... Long time (6+ years) BlackBerry user, I've had a G1, but never took it serious and actually used it as a primary phone, it was a fun wifi only device. Well I made the plunge and got sick of waiting for someone serious from BB and I sprung for the Vibrant (Android 2.1) leaving my BB without service.
One of the many annoyances I've come across with Android is recent searches.
Whether it's in the Market or Google Maps you tap search and your recent entries appear, is there anyway to retweak any of the recent ones? I tried to long press and got nothing, no dragging it anywhere, I find it strange this would be left out. I don't see any entries for that functionality on Google's Code page for Android either, http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list .
On the BB in Google Maps I just use the trackball scroll down to it, and scroll right and it's in the edit box for me to change. Or I can press the menu (essentially equivalent to the android long press) and get the standard options to do things like copy the text to the clipboard and stuff... All reasonable tasks.
Is this possible in Android? It's extremely annoying having to go back and retype the whole search just because you wanted to change a tiny part of it.
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... I'll just assume this is one of the many things "Droid Doesn't" :|.
I love the Vibrant, but I miss my BB :'(. I wish I could afford to just have both.
Settings >search >google search settings. There should be an option here stop web suggestions. Dunno about google maps though
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App
For my kids iPods, we have MobileMe which we use for locating it. Now with my new Transformer, is there something similar? Specifically, some sort of theft recovery program where I can log online and find out via GPS where the device is?
yeah i was wondering the same, as well as a security app. but i guess honeycomb is still Wifi only (mostly) and devs are more interested in an GSM/CDMA tablet compatible. plus, GPS by it self sucks, i tried to use for navigation, no luck
aboodyksa said:
. plus, GPS by it self sucks, i tried to use for navigation, no luck
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Dd you have it turned on. GPS on my TF works fine for navigation. Get GPS info app and look at the raw data. Remember it is a GPS (Satellite rcvr) and needs to have a relatively clear view of the sky.
Maybe not exactly what you're looking for....
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout&feature=search_result
Why not try Prey - preyproject dot com - it's free for the first 3 devices it's linked to with an account. It's also open source too and is multi-platform so it's more flexible (ie you can have it on your laptop as well). I use this on my Nexus One and will try it out on the Transformer once I get mine in the next few days.
I'd like to second the "Lookout" suggestion.
Not only can you locate your tablet...you can lock it down (or even wipe it clean) remotely...if you find it's gone.
It won't let me download/install Lookout onto the Transformer. Says "Your device is not compatible with this item". huh???
Ah... didn't see that (I only have it installed on my Galaxy S)! Sorry!
This sucks. PreyProject won't install on the Transformer either! Hmmmm...
see my next post...it's possible according to Lookout Support.
From the Lookout web support:
The reason why you're having trouble finding Lookout in the market for Honeycomb Tabs is due to the fact that the they don't support SMS messages.
We rely on SMS messages to initiate a connection to a device in the event it's lost, stolen, etc. Without the ability to receive SMS messages the missing device features would be greatly hindered, however, device based backups and malware protection would work normally.
Until we release a version that's more compatible with the Honeycomb tabs you can install it using this alternate method:
The first thing you'll want to do is enable the installation of non-market applications. To do this:
Go to settings > application > and check the box next to "Unknown Sources." Go ahead and disregard the warning (by clicking OK), we can uncheck it later.
Next, back out of Settings and open up the web browser.
In the address bar delete everything that's there and type this in (minus quotes): "m.getjar.com" and hit enter.
Now click on "Android" under "Or, Choose your platform." This will bring you to another page where you will see a search box in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Tap the search box, to insert the cursor, and type "Lookout" and tap "go". The search will produce one result, which is "Lookout"
Tap on the link "Lookout Mobile Security with Antivirus".
You will now be on another page that displays a grey "Download" box. Go ahead and tap on it.
The Tablet will show that it's beginning to download the file and you'll see the progress, of the download, in the notification bar.
Tap on the download icon (it looks like a downward facing arrow pointing at a line) and a small window will populate above with the word "lookout-production-signed-aligned.apk" Go ahead and tap on that.
A window that says "Package Installer" pops up. From here you can read the permissions that Lookout requires. Go ahead and tap "Install".
Your installation will start. Tap "Open" once the installation has finished to open Lookout.
Finish setting up Lookout as you normally would!
Still doesn't let me download. It gets me to download and install the GetJar app but then just takes me back to the webpage.
Can someone just post the apk?
Thanks.
here you go
Thanks! Installed and working!
Edit - Maybe not. When I got to mylookout.com and try to locate the device, it asks for a mobile number. Since this is a WIFI device only, I entered in my cell number instead and it fails to locate it. But I guess this app is good for antivirus use.
Now back to the search....
Yes...they said until they get it fully understood for HC use...it would be hindered...
Okay, if the device is on, then it works. It'll scream and locate. But that's not really good if you've misplaced it and it's not activated. I hope they figure something out soon for HC.
It will also allow you go to go your account online and pick it out on a map via GPS.
I found this specifically for tablets and it works as needed.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirus.tablet
thanks! that looks like the ticket..
So my little boy (2y) sometimes grabs my phone and does random things. No big deal if he messes something up its usually easy to fix and my understanding of most non-developer things Android is pretty good.
Unfortunately I recently started having this weird problem and I'm not even sure if it was him: My wife (and some others) are no longer in my list of "All contacts". I double and triple and quadruple checked that all contacts are to be shown. I even tried enabling "custom" and then selecting everything. The thing is, the contact card is there and fully intact and usable in Favorites and when I search for it. But it is not in the list. I even deleted the one that was still there in favorites and re-added it and it's STILL not showing up. I changed the sorting order, made sure I chose first name last name in the right fields, went through the entire list regardless but it just doesn't show up. The real problem this brings is that things interacting with the contact list like some other apps or voice dialing in the car simply won't find this "missing" contact.
I'm currently on Oxygen OS but I also noticed the contact missing in the google contacts preview online. It's there in starred, not in the actual list though. -.-
Out of ideas here. Anyone got one?
So it is missing in your contact list AND on internet?
Also have you tried basic things like cache wiping and sh*t?
Maybe this is a specific bug introduced by OxOS? I hope not though... because if it is the case, you'll have to wait for a fix
Ok so thanks for such an obvious tip I missed. Clearing cache helped somewhat with also re-adding the contact again. So in terms of interactions etc it should be fine now but the sorting is still utterly screwed up. My wife's initials are B. V. D. (I used her full name, first, middle, last in the correct fields) and she is sorted under M now matter how I sort....
Haha I really did not think it would work but I'm glad it did!
Hey guys,
I'm not sure if this is the best subforum to ask in, but I figured if anybody knew it would be you guys on XDA-devs.
I have a slightly modified Facebook .apk - what I did was take the last version before they bastardized the newsfeed and got rid of "most recent" (it's version 8.something), then open it up and remove a bunch of permissions that I didn't want it having. I left in obvious ones like GPS for checking in, but removed the stuff like "prevent phone from sleeping", drawing over other apps and other really obnoxious things that you normally couldn't opt out of.
I use it on a daily basis. I also hate Messenger - not only because it's two apps instead of one, but because of that same aforementioned issue... the drawing over other apps and there was no way to TURN NOTIFICATIONS OFF ENTIRELY, only for up to an hour.
Anyway, Facebook v8 already has a messenger built in. It's absolutely pointless to use the standalone one. However, there's a value that keeps being generated by their end that I can't control - at least not yet!
What happens is the first time you open messenger after signing in, it says "Upgrade to Messenger? Your friends are using it!" and you can choose "Not now" or upgrade. It does this for a day or two and then eventually the "not now" option goes away and it refuses to let you see your messages without "upgrading" despite the fact the app obviously has the ability to do it just fine.
After some experimentation, I discovered the fix. There are two values that get written in prefs.db (it's /data/data/com.facebook.katana/databases/prefs.db - not sure why prefs.db since it's not really a preferences but I digress)
If you open that up in SQLite Browser, there are three tables... open up "preferences" and there are two values:
/config/force_messenger/first_shown_1
/config/force_messenger/last_shown_1
Then there's a binary timestamp stored in another column in that row.
If I simply delete both of those and restart the app, it works!
But this is a bit annoying to have to do every couple days. I already have my development options set to force-close an app when I long-press the back button, so I was hoping it were possible to put a line of code in the .apk somewhere that just wipes those values, if present, when the app starts. There's nothing I can do about their server sticking those in there, as obviously they want to force people to use Messenger. I CAN just delete the values, though.
At the very least, some script I could set to auto-run (like kill the app and edit the .db) would work too, but I'm going to be getting a new phone soon and want to use it unrooted if possible... so I figured having this done from within the app itself would be a better idea.
Thanks in advance!
I am trying to create my own version of a face I currently use and love. It's very simple and has everything I want on it, except the date. So I am trying to re-create all the parts it already has and I'm running into issues. One feature is that is has two separate clocks on it that when tapped, launch time zones and cities to choose from you you can track the time in other parts of the world. I assume the tap launch is working with world clock (but I am not sure) and when I try to get the time added in, I try to use the app ID com.samsung.w-watch-world
When I send it to my watch (Gear s3 using GWD) nothing happens when I tap it. Is there somewhere I can look to get App ID's? I am not sure if the latest update to 2.3.2.3 or the latest GWD update changed it or not.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!
**Edit. After adding action and typing the ID into the App ID: __________ Box, when I save it and send it to my watch it changed to say "Shortcut" and I can't seem to figure out why.
No i've got it to stop switching to shortcut, but it's not functional. It doesn't launch anything
New problem. After I save the "actions" in GWD, if I open and work on another design, then I go back to it, the actions are gone. They don't seem to be saving at all. Thoughts?
Hopefully if I just keep talking to myself in here someone will chime in