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There are many surprises waiting inside, including support for the Flash Lite ActiveX control, big performance gains, reduced memory usage, preliminary RSS and SVG support, the highest Acid3 score of any shipping mobile browser, and HTC accelerometer support.
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Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=18
Download Link: http://www.torchmobile.com/download/ (You're only required to provide a name and email address for download)
If you've tried it before, give it another chance as they've been making improvements. I would best describe this browser as what Fennic beta/alpha should have been.
It's based on the WebKit rendering engine (same engine used by Safari and iPhone browsers). It's a later version of WebKit since it gets further in the ACID 3 test (100/100) than the release versions of those browsers, and much further than any other Windows Mobile browser. So it's a good choice for those heavy CSS/Javascript web pages.
For the full feature look here:
http://www.torchmobile.com/products/iris.html
Here's a video of Iris in action on Windows Mobile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpX5JZWtu-g
Here are my observations:
Pros:
Free
Fairly fast
Very standards compliant (100/100) on Acid 3 tests
Native support for HTC Touch Pro/Diamond accelerometers
Direct, doesn't go through a proxy like Opera Mini or Skyfire (which is good if you're paranoid about security/proxy availability)
Tabs
Can simulate a mouse cursor in "Mouse Cursor" mode
Downloading support, though did silently crash once when trying to download Google Maps cab
Cons:
Can't figure out how to copy/paste text.
No text reflow/reformat on zoom-in like Opera Mini and certain versions of Opera Mobile 9.5
Extremely basic UI, every function has to be accesed through menus which gets kind of clunky
Zooming is clunky, zooming in more than one level/accessing the URL bar requires you to go through the menu system
Getting Flash Content to Display:
(From PPCGeek's member Torx)
Install Juggalo Flash CAB (attached) into main memory (if you don't already have Flash Lite 3.1 installed).
Unzip NPFL3ppc.zip (attached) and copy NPFL3ppcdll into the \Program files\Iris Broswer\plugins folder.
Restart Iris, and Flash content will be replaced with a black box and play button. Press the play button to play the Flash content!
Note: YouTube videos seem to display, but not play, other embedded Flash content works.
Additional Notes
Reports of some HTC Touch Pro (aka Fuze) and Diamond phones freezing. They believe this is due to a driver bug on the phone and they are working on a workaround. Please check their blog for updates.
http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/
Tip: Tap and hold link to go to visit links and give focus to certain form fields (checkboxes/textboxes).
Changelog
v1.1.3 (Updated 02/23/2009) - Touch Pro (Fuze), Diamond Users (maybe) Rejoice! It appears that while this fixes the problem for some users, it doesn’t fix it for all. We’re continuing to search for the problem and will post another update soon.
Other fixes/changes include:
Plugin (like FlashLite) interaction fixes
Animated GIF fixes
Re-activation of an optimization for some JavaScript intensive sites
Many editing bugs are fixed (yes, you can blog with it again!)
All known and reported crashes are fixed
Improved memory management for large images
Minor canvas improvements
Performance improvements, including 12% faster JavaScript
Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=20
v1.1.2 (Updated 02/20/2009) - Contains numerous fixes including one for low-resolution devices, several crashes, text shadow, some potential Touch Pro / Diamond freezes, and problems with some iPhone libraries.
Finally, we’ve done a lot of work to make sure we’re really one of the most compliant, precise, and high-quality rendering mobile browsers. We now score 100/100 on Acid3 with only a couple of minor rendering glitches. Those happen to be related to fonts, where we deliberately cut some corners for better performance. It’s not likely we will eliminate those glitches anytime soon. Iris Browser is also highly compatible with the popular iPhone websites, making it a great alternative for those who prefer other devices. We think the approach we’ve taken strikes a great balance between performance and functionality, and we’re just getting started!
Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=19
v1.1.1 (Updated 02/17/2009) - Fixes some reported problems with the Diamond/Touch Pro (check the comments section of the blog entry above for more information).
Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=18#comment-71
Thanks for the update
I've been using Iris for awhile and I'm very happy with it. I'm eager to see what improvements they've made.
wow, this is really a nice update.
I was using 1.0.6 and though it was nice (using iphone optimized versions ) it was a bit buggy. this new version is a lot better!
Bump for v1.1.2 update, and instructions on how to get flash to work.
Have a look at Zinio with Iris
If you don't know, Zinio.com is a site where you buy and view digital magazine subscriptions. Doesn't usually work with WM. Meh. But . . browse there with Iris, look under Zinio Labs, and tap IPhone. You now can read a bunch of FREE magazines on your phone, zooming and panning at will. I could not believe the selection. I could'nt look at these for free on the PC even, but if they think you have a JeebusPhone, they throw free stuff at you.
Anyway, Ithought it was cool, and hope you will too.
Webkit FTW!
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Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=18
Install Juggalo Flash CAB (attached) into main memory (if you don't already have Flash Lite 3.1 installed).
Unzip NPFL3ppc.zip (attached) and copy NPFL3ppcdll into the \Program files\Iris Broswer\plugins folder.
Restart Iris, and Flash content will be replaced with a black box and play button. Press the play button to play the Flash content!
Note: YouTube videos seem to display, but not play, other embedded Flash content works.
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Where are these attached flash cabs?
v1.1.3 released
v 1.1.3 is now released.
Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=20
Fixes include:
* Plugin (like FlashLite) interaction fixes
* Animated GIF fixes
* Re-activation of an optimization for some JavaScript intensive sites
* Many editing bugs are fixed (yes, you can blog with it again!)
* All known and reported crashes are fixed
* Improved memory management for large images
* Minor canvas improvements
* Performance improvements, including 12% faster JavaScript
And some fixes for Touch Pro/Diamond users.
Seems like there's still some bugs there, but it's improving with every release. At least it's quite usable these days.
Thanks willl, OP updated.
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Thanks willl, OP updated.
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Cool! I've also linked to your thread from my latest Web browsing article (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485315 )
They've just posted a new "Under The Hood" post on their blog for anyone who's interested.
They posted some interesting benchmark results using SunSpider:
* Access NetFront 3.5 2388.7s
* Opera Mobile 9.5 (built-in) 219.0s
* Pocket IE (built-in) Unable to complete
* Iris Browser 1.1.2 115.0s
That said, benchmarks run by vendors sources should always be taken with a grain of salt!
Tried out iris and liked it overall. As mentioned above, the lack of text reflow is unfortunate. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is I found it difficult to click on links. Either I'm doing something wrong, or you have to press and hold for a second to click a link. If you just tap the screen quickly, as I normally do in all other browsers, it doesn't register with iris. This must have something to do with how the browser differentiates between scrolling and clicking?
In any case, I plan to keep it installed, as it's nice to be able to flawlessly access the iphone versions of sites like facebook and gmail. However, for most of my browsing, I'd rather use opera mobile, or even better, opera mini. I like speed!
-Ben
You are right. To activate a link you have to kind of press and hold for a moment. This does not bother me too much but the problem of no proper text reflow is what is preventing to make this my daily use browser. If this is sorted out I am sure this will be my primary browser.
Regards
Well, with a non-touch screen phone you have no such problems
Joking aside, they've released another new version (1.1.4).
Which includes the following changes/fixes:
* Fixes for zoom scale
* Performance improvements in various areas
* Fixes for some EUC-JP encoded sites, other encoding fixes
* JavaScript fixes for some sites
* Rendering artifacts fixed on some dynamic sites like Google Reader iPhone edition
* All reported crashes fixed (potentially also the HTC Touch Pro/Diamond freezes some users still see)
* Minor improvements to the key configuration for Smartphone Edition
* Some additional registry keys to disable or override behavior, including backlight keep-awake, animations
* Check box to disable automatic zoom to fit
* WebFonts, resulting in “pixel perfect” Acid3 rendering
Also, if you have bug reports, send them an email with reproducible steps - feedback-wm [at] torchmobile.com (replace [at] with @).
Thanks for the info
Just updated.
Initial impressions: Big improvement in page loading speed, and in response to screen taps.
Nice update
great application! thks for info, 4 updating...
v1.1.5 Update now available
Almost seems like, another day another update! At least you know they are actively developing the app. I think it's actually quite usable as is, but improvements of minor bugs/quirks is always nice.
This time it's another minor bug fixes/performance improvements.
From their blog:
Iris Browser 1.1.5 for Windows Mobile was released today. As with all 1.1.x releases, this release is focused on bug fixes and performance enhancement. Some highlights include:
* Noticeably faster scrolling
* Up to 25% improvement in page load time
* Improvements to text input
* Rendering and layout improvements
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To update your version of the browser select the Page menu > Options > Preferences
Then click on the last button that says "Check for update". It'll then check for the latest updates and if a new version is found will update you to the newest version.
The OP probably needs to be updated again
Wow, new updates are happening quite fast now.
It's up to v1.1.6 now.
# Performance improvements
* Some pages load up to 25% faster
* Scrolling performance improved
* Painting speed improved
# History fixes
# New registry flag to control the minimum and maximum zoom levels - use at your own risk!
# Zoom scheme changes based on user requests and bug reports
# Some site specific fixes
# EUC-KR support improvements
# Some hidden features
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To me, at this stage the browser is quite usable/stable for most of my needs. But unsure if it'll ever be my "default" browser. I still use PIE for a few things here and there, as well as Opera Mini.
The latest version of this software (as of apr 1st) is awesome!
-mark
They really have to work on at least two things: Text flowing and easier zooming.
The way Opera 9.5 does zooming makes sense to me.. Double-tap and it zooms a bit, if you double tap-hold it seems to zoom in farther. If you double-tap when zoomed in, it zooms out. Plus there is the zoom tool on the screen, and some versions you can use the volume wheel to adjust zoom.
Zooming on Iris is painful. For me it seems like the only zooms that are useful are 50% and 100%. 50% is easy to scroll around and find stuff, but not interact or read it, and 100% is too large. Hopefully they'll sort this sort of thing out soon.
Otherwise, it seems to scroll pretty well, haven't noticed it "bounce around" like Opera does (scrolling down a page, suddenly it ZOOMS off some random direction) but the font rendering at <100% is pretty poor. Seems I can read the unzoomed text in Opera and not have to zoom in quite as far.
Launching links works fine for me, although I think they need to document how to do it somewhere. IS there documentation anywhere? In Opera I all-too-often accidentally re-zoom rather than open a link, Iris it seems to be very consistent.
So there are rough edges, but generally it works pretty decent. I haven't used it extensively yet, just looked at the rendering of a few of my own websites and such. I'll give it a 'real world' test sometime on this forum and some other complex websites.
Oh, built-in updating is nice too. Skyfire is a pain to update, although honestly I like Skyfire less and less so it's not really a big deal. I'll still probably use PIE as my default as it launches instantly and it works as a general purpose browser. But I have a mortscript which opens the current PIE URL in Opera, I'll have to update it for Iris now.
with adobe lite 3.1, youtube works.
video a bit choppier than my E71 (symbian s60), but still works, and audio is smooooth... this is on my treo pro, wm 6.1
THANKS!!
i'm allways,searching,testing for better borwsing experience in my wm devices.
after opera handrends versions,opera 10,skyfire (that stoped working out of U>S.) and fennec(that isn't working in leo)
i just (re) testing Iris browser for wm. it seems hopefull...
is lighter than any other full browser we use in wm(except opera mini)
needs some work but,i believe that,without testing and feedbacking an app,development dies...
unfortunatelly,developer's site http://www.torchmobile.com/ isn't working ..
maby someone from our great developers in our community in xda,could make some fixes/adds for this?just hopping to it
Why shouldn't you get the desktop browsing experience in a mobile environment? With the Iris Browser's revolutionary technology, you can access the full Web on resource-constrained device and get the same functionality as you would on a PC.
Some core features include:
* WebKit Rendering Engine - Our developers have unparalleled expertise with WebKit, the rendering engine that is quickly becoming the de facto standard for cutting edge Web browsing. We built the Iris Browser to bring you everything that WebKit has to offer, including standards-compliance, efficiency, portability and stability.
* Customizable Interface - The graphical user interface of the Iris Browser is highly customizable. This means that we can adapt it to your specific requirements.
* Touch Screen Control - The Iris Browser is equipped with intuitive touch screen controls, giving you more control than ever over your Web browsing experience without making you navigate complicated menus.
* Advanced HTML & CSS Support - We believe in being ahead of the curve. That's why the Iris Browser supports both HTML 4 and some parts of the upcoming HTML 5 (canvas), as well as CSS 2.x and 3.x, allowing you to view cutting edge Web sites with exciting new features.
* Languages - Devices are shipped all over the world. Your software shouldn't limit your market. The Iris Browser supports internationalization of the user interface and viewing Web sites with international encodings.
* Zoom & Tap Function - The Iris Browser lets you focus on what you want to see. When you view a Web site, you're looking at the full page that is shrunk down to fit the size of your display. Nothing is missing. You can focus on what interests you by tapping on the screen and zooming into specific sections of the page.
* Multiple Windows and Tabs - You want your Web browsing experience to be smooth and simple, so we designed the Iris Browser to support multiple windows as well as multiple tabs, allowing you to easily transition between Web pages.
* Input Methods - The Iris Browser can handle any input method that's on your platform.
Handwriting recognition. On-screen keyboards. iTap. Auto-complete. No problem! * Software mouse cursor - Not all Web pages are created equal. In fact, some are impossible to navigate without a mouse cursor. The virtual mouse in the Iris Browser lets you chart your own Web experience through all sites, giving you the freedom to take a desktop browsing experience with you on the go.
* Special Effects - You want your device to be unique. We do too. The Iris Browser provides a broad range of special effects, including animations and sound effects, letting you to tailor the application to your style. Some of the existing page transitions that you can choose from include slide-in/slide-out, tear away, shatter, swirl, and many more.
* Rotating Devices - Now you can get the most out of your hardware. If you're using a device with a rotating screen, the Iris Browser automatically and seamlessly rotates the contents and reformats the page between landscape and portrait modes.
* Advanced Security Features - We want your Web experience to be fun and safe. That's why the Iris Browser includes a number of advanced security features, including phishing and spoofing protection.
* Pop-Up Blockers
The Iris Browser offers unparalleled flexibility. Its browser layer and user interface are modular and can be easily customized to meet specific requirements. The component-based design provides manufacturers with complete control over the software. The Iris Browser is portable to many devices and platforms.
Other Features
* Advanced mobile key navigation
* HTTP cache optimized for low disk usage
* SSL and authenticated proxy support
* Styled Form Controls
* Netscape plug-in API
* JavaScript/ECMAScript 1.5
* SVG, XPath and XSLT support
* History Auto-Complete
* Efficient storage of bookmarks and cookies
* Bookmark editor, carrier specified list
* Favorite icons and history
* XHTML 1.x mobile profile support
* Customizable about: pages
a video preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2a-EbanGsA&feature=player_embedded
Update Description:
v1.1.9
- Improved canvas support � curves, transparency fixes, and more
- Application cache support
- Some networking and javascript fixes
- Flash reliability fixes
- The link click animation has been removed, by popular request
- A security fix in SVG support
- Preliminary RTSP support and a Windows Media plugin. Also the beginning of HTML5 audio/video support (more to come here)
- Fixes for various iPhone sites, including Google calendar and reader
v1.1.8:
- Improved graphics performance.
- Faster networking and loading of local files.
- Improved memory usage.
- Improved asynchronous behavior while loading pages.
- Support for the W3C Geolocation API.
- Support for HTML5 SQL databases and client side storage.
- Rendering improvements.
- CSS transformations and effects.
- Improved Thai language support.
- Right-to-left language fixes.
- Many general bug fixes.
v1.1.7:
- More configurability:
o Click-to-play Flash can be disabled from the registry.
o Text reflow can be enabled from the registry.
- Some crash fixes.
- Improvements to block zoom region identification and calculation.
- Much faster page loading due to new networking code.
- Various site compatibility fixes.
- Support more encodings for RSS.
- Scroll point is now preserved when going back.
- Touch Pro gesture pad sensor no longer disables when opening a dialog.
- Minor rendering improvements.
- Improved text layout and glyph spacing, including preliminary Thai support.
- Plenty of other small fixes!
v1.1.6:
- Performance improvements:
o Some pages load up to 25% faster.
o Scrolling performance improved.
o Painting speed improved.
- History fixes.
- New registry flag to control the minimum and maximum zoom levels - use at your own risk!
- Zoom scheme changes based on user requests and bug reports.
- Some site specific fixes.
- EUC-KR support improvements.
- Some hidden features.
v1.1.5:
This release is focused on bug fixes and performance enhancement. Some highlights include:
- Noticeably faster scrolling.
- Up to 25% improvement in page load time.
- Improvements to text input.
- Rendering and layout improvements.
rapid link: http://rapidshare.com/files/414031651/iris-browser-1.1.9.cab.html
app's page link
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-iris-browser.html
regards Dimitris
zaharakis said:
unfortunatelly,developer's site http://www.torchmobile.com/ isn't working ..
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Very good browser, but the reason why the link it's working is because they were bought out by RIM/Blackberry a while back.
thanks, i'll definetely try it
off topic: rossi to ducati, i'll sue him 'cause he'll give me a heart attack one day...
antaed said:
thanks, i'll definetely try it
off topic: rossi to ducati, i'll sue him 'cause he'll give me a heart attack one day...
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off topic
i think the dream of all fans of Doctor,comes trough
working my htc hd mini. off topic sorry V.rossi forever the best driver in the world..
Going to check this out. Thanks for the tip.
Link
Here's a shorter download link for Iris 1.1.9: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/get-iris-browser.html
Choose Mirror Download and be patient. It takes a while before it's downloaded as the download speed is about 9 kb/sec!
BTW, I always liked Iris much more than Skyfire.
regards, Kuzibri
kuzibri said:
Here's a shorter download link for Iris 1.1.9: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/get-iris-browser.html
Choose Mirror Download and be patient. It takes a while before it's downloaded as the download speed is about 9 kb/sec!
BTW, I always liked Iris much more than Skyfire.
regards, Kuzibri
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Thanks for the link! This actually downloaded in a few seconds for me
Pandemoniumone said:
Thanks for the link! This actually downloaded in a few seconds for me
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You're welcome. Glad that I could help you,
regards, Kuzibri
Address Bar
Either I'm stupid or blind, but I cannot seem to find the address bar in Iris, only adding bookmarks, which is no problem at all. But it would be far more easy to just have an address bar where you can type in the site you want to visit. Can someone point me into the right direction? Furthermore this browser is far and far better than Opera or Skyfire or whatever browser!
regards, Kuzibri
P.S. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just cannnot find it!
kuzibri said:
Either I'm stupid or blind, but I cannot seem to find the address bar in Iris, only adding bookmarks, which is no problem at all. But it would be far more easy to just have an address bar where you can type in the site you want to visit. Can someone point me into the right direction? Furthermore this browser is far and far better than Opera or Skyfire or whatever browser!
regards, Kuzibri
P.S. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just cannnot find it!
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click on the navigate button on the bottom right and then select show address.
Hands down iris is the friendliest browser for wm ever! The closest thing to the almighty Safari on iPhone.
Dorothy Browser doesn't work outside the us? (Also based on WebKit like Iris.)
I was trying to get skyfire but it dint work...having hard time playing flash videos on HD2 Leo...i dint try this one!! does Flash players work in this???
So far the browser works for me, I'm only having trouble watching video's, everytime I click on a video to watch it, the browser gives me a message which says that if I'd like to watch the video, I have to enable plugins in the settings of safari. I don't understand where I'll find it, can anybody help me with this?
how to install this one in mobile no .cab file int this one
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So far the browser works for me, I'm only having trouble watching video's, everytime I click on a video to watch it, the browser gives me a message which says that if I'd like to watch the video, I have to enable plugins in the settings of safari. I don't understand where I'll find it, can anybody help me with this?
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You can't watch that video. The reason it want's you do enable things in safari is because the website things you are using an iphone when you are browsing with Iris browser.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.opera.browser&feature=search_result
They fixed the LTE bug we were having were it was capped at like 120KB/s.
Other things added/fixed:
Added support for Google AutoComplete
Added support for Google voice search
Added ability to search directly from the address bar
Added intelligent domain suggest
Added support for country domain auto-complete such as .ru or .id
Added user agent setting
Added exit button option
Improved CSS, HTML5 standards support
Improved text selection
Added experimental support for Flash in Honeycomb
Fix for LTE network speed limit
Permissions: see "bit.ly/opera_permissions"
i used opera all the time since i got my thunderbolt..never noticed it was capped while on 4g hahaha, thanks.
Today, UCWeb announced the new release of its UC Browser 7.8 for Symbian, Android, Java & WinMobile. In this version, UC Browser initiated the “View Image” mode in the first place in the mobile browser industry, and keeps the core competency of UC Browser as always to bring a faster browsing experience to users.
For the Android users, after the UC 7.2, UCWeb updated the new version to UC 7.8, with upgrade to stability, speed, UI and many more features.
“View Image” Mode
There are lots of images filled in the internet world, mainly aims to attract users’ attention. However, the widely welcomed image content in PC is not such attractive in mobile handset. Due to the size & quality of the image and the network condition, to view the image in handset is not so easy and in good experienced compare to PC. Thanks to the UC Browser 7.8, all these problems solved, with the new function of “View Image” mode, users can get the similar experience in their handset as what they do in PC to view image easily.
30% Speed Improvement for Java
Compare to UC Browser 7.7, the speed for browsing increase again for about 30%, continuously keep UC Browser’s leading position for speed among opera mini, bolt browser, skyfire.
Basic Function Optimization
UC Browser for symbian optimized the management to bookmark, such as move & delete, symbian v3/v5 can create multiple level directory, manage bookmarks directly, especially symbian v3 added the “mark” function.
UC Browser for Java support “remember current page” & “clear all browser history” operation, close tab with right bottom, open the “menu” operation while loading page, to make more smooth operation in low level handset.
Hi guys, we just launched a brand new app, ZMView which can be used to connect to ZoneMinder cameras monitoring software.
Features :
- Live View
- Event View, Browse events, max 8 events in Free Version
- Android compatible
- Unlimited video on 3G/4G and wifi
- Authentication
- Complete privacy for your streams, link is made directly to your device
- Landscape and portrait mode, full size/stretch
- Multiple Servers in Pro version
Pro Version:
- https access
- no Ads
- full access to unlimited events
Version 1.0.1.
- fixed non default cgi-bin bug
1.0.2.
- fixed get event list bug from apache
1.1.0
- added https support
1.2.0
- added multiple servers support for Pro version
- fixed minor bugs
1.2.1
- fixed out of memory issue on image rotation
- fixed authentication bug on multiple servers
1.2.2
- fixed parsing error for events for certain zoneminder setups
1.2.3
- fixed bug for different languages setup on zoneminder server
1.2.4
- fixed authentication bug with a few old zoneminder servers
1.3.1
- added Monitor Alarm support to push events notifications
- fixed minor bugs
Download - ZmView
reserved...
Purchased. Hope the updates keep coming. Some documentation would be a plus.
So far so good.
Since last update I have not been able to view events.
Can I offer any help debugging?
I am running verizon s3 with the latest clean rom.
iitywygms said:
Since last update I have not been able to view events.
Can I offer any help debugging?
I am running verizon s3 with the latest clean rom.
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So where can someone go for help with this app? Has not been working for a while. Have I thrown money away?