is there anyway to make the trackball light up for txt messages
Yes, but it would require the creator of an sms app to make it happen.
About a week ago I found what command needs to be sent to our phone to control the trackball, but the creator of handcent or chomp would need to add that command in to their app.
I was wondering that just the other day - not so much a toggle in the system, but I was hoping someone would make an app that would utilize the trackball light. It would be cool if it would blink with a txt message.
Handcent SMS has a option for this
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Handcent SMS has a option for this
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But it doesn't work on the Hero.
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But it doesn't work on the Hero.
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I see an update for handcent in the market that states it works on the hero now. Will test and report back.
UPDATE: Yeah, its a no go with this version. I thought maybe someone sent the developer the commands that would make it work. The timing seemed perfect for this scenario.
Ive been wondering the same thing. Thanks ill check out that app now. Ive had a nokia 6300 for a while and the LED's oni the side flash when i have a txt or a missed call. Id like an app that does something similar to this
Well, I have that version of Handcent installed, set the tackball to light up every 5 seconds and still no luck it doens't work
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Yes, but it would require the creator of an sms app to make it happen.
About a week ago I found what command needs to be sent to our phone to control the trackball, but the creator of handcent or chomp would need to add that command in to their app.
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Hey flipz first of all thanks for the AMAZING work you are doing around here, I really apreciate it.
Second of all, would it be possible for you to get in contact with the developer of Handcent and tell him about this commands? Or even if I can be the messenger and let him know one way or the other? I think this would be a nice add to any Message app.
Thanks in advance!
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Hey flipz first of all thanks for the AMAZING work you are doing around here, I really apreciate it.
Second of all, would it be possible for you to get in contact with the developer of Handcent and tell him about this commands? Or even if I can be the messenger and let him know one way or the other? I think this would be a nice add to any Message app.
Thanks in advance!
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I just sent an email to the dev with how to do it. I'll let you all know if I hear back from him/her.
Tried out the new version today, still a no go with lighting the trackball on our CDMA heros.
When I was researching the Hero prior to Sprint getting it i saw on a Youtube video that the trackball would blink for some alerts. Guess Sprint thought it was frivolous.
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When I was researching the Hero prior to Sprint getting it i saw on a Youtube video that the trackball would blink for some alerts. Guess Sprint thought it was frivolous.
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Yea. The option is built in and can be trigger manually. We just don't have any apps that currently use it or trigger it properly. The location of the trigger has changed slightly from the GSM Hero which is why apps that currently do support it for that phone don't work on ours.
honestly, just uninstalled handcent. I could not deal with the slowness of the scrolling plus the frequent issues with MMS downloading.
trying out sms popup along with picsay to see if this is a good workaround.
why can't everything just work and work fast!? oy!!
Hey guys,
Flipz sent me some code yesterday to tinker with. I was planning on working on this tonight. I will let you know tommorow if I actually have any luck getting it to come on in a test app.
Has anyone tried the new version of handcent? To see if the developer included the trackball suport? It was release today i think. Version 2.9.22
That sucks! The Eris's track ball pulses when i get messages of any type or phone call. I think it has to do with the carrier. But i don't know alot so don't quote that.
Just to update you guys I was working directly with the developer. He sent me 5 different test builds but couldn't get the trackball working. He seemed a bit distracted while we were talking though because I kept having to tell him stuff that I had already said. heh.
kcarpenter and I are still working on a work-around, but I haven't been able to help him out much between being out of town and now working on the kitchen.
Thanks for the update flipz!! Maybe the Eris configuration for the trackball can help?
@Daveli, maybe you are familiar enough with the phone to pull the LED directory of the Eris. Post it up here with a zip?
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I've got a workaround going through the browser but something for the app would be nice.
Yes I have searched the threads.
What's the problem? I installed GV fine on my phone, and am using it for voicemail.
that's pretty interesting, I didn't realize mine was broke untill you said something.... interesting... hmm
now are you sure it's all 2.1 roms? darch's 2.1 aosp I could have sworn google voice was working on it.
EDIT: check outgoing phone calls via google voice
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that's pretty interesting, I didn't realize mine was broke untill you said something.... interesting... hmm
now are you sure it's all 2.1 roms? darch's 2.1 aosp I could have sworn google voice was working on it.
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Are you on fresh or Darch?
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Are you on fresh or Darch?
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was darch, now fresh, will go back to darch once he updates to .29 kernel
My GV works perfect on Gumbo 2.1
If I need to dial out to somewhere it matters I gotta go through the web browser. Just like I had to on my blackberry.
it probally has something to do with the dialer in fresh, maybe replaceing that with an aosp dialer or cyanogen modded one would work.
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it probally has something to do with the dialer in fresh, maybe replaceing that with an aosp dialer or cyanogen modded one would work.
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How would I pull that out of the rom?
pull and replace the following
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\system\app\phone.odex
I think that's it... I'm not a rom cooker, so would need confirmation, there's probably other dependencies... my untrained jedi guestimate
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pull and replace the following
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I think that's it... I'm not a rom cooker, so would need confirmation, there's probably other dependencies... my untrained jedi guestimate
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It looks like Fresh de-odexed all the apk's so... none of the apps currently use the .odex. I think that causes problems when you try and push a file that is built to use both .apk and .odex. That's my guess. I was trying to push Teeter, but it won't work (I think) for this reason.
I'm having the same problems! GV decides if it's in the right mood or not to make outgoing calls. Sometimes it works, other times it's just nonstop insta-fails. Has anyone pegged down what this issue is?
Also, the SMS delay is much more severe. I was using double SMS workaround (SMS to GV# and Sprint# to force GV to refresh) with fresh 1.1, but that doesn't seem to be working now with 2.0. I'm updating to 2.0b, but I doubt that will quell these issues.
I'd really appreciate if anyone has any ideas on this one. Thanks!
I haven't gotten it to work once. Add this to the list of problems I have had with every Rom with the word fresh in it.
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I'm having the same problems! GV decides if it's in the right mood or not to make outgoing calls. Sometimes it works, other times it's just nonstop insta-fails. Has anyone pegged down what this issue is?
Also, the SMS delay is much more severe.
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In my case, the GV issue is more severe since it's costing me $$. I use Google Voice to call family in Canada. Using GV, calls are free. I just checked my Sprint minutes usage and turns out that the last call I made was billed via Sprint. Sucks! 13 minutes, $6.37. This really does need to get figured out!
Measter, how are you making calls via the browser? When I try to access the Google Voice site, it sees that I'm on an Android device and tells me to download the app from the Market.
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In my case, the GV issue is more severe since it's costing me $$. I use Google Voice to call family in Canada. Using GV, calls are free. I just checked my Sprint minutes usage and turns out that the last call I made was billed via Sprint. Sucks! 13 minutes, $6.37. This really does need to get figured out!
Measter, how are you making calls via the browser? When I try to access the Google Voice site, it sees that I'm on an Android device and tells me to download the app from the Market.
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Go to this url: https://www.google.com/voice/m
i seen a post that said to install google voice0.2 apk for 2.1, and it worked for me.... just type in rulermon in the search bar and read the fixes! thank god!
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i seen a post that said to install google voice0.2 apk for 2.1, and it worked for me.... just type in rulermon in the search bar and read the fixes! thank god!
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Never worked for me. Every time I tried it said the call was lost. Probably tried 50-60 times, as someone i think mentioned that it "occasionally" worked. Either way occasionally isn't good enough
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Never worked for me. Every time I tried it said the call was lost. Probably tried 50-60 times, as someone i think mentioned that it "occasionally" worked. Either way occasionally isn't good enough
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Same here.
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I just checked this out and it doesn't work for me on Fresh 2.0b. I was running Darch's rom before and I didn't notice if it was working or not, no one I called complained that I was doing it from the wrong number (I use GV as my primary number) but that doesn't mean it was working because I only used it for a day or so.
Luckily it's hopefully only going to be a short wait for an offical 2.1, then shortly after that we'll have a nice new flipz rom.
Wasnt sure exactly where to post this. The new app from Vlingo, "Vlingo InCar" is in beta, and only available through the market for sprint customers during the beta period.
Could one of you kind evo users post up the apk for the rest of the android community? Thanks!
Best of luck with it! I love it so far!
http://db.tt/LXLQyfw
enjoy!
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What does this do that you cannot do with the new google voice program?
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What does this do that you cannot do with the new google voice program?
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When you put it in "InCar" mode you can say "Hey Vlingo" to wake it up and use voice commands.
FYI, this works on the VZW with the Incredible with no problem..
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What does this do that you cannot do with the new google voice program?
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Also, it works! The new Google program is about 1/10 in getting what I say right.
Vlingo is (so far) about 5/5. I like that if it doesn't find what you're saying locally, it does a (very fast) internet search.
any word on making it work for other android devices? ie the g-1
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Best of luck with it! I love it so far!
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Works great on the dinc. I appreciate the share!
thank you so much for sharing this app with the community. I have been fooling around with it for half an hour or so and it does some pretty awesome things. LOVE the in-car feature, completely hands-free and works perfectly, even reads and writes text messages for me. "hey vlingo"
Edit: Forgot to add, very accurate, even with names
Wow, the incar mode is really REALLY good. Anybody know how to have it differentiate between a contacts home and cell when sending a text message?
Say call blah blah mobile. That should work.
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Google's voice search sucked at recognizing what I was saying for the first week or so, but then it got a lot better. I'm wondering if it learns your voice or something. Vlingo, on the other hand, worked well on day one. However, while it does a good job of recognizing what I am saying, it doesn't always give me the results I wanted. For instance, movie times never come up even though that's one of the examples the app shows, and it displays my exact phrase correctly (movie times near #####). It just says "No answer found". And I've also had trouble getting it to dial the right phone number for a contact. It's like it ignores when I say "mobile."
I'm having the same problem. It ignores when I say "mobile" after the contacts name. My g/f is getting irritated with the text to landline messages that repeat "test" lol
Is it necessary to install the standard Vlingo app before installing the incar pack?
I´ve been trying to download the installer but i still cant find it, it´s not in the market either.
It would be much if I ask to share the installer?
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Is it necessary to install the standard Vlingo app before installing the incar pack?
I´ve been trying to download the installer but i still cant find it, it´s not in the market either.
It would be much if I ask to share the installer?
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? It's in the second post of this thread.
anyway to successfully have this running in the background with the in-car? Currently it seems that the program has to be on main screen for me to say "Hey Vlingo" and it wakes...
Plus..too bad I cant say Jarvis to have it wake up
Instead of 'mobile' try saying 'cell'.
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Wow, the incar mode is really REALLY good. Anybody know how to have it differentiate between a contacts home and cell when sending a text message?
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Right now the best way is to make two contacts for the person and label one cell and one home after the name. Best workaround at the moment.
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Right now the best way is to make two contacts for the person and label one cell and one home after the name. Best workaround at the moment.
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Yeah, I went ahead and did that the other day, but thanks! Hopefully that will get sorted.
It would be nice if you could ask it to use your GV # by default as well.
i wonder if there is any way to train a contact that it gets wrong every time. Wifes name is tricky and unless i use her last name first it misses it every time.
I wanted an application that could do this but all I could find was the one from blueAnt which only works with their specific bluetooth device...
You could use Tasker and use this profile - price looks high but it's VERY powerful once you know what you're doing.
Comes with a trial mode for around seven days.
+1 for Tasker. Brilliant app.
I have my 'in car' profile set to read texts - on text receipt it pauses the music player, then reads the senders contact name, and then the body of the text. Awesome.
i was planning on getting the blueant Q1 (just found it for $25). are you saying it won't work with handcent in reading a txt message?
edit: forget it...answered my own question by going to their site. "Hear text messages read aloud on your Q1 when connected to an Android device with our Android application."
What about the vlingo application. It has an email and sms reader that reads the message out loud when activated, but I haven't managed to get it to read the message through the Bluetooth headset
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Wondering why SayMyName hasn't been mentioned yet... works fantastic even with caller names, mail, Twitter etc.
see this is why a thread like this is good, we all network our own thoughts and experiences together and find out about all these new apps that we never knew about before...thanks all, keep em comin if you have more comments or anything
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see this is why a thread like this is good, we all network our own thoughts and experiences together and find out about all these new apps that we never knew about before...thanks all, keep em comin if you have more comments or anything
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hey try drive.safely I think its called I had it for my blackberry but I believe it worked for other platforms
Handcent does this...But I assume you mean aloud soon as it comes in avoiding any phone contact correct ?
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hey try drive.safely I think its called I had it for my blackberry but I believe it worked for other platforms
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+1 for DriveSafe.ly
Used it on my iPhone and now on my Captivate.
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SMS Speak
Just stumbled across this thread looking for something else. But thought I'd chime in. I use SMS Speak (the paid one, not the free one - two different companies/products), and it works great. I can get incoming texts and reply, all orally. I'm curious about the other products mentioned, though...
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You could use Tasker and use this profile - price looks high but it's VERY powerful once you know what you're doing.
Comes with a trial mode for around seven days.
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something wierd happened today, i use handcent sms on 2.1 X10. Someone sent me an sms and when i unlocked the phone the phone read it out for me...i didnt install any app to do this...does the x10 have a built in utility for it? was it a malnufunction of some sort? i kind of liked it and what to activate it. it doesnt do it anymore though
Did you accidentally put your phone in driving mode or change a setting for something like that?
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have you tried Vlingo?
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Did you accidentally put your phone in driving mode or change a setting for something like that?
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i dont think so i dont even know how to put it into driving mode...nope havent tried vlingo...very strange indeed
Since this has been an ongoing problem, I thought it would be best to create a bounty to solve this issue once and for all. Many of us with CyanogenMod 6.1 love the feel of AOSP apps and Cyanogen's subtle improvements. For those who aren't aware, some people have issues with sending oversized SMS messages on CDMA networks (like Sprint, for example). Currently, the only real solution to this is to install a third party messaging app like Handcent which has the option of splitting text messages when they are longer than 160 characters.
That is why I created this pool, to make an incentive for some talented coder to add 160 character splitting to the MMS.apk found in CyanogenMod.
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_Mms (Source for MMS.apk)
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=1942 (Issue about 160 character bug)
To collect on this bounty, you do need to submit the fix to CM's github and post an apk with working 160-split.
Total: $25.00
Contributors:
Saturn2K: $20.00
h2o-pr00f - $5-$10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2893768
Doesn't calk have a fix for this in one of his threads? I'll check and post link if he does.
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Doesn't calk have a fix for this in one of his threads? I'll check and post link if he does.
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I don't think he is talking about a "fix" he is talking about someone submitting the fix to cm's git so the problem is done for good.
I can't even get a third party app to handle over 160 characters
I am down for at least 5-10 bucks if it happens .. that's mostly my only problem with using cm6
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CEaton said:
I can't even get a third party app to handle over 160 characters
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For Handcent, it's quit easy. Settings > Send Message Settings > Split 160.
Hopefully someday it will be that easy for Cyanogen's app.
I think someone fixed this in the hero fourms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834588&highlight=160+Split
Maybe ask GamingPhreek what he did maybe he can help point us in the right direction.
mine splits at 160 on cm6
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For Handcent, it's quit easy. Settings > Send Message Settings > Split 160.
Hopefully someday it will be that easy for Cyanogen's app.
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Kinda what I've been doing as well... I would highly recommend those of you that this is bothering to try out Handcent... I'm all about personalization, and Handcent exemplifies this...
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does it actually send the second message? i believe that was the problem on the hero is it would split but lose sending the second one?
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does it actually send the second message? i believe that was the problem on the hero is it would split but lose sending the second one?
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yea it counts down like it should & then DOES indeed send the 2nd message. i just tested it a couple days ago with my girlfriend.
i do use handcent, but this was going thru the stock messaging app.
then again i dont have all the problems others have with AOSP.. ie cyanogenmod
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yea it counts down like it should & then DOES indeed send the 2nd message. i just tested it a couple days ago with my girlfriend.
i do use handcent, but this was going thru the stock messaging app.
then again i dont have all the problems others have with AOSP.. ie cyanogenmod
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I think the bug fix was sent in he may have fixed it across all cdma platforms he supports.
Edit: I really don't know, I do not run CM6, and the more i think about it i have no use for 4g were i am i should bite the bullet and flash.
Handcent is a sick app and its free.
So its kinda of a weird problem but when I was on the previous build of cm 6.1 I was able to split 160 chars no problem. Then along comes 6.11 now it has that sending problem.
Ummm....I've been having problems sending longer messages on CM6.1. It just sits there "Sending..." and then fails. Might that be because it is exceeding the character limit? I assumed that the app would handle this on it's own.
Yea this would be a nice feature. I also get the sending then fail if I try to send a long message.
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Mine does as well [workz fine splits].
I read somewhere re: this same debate, that it depended on Sprint's towers; although I am not sure how much truth is in that statement.
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does it actually send the second message? i believe that was the problem on the hero is it would split but lose sending the second one?
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YES. I am long-winded so I go over 160 all the time....
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Here is the .diff Patch from the hero....so if someone recompile the Mms.apk with this patch it should work.
http://www.mediafire.com/?337z11km63g2e84
Btw this is Gamingphreek's patch if it works credits all go to him over at the hero forms
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Here is the .diff Patch from the hero....so if someone recompile the Mms.apk with this patch it should work.
http://www.mediafire.com/?337z11km63g2e84
Btw this is Gamingphreek's patch if it works credits all go to him over at the hero forms
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I saw this thread and someone had an APK for CM (the original one posted there is just pure AOSP) but it didn't install properly for anyone. I tried it and it didn't work for me either.
I wish I had a setup for compiling and knew anything about how to do it so I could try compiling the current source with that diff patch.
Anyone willing to give it a shot?
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I saw this thread and someone had an APK for CM (the original one posted there is just pure AOSP) but it didn't install properly for anyone. I tried it and it didn't work for me either.
I wish I had a setup for compiling and knew anything about how to do it so I could try compiling the current source with that diff patch.
Anyone willing to give it a shot?
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When i get home i will get it set up for compiling.
And on ASOP it works take a look at asopMod if you have your hero still, it works. I had it working when i had my hero before he put the change in his build. i think the reason it doesn't work on CM is you need to sign it with CM's keys, or compile the whole rom with the changes
I just finished publishing my very first app, Voice SMS Replier, and would like some feedback. The purpose of the app was to imitate the Genius Button's Handsfree mode (since no one seems to have ported it to any ICS ROMs and I'm too dumb to figure out how I can use the apk file to debug it in eclipse). I'd like some feedback such as bugs and easy or useful features and options I could add.
Since this is my first post I can't post links, but you fill find it in the Play Store.
Downloading now ill let you knoe
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I just finished publishing my very first app, Voice SMS Replier, and would like some feedback. The purpose of the app was to imitate the Genius Button's Handsfree mode (since no one seems to have ported it to any ICS ROMs and I'm too dumb to figure out how I can use the apk file to debug it in eclipse). I'd like some feedback such as bugs and easy or useful features and options I could add.
Since this is my first post I can't post links, but you fill find it in the Play Store.
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Used this for about 4 hours today, and it didn't intercept any of the ~100 texts I received. I really couldn't figure out if it did anything or if it was my error. Running ICS 4.0.3 ROM if that helps.
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Used this for about 4 hours today, and it didn't intercept any of the ~100 texts I received. I really couldn't figure out if it did anything or if it was my error. Running ICS 4.0.3 ROM if that helps.
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At this point the app needs to be running in the foreground. Is the app running/open when you're getting the messages?
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At this point the app needs to be running in the foreground. Is the app running/open when you're getting the messages?
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I don't think I ever had it open while the phone was awake. It was usually open behind the lock screen. I'll give it another go tonight when I get home and hopefully have some better feedback.
Since you're looking to make this a vehicle app, maybe in the next update prevent the phone from going to sleep?
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I don't think I ever had it open while the phone was awake. It was usually open behind the lock screen. I'll give it another go tonight when I get home and hopefully have some better feedback.
Since you're looking to make this a vehicle app, maybe in the next update prevent the phone from going to sleep?
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That's an excellent idea, I'll do that.
I'd like more feedback. I lost my key, so I can't update this app. The new new version is called SMS By Voice. I added the ability to run a service in the background, and wake up the phone.