Hi, is there any way to improve Google Maps/ Street View resolution for the HTC HD?
Such a big screen but such a lousy resolution for this application.
Thanx.
Come and solve the master ah
Yes ah, I have the same problem, how do ah?
I think this is a fixed setting on the google servers. They probably have images in different formats, these lowres pictures will be send to the mobile version of google maps, probably to save bandwidth and (thus) gain speed.
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Hi skyfire is no longer beta and an new version is released!
http://www.skyfire.com/
looking forward to this
Ah , i've been looking forward to playing with this, thanks for the heads up
ahh damn, its not native wvga =(
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ahh damn, its not native wvga =(
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Yes it is: "Supported Screen Resolutions (pixels) 240x240 320x320 320x240 (QVGA) 400x240 (WQVGA)
640x480 (VGA) 800x480 (WVGA)"
Lets see how well it playes streaming videos.. last one wasnt so good.
One word, YAY.
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Yes it is: "Supported Screen Resolutions (pixels) 240x240 320x320 320x240 (QVGA) 400x240 (WQVGA)
640x480 (VGA) 800x480 (WVGA)"
Lets see how well it playes streaming videos.. last one wasnt so good.
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Supported is a long way from native - it looks awful compared to Opera, blocky, gritty images, impossible to read anything without zooming...
The PC equivalent would be playing Quake in 640x480 on a 1920x1200 monitor...
how do you get it to change resolution?
yes okay it looks not as good as opera. but i think this is a really fast browser. i tink i will use this if i have only gprs connection and opera mini gave up
or you can use wvgafix3 to change the resolution =)
Meh stretched VGA =(. Good browser but that's the only bad thing about it, hope they'll change it one day.
shame its not full res on the touch hd.
Have they got sound working on video streams yet ???
this is nothing. still waiting on opera 9.7
Mach5 browser has same speed as skyfire but opera's clearity/resolution. Also, plays videos without any problems.
Here are the changes:
Skyfire 1.0 has a huge number of enhancements over the longstanding 0.9 beta:
* Thumbnail interaction. Now you can click on links immediately after the page loads without having to zoom in. This enhancement is especially helpful for high resolution phones, and for familiar sites where you know right away where you want to click. It makes getting to the content you want on the page simpler, quicker and more efficient.
* Improved Zoom. Double-tap or double-click to zoom over any element, including links, images or videos. The zoom interaction is smoother and more responsive as well. Best of all: when you zoom in you will get readable text instantly (beforehand, text was blurry and took a while to become sharp).
* Enhanced Navigation. When you navigate back or forward, you return to the last viewport (e.g. zoom level and portion of the page). Thus eliminating the need to pan and zoom into the section you were viewing on the previous page. Skyfire remembers even the viewport when you select a page from your history.
* Improved page handling. Enhancements have been made especially for AJAX-intensive sites such as Facebook and Gmail. If larger parts of the page get updated then the client will more quickly and accurately reflect this.
* iFrame handling. There's a solution for full-width iFrames in Skyfire
* Fast start. The developers changed both the sequence and behavior of the Skyfire launch so you get started as quickly as possible. You can type a search or URL in the Superbar while Skyfire is connecting in the background. You can put Skyfire to work before the start page is even loaded.
* Reconnect to last state. When you leave Skyfire in the background, Skyfire will disconnect to preserve battery life. Once you come back to it (after minutes, hours, days) it will reload the same page to the same zoom level and focus. Thus you can continue right where you left off. When you exit and start again, you will always land on the start page.
* Connection helper. There's a new mechanism in place to detect when connections cannot be established to Skyfire servers. If this is due to a network configuration (common in GSM land), then suggestions are provided to help out. This is especially useful if you are with a carrier/data plan that places restrictions on certain APN configurations, which interferes with Skyfire.
* Enhanced search results. Google results now include video, news articles, local results all blended on a single results page and ordered by relevance. Vertical search categories are still available.
* Improved RSS feed search. Find your favorite custom RSS feeds through the improved Add-Feed feature, found under the Customize menu on the start page. Search by site domain, feed URL, or even topical keywords.
* Easier sharing of RSS items from start page. Skyfire has exposed a simple “Share this article” link below each RSS story displayed on your start page to make it easier to share interesting items to Twitter and Facebook
* Remember last connection (Symbian only). Skyfire can now remember the last connection for you, so you will not have to choose a connection every single time. In addition, if you want to change the connection type while you are in Skyfire then you can do so.
sound is included. hm strange if i change the resolution to vga (wvgafix3) the texts and pictures are still noisy -.- dont understand that but i think a higher resolution will be not good for the skyfire servers.
waiting for 9.7
but i think 9.7 will be released end of the year. fennec also....
much better than the Beta's... I actually quite like this.
help needed
its not working with 3g connection wy not,
how can ill fix this.
please advise
sitaniace said:
its not working with 3g connection wy not,
how can ill fix this.
please advise
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Same problem here...
Is there an app? Or do you have to use the touch Youtube site?
from what i've read, the first time you visit a youtube clip, it will ask you to download an extension, and after this it will play it like would any other video. it's not a seperate application persay, but merely just an extension to IE to allow you to play the youtube clips.
I could be wrong on this, but I have seen videos of youtube playing, so it's definitely there.
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from what i've read, the first time you visit a youtube clip, it will ask you to download an extension, and after this it will play it like would any other video. it's not a seperate application persay, but merely just an extension to IE to allow you to play the youtube clips.
I could be wrong on this, but I have seen videos of youtube playing, so it's definitely there.
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I just read on Wikipedia it will run it in a sort of media player app, but they state that Adobe Flash 10.1 is on the way so this could be improved, or hell, there is the possibility updates will bring Youtube apps and better support.
There is built-in support for viewing the videos, but Google will need to develop a separate Youtube app if you want the off-browser experience.
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There is built-in support for viewing the videos, but Google will need to develop a separate Youtube app if you want the off-browser experience.
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Chances are that Google are already working on an application for YouTube.
App in Marketplace that plays Youtube over 3g is craptastic, horrible quality over 3g. Seriously over 3g the quality is worse than on a Blackberry. WTF MS?
Microsoft doesn't own YouTube, so I dunno why you're asking them.
And the quality is probably poor because it's playing 240 or 360p version of the videos instead of HQ.
That's why Google needs to release a YouTube App.
Microsoft has more important things to worry about, like, the actual operating system.
The youtube experience on WP7 is amazing.. its the first phone i ever used that didn't require a full fledged app. I sort of like it that m.youtube.com works out of the box and there isn't "an app for that" - with that being said, people are free to use the youtube api and make their own apps and google may do just that. However with m.youtube.com the quality for me is amazing. I don't watch it over 3g since AT&T rapes us with 3g bandwidth costs but over wifi the quality is beautiful. M.youtube.com also works with your login id so you can easily play your favorite and surf the website. It isn't a pretty package, but hell, sometimes its better that the web integration works this well rather than waiting for a required app
Apparently the youtube app adjusts the video settings if not on wifi. Which doesn't make sense since my 3g connection can more than handle youtube....
Maybe contact the developer and see if we can get settings adjustments.
edit: nevermind, it lists microsoft as the developer so I guess maybe an update will help?
I have the new Samsung Focus and love it. I do have one problem I didnt experience with my Fuze. I have a camera server that produces a mpeg 4 stream that I cannot get the version of IE in phone 7 to run. It will connect to the address and ask to install active x. I tell it to but it never produces a picture. I think it maybe due to the inability to set any security and active x settings like the full IE browser. I ran Opera on my fuze and never had a problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or do I have to wait for an alternative browser to show up? Thanks for any input
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I have the new Samsung Focus and love it. I do have one problem I didnt experience with my Fuze. I have a camera server that produces a mpeg 4 stream that I cannot get the version of IE in phone 7 to run. It will connect to the address and ask to install active x. I tell it to but it never produces a picture. I think it maybe due to the inability to set any security and active x settings like the full IE browser. I ran Opera on my fuze and never had a problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or do I have to wait for an alternative browser to show up? Thanks for any input
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Active-X support in IE was sawed off, unless there is an alternative browser/stand alone player that supports web video streaming you will have to see if it will be included in the update.
Or wait for an IP camera app. Someone is bound to write one.
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Or wait for an IP camera app. Someone is bound to write one.
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There are a lot of them on other mobile operating systems.
So chances are that there will be quite a few soon enough.
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I have the new Samsung Focus and love it. I do have one problem I didnt experience with my Fuze. I have a camera server that produces a mpeg 4 stream that I cannot get the version of IE in phone 7 to run. It will connect to the address and ask to install active x. I tell it to but it never produces a picture. I think it maybe due to the inability to set any security and active x settings like the full IE browser. I ran Opera on my fuze and never had a problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or do I have to wait for an alternative browser to show up? Thanks for any input
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Did Opera open the MPEG4 stream in a different app (like HTC's streaming app?). If so, the problem is just that WP7 does not support web video (i.e. MPEG4 streams, etc.) at the moment.
I've done some googling but i haven't managed to come up with an answer to this either way...
Me and my friend both have the galaxy nexus and we tried to beam a picture but it wouldn't work.
After some research i've found that it isn't possible because of the gallery in the rom.
does anyone know if there are plans to change this so that pictures can be exchanged through beam?
It's not because of the gallery apk. It's because NFC has a very slow transfer rate. It would take a long time to send a picture.
Things that I have had success beaming are: market app links, browser links, youtube videos.
Yeah, you can really only send links and all, not actual content stored on you phone as far as i know. because it takes too long, and nfc may not even be capable of doing it. however, when you beam a youtube video, app, or website or something, you are basically sending the link to the other phone and then the other phone connects to that link through whatever app it uses like the Browser, Youtube app, or Market etc. to transfer actual content like photos stored in your phone, its probably best to use bluetooth or just email it or something.
i may be wrong though
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I've done some googling but i haven't managed to come up with an answer to this either way...
Me and my friend both have the galaxy nexus and we tried to beam a picture but it wouldn't work.
After some research i've found that it isn't possible because of the gallery in the rom.
does anyone know if there are plans to change this so that pictures can be exchanged through beam?
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Just upload your photo to drop box and beam the link, easiest way to do it.
Note: you can beam contact stored on phone, not just links.
Yeah we managed to beam apps which opened up my market... websites... youtube links and a contact from his phonebook to mine.
Guess we will have to stick to the good old bluetooth for pictures.
Still a very nice feature to play about with.
File Expert will speed up that bt transfer with an nfc tap.
And ShareNFC will add the ability to transfer files via NFC in an upcoming update.
Hey guys I was using my alternate Google Play account to get samples for some Japanese manga directly from the Google Play Store. However I tried opening the sample I keep getting "Image Not Available" when I turn a page, it seems to only happen with foreign books. Is there a way I can fix this? I attached a couple screenshots for reference, any help is greatly appreciated!
If this is a legitimate copy and you are not trying to mod play books or play store at all, a simple email to google should get them to fix it. It seems to me like the sample just has the image not available embedded into it. To check, try zooming in to the not available page as far as you can and see if you can see the quality degrade. EDIT: since you are saying it is happening with foreign books, try changing your language to get the correct book, you may have to delete and re-download tho.
Oh okay, I can see the quality degrade as I zoom in. I'll try to email Google about it, the thing is that this is my Japanese Google account (long story involving VPN), should I email them?