I'm getting a Inc 2 as an insurance replacement for a Droid X2 that has been nothing but total hell!
I can't stand the vertical unlock / answer screen used on HTC devices. I had an Eris a few years back and had issues with pocket answering when the phone was in my pocket and I'd pull the phone out and the friction against my leg pulled the slider down and answered the call whether I wanted it or not.
Is it possible to install CM7 (with root and s-off) so I get the standard Google horizontal slider for answering and unlocking. But port over the Camera/Camcorder app (Need access to the front camera for video recording and any mic settings) and the FM Radio app?
you can use any rom and don't need root really for what you're asking...
just get widget locker...
also, on a side note, this is not a development question and belongs in the general forum.
CM7 has an FM radio app, and also works with the front camera just fine.
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xmguy said:
I'm getting a Inc 2 as an insurance replacement for a Droid X2 that has been nothing but total hell!
I can't stand the vertical unlock / answer screen used on HTC devices. I had an Eris a few years back and had issues with pocket answering when the phone was in my pocket and I'd pull the phone out and the friction against my leg pulled the slider down and answered the call whether I wanted it or not.
Is it possible to install CM7 (with root and s-off) so I get the standard Google horizontal slider for answering and unlocking. But port over the Camera/Camcorder app (Need access to the front camera for video recording and any mic settings) and the FM Radio app?
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Firstly, questions don't belong in the dev forum, they belong in the general one.
But to answer your question, as long as your replacement Inc2 has Froyo, you can root/S-OFF. From there, you can either remove the sense lockscreen, or install CM7 (and choose the standard slider unlock). You can't use any of the HTC apps under CM7 as they require the HTC framework. But CM7 has working FM radio and front camera so it's pretty much a non-issue
xmguy said:
I'm getting a Inc 2 as an insurance replacement for a Droid X2 that has been nothing but total hell!
I can't stand the vertical unlock / answer screen used on HTC devices. I had an Eris a few years back and had issues with pocket answering when the phone was in my pocket and I'd pull the phone out and the friction against my leg pulled the slider down and answered the call whether I wanted it or not.
Is it possible to install CM7 (with root and s-off) so I get the standard Google horizontal slider for answering and unlocking. But port over the Camera/Camcorder app (Need access to the front camera for video recording and any mic settings) and the FM Radio app?
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I'm not sure I totally understand your question, but here goes a try. If you install CM7 you have a choice of what lock screen to use. The choices are:
Sliding Tab: http://i.imgur.com/PkDvY.png
Rotary:http://i.imgur.com/k0o9j.png
Rotary Revamped (looks the same as Rotary): http://i.imgur.com/fWm3v.png
Lense (which unlocks vertically): http://i.imgur.com/lpBO4.png
That said, there are also a variety of apps in the market that can modify your lockscreen without root.
As far as the camera/camcorder. You cannot "port" the HTC Sense camera to the CM7 AOSP system, but CM7 has it's own camera and camcorder that work great and use either the front or rear camera.
And lastly CM7 comes installed with a FM radio app.
Ok thank you! Sorry for posting in the wrong board. Didn't know which one exactly. Can I remove the lock/answer screen with root but without a rom? Not using Widget Locker as that doesn't overwrite the answer screen.
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I'm not sure I totally understand your question, but here goes a try. If you install CM7 you have a choice of what lock screen to use. The choices are:
Sliding Tab: http://i.imgur.com/PkDvY.png
Rotary:http://i.imgur.com/k0o9j.png
Rotary Revamped (looks the same as Rotary): http://i.imgur.com/fWm3v.png
Lense (which unlocks vertically): http://i.imgur.com/lpBO4.png
That said, there are also a variety of apps in the market that can modify your lockscreen without root.
As far as the camera/camcorder. You cannot "port" the HTC Sense camera to the CM7 AOSP system, but CM7 has it's own camera and camcorder that work great and use either the front or rear camera.
And lastly CM7 comes installed with a FM radio app.
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Does the CM7 rom allow change to the camcorder mics? Like if I'm recording a concert and don't want any noise or distortion? For that matter does the HTC one offer that either.
xmguy said:
Does the CM7 rom allow change to the camcorder mics? Like if I'm recording a concert and don't want any noise or distortion? For that matter does the HTC one offer that either.
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Pretty sure there's only one mic
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Moved to proper forum.
bradsinram said:
Pretty sure there's only one mic
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We have dual mics
Noise cancellation was a selling point for the Inc 2
jrizk07 said:
We have dual mics
Noise cancellation was a selling point for the Inc 2
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With either stock or CM7 can the mics be used for recording video?
dnoyeb said:
you can use any rom and don't need root really for what you're asking...
just get widget locker...
also, on a side note, this is not a development question and belongs in the general forum.
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Widgetlocker is a pain for people who want to use any type of security password or pattern in their phone. My email is in this thing, it needs to be password protected.
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Widgetlocker is a pain for people who want to use any type of security password or pattern in their phone. My email is in this thing, it needs to be password protected.
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Since my Inc 2 came preloaded with GB. I'm having to use Widget Locker until I can root and install CM7.
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does anyone knows if the BT works full on the new htc froyo rom????
im asking this coz im using my wii controller on CM6 BUT I WANT THE 8MPX CAMERA too
or some one knows any fix for the bt or the wii controller on sense
i home some dev around see this and find a fix
thanx in advance
Questions belong in Q&A. TIA
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Lemme try it real quick
Nor possible without extensive mod. You need a new bluetooth stack as far as I know. CM6 does support the 8 megapixel camera.
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jerryparid said:
Nor possible without extensive mod. You need a new bluetooth stack as far as I know. CM6 does support the 8 megapixel camera.
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Yea just tried it doesn't work HTC still using same crappy stack
so the 8 megapixel camera doesn't work in CM6????
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nor possible without extensive mod. You need a new bluetooth stack as far as i know. Cm6 does support the 8 megapixel camera.
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the cm6 camera is like 3mp is not 8!!! the quality is poor and have no
quality options for change
if i switch to the official froyo rom i win camera and lose wii mote!!
kaokollaa said:
the cm6 camera is like 3mp is not 8!!! the quality is poor and have no
quality options for change
if i switch to the official froyo rom i win camera and lose wii mote!!
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I show CM6 as having an 8MP option, 6MP, 5MP, etc..
kaokollaa said:
... on CM6 ... I WANT THE 8MPX CAMERA too
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the camera on cm6 is 8mp. what makes you think it isn't?
kaokollaa said:
the cm6 camera is like 3mp is not 8!!! the quality is poor and have no
quality options for change
if i switch to the official froyo rom i win camera and lose wii mote!!
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megapixels has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the picture; only the size.
Well the quality is poor in cm6 and i see no options to chage the sizes or the quality if you know how let me know
kaokollaa said:
Well the quality is poor in cm6 and i see no options to chage the sizes or the quality if you know how let me know
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Don't bash something that you don't know how to use properly.
kaokollaa said:
Well the quality is poor in cm6 and i see no options to chage the sizes or the quality if you know how let me know
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When running CM6 click the gear looking icon in the menu strip, it will pop out a scrollable menu including options to choose resolution. There was one or maybe two nightly builds where it lost the 8mp setting, but it was back a day later. Also that is in the nature of nightly builds, they are made for the developer to test things, not really for users. All the other nightlies and the RC support 8mp.
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Agreed. People do a lot of hard work to make this stuff. Don't bash it, especially when you are wrong.
laydros said:
When running CM6 click the gear looking icon in the menu strip, it will pop out a scrollable menu including options to choose resolution. There was one or maybe two nightly builds where it lost the 8mp setting, but it was back a day later. Also that is in the nature of nightly builds, they are made for the developer to test things, not really for users. All the other nightlies and the RC support 8mp.
Agreed. People do a lot of hard work to make this stuff. Don't bash it, especially when you are wrong.
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thanx man and im sorry about what i said was not my intention
I want the one with the wifis... lol
It has the bigger gbs
audioeng said:
I want the one with the wifis... lol
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Somewhere???
Forgive the noob question, but it's pretty on-topic (even if the thread is on the wrong boards )... Could a custom kernel swap the BT stack being used w/a Sense ROM or is part of it still largely dependent on the ROM itself? I noticed that Damage made some note of using part of Cyanogen's BT code in the kernel they were working with for their Froyo Sense ROM (beta 3.5, prior to Sprint/HTC's official announcement, who knows what'll happen now). Just exploring some possibilities, I'm a noob when it comes to Android's inner-workings.
MSmith1 said:
Don't bash something that you don't know how to use properly.
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Wasn't going to say anything but I couldn't resist. The OP couldn't figure out that his question belonged in the Q&A section, are you really surprised he's bashing something for not properly understanding how to use it? RTFM comes to mind. Or in this case, RTFWiki
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Take a look here, took this pic yesterday while walking to get the mail.
http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/624963-81201021621AM
Thats a tiny thumbnail but you can see by the info there that the image itself is HUGE, if I bring it up to original size you can see the dew drops on the spiderwebs on the grass.
http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/789812-81201021951AM
As you can see (After it loads) the screenshot does not even get the entire image as it does not scroll sideways, this is an image using the CM6 RC.
As you can see the image quality is great (terrible focus right now though), but the image quality when you get the focus right is spot on.
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It has the bigger gbs
Somewhere???
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Awww I love the internetz.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/google-maps-for-mobile-5-unveiled-adds-dynamic-map-drawing-and/
It seems that the desire won't be supported, but I hope that list is not final.
There are very similar devices (eg. HTC Incredible) so maybe they just forgot about the Desire
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/google-maps-for-mobile-5-unveiled-adds-dynamic-map-drawing-and/
It seems that the desire won't be supported, but I hope that list is not final.
There are very similar devices (eg. HTC Incredible) so maybe they just forgot about the Desire
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I think we'll see an update, just not the full feature update. Same as the Nexus 1
I think the 3D tilt view will not be fully supported on the Desire/N1 due to the multi-touch issue. The main thing is the offline caching and we will get it.
Ye only thing is the multitouch bug that will make some of the tilting quite difficult.
Yes the Nexus one and the Desire have a poor Touch Panel, so altho it will get Google maps 5 You won't be able to rotate the Maps with a gesture (Although it SHOULD be able to do a pivot gesture according to its specification), The Droid incredible has a different Touch panel, which although still only Dual touch, handles that gesture fine without buggyness.
There is no "multitouch bug", the Desire supports pinch to zoom, not multitouch.
Working as designed.
bubble said:
There is no "multitouch bug", the Desire supports pinch to zoom, not multitouch.
Working as designed.
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+1 there is no multi touch bug because the desire has dual touch not multi touch
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AndroHero said:
+1 there is no multi touch bug because the desire has dual touch not multi touch
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There is a bug, as the Droid Incredible is only Dual touch as well but doesn't do the same thing. Just don't call it a multitouch bug but its still a bug.
AntonyStark said:
There is a bug, as the Droid Incredible is only Dual touch as well but doesn't do the same thing. Just don't call it a multitouch bug but its still a bug.
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As you said 3 posts up, the Droid has a different touch panel and has more features. Its not a bug, its a limitation. The panel does as it was advertised to do...pinch gestures.
Yes, the axes swap and the points stick together when on close x or y, but this doesn't stop it from doing its job, pinch gestures work fine with these limitations, therefore, not a bug.
The only advertised feature is pinch to zoom, which is working as designed.
Calling the lack of multitouch support a bug is the as same as calling the lack of face camera a bug... ;-)
mercianary said:
As you said 3 posts up, the Droid has a different touch panel and has more features. Its not a bug, its a limitation. The panel does as it was advertised to do...pinch gestures.
Yes, the axes swap and the points stick together when on close x or y, but this doesn't stop it from doing its job, pinch gestures work fine with these limitations, therefore, not a bug.
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But as I said in the same post, The touch panel in the desire is advertised to be able to do the gestures needed (both Pivot and rotate) and to close proximity, the phone is incapable of doing these and exhibits strange behaviours when you do them, thats bugginess to me, at worst its a defect, not a limitation.
bubble said:
The only advertised feature is pinch to zoom, which is working as designed.
Calling the lack of multitouch support a bug is the as same as calling the lack of face camera a bug... ;-)
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Its not working as designed, it was designed to do more, it cant for one reason or another, HTC messed up by putting it in the Nexus one and the Desire, thats why we have touch sensitive screen or Pitch to Zoom in brackets, but I'm talking about what the Digitizer manufacturers say it can do.
In your scenario it would be a phone having a camera and a flash in your phone, but to take a picture with a flash doesn't work, then calling it a video light....
I agree that not having real multitouch support is annoying, but you bought this device knowing this.
If you didn't know, you should probably take the habit to read some reviews before buying something...
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I agree that not having real multitouch support is annoying, but you bought this device knowing this.
If you didn't know, you should probably take the habit to read some reviews before buying something...
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I wasn't complaining, I was just spelling out why it isn't supported, with more background. Maybe you should take the habit to read before posting something....
AntonyStark said:
I wasn't complaining, I was just spelling out why it isn't supported, with more background. Maybe you should take the habit to read before posting something....
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I was actually using the ""Impersonal You"
Where is here the problem? The list is so short that not only the Desire is missing but many other devices which also have or not any multitouch bug
The whole thing bugs me, so it must be a bug...
its so sad that desire isn't in the list ...
Calm down, someone will make it work, whether it comes to the Desire officially or not.
The Desire's touch panel has an issue where it gets confused if you cross an axis with two fingers at once.
This means the rotating gesture will not work reliably, because if you cross an axis with two fingers at the same time, the map will rotate in the wrong direction.
Everything else should work and I think the issue is a rather small one, so most likely all we need is the .apk (if it doesn't get released for the Desire anyway).
There are apps out that show you what the touch sensor is seeing, where it will register multiple touched locations, but only two actually do anything at the same time. If you put three fingers on it, it will show all three, but if you try to move, only two will show the sliders for each finger moving.
Also, if you try to use two fingers, one at 2 o'clock and one at 7 o'clock, and rotate them clockwise, when they are at the 12/6 or 9/3 axis, the circles at your fingers switch with each other and it acts up.
I agree how some see it as a bug, but I would have to say it is just a limitation due to what our device was designed with. (A black and white TV can't show color picture, it's a hardware limitation, not a bug)
I wonder if something along the lines of the hack that allows single-touch displays to be able to use dual-touch would work to allow dual-touch to use multi-touch...thereby allowing GM5 to work without issue?
Hi,
Yeah I'm aware its "danageraus" to put the BT discoverable and on all the time, but still,
Is there a way to make it on discoverable with no time limit (120 seconds)?
Thank you.
Yarden.
MMM you tried with bluetooth on/off widget by Curve Fish?
also the HTC stock bluetooth widget does it,,,
What do you mean by HTC stock bluetooth widget?
Can you explain that please? I don't understand where you see it.
BTW, the curve fish doesn't have that option.
Only, on and off, nothing about the "Discoverable" marking.
mcjordan92 said:
What do you mean by HTC stock bluetooth widget?
Can you explain that please? I don't understand where you see it.
BTW, the curve fish doesn't have that option.
Only, on and off, nothing about the "Discoverable" marking.
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yes
the htc stock widget its in the widgets section in(long press on desktop..etc..)
and then browse the settings widgets and select the bluetooth widget...
u seen it now?
if u enables this widget your device is visible all the time,,
Thank you for helping but unfortunately you are wrong.
I'm not visible to any one, I must go to settings to enable this 120 seconds Discoverable option.
Maybe you tested it with Known-Partner and he already got you on list, but with new people it can't be visible, I just tested trice.
mcjordan92 said:
Thank you for helping but unfortunately you are wrong.
I'm not visible to any one, I must go to settings to enable this 120 seconds Discoverable option.
Maybe you tested it with Known-Partner and he already got you on list, but with new people it can't be visible, I just tested trice.
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yes, so I have it with my co-workers...
i don´t tried it with another person... sorry
I understand,
So got any other sollution?
I could do that so easily with my old N95, just clicking visible or not, no time counter..
So annoying
mcjordan92 said:
I understand,
So got any other sollution?
I could do that so easily with my old N95, just clicking visible or not, no time counter..
So annoying
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I have the solution, if you are still interested.
It's in main.conf file.
If you want to know more, just tell me.
Oh yes please!
Hah I recently came across this BT thing and remembered I've asked for it once..
Funny world
I'd love to hear the solution, I don't care messing with some system dangerous files..
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On ICS and JB ROMs it's possible in bluetooth settings.
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Bluetooth discoverability setting No limit GB 2.3.4 and other lower android versions
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this method didn't work.
The time do get changed from 120 to 0 and successfully store but the permission after reboot return to read and write
If permissions won't stay, use root explorer and on properties press "sticky", and they stay there.
However, I'd simply go for JB or ICS, who have the visibility option in settings...
rather than giving the "sticky" to anything, since it's a special permission, for which, I admit, I don't know the full impact on system.
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I have transferred the file to another device and changed everything with root explorer. This time all sticked well but these changes does not produce any effect in the stock Rom.
Regarding ICS and JB roms I haven't found one for this device yet. The ones that claim to be are just roms dressed with apps and mods to look like one. Not real ports.
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I have transferred the file to another device and changed everything with root explorer. This time all sticked well but these changes does not produce any effect in the stock Rom.
Regarding ICS and JB roms I haven't found one for this device yet. The ones that claim to be are just roms dressed with apps and mods to look like one. Not real ports.
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What do you consider a real port? There are 4.2, 4.1 and 4.0 ports , roms, mods and Kernels all here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002349
but these aren't for Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-s5839i.....
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but these aren't for Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-s5839i.....
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Can I ask why this was posted in the Desire HD forums?
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just realised now. Perhaps was misleaded by the Ace part.
Sorry for this and thanks anyway
while cm7 and other AOSP roms can, either directly, in display brightness settings, or through apps (screen filter, Moon + reader etc)? The same apps don't work with the softkeys in sense.
Am currently on cm7, mainly because of the darn softkeys blinding me while reading or watching vids.
And is there a camera app for cm7 that does auto focus, like the HTC camera app? And how about internet pass-through?
It seems I need a combination of both types of Roms!
Have you tried the Miui Camera? I was using it with CM7. It's pretty nice, has Autofocus as well as Antishake.
It can be installed as a system app and replace the stock camera (rename the apk to camera, and place in the system app folder and change the permissions. or just install as a stand alone app. I chose to replace my stock camera.
If you have any issues, let me know.
Thanks!
I'll give this app a try!
Mine must be broken because they are hardly blinding.
shoman24v said:
Mine must be broken because they are hardly blinding.
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Must be!
I'm talking about reading with very low screen brightness at night.
PacerguyDon said:
Have you tried the Miui Camera? I was using it with CM7. It's pretty nice, has Autofocus as well as Antishake.
It can be installed as a system app and replace the stock camera (rename the apk to camera, and place in the system app folder and change the permissions. or just install as a stand alone app. I chose to replace my stock camera.
If you have any issues, let me know.
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I just installed it! First time I had a chance to use the barcode scanner.
Nice app! Is there a way to zoom in using video? And can I use the front camera with it? I haven't found an option for that, so far.
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I just installed it! First time I had a chance to use the barcode scanner.
Nice app! Is there a way to zoom in using video? And can I use the front camera with it? I haven't found an option for that, so far.
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I don't know of any way to zoom on the video.
I have the front facing camera option on the left hand side of the screen near the top. It has a camera with arrows around it. I'm not sure if it is on the version I linked though. I've switched back to the Miui rom and using the lastest version 1.9.9 which has the front facing camera option (works for both camera and video)... I can try and pull the apk and see what happens if I flash it to CM7 later...
Thanks! I would appreciate this very much!
PS: I'm still hoping someone can explain why there is no control over the softkey lights in sense roms.
For example, screen filter and Moon + reader can both turn them off using AOSP roms, but the same apps cannot in Sense roms.
Is this something that is easy to add and nobody else wants this function, or is there something in the sense roms making it hard to incorporate?
Tried flashing the camera from the latest Miui build (1.9.9) in CM 7... no luck, just force closes.
I'm sure there may be someone out there that knows what needs to be modded to make it work. I wish I did...
I'll enclose the apk if anyone wants to try to mess with it.
Thanks a million for trying, Don!
No problem. Good luck on the backlighting.
I enjoy being able to kill mine when reading books. It's a nice feature to have. Crazy that on the sense based roms that dimming the display doesn't effect the soft key back lighting like it does on the Aosp roms Crazy..
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Is there a way to zoom in using video? And can I use the front camera with it? I haven't found an option for that, so far.
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PacerguyDon said:
Tried flashing the camera from the latest Miui build (1.9.9) in CM 7... no luck, just force closes.
I'm sure there may be someone out there that knows what needs to be modded to make it work.
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The Fixed2 version doesn't have FFC support. There is also a TEST1 version which has enabled the FFC for some. The link in my signature will take you to the post about Fixed2 but it also links to TEST1. I'm currently working on the version from 1.9.2 so if you want to try it out, PM and I'll give you the download link. The only reason I'm not just posting for everybody right now is so people on various devices/roms give feedback about what needs fixed and tweaked.
As far as why we can't take the app right from MIUI and have it work is because it's dependent on pieces of the MIUI framework. Basically, to make it work the apk needs to be decoded and have some of the framework added to it. Would be a lot easier if MIUI was open source.
I recently upgraded to 4.2.1(ParanoidAndroid 2.9.9) and the new camera(which I assume is the standard Google 4.2 camera) is very basic, and very weak compared to what I had. The old camera(which was also Google stock) had a lot of filters built in, and some hilarious distortions such as "Big Eyes" and "Big Head". My kids LOVE those. They are now gone, as is most of the awesome functionality I had. In it's place is Photo Spheres which I personally consider useless. Is there a way to get my old camera back? I don't want to be stuck on 4.1.1 forever but I hate this new camera!
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I recently upgraded to 4.2.1(ParanoidAndroid 2.9.9) and the new camera(which I assume is the standard Google 4.2 camera) is very basic, and very weak compared to what I had. The old camera(which was also Google stock) had a lot of filters built in, and some hilarious distortions such as "Big Eyes" and "Big Head". My kids LOVE those. They are now gone, as is most of the awesome functionality I had. In it's place is Photo Spheres which I personally consider useless. Is there a way to get my old camera back? I don't want to be stuck on 4.1.1 forever but I hate this new camera!
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You can install camera ICS from the market. The layout isn't exactly the same ( I assume it's mimicking the ICS camera layout) but it will give you back the filters, funny faces. And yes I wondered the same thing why did google remove them. Kids get tonnes of laughs out of those. I'd love to know how those decisions are made... 'Hey you know those features we've had in the wild for over a year? Yeah let's remove them'
my exact thoughts also, when i had the 16gb nexxy i updated and was VERY annoyed to find the effects deleted, so much it was one of the "cons" that pushed me into refunding for a non-updated 32gb version
im still 4.1 now lol i seriously dont understand why google would :
A: release nexus 7 without a camera app.....(yea i do know why but lame excuse)
B: when you update to 4.2 it deletes any camera app and replaces it with dah dah duh daaaaa a broken one with non-working photosphere.....wtf?
sooooooo mmmmm yeah ill remember this thread when i come to updating
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B: when you update to 4.2 it deletes any camera app and replaces it with dah dah duh daaaaa a broken one with non-working photosphere.....wtf?
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Removing those "cute" functions is one thing, but how is the 4.2 camera "broken"?
khaytsus said:
Removing those "cute" functions is one thing, but how is the 4.2 camera "broken"?
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Well I assume he meant the PhotoSphere which as best I can tell is not functioning correctly. I have not yet gotten it to work at all.
How come i didn't get a camera? I'm on PA 2.99 beta 6.
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Landara said:
Well I assume he meant the PhotoSphere which as best I can tell is not functioning correctly. I have not yet gotten it to work at all.
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Because it's not supported for front facing cameras? That's not broken, that's design.
khaytsus said:
Because it's not supported for front facing cameras? That's not broken, that's design.
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First of all, the app doesn't know which way your camera is facing, nor does it care. Second, I didn't even try it on my Nexus 7, I tried it multiple times on my Galaxy Nexus. Still broken. Never got a decent result. You may say it's operator error, but that's a ridiculous statement as well because it's pretty self explanatory.
khaytsus said:
Because it's not supported for front facing cameras? That's not broken, that's design.
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ok so look basically it would be very stupid putting diesel into a petrol as it wouldn't work......
acer made it to remove any cam app we had previously then installed a app exactly the same but without the working effects, .... only 1 broken one..photosphere,
saying that its supposed to only work with a front face cam....well then why go to the trouble of jacking our old app and putting one with a feature we cant use......? :good:
Just saying, the app does know which way the camera faces... I assume something in the data for the camera tells the app its front facing. This is probably useful for apps such as Skype too.
When you try photo sphere, it says sorry not supported with front camera.
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Element515 said:
Just saying, the app does know which way the camera faces... I assume something in the data for the camera tells the app its front facing. This is probably useful for apps such as Skype too.
When you try photo sphere, it says sorry not supported with front camera.
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the strange thing is, you would think panoramic shot wouldnt work, yet in the cam effects pre-4.2 you can use panoramic efect albeit frontcam only, it did work thou.
i think photsphere from front cam, while your in the middle of the shot with the world spinning around you would be a great effect anyways.
chismay said:
ok so look basically it would be very stupid putting diesel into a petrol as it wouldn't work......
acer made it to remove any cam app we had previously then installed a app exactly the same but without the working effects, .... only 1 broken one..photosphere,
saying that its supposed to only work with a front face cam....well then why go to the trouble of jacking our old app and putting one with a feature we cant use......? :good:
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You lost me at "Acer". And I hope you realize this is a general "4.2 Google Apps" statement, not something Asus did.