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OK, you have a great android phone. You ran out and grab yourself a great android tablet. You found something good on your android phone. You have to repeat the same process on your tablet to get it on your tablet. Ok, you found something really fun on your android tablet, you have to repeat the same process to install on your android phone. What is wrong with this picture? The phone and the tablet does NOT talk to each other.
Here is my question: What can one do fun with an android phone and an android tablet together to have more fun than just 1+1=2?
1) share files, documents, music, video, pictures etc. Wire or wireless, BT or over the inet whatever.
2) sharing apps between the two. Has anyone tried those so call "app sharing" programs in the android world. It is the most pathetic/moron apps I have ever seen. Those "app sharing" app will only share the app titles, the receipient still has to work, to download, find the source to download the app. Aint that pathetic? To be correct, those app sharing app should be rightfully called, "app title sharing"
3) Like in the palm days, using IR, one can beam the app or contacts to each other, can one do that with two android tablets? or android phone to android tablet? Or...
can anybody shed some light on the above, or plug in a link or an app? TIA,
bun
bunanson said:
OK, you have a great android phone. You ran out and grab yourself a great android tablet. You found something good on your android phone. You have to repeat the same process on your tablet to get it on your tablet. Ok, you found something really fun on your android tablet, you have to repeat the same process to install on your android phone. What is wrong with this picture? The phone and the tablet does NOT talk to each other.
Here is my question: What can one do fun with an android phone and an android tablet together to have more fun than just 1+1=2?
1) share files, documents, music, video, pictures etc. Wire or wireless, BT or over the inet whatever.
2) sharing apps between the two. Has anyone tried those so call "app sharing" programs in the android world. It is the most pathetic/moron apps I have ever seen. Those "app sharing" app will only share the app titles, the receipient still has to work, to download, find the source to download the app. Aint that pathetic? To be correct, those app sharing app should be rightfully called, "app title sharing"
3) Like in the palm days, using IR, one can beam the app or contacts to each other, can one do that with two android tablets? or android phone to android tablet? Or...
can anybody shed some light on the above, or plug in a link or an app? TIA,
bun
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1. Um both have file storage systems so you can use bluetooth to transfer files
2. Impossible without root, where you can save apps and data then restore them to other devices (titanium backup)
3. Who needs IR? Sync contacts, calendar, anything google to the cloud. Sync once and everything is there. Whenever you need to update anything sync again. Bam!
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In this thread, I just want to discuss what online cloud storage you use and your setup. It would be awesome if you could rate, or just describe your experience using it.Recently I've been thinking of paying for one of these services. The future seems more and more integrated with the cloud. Thinking of buying extra Google Drive storage to go with full-res upload on Google+. Also does anyone use a NAS server on their Wi-Fi Network? If so also let us know about it, really interested in that too.
So...
I currently use my HTC One X with Dropbox, Instant Upload enabled. In addition I store my iPhoto library on Dropbox. Everything is synced seamlessly, however takes forever for me to download them.:silly:
SkyDrive
Personaly i use SkyDrive since i am one of the older users i got the free 25GB of storage and no other service has been able to top this yet.
I use both the desktop software and the network drive mapping trick if i am on a computer without admin permissions.
I mainly store files here handy to other people or files that i want to be able to access easily on a range of diffrent computers.
In addition i got a 1GB network share hosted by DD-WRT for easy file transfers over the network.
I'm the dev of Send It - which integrates a bunch of cloud storage solutions (not trying to plug just giving my experience of using them all).
In my testing I've found Google Drive or SkyDrive to be the best implementations from a technical standpoint. Dropbox I found to be very slow both uploading and downloading compared to those. Box is also a nice solution and if you have an LG device you get 50GB free, but I found the online UI pretty clunky.
If you're looking to use it from a Phone then I would suggest Google Drive just because if you already use Google services its so much easier. Or if not SkyDrive. My 2 cents
Google Drive, because it is most reliable and fast, plus it is integrated with google services that i use, and Google provides simple desktop and mobile app for sync (i know that almoust every storage service have it, but i like simplicity of Google one)
I'm sticking with dropbox, simply because of how fast and simple it is!
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Just getting into dropbox and mediafire however I find that wetransfer is a great alternative to storing data in your gmail. Also teamviewer allows remote connections very simply and easily to store data via xfer to remote computer tablet or smartphone
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I'm using the cloud storage of One.Com, because my website is hosted there, too. you get 5 GB at first, the first year is free. pretty fast and can be integrated into windows as an "network" drive, there is an app for Ios and android, too.
Some advice please?
crazyfool_1 said:
I'm the dev of Send It - which integrates a bunch of cloud storage solutions (not trying to plug just giving my experience of using them all).
In my testing I've found Google Drive or SkyDrive to be the best implementations from a technical standpoint. Dropbox I found to be very slow both uploading and downloading compared to those. Box is also a nice solution and if you have an LG device you get 50GB free, but I found the online UI pretty clunky.
If you're looking to use it from a Phone then I would suggest Google Drive just because if you already use Google services its so much easier. Or if not SkyDrive. My 2 cents
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Well, thanks for letting me know bout Send It. Its Really Neat, great job. Its probably making lots of people think, why didn't I think of that, it is so simple yet it works flawlessly.
However, what I want to ask is, is using a few cloud services to have this "safety-net" if any of these cloud storage services fails so that I don't lose my work a good idea? Or is it already safe enough? Its not about the lack of storage though. I just want to know that my files are safe and backed up so I don't have to worry about it. Is what I am thinking really not worth the cumbersome mess where Less is More applies? Any help is really appreciated
I am currently using Dropbox and Box. I use Dropbox the most because it is faster and allows for larger uploads. I currently have 25GB of space to use (thank you fiverr). I use my Box account for documents, some music, and smaller backup files since it is slower and has an upload files limit of 250MB. I was able to get it early when it just started and have a 50GB account with them.
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I do not use cloud storage except Google Music, it really help free up my phone storage. Though I still keep songs my phone, I have all my songs streamable which is nice.
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In this thread, I just want to discuss what online cloud storage you use and your setup. It would be awesome if you could rate, or just describe your experience using it.Recently I've been thinking of paying for one of these services. The future seems more and more integrated with the cloud. Thinking of buying extra Google Drive storage to go with full-res upload on Google+. Also does anyone use a NAS server on their Wi-Fi Network? If so also let us know about it, really interested in that too.
So...
I currently use my HTC One X with Dropbox, Instant Upload enabled. In addition I store my iPhoto library on Dropbox. Everything is synced seamlessly, however takes forever for me to download them.:silly:
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i think skydrive is great for windows phone users as all office files, pictures etc get uploaded in a touch.also some apps allow skydrive backups
I have no problems using Dropbox. However when I am using it on mobile too I don't put large bulky files in it.
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Well, thanks for letting me know bout Send It. Its Really Neat, great job. Its probably making lots of people think, why didn't I think of that, it is so simple yet it works flawlessly.
However, what I want to ask is, is using a few cloud services to have this "safety-net" if any of these cloud storage services fails so that I don't lose my work a good idea? Or is it already safe enough? Its not about the lack of storage though. I just want to know that my files are safe and backed up so I don't have to worry about it. Is what I am thinking really not worth the cumbersome mess where Less is More applies? Any help is really appreciated
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I suppose it depends on how easily you can upload to multiple services at once. Cloud storage is great for portability for but offline backups are always the best as you control them. Most, if not all, of these services have versioning too which is some form of backup if you accidentally overwrite a file. That's a big reason of why DropBox became so popular was ease of use, you didn't have to do anything.
I find Dropbox best for my pc, on my phone I use SkyDrive via Send It to quickly sync specific files, all of them have something different to offer. Personally I would say try a few and see which best fits your needs and then stick with one
vanillapuff said:
In this thread, I just want to discuss what online cloud storage you use and your setup. It would be awesome if you could rate, or just describe your experience using it.Recently I've been thinking of paying for one of these services. The future seems more and more integrated with the cloud. Thinking of buying extra Google Drive storage to go with full-res upload on Google+. Also does anyone use a NAS server on their Wi-Fi Network? If so also let us know about it, really interested in that too.
So...
I currently use my HTC One X with Dropbox, Instant Upload enabled. In addition I store my iPhoto library on Dropbox. Everything is synced seamlessly, however takes forever for me to download them.:silly:
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Google drive and skydrive are best ever
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Also you should know the popularity of dropbox ...
I am glad I found this thread as I was getting ready to ask the same question as the OP.
I have been using Ubuntu One which will give you 5.5 GBs of space if you use this referral link (5 GBs if you go directly to their website without using the referral link):
http://bit.ly/VOm9O7
I like it a lot:
Simple to use Android and PC interface.
Good layout on webpage.
Automatically syncs from phone.
Decent amount of space if you have a referral link.
But there are two things I don't like. First, it will not let you pick what additional folders you want to have automatically sync'd. Second, it doesn't appear to allow uploading videos saved in the Android camera folders (it might if selecting each video manually but that ties into the first issue).
So that brings me to my question. Does anyone know of a service that allows users to pick and choose what folders they want to have automatically synced to the cloud? If I could just do pictures and videos; that would be awesome! Additionally, SMS and MMS messages and maybe contacts would be nice as well.
Skydrive since almost the day it came out. Awesome integration with Windows 8, Surface and WP8.
Box and google drive. Box is the best cloud service and astro file manager helps me managing my files. Though there is already a box app in the play store but astro file manager is much easy to manage the files.
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PogoPlug
PogoPlug, because the oly cost is for the device, and the only limit to your storage space is the size of the HDD(s) you connect to it!
Well, thanks for all the advice, but what i really am interested in is a secure way to backup my photos. I believe that cloud storage is a lot safer somehow, but has no privacy, not that I care much. A downside might be cost, but don't have to worry about that for another year. 25GB of Dropbox from HTC . I think the more backups you have, the better? If I am just going to keep local copies, what are some good Photo Library apps for a Mac? Mac and Android Fan, no, not an alien. Or is there a way to set up a private wireless drive and upload straight from the phone.
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Over at Random Blame's Sero 7 Pro Jellytime thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474673&page=20 there was a brief discussion about creating a locked down kid-safe rom for kids with known internet-misuse issues. My basic idea was to turn the Sero into a glorified media player, with no access at all to communication capabilities, including browser, facebook and such, but still permitting youtube and some other niceties.
There are "apps for that" in the store, but at least the free apps have security holes in them bigger than the Titanic, post-iceberg. The largest hole is the easy workaround of accessing the play store through an ad, then simply uninstalling the PC software. If the kid remembers to put it back later, you might never know it was done.
Here's what I came up with, rolling with several of the ideas proposed in that thread. I'm no dev, and no ability to create a rom, all I did was butcher an existing one In theory, you could do this with any custom rom for any rooted device. It's a one-way trip, so make sure you save the original image someplace in case you want to return to full functionality.
As always, proceed at your own risk.
So for my Sero 7 Pro I did as follows:
1. Root and install XboxeXpert's custom rom, from post 3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297246
2. Install any apps you want on the device from Google Play. Do NOT install from Amazon, they won't work without the Amazon App store installed, which defeats the entire purpose. Trust me, I blew hours on this.
3. Install titanium backup and save everything thus far. Move the save files to a secure laptop so you can reinstall and update later, as needed.
4. Use an app manager like App Master and start stripping out everything related to communications. I blew away Messenger, Browser, Email services, and a number of others. Use your imagination.
5. Lastly, in direct opposition to almost everything XDA stands for, remove Play Store.
* App Master has a backup function, and you may be tempted to use this to preserve Play Store in case you want to install something else later. I found it does not restore correctly and Play Store was unusable, and had to re-flash and start all over again. You may have better luck with Titanium, but I did not try it.
Without a browser, the kid cannot get on any inappropriate sites. Without an app store, they cannot replace the stock browser / messenger or add Facebook / Snapchat to the tablet, even by clicking on an add. The free game apps I installed worked fine, but the ads went nowhere.
This is pretty efficient, about the only thing the kid can do at this point is install a new rom fresh, for which they would need access to a computer, which you would also control in your own house. Can it be beaten? Sure, some of these kids give the NSA night-sweats, but unless your kid is an aspiring dev, it's about as secure as you can hope for.
Best of Luck,
TM
I like my S2 Classic a lot and find it has most of the apps I want. Two things that are really bothering me with the incredibly lame Samsung Gear Apps "store".
#1 Dear Samsung, Make a category for watch faces, put all the watch faces in there. Stop cluttering up the categories with tons of stupid watch faces. When I click on Finance, I don't want to see watch faces, I want to see financial applications for my smartwatch.
#2 Google has a Play store. You can access it on your computer in a web browser. I like to browse the web on dual 27" monitors. Why doesn't Samsung Gear Apps have a way to access the content via a web browser. It would make it lot easier to scroll past a couple dozen mis-categorized watch faces (see #1 above) if I could do it from my computer.
Cheers!
+1
Is there anyway to fake out your PC's browser to browse the app Store?
There's really not much wrong with the S2 stylistically and functionally. I have the classic and am very happy with the look, use, battery life, etc. But the app store is awful. There were supposed to be 1000 apps at launch...and there probably are, but 990 of them are watch faces. The Groupon app was just released and it's completely pointless. The mistake with that, and many other apps, is that in order to access content, it pushes to the phone. Which is the whole point of the watch, to act as an accessory where you could access info without pulling out your phone every time. So we all put down the cash to get this thing, and we'll continue to use it, but will hold out hope to see what (if any) new apps of usefulness come to Tizen.
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I like my S2 Classic a lot and find it has most of the apps I want. Two things that are really bothering me with the incredibly lame Samsung Gear Apps "store".
#1 Dear Samsung, Make a category for watch faces, put all the watch faces in there. Stop cluttering up the categories with tons of stupid watch faces. When I click on Finance, I don't want to see watch faces, I want to see financial applications for my smartwatch.
#2 Google has a Play store. You can access it on your computer in a web browser. I like to browse the web on dual 27" monitors. Why doesn't Samsung Gear Apps have a way to access the content via a web browser. It would make it lot easier to scroll past a couple dozen mis-categorized watch faces (see #1 above) if I could do it from my computer.
Cheers!
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Yes, there still missing good apps for S2, howerver, some was released. I found nice looking application to read ebooks, called eReader. But I didn't know how put some book files. Samsung forgot to put some file explorer!!! I found one finally to trasfer files, filesmaster, but it is too expensive for me. I hope will be better with apps, maybe tizen was wrond way, no apps, because no developers. Typically for samsung, good hardware, no software at all.
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Yes, there still missing good apps for S2, howerver, some was released. I found nice looking application to read ebooks, called eReader. But I didn't know how put some book files. Samsung forgot to put some file explorer!!! I found one finally to trasfer files, filesmaster, but it is too expensive for me. I hope will be better with apps, maybe tizen was wrond way, no apps, because no developers. Typically for samsung, good hardware, no software at all.
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Isn't Filemaster only $3.00? That's not much to move files back and forth. It's a great app.
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Isn't Filemaster only $3.00? That's not much to move files back and forth. It's a great app.
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Actually $3 not too much. Now I can see how many things I can do with Filesmaster. Files transfer both directions, manage them (delete, copy/move, create folders, info etc), showing pictures, playing mp3 or video files. Yes, your are right, worth every cent, great stuff. I hope there will be more good apps soon.
Totally Agree
Couldn't agree more !
Really enjoying my S2 Classic with AVITAL Clock face.
Also here is a huge power saving tip, TURN OFF SVOICE Wake-Up, and turn off WIFI if not needed.
Enjoy,
Rick
cyko said:
I like my S2 Classic a lot and find it has most of the apps I want. Two things that are really bothering me with the incredibly lame Samsung Gear Apps "store".
#1 Dear Samsung, Make a category for watch faces, put all the watch faces in there. Stop cluttering up the categories with tons of stupid watch faces. When I click on Finance, I don't want to see watch faces, I want to see financial applications for my smartwatch.
#2 Google has a Play store. You can access it on your computer in a web browser. I like to browse the web on dual 27" monitors. Why doesn't Samsung Gear Apps have a way to access the content via a web browser. It would make it lot easier to scroll past a couple dozen mis-categorized watch faces (see #1 above) if I could do it from my computer.
Cheers!
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Is there any way to access the gear s2 apps store on the web like android play to check the apps available to get.
jaime4272 said:
Is there any way to access the gear s2 apps store on the web like android play to check the apps available to get.
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Hi all, I work at a group home and one of the clients recently purchased an Amazon Fire tablet to facebook chat with his dad.
My issue is that thanks to the crapiness of humanity I know that there's a strong potential for the tablet to grow legs.
Without getting into details, the client cannot have the tablet always in their posession, and we can't conveniently lock it down anywhere, and ideally whoever is supporting him needs to have access to the tablet whenever possible.
I'm wondering if there is an app, or even better, a device, which can cause the tablet to alert my manager the moment the device leaves the property? Ideally something not easily accessed or removed.
I know getting a tablet just for facebook chat is overkill, I wasn't the one who purchased it for the client, I'm just trying to make do with what is available.
theseventensplit said:
Hi all, I work at a group home and one of the clients recently purchased an Amazon Fire tablet to facebook chat with his dad.
My issue is that thanks to the crapiness of humanity I know that there's a strong potential for the tablet to grow legs.
Without getting into details, the client cannot have the tablet always in their posession, and we can't conveniently lock it down anywhere, and ideally whoever is supporting him needs to have access to the tablet whenever possible.
I'm wondering if there is an app, or even better, a device, which can cause the tablet to alert my manager the moment the device leaves the property? Ideally something not easily accessed or removed.
I know getting a tablet just for facebook chat is overkill, I wasn't the one who purchased it for the client, I'm just trying to make do with what is available.
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It's an Android right?
I had a look at the Amazon store for anti-theft apps but there were none that I recognised from sources I trust (nit that I have researched them, but maybe you can find a reliable review) You have to be certain it's from a trusted source as these type of apps require special permissions eg admin in order to do their job, and could be abused by a malicious app.
I would recommend Cerberus Anti Theft, I used them for years & they have a good reputation, even though Google removed the app form play store. This is because they had to link the Google app to additional downloads in order to maintain the functionality of the app that made it the best, after Google changed what permissions apps could be granted for apps downloaded from Google store.
You can download for Android devices from their website
https://www.cerberusapp.com/
However there is a potential problem with all antitheft apps, ie. Turning off wifi/data means you can't communicate with it(but Cerberus could be activated via SMS), also a factory reset will remove them, so if a knowledgeable person steals a phone/tablet they can remove the antitheft app, so possibly you would have limited time to activate it. Which is why I used to root & install as a system app, which meant only reinstalling the full factory Android operating system to remove it.
There should be the basic "fined my device" on Android built in (I'm not familiar with Amazon variants) but its not very powerful.
I'll look into it, thanks. It does have tracking but unfortunately that wouldn't alert in time to be able to accurately determine who took it.
If Cerberus can do sms then my manager might be able to get immediate notification if it walks away, once it disconnects from wifi
What I don't get is why isn't there a hardware based solution, something that you have connected to your wifi that alerts you if devices in connected to that wifi signal get disconnected. Or even simpler, bluetooth based.
The problem is that tablets don't all have data, and if turned off they lose the anti theft features. So there needs to be something outside of the device itself that can alert the owner. Maybe it's just to specific a problem unfortunately.
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What I don't get is why isn't there a hardware based solution, something that you have connected to your wifi that alerts you if devices in connected to that wifi signal get disconnected. Or even simpler, bluetooth based.
The problem is that tablets don't all have data, and if turned off they lose the anti theft features. So there needs to be something outside of the device itself that can alert the owner. Maybe it's just to specific a problem unfortunately.
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PS. You could use Tasker app (or other automation app) on your phone to set up an alert when the tablet losses connection, if you use your phone as a hotspot, I think.