• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Android |OT|

Status
Not open for further replies.
jobber

jobber

Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Sagitario said:
Is there an app that can do back ups and restoring like Titanium, but without rooting?

I mostly want to restore app settings, not the app (I would do a clean install).

I will probably get a new phone in the next few days, but I won't be rooting it immediately (because of the warranty).
Click to expand...

You should root while you first get your device. If you take a OTA update, it may limit your chances to root easily later. Like the Evo3D was rooted right after it was released but like you, I didn't root because I was afraid of the warranty thing.

After a OTA update, it took months to find a way to unlock the bootloader. That method includes you bricking your phone on purpose by shorting the wires. Any active community will always have a way to unroot in case you need to send your phone in.

but to answer your question...devices have an option to save all of your data (app data, wifi, passwords) to google servers in the back up and reset option. I think it works.


ghostofsparta said:
Why the hell can't you multitask with local? Every time I hit home and and go back it resets.
Click to expand...
Do you have the kill apps when you close it option on? Apps are suppose to stay active in the background for a certain time limit.
 
G

ghostofsparta

Member
Nope it just doesn't stay in memory it seems. Also when i hit the recent apps button the thumbnail is blank.

HMjWN.png
Click to expand...
 
A

Ashhong

Member
Sagitario said:
Is there an app that can do back ups and restoring like Titanium, but without rooting?

I mostly want to restore app settings, not the app (I would do a clean install).

I will probably get a new phone in the next few days, but I won't be rooting it immediately (because of the warranty).
Click to expand...

What kind of app settings? Don't most app settings like for games or things you downloaded get stored on your SD/internal memory? You should be able to access your phone via USB and just copy the files no?

jey_16 said:
Any idea how to reduce the amount of homescreens in jellybean? I'm running cm10 but I can't seem to find the menu option
Click to expand...

Hmm not sure in stock CM10 but you could always install Apex or Nova and do it that way
 
The Faceless Master

The Faceless Master

Member
K

kehs

Banned
Vyer said:
This looks pretty great. Will it really be pretty great Coco?
Click to expand...

My personal sense of great has turned out to be just ok for everyone else. I've learned this while being on gaf. -_-

I already have an older Google TV and I love it, even though it can have quirks at times (lol android).

You can read my google tv fellatioing here.

Because I am a super dork, here is the Manual for the Costar. http://store.vizio.com/documents/downloads/streaming/VAP430/UM_VAP430.pdf

--

I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but it looks like ISIS/Carriers/Google/CC companies are all on board to unify mobile payments.

The mobile payments industry is still very much like the Wild West — there’s little law and order, and plenty of gunslingers itching to strike gold. But a new committee today could finally civilize the mobile payments wild lands.

The trade group Electronic Transactions Association today announced the Mobile Payments Committee, a task force that includes representatives from all four of the major U.S. carriers, as well as others developing mobile payments solutions.

...

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile are all joining the ETA to take part in the committee, which should hopefully put an end to carrier exclusive payments offerings (like Sprint’s Google Wallet arrangement). Other companies in the Mobile Payments Committee include Google, Isis (itself a union between several carriers), PayPal, Verifone, and Intuit.
Click to expand...


http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/09/t...-the-future-of-payments/#.UCP5h7E2SnM.twitter
 
J

JCX

Member
Which twitter app do you all use on tablets? Tweetcaster stopped working for me,so I'm looking for a new option.
 
J

JordanKZ

Member
JCX said:
Which twitter app do you all use on tablets? Tweetcaster stopped working for me,so I'm looking for a new option.
Click to expand...

Although it's not available yet, tweet lanes tablet update is on the developers "to do" list and considering we're getting one major feature a week, I doubt he'll be all that long with it.

EDIT: Already has Nexus 7 support btw.
 
S

Sagitario

Member
jobber said:
You should root while you first get your device. If you take a OTA update, it may limit your chances to root easily later. Like the Evo3D was rooted right after it was released but like you, I didn't root because I was afraid of the warranty thing.

After a OTA update, it took months to find a way to unlock the bootloader. That method includes you bricking your phone on purpose by shorting the wires. Any active community will always have a way to unroot in case you need to send your phone in.

but to answer your question...devices have an option to save all of your data (app data, wifi, passwords) to google servers in the back up and reset option. I think it works.
Click to expand...

OTA?
I will play with the phone a coupe of weeks, just to make sure it's all good. Then I will root (it's an international SIII, upgrading from a SII)

Ashhong said:
What kind of app settings? Don't most app settings like for games or things you downloaded get stored on your SD/internal memory? You should be able to access your phone via USB and just copy the files no?
Click to expand...

Things like keyboard/Swype settings, Opera Mobile bookmarks, history and passwords, save files from games, apps settings from My Data Manager and Onavo, etc.
 
jobber

jobber

Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Sagitario said:
OTA?
I will play with the phone a coupe of weeks, just to make sure it's all good. Then I will root (it's an international SIII, upgrading from a SII)
Click to expand...

Over the air update. Usually pushed by a carrier in the US. Since you have a international gs3, it'll be pushed out by Samsung.
 
Z

zatara

Member
i'm sure this has been posted before, but it nags the balls out of me when I buy a phone that has an awesome weather widget with a clock, but it won't let me disable the clock in the upper right. Case in point I just got a GS3 and I dig the weather widget it comes with but I really don't need two clocks on my friggin screen. I dig that Samsung lets me display my battery percentage, but why can't they let me disable the clock?
 
T

tino

Banned
zatara said:
i'm sure this has been posted before, but it nags the balls out of me when I buy a phone that has an awesome weather widget with a clock, but it won't let me disable the clock in the upper right. Case in point I just got a GS3 and I dig the weather widget it comes with but I really don't need two clocks on my friggin screen. I dig that Samsung lets me display my battery percentage, but why can't they let me disable the clock?
Click to expand...

You pretty much have to flash custom rom to make any change on the top bar.

Only rom that let you change notification icons easily is MIUI.
 
M

Massa

Member
How good is Cyanogenmod's QA?

In other words, if there's a stable release for my phone marked as supported, can I pretty much expect everything (camera with HD recording, etc) to work?
 
A

Ashhong

Member
Massa said:
How good is Cyanogenmod's QA?

In other words, if there's a stable release for my phone marked as supported, can I pretty much expect everything (camera with HD recording, etc) to work?
Click to expand...

Stable means yes, everything hardware wise is supported. Most of the time these things are working in the nightlies as well.
 
B

buhdeh

Member
How do you keep music playing in background? I'm trying to use the html5 Grooveshark site but hitting the home button causes it to stop using chrome on a Samsung galaxy s3. Works fine on iPad and iPhone.
 
V

Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Did I mention a year later HTC/AT&T finally pushed out a random as fuck Inspire 4g update to fix the shit they broke with Gingerbread. Took them like forever and a day to fucking fix that damn contacts bug.

Nice that it's fixed, and random as fuck that they dropped an update so late and so out of the blue.
 
1

19Kilo

Member
Copernicus said:
So I guess Vizio started charging cards already for the CoStar.

I don't see a charge on mine or a dollar hold on my card yet. Pretty sure I literally ordered as they put up the pre order page. -_-

It does say processing on vizios site though.

https://plus.google.com/114765239654100843860/posts/QEjhJPPfh5B
Click to expand...

Yeah mine was charged last week and then they reversed it. It doesn't show on my bank account at all anymore. Apparently they were just checking again since its been a few weeks and they are supposed to redo the charge tomorrow when it ships. Looking forward to getting hands on it.
 
P

Patriots7

Member
My GNexus has now stopped syncing with the Play Store. I get an error every time I try to download or update an app. Have already attempted clearing the cache and rebooting.

Any thoughts?
 
C

CharlieDigital

Banned
Question about apps: I have EasyTether on my Samsung Epic (Sprint) which when I last checked, was no longer downloadable/upgradeable (blocked by Sprint).

Would I be able to transfer it from my current phone to a new phone?
 
K

Kyoufu

Member
Does anyone have a recommendation for a call blocker app? I don't want notifications or for it to send the blocked caller to voicemail. I just want them blocked completely.
 
V

Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Unknown Soldier said:
I'm sure you could have installed CyanogenMod for Inspire 4G a long ago now and solved that issue yourself. You would probably be on ICS too.
Click to expand...

It's more than that though. It has some driver fixes and stuff for like the radio. Should really help flesh out some of the custom ROMs for this older yet popular device.
 
T

tino

Banned
Kyoufu said:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a call blocker app? I don't want notifications or for it to send the blocked caller to voicemail. I just want them blocked completely.
Click to expand...

CM has that feature. Or you can make a "spam" contact and assign silent ringtone to it. I actually prefer it this way becuase it carry over to new Android devices.
 
S

sangreal

Member
you don't need root to install apps that are not on the market, so yes, you can easily transfer it from one phone to another

(whether you need root to actually use that app I have no idea)
 
T

thespot84

Member
sangreal said:
you don't need root to install apps that are not on the market, so yes, you can easily transfer it from one phone to another

(whether you need root to actually use that app I have no idea)
Click to expand...

If they're not rooted, how do you envision that they can extract the APK from the phone?
 
Bboy AJ

Bboy AJ

My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Kyoufu said:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a call blocker app? I don't want notifications or for it to send the blocked caller to voicemail. I just want them blocked completely.
Click to expand...

Use Google Voice when handing out your number. Well, if you're in the US. Sucks for me being in Germany now. I can't get away with that anymore.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Epic Files Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Google and Samsung
38
1K
BlackTron replied
Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu officially comes to Android
2
92
9K
Bernoulli replied
Microsoft rolls out Windows 24H2 update
2
74
4K
Danny Dudekisser replied
The future of AI in our everyday. Move over Siri
12
1K
Trilobit replied
Real-time / turn-based hybrid premium 3D RPG Ex Astris launches February 27 for iOS, Android
News Trailer
10
2K
Thick Thighs Save Lives replied
Top Bottom