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Epix · May 29, 2010

GatorBait said:
The lockscreen on the EVO is a Sense lockscreen. It has some positives and negatives when compared to the stock Android lockscreen.

Will installing Lockbot disable the Sense lock screen?

jonnybryce · May 29, 2010

I tried it out. The widget is cool but takes up the whole screen. The app itself is nice, but takes forever to load Facebook pictures next to names in the feed and everywhere. I'm gonna let it run and see what happens.

movie_club · May 30, 2010

just bought Snesoid on DIC. Any recommendations on what to play first? I'm thinking an RPG because anything else may be too tough with the touch screen.

Macho Madness · May 31, 2010

ADW Launcher now on the market.

andycapps · May 31, 2010

movie_club said:
just bought Snesoid on DIC. Any recommendations on what to play first? I'm thinking an RPG because anything else may be too tough with the touch screen.

Does that come with the games or how do you get them? And how much was that? Yeah, I'd think an RPG would be the way to go with a touch screen.

Macho Madness · May 31, 2010

andycapps said:
Does that come with the games or how do you get them? And how much was that? Yeah, I'd think an RPG would be the way to go with a touch screen.

There's a built in ROM search.

Dommel · May 31, 2010

jonnybryce said:
You can use the LG Ally FB/Twitter app+widget on any 2.1 device, apparently.

I'm gonna give it a shot now. Maybe it's not garbage. Probably is though.

http://www.droid-life.com/2010/05/29/download-lg-ally-socialite-app/

I installed this over the weekend but I think it's draining the battery a bit too much. Took my phone off the charger this morning and before 2pm it was already below 20% battery.

Also noticed the sync icon was constantly 'on'. Only thing I did was install Socialite and setup exchange calander sync (in froyo).

Anyone else have this problem with Socialite?

Macho Madness · May 31, 2010

Dommel said:
I installed this over the weekend but I think it's draining the battery a bit too much. Took my phone off the charger this morning and before 2pm it was already below 20% battery.

Also noticed the sync icon was constantly 'on'. Only thing I did was install Socialite and setup exchange calander sync (in froyo).

Anyone else have this problem with Socialite?

What phone are you using?

jonnybryce · May 31, 2010

Gameloft announced they have changed their no-redownloading DRM policy. They're still abstaining from the Market and releasing shitty versions of their games, though.

Dommel · May 31, 2010

thewesker said:
What phone are you using?

Nexus One

Mecha_Infantry · May 31, 2010

I'm probably old, but I just noticed that if you are typing on the keyboard, if you hold and drag your finger over the top of the keyboard, it brings up another shortcut keyboard with numbers and common symbols

Neat!

jonnybryce · Jun 1, 2010

I just found an app to take screenshots in the browser for non rooted.

I know a lot of people aren't rooted for one reason or another. There's a cool app called Site Shot, which adds to your list of Share options. So in the browser, settings>share>site shot, then you can position where you want, hit menu-capture and its saved to your sd card.

It's not the simplest method in the world but atleast a clever dev was able to find a way to make it possible.

Mecha_Infantry · Jun 1, 2010

jonnybryce said:
I just found an app to take screenshots in the browser for non rooted.

I know a lot of people aren't rooted for one reason or another. There's a cool app called Site Shot, which adds to your list of Share options. So in the browser, settings>share>site shot, then you can position where you want, hit menu-capture and its saved to your sd card.

It's not the simplest method in the world but atleast a clever dev was able to find a way to make it possible.

Is there any worth being rooted and on 2.2? I might do it this week

gcubed · Jun 1, 2010

its june, i want my official froyo on n1

VanMardigan · Jun 1, 2010

gcubed said:
its june, i want my official froyo on n1

I still check my ota update option daily. I can't believe we've had to wait this long. I blame the interwebs for making me believe we'd get the update at the conference, rather than weeks later at an unspecified date.

gcubed · Jun 1, 2010

VanMardigan said:
I still check my ota update option daily. I can't believe we've had to wait this long. I blame the interwebs for making me believe we'd get the update at the conference, rather than weeks later at an unspecified date.

I had high hopes but didn't expect it, would be nice now, holiday weekend present

tabsina · Jun 2, 2010

yayyyy.. got my first android phone, finally - now i just need to sell my iphone on ebay before the new ones are announced

I got myself a HTC Desire, and I'm about to go through the thread for some apps - any strong recommendations?

Zeppu · Jun 2, 2010

tabsina said:
yayyyy.. got my first android phone, finally - now i just need to sell my iphone on ebay before the new ones are announced

I got myself a HTC Desire, and I'm about to go through the thread for some apps - any strong recommendations?

Hi there. Welcome to awesome.

Setting Profiles
Barcode Scanner
Audio Manager

Baron Doggystyle von Woof · Jun 2, 2010

Ringdroid (cutting mp3's and making ringtones easy)
Shazam
Quicksettings (awesome app)
Meridian (best media player)
Astro (file explorer)
World news (cool app with lots of news sites from across the world)
Remotedroid (control your PC trough wifi)
Dolphin browser (good browser for internets)

Zeppu · Jun 2, 2010

Oh, and www.secondapps.com/neogaf

kiryogi · Jun 2, 2010

For anyone that was interested in Caligo Chaser before but the size was a turnoff, they finally updated with a SD install option. At most, it's 8 megs internally. Everything else is installed to SD.

Does require Wifi for the install however.

DefectiveReject · Jun 2, 2010

shaft said:
Ringdroid (cutting mp3's and making ringtones easy)
Shazam
Quicksettings (awesome app)
Meridian (best media player)
Astro (file explorer)
World news (cool app with lots of news sites from across the world)
Remotedroid (control your PC trough wifi)
Dolphin browser (good browser for internets)

Htc desire had a built in ringtone trimmer, which is exceptionally awesome.

tabsina · Jun 2, 2010

josephdebono said:
Hi there. Welcome to awesome.

Setting Profiles
Barcode Scanner
Audio Manager

Sweet, thanks

shaft said:
Ringdroid (cutting mp3's and making ringtones easy)
Shazam
Quicksettings (awesome app)
Meridian (best media player)
Astro (file explorer) - I'm using ES File Explorer, how do they compare?
World news (cool app with lots of news sites from across the world)
Remotedroid (control your PC trough wifi)
Dolphin browser (good browser for internets)

oh yeh! i forgot about dolphin browser, awesome - will check out the others too (already got shazam)

thanks

josephdebono said:
Oh, and www.secondapps.com/neogaf

It was already my first and only bookmark

gcubed · Jun 2, 2010

kiryogi said:
For anyone that was interested in Caligo Chaser before but the size was a turnoff, they finally updated with a SD install option. At most, it's 8 megs internally. Everything else is installed to SD. Does require Wifi for the install however.

already re-downloaded it

Baron Doggystyle von Woof · Jun 2, 2010

I would also like to recommend Appbrain. It's a better version of the android market. The hot apps section is where I found lots of new cool apps.

tabsina · Jun 2, 2010

So I've bought this phone unlocked outright and I'm using a carrier other than the one it is branded for - and that make me want to root it to flash a stock desire rom on there

is there any big red reset button if things go wrong? (like "restore to factory conditions" for iphones

shaft said:
I would also like to recommend Appbrain. It's a better version of the android market. The hot apps section is where I found lots of new cool apps.

thanks.. done

jonnybryce · Jun 2, 2010

tabsina said:
yayyyy.. got my first android phone, finally - now i just need to sell my iphone on ebay before the new ones are announced

I got myself a HTC Desire, and I'm about to go through the thread for some apps - any strong recommendations?

My favorites and some useful ones are

Where's my droid - text phone to find it by making it ring
Mobile defense beta - see and control your phone from online for free
Mybookmarks - get your browser bookmarks onto your phone
isyncr - best for syncing itunes
3banana - best note app with syncing to and from online
Automount - because telling the phone to mount whenever you plug is annoying
Dropbox or Droidbox
Fandango
Gesture Search
Listen
My Backup Pro
Newsy
Oi File Manager
Qik
Photoshop mobile
Shazam
Shopsavy
Status notes - put reminders/mini notes in notification pane
Status toggle - quick wifi on/off within any app from notif pane
Slacker radio
Twitter or Twidroid
Urbanspoon
Wifi File Explorer or Websharing

sableholic · Jun 2, 2010

Keep meaning to post about my friends app on here, it's called ShareMyApps:

Basically allows you to share the names and market links for some or all of your installed apps, you can then email or copy the list.
You can also do QR codes, etc.
The list it generates has links to the marketplace (you can change it to do links to websites like androlib, appbrain, cyrket) that you can simply click on from your phone and it will take you to the marketplace to dl them.

jayb · Jun 2, 2010

Does anyone know of a way to mark new gmail as read directly from the notification panel, without having to actually open the full app?

I'd like the ability to perhaps long press on a new mail notification and be prompted to mark as read or delete.

georgc · Jun 2, 2010

I'm going to get a evo. I'm on a iPhone now and I'm tired of only being allowed to play mp4 files. What apps on android are good for playing divx/xvid?

obaidr · Jun 2, 2010

is there an app for copy-past from any text?

VanMardigan · Jun 2, 2010

I picked up battstatt and battle for Mars based on recommendations in this thread, and both are awesome.

botkiller · Jun 2, 2010

Is anyone else unable to find Fandango or CallTrack on the market after upgrading to 2.2?

jonnybryce · Jun 2, 2010

obaidr said:
is there an app for copy-past from any text?

Where can't you copy from? Android is a little confusing to c/p since there's a few different methods, but you usually can do it.

mr jones · Jun 2, 2010

Isn't there a NeoGAF forum app out there? Where to find?

Battersea Power Station · Jun 2, 2010

mr jones said:
Isn't there a NeoGAF forum app out there? Where to find?

secondapps.com/neogaf

Polari · Jun 2, 2010

Just updated my T-mobile Pulse to 2.1, makes it feel like a whole new phone. Where's my Android tablet already?

goMaki · Jun 2, 2010

josephdebono said:
Oh, and www.secondapps.com/neogaf

Woo~ Didn't know this existed! Thanks!

Ronok · Jun 2, 2010

Hi, my HTC Desire just arrived and I was wondering, what is my best option in regard to a skype app? I have a few friends who I only contact over skype so it would be really helpful.

Blindfutur3 · Jun 2, 2010

Finally, Evernote has been updated and is once again useable. About time.

gcubed · Jun 2, 2010

Ronok said:
Hi, my HTC Desire just arrived and I was wondering, what is my best option in regard to a skype app? I have a few friends who I only contact over skype so it would be really helpful.

verizon has a skype app, but i'm not sure you can use it anywhere else yet. They are supposed to be releasing a general android one this summer

andycapps · Jun 2, 2010

Ronok said:
Hi, my HTC Desire just arrived and I was wondering, what is my best option in regard to a skype app? I have a few friends who I only contact over skype so it would be really helpful.

Don't have my EVO yet, but supposedly Fring does Skype as well as everything else. Let me know as well because I plan on getting that.

demon · Jun 2, 2010

I'm expecting a Palm Pixi in the mail soon but am already considering exchanging it for a droid because of how sad the app scene is. Without going through 8000 pages, what do people think of the Droid Eris so far? It sounds like it's a really good phone except that it develops lag issues after weeks/months of use.

jonnybryce · Jun 2, 2010

demon said:
I'm expecting a Palm Pixi in the mail soon but am already considering exchanging it for a droid because of how sad the app scene is. Without going through 8000 pages, what do people think of the Droid Eris so far? It sounds like it's a really good phone except that it develops lag issues after weeks/months of use.

It's a decent phone. To people who love AAA handsets and want the newest one everytime, it's nothing amazing, but it's a nice size, performs well and is cheap. If you're ok with what you see going in (size screen, performance, etc) then you should be fine. It has 2.1 now, so you're all good.

I'd add that I would probably exchange if I were you, but it's your call. My main issue with the Pixi is how slow it is. The screen is a nice size for that form factor, and the keyboard is good-ish. But it can chug at times. webOS has some cool apps, and phones aren't all about apps. If you enjoy the core experience and the OS then stick with it, who cares if you only have 12 note apps to choose from and not 20. Android definitely does have more apps but it's not limitless supply of AAA offerings.

CrayzeeCarl · Jun 2, 2010

jonnybryce said:
It's a decent phone. To people who love AAA handsets and want the newest one everytime, it's nothing amazing, but it's a nice size, performs well and is cheap. If you're ok with what you see going in (size screen, performance, etc) then you should be fine. It has 2.1 now, so you're all good.

This is pretty much how I feel. I have an Eris and it can do just about everything an Incredible can do, albeit a little less snappy and a little smaller. It does lag sometimes, especially with the dialer, but it's nothing major.

BenjaminBirdie · Jun 2, 2010

Hey, is there a Hipstamatic type app for Android phones? To get cool effects and shit?

Piano · Jun 2, 2010

Anyone check out the latest LauncherPro update? You can use custom icons for the dock shortcuts now.

Which brings me to my question...has anyone made an iPhone-style icon for NeoGAF that I could use with BetterCut?

Piano · Jun 2, 2010

demon said:
I'm expecting a Palm Pixi in the mail soon but am already considering exchanging it for a droid because of how sad the app scene is. Without going through 8000 pages, what do people think of the Droid Eris so far? It sounds like it's a really good phone except that it develops lag issues after weeks/months of use.

I was regularly frustrated with my Eris until I rooted it and overclocked it. Now, using LauncherPro, it's the phone I wanted it to be to begin with. Not everything is totally smooth (pinch to zoom for instance), but it doesn't lag and get unresponsive like it used to. It has literally doubled my enjoyment of my phone <3

pxleyes · Jun 2, 2010

BenjaminBirdie said:
Hey, is there a Hipstamatic type app for Android phones? To get cool effects and shit?

FXCamera or Vignette. I prefer Vignette.

pxleyes · Jun 2, 2010

TheEastonator said:
Anyone check out the latest LauncherPro update? You can use custom icons for the dock shortcuts now.

Which brings me to my question...has anyone made an iPhone-style icon for NeoGAF that I could use with BetterCut?

Just create a bookmark shortcut on your home screen. It will use the Neogaf icon in full.

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