[Request] Turn text to speech - XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps

Hi, I would be very please if I get a load of replies to this saying
"Here it is you moron, why cant you search"
But believe me I have and I cant find an answer to my situation.
Here it is.
I have a very long speech to learn (I have to say it off by heart) and I have recorded it on my phone but all the apps I have found gives poor sound quality.
I do, however, have the speech in .doc and .pdf format and I was wondering if there is any way I can get an app that would read those files to me. I am not to bothered about a natural voice or anything, I just want to be able to play it back to myself so I can learn the speech.
Many thanks

Do you want to do this from your phone?
Sorry for my dumb question. ;-) It just wasn't apparent to me...
If so, try talkback by google. Unless you already have...
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deveron3 said:
Do you want to do this from your phone?
Sorry for my dumb question. ;-) It just wasn't apparent to me...
If so, try talkback by google. Unless you already have...
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Yes from my phone initially but if i can do it from another device that would be great.
I will try talkback and let you know
No thats not what i wanted.
I want an app that reads .doc or .pdf files to me...
Thanks anyway

So do I, but don't think it can be done. Have tried most of the office/document apps and even the paid versions wont link to tts. I personally would love it as an update on documents to go, will even email the devs but wont hold my breath. If you find anything post it.
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Asa2303 said:
So do I, but don't think it can be done. Have tried most of the office/document apps and even the paid versions wont link to tts. I personally would love it as an update on documents to go, will even email the devs but wont hold my breath. If you find anything post it.
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It must be able to be done because it can be done on PC.
The only way I have managed it is to move the document to my PC and and then use a programme called
Natural Reader
to turn it into mp3 file.
Its a free download, free to use, but to save as MP3 you need to buy it.
Its very good and has different voices....
Just need to get it on android app

gregbradley said:
Hi, I would be very please if I get a load of replies to this saying
"Here it is you moron, why cant you search"
But believe me I have and I cant find an answer to my situation.
Here it is.
I have a very long speech to learn (I have to say it off by heart) and I have recorded it on my phone but all the apps I have found gives poor sound quality.
I do, however, have the speech in .doc and .pdf format and I was wondering if there is any way I can get an app that would read those files to me. I am not to bothered about a natural voice or anything, I just want to be able to play it back to myself so I can learn the speech.
Many thanks
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I dont have any text documents to test it on but it seems that gb has this feature built in. Go to settings/accessibility you should see something in there that will help u. I think u have to download/install a couple files, it'll prompt u though. I just got my phone setup to type what i speak in texts and to read them to me. Good luck
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there is a diary/journal app with tts, you could copy/paste your text. I had the app, but I dont remember the name.
EDIT: it's called RETROACTIVE the one you pay has tts

And now you can get an iPhone 4S and get Ms. Siri. to read it out loud to you
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916x10 said:
I dont have any text documents to test it on but it seems that gb has this feature built in. Go to settings/accessibility you should see something in there that will help u. I think u have to download/install a couple files, it'll prompt u though. I just got my phone setup to type what i speak in texts and to read them to me. Good luck
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The files you need to download are not available on the market but are available here
http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free/...roid.marvin.talkback-v2.7.3_signed_market.apk
however, all this does is speak what the phone is doing, so you gets lots of information on which app is loading and what android system is doing....and it doesnt read text from the screen.
Thanks anyway
chriscx said:
there is a diary/journal app with tts, you could copy/paste your text. I had the app, but I dont remember the name.
EDIT: it's called RETROACTIVE the one you pay has tts
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Thanks, I will give it a try.
Prodigy said:
And now you can get an iPhone 4S and get Ms. Siri. to read it out loud to you
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Thanks, but I wouldnt be seen dead with anything that starts with "i"

gregbradley said:
Thanks, but I wouldnt be seen dead with anything that starts with "i"
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[OFF-TOPIC]
Haha, my sis just got an ipad 2 today, gotta admit its amazingly speedy.
Steve did a great job in his UI and overall working with the screen, when he was alive
But anyway, I'm no longer a apple hater- I just dislike their way of suing people... [/OFFTOPIC]

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Haha, my sis just got an ipad 2 today, gotta admit its amazingly speedy.
Steve did a great job in his UI and overall working with the screen, when he was alive
But anyway, I'm no longer a apple hater- I just dislike their way of suing people... [/OFFTOPIC]
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More OT...
I know, without apple we wouldnt have smart phones, Steve Jobs has my thanks for that, but I still would never buy one. It grated me to buy an iPod for my daughter..but she "just needed" one, even though her phone could hold just as many songs and was easier to configure and manage...

For pdf files you can use ezpdf reader , it has the tts function and you can choose the language you want.

The files needed are available on the market and it does read whats on the screen. I had gotten it setup on my phone before I replied so im not just randomly spewing hypotheticals. I even wowed my son when he texted me and my phone read his text to me. But oh well, good luck.
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Prodigy said:
And now you can get an iPhone 4S and get Ms. Siri. to read it out loud to you
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lol! That is the funniest name I have ever heard. Why they chose this is beyond me...
Silly Apple...

Prodigy said:
And now you can get an iPhone 4S and get Ms. Siri. to read it out loud to you
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If u say ur GF that u wanna have s*x tonight in front of everyone

hey bro its not the best option but i use it all the time to make my phone curse at people LOL.
You can copy and paste the speech into Google Translate, and then choose english to english (or w/e language it is), and hit the play button, it will read out the text to you.
Hope this helps

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New Hulu Bookmark App

http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.hulu.bookmark/
Has anyone tested it yet?
I wonder if it actually plays video, or it's just browsing the site... The description is pretty bare.
Interesting...didn't they just re-block hulu on android yesterday? Since it clearly states that the developer isn't affiliated with hulu, I'd be very wary of dishing out money for something that will most likely get blocked by hulu.
Ok, so it seems to work, with a few caveats...no fullscreen?? High res takes you to the real hulu.com, which denies access based on platform.
As far as i can tell, this is the only way to successfully watch Hulu. Worth $1.50...until it gets blocked of course...
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Ok, so it seems to work, with a few caveats...no fullscreen?? High res takes you to the real hulu.com, which denies access based on platform.
As far as i can tell, this is the only way to successfully watch Hulu. Worth $1.50...until it gets blocked of course...
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Wait, so all videos are playing? Or only a sub-set of Hulu's content?
If so, couldn't we just go to Hulu Mobile (somehow) via the browser and have it work? What URL does it take you to via the app?
I can confirm the videos do play, but this app is a mess...testing mobile site now, will report back
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Screenshot for the doubters, app wont show address, looking for workaround...
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I just tried it out it actually works pretty good. and lol @ the guy trying to find a workaround. It's a $1.50. Is that really gonna break your bank account? lmao.
I just tried it out it actually works pretty good. and lol @ the guy trying to find a workaround. It's a $1.50. Is that really gonna break your bank account? lmao.
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Use the app for more than 5 minutes then tell me its worth a penny. Need to go back to your homescreen? Good luck getting back to your video...The app opens a new instance of itself every time. No fullscreen? Tolerable. No way to exit the program? Ridiculous.
This dev doesnt deserve a dollar. Its just a cash grab. But Im sure the dev will appreciate suckers like you who think bookmarking a website qualifies as a paid app. What is it exactly that you are paying for? No thanks.
I encourage everyone with Froyo to try this out and report back here. Is it worth your money?
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Sounds like it's certainly not worth it.
I'm just wondering, how are they doing this?
It must be just a website, minus the URL bar.
So what's that glorious URL that they're hiding?...
Sounds like it's certainly not worth it.
I'm just wondering, how are they doing this?
It must be just a website, minus the URL bar.
So what's that glorious URL that they're hiding?...
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The truth is out there. Is there a way to monitor network traffic (urls) within the device? An app that will log all OS actions?
I know there are smarter men than I...
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Not sure what app you're using i actually just responded to a text, googled something and just clicking on the app and it openend right where I left off. Whatever, just because I can get it to work and you can't doesn't mean you gotta get all pissy. and again let me remind you it's not even TWO DOLLARS HOLY CRAP!! that's less than a bottle of water at a baseball game.
I say it's worth it. But don't bother responding to me i wont be checking back.
FuzeAction said:
Use the app for more than 5 minutes then tell me its worth a penny. Need to go back to your homescreen? Good luck getting back to your video...The app opens a new instance of itself every time. No fullscreen? Tolerable. No way to exit the program? Ridiculous.
This dev doesnt deserve a dollar. Its just a cash grab. But Im sure the dev will appreciate suckers like you who think bookmarking a website qualifies as a paid app. What is it exactly that you are paying for? No thanks.
I encourage everyone with Froyo to try this out and report back here. Is it worth your money?
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It's not the money that's the problem.
It's the fact that they'll probably get blocked soon too...
Not sure what app you're using i actually just responded to a text, googled something and just clicking on the app and it openend right where I left off. Whatever, just because I can get it to work and you can't doesn't mean you gotta get all pissy. and again let me remind you it's not even TWO DOLLARS HOLY CRAP!! that's less than a bottle of water at a baseball game.
I say it's worth it. But don't bother responding to me i wont be checking back
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Enjoy wasting your $1.50.
Me? Ill go to Hulu.com/widget/player/videos in the browser of my choice and create my own bookmark.
I will lol and lmao at the fact that you created an account on XDA just to make yourself look like an idiot.
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Aha! That's the link being used in the app? How'd you find that? Thanks!
[Edit]: I hope Hulu doesn't lock this down!
Aha! That's the link being used in the app? How'd you find that? Thanks!
[Edit]: I hope Hulu doesn't lock this down!
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Yep, identical, and its amazing how much more functional the site is when utilized through a proper browser...
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good link, also you can use other browsers that allow hiding the task bar so you can get full screen. Skyfire works well for me.
Guys, please keep the flaming down. Also, no discussions about cracking or finding "workarounds" for paid apps are allowed in this site. That falls under the category of warez as well.
@FuzeAction, consider this a friendly warning.
Paul22000 said:
It's not the money that's the problem.
It's the fact that they'll probably get blocked soon too...
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Double tap goes to full screen too. I think it works better than regular Hulu site.
egzthunder1 said:
Guys, please keep the flaming down. Also, no discussions about cracking or finding "workarounds" for paid apps are allowed in this site. That falls under the category of warez as well.
@FuzeAction, consider this a friendly warning.
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To be fair, it looks like this "paid app" is nothing more than a browser without the address bar. That's not very honest.
I would have to agree that this is not a "work around". Its just going to a website that already exists. Thats like saying going to the facebook mobile site is a "work around" for Bloo.
BTW anyone who installed this app... is it still working or has hulu blocked it?

Android Town

Download it!
Hit me up. : )
gentleart
What is the point of this thread? Are you just advertising??
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dont download!!!
why?
Cant just say don't....
Sounds like SPAM to me
Noooooo.
I just need more people to talk to!
From what I read its location based social networking app. Talk to others using the same app and find people around you. Right?
Right.
And yes, I am just that lame to come here to post to get new friends on there. There aren't enough people who know about the app.
Sort of like Waze. I LOVE Waze, but there aren't enough users yet to make it work as well as it could.
gentleart said:
Right.
And yes, I am just that lame to come here to post to get new friends on there. There aren't enough people who know about the app.
Sort of like Waze. I LOVE Waze, but there aren't enough users yet to make it work as well as it could.
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lol. Sounded like SPAM at first. Sorry. Hope you get more users to talk to
It's okay.
I probably would have thought the same thing.
Thanks.

Auto tune app

So after searching, and doing a lot of research I still haven't found a decent auto tuning application. Were are the devs at?? Im willing to pay, and im sure there are plenty of more people who are. With the release of the "I am t-pain" app on the iphone, android hasn't been able to keep up. I love the **** out of my evo, but I feel like there should be more in the app market. Theres no good drum apps, no auto tune, no good keyboard/synth apps, no recording apps. Why are we slacking so hard here. What the hell do we need to do to get this going and produce apps people want that aren't pointless. Please, lets shed some light on this!
wow.......
newone757 said:
wow.......
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Sorry to be so critical but as a musician on the go I would expect more from a "top of the notch phone"
wowwwwwwwwwwww
newone757 said:
wow.......
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nitty917 said:
wowwwwwwwwwwww
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So you mean to tell me neither of you expect more out of the app store?
gStrings free on the Andriod Market
Don't think he was talking about tuning a guitar... or g-strings....
Have you tried Loops?
I havent tried loops yet
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Think it might be similar to what you want. Just try it out, but I may be way off on the suggestion....lol
Just tried it out, pretty cool app.
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adelaney said:
First go to the store and get a tampon. Then, quit expecting your phone to be a mixer. ****
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So critical arent we...why so serious!...I feel my mans, I think that I am T. Pain app is fun especially for wasting time, it is not going to make or break how much I love my phone. But I would love to be able see more apps ported over to android from the iphone, such as that Bruce Lee game, totally rockin!
adelaney said:
First go to the store and get a tampon. Then, quit expecting your phone to be a mixer. ****
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First off, im not expecting my phone to be a mixer. Just looking for something to have fun with. Second, if your gonna be a douche bag and dis on my opinion and ideas stay out of my thread.
uc4life said:
So critical arent we...why so serious!...I feel my mans, I think that I am T. Pain app is fun especially for wasting time, it is not going to make or break how much I love my phone. But I would love to be able see more apps ported over to android from the iphone, such as that Bruce Lee game, totally rockin!
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Thank you, even if they made an app that could port iphone apps that would be amazing. Or even make apps on the iphone compatible with bump, cause I noticed you cant put apps in bump on the iphone like you can with droid. Maybe something along these lines would be better and cut the hassle of making apps for different platforms, and at the same time everyone can be happy.
adelaney said:
you're the one whining like a girl for your t pain app.
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Why waste your and everyone elses time with this type of stuff? Can the man ask a question? Man........
Anyway, I feel your pain. There really aren't any really nice music apps for android. I use beat maker on my ipod touch and its damn near a production center, unfortunately we just don't have the developer support. Not sure w are gonna get any support any time soon. They can't even pay developers to jump ship and develop for android
Hahaha I love all the hate I'm getting for saying something I would like to see. Feels like I'm back in high school again with all the little immature kids.
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check out ULOOPS and SIXTEEN BARS
As someone who's actually tried to get something like I Am T-Pain working on Android, I can tell you the reason you don't see more music apps like the ones Smule does for iPhone is due to the relative lack of any sort of low latency audio API in Android. See here for more information: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3434
I just found it amazing you said Android been behind the curve ever since the t pain app for iPhone, as if that's THE app that defines how good an OS is. Wow. Just as you said its a time waster, cool, but ultimately useless, and therefore I'm sure its not a priority right now.
Would be fun to play with though, all I have is my 1g ipod touch so I never got to mess around with it. Just not somethin I'm hurting for
Why so much hate in this topic? The guy is looking for a neat app on the apps discussion board. Big ****ing deal. If you don't like it, then don't even post and save everyone else the time of finding out what a baby you are.
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adelaney said:
Another whiner, yay. Follow your own advice and shut the **** up.
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Could you be a bigger ****? Sorry your daddy didn't hug you enough when you were growing up but stop being such an asshole.

Beejive Out

Beta is out, if its ok I will post.
Got my invite as well. So far looking good. Nice GUI plus response. I find it WAY faster than Trillian Beta, although some Skype and Video exchange might be good for next release
The end of the email reads:
"Also, please understand that the build is only for folks who have registered with us for the beta program and is not intended to be shared with any one. "
So now I ask you. Do you think its ok to post it?
Kykiskly said:
Got my invite as well. So far looking good. Nice GUI plus response. I find it WAY faster than Trillian Beta, although some Skype and Video exchange might be good for next release
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It seems a little sluggish for me at times. Is it the same for you?
Vandam500 said:
The end of the email reads:
"Also, please understand that the build is only for folks who have registered with us for the beta program and is not intended to be shared with any one. "
So now I ask you. Do you think its ok to post it?
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didnt read that far got too excited, guess everyones SOL. Im sure someone will post it anyway.
I wont say anything
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Ugggghhhhhh didn't sign up in time -____-
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Why do people post stuff like this and not even say what the app does?
TJDuckett said:
Why do people post stuff like this and not even say what the app does?
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http://tinyurl.com/cnkhyh
TJDuckett said:
Why do people post stuff like this and not even say what the app does?
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A lot of people know what Beejive is. If you don't know what it does, why don't you google it?
fdot said:
http://tinyurl.com/cnkhyh
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That's cute, but why should someone have to Google something that someone's advertising. Obviously if you announce that something out its to garner interest, no? With that being the case, ways the harm in typing even a one sentence description? Seems pretty common sense.
And I just realized that the last two responses before that post could've been a simple description as well, but acting like someone doesn't know what Google is in an Android forum seems to take priority over posting something useful.
Anyways for anyone who doesn't know, it's a messenging client for multiple services. I love things like trillian on my pc so ill be waiting for this one
I'm on it now, it rules. I just pray that it doesn't become a permanent beta like the wm version
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Neat. Mobilism may or may not have the newest version of this apk posted 8 minutes ago
Trying it out now...
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I love beejive. I use to have it o. My blackberry and well worth the money for how well it worked. I used it mostly for Facebook chat but I used some MSN also.
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I'm using it now. This destroys Trillian. Does anyone know if it uses Froyo's built-in push notifications API, C2DM ? I'm concerned about battery life.
Androidica has an active link to the download for what its worth.
In case it's not supposed to be distributed, check out this link because it has a cool video of it and not for the download link...
http://androinica.com/2010/08/25/this-is-beejive-for-android-video/
TJDuckett said:
And I just realized that the last two responses before that post could've been a simple description as well, but acting like someone doesn't know what Google is in an Android forum seems to take priority over posting something useful.
Anyways for anyone who doesn't know, it's a messenging client for multiple services. I love things like trillian on my pc so ill be waiting for this one
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this is a pretty popular app, thats why I didnt bother getting into detail, and Trillian has been out for beta use for the public, not a fan , and im sure you will say that when you use it.
fdot said:
http://tinyurl.com/cnkhyh
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BWAHAHAH that gets me everytime lol but its like people dont know what google is, the time it took to respond here and wait..... u could have an answer lol nah, but beejive is good and a chat based program if I remember correctly that was originally on the iphone

[Opinions] theft aware

So, looks like a solid product to me, ur thoughts?
My thoughts? I'm thinking did I miss something here?
nardone24 said:
My thoughts? I'm thinking did I miss something here?
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My thoughts exactly?
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I think hes talking bout tracking software, when a phone get stolen.
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Yep... login on HTC Hub
and then on a PC
https://www.htcsense.com
As long as it is turned on or turned off, not sure of your situation lol.
IrishStyle said:
As long as it is turned on or turned off, not sure of your situation lol.
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Maybe you guys shouldn't respond if you don't know what the program is. TheftAware is a 3rd party app that survives a flash and even a simcard change. It's a program that takes the administrative rights of your device to ensure that you get it back. Since it communicates thru SMS, it provides the number of whatever sim is inserted by texting it to a series of preferred contacts provided by you. You can set off a car alarm, disable the device and much, much more.
Here's a couple links for anybody who doesn't know what it is or hasn't actually read anything about it
Here
&
Here
Theft Aware is a great app. Been having it since my MT4G. It's great because if you swap out some cards, hard reset the phone, etc, you can still track down the phone and try to recover it. It has a greater value for phones that are rooted. Sometimes, just for fun, I send a text to my phone "lock on" and it start to say super loud " this phone is stolen or lost" and won't turn off unless I text it "lock off".
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So, looks like a solid product to me, ur thoughts?
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Maybe you guys shouldn't respond if you don't know what the program is.
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Ah, I missed in the OP where it mentioned an application or setting. It was such an in depth post. Congrats on deciphering it
I've been using it, I love how it gives more options for Root users. I haven't been unfortunate enough to have to use it, but it really gives me piece of mind.
Apparently you can activate GPS in the background, you can even silently call the phone and listen in. Taking remote camera shots would be AWESOME too, but I don't think it can do that (yet).
Plus, the app is German, so you know it's good.
IrishStyle said:
Ah, I missed in the OP where it mentioned an application or setting. It was such an in depth post. Congrats on deciphering it
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hahaha. lmfao
Or this Open Source anti-theft solution? Prey... http://preyproject.com/
Hopefully I've never been stolen (please avoid bad jokes about thieves in Switzerland lol) and was never in a situation to remotely harrass the thief.
features theft aware
hello,
the company I work for develops Theft Aware.
Taking remote camera shots would be AWESOME too, but I don't think it can do that (yet).
Plus, the app is German, so you know it's good.
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well - the app is also available in english. the take "pictures" option is in development - as well as a webremote control interface.
the remotecontrol already be tested and previewed by our beta testers.
if you like theft aware and want to try it - just drop me a mail with your IMEI and username at forum.theftaware.com I will enlist you.
Werner
WernerW said:
hello,
the company I work for develops Theft Aware.
well - the app is also available in english. the take "pictures" option is in development - as well as a webremote control interface.
the remotecontrol already be tested and previewed by our beta testers.
if you like theft aware and want to try it - just drop me a mail with your IMEI and username at forum.theftaware.com I will enlist you.
Werner
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Thanks, I'm aware that the app is available in English, I've purchased and am running the unlimited license.
I just meant that, because it's developed by Germans, you know it's good, like their cars. Great to hear the taking remote pictures is in dev.
Webremotecontrol & picture feature
the picturefeature is already in the new betaversion. Betatesters will soon be able to use the web remotecontrol interface.
If you want to join the betaprogram send your IMEI and username at forum.theftaware.com to support-at-itagents.at
Just purchased this app thanks to this thread, hopefully I'll never need tho
I nearly lost my phone at a concert last weekend when it was knocked out of my hands while video recording a song, took 15 minutes to find it in the sea of people since it was pitch black out. Now I'll feel alot better if this ever happens again!
Thanks!
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