I do so much searching in the Play Store on a daily basis that every little trick that helps surface relevant results faster and filter out things I don't want is worth its weight in gold. Sometimes, you're searching for XYZ, which you know should be in the title, but instead get a ton of results back with XYZ in the description. This is especially frustrating when a new app or game gets released, and Google hasn't figured out it's popular yet. In that case, it's more than likely that searching for the name of the app will show it somewhere near the last results page.
As it turns out, the Play Store supports the intitle: query operator, which is part of my regular Google-fu search arsenal. I don't think it used to work before, so I haven't tried it for a while, until today. It now works beautifully.
If you have multiple search terms and you know the right order, you should surround them with quotes, like so:
intitle:"foo bar"
If you know a few keywords but not necessarily the order, just include several intitle operators or use the allintitle operator, like so:
intitle:foo intitle:bar
or
allintitle:foo bar
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Let's have a look.
intitle:"hulu":
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
And now without intitle. hulu:
Most of the time, the regular search without intitle will bring the results you're looking for at the top, so I don't expect everyone to suddenly start searching using intitle left and right. However, remember this tip when the time is right. I promise you, it'll come.. :good:
Credits to @Archon810 for his post from Android Police.:good:
Sorry for not mentioning the credits earlier, i was just sharing info here. Meant no offence.
Is there a way to exclude a particular word, i.e. the word "GO" while you search for "themes"
rederik75 said:
Is there a way to exclude a particular word, i.e. the word "GO" while you search for "themes"
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+1, that would help a lot... Maybe also to exclude "Dolphin"
rederik75 said:
Is there a way to exclude a particular word, i.e. the word "GO" while you search for "themes"
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agirardello said:
+1, that would help a lot... Maybe also to exclude "Dolphin"
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Not pretty much sure how to exclude a word from the search..
But u can try n be more specific.. use the exact word.. like the theme and for which app.. like allintitle:"handcent theme"..
may be this would help filtering out useless search result..:good:
rederik75 said:
Is there a way to exclude a particular word, i.e. the word "GO" while you search for "themes"
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Minus word works just like it does on Google search. For example if I type in "launcher" I get Go Launcher and addon programs/themes along with some other launchers. If I type in "launcher -go" I get apex launcher, etc, nothing with go launcher in sight.
also as it is in google if you put ~ you will get synonyms (~alert will return you alert, alarms, etc)
So you decided to just rip off my post (http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...roid-play-store-titles-and-cut-out-the-noise/), OP? How nice of you.
Related
While playing with android today, I discovered something in the docs which people have been looking for. (I remember there was a thread on this few days ago but couldn't find it now. :S) The docs tells you how to make the IME not cover the fullscreen.
Picture speaks a thousand words:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The decision is controlled by the App, the TextView itself by specifying android:imeOptions.
See here: http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/on-screen-inputs.html (Ctrl+F: flagNoExtractUi)
I hope this helps the devs.
omg some please make this happen
me likey...i hate the keyboard being fullscreen sometimes..
djdamon said:
omg some please make this happen
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You realize this is up to the developer of every single application that you use. I know some of our local wiz devs can whip this into the stock open sourced apps, such as the browser (please!) and messaging. However, for 3rd party apps it is going to rely on the developers seeing this thread, taking interest in this idea, and implementing it.
So... you have an app you use, point your developers to this thread and ask for some love.
daveid is right.
The picture above is a quick hack on my Mms.apk. However, I do think it's possible to make it a default behavior. Need someone to force this to always on in the framework. That's dirty hack though, at least to me.
I remember there was a thread on this few days ago but couldn't find it now. :S
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You were probably referring to my post. I knew I should have posted it in the dev section. My thread is of people saying they want it but with no progress. good job tho. hopefully we will start to see a fix.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=666990
well you said that the app is what follows this restriction; to make it always use fullscreen. what if we just remove the feature from the IME.apk all together? is the noextract cmd written within the IME? if so we can make the app have to use the non full screen mode. perhaps set the parameters to zero on IME so fullscreen can never be called upon. just a thought. don't know that much about this stuff. could u share exactly what you did to make this work? just insert the noextract value in the apk and resign?
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You realize this is up to the developer of every single application that you use. I know some of our local wiz devs can whip this into the stock open sourced apps, such as the browser (please!) and messaging. However, for 3rd party apps it is going to rely on the developers seeing this thread, taking interest in this idea, and implementing it.
So... you have an app you use, point your developers to this thread and ask for some love.
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Or up to the devs of IME's to simulate that flag always being set. I'm looking into it in my mod anyway.
jonasl said:
Or up to the devs of IME's to simulate that flag always being set. I'm looking into it in my mod anyway.
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thanks man! im sure ull make it happen. please keep us posted.
Yes, jonasl, looking forward to that. since i've been using ur MOD since some version ago, you deserve some bucks for your work.
Hello all,
I've been searching back and forth on the forums and i couldn't find a complete navigation app (in my vision at least).
I am a Samsung Galaxy S2 user and i am looking for an alternate solution to Google Maps with the following features:
MUST HAVE
- offline map and navigation
- no process running while app is closed - my major problem
- up to date maps (or close)
- Eastern Europe maps (i am from Romania)
- compatibility with Contacts' address
GOOD TO HAVE
- low battery consumption while using it
- nice, idiot friendly interface :silly:
- some customizing
- chance to try before buy
I don't mind if it connects to the internet from time to time to check on updates & stuff... just not to be forced to connect to the internet to run it.
Do yourself a favour mate and stop writing everything in bold as it just gets annoying.
For the app, have a look at NavFree. I haven't used it on Android as I love Google Maps and couldn't care less about it connecting to the Internet all the time, but I use NavFree on my work-iPhone4 and it is near enough faultless.
Dude... if the post was too long to read... well... i am sorry for you.
Stop posting just to get a bigger post number cause you won't get a prize...
The bold was put especially so u can read better what i need. I need a nav app with THOSE FEATURES
mamadraq said:
Dude... if the post was too long to read... well... i am sorry for you.
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WTF?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
FacePalm.jpg
mamadraq said:
Stop posting just to get a bigger post number cause you won't get a prize...
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I posted to answer your question - have you looked at NavFree yet? I couldn't care less about my post count - I gained a lot from XDA when I first rooted my phone, so I now try to help others out on here. Some people (look in the mirror) have been here for over a year, have 10 posts to their name and have only ever asked questions, never attempted to help another user
mamadraq said:
The bold was put especially so u can read better what i need. I need a nav app with THOSE FEATURES
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Regardless, putting the whole post in bold doesn't make it easier to read at all. Bold is supposed to highlight important words or phrases - using it for the entire post makes it more difficult to read.
SimonTS said:
have you looked at NavFree yet?
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I've checked the app but wasn't good (for me at least)... had only 10 maps that could be downloaded, my country wasn't there.
I found Route 66 Maps & Navigation. Till now it looks ok but i am still testing it. I am happy i can use the contacts' address directly.
this doesnt exactly have to do with mobile devices , but im sick of techhelpspot results appearing in most of my google searches that would otherwyse send XDA results, the only thing that site does is steal the info here in the forums, and then giving you a link to xda (and other tech sites)
i cant see a way to block it , so i wanted to make sure its not something in my pc hijacked or anything else.
example using google.com (us) example search: galaxy s3 clock aokp
here is an example image with results:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
another one: atrix hd swype apk
any idea why is this happening or if its only me?
i hate to go there just to click on a link that will bring me here, i think that site is new, xda results used to come on top before.
*MODS if not correct forum section please move or delete. thank you
Happens to me too.. hate it. It's just spam search engine designed to steal ad revenue :/
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We manually curate thousands of questions, answers, how-to tutorials, manuals, and more. We put all the relevant content in one convenient place in order to give you all of the resources you need to solve any technology problem you encounter. No more wading through dozens of sites to get the answers you need!
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It's basically a search engine but designed for finding similar questions. Kind of useful, but also a bit annoying.
When you do a Google search, just include
site:forum.xda-developers.com
At the start and it will only search within the XDA forums.
SimonTS said:
When you do a Google search, just include
site:forum.xda-developers.com
At the start and it will only search within the XDA forums.
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"just" sounds like an understatement lol thats a lot to type specially from a phone,
maybe there is a way to do the opposite? like site not like: techblahblah ?
thank you .
This has become a major annoyance for me too. Please report it at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreportform?hl=en everyone.
You can type "-techhelpfox" but that website is really breaking my balls.
YellowNote said:
You can type "-techhelpfox" but that website is really breaking my balls.
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yeah, its really annoying, i hope google sends them to the bottom of the results
Reported
KurianOfBorg said:
This has become a major annoyance for me too. Please report it at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreportform?hl=en everyone.
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XDA wasn't even on the first page, yet all the information on techstupid was from XDA...
After submission, Google suggested this add-on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-webspam-report-by/efinmbicabejjhjafeidhfbojhnfiepj , which I have to say I will use relentlessly, and I recommend you do the same. It allows you to navigate to the webspam site, then click a button and have the form auto-filled for you.
Maybe even better though, is this add-on, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/personal-blocklist-by-goo/nolijncfnkgaikbjbdaogikpmpbdcdef which allows you to click "Block xxxxx.com" from the search results. I think I'll report a few hundred techstupid pages and then click the blocker.
Hope this helps someone else!
Reported to Google! Hate this site so much, waste my time on every search. Hope this stupid techhelpfox.com site to die soon.
I'm trying to get the best out of the Google Play Store and I'm looking for an advanced search but I can't find anything.
Usually when I'm looking for an app I'm not interested in games, book and whatever. Often I look straight for paid apps, but I can't see how to filter results. I can't see a way to sort results upon rates, price or last update date.
I even noticed that it's almost impossible to list ALL the apps made by Google: if I go to "more from developer" I can't see the Google Calendar app (I'm sure, checked twice, it's not in the list).
Am I missing something?
Isn't there a way to get an advanced search in which I can set strict conditions? (It doesn't matter if I have to use the computer or just android to perform an advanced search)
I'm kind of astonished ...
What? I can actually easily search google calendar 0_0 seems weird
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Talking about the paid apps you can actually do it just go to shop apps then slide between top paid, free , grossing and you can also choose in category
And also make sure your play store is up to date...
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What? I can actually easily search google calendar 0_0 seems weird
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I can look for "google calendar". My complain is the fact that if you filter the official apps made by Google than Google Calendar is not listed.
Talking about the paid apps you can actually do it just go to shop apps then slide between top paid, free , grossing and you can also choose in category
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yes but how can you select multiple categories and add additional conditions to your search? For instance "I want to get all the free (or paid) apps about notification that have nothing to do with games" (it's just an example)
How can you run such a search?
And also make sure your play store is up to date...
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it is and anyway whatever I say is true also for the website version
There is now an advanced search engine for Google Play available as an app, see here
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Smart Voice Call is simple app which provide you call anything you want.
All you have to do is speak something and wait for search.Very fast and basic.
This app include many different type of search.Youtube,playstore,googlemap a lot of
option you have.You can search google with your voice.Do you want to call your best friend just say Call friend name.Use your voice thats all.
Smart Voice Call also reach your contacts list and you can see all contact in options.
You can select the calls you want to appear on app.
Features:
+Fast searching
+Include different ways to search
+Edit search list
+Adress search
+Add contact
+Send sms
+Send email
+Amazon search
+Translate
+Useful app
Do you want to easy and quick Call ? Why do you waiting ?
Everybody lazy not Just you
I'll test it for my car.
Hope it works fine
What does this app offer that Google Assist doesn't?
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What does this app offer that Google Assist doesn't?
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No doesnt.if you mentioned call assistant something like that not totally.With this app you can search A lot things with your sound. Say Mother and app will be called your Mother translation googlemap amazon search briefly Check this out.
sh1z0 said:
I'll test it for my car.
Hope it works fine
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Did you tested ? Unfortunately not working devices except phones but even so you should try
Update: # Added app images
Good comments thanks
If you dont know how to use to app Just send message to me i will help you
FutureMobile said:
This app not simular to google home you can add somebody in your Phone with use your voice and also you can send email to Anybody, send sms these options i didnt see app like that and also search on amazon Translate on google search on play store A lot of option you have. This app Just version 1 next version A lot option will be Come i recommended you download and try i hope you will understand the different
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No discouragement intended, but most of the stuff you've written down is possible with Google Assistant; With the exception of adding numbers into the contacts (which is redundant anyway or not entirely useful at all).
So yeah, you're app in fact does try to resemble a voice-triggered assistant. Thing is, you can just call GA and ask it for the same stuff and it'll pop the results instead of first opening your app and then clicking on the specific tile to launch f.e. Google Search.
Again, no discouragement intended, but the app just doesn't seem to have actual productivity value in it.
People can always use the dedicated app for the required service and those usually have Voice Search.
Nice! Working!
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