Any good private pics apps? - Captivate Themes and Apps

I've looked at all the apps I can find in the market that allow you to store provate pics but they all seem to not be up to scratch with either failing at being truly private (I don't think I saw any that used proper encryption) and/or don't have a proper viewer or slideshow option. Does anyone know if such an app exists with proper encryption and a decent viewer?

I'd also like to know this

Dropbox seems to work fine for me just make sure you log off after you exit

Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
Sent from my Captivate

miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
Sent from my Captivate
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LMAO! That's awesome!

photovault

miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
Sent from my Captivate
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There HAS to be a better solution

miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
Sent from my Captivate
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Now I don't care who you are that right there is funny...

I use TSP (Totally Secure Picture) to hide my ex girls nudie pics from the flavor of the month. I'm not sure if it's still available in the market though.

lfwake08 said:
I use TSP (Totally Secure Picture) to hide my ex girls nudie pics from the flavor of the month. I'm not sure if it's still available in the market though.
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There's nothing a good google search can't cure.

+1 on photovault! I use the videovault wich is the same but for vids.
It seems to do well with all my flics!!

I used to use Pandora, works well but then i got tired of it, since i just kinda store the pics and videos there after taking them, not really used for viewing. so what i do is make a folder using the included file explorer thing, and name it with a discrete name like.....97taxreturns....lol, and make sure to put a "." in front of the folder name, then i put all my stuff in there. its hidden from the gallery and the file explorer unless you use "menu-->show hidden"
but pandora is pretty nice to for the porn addicts.

ScottyNuttz said:
There HAS to be a better solution
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search a .nomedia fix works for me

I used Vaulty Free from the market. It seems pretty good. The ONLY thing you can find/see in your "My Files" are text files. And YES I tried to open them and it just comes up with scribbles scratch. So YES I can Hide my Streamed Porn Video, My Sancha's (mistress) nude pics and video from the wifey...Haha
It also hides the videos and pics from the gallery completely.

miztaken1312 said:
There's nothing a good google search can't cure.
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Except herpes........that's forever.

I use Pandora...it's great and straight forward

hide ur pics ( porns) lol
vaulty free in the market works great

My friend uses Hide it Pro to hide his pics of weed. It has a disguised icon and has a secret way of opening it after you tap the icon. Then a password is required.

miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
Sent from my Captivate
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can we get a like button please.....so should i get rid of my hundreds of pictures and many hours of videos

garringm said:
can we get a like button please.....so should i get rid of my hundreds of pictures and many hours of videos
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U have a "thanks" button.
Next time u store these things, store them all in one "base" folder. This way u can delete this one folder and the contents - sub-folders and files would be auto-deleted.

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[Q] How to Rename Application for Root Users

I've searched this and other forums and still can't ffigure out how to change an applications name for a Rooted G1. I've been able to change an application's icon by switiching the .png in the drawtable folder, but where the heck is the apps name info stored?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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I've searched this and other forums and still can't ffigure out how to change an applications name for a Rooted G1. I've been able to change an application's icon by switiching the .png in the drawtable folder, but where the heck is the apps name info stored?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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That is probably going to require either editing the appropriate xml files, or rebuilding the ROM from source to be able to get access to other appropriate files. It may be more trouble than its worth. There may be an app for it, but I am not sure. Maybe someone else can chime in if they know of another way?
Couldn't you use bettercut.
supremeteam256 said:
Couldn't you use bettercut.
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That's a possiblility but I couldn't say for sure because I have never used any home replacement apps.
Thanks Supreme.....
DirectMatrix said:
That's a possiblility but I couldn't say for sure because I have never used any home replacement apps.
Thanks Supreme.....
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Well its been a long minute since I've used any home replacement but you can still use bettercut on with using open home or ahome. The only thing I'm wondering is when you change the name of the app does it only change on the home screen or in the app drawer to. I'm to lazy to do it myself.
You don't need a home replacement to use Bettercut.
Pinesal said:
You don't need a home replacement to use Bettercut.
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So any idea if Bettercut can actually do what the OP was looking for?
Pinesal said:
You don't need a home replacement to use Bettercut.
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Thats what I said
Better Cup isn't a home replacement app, it doesn't require one either.
AdrianK said:
Better Cup isn't a home replacement app, it doesn't require one either.
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Yea I know, I just went back and re-read what I wrote and saw I wrote with instead of without. It was still early for me when I was typing.
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Yea I know, I just went back and re-read what I wrote and saw I wrote with instead of without. It was still early for me when I was typing.
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I meant to quote DirectMatrix, my bad.
AdrianK said:
I meant to quote DirectMatrix, my bad.
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O, well I know I didn't help either with being confusing. Its one of those days.
bettercut is only for app shortcuts on your home screen, it won't change the name in the app drawer.
BTW does it work without a home replacement app?
bittermormon said:
BTW does it work without a home replacement app?
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Yes
10 characters.
Thanks for everyone's help in trying to solve this one. As previous post's have noted; Bettercut will only change the name on the Home screen or App drawer, not in the application list.
How about this...if it's too much trouble to rename, is it easy to hide an application from appearing at all?
Thanks to everyone!!
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How about this...if it's too much trouble to rename, is it easy to hide an application from appearing at all?
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No its actually quite easy to keep it from appearing.....uninstall it.
Oh come on you gotta admit, you were asking for that one LOL
I'm assuming you don't want it appearing in your app drawer? Is that the issue? Are you talking about applications that come on the ROM that you don't want anymore. Please provide not only the end result of what you are looking for, but also a little background and maybe that will help with an answer.
Yes, I did set myself up for that one.
It's a 3rd party app that runs at startup. I would like to hide the app from appearing in the Manage Application menu. Thanks again!!
You can use the modified launcher to hide installed apps from the app drawer but I dont think you can hide from the manage applications section.
Thanks for the input Rodney!
can u also rename apps with the modified launcher?

which app created this ad?

The notification icon is a grey "i" in a grey circle.
Will uninstall whatever it is.
edit: went thru the latest astro apk and the notification icon was not in there, so its probably not astro.
I use astro and have never seen this. Not sure what it is that's doing it, but I don't think its astro.
Install a Task Manager and kill processes one by one until you find out?
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Install a Task Manager and kill processes one by one until you find out?
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but will that kill the notification thats already sent?
Dumb question probably, but happen's when you push that notifcation? Browser opens up?
I typed in WonderWall and found and found an app called MSN WonderWall (Wonderful Wall magazine) and went ahead and installed it. Not sure if that's your culprit.
should show up in logcat.
JCopernicus said:
should show up in logcat.
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I checked and didn't see anything
http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-incredible/119912-ads-my-notification.html
Quick Uninstaller seems to be the culprit according to this.
This happened to me too recently, thought it was a fluke but after seeing this it reminded me. I dont have quick uninstaller so its not the only one doing it.
Are either of you guys using chrome 2 phone firefox extension, or any programs of that type?
Hmmm....I hope this isn't a security thing with C2DM.
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Are either of you guys using chrome 2 phone firefox extension, or any programs of that type?
Hmmm....I hope this isn't a security thing with C2DM.
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im pretty sure every froyo user is using chrome 2 phone.
Blueman101 said:
im pretty sure every froyo user is using chrome 2 phone.
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Nope, you have to download chrome 2 phone. It's why I asked if you're using the firefox extention. That's not writting by the chrome 2 phone people and you don't know what's happening on their end.
The c2dm api is present, but you have to have an app installed to receive the intent.
In the Chrome 2 Phone combo, your browser extension sends the intent to the Chrome 2 Phone app, and the app displays the notification.
I can right a "happy buttons" app that I tell you displays happy faces, and that's all you think it does, however I can send ad notifications through the C2DM api and have it show a notification like the one you guys are seeing. All without the Chrome 2 Phone extention/apk combo.
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Nope, you have to download chrome 2 phone.
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No, no, I wasn't implying froyo came with chrome2phone, but that practically every froyo user has installed this and if it what chrome2phone, this would have been more widespread.
JCopernicus said:
http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-incredible/119912-ads-my-notification.html
Quick Uninstaller seems to be the culprit according to this.
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I've never had that installed too. This is the second time I got the same Ad today.
How about Easy Note?
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How about Easy Note?
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dont have that either
britoso said:
dont have that either
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would be helpful if you posted a list of apps you have. this seems like more of a witch hunt otherwise
Wow. This is going way, way too far.. Ads in the notification bar.
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dont have that either
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I bet it's that MoreRecent program. I hear that developer is all kinds of corrupt.
=P
(I'm just kidding for anyone that does't know, britoso is the developer of more rencet)
Might be from shopsavy the barcode scanner

[QU/Dev Req] Using N1 as a web cam?

After finding out my Cam isnt supported by windows 7, I just realised my N1 is twice as good as it anyway, so was wondering is it even feasible to somehow get the N1 to be a webcam for the PC, either by bluetooth, some weird wifi routing or by usb?
Here you go, actually works. Limited to 15fps but it works.
Can't post a link but it looks something like this just remove the spaces
http ://www .appbrain .com /app /com .dev47apps .droidcam
use ustream broadcasting Search in the market!!
Oooo nice, when I did a market search only found out rubbish. Is there any of these which add the camera to the computer like a driver, and not just avalible online?
dogiedogie said:
Oooo nice, when I did a market search only found out rubbish. Is there any of these which add the camera to the computer like a driver, and not just avalible online?
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Sorry, I just use ustream, bookmark the page and BOOM
just_mike said:
Here you go, actually works. Limited to 15fps but it works.
Can't post a link but it looks something like this just remove the spaces
http ://www .appbrain .com /app /com .dev47apps .droidcam
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Why don't you try that?
dev47 said:
Why don't you try that?
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I did, refuses to download/install phone side :/
That was just some sort of a market hiccup.. Fixed now.
I use the app called "USB Webcam' works perfect

[Q] A lot of general questions on how to use android/note3

First time android user, ive had my note 3 for barely a day. Just switched from the iPhone 4s, so my switch to android has been surprising to say the least.
The spoiler below summarizes my first struggle/rant with how "amazing" android customization is.
They say android is very customizable, and it is, but what they don't tell you is that there are no good apps to do what you want to do. For example, I tried syncing my iTunes library to my android phone. Doubletwist wouldnt work because my library is in a different place than where iTunes installs normally, and it seems that iTunes only updates iTunes Library.xml instead of the iTunes Music Library.xml, so not all my music is transferred to my phone anyway. Good interface, bad performance. Right now im using the free trial of iSyncr, which works great, but has a ****ty icon/interface, with the free trial of playerpro for a music player with a good interface and the ability to change play counts and ratings so it reflects in my iTunes library. Once those free trials end, I'll have to dish out 10 bucks just to do what was native on iPhone. I understand you can drag and drop music, but im not gonna go through my entire music library every time i have to transfer over a new song (so I avoid duplicates of songs already on there), or wait 30 minutes each time to transfer my whole library over every time I want to sync (replacing my old library). Google Play is nice and all, but it doesnt keep track of play counts, and I just hate the fact that its streaming. What if I was stuck in a class that was in a brick classroom that just killed my network connectivity and provided no wifi? (I do encounter this at my university some times). Does that mean I cant listen to music?
1. What are the LED notifications? What does red mean? what is blue? what is green? My note 3 didnt come with a manual... I think my phone told me when i was setting it up, but it was a lot to take in, so i forgot some parts.
2. Are the apps with a blue circle with a white arrow on the lower bottom left corner of the apps free? or just shortcuts to buy the app in the app store? I hope they are free apps that come bundled with it, since I would love to use the sketchbook app, but I dont wanna pay for it when I can use the mobile free version.
3. I want to get rid of the bloatware on my phone, but I have no clue which apps are bloatware and which ones are actually useful (besides the obvious ones that are branded with AT&T and samsung(are the samsung apps useful?). What ROM should I flash to get to stock android (and rooted since it seems like some of these roms come with root). I dont want any fancy themes or whatever, since most of the time, they suck.
4. Can I set lockscreen notifications? Or do i have to unlock my device, pull down the notifications bar, and go from there?
5. Can I customize the icons on the status bar? Like their location on the status bar (id like to have my 4g and at&t signal on the left, instead of the 4g in the middle of nowhere) or what shows up on the status bar?
6. What is the best themeing app called?
7. uhh thats all the questions I can think of now, but its only been a day. Once i start using it more, i'll have more questions, but im sure I can figure those out myself unless its a stumper.
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7. How do I set my mail to automatically load images?
Marth said:
First time android user, ive had my note 3 for barely a day. Just switched from the iPhone 4s, so my switch to android has been surprising to say the least.
The spoiler below summarizes my first struggle/rant with how "amazing" android customization is.
They say android is very customizable, and it is, but what they don't tell you is that there are no good apps to do what you want to do. For example, I tried syncing my iTunes library to my android phone. Doubletwist wouldnt work because my library is in a different place than where iTunes installs normally, and it seems that iTunes only updates iTunes Library.xml instead of the iTunes Music Library.xml, so not all my music is transferred to my phone anyway. Good interface, bad performance. Right now im using the free trial of iSyncr, which works great, but has a ****ty icon/interface, with the free trial of playerpro for a music player with a good interface and the ability to change play counts and ratings so it reflects in my iTunes library. Once those free trials end, I'll have to dish out 10 bucks just to do what was native on iPhone. I understand you can drag and drop music, but im not gonna go through my entire music library every time i have to transfer over a new song (so I avoid duplicates of songs already on there), or wait 30 minutes each time to transfer my whole library over every time I want to sync (replacing my old library). Google Play is nice and all, but it doesnt keep track of play counts, and I just hate the fact that its streaming. What if I was stuck in a class that was in a brick classroom that just killed my network connectivity and provided no wifi? (I do encounter this at my university some times). Does that mean I cant listen to music?
1. What are the LED notifications? What does red mean? what is blue? what is green? My note 3 didnt come with a manual... I think my phone told me when i was setting it up, but it was a lot to take in, so i forgot some parts.
2. Are the apps with a blue circle with a white arrow on the lower bottom left corner of the apps free? or just shortcuts to buy the app in the app store? I hope they are free apps that come bundled with it, since I would love to use the sketchbook app, but I dont wanna pay for it when I can use the mobile free version.
3. I want to get rid of the bloatware on my phone, but I have no clue which apps are bloatware and which ones are actually useful (besides the obvious ones that are branded with AT&T and samsung(are the samsung apps useful?). What ROM should I flash to get to stock android (and rooted since it seems like some of these roms come with root). I dont want any fancy themes or whatever, since most of the time, they suck.
4. Can I set lockscreen notifications? Or do i have to unlock my device, pull down the notifications bar, and go from there?
5. Can I customize the icons on the status bar? Like their location on the status bar (id like to have my 4g and at&t signal on the left, instead of the 4g in the middle of nowhere) or what shows up on the status bar?
6. What is the best themeing app called?
7. uhh thats all the questions I can think of now, but its only been a day. Once i start using it more, i'll have more questions, but im sure I can figure those out myself unless its a stumper.
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7. How do I set my mail to automatically load images?
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Here is the manual if you don't have one. Enjoy!
http://www.note3manual.net/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-Manual-PDF-N9005_JellyBean_English.pdf
ukic said:
Here is the manual if you don't have one. Enjoy!
http://www.note3manual.net/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-Manual-PDF-N9005_JellyBean_English.pdf
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HAHAHA! That cracked me up to no avail.
I feel for the original poster as I too came from IOS which I had been using for around 4 years prior. Fortunately I did get a little way time with a Galaxy S4 prior to getting the Note 3.
Limeybastard said:
HAHAHA! That cracked me up to no avail.
I feel for the original poster as I too came from IOS which I had been using for around 4 years prior. Fortunately I did get a little way time with a Galaxy S4 prior to getting the Note 3.
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unfortunately, neither of you were any help to me since none of my questions were answered.
what a great community.
Marth said:
unfortunately, neither of you were any help to me since none of my questions were answered.
what a great community.
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He did help, he sent you a manual for the Note 3.
The following You Tube video helped me to "delete" bloatware. without rooting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N78srpO13zI
Limeybastard said:
He did help, he sent you a manual for the Note 3.
The following You Tube video helped me to "delete" bloatware. without rooting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N78srpO13zI
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no, its actually not helpful at all. i can google the manual for myself, thank you very much. If i needed someone to google it for me, I wouldnt have posted.
The manual does not answer any of my questions. If you disagree, show me what page actually answers any of my questions.
Instead of just sending me to google.com, is it really that hard to take 1 minute of your time, and post your own opinion? I would only be okay with this if there was a stick or something that actually answered my questions, but theres not, so stop trying to be a smartass.
you said you used your iphone before the s4. wow, thats so helpful to me. Why not take the time to answer my questions instead of bragging how you had a previous android phone that helped you transition.
Marth said:
unfortunately, neither of you were any help to me since none of my questions were answered.
what a great community.
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This is a very helpful community BUT this question belongs to Official Stupid Questions Thread - No Question too Stupid thread. Took me 5 seconds to find the manual using google and you did say you didn't get one.
Marth said:
no, its actually not helpful at all. i can google the manual for myself, thank you very much. If i needed someone to google it for me, I wouldnt have posted.
The manual does not answer any of my questions. If you disagree, show me what page actually answers any of my questions.
Instead of just sending me to google.com, is it really that hard to take 1 minute of your time, and post your own opinion? I would only be okay with this if there was a stick or something that actually answered my questions, but theres not, so stop trying to be a smartass.
you said you used your iphone before the s4. wow, thats so helpful to me. Why not take the time to answer my questions instead of bragging how you had a previous android phone that helped you transition.
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Did you watch that You Tube video?
I am trying to help you transition.
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This is a very helpful community BUT this question belongs to Official Stupid Questions Thread - No Question too Stupid thread. Took me 5 seconds to find the manual using google and you did say you didn't get one.
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Just because i said I didnt get one doesnt mean that I cant google it for myself. I already googled it before I even posted in this thread, and looked through it. I decided it didnt help me, so I posted.
Why the hell do you even have this sub-thread if youre just gonna suggest that everyone post in the stupid questions thread? no one even replies there either, people just post new questions.
@Limeybastard
thanks for the video, thats pretty useful, but it only (barely) answers one of my numerous questions. what about my other questions?
im trying not to double post, but theres a 5 min timer between when I can edit posts...
Marth said:
Just because i said I didnt get one doesnt mean that I cant google it for myself. I already googled it before I even posted in this thread, and looked through it. I decided it didnt help me, so I posted.
Why the hell do you even have this sub-thread if youre just gonna suggest that everyone post in the stupid questions thread? no one even replies there either, people just post new questions.
@Limeybastard
thanks for the video, thats pretty useful, but it only (barely) answers one of my numerous questions. what about my other questions?
im trying not to double post, but theres a 5 min timer between when I can edit posts...
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Review attached image. It is within the settings of the stock email application . Press the menu button then settings then more settings and drive to the below and check what you see below.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
Marth said:
1. What are the LED notifications? What does red mean? what is blue? what is green? My note 3 didnt come with a manual... I think my phone told me when i was setting it up, but it was a lot to take in, so i forgot some parts.
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1A) Settings > Device > Led Indicator = Will tell you what those colors mean.
Marth said:
2. Are the apps with a blue circle with a white arrow on the lower bottom left corner of the apps free? or just shortcuts to buy the app in the app store? I hope they are free apps that come bundled with it, since I would love to use the sketchbook app, but I dont wanna pay for it when I can use the mobile free version.
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2A) Shortcuts which redirects you to playstore.
Marth said:
3. I want to get rid of the bloatware on my phone, but I have no clue which apps are bloatware and which ones are actually useful (besides the obvious ones that are branded with AT&T and samsung(are the samsung apps useful?). What ROM should I flash to get to stock android (and rooted since it seems like some of these roms come with root). I dont want any fancy themes or whatever, since most of the time, they suck.
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3A) Check the video above that was posted or root your phone and use Titanium Backup Pro and freeze/delete the apps you don't want.
Marth said:
4. Can I set lockscreen notifications? Or do i have to unlock my device, pull down the notifications bar, and go from there?
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4A) You can pull down your notification window even when you are on your lock screen and yes you can set some of it.
Marth said:
5. Can I customize the icons on the status bar? Like their location on the status bar (id like to have my 4g and at&t signal on the left, instead of the 4g in the middle of nowhere) or what shows up on the status bar?
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EDIT: 5A) Check Wanam/Xposed. This needs root.
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6. What is the best themeing app called?
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6A) Check Wanam/Xposed. This needs root.
Marth said:
7. uhh thats all the questions I can think of now, but its only been a day. Once i start using it more, i'll have more questions, but im sure I can figure those out myself unless its a stumper.
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7. How do I set my mail to automatically load images?
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7A) I use g-mail app and under options you can uncheck the option to load images only when connected to wifi so it will load images even without wifi.
Limeybastard said:
Review attached image. It is within the settings of the stock email application . Press the menu button then settings then more settings and drive to the below and check what you see below.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
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thats really weird, I dont have an option for more settings on my stock email app. I have account settings, then under display settings, it shows display, composing and sending, auto advance, confirm deletions, priority senders, spam addresses, rules for filtering and split view mode. No other option for more settings or how often I want my mail being checked.
@ukic
thank you for your help now lol. However, some of your answers dont make sense to me. To change the icon locations in the status bar, you said hold down the icons. However when I do it, notification center gets pulled down. Im guessing I need root for this?
and I tried using the gmail app, and I do like it, I would just prefer if I could change the default inbox to be set to all mail. Any way I can do this?
Marth said:
thats really weird, I dont have an option for more settings on my stock email app. I have account settings, then under display settings, it shows display, composing and sending, auto advance, confirm deletions, priority senders, spam addresses, rules for filtering and split view mode. No other option for more settings or how often I want my mail being checked.
@ukic
thank you for your help now lol. However, some of your answers dont make sense to me. To change the icon locations in the status bar, you said hold down the icons. However when I do it, notification center gets pulled down. Im guessing I need root for this?
and I tried using the gmail app, and I do like it, I would just prefer if I could change the default inbox to be set to all mail. Any way I can do this?
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Under account settings press your finger on your email address. The below should screen should appear.
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Under account settings press your finger on your email address. The below should screen should appear.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
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Thank you very much!
Marth said:
Thank you very much!
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No worries, I am still learning. It is like being in a foreign country and not understanding the language when coming from IOS devices.
Marth said:
thats really weird, I dont have an option for more settings on my stock email app. I have account settings, then under display settings, it shows display, composing and sending, auto advance, confirm deletions, priority senders, spam addresses, rules for filtering and split view mode. No other option for more settings or how often I want my mail being checked.
@ukic
thank you for your help now lol. However, some of your answers dont make sense to me. To change the icon locations in the status bar, you said hold down the icons. However when I do it, notification center gets pulled down. Im guessing I need root for this?
and I tried using the gmail app, and I do like it, I would just prefer if I could change the default inbox to be set to all mail. Any way I can do this?
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Sorry was thinking of too many things at the same time, updated answer > 5A) Check Wanam/Xposed. This needs root.
In regards to default inbox > all mail, I haven't tried to do that but let me see if I can figure it out. Will let you know.
Marth said:
They say android is very customizable, and it is, but what they don't tell you is that there are no good apps to do what you want to do. For example, I tried syncing my iTunes library to my android phone. Doubletwist wouldnt work because my library is in a different place than where iTunes installs normally, and it seems that iTunes only updates iTunes Library.xml instead of the iTunes Music Library.xml, so not all my music is transferred to my phone anyway. Good interface, bad performance. Right now im using the free trial of iSyncr, which works great, but has a ****ty icon/interface, with the free trial of playerpro for a music player with a good interface and the ability to change play counts and ratings so it reflects in my iTunes library. Once those free trials end, I'll have to dish out 10 bucks just to do what was native on iPhone. I understand you can drag and drop music, but im not gonna go through my entire music library every time i have to transfer over a new song (so I avoid duplicates of songs already on there), or wait 30 minutes each time to transfer my whole library over every time I want to sync (replacing my old library). Google Play is nice and all, but it doesnt keep track of play counts, and I just hate the fact that its streaming. What if I was stuck in a class that was in a brick classroom that just killed my network connectivity and provided no wifi? (I do encounter this at my university some times). Does that mean I cant listen to music?
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It doesn't help that you're coming from a platform that doesn't want to make it easy for you to move...
I feel the same way about the streaming music services, and I tried to explain this to my roommate who works at google, and has drunk the koolaid. The impression I got from him was that we shouldn't be in places that don't have internet - and I'm all for avoiding those, but those times when I can't, I really want to be able to listen to music! At least the note 3 has a microSD card slot, so you can store lots of music on a 64GB micro SD card.
I just put all my music onto a MicroSD card and pointed Music Folder Player at it. I don't know if this will work on an iTunes library though.
Marth said:
What ROM should I flash to get to stock android (and rooted since it seems like some of these roms come with root). I dont want any fancy themes or whatever, since most of the time, they suck.
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I don't think anyone said this already... You can't flash roms on an AT&T note3, the bootloader is locked. All we can do is root the stock rom (until someone comes up with a bootloader exploit). But you can do a lot with "just" root.
As for samsung apps being useful, probably all you want is the S-Pen related ones.
If you use the Email app (not just GMail), do not disable MyMagazine, however annoying it is; it breaks the basic email app if you do.
The apps with the circle and arrow are shortcuts to download the apps. I just checked on a few of mine, though, and they look to be free. It looks like Samsung had the courtesy not to install all of the bloatware they wanted to? Or maybe they have to pay royalties based on how many people actually install it...? (at least some of them are not samsung products)
DrAzzy said:
It doesn't help that you're coming from a platform that doesn't want to make it easy for you to move...
I feel the same way about the streaming music services, and I tried to explain this to my roommate who works at google, and has drunk the koolaid. The impression I got from him was that we shouldn't be in places that don't have internet - and I'm all for avoiding those, but those times when I can't, I really want to be able to listen to music! At least the note 3 has a microSD card slot, so you can store lots of music on a 64GB micro SD card.
I just put all my music onto a MicroSD card and pointed Music Folder Player at it. I don't know if this will work on an iTunes library though.
I don't think anyone said this already... You can't flash roms on an AT&T note3, the bootloader is locked. All we can do is root the stock rom (until someone comes up with a bootloader exploit). But you can do a lot with "just" root.
As for samsung apps being useful, probably all you want is the S-Pen related ones.
If you use the Email app (not just GMail), do not disable MyMagazine, however annoying it is; it breaks the basic email app if you do.
The apps with the circle and arrow are shortcuts to download the apps. I just checked on a few of mine, though, and they look to be free. It looks like Samsung had the courtesy not to install all of the bloatware they wanted to? Or maybe they have to pay royalties based on how many people actually install it...? (at least some of them are not samsung products)
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Thats very true, but theres also no music manager for android either. Okay well, i'll give you winamp, but honestly, i hate the look of winamp, and most of the themes/skins for it are also terrible. I tried googling for themes for the android app, and I couldnt even find any (then again, i didnt look too hard. just a simple google search).
say what you want, iTunes is a pretty good music manager for those who like to manage their music, but arnt anal about tagging. Ive found that using iSyncr and PlayerPro together have been a great substitution for the same experience as on an iPhone. Except that you CANT SET PlayerPro as your default music app. Apparently people have had issues with the same thing, and theres just no solution on how to set PlayerPro as your default app. I might try finding another music app soon if I cant figure it out, since I play my music through bluetooth in my car, and if I cant choose the songs through my cars system, theres no point.
What do you mean change songs through your car's system? Is it really too much trouble to pick up your phone and press the skip button on whatever music player is running.
And what do you mean by "default music app"? If you want to run something different than what you have, just put that icon on your home screen and open it instead.
I don't know why former iOS sheep have to make things so complicated, like" how do I get this to look/act/do the same as my iPhone "? Something sent you this side of the Isle, just embrace android for a few day whilst you learn the basics of the platform and your device.
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Marth said:
Thats very true, but theres also no music manager for android either. Okay well, i'll give you winamp, but honestly, i hate the look of winamp, and most of the themes/skins for it are also terrible. I tried googling for themes for the android app, and I couldnt even find any (then again, i didnt look too hard. just a simple google search).
say what you want, iTunes is a pretty good music manager for those who like to manage their music, but arnt anal about tagging. Ive found that using iSyncr and PlayerPro together have been a great substitution for the same experience as on an iPhone. Except that you CANT SET PlayerPro as your default music app. Apparently people have had issues with the same thing, and theres just no solution on how to set PlayerPro as your default app. I might try finding another music app soon if I cant figure it out, since I play my music through bluetooth in my car, and if I cant choose the songs through my cars system, theres no point.
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Were you able to select the music before on your iPhone through Bluetooth? Because I would love to find what ever head unit/car you have, because my wife would love that. Only place I've ever seen seen that is if you plug in the iPhone, never though Bluetooth.
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Can someone please explain pictures and storage on the Nexus 6?

Hi All,
I got the Nexus 6 a few weeks ago and I like it pretty well though I'm having a hard time figuring out how to work it lol. One major thing I'm not understanding - it seems to have no picture storage in the phone itself that I can find. Is this correct? There's no "Gallery" or anything - all I can get into is my google photos. Which would be okay I guess except that not everything saves to Google Photos. For example:
Last night I took a picture with the camera app I use (Camera 360) and edited it in another app (don't remember which one - it was an in memory pic so I just needed to add some text). Anyways, I saved it and it said it was saving to the phone, however, it's not anywhere in the google photos. I couldn't find it anywhere. But then when I went to Facebook it popped up in my options to upload a photo. So it has to be saving somewhere!
I also have a lot of issues with photos from Camera 360, Instagram, FB, and other apps doing the same thing - they'll show in my FB options or if I click within the Camera 360 app on the preview area but they don't show in Google Photos or anywhere else on the phone.
Can anyone explain this to me please?
Thanks!
Sunshine32 said:
Hi All,
I got the Nexus 6 a few weeks ago and I like it pretty well though I'm having a hard time figuring out how to work it lol. One major thing I'm not understanding - it seems to have no picture storage in the phone itself that I can find. Is this correct? There's no "Gallery" or anything - all I can get into is my google photos. Which would be okay I guess except that not everything saves to Google Photos. For example:
Last night I took a picture with the camera app I use (Camera 360) and edited it in another app (don't remember which one - it was an in memory pic so I just needed to add some text). Anyways, I saved it and it said it was saving to the phone, however, it's not anywhere in the google photos. I couldn't find it anywhere. But then when I went to Facebook it popped up in my options to upload a photo. So it has to be saving somewhere!
I also have a lot of issues with photos from Camera 360, Instagram, FB, and other apps doing the same thing - they'll show in my FB options or if I click within the Camera 360 app on the preview area but they don't show in Google Photos or anywhere else on the phone.
Can anyone explain this to me please?
Thanks!
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Did you set Google Photo`s to backup all pics and video`s in the cloud? Have you checked /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/?
gee2012 said:
Did you set Google Photo`s to backup all pics and video`s in the cloud? Have you checked /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/?
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No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
I thought it didn't have an SD card slot so how to I check what you said at the end there? If there's no SD card then how would it be saving to an SD Card? Sorry... I'm not the brightest with this kind of thing.
Sunshine32 said:
No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
I thought it didn't have an SD card slot so how to I check what you said at the end there? If there's no SD card then how would it be saving to an SD Card? Sorry... I'm not the brightest with this kind of thing.
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Get a file manager from Google Play and look for /sdcard/DCIM/Camera and your pics etc should be there.
gee2012 said:
Get a file manager from Google Play and look for /sdcard/DCIM/Camera and your pics etc should be there.
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Okay thanks! So what do I do then? Do I just use that file manager going forward every time I want to access my pictures? What I'm trying to figure out is how I can view/display/transfer my photos going forward. Should I download a gallery app?
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Okay thanks! So what do I do then? Do I just use that file manager going forward every time I want to access my pictures? What I'm trying to figure out is how I can view/display/transfer my photos going forward. Should I download a gallery app?
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That should do the job too
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That should do the job too
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Awesome thanks! Appreciate the help. I'm not good with phones in general sometimes but this one is completely different than I'm used to lol.
Sunshine32 said:
Awesome thanks! Appreciate the help. I'm not good with phones in general sometimes but this one is completely different than I'm used to lol.
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QuickPic is quite good.
gee2012 said:
QuickPic is quite good.
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I actually had that on my last phone and liked it but there was a weird glitch on my old phone where it wouldn't let me delete anything. Even if I deleted pics from the phone gallery they would still show in QuickPic. Then if I tried to delete them in there it gave me a weird error. I could probably try it on the new phone again here though!
I did download the file manager and that seems like it will work perfect.
Sunshine32 said:
I actually had that on my last phone and liked it but there was a weird glitch on my old phone where it wouldn't let me delete anything. Even if I deleted pics from the phone gallery they would still show in QuickPic. Then if I tried to delete them in there it gave me a weird error. I could probably try it on the new phone again here though!
I did download the file manager and that seems like it will work perfect.
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Well then the problem is solved
Isn't there is device folder at the left side of the menu in the google photo app. I usually find all the picture there, screenshoot and stuff like that.
Sunshine32 said:
No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
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Do consider backing it up to the cloud. That way, if your phone dies or gets lost/damaged, you won't be stuck trying to figure out how to recover your pictures. Google Photos app gives you unlimited storage for your photos (just don't choose "original resolution"). The photo/video will still be there on your phone, but will have a backup on the cloud.
emptydream said:
Isn't there is device folder at the left side of the menu in the google photo app. I usually find all the picture there, screenshoot and stuff like that.
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Yes, I do the same. Tap the menu icon on the left side of Goole Photos App, and then tap "Device Folders",
This will show OP all the local camera photos in DCIM, as well as any screenshots/downloads, etc
jj14 said:
Do consider backing it up to the cloud. That way, if your phone dies or gets lost/damaged, you won't be stuck trying to figure out how to recover your pictures. Google Photos app gives you unlimited storage for your photos (just don't choose "original resolution"). The photo/video will still be there on your phone, but will have a backup on the cloud.
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Hmm. I'm confused. Maybe I do this and just didn't know it was called the cloud? Right now my photos from my last like 4 phones are in my "Google Photos" and I can access them all on any phone I've had, on the computer, etc. So they're already stored in Google Photos?
Yes, I do the same. Tap the menu icon on the left side of Goole Photos App, and then tap "Device Folders",
This will show OP all the local camera photos in DCIM, as well as any screenshots/downloads, etc
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AWESOME! Will have to look at that more thanks.
Sunshine32 said:
Hmm. I'm confused. Maybe I do this and just didn't know it was called the cloud? Right now my photos from my last like 4 phones are in my "Google Photos" and I can access them all on any phone I've had, on the computer, etc. So they're already stored in Google Photos?
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Go to photos.google.com and sign in with your google account. See if your photos are showing there. If yes, then you are good - they are being backed up. You can verify the settings in the photos app on your phone too - settings/backup and sync. Verify that it is on, and that upload size is high quality (or you can choose original - but that will not be unlimited)

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