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Hi
I have had my unit for a week now and although I have to do a soft reset about twic a day as it gets slow or locked up, I do love it.
One thing I do have to change though, is the fact that the notification sounds are limited and for me not good enough to "Alert" me.
They seem to be more like gentle nudges rather than a "YOU HAVE A MESSAGE,,DAMN YOU".
Ive missed messages and only seen later on the envelope icon.
Is there a way to change this?
Maybe new tones?
or maybe continuous bleeps telling you something has happend and not just I little light you will not see when in your pocket.
Thanks
TK
May have answered my own question.
found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27074&highlight=mp3+ringtone
Will give it a try.
Hi TK London
Check out www.pocketmax.net for the alarmToday and PhoneAlarm applications. They will give you highly customizable AUDIBLE and REPEATING alerts for all phone and PDA functions.
The built in repeating aler functions in the PPCPE are not very reliable, but these fime apps fix the problem, plus give you some very useful profile set ups, which alloe you quickly switch between different alert profiles (slient, loud, what you need at home, at the office etc) without having to go in and modify all the settings each time
Hope this helps
Regards
Chris
yeah how do you get it so it the message tone bleeps every so often ???
I love my orbit but there are certain things I want to find out if they can be tweaked/changed.
1, can you modify the registry to use a bluetooth headset for audio on media files being played back through tcpmp ?
2, is there a way to return the phone automatically to the today screen after finishing a phone call ? I hate having to manually shut the screen after a call all the time
3, is there a way to improve the camera quality, its pretty poor ?
4, I use resco file explorer and on the today screen the icon for the battery has started to dissapear at random times, any ideas ?
5,when you finish a call you have the number on the screen, is there anyway to set the scroll key to go through the call history on that screen as opposed to having to go into the call history menu ?
Already reading on the loudspeaker distortion and loudspeaker while using tom tom have been helpful.
thanks. anyone feel free to add any niggles of your own you may have.
the answer to all these is:
buy something else.
wow what a constructive post...
constructive and realistic. Thanks.
1. I thought that was the whole point of A2DP, I don't use this so no real idea. Search "btaudio" and start from there.
2. Mine does this after a few minutes anyway. Otherwise just press the red call end button again. The fastest time you can force it in the settings is 1 hour.
3. It is possible the software could get updated in the future which may make some difference, but to be honest the camera is a bit of an extra thought anyway, phones never beat real digital cameras. don't just snap on default settings though, but good lighting is essential for a half decent shot.
4. Personally I reduce the amount of today plug-ins as much as possible, I don't like them or trust them. If it's the battery monitor itself that is important to you, check out this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=270751&highlight=battery+status and here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263951&highlight=battery+monitor
5. No
6. Don't buy another device
thanks for that, at least some people have sense, I know BTaudio lets you playback the TT voice through a standard headset, wondered if it would do the same for media as opposed to buying a a2dp headset. thanks for the response anyway
So few artemis users on this forum says something, hermes.
Just get on with the rom HTC please.
eh ?
Hi Amino, I always seem to make dumb posts.
What I Meant was, if you consider this site as a whole, then the artemis appears to be an unpopular device. People have love hate things with it. All the active artemis threads are moans. I love mine but it also really pisses me off when it lets me down, which I personally put down to the shoddy rom and why I am waiting for wm6 before I attempt to change the shipped rom. Whereas the Hermes is already running wm6 and got gps and 400mz and a very busy forum.
Yes I am right, I always make dumb posts.
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Whereas the Hermes is already running wm6 and got gps and 400mz and a very busy forum.
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But the Hermes doesn't have GPS.
The only reason that I put up with the Storage Card corruption problem on the Artemis is that it's about the only device with built in GPS that's worth considering.
You are right Philip, GPS is not working yet on hermes but, having read some of the threads they are only short of an arial. Maybe I need one of those eten things.
Trust me Uniqueboy if u want GPS that works DO NOT buy an Eten!!!
They take ages to get a gps lock even when driving with them in a cradle on a nice day, the connection also drops out quite randomly and often takes a good few minutes to reconnect. As you can imagine this is particuarly annoying when using TomTom in an unfamiliar area!!
All,
Upgraded my unbranded UK TP2 to WM6.5 yesterday and just re-installed all the apps; here's some initial impressions.
It IS worth doing the hard reset to do the upgrade. First off, you're going to have a nice clean install which is always a good thing; secondly WM6.5 itself is more evolution than revolution; small graphical tweaks, things are 'easier' to stab at with your fingers (the screen seems more forgiving), and text/menu options/e-mails etc are spaced out more to make using the device easier on the run.
Some changes/good things/quirks in WM6.5:
Owner information option is gone from the "settings" menu. Simply activate on the Today Screen, click where it says "Touch here to enter owner information" and you're in the same place. Don't bother messing with a nice clean install with that .cab file doing the rounds on here when you just don't have to.
The honeycomb menu is a personal choice, but it's flexible and clean looking enough to make it easy to navigate around. I've gone from using SPB Menu 2 (as version 3 just did NOT integrate with TF3D and the phone contacts (soft key) option) back to just using the standard WM6.5 menu and Today Screen.
WM6.5 introduces new options to reject calls with a text message - most useful.
WM6.5 introduces a new option to automatically activate the pen notes application when the stylus is removed from the holster during a call. The main reason to remove the stylus is to scribble a phone number down, so this option is again, most welcome.
VOICE DIALLING OVER BLUETOOTH WORKS AGAIN! The feature I missed the most on my TP2 works again. I installed MS Voice Dialler 1.6UK version and with my Jawbone BT headset I'm back to normal operation.
Re-organising the main honeycomb menu is a little painful; rather than a nice "hold and drag" method, you can only "Move To Top" or "Move Down". Putting things into folders and using File Explorer is the order of the day.
The new 'slide to unlock' screen lock is a real boon for not messing up your phone while it's in your holster and avoids installing battery killing 3rd party apps.
FM Radio application is installed as a default. Again, no need for 3rd party hacks or apps.
WiFi reception and throughput speed appears to have been boosted. I certainly get a better reception in my home, in the same locations I used to get slow/juttery video streaming in.
Battery increments - not seen it in 1% as yet, anyone else confirm if it's 1 or 10% increments?
No major application incompatibility problems that I can see as yet.
Run the Rhodium Advanced Config app over the device to ensure fast GPS, A-GPS and the like is tweaked to your convenience and you'll find you can get pretty much everything you want done with a standard configuration, with your normal apps installed on it, rather than hacking and tweaking. As a result the system takes a much smaller memory footprint and everything seems to hang together more smoothly and without slowing the system down.
Hope this helps clear some things up for your normal/power users looking to update their devices. All-in-all I'm really happy with the WM6.5 update. It almost feels like the TP2 was made in the first place for WM6.5 and its just come to life with it, almost as if WM6.1 was a (temporary) necessary retrograde step that HTC didn't want to do...
Thanks and be good to see other people's feedback on the update.
Adam.
Thx for the update.
Very glad to hear that voice dialing over BT is working again and that there is a slide to lock and FM Radio (without having to install battery killing 3th party apps).
Looks very promising.
Hope I can install this soon and add some comments. Dutch version however not yet available.
The quick drop down menu from the start button is gone in 6.5/ Is there a decent cab to get it back? I've tried some previously that did not work. One thing I would miss with 6.5. Yeah, I know a petty thing to some, important to me.
I dislike BT so that feature means nothing, don't care for titanium or tf3d, so ms 3.5 is my prefered ui. My tp2 is one of the most finger friendly phones I've had yet even while running 6.1 . I know it always seems to make sense to upgrade to the latest and greatest, but the latest isn't neccessarily the greatest.
Having tried several diff cooked 6.5's on my old tp I may sit this one out for awhile. If you've neve tried 6.5 then by all means one should give it a try. Judge for yourself.
Bluetooth
Does the fact that Voice Dialling now works over BT mean that htc have upgraded the BT stack, ie hopefully gone back to the MS one?
adamchap said:
The new 'slide to unlock' screen lock is a real boon for not messing up your phone while it's in your holster and avoids installing battery killing 3rd party apps.
Adam.
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Maybe I'm missing something. It seems that the slide to unlock doesn't lock the hardware buttons. If the phone is in a case or a pocket and a call comes in, it's possible to accidentally press the hardware accept or hang up button. That's a problem that only seems solvable using 3rd party apps.
I'm very satisfied with this 6.5 rom release. It includes basically everything I wanted. The only thing is the Manila 6.5 with the animated today menu that changes as the weather from your localization changes.
even though this official release of winMo 6.5 looks great (installed the french one on an unbranded tp2) :
-i think the colored tf3d look is giving the rhodium a less serious image (too much green in it
-in general, the OS seem to be quite heavy for the device
-there's an obvious problem with the tf3d today clock (which is always giving me exactly 1hour & 2minutes earlier for 2seconds everytime i press the "no" button)
-also i noticed that the wi-fi antenna doesn't automatically reconnect to the selected network after i put the phone out of sleep mode, while the wi-fi antenna stays active on the phone!!?
and seriously guys, i still don't get why they didn't provide tp2 users with manila 2.5, it makes absolutelly no "SENSE"
thank you so much.
could you tell us if tom tom run ok and if you can use it in landscape mode?
s2u2 is compatible?
sorry of my english.
thank you
true2you said:
also i noticed that the wi-fi antenna doesn't automatically reconnect to the selected network after i put the phone out of sleep mode, while the wi-fi antenna stays active on the phone!!?
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agreed, it's a bit annoying, it also deactiveates the wi-fi when you soft reset the device... I'm sure there will be a tweak for it soon!
malumbreras said:
thank you so much.
could you tell us if tom tom run ok and if you can use it in landscape mode?
s2u2 is compatible?
sorry of my english.
thank you
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s2u2 still works but the new 'lock' that this version of Windows Mobile is very similar...
I noticed the thing about the clock temporarily showing the time an hour and 2 minutes earlier for about 2 seconds. Can the OP please explain how I can get the owner info screen to enter my details. I cant find anywhere on the today screen where it says 'tap to enter information'
lombardo8 said:
I noticed the thing about the clock temporarily showing the time an hour and 2 minutes earlier for about 2 seconds. Can the OP please explain how I can get the owner info screen to enter my details. I cant find anywhere on the today screen where it says 'tap to enter information'
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For the Owner info - see this topic (link in first page):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=571376
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I noticed the thing about the clock temporarily showing the time an hour and 2 minutes earlier for about 2 seconds.
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This is a feature of the manila/sense itself to give the effect of the old clocks with the flipping numbers.
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This is a feature of the manila/sense itself to give the effect of the old clocks with the flipping numbers.
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but the new clocks still flips as well......
never had this with the stock rom, plus it's more than annoying when it happens after using the task manager or locking the device with the "no/end call" button... so it often happens to me and when it does, it's three times in two seconds so thanks to htc guys for making it worst
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This is a feature of the manila/sense itself to give the effect of the old clocks with the flipping numbers.
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never had this with the stock rom, plus it's more than annoying when it happens after using the task manager or locking the device with the "no/end call" button... so it often happens to me and when it does, it's three times in two seconds so thanks to htc guys for making it worst
true2you said:
never had this with the stock rom, plus it's more than annoying when it happens after using the task manager or locking the device with the "no/end call" button... so it often happens to me and when it does, it's three times in two seconds so thanks to htc guys for making it worst
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I think it actually has something to do with the my location thing, but since I can't get that to work properly most of it is just an annoyance. Lol
E-mail to HTC (bug that I found in Manila 2.1 in the WM 6.1 that still maintains in WM 6.5):
Good Morning
I've been using the Windows Mobile 6.1 for a while and found a bug that I was expecting to be solved in the 6.5 release but unfortunately no.
When I choose in the weather tab the City of Lisbon, Portugal and update the forecast it corrects me the system time to GMT CASABLANCA instead of using the correct GMT LONDON, DUBLIN.
The Portuguese Time includes changes to the Winter Time and Summer Time, like in UK. To correct that I need to use always as my default city London, not taking use of the function from the new Manila: "My Location".
Can that be corrected in a next release?
Best Regards
Márcio Teixeira
apv245l said:
Does the fact that Voice Dialling now works over BT mean that htc have upgraded the BT stack, ie hopefully gone back to the MS one?
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Nope, it's still the WidComm BT Stack.
lombardo8 said:
I noticed the thing about the clock temporarily showing the time an hour and 2 minutes earlier for about 2 seconds. Can the OP please explain how I can get the owner info screen to enter my details. I cant find anywhere on the today screen where it says 'tap to enter information'
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Quick and easy - don't bother downloading and installing cabs, this is easier!
Go to Settings -> Today and make sure that in the "Items" tab, the option for "Owner Info" is ticked.
Now go to your today screen. There will be the owner information line - and if you've entered nothing, it'll say "Tap to enter info..." just tap there and enter the info in the control panel that appears.
If you then don't want Owner Info on your today screen (but just wanted to enter a username for app registration etc), then go back into Settings -> Today and untick the Owner Info option.
Thx,
Adam.
Hello Everyone and welcome to the first program I provide to the community!
As we all know, a constant bluetooth connection drains your battery quickly.
Now what I've done here is a program, that toggles BT-Radio unter certain conditions
You can (at the moment) choose:
Enable BT when a call comes in
Enable BT when you place a call
Enable BT whe the phone is charging
If a condition is no longer valid, BT will be switched off, i.e. if you end
your call, BT Radio will be disabled again.
Requirements:-NET CF 3.5
Usage: Choose your options and select 'run and hide' from the menu.
This has got a hard coded smart minimize, as the program needs to run in background.
Settings are saved as you make them, there's no save button.
Please bear in mind, this is BETA.
It works for me so far and I hope for willing testers, so any suggestions for further
functionality or bug reports are welcome!
I've posted it under Blackstone because that's the device it's been developed and tested with.
Anyone who wants to install on a different device is fine with me, and as soon as it's stable I'll
post it on general level.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Thomas
P.S.: Pleeeeze don't call it 'App'
Important:
This programm will only work with devices that implement the MS-Bluetooth stack (such as the blackstone).
Widcomm driven devices (HD2 or HD Mini) will not work!
As soon as I find a decent way, to control the Widcomm stack from C#, I'll provide a version for this.
Changelog / Bugs
20/03/2010
BT switched off after a few sec on incomming call - FIXED
26/03/2010
BT stopped, when charging was completed - FIXED
Code for Charging detection was completely rewritten
BT stopped after a few seconds on outgoing call - FIXED
BT switches on late on outgoing call. Improved (not sure if I can get that any faster ).
Basic functions should be fine now.
Added function to permanently disable BT below a choosable Battery level (this is totally untested...).
The GUI has changed slightly (I'll sort out a propper GUI later).
XML settings file has been moved to application directory
background thread speeded up considerably (prog. still shows up with 0,0% CPU when running in B/G.
Found a tester with a touch diamond
31/03/2010
Build in debug option added
how to use it:
In the applications directory open the file BtProfilerSettings.xml with a suitable editor.
Somewhere in the settings node add the following line: <WriteLog>X</WriteLog>
Restart the program.
In your device's root directory you'll find a trace file per day, named '3132010BTProfiler_Debug.txt' (thats the one for today)
Please note, that entries are not necessarily in the exact order, as there are 2 separate threads, one dealing with System events and one polling data every second. Thats why entries may even occur twice.
01/04/2010
Code for BT Radio control rewritten, now uses direct P/I invoke instead of MS Shared Sources dll. Seems to be a lot quicker in enabling BT
08/04/2010
New version uploaded.
New functions:
Option to enable BT in discoverable mode
Enable BT for 60 seconds
Enable BT permanently
GUI changed to black (as this is BLACKstone...not Greystone )
I refrained from creating a fancy new GUI in order to keep the footprint in Memory small.
It is still beta, but apart from the HD2 issue we're getting somewhere.
enjoy!
Wishlist / ToDo
Option to enable BT for 60 seconds manually (for file transfer or other purposes) - DONE
Option to enable BT when the Dialer shows up to reduce response time on outgoing calls (not sure if this is still required..).
Scheduler to enable / disable BT.
Separate GUI from Worker Thread to get rid of the smart minimize and enable Autostart option (WIP).
It looks very useful to me, as I use HD with BT handset.
I will test it and let you know how it works for me.
Thanks!
EDIT: Quick Report:
At first call-in, it turns ON BT and handset correctly, but if I let the phone ring, it closes the BT after a few seconds. After that, in second call it does nothing.
At a call out, it does nothing (BT remains closed).
Thanks for testing and your patience!
The first issue was a bug (switching BT off after a few secs), fixed in the cab. Please uninstall and reinstall.
Second issue looks like the program was closed.
Whenever you bring it up, please make sure you use the 'run and hide' button from the menu, to send it to background properly.
Cheers,
Thomas
Tested new cab:
Incoming call works all the time, but it has two little problems:
1st. Since first ring until BT handset is ON, there is a delay of about 10-14
secs
2nd. After BT handset is ON, the ringing is passed only to the handset and
the device speaker is silent
At outgoing call, BT Profiler still not working (it is running in the background)
A step forward at least
The time it takes until a call is being transfered to the headset is something I can't influence and I think, that depends on the combination Phone/handsfree.
All I do (at the moment) is switching BT-radio on/off.
Second issue must be some setting I think. With my Jabra handsfree as well as my car kit the phone still rings. The software does not touch any settings.
Outgoing call works with me, but I admit, the delay until BT is switched on is a bit to long, which results from the event being fired a late.
For this one, I'll try to catch a different (earlier) event, which I already identified but this will be not before next week.
Agian, thanks a lot for your effort. I'll keep on developing this thing until it works as desired.
Please be patiend with me, I'm working in dev for some 20 Years now, but I'm just developing my skills in doing smart device software.
Cheers,
Thomas
I'll test this tool on my HD2. By accident I found your thread, hope I'll make more accidents like this! I will focus solely on turning bluetooth automatically on on USB connect (since thats the only time I use it).
edit: It doesn't seem to turn on bluetooth when I connect my USB cable and phone begins to charge.
Did you check, if the program ran in background?
Switching on BT when charging was my main focus bevor I started developing the program.
However, there will be a new version withing tihs week, fixing some bugs with the eventhandlers, so you may give it another try then
thomas_b said:
Did you check, if the program ran in background?
Switching on BT when charging was my main focus bevor I started developing the program.
However, there will be a new version withing tihs week, fixing some bugs with the eventhandlers, so you may give it another try then
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Yes program ran in BG. Ill wait patiently for your update
housert said:
Yes program ran in BG. Ill wait patiently for your update
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Currently testing on my device, I'll post it as soon as possible
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Currently testing on my device, I'll post it as soon as possible
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Np. Take your time.
New version is up
Please make sure to read the notes in post #2.
Sorry it took a while, but I had to rewrite the charging portion of the program. the managed libraries are not very good in power line detection, so I had to dig into API.
I tested it again. On incoming call it doesnt turn on bluetooth. On charging it doesnt turn on bluetooth. Maybe the way the Leo works is completely different from HD? Or could it be problem i hooked it up to my pc usb, instead of just a charger?
Umm....the current version is running on my HD as well as on a workmates Diamond since Friday and it behaves well, although the time gap before BT is switched on on outgoing as well as incomming calls is still to long (I'm looking for a solution).
This version should recognize USB PC as well as chargers of different kinds (actually tested with Motorola USB charger in my car and different USB Chargers) as long as they provide power, regardless of the battery state.
My HD is not on Stock ROM, but on an Energy ROM, so its 6.5, same as yours.
At the moment I'm working on a version, that can provide debug information in a tracefile, that's probably what we need to sort out why it's not working on your phone.
Hopefully that version will be up tomorrow.
For the time being:
Have you checked (Task manager) that the program still runs in background?
(silly question you got .NET CF 3.5 installed?
Thanks 4 your patience!
Well, its not really about patience. I mean, it's your tool, take whatever time you need. Since I'm using EnergyROM, I've got .NET installed aswell. Having a debug option is a good idea, maybe there's something I did with my phone (I've tried multiple bluetooth solutions to turn on bluetooth on charger-connect before, KixAss Bluepower for example) that causes your tool not to work.
For the time being debug should point us to the right direction. I will be flashing my Lep with new energy when GTX theme from ElCondor is released, NRG cooks it in his rom with Cookie, and I dont see any bug reports anymore (so I think that won't happen in 2 weeks..)
well, if I provide software, it should better work
Debug Version is up, HowTo in post #2.
Code:
13:46:58 App. startup, using settings:
13:46:58 OnChargingX
13:46:58 OnIncommingX
13:46:58 OnOutgoingX
13:46:58 OnBattLow Perc0
13:47:03 Charging finished
13:47:34 BT switched on
13:48:39 BT switched on
13:49:11 BT switched on
13:49:43 BT switched on
13:49:48 Charging finished
13:49:49 Charging finished
13:50:01 Device cradled
13:50:15 BT switched on
13:50:45 BT switched on
But, Bluetooth is not turned on. I also tried to actually look for my phone using a collegue's phone, but it just doesnt pop up on his display untill i manually turn BT on on my phone.
that looks like the HD2 simply is not responding to the BTon request, which I find a bit strange.
I reckon, Bluepower did not work for you either?
However, I've emailed the developer of Bluepower to check if he's willing to share his sourcecode with me.
Bottom line seems to be that I have to look for a different implementation to control BT Radio in Order to make it work on the HD2.
Bluepower didnt work for me neither, that's why was so happy initially to find your topic I've emailed the developer of bluepower over a month ago, no response so far.
Happy youre active!
I reckon he uses the same API as I do. Got no reply so far either.
Shame I don't have an HD2 but I'll see if I can find something in the API doc.
If BT Radio can be controlled by software, I should be able to find it.
Somewhere in the hardware interface layer I guess, as my ROM is based on Leo as well.
Hey, i just got my dell venue pro today and was finally able to try out my app i created!
I added it to the market on the 15th of oct and it received poor reviews from the guys in the UK (not sure why).
Using it on the dell and it works great.
Anyway i was wondering if you guys could give it a try and give a review of what you thought.
My app is in the Health Fitness section and it is called My Workout.
Description:
It is a handy app that allows you to save your workout routines to an easy to access and easy to read schedule. My app also has a stopwatch and 1 rep max calculator.
It doesn't keep track of workouts, nor does it have any pre-loaded. This was created to allow gym savvy people (anyone who's worked out before) to digitally have their workout routine with them at the gym (i use my phone for music) to replace paper.
Video of app:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVoqy0xYmNg
* BUGS/ FEATURES NOTICED SINCE USING ON REAL DEVICE***
1. The lock screen wipes out any in progress routine that you were entering. Same with stopwatch.. If you are running the stopwatch and the screen locks, the stopwatch will reset. ( will fix with new lock screen guidelines that were just released)
2. I need to make the return key allow for the exercise to be added to your list instead of always hitting the add button.
Discovered that new users to windows phone 7 are oblivious to pivot controls and they love hitting return to enter data. WILL fix the return bug, the pivot control is essential to the metro ui. Cant change that.
* End bugs/features**
If you guys find anything let me know!
Thanks,
Blake
do not mean to hijack this thread but does the venue pro have a sd card slot? if it does it will be the phone i get.
I have nothing to test it on, but I do think the timer should have milliseconds as well.
the dell venue pro does NOT have a sd card slot.
Nice app, wish I had it when I was in the gym.
It's simple and straight to the point. Good to keep up with your routines.
Micro I just tested it in my HD7. Very nice app. I don't go to the Gym. (Too many posers there). Instead I ride my mountain bike and go swimming. Still your app will come in handy to many.
I've just written a brief review on Marketplace and given it 5 stars- user name jfsfoster.
Looks solid, I have two issues, but they're just aesthetic. The flexed arm doesn't really fit in too well with the default icons. I know, silly gripe, but it caught my eye. I'd try something more low key. Such as a round weight.
Remove the white border around Start/Stop and Reset and remove the speedometer graphic. It will fit better with the WP7 look.
These are just my opinions. The actual usefulness of it looks great and I will be downloading it once I find a Venue Pro.
After having friends use the app for the first time (first time wp7 users as well)
The most common problems were:
1. Unable to figure out that the navigation is pivot.
2. Why hitting return doesn't add exercises to the list.
I cant do anything about #1
However i have made some significant changes to how the textbox entry is maintained and have fixed some major bugs:
Disabled the lock screen from enabling via phone idle (microsoft wont like that i bet..) - Had to do it, if you are half way entering data and you set the phone down for 30 seconds it locks and then guess what, NO MORE DATA, you have to start over if you haven't finished the routine.
Allowed for the return (enter) key to add exercises to the list.
fixed misc bugs.
Version 1.4 look for it in about 2 days.
what do you mean navigation is pivot? as in, how they have to slide left/right? people just have to get use to that with the phone, it's not your fault. if they owned the phone, after a couple of days use they would work it out and it would be natural.
what do you mean no more data? i thought the new guidelines said the app could stay alive even if the screen goes to stand by? can you write to isolated storage upon screen lock?
Yes, you are right. People do need to get used to that but what's happening is that they download the app, attempt to use it for 2 min and then rate it 1 star and uninstall. I've noticed many apps getting poor ratings and they seem perfectly fine to me.
You are allowed to run in the background, however you cant have any timers running as per power saving guidelines. So that would mean that my stopwatch would have to be disabled.
I'd rather just disable the phone idle while using my app..
Also as for the data erasing, I write to isolated storage but not until the routine is at a specific point in the process. If you are say entering exercises and you have to go do something and set the phone down and it auto screen locks, the app re-sets and all that data you were entering gets cleared since it didnt get to the isolated storage save point yet.
that is fixed, it's just up to microsoft to see if it passes testing now.
Will download and test it, but can't report back for a few weeks. Can't go to the gym this week and next I'm out of the country.
App updated 11/10/2010
Added the ability for users to import exercises from previously entered routines. This saves time for those who do the same routine throughout the week.