Running Vegan 5.1 and would like to keep photos on the internal memory rather than the external due to the loss of media files/.nomedia issue. Gallery doesn't seem to be finding anything on the internal memory and I don't see any way to modify where it looks for photos.
Any suggestions?
I load all my pics on Flickr and use flickr companion to view them all.
I know it's not exactly what you are looking for but an option. and less space on your Gtab taken up.
Try Just Pictures! I have found it to be one of the better gallery apps and it's free.
Clayfree said:
Try Just Pictures! I have found it to be one of the better gallery apps and it's free.
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I 2nd that. Nice thing about Just Pictures is that you can also stream pics from CIFS enabled tablet with Windows sharing.
Clayfree said:
Try Just Pictures! I have found it to be one of the better gallery apps and it's free.
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Thank you! Getting this for my phone now, as well. I loved when Sense would load Facebook, but after switching to CM6.1 I lost that feature. Looks like I'm going with Just Pictures! all around now!
Wow, you guys are right! I actually had downloaded it (JustPictures) earlier today but didn't spend enough time with it (I had downloaded several and didn't see anything I liked initially).
On a deeper look, this thing is fantastic! Thanks!!
It even has the ability to disable a .nomedia folder so it can view the files in those folders!
This app is awesome!
copc said:
I load all my pics on Flickr and use flickr companion to view them all.
I know it's not exactly what you are looking for but an option. and less space on your Gtab taken up.
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I'm an active flickr user and can't get slideshows to work in landscape on the g tab.
It works in portrait but I get the "!" in landscape. Does flickr companion do slideshows?
dmm5157 said:
It even has the ability to disable a .nomedia folder so it can view the files in those folders!
This app is awesome!
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Does thus feature disable the "protective qualities" of .nomedia as well(please say no!)?
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ckelly33 said:
Does thus feature disable the "protective qualities" of .nomedia as well(please say no!)?
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I haven't had the problem that people have been describing (deleting media not in the .nomedia folder), so I can't say for sure. Only way to test it is for someone who is to give it a shot and report back.
I found a site with some apps that apparently were leaked from a developers version of the market that allowed dl of development version of these apps.. wondering if anyone is willing to try them and see how they work on the gtablet
View attachment com.android.gallery3d-1.apk
View attachment com.avenhaus.android.livecubes.apk
View attachment com.google.android.camera-1.apk
View attachment com.google.android.music.apk
View attachment com.google.android.deskclock-1.apk
Everything but the deskclock installed for me (didnt try camera). None of them work but the music app which looks looks kind of neat.
nitefallz said:
Everything but the deskclock installed for me (didnt try camera). None of them work but the music app which looks looks kind of neat.
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What ROM are you using?
nitefallz said:
Everything but the deskclock installed for me (didnt try camera). None of them work but the music app which looks looks kind of neat.
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Did you put them in your system/app folder?
pagantek said:
What ROM are you using?
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VeganGingerbread
clankfu said:
Did you put them in your system/app folder?
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No, just sideloaded them.
Don't take my word for it since I don't want to be responsible for bricking your tab but I think you have to move those apk's into your system/app folder for them to work.
Much more on the music app.
yeah the cube live wallpaper works as well as the music player sadly the other two force close
yeah new music app did not bookmark podcast and that is a major fail point for me. That's how I listen to my audio books.
+ the apps are free
+ widgets, icons and the user interface is beautiful
- many Sony and Google apps have become big and heavy pigs in terms of app size as wll as memory foot-print
- user interface, settings and options have been stripped down or hidden, sometimes to a level that cripples the app
- permissions required are numerous, sometimes without any connection to the function of the app
I personally found that functionally there are sometimes better alternatives. I personally like the VLC player much better than Movies and Walkman, even though it still has some rough edges.
What clever replacements are you using for Messenger, Album, Calendar, Phonebook, Musik Player, Movies, Barcode Scanner, File Browser, Internet Browser, Contacts, Email, Maps, Notes and the likes?
Album - Quickpic
Video - MX Player, because can be used together with Bravia (HW+)
Music - PowerAmp Trial Version, it's free but trial XD But you can still used =)
File Browser - ES File Manager and X-Plore
Browser - Baidu Browser and Opera Mini
Notes - Sony Note stock and Colornote
Personally, I don't care about beautiful UI, what I need is easy and simple navigation =)
Jet Audio Plus and Root Explorer are must have apps for me, along with Chrome!
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Jet Audio Plus and Root Explorer are must have apps for me, along with Chrome!
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I tried Jet Audio. It would be a typical example of what I mean. Walkman has 11 Mb and not even half of the functionality. I am looking more for "lean" alternatives. But for someone who loves listening to music Jet Audio is a great alternative, same as PowerAmp.
Personally I don't like Chrome. I am using Dolphin. It is the best I found for me, but not completely happy.
Yenkazu said:
Album - Quickpic
Video - MX Player, because can be used together with Bravia (HW+)
Music - PowerAmp Trial Version, it's free but trial XD But you can still used =)
File Browser - ES File Manager and X-Plore
Browser - Baidu Browser and Opera Mini
Notes - Sony Note stock and Colornote
Personally, I don't care about beautiful UI, what I need is easy and simple navigation =)
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On the long run what works best has a straight design. Bauhaus. I think an app can be beautiful and not be worthless eye candy at the same time. I tried some Notes apps and found you are right, Sony Notes is among the best, and it IS simple and beautiful.
QuickPic is a golden tip. 0.5 Mb vs. 13 Mb of the Sony Album. For what? Memory foot print in operation is similar, only that QuickPic unloads from my memory immediately. And it has only the permissions which are needed for it's function. More over, the Sony Albums thumbs are to tiny for my taste. To me, QuickPic is really a worthwhile alternative.
It was already worth to open this thread
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Jet Audio Plus would be a typical example of what I mean. Walkman has 11 Mb and not even half of the functionality. I personally am looking more for "lean" alternatives, but for someone who loves listen to music on the on that's a great alternative, same as PowerAmp.
Personally I don't like Chrome. I am using Dolphin. It is the best I found for me, but not completely happy.
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Yeah I used to love PowerAmp. But switched to JetAudio because it made me remember the old days (on pc) and completely forgot about it now. JetAudio offers a few additional features to PowerAmp anyway. Walkman is all about looks and animations. If you want slim players you check stuff like Shuttle.
I used chrome because it syncs across my phone, windows laptop and ubuntu laptop as well and has all my bookmarks and history.
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More over, the Sony Albums thumbs are to tiny for my taste. To me, QuickPic is really a worthwhile alternative.
It was already worth to open this thread
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You can just resize thumbnails with two fingers.
but when you try to name alternatives, for example jetaudio, then its only the half truth. the full functional jetaudio costs 2,99euro. so this is a minus....compared to walkman app. isnt it?^^
I saw the word "Bauhaus" ...maybe take a look into NexMusic. am using that. and it has a really nice feature: it not uses much battery
also when you speak about quickpic, you have to speak about the functions of the sony album. without sony album you will not be able to change lockscreen background wallpaper.
so you have to keep it on phone, if you need it for that. and if you keep it on phone, then you dont need quickpick, or you like to use two galleries?
for the notes, i use google keep. yeah i know privacy and all that stuff. but i use it only for useless "lists". not for private stuff.
its functional, you not have to use the sync. it looks good...and its fast.
the sony weather app/widget. i not like it. i love it clean and fast. i guess many use the same like me, 1weather?
the first thing i deleted was the smallapps and smallapps manager. and also the calculator, im usign a calculator from playstore, the one i use need NO privacy rights.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android2.calculator3&hl=de and it has a pretty light theme, important for me
a sony app i like? smart connect.
Am i the only one that likes most of stock Sony apps?i really like Album app cause its different and unique.i dont care for memory footprint that much.but thats my opinion,i know alot of people prefer alternatives
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Am i the only one that likes most of stock Sony apps?i really like Album app cause its different and unique.i dont care for memory footprint that much.but thats my opinion,i know alot of people prefer alternatives
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I love most the sony apps too, walkman and album especially
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Am i the only one that likes most of stock Sony apps?i really like Album app cause its different and unique.i dont care for memory footprint that much.but thats my opinion,i know alot of people prefer alternatives
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No You're not alone bro!
I Guess SONY Walkman,Album,Launcher & Stock keyboard Are Very nice
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I saw the word "Bauhaus" ...maybe take a look into NexMusic. am using that. and it has a really nice feature: it not uses much battery
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Right, that's one of the important features I am searching for. Next on my list for trial.
also when you speak about quickpic, you have to speak about the functions of the sony album. without sony album you will not be able to change lockscreen background wallpaper.
so you have to keep it on phone, if you need it for that. and if you keep it on phone, then you dont need quickpick, or you like to use two galleries?
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I personally don't have any interest changing my lockscreen wallpaper. For me it can be a black screen.
the sony weather app/widget. i not like it. i love it clean and fast. i guess many use the same like me, 1weather?
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1Weather was my previous favourite. It is one of those apps that are created to harvest user data. I mean I agree it's great no-cash app and for those who don't mind, that's the price for it. I used it in a sort of modified state (Permissions, I found 3 data collectors there). Lately they implemented a lot of bloat into it. I tossed it and now I am having EZWeather. That's a sparse weather app. Arcus is also fine for a richer weather app, but still has some rough edges (in oarticular the widgets). The near future weather data is good.
the first thing i deleted was the smallapps and smallapps manager. and also the calculator, im usign a calculator from playstore, the one i use need NO privacy rights.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android2.calculator3&hl=de and it has a pretty light theme, important for me
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Small apps -> same here. I don't see why it is there in the first place. I'd rather like to have this space available for launching 4 or so selected apps from my regular collection, or direct access to some settings.
The calculator is brilliant.
Thanks for the tips! Useful.
Mahthenewgamer1998 said:
No You're not alone bro!
I Guess SONY Walkman,Album,Launcher & Stock keyboard Are Very nice
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Yep.i tried many keyboards but keep going back to stock
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Yep.i tried many keyboards but keep going back to stock
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Me Too but I Already using cm11 and I cannot use stock keyboard
But Album and Walkman Are Installable on it and I Using them
Waiting for official 4.3
Sony Home is awesome, especially 6.1. I tried a number other launchers but returned. The Sony Home is really good, considering the small app size it offers a lot, foremost a high level of easy functionality. For me the only other one that seems to be a keeper is Sicksky.
I like the phonebook, the keyboard, and conversations, too. Most of the Sony apps are actually pretty good. So are Google apps. They are good, but some of them have become hefty items. That applies even more for the Google apps. And also, I like manual not automatic. I know there are others, too.
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Me Too but I Already using cm11 and I cannot use stock keyboard
But Album and Walkman Are Installable on it and I Using them
Waiting for official 4.3
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There is ported Z1 keyboars in general android apps section.i guess it works regardless of rom
Yenkazu said:
Album - Quickpic
Video - MX Player, because can be used together with Bravia (HW+)
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I am using VLC Player which is simple and works pretty well. But it's big. MX is very nice and works really well. However, as well too big for my taste. I am still looking for a kind of QuickPic equivalent but for video. UPDATED COMMENT: I see now why VLC is big. It opens everything available on Earth, Venus and Mars. The only thing it failed to open was a can of worms.
Shall strip down the entire ROM and and just leave it with core functions, then load apps that only use permissions needed for their function and are lean and muscular.
Alternative Apps: Small - Simple Interface - Least Permission
Album: QuickPic
Barcode Scanner: Barcode Scanner (by Zxing), or QR & Barcode reader (Secure)
Calculator: Calculator (CyanogenMod)
Calendar: Google Calendar
Browser: Tint for small + pretty + privacy, Boat for a medium sized better featured browser
Display Adjustment: Yet Another Auto Brightness
File Manger: inKa File Manager
Keyboard: OEM 6.1
Launcher: SickSky for Small, clever and elegant, otherwise hand s down Xperia Home 6.1
Messaging OEM (Conversations.apk)
Mobil Data Counter: Data Counter Pro
Music Player: NexMusic
Navigation: Mapfactor GPS
Notes: OEM 9.1
Screen Lock: EZ Screen Off
Text to Speech: Google Text to Speech
Video + Music Player: VLC
Weather: EZWeather or Notification weather for minum weather app, Arcus (but not finished)
Widgets: Wizz Widget
Wifi: Wifi Manger
More suggestions welcome!
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also when you speak about quickpic, you have to speak about the functions of the sony album. without sony album you will not be able to change lockscreen background wallpaper.
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We were talking abt photo album previously. I hope I don't sound too patronizing but to everyone who hasn't done so, I would suggest to try QuicPic. I dare to say it is better than the Sony Album at much much smaller size and with no obscure permissions.
The Tint browser is another top recommendation. Now that I got the hang on it, it just works beautiful.
Who knows a good calendar? Not 16 Mb, just a simple calendar which syncs with Goggle calendar and shows an agenda, too.
Or, alternatively a semccalendar.apk (together with the calendarprovider)?
Are those apps available as a seperate download, the Sony music and photo gallery on the 1 ii?
Sony music is there. Album app is discontinued and replace by google photo.
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Sony music is there. Album app is discontinued and replace by google photo.
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I think Album can be downloaded from Google Play Store
Can you please confirm if my comment right ?
It can't be found in Play Store, so you can't install it. If you find it through Play Store on Chrome you can't install it because it is not compatible.
I've got this issue too. I've tried taking the album apk from xperia 5 and it installed on my new 1 ii but force closed whenever I opened it. Does anyone know of a way to get it working? I really miss the old album app
I've got the same problem....would like a Sony video player as well, do they make one?
Look for Sony cross device section and install an universal apk.
Hi Everyone,
I am just wondering if there exists an app on Android Auto which only displays pictures (one at a time) which you can select from your phone gallery. I am not referring to wallpaper background which Google has just launched in AA 6.0+. Just like any other app where you can select a song, I would like to be able to select a picture for display.
Thanks for replies.
My best guess is using Plex.
Hi,
Thanks for your reply. Downloaded and installed Plex but the only options available on AA are Music and Podcasts. You can't access 'Camera Roll' as you can on the mobile device. I presume this may be because of safety?
Sorry but forgot to mention that my phone is non-rooted.
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Sorry but forgot to mention that my phone is non-rooted.
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Theres no visual-media app without root. Google doesnt allow that.
Thanks.