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Google CarHome- Not Available for you Device

Anyone go on the Market yet and try to download the Google CarHome App?
I get a error message telling me it's not avail for my device. I've gotten that message on my old Thunderbolt as well. I like the CarHome layout... anyone using something different?

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usafle said:
Anyone go on the Market yet and try to download the Google CarHome App?
I get a error message telling me it's not avail for my device. I've gotten that message on my old Thunderbolt as well. I like the CarHome layout... anyone using something different?
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you can find it.works fine.google it
pm me if you cant find it

I had installed the Google Car Home in the Thunderbolt previously using Root Explorer. Wonder why it says that though on a Google phone?
But thanks. I'm assuming I would use the same install method on this as I did the T-Bolt...

I prefer CarHome Ultra, https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsInNwaW5uaW5naGVhZC5jYXJob21lIl0.
It's not free, but it's way better, imo.

Try this, flash the car home apk then the launcher apk, let me know.

Just found that CarHome Ultra right before you posted it. It's a trial? Didn't see where it asks you to pay for it. Looks nice though.
Thanks for the heads up.
spotmark said:
I prefer CarHome Ultra, https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsInNwaW5uaW5naGVhZC5jYXJob21lIl0.
It's not free, but it's way better, imo.
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usafle said:
Just found that CarHome Ultra right before you posted it. It's a trial? Didn't see where it asks you to pay for it. Looks nice though.
Thanks for the heads up.
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There is a license, that you can purchase for $1.99.
https://market.android.com/details?...DEsInNwaW5uaW5naGVhZC5jYXJob21lLmxpY2Vuc2UiXQ..
I don't even look at my car's speedometer, anymore. I just glance at my phone.

spotmark said:
There is a license, that you can purchase for $1.99.
https://market.android.com/details?...DEsInNwaW5uaW5naGVhZC5jYXJob21lLmxpY2Vuc2UiXQ..
I don't even look at my car's speedometer, anymore. I just glance at my phone.
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This is a very nice app. I don't understand why Google doesn't update their own apps with there OS.

If anyone wants Google Car Home with a stock phone, unlocked, unrooted, unanything I've gotten it working through this method:
Google Car Home on the Galaxy Nexus.
How I did it:
Follow the instructions here:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/0...m-the-market-on-the-verizon-lte-galaxy-nexus/
Just type 'Google Car Home' whenever it refers to Google Wallet.
The app will install, but then give you a message that it's not compatible. You will not see it in your apps - however if you go to settings-->apps it's in the list - there is just no icon available.
So there is a final step, install this app:
https://market.android.com/details?...1bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC5jd2ZrLmlnODguY2FybW9kZSJd
All this app does is give you a toggle to launch the default car home app. If you have more than one installed, it will as which you want to use.
I've used Google Car Home on my Verizon Nexus today and it works great. I've also changed the colors now so they match 'ICS blue'.
Will see if I can attach the image:

Waou it works perfectly...
Thank you so much... i've been looking for a way to install car home on my GNexus non rooted for age, and finally i have it, thanks to you.
I was stuck at first, cause i wasn't going on the car home page but stayed on the search results page (where you can actually clic install directly) and the market did the same and it didn't work... but then i did it properly and it's perfect.
I've downloaded apk from xda also, and it allowed me to have the exact same icon than the original (and not the car mode icon).
Anyway, works flawlessly.

Where did you find the APK? I've tried this method but I couldn't get it to work...

Just to say thanks to Mcdeadagain - finding a launcher was my issue.
apk can be found in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569027

Google Talk Widget!!!

Just found a Google talk widget its in the market I always felt Google talk needed a widget. I could never find one before.

Props for sharing works great
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Can't find it! What's the exact title?
Thanks
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PaulG1488 said:
Props for sharing works great
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If he helped you then hit the thanks button.

good start
Its a good start. Needs some improvements Im gonna keep an eye on it. Would like to see the ability to send messages from widget instead of launching talk. Also its crashing alot on me on axium 2.4. Sent a report
https://market.android.com/details?...UwMSwiZGUuRnI0Z2cwci5UYWxrV2lkZ2V0LmxpZ2h0Il0.

Wow, thought one would never come. Considering I use Gtalk almost religiously, it's fantastic that there's finally a widget of some sort for it. I've always wondered why something like Gtalk didn't have more support for it.
This app is a good start but like others have mentioned, sending messages from the widget itself would be awesome.

nice find. works fairly well, it just needs the interface cleaned up a bit

I would also like to see the ability to only show active chats. Its definitely a work in progress bi just really hope this gets the attention it deserves

Thanks! Works pretty well.

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If he helped you then hit the thanks button.
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already did i couldnt earlier as i dont think its possible on tapatalk

angelino0919 said:
I would also like to see the ability to only show active chats. Its definitely a work in progress bi just really hope this gets the attention it deserves
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added in next udpate.
Would like to see the ability to send messages from widget instead of launching talk.
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Will see what I can do, haven't figured out yet how to send messages to gtalk service.

Fr4gg0r said:
added in next udpate.
Will see what I can do, haven't figured out yet how to send messages to gtalk service.
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Is there a version that works for Gingerbread? I'm on a Max.

I get the below message when trying to use the Play Store app and it will not download using the browser either, but no error message with browser using Play Store through browser just no download.
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Go to Apps --> All --> Google Services Framework and clear data, then reboot.

aznxk3vi17 said:
Go to Apps --> All --> Google Services Framework and clear data, then reboot.
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Thanks for the tip, it worked and the widget did download and install now. But now I can not use the widget. I go between a Sense ROM(Android 4.0.3 and Sense 3.6) and a CMX ROM(Android4.1.1) and the Sense ROM is the one I had trouble installing the widget on. On the Sense ROM the widget showed up once in my list of widgets and put the widget on my home screen. But it just opens up to the settings for the widget, and it does the same when I open the widget in the app tray. So I removed it from my home screen and now it does not show in my list of widgets but it is in my app tray still. I will be testing it on my CMX ROM later today and will post back with feed back on it as well.
Edit: I just now realized this thread is in the Galaxy Nexus Themes and Apps forum. I have a HTC Sensation but I found this thread by google search for a G Talk Widget.

Has this been removed from the market?
Is an apk still available?
TIA
T-Macgnolia said:
Thanks for the tip, it worked and the widget did download and install now. But now I can not use the widget. I go between a Sense ROM(Android 4.0.3 and Sense 3.6) and a CMX ROM(Android4.1.1) and the Sense ROM is the one I had trouble installing the widget on. On the Sense ROM the widget showed up once in my list of widgets and put the widget on my home screen. But it just opens up to the settings for the widget, and it does the same when I open the widget in the app tray. So I removed it from my home screen and now it does not show in my list of widgets but it is in my app tray still. I will be testing it on my CMX ROM later today and will post back with feed back on it as well.
Edit: I just now realized this thread is in the Galaxy Nexus Themes and Apps forum. I have a HTC Sensation but I found this thread by google search for a G Talk Widget.
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can someone please post the apk. i could not find it in the market. thank you.

I am not finding it in the market either.

Please post apk
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I would really like this. Looks like it was removed from the market. Anyone have the APK available?

[Q] Car dock app. Where is it?

So we've all seen the car dock accessories but I don't have the car dock but still want to turn my Nexus into the car dock mode when I'm driving.
Does anyone know of any official Galaxy Nexus car dock app floating around. If not, is there any good ICS 3rd party car dock around?

This one LOOKS close: https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmFub2QuY2FyLmhvbWUuZnJlZSJd
I haven't used it however. I'll rip Car Home from a previous version of GApps and see what the compatibility issue is with the GN, lets hope it's just a dpi thing.

Cleargrey said:
So we've all seen the car dock accessories but I don't have the car dock but still want to turn my Nexus into the car dock mode when I'm driving.
Does anyone know of any official Galaxy Nexus car dock app floating around. If not, is there any good ICS 3rd party car dock around?
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nevermind i was thinking carhome sorry

Cleargrey said:
So we've all seen the car dock accessories but I don't have the car dock but still want to turn my Nexus into the car dock mode when I'm driving.
Does anyone know of any official Galaxy Nexus car dock app floating around. If not, is there any good ICS 3rd party car dock around?
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unfortunately google is blocking carhome on the galaxy nexus throught the market, which is dumb because the app works fine.
all you need to do is use the same workaround that was discovered for installing google wallet. the only hitch is the app won't show up in your launcher. i used an app called anycut to create one but since the app hasnt been updated in a while the icon will be kind of cut off. still works fine though.

Well that sucks. I am not sure I can be bothered with a workaround that is still hassle to use, if I'm perfectly honest.
I've gone to the market and picked up a pretty decent car home dock that has a 30 day trial. Seems pretty decent so I'll probably buy the full version.
Sometimes I wonder why Google makes the decisions it does about apps.

I use the gapps from stock 4.0.4 posted here and it has car home on it.
Strange
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There is away around all market blocks on apps including car home, I found a tutorial on droid life you can check out!
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/0...carrier-blocked-apps-from-the-android-market/

GR36 said:
I use the gapps from stock 4.0.4 posted here and it has car home on it.
Strange
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Link please

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You can just install the APKs through a file manager. I did this installing the Car Home and Car dock APKs witch I have attached. Sorry I forget what forum I found this on, but it does work. Not sure if it will work non-rooted, but you can give it a try. You don't have to side lode or drop this in the system/apps directory, just install it like any regular APK.

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You can just install the APKs through a file manager. I did this installing the Car Home and Car dock APKs witch I have attached. Sorry I forget what forum I found this on, but it does work. Not sure if it will work non-rooted, but you can give it a try. You don't have to side lode or drop this in the system/apps directory, just install it like any regular APK.
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awesome thank you very much!

It's currently in some remote location taunting us.... *shake fist angrily*

Who wants to try and get the S-Voice apk working?

The S-Voice apk was just posted in the S3 area http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26293573&posted=1#post26293573
I've installed it on my GNEX and it installed fine, made it through the tutorial as well, but it crashed when I tried to change the wake up phrase. Anyone care to give it a shot at making it work? I was going to start with something simple like editing build.prop but I can't seem to find any info on what the S3 is listed as.
It's now working perfectly!! Nex7er in the Note forum discovered if you install the app from system/app it works perfectly and I can confirm it runs perfect on the nexus!!!

krichek said:
The S-Voice apk was just posted in the S3 area http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26293573&posted=1#post26293573
I've installed it on my GNEX and it installed fine, made it through the tutorial as well, but it crashed when I tried to change the wake up phrase. Anyone care to give it a shot at making it work? I was going to start with something simple like editing build.prop but I can't seem to find any info on what the S3 is listed as.
It's now working perfectly!! Nex7er in the Note forum discovered if you install the app from system/app it works perfectly and I can confirm it runs perfect on the nexus!!!
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I installed on latest CM9 nightly, no issues here. I installed it normally without being in system folder.
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Seems too clunky and pointless/useless. I can do all those commands by tapping the screen manually and I'll know they are correct rather than relying on a sketchy voice to text algorithm.

akira02rex said:
Seems too clunky and pointless/useless. I can do all those commands by tapping the screen manually and I'll know they are correct rather than relying on a sketchy voice to text algorithm.
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To each his own I guess. As a guy with only one arm I can state for me, it is MUCH easier and faster to say "new dental appointment, June 5th at 9am and then confirm with yes then it is to:
open apps, select calendar, click the month view tab, flip to June, click on the 5th, select "new" on the 9am tab and then type out dental, etc...

Running bamf/jamesbond and get a force close on it
Cleared data on it and reloaded... Skipped trying to set a new wakeup and it will go through to asking me "which app do you want to open "
Unfortunately no matter what I say she comes back with that same line.
Of course, restarted again and didn't bother to wake her up... And now commands work.

Tried and seems to work pretty good

Tried setting an alarm but couldn't save for some reason.

Same here can't save alarms...
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ceribaen said:
Tried setting an alarm but couldn't save for some reason.
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Probably it's searching for SGS3 alarm app

Can confirm that adding appointments and checking weather work though.
Timer will work as far as countdown, but doesn't seem to hook into any vibrate/ring function to notify you when it finishes.

It took me a few tries, and I only got it to install by skipping the setup part of it. The apk claimed I already had s voice installed. And, when I went to remove it, because it crashed despite installing it from system/app, it only gave me the option to remove updates. I'm running stock ROM and kernel. Unfortunately, I don't see how to get to settings for it, so I'm stuck calling it "Hi Galaxy!"

Here is a copy of the APK if anyone wants it

Been using it for quite some time, actually. It's been called into Axiom roms for awhile now.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

It's ok, kind of a novelty more than anything. I guess for people who have certain disabilities it can be a great tool, but for me I can't see much of a use for it. I can point and click faster.
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here it is!
http://d-h.st/Odn

jimmyhook said:
It's ok, kind of a novelty more than anything. I guess for people who have certain disabilities it can be a great tool, but for me I can't see much of a use for it. I can point and click faster.
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If the alarm worked - it'd be fastest to set alarm that way.
Also, the timer would be nice if it actually did something when the countdown finished.
Little things like that I could see it handy for... plus for answers you'd look up on google, could be quicker to answer at times.

Installed it like any other apk. I am stock and not rooted. And it has worked tip top since the start
Sent from my.....whatever it is

Works fine for me. More of a fun toy really. It even gives smart ass replys like siri.
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Bleh can't really use it since I'm sick ... e_e voice is groggy
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e.e for those that wanna see what it looks like
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After some digging I found that with the Galaxy Nexus at 4.0.4 is having issues because its based off of 4.0.3 Workaround is to install the app under system/apps instead of regular installer. I used root explorer and had R/W enabled placed the file and opened/installed from their.

SwipePad - edge launcher!

Just a quick shout-out for this app. I was looking for something to replace the usefulness of the Note Edge application shortcuts, and came across SwipePad. It's pretty darn good for swiping in from an edge on the S6 Edge and launching apps from anywhere. I guess this would work on any phone, but feels so natural swiping over the curve to get this. Loving it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android&hl=en
PS I'm not affiliated to the app, in case you're thinking that..

Thanks bud

Thanks mate, works really well, can't figure out how to take a screenshots of the launcher though

rahularora1 said:
Thanks mate, works really well, can't figure out how to take a screenshots of the launcher though
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Power + Home button.

Brilliant that works!
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Been using this for YEARS. One of my first installs and must haves on every single new phone. There is also a selection of themes on the market for it.

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Brilliant that works! View attachment 3258762
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How did you get the single row like that?
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Hi mate select the other icons that come up when creating the pad and make them hidden

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Hi mate select the other icons that come up when creating the pad and make them hidden
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Thanks. Got it setup. Still can not get rid of the notification that states . "Running, select to configure" I have selected it many times.

veener79 said:
Thanks. Got it setup. Still can not get rid of the notification that states . "Running, select to configure" I have selected it many times.
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It's the very bottom option under "look and feel" when you select the notification. If you turn off the notification completely, swipe pad will fall out of memory and you'll have to manually start it sometimes. I just choose hide. Never leaves memory and i don't have the ugly icon

Thanks, nice!

i love this one. i put all my frequent contacts in it. marvelous

Hello
I use this app since Years and bought some addons. I couldn't imagine to live without. Now, this app disappeared from the store. Is it end of life? My app is running fine. I just wonder what is the reason for.

XtraWater said:
Hello
I use this app since Years and bought some addons. I couldn't imagine to live without. Now, this app disappeared from the store. Is it end of life? My app is running fine. I just wonder what is the reason for.
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Hello XtraWater,
I have used this app since my SGS2. Sadly, I wiped my phone and as you said, Swipepad cannot be found in the play store anymore. I downloaded an APK from a third party site, which works (I'm rooted). But I am unsure how to get the addons to work after installing them from the third party site :-/
I purchased the morespaces add-on previously and that is not in Google Play anymore as well.

Mersine said:
Hello XtraWater,
I have used this app since my SGS2. Sadly, I wiped my phone and as you said, Swipepad cannot be found in the play store anymore. I downloaded an APK from a third party site, which works (I'm rooted). But I am unsure how to get the addons to work after installing them from the third party site :-/
I purchased the morespaces add-on previously and that is not in Google Play anymore as well.
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Hello
Swipepad started to behave weird. It needed an update... So I gave up. I guess I still have the backup from the more space add-on. I made the backup with titanium backup.
However, in the meanwhile I switched to xposed edge. The app is nice. Plenty of features. The responsiveness although is not perfect. There is sometimes a delay of a second or two. I don't know if there is a way to prioritize the app. I am on Resurrection remix.

XtraWater said:
Hello
Swipepad started to behave weird. It needed an update... So I gave up. I guess I still have the backup from the more space add-on. I made the backup with titanium backup.
However, in the meanwhile I switched to xposed edge. The app is nice. Plenty of features. The responsiveness although is not perfect. There is sometimes a delay of a second or two. I don't know if there is a way to prioritize the app. I am on Resurrection remix.
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Thanks, I'll try out edge since I have Xposed as well. I was looking for Swipepad alternatives today actually, but the results are all dated since this app is so old.
In the meantime, I'm attempting to make the Swipepad add-ons system apps based on a suggestion from this thread. My TI backup was wiped along with the rest of my phone. I may have a copy on my desktop when I get home. If not, can you send me a TI copy of yours?

Sure, let me know when you need the backup.
That edge app is actually very easy to use. Nevertheless, it took a while till I figured it out. At the beginning it's a bit counterintuitive.