In the last couple of days all my iPhone-toting friends have been showing off their Places app which logs their location to their Facebook profile, along with a map link. Apparently it never worked before, but now it does.
It's a total load of cr*p, but in the interests of showing them that Android can do anything the iPhone can (usually better), and also to shut them up, I'd like to know if there's some way I can have that functionality on my Desire. Just so I can do it the once and say "It's a waste of time which is why no-one on Android uses it"
Any ideas?
Android user can also use this feature if you go to the facebook mobile site with your browser. However I have no doubt this feature will pop up in the next facebook app update.
crozuk said:
Android user can also use this feature if you go to the facebook mobile site with your browser. However I have no doubt this feature will pop up in the next facebook app update.
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Where exactly do i need to go on the mobile site? I'm looking at it now...
Found it on the Touch Facebook site - thanks!
Indeed.
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Just below the inbox button.
I think the places thing could be a security risk. Even if you don't put your location, a friend can tag you as being in a location. The only way out of this is through changing privacy settings to opt out.
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actually i think this is a cool feature which is meissing in android...
anyway, android facebook app is still crap compared to iphone app, hope thw dev will release better one soon...
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Just below the inbox button.
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This is odd. I don't haver this feature. Maybe it's country specific.
I'm using 4sq and it updates my location to both facebook and twitter.
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xodeus said:
This is odd. I don't haver this feature. Maybe it's country specific.
I'm using 4sq and it updates my location to both facebook and twitter.
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Pretty sure its location specific. I was in the states a couple of weeks ago when they were trialling it there. Came back an it wasn't available in the UK until recently. Still in a testing phase I believe. Will no doubt have a bigger roll out with the next update to the Facebook app.
At present it's only available in the US and the UK, the rest of Europe will receive it soon.
As above it'll probably be in the next Facebook app update, whenever that comes along...
i just made a page for us who seem to get left till last by facebook .. its on facebook.com/pages/Equal-Applications
i suppose its kinda encouraging them to make our apps good and not just focus on ipods
hope people that feel the same jump on and add their views
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just looking for a good .torrent downloader app, one that downloads the torrents to the phone and not remote to your computer. Trying the bittorrent app right now, and it seems to be a little crappy. when i start a download it only connects to about 4 seeds and only goes about 3 kb/ps with WiFi. Do I have to change something in my settings to download faster?
There are a few torrent apps in the market. Just search for torrent.
How about trying out aBTC? I however think setting up a remote is much better.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.transdroid
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just looking for a good .torrent downloader app, one that downloads the torrents to the phone and not remote to your computer. Trying the bittorrent app right now, and it seems to be a little crappy. when i start a download it only connects to about 4 seeds and only goes about 3 kb/ps with WiFi. Do I have to change something in my settings to download faster?
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definitely the wrong forum for this, btw
Andtorrent is the best for this.
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I was in the same boat as you a couple weeks ago. I didn't want a remote downloader. I found a beta version of an app called dTor. A quick google search of "dTor android bittorrent" should bring up some more info for you. Also, check out BluePlanetApps on twitter. That's the developer.
I had some problems with the app while it was in beta. The developer said that it was running fine for everyone except three people with EVOs. We all sent him various logs and I believe he got all the bugs worked out (guess that's the point of beta, right?). Ironically, it sounds like there's a chance the full version will be released today.
Despite the problems that I had, I thought it was a great app that did exactly what I was looking for. If the developer got those minor bugs worked out, then it's going to be a winner.
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Swarm will be on the market soon!
http://swarmbt.com/
Here's a screenie...I got lucky to be a beta tester...offical market release should be very soon. Like within days.
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Swarm is in the market now for $4.99 I am checking it out now. I tried dTor but it would force close on boot. This one appears to be working. The 10 peers max is definitely a downer though.
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Very cool. Thanks!
Installed, went to set up profile, program force-closes every time I click "edit name." As much as I like Grindr, I think I'm going to uninstall this.
[before anyone asks, I did fix permissions and restart the phone.]
J~
is this what i think it is?
If it doesn't force close, it just says there's an error.
Ahaha, just what I needed. Not! Lol I should prob Google a app first before blindly downloading
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WarBird87 said:
is this what i think it is?
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Yes it is, there a problem sir? :]
I've been running this for a couple of weeks. I have the same bug in that I can't edit any of the free text to add a name, headline etc. Chat and pics seem to work ok though. I have a funny feeling that grindr are trying to censor information about this alpha as nothing seems to show up about it on twitter etc.
Does anyone know - or can anyone find out where the settings are stored for profile - are they on the phone or on the grindr server? If on the phone perhaps a config file could be hacked.
When it doesn't force close, I can't get it to even sign on to their network. I'll have to stick with scruff for now
I have a feeling settings are stored on their server, since they were working on letting you use the same profile on multiple devices.
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Yes it is, there a problem sir? :]
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lol no problem here to each its own ! I just had to google it first lol
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Nice! thanks a lot
*Insert generic intolerant remark about homosexuality here*
Well, that's just rude.
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Not cool. Live and let live.
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You know, you could just NOT say anything. Much better for everyone
I'm not gay, but intolerance is just so ****ing wrong, PERIOD. You have a right to free speech in america, but maybe you should sit the next few rounds out.
To the mods that see this, I apologize. I had to.
I have read conflicting arguments on the Google work around to apple's injuction will affect Google Now and future updates to JB. So my question is, will JB also, also receive the less functional google search or will Google Now not be affected?
ballaz said:
I have read conflicting arguments on the Google work around to apple's injuction will affect Google Now and future updates to JB. So my question is, will JB also, also receive the less functional google search or will Google Now not be affected?
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If you update the official OTA, you'll get the watered down GN. If you stick with the leaked version, you'll get whatever it is we've been using.
Google has said that this will affect only the GNex, so if they release the source for JB, we may be able to use that and flash it to get an ASOP JB ROM that has the original GN
Isn't this just over the search function.
Just re-post my idea of my idea of the answer.
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Don't know if anybody has noticed this in Google Now but if you where to search for an app lets say calculator you would get a return of this...
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and then using the action bar you have to choose that you are searching for an app.
IMO this circumnavigation apples BS patent on universal search because you choose whether or not you want an app or a web search pic search etc. Apple could surely not argue with this in JB. The search engine is not searching multiple data bases, it is searching one database that you choose. Obviously it is much quicker if it knows but its only one more click.
If in the future if they allow you to open apps on command (I know you could but not sure now as Google Now is patchy in the UK atm) then that would not be searching multiple databases either as you are directing you phone to "open" an app.
If the judge doesn't see these work around to be sufficient then she is defiantly on the books and if I where in charge of Samsung/Google I would appeal for a different judge.
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ballaz said:
I have read conflicting arguments on the Google work around to apple's injuction will affect Google Now and future updates to JB. So my question is, will JB also, also receive the less functional google search or will Google Now not be affected?
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Google has said it does not affect Google Now. Of course only a judge can decide that. But from what we've seen most of Google Now is coming from the internet and not local sources so theoretically, it should be ok.
Thanks for all the input guys. Hate to see feature gimped because frivolous patents are granted.
I don't know where you're located, but what I understand from what the official Nexus channel posted on Google+ it's only for US Gnex
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I don't know where you're located, but what I understand from what the official Nexus channel posted on Google+ it's only for US Gnex
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What I would like to know is how it is decided who gets the update. Will it be for those running takju/mysid devices only? Or will it be for anyone, even those running yakju, that Google decides are located within the USA?
I can't find this on the Play store any more. Just got my new m8 so I went to re-download all my apps fresh and this one wasn't there anymore...
Anyone know?
Might not show up on htc devices check play store browser
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It's not there at all
If you Google for the apk there are plenty of links. Perhaps try side loading it?
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Do you mean the Pip Boy?
http://facerepo.com/app/faces/details/round-fallout-pipboy-improved-14abdab47dc
That's probably the best round one on FaceRepo.
No but that is cool. I'm just upset the app is gone without a trace
Hi guys. Are you talking about Wear Boy 3000 watchface for Android Wear devices?
This one?
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if yes then It was made by me. Unfortunately my developer account in google play store was banned.
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Hi guys. Are you talking about Wear Boy 3000 watchface for Android Wear devices?
This one?
if yes then It was made by me. Unfortunately my developer account in google play store was banned.
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That sucks. I was also wondering what happened to it
Any chance you can host it somewhere else?
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Any chance you can host it somewhere else?
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Yes actually. I think I'll upload it to XDA, maybe just to this thread, or start another. But I'm not gonna support it hard...
metalurgus said:
Yes actually. I think I'll upload it to XDA, maybe just to this thread, or start another. But I'm not gonna support it hard...
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Upload it! I reformatted my phone and forgot to back it up.
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Yes actually. I think I'll upload it to XDA, maybe just to this thread, or start another. But I'm not gonna support it hard...
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Still waiting for that apk...
Want this
Sorry guys, it themes that it is no more compatible with the latest Android Wear version. It just does not show in the list of the watchfaces. But since the Fallout 4 release is close, I think I'll find time to migrate it to new API.
Dear XDAnauts,
I don't recall always having this problem but nowadays the LOS app for messaging and SMS/MMS shows only four lines while typing:
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And no matter how many lines you have typed, the window does not get bigger than 4 lines. Well, how shall I put it without using swear words?
Seriously, that is quite the flaw! You keep seeing all the previous messages in their full beauty but only 4 lines of your own text. Changing font size does not help...
Does anyone know how to change that? Or what other app to use?
I recently had to send an SMS, which I almost never do any longer. Hardly anyone does in Europe I believe, since these are still often charged. But I immediately saw the same problem. In any other messaging app the text field grows up to a certain number of lines.
Anyway, it's weird that the stock SMS has not caught up. Then again, I guess this is just AOSP, right? I'm not aware how much of AOSP's apps LineageOS actually provides better implementations of. Surely it's not this one. I just see the AOSP SMS app similar as the standard browser: they are just to have something until you install something better.
I guess where SMS text messaging is more common, like in the US, people who use LineageOS use something different. Perhaps just Google's version that can handle text messages. Sorry I lost track of which one that currently is. Also, I know that Signal can handle SMS. And what about Simple SMS Messenger on F-droid?
As an aside, of course for non LineageOS users, the majority just uses a vendor version of the (AOSP) app. It's actually a shame that SMS is not so much used in many areas of the world. It's nice when this is not controlled by a single app as a fully decentralised system. Perhaps if providers didn't charge for them, SMS would have progressed further and would have included encryption, more data types, and so on. There would be many good (and open source) SMS clients for many different outlets, giving people choice. Instead, only the service people are on is what drives competition, not the app development directly unfortunately.
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And what about Simple SMS Messenger on F-droid?
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Yay! Perhaps not as pretty, but it certainly works:
Thank you! I wonder how I missed looking up F-Droid Nice, it seems to be able to import/export, too!
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Hardly anyone does in Europe I believe, since these are still often charged
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Well, EUrope mostly seems to be a country of moronic WhatsApes. Getting asked twice a month by someone to install it.
Most people have a contract that includes free SMS... free for domestic. However, sending them abroad usually can cost whopping 0.49€...