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Push notifications

is it just me or does the push notifications really suck on Android? I play all those "with friends" games and I never get the notifications... i have to manually go inside the app itself for it to update...
sorry this is my first Android phone and I do love it but this is the only problem I have with it; iphone does a better job.
please also excuse my ignorance if there is a different or certain policy to android because like I said before, this is my first phone therefore I am obviously new.
lastly, if I get flamed for creating a similar post, I do apologize for that too. I'm on tapatalk and tried using the search feature but nothing came up when I put "push notifications" as keywords.
thanks. had to rant since it annoyed the hell out of me
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As soon as I rooted my phone and flashed a different ROM I pretty much stopped getting notifications from any app
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Those push notifications are the developers only problem all Google apps work fine and my twitter client works fine as well I get push notifications fine.
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So I'm not the only one.
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Nope haha it's random foe me sometimes they show up sometimes they don't I just did the whole text thing for fb but email and games suck for push I have to randomly check or sometimes they show up when I do a reboot hahah
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addon detector
addon detector is a great app for this

curry67 said:
addon detector is a great app for this
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To get push notifications? Like from games such as word with friends or others like it?
I think ur just thinking of the other apps that send you unwanted push
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funziebear said:
Nope haha it's random foe me sometimes they show up sometimes they don't I just did the whole text thing for fb but email and games suck for push I have to randomly check or sometimes they show up when I do a reboot hahah
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same exact thing happens for me. i get them randomly and rarely . the only ones that work are facebook and twitter
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Like i said blame the developers all the google apps work fine and clients as well. Facebook push has hardly ever worked and the apps now is slow hangs and hardly ever works. Gmail push always comes through immediately. Have you check to make sure Gmail is synced in your google account. Try a different facebook client? Besides their own app which is horrible on ios and android btw.

Killbynature said:
Like i said blame the developers all the google apps work fine and clients as well. Facebook push has hardly ever worked and the apps now is slow hangs and hardly ever works. Gmail push always comes through immediately. Have you check to make sure Gmail is synced in your google account. Try a different facebook client? Besides their own app which is horrible on ios and android btw.
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until fb figures a way to monetize on mobile apps they will ALWAYS suck.
and it isn't just you. FB messenger will work sometimes when it wants to. FB itself is usually pretty accurate for me, same with Plume.
i just wished BLN pro would always work right :\

darkness122 said:
until fb figures a way to monetize on mobile apps they will ALWAYS suck.
and it isn't just you. FB messenger will work sometimes when it wants to. FB itself is usually pretty accurate for me, same with Plume.
i just wished BLN pro would always work right :\
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Bln pro works fine for me I use blinking. But plume will give give me notifications when it wants me to sometimes 10 minutes after.. The standard twitter app sends me mentions and everything immediately but it puts me off since its lack of features. Best twitter app is tweetbot for the iphone.

Oh I thought you guys had push notification ads
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Words with Friends [and every "with friends"] game uses poll not push. You can have it poll more frequently under settings. Obviously it'll drain more battery though.

Email?
Strangely I didn't have any issues with push when I was using the CM7 alpha. I just recently move to Juggernaut 5.0 and while I love the ROM I don't get emails pushed to me immediately anymore. Anyone have a similar experience?

Swipe entry on 4.2

I've noticed some words just WILL NOT go in via swipe entry. Example... the word "nasty" always goes in as "may". Is there some way to train it or do I always need to enter the word individually.
I should just use nicer word.

I think the keyboard supposedly learns as time goes on. I also have trouble with a couple words. The keyboard just will not enter them.
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If you manually add "nasty" to your personal dictionary, it works. I'm guessing the swiping dictionary differs from the auto suggestion dictionary, but both will learn to read from your personal dictionary.

earlyberd said:
If you manually add "nasty" to your personal dictionary, it works. I'm guessing the swiping dictionary differs from the auto suggestion dictionary, but both will learn to read from your personal dictionary.
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I agree.. i think it learns.. but you can also manually enter words you keep missing!

I've manually added cuss words and it refuses to swipe them.
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Zeinzu said:
I've manually added cuss words and it refuses to swipe them.
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Yeah it doesn't work with "whore" either. Don't ask...
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It has to be exactly on the button at first. But the keyboard learns from you and predicts the word you want.

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It has to be exactly on the button at first. But the keyboard learns from you and predicts the word you want.
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Nope. I've entered it twice into the dictionary, still won't predict it.
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Swifkey flow beta available now!!!

Go get the beta release:
http://www.swiftkey.net/flow/
Beta 2 here:
http://bit.ly/skflowbeta2
Beta v4.0.0.76 here (1/28):
http://bit.ly/skflowbeta3
Beta v4.0.0.99 here (2/12):
http://bit.ly/skflowbeta4

Thanks. I'm using this right now and it works better than swype or slide it or touch pal. Hoping for some other color options for themes.
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Just downloaded also. Very nice!
What is a fast way to capitalize a word?
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Tank you very much for this.

Lovin' it, but there's still some things Swype does better. One thing I've grown to love is that swype remembers which mode you had the keyboard in last (alphabet or numbers) and returns to it when you bring the keyboard back, but Flow always reverts back to alpha, which is annoying, since I have a bunch of apps that I primaryly input numbers into.

Is there any reason for current Swiftkey users to upgrade to this, if we don't use the "swype" type technology it offers?

CZ Eddie said:
Is there any reason for current Swiftkey users to upgrade to this, if we don't use the "swype" type technology it offers?
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No
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Thank you for releasing this to us, so far I have only come across one issue, on occasions swype will not recognize a double letter. Thanks again.
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I think this is good but still some needs work. I like that Swype offers word options while this only gives one word or you have to type it. I also have not found it as accurate as Swype on word prediction. I am keeping my eye on updates but for now am staying with Swype.

Thanks for the link. Haven't used swift key in a while. I do like swype better but wish the JB keyboard had the predictive word up top, I like how the word glows while you're typing.
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Thanks man I never would have known!
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Swiping w/ SwiftKey isn't working in a number of fields, namely search fields. Its working in larger text fields like compose area of email. Is this what other users are seeing?

FreddieP said:
Swiping w/ SwiftKey isn't working in a number of fields, namely search fields. Its working in larger text fields like compose area of email. Is this what other users are seeing?
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Yes I noticed it was only working when texting someone or writing a email. Internet doesn't work for some reason.
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Started using this yesterday and I am quite impressed. Of course this is my only non stock keyboard other than SwiftKey 3.
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omg i'm typing 70wpm...

Thanks for the post bro. Using it right now. I love it.
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Had to switch back to Swype after giving Flow a try for a few days. Was an OK run though.
Swype is just way more accurate for me for whatever reason. It's also better at pluralization, correcting words, remembering the last alpha/number mode, and, crucially, Swype lets me swype in search fields too where swiftkey flow requires you to tap it out! (wtf?)
Swype > Flow > Android 4.2 keyboard Gestures

zmore said:
Swype lets me swype in search fields too where swiftkey flow requires you to tap it out! (wtf?)
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It's still in beta... Give it time.
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Down loaded and works great for me. Been using SW3 up until now. Love the product. Thanks for the beta.
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zmore said:
Had to switch back to Swype after giving Flow a try for a few days. Was an OK run though.
Swype > Flow > Android 4.2 keyboard Gestures
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+1
i actually really enjoyed using swiftkey, tried it for a couple weeks.
pros:
1. fast and smooth swiping
2. fairly accurate predictive t9
cons:
1. the "to" vs "too" or "god" vs "good" types were annoying me in swiftkey. i hope they figure something out for that.
2. correcting a past word in a sentence (ie. not current/last word) is frustrating. it think it just messes up with swiftkey's t9 and weird words come up.
3. sometimes swiped words just don't show up on available words (from t9) like "to" or "do" or other simple words
will definitely be keeping an eye on this and trying later iterations.

SMS/MMS Client

What is your client of choice? I need a pop-up window that does not get blocked by Swype keyboard. I use go sms but it makes my pictures taken in portrait mode rotate to landscape mode.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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I stick with default
I love the 90s. Good times.

I stick with the stock messaging app. What's wrong with it? Works just fine.

I use the default client but I had tried Sliding Messaging Pro for a couple of days and I loved it. Was going to keep it until I realized I can't add pictures to my texts with it. Dropped it right then and there. What a shame. Could be a perfect sms app with that (and it's a basic freaking feature).
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BHurst said:
What is your client of choice? I need a pop-up window that does not get blocked by Swype keyboard. I use go sms but it makes my pictures taken in portrait mode rotate to landscape mode.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Stock with SMS Popup. Gives me the nice quick reply feature, and i can pop into messaging app as needed from there (Quick reply buttons are changeable to others if you prefer to have something other then what's there as well via the settings)

milky1112 said:
Stock with SMS Popup. Gives me the nice quick reply feature, and i can pop into messaging app as needed from there (Quick reply buttons are changeable to others if you prefer to have something other then what's there as well via the settings)
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I don't have the option of sms pop-up on stock sms
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I've been using Handcent for almost three years. Still happy with it.
At the time, the default app didn't have custom ringtones. Dunno if they ever fixed that.
Also, I despise the "talk balloon" theme. Dunno why, but it grates on my nerves, bad. Again, Handcent gives me control over that. I set it up back then and it has carried over through a phone upgrade and a recent cracked screen replacement.
Handcent was top dog when I installed it. Haven't seen any need to switch away since. It Just Works.

SMS Pop-up is a separate app, available on Google Play. It works well, but make sure you disable notifications in the stock app to avoid duplicate alerts. I've also used Handcent in the past - it's feature rich, but too bloated for me. Right now I'm using the stock messaging app in the LiquidSmooth rom. It has built in pop-up.
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What texting app are you using?

Curious to see what texting apps everybody is using. Personally, I am using evolve sms.
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Was using handscent but couldn't resist back to stock
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Yeah, stock for me as well. I've had the urge/need to use 3rd party texting apps.

ezsoulja said:
Was using handscent but couldn't resist back to stock
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Eric214 said:
Yeah, stock for me as well. I've had the urge/need to use 3rd party texting apps.
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I gotta tell you, evolve is freaking awesome! I would give it a shot. It's kind of a hidden gem.
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jcannon318 said:
I gotta tell you, evolve is freaking awesome! I would give it a shot. It's kind of a hidden gem.
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It may be good, but I'm always of the mind that if a native app does the trick without issues then why add apps that can misbehave or maybe cause battery drains. If I'm not happy with an app i look for a replacement but not if it works fine. That's just my preference.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
Best messaging app on the market hands down. Simply, straight forward, and just the right touch of customization and intuitive UI.

cun7 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
Best messaging app on the market hands down. Simply, straight forward, and just the right touch of customization and intuitive UI.
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I'm actually going to try this!
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Handcent for me. I have been using it for years. I like the customization by contact. You can have different notifications, fonts, backgrounds, sounds and vibrations for each individual. Very nice to know who texted you with customized notifications. I also like the Oops delay. You can set a lag from when you hit send until it sends.
All these features helps visually, physically and by sound who you are communicating with. Less likely to send the wrong text to the wrong person.
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Sadly just using stock because at home I use WIFI calling all the time and stock is the only one that always works, all the time, with wifi calling.
But I do use SMS popup program so I get pop up notifications and a quick reply.

smaisonville said:
Handcent for me. I have been using it for years. I like the customization by contact. You can have different notifications, fonts, backgrounds, sounds and vibrations for each individual. Very nice to know who texted you with customized notifications. I also like the Oops delay. You can set a lag from when you hit send until it sends.
All these features helps visually, physically and by sound who you are communicating with. Less likely to send the wrong text to the wrong person.
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I used to use handcent as my daily messaging app. Not exactly sure why I stopped. Definitely going to download again!!
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I use go sms. Good app i just can't find a stock messager with a hidden list for messages
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I love using hangouts with sms it works perfectly I just disable notifications from the main sms
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No hangouts
I use stock. When I had the Nexus 5 and the G2 (CM11), I had problems with Hangouts when receiving MMS and group texts.

cun7 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
Best messaging app on the market hands down. Simply, straight forward, and just the right touch of customization and intuitive UI.
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I won't use anything from CM these days. Not after what they did to some developers when they became Cyanogen Inc. They basically stole work of other people and left them out to dry. I used to use nothing but CM now, it's just not for me anymore.

Hangouts
I use hangouts, and love how they integrate SMS and Chats.
I had a question though, is there any way our SMSes can be integrated with Gmail Chats?
i.e. If you chat normally on Hangouts, it shows up in Chat history in my Gmail when I see in the browser.
It will be very convenient to have my SMS show up there as well, can search, copy, paste, archive and backup easily.
Anyone else with same thoughts?