Essential Android Apps

mrk · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:22

Your windows firewall or router may be blocking it. It should have popped up asking for allowance?

Trifid · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:22

Hamster said:
I've been trying to get Unified remote to work. I installed the App on the phone followed by the pc app. I added the server and port listed on the pc app onto the phone and I can't seem to view any remote. I get the 'Connection Timed Out' error when i click on 'remotes'. Any ideas?

Connected to wireless? Do you have a software firewall installed? (Including Windows Firewall).

Hamster · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:24

Trifid said:
Connected to wireless? Do you have a software firewall installed? (Including Windows Firewall).

Yes, wireless connected. I've got MSE installed and windows firewall is on. Do you think I need to add a port exception?

mrk · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:27

Port acceptions should not be needed as I didn't with mine and I have UPNP disabled as well on my router!

Hamster · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:42

Uninstalled from both phone and pc, reinstalled firstly on pc then phone and now working. Blimey this is a good piece of software!!

Fegruson · 2 Feb 2011 at 00:16

Looks like the Android Market might be available through a browser soon. Link

mrk · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:24

Good news, but what of AppBrain? :O

Also, new Firefox 4 beta4 is out with quite a few improvements, trying shortly but it’s a shade over 13MB so probably worth moving to A2SD

http://www.talkandroid.com/28977-mozilla-firefox-4-beta-4-for-android-now-available-for-download/

Street · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:43

Thought this was probably the best place to ask.. I currently use the HTC Mail app for my Exchange emails but I have a small annoying problem with it. What it is, is that I have two folders created under my Inbox for each of my email addresses so when I go into the Mail app, it loads the Inbox, I then have to change folder manually to view my emails. Is it possible to make it go straight to one of the folders by default?

If not, is there another email app thats worth trying?

EniGmA1981 · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:07

Khaaan! said:
Also, new Firefox 4 beta4 is out with quite a few improvements, trying shortly but it’s a shade over 13MB so probably worth moving to A2SD

http://www.talkandroid.com/28977-mozilla-firefox-4-beta-4-for-android-now-available-for-download/

Fancy popping the .apk up for that one pal? doesn't show up on my market - even when I follow the link from your link it says it's unavailable

mrk · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:13

Was just about to post a reply on my thoughts!

It's a bit too buggy for my liking so have uninstalled it

Also no Android Bookmarks integration, only internal and sync bookmarks.

Meh.

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:39

Fegruson said:
Looks like the Android Market might be available through a browser soon. Link

That would be great and keeping fingers crossed.

EniGmA1981 · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:00

Khaaan! said:
Was just about to post a reply on my thoughts!

It's a bit too buggy for my liking so have uninstalled it Also no Android Bookmarks integration, only internal and sync bookmarks.

Meh.

That's a bit pants then... hey ho, maybe with the next release eh?

Kazz · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:11

Ugh, having a nightmare with Titanium Backup, can't do a full backup of user apps & sys data, always hangs on seemingly random parts. Tried turning off market links.

Can anyone recommend a good alternative?

mrk · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:12

If it's hanging then you have a problem with one or more apps and should find it instead of avoiding it because it will probably bite you in the future!

Also I assume it's the latest version of TB and is the paid version? (which is much faster).

Jumblejug · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:40

Is there an app out there that lets other people track where you are? A bit like checking in somewhere, but a real-time location on a map.

PiKe · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:47

Jumblejug said:
Is there an app out there that lets other people track where you are? A bit like checking in somewhere, but a real-time location on a map.

It's built in, it's called google latitude, but it absolutely eats battery.

mrk · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:49

Try Glympse, you turn it on, people track you via invites.

Kazz · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:50

Khaaan! said:
If it's hanging then you have a problem with one or more apps and should find it instead of avoiding it because it will probably bite you in the future!

Also I assume it's the latest version of TB and is the paid version? (which is much faster).

Free version

. Will try another backup and see what it hangs on.

Participant · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:53

Jumblejug said:
Is there an app out there that lets other people track where you are? A bit like checking in somewhere, but a real-time location on a map.

Doesn't Facebook do this? Though it sounds dangerous to me.

Kazz · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:55

Well that didn't take long, 23/101 apps & data, com.google,android.feedback 2.2

EDIT: and again, but on 4/101 Android Live Wallpapers 2.2.1 Think I might just backup my sms data with another app and do a full wipe, was planning to go from from the old R6 to R7 anyway.