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I found a few old (and dead) threads on the subject, but I wanted to start a new one now that there are a lot more Evo owners out there who may help keep this going. Feel free to bump this and maybe we can get some support from the devs by demonstrating this will be worth their while.
I have read that the phone was not loaded with a proper Bluetooth stack making the Evo incompatible with several Bluetooth devices out there; the PS3 being one of them. I don't know how accurate that is, or if there are more underlying issues which prevent my requests from being plausible. With that said, here is a list of things I would be interested in:
1) Instead of paying $20 for the Blu-Ray remote for the PS3, I'd rather pay for an app that can control the basic functions of the PS3's media player. Me, personally, I don't like using the PS3 controller for video playback AT ALL. Also, it'd be one less remote to have in the house if I can use my phone instead of Sony's remote.
2) Use my phone as a headset. I cannot stand having an earpiece or headphones on for longer than a few minutes. If I could just pair my phone to the PS3 with a speaker phone option during online gaming, that would be LOVELY.
3) The most obvious one is being able to use the phone as a keyboard instead of buying the keypad that attaches to the PS3 controller. I do have the keypad, but I would put it on eBay in a split second if I were able to do it with my phone.
I'm sure there are some other things people have thought of that would be handy. Feel free to PM me anything else you may want to be able to do and I will gladly add it to the OP. Hopefully there are enough people out there interested in this so as to warrant the devs taking the time to figure this out. Honestly, I do not have the time to maintain a bounty thread, and it is not my intention to start one. However, I will say that I will make a $50 donation to anyone who can get this to work, as that is how much the Blu-Ray remote and keypad cost me on eBay. I am confident that I will not be the only one who donates, but again, this is not a bounty thread and will not be treated as such. If you say you will donate and one of the devs comes through, please keep your word and make your donation.
Mods: My apologies if anything I posted here is outside of the guidelines of this forum; feel free to call me out on any changes I should make.
Thanks in advance to all the devs, mods and forum members for your support on this.
sounds like a good idea, but also sounds far away from become a reality
HOPE THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS
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b_allert said:
sounds like a good idea, but also sounds far away from become a reality
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Our phones can already work as remotes for certain applications, which leads me to believe it can be done by someone with the knowledge and (more importantly) the drive. With apps like Gmote 2.0 already on the market, I don't see why not. I have a Samsung Bluetooth ear piece that pairs to my PS3, and it is 2-3 years old, at least. Why can't the phone do it?
Maybe an app isn't even necessary. Maybe it can be a flashable file that just adds Bluetooth info to whatever is on the phone.
I'm pretty sure this is possible. +1
Devs will correct me if I am wrong.
I love this idea. Id throw in 20 if its workable.
And another twenty if I could use my phone as a tv remote.
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Well, now that a root method was found for Evoers with 2.2, maybe this thread will be more successful.
almost over a year old. Ill throw 10$ into a pool to get this working.
Hi,
please don't laugh
I am looking to buy a note, as I primarily browse the web, email and gaming more than make calls. but when I do make calls, I was wondering if such a thing exists, similar to a bluetooth headset, but more in the design on a small lightweight handset?? Now i know this sounds ridiculous! and as I type this I can imagine the amount of abuse you will all give for this request! this way I can keep the monster phone in my pocket when I want to make calls, and just use the handset...
What's the point though? Just use the note as a handset. It's not that big, seriously. I do it all the time.
Yep. . . The sgt guys have found and used them. here is one example:
http://product.madeinchina.com/0-9-OLED-Bluetooth-V3-0-EDR-A2DP-AVRCP-PBAP-MAP_13285084.shtml
This one is pretty small. . There are a few that are the size of 'normal' cell phones.
Check out the accesory section of the sgt forums, there is a pretty long thread about them with lots of links. .
Ah here is that thread.
(oops. . Updated url)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8963806
There are a dozen or so if you weed through all the posts. .
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there you go buddy, problem solved
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/8928/?cpg=froogle
Hey all!
I love NFC, just as much as you - seeing as you're reading this in the NFC section, I assume you use NFC regularly. I think it'll be fantastic when it's main stream, however for it to become a truly mainstream it needs more data type. just like you get vCards, URL's, SMS's etc - I think we need more help from Google, Microsoft and all the hardware vendors - along with the NFC forum itself - to help extend NFC's capabilities.
Sure we on XDA know how to extend it's abilities - either by hacking it or knowing which app lets you do a certain additional function. Unfortunately normal members of the public won't know about the XDA way or about the apps. For example the problem is you can write an NFC tag to connect to a a device to a particular wifi network, however you need the app that wrote the tag or another app that understands what to do with the tag for it to work. Now the problem is that your guests probably won't have the app installed, so you'll have to connect them manually or download the app over 2G/3G/4G and depending on network strength - just like my area - could take a long time!
What came first, the chicken or the egg? What came first the wifi or the adoption of more standard / capabilities, across OS's / vendors ?
There are plenty more examples, but this is the most useful and self explanatory I can think of.
Please, please, please read my blog post about this and if you so wish, sign the petition, message the NFC Forum telling them to get their butt's into gear - message Google and the Android dev's do what you can to make NFC better and help it's adoption :good:
http://jaytongarnett.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/is-nfc-over-rated-we-need-nfc-20.html
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Hey all!
I love NFC, just as much as you - seeing as you're reading this in the NFC section, I assume you use NFC regularly. I think it'll be fantastic when it's main stream, however for it to become a truly mainstream it needs more data type. just like you get vCards, URL's, SMS's etc - I think we need more help from Google, Microsoft and all the hardware vendors - along with the NFC forum itself - to help extend NFC's capabilities.
Sure we on XDA know how to extend it's abilities - either by hacking it or knowing which app lets you do a certain additional function. Unfortunately normal members of the public won't know about the XDA way or about the apps. For example the problem is you can write an NFC tag to connect to a a device to a particular wifi network, however you need the app that wrote the tag or another app that understands what to do with the tag for it to work. Now the problem is that your guests probably won't have the app installed, so you'll have to connect them manually or download the app over 2G/3G/4G and depending on network strength - just like my area - could take a long time!
What came first, the chicken or the egg? What came first the wifi or the adoption of more standard / capabilities, across OS's / vendors ?
There are plenty more examples, but this is the most useful and self explanatory I can think of.
Please, please, please read my blog post about this and if you so wish, sign the petition, message the NFC Forum telling them to get their butt's into gear - message Google and the Android dev's do what you can to make NFC better and help it's adoption :good:
http://jaytongarnett.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/is-nfc-over-rated-we-need-nfc-20.html
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As much as it pains me to say it...we need Apple to implement native NFC support in iOS. I was really excited to see Passbook (or whatever its called) and was nearly positive this meant NFC support for the iPhone 5. Unfortunately, not this go round. It's ok though, wait a couple iterations of iOS/iPhone and NFC will finally be deemed acceptable for the public...magically...revolutionarily.
I know, and I think why the heck should we wait? Apple might only bring NFC with the iPhone 7. What's the harm in trying to change it now?
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I haven't used it much, but I am for interested. I guess I need a better understanding of its purpose and how I can use it in everyday situations. I already use wifi-direct for a bunch of transferring.
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As much as it pains me to say it...we need Apple to implement native NFC support in iOS. I was really excited to see Passbook (or whatever its called) and was nearly positive this meant NFC support for the iPhone 5. Unfortunately, not this go round. It's ok though, wait a couple iterations of iOS/iPhone and NFC will finally be deemed acceptable for the public...magically...revolutionarily.
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The fanboys say that apple is afraid of NFC till they can develop a version of their own that is "Secure"...
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The fanboys say that apple is afraid of NFC till they can develop a version of their own that is "Secure"...
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Yeah, they need something the can control - they need to devise a way to make money out of it otherwise it's not in their interest.
I know this is XDA Developers and we can make NFC do what we want, but we all have people in our lives who won't even use NFC because they don't know about it or know what it can do which is why I'd like us to make a change at the OS level on behalf of all of our non-technical friends and family. Let's get the big players like Google, Microsoft and anyone else that's already using NFC in their products to want to make a change - for Grandma
Lets be honest guys, the majority of people around us have iPhones, mainly 4s's. Imagine if all of them had NFC and we could all play nicely sharking playlists and sending phone numbers to eachother?
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Yeah, they need something the can control - they need to devise a way to make money out of it otherwise it's not in their interest.
I know this is XDA Developers and we can make NFC do what we want, but we all have people in our lives who won't even use NFC because they don't know about it or know what it can do which is why I'd like us to make a change at the OS level on behalf of all of our non-technical friends and family. Let's get the big players like Google, Microsoft and anyone else that's already using NFC in their products to want to make a change - for Grandma
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NFC is the next big thing just give it time. once it rolls out. more in new devices we shall see. it's development grow more and any phone worth it's salt will have to have it
I agree - a revolution. Right now, when I mention NFC to most people they give me that "HUH???" expression. Then I have to explain what it is and then I have to give them examples of what it can do. Seems like almost no one knows what it is or has any idea all the cool things you can do with it.
What we need is a Samsung or Google or HTC to run a commercial that features people using NFC - with tags to automate stuff at home/work, with Google Wallet to pay for stuff, other things. Then the average person would be like "oh I know what that is - I saw it on a commercial"
Unfortunately right now it seems like it's just us tech geeks who know about it...
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I agree - a revolution. Right now, when I mention NFC to most people they give me that "HUH???" expression. Then I have to explain what it is and then I have to give them examples of what it can do. Seems like almost no one knows what it is or has any idea all the cool things you can do with it.
What we need is a Samsung or Google or HTC to run a commercial that features people using NFC - with tags to automate stuff at home/work, with Google Wallet to pay for stuff, other things. Then the average person would be like "oh I know what that is - I saw it on a commercial"
Unfortunately right now it seems like it's just us tech geeks who know about it...
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Dont call us geeks;p j/k
Well, we've already got a very usefull feature for NFC like very fast files transfer, the only what we need is more phones that support it. It will be as famous as bluetooth i think hopefully
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Dont call us geeks;p j/k
Well, we've already got a very usefull feature for NFC like very fast files transfer, the only what we need is more phones that support it. It will be as famous as bluetooth i think hopefully
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How much data can actually be transfered via NFC? I always thought the bandwidth for transfers was rather small, which is why most items transfered are under 144 bytes.
For larger transfers wouldn't using NFC for the handshake then Bluetooth for data transfers be better?
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I have to admit I am one of those people who do not know about its capabilites. I know what it is and have it activated on my phone, but what can I do with it...I do not know besides I think you can tranfer pictures, phone numbers and stuff.
Can someone maybe explain it in more detail and tell us about its uses? Maybe I should have done a search about NFC (Near Field Communications) before I wrote this.
P.S. I wish more people would put the acronym meaning after the acronym, like I did above, in this forum...ooh that gives me an idea!! (light in head goes off!! lol)
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How much data can actually be transfered via NFC? I always thought the bandwidth for transfers was rather small, which is why most items transfered are under 144 bytes.
For larger transfers wouldn't using NFC for the handshake then Bluetooth for data transfers be better?
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I cannot tell you if there is a limit in filesize, but since the biggest NFC tags you can buy at the moment (afaik) are 8kb, anything beyond 1mb is most likely to take to long to be economic.
Just to wanted to say i discoverd this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy2
Works like a charm! You lose the functianality of a tv-guide (I was not using that anyway) but I gained the ability to control a lot more devices. It costs some money but I cannot wait to control the beamer during a lecture at university
Only negative thing is that there is no option to manually learn the app any codes but it knows a lot by default so no big deal for now.
I have the app, and it does NOT work for me. At all. None of the codes worked for my LG TV or my Sony AV System, both of which are less than a year old. You also can't program the remote using a real remote like you can in the Sense TV app.
Is it compatible with Nikon DSLR??
Not yet, but I have read in the discription of the app that they are working to add support for DSLR cameras. And in a reaction to my review on the play store, they told me that they are working on adding the possibility to manually add codes. In any case, they are at least working on improving the app.
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I have the app, and it does NOT work for me. At all. None of the codes worked for my LG TV or my Sony AV System, both of which are less than a year old. You also can't program the remote using a real remote like you can in the Sense TV app.
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Expect it. The app was likely the first version so expect it to be buggy. Why I know? I tried searching for one yesterday on playstore and didn't find any at all.
The looks are great, but the price isn't. Way too much money for an app that some ways has less features then the One's Sense apk. Sorry the price of $10.00 lost me at the start. Then reading one of reviews of the lack of features. Not for me
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when i see it right, there isn't even a demo version of it? Apart from the way too expensive price, this is a no go for me. I love to check first, if apps like those fit my needs before spending cash on them.
Nice lookin app but way to expensive!
Nice Find!
OP, do you mind checking ig it has pioneer TV and Harman Kardon receiver? $10 is a lot for an app that might not work.
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schn1tt3r said:
OP, do you mind checking ig it has pioneer TV and Harman Kardon receiver? $10 is a lot for an app that might not work.
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I just checked it. Pioneer TV should work but no receiver from Harman Kardon is known in their database. Keep in mind though that I can only say that they have the codes in their database so it should work, I do not own a pioneer TV to test it. Hope this helps.
Wow! Thanks for that Yop mates! Was waiting for something like that.
Perfect to control my vivitec qumi q2 in my bedroom!
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I just checked it. Pioneer TV should work but no receiver from Harman Kardon is known in their database. Keep in mind though that I can only say that they have the codes in their database so it should work, I do not own a pioneer TV to test it. Hope this helps.
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Apparently Harman Kardon is supported after all. It was listed under a different category. Sorry about that!
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Thank you,
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I saw this thread the other day and the app was "not compatible with my device" is it gone?
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I saw this thread the other day and the app was "not compatible with my device" is it gone?
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Not gone for me in any case.
nullr1 said:
I saw this thread the other day and the app was "not compatible with my device" is it gone?
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Make sure you are looking for the right app. There are 2 in the Play store, one for the HTC One & one for the Samsung S4.
Just checked the changelogs!
And guess what... 2 things gave me 2 different reactions.
1st is a wow great!
2nd is a What the heck??? Fail!
What's in this version:
- added ability to add new codes manually (S4 hardware cannot learn functions)
- better reporting mechanism for missing devices
I'm not a themer so I'm not even sure how useful this would be. But while it's old software, supposedly it's still incredibly powerful for graphics designers?
If it's not useful then just ignore this thread.
Free today-only:
http://dailysoftwaredeal.com/seller/adobe-photoshop-cs2-free/
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I'm not a themer so I'm not even sure how useful this would be. But while it's old software, supposedly it's still incredibly powerful for graphics designers?
If it's not useful then just ignore this thread.
Free today-only:
http://dailysoftwaredeal.com/seller/adobe-photoshop-cs2-free/
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FYI - This will not work on current versions of OSX.
Those serials match the ones that Adobe put out there for owners of Photos hop CS2 who were having activation issues, back in 2013 I believe. You are not supposed to use those serials if you don't legitimately own the software.
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/creative-suite-2-activation-end-life.html
Any deal of the day type site offering Photoshop CS2 for free seems super shady to me.
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