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Hi all
Im new here so I hope this is posted right. Ive developed an Android app that is similar to the iPhone Photoswap app. For those not aware, Photoswap lets you take a photo and send it to a random person, and you will in return receive a random photo back. You can then take part in picture-conversations with the person who you received a photo from.
Ive had a couple people testing my app and it seems to just about ready (apart from using the default app icon), and I'd like to put it out there for others to start using (and hopefully provide some feedback on ) Im new to android development (although not new to programming itself), and this is my first android app. IMHO it works better than the similar Picswap app that exists already, as this doesnt force-close constantly or throw-out error messages regarding "corrupt" images
I have attached the APK with my post for anyone who wishes to download and install it
There is a known issue with the app at the moment that it does not (at least on HTC devices) delete any photos that you have taken, and they still appear in your Photos app. From what Ive found, using the camera Intent saves 2 copies of the photo to the SD card, and Ive only found one path from the URI to delete (so 1 copy is deleted, but the other remains). These can be deleted from the Photos app still however, but Im looking into how to delete these automatically from the app also.
Edit: The app also starts with a blank screen (no default image yet), just press the menu key to begin
Edit 16th September: New APK uploaded, fixes some threading issues and adds debug log output. Please download and install this as the old one may continue to run in the background and not pause properly when changing apps.
For those having issues, please use aLogCat (from the market) and filter by "SnapSwap" to access the debug log. Please PM me a copy of this along with your phone model and android version and I will look into it Most issues so far seem to be with Cyanogen Mod and Motorola users
hay, i'm one of the beta testers,
and this app is really nice
i hope the optic would be a bit better in the next beta , but it makes fun to "swapping" pictures with other testers !
it is much faster then "a world of photo" it never take longer then 10sec since i get a picture
Really nice and weLL done
Greetings from germany !
Thanks for sharing!
Im going to try make an icon for it soon along with a default image to be shown as well, and adjust the polling time with the server for replies (or even look at adding a push notification system to it)
Just updated the APK in my original post to fix some bugs as at least one user was not being assigned a unique ID properly, updated the server to watch for this also.
For those that have already installed the app, I recommend installing this one over it
If those that have installed it could provide some feedback it would also be greatly appreciated
nice idea i like it , i will share my photo with others sounds good
i will feed u back
I downloaded, installed and when i took a pic it immediately force closed.
Oh great, twenty bucks you get some picture of some dudes junk or some other nasty pic.
Smells of Chatroulette.........
im intrested but it fc right after i hit ok. droid 1
FC on me each time right after I take the picture and press the OK button
G1 Dream CM6 stable
Click Picture, Click ok get
the FC Process org.ciela.snapswap
Phaze13 said:
Oh great, twenty bucks you get some picture of some dudes junk or some other nasty pic.
Smells of Chatroulette.........
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There has not been any unwanted material sent via it as yet. Im looking into the best way to ban those that would at the moment. As it is currently though, devices are only identified via a unique ID provided by the server the first time the device accesses it, and this is extremely simple to get around if I were to "block" a device.
To those that have had force-closures: Can you please let me know the following..
1) Do you have an SD Card installed?
2) What device are you using?
3) What version of Android are you running?
Works great for me on Samsung Vibrant. I only get one copy of the pictures (that I take), then of course the temp files SnapSwapImg.jpg (the last pic I took) and SnapSwapImg2.jpg (the last one I received). I totally dig the application! You can reply to pictures (of course, with other pictures), receive replies, and even continue your "pic conversation" with that individual. Yeah, you could end up with a dude's (or chick's, though I doubt there'd be many complaining) junk in exchange for your picture, but putting in any kind of regulation for something like that just ruins the whole point of the application. Can't wait to see this adopted by more people.
Phaze13 said:
Oh great, twenty bucks you get some picture of some dudes junk or some other nasty pic.
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You say that like its a bad thing.
Actually, an adult app like this could be huge. porn drives technology, dont forget it.
Seriuosly thou.. im getting a f/c when I take a pic and click OK. EVO CM6
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Sounds pretty cool; I'll try it out. How many unique users do you have?
how do u download it?
This is just like the PicRoulette app. You take a picture, and it sends you the latest picture someone else just took.
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Force close on my Milestone default camera app (2.1)
stuck on "swapping picture" using camera 360
Edit: it works fine when i am on Wi-fi
Ciela said:
To those that have had force-closures: Can you please let me know the following..
1) Do you have an SD Card installed?
2) What device are you using?
3) What version of Android are you running?
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1: Yep
2: Evo w/ CM6
3: 2.2
snapswap works
Works great on my EVO! Lots of fun. Even getting replies. There was no FC.
Hello, I am looking for an android app that when i connect to my home wifi it looks for a folder on my computer and syncs whatever is in it onto a folder in my SD card. Any good recommendations?
Its not 100% exactly what you described, but have you tried Dropbox? Syncs a folder on your computer with the service, and you can sync that with the dropbox app on your phone.
yajinni said:
Hello, I am looking for an android app that when i connect to my home wifi it looks for a folder on my computer and syncs whatever is in it onto a folder in my SD card. Any good recommendations?
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You're basically describing Dropbox. As long as you have a data connection you can access anything in the folder and view/download straight to your phone. I keep all my root stuff in Dropbox so I don't need to keep it on sd card. That way anything I need, I downoad, use, and delete. Plus, it allows me to search and download roms while at work and then when I get home they automatically update to my home computer for flashing.
Click the referral link in my sig and we both get an extra 500mb of space (I have an edu email address). You have to install the desktop application to get your referral credit though.
EDIT - REFERRAL LINK
Hey thank you for the replys so far. I do have drop box and I do love it! But I am looking for that one extra step at the end. What I don't like about drop box is I have to then manually download the files from it to my phone. Basically want once I connect to my home wifi it reaches out to my pc and syncs with a folder on it to a folder on my sd automatically. I don't mind if I have to setup a share or file server on my pc.
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yajinni said:
Hey thank you for the replys so far. I do have drop box and I do love it! But I am looking for that one extra step at the end. What I don't like about drop box is I have to then manually download the files from it to my phone. Basically want once I connect to my home wifi it reaches out to my pc and syncs with a folder on it to a folder on my sd automatically. I don't mind if I have to setup a share or file server on my pc.
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Post if you find a good app, I'm sure it's doable. Would probably operate much like RemoteDroid does for the mouse. Love that app!
DUDE - found this earlier today but haven't clicked cuz dude has ONE POST and I'm not convinced it isn't a virus. Looked it up on www.SiteAdvisor.com and there is no record. I'm at work so not feeling brave, but if you are, then go nuts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866988
You can setup a samba server on your PC and use tasker to mount it
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There's also Awesome Drop, but it's only computer to phone, not the other way around. Still pretty awesome.
http://labs.dashwire.com/drop
I have kinda found what i was looking for in Android Manager Wifi. here is a link:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/android-manager-wifi/com.mobileaction.AmAgent
It has many options, one being able to select a folder on ur computer and one on your SD card for them to sync up automatically. Testing out to see how REALLY automated the whole process is. But none the less this is a great app for many things it seems. People should definitely check it out!
Didn't Double Twist just implement that? Need the "pay" version ($.99), but it has something called Air Synch. Look into this and let me know if it is what you want.
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I was under the impression it only works with music files but I'll definitely check it out
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Phateless said:
There's also Awesome Drop, but it's only computer to phone, not the other way around. Still pretty awesome.
http://labs.dashwire.com/drop
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Great app (I beta tested it....) but definitely not automatic.
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Checked out Double Twist Air Sync and its not bad. But seems to only do music, videos, pics and playlist syncing. I need it to be able to do any kind of file/folder. But for multimedia people out there its something to check out.
Syncables is a broader sync solution than Double Twist
yajinni said:
Checked out Double Twist Air Sync and its not bad. But seems to only do music, videos, pics and playlist syncing. I need it to be able to do any kind of file/folder. But for multimedia people out there its something to check out.
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I've read similar critiques of Double Twist. I prefer Syncables through and through - and it think that's more of what you're looking for. Syncables will sync any type of folder, media file, spreadsheet, email, and even browser bookmark. It also syncs between Macs and PCs and smartphones like Droid and BlackBerries.
It has a wider suite of sync/backup/share products than the more niche Double Twist product...oh, and it has wireless sync capability using WiFi, as well.
I am actually writing an app that does exactly what you want. It's not done but the functionality is there to sync a folder (with no PC client needed). If you want to help me test it you can PM me with an email address to send you the APK.
Yea i will check it out. Sent you a PM
Just a random idea but is there an app that works with dropbox and automatically downloads changes to it to your SD card? Seems like that would also be sweet for alot of people.
BHack said:
I am actually writing an app that does exactly what you want. It's not done but the functionality is there to sync a folder (with no PC client needed). If you want to help me test it you can PM me with an email address to send you the APK.
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PM'd and interested.
Hey you can try PCFileSync
;-)
I bought the phone but forgot to ask where, how to get my free 25GB on Dropbox. I've installed DB on the phone but it only shows 2.5GB storage... which is how much any schmoe gets.
Anyone know how to activate that?
You log into your dropbox account when setting up the phone or under accounts in the settings menu.
I'm already logged in. It only shows 2.5GB of storage.
After I bought the phone from T-Mobile I used it to create and sign into a new Dropbox account. That account only shows 2.5 GB. So is there something I'm missing? Maybe they've retracted that offer?
They lied I didn't get no extra 25GBs.
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I had the same problem until i set up dropbox on my pc and uploaded a pic. Then i got a email
Congrats on becoming a Dropbox Guru! We've awarded you 23 GB of bonus space for the next 24 months! You now have 28.75 GB on Dropbox. To get even more space, check out our upgrade options.
Thanks again for supercharging your HTC device with Dropbox!
Enjoy,
- The Dropbox Team
Thanks! That was it. I had used a throwaway email account to register, so I may have never found my 25GB if I hadn't asked.
cbetso said:
I had the same problem until i set up dropbox on my pc and uploaded a pic. Then i got a email
Congrats on becoming a Dropbox Guru! We've awarded you 23 GB of bonus space for the next 24 months! You now have 28.75 GB on Dropbox. To get even more space, check out our upgrade options.
Thanks again for supercharging your HTC device with Dropbox!
Enjoy,
- The Dropbox Team
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I've uplaoded tons of stuff from my phone to my dropbox and haven't gotten that email I still only have the 2.5 GB
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papi5120 said:
I've uplaoded tons of stuff from my phone to my dropbox and haven't gotten that email I still only have the 2.5 GB
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try installing it on your PC
Also did you install new dropbox app, or used your existing?
I didnt have any problems with extra space. Logged in phone and got e-mail.
you need to fill out some questions. When you first log on with your phone. it tells you what the site is. www.dropbox.com/freespace of something like that...
Stiflerlv said:
try installing it on your PC
Also did you install new dropbox app, or used your existing?
I didnt have any problems with extra space. Logged in phone and got e-mail.
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I signed up when I set up the phone and installed it on my computer but never got the email
Edit: I also did the 7 getting started things and I only got 500 mb for it.
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what worked for me
I had to turn camera uploads on for this to work. I already had dropbox installed on my PC so when I turned on camera uploads, I snapped a few photos (rapid fire 5 photos in 2 secs . When they all completed the upload to dropbox on my pc I got a message claiming my guruness and I had the extra space.
Hope that helps....
As i understand it, they way you get the extra 25GB storage is by completing 5 of the 7 or so steps in using drop box.
IE. installing drop box on a machine you use, installing on a second machine, uploading from phone, sharing files with friends etc.
Once you complete all steps you will get the email about upgraded account "supercharged" status.
The HTC bonus does not have anything to do with camera uploads, etc. etc.
It's dependent on two things:
- Linking your eligible device to your Dropbox account.
- Completing 5 out of 7 of the Dropbox Getting Started Tasks.
You should get your space as soon as you have these two things completed.
Dropbox Help Center Article:
www[dot]dropbox[dot]com/help/249 (I'm not able to post url's yet)
Three things to consider if you didn't get your space:
- did you complete the Dropbox getting Started Tasks? (it can take some time to show up after completing this)
- did you link your HTC phone to another account previously? (the bonus will only be given to the first account the device is linked to)
- did you use the modified .APK previous to getting your actual HTC One phone? (Dropbox has said there will be a delay granting those users space)
An official DropBox representative wrote on a help forum about this.
You need to complete the getting started stuff again. Some say it triggered on inviting someone to Dropbox. For me it triggered when I installed Dropbox on my new laptop.
Just go through step by step the getting started stuff, and invite a random person if necessary.
This is a bit off-topic but worth noting.. I had 15GB free before I got the 25GB. Now i have like 35GB or so. (it's a bit off because they only give you 23 or something really as you saw in that person's post)
It's worth it to refer people you know. I used the form to e-mail all my contacts, and even a year later got some people who finally got around to signing up LOL. Through all that I was able to get 15GB.
Mine says I have earned 23GB but that I "can now store up to 5.38 GB of stuff in your Dropbox"... weird, and irritating.
Sorry the attachment is a PDF, but it's a screen of what I'm talking about if you want to see.
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All I did was log in with my existing account, uploaded a song & viola !
Hello,
I buyed a new one S now i want the 23 GB dropbox on my existing account.
So it doesnt work after 10 tries i mailed the dropbox support and they say i cant get the bonus because i activatet allready with sens 3.6 that means i activated with my old htc desire HD for 1 year?. ehm and why i dont get the bonus now with my new device? Can u Help me what i should to do?
I had the same problem. Log into dropbox on your computer and under the getting started, be sure to complete 4 of the tasks. Once you do that, the 23 gigs will show up.
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Please post in the correct section.
If you previously used the dropbox extra space hacked app and got caught by dropbox, u will have to email dropbox developer and they will help u. That was what happened to me
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check the email which is the same as your dropbox ID. they'll send you the instruction how to claim the 25GB space.
but I warned you, it's pretty ****.
I discovered a new cloud storage service. Of course there are myriads of them but this one has some pretty unique features and IMO it is worth testing.
The name of the service is Jottacloud and it was described by AddictiveTips yesterday http://www.addictivetips.com/window...t-lets-you-recover-accidentally-deleted-data/
If you sign up till the end of November you will receive 15 GB storage. 10 GB is a bonus for early adopters, the basic and free version of the service will offer 5 GB. But what is interesting the Jottacloud Android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jottacloud.android.client backup and recovery functions and they work really very well (described here http://www.jottacloud.com/autosync-for-android )
Some first impressions:
- the online version of the service is in Norwegian by default and you have to switch it manually from Bokmal to English, German, etc.
- in order to receive the extra storage you you have to set up and do at least one synchronisation. After that the extra space should become available to you
- the Web and Windows work really well, the Android apk has some bugs like the way of closing the app is a bit annoying. I hope it will be improved.(EDIT: the new, improved version of the app is already available)
- the recovery function works really well and I wonder if it can be used for syncing accross devices (like tablets and smartphones). I cannot test it because I have only one device. Is anyone who can figure it out?
- what is nice you can choose if syncing/Android backup should be done over WiFI/3G
- the upload is blazingly fast. The upload saturates my 40/4 Mb VDSL. I use different storages and Jottacloud is one of the best (like Russian Yandex or Swiss Wuala), far faster than Dropbox or Sugarsync
- there are no size limitations - I uploaded a DVD ISO file (4.3 gigabytes) and had absolutely no problems with it.
- as in other services there is a referral program and one can enlarge the storage space up to 100 GB (according to the service: Invite friends to Jottacloud.Your friend will receive an invitation to Jottacloud by e-mail. Your friend clicks on the link and sign up on Jottacloud. Both you and your friend gets 5 GB of bonus storage You can get up to 100 GB bonus storage). Just in case let me know if you would like to receive the invitation from me or you can share the invitations with your friends, etc.
TIP: Click any referral link that XDA users published below. Use it if you wanna 5 gigabytes extra for you and for them It means that till the end of November you will receive 20 gigabytes of space (and 10 after November).
I just discovered this service as well and have to admit that I'm pretty impressed so far. What I especially like (additionally to the points you already mentioned) is the fact, that you can easily sync existing folders on your PC as well (and don't need to setup extra folders, as Dropbox requires).
One more thing: You can actually get 20 GB of free space. If you join via an invitation, you and the inviting person will both receive 5 GB extra. So in case you want to use this option and treat you and me some extra space, here's my invitation link: https://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=8B397F51699CB3E863D50F1BDAB9B9B1
Greetings!
Registered, looks good. My referall: http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=801B8954DE032F6FAA196A28BCD6509C
Here my link reference system, we could make a chain and so all get 5gb free
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=A5D708383A4BEF1B314A5489BAA803F1
Thanks. Looks like a great service!
Here is my link: http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=274387C4F7B8E91576B8EBDCEA5D3D5B
Thanks. I tried it out! Very good sync options for all devices.
Here is my link: http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=2186DD8330FCEFD8F1766975ECA096CB
Pinga144 said:
Thanks. I tried it out! Very good sync options for all devices
Here is my link: http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=2186DD8330FCEFD8F1766975ECA096CB
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Very nice! Up to 100gb free space!
Signed up.
Here my link
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=FBE517F68E3B50412A11D9928189D305
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Here's my referral link.
Thanks to those who signed up using my link!
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=C3F44102A2F1E708473ADC564D347F3A
Thanks a lot. I will test it definitely
Are you able to login to the android app? Cause im not..
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Manitax said:
Are you able to login to the android app? Cause im not..
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No bother logging in...
Thanks OP! Very slick service.
Here is my link for anyone that wants an extra 5GB when they sign up. http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=F1C174E32BECB99E9BBF43EEBBB9C4FF
Frank
Manitax said:
Are you able to login to the android app? Cause im not..
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What problem are the facing?
Thanks to share, that's great!
I just gave 5 extra free to someone in this topic.
here is my refferal link if someone wants to make me happy
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=BFBE5F691159356BDFAFEDFB030EEE89
Enjoy the 5GB, LaMangouste
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=528CBAF2FEAC518162E701E1769C41C5
Manitax said:
Are you able to login to the android app? Cause im not..
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I have no problem either. Have you tried your username and your email to login?
Great! Everything works fine.
I used the link from you, Quipeace
This is my link you can click on:
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=FD3CB29EFD75615360D192B6C6F9777A
thank You!!
Thanks for sharing. Just tested - works great
Thanks....my link is: corrected. And thanks OP
https://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=761D889795A0D3132E7273ACDE159D50
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Use this link and help me get some storage to store my custom roms on
http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=472687818F410AEF8167D418D74CC2C0
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