Android thread V-garychencool finally rooted his phone and got ICS edition - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=>>;38128452]no [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] my friend and i decided to get into programming android apps, does anyone have any suggestions for apps we could work on?[/QUOTE] A proper trakt.tv app (movie/tv series checking in).

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;38128643]A proper trakt.tv app (movie/tv series checking in).[/QUOTE] i dont know what trakt is and right now its down for maintenance or something [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] [url]http://i.imgur.com/a0c0Y.png[/url]

[QUOTE=>>;38128671]i dont know what trakt is and right now its down for maintenance or something [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] [url]http://i.imgur.com/a0c0Y.png[/url][/QUOTE] Works now. It's a service I use to keep track of my watched movies and tv series, xbmc scrobbles to it but I'd like to be able to check in to a movie when I'm, for instance, at the cinema. There already is an app for trakt in the android marketplace but it only does tv series, which xbmc does for me automatically so I don't have any use for it.

[QUOTE=>>;38128452]no [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] my friend and i decided to get into programming android apps, does anyone have any suggestions for apps we could work on?[/QUOTE] I would gladly pay a buck that turns my city's bus tracking website into a proper app: [URL]http://mybus.sudbury.ca/[/URL] The bus stops in my city have a four digit number on them, so you can pull out your phone, enter the number and the site will tell you how many minutes it will take for the next bus to arrive, the site looks like this: [url]http://puu.sh/1hgtX[/url] Though it's annoying to type in the number every time, so having an app would be nice. There is [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stfleurs.com&hl=en"]an app[/URL], though all it does is load the website which doesn't quite fit the screen. If there was an app that saved and allowed you to label the stops, then would parse the website and put it into the app rather than a web frame, I would use it multiple times per day. There's a ton of students (with smartphones) that take public transit here, so I would imagine it's worth a shot :)

[QUOTE=benjgvps;38129051]I would gladly pay a buck that turns my city's bus tracking website into a proper app: [URL]http://mybus.sudbury.ca/[/URL] The bus stops in my city have a four digit number on them, so you can pull out your phone, enter the number and the site will tell you how many minutes it will take for the next bus to arrive, the site looks like this: [url]http://puu.sh/1hgtX[/url] Though it's annoying to type in the number every time, so having an app would be nice. There is [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stfleurs.com&hl=en"]an app[/URL], though all it does is load the website which doesn't quite fit the screen. If there was an app that saved and allowed you to label the stops, then would parse the website and put it into the app rather than a web frame, I would use it multiple times per day. There's a ton of students (with smartphones) that take public transit here, so I would imagine it's worth a shot :)[/QUOTE] google maps needs more metadata for bus and train times so it can all be hooked into google now and be cool as fuck

[QUOTE=>>;38128283]why is it that 90% of people who post in the android thread dont post from an android[/QUOTE] You're not posting from one either...

[QUOTE=benjgvps;38129051]I would gladly pay a buck that turns my city's bus tracking website into a proper app: [URL]http://mybus.sudbury.ca/[/URL] The bus stops in my city have a four digit number on them, so you can pull out your phone, enter the number and the site will tell you how many minutes it will take for the next bus to arrive, the site looks like this: [url]http://puu.sh/1hgtX[/url] Though it's annoying to type in the number every time, so having an app would be nice. There is [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stfleurs.com&hl=en"]an app[/URL], though all it does is load the website which doesn't quite fit the screen. If there was an app that saved and allowed you to label the stops, then would parse the website and put it into the app rather than a web frame, I would use it multiple times per day. There's a ton of students (with smartphones) that take public transit here, so I would imagine it's worth a shot :)[/QUOTE] I'm with you on wanting a bus app, [url]http://www.translink.ca/[/url] doesn't have one either. Admittedly their mobile site is perfectly serviceable, but I wish there was an official app. All the other transit apps for Vancouver have very shady permissions and usually don't pause themselves when they aren't in the foreground.

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38124571]I've been living a lie just kidding, the gold battery I got for my blackberry torch extended the battery life by a considerable amount, even if it wasn't the mAh it claimed to be (I never really believed them) I can't see the point in them, if you want to ugly up a phone so much for extra battery, just either take a second battery with you, or buy a dumbphone with a better battery life[/QUOTE] They don't have much more than stock capacity... If you want even 3300 mAh, the battery is double the thickness of the stock one...

The official 2000mAh battery for the SII is meant to be good and make the phone feel better to hold.

[QUOTE=>>;38128452]no [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] my friend and i decided to get into programming android apps, does anyone have any suggestions for apps we could work on?[/QUOTE] Make a Facepunch browsing app :v:

tried my hand at making a neat little homescreen for myself [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/028m6.png[/IMG] thoughts?

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That's pretty nice! Last time I customized my homescreen there was too many things and the phone slowed down too much and I couldn't text properly anymore :v:

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38130702]That's pretty nice! Last time I customized my homescreen there was too many things and the phone slowed down too much and I couldn't text properly anymore :v:[/QUOTE] yeah. there's a lot of stuff that looks nice. uccw is pretty cool though once you get the hang of it.

This might be late, but Huawei is apparently [URL="http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/10/19/huawei-ascend-mate-we-are-bigger-than-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-6-1-1080p-display-own-1-8ghz-q-core-cpu/"]working on a 6.1-inch phone[/URL]. Who would use that??

[QUOTE=ShazzyFreak0;38130611]tried my hand at making a neat little homescreen for myself [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/028m6.png[/IMG] thoughts?[/QUOTE] Lacking anti-alias [QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38126087][T]http://niggaupload.com/images/QZvwD.jpg[/T] The white dots are where the screen registered my fingers the black bars are where I can't use the screen :([/QUOTE] Next you'll tell me you just picked up the remote for the TV, and it switched to a hardcore porno channel an cranks the volume to max, while there's conveniently kids in the room. [QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38130702]That's pretty nice! Last time I customized my homescreen there was too many things and the phone slowed down too much and I couldn't text properly anymore :v:[/QUOTE] Only problem I've been having with my Desire Z is low amount of memory. I should probably set-up a SWAP file on it's SD card.

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38130850]This might be late, but Huawei is apparently [URL="http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/10/19/huawei-ascend-mate-we-are-bigger-than-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-6-1-1080p-display-own-1-8ghz-q-core-cpu/"]working on a 6.1-inch phone[/URL]. Who would use that??[/QUOTE] "Huawei Ascend Mate" u wot m8?

The people who are obsessed with spec wars and other stupid bullshit. Give me a 4.3-4.5 inch 720p screened device with the best hardware on the market and battery life to match in a 10mm thick device, that would be my next.

[QUOTE=ShazzyFreak0;38130611]tried my hand at making a neat little homescreen for myself [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/028m6.png[/IMG] thoughts?[/QUOTE] Umm, is that a photoshop? No notification bar + you're never getting that much info on your screen, there's just not enough rows for the widgets.

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;38130885]Umm, is that a photoshop? No notification bar + you're never getting that much info on your screen, there's just not enough rows for the widgets.[/QUOTE] Certain launchers let you hide the notification bar and change the grid. [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=iCole;38125681]So apparently the October 29th event info got leaked or whatever, this is spreading on the internet: [url]http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/10/21/revealed-everything-that-google-will-announce-at-its-android-event-on-october-29/[/url] [I]This means that Google will launch the LG Nexus 4, featuring a quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon processor, 4.7-inch 1280 x 768 display, 2GB RAM, [highlight]16GB storage[/highlight], an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera (and 1.3-megapixel front-facing snapper) and a 2100mAh battery.[/I] If that's the only option, then kill me. Kill me now. :suicide: [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] fantasy mode activate: Would it be possible to replace the storage chip/card/whatever it is manually?[/QUOTE] I may be crazy, but didn't I read somewhere that Manta was probably Motorola because they use "rays" as code names for hardware in development? [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] [url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/05/clues-android-4-2-may-already-be-running-on-a-new-phone-and-a-new-nexus-tablet-both-motorola/]Yep.[/url]

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;38130885]Umm, is that a photoshop? No notification bar + you're never getting that much info on your screen, there's just not enough rows for the widgets.[/QUOTE] Nova Launcher, mate. a swipe down enables my notif bar. it's a very nice feature.

You know that feeling when you see someone else with the exact same phone as yours? That happy, "hey, that person had the same phone model as I have!" feeling? Well I found this girl texting away on a Mini Pro. Using the keyboard I never use. I've only seen one guy and six girls who have the same phone as I do... Oh the other hand, I've seen hundreds of iPhones, S2s, S3s, Notes, etc. in a year now. Yes my phone is that rare...

[QUOTE=>>;38128283]why is it that 90% of people who post in the android thread dont post from an android[/QUOTE] Are you fairy?

[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;38131157]you don't use the keyboard on your mini pro [B]WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU HOLY SHIT[/B] the keyboard is one of the mini pro's best things jesus damn oh my GOD[/QUOTE] I'd rather trade the slide out keyboard for 16GB internal storage on my Mini Pro than have the actual keyboard. At that point, it would be an Xperia Mini with 16GB internal.

[QUOTE=garychencool;38131313]I'd rather trade the slide out keyboard for 16GB internal storage on my Mini Pro than have the actual keyboard. At that point, it would be an Xperia Mini with 16GB internal.[/QUOTE] But you have it, so why not use it?

[QUOTE=mblunk;38131294]Are you fairy?[/QUOTE] fairy formats his posts like this .

[quote]Quick settings, we assume, refers to the tools we find in the notifications bar on Samsung's TouchWiz-running handsets, which allow you to easily toggle key functions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC without having to dive into the settings menu. Some more digging and a video was sent to Android Police by the source, showing the location of this "future site" – turns out it's a second drop down panel, which appears over the top of the first notification bar. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUJAD6AdvCw[/media][/quote] [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] Something from 4.2, according to techradar.

[QUOTE=sdwise;38131475]Videooooo[/QUOTE] That's actually really interestingly designed. I'd assume that page would be formatted like MIUI style toggles with a bunch arranged in a grid, and this dual drawer method lets you use them without needing to take up space to have a toggle drawer button, or by putting them above the notifications.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;38131462]fairy formats his posts like this .[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=>>;38115547]Is that the update it just made me download? Also, loving the new look and feel of the app itself. [editline]20th October 2012[/editline] [url]http://db.tt/BLYZpmRX[/url] why does it think my network isn't working correctly[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=>>;38126444]what's the best free music app like poweramp? preferably with album art downloads and a widget or an app that can take a jpg and bind it to the mp3 id3 or whatever[/QUOTE] :v:

[QUOTE=garrynohome;38131498]That's actually really interestingly designed. I'd assume that page would be formatted like MIUI style toggles with a bunch arranged in a grid, and this dual drawer method lets you use them without needing to take up space to have a toggle drawer button, or by putting them above the notifications.[/QUOTE] I thought it was interesting too. I'm curious to see if it's real. [editline]21st October 2012[/editline] So, if the 10 inch Nexus drops, should I say "Fuck the Transformer Infinity" and go with Nexus instead? I'm so conflicted...