[Q] Change app when plugged in - Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I want to know if it is possible to automatically start the digital frame app when a charger is plugged in.
Any one know how to do this?

You could probably listen for the plugged in or charging event and have a intent filter that launches the digital frame. I can try this evening if you'd like.
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Update yes create a broadcast receiver that listens to the android.intent.action.ACTION.POWER_CONNECTED
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Ok here is an app that will launch digital frame. install & runn app - tick the box to set it load digital frame on power connected.
Sorry about the icon - in 5 minutes i wasn't going to make you a pretty one.

jkhouw1 said:
Ok here is an app that will launch digital frame. install & runn app - tick the box to set it load digital frame on power connected.
Sorry about the icon - in 5 minutes i wasn't going to make you a pretty one.
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Sorry to ask but is there any way to change the App?
For viewing photo's I use the much better free App 'Photo Slides' (Photo Frame) by Softick Ltd. available on The Market.
Thanks left for what you have already given.

Fantastic app, works well and means I can just put it in the dock and use it as a clock / calendar

Beards said:
Sorry to ask but is there any way to change the App?
For viewing photo's I use the much better free App 'Photo Slides' (Photo Frame) by Softick Ltd. available on The Market.
Thanks left for what you have already given.
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Probably
If I get time I will take a look tonight
Edit- yes it looks like I can just target softtick.android.photoframe/Photoframe
Why do they need permission to phone identity? Or network access if they don't even have adds?
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jkhouw1 said:
Probably
If I get time I will take a look tonight
Edit- yes it looks like I can just target softtick.android.photoframe/Photoframe
Why do they need permission to phone identity? Or network access if they don't even have adds?
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No idea... I missed that.
It would be a shame though as Photo Slides [Photo Frame] has much more to offer than the stock Digital Frame.
I personally like the Clock that appears on screen which you can control colour & size whilst having your slide show.

Ok beards here is a new version and you can switch between Digital Frame and PhotoFrame. I added an "other" with a text field so now you can launch any application on power plugin so if you find someother one you like better you can launch it instead.
To use "other" You will need to know the activity that gets called when the target app loads as examples (although I hard coded these two for you)
digiframe is com.sec.android.app.digitalframe/.DigitalFrame
photoframe is softick.android.photoframe/.PhotoFrame
you can typically figure out the target by viewing logcat during or immediately after launching what you would like to target. easier to find target if you filter for tags "ActivityManager"
I also made a cheezy icon for y'all.

jkhouw1 said:
Ok beards here is a new version and you can switch between Digital Frame and PhotoFrame. I added an "other" with a text field so now you can launch any application on power plugin so if you find someother one you like better you can launch it instead.
To use "other" You will need to know the activity that gets called when the target app loads as examples (although I hard coded these two for you)
digiframe is com.sec.android.app.digitalframe/.DigitalFrame
photoframe is softick.android.photoframe/.PhotoFrame
you can typically figure out the target by viewing logcat during or immediately after launching what you would like to target. easier to find target if you filter for tags "ActivityManager"
I also made a cheezy icon for y'all.
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Thanks jkhouw1, so much appreciated and thanks given.
I've noted your comments to remind me should as you say I change to something different at a later date.

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Is this possible?

Dont have the phone yet, waiting for it to come in, played with it at Tmobile store, and was under the impression that the home screen is tile based, then i see pictures as i have put bellow, is that type of home screen lay out really possible on this phone? to mimic very much of the HD2?
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Dont have the phone yet, waiting for it to come in, played with it at Tmobile store, and was under the impression that the home screen is tile based, then i see pictures as i have put bellow, is that type of home screen lay out really possible on this phone? to mimic very much of the HD2?
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Sorry that isnt a picture of a available home...as of now microsoft dosent allow the home to be customized. the is a app called htc hub..
Oh nice, so we can buy an app that will allow that lay out, thank you.
rysky007 said:
Oh nice, so we can buy an app that will allow that lay out, thank you.
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That application is called HTC Hub and it comes with (and is available to download for free) for anyone with an HTC phone with Windows Phone 7 on it.
That being said, this will not replace your start screen. Your start screen cannot be replaced. So you have to open this application each time you want to use it. It does not stay open and you cannot let it run on top of your start screen. So this is in no way a start screen replacement like HTC Sense is for other non-WP7 HTC phones.
That being said, its a rather useless application since it can't stay open all the time, and even if it could, its much too over-the-top and flashy and doesn't really have any real features aside from the clock and weather.
It will be a better app if they can improve the live hub that sits on the start screen - have that display weather, location and time.
rob_p said:
It will be a better app if they can improve the live hub that sits on the start screen - have that display weather, location and time.
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agree, well see what they will come out with, reading so far, there is a quite a few tweeks that need to occur regardless

[App] SpyCam - use your Mango phone as a hidden camera!

Hi,
I just want to share my app with community - the app is called SpyCam and it's pretty simple - you can use it for taking pictures using the main camera in predefined interval. The pictures are then saved into Saved pictures folder in Pictures Hub. But what is so unique on this app - it works under lockscreen - that's right, you start the photo shooting, press the on/off button to turn off the screen, plant is somewhere and let it take photos secretly
Note the app must be in foreground when locking using the on/off button to take pictures under lockscreen, it can't work in background.
I tried to put it on Marketplace, but it failed two times because "it appears that this application promotes spying". According to the certification guy it's not allowed in certain countries to have such app. Strangely there is lot of similar apps in MP for recording sound under lockscreen, so I don't know where is the problem.
I had big plans with this app, because the idea of taking pictures under lockscreen is quite tempting, but with the fail during cert process I don't have strength to develop it further. (Skyrim is more important right now I got even somewhere my technology demo based on SpyCam for storing taken pictures on SkyDrive, so it basically works as a live webcam - you can watch what's going on in front of the phone on Internet, but it's not stable enough for general release.
Feel free to use it under condition you wont try to publish similar app on marketplace Let me know, how it works. Note although it's not 100% stable, it should just work most of the time. I'm using there a bit of thread magic to handle all that PhotoCamera callbacks and async calls for taking photos and storing them, so nothing is guaranteed
And one more thing, you just need Mango and regular dev unlock. Interop unlock is not necessary Tested on HTC HD7
Don't hesitate to share it using Twitter or other media
my address: twitter.com/martinsuchan
Edit: uploaded two screenshots
Also my second try in MP used different name for the app: 'myCam', but they rejected it with the same message
Edit: This app does NOT work on WP8 as I have just discovered, it even causes freeze or random reboot!
Good work Sir!
Shame the Marketplace Police have no sense of humour
N3croman
cool app , thanks man. upload in marketplace
Works exactly as you said . I am getting a video done will post it here. Reviewed it on WPXBOX. com However I dont get to understand how to make it work under lock screen. I tried pressing the camera button when locked but nothing happened.
Check out the video here.
Under lockscreen
You need to check the "run under lockscreen" option in settings and then restart the app (press Back button in the main screen and start is again).
Then start the shooting (optionally wait for the first pic to be sure), and then press the on/off button. Now it should take photos in selected time interval.
Note the app must be in foreground when locking using the on/off button to take pictures under lockscreen, it can't work in background.
If you have selected 5s interval wait about 20s and then press On/Off button again, unlock the screen and if everything worked as expected there should be new 3 or 4 pictures
this app is great and cool and has a big potantial
well done (graphics, functionalities...)
ty
but can i wish a request, could you add a feature to enable flash/led on photos? (i know that this make the app less spyfull... but i'd like to keep pics during nighttime, i.e. of my pets while sleeping or to see what i did while dreaming ^^)
fyi
tried on omnia7 interopped latest fw
Thanks. Yes it took me time to realize on this. But loving your app here.
You might think of integrating it with Dropbox or a cloud service to give option to someone to upload it right there. Just an idea
N3croman said:
You need to check the "run under lockscreen" option in settings and then restart the app (press Back button in the main screen and start is again).
Then start the shooting (optionally wait for the first pic to be sure), and then press the on/off button. Now it should take photos in selected time interval.
Note the app must be in foreground when locking using the on/off button to take pictures under lockscreen, it can't work in background.
If you have selected 5s interval wait about 20s and then press On/Off button again, unlock the screen and if everything worked as expected there should be new 3 or 4 pictures
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I realize some countries may not allow it, but couldn't you just submit to certain countries?
Rename the app to "Time Lapse Capture" and change the description to be as such. Problem solved
Very good thank you
Awesome app with great potential
As suggested in a previous post I would resubmit as a time-lapse photography app, that's what I have downloaded it for, I will test it while climbing mountains and then relive my route after. What's the chances of of getting a 5 min interval option. Great work don't give up on getting it on the MP pls
Hi,
Your app sounds like a good idea. Will try it.
Don't give up, good luck with the re-submit!
Great app!
Have great protential too bad MS isn't into great apps :-(
Nice app, thanx
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Apps you want

thought I would start by saying a calculatar app
and an update to enable sound and vibration together
and an app to disable camera sound
and an app to take pics on watch using your phone and vica versa this would act as a remote shutter anymore plz post
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something like google map where we plan on the phone where to go and on the watch will show the indication (useful walking ok biking)
I just want to be able to read my texts. It's ridiculous that they didn't add that feature. If I can read my emails when they pop up. I should be able to read my text.
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bugluv67 said:
I just want to be able to read my texts. It's ridiculous that they didn't add that feature. If I can read my emails when they pop up. I should be able to read my text.
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I can read my text.
Can you please send me a screenshot of the application you can download?as the one I attached
americo85 said:
something like google map where we plan on the phone where to go and on the watch will show the indication (useful walking ok biking)
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now that would be nice
bugluv67 said:
I just want to be able to read my texts. It's ridiculous that they didn't add that feature. If I can read my emails when they pop up. I should be able to read my text.
my text show up also but they have only been short ones some of the apps what say look on phone probably be updated easily soon
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I want to view my Google maps route. Facebook check in with picture.
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bugluv67 said:
I just want to be able to read my texts. It's ridiculous that they didn't add that feature. If I can read my emails when they pop up. I should be able to read my text.
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You can read your texts. What are you talking about?
mhoepfin said:
You can read your texts. What are you talking about?
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you mean sms?
bugluv67 said:
I just want to be able to read my texts. It's ridiculous that they didn't add that feature. If I can read my emails when they pop up. I should be able to read my text.
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You can read the Email texts and SMS texts already. You may need to turn those notifications on in the Settings.
bugluv67 said:
I just want to be able to read my texts. It's ridiculous that they didn't add that feature. If I can read my emails when they pop up. I should be able to read my text.
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I can read my texts but can only respond through svoice
Apps or updates that I would like to have soon:
1. Calculator with a quick tip calculation and unit conversion functions
2. Compass
3. Gmail and Facebook notifications with more message content, as they do with Kakao Talk, Line, and ChatOn.
4. Direct photo share options to Facebook
5. On-screen keyboard (preferably Swype-based)
6. Quick message templates for SMS response (and the ability to create your own on the phone)
7. Sound Off option on Camera setting
8. Double-tap to turn on the watch
9. Coin Fllip app
7. Skype/Google Voice calling apps
8. Headline news flash app
9. Golf score keeping and/or distance showing app via the connected app on the phone.
Possible future functions that I would like to have:
1. NFC-based payment option (i.e. Google Wallet) using the phone
2. Front facing camera for Skype video call.
Useful apps I like already available:
1. Watch Styler- allows you to create your own clock face design
2. CamDictionary- once you get the hang of it, this works remarkably well and is useful while traveling
3. Kakao Talk notfications
4. Spin the bottle and Dice apps
ArborRes said:
You can read the Email texts and SMS texts already. You may need to turn those notifications on in the Settings.
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Can you please explain do i turn on settlings on my note 3 or on gear to view email.. can you also explain the process. I can view text but not emails
Thank you
ArborRes said:
Apps or updates that I would like to have soon:
1. Calculator with a quick tip calculation and unit conversion functions
2. Compass
3. Gmail and Facebook notifications with more message content, as they do with Kakao Talk, Line, and ChatOn.
4. Direct photo share options to Facebook
5. On-screen keyboard (preferably Swype-based)
6. Quick message templates for SMS response (and the ability to create your own on the phone)
7. Sound Off option on Camera setting
8. Double-tap to turn on the watch
9. Coin Fllip app
7. Skype/Google Voice calling apps
8. Headline news flash app
Possible future functions that I would like to have:
1. NFC-based payment option (i.e. Google Wallet) using the phone
2. Front facing camera for Skype video call.
Useful apps I like already available:
1. Watch Styler- allows you to create your own clock face design
2. CamDictionary- once you get the hang of it, this works remarkably well and is useful while traveling
3. Kakao Talk notfications
4. Spin the bottle and Dice apps
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You basically read my mind! I would like to see most of the things you mentioned added SOON. Particularly the ability to have some quick reply SMS responses. SVoice is useless when I'm in meetings or other quiet settings. I previously used a Pebble watch and this is the one thing that I miss the most.
ArborRes said:
Apps or updates that I would like to have soon:
1. Calculator with a quick tip calculation and unit conversion functions
2. Compass
3. Gmail and Facebook notifications with more message content, as they do with Kakao Talk, Line, and ChatOn.
4. Direct photo share options to Facebook
5. On-screen keyboard (preferably Swype-based)
6. Quick message templates for SMS response (and the ability to create your own on the phone)
7. Sound Off option on Camera setting
8. Double-tap to turn on the watch
9. Coin Fllip app
7. Skype/Google Voice calling apps
8. Headline news flash app
Possible future functions that I would like to have:
1. NFC-based payment option (i.e. Google Wallet) using the phone
2. Front facing camera for Skype video call.
Useful apps I like already available:
1. Watch Styler- allows you to create your own clock face design
2. CamDictionary- once you get the hang of it, this works remarkably well and is useful while traveling
3. Kakao Talk notfications
4. Spin the bottle and Dice apps
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I would add a wechat application,I'm in asia and 80 % of the people here use it.
Guys what if we go on the google play and put one start to the application we want implemented on the gear and write missing support with galaxy Gear?
It would be GREAAAT to have more apps in time.
But to be honest I count more on people on XDA than on developers......
- Facebook to see messages or small wall view
- WhatsApp !! I am using it a lot of it and my friends too
- Some kind of keyboard that we could write something
- Some app that You could chose notifications for all apps on phone which You want to see on watch
The more we gonna use watch the more apps we gonna need probably with time...
These are to one are very important for me at the moment
ArborRes said:
Apps or updates that I would like to have soon:
5. On-screen keyboard (preferably Swype-based)
6. Quick message templates for SMS response (and the ability to create your own on the phone)
7. Sound Off option on Camera setting
8. Double-tap to turn on the watch
8. Headline news flash app
Useful apps I like already available:
1. Watch Styler- allows you to create your own clock face design
2. CamDictionary- once you get the hang of it, this works remarkably well and is useful while traveling
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5. I like most of your list. I've seen some video of Fleksy on the Omate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXW2-uGezs), so we know it's possible, in theory. I don't know how much I'd use it, but would show it off if noting else!
6. OTOH, I would use quick message replies daily. Very surprised this wasn't already implemented.
7. It's my understanding that this was intentionally left with no option over security reasons. I presume a dev could over-ride it, but I doubt Samsung ever will give us the option.
8. I'm ok with the motion activation, but my 6 year old misses tapping my watch like in my older Sony watch
8b. Do you mean to read News regularly, or some sort of News alerts?
Need to look up whatever CamDictionary is - never heard of it. Agree on the Styler - but as most Android people, I love changing themes every month or so!
sports scores
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im not trying to sound pervert but a live video feed thru bluetooth will be very nice!
The answer to everyone wants is to get root and apply play store access the gear has 512 ram and 4gb of memory we have more than enough specs to run android 4.3 with play store access. Hopefully someone can pull the playstore off the omate watch when it ships in two weeks which will have playstore access. If anyone is wondering about the limitation of small spec playstore access android, 4.4 kit kat takes off the size provision of android. Allowing any device with a 1 inch or larger with a minimum resolution of 240 x 240. Someone smarter than me please get on this. Dont ask how i know this i just do.
Just noticed the app miniSquare has been added to the Gear marketplace. Looks to be a check-in application using Foursquare check-in authorization. Here's marketplace description.
miniSquare is only for the Galaxy Gear app that is used by Smart Watch's Foursquare. more easy and speedy to check in at yoour place where you are by using Galaxy Gear. (First, you should download Foursquare app before you use this app)
Check-In
Feel free to check in wherever you want by using Galaxy Gear.
Notification
Check your friends news at Galaxy Gear.
SNS Share
Be shared Check-In at Facebook, Twitter.
Like / Dislike
Set "LIKE!" at your friends' place by using Galaxy Gear.
Download free app now!
After reading the description, I wasn't too surprised to run the app and only see Chinese text. I'm getting a refresh prompt as well, so it doesn't look to be working for myself.
Nonetheless, I was hoping for a good Foursquare app. Hopefully this one gets sorted out.

[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
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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
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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.
ukic said:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Marth said:
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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Limeybastard said:
Under account settings press your finger on your email address. The below should screen should appear.
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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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Virtual Tour Shot Camera Mode

Anyone have any idea how to use this? When I select this mode, I get the pop up window that explains what it is and the message at the bottom to align the circle with the pointer, but the screen shows a blue dot inside the white circle no matter where I'm pointing, which orientation I'm holding the phone and there's no option to activate the camera....it's grayed out, and the settings are for the video only. I can tap on the video button, but then it just records video.
Anyone have any idea how to actually use this mode?
Follow the information on the screen. It'll tell you what to do. The dot will be your focal point and the Circle will eventually pop up. You'll need to go either left or right or straight.
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The circle doesn't do anything. I have it pointing down a hall way and nothing happens. ..
once you start panning or moving forward a new circle shows up, you just match the dot to the new circle, very simple
Is it supposed to automatically just detect the "scene" and start? Are there some other settings that, when activated, disable this functionality? Do you have to activate the first shot by hitting the camera button (because if so, mine doesn't let me tap on it).
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once you start panning or moving forward a new circle shows up, you just match the dot to the new circle, very simple
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I swear I tried that! I started walking down the hallway, and there are doors visible that are open along the hallway, and NOTHING happens... :crying::crying::crying: I WANT THIS FEATURE TO WORK! LOL
Here, watch a video of me TRYING to get it to work....any ideas? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/105678/MOV_0040.mp4
Ok, after 30 mins with Samsung tech support and then booting up into Safe Mode, we determined that there's some 3rd party app that may be inhibiting the VT Shot function, because it DID work in Safe Mode. I even uninstalled the google camera app.....Although that didn't seem to be the issue.....with this in mind, and knowing that this phone is not rooted, what's the best approach to help identify which app could be the culprit here? I don't want to wholesale factory reset and slowly add one app at a time....any ideas?
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Ok, after 30 mins with Samsung tech support and then booting up into Safe Mode, we determined that there's some 3rd party app that may be inhibiting the VT Shot function, because it DID work in Safe Mode. I even uninstalled the google camera app.....Although that didn't seem to be the issue.....with this in mind, and knowing that this phone is not rooted, what's the best approach to help identify which app could be the culprit here? I don't want to wholesale factory reset and slowly add one app at a time....any ideas?
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SOLVED! I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT! On my old S4, I was using the app "Moves" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves) which was a Pedometer app. But now that S Health is so integrated with the phone, I actually don't need it, so when I removed it, Virtual Tour Shot cam mode started working. Makes sense that the app would interfere with the motion sensor.....
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SOLVED! I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT! On my old S4, I was using the app "Moves" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves) which was a Pedometer app. But now that S Health is so integrated with the phone, I actually don't need it, so when I removed it, Virtual Tour Shot cam mode started working. Makes sense that the app would interfere with the motion sensor.....
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i bet you feel soooooooo relieved. its one of the best feelings in the world to go through meticulous trial and error and finally find the problem. congrats i really know how you feel haha
For sure! Especially because this is my first Android device which I have NOT rooted (victim of circumstance, not elective), so I knew it wasn't because of some weird rooted circumventing process. On the plus side, with s health's built-in pedometer setting, there's no need for Moves anymore.
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SOLVED! I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT! On my old S4, I was using the app "Moves" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves) which was a Pedometer app. But now that S Health is so integrated with the phone, I actually don't need it, so when I removed it, Virtual Tour Shot cam mode started working. Makes sense that the app would interfere with the motion sensor.....
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OK !!!
"Moves" removed and it's working !!! :good:
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