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Karthe posted:Having come over from iOS-ville, I'm used to individual app icons being able to have badges displaying a number corresponding with things like unread messages, podcasts downloaded, etc... Does this convention exist in Android? I ask because there doesn't seem to be a way to get the standard Gmail icon on the home screen to display an unread message count. I even had to add an entirely separate icon-sized widget to the home screen to get an unread newsfeed count for Google Reader. It depends on the launcher. Go Launcher EX has "GO Launcher EX Notification", ADW has ADWNotifier, Nova Launcher has TeslaUnread, etc.
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gmq posted:It depends on the launcher. Go Launcher EX has "GO Launcher EX Notification", ADW has ADWNotifier, Nova Launcher has TeslaUnread, etc.
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Jul 18, 2012 05:33
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Karthe posted:Ah, so it's up to the launcher. I guess the stock JB launcher doesn't support anything like that?
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Jul 18, 2012 05:35
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Any particular reason my gmail has stopped updating/notifying me when I get new mail since I upgraded to ICS? Google tells me to go into the account prefs and enable it, but it's already enabled, always has been.
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Jul 18, 2012 05:36
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Karthe posted:I even had to add an entirely separate icon-sized widget to the home screen to get an unread newsfeed count for Google Reader. That's what widgets are for. Dynamic information. That said, yeah, some custom launchers have the ability to put update numbers over common apps like gmail.
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Jul 18, 2012 06:05
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Every launcher that supports it does through unconventional means. Some applications come with widgets that can display information like you want, but that's up to the developer. Doesn't Apex do this without another App installed? I thought I remember seeing a number over some Google icon in the past
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Jul 18, 2012 06:59
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Anyone else having serious problems deleting letters/words with the swype beta? Every time I backspace it auto corrects and the cursor freaks out and jumps all over the place. e: the forums are blaming chrome... and just when I was really starting to like chrome. Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Jul 18, 2012 |
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Jul 18, 2012 07:00
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Lizard Combatant posted:Anyone else having serious problems deleting letters/words with the swype beta? Every time I backspace it auto corrects and the cursor freaks out and jumps all over the place.
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Jul 18, 2012 08:00
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LastInLine posted:It's always done that in a browser which is why we're all using Awful Betamax. Ai, very slick. Love the code feature.
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Jul 18, 2012 08:13
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uapyro posted:Doesn't Apex do this without another App installed? I thought I remember seeing a number over some Google icon in the past Yup, it's under the advanced settings of Apex, you can set missed call count, unread SMS count, and unread Gmail count and which are the associated apps, but not anything else (i.e. podcast downloads, new tweets, etc.). Apex is pretty great, haven't tried Nova though, only Trebuchet.
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Jul 18, 2012 08:27
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Rye Bread posted:My gf tried to download an image from the Facebook app. It's stuck in the notification shade, constantly trying to download. I've tried force stopping FB, rebooting, battery pull.. No luck, can't get it to stop. Any suggestions? My gf just remembered that she actually got the image via gmail. It's still stuck up there. Doesn't seem to be affecting battery life.
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Jul 18, 2012 11:43
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LastInLine posted:That said anyone upset about the notification that's only there when you're typing is just sperging over nothing. It's far better than the old undiscoverable longpress method. Long press was way more convenient in my opinion and so the draw seems like a down-grade to me, but it's obviously a lot more intuitive for new users and such and it doesn't take up enough extra time to really complain about extensively. As someone who changes keyboards a lot, it just feels like a hassle. That's just my entirely subjective experience however.
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Jul 18, 2012 12:03
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Yikes A Zombie! posted:Plume reads RSS feeds? Crap, no - I meant Pulse.
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Jul 18, 2012 12:10
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ante posted:Any particular reason my gmail has stopped updating/notifying me when I get new mail since I upgraded to ICS? Google tells me to go into the account prefs and enable it, but it's already enabled, always has been. Somebody else posted about this yesterday either in here or the general Android thread. I believe the fix was to uninstall the latest Gmail update.
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Jul 18, 2012 12:45
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ante posted:Any particular reason my gmail has stopped updating/notifying me when I get new mail since I upgraded to ICS? Google tells me to go into the account prefs and enable it, but it's already enabled, always has been. Vykk.Draygo posted:Somebody else posted about this yesterday either in here or the general Android thread. I believe the fix was to uninstall the latest Gmail update. That was me in the phone thread; whatever the Gmail update was over the weekend, it broke notifications for me. Roll it back to fix.
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Jul 18, 2012 13:34
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It's been doing that for a couple weeks, but I'll try that anyway, thanks.
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Jul 18, 2012 13:40
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Karthe posted:Having come over from iOS-ville, I'm used to individual app icons being able to have badges displaying a number corresponding with things like unread messages, podcasts downloaded, etc... Does this convention exist in Android? I ask because there doesn't seem to be a way to get the standard Gmail icon on the home screen to display an unread message count. I even had to add an entirely separate icon-sized widget to the home screen to get an unread newsfeed count for Google Reader. Not provided as a "stock" option but there are many available options in the store this one is free and will do sms/phone/gmail https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kanokgems.smswidget paid option https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.alexanderblom.gmailunreadcount2 rotaryfun fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Jul 18, 2012 |
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Jul 18, 2012 14:26
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General_Failure posted:I've been searching in vain for an outlining program like BrainForest Pro on PalmOS but for Android. Does anyone know of one? It was really useful to me and I've yet to find anything for Android that compares. You might like Evernote or MindJet depending on what you specifically like about BrainForest.
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Jul 18, 2012 14:54
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Before I buy a book on the Play Store, does anyone know if I can download it or extract it from my device in epub format or is is basically locked to my Google account? I might just spend the extra $5 to buy the epub format from a third party if so.
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Jul 18, 2012 16:11
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IT Guy posted:Before I buy a book on the Play Store, does anyone know if I can download it or extract it from my device in epub format or is is basically locked to my Google account? I don't know if it's every book, and it probably varies by publisher, but you should be able to go to books.google.com in your browser and you'll see this in your library:  Click here to view the full image Looks like it uses Adobe DRM.
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Jul 18, 2012 16:41
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Manky posted:I'm afraid I haven't been privileged enough to ever use JB, but on my device with cm9 it is settings - display - sleep (2 minutes of activity). If it's not there, I hope someone else can help you out That only affects when the OS turns the screen off though, right? Not the dimming that happens a few seconds prior?
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Jul 18, 2012 17:29
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Manky posted:I don't know if it's every book, and it probably varies by publisher, but you should be able to go to books.google.com in your browser and you'll see this in your library: Oh nice, thanks.
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Has anyone had any luck with PocketCast's lockscreen controls on ICS or Jelly Bean? Or using the widget via WidgetLocker? I used WL on ICS because it worked great on GB, but the widget was so flakey - play/pause worked maybe half the time, and rewind/fast-forward worked occasionally. On JB (Verizon GNex), the lockscreen controls don't respond to anything. I've emailed the developer about the widget, but didn't get a response (a couple months ago). I suppose I could try emailing again, and include the lockscreen controls in my complaint, but it'd be nice to know if anyone else is seeing the same issues I am.
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hooah posted:That only affects when the OS turns the screen off though, right? Not the dimming that happens a few seconds prior? Yes, I believe that's right.
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Jul 18, 2012 18:58
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Aatrek posted:Crap, no - I meant Pulse. 
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hooah posted:Has anyone had any luck with PocketCast's lockscreen controls on ICS or Jelly Bean? Or using the widget via WidgetLocker? I used WL on ICS because it worked great on GB, but the widget was so flakey - play/pause worked maybe half the time, and rewind/fast-forward worked occasionally. On JB (Verizon GNex), the lockscreen controls don't respond to anything. I've emailed the developer about the widget, but didn't get a response (a couple months ago). I suppose I could try emailing again, and include the lockscreen controls in my complaint, but it'd be nice to know if anyone else is seeing the same issues I am. The lockscreen controls work fine on ICS. The Widget however is pretty buggy. It generally works OK if you already have a podcast loaded and playing, but if the main app has gotten kicked out of memory it doesn't seem to work correctly. Spotify has this same problem - GMusic doesn't.
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Jul 18, 2012 19:47
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Jensen posted:The lockscreen controls work fine on ICS. They also work fine on JB.
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Thermopyle posted:They also work fine on JB. I wonder what both of you are doing differently than I am. I think I only tried the lock screen controls once on ICS and wasn't happy with them (or perhaps just missed Widgetlocker?), but I can't get them to respond at all on JB. Perhaps it's because I'm using a 3rd party ROM?
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hooah posted:I wonder what both of you are doing differently than I am. I think I only tried the lock screen controls once on ICS and wasn't happy with them (or perhaps just missed Widgetlocker?), but I can't get them to respond at all on JB. Perhaps it's because I'm using a 3rd party ROM? Try reinstalling and blowing away any folder/data its created. Stock lockscreen controls have been fine for me with PC on both ICS and JB. Their widget is poo poo though. Never works right.
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What's the best app to use for recreating the "quiet hours" feature in CyanogenMod? I know I could do it with Tasker or Setting Profiles or the like, but those are way overkill for my needs. All I need is something that will let me silence text/email/etc notifications but still allow my phone ringtone. And if I can restrict the phone ringtone to just calls from certain people, that's even better, but that's a want more than a need since I wasn't able to in CM7.
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Jul 18, 2012 21:56
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Use Llama. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama
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ante posted:It's been doing that for a couple weeks, but I'll try that anyway, thanks. I had that problem. Search my posts in this thread for my convoluted solution.
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chizad posted:What's the best app to use for recreating the "quiet hours" feature in CyanogenMod? Sound Manager v2 is pretty much exactly what you are looking for.
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Hopefully this is the right thread and I know it's a ridiculous shot in the dark, but does anyone know where I can get ahold of this theme for GoLauncher? It's been removed from the market: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_themes/wallpapers/deus-ex-hr-go-launcher-ex_bhmta.html I really miss my pretty black and gold icons, but that theme was on my Desire and now I've got an S3 with no apparent way of transferring the theme to the new phone 
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Capn Beeb posted:Hopefully this is the right thread and I know it's a ridiculous shot in the dark, but does anyone know where I can get ahold of this theme for GoLauncher? It's been removed from the market:
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So I've been playing with my new Nexus 7, and I rather like some of the prepackaged widgets - the Google Books widget in particular. Sadly, I have no way of sideloading my plethora of books into Google Books, so it's going to go unused. Is there any other similar book reader that has a widget like this? Aldiko was my go-to book app on my phone, but their idea of a widget is "link to a book directly". Not to mention it doesn't work properly yet, as there's no menu button in JB. Any suggestions? Or is there even a way to make a widget in that style that doesn't involve learning Android programming?
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Jul 19, 2012 07:25
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Where can I snag an apk of the browser from the I/O release of Jelly Bean? I just switched to Bugless Beast, but I prefer the old stock browser with the quick controls to Chrome.
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Jul 19, 2012 07:52
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hooah posted:Where can I snag an apk of the browser from the I/O release of Jelly Bean? I just switched to Bugless Beast, but I prefer the old stock browser with the quick controls to Chrome. I'll grab you mine in a few hours when I get home if you still need it.
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Can anyone recommend a imgur upload app that lets me upload in bulk or use the share interface via gallery or similar? My current go to: imgur for Android, seems to fail authentication, and others I tried lack the share option
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Is there a youtube app that has all of the stock one's features but also: 1) Works with the screen off or in the background like God intended? 2) Allows automatic or manual switching to 4G for streaming (without switching over the rest of the phone) if the wifi network is slow as hell? I live in one of those weird countries that has youtube throttling over ISPs but not cellular networks.
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