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[Q] The Perfect Storm

I have a Motorola Barrage on Verizon, very tough flip phone and it works well for me in the field. However, replying to a text is cumbersome, I would like to be able to reply via a tablet latter in my patrol car. I don't have a tablet yet, any recommendations??

Since youre on verizon, id take the xoom or sgs tab. Both really nice.
ADR6300

I have been looking at the Xoom, how would I use it to do the replying?

DeputyDave said:
I have been looking at the Xoom, how would I use it to do the replying?
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Something along the lines of a dual sim / cloned sim.
You will have to check with your provider how those can be used.
Another option would be to attach a bluetooth keyboard to your current phone if thats possible.

present NFC application & uses

I have been following Skyrocket development from day one, and yet I am confused about the push for NFC in current ROMs.
How is everyone using NFC with their Skyrocket at the present time? Certainly I understand the potential future uses for NFC -retail, data, ect; but what functionality does it serve anyone now?

A quick example. I have a nfc tag sitting on my nightstand. At night when I go to bed I set my phone on the tag. It automatically turns my wifi off, turns my alarm on, and turns the night mode clock on. Its really neat stuff. Paying with NFC (which we can't do yet) is only scratching the surface when it comes to this technology. If your interested more Google search it. There is tons of stuff.
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that's something I haven't thought of! cool example. Where do you get the tags? I assume you might then use a program similar to tasker with NFC support?

Funny story. Its actually a rewards tag for a gas station I frequently visit. You just scan the tag at checkout, I'm sure you've seen something like it before. I was just thinking about it one day and came to the conclusion that the tag had to be NFC. So I stuck it to my phone but the pre installed NFC app just kept force closing, so I downloaded one from the market and it worked. I can read and write to it no problem. however my wife has a similiar tag for a different store and I can read it but I cannot write to it as for blank tags just Google search "blank NFC tags".
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I never would have thought to do that, pretty cool.

What ROM?
cdshepherd - what ROM are you using that enabled the NFC on the Skyrocket?

karlgo said:
cdshepherd - what ROM are you using that enabled the NFC on the Skyrocket?
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What app are you using as well?

I was using sky ics at the time. There are a few roms that have it enabled. As for apps look at the screen shot from market. I've palyed with most of them. I haven't however purchased any blank tags. I think im gonna look into that
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Thnks cdshepherd for the news and that made me try NFC and it Worked!!!
I am using Sky ICS and i can scan my VISA card. Cool as hell!

appdroid said:
Thnks cdshepherd for the news and that made me try NFC and it Worked!!!
I am using Sky ICS and i can scan my VISA card. Cool as hell!
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No problem. It is pretty cool stuff. What does it say when you scan your visa card? Does it show your information? Lol this might be dangerous
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NO comes up as unknown and when i got tab info app it only said it was visa that's it!
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No problem. It is pretty cool stuff. What does it say when you scan your visa card? Does it show your information? Lol this might be dangerous
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I'll chime in as well I'm on Alien rom and I got my nfc tags from http://tagsfordroid.com/tags/Home.html. NFC Task Launcher is a cool fairly cheap app that lets you do quite a number of tasks from a nfc tag. If you want to write just standard nfc tags then I like NFC TagWriter by NXP.

cdshepherd said:
Funny story. Its actually a rewards tag for a gas station I frequently visit. You just scan the tag at checkout, I'm sure you've seen something like it before. I was just thinking about it one day and came to the conclusion that the tag had to be NFC. So I stuck it to my phone but the pre installed NFC app just kept force closing, so I downloaded one from the market and it worked. I can read and write to it no problem. however my wife has a similiar tag for a different store and I can read it but I cannot write to it as for blank tags just Google search "blank NFC tags".
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oh please do share the name of the gas station. i want my free nfc tag!

cdshepherd said:
A quick example. I have a nfc tag sitting on my nightstand. At night when I go to bed I set my phone on the tag. It automatically turns my wifi off, turns my alarm on, and turns the night mode clock on. Its really neat stuff. Paying with NFC (which we can't do yet) is only scratching the surface when it comes to this technology. If your interested more Google search it. There is tons of stuff.
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Dude, that is cool as hell! You've inspired me to try something like this out...

I keep meaning to build an NFC into my house lock so I can just scan my phone to open the door, never get around to it though.

Android beam is pretty cool too. If I'm looking at a webpage I just put the back of my phone and my wife's phone together wait for the prompt and touch the screen. It opens up either web page, you tube, whatever and then opens up what I was looking at
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Just started using nfc on superlite 5.1, ordered 5 blanks from ebay for around 5$ i presume, you could probably get it cheaper from the US sellers.
I'm using NFC task launcher which works great and you can combine it with Tasker.
At the moment I have a tag attached to my car dock which automatically reduces brightness to 0(so my battery wont overheat while charging) and opens the GPS.
Only got my tags yesterday and downloaded the apps so I still got a lot to learn but so far it seems really useful.
I imagine to people with an office or those who use the phone for work stuff it can be even more useful for forcing a sync or almost anything you can think of at a certain place.

Great info in this thread - I now have a tag that will toggle silent and full volume on my phone (for when I go to bed at night and wake up in the AM), using NFC Task Launcher and Tasker.
I am trying to eliminate the audio notification when my phone reads a tag, but have not found how to do this.
Anyone know if it can be done?

This sounds really cool. I have been searching to find free tags offered by vendors, but haven't had any luck. Does anyone know of a place like the gas station mentioned earlier that gives NFC tags out? yes, yes....I sound really cheap. I am.

smalis said:
Great info in this thread - I now have a tag that will toggle silent and full volume on my phone (for when I go to bed at night and wake up in the AM), using NFC Task Launcher and Tasker.
I am trying to eliminate the audio notification when my phone reads a tag, but have not found how to do this.
Anyone know if it can be done?
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At the moment there doesn't seems to be way to do it in the app itself, you'll have to contact the developer. But when I used the phone on a tag when silent mode is on there was no noise, so maybe you can use tasker to silence it right before and enable sound right after.
To the other guy just buy them, I bought 5 from ebay for 5$ and at the moment got no use for 4 of them.

$7 for 10 Topaz 512 NFC Tags at Tagger.ca

Credits to josephhall at RedFlagDeals. http://forums.redflagdeals.com/hot-...e-2-4-day-shipping-9-50-after-coupon-1355041/
I bought these for my Nexus 4 almost 2 weeks ago and they're great. It's cheap and delivery is fast so you can't go wrong with that so I thought I'd share this with you guys. I've used all my tags up and stuck them on my business cards.
It's much cheaper than eBay and also they ship from Canada so you don't have to wait as long.
Link: www.tagger.ca
EDIT: It's now really cheap at $7 for 10 Topaz 512 tags.

wilsonlam97 said:
Credits to josephhall at RedFlagDeals. http://forums.redflagdeals.com/hot-...e-2-4-day-shipping-9-50-after-coupon-1355041/
I bought these for my Nexus 4 almost 2 weeks ago and they're great. It's cheap and delivery is fast so you can't go wrong with that so I thought I'd share this with you guys. I've used all my tags up and stuck them on my business cards.
It's much cheaper than eBay and also they ship from Canada so you don't have to wait as long.
Link: www.tagger.ca
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The thread on RFD seems to be invalid. Is the prices we see on the site currently the sale ($10 and $17.50), or is there a coupon of some sort we can apply for more savings?
Thanks.
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Enhanced said:
The thread on RFD seems to be invalid. Is the prices we see on the site currently the sale ($10 and $17.50), or is there a coupon of some sort we can apply for more savings?
Thanks.
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Even better, it seems to be $7. I can't seem to view the RFD thread but the coupon was wootwoot. It doesn't work anymore.

wilsonlam97 said:
Even better, it seems to be $7. I can't seem to view the RFD thread but the coupon was wootwoot. It doesn't work anymore.
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Not quite better. It's 7 bucks but you now gotta pay $3 for shipping. Will probably still pick it up though.
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It's now $10 for 10 Topaz 512 tags. Not bad.
Edit: it's $7 because it's now on clearance.
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So they are just empty nfc tags? What can you do with them?
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noobletsausecakebbq said:
So they are just empty nfc tags? What can you do with them?
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Tags on AndyTags are little bit pricier, but if you want something with a cool Android logo on black background, then you might wanna check the Topaz 512 Tags (as well as NTAG203 tags) available here: http://www.andytags.com/ntag203-nfc-tags.html

hollywoodfrodo said:
Tags on AndyTags are little bit pricier, but if you want something with a cool Android logo on black background, then you might wanna check the Topaz 512 Tags (as well as NTAG203 tags) available here: http://www.andytags.com/ntag203-nfc-tags.html
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No thanks. They're a lot more expensive and look kinda tacky.
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We've noticed traffic coming from XDA-Developers and have now signed up to answer questions you may have. :good:

Just bought them in soft PVC. I figured for a buck more, it would be worth the extra durability.

Bloodflame said:
Just bought them in soft PVC. I figured for a buck more, it would be worth the extra durability.
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Just to update, I received my order yesterday and they work great! Quality is impressive, and I was happy to see they use 3M adhesive.
Now, to come up with some cool ways to use them One idea I have in mind, is opening up my ultrabook and sticking one in the space beside the trackpad (doing it internally, not to affect the aesthetics of my new rig ), so I can tap my phone to initiate an ad-hoc connection to wirelessly transfer files. Not sure exactly how to execute this idea (or if it's even possible, both technically or without causing interference), but I'm going to look into it.

Bloodflame said:
Just to update, I received my order yesterday and they work great! Quality is impressive, and I was happy to see they use 3M adhesive.
Now, to come up with some cool ways to use them One idea I have in mind, is opening up my ultrabook and sticking one in the space beside the trackpad (doing it internally, not to affect the aesthetics of my new rig ), so I can tap my phone to initiate an ad-hoc connection to wirelessly transfer files. Not sure exactly how to execute this idea (or if it's even possible, both technically or without causing interference), but I'm going to look into it.
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Nice!

I always want to get some tags, but I don't have a car and always have my data connection on, so...what else could i use it for?

Procyon_82 said:
I always want to get some tags, but I don't have a car and always have my data connection on, so...what else could i use it for?
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Plenty of things to do with it. From inducting night mode when you put your phone on the night stand next to your bed, to launching apps on your phone when near. My current task is set my phone to wake up with hoovering my hand over it when I'm on my bicycle. to define 'on the bicycle' you would have to stick the tag to the bottom of the mobile pouch for bikes ...
http://www.pocketables.com/2013/03/overview-of-pocketables-tasker-articles.html
In connection to Tasker... possibilities are endless

Bloodflame said:
Just to update, I received my order yesterday and they work great! Quality is impressive, and I was happy to see they use 3M adhesive.
Now, to come up with some cool ways to use them One idea I have in mind, is opening up my ultrabook and sticking one in the space beside the trackpad (doing it internally, not to affect the aesthetics of my new rig ), so I can tap my phone to initiate an ad-hoc connection to wirelessly transfer files. Not sure exactly how to execute this idea (or if it's even possible, both technically or without causing interference), but I'm going to look into it.
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That's great to hear!
It's a neat idea to integrate a NFC tag below plastics or other non-conductive surfaces. Let us know how we can help with your project and since you do have an ultrabook the material may likely be metal. Not all metals will allow the signal to pass through so be aware of this.
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Procyon_82 said:
I always want to get some tags, but I don't have a car and always have my data connection on, so...what else could i use it for?
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Pair a bluetooth device, use it in your business cards, serve an advertisement with NFC targets, set it to call your mom, have one that texts your girlfriend that you're not available tonight, make a task that tells your wifi thermostat to turn off the A/C, set one to send a Wake On Lan command to your computer, etc... The possibilities are endless but we don't want to keep telling you that. It would be nice to see what kind of cool ideas you guys have come up with.

TaggerNFC said:
set it to call your mom.
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now why would I wanna do that lol
Question can the tags toggle? If I tap it, it'll do something, if I tap it again it'll undo what it did or do I need two tags now?

Procyon_82 said:
now why would I wanna do that lol
Question can the tags toggle? If I tap it, it'll do something, if I tap it again it'll undo what it did or do I need two tags now?
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Nope. You only need one tag. Toggling is entirely something you set up.

How is the business card idea working?
Also, something useful for me would be after touching one tag next to the door, to arm my ip camera, through the application that I have at my phone. Would this be possible?
Also, is there any site with normal round tags, with low price and shipping for European countries?
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RASTAVIPER said:
How is the business card idea working?
Also, something useful for me would be after touching one tag next to the door, to arm my ip camera, through the application that I have at my phone. Would this be possible?
Also, is there any site with normal round tags, with low price and shipping for European countries?
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It works great for me but it does cost a lot more to give out business cards with the tags on it but I think it makes a good impression. I'm not sure about the IP camera thing though. I know it can be done but I don't even know what IP camera you use.
Also what's the difference between the round tags and square tags? Is there any performance difference? I find that the square ones read a lot faster than the circle ones I've ordered on eBay. It's seems to be a bit more responsive but it may just be the difference between Tagger's quality vs. eBay. I also ordered some on AliExpress but they were complete junk.

Automobile device that connects to Andoid phones?

I haven't seen much discussion on this, but I saw it on some Android BLOG a while ago. So there are these "dongles" that plug into your car's computer and talks to you phone to give you all sorts of data from your car.
The one I found is called Automatic: http://www.automatic.com/
Has anyone had experience with this type of thing? If so, which product did you use?
Thanks,

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I haven't seen much discussion on this, but I saw it on some Android BLOG a while ago. So there are these "dongles" that plug into your car's computer and talks to you phone to give you all sorts of data from your car.
The one I found is called Automatic: http://www.automatic.com/
Has anyone had experience with this type of thing? If so, which product did you use?
Thanks,
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=obdii bluetooth adapter
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque

seanvree said:
I haven't seen much discussion on this, but I saw it on some Android BLOG a while ago. So there are these "dongles" that plug into your car's computer and talks to you phone to give you all sorts of data from your car.
The one I found is called Automatic: http://www.automatic.com/
Has anyone had experience with this type of thing? If so, which product did you use?
Thanks,
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I use an application called Torque (Pro version) and an OBDII BT dongle from eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Mini-...231?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a879398c7
Works great and I don't pay any other fees.
Less than $20 and done.

Awesome. Thanks for the input.
Looks like I'm going for the Super Mini ELM327 V1.5 OBD2 OBD-II .
I Appreciate it!

Yeah, torque is the best. I've been using it for 3 or so years now. Best app I have ever purchased and try dev has always been active. I hate paying for an app, like juice defender, that the dev just dumps after 6 months.
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Worth it to buy?

So I have that urge to buy something new and I've stumbled across the sony SW2 in my looking around and I was wondering if this would be worth it to buy? Those of you who have had one for a while, do you think I should get one?

I think it all depends on its use per the individual, it is very handy for me when I'm at work and in a meeting I can see who's calling and read messages etc and also when I'm on my motorbike also saves me having to pull out my phone to see whoa calling messages etc. I would say though if you have a Samsung phone then probably have a look at the gear
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look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2747483

If you can get it for less than $150, that's a decent price... However, there's LG's and Moto's watches coming out this summer if you can wait a few months - but those are rumored to be around $250.

spitfire2425 said:
So I have that urge to buy something new and I've stumbled across the sony SW2 in my looking around and I was wondering if this would be worth it to buy? Those of you who have had one for a while, do you think I should get one?
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Yes.

eirh said:
Yes.
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If you need a device to remote control your smartphone, then yes you should get it. If you are happy just taking your phone out of your pocket and using it, then you dont need the Sony Smartwatch 2. It is not an indepedent device. It can do almost nothing by itself, it is 99% dependent on your phone.
The best way to describe it is that it is a second screen to your smartphone. To be able to use it you must have your smartphone on you, at all times. It not autonomous working at all.

Hi all,
can this Sony SW2 keep the time by itself if I go running to the park and leave my phone at home? Just keep the time.
I know it would be more useful to take the phone in my pocket and probably try to have an Endomondo's Sports Tracker widget on the smartwatch.. does anyone knows about a good sports tracking app like Endomondo's ?
Thanks.

Sure, why not. It's only money.
I have had mine for 8 months and love it. I had not worn a watch in perhaps 20 years. (I'm a reformed pocket watch user.) If you like to know who is emailing and testing when it happens, covertly, it is great. There are other things it is great at too, but those are the #1 use. I like the color screen v.s. monochrome screens, but battery life suffers. Price is reasonable, relatively speaking, but if you are an Android user and have a little more $$, I'd wait until summer to see what the new Google based watches bring. They appear to be a step up. The only thing I'd wish for is voice transcription to reply to email or text and I believe that's coming in the Google OS watches.
spitfire2425 said:
So I have that urge to buy something new and I've stumbled across the sony SW2 in my looking around and I was wondering if this would be worth it to buy? Those of you who have had one for a while, do you think I should get one?
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Socotroco said:
Hi all,
can this Sony SW2 keep the time by itself if I go running to the park and leave my phone at home? Just keep the time.
I know it would be more useful to take the phone in my pocket and probably try to have an Endomondo's Sports Tracker widget on the smartwatch.. does anyone knows about a good sports tracking app like Endomondo's ?
Thanks.
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Yes it can. And your SW2 comes with Runtastic, which is pretty okay for me.

Sw1 can keep time only till it has battery or has not been switched off. If you switch it off or battery finishes, you need to connect it again with your phone to get time.
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i buy it but it was not good and have not worth to buy

I'm waiting for my SW2 FIFA Edition to use it mainly as a bike computer, but also because will allow me to receive calls with the phone on my pocket.
And it have a good price now.
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joaofsantosj said:
I'm waiting for my SW2 FIFA Edition to use it mainly as a bike computer, but also because will allow me to receive calls with the phone on my pocket.
And it have a good price now.
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Not on your Nexus it doesnt..... it doesnt have an answer call button, though theres a fix if you are rooted.
Also it has no speaker or mic so youd need a bt headset. Which can already be used to answer calls.

ngoonee said:
Not on your Nexus it doesnt..... it doesnt have an answer call button, though theres a fix if you are rooted.
Also it has no speaker or mic so youd need a bt headset. Which can already be used to answer calls.
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Naturally, I have a BT headset. I've been using them since they exist.
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joaofsantosj said:
Naturally, I have a BT headset. I've been using them since they exist.
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Note that you cannot answer from the watch, in any case, using a galaxy nexus.

ngoonee said:
Note that you cannot answer from the watch, in any case, using a galaxy nexus.
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Really? And why do you think that?
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joaofsantosj said:
Really? And why do you think that?
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Because the calling app that Sony offers to you onli offers the 'answer call' button on Sony phones. Unless you move it to the system partition, which requires root.

briannaharbor said:
How is it possible you joined six years ago, but only have five posts??
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LOL It's a fair question, I joined this forum when I have a Qtek 2200 (made by HTC and also known under the brands XDA, O2), and after a Qtek 2020i, and used this forum just to get some informations. When this devices become obsolete I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5830 but I didn't like the Froyo GUI so I change to iOS devices that aren't supported here. But since a few months ago I become tired of it, always the same and without big changes, and planned to switch again to android that had a big improvement since froyo and its know more appealing to use.
One of the thing that I found out immediately was the different ROM's available to install, and I have been playing with them in my devices.
So it's natural that now I had reasons to post, to clear my doughts.
I don't use to write just to make number, I hope that you'll be clear.
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ngoonee said:
Because the calling app that Sony offers to you onli offers the 'answer call' button on Sony phones. Unless you move it to the system partition, which requires root.
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I see in the call extension app description that "answer call" is for Xperia Only. I have a rooted HTC One M8, but I did not move the app to the system partition (I doubled checked just to be sure); however, I can answer calls with my Sony Smartwatch 2. Not sure if it is because I am rooted or not, but I wanted to pass along my experience with my phone and the call extension app in question.
Rob

I've found that the lack of a 'Call Accept' button is not a major deal breaker for the Call Extension program. Wired or BT headsets have the action button, so the SW2 is still good. PLUS, with the recent upgrades to the core program, it's perfect to setup for a 'idling watch-face' that contains the pertinent information that I need.
Remember, the watch will allow you to tuck the phone back into the pocket or holster and leave it there. I myself enjoy starting an album as I leave the house to catch my bus for work, then just use the SmartMote Extension to change the song or tweak the volume on the sly.
Oh, and with the phone settings extension I found, I can cut the phone's Wi-Fi when I leave a well, so it doesn't draw extra power looking for a connection - without going fully into the watch apps, because it's latext update puts a shortcut directly into the watch-face itself!
Yeah, I'd recommend getting this watch, if you need a new watch. Once you have it, you find reasons to have it.... (Not the least, because it reduces the need to turn on the phone every five minutes to check it.)