A-ha, I finally found the magic button to push to increase the numbers of tasks that will run concurrently on my Nexus 7. I've been running two at a time for about 10 hours then just moved it up to 3. I'm guessing that the Android app doesn't pull many or any parameters from the device profile on the WCG web site.

Looks like tasks are processing quite well so far. They are each running ~3 hours on the Nexus 7 and several have validated so far.

I do have one question, in the Device Manager on the web site, my Android device is showing up with a device name of "localhost". Does anybody know of a way to change that name?

Thanks,
CaptainJack

Without rooting the device, the default name pulled on an android device is localhost. There is no way to change the name from localhost through the website.

Thanks,
-Uplinger

The conundrum would of course develop if a member has multiple android devices... where did the task come from :? If the android client knows cc_config.xml concept, suppressing network info would maybe print the true device number ** on the Result Status page. The <options> line would become

<suppress_net_info>1</suppress_net_info>

If 'rooting' means beyond dead-simple-install, maybe cc_config.xml is also out of the question.

A 2 cent suggestion.

edit: ** This is the number that makes the device unique to WCG, even the the name of the device were changed. It would apply only to the devices where the config entry was made.

I've recently put this running on my phone to see what its like, working well so far, 1 wu validated, 1 Pending Verification, and 1 Pending Validation.

I just now started poking about in the settings to try and make use of my second core. But I cant seem to get it to download a second WU. I'm using an HTC EVO 3D. There was a 'set number of cpu' to use option that comes and goes, right now i can't see it. I've increased the hard ware usage settings but to no avail. Is it just that my phone is classed as not good enough to run two WUs?

Thanks.

I will talk with the other developers to see if there is a way to resolve the Android "localhost" issue. It might be that we have to set the device name based off the device definition (ie, Samsung Galaxy SIII or something along those lines).

Maugan, what version of the client are you running, please press the settings and look at the "about" button. It should have a version like 7.2.2 (which is the latest). Also, you can look in your event logs to see what the host info is showing on your device. It has the ability to email the logs, so you can email them to yourself and paste them here (probably quickest way to get a response). Or you can email them to support@worldcommunitygrid.org

pcwr, What were your logs showing during this time? I'm curious if it was BOINC shutting down due to other applications on your phone and not reaching a checkpoint.

Thanks,
-Uplinger