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enV Touch Tips, Tricks, and Hacks: (How-To) Social Beat (facebook/twitter/myspace/gmail/etc) on Env Touch, and other unsupported apps

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    • CommentAuthorktemkin
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009 edited
     
    Great news, everyone!

    I have Social Beat (a Facebook/Gmail/Twiiter/MySpace/more application) working on the enV touch for free! You'll obviously need a data plan (or risk incurring charges), but the download is from Verizon, and works with minimal glitches.

    Verizon, as you may know, gives away this application for free on many other devices- but the enV touch is 'incompatible'. In order to download the app, all we have to do is trick Verizon's app store into believing we have a compatible device.

    We'll use the service menu to do this, so the usual disclaimer applies: I'm not responsible for anything you break. It's all on your shoulders.

    1) Enter the service menu, by dialing ##PROGRAM11000 and hitting send.
    2) Enter your service code, which is almost always 000000 (six zeroes.)
    (Be careful here! Don't change anything except what this guide indicates, unless you really know what you're doing.)
    3) Select 'Media Center settings'.
    4) Select 'platform ID'.
    5) We're going to enter the platform ID for the original enV, so type in only the number 1145.
    6) Hit save. Your phone will restart automatically.

    Now, go to 'Media Center' and select 'Browse and Download'. The media center will now think your phone is an original enV, so you should be able to find and download Social Beat.

    7) (In Media Center, Browse and Download:) Select 'Get New Applications'. Social Beat should be listed amongst the first apps. Download it- it's free!

    This should theoretically work for any application the enV Touch won't support.

    If you want (and you probably should) to set the platform ID back to the correct value for the enV touch, follow the above instructions, but replace 1145 with 1291, (or your original value if you had something different.)

    I've only tested this on V5 firmware, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work on the others.

    There may be additional platform IDs that support other sets of software; if I run into any others that work I'll post them.

    Happy hacking!

    KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS:

    -The touchscreen obviously isn't supported. You can view the program(s) on the external screen, but you'll need to use the internal screen to interact with them.
    -The Social Beat application likes to put asterisks before your username and password. Don't delete these until after you've entered the first letter of your password, or they'll keep coming back.
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    That's cool. I had thought that maybe something like this would be possible, but I wasn't sure how to go about it. Are there any other apps that won't work on the touch but work on the enV?
    • CommentAuthorToby
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    So what could this be a facebook app? And is it
    actually worth getting?
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    It's pretty cool. It has different "slides" for different webapps, including Facebook, GMail, MySpace, RSS and Google Talk. On the facebook slide you can view your wall and such and comment and everything.
    • CommentAuthorToby
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    AIGHT
    • CommentAuthorDizquierdo
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    ok this is great. nice work. is there any other platform id's we could use to get some more apps. like the voyeger or dare something like that? i wish i knew those platform id's to test them out
    • CommentAuthorDizquierdo
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    ok this is great. nice work. is there any other platform id's we could use to get some more apps. like the voyeger or dare something like that? i wish i knew those platform id's to test them out
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009
     
    Does the minimize/notify feature work on the Touch? I tried to set it up to notify me when it was closed, but it didn't seem to do so. Is there a special method to "activate" this feature?
    • CommentAuthorNick255
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2009 edited
     
    Be careful, changing the platform id could cause you to lose existing apps/games as the platform id is part of the BREW signature. Be sure to have a full filesystem backup, or at least a full brew backup before doing it. Not sure if this applies to the third generation env phones (env3/touch) though.
    • CommentAuthorktemkin
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2009
     
    In this particular case, it's safe to do; at least in my experience.

    The Voyager and several previous models had a security feature the changed the BREW platform ID when you modified the Get It Now platform ID; this is what caused the deletion. The enV touch allows you to change the one without changing the other.

    Backing up your brew directory is never a bad idea, though.
    • CommentAuthorNick255
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2009
     
    Do you know if the Env3 has the same security feature as the Voyager or is it safe just like the touch?
    • CommentAuthorvpitcher07
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2009
     
    does anyone else find it kind of sad that we have to hack this phone to get the apps we want? plus christmas is nearing and guess what! no app store....
    • CommentAuthorToby
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2009
     
    true dat
    • CommentAuthorhotsauce
    • CommentTimeDec 1st 2009
     
    srry if i sound like a noob but how do you dial ##PROGRAM11000? my fone wont let me dial letters in a #.
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeDec 1st 2009
     
    You have to open the phone and use the QWERTY keypad.
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    Yeah what peteywell said. Click sym pound sym pound the type program on the keys like you were typing the word and put 11000 at the end. Then type 0000 as the password
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      CommentAuthordizcover
    • CommentTimeDec 1st 2009
     
    You can dial the # symbol and alpha characters using the external touchscreen dialpad also. The display will substitute numbers for letters as you enter them, but it still works just fine.
    • CommentAuthorWadeBoggs
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009 edited
     
    I got it to download and open just fine, but it wont sign in. Sometimes it just says signing in and doesnt do anything and other times it tells me my user name.password is wrong when I know its not. anyone else have this problem?

    Edit: Its working now
    • CommentAuthortebo1955
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    WadeBoggs I have the same problem that you had,it won't sign in,what did you do to fix that ???
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      CommentAuthorcrabsalt
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    The interface is so tiny, it took me awhile before I realized I was trying to log into Twitter using my FB user/pw. Eventually found the Facebook though and it works. I hate the pop-up ads that are sprinkled throughout the day though, thought I disabled that by having it shut down when it is turned off, but I guess not.
    • CommentAuthorspaz33g
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    question; i'm thinking about doing this but is it worth it? for instance is the facebook interaction better than that of say m.facebook.com or lite.facebook.com?
    • CommentAuthorWadeBoggs
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    tebo1955 At fist I tried logging in after the asterisks that were there and it didnt work. Then I tried deleting them and they wouldn't delete. So then I moved the cursor before the asterisks and put in my login then the deleted the asterisks after my login and it worked if that makes any sense.
    • CommentAuthorhotsauce
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    thx
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009 edited
     
    @ spaz33g
    I don't know if the interface is necessarily better, but it is definitely faster than changing pages on the website. It is also easier to post to your wall and comment as there are conveniently place text boxes in the app.
    • CommentAuthorspaz33g
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    alright that was definately worth it and it took all of five minutes. we need more content like this for the touch. thanks ktemkin
    • CommentAuthorphonist
    • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2009
     
    Well that's a neat app. It's sad that they don't put this out for the touch. This also works for Daily Scoop.
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    some more ids are 1025,1104,1065,and 1274 for the versa some have more games i didnt find anything really good for free tho
    • CommentAuthorKorkwiN
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2009
     
    I find it to be totally ridiculous that Verizon doesn't release software like this for the touch. This is so useful.
    • CommentAuthorrev. Noah
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2009
     
    what are the pop ups that crabsalt mentioned?
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      CommentAuthorcrabsalt
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2009 edited
     
    I went ahead and deactivated it, a lot of times Social Beat just opens the browser to Facebook anyway if you want to see someone's pictures. I'm not a Twitterer so I don't really care about the other services it uses. But I was getting ads showing the weather, ads showing local gas prices, ads showing your ad here, etc. at least three to four times a day. That might have come from Daily Scoop or some other app though. But the message was always horizontal.

    Anyway, this is still an innovative way to get an app that Verizon hasn't bothered to make available to us yet.
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    Definitely worth it. Thanks for this... I did always complain about the lack of apps for this so-called "app-friendly" phone.
    • CommentAuthorNick255
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2009
     
    @youngkcity
    Do you know which ID is for the env2?
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    @ nick255 not sure but here are 2 more i think it could be one of these y do u want the id for the env2?
    • CommentAuthorphonist
    • CommentTimeDec 9th 2009
     
    The ads were coming from Daily Scoop. On my touch, it was overriding my Vibrate Only setting and playing a happy sound when a new message came in. It had to go, as I don't want people at work to know that I have a cell phone.
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    Ehh, i tried but my internet seems to be blocked. Any way I can get around it?
    • CommentAuthorsteveo
    • CommentTimeDec 12th 2009
     
    # Nick255, env2 ID is 1275.
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      CommentAuthoroverlord
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2010
     
    Works well on Version 7 phone so far.
    • CommentAuthormooler
    • CommentTimeFeb 2nd 2010
     
    QUOTE -The touchscreen obviously isn't supported. You can view the program(s) on the external screen, but you'll need to use the internal screen to interact with them.
    -The Social Beat application likes to put asterisks before your username and password. Don't delete these until after you've entered the first letter of your password, or they'll keep coming back. /QUOTE

    The touchscreen is supported as of V07 for Env Touch. I was able to interact with the program from the touchscreen. I am able to switch from facebook, twitter, etc by just touching the small icon. I can also 'sign in' with the touchscreen. the asterisks are throwing me off.
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    what is the original platform id for the touch??
    • CommentAuthorberzerkus
    • CommentTimeFeb 14th 2010
     
    FYI,

    This workaround is no longer necessary. I downloaded Social beat from my 'media center' - 'browse & download'
    It's apparantly now supported officially.
    • CommentAuthorjagmiester
    • CommentTimeFeb 18th 2010
     
    repeating the question... can someone post the original platform id for the touch? thanks.
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeFeb 18th 2010
     
    1291
    • CommentAuthorv941726
    • CommentTimeFeb 22nd 2010
     
    alot of this stuff is built in. maybe its v07 that adds it. but i get facebook and myspace and stuff w/o trouble
    • CommentAuthorspaz33g
    • CommentTimeFeb 22nd 2010
     
    what do you mean you get facebook and myspace stuff w/o trouble? like in the browser?
    • CommentAuthorv941726
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    yes. its on the homepage
    • CommentAuthorspaz33g
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    well yeah but its kinda nice to have all of it conveniantly located on one app screen plus i dont feel like paying for mobile email and since i use gmail exclusively i get email notifications from social beat. plus its free so why not.
    • CommentAuthorv941726
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    the app kinda sucks. it needs work yet i think
    • CommentAuthorWadeBoggs
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    ^I agree
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      CommentAuthorGun Hog
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2010 edited
     
    I managed to download a Bing Search app (free) designed for the LG Chocolate Touch. The ID is 1305. It is a bit buggy, as expected. Obviously, the hardware keyboard does not work for this app, but the two metal buttons above the keys do work, as does the D-Pad for the menu. The program is meant to be used by a touch screen only, so keep your phone closed.

    It also has a working Location feature which uses the GPS, if I remember correctly.

    Hack your phone and download it AT YOUR OWN RISK. There is a chance you can screw up your phone, so do not do it if you are not willing to risk it.
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      CommentAuthorpeteywell
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2010
     
    I found the Bing Program for a different phone (I believe it was one of the enVs), and it seems to work better than the one you describe. Although the text is pretty small, the internal keyboard works fine and it has GPS.

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