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APP-11 June 2010 - Magic Poker - Fun new free app

I've created this thread for a friend of mine "Jonathan" as he's developed an app for WP7. He has also ported it over to the Android and is currently working on the same for WM6.5! It's a Magic app that is pretty cool. Check it out and if you have an Android phone or WP7 emulator, be sure to load it up and try to find out how it works. Send your guess's to him if you think you know his tricks. Have fun! Thanks again Jonathan. See below..
I developed the app on windows phone 7. The Android app is the same as the WP7.
Here is the video below.
http://www.youtube.com/v/AUCgcq-Ps_U&hl=en_US&fs=1&
Now the android version is on android market as a free app. It's now v2.0, and tested well on 2.1 & 2.2. Not sure about 1.6 & 2.0, but seems can't work on 1.5. The secret of the trick is hidden inside the app, maybe you can guess by yourself how the trick works or try to find the solution somewhere in the app.
Hope you guys will like it and wish you have fun! Thanks!

i guess he is using the capabilties of the microphone to record what cards they are mentioning, since they are saying what cards they have.

hyellow said:
i guess he is using the capabilties of the microphone to record what cards they are mentioning, since they are saying what cards they have.
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I thought so too, but he specifically mentions he's not using a microphone (or actually, he says he uses only the emulator / mouse).
I think it has to do with where you click on the screen:
If you divide the screen into 4 columns (hearts diamonds spades clubs) and 13 rows (1-10, J Q K) you have a 'roster' on which you can click the correct card.
Note that he doesn't click straight away, he first moves the mouse for a few seconds (which looks to be pretty precise)

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I thought so too, but he specifically mentions he's not using a microphone (or actually, he says he uses only the emulator / mouse).
I think it has to do with where you click on the screen:
If you divide the screen into 4 columns (hearts diamonds spades clubs) and 13 rows (1-10, J Q K) you have a 'roster' on which you can click the correct card.
Note that he doesn't click straight away, he first moves the mouse for a few seconds (which looks to be pretty precise)
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The place where I click on the screen really matters. But devide it into so many parts is hard for me to control.
Maybe the video is not very clear about all the things, you can check some screenshots here.
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2010/06/02/windows-phone-7-app-magic-poker-flip.html

I wonder if it was inspired by this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpSPNIuj3M
Also, the original link is borked.

Windcape said:
I wonder if it was inspired by this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpSPNIuj3M
Also, the original link is borked.
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ah, I didn't watched the video before. his trick is much more complicated.

Anyone have the Snapchat 1.3 apk?

Hoping to get this app working on my nexus 7. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
EDIT: Or even lower versions might work.

I just tried to side load it and it FC's once you get past the steps to create an account... I think you're s.o.l.

Can you post the apk anyway?

Here ya go
http://db.tt/9lclO6bL

Thank you! Unfortunately, I'm getting the same thing. Do you know if that is version 1.3?

thenk24 said:
Thank you! Unfortunately, I'm getting the same thing. Do you know if that is version 1.3?
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I grabbed the newest version from the play store. I couldn't find a reliable source to DL it from outside that. So if the newest version is 1.3 then yes.
Edit-- just checked the play store again. It is indeed 1.3

lordvincent 90 said:
I grabbed the newest version from the play store. I couldn't find a reliable source to DL it from outside that. So if the newest version is 1.3 then yes.
Edit-- just checked the play store again. It is indeed 1.3
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Oh, darn. Guess we will have to wait for an update to fix it.

Any ideas why they wouldn't include support for N7?

AlexR666 said:
Any ideas why they wouldn't include support for N7?
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It's probably just not designed for the screen size.

lordvincent 90 said:
It's probably just not designed for the screen size.
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If this is the case, all you would need to do is change the screen density

jacobmacek said:
If this is the case, all you would need to do is change the screen density
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Sorry for bringing up a month old thread, but along with the screen density possibly being a factor, maybe it force closes due to Snapchat starting the app using the rear camera, which bviously we don't have. Maybe there is a way we can tweak it to set the FFC as default and maybe that will stop it from force closing?

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Sorry for bringing up a month old thread, but along with the screen density possibly being a factor, maybe it force closes due to Snapchat starting the app using the rear camera, which bviously we don't have. Maybe there is a way we can tweak it to set the FFC as default and maybe that will stop it from force closing?
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thats a great idea i tried the current 1.6 version and i always have the same force quit after i log in so its nothing to do with the density since the app starts up normaly until i log in.

Well we can try the screen density idea make everything larger so its like a phone, if that works maybe somehow we can extract the application and MOD it for a 7' screen by changing the supported resolutions or DPI.
But if doing any of that doesn't work then we are out of luck unless someone can really change the app.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

lukkypuggy said:
Well we can try the screen density idea make everything larger so its like a phone, if that works maybe somehow we can extract the application and MOD it for a 7' screen by changing the supported resolutions or DPI.
But if doing any of that doesn't work then we are out of luck unless someone can really change the app.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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I've pulled the app from my phone and installed it on here. It'll force close after you sign in but then if you open it and receive a snap you can see the menu with all your history and even view the snap but if you try to take a snap it force closes so it must be because it defaults to the ffc

Anyone got it working on N7?

Some one wanna try this version
snapchat1.6.apk
I would, but i shattered my screen last night and it's unusable... (Thank God for accidental damage insurance)

OK. Got may tab repaired... and it doesn't work...

I sent å request to snapchat team and got this mail back:
At this time, there is not a way to dowload older versions of Snapchat. Unfortunately, Snapchat is not compatible with your Nexus 7 device. However, we are always working on ways to improve Snapchat and plan on making it available to more devices in the near future. We appreciate all your support.
Thank you!
Team Snapchat

help
lordvincent 90 said:
Here ya go
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Hey m8! I just wondered if you still had that 1.0.3 apk? I am interested in getting one so i can add friends through Facebook. I belive it was around that version they removed that feature

zovik91 said:
Hey m8! I just wondered if you still had that 1.0.3 apk? I am interested in getting one so i can add friends through Facebook. I belive it was around that version they removed that feature
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Nope. Sorry. I only have 1.6.0 and 2.1.0

Motorola touchless control APK

Here's a link to check it out. Not sure if it works. If anybody wants to test out the APK, please report back with your results.

Thanks but the app is only installable on the ULTRA, MAXX, Mini, and Moto X.
it installs without problems, but doesn't appear in appdrawer, and playstore says it's incompatible with the One

I have installed the .apk, but can't start it, as it isn't present as an actual app. I think, we also need the settings app directly from the Moto X/Droid Series, in order to be able to set up the actual touchless cotrols app.

Application installed just fine on my Telus Galaxy S3 with CM10.2. Added the activities shortcut through Nova Launcher. Tried to launch each activity but it just crashed.
Rebooted and continuous errors.
There's something unique in Motorola's framework similar to TouchWiz/Sense etc. I know this is the HTC One forums, but I felt like trying it out

lol i like how the OP post an apk wants people to test but it too scared to test it himself

wont work...but
why not try something that really works (touchless gesture that is)
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/hovering-controls-update-brings-additional-gesture-actions/
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Here's a link to check it out. Not sure if it works. If anybody wants to test out the APK, please report back with your results.
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Maybe we can try by changing the build.prop of the phone. We did the same with Facebook Home and it seemed to work. Anyone can try this out?

animatechnica said:
why not try something that really works (touIless gesture that is)
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/hovering-controls-update-brings-additional-gesture-actions/
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How did you get it to work? Tried all gestures and settings. Not working.

tropical cactus said:
How did you get it to work? Tried all gestures and settings. Not working.
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are you following me from phone to phone over the years? :silly:
i've got the air gestures half working (screen on, scroll through browser etc) gonna try and get the rest working later on...
as for motorola touchless control apk it will never work without the motorola chip inside

Touchless controls is going to require a Motorola Phone. It requires a specific low-core processor that allows the phone to be constantly listening, if we kept the mic in our phones on 24/7 without Motorola's specific hardware, our battery would die in 1 hour.

beanbean50 said:
are you following me from phone to phone over the years? :silly:
i've got the air gestures half working (screen on, scroll through browser etc) gonna try and get the rest working later on...
as for motorola touchless control apk it will never work without the motorola chip inside
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That would be the other way round.
I've tried to scroll browser with every gesture. Zilch.

tropical cactus said:
That would be the other way round.
I've tried to scroll browser with every gesture. Zilch.
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here's the settings i've used, but it's very hit and miss... best way i've found is to sweep my left thumb near the charging light/mic

beanbean50 said:
here's the settings i've used, but it's very hit and miss... best way I found is sweep my left thumb near the charging light/mic
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No luck. I give up. Had a couple of responses earlier, like opening browser when it was already opened and requesting root.

Have you guys tryd using a logcat to see what it keeps looking for before it crashes just saying then we could have a better understanding.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4

tropical cactus said:
No luck. I give up. Had a couple of responses earlier, like opening browser when it was already opened and requesting root.
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yep it's not the best, i'm about to delete it aswell... maybe in a few years time we'll have proper full air gestures like tom cruise in Minority Report ..hehe

beanbean50 said:
yep it's not the best, i'm about to delete it aswell. Maybe in a few years time we'll have full air gestures like tom cruise in Minority Report ..hehe
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Talking of Tom Cruise, he's like Sense 5. Remember the sense on our desire? Sense 5 looks just like that. I wonder how mimi Rogers looks like standing next to him today.

CheesyNutz said:
lol i like how the OP post an apk wants people to test but it too scared to test it himself
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I was at work and couldn't download it and play with it. I have since tried it (it failed for me too), and have done some more digging. Apparently, the Moto X has a core in it's processor made to do just this. We do not have that core. Looks like this is a lost cause...

Stop saying core! It's a DSP, noting 'core' about that. .
But yes, this is useless without that chip. There is a app on play store that does the same thing and you can even set the wake phrase ('Jarvis!'). Haven't tried it so I cannot comment on battery, but I'm sure it uses quite a bit.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4

Nexus 5
Is this going to be able to work with the nexus 5 because is has the same snapdragon 800 or will it still struggle? So disappointed the nexus 5 doesn't feature some of the moto x impressive features like touchless control and amazing battery. Otherwise it is a great phone!

CheesyNutz said:
lol i like how the OP post an apk wants people to test but it too scared to test it himself
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Didn't anybody tell you? We're obliged to mess around with our phones, edit build.props, you know, stuff that could render our devices as, well.....paperweights really, just so the op can laugh at our expense.
How about OP, you install on your device, if it doesn't work....bad times, if it does work, post a solution. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
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Battlefield 4 Commander App broken?

I can't get it to load into any servers on my new 8.4. The app will load and I can select a server but then it just hangs at a black screen forever. I've tried letting it pick servers and I've selected a server through Battlelog and get the same result either way. I've tried on different wifi networks too so it isn't a network issue. Anyone else run into this or am I the only loser wasting time playing Commander at work lol

boosting1bar said:
I can't get it to load into any servers on my new 8.4. The app will load and I can select a server but then it just hangs at a black screen forever. I've tried letting it pick servers and I've selected a server through Battlelog and get the same result either way. I've tried on different wifi networks too so it isn't a network issue. Anyone else run into this or am I the only loser wasting time playing Commander at work lol
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It doesn't work for me either, it's a tablet specific issue for us, as it works just fine on my Nexus 5.
I sit at the black screen too, I think it may be a resolution issue but I'm not 100%, the thread with the apk on here explains a bit more on how to fix the black screen issue but it's for phones running, but I assume it would work for our tablet as well but I'm not running a rom so no Xposed framework to edit the obb.

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It doesn't work for me either, it's a tablet specific issue for us, as it works just fine on my Nexus 5.
I sit at the black screen too, I think it may be a resolution issue but I'm not 100%, the thread with the apk on here explains a bit more on how to fix the black screen issue but it's for phones running, but I assume it would work for our tablet as well but I'm not running a rom so no Xposed framework to edit the obb.
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Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out and see if I can't get it going.

It was one of the first apps i downloaded whrn i got mine. i have the same issue. hope ea fix it...

I was afraid of this the commander app does not play nice does anyone know if there update helped at all?
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

jparasita said:
I was afraid of this the commander app does not play nice does anyone know if there update helped at all?
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
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Still doesn't work for me

boosting1bar said:
Still doesn't work for me
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Hmm weird works great for me

jparasita said:
Hmm weird works great for me
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Screenshot please, still don't work

DimonVideo said:
Screenshot please, still don't work
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Like I said working on the 8.4

jparasita said:
Like I said working on the 8.4
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This is battlelog, we speak about commander app. Join to any server in commander mode

DimonVideo said:
This is battlelog, we speak about commander app. Join to any server in commander mode
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Ahhhh I was thrown off cause on the note 10.1 2014 it was the exact opposite

Video camera performance/dashcam apps

Hi, I'm having a bit of a problem using my phone as a dashcam when driving. I've tried a couple of apps thoroughly which makes me think the problem is a hardware issue, not the apps.
Basically, I want to use a fairly high resolution with the sound off (both apps have this feature) but that causes the camera to pause for 1-2 seconds every few seconds. Turning the sound on fixes it, but that's not ideal. At really low resolutions it works okay, but the quality is quite poor.
Are there any apps/tweaks etc that can improve this do you think? Has anyone got the Ace working well as a dashcam? THanks for any help, I've spent ages trying different settings etc.

U tried LenovoSuperCamera? It has lot of options and it makes quite nice shots. The only problem is in video-recording cuz its only recording in 720p, if its ok for u then give it a try. I'll send u a link if ill find it. (there is a special modded version on xda)

artur1131 said:
U tried LenovoSuperCamera? It has lot of options and it makes quite nice shots. The only problem is in video-recording cuz its only recording in 720p, if its ok for u then give it a try. I'll send u a link if ill find it. (there is a special modded version on xda)
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Thanks, I'll take a look. Is it just the first result on XDA when you Google it? Says it's for S4, but it works on Ace 2? Or is there another version?

edithswanneck said:
Thanks, I'll take a look. Is it just the first result on XDA when you Google it? Says it's for S4, but it works on Ace 2? Or is there another version?
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Im using this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655322 and it works

artur1131 said:
Im using this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655322 and it works
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I'll take a look, thanks. Sounds good. Will this affect other apps using the camera? For example, will a dashcam app use Lenovo or will it just use the actual hardware?

Ask in the lenovo thread. All what i know about this app is that im using it and it works good.

artur1131 said:
Ask in the lenovo thread. All what i know about this app is that im using it and it works good.
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Cool, thanks for your help.