Android Useful Apps

[Shi]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protoolapps.androidupgrade&hl=en

Has anyone tried this app? Not keen to just "give it a try".

 

[faniebraai]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protoolapps.androidupgrade&hl=en

Has anyone tried this app? Not keen to just "give it a try".

Looks very dodge

 

[CamiKaze]

Anyone know of a good app to restore images that I deleted by mistake?

 

[faniebraai]

If you don't like widgets on your homescreen, but still like widgets nonetheless... I recommend this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.iwidget

Basically give you notification shade just for your widgets, I placed my calendar and weather widgets in there.

 

[faniebraai]

If you don't like widgets on your homescreen, but still like widgets nonetheless... I recommend this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.iwidget

Basically give you notification shade just for your widgets, I placed my calendar and weather widgets in there.

[video=youtube;PxS0hUgRzKQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxS0hUgRzKQ[/video]

 

[faniebraai]

Ampere: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere

Measure the charging and discharging current of your battery. Useful to see if some USB cables work better than others, USB ports charge faster than others, etc.

 

[faniebraai]

Sensor Sense: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kristofjannes.sensorsense

Just amazing the amount and type of information our phones are collecting every second...

 

[Piesang]

Ampere: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere

Measure the charging and discharging current of your battery. Useful to see if some USB cables work better than others, USB ports charge faster than others, etc.

This is nice. Does it really work though?

 

[faniebraai]

This is nice. Does it really work though?

It seems to. I only have a USB cable here at the moment, but compare results to my original charger and cable at home, etc.
Have an old blackberry cable as well, want to see how that does the job in comparison.

 

[Piesang]

Official G4 Charger

 

[Piesang]

Powerbank

 

[Piesang]

Laptop USB

 

[Piesang]

Delete. It definitely doesn't work. It's a pity though.

 

[faniebraai]

Delete. It definitely doesn't work. It's a pity though.

Why do you say that? Have you let it run for more than a couple of secobds so the fluctuations are ironed out?

 

[Piesang]

Why do you say that? Have you let it run for more than a couple of secobds so the fluctuations are ironed out?

Yes. It started at 0 and went higher slowly until it stopped.

 

[faniebraai]

Yes. It started at 0 and went higher slowly until it stopped.

And why are you saying it's not working?
Asking because I'm not sure how to read these things.

 

[faniebraai]

Ampere: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere

Measure the charging and discharging current of your battery. Useful to see if some USB cables work better than others, USB ports charge faster than others, etc.

From there FAQ:

How accurate is Ampere?
Please don't use the readings from this app as concrete science. The app is not meant to be mA accurate, but it is good enough as a relative measure of how various chargers and USB cables fair on the same device.

So Piesang, if I look at your values, the wall charger is best, then the powerbank slightly behind, and the USB cable even further behind. And that's about all it is accurate with.

 

[Piesang]

From there FAQ:

How accurate is Ampere?
Please don't use the readings from this app as concrete science. The app is not meant to be mA accurate, but it is good enough as a relative measure of how various chargers and USB cables fair on the same device.

So Piesang, if I look at your values, the wall charger is best, then the powerbank slightly behind, and the USB cable even further behind. And that's about all it is accurate with.

I agree. That is accurate. But the values doesn't look good. The wall charger should be much higher than the USB. Even my powerbank is a 2amp charger.

 

[faniebraai]

I agree. That is accurate. But the values doesn't look good. The wall charger should be much higher than the USB. Even my powerbank is a 2amp charger.

Wasn't there someone in the G4 thread that had a method of measuring these things accurately? I wonder if he can get us some comparative readings?

 

[Awesum]

I've been using Ampere for a few months and it seems relatively accurate. I've tested it with my car charges and home chargers, as well as different cables.
It helped me to diagnose a faulty cable.