Update on LiveView™

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cvenk

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 4
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2
it does not want to connect to internet,

but i used new SONY upadte program, and here and there i manage to connect the device and it told me you have to update, and than i clikc OK., and it says no update found...

****.... SE really set a low mark with this one.... I'm waiting for smartwatch now, I hope it better than this ****
 
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gamefreakgcb

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I have a Galaxy Nexus and the only plugin I can get to show up after install is the Presentation Pal. The other plugins are not even detected. Guess ICS and Liveview don't play nice with each other. Very neat toy. Am looking to get a better watch strap to use it as a watch.
 
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scottietohottie

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Got one from play.com, could not get plugin's to show. Tried sporty pal pro and that worked! After reading this thread

http://android.modaco.com/topic/350283-compatibility-of-liveview-application-with-ics/

Seems you need to enable plugins to get them to show. Problem is you enable them through liveview!

Fix is to use something to open the plugin's preferences to enable it. Suggested answer (which worked for me) is to use ADW Launcher, create custom shortcut > activities > "select plugin > preferences" launch and enable.

Now connection issues are a different story!

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Ventci

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Liveview - Driver for Windows

I have downloaded the latest version of PC Companion from sonymobile.com, installed the program first and then connected the Liveview with usb cable in DFU mode. I got an error message that windows 7 is not able to find driver for the liveview, usually the driver is installed with the program, so what should i do in this case?

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GigiAUT

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I have a vzw nexus is it really worth dropping 40$ on one of these things? or should I just not even bother?
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If you're running ICS, don't bother. It doesn't play nice with the app that the liveview needs to stay connected. Since I upgraded from Gingerbread, it's been a nightmare.

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xXjuz4funXx

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last night brough a LiveLiew,try to install Plug-ins from market...
after install sucessful,Live ware show installed,
but in Live View application>manage Plug-ins,it showup No plug-ins installed...
how to solve this problem?
LiveView using at my Neo ICS
 
Ultimategeppie

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[EDIT 2]
Tweaking the Linkkeys file wasn't stbale.

I'm still seaking for the optimal solution, and I stumbled upon another thread which I'm gong to follow:
[HOW-TO][APP] Make the SE liveview work on ICS
It contains a complete list of possible solutions you can try. Tested on GB, ICS, CM7, CM9 and more!

Kind regards!
UltimateGeppie
[EDIT 2/]

[EDIT]
The connection seemed stable but wasn't. All the usual problems were still there :(
So today i tweaked the linkkey file (need root) and that seems to do the trick!
This tweak doesn't solve the real problem, but it makes a good work-around. The liveview device still looses connection, but when it tries to reconnect, you don't need to accept the connection. The phone simply accepts the connection.
[EDIT/]

So, recently I bought a second hand LiveView.
I had the connection drops), but with Livecharm installed it was a bit better.

This morning I updated the firmware on my liveView an now this thing rocks!
I don't need LiveCharm anymore and it just dropped connection one time during the day (fingers crossed). So I'm using a pretty basic setup without any hacks or tricks.

I'm using a custom ROM on my SE Xperia X10i.
(both Mokee and Champs x10s port are able to work with liveview).
They are both CM7 based.
If I can contribute (eg. by giving insight in details of my working setup) then just let me know, and I'll see what I can do.

Nonetheless I'm hoping that developers wont abandon their OpenView project.
LiveView has much potential. Since I've got mine working, I'm reading all tweets, facebook updates en news (RSS) on the LiveView.
It even becomes annoying that i need my phone to post updates myself :)

So if you can get it to work, it';s a great toy.
 
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Ultimategeppie

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To everybody that is interested: Sony updated their liveview app. The stability has heen improved a lot! You really schould try it.

Also, there is a thread about reverse engineering the liveview. Just Google: openliveview, or go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1422106
This app is in beta, but does a really good job and never had connection issues.

Liveview has become a usefull and working device!

Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda app-developers app
 
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LiveView Application has been updated! Now it works in background withs shown info in notification bar.

Despite that I think that OpenLiveView project is worth to lookup. It uses less memory and bring more notifications like GTalk and so on.
 
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    Hello!
    Would you mind to share these APKs?
    I can't access to market right know!
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    LiveView App: http://www.mediafire.com/?yrjzqk919a5gllf

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    azian_advanced
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    It still disconnects after a long while which is probably what it's programmed to do to save battery but now it always connects on the first try (instead of 10 tries). i'll be doing this every time I switch to a new ROM. maybe the liveview doesn't like having more than one device paired in its history and after every ROM upgrade, it needs to be hard resetted.
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