Hi Guys
I've had my HD2 for about a month now ...love the phone, hate the availability of apps...
I was wondering, do you know of any really good apps that use the inbuilt GPS. Something like the "Around Me" iPhone app that gives you an idea of things around you using GPS location?
I really wanna juice up my phone with fun stuff without having to pay the ransom demanded by windows marketplace...
Any suggestions would be appreciated
sorry maybe I'm really slow, but whats wrong with good old Google Maps?
download all new bing.. here is the screen shot
Aloqa is free and sounds just what you are looking for.
rick_amin said:
download all new bing.. here is the screen shot
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That looks nice but I cant find it anyway. Just installed one and it was just a small update to the old one.
EDIT: OH i just poped up at the top of openmarket... doh.
The best atm is google maps. next2me and aloqa have not enoght information.
i hope it is getting better.
a nice one is also foursquare
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Hi guys new here looks a great site, i have htc hd2 getting bored with all the problems im having with it, have had my phone a month now thinking maybe should have got a iphone,
I have problem when texting it says tap to compose text takes forever to get keyboard up
Told everyone my phone is a iphone killer they all want to see whats so good erm, dont know what i can show apart from the lovely animated weather wallpapers
try swype (sorry I don't have a cab link to hand but a quick search should delight you)
thanks for that
See our Leo section for tips, fixes, help, etc: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=531
Oh, Get the Nexus One if u want to go to the darkside!
galaxys said:
Oh, Get the Nexus One if u want to go to the darkside!
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Better yet, the HTC Desire.
And I wouldn't call Android the "dark side". Android's future looks pretty bright
(and no matter what anyone tries to make you believe, the iPhone is a joke, don't waste your money on that - if you want something more "iphoneish" than the HD2, but much much better than an actual iPhone, get the Desire/Nexus One)
Your keyboard problem could be ROM related. What ROM version are you running? Make sure you have at least the official 1.66 ROM.
freyberry said:
the iPhone is a joke, don't waste your money on that
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Have you actually used an iPhone for prolonged time?
Menneisyys said:
Have you actually used an iPhone for prolonged time?
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Yes, I've owned several iPhones...
Hello everyone.
Just a quick question.
What Sat Nav program do u guys thing is the best for Android?? The Google one that comes with it seems pretty crap, and i had just got used to the Nokia / Ovi Maps one i had on my old phone. Could anyone give me some advice on the ebst one to use as it is something i do use a lot.
Many thanx.
3Sixty.
the google one is excellent although it doesn't have offline maps.
Most reviews including the gadget show and magazines rated it top. that said you can use copilot ive used it a few times, does what t says on the tin and the junction picture is pretty useful.
But seriously never been let down by google maps, even got to the lakes using it through the mountains
I`m using IGO 8 and i really like it. quick gps fix and nice looks.
Tried navigon and it didnt quite do it for me. Tomtom really needs to get their android game on.
Let me put it this way, I bought co-pilot thinking that there was no way google could be better than an official sat nav app.
I use google !
Mapdroyd works well. It lets you download maps for offline use, so you won't use data.
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Google's own navigation software is excellent, no need to bother with anything else.
Relying on a Satnav that uses data when travelling though patchy reception areas is a bad idea.
Get co-pilot, it is worth it.
Sygic is good too, i have both copilot and sygic, and use sygic more
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Hello everyone.
Just a quick question.
What Sat Nav program do u guys thing is the best for Android?? The Google one that comes with it seems pretty crap, and i had just got used to the Nokia / Ovi Maps one i had on my old phone. Could anyone give me some advice on the ebst one to use as it is something i do use a lot.
Many thanx.
3Sixty.
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u kidding right? google navigation is the best!
mamallica said:
u kidding right? google navigation is the best!
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Well, when i wrote this i WASN NOT kidding, i was finding Google Maps and Navigation REALLY hard to get on with, it wouldnt connect and i would be sitting there for ages waiting for it to do ANYTHING, in the end i gave up and just did my best to follow street view, lol.
But no, it has been updated, and is a lot better than it was, it doesnt like connecting when i am already moving, and for my job, i gotta be moving all the time from place to place, so i need to be able to start the app, tap in a new destination and GO straight away, which Google doesnt seem to like doing.
i'm jumping ship on android after many years and trading my atrix 2 in for one of the 2 for-mentioned. i'm leaning more towards the focus s since i do not like screen protectors and the focus s has GG.
however, my concern is the navigation. i know there's good navi apps on the market, but, they are $50! lol, and still don't look as good as google navigation.
does anyone know what MS has as far as features planned for tango or apollo? will bing maps ever be updated to more friendly navigation set?
also, google talk, how well does it work on wp7? gtalk is very important since it's the only way i communicate with my wife and friends (well, as far as chat/text goes, lol).
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i'm jumping ship on android after many years and trading my atrix 2 in for one of the 2 for-mentioned. i'm leaning more towards the focus s since i do not like screen protectors and the focus s has GG.
however, my concern is the navigation. i know there's good navi apps on the market, but, they are $50! lol, and still don't look as good as google navigation.
does anyone know what MS has as far as features planned for tango or apollo? will bing maps ever be updated to more friendly navigation set?
also, google talk, how well does it work on wp7? gtalk is very important since it's the only way i communicate with my wife and friends (well, as far as chat/text goes, lol).
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there is a five dollar turn by turn app that is actually quite good!
Just fyi
Also bing works for free, and will indicate when you make a wrong turn + say the direction if you tap the screen.
I bought navigon. I would have to say it's way better then google.
Turn by turn however is good. The online version is low cost but the offline version is 33.00 which at that amount you might as well by navigon and get 3d offline.
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i'm jumping ship on android after many years and trading my atrix 2 in for one of the 2 for-mentioned. i'm leaning more towards the focus s since i do not like screen protectors and the focus s has GG.
however, my concern is the navigation. i know there's good navi apps on the market, but, they are $50! lol, and still don't look as good as google navigation.
does anyone know what MS has as far as features planned for tango or apollo? will bing maps ever be updated to more friendly navigation set?
also, google talk, how well does it work on wp7? gtalk is very important since it's the only way i communicate with my wife and friends (well, as far as chat/text goes, lol).
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can't comment on the change down to wp7, but man that's a sweet park pic in your sig !
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can't comment on the change down to wp7, but man that's a sweet park pic in your sig !
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Dude, almost every post you've made in at least a week have been on the WP7 forums trying to criticize or talk down about the phone or to people asking questions about the phone. Yeah, you like Android. We get it. Why do you feel the need to come to another phone OS forum and sit around talking bad about it?
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Dude, almost every post you've made in at least a week have been on the WP7 forums trying to criticize or talk down about the phone or to people asking questions about the phone. Yeah, you like Android. We get it. Why do you feel the need to come to another phone OS forum and sit around talking bad about it?
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Freud would definitely have a lot to say about the fact he hates it but spends all day here lol
Sorry you took it the wrong way... just wanted to know about the pic.
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Nokia drive is floating around here which works ok. Google maps works.but you have to click for it to talk to you. It will update your location and stuff and your directions on screen but just will not talk unless you click it. very weird but overall it works ok and has traffic and such. I can't imagine they leave it that way forever.
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also, google talk, how well does it work on wp7? gtalk is very important since it's the only way i communicate with my wife and friends (well, as far as chat/text goes, lol).
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There is no native Google Talk client available for Windows Phone 7, but you do have options like IM+. IM+ actually works rather well and supports multiple IM services, even if it doesn't look as Metro as most apps do.
Hi guys, just a heads up. Copilot gps navigation is free. You can download any country map for free BUT, there's always a BUT, full voice guided navigation costs you £19.99 in the UK. But hey, its for free. Might be of use to somebody.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alk.copilot.mapviewer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbGsuY29waWxvdC5tYXB2aWV3ZXIiXQ..
HELL YESSS!!!!!!!
I bought the UK one on my iPhone for £19.99, and was pissed that when I switched to android im told I have to buy it again! , can happily live without voice as I use it on my motorcycle where I cant hear anything over the exhaust noise anyway!
Edit: still annoying its only 2D
i have just downloaded this but i get 3d view and turn by turn voice i havent paid is it a trial or something like that?
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i have just downloaded this but i get 3d view and turn by turn voice i havent paid is it a trial or something like that?
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Im getting the same, I assumed it was because I had the UK and Ireland map purchases link to my account already, only time will tell i guess!
ok out of interest i deleted it then re downloaded it direct from gplay and as stated no 3d and no voice is the link higher up a cracked version?
treble4 said:
ok out of interest i deleted it then re downloaded it direct from gplay and as stated no 3d and no voice is the link higher up a cracked version?
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I don't think so mate. Its from the Play Store so it should be completely legitimate. I think you must've just encountered a bug or something that got you features that were supposed to be blocked.
Oh well, having read the reviews it sounds quite buggy in general. Waiting for the new Sygic...
Corrupt text inputs
Is it just my copy of it? On the Prime the text input does not work correctly and keeps adding or removing random letters. Cannot enter an email address easily and now have no idea what password was set.
Works well on the Xoom but not the prime.
Configuration issue
does someone know if there is a way to configure this app so the menu'es aren't so tiny?
i purchased copilot uk years ago on my G1 phone and for some reason its completely disappeared from my google account. so ive just gone ahead and grabbed a cracked copy.
its a good app but theres no way in hell im paying again
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i purchased copilot uk years ago on my G1 phone and for some reason its completely disappeared from my google account. so ive just gone ahead and grabbed a cracked copy.
its a good app but theres no way in hell im paying again
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I can beat that I bought the v8 + upgrade to full europe maps total cost £70. After trying the "FREE" version of v9 alk(copilot) has closed my v8 licence and tells me I HAVE to use v9 now.
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I can beat that I bought the v8 + upgrade to full europe maps total cost £70. After trying the "FREE" version of v9 alk(copilot) has closed my v8 licence and tells me I HAVE to use v9 now.
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pfft, thats not right at all. cheeky bastards!
Yes, I would recommend finding a different navigator... I have the full version and it has a lot of bugs and their support basically sucks... Their solution to every bug report is that there is something wrong on my side and they want me to delete everything on my phone to fix their bugs....
BTJ
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Your dead right, i bought co pilot once, they totally screwed up my upgrade and then blamed me, the treated me like an idiot and took no responsability for they're software , wouldnt give me a refund, wouldn't let me migrate etc etc etc,
i urge you, all do not buy from this company
they are only money grabbers selling a bug ridden program, its almost as if they don't realise there are better alternatives out there,
i for one will never buy from them again, anyone else had similar experience with co pilot/dough pilot?
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I use Sygic Aura.
I bought Copilot 3 years ago. seldom use it.
Sygic is much better IMHO and its ''free''
http://www.gpsunderground.com
Sygic is much much better than copilot, I tried copilot when I had a 3GS Tom tom was better but for android Sygic is best I come across yet
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Not avail in india
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I bought this app for my Wm6.5 and had utterly terrible support, bad enough that I relish the opportunity to let everyone else know. They had this botched system where when you upgraded ROM you had to uninstall and deregister to be able to re-install. Needless to say the system failed and I had to jump through a million hoops to get them to give me a new activation code as if I was some kind of a criminal. Best avoided for sure.
sorry to dig up an old thread but I downloaded the free version of Copilot for my Galaxy Note running 4.1.2 Jellybean and the application doesnt open. It hangs on the splash screen and closes.
Anyone else experience this problem? Any fixes?
Go to Applications, Copilot, and then FC-Clear cache-Clear data... i did that and i dont have any problem... only once i had this problem
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Go to Applications, Copilot, and then FC-Clear cache-Clear data... i did that and i dont have any problem... only once i had this problem
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I tried that and it didnt work. I also tried a fresh install on my friends Galaxy S2 and he gets the same exact problem!
Unless there is an application or setting on the device causing it to crash? Ideally I don't want to hard reset my device.
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ceanth said:
I tried that and it didnt work. I also tried a fresh install on my friends Galaxy S2 and he gets the same exact problem!
Unless there is an application or setting on the device causing it to crash? Ideally I don't want to hard reset my device.
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Guys I got this working. It was because I had my Text to Speed service disabled. Once enabled it seems to load up just fine
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!