Android Useful Apps

[faniebraai]

Lool sorry my bad. This one http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/410279-Android-app-bargains-thread/page50

Fsck me. I didn't even know there was such a thread.

 

[OGroteKoning]

This works like Crappalinks in Xposed. Stop Tapatalk, Facebook, etc from redirecting links. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nevoxo.tapatalk.redirect

 

[Spizz]

I got a couple of crackers in the Amazon freebie giveaway.

PrintHand has a nice interface and worked a treat on my works wifi printer. Easy and quick recognition of the printer and flawless printing.

Also TinyScan Pro seems to be a goody. I played about a with it for a while and scans saved as A4 pdf's were easy to make, manipulate and more importantly weren't a huge size. This will be good for me as I travel a lot and receipts are always a worry and get lost or misplaced.

Funny thing is, I just found a 60 euro receipt from 2 months ago for excess luggage in my jacket pocket

 

[bdt]

This looks good: per this Verge article: Trackthisforme, for which we have an app. I see it as an effective way to (get reallyreallyreally :erm: obsessed) bring Jerry Seinfeld's GTD doctrine up to speed, and in our pockets.

 

[OGroteKoning]

I do miss Xposed. I stumbled onto this article and these apps might help in some cases where you miss e.g. GravityBox

MacroDroid (Like Tasker - see if this works better for you)
Home Button Launcher - Instead of getting Google Now when swiping up from the Home button, you can set this up to quick launch your favourite apps
QuickClick - Set up skip track with volume buttons (and other features)

 

[CranialBlaze]

I do miss Xposed. I stumbled onto this article and these apps might help in some cases where you miss e.g. GravityBox

MacroDroid (Like Tasker - see if this works better for you)
Home Button Launcher - Instead of getting Google Now when swiping up from the Home button, you can set this up to quick launch your favourite apps
QuickClick - Set up skip track with volume buttons (and other features)

What happened that you are now exposed-less

 

[OGroteKoning]

What happened that you are now exposed-less

Running Lollipop on my Nexus devices. Xposed can't run on ART (yet) and without Xposed ... well you know

 

[CranialBlaze]

Running Lollipop on my Nexus devices. Xposed can't run on ART (yet) and without Xposed ... well you know

I understand your pain my friend, just got an M7 and took about 2/3 days to work out how to get rw access on the system partition. Whole lot of effort with unlocking apps and whatever only to later stumble onto the fact that the custom kernel I loaded to bypass the security features preventing unlocking on the stock kernel actually opens it up on the kernel level. Thus negating the need for all the apps I wasted countless hours tryna make work.

Suppose in a way its good that HTC will only roll out lolipop end jan for non GPe devices, gives time for XPosed to hopefully update, if possible.

Hows lolipop, I heard rooting may be a challenge?

 

[OGroteKoning]

I understand your pain my friend, just got an M7 and took about 2/3 days to work out how to get rw access on the system partition. Whole lot of effort with unlocking apps and whatever only to later stumble onto the fact that the custom kernel I loaded to bypass the security features preventing unlocking on the stock kernel actually opens it up on the kernel level. Thus negating the need for all the apps I wasted countless hours tryna make work.

Suppose in a way its good that HTC will only roll out lolipop end jan for non GPe devices, gives time for XPosed to hopefully update, if possible.

Hows lolipop, I heard rooting may be a challenge?

Congratz on the new N7 - I read very good things about it. Hope she treats ya well. When Lollipop is available for you, you will have to get a new kernel ... it is a whole different kettle of fish.

I love Lollipop. It is a fresh clean start to a new chapter (no poetry intended ), but it is great. rooting is a breeze with WUG's root toolkit. All the required files and custom recoveries are already available and integrated into WUGs. I am yet to install Franco's kernel, but I am holding out a little bit (will see how long that lasts).

 

[CranialBlaze]

Congratz on the new N7 - I read very good things about it. Hope she treats ya well. When Lollipop is available for you, you will have to get a new kernel ... it is a whole different kettle of fish.

I love Lollipop. It is a fresh clean start to a new chapter (no poetry intended ), but it is great. rooting is a breeze with WUG's root toolkit. All the required files and custom recoveries are already available and integrated into WUGs. I am yet to install Franco's kernel, but I am holding out a little bit (will see how long that lasts).

I think we heading a bit off topic here, but I am using Elemental-X's kernel. Very nice, odd to see a kernel with an actual installer.

Friend was selling it, I sold my P6 so it was a break even for me, wanted to test out an HTC since I had not used on since my Diamond which was windows and sucked. Then after finishing its setup it dawned on me that it matters not what phone I buy, I end up with a nexus in any case. I remove almost all manu software, replace the launcher with apex and use titanium to effectively restore my phone to around 90%+ of what it was from the prior device.

 

[OGroteKoning]

I think we heading a bit off topic here, but I am using Elemental-X's kernel. Very nice, odd to see a kernel with an actual installer.

Friend was selling it, I sold my P6 so it was a break even for me, wanted to test out an HTC since I had not used on since my Diamond which was windows and sucked. Then after finishing its setup it dawned on me that it matters not what phone I buy, I end up with a nexus in any case. I remove almost all manu software, replace the launcher with apex and use titanium to effectively restore my phone to around 90%+ of what it was from the prior device.

Yeah ... back on topic... I swear by Titanium Backup! Coming from KitKat, it took merely a restore of all my apps and then Nova to get the exact same look as I had before. What would have taken me hours, took less than 20mins.

A special re-mention for Titanium Backup that helps restore your phone to 90% of the state in which your previous phone was.

 

[faniebraai]

Swiftkey major update has got me back on swiftkey. Big performance enhancements seems to have solved the little delay issue that I've always had. Awesome stuff.

 

[OGroteKoning]

Swiftkey major update has got me back on swiftkey. Big performance enhancements seems to have solved the little delay issue that I've always had. Awesome stuff.

Feels the same on lollipop. Will test over a couple of days.

EDIT: Yeah... Maybe a little snappier.

 

[Spizz]

I used Google Maps tonight to navigate to a restaurant. But wow! It has changed since the last time i used it a few weeks ago and now looks like a paid for sat nav with turn by turn voice instructions. The graphics look awesome too.

Very impressed!!!

 

[Chingha]

They need to step it up, Here has raised the voice navigation bar as far I'm concerned

 

[Spizz]

They need to step it up, Here has raised the voice navigation bar as far I'm concerned

Consider it stepped up. Everything from adding favourites to storing offline maps is easy and convenient, and it feels intuitive now whereas before it was quite a confusing experience as I'd only use it once in a while so forgot my way around it.

 

[AstroTurf]

They need to step it up, Here has raised the voice navigation bar as far I'm concerned

Consider it stepped up. Everything from adding favourites to storing offline maps is easy and convenient, and it feels intuitive now whereas before it was quite a confusing experience as I'd only use it once in a while so forgot my way around it.

I'll try it but seriously hooked on here beta. It even saved me a speeding fine last week

 

[Spizz]

I'll try it but seriously hooked on here beta. It even saved me a speeding fine last week

If you're using Here pretty regularly, then you are obviously the perfect candidate to try out Maps and compare.

You know what to do.....

 

[AstroTurf]

If you're using Here pretty regularly, then you are obviously the perfect candidate to try out Maps and compare.

You know what to do.....

No problem I'll see how it goes to work tomorrow.

Does the new maps have current speed and speed limit on screen?

 

[Spizz]

No problem I'll see how it goes to work tomorrow.

Does the new maps have current speed and speed limit on screen?

Errr, never noticed. I was watching the road

I did see it had distance and time to next turn etc, but looking at it now without moving, I can't see it.