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Which is the best android phone for checking mail(push email support and attachment viewing)with a good camera.Budget is unlimited.
Well, since the budget is unlimited, just send me 1 000 000$ and I will be more than happy to provide you with a phone.
All Android phones do it pretty well. Perhaps more details would help us help you. Do you need to access multiple accounts, POP email or IMAP, Exchange server etc. ?
Upcoming Droid Pro that verizons world phone. It is optimised for the specific function and targeted towards people like you.
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OK so I have been thinking about this for a while. I know the Samsung galaxy s3 and note 2 allow Bluetooth syncing. Can we try a build.prop rename for device name to spoof a galaxy s3 and see if the 4.0 can get any action? Anyone able to help me with this.
I have been in contact with Fitbit and they say the Bluetooth stack for hardware is different on each hardware. But I'm still wanting to get this working. Anyone able to assist? Fitbit one and nexus 4
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OK so I have been thinking about this for a while. I know the Samsung galaxy s3 and note 2 allow Bluetooth syncing. Can we try a build.prop rename for device name to spoof a galaxy s3 and see if the 4.0 can get any action? Anyone able to help me with this.
I have been in contact with Fitbit and they say the Bluetooth stack for hardware is different on each hardware. But I'm still wanting to get this working. Anyone able to assist? Fitbit one and nexus 4
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No.
Galaxy s4 is looking pretty good to me now. :-s
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I have a Fitbit One and a Galaxy Nexus at the moment. I see the latest version will sync via Bluetooth with Samsung S3 and Note 2, but the comments on Google Play mention that it works with the Nexus 4 also. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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I have a Fitbit One and a Galaxy Nexus at the moment. I see the latest version will sync via Bluetooth with Samsung S3 and Note 2, but the comments on Google Play mention that it works with the Nexus 4 also. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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I just bought a Fitbit One. I do not even see the One on my LG Nexus 4 V4.2.2 using the standard bluetooth control panel. Maybe there's a radio diag util that'll let me see it. Android Fitbit V1.6.1 software does not offer the option to sync on my LG Nexus 4. The LG Nexus 4 DOES have Bluetooth v4.0 hardware doesn't it?
I have an SMK Link V4 LE USB Bluetooth dongle on my netbook that, after downloading the god awful 400 megabyte driver from their website, does show the Fitbit One bluetooth but the Netbook refuses to attach to the Fitbit One. The Win 7 bluetooth control panel times out. It says I never entered the number (presumably on the FitBit One). I never saw any prompt to enter the four digit code on the PC or the Fitbit One.
Fitbit.com/store shows a $14.95 wireless dongle so I can sync at work & home but I'm hesitant to buy it given support for more Android phones are "coming soon". I wish they'd communicate their plans, schedules & devices better.
John
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I just bought a Fitbit One. I do not even see the One on my LG Nexus 4 V4.2.2 using the standard bluetooth control panel. Maybe there's a radio diag util that'll let me see it. Android Fitbit V1.6.1 software does not offer the option to sync on my LG Nexus 4. The LG Nexus 4 DOES have Bluetooth v4.0 hardware doesn't it?
I have an SMK Link V4 LE USB Bluetooth dongle on my netbook that, after downloading the god awful 400 megabyte driver from their website, does show the Fitbit One bluetooth but the Netbook refuses to attach to the Fitbit One. The Win 7 bluetooth control panel times out. It says I never entered the number (presumably on the FitBit One). I never saw any prompt to enter the four digit code on the PC or the Fitbit One.
Fitbit.com/store shows a $14.95 wireless dongle so I can sync at work & home but I'm hesitant to buy it given support for more Android phones are "coming soon". I wish they'd communicate their plans, schedules & devices better.
John
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I just stumbled upon this:
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Finally! Wireless Sync (beta) on Android!
2013 February 12
by lking
We’re excited to announce that wireless syncing with Android has arrived! Our free Fitbit App for Android now syncs your Fitbit One and Zip stats directly to the Samsung Galaxy SIII and Note II. With our app, you can sync your stats wirelessly (beta) and see how you are tracking against your daily goals, with friends, and against historic averages. You can download the app from Google Play today!
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We know how important it is for our customers to get real-time access to their stats. Those who’ve been able to take advantage of wireless background syncing already have been telling us how they’ve worked to get their extra steps in after receiving notifications that they’re close to their goal, or how they find motivation from the instant feedback right on their Dashboard. We are very excited to bring this feature to our Android users!
We began working on the wireless sync for Android and iOS at around the same time. It took us much longer to get this working on Android phones than it did with iOS, and we appreciate our Android users’ patience in the meantime. We know many of you may be curious about the development of this feature, and we’d like to share some insight into some of the challenges we’ve encountered and what they’ve taught us in the process.
Currently, the Android OS does not provide apps with access to the Bluetooth 4.0 chips in newer phones. To work around this, some phones instead have custom software that provides access to Bluetooth 4.0. Since this software is different for each phone, our team has worked on developing a solution for each phone independently.
Fitbit is among the first to try and use the Bluetooth 4.0 in Android phones, and part of being the first means we got to help find and document any problems with the software. We also spent quite a bit of time piecing together how the software works, since it previously hadn’t been well-documented. For many of the problems we encountered, we were able to create our own work-arounds. For others, we coordinated with phone manufacturers and carriers to get more permanent fixes in place.
For phones we have yet to introduce syncing capabilities with, we’re working with phone manufacturers to see which phones will allow our app to work with their Bluetooth 4.0 capabilities. This process involves us individually checking each model of phone. There may be better support for third-party apps to access Bluetooth in the future, and once this is available we will be able to easily support all phones with this update.
We’ve been working hard to improve the wireless sync experience, but the feature is still in beta. Syncing your stats will typically take about 30 seconds. In some cases, especially where there are issues with network connection, it may take longer. We’re working hard to provide the best user experience possible, so improved syncing speed is just one thing you can look forward to seeing in future updates of our Android app.
Fitbit is dedicated to making connected devices that fit seamlessly into your everyday life, and we fully believe that incorporating Android phones in all of our future efforts is a huge part of that. We truly appreciate our Android users’ patience as we continue to work on supporting additional mobile devices. We’re closely collaborating with phone carriers and handset manufacturers to try to support more phones. There’s a number of phones we’re actively working on, but we don’t yet have an ETA on when we might be able to release updates to include them. For now, you can see a list of all of the supported devices here. If your device is not on that list, we encourage you to contact your phone carrier to ask that they work to build out further Bluetooth support. Your feedback could help us speed this process along!
Happy syncing and logging — wherever you go!
–The Fitbit team
Seems the problem is Google have not fully implemented Bluetooth 4.0 support, but Samsung for all their faults, have. Maybe we will get lucky with the next release of Android, Google IO is 2 weeks away.
Was really thinking about a Fitbit Flex but good thing I looked up wireless syncing.
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Was really thinking about a Fitbit Flex but good thing I looked up wireless syncing.
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All Fitbit devices have wireless sync via the included bluetooth dongle. Real time active-sync via a Bluetooth 4.0 connection to your smartphone is what you are referring to..
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All Fitbit devices have wireless sync via the included bluetooth dongle. Real time active-sync via a Bluetooth 4.0 connection to your smartphone is what you are referring to..
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Yup. As this is a Nexus 4 forum, I figured the distinction was obvious. Thanks for making it clear. Fingers cross for some BT4 announcement at IO.
So I have been reading reviews for the flex and one of them mentioned NFC syncing to mobile devices although the fitbit website doesn't seem to spec this feature..... Was this just a deranged reviewer??
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"Even if your phone isn't one of the currently compatible models (the Galaxy S III, S4 and Note II), the inclusion of NFC lets you quickly launch the app with a tap, though there will be no ability to sync."
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So I have been reading reviews for the flex and one of them mentioned NFC syncing to mobile devices although the fitbit website doesn't seem to spec this feature..... Was this just a deranged reviewer??
edit: Another review explains the following
"Even if your phone isn't one of the currently compatible models (the Galaxy S III, S4 and Note II), the inclusion of NFC lets you quickly launch the app with a tap, though there will be no ability to sync."
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No, that's true. It just opens up the app but doesn't sync. I hate going back to TW. Mann.
ok im going to put this out there, but why do you need to sync your fitbit with your phone at all, i use my fitbit all day long and as long as i walk within 20 feet of my pc at home with the fitbit usb adapter and software on it my fitbit syncs so does my wifes, when she gets home from work walks in front door boom sync'd i have never had to open the app to sync my fitbit manually and never seen the need to sync to app being their are indicators on all fitbits saying where you stand on activity.
You only need mobile sync if you're away from your home pc for more than 5 days.
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You only need mobile sync if you're away from your home pc for more than 5 days.
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oh ok ty that would be why i never thought i needed it even when i got on vacation i bring my netbook which is where it syncs.
I only have a Nexus 7 and a desktop PC, so a mobile sync will be useful when I'm away on holiday.
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No, that's true. It just opens up the app but doesn't sync. I hate going back to TW. Mann.
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I got no reaction after tap the flex by my nexus 4. Yes, the NFC is on
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I got no reaction after tap the flex by my nexus 4. Yes, the NFC is on
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its quirky, sometimes i have to make my phone have sex with my fitbit to get it launch the app thats all the nfc feature does. its 90% of the time faster to just open the app with my finger then nfc, but its not nearly as cool as fitbit/phone sex
I have a Fitbit Flex and have looked into this. Apparently mobile syncing requires BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) which our phones don't have. However, they are capable of it and BLE is one of the rumored additions for Android 4.3.
Personally I hate having to take my dongle back and forth between home and work so I'm looking forward to being able to sync on my phone.
bringing this thread back up. I know that we have BLE now in 4.3 but fitbit has not updated the app yet. Anyway we can spoof the app in Build.prop maybe to make it work?
Pretty sure that the app needs to be coded for the nexus 4 BLE driver first...
Would it be possible that at some point smart phones could work like a PC and allow you to flash any OS (1 version of that OS, not a different version for every phone type) and simply install the drivers from the OEM?
Microsoft or Ubuntu don't make a separate version for each device, can Android or other phone OS's work the same way?
This way even Microsoft could license Win 8 phone for other devices.
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If you can port ARM instructions to x86 then yes.
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In an ideal world yes. The manufacturers of the phones could create a set off phone specific drivers for each specific mobile operating system.
Then all you would need is to download the operating system and your specific phone drivers.
But in all likelihood this will not happen for many, many years because these companies are about $$$ and by offering you more choice with your current handset, your less likely to go out and purchase their new one.
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Hi all,
What password manager do you use.. an app that not only stores your account information, passwords, logins, bank account details, card information.. etc. Something that is pretty secure (a good name brand preferred). When i say good name brand meaning an app that has evolved as a definitive secure app for digital security based information. There are tons of apps in the play store, but i would rather prefer to pay to a company that has been backed up with a team of security experts who work on on this.
A userfriendly UI would be good, including cloud based operation.. that can be used on multiple platforms.. I see a few such as msecure, keeper, 1password.. what do you recommend? Or anything value for money wiht the same options as the above.
Msecure has my vote. Very easy and strong encryption plus the ability to hide the whole app is a nice feature as well.
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1Password is solid for Mac and iOS, but terrible for Android and Windows. I would avoid until their Android client is out of the bronze ages.
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Msecure is my favorite. Great interface and Dropbox support. I liked keepass but haven't tried it since I got Msecure. It was a bit behind it back then. But keepass is free.
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I used SecureSafe on iOS and am using the same app on Android.
Simple to use, Nice UI/UX, and best of all FREE!! :victory:
Cerebrus is the best there is in my opinion
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Lastpass been using it on my pc and phones for years.
I have tried a few over the years and now use "Safe In The Clouds" the best I have used so far.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safeincloud&hl=en
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Hi all,
What password manager do you use.. an app that not only stores your account information, passwords, logins, bank account details, card information.. etc. Something that is pretty secure (a good name brand preferred). When i say good name brand meaning an app that has evolved as a definitive secure app for digital security based information. There are tons of apps in the play store, but i would rather prefer to pay to a company that has been backed up with a team of security experts who work on on this.
A userfriendly UI would be good, including cloud based operation.. that can be used on multiple platforms.. I see a few such as msecure, keeper, 1password.. what do you recommend? Or anything value for money wiht the same options as the above.
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check out RoboForm good on android and computer
I brought mSecure, and i am liking it so far. I had used LastPass and Roboform earlier and find them to be ok. but mSecure is much much better in terms of storing secure digital information of different varities.. with proper layout on the phone.
I use Dashlane.
Safe in the Clouds is an amazing password Manger. Great computer sports and ios/OS X support is coming in December
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I like lastpass because the pro sub is cheap (12 per year), and they have an extension for dolphin browser to auto fill usernames/passwords which is very convenient.
msecure was nice, but it's 10 bucks for the mobile version, and 15 bucks for the desktop version then you have to use their browser to autofill usernames/passwords.
I didn't really use msecure long enough to see if it could do the same things as lastpass, but I do like lastpass because it syncs on the desktops/tablets/phones, and has plugins for dolphin browser, internet explorer, chrome (probably others), and has the ability to add a yubikey for additional security.
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I like lastpass because the pro sub is cheap (12 per year), and they have an extension for dolphin browser to auto fill usernames/passwords which is very convenient.
msecure was nice, but it's 10 bucks for the mobile version, and 15 bucks for the desktop version then you have to use their browser to autofill usernames/passwords.
I didn't really use msecure long enough to see if it could do the same things as lastpass, but I do like lastpass because it syncs on the desktops/tablets/phones, and has plugins for dolphin browser, internet explorer, chrome (probably others), and has the ability to add a yubikey for additional security.
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You are true for LastPass for browsers.. i do like LastPass on my desktop.. but not for phone. I dont really need weblogins option on the phone. Lastpass stores all my browser related passwords on my desktop.. but i think mSecure is good for storing cards, pins, subscription details etc on the phone. I wont be buying mSecure desktop edition.. but will buy lastpass desktop version.
I'm using an oldie called Pocket.
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I use LastPass on my phone and pc for years.
Not the new roboform. It reeks.
No search. No list. It's horrible if you have more than 10 logins.
I've been using it for 13-15 years. I'm trying to downgrade right now.
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+1 for LastPass
I use KeePassDroid on my phone, and KeePassX on my Linux computer at home, and my Windows laptop for work. It has been awhile since I had the hackintosh up and running, but there is a version for OS X. You can also get a portable version you can run from a thumb drive.
I use dropbox to sync the password file across devices.
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I use LastPass. One of its best features is the ability to work with a YubiKey for true and very strong two-factor authentication. There is even a version that uses NFC (Yubikey Neo) for your mobile device.
Greetings from Germany!
I received my Aquaris Ubuntu phone yesterday, 19.03.2015. Needless to say I was excited but also wasn't expecting much since it's the new kid on the block.
I want to be clear that the cons that I point out only reflect my opinion and in no way should they be construed as an attack on Canonical or a diminishment on their attempts to break into the mobile space.
I've been a linux user since 2006 and an ubuntu user since version 8.04 and while I wasn't expecting much I still wanted to support Canonical's efforts by purchasing their first unit that they offered to us end users.
I was a power Android user for 4 years before I switched to the Nokia N9 for a year and then to the Blackberry Z30 for the past year. I'm partial to gesture based OSs hence why I use and enjoy BB10OS so I was stoked to learn that Ubuntu Touch is a gesture based OS.
First the pros:
1. Love the UI and the simplicity of it. Reading the Help app and swiping N,S,E,W pretty much gets you up and running.
2. Idea of Scopes and how they're implemented. When I first read about it I wasn't impressed...after seeing it in person I really like it.
3. There's just under a 1000 apps/scopes in the store and I've found quite a bit of good stuff already....travel, public transport, translate, online shopping, social, etc
Granted, alot of the "apps" open mobile versions of websites but I've also installed genuine, native apps. The mobile websites don't bother me but that is a subjective thing.
Now the cons:
1. Contacts and calendar sync is Google only...no option to set up a Carddav or Caldav servers.
2. No built in email client
In regards to #1, this is in my view a huge mistake. I made a conscious decision a year ago to completely move away from Google services. I use Memotoo for contacts and calendar. Why in god's name Canonical would make everything Google centric relegates the phone to a "neat toy". They're essentially dictating what services I have to have in order to use their product. Bewildering to say the least since this is linux. We're not talking about proprietary standards here either...Carddav and Caldav are free to use and implement. No work even needs to be done on their end as syncevolution is a finished and complete product.
Point #2, WTF are they thinking? Remember how much flak Blackberry took for not including a native client in the Playbook? Canonical should be hammered in the same way for releasing a mobile phone without email capabilities. The only options in the store are webapps for once again, Google, Yahoo and an email client, Dekko, that just offers the same thing as the webapps but is a genuine native app...however, no IMAP or POP capabilities. You can also forget about Exchange support. I think that is a pipe dream at this stage. In regards to Exchange support, I have no problem paying for this as I don't expect that to come for free.
While I wasn't expecting much and was already prepared to not have many things that I do with Blackberry I was left scratching my head with what was left out as these are very big things to leave out...these are open, non proprietary standards (Caldav, Carddav, IMAP, POP).
If you rely on google services then you'll enjoy the full experience of Ubuntu Touch and I highly recommend you take the plunge...if not, then you're left out in the cold for now. Hopefully in the next 6-12 months Canonical or the community will have these things ironed out.
For now my Ubuntu phone is going in the drawer and I'm going back to my Z30. I'm a service rep and I have to be able to call and email clients when I'm in the field and be able to email and communicate with the home office hence why I need contact sync, email and calendar support via my employer and Memotoo. Without these basic necessities the phone is useless for me.
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sb74
Well it is Linux, surely u can just install what you need.
personally I like using mutt for emails across all distros, but should be easy to install a arm pkg for another client you'd like or get involved with software developement?
Im not a massive fan of google but contact sync is ok since I'm coming from android.
For CardDav/Cal Dav I think somebody just needs to implement an OnlineAccounts provider for your service, the same as how the Google provider does it.
Dekko works fine with IMAP, though not POP (the core of Dekko is Trojita, which is IMAP only). It is not developed by Canonical and is currently in the middle of some pretty big changes, but ultimately it's the OEM who decides which apps to ship by default.
BTW, if you don't have it already, get the Forum Browser app to read and post here ?
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BQ aquaris ubuntu E5 and whatsapp
is there anyone who could tell me if i can get whatsapp going on my device. its running ubuntu 14.0
thanks to snowboarder74 for this informative review.
now, half a year later, i would be interested in getting a ubuntu phone.
what do you think? esp. as to the cons #1 and #2 pointed out in the original post?
Anyone know if these issues are still valid?
No native whatsapp client yet
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is there anyone who could tell me if i can get whatsapp going on my device. its running ubuntu 14.0
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Sorry, we're into OTA-13 now and we still don't have it. Also, I don't think we will have a client in the near future. Some have suggested Whatsapp web but that is not the best given the ease we have as using on other platforms.
As a suggestion, you can use Telegram, which is available on almost all mobile platforms under the sun. Of course, it is up to you :angel: