XDA WP7 app needs an update - Windows Phone 7 General

Well kinda think the app needs to be mangofied. Multitasking support, quick app resume, more stability and speed, theme options, plenty. Just thought I'd make this thread to gain traction so post ur support.
Seems like support is dead so would XDA allow some members to work on this app. I'm pretty sure plenty of mems would like to do this and it shows great community support.
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Ability to quote others, modify post and thank..

Purple11 said:
Ability to quote others, modify post and thank..
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U can quote just hole your finger over post u wish to quote. Just like android.
You can modify as well, but u can't thank.
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DroidFreek said:
U can quote just hole your finger over post u wish to quote. Just like android.
You can modify as well, but u can't thank.
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Didn't knew the app had tap and hold function.. Thanks!
Wish I could remove that dropdown popup at exit everytime I close the app though..
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I also agree that the xda wp7 app needs updating. The post edit feature doesn't work well on my samsuung focus.

+1 the app is a bit laggy at the moment, could definitely use an update.
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The Android Premium version recieved an update not too long ago, so there's still hope. There are some things that should be improved:
- 16 Bit banding, which is said to be app related rather than OS related (though I doubt that).
- editting a post never works flawlessly, since you can't really scroll down to the bottom of the message box. Happens in larger quoted messages as well.
- scrolling should definitely be improved a lot. I've rarely seen apps with such horrible laggy scrolling.

dkp1977 said:
The Android Premium version recieved an update not too long ago, so there's still hope. There are some things that should be improved:
- 16 Bit banding, which is said to be app related rather than OS related (though I doubt that).
- editting a post never works flawlessly, since you can't really scroll down to the bottom of the message box. Happens in larger quoted messages as well.
- scrolling should definitely be improved a lot. I've rarely seen apps with such horrible laggy scrolling.
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There's only one version on the market as far as I can tell. Come people let our voices be heard.
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it needs a free version too. Howardforums offers their app for free but not this site.

Yeah I paid for the app to support xda but the app is subpar. Probably the only app that lags for me and I have over 100 apps installed
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It's very bad, needs a major fix.
Why not do something like touch.boards.ie it works so much better and faster than xda.

+1 for that XDA APP is a must!!

karan1203 said:
Yeah I paid for the app to support xda but the app is subpar. Probably the only app that lags for me and I have over 100 apps installed
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yes, this xda app is the worst performing app on my phone.
The inability to scroll to the bottom while creating a long post is quite aggravating.
It's embarrassing that a developer forum has such a crappy app.
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And please make it available in the new countrries in marketplace ie Denmark.

mickfarr said:
It's very bad, needs a major fix.
xda.
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Its one of the shettiest app on my phone.
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Its just a skin over board express right? That all would need to be updated first.
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+1 def needs an update esp as mango is now out and about in the playing field

XDA didn't develop the App, it's basically a stripped down version of Board Express, IIRC, just like the Android app is a Stripped Down Version of TapaTalk. You can pay to have them produce a customized version just for your forum.
And yes, that app is terrible. A ton of paid apps are basically unsupported these days, I guess since the Developers made a good chunk of cash and don't feel hte need to devote anymore of their free time to it.
Birdsong is another example. Literally unsupported right now.
Should start a Sticky Thread for apps that have fallen out of support to tell people to avoid them, IMO. Can't support your app, you don't deserve good word of mouth, IMO.

Yeah, WP7 badly needs a proper Tapatalk-style app. Board Express is awful and the developer has gone AWOL.
If I remember correctly, I did see something on the Board Express website about reskinning/rebranding costing $999 or so. I could be remembering it wrong, and the info is no longer on the website...but damn. If a few gullible fools did that, no wonder the guy has disappeared. Talk about making a fast buck.
I totally support the idea of a thread for abandoned apps...given that the quality of reviewers on the Marketplace is fairly low it's often hard to tell whether an app is any good, especially if the trial is heavily stripped down or doesn't even exist.

YEA ABANDONED THREAD WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. aLSO $999 THOSE BASTARDS.

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Is anyone going to make a xda app for this wonderful os because I'm tired of using android.
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Halabeaster54 said:
Is anyone going to make a xda app for this wonderful os because I'm tired of using android.
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There's that Tapatalk Board Express app or whatever it is... but from my experience it's crappy... I would like a native app somewhere along the lines of the Android version...
Hi
Anyone have an update on this question, I would like an app like this too?
Regards
nOrphf
There are already two apps I know of for XDA on WP7 (although not used them so can't comment more). Search Zune for:
Fast XDA
xda-developers
The stand alone app is $0.99 in the marketplace .
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Dr.8820 said:
The stand alone app is $0.99 in the marketplace .
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Unfortunately is has received only one update so far. The "parent" app Board Express has received a few more updates recently. Full Mango support, Thanks button etc. I hope the XDA app will be updated as well, since the developer of both apps is the same.
otherworld said:
There are already two apps I know of for XDA on WP7 (although not used them so can't comment more). Search Zune for:
Fast XDA
xda-developers
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I much love the Fast XDA app, however for now it's limited as 'read-only' but the read-only is well presented, neat and fast - Love that app, am following it's updates etc, hope the dev would be generous enough to add few more functions and make and read&write.
drupad2drupad said:
I much love the Fast XDA app, however for now it's limited as 'read-only' but the read-only is well presented, neat and fast - Love that app, am following it's updates etc, hope the dev would be generous enough to add few more functions and make and read&write.
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This app sucks.
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Fast XDA is good, but it doesn't have the comment functionality. i dont know what the another one looks like. :-(
Tried Fast XDA, but it wouldn't list the forums, and I can't use the official, it isn't available in me region. But found this Board Express and it seams to work fine, thanks guys!
/nOrphf
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Bought the XDA app but still has bugs (SIP hides text). So I switched to Tapatalk ...
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XDA APP and web site

This site rocks, the app does too. I actually use the app more for reading and the website for posting (keyboards rock too btw)
The APP has a big advantage over the website, Participated Threads. Makes it a lot easier to track threads without subscribing to them.
Rocking place, has really come a long way in a short time.
best app ever
Pretty damn good app. I think; I'm using it right now and I use it on my phone a lot more than the computer; if I see something interesting like an application, ill go on the site.
Captivate 2.2.1 Paragon
I couldn't express it better
fleurdelisxliv said:
best app ever
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i agree, this is the best
Def have to agree
fleurdelisxliv said:
best app ever
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Wait till you see the XDA Premium Android app =D. It's almost done! We're hoping it'll be ready by March 1.
Preview:
- Ad Free
- Custom XDA skin
- Ability to collapse status bar to get more screen real estate
- Ability to "add a shortcut" to specific forum right on your Android homescreen
- More goodies!
=D
svetius said:
Wait till you see the XDA Premium Android app =D. It's almost done! We're hoping it'll be ready by March 1.
Preview:
- Ad Free
- Custom XDA skin
- Ability to collapse status bar to get more screen real estate
- Ability to "add a shortcut" to specific forum right on your Android homescreen
- More goodies!
=D
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Great news! So this will be a new app, not an update of XDA App?
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can't wait
I just love this app
svetius said:
Wait till you see the XDA Premium Android app =D. It's almost done! We're hoping it'll be ready by March 1.
Preview:
- Ad Free
- Custom XDA skin
- Ability to collapse status bar to get more screen real estate
- Ability to "add a shortcut" to specific forum right on your Android homescreen
- More goodies!
=D
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Definitely looking forward to this.
I just wish the Android Market allowed you to "subscribe" to a developer and get an email when something new is uploaded. Niche feature, but I think it would be fairly useful.
New app coming... booyeah. If it keeps the 'participated threads tab' then I'll buy it no question.
spin0ut said:
Def have to agree
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I agree too
missparker76 said:
Great news! So this will be a new app, not an update of XDA App?
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It will be a totally new app that will cost money, but not much.
Speaking of this great app (vs. The web site) is there a reason that when following links to other XDA thread posts from the XDA app sometimes the new thread opens in the app and sometimes it opens in a browser?
Just curious...
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good app
this is good
Android Experience.
I love the app, am a big user. Hate the force closes that come with it. E.G. if you receive a phone call or press home while in the app and do something else for awhile, when you go back in it usually results in a force close.
One other thing I've noticed, on HTC phones, Sense roms (2.2+) actually correctly upload pictures in the XDA app. AOSP roms almost never upload it correctly, even though the file format is correct. Kinda sucks.
I definitely love the Participated Threads functionality, however.
svetius said:
Wait till you see the XDA Premium Android app =D. It's almost done! We're hoping it'll be ready by March 1.
Preview:
- Ad Free
- Custom XDA skin
- Ability to collapse status bar to get more screen real estate
- Ability to "add a shortcut" to specific forum right on your Android homescreen
- More goodies!
=D
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Would be nice to see better search. The one now sux.
I like the xda app as well. I would like better search (i.e. search from within a forum), and a bit more info about a post to see if it is closed for example.
Great community, running my first non stock ROM (Paragon) and very impressed.
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New APP is nice so far.
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gonna try premium seems really nice, GJ

Disappointed with new xda app.

Just downloaded, and now whenever I open a thread it opens on the first page!
Edit: now last page.
I know there's a paid version which includes options for which page to open on as default. But to me it's not cool to take this functionality away from the free users or at least don't downgrade our experience with this I assume vastly unpopular default.
Edit: last page is definitely an improvement over first but why take away this feature from free users? To me this just says you can't come up with enough new features to sell your product to paying customers.
Needless to say I'm installing and restoring a backup of the old version.
Edit: yep, I'm still rolled back.
Also the market won't open your page for me to lower my 5 stars, but when it does *shakes fist*
Edit: the page opened, & I lowered my rating.
Swyped on XDA app.
Agreed. The last update remove some features and functionality and now there is no free version in the market. Guess I will restore an older version.
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Made me buy the premium version, so...their strategy is working.
EmprtArea said:
Just downloaded, and now whenever I open a thread it opens on the first page!
I know there's a paid version which includes options for which page to open on as default. But to me it's not cool to take this functionality away from the free users or at least don't downgrade our experience with this I assume vastly unpopular default.
Needless to say I'm installing and restoring a backup of the old version.
Also the market won't open your page for me to lower my 5 stars, but when it does *shakes fist*
Swyped on XDA app.
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See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11972034&postcount=101
App was pulled due to a bug. Could be this one - I'm not sure
Ahh, was wondering why it wasn't showing anymore.
Had to re-add all my favorites, wasn't listing threads within saved sections.
Get well soon XDA app.
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pulser_g2 said:
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11972034&postcount=101
App was pulled due to a bug. Could be this one - I'm not sure
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Thanks! The one I managed to update to is the described even though it had already been pulled!
**Hope the fix reinstates this functionality as standard.**
Swyped on OLD & FULLY FUNCTIONAL xda app.
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Can someone post the apk of the old xda app? I'm getting somewhat frustrated with the new behaviour...
kasper_h said:
Can someone post the apk of the old xda app? I'm getting somewhat frustrated with the new behaviour...
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I do not have the original, but I'm using this:
http://db.tt/5Gyyneq
It's a transparent version of the old one.
I cannot find the thread I got this from so I can't properly credit. Needless to say thx go to the dev.
be sure to change the display style setting to "dark" otherwise thing don't line up.
Swyped on transparent XDA app.
Thanks, I also traced back my "regular" 1.3.2 version through a CWM backup...
Thank you! The newest vers can't compare to the prev
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Edited first post. Still not impressed, but hay, it's their picnic.
Swyped on transparent XDA app.
The Free and Paid apps should both be available on the market now
Start on boot?
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ChongoDroid said:
Start on boot?
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Yeah thats not gonna fly here. just sittin on the old one and will till thats taken out. Haven't herd any reason why that would be needed at all.
Maybe a new design team has taken over, with a new team leader trying to make his mark in the world. I may have just made him up, but I hate her.
Swyped on transparent XDA app.
They should have left it alone, it worked fine. I hate the new app!!
AHA! found an old Titanum backup of the old app!!
Yeah, rolling back to my backup as well. C'mon xda.
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I understand that the paid app had more features, but I don't like out that the free version is a downgraded version of the previous (also free) version.
I don't mind paying for android apps, I often do and I even donate voluntarily to xda members, but the problem here is that I don't like the principle of removing features to get people to buy the paid version...
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kasper_h said:
I understand that the paid app had more features, but I don't like out that the free version is a downgraded version of the previous (also free) version.
I don't mind paying for android apps, I often do and I even donate voluntarily to xda members, but the problem here is that I don't like the principle of removing features to get people to buy the paid version...
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exactly. thats just bad. its enough to make me NOT pay for the full version just based on principle there.

N64 app

What happened to it? I paid the $5 a couple of weeks ago and loved playing with the emulator. I wiped my phone and started with a clean slate and a new rom. I went to go redowload the app and its no longer in the market. I'm not sure if this is allowed, but if someone could post the apk to n64oid if you have it, that would be great!
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The reason why the n64 emulator is not on the market is because the developer of the emulator took it off the market because he didn't want any bad ratings
tuttjs said:
What happened to it? I paid the $5 a couple of weeks ago and loved playing with the emulator. I wiped my phone and started with a clean slate and a new rom. I went to go redowload the app and its no longer in the market. I'm not sure if this is allowed, but if someone could post the apk to n64oid if you have it, that would be great!
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i believe it will be back up in about 2 months.
but he is doing fixes to it so its not a buggy beta.
(prays CM7 team doesn't do that)
I do have the apk but i believe under XDA rules we cant share it because if i believe the term is right Warez?
Aww man, I didn't find anything wrong with it. I didn't know if you were allowed to PM me the apk since I have bought it in the past? If not, are you still able to look up the developers email address?
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I don't recommend you even ask someone to PM you the .apk, since it could still be considered requesting wares which would earn you an infraction.
Also, if you already bought the app I suggest you try contacting the developer and try to work something out.
Is it still warez if I have bought it?
*edit* I don't mind contacting the developer, but I can't even do that since I don't have his email and its not listed in the market...
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Yes, simply because we have no way of knowing you really did. No offense or accusation intended, it's just a fact of life.
The Dev's name
YONGZH
his dev email
[email protected]
Thanks, I emailed him. I will let you know if anything comes o it
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always feel free to hit the "thanks" button
hope he replies.
i know it sucks when losing a app you paid for.
do you happen to have the "shoot me " app for a screen shot of your market? may help sending it to him to show you paid?
I will hit the thanks button when I have access to a computer
It doesn't even show in my apps I bought section of the android market, so I can't take a screen capture. Only way to prove is to show a screen shot of my bank account. But even then, I don't think it shoes which app I bought
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There is some way to show proof you bought the app
I believe someone who was distributing modified version s if widget locker on xda wanted to see something before hw sent u the apk
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gtuansdiamm said:
There is some way to show proof you bought the app
I believe someone who was distributing modified version s if widget locker on xda wanted to see something before hw sent u the apk
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Any idea how? I'm looking through my orders on the Android Market website, and it's not showing up - I presume because the app is no longer on the market. I can't find a section on the site to show billing history or something of that nature.
tuttjs said:
Any idea how? I'm looking through my orders on the Android Market website, and it's not showing up - I presume because the app is no longer on the market. I can't find a section on the site to show billing history or something of that nature.
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Nevermind, I found out how. You don't actually look for it using the Android market, you have to go to www.checkout.google.com to look up your billing history. Anyway, here's my proof in case any doubts were raised
*edit* removed picture
U shouldn't post that picture
For all you know I could send that same exact picture with minor modifications to the dev to you knows not that I would
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are you on the stock rom?
N64 app would be neat, give starcraft 64 a go.
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Just got this reply from the developer. Great guy!
A great number of users are complaining about the compatibility and running performance. Considering the bad ratings, I temporarily unpublished N64oid. I am doing a rewrite of some of the core modules. Don't worry, N64oid will be back much better in a month. And of course you won't have to pay for it again.
Attached is the apk file.
Thanks for the understanding! I won't let people down.
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Strange

I just downloaded an app from the marketplace, and after install I had alphabetical letters separating my apps in the app list which wasn't there before. I uninstalled the app and the letters disappeared aswell. So I installed another app and the letters appeared again. Strange. Anyone else had this or am I going insane?
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it appears after a certain number of apps have been installed to help you search quicker.
Nice one mate. You learn something new every day. MODS can delete this post now I guess
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It is new with Mango.
I wish it could just be enabled manually as I don't have anywhere near that magical number installed yet, but still think it would be faster to use the quick jump list.
I'm the opposite. I want to toggle this off no matter how many apps I have.
You have search button.....
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Oooh I like the idea of this What is the magic number of apps?
comeradealexi said:
Oooh I like the idea of this What is the magic number of apps?
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Something around 45 apps. Too bad there ain't no jumplist for the games hub.
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Something around 45 apps. Too bad there ain't no jumplist for the games hub.
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Good point. I actually have 3x the number of games as I do apps.

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