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Apps for Android |OT|
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The Faceless Master
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i was going to mention the app i use but it's been removed from the market!
*starts working on HoloBackup*
PEACE OUT TITANIUM!!!
Someone should do an app that spreads your data across all cloud platforms. FolderSync?
One good thing about jotta - they give you 5 GB per referral, both for you and for your friend. (up to 100 GB)
The Faceless Master
Member
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
There should be something!
you mean 5GB or 50?? I don't have 20 friends who care about cloud data!
It's 5 GB per friend. And i don't have 20 friends who care about cloud either :/
EDIT: They also have unlimited space available for 49 NOK monthly (~8 USD or something like that).
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Ohhh..ok
Well it all depends how I start using data nowadays- getting more hesitant putting private stuff up in the cloud now
The Faceless Master
Member
did anyone else get 15GB when they signed up?
Yeah, I got 15 GB too + 5 GB from a friend.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Well, the one I linked to does count down in the notification shade, and if you're on Jelly Bean it provides enhanced notifications that let you pause or end the timer right from the notification. Similarly, when the timer goes off you can restart or dismiss it right there, without having to enter the app.
Or are you talking about the remaining time actually showing in the notification bar, without pulling the notification shade down? Don't think that's possible. An app can only display a short text (which just shows for a second or two) and a static icon there. Ok, so I guess it could keep spamming updated notifications to sort of keep showing the remaining time, but that doesn't sound like a very elegant solution.
Tasker, BTW, is another absolutely hideous app. Sure, Tasker is 100% about functionality, and it doesn't need to look nice, but it sure would be more appealing to use if it did. And given the simple menus it uses, redesigning it with a nice Holo look probably wouldn't be very difficult at all.
The Faceless Master
Member
did Google do another run-in on app names?
Kitchen Timer for ICS is pulled from the Market
Notes for ICS got renamed to NoNonsense Notes
both of them had "for ICS" in the name
Kitchen Timer for ICS is pulled from the Market
Notes for ICS got renamed to NoNonsense Notes
both of them had "for ICS" in the name
Are there any apps that will let me backup my messages? Specifically for transferring between ROMs?
Can't restore messaging system data as that will cause errors, and GoSMS requires me to pay to backup my messages, I would but I have no intention of using GoSMS on this other ROM.
Can't restore messaging system data as that will cause errors, and GoSMS requires me to pay to backup my messages, I would but I have no intention of using GoSMS on this other ROM.
The Faceless Master
Member
MuddyDonut
Member
Google Music takes songs off of my device and only gives me an option to stream them, but the songs play and show up fine in other music players. What gives?
Jayayess1190
Member
I clicked on the download button but it says it's not free?
You clicked the wrong button.
WascallyWabbit
Member
thanks for the heads up on Minimal Reader Pro!
That page was quite misleading though, if you click the Play store link you will be directed to it and the price is .99
below that link, you can download the .apk file for free
That page was quite misleading though, if you click the Play store link you will be directed to it and the price is .99
below that link, you can download the .apk file for free
phillipgessert
Member
Does Minimal Reader actually sync with Google Reader? Seems like it imports your feeds from that source, but they don't necessarily talk to each other after that. I could be wrong though, I didn't spend a whole bunch of time with it.
The Faceless Master
Member
they're trying to upsell on the play store version!
samus i am
Member
Yep. Google Music is set to always stream first. I hate that about it.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
What if you select to only show music that is on the phone, does it let you play your local files then? It should, since it won't display anything that has to be streamed when in that mode.
But why do you have your music both in the cloud and saved as local files on the phone? Seems redundant. You know you can "pin" cloud music to the device, right? Doing that makes the app download the music and permanently store it on the phone (until you "unpin" it).
Or do you keep separate local music files on the phone to be able to use them in other apps? Yeah, it's a shame that Play Music saves downloaded music in a "secret" location that can't be accessed by other apps.
Again, shouldn't selecting to only show offline music make sure that you see your local files if you have the same songs both in the cloud and as a separate local files? Seems to me like it should.
MuddyDonut
Member
The song just wouldn't show up in the list, however I just received a Google Play update that fixes this problem with a "All Music" and "On device Only" options in the top left hand corner.
3G! Streaming is not an option for me, it's mostly there for backup. I am aware of the pinning, but I had the song on my device already and could not access it with Google Music without reverting to streaming.
This was not the case before if you had a song on the cloud already and the same song on the device. However I just got an update for the app that fixes this problem so YAY.
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Crosspost from Android OT. Anyone?
There was an old APK of music that did this...maybe someone on xda can help find it?
Just add them each under ES File Manager with your credentials and browse them under one app.
well I feel like a chump for not using Catch Notes sooner. Gorgeous, snappy and very practical.
Psychotext
Member
What's the current thinking on browsers? I used Dolphin for a while but I have massive problems posting on GAF for some reason. The keyboard keeps closing on me half way through writing my posts. It's very frustrating.
My experience with brower is that every phone every major rom upgrade have different best borwsers.
I went from Dolphine Mini -> MIUI Browser -> ICS+
For browsers I still use the stock browser with quick controls but Firefox's speed and add-on capability is great!
All Firefox needs is quick controls and full screen and I would have switched. I feel more comfortable using a browser by a non profit organization in terms of data collection so I use Firefox on PC but the stock browser is just too good to give up on mobile.
All Firefox needs is quick controls and full screen and I would have switched. I feel more comfortable using a browser by a non profit organization in terms of data collection so I use Firefox on PC but the stock browser is just too good to give up on mobile.
Psychotext
Member
I've never synced my browser stuff. I have waaaaay too many bookmarks and things on my normal PC (a lot of work related stuff too).
AndresON777
shooting blanks
Chrome crashes a lot but I still use it :/. To browse gaf I use the stock HTC browser.
Psychotext
Member
Just trying Firefox. Seems to work well on GAF.
I don't use the stock browser, but there are independent applications like Pocket that allow you to share webpages and stuff. I personally don't really want everything on my PC browser to come up on my phone, so I use Pocket to pick things I might want to read later on either platform.
I'm a Firefox Android user too. I use Waterfox on PC and it does still have all the syncing features, but I disabled it.
Choppasmith
Member
I liked using Opera mini for the longest time because it's pretty damn fast going in and out through GAF topics but every now and then their compression server stalls and simply won't load. I've been using ics+ and it's slowly starting to become my favorite. Really miss the Speed dial page though, its not quite the same in ics+.
I have to say that AppSales is way more awesome now. The new update brought a refreshed UI and the watchlist function, that does what Play Store's wishlist should do: let me know when an app I want drops its price.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&feature=search_result
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&feature=search_result
I used to use Opera mini alot. I hate it that the "jump to top", "jump to bottom" links on m.neogaf.com don't work.
But yeah I miss speed dial too. Fortunately my most visited links are very similar to my speed dial page.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Chrome to Phone.