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BlueStracks is gonna bring all android apps to Windows 8. This is very exciting news. I would buy a Windows 8 tablet if the apps works as good as they work on Android.
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Installed the beta on my Lenovo touchscreen netbook. I installed google maps and it runs well but it won't recognize the Bluetooth GPS receiver so won't navigate hoping when they release the pro version this feature will work
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I'll be excited to see how this goes. Android app library + Metro UI= YES PLEASE
This kind of hackability is gonna make x86 Windows on a tablet *the* best choice for power users in the coming years...
Bluestack is nothing new, nothing fancy and nothing impressible. It is way slow (even for a i7) and it uses a lot of resources. They promised that they will fix those bugs but apparently the only work that they do was to make it a "windows 8 exclusive". meh.
who wants to use ugly ****ty phone apps on windows 8?
o2neouzr said:
who wants to use ugly ****ty phone apps on windows 8?
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Ha.... Considering windows 8 aps are meant to work across multiple devices I would assume a lot of people want it. WP7 apps will work on win 8 pcs and Xbox 360's and vise versa
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Aaron McCarthy said:
Considering windows 8 aps are meant to work across multiple devices I would assume a lot of people want it.
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As long as you are using the WinRT Just another way to lock down things
shoputer said:
As long as you are using the WinRT Just another way to lock down things
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Android does this as well more or less you just won't find anyone using android as the OS on their PC. So here's where MS has a leg up. I'd more say it's a smart way of doing business... What company wouldn't want to make just ONE app that'll work across different types of devices
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hey... i test drove bluestacks oover thanksgiving and had a code and allthat and ran every app i had over the course of two hours then forgot aboout it.
now i cant seem to get a code... im signed up for the beta and all that but wheres the code?
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Now we've just got to successfully emulate Windows 7/8 and iOS on Android. iEmu would've been great but thats discontinued now
Yeah I love BlueStacks, it's really well made. Can't wait for the beta to come out
Just saw that beta got released. Anyone know what information they access to provide this? Google search listed terms and privacy links for their official website but clicking them just brought me to their homepage to download the application. Just wanted to do some reading before I try it out
Edit: site is overloaded which is why some parts such as privacy and terms pages are not accessible. Got the information that they'll be replaced with light versions for now. Also if anyone's interested as to how they work out what apps are on your device, they just pull the installed application list from your device. They don't look at or connect through the Google account to get the list from the Google play store. Not trying to be awkward, I was just enquiring what privacy or information I have to give up in order to use this beta service (which is free to use, so I was just looking for a catch) and how they access information. Seems okay to me now .
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Yup, just saw this news this morning and i was pretty excited to try angry birds and angry birds space on my PC!!!!! I like the fact that most apps work not just the games and entertainment ones. Hopefully soon the WP8 merges with windows 8 and then we have one Marketplace for all devices
I'm definitely going to have to install Windows 8 on the MBP through VMware and then try this application out. Talk about super cool!
I dont think that bluestacks will support ALL android Apps, for example, is hard to give support to 3d games or AR apps...
bluestacks is slow and clunky.
tested on series7 samsung slate.
I'd totally get a Windows tablet if it could run all the Android apps as well as W8, with that and a keyboard dock I could replace my current Android tab & laptop.
now this is cool
What is blue stack???
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Does anyone know whether we can change our NOTE to windows 7 mango like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914621
+1 buddy.
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Ajseter said:
Does anyone know whether we can change our NOTE to windows 7 mango like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914621
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There are a few applications on the market that will allow you to mimic the style of it without having to actually flash modifications over-top of the system. Launcher7, StatusBar+ to name a few. Neither require root or modification.
+1, Though I'm a noobie, I would love to try Original Windows Phone 7 or 8 rom on my Galaxy Note, If possible with dual boot feature
Lol there's no "windows 7/8 rom", it's just a collection of apps someone packaged together and called a rom. You can make any phone on any firmware look exactly like that right now.
Apple innovates and Samsung copies, huh? Tell that to my Galaxy Note.
omac_ranger said:
There are a few applications on the market that will allow you to mimic the style of it without having to actually flash modifications over-top of the system. Launcher7, StatusBar+ to name a few. Neither require root or modification.
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This is really the best advice on the matter. Whilst you may be capable of flashing your device (I do not know of your Android experiences, but I certainly don't classify myself as "capable" of doing so), why risk it when free applications found on the marketplace offer the same functionality? Although, if I am honest, I don't particularly like the "Metro UI" of Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT and Windows 8.
Microsoft stuff is closed source, so although there may be a way to flash the rom, the kernel would never be able to activate any of the hardware, so you'd have no phone, no accelerometer, buttons wouldn't work, it would be completely pointless. The only way to do it is as said, to imitate it with custom launchers etc.
Launcher7 is fantastic btw, and the dev does good work on updates, highly recommend it.
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This is probably the wrong place to ask, but I'm going to anyway .
Can you run standard Windows (PC) applications and games on their mobile version? For example I have a (windows) game that I play a lot on my laptop, would it run on windows mobile?
Thanks .
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This is probably the wrong place to ask, but I'm going to anyway .
Can you run standard Windows (PC) applications and games on their mobile version? For example I have a (windows) game that I play a lot on my laptop, would it run on windows mobile?
Thanks .
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No, different platforms.
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While I have been initially impressed with the hardware, having most of my apps appear as just larger phone apps is annoying. My original reaction to this was "it will get better", right? Now I am not so sure. Did Google screw the pooch on this one?
Case in point: Grocery IQ, an often used app has been recently updated to a tablet version "yay!". But initially this update broke both the phone and tablet version on Nexus 7. I contacted the developer and was told they were aware of the issue and a fix would be released soon.
Got that new release this morning, the phone version, not the tablet version. Tablet version is incompatible with the Nexus 7. So... yet another app that has a tablet version, but not on the Nexus 7.
So is the iPad Mini the only 7-8 inch tablet available or do the Samsung 7 inchers behave like a tablet too? And what has Google left out of the dev environment that has developers of apps like Grocery IQ and Trip Advisor issuing their phone apps to the Nexus 7 and not their tablet counterparts?
It does get rather annoying just having a "big" phone, I'd love to see some tablet apps appearing PROPERLY on the Nexus 7.
But thats Android in general at the moment, everything is scaled and all look the same!
And don't forget the lazy companies, that, instead of releasing just the phone app, or tablet app, just block and ban an app for the nexus 7.
ChatOn for example -.- finally got my guys to use it, and now I have to search for a new chat app -.- and the support just says "thx for your mail" blah blah.... But we'll see what the future brings...
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Some tablet apps work, like news 360 and that is brillaint and the Times app worked as tablet. Only thing what annoys me is Chrome always requests mobile sites.
It's the fault of lazy or incompetent developers.
It really takes no magic to check for tvdpi (IIRC) and then load the tablet layout XML - but they just fail to do it.
But they'll get what they deserve. Their apps will get lesser downloads over time and people will move to the apps doing it right.
And it's also not hard to just release the app until they fixed it.. Why banning... I don't get it..
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Blaming the app developers is not really the smart route. Google has had plenty of time to make the n7 a tablet ui. We are on the fourth revision (4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1) and google has actually moved further away form tablet ui by removing all remaining framework for it in 4.2. In this instance, looking any further than google when assigning blame would be silly. But, those kinds of things make you appreciate our xda devs just that much more when they release fixes for us all.
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rebel1699 said:
google has actually moved further away form tablet ui by removing all remaining framework for it in 4.2.
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Wrong.
Don't confuse the complete "tablet UI" with the launcher and notification area.
The notification area is actually THE ONYL thing they changed.
The UI still uses fragments when in "tablet (UI) mode" - just compare the settings app with the default DPI and then edit it to 160, big difference there.
Im getting the nexus 10 for Christmas and at my high school we can use computers,tablets etc. But are there any good office apps like word or one note type things. Or is there any news of Microsoft apps. Thank you and i pray the light-bleed inst that bad. And is there any news of good keyboard docks?
First, stop listening to people *****ing about light bleed, it's not that big of an issue in the grand scheme of things.
As for office programs, there are half a dozen half decent ones you can buy, one of the guys in the XOOM forum did a pretty in depth review of most of them (I believe it was funnycreature) do a search and have a read of that, then make your choice.
From my experience, you might need to buy more than one to get everything done, this of course can get a little costly with the suits costing £10 or so each.
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Try these...
They have trial versions/free versions
Check out "OfficeSuite Pro 6 + (PDF & HD)"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered
Check out "Quickoffice Pro HD"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qo.android.tablet.am
Check out "Documents To Go 3.0 Main App"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dataviz.docstogo
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thank you very much and when fwll the keyboard Dock come out because I do not want to use a Bluetooth keyboard
Light bleed is a non-issue for me....
I don't think that there will be a keyboard dock like you know it from the Asus transformer line. You'll have to use a Bluetooth keyboard. Go to the accessories section. There are some threads about cases. There are also some cases with integrated Bluetooth keyboards.
jjdevega said:
Try these...
They have trial versions/free versions
Check out "OfficeSuite Pro 6 + (PDF & HD)"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered
Check out "Quickoffice Pro HD"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qo.android.tablet.am
Check out "Documents To Go 3.0 Main App"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dataviz.docstogo
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Kingsoft office is the best...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wps.moffice_eng&hl=es
I agree, kingsoft Office is both free and good.
You guys are very helpful
Fissurez said:
I agree, kingsoft Office is both free and good.
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I've been on this forum allot lately because i want this tablet to be the best experience it can possibly be on the school side, media consumption and just regular gaming + internet use. BUT I've been hearing many complain about having to reboot and many other issues. Will this tablet be a good choice overall or should i just get a ipad due to the best app store ever.
If i do proceed in getting this tablet what should i do first? And should i update to the new os or keep the stock rom? Will cynogen mod be the best bet even though many are having difficulties. I would love to hear everyone's:confused feedback.
jjdevega said:
Try these...
They have trial versions/free versions
Check out "OfficeSuite Pro 6 + (PDF & HD)"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ice_registered
Check out "Quickoffice Pro HD"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...roid.tablet.am
Check out "Documents To Go 3.0 Main App"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...taviz.docstogo
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QO does not have a trial version anymore - we discontinued it at version 4.1. Our viewer will be preloaded on the stock 4.2 Android OS, so you'll be able to see it in action a little.
If you have specific file types that you need tested, go to help.quickoffice.com, and send us an example file or two and we'll test it and list any issues we come across before you choose to purchase.
doylekid said:
I've been on this forum allot lately because i want this tablet to be the best experience it can possibly be on the school side, media consumption and just regular gaming + internet use. BUT I've been hearing many complain about having to reboot and many other issues. Will this tablet be a good choice overall or should i just get a ipad due to the best app store ever.
If i do proceed in getting this tablet what should i do first? And should i update to the new os or keep the stock rom? Will cynogen mod be the best bet even though many are having difficulties. I would love to hear everyone's:confused feedback.
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I'm using CM 10 on the HTC One S and Samsung Galaxy 3 and stock Android on the Nexus 7 & 4. I don't really see a huge difference except for the fact that CM10 has a lot more customization.
If it boiled down to choosing one for a Nexus device, I'd choose stock Android because I dont use most of the customization (unless it's UI stuff, which I can use a launcher for) and I'm not allowed to access my corporate account from the CM 10 device. If I wasn't using a Nexus device, I'd stick with CM 10 to get rid of bloatware.
I'm not sure if that really helps all that much, but that's where things stand for me.
On my Nexus 6p, I could pretty easily add a second user to my phone and switch back and forth between accounts. I like ot do this for a couple reasons and can't seem to be able to find a way to do this on the G6. Anyone know how or if you can?
I don't think this is possible. That's a tablet functionality, that I haven't seen on an LG android phone.
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