Must Have Android Apps and Games?

Allyall · 21-06-2016 8:27pm

toby2111 · 21-06-2016 8:40pm

Allyall wrote: »

Nova Launcher Prime is €0.50

I use Nova Launcher,what extra does the Prime give?

DanC90 · 21-06-2016 10:06pm

Hit the link and look, it says it all in the description.

I personally love the gestures, like if you have a folder on your homescreen you can swipe up on that folder to launch the first app within it which is a great time saver for me.

Definitely worth 50c, it's usually â‚¬5.

Mr E · 22-06-2016 3:45am

Being able to hide apps is massive for me. I can hide all the stock apps that I don't use (and can't get rid of).

batistuta9 · 22-06-2016 3:56am

Mr E wrote: »

Being able to hide apps is massive for me. I can hide all the stock apps that I don't use (and can't get rid of).

You can just disble them too & they won't appear in the app draw you know

mickoneill31 · 22-06-2016 5:01am

toby2111 wrote: »

I use Nova Launcher,what extra does the Prime give?

Well, paying for a good app supports the developers.
I bought it for my folks phones as it allowed me to lock their home screens. No more "my phone icon disappeared".
I'm not sure if it's a prime feature but the hiding of app names on the home screens is something I like on it. Also the unread counts on certain apps is nice too.

Lovely Bloke · 22-06-2016 8:34am

DanC90 wrote: »

I personally love the gestures, like if you have a folder on your homescreen you can swipe up on that folder to launch the first app within it which is a great time saver for me.

How do you set this? I've got the prime and can't see the option

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 8:38am

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DanC90 · 22-06-2016 9:20am

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That's how I done it, also you can change what the folder icon looks like from here,
I have a Google folder setup on my homescreen but instead of the usual folder view I have the "Google app" icon set as that folder's icon, it's much cleaner looking i think, and then because chrome is the first app in that folder when I swipe up on the icon it launches chrome. Very handy feature if your using a big phone or tablet.

Lovely Bloke · 22-06-2016 10:57am

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thanks, great feature

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 11:26am

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Testament1 · 22-06-2016 12:33pm

Any keyboards with a decent swipe to type function? Used to use swiftkey but the word predictions were ridiculous. Stock Samsung keyboard is the same kinda craic.

GBX · 22-06-2016 12:44pm

Google keyboard has improved. Also has one handed typing option too.

jozi · 22-06-2016 1:39pm

I use Swype keyboard, it doesn't always get it right though.

Bought nova and switched my phone to it, already had it on tablet

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 1:40pm

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Mantis Toboggan · 22-06-2016 5:02pm

Testament1 wrote: »

Any keyboards with a decent swipe to type function? Used to use swiftkey but the word predictions were ridiculous. Stock Samsung keyboard is the same kinda craic.

SwiftKey only predicts words you use.

dulpit · 22-06-2016 5:03pm

Tyson Fury wrote: »

SwiftKey only predicts words you use.

The more you use it the better it gets.

mass_debater · 22-06-2016 7:07pm

I'm a swiper and I try them all every so often but keep coming back to Swype as it has ctrl+c and ctrl+v gestures

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 7:16pm

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mass_debater · 22-06-2016 7:25pm

Patww79 wrote: »

That's another thing I meant to mention for Chrooma too, it has a bar at the top that you can customise and swipe and having copy/paste is really handy on it (can have a number row, emojis, etc too).

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Must give it a go again, I installed it the other day after reading a review of the latest updates but didn't change to it yet. Do I need pro version for copy and paste in top bar

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 7:29pm

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mass_debater · 22-06-2016 7:33pm

Patww79 wrote: »

I have pro, but I'll have a look and see is it marked in the settings. The punctuation bar that pops up over the number row is really handy too.

Also, ignore the purple. I have it set to match the colour scheme of the app I'm in so it must be picking it up from the Samsung browser icon.

I just bought pro. I'm liking it so far, it could be a keeper. If only I could import my Swype dictionary. I'm getting a blue colour on boards, I have it set to suit app

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 7:35pm

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mass_debater · 22-06-2016 8:45pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Are you using boards app or through browser? Every site gives purple keyboard through the Samsung browser.

The touch site in chrome

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-06-2016 8:48pm

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mass_debater · 22-06-2016 9:01pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Probably coded more for Chrome as 90% of users will be on that. Does it go green if you go to a site like Android Authority?

No the same blue

Testament1 · 22-06-2016 10:49pm

Tyson Fury wrote: »

SwiftKey only predicts words you use.

Trust me ive given Swiftkey several chances in the past and each time it predicted a mix of words id regularly use and words i never even knew existed!

coldfire1x · 22-06-2016 11:01pm

New update for VLC player.

Most interesting feature - It can now play file from network. Great one if you a SMB server or a network drive. Tried from Android box, worked very well.

Discodog · 22-06-2016 11:25pm

Testament1 wrote: »

Trust me ive given Swiftkey several chances in the past and each time it predicted a mix of words id regularly use and words i never even knew existed!

You must have something wrong. I have been using it for 3 years & it's the best by a mile. I never get unknown or unused words

Testament1 · 23-06-2016 8:29am

Discodog wrote: »

You must have something wrong. I have been using it for 3 years & it's the best by a mile. I never get unknown or unused words

For normal typing it's definitely a good keyboard. I prefer swiping though and my personal experience is that it's not up to much in that department.

Zombienosh · 23-06-2016 9:41am

Recently discovered CLONEit and found it to be awesome when swapping between phones.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-06-2016 2:21pm

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smileyj1987 · 25-06-2016 3:27pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Anyone know any third party Facebook Messenger apps now that they won't allow access to them through the browser?

http://techin.oureverydaylife.com/can-reply-message-facebook-using-text-message-3456.html

Give this a shot ! No more messenger app and it uses texts as a reply so if you have unlimited texts seems like a great way to get rid of messenger

smilerf · 25-06-2016 7:47pm

Lads I'm thick out

Is there any way to change the phone messages browser part to a different colour or theme than the rest of the apps on your homescreen

mass_debater · 25-06-2016 7:50pm

smilerf wrote: »

Lads I'm thick out

Is there any way to change the phone messages browser part to a different colour or theme than the rest of the apps on your homescreen

What phone and what flavour of android? Some android has the ability to use themes

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-06-2016 7:53pm

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smilerf · 25-06-2016 7:54pm

mass_debater wrote: »

What phone and what flavour of android? Some android has the ability to use themes

I have a ulefone power on 5.1

mass_debater · 25-06-2016 8:00pm

smilerf wrote: »

I have a ulefone power on 5.1

If it runs Cyanogen you'll get themes in the play store.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-06-2016 8:01pm

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smilerf · 25-06-2016 8:10pm

Patww79 wrote: »

I've been looking into buying one of these recently (still afraid to), and from what I gather it's not Cyanogen.

No it's not but good phone.battery is great

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-06-2016 8:17pm

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smilerf · 25-06-2016 8:22pm

Patww79 wrote: »

From the reviews I've read, the other included launcher (not the one that looks like stock Android) has themes available. Might be a dark one there.

It really does sound like a very good phone, near too good to be true but I think I'll pull the trigger on it. 6000mAh sounds unreal, and it's not even crazy thick to fit it in.

Yes I recommend.

smilerf · 25-06-2016 8:34pm

smilerf wrote: »

Yes I recommend.

mine does get a little buggy at times. Camera won't open and also headphone Jack is fiddly and low volume

Digital Solitude · 26-06-2016 6:00pm

Any recommendations for battery managers? Something's running the crap out of my battery and I want something to monitor the usage for 3-4 days and tell me what the culprit is.

Greenify just shuts everything into hibernation now, and that's not what I want

OldMrBrennan83 · 26-06-2016 6:04pm

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mass_debater · 26-06-2016 6:31pm

Patww79 wrote: »

A lot of people swear by Gsam, and it'll give you a slight bit more info than the stock settings, but for your needs it is pretty much useless without root. They all are if you don't have it.

Not just root, I'd say you'd need to mod deeper than that , I use the Xposed kernel and then install Amplify to control and limit wakelocks.

OldMrBrennan83 · 26-06-2016 6:36pm

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Digital Solitude · 26-06-2016 7:20pm

I have root so no issues there.

Never actually managed to get Xposed working on ART but I'll give it a whirl, thanks lads

irishgeo · 27-06-2016 10:09am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Any recommendations for battery managers? Something's running the crap out of my battery and I want something to monitor the usage for 3-4 days and tell me what the culprit is.

Greenify just shuts everything into hibernation now, and that's not what I want

i had this battery drain for a while. The few thing i found.
viber has a setting to keep wifi always on.
my twitter app fenix was syncing every minute. no idea how i set it like that.

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