Hello All
Recently I have been developing a desktop based text message application, which sends messages via an ActiveSync connected device to a recipient for your choice.
Although the long term plans are to enable the application to send\receive messages from the PC, I have produced a temporary solution which I thought I would share.
This is just one part of the application, which is a 'quick send' solution.
Download and install RAPId SMS Setup and install onto your PC.
Upon loading, RAPId SMS will sync it's local address book with the one from Microsoft Outlook, if you have a large contacts collection please allow time for the sync to take place!
Once it's loaded click on the file menu and click install on device. This will download the latest mobile client of RAPId SMS, transfer the CAB to your device and start the install procedure.
Currently you MUST select to install the app on your device and NOT your memory card!
Known Issues:
Currently there are some performance issues with the desktop and the mobile clients, these will be resolved in future releases.
Known OS's
This application has been tested on Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista Home and Windows Vista Business
This application has been tested on Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6
Please remember this is an ALPHA release and may contain bugs, the idea behind this release is to aid me in the design and development. Please only post constructive comments. If you don't like it - then don't use it.. I am also fully aware there are alternatives available. I am not interested in name\links to these alternatives.
I would appreciate any constructive comments you have, and details of the mobile device you have tested this on.
If you would like to see any additions in this application, or the main application please let me know.
Thanks
Mike
Thanks for sharing!
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My question is really simple for many of you.
What exactly is AKU? I've seen that word gets thrown alot on this forum, and i figureed it's like a operating system or soemthing. so what's the difference between say AKU2.3 and the default Dopod 818 Pro WWE rom? is AKU2.3 more recent than the dopod rom?
Also, when i download those ROMs, there are alway sthree numbers, what are those numbers? ie. 2.13.xxxx 2.09.2222 2.07.1111, something like that? are those IPL, SPL, and Radio firmware versions respectively? I'm uberly confused.
thanks
What Is An AKU
Microsoft creates updated builds of the Windows Mobile operation system called Adaptation Kit Updates (AKU). These releases are rarely intended directly for consumers, and are usually a result of some extra features or fixes required by a particular Windows Mobile device. For example, if an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) decides to add a new kind of external keyboard to a Windows Mobile Pocket PC, then some extra driver code will be required - in that case, Microsoft creates an AKU to drive the hardware.
Developer impact
It is rarely the case that developers need to know which device is running which AKU. The goal is that every device running Windows Mobile 5 runs every application. When a developer takes into account different screen sizes and orientations, either by design or programmatically, then the application should run on all Windows Mobile hardware.
End user impact
The end user of a device doesn't need to know anything about AKU builds. Perhaps a particular model of device will be updated to have new features (for example, push email) but that depends on whether the OEM and the operators decide to implement those features.
Source:
Channel9
This question prompted me to add a thread to the encyclopedia section, but then I noticed that those nifty auto links no longer work.
Now far be it for me to argue with Channel9 but:
These releases are rarely intended directly for consumers
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So far there have been no AKU releases intended directly for the consumers nor can there be given the current format which requires flashing the whole image.
I also disagree with their assessment of the end user impact.
Not all but most people care if the brand new device they bought can do push mail, is secure or has the newest messenger version.
I'm with you Levenum
mccune said:
What Is An AKU
Microsoft creates updated builds of the Windows Mobile operation system called Adaptation Kit Updates (AKU). These releases are rarely intended directly for consumers, and are usually a result of some extra features or fixes required by a particular Windows Mobile device. For example, if an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) decides to add a new kind of external keyboard to a Windows Mobile Pocket PC, then some extra driver code will be required - in that case, Microsoft creates an AKU to drive the hardware.
Developer impact
It is rarely the case that developers need to know which device is running which AKU. The goal is that every device running Windows Mobile 5 runs every application. When a developer takes into account different screen sizes and orientations, either by design or programmatically, then the application should run on all Windows Mobile hardware.
End user impact
The end user of a device doesn't need to know anything about AKU builds. Perhaps a particular model of device will be updated to have new features (for example, push email) but that depends on whether the OEM and the operators decide to implement those features.
Source:
Channel9
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This sucks bigtime.
Hi all, I’d like some advice please.
I am still fairly new to all this so please treat me as a noob.
This weekend I removed all traces of Windows from my two computers at home. It is now entirely Linux powered
It is also upgrade time for me with my phone network (02 in the UK) and I’d like to get a phone that syncs up to one contacts list and does email. Wifi is a must, so I was thinking of the 02 xda Orbit, or maybe the Graphite (when it comes out)
I have also recently set up a gmail account. Busy time!
So now I am not sure what the next step is.
If I ran CrossOver office, would I be able to sync contacts/tasks/mails with (either) devices?
Should I just use gmail on the phone? (Trying to get my PST files into Gmail is proving a *massive* headache though!) and it looks like then the phone would have two contact lists? One for email and one for the phone.
Is there a better solution? I am quite happy to run thunderbird/evolution/something else on the computer, and or phone.
Nothing is set in stone here. I am completely flexible.
I am keen to hear whatever you recommend is the best solution.
Thanks in advance,
John
As ActiveSync would require direct access to the USB or Bluetooth, i doubt it unless the APIs are there (not to sure with CrossOver, but its not done for Wine).
Syncing in Linux with WM5 is a pain, at best you'll have to hand compile Synce and the OpenSync plugin, then setup OpenSync and Evolution. I currently export my info to vcal/vcf, do some script fu on them and bluetooth over to my mobile and use SkTools to remove any dupes.
Another option is to have QEMU running with Windows and ActiveSync on, then forward the USB device onto QEMU to use. I had this half working last night but the XP install i've got has issues with loading new drivers, i'll try again tonight
Thanks for that response - very very helpful.
I thought about the idea of using a host operating system, but I was concerned about processor speed and system load.
This would be for a laptop that is a few years old, and a mail client is the sort of thing I'd always have running. I am very keen to hear the results of your XP tests. If QEMU works, it may be the solution.
If not, I guess the alternatives are using a java gmail app on the phone and manually keeping the contacts inline.
Or wait to see what happens with this OpenMoko project.
I custom patched QEMU 0.8.2 with the USB Multi-interface mod (needed to pickup a HTC device) and tried to set it up, Devices is detected in WinXP but then errors like a hardware issue. It'd possibly work with VMWare as you can specifically assign a device to the VM but i dont think QEMU is up to the job quite yet.
Thanks for the update. I'll keep hacking, and if I have any success, I'll post about it here.
cheers
So I did some programming a while back (like 10 years ago) on the PC...
Anyway, I want to create a simple app for Windows Mobile. Is there a free SDK or some sort of developer tools I can get somewhere?
Specifically, I want to make some sort of skin for the today screen that has a few icons on it. I want the icons, when tapped, to automatically play an audio or video file from my home server (the Windows Mobile device will be connected to my home network thru WiFi). The reason for this is that I have an iFit compatible treadmill, eliptical, and excersise bike. I want to create my own iFit workouts, save them on my home server, and use Pocket PC's as the "brains" of my exercise equipment...
Any ideas where I can find some developer tools to create such an app?
get
wm6 sdk google it
and visual studio 2008
Is there a way to get the WM6 SDK to work with VS2008 Express Edition? It's listed as incompatible and I can not get the the WM6 SDK installed with the Express edition installed.
Thank you.
dont believe so but you can develop .net for smart devices with espress i belive that would work
Keep sharing more...Cheers!!
Keep sharing more...Cheers!!
Does anyone knows if BlackBerry Connect can be use on Treo 750?
My Treo 750 going with Windows Mobile 6.0
Cheers,
I'd love to know this too.
I'm with you on that. I've got a Treo Pro and would really like to know if there's any type of Blackberry Connect software built specifically for Palm's Windows Mobile Devices.
Here's some things I've been looking into as an alternative:
1.) Lotus Notes Traveler: In Lotus / Domino 8.0.1 there's an application available for Windows Mobile Clients called, "Lotus Traveler"; the only catch is that your organization must be on the latest version (which in my case isn't the case), in addition to having the server software enabled.
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/notes/traveler.html
2.) Common Time - mSuite software: IBM Lotus Notes delivered to Smartphones and PDAs; works with push e-mail, calendar synch, everything you'd want from Blackberry Connect (I believe). However, the only catch (from what I understand) is that you must have a machine (desktop, server, etc.) within the organization LAN running a small service that you will connect with from the outside which acts as a go-between (over HTTP) and does all the synching. This also requires that you will first setup your device to work with the software on your machine (key/pair matching creating trust between the computer and your PDA). This didn't sound practical to me either.
3.) Blackberry Emulators for Windows Mobile: a developer at work was discussing this and I'm not too sure if there is even anything out there like this--I'm guessing that's sort of what Blackberry Connect is--a small subsystem that emulates RIM.
Any other feedback I get I'll post. You're the only person I've found who's looking to do the same thing as me. Would love to hear about anything you've found, or dead-ends you've encountered.
Any hunches and/or leads anyone has on this would be fantastic. I'm trying not to believe that this may be a dead end but for now I'll try doing some more research and see what I can come up with.
Thanks,
Matt
Here's that link for Common Time mSuite (et. al.)
http://www.commontime.com/
Also looked into:
- Pylon Anywhere: Sybase synch solution--I believe you may have to have the device craddled to the computer in order to make this happen. I don't believe this offers push e-mail, although I may be wrong about that. http://www.sybase.com/products/allproductsa-z/pylon
- Intellisync (intellisync.com)
- Lotus EasySync Pro (http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/products/product4.nsf/wdocs/easysyncprohome).
- Odyssey Client 4.0 (found nothing compelling, not too sure what this does).
- PDASync: http://www.laplink.com/products/PDAsync/overview.asp
- XNotes: http://www.tntsoft.com/index.php?xnintro
- XTNDConnectPC: (non push e-mail) http://www.extendedsystems.com/web/content.aspx?key=87479B0C67EF93379DB1AD4D6FA06319
- Heresay Blog Post / Yahoo News Article (news article doesn't seem to exist anymore): http://thinkabdul.com/2007/04/23/blackberry-emulator-for-windows-mobile-60-connect-synchronize-e-mailcalendarcontacts-to-blackberry-server/
Blackberry / RIM Virtual Emulator for Windows Mobile
Apparently there is some truth to the Blackberry Emulator for Windows Mobile.
*WindowsForDevices.com article: http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS3720446400.html
*PCMag.com article: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2121074,00.asp
Official Blackberry Connect Message Board regarding Palm Devices
Palm Blackberry Connect (stuff about support on Treo 750, etc. right at the top)
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?searchString=Palm&cmd=search
Windows Mobile Blackberry Connect page (very vague info on this--looks like they leave it up to manuf's to support on a per device basis):
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/enabled/os.jsp#tab_tab_windows
***Looks like good news for Palm Treo 750
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB10593&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=210080962&stateId=1%200%20210078421
That's all I got for now.
Hi, I'm a final year Computer Science Student. My Final year project is to design a windows phone 7 app for transferring files from a remote database /sever to the windows phone device.
I have never been taught any C# or windows phone development. So far I have developed a windows phone 7 client app which connects to an SQL Server 2008 database, I can query the database from the app and return and display the text stored within the database tables. I am also able to store a picture in the database as binary data.
Can anyone advise me is it possible to store pdf and office documents within the SQL server database and download them to the windows phone 7 client and then open/view these files on the device. I believe that any files must be downloaded directly to isolated storage on the device but that there are restraints where that these files cannot be accessed by any other apps on the phone.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated..
It's possible to open supported media and documents (pictures, PDFs, etc.) from an app, I'm pretty sure (for example, see the SkyDrive app). I know that it's possible using native code and a couple of other mildly undocumented features. Using only official APIs... never tried, but I think it can be done (I'm just not sure how).
Unless you use the undocumented ID_CAP_FILEVIEWER capability in your app (or use one of a number of available hacks), your app will not have write permissions anywhere except in its isolated storage. Officially, one app can't access the isolated storage of another app, although the Office stuff may bend the rules somewhat.