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How hard would it be to write an app that checked this page (the URL is the same every week) and downloaded the list every week? Or just downloaded that page, it's a txt file.
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Dickeye posted:How hard would it be to write an app that checked this page (the URL is the same every week) and downloaded the list every week? If the format and stuff remains the same, then it's fairly trivial, as far apps go. Depending on what you want it to do, you could have a feature-complete, if barebones, app within a few hours. It's basically just parsing text.
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Dec 30, 2011 05:29
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404notfound posted:If the format and stuff remains the same, then it's fairly trivial, as far apps go. Depending on what you want it to do, you could have a feature-complete, if barebones, app within a few hours. It's basically just parsing text. I just want something that will check that page, download the current version, and let me read it. I have an issue with getting to the comic shop and having no idea what's out that week that I wanted to get and it'd help to have a written list in front of me.
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Dec 30, 2011 05:33
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I've been out of the android loop for a while, so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm wondering if there's an app that can accomplish what I'm looking for. Whenever I get home, I usually plug my Evo into the AUX jack on my stereo system and listen to Winamp/Pandora while I dick around on my computer. I'm wondering if there's anything that will let me control either of these programs directly from my desktop. I did some googling, but all I could find were apps that made the phone act as a remote control for Winamp. I'm looking for something that works in the opposite direction. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks.
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Dec 30, 2011 05:54
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Dickeye posted:How hard would it be to write an app that checked this page (the URL is the same every week) and downloaded the list every week? Serious question, what would you be looking for in an app that you wouldn't get from bookmarking that page in a web browser and checking it? Formatting? Checking for some specific titles?
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Dec 30, 2011 07:09
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spixxor posted:I'm starting to think it must be tied in with the beautiful widgets app itself, which sucks because I don't want to delete it. If you like it that much, just buy it on the normal Market. I mean, pretty much the major reasoning for not paying for apps is "what if I don't like it?" Eat ramen for lunch today and have frustration-free widgets. Apologies if you're already eating ramen daily, that's a bad time and I don't miss it.
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Dec 30, 2011 14:38
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LastInLine posted:boat browser I know I might be like the tenth person to say it now, but the boat browser is a-ok!
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Dec 30, 2011 14:52
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spixxor posted:I'm starting to think it must be tied in with the beautiful widgets app itself, which sucks because I don't want to delete it.
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Dec 30, 2011 15:46
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Or block the getjar server IP in your host file if the choice between paying or pirating isn't enough.
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Dec 30, 2011 15:59
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Is GetJar anything like the Amazon app store, where you have to have their app installed on your phone to run any of the apps you get off of it?
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Dec 30, 2011 16:09
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Leathal posted:choice between paying or pirating What's the real story about the legitimacy of getjar anyway? There's a couple page thread on androidforums about free apps on getjar and everyone saying its all on the up and up. I've been thinking of trying some of the stuff but don't want to do it if this is true and they also bake in some kind of market downloader agent shite. Android forums is a place that will edit and delete posts with a quickness for talking about tethering pirating or anything bad. Guilty unless proven innocent, you'd practically have to scan and post your bill showing a tethering plan to even say anything about that. It will eventually get to the point of posting a question like "how do mount usb storage on windows?" will get a response of "windows is a commercial operating system we do not support piracy here"
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Dec 30, 2011 16:25
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Wagonburner posted:What's the real story about the legitimacy of getjar anyway? There's a couple page thread on androidforums about free apps on getjar and everyone saying its all on the up and up. I've been thinking of trying some of the stuff but don't want to do it if this is true and they also bake in some kind of market downloader agent shite. Get Jar is legit and goes way back to the old Palm / feature phone days when all that stuff was nothing but java apps. They were interviewed on a TWiT podcast not too long ago.
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Dec 30, 2011 16:29
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Do launchers like Launcher Pro and ADW run on top of the stock one (so both are running sucking up memory/battery) or do they replace it?
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Dec 30, 2011 17:12
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gmq posted:Do launchers like Launcher Pro and ADW run on top of the stock one (so both are running sucking up memory/battery) or do they replace it? They don't replace it entirely but only one launcher runs at a time. Android doesn't use system resources like Windows.
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Dec 30, 2011 17:23
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LastInLine posted:Then maybe you should pay for it and support the developer? I'm planning on it. Just sort of annoyed that this is a thing. I'm brand new to smartphones and I was mostly just trying to make sure that this wasn't something bad, just annoying, and that I wasn't overlooking anything I was supposed to do. Guess I'll steer clear of getjar in the future.
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Dec 30, 2011 17:24
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Get Jar is legit It's a shame they can't present themselves that way.
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Dec 30, 2011 17:28
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Sentinel 3 is one of the Goon-made games/apps, yes? That's currently on the GetJar Gold section - maybe he has some insight on their deal, since his app is in the same boat as Beautiful Widgets (a paid app on every other Appstore).
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Dec 30, 2011 17:42
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Is there an app which senses if the phone is horizontal (ie laid on a table) and turns off haptic feedback or if the phone is vertical (ie in my pocket) and turns it on?
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Dec 30, 2011 19:30
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rearadmiral.rowboat posted:Is there an app which senses if the phone is horizontal (ie laid on a table) and turns off haptic feedback or if the phone is vertical (ie in my pocket) and turns it on? This sounds like something Tasker can probably do. Basically, Tasker can do anything. https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm
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Dec 30, 2011 19:53
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letsgoflyers81 posted:This sounds like something Tasker can probably do. Basically, Tasker can do anything. I couldn't make it prevent my leg from doing all sorts of stuff to the phone after I'd gotten a Handcent popup! 
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Dec 30, 2011 20:39
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hooah posted:I couldn't make it prevent my leg from doing all sorts of stuff to the phone after I'd gotten a Handcent popup! Why not? Set it so that when you hit volume up and volume down at the same time, it locks the screen until the next time you hit those buttons together, and then only use that lock chord when you're pocketing it. 
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Dec 30, 2011 21:23
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Splizwarf posted:Why not? Set it so that when you hit volume up and volume down at the same time, it locks the screen until the next time you hit those buttons together, and then only use that lock chord when you're pocketing it. Holy... What? I had no idea something like that was possible! I'd asked here and in the Tasker thread once or twice, and no one really had any good ideas. Since I only messed around with the trial version a tad, could you give me an idea of how I'd go about setting this up?
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Dec 30, 2011 21:25
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Is there any way to disable or remove the "ES" button in Swype? It's in a super prominent spot next to the spacebar and I hit it all the time by accident and change the keyboard to Spanish. Seems odd for something you set once and never change again.
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Dec 30, 2011 21:31
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Hooah: hosed if I know, haven't done specifically that before; I'll figure it out and trip report it for you. I never bothered, didn't need to because the Streak screen goes apeshit from static if it's face-in against the owner's leg. 
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Dec 30, 2011 21:33
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blargle posted:Is there any way to disable or remove the "ES" button in Swype? It's in a super prominent spot next to the spacebar and I hit it all the time by accident and change the keyboard to Spanish. Seems odd for something you set once and never change again. No but you can stop it by switching all the other languages off in options.
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Dec 30, 2011 21:53
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Lester Shy posted:I've been out of the android loop for a while, so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm wondering if there's an app that can accomplish what I'm looking for. I'm not 100% sure, but you might be able to do this with AirDroid. It let's you control you phone remotely from a browser window if it's on the same wifi network as your computer. You can even receive and answer text messages and stuff.
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Dec 30, 2011 21:58
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blargle posted:Is there any way to disable or remove the "ES" button in Swype? It's in a super prominent spot next to the spacebar and I hit it all the time by accident and change the keyboard to Spanish. Seems odd for something you set once and never change again. Unfortunately probably not, save for disabling all languages but English, though the key will still be there. I really like the Swype concept but I too am disappointed with some of their layout decisions. I do use the language key, but a giant smiley key? WTF?
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Dec 30, 2011 22:39
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SB35 posted:Unfortunately probably not, save for disabling all languages but English, though the key will still be there. I really like the Swype concept but I too am disappointed with some of their layout decisions. I do use the language key, but a giant smiley key? WTF? I've just gone back to Slide It. Same input method, less dumb things.
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Dec 30, 2011 22:53
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Dec 30, 2011 22:58
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IRQ posted:I've just gone back to Slide It. Same input method, less dumb things. I've been Looking at switching but only Swype supports Mandarin Chinese as a language, swiftkeyx and slideit do not. If switching between input methods in Android was a bit another or quicker it wouldn't be a problem.
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Dec 30, 2011 23:05
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Until DicePlayer sorts its poo poo out so it can be purchasable again on the market give BSPlayer Lite (free) a try, it also supports hardware accelerated playback of mkv files with subtitles.
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Dec 30, 2011 23:23
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IRQ posted:I've just gone back to Slide It. Same input method, less dumb things. I find it annoying that slide it, swiftkey, and Swype could easily be combined into one much much better keyboard.
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Dec 30, 2011 23:33
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SB35 posted:I've been Looking at switching but only Swype supports Mandarin Chinese as a language, swiftkeyx and slideit do not. Long press on the text box, Input Method.
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Dec 30, 2011 23:33
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SB35 posted:Unfortunately probably not, save for disabling all languages but English, though the key will still be there. I really like the Swype concept but I too am disappointed with some of their layout decisions. I do use the language key, but a giant smiley key? WTF?
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Dec 30, 2011 23:38
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Can someone recommend an app or something that will remind someone of a text message? Something like vibrate every x minutes when a text goes unread. One thing: I don't wanna replace the stock messaging app, I like it. Just something that will do this one feature for me 
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Dec 31, 2011 00:28
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Can someone recommend an app or something that will remind someone of a text message? Something like vibrate every x minutes when a text goes unread. I thought it did that already... then again, I haven't used the stock app in forever. I dunno about any apps specifically for that, but I figure you could do it in tasker, if you have it (you should). Haven't tried it, but I'd assume it'd require a custom variable, say "unread", initialized to false. When you get a text, one task sets unread to true. Another task monitors unread, and if true, starts a loop of "Vibrate Alert, then wait x minutes" until unread is set to false. One more task would set unread to false whenever the messages app is opened. Might work, might not.
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Lprsti99 posted:I thought it did that already... then again, I haven't used the stock app in forever. I dunno about any apps specifically for that, but I figure you could do it in tasker, if you have it (you should). Haven't tried it, but I'd assume it'd require a custom variable, say "unread", initialized to false. When you get a text, one task sets unread to true. Another task monitors unread, and if true, starts a loop of "Vibrate Alert, then wait x minutes" until unread is set to false. One more task would set unread to false whenever the messages app is opened. Might work, might not. Well its not for me, its for my girlfriends dad who's a mechanic. Sometimes he wont feel his phone go off and wont hear it either. He has a casio commando (one of those rugged phones) so you can see the situation im in here. I downloaded some of the apps off the market...I just wanted to hear some opinions from people on which ones work/which ones don't.
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Dec 31, 2011 01:20
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BrainParasite posted:I find it annoying that slide it, swiftkey, and Swype could easily be combined into one much much better keyboard. Oh god yes. All the good parts of those 3 with all the dumb stuff taken out would be amazing.
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Dec 31, 2011 01:49
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Well its not for me, its for my girlfriends dad who's a mechanic. Sometimes he wont feel his phone go off and wont hear it either. He has a casio commando (one of those rugged phones) so you can see the situation im in here. Oh, you should have said so, could have fooled me with: chocolateTHUNDER posted:One thing: I don't wanna replace the stock messaging app, I like it. Just something that will do this one feature for me That said, I don't know of any apps that do that, so hopefully someone else has experience with them (Though I'd hazard a guess that most people in here use something besides the stock app)
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Lprsti99 posted:Oh, you should have said so, could have fooled me with: Ah yeah I hosed that up. My bad I found one anyways, I didn't wanna replace the stock messaging app because I wanted to keep things as simple as possible for him. Also, drat that phone is actually pretty nice. Crisp screen, and its nice and responsive. Definitely not what I expected from a loving casio phone that's made to be dropped and get wet and treated like poo poo 
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