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[Nexus S General] ravidavi:
I don't think that Skype has any intention of releasing a free Android app. They seem to only be interested in installing video-enabled Skype on devices sold by manufacturers/carriers that will pay them directly. e.g. Verizon or Nokia.

Of course, the strange part of all this is that Skype w/video is available for iPhone 4.

Oh well, if Google releases video chat before skype does, then my skype account, along with the rest of my family's, will be gone.
[Nexus S General] Carne_Asada_Fries:
Sorry if this is a noob question but is it possible to extract the apk of Skype from a Verizon phone and install it on others?
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
i have been questioning this as well. why it didnt happen yet.

unless :

- there is no phone that is out right now and has skype video call in it

OR

- even if they managed to do so, it wont connect to skype network so it was useless " something to do with skype knowing your phone before it connect to the server, and if the phone is not registered in their database, it wont connect.
[Nexus S General] GuestK00216:
There's always Fring;

http://www.fring.com/android/

That said, as a Skype subscription holder it'd be nice to have video supported.
[Nexus S General] inspiron41:
Think about the legal ramifications. Google talk is praticially installed on every device and can't be uninstall. Remember way back when Netscape sued Microsoft for having monopolistic capatilism with having IE installled by default? Eventually they got told By the surpreme court that they have to allow more competitive practice with third party vendors. as far as I can see Google is allowing third party vendors to coexist with their own apps...and thank good. I lovvvve my choices. I'm sure we'll see a filtered down version of honeycomb to smartphone. I bet Google chat will even come as a newly downloadable app from the market with such features. Google certainly have their hands fill. I'm pretty sure they got their hands fill for coding for tablets and smartphones at the same time.

Btw I hate using Skype...why doesn't the app have a turn off button?
[Nexus S General] CB620:
How dare you....
[Nexus S General] CB620:
You can uninstall any app on the phone if your rooted. And there is a log off/turn off button in skype.
[Nexus S General] CB620:
Not a noob question. The xoom would have had it but skype pulled out. There is no android device that has it. The xoom and the thunderbolt were supposed to be the first to have it.
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
heh that means my theory is right. damn i am good :rolleyes:
[Nexus S General] takkun1946:
There is a Skype app. It does make (voice only) calls over 3G (and 4G if you believe all the marketing hype). I use it quite regularly to talk with my family back in the US.

As for Google taking forever to put out all these apps, you have to understand that they are subject to the same dev process all other app developers are. They have to wait until the SDK is available. Yeah, they may get it a bit sooner than other devs, but I'd say only a week at most before. It doesn't benefit them to hold out just to get their stuff (apps) out first. And it takes time to produce kick@$$ apps. If you dev outside of an existing engine, even longer.

I praise Google for what they've done so far and I look forward to their contributions.
[Nexus S General] talkohn:
Since I started paying for a data plan I've been using Skype over 3G, I'm in Israel
[Nexus S General] CB620:
video calls ????????
[Nexus S General] jeffdgr8:
And you cannot even make voice calls over 3G/4G in the United States. It's pretty ridiculous that they're treating the largest market in the world with such disregard. What irks the most is how much they market the new smart phones and their ffc video chat capabilities, but have yet to deliver a reliable, working (and certainly not multi-platform) solution. Skype has dropped the ball big time. I hope while they're busy squabbling in the back rooms about how they can capitalize more on their user base without delivering, that Google comes along and displaces them entirely with their multi-platform gtalk video chat. Can't wait for honeycomb on my Nexus S!
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
why people come here and post about skyping working on their phone ? its been working since forever as voice calls.

we are talking about video calls. so far only the iphone 4 has it. why ?

skype is very important to me as i call my family / friends almost every 2 days or so. and it would be nice if i can also make video calls on it.

i dont understand. too many phones with front facing camera right now. whats stopping them ?
[Nexus S General] cenwesi:
Ahh that explains why Skype VIDEO works on Nokia N900. But how do you also explain VIDEO chat of gtalk on Nokia N900 and from what i am hearing doesn't work on Googles own Nexus S?

PS: VIDEO chat for gtalk/Skype also works over 3g. I talk to family member in Canada/Africa.
[Nexus S General] CB620:
i thought the topic was clear enough. but i guess not VIDEO CALLS. we all know REGULAR CALLS work, but not VIDEO CALLS. thank you.
[Nexus S General] stonew5082:
I suspect oovoo will be the first to accomplish this (iphone, desktop, android, etc). http://www.oovoo.com/Mobile.aspx?pname=MobileDevices As you can see support is on the way for all these devices.
[Nexus S General] CB620:
Its been saying that for months. Sadly. But you may be correct
[Nexus S General] takkun1946:
My apologies. Original post did not specify it was referring only to VIDEO calls. It has since been updated. As for iPhone, it is only available through Facetime and wifi only (unless jailbroken I believe). As for Android, there is video chat available (fringe). But agreed, non-existant for cross platform support. My dream would be to have gtalk video available and gvoice sip calling.
[Nexus S General] CB620:
http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000452
[Nexus S General] Umi_R98:
3 months with my Nexus S and I have yet to use the FFC for video chat. cmon someone make a decent app!;)
[Nexus S General] CB620:
they should have kept the ffc camera away and added another feature we would use like zoom.
[Off-topic] Excused:
Just got this done Saturday!

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Middle of the process...

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Filled in.. looks really bad...

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[Off-topic] Skellyyy:
**** your life. Why would you even get an Apple logo and share it on a mainly Android forum? :eek:
[Off-topic] Excused:
Because it was a stupid mistake to get it in the first place.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
lol... Post it at iPD :D
[Off-topic] Excused:
The bad thing is.... not at all. Ha Ha Ha.

It was a tattoo, and it was free.. I was like welp im in.
[Off-topic] M_T_M:
I would ask for my money back anyway and then punch small mammals while waiting for my money :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
[Off-topic] GhostZini:
Do you suffer from bouts of stupidity???

G2 with meXdroid GingerMex Habanero
[Off-topic] Hyperion-Droid:
Worst....idea....ever
[Off-topic] EuroSpeed:
I applaud you in at least you provided pics of said tattoo in the initial post. Well done.

I must say this though, the placement of the tattoo is hilarious. Lol.
[Off-topic] souljaboy:
dont listen to them , a free tatoo is always welcome ...

but whats up with the logo being filled in on one pic and clear in the other

looked better in the first one brah .. :(
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Hello,

I have been contacted by a Christian Doctor in Nigeria who has access to $14,000,000 but requires Western help to release it, in exchange for £200 he will transfer £800,000 into my bank account.

I'm a bit short at the moment, but if you post me the money, I'll split the the money with you, I don't need more than £100,000 leaving you £700,000.

This is a once in a life time oppertunity.

;)
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
They're similar words to what got said to me on Omegle once :p

Sent from my HTC Vision
[Off-topic] twitch351:
I remember that! :D

-If ignorance is bliss why aren't you smiling?-
[Off-topic] mates95:
already has a tattoo, nothing can change it, I like it, but I suggest next, or, for example on the wrist, to make the Android logo, or better yet, on the back, so big, Android ... a beautiful thing ... :D
[Off-topic] MikeEblade:
ewwwww I feel bad for you... LoL!!!
[Off-topic] djstr0be:
Ahaha I totally agree..You got it in a spot where girls usually get butterflies or other girly artifacts..Now all you gotta get is a playboy bunny on the other hip and its complete:D
[Off-topic] T.C.P:
Ill do it!!! But I need $$ not euros....o ns some smarties :)
[Off-topic] Deleted member 2758866:
A free tattoo is usually a bad idea. A tattoo is permanent and paying for quality work is a necessity. I have quite a few and I'm happy with all of my work. Once it heals, you may be able to have someone fix it.

What happened is they went too deep and/or overworked the area. Good luck with that one.
[Off-topic] vbetts:
I like Apple products, but not this much.
[Adam General] BritCrit:
Good news, AT&T unveiled new tablet plans today. These are separate from the iPad plans.

For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com.
[Adam General] BritCrit:
Duplicate thread, (see AT&T 3G plans) Mods feel free to delete my mistake
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sahilahuja:
My phone is getting restart almost once everyday. I gave it at the SE service centre,he installed the android OS once again. But still the same problem. Service centre employee says if it again restarts then he will give it to the company. So now I have 2 options:

1. Give it to the company

2. Wait for the froyo update as the problem might get solved after that.

It would be great if anyone could tell me which option to choose or if anyone could tell me why it is happening.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] wilcovh:
What i remember is that i never had a restart when running the clean android. sometimes when installed an app. if you have no apps istalled i would go for the return. the froyo is still far from perfect at the moment.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Nouatik:
Send to the company :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darrie1:
There will not be froyo for our devices, so probablyy what he ^ said
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] HerrKuk:
A friend of mine had a phone that rebooted every now and then, he sent it to service centers, you know, the whole chain. After a while he bought a new phone, that also rebooted a few times every day. Then one day he got himself a new SIMcard and the problem was gone. He changed back to his old phone but with the new card. And it worked!

What i am trying to say: try with a different SIM card
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sahilahuja:
Thanks for the help. I want to tell you one more thing. That few days ago my phone was absolutely dead. It was not able to charge. So I gave it to the service centre. They once again installed the android OS. From then only I am facing the problem of rebooting.

So I mean to say that since the phone was running fine before dead with the same SIM so I guess SIM is not a problem. OS must be the problem. So froyo update might solve it.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sahilahuja:
Service centre employee told me that froyo for x10mini will come in the march end.
[Milestone XT720 General] WoollyBully:
Can anyone tell me what Android Media Processes are?

The reason I ask is that after re-booting my phone it takes ages to to become usable (5-10mins). I have Watchdog installed and when the phone allows, it shows that Android Media Processes are taking up over 70% of the processors capacity. Once "Killed" the phone responds properly.

Thanks in advance.
[Milestone XT720 General] Tarney:
Same issue

Android Media sever is killing my battery also...Settings -> About phone -> Battery Use Media Server is killing me! Stopped it from running but what is it?
[Milestone XT720 General] looceci:
The same problem I met
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viny2cool:
help!!!

i had to change my google account in my cappy running this rom. so i did factory reset...after reboot phone went into infinite loop. so i tried using odin but it stuck in middle. so i pulled battery and sim card and tried one click odin again....it again got stuck in middle then green screen on my phone.....now its dead....not going in download mode or anything....not even charging when i plug usb cable...

the battery was low which i forgot...now its not charging as well

did i brick my phone??? please help
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
Pull the battery out, and let us know the build number pls.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viny2cool:
sorry for stupid question....which one is build number where can i see it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
It should be in this format MM.YY. In some cases, it could be like MM.YYYY too.

On a side track, if any of ur friends have a Captivate, I would recommend getting ur battery charged up atleast to some extent like 25% so u can fire up the phone into download mode and get started on recovering it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viny2cool:
is there any way I can charge my battery with this phone...i know i came to my sister's home..and they dont have samsung phones...so I have to wait 3 days to back home to chrage it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burstaholic:
You should be able to charge it with the phone off. Just plug it in and a charging screen will appear.

If it last turned off by crashing you might need to pull the battery, put it back in, and then plug in. That's fixed mine before when it was nonresponsive to the charging cable after a bad flash attempt.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viny2cool:
Really, I am going to try that again and again...May be I might get lucky, I have been flashing, soft bricking and doing everything on XDA since last September. but never had such problem.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
A small suggestion: Next time on, pls ensure u have atleast a 60% battery, preferably 100%, when u flash. It would really help in just-in-case situations like this.

I do too flash when battery is as low as 10%, but well, I have another battery charged to atleast 75% lying around all the time :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nugget68:
Runing cog 4.1.1...i live where ther is no 3g available and work in a building made of block. My signal shows 2-3 bars and i can sometimes make a call if i have the phone on speaker but as soon as i put the phone to my ear it breaks up like i have no signal. Also when phone is on speaker i can put my hand over the sensor that makes the screen go off and it just like im losing service. I was always able to hold a call before with my eternity but not withe this captivate. What is wrong with my phone...thanks in advance...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonieryan:
Get rid of Cognition first and try the ClockworkMod version of the Rogers 2.2 official update.

Make sure you do a wipe data/factory reset in ClockworkMod after flashing the official ROM.

With Cognition you are running I897UCKB1 baseband/modem software (for AT&T). The Rogers baseband/modem software is I896UXJL1.

Either flash to stock Rogers ROM or replace the baseband/modem software on your Cognition install with I896UXJL1. Report back after you've tried that. You also won't be able to return the phone to Rogers for a replacement with Cognition running on it! You'll ultimately have to flash back to the Rogers stock ROM for warranty purposes.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nugget68:
I am on att and i tried the official att 2.2 and it was crap...is rogers suppose to be better?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonieryan:
Sorry for some reason I assumed you were with Rogers.

Did you have reception issues with the AT&T 2.2 ROM? Did you do a clean flash of it? Please elaborate the "it was crap" statement...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nugget68:
I did a flash back to stock and master clear...att official was slow and made me have lots of force closes...best i can remember the service wasnt as bad though...can i flash a diferent modem?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nugget68:
I flashed ji6 and it seems better now...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abo999:
Ok guys, as per the title can you please recommend a rom for me to use?

I've been using Cyanogen 6 which performed wonderfully, but I need to use an app which relies on the barcode reader app, so I've had to switch back to the stock 2.1 ROM.

Urgh...

I'd forgotten how poorly the thing performs... I switched back yesterday and I don't know if it is connected but my battery life is rubbish too :/

So, I'm looking for a nice lite rom which will let me use the barcode scanner app. Doesn't really have to have anything else, if it has no market I could flash it from xRecovery I guess and download whatever I need?

TIA!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qwer23:
First, why post something like this in Android Dev section?! You should've posted in Q&A. Perhaps the mods'll be so nice to move this thread.

Second, if you want full functionality (camera, HD recording, ...), you can switch to a speed mod like the one from kxhawins. These mods are based on stock ROM and everything works here.

Besides that, there's an barcode scanner app on the market that works with most of the custom ROMs, but I don't remember the name. You could try the search button, though ;)

Cheers,

qwer23
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Achotjan:
Baaaaad sections post your questions in q&a not hear !!!!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiscidtox:
You can use the barcode scanner "scanlife" with custom roms as well, like freex10. That is my personal preference, camera works, barcode scanner works with that app (scanlife), videocamera works with an app called "videocam illusion", and it gets awesome quadrant and linpack scores (1500 and 36 respectively)...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silv3rfox:
Can't you take a photo with Vignette (working fine on rendeiro's Cyanogen Rom) and import it into a barcode reader ?

Really 2.1 custom Roms despite being waaay better than the stock cannot match 2.2 Roms in performance.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abo999:
Ah unfortunately the app I'm using leverages 'barcode scanner' app so I can't really use another scanner (tried Scanlife as suggested).

Importing via Vignette isn't really a convenient or speedy option unfortunately.

Think I might have to switch back to a 2.2 rom and work round it, can't stay on stock 2.1 after tasting 2.2 lol
[Xoom General] tampabuc2004:
Has anyone got this working yet, I am having problems with bluetooth connection with my iphone 4. it has a hard time seeing the xoom, but the xoom sees the iphone fine. When i finally get it to pair it says "Connection Unsuccessful Xoom is not supported" is there any way around this, also i am using my wii without the on demand service.
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
I'll definitely watch this thread. I have an iPhone 3Gs and for now only the PDAnet free version. It works nicely to create a WiFi hotspot for my Nook Color but the verdict for the Xoom is still out. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple makes it harder to tether non-Apple products.
[Xoom General] LordLugard:
I don't think the iPhone supports Bluetooth DUN profile (dial up networking) natively or by default.

Why not use any of the wifi tether apps? You might need to jailbreak.
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
That's a bummer! I wish that software wouldn't always limit or cripple hardware capabilities...

FWI - Using MyWi implies the jailbreak ;)
[Xoom General] g2theno:
im using an iphone4 jailbroken with Mywi 3g and my xoom doesn't seem to see the wifi network that it creates. My only conclusion is that the xoom doesnt see ad hoc networks. can anyone confirm this.

P.s. i cant get Mywi 3g bluetooth tethering working either
[Xoom General] Legacystar:
Android by default doesn't support ad-hoc networks. The only phone I have seen that does is the droid x and that's because motorola added it in
[Xoom General] tbayne:
I can confirm the Xoom (and most android devices) don't work with Ad Hoc networks.

I can also confirm that using a jailbroken iPhone4 with MyWi you CAN tether using bluetooth.

I followed these directions to get bluetooth tethering to work:

1: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks>tethering and portable hotspot and make sure that "Bluetooth Tethering" is UNCHECKED, this is NOT what we want

2: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks> enable airplane mode

3: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks> enable bluetooth

4: on your android phone, go to settings>wireless & networks (or equivalent)> enable bluetooth

5: Make sure that both devices are discoverable, so that they can see one another, should be in settings>wireless & networks>bluetooth settings

6: on XOOM, go to settings>wireless & networks>bluetooth settings>select your phone in order to pair it with your XOOM

7: a box should pop up on both devices, select Pair on both devices

8: on XOOM, once the pairing is complete (still inside bluetooth settings), select the phone, it should say paired but not connected underneath it

9: The two devices should connect, and if it works then the bottom right hand corner of your XOOM should have two bluetooth icons, one should indicated that your bluetooth is turned on and the other should say bluetooth tethered.

Note: That I had to use MyWi to setup Bluetooth laptop tethering NOT the Bluetooth on demand option.

Hope this helps.
[Xoom General] g2theno:
Thanks for the attempt, but still no luck. my iphone 4 doesn't see the xoom under bluetooth.
[Xoom General] tbayne:
It took me several tries but it DOES work.

Are you using a "registered" version of MyWi?

Did you setup "Laptop Tethering" in MyWi?

At step 8, you have to tap once on the phone in the list and then it connects.

Where, exactly, are things going wrong?

Terry
[Xoom General] g2theno:
Im not using a registered version of MyWi. I dont want to buy it if its not going to work. I don't think this is an issue, since i cant even get the xoom and iphone4 to pair

i have set up laptop tether in MyWi

My main issue is that my iphone does not see the xoom in bluetooth settings.

My Xoom sees my iphone and when i hit pair, it cycles through but doesn't pair with it. i have both set to be discoverable.

any suggestions
[Xoom General] fromdetroit7:
look for "tetherme" on Cydia, 2 bucks gets you hotspot and an infrastructure network, no additional carrier fees
[Xoom General] tbayne:
Ok,

I had this same issue - more than once. It's a two way pairing and it took me several tries to get it right. You WILL get prompted on each device, and must accept the pairing on each device for it to work.

Try restarting the iPhone and the Xoom.

Make sure the devices are in close proximity.

Then make the iPhone and Xoom discoverable.

Initiate the pairing from the Xoom - if it's working then you will see the pairing message on both devices... takes about 30 seconds for the dialogs to pop up if I am remembering correctly.

Let me know.

Terry
[Xoom General] tampabuc2004:
What do you mean setup laptop tethering?

In MyWi i press Laptop from the home screen then i press bluetooth. But i am not sure where the setup actually is.

I am somewhat the same i can see the phone from the xoom but not the xoom from the phone. and Every now and then i am able to actually pair the devices but when i go to connect them it says that it is not supported and then the xoom wont actually connect
[Xoom General] tbayne:
On the Bluetooth "screen" in MyWi, there are two sections... the one at the top is for OnDemand tethering of iOS Devices. If you scroll down (working from memory here - I am at work and don't have my iPhone in hand as a reference) you will see a section for setting up laptop tethering.