Hi
Does anyone else have a problem with the Google books app on Galaxy Tab? Specifically with the latest book from Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol.
Edit: just confirmed - will all the books I have downloaded, paid and free one's.
It misses the last (few) pages/lines of each chapter. Very, very annoying.
The same book appears just fine on my Galaxy Vibrant device - I see all the pages of each chapter.
I have re-installed the app, removed and re-added the books to my device - no difference. On the Galaxy Tab, it keeps on missing the last few pages of each chapter.
I even opened an issue with Google-books, days ago, and did not get any response pack.
Any Ideas?
Thanks
I noticed that in Wind in the Willows, but there were one or two others where it did not happen. If I switched to original pages, they text was there. I'm not sure if the paid ones have the scanned pages though, as I haven't bought any yet.
can post screenshots and version number of the books app?
Wind in the Willows is a free download on eBooks. It repros with every version of Books with flowing text (original scanned version lets you finish each chapter). So you have one example you can make your own screenshots of the bug with freely. Arthur Machen's Great God Pan is a second free book with the bug.
Google confirmed this bug
I did look and found that Google has confirmed this to be a bug with the ebook reader on the Android - 'their techs are working on this'
Hope google fixes this, excessively annoying....
fyi, I can confirm that this problem occurs even on paid books
Yep. . . .
I returned all my Google books for a refund and went back to Kindle app. . .
Until Google fix it.
It is also confirmed to be only Tab related, since the tab -failing books are just fine on the Viibrant.
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Hi Guys,
So I got my SGT 7" Sprint unlocked yesterday. So far, I love it. The screen is gorgeous, and I really like its feel in my hand. Anyway, I have a 10 day trip coming up and I want to see if I can replace my laptop with the SGT for this period. Now here are the things that I generally would use during my trip:
1. Occasional TV episode/movie (all of which I have already, no Netflix/movie downloads required)
2. Some music
3. Facebook/Gmail/College Email (already set up on Email)
4. General browsing (some youtube, forums, looking up places to go in the city)
5. Google Maps
Seeing what I need, which apps would you guys suggest? I am guessing a media app, but I haven't tried the stock media app yet. Would I have to convert stuff for the SGT to play properly? Is there any way I can download the maps on Google Maps and store them locally so that I won't need 3G services if I don't have wifi?
Any help is very much appreciated. Also, I haven't rooted my Tab yet, but will do it in a day or two once I get the hang of it.
about the google map i can't help u with it ,
but if u want to root your tab easily by one click . just download the superoneclick search for it , and root ur phone with it , its so easy
crimsonred36 said:
Hi Guys,
So I got my SGT 7" Sprint unlocked yesterday. So far, I love it. The screen is gorgeous, and I really like its feel in my hand. Anyway, I have a 10 day trip coming up and I want to see if I can replace my laptop with the SGT for this period. Now here are the things that I generally would use during my trip:
1. Occasional TV episode/movie (all of which I have already, no Netflix/movie downloads required)
2. Some music
3. Facebook/Gmail/College Email (already set up on Email)
4. General browsing (some youtube, forums, looking up places to go in the city)
5. Google Maps
Seeing what I need, which apps would you guys suggest? I am guessing a media app, but I haven't tried the stock media app yet. Would I have to convert stuff for the SGT to play properly? Is there any way I can download the maps on Google Maps and store them locally so that I won't need 3G services if I don't have wifi?
Any help is very much appreciated. Also, I haven't rooted my Tab yet, but will do it in a day or two once I get the hang of it.
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1. Stock player works fine for most formats, You could also try these
2. Stock Music player works fine or you could try these
3. Official facebook app/stock email client
4. Stock browser, Firefox, Dolphin HD 5 / Official Youtube App
5. Locus Maps.
You shouldn't need to convert any videos etc as they should play fine, even HD. However if you wanted to save space you could downsample them to reduce size.
To root your device use z4root or superoneclick. Also check out teh sticky threads in teh dev section. DO NOT post topics there though, if you have questions etc go to questions section or reply to a topic in dev.
crimsonred36 said:
Hi Guys,
So I got my SGT 7" Sprint unlocked yesterday. So far, I love it. The screen is gorgeous, and I really like its feel in my hand. Anyway, I have a 10 day trip coming up and I want to see if I can replace my laptop with the SGT for this period. Now here are the things that I generally would use during my trip:
1. Occasional TV episode/movie (all of which I have already, no Netflix/movie downloads required)
2. Some music
3. Facebook/Gmail/College Email (already set up on Email)
4. General browsing (some youtube, forums, looking up places to go in the city)
5. Google Maps
Seeing what I need, which apps would you guys suggest? I am guessing a media app, but I haven't tried the stock media app yet. Would I have to convert stuff for the SGT to play properly? Is there any way I can download the maps on Google Maps and store them locally so that I won't need 3G services if I don't have wifi?
Any help is very much appreciated. Also, I haven't rooted my Tab yet, but will do it in a day or two once I get the hang of it.
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1. Moboplayer free from the market. plays most video format.
2. if it's just some music, stock music works fine. if you listen to music frequently through your headphones, i recommend poweramp cos there are lots of settings you can play with. NOT free.
3. default facebook app works fine. built in email app is good. i use it for my school exchange email.
4. if you're on gingerbread, stock browser is fine but the browser can't download certain format of files, for example .rar files. if not you can try Opera Mobile (free). it's really smooth.
5. maps... i use google maps..
these are some of the apps i use and i highly recommend them. all are free except poweramp.
Quick office, you can sync it to google docs, thats if you need to create/read/edit documents, it can also make power point presentaitons
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I just rooted my tab and will give all the apps a try. TheATHEIST, does Locus maps allow map downloads?
For movies and videos set browser to desktop and check out ::
letmewatchthis.com
When you watch videos there from tab use the megavideo link. It works flawlessly for me.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA Premium App
crimsonred36 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I just rooted my tab and will give all the apps a try. TheATHEIST, does Locus maps allow map downloads?
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Yes it does which is why I suggested it. I havent really used it properly before but I know you can download maps with it.
Sweet. Thanks guys!
crimsonred36 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I just rooted my tab and will give all the apps a try. TheATHEIST, does Locus maps allow map downloads?
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The latest version of google maps lets you store maps in a cache, to use without a data connection.
To take advantage of this, move the map around the area you want to visit. Zoom in and out, follow the roads, etc. The maps are stored and you can use google maps with no data connection.
crimsonred36 said:
Hi Guys,
So I got my SGT 7" Sprint unlocked yesterday. So far, I love it. The screen is gorgeous, and I really like its feel in my hand. Anyway, I have a 10 day trip coming up and I want to see if I can replace my laptop with the SGT for this period. Now here are the things that I generally would use during my trip:
1. Occasional TV episode/movie (all of which I have already, no Netflix/movie downloads required)
2. Some music
3. Facebook/Gmail/College Email (already set up on Email)
4. General browsing (some youtube, forums, looking up places to go in the city)
5. Google Maps
Seeing what I need, which apps would you guys suggest? I am guessing a media app, but I haven't tried the stock media app yet. Would I have to convert stuff for the SGT to play properly? Is there any way I can download the maps on Google Maps and store them locally so that I won't need 3G services if I don't have wifi?
Any help is very much appreciated. Also, I haven't rooted my Tab yet, but will do it in a day or two once I get the hang of it.
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Opera Mobile 11 with adobe flash 10.3 is perfect.. in fact it's speedier than safari on ipad
but occasionally i switched to Dolphin HD if i need webkit rendering for testing underdeveloped webapps.. Presto didn't support full html5 yet
Hi guys,
I was wondering if any of you have and would be kind enough to post the latest versions of Google Voice Search (v2.1.4) and Amazon Mp3 (v2.0.7) apps. They are both free but both of the apps don't seem to appear in my market due to the Google region availability policies but I've done shopping of mp3 files through the outdated Amazon app that came with my phone before.
I wouldn't be asking for this if my Voice Search was working fine which it isn't; I just updated my HTC Desire HD to Gingerbread 2 days ago and found that the Voice Search is not working well and was hoping that the updated version might fix the problem. As far as the Amazon app goes, the latest version has some good UI tweaks and now the welcome screen let's you choose whether to go to the shop or to the player which is very neat.
Thank you very much in front,
Stavros
What's New
1. You now have the Installed and All tabs you can swipe between. The former one is what we used to have before - it lists all apps installed on your device. The latter lists all apps you've ever installed in case you want to download them again or travel down the memory lane. This is quite handy, and I've seen this list before in the Play Store on the web, so it's great to get it here in the mobile app.
2. The All tab contains a handy dropdown with all your accounts (if you added more than one) and lets you switch between them very easily (as opposed to clicking Menu, etc).
3. The list of apps you have purchased but uninstalled or haven't installed yet has moved to the All tab... which means it's now mixed in with the free apps you no longer have on the device. I'm not sure how I feel about that - on one hand, I like that it's gone from the first list, but ideally there should be a way to filter paid apps from free in the All list. Maybe someday...
4. A few of the stock apps that apparently never got linked to the Play Store before got identified and picked up this time, and updates to such orphans were waiting for me when I fired the Store up. I've complained about this very bug in my last rant, and it looks like someone listened.
5. Just like in the web Play Store:
- reviews now show the device used by the reviewer
- reviews can now be sorted by Most Helpful first or Newest first
- you can now filter reviews to show ones for the latest version of the app as well as made by only the device you are using
Thanks to androidpolice.com
Now download and enjoy!
Some screenshots would help
Sent from my Xperia neo V using SwiftKey!
Thanks, but one thread is enough
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549660
Here is the Link, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25795010/com.android.vending-3.5.15.apk
Thanks Android Police.
Whats new:
You now have the Installed and All tabs you can swipe between. The former one is what we used to have before - it lists all apps installed on your device. The latter lists all apps you've ever installed in case you want to download them again or travel down the memory lane. This is quite handy, and I've seen this list before in the Play Store on the web, so it's great to get it here in the mobile app.
The All tab contains a handy dropdown with all your accounts (if you added more than one) and lets you switch between them very easily (as opposed to clicking Menu, etc).
The list of apps you have purchased but uninstalled or haven't installed yet has moved to the All tab... which means it's now mixed in with the free apps you no longer have on the device. I'm not sure how I feel about that - on one hand, I like that it's gone from the first list, but ideally there should be a way to filter paid apps from free in the All list. Maybe someday...
A few of the stock apps that apparently never got linked to the Play Store before got identified and picked up this time, and updates to such orphans were waiting for me when I fired the Store up. I've complained about this very bug in my last rant, and it looks like someone listened.
Just like in the web Play Store:
- reviews now show the device used by the reviewer
- reviews can now be sorted by Most Helpful first or Newest first
- you can now filter reviews to show ones for the latest version of the app as well as made by only the device you are using
hahahahaha....I always love threads like this, they'll be about 100 of these by the end of the day!
Also you should search before posting ESPECIALLY with a thread like this.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534295
Hey guys, I've been a longtime member of xda-developers and I've been working on this app for the past few months with a team. I'd love to get your feedback on it.
Bento is an intelligent android launcher with a personalized stream of cards (similar to Google now, but we think its better) http://www.bentoapp.com/
Sign up for the beta here
Features:
Search including apps, contacts, play store, locations and Google
Ranked and organized notifications
Dock with recently used apps
Personalized Yelp, Uber, concert, Soundcloud and Youtube recommendations
Local weather card
Calendar card
and many more cards!
Signed up for the alpha. Will respond as soon as I can download.
Very nice idea. Reminds me of aviate launcher mixed with Google now launcher, but looks way awesomer. Signed for the alpha too. Very interested in this project
Chillz88 said:
Very nice idea. Reminds me of aviate launcher mixed with Google now launcher, but looks way awesomer. Signed for the alpha too. Very interested in this project
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You're absolutely right. Also, Aviate has changed a lot since the acquisition by Yahoo. This project looks great.
Waiting for download link to appear
Signed up... Waiting for the alpha version.
We just launched our website and put up a blog post
We also launched version 0.3 today which includes the following changes:
- A YouTube Music card personalized to your music preferences
- A brand new on-boarding experience for new users
- A new Settings area to let you add, edit, and delete Saved Locations
- Major algorithmic improvements for the Contextual Apps card
- Bug fixes
-- Fix cards flashing when stream updates
-- Fix bug that allowed swiping card to left
-- Fix for swiping away of cards when scrolling vertically
-- Fixes for Notification card syncing and ranking
If you signed up for the alpha but for some reason never got in please PM me.
Signed up to test it out
Signed up for Beta, however says it is not on Play Store as of yet. Got an APK we can download by chance?
Signed up as well looks promising, joined group just getting 0 of 0
Nooblet said:
Signed up for Beta, however says it is not on Play Store as of yet. Got an APK we can download by chance?
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Can you try going here http://www.bentoapp.com/ and clicking join the beta? We've changed the sign up a bit. You should be able to immediately access the beta google group from there. Once you've joined the google group, you should see a link to the beta. Let me know if this doesn't work for you.
There is no link shows up for me also. Just a blank Group Page.
Blank group for me as well. Also tried to use desktop mode. Brings me to the welcome message in the group with a playstore link. Playstore link does not work.
Download link not working
Download link after joining beta from your website is not working.
edit: Works after manually copying and pasting link!
can't download from play store, item not found
edit: downloaded, some playstore or phone bug
Looks promising.
Signed up but it's just an empty Google groups page. Um, what do I do?
EXV said:
Signed up but it's just an empty Google groups page. Um, what do I do?
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Same here.
Sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
We're really sorry about the blank google groups page. This is the link to download the app. https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.bento.launcher . There have been multiple issues with the way play store beta membership groups work and we have tried to fix all of the issues.
If clicking on the above link takes you to a page that says "App doesn't exist" or "Page not found", you could try a few things:
Please wait a few minutes and open the link again.
Ensure that the default account you used to sign into your browser is the same as used to sign up for the Bento Beta Google group.
Ensure that your play store account is using the same email you used to sign up for the Bento Beta Google group
If all else fails, please email [email protected]
Joined beta group from site without at hitch, got from Play, installed and ran. Playing with this, looks quite interesting. Later, google+ did not have me in the "community" so requested that as well.
First and second reactions:
1. Intriguing concept. Looks like it belongs in Ubuntu.
2. Weather card should be location-based (maybe it is). Default units should be locale based. How to set up?
3. To facilitate testing, might be better as a launcher overlay rather than a full launcher. But it is very easy to switch homes from settings (was not always the case). Actually, it will run as an app except that the app-drawer or screen from which it is run remains visible behind the app folders.
4. App runs as app from app-drawer or folder. Runs (and labeled as) Bento Settings from Bento's app drawer. So found how to get my Celcius and km. Cannot place Bento Settings on the folders.
5. A refresh (or "more") button on cards pane might be in order. Can be mostly blank for long periods of time.
6. Got a "tomorrow" card. Never got "today."
7. Quickly learned how to arrange the folders, add, remove apps. More-or-less just like current stock launchers.
8. Like it or not, we are still part of the Google universe (though Cyanogen/Microsoft and Rational would like to change that). So normal calendar, maps, google+ will be around and should fit in. Google Now should also fit into this scheme.
9. Problem on my ArmV6 dinosaur: Cannot use Google's off-line speech recognition which will crash. I get text into Google Now using a voice search wrapper widget which links with older VoiceSearch on-line recognition (that app also did phone searches like Bento!). Voice input to keyboards, most apps crashes. There is a settings->language&input->voice-recognition choice which should be polled and respected. When Bento has more traction, might persuade the wrapper's dev to do a version that feeds Bento's searchbox intent.
10. The thing has no clock. On other launchers I use chronus so took the clock off status bar. Bento runs immersive mode anyway. (Another reason this is more and app than a launcher.)
11. Getting typed text into search bar is problematic sometimes. KB comes up but does not enter.
More to come ...