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Best Twitter app?

I've downloaded Twidroid - haven't tried Peep yet though (!)
What do people recommend...?

Twidroid is for me, without a dubt, better then Peep. More functions and better layout. Having some problems with the notifications and once in a while I have to try twice for it to show a profil page. No deal breaker though

I think The best apps are twidroid , peep and twitterride .

I am not able to post pictures taken with twidroid.. I use add, take photo, then I take photo, done, and it gives me "image can not be decoded"..
Anyone else with this problem?

sveintore said:
I am not able to post pictures taken with twidroid.. I use add, take photo, then I take photo, done, and it gives me "image can not be decoded"..
Anyone else with this problem?
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I also got the same problem and it almost make me go back to my iPhone.
I´m using that function all the time. It works if you select a picture allready taken.
Peep works but it compress the picture so much that it look like crap. And yes I have changed the quality to the best.

Since my Hero runs smooth as butter (thanks to MoDaCo Custom ROM 2.2) I've started using Peep again, which now supports posting in landscape and displays clients the tweets were sent from (which I think is new in this version of ROM). Before that I switched do Twidroid, but never got to like it...

Is it possible to tweak the quality/size of the pictures posted with PEEP?
More than choosing "high quality" in settings.

I think I'd be quite happy with Peep, if it was possible to choose to follow a user using it? But I can't see that option available, unless anyone can help?
Thanks,
James

jamesking420 said:
I think I'd be quite happy with Peep, if it was possible to choose to follow a user using it? But I can't see that option available, unless anyone can help?
Thanks,
James
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When you click on someone's profile picture, you get the option to follow/unfollow. Or use the official Twitter text commands - http://help.twitter.com/forums/59008/entries/14020

Has anyone had any success using the Tweeps Around layer in the Layar AR application to find the location of their own tweets?
I've used HTC Peep and Twidroid to post tweets with my GPS location, and then tried to find them on the Tweeps Around layer and though I can see loads of other peoples', my own do not appear....

dkodr said:
When you click on someone's profile picture, you get the option to follow/unfollow. Or use the official Twitter text commands - http://help.twitter.com/forums/59008/entries/14020
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Cheers,
It was actually that I couldn't find how to "find" someone, if I wanted to follow them. I've found it now though - you use the hard search key to do a search

Installing Swype Beta on Nexus One

How do I install Swype beta on the Nexus One? I found http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/12/30/how-to-get-swype-on-android/ but it's only for Droid. Doesn't work on the N1 because the screen resolution is wrong.

It still works,I use the Droid version on my N1 without an issue - it'll give the error message about the screen size but if you press the text field again it'll pop up and work fine.

it actually DOES work, just not in landscape. Just close the error message and go to input portrait mode again and it'll work. I just turned off auto orientation to always keep my phone in portrait mode to avoid any crashes while laying down and it switching to landscape. There is an .apk file out there that says they have patched it but to no avail =P
Swype is my keyboard while driving (1 handed operation) but I use Smart Keyboard (free on market) for regular landscape typing.

What am I doing wrong then? I installed it, then the same error comes up about the screen size. I click start and when I go to type, no keyboard comes up.

On second thought, I may have had a bad apk file. I downloaded the one in the first post and got it to work.

Looks like it works sometimes. The error message is bugging me, though. There's also no way to hide the keyboard sometimes, unlike the stick keyboard (which you can drag down to hide).

When using Swype and latest Cyanogen rom I cannot use camera. If I disable Swype, then the camera works fine.

anthro said:
Looks like it works sometimes. The error message is bugging me, though. There's also no way to hide the keyboard sometimes, unlike the stick keyboard (which you can drag down to hide).
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Just press the back button to hide it.

Just wondering if anyone here has the ability to get rid of the warning message and landscape version?
It must be a relatively easy task for an experienced dev?

This guy managed to fix it for Hero, Magic etc. and no nag screen and landscape works. Look like he will attempt to fix N1 version as well. Info here:
http://iq0.org/story/swype-hvga-devices-updated

TheMathMan said:
Just wondering if anyone here has the ability to get rid of the warning message and landscape version?
It must be a relatively easy task for an experienced dev?
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I would like to know too! Everything's working perfect but error messages pi... me off every time changing position.
What can we do?

I posted a fix for the pop up here.

daproy said:
I posted a fix for the pop up here.
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Wont download for me !!! Just keeps resetting the page.

Anyone able to disable the error message? I am using the english n russian only version.

I'd prefer Swype, but other options exist...
I'd rooted my Kindle Fire and put Swype on there, and use it on my Evo (work phone) and on Incredible. So I'd prefer to have the same tool on all devices.
Two similar products that reportedly DO work with Nexus:
TouchPal Keyboard (free)
SlideIT ($5.99)
Both are in the Android Marketplace
Somewhere I think I've got the apk for ShapeWriter as well, and I used to like that one, so could be worth a test.

I'm not sure what the problem is here? I've been using Swype on my N1 for as long as I can remember, and have never had any problems?

Yeah...why not just download the beta from the official Swype website?

SiNJiN76 said:
Yeah...why not just download the beta from the official Swype website?
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I second that. It's so much simpler. Detects your phone & offers the best suited version to download. All you need to do is register & create a username & password for yourself.

Fancy widget?

Anybody have the apk for fancy widget?

Yes, I do. I'm not at home right now, and I'm not sure when I will be home. I'm on a short vacation and the apk file is on my desktop computer at home. I found it on the internet if you want to look for it, or you can wait until I get back home (which will be Monday morning--I think).

I tried searching for it on google, but I think all of sites were forced to take it down due to HTC's C&D.

I love the look of Fancy Widget, but I'm constantly having a problem with the time not updating. The task is not being killed since it's on my task killer's ignore list. It seems to happen at random times...sometimes while the phone is in standby, other times while in use. Is there a solution for this?

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I love the look of Fancy Widget, but I'm constantly having a problem with the time not updating. The task is not being killed since it's on my task killer's ignore list. It seems to happen at random times...sometimes while the phone is in standby, other times while in use. Is there a solution for this?
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I am having the Eact same problem w/ Beautiful Widget Its freezes up and then fc's. I am was just about to test Fancy and see if that was better.. Im running CM5

King0fShadows said:
I am having the Eact same problem w/ Beautiful Widget Its freezes up and then fc's. I am was just about to test Fancy and see if that was better.. Im running CM5
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It's funny you say that because BW has always worked perfectly for me, and for that reason I switched back to it. That's fine with me because I just saw a skin I really like, and I e-mailed the dev to see if he could modify it slightly. He cooperated and now BW looks very very close to the Sense look (other than the weather icon being on the right rather than centered).

This is the best HTC Sense-like clock. It looks even better than Weather Widget with h7c skin, but has this strange update issue, when I have to wait sometimes for clock to update.
BTW It shows us how Market is NOT open and without control . It's better than AppStore and we can always use *.apk, but it's sad that if some app isn't good for hTC for example, they simply delete it.

It wasn't deleted, HTC asked the developer to take it down I beleive. It was taken down by their choice from what I read, and probably a good idea. It was so similar to the HTC one, I'm sure they have rights on it

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BTW It shows us how Market is NOT open and without control .
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The Market never claimed to be open or without control, its just a heck of a lot less demanding/strict than the app store... The underlying code for Android is open but anything that manufacturers or devs add to the code itself (IE: Sense UI, Motoblur etc...) along with the apps on the market, are proprietary and therefore NOT open (unless otherwise stated).

no weather info is displayed on v1.2.4

How do you check if there is no virus or malware (calling international numbers i.e.) in any of these files? Is there any other way to check this, besides blind trust?

grandmasterb66 said:
How do you check if there is no virus or malware (calling international numbers i.e.) in any of these files? Is there any other way to check this, besides blind trust?
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Should say in manifest (request privileges) if it can make phone calls -- which this app only asks for GPS & Internet access.

grandmasterb66 said:
How do you check if there is no virus or malware (calling international numbers i.e.) in any of these files? Is there any other way to check this, besides blind trust?
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Try Virustotal.
^^ Best site for scanning files for viruses, I use it all the time. Your welcome..

Can anybody confirm that this works on G1?

frankencat said:
Can anybody confirm that this works on G1?
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It's posted in the G1 forum. What makes you think it wouldn't? I personally had an issue with the time freezing constantly, but others haven't reported the same thing.

for me its working absoutely file no problem at all

Been digging online and through the forums with no luck...can somone post up the old version of Fancy Widget??
Nevermind...guess they don't allow it on here. If anyone can PM me it, that'd be awesome...

Pocket / Read it Later App is not longer available for the nook

Hey everybody,
i know there alot of nook users that use Read it Later (Now called "Pocket").
Since they changed to the new name it cant be installed on your nook from the android market.
i think they discontinued the android 2.1 support.
I have opened a ticket at their support system to get it back on the nook
If you want this too or just want to help me to get it back,
please leave a reply on the ticket
http://support.readitlaterlist.com/...android-21-for-older-devices-or-ebook-readers
Thank You!

Could you pull the necessary files from a Nook that has ReadItLater currently installed?
Failing that, I would email 'Pocket' support and ask for the application. You might get it. It was available publically only hours ago, how strict could they be?

i have thought about that too (add the files here) but i only have the pro version.
I dont think its allowed to publish the apk from a paid app ?! but i dont know, if iam wrong correct me

Yes it now requires 2.2.
Although it never worked properly on my nook anyway. Had some serious scrolling problems. When scrolling down by swiping the screen it would often move in the wrong direction. I had the same problem with the IHT app by the way.
Have a look at the Readability thread in this forum. Maybe that is for you. Its what I am doint at the moment.
Sent from my NOOK using XDA

Grr. Old app no longer syncs
Wasn't going to complain too much not to get the "pocket" rebrand since readitlater was still working fine... but now it isn't. Can't download any of my articles (though it can see they are there). They must have changed the system to no longer be compatible with the old version.
New ticket here (url broken to see if I'm allowed to post it, I'm a bit noob round here)
support.readitlaterlist.com/discussions/problems/
3895-readitlater-on-android-21-no-longer-syncs
But I'm not hopeful anything will be done.
*sigh*
Okay, this "readability" thing then....

You can use Instapaper with Instafetch app. It has eink friendly UI and made especially for nook
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Readitlater is working fine for me.
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Free registration at instapaper.com, free app. from google market "Read later for Instapaper" (author Capone) plus official bookmarklet from instapaper.com for browser which adds current page to the reading list. I almost happy with this solution.
Cons: no images, font is horrible and i see no way to change it, you need to refresh the list manually to download new articles, don't use full screen mode because it will hide options button at the top of your nook. Cheers

dfherg3 said:
Free registration at instapaper.com, free app. from google market "Read later for Instapaper" (author Capone) plus official bookmarklet from instapaper.com for browser which adds current page to the reading list. I almost happy with this solution.
Cons: no images, font is horrible and i see no way to change it, you need to refresh the list manually to download new articles, don't use full screen mode because it will hide options button at the top of your nook. Cheers
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Capone's "Read Later for Instapaper" has been removed from the Google Play store. Presumably because it no longer syncs (the spinner spins, but makes no progress) and if you clear data and try to set it up again, the (correct) username and password aren't accepted. Presumably Instapaper have blocked it from logging into an account that doesn't have a $1/month subscription attached (the API is only open to third-party apps if the account does so). The official paid Instapaper app doesn't require the subscription, but requires Android 2.3.3.
Has anyone got a copy of an older version of the official Instapaper app that still runs on Android 2.1?
EDIT: I've found Laters which works on Android 2.1 on the Nook, so I think I'll switch back to Pocket.

I read today that Pocket is now available for the Kobo reader. May be is it possible to use the kobo version on our NST?

ReadItLater 1.0.1 apk
Hi all!
I found the .apk file for ReadItLater 1.0.1, and it works like a charm

ang3l said:
Hi all!
I found the .apk file for ReadItLater 1.0.1, and it works like a charm
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It works but I can't find option to zoom in, any ideas?

andromenda said:
It works but I can't find option to zoom in, any ideas?
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There is an option to increase or decrease the text size in the menu when reading Push Text Style on the menu. You can also choose Article view or full web page view in th options.

Readitlater seems to be the best option right now. It is possible to scroll with the nook buttons by enabling "Volume rocker scrolling" in the Readitlater settings. You have to go into Nook Touch Mod Manager and set your hardware buttons to Volume up and Volume down, but fortunately the keys still work fine in reader apps when set like this.

Newer version
This is the 1.3 version. I 've tested it, it works pretty good and has the "volume rocker" option too. Only minus is that if you map hardware keys to volume up and down, while they work well with read it later they don't work with stock reader
Also sometimes you swipe to scroll down but it scrolls up (weird bug..)

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This is the 1.3 version. I 've tested it, it works pretty good and has the "volume rocker" option too. Only minus is that if you map hardware keys to volume up and down, while they work well with read it later they don't work with stock reader
Also sometimes you swipe to scroll down but it scrolls up (weird bug..)
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This version fails to install on my nook...

ang3l said:
This version fails to install on my nook...
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Strange.. maybe you must wipe remains of any previous versions from the root filesystem. What is the exact error?

geopapa said:
Strange.. maybe you must wipe remains of any previous versions from the root filesystem. What is the exact error?
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true.. I had to uninstall the previous version before installing this one. nice and smooth now with the hard buttons

I can't login anymore.. Does it happen to you also or is it just me?
Probably they ve locked access from older versions :banghead:
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda app-developers app

geopapa said:
I can't login anymore.. Does it happen to you also or is it just me?
Probably they ve locked access from older versions :banghead:
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda app-developers app
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I can log in(version 1.3) with my email address, but the scroll is strange. It scrolls just half the page.

[fixed] Bug/glitch while opening app drawer?

I noticed this issue after using revone s-off and updating to 1.29.651.10. This issue is most likely due to the latter though.
The glitch is that in the split second before the app drawer opens, when there is a black screen, apps are showing up in a huge way. It's similar to subliminal messaging in a movie frame or something. It's hard to explain, so i just took a video. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2hrbrkCA8. its more clearly visible in the last few seconds of the clip.
My question for you guys: has anyone else noticed this issue? What software are you running, and what have you done to your phones? Is anyone besides me even expiriencing this? I'm trying to figure out if this is specific only to my phone, sprint htc Ones, sprint htc ones with 1.29.651.10, all HTC ones with that software version, etc. Lemme know your story
PS, im completely stock aside from unlocking and s-off with revone. I also sent the following email to HTC:
I'm having a weird issue/glitch with my Sprint HTC One. When opening the app drawer, for a split second, it shows some of my app icons very huge over a black background. While this does not effect functionality, it is very ugly to look at for an otherwise beautiful phone. I noticed this after updating my software to 1.29.651.10. Can you please tell me more about this? Is this specific to the 1.29.651.10 software? Or specific only to the sprint version? Or specific to only my phone? It seems very weird that this is happening, and i want to resolve it somehow. I have no clue where to start though (thats why i'm asking you).
Heres the youtube link with a video of the bug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2hrbrkCA8. I'm also attaching the video. Its most apparent in the bottom right and top left corner of the app drawer, and its more easily seen in the last 8 or so seconds of the video.
Thanks and i look forward to hearing from you.
Update:[solved] i guess something wasnt cleanly installed. After a factory reset it functions normally. I was stock software (not rooted) so a factory reset didnt even occur to me