Essential Android Apps

millsy888 · 11 Jan 2013 at 20:33

cjgardens said:
It is better than stock but i really need one that's like a old phone but with t9

This will not work for me when drunk lol

try smart keyboard, has the T9 keyboard as well as a qwerty one.

GTanny · 11 Jan 2013 at 20:37

Knights of pen and paper

very simple but very addictive D&D RPG

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.beholdstudios.knightspp&feature=search_result

cjgardens · 11 Jan 2013 at 21:15

millsy888 said:
try smart keyboard, has the T9 keyboard as well as a qwerty one.

That one works but the layout is a bit strange. I'll try it for a while. Might have to goback to ics

Thanks

coupe69 · 11 Jan 2013 at 23:31

Nexus18 said:
It happens in the non beta version too

Probably better optimised for tablets

I'm getting the font issue on my Nexus 7 with the beta. Latest non beta works fine.

EniGmA1981 · 12 Jan 2013 at 00:21

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lamboman · 12 Jan 2013 at 00:39

Just installed the Chrome Beta...and uninstalled it immediately. Loading speed is around the same as on the AOSP browser (which I find has the best performance), however performance everywhere else is very jittery in comparison.

Shame how Chrome is still so poor really.

muon · 12 Jan 2013 at 00:42

lamboman said:
Just installed the Chrome Beta...and uninstalled it immediately. Speed is around the same as on th AOSP browser (which I find has the best performance), however performance everywhere else is very jittery in comparison.

Shame how Chrome is still so poor really.

Yep. It's like the AOSP browser has graphics acceleration and Chrome Beta doesn't.

Combined with the fact flash is missing, the AOSP browser is much better.

It shows up in the new Browsermark benchmark.

http://browsermark.rightware.com/

V4NT0M · 12 Jan 2013 at 00:48

Chrome Beta sunspider 855ms...

AOSP requires root?

muon · 12 Jan 2013 at 00:55

Skyfall said:
Chrome Beta sunspider 855ms...

AOSP requires root?

Well it was on all devices before the Nexus 7. Shouldn't require root, would just be an apk I would have thought.

unwashed potato! · 12 Jan 2013 at 01:36

i thought chrome beta was a beta though?

Rilot · 12 Jan 2013 at 10:29

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
i thought chrome beta was a beta though?

Erm, yes. The key is in the name.

unwashed potato! · 12 Jan 2013 at 12:39

lamboman said:
Just installed the Chrome Beta...and uninstalled it immediately. Loading speed is around the same as on the AOSP browser (which I find has the best performance), however performance everywhere else is very jittery in comparison.

Shame how Chrome is still so poor really.

the above was written as though he wasn't aware

Rilot said:
Erm, yes. The key is in the name.

muon · 12 Jan 2013 at 22:42

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
the above was written as though he wasn't aware

The beta is better than the release version of Chrome and so it was a valid comparison.

lamboman · 13 Jan 2013 at 11:13

muon said:
The beta is better than the release version of Chrome and so it was a valid comparison.

My view exactly. It may be a beta but it is far better in every way than the stable release. However, still not really good enough.

When Chrome approaches the all-round performance of AOSP, I'll move.

shaffaaf27 · 13 Jan 2013 at 11:28

Anyone got a link got aosp?

Orcvader · 13 Jan 2013 at 13:13

ASOP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999303

> Must be rooted.

> Copy the browser.apk into the system/app folder

> With a root file explorer change the file permissions of the browser.apk to -rw-rw-r (you will see this represented as 664) If you don't do this, it won't install.

> You must rename the BrowserProviderProxy.apk & BrowserProviderProxy.odex otherwise the browser will force close, just add a 1 to the name e.g. 1BrowserProviderProxy.apk1 Do not delete them, if you still want to OTA update Android. Android checks for any changes to the system/app folder before performing an OTA, so you will have to delete the browser.apk and rename the two file back to stock, when it is OTA time.

A bit of a pain to install it though, you need to be rooted.

shaffaaf27 · 13 Jan 2013 at 20:05

thank you so much!

also whats the best free remote desktop app?

V4NT0M · 13 Jan 2013 at 20:21

The best free one for local access is splashtop, you have to pay to access from the net.

Orcvader · 13 Jan 2013 at 20:51

Skyfall said:
The best free one for local access is splashtop, you have to pay to access from the net.

This. If you're using Windows 8, you get all the Windows 8 gestures as well, so it feels like you're using a Windows 8 device.

shaffaaf27 · 13 Jan 2013 at 20:51

unfortunately it thinks my pc is remote not localm, promting me to pay for a monthly service