Hi Guys,
Is there any good phonebooks apps around? i dont like the stock 2.1 on my Sony Xperia. Something that has good UI and looks really nice themes. I tried Phonebooks 2.0 which is ok but is there something else better?
thanks
You could try this:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.youlu
Dang, I saw the title and was just about to post that but you beat me to it Haha.
I really like Contapps.
The best thing about it, is that you can manually link contacts with their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
So, if you have a friend called Robert Smith, but his Facebook screen-name is "Bob Smith"; you can manually attach the contacts.
It also has handwriting recognition. You just draw a letter S with your finger on the screen, and the bottom of the screen opens up like a chalkboard. The recognition gets better the more you use it.
It'll also add Facebook profile photos to your phone's contacts. Once a contact's linked, just long-press on the small profile-pic icon on the right of the Facebook window.
It's completely amazing. I use it as my main phonebook now.
Go Contacts is a great app
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Hi all
I'm looking to find an app that combines the best features of dialers and the android (or is it samsung?) contacts app.
Basically, i love being able to open up the dialer, and type in the name on an alphanumeric keyboard which is open on default. This means to find a name takes about a second, and about 2 or 3 strokes of a key.
BUT, all dialers i have tried, once you click on the contact, open up the contact, and then you still have to click "call" and "yes, i am freaking sure!".
I LOVE the feature on my stock contacts app for swiping left to message and right to call. I want that feature in a dialer app to minimize the effort required to call or sms.
Anyone able to recommend a good app that makes calling and messaging contacts a breeze?
Thanks in advance!
JonAlex
Try AContact. It has a few settings that you can fiddle with and is pretty fast.
Im using go contacts since month... its good. serves my purpose. And It got what you want if I understand properly.
ksavai said:
Im using go contacts since month... its good. serves my purpose. And It got what you want if I understand properly.
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Nope, you can't swipe to dial or message in Go contact
I'd go for "Dialer One", but it's a matter of taste.
I'd ALSO go for dialer one.. in fact i used dialer one for a while.. but i didn't like:
1. No swipe to dial/message function, meaning that it was not an ideal replacement for stock contacts
2. Shows all numbers of a contact as separate contacts. I have 6 friends called matt, which means when i type in matt, it shows me over 20 phone numbers for matts. fail.
I will give go contacts a try...
Is the only reason why the swipe to dial/call function has not been added to all these dialers because the devs haven't thought of it? if so, what a huge oversight. If not, why not??
If the stock contacts app opened with an alphanumberic keyboard, i would consider it the best dialer.
Keep suggestions rolling people!
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I'd ALSO go for dialer one.. in fact i used dialer one for a while.. but i didn't like:
1. No swipe to dial/message function, meaning that it was not an ideal replacement for stock contacts
2. Shows all numbers of a contact as separate contacts. I have 6 friends called matt, which means when i type in matt, it shows me over 20 phone numbers for matts. fail.
I will give go contacts a try...
Is the only reason why the swipe to dial/call function has not been added to all these dialers because the devs haven't thought of it? if so, what a huge oversight. If not, why not??
If the stock contacts app opened with an alphanumberic keyboard, i would consider it the best dialer.
Keep suggestions rolling people!
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AFAIK, the stock SGS 'dialer' can search for contact name. like say matt, you can dial in 6288 (for matt). however, a little problem with the dialer is that you can't swipe to call except for log and favourite list.
The stock contact include a search bar at the top when you open it. It should do what you want to do.
Have you tried RocketDialer?
i tried rocket dialer today. it does have some nice features, although having a price isn't one of them. I live in South Africa and can't pay for these things cos google wont let me!
I really like the look and feel of the stock contact app, and could easily replace the dialer with an alphanumeric keyboard, but the reality is that having to hit the searchbar, and then type in someone's name on a portrait qwerty keyboard doesn't make me happy like the T9 dialers.
I would PAY (if i could) if someone tweaked the stock contacts app to include a dialer.
Hi,
Went to AT&T today to get a Status but decided to play with it first. I have a Legend and absolutely despise it for all its flaws and need a keyboard.
I went into the Gmail app and was appalled by about 2 lines worth of text? The top was filled with oversized gmail icons and the bottom ditto but with some buttons. Add in the status bar and there's virtually no room for the actual email.
Can this be fixed somehow or do you all just live with it?
I don't understand why no manufacturer dares making a premium candybar qwerty/blackberry killer. Except for the Motorola Pro which is huge there really isn't anything viable. I had my hopes up for the Status, let's see what Q4 brings.
did u tried changing the text size thru setting?
Yeah, put it at tiniest and it was still useless since the reply and delete menus were oversized. Have you tried?
You're right the gmail app is poor. Top row of stuff way too big.
K9 mail is better, but not as simple sadly
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yeah, its really annoying.
i had try htc mail, but its not simple as gmail.
anyone has solution ?
I've gotten used to it.
The gmail app has been updated, you can now choose to turn off the toolbar at the top and stop it from scrolling down the page
Nice, does it work better now? Screenshot?
The update did improve things a lot. The upper bar scrolls out of the way, so theres more reading area.
which version has the "good" version of gmail ?
i have here installed the v 2.3.4.1 ... where is the better version ?
cheers, Peter
greddy said:
which version has the "good" version of gmail ?
i have here installed the v 2.3.4.1 ... where is the better version ?
cheers, Peter
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That's the one.
Meh... I'm still not that happy with the GMail app on ChaCha.. I have set up the IMAP account on the standard Mail application and that is way better (from my point of view).
Give it a try if you want.
new is v 2.3.5, is shows more text on the screen ...
it works good but other notify tools not more working with 2.3.5
Menu>More>Settings>General Preferences>Message Actions> select only show in portrait or dont show.
BR
Gmail v2.3.5
Still using Mail app instead of GMail. Mail gives you enough settings and preferences that makes it more powerful than GMail app.
What I am envisioning is using an actual home screen as a messaging app, for example I would just slide over to a fully featured messaging app without having to click on an icon. I have seen lots of widgets and the like that just sit on the "desktop" but most are rather limited in functionality. I dont want to just display messages in a widget. Ideally, just sliding over would seamlessly and literally slide right in to the native messaging app. Anybody know anything that would allow this? Or does something like this even exist? Im assuming this is probably going to be more than just an app, and something that would have to be built into the launcher itself. I have been browsing the android market for something, but maybe I am just not looking hard enough?
there are lots of SMS / IM / email widgets that you can put in your home screen
for you to directly type into it and send from it, without launching the actual app
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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there are lots of SMS / IM / email widgets that you can put in your home screen
for you to directly type into it and send from it, without launching the actual app
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Ive found a couple that do everything in a widget, Pure Messaging Widget probably being the closest to what I am looking for. But there a lot of wasted realestate on the screen, just looking for something that uses the full screen like a regular standalone messaging app. I dont know, maybe Im just being picky and pedantic. Lol, if there are any other suggestions that you have that I may not have seen yet please do tell. Thanks for the quick response.
Have you tried LauncherPro yet? I believe it has a Messaging widget that's pretty good. It may not be the full screen appearance you are looking for but there are lot's of themes around to alter it to your taste.
Somebody correct me if i'm wrong.
HI.
There is a new widget on Google play called "BlingBoard".
BlingBoard lets you monitor your emails, Facebook/Twitter feeds and your text messages (also missed calls) all from one little box on your homescreen.
So if you are looking for that kind of widget you should give it a try.
there are good reviews on "TNW" and on "Androidcommunity"
Enjoy.
Mod Edit: Here's the link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jappka.blingboard
Downloaded it and would like to say...... Please make the widget have the ability to be transparent.
sweet! i'm gunna try it out right now!
+1 for transparency
there is an update (v1.20) that includes transparent theme.
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there is an update (v1.20) that includes transparent theme.
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Themes are not sticking when changed for me.
I'm getting a error when I try to download it.
Method1911 3D
Not compatible to HTC Flyer running Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb).
This is a great idear! Here are some suggestions from me:
more widget sizes: I would like to see more content
set another App as standard Facbook/Twitter app (Friendcaster f.e.)
possibility to set if the different channels are split in tabs or sort in a timeline (from top to bottom)
also see old Mails (I can only see the new ones)
So, thank you very much for this great app and your hard work! This are only suggestions and you can ignore it. Just my thoughts...
Not compatible with Galaxy Tab 10.1
But awesome looking widget, great colors and graphics.
Galaxy S2 ICS (LPQ)
Widget installed fine and all feeds state active in settings but widget shows no feed information.
any ideas??
AWESOME
Just some feature requests:
1) Make it resizable (as requested previously)
2) Make the tabs SCROLLABLE (like Tabr)
3) Make it able to link to native apps (as also requested previously)
4) Need more themes. Perhaps you can support a freemium model via themes
Very nice, thank you, I finally uninstalled facebook and twitter application. Widget needs more settings. I would also like more tabs, like another email and rss. Furthermore, having calendar and weather tab would make this widget the ultimate one
is SMS tab only for stock SMS app ? .. i use gosms and new sms are not being recognized .. but overall .. an awesome app.
Just let me link it to any app that i prefer then this would be gold. This and fast facebook go well together, if it can be linked.
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This will go well with my ICS / Xperia UI
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I am having no luck getting this to work. Gmail says it connects fine but I do not see any data. Facebook just hangs and Twitter also bombs out on both my tablet and phone.
It also seems to really hate Landscape mode and is dying when I use my keyboard on the phone.
Think I will stick with Pure Messenger Widget for now. No tabs but it does get me the info I want on one widget.
Epic!
Downloaded it and its top class, nice one!
really?
tried this out and quickly deleted it after realizing:
1. you cannot re-size the widget
2. the widget is super small and only shows 1 update at a time
3. not a super big deal but no g+
4. you can't make new posts
It does look nice but looks only get you so far
Very Cool!
Whatsapp and stock mail support would be a dream... as well more widget sizes would be a fine thing!
Hey everyone, while I had a long day at work yesterday, I had vented out my stress and created a launcher concept I thought of. My bad if this thread is in the wrong place, I thought this would be the most relevant place to post this. I wanted it to keep it simple and more swipe gesture based kind of launcher. There's nothing new in terms of design except for a few tweaks nor any crazy innovative ideas. I just rearranged some stuff so everything is 'more available in a single place.' So here's a picture:
Picture
Center Screen
It is the homescreen. I've lost ideas on customization and I dearly miss that Meego homescreen on the N9. I also find myself opening the app drawer a lot so this goes hand in hand. I just added in the option to add apps you want to pin to the top of the app launcher.
Left Screen
Swipe into your app of choice. I choose my text messaging app cause it's my most frequently used app.
Right Screen
It's like a 'center' for giving you quick info about everything all in one place. You get to read news on Flipboard while also changing to your next favourite song and checking Facebook all in one place. You would also be able to add, remove, rearrange your widgets on this screen. How cool is that? Maybe I'm just lame, I don't know.
So that's pretty much it. Quite simple and straight forward. Just wanted to share my idea with an awesome community. If anyone is interested in developing this into an actual app or something, let me know =) or I can just keep this in my little portfolio