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GPS Tracking Software Recommendations?

hi,
Can anyone recommend a sw that can log your current GPS position every xx seconds (configurable) to a file that can then be used with google earth or something similar on a PC to show your track? always having a gps with you opens up many possibilities

Have a look at Fransons GPS Gate, you get a free trial period to check it out and make sure it does what you want, to display the files it produces use GPSBabel to convert the data to the correct format to use with Google Earth - its not too difficult to get used to - Mike

TrackMe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340667
Ziggy

Reperion. Offers the most comprehensive set of options for free. You can use every major online map you can imagine to track you or give to your friends and family, or you can even have your family track you live in google earth. Even supports, sound, video, and picture files and will place them on the map or in google earth at the place where you took them.
http://www.reperion.com/
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[APP] Pubtran London 0.1

Hi, I just released a London public transit journey planner app - Pubtran London. You'll find it on the Market. Can you try it and give some feedback?
FEATURES
Intelligent autocomplete with all London stops / stations
Easy to use and neat interface
...more coming later, this is the first version
This is based on my "Pubtran" app (journey planner for Czech Republic, #4 top rated on appbrain.com). I want to create versions for more cities / countries in the future, if you are a developer willing to cooperate on this, please let me know. I'm working on making it really easy for developers to add support for other public transit networks.

Hi there,
Just installed the program. I am guessing the lack of stations is because it is still in beta.
I like the interface, simple is nice.
However, I get constant FC on my Samsung Galaxy i9000. So i cannot fully test the program .

@benG1
Thanks for trying it! What stations are missing and when do you get the FCs? I know that when you enter a station that is not in the autocomplete list, it usually crashes.
I will fix that obviously but I think that users would rarely enter the whole station manually - they would select it from the autocomplete (if it's there of course).
BTW are you from London?

Oh wait my bad. All stations are there. Just only the stations beginning with a are shown in dropdown box with no input into search box which is what confused me.
Fc's when i click find journey...
And yes i am from London but in newcastle at the moment.
Hope this helps.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

The newest version from the Market should fix some crashing issues.
But there is still one bug - it crashes when you enter stop name that contains apostrophe (').
I was asking if you are from London to find out if nearest stop suggestions are working but now I know it doesn't...

Just downloaded the new one.
For some reason, even though I am in Newcastle it gave me my 2 nearest stations back home... whether or not that is because I put in my station last time.
But gave me the correct route, just some buses came up as D...what does that mean? Rail replacement?
Otherwise, gives good routes and such. Looking good, potential app for me to use at home

The stops are sorted based on several factors - previous use, time of previous use, importance (tube stations are more importnt than bus stops) and geo distance. So the 2 were suggested because you used them previously.
What is bus D - I don't know too , probably replacement.

Looking good then, just the apostrophe issue and i say good to go! Loving the simplistic theme so please dont change .

Simplicity is one of my top priorities, so you don't need to worry
But I guess it'll take some time before final release is ready - there are still some minor issues and I want to add some features (search options, add to calendar etc).

Definitely has more stations than any other existing app on the market.
The interface is very simple, which I like, but it takes time to realise what means what. I mean like how the transfers are marked, etc. Maybe you could include some help with the app or starting overview.
And the only visual bug I've noticed on my Nexus One is that if the station name is too long, it goes under delete button and looks a bit messy. I think the button should have a white background, so that it hides text under it.

@Karolis
How should I modify (or completely change) the results to be more understandable? Also please have a look here: hhttp://ui.stackexchange.com/q/2270/1565
The visual bug - it will be fixed in the final version.
Any other feedback is always welcomed!

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I think the results are easy to understand imho.
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I don't think you should necessarily change anything. It's just that I was used to some other apps, and it took a good couple looks to get used to this one, but when I did, I just love the simplicity.
What I'd like to see in this app is a bit more advanced planning options, so that I could exclude some modes of transportation. So let's say I want to travel only by bus, I should exclude everything else.

@Karolis
Search options are definitely coming in the future (departure/arrival time, modes of transport - bus/tube/tram/... etc). I'll probably leave the layout unchanged for now.

Nice, but needs more functionality
I like it, but it could do with some more functionality.
Likes:
Nice clean interface
Ability to see the endpoint of transit
Could do with:
Ability to record home and bookmark other destinations
Ability to get geolocation
Transit maps
One of the other London transit apps I use is London Journey, which offers a lot more to me than something like this to be honest.

@adesweb
Ability to record home and bookmark other destinations - I don't think this is needed. The autocomplete dropdown suggests stops that you have used before.
Ability to get geolocation - This is not working for some reason, I can't test that as I'm not from London...
Transit maps - I will add that sometimes.
London Journey app - I hope my app will be better eventually

New version on the market:
* Option to choose departure or arrival time
* New icon
* Minor visual changes
* Nearest stops suggestions should work now
* Improved stops list
* Fixed crash with stops, that contain apostrophe
What should be in the next release?

Downloaded the new version.
Not a fan of the new icon, but minor details.
Like the new journey interface, looks nice and still easy to read. Apostrophe crash sorted on my phone too.
Next release, choose bus or train, direct route/fastest route/less congested route etc? Dont go through station or dont use certain transport ^_^

Try version 1.0 from the Market. What's new:
* Advanced search options
* Route details with traffic disruptions
* New icon (again)
* Visual changes
* All National Rail stations in the UK included
* You can enter postcodes as departure / arrival
I think it's the best app for journey planning now
Any feedback is appreciated.

[APP] TubeRun: the all-inclusive London transport app

Hi all,
I just finished writing the first version of TubeRun for Android. TubeRun is a London transport app that aims to present the most important data that TfL offers in a single app. My motivation for writing it was the low quality of similar apps found in the market. Typically they offer only a single important feature (eg a journey planner, a good map, bus departures) but they omit the others forcing you to install multiple apps which seldom work in a straightforward manner. In TubeRun, expect to find everything that matters so that you won't have to have 4 different similar apps installed. Features include:
-A Journey Planner that uses the TfL API for up-to-date travel plans
-Live Bus, Underground, Overground, DLR and Rail Departures
-Nearby Tube lines, Bus routes, Cycle Hire stations (with live bike/dock availability data), Rail stations, Oyster ticket shops
-Oyster Balance
-Underground Refund Claims
-The real Tube Map
-Favorites
-Current and Weekend Status Updates
-Fast ICS-inspired interface that doesn't rediscover the wheel
New: The source code of the app is available on GitHub.
I plan to add more features, and I am posting this to request your feedback on what I should add/improve next.
TubeRun is by no means perfect, however I think that it works really well already. Please, let me know your thoughts on it so that I am able to effectively improve it. My current list of TODOs for the future is as follows:
Improve the UI of the main screen (icons are the way to go). (v1.2)
Add a station chooser that uses auto complete and the current user location to void scrolling. (v1.2)
Add the ability to deactivate the backgrounds (my photography skills are not up to the task) (v1.2)
Suggest National Rail stations in the Journey Planner. (v1.2.2)
Add support for oyster accounts with multiple cards enabled. (v1.2.2)
Add tube stations status. (v.1.2.4)
In the nearby tube stations map, add the ability to show departures when clicking a station.(v.1.2.6)
Show nearby oyster ticket shops.(v.1.2.6)
Show nearby rail stations(v.1.2.6)
Fix the title for manually-entered bus stops in departures.(v.1.2.7)
Migrate to the official TfL API for tube departures.(v.1.2.7)
Add national rail departure data.(v.1.2.7)
Overhaul the departures station selector(v.1.2.7)
Add the option to download the tube map that also depicts rail services.(v.1.2.8)
Migrate to the new Google Maps v2 API.(v.1.3.0)
Make favourites sorted by current distance.(v.1.3.1)
Add nearest bus stop in favorites
Show tube/bus departure times directly inside the journey planner
Integrate data about maximum journey time (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14872.aspx)
Support push notifications for travel disruptions
Support advanced journey planner options
Add widgets.
You may lobby for your favorite feature here and I will do my best to implement it. If you are willing to contribute with code, just PM me.
PS. If you like the app don't forget to rate it. The more people that use it, the better the chances of keeping me motivated.
Download link: Android Market
Video presentation (it's old, the app looks more Holo-ish now):

ChangeLog:
---v.1.3.2---
*Journey planner suggestions improvements.
*Minor sliding menu UI updates.
*Better support for the Galaxy S4.
---v.1.3.1---
*Favorites are now sorted automatically by distance
*Bug fixes
---v.1.3.0---
*New, hi-resolution, application icon.
*Migrated to the Google Maps v2 API. Significant performance improvements in Map views.
---v.1.2.8---
Added: added a tube map with rail lines.
New: you can delete the stored tube map by a long press in the Map section button.
Fixes: bus stop selection bug in departures.
---v.1.2.7---
Added: Overground and Rail departures
Added: Departures section overhaul
Added: Official TfL Tube departures API
---v.1.2.6---
Added: Overground support in the Journey Planner
Added: Nearby rail stations
Added: Nearby oyster ticket shops
---v.1.2.5---
Added: New sliding menu implementation
Added: Android 4.2 support
Fixes: Oyster functionality
---v.1.2.4---
Added: service messages appear on (tube/bus) departures
Added: favorites now expand on click (for seeing more than the next 3 departures)
Fixes: bus departures are now sorted by time
---v.1.2.3---
Added: JellyBean support
Fixes: Accepts postcodes without spaces
---v.1.2.2---
Added: Support for oyster accounts with multiple cards
Added: National Rail stations in the Journey Planner
---v.1.2.1---
Fixes: Journey planner suggestions background in Gingerbread
---v.1.2----
Improved: UI
Added: Content Provider (type in the Google search box for quick access to departures and to the journey planner).
Added: Autocomplete textboxes.
Added: Official TfL bus departures API.
Fixes: countless small fixes here and there.
---v.1.1.0----
Added: Nearby Bus lines
Added: Nearby Tube/Bus/Cycle Hire data on a map
Fixes: Claim submission, favorites ordering
---v.1.0.0----
First version.

wow love u work matey just awsome and tyvm just keep going with ur work and ty again

Good job bro! If I'm ever going to London again I'll take this with me ^^

Great app, shame I just moved out of London though! Would have used this otherwise.

referring this app to all of my friends. you need more downloads. App is fantastic, you just need to improve the main menu layout and give it a more ICS style feel.
Well done mate, I use it everyday

fantastic app, will pass it on to all my mates. love it when someone sets themselves a challenge and sails over the bar.
keep it up

WOW what a potential app. I would like to make a few suggestions
1. UI, this needs a rehaul? Im currently using Tube Chaser https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEsImNvbS5hbmR5Ym90dGluZy50dWJlY2hhc2VyIl0.
and it looks very well polished. You can also set it up so that it takes you to a certain menu when you launch the app. So it could take you straight to Favourites or near by stations
2. Widgets. This is what Tube chaser was missing. The first Tube app I had was London Tube Status https://play.google.com/store/apps/...s#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwicHRjLnRmbHN0YXR1cyJd
The widgets worked very well.
But I have to say this is a very comprehensive app but needs a cleaner look, ease of use and widgets.
Well done

Hi guys,
Thanks a lot for your kind words. I did put a lot of my spare time into this, and seeing it lagging in the area of 50-100 downloads is indeed demotivational.
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WOW what a potential app. I would like to make a few suggestions
1. UI, this needs a rehaul? Im currently using Tube Chaser https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEsImNvbS5hbmR5Ym90dGluZy50dWJlY2hhc2VyIl0.
and it looks very well polished. You can also set it up so that it takes you to a certain menu when you launch the app. So it could take you straight to Favourites or near by stations
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Yes, Tube Chaser had by far the cleanest UI. I went for the ICS+background images layout which I personally like a lot (and it required quite a lot of effort to make it 'work'). What I do lack are some nice icons for the main screen, which I guess is what turns a lot of people off on the first look. As I am not a designer (I more or less suck at photoshop), I didn't want to use some 'not quite right' icons. So I went with labeled buttons. If any of you has a suggestion for a good (+free) ICS icon pack let me know.
What I want to implement for the next version is a quick picker for stations that relies on autocomplete/location and use it thoughout the app. The current version requires quite a lot of scrolling.
As for the "take me to a specific screen", it's indeed nice. However, I think this workflow (quick information peeks) is better satisfied with widgets (see below)
ermacwins said:
2. Widgets. This is what Tube chaser was missing. The first Tube app I had was London Tube Status https://play.google.com/store/apps/...s#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwicHRjLnRmbHN0YXR1cyJd
The widgets worked very well.
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Can you ellaborate a bit more on the wigdets that you need? I personally dislike widgets that require me to 'interact' with them in order to se what's new. For example, I don't think that "departures" widgets is a good idea as they will require me to always hit "refresh" to see what's new. If that's the case, I pretty much prefer to launch the app, hit favorites and stay in the clean interface of the app. I thought about doing it for oyster balance, yet I prefer the current implementation that just requires me to launch the main app. Quering servers on the background periodically or getting your location (thus depleting your battery) is something I want to avoid.

Hey,
I have just downloaded your app and I must say! I really like it. I spend a lot of time in london for meetings etc... and so this will come in very useful!

I didn't want to use some 'not quite right' icons. So I went with labeled buttons. If any of you has a suggestion for a good (+free) ICS icon pack let me know.
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Do they have to be ICS icons? You know you can find nice icons on loads of icon sites
What I want to implement for the next version is a quick picker for stations that relies on autocomplete/location and use it thoughout the app. The current version requires quite a lot of scrolling.
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Good idea
As for the "take me to a specific screen", it's indeed nice. However, I think this workflow (quick information peeks) is better satisfied with widgets (see below)
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Take me to specific screen would be handy as when I use it on tubechaser, where ever I am, I would like to see nearest stations first. Its worth having I think
Can you ellaborate a bit more on the wigdets that you need? I personally dislike widgets that require me to 'interact' with them in order to se what's new. For example, I don't think that "departures" widgets is a good idea as they will require me to always hit "refresh" to see what's new. If that's the case, I pretty much prefer to launch the app, hit favorites and stay in the clean interface of the app. I thought about doing it for oyster balance, yet I prefer the current implementation that just requires me to launch the main app. Quering servers on the background periodically or getting your location (thus depleting your battery) is something I want to avoid.
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The only thing I dont like about tubechaser is that it doesnt have departure widgets. Isnt this one of the benefits of Android, having widgets?
When I use Train Times UK for C2C times https://play.google.com/store/apps/...EsImNvbS5jcm93b3JjLm5hdGlvbmFscmFpbC5saXZlIl0.
I only use the widgets and never the app. All I need to do is hit refresh on my homescreen and that is it. Im sure you can have that the widget doesnt always update unless manually done on the screen?

I've just downloaded this and love its features. On first impressions, it looks like it's going to become my new main Tube app! The only criticisms I have with it are:
1. To reiterate what others have said about the UI on the front page - I think that some nicer looking buttons wouldn't go amiss;
2. I have two Oyster cards linked to my online account, the first of which was lost a long time ago and has a zero balance. Until there's the option to choose which card to show in the app (or TfL let you delete old cards off of their online service), the Oyster balance feature could be useless to a lot of people.
Great work though, really nice app overall.

Thanks for all the feedback guys! I am now able to start filling up my list of ToDos. Here are my current priorities:
Improve the UI of the main screen (icons are the way to go).
Add a station chooser that uses auto complete and the current user location to void scrolling.
Add support for oyster accounts with multiple cards enabled.
Add widgets.
I will add this to the first post and try to keep it updated. If your favorite feature is not quite high up, maybe I will change my mind if more people ask for it.
I have two Oyster cards linked to my online account, the first of which was lost a long time ago and has a zero balance. Until there's the option to choose which card to show in the app (or TfL let you delete old cards off of their online service), the Oyster balance feature could be useless to a lot of people.
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Yep, I am aware of this and I added it to my todos. For the time being, I am pretty sure that you can erase cards from your online profile. The option may be burried somewhere but I remember doing it a couple of months ago and then fixing a relevant bug in the app.

papajohn said:
For the time being, I am pretty sure that you can erase cards from your online profile. The option may be burried somewhere but I remember doing it a couple of months ago and then fixing a relevant bug in the app.
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll have another look on the Oyster site. Now if only there were an app to stop me losing cards altogether...

simick said:
Now if only there were an app to stop me losing cards altogether...
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Pocket.apk or wallet.apk

i mostly use buses and not all bus stops are available yet (app's saying so). on the bus time table not only how many minutes left but also an arrival time information would be nice. and to be honest background photos distract me. i'm telling this to you as a user, who has tried many these kind of apps and to help you to understand what a user wants from a bus tracking app.

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i mostly use buses and not all bus stops are available yet (app's saying so).
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I am using the 'Bus stop locations' dataset released by TfL here. It may be slightly out of date (eg released last year) but I wasn't aware of any stops/lines missing. Thanks for bringing this up. I will update the description to mention this. Are these missing stops available in other apps?
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on the bus time table not only how many minutes left but also an arrival time information would be nice.
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I am not sure that I understand you here. Do you mean "the next bus arrives in 13.49" instead of "in three minutes"? Or maybe "buses on route 49 arrive normally every 12 minutes"? As for the second dataset (sceduled bus frequency), I do not know if it is available somewhere (and I do not think it is particullarly useful given that live information is available).
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and to be honest background photos distract me.
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Yep, others have told me that one before (while others quite like them). If more people feel strong against them I will deactivate them. For the time being, I think that they give a unique touch to the app.

Maybe adding a background configuration in the settings to allow users to chose either blank or image background. On/Off toggle basically. I'm about to try this app, judging by the video it seems packed with features so I'm looking forward to having it. The oyster card thing looks good, I don't want to waste time checking at the station all the time or hoping I have enough.
The buses section doesn't work very well. Maybe a compass would help to understand which way is which. I guess we can use the journey planner if we are stuck somewhere. On my road the local bus is only shown as one direction. The tube part is good though, haven't tried the oyster card thing yet.
I use BusCount for bus information, it's pretty good, maybe you would want to look at that to see how they get all the information. Just a suggestion since it's spot on.

RED_ said:
Maybe adding a background configuration in the settings to allow users to chose either blank or image background. On/Off toggle basically.
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Let's update my todos.
RED_ said:
On my road the local bus is only shown as one direction.
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Can you give me the route number so that I check what goes wrong?

papajohn said:
Let's update my todos.
Can you give me the route number so that I check what goes wrong?
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Bus number is 462. It shows two buttons but both say "Departures not available. This is Tfl service so be patient". I presume that means it's a problem on their system. It works for other bus routes.

[App][3.2+] Retune - iTunes Remote (updated with v3.0.6 info)

Hello all,
I just recently completed my first Android application. I was hoping for some feedback and just thought other may be interested in it. It is a Holo based iTunes remote that was built specifically with Tablets in mind. Best of all, its free!
Features Include:
* Ability to toggle playing/pause, seek in a song, skip forward and backward, set shuffle, and set repeat.
* View all iTunes songs, artists, albums, genres, and composers.
* View and play all iTunes movies, rentals, TV Shows, podcasts, and iTunes U courses.
* View playlists.
* View genius mixes.
* Ability to play music from any of the viewing categories (songs, artists, albums, genres, composers, playlists, genius mixes, and radio).
* Ability to start a genius playlist from the currently playing song.
* Ability to search for music, movies, TV Shows, podcasts, and iTunes U courses.
* Set which iTunes speakers to use and the current volume for any of those speakers.
* Tell iTunes to stream to an Apple TV.
* View album artwork.
* Notification controls.
* Built from the ground up to support both phones and tablets!
Update 12/7/2012 Retune v1.9.0:
Retune is now been updated to fully support iTunes 11! New features for Retune include:
* iTunes 11 Up Next Support. Add songs, albums, artist, genres, composers, and playlists to the Up Next list, as well as, view/remove upcoming songs.
* Lockscreen controls for Android 4.0 and later.
* Ability to select the view that is displayed upon initial connection.
* Bug fixes.
Update 12/28/2012 Retune v2.0.3:
* Updated Icon
* Audiobook support
* Ability to rate songs
* Dark theme (enable in settings)
* Ability to change iTunes volume using your device's physical volume buttons
* Widgets have now been added
* Ability to have Retune pause the currently playing song when a call is received and start playing again once the call finishes (enable in settings)
* Support for MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey and support for AlbumPlayer TouchRemote
* Bug fixes
Update 3/16/2013 Retune v2.5.1:
* Sidebar support for improved navigation
* Shared library support
* Expanded notification support
* Clear segments of Up Next list
* Back button will now only skip back 30 seconds for videos, podcasts, classes, and audiobooks
* Improvements to the large widgets
* Option to hide ratings on Now Playing screen
* More default view options
* Jellybean Lockscreen widget support (turn off lockscreen controls when in use)
* Support for TouchRemote for Foobar2000
* UI improvements
* Bug fixes
Update 7/31/2013 Retune v2.8.5:
* Bug Fixes
* Performance improvements
* UI improvements
* Improved scrollbar accuracy and performance
* MonkeyTunes Play Queue support
* Support for iTunes visualizer
* Ability to clear up next history
* Ability to sort playlist songs (in iTunes 11) and the songs list
* Support for half star ratings
Update 11/9/2013 Retune v3.0.6:
* Bug fixes
* Performance Improvement
* Updating UI
* Volume controls are now in the large widget
* ability to lock screen on
* Support for grid views
* Support for viewing the Now playing artist/album
Requires:
* WIFI for Android device to connect to iTunes.
* Computer running iTunes v10.0 or later, MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey, AlbumPlayer TouchRemote, or TouchRemote for Foobar2000 on the same network as your Android device. Retune has not been tested with any other DACP servers which have not been listed as supported.
Link to Play Store
Link to Amazon Appstore
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Please let me know what you think!
Link to Play Store
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Awesome! I always used to use iPhone as a remote to control iTunes on my MacBook when doing housework and such. Missed that, THANKS!
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Thanks
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Hope both of your enjoy the app!

Ok, this app is entirely OFF THE HOOK! (in a good way). I can't believe how much functionality you squeezed into this app in its first iteration. No other remote remotely has this many features. Controlling podcasts, genius playlists, and the radio, not to mention all videos and rentals? This is something I've been requesting other devs for some time, but no one has been able to figure it out. And, congrats on sticking with the holo theme.
Can I suggest a "dark theme" with more of a "gradient" background? While I like the notification area, any chance of a widget in the near future? How about a setting to determine which area is to be seen upon startup? It seems to default to playlist as of now, but I generally hone in on albums by starting out at the genre level. But, that's just me and my "workflow".
Anyways, congrats on a fantastic start!

floepie said:
Ok, this app is entirely OFF THE HOOK! (in a good way). I can't believe how much functionality you squeezed into this app in its first iteration. No other remote remotely has this many features. Controlling podcasts, genius playlists, and the radio, not to mention all videos and rentals? This is something I've been requesting other devs for some time, but no one has been able to figure it out. And, congrats on sticking with the holo theme.
Can I suggest a "dark theme" with more of a "gradient" background? While I like the notification area, any chance of a widget in the near future? How about a setting to determine which area is to be seen upon startup? It seems to default to playlist as of now, but I generally hone in on albums by starting out at the genre level. But, that's just me and my "workflow".
Anyways, congrats on a fantastic start!
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Thanks for the complements on Retune. Glad you enjoy it. I had been working on it for quite a long time and decided it was time to share it. Everyone seems to have been enjoying it quite a bit. It has been quite rewarding.
Also thank you for the requests. I am actually currently working on a widget. It should be in my next release, I'm hoping to have that out in a month or two, it all depends on how much of my time my job will take up. Been many late nights lately.
I have also received a bunch of requests for a dark theme. I'm am by no means a graphic artist, so I need to look into what I can do with my icons. Hopefully I can figure something out.
A default view upon launching the app is also very doable. I'll see what I can do about that. Should be pretty easy.

iTunes 11 has pretty much broken iTunes remote apps.
As you may have realized by now, iTunes 11 with its new "UP NEXT" behaves much differently when you select a song to play from the remote app in terms of populating the new "up next" list.
When you select a song within an album OR when selecting the "play all" menu item to the right of an album in the album list, the "up next" list gets populated with the first song you select, followed by songs in alphabetical order from a list containing every possible song in your entire collection, and NOT those in the actual album.
Were you aware of this issue and do you have an update in the works? It looks like Hyperfine has already updated to requiring iTunes 11. Thanks again for your great app!

floepie said:
As you may have realized by now, iTunes 11 with its new "UP NEXT" behaves much differently when you select a song to play from the remote app in terms of populating the new "up next" list.
When you select a song within an album OR when selecting the "play all" menu item to the right of an album in the album list, the "up next" list gets populated with the first song you select, followed by songs in alphabetical order from a list containing every possible song in your entire collection, and NOT those in the actual album.
Were you aware of this issue and do you have an update in the works? It looks like Hyperfine has already updated to requiring iTunes 11. Thanks again for your great app!
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Floepie,
I am aware of the issues with Retune and iTunes 11. Thanks for letting me know about the issue. I have been working long and hard every night after work to bring support of iTunes 11 to Retune.
So for a status update this is where I am at: I have fixed all problems Retune had with iTunes 11. I did have to change somethings here and there due to Apples changes; however, overall all the features Retune had before are still there. I have also added iTunes 11 Up Next support as well. You will be able to add tracks, albums, songs, artists, genres, and composers to the Up Next list; as well as, view/remove songs from the Up Next list. I have also added some smaller non-iTunes 11 features as well. More features will be coming after my update as well. Right now, all I have left to do is more testing to make sure nothing else is broken. I am also keeping full iTunes 10 support. Everything Retune did with iTunes 10 will still work after the update to Retune. So Retune will still only require iTunes 10 and later.
As for a time frame for my update with the fixes. I believe that within 48 hours of this post, you should see an update for Retune with the fixes. So not too much longer you will need to wait for an update.
Hope that answers all your questions. Let me know if you have any more.

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Floepie,
Hope that answers all your questions. Let me know if you have any more.
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OK, why aren't you charging for this app?

floepie said:
OK, why aren't you charging for this app?
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This is something I get from my friends and family all the time. There are actually multiple reasons why I decided to give Retune out for free. The biggest reason is mainly a social experiment for me. I have seen many other developers using donations as a way to gain money and I always wondered how much they actually got. I heard that for games it can work quite well, so I decided to try it out myself (Retune not being a game being a totally different ballgame ). Overall, I like the concept of giving an app for free with donations. If someone can't pay for the app they are still able to use it and others are able to give what they feel the app is worth. It is interesting to see how much people feel an app is worth. Overall, it has been a very enlightened experience.
My second biggest reason is that Retune is my first Android app. I really only have two Android devices to play with so I wasn't sure how the app would work on others. I have heard many Android developers complain about the overall fragmentation of Android so it made me worried. I figured if I put the app up for free most people would be more willing to accept problems on their specific device. It seems that many people haven't experienced problems, so overall, my original concern really wasn't an issue. Retune seems to be doing just fine on other Android devices, which is great. Another learning experience for me.
Third, since there were/are many other iTunes remote apps for pay, I wasn't sure if people would be willing to pay for another. I was hoping to get some good exposure, so I decided to leave Retune as free.
Such a simple question, yet a very big answer.

I was searching for an itunes remote on the market, had to go through a few pages before I got to retune but my word was it worth it! Its fast, good looking and works perfectly - fantastic!
Can't believe this hasn't had more recognition, definitely deserves it - a must have for anyone who uses itunes!

Continuing to love this app here, and just stepping in to give a couple user improvement suggestions.
1. Is there a way you could add some sort of "library" button to the 'now playing' screen, which would bring the user immediately all the way back to the default view, as set in the settings? For me, I always find it most convenient to drill down into finding an album or song by starting at genre --> artist --> album --> song. So, in order to go back to the top, I need to hit back 4 times. I know, first world problems, right?
2. The genres list view is inconsistent with the other views (artists, albums, etc) where the genres are grouped by their first letter, whereas all other lists are not grouped. Perhaps you had used grouping for other lists too at one time and decided against it after all and didn't remove the grouping from the genres view? It seems to me at least that the genres view would be the least in need of any grouping. I would prefer no grouping, but, if you like it, what can I say?
Thanks again for a great app.

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Continuing to love this app here, and just stepping in to give a couple user improvement suggestions.
1. Is there a way you could add some sort of "library" button to the 'now playing' screen, which would bring the user immediately all the way back to the default view, as set in the settings? For me, I always find it most convenient to drill down into finding an album or song by starting at genre --> artist --> album --> song. So, in order to go back to the top, I need to hit back 4 times. I know, first world problems, right?
2. The genres list view is inconsistent with the other views (artists, albums, etc) where the genres are grouped by their first letter, whereas all other lists are not grouped. Perhaps you had used grouping for other lists too at one time and decided against it after all and didn't remove the grouping from the genres view? It seems to me at least that the genres view would be the least in need of any grouping. I would prefer no grouping, but, if you like it, what can I say?
Thanks again for a great app.
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Floepie,
In response to 1: I believe I could add a way to jump back to the library view. I'll add it to my to do list. I will need to figure out where to place it as I am running out of menu space .
In response to 2: I was trying to follow what the Apple Remote app does. There are a couple places where groupings are done by their first letter, this being genres, composers, and all songs view (only on phones). I've been thinking about grouping in more places to be more consistent. I've just had more pressing features and bugs to work on for now, so it has been pretty low priority. Do you not like the groupings be letter or do you just not like it being consistent everywhere?
Hope you continue to enjoy my app!

SquallyDoc said:
Floepie,
In response to 1: I believe I could add a way to jump back to the library view. I'll add it to my to do list. I will need to figure out where to place it as I am running out of menu space .
In response to 2: I was trying to follow what the Apple Remote app does. There are a couple places where groupings are done by their first letter, this being genres, composers, and all songs view (only on phones). I've been thinking about grouping in more places to be more consistent. I've just had more pressing features and bugs to work on for now, so it has been pretty low priority. Do you not like the groupings be letter or do you just not like it being consistent everywhere?
Hope you continue to enjoy my app!
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It's great. Can't believe why you haven't gotten more followers.
1. Well, if you wanted to implement it, you could either stick it in as an additional item behind the 3 dot menu at the bottom of the now playing screen {"back to library"). Or, better yet, you could move the 3 dot menu to the upper right hand of the screen (where it's generally found more often) and replace it with a "library button" icon. That way, you can maintain the clean look.
2. Ah, I see the pattern. Grouping is only present in text-only lists. Cool. For me, it matters extremely little. I'd have a slight preference for without grouping in the genres list, as the list is probably very short for most people I'm willing to guess.
Thanks again.

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It's great. Can't believe why you haven't gotten more followers.
1. Well, if you wanted to implement it, you could either stick it in as an additional item behind the 3 dot menu at the bottom of the now playing screen {"back to library"). Or, better yet, you could move the 3 dot menu to the upper right hand of the screen (where it's generally found more often) and replace it with a "library button" icon. That way, you can maintain the clean look.
2. Ah, I see the pattern. Grouping is only present in text-only lists. Cool. For me, it matters extremely little. I'd have a slight preference for without grouping in the genres list, as the list is probably very short for most people I'm willing to guess.
Thanks again.
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I think I'll get more followers in time. Word of mouth for it has spread slowly but surely. Since my app is free I haven't done any advertisement other than trying to use social web sites to spread word about it. I plan on submitting Retune to a couple Android review sites too soon. We'll see what happens. Hopefully they decide to review it and give me a good review. :fingers-crossed:
1. Thanks for the feedback. It seemed like Google recomended to move the 3 dots to the lower half of the screen. At least that is how it seemed in their docs. That is why I moved it down there. I'll play around and see what I can figure out.
2. For me the Genres list is actually rather large. I do listen to many different types of music so that doesn't help

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thanks dev.
this is a really good app. I gave it a quick whirl and it functioned like the remote for my imac. Interface is great and best of all its free...

jjrx3 said:
thanks dev.
this is a really good app. I gave it a quick whirl and it functioned like the remote for my imac. Interface is great and best of all its free...
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You're welcome. Glad you like it!

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