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[Q] Less compatibility for Apps

Has anyone else noticed how many more apps are NOT compatible for Sensation (also Evo 3D)?
So far the following very popular great apps have issues:
> BackStab HD (Assasins Creed Clone)
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> Samurai II
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Any other noteworthy apps have problems? Most Developers are saying it is a phone issue and not their issue. Not sure thats true, but figured I'd put it out there since I haven't read anything about this.

Lol those are not Apps but games, has nothing to do.with sensation ...since its a fairly new phone support for those games will come later and now.go cry somewhere else. BTW i can play both games fine!
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Are there apps that are not supported because of a specific phone or are they OS based?
I know NHL Gamecentre had an app (friend on a Desire Z had it) but I couldn't find it at all in the market and I had to find an apk on the internet and it installed fine then.

abuserkadayf said:
Lol those are not Apps but games, has nothing to do.with sensation ...since its a fairly new phone support for those games will come later and now.go cry somewhere else. BTW i can play both games fine!
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okay but why isn't google home there in the market place. When I go through the market on my PC it tells me its not availble for my phone but thanks to d/l of the apk file I know it works for it.

I have samurai ii. It crashes a lot! The description says that the sensation and evo 3d isn't compatible and it isn't the game.
Battleheart and zombieville usa has these problems too.
I tried them but will eventually crash.
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The confusing thing is that all the games that are compatible with the Adreno 205/200 should be compatible with the Adreno 220 because of the backwards capability it has. I wonder what's causing the issues.

abuserkadayf said:
Lol those are not Apps but games, has nothing to do.with sensation ...since its a fairly new phone support for those games will come later and now.go cry somewhere else. BTW i can play both games fine!
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No need to be a **** about it. There are most certainly other applications aside from just "games" that are not working for the phone. It was intended to insight an answer regarding specifics for Sensation issues like the known bluetooth problems with HTC.
I'd love to know how you are playing these games fine if both explicitly say they don't support the phone. It's one thing to flame a dumb question, it's entirely another just to post crap. Grow up.

aNYthing24 said:
The confusing thing is that all the games that are compatible with the Adreno 205/200 should be compatible with the Adreno 220 because of the backwards capability it has. I wonder what's causing the issues.
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That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't see any real reason why it would not be supported. The only thing I could think of was Sense 3.0.
The irony is that the LG G2x is supported, but the Sensation is not. Go figure.

These games don't work because they were made using the Unity engine, apparently support is coming soon.
Edit: More info here http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/94...ation-Battleheart-Trial-Extreme-and-Samurai-2
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ive thrown plenty of games at my sensation with no problems yet. Download spare parts and enable compatibility for old apps, works like a charm for me at least

mrmotivator said:
These games don't work because they were made using the Unity engine, apparently support is coming soon.
Edit: More info here http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/94...ation-Battleheart-Trial-Extreme-and-Samurai-2
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Yea that's the reason. Fixed now =D
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Help
Hey I can't run Asphalt 6 and Dungeon Defenders pls help

That's just kind of marketing problem, not Hardware problems.....
Like Tegra 2 games, you can find versions made not to check if it's tegra or not and working well on the Sensation (for ewample I have a 100% working Pinball HD For Tegra2)
And some games were written specifically for tegra (stupid!) and need some re-writting for Adreno now.
Also, the fact is that many warez won't work on the Sensation, more than on my previous device that's for sure.
Asphalt 6? Buy it on Gameloft wapstore directly, it works perfectly. Try warez: they'll mostly fail.
Finally, some games say they are not compatible just because with our qHD screen, touchscreen controlls will be messed up, like the version of Schrek Kart I had: working fluently, but you must press above the virtual buttons to get them working.
To finish: talking about apps not compatible:
if you try to install an app and it says "App NOT installed" and you can press "OK" and that's all.
=> Try installing this app via ADB ( adb install \name_of_your_app.apk ). Many will install this way and perfectly work!
That's what I did for many apps (Blackmarket alpha is one of them^^)

Thanks guys!
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[Q] How good does .avi files play?

I'm considering buying a Xoom, and I've been trying to read up on it, and it seems as though video playback has been discussed to great extent. Most of what I've read is about HD files (.mkv).
How is the video playback of .avi files on the stock player?
If it sucks, would you recommend any other apps? Or would I need to re-encode them?
I will use this when travelling, so I can't use any streaming software from my regular pc.
I have no problem with rooting and installing custom ROMs if that would improve anything!
Thank you!

Is it so much of a diffference it's worth doing it? Is it unwatchable if you don't?
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lovfors said:
Is it so much of a diffference it's worth doing it? Is it unwatchable if you don't?
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In my opinion it is not worth doing. Just download Mobo Player from the market and you'll be fine. Not had 1 .avi that would not work with Mobo, nor noticed any difference in the quality.

No issues here either, there are a few things that I've reencoded due to size but not found any issues..
fyi I've been using freemaker video converter to reencode stuff if it needed doing.

On the xoom page on motos website it says that .ago is not nativly supported by the android OS, and that using decoders may reduce battery time if its not done on a hardware level. Any of you having trouble with battery life?
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Mobo does both hardware and software rendering and there are other players on the market that will use hardware rendering.
As for battery life, I cant honestly say that I have seen a decrease that would make a difference to my useage.

Thank you all!
Now I know what I'm gonna ask santa for this year

Wait for the prime my FRIEND!!! Tegra 3
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Is this possible?

Scenario.
Open youtube app/broswer
Search for videos
Start video then it play suddenly pause it (buffering)
Press home button, do other stuffs
Go back to youtube/browser
Play video (buffering is done)
Is this possible?
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No it will not happen. Youtube app dont stream when u off screen. I also want solution for this.

I think the ICS multitasking updated will solved IF we will have ICS?
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I don't know any mod that enables you to do that. But until this gets eventually solved you could use a youtube downloader to download the video in the background.

I dont really want to download the video before watching it, my n8's multitasking is way much better to our SL, thats is the only thing I want to ny previous phone lol
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bmt25 said:
I dont really want to download the video before watching it, my n8's multitasking is way much better to our SL, thats is the only thing I want to ny previous phone lol
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buddy its a debate topic but every platform have some positive & some negative points. I know that the point u have mentioned is a bug in android but there are thousands of apps in market which will solve ur problem.

vishal24387 said:
buddy its a debate topic but every platform have some positive & some negative points. I know that the point u have mentioned is a bug in android but there are thousands of apps in market which will solve ur problem.
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Its not a bug i guess man, kinda lack of multitasking ability of android.
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bmt25 said:
Its not a bug i guess man, kinda lack of multitasking ability of android.
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i have used every type of nokia phones since 4 yrs. I know everything about nokia hacking, platform etc. And now using this phone from march month. Android multitasking is somewhat different way. When u play vdo in opera or dolphin browser of android then it can stream vdo in screen off mode. Thats why I am saying that its an youtube app bug only.

vishal24387 said:
i have used every type of nokia phones since 4 yrs. I know everything about nokia hacking, platform etc. And now using this phone from march month. Android multitasking is somewhat different way. When u play vdo in opera or dolphin browser of android then it can stream vdo in screen off mode. Thats why I am saying that its an youtube app bug only.
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So. I can buff videos while doing other stuff in opera browser or dolphin?
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Yes there are many browser & apps. U can try them.

vishal24387 said:
Yes there are many browser & apps. U can try them.
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Thanks man. You help a lot
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The best apps that have been pulled from the Android Market...

NOTE: These apps do not exist on the android market any longer because they in some way violated the market's ToS.
I thought this would be a very informative thread for everyone to add to, though I can only think of a few off the top of my head. Please, Add great apps that have been pulled from the market to the list.
I have updated the list to refelct all those mentioned as of 01-04-2012:
Grooveshark - stream songs and playlists via your grooveshark account
WifiKill - view and kick off users on a wireless network
ShootMe - screen capture app
Super Mario live wallpaper - watch mario go through three levels in the background
Icestream - Stream or download movies, tv shows, music, and more for free
Ghosttown - use youtube to search for and stream songs
Gtunes - Search and download single songs
Gameboid - Gameboy emulator
Bitsblock - A tetris variant
Snesoid and nesoid emulators
Openhome launcher - a launcher (unsure of why it was pulled...?)
These types of threads have been done before, but usually are more along the lines of "best apps to have for root users", etc... I am interested in knowing of more and will add others as I think of them. Please contribute!

I like this idea. Ill come back and add more as I think of them..
[*] Gtunes - allowed you to dl music
[*] Applanet - check it out (last attachment)...and if you like it, i'd love if you hit that *thanks*
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Shoot Me! was a fun fun game.

player911 said:
Shoot Me! was a fun fun game.
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ShootMe is a screen cap app.

1) Ghost town- YouTube music streaming.
http://ghosttownapp.com/
2) Icestream- Perfect movie streamer/Downloader.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=Dx_ni_GYrrk&v=Dx_ni_GYrrk&gl=GB
Regards

moar.
I am trying out gtunes and icestream... Sounds interesting.

typhoonikan said:
moar.
I am trying out gtunes and icestream... Sounds interesting.
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tunee pro discontinued but normal tunee works superior with music

Gtunes was the best
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albee320 said:
I like this idea. Ill come back and add more as I think of them..
[*] Gtunes - allowed you to dl music
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I love gtunes. That and tubemate are 2 must have apps.
Neither require root either
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+1 for ice stream. Can't live without it
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the gameboid emulator for gba games

buzzboy said:
1) Ghost town- YouTube music streaming.
http://ghosttownapp.com/
2) Icestream- Perfect movie streamer/Downloader.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=Dx_ni_GYrrk&v=Dx_ni_GYrrk&gl=GB
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Thanks man, ice stream is epic
Does anyone lose connection while downloading?
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What really pisses me off is when apps I've paid for are pulled. Kinda crap is that???

Braneless said:
What really pisses me off is when apps I've paid for are pulled. Kinda crap is that???
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REFLEXIONS, an awesome game, was pulled from my tablet's market. Though it seems to be on my EVO's market. I don't know why, but i don't play it on my evo. I need it on my tablet! ;-;

androidboss7 said:
Thanks man, ice stream is epic
Does anyone lose connection while downloading?
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Not really
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WifiKill is not found in the market.

I also hate when an app isn't available for your particular device, even though you know damn well your device can run the app (having tested other ways). The whole Market thing is kinda frustrating. And now I have to have the Google Market AND the Amazon Market for my apps, and neither will just filter the FOSS apps, which is what I mostly want anyway.
I think bitblocks was the best version of tetris yet on android. It was removed. Also Snesoid, and Nesoid, though I understand the author was violating the GPL, so what can you do....

ShootMe..... very nice n funny... so tx for share... love dat game...

crhylove said:
I also hate when an app isn't available for your particular device, even though you know damn well your device can run the app (having tested other ways). The whole Market thing is kinda frustrating. And now I have to have the Google Market AND the Amazon Market for my apps, and neither will just filter the FOSS apps, which is what I mostly want anyway.
I think bitblocks was the best version of tetris yet on android. It was removed. Also Snesoid, and Nesoid, though I understand the author was violating the GPL, so what can you do....
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Snesoid and nesoid are available on the slideme market for free.....
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I just keep getting an unable to connect error to link with ice stream....anyone else?
Got it working with mx video player...
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Chrome Browser - Flash not working

After updating Adobe Flash, things started gettin a lil wonky.
At first I tried it on the standard phone browser and it wasn't working. Putlocker, tv stream sites, etc. It kept telling me that I needed Adobe 9.0 or higher for it to work. I then realized to press the menu key and check "Enable Flash Player". After that, flash started working.
Thing is, I MUCH prefer to use Chrome as a browser on my phone. Sadly though, I get the same error with Chrome. There is no "enable flash player" option that I can find anywhere.
Anyone else having flash problems when using Chrome?

Flash isn't supported just yet.

To my recollection, flash will never be supported in Chrome as Google is trying to distance itself from it in favor of html5/their own video codecs.

How am I supposed to watch porn without flash?? I guess stock or dolphin will have to do.
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checkride said:
How am I supposed to watch porn without flash?? I guess stock or dolphin will have to do.
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epic win!
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modest_mandroid said:
To my recollection, flash will never be supported in Chrome as Google is trying to distance itself from it in favor of html5/their own video codecs.
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Bad decision. Flash was still widely used as a video format and its the main reason for me getting an android device over ios or wp7.

nativestranger said:
Bad decision. Flash was still widely used as a video format and its the main reason for me getting an android device over ios or wp7.
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well adobe did decide to end it for mobile, so they're just going with the times.

checkride said:
How am I supposed to watch porn without flash?? I guess stock or dolphin will have to do.
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Use Chrome to search for a porn app
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checkride said:
How am I supposed to watch porn without flash?? I guess stock or dolphin will have to do.
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Don't worry, porn will be in HTML 5, eventually.

I can not believe anybody that can find XDA does not know Chrome for Android does not support Flash.
Must of been posted on dozens of threads and reviews.
Does anybody actually use Chrome? Is it still buggy.
It is still in Beta.... release was promised awhile ago.

Chrome is quite stable for me and much better than the standard Android browser. No flash support is a plus for me as well. I have no use of the resource hog that is the flash player. Web sites are adapting and moving off the flash quicker than you thought.

checkride said:
How am I supposed to watch porn without flash?? I guess stock or dolphin will have to do.
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Stock browser + Incognito tab FTW!!!!!!!!!11!oen1