Essential Official Android Thread

[Tha Snowman]

Finally used Google Wallet for the first time. Wouldn't work till I opened the app tho. That normal? Heard it didn't need to be open.

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It has a variable timeout in settings, where it will still work within x minutes since last opened. The reasoning is so that someone cannot trigger it without your consent.

Imagine Google wallet was widespread, someone in a crowded subway, bus, etc. with a mobile nfc payment terminal could siphon a fair amount of money just scanning pockets.

 

[Tha Snowman]

don't ever update ota if you unlocked the bootloader. I usually just wait for a ROM that has the new update and then flash it

That's only for oem devices. You can update nexus devices without worrying about the bootloader.

 

[Alexander The Great]

Andriod brehs is there a free sirius xm app? @Liquid @GoldenGlove @Brooklynzson @R=G @Rohiggidy anyone?

 

[verbalkint]

It has a variable timeout in settings, where it will still work within x minutes since last opened. The reasoning is so that someone cannot trigger it without your consent.

Imagine Google wallet was widespread, someone in a crowded subway, bus, etc. with a mobile nfc payment terminal could siphon a fair amount of money just scanning pockets.

 

[ThiefyPoo]

I do think know shyt abut driods but i think imma cop is s4 today.

I have a galaxy s2

Seriously hate this phone.

 

[Rohiggidy]

@Alexander The Great get the tune in radio app

 

[Krazy]

BBM coming by end of September
BBM for Android arriving before September ends | News | TechRadar

 

[DamonDashsRocAFellaChain]

It has a variable timeout in settings, where it will still work within x minutes since last opened. The reasoning is so that someone cannot trigger it without your consent.

Imagine Google wallet was widespread, someone in a crowded subway, bus, etc. with a mobile nfc payment terminal could siphon a fair amount of money just scanning pockets.

*uninstalls Wallet*

 

[kbtwofour]

BBM coming by end of September
BBM for Android arriving before September ends | News | TechRadar

A little too late. This would've been a good move like 3-4 years ago when they were struggling with their smartphone market. Google needs to create something similar like iMessage.

 

[Krazy]

A little too late. This would've been a good move like 3-4 years ago when they were struggling with their smartphone market. Google needs to create something similar like iMessage.

Defo not too late.
I know quite a few people that still use it.
And If it came a lot of people would jump back on board.

 

[kbtwofour]

Defo not too late.
I know quite a few people that still use it.
And If it came a lot of people would jump back on board.

It's late because other apps like Whatsapp and iMessage have replaced it. What features does BBM have that other apps are not able to add later down the road or don't already have?

 

[Ukbrotha]

It's late because other apps like Whatsapp and iMessage have replaced it. What features does BBM have that other apps are not able to add later down the road or don't already have?

Have you used Bbm in the last year or so?

 

[diggy]

Touch control is one of my favorite apps. Definitely saves my power button waking the phone.

 

[verbalkint]

I do think know shyt abut driods but i think imma cop is s4 today.

I have a galaxy s2

Seriously hate this phone.

Hope your rooted and flashed. Had one before my N4. They were doing us dirty with the updates. Might have just got JB within the last month or 2.

 

[Mr. Bytes]

not sure if asked already, but fukk going through this thread.

i have a galaxy s3. For music, I mostly used a separate mp3 player that doesn't hold all my music, and the phone for everything else (to save battery). Currently I play music through Google Play Music and try to keep the most played songs on my device through the "keep on my device" feature. This way I don't waste data streaming my library when I could put it on my phone.

To that end, I decided to forgo my mp3 player (i was still rocking a zune ) and use my phone for all my music needs. So I bought an sd card to hold all my music on my phone.

The problem is Google Play Music, to my knowledge, doesn't allow one to download to an external sd card, only to the device.

So the question is this: What's the best method/software for syncing/playing music on android. I'm sure itunes doesn't work right? Right now I use zune software which is ehh at best.

Essentially I just want something where I can easily download music to my computer, edit tags and stuff in some software like itunes, and easily sync to my phone without a lot of dragging and dropping and manually copying files.