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Asurion Mobile AddressBook for Android

Hello XDA,
I am one of the developers of the Asurion Mobile AddressBook and I would like to get some feedback on our product from the users here. I have been using this forum for some thine now for Winmo and respect the opinions of the developers here. It would be great to see what everyone thinks of the application. It is available in the Android Marketplace, just search Asurion. Or you can go to our site at http://www.getaddressbook.com/.
A little about AddressBook, it is a socially connected address book that allows you to get information about your contacts from different social sites like Facebook and Twitter right in the address book, through mini programs called Mixins.
Soon we will have an APK for developers to develop their own Mixins for AddressBook. When its ready I will post more information if anyone would like to beta for us.
AddressBook is still in a beta form and is available for 1.6 and 2.0 and above. Please try it out and let me know what you think. AddressBook is new and we are open to positive and negative feedback.
Thanks,
Peter

Just installed
Main app + all MixIn
It's a nice app, just a bit slow on my HTC Sapphire Magic Vodafone 32B with 2.1 Eclair Rom
I don't like "MixIn solution", why not a full app with all modules inside ?
I've launched main app, then I gone to market and installed Facebook MixIn for first.
After a lot of privacy authorization with some screen not well fitted I did a little war with Matching People, cause a lot of them were not matched nice.
I need Photos compare, cause I've some cases with two or more people with the exact name... like my cousins =)
I had some Facebook MixIn Force close Crashes and some com.google.process.gapps crashes too, right now...
I installed flickr and associate it with some of my contacts and no problems at all.
at last I tried Twitter and no probs with it...
I think it's a good app, but a bit slow...
last thing:
Support for all languages (I could translate it in Italian if you need)
I don't like number in this format 000-000-0000
or 00-000-0000
I know it's a developing app and I will wait for next releases of this.
Well Done
Good Job

This is some great feedback, thanks for taking the time to try it out and post back.

Just wondering
Is this ultimately going to be a paid application?
You know like:
5.99/mo
4.79/mo
1.99/mo
What's our deductible? :0

Haven't tried the app, but if you could spread the QR codes apart it will ease their reading.

Thanks for your app!
played with it 30mins.
1. got the main app
2. started a new a/c in www.getaddressbook.com
3. got the MixIn: Facebook
4. start the MixIn app, input Facebook a/c
5. click Allow buttons 3 times
6. MixIn starts to get contacts from FB
7. Auto Match
8. Manual adjust Auto Match results
9. Launch main app
The above steps took about 25mins (330 FB contacts; 300 gmail contacts; Auto Matched 180; manual picked out... haven't counted >_< i believe picked out 30 - 50).
Cool:
-Auto Match tried to best match FB | Local contacts even they are not perfect match.
e.g. Shirley Lam | Salei Lam (it matches)
-Facebook photos can replace local as well as sync. to Gmail Contacts
-Consolidated activities log (SMS, voice call, etc) for individual contact
Not:
-[MixIn: FB] Say you have some contacts named Peter Chan, you will get confused without some other hints like Organization.
I picked those contacts out in Auto Match to prevent mis-matching as Org is not displayed in Auto Match results
-[main app] Contact list won't remember the last viewed location.
I scrolled from top to Carol, click twice to view details, click Return and the contact list scrolls back to top.
-[main app] Slow. Maybe it's my outdated HTC Magic... (it's CyanogenMod 4.2.13 w/ EBI1 mod]
For me:
Keep and waiting for updates!

looks cool..will try this later when i get home for work..
speed is defiantely something that can be worked on.

thebluecoat said:
Is this ultimately going to be a paid application?
You know like:
5.99/mo
4.79/mo
1.99/mo
What's our deductible? :0
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No, the application will be free. And no deductible that I know of

It looks interesting but what you should definitely not miss is the T9 dialer. The way you can find contact by typing their name directly from the dialer is the only feature that makes me stay on 1.5. I tried other apps from the Market but nothing could match HTC's Sense UI dialer. If you can bring something clean similar to this I'm sold!

Another question for the community. Are there any features you are not seeing in the AddressBook that you would like to see, things that would make this app a must have?

Great work on the app. After using the app for a few days the main reason I stopped us using it was the user interface. Its not horrible but compared to everything else on the phone, it looks a bit outdated (quality wise). Other then the ui, it can be sluggish at times but nice work.

DesertWolf1971 said:
Another question for the community. Are there any features you are not seeing in the AddressBook that you would like to see, things that would make this app a must have?
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Darvo is absolutely correct. The T9 dialer is something that is sorely missing from most builds. I think it would especially appeal to stock users as well as those running cooked roms. I have been searching for a reliable answer to this outside of a Sense UI but haven't found anything that I'll stand by 100%.

Thank you .........

I appreciate your effort with AddressBook; however:
I find it extremely inappropriate and invasive that the app immediately syncs my contacts upon install to -- where? your servers?
There should be a clear warning that this is about to happen!
Please delete my data from your servers!
Also, the 'delete all' function on your site does not work, at least not with Safari. I 'moved' all to the 'delete' column on right, but clicking on 'delete selected' does nothing.
And with Chrome I couldn't even log in. Got some error about 'src' and try the support page.

I am sorry that app is frustrating you. There is a screen during setup that lets you know about the backup. This function can be turned off in the app. If you give me your user name I will delete your account from the database. The back up is meant to protect your contacts in the case that you loose your phone or get a new one. As for browser support, right now we are only supporting IE and Firefox. Again sorry the app is frustrating for you.

Great app!
I really like and appreciate this app. The 2 biggest features that drew me to waste countless hours playing w/ hero roms on my mytouch were hero's T9 dialer, and the social integration. I'll 3rd the motion for a T9 dialer in your app. No complaints otherwise. Bravo - and thanks for the great app.
P.S. Backup to server is a bit redundant in my opinion, because your contacts already sync w/ your Google acct - but, to each is own. I might be missing an advantage to it anyway. I just opted not to use it.
And props for soliciting feedback here in the forum - where the REAL users are.

DesertWolf1971 said:
There is a screen during setup that lets you know about the backup. This function can be turned off in the app.
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Really? Because I can see in the options where to change the time and frequency of the sync, but I don't see how to disable syncing altogether. Maybe I'm just missing something?

Good catch, looks like there is a bug, you should be able to set it to not backup. We will work to get that fix in.

I have been playing around with the Hero, but I am not sure I have found the T9 dialer, what does it do?

Feedback
I've been following this app since it first arrived, and I must say bravo for doing what only HTC dared to attempt. It works well, too, except for a few things.
1. It may SEEM that scrolling smoothness isn't that important. Ask Apple, they'll tell you the truth: Its the only thing the masses give a Sh&% about, how something looks. So imitate the apple or hero contact style, because the one here is rough but needs only an easy fix! Smooth scrolling and better "sleek" colors. Same for the dialer.
2. It seems to run too often in the background, which slows my phone seemingly, no matter how often i taskiller it.
Eagerly awaiting the next release...

[Request] Chrome to phone-like app for finding phone

Hi guys!
I know there is a way to create a Chrome extension which, when clicked, launches an app on the phone that vibrates the phone and plays a sound file at the loudest volume, so I can find it. Like Chrome to phone but with a different purpose.
This would be a great app for those times when you need to go but just can't find your phone even though you know it is somewhere in the home. With just the press of a button you could hear (or feel, if it's very close to you) where it is! No need to use another phone to call yours or run around the apartment getting all tired and angry!
Personally I would have used it like eight times since I came up with the idea, but I don't know Android programming or HTML (for the extension) so I can't create it myself.

where's my droid
and a couple of other apps already do this. They take a sms message and crank up the volume.

arw01 said:
and a couple of other apps already do this. They take a sms message and crank up the volume.
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That's great for some people (with unlimited SMS), but unfortunately I haven't got unlimited SMS (nor do I always have access to a second phone. If I did though I would probably call my phone instead as this request is for finding the phone when you know it is somewhere near but don't have the patience to run around and search for it)
The app I want doesn't use SMS messages for launching the app but the Cloud-to-device service introduced with Android 2.2 and at the moment only available to a small but growing number of devices.
I use the Chrome to phone app & ext (code dot google dot com/p/chrometophone) on my Nexus and although it doesn't work every time when it does work it feels like magic!
I thought it would feel as much if not even more like magic if you could use this new service to find your phone with ease. I don't need it to have all the (for some) great features like showing where the phone is on a Google map or wiping important data if it's lost, I've got other apps for that.
I want this app to be as simple as it possibly can be, again like Chrome to phone:
Setting up: Download, Register phone, Be logged into Google account, done!
Use: Be logged into Google account, click extension button, wait a sec, phone rings, done!
Now does anyone here know how to create this app or where to request it to increase the chances of it getting past the idea stage and into something usable? It would surely make my day!

Use Google Maps instead of htc (route 66) when clicking on meeting location

Can I change the default-behavior so that Google Maps is launched when I click a location in my calendar instead of the htc navigator?

Synnøve if this works but try to Clear defaults. From HTC route?
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how does one "clear defaults" in htc navigation?

Dunno if its possible but try.
Menu - settings - applications - manage applications - all
Find HTC route select it and see if you can do it in there.
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I don't even find the app in the applist.. probably runs under "htc sense" or something..

I have the same
Very lame, I can't seem to find how change the 'standard' navigation back to google maps navigation.
I think this behavoir is very very lame, you can't uninstall the application, so HTC forces you to buy this 3rd party navigation software, wich in my opinion sucks compared to Google Maps Navigation!
Same goes for the Amazone MP3 application which you can't deinstall. Very very lame, it seems I have spend 500 euro on a high-tec a billboard!

I'm gonna call support, ask what they have to say about this...
http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx
Klaas from the Dutch HTC helpdesk is goning to call me back

what a surprise
Klaas didn't call back...
lets call them again...

lectere said:
Klaas didn't call back...
lets call them again...
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any luck ?

lukbeat said:
any luck ?
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Saterday I called again, but the person from the HTC helpdesk didnt even knew the difference between Google Maps Navigation and HTC premium navigation. I've tried to make it all clear using screen shots, but then there was this problem getting two url's with the pictures of both nav systems to the person. Apperently the guy has trouble unraveling the misteries of email
Buttom line; they would have a person with a brain call me back this afternoon, but I'm still waiting.
I think I'm gonna give it another go, lets call them, I now, finaly have a ticket number!

This time, Ronny of the Dutch HTC desk was helping me. He has to sort things out, and is going to call me back!
Go Ronny!

lectere said:
This time, Ronny of the Dutch HTC desk was helping me. He has to sort things out, and is going to call me back!
Go Ronny!
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Any news about.

This is the 3rd time they promised to call me back, and didn't, I was fed up with HTC, I've returned my phone, I'm going for the Samsung Nexus S.
I'm tired of spending 500 euro on a billboard. If I want a phone were the hardware manufactuer desides what software I must run, I'll buy Apple.
Really annoying to have the Amazon MP3 icon in you're menu. Really sucks that you can't deinstall it.What the F are they thinking?, people who buy android don't need a mp3 store, they are smart enough to click on a torrent link or use usenet.
It's been a long ride from Qtek 8010 till the HTC legend, and various steps in between, but no more HTC for me. But not being able to choose what Navigation software you run, thus forcing you to use the paid version is unacceptable for me.

let's guez this is the official HTC responce;
http://www.htc.com/sea/faqs.aspx?p_id=391&cat=266&id=165306
Q. How do I use turn by turn navigation on the phone?
The phone does support turn by turn navigation. First you must download a premium map. From the home screen press on All apps > Locations > Menu > Upgrade > Purchase Navigation and choose the map for the country you are in.
To use turn by turn navigation, please press on Menu from the home screen > All Apps > Car Panel > Navigation.
NOTE 1: Purchase Navigation is the 2nd icon located on the lower left side of the screen, it is the map with the arrow icon pointing upwards.
NOTE 2: An internet connection (Wi-Fi, GPRS/3G, etc.) is required to access this service. Your operator may charge for using GPRS/3G. Paid applications are available in specified territories only.
NOTE 3: This function requires Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G in order to work properly, and usage may shorten the handset's battery life. Please refer to "How can I prolong my handset's battery life?" FAQ.
Ergo, the only way to use turn by turn navigation on your Desire S, it to buy it from HTC.

chaelli said:
Can I change the default-behavior so that Google Maps is launched when I click a location in my calendar instead of the htc navigator?
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Did you try Settings -> Location -> Integrate Google Navigation?

lectere said:
Ergo, the only way to use turn by turn navigation on your Desire S, it to buy it from HTC.
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I can use Google Navigation on my HTC Desire S which I bought in Denmark. However, I can also choose to buy it from HTC.

lectere said:
Ergo, the only way to use turn by turn navigation on your Desire S, it to buy it from HTC.
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Wrong! Google Navi works just fine.

Forced use of HTC Location - a summary
Since I've been pulling out my hair over this issue all of yesterday evening I thought I'd summarize the problem for those who don't have the phone (yet):
You can launch Google Maps, Google Navigation and HTC Locations manually and either will work.
When you tap an address in a contact's details this will launch HTC Locations and you cannot change this default. However, long-pressing the contact's picture and selecting the map icon from the pop-up menu will launch Google Maps. I've no idea what it does when you have multiple addresses per contact, though.
When you tap the location associated with an appointment, either in Calendar itself or in an event reminder this will launch HTC Locations, you cannot change this default and there's no known workaround.
Clicking a Maps link in Browser will present the usual choice that can/i] be changed afterwards via the usual "open with ... by default" mechanism.
So basically it looks like only HTC apps are affected at present but the Calendar issue is a deal breaker for me.
HTC have really gotten too bold and in-your-face with Sense, which is a shame really.

Using an alternative launcher also doesn't help with this, I'm using ADW.Launcher and when I check a contact's address, HTC Location pops up instead of Google Maps .
Right now my HTC Desire S has CoPilot Live, that I purchased on 2009, there's also Navigon, that I purchased a few months ago tired of not having newer maps for CoPilot. And now I have this HTC Location, besides Google Navigation, of course. How many GPS navigation programs could one possibly need?
BTW, Navigon lacks many features, that's why I decided to reinstall CoPilot. I'm hoping Navigon will catch up other platforms, feature wise; that or CoPilot will finally offer updated maps on a regular basis, so I can just leave one program.

fallenguru said:
Since I've been pulling out my hair over this issue all of yesterday evening I thought I'd summarize the problem for those who don't have the phone (yet):
You can launch Google Maps, Google Navigation and HTC Locations manually and either will work.
When you tap an address in a contact's details this will launch HTC Locations and you cannot change this default. However, long-pressing the contact's picture and selecting the map icon from the pop-up menu will launch Google Maps. I've no idea what it does when you have multiple addresses per contact, though.
When you tap the location associated with an appointment, either in Calendar itself or in an event reminder this will launch HTC Locations, you cannot change this default and there's no known workaround.
Clicking a Maps link in Browser will present the usual choice that can/i] be changed afterwards via the usual "open with ... by default" mechanism.
So basically it looks like only HTC apps are affected at present but the Calendar issue is a deal breaker for me.
HTC have really gotten too bold and in-your-face with Sense, which is a shame really.
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root - than deinstall/deactivate the htc-navi (eg in titanium)
After that u have the choice (google maps - or your favorite navi installed)
but, yes it's *censored* behavior from htc
Also the amazonmp3 is bull**** - just deinstall the apk - than also in music.app the ad is gone
EDIT: as u are from Austria this should help rooting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13062358&postcount=2

Family Locator/Tracking

My wife and I would like to be able to track our two teenaged sons whereabouts. I have been playing with several apps. My wife and I and one son has an android phone, while the other son has an iphone. Can someone recommend a good app to do this? I don't mind paying for the app, but don't want a monthly fee. Also, by the time we all download and find out if the app is good, the return time will expire. Any help is appreciated!

PARick said:
My wife and I would like to be able to track our two teenaged sons whereabouts. I have been playing with several apps. My wife and I and one son has an android phone, while the other son has an iphone. Can someone recommend a good app to do this? I don't mind paying for the app, but don't want a monthly fee. Also, by the time we all download and find out if the app is good, the return time will expire. Any help is appreciated!
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What about Google Latitude? Do you want consistent monitoring/logging or just one that does find the phone based on a request?
Lookout (Premium) does a great job locating phones per request.

Jackos said:
What about Google Latitude? Do you want consistent monitoring/logging or just one that does find the phone based on a request?
Lookout (Premium) does a great job locating phones per request.
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Latitude could work for all of us on Droids, but the iPhone presents a different issue. Boy do I hate iphones!

Cerbrerus or SeekDroid.
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Sorry I got no experience with iPhones

d-iivil said:
Cerbrerus or SeekDroid.
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Thanks! Unfortunately Droid only.

Icloud can locate an iphone via the web
Just enable location services and turn on the icloud account. Then you can log into icloud web site whenever you want and click, find my iphone.
With android, Google doesn't offer that, it's available through multiple 3rd party apps.

tdelet said:
Just enable location services and turn on the icloud account. Then you can log into icloud web site whenever you want and click, find my iphone.
With android, Google doesn't offer that, it's available through multiple 3rd party apps.
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Will try that. Thanks!

Thanks for all the help here. iPhone does have a latitude app. Final question. In lattitude, is there a way to see the complete address of the person you are tracking? I have checked and can't find a way to do that. Thanks again!

Have an idea.. no ofence or so but let your teens be teens and stop tracking them... Oo
What the hell if my dad or mom would tell me they want to track me all the time i would ask them if they Fell on the ground and got hurt or something..

the employer blocked the WIFI from employees (obtaining the ip address issue)
we cant access the WIFI in the hotel at where we work and although there are a password you put at the hotel's WIFI website but they did something lately to all of us and it is when any of the staff open the WIFI on his mobile it just keep showing obtaining IP address and no result so if you guys could help me in this and do i have to get a new phone or to try hiding my IP i tried a lot of apps but no way plz help

i've worked on a project like that for a few weeks... couldn't make it happend as the people in my country don't really rely on technology :/

Recommendation
As I understood you are looking for free cross platform application for both Android an iOS. In this case I'd like to suggest you recently launched Fameelee - Family Locator.
This app is free in case you connect up to 4 family members and It has the following features:
- track real time location of your family members
- check location history of your family members for the last 30 days
- in-app private messaging
- GPS notification (called geofencing) once some your loved ones reach some particular places (you match them by yourself)
- ability to send "alarms" with you current GPS location and video of your surrounding
- track sms and call logs of your family members (premium version)
- get notified once your family member speeding (premium version)
In premium version you can connect up to 10 members.
So hope this app will meet your needs.

Paid TomTom Software, pay once, and install on all?

So I am thinking that instead of updating MapDroyd, NavFreeUS, and Sygic offline maps all the time, I should just buy TomTom for Android or something.
If it is indeed compatible on all devices I wish to use it on, is there an additional fee per device, or registration to activate on each device?
Or does it work just like most stuff in the market, and once I pay, I can install and update all devices that are compatible that have my Android market account on them?
Can someone with some experience with this or other paid offline nav software chime in...

I'm sure that it is linked to your google ID account, so as long as you still use the same account it should be ok. I would confirm it first though

You should ask the TomTom dev about this.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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the86d said:
So I am thinking that instead of updating MapDroyd, NavFreeUS, and Sygic offline maps all the time, I should just buy TomTom for Android or something.
If it is indeed compatible on all devices I wish to use it on, is there an additional fee per device, or registration to activate on each device?
Or does it work just like most stuff in the market, and once I pay, I can install and update all devices that are compatible that have my Android market account on them?
Can someone with some experience with this or other paid offline nav software chime in...
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Personal opinion, avoid Sygic.
It's counter-intuitive at its very core. Inserting an address is hard, like:
- input city
- input street, and it keeps suggesting you streets that are not from the city you chose
- same idiotic suggestions when you try to choose a place
And then it's not buy and install on all. It's got a key that's not tied to your Google account, you need to contact them to port it from one device to the other.

Across all device, but if it is incompatible u cant install on the device. Shouldnt thought cause it is just gps software
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The 11th plague said:
Personal opinion, avoid Sygic.
It's counter-intuitive at its very core. Inserting an address is hard, like:
- input city
- input street, and it keeps suggesting you streets that are not from the city you chose
- same idiotic suggestions when you try to choose a place
And then it's not buy and install on all. It's got a key that's not tied to your Google account, you need to contact them to port it from one device to the other.
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I am thinking that I do not want/need the traffic and real time info (special activation through tomtom?), but I want a nav/map system that would work if the grid goes down (cell towers will only stay up so long after that) as I live in an earthquake alley, just to have something if a big one were to hit. Proactive, not reactive...

Why not just use Google maps
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bbrad said:
Why not just use Google maps
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In the event of Zombies, silly. The grid could go down for any number of reasons, and so even cell towers would go down if they are powered by generator that could run out of gas/diesel...
No, I live in earthquake alley, and try to think ahead, as it could take some time to bring grid power back up if there was a large earthquake (thing San-Fran in our recent history). Mainly a backup, just in case, but I will continue to use Google Maps until Zombies... or earthquakes, whichever comes first.
People that had food and water stored water-tight were probably better off during, and after Katrina... I have kids.

the86d said:
I am thinking that I do not want/need the traffic and real time info (special activation through tomtom?), but I want a nav/map system that would work if the grid goes down (cell towers will only stay up so long after that) as I live in an earthquake alley, just to have something if a big one were to hit. Proactive, not reactive...
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Then find another offline satnav. This one just isn't practical