[concept] Samsung Galaxy NxT a​nd other stuff​ - General Topics

Hi,
In 2012, I was using my Galaxy Note and I imagined my dream version of this great Android device. Having done a lot of sketches, I started to make them more concrete.
You can see these concepts on my website (higher resolution 950x490). Ask me if you need higher resolution (1600x825) :
pubble.com
My projects :
Galaxy NxT (Note and type) ;
MyStuff (for tracking and checking my stuff near me) ;
Beam Station ;
SPEN ;
Music kit ;
UM^2.
Have a nice day,
Christophe SIMÉON from France

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Article: "Samsung Galaxy Devices Getting Taste of KitKat" (PC Mag)

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2453559,00.asp
Samsung today announced that a handful of its Galaxy devices will soon be upgraded to Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
Beginning today, U.S. gadgets scheduled to receive the update include select carrier variants of the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III Mini, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy Light, Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab 2, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.
"The upgrade provides a number of innovative, easy-to-use features that enhance the user experience," Samsung said Tuesday, including a more intuitive user interface, enhanced messaging capabilities, and updated applications.
Specifically, a new location menu helps users activate GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks, as well as check the battery usage, without tapping through multiple settings screens. Plus, enhanced messaging provides the option between Messages or Hangouts as the preferred default messaging app—both with a larger library of emoji icons.
Samsung USA confirms Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for device rollout begins today
Samsung Confirms KitKat for U.S. Smartphones and Tablets
• Galaxy Note 3
• Galaxy Note II
• Galaxy S4
• Galaxy S4 mini
• Galaxy S4 Active
• Galaxy S4 zoom
• Galaxy S III
• Galaxy S III mini
• Galaxy Mega
• Galaxy Light
• Galaxy Note 8.0
• Galaxy Tab 3
• Galaxy Note 10.1
• Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
DALLAS, February 18, 2014 – Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced today that a number of Samsung Galaxy® devices will receive the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) software update, enriching the Galaxy experience.
The upgrade provides a number of innovative, easy-to-use features that enhance the user experience, including a more intuitive user interface, enhanced messaging capabilities and updated applications:
Location Menu: An integrated location menu enables users to easily activate GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks, while simultaneously checking the battery usage of apps running location service capabilities.
Enhanced Messaging: Enables users to choose between Messages or Hangouts as their preferred default messaging application, and select from a larger assortment of updated Emoji icons.
Upgraded Google Mobile Service™ (GMS) apps: Users can automatically back up photos and video and can open, view, rename and share Google Docs and files.
Samsung Galaxy U.S. devices currently scheduled to receive the KitKat update include select carrier variants of the Galaxy Note® 3, Galaxy Note® II, Galaxy S® 4, Galaxy S® 4 mini™, Galaxy S® 4 Active™, Galaxy S® 4 zoom™, Galaxy S® III, Galaxy S® III mini™, Galaxy Mega®, Galaxy Light, Galaxy Note® 8.0, Galaxy Tab® 3, Galaxy Note® 10.1, Galaxy Note® 10.1 2014 Edition.
Availability varies by carrier and product, with updates beginning today and continuing throughout the coming months.
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/18...te-for-multiple-devices-rollout-begins-today/

[NDK & VNC] VNC server on Android

I am currently working on VNC server that can run in android native environment (AOSP).
With help from libvncserver and droid-vnc-server, I could load VNC server daemon running on the android.
So far, I tried in Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab 3 (10.1 x86), Galaxy prevail, Nexus 4, Galaxy S3.
Only in galaxy prevail returns a screen installed by libvncserver. I think libvncserver does not deal with 32 bpp.
Whereas droid-vnc-server runs fine in Nexus 7 and Galaxy Tab 3 but once I try to connect to VNC server, the server returns only black screen.
It looks like the problem is that rfb is not correctly getting framebuffer.
Nexus 7 has Tigra and Galaxy tab 3 uses raw fb0 (YAY x86!!)
Did anyone successfully run droid-vnc-server ????
3120
As of now, I was able to:
* make it run on Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 without code change
* make it run on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 with code change:
- using fb method, mmap() call succeed but it appears that the virtual memory is never updated (a black screen if displayed on vnc cleint side) => so I have "simulated" the mmap() behavior by re-readingfb0 again and again (for sure it is not effeicient but it is functional)
However, I cannot make it run on Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305.
=> mmap() fails everytimes on fb0
=> ioctl always reports a bad height of ...50px => it corresponds to the android banner....
=> if I replace mmap() by the looping read algorithm, I could see the 720x50px windows reported on the VNC client side....so not the full screen....
=> using ioctl -rl 28 /dev/graphics/fb0 17920, I confirm that height is well seen at 50px .... so, again, seems to be a wrong value
Pierre
Hi Pierre, could you pls provide the apk? I'd like to test it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I-9505).

Time machine: Device log

Hello people!
I had an idea (believe me, it does not happen very often) and I want to share it:
Create a "time capsule" where we can see how we have progressed with your devices over the years, or if we have regressed, see how and when.
It would be interesting to see who has had more devices in the history, who has changed more devices per year, who has spent more money per year, who has brought the best devices ever and who has always had bad devices, who has been faithful to a brand , etc.
Please, note that in this context "device log" is not like to a logcat or a dmesg, it's like a "change log of devices" or "history of devices owned".
So, if you want you can try to remember your devices (it's a good mental exercise) and post your "device log" in the comments below.
If we want to recognize some quality on some "device log", we need to establish a way to clearly observe these qualities. As far as possible, I suggest that you follow the following scheme to maintain order and be able to recognize good stories.
Who knows! maybe we find something weird, funny or special in someone's "device log".
This is a generic example (Ignore the text in ||, it's just informative):
|YEAR| (2014):
|NUMBER| 1. |BRAND| NYX - |MODEL| 350 - |SOME INFORMATIVE LINK (OPTIONAL, use NO LINK if you don't use this)| Google Images - |TIME OWNED (IN MONTHS), ADD "+" IF IT'S YOUR ACTUAL DEVICE, you can use fractions if you owned by days i.e. 1 day: 1/31, 2 days: 2/31, etc| 3+ MM - |APROXIMATED PRICE IN US$ WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT| $60 - |WHY YOU CHANGED THE DEVICE| Cracked screen and LCD. - |PERSONAL RANKING (Min: 0, Max: 10)| 0
*If you owned a device by several years, use the last year that you had the device or if it's your current device, use the current year and add "+" to time owned.
This is a real example:
2014
1. Sony - Xperia Tipo (ST21) - ST21 - 15 MM - $120 - Droped in toiled, I used contact cleaner but it disolved the glue of the screen and tinted the screen in blue. - 10
2. Huawei - Ascend Y320 - NO LINK - 4 - $70 - LCD cracked, can't be repaired. - 4
3. Sony - Xperia Z - Z - (1.5/31) M - $520 - Self cracked on my pocket - 0.5
Use this template:
Code:
n. BRAND - MODEL - LINK - TIME - $PRICE - CAUSE - RATE
Reserved.

[APP][4.2+][Free] Moj TVZ for Android™

Important note: This app is created for testing purposes and you can edit source code (use it as design template) or translate strings to English (and upload it as separate version, didn't implemented multi-language support)
Description
"Moj TVZ za Android™" (Moj TVZ for Android™) is the unofficial app for all students of the Polytechnic of Zagreb.
The application was created as a worthy alternative to the mobile version of the portal moj.tvz.hr.
The mobile version of the portal there are problems with navigation and with certain nedoradenostima. This application is settled on an elegant way.
Instead of built-in navigation moj.tvz.hr used Navigation Drawer with access to commonly used pages in the portal, such as:
News from the course that we listen
Courses that listen
Notify all students at the University of Applied Sciences
Notify the Student Administration Office of the direction in which you are enrolled
Timetable
The application have upgraded certain response elements of the interface of the portal, and the portal and I improved by less consumption of Internet traffic.
Download:
Amazon App Store (Official) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SZJTMUM/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0
Mirror (AFH) - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087003997
Tested on:
Doogee Valencia 2 Y100 Pro (stock ROM, 5.1 ; CyanogenMod 12.1, 5.1.1 ; CleanPop 5.1, 5.1)
LG Spirit 4G LTE (Stock ROM, 5.0.1 ; Stock ROM, 6.0)
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Stock ROM, 4.4.4 and 5.0.2)
ZTE Blade G (CyanogenMod 10.1, modded)
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500D (CyanogenMod 11, CyanogenMod 10.1)
Source code:
https://github.com/midzan21/MojTVZzaAndroidOfficial
Latest version: 5.0

New tablet with 8-inch display/ stylus/ custom Rom

Hello All,
Does anyone know of a relatively new tablet that meets the following spec?
1. released after 2018
2. has a BUILT-IN stylus (I will forget to carry it if it's not built-in)
3. 8-inch display (10 inch gets heavy after a while taking notes)
4. Custom ROM support
So far I can only find Samsung SM-P200 & 205 (Galaxy Tab A 8.0" with S Pen (2019))
meeting the first 3 attributes. But custom ROM support is not available for this device.
Thank you

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