I want to make an app that uses the internal GPS built into most phones, but I can't find a sdk example or anything like it that uses it. I'm not really sure how phone GPSes work.
I didn't find any sdk examples, but you can learn it from books. Hello Android isn't too expensive and it's a really good for developers who are learning android programming
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I've read a lot of books and have made quite a few apps, I just don't know how a phone GPS actually works. I've never seen anything in a book talk about using the internal GPS either.
Open your eyes
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/obtaining-user-location.html
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Open your eyes
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/obtaining-user-location.html
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WOW, how did I miss that. Thanks.
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Why do I see apps like SiriusXM and Sonos in the Market from my phone, but not the Market from my XOOM. I must be missing something really basic. Is there a process to move apps from an android phone device to an android Tablet device.
Please educate me!
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It has to do with the devices Finger Print. Certain apps are designed for specific phones/devices and the developers can limit what devices can get it.
Gotta love it. Thx!
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Hi all! I'm looking for an app developer who would be interested in either teaching me to make or potentially splitting profits on a music app managing tool for Android. Something that runs as an app itself and offers an additional level of features to any/all supported music apps on a given device.
I currently have a personal interest and goal for the app, and it may evolve and develop from there.
Please respond to this thread if you are interested in this possibility, and provide examples of your work if possible.
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I love my motox but one of the features I miss about my S3/Note2 was the gallery feature where you could create folders and move pics around within the gallery app. It was so convenient!
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check out a different gallery app like quick pic!
Or a file manager like ES File Explorer
Parker, I know but I don't like downloading apps for existing functionally I find it redundant.
This should be functionality built into android
Solutions, I have been using a filer Explorer but it's cumbersome. Samsung's solution was so elegant
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That's kind of the point of Android in general and Moto X in particular. It doesn't have all the extra crap that bloats the Samsung devices. If you want a feature, download an app. Simple.
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That's kind of the point of Android in general and Moto X in particular. It doesn't have all the extra crap that bloats the Samsung devices. If you want a feature, download an app. Simple.
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This ^^^
All that bloat on touchwiz and others like it....is used by some, but just bloat to others. I much prefer adding the apps I want....versus having to debloat all the stuff I don't want. ?
Thats just me.
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IMO, that type of functionality should be in the stock gallery app...
Let me add.....if you aren't rooted....bloat can be a nightmare. At least on a vanilla android system....there's very little to debloat, so not having root isn't as dire. ?
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I would argue that if you want to create directories and move files around, a file manager is the tool of choice, just as it is on a pc. Putting that functionality into every app that accesses files is redundant and unnecessary.
Yea that's always been kind of weird that you can't do that. I recently started using Dropbox to save all my photos which is nice. You can create folders on there to keep them organized! Also, you'll get extra space (500Mb) to store photos once you activate the auto-upload thing.
The WORST thing is picture messages from iPhone users. They all come to me in the STUPID slideshow format that sucks. You can't even zoom in on the pictures and I've noticed in particular with the Moto X that the play/pause buttons disappear. So now I have to wait the 15-20 seconds for the next slide to look at the pic. Does anyone know how to get rid of this? Other than the obvious of installing a different SMS/MMS app or using Hangouts? I prefer the stock application and this is the only gripe I have with it.
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I would argue that if you want to create directories and move files around, a file manager is the tool of choice, just as it is on a pc. Putting that functionality into every app that accesses files is redundant and unnecessary.
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problem is, your thinking like a software engineer, not an end user I want to be able to move my pictures around from where I look at them, not have to go into some other app, do it there and then go back and check it all out from the gallery app.
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The WORST thing is picture messages from iPhone users. They all come to me in the STUPID slideshow format that sucks. You can't even zoom in on the pictures and I've noticed in particular with the Moto X that the play/pause buttons disappear. So now I have to wait the 15-20 seconds for the next slide to look at the pic. Does anyone know how to get rid of this? Other than the obvious of installing a different SMS/MMS app or using Hangouts? I prefer the stock application and this is the only gripe I have with it.
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What I do is long press on those messages and say Save Attachments. That way they just go to your downloads folder and you can view them at full size and at your leisure.
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What I do is long press on those messages and say Save Attachments. That way they just go to your downloads folder and you can view them at full size and at your leisure.
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Thanks I'll give that at try!
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problem is, your thinking like a software engineer, not an end user I want to be able to move my pictures around from where I look at them, not have to go into some other app, do it there and then go back and check it all out from the gallery app.
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I am thinking like a computer user, who has used Finder (Mac), Explorer (Win), and File Browser (Linux) to manipulate files, and prefer one interface for it.
For me, the most compelling reason for Android IS user access to the file system. If you want all file management from within the apps that access those files, you're a prime candidate for iOS.
Not trying to be snarky about this, I simply prefer to use file management tools for file management, rather than seeing numerous interfaces from numerous apps, and the additional overhead they require.
This app helps, still not as elegant as the touchwiz version but it's OK
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tatuas.android.gfp
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I was going to get the gs5 today but driving home from a place I didn't know saying "OK Google, navigate me home." Made me think twice about getting it. I use these features way too often to not have it on a device anymore. Sure I could of looked it up but that takes me waking and unlocking the phone then putting the address in, which I know it seems that I'm being lazy but these features help out a lot!
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It may be built into Android in the future if users want it, but for the most part, core Android apps provide basic functionality. Manufacturers build on AOSP with their own software tweaks or go closed source with a specific software suite (most of Samsung's S-apps are redundant when Google offers the same apps).
This is kind of analogous to editing with MS Paint or Adobe Photoshop. You can do it in both, but one obviously has more features.
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I was going to get the gs5 today but driving home from a place I didn't know saying "OK Google, navigate me home." Made me think twice about getting it. I use these features way too often to not have it on a device anymore. Sure I could of looked it up but that takes me waking and unlocking the phone then putting the address in, which I know it seems that I'm being lazy but these features help out a lot!
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On the GS5, you'd just go into Google Now and say the same thing. It's definitely more convenient with Touchless Control though.
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I was going to get the gs5 today but driving home from a place I didn't know saying "OK Google, navigate me home." Made me think twice about getting it. I use these features way too often to not have it on a device anymore. Sure I could of looked it up but that takes me waking and unlocking the phone then putting the address in, which I know it seems that I'm being lazy but these features help out a lot!
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There's nothing about the S5 (although the paying with PayPal with your fingerprint is handy) that is appealing enough to make me leave my motox. I've said, I'll never own another phone that doesn't have touchless control.
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There's nothing about the S5 (although the paying with PayPal with your fingerprint is handy) that is appealing enough to make me leave my motox. I've said, I'll never own another phone that doesn't have touchless control.
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Supposedly s-voice is suppose to be touchless but no one has figured it out on the s5. I just ordered one I'll see how it is
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Supposedly s-voice is suppose to be touchless but no one has figured it out on the s5. I just ordered one I'll see how it is
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Traitor!!
Um....ignore my signature. ?
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Hello there,
First I will apologize if I'm in the wrong thread, but from what I read that's the place to ask the question I have
To get to the pint:
I would like to write a script for an android game, which will execute certain actions in the game. I'm talking about a strategy game so the script will make attacks in a loot, thus saving enormous amounts of time if I do it by hand.
I've seen a script like that but I can't get my hands on it, so I've decided to look into writing my own.
Here comes the fun part: I'm a total noob in writing any codes , but I'm a fast learner.
So far I've realized that because the game runs on servers, I'll need to open the source code of the game to extract the commands that the game is using for each action. Than compile a script that will execute that same action (sending it to the server) from my behalf (using my account information) and than put this action into a loop for as many times I would like to (think that would be the easiest part compared to everything else)
I would really appreciate it if someone can point me in the right direction as far as what to read and what to use to do all of that.
Thank you Much in advance!
Shlevy
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Does anyone have an idea if it's possible to monitor an application in live time to see the code that is being executed when you perform certain actions?!
For example you press a button in the app and on the computer you are able to see exactly the command executed?
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Does anyone have at least a slightest idea how to do that? Or any general directions?
Thank you
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Come on guys anything is appreciated
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Thank you for the reply!
I'm trying to put a script together that will do automated number of hits for me on certain set target. It is a strategy game (not sure if I'm allowed to post the name of the game)
So pretty much it will need to be able to set number of troops, type and how many times to hit the target. Using that info and my user name it will emulate that I'm hitting manually from the game, but it will be much faster because there is no human lag, directly talking to the server of sorts.
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Would you mind to elaborate what is OOP.
I'm pretty noob in scripting
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shlevy said:
Would you mind to elaborate what is OOP.
I'm pretty noob in scripting
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OOP means Object-Orientated Programming.
if you want to see what code is being executed etc, maybe you mean debugging?
if so you can use logcat, eclipse or android studio
Here's the link for the debugging guide : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325164