All Andriod related Issues/Tips in here Please

[cunny]

Ok lets try to see if there are a few of us users using Andriod. So lets put all tips, recomended apps, news on handsets/tablets ect in here for now.

Cheers

Cunny

[satsmo]

Stuck, lets see how it goes

How about best apps used? My favourite at the moment is slideit ( Slideit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) beta, what a difference it makes to standard texting.

So many apps I cant choose which are the best, but I have quite a long list.

[cunny]

Get a small list going satsmo, my lad at moment loves the talking cat , only got phone on thursday but i must say am very impressed, and just downloaded loads of apps for it off the net, will be busy looking thro them soon enough

[satsmo]

Get rooting Soccer scores is another great free app. The list is endless dependent on your tastes and the fun is in the browsing.

Try out the dreambox app

[cunny]

Dreambox app, not seen that but off looking now

[xant14]

I loves the talking cat , only got phone on thursday but i must say am very impressed

Your impressed with a talking cat cunny?

err, mine and my little lasses favourite is Barbie Puzzle, a jigsaw of different Barbie poses.. tell no one!

Fuzzies is a lemmings game, alright when I am waiting in the car or whatever.

Google Goggles is brilliant, and will be better as the database builds up. take a snap of something, a barcode, the eiffel tower, a can of Stella etc, and it will tell you all about it.

Google Skymap is cracking, if you look like Patrick Moore that is.

GPS Test is a neat little program, you can go into settings and change the scale grids, so you can see your location as a longitude/latitude, or change it to Ordance Survey grid ref. Or a multitude of other standards that I haven't a clue about. Handy if you want picking up from the gutter after a skinfull.

HulloMail, I am using for my voicemail, seeing as T-Mob are charging now to call their voicemail service. I get free landline calls, so it is saving me about three quid a month.

Google Maps, along with the Navigation program, is a must. As good as any Sat Nag, but this one you can search say a business out, and then set the address in Navigation.. Brilliant.
The other week I had to go to a farm, (Long story, I swapped a chicken hutch for a load of free range meat) I put the farm name in google maps, and then set it to navigate.. you show me a tomtom that would find a farm!

Pkt Auctions ebay, an ebay app so you can still buy your tat when your out and about.

RAC Traffic.. speaks for itself.

SECuRET.. set your phone up and then go look on any computer on your wi-fi network to err, monitor the baby, or if you have lodgers.. well.

Voice Search, for when you need to do some googling while at the wheel. Naughty I know.

WiFi File Explorer .. An app so you can browse your phone from a computer.

Astro, what I use on my phone to search for files, especially the downloaded 'cheap' apps.

And my favourite at the minute..
XBMC Remote.. controls my HTPC.. and I am loving it.


~~~~ing talking cat.. ffs

[cunny]

Your impressed with a talking cat cunny?

No you half wit the phone .

I have just downloaded loads of apps of the internet so gonna be flicking through thro them at some point.

But wont mind the full app of the talking cat

[xant14]

~~~~ing cat quite good actually... for 5 mins!
Bet one member on here won't be using this section. Bulldog!
He is into antiquated handmedowns. Philistine
He thinks HTC is something that gets treated down his local clap clinic.
oh ~~~~ me... F1 grand prix on... got an F1 calendar app on here too and I still nearly missed it.
laterz

[scotty_dotty]

Hi guys. Getting the galaxy tab for Xmas and been looking into the rooting stuff. Never used android before, but have my iPod jailbroken etc. Is it relatively safe to root the tab without damaging the units o.s and software? And how easy is it to remove if I did have an issue with the tab under the manufacturers g?

Cheers

[Dolphin 6]

Good ones mate... any chance of a link to igo Myway or the Ndrive apps?
I cannot get copilot to work now.
Google maps navigate is good, but I read in STUFF Mag, that a return trip from Calais to Marseille would cost ?262 in data charges... hmm, so am interested in a standalone device.

I'm sticking links up now, will pm you when done........... Check your pm now m8.

Which country maps do you want?

As i said above iGo is great, have even given up using my TomTom and use this all the time.
It's even better when abroad as you are not using "Data Roaming" just the stand alone GPS which costs nothing but battery power. You can even use it walking with a set of headphones plugged in.

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[Dolphin 6]

Here's a step by step of how to get iGo MyWay going on a Samsung Galaxy S:

First get your hands on the following:

a) iGOMyWay_8.4.2.139242_JMX_tangbohu_jnorbi.apk
b) iGo folder containing the following sub folders - Licence & Content
c) Content folder should contain the following sub folders - Lang, Map, Voice, Building, Car, Dem, POI &
Speedcam.
d) Place your country map in the folder iGo/Content/Map - this should be a ".fbl" file, it should NOT be inside
any other folder.
e) Put voices file in iGo/Content/Voice - this should be a ".Zip" file.
f) Fill out the other folders with whatever is needed e.g. Languages in iGo/Contene/Lang etc.

Next Connect the phone to your PC and do the following.

1) Copy the file "iGOMyWay_8.4.2.139242_JMX_tangbohu_jnorbi.apk " and the folder "iGo" which should contain the
Sub Folders "Licence" & "Content" to your Samsung Galaxy S by whichever means you can - I used Windows Explorer
but you can also use the Samsung program "Kies".
2) This puts the files in a folder called "Samsung" on the phone - and this is where all the problems arise - you
must disconnect the phone from the PC, open "My Files", open "Samsung" press and hold down on the folder called
"iGo" until a menu comes up asking you if you want to Delete, Move, Copy or Rename the file. Click on "Move" and
then click on "Move Here" (button on the bottom left hand corner), it should then move the folder to what's known
as the internal SD card. Now do the same with the file "iGOMyWay_8.4.2.139242_JMX_tangbohu_jnorbi.apk ".
3)Now click on the file "iGOMyWay_8.4.2.139242_JMX_tangbohu_jnorbi.apk " and the phone finds the program and maps
and you should have shortcut placed in the "Apps" folder for you.
4) The iGo folder should end up on the same level as the following system folders
Samsung
bluetooth
Android
SD
5) All thats left is to put a shortcut on the main screen and use it.


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[halau]

Not sure if in right post but will try here as its android phone (HTC desire hd)

anyway got it today and have gon through set up and have got to email, what i want to know is if i link my email accounts onto it will that mean when i get home and access my pc they will not come through there (outlook)

[no1male]

Not sure if in right post but will try here as its android phone (HTC desire hd)

anyway got it today and have gon through set up and have got to email, what i want to know is if i link my email accounts onto it will that mean when i get home and access my pc they will not come through there (outlook)

All depends how you configure the mail application. You can have it delete the mail from the server or leave a copy on the server.

I too have the Desire HD, Rooted with S-Off, Recovery and LeeDROID Custom ROM.

Amazing Phone. I Had a Hero before and Android is truly stunning

[tshirtman]

Angry birds Christmas edition is now on appbrain for free download,
not out for iphone yet

Angry Birds Seasons - Android app on AppBrain

[alladdin]

is there a way to get these aps onto my se x10mini pro on A2.1 ? as i understand i need 2.2 for direct sd card instalation ? cheers.