I was just reading comments in another thread about Widgets that cause battery drain by preventing the phone from sleeping properly.
In addition, I was reading recently, on some blog, about how so many apps request access to so many areas of an Android phone for no acceptable reason.
It would interesting to a large number of users, I think, if there were a stickey that compiled battery draining widgets and overbearing apps.
I'm sure we've all noticed some basic app, a keyboard theme maybe, that wants access to everything! Why? I've installed more sophisticated apps that want access to almost nothing.
I'd start the thread but I'm too lazy ... er ... busy .. I'm more of an idea man
Izzy_Deadyet said:
I'm sure we've all noticed some basic app, a keyboard theme maybe, that wants access to everything! Why?
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I've always wondered why that was too and/or why devs feel the need to make apps that way when they don't or shouldn't need to have access to everything.
i guess its because the devs are lazy bastards
In programming its common to use some "basic framework" from other sources in your programs (for handling incomeing calls etc... )
Task killers kill the battery, bbelieve it or not.
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Funny KingCifer
I was testing random apps this morning just to see what they want access to. Surprisingly a bunch want access to my contacts even though they have nothing to do with phone/email/sms.
So how many thousands do I need to test
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Hi guys,
I have been wondering if there is a template for the Android Market as such, which could be used for smaller groups of people for downloading free apps.
I am looking for a customisable tool, i.e. to be able to change the name of the app and so on. Is there anything in there that would work?
In essence, something just like the Market, but to be used by other people if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance
Menschik
Just to add some more info, I know it is illegal for that app I am going to describe, but that is exactly the style I want to be the app.
If you search for applanet, you see what I mean. I don't want to use it for that purpose, I just want it to be like that.
Hello I'm just looking for some new fun and exciting things to do with my phone.. its getting boring its rooted but its bl and I was wondering if there's regular apps or even third party apps that will make this phone more fun and I just mean in general more fun... games apps themes just about anything will be fine links with alittle description will be awesome please and thanks.
I use my phone a lot and I just want to know what I can do to get more out of it and innergrate it into my everyday use
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.
blud7 said:
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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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.