referring to?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corpsus:
Please share! Also using ES File Explorer with root.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kered424:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47208626

In ES, expand tools, turn on root explorer, and click on root explorer. Change r/w settings so you can delete files
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corpsus:
Thanks for the help. Still couldn't get it to work. Still getting the error message about the signature. Any other ideas? I'm all out...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neverendingxsin:
Still won't attach to the market for me.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
Mine just updated today. Wierd
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corpsus:
Yeah, really weird!

I couldn't get it to work with any combination of methods. Update from store, update with apk, uninstall and reinstall from store or with apk, nothing!

And today, as i was going to demonstrate to a friend how the update fails, all of a sudden the installation went through! I had downloaded the apk from AndroidPolice and merely went to install it (which had failed about ten times before!) and it worked!

I have no idea what changed, but I'm happy now. Loving the new UI. Simpler, and the new features rock. Just waiting for all the old ones to be brought back.

Battery drain sucks, tho...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshmohan246:
how did you fixed it plz tell me

help
[Android Apps and Games] Defort:
Recently I tried to find some good tip calculator app but I found only bad looking, not optimized for bigger screen sizes apps. So I decided to make new one optimized, handy, nice looking one. If you guys want you can check it out maybe it will make your nightlife easier. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirino.paybill
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surge919:
Has anyone figured out how to enable USB mass storage mode?

I can pull files using "adb pull" however it grabs everything each time.

I have a Mac and I'd like to mount the phone as a volume and use rsync. I did this in the past and it worked great.

thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] westentertainer:
i have tried everything ,but when i insert usb into phone in bootloader screen it does not change to fastboot what am i doing wrong?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asandhu:
You have to select fastboot with the power button first.
[General Questions and Answers] harrisonook:
My galaxy note n900 sm 3, when heated and uncapped battery emits aroma. It's something serious?
[General Topics] Halfpenny:
Does either the v1605 or Windows Mobile 5 come as standard with a Blackberry type "push" email client ?

Whilst I'm looking for this device to replace my own 2020i, I'm now thinking that it could replace the Blackberry the office gave me too if it comes with a push email client.

Thanks

Steven
[General Topics] rakh1:
Not one apparent on my v1605 :(

Rich
[General Topics] mattzilla:
My V1605 doesn't appear to come with any sort of Blackberry specific client, just the usual Exchange Push E-mail via Activesync.
[General Topics] rakh1:
This is listing a blackberry client for the Vodafone VPA III compact - I got to it from a microsoft site - want to try it?

http://www.vodafone.de/business/support_download/59345.html

Cheers - Rich
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] quordandis:
Ok, so I've had the phone for just under a week. I really like it. However, I've noticed that nfc will spontaneously just shut off on its own. I do not have power save mode activated. Similarly, I toggle location on/off often from the notification drawer, but I had set the setting to "power saving" where it estimates location based on mobile/WiFi signal. However, I often find it reverts to GPS only. Anyone else experiencing this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Bsmith0731:
Can't say I've noticed that issue