What are everyone's favourite apps to use on the EPD? Or just apps that look good on there and / or generally nice uses for it?
For example, other than the reading apps, I really like MD whatsapp and GO (chinese board game)
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What are everyone's favourite apps to use on the EPD? Or just apps that look good on there and / or generally nice uses for it?
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Hi
I just wonder how did you know that an app like Appy Geek has a dedicated widget for YotaPanel, something I couldn't find in any other apps.
Cheers.
Might not be a dedicated widget, but appy geek has a widget that can be applied to yotapanels.
I've found using maps on the EPD is great, especially if it's too bright outside to see the front screen, with the display always being on you can keep glancing at the screen without having to unlock it and easily follow the little dot as you head to your destination. I use google maps and Maps.Me with the latter looking much better on the EPD (plus it doesn't suffer google maps annoying quirk of the little direction arrow pointing backwards to the direction of travel on the mirrored map)
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I do like maps on the EPD, will have to give Maps.Me a look.
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I do like maps on the EPD, will have to give Maps.Me a look.
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I like it as you can download maps as you need them, you can then wander rounds foreign places and network back spots with no data required
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A couple of emulators work really well on the EPD.
PHEM: Palm Hardware Emulator runs great, and since all the old Palm apps were designed for greyscale devices anyway, they work fine. I've freaked a few people out when I show them I have Android running on one side of my phone, and Palm on the other side.
Similarly, GBC.emu from Robert Broglia runs great, and the old Gameboy games are at home on the display.
In both cases, the minor screen update delays and artifacting actually seem to add to the experience, since these old systems had displays that were sluggish anyway.
Thanks for the pointer to GBC.emu - I installed it after reading your post and have been enjoying some old school Gameboy play that takes me back to when I first got it all that time ago (nearly 25 years....geeezzzz...that makes me feel old!).
Have been really enjoying QuizUp recently and it's brilliant on the back. The EPD allows for ages of gameplay with hardly any drain
This appeared on Twitter today, it is apparently "yotafit" but there is nothing in the app store of that name or even on a Google search, anyone know about this? I'd like it!
Edit....The reply to my question on twitter about the app....."It is a new app called Yota fit that will be included in the next software update (lollipop)"
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That's good to know - thanks. I saw that on twitter this morning and it reminded me first of all of the Google Fit app in look but I could not replicate the screen. Good to hear that it is real and not just vapourware!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Y1rHUSah0
new apps coming along with lollipop update, yotafit and seems like a fair few others
I wish i spoke Russian!
There's some amazing looking new stuff coming for the EPD and lollipop too, can't wait!
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Fbreader now has support for yota devices and the pdf plugin makes reading pdfs on rear screen a joy
Are there any WhatsApp designed for epd
Disa is pretty good on the EPD, also by it combining all the messaging you can have all of them on the back in 1 app, the interface is also well suited to the back.
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Fbreader now has support for yota devices and the pdf plugin makes reading pdfs on rear screen a joy
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Please explain how you've managed to work out PDFs? So far Fbreader works great with file formats like: docx, txt or epub but I failed to find the way to display PDFs on the backscreen - even with that plugin... For PDFs the icon that should send the display on the backscreen ('cueved arrow') is replaced by "Network Library". Do you experienced the same?
To be honest I failed to display and scroll PDFs on the Yotaphone backscreen so far If you know the way - please help and explain.
Really enjoying the yotanotes app and having a notification list on the EPD at the moment.
the Kindle app works for pdfs, as does wps office.
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Hi all loving this new phone, a few bugs for me, nothing major like i had with my crappy n97.
1st off does anyone who has the facebook app have a problem viewing other peoples photos ( skipping from one to the next) mine just flashes the windows loading icon in the middle and does nothing else.
second the clock keeps flipping back an hour or so when i alternate between screens.
just a few niggles, i'm mostly happy
oh and if anyone has a link to a site where i can get some free apps that'd be nice.
Cheers
Phil.
The facebook app as a whole is entirely rubbish, and appears to have been written by a drunk monkey. Most people tend to prefer using touch.facebook.com (or m.facebook.com if you prefer a simpler interface). Add it to your bookmarks and add a shortcut to it on the homescreen and you'll barely notice it's not a standalone app.
touch.facebook.com does the job thankyou.
Same phot problem here, its indeed rubbish!
Also video upload doesn't work
Well, after using X1 for a long time I switched to X10. As I am quite new with Android I am searching on the net for best Android Apps, but some doesn't fill up my screen entirely. I searched the thread, but could not find this kind of topic, so I start one
So, I thought to help each other out and point each other on some cool application/game maybe we can share here our top 5:
I will start with 6 in this top 5;-)
1. Astro File Manager (Free, from Market)
I really was surprised there was no file manager as default in the X10. This one is very good and now you can install your .apk files from your storage card as well. A must have for everyone.
2. Zedge (Free, from Market)
A lot of very nice wallpapers and ringtones you can view/listen to, download and set as your default ones in just a few taps. Works great.
3. ACT1 VideoPlayer (Not Free, from Market)
Very nice videoplayer.
4. My Soccer 24/7 (Free, from Market)
All Major leagues, news, live scores and everything you need as a soccer addict.
5. Well, one game than.... WSOP Poker (not free, from Market).
It's not made for the X10, so it's a bit blurry, but the fingerfriendly controls of the game are just stunning.
6. Advanced Task Killer (Free, from Market)
Will shotdown the apps running in the background, I assume this will save a lot of battery power.
I am now still looking for a widget I can put on my home screen which allows me to control the musicplayer. Actually, I did not found a very good designed (black-themish) music player so far, so maybe some one knows a good player including a widget you can control it with.
Cheers,
Arnold
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I am now still looking for a widget I can put on my home screen which allows me to control the musicplayer. Actually, I did not found a very good designed (black-themish) music player so far, so maybe some one knows a good player including a widget you can control it with.
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Definitely check out TuneWiki, has a black theme and a widget
twicca - free twitter app with widget and is very polished and easy to use. has addon twitpic
sportstap - all sports scores and live updates with widget as well
ebuddy - instant messaging app with almost all online messengers
weather & toggle wiget (paid) - weather widget that is really nice
xperai flashlight - flashlight app with own widget
others i want to mention -
bluetooth on/off widget
gps on/off widget
wifi on/off widget
these 3 basically saves you space from the xperia's quick settings widget bar
and download the facebook app in the market because the one that came with the one is outdated!
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Definitely check out TuneWiki, has a black theme and a widget
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Cheers, works pretty well!
Arnold
PollPixx said:
Cheers, works pretty well!
Arnold
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My choice of audio player too.
I use it since i had my 5800 XM.
I wish it had an equalizer
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and download the facebook app in the market because the one that came with the one is outdated!
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Judging from the images on market it looks xactly the same as the pree-installed one, can you tell whats different in the download version?
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Judging from the images on market it looks xactly the same as the pree-installed one, can you tell whats different in the download version?
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dnloaded version has support for inbox..
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others i want to mention -
bluetooth on/off widget
gps on/off widget
wifi on/off widget
these 3 basically saves you space from the xperia's quick settings widget bar
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Every alternate gps on/off widget I've tried always requires 2 clicks, while the xperias quick settings only require 1. Am I doing something wrong?
My favs:
weather forecast widget
apndroid
spotify
HTC_IME
Handcent sms
The ones that haven't been mentioned yet:
Pocket Empires
Robo Defense
Juice Defender
TaskPanel
Swype
1. Opera Mini
2. Advanced Task Manager
3. The xda developers app(of course!)
4. 3/cube media player
5. G-strings tuner(perfect for any guitar player!)
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others that havent been mentioned:
qype is very useful.. finds nearby takeawayz, restaurant, nightlife, bars, shopz and much more based on your location within no time! It showz how far the places are in km's and some of them are also reviewed and when you click on a location you get details such as address and telephone no. Gps needs to be switched on for this
app protector is a must if you want to hide things from nosy people who forexample just read your messagez, take no.z from your phonebook and what not. Prevents user from accessing any apps you choose by either pin/pattern lock!
music junk is an amazing app.. i think you might only find this online though! type any song you want and this music database will most likely have it.. you can alwayz keep up to date with the songz ur matez hav. holdin your finger on the desired song allows you to preview and download.. also a lyrics option which will try n find d lyrics 4 u (doesnt use browser 4 this either). Note - i think preview only works once it has fully loaded.
SwiftKey - i gotta say im really liking this app now. This app has a decent UI but its prediction is just 2 good 2 be true. It can analyse from all your previous messages aswell as help predicting your next word a breeze!! saves alot of time!!
Wifi File Explorer - Perfect for people with wifi at home - this allows you to use internet explorer to access your phone contents and also allows you to upload files to your phone.. very useful app! no need to rely on them silly cables!
hope you enjoy!!
would also like to add in yxflash - gotta be the only player i know off that can play avi/divx files.. and more! no need to convert anymore!!
Thanks for the to apps, some good ones came by already. Cheers, Arnold
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Beautiful widgets (paid app - love the HTC like clock)
flight director (I am an airplane nut person)
toss it (total way to waste time)
Google voice (free sms, that's great!!!)
Moxier World (weather forecasts of different cities of the world - love the widget)
HTC Keyboard (So much easier to use then the standard keyboard)
Beautiful Widgets (Home screen with large Sense UI type clock & weather with many shortcut widgets)
Copilot Live 8 (Best android GPS app)
Handcent SMS (I couldn't imagine sending another text msg without this program!)
Juice Defender + Ultimate Juice (Battery saver AKA life saver)
hi i had searched the forums and youtube and i have not found any video of the xoom original livewallpaper, can someone take a video of the live wallpaper in action? the one that come preinstalled in the xoom?
it only comes with four installed. Maps, which lets you set up a map as your background (you can imagine that) holo spiral, equalizer simple, and spectrum..... none of these are new so I'm sure you can find them in some corner of the web.
They're the same as any other android device.. accept bigger. I'd video for you, but don't have the tools.
I'm currently using star field, and it it working awesome with no lag and no battery hit.
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it only comes with four installed. Maps, which lets you set up a map as your background (you can imagine that) holo spiral, equalizer simple, and spectrum..... none of these are new so I'm sure you can find them in some corner of the web.
They're the same as any other android device.. accept bigger. I'd video for you, but don't have the tools.
I'm currently using star field, and it it working awesome with no lag and no battery hit.
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oh ok, i tought it came with new live wallpapers, thanks anyway!
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hi i had searched the forums and youtube and i have not found any video of the xoom original livewallpaper, can someone take a video of the live wallpaper in action? the one that come preinstalled in the xoom?
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Here you go buddy...http://gizmee.com/honeycomb-live-wallpaper-for-all-android-devices
If Honeycomb gives every users a mind-blowing experience from Froyo and Gingerbread, Honeycomb 3.1 is quite a update in terms of user experiences.
It improves over quite a number of areas to fix the glitches from here and there due to a first generation OS release.
One phrase to describe it is
Smoothness and responsiveness.
I had a head-to-head comparison with iPad 2 (my friend's) and my Xoom last weekend.
While apps I can find almost what I need from both iOS and Android (tablet compatible), one observable issue is the screen and apps responsiveness. Even my Xoom at that time was overclocked to 1.5G thanks to Tiamat's kernel, it barely matched iPad 2's screen by screen browsing, web page browsing and speed of apps opening etc.
With this 3.1 update, I thought Google hit home run on this front.
Other improvements includes previous mentioned by other folks
1. Recovery boot option appears (from folks who updated "naturally")
2. Under system update , there is a button to hit "check now" , so that we don't need to change system time to force a check everytime.
3. Resizable widgets (Gmail widget tested) is very handy
4. other publicly announced improvements.
Still exploring features now, rooted with instructions from this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073884
Thanks stachre!
Will post a quick review with more screenshots on website. =)
Happy xooming folks!!!
Along with your points, I like that the recent apps bar now scrolls as well.
The YouTube app looks awesome in HD.
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Bluetooth sucks. My keyboard keeps dropping when the mouse is connected. Other than that this thing seems great. Just waiting for some new kernels to drop now!
The new Quick Controls in the browser are fantastic. Overall the browser is much more responsive.
I've also noticed the keyboard lag seems to be gone.
Other differences are minor....
- the selection carrot when typing is more green
- the keyboard clicks as you type
- the Wi-Fi icon shows when you are uploading, downloading
I'm sure I will find more but its only been an hour since I flashed.
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I'm wondering if you guys could test and see if the portrait lag is still there?
When you are in portrait mode, does sliding left or right in the home screen still lag? Thanks!
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I'm wondering if you guys could test and see if the portrait lag is still there?
When you are in portrait mode, does sliding left or right in the home screen still lag? Thanks!
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1. yes. I think it is considered lag.
2. no, not at all.
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The new Quick Controls in the browser are fantastic. Overall the browser is much more responsive.
I've also noticed the keyboard lag seems to be gone.
Other differences are minor....
- the selection carrot when typing is more green
- the keyboard clicks as you type
- the Wi-Fi icon shows when you are uploading, downloading
I'm sure I will find more but its only been an hour since I flashed.
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Also in Market, you can choose "app content filter". Damn I can't select "High Maturity" alone.
Thanks jiwengan for the quick reply. Not exactly sure how I should interpret your answer though? Are you saying that there is no lag when in portrait mode anymore? Thanks again!
Can you actually rate apps in the market on Honeycomb yet?
What quick controls in the browser? Mine looks the exact same
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What quick controls in the browser? Mine looks the exact same
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Quick controls look just like the ones that were already present in labs.
do you still have to be rooted to use a screenshot app?
I'm liking the performance enhancements.
For the browser quick controls, just to go settings in the browser, advanced and google labs.
I don't see any addition to leave comments yet in the market though.
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Quick controls look just like the ones that were already present in labs.
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in labs? So what exactly changed in 3.1? People keep saying they love the new browser but i dont see it any diff?
Labs is a section in the browser options where you have a few options to alternate your UI for example. One of which are the quick controls.
And they changed a bit so they got even better. Just try them...
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Thanks jiwengan for the quick reply. Not exactly sure how I should interpret your answer though? Are you saying that there is no lag when in portrait mode anymore? Thanks again!
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He got confused on your questions.
his answer number 1 which was no, meant that when you actually turn it from horizontal to portrait, it still lags slightly before changing the screen orientation..
and his number 2 was to answer your actual question, which according to him is yes, it runs smoother than before.....
I'd like to see this for myself, but I'M STILL WAITING!
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Thanks jiwengan for the quick reply. Not exactly sure how I should interpret your answer though? Are you saying that there is no lag when in portrait mode anymore? Thanks again!
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Portrait is smoother, but still not as smooth as landscape on mine. The update is fantastic though. Overall performance is better. The quick controls redefine tabbed browsing to me. No complaints.
The quick controls are two "rows" thick now instead of 1 and there are a few more controls. It is more definitely different from before as I used the quick controls heavily and noticed the change instantly. Overall a much nicer experience.
Has media playback improved? I'm mostly interested in how HC 3.1 does with scene HD TV show MKVs (720p with H264/AC3).
Thanks.
Ok, so I got my 4.3 and Sense 5.5 update and, altough there a re a lot of improvements, I'm more pissed off because of some stuff they removed or... ahem... added...
- Why did they remove the lock screens? I know the lock screen widgets are accessible through a right to left swipe in the lock screen, but why remove them altogether? For example, I just want to be able to have a different wallpaper for my lock screen than my home screen...
- Why did they remove the old video highlights themes?I very much welcome the added new settings and permissions for the highlights... Honestly, they're a very big deal. But, for the love of God, why remove the old themes? My favorite (and judging from what I've seen on the internet - youtube, Facebook or HTC Share - "Islandia" is gone... Why?
- Why is the NFC logo pinned in the status bar? Why do I have to see that? I have NFC turned on all the time... :
These are the few things that got me upset about the new Sense 5.5 update. I know that the update has a lot of good new features (and I welcome them all)... But why remove other good features that have been on Sense since I can remember?
Are there other features that have been removed/altered in a bad way?
Please share...
And an UPDATE: I know that they've added a s*it load of new emoticons in the stock SMS app, BUT they made it so that the we cannot see the old ones.
For example, when someone sends me an SMS with an emoticon from HTC One X with Sense 5.0, I just see it as text and they cannot see the new emoticons that I send them... Great thinking HTC (_|_)
Yes. Why the he'll did they removed the medialink hd api?
No more movies on the tv and browsing on the phone at the same time. Really makes the hd medialink useless.
I wonder how long HTC will take to actually understand how things work.
They removed all weather animations in sense 5. And what they provided in that version is now removed in the latest version.
Are they confused?
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Yes. Why the he'll did they removed the medialink hd api?
No more movies on the tv and browsing on the phone at the same time. Really makes the hd medialink useless.
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You got that working before? For me when I pressed home the clip stopped too. Even on Sense 5. I have not tested on sense 5.5 yet.
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You got that working before? For me when I pressed home the clip stopped too. Even on Sense 5. I have not tested on sense 5.5 yet.
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same here it just closed and didnt do anythig, is there any way of getting this to work
Can't get my head around removing the old themes. I suppose now that there's custom music available you can use the old music easily enough I would imagine but you can't get the old visual effects back. I love Islandia.
Ridiculous decision, I only went to 4.2.2 and got the six new themes in July, three months and they've removed them?!
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- Why is the NFC logo pinned in the status bar? Why do I have to see that? I have NFC turned on all the time... :
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It's indeed annoying. I "fixed" this issues with changing NFC on and off via notification toggles or EQS. Thats not a perfect solution but it just takes 2 sec to de-/activate...
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Can't get my head around removing the old themes. I suppose now that there's custom music available you can use the old music easily enough I would imagine but you can't get the old visual effects back. I love Islandia.
Ridiculous decision, I only went to 4.2.2 and got the six new themes in July, three months and they've removed them?!
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Custom music is cool but try to upload your video and have all these warning about copyrighted music etc.
The new themes aren't good or aren't there any themes anymore?
Also, did I read that now the duration of the clip is changeable or am I wrong?
The duration of the clip is variabile, but cannot exceed 30 seconds. Maybe on HTC One Max you can make videos longer than 30 seconds.
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And an UPDATE: I know that they've added a s*it load of new emoticons in the stock SMS app, BUT they made it so that the we cannot see the old ones.
For example, when someone sends me an SMS with an emoticon from HTC One X with Sense 5.0, I just see it as text and they cannot see the new emoticons that I send them... Great thinking HTC (_|_)
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That's because the old emoticons were just three-character strings that the messaging app interpreted as a smiley. For example (-: turned into . This caused tons of problems if you were trying to send a more technical text message with tons of parentheses and colons. Now, in Sense 5.5, the emoticons are standard Unicode emoji glyphs that are supposed to be universally compatible with every phone supporting the updated unicode standard. For example, in Android 4.3 (and probably 4.2.2) emojis are partially-implemented. The latest iPhones have a full implementation, as does Google Hangouts (one of the reasons to be excited about Hangouts SMS integration IMO), and now Sense 5.5 has a full implementation of emojis.
The reason your old phone cannot see your new emoticons is because it's either not running a recent enough version of Android or HTC's software on the One X simply does not render the emojis right. Some messaging apps also can strip excess unicode information -- older phones are notorious for this. A simple fix would be to use an alternative SMS/MMS app on the One X, one that fully supports emoji input such as Sliding Messaging Pro, or Textra (don't know if Textra supports ALL of the emoji glyphs, but it has some functionality).
One more note, CM10.x's MMS app also has support for this built-in, so it isn't just some fad that little girls and iPhone users are aware of, it is legitimately an evolving communication standard.
all what you need to do is wait, wait for viper tweaks.
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all what you need to do is wait, wait for viper tweaks.
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Oh yes, I want to disable the lock screen appearing everytime I turn off the screen, so annoying
The removal of old video themes may be a deal breaker for me. I love some of them absolutely.
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- Why did they remove the old video highlights themes?I very much welcome the added new settings and permissions for the highlights... Honestly, they're a very big deal. But, for the love of God, why remove the old themes? My favorite (and judging from what I've seen on the internet - youtube, Facebook or HTC Share - "Islandia" is gone... Why?
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Islandia was one of the only reasons i bought this phone... **** !
please tell me if you find a way to either downgrade or restore the themes
Also really miss the the ability to disable lockscreens natively. This https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock&hl=en is somewhat of a workaround for those of you in the same boat, doesn't always work perfectly but I haven't found a better solution yet.
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Also really miss the the ability to disable lockscreens natively. This https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock&hl=en is somewhat of a workaround for those of you in the same boat, doesn't always work perfectly but I haven't found a better solution yet.
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Yep, will have to wait for ViperOne team to do their magic. I'm sure they'll have an option to disable the lockscreen whilst retaining pin lock
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The duration of the clip is variabile, but cannot exceed 30 seconds. Maybe on HTC One Max you can make videos longer than 30 seconds.
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are you talking about video highlights? I can make videos as long as I want depending on how I clip the song I choose. using ARHD 31.0
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are you talking about video highlights? I can make videos as long as I want depending on how I clip the song I choose. using ARHD 31.0
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You are right, I was choosing a song that had 26 seconds in my tests and I wasn't paying attention that I cut that song a few months ago to use it as a ringtone. Now I have chosen a song that was 4 minutes and didn't encounter any restrictions.
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I don't like new Gallery and Music apps. Before update i can change track with swiping albumcover left or right. With this update i can not.
Did you notice that the zoom bar disappeared from the camera interface?
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