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MagicMarker

Nice one thanks, hitting back sorts it (kinda obvious now that I think of it!) but swiping doesn't do anything.

AlmightyCushion

MagicMarker wrote: »

Nice one thanks, hitting back sorts it (kinda obvious now that I think of it!) but swiping doesn't do anything.

You sure swiping doesn't work. I just tried it on mine and it worked fine.

Atomic Pineapple

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

You sure swiping doesn't work. I just tried it on mine and it worked fine.

And on mine, swipe down and it goes away.

MagicMarker

Hmm, actually it does work but it's not very responsive, works about once out of every ten attempts or so.

wilser

MagicMarker wrote: »

Hmm, actually it does work but it's not very responsive, works about once out of every ten attempts or so.

In settings go to advanced, then gestures then lower the sensitivity to about 10%, working much better for me now

Kristopherus

Hey, Folks JaxtrSMS sent free texts to any no. whether the recipient had the app installed or not. They have started charging now. 10c(US) to any Irish or UK no. Does anyone know if there's any other app that will do what jaxtr used to? WhatsApp requires the recipient to have it as well. Skebby charges & is half the price of Jaxtr. Is there anything floating around that will send a sms free over phones internet?

Patsy fyre

Kristopherus wrote: »

Hey, Folks JaxtrSMS sent free texts to any no. whether the recipient had the app installed or not. They have started charging now. 10c(US) to any Irish or UK no. Does anyone know if there's any other app that will do what jaxtr used to? WhatsApp requires the recipient to have it as well. Skebby charges & is half the price of Jaxtr. Is there anything floating around that will send a sms free over phones internet?

Cabbage

Kristopherus

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Cabbage

Cabbage only works with your webtexts. And you get charged if you send an international one:(

Patsy fyre

Kristopherus wrote: »

Cabbage only works with your webtexts. And you get charged if you send an international one:(

Have you tried text plus ?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd

Kristopherus

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Have you tried text plus ?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd

Yea,I've had a look at a pile of them. In most cases the free texts are app to app., no free to any phone, national or international.

killbillvol2

Kristopherus wrote: »

Cabbage only works with your webtexts. And you get charged if you send an international one:(

You can send international webtexts with Vodafone - whether it's worth your while to switch is another issue.

Kristopherus

killbillvol2 wrote: »

You can send international webtexts with Vodafone - whether it's worth your while to switch is another issue.

Would'nt touch Voda with a mile-long pole never mind a 40ft one:D Have ayce data with Three, which I'm very happy with. I could use Jaxtr to send texts to UK via data for free, now they are charging, initially at 1c(US) n, which still made it a no-brainer, but now they've gone up to 10c(US).:(. Therefore would like to get something similar to the original jaxtr.

MagicMarker

I just downloaded TeamViewer for Remote Control, it allows you to log on to your PC/MAC remotely. It's marketed as something you can use to support friends/family if they have tech issues, but tbh, I think it'd be pretty handy just if I have my laptop on the other side of the room connected to the TV, if I'm streaming stuff I can control my laptop without having to get up!!

I just tried it there and it worked quite well, although it did remove my desktop picture!

Mr. Rager

Any alternatives to Temple Run for until it gets released on Android?

Otacon

fjsanchez wrote: »

Any alternatives to Temple Run for until it gets released on Android?

Run Like Hell

Different perspective but still fun

madmoe

MagicMarker wrote: »

Hmm, actually it does work but it's not very responsive, works about once out of every ten attempts or so.

Have had this issue a lot as well and especially on my tablet!

madmoe

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Have you tried text plus ?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd

International texts with Vodafone and O2 are free from Cabbage.....well at least for me as long as I have been using it and that's years now!

Patsy fyre

madmoe wrote: »

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Have you tried text plus ?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd

International texts with Vodafone and O2 are free from Cabbage.....well at least for me as long as I have been using it and that's years now!

Yeah unfortunately meteor or e mobile don't allow international texts, annoying.

Patsy fyre

madmoe wrote: »

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Have you tried text plus ?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd

International texts with Vodafone and O2 are free from Cabbage.....well at least for me as long as I have been using it and that's years now!

Yeah unfortunately meteor or e mobile don't allow international texts, annoying.

Patsy fyre

madmoe wrote: »

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Have you tried text plus ?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd

International texts with Vodafone and O2 are free from Cabbage.....well at least for me as long as I have been using it and that's years now!

Yeah unfortunately meteor or e mobile don't allow international texts, annoying.

budgemook

Anyone see the Apps list part 2 in the Sunday Times? Was really good.

I think I missed part 1 last week though. Going to check the recycling bin for it later, should be there.

Tried get a link for it online but it's only for subscribers I think.

ectoraige

subway wrote: »

on that topic, does anyone know of an app like tunein that allows alarms but also has a snooze feature?

AlarmDroid has an option to enter an Internet Stream as the ring tone, I tried it with a Today FM address but it didn't work, I may not have the right address though. It also has loads of other options such as letting you snooze by flipping the phone over, and having to do a maths calculation to stop the alarm. It'll also read out the weather forecast for you if you want.

Thanks for the headsup on wifi timer, I got woken at 4:30 recently when some randomer spammed me on Skype.

_Whimsical_

budgemook wrote: »

Anyone see the Apps list part 2 in the Sunday Times? Was really good.

I think I missed part 1 last week though. Going to check the recycling bin for it later, should be there.

Tried get a link for it online but it's only for subscribers I think.

What categories were there this week? Can you remember any good apps from this weeks list?

Craigels

wheres my water is very addictive it seems like a childs game but you will be hooked in no time also i think im late catching onto cut the rope but thats also very good.

budgemook

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

What categories were there this week? Can you remember any good apps from this weeks list?

I only glanced over it really. I still have it so can reply to this properly when I've read it properly? I remember there being a Games section, with Need for Speed Hot Pursuit standing out and also a travel section. There was a Health section too.

Any good categories from part 1? Hopefully I still have that in the recycle bin.

Ste-

budgemook wrote: »

I only glanced over it really. I still have it so can reply to this properly when I've read it properly? I remember there being a Games section, with Need for Speed Hot Pursuit standing out and also a travel section. There was a Health section too.

Any good categories from part 1? Hopefully I still have that in the recycle bin.

Any chance you can scan them in ?
Missed it both times knew nothing of these till now.

budgemook

Ste- wrote: »

Any chance you can scan them in ?
Missed it both times knew nothing of these till now.

Maybe, dunno, mightn't be able. Will see can I do it at work. Part 2 was a really big article, I assume Part 1 was too.

If anyone finds it online, outside the subscription site, be sure to post it (unless that's not allowed).

Headshot

Any app for turning off packet data ?

manual_man

Headshot wrote: »

Any app for turning off packet data ?

Apn on/off widget

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Is there any ICS widget for switching between 2G/3G/Auto?

I know it wasn't possible in GB without having a custom ROM. Just wondering if it can be done in ICS?

Cheers, BN

The Sparrow

budgemook wrote: »

Anyone see the Apps list part 2 in the Sunday Times? Was really good.

I think I missed part 1 last week though. Going to check the recycling bin for it later, should be there.

Tried get a link for it online but it's only for subscribers I think.

I actually thought it was a bit disappointing both weeks. Nothing particularly new and if you spend anytime in this thread you will be aware of most of the good apps that they mentioned.

budgemook

The Sparrow wrote: »

I actually thought it was a bit disappointing both weeks. Nothing particularly new and if you spend anytime in this thread you will be aware of most of the good apps that they mentioned.

Yeah now that I've read it I'm a bit over it. Some good stuff in there but here is better. The big one I want to try I read in the paper is Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. Has anyone tried it? I should mention I'm not into playing things like GTA3 on the phone as I find it too hard to control. The review says NFP is easy to control but I'm sceptical.

Also, I can't see myself scanning it. It's 40 newspaper sized pages....

ShooterSF

Anyone trying out transparent screen? It has a free and full version. Basically it's for idiots like me who now cant text and walk since the invention of the touchscreen. It uses the camera to give you a transparent image of what's in front of you. Havent got to try it outside yet though it does seem to slow my Galaxy S2 so I'd say it's high end machines only atm.

ED E

ShooterSF wrote: »

Anyone trying out transparent screen? It has a free and full version. Basically it's for idiots like me who now cant text and walk since the invention of the touchscreen. It uses the camera to give you a transparent image of what's in front of you. Havent got to try it outside yet though it does seem to slow my Galaxy S2 so I'd say it's high end machines only atm.

Thats an amazing idea.

Slunk

ShooterSF wrote: »

Anyone trying out transparent screen? It has a free and full version. Basically it's for idiots like me who now cant text and walk since the invention of the touchscreen. It uses the camera to give you a transparent image of what's in front of you. Havent got to try it outside yet though it does seem to slow my Galaxy S2 so I'd say it's high end machines only atm.

Good idea. Tried it out but a little slow on my desire HD.

dulpit

Works fine on my sensation, provided I set the resolution to the lowest setting. Bit gimicky, but fun to use

5starpool

BearNecessities wrote: »

Is there any ICS widget for switching between 2G/3G/Auto?

I know it wasn't possible in GB without having a custom ROM. Just wondering if it can be done in ICS?

Cheers, BN

Data enabler widget does this for me perfectly on my GN.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

That just seems to turn packet data on/off. I want a widget to change Network Mode between 2G/3G/Auto.

5starpool wrote: »

Data enabler widget does this for me perfectly on my GN.

5starpool

Oh right, I've no need for that so no idea from me anyhow.

widgetsoid should do what you want

thomasj

Microsoft have release their one note app to the android market. This was already released to ios snd windows app stores

Its more or less basic functionaly lets you create notes and sync them to and from yoir one note pc app. Note that you need a windows live login.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Cheers DaCor, but that's only a shortcut to the setting.

Quote from developers description:
"2G/3G (Shortcut to mobile settings)"

There are loads of apps that provide a shortcut, but none that just fast switch between the Network Modes.

From reading other forums, it was because of a limitation in GB. I'm hoping that ICS has this limitation removed.

There is an app that can do this - link on xda here. But as I say, it's for custom ROMs only.

Deleted User wrote: »

widgetsoid should do what you want

Theimprover

Looking for a camera app as the original camera on my HTC sensation is no good for taking pics in bad lit up areas and when I use the flash the pic does not come out that great.

ED E

Theimprover wrote: »

Looking for a camera app as the original camera on my HTC sensation is no good for taking pics in bad lit up areas and when I use the flash the pic does not come out that great.

100% Vignette. Its an effects app but the actual cam drivers in it rock.

BopNiblets

ShooterSF wrote: »

Anyone trying out transparent screen? It has a free and full version. Basically it's for idiots like me who now cant text and walk since the invention of the touchscreen. It uses the camera to give you a transparent image of what's in front of you. Havent got to try it outside yet though it does seem to slow my Galaxy S2 so I'd say it's high end machines only atm.

Immediately thought of this...

AntiRip

BeyondPod Podcast Manager

Just found this if you like your Podcasts and looks beautiful especially on a tablet

Executive Assistant

An all-in-one interface for quickly reviewing your Gmail, Calls, SMS, Twitter, Facebook even from your lookscreen. Really nice app also.

Patsy fyre

For the music lovers out there.

"Shazam" is class for identifying a song. Use it alot in clubs and pubs if I want to find out the name the song. Never lets me down.

"tunee music" imo now the best app for downloading music.

subway

Tunee is great other than the airpush ads. They get annoying very quick.

dulpit

Patsy fyre wrote: »

For the music lovers out there.

"Shazam" is class for identifying a song. Use it alot in clubs and pubs if I want to find out the name the song. Never lets me down.

"tunee music" imo now the best app for downloading music.

We were out one night, tried Shazam and Soundhound at same time, soundhound won...

Atomic Pineapple

dulpit wrote: »

We were out one night, tried Shazam and Soundhound at same time, soundhound won...

Tested both myself in various conditions from a noisy Burger King to a band playing in a pub and yes Soundhound won too.