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Idea on apps?

I've been laid off for about 6 months now and I've still been pretty busy with school work but my finals for summer are over next week and I'm already getting pretty bored at the house all day.
I'm a pretty good programmer and I've been thinking about developing some apps in my spare time to ease the bordum. Only problem is that I'm not very creative at all. So I was wondering if anybody had ideas on applications they would use or maybe even buy if were available?
Thanks!

If possible...
A Twittertab was requested on this forum.

Ahh a twitter tab built into manilla would actually be pretty cool.

Here you go...
Take a look at SRS WOW HD, emulate it and make something like it that will work with MS Voice Commander and Manila....
It is the one app that really makes a big difference to the way the device sounds when listening to music and is very good.
It now conflicts with Voice Command somehow and worse yet, makes your phone not wake up from standby.
That would be a worthy pursuit.....
Cheers
Jabberoo

or maybe an app that changes your homescreen wallpaper maybe every hour or every day to some random wallpaper you have on your phone..

there you go, mate, tons and tons to keep you busy - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=454386

or use the new capabilities of the TP2 to make emulators for other platforms

jabberoo said:
Here you go...
Take a look at SRS WOW HD, emulate it and make something like it that will work with MS Voice Commander and Manila....
It is the one app that really makes a big difference to the way the device sounds when listening to music and is very good.
It now conflicts with Voice Command somehow and worse yet, makes your phone not wake up from standby.
That would be a worthy pursuit.....
Cheers
Jabberoo
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I completely second that! Audio Booster cannot be compared with SRS WOW HD because SRS is waaaay better!

Id like to have some sort of twitter tab/decent app

A great FB app. Currently the ones we have now is pretty weak compared to the ones on BB/iPhone

Yeah I agree, Facebook & Twitter tabs in TF would be great (MS Facebook is rubbish)

I'll get started on a twitter tab come August 12th when I get my TP2

An ebay app that allows you to add watch list ending times as calendar reminders, and to be able to bid would be good. Oh and a decent Football app.

vapor said:
A great FB app. Currently the ones we have now is pretty weak compared to the ones on BB/iPhone
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Sounds like a good one to me, FB chat is VERY useful.. ...

A working Ventrilo client for Windows Mobile.
Now there has been a program called Centrilo that worked with pre 3.x ventrilo servers and it was golden. Now that they updated the servers the person who made them became tired of the project and released the source code even for the Centrilo app he made.
Just google up Download Centrilo for Windows Mobile you should find it
URL to developers project and source:
http://www.g3gg0.de/wordpress/projects/centrilo

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4257438#post4257438

After weeks of use: Great!! but can be annoying

Annoying things samsung was lazy about in the release/build of the vibrant's software:
HTC Sense UI makes Samsung's touchwiz Interface seem like a fail sorta.
I'm being sincere and want to know if you guys agree or disagree with the below. I hope Samsung can address these issues with the Froyo release. This can make up for the cheap quality hardware build. I love the phone though. seriously. ok here we go:
Issues:
1. Switching from edge to 3g takes a lifetime
2. Slight lag in the standard software going from screen to screen (i shouldn't have to use a home replacement like adw or launcher pro for smooth scrolling)
3. The market is horribly slow to load and often says retry-connection error
4. When going into the photo gallery, old pics show first. (annoying because I have many pictures and have to go through them to get to the newest ones)
5. In the feeds and updates widget, someone may load a picture, u click on it and a tiny pic is shown (u can't *like* it or enlarge it) *Facebook action*
6. If you click on a contact, go to the media tab, let it load then click on an album, it takes you to the browser (why not fetch it within the app?)
7. When you reply to a twitter/Facebook/Myspace status update, it automatically refreshes the feed (i don't need another refresh if i didn't request it by pressing the refresh button) it should take you back to the feed
8. ACCOUNTS AND SYNC have been horrid. They work when it wants to. Always receive an error more often than not. facebook/twitter/myspace
9. Battery take 2 lifetimes to charge

I don't agree with the Sense UI making Touchwiz3 look like a fail, there are issues that it has within itself that others dislike. However, please be aware that Samsung is quite new to the game and is still developing.
The only problem I have in common with yours is the market issue which is pretty irritable.

None of those bug me.... sgs ftw

Wow dude,
maybe you got a defective device?
mine works great

ElahC said:
I don't agree with the Sense UI making Touchwiz3 look like a fail, there are issues that it has within itself that others dislike. However, please be aware that Samsung is quite new to the game and is still developing.
The only problem I have in common with yours is the market issue which is pretty irritable.
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yeah i understand, that's why i am just giving my outlook on it. Hopefully it doesn't seem like im attacking Samsung... I like their interface... it's just clearly missing a few things. I'm anxious for some upgrades

stepinmyworld said:
Annoying things samsung was lazy about in the release/build of the vibrant's software:
HTC Sense UI makes Samsung's touchwiz Interface seem like a fail sorta.
I'm being sincere and want to know if you guys agree or disagree with the below. I hope Samsung can address these issues with the Froyo release. This can make up for the cheap quality hardware build. I love the phone though. seriously. ok here we go:
Issues:
1. Switching from edge to 3g takes a lifetime
2. Slight lag in the standard software going from screen to screen (i shouldn't have to use a home replacement like adw or launcher pro for smooth scrolling)
3. The market is horribly slow to load and often says retry-connection error
4. When going into the photo gallery, old pics show first. (annoying because I have many pictures and have to go through them to get to the newest ones)
5. In the feeds and updates widget, someone may load a picture, u click on it and a tiny pic is shown (u can't *like* it or enlarge it) *Facebook action*
6. If you click on a contact, go to the media tab, let it load then click on an album, it takes you to the browser (why not fetch it within the app?)
7. When you reply to a twitter/Facebook/Myspace status update, it automatically refreshes the feed (i don't need another refresh if i didn't request it by pressing the refresh button) it should take you back to the feed
8. ACCOUNTS AND SYNC have been horrid. They work when it wants to. Always receive an error more often than not. facebook/twitter/myspace
9. Battery take 2 lifetimes to charge
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1. Doesn't for me, and this is the first I'm hearing of that. Perhaps you are in an area with poor reception or have a defective device.
2. I have no lag at all. Are you running any intensive widgets? Live wallpapers? A million things running in the background?
3. Again, that's a sign of being in a poor reception area which isn't the phone's fault. If you haven't already, I would try activating and swapping out the SIM card out for a new one if you are using an older one from a previous phone. That has solved some people's problems.
4. There should be a setting to sort by date. If there isn't, *shrug*. There are other good picture viewing apps in the market. I find the Gallery app to be very helpful in sharing pictures though.
5. Facebook makes an official app. Same goes for Twitter and Myspace. Some specific social networking actions, such as "liking" can't be done with the widget or in the contacts menu. I find the widget is good for a quick updating of statuses or tweeting.
6. If it gets you to the same point, then? The browser is speedy enough on this phone that you shouldn't need to worry about using it as opposed to the built-in apps that take you there.
7. Again, there are tons of other software in the market to use if you wish to not use the ones provided.
8. This is the social networks fault, not the phones. Facebook sync in particular works when it wants to for me. But it's Facebook's fault. Something awry with their server connections. Twitter always syncs for me.
9. Mine takes 4-5 hours from dry to charge fully. That's the downfall of having a bigger battery, you get more usage out of it but it takes longer to charge. Make sure you are using the wall charger and not a USB port on your computer (USB charging any device takes a lifetime as USB ports don't draw a lot of power anyway). If possible, turn the device off as it charges. It will charge much quicker this way. Perhaps leave the device off overnight and charge it up?
These seem like general smartphone complaints and really not much to do with the Vibrant specifically. Most of these phones have the same general minor annoyances or glitches. Sense is OK, nothing special. It's all personal taste but after using Sense for a month and then TouchWiz for 2 weeks, I much prefer TW. The Launcher and the Samsung specific apps really integrate services, social features, and Android very nicely. If you don't like the Launcher you can always use the other two big ones in the market, they work just as well. You can also use any messaging app you wish.
The hardware feels light for a reason. The heavier the device is, the harder it falls when you drop it. If you've seen all of the quality tests of people dropping the phone, trying to scratch it, etc, you would see that the build quality is amazing. The metal-looking plastic on the rim will take the most damage. Screen is scratch-resistant, not scratch-proof.

stepinmyworld said:
Annoying things samsung was lazy about in the release/build of the vibrant's software:
HTC Sense UI makes Samsung's touchwiz Interface seem like a fail sorta.
I'm being sincere and want to know if you guys agree or disagree with the below. I hope Samsung can address these issues with the Froyo release. This can make up for the cheap quality hardware build. I love the phone though. seriously. ok here we go:
Issues:
1. Switching from edge to 3g takes a lifetime
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I think this is a network issue, not Samsung's fault.
3. The market is horribly slow to load and often says retry-connection error
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Once again, a network issue.
4. When going into the photo gallery, old pics show first. (annoying because I have many pictures and have to go through them to get to the newest ones)
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This I agree with.
6. If you click on a contact, go to the media tab, let it load then click on an album, it takes you to the browser (why not fetch it within the app?)
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I don't understand what this means. Could you elaborate?

@MMcCraryNJ
Ive had 3 vibrants already.. returned two for different issues.
thanks for your reply: I have been a smart phone user for a long time and im pretty intuitive when it comes to devices and their flaws.. I mention these issues because they trully exist. I have ran into many people from different sites whom experience the same things.. i just wanted to converse with the xda family about it. You advised that i use alternate applications via the market to fulfill my desires but that's not what I want to do or feel that needs to be done. Just like the iphone, don't tell me i have to get a rubber case to enjoy the phone because of bad reception/antenna build. The perks within the widgets could be added and indirectly im asking for some extra features in which would be attainable by Samsung. if you don't speak on it, things wont ever get done because people try to make this phone seem as if its flawless and it's not.. it's ok to admit to certain issues and not sugar coat them lol. The phone has treated me very well though besides the few annoyances just like everyone has their own preferences ya know?

Originally Posted by stepinmyworld
Annoying things samsung was lazy about in the release/build of the vibrant's software:
HTC Sense UI makes Samsung's touchwiz Interface seem like a fail sorta.
I'm being sincere and want to know if you guys agree or disagree with the below. I hope Samsung can address these issues with the Froyo release. This can make up for the cheap quality hardware build. I love the phone though. seriously. ok here we go:
Issues:
1. Switching from edge to 3g takes a lifetime
you said:[B said:
I think this is a network issue, not Samsung's fault.[/B]
my response:this is samsungs fault.. no other phone has done this.. i've had about 20 phones. I have the mytouch slide and it doesn't take more than about 10 seconds to change.. the vibrant takes about 20 to 30 seconds
3. The market is horribly slow to load and often says retry-connection error
you said: Once again, a network issue.
My response: why ddidn't my nexus one or mytouch slide do this often? it's a samsung issue
4. When going into the photo gallery, old pics show first. (annoying because I have many pictures and have to go through them to get to the newest ones)
This I agree with.
6. If you click on a contact, go to the media tab, let it load then click on an album, it takes you to the browser (why not fetch it within the app?)
u said: I don't understand what this means. Could you elaborate?
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My response: when i say fetch it within the app, i mean for it to load the exta pics right in the same area and allowing me to preview them instead of pushing me to the browser to look at the pics via facebook that way. I hope im clear

ElahC said:
I don't agree with the Sense UI making Touchwiz3 look like a fail, there are issues that it has within itself that others dislike. However, please be aware that Samsung is quite new to the game and is still developing.
The only problem I have in common with yours is the market issue which is pretty irritable.
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Market issue and app lag in general is easy to fix. look up vibrant stalling thread, lag is due to how slow the storage is. By moving app storage to nand, you fix the issue, there are only a few side effects which most of us wont run into anyways.
I've had nexus one and ran desire rom with sense, I've had evo4g with sense, and older android phones with sense. I skipped Samsung phone, whatever it was called on Tmobile, the first Samsung android due to touch wiz. Hated it, was super slow, retarded looking, and buggy. When I heard about the vibrant, I was hesitant as I did not want touch wiz, I hated how it was in the past. Still got the phone, and wow.... I love it! I replaced launcher with adw because I Just like the way it looks more, but everything else is great. I actually prefer touch wiz to sense, it looks more modern, has some neat features.
Although, I do agree with you that it still does have issues, so does sense, specially espresso version of it on the slide. My girl has it, omg, I'd throw that phone out of the window... lol
My biggest issue with touch wiz now is the messaging. It lags, specially if you're texting several people at once. It also refuses to scroll up in the thread sometimes, just bounces back down. Despite it, I still love it, makes an already good looking OS, look better. I do prefer the visuals of touch wiz to sense, personal preference. Sense feels like a a fancy limo to me. Over the top classy visuals, with too much bloat, and overall is rather slow. Touch wiz is like a BMW, looks superb, just enough flare to make it look modern, still runs fast.
The lag in sense is mostly graphical, just feels choppy. My guess is that it is mostly related to devices themselves, as they are not as powerful as the vibrant. Like, oncrhe nexus one, 3d gallery loads just as fast, but animations feel a little choppy, on vibrant it is very smooth. And your issue with gallery, I think it is more android related and not touch wiz. Nexus is full stock and it uses same 3d gallery as the vibrant, it does the same thing when it comes to ordering.
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MMcCraryNJ said:
1. Doesn't for me, and this is the first I'm hearing of that. Perhaps you are in an area with poor reception or have a defective device.
2. I have no lag at all. Are you running any intensive widgets? Live wallpapers? A million things running in the background?
3. Again, that's a sign of being in a poor reception area which isn't the phone's fault. If you haven't already, I would try activating and swapping out the SIM card out for a new one if you are using an older one from a previous phone. That has solved some people's problems.
4. There should be a setting to sort by date. If there isn't, *shrug*. There are other good picture viewing apps in the market. I find the Gallery app to be very helpful in sharing pictures though.
5. Facebook makes an official app. Same goes for Twitter and Myspace. Some specific social networking actions, such as "liking" can't be done with the widget or in the contacts menu. I find the widget is good for a quick updating of statuses or tweeting.
6. If it gets you to the same point, then? The browser is speedy enough on this phone that you shouldn't need to worry about using it as opposed to the built-in apps that take you there.
7. Again, there are tons of other software in the market to use if you wish to not use the ones provided.
8. This is the social networks fault, not the phones. Facebook sync in particular works when it wants to for me. But it's Facebook's fault. Something awry with their server connections. Twitter always syncs for me.
9. Mine takes 4-5 hours from dry to charge fully. That's the downfall of having a bigger battery, you get more usage out of it but it takes longer to charge. Make sure you are using the wall charger and not a USB port on your computer (USB charging any device takes a lifetime as USB ports don't draw a lot of power anyway). If possible, turn the device off as it charges. It will charge much quicker this way. Perhaps leave the device off overnight and charge it up?
These seem like general smartphone complaints and really not much to do with the Vibrant specifically. Most of these phones have the same general minor annoyances or glitches. Sense is OK, nothing special. It's all personal taste but after using Sense for a month and then TouchWiz for 2 weeks, I much prefer TW. The Launcher and the Samsung specific apps really integrate services, social features, and Android very nicely. If you don't like the Launcher you can always use the other two big ones in the market, they work just as well. You can also use any messaging app you wish.
The hardware feels light for a reason. The heavier the device is, the harder it falls when you drop it. If you've seen all of the quality tests of people dropping the phone, trying to scratch it, etc, you would see that the build quality is amazing. The metal-looking plastic on the rim will take the most damage. Screen is scratch-resistant, not scratch-proof.
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To number 9 specifically. He's right about charging, I think its mostly done by Samsung to preserve the battery. Nexus one has 1400mah battery, I also threw a 1500mah right before I sold it. I noticed slow charging immediately on the vibrant, nexus one charged way faster. I'm used to it now though, I always leave it on the charger over night anyway. So, the issue is not with higher capacity battery, but Samsung improving the battery life, at least I think.
And op, android is not like apple, very open sourced. It is very easy to customize and there are a ton of replacement apps on the market which could help. Like launchers, very useful and don't even waste memory as default launcher gets disabled if you run an alternate one. Point is, nothing wrong with voicing opinions and hoping that Samsung will fix or improve things. But, That will take ages, and it is a long shot. Why discredit aftermarket apps? They do no harm and could really help You enjoy your phone more.
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stepinmyworld said:
@MMcCraryNJ
Ive had 3 vibrants already.. returned two for different issues.
thanks for your reply: I have been a smart phone user for a long time and im pretty intuitive when it comes to devices and their flaws.. I mention these issues because they trully exist. I have ran into many people from different sites whom experience the same things.. i just wanted to converse with the xda family about it. You advised that i use alternate applications via the market to fulfill my desires but that's not what I want to do or feel that needs to be done. Just like the iphone, don't tell me i have to get a rubber case to enjoy the phone because of bad reception/antenna build. The perks within the widgets could be added and indirectly im asking for some extra features in which would be attainable by Samsung. if you don't speak on it, things wont ever get done because people try to make this phone seem as if its flawless and it's not.. it's ok to admit to certain issues and not sugar coat them lol. The phone has treated me very well though besides the few annoyances just like everyone has their own preferences ya know?
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Its a shame you are comparing a hardware issue(iphone) with software issue that you are having. The iphone fails because it is hardware and there are pretty much no other options but to fix it with a case however with your phone you can install different apps. You can use other apps than stock, i keep Twitter installed due to the integration with TW however i use Twidroid im sorry Twidroyd for my day to day twitter client. This phone is far from flawless i would relate the lock/power button to the iphones reception problem however with ours there is no case fix. I think it was a poor oversight on Samsung's part to put the button on the side of a rounded housing at that!

stepinmyworld said:
Annoying things samsung was lazy about in the release/build of the vibrant's software:
Issues:
1. Switching from edge to 3g takes a lifetime
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This is a netowrk parameter setting. By increasing the time between scans your local T-mobile market is increasing your battery life and reducing the paging load on the network. Everytime you ping pong between 2G and 3G you have to do a location area update so the network knows where to find you. EVeryone doing that would overload the system and some calls would not be delivered. Aka, they are probably doing a good thing.

hurrpancakes said:
I think this is a network issue, not Samsung's fault.
Once again, a network issue.
This I agree with.
I don't understand what this means. Could you elaborate?
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Shane_pcs said:
This is a netowrk parameter setting. By increasing the time between scans your local T-mobile market is increasing your battery life and reducing the paging load on the network. Everytime you ping pong between 2G and 3G you have to do a location area update so the network knows where to find you. EVeryone doing that would overload the system and some calls would not be delivered. Aka, they are probably doing a good thing.
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o ok... i just wonder why alll of the other phones i've owned didn't do this.... (take such a long time to switch?)

stepinmyworld said:
o ok... i just wonder why alll of the other phones i've owned didn't do this.... (take such a long time to switch?)
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I can't speak for markets I don't work on, but from time to time corporate changes the recommended settings. There have been a few changes specifically to the 2G and 3G interaction lately. There are also different "release classes" of handsets and they don't always support the newest "features". So sometimes a parameter change only affects certain handsets and not others.

Hi XDA, longtime lurker, first time poster. Love the forum, thanks for taking my post...*laff*
I have had a smartphone back to when they weren't phones (Motorola PageWriter). I remember the bad old days of the Pocket PC phones, how good Blackberries were with email when they hit the market and a charter G1 owner.
I can say without hesitation that the Vibrant is the best smartphone I have ever owned.
My only qualm at this point is the whole phone/google contact thing in the TouchWiz contacts app, I hate that I can't set custom ring tones or use the "groups" function for Google contacts and can't sync the "phone" contacts...I hate that, with a passion.
Seems like Samsung is treating Google contacts like an LDAP server instead of the seamless integration I had with my G1.
Other than that, I really like TouchWiz.

Vibrant - tango video chat app...

Can you use the TANGO CHAT app with the SAMSUNG VIBRANT it doesn't have a front facing camera. Just wondering...

Yes, it'll use the back camera. Doesnt help if you want to show your face but handy if you want to show somebody something.

So it means you can use a mirror. Thanks for the info...

locoarmo said:
Yes, it'll use the back camera. Doesnt help if you want to show your face but handy if you want to show somebody something.
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Okay, that almost made coffee come out my nose this morning!

I use Tango from my Vibrant to a friends IPhone regularly.
A bit choppy at times with 3g, but very excellent quality using WiFi.
I just use the mirror

hospo said:
Okay, that almost made coffee come out my nose this morning!
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lol It's great for Chatroulette!

kuhan said:
lol It's great for Chatroulette!
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LMAO! (I had to Google that one)

If my wife has a my touch 4g can we video chat using this app or is there a different
way?

Yes, you can chat with a MT4G as long as you both use this app.

However, the app runs in the background and drains quite a bit of battery power.
I went from not having to charge my phone overnight to it dying on me halfway through when I installed the app.
It's very useful, so I don't want to remove it... But I don't think I can deal with the battery drain.

N8ter said:
However, the app runs in the background and drains quite a bit of battery power.
I went from not having to charge my phone overnight to it dying on me halfway through when I installed the app.
It's very useful, so I don't want to remove it... But I don't think I can deal with the battery drain.
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Yes, it is very useful, and yes, it does startup in the background and run.
I kill it with each phone reboot (settings, apps, running services, stop) and after each use.

That's too much work, IMO (this isn't the only app that starts up and commences it's batter drain agenda).
Utilizing C2DM and not having the application run in the background would be the obvious best solution, because then it would only start up when you got a Tango Call in (or initiated one) and then shut down until it is told to do so.
This is part of the issue with multi-tasking.
It's not only about running multiple applications concurrently, but when everyone thinks their app needs to run as a service, it doesn't really serve to enhance the usability of the device.

[Q] Problem with Blur

I've been looking at some of the custom ROM's and people are talking about getting rid of the nasty "Blur". I'm new to Android and the D2G so I'm not sure what they mean. Is it just the interface for contact info and how it links everything together? If so then what's the big deal? I think its pretty cool to select one contact and see all my info for them pulled in from the different sources instead of having it all over. Or am i missing something?

JFuze said:
I've been looking at some of the custom ROM's and people are talking about getting rid of the nasty "Blur". I'm new to Android and the D2G so I'm not sure what they mean. Is it just the interface for contact info and how it links everything together? If so then what's the big deal? I think its pretty cool to select one contact and see all my info for them pulled in from the different sources instead of having it all over. Or am i missing something?
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I am with you. I did not really know what it was until I saw this post and then I Googled it to find out once and for all. I think peoples problem with it being on their phone is that all the updating of the widgets takes battery power and slows down apps that they may be using.
Android system is built to handle multiple apps at once and share the processor. I do not use any elaborate games or other apps that might be slowed down.

chrstdvd said:
I am with you. I did not really know what it was until I saw this post and then I Googled it to find out once and for all. I think peoples problem with it being on their phone is that all the updating of the widgets takes battery power and slows down apps that they may be using.
Android system is built to handle multiple apps at once and share the processor. I do not use any elaborate games or other apps that might be slowed down.
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yeah who cares? Its 1.2 Ghz! lol. I've never had any problem with speed on it so far and i've loaded it up with apps.

The problem with blur is that it does not work correctly. You may think its great now that it pulls all your data from facebook into your contacts, but you'll soon find that when people update their facebook contacts, it does not reflect in your contacts.
Additionally, blur runs a ton of extra applications and processes in the background, which end up killing the battery.
For me personally, blur interfered with my exchange email. It would cause my email to not notify me of new emails for up to 10 hours at some point, and these were important company emails. I installed Fission rom, which removes blur from the email app, and it instantly started working perfectly.
These among others, are why people have so many problems with blur.
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For me, blur is too bulky. When I first got my D2, I noticed that just changing pages on my home screen was laggy and choppy. I have tried both blur free, or very little blur roms and its much much smoother. And with Fission, facebook syncs with all my contacts with no problem.
I do like some of the features of blur though, namely the camera, dailer, contacts app, and music app. Everything else I could live without. Just my opinion.

vagely said:
The problem with blur is that it does not work correctly. You may think its great now that it pulls all your data from facebook into your contacts, but you'll soon find that when people update their facebook contacts, it does not reflect in your contacts.
Additionally, blur runs a ton of extra applications and processes in the background, which end up killing the battery.
For me personally, blur interfered with my exchange email. It would cause my email to not notify me of new emails for up to 10 hours at some point, and these were important company emails. I installed Fission rom, which removes blur from the email app, and it instantly started working perfectly.
These among others, are why people have so many problems with blur.
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ah ok. So what do people end up using if they want something like that then? I definitely want something that pulls in from facebook, my ymail, gmail, hotmail, phone contacts, etc... Not sure if there is something else, just wondering.

Blur works for allot of people so don't believe every thing you read.
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jrwaltb said:
Blur works for allot of people so don't believe every thing you read.
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This is true. Its all about personal preference. If you like blur then your good to go.
Maybe try a blur free rom and see if you like that better.
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Blur does cause unnecessary lag on the device and eats resources. That why I gave Fission a try and won't go back. Without the Blur my Droid2 looks and feels an awfully like my original Droid and that's a damn good thing.
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Problem with facebook

Don't know if its just me but is anyone else finding Facebook unusable. I updated it the other day for her and now she keeps complaining to me that its takes about half an hour just to scroll threw it as all the pictures are to big and keep taking up the whole screen

It's Facebook's new timeline update. It's how it is. Lol.

Think she will have to get used to it about time her fingers did some work anyway

Yeah, they didnt really take into consideration how the pictures would look on larger landscape devices. I'm sure it looks ok on phones, but tablets....yeah that's a different story.

Had a quick look on it today every picture takes ages to scroll threw. The only good thing is at least she will leave my tab alone now

freddy0000 said:
had a quick look on it today every picture takes ages to scroll threw. The only good thing is at least she will leave my tab alone now
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moar sandwiches!!!!!

The official Facebook app? I found it lacking in so many ways. Personally use facedroid, but there are other free apps that also beat the official app by miles.

The Root said:
moar sandwiches!!!!!
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I wasn't thinking sandwiches
aktorsyl said:
The official Facebook app? I found it lacking in so many ways. Personally use facedroid, but there are other free apps that also beat the official app by miles.
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Thanks

Friendcaster is my personal favorite.
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official FB app is very lacking on tablets. it's okay on my phone though. For the tablet, I just use the browser and view FB the way it is intended lol.

Swammy1979 said:
Friendcaster is my personal favorite.
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Yes, Friendcaster one of the best and and not hungry for memory.

nikanorov said:
Yes, Friendcaster one of the best and and not hungry for memory.
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Friendcaster is by far the best Facebook app, and FAR better than the official one.
Better interface, faster, easier to navigate, integrated Facebook Chat.
Only problem at the moment seems to be inbox messaging, though I believe that is being sorted.

I tried out Friendcaster and the UI is nice, and seems faster but the photos don't work. They are all pixelated. Also, I had it open and was switching between that and FB for android. Friendcaster was missing a bunch of posts that FB was showing. Not sure what the issues are. Why can't something just work the way it should?

dmmcd said:
Why can't something just work the way it should?
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You should get yourself an iPad mate, my wife has one and I can assure you it just works... all the time!

Yekrallum said:
You should get yourself an iPad mate, my wife has one and I can assure you it just works... all the time!
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Do you really think that was at all helpful? The iPad is not the end all and be all. I vastly prefer my Galaxy Tab because I wanted a full featured tablet computer, not a giant iPod Touch.
Getting back on topic, I agree that Facebook really screwed up their latest update. The pictures aren't handled right at all. It seems they've forced the app to behave like it's on a phone and are snubbing tablets all together.
However, if you don't mind viewing Facebook in portrait mode, it's fine. The photos are only screwed up when viewing in landscape mode. I hope they get their act together and fix it soon.

My friends have iPads and they complain about the same issues. The application does the same on both devices. Its just reformating the mobile page contents...
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I pressed that button on the bottom left in the tray area that zooms in to apps that aren't built for tabs, and it zoomed and stretched and the FB app seems to function better, but it is all kind of grainy and pixelated.

Why faccebook who has so many users, can't update their app to use tab's screen size? After all, tablets become more and more popular and recent days.

reanimuotasis said:
Why faccebook who has so many users, can't update their app to use tab's screen size? After all, tablets become more and more popular and recent days.
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Because whoever is responsible for developing their mobile apps is utterly incompetent. They have always sucked and Facebook really doesn't seem to care, probably because they want people to access the site via web browser so they can shove all their ads in their faces.

well, if you have a tablet, FB is perfectly usable in the browser. As far as the ads, would you rather pay to use FB instead?