Essential Android Apps

tals · 3 May 2013 at 12:30

I took sms popup off.I use handset but was interested to see how it compared.missed 2 notifications uninstalled, try handsent it is very good

ShortWarning · 3 May 2013 at 12:41

I'll have a look at go SMS.

It's a shame. I really like the UI of the default Sense messaging app, just want the damn pop ups!

millsy888 · 3 May 2013 at 12:46

Glowfly will give you popups for text messages.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ations&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

mattbill · 3 May 2013 at 12:51

Are any of your guys using Google's Play Music for downloading music? How do you find it? I'm not sure whether to go for Amazon MP3 or this. Ta guys!

rogueblade · 3 May 2013 at 13:03

I love Google Music, I'm paying for music for the first time....ever.

mattbill · 3 May 2013 at 13:07

Cool, cool... I might be being a bit daft here, but I've bought a song on the Google Play on my computer, should it auto update on my Andriod phone and appear there? It's probably an obvious answer and I'm being a plum. Cheers dude!

rogueblade · 3 May 2013 at 13:09

You buy the song on Google Play and it will sync to your Google Music Web Player and Google Music Mobile app.

Use Music Manager to download the song to your PC harddrive if you'd like as well as upload your already owned music to Music Google

rogueblade · 3 May 2013 at 13:11

Then in the Google Music app on your phone you can "Pin" the songs/playlists you want to physically store on your phone for when you don't have a connection to stream.

If the songs aren't updating on the app, go to settings and press the Refresh button to make it check if your music has been updated.

photoshop · 3 May 2013 at 13:23

PA has a quick reply and a pop up option for SMS.
Really is an awesome rom that PA and i cant wait for the upcoming killer feature.....

Google Music is the dogs curlies!

mattbill · 3 May 2013 at 13:36

rogueblade said:
You buy the song on Google Play and it will sync to your Google Music Web Player and Google Music Mobile app.

Use Music Manager to download the song to your PC harddrive if you'd like as well as upload your already owned music to Music Google

rogueblade said:
Then in the Google Music app on your phone you can "Pin" the songs/playlists you want to physically store on your phone for when you don't have a connection to stream.

If the songs aren't updating on the app, go to settings and press the Refresh button to make it check if your music has been updated.

Thanks for the help dude! My app was messed up as I didn't have any of these options available (refresh etc)... I uninstalled updates/cleared cached data and now working fine

. Cheers again!

benjo · 3 May 2013 at 14:35

photoshop said:
PA has a quick reply and a pop up option for SMS.
Really is an awesome rom that PA and i cant wait for the upcoming killer feature.....

Google Music is the dogs curlies!

PA is built from CM repositories, so it's a CM feature

Matteysan · 3 May 2013 at 14:53

benjo said:
PA is built from CM repositories, so it's a CM feature

PA is built from AOSP

Some things might be cherry picked from CM but vice versa there too CM take things from PA

benjo · 3 May 2013 at 15:33

Mattey1 said:
PA is built from AOSP

Some things might be cherry picked from CM but vice versa there too CM take things from PA

I was just looking at their Github, which is forked from CM

Aside from Pie Control and this overhyped Halo feature coming up, most of the stuff in PA is from CM!

MTA99 · 3 May 2013 at 15:51

benjo said:
I was just looking at their Github, which is forked from CM

Aside from Pie Control and this overhyped Halo feature coming up, most of the stuff in PA is from CM!

You forgot to mention Hybrid Engine (allows multi dpi and layout changes)

Matteysan · 3 May 2013 at 16:13

benjo said:
I was just looking at their Github, which is forked from CM

Aside from Pie Control and this overhyped Halo feature coming up, most of the stuff in PA is from CM!

That'll be the Samsung one. Try the nexus

it used to be based off cm.

benjo · 3 May 2013 at 16:13

MTA99 said:
You forgot to mention Hybrid Engine (allows multi dpi and layout changes)

True, that is a handy feature. But the novelty wore off for me after a while

I spent about an hour messing the the dpi for all my apps to see what they looked like.

Mattey1 said:
That'll be the Samsung one. Try the nexus

I thought I was in the S3 thread

I think photoshop has an S3 anyway..

Bloomfield · 3 May 2013 at 17:00

I'd hate to not be able to change the DPI/Tablet mode on certain apps, fortunately you can do it on Samsung ROMs now so I don't have to use PA anymore

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G18241 · 3 May 2013 at 22:18

What music players does everyone use, could do with something with a nice small widget if at all possible?

photoshop · 3 May 2013 at 22:42

benjo said:
I thought I was in the S3 thread I think photoshop has an S3 anyway..

I have a Nexus 4

Mike45450 · 3 May 2013 at 22:52

G18241 said:
What music players does everyone use, could do with something with a nice small widget if at all possible?

Poweramp. I think the smallest widget they do is a 4x1, which I use and it's really good. They just had an update to really customise how the widget looks too.