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Alright guys so im new to the nexus one and android as well. I have some backround on it but i just wanted to see what you stuff you guys would recommend i do to get the most out of my phone. I know that 2.2 is going to be coming out soon so i dont really want to root but which apps should i download and any tips and tricks would be appreciated.
So far ive been using it for about 5 hours and i feel like a little kid on christmas haha.
yarraguzmn said:
So far ive been using it for about 5 hours and i feel like a little kid on christmas haha.
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Same... I had my nexus one unplugged for 2 hours and i was down to 42% battery after unplugging with a full charge. Thats on wifi and screen brightness off.. =) good times
Welcome to the club
Root..root...root....
Why root?
- Can change any custom rom you want...Froyo, CM, desire...anything..
- Overclock the CPU to 1.113GHz!!!
- Change basically anything on the phone..icons, notification bars, themes, settings, trackball colours, wifi tethering
- Better battery life by using custom kernels (im getting 24-26hrs battery life - moderate to heavy usage)
- Nandroid backups, titanium backup....
- Change camera app to desire or the newly found 720P HI-DEF recording...
- and much more
This will make ure phone to be the best smartphone on the planet...
yarraguzmn said:
Alright guys so im new to the nexus one and android as well. I have some backround on it but i just wanted to see what you stuff you guys would recommend i do to get the most out of my phone. I know that 2.2 is going to be coming out soon so i dont really want to root but which apps should i download and any tips and tricks would be appreciated.
So far ive been using it for about 5 hours and i feel like a little kid on christmas haha.
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My advice:
- don't root it yet. Wait for FroYo OTA. Once you're on official froyo, see if root is even beneficial to you or not. The longer u stay 100% covered on warranty, the safer you'll feel.
- get these:
swype (there's apk here somewhere)
barcode scanner (to get apps by scanning barcodes on webpages)
aldiko reader (ebook reader app, AWESOME)
astro file manager (doh)
battery left widget (approximates your battery time left)
DigiClock widget (best clock widget, imo)
flashlight app for non-rooted N1s (there's one on market, forgot name)
NewsRob (RSS reader from your google news account, free)
ShopSavvy (probably the best app ever created - scan any product barcode, it tells you local+web prices)
xda app (don't forget to turn off signature in the settings)
twitter (official app is the best, imo)
Enjoy and congrats!
DarkDvr said:
My advice:
- don't root it yet. Wait for FroYo OTA. Once you're on official froyo, see if root is even beneficial to you or not. The longer u stay 100% covered on warranty, the safer you'll feel.
- get these:
swype (there's apk here somewhere)
barcode scanner (to get apps by scanning barcodes on webpages)
aldiko reader (ebook reader app, AWESOME)
astro file manager (doh)
battery left widget (approximates your battery time left)
DigiClock widget (best clock widget, imo)
flashlight app for non-rooted N1s (there's one on market, forgot name)
NewsRob (RSS reader from your google news account, free)
ShopSavvy (probably the best app ever created - scan any product barcode, it tells you local+web prices)
xda app (don't forget to turn off signature in the settings)
twitter (official app is the best, imo)
Enjoy and congrats!
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dark, do you have a working non-trial version of swype?
thanks
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dark, do you have a working non-trial version of swype?
thanks
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Yep. AFAIK, this one is better than the more recent one (people are having problems with the newer version).
This one works like a champ.
i waited 3 months before rooting my nexus, which i just did a week ago. the number 1 best thing about rooting is nand backups! you can create an exact copy of your entire phone at an instant in time. every single part of the phone is backed up from each text message down to every item in your call log. and obviously the apps are included. even whatever theme you are using, like a black notification bar, etc.
so no matter how bad you screw up your phone, or want to experiment, you can always bring it right back to any instant in time within a few minutes. that's my biggest feature after rooting.
and of course trying out different ROMs, like cyanogen, froyo, etc.
DarkDvr said:
Yep. AFAIK, this one is better than the more recent one (people are having problems with the newer version).
This one works like a champ.
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ah yessss i just nutted, thank you my friend. so you probably arent experiencing any 'expiration' errors right?
thanks again dark
DarkDvr said:
My advice:
- don't root it yet. Wait for FroYo OTA. Once you're on official froyo, see if root is even beneficial to you or not. The longer u stay 100% covered on warranty, the safer you'll feel.
- get these:
swype (there's apk here somewhere)
barcode scanner (to get apps by scanning barcodes on webpages)
aldiko reader (ebook reader app, AWESOME)
astro file manager (doh)
battery left widget (approximates your battery time left)
DigiClock widget (best clock widget, imo)
flashlight app for non-rooted N1s (there's one on market, forgot name)
NewsRob (RSS reader from your google news account, free)
ShopSavvy (probably the best app ever created - scan any product barcode, it tells you local+web prices)
xda app (don't forget to turn off signature in the settings)
twitter (official app is the best, imo)
Enjoy and congrats!
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IS there a way you know of to automatically go to the last tweet you read on twitter? other than this I Would agree its the best. I used to use Twicca and that managed this simple task.
wow thanks for all the advice guys i will be looking at some of those apps..as far as rooting i know all the benefits but im not as advanced to perform any of those tasks..also i use a mac does that make a difference in doing any of that stuff..
i would like to try that swipe how to put it on my phone just put it on my sd card and run it?
I just got my Nexus One yesterday and thoroughly enjoying it!
I got my nexus 2 weeks ago and had it rooted within and hour of opening the box
I got into Android about a month ago when I got my first G1 off craigslist to experiment with (then bought 4 more off craigslist, I'm an addict lol, go big or go home).
Being able to change stuff on the phone to make it more usable / faster is the best thing. I don't think I could use a stock OS phone.
zombiess said:
I got my nexus 2 weeks ago and had it rooted within and hour of opening the box
I got into Android about a month ago when I got my first G1 off craigslist to experiment with (then bought 4 more off craigslist, I'm an addict lol, go big or go home).
Being able to change stuff on the phone to make it more usable / faster is the best thing. I don't think I could use a stock OS phone.
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In all honestly, Android on the Nexus is the only stock OS I've been able to use for more than a day without hacking it or wishing I could hack/change it (like on dumbphones). I'm still on stock because I am waiting for Froyo and still deciding whether root is worth losing 100% warranty.
There was just a thread with the same topic/title a few hours before yours. Word of advice... to not piss off some of us old timers, learn to search and add to existing threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698084
Oh...and enjoy the phone.
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There was just a thread with the same topic/title a few hours before yours. Word of advice... to not piss off some of us old timers, learn to search and add to existing threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698084
Oh...and enjoy the phone.
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I killed that thread with my last post..
ChillRays said:
I killed that thread with my last post..
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I followed the link into the thread and saw what you posted. Hilarious.
zachthemaster said:
ah yessss i just nutted, thank you my friend. so you probably arent experiencing any 'expiration' errors right?
thanks again dark
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Nope, been using it since April i think
uansari1 said:
There was just a thread with the same topic/title a few hours before yours. Word of advice... to not piss off some of us old timers, learn to search and add to existing threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698084
Oh...and enjoy the phone.
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Does anyone have skype for Wildfire?
no skype for android so far.
there was a skype lite client but i think they stopped dev. on it.
I use Nimbuzz and works great,
i heard there is no skype for android but i wan't sure
hmm now i found this here http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/skype-mobile/android/ iam really confused now ???
Isn't it only available for specific phones listed on the website, is it?
Yes it seems so. I read somewhere else that till the end of the year there should be out a version for every android device. Hmm strange anyway.
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Its Not Yet available for HTC wildfire. Even for Android they seem to have versions specific to phone models. I would suggest that everyone can visit http://m.skype.com from phone browser..and they can check periodically.
It seams that skype is out for android devices but I cannot find it on the market in wildfire...
Is there some problem with skype and this device?
Yes, not suppprted display res...
Can somebody provide the apk file?
you can install it via appbrain webinstaller, but at least for me, it crashed what ever i wanted to do
MaxFragg said:
you can install it via appbrain webinstaller, but at least for me, it crashed what ever i wanted to do
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from appbrain I get "the requested item could not be found"
using stock android 2.1, not rooted.
How did you manage?
aioan said:
from appbrain I get "the requested item could not be found"
using stock android 2.1, not rooted.
How did you manage?
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I also installed it with appbrain (and fastwebinstaller)
It opens fine, I can login en view my contacts, open the dialer, get a notification in the status bar whenever someone skypes me,
but when I try to press a contact to chat it just crashes...
I managed to install it also, but same problem here crashes all the time, uninstalled...
Too bad for skype, => sipdroid is the best program for me...
I've got it on my wildfire....had too download it from 3 mobile to get the apk file though
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Matt4242 said:
I've got it on my wildfire....had too download it from 3 mobile to get the apk file though
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yeah but 3 mobile doesn't support wifi connections
I used an old Skype lite
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Zorkman, That dont really matter though, means you can use it anywere and mobile net is pretty cheap in the uk.
The thing is, the Skype looks ok on the Wildfire. I mean, i didn't notice any problems related to low resolution, just the Force Closing ones. Which is strange, because as far as I know the original response from the developer was that Skype DOES NOT support Wildfire's Low Resolution, and it DOES. 'll be waiting for someone with more info.
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Zorkman, That dont really matter though, means you can use it anywere and mobile net is pretty cheap in the uk.
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that might be right for inhabitants of the Empire, but I don't live in the UK, or a country with cheap mobile internet,
so it does matter to me
Go get it!
I just updated myself. It looks real nice now i may use it now.
Using CM6 nightly crack......
Meh. I'm in the middle about it. Not too sure if I like this layout better or not.
damn thing wont upgrade.. idk why. Anyone have an .apk? lol
s0ber13 said:
damn thing wont upgrade.. idk why. Anyone have an .apk? lol
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remove the old one and reinstall from the market.
Will it send you notifications like the IPHONE APP? Thats the one feature I wish it had. Also why still not chat?
I don't chat often but its nice to have an all in one app. Fbchat is okay.
mrmomoman said:
remove the old one and reinstall from the market.
Will it send you notifications like the IPHONE APP? Thats the one feature I wish it had. Also why still not chat?
I don't chat often but its nice to have an all in one app. Fbchat is okay.
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I just did that and tried it install it and it says application uncompilable. Im running the newest fresh 3
skittlesV1 said:
I just did that and tried it install it and it says application uncompilable. Im running the newest fresh 3
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Same issue on the same ROM
hooover said:
Same issue on the same ROM
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Same here, can someone extract the apk please, thanks.
Installation unsuccessful on CM.
ugh this needs to be fixed
Fresh 3.1 here. Removed Facebook via root explorer, rebooted and cleared market cache and it installed fine.
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if youre using cm6 just ininstall old facebook and the new one will install fine.
there should be an update in the fresh updater for fresh users.
chrisctb said:
if youre using cm6 just ininstall old facebook and the new one will install fine.
there should be an update in the fresh updater for fresh users.
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This worked.
chrisctb said:
if youre using cm6 just ininstall old facebook and the new one will install fine.
there should be an update in the fresh updater for fresh users.
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yep, fresh check fresh updater. rebooting after applying update now.
Yeah, it's not a whole lot better. But, it works faster, better and is cleaner and easier to use. Now it uses the touch.facebook.com site, too, which is a slight improvment over the mobile.facebook.com site.
new look of facebook apk
heres the apk
whoever cant get it to download it.
Definitely an improvement, but still missing push updates and clicking on a notification still takes me to Facebook touch on the web instead of keeping me in the app. Still fail.
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Is it just me, or is this new Facebook (on EVO running stock Froyo OTA) causing pretty serious wake-lock issues? If I look at battery history in Spare Parts it shows that it has a partial wake-lock for almost the entire time that my phone has been booted, which is causing the phone to sleep very little...draining the battery very fast. I do have the automatic update disabled, but have the widget on a homescreen. Can anyone else corroborate this?
-Rhys
Installed just fine on CM6 for me. It fixes the CM6 native sync issue, so no more hacked Facebook.apk needed! Oh, and it still isn't anywhere near as nice as the iPhone version. All of the notifications open in the browser, and you don't have as many options in the main menu. Even the BlackBerry version is better.
It is nice, I'm happy, the old FB was trash. Still a long way to go to catch the iPhone but its a good start.
Hi all,
ok so head to the market and there it was, update 10.1.95.1.
What does it update?
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gqstatus0685 said:
What does it update?
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Probably the security flaw fix they were talking about.
is this the one that has been on the market for the last two weeks or is it a update. I avoided the last one due to slow downs but want to see if this fixes it.
Nice catch - thanks!
does hulu work on it?
One thing that I notice was that Dolphin needed to updated. Now the flash loads on the pages automatically with out me pressing the button to load them. I know I could have set this up when installing or even the settings for Dolphin. Besides that, its running very smoothly. It seem to of fix a lag issue if anybody else has had that problem
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does hulu work on it?
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Hulu will probably never work out of the box. It's up to hulu to support/license/whatever mobile viewing; and with hulu plus, it will probably never happen for free.
I'm not seeing the update :-\ Anyone else not seeing it?
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Hulu will probably never work out of the box. It's up to hulu to support/license/whatever mobile viewing; and with hulu plus, it will probably never happen for free.
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i don't really visit hulu but why doesn't it work? Just use opera mini or skyfire or something of the sort. If not change the useragent to display firefox in webkit. This way the desktop version of the site loads and it should work. But then again idk anything about hulu and why it doesnt work.
I downloaded it today. Here's the apk to push through adb.
Last-Chance said:
i don't really visit hulu but why doesn't it work? Just use opera mini or skyfire or something of the sort. If not change the useragent to display firefox in webkit. This way the desktop version of the site loads and it should work. But then again idk anything about hulu and why it doesnt work.
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Neither of those work. Hulu doesn't allow mobile viewing and will check thoroughly either via the browser of through the version of the flash plugin you use.
I got it! It updates the current flash but doesn't show up as an update in the market.
Hmm. I wonder if we need Player V 10.1.95.1?
Adobe says the security vulnerability-in Android-is limited to v 10.1.92.10.
My EVO currently has V 10.1.72.7 (probably since the HTC/Sprint Froyo/Android 2.2 update). Apparently 10.1.72.7 doesn't have the vulnerability.
And idk the dif between 10.1.72.7 and 10.1.92.10 (or 10.1.95.1). Hate to fix what isn't broken (especially if i can't get the old one back).
dgreaves said:
Hmm. I wonder if we need Player V 10.1.95.1?
Adobe says the security vulnerability-in Android-is limited to v 10.1.92.10.
My EVO currently has V 10.1.72.7 (probably since the HTC/Sprint Froyo/Android 2.2 update). Apparently 10.1.72.7 doesn't have the vulnerability.
And idk the dif between 10.1.72.7 and 10.1.92.10 (or 10.1.95.1). Hate to fix what isn't broken (especially if i can't get the old one back).
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I would say to just keep the one you have already. I didn't see any additional functionality from this new update atleast from my use. The file is way too big for something we already have that only takes 52.00kb. I also notice it slows down the page load times with fresh 3.2.0.0. Uninstalled...
Hulu is nothing special...
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10.1.106.16
I see that Adobe Flash 10.1.106.16 is available through applanet.
I have 10.1.95.2 on my phone now.
Should I consider upgrading?
Hi guys,
I just switched from an iphone to a note 9 and i love it.
I am now looking for an adblocker for my phone but that works without root.
What do you guys reccomemd?
Thanks
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robi_90 said:
Hi guys,
I just switched from an iphone to a note 9 and i love it.
I am now looking for an adblocker for my phone but that works without root.
What do you guys reccomemd?
Thanks
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I have been using this one for awhile with good success...
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...pps-without-root-extra-battery-drain-0174614/
The best is adhell 3.
Vpn does not use, so it is not going to drain the battery works for knox and no root
https://amp.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/
I use adguard since note 4
Adguard. Been using it since the Note 4. Have a lifetime license. They have sales every now and then where it costs about 2 years' annual fees (or less). Totally worth it. App is constantly updated and safe to use.
I use the DNS66 route. You get stuck with a permanent notification, but worth it IMHO.
I use Blokada. It works, it doesn't add any noticable battery drain, and it is easy to use.
a2597 said:
I use the DNS66 route. You get stuck with a permanent notification, but worth it IMHO.
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This is not true, you can hide the notification icons.
Does these apps block in-game ads too?
I use netguard and uploaded moab host file to it. Works perfect for me and I can prevent apps from going out to the internet.
andygolf said:
The best is adhell 3.
Vpn does not use, so it is not going to drain the battery works for knox and no root
https://amp.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/
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+1 -- flawless and you can disable apps.. bixby anyone, lol
Is any of these blocking the ads in games,aps or youtube?
robi_90 said:
Is any of these blocking the ads in games,aps or youtube?
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Most apps, including YouTube, have built in ad serving code. You will have to be rooted or use a VPN to usually block those type of ads. However, you can block YouTube ads if you view YouTube through your browser and not through the YouTube app.
andygolf said:
The best is adhell 3.
Vpn does not use, so it is not going to drain the battery works for knox and no root
https://amp.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/
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I dont think it work for new users.
New license isnot working.
casperusm said:
I dont think it work for new users.
New license isnot working.
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using it on note9, works perfectly fine
muzhik said:
using it on note9, works perfectly fine
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How you get new licence.
I am failing to register iwth new licence. Every time i enter licence i get licence fail error.
I will be thankful if you guide me.
I am trying it from time now make two three new accounts on samsung to get new licence but nothing work.
Before it was working for me but uninstall it by mistake after that i never got it working.
No licence work for me.
jcsww said:
Most apps, including YouTube, have built in ad serving code. You will have to be rooted or use a VPN to usually block those type of ads. However, you can block YouTube ads if you view YouTube through your browser and not through the YouTube app.
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Or just install this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757
clone1008 said:
I have been using this one for awhile with good success...
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...pps-without-root-extra-battery-drain-0174614/
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I use this too, best option I've tried from a lot of experiments. Surprised how well it works at times.
Which is best for Rooted device running magisk?
clone1008 said:
I have been using this one for awhile with good success...
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...pps-without-root-extra-battery-drain-0174614/
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Just started using this today, works wonders!