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[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] zard:
I've been searching for a free Timer App (there a already a number of free Stopwatch app) ever since I got my HD7. This is really very timely.

Whatever you have is already good enough as a launch product!

Suggestions:

1. As suggested earlier, to be able to ran even when WP7 is off (i.e. screen is off). Even better, if WP7 is running other app.

2. Have a different font color for the title of the app (probably build into the theme color change or just a separate settings option)

3. Ability to change the Alarm sound.

4. When Stopwatch or Timer is running, to blow up the font size of the running digits to cover the screen size (good feature) and have the fonts in different color (option)

I'm looking forward to your app and if you need someone to help you to test, I'm definitely willing but from what I know, I have to unlock my HD7 before I can do any software testing.

Thanks in advance for coming up with the app.

May I suggest a few names for the app?

1. Free Timer

2. StopW n Timer

3. Timer n StopW

4. Tmr n StopW

5. StopW n Tmr
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ErikWithNoC:
This...looks...AMAZING!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Fyx:
It is possible to add option for reset en restart automaticly the couldown ?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
This application is released on marketplace! Check the first post for more info!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
I've tried the application from the marketplace today and while I really like it, there are still two plotstoppers for me:

Like:

- Nice, elegant design

- Fast transitions between stopwatch/timer

Dislike:

- The last set timer isn't saved. If I use the timer for my 5:40 boiled-egg every morning I have to set the timer everytime anew. Would be good to have a "reset to last set time"-option that is saved when exiting the application.

- The application really needs to prevent the phone from going entering standby-mode. As long as the timer or the stopwatch is running the phone and the display should stay switched on.

Maybe you could considering implementing my suggestions.

Thank you for your app anyway :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Yes, the tombstoning is a big issue. The next update will have a better support for this feature. I hope I can prevent the screen for turning off.

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
I'm sure...you grow with your tasks, you know :D

:)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] vander09:
Hello again

I saw your video on youtube.. im the one that posted those comments. here if you want me to help you with the design end please let me know. i have some ideas design and i can show then to you... email me at vander_09@hotmail.co.uk

i really wanna help.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JHoogstede:
Great app!! Very simple (=positive!) and works great. However...could you please make a version without background? That would make it even more cleaner (=again positive! :)) and more 'metro-ish'.

Keep up your great work!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Ok, I will add this functionality, I just submitted new version (with possibility to run behind the lockscreen). Once this is approved I will do the next update.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] fiveveryer:
The only thing i can think of would be to have it play a sound and vibrate once the countdown is complete.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Update 1.1, Check the first page ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
App is now 1.2! check out the first page!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] wheresmybeaver:
Nice app! Had been keeping an eye out for this on the marketplace, missed it until now. There are so many ugly / dodgy timer apps on the marketplace but this one works perfectly and fits the Metro styling great. Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
Yeah, it's getting better and better :) Very good work.

Now I only miss timer-presets for timers I use more often. For example, if I make a boiled egg each morning I need a timer with 5:40. If I had a preset for this it would make things more convenient.

EDIT: I almost forgot...I would appreciate an option to have a short and polite "beep" when the timer finishes. No need to wake up the kids just because the time ran out ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Yes, I tried that, but it was more difficult than I thought lol (not that hard to implement, but I want to make it as intuitive as possible ;)), this will be the priority 1 feature for the next version!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] fabnie[Ger]:
Thanks for this app, I was looking for something as userfriendly as this one.

Just to let you know, I could access and download the latest version from the marketplace in Germany.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Ok, good to hear that, thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] colinp:
Hi just a suggestion as i cant find a timer that dose this

id like a laptimer where the laptimer times be saved and given a name ie silvestone 2010 then uploaded to sky drive or something . is that possable?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
New version added, 1.3 ;) check it on the frontpage
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] sta1986:
Any plan to make it able to run in background for Mango? It would be great if it can keep running in background while using other apps.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jpijper:
Countdown settings

Thanks for this wonderful app! I like it very much, especially since it fits so well into the Metro landscape.

One suggestion: I would have expected the countdown settings (hours, minutes, seconds) to be also more in line with the regular metro style. Look e.g. at how normally a date is set, or a time. Plus, the current countdown "buttons" are almost too small for me - and I have a good-sized screen (Omnia 7) and fairly slender fingers. Changing this (not trivial, I guess) would make it a perfect app in my book!

Thanks!

Jan Roelof
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jason.hamilton:
it would be great to update this for mango. Would love for it to be able to go off while im texting or doing something else. I hate it when i miss the alarm because im not currently viewing the app.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Mestiphal:
Perhaps, for the countdown in order to follow more the Metro design, instead of selecting from a scrolling colum of numbers, we should be able to click on the number and then scroll up down, just like with the built in alarm.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
With the last timer memorized this app is now completely worth 5 stars :) Thank you!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] aczkasov:
Amazing app (too bad wp7 doesn’t allow developers to run timers in background :().

It would be nice to have some cosmetic changes in UI though: The countdown timer is too precise for usual use. It would be much better for it to have only HH:MM:SS. and styled in the way of “Settings > Date&Time > Time” screen, with these kind of big squares, because it seems to be a standard to chose date or time in WP7, according to WP7 UI Guide (Search for “Design Templates for Windows Phone 7.pdf”)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] o0z0o:
Looks awesome!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] gortex3D:
Thank you for your aplli.

I have two suggestions :

Is it possible to make the application multilingual?

I do not really practical system for setting the countdown is what you do change it?

Personal I like the principle of the software countdown timer.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dr_strangetrick:
Same here, best timer on the marketplace but it needs to be able to work with Mango
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] DavidinCT:
Works in 7712 fine (ah, I saw, background support, oh...).

Perfect app, I used some simple timer/countdown app in 6.5 that I missed. This looks, feels and runs great.

Awsome and thanks ! (thanks given on a few posts in this thread)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
mango preview of this app is on the frontpage!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] 15131331231:
I'll try it now.And report some later.thanks for your work.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
WOAH, the preview video for the new features is awesome. Timer in the background and livetile support makes this the most desireable timer-application in the marketplace :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jmjh88:
only thing i think it needs is a stopwatch reset button. otherwise, really great app!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Version 1.4 is now live in Marketplace! You can still download a new .xap on the frontpage
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Speedn:
multiple countdown timers possible?

Great timer app.

as a future update, would it possible to have multiple timers? countdown specifically. I usually use a timer in the Labs that I work in, and sometimes have a couple things going on at the same time that I need to keep track off.

kind regards
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
Thank you, I've got the update and it's working fine.

Still, what I'd really like to see in future:

- Timer templates

- Just a short "beep" as alarm sound. I'd like a reminder not a siren to wake up the neighbors. :D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] DavidinCT:
This is a great little app. I was looking for something that I used to have for 6.5 as a simple timer or countdown, this blows it away in every option.

Great interface, awsome app !

Thanks !
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ioulian:
Thanks for comments,

Alright for the next version:

- multiple countdowns

- Multiple alarms

@skycamefalling, what do you mean with multiple templates? Like graphically or just saved timers?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
Thank you for your response :)

With templates I mean timers that the user can predefine (e.g. 5:30 for the boiled egg in the morning, 1:00 for Activity game). Most of the time one needs the timer for reccuring standard-tasks, so it would be a great help to have one or two customisable templates with "name" and "time" to just click on it and not having to go through the timer-setting-process all the time.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skycamefalling:
No news here? I hope you didn't cease to further develop the application?
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jibreil:
Is there a way for the Facebook contacts NOT to appear in the Address Book. Rather I want the phone to sync on the contacts that are on my Address Book and Facebook.

Is there a free/paid DIVX or XVID player like OPlayer or VLC for the iPhone?
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rob_p:
This has been answered elsewhere - you can set the contacts to only show facebook contacts that have a matching win live contact. It's in the settings page.

As for XVID and DIVX, nothing out as yet, as far as I'm aware, but it won't be too long.
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jibreil:
Thanks for the info.

The OS is the best out there has beaten the iOS and Android hands down. It so good at first, I can imagine as it matures in a few months will land up dominating the Smartphone market all over.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
All morning long I can send txt and mms. Fine but nothing's coming back in . Talked to my wife she hasnt gotten anything from me and she as well

from my phone duh
[EVO 4G General] daystrom:
I'm in NE Ohio and I just sent myself a txt msg. It took about a minute but I did get it.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
All seems fine now

from my phone duh
[EVO 4G General] wuclan48:
It seems from my searching that many people on sprint, not only evos are having messaging issues.

Sent from the void...
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Did you call customer service? They can tell you if towers are down, not people on xda... Plus, letting them know there is a problem will help them fix it faster.
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
WHAT! I thought XDA could do anything. Very disappointing.
[EVO 4G Accessories] mitchellvii:
Somehow, I seem to have misplaced the original A/C 1000 ma charger that came with my EVO. I checked out a sort of generic aftermarket charger that was rated at 800 ma.

I have read elsewhere that even the 1000 ma chargers really charge at only 800 ma. Is that true? If so, I'll just get the generic one. I like my phone to charge as fast as possible.

Also, if I have a charger rated at 1.5 amps, will it fry the EVO or just charge it faster? Does the EVO limit its draw to 1 amp no matter what the charger is rated at?
[EVO 4G Accessories] lacrossev:
As i understand it, the current draw is controlled by the load (Evo). Only when you force a higher electromotive force (voltage) that there will be a forcing scenario where you're trying to cram more current in to the phone, resistances being the same in both situations.
[EVO 4G Accessories] PGRtoo:
Evidence suggests that the Evo will only charge a battery at a 650mA rate, even with a 1A+ charger. My own experience seems to verify this because there is no difference in charge times between the OEM 1A charger, an aftermarket 850mA charger, and a USB hub which can supply 2A. They all take about the same amount of time to charge my Evo.

Where I think a more powerful charger might be beneficial is for charging the phone while power-intensive apps are running, although I haven't actually seen any evidence of that yet.

Check out this thread for more info:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833602

And I strongly suggest that you not exceed 5V input. The phone will regulate charging voltage to 4.2V or less and exceeding 5V input will just make the voltage regulator work harder. More about that here:

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-tips-tricks/213618-lithium-polymer-batteries-101-a.html

Pete
[EVO 4G Accessories] mitchellvii:
Thanks Pete,

Interesting. I just want something that will charge faster than it uses juice while on. I use my phone for GPS and Radio quite a bit while in the car and the old car charger wasn't keeping up.

I bought a 75 watt power inverter (everyone should seriously have one of these for their car) and plugged my 800 ma cord into that. I drove for an hour with the GPS running and the phone actually increased it's charge significantly - so I'm happy.

I guess I'll just hang with the 800 then as it was cheap.
[EVO 4G Accessories] PGRtoo:
FWIW both Kensington and Belkin sell 1A USB chargers which fit in a cigarette lighter socket:

Sprint also sells an 850mA version in their stores.

I've even seen a 1.25A (1250mA) version somewhere, but I can't remember what the brand was or where I saw it.

Pete
[General Questions and Answers] HtcSmarter:
Hello :),

I would like to run .jar files straight from my microSD, instead of 'installing' them on the phone (which consumes the only available tiny 63 MB of ROM left on my phone).

The problem is that the Java client (Java Wireless Client) that comes with the HTC smart,

lets you open .jar files from your microSD storage, but only provides an 'install' menu option.

There is no 'run jar without installing' or 'install to microSD and run from there' option. I would like such an option. Any ideas?

Thank you :D,

--

HtcUser

Model Number: HTC Smart F3188

ROM: 1.0.0.604

OS: Brew MP 1.0.0.604
[General Questions and Answers] HtcSmarter:
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[HD7 General] tfn:
Hi

Got my Hd 7 from o2 pay as you go

Am quiet happy with it, but has anyone noticed that the camera is a bit rubbish or is it jjust me

Camera snaps close up are super brilliant. but the moment you try to snap far away subjects its all blurish

Its seems to have a digital zoom which just blows up to picture to distortion

I have noticed that even the zoom function just blurs it up as well

feed back would be appreciated
[HD7 General] yly3:
It's indeed not the best WP7 camera but it's not too rubish also. It should be no more than decent (while to video recording with continued focus is ace) . Can you provide a sample so we can judge ?

There was also a pink-camera isue with an earlier HTC device (can't remember the exact model) and problem was solved with a quick update.
[HD7 General] ajftl:
camera on hd7 does suck... tend to bluish every single shot unless u play with scene mode .... thats one of the reason im trying something else .. maybe focus
[HD7 General] Jonno2343:
Hmm.. do you think that it will be possible that they release an update for this?

Not too keen on getting it if the camera is useless.
[HD7 General] JoeTheFro:
I have the awesome pink hue issue with mine... and for the other guy... the other phone with the pink problem was the HD2.
[HD7 General] stratax:
anyone know if this is just the software or is the hardware?
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
ive noticed too that on long distance shots its horrible on keeping focus of the picture. Though i think that maybe because metering is set to center and it cant focus in that much in the distance.

Though your every day snaps are usually ok for me. No problems with tints or anything and i find the video quality to be decent
[HD7 General] Jim Coleman:
I haven't had any problems at all with taking photos on my HD7 - no focussing issues, near or far.

Are you guys half-pressing the camera button to focus first, before pressing it the rest of the way to take the photo?

This seems to be the biggest cause of issues, people not realizing it's a two-stage shoot process, just like with digital cameras.

Note to the OP: Metering is actually light metering and has nothing to do with focussing. If you have metering set to centre, the camera will adjust the exposure according to the brightness of the object in the centre of the shot. If metering were set to "average" it would work out the brightness of the whole frame and set the exposure to that. Nowt to do with focus.

Incidentally, don't forget to ensure the lens is free of dust, fingerprints and other crud as that will obviously make your pics look mushy.
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
nope i always press on the first stage and let it focus and then press ;)
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
Finally got my Mozart from Orange UK yesterday. Great phone and Windows seems serious this time:)

although its less than 24 hrs I'm using this phone but I'm not impressed by the signal reception. I watched it at my flat, at work, while driving, alongside road; but I'm not getting the signal bars what I used to receive on my Desire. Any body else facing the same experience?
[7 Mozart General] Mateo97120:
Yeah I experience the same with my Orange France Mozart, I have less signal bars particularly in 3G/3G+. But I would say that it's only due to the algorithm used to evaluate the signal because on my other phone I've a full signal at the same place.
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
hmm, well for areas where full signal strengh availalbe then you lose 1-2 bars on mozart, its ok. However, where there are only 1-2 bars availalbe and mozart showing none and you cannot make a call, its a problem.
[7 Mozart General] Ca5c4d3:
As far as I am concern Orange UK reception sucks. Compared to the HD2, the Mozart appears to have better reception even on such a bad network. And no for some reason the device won't roam to t-mobile.
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
Agreed, that's the other observation taht it doesn't pick T-Mobile signal and no "R" appears on the phone.
[7 Mozart General] drsqueggy:
I'm having signal issues with my Mozart as well. I had no issues with call dropping on my previous phone.
[7 Mozart General] Dam0c:
Have you checked the settings

Can't say I have had any problems roaming on on t-mobile/orange.

Does it help if you go to settings..mobile network and changed data roaming to 'roam'?

I also presume you have opted in to using t-mobile on the Orange website (if that is not a dumb question).

Dam0c
[7 Mozart General] vogonj:
Compared to my old Touch Diamond the T-Mobile Mozart I'm playing with has weaker reception but higher battery drain ...
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
data roam set to no roam is for data connection. The Orange/T-Mobile sharing is only for voice and sms I believe.

I did notice that phone does pick up Orange/T-Mobile signal but without any visual sign on the status bar, you need to see it setting area.

But the signal reception is really bad, with call droppings as well.
[7 Mozart General] feygor:
I switched from t-mobile UK to orange UK just to get the mozart early, so far the only disappointment is the signal, I assumed that was orange. Before on 3G i was clocking a good 2MB/s with t-mobile, now my very best speed i can get is about 50KB/s, I'm hoping this is a phone issue that will be sorted once updates are released...
[7 Mozart General] Omega Point:
The Orange/T-Mobile sharing does have data roaming but it's GPRS only. I did have roaming working when I set it up, but it seems to have stopped working again now.

One thing to remember with the displayed signal strength is just that, displayed. 3 bars on WP7 device could be 4/5 on another simply because they display signal levels differently.
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
Received sms from Orange today:

" As you've cahnged your handset, the experience of picking up T-Mobile signal might be different. For answers on any question go to orange.co.uk/share"
[7 Mozart General] R3PUBL1K:
I've not had any signal issues at all I reside in a very remote area...

The signal so far is much better the the iphone which i have, which always drops calls...
[7 Mozart General] Ca5c4d3:
Got the text message from orange last week as well. I seem to be covered by T-Mobile in areas that Orange fails. Orange reception is pathetic in central London. worse of all, during peak hours i can get full signal but calls to my number are never routed to my device and I can't make phone calls due to poor availability.

Anyway T-Mobile 3G appears to be faster than Orange

Also worth to mention that HTC has released new ROM updates with a new radio stack and SPL (and possibly drivers) but Orange UK havent released anything yet.
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
its been almost a week with Mozart and I'm quite sure now that it's actually Orange signals. But let's wait when Orange sends the updates.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeSP:
Help! IMEI has changed

First, I used DXJF4 firmware [thailand] then I decide to try XWJM2 after flashing I experience some wierd market problem (market try to download a lot of unknown apps) then I switch back to DXJF4 but the problem follow. I try to figure out that Android report incorrect IMEI (it should be 35.... Think I NOT 00004....). First, I think I just misremember but after I've check my warranty card my IMEI is 35.... So, what wrong with it? Can any help me fix market and IMEI problem?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikenley:
This has also happened to me, does anyone know how to get the phone imei and the case imei to match?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeSP:
This is not an Illegal post. I don't wasn't to change Imei on hardware but it look like android can't read my imei correctly. I see someone on samdriod have a 000000000000000 imei after flash custom on spica. I think it have a problem with nv_data.bin but I can't fix it

Before I flash the rom, os can read my imei correctly but now it wrong and I suspect this a problem with market loading chinese app
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yanher:
How to restore imei

Plz need help when I flash my I9000 to JP2 by odin3.

IMEI code changed to 004999010640000.:mad:

How to restore it?

Plz help.....

Tks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lenunited:
Pretty sure it wouldnt have done that
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yanher:
Therefore, the only factory repair it?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewluecke:
How do you know this happened?

It might be a bug in JP2 (which is an alpha quality firmware), which might not be reading the imei properly. I'm pretty sure that the imei has to be basically be burnt into the hardware these days (so it can't be changed). It's possible you see the incorrect imei but your mobile carrier doesn't.

On mine, I've tried JF4, JG1, JG5, JP2 and now back in JG5 and imei is fine.

If your imei isn't correct (double check with your box), downgrade the firmware first. But tbh, I don't think this is actually possible...