Essential Android Apps

AndyCr15 · 20 Feb 2013 at 22:21

Stolen cards can be used very easily online, until you call the bank and they block them. I can probably block my phone quicker than the banks can block my cards...

V4NT0M · 20 Feb 2013 at 23:01

AndyCr15 said:
Sure.

Still waiting for the battery use page

AndyCr15 · 20 Feb 2013 at 23:04

Yeah, you probably are. That's why I'm not bothering with a discussion about battery life with you

Cosimo · 21 Feb 2013 at 08:24

Google Drive updated so you can now quickly view up to 30 file types (photos, videos, PDFs, etc):

http://googledrive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/preview-files-in-google-drive.html

toasteh · 21 Feb 2013 at 12:22

Anyone know the best way (if any) to sync an itunes library with android?

rogueblade · 21 Feb 2013 at 12:35

Paste it into Google Music?

benjo · 21 Feb 2013 at 13:01

Isn't there an app called iSync or something?

V4NT0M · 21 Feb 2013 at 13:06

benjo said:
Isn't there an app called iSync or something?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.iSyncr

I only know about it because the one x I got off ebay came with about 20gb of someone else's music, along with other, more unsavoury remnants.

TheVoice · 21 Feb 2013 at 13:17

AndyCr15 said:
Am I the only one that doesn't use a lock screen? I've not once pocket dialed, or launched apps I didn't mean to. Lockscreens just slow my phone usage down

I have a lockscreen, but no security on it.

tals · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:25

For those who have swift key and haven't turned on swift flow - a truly wow moment when i turned it on it is incredible.

V4NT0M · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:32

I don't get flow, I just can't type certain words with it and when it outputs the wrong word there is no correction box to rectify the mistake.

I tried for ages to flow the word "greet" but there was no way I could get to "greet" with just flow.

lightbulb · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:47

Skyfall said:
I don't get flow, I just can't type certain words with it and when it outputs the wrong word there is no correction box to rectify the mistake.

I tried for ages to flow the word "greet" but there was no way I could get to "greet" with just flow.

Does doing a little loop or swirl gesture on the E before going to T work?

Nexus18 · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:55

Personally I prefer the stock 4.2 keyboard, UI/colour scheme is far nicer imo. I also find the gesture/swype feature better than swiftkey flow overall. Just miss the cursor keys though

photoshop · 21 Feb 2013 at 16:50

Got a question guys....

I took my phone off charge this morning and it was 100%. Then later on i checked when it was on something like 80% and noticed that the Maps app had used 12% of it. My question is.....i hadnt opened or used Maps so why is it using battery and why is it running?!
Wifi and GPS was off aswell.

rogueblade · 21 Feb 2013 at 16:55

Android 4.2 keyboard ftw

photoshop · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:13

Also, anyone use GooManager for ROM updates?

I notice that its always ahead of PA.
On the Official PA page on XDA, latest build is 19th Feb but on GooManager its 21 Feb...?

King4aDay · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:25

photoshop said:
Got a question guys....

I took my phone off charge this morning and it was 100%. Then later on i checked when it was on something like 80% and noticed that the Maps app had used 12% of it. My question is.....i hadnt opened or used Maps so why is it using battery and why is it running?!
Wifi and GPS was off aswell.

Have you got location services switched on? I think anything using that for location data shows up as google maps in terms of battery usage. It also has a setting which allows it to switch GPS on and off, which can obviously suck battery.

AndyCr15 · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:29

Skyfall said:
I don't get flow, I just can't type certain words with it and when it outputs the wrong word there is no correction box to rectify the mistake.

I tried for ages to flow the word "greet" but there was no way I could get to "greet" with just flow.

It can be a pain sometimes. I'm not sure if swiping all the way through the letter, or just on to it is better, I think the former. To select a different word, hit backspace once and take your pick.

tals · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:33

Nexus18 said:
Personally I prefer the stock 4.2 keyboard, UI/colour scheme is far nicer imo. I also find the gesture/swype feature better than swiftkey flow overall. Just miss the cursor keys though

Now I am using the flow of it would be much slower typing to return back for me.

tals · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:35

Nexus18 said:
Personally I prefer the stock 4.2 keyboard, UI/colour scheme is far nicer imo. I also find the gesture/swype feature better than swiftkey flow overall. Just miss the cursor keys though

Now I am using the flow it would be much slower typing to return back for me.