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LastInLine posted:Well the official Dark Sky app is where I was going to start. It looks like to get the to-the-minute data and notifications it's $3/year but survey money makes that a non-issue.
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Since we're talking about weather apps now, what's everyone's favorite radar app/section of an app? I've been using Storm Radar for a while and it's... fine, I guess.
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hooah posted:Since we're talking about weather apps now, what's everyone's favorite radar app/section of an app? I've been using Storm Radar for a while and it's... fine, I guess. Do you want real radar? RadarScope is the raw data feed that the chasers use.
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FunOne posted:Do you want real radar? RadarScope is the raw data feed that the chasers use. $10 is too much for something I'll look at once a week or so, and it's probably more specialized than I know how to read.
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I'm getting tired of the official Twitter app working like poo poo. What's a good unofficial app?
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BisterdDave posted:I'm getting tired of the official Twitter app working like poo poo. What's a good unofficial app? 
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BisterdDave posted:I'm getting tired of the official Twitter app working like poo poo. What's a good unofficial app? they all suck pretty hard
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Please offer actually useful advice, the thread title is ancient. https://www.androidcentral.com/flamingo-one-best-twitter-clients-android-dead https://www.androidauthority.com/fenix-reaches-twitter-token-limit-689158/
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CLAM DOWN posted:Please offer actually useful advice, the thread title is ancient. Guess I’m more out of the loop than I thought. I used Fenix back in mid-2017 for a bit on an LG G6, didn’t realize it was so long ago, so I figured it was still viable. My bad.
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I still use Flamingo, and can use Fenix, but that's because I bought both before they were removed, so I tend to forget that that happened. The developer of Fenix has made Fenix 2. No idea when it will hit the token limit.
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Variable_H posted:Guess I’m more out of the loop than I thought. I used Fenix back in mid-2017 for a bit on an LG G6, didn’t realize it was so long ago, so I figured it was still viable. My bad. You aren't wrong, the new Fenix is about as good as you can do now that Flamingo is no more. That's not to say it's good, but it definitely exists. ETA: Fenix 2 is what I was referring to. There's also the Twitter Lite client, which I think is just a webview you can pin to your app drawer. It's better than the official client but again, low bar. The only reason I know about it is that Flamingo asks you to install it so it can piggyback for notifications. ClassActionFursuit fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Jan 15, 2019 |
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Jan 15, 2019 18:02
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Didn't twitter change something with the main feed/timeline to cripple third party apps despite the token limit?
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Yeah, it was their APIs or somesuch and it crippled everything. Tweetbot on iOS went from being the best Twitter client to just a decent once due to all of the features it lost.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Didn't twitter change something with the main feed/timeline to cripple third party apps despite the token limit? Some things, yes. Some things flat out aren't supported, like polls, and other things like notifications aren't available. I think there's some limit on refresh rate. Plenty of quality of life things just to make it miserable.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Didn't twitter change something with the main feed/timeline to cripple third party apps despite the token limit? They are always working on new ways to do this, yes. Not sure to what extent they've managed at present.
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I don't know how it stacks up to some of the other options, but I've been using Talon to access Twitter for a while now.
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gently caress twitter.
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Cool, thanks everyone. Guess I'll check out Fenix 2 and Talon for now. Also, CLAM DOWN posted:gently caress twitter.
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Wtf, Chrome Beta changed back to the old tab UI
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CLAM DOWN posted:Please offer actually useful advice, the thread title is ancient. Maybe update the thread title so people don't get confused? Genuine suggestion
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Zorak of Michigan posted:I never used Bluetooth for anyone other than basic telephony or audio functions before, but my new car can browse some of my phone's audio apps, like Google Music or Rocket Player. I don't know what that feature is called, but does anyone know a podcast player that offers it and that also works with Android Auto? It would be nice to have easy access to the same podcasts whether I felt like wiring my phone up or not. This is a feature of Bluetooth called Media Browsing. Any app that hooks into the MediaBrowser API in Android will appear here. PocketCasts is one such podcast player that does exactly this. It exposes a few elements like New Releases, Unplayed Podcasts, a full listing of all your subscribed podcasts, etc... I use it this way all the time in my car, its pretty nifty.
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vyst posted:Maybe update the thread title so people don't get confused? Genuine suggestion I'm open to better ideas!
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CLAM DOWN posted:I'm open to better ideas! I'm not sure it was ever appropriate to switch away from Grimbo's Blog tbh
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i have a nexus 9 that's stuck on android nougat (so not very new, but not ancient either) and i want to occasionally use it as a secondary monitor. i'm only looking to buy an app only if there's no sub involved. i think splashtop requires a subscription. my general use case is when i'm playing games on my main monitor and want to watch some youtube videos during the wait times and to also occasionally watch a clip before i go to bed which would move the tablet away from my monitor by about 20 feet or so. i'm okay with some delayed response as long as the movie streams fine. but based on my use case would prefer one that can handle via usb and wireless.
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Why not just do those things natively on the tablet?
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because my hand is already on my mouse and keyboard so reaching for touch controls is more of a hassle. if i'm at my bed and i'm going to watch a quick youtube video sure, i may just use the native app but that doesn't solve my other requirements.
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Strong Sauce posted:because my hand is already on my mouse and keyboard so reaching for touch controls is more of a hassle. You can't extend the PC desktop to the tablet. But you can use remote viewers like VNC to control the tablet from the PC. You'll pull up a second window on the PC and open the video on the tablet's native app. Not simpler or better than simply using the tablet standalone. Don't you let go of the mouse or keyboard to scratch your nuts?
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Need a quick recommendation for an easy to use music player that can play a mix of mp3 and flac files. My wife wants music on her phone for down time at work. I still have 100+ gigs on one of my drives in our HTPC and just need something with a user-friendly interface once I load her SD card. BTW, I realize it's 2019, but she's an x-ray tech and mobile data is non-existent in that part of the building and the wifi has all the streaming services blocked.
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Mammal Sauce posted:Need a quick recommendation for an easy to use music player that can play a mix of mp3 and flac files. My wife wants music on her phone for down time at work. I still have 100+ gigs on one of my drives in our HTPC and just need something with a user-friendly interface once I load her SD card. PowerAmp? It's $4, but plays both MP3 and FLAC.
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Strong Sauce posted:i have a nexus 9 that's stuck on android nougat (so not very new, but not ancient either) and i want to occasionally use it as a secondary monitor. i'm only looking to buy an app only if there's no sub involved. i think splashtop requires a subscription. The best option I've found is actually still splashtop, just the wired version. E: this only works with a USB connection, but honestly the wireless ones generally had so much latency it wasn't worth it anyway : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splashtop.xdisplay.wired.pro. I believe it's a one time $7 fee. Still some weird display issues sometimes, but it was the best of the ones I've tried. foutre fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Jan 19, 2019 |
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Mammal Sauce posted:Need a quick recommendation for an easy to use music player that can play a mix of mp3 and flac files. My wife wants music on her phone for down time at work. I still have 100+ gigs on one of my drives in our HTPC and just need something with a user-friendly interface once I load her SD card. There's a bunch of these. As far as I know, they all offer either lite versions or trial versions, so just download several and have her actually pay for the one she likes most (assuming she needs the extra features, etc). Personally I use Rocket Player, but mostly because I like the iSyncr/iTunes rating integration. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=another.music.player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.krosbits.musicolet
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Regarding the changes to Weather Timeline, someone I know emailed the original developer earlier and got the response quoted below. Tl;dr: unsustainable costs, no real options to increase monetisation that wouldn't cause even more problems, and Weather Underground killed their API anyway. Doesn't sound like anything nefarious is going on, but it's sad that even such a nice app as that can't be profitable. quote:I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble with the app. Unfortunately due to rising costs and dwindling downloads, I had to unpublish the app last September. Charging so little for unlimited access to weather data is not feasible. The average user uses about 25 requests a day, which is 9125 requests a year, or 71p. The cost of the app only gives me 69p after Google takes their cut and VAT, so after about a year of usage you have already costed the same amount you paid for. I had no other options, increasing the app price would mean nobody downloaded it, and introducing an in-app subscription would make everyone angry as they would have to pay for the app again, and again, and again. Users have revolted against subscriptions in Dark Sky since it was released, and that’s for a free app with subscriptions, I’d be asking for them for a subscription in a paid app. I’ve gotten emails wishing that I get cancer because I added a donate button in a paid app, so I don’t even want to think of what people would be hurling at me if I did that. On top of this, Weather Underground killed their API when IBM bought them a few weeks ago so that would have had to be removed anyway.
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I noticed the change during a Weather Timeline update last night. Alot of new 1 star reviews regarding a potentially problematic privacy policy regarding your location data with MyRadar. I'm not sure if it's any worse than other weather apps. The new bad reviews could just be backlash.
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The policy doesn't look particularly nefarious although some reviews are saying it's not GDPR compliant, which I'm not in a position to comment on. My main gripe is that MyRadar forecasts for where I live are crap. I'll give it a while to see if the new owners undo any of the damage, but will probably end up using Dark Sky instead since the UI is fairly similar and the forecasts are better.
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Oh hey the Weather Underground widget and app seem to have stopped crashing on load on Android 9 now, so I might just go back to that since MyRadar isn't great at forecasts for my area either.
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Hello I made a very serious live wallpaper. I hope self promotion is okay. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stephanwozniak.dvdwallpaper
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hedgecore posted:Hello I made a very serious live wallpaper. I hope self promotion is okay. Lol I'll allow it
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I love how you implicitly acknowledge breaking copyright laws by explicitly denying it.
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Lol my battery is going to go dead from me trying to watch the logo perfectly hit a corner like in the office
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Anyone been having issues with Android auto not re-enabling wifi after you turn it off/get out your car?
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