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market...not working for me.
Initially, I downloaded and installed pacman and shop savvy. After the upgrade came through which put me at RC28, the market doesn't seem to work properly. When I click on the app I want, it looks as if the download is happening, but when I check download notifications, it says download unsuccessful. I've tried this on several apps...all have failed.

Heads Up - Market
In case you haven't looked lately, there are a dozen or so new apps today

and still nothing worth downloading

I second that. I am about to put the g1 up until something worth a sh*t comes out. But that's just me.

when did u get the update and did u have a choice to update or did it do it automatically,i'm just curious cuz i haven't got it yet

Did you try the download with 3G on??
If not, try it with 3G

We needed a new thread for this info?

The following morning after I got the phone.....there was a window after the unlock sequence. There did not appear to be an option, it just executed the update. I've tried both wifi and 3g....both don't work.

I noticed that I am having issues with some applications in the market. They will fail... I kept redownloading them till they finally came thru.
I haven't got the update yet. I think this is just because the market is getting soo many new applications and such it probably is having hard times with it all.

Mikey1022 said:
We needed a new thread for this info?
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Good point

Wow lots lots more! AndNav!!

Actually did you download it yet? lol
does it work?

neoobs said:
I haven't got the update yet.
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I read by Nov. 2nd it getting out there, hang in there.

As long as the software states that its a trial in the listing I dont have a problem with it. Someone will write a free version at some point. I would want to be paid for my work too

Most of the apps aren't trials, and the ones that I've seen that are thus far are clearly marked.
I don't mind, since it's not some large majority of applications that are timebombed or limited trials. You would expect some people to not want to give away their stuff, and there's not a huge flow of apps just yet.
Like all open source, I'm very enthusiastic to see what the market produces in the free category - I'm sure it's going to be impressive.

I don't know if the location of were I am located in the US but the I downloaded the widely talked about SHOPSAVVY application and doesn't seem to work well. Sure its free but it doesn't give me the nearest stores and only one or two online suggestions. WEAK SAUCE in my oppinion. I also saw and downloaded (by accident) trialware which I too believe should be in a different catagory. There were not a big selection of apps that were worth my time. Dissappointed

funny you say that because I always have my GPS on and I did it while I was outside. OH'well

danielbui23 said:
funny you say that because I always have my GPS on and I did it while I was outside. OH'well
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Try CompareEverywhere

aad4321 said:
This is ridiculous and I dont know who to contact to fix this. All these (****ty) apps are popping up in the app store as free, but really are trials, or even ADVERTISEMENTS for the actual product you must buy. I hope who ever is running the app store fixes this. Im disappointed because they said the apps would be free until next year but developers are making their own way around this rule to charge users for their ****ty apps.
This is one of the reasons i miss my windows mobile phone so much, because of all the excellent developers who created software for free, and diddnt try to make a pretty penny.
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Its BETA so developers are going to put out BETA apps for people to test then they will charge for the final product. If you don't want to pay for apps then don't. Stop *****ing the damn phone/OS just came out. There will be free apps eventually, you can't even compare to Windows(WHICH HAS BEEN OUT FOR A LOT LONGER).

I understand your anger. Trial versions in my world ARE NOT FREEWARES! It's called SHAREWARE and are completely another kind ob beast. I'm REALLY PICKY at what I'm adding to our directory of free Android software and there is no chance for a trial, shareware or a demo to get inside. I'm myself sick of all these "smart promotion strategies" by developers and I hope Googlers at Android Market will sort this out soon (but I fear they won't interfere too much). Let's see!

aHome

Ahome Paid App Dissappearing.
*Solved*
The last day or two the ahome paid application has been going on and off the market for me. I was currently on the market planning to buy it and now it isn't shown again (it was there earlier today). Is anyone having this same problem or can any of you currently see it?
Thanks.
Once again the paid version, I can always see the free one.
I have adp1.1h
*Solution*: If you are having any problems buying or seeing paid apps I found that flashing with rc33 fixes this. Adp1.1h only works with some paid apps. (I love ahome)

I can still see the paid version, its $2.99
am running on Jf RC-33

I have yet to see the paid version =/

there is a paid version, i paid 2.99 and it works great, one of the best apps on the market

What are the extra features in the paid version

i couldnt tell you , i never seen the free version

could you download the free one and compare for us cheep people

santaninja said:
could you download the free one and compare for us cheep people
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As of now there are basically no differences, but I purchased it for two reasons.
1. It will increase in price in a week.
2. The free version stops getting any updates except bug fixes as of two days ago.
The subtle changes that have been made so far can be found in the description of the app in the market.

widto08 said:
I have yet to see the paid version =/
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While in market home click on Applications->All Applications->Menu->Change View->Priced items only.
If that shows paid apps, thats good.

aHome no-launchy
So I've been using aHome for a few days and last night an update to the paid program came down the pipe. Installed it and now the program will not launch. If the DEV is listening, what up?
Edit: Problem solved... Damn default was set on original home program. All better now...

Sorry to hear of your troubles, but I dont know if its a problem with ahome. I have the most recent updates as well and mine runs perfectly.

aHome and Cupcake image issues?
I'm on the HtC build for cupcake at the moment and I just update aHome to the lastest version that has aHome cupcake. Everything is running find except the music widget has a graphical glitch. The image for the music widget is shown twice with the second one overlayed the first at center. When in landscape mode its fine except the end is shown overlayed by a second image of the music widget. I dunno if this is becase aHome cupcake is made for the G version instead of the H version? I emailed mappn makers of aHome but they never respond.
I was wondering if anybody is having this issue as well with H or G version of cupcake.

ahome now cupcake compatible!!
It allows you to install a different version and all the widgets work.
Awesome stuff

I noticed the same thing with open home.

sorry for being such a noob,
but does anyone wanna send me the .apk file?
Thanks.

its a paid app, and theres a demo one for free :]

i hate how it says.
"LITE VERSION, please buy full."
i'm 14.
lol.

m00b3rt said:
i hate how it says.
"LITE VERSION, please buy full."
i'm 14.
lol.
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ahh, the demise of the xda forums.

forum rule #6. If they don't want us posting them it is safe to say don't ask for them
6. Do not post warez.
If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, either pay or find your cracks and serials somewhere else. We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained.

alright,
can i get a mod to close this?

Using themes on MyTouch 3G

New MyTouch 3G Owner here , just switched from a unlocked and jailbroken 16GB 3G iPhone. Got tired of not having 3G, i mean the phone is awesome, just got bored with it. And you need to jailbreak in order to customize.
So basically, I was on the market, and noticed themes, i downloaded one but said i needed GDE, sorry but i am new to this phone. And i heard you can do actual ROMS, but stuff like gtalk, and other main features of the phone wont work. This is why i got rid of the iPhone, i dont really wanna root, just want a cool theme like the xRoms, but i know i need extra widgets.
What can i do to make this happen?

still no answer

na_rsx said:
New MyTouch 3G Owner here , just switched from a unlocked and jailbroken 16GB 3G iPhone. Got tired of not having 3G, i mean the phone is awesome, just got bored with it. And you need to jailbreak in order to customize.
So basically, I was on the market, and noticed themes, i downloaded one but said i needed GDE, sorry but i am new to this phone. And i heard you can do actual ROMS, but stuff like gtalk, and other main features of the phone wont work. This is why i got rid of the iPhone, i dont really wanna root, just want a cool theme like the xRoms, but i know i need extra widgets.
What can i do to make this happen?
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If you look on the market there are applications called aHome and dxTop which are home alternatives that allow you to theme your mytouch without actually having to root it.
I have played with both and actually liked both but decided the world of ROMS are so much better and worth it. If you ever decide on going that route feel free to pm me for any help. i am by NO MEANS an expert but have learned from here and can point you in the right direction.
Hope that helped.

Hey na_rsx
That theme you downloaded requires a program called GDE, its another home replacement application, should be available in the market. But like djflipnautikz said dxtop, aHome or OpenHome are other good ones aswell, just install em have a play and decide which you like the best.
The roms are best way to go though and is no where near as daunting as you might think and you don't lose any functionality if you pick your ROM well

djflipnautikz said:
If you look on the market there are applications called aHome and dxTop which are home alternatives that allow you to theme your mytouch without actually having to root it.
I have played with both and actually liked both but decided the world of ROMS are so much better and worth it. If you ever decide on going that route feel free to pm me for any help. i am by NO MEANS an expert but have learned from here and can point you in the right direction.
Hope that helped.
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I know ROM's are so much better, i actually want the Hero ROM, but isn't it true that if you do a ROM you lose a lot of features that basically makes the phone useless. I check out ahome and dxTop and dabble with it.
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Hey na_rsx
That theme you downloaded requires a program called GDE, its another home replacement application, should be available in the market. But like djflipnautikz said dxtop, aHome or OpenHome are other good ones aswell, just install em have a play and decide which you like the best.
The roms are best way to go though and is no where near as daunting as you might think and you don't lose any functionality if you pick your ROM well
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i did a search on GDE but nothing shows up, I would love to do a ROM, but i use GTalk a lot, i mean if you can link me to some good tutorials and recommend a ROM that would not lose all my abilities i am all for it. I could unlock and jaibreak iPhones like no ones business, so i am sure rooting wont be as difficult.

na_rsx, search on the forums about changing your rom but personally Ive used cyanogenmod roms for a good while without trouble and I use services like Gtalk, gmail, google calendar etc every single day, everything that works on the stock phone works on the modded one with addition of some stuff that isnt available on a stock phone yet =o)
This isn't iPhone where you get nerfed for making modifications

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fxn said:
na_rsx, search on the forums about changing your rom but personally Ive used cyanogenmod roms for a good while without trouble and I use services like Gtalk, gmail, google calendar etc every single day, everything that works on the stock phone works on the modded one with addition of some stuff that isnt available on a stock phone yet =o)
This isn't iPhone where you get nerfed for making modifications
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Hey i just did a search and got a bunch of results, to many for a noob like me to handle, is there a link for a cyanogenmod hero rom, i really want that rom
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thanks for teh headsup

Take some time and read these two links:
Newbie resource links
HTC Sapphire Hacking
I was intimidated in the beginning, but I took the time to read...and I am so glad I did. I came from the iPhone as well. Feel free to PM me with any questions. There is a lot to be learned here if you take the time to learn about it.

Twitter Facebook and MySpace combined app

Hello All
I have just stumbled across an app called Vodafone Application Update (on the Market), although this does not appear to be an official Vodafone app (at least not a UK one anyway).
The app itself sits in the Taskbar and monitors your social networks pulling into a combined inbox similar to the Motoblur with the exception of the inbox.
I have found it pretty useful and wondered if anyone had heard of it before.
I cannot vouch for its authenticity or as to whether it works on other networks (as I'm on Vodafone anyhow)
As its a free software not a paid for app if someone can tell me how to extract an apk from my phone I'll post a link for those that cannot see it on the Market.
Thanks to XDA for making my whole Android experience better

Just trying it on T-Mobile UK, seems to be working so far, will update in a moment. Nice find
EDIT: Sure seems to work for facebook atleast, I don't use any of the other services. Awesome .

Jonno12345 said:
Just trying it on T-Mobile UK, seems to be working so far, will update in a moment. Nice find
EDIT: Sure seems to work for facebook atleast, I don't use any of the other services. Awesome .
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Good news if it had a widget it would be awesome

also working perfect on US Tmobile G1. Thanks.. never would have known about it.

Pure messenger widget, just a few posts down from this one seems to be a good widget interpretation of what you're looking for.

Opps Delete

el_smurfo said:
Pure messenger widget, just a few posts down from this one seems to be a good widget interpretation of what you're looking for.
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thanks had it for a while but i'll give it a closer look

ukm700user said:
thanks had it for a while but i'll give it a closer look
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I'm finding that the Vodafone app slows down my system

ukm700user said:
I'm finding that the Vodafone app slows down my system
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apps dont slow down phones...they eat up memory and wear down batteries.
Use task managers and kill widgets to control these memory leeching, battery eating apps, and your phone will speed up.

New Googlemaps 4.0

New maps (4.0 with Buzz!) available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
Direct link to apk:
http://ul.to/1ofshq/maps4.0.0-brut4.apk
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Thanks for the info. Downloaded and installed.
Do you know what they mean by MT? I noticed it said that they had backported some MT from Eclair, but if its Multi Touch, I couldn't get it to do anything.

nabicat said:
Thanks for the info. Downloaded and installed.
Do you know what they mean by MT? I noticed it said that they had backported some MT from Eclair, but if its Multi Touch, I couldn't get it to do anything.
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yeah, that will never work on the vogue. resistive touch screens can't do multitouch, they just average two points; many other reasons as well why we will never have multitouch on our devices.
I do love the new night mode in nav. buzz, i'm still undecided about. kinda cool though.

Buzz is pretty cool... just a toy though, I think it's more for kiddies
Is this 4.0 the one that was just updated in the marketplace? I'm guessing this version is for users outside of the US who cannot access it?

berardi said:
Buzz is pretty cool... just a toy though, I think it's more for kiddies
Is this 4.0 the one that was just updated in the marketplace? I'm guessing this version is for users outside of the US who cannot access it?
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Yes - the link is for non-us international nav.

dang, can't even install on my eris through straight apk file.