What's with no native video calling on the epic?? - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is There native video calling on the epic?
I have seen other galaxy s phones and they have a video call button on the dial pad. But I have a message button.
Is it a gingerbread feature?
I am on gingerbread but its a leak. Eh17. And I know some of the features are disabled like the over scroll and the crt animation and the gingerbread keyboard.
Is this one of the disabled features maybe?
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kirt231 said:
Is There native video calling on the epic?
I have seen other galaxy s phones and they have a video call button on the dial pad. But I have a message button.
Is it a gingerbread feature?
I am on gingerbread but its a leak. Eh17. And I know some of the features are disabled like the over scroll and the crt animation and the gingerbread keyboard.
Is this one of the disabled features maybe?
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Wouldn't that be sweet? I think they will be pushing the Video in Google Talk when official GB hits. We all know how horrible Qik was.
I did not hear anyone mention it on the Galaxy II Epic Touch which comes with Gingerbread so doubt it will be included. Were the phones you saw European Galaxy S phones?

i was wondering this too, does anyone know why its not there?

kennyglass123 said:
Wouldn't that be sweet? I think they will be pushing the Video in Google Talk when official GB hits. We all know how horrible Qik was.
I did not hear anyone mention it on the Galaxy II Epic Touch which comes with Gingerbread so doubt it will be included. Were the phones you saw European Galaxy S phones?
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I was using it on my Epic on EH17 and it works very well. I tried to add it to Froyo but no joy. It works extremely well on the ET4G with the 2 megapixel front camera. I did a 20 minute video chat with qbking from my Epic. I was on 4G and there was no lag or stutter but there was occasional sound loss for 2 seconds and it picked right back up. I think GB 2.3.4 is required for it to work
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JohnCorleone said:
I was using it on my Epic on EH17 and it works very well. I tried to add it to Froyo but no joy. It works extremely well on the ET4G with the 2 megapixel front camera. I did a 20 minute video chat with qbking from my Epic. I was on 4G and there was no lag or stutter but there was occasional sound loss for 2 seconds and it picked right back up. I think GB 2.3.4 is required for it to work
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You're saying Google talk with video works on gb? And is the front camera not sideways?
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No I saw it on my friends at and t galaxy s. I forget what one it is but yea.
kennyglass123 said:
Wouldn't that be sweet? I think they will be pushing the Video in Google Talk when official GB hits. We all know how horrible Qik was.
I did not hear anyone mention it on the Galaxy II Epic Touch which comes with Gingerbread so doubt it will be included. Were the phones you saw European Galaxy S phones?
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So how do you enable it? Its not an extra charge with sprint is it? Cuz on the bottom of the dial pad its a green call button then a grey or black back up button and then a text message button where the video call button should be but its not.
JohnCorleone said:
I was using it on my Epic on EH17 and it works very well. I tried to add it to Froyo but no joy. It works extremely well on the ET4G with the 2 megapixel front camera. I did a 20 minute video chat with qbking from my Epic. I was on 4G and there was no lag or stutter but there was occasional sound loss for 2 seconds and it picked right back up. I think GB 2.3.4 is required for it to work
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So do I need to download Google talk to get the video call button in the dial pad?
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You're saying Google talk with video works on gb? And is the front camera not sideways?
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kirt231 said:
So do I need to download Google talk to get the video call button in the dial pad?
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No. It will enable video calling option in Gtalk. There is no app for native video calling on the Epic. However a Google search of this reveals Google's intent to put it in 2.3.4. I am guessing you saw it on a non-Galaxy S phone since none of the US carriers have GB yet. But the Conquer and Galaxy S II series have 2.3.4 as well as the Nexus and no one has mentioned this native video calling. So is Sprint not supporting it to avoid the bandwidth overload?
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OK, just read some of the articles and they are talking about Google Talk with video. So not sure where you saw the video call button on the dial pad unless it will be integrated with the Google Talk and for contacts that have it enabled.

Look for the one Shinydude posted. The the pictures are the right side up, and the video option is inside to G-Talk app. I flashed it on Hurricane and CompKid's ROMs and it works well. If anyone needs a link,.let me know. EDIT..wipe cache and Dalvik and flash this. It will automatically reboot your phone..
http://db.tt/e8AEwiOU
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http://db.tt/e8AEwiOU
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flash this with 2.2 or 2.3?

Maybe it was on a galaxy s 2 phone. And I was mistaken. But it was definitely not on the epic tho. But another galaxy s phone or at least some Samsung phone with touch wiz 3. Cuz the dial pad looked exactly like mine but with the video call button instead of the messaging button.
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No. It will enable video calling option in Gtalk. There is no app for native video calling on the Epic. However a Google search of this reveals Google's intent to put it in 2.3.4. I am guessing you saw it on a non-Galaxy S phone since none of the US carriers have GB yet. But the Conquer and Galaxy S II series have 2.3.4 as well as the Nexus and no one has mentioned this native video calling. So is Sprint not supporting it to avoid the bandwidth overload?
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OK, just read some of the articles and they are talking about Google Talk with video. So not sure where you saw the video call button on the dial pad unless it will be integrated with the Google Talk and for contacts that have it enabled.
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kirt231 said:
Maybe it was on a galaxy s 2 phone. And I was mistaken. But it was definitely not on the epic tho. But another galaxy s phone or at least some Samsung phone with touch wiz 3. Cuz the dial pad looked exactly like mine but with the video call button instead of the messaging button.
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John has the Epic Touch Galaxy II and no video call button on the dialer. Maybe you saw an Iphone 4? Dialers are similiar, right?
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kennyglass123 said:
John has the Epic Touch Galaxy II and no video call button on the dialer. Maybe you saw an Iphone 4? Dialers are similiar, right?
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Yup, option the dialer is exactly the same. The link I posted for G-Talk w/ video chat works on 2.3.4 ROMs only... at least it didn't work on the Froyo ROMs I tried but I am pretty sure you need to be on GB 2.3.4 so EH06, AND EH17 ROMs are fine. Kenny, is EG22 2.3.4 or 2.3.3?
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JohnCorleone said:
Yup, option the dialer is exactly the same. The link I posted for G-Talk w/ video chat works on 2.3.4 ROMs only... at least it didn't work on the Froyo ROMs I tried but I am pretty sure you need to be on GB 2.3.4 so EH06, AND EH17 ROMs are fine. Kenny, is EG22 2.3.4 or 2.3.3?
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It is 2.3.4 on EG22. So you are saying in the stock dialer the video call option is available with Gtalk video added?
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kennyglass123 said:
It is 2.3.4 on EG22. So you are saying in the stock dialer the video call option is available with Gtalk video added?
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No, its only inthe G-Talk app. There's a little videocam icon instead of a green dot when others with video chat (either on phone or PC) are available. I chatted with TheRoot as well. He was on his PC and I was on Urban Decay..I answered my own question..lol. It does work on EG22.
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So, the OP thinks that on one of the AT&T GS variants, there is a video call button on the bottom of the phone diaer? Well, that's either captivate or infuse 4g, so it shouldn't be hard to find a pic or video.
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Not at all. I have a galaxy s phone so I know exactly how it looks. And it was a galaxy s phone and it was the same except for the video call button
kennyglass123 said:
John has the Epic Touch Galaxy II and no video call button on the dialer. Maybe you saw an Iphone 4? Dialers are similiar, right?
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JohnCorleone said:
http://db.tt/e8AEwiOU
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Do we need to uninstall or remove any previous versions of Gtalk prior to flashing this one or does it automatically replace existing versions?

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Front Camera

Why is my front camera rotated 90° in the qik app? And how can I fix this?
Syndicate frozen 1.1.0
Qik app (sprint version) from market
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flimsy888 said:
Why is my front camera rotated 90° in the qik app? And how can I fix this?
Syndicate frozen 1.1.0
Qik app (sprint version) from market
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As far as I know you can't fix it, its just how its coded or what not. Did it to me stock even before I rooted and flashed ROMs I dont think there was a fix or anything for it either.
Ok thanks I was really hoping for a fix tho. Modded version of qik mabay?
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you've been a victim of Samsung ingenious'ness'ess. =)
Shoulon said:
you've been a victim of Samsung ingenious'ness'ess. =)
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Tell me about it!
As they might say, "Hey it works. STFU." I guess we could have non-supported devices...

[Q] Netflix

So Netflix came out for some devices today. I grabbed a version of it and installed it and it seems it's authenticating the device type when a streaming request is sent. Who wants to figure out how to spoof this?
many have tried, all have failed.........so far.
Deja vu... again
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I think I got it
I'll post steps soon. I've got it on Froyo on the Epic which is a little bit different than some of the other solutions floating out there.
Wont a change to the build.prop work to spoof the phone type
DCRocks said:
Wont a change to the build.prop work to spoof the phone type
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In theory it should work but we have yet to find the right combination of spoofs in the build.prop
revjtanton said:
I'll post steps soon. I've got it on Froyo on the Epic which is a little bit different than some of the other solutions floating out there.
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So I have it working?
Sent From My Evo Killer!
I have been messing with build.prop but have yet to find a good config. Also some changes break other apps...may not be worth it.
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With the "Swiss Cheese Samsprint" EE03 rom, Netflix works great, as well as everything else...
revjtanton said:
So Netflix came out for some devices today. I grabbed a version of it and installed it and it seems it's authenticating the device type when a streaming request is sent. Who wants to figure out how to spoof this?
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Netflix works perfectly for me with this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082783
It doesnt support the Epic but with this ROM it thinks the phone is a Nexus S. I've had great success with this ROM. Everything works except for the FM radio but I use TuneIn so it doesnt matter. You still need a subscription to Netflix. Hoping ya'll can afford $8 a month LOL
Yup, Netflix works great on the Swiss Cheese rom (Gingerbread 2.3)
running_the_dream said:
Yup, Netflix works great on the Swiss Cheese rom (Gingerbread 2.3)
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What do you mean by it works? Like the streaming video works? Or just the browser and such? Because that was working since the LG version leaked
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husher said:
What do you mean by it works? Like the streaming video works? Or just the browser and such? Because that was working since the LG version leaked
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He means it works 100%.. when I was using swiss cheese I watched a couple of shows.. great quality too
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
jok3sta said:
He means it works 100%.. when I was using swiss cheese I watched a couple of shows.. great quality too
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
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I can confirm this also. Works like a charm
Yeap, Netflix works great, unfortunately theres also alot of things about this ROM that don't work.
Can anyone link me to an apk I can't find it on the market..
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xaodxsynester said:
Can anyone link me to an apk I can't find it on the market..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076150
That thread has a few apks to try out. I tried the devicecheck disabled version and it loads up but the video doesn't work right.

Skype now allowing video calls, not for Epic.

Is it possible for us to spoof as one of the allowed devices and use it?
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AproSamurai said:
Is it possible for us to spoof as one of the allowed devices and use it?
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Maybe by editing the build.prop you can achieve this.
I tried spoofing the Nexus S 4g, but unfortunately no luck on the video.
Edit: Actually it does not look like the Nexus S 4G is supported either..
This worked for me using EF02:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148708
FCs when video starts on EC05 with Syndicate 1.2. Audio only works.
maghig said:
FCs when video starts on EC05 with Syndicate 1.2. Audio only works.
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worked pretty well for me. ef02. i think you have to be on gingerbread for it to work
drrayl said:
worked pretty well for me. ef02. i think you have to be on gingerbread for it to work
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Yes, it is for Gingerbread only.
Let the dust settle on the qik/skype thing.
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ShootMe gone :-(

Sooo...I got caught slippin without a backup of shootme...anyone found a worthy replacement for screen shots....thanks in advance....?
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MrEpic said:
Sooo...I got caught slippin without a backup of shootme...anyone found a worthy replacement for screen shots....thanks in advance....?
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Ahhhh, "Screenshot" is ok, simple app. Also that new screen cast and recorder app has a screenshot function that works okay as well. There is a demo version and a paid version.
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Pm me your email address and I'll send you shootme.
What happend to shootme in the market?
Idk if LCD Density is responsible, or if it got pulled, but since this thread has been posted, it seems to have been pulled out of the market, I'll verify by checking my apps to see what info is provided.
Edit: Yeah, it got pulled out of the market.
ShootMe apk
http://db.tt/n7PGUkl
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Avelnan said:
Phones are going to come to life someday. Take note: LG Optimus line. ASUS Transformer. And now the Nexus Prime.
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Preciate eer1s comments and help!!
Shinydude100 said:
Idk if LCD Density is responsible, or if it got pulled, but since this thread has been posted, it seems to have been pulled out of the market, I'll verify by checking my apps to see what info is provided.
Edit: Yeah, it got pulled out of the market.
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anybody know why?
Maybe they have an update guideline.. or improper flagging.. or pulled by request of the person who made it. I've emailed the dev in the past, 0 feedback, perhaps he removed it to release a better version, or perhaps was insulted/furious in the fact that there's other apps that provide the same functions, and even copied his apk icon, recoloring it to avoid copyrights.
Shinydude100 said:
Maybe they have an update guideline.. or improper flagging.. or pulled by request of the person who made it. I've emailed the dev in the past, 0 feedback, perhaps he removed it to release a better version, or perhaps was insulted/furious in the fact that there's other apps that provide the same functions, and even copied his apk icon, recoloring it to avoid copyrights.
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I checked online, the developer couldn't take all the people trolling and decided to take it down.
http://www.androidstatic.com/what-shootme-removed-from-the-android-market
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Shootme Alternatives?
Does anyone know of any good alternatives to Shootme?
I have v0.8.1 on my phone, but for some reason its not working.
Actually, its kinda weird. It worked perfectly fine on my Evo running Froyo before I rooted. Then I rooted a couple weeks ago and flashed CM7.1. Now its saying "Failed to start server. Please check that you have ROOT access...blah blah blah," even though I've granted it Superuser permission. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and the like. I know CM7 has built-in screenshot feature, but Shootme is a lot easier when taking multiple/quick screenshots. Anyone have any suggestions of how to fix this, or know of any good alternatives?
Drocap2 maybe.
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zanderman112 said:
Drocap2 maybe.
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^
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Check out and see if busybox is working. Busybox installer in the market usually does the trick. I had an issue with shootme before because busybox wasn't i.nstalled properly. Hope it helps.
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Shame, it's a great app and I'm glad I still have it.
Shoot Me doesn't work for whatever reason on CM7.1 but Drocap2 does. Its not on the market but I found a dl link while searching the forums
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I attached shootme in this thread lol
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zanderman112 said:
I attached shootme in this thread lol
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I was referring to a dl link to drocap. Shoot me is my my personal fav but its what we gotta sacrafice to enjoy all the goodness of CM7.1 lol
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travismoreno said:
I was referring to a dl link to drocap. Shoot me is my my personal fav but its what we gotta sacrafice to enjoy all the goodness of CM7.1 lol
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Hold the power button and there's a screenshot feature
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Can someone mod shootme so that we can get a better framerate on the screencast feature. Just to let you know a Dev already did this but his modded apk is no longer available in his thread( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925270 ). Also know that the higher the framerate, the crappier the quality of video. Here are the steps if anyone can do it:
just decompile the app with ApkManager or other and ajust the values in /res/values/array.xml
I would do it myself but I don't have good luck with ApkManager

CIQ removed but are we safe...

i was in Titanium back pro and under the system filters i found two apps called "Keytracer" and " Mobile tracker" is this CIQ in another form or what...
im rooted and running the STARBURST ROM
Just found Keytracer in UnNamed 2.0.1 Rom, the mobile tracker is no where to be found. Wonder what keytracer would be though? Wonder if it's ok to just freeze it for now?
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acrown said:
Just found Keytracer in UnNamed 2.0.1 Rom, the mobile tracker is no where to be found. Wonder what keytracer would be though? Wonder if it's ok to just freeze it for now?
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you could freeze it, but im paranoid so i just uninstalled it... its been over 24 hours and no problems,sorta...every time i reboot my phone and go past the lock screen google map force closes o.0
Sounds like a key logger.
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keytracer is ciq
Android300ZX said:
Sounds like a key logger.
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pretty much CIQ...
I disabled both on my ek02 install after auto root
Sounds like no one knows for sure, but holy cow it uses every permission under the sun.
Edit mobile tracker uses all permissions too
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A few references I found after weeding through the paranoia was it has to do with multi-touch capabilities.
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Vegasden said:
A few references I found after weeding through the paranoia was it has to do with multi-touch capabilities.
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Then why does it need the full internet, calendar read/write,SMS/mms, phone, GPS, hardware controls, etc etc.
Multi touch capabilities are determined by hardware/software on the kernel layer. The UI level simply needs to utilize the multi touch like the keyboard
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Vegasden said:
A few references I found after weeding through the paranoia was it has to do with multi-touch capabilities.
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Thats what I thought but I wasn't 100% sure. This apk has been around since the G1
You was never safe... carriers log every text, call you make...just check your bill. plus they have your billing info.. three things that can screw you up if someone really wanted to
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Mobile tracker was introduced in EL26 I believe
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Mobile Tracker was in EG30.
neither of these things present in Calkulin's v2.8.1 EL29 Base. looked 2x. also, big thanks to the guy who post lmgtfy. i, too, work in a sprint store, and sometimes ill even do that to the stupidest of customers.
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neither of these things present in Calkulin's v2.8.1 EL29 Base. looked 2x. also, big thanks to the guy who post lmgtfy. i, too, work in a sprint store, and sometimes ill even do that to the stupidest of customers.
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Yeah actually it is in Caulkulin's 2.8.1.
Vegasden said:
A few references I found after weeding through the paranoia was it has to do with multi-touch capabilities.
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Now this might be true but I didn't have a problem with my multi-touch it worked fine

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