Hello,
This may be a rather obvious question, but I would like to understand if I can install 3rd party Windows Mobile apps on the Touch Pro 2?
I would like to install some 'classic' Windows Mobile applications like an SSH client, a file manager,, basically the Windows Mobile applications which ran on an HP iPaq. Does an application have to "signed"?
Thanks
mail_e36 said:
I would like to install some 'classic' Windows Mobile applications like an SSH client, a file manager,, basically the Windows Mobile applications which ran on an HP iPaq. Does an application have to "signed"?
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All old applications will still work fine (except the applications have problems handling the new screen resolution (which is unlikely)). That is what i love windows mobile for. Applications do not need to be signed in order to run on the TP2.
Thanks for the info
mastermarv said:
All old applications will still work fine (except the applications have problems handling the new screen resolution (which is unlikely)). That is what i love windows mobile for. Applications do not need to be signed in order to run on the TP2.
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Hello
My question is if you know that exist anithing rom alternative for windows mobile?
Windows mobile have very poor funcionality.
Tanks
some devices got limux / android more of less
Rudegar said:
some devices got limux / android more of less
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But that is not so much a ROM as a program run within a ROM. And it has far fewer functions ATM.
cfieiras said:
Hello
My question is if you know that exist anithing rom alternative for windows mobile?
Windows mobile have very poor funcionality.
Tanks
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Hmm... I cannot think of any mobile OS that allows for more functionalities than Windows Mobile at the moment.
Please define "very poor", e.g. specific aspects that you hope other mobile OS may be able to fare better?
CervezaPorFavor said:
Hmm... I cannot think of any mobile OS that allows for more functionalities than Windows Mobile at the moment.
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And, with the vast number of independent developers writing software for WM, even if the core OS doesn't do something, there will be and add on that does!
pound for pound, windows mobile still has the most functions, not counting 3rd party developed applications..
Generally, WM is better pound for pound.. (IMHO of course)
"The other day Java made a version of JavaFX available for download for Windows Mobile Phone devices. JavaFX is intended to bring more rich media content to phones and since JavaFX can be cross platform (PC, Mac, BlackBerry…everything except the iPhone since Apple may never approve of it) developers can make applications one time and they can run on these platforms natively. Windows is the first mobile platform to have a release of JavaFX. The package contains 4 demos. A Twitter client, a simple calculator, a photo viewer and a little application where your finger makes a ripple and the fish follows it.
So for the first time developer’s can start to work on developing JavaFX applications and have a real mobile testing platform. Of course you can run any other Java app through this as well (I tested it with Google Maps java and it ran fine). The download and additional release notes are located here."
Original Article
whats the diff between JavaFX and regular Java
couldnt they just update the original???
does this replace completely the others java machines, like for ex jbed??
onesolo said:
does this replace completely the others java machines, like for ex jbed??
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sounds too good to be real..(as replacer).
well its posted at javafx.com
nothin said:
sounds too good to be real..(as replacer).
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onesolo said:
does this replace completely the others java machines, like for ex jbed??
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Well, I test it out and in fact is the best java machine that I test it until now for ppc!!!
Downloaded Opera mini and worked like a charm. Even asked me where I wanted to install opera mini, memory internal or external...
Many thkx sun, hopes that this would be in fact the default java machine in major phones. Or if java was not from Sun....
Well, I test it out and in fact is the best java machine that I test it until now for ppc!!!
Downloaded Opera mini and worked like a charm. Even asked me where I wanted to install opera mini, memory internal or external...
Many thkx sun, hopes that this would be in fact the default java machine in major phones. Or if java was not from Sun....
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ooh, thanks for information! need to take a closer look then.
(if only bt work with that too...you know what i mean ..).
upd: hmm it can be SLOW as hell and seems to be typical vga soft, although it handles launched application resolutions quite well(320x240 is 320x240)..
onesolo said:
Well, I test it out and in fact is the best java machine that I test it until now for ppc!!!
Downloaded Opera mini and worked like a charm. Even asked me where I wanted to install opera mini, memory internal or external...
Many thkx sun, hopes that this would be in fact the default java machine in major phones. Or if java was not from Sun....
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Hmm, I don't know. JavaFX is much, much, much slower with Opera Mini on my Touch Pro than jbed. The font seems a little nicer, though. I think it uses antialiasing.
Interesting app.
Worked fine but....
Could not install file from memory, only by internet, that worked.
Installed Gmail as test. Continuallyl, said there was no internet connection with Wifi and Active sync.
After fiddling with it. I decided to remove JavaFx. After that many strange things happened.
Had to hard reset. :-(
Wm6.1
rojaa said:
I decided to remove JavaFx. After that many strange things happened.
Had to hard reset. :-(
Wm6.1
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I have removed JavaFX, too, but everything went fine, no hard reset needed. WM6.1, too.
It works on a Touch HD. But for some reason, its slow. Esp. the fish app.
How is the Twitter App? Just asking as I tend to shy away from java apps on my device because I never really had much success with them running properly.
I'm now running Opera Mini in JavaFX rather than JBED. I like it better.
Does anyone know the correct syntax to make a shortcut to automatically run Opera Mini (rather than start JavaFX and choose Opera Mini from the list)?
With JBED it was "\windows\jbed.exe" -run s0_
DarrenUtd said:
I'm now running Opera Mini in JavaFX rather than JBED. I like it better.
Does anyone know the correct syntax to make a shortcut to automatically run Opera Mini (rather than start JavaFX and choose Opera Mini from the list)?
With JBED it was "\windows\jbed.exe" -run s0_
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When I click on New application -> From storage, I'm always asked to enter a URL, I can't seem to choose any file. Have it installed on Blackstone latest stock ROM. Any hint ?
Georgeous2008 said:
When I click on New application -> From storage, I'm always asked to enter a URL, I can't seem to choose any file. Have it installed on Blackstone latest stock ROM. Any hint ?
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The "from storage" option doesn't seem to work, but it's easy enough to just install java apps in the usual manner, as JavaFX makes itself the default JVM. Click on the JAD file in a web browser and it'll install fine.
sun java network problem
so I cooked the sun java package on my tp2.. installed opera mini... but I can't get the network. if you are running opera mini, maybe you have some provisioning files that are nessesary to connect to the internet?? OM just says that there is no network connection.
JavaFx.exe parameters
I see that you still don't know how to run this emulator from a shortcut and run in it any midlet.
But maybe someone haven't posted it yet but knows it. I hope someone will write what is the missing parameter
So I have this program that is only available on windows powered PDAs, but I was thinking if there is some kind of emulator for android that could run those programs?
Nope.
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Windows Mobile uses a registry, android does not. Android uses APK's, WinMo uses cabs.
Honestly coming from a WinMo there isn't one app i haven't been able to find thats better on the android
will all WM 6.5, 6.1 apps work on WP7 ? gps software?
Nope- no Windows Mobile 6.x (or earlier) apps will work on WP7.
Clean break. Nothing will work. Apps on WP7 are based on Silverlight/XNA. There aren't going to be many third aprty native applications. .NET CF Applications from WM 5-6.x won't work either. There was never a Silverlight for Windows Mobile, so most apps will have to be rewritten, not only because of that, but because the entire platform from internals to GUI have changed remarkably.
hum. even gps software? igo, tomtom ?
citrix80 said:
hum. even gps software? igo, tomtom ?
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Nope, nothing at all.
hum. dont like that idea. so all WP7 apps are completely rewritten? are those more stable and more smooth than older windows mobile apps ?
The point was to start with a clean slate and they did. This has been out in clear from day one round about 2 years ago when the development begun.
Stability of the app is upto the developer not Microsoft. Smooth is also upto the developer to make the code more efficient though the OS is quite smooth.
Hope this clears it up.
those apps have different format? different way to install ?
Yeah the old ones were CAB, new ones are XAP. Thought they both are ZIP files in a nutshell.
Also the package is signed by a digital certificate if I am not mistaken.
Hello,
I have seen freeware websites , there are windows mobiles 7 applications , but i cannot download straight to pc like windows mobile 5/6 , i need software like Zune Software or something like that , i have never been using windows mobilw 7 phone so never been trying.
So anybody know is that windows mobile 7 applications can install manually like
windows mobile 5/6 or do i need special pc software like itunes.
Thanks
to install apps you must use the Marketplace tile. this will let you access music, games etc. beware you must have a data connection and probably wifi for bigger files if you want to sync your music and picture you MUST use Zune software. and the sync it with your WP7 device.
so , do you mean i cannot transfer cab file to the device and then on the file explorer i cannot install cab file by double clicking like windows mobiles 5/6?
Thanks
davidkhan said:
so , do you mean i cannot transfer cab file to the device and then on the file explorer i cannot install cab file by double clicking like windows mobiles 5/6?
Thanks
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You are correct in your assumption.
Windows mobile 7
i have owned many windows mobile phone since the xda1.
i never owned such a rubbish as bad as windows mobile 7.
i have now moved to android 2.2 and i am very happy but why microsoft ruined such excellent windows mobile 6.5 with this rubbish.
you cant sync with outlook.
you dont have file explorer.
there is no expansion slot for sd card.
i cant use any of my old softwares.
the platform is gone back to different system
Microsoft is doing same thing apple is been doing for years..... manipulating users.....
digital_phone said:
i have owned many windows mobile phone since the xda1.
i never owned such a rubbish as bad as windows mobile 7.
i have now moved to android 2.2 and i am very happy but why microsoft ruined such excellent windows mobile 6.5 with this rubbish.
you cant sync with outlook.
you dont have file explorer.
there is no expansion slot for sd card.
i cant use any of my old softwares.
the platform is gone back to different system
Microsoft is doing same thing apple is been doing for years..... manipulating users.....
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As a former wm6.5 owner, I can say you're full of crap to call WP7 rubbish.
None of the things you mentioned with the exception of SD card are missed.
Just because things are done differently doesn't make them rubbish, just different, and in this case, better.
And if you think Android 2.2 is better, you are certifiably mad!
digital_phone said:
i have owned many windows mobile phone since the xda1.
i never owned such a rubbish as bad as windows mobile 7.
i have now moved to android 2.2 and i am very happy but why microsoft ruined such excellent windows mobile 6.5 with this rubbish.
you cant sync with outlook.
you dont have file explorer.
there is no expansion slot for sd card.
i cant use any of my old softwares.
the platform is gone back to different system
Microsoft is doing same thing apple is been doing for years..... manipulating users.....
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MS didnt ruin WM 6.5, its still available and you can always get a WM 6.x device if thats what you want. WP7 is completely different from WM and as such wont suit anyone looking for the power and flexibility of WM.
digital_phone;11747943]i have owned many windows mobile phone since the xda1.
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I also had fun with WM6 - 6.5
i never owned such a rubbish as bad as windows mobile 7.
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There is no Windows Mobile 7
i have now moved to android 2.2 and i am very happy but why microsoft ruined such excellent windows mobile 6.5 with this rubbish.
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If you're happy with Android, there's no point in sour graping over WP7
you cant sync with outlook.
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Can be done with Hotmail & Windows Live
you dont have file explorer.
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There are lots of apps from several developers (same with Android) if you know how to look for them. Ex. TouchExplorer & Registry Explorer
there is no expansion slot for sd card.
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You are right, but there's always a way.
i cant use any of my old softwares.
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because it's a new & different platforms. Same as you can not use Photoshop in Linux
the platform is gone back to different system.
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IMO, not gone back but moved forward. Way forward
Microsoft is doing same thing apple is been doing for years..... manipulating users
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There's a saying, "you can't please everyone."
There's also another saying that goes, "People fear change because they are afraid to leave their comfort zones. They usually stagnate."
It's Windows Phone 7.
There's no such thing as Windows Mobile 7, you cannot install or use apps from previous Windows Mobile 6/5/4 oses. Windows Phone 7 is a completely new os.
pillsburydoughman said:
It's Windows Phone 7.
There's no such thing as Windows Mobile 7, you cannot install or use apps from previous Windows Mobile 6/5/4 oses. Windows Phone 7 is a completely new os.
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So do you mean all applications that i bought for Windows Mobile 6/5/4 oses will be useless for Windows Phone 7.
Many thanks
David
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Yes
Yes, you are correct, Windows Mobile 6.X applications will not work on Windows Phone 7. However, as I discover daily, more and more 6.X applications are being rewritten for WP7. Today, I use many WP7 versions of the WM 6.X applications I depended on.
BTW I will NEVER go back to WM 6.x, NEVER!!!!!!
Yes, windows mobile is no longer fully supported and WP7 was built from the ground up. No Winmo apps will work on WP7 as it utilizes an entirely different file type. WP7 is not Windows mobile 7, it's something much bigger.