The new Play Store update introduced a fancy new slide-out navigation drawer similar to other Google apps, and it looks like it’s finally begun rolling out to Android users today.
If you don’t feel like waiting for the update to officially push to your device (no worries, neither could we), the application has been made available for downloading via the attachment below. Simply sideload the Google Play Store the same way as you would any other app.(Just Click on the apk)
For People who are facing difficulty, updating the app. Go to App Manager>Uninstall Updates and then simply try installing it Again.
Don't forget to click on the THANKS Button.
shauryasaxena97 said:
The new Play Store update introduced a fancy new slide-out navigation drawer similar to other Google apps, and it looks like it’s finally begun rolling out to Android users today.
If you don’t feel like waiting for the update to officially push to your device (no worries, neither could we), the application has been made available for downloading via the attachment below. Simply sideload the Google Play Store the same way as you would any other app.(Just Click on the apk)
For People who are facing difficulty, updating the app. Go to App Manager>Uninstall Updates and then simply try installing it Again.
Don't forget to click on the THANKS Button.
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Sorry, but I had to close this thread. There is alrady a thread for this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493395 It is important that there only be one thread otherwise important information might end up split between the different threads making it harder for everyone to find what they need.
There's no easy way of seeing latest SmartWatch 2 releases.
Perhaps people could post them in this thread when new ones come out.....
AlexOB1 said:
There's no easy way of seeing latest SmartWatch 2 releases.
Perhaps people could post them in this thread when new ones come out.....
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Actually, there is a thread that has this use already.
Moreover, it was made by me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711491
New apps are indicated in red there. Unfortunately I did not receive that many comments and replies and the thread has therefore disappeared in the background already, making me forget to update because it isn't really useful if nobody checks it anyway.
Sam Lu has updated his aCurrency foreign exchange phone app to include smartwatch 2 widgets.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.aCurrency
Google maps app
I've just noticed this recent new app, google navigation on the watch. It looks like it makes uses google maps notifications as it's data source.
Smart GNavi for Smartwatch 2:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mountainedge.smartgnavi
AlexOB1 said:
I've just noticed this recent new app, google navigation on the watch. It looks like it makes uses google maps notifications as it's data source.
Smart GNavi for Smartwatch 2:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mountainedge.smartgnavi
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Love this app
nice find, thanks
wish there was a way to see ALL SW2 compatible apps, i just might start work on a spider script to generate my own database...
A problem might be that not all Apps tell in description or keywords that they're compatible with SW2. Newsrepublic for example...
Hey guys, I've been a longtime member of xda-developers and I've been working on this app for the past few months with a team. I'd love to get your feedback on it.
Bento is an intelligent android launcher with a personalized stream of cards (similar to Google now, but we think its better) http://www.bentoapp.com/
Sign up for the beta here
Features:
Search including apps, contacts, play store, locations and Google
Ranked and organized notifications
Dock with recently used apps
Personalized Yelp, Uber, concert, Soundcloud and Youtube recommendations
Local weather card
Calendar card
and many more cards!
Signed up for the alpha. Will respond as soon as I can download.
Very nice idea. Reminds me of aviate launcher mixed with Google now launcher, but looks way awesomer. Signed for the alpha too. Very interested in this project
Chillz88 said:
Very nice idea. Reminds me of aviate launcher mixed with Google now launcher, but looks way awesomer. Signed for the alpha too. Very interested in this project
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You're absolutely right. Also, Aviate has changed a lot since the acquisition by Yahoo. This project looks great.
Waiting for download link to appear
Signed up... Waiting for the alpha version.
We just launched our website and put up a blog post
We also launched version 0.3 today which includes the following changes:
- A YouTube Music card personalized to your music preferences
- A brand new on-boarding experience for new users
- A new Settings area to let you add, edit, and delete Saved Locations
- Major algorithmic improvements for the Contextual Apps card
- Bug fixes
-- Fix cards flashing when stream updates
-- Fix bug that allowed swiping card to left
-- Fix for swiping away of cards when scrolling vertically
-- Fixes for Notification card syncing and ranking
If you signed up for the alpha but for some reason never got in please PM me.
Signed up to test it out
Signed up for Beta, however says it is not on Play Store as of yet. Got an APK we can download by chance?
Signed up as well looks promising, joined group just getting 0 of 0
Nooblet said:
Signed up for Beta, however says it is not on Play Store as of yet. Got an APK we can download by chance?
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Can you try going here http://www.bentoapp.com/ and clicking join the beta? We've changed the sign up a bit. You should be able to immediately access the beta google group from there. Once you've joined the google group, you should see a link to the beta. Let me know if this doesn't work for you.
There is no link shows up for me also. Just a blank Group Page.
Blank group for me as well. Also tried to use desktop mode. Brings me to the welcome message in the group with a playstore link. Playstore link does not work.
Download link not working
Download link after joining beta from your website is not working.
edit: Works after manually copying and pasting link!
can't download from play store, item not found
edit: downloaded, some playstore or phone bug
Looks promising.
Signed up but it's just an empty Google groups page. Um, what do I do?
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Signed up but it's just an empty Google groups page. Um, what do I do?
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Same here.
Sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
We're really sorry about the blank google groups page. This is the link to download the app. https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.bento.launcher . There have been multiple issues with the way play store beta membership groups work and we have tried to fix all of the issues.
If clicking on the above link takes you to a page that says "App doesn't exist" or "Page not found", you could try a few things:
Please wait a few minutes and open the link again.
Ensure that the default account you used to sign into your browser is the same as used to sign up for the Bento Beta Google group.
Ensure that your play store account is using the same email you used to sign up for the Bento Beta Google group
If all else fails, please email [email protected]
Joined beta group from site without at hitch, got from Play, installed and ran. Playing with this, looks quite interesting. Later, google+ did not have me in the "community" so requested that as well.
First and second reactions:
1. Intriguing concept. Looks like it belongs in Ubuntu.
2. Weather card should be location-based (maybe it is). Default units should be locale based. How to set up?
3. To facilitate testing, might be better as a launcher overlay rather than a full launcher. But it is very easy to switch homes from settings (was not always the case). Actually, it will run as an app except that the app-drawer or screen from which it is run remains visible behind the app folders.
4. App runs as app from app-drawer or folder. Runs (and labeled as) Bento Settings from Bento's app drawer. So found how to get my Celcius and km. Cannot place Bento Settings on the folders.
5. A refresh (or "more") button on cards pane might be in order. Can be mostly blank for long periods of time.
6. Got a "tomorrow" card. Never got "today."
7. Quickly learned how to arrange the folders, add, remove apps. More-or-less just like current stock launchers.
8. Like it or not, we are still part of the Google universe (though Cyanogen/Microsoft and Rational would like to change that). So normal calendar, maps, google+ will be around and should fit in. Google Now should also fit into this scheme.
9. Problem on my ArmV6 dinosaur: Cannot use Google's off-line speech recognition which will crash. I get text into Google Now using a voice search wrapper widget which links with older VoiceSearch on-line recognition (that app also did phone searches like Bento!). Voice input to keyboards, most apps crashes. There is a settings->language&input->voice-recognition choice which should be polled and respected. When Bento has more traction, might persuade the wrapper's dev to do a version that feeds Bento's searchbox intent.
10. The thing has no clock. On other launchers I use chronus so took the clock off status bar. Bento runs immersive mode anyway. (Another reason this is more and app than a launcher.)
11. Getting typed text into search bar is problematic sometimes. KB comes up but does not enter.
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Google's New Smartphone's OS Android P. Recently Developer Preview has been released and it came with so many great features. Like screenshot editor, new notification shade, direct reply from notification and it supports every messaging platform - facebook, messenger, hangout, whatsapp, skype, telegram, instagram etc. Not all device will get this new Android P update. But if you want to use that new features on your current android phone now, then install new features in your phone right now without root.
Installation :
Go to Play Store and Search "Material Notification Shade" and install it.
Caution : *Not Material Notification Status*
After install, allow all permission and enjoy the features. You dont need to do anything else, because direct reply mode is already done in that app. Facebook messenger, whatsapp every social app message you can reply without opening the app like Android P.
Screenshot is in the attachment.
I could even give the video tutorial link but i'm not allowed to do that yet as that's from Youtube.
Anyway you face any problems, feel free to comment that, I'll to catch you asap.
Enjoy Android P.
I've been part of a closed beta user group helping on an app called Bridge which mirrors your notifications across all your Android devices.
They just rolled out in open beta limited to 5000 users and asked me as a senior member on XDA to assist in getting more users to help test during the beta.
Bridge not only mirrors but also let's you reply, like delete etc. Basically everything as the original notification on your other devices.
They've also implemented two-way sync meaning if you dismiss your notification on one device, it dismisses it on all your devices.
You can read more and download it from here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xitlabs.bridge
You can report suggestions & bugs directly through the app.
I've been using it for about a month on my tablet and smartwatch (KW88 running full Android 5.1) and it has been working pretty good.
Even though it still has some bugs here and there (which they hope you can help squash), I must say it is pretty convenient getting all my notifications on my watch and tablet.
Below I've copied the main points from their own Play Store listing
? Mirror your notifications to other Android devices
? Reply, Like, Delete etc. directly from another device
? Two-way sync - all your devices interact with each other
? Whitelist - control which apps that can mirror notifications
? Encryption - all data between devices can be encrypted
It offers 14 days trial and costs $1.99 to unlock for life.
The link directly to joining the beta is
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.xitlabs.bridge
Hello,
I would like to try this app, but I cannot install on my smartwatch, while on my phone installation and setup works fine. If I search the app through the play store of the watch it doesn't find it, and if I click on the link it open play store but then it says the app is non existent.
I have a Lemfo Lem8, it isn't compatible then?
Thank you