So it looks like I'm getting myself an N7 as my first Android device. I'm coming from using an iPad and it's built in messaging app to communicate with my wife and son via their iPods over wifi. What messaging app would you recommend we switch to once I have my N7 in hand?
Good question I'd like to know as well. Is there any way to send/recieve SMS texts from the wifi only N7?
Tablet talk? Use your N7 like your phone.
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I recomend GTalk , everybody has a google (gmail) account nowadays.
The Google messenger app that comes with Google+.
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I use Google Voice for SMS messages and Google Talk for chat.
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Google voice for sms/ add grove ip to that and get full phone functions .
Tablet talk if you want to relay text and calls to and from your tablet thru your phone..
there is also tab text .. sync sms. and a few others out there..
IF your phone does not support tethering to do the above using your phone. You can try pda.net app from tablet.. I think it still works for most handset/tablet variations..
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Agreed.
And more people should be using it.
A lot of people have an android phone and don't even know you can video or voice call using Gtalk.
Spread the word!
Pinger? U can text and call, but u need to buy minutes if u run out, or install free apps to get minutes.
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Hey guys I don't know if this is already posted but I'm just letting everyone that doesn't know that it works like it's suppose to
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It does work perfectly but it's odd that it's filtered out of the Market. You still have to side load it.
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can someone post a 3.1 friendly apk here for us then ?
danka
where are you downloading the apk from??
I just downloaded it to my phone and grabbed it for my xoom.
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so your saying google voice installs as long as we sideload it?
This doesn't surprise me, since the issue with Google Voice was the same issue as the Facebook Widget and that works too.
It seems Google relaxed the API a bit with regards to null intents
I just back it up to my drop box.. here's the link if you want to download it
http://db.tt/iQ6wlCy
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so i thought i would be able to get msg's on my tablet and my phone but when i setup my sprint number with gvoice i stop getting msg's on my phone and only get them on gvoice on the tablet
you can also get apps directly on your xoom by downloading from amazon app store. there's a ton of apps that work fine but missing from the market. and you don't have to go through putting the app on your phone then moving to your xoom, and you will get updates.
Yeah, found this out last week. Unfortunately, push notifications are STILL not enabled (you still have to select a polling interval).
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Yeah, found this out last week. Unfortunately, push notifications are STILL not enabled (you still have to select a polling interval).
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True :-( ... what are u using?
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what are u using?
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I figured 15mins was the best compromise.
One thing I did was change my Voice Notification E-mail from my default account to my GMail account, which means I at least get instantaneous notifications, but even still that's a hack.
FFS Google- you can't make this whole?!
Confirmed. It works perfectly. Thanks for the heads up.
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Umm' stupid question I'm sure but here goes...
If I install the voice from your dropbox does it replace the Google voice on the xoom? As in no more video calls, or does this just add capability to use the calling features? I'm so confused..
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Umm' stupid question I'm sure but here goes...
If I install the voice from your dropbox does it replace the Google voice on the xoom? As in no more video calls, or does this just add capability to use the calling features? I'm so confused..
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I think you are thinking of Google Talk. Google Talk and Google Voice are different apps
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Anyone else getting INSANE battery use from Voice? It's almost up there with the display.
Are u guys saying that you are being able to place calls from your xoom with Google voice?
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Are u guys saying that you are being able to place calls from your xoom with Google voice?
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no..u can't...u can text from it and initiate a call...but it will still have to call your cell phone to make a voice call
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Anyone else getting INSANE battery use from Voice? It's almost up there with the display.
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Yes I am. Might be the polling interval but I uninstalled it until there is a fix or an official release
Does anyone know of any apps that allow you to send texts from your phone through your tab other than SyncSMS. Sync is great and all but the interface is terrible and I'd like to have the ability to only sync sometime.
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desksms , 14 days trial cost 4.95usd,best app
Interesting I'll try it out
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Alright so this is actually exactly what I was looking for which is awesome but I can't get it to send messages out through the Talk app. Receiving works wonderfully though any ideas?
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If you have Google voice you can send texts through there... all u need is internet access. That's how I send texts on my tab. Just set up a free account on your phone, log into gvoice on your tab and blammo you have texts on your tab. I don't even use normal phone texting anymore as Google texts don't apply to text messaging so I saved a bunch of money by eliminating unlimited texts from my phone service and put myself down to like 500 texts or something like that for 5 bucks a month, never go over because Google texts use 3g or wifi to transmit
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If you have Google voice you can send texts through there... all u need is internet access. That's how I send texts on my tab. Just set up a free account on your phone, log into gvoice on your tab and blammo you have texts on your tab. I don't even use normal phone texting anymore as Google texts don't apply to text messaging so I saved a bunch of money by eliminating unlimited texts from my phone service and put myself down to like 500 texts or something like that for 5 bucks a month, never go over because Google texts use 3g or wifi to transmit
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Sadly GVoice is not available in Canada
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Text plus, a free app from the market is what I use on my tab 10.1
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Text plus, a free app from the market is what I use on my tab 10.1
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Not quite what I was looking for, I want to send texts through my Captivate's phone number from my Tab. But thanks anyways
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Is it possible using my regular cell phone number (not google voice)?
I have a windows 8 phone as my phone if that makes a difference. Thanks.
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Is it possible using my regular cell phone number (not google voice)?
I have a windows 8 phone as my phone if that makes a difference. Thanks.
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uf, theres a 100 threads about this.
Search for whatsapp, tablet talk, viber threads, theres ongoing discussions going on. However, I think you require an android phone to make them work, but I'm not sure.
Which I why I made this thread...I don't have an android phone.
Cloud sms does exactly what you want
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Don't see the app for windows phone.
Not sure if its available but have u checked if textfree or tablet talk are usable for u?
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Yeah they don't work.
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Yeah they don't work.
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I Just tried out the cloud SMS app and seems to work well
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I Just tried out the cloud SMS app and seems to work well
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My main phone is a windows phone. We need to install that app on both the tablet and phone to get it to work. Windows phone doesn't have that app.
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My main phone is a windows phone. We need to install that app on both the tablet and phone to get it to work. Windows phone doesn't have that app.
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Sorry,I missed that in the op.
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You can use Desk sms.. its by clockworkmod. I think it will do what your asking.. Google voice will as well. Setup google voice on your desktop computer.. Have your test forworded to your google voice number. Then on your tablet you can send and receive text with google voice.. .Other sms apps will also pick up google voice text...
Is there any apps To send MMS picture messages or receive
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Is there any apps To send MMS picture messages or receive
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from what i've read, the possibilities are currently limited. you can receive MMS thru Google Voice if the sender is on Sprint. (it will be viewable in your email). they are working on getting more carriers on-board, maybe someone knows of any other options...?
question about cloud sms, does it work even if your phone is off? my phone's charger usb port is broken and its a pain trying to get it to charge. im still paying of my phone plan.
I have a rooted/rommed wifi-only S1 and my GF has a Blackberry 9780. She is currently overseas for X amount of time and the only way we can talk is by calling each other which is extremely expensive, or using skype which means she has to borrow a friend's laptop or android device. She has service on her phone over there, unsure of what type of plan.
I came up with the idea of using my old BB 8330 and figuring out how to use BBM or something similar on wifi-only, but it turns out that 'ol phone doesn't have wifi on it. It's too bad I sold my last BB some time ago which was an 8530 and had wifi. Oh well.
Anyways, I'm now wondering if there's an app I can use on my S1 that she can also use on her 9780 that would allow us to text and or talk. Something like BBM that doesn't require me to have service or a data plan. I imagine there's at least one app out there that would do this and also be available to BB users.
Thanks.
What about the WhatsApp Messenger by WhatsApp Inc. In the Play Store ? :thumbup:
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What about the WhatsApp Messenger by WhatsApp Inc. In the Play Store ? :thumbup:
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I read somewhere that it uses your phone number but can't seem to confirm that.
I'm pretty sure we can use KIK but it's text only. I may be getting greedy with wanting text and talk, but having both would be awesome.
Does her phone have a browser? If so, you could use any site like ebuddy to talk. Or even get on something like palringo (dunno if there's a bb version?) but there must be something alike.
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Does her phone have a browser? If so, you could use any site like ebuddy to talk. Or even get on something like palringo (dunno if there's a bb version?) but there must be something alike.
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She has service and we *think* her data is unlimited. She also has a wireless router at her flat so wifi helps if the data is limited/costly.
We're trying to use apps over our current methods or using something browser based mainly for convenience. Something like whatsapp or KIK would work perfectly from what I understand, but they're text-only. Not a huge problem, but if I can find text+voice that would be great. Skype is normally the answer to that question but her phone, or more specifically her service provider, isn't compatible with skype from what I'm seeing.
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She has service and we *think* her data is unlimited. She also has a wireless router at her flat so wifi helps if the data is limited/costly.
We're trying to use apps over our current methods or using something browser based mainly for convenience. Something like whatsapp or KIK would work perfectly from what I understand, but they're text-only. Not a huge problem, but if I can find text+voice that would be great. Skype is normally the answer to that question but her phone, or more specifically her service provider, isn't compatible with skype from what I'm seeing.
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Then ebuddy would most likely be your answer. It has chat + voice/video and is browser based.
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Then ebuddy would most likely be your answer. It has chat + voice/video and is browser based.
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I went with Kik for now. It's actually a pretty cool messenger app. Clean and fast.
I haven't yet found anything that covers both messages and voice in app form other than skype which I confirmed is not compatible with her model of phone.
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I went with Kik for now. It's actually a pretty cool messenger app. Clean and fast.
I haven't yet found anything that covers both messages and voice in app form other than skype which I confirmed is not compatible with her model of phone.
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Oh I though she had access to browser?
App wise, I'll have to keep looking.
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Oh I though she had access to browser?
App wise, I'll have to keep looking.
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Preferring to stay away from browser since apps are far more convenient and because browsers always run very sluggish on my cappy for some reason.
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Preferring to stay away from browser since apps are far more convenient and because browsers always run very sluggish on my cappy for some reason.
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Should hassle Ebuddy to make a app then lol
But if you wanna try it, there's a bare naked browser (ugly but fasssst) on here. Called naked browser I believe.
Try viber
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Try viber
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Looks like the exact app I need and it's compatible with blackberry. Will give it a try. Thanks!
ETA: Looks like Blackberry devices can not use the VoIP feature yet but they say it will be available eventually.
Turns out you need a number for viber and my device is wifi-only. After some research I found that you can use any phone number that can receive SMS because it's for them to send you a registration PIN. I tried both my GV and Heywire numbers and haven't received that text on either one. :\
It's out and working.
What is allo
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What is allo
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It's Google's new messaging app.
Uninstalled already. Not for me...
It's cool. Has a few hidden features and built in Google assistant is dope.
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My wife can't receive the text I send her through allo :crying: back to old messaging app I guess
This app is working great for me. I love it! Thanks for the heads up!
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So we have allo, duo, messaging, hangouts, voice, Google+... What in good God's name is going on? Tried allo and duo, saw nothing worth wasting my time on. Uninstalled. Can't they make 1 app that does everything properly and in fact pulls in WhatsApp, viber and Skype into it to have one do it all app instead of this confusing mess?
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The best feature I think it has is the incognito messaging. It has end to end encryption and pretty much self destructs at a interval you choose.
problem is, that your contacts, and possibly your messages arent getting destroyed at any interval at this point. and they are being stored on Google servers so, thats why alot of folks have no interest is using this snooping infested app..