New essential Android apps thread

Phate · 18 Sep 2017 at 07:37

Hey guys, got a question or two surrounding Android Pay.

The main one being. Does my existing card have to be contactless for it to work with AP?

Or is it just a case of load in the details and then that itself turns it into a contactless card?

Also does it always need the Android Pay sign to work, or is it just with the contactless sign?

Thanks all

AndyCr15 · 18 Sep 2017 at 08:07

I don't use Android Pay, but... I'd be fairly sure AP wouldn't know if your card had contactless or not and would be fine. I don't think the banks decline it thinking it shouldn't be possible. I would also suggest it didn't matter if the unit said specifically it took AP, as long as it was contactless.

Orcvader · 18 Sep 2017 at 14:24

Phate said:
Hey guys, got a question or two surrounding Android Pay.

The main one being. Does my existing card have to be contactless for it to work with AP?

Or is it just a case of load in the details and then that itself turns it into a contactless card?

Also does it always need the Android Pay sign to work, or is it just with the contactless sign?

Thanks all

Never upgraded my HSBC card to contactless but it works fine with Android Pay. Just use any terminal with contactless, doesn't need the Android Pay symbol.

Phate · 18 Sep 2017 at 15:01

Ok thanks very much. I'll load my cards into it and see how I get on with it

Myshra · 18 Sep 2017 at 15:09

Deffo doesn't need to be contactless to put it on AP. They generate you a new number / details for your Android Pay "card" and link it to your account for security reasons so you're good to go

HecFam · 18 Sep 2017 at 15:18

Does anyone use a good TV remote app, i'm looking to get a 3.5mm jack IR blaster for my TV room, I have a 6 input 2 output HDMI Matrix, rather than use the cheap supplied remote, i would like to use a tablet to control the 2 TVs and the Matrix.

Long Stories short, anyone use a Remote app with Programmable buttons?

Was looking into harmony, but... costs a bit.

Glaucus · 18 Sep 2017 at 20:45

slipd said:
Hi guys,

Think I asked for this before but drew a blank; I'm after a TV show reminder? Something that lets me know/adds a reminder to my calendar to let me know when the next episode/season starts?

This week alone I've missed the return of South Park/Fear the Walking Dead... and they say Nurses have it tough!

Thanks.

not on android but https://digiguide.tv/Default.asp iirc you can set up email alerts. Was what I used when I watched tv.

Russinating · 18 Sep 2017 at 22:13

Started trying out Yolt today, basically a combined banking app/money manager. Very good UI, useful if like me you have various accounts and credit cards etc. Made by ING so don't have any security fears personally.

www.yolt.com
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yolt.android&hl=en_GB

unwashed potato! · 18 Sep 2017 at 22:26

^ thanks. installing now. looks nice

Rensin · 19 Sep 2017 at 14:30

Hi,

Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to stream tv/movies from my homeserver. (No Plex please)

I always used Solid Explorer Pro to connect to my homeserver and than playback the file via MXPlayer. This works ok but after so long I have to restart both my homeserver & tablet as it comes up with "error than a different code each time" ... I have opened the correct port on my server & windows firewall.

Pigeon_Killer · 19 Sep 2017 at 20:17

Russinating said:
Started trying out Yolt today, basically a combined banking app/money manager. Very good UI, useful if like me you have various accounts and credit cards etc. Made by ING so don't have any security fears personally.

www.yolt.com
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yolt.android&hl=en_GB

Cheers.

Been looking for an alternative to BillGuard ever since they were taken over and subsequently shut down by Prosper, this looks almost identical :cool:

EssexBoy · 19 Sep 2017 at 20:18

Rensin said:
Hi,

Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to stream tv/movies from my homeserver. (No Plex please)

I always used Solid Explorer Pro to connect to my homeserver and than playback the file via MXPlayer. This works ok but after so long I have to restart both my homeserver & tablet as it comes up with "error than a different code each time" ... I have opened the correct port on my server & windows firewall.

VLCPlayer has in built network explorer.

Raymond Lin · 19 Sep 2017 at 21:25

Guys, can you guys recommend some kind of simple skin or way to arrange it to have 5 icons in a row instead of 4?

Matteysan · 19 Sep 2017 at 21:35

Raymond Lin said:
Guys, can you guys recommend some kind of simple skin or way to arrange it to have 5 icons in a row instead of 4?

On what your launcher?

If so grab Nova Launcher.

Raymond Lin · 19 Sep 2017 at 21:41

Matteysan said:
On what your launcher?

If so grab Nova Launcher.

I don't know the technical terms, basically like something simple, i don't need or want icon packs, just like a simple / plain skin.

EssexBoy · 19 Sep 2017 at 22:29

Nova launcher does that. You can choose how many per row too

Raymond Lin · 19 Sep 2017 at 22:36

One thing I want to know…..

In iOS, when you get a new email, or 10 emails, a number appears on the email icon signifying the number of new emails. Similarly, if you get 10 likes on Facebook, you get a little number 10 above the icon.

Does Android do that?

Frozennova · 19 Sep 2017 at 22:40

Raymond Lin said:
One thing I want to know…..

In iOS, when you get a new email, or 10 emails, a number appears on the email icon signifying the number of new emails. Similarly, if you get 10 likes on Facebook, you get a little number 10 above the icon.

Does Android do that?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.notifier&hl=en_GB

Liquid_Entity · 19 Sep 2017 at 22:40

Raymond Lin said:
One thing I want to know…..

In iOS, when you get a new email, or 10 emails, a number appears on the email icon signifying the number of new emails. Similarly, if you get 10 likes on Facebook, you get a little number 10 above the icon.

Does Android do that?

Nova Launcher and TeslaUnread app does that.

Nova launcher is the best

AndyCr15 · 20 Sep 2017 at 07:23

I saw for the first time yesterday Google Maps picture in picture type effect. I was driving to my mums (4 hour journey, mind you, I use maps almost everywhere I go) and as I pressed home to call to say I was on my way, maps dropped into a rectangle I could move around on the screen, while I made my call. You can drag it off the bottom and it disappears or double tap it and it comes back full screen. Rather cool I thought.