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just thought i'd share this, it's basically words with friends but strictly for android
its really nice when it works, but the servers have been messing up recently
http://mobiputing.com/2010/08/wordfeud-free-scrabble-or-words-with-friends-clone-for-android/
Seconded, I picked this up a few days ago. Although the servers are a bit troublesome right now, when they get that all sorted out the app itself is very well done, the UI seems quite polished. My only complaint is the ads after each turn can be somewhat intrusive, but otherwise I definitely recommend this to scrabble fans.
first froyo, now this... i officially love my android so much more
this will help me kill plenty of time at work. thanks!
wordwise is another scrabble like game for the android
I have been using word wise (WW) for a while since it has been the only option. A recent update really polished up the UI. I downloaded this and will try it out, I'm hoping it is at least AS good as WW because I don't really like how many permissions WW has access to.
only annoying thing so far are the ads holy crap.
I have been using word wise as well but haven't stopped playing word feud since i got it
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Nice using them both now and just suggested my recent iphone to droid friend to do the same.
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those ads are AWFUL
Seeing that you can skip them after one second of viewing... I'm okay with that.
Will spb work on the xoom?
That would be sweet!!
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No, it says "device not supported" after it flashes the desktop for a second.
Looks good for that split second though.
Pretty sick interface, might grab it for tmy Thunderbolt
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Pretty sick interface, might grab it for tmy Thunderbolt
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Despite the missing options (which I'm sure will come eventually) I loved it on my thunder bolt. I had to uninstall though as it was raping my already fragile battery.
Looking forward to running it on my xoom though and hopefully my tbolt again if they can make it suck less juice.
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Despite the missing options (which I'm sure will come eventually) I loved it on my thunder bolt. I had to uninstall though as it was raping my already fragile battery.
Looking forward to running it on my xoom though and hopefully my tbolt again if they can make it suck less juice.
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Thanks, I will probably reconsider the purchase. Love the bolt but the battery could be better.
Did you guys not install it from the market, or did you just ignore the release notes? It states that tablets aren't supported.
Thats wierd. I see no changes in battery life with SPB launcher on my NexusS running CM7 rom.
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Despite the missing options (which I'm sure will come eventually) I loved it on my thunder bolt. I had to uninstall though as it was raping my already fragile battery.
Looking forward to running it on my xoom though and hopefully my tbolt again if they can make it suck less juice.
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I have SPB shell for my DroidX and I can verify that it does not install on my Xoom. I tried side loading and adb install and both times the installation failed. I think the 3D shell would look great on the Xoom but overall, I find the functionality pretty poor compared to the free launchers out there. I bought it on an impulse and I'll keep it in case a tablet version is released but once you start to configure it, it really is lacking in functionality.
It seems to be working on mine...
I didn't install from the market and I will send the apk if you want.
I loaded it on my N1 last night and it promptly quit working after it couldn't find a market purchase, so disable all data before installing the apk. Supposedly the app checks the market every hour until it can confirm a receipt, and I heard there is a command line you can send via adb to disable it from further checking, but I haven't seen it yet.
I heard that it is horrible. Lags and no scrollable widgets?
The widgets worked fine for me, but the graphics sucked ass. It just doesn't flow as smoothly as I wanted. Even SPB MS 3.5 on my Rhodium is smoother!
yeah I just tried the newer version on my zoom and it does work. Not very good though. Wallpaper is horribly pixelated as are the Widgets. Animations aren't smooth and no landscape amongst other issues. Hopefully they release a honeycomb version at some point.
Well let's see if their Tablet UI concept materializes in the not too distant future.
Now this is something I may pay for.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bjPCyJk9ng
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Well let's see if their Tablet UI concept materializes in the not too distant future.
Now this is something I may pay for.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bjPCyJk9ng
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Damn that's awesome. The pinching home screen would be real slick!
It looked slick over a year ago for Android Phones (the one just released) as well and it does not seem to deliver. It is easy to make an animation of what you would like something to be. Not trying to be negative but I have already seen this before with the Android Phones version long ago. I used SPB Mobile shell on Windows Mobile and it was awesome. But I do not think they are getting it with Android.
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did anybody got this working on they tablet, i going crazy to get it on my phone there is the tablet option.
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I purchased 1.5.1 for my HTC Desire, and, of course, attempted to install on my Xoom. No go. Install worked fine, but wouldn't home switch.
I had, however, previously installed a 1.2.?, and it worked great, until I had to hit home button again, in which case it wouldn't allow me to select SPB as my launcher. I have to say, the outlay was fantastic, along with the eye candy and the overall slickness of it. It was great.
I REALLY hope they mod this for the tablets!
I can't remember how I got this to work but it wasn't easy and it looked lame... has to be default launcher.. prepare for some soft bricks.
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Yes, it works beautifully. To use it you have to have it on phone first, backup app in astro, and then put the apk on your Xoom. The latest version (1.5.1) works more smoothly than stock.
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I had one of the early apk for swype for the aria but it's been crashing on me lately. Does anybody know where I can find the latest swype?
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Sign up at swypes website for their releases.
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Sign up at swypes website for their releases.
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I don't know about how everyone else feels, but I cannot use the swiping feature of Swype on the Aria. It's just too small for me to see what letter I'm covering up with my finger.
Also - when I use my left hand to "swype" and need to enter letters normally my right hand types, I slow down considerably.
In short - for me, Swype fails because of the way I typically type.
I can see this working better for larger screen devices or for people who have always used just one hand to type. But I find swyping very slow.
Just wondering how you all get around it (maybe use in landscape mode?)...
I have a Legend, (very, very, very similar in specs to the Aria), and I find Swyping in portrait works like a charm. Sure, it's a bit slow, but what can a little overclock not fix ;-)
I also find that Swyping in landscape is very inaccurate for me, probably because the prediction engines are adjusted for landscape use.
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I have gotten so used to swype that's all I can use now. Get the "real" swype's from their website, not the fake pirated ones.
I have seen people swype in landscape and that just seems odd to me. swype was made to be fast turning you phone over every time to type is not fast, and I know a guy that has an htc evo and swypes in landscape? the keys are in different spots in landscape, so if your used to portrait you will have a hard time swpying.
So I just downloaded the latest Swype and I have to say its fun, quick, and pretty accurate. I just wish it had more options like getting rid of voice and Swype help button to make the space bar bigger. also it would be cool if you had more customizing options. Other than that its definitely worth trying out.
Swype.....not skype. Duh
I stopped using Swype for smart keyboard pro a few months ago but went ahead and gave the new Swype a try and all I can say is WOW! It has improved so much. Its 100 times more accurate than the previous versions.
To Dan: it takes a little getting used to but after a while it becomes muscle memory with the
letter placement to where you don't need to see the letters your finger is blocking and your finger just knows where to go. Until you can Swype without thinking about where the next letter is it will never be as fast as the two thumb approach. Even then, using two thumbs might still be faster. But for 'one handed' typing you really can't beat Swyping once you're used to it. I also highly recommend the tutorials on their website. Might sound silly but after using the tutorials my Swyping speed improved very noticeably. There's a lot of neat little tricks you might not otherwise ever know existed on the Swype keyboard.
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Ever since v1.9.3 or 1.9.4 (can't remember), the Facebook app shows everything in a narrow column down the center of the screen, and photos are cropped so you only see the left side. There are a few bad reviews on the Play store that mention this issue. I posted a thread in the general section about this, but someone replied he doesn't have the issue with another tablet. I wonder if it's an issue with touchwiz and facebook. I had the issue before and after the ICS update. I've tried clearing data, as we as uninstalling and reinstalling. Only thing I haven't tried is backing up to a side-loaded older version.
U can only see the full pictures without cropping in the portrait view just force close facebook app and open it again in the portrait position
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U can only see the full pictures without cropping in the portrait view just force close facebook app and open it again in the portrait position
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I'll give that a shot. It used to work in landscape, where pictures would take the entire width. I'm trying to figure out if it's an issue with just the tab 8.9, any samsung tabs, or all android tablets. Comments in my other thread would make it seem that it's not a problem on all android tablets. It's like the code to size the pictures uses the full width, then some other code that formats the columns, just uses some max width, which ends up cropping photos. In addition to that, the Facebook app on the Gtab also doesn't show the new timeline with cover photo, where the same facebook app version on my phone does.
Use the browser
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Use the browser
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Notifications.
Also, you're reply doesn't help me narrow down if the problem is the app itself, or an issue with the app only on the 8.9.
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U can only see the full pictures without cropping in the portrait view just force close facebook app and open it again in the portrait position
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The pictures are still cropped when I do this, just seemingly by not as much (since the slim center column is closer to the width of the screen in portrait.
Here's the email I sent to FB on Jul 13
Just updated to 1.9.7 on my Galaxy Tab 8.9. The center column and cropped picture issue is still here. Please fix this soon. It worked just fine several versions ago, I think somewhere around 1.9.0 or so.
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I have tried every version from 1.8.3 up till the latest, and they all have the problem. So, that means one of these things are the cause:
1. The Tab 8.9 has issues with Facebook (not likely at all, since the problem showed up after an update to Facebook)
2. The FB app has issues with TouchWiz tablets (plausible perhaps, but also not likely. only have an 8.9, so can't verify)
3. The FB app had some server side change, since all the older versions that used to work just fine, show the same problem (most likely to me)
But, I don't have any other tablet to test with, and from my other thread, people didn't seem to indicate that they had the problem.
I really hope the rumored Android app rewrite fixes this sorry excuse for an app.
I guess for the time being, I'll leave it on for the notifications, and just use the web page till then. Not ideal. SMH
Any other good app for FB ?
I have the same problem on my Xoom and I believe it is the same on all Android tablets. Very annoying.
If it was same on ipad it would have been fixed the same day.
PS Android version on tablets doesn't make any difference HC, ICS, JB I tried them all Fb has the same issue on all of them.
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Here's the email I sent to FB on Jul 13
I have tried every version from 1.8.3 up till the latest, and they all have the problem. So, that means one of these things are the cause:
1. The Tab 8.9 has issues with Facebook (not likely at all, since the problem showed up after an update to Facebook)
2. The FB app has issues with TouchWiz tablets (plausible perhaps, but also not likely. only have an 8.9, so can't verify)
3. The FB app had some server side change, since all the older versions that used to work just fine, show the same problem (most likely to me)
But, I don't have any other tablet to test with, and from my other thread, people didn't seem to indicate that they had the problem.
I really hope the rumored Android app rewrite fixes this sorry excuse for an app.
I guess for the time being, I'll leave it on for the notifications, and just use the web page till then. Not ideal. SMH
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I have the same problem on my Xoom and I believe it is the same on all Android tablets. Very annoying.
If it was same on ipad it would have been fixed the same day.
PS Android version on tablets doesn't make any difference HC, ICS, JB I tried them all Fb has the same issue on all of them.
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Thanks for the input. Really hard to believe FB doesn't have the funds available to buy a single Android tablet to test their app on. What's more puzzling is that it probably is just a wrapper for the web page. I dont' understand why the same version on my ICS phone shows the timeline/coverphoto page for someone, but on my ICS tablet, it shows some watered down page and only in a center column.
And, in my experience, on tablet its impossible to switch from wall view to info view, so you can't lookup phone numbers , email, etc
Not only that but photos are cropped when shared in a group or on a wall. So annoying.
It does this on the 10.1 Tab as well. I was disappointed to discover it does this also on my new 8.9 LTE . SO ANnoyed....and disappointed really.
Looks like the 2.0 update for Facebook has finally fixed this issue.
Now we now with the arrival of the Nexus 4 also comes the newest android version, 4.2. Lets take a look at some of the key aspects/improvements google has made.
Here is a list of changes:
Main features:
Sphere camera
Multiple user profiles
Google Now updated
Quick settings
Gesture typing
Wireless TV Integration
Lockscreen widgets
Daydream screensaver
Pinch to zoom in Gmail
Triple tap to zoom the whole homescreen
Speech output
Gesture mode navigation
Credit to Prawesome here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962397
We know the specs of the phone itself but here are some more links with more information regarding Android 4.2:
http://m.gsmarena.com/android_42_is_out_google_keeps_the_jelly_bean_name-news-5016.php
http://m.engadget.com/2012/10/29/google-bumps-android-to-4-2-keeps-jelly-bean-moniker/
About the improved camera features:http://m.engadget.com/2012/10/29/android-photo-sphere-panorama-google/?icid=m_eng_latest_art
System/app Dump?
Has anyone a copy of the 4.2 system apps? I would love to install some like the new keyboard, and I'm sure many others would love it too!
Quick Settings = FINALLY.
This is the one thing I could never live without from AOKP. I might actually not even need a custom ROM this time. I really like their implementation of it too.
I'm looking forward to the Swype like keyboard. I really like Swype, let's see if Google can do better
man i was looking forward to the "project roadrunner" :/ sounded like an awesome idea/concept. still I'm happy with 4.2
loving the multi user and photo sphere(take that apple!)
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I'm looking forward to the Swype like keyboard. I really like Swype, let's see if Google can do better
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I wouldn't be able to live my life without Swype. It makes me wonder how I went through life typing one letter at a time But seriously, I really hope it performs better than Swype.
@knolly I'm in the exact same boat as you. I've always wanted that on a phone's stock ROM. After playing around with custom ROMs on my S2, I'm ready to just jump on a Nexus and stay on whatever Google decides to churn out right then and there instead of having to wait for custom ROMs to come just to avoid the poop that Samsung/AT&T likes to put on the builds.
Looks great, it looks like its consolidating jelly bean with all the features a big OS update needs
I wish for something like the leeks said where you could remove the OEM overlay (sense, touchwiz)
Its there going to be update on Android browser.seems like they are only doing it with crook chrome
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Its there going to be update on Android browser.seems like they are only doing it with crook chrome
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Chrome IS the default browser.All future updates for android will have Chrome as its default browser.
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Chrome IS the default browser.All future updates for android will have Chrome as its default browser.
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Lets hope it runs better on Nexus devices. It can be horrid on other devices
any news on when source will be submitted to the repos, I'm sure we'll all have to wait till the release the devices in a few weeks but It would be nice if we got a system image or something for our faithful devs to hack and slash
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Its there going to be update on Android browser.seems like they are only doing it with crook chrome
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I doubt the "stock" browser will even be included in the build. I believe the only reason they kept it around on the Galaxy Nexus is because it shipped with it and they didn't want to deal with people losing their browser.
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I doubt the "stock" browser will even be included in the build. I believe the only reason they kept it around on the Galaxy Nexus is because it shipped with it and they didn't want to deal with people losing their browser.
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To be honest im not really thrilled about this. Chrome seams a little prmature to me. A lot of neat features sure but I regularly experience much better peformance on on the old stock android browser in actual browsing experience. Sure some benchmarks say its better but real world performance has been anything but. Just my 2cents.
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To be honest im not really thrilled about this. Chrome seams a little prmature to me. A lot of neat features sure but I regularly experience much better peformance on on the old stock android browser in actual browsing experience. Sure some benchmarks say its better but real world performance has been anything but. Just my 2cents.
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It totally depends on the hardware it is running on. I can barely use Chrome (and dont) because of my limited hardware. A phone with 2gb ram and a quad core should make for a very buttery experience.
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It totally depends on the hardware it is running on. I can barely use Chrome (and dont) because of my limited hardware. A phone with 2gb ram and a quad core should make for a very buttery experience.
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I've got an overclocked G'nex on JB, 1.35 ghz dual core omap 4410? I would think that should do the trick but no...
You're the first I've ever heard say that about a galaxy nexus.
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It's not to any extent unusable or "slow" but my native browser just rips! Idk maybe its psychological... the biggest place that ive noticed it is not in page renders but in actual usability of the page. What I mean is that they seam to render in about the same time=fast but on chrome I'm unable to selct links and there is usually some delay before I can scroll around or zoom where as on the native browser I can be halfway through a page load and already selcting another link...
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Lets hope it runs better on Nexus devices. It can be horrid on other devices
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Yep...Chrome isn't nearly as fast as it was on PC..
Controversies,controversies everywhere :what:
I mostly prefer the stock browser myself, still use flash quite a bit (though i guess that it will probably be somewhat if not entirely broken on 4.2/Nexus 4).
But for other tasks i've preferred Chrome, especially with the syncing of pages and the fact it seems to handle pages much better than the stock browser did, especially in regards to forum attachements, download sites, etc.
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any news on when source will be submitted to the repos, I'm sure we'll all have to wait till the release the devices in a few weeks but It would be nice if we got a system image or something for our faithful devs to hack and slash
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I am guessing the source will be released the same day as the phone ships. That's how it has worked in the past, isn't it ?
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