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Sky Mobile Application for Win 6 users

Sky have finally pulled their finger out and written a dedicated windows 6.* application to allow people to use remote record (you need to register with sky for this)
Have tested it on my Touch HD running KWBR's vanilla rhodium 6.5 based rom and it all works fine

Yippie, at last!!!

hi, would you gently post the link to the page on sky's site containing this app? i'd need to have more info about it but i honestly cannot find it myself :\

crashDebug said:
hi, would you gently post the link to the page on sky's site containing this app? i'd need to have more info about it but i honestly cannot find it myself :\
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Same... where did you get the app? Id like to know a bit more before I start putting in my sky details

polakscot said:
Same... where did you get the app? Id like to know a bit more before I start putting in my sky details
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http://mysky.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/mysky/whatsnew/landingpage4e9ck/article?contentid=5290310
Here is the link from the sky pages.
The link on the site (http://p.wecomm.com/sky) goes to all of the different versions that you can get and I just uploaded the Touch HD one for everyone yesterday.
Have confirmed it as all working fine yesterday and have successfully set remote record for 2 programs without any issue (as I had an existing username/password for remote record when i used to use the java app on my N95)
Spudgun

thank you mate... as i suspected it wont work for me though

What problem are you having?
Have you used remote record before and have it linked to your Sky+ system at home?
It not, there is a really good guide to this on digitalspy
Spudgun

Other than the popup keyboard when trying to sign in, I would say on initial looks this is pretty sweet! We've been waiting for a dedicated app for a long time and I for one am happy I no longer need to use the web browser to view the tv guide.
So far so good, +1 for the happy user list.

The keyboard is a bit crap isn't it and it kind of gets in the way when entering your username/password, but after that it isn't an issue at all.

Thanks for posting this - it's exactly what I've been waiting for too.
I've set a couple of things to Record, so now I need to check on my Sky+ Box at home to make sure it's all going through.
Thanks again.

This looks very handy but the app doesn't seem to close on mine when I try to exit.

Cret said:
This looks very handy but the app doesn't seem to close on mine when I try to exit.
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I had that issue one time last night, and had to close it via the task manager. I'm willing to put up with that for the convenience that this app brings though!
Just got the Christmas Radio Times today, so i am sure i will be using this app loads over the festive period when I am away from home.
Andrew

Cret said:
This looks very handy but the app doesn't seem to close on mine when I try to exit.
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Yep, same for me but I can minimise it and close via task manager. All the recordings I set worked a treat and for me this is a definate keeper!
Thanks to the OP for the heads up!

Do you need your phone line plugged in to use this?
TIA
Joel

Yeah I have to do the same stuff to close the app - minor annoyance I guess.
What's more weird though is that I tried it yesterday before I'd registered the online userid etc and I was able to see the EPG. So far so good.
Now that I've registered an account and linked it to my actual Sky subscription etc, the EPG doesn't work.
I get the main menu, EG Entertainment/Documentaries/Kids/Movies etc but no matter which I select, the next screen is blank and no epg content is shown.
Any ideas?
Good question about the phone line thing too - would like to know that myself - could it be related to the above problem?

Jbev said:
Do you need your phone line plugged in to use this?
TIA
Joel
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No you don't need the phoneline plugged in. I've never had the phoneline plugged in for my Sky+ and this app works just fine.
I may try out one of the java based versions later on though, to see if the exit bug is fixed on that one

Cret said:
Yeah I have to do the same stuff to close the app - minor annoyance I guess.
What's more weird though is that I tried it yesterday before I'd registered the online userid etc and I was able to see the EPG. So far so good.
Now that I've registered an account and linked it to my actual Sky subscription etc, the EPG doesn't work.
I get the main menu, EG Entertainment/Documentaries/Kids/Movies etc but no matter which I select, the next screen is blank and no epg content is shown.
Any ideas?
Good question about the phone line thing too - would like to know that myself - could it be related to the above problem?
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The phone line on your Sky+ Box does not need to be plugged in for this to work.
I had the same problem with an empty EPG when I changed my Region to SouthEast (Sky+ Options within the App) - I set it back to London and it worked fine.

Thanks for the tip - changed to London again and sure enough the epg works again.
Can't record though still. I got an error saying my profile isn't allowed to record so I googled it and found it's because I'm not the 'primary' account holder (my wife is), so I tried it by activating it with her details and I still get the same error even though I'm logging in with her details and it accepts the login and has been confirmed as activated.
Grrr, and WTF?

Cret said:
Thanks for the tip - changed to London again and sure enough the epg works again.
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I changed my entry to "London and South East" and it worked fine - I think it's a case of finding the right one for your area.
As for the Recording, so need to make sure your Sky+ Box has the Account Registered and that you have Registered for Remote Record.
It's all here : http://mysky.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/mysky/remoterecord

Not saving password
Hi,
I have got this app up and running and have entered my user id and password and am then able to access the epg and record programs.
However, if i exit the app and then restart it, it does not remember my password and I have to re-enter it - a bit of a pain to do this each time.
I did hit the Save button after entering the password.
Is anyone else having this problem.
Cheers.

How To Log Steps to My Fitness Pal with Moto 360!!! Instructions!

Finally a way to track steps with any android wear watch and have it automatically log into My Fitness Pal!
Follow the directions below originally taken from this link: http://steamoctane.com/2015/01/use-android-wear-smart-watch-myfitnesspal-calorie-counting/
Please check pics for reference
Intro
Android Wear is becoming one of the most popular wearable’s out in the market right now, and what some people miss about these devices is that they can double as a fitness band and step counter and some even have heart rate monitoring capabilities. Now you wont get much out of this detail with Google Fit until the app is more robust, so in this guide we are going to recommend another app to help with your fitness goals; MyFitnessPal…
MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal is in our opinion the most robust app in the app market for loosing weight. This app is cross compatible to almost every mobile OS, it is 100% FREE, comes with a stellar food database, and is loaded with features. We recommend you try it, or chances are you are already using it. Sign up for free at http://www.myfitnesspal.com, and download the app from your respective marketplace.
Android Wear
The following tutorial is for android wear smart watches. If you are in the market for one, we recommend the below as they have all the features required, and are the bests one on the market now.
What you need (Hardware)
You will need the following equipment to complete this guide.
Android Smart Watch
Android Smart Phone running 4.4+
Software you need
Up by Jawbone (not Up24)
MyFitnessPal
Instructions
If you haven’t already download the Up from Jawbone app from google play, while your there you might as well download MyFitnessPal if you don’t already have it.
Open the Up app and signup with Jawbone then sign in if needed.
Tap the menu button in the top left corner (The three lines). Then tap settings and finally tap Application Preferences.
Make sure phone motion sensor is turned on.
Go home and tap the watch icon on the top right. Your watch should be connected to the app, if not check that your smartwatch is paired with your phone, turned on and is in range, then restart the app.
Go to the MyFitnessPal app.
Click the menu button, scroll down and tap settings. Then Click Steps.
Tap add a device then choose Jawbone UP.
Click Connect, then sign in if it asks and click allow.
Your done!
Now your smartwatch will report steps to the UP app, which in turn will send the data to MyFitnessPal and log your calories burned.
Keep in mind it may take 24 hours for your steps to start showing up in the myfitnesspal app after performing the above steps.

How do you connect your moto 360 with up app? For me only my phone is displayed on the upper right but not my moto 360?
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Thanks, I was able to use your steps to connect my 360 to LoseIt as well.

Thank you. I was looking for a way to circumvent the fact that Google Fit doesn't communicate its information out to any 3rd party apps which would then tie into MyFitnessPal. This worked great. Seavers11, I had the same issue initially but after the setup I exited the UP application, came back in and the watch icon had replaced the phone icon in the upper corner.

seavers11 said:
How do you connect your moto 360 with up app? For me only my phone is displayed on the upper right but not my moto 360?
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The thing is you have to wait for the up app to install on your watch. hit the resync apps button in the wear app and you should be good to go!

Polycron said:
Thank you. I was looking for a way to circumvent the fact that Google Fit doesn't communicate its information out to any 3rd party apps which would then tie into MyFitnessPal. This worked great. Seavers11, I had the same issue initially but after the setup I exited the UP application, came back in and the watch icon had replaced the phone icon in the upper corner.
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You are welcome dude!

Another way is to use withings. Connect it to your google fit and my fitness pal accounts and it will sync your steps from google fit through to my fitness pal.
What I've found is that it only appears to sync steps around an hour after you have took your watch off. Maybe its waiting until you appear to have stopped for the day?
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Thanks for this. It does take a while for myfitnesspal to update with the steps.

diggedy said:
Another way is to use withings. Connect it to your google fit and my fitness pal accounts and it will sync your steps from google fit through to my fitness pal.
What I've found is that it only appears to sync steps around an hour after you have took your watch off. Maybe its waiting until you appear to have stopped for the day?
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Are you referring to the Health Mate app they offer?

saryon1 said:
Are you referring to the Health Mate app they offer?
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Bump?

saryon1 said:
Are you referring to the Health Mate app they offer?
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Yes he is but I find the up app is more accurate when used with my fitness pal
I have been using it and it works pretty good. Battery life on both watch and phone are unaffected
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Thanks for this it help a lot

Major find here.... THANK YOU!!!!

just followed your instructions and got everything setup
guess i'll have to wait a day or two to see my data in the respective apps
it's too bad Google Fit doesn't track all this by itself... i assume it did before i purchased the watch

Got everything setup thanks

Thanks so much I need this, for do all the use for my M360

Thanks for the info. I tried to use it for several months but the calorie adjustments were way out of wack. I got tired of inaccurate information syncing with myfitnesspal and inability to sync running data without it double reporting. I am trying this new app now called FatSecret and syncing my walking & running data with Google Fit. Time will tell if this is a better combination...

Thanks.. works great.

I use an app called cinch... It syncs your steps and also records your heart rate at set internal from your watch to Google fit.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.perfectcinch
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I gave in and just bought a Fitbit Charge. Jawbone UP shows me with 30% more steps, and there doesn't appear to be any way of correcting that.

[Help] No internet connection in android app

Hi!
Some Android apps do not connect to the internet, someone has found a way to fix it?
I have this issue with Candy Crush Soda
Thanks in advance

Rikyz said:
Hi!
Some Android apps do not connect to the internet, someone has found a way to fix it?
I have this issue with Candy Crush Soda
Thanks in advance
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yes have same issue on spotify

Maybe it's somekind of DRM so we can't install streamming apps and violate user terms. But overall, it's a good proof of concept, it seems that Spotify only needs to publish their Android app to the store and it will work. Anyone tried any other streamming app?

I think you need GsmCore, GoogleLoginService and GoogleServicesFramework, but I'm not sure, I can't try because i haven't a windows phone.

zyxw-androidiani said:
I think you need GsmCore, GoogleLoginService and GoogleServicesFramework, but I'm not sure, I can't try because i haven't a windows phone.
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will try when i have more time^^
thanks for advice

let me know if it work!

zyxw-androidiani said:
I think you need GsmCore, GoogleLoginService and GoogleServicesFramework, but I'm not sure, I can't try because i haven't a windows phone.
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I think this is not the case, i was able to download albums and listen on Android's Spotify on build 10240.

I have a similar issue. Some Android apps (Airbnb, Booking, etc.) work well at the beginning, but after some time of use (from 1-2 hours to 3-4 days) loose the Internet connection. Any idea?

same here, spotify was ablo to login with my account and get my playlists. But all other actions, including listening say it has no internet connection.

the same to you

Turn off battery saver as I was told before.

I'm having the same issue hurting to log into Google services. It's saying that I don't have a network connection, even though I was able to make it though far enough to get my 2step verification code. I never had battery saver turned on.

xDrip and Dexcom for Diabetes blood sugar monitoring not working on Robin

This post will probably not have many responses as it is not something many use, but I have to post everywhere hoping I will find the answer eventually.
My fiance use a Dexcom G4 with share which is a bluetooth device that monitors her blood sugar levels constantly.
Some people created a great community to create an app that connects to this bluetooth device and can display the data from the Dexcom to your phone. The app is called xDrip. After getting everything connected, you can also create a website with a database that uploads the data and displays it on an azure based website and then you can see a realtime graph of the blood sugar. You can even connect ifttt to it which will enable extra actions for low and high blood sugar warnings.
We had all this working fine on a oneplus 1 running android 5 (lollipop), but since receiving the Robin I have not been able to get it working again. After lots of searching and attempts, I found that the app will find the dexcom when scanning for bluetooth devices, if you first go and enable location permissions (this is needed for android 6.0 marshmallow). I was able to find the dexcom and pair it this way, but then it says disconnected instead of updating with data.
I have posted in the facebook community for the dexcom (CGM in the cloud), hoping someone would be able to help, but so far we have not been able to find a solution.
I do not expect many (if any replies to this) but I have to post this question on every forum hoping someone can help.

Hey, thanks for letting us know. Unfortunately, we don't have a Dexcom G4 unit here to test, but maybe this is a Bluetooth issue.

Nextbit_Khang said:
Hey, thanks for letting us know. Unfortunately, we don't have a Dexcom G4 unit here to test, but maybe this is a Bluetooth issue.
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so it turns out the March OTA update fixed this. It is now working.

Dexcom G4, not 5? That would be great news to me. I had assumed the thing works with a proprietary wireless standard.

Google app/Google search question about crashes

Hi all,
I know there are quite a few people with issues on the google app crashing and I thought it might be helpful to see if we could collate different people's experience here - what hardware (RK?), rom, version etc, in case there is a particular version that works.
I have a RK3066/stock rom configuration. In terms of the version I have tried:
So 3.3.12 didn't crash at all in my brief test . But can't voice dial, guess they changed how it works some point after that .
5.4.x can crash repeatedly, best case feels like every other time. It also does not pick up my navigate requests correctly.
4.9.22 crashes infrequently so far. Never repeatedly which is importantly , worst every other time,usual say every five attempts.
4.7.x similar to 4.9.22
4.5.x - crashed alot
4.1.x crashes every 2-3 attempts, but can voice dial with this version (and above).
There is a 5.12 beta I haven' tried.
APKs at http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-search/
Finally, is there a way of logging the detail of a google app crash - to see if there is something specific causing it?
Cheers

Another option.. I played w/ it on my phone and it was pretty nice. It does rely on google voice search so who knows if it'll crash also.
http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-get-voice-access-beta/

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Another option.. I played w/ it on my phone and it was pretty nice. It does rely on google voice search so who knows if it'll crash also.
http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-get-voice-access-beta/
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Minimum android version is lollipop

Well that sucks a big one. To be honest it started to annoy me today. Couldn't fund out how to quickly turn it off

I would prefer to dig into why it crashes rather them retry to replace it. We know Goggle Voice works well when it works we just need to keep it working.
Unfortunately I really don't know where to start with it. I wish I had a bench top unit so I didn't always need to be in my car.
Is anyone running a HU emulator?

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I would prefer to dig into why it crashes rather them retry to replace it. We know Goggle Voice works well when it works we just need to keep it working.
Unfortunately I really don't know where to start with it. I wish I had a bench top unit so I didn't always need to be in my car.
Is anyone running a HU emulator?
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Yes I think this will get us furthest, if we can understand why it crashes, then maybe there is a work around. Is it to do with microphone readiness, data connection or some other launch/ROM issue????
Having a crash free google app voice search would turn this HU from good to virtually perfect for me!

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Yes I think this will get us furthest, if we can understand why it crashes, then maybe there is a work around. Is it to do with microphone readiness, data connection or some other launch/ROM issue????
Having a crash free google app voice search would turn this HU from good to virtually perfect for me!
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On my device it crashed offer if radio was playing during while I initiated the search. But it crashed also when the radio was not playing.

p_mike83 said:
On my device it crashed offer if radio was playing during while I initiated the search. But it crashed also when the radio was not playing.
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On my HU is crashing all the time. I'm using the latest ROM from Malay Master. I have tried different version(some are crashes often, some rarely), but until now I didn't find a solution/workaround to this problem.
Still investigating...

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On my HU is crashing all the time. I'm using the latest ROM from Malay Master. I have tried different version(some are crashes often, some rarely), but until now I didn't find a solution/workaround to this problem.
Still investigating...
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So are you able to say which are more stable? And what hardware do you have?

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So are you able to say which are more stable? And what hardware do you have?
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The most stable is version 4.9.22.19 from apkmirror.com
HU Technical Specs: RK3188, 1024x600
Here is the link with the product:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Quad...r-DVD-Player-For-FORD-MONDEO/32563024121.html
Best Regards,
D.

dj.martzian said:
The most stable is version 4.9.22.19 from apkmirror.com
HU Technical Specs: RK3188, 1024x600
Here is the link with the product:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Quad...r-DVD-Player-For-FORD-MONDEO/32563024121.html
Best Regards,
D.
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Yes, I also thought that 4.9.22 is one of the most stable of those that I have tried and have proper functionality. I'm on RK3066 and stock ROM. Interesting that your RK3188 doesn't improve things markedly, I don't think it is a processing power issue.
I was thinking about this a little bit more, I remember trying 3.3.12 (or whatever is the stock one installed) and it was very stable, but can't voice dial on it; 4.1.x etc start to crash so I wonder if there is information out there about the main changes that happened between these versions and so what might be causing it. is it something that has greater dependency on a good wifi connection or something else or some kind of software module that's not meshing right with the HU?

I found this in an old thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48854301&postcount=714
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Got Google Now working, sort of anyway. Here's how I did it.
install an old PrebulitGMSCore apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2FRr4c4c1g8WVI2YWg3TFZ4MTg/edit?usp=sharing (Google Play Services).
install Velvet apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2FRr4c4c1g8X2t2MzQ4MkMyd1U/edit?usp=sharing (Google Now).
this step probably not be needed as I was trying to install Google Home Launcher, install Google Home apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2FRr4c4c1g8OU9odi1ZRzJ5cHM/edit?usp=sharing (Google Home Launcher).
launch Google Now, it will detect a new version, update it.
I can use Google Now to launch default Radio and Music app by "play music" and "play radio".
"play disc" not working for me, neither are "navigate home" and "navigate office", they just get normal search results.
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Has anyone gone done the route of changing the PrebulitGMSCore apk but with a more functional Google Now etc?

I'm hesitant to dig into this until Malaysk's next update that will be out soon.

Hello all,
I made some good progress, although with one drawback.
Today I tried v3.6 (I think it was 3.6.16) from apkmirror. And tried it just under ten times with NO crashes. A record for my head unit!!
v3.6 does have calling functionality, and navigate works fine too.
The only drawback seems to be the play music function (I really only need these three functions as everything else I do is quite straightforward from steering wheel controls). It doesn't seem to bring up poweramp and play the music as later versions do....But maybe this is something can be resolved by settings, I need to investigate more when I am back in the car.
Please can others try this and contribute to the thread - I feel I am so close to having this up and running well!

I'm going to continue posting on this thread, although it does somewhat feel like I am talking to myself.
So in the car a couple more times today. Absolutely no crashes on this version of 3.6.16 (what did they change after that which made it no work so well on MTCB HU?). When online, call and navigation work brill, don't know why it refused to play ball on play music.
Messing around with some voice command apps, and still testing this, but this sorts out the play music, and play music and navigate commands work well when offline - but just cant seem to get call to recognise properly when offline - it would be the last missing link for me - think it might be something that can be customised to be fixed though - will update when I figure this last bit out!

I'll play with this soon also.
Dave

I'm swamped right now but I will try to test it later in the week.

Ok, that would be great - was in the car again this morning and seemed to work fine. If someone knows how to make this version work well with the play music command (i.e. find local music and load it in poweramp), that would be great!
The other reason why i went to 3.6 is that it offline voices is meant to work but it isn't. I am wondering if the gapps version needs to also be rolled back to an earlier version for offline voices to work.

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I'm going to continue posting on this thread, although it does somewhat feel like I am talking to myself.
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Please continue to talk to yourself, i'm listening
I hope to give version 3.6.16 a try later today and I'll post my results here.
There are some things I need to figure out to make this HU (almost) perfect and a stable voice command/search certainly is one of them.

I loaded 3.6.16 today and so far no issues. Do you happen to have a chameleon or version history so we can try to bisect this?