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"Shazam" - music recognition

Can anyone tell me what is the latest with Shazam music recognition for Windows Mobile?
The Shazam website claims it's available from Windows Marketplace but it isn't, and indeed it took me some considerable time before I finally found a cab at all; on somebody's blog, placed there in 2009. It runs on my TP2 and is surprisingly good, but I do wonder if there's an updated version, or could it be that it's actually no longer available at all (which is certainly how it seems from trying to find it) in which case why would that be? Any light anyone can shed would be gratefully received, thanks.

i have version 1.3.16. it's probably an OOOOLD version. Message me if you want more info

Looks like it's still up on the Marketplace to me...maybe not in your region? Are you outside the US?
Otherwise I use Midomi (also shown in the screen shot). Works like a charm.

shazam is still in the marketplace. it is completely useless on windows mobile. i would use midomi. not the version that comes from the marketplace but the one ripped from the samsung... something. its in the apps section of this subforum. its free to use, it finds songs quicker than shazam, and you can sing or hum the song which really does work actually.

From the screenshots and details Midomi certainly looks like a more mature program than Shazam (whos UI I dislike). I've downloaded it from here and will install and test as soon as I have time. Many thanks. And yes, I'm in the UK, so presumably that explains the Shazam restriction. For whatever reason it seems to be completely unavailable here.

shazam is british iirc. but its still a bit lame. it was the first music recognition and on the iphone it works well even though it isnt free unlimited anymore. midomi is just better for this phone.

Ditto. The Midomi cab here on XDA from the Samsung [insert model here] works better than Shazam (imo).

CoPilot Live Market Discount

INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL OFFER - COPILOT LIVE PREMIUM 50% OFF FOR 7 DAYS ONLY
As it says special offer i just paid £12.49 for UK and Ireland version via the Android market .
jje

Thanks for the heads up. Could anyone explain the difference between Premium and the normal one?

Anyone know how this compares to navigon?
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JJEgan said:
INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL OFFER - COPILOT LIVE PREMIUM 50% OFF FOR 7 DAYS ONLY
As it says special offer i just paid £12.49 for UK and Ireland version via the Android market .
jje
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Thanks for the heads up. Any differences you noticed compared to "regular" version?

Save your money and buy something that's worth it. CoPilot is worst navigation system I have ever seen!

I bought the full European version for £29.99 instead of £60.
It does annoy me that the USA Version is only £2 for Standard and £6 for Premium!
Navigon is a sack of sh1t compared to this (IMHO).
Each to their own, personally I think it rocks and for the money you cannot complain!

I bought CoPilot v8 at the beginning of May, when I got my S2. It cost me just over £20.
ALK have confirmed there is no upgrade path and all they will provide existing users (along with everyone else) is this 7 day, 50% discount.
After having a quick look at what this new 'Premium' versions offers, I think I'll be saving my money and wait for v10.
A reviewer wrote:
Stick with V8. Glad this wasn’t an upgrade!! V9 seems to have forgotten what SATNAV is for. Suggested routes are ridiculous. Every route needs editing, not good when at the roadside and all you want is to get from A-B. No routing prefs Shortest, Quickest etc. Road prefs if not on neutral make things worse. No town\city location display. Often looses gps fix. Display on Wildfire has grey pixelated areas and chopped off icons. ‘Not fit for purpose’ in many areas. Needs to be fixed – quick or Refund please!
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I will be honest i have yet to use any Sat Nav as i have yet to need one .
I know where i am going and dont get lost .Its there a s a maybe just in case .
jje

Anybody know if map updates are free (and for how long time)?
Does Copilot Live Premium support Danish menus and voice?
Thanks

Mittaa said:
Anybody know if map updates are free (and for how long time)?
Does Copilot Live Premium support Danish menus and voice?
Thanks
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Maps for the region your purchased are free. E.g. I bought UK and Ireland version (those maps are free). I can additionally purchase maps for other regions (e.g. Western Europe).
Regarding the voice, screenshot attached.
Overall this version is great. The UI is epic compared to the last version.

nobnut said:
Maps for the region your purchased are free. E.g. I bought UK and Ireland version (those maps are free). I can additionally purchase maps for other regions (e.g. Western Europe).
Regarding the voice, screenshot attached.
Overall this version is great. The UI is epic compared to the last version.
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Thanks a lot
I have been told that maps update should be free for 1 year.
Found a thread in Androidforums with a very useful user reviews of Copilot Live Premium ... scroll down to post from jalan94
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/363484-copilot-live-premium-released.html

Mittaa said:
Thanks a lot
I have been told that maps update should be free for 1 year.
Found a thread in Androidforums with a very useful user reviews of Copilot Live Premium ... scroll down to post from jalan94
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/363484-copilot-live-premium-released.html
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That is a very fair review I would say.
As for the maps, that may be true, I am not sure, but I don't believe it is. I think the cost of the Copilot app includes the maps.
There are additonal 'bolt ons' available within v9.0 which cost extra. I have paid for Traffic (£9.99 per annum), I would have paid for Fuel Prices (4.99 per annum) but it is not available in the UK presently.
The best part for me is the upgraded registration process. In v8.0 it was a nightmare and if you wanted to change from one device to another, it could quite literally make your brain bleed. It is easy in v9.0.
Overall, I am very happy, I am just jealous that I do not live in the US where this is extremely cheap. The cost of maps must be less for Copilot over there I guess.

Someone told me that CoPilot do not integrate with Android Contact
This should mean that it isn't possible to invoke navigation from an Contact address ... is this a fact (or a joke)?

If you're talking about selecting a contact in Android's Contacts app & navigating to it via CoPilot, that doesn't seem to be an option -- instead of opening CoPilot, it takes you into Google Maps. It may be the case that Android doesn't provide the hooks to allow third-party apps to be called from within their Contacts app; Google wrote the OS, so they set the rules.
However, you can select your Android contacts from within CoPilot.

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If you're talking about selecting a contact in Android's Contacts app & navigating to it via CoPilot, that doesn't seem to be an option -- instead of opening CoPilot, it takes you into Google Maps. It may be the case that Android doesn't provide the hooks to allow third-party apps to be called from within their Contacts app; Google wrote the OS, so they set the rules.
However, you can select your Android contacts from within CoPilot.
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Android do provide the hooks to allow third-party apps to be called from within their Contacts app. IGO My Way is one confirmed example.

Is Copilot as good or reliable as tomtom? Tbh, I still find myself using my htc touch diamond for satnav since it has tomtom navigator on it. Honestly, all the other satnavs around are crap from what I've tried. They all have some fancy features or graphics which are nice or better in some way (like I use google satnav sometimes and it speaks actual road names which is cool, but no speed camera warnings) but overall, tomtom is the only one I trust and feel comfortable with and which holds my hand down every road. Can't wait till tomtom hits android.

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Is Copilot as good or reliable as tomtom? Tbh, I still find myself using my htc touch diamond for satnav since it has tomtom navigator on it. Honestly, all the other satnavs around are crap from what I've tried. They all have some fancy features or graphics which are nice or better in some way (like I use google satnav sometimes and it speaks actual road names which is cool, but no speed camera warnings) but overall, tomtom is the only one I trust and feel comfortable with and which holds my hand down every road. Can't wait till tomtom hits android.
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I know how you feel ... I'm on my way to France on a 2x1800 km trip ...
Hate all this Facebook/Twitter **** on Copilot Live Premium, and just hope the navigation part will work!
IGO8 on Windows Mobile is the best satnav I ever have used, so I'll take my old Windows Mobile phone with me in case Copilot let me down.

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Android do provide the hooks to allow third-party apps to be called from within their Contacts app. IGO My Way is one confirmed example.
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Thanks for the correction -- good to know that. I've been on Android for only a month or so, after having used WinMo since Windows CE 1.0 back in 1996.
BTW, I've seen several people mention IGO My Way on Android. However, I can't find any reference to it on Android Market, nor can I find an Android version on the IGO website. How does one get the software?

3waygeek said:
Thanks for the correction -- good to know that. I've been on Android for only a month or so, after having used WinMo since Windows CE 1.0 back in 1996.
BTW, I've seen several people mention IGO My Way on Android. However, I can't find any reference to it on Android Market, nor can I find an Android version on the IGO website. How does one get the software?
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Google --> IGO My Way Android

Problems - just me?
Hello all
I'm having real problems with mine at the moment. It locks up constantly usually when a planning a route but often when navigating and sometimes it hangs the phone too.
Mine's a very standard installation, not rooted and the phone is stable otherwise.
It might just be me but if not I'd say it's a long way from being release worthy.

Who needs SIRI when we have IRIS :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfcfckILNHo
Guys here it is! Now you don't have to envy iphone 4s for having Siri. Now we have IRIS! Check it out! Already using it on my phone as my personal assistant and love it. And Iris sounds so much better than Siri, doesn't it?

And it was developed in 8 hours. [Read more...]

Doesn't work for me
Says "No speech input" when I launch it, and nothing happens when I touch the button.
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It says No Speech Input when I run it!

dyallo said:
It says No Speech Input when I run it!
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Make sure you've got 'Voice search' and 'TTS library' installed. If not, download them from the market...

Superb development, Megastar! It is such a great innovation!
For those who are having problems in installing Iris, you need to have Voice Search and TTS library installed in your phone for IRIS to work. Most of the phones have these pre-installed, if not get them from the Market.

Great app
App works as it said, but my damn data connection seems to be too slow, need to force close the app.

while i have to say, i appreciate the effort and an 8 hour development time is impressive, i feel i must mention a few things about this.
First of all, nothing useful was presented in the video, which makes it kinda hard, determining, whether or not it can meet people's individual needs.
2. the video was cut and chopped dozens of times, but when you present a new piece of software, shouldn't you put in the takes where it worked?
3. for people that are actually eager to use an app, comparable to siri right now, to piss off apple fanboys or for whatever reason, you can try pannous voice actions from the market.
it has the same concept as this and siri, it combines regular voice control with witty answers like cleverbot. you can actually use it to call, text, set reminders... or ask it stuff. ask about trivia, your horoscope, the weather, to tell you a poem or a joke or just chat with it.
just like iris, it requires google voice search to work. it is free, so give it a try, while iris still being developed.
with a little xda magic, iris could overtake voice actions and siri in a matter of weeks, in terms of functionality, comfort and success rate though, the devs here always come up with the best stuff
btw. here are a few videos to give you an idea of how pannous voice actions works:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pannous+voice+actions&aq=f

application is ok but ... Need more work. in any case,nice progress. Gj devs
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voice actions app is better.

You should check out their twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/irisTalks
Apparently it's going to become supersmart in 2 days. And they will be implimenting more features eventually. Can't ****ing wait!

Definitely NOT ready for prime time. But fun to use just for the crazy answers Iris comes up with

good work man.. i already tried it and i think Iris need more updates to compete with Siri. I hv to admit that Siri is more smarter..
Iris should be able to use in other countries!

In Danish,

Why don't you try speaktoit? Free and works incredible fanstastic!

well, Irirs has a long way to go to be anywhere near the Siri, or Voice Actions for that matter.
Actually Voice Actions works very smooth, i installed the latest version called "Jeannie" from the market, and i does all that Siri supposed to do.

Also download Ivons Text to speech engine.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ivona.tts&hl=en
it complements the iris system with a natrual voice. has to be the best TTS engine i have heard. check it out. also you will also need to download the appropiate voice file aswell which is around 200mb

Yes, I know there is a Jeannie also available in the market. But IRIS is going to be very intelligent soon. Lookout for updates on twitter : @IrisTalks

navigation app

i have tried the navigation on the htc one x
its good but there is a 30 day trail on it so i think that after that you havew to pay for it
and im not impressed by google maps
on my htc desire i had installed sygic
but that wont work on my one
anyone some suggestions?

I use Sygic, works fine. One of the best in my opinion. Just buy it in the market so you have the latest version.

that doesnt work on my htc one x tried that but im trying again maybe after custom rom it will work thx anyway

I use Co-Pilot and I love it. Problem is the normal price is a bit steep. I got mine in a half price sale else I'd have never gone for it. Glad I did though.
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sygic works only activation till 23-04

im using sygic and its pretty good

duderuud said:
I use Sygic, works fine. One of the best in my opinion. Just buy it in the market so you have the latest version.
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+1 to this...I think it's the best nav app for android...look great too!

wnp_79 said:
I use Co-Pilot and I love it. Problem is the normal price is a bit steep. I got mine in a half price sale else I'd have never gone for it. Glad I did though.
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I also use Co-Pilot Live Premium. I got mine at a special upgrade price when I moved from Co-Pilot Live 8. For me it's great. I got a free map upgrade at Christmas too and they have just offered 12 months free Activetraffic that's meant to automatically re-route you if there's traffic on your current planned route.

demajoor said:
sygic works only activation till 23-04
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Assuming you've purchased Aura, just log into the sygic support site and request your activation code be reset. This normally happens within 48h, you can then re-enter the code and activate on your new handset.
Cost of co-pilot and sygic is similar at the minute £33 for copilot and £40 for sygic, both are good but I prefer copilot - used the old version while travelling around Europe and had zero problems with it or its routing. Sygics routing seems to be idiosyncratic at times but their customer support is exemplary.

For me the best gps program is Ndrive 11
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5uZHJpdmUuYW5kcm9pZGliZXJpYSJd
thanks

I haven't really found an app that has given me complete satisfaction. I like Google Navigation but sometimes I cannot get is running when network is weak or temporarily unavailable.
Aura Sygic: The best UI. I like the options. But the routing is what I did not like. More than half the time, it gave me some awkward routes when there were more convenient routes were still available. That was a real deal breaker for me. And thankfully, Sygic offers a trial period unlike Co-Pilot and Ndrive which you get stuck with after Google's 15 minute refund windows closes.
Co-Pilot: I like the fact that it displays which side of the road my destination is when I reach there (not always accurate though, but useful for my part time job as a pizza delivery driver). However, it sometimes tells me to enter a one way street from the wrong direction. I don't like Pico TTS Engine that it uses for text to speech voice direction so I used the normal voice guidance which was less mechanical than Pico although it did not speak street names. I wish it supported SVOX.
Ndrive 11: Bought it just a couple of days ago. I don't like the UI (maps) as much as Aura or even Co-Pilot. The 3D view looks more or less like 2D. But it's routing appears to be the better than the other apps I mentioned above. I wish it clearly indicated which side of the street the destination was upon arrival. It does indicate on the map itself with an icon but it is not so easy to make out. And there no TTS voice available for turn by turn voice guidance. I wish these third party apps spoke out street names like Google Navigation.
So, I'd be happy if there was an app that had maps like Aura, features like Co-Pilot, accurate routing like Ndrive and superior TTS voice guidance like Google Navigation.

I use waze. It's good

Sygic works perfect on my One X, use correct xml-file and 2010 k* for not going to demo mode.

I would say Navigon is good.
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which Sygic version are you using? I'm getting notifications it doesn't work on my european ONE X because of the lack of hardware 3D acceleration.
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which Sygic version are you using? I'm getting notifications it doesn't work on my european ONE X because of the lack of hardware 3D acceleration.
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doesn't matter, newer version works like a charm.

I've been using Navfree from the PlayMarket, and it works very well for a free navigationapp.

I'm looking for a navigation app as well for my HOX. Google Navigation isn't even enabled in my region (Malaysia), and I've used Garmin on my previous phone before and am very used to Garmin. What's the closest to Garmin that is available on Android and has Malaysian maps?
One thing that I really REALLY don't like about the Navigation app is that it doesn't tell you whether to keep on the left or right lane when there is a small split in the road unlike Garmin.

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+1 Navfree
ljansens said:
I've been using Navfree from the PlayMarket, and it works very well for a free navigationapp.
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I also use this app. It's great for 0$ :good:
regards
Golf

Swiftkey 3 is on sale right now - 75% off

$0.99 at amazon apps:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._t=1401&pf_rd_p=1394171642&pf_rd_i=1000620471
Best learning keyboard I've ever run.
And the learned data is stored with your google account so it doesn't forget your typing styles everytime you flash a new ROM.

I agree I have paid and try virtually all the keyboards and 1
CZ Eddie said:
$0.99 at amazon apps:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._t=1401&pf_rd_p=1394171642&pf_rd_i=1000620471
Best learning keyboard I've ever run.
And the learned data is stored with your google account so it doesn't forget your typing styles everytime you flash a new ROM.
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1)the prediction is the most accurate I have seen. It learns from your sms, Facebook, Gmail, twitter account. But the most amazing part, it learn your writing patterns and mistake on the keyboard. In other words, every time you quickly right a word doing a "position" mistake (which is often a mistake by proximity, it will know next time what you mean and predict the words accordingly. Also I am French canadien living in Québec right on the border of the Ontario province so my text are half French half English and this is by far applying both language at the same time without having to change language at all and prediction in my case are perfect even if 2 full dictionary applicable. I am sure that it would be even more perfect with only one language. I have been using it since my galaxy s then 2 s2 and now s3 and I did do good compares very objectives giving time, etc. I give this one a 9/10 and the other good ones are a big notch down this score.

Won't let me purchase it, say geographical restrictions. I am in Canada.

Swiftkey is still available on the play store for .99 also https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey&feature=apps_promotion_2012_08_27_SeasonEndSale#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLG51bGwsImNvbS50b3VjaHR5cGUuc3dpZnRrZXkiXQ..
Better to buy from google apps get updated a lot quicker

Try this
Wheemer said:
Won't let me purchase it, say geographical restrictions. I am in Canada.
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Not sure if it will work for you. I have paid full price for it long time ago. But often when I cannot download apps, I just use a regular computer. Google *android play store". Enter your Gmail and password. Search the app. Buy it. It's basically the same as if you were on your phone. But from a pc connection. It may let you buy it and will push it to your phone within a few seconds. Before doing so I would uncheck every options under settings /location from your s3. If this doesn't work, pm me.

I do have trouble getting it to learn my cuss words and anything that has just two letters.
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Got it for free from Amazon App of the Day last year. It is the best keyboard yet that supports (I can make them work from its menu) other languages

This really sucks, I just paid full price from the play store for this last week... fml.

I currently use Swype Beta and really like it. What is Swiftkey like?

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I currently use Swype Beta and really like it. What is Swiftkey like?
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Doesn't S3 has swype built in into the default Samsung keyboard? Mine does
Maybe they have a free trial for you to check it out or you could check out http://www.swiftkey.net/

I never noticed a Samsung version of Swype previous to me actually installing Swype. The GS3 standard keyboard wasn't that great in my opinion.

I love this keyboard and the trial ran out for me just the other day. Seeing that $0.99 price tag made me