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Jeesis posted:Aye nerds, I am looking for a call recording application. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder I've used that without problems. The only thing it doens't do (that I know if) is warn the person on the other end that they're about to be recorded.
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I can just setup some type of sync service if I want off phone backups and prefer to have complete control over what poo poo with potentially PII exits my device.
*5+ then I might be a little hesitant but I doubt something free exists with both the features I want and excluding the poo poo I do not want. Thanks for any suggestions nerds.
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ElegantFugue posted:Have you tried NetGuard? It sets up a VPN on the phone that does the blocking for you, so you can use whatever browser you want. I'm a happy NetGuard user, so far. Its primary purpose is to allow/deny Internet access to apps, but adblock via a hosts file is a few taps in its settings menu to set up, then you can go about your life. I'm also somewhat amused that it's impossible to do this to NetGuard itself, because it has in-app banner ads. Also, I hereby provisionally retract my previous grumbling about Android Police's bad-ad issue: 
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Jeesis posted:Aye nerds, I am looking for a call recording application. Be warned the legality of this varies from "questionably legal" to "extremely illegal" unless you are warning the other party from the start of the call. That's why it's hard to find on the store.
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Jan 16, 2018 02:00
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Taffer posted:Be warned the legality of this varies from "questionably legal" to "extremely illegal" unless you are warning the other party from the start of the call. That's why it's hard to find on the store. FYI the states where this would be illegal are California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
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Jan 16, 2018 07:46
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LastInLine posted:FYI the states where this would be illegal are California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington. AFAIK that's incorrect about Michigan, in that the courts had ruled the existing law was in regards to the conversations of others, not your own. e: It wasn't taken to the MI Supreme Court, so I guess it could still get challenged.
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Jan 16, 2018 22:15
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Are there any simple ebook reader apps that aren't garbage? I don't care if it's connected to a store or has online features, all I want is to have something to read book files on the occasional times that I want to read something on my phone and it happens to come in an epub or whatever. I've tried blind installing free ebook apps but all of them either look like garbage, are filled with ads, or some other dealbreaker. I'm willing to pay for something that's good.
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Jan 16, 2018 22:56
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I just use play books. Syncs across my devices just fine. Simple and no ads.
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Jan 16, 2018 23:00
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Honestly, kindle app and google reader (play books) have both worked well for me. <never mind, app i mentioned is iOS only>. I've been happy with the two I mentioned earlier though.
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Jan 16, 2018 23:01
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I like moon+ reader
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Blue Train posted:I like moon+ reader I take the DRM out of books I purchase through Google so i can read them in moon+ instead.
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Jan 17, 2018 00:52
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If I want to easily keep a 60 gig or so music library on computer and phone, is Google Play Music the only real option I have to do so easily and automatically without paying for expanded space on something like Dropbox?
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Jan 17, 2018 03:48
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you say there is a dichotomy between your qualifiers "easy" and "automatically", and on the other hand "paying money". i don't know if it is possible to suggest anything here because this dichotomy is really dumb and not useful
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Jan 17, 2018 04:14
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MikeJF posted:If I want to easily keep a 60 gig or so music library on computer and phone, is Google Play Music the only real option I have to do so easily and automatically without paying for expanded space on something like Dropbox? Do you really just wanna keep 60gigs of the same files on both? Use Resilio Sync and just share the main folder across both and use your local player of choice. If you'd rather stream from your computer as needed, you could try Plex
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Jan 17, 2018 05:26
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MikeJF posted:If I want to easily keep a 60 gig or so music library on computer and phone, is Google Play Music the only real option I have to do so easily and automatically without paying for expanded space on something like Dropbox? Buy a bigger SD card for your phone?
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Jan 17, 2018 06:30
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MikeJF posted:If I want to easily keep a 60 gig or so music library on computer and phone, is Google Play Music the only real option I have to do so easily and automatically without paying for expanded space on something like Dropbox? Plex is probably the only other good option that isn't "get a ton of storage".
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Jan 17, 2018 06:32
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To be clear, I'm talking about the sync part, sorry. The storage on-phone is plenty big. I'll look at Resilio Sync.
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Jan 17, 2018 06:33
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Plex and GPM would still be your best choice. Is there a reason you don't want to use them?
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Jan 17, 2018 06:51
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Taffer posted:Plex and GPM would still be your best choice. Is there a reason you don't want to use them? GPM has problems with large music collections - it gets stuttery and the interface isn't really useful for browsing. Oh! And it completely fucks up albums with common names. I can navigate to an artist and choose their Greatest Hits album and GPM will show tracks from every GH album in my collection. It's bad.
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Jan 17, 2018 07:09
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Yeah. I have a master music collection on my computer in MusicBee, I just want to be able to sync it to my phone, plugging in my phone is slow and unreliable and really annoying, and it seems like this should be an easy task. And it would be nice if it was two-way enough for me to update ratings in their ID3. GPM has a really annoying browser and I'd just prefer to use shuttle.
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Jan 17, 2018 07:16
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MikeJF posted:Yeah. I have a master music collection on my computer in MusicBee, I just want to be able to sync it to my phone, plugging in my phone is slow and unreliable and really annoying, and it seems like this should be an easy task. And it would be nice if it was two-way enough for me to update ratings in their ID3. You could also try subsonic http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp
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Jan 17, 2018 07:22
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boo_radley posted:Oh! And it completely fucks up albums with common names. I can navigate to an artist and choose their Greatest Hits album and GPM will show tracks from every GH album in my collection. It's bad.
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Jan 17, 2018 18:16
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can I get a recommendation for a full keyboard thing I can use when remoting into my laptop
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Jan 19, 2018 05:43
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like for when you have another screen to see the keystrokes?
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Jan 19, 2018 06:00
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gradenko_2000 posted:can I get a recommendation for a full keyboard thing I can use when remoting into my laptop Would Hacker's Keyboard do you?
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Jan 19, 2018 06:23
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Depending on how "full" you need, Gboard has a PC layout that you can add in the settings (it's a language variation along with Dvorak, Coleman, etc.)
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Jan 19, 2018 09:20
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MikeJF posted:Yeah. I have a master music collection on my computer in MusicBee, I just want to be able to sync it to my phone, plugging in my phone is slow and unreliable and really annoying, and it seems like this should be an easy task. And it would be nice if it was two-way enough for me to update ratings in their ID3. I used have syncthing running on my phone and server to copy daily videos over to watch during my commute. That might be something to explore.
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So for the last week or do, I haven't been getting any notification badges? I'm using Nova Prime with Tesla Unread but I don't know if it's one of those failing or if it's my phone or what. It's a Huawei nova plus, with Android 7.0. Should this be in the regular Android thread?
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YggiDee posted:So for the last week or do, I haven't been getting any notification badges? I'm using Nova Prime with Tesla Unread but I don't know if it's one of those failing or if it's my phone or what. It's a Huawei nova plus, with Android 7.0. Should this be in the regular Android thread? No, it's definitely a Nova issue rather than an Android issue as native badges and notification channels are only available on Oreo. That said I don't know what the problem could be if it worked before and doesn't now.
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I'm having trouble with PocketCasts randomly stopping. It worked fine on my previous phone but I bought a Mate 9 and it tends to stop playing after about 30 seconds. Or it might not. I googled and tried the recommendations. It's already excluded from optimization and battery saving. Tried changing launchers. Doesn't matter if it's plugged into the charger. Anyone run into this or have other suggestions? Or a suggestion for a replacement?
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wormil posted:I'm having trouble with PocketCasts randomly stopping. It worked fine on my previous phone but I bought a Mate 9 and it tends to stop playing after about 30 seconds. Or it might not. I googled and tried the recommendations. It's already excluded from optimization and battery saving. Tried changing launchers. Doesn't matter if it's plugged into the charger. Anyone run into this or have other suggestions? Or a suggestion for a replacement? It just completely disappears, notification and all?
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LastInLine posted:It just completely disappears, notification and all? It pauses randomly.
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Jan 20, 2018 09:35
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wormil posted:It pauses randomly. Well then that sounds like either a bad headphone jack, bad headphones, or something weird with whatever Bluetooth device you're using. Check the hole for lint and work from there. I'm assuming if you just play it back through the speaker it works fine?
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Jan 20, 2018 10:57
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Sure you aren't streaming episodes and your data/wifi goes off with screen off?
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It's not the jack or wifi. It just randomly pauses. I found lots of similar complaints, various phones, but no resolution. My hope would be some obscure phone setting. I'm going to keep looking. Edit, longer answer. It happens everywhere, even when I've downloaded the podcast. Sometimes it pauses before screen lock. It happens over the jack, the speaker, and Bluetooth. It could be pausing on notifications and not restarting? Edit2, one other thing I forgot to mention, it doesn't happen with any other media app. wormil fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Jan 20, 2018 |
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Jan 20, 2018 18:33
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Just to be clear the jack could most definitely be causing it to pause. The way you said sounded like you could be saying it wasn't the jack because the symptom was pausing...
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You posted while I was editing. I added more info.
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Does anyone else has issues with Spotify recognizing Chromecasts/Google Homes/Home sspeaker groups? Some times it works perfectly, others they just vanish from possible cast options and I have no clue how to get them back.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Does anyone else has issues with Spotify recognizing Chromecasts/Google Homes/Home sspeaker groups? Some times it works perfectly, others they just vanish from possible cast options and I have no clue how to get them back. Not Spotify but BeyondPod frequently won't see my Home Mini, despite not having issues with my full size Home. Or if I cast to "all speakers" (which is only the two) it will play through the Home and the Mini will come and go. I thought it might be because I had to replace the power cable on the Mini with a generic wall charger and it didn't work right? But it's never been a problem with playing Google Play Music, so who knows.
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Is there a good to-do tracker app for Android? I've got Colornote, which lets me create checklists but I have to go into the app and pull them up to view them. I'd love to have one that lets me add notes and details and organize them into priorities/set deadlines for them and that preferably has a widget or some sort of display so I can see at a glance (and be reminded when I look at my phone) that I have tasks I need to resolve.
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Ignoranus posted:Is there a good to-do tracker app for Android? I've got Colornote, which lets me create checklists but I have to go into the app and pull them up to view them. I'd love to have one that lets me add notes and details and organize them into priorities/set deadlines for them and that preferably has a widget or some sort of display so I can see at a glance (and be reminded when I look at my phone) that I have tasks I need to resolve. Remember the Milk does that, as long as you have a subscription.
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