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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
I'd like to say thank you to a user for a donation. I dont want to publish real names so please drop me a PM and i'll add your username to the 1st post. The last letters of the confirmation number was 14144Y.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
The info image is back :) click it to get the full image.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mkucuksari:
Many many thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bib_x:
Now i tested some time with the rds-radio tool 0.4b. With this tool i get RDS-Data.

But with PowerRadio i don´t get RDS-data. Even if i have strengt of 12 and above. I run PowerRadio for about 30 minutes.

Device, ROM and Radio-ROM in my signature.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ricarp:
Power radio problem

Hello 6Fg8

Power radio not working after using the manila music player.

HTC Diamond

Power radio 1.4.0.6
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
They use different interfaces. PowerRadio uses GFMAPI, xFMradio is a test tool for development of GFMAPI and uses FM drivers native interface.

More details would be helpful.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bib_x:
And what does this mean to me? Can you fix the problem?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ricarp:
More details..

More details would be helpful.[/QUOTE]

Thank you 6Fg8, the version 1.3.3.0 works well, with the old version you can use the original radio o your radio or to play music without a problem and interchange between each other, but with the last version you only can:

Play music using manila or reboot to use your radio or reboot to use the original radio, if you play music or use the original radio, you cant use your radio, it runs, but you cant hear any sound and you cant chage the radio stations, also the screen buttons are not working, and in some times it says: failed to open FM radio hardware

I had to change the exit option to 1 (it was not necessary in the old version)

with the 1.3.3.0 version everything was ok.

Thanks for your help.

Ricardo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
You have to wait until GFMAPI is modified to work with your device.

With exitoption 1 you have to wait at least 10 secs. after exit (maybe more, you have to try on your own), before starting a radio app again. This is the same behaviour as v1.3.3.0
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paderxda:
What means BLEND ON?

Hello!

I´ve searched through all posts but unfortunately nobody else seems to be interested, what "BLEND ON" in the Button-Area. Must be important enough to have a button for its own, though.

Alas i switch it on and off but i cannot notice any difference.

And which logic is used? When i press Blend "On" - does it mean after pressing Blend is on? The Button shows Blend Off after pressing Blend On. Is the title "Blend Off" meant as an Indicator of its status? Or does it switch Blend Off again after pressing? It is not clear to me. :confused:

Thanks!

Paderxda
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
I think the blend option hasnt been discussed in this thread yet. Blend only works under nearly perfect reception conditions, and acts like a stereo base expander. So if you listen to a song and notice the stereo effect with blend off, switching it on makes it even more intense.

The logic behind the buttons are the same for all: they reflect the current status of their respective setting. So if "blend on" is shown, its on (which is BTW the opposite of the HTC FM player).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paalkr:
Hi!

Is the AF feature supposed to auto tune to a new frequency if the reception gets bad? Now I have to press the menu, and use the AF menu option to manually select an other frequency from the AF list.

In a regular RDS capable car stereo or a home receiver, the AF tuning is normally done automatically. Are you considering making a auto tune function to the AF option in PowerRadio, that would try to tune to an alternative frequency if the reception drops below a certain threshold level? Maybe try the nearest frequencies first and compare the signal strength, and switch if there is a stronger signal on a different frequency.

Regards,

PK
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
Currently AF simply lists them and lets you choose manually.

I might add a feature like that in future versions, unfortunately there's no such thing as "nearest" frequencies, so it will be more a limited scan than a perfect switchover. Quality car stereos have a second tuner and are able to perform such tasks in background unnoticeable to the listener. Of course thats too much to ask for in a PDA.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sylvios:
I have installed the last version and found that the app cannot be minimized any more.

Is it correct behaviour?

In the v1.3.3 it was possible.

Would be nice to have this back...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paalkr:
Hi!

Thanks for the reply. I hope you are able to look into this issue. I understand that a perfect switchover is not possible, but I think that the feature would be useful anyway.

Regards,

PK
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] flywhc:
AF is supported by the HTC driver. I can't remember if I implemented that in the GFMAPI.

My nokia phone has this AF feature, when FM signal is poor, it silent for a short time (less than 0.5 second) then back to normal.

My remote control is broken and I cannot listen to radio now. O2 said they stopped sell this product but they can pay for replacement. So I ordered a new one.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mikk150:
when I close powerradio i get that Don't send / send box says that Powerradio.exe has a prob

no matter if i set exit option 1 or 0

http://pastebin.com/f27d13503

Touch Diamond

Rom: SwiftBL 7.5 Lite

Radio: 1.00.25.05
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zabavin:
Icons for Ukraine, Kiev (Kyiv). Icons are named by frequency. Unzip into Power Radio dir. The names of icons and your stations must be the same.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dainar:
thanks for this wonderful program.

I would be useful to you sending these icons to add to your Italian group.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thommic:
Works nearly perfect on |XPERIA|6.5|ROM|WWE| ★ EnergyROM Xperia (23016) ★ || Built Aug 22 09 |

Thanks for the good work. Last but not least also thank the guys for the skins and the german radio icon pack. Love it.

Suggestion for improvement:

Volume should be saved when the application starts. As soon as you finish the application it can go back to the volume set before.

Again.. thank you for that!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] riuoras:
Seems to be very interesting; too pity it doesn't work on Omnia...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] romansvillage:
Same for me with 1.4.0.6 on Xperia X1.

When clicking on the Exit Button in Power Radio:

Exceptioncode: 0xc0000005

Exceptionaddress: 0x03f6c558

Read: 0xfefefef4

Module: coredll.dll

Offset: 0x00022558

at mPowerRadio.RdsExit()

at PowerRadio_pwr_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

.....

And I have a request for a future version. A possibility to save a preset list would be nice. When you travel a lot there's lots of different stations on different frequencies. If you could just load the preset list from where you are right now it would be a lot easier.

It's a really great program. Except the mentioned things I'm really happy with it :) Thank you very much for that application!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] katoaristera:
+ 1

for me too this feature would bee a must
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dainar:
up!!!

this feature is also convenient for the restoration of the program in case of reset

I can not iconify the program when it is running. This thing only happens to me, or is a feature of the program?

Excuse my English.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thommic:
Annother idea:

Is it possible to set an squelsh level? Lets say if the signal strengh is below 5 it should set mute automaticaly.

Would be a nice feature just in case you listen to something else below the normal european radio band. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
Hi all,

i'm back from vacation, but still a couple of days left :D

Thanks for all the suggestions, i'll merge them with my current wishlist and publish a (very) rough timescale on the first post during the next days.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] karmarco:
This is great application... I have added more icons for local radio station (italy). It's easy: just download the logo of the radio that you need (Google is your friend...), convert it to PNG (90x56 pixels) and copy it to the icons folder in the Power Radio installation folder. That's it! Really satisfied!!!

The name of the icon MUST be the same as the name of station...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] KUR0I:
Why not share with the community?

Just load them up and Mike or I will make a CAB for our Italian friends out there. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
various changes

- first post cleanup

- icons Italy updated

- new icons cab for Ukraine

- MakeIconCab updated (path error on specific configurations)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bruram:
Here is version 3 of italian icons, with more icons (Roma).

Bruram
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lextendo:
@6Fg8

Great app, much better then the default FMRadio :)

One request: Bluetooth audio support?????

Pavel Bánský has a blog topic with C# code example on how to redirect sound to a blue tooth headset ;)

I'm aware of the "headset-antenna" issue, still...

When I attach it, power radio plays on the selected target: either the headset or the speaker. When putting the sound on speaker and detaching the headset, the speaker turns silent. Further more, when scanning for stations with the headset detached id does find some! (off course less then with 'antenna')

I have a Raphael (Touch Pro) with EnergyROM (WarHawk) 8/11/2009.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
I planned to experiment with audio routing when i can afford some extra time, but it seems the driver stops audio without headset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cedarman:
has anyone managed to get it working on eten /acer dx900 , i couldnt

thks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] L_o_k_i:
@cedarman

Please, read the first post for supported devices.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] icecubix2:
My contribution. Icons from Catalonia (Spain), tested and with capture.

Bunus track: icons from Spain, renamed to correct RDS name.

Regards

PD: EXCELLENT app, thanks!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
Icons Romania

i want to make icons for ALL the radios in Bucharest Romania. can you give me more detail for the pictures - pngs?

like:

size

rezolution

aspect ratio

format

naming

and any other details that should help

thx in advance
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dainar:
I've made same icons. Max resolution is 90x56 at 32 bit (Truecolor)

format: Portable Network Graphics

Naming: The name of the icon must be the same of the name of the radio station.

You must put your file in the directory icons under ..\PowerRadio\Icons. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
thank you

i will use the cab script maker. can i post the icons for Bucharest Romania here?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
sure, i'll upload it and make links.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
thx, added!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
thx, merged them to italy cab.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
I say..

i recomand that you post on the first post of this thread the specifications needed to make the pngs for the icons.cab. so more icon cab builders would have the info they need
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
agreed, i'll add a note.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
i recomand

i recomand that there should be more options for downloading icon cabs: download all(all countries), download a country and download a city/region
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
nice idea, but that would need a database of stations/country/regions/icon and a server-side script to generate cabs on the fly. While i might be able to get the server script done, i dont know of a database that provides such a service.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ricarp:
I found the problem!

Hello 6Fg8, i told you in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4363748&postcount=639

That this version dint'n work well, but I found that if I left the "set exit option" in "zero", I get the error message when closing, but everithing else is ok now. And after two or three times of closing power radio, the error message didn't show again. (I closed the exeption error message by unplugging the headset.)

Will you please create a cab again of Colombia? I made some changes.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
great you figured it out.

Icons are updated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] icecubix2:
Thanks! But I can provide you the correct flag for Catalunya icons (anexed).

Regards.

Cultural information: Catalonia is a very beautiful Spanish region with its own culture and identity. Its language (catalan) has more than 1000 years old and and it is spoken by more than ten millions of persons. It is probable you know its main city, Barcelona.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
Sure i know catalunya :) I've been travelling a couple of times through spain by car, and visiting Barcelona is definitely a must - really enjoyed the stay there. Thanks for the flag, i replaced it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Beate Berliner:
Here's my silly (don't hope so!) idea:

I'm missing the wunderful Button "Recording" to record any broadcast and convert it into mp3-format simultaneously...:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
there are a couple of request for this already in this thread :)

Unfortunately thats not one of the nobrainers, i've to learn a couple of things before i'm able to do that.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Odeon:
For sure, 6Fg8 exactly for the big-red-button *REC* has left some empty space in the middle-bottom area of her wunderfull programme!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Beate Berliner:
@sis:)

Sorry, didn't observe the whole thread, cause I preferred using the wonderful Power Radio instead of reading online...

@the nice guy;)

So I will see, what will come to pass with the big red button ...

Thanks both for your answer!

Beate from Berlin
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
Romania Bucharest

i just finised the cab icon for Bucharest Romania. 33 icons. only the official radios!! what do i do with it now? :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
Here is the cab for Bucharest Romania

Here is the cab for Bucharest Romania. tested and working as intended

post edit. just missed a few radio stations. taking care of it now. sorry
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
great, thx. I'll add it to the download page later (posting from HD)

UPDATE: cab added
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
Final version for Romania Bucharest Icon CAB!!

37 official radio station

here you can see for what radio station i have made the icon cab

http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_staţiilor_radio_din_Bucureşti

i really think this is all

if i forgot one please reply
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
in the future

in the future i will make the cab for other cities (i will not be able to test them) should i make a new cab for every city? or just add to the romania cab. orrr.... i can make both: a cab for every city and a cab for all of romania. what is your opinion?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
Honestly i dont really know, i think it depends on a couple of factors. Just a few thoughts that come to mind: in smaller countries (like Austria where i live) it might be best to have one cab per country. For bigger countries there might be too much icons one will never need, so splitting into regions might be a better approach. I dont think its necessary to split by cities, this could lead to hundreds of cabs per country. Additionally, many stations can be received in a larger area.

So, for a start i'd suggest to keep cabs on a country/region base and see how it goes.

Any comments/ideas someone?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
i recomand

you use http://www.paymo.com/ for donating. so that everybody could donate. not just people with credit cards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ventura8:
sometimes the radio rds name changes or it is loaded incompletely...

could the icon of station be set to the frequency instead of the name?

also.. on the to do list... option to move the presets. nothing fancy like drag n drop. but the option to switch presets or set a station to a preset slot (without deleting the station already occupying the preset slot).

in the icons page: i would suggest there should be the option to download separate cities . the whole country.. or the whole icons list for all the countries (for people traveling allot). it should take no effort. for example when you click on romania it should send you to another page that haves the cities listed (with a cab for every city) and a cab that haves all the cities. i could make that on my part. upload a cab for every city and one for all the cities in my country. this way we could skip the making cabs on the fly :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] L_o_k_i:
Let's take an example: 3 cities with the same radio but with different frequencies. Do you suggest to have 3 icons for the same radio, with 3 different names (one for each frequency)? It's easier to manage the way it's now. Anyway in my country a radio that broadcasting in several cities on different frequencies has the same name.

If the name of a radio is not loaded completely (during a scan), you can tune on that radio, wait for the name to load completely on the screen and then click on the preset to store the name. Or you can change directly the name of the preset, it's not that difficult... :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
new version 1.5.0.0 available. details and download on 1st post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
I'll give it a try, thx.

I'd agree with Loki to better leave it as it is. This could get *very* confusing when you change location, you'd end up with an icon which has absolutely nothing to do with what you're currently receiving.

Preset swapping is on the todo, i've already checked if i could easily make drag'n'drop, but its not worth the effort. Will implement some not-so-fancy but working stuff for the time being.

icons: if you provide the cabs i'll take care of the webstuff.

Definitely :D:D:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] L_o_k_i:
Hi 6Fg8

I have a bug with this version. After a scan, I have around 50 presets. If I close/reopen PR, I only got 30 presets in the banks but in powerradio.ini I can see all the 50. If I close/reopen PR a second time, I still got 30 presets in the banks AND in poweradio.ini there are only 30. It seems there is a cut at 30. Am I the only one with this problem? Can someone with more than 30 radios in his area do the same test?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
I found the problem, will post a fixed version later today.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ausi:
Hi 6Fg8

Thanks for another great V5 update.

I have a few issues/comments:

1. When installing V5 over V 3 it did not retain the ini (presets) file, no problem as i had a copy but i thought this V5 was supposed to retain the previous inin file?

2. The new "radio" icon is nice but if it would be darker it would stand out much better in the Start menu.

3. Previously the Headset button required 2 cliks to advance to the next preset, now it only works with pressing once continuesly till the station regesters, is this correct??

4. I like the way the Device goes to Stby after a few seconds, cuts down on battery usuage.

5. Looking at your pdf file i don't quite understand what i need to do and where in order to get the Headset button to do "Seek Fwd"?, would appreciate your instructions. Can this command be done in addition to Preset Next??

Again many thanks for a terrific program!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
PowerRadio.ini isnt deployed with the v1.5 cab, so it cant have been overwritten by a new version. Maybe it got lost during uninstall (as it has been deployed with older versions). It should definitely work on next update.

The radio icon needs improvement :) i'm aware.

New HeadsetButtonHandler functionality is for use with scripts/external apps only. You cant modify PowerRadio's behaviour on buttonpresses. The doubleclick on the wired button should still get you to the next preset. A longpress does the same.

I didnt implement something to make the device standby :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ausi:
Well mine now goes to Stby, meaning that the radio keeps playing but the Device display is OFF after about 30 seconds, in V3 it never did that.

** see my answers within

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
Thats normal behaviour and can be adjusted in power and backlight settings (settings-system-power). It should have behaved this way with older versions too, thats what confuses me.

The HeadsetButtonHandler serves two purposes: first, its a replacement for the buttonhandlers on the device, which enables you to redial on doublepress and do something else on longpress (dont know what this actually does outside of PowerRadio as it seems not to do anything on my rom).

Second, it allows specifying parameters via commandline to send various commands to PowerRadio. To make use of that it must be called via commandline or script, or you cant add parameters. This is intended for people who like to remote-control PowerRadio via scripts.

But to answer your question, i'll implement a "seek fwd" on longpress, keeping the "next preset" on doublepress :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ausi:
Fantastic!!.......thanks....i'll be waiting patiently.

Anyway i can do this myself or is this coded in the Handler software?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
Technically speaking, you could, but it would be rather complicated. I've already made the change (was easier than i thought), new version will arrive in the next hours.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] invasion13:
Hi,

on a topaz french stock rom 1.39.406.1(49068)FRE/Radio 3.45.25.19, it's my first install/use of P.R.

when i launch Power Radio 1.502 , it crashes see screenshot

GFMAPI tested is working with rds counter increasing

edit: removed the htc radio screens and associated phrases about it ;-)

many thanks for your great soft

regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
the first lines of the error message are cut off in your screenshot, could you post another one with them visible?

The other pics you posted are from HTC radio, not PowerRadio.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] invasion13:
the first two lines missing :

powerradio.exe

nullreferenceexception

sorry for the htcradio

i must have (twice !!) tapped radiofm close to the powerradio shorcut :-)

regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
ok great, found the problem, will be fixed soon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 6Fg8:
new version 1.5.0.3 available. details and download on 1st post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] invasion13:
version 1.5.0.3 solved the crash worry thanks for your quick fix

regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] brain21r:
error:confused::

FMS_API.dll not found device not supported

what i need for this great app to run on my device?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] coolfree:
PowerRadio 1.5.0.3 error

PowerRadio 1.5.0.3 error
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kdaffef:
Fantastic,

works fine on my HTC Touch pro 2,

Bt without RDS, neither Radios Icons,

Thank you a lot,
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ecky:
Since I have upgraded from Power Radio 1.3.3.0 to 1.5.0.3 have following issues:

1) Power Radio seems to be in foreground. I can not go to Today Screen (eg. via TaskManager)

2) Maybe it depends on this: The "OK/Cancel"-Button and Panel-Button (I mapped this to Today-Screen) don't work anymore. So I cant close PR via "OK/Cancel"-Button.

It's the same in fullscreen-mode or not.

3) I have unawares set a letter in edit box for scan sensitivity and PR crasehd. It's the same in edit box for scan wait time.

4) Wich is the maximum value for scan sensitivity?

Thank you for this great application.

Greetings ecky

My device: XPERIA X1
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kenny1980:
Same error like Coolfree.

I´ve a HTC Touch HD. I´ve deinstall a older Version and install this. But no way to running. The software is the last from the HTC Website.

greets

Kenny