Nice. Anyone know of a SMS app that looks good as well? Or does WhatsApp handle SMS alongside its chat/messages?
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Nice. Anyone know of a SMS app that looks good as well? Or does WhatsApp handle SMS alongside its chat/messages?
spindoctor
Member
That new Chameleon launcher video makes it look like it has been completely overhauled visually. And it doesn't look nearly as good as it used to.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Google Calendar. Put everything in on the website over your computer. Use different calendars for different tasks.
I'm using Onavo Count to keep track of data usage, and by far the most data-hungry app at the moment is "Android OS + Others" which has used over half of my total data usage so far - and over double what Chrome has used.
A lot of apps seem to have entries separate to the "OS + others" one, so what could be using so much data? I was thinking email and calendar syncing, but that can't be using 115MB of data in less than 2 weeks, surely? I only have one Google account synced, does anyone know what else could be using the data?
A lot of apps seem to have entries separate to the "OS + others" one, so what could be using so much data? I was thinking email and calendar syncing, but that can't be using 115MB of data in less than 2 weeks, surely? I only have one Google account synced, does anyone know what else could be using the data?
Frank Jaeger
Member
brotkasten
Member
What is considered to be the best Google Reader app for Android? Google's official one is kinda bad.
Vinterbird
Member
I prefer Press over anyting else, clean design and is simple enough for me. It doesn't have all the features of Reeder from iOS, but I hope they bring them into Press at some point.
Reader is the program you want to get for Google Reader bliss on your mobile: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLmFnZW9mbW9iaWxlLnJlYWRlciJd
I find Press to be pretty uncomfortable to use with their focus on single feeds. In terms of iOS I find Mr. Reader to be the app to get.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I've moved from Freely to Press, but they seriously need to get rid of the button interface and give gesture support for moving between items.
Jayayess1190
Member
I like gReader.I have Press as well but it does not have all the features of gReader, just the looks.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Depends on your needs. I like Press the best but it lacks features. I use GoodNews for offline full article syncing.
The Faceless Master
Member
Zombie James
Banned
Same here, it does exactly what I want to do with my RSSing.
Time for me to check out GoodNews, I've been looking for a reader that downloads full articles instead of just the first couple of paragraphs and a "read more in browser" link.
brotkasten
Member
Press would be perfect, if it has a mobilizer. I can't believe that a news reader still wants me to load the website. Reader is kinda ugly and it doesn't have an "all unread items" list, what the hell?
Reader does have an "all unread items" list: Just press "all items" in the main view and disable the displaying of read items (circle button in the left lower corner).
brotkasten
Member
But it also lists starred items and I don't want that.
Try Feedr.
You change the per feed setting to (auto expend and load image), it behave very much like web Google Reader.
Only problem is you can not combine feeds into a single folder to read, you have to read each feed separately.
genericsuperhero
Member
I kind of wish Dashclock made themselves an in-app extension browser, and people submitted extensions to a central server, like Beautiful Widgets does with themes. It's hard keeping track of which apps are integrating with it, but not putting separate extensions on the market.
I almost feel that way about Feedly. It does a great job and it does have a mobilizer, but it loads the entire site first before you can choose to view it in mobilzer form. Bah. I tried GoodNews which does automatically mobilize the view when you click 'read more', but I otherwise don't really like the bland look of the app. I like the pretty pictures of Feedly
BurningNad
Member
Wrong thread -_-
Jayayess1190
Member
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Hyped as hell for Swiftkey 4. Loved swiping on my Nexus 7, but my new phone only goes up to Ice cream sandwich (HTC One V) so I jumped on the Flow Beta and it is fucking fantastic.
I thought swiping would kinda suck on a small screen, but it's just as badass.
I was fooling around with my old iPod touch a few minutes ago and typing was such a pain with no swiping. I honestly don't know why Apple won't jump on board the future.
I thought swiping would kinda suck on a small screen, but it's just as badass.
I was fooling around with my old iPod touch a few minutes ago and typing was such a pain with no swiping. I honestly don't know why Apple won't jump on board the future.
Yep, pretty much. I fucking love it too, though. The share easyness of sharing images inside groupchat and the internet-based messaging... So this is what MMSing feels like! Never sent MMSes because they are fucking expensive.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Hey guys, quick question. I've been using the flow beta. Is the following link the app I want to buy? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey
I thought it was gonna be called Swift Key 4.
I think it is, I just want to be completely sure.
Edit:
Trying it out right now with trial version. This is indeed my beloved keyboard!
I thought it was gonna be called Swift Key 4.
I think it is, I just want to be completely sure.
Edit:
Trying it out right now with trial version. This is indeed my beloved keyboard!
It is. I'm happy that if you already bought it, they decided to update the original, rather than charge you for a new version. I imagine the Flow feature is significant enough a change to warrant a repurchase, but it would have sucked.
Best keyboard.
:Motorbass
Member
Woaa, the Flow feature is insane. You don't even have to hit the keys exactly; just get to the general direction. That is really fast! (Haven't used Swype before, so I can't compare)
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Swiping is a revelation, isn't it? In itself enough reason to stick with Android.
Phanatic8390
Member
I love Swift key but I cannot stand the notification bar pop-up they added that let's you switch keyboards when you have another one besides stock installed whenever you're typing.
I find it really distracting and you cannot turn it off.
I find it really distracting and you cannot turn it off.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
There are times when some words prove surprisingly difficult. At times like that I find the correction bar infinitely helpful.
For instance I try to type "I" and I always get "iI" and it's fucking awful but I can use the bar to fix it.
Anyone else had that issue and know how to fix it? I've tried removing that phrase from the dictionary to no avail.
Incontinentia Buttocks
Banned
You can but it's a tetchy bitch to get. Priced, hearing, was, peanut and many more also cause me pain.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
See, this is why I think it's so subjective. I just tried all of those words with no issues.
Off the top of my head the biggest word I've had issues with is "waste" and "reveal".
I think individual swiping style, and what the app learns from you has a huge effect.
Incontinentia Buttocks
Banned
I selected accurate in the settings, may have to change that with the swipe enabled. Swype was so much better for me when I had that.