http://get.skyfire.com/dl_android.php
Overall I'm impressed. Opera seems to work a bit faster, but this loads the page perfectly (unlike opera) Also, Opera tends to have issues with some links, not so on this. So perhaps this'll be my main browser.
For the video I've been seeing an issue where it'd load a video but midway the loading bar will still be there when the video plays in the background...
So- I'd have the video playing with the loading bar still in the way ^^;;
Anyone else having that issue?
I'm in Japan on wifi~
Here's a video of what I'm talking about ^^;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxHoqeMCyOo
Yep.. same problem here.. tried watching a video from the BBC website and it got to 71% before it started playing in the back... then stopped down loading and wouldn't let me control the playback.. all I could do was let it run.. or press back to exit the video player.
How did you install skyfire? I tried to download it from get.skyfire.com and i can't install it.
just search for it on the android app market, it installed fine for me from there
Partial flash support > no flash support i'm sure it'll get much better
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How did you install skyfire? I tried to download it from get.skyfire.com and i can't install it.
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connect your phone to the pc - place the file you downloaded from the skyfire.com site into it. Use an application that lets you see inside your SD card (try astro something or other program )
run it and install . (heading to bed at the moment if you still can't figure it out by the time i wake up, I'll go into more detail )
let's not forget that this app is still in beta so isn't going to work perfect all the time!
even in beta it works quite well! i like the flash support even though it has its problems atm
Hm, when comparing with Skyfire flash support on WM, there is still some long way to go. But great to see Skyfire on Android
Uninstalled it for now. It was causing random reboots on my device which were not present before the installation. Most of them from actually using the app. Probably just my device so no biggy. Hopefully the bugs are ironed out cause I actually like this better than the default
any solution for the 50% loading bar ?
Not seen any - eagerly awaiting for a fix!
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any solution for the 50% loading bar ?
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Tried some googling and coudn't find any info on it..?
Is this an x10 problem or is it common for all Androids?
I think it mainly x10 and maybe the droid also.
They released an update last week (I think!).. that seems to have fixed it for me.
Still having issues even after the update
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Still having issues even after the update
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Me too - video still plays behind 50% popup.
skyfire never worked once properly
Anyone hear of a fix for the loading window in the way of the video?
It is quite tantalizing to see the world cup game playing perfectly in the background but not be able to watch it due to the loading window being in the way and frozen at 50%.
I have seen it work perfectly on the droid which is running 2.1.
Is it a 1.6 or X10 issue?
"Gun Bros" looks like a great game and id love to play it on the gtab. (also would like to get google earth going) anyone have any hints or tips?
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.glu.android.gunbros_free
the new web market is shedding some light on the market problems. I just wish it would elaborate on why our tablets aren't compatible with some apps, instead of just suggesting we select another device.
Tried it. FC and would not run. Uninstalled.
CM7+pershoot kernel
same. FC so i uninstalled it.
used my Droid 1 to dl the game from market, then copied the apk over to gtab.
GB works great on my Inc Not tried on G yet.
No go on my Gtab.
This is a downer, I was just playing it on my nexus this morning and left to work. I was so excited about going home and trying this on the Gtab.
Same - FC here as well
I'm wondering if anyone has looked into the log. I installed a log analyzer, but I can't make sense of where it's crashing. Mostly I'm sure this has to do with my own ignorance, but the game looks like a lot of fun to me as well.
Is there anyone who could share their troubleshooting knowledge with me here? Even a pointer in a good log analyzer and a guide for digging through it would be useful. I doubt it's "fixable," at least from our end, but I think it'd be helpful to have more of a sense of why this app is crashing when so many of Glu's other games don't.
Found this thread while searching around, thought I'd let you guys know that 1.3 crashes on my rooted Nook Color as well; bummer, since Gun Bros Beta was working fantastically. Not sure what changed from the beta (0.1.1/0.1.2?) to 1.3 to make it inoperable on our tablets.
I tried this on Vegan 5.1 and gAdam where it shows up in the market gun bros does not show up on tntlite market... on both gAdam and Vegan it downloads and installs but when i try and launch it its just goes to a black screen and then crashes without any errors dialog. ill try and post error logs, if i can figure out how to.
This morning, went to market->My Apps on my Xoom, and it's only showing about half of my apps. No apparent pattern to what is missing (and I can see that market still has them, just its not seeing them associated with my account.) It was fine yesterday, and no updates on my end.
Anyone else seeing this?
eric
ericbergan said:
This morning, went to market->My Apps on my Xoom, and it's only showing about half of my apps. No apparent pattern to what is missing (and I can see that market still has them, just its not seeing them associated with my account.) It was fine yesterday, and no updates on my end.
Anyone else seeing this?
eric
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When you scroll down your list in MyApps, do you see a list of uninstalled apps after the installed apps? If not, look at the menu (the 4 stacked up lines in upper right hand corner) and click on purchase history. That should have all the apps you've downloaded and you should be able to reinstall the missing ones, unless Google Market thinks they are no longer compatible with your Xoom.
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When you scroll down your list in MyApps, do you see a list of uninstalled apps after the installed apps? If not, look at the menu (the 4 stacked up lines in upper right hand corner) and click on purchase history. That should have all the apps you've downloaded and you should be able to reinstall the missing ones, unless Google Market thinks they are no longer compatible with your Xoom.
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No, they aren't listing as uninstalled, not listing at all. Purchase history on the market.android.com web site is showing them, with install completed. So far, I think I've only seen free apps missing, but need to check more closely. But it's not all free apps, some remain.
Ok, one new data point. My market account is shared between my Xoom and my Photon. Just checked on the Photon and it is still showing apps in my apps that are not showing up on the Xoom (like Adobe Flash.) Very strange...
eric
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No, they aren't listing as uninstalled, not listing at all. Purchase history on the market.android.com web site is showing them, with install completed. So far, I think I've only seen free apps missing, but need to check more closely. But it's not all free apps, some remain.
Ok, one new data point. My market account is shared between my Xoom and my Photon. Just checked on the Photon and it is still showing apps in my apps that are not showing up on the Xoom (like Adobe Flash.) Very strange...
eric
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A simple reboot should solve the problem. It has happened to me a few times at random, but not as of lately. Not sure if the market runs into some issues or the system itself, but after a reboot everything should pop up and be just fine. It always did for me when I had this issue.
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A simple reboot should solve the problem. It has happened to me a few times at random, but not as of lately. Not sure if the market runs into some issues or the system itself, but after a reboot everything should pop up and be just fine. It always did for me when I had this issue.
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Rebooted, no change. Dug further, I'm only seeing paid apps, plus Google Maps and Videos in the list. But if I go in market to one of the other apps (for instance, Kindle), the market page offers open/manage, not install, so at that level it knows I have downloaded/installed the app.
Sent off a "Contact Us" to Google.
eric
Response from Google yesterday asked me to remove updates to Market. Problem was, I haven't received any updates to Market. So latest is that this is a problem they've seen in some other cases, no current fix, but a "specialist" will be getting in touch with me. No further followup today.
eric
Two days, two nags on the support email, no contact from the "specialist".
Found an app that I had installed that wasn't showing up had an update. Navigated to the app in market, and it showed update. Did the update. As the update finished, the app flickered into the My Apps list for about 2 seconds, then disappeared out of the list.
eric
Well, nagged Google again today, at least for a hint of when there might be a fix. Did get a response - basically we know there is a problem, we have no estimate for a workaround or a fix.
eric
ericbergan said:
Well, nagged Google again today, at least for a hint of when there might be a fix. Did get a response - basically we know there is a problem, we have no estimate for a workaround or a fix.
eric
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Here's what I would try if I were you:
1. Go to the options, applications, manage applications, all, and then scroll down and click the Market. Since you are having major issues it sounds like, I would recommend that you just hit clear data for the Market app. Maybe restart before you open the market again. See if that helps at all.
2. Just out of curiosity I would install the latest market update that was released for phones. I would see if the problem was still persistent there in the new market app. This market was intended for phones at the moment, but it looks like it will support tablets soon. It seems to fit pretty well on the Xoom. If all goes well, maybe you can stick with that one for a bit.
Here you can find the most recent apk for the market that was released for the phones some days ago: Android Market 3.1.3
That's really the only advice I can think of. If you were rooted you would wipe data, caches, and dalvik cache to start a fresh new install to see if that changes anything. On technical speaking terms: there really is not much else you can do if this all does not work for you. Never seen anyone experience this before.
Thanks for the suggestions. Just tried both, and neither made a difference. Actually, pretty surprised 2) didn't make at least something different about the problem. I'm starting to wonder if the problem is something on the server/account side...
Google says they have seen others with the problem and are working on it, guess I'll just have to wait them out.
eric
ericbergan said:
Thanks for the suggestions. Just tried both, and neither made a difference. Actually, pretty surprised 2) didn't make at least something different about the problem. I'm starting to wonder if the problem is something on the server/account side...
Google says they have seen others with the problem and are working on it, guess I'll just have to wait them out.
eric
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Sounds like it's server sided to me, which is really odd. I suppose it is a very unknown problem that only a very select few people have run into. Like I said, I have never seen this issue before on the Xoom.
I tried my best to help, but it's beyond anything we can deal with personally. Google says that they are working on this problem, so just hang in there.
Yup, will have to wait for a Google fix. Thanks for the replies!
eric
I'm not sure if you fixed it yet but here goes. I had the same problem; more than half of my apps would not show up under the "My Apps" list, even though if I searched for them in the market I could still update/uninstall them. I also searched through the forums but none of the suggestions helped. I finally fixed it tonight. Here's what I did:
(Oh yeah, you'll need Titanium Backup to be able to use the Market Doctor)
First I went to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications.
Selected the Market. Cleared cache, data, and uninstall updates.
Then immediately (I suggest you have it ready as a background app) I opened Titanium Backup and ran the Market Doctor. The reason i say 'immediately' is because the Market will re-update itself fairly fast so you have to get it done before it does so since I believe the Market Doctor does not work with the new Market.
That was pretty much it. When I opened the Market I saw that all my apps actually showed up in the My Apps list even after the Market updated itself. Hope it works for you.
I think you need to be rooted to use Titanium Backup, don't you? I'm running stock.
Nope, no more followup from Google at all. And now, even if I manually go to the market entry for an app, it won't always show me the "update" button, even though there is an update available.
eric
3 business weeks in, no fix, no workaround, not even an update email that they are still working on it. Google has a lot of customer support ground to cover to be a consumer company, and for now (3 weeks) I can't update my apps.
eric
Still getting the runaround from the Google Android Market Team. "At this time, I'm unable to provide a timeline for resolution, though I can assure you that we're aware of the issue and actively investigating. Thank you for your patience!" every time I nag them for the last 4 weeks. No request for more data from me, debug/logging version to run, etc.
So Monday I asked to have the case transfered to the manager. Get a new email, from "Richard" (no last name, same email address as the prior support member) saying the case had been transferred to him, and saying exactly the same text. Replied asking if there was anything I could provide to help, no response in now two days.
Looks like Google still hasn't learned anything about customer support. Can't wait to see how they do with Moto if the deal goes through...
eric
So "Richard" wrote back, explaining that they all use the same email address, and carefully avoiding answering my question about his role, i.e. was he really a supervisor/manager.
He told me that they have identified the source of the problem, so don't need any further information from me. No, there is not a fix available of any kind, and he doesn't know when there will be one. No, there is no work around other than calling up each app individually in Market and seeing if there is an update (not very practical for my large number of apps.)
At this point, I'm tired of beating a dead horse. I know we aren't Google's customers, we're their product, but they still have to learn to take user satisfaction seriously.
eric
ericbergan said:
So "Richard" wrote back, explaining that they all use the same email address, and carefully avoiding answering my question about his role, i.e. was he really a supervisor/manager.
He told me that they have identified the source of the problem, so don't need any further information from me. No, there is not a fix available of any kind, and he doesn't know when there will be one. No, there is no work around other than calling up each app individually in Market and seeing if there is an update (not very practical for my large number of apps.)
At this point, I'm tired of beating a dead horse. I know we aren't Google's customers, we're their product, but they still have to learn to take user satisfaction seriously.
eric
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Not sure what to say at this point. If it was more widespread it would have been fixed right away. But, if it appears that they have now identified the problem, the coders will resolve it within days from now.
My final suggestion is to make a new email account altogether and try that. See if it still is the same problem. If so: It is your device, not Google.
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Not sure what to say at this point. If it was more widespread it would have been fixed right away. But, if it appears that they have now identified the problem, the coders will resolve it within days from now.
My final suggestion is to make a new email account altogether and try that. See if it still is the same problem. If so: It is your device, not Google.
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It's not the device, because the problem is also replicated on the web site. Also, remember the Xoom is the reference device for Honeycomb (and I'm running stock), so still a Google issue if it is Xoom specific.
Given it's been a month and they haven't been interested in getting any further data from me, I'm not overly optimistic that it will be fixed in the next few days, but I'd love to be proved wrong.
eric
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It's not the device, because the problem is also replicated on the web site. Also, remember the Xoom is the reference device for Honeycomb (and I'm running stock), so still a Google issue if it is Xoom specific.
Given it's been a month and they haven't been interested in getting any further data from me, I'm not overly optimistic that it will be fixed in the next few days, but I'd love to be proved wrong.
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Oh I hear ya man. I'm just not sure what else to tell ya, sorry man.
Keep crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. You've done your part as a customer by contacting them and letting them know the problem, and they seemed to have identified the issue now. So I'd say you're in better shape than you previously were at the beginning.
The old market was super fine! Then lately they force-updated mine to 3.1.5.
Is it really that effin' SLOW!?!? With a fast Wi-Fi it takes one page 1-3 minutes to load, and My Apps takes 2-5 minutes to load!!!
Anyone having the same issue? And solutions please?
I also wanted the new update as it looks really sexy, but hell I don't it to be that super slow.
For now I have frozen Market Updater and reverted back to the old Market. It is really a lot FASTER!
Im on 3.1.5.
I just checked this out. it is a bit longer to load but still loads for me within about 5 seconds and when i go to "my apps" its almost instant.
Have you tried rebooting since the update?
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of course pal.. what's weird though is that it also happens on my sister's Galaxy Ace..
old market works better, it's really fast.. i still can live with the old market though.. i only wanted the new one's sexy looks..
I'm on 3.1.5, and I don't have the slowness you are talking about...in fact its pretty fast(on 3G).
you can find the old market APK,and delete the market updater APK.
yes i just did that cat that's why my market is running fine and super fast again.. but i cant live like this forever..
Weird, the new one works fine here.
Quite a lot of people are preferring the old to the new, mainly because of the speed, which for me is also visibly slower.
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Not only is it slower as in running less fluidly, it is so poorly designed with the whole tile crap and the million of different tabs (totally unsuited for a phone) that using it is less intuitive as well. I truly hope they update this away.
Yeah, new market is wank, i froze market updater too.
I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than use the update. Showed none of my apps.
Here is a wild, out of the blue idea. I didn't see anybody say (I might be blind though) to clear all of the Market data and caches from the app (using Titanium or even just the app management subsystem). Could clearing that after an upgrade, then re-attatching it to your Google account possibly fix your issue. First load would be slow then normal after that. Are you running the dalvik to /cache "fix"? That could also be affecting it.
The new market is actually _FASTER_ than the old market for me. However I'm in the US on the Verizon model (with VZW bloatware frozen or removed)
i'll keep experimenting though.. the problem seems to have become random now after many reboots and install/uninstall/reinstall of updates.. jeez what a mess..
though launching it became faster (maybe probably because of cache), bringing up the My Apps window still takes time..
i only have like 32 apps installed..
Just installed
Ooops sorry wrong thread. I also have slowness after the update on my SE Xperia Play. I've even tried the suggestion from the previous poster and power cycled the phone, cleared the cache, etc. Still slow.
yes i have had probs with the new market aswell
really slow at first to load,
then when i went into my apps in the menu to see if there were any updates
it takes ages sometimes,
then when i do update some apps later on inthe same day or then next day
i check for any updates and it says there some more updates for the apps i just updated i think great another update ... but its just the same one as i did before
but it thinks that i need to update still?
load of crap imo
additionally, just noticed the other day that simultaneous update on multiple apps seem to be impossible.. even after pressing UPDATE on the My Apps window, other apps won't be updating unless the first app is done updating..
That new market is a slow ugly huge pile of ****.
Even the green market was bad compared to the simple original market from the 1;x and early 2.x Android days.
Each new version is worse than the previous one.
These days it's much more comfortable to browse from the computer and have things installed remotely. The Web market works much better. If they made it a Chrome app I'd be all over it.