Has anyone replaced the Android ROM with W8.1 Successfully? If so where would we find the W 8.1 ROM.
There hasn't been any progress with this yet as it calls for a person to literally open their phone and dump the entire os and then more than likely adjust the partitions and such for the regular m8s. There's already a few threads on this subject with this information in them. If we do see any type of port it will probably be a while before we see anything from it.
I'm excited. I hope the devs are successful.
Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
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Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
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Hey now, no judging.....
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Its mostly just having the option of going back and forth. I hate wp but I can't say I wouldnt dual boot if presented the option.
Reminds me of the HD2 days.
I think it'd be really cool to have the option.
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Simple. I'd like to try it out, without having to commit.
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Simple. I'd like to try it out, without having to commit.
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My thoughts exactly, I have only ever played with WP in the store and that doesn't give you a feel of what every day life with the OS would be like.
Definitely would love to give it a shot
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I used to have a 928 and I loved it... I used to switch between my HD maxx and that all the time it would be cool to swap back and forth on the same phone
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Windows phones and Blackberries (older ones, don't know about newer ones nor do I know about iPhones) have working, functional, usable email clients which, so far, has totally eluded Android. Email is important to me, not enough to give up my Android phone but maybe to some it is?
There may be other reasons but for some people having a working email app is huge!
Android email apps fall into two classifications:
1. Totally Sucks and
2. Worse than Totally Sucks.
NOTE: All the above applies to POP3, IMAP works OK on any phone but that's due to the nature of IMAP, not to the email client.
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Disclaimer: I am not a spokesperson for team.fluxion nor do I have any affiliation to them whatsoever. The app stated in this post is simply a public service announcement to those that enjoy/want the Windows PC experience on their Android powered device. All rights of this app goes to its respective owners.
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Have you ever wanted to get a PC quality experience on your Android powered device, then look no further! Windows XP is now on Android, well sort of. Thanks to the people in team.fluxion, who is no stranger to the development scene and has been pumping out applications since the good old windows mobile PPC days (Windows Mobile 5/6.x for the youngins reading this), as well as Windows desktop applications, we can now get a taste of Windows XP on our device, and for FREE . To save time, I will just use the description from their official Google Play page:
A legendary application for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs is back for Android as a launcher that imitates the look and feel of Microsoft Windows XP right on your Android device. It lets you explore your file system and open different file formats using default programs as assigned in your device. It also provides the common file system operations like copy, cut, paste and delete.
Short sweet and simple, right . This app is brand new (like first release new, hence the "beta" tag it's sporting) but it is amazing, and is very functional and fun for a beta release. I am running this on both my Evo 3D (qHD [540x960 resolution] screen, a bit small, but for those who are android tech savvy with some system partitions root permissions, just modify your build prop on the "ro.sf.lcd_density" line and add 40 to whatever your number is, or experiment with it different numbers. I think there's an app on the market for LCD density modification, too) and my Velocity Micro t408 cruz (its an 8 inch tablet, so no modification is really needed. I set my LCD density to 140 to make the status bar smaller though and it gives you a bit more screen real estate). Without further ado, here is the download link, completely free!
Download it here (Play Store Link) XP Mod Launcher
Oh and P.S. - They have a Windows XP boot animation that's cool too, check it out (surf their website, too) WinXP Boot Animation Android
I'm actually quite impressed. It looks and feels like the real thing.
It's missing the authentic crash every 20 minutes though.
Cheers for the share.
Regards.
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I'm actually quite impressed. It looks and feels like the real thing.
It's missing the authentic crash every 20 minutes though.
Cheers for the share.
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Same thing I said.!
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Installed this. I think it wors really well, looks awesome.
Only thing i dont like is the windows startup sound everytime i turn the screen on when phone is on silent!
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Installed this. I think it wors really well, looks awesome.
Only thing i dont like is the windows startup sound everytime i turn the screen on when phone is on silent!
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Hmmmm that didn't happen to me.! What ROMr u running
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This is really good. If there was a way to hide the status bar, without XPMods base distorting on my kindle fire, this could fool quite a few people.
This is epic. Hope it works with CM9.
does this need a rooted phone?
Sorry for the ignorant question - but up til now with ICS being finaly an "up-to-par" (by my standards) and there actualy being hardware good enough to run it really nicely, ive always hated using android, hated the android experience completely, but now im thinking of getting my first android phone (galaxy s3) in a month or so and am wondering if i can use this kind of thing on it without rooting... im hoping not, thats the one thing i really waant out of android that i cant get on my iphone or windows phone, the really crazy apps like this without needing a jailbreak or a custom rom/interim unlock, those things make the phones very unstable in my experience and prefer to keep them stock
Wow. It's fun using a whole new type of launcher every once in a while.
Though there have been apps that I can't open but I guess it's to be expected since the launcher is still in beta stage.
THANKS
trying now
I love it.. Only problem is when I launch the app it automatically goes to landscape mode and half the screen is cut off.. I can't figure out why... Galaxy Note running The Only One From..
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does this need a rooted phone?
Sorry for the ignorant question - but up til now with ICS being finaly an "up-to-par" (by my standards) and there actualy being hardware good enough to run it really nicely, ive always hated using android, hated the android experience completely, but now im thinking of getting my first android phone (galaxy s3) in a month or so and am wondering if i can use this kind of thing on it without rooting... im hoping not, thats the one thing i really waant out of android that i cant get on my iphone or windows phone, the really crazy apps like this without needing a jailbreak or a custom rom/interim unlock, those things make the phones very unstable in my experience and prefer to keep them stock
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I'm rooted, but the app doesn't state that it needs root
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trying now
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no probs feel free to hit the thx button lol
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I love it.. Only problem is when I launch the app it automatically goes to landscape mode and half the screen is cut off.. I can't figure out why... Galaxy Note running The Only One From..
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The app is built to be like xp and just like pc screens it needs landscape.!
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nice launcher, so far so good.
This is really great, but tough to use on my Nexus One's Screen. Would love to have a long-press function for right click, though.
Really feels amazingly like Windows XP.
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Installed this. I think it wors really well, looks awesome.
Only thing i dont like is the windows startup sound everytime i turn the screen on when phone is on silent!
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this is happening with me too, every time i turn the display on or o i get windows sound? lov the sound just not every time i display switch. great launcher though
This is not available for HVGA?
Wow that is cool i was fooling my gf with this app
Nice work
Would be cool if 'My Pictures' opened the gallery.
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This is not available for HVGA?
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Ummm YMMV, I use an HVGA 3vo so I couldn't tell you
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Wow that is cool i was fooling my gf with this app
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did it to my grandma and now she despises her iPhone lmao
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Would be cool if 'My Pictures' opened the gallery.
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May be a future implementation. Email TF and see what they say.!
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does this need a rooted phone?
Sorry for the ignorant question - but up til now with ICS being finaly an "up-to-par" (by my standards) and there actualy being hardware good enough to run it really nicely, ive always hated using android, hated the android experience completely, but now im thinking of getting my first android phone (galaxy s3) in a month or so and am wondering if i can use this kind of thing on it without rooting... im hoping not, thats the one thing i really waant out of android that i cant get on my iphone or windows phone, the really crazy apps like this without needing a jailbreak or a custom rom/interim unlock, those things make the phones very unstable in my experience and prefer to keep them stock
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I'm not really sure by what you mean by "unstable" but the launcher does not require root. I have unrooted and launched with no problems and rooted and launched with no problems.
I've been playing with the Surface for about 2 weeks now and I found the lack of apps really doesn't bother me that much honestly... But I was wondering what are some apps you guys can't live without? Also, does anyone know what the time frame is for the BlueStacks app to come out?
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Netflix and YouTube RT,a must for me.As for the app you mentioned i have know idea.
Not on RT ever, unless MS changes the restrictions.
See here:
https://getsatisfaction.com/bstk/topics/windows_rt_support
They are considering supporting RT next year, I think if enough people ask it they will have to implement it. Microsoft surely isn't stupid enough to block it either.
My advice is sign up on their forums and keep asking about windows RT, I have.
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Not on RT ever, unless MS changes the restrictions.
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Actually not true - They have it listed on their Website as in the works as a supported OS. I have tweeted them for an update awhile back but never got a response.
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Not on RT ever, unless MS changes the restrictions.
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Yea, you definitely should go on their Site cause it says they are looking to do it.. Just no timetable.. I knew that much, just curious if anyone else had any idea when.
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I heard Q1 2013 but then I was told it would be ready for launch and that didn't pan out.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57571375-94/ubuntu-touch-os-heading-to-slew-of-smartphones-tablets/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices#Work_in_progress
Looks like Rohan is working on this for us! Thanks a ton man!
Wow thats great news! Def worth looking into. :laugh:
I wouldn't expect it soon or stable, but hopefully he rohan gets it going
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I'd be very curious to try Ubuntu, I've used Ubuntu/Linux Mint on and off for years. If I could get all my gaming to run flawlessly in Linux I'd probably leave Windows forever..
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I'd be very curious to try Ubuntu, I've used Ubuntu/Linux Mint on and off for years. If I could get all my gaming to run flawlessly in Linux I'd probably leave Windows forever..
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Steam recently came to debian-based distros and the compatible games list is growing every day. If ms office ever comes to linux, I will have no reason to ever boot into windows again.
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Steam recently came to debian-based distros and the compatible games list is growing every day. If ms office ever comes to linux, I will have no reason to ever boot into windows again.
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I'm pretty close to that too, but I unfortunately have to program in .Net too frequently to leave Windows forever
I'm "officially" working on it for our device, but that doesn't mean anyone else can't help
If you want to help shoot me a PM or email me please!
Currently having issues with RIL.
I tried it on the nexus 4, its cool but.. Wow, hard to move through it with no hardware keys
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Just saw this over on PCW. Am very excited. I've already been using Glovebox for about two weeks, so the full Ubu OS would be great to try out on my H0X.
A quick comparison of other HTC devices listed seems to indicate that installation shouldn't be that much different from a standard unlock and install, except that it relies on ADB at the moment since it nukes your android install: So you'll have to push it via ADB rather than just flashing an image via CWM or TWRP. Looking at the DNA and the Desire for comparison seems to indicate that not all hardware drivers are currently fully linux compatible, so things like hardware buttons and cameras are going to take longer, as Android is a basdard child of linux and uses a few different structures, AFAIK
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If ms office ever comes to linux, I will have no reason to ever boot into windows again.
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http://www.extremetech.com/computing/147813-microsoft-looking-to-release-office-for-linux-in-2014
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I'm "officially" working on it for our device, but that doesn't mean anyone else can't help
If you want to help shoot me a PM or email me please!
Currently having issues with RIL.
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If I was more than a simple Software Engineer I would love to help, but I've never had to do anything like this.
Maybe I'll poke around to see what I can do, but I'm sure I'll just get in the way.
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http://www.extremetech.com/computing/147813-microsoft-looking-to-release-office-for-linux-in-2014
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well, won't be long now.
Wait
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Can't wait to give this a go.. if i still have this phone by the time its released :good:
Definitely excited about this, can't wait to give this a whirl. Everything and anything Rohan makes its way onto my phone in one way or another. As always, thanks for all the hard work Rohan.
You're the man Rohan!
Also office on Linux?? Well I never thought I'd see the day!!
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I love Rohan's work on the Evita, if it weren't for him I'd probably have given up on this phone and traded it in already. And knowing he's working on the ubuntu touch for our devices makes it that more likely that more people will use it.
Can you add marshmallow on bb z10 there was is a link on Google which said everything was taken from xda
Has anybody tried it. Is it okay does it work or is it fake
I have the same question
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I have the same question
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Yeah I would really like to know myself. Since I've seen a bunch of websites with the same article/comments/everything on them, I smell a rat. But I fail to see why someone would be such a jackass. Here's an example of such a site:
android-root-guides. com/tutorial/blackberry-z10.html
Does anyone know what these guys are up to, beyond making money with the files they want you to download via surveys?
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Yeah I would really like to know myself. Since I've seen a bunch of websites with the same article/comments/everything on them, I smell a rat. But I fail to see why someone would be such a jackass. Here's an example of such a site:
android-root-guides. com/tutorial/blackberry-z10.html
Does anyone know what these guys are up to, beyond making money with the files they want you to download via surveys?
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I changed my mind. BlackBerrys are locked down to only run a BlackBerry OS. Flashing something else would brick it. Besides, there's no files for it and the Z10 has the wrong drivers.
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i have been toying with this idea for the last few years. neptune suite had this concept to run android from a smart watch onto "dumb" screens. would there be a way to use LTE to run a OS from a home server? if the speeds wouldnt be fast enough would doing it locally be possible? would it need 5g speeds?
the reason behind this is the low life expectancy behind phones today. this could be a possible solution to run android on a computer/server that you can upgrade over time. it will host the os to any "dumb" screens.
im more curious if anyone knows if this is possible technically.
Thanks!
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i have been toying with this idea for the last few years. neptune suite had this concept to run android from a smart watch onto "dumb" screens. would there be a way to use LTE to run a OS from a home server? if the speeds wouldnt be fast enough would doing it locally be possible? would it need 5g speeds?
the reason behind this is the low life expectancy behind phones today. this could be a possible solution to run android on a computer/server that you can upgrade over time. it will host the os to any "dumb" screens.
im more curious if anyone knows if this is possible technically.
Thanks!
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PC already has its own way of running Android and PC can share screen with any device that can connect on the same network so this is not only possible, it's already being done. In more than one way and with more than a few software/hardware combinations.
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well how does that work casting in portrait and not using a mouse
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PC already has its own way of running Android and PC can share screen with any device that can connect on the same network so this is not only possible, it's already being done. In more than one way and with more than a few software/hardware combinations.
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well how does that work casting in portrait and not using a mouse
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I don't get what you mean.
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say i wanted a 1 to 1 emulation of N casted to my phone or a "dumb" screen. does a program exist that can host android including touch screen inputs?
Now that i think about it maybe a better comparison would be how chrome os runs on a computer. can you do that with android but 100% of the entire os ? and instead of google hosting it, i host it from my own server.
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I don't get what you mean.
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say i wanted a 1 to 1 emulation of N casted to my phone or a "dumb" screen. does a program exist that can host android including touch screen inputs?
Now that i think about it maybe a better comparison would be how chrome os runs on a computer. can you do that with android but 100% of the entire os ? and instead of google hosting it, i host it from my own server.
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You can host anything installed on PC, you use an emulator on the PC to run a full android OS on PC then use one of the various apps for remotely accessing PC.
With that you can run Android on PC and view and use it from your smartphone.
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alright awesome thank you. guess ill have to test it out and see how smooth it runs.
do you know a program that would use 802.11ad? if i wanted to set up a local system
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You can host anything installed on PC, you use an emulator on the PC to run a full android OS on PC then use one of the various apps for remotely accessing PC.
With that you can run Android on PC and view and use it from your smartphone.
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alright awesome thank you. guess ill have to test it out and see how smooth it runs.
do you know a program that would use 802.11ad? if i wanted to set up a local system
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I'll take a look and see what I come up with.
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thanks man. im gonna call it for tonight but ill check back tomorrow. thanks for amusing my brainstorm session
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I'll take a look and see what I come up with.
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thanks man. im gonna call it for tonight but ill check back tomorrow. thanks for amusing my brainstorm session
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You might actually be interested in a Raspberry Pi, they can run virtually any OS you want to install and they're fun to put together.
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You might actually be interested in a Raspberry Pi, they can run virtually any OS you want to install and they're fun to put together.
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i have a Pi for this application i would want something which all the components are upgradable. and something i could bring with me and carry in a backpack.
can you think of any way to accomplish everything that a modern phone provides without having to get a new phone every(or every other) year? you can get a pc or a playstation, or tv or many other things and easily be comfortable using it for 5+ years. but not phones. i often brainstorm about different ways to make this happen. even if its stupidly complex and diy. just fun to think about
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i have a Pi for this application i would want something which all the components are upgradable. and something i could bring with me and carry in a backpack.
can you think of any way to accomplish everything that a modern phone provides without having to get a new phone every(or every other) year? you can get a pc or a playstation, or tv or many other things and easily be comfortable using it for 5+ years. but not phones. i often brainstorm about different ways to make this happen. even if its stupidly complex and diy. just fun to think about
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I can't really see it being that feasible without upgrading to a newer phone as time goes by. Mobile hardware/software evolves faster than PC these days. After a few years, a mobile device can't keep up, even with the setup you are looking for because in the end, you're still trying to do everything from a mobile device, no matter how you loop it, you're still on dated mobile hardware.
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