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 :/
TechHelpFox said:
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
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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.
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i am a noob and went searching for it but no luck. is it even possible? thanks for any assistance.
dreagus001 said:
i am a noob and went searching for it but no luck. is it even possible? thanks for any assistance.
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Yes it is possible to do this. Use the search function and type in S2U2, you will find it. Also the creator has a website just for it. Please next time search before you make new threads. People get annoyed when the answers are right there and someone post a new thread about this.
here is his website: http://ac-s2.com/
Mods please close this thread. Thank you.
didnt i say i searched for it with no luck? im pretty sure i did. i was there, matterfact i was the one who typed it. now, im annoyed. next time YOU read.
dreagus001 said:
didnt i say i searched for it with no luck? im pretty sure i did. i was there, matterfact i was the one who typed it. now, im annoyed. next time YOU read.
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I'm glad you are annoyed. If you did the research this problem wouldn't have happened. Obviously you are the one that can't read as per: http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=378
1. Search before posting
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
And don't get pissy with me because I was doing you a favor. I politely showed you where to get the program and told you nicely next time search. Other members of this website wouldn't be so nice answering a question that has been answered so many times before. Oh yea obviously you didn't do enough searching because if you had type "S2U2" on google, you would found this: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=S2U2&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=S2U2&fp=Q9hKAq0-8-0 I'm done ranting.
Moderators please close this thread as per forum rules...
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didnt i say i searched for it with no luck? im pretty sure i did. i was there, matterfact i was the one who typed it. now, im annoyed. next time YOU read.
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Honestly, no you obviousely didn't search. A simple search at Google for "S2U2 XDA" and the 2nd result would have been it. I have done this multiple times to redl it so I KNOW for a fact from experience!
Let me show you...
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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"
}
dreagus001 said:
didnt i say i searched for it with no luck? im pretty sure i did. i was there, matterfact i was the one who typed it. now, im annoyed. next time YOU read.
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Dave
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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daveid said:
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.
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:
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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.
Hi I have sifted through the site and found this may be the appropriate area to ask this, please forgive me if I am incorrect. However, I am stumped! I have googled, play stored, and searched high and low. I even asked the author of the video and they said they didn't know but try another app. I am trying to find out what the name of the APP is on this video at approximately 3:25. Thanks ahead, and sorry if I posted in the wrong area.
Well I cannot post outside links, but if you go to YouTube and search "Samsung Galaxy Mega Replica Based on Octa-Core Chipset - Hands On" the author is PandaWill, that is the video I am referring too. Please help.
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"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"
}
Rtechs said:
Hi I have sifted through the site and found this may be the appropriate area to ask this, please forgive me if I am incorrect. However, I am stumped! I have googled, play stored, and searched high and low. I even asked the author of the video and they said they didn't know but try another app. I am trying to find out what the name of the APP is on this video at approximately 3:25. Thanks ahead, and sorry if I posted in the wrong area.
Well I cannot post outside links, but if you go to YouTube and search "Samsung Galaxy Mega Replica Based on Octa-Core Chipset - Hands On" the author is PandaWill, that is the video I am referring too. Please help.
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Looks like Yoo Ninja to me, or one of the 8 bazillion clones of it.
Planterz said:
Looks like Yoo Ninja to me, or one of the 8 bazillion clones of it.
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Yes, but which one is what I am trying to figure out. I would like to find this exact version but have not been able too. Even powering through Chinese app stores.
Rtechs said:
Yes, but which one is what I am trying to figure out. I would like to find this exact version but have not been able too. Even powering through Chinese app stores.
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Well after long investigations and some more searching I finally found out what it was. "Ninja Must Die! 2" or 忍者必须死2 if you are looking for the APP. Very cool game, much better than Yoo Ninja IMHO. I think Yoo Ninja might be a clone of this, the first version only came out on iProducts.
Would post links to Google play, Chinese apps but I can't check out Baidu for Chinese apps.