Big news about the latest version of the Maps app. It will have downloading of vector data instead of bitmaps so seamless smooth zooming and 100th of the file size, 3d buildings, enhanced multitouch gestures and most importantly OFFLINE MAPS!
Anyone want to guess at which features (if any) will make it to the Legend? Vector maps would be good but I am most interested in the offline maps (which prob wouldn't work without getting the vector version)
great news. vector graphics are a great tool for small and good looking apps or animations (by now only adobe seemed to notice).
they should only activate navigation world wide.
If you want to use Offline-Navigation you can try maps-brut:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
I think most features except for the multitouch rotate, because it requires "distinct" or "true" multitouch which I'm sure the legend , the desire, or even the nexus one does not have. But everything else should work.
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ananthm2k5 said:
I think most features except for the multitouch rotate, because it requires "distinct" or "true" multitouch which I'm sure the legend , the desire, or even the nexus one does not have. But everything else should work.
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It'll manage a rotate, no problem
It should work, though I have a feeling sometimes it will rotate the wrong way. Kinda like the pinch apart pictures in the 3d gallery, or trying to play 2 player pong
That being said I hope we get this release, I sure like the sounds of vector, it will play nicely with my 500mb data plan.
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It should work, though I have a feeling sometimes it will rotate the wrong way. Kinda like the pinch apart pictures in the 3d gallery, or trying to play 2 player pong
That being said I hope we get this release, I sure like the sounds of vector, it will play nicely with my 500mb data plan.
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Why would it rotate the wrong way? It has no reason to.
EDIT: thinking about it, you're right, sorry.
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TheGrammarFreak said:
Why would it rotate the wrong way? It has no reason to.
EDIT: thinking about it, you're right, sorry.
Swyped from my HTC Legend
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Lol, all good.
I guess we'll see when it drops. HTC phones will probably screw up the rotation gesture.
Did anyone see any news on when it is released? They said in a matter of days, and that was about a week ago. I realize "days" could mean months, but usually it means less than a week.
It's already out there for download, look here:
http://pocketnow.com/android/google-maps-5-for-android-with-3d-vectoring-now-available
Just installed them ... and I must say! It works, smooth zooming and even the 3D rotation with two fingers, the compass mode! brill!!!
Mart
3d rotation doesnt work for me... even the desire is listed as only "partially supported" are u sure it works for you? however it would be nice to have at least some buttons to rotate the map
It's been pushed to the market..updating now.
Working alright, I don't get either two finger rotate or two finger to tilt. I definitely love the new rendering method..everything fades in now, much faster to load, much more fluid experience. Had one hiccup so far where it didn't render properly but it figured itself out.
Edit: Ooh! Theres some 3d buildings.
No rotate or tilt here on my Legend.
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tilt works on my phone - sliding up and down with two fingers
tilt, compass works here with CM6.1 although I can't see any buildings like in the demo
And I can't get the rotation to work
Tilt doesn't work on my Legend with CM6.1. Can see 3D-buildings though, and compass mode works.
I can see the 3D models in NY / Berlin, but I also can't tilt :O
+ Whats my map won't rotate like a compass when I turn. Do i have to enable something in maps for that?
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I can see the 3D models in NY / Berlin, but I also can't tilt :O
+ Whats my map won't rotate like a compass when I turn. Do i have to enable something in maps for that?
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You need true multi touch for that .. legend does have that so that feature might not work ..
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i can't update it from the market any external links please ?
Is there really no-one who can tilt accept for me?
I can tilt but I can't rotate with the multitouch feature.
It's working on both CM6.1 and Blayo's WWE froyo ROM (B0.1)
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Could and of you XDA Devs help me?
Im looking for a lockscreen for windows mobile (6.1) that is identical to the lockscreen on the HTC Hero
i have a samsung omnia i900 so it's really important that it would work on wqvga devices.
My searching has brought up 'themes' for SPB mobile shell and PointUI et. but what i want is a standalone lock screen which doesnt need any other programs to run
This would be very good as i believe the Hero lock screen is one of the best
(it gives you all the info you need, while leaving you enough space to be able to see your background)
If anyone out there knows of anything like this
reply immediately
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S2U2 has a hero theme
Is this what you're looking for?
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Is this what you're looking for?
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Throttle Launcher has the same lock mechanism -slide down to unlock- but not the same sweetness as the Hero lock.
though Throttle Launcher is feature-rich it still comes next to S2U2 (the best there is IMHO).
S2U2 is what im using at the moment and it does the job of locking my phone fine aswell as showing me most of the info that i need but i still think the hero lock screen is much better looking and it allows you to see the wallpaper properly too
do any of you know, is throttlelock as smooth as the hero lock screen when locking/unlocking and does it show notifications for texts, email, missed called etc?
for a good slide down lock screen, google pocketshield
ive tried pocket shield and it is very good, very responsive and i dont think it would be too difficult to make a hero skin if there isnt one already
the only problem with it is that it costs money to get rid of the random countdown thing that reminds you to buy it
im looking for something free
is there anybody here with enough experience to make a program like what i want?
it only has to lock/unlock the screen and buttons and unlock on an incoming call
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ive tried pocket shield and it is very good, very responsive and i dont think it would be too difficult to make a hero skin if there isnt one already
the only problem with it is that it costs money to get rid of the random countdown thing that reminds you to buy it
im looking for something free
is there anybody here with enough experience to make a program like what i want?
it only has to lock/unlock the screen and buttons and unlock on an incoming call
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i was looking for something like that too and i found this http://www.throttlelauncher.com/por...9/catid,8/sobi2Id,558/sobi2Task,sobi2Details/ the problem is that its for qvga screens anyway i installed it and works good u just have to install the throttle lock and then the hero theme works good but i recoment to disable the gremote sensor because if u dont do it the image will move out of the screen (sry if i have fails at writing)
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i was looking for something like that too and i found this http://www.throttlelauncher.com/por...9/catid,8/sobi2Id,558/sobi2Task,sobi2Details/ the problem is that its for qvga screens anyway i installed it and works good u just have to install the throttle lock and then the hero theme works good but i recoment to disable the gremote sensor because if u dont do it the image will move out of the screen (sry if i have fails at writing)
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i've just seen this http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/News/Latest/herothemebyryomahino i think u can also be interested in too at least i am for now i have installed the spb mobile shell 3.5 and works gr8 but that theme looks gr8 so i think ill try it too
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i was looking for something like that too and i found this http://www.throttlelauncher.com/por...9/catid,8/sobi2Id,558/sobi2Task,sobi2Details/ the problem is that its for qvga screens anyway i installed it and works good u just have to install the throttle lock and then the hero theme works good but i recoment to disable the gremote sensor because if u dont do it the image will move out of the screen (sry if i have fails at writing)
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Thanks for this information
i had come accross this in my search before and ive used throttle lock before which does work very well but as you said, this theme is only available in qvga at the moment so i couldnt try it
Unfortunately, i got bored of my omnia and ive now downgraded to a sony ericsson w980i until i can afford to buy a real android handset, preferably something with HTC Sense
So i'd like to thank everyone for their help but i will be closing this thread within the next few days unless anybody wants to carry it on?
Thanks
Throttle Lock is good but unfortunately it is still a little buggy at the moment, the newer versions of s2u2 from v 2.14 onwards are working perfectly plus there is a hero skin for it
Throttle Lock is good but unfortunately it is still a little buggy at the moment ....
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Thats right and the configuration is not the best ... little bugy.
S2U2 is a good app ,
so we have to ask the developer if it possible
to make a secure unlock function like this :
keil. said:
Thats right and the configuration is not the best ... little bugy.
S2U2 is a good app ,
so we have to ask the developer if it possible
to make a secure unlock function like this :
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A good idea but A_C will have to change the name of the app entirely cause the slide function will be missing in it
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Thats right and the configuration is not the best ... little bugy.
S2U2 is a good app ,
so we have to ask the developer if it possible
to make a secure unlock function like this :
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if a_c were to redesign his screen locking app to move away from the iPhone style, i'd prefer to see one like the hero or droid. they're both very slick.
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if a_c were to redesign his screen locking app to move away from the iPhone style, i'd prefer to see one like the hero or droid. they're both very slick.
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I agree with that.
i agree
but a_c could keep the S2U2 name if he just gave you the option of a hero style unlock aswell as the traditional iphone style unlock rather than removing the iphone style unlock altogether.
i suggested this through his website but got no reply
First off this is not my app. I went back to the vibrant for a bit and found this. It works perfect on the MT4G so I figured I'd show it to you guys.
It was made by avdaga and his original thread is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918945
Pretty much it's what the 3D gallery should do. Not just sway the pictures when you move the phone but actually scroll through them.
*If you have the aosp 3D gallery installed already you'll need to uninstall it before installing this one.
Heres the original post:
avdaga said:
Hi there,
For a school project I have modified the Gallery3D application to enable scrolling, zooming etc by using the accelerometer.
I have made a short demonstration which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xYkblRYPcY
The mod is based on CyanogenMod-android_packages_apps_Gallery3D-a63279d.
It would be very cool to use scrolling for the selection of pictures within the album grid, so one could open/close the picture by shaking... However, the sourcecode was not so well documented and we couldn't find some functions that would help us implementing this... I must note, the source contains 50+ classes, we have only looked into a few.
For installation instruction check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752007
Current Functionality added
VolDown: en/disable motion (disabled by default)
Gallery:
● Scroll by tilting
● Reset to first by shaking
Image view:
● Next/Prev by tilting L/R
● Zoom in/out by tilting U/D
● Reset zoom by shaking
With some help I hope to add the following in the future:
● In grid mode: Select center image
● In grid mode: Open image by shaking
● In grid mode: Prevent scrolling out of the grid range
● In picture mode: return to album by shaking
● In picture mode: initialize zooming at current tilt angle, and zoom from there by holding an overlay button (next to the zoomin/zoomout overlay buttons)
If anyone could help me a hand with the image selection, e.g. by giving me a direction where to find functions for this, I'd be very greatfull!
I'm wondering what you think about it, your questions/remarks are very welcome
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Good find, thanks.
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Back to the Vibrant?? That is blasphemy!! j/k So what do you think of the Vibrant after running the Glacier?
pack said:
First off this is not my app. I went back to the vibrant for a bit and found this. It works perfect on the MT4G so I figured I'd show it to you guys.
It was made by avdaga and his original thread is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918945
Pretty much it's what the 3D gallery should do. Not just sway the pictures when you move the phone but actually scroll through them.
*If you have the aosp 3D gallery installed already you'll need to uninstall it before installing this one.
Heres the original post:
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I am only able to do the scrolling from the list below?
Current Functionality added
VolDown: en/disable motion (disabled by default)
Gallery:
● Scroll by tilting
● Reset to first by shaking
Image view:
● Next/Prev by tilting L/R
● Zoom in/out by tilting U/D
● Reset zoom by shaking
TrueBlue_Drew said:
Back to the Vibrant?? That is blasphemy!! j/k So what do you think of the Vibrant after running the Glacier?
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lmao i figured they desired some battery mods real quick
but for real the only thing i hate is having both of em cus of that damn screen.... the mt4g wouldnt be so bad if i had gotten rid of the vibrant but seeing them side by side makes the mt4g look like **** (which i hate to say about my baby) but its true besides that i hate the thing I would honestly never buy another samsung phone (hence why NS isnt on my sig list) I stepped away from htc once and it was the worst experience ive ever had lol
oh and on a side note I never saw you post those icons i sent you... i couldnt remember if you asked me to just send you links straight to the flashables though lol sometimes I just lost in piles of msgs
Thanks for the gallery bro! Now get on AIM fker!
Wtf I was about to say that to you ... logged in 9 days 17hrs... so now what **** talker lmao!
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lmao i figured they desired some battery mods real quick
but for real the only thing i hate is having both of em cus of that damn screen.... the mt4g wouldnt be so bad if i had gotten rid of the vibrant but seeing them side by side makes the mt4g look like **** (which i hate to say about my baby) but its true besides that i hate the thing I would honestly never buy another samsung phone (hence why NS isnt on my sig list) I stepped away from htc once and it was the worst experience ive ever had lol
oh and on a side note I never saw you post those icons i sent you... i couldnt remember if you asked me to just send you links straight to the flashables though lol sometimes I just lost in piles of msgs
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I dont remember ever getting the icons, I was just thinking about that yesterday. Maybe I missed the PM or something. I will have to go back and look. I was just playing with my buddies Vibrant. He just put the Froyo update on and was wondering if the lag fix would work. it is so laggy compared to the Glacier. I couldn't believe it. I didnt think his screen seemed much better than mine (good screen) and his seemed kinda color tinted. I dont watch movies or anything like that, I am sure there is a big difference there. I probably couldnt watch a movie on it anyways, that would require me not messing with it for like 2 hours and that aint happening. lol
Hey I saw you were making a zip for that guy in the other thread with the batt icons...YOU ROCK PACK!!! Thanks for everything!!!
Ha...when I posted this you had posted 420 times....I guess I know what I have to do!!
ill resend em to ya... no big deal... I always lose stuff in the ridicules number of messages i have lol
side note: lol after I saw your post I tried not to make another for a while because of that (and i dont even smoke anymore lol) just though it was funny as hell... I didn't notice until you posted that...
Thanks pack works great!!
sent with iced out mt4g built to the hilt wit the xda app
not working with CM7
if it says cannot install... you need to uninstall the original one like I said in the OP
in root explorer goto /system/app
goto gallery.apk or gallery3D.apk (cant remember what its called)
and delete it
then install this one
i installed it again in root explorer then appmonster backed it up then deleted from appmonster. then moved this apk and installed. works perfect! Thanks for the tip!
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if it says cannot install... you need to uninstall the original one like I said in the OP
in root explorer goto /system/app
goto gallery.apk or gallery3D.apk (cant remember what its called)
and delete it
then install this one
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The reason for that is because it is made from the original gallery app. So when you try to install it your device thinks your installing a duplicate application and denies it.
^iCemaN said:
not working with CM7
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Works great with my cm7
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Sure does
lisap006 said:
Works great with my cm7
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Ya boy Lu
Wheres this battery icon pack everyone is talking about? PM me with the link, I'd really appreciate it.
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Guys this launcher is damn cool
http://gizmodo.com/5159229/3d-eyetracking-cellphone-interface-is-like-deep-man
but i think i have searched for more than 20 pages for download link i couldn't find it plus that even is not mentioned the release date,
I'm really disappointed , second thing is that all current launchers except spb shell and mxhome x and regina all only matter of icons and some cube turning , nothing more.
Any help??????!!!!!!
the others are boring i need 3d awesome launcher.
Shouldnt work without front facing camera anyway.
I wouldnt expect the defy to do this.
there is no need for a front cam, it works like the diamond-hologram , only by moving the phone !
i want to try mxhomex , but i cant find it anywhere
So how do you know that?
It might work with the 3d compass to give that holo feeling but i doubt that as they clearly state, that it takes your eye-position into account. If it wouldn`t do that it will be very prone to displaying a wrong viewing angle when the user moves around as it has no means of detecting the relative position of the eyes.
skyboard852 said:
there is no need for a front cam, it works like the diamond-hologram , only by moving the phone !
i want to try mxhomex , but i cant find it anywhere
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Here U go
http://www.em-ocean.net/
And
http://www.androidblip.com/android-themes/mxhome-96886.html
one you open in your browser in the device just try to download through the market.
its charming.
its a concept not released and wont be released anytime soon
Hehe it's not a big deal at all... All it's controlled by the accelerometer, and have nothing to do with a frond facing camera.
Ok, so I have been reading that the duo/multi touch has not been improved/altered on 2.3.3 but...
I was using google maps to check everything functions and I found that I could rotate the map with my fingers.
Usually I just pinch zoom but this time the map rotated. Also I can use 3 fingers on the screen and with some deft finger action. Lol I can zoom in and out and rotate pretty much at the same time.
Can't recall having this ability on 2.1 or the custom roms I have used so...
Is this an improvement or something I have previously over-looked?
Sent from a corner of hell using an X10i 2.2.3 rooted and bloat free.
WTF?, check on my GGL 2.1, ...my friend you are correct, heh so no ARC/PLAY for me, I'll stick to my X10 then..
as you maybe know on MT for 2.1, when AXYS crossed they messed, they could not cross, so in games there a huge problem with that.
BTW the rotate future do on 2.1 do show some responce, but very little because of that AXYS problem.
any way try that APP to ckeck :
market.android.com/details?id=com.batterypoweredgames.mtvistest
*on 2.1 when youtry to cross the AXIS, the point jump to reverse way LOL, so it just impossible to play anything then Angry Birds (zoom).
anyway post your results here.
The keyboard works better.....
but what about the first guy statement ?
I can't try, coz wait for GGL 2.3.3.
Unsure if this has been posted before but by replacing the gta3.set in Android/com.rockstar.gta3 (I think that's correct) you get lights, shadows, blood, better rendering etc. There is no TouchPad specific version that ive seen but this one works. Backup your original just incase.
http://db.tt/CA4uhInX
After you replace it, start up the game and go into controls and move the virtual buttons back to their original positions as they get moved.
Again sorry if double post.
Thanks!
(I take no credit for the modified file)
didn't even know they had GTA for the TP. I'll be looking into this one for sure.
Yep in android market, you may have to tweak build prop for it to show or buy with a different device and side load.
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thx
but still no better graphics light i dont know the game is lighter more son and car shine!
but that's all the road etc doesn't change!
is this the ipad graphics paths?
made the game really laggy for me, im reverting back to before, thanks anyway though.
im running alpha 3.5 by the way.
Changed everything for me. Lights now work etc. I'm on 3.5 beta and of course it uses more resources this way. Be sure to kill any tasks before playing.
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I'm having issues hitting the menu button in game. Anyone else?
I have never been able to even see the menu button so far. Stuck with force stopping it after I play.
Bowdowntozoltan said:
I'm having issues hitting the menu button in game. Anyone else?
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Cyanogenmod settings/Tablet tweaks has an option for full screen apps so you can keep your status bar visible or hide it. I use the home button to view/hide status bar in full screen games.
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Thanks for the tip. Good find
Cool,thanks for the tip.Yay,blood! LOL
yeah it works
Thx love it!, and lags not so much! Seems alright no overclocking
Okay, after testing I had to revert to original .set file. The new .set file was causing my miui.us to crash randomly on it's own. At first I thought it was caused by my tweaking with overclocking, but even after I reversed those changes I would still randomly get booted out of miui. After I reverted the .set file the crashes stopped. Bummer. I really was digging the brighter graphics (and the blood, lol)-although it the game was noticeably more laggy.