It was suggested that we start a thread specifically for the apps that run well on the Android port to the HTC Touch/Vogue. I personally own an (Sprint=CDMA) HTC Touch Diamond, but upon seeing the maturity level of Android running on the Touch, I immediately went to eBay and picked up the Touch handset...and I am glad I did. The only reason I boot back to winmo is for work calendar (Lotus), Skype (iSkoot kinda sucks), and Podcasts (hopefully we getting DoggCatcher soon).I've found that battery life with Togga on to be about 8-10 hours which I can live with it, but it's a pain to keep toggling if you really need to conserve (but it could be worse )I plan on posting more battery data soon, but need a few more days of collection. Hopefully we can find a more permanent way of managing the data connection with balance for battery life.
You can find many apps on http://slideme.org/, AndAppStore (both have phone clients - very market-like) and by searching ".apk" on 4shared.com
The apps I have found to run well on my CDMA with dzo/f00bar's (much respect) latest files:
-Scoreboard - I'm not that big of a sports fan, but this app is slick!
-aLastFM - Just got permission to post the link from the developer. Thanks Oleg!!
-Stocker - Simple but effective stock app, but no graphs. If someone could find a better one...
-Weather - Simple, but effective. Multiple Cities, current and forecast, with menu link to detailed outlook including radar from Undergroud Weather.
-AnyCut -Great for making shortcuts to just about any screen in the OS, especially useful for Battery and Sounds&Display
-TextEasy - for sending a text to multiple contacts, until someone can get a hold of ChomperSMS or K9SMS (K9Mail I have not gotten to work either, we need a better mail app, the native client doesn't even recognize URLS, wtf?!)
-OIFileManager - It's the only one I've tried, so can't comment on the others, but there are several out there. UPDATE: I tried out Astro and Glance. I liked Astro, but after a day it stopped working for me and gives me a force quit. I prefer Glance over OI FileManager, it's on 4shared I believe.
-OIFlashlight - amazing how handy this comes in
-OINewsReader - No frills RSS aggregator
-ShopSavvy - Did you say "We'll match any price"?...but be fast with your fingers, camera is not fine enough to capture the barcode
UPDATE:
I wanted to add SMS PopUp as another great app. You can find it along with a bunch of other APKs here. One of the G1 owners that grabbed all of the apps and is hosting them for download.
WANTED:
-DoggCatcher - for my daily podcast fix
-A true Skype client
-HEADPHONE SUPPORT!!
Please post replies with your own favorite apps that run well on this port (with links, please!)
Cheers!
Wow, no replies?!
I'm looking for SMS PopUp if anyone can post a link.
Cheers!
The Meebo app is well worth a look - look for it on 4shared.com. Lets you IM on just about any IM network (Yahoo, MSN, AIM etc). IMs appear in the notification bar while you are in any other program. Great stuff.
I believe im the only person hosting the meebo.apk at the moment.
Meebo Instant Messenger:
http://jonsingh.com/android/files/meebo.apk
I did recieve the "ok" from the meebo!
thanks
Jon
steve98 said:
The Meebo app is well worth a look - look for it on 4shared.com. Lets you IM on just about any IM network (Yahoo, MSN, AIM etc). IMs appear in the notification bar while you are in any other program. Great stuff.
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i installed and signed into my MSN account, however, just a white screen shows up. No list of contacts, etc. No menu options other than to add another account or sign off. Not exactly useful (at least this version). Is anyone using this successfully?
EDIT: I received a chat, and that gave me a buddy online, maybe no one on my list was signed on at the time I first checked.
Also, it doesnt remember your username and password, which is annoying because it randomly closed on me after tapping the notification in the bar during a chat session today. I'll keep looking for a better app or updated version.
Ideal2545 said:
I believe im the only person hosting the meebo.apk at the moment.
Meebo Instant Messenger:
http://jonsingh.com/android/files/meebo.apk
I did recieve the "ok" from the meebo!
thanks
Jon
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you might be the only one who got the 'ok' from meebo but as i said, it can be found on 4shared.com also.
What about an updated version of Shopsavvy. Mine keeps saying there is a new version, but of course we can't update off the marketplace.
I'm looking for the Locale application. Even though we don't have GPS running, Locale still alows profile switching based on time and days of the week, which would be useful for office vs. non-office settings. If someone could post this I would appreciate it!
how do i install apps i have them saved to the storage card i just dont know how to load them up, sorry if this is a dumb question
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how do i install apps i have them saved to the storage card i just dont know how to load them up, sorry if this is a dumb question
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If they are in the AndroidApps folder then they should be installed already. I found that sometimes icons don't show up to launch the program, however. This is where AnyCut comes in handy. Use AnyCut to search in "Activities" to find your app. If you are not seeing it in this list then you may have to "manually" install the app. Open a file browser such as OI File Manager or Glance and navigate to your AndroidApps folder. Click on the .apk file and it should launch teh app installer.
Hope this helps.
Any word on aLastFM?
etx said:
Any word on aLastFM?
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See the update first post.
Scoreboard.apk
I am very interested in the Scoreboard app, I got it running fine, but the other day the game I added to my favorite never really gave me updates until the game was over by a few hours.
Isnt this application able to provide real-time results?
I am having more success simply by going to www.nhl.com :-S
Thanks for aLastFM!
I was looking around and found another 4shared user with a bunch of APK's!
http://www.4shared.com/dir/11234070/20e0c1f0/sharing.html
Someone in the main topic said something about an ebay app. What is it and is it any good? Is it secure? It'd be nice to have for me.
There's been a couple apps I liked that didn't fit our screen plus having to reinstall android files often I lose all my saved info so it doesn't work out for me. Sprint needs to hurry up with an HTC Android phone.
Maybe a stupid question, not sure... Why can't someone extract the android market application from the G1 to be used on other phones? Seems a bit odd of Google to limit the market to only a specific phone.
There is a discussion about the marketplace on the big long forum. The marketplace is not open source. They're talking about the commands and encryption and such for it. I'd think it's not open because they plan on having pay for apps but I could be wrong
G1 Central
This is a must have for any one with a Grand Central account- G1 Central
http://evancharlton.com/projects/g1central
Allows you to place calls and check voicemail for your GrandCentral account. Pretty much allows for unlimited free calling. Works great on my friends G1.
Still missing a few features.. like the ability to call contacts that are only in your GC account, but still very good.
Heres the problem.. it crashes when trying to dial out on the Vogue!!! Ahhh!
So close to beating the telecoms... If anyone knows anything about error codes or how to get this working, I might have a GrandCentral account invite...
megalewis said:
I am very interested in the Scoreboard app, I got it running fine, but the other day the game I added to my favorite never really gave me updates until the game was over by a few hours.
Isnt this application able to provide real-time results?
I am having more success simply by going to www.nhl.com :-S
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I noticed this also. i resolved by changing my time zone in settings. Only problem is that this then modifies your "synced" time with your carrier, it adjusts + or - according to your time zone, so you have to comensate...each time you boot. Not by any means an elegant solution, but if you need realtime scores this is the answer. Probably better off sticking with NHL.com
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Someone in the main topic said something about an ebay app. What is it and is it any good? Is it secure? It'd be nice to have for me.
There's been a couple apps I liked that didn't fit our screen plus having to reinstall android files often I lose all my saved info so it doesn't work out for me. Sprint needs to hurry up with an HTC Android phone.
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I tried the "Ebay.apk" from 4Shared, but it doesn't display properly. The tabs extend all the way to the bottom of the other screen which is a common problem for us vogue port users.
ive heard of a way to do it but i just cant find a code. ive heard there was a way to create new live folders but it just seems like top secret information. there was someone whom tried this and released an app called groupie, but it doesnt even work. i have no experience with programming whatsoever, but am willing to research and try doing this myself. Im hoping someone can beat me to the punch tho. Id like to be able to create live folders for different contact groups. why has android been denying us the ability to do this? Surely there can be a simple longpress option added for creating a live folder. Sheesh...
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ive heard of a way to do it but i just cant find a code. ive heard there was a way to create new live folders but it just seems like top secret information. there was someone whom tried this and released an app called groupie, but it doesnt even work. i have no experience with programming whatsoever, but am willing to research and try doing this myself. Im hoping someone can beat me to the punch tho. Id like to be able to create live folders for different contact groups. why has android been denying us the ability to do this? Surely there can be a simple longpress option added for creating a live folder. Sheesh...
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1 Long-press on your home screen (or push +).
2 Shortcut
3 Direct dial (or Direct message, whatever you want).
4 Choose a person.
5 (repeat steps 1-4 until you have all the contacts you want)
6 Long-press on your home screen (or push +)
7 Folder
8 New folder (a new folder will appear on your screen)
If you tap the folder to open it, long-press along the top bar (where the name of it is - "Folder") and you can rename the folder to WHATEVER you want.
9 Drag the contacts (made in steps 1-5) to the folder, the same way you'd drag them to another screen. Long-press them, and drop them onto the folder.
10 Profit
that's not what I'm talking about. I know about that. im referring to list view that live folders have. but since im not a dev and wont be able to create something like that w/ time n patience, i found folder organizer to be pretty helpful.
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Folks
Can you help me with my questions below:
1. Can I modify/filter the kind of News (like technology, country specific) that has to appear on my home screen (AP news service) or change the news provider to different like google news?
2. When downloading games from market they straight away appear as icons in the applications section as separate game apps. Instead can I create a folder called 'Games' and move all the game apps into it and create a icon for this folder to look like other apps.
3. Finally, wanted to know where the installation files are stored so that I can clear them - just weary that those files/temp files may build over time (thinking in terms of a PC)
thanks for suggesting
S
I don't know about question 1, but the others:
2. You can only create folders on a homescreen, not in the application drawer.
3. Don't think you need to worry about this. I expect they either get removed after installation or a cron job will clear them up sooner or later.
2. You can only create folders on a homescreen, not in the application drawer. So how can you organise the games instead of them populating and getting mixed with all the other applicaitons - I still think there must be some way of doing this!
3. Don't think you need to worry about this. I expect they either get removed after installation or a cron job will clear them up sooner or later. This is great, thanks for the confirmation
How can I add folders to my dock? If anyone can help me out that would be great, thank you!
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I use GoLauncher Ex and I've never applied a folder to the dock. I don't think you can,correct me if I'm wrong but you can only add to the screen which I have two folders on mine. Just long press on any free spot on the screen till you have a pop up you will have options to choose ie.,Widgets, shortcuts, applications,and folders choose folders you will get another popup asking what folders you want,contacts ,starred folder , new folder ect. Choose new folder it will exit back to the screen you choose you will see a plain square then hit your apps drawer long press your apps drag to the bottom of your screen where it says add to home screen once that is on your screen drag that app to the folder(plain square) and release it. Now its your folder repeat the process for your desired apps or for as many folders as you want. Hope it helps.
That won't help you with GO EX,but with ADW EX you can put Folders in Dock
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Thank you and some discovering I did
Hey, thank you so much bullswife98 and mblaster4711 for giving that advice.
I must say since I left that last post, a lot has changed with GO Launcher EX now. They came out with a beta a couple weeks ago and its great! It allows you to do exactly what I had wanted to do, but it doesn't have the feature to let you put folders into folders, but its cool, I love this new one now.
After I posted that question, I had decided to look for the best folder organizer out there that worked well with me. I did find a app tool called, Folder Organizer 3.4.3. That allowed me to not only put folders created within that app on the dock but I was also able to easily change the folders icon and also put folders within folders! I had a it for a good while, but I still had to do some discovering. I tried out ADW Launcher EX but it didn't work so well for me, it just didn't have enough the customizing features like GO Launcher EX did. I like a lot of things about adw but I was just more comfortable with GO more then anything. I tried a couple other launchers but found myself back with my usual. lol.
About a week ago I found a app tool called Elixir2 and I'm so glad I found it because ever since I started messing around with it haven't been able to put it down, literally. It makes you think for sure. It has features like allow you to put customized widgets on your screen, you can find out pretty much anything about you phone from that app. It's very useful and clear for anyone. I'm still learning about all of this stuff so I have found it very helpful and useful. The app also has add-ons that give you other features. You should check it out if you're interested because I know I haven't even said everything that it can do. Plus the best thing is.. it's free!
Once again,
Thank you very much.
Market
Android Authority
Myspace page
Facebook page as well.
and
Appbrain
(I was going to post the links, but I wasn't aware that it wasn't possible until there are at least 8 posts. But that where some of the places has some info in there).
Hi , I want to know if it is possible create a folder for games , programs on a501 , like happen is samsung galaxy s2
thank you very much
fdadda said:
Hi , I want to know if it is possible create a folder for games , programs on a501 , like happen is samsung galaxy s2
thank you very much
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Install a custom launcher from the market Then you should be able to better organize things.
I use folder organizer and desktop visualiser. Great combo that works for me. I like everything packed up in folders to keep my home screen emptyish.
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ICS with the stock launcher does folders. Just drag one icon on top of another.
However, I still like Folder Orginazer.
i use application folders pro. i like the interface on creating icons with pop up list of of apps . you have to try it to understand. It does work really great and keeps clutter off the home screen.
I got it on amazon for free. app of the day long ago. IT Actually is AWESOME ON MY 2.3.6 ANDROID Phone. smaller screen.
just like the ipad
Just like the iPad. Drag one icon and drop over another. When you open the folder you can name it. I don't see the need to download an app just for that.