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[General Accessories] Killiandros:
Follow up to my previous post.

Somehow, the Gmail plug-in just started working by itself this afternoon - took a day and a half though, so not sure what the go was there. (Amusingly, it started working just as I was composing an eMail to the developer to provide feedback / request assistance).

SportyPal, Weather and se-first News Alert plug-ins are still not functioning however.

One additional (huge) complaint today however - after a few text messages, missed calls, and about 20 Facebook updates - the battery is completely dead. Unplugged from charger at 6.00am and it is 3.00pm now. I did turn on DFU mode and plugged into PC upon receiving the unit. I can't imagine what was so taxing on the battery (perhaps it was the constant disconnection / reconnections...).

SE really need to address the software faults on this device, either by issuing updates or by making the entire thing open source so that the clever people at XDA/Android forums can fix it.
[General Accessories] dicer42:
I just got mine and it doesn't work at all...

Pairing was fine and the LiveView App just complained once about no devices being paired. After that it found it.

I got it to display a callerid once and it also started my music app. But as soon as I try to select anything from the menu on the device it either shows the circled X (which I expected) or crashes. Music control started the music app on my phone, then the LiveView device crashed. Or am I using it wrong? After any action that should do something, it just displays the clock. If I then press the left button, the clock jumps to the upper left corner of the screen and jumps right back to the middle of the screen. I can't see the icons after that at all... Only turning off the device helps.

Device is going back tomorrow. What a piece of unfinished hardware/software...

Will maybe consider buying it again in a couple of months. Depending on what changed until then ;)
[General Accessories] vincenzo697:
livevie battery

does anybody know what sort of battery it takes???because i was thinking upgrading it so it lasts longer than one and a half days..it sucks charging it so often!!!!!!
[General Accessories] IppeZiepe:
Experiences and wishes

Let me sum up my experiences with the LV. I have my LV since last Friday. G1 running Chromatic 4.5 (a 2.2 ROM) here, at first loads of connection losses, but today it seems to behave better. At least it reconnects itself - by itself.

Turned Twitter off, because its ridiculous amounts of tweet updates. Please, SE, just send me my mentions. I don't even want to see DM's, since they get e-mailed to me anyway.

The GMail plug-in works like a charm. Thanks!

As does the standard music player.

Calendar hasn't once shown me an item, but then again, there isn't much in my calendar. Maybe I just have to wait until there's some event alert.

LV crashed once. Tried both buttons for 10 seconds or so. Then it rebooted and I saw the battery was nearly empty. Strange thing was that the indicator wasn't even half way.

G1 locked up a couple of times. It soft-booted automatically when that happened.

It looks like the connection gets lost whenever my G1 gets too busy.

What improvements I'd like to see:

Notification light moved to the side, or at least not facing upward, away from my face. I can't see it when there's any light around me. (You know, the sun, light bulbs, laptop screen...)

I'd like to use my index finger and my thumb to press the hardware buttons. Having both buttons on top makes using them annoying. Please, SE, move one of the buttons to the bottom of the device.

I'd like to have a notification on my phone in the notification tray so I can see if the LV is connected or not.

Show the time when I shake my arm, so I don't have to press any button for that.

Move the USB-connector to a place where I can connect a cable, without having to pry the LV from the wrist band.

Don't put the device on top of a holder on top of a wrist band. The LV is towering out on my wrist. There must be a way to wear the LV around your wrist that doesn't make it so high, and maybe a way to even make it look nice. I really feel like a nerd wearing it. (Okay, nothing wrong with that actually.)

I don't quite get why there are 2 hardware buttons and 4 soft buttons on the device. I wouldn't mind having more hardware buttons and no soft buttons, so that I could see the screen when I'm going through the menus. Or having a full touch screen so that I could swipe through them, with just a power button somewhere.

Make it print money.

...

Am I just speaking for myself, or are you guys feeling the same way about the LV?

Edit: Find My Phone? What? So, if I'm at most 3 meters away from my phone, and it happens to be connected to the LV, and I forgot where I've left my phone, I could retrieve it! Nobel prize material, I say!

Edit 2: Maybe I'm going to write a plug-in with which you can receive Twitter mentions. It'll take your Twitter username of choice and sends notifications about them to your LiveView. Since this'll be my first Android app, I'd like to keep it simple and leave it with that. But if anyone has simple (easy to implement) ideas to put into this plug-in, please let me know.
[General Accessories] actroidf:
TQ mate.......i need it.
[General Accessories] Sjaakbanaan:
Started using LiveView on the Motorola Milestone 2 today. Only 1 disconnect, and was solved right away by clicking the right-hand side button on the LiveView. So I didn't have to reconnect from the LiveView app on my phone. A LOT more stable than with the Milestone 1!! Hope it stays this way.

Unfortunately I turned off the GMail app, even with a fresh start on the new phone it's unusable for me. Keeps notifying me of old messages and keeps repeating the same messages over and over. Not sure if this is just an issue for me or for more people.. Without the GMail app, battery lasts almost 3 days for me.
[General Accessories] Killiandros:
Petition SonyEricsson to make LiveView software open source

I'd love to see LiveView become open source or see the tools to create/edit/flash new firmware on to it.

If enough people show interest in making LiveView an open platform perhaps SonyEricsson will relent and allow the Android/Xda community to turn this into a functional/reliable product. If enough people push, they might just officially (or even unofficially) give the community something to work with.

If you're keen to see this happen, and for what it's worth, take a moment to post your support here; (http://talk.sonyericsson.com/thread/9646) as well as sending a brief note to SonyEricsson Support.
[General Accessories] vincenzo697:
change battery

does anybody know what sort of battery it takes???because i was thinking upgrading it so it lasts longer than one and a half days..it sucks charging it so often!!!!!!
[General Accessories] IppeZiepe:
I doubt that you could change the battery without damaging the device... But then again, I just plug it in when I go to sleep so I don't really care much, as long as it lasts longer than a day before the battery dies.
[General Accessories] Orka82:
You can but not without marks i think.

I opened mine that broke (my store told me to throw it away and i got my money back).

Start from the bottom.. insert something and bend carefully....hold together with clips. The leads from the battery are soldered in place.

Text on the battery:

"Danionics

DLP 381225 3.7V

80mAh 0.30Wh"
[General Accessories] vincenzo697:
which battery???

1) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Helimax-SeaC...Accessories&hash=item4aa2bd70c1#ht_1177wt_876

2) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/350mah-3-7V-...ol_Vehicles&hash=item2eb01b719f#ht_886wt_1097

3) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/5X-3-7V-Li-P...Accessories&hash=item3cb2fadd3b#ht_2651wt_932

4) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2x-3-7v-LiPo...Accessories&hash=item4aa0ab77d2#ht_4561wt_802

which one you think i should buy???? and if you can check the measurements of Liveview battery

thanks
[General Accessories] Orka82:
It's like 25mm x 10-11mm x 2mm

I don't think you have any space for a bigger battery but don't take my word for it.

Mi maadz mspaint skillz ;)

There you go.
[General Accessories] jay_jay_n:
well i had similiar disconnect issues in the begining when i first turn it on from being off, but after everything seems to be working great with my galaxy tab, as long as i make my avail ram memory is about 50mb and cpu usage is low it works great, to me it seems like it crashes and freezes when too much is going on, and leads me to think its more in the liveview software that takes over the bluetooth connection then the actual device itself but that could just be hopefully thoughts.. but so far after a day and half use since i got it the battery seems fine to me since i charge all my devices every night as well as carry a backup usb battery pack on me all the time.

and i have had to reset once when it turned completely black and took forever to find out to reset it is to hold the on/off button for more then 15seconds.

also removed the gmail plugin and others and the device started working great, only plugins i have is , contact plugin, mode plugin, and the amp player plugin.

I've done a video review of my initial tests and plan to do more tests in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=867376

i also changed the wrist strap as well and it looks a lot better, only problem is it can pop out easier since the back isn't covered by the orig wrist band, i have pictures in my thread.

i seriously hope this thing turns out to be what i've hoped for in a bluetooth watch.
[General Accessories] jay_jay_n:
btw does anybody know how to erase the message on the live view or at least clear it? i have a feeling i would need to uninstall the app =(
[General Accessories] vincenzo697:
bought batteries

i bought 2 and 4 batteries from my previous post..i will let you know how i will go with the upgrade..

thanks for the information and photos Orka82 i really appreciate it!!!!!!
[General Accessories] fenny4:
hello

marry Christmas to all
[General Accessories] AntonyStark:
Yes currently thats the only way,seems no way to do it. I had the issue that I installed the app and configured my accounts ready for the Liveview, that when the device came out when i paired it I had hundreds of text messages on it!
[General Accessories] jay_jay_n:
yeah I realized that after clearing the app data it worked, didn't reset the plug-ins data so not a biggie, just wished it had that feature built in, I may have found a fix to the reconnection issue hopefully my tests proves it works, so far been waiting forever for it to get disconnected since now its pretty rare, that's pretty ironic lol
[General Accessories] OGCF:
Disappointing to hear about all of these issues. I was planning to pick one of these up as a gift for my sister but I guess I should hold off.
[General Accessories] djsrulez:
LiveView Actually works with Droid 2 stock

Oddly enough this device works with Droid 2 Global perfectly...no disconnects at all. (probably compatible bluetoooth stack) The other design issues with the device still exist.....unfortunately

Placement of the usb port...fail

Cant clear event count on liveview...fail

Replacement watchband makes the device easier to fall out...fail

Placement of the LED where you cant see it...fail

No issues with plugins so far...hopefully there will be a winamp plugin at some point.

Hopefully someone will make a version of this and actually have some UAT before releasing it to the public.....
[General Accessories] moonlitex:
srsly you guys. try this.

might work for many of you. makes the piece of crap nearly usable.

.. just bumping to help ppl. sry for the bump anyways.
[General Accessories] jay_jay_n:
i've actually had no issues with the music app running or when it was initiated.. the issues arise when the music app runs with low memory, since the music app tends to take a huge chunk like 50mb or so of ram thats when it will crap out.. i use quick reboot and quick reboot pro to restart everything to free up memory when ever i look at the device to keep it clean and i use startup manager to make sure there isn't any pesky apps starting up that i don't need.. and i've had great success , im still waiting for it to disconnect so i can keep testing my workaround fix to some of the issues.. but im still waiting lol
[General Accessories] Orka82:
Update Service has support for LiveView now.

The text when you start Update Service have changed. "Note:If you are updating your LiveView only step 1 and 2 apply." but you can't fint the unit in the list over phones (yet). Don't select any phone and click next. Connect LV via USB and start LV with both hardware buttons pressed. Update Service will detect liveview and tell you that you have the latest software but i updated anyway (Update Service downloaded 0.2MB). :)
[General Accessories] jay_jay_n:
where do u get the update service i can't find it anywhere.. and any changes?

nvm i think i figured it out lol , but see any improvements ?? its really odd that its been running so well.. =\
[General Accessories] jay_jay_n:
that was scarry since the update displayed the liveview as a unknown phone and it updated fine, and connected fine.. now time will tell to see if it does anything =)
[General Accessories] :
Just incase no body has seen it. On the sony website only sony ericson phones are supported officialy, and its not grantued other phones will work with out error :)

So what if we run an X10 rom port? :D Or at least use the bt stacks from that ;D
[General Accessories] Orka82:
They have removed the text now..

"LiveView™ will be compatible with Sony Ericsson Android 2.0 and up mobile phones.

Compatible with most other brands on Android 2.0 and up that are equipped with Bluetooth™ 2.1. The list above will be continuously updated."

;)

My connection has dropped one or two times since my last post in here (may be related to my bt car stereo connecting at the same time). Reconnects without problem. Big improvement so far.

Edit: Same problems back now. 6h later. Cant reconnect. Well.. just wait for a real update then..
[General Accessories] MacaronyMax:
Oh yeah :D I swear like 2 hours ago though it said it was only supported with Sony devices ;)
[General Accessories] gigino:
Hi Orka82,

can you please tell me how did you get the next to work without selecting any phones because its only enabled when you click on a phone icon.

Please explain how is it done??????????????

Thanks

Gigino
[General Accessories] Orka82:
In the drop-down box. Upper right corner... or select any phone? I dont know really. ;)
[General Accessories] LockeOn:
Is there any way we could get SE Xperia X10 Bluetooth Stack ported to SGS. Not so many of the Xperia users are complaining about random disconnections and stuff.

EDIT:

I found out that as long my screen is on (set Screen Timeout to 30 minutes on CM 6.1 on SGS) live view works like a charm but as soon screen goes off it gives all the problems mentioned.
[General Accessories] Neaw:
In the Sony Ericsson website, leaving the terminals compatible with LiveView.

15/12/2010
[General Accessories] de_MarK:
I've just updated a firmware in my LV. Update Service has found a new software.

Improvements I've noticed:

- after any disconnection LV connects back

- power management works with sandbox plugins

- power button switches screen on/off when using sandbox plugins
[General Accessories] Orka82:
So, Update Service found a new version for your LV? Mine just tells me that i have the latest.. Which phone did you select? None?
[General Accessories] de_MarK:
First in the line, I don't remember tbh. I've bought my LV in early November so maybe my firmware was older than yours.
[General Accessories] IppeZiepe:
Yeah, just select the first phone in the selector. It doesn't matter which one.
[General Accessories] zonyl:
I have issues as well running on EVO with CM 6.1.

Here is a link to the update service (for those that dont have it already)

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/updateservice/aino?cc=gb&lc=en

- Install software.

- Turn LiveView off (hold Button I for >10 secs?)

- Connect LiveView via USB cable to PC

- Turn device on by holding both buttons until USB icon appears

- Disconnect LiveView USB

- Run Software

- Select "X10 mini" phone

- When prompted to hold "back" button, Connect LiveView USB cable

- Update should proceed. Follow along the instructions.
[General Accessories] scorpion_s66:
mine just tell me that i have the latest version, so what you guys suggest? do i install it anyway or not? is it harm for my LV or may improve the connectivity?

and 1 more thing: how long it's gonna take to re-install or update the LV?
[General Accessories] GregorVe:
My one updated, but I did not find a difference.

SGS Phone still locks (that was expected) and still disconnects.

Update time was about 2-3 mins.
[General Accessories] MrMediaGuy:
Facebook?

Anyone else having trouble with Facebook? When I first set up my LiveView I was able to log into Facebook just fine and the notifications worked. Then in the process of trying to get the darn thing working reliably I removed the Facebook account. Now when I try to log into Facebook again from the LiveView app, I get:

1) "Phone will now connect to the Internet for authentication."

2) Click OK.

3) Message: "Please check your Internet connection and try again."

I can see from the data activity in the taskbar that it *is* pinging the network, and of course I do have a working data connection. (Have also tried over Wifi, no-go.) Twitter works just fine -- I can remove and re-add the Twitter account with no issues.

I tried going to my Facebook account and deleting LiveView from the list of authorized applications, thinking it was maybe getting hung up trying to authorize it twice, but no luck. Have done a factory reset, wiped the SD card (in case there was some cached data hosing things up), etc. Nothing seems to work.

Is it possible that *Facebook* is actually blocking LiveView from connecting? Anyone else having trouble? Are others getting it working with no problem? Help! :)
[General Accessories] scorpion_s66:
mine have the same prob, I can update my FB app and use android market etc but when i press facebook from LiveView app is says:

"Please check your Internet connection and try again."

but there's something I found that may cheer you guys up:

when i get my LV i just install LiveView App from market and connectivity is not stable my phone app crash a lot, from nowhere i found there's something missin and found another app in manual guide "LiveWare manager" I uninstall LiveView App and unpair LV and install LiveWare manager from market then pair my LV to my N1 and then install LiveView App an connect LV now I have no drop connection (in past 4 hours) and there's no crash in LV app on my N1

I don't know that for sure that all problems gone or It's gonna works fine but It's works for me till now, Hopes works for you too.

btw, the facebook prob still remain'n
[General Accessories] g.fabbri:
Possible solution

Try to uninstall Liveware manager, keep only liveview application.

I try it on my SGS from this morning, no freezes no disconnects.

Sorry for my English :o
[General Accessories] Orka82:
No need to reinstall... Update Service downloads 0.2MB. Flash takes like ~1min
[General Accessories] zonyl:
Has anyone tried to look at what firmware it downloads? Next time I am in windows I'll try to shark it if someone doesn't get it first.
[General Accessories] GregorVe:
I uninstalled LiveView-Manager and had no sgs crash for a couple of houres. Later I upgraded the sgs to Android 2.21 and now since 24h no sgs crash. Currently I don't know for sure if the problem vanished with 2.21 or by uninstalling the manager.

But still I have many disconnects.
[General Accessories] lagooha:
first of all - sorry for my english too :)

tks a lot, dude!

My device: Samsung I5700 Spica with i570EXXJD1 firmware 2.1 updated.

BEFORE:

Endless disconnects and device freezes. Weather plugin didn't worked (clock only on the screen). I was very upset and disapointed. Almost sold my LV.

But I've found your message and follow your advise.

NOW:

from yesterday - no device lags, no any freezes!

Even Weather plugin works! But sometimes disconnects when trying to check weather.

PowerAMP plugin works perfect! Gmail plugin works excellent!

LV respond to any events immediately.

MY CONCLUSION:

Uniinstalling Live Ware manager could be a solution for some devices. Not 100% sure, but I hope so.

Still testing.

Please report if somebody tried to do the same.

Sorry for my english ;)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mosesz:
I'm on JI6, rooted.

i have this problem that i cannot get the Market to download.

I didn't see and end to this story this is why i open i new thread.

The last thing out there is that it could be a Market problem......

But still i have this issue now for 3 days, i did most of the things in this thread.

nothing works ...

HELP.....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master™:
Can you connect to the internet?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mosesz:
I have done all !!! connect reconnect wifi/3G, clean data to the data manager, remove updates from Market, into gtalk, stop gtalk, run Maps......
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master™:
But can you connect to the internet?

Did you try resetting APN settings?

Did you try clearing cache?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mosesz:
yes i have connection (internet , emails all work) and today i was able to download and install (i took the SD out ?) but again wont work.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master™:
Did you try to reinstall via odin?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
Any updates on this?
[Omnia 7 General] k_aftab:
hi

what kind of battery performance are you guys getting and how long (on avg) does it take to charge it?

any suggestions to improve it?

mine is about a day with 2 couple of hours of browsing, 5 hours last fm/zune musin, an hours of calls.

charging is not very fast i have to admit :mad: but i still love it. :D

is this normal?

thanks
[Omnia 7 General] Milky1:
I haven't been able to find out as I'm normally not far from a computer (Home, Uni etc.) and I take my charger cable with me, what I do know however is its much better than my HD7 was.
[Omnia 7 General] Cruzer1:
Hey guys, ok did a battery drain test with these settings:

•3G/data tuned off (only because my area has a low 3G signal, meaning the phone would be using more battery power)

•wifi on

•2 hotmail accounts (sync email every 15mins)

•bluetooth off

•location on

•brightness set to medium

•phone updates on (set only to use wifi and connection with home computer)

•find my phone options all unticked

The battery drain test included playing the movie Ironman on loop with volume set to 50% (15/30) using it's built in speaker.

I did not include the end credits due to alot of blacks that'd be on the screen, meaning a false measurement, due to SAMOLED's nature.

While the video did not fill up the whole screen (black strips on the top and bottom) most movies you'd be watching would most likely have similar aspect ratio anyway.

Ironman file details:

Video:

720x400

1404kbps data rate

1468kbps total bitrate

25fps

Audio:

64kbps

2 (stereo) channels

48kHz Audio sample rate

Ok now for the results:

Started watching with a full battery at 9:50am

Battery critical notification came on at 4:22pm

Phone powered down at 4:38pm

Total hours of video playback: 6hours 48mins
[Omnia 7 General] Mickey4U:
Mine didn't seem great for the first few days, but seems to have gotten significantly better. I'm sure that it is not just that I'm using it less, although I have turned the screen off full brightness (looks amazing!)

I comfortably get a day now with WIFI on all day and 3 email accounts (exchange set to recieve as they arrive).

Overall, I'm very very pleased with this phone - It's a truely beautiful piece of kit.

cheers,

Mickey