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Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Why isn't carbon here yet?
I don't want to hate, and I get that they want to take the extra polish time. They want a good 1st impression.
That being said they fubared their marketing push they got saying they'd release last week. Doesn't go over well.
The dev team fully copped to the fact that they failed so props to being up front about it!
ThatObviousUser
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"I like big launchers and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny..."
http://www.androidcentral.com/big-launcher-updated-slew-new-customization-options
I personally don't think it looks great, but this is something I could see my mother using if she did use a smartphone. So I'm glad something thought of it.
I think it looks pretty cool actually. Might try it, my sister has an old android phone that might benefit from it
Just got my GS3 - now filling it with apps.
Wondering what the consensus is on:
Pulse or Taptu?
Dolphin HD or Chrome Beta?
Is Beautiful Widgets worth it (however cheap, I've so far avoided paying anything for apps)?
Also, what exactly is a 'Launcher'? Basically an Android desktop?
Wondering what the consensus is on:
Pulse or Taptu?
Dolphin HD or Chrome Beta?
Is Beautiful Widgets worth it (however cheap, I've so far avoided paying anything for apps)?
Also, what exactly is a 'Launcher'? Basically an Android desktop?
Chrome beta is swell but I seem to get white screens all the time. Seriously thinking of switching to Dolphin...
xxczx
Member
Pulse, Dolphin HD if you care about flash content, Chrome if you don't and I personally don't think Beautiful Widgets is worth anything, they look tacky.
And yeah basically, the also provide a ton of options that the default launcher won't have, like hiding bloat apps on the app drawer. I use Apex launcher, best one yet.
brotkasten
Member
Coming from a iPad, I prefer the Dolphin UI. Swiping from the edge of the screen to access all the bookmarks just feels natural to me.
BeyondPod. Also get ICS Browser+, Dolphin's UI is slow.
brotkasten
Member
Is it normal that Skype just crashes when it's in the background for a while?
I echo that ICS+ is much better than Dolphin HD.
As to launcher, the S3 does most everything natively anyway (including hiding and siabling bloat apps) that I don't think a launcher is needed unless you want to change icon sets.
Its pretty buggy. I wish they would improve it. I can never leave it on, I just turn it on when I need to make a call, then turn it off again. Otherwise it drains battery and locks up regularly. I am replacing it with G+ and G Voice and Talk slowly because its not keeping up.
So ICS+ doesn't support Jelly Bean.... I'm still on ICS (4.0.4) anyhow, but when I update will the browser be a problem? Would I get a new one from the same developer (eg, Jelly Bean+) or would they just have an update that included JB support?
I tried Pro Launcher, btw, and it wouldn't even work. I'd try to swipe to another page and it would glitch. Maybe I'll avoid launchers for now. I'm still very unfamiliar with how the UI works and how to modify it.
You only switch launcher if the current launcher doesn't do what you want to do. I use Go Launcher because I want to have custom icons and a 7X5 grid.
As to browser, its exactly as you said. You would just get an update or a different browser that works on JB.
This as to launchers. If you are content with the stock one, then you are fine. If you want to try something, try Go Launcher, Apex or Nova.
http://www.techdrivein.com/2012/04/3-best-launchers-for-android-40-ics.html
Start there and see what you think.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
GO SMS
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
1. Currents.
2. Used Dolphin for years, but Chrome seems as good, no issues so far.
3. No opinion.
Ya, a launcher is like a skin. I used Go Launcher for a year, great app, but now I'm sticking with stock JB.
Taco_Human
Member
I've always used Xscope browser. Always loaded pages fastest for me. Nexus One here.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
I'm going to give out a wild speculation and say they're coming out with a paid version. Their reason for releasing it all for free is because Google didn't have a way to give out paid apps in UAE. Now they do, along with a lot of countries in the Middle East.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
RT @dot1ne: Some fixable drama right there https://plus.google.com/110456813491619030792/posts/1Az5hUqdFoN
Tribes of Trusty
Member
What does GO SMS have more than Handcent ?
xxczx
Member
the only widgets I use is last.fm (for music player options, the stock music player doesn't have a widget if im not using Sense launcher) and Weather Eye which is amazing. Never felt the need for other widgets tbh
Doggcatcher. I'm a podcast junkie. I tried a few others but this one was the only one that replicated what iOS was able to do for me in regards to my daily commute. It auto starts and stops via bluetooth with my car (Ford Sync) which was the most important part for me. Has very customization scheduling for downloads. Redoing all my feeds was a little bothersome, I wish it would import from itunes or something, maybe it does.. I've got it saved and settings backup now though.
You can save an OPML file in iTunes, and import it into Doggcatcher or most any Android podcatcher.
Submarino Conversível
Member
Anyone tested the new Dolphin Beta yet?
Never ran Dolphin on ICS/JB, so I don't know faster it is.
https://www.box.com/s/2a147687e34e22a645e8
Never ran Dolphin on ICS/JB, so I don't know faster it is.
https://www.box.com/s/2a147687e34e22a645e8
So I have a question about all of these podcast apps I keep seeing you all talk about. Do these things have podcast browsers? I have an app called Tune In that I use alot. I noticed a while back that it has a small podcast section where I could go and just search for podcast topics then just listen to them. I like that feature of just finding podcasts for tech or tv or movies that I wasn't aware of beforehand and listening to them.
Does stuff like pocketcasts etc have that capability also? Or are they just glorified media players that you have to load mp3s into?
Does stuff like pocketcasts etc have that capability also? Or are they just glorified media players that you have to load mp3s into?
Yes, PocketCasts, BeyondPod, Acast and any other good podcast app has that capability.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Pocket. I used to use Readability. Pocket is nicer, IMO. Well, the typography on Readability is nicer but just as an app itself, Pocket works better.
Is the Google Now app not doing voice feedback for anyone else? It never talks back to me anymore
Just tested it, working for me.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
What are some of my emulation options on my Nexus 7?
Pocket is awesome and works with everything so you can sync on ios/android/desktop/whatever to manage what you've got saved
moojito
Member
reddit sync is pretty damn awesome. I never did like reddit news and the ads on bacon reader were getting a bit annoying. This is the first one I've preferred over bacon reader. The only down side is when you press on a link to another reddit page (say from r/depthhub or bestof) it loads it up as a normal web page instead of in the reader app itself. Still, aside from that it's well worth checking out.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So is there a Flickr app that is actually good?
Hard to tell from the store.
Hard to tell from the store.
Okay, so I can finally switch to CM9, but I find the stock google calender app is just horrible...
I have a Galaxy S3, and the calender app that comes with TouchWiz works well, but it just feels like the ICS stock calender is just weird; while it has a ton of space to display stuff, it only shows smallish squares and such, so it's kinda sucky.
Would you guys have any suggestions for a better calender app?
I have a Galaxy S3, and the calender app that comes with TouchWiz works well, but it just feels like the ICS stock calender is just weird; while it has a ton of space to display stuff, it only shows smallish squares and such, so it's kinda sucky.
Would you guys have any suggestions for a better calender app?
samus i am
Member
Click the box with the pencil in it that's at the top of the box.
Is there any particular reason why strikefleet omega needs to view running apps on my phone or my call history?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...utm_medium=organic&utm_term=strikefleet+omega
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...utm_medium=organic&utm_term=strikefleet+omega
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Where?