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[Q] Top 10 apps for Galaxy tab with Gingerbread?

Hello all,
what are your top 10 apps on the Galaxy?
I have Googled this - but other than general top 10 Android apps, there was no hit.
Since the Galaxy tab is not the same as any general Android phone, the top 10 probably are not the same either. Also, new apps come all the time, so a list from a year ago would not necessarily be the same today.
So: would you be so kind to share with me (to help me discover my brand new Galaxy Tab - bought two days ago) what you consider the best / most useful / must have apps for it?
If this has been already posted somewhere - in that case please forgive my question, and pls point me to the right direction.
Thank you all!

Anyone? I have downloaded thousands of apps - and I really would not like to try all of them...
I have also tried a couple considered "best" for general android use, and they did not even work on the Galaxy tab...
Please point me in the right direction...

Nobody replied because there is no answer. Ther is no top 10 "best" apps as it all depends on the person who uses the device.
There is a "Must have" topic, you are better of looking through that for peoples "preferences" and see what you like sound of.

Gadgetguy2005 said:
I have also tried a couple considered "best" for general android use, and they did not even work on the Galaxy tab..
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I don't se why they wouldn't work on your tab, the only thing that might be off is the scaling of the app fitting the tabs screen. If that's the case in which you speak of "not working", just download "spare parts" from the market , open it and scroll down to compatibility mode. If its checked, then uncheck it ( or viceversa check if unchecked) and reboot then once rebooted do the same and reboot and they should all fit your screen. Let us know if that helps.
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Thank you - you comment helped me to find what i was looking for!

Gadgetguy2005 said:
Thank you - you comment helped me to find what i was looking for!
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No problem, glad to help. I'm glad it worked out for you. Don't forget to hit the thanks button =D

Issues with XDA forum

First, thank you for giving us this awesome community. I just have a couple minor issues that I'd like you to consider.
1) The new emoticons are very childish looking. Though I do like this one--> :cyclops:
2) "Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day" is very annoying because whenever a new phone comes out and Dev comes on strong, I may need to give thanks up to 20 times a day.
3) There is no option to go back to the subforum I'm in. So if I'm on page 3 of a thread, I can't just click the back button on my browser to go back to the main page. I have to scroll all the way up to click on the subforum name to load the subforum.
4) None of the sub forums are listed alphabetically.
5) Mobile signatures are always placed inside when I quote someone. And there is no line in someones post to indicate something is their mobile signature. Gets a little confusing sometimes.
As you can see below, there is a line above my signature. It's not like that from the XDA app. And my signature is not quoted but it would be if I were on the XDA app.

CZ Eddie said:
First, thank you for giving us this awesome community. I just have a couple minor issues that I'd like you to consider.
1) The new emoticons are very childish looking. Though I do like this one--> :cyclops: Deal with it
2) "Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day" is very annoying because whenever a new phone comes out and Dev comes on strong, I may need to give thanks up to 20 times a day. Prevents thanks spamming. It was unlimited, until people just went around giving thanks for no reason, this way you choose who you give thanks to, also, thanks dont make your e-peen bigger.
3) There is no option to go back to the subforum I'm in. So if I'm on page 3 of a thread, I can't just click the back button on my browser to go back to the main page. I have to scroll all the way up to click on the subforum name to load the subforum. Look for archer's toolbar extension. I have it. He included a button which you click that takes you to the top. Then you can click the subforum name.
4) None of the sub forums are listed alphabetically.There's usually like 5 of them anyway
5) Mobile signatures are always placed inside when I quote someone. And there is no line in someones post to indicate something is their mobile signature. Gets a little confusing sometimes.
As you can see below, there is a line above my signature. It's not like that from the XDA app. And my signature is not quoted but it would be if I were on the XDA app.
The mobile sigs are just added text. Remember signatures for emails? You type in the text you want to show up, and when you compose a new email the text is already there, and you can modify it. Same with app sigs.
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Answers (my trolling) in BOLD

Much of what you've asked has been answered above (thanks jaszek). For many other topics, and the relevant forum, have a look at "About xda-developers.com". That forum is dedicated to discussion about the site itself.
With that said, thread closed.

Popular Ideas for Development

EDITED per Admin's suggestions:
Hey xda,
I wanted to make a thread for people who are not as developer-savvy as others to share ideas and make requests for mods/roms/etc.
If a request or idea could generate enough feedback or support, developers would be more informed on what people would want or like to see.
Here are two things that I would personally like to see on my Nexus 4.
On your homescreen, when you press and hold the home button to go to Google Now, is it possible to add shortcuts and or folders to the extra space around the ring? This would allow the user to clean up some screen space by hiding frequent shortcuts.
Also, I would like to see app-specific security (pattern, pin, password) protection. This would allow a user to easily unlock their phone but still have the security they would want for their messaging, facebook, etc.
Thanks for reading.
I'll maintain this thread as best I can and put the best suggestions below.

Best Ideas as of January 02, 2013
Ideas will be added to this list as support is generated.
Ideas will be removed from this list as they are developed or "worked-around."
See the post number for more details.
App-specific security (pattern, pin, password) protection. OP, #1
Simultaneously video recording with both cameras. DonDizzurp, #21
Full calculator as a lock screen widget. AlwaysDroid, #23
5 PNGs as your WiFi/Signal bars. kcls, #32
Multiwindow support. DforDesign, #41

i can add the shrotcuts already in aokp. i think. gimme a sec and ill find out.
edit: yeppers. i guess this is what you are talking about. i dont use them. but i might now that you have talked about cleaning up the home screen.

phermey said:
i can add the shrotcuts already in aokp. i think. gimme a sec and ill find out.
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Thanks for looking. Is it from the homescreen or lockscreen?

oneonezerosix said:
Thanks for looking. Is it from the homescreen or lockscreen?
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the pic i posted was from rom control. and in the navigation bar sub menu. where you add in more buttons and such to the homescreen navbar.

phermey said:
the pic i posted was from rom control. and in the navigation bar sub menu. where you add in more buttons and such to the homescreen navbar.
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Thanks again, I never tried AOKP before, but I certainly will now.

oneonezerosix said:
Thanks again, I never tried AOKP before, but I certainly will now.
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i have used it for a year now. first on att gs2 and now on nexus. in my opinion... it is the supreme rom.

I don't think that XDA is here to have users make requests?

phermey said:
i have used it for a year now. first on att gs2 and now on nexus. in my opinion... it is the supreme rom.
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Wonderful. I'm going to get AOKP this week then. Is this exclusively on AOKP? I haven't seen it elsewhere.

tweaked said:
I don't think that XDA is here to have users make requests?
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probably not blatantly as this thread :angel:, but people have made requests occasionally.

oneonezerosix said:
Wonderful. I'm going to get AOKP this week then. Is this exclusively on AOKP? I haven't seen it elsewhere.
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rom control should be built into most every rom. the features they stick in rom control are different though. i would imagine they all have the navbar deal. its best to flash a rom. find its features and then wipe and add a new rom. and keep going until you find the one you like best. after you find the right one... spend the hours it takes to set up your phone the way you want. for instance.. all of this talkin has caused me to want to throw cyanogen on here to see what those guys have been up to.

tweaked said:
I don't think that XDA is here to have users make requests?
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^^^ What he said
XDA is a development site not a site for users to come beg with requests. If you have any doubt or are unsure of what xda is please click the link below and look at zelendel's post. Hopefully a mod locks this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16682226&postcount=2439
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There's a big difference between posting direct requests in the development forums and posting a thread in the general forum for collecting ideas you think might be cool to have developed one day. There's nothing wrong with this thread and it's not bothering anybody. It's certainly more useful than the hundreds of threads that occur at every device launch complaining about one hardware defect or another. As an amateur developer I think threads like this are cool places to look for ideas that might be fun to tackle.

bedoig said:
There's a big difference between posting direct requests in the development forums and posting a thread in the general forum for collecting ideas you think might be cool to have developed one day. There's nothing wrong with this thread and it's not bothering anybody. It's certainly more useful than the hundreds of threads that occur at every device launch complaining about one hardware defect or another. As an amateur developer I think threads like this are cool places to look for ideas that might be fun to tackle.
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second
except for the am dev part. i dunno devving.

So i was browsing the thread and i came across this, and from the title alone i was ready to shut it down......
But i as i read in to it i had to change my mind. The OP is not blatantly making a request to any specific dev. They are simply stating things they would like to see. Now i know this isnt a place to make you phone look cool and i am obviously aware of the rules. But bedoig brings up a very valid point. Some of the amateur dev's might see this as an opportunity to dig in a little deeper. This is not in the development boards and no one is making a specific request from any of the dev's, so i see no reason to shut this down at this time.
However, since i do not normally moderate this board, then i welcome this boards mods _Arjen_, iridaki, eagleeyetom, YZ, TeeJay3800, Diamondback, AvRS, krook6023 to sidestep my decision if they feel the need to.
@oneonezerosix you may want to consider changing the title of your thread to something that sounds a little less demanding. The Dev's here might take it the wrong way (just a suggestion)

tweaked said:
I don't think that XDA is here to have users make requests?
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requests? no (although ive made my share of requests)
suggestions? sure, to an extent
XDA is here FOR the developers not for the average consumer to pressure devs.
as most xda OG's would say: if you want it done, do it yourself...
if you cant.. then try to learn and get the ball rolling and a dev will probably help you along the way.

mark manning said:
^^^ What he said
XDA is a development site not a site for users to come beg with requests. If you have any doubt or are unsure of what xda is please click the link below and look at zelendel's post. Hopefully a mod locks this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16682226&postcount=2439
Sent from my Nexus 4
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After reading the post, I can understand your perspective. All that I ask is that you attempt to understand mine as well.
Zelendel stated that, "XDA is a place to come to learn and share your knowledge."
As an amateur developer, I do not know how to develop much of the things that I wish to be able to use. It was my sole intention to facilitate a discussion of new ideas for development from varying levels of skilled members. Even the best developers can dream of new mods/roms/kernels/etc that they may be unable to produce by their own means. Which is reason enough for one to want to request the assistance of others by posting in a thread like this.
If you do not see any value in this thread, then I apologize for wasting your time.

I am not a Dev and get offended for them when someone says "please add this".
But this is a recollection of ideas, honestly, what's wrong in that? Where would the devs be with no ideas?

MatAuc12 said:
I am not a Dev and get offended for them when someone says "please add this".
But this is a recollection of ideas, honestly, what's wrong in that? Where would the devs be with no ideas?
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I agree. This is an "ideas" thread, not targeted at a specific developer. A dev may take this on board and incorporate it, as they might think its a good idea
Fun fact: three marks have posted in this thread hi

OK, back on topic. Who's got ideas?
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A simplified way to connect all developers, share work, etc

Before a forum mod even thinks of taking this down- I've been in contract with Svetius and this may go live across XDA.
I would like to beta test here- and give developers and others a good example of what we can accomplish- as a collective.
I'll simplify for anyone who wants to jump in- click one of the following links, and if you don't get it, read on:
This is a link to the view only version, with ability to comment..
https://docs.google.com/document/d/...MZAPx-mLF8tnXPmBV2V7fRo/edit?usp=docslist_api
Here is the developers/contributor linkhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/...MZAPx-mLF8tnXPmBV2V7fRo/edit?usp=docslist_api DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK IF YOUR NOT ACTIVELY DEVELOPING OR CONTRIBUTING- I DO HAVE WAYS TO REMOVE PEOPLE IF THEY TAKE AWAY FROM PROJECT!
If someone else wants to create a new document, please include a link to this instruction document I've already created.
If no one else jumps on creating a development document for unified s5, I will create and post the edit and view/comment links in second post, or add your document if you choose too
I will update and add to this post this morning- please allow me to get second post
As of this moment, developers, recognized contributors, or users are disconnected- and you may not have the time to go hunting each other down, or answer 500 PMS.
This is my effort to connect developers- it is a LIVE document, and it uses your Google account to grant the level of access you need. Because it is a live document, you will see AS other people type. I can give non-devs the ability to view and comment only- but in that way, even they may be able to contribute.
There's a built in chat box.
It automatically tracks who makes changes so no credit has to be given for your work, or you can create a document you own and paste the link in my document. This is how we create a "tree" of organized data..
Links do NOT BREAK.. So even of you move the document in your personal folders, any link you put into my or any other document will work. Period. I've tested this over 4-5 years, and I'm sure of this.
The same way it tracks changes, you can revert to old versions.. So if someone accidentally selected all and hit backspace, by accident or as a jerk, in a few clicks I can put it all back.
I've been taking to mods and development teams here at XDA, and we are going to be doing this XDA wide, or at least that's how it is looking - this reduces devs duplicating work, because it is Google document, it requires no sign up, it's probably on all your devices or easy to download..
Of we start sharing and get or section done, it will give a good example at how all other subgroups can do there's.
The link in my signature(amaze Bible) shows how robust these Google docs can get. Here is a link if you can't see it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679486
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I will add edit and view/comment links here in a few moments
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This third post will contain a table of contents once documents start taking shape.
Please help this project, as connecting developers, contributors, and users will help us all!
But I've been asked to make sure this doesn't REPLACE XDA.. So if you have any posts that may be helpful already on XDA - LINK BACK TO IT.
If this goes XDA wide, they may be able to integrate this into XDA with backbend tools.. This could get really cool really fast. Pm or post you're questions or comments- but follow the development section rules!
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I want to follow this.

kornfed said:
I want to follow this.
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Follow yes, even help if possible
Click the edit link and go to the bottom where I put examples where I see this going.. You can comment (it explains how in the Google doc) if you don't want to change the doc itself.. So make suggestions, or even help me message a link to this thread to developers.. Because as I said, I've already been getting a pretty positive response from the top mod and his development team..
If we can show them this works and well, it will only help them see maybe this can be a priority.
I'm going to connect them with some backbend tools Google put out to integrate this into the site- so I need our XDA community collective to do/offer whatever they can to get or beta test product into something useful.
As a bonus, as easy as it is to link to docs, and link back to XDA.. We can reduce the number of duplicate questions, need for q&a threads, and the number of messages that developers get!
Even me, a recognized contributor- the more active I am, the more PMs I get..
So come on XDA collective- help me make this work!
It is now robust on a computer, but you can do 90% of this on any Google device you can install apps on
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The amaze 4g is definitely a dated device, but we did this for that forum.. It helped a ton
Please, look at this example amaze 4g Bible and click the links in the take of contents which take you to the Google dochttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679486
I'd like this and more, stepped up a notch, connecting developers- maybe even creating new ones that we allow view/comment access..
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BUMP.
I edited original post- if you're a Dev click the second link, if you want to contribute in some way, click the appropriate link.
You literally click the link, on just about any device, especially anything android or a computer- and you're in, and able to contribute. No sign up. No wasted time.
This is EASY as it gets, but I can't make anyone do this.. This is about us collaborating and helping each other, unifying developers in one place - and REDUCING WORK.. Because I'm seeing a lot of developers doing the same thing, and it is called work duplication.. And time that need not be wasted if you all work together.
On top of that, if I and other contributors, official or not, can be part of the process.. Well, think of it as processing power.
Please give it a try, and let's build a team.
for developers and contributors in the unified s5 forum - please check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2997834
I'm trying to increase our collaboration, reduce duplication of work- and maybe even help out a few devs that just don't know your secret Fix's

Bloatware removal after root?

Can anyone give a guide on how and what bloatware can be removed after root access is achieved?
Thanks!

quarrymanpaul said:
Can anyone give a guide on how and what bloatware can be removed after root access is achieved?
Thanks!
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1: Wrong section
2: I guess you didn't even look for your question on what apps to use in order to remove/freeze bloatware
3: Here's a list of what you can remove. If you posted this in the correct section, you would/should have seen this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/bloatware-list-removing-t3017459

1. Correct section
2. Useless link. If you remove everything on that list your phone won't work.... Edit, post two is what you are referring to I see. Doesn't really answer the question though. Since it's a blocking tut instead of removal.
3. Pointless forum policing. Not your job.

jarayn said:
1. Correct section
2. Useless link. If you remove everything on that list your phone won't work.... Edit, post two is what you are referring to I see. Doesn't really answer the question though. Since it's a blocking tut instead of removal.
3. Pointless forum policing. Not your job.
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Actually I had posted in the General forum which was incorrect, this thread was moved.
2. Yes that's a good start but I think that list is overly aggressive. I'm looking for a guide that will remove all the real bloatware that no really every uses.
Thanks!

Dsteppa said:
1: Wrong section
2: I guess you didn't even look for your question on what apps to use in order to remove/freeze bloatware
3: Here's a list of what you can remove. If you posted this in the correct section, you would/should have seen this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/bloatware-list-removing-t3017459
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This was a suggested list of apks to remove. It doesn't tell you what they are, making it half useless for most of the uninitiated. What one person wishes to remove, another may not, and the names of many of these apks is not clear.
I too am fumbling around with this process right now because there still isn't a list of what things are. I'm not whining nor expecting anyone to magically come up with one, but that's the reason OP was asking and you didn't help him much (and came across quite aggressively in doing so).

"Bloatware removal" can result in many negative things.
The easiest would be - if you don't use Facebook, disable everything for it. If you don't use Twitter - disable everything for it. If you don't use Sony accounts - disable everything for them. And let the rest be.
"Removing bloatware" is 99% pointless - you don't save a thing, neither app space nor RAM, compared to plain and simple disabling.