I would like to set my Kaiser to send pre-written text messages at specific times, does anyone have any idea about any software that does this? Or anyway to do it on the phone now?
For example, next week, I'll be traveling. I would like to write a text wishing my girlfriend a happy birthday, and then have my phone send it to her at 8AM her time, which will be 3AM my time.
Or, as another example, being able to set it so to send other people I work with reminder texts, about deadlines or whatnot, without my having to keep track of doing it myself.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
rush242 said:
I would like to set my Kaiser to send pre-written text messages at specific times, does anyone have any idea about any software that does this? Or anyway to do it on the phone now?
For example, next week, I'll be traveling. I would like to write a text wishing my girlfriend a happy birthday, and then have my phone send it to her at 8AM her time, which will be 3AM my time.
Or, as another example, being able to set it so to send other people I work with reminder texts, about deadlines or whatnot, without my having to keep track of doing it myself.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
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you are in luck because I have found this recently for my kaiser and it works great. Does scheduling and group texting and you can save the groups too.
Ah, that's brilliant, I'll give it a try.
Muchas Gracias!!
How do I install this.
yes, I am abit new
daddy_yankee1980 said:
you are in luck because I have found this recently for my kaiser and it works great. Does scheduling and group texting and you can save the groups too.
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OK, this is frustrating as hell, do any of you professionals have any ideas??
Each night, I send three to five messages to the same person, say at 0300, 0305, 0310, and 0315.
Almost universally, the first message is delivered, as I can see it crossed off in the Scheduled Messages section of PowerSMS, and it also appears in the Messaging program as sent.
However, the remaining messages, although crossed off as sent in PowerSMS, do not appear to have been sent, and do not appear in the Messaging program as sent?
Any ideas? This is the sole reason I bought PowerSMS--to send scheduled messages to the same person, but it's only sending the first one.
I've tried everything. Soft resets. 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 minutes between messages. Leaving PowerSMS minimized. Closing it entirely. Leaving it open on the desktop. Plugging the phone in, leaving it unplugged but with plenty of power. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it sends a few messages. Most times, it doesn't.
Frankly, this is annoying. The phone works. Messages coming and going are not an issue, EXCEPT when PowerSMS is involved in sending them.
I posted much of this on the developer's site, and his only comment was: "That seems odd, and I don't have an answer for you right off the bat because the behavior is unpredictable. Does it help if you space the messages out a bit more (i.e. try to send them 15 minutes apart instead of 5)? Also, can you soft-reset your device to ensure the memory is clean and nothing else is running in the background? Then see if you can get it to send yourself 3 messages in a row 10-15 minutes apart. One guess is this *may* be related to the power management features of the device. It gets woken up at a certain time, sends the message and goes back to sleep and tries to wake up too quickly. Maybe this is causing the problem?"
Anyone here have any thoughts? What he says makes sense, but I have no idea where to go from there.
What version are you using? The newest version is 1.3 and it may fix the issues.
-haze- said:
What version are you using? The newest version is 1.3 and it may fix the issues.
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Thanks for the quick response, yes, I am using 1.3.
When it works, it's a brilliant little program. It just doesn't work very often. I'm tempted to ask for my money back.
You should try these two programs out. They look very promising!
RJV SMS Scheduler
Info
download here
and
There is this one but it costs $9.99
Timed SMS Scheduler
Info and download here
Hope these work for ya!
Power SMS is no longer freeware... At least not for me.
Sean D. said:
Power SMS is no longer freeware... At least not for me.
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It has a 14 day trial, but is only about $10, which i believe to be a fantastic deal considering all it's features, including export to .csv and .xml files.
asofiker said:
You should try these two programs out. They look very promising!
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Thanks for the headsup and the links! I'll give them a try, and see what there is to see.
scotchua said:
It has a 14 day trial, but is only about $10, which i believe to be a fantastic deal considering all it's features, including export to .csv and .xml files.
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Yes, he's right, it's a fantastic deal. Well written, clean, simple, small. All good.
Except it doesn't always work.
D'oh!
rush242 said:
Yes, he's right, it's a fantastic deal. Well written, clean, simple, small. All good.
Except it doesn't always work.
D'oh!
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When doesn't it work?
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When doesn't it work?
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Each night, I send three to five messages to the same person, say at 0300, 0305, 0310, and 0315.
Often the first message is delivered, as I can see it crossed off in the Scheduled Messages section of PowerSMS, and it also appears in the Messaging program as sent.
However, the remaining messages, although crossed off as sent in PowerSMS, do not appear to have been sent, and do not appear in the Messaging program as sent.
Like I said, the phone sends and receives fine. Never an issue. Not that I get many texts at 3AM, but if I do, I can reply.
asofiker said:
You should try these two programs out. They look very promising!
RJV SMS Scheduler
Info
download here
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OK, so this one seems to work just fine. No issues at all.
Damn hell ass PowerSMS. That's too damn bad.
I've been using sms scheduler for quite awhile with never a problem.
mattarse said:
I've been using sms scheduler for quite awhile with never a problem.
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Yep, it works like a dream, and confirms that the messages have been sent with a Notification.
Nice.
Related
Evan Charlton released a big update to his awesome app for those of us lucky enough to have Google Voice accounts, go grab it!
Hopefully this is appropriate for this forum, if not, sorry, I just wanted to tell anyone else who has been waiting for an update like me!
Tommy
The release notes and documentation can be found here:
http://docs.evancharlton.com/docs/GV
Updating early this morning and I can't say I'm too happy with it. It keeps getting stuck at the setup screen and I can't get into the actual application. The only way I've been able to send an SMS through it is by removing the native Messaging app from default and using Contacts to send an SMS. Only then do I get an option to send through GV.
uberingram said:
Updating early this morning and I can't say I'm too happy with it. It keeps getting stuck at the setup screen and I can't get into the actual application. The only way I've been able to send an SMS through it is by removing the native Messaging app from default and using Contacts to send an SMS. Only then do I get an option to send through GV.
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reboot your g1 and that fixes the settings screen getting stuck. I ran into this problem as well.
Only issue i'm having now is dialing out a number takes a long time, > 30secs even with pin turned off.
dwang said:
reboot your g1 and that fixes the settings screen getting stuck. I ran into this problem as well.
Only issue i'm having now is dialing out a number takes a long time, > 30secs even with pin turned off.
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Still didn't fix it. I'm going to try uninstalling and reinstalling.
Edit: Still busted. I'm at a complete loss as what to try next.
Edit 2: Wow I feel stupid. I emailed Evan for help and got this:
Evan said:
The application will not let you run it until all settings have been
filled in. If you're running the latest version from the Market, any
setting with a "*" in front of it has not yet been filled in.
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I didn't bother filling in the entry for Google PIN because I selected not to use it but the software still checks to make sure it's filled in. It's like an idiot filter and I failed miserably.
uberingram said:
Still didn't fix it. I'm going to try uninstalling and reinstalling.
Edit: Still busted. I'm at a complete loss as what to try next.
Edit 2: Wow I feel stupid. I emailed Evan for help and got this:
I didn't bother filling in the entry for Google PIN because I selected not to use it but the software still checks to make sure it's filled in. It's like an idiot filter and I failed miserably.
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Probably not worth blaming yourself for that one. Sounds like the software isn't that clear. If it doesn't need the pin, it shouldn't need to check for it.
Has it stopped working for anyone since the newest update?
GV calls failing with error message
GV stopped working for me after the latest update a few days back. All attempts at outbound calls result in a message that says "The cost of this call is 4 cents a minute" followed by disconnect beeps. Unsure of whats going on. Maybe google changed something on him.
Would love to get it working again, just made the switch to routing all calls through GV after the previous update and then this one comes out and I lost all connectivity.
Good news is that you can download all previous versions from the link a couple of posts above. I'm trying it now.
GV working for me again...
It appears that GV is now working again. From what I've seen the failures are intermittent across all versions. I'm guessing Google is fiddling with things on their end and temporarily killing Evan's app.
Wonder if they're making their own...
GV seemed to hurt performance
I was a big fan of his GrandCentral app. When he made the GV v2 app, I was looking forward to lots of functionality which it has, but it always seemed to severely degrade my phone's UI responsiveness and when it really got bad, I would get Force Close/Wait windows for GV.
I've unloaded it and am waiting for another big release to try it again.
I found a change log with download links on his website: http://evancharlton.com/projects/gv/
Apparently that error has been corrected.
yomamaster said:
I was a big fan of his GrandCentral app. When he made the GV v2 app, I was looking forward to lots of functionality which it has, but it always seemed to severely degrade my phone's UI responsiveness and when it really got bad, I would get Force Close/Wait windows for GV.
I've unloaded it and am waiting for another big release to try it again.
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yeah i agree, gv seems to make my phone sluggish as well.
brandenk said:
I found a change log with download links on his website: http://evancharlton.com/projects/gv/
Apparently that error has been corrected.
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Now I get this error:
USSD Code Running.....
Connection Problem of Invalid MMI code
$.04 a minute crap is back again.
Well... after committing to routing all my calls through GV and having GREAT SUCCESS!!! for about a week the dreaded "The cost of this call is 4 cents a minute" - BEEP BEEP BEEP is back again.
Had to stop routing all calls through GV to ensure I'm not missing any important calls. This is very frustrating as I love the app and really love cutting down on costs. Can't wait until GV is 100% stable. I still think Evan's app is not the problem, rather Google fiddling with something on their end which in turn breaks GV.
Anyone who has further insight throw your two cents in here.
On a side note, I wonder if Evan is aware of XDA-DEV? Wonder if we'd be of any help to him, or if he'd be a good contributor here.
" $.04 a minute crap is back again".
is that local calls or long distance out of country?
I've had zero troubles with GV; it's more than likely GOOG is doing something with their code.
GV error...
.04 cents a minute is happening for local calls within my home area code. I'm nearly certain its Google's fault... wonder if this is a sign they're working on mobile client as well?
I'm an idiot.
Finally figured out whats happening with the error I metioned earlier in this post. The 4 cents a minute error happens when I try to call a contact that doesn't have an area code in the number. For instance 456-7890 instead of 123-456-7890 triggers the error.
Overall the GV app is great. Very stable and full of great features. Two things I'd like to see. Support for a search function in contacts is a big one. Integration of my GV contacts with my other google account contacts is another. The former is on Evan to develop. The latter is all Google and I hope they hurry up with that.
Also - just discovered that GV has some widget features in the new Hero theme, never saw them before, not sure if they were there or not.
Official Google Voice App?
Looks like Google INC. Just rolled out a google voice application on the market
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice
EDIT: woot just got GV invite!
And it looks like they are going to offer voip callout too. The S is about to hit the fan in regards to Google's relationship with carriers.
This is a bigger deal than Chrome OS imo.
First of all, from HTC Kaiser to Samsung Vibrant to HTC HD 7 & I'm never going to look back!
OK now:
1. Go to an Email tile
2. Tap on the far left (next to the bolded name of the sender)
3. Voila - you have a slick option to select mail
Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. Thought it might be useful
Yeah found it the other day by mistake but I didn't think it was any earth mover
Yeah, my phone actually pointed the feature out the other day - I was deleting several emails one at a time, and a little info bar appeared at the top to say you can click on the left to quick select.
Not an earth mover at all, but neat that it recognised what I was doing and was able to tell me how I could do it quicker!
Big Foot said:
First of all, from HTC Kaiser to Samsung Vibrant to HTC HD 7 & I'm never going to look back!
OK now:
1. Go to an Email tile
2. Tap on the far left (next to the bolded name of the sender)
3. Voila - you have a slick option to select mail
Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. Thought it might be useful
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its great, but were is the "select all" feature, instead of you having to select each one.
I avg over 80 emails a day... how fun is my day selecting each one to delete
rysky007 said:
its great, but were is the "select all" feature, instead of you having to select each one.
I avg over 80 emails a day... how fun is my day selecting each one to delete
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If you are deleting all the emails you have recieved each day, then consider to discontinue using email...
homer.web said:
If you are deleting all the emails you have recieved each day, then consider to discontinue using email...
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That makes no sense, what is the point of keeping an email once you have read it? I check most of my emails on my desk top, the phone I use to track what is happening via emails for 4 different accounts when out with clients.
I dont need 100 emails sitting on my phone.
I am simply stating that every phone I have every used even old ones allowed you to do a select all feature for old sms phones.
HD2 has it, why was it not placed into WM7, just a small feature which is important but also missing as many important ones are.
but face book is there, wheeepy another face book driven phone, like we dont have enough of those.
Here's another one that you may (or may not) be aware of.
when typing press and hold on the actual text you have been typing. A cursor will appear allowing you to re-position anywhere within the text.
very handy for going back to make changes (like inserting a space between words, inserting words etc.
rysky007 said:
That makes no sense, what is the point of keeping an email once you have read it? I check most of my emails on my desk top, the phone I use to track what is happening via emails for 4 different accounts when out with clients.
I dont need 100 emails sitting on my phone.
I am simply stating that every phone I have every used even old ones allowed you to do a select all feature for old sms phones.
HD2 has it, why was it not placed into WM7, just a small feature which is important but also missing as many important ones are.
but face book is there, wheeepy another face book driven phone, like we dont have enough of those.
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I am also using 4 email accounts, two Exchange servers and two Hotmail accounts. I have no problem to have two weeks synchronized on all of the accounts. If you dont want it, than set it to last 3 days and you dont have to worry about...
Kiwi_Dave said:
Here's another one that you may (or may not) be aware of.
when typing press and hold on the actual text you have been typing. A cursor will appear allowing you to re-position anywhere within the text.
very handy for going back to make changes (like inserting a space between words, inserting words etc.
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This is very cute feature... I didnt know about it and was missing this one...
Big Foot said:
First of all, from HTC Kaiser to Samsung Vibrant to HTC HD 7 & I'm never going to look back!
OK now:
1. Go to an Email tile
2. Tap on the far left (next to the bolded name of the sender)
3. Voila - you have a slick option to select mail
Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. Thought it might be useful
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Umm thanks for the tip was trying to figure out how to do it
now am gonna poke everywhere to get more goodies
homer.web said:
I am also using 4 email accounts, two Exchange servers and two Hotmail accounts. I have no problem to have two weeks synchronized on all of the accounts. If you dont want it, than set it to last 3 days and you dont have to worry about...
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i have it set to minimal days i avg over 100 per day
homer.web said:
If you are deleting all the emails you have recieved each day, then consider to discontinue using email...
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ee
you are cute.... i only check my emails and if its imporant and must reply i will reply, edit delete and reply i will do on my notebook or desktop...
Yeah, it was nice when the phone pointed out I could do that.
Nice feature.
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This is very cute feature... I didnt know about it and was missing this one...
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Me too, ditto. And the email delete feature is good too.
On my Captivate when I recieve a message it's never in order.
For example, I send a test text to a friend at 7:41. When he sends it back one minute later the text ends up behind mine (not in order) and the time recieved says 2:41am.
Is there something wrong that I'm missing? How can I fix this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-783778.html
cappysw10 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-783778.html
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Wow. I tried the app mentioned in the topic and it totally ruined the order of my texts...
Yeah, that did not work at all. Messed things up even more.
Any other ideas?
Use Handcent, it's free, totally customizable and works.
Hypercore said:
Yeah, that did not work at all. Messed things up even more.
Any other ideas?
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don't use auto time/date update
if you use the stock messaging app, try using handcent or chomp and see if it still does it.
Register yourself here. Only 500 beta users! http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/04/viber-to-release-free-calling-messaging-app-for-android-this-week/
Thank-you, managed to grab a copy, seems like a offer not to miss. Working well thus far.
OMG!!.. Thanks!!!
already closed :/
Just tried from my DHD with some Iphone users works awesome guys !
http://www.viber.com/android-beta/
Edit: Those subscribers who are registered before the BETA Release can get a CODE just click on the link.
I got no mail from VIBER but i was registered before the beta release and got my code so try it!
i downloaded now on xperia x10, I have to test, but the app is well installed.
this link appears, but it doesnt work, if you dont fill in the form !!!
http://www.viber.com/download
For whatever reason, Viber just WON'T send me my access code! ><" Not even after I go to the "Get Code" part...ToT
edit: nevermind, I guess they just ran out of beta codes, so I'll most likely have to wait till they send me mine in the next few weeks.
ECBomb said:
For whatever reason, Viber just WON'T send me my access code! ><" Not even after I go to the "Get Code" part...ToT
edit: nevermind, I guess they just ran out of beta codes, so I'll most likely have to wait till they send me mine in the next few weeks.
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you have to fill in this form, if you had registered as beta tester:
http://www.viber.com/android-beta/
and you will get the right link for the good app
chriscx said:
you have to fill in this form, if you had registered as beta tester:
http://www.viber.com/android-beta/
and you will get the right link for the good app
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Already did that, I have the APK and it installed fine. My problem is that my access code is never sent to me, hence I can't verify my account.
Hi everyone,
We (Viber) are just as excited as you are for our new beta.
We're thankful for your feedbacks, and hoping you are finding it useful!
A few messages and clarifications:
1. Although I'm following this thread, we would like to ask you to post all your technical issues and suggestions in our official Android webpage: blog.viber.com/viber-beta-support
2. For those who are not receiving the code or getting the error message saying they need to subscribe: the only way for you to successfully install our beta is to have subscribed, and wait for our official invitation email. Otherwise your email and number won't have been activated, thus you're blocked (we didn't want our .APK to simply be open to EVERYONE in the world). Please wait patiently. It might take up to a week, but you should eventually receive the email and use it freely.
3. If you haven't subscribed in the official way yet, you can still do it here and wait for our email: eepurl.com/bW1Ln
For other info or questions, I'm here!
Best regards,
Viber.
I registered even before december last year and didnt get a beta invite yet... so probably its still too early to get really excited, as there are thousands of people that registered later... especially over the last time.
Makes only sense of course if they send out the codes in the order as people registered.
EDIT:
I have to correct myself. i never got an invite email from viber, but using the email i used back then to subscribe i could register here http://www.viber.com/android-beta/ without any problems. i just had to try some email addresses as i didnt know anymore which one i used back then. I didnt recive a sms but the activation call worked without any problems.
So yeah, even if you didnt get an invitation mail it might work. And YES, i checked my spamfolder before!
Viber Team said:
Hi everyone,
We (Viber) are just as excited as you are for our new beta.
We're thankful for your feedbacks, and hoping you are finding it useful!
A few messages and clarifications:
1. Although I'm following this thread, we would like to ask you to post all your technical issues and suggestions in our official Android webpage: blog.viber.com/viber-beta-support
2. For those who are not receiving the code or getting the error message saying they need to subscribe: the only way for you to successfully install our beta is to have subscribed, and wait for our official invitation email. Otherwise your email and number won't have been activated, thus you're blocked (we didn't want our .APK to simply be open to EVERYONE in the world). Please wait patiently. It might take up to a week, but you should eventually receive the email and use it freely.
3. If you haven't subscribed in the official way yet, you can still do it here and wait for our email: eepurl.com/bW1Ln
For other info or questions, I'm here!
Best regards,
Viber.
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Hi there.
Why do I see the Viber logo in the notification. Isn't there any possibility to turn it off?
I thought you receive your calls and messages through push notification?
Bizzy_B said:
Hi there.
Why do I see the Viber logo in the notification. Isn't there any possibility to turn it off?
I thought you receive your calls and messages through push notification?
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I think thats kinda annoying too. if every running service would show an icon, there would be no space left...
As the service is always running in the background anyway, there is simply no need to show the symbol all the time.
x潮騒x said:
I think thats kinda annoying too. if every running service would show an icon, there would be no space left...
As the service is always running in the background anyway, there is simply no need to show the symbol all the time.
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Well i think we need that icon to see if the Viber Server in ONLINE or OFFLINE i like it !
I found a problem VIBER , when someone calls me when i try to Accept the call i have to touch the Accept button and wait a little then swipe it to right side, if i swipe immediately the call is Rejected and doesnt inform the other side (the caller) that i Rejected his call.
burimii said:
Well i think we need that icon to see if the Viber Server in ONLINE or OFFLINE i like it !
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Thats kinda redundant, as you should safely assume that you are connected to viber as long as you have an online connection... if its usual that you cant connect to viber while having an online connection, it basically means the service isn't very reliable.
Just applied for both me and the missus. Hope we get in.
x潮騒x said:
Thats kinda redundant, as you should safely assume that you are connected to viber as long as you have an online connection... if its usual that you cant connect to viber while having an online connection, it basically means the service isn't very reliable.
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For me, the WhatsApp solution is way better. Even if I quit the app with ATK, I get my mails pushed. I don't even see Viber in ATK.
That's quite unacceptable for me.
Zhe rest of the app is fine for me.
Bizzy_B said:
For me, the WhatsApp solution is way better. Even if I quit the app with ATK, I get my mails pushed. I don't even see Viber in ATK.
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if you quit the WhatsApp client, the WhatsApp service is still running... i dont get your point. Whats the problem with services running in the background anyway? As long as they are not eating up your battery which shouldn't be the case if they are properly programmed.
i mean as long as they dont eat up space in the notification bar
x潮騒x said:
if you quit the WhatsApp client, the WhatsApp service is still running... i dont get your point. Whats the problem with services running in the background anyway? As long as they are not eating up your battery which shouldn't be the case if they are properly programmed.
i mean as long as they dont eat up space in the notification bar
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Homez, I know that Viber is not really draining my battery, I just don't want to see the logo in the notification bar. The application can run in the background, it can even run besides me if it wants. I just want my notification bar clean ;-)
Bizzy_B said:
Homez, I know that Viber is not really draining my battery, I just don't want to see the logo in the notification bar. The application can run in the background, it can even run besides me if it wants. I just want my notification bar clean ;-)
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its gone in the newest beta! Thanks!
And i got an invitation mail to the beta today... a little bit late regarding i am using the beta already since last week. And it works really good for me... besides not deactivating the screen while calling (proximity sensor) but im sure they will fix this soon.
I made a script to alert me when the Nexus 5 was available, and I figured I'd share the love.
This python script watches 7 different pages, and posts notifications when it detects a change (with the text 'nexus 5'). It posts a message using a twitter account (@n5stock). The cool part about this is you can easily get push notifications in the twitter account, or sms notifications. Based on my tests, notifications were received within ~2 seconds of me sending them.
Basically, there are two ways to get notifications:
Twitter Push Notifications:
Open @n5stock using the twitter app
Follow @n5stock, select 'face' icon on left, and select 'Turn on notifications'
SMS Notifications (works with Google Voice):
Text 40404
Login, or reply with a new username (that doesn't exist)
Text 'ON n5stock'
Here are the pages it's watching:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_32gb
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_white_16gb
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_white_32gb
http://www.google.com/nexus/5/
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
https://play.google.com/store/devices?hl=en
[Let me know if you have any to add]
Hopefully this helps some people out. I was definitely wasting waayy too much time refreshing / watching news sites for the release.
xur17 said:
I made a script to alert me when the Nexus 5 was available, and I figured I'd share the love.
This python script watches 7 different pages, and posts notifications when it detects a change (with the text 'nexus 5'). It posts a message using a twitter account (@n5stock). The cool part about this is you can easily get push notifications in the twitter account, or sms notifications. Based on my tests, notifications were received within ~2 seconds of me sending them.
Basically, there are two ways to get notifications:
Twitter Push Notifications:
Open @n5stock using the twitter app
Follow @n5stock, select 'face' icon on left, and select 'Turn on notifications'
SMS Notifications (works with Google Voice):
Text 40404
Login, or reply with a new username (that doesn't exist)
Text 'ON n5stock'
Here are the pages it's watching:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_32gb
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_white_16gb
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_white_32gb
http://www.google.com/nexus/5/
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
https://play.google.com/store/devices?hl=en
[Let me know if you have any to add]
Hopefully this helps some people out. I was definitely wasting waayy too much time refreshing / watching news sites for the release.
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I signed up earlier today, when I saw it mentioned on GottaBeMobile.
Very ingenious!. Thanks!
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Last year for the Nexus 4, on release day the sales were supposed to start at 11am ET/8am PT, but REALLY went live about 15 minutes early... When people logged on at 11am ET, Nexus 4 stock was GONE.
For this, you will get a text alert when the Nexus 5 shows up in Google Play. Great idea! :good:
ChazzMatt said:
I signed up earlier today, when I saw it mentioned on GottaBeMobile.
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That's good. But GottaBeMobile is a terrible site, they just rehash stories and post any old "rumor" so that they appear regularly in search results, garbage site!
ChazzMatt said:
I signed up earlier today, when I saw it mentioned on GottaBeMobile.
Very ingenious!. Thanks!
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Last year for the Nexus 4, on release day the sales were supposed to start at 11am ET/8am PT, but REALLY went live about 15 minutes early... When people logged on at 11am ET, Nexus 4 stock was GONE.
For this, you will get a text alert when the Nexus 5 shows up in Google Play. Great idea!
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Yup, that was pretty much my thought process. I'm guessing they'll be moving very quickly - selling out will help with publicity, so I'm betting Google will be aiming to do exactly that. I anticipate a similar stock situation to what they had last year.
If people see other urls to watch, let me know. I plan to keep this up after the first batch is sold, and send out alerts when it goes back instock (so don't despair if you miss the first batch).
Lewythefly said:
That's good. But GottaBeMobile is a terrible site, they just rehash stories and post any old "rumor" so that they appear regularly in search results, garbage site!
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Not disagreeing with you about the site in general. But this time, the article was helpful. I even re-posted it in another forum. So, funny seeing the guy who made the in-stock script here.
Can't wait for this phone!
I really hope this won't be necessary until after the announcement. It would be pretty bad for them to announce and release the phone at the same time.
Thanks much for the script, should be very helpful!
might sound dumb but where do I send the txt to?
nitramus said:
might sound dumb but where do I send the txt to?
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You text to 40404
Inferi0r said:
You text to 40404
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Lol, n5stock = 40404 = not found
So coincidental, yet so funny
I did. I txted ON n5stock to 40404 and nothing happened.
I'm following the Twitter account, too.
Finger crossed !
Regards
Btw, how can we be sure everything is working correctly? Could you kindly send a message again?
You have to go to twitter.com and set up text alerts first.
vn800art said:
I'm following the Twitter account, too.
Finger crossed !
Regards
Btw, how can we be sure everything is working correctly? Could you kindly send a message again?
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I'll be sending out a test alert in a few hours.
jayr04 said:
You have to go to twitter.com and set up text alerts first.
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Correct. You can also setup text alerts by texting 40404.
xur17 said:
I'll be sending out a test alert in a few hours.
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Cool, thanks - I think I've set it up right.. even set up twitter just for this!
xur17 said:
I'll be sending out a test alert in a few hours.
Correct. You can also setup text alerts by texting 40404.
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Just got your message, freaked out for a second, thought I was about to order my Nexus!
Thanks for setting this up!
gbpack2306 said:
Just got your message, freaked out for a second, thought I was about to order my Nexus!
Thanks for setting this up!
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I wish!
I'm signed up! Cool
got it working thanks... twitter texts didn't work on my provider mobilicity but does work great with Google voice...
Sent from my Nexus 7 2
Alert received! Thanks a lot!
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app