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Is there a way to add additional activities to MY ACCOUNTS on Verizon Razr

dzimmerl — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:15:18 GMT

I am unable to add VOICE MAIL to MY ACCOUNTS on Verizon network. Is there a work around that will allow
me to do that. Verizon offers a fee application called visual voice mail but that is a cost item. I just want to
add the voice mail icon to the other 5 email accounts that show up in the MY ACCOUNTS area.

Android on my TV

Joeby — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:14:31 GMT

Hi all. I bought a Smart TV which Android on it and it's fun to use but there is a problem. It has apps just the same as a phone and a link to the Android Market. My problem is that now the Android market is Play.google my TV can't find it. If I go directly to the site using the browser and try to download it won't let me. So I have 2 questions. 1) Does anyone know if and how I can access the system so I can change/add the internet address for Play.google.
2) If I download *.apk files on my PC, transfer them to a memory stick will I be able to install them manually like I can on my phone?

Acticity's ListView does not show

MarkoSan — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:57:15 GMT

Dear Sirs and Madams!

In my first Android app, I have an activity with ListView, which contens are not shown. At the app launch, I have a splash screen, which then switches to main activity, which should show listview with three string elements. Why string elements are not shown? Here is a code of CMainActivity's xml build:

Code:




    android:orientation="vertical"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"

        android:layout_height="fill_parent"

        android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"

    />

Here is CMainActivity's java code:

Code:

/*

 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates

 * and open the template in the editor.

 */

package com.oljedirekt.trgovko.main;

import android.app.ListActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.util.Log;

import android.view.View;

import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;

import android.widget.ListView;

import com.oljedirekt.trgovko.R;



/**

 *

 * @author markofr

 */

public class CActivityMainScreen extends ListActivity

{

    private static final String m_strLogTag="CActivityMainScreen";



    private static final String[] items={

                                            "Iskanje produktov",

                                            "Nakupovalna ko�arica",

                                            "O programu"

                                        };



    @Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle)

    {

        try

        {

            super.onCreate(icicle);

            setContentView(R.layout.cactivitymainscreen);



            ListView mainScreenListView=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.listview_mainscreen);



            mainScreenListView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter(this,

                                          R.layout.citemmainscreen,

                                          items));

        }

        catch(Exception ex)

        {

            String strClassName=ex.getClass().getName().toString();

            String strMessage=ex.getMessage().toString();



            Log.wtf(CActivityMainScreen.m_strLogTag,

                    strClassName+":"+

                    strMessage);



/*

            Log.wtf(CActivityMainScreen.m_strLogTag,

                    ex.getClass().getName()+":"+

                    ex.getMessage().toString());

*/

        }

        finally

        {

        }   // try-catch-finally

    }   // onCreate



    @Override

    public void onListItemClick(ListView parent,

                                View v,

                                int position,

                                long id)

    {

    }   // onListItemClick

}

Here is xml build of listview's row:

Code:




        android:orientation="horizontal"

        android:layout_width="fill_parent"

        android:layout_height="fill_parent">

        
            android:gravity="center"

            android:textSize="22dip"

            android:textColor="#ffffff"

            android:textStyle="bold"

            android:layout_width="fill_parent"

            android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        />

And here is activity transition code (from SplashScreen to MainActivity):

Code:

                    try

                    {

                        Intent intent=new Intent(CActivitySplashScreen.this,

                                                 CActivityMainScreen.class);

                        startActivity(intent);

                    }

                    catch(Exception ex)

                    {

                        Log.wtf(CActivitySplashScreen.m_strLogTag,

                                ex.getClass().getName()+":"+

                                ex.getMessage().toString());

                    }

                    finally

                    {

                    }   // try-catch-finally

Now, why listview's items are not shown????

Sincerely,
Marko

unable to be WI-fi hotspot

lenberman — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:02:28 GMT

I have an unlocked galaxy S2 from tmobile which will only function as a hotspot with the t mobile SIM. Other SIMcards work in other phones but give an error when I try to enable the hotspot in the S2. Don't know if the problem is T mobile or the S2. Anyone have a S2 which works as a hotspot?

[SOLVED] Blog permissions

Anisha Kaul — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:16:47 GMT

Found these options in the blog settings:

Quote:

Guests may...

View your blog

Leave comments on your blog entries

I tested this today by logging out and then seeing my one liner test blog. Didn't see any options for the guests to leave comments on. Did I misinterpret the above options?

Just asking..

[SOLVED] Default Subscription Mode: Do not subscribe

Anisha Kaul — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:27:28 GMT

Since it was mentioned that LQ would be getting the AQ looks,
I just checked the AQ blog settings. By default, they are set to
"Do not subscribe".

Will it make sense for the blog owner to have default subscription
mode of "Instant email notification"?

nvm, delete please

Rodebian — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:54:44 GMT

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No call audio

Sparkfist — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:55:06 GMT

Hope you guys can help me. This problem started just about a week ago and is driving me nuts. Basicily when I use the standard phone speaker for either incoming or outgoing calls I hear nothing. I've tried restarting the phone, shutting it down, checking audio settings. Nothing gets this to work. I have to do a work around of either using the speaker phone, or having the audio out via bluetooth or the audio jack.

It makes having the phone very difficult if I just need to make a quick (and discreet) call. So has anyone had this issue before or know of a solution? Thanks in advanced.

-Sparkfist

[SOLVED] Advertisements

Anisha Kaul — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:02:45 GMT

Not a regular on this site, am I. Was just casually lurking today the forums from office when seeing an advertisement I simply had to close off the tab.

I don't find these kinds of ads of some good taste when I lurk this site from office.

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Android Software Design Question - regarding singleton pattern

MarkoSan — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:10:19 GMT

Dear Sirs and Madams!

In my app I have a class, which sole purpose is communicating and transferring data from/to mysql database via server side php scripts. That works ok, but now I have a demand: CDatabaseManager class (object) should be visible to all classes (objects) in application and there should be only one instance (object) of this class. How do I achieve this?

Sincerely,
Marko

Weird application behavior

MarkoSan — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:35:19 GMT

Dear Sirs and Madams!

I am n00b in Android programming and I am working on my first app. I use NetBeans 7.1.1. IDE and when I try to debug my app, I get following error in debug console:

Quote:

Thread <9> Thread-10 stopped at Instrumentation.java:1405.

This has happened for the first time and now I do not know what to do. Can someone help me please?

Sincerely,
Marko

Download/Copy iTunes movies to PlayBook with best HD video quality

kelly456 — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:06:31 GMT

Download/Copy iTunes movies to PlayBook with best HD video quality

In this article you will learn how to transfer movies/tv shows from iTunes to BlackBerry PlayBook for playing back with DRM restriction by removing iTunes DRM and convert iTunes m4v to PlayBook h.264-compliant mp4 videos.

The BlackBerry PlayBook ably showcases RIM’s powerful new mobile operating system, but its middling size diminishes many of its best features. Recently, the operating system has been updated to 2.0 which offers better enjoyment. I’ve taken my playbook on a few road trips for almost one year, and I can say without reservation that it absolutely rocks for watching movies. However, sometimes something goes wrong when you tried to play iTunes movies on PlayBook. Don’t fret! Here I’m sharing my experience to those who feel like transferring iTunes videos to BlackBerry PlayBook for enjoying.

As you see, most of the TV episodes, movies, and music videos from iTunes are protected by using Apple’s FairPlay DRM copyright protection. So the most important piece of the equation is that you have a DRM removal software hooked to your Mac or Windows which strips DRM from iTunes. I’m not about to pay ridiculous prices to buy movies and TV shows for PlayBook I already own on iTunes. Instead, I’ll just convert these iTunes m4v movies to a PlayBook-friendly format. If you are interested in doing likewise, check out Pavtube ChewTune, a top iTunes DRM movie Converter which can easily handle iTunes DRM-protected videos and Windows Media DRM contents included with the Blu-ray/DVD Digital Copies. And the playback of the converted videos is as decent as possible as original. Now follow the steps below to put iTunes videos onto PlayBook.

Guide- Convert and Copy iTunes movies to BlackBerry PlayBook

Note: For Windows users, just follow the detailed guide to finish your work about converting iTunes movies to PlayBook. For Mac users, you can follow how to sync iTunes files from Mac to PlayBook to complete your conversion on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Mountain Lion(10.8) etc.

Step 1. Free Download and run the BlackBerry PlayBook iTunes Converter and import your iTunes files (movies or TV shows) to the program.

Step 2. Select the output format. Here I recommend you “BlackBerry > BlackBerry Playbook Video(*.mp4)” which is a format special designed for PlayBook Tablet and also supply full screen effect.

Below is the best format settings per my experience, you can take it as reference: (Click “Settings” button to set the video/audio parameters for the best PlayBook Video format)

Video
Codec- H.264
Resolution- 1280�720 (HD)
Bitrate- 1500/2000kbps
Framerate- 30fps

Audio
Codec- AAC
Sampling rate- 44.1khz
Bitrate- 160kbps
Channel- stereo

The supported resolution of PlayBook goes up to 1080p, though video playback and most apps never break out of 720p. For watching videos on the BlackBerry Tablet, 720p with 1500~2000kbps is just all right. I find that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss.

Step 3. After above steps, just click “Convert” to start removing iTunes DRM protection and converting iTunes M4V to PlayBook MP4. The conversion proceeds as iTunes plays the movies. So DO NOT turn off iTunes until the conversion is completed. Now go get a cup of coffee (conversion takes time).

The software works like most other DRM removal softwares I’ve used. The difference here is you’d better set iTunes not to remember the playback position. Here’s way to go: Launch iTunes, and switch to Movies under LIBRARY. Select the videos you’d like to convert, right click to select Get Info -> Options -> Remember position -> No -> OK.

Once the process completes, download and transfer the DRM-free iTunes videos to PlayBook. Then you are free to enjoy and watch iTunes movies on BlackBerry PlayBook as you like.

Source From: itunes-to-android-tablet.com

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Does Android support Microsoft Activesync??

tonyginsf — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:08:04 GMT

To the first person who answers this questions correctly and unambiguously, you will have my eternal undying appreciation.

I am a Blackberry user turned iPhone user turned wannabe Android user. The only thing stopping me from making the jump to an Android-based device? Microsoft Activesync. Thus, my question - does, or does not, the Android OS fully support Microsoft Activesync? I am not asking if Android devices will "work" with Microsoft Exchange (of course they will...POP3, SMTP, IMAP maybe). What I am trying to determine if Android OS-based devices fully support Microsoft Activesync. my iPhone does - because Apple has licensed the technology from Microsoft.

So, not to sound crass (even though I probably do and I apologize if so), if you don't really know the answer to this question, please don't answer. The Android OS either 1) does or 2) does not support Microsoft Activesync.

For those of you who might not know, Activesync is not simply a number of capabilities, it is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft and either is or is not supported on a given platform.

Can someone who knows, please give me a straight yes or no answer. Does the Android OS support Activesync or not.

Thank you, and sorry for the somewhat frustrated tone of this post...I just 1) have zero experience with Android devices, 2) Really like what I see with the newer/higher-end ones, and 3) Simply cannot function without full support by my mobile device of Microsoft Activesync.

Thanks, and I apologize for my somewhat ranting-ish question.

--Tony

opencv package cannot be resolved

antoine magdi — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:36:48 GMT

sorry but i'm new-bee in both domains: linux world and android,eclipse,java world...
I have followed this standford tutorial step by step till the end and my problems is as follows:
1. i still when i open a project that import com.opencv there is an error "this package cannot be resolved"
2. when i used the code
Code:

Code:

ant debug ant debug install

the application is build succesfuly and installed on my device (samsung galaxy fit) but not working
3. i can't understand what's simply what i have done in the tutorial

android-opencv package cannot be resolved

antoine magdi — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:34:00 GMT

Code:

ant debug ant debug install

the application is build succesfuly and installed on my device (samsung galaxy fit) but not working
3. i can't understand what's simply what i have done in the tutorial