Anyone have any Titanium alternatives that they can recommend? TB is severely un-intuitive, outdated from a UI and standpoint and many features no longer work.
I could Google Search but I am looking for first hand experience from the community. If anyone knows of anything that is able to do App and Data backups that is both functional and reliable please list it.
I am not going to turn this into a bashing thread, I just think the app is outdated, the developer doesn't care and the only thing keeping it alive is it's Legacy/Name.
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So, I decided that the $5 for the car cradle from verizon was too tempting. I've recieved it and have been using it for a day or so and it serves it's purpose. A good charging station that keeps it from sliding around my center console. I'd like to utilize the CarCradle app, but with the removal of bing (I'm not disappointed by this) the app dead-ends when selecting Maps, Voice Search & Navigator. Would it be possible to re-establish links to Google Maps, Goodle Voice Search & Google Navigator instead? I know that there are many other car apps on the market but this one isn't terrible, providing that the links work.
I've unpacked the .apk file but it's like trying to read Swahili. I wouldn't know the first place to begin. I'd like to eventually try my hand at app building but I'm a long way off.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Peace,
Ray
sure, wouldn't be hard at all actually! I'll work on this sometime this week/weekend
wouldnt this be considered as warez if it was modded for foryo.
Thanks Trailblazer, I look forward to seeing your result. The desk cradle app is suffering from the same de-binged issue if you're interested. I still don't understand why Samsung didn't allow for any customization with these two apps. Oh well, it is what it is.
Bierce22, I don't know. If that were the case you could say the same about 75% of the apps that make their way out to the public. Transparent widgets and apps and such would be similar, I would think. For that matter the froyo rom we now have could be considered the same. But I don't know the ins and outs of all this stuff. I'm just a simple end user looking the get the most out of a pretty good phone with lots of potential.
this is just my opinion i dont wont to start a big debate or flaming contest but i remember when theimpailer got in trouble for modding andgry birds to get it to run on lower devices he took out the adds in order to make it work. i just dont want to see someone get into trouble. if u fix it then keep it to yourself and problem soloved lol.
It's all good, I didn't see it as the beginning of a flame anything. The way I see that situation, and I only know what you have posted here, is that Angry Birds is a paid app in the market. Modding that and reposting could be considered copyright infringement, much like reposting an mp3 of a song on the old Napster. These Apps are included as part of the Samsung android os. I guess to eliminate the possibility of being infringement the "proper" thing to do would be to mod the app and only include it in an updated ROM. That way only current Continuum owners could aquire the Apps. But the nature of the open source OS is the ability to freely share modification and development. At least that's the way I see it, for whatever that's worth. Thanks for keeping us honest though. Simply because you can doesn't always mean that you ought. I don't see any issue with this situation... Then again, I'm a little biased as I'm the one interested in the mod. ;-)
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Cradle Apps
Hi All,
I started the same musings on the accessory thread, then I started downloading alternatives. I haven't tried any of them because my car cradle was working with Google Maps and Search. I wonder if the de-Bing rom works the same way. I haven't tried that either. I get the same errors you speak of with the original 2.2 rom. I think to use these alternatives you just need to use something like Root Explorer to rename the stock app and name the new one the original stock app name. Search and you shall see the results of the different apps. I can post what I found if needed.
I'm still newer to Android and today realized the permissions that apps request. Before I was quick to just accept & go. I was about to install an app that is requesting a LOT of permissions. Phone calls, hardware controls (pics/vids at any time), and network communication (SMS I believe). My questions are simple.
1. Do some mods already implement certain things into itself to disable some of these features? I understand this is a mod-by-mod basis if so. Does Synergy do anything to disable this crap, anybody know?
2. How worried do I have to be about this? Will the app literally take pics and send them out without my knowledge? Or is it only the pics I take it can send out? How does this work?
3. Which of the permissions that apps request do I really need to keep an eye on and watch out for? AKA, what could take info/pics that I dont want it to?
4. Is Anti-Virus software REALLY necessary since I'm all rooted and such? I read articles saying it's useful and others saying it doesn't even provide much protection, and the chance to get something is quite rare if you only use google play/android market?
Thanks in advance for any and all help. I ditched Apple and AT&T for this thing, and with it being rooted, I am unbelievably happy I made the switch to both VZW and the S3! AWESOME phone, screen size, and customization!
Bump...
Ok, so maybe this is getting ignored because it's too much of a noob question, or self explanatory? Not sure, but I want to know how far this crap goes...To my worst fears, like hardware control can take pics any time they want and I never know about it, or is it not that bad?
Thanks in advance for any help!
It is somewhat self explanatory... just use common sense when downloading an app... If you don't think it really needs the permission that it's asking for then don't download it. For example, there's no reason a music app that plays your sdcard contents needs your GPS location, etc... Look at the reviews of apps in question also... that's your best indicator right there if the app is trustworthy or not... If it's a bad app then its going to have bad reviews.
See your other thread on this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1860600
I tried to explain as best I can
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So, there have always been a couple of "floating" apps in the market. For example,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo&hl=en
Anyway, my question is why don't other apps use the same framework code that these floating apps use? Or is it just completely different than what I think it is. I've tried asking this on Reddit before but people didn't understand what I was asking and just kept downvoting/ignoring the posts.. Aren't floating apps just basically the Samsung floating ones without having to launch them via the multiwindow launcher?
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What I was asking about are floating apps, not associated with touchwiz. Please stop referring to the ones associated with JB.. I have seen the threads that concern customizing your apps such that they can be launched with the multiwindow launcher, but that is not what I am asking about. Again, look at the playstore link, it works with non-touchwiz android strains, right? That's what I am talking about. Please READ this before posting a comment about touchwiz AGAIN.
I think this is resolved in that we've decided that it is because developers think that people don't care about multitasking for tablets, not necessarily because it is hard to implement.
check this thread out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33965979
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Right, so you've misunderstood my question..
I mean, the floating calculator apps and whatever from before the Galaxy Note Line came out, these all work on other devices. Why is it that apps can't incorporate the framework within them to be used whenever, without using the multiwindow launcher?
Let me tell you why your posts were ignored.
It seems you're not so much asking a question as pushing an agenda.
You seem to want someone to say "wow that's a great idea let's do that!"
In which case your question is moot.
Either that or you're just assuming for some reason that app developers aren't
making everything multiwindow because it's difficult to implement. More likely
devs could give a *%#$ about multiwindow when coding an app i.e. it's not a
priority.
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Let me tell you why your posts were ignored.
It seems you're not so much asking a question as pushing an agenda.
You seem to want someone to say "wow that's a great idea let's do that!"
In which case your question is moot.
Either that or you're just assuming for some reason that app developers aren't
making everything multiwindow because it's difficult to implement. More likely
devs could give a *%#$ about multiwindow when coding an app i.e. it's not a
priority.
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Yes.. basically. I don't know how to code Android apps (my experience with programming is in analytical things) so I don't exactly know how much work is involved in getting that framework into an existing code. I assumed that multiwindow is an attractive option because of the hype regarding Cornerstone and now Samsung's multitasking abilities, but I guess that isn't really the case. Is it actually hard? I'm still not sure I have an answer for that because it just sounds like you're telling me no one gives a ****, which is an answer to one of my questions, but not all of them..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998133
Here ya go, make ANY app multi screen. Enjoy.
This option still requires the Multiwindow launcher, correct?
Or does it not actually require the multiwindow launcher, but there's no way to distinguish between wanting to launch it as a window and launch as a whole screen except through the multiwindow launcher?
Otherwise.. you just didn't read the rest of the thread or my posts.
No, it seems he didn't read any of the posts above.
And again yeah, I think multiwindow is not a priority for most app devs.
With enough people clamouring for it, well who knows?
The truth is, every addition requires more effort as well as implementing features
that the dev may not have thought of. What if the target audience is phones only?
What if the target is multiple devices? I myself have no experience coding for android,
but an educated guess would tell me that's where the problem lies. I'm sure you've
read that one problem with android is the multiple devices it runs on...
Ah.. You're probably right. I was just thinking that it'd be the most excellent way to differentiate Android tablet apps (because all the review articles love to say that iPads have tablet optimized apps but Android tablets don't). I guess I'll look into it as a side project after qual's...
Aren't floating apps integrated to touchwiz?
Not what I was asking.. but yes.
There are apps that "float" without using touchwiz, such as a browser and a video player, but nothing to organize them the way samsung did. That said, multiwindow is coded into the OS rather than apps running workarounds to make it float. I can't say all apps should be floating, like games or whatnot, but the ones that you use on a daily basis would be more worth floating. There could be 1, 000 reasons why devs don't float all their apps, but if they don't then they don't. But if they do, it wouldn't be a bad idea to make an app that organizes floating windows into a multiwindow setting. The only problem is making the app. It might be worth looking into samsung's source code to see what they do to make it work.
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Just wanted to know if anyone has a Project Tango? What do you use it mostly for? Not many apps for it. No accessories for it right know. Not really much to do with it. Just wanted to get other peoples view on it. I personally like it. Cool technology.
I'm just finding out about this and would like more information on it. It can be a very useful app for anything relating to real estate and home improvement.
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I'm just finding out about this and would like more information on it. It can be a very useful app for anything relating to real estate and home improvement.
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Yap. About the only one I can download is a lowe's app. Now I have to go to Lowe's to try this app. I went to project tango site and all the apps there is not compatible with my device ugh.
I have been searching how to make my zmax pro tango compatible or what sensor or anything really that I can add. All I see is a command line. But I think you need a root for that.
I usually don't pay attention to 'not compatible' message and just search for an apk file. But obviously these apps are not popular or are still in developing stage coz I can't find any apk yet.
But if anyone has AR or tango apps that they use can you just link me or tell me what apps are those.
Let me say first this- is NOT a tinfoil hat-style thread. I know data gets collected and that is not really the concern I have here. I am more interested in what seems to be an attempt at monopolizing users' devices. What I am trying to start a discussion on is the recent changes in just about every Google-produced apk update and the changes these updates implement into the Android environment. Take GBoard for example....this recent update took an excellent keyboard and added several features to it that are frankly, redundant and unnecessary. Rendering is better in Chrome or Firefox and with "Now on Tap", Google search widget, Google Now, and the browsers themselves this redundancy is borderline meaningless and seems more like bloatware intended to promote people to use google over any other search engine. Android System Webview is almost as meaningless. There is no reason to have an un-configurable web interface coded into every app when it makes more sense to just use a browser with more feature-rich abilities. I could see it maybe useful on slow devices, but anyone with a Qualcomm dual-core or better should not need it.
Then on the other end of the spectrum they have Google Now Launcher, which has not been updated in over a year and is extremely boring in its customizability. NowLauncher has been ignored even though it's the core of the interface. It's as if they are just bored and instead push updates in order to make people feel like things are new, when in fact many of these updates are really downgrades in functionality by causing the operating system to feel schizophrenic.
Now I am certain some will agree and probably more will disagree, but I am finding myself simply disabling or uninstalling more and more of google's totally revamped "upgraded" apps. The level of device synergy they are trying to accomplish appears to be doing the opposite and creating solutions for problems that really didn't exist. These things may pose security issues, but again that is the least of my concern.
It kinda makes me feel like Google's change in direction since the drop of the Nexus line has caused further alienation of those who loved Android for being simple yet customizable. Does anyone out there agree that Google needs to calm down a bit with these changes and maybe consider that add-ons are not improvements? I know one thing for sure- it's beginning to drive me towards AOSP and third party alternatives. I appreciate any and all input. Thanks.
The Now Launcher hasn't been updated because they moved to the Pixel launcher, I guess.
I honestly kinda like the Pixel launcher a lot better than Now launcher, though I don't use either of them. I did try them, but I prefer Nova still.
As for the keyboard, I think what they did was to make stuff more convenient, or at least try it.
The keyboard browser wasn't made to replace an actual browser. It's just for really small searches.
I also find it kinda neat.
I myself don't use Google Now, nor Google Assistant. I don't even have the Google app installed.
So being able to do a quick search right from the keyboard could prove useful in this scenario.
And I'm pretty sure I saw a switch to turn off the search option, so you can still have the old-school keyboard while still having the new features (multilingual predictions).
But I'm not using their keyboard either. It doesn't really have what I need.
Most Google apps don't suit my needs, so I opt not to use them. And that's everybody can do. They aren't forced to use them. Sure, they may come pre-installed on devices, but I'm almost certain that you can disable them if you don't need of use them.