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Frozen-Solid posted:BeWeather is awesome. They just updated with a new Tablet/ICS interface and it's the best weather app there is. Great app. Kind of lovely that in order to get the widgets to look like they do in the screenshots for the free version, you have to buy the pro version. The app itself works well though.
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LastInLine posted:I don't know about Sense but in stock Android you can do shortcuts to any of your contacts that when pressed give you a direct link to anything associated with them (Phone, SMS, Talk, Navigate to, etc). Thanks man. I'm on ICS. I love the idea of transparent widgets so I'm not actually using any of the Sense ones at the moment. Maybe I'll look at alternative launchers again. I tried a few but they always seemed slightly less stable than Sense. Like the screen would flicker a bit when I unlocked, and they seemed slower (maybe my imagination).
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May 5, 2012 15:28
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fuf posted:Is there a small widget that will show the last 3 or 4 people I contacted with little buttons for phone and sms? What the post directly below yours says + Circle Launcher.
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May 5, 2012 15:53
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MisterBibs posted:Has anyone used Carrr Matey? I'm going to be going somewhere that I'm not very familiar with, I'm horrible with spatial directions, and I need a "I forgot which direction my car is in" app. I use it everytime I park at the airport. Works great for what it is supposed to do.
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May 5, 2012 18:51
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I'm looking for a cross-platform, locationsharing app. I work for a traveling production company. 20 of us show up in a new city twice a week and while each of us have smartphones, getting location data shared among the group is not great. I have an iPhone and a few of us have started using Find Friends, but that's iOS only, and most of the people on the bus have android devices. We want something that allows people to see where other people in the crew are on a map, select an individual and plot a route to them. It would also be great if we could issue proximity alerts or sort members based on distance. Any ideas?
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May 5, 2012 21:48
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How about Latitude? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-latitude/id306586497?mt=8 Note its going to be nasty on battery.
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May 6, 2012 00:48
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It is? I haven't noticed a hit to battery since the initial buggy releases. Latitude would be a good solution and works very well in real time when everyone keeps their wifi on (even if not connecting to them).
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May 6, 2012 01:43
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Yeah its not too bad on Android but apparently its still a hog on the iPhone. Ymmv though, my iPhone using friends are extremely sensitive about battery life for some reason.
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May 6, 2012 02:02
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Does anyone have a problem with google search not coming up with any of the installed apps on your phone? Hitting the magnifying glass button and typing in an app name should make it pop up in search (since I made sure I had app names as one of the searchabe fields in the google search settings) but nothing ever comes up  Everything else seems to be fine. E: literally right after I posted this it started working  E2: ok some apps show up, some don't and the ones that do/don't keep changing. Does anybody know what's going on with this app? chocolateTHUNDER fucked around with this message at 05:43 on May 6, 2012 |
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May 6, 2012 05:29
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Is there a good SMS app that doesn't render the menu key in ICS? For some reason HTC decided that you should be unable to disable emoticons on the One X, and I'd switch but everything I use ends up showing the solitary software menu key at the bottom.
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May 6, 2012 05:40
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I'd just install the stock MMS.apk from an AOSP ROM, it doesn't use the menu key in the soft keys, it has it's own little bar thing. Plus it's the best looking of any SMS app IMO.
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May 6, 2012 06:46
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fuf posted:Maybe I'll look at alternative launchers again. I've been using Apex launcher since I posted this, and I really like it so far. The thing is it doesn't have a lockscreen (I think) so the Sense one is still showing up. Any recommendations for cool looking lock screens? I'd also appreciate recommendations for a scrollable twitter widget, and also phone, sms and gmail icons/widgets that have 'unread' numbers. (I know I can search for this stuff but the choice is overwhelming sometimes and it's hard to know what to trust. Hope no one minds the dumb questions.)
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May 6, 2012 10:55
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I've got this problem where I have the Amazon Appstore installed but it keeps telling me invalid username or password - but it's not. I've reset my password several times and can log in just fine on my pc, but it's always telling me they're wrong. Anybody have any ideas?
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May 6, 2012 14:12
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fuf posted:I'd also appreciate recommendations for a scrollable twitter widget
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:I've got this problem where I have the Amazon Appstore installed but it keeps telling me invalid username or password - but it's not. I've reset my password several times and can log in just fine on my pc, but it's always telling me they're wrong. Anybody have any ideas? Amazon customer support isn't bad if that doesn't fix the issue.
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May 6, 2012 15:35
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gmq posted:Plume has a scrollable widget and it's probably the best twitter client for Android right now. Thanks I'll check it out. Ended up buying Apex pro because it does the unread icon thing. Posting my homescreen because I just wasted two hours on it: 
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May 6, 2012 17:51
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fuf posted:Thanks I'll check it out. What are the wifi and 2G widgets down in the corner?
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May 6, 2012 19:33
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ThermoPhysical posted:What are the wifi and 2G widgets down in the corner? Yeah, I was curious about that too.
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May 6, 2012 20:02
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Network signal widget: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cls.networkwidget wifi signal widget: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cls.wificls
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May 6, 2012 20:13
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fuf posted:Network signal widget: Thanks!
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May 6, 2012 21:05
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What is the best ebook reading app out there? I was initially going to use Play Books until I found out that you can't add your own books to it, which is a bummer. I would like something that lets you easily import and lets you display books by author, thats really the only thing I care about when looking for a reader app.
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May 6, 2012 21:06
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Porkchop Express posted:What is the best ebook reading app out there? I was initially going to use Play Books until I found out that you can't add your own books to it, which is a bummer. I would like something that lets you easily import and lets you display books by author, thats really the only thing I care about when looking for a reader app. Moon+ Reader is the best ebook reader.
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May 6, 2012 21:11
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Moon+ Reader is the best ebook reader. I tried it, but I couldn't find a way to sort by author :-/
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May 6, 2012 21:14
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I was a fan of Aldiko myself.
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May 6, 2012 21:15
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Porkchop Express posted:I tried it, but I couldn't find a way to sort by author :-/ I think if you click on the star in the folder your books are in, then hit the Home button in the corner and click on My Shelf, they should show up. Then you can do an author sort. edit: scratch that. Just going to My Shelf will allow you to choose the location of your books and import them.
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May 6, 2012 21:45
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Vykk.Draygo posted:I think if you click on the star in the folder your books are in, then hit the Home button in the corner and click on My Shelf, they should show up. Then you can do an author sort. Well son of a bitch, that worked! I swear there was no option for that before!
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May 6, 2012 22:25
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Can someone tell me why opening up the play music app sometimes opens up the scoremobile sports app? It's the only app it apparently gets confused with
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May 6, 2012 22:45
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It's a bug, happens to me sometimes too. Kill the Music process open it again and it should work fine.
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May 6, 2012 23:50
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Drifter287 posted:It's a bug, happens to me sometimes too. Kill the Music process open it again and it should work fine. This also happens to me with Messenger and Foursquare. Just those two.
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Can someone tell me why opening up the play music app sometimes opens up the scoremobile sports app? It's the only app it apparently gets confused with Let me guess, you are on 4.0.2? It's fixed in 4.0.4.
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Jensen posted:Let me guess, you are on 4.0.2? I'm on a Droid 3 running 2.3.4 
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fuf posted:Thanks I'll check it out. How did you make the system, media, games shortcut thingys? Thats a really slick homescreen.
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May 7, 2012 03:39
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You can just make a picture on mspaint (or word or anything else really) and set it up with desktop Visualizer. Anyone tried LMT Launcher? You can do pretty much anything (home/back/menu, open an app) with gestures. Works pretty well but you need root.
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AnimalChin posted:How did you make the system, media, games shortcut thingys? Quick answer: 2x1 Simple Text widgets. Longer answer: Apex has "apex action" shortcuts for switching to different screens (which is what those icons do), but for some reason it doesn't let you resize them. But Apex pro does let you overlap widgets, so I removed the shortcut text and used a transparent icon (again made with Simple Text) to make the 1x1 apex action shortcuts totally hidden (careful with these), then put my nice-looking 2x1 Simple Text widgets (with the action set to "none") over the top. Obviously the problem is that the shortcuts only work if you press the 1x1 area where the apex action shortcut is. It's not a very good solution but I'm hoping that Apex will just make their action shortcuts resizable soon (it's one of the top requested features).
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wanderlost posted:I'm looking for a cross-platform, locationsharing app. I work for a traveling production company. 20 of us show up in a new city twice a week and while each of us have smartphones, getting location data shared among the group is not great. I have an iPhone and a few of us have started using Find Friends, but that's iOS only, and most of the people on the bus have android devices. I know I'm a little late but Glympse is good for this and is cross-platform.
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I'm trying to download the latest CM9 nightly on my GNex using ROM Manager, and the download keeps failing. It's been doing this for several nightlies now. Is there something wrong with the app, or is it the server? I've tried clearing the app cache & data to no avail.
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Does anyone know of a messaging app that receives group sms? The vast majority of my friends have iPhones and being unable to partake in the group texting shenanigans is a real bummer. I've tried Go SMS Pro, but it didn't seem to work.
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May 7, 2012 19:16
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rum posted:Does anyone know of a messaging app that receives group sms? The vast majority of my friends have iPhones and being unable to partake in the group texting shenanigans is a real bummer. I've tried Go SMS Pro, but it didn't seem to work. Use facebook messenger. It's the best group messaging app that's ever been created (on any platform). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.orca&hl=en
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Use facebook messenger. It's the best group messaging app that's ever been created (on any platform). It's not ideal as everyone who would want to add me to a group text would have to do so through Facebook or its Messenger rather than just my number. I'd much rather inconvenience just myself.
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rum posted:It's not ideal as everyone who would want to add me to a group text would have to do so through Facebook or its Messenger rather than just my number. I'd much rather inconvenience just myself. I know for a fact that the MotoBlur built-in text app supports iPhone like group conversations, so maybe you could find a Motoblur rom and strip the "MMS.apk" file (I believe that's what they call the texting app on android) and install it on your phone? Seems like a bit of work but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Plus Blur's stock messaging app is the best looking one out there 
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