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Decent Web Browser at all?

I got a new orbit 2 a few days ago, only to be dissapointed about the web browser capabilities.
I tried opera, but dont like how the fit to screen option distorts the page and desktop option makes the page become massive and difficult to navigate.
Also, is there anyway way of watching online videos SMOOTHLY?
The flash plugin works but its really choppy.
Not sure whether ill be keeping the upgrade, taking offers for it.

The choppy video is probably because of the driver issues (you can read more about it in the forums if you search a little)
And did you get opera 8.5 bundled with your phone? Opera 9.5 is much smoother and better looking than the 8.5 version (imo), and i'll suggest you try upgrading to it to see if there is any difference.

I watched the video regarding Opera 9.5 but its still not released, and by the looks of what I gathered from other forums, people are becoming impatient.
Im currently using Opera 8.65 and no it wasnt bundled with my phone.
So will those driver issues fix the choppy video playback?.
Normal videos saved to the device work fine its just the online ones that use a flash applet like dailymotion

Try Skyfire (you'll have to sign up for it), is really amazing, is very fast and smooth

thegr8one23 said:
I got a new orbit 2 a few days ago, only to be dissapointed about the web browser capabilities.
I tried opera, but dont like how the fit to screen option distorts the page and desktop option makes the page become massive and difficult to navigate.
Also, is there anyway way of watching online videos SMOOTHLY?
The flash plugin works but its really choppy.
Not sure whether ill be keeping the upgrade, taking offers for it.
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Need to do some more research on it before you get it I guess.
Anyways, CorePlayer, TCMP player all play videos fine.
ALL browsers are FINE and work great for different things.
I myself use pocket IE for sites that are in mobile format, and opera 9.5 "beta" for sites that are not in mobile format. I would use opera mobile if it wouldn't install over my 9.5, instead of pocket IE, but all my text based sites work fine in pocket IE (ebay, paypal, howardforums, flickr, youtube, etc)
I don't really know who watches youtube videos or other internet based videos via their browser, I've always seen them being watched through TCMP, CorePlayer, WMP streaming or HTC streaming media.
There are no official driver updates coming.
I am unsure as to the technology that Dailymotion uses, but if it's youtube based then you should have no problems.
I think you are looking for a desktop in a pocketpc, which no one has quite yet. Maybe an HTC advantage, who knows.
Doesnt matter what phone you have, all software will run the same if the devices were made in the same time frame.
Oh and I assume orbit 2 is in Europe somewhere? None the less, Skyfire is available to U.S. numbers only apparently for it's beta. Maybe NetFront would work for you, try that. I hated it.

thegr8one23 said:
I got a new orbit 2 a few days ago, only to be dissapointed about the web browser capabilities.
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Have you tried Opera Mini? Their new beta v4.1 can be downloaded and really works great. My favorite browser so far.

try opera with limit paragraph on. that's amazing.

Opera 9 (beta) is working really well, especially for a beta. Panning in web pages is pretty smooth most of the time and as the above poster said, with limit paragraph on, reading articles on news sites, etc is doable.
The negatives are it is a beta so bugs here and there. Other issues are the touch keyboards (numbers only) don't work and neither does pocketCM (space between every character). I don't believe there is flash support in the browser either.
I use PIE for youtube/flashbundle combo.

whats flash bundle?

do a search on it. it allows you to watch videos from sites like youtube (the real youtube not the mobile version of it). those sites use flash video and the flashbundle is a plugin for PIE that enables that functionality in PIE.

I have the flash 7 plugin, is that the same thing?
Whenever i try and load the non-mobile version of u-tube on PIE,
The whole phone just crashes and i have to take the battery out!

thegr8one23 said:
The whole phone just crashes and i have to take the battery out!
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You know there is a little round hole on the bottom of the device next to the USB called the 'Reset Hole"??? Put the stylus in it and you won't have to get the battery out....

Just search for TCMP and FlashVideoBundle cab files and install them.
When you go to youtube.com and watch a vdieo, it will give you an option of saving or playing the video. It uses the true youtube video not some crappy mobile version as said before, and it's really smooth. I watch cartoons and shows that way that i can't get on my tv, it's a life saver. really great quality and resolution for my cruise.

Try NetFront 3.5 for the ultimate web experience on a phone It's a class of it's own
You can get it here.
http://www.access-company.com/products/netfrontmobile/browser/35_wm_tp.html

Picsel browser is fast and smooth and does a nice job of re-formatting, also reads .PDF files and a bunch of other things
Opera mini 4.1 is very good for browsing although I don't like the way you input web addresses, and lack of file save features.
And for tabbed browsing newest Opera or Pieplus

briggs81 said:
Just search for TCMP and FlashVideoBundle cab files and install them.
When you go to youtube.com and watch a vdieo, it will give you an option of saving or playing the video. It uses the true youtube video not some crappy mobile version as said before, and it's really smooth. I watch cartoons and shows that way that i can't get on my tv, it's a life saver. really great quality and resolution for my cruise.
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Does that solely only play Youtube?. or can it play other online video's too like Veoh and Megavideo and Toudo etc. etc.
I looked at that picsel browser, couldnt find a download link though ..

I love netfront 3.5 The site rendering on the pda is perfect.
Just try it but be do it quick as the concept version will stop 31 may 2008

thegr8one23 said:
Does that solely only play Youtube?. or can it play other online video's too like Veoh and Megavideo and Toudo etc. etc.
I looked at that picsel browser, couldnt find a download link though ..
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If the player on the page is based on Flash then possibly yes...

I just installed Flash 7 and it hosed my PIE. Froze the phone and had to soft reset. Could not view any page with flash content. I uninstalled and I'm back to being able to view with TCPMP. So basically flash 7 is not compatible with PIE... I was thinking about trying it with Opera Mini but didn't even get that far. Is Flash 7 necessary with Opera Mini or Opera 9.5?

bigboyhf said:
I just installed Flash 7 and it hosed my PIE. Froze the phone and had to soft reset. Could not view any page with flash content. I uninstalled and I'm back to being able to view with TCPMP. So basically flash 7 is not compatible with PIE... I was thinking about trying it with Opera Mini but didn't even get that far. Is Flash 7 necessary with Opera Mini or Opera 9.5?
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Not sure what the fascination is with playing YouTube thru the browser. I am not a real big YouTube user but I find that vTap is more than sufficient at playing whatever it is I need.

[REQ] Dailymotion / Megavideo app

Today the main video app for smartphone is Youtube, which exist on Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian...
Recently Dailymotion made an app but only for iPhone OS, what a shame.
I know we can afford the mobile version of the site with almost every recent phones, but it's really not handy, and there is a huge difference between the contents of the full site and the mobile site.
About Megavideo, there is not even mobile site (is there ?).
The part solution is using the browser Skyfire, but, one more time it's not handy (have to zoom on the video frame and video is lagging).
So my question is...
Is it possible to make rights Dailymotion and Megavideo apps, I mean looking like Youtube app.
Thank you for your answers.

no way ? it's a pity...

DailyPlay : stream and doanload Dailymotion
Hi, here is one of my app : DailyPlay, THIS VERSION IS ONLY IN FRENCH.
i will post an new version with Eng and FR.
you can search on Dailymotion, stream and download movies.
i did not support all video quality, only SD and HQ, no Hd or other quality.
QVGA is not supported, maybe if you request it....
But bigger than QVGA is working great.
Links :
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2ujnvw2gnxo
MultiUpload :
(Megaupload, deposite....)
http://www.multiupload.com/QSQUR26J3F
I would love to have feedbacks !!!!!!!!!!!
and a thanks and all your money

Ive personally used Megavideo lot of times on my HD2. Use Internet Explorer instead of Skyfire. When the Video Starts playing, switch to full screen mode for Smooth Playback.

Dailyplay still doesn't work on my HD2:
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If picolo read it please help me.... (I really like very much ur app)
However as Electzik I'm still looking for an Dailymotion and/or Megavideo app.
thanks for answers

picolo5 said:
Hi, here is one of my app : DailyPlay, THIS VERSION IS ONLY IN FRENCH.
i will post an new version with Eng and FR.
you can search on Dailymotion, stream and download movies.
i did not support all video quality, only SD and HQ, no Hd or other quality.
QVGA is not supported, maybe if you request it....
But bigger than QVGA is working great.
Links :
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2ujnvw2gnxo
MultiUpload :
(Megaupload, deposite....)
http://www.multiupload.com/QSQUR26J3F
I would love to have feedbacks !!!!!!!!!!!
and a thanks and all your money
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How do you use this? As soon as I run the app there's a search box, when I run a search no results come back. I'm stuck. I'm using version 0.8.5

Hi !
I have updated my app to work with the new dailymotion website. .Net Compact Framework 3.5 is required. working with 3G/Wifi.
You can download the app here :
http://www.mediafire.com/?jyjyhwkofz2
The app is still in French only. I did not get enough time to work on it.
I will have some time to update it. I will post a Fr/Eng version soon.
Quick how to :
on the first screen you can make your search
When the search is done you automaticly view results, scoll up and down to browse the list.
Click on a picture to view/hide buttons :
-Quality : LQ an HQ. no HD yet
-Play or Download
Double click on the list to see the menu.
The last button allow you to select a different page.
Options :
-By default Tcpmp is selected (in the main memory not in SD Card). You can select any other player. (Tcmp is a bit slow)
-By default videos are downloaded to main memory.
Known bug/tweak :
sometime you can not close the app.
need some tweak to get maximum download speed

thank you so much. worked great on my hd2 with coreplayer.

HTC YouTube WVGA for TG01?

I have looked on these and other forums for a working cab of the htc youtube from the touch hd or the blackstone that works on the TG01 but haven't manage to find a working one. I installed the latest certs and htc framework but still cannot play video. It a shame as the quality of the videos is really good. I remember when I had my blackstone the quality on the wvga screen was fab on the tg01 is got to be smoother and better hey?
If someone has ported this can you be so kind to point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance guys

143 views and nobody can point me to a working version?
Please guys, google youtube is crap. Interface and quality are dreadful.
I have tried the touch hd it version but it doesnt even install. What are the things that I need?
Thanks all in advance

In CorePlayer theres YouTube supports, just change the setting to hight quality and you are set to go.

Hi, thanks for the reply. I know that, the version that I have of core player is the original one that comes with the rom. I have upgraded to the newer version but felt it was too slow and benchmarked a lot less that the original one. Unfortunatly the original version does not have the youtube feature working. I still think that the videos look a lot better and the UI is much nicer with the HTC version. I have tried the TP2 version but it doesn't work either. Do I need anything else installed apart from the HTC framework and the certs do you think? It all installs fine and shows the videos but when I try to play them it says that the videos cannot be played error. Again, thanks for replying.
elder T said:
In CorePlayer theres YouTube supports, just change the setting to hight quality and you are set to go.
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demonknight9 said:
Hi, thanks for the reply. I know that, the version that I have of core player is the original one that comes with the rom. I have upgraded to the newer version but felt it was too slow and benchmarked a lot less that the original one. Unfortunatly the original version does not have the youtube feature working. I still think that the videos look a lot better and the UI is much nicer with the HTC version. I have tried the TP2 version but it doesn't work either. Do I need anything else installed apart from the HTC framework and the certs do you think? It all installs fine and shows the videos but when I try to play them it says that the videos cannot be played error. Again, thanks for replying.
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I use youtubeplay
http://tinyurl.com/youtubeplay
Unfortunately it seems that Youtube has just banned it because it appears a Error messaje: Failed to play: -3
Best Regards

Thanks, you're right. It looks like it's been banned. Don't work for me.
Thanks all the same
Pere said:
I use youtubeplay
http://tinyurl.com/youtubeplay
Unfortunately it seems that Youtube has just banned it because it appears a Error messaje: Failed to play: -3
Best Regards
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demonknight9 said:
Thanks, you're right. It looks like it's been banned. Don't work for me.
Thanks all the same
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trying this is works fine on my TG01

mirolg said:
trying this is works fine on my TG01
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I don't know what to say but omg. How did you get this ?!! I've been looking everywhere for a youtube app after trying MVU Mobile Browser and youtubeplayer. I looked on youtube and kept saying your device isn't supported (TG01). Google didn't return any results for any youtube native apps for windows mobile.
I've installed it and honestly didn't expect it to work, but it does! The only problem is though is that since youtube have updated their mobile website, the quality is much better than what is streamed on the native apps, such as the one I've just downloaded from your post. There doesn't appear to be a HQ button on the app so I guess it's streaming from 3GP.
Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for posting this. Hopefully, it will be a long while yet before Windows Mobile is actually abandoned, even though various sources state that development has come to an end for the platform.
BTW, Youtubeplayer doesn't work for me either, hence why I started to use MVU Mobile Browser as my youtube FLV downloader - playback still doesn't seem to work in coreplayer

Tozzy2 said:
I......BTW, Youtubeplayer doesn't work for me either, hence why I started to use MVU Mobile Browser as my youtube FLV downloader - playback still doesn't seem to work in coreplayer
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Officially confirmed from COREPLAYER that Google has changed anything on Youtube and after that, COREPLAYER can't play Youtube videos. They say that next Coreplayer release will fix it (paying?? )
http://forum.corecodec.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2746&p=11146&hilit=youtube+fails#p11146
I've downloaded the last official Youtube app for WM
Only avilable from the phone: http://m.youtube.com/app , and I also think that quality image has been improved, but not for all the videos (I can't understand why...). Besides, looks great on our big screen!!
So, I've just deleted youtubeplay from my device and perhaps Coreplayer will be the next, as I prefer TCPMP
(On the other hand if you have your own videos on Youtube, you can watch them easily with the new app. Not possible with Youtubeplay)

demonknight9 said:
I have looked on these and other forums for a working cab of the htc youtube from the touch hd or the blackstone that works on the TG01 but haven't manage to find a working one. I installed the latest certs and htc framework but still cannot play video. It a shame as the quality of the videos is really good. I remember when I had my blackstone the quality on the wvga screen was fab on the tg01 is got to be smoother and better hey?
If someone has ported this can you be so kind to point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance guys
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repliesrseem to be a bit of topic. use a htc branded rom, you can find many on this forum, then you have youtube htc player. still i strongly recommend using coreplayer. btw i have the latest version so youtube works fine.

olyloh6696 said:
repliesrseem to be a bit of topic. use a htc branded rom, you can find many on this forum, then you have youtube htc player. still i strongly recommend using coreplayer. btw i have the latest version so youtube works fine.
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I have COREPLAYER 1.3.6 build 7427 and Youtube doesn't work. Which one do you have? TNKS

Pere: I like your avatar
btw i have the latest version so youtube works fine.
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Can you please confirm which version you have. I'm thinking of buying coreplayer latest version but problem is I don't know which one to get because there is smartphone and pocketpc but smartphone says nontouchscreen! Which one did you choose?
Thanks, and does youtube work on the lastest version? Cheers
P.S. I can't believe we have to pay to upgrade coreplayer!! Even though it comes free with the phone. I have a good mind not to bother to be honest because I'd rather support the developers here than let coreplayer have my money. Problem is though, it seems google keep changing the way video is streamed on their servers all the time, causing playback issues with our software.

Pere said:
I have COREPLAYER 1.3.6 build 7427 and Youtube doesn't work. Which one do you have? TNKS
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oh no! i have the same version. my youtube no longer works! why? it was working before. perhaps a new version and developer cannot afford to lisence the old version. however i am on holiday atm maybe the servers could be a problem? personally i think its selfish if you have to upgrade for a new version to get youtube!

Tozzy2 said:
Pere: I like your avatar
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Nice my office-in-the-pocket isn't it?
olyloh6696 said:
oh no! i have the same version. my youtube no longer works! why? ......
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Read my link to COREPLAYER forum....
I'm afraid that all that has been a Google strategy because it coincide in time with the launching of the new Youtube mobile....

Apps that are a delight on the Tab

Thought I'd start a thread, similar to the games one, to allow for recommendations for apps that are found to runs particularly well on the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
I'll start this off with:
Google Earth - Obviously the big screen makes it nice, but the fast GPU and super smooth touchscreen controls also help. tilting and twisting with two-fingers, panning and flying over the high resolution terrain of the Alps is simply amazing. I'd almost say, due to the intuitive touchscreen controls, it's as good or even better than the desktop version (not as many options yet though).
AndroidVNC - This works just like I almost imagined. Sitting on the balcony, then 'tap...tap' my Kubuntu desktop is displayed nicely and can be used on my tab. Awesome for checking up on progress bars of running stuff.

WinAmp is cool on the Tab. Gives You big enough room to select and scroll through directories (compared the N1)
Speed Hud uses the FULL SCREEN, can't wait to try it in my car at night !
EStrong File explorer also uses full screen and is excellent to use on this device.
Wifi Analyzer on the Tab lookes like a professianl Wifi tool !
XBMC remote is alos great on this device. Only problem I have is when Yo rotate it during browsing folders it looses info and You have to go backwards one step to see anything again.
TuneIN radio also works great. I have it running in the background most of the time
Skype is also a dream on the Tab. Gives good room for the big communications...
Photoshop express on a screen like this rocks !
MSN DroidX also works really good
IM+ does not work well. It does 2/3 size in the center
Meridian player works really well too.(pro edition) Plays MKVfiles and everything I have tried smooth. Flac and mp3's are no problems at all.

I just discovered TV Flash. Works really well on Tab, good quality and nice selection of news channels. Some entertainment tv as well! Get it while its in beta!

I'll add another one:
GMote is awesome. Using the entire screen as a touchpad to control the mouse on my XBMC box. You can also switch to remote or keyboard mode, and even stream files from the computer to the Tab. Very nice.

Fennec official beta works a treat. Finally we have firefox!

ftgg99 said:
Fennec official beta works a treat. Finally we have firefox!
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Where did you get the apk???
Can you share please? The ones I am downloading from the mozilla ftp aren't working
They just force close...
EDIT: Nevermind I found it... It's not one of the nightly builds but the publicly released beta.

Indeed. By the way, gmote doesn't work in fullscreen. Only the pad works, and not too well at that...

ftgg99 said:
Indeed. By the way, gmote doesn't work in fullscreen. Only the pad works, and not too well at that...
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What exactly are you having trouble with? It automatically goes fullscreen for me (cover art of streaming music, the remote buttons and the file browser).
As for the touchpad, I did increase the mouse acceleration a bit beforehand, because I was using the touchpad from the Logitech DiNovo Mini before. Maybe that makes the difference.

The browser isn fullscreen for me. Cant remember now as ive uninstalled it. Ive got PocketCloud so its not really an issue.

Anyone tried GRemote? It's a prettier version of GMote, albeit commercial. http://gbmsoftware.com/
Will need to try Fennec, a link to a recent working .apk would be useful.

knightnz said:
Anyone tried GRemote? It's a prettier version of GMote, albeit commercial. http://gbmsoftware.com/
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Looks like it's Windows only.

Rapax said:
Looks like it's Windows only.
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The server is, yes, but the client isn't.
They did say several months ago that they were working on a OS X server, but no further word of it, my guess is that it's not going to happen.

I'm searching for a good Newsreader App, where i have my Feed Abonnements on the left and the articles an the right, like you get it on your desktop browser when visiting google reader website.

Just search for fennec for android... can't be easier than that.
Really Skype... are there video calls? If not then where do I get video to pccalls from?

I got to say that one of my most essential needs on a device like this is comic book reading.
So I got to say I was quite pleased with the app Comic Reader Mobi.
The reader takes advantage of the full screen.

paradox82 said:
I got to say that one of my most essential needs on a device like this is comic book reading.
So I got to say I was quite pleased with the app Comic Reader Mobi.
The reader takes advantage of the full screen.
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Somehow it refuses to list my cbr files though...
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

smnnekho said:
Somehow it refuses to list my cbr files though...
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
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That's strange. In my case I just chose a root folder source for my comic collection that is located on my external sd card and away it went.
Perhaps you should get in touch with the developer through the comic reader mobi forum. The person seems to be quite hands on when it comes to helping users.

Could someone try and see if this app works on their Tab, I downloaded it and used it on my HTC Desire last night and it is so damn amazing!! Live streaming of games in pretty high quality straight to my phone
Would be awesome if it scaled and worked on the Tab too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800415&page=2

Hey guys, just wanna let u guys who don't know that u can tweek the apps that does not run in full screen with spare parts app avlb in the market...
Just got the tab yesterday and today I'm completely happy to run all my apps full screen!
Cheers..
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Yeah, JKK made a howto.

[Q] Cons on shazam WP7 ?

Why is it that shazam on WP7 is inferior to iphone version?
For example, i cant find newer asian songs on WP7 whereas my friends iphone version can.
The youtube link from shazam always link to wrong youtube videos, i can never find the right ones from there
(it always link to Portal.shazamid.com, which is never able to identify the correct song)
I responded to shazam, but i doubt ill get a reply....

I havne't compared to to iPhone, but it seems very comparable to the Andoid version. I usually just use the built-in Mango feature instead (tap the Search hardware button, then the Music icon at the bottom) as it's usually faster and better integrated, but Shazam does give better results.

I've had better luck with Soundhound, which is also completely free and unrestricted.

Well I can't find any songs in Chinese.. Well most so I guess shazam hasn't integrated with the asia market in terms of wp7 version
You guys can find the correct YouTube link from shazam?
Sent from my 7 Mozart T8698 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

I like it also says our companion Orancia Sound Hound prefer because it is faster than Shazam and more effective in terms of searches and most importantly it is free, and many users are not happy with Shazam application ....