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Picasa Gallery Pics for offline viewing?

Hey folks, is there a way to get the gallery app to actually download the pics to the phone so they can be viewed offline.
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Did you try to select sync picassa in settings-account and syn-gmail-picassa web albums?
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warfanax said:
Did you try to select sync picassa in settings-account and syn-gmail-picassa web albums?
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Yep, that's what makes them show in the gallery but they aren't really downloaded to the phone. Some stay in the cache but when you cycle through a album with more than say 5 pics they want to download to view.

While you're seeing the pictures, the phone cache the pic and you can view it offline, but you need to do this manual (looking at all the pictures while online).

I would also like to know if this is possible.
Is there a way to download pictures from picasa? Even if it is through the PC?
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Yes you can do it through pc.
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guimialfaro said:
While you're seeing the pictures, the phone cache the pic and you can view it offline, but you need to do this manual (looking at all the pictures while online).
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That does not work for very long. I have looked at all my pics many times over and they still need to download.

Uploading multiple photos to FB on GS2

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to upload multiple photos to Facebook from the SGS2, directly from the gallery if possible? I have downloaded an app called Speedy Uploader, but was wondering if there is any way t o do it straight from the gallery.

I use a cool app called 'Speedy Uploader'.
Hope that helps.

Cralis said:
I use a cool app called 'Speedy Uploader'.
Hope that helps.
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Did you even read the post?
OP, there isn't a native way but something like the Speedy Uploader app you're using should allow you to select all the images you like and then use the 'Share' button. That'll stop you having to open a second app.

Odd Facebook Issue

So I was able to get DL17 working last night. Now I'm having an odd issue with FB. I'm attempting to update the factory FB, which is apparently around version 1.2. I attempted to update to the latest version (1.6.1) and it keeps crashing while loading. Everything downloads fine and says it successfully installs, but it keeps crashing.
What am I doing wrong?

Bob002 said:
So I was able to get DL17 working last night. Now I'm having an odd issue with FB. I'm attempting to update the factory FB, which is apparently around version 1.2. I attempted to update to the latest version (1.6.1) and it keeps crashing while loading. Everything downloads fine and says it successfully installs, but it keeps crashing.
What am I doing wrong?
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The facebook official app really sucks, badly, each update keeps getting worse. i would recommend use friendscaster

yeah, you aren't doing anything wrong. it's 99% likely to be the app
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if you have root i would suggest using titanium backup to delete your facebook and then update thru the market, my wife was having this issue

I have Friendcaster on my droid... I'm not completely sold on it, either. Although, the paid version might be better than the free one.
I was able to send her the apk for 1.6.0 (the latest is 1.6.1) and THAT apparently updated just fine. If she has any issues updating from now on, I may point her to Friendcaster.

I just use the mobile site
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Juls317 said:
I just use the mobile site
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I did that on my old Blackberry, as the FB app for it bit. But, I like the options some of the apps vs. the mobile site. The problem I'm finding between the 3 is inconsistencies of what you can do. I know I used one to tag friends. I know the regular FB app, you can't add check-in places (you can with mobile site or Friendcaster). Seems odd that the 3 would be different.

Touch.facebook.com is better than the m.facebook.com in my opinion
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Bob002 said:
I did that on my old Blackberry, as the FB app for it bit. But, I like the options some of the apps vs. the mobile site. The problem I'm finding between the 3 is inconsistencies of what you can do. I know I used one to tag friends. I know the regular FB app, you can't add check-in places (you can with mobile site or Friendcaster). Seems odd that the 3 would be different.
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You can add check-in places in the Facebook app

circa881 said:
You can add check-in places in the Facebook app
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I thought you were supposed to be able to, but I never saw the + to add one. It really wasn't a HUGE issue, but I was trying to add one for my house and my in-laws house. Had to use Friendcaster to do that.

Just start typing the name of the place you want to add and when Facebook can't find it, it will say "add [check in place]"

circa881 said:
Just start typing the name of the place you want to add and when Facebook can't find it, it will say "add [check in place]"
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Ah. the other directions I found online were different. They are set now, but at least I know for the future.

Picasa Web Albums

So, for the life of me, I can't get Picasa Web Albums to show up in the Gallery app. Its also not in the sync list under Settings->Accounts & Sync->my account. I was able to "share" photos with "Picasa" but it still doesn't show up.
I'm on CM10 and experience the same behavior with my CM10'd HOX, but stock JB did the same thing.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Billy
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It's called Google Photos now...
Settings -> Under Accounts -> Google -> Click on your account (top) -> Check on "Google Photos"

Don't see Google photos as an option.
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plambda said:
Don't see Google photos as an option.
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Find a copy of the 8-10 gapps. The 7-26 ones don't have photo sync.
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blackhand1001 said:
Find a copy of the 8-10 gapps. The 7-26 ones don't have photo sync.
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I'll try that since I don't have a "photos" option in the sync menu either. Goo.im doesn't have a gapps from 8/10 but I found this one on devhost: http://d-h.st/VIG I'm gonna try it tomorrow. I'll report back.
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Billy
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JeepFreak said:
So, for the life of me, I can't get Picasa Web Albums to show up in the Gallery app. Its also not in the sync list under Settings->Accounts & Sync->my account. I was able to "share" photos with "Picasa" but it still doesn't show up.
I'm on CM10 and experience the same behavior with my CM10'd HOX, but stock JB did the same thing.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Billy
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You should change system application. Change "gallery2.apk" to "Gallerygoogle.apk".
I uploaded Gallerygoogle.apk. You should put this application in System folder, fix permission as 644 and put it in System/App folder.
You must remove Gallery2. And then you should launch a new gallery application, go to preference and sync with your google account.
Good Luck

hosinjung said:
You should change system application. Change "gallery2.apk" to "Gallerygoogle.apk".
I uploaded Gallerygoogle.apk. You should put this application in System folder, fix permission as 644 and put it in System/App folder.
You must remove Gallery2. And then you should launch a new gallery application, go to preference and sync with your google account.
Good Luck
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This worked like a charm! Thanks a bunch friend!
Billy
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I've just the opposite problem, can't figure out how to stop those pics in picasa web from showing up in gallery. I've disabled Google photos and instant upload syn, clear gallery app data and cache then those pics were gone for a while but came back later if the gallery get refresh. Google photos stays untick but it sync anyway.
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You have to delete /sdcard/pictures/cache. That's where they are stored.
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BillGoss said:
You have to delete /sdcard/pictures/cache. That's where they are stored.
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Opps! It cannot be deleted.
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hosinjung said:
You should change system application. Change "gallery2.apk" to "Gallerygoogle.apk".
I uploaded Gallerygoogle.apk. You should put this application in System folder, fix permission as 644 and put it in System/App folder.
You must remove Gallery2. And then you should launch a new gallery application, go to preference and sync with your google account.
Good Luck
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Is it possible to get PicSync working again while still keeping the functionality of the CM10 camera?
Thanks,
Billy
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hosinjung said:
You should change system application. Change "gallery2.apk" to "Gallerygoogle.apk".
I uploaded Gallerygoogle.apk. You should put this application in System folder, fix permission as 644 and put it in System/App folder.
You must remove Gallery2. And then you should launch a new gallery application, go to preference and sync with your google account.
Good Luck
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How do I fix permissions? I downloaded your gallery, used es file explorer to put it in system apps, deleted galaxy 2 and now I just don't have a gallery.
EDIT Nevermind
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You have to delete /sdcard/pictures/cache. That's where they are stored.
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I have tried this and it doesn't work please help

How do you tell what version is installed?
I have a "Google Photos" option in my account sync selection list, but its not syncing the online picasa album.

Multitasking needs some serious improvements :'(

I love android but for all the bragging Google makes about "real " multitasking I find it really lacking, let's say you get an email and you have an attachment you download and open the picture but then someone calls you and you finish the call you press the multitasking button and want to open the picture again but the gallery is not "open" ist not in the recent apps /multitasking list and if you try to open the gallery by yourself with the launcher or a shortcut the picture you were watching a couple of minutes is not there because "gmail open the picture with the gallery but the gallery is not being used " , then you try to go to gmail then to see your picture there but surprise ! The picture is closed and your back on your mail , you have to reopen/ redownload your picture
What do you guys think ? Am I being to picky ?
Also the thumbs from the task switcher , sometimes the pictures showing there could be from a state your app was 30 minutes ago , they don't update in real time :banghead:
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Don't know about you, but I never had those problems ever
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Works for me.
Are you sure you havn't played with the number of allowed background apps setting in developer options?
Nexus4 has 2GB of RAM, plenty to support the apps you mention.... Android will only start closing background when when memory is low, and form oldest first.

I don't know how exactly android works, but this is my guess on why things happen as you've mentioned.
Each screen in android is called an Activity. When gmail opens picture, it is not opening the entire gallery app.
It's just opening an activity within gallery app to display a picture.Which is why the gallery app is not in multi-tasking list.

atulalvenkar said:
I don't know how exactly android works, but this is my guess on why things happen as you've mentioned.
Each screen in android is called an Activity. When gmail opens picture, it is not opening the entire gallery app.
It's just opening an activity within gallery app to display a picture.Which is why the gallery app is not in multi-tasking list.
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+1 to that, but if you press the gmail icon in the recent apps, the picture would appear in front of you again
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wtfshouldidonow said:
+1 to that, but if you press the gmail icon in the recent apps, the picture would appear in front of you again
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But it shouldn't be that way , its very annoying ,try to open a document in dropbox and start reading it then go to the music player using the task switcher , then try to switch back to your document (using drop box ) tell me what happens ? Your document is nowhere to be found you're again on the main screen of the dropbox app
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Coming from a one S the multitasking on this is a million times better yea it could still use some work but it does most scenarios awesomely
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Chad_Petree said:
I love android but for all the bragging Google makes about "real " multitasking I find it really lacking, let's say you get an email and you have an attachment you download and open the picture but then someone calls you and you finish the call you press the multitasking button and want to open the picture again but the gallery is not "open" ist not in the recent apps /multitasking list and if you try to open the gallery by yourself with the launcher or a shortcut the picture you were watching a couple of minutes is not there because "gmail open the picture with the gallery but the gallery is not being used " , then you try to go to gmail then to see your picture there but surprise ! The picture is closed and your back on your mail , you have to reopen/ redownload your picture
What do you guys think ? Am I being to picky ?
Also the thumbs from the task switcher , sometimes the pictures showing there could be from a state your app was 30 minutes ago , they don't update in real time :banghead:
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If you were to press back you'd go back to the image and such and as a matter a fact i prefer it this way. I don't want every image I view from email to be in my gallery as I didn't save it. The view attachments is a preview of said image. If a call comes in then and it looses focus it I wouldn't expect to go back to the Gallery and find it there since that's not where it was in the first place (even though the Gallery App was the one that opened it. That's like watching videos online then later in the day going back to gallery to expect to find that same video).

Chad_Petree said:
But it shouldn't be that way , its very annoying ,try to open a document in dropbox and start reading it the go the music player using the task switcher , then try to switch back to your document (using drop box ) tell me what happens ? Your document is nowhere to be found you're again on the main screen of the dropbox app
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If this is happening then it is very likely a problem with the application. Android has a great structure in place for multitasking, but developers also have to do their part to make sure their app works as expected.

wtfshouldidonow said:
+1 to that, but if you press the gmail icon in the recent apps, the picture would appear in front of you again
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If you exit gmail application with the gallery activity still open, of course the picture would appear again when you return. That is live multitasking.

Yeah so true.. its way better on iOS where you get a jiggly icon
*pffttttt* ahh hahahahahaha
Sorry I couldn't keep it together..
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I just wished youtube app plays in the background.
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There is an app called PVStar+ (or similar) which allows you to play Youtube in the background. I use it to listen to concerts...

Anytime you get interrupted with a phone call, complete your call, press back, and your gallery image would appear.
The real answer, I just opened gmail, went to an email with image attached, opened in gallery, then press home. Hit multitask key, and the gallery image appears with the gmail icon and name. So the multitask works correctly like it should. Not sure why this thread states otherwise.

Chad_Petree said:
I love android but for all the bragging Google makes about "real " multitasking I find it really lacking, let's say you get an email and you have an attachment you download and open the picture but then someone calls you and you finish the call you press the multitasking button and want to open the picture again but the gallery is not "open" ist not in the recent apps /multitasking list and if you try to open the gallery by yourself with the launcher or a shortcut the picture you were watching a couple of minutes is not there because "gmail open the picture with the gallery but the gallery is not being used " , then you try to go to gmail then to see your picture there but surprise ! The picture is closed and your back on your mail , you have to reopen/ redownload your picture
What do you guys think ? Am I being to picky ?
Also the thumbs from the task switcher , sometimes the pictures showing there could be from a state your app was 30 minutes ago , they don't update in real time :banghead:
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#firstworldproblems
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Android relies heavily on the back button to navigate through the os. Learn to use it and your life will be a lot better.
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shotta35 said:
If you were to press back you'd go back to the image and such and as a matter a fact i prefer it this way. I don't want every image I view from email to be in my gallery as I didn't save it. The view attachments is a preview of said image. If a call comes in then and it looses focus it I wouldn't expect to go back to the Gallery and find it there since that's not where it was in the first place (even though the Gallery App was the one that opened it. That's like watching videos online then later in the day going back to gallery to expect to find that same video).
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No, no you're getting me wrong , what i mean is that it would be better if when you open the gallery the image should be there until you close the gallery when you close it then the picture should be gone which brings me to my other complain, the multitasking button should really kill the apps , not just delete them from the list, well not really kill them since android has to keep the apps "open in the background" just reset them to their "stock state" just so that the background syncing/notifications still work
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I just wished youtube app plays in the background.
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This is absurd really, if im watching a video and then i get a message in whatsapp and i reply it , puff my video is gone, i dont use youtube mobile only for that reason
RogerPodacter said:
Anytime you get interrupted with a phone call, complete your call, press back, and your gallery image would appear.
The real answer, I just opened gmail, went to an email with image attached, opened in gallery, then press home. Hit multitask key, and the gallery image appears with the gmail icon and name. So the multitask works correctly like it should. Not sure why this thread states otherwise.
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Well maybe gmail was a bad example, but you have to admit that the way multitasking works in android is very patchy and not only on third developer apps

AW: Multitasking needs some serious improvements :'(
Apps do not multitask at all on Android, only services do. When an app goes to the background, the OS asks it to pause and save its state. When it comes back to foreground, the OS asks the app to resume and load its state. This creates the illusion of multitasking, because the app continues where you left, but only works if the app developer follows the guidelines.