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Did anyone notice the apps Shazam and Where are gone from Market downloads? Those are the best free apps out there and it is completely gone. I feel so lost now.
RootNBoot said:
Did anyone notice the apps Shazam and Where are gone from Market downloads? Those are the best free apps out there and it is completely gone. I feel so lost now.
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Just search google for the apk and sideload it...
Edit, Shazam is back not sure whats going on with Where.
Edit2, Where? must not be available on Rogers either. I use Poynt. It's just as useful to me.
WHERE isn't available from an AT&T connection, as they have their own WHERE on their Android phones.
How it's filtered I don't know.
thanks guys. I have t-mobile but Shazam and Where is still missing from Market. It must be a carrier thing but I thought we all share the same android Market. I even tried a search for Poynt and that wasn't in Market either. I do have the apk for Shazam and I tried to install it but It failed (the same install worked last time). So I think these two great apps are gone for good from T-mobile.
I can find Shazam here in the UK.
try sound hound. blows shazaam out the water
I just checked my market (Motorola Droid running CM v6.0.0) and both Where and Shazam both show up. So it must be a carrier thing, not an Android Market thing.
Such a shame but thanks for recommending Sound Hound. It works great. One down and one to go.
RootNBoot said:
Such a shame but thanks for recommending Sound Hound. It works great. One down and one to go.
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I'm pretty sure you can get poynt from the website (but it just may email you a link to the market I'm not sure).
http://poynt.com/android.html
yes, it's just a link to the market and it's not available off the market. But thanks anyways.
Have you tried the market enabler? I was told something about changing regions but I've never installed it. Might be worth a try if you have a free minute.
nope no different. anyone know of an app that will replace "Where"?
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Every phone "shares the same Market" as you said, but we're not allowed to walk down the same aisles. Developers can filter their app to not be visible by certain carriers or in certain countries, so you may not see it on T-Mobile but somebody on Verizon might.
As for Where, there are a million of those location awareness apps that can replace it. They may not be as good or to your preference, but Poynt, Yelp, Geodelic, etc. might do the core features.
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nope no different. anyone know of an app that will replace "Where"?
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IMO, Google Places and GasBuddy replaces WHERE. If you really want the food etc type stuff, add Yelp too.
Or download the WHERE apk I suppose. It's around.
I have a nexus one running cm6 on T-Mobile USA and both of the apps show up on the market just did a quick search to make sure
The PayPal Mobile app disappeared for me from Verizon's market after I upgraded my Droid X to 2.2. Apparently it's still visible to 2.1 users, presumably since Verizon has been so slow about officially pushing out Froyo. I finally tracked down the APK and all is well.
The geographic/version limitations of the market are silly in the 'big picture' but I guess they make sense from a business standpoint for the carriers and everyone else getting a piece of the pie
jersey_609 said:
I have a nexus one running cm6 on T-Mobile USA and both of the apps show up on the market just did a quick search to make sure
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I have the same specs as well but it still isn't visible in market. So I guess it's area specific? I'll give those other apps a try. Thanks guys. It's just more convenient when you have just one app that can complete multiple functions instead of having two or three apps.
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The PayPal Mobile app disappeared for me from Verizon's market after I upgraded my Droid X to 2.2. Apparently it's still visible to 2.1 users, presumably since Verizon has been so slow about officially pushing out Froyo. I finally tracked down the APK and all is well.
The geographic/version limitations of the market are silly in the 'big picture' but I guess they make sense from a business standpoint for the carriers and everyone else getting a piece of the pie
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Where did you find the PayPal apk? I've been trying to find it and get it from PayPal for quite some time now...
EDIT: Never mind. I was able to find the apk from Android Freeware.
They replaced Shazam for Shazam Encore now, so now its no longer unlimited tagging its replaced to 5 tags a month now. You have to buy it to get ad free and also get it unlimited tags
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spb.shell3d&feature=search_result
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVU84J1ShSQ&feature=player_embedded#at=14
Looks fantastic. So, anyone putting down the $15 for this?
Also good to see they added app drawer and changed some things.
EDIT:
SPB will be putting the shell for purchase on their website in the next 1-2 weeks. Therefore, if like me you have not decided to purchase this yet, I would recommend you wait until it's up on their site to purchase from there and not the market.
Why?
If you go to their site, you will see their symbian and Windows Mobile versions pages (i.e. http://www.spb.com/pocketpc-software/mobileshell/ ) . Both of them have a trial period. This is reason number one. Reason number two is that both also have a 30-day money back guarantee - no questions asked. It stands to reason that it would be like this also for the android version. And indeed I was told in an email that you would be able to request refunds outside of the 15 minutes if purchased from their site instead of their market.
So, I'll be waiting for this and if you haven't gotten yet but are considering - I'd suggest you do so as well.
From what I've read across the web, it doesn't work with a LOT of phones/roms. It seems that depending on the ROM you are using, it will work or not.
Fantastic for a launcher that has been in development since a year or so...
And this price is from the WinMo days. C'mon Spb team, come back to reality.
OK I paid these 10€ for this and played with it for a couple of hours. ATM I'm uninstalling it and wait for some major updates. It looks awesome, it is VERY smooth on my DZ currently on stock unrooted. For me it is still too much an "initial release" - there's definitely needed a lot of work on it still.
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From what I've read across the web, it doesn't work with a LOT of phones/roms. It seems that depending on the ROM you are using, it will work or not.
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I thought that was just an issue with the beta/ unoffically installed beta (my device got the unsupported message with that). Can anyone confirm this?
I had the beta on my sgs and it was super smooth but took forever to load initially (probably because it was a beta release). I had posted screenshots here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12026403#post12026403
It had some really pretty and useful widgets.
But I would never buy it for this price...the advantages it offer in no way justify the price. I am satisfied with Launcher Pro for now
I bought this and testet on my Original Desire Z, and on my SGT [email protected]
It worked very nicely on both devices. (even though tablets are not supported)
Anyway, it used up almost 70mb ram. And slowed things down abit, coming from LauncherPro.
It was not possible to change icons on either screen or dock..
Uninstalled for now, and awaits updates.
$15? Seriously? No way!!!
Awesome! but 15 bucks is to much, don't you guys agree?
Слишком много денег ради быстрой разрядки аккумулятора
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TheSkepticalGuy said:
Awesome! but 15 bucks is to much, don't you guys agree?
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Yup. I think if they halved it they would have a much better chance of getting people to buy it.
mytouch slide issue
friend has it on mytouch 4g. looks pretty good.
but doesnt work on my mytouch 3g slide. .. hope they can fix that.
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I download it somewhere else for free is in verson 1.0, it doesn't work on my vibrant, waiting to try the updated one. Hope it would work
Not paying $15 for this.....maybe $6 or $7
jayvo said:
Not paying $15 for this.....maybe $6 or $7
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+1 for sure, 15 bucks is obscene
Maybe it's my Windows Mobile 6 background talking, but $15 while higher then most apps in Android isn't a huge deal breaker to me. If this was an app that I used occasionally or a game, I might not go for it, but isn't your home launcher one of the most important apps on your phone (if not the most important one) ?
I think they would be better off if they had a demo of some sort though. Obviously many people won't risk it at this price.
Anyway, I bought it and am playing now. Awesome Eye Candy, and faster the LP, ADW, and Zeam by a mile. Also, I have not hit the re-drawing of widgets on the home screen thing that drives me nuts.
Biggest minus so far - no support for Scrolling Widgets (or I haven't found the option for it)
For those who bought it. I am curious about the Weather Widget. In the beta that I was using, the Weather couldn't find my town. How is the weather found now? Does it use GPS, 3g/4g or just type the name of your town, and hope it is in there database. Can you put in your zip code? I remember in the old days with SPB Mobile shell, that the weather for towns and cities were limited, and you had to by the Weather app separately to get you town.
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For those who bought it. I am curious about the Weather Widget. In the beta that I was using, the Weather couldn't find my town. How is the weather found now? Does it use GPS, 3g/4g or just type the name of your town, and hope it is in there database. Can you put in your zip code? I remember in the old days with SPB Mobile shell, that the weather for towns and cities were limited, and you had to by the Weather app separately to get you town.
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The weather panel works very well.
It can find your location via GPS or cell tower and has multiple settings for update frequencies, WIFI or data, celsius or farenheit and metric or imperial measurements.
I have this launcher and believe it is worth the $15.
I can spend $15 in about 15 minutes at a bar w/friends.
dfine1966 said:
For those who bought it. I am curious about the Weather Widget. In the beta that I was using, the Weather couldn't find my town. How is the weather found now? Does it use GPS, 3g/4g or just type the name of your town, and hope it is in there database. Can you put in your zip code? I remember in the old days with SPB Mobile shell, that the weather for towns and cities were limited, and you had to by the Weather app separately to get you town.
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On mine, I presume it's using 3g (my gps is on, but I haven't seen any activity) so I presume going off the tower. It correctly had my work city & now has my home city.
You can also manually pick a city name.
Thanks for the information on the Weather Widget. Does it have a Twitter or Facebook widget. If no, is there any twitter or facebook widget that will work with SPB?
Hi,
I am sorry if this is mentioned here somewhere, but I could not find anything about it(yes, I did use search button).
So, here it is, My girlfriend bought HTC Desire S few weeks ago, and is using the stock Sense Keyboard(phone in stock condition, not rooted or s-off), and when she's typing, everything goes fine, then she stops typing for a few moments(last time she told me something, took about minute) and then goes back, once she hits the backspace button after this delay, the system shuts down the draft, saving it, but sending her into all messages menu, from there she has to open the draft again to start typing again...
small bug, not a big deal, you can say, but it can get very frustrating after few written SMS... Does anyone here gets same issue? Any idea how to resolve this? I was thinking of getting her different keyboard, e.g. gingerbread stock, which is installable from APK, so ROOT is not needed for that, but still, I'd rather get this resolved and let her use the keyboard she's used to
You can download the Gingerbread Keyboard from the market.
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You can download the Gingerbread Keyboard from the market.
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I was thinking of that solution as well, till I googled this thread:
http://androidforums.com/htc-desire-s/324029-delete-selection-screen-appearing-when-pressing-backspace-whilst-writing-text.html
Well, according to some people there, its not the solution, so I guess, I will have to get her HancentSMS
Tbh, I use handcent anyway. It's pretty much the first thing I install on a new phone / ROM.
Yea, my girlfriend is a little conservative, so she likes stock things, however I tried to install the Gingerbread keyboard, and she got used to it pretty quickly, and was happy, and same thing actualy happened with Hancent, she liked it very much, so I guess issue solved. Now if anyone of you have same issue, Hancent SMS solves it
This thread can be locked as resolved - even tho I still hope HTC will release some hotfix for the stock SMS app
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Yea, my girlfriend is a little conservative, so she likes stock things, however I tried to install the Gingerbread keyboard, and she got used to it pretty quickly, and was happy, and same thing actualy happened with Hancent, she liked it very much, so I guess issue solved. Now if anyone of you have same issue, Hancent SMS solves it
This thread can be locked as resolved - even tho I still hope HTC will release some hotfix for the stock SMS app
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Let her try the latest release of the SWYPE beta, which I think is great.
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Let her try the latest release of the SWYPE beta, which I think is great.
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Personaly? I hate it, not sure tho if she would like it, since I bought her a smartphone instead of normal phone, I feel like I know nothing about her, so she might like it
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Personaly? I hate it, not sure tho if she would like it, since I bought her a smartphone instead of normal phone, I feel like I know nothing about her, so she might like it
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hehehehe.....each to their own!
My wife now also wants a DESIRE S....I'm dreading all the questions and discovering all those dark secrets!
ben_pyett said:
hehehehe.....each to their own!
My wife now also wants a DESIRE S....I'm dreading all the questions and discovering all those dark secrets!
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Let me give you advice, get her what she wants, once there will be a bug, she'll be blaming herself, I actually pushed her to get DesireS instead of overpriced iPhone4, and now whenever there is something she doesnt like on the phone, I am the one responsible but thanks god, so far she sees more pros than cons But this bug was pretty annoying tho
Zheiko said:
Let me give you advice, get her what she wants, once there will be a bug, she'll be blaming herself, I actually pushed her to get DesireS instead of overpriced iPhone4, and now whenever there is something she doesnt like on the phone, I am the one responsible but thanks god, so far she sees more pros than cons But this bug was pretty annoying tho
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O dear, she also wanted an Iphone, as all her friends have one, but, I've pushed her down the Android/HTC route...
I even tried to give her my Desire S so that I could buy myself a Sensation, but I'd scratched it as a result of minor drinking accident so she didn't want it!
Only time will tell.....Fortunately she's coming from a NOKIA so the things that she'll gain should easily out weigh the losses!
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O dear, she also wanted an Iphone, as all her friends have one, but, I've pushed her down the Android/HTC route...
I even tried to give her my Desire S so that I could buy myself a Sensation, but I'd scratched it as a result of minor drinking accident so she didn't want it!
Only time will tell.....Fortunately she's coming from a NOKIA so the things that she'll gain should easily out weigh the losses!
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I am with ya bro you'll see, Desire S is great phone, feels a way faster than my original Desire, and appart from this one bug she's very happy with it... so as soon as your girlfriend gets this phone, install her hancentSMS to avoid that bug, and she will be happy
do ur sense battery widget has bug?
when i unlock the screen and qickly to press the battery widget
the sense is force closed
andypig04 said:
do ur sense battery widget has bug?
when i unlock the screen and qickly to press the battery widget
the sense is force closed
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Not using battery widget, so cannot say atm, but I can check this for you as soon as I'll get my GF's phone to my hand
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do ur sense battery widget has bug?
when i unlock the screen and qickly to press the battery widget
the sense is force closed
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I am using batterylife widget & I tried launching it after screen unlock & sense didn't force close
What battery widget are you using?
call me weird but i was expecting more. the update release said new widgets and icons and colors and all im seeing is a new color on the notification bar. i have yet to find new widgets or icons or different looking icons or widgets. the phone looks exactly the same except for the notification bar and that little yellow thing that pops up when you reach the bottom of a screen. yes im happy about the speed improvement. the phone is a lot faster then before but other then that its the same old charge
the color scheme is wack. FUGLY!
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call me weird but i was expecting more. the update release said new widgets and icons and colors and all im seeing is a new color on the notification bar. i have yet to find new widgets or icons or different looking icons or widgets. the phone looks exactly the same except for the notification bar and that little yellow thing that pops up when you reach the bottom of a screen. yes im happy about the speed improvement. the phone is a lot faster then before but other then that its the same old charge
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This was a software update, not a device refresh. They fixed bugs, revved the Android version, and improved the radios. I'm not sure why you (or anyone else) was expecting major changes to the look/functionality of the device.
I'm not sure why they didn't at least take the Stratosphere's interface design/colors (which is more uniform), as that is essentially the same phone with a smaller screen and physical keyboard.
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I'm not sure why they didn't at least take the Stratosphere's interface design/colors (which is more uniform), as that is essentially the same phone with a smaller screen and physical keyboard.
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+1 My wife just got a Stratosphere and the color scheme is what the Charge's should've been. Everything that's poopy and orange on our phones is green on hers. Jealous...
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bluevolume said:
This was a software update, not a device refresh. They fixed bugs, revved the Android version, and improved the radios. I'm not sure why you (or anyone else) was expecting major changes to the look/functionality of the device.
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The Verizon PDF said so, that's why.
I see this as a major rip off. It's the biggest case of false advertisement since the Marvel Comic "The New Fantastic Four" which stated on the cover that the Punisher makes a cameo appearance and the only place you can find him is in an ad for subscriptions.
I don't really care seeing as I'm running the ICS theme....but F-U Verisung.
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The Verizon PDF said so, that's why.
I see this as a major rip off. It's the biggest case of false advertisement since the Marvel Comic "The New Fantastic Four" which stated on the cover that the Punisher makes a cameo appearance and the only place you can find him is in an ad for subscriptions.
I don't really care seeing as I'm running the ICS theme....but F-U Verisung.
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B*tch b*tch nag nag, if you don't like it, go learn how to theme.
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One legitimate complaint that I have is they borked the built in screen capture function. You can no longer capture some screens (notification shade for example) because the phone lags while trying to produce a stupid animation before capturing the screen.
Yes, it would be possible to use an app from the market but I should not need to. They essentially removed a useful feature.
Also I find that the orange page limit glow gets in the way or certain things. It sometimes covers up what I am trying to look at. If I want to drag a photo to be able to see the edge in the gallery app for example when zoomed in. The stupid orange glow covers up the picture; having the glow cover up a web page is one thing but covering up the edge I am trying to look at is wrong. Essentially they removed the functionality of being able to drag a web page, image, etc., to the center of the screen and view it.
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ilovesoad said:
B*tch b*tch nag nag, if you don't like it, go learn how to theme.
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Some people don't have time to theme... Some people also don't root their device...
If you don't like their comment, ignore it. Don't insult other members.
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Camera Issue
I was pleased with the update, and color scheme doesn't matter to me near as much as a more stable radio, and more responsive interface. Here is the reason I wish I would not have updated. CAMERA! I have a 2 year old and a 2 month old. Before, you could press and hold the shutter button to focus, and when you released it instantly snapped the shot. Now, that's a no go! A second + lag...... Hard to get the "good" shot that is hard to get. Bummer!
i love the speed improvements thats for sure. the phone is 100 times faster then it was but i think if verizon is going to publish documents claiming new icons and new widgets they should probably deliver on that.
I get FFC so I'm happy.
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I'm not happy. They took away and broke crap while in the process.
Well I just got my Charge from FedEx man 20 minutes ago, and after turning on phone and it "activating" the GSB update was the first screen to pop up, no user setup, Google account, etc. So i can't say how well the old version worked :/ But The update downloaded off 4G FAST...first app off market was Speed Test, and it got blazing 23069kbps down and 14094kbps up!
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Well I just got my Charge from FedEx man 20 minutes ago, and after turning on phone and it "activating" the GSB update was the first screen to pop up, no user setup, Google account, etc. So i can't say how well the old version worked :/ But The update downloaded off 4G FAST...first app off market was Speed Test, and it got blazing 23069kbps down and 14094kbps up!
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nice!! welcome to the Charge and LTE lol... now root that biotch and debloat/rom it
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Root bear?
anoninja118 said:
nice!! welcome to the Charge and LTE lol... now root that biotch and debloat/rom it
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Well heck ya I want to root. Looking at my options for ROMs...thinking mybe need to roll my own. Man we need move Devs
Go with Infinity.
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Got my Charge in May. I run stock because I don't care what the interface looks like. I need it to work, no time for bricks, make phone calls, txt, Google Docs etc. I was about done with Froyo because it was getting so slow, it seemed almost like it was being emulated on my phone. Was about to make a stink with Verizon.
Got the update. It fixed every single bug/complaint I ever had with the phone, and/or it enhanced every feature by fine tuning it.
Here is a short list of complaints fixed immediately:
GUI now hauls butt with little or no lag
bluetooth works perfectly and connects to my headset and stays connected
programs close on their own - don't have to constantly free memory
GPS works and is accurate
Yahoo Mail in email actually WORKS
The call quality is the clearest of any phone I've ever had (I do have great coverage here). 4G LTE hauls butt. With GB This phone makes my old iPhone looks like a piece of garbage.
Just my opinion.
i found the fancy new icons they were boasting about. the update available and download complete icons are new. ooohhhh aahhhhh.
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i found the fancy new icons they were boasting about. the update available and download complete icons are new. ooohhhh aahhhhh.
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My phone doesn't show an available update yet, not sure why, perhaps it's because I'm running Humble 5.0 and not stock . . . Anyway, when I do get the new OTA, how do I get the new icons/widgets? Is it a separate download or something? Thanks!
I was just wondering if you guys know any alternatives to Astrid as it is shutting down since Yahoo bought it.
Remember the Milk is suggested a lot but it is only useful if you pay $25 a year. Anybody know some free alternatives that work just as well if not better than Astrid?
This site brings up some good apps but has anybody actually tried some of them?
Where do you know Astrid is going to be shut down from?
I'm using it for a long time and it's great. I was using remember the milk for some time but it is strange, I don't like it.
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Where do you know Astrid is going to be shut down from?
I'm using it for a long time and it's great. I was using remember the milk for some time but it is strange, I don't like it.
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The Astrid website and the emails they have sent out - Yahoo has bought them out and it's shutting down shortly. I've looked at a few of the recommended replacements but none of them is as good or easy as Astrid.
I'm using mainly Astrid android app. But I didn't get any emails.
I was using some apps long time ago but those were very poor...
Will have a look for some alternatives...
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I was just wondering if you guys know any alternatives to Astrid as it is shutting down since Yahoo bought it.
Remember the Milk is suggested a lot but it is only useful if you pay $25 a year. Anybody know some free alternatives that work just as well if not better than Astrid?
This site brings up some good apps but has anybody actually tried some of them?
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Sorry to drag up an old thread but theres a bit of an update. Astrid seems to have been picked up by another developer, a few of the features are missing (listed on the google play page) but it seems to be pretty good.
Google Play link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.astrid
Astrid, I miss you so much!
Sorry to drag up this old thread again, but as I miss Astrid very much, I just have one question that keeps me up at night:
Why was it necessary to shut down Astrid?
I mean okay, Yahoo acquired Astrid. That's no problem for me. But when I buy a house, I do not burn it. I really don't understand why they shut down a very well running system. Can anybody explain this to me?
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TI've looked at a few of the recommended replacements but none of them is as good or easy as Astrid.
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Totally agree! I tried EVERY alternative. The closest to Astrid seems to be Wunderlist. I go with this now, but usability is by far not as good as it was with Astrid. I also made a suggestion do wunderlist: http://wunderlist.uservoice.com/for...se-just-implement-all-the-useful-settings-ast
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Sorry to drag up an old thread but theres a bit of an update. Astrid seems to have been picked up by another developer, a few of the features are missing (listed on the google play page) but it seems to be pretty good.
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I'm all ears. Your link is broken.
Hi,
It's now called 'Tasks (based on Astrid)' by Alex Baker. Seems quite active but it doesn't have the pure calendar widget support yet so I'm still on the original Astrid. Just trying out 'DGT GTD' which is looking very promising considering it's rock solid and still in alpha!