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(req) Player - Girlfriend App

I was just wondering is it would be cool to make some kind off application to automatically silence several contact and incoming sms. I know there are some apps that work like this but i would be cool to act like this:
lets say: 4 girlfriends
amy - anna - annely - amber
When you at amy house select in the app your at Amy.
So automatically Anna - Annely - Amber is being locked or silenced.
All sms and contact are temporally removed. When you are going over at Anna the rest are being locked and silenced.
Would be cool to have a nice UI whit pictures.
Sound stupid but could be handy

Wow... that would be cool.

Sounds more like "I'm cheating and I don't want the one girl to know about the other" personally, I don't think that's the type of app we should be developing here...

You might be able to use callfirewall to do what you want! dont get caught though!!

This is not a thread to discuss whether you should cheat or not

every call firewall have profiles, you need that many profiles as much as your girlfriends are every profile will have blocking for a cetrain numbers you wish, yes it is simple - but you have to change the profiles manually

jhw549 said:
Sounds more like "I'm cheating and I don't want the one girl to know about the other" personally, I don't think that's the type of app we should be developing here...
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I think someone has had a boring lovelife

mattarse said:
I think someone has had a boring lovelife
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Nope, my love life is great, not that it matters to you... I just think that guys who cheat make the rest of us look bad and make girls suspicious of even the loyal guys... In short cheating and sneaking around makes it tough for those of us who are actually honest...

i know magicall works for that too

Sorry, no app is going to get you 4 girlfriends.

Don't think the OP was asking for four GFs. But i agree that this request does raise questions about male honesty.

hahaha its an idea that could be used in more constructive ways.
Like say you give your phone to one of those annoying people that just HAVE to see it. You can just change a quick setting and hide select things like say a couple folders (maybe ur pics folder) and texts for some of your contacts (like say your girlfriend). I mean honestly, who wants someone reading you and ur gf's texts? and then looking at all of ur pics? that way the only thing you have to worry about is them dropping ur baby. lol
EDIT: notice i said "girlfriend"....singular. lol

only 4??????
man, i wish i had this a few years ago, might have saved the first wife from seeing texts from the other gurls......... anyway i digress... yes the aps above do work ok, sometimes...., but if your life (wife) depended on it, i wouldnt.....

Provided you are not in a committed relationship with any of these women, I would suggest being more upfront about the fact that you see other women. A lot of women are surprisingly comfortable with this.

Damn, wish I needed an app like this...

Ok let’s close this thread. I think this app will never come to life. I should probably put more time learning programming so I could make it my self. But then again if I could do it my self with ease I think I would never ever needed it

Strange how one thread elsewhere makes you think of something totally unrelated on xda-developers.
Husband and Wife 1.0

bullseye said:
Ok let’s close this thread. I think this app will never come to life. I should probably put more time learning programming so I could make it my self. But then again if I could do it my self with ease I think I would never ever needed it
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haha let me know where that gets you @$$ hole

jhw549 said:
Sounds more like "I'm cheating and I don't want the one girl to know about the other" personally, I don't think that's the type of app we should be developing here...
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I think this app would be a great idea. We're talkin cheatin on girlfriends here, not wives. You can honestly say you've never cheated on a girlfriend? pfft!!
BTW, I just noticed your from clifton. Thats almost a rocks throw from me!

deedee said:
Strange how one thread elsewhere makes you think of something totally unrelated on xda-developers.
Husband and Wife 1.0
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Haha very good!

New Home Screen Alternatives

I checked the first 3 pages of the forums and didn't see this posted.
Here are some upcoming home replacements for Android. One name that should be familiar to us old WinMo users and a "newcomer."
http://www.tat.se/home/
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pre...gs-support-for-symbian-and-android-along.html

they both look pretty cool but I think tathome looks like it might be a little more to my liking.

SPB isnt out yet, is tathome available yet, i didnt see a download.

+1 for TAT home it looks like it could be NICE I checked out the video (good music and all ;-)) here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/tat-home-the-gesture-powered-3d-home-screen-your-android-device/
I used SPB Mobile Shell 3.x with my Touch Pro and I wasn't too impressed.
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Here is a video of Mobile Shell http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/mwc-video-spb-mobile-shell-50-on-android IMO Mobile Shell is suffering from what it always has LAG!!!!! Even on the N1 it looked slow, maybe because it's BETA.

Negrito said:
SPB isnt out yet, is tathome available yet, i didnt see a download.
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I don't think it's out yet either. You can sign up for the preview here http://www.tat.se/home/ They said that "more information" will be sent later.

koricua74 said:
I don't think it's out yet either. You can sign up for the preview here http://www.tat.se/home/ They said that "more information" will be sent later.
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i signed up, thanks. good find.

I signed up as well hope I get to test.

wtphoto said:
I signed up as well hope I get to test.
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same here... looks like something to test at least...

Looks cool! I signed up for the TAT preview.

Hrm, TatHome looks like what I envisioned Android 'should be' , I'm liking the look it quite a bit!! Next: to find out whether it really runs that smoothly on my Hero. 3d and graphics are great, but if it slows my phone down in the slightest its automatically going to get turned off.

Fird said:
Hrm, TatHome looks like what I envisioned Android 'should be' , I'm liking the look it quite a bit!! Next: to find out whether it really runs that smoothly on my Hero. 3d and graphics are great, but if it slows my phone down in the slightest its automatically going to get turned off.
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cant imagine that it would slow it down anymore than sense but time will tell

muahaha, smooth as an iph*ne, and yet still kicking the pants off of it in terms of functionality = complete win for Android.

See, this is why Android is better, and why most everyone here bought an Android phone Since mostly everyone here probably signed up for that preview, the first person that gets the .apk for this, can you please post it up here incase they delay the preview to some people?

mrinehart93 said:
See, this is why Android is better, and why most everyone here bought an Android phone Since mostly everyone here probably signed up for that preview, the first person that gets the .apk for this, can you please post it up here incase they delay the preview to some people?
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+1 on this but at the same time this is why some dont want to develop for android

Why would it make them not want to develop for it? Because some devices have different specs? I'm just curious.

mrinehart93 said:
Why would it make them not want to develop for it? Because some devices have different specs? I'm just curious.
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Yes there are a lot of different spec'd Android phones out there but I think he is referencing the fact that Android apps are easier to "warez" than the apps on other OS's. All you have to do is sign up for the paid app extract the .apk post it somewhere. Also any dev can try to "reverse engineer" the app, change a few components and BAM it's on the Market as their "original" creation. Just my .2 cents

koricua74 said:
Yes there are a lot of different spec'd Android phones out there but I think he is referencing the fact that Android apps are easier to "warez" than the apps on other OS's. All you have to do is sign up for the paid app extract the .apk post it somewhere. Also any dev can try to "reverse engineer" the app, change a few components and BAM it's on the Market as their "original" creation. Just my .2 cents
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that is correct. when swype was first leaked I was actually talking to them about the bennifits of releasing it through the market instead of through manufacturers and one of the biggest concerns that was brought up was the fact that security for apps is too lax. now dont get me wrong everyone knows that for every security mesure there is always a way around it but android security just sucks thats why for the most part people afften have a free version and a donate version. if people can try it and like it then they are more likely to buy it rather than just pirate it. setcpu is a perfect example of this. sure the dev could have made it a protected app (but being a member here at xda he probably knew it was pointless) but he offers it free here and then if you like you can buy from the market to donate to help keep him developing.
so basically all im saying is...ok we all (me included) have pirated apps but if you like the app make sure to go buy it from the market and help keep these people developing for us.
I know I went off on a rant there but without intrest in app development this great platform will fail.

I might be the only here without pirated apps then haha. I did have CoPilot once, but I didn't like it much so I got rid of it. The only time I ever use something pirated is to try it. If I like it and feel the developer should get credit, then fine, I'll donate/buy it.

mrinehart93 said:
I might be the only here without pirated apps then haha. I did have CoPilot once, but I didn't like it much so I got rid of it. The only time I ever use something pirated is to try it. If I like it and feel the developer should get credit, then fine, I'll donate/buy it.
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same here the only thing I am using pirated right now is swype but thats only becuase there is no way to buy it. but thats also because im a cheap ass and maily use free apps unless I really find something useful but to date the only things that I have bought are setcpu and beautiful widgets. im trying cachemate now but it really doesnt seem to be very helpful. I wish I knew a little more about programing there is an app for the iphone that I would love to have on my hero.

i played around with "pandahome" some yesterday. it seems beta right now but they are apparently coming out with pandahome2 soon. it's a good idea, just not quite finished yet. (fc's and whatnot)
anyway you might go check it out (if your feeling froggy).
lots of options and skins ect.ect.ect.
marketplace. free.

[Video] How to improve your android experience

Hey guys, I just made a video on how to truly experience the captivate, or any android phone for that matter.
Check it out if you guys want to. Mainly for newer users but everyone is welcome to watch and critique
Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2rrUm_vvWo&feature=channel_video_title

thanks and yeah i went a little overboard with descriptions lol

May I suggest you keep a list of talking points off camera for reference (maybe rehearse it a couple times before recording?)... To avoid all the "uuuhhhss" and "uuuummmms" it would make the videos shorter and make you sound much, much, more professional.

Flash a new rom.
Bam! Didn't even need a video for that!
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true true, ill keep that in mind

i had no idea what you were going to be talking about. start with that.
today im going to talk about... this this and this. now lets start with this....
and nothing you did makes anything "hd" there is nothing worse than making information that uses words incorrectly. it takes HD video, always has, and thats it.
besides that, i like that you are out here to help

Damn, I think I'm going to have to watch this thing. Right after "But I'm a cheerleader" lol
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joe3681 said:
Damn, I think I'm going to have to watch this thing. Right after "But I'm a cheerleader" lol
Sent via my Continuum 5 Cappy.
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continuum 5 eh? I really wanna get into gingerbread. my damn exams are taking too much of my time. but sooooon
and @Trussello
By changing the density like I did, it gives the illusion of an HD screen with a superAMOLED display which isnt even coming out with the S II :S.
I believe that this is far superior to the atrix's screen and it is in essence turning your captivate 'HD'
I think the title is justifiable.
Thanks for your feedback it is much appreciated and im learning a lot

Good job but be more prepared next time.
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duly noted. thanks

sanjeezy91 said:
continuum 5 eh? I really wanna get into gingerbread. my damn exams are taking too much of my time. but sooooon
and @Trussello
By changing the density like I did, it gives the illusion of an HD screen with a superAMOLED display which isnt even coming out with the S II :S.
I believe that this is far superior to the atrix's screen and it is in essence turning your captivate 'HD'
I think the title is justifiable.
Thanks for your feedback it is much appreciated and im learning a lot
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I downgraded. The KB lag was ANNOYING. No matter what KB or rom I used, KB lag and autoincorrect was horrid.

joe3681 said:
I downgraded. The KB lag was ANNOYING. No matter what KB or rom I used, KB lag and autoincorrect was horrid.
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I see, thanks for the heads up. I'm probably gonna try it out for myself though. My exams end in 5 days so by then there might be a more stable kernal/rom

Tried it and its actually pretty good IMO but it was updated several times

sanjeezy91 said:
Hey guys, I just made a video on how to truly experience the captivate, or any android phone for that matter.
Check it out if you guys want to. Mainly for newer users but everyone is welcome to watch and critique
Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2rrUm_vvWo&feature=channel_video_title
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What kind of a calender widget are you using?

It's great that you're doing this for the community Here's some hopefully constructive feedback:
Try to be more to the point. I was curious to learn some stuff, but i found myself getting bored and impatient, which is a shame. You basically spent 4-5 minutes on unlocking the screen with WidgetLocker, without really explaining what WidgetLocker really is, and on ADW EX, but only showing the setting for the number of desktop columns and rows. There are lots of neat things about both these apps, yet i didn't get to see any of it
Keep in mind who your audience is. For the people who are not familiar with the apps you're showing, you want to make sure you explain things. And you want to keep it brief enough so that people who are familiar with the app you're discussing don't get too bored and quit watching. My expectation going into a video like this would be that you will cover several things, and that i may know about a few of them, but not all of them. So the ones i already know about, i'd like them to be short enough that i don't get bored. And the ones i do not yet know about need to be informative enough that i get a basic idea of what it is and does.
My suggestion would be that for each app you try to give a 1-3 sentence explanation about what it is / what it does, and then demo a few features, without dwelling on it too long. I think you could put together a great video if you were to use a rule of thumb like that for each app and cool thing you want to show. Before you start recording, make a shot bullet list of the things you want to mention, so that you can stay on target. (Don't make a script with sentences, because you'd end up reading the script to the viewer, which really doesn't work.)
I hope that that helps you in some way. Again, it's nice you're doing this. I'm just trying to provide some feedback to help you get better I'm looking forward to more videos from you!

jazua said:
What kind of a calender widget are you using?
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hey, i was using puregrid calendar

Espaa Valorum said:
It's great that you're doing this for the community Here's some hopefully constructive feedback:
Try to be more to the point. I was curious to learn some stuff, but i found myself getting bored and impatient, which is a shame. You basically spent 4-5 minutes on unlocking the screen with WidgetLocker, without really explaining what WidgetLocker really is, and on ADW EX, but only showing the setting for the number of desktop columns and rows. There are lots of neat things about both these apps, yet i didn't get to see any of it
Keep in mind who your audience is. For the people who are not familiar with the apps you're showing, you want to make sure you explain things. And you want to keep it brief enough so that people who are familiar with the app you're discussing don't get too bored and quit watching. My expectation going into a video like this would be that you will cover several things, and that i may know about a few of them, but not all of them. So the ones i already know about, i'd like them to be short enough that i don't get bored. And the ones i do not yet know about need to be informative enough that i get a basic idea of what it is and does.
My suggestion would be that for each app you try to give a 1-3 sentence explanation about what it is / what it does, and then demo a few features, without dwelling on it too long. I think you could put together a great video if you were to use a rule of thumb like that for each app and cool thing you want to show. Before you start recording, make a shot bullet list of the things you want to mention, so that you can stay on target. (Don't make a script with sentences, because you'd end up reading the script to the viewer, which really doesn't work.)
I hope that that helps you in some way. Again, it's nice you're doing this. I'm just trying to provide some feedback to help you get better I'm looking forward to more videos from you!
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Hey man, thanks for taking the time to write all that down. I will definitely try to keep everything here in mind.
Will put in a lot more effort to be concise lol. I just watched over the video and saw what u meant
Thanks again

Nice! Thanks for the vid!

NinjaNoggin said:
Nice! Thanks for the vid!
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no ploblem, glad u liked it

with the new gingerbread roms HD may cause complications. broke my camera, scaling was terrible, FCs and so on. tread with caution.

[Q] Kinda at a standstill,,,,

Hey all,,,
Well, im trying to root my samsung mesmerize and when i get to the part where it says run as administrator, it keeps asking for a password. Is there a step ive missed or something else i have to do? Please let me know. I'm trying to use my phone as a wireless hotspot or wireless tethering device to use for laptop or xbox 360 or whatever. So,, any info/help would be greatly appreciated, THANKS!!!!

What the hell are you talking about man? You've got to be more clear. Are you talking about running whatever root procedure on your computer as an administrator? If that's the case then the password is clearly going to be whatever the password is for the administrator account on your computer.
And by the way, no way you're going to be able to play 360 games online with tethering. You would lag out the ass.

add144 said:
And by the way, no way you're going to be able to play 360 games online with tethering. You would lag out the ass.
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Not to mention blast through you data cap at a fairly quick rate.

Ive played WoW on my mobile connection before, granted it was very laggy it was still do able, in comparison hughes net was a worse gaming connection then the cell but neither are great, not recommended for anything serious; as for the 360 the most I have even tried on there is just loading add ons and game updates both of which worked fine.
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WoW...really? Jesus...

add144 said:
WoW...really? Jesus...
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Those Wow players gotta have their fix.

Yea wow plenty as long as you stayed out of groups you were fine, trying to run dungeons, raids etc were not possible the lag got too bad, but questing it was fine, lol. I played for 5 years before I gave it up, the new xpac was the gay... Anyways back on topic what you want is do able if your conscience not to over strain your connection
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No junior. I was saying WoW is ****ing gay and I can't believe you actually played that ****, ever. Much less for five damn years. Jesus Christ. Go get laid or do some drugs or something cool.

add144 said:
no junior. I was saying wow is ****ing gay and i can't believe you actually played that ****, ever. Much less for five damn years. Jesus christ. Go get laid or do some drugs or something cool.
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sc2 4 life!

Aw, Add I'm so happy you care if I'm getting laid, I'm happily married with children and unfortunately probably much older than you, and since I've seen many of your bar posts I'll keep my carpral tunnel possibility because I like video games, have all the consoles too if you got some jokes to crack on those and you keep on rotting your liver. But thanks though dawg, good looking, I'm glad I'm not the only one looking out for my ****. And as for the do some drugs or something fun comment idk man I might have to state grow up a little and do what you do but don't advertise as its not legal yet, son.. What are you one of those I'm so cool 21 year olds who announces ha ha I'm so drunk, and make stupid posts from the bar because I can't handle my liquor, lol... I used to date stupid girls like you, do sit around and giggle incessantly too once your drunk and then in the morning claim omg what did I do last night because "you were too drunk to be responsible"... You make me laugh though kiddo, good stuff
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...what are you even talking about?

richaoj said:
sc2 4 life!
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sc2 is awesome!

[Q] What kind of apps do you build?

Hi!
I was just wondering, what kind of apps is it worth to build? What do you think?

Don't know where you're going with this...
janek4 said:
Hi!
I was just wondering, what kind of apps is it worth to build? What do you think?
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You can never go wrong with a decent game in my opinion.

maggot_pacman said:
You can never go wrong with a decent game in my opinion.
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Can't disagree with you on that maggot! I'd have to say I'm a little biased though since I'm primarily game developer. Haha!
I feel like you gotta always go with where your passion is taking you. I'm actually about to start trying to dev something new and I'm asking myself the same question right now. Making this app I've been thinking about for a while out or thegame that ive been thinking about for a while. Haha! Not sure though. Leaning toward the game(Told ya! I'm biased. Haha! )

yrah, games are always a good idea.
Even remake of good games are played by many users
Developing utilities needs your app to havesomething others don't , which could be a diffiuclt task