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[Q] Photogram App

Hi,
My wife has a photo app called photogram which is a photo editor. I believe it came from Samsung. This app lets you colorize your photos, make them look antique, build a collage, etc.
What's weird is i can't find it in the Zune or Samsung marketplace to download to my phone, any idea where to get this from??
Thanks!

ganks said:
Hi,
My wife has a photo app called photogram which is a photo editor. I believe it came from Samsung. This app lets you colorize your photos, make them look antique, build a collage, etc.
What's weird is i can't find it in the Zune or Samsung marketplace to download to my phone, any idea where to get this from??
Thanks!
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I have the same app. It seems to have disappeared from Marketplace a few days ago. I'm not sure what happened.

That stinks, it's one of the better photo apps. It was only up for a couple days. Hopefully there is an update in the works.

I hope you're right. I tried to help a friend load it on his Focus, and that's when I noticed it had disappeared. I do not want to reset my phone until it's back (not that I need to, but if I did)! lol

naplesbill said:
I hope you're right. I tried to help a friend load it on his Focus, and that's when I noticed it had disappeared. I do not want to reset my phone until it's back (not that I need to, but if I did)! lol
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it might just be removed because of a bug the developer of the app has the option to un-publish it or update it. most likly they un-published it.

The App is back in the Market. This time it is even listed under Samsung Zone portion of the Market. The HDR functionality is amazing.

go to samsung zone in marketplace
it's there in the samsung zone under marketplace...pretty cool little app! 5 stars! I must admid the "Now" application by Samsung is much better after recent update! Uses Accuweather for weather and Yahoo Finance for stocks, but no live tile yet. Oh well I think the live tiles could use too much data if not careful.
ATHIX

Its under the samsung zone.

Android Wallpaper Source?

Hello,
I'm new to the HTC HD2 world of ROMs and BUILDs. However, I'm using Core Cell ROM and [BUILD][22.11.2010] [Core Droid V0.8][EVO 4G&BRAVO][WWE&TMOUS][Hastarin R8.4] for Android.
It's running on Froyo 2.2. Now as I want to change the wallpaper. I have wallpapers in the size of 480x800 that I would like to use. However, when I add the wallpapers to my SD card, view in gallery, and "set as..." it makes me crop the picture instead of using the entire size of it as it should.
When I select wallpaper, I see that there are HTC Wallpapers, Live Wallpapers, Gallery (com.htc.album), and Gallery (com.cooliris.media). My pictures are under the 2 Galleries. I think if I can move the wallpapers into the HTC Wallpapers folder I can get it to run normally. However, I cant find it in the Android file on my SD card.
Can anyone give me some advice? Went from a old Blackberry to a win mobile/android and totally confuse as to what I should do. Blackberries were so easy to change wallpapers. Please any advice would be helpful. Thanks in advance

That happens all the time, nothing you can do with it unfortunately...
I use the ZEDGE app from the marketplace, it will let you set the wallpapers from the app and it applies the full picture. I recommend using this, Zedge has hundreds of thousands of wallpapers you can use and its a free download.
Hope this helps.

Try "Wallpaper set and save" (free, from the Market).
You can set your own wallpapers with that, and it fixes some resolution problems that many people have with the default wallpaper method.
Alternatively, have a look at Zedge, for wallpaper and ringtones. You can't use stuff that's already on your phone, but there's a MASSIVE selection of stuff on there and you can download and then set wallpaper, ringtones and notifications all from the app, very easily.
Just forget about the default method of setting wallpaper (unfortunately) as it is a bit poo!
Good luck

johncmolyneux said:
Alternatively, have a look at Zedge, for wallpaper and ringtones. You can't use stuff that's already on your phone, but there's a MASSIVE selection of stuff on there and you can download and then set wallpaper, ringtones and notifications all from the app, very easily.
Just forget about the default method of setting wallpaper (unfortunately) as it is a bit poo!
Good luck
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Is there an echo in here? lol (jkin)

norodaigh said:
Is there an echo in here? lol (jkin)
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lol - sorry mate. I should read a bit more shouldn't I

johncmolyneux said:
lol - sorry mate. I should read a bit more shouldn't I
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Nah don't worry, if two people give near the same answer then its a straighter route to a solution

Thank you to both you guys. I ended up going the zedge route anyways (all my 480x800 pictures all came from zedge anyways LOL). Certainly helped!

you should try Zedg..oh never mind

Updates in the 2.3.4 leaked Update (Updated with more info)

UPDATE FYI: As far as I can tell from what I am hearing, this update is the same as the one in SOAK right now. I do not know if this is true, but the version numbers add up. Once the update goes live, we will see what happens.
I figured I would put this little change guide up for some of those who are on the fence about updating. So far I have updated and couldn't be happier. I will continue to update this when I find a new change or feel like going into more detail on some of these items.
Changes in 2.3.4
- Revamped UI: New MotoBlur, Different Color Scheme, New Icons
- New Apps: Rich Location, New Tasks App, Music Store, Help Center, Mobile HotSpot
- Updated Apps: Gallery App, Camera App, Camcorder App, Email App, Task Manager, Text Messaging App, Music App, Calendar App
- Profiles option: Choose between Everyday, Work, and Weekend
- New Settings: Media Audio Effects, SD Card Notifications, In-Pocket Detection, Unknown Sources and others
Motoblur -
- UI: The update implements the New Motoblur that has been seen on a few other phones. Included in this UI update is the ability to use multiple profiles. The Menu Dock has changed along with some locations of settings and menus.
We Also have some new Icons for several programs such as the Internet Brower. The Transition screens and the lock screen effect has also changed. When you turn off the screen now, it acts like the Gingerbread animation (CM7). The apps drawer also has sorting features now via a drop down menu.
Update: New feature added to the Notification Bar. You can now remove individual notifications from the list without affecting the rest of the notifications.
New Apps -
- Rich Locations: A new app similar to Google Maps that gives you local places, couples, and even local singles (match.com). You can even view local singles profiles.
- New Tasks App: Included is a tasks app that is rather quick and easy to use. Gives the option to send notifications to the task bar, and persistant reminders. Several different options for priority. No sync to google tasks though.
- Music Store: Well this one is rather obvious and if you don’t know how to use an app store or music store, please return your phone and purchase a dumb phone.
- Help Center: Guided Tours, Tips and tricks, User guide and FAQS.
- Mobile Hotspot: I have not tested this one, but from the menu options you are able to manage the hotspot information and the actual devices allowed to connect by typing in their mac addresses.
Updated Apps -
- Gallery App: Now shows Facebook photos, Camera Roll, My Library, Online Photos from Facebook. New Layout.
- Camera App: Changed the buttons to match the rest of MotoBlur
- Camcorder App: The HD video can now record more than 30 minutes at a time (using the full size of the storage medium), extra click to turn on the LED lights.
- Email, Calendar, and Text Messenger: Just UI improvements
- Task Manager: Seems to have small improvements, but basically the same as before with just a UI revamp
- Music App: Similar Changes as the Camera App. However there is now an option that allows Moto to identify your music and send “anon” info about your music preferences to Moto.
Multiple Profiles-
- Profiles: You now have three profiles to choose from (work, Everyday, and Weekends). As far as I can tell the same ringtones, silent settings, and what not apply to all three profiles and can not be individually set for each profile. It looks as if the Home Screens are the only things that change with the profile (widgets, background, app shortcuts).
The widgets in multiple profiles along with any live wall paper may contribute to battery drain similar to using multiple launcher. I have not tested this as I need my phone and do not want to waste battery testing it when I am still using it. If anyone wants to give it a go and post their results, please do so.
New Settings-
- Media Audio Settings: Multiple settings that include bass boost. May have been on the Froyo version but I have never seen them.
- SD Card Notifications: You can finally turn off the damned sound notification when your SD card is added or removed and when you boot the phone.
- In-Pocket Detection: It locks the phone when you put it in your pocket.
- Unknown Sources Checkbox: Yup it’s finally here and you can now check it and install the amazon app store without having to root your phone.
- Windows Media Sync: Allows you to choose where to sync your media from your PC.
- Secure Network Notification: You can now be notified when a secure network is available
- Peer to Peer (Ad-Hoc) Channel: Choose a channel to setup a Adhoc network.
- Text Message Reply: Gives the option to turn off the Send a text message to a phone caller.
- Contacts Settings: Allows you to change which contacts are visable. Rather nice if you ask me
Updates:
- SD Card Data Encryption: Finally a feature we all wanted!
- Device Encryption: No more police officers looking at your phone...at least in some districts.
- Blue tooth Bypass: Allows you to bypass your bluetooth device and use the voice commands on the phone vs. the bluetooth.
- Advanced IPSec VPN: Not entirely certain if it works or not. We all know it didn't before, so if anyone can test it and let me know, that would be great.
Updates Mentioned by other members I missed:
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would like to add that this includes the "new" version of the Forest Live wallpaper, complete with blue Gingerbread theme to it and if you tap on a blank space, a pop-up will appear with the current location and temperature! Tap TWICE to go directly to AccuWeather to see the full forecast! someone must have read my mind because that was exactly what I knew was missing from the original one that came with the Atrix in 2.2....
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Spectre51 said:
To merge contacts go into a contact and hit menu then edit. There should be a join option. And when I want to call someone I can go into contacts and hit the green phone to have it dial their number. That not working for you?
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ayaskant12 said:
1.lock screen music controls are added
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Viamonte said:
Confirmed, the firefox in webtop goes to version 4.0,and general webtop performance incresas significantly. Battery life is very bad tough, around Thunderbolt lvls, but not everyone has that problem.
Orange 2.3.4 here.
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Reserved for me as usual.

Thanks for the info. I personally like the new look a lot!

can you elaborate more about this "rich locations" app?
I cant find it on the market to read about it.

facetubespam said:
can you elaborate more about this "rich locations" app?
I cant find it on the market to read about it.
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For the most part, rich locations is an rss feed app mixed with a gps mapping system that gives you local information such as restaurants, coffee shops, local singles ads, and coupons from various websites such as yelp, match.com and so on.
Sort of like places on google maps but with a twist. I doubt I will use it often around town, but it would come in handy when I was on vacation and what not.
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Guys, just to be sure, does this work with the Bell atrix, or is it only at&t?

I better find a gallery replacement.
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creiz said:
Guys, just to be sure, does this work with the Bell atrix, or is it only at&t?
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As far as I know this is for the At&T version only.
Mgamerz said:
I better find a gallery replacement.
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Actually I rather like the new gallery. Seems to be fairly stable for a stock gallery app.

would like to add that this includes the "new" version of the Forest Live wallpaper, complete with blue Gingerbread theme to it and if you tap on a blank space, a pop-up will appear with the current location and temperature! Tap TWICE to go directly to AccuWeather to see the full forecast! someone must have read my mind because that was exactly what I knew was missing from the original one that came with the Atrix in 2.2....

I don't want facebook photos. I want contact image sync and nothing else from the gimmick motoblur is.
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G on the network with the most backhaul, whatever that is. This post might have errors as I hate touchscreen keyboards.

Mgamerz said:
I better find a gallery replacement.
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Quickpic, it's awesome.
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Mgamerz said:
I don't want facebook photos. I want contact image sync and nothing else from the gimmick motoblur is.
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G on the network with the most backhaul, whatever that is. This post might have errors as I hate touchscreen keyboards.
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You can turn off the facebook photos in the gallery settings. Just fyi
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I am enjoying my update for what it's worth.

New Blur!
I have to say, I kind of liked Motoblur's functionality in Froyo, but it was just so damn slow... The new Motoblur (or whatever they want to call it now) is finally usable, and looks very nice
Some parts seem a bit slower now (e.g., the integrated webpart in Pulse), but still very smooth.
I don't regret updating - finally a Moto Android worth having!

it's awesome.

I am really liking the new screen off animation.

Anyone's Timer section of the "Alarm & Timer" app not working?

Still has the same crappy selection of ring and notification tones.

jcorio said:
Quickpic, it's awesome.
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Quickpic x 2

henrys01 said:
Still has the same crappy selection of ring and notification tones.
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Hater.
Seriously though, seems this update is what this phone should of been at launch. Definitely worth the wait
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An app that resizes and crops photos?

Hey,
I'm looking for an app that can re-size and crop photos. It's a pretty basic requirement, but I've yet to find an app that can do both.
Am I missing something that this staring me in the face, or does such an app really not exist?
-PW

You could use Samsung photo editor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17146726#post17146726
Or you can search the market with "resize image" - gives lots of results.

This doesn't show up in market. I assume I need to get the app through an alternate source?
Or does it only work with the galaxy?

Forgot to tell you that Samsung photo editor requires root in order to install. I've updated my post with a link.

pacificwing said:
Hey,
I'm looking for an app that can re-size and crop photos. It's a pretty basic requirement, but I've yet to find an app that can do both.
Am I missing something that this staring me in the face, or does such an app really not exist?
-PW
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My favorite photo editor is PicSay. There is a free version. I got lucky the pro version was free on amazon app market a while ago.

drkalo said:
You could use Samsung photo editor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17146726#post17146726
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Thanks for the link. It looks like it may be what I need, but unfortunately it doesn't appear to run reliably on my device. It is rooted, but it force closes after a few seconds.
drkalo said:
Or you can search the market with "resize image" - gives lots of results.
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Yes, I've tried a number of searches with many results. Unfortunately, very few of those results are actually useful. It seems the tablet is still a little behind when it comes to image software. Most of the results are toys and gimics.
Ideally, I was hoping for a simple crop/resize tool, and was very surprised to find so few applications that performed these two basic functions. I thought I might be missing something.
Guess I'll be waiting a bit.

NoHousePhone said:
My favorite photo editor is PicSay. There is a free version. I got lucky the pro version was free on amazon app market a while ago.
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I tried the free version. It didn't re-size or crop, from what I could tell. It seemed to just allow adding balloons and icons and stuff.
Are actual photo editing features included in the pro version?

Re size and crop is part of the pro. Sorry about that.
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pacificwing said:
Thanks for the link. It looks like it may be what I need, but unfortunately it doesn't appear to run reliably on my device. It is rooted, but it force closes after a few seconds.
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It seems only two of the lib files actually copied. After I recopied all of the lib files, the app started working.
Thanks again.
-PW

I have pic say.and image shrink.

currently im using QuickPic as my default pic browser..
i cant paste the link here as my post count is not enough yet.. so try to search it in market..
much much much better than stock pic browser..
you can easily arrange the filing and folder as you can copy, cut n paste pictures within the apps itself..
it also provides cropping for pictures if that is what you want..
try it.. to me its the best pic browser.. (and pic cropping tools)

Yeah, QuickPic is really nice - supports crop but not resize as requested from the op.

[Q] Exclude folders from gallery (nomedia)

Hi guys,
Hitting wall with this S5 since .nomedia file for me doesn't work. I have an app installed in internal memory, which has some pictures in it for its operation. Now this pictures show up in gallery which is really annoying as there are about 30folders(gallery lists as albums..)
I tried full reset gallery + media storage apps, restart phone. Gallery opens, clear first and within couple seconds again full of that crap.... Now is there any solution on this? I don't really want to download apps since troubleshooting when they crash is even bigger pain....

Anthonis said:
Hi guys,
Hitting wall with this S5 since .nomedia file for me doesn't work. I have an app installed in internal memory, which has some pictures in it for its operation. Now this pictures show up in gallery which is really annoying as there are about 30folders(gallery lists as albums..)
I tried full reset gallery + media storage apps, restart phone. Gallery opens, clear first and within couple seconds again full of that crap.... Now is there any solution on this? I don't really want to download apps since troubleshooting when they crash is even bigger pain....
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I also have had problems with the stock gallery dsiplaying some .nomedia directories, i use quickpic though and it works flawlessly there, theres even an option in it to hide folders, so its not an issue for me. According to google this is a widespread issue, and suprise suprise a solution i saw was use quickpic.
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Rakuu said:
I also have had problems with the stock gallery dsiplaying some .nomedia directories, i use quickpic though and it works flawlessly there, theres even an option in it to hide folders, so its not an issue for me. According to google this is a widespread issue, and suprise suprise a solution i saw was use quickpic.
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But that's complete rubbish, what's the point to pay premium for a phone which is not even capable to do basics? I get really annoyed lately with samsung... They keep removing useful features one after another with each new model release.... Instead put loads of rubbish apps which never gets used...
So how does quickpic work then? Surely there should be a way to manually do same ?

Anthonis said:
But that's complete rubbish, what's the point to pay premium for a phone which is not even capable to do basics? I get really annoyed lately with samsung... They keep removing useful features one after another with each new model release.... Instead put loads of rubbish apps which never gets used...
So how does quickpic work then? Surely there should be a way to manually do same ?
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Something you can try is force stopping the gallery then clear the cache and data, open it, then repeat a few times till it works. Quickpic works like a gallery lol, just download it yourself and play with it, if you long press a folder theres a menu option to hide it.
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