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I'm wondering if there is an app that allows true backgrounding or multitasking in Android. In other words, whenever I switch an app and go somewhere else, and then return back to a previous app, I would expect that app to be in the same state as when I left it.
This currently only happens with a few apps, it's hit or miss. So far I haven't found a fix or an app that resolves this issue. Not to create a fight, but the iPhone had background apps that kept apps in memory so that when you returned the app was in the same exact state as when you left it. Thanks all.
I use the home key in order to do this and it works for the apps that i have done it with. Was just using it this way the other day to jump between file explore and an online post. I would use file explorer hit the home key go back to my browser. Then hit the home key while in the browser and would go back to file explorer and everything in both apps was as i left them. Try that see how it works for you.
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I use the home key in order to do this and it works for the apps that i have done it with. Was just using it this way the other day to jump between file explore and an online post. I would use file explorer hit the home key go back to my browser. Then hit the home key while in the browser and would go back to file explorer and everything in both apps was as i left them. Try that see how it works for you.
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Make sure you hold down the Home key and it will show you your last 8 used apps.
ThEiiNoCeNT said:
Make sure you hold down the Home key and it will show you your last 8 used apps.
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Did not know that.
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Make sure you hold down the Home key and it will show you your last 8 used apps.
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Thanks I forgot to mention that although I don't usually go that far back in apps lol.
If you hit the back button to exit the app, it will usually exit it- hit the home button and it will background it. Android DOES 100% true multitasking, realize if you run low on ram, the kernel will kill old processes and start killing your oldest used apps as it needs to.
Yes i already knew of the home button function, but that DOES NOT always work! For example lets say im was in the middle of writing a tweet in Tweetcaster and i leave the app (by pressing home) to reference somthing in the Browser. If I then bring up the recent apps and reselect Tweetcaster, my unfinished tweet will be gone as the app will instead be in its starting screen.
Likewise another app that doesnt truly multitask is the WatchESPN app. You'll lose your video if you leave the app no matter what.
There are many other apps that behave like this. I was hoping there was a seperate app that offered "TRUE" multitasking or backgrounding, which keeps apps in memory so that u can return to an app in the exact state as you left it, but for ALL APPS and not just some. Thanks
99% of the apps I've used and use pick up right where I left off, sometimes even days later. There probably is a few that wont as you described, which is probably due more to how the programmer coded the app to exit.
I'd say most (all of my apps do) truely multitask
Don't try the recent apps just try clicking the app itself.
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Webos is the only one
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Don't try the recent apps just try clicking the app itself.
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That doesn't make any difference I don't think. Recent apps is just a list of those same program icons listed in a convenient pop-up window, ordered by usage.
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That doesn't make any difference I don't think. Recent apps is just a list of those same program icons listed in a convenient pop-up window, ordered by usage.
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Could be not sure. It's just the way I do it and always works for me.
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Could be not sure. It's just the way I do it and always works for me.
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Whatever your preference, I was just mentioning I don't think there's any functional difference that would make one way any more effective than the other.
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Whatever your preference, I was just mentioning I don't think there's any functional difference that would make one way any more effective than the other.
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I agree it probably doesn't matter which way. Could just be the app he is using. Some apps are set up to shut down with the back button and/or the home key. So at this point if either of those don't work then I'm out of ideas. I do know that android caches the apps you use so they should be saved in there current state. If they are not then maybe try a restart as your memory may be low so android is closing out these apps to compensate. One last question are you using a task killer/manager.
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I'm wondering if there is an app that allows true backgrounding or multitasking in Android. In other words, whenever I switch an app and go somewhere else, and then return back to a previous app, I would expect that app to be in the same state as when I left it.
This currently only happens with a few apps, it's hit or miss. So far I haven't found a fix or an app that resolves this issue. Not to create a fight, but the iPhone had background apps that kept apps in memory so that when you returned the app was in the same exact state as when you left it. Thanks all.
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I use Taskswitcher from the market for exactly this on Atrix. Had no problems yet and didn't drain the battery either.
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di11igaf said:
If you hit the back button to exit the app, it will usually exit it- hit the home button and it will background it. Android DOES 100% true multitasking, realize if you run low on ram, the kernel will kill old processes and start killing your oldest used apps as it needs to.
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I understand that Android CAN offer true multitasking, but thats NOT 100% always the case.
As others have said, some apps don't behave for those times when you minimize and not exit the app because you want to return to the app. WatchESPN, TweetCaster, native Android music app, and in-browser streaming video are only a few of the Apps that fail to multitask or "background".
For those instances, it seems Android offers a setting to the developer to either have the app behave in the background for easy multitasking, or it also allows developers to basically kill the app once its in the background, making "True Multitasking" anything but!
So thats why I was hoping there was an app that took this "backgrounding" option out of the apps hands and instead stored all apps into memory that you wanted to be backgrounded. For instance you could background apps either by a hotkey action or you could kill an app so that it doesn't background, this way not all opened apps get backgrounded and use up all system resources.
Anyway, thats what I've been looking for and haven't found an implementation like this. Hopefully I've just overlooked and someone can enlighten me?! Thanks all.
Yea would like to know as well. Blackberry playbook does true multitasking like a PC. Games and youtube video run in backgroud without pausing when we switch.
Havent come across that in android. Maybe i missed it somewhere. I think. Android has task switching' instead of multitasking?
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So you would actually want a video to keep playing when something else had fullscreen focus? That just doesn't make sense. As a developer, I'll tell you that it is certainly possible, but FFS why? Now if I'm listening to music, that makes sense. Run it in the background while I'm looking up stuff on the web or something, but most audio apps DO do that.
It's not a matter of the device being incapable, it's a matter of what's practical.
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So you would actually want a video to keep playing when something else had fullscreen focus? That just doesn't make sense. As a developer, I'll tell you that it is certainly possible, but FFS why? Now if I'm listening to music, that makes sense. Run it in the background while I'm looking up stuff on the web or something, but most audio apps DO do that.
It's not a matter of the device being incapable, it's a matter of what's practical.
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I feel that we should be able to run youtube videos / games running in background just like a PC. I mean our phones are as powerful as PCs from few years back. Say I have one tab running email/browsing and other a video. There may be a time where you want to quickly switch to another task/app and move back to watching the video. It may sound impractical but there should be an option to have this.
Else its just 'task switcher' like ios > 4. I like the way BB playbook has TRUE multitasking.
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I may get some flak for this but webos is the shizznit at true multitasking and the way all these companies steel from each other these days and the palm people that went to Google they should implement the card stile multitasking on Android some how. That would be killer. Don't make it look just like webos but something like it.
Has anyone tried Microsofts answer to tasker?
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Has anyone tried Microsofts answer to tasker?
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Do not understand?
You talking about an app?
From Microsoft? You think they be busy with the WM thing? (which I care less about)
Yes it is an app that is similar to tasker. You program it on the website and then install the app and it automates certain things. As of right now it is only available on Android
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I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.
I tried to figure it out but I got lost.
Apparently, users hate it so far. The app requires your Facebook login, which is ridiculous. Its also being speculated that the app is farming data about your behavior through this app, and passing it to Faacebook.
http://betanews.com/2012/06/06/microsoft-gives-back-to-android-but-users-say-no-thanks/
Link to the app on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.onx.app
Hmmmm
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Apparently, users hate it so far. The app requires your Facebook login, which is ridiculous. Its also being speculated that the app is farming data about your behavior through this app, and passing it to Faacebook.
http://betanews.com/2012/06/06/microsoft-gives-back-to-android-but-users-say-no-thanks/
Link to the app on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.onx.app
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I see a lot of the bad reviews seem to be about the facebook login, didnt see much about the actual product. Did not see much about the farming data and such.
I actually think this is a good idea. Facebook is a solid method of identification, and can be used cross platform. It may be true microsoft is giving an android exclusive (temporarily) as a beta test. When/if they roll it out to microsoft/apple phones they would not have to change their authentication model. It would be ridiculous to request "Live" for windows phones, "Apple ID" for iphones, and google ID for android users. This simplifies the process and allows me to change phones easier. I am not a fb advocate, in fact I personally dont like logging in to sites and such using my fb page, but as I said I do understand it. Clearly the fb authentification is respected, if the New York legislature thinks it should be required to comment on any webpage
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/anonymous-online-speech-ban/
(Not getting into a political debate lol but the facebook model "works").
EDIT: I do not use tasker and am not an experienced android user, but I may try this out and attempt to give feedback.
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I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.
I tried to figure it out but I got lost.
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Tasker is actually pretty simple to use, once you understand what its asking for.
Forexample lets make a program that silences your Ringer, Turns off WiFi and Bluetooth every Mon-Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm (Work day).
First, it asks you for the Profile Name, This is just something to identify the task. Lets call this Work.
Next it asks you for the "First Context" This can be considered your first "Variable" for us we want it to be Monday thru Friday. So we click "day"
then Change the "Month" to "Week Day", and Select Mon-Friday.
Click the Green Check mark.
Now it asks for a Task. This is what you want to do, so click New Task: And Name it, lets name it "Vibrate,Wifi,BT"
Now we can click the Plus in the bottom right and it brings up a menu of all the possible things we can mess with. For this instance, lets click Audio, then Silent mode. Now we want Silent mode to turn on, so change the "mode" to On click the Check mark
Now Click the plus, to add wifi and Bt off. Then click the Check mark.
Now to add the time, click and hold on your context, then click add. Now you can add "time" and set your times.
All Done.
That was an example of a simple program. Tasker can do a lot more, so explore and test
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I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.
I tried to figure it out but I got lost.
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I agree. Tasker is WAY to involved to try and set up the simplest of tasks. I played with it for about an hour and uninstalled it.
Tasker is the best app I've ever owned. It's simple to set up if you just stop and look at what each thing is.
I started playing around with this today, had a few interesting ideas but there are still quite a few issues and limited api usage available.
This could be a pretty powerful tool if they open up the api's, easier for most than tasker, and can be as complex as you can code.
also i prefer to do all my programming on the pc and transfer to the device which on{x} provides.
Never used tasker so can't compare. But, onx seem fine so far if you like to get your hands dirty in JavaScript. You can still use published recepies if you are no into coding. It is still very buggy and consumes a lot of battery juice.
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Good thing with Tasker is that it doesn't require any programming knowledge. This obviously requires knowledge of javascript to get the full potential.
What's up with all these apps out there that require the ability to create network sockets, read network state, take pictures using the camera, etc? I'm talking about simple apps like a flashlight or power button.
I'm somewhat new to android, and it seems to me that some of the stuff out there is borderline malicious, or at least has the capability to be so.
In the app's Play Store description or on their website, some developers explain what their permissions are for. I suppose that can be taken with a grain of salt, as a app with malicious intent isn't going to say what it really does. But I do find it useful to hear what the app dev says it's permissions are used for.
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Try LBE Privacy Guard for filtering permissions.
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Try LBE Privacy Guard for filtering permissions.
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Thanks for the recommendation.
Seems like CM7 had the ability to disable individual app permissions...I wonder about CM9. I haven't used it long enough to find out if that feature carried over.
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Perhaps I don't know enough about these apps, but these sort of permissions make me suspicious. Below are the permissions for LBE. Why would a program reportedly designed to protect users from malware require this much latitude?
Send SMS messages.
Write to external storage.
Read the low-level system log files.
Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, WiFi) location.
Initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
Read only access to phone state.
Get notified that the operating system has finished booting.
Open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other applications.
Modify of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Open network sockets.
Access fine (e.g., GPS) location.
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
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In the app's Play Store description or on their website, some developers explain what their permissions are for. I suppose that can be taken with a grain of salt, as a app with malicious intent isn't going to say what it really does. But I do find it useful to hear what the app dev says it's permissions are used for.
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LMAO tlkin about 'flashlight' using 'camera' permissions xD
You ARE aware the flashlight app uses the flash, which is part of the camera, right?
Without the permission, youd basicly have an icon
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LMAO tlkin about 'flashlight' using 'camera' permissions xD
You ARE aware the flashlight app uses the flash, which is part of the camera, right?
Without the permission, youd basicly have an icon
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Heh. Misunderstanding.
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eagle0042 said:
Yes, I'm perfectly aware of that. And obviously, so are you.
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Lmao sorry didnt mean to quote u, meant to quote OP
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Lmao sorry didnt mean to quote u, meant to quote OP
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Lol its all good. I was slightly confused, and I actually was feeling defensive about it. I think I just need to go to bed. Lol.
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Tref said:
Perhaps I don't know enough about these apps, but these sort of permissions make me suspicious. Below are the permissions for LBE. Why would a program reportedly designed to protect users from malware require this much latitude?
Send SMS messages.
Write to external storage.
Read the low-level system log files.
Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, WiFi) location.
Initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
Read only access to phone state.
Get notified that the operating system has finished booting.
Open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other applications.
Modify of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Open network sockets.
Access fine (e.g., GPS) location.
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
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Your source? Current permissions are listed here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lbe.security.lite&hl=en However I too don't understand why Google / Manufacturers & Carriers don't set a standard for apps declaring and justifying their permissions. A minority of developers have shown it can be done. Who really wins under the current recklessness?
An excellent thread on last year's release is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091065&page=1
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LMAO tlkin about 'flashlight' using 'camera' permissions xD
You ARE aware the flashlight app uses the flash, which is part of the camera, right?
Without the permission, youd basicly have an icon
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What's your point? The LED and the camera are separate pieces of hardware. Using one is not all inclusive to using the other. And even if it were, why does the author list the ability to take pictures with the flashlight? Surely you're not suggesting that everytime the flashlight is lit that pictures need to be taken?
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Your source? Current permissions are listed here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lbe.security.lite&hl=en However I too don't understand why Google / Manufacturers & Carriers don't set a standard for apps declaring and justifying their permissions. A minority of developers have shown it can be done. Who really wins under the current recklessness?
An excellent thread on last year's release is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091065&page=1
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My source is the Amazon App Store. The entity who wins is that which makes use of the information gathered through malicious apps, and/or through the charges which arise as a result of their ability to control unrelated features of the phone.
Android strikes me as a wild west show, where just about anything goes and the lack of true oversight (not to mention ethics), is creating a hazardous condition to which most people seem either unaware or uncaring.
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My source is the Amazon App Store. The entity who wins is that which makes use of the information gathered through malicious apps, and/or through the charges which arise as a result of their ability to control unrelated features of the phone.
Android strikes me as a wild west show, where just about anything goes and the lack of true oversight (not to mention ethics), is creating a hazardous condition to which most people seem either unaware or uncaring.
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More like a carnival or a casino where most patrons ignore the vendors' schemes and the house odds to buy the services. In the end those who care are left to make limited judgement calls about who can be trusted on our phones.
It's interesting that the Play Store posting for LBE lists different permissions from what you found on Amazon. IMO The weakly regulated apps on Play Store are far more likely to be snatching market research for resale to advertisers than trying to tap our finances or steal IDs, but we agree that ethics are barely an afterthought in the race to monetize, and occasionally major criminals will slip through.
For now I'm trusting LBE and amazed at how well my installed apps continue functioning minus the permissions I have blocked. Ditto Startup Manager.
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More like a carnival or a casino where most patrons ignore the vendors' schemes and the house odds to buy the services. In the end those who care are left to make limited judgement calls about who can be trusted on our phones.
It's interesting that the Play Store posting for LBE lists different permissions from what you found on Amazon. IMO The weakly regulated apps on Play Store are far more likely to be snatching market research for resale to advertisers than trying to tap our finances or steal IDs, but we agree that ethics are barely an afterthought in the race to monetize, and occasionally major criminals will slip through.
For now I'm trusting LBE and amazed at how well my installed apps continue functioning minus the permissions I have blocked. Ditto Startup Manager.
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Yes it is interesting. And to err on the side of caution I'll probably hold off on installing it. If the Amazon description is correct it would become a matter of putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
I know people were making fun of iOS for not having a true multitasking usability, such as having an app opened then switching to something else then coming back to the "minimized" app only to find it lose previous place and just reload or reset.
Android does the same thong for me, this is especially annoying when reading a very long tread on Tapatalk, such as one of the 500+ topics, when I am in the middle around 200 and have to check sonethong, just a few minutes later app resets to main screen, losing the place on thread.
Maybe there is a setting somewhere like setting the app with High Priority? Is this due to the way app is programmed?
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Have you tried the multi window option in kitkat ?
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Have you tried the multi window option in kitkat ?
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Kit Kat is not available for D800 yet. I am still on 4.2
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I know people were making fun of iOS for not having a true multitasking usability, such as having an app opened then switching to something else then coming back to the "minimized" app only to find it lose previous place and just reload or reset.
Android does the same thong for me, this is especially annoying when reading a very long tread on Tapatalk, such as one of the 500+ topics, when I am in the middle around 200 and have to check sonethong, just a few minutes later app resets to main screen, losing the place on thread.
Maybe there is a setting somewhere like setting the app with High Priority? Is this due to the way app is programmed?
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I also get annoyed with Tapatalk, but I'm surprised it resets after a while. I was under the impression Android did have multitasking.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112013-how-multitasking-works-on-android-and-ios/2
Doesn't Samsung phones have true multi (Dual) tasking? And also some mini apps and floating windows such as Mobo Player counts as true multi tasking right?
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I also get annoyed with Tapatalk, but I'm surprised it resets after a while. I was under the impression Android did have multitasking.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112013-how-multitasking-works-on-android-and-ios/2
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I am not dissing android by any means, it has come a long way, but I am trying to find out if these things (like Tapatalk) is actually programmed that way or is it something that's caused by the way Android handles the app?
It's not just Tapatalk, there are few other apps that do the same thing, I just can't remember off top of my head but I just learned to live with those, now if I am on tapatalk I just make sure I finish that particular page of posts, then remember the page number and go back to it next time. The problem with TT is there are no alternatives, which sucks. I even think there should be a tapatalk Desktop version or a website for browsers, how cool would that be? Stop visiting all these different boards/forums..
Hi, Note 5 and S6 EDGE+ both have a problem. It defaults a program to the first app you select. I used to be able to click a number and android would as me to choose my VIOP or RC "just once" Now every things is set to "always"There used to be an option to only use it once. Is there any way I can fix this without rooting?
I would also like to know this too
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It's weird for sure. Seems like only sharing from certain apps like the gallery and Internet browsers give this option. But this app helped: app picker classic. It's in the play store. It's not ideal but it's working for me. If you share and choose this app the first time it will add all your other options for each consecutive time.
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It's weird for sure. Seems like only sharing from certain apps like the gallery and Internet browsers give this option. But this app helped: app picker classic. It's in the play store. It's not ideal but it's working for me. If you share and choose this app the first time it will add all your other options for each consecutive time.
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Problem it most of the these kind of apps don't open or get all the apps you want.
I am working with the developer "better open with". He said there is a bug.
I don't think this is a bug but it's the way the new touch wiz was made.
I'm also wondering why they've removed this feature. And is there any way around it without root?
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I don't think this is a bug but it's the way the new touch wiz was made.
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Hi, I doubt it is a touch wiz issue
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I swear I love Samsung but they do some of the dumbest sh!t. LG also removed that feature from some of their devices. What the heck are these manufacturers thinking? What on God's green earth makes them think that you want to handle one type of file the same way everytime? Sometimes I want to open a link with one browser and open another link with another browser because maybe that specific browser works better with that particular websites. I love the just once. Constant clearing defaults is fuking worst than selecting between just one and always.
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I swear I love Samsung but they do some of the dumbest sh!t. LG also removed that feature from some of their devices. What the heck are these manufacturers thinking? What on God's green earth makes them think that you want to handle one type of file the same way everytime? Sometimes I want to open a link with one browser and open another link with another browser because maybe that specific browser works better with that particular websites. I love the just once. Constant clearing defaults is fuking worst than selecting between just one and always.
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I still has not found a decent fix. All the app pickers out there only show some apps but not all. The only app close is Better Open with. We can't even root now because we loose samsung pay. I am not an apple fan but I love that 3d feature. It is like a right click on a mouse.
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I have this same problem on my S5 mini. PLEASE tell me there is a solution by now? This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. So I send something once to Opera mini because I need to save on data usage and now I am forever stuck with websites opening in Opera Mini and looking like terrible. On Kitkat I NEVER used to select "always" on anything, for choice and security reasons.. Now I cannot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.betteropenwith
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.betteropenwith
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I have this but it is only for things programmed into the app. I cannot scan an NFC thing and it always come up do I want to use "Tag" or "NFC Reader" or "xyz". Because the app does not know about this "type". It's good to protect and provide choice for websites and images and things but it is not perfect. Why would samsung/google mess this up? Not only is it stupidly inconvenient but it is less secure because now something like a website or any other thing just goes on it's merry way automatically opening and executing with an app all the time, instead of the usual thing where I have the choice to press always, just this once or oh yeah just press the back button to cancel the attempt from the start.
I am not happy with the loss of this functionality.
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One of the workarounds I found for sharing or opening links with different apps was to select "Copy to Clipboard" option when you select the default app for the first time after clearing your old defaults and then go to your target app and paste from clipboard. It's definitely not as straightforward as selecting "Always" vs "One time only" but still better than clearing out defaults after every use for me.
This is actually incredibly annoying. Sometimes I open Youtube videos in Youtube, sometimes I open them in my VLC Remote Control, sometimes I open them in Flyperlink....how this functionality went away is beyond me....frigging Samsung.
Better Open With will have to do for now, thanks for the link.