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[Q] Mango- Features

It was mentioned in Mango announcement that it will support 'File Transfer'. Does it mean mango will provide 'Bluetooth' file transfer?? We need this basic feature in WP7!!!

I believe the "file transfer" refers to the ability for apps to perform downloads and uploads in the background.
Out of curiosity, what types of files do you want to transfer over bluetooth?

Oh.. Ok. Images, Video, mp3 transfer with friend imm is great via blutooth. every time i record a small video or take a few snaps and my friend ask for it immediately i am embarrassed that my WP doesnt support. i have to say i'll mail you or upload to fb.

[Q] WMA sound file format under WM6.5

I wondered about the sound files format (WMA) as following:
1- I Manually converted a MP3 sound file to WMA format to be able to use under specific Application with Windows Mobile 6.5.
2- That application successfully recognized and played the converted file.
3- One of the Application functionality is to play the sound file track by track or index by index or ......... (which actually i don't know the technique for that.
The Application Name is "Moshaf Al-Madeena"
That means the conversion is OK
But, if i used the application to play a specific track/index within the file, it always play the file from the start.
That means the sound file has a specific format and i don't know how to do that (indexing/track).
IS THERE ANY HELP/IDEA/GUIDE?

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

No Answer!!!
I thought that this question is very easy but it seems not to be.

[Q] [WM8] What is it capable of?

Won't let me post it in the WM forums so I'll ask here. I've been using Android for the past 2 years but I'm considering a switch to Windows Mobile (8), mainly out of curiosity. However, before I do so, I want to make sure it's capable of all the stuff I could easily do on my Android device.
So, let's get to it. Is WM8 capable of:
- File managing? Downloading a .rar or .zip archive, extracting it's contents and opening them (be it music, documents, videos, anything)? Also, browsing ALL the files on the phone, not just the known formats or visible ones?
- File transfer between devices? Simply taking a picture or any type of file and sending it via Bluetooth, as well as receiving it?
- Media playback? I'm assuming it can play MP3s, WMVs and AVIs, how about some less usual stuff like MKVs or FLAC files?
- YouTube? Is there a dedicated app or is it just viewing via browser?
Some minor questions include:
- How's file transfer between PC and Phone? Can it be done via explorer like an USB device or do you need to do the SkyDive and Zune player transfers to get stuff on your phone?
- Does it have some minor apps, "Accessories" you could call them, such as Calculator, Calendar, Sound record, etc ?
- Is there anything else you'd tell and Android user transfering to Windows Phone?

Here's how to playback Tunein Pro recordings on your PC

I have a Droid Bionic but I'm sure this will apply to many devices
I uploaded a bunch of Tunein Pro recordings from my phone to my PC using AndSMB but I couldn't play them back. The files have no file extension and are labeled as a group of numbers (ex. 20120804-163017). After searching quite a bit most people were saying to simply rename the files by adding the ".mp3" extension which didn't work for me. I had a feeling that the problem is that Tunein is adding its own meta data to the file making other audio players not recognize it.
In order to get these files to play on my PC I downloaded a free program called MP3 Repair Tool v1.5 from Dr. Tag. You can get it here:
Just google "dr tag mp3 repair tool" and it will probably be the first link.
What you need to do is rename the file to end in ".mp3" and navigate to the folder within the repair tool. Select the file, check "Remove" and select to remove anywhere from 75 - 100 frames from the beginning of the file. You can play around with other values but this range worked for my files. It will create a "repaired" file and it should play.
Have fun! I hope this proves useful to anyone else.

Wish I could do that right on the device...

Need help restoring playlists from .pla files

Recently I had to factory reset my Samsung Galaxy SIII. I backed up most of my stuff to my SD Card (don't own a computer and therefore Samsung Kies is no option). I now need to restore all of my playlists. I have them all saved in a folder called playlists currently on my SD card and they are all .pla files. The thing is I can't figure out where to put them to restore them. I have tried making a new playlist in Music to see where it default saves so I can paste my playlists to the same location but I can't see the folder. I downloaded the app ES File Explorer and searched for one of the test playlists and it located it in Emulated/0/Playlists however I can't access that folder or even see it. I have tried selecting the setting that allows me to view hidden files but that still doesn't let that folder show up. I can't figure out how to do this! Can someone please help, these playlists represent hours and hours of work and I use them for my job so I can't lose them! I'd appreciate any help to be written in laymens terms as I really don't understand a lot of the technical stuff so please keep it simple for me!
Thanks!

I wrote up a tutorial on how to get playlists working below. This can also be used to convert your .pla playlists to .m3u playlists so you may continue to use them. Use Lizzy's tool listed below and you will be able to accomplish this.
Create a Playlist in Windows for Android 10+ created 4/17/20
1. Get your music file names standardized first
a. Use standard format
i. Artist – Track Title
ii. Fix Tags using MP3 Tag
b. Make sure they are in the storage folder you will use before transferring to the phone
2. Create your playlist in Windows Media Player
a. Android 9 or prior - Default save is .WPL file which can then be played
b. Android 10+ needs a .m3u file to read in Google Play Music several techniques work
i. Save as .m3u using Windows Media Player
1. Easiest to do but file cleanup can be a little more complex
ii. Save as .wpl and convert to .m3u using - WPL to M3U Converter and Editor v3.1
1. softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Other-AUDIO-Tools/WPL-To-M3U-Playlist-Converter-and-Editor.shtml
2. Have to select he file location for this to work (tool forces you)
iii. Save as .wpl and convert to .m3u using java library + tools – Lizzy-1.1.1.Zip
1. sourceforge.net/projects/lizzy/
2. Use the script provided by Lizzy and make sure you install Java Runtime
a. Transcode -o "Ethan 12-18.m3u" "Ethan 12-18.wpl"
b. If a file name contains spaces use “ “ see example above
c. Now that you have a .m3u file you have to clean it for android consumption by opening it in notepad
i. The files listed after “#” don’t matter as they are comments
ii. Make sure all the other file names conform to the following standard
../folder/filename.mp3
1. The “folder” will be inside the “Music” folder on your android device once you move the music over
a. If there is extra folder information just use replace all with “..”
b. Windows media player will default to using all “\” and must use replace all with “/”
c. Perform any other fixes needed using Replace all feature until the rows are uniform in format
d. The resulting lines should look like the examples below:
i. Using Windows Media Player to make .m3u
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,Flo Rida - Whistle.mp3
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Whistle.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft_ Sia.mp3
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft_ Sia.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Florida Georgia Line - Cruise.mp3
../New 2012/Florida Georgia Line - Cruise.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Fun - We Are Young.mp3
../New 2012/Fun - We Are Young.mp3
ii. Using Conversion Software from .wpl to .m3u
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Whistle.mp3
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft_ Sia.mp3
../New 2012/Florida Georgia Line - Cruise.mp3
../New 2012/Fun - We Are Young.mp3
2. Now you are ready to copy your music over to the android
3. Move the playlists over as well and enjoy!
4. These should automatically load in Google Play Music
a. If you have issues with this try doing a force stop
b. Clear the cache
c. Clear the storage
d. Then open Play Music again