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Hello All
I have just stumbled across an app called Vodafone Application Update (on the Market), although this does not appear to be an official Vodafone app (at least not a UK one anyway).
The app itself sits in the Taskbar and monitors your social networks pulling into a combined inbox similar to the Motoblur with the exception of the inbox.
I have found it pretty useful and wondered if anyone had heard of it before.
I cannot vouch for its authenticity or as to whether it works on other networks (as I'm on Vodafone anyhow)
As its a free software not a paid for app if someone can tell me how to extract an apk from my phone I'll post a link for those that cannot see it on the Market.
Thanks to XDA for making my whole Android experience better

Just trying it on T-Mobile UK, seems to be working so far, will update in a moment. Nice find
EDIT: Sure seems to work for facebook atleast, I don't use any of the other services. Awesome .

Jonno12345 said:
Just trying it on T-Mobile UK, seems to be working so far, will update in a moment. Nice find
EDIT: Sure seems to work for facebook atleast, I don't use any of the other services. Awesome .
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Good news if it had a widget it would be awesome

also working perfect on US Tmobile G1. Thanks.. never would have known about it.

Pure messenger widget, just a few posts down from this one seems to be a good widget interpretation of what you're looking for.

Opps Delete

el_smurfo said:
Pure messenger widget, just a few posts down from this one seems to be a good widget interpretation of what you're looking for.
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thanks had it for a while but i'll give it a closer look

ukm700user said:
thanks had it for a while but i'll give it a closer look
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I'm finding that the Vodafone app slows down my system

ukm700user said:
I'm finding that the Vodafone app slows down my system
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apps dont slow down phones...they eat up memory and wear down batteries.
Use task managers and kill widgets to control these memory leeching, battery eating apps, and your phone will speed up.

Newsr Google Reader

This is a tablet optimized reader and I'm loving it more than pulse on my Xoom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKbUjsXAKQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

No affiliation here - I bought NewsR and love it.
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Just bought it an already in love. Wish touchdown would adopt this simple interface.
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I would agree. Have been using this for a couple of days and has replaced newsrob as my go-to Google reader app. Love the interface and new features are coming quickly.
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I think it needs to be a lil faster fetching feeds and I hope they offer a White on black theme.
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Offline for Newsr?
I would agree that Newsr is definitely onto something, however I think its missing one key thing which is offline capability (download/read/sync when online).
Can anyone think of a reason this couldn't be accomplished?

schergr said:
I would agree that Newsr is definitely onto something, however I think its missing one key thing which is offline capability (download/read/sync when online).
Can anyone think of a reason this couldn't be accomplished?
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This was my exact question I had before buying. Thanks for clarifying.
This can be done as NewRob already does this on Android phones. I would like to see offline capabilities that downloads the entire article and not just the RSS feed blurb with a link. I have seen other RSS apps be able to do this.

considering that i've been using the official google reader app cause that's what i'm used to on my N1, this is a huge improvement, consider it bought.

Bought it last night. Awesome!

Just bought. Very nice interface and quite snappy. Some room for improvement but snappy none-the-less.
I agree and would like to see some offline component to it but that is not a dealbreaker for me - i'll always have 3G (hopefully soon 4G) coverage but for those with Wi-Fi only tablets that will likely be a must have part of this app.
Kuddos to the developer for optimizing this for Honeycomb. Now I get to ditch Pulse!!

You should all email the dev (Chris Stewart) - his email is in the app description or support info. He's been very responsive and seems to be open to suggestions/feedback.
I got in at 1.0 and it's improved very fast since then already.

I'm using an app called Feedly. works great, has a magazine like layout and its free

facewald said:
I'm using an app called Feedly. works great, has a magazine like layout and its free
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Doesn't seem optimized in any shape for the XOOM. Do you have a beta or something?

no beta, here is a link to the app https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devhd.feedly&feature=search_result

I'm Chris, and I'm the developer for Newsr. Really glad to see the positive remarks throughout this thread. Glad you're all enjoying the app and I definitely have more coming for it, and additional Honeycomb-optimized apps. If you have any suggestions, feedback, etc, don't hesitate to email me: [email protected].

schergr said:
I would agree that Newsr is definitely onto something, however I think its missing one key thing which is offline capability (download/read/sync when online).
Can anyone think of a reason this couldn't be accomplished?
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Offline is definitely something I'm working on for a future release. It's coming...

Gizmodo posted a list of RSS readers today and forgot Newsr so I gave it a shout out in the comments since I like and use Newsr much more than the other two they mentioned for Honeycomb.
http://gizmodo.com/#!5791676/not-dead-yet-the-ultimate-guide-to-rss-in-2011

Thanks for the support, I appreciate it!
I actually just pushed out version 1.10 tonight which includes a few highly requested features:
-- Token authorization uses any Google account now, not just gmail.com and googlemail.com accounts.
-- Can now view starred articles in the label view.
-- Implemented the native “Share” feature of Google Reader.
Plenty more coming, so stay tuned!

I am honestly thinking about getting this. I have never use google reader before, but I have used pulse reader...And I have to say that this looks like it has a cooler and overall easier to understand UI then pulse does.

Another video Overview on Newsr. Little more in depth. I think its great.

[APP] HoneyReader - New google reader application adapted for large screens [1.2.3]

Hello everyone!
We have just released our first Honeycomb application, called HoneyReader. Its a google reader client made for big screens, not just looking like another email client. This app takes inspiration from newspapers in its layout.
If you feel like it, please try it and send us ideas ([email protected]) on future updates. We want to make the best, most customizable google reader client ever.
Upcoming features
- Automatic updating (background)
- widget
- Different fonts
- Additional color schemes
- more size columns to fit different #s in landscape
- Show unread count in column headers
- Ability to show uncategorized feeds in one column
Thanks goes out to DroidHam and mcramer19 for the great ideas
UPDATE 1.2.3
- SPLASHSCREEN - When a new user starts the app, a splashscreen is displayed
- NEW OPTION - Read on scroll-past
- NEW MENU - Read all on tag
- Improved synchronization
- Improved read synchronization
- Fixed image bug
- Fixed synchronization bugs
UPDATE 1.2 - New version released
- Updated maximum number of news to 1000
- Enabled "reading" of articles with sync to Google reader
- Fixed image caching issues
- Read news now shows as grey
- Fixed image proportion issues
- Updated the colors
UPDATE 1.1
- New version released with integrated google credentials support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWrHqblPfHE
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.westart.apps.honeyreader
Many thanks in advance,
Christoffer

too bad no lite version to try it.. :-(.. skip it .. screen shoot does look nice..

png6 said:
Hello everyone!
We have just released our first Honeycomb application, called HoneyReader. Its a google reader client made for big screens, not just looking like another email client. This app takes inspiration from newspapers in its layout.
If you feel like it, please try it and send us ideas ([email protected]) on future updates. We want to make the best, most customizable google reader client ever.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.westart.apps.honeyreader
Many thanks in advance,
Christoffer
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looks nice, but why aren't you using http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/AccountManager.html ?
Asking for login/pass with internet permissions will be suspicious to many users, especially when it's unnecessary for what you're doing.

ZanshinG1 said:
looks nice, but why aren't you using http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/AccountManager.html ?
Asking for login/pass with internet permissions will be suspicious to many users, especially when it's unnecessary for what you're doing.
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Very good idea, it will be included in the next version.

Ya I was just about to say that lol

Looks Great
So wanted to purchase this app...please implement user/password feature as stated above. Then I will buy it...kinda creepy as is having to input my info atm

Looks nice, though as ZanshinG1 pointed out, Account Manager would be a much better way of using the Google account.
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looks nice, but why aren't you using http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/AccountManager.html ?
Asking for login/pass with internet permissions will be suspicious to many users, especially when it's unnecessary for what you're doing.
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Looks sweet!.. like others have mentioned once user /pw is added ill purchase it too
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Better than Newsr? How does it compare?

I quite like the look of this, but I'm really loathe to buy a Reader app when it's only a matter of time until Google themselves release one that's optimized for tablets. I haven't bought Newsr for the same reason.
If you release an ad supported version then I'd jump all over it.

We just released version 1.1 with integrated credentials support - enjoy!
Again, thanks for the input

Noiz said:
I quite like the look of this, but I'm really loathe to buy a Reader app when it's only a matter of time until Google themselves release one that's optimized for tablets. I haven't bought Newsr for the same reason.
If you release an ad supported version then I'd jump all over it.
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Maybe we will release an ad version. But we would rather not bloat the interface with ads. I dont think google will release a good reader app for tablets, the browser one is no good and the one for phones isnt really great either in my opinion. Thats why we thought of doing one that looks the way we want for our selves..

How do things get marked as read? When you scroll down or? That's crucial for me. And when you mark them as read do they go away?
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mcramer19 said:
How do things get marked as read? When you scroll down or? That's crucial for me. And when you mark them as read do they go away?
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Would like to know this too......
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I'll bite.

mcramer19 said:
How do things get marked as read? When you scroll down or? That's crucial for me. And when you mark them as read do they go away?
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As it works now, the news wont get marked as read. When you sync it purges the news and downloads new news. So you can decide, tell us how you want it and we will make it work like that.

Newsr is a small investment and very good. Actively developed. Even if Google releases its own Reader app that you prefer, you will have gotten your money's worth. What I really want is a scrollable Reader widget which allows me to select which feed or label I want in the widget.
I like the look of this Honey Reader. When it sorts out the login Account Manager issue, I'll give it a whirl. Price is fair, too. I think people forget they can still do 15 minute try and return for no cost if they want. It's important that we support a development community for Droid if we want it to become as robust as Apple's.
Edit: just realized the account manager issue is resolved. Off to try this now.

RoryPG said:
Newsr is a small investment and very good. Actively developed. Even if Google releases its own Reader app that you prefer, you will have gotten your money's worth. What I really want is a scrollable Reader widget which allows me to select which feed or label I want in the widget.
I like the look of this Honey Reader. When it sorts out the login Account Manager issue, I'll give it a whirl. Price is fair, too. I think people forget they can still do 15 minute try and return for no cost if they want. It's important that we support a development community for Droid if we want it to become as robust as Apple's.
Edit: just realized the account manager issue is resolved. Off to try this now.
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Enjoy, I will try to fix the widget for you

png6: Great looking app, especially after you've taken care of the login issue. If you create a free ad-sponsored version, I will write about it on the XDA main page.
(Just toss me a PM if you decide to do that, please.)

Tried it. Great potential. 100 max items is not usable for me. I have wayyyyy too many labels.

Pebble Smart Watch SDK APPS....

Now that the backers are getting there smart watches I was thinking there should be a thread were to get apps and the sdk available to other users.
I would love to see KIK Messenger working and more clock faces to choose from.

+1 for more watch faces.
Would it be possible to create an app that used a bluetooth headset as well to enable voice control w/ Google Now?

I can't read Hebrew the font used is not unicode. Does anybody have any idea how to change it?

KukurikU said:
I can't read Hebrew the font used is not unicode. Does anybody have any idea how to change it?
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It is not possible to read any other alphabet other than the latin for now (I have the same problem with greek). I saw an app today made by a chinese or korean user (not sure) that pushed a translated message to the watch. Of course it used some data trafic to translate it via internet but it is a very good idea. I was wondering if there could be an app that automatically changed the greek characters to latin ones, the way they appear on a computer keyboard and then push the text/e-mail to the watch. Sadly, I have no idea of programming. If anyone knows how to do it, please do!

RE: Pebble Smart Watch SDK APPS...
it is a very good idea!

idle0095 said:
Now that the backers are getting there smart watches I was thinking there should be a thread were to get apps and the sdk available to other users.
I would love to see KIK Messenger working and more clock faces to choose from.
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+1

How's the shipping situation on these looking? Like if I order one today what's the ETA?

The kickstarter backer watches didn't arrive in germany yet.
New orders will likely take some time

Hope it will get to the Netherlands soon....
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Mine is finally here. Amazing! I also have the Sony smartwatch. The Pebble is much better and easier to use. Pebble Notifier for Android is amazingly easy to use and all my wanted notification come to the watch now including Whatsapp and Chess Player.
Also loving the music remote function of the watch. Once selected it remains onscreen so changing a track can be done without looking at the watch.
I hope for the SDK more watch faces. I would like one with time, date and the current weather. I do hope that the coming apps for the watch works as the music remote app. I don't prefer a notificationcentre or something like that. The watch should remain simple.

i like this !!

@Ironic6925 checkout glance for pabble it has everyrhing you looking for plus sms, been running for a few weeks now, great app
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amorek13 said:
@Ironic6925 checkout glance for pabble it has everyrhing you looking for plus sms, been running for a few weeks now, great app
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brilliant app, thanks for the reference!
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+! for Glance. So far IMHO the best Pebble App

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+! for Glance. So far IMHO the best Pebble App
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Glance is nice but I prefer the Pebbler app on my android and the 91 Weather watch face. Great weather and info on the watch and seems to stay connected better than glance for me.

They sent me a free Pebble to play with. They have Plenty of Watchfaces at Pebble's Forums, you could check them out. +1 To the idea of having a thread seperate for all the Watchapps and Watchfaces.
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1- https://notesforpebble.com/ - This is a Notes App. You can Password protect all the notes. However, To save more than one note, you will need to buy it. A Nice App to Check out.
2- Google 'Keep for Pebble'. It needs a rooted Android, and it syncs All your google keep notes to your watch. An option if you don't want to pay for the one above but this one needs active bluetooth connection to view the notes while the first one does not require any bluetooth connection after installing.
And the Third and Final App(A Game Actually)- Koishiban! (Sukoban For Pebble). Check it out here (Still in Beta Stage so you will have to sugn up for testing on google+ which is free- http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/6973/watch-app-android-beta-koishiban-sokoban-for-pebble-looking-for-beta-testers

Canvas is my favorite app, easy and powerful way to make custom watch faces. Right now my pebble displays the weather conditions & temperature with a dynamic icon as long as an animated row of missed calls, sms, & emails plus the battery percentage of my phone. oh yeah and the date&time
Canvas makes it super easy to do this.
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Weather App?

I've been using Weather Underground for years but the most recent update is horrible and pretty much ruined the app.
I'm looking for a good replacement, any suggestion?

airmaxx23 said:
I've been using Weather Underground for years but the most recent update is horrible and pretty much ruined the app.
I'm looking for a good replacement, any suggestion?
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Big fan of weather bug myself :good:

airmaxx23 said:
I've been using Weather Underground for years but the most recent update is horrible and pretty much ruined the app.
I'm looking for a good replacement, any suggestion?
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I've been using Today Weather for quite some time and love it.

Darksky well worth it....
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mobgod said:
Darksky well worth it....
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Plus one on Dark Sky. Yes it's paid, only $2.99 per year, but I did the trial, kept it, and it's so worth it during the rainy season here in Tampa. It's very accurate in notifying the start, end, and severity of the rain.
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If you're in the USA, NOAA Weather Unofficial is worth checking out. All data coming straight from NOAA. And it can work without granting location permission. There is also a free version.
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Been using weather bug elite for years now.

I have been using Weather and Clock Widget for a few years.
Great Info and app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devexpert.weather&hl=en

the weather channel has become pretty nice esp if you pay $0.99/month to lose the ads. that's kind of steep but its the most accurate & reliable for me. it's more info now, less clutter. my google rewards app makes me enough pocket change each month to pay for it. the other apps mentioned are also very good, probably like weatherbug the most. I tried to get used to the weather underground apps update but I had to give it up. I would think they would revise the revision considering all the 1 star floggings it is getting on the play store.

Today Weather +1
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Weather Channel +1

Today Weather +1
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FlowX
Live satellite data and forecast modelling using the highest resolution data available from the NOAA, CMC and DWD. You'll need to pay an annual fee for the super high res info, and you need to understand meteorological data, but every single weather app from the weather network to google is using 15-25km/pixel data. FlowX has multiple 2.5km/px feeds. If you live in a valley where forecasting is often inaccurate, this difference in weather data resolution is critical to receiving actionable forecasts.
It displays intuitive color-coded visualizations of everything from temperature to pressure to ocean currents. You can also combine multiple satellite feeds. Use CMC HRDPS to forecast the next 48 hours and then swap to DWD ICON for the 3 days after that and then CMC GDPS15. for the 5 days following those.

DarkSky!