Must Have Android Apps and Games?

dulpit · 12-12-2013 01:31PM

numorouno wrote: »

The latest update to 4.2 changed the amount you can text to (touchwiz) in the normal messaging app from 10 to 20. Is there any work around to get more people. I've a group text for a club but I've to divide them up in to 3 groups. It'd be handier if it was just one group

Well I know Chomp SMS allows it. As I said, it's fine - just ugly.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.p1.chompsms

numorouno · 12-12-2013 01:36PM

dulpit wrote: »

Well I know Chomp SMS allows it. As I said, it's fine - just ugly.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.p1.chompsms

Thanks. I meant to say a work around for the touchwiz app. I've tried a few of them but they are ugly and leave message notifications on top of the screen long after I've read them which is annoying. Maybe there isn't a solution but I said I'd ask anyway!

dulpit · 12-12-2013 04:16PM

Switched to handcent, pretty similar functionality as chomp, but marginally better looking. Plus has pop-ups with texts when received, so that works for me.

Just wish it would conform more with android look/feel, it reminds me more of pre-iOS7...

The_B_Man · 12-12-2013 04:19PM

FYI, I use ChompSMS and it does have popups for when u get a text. Its a tick box u have to enable in the notification settings in the app.

Mars Bar · 12-12-2013 04:21PM

GoSMS Pro is no longer ad free

Professey Chin · 12-12-2013 04:23PM

Ninja SMS is still the best looking 3rd party SMS app

irishbuzz · 12-12-2013 04:50PM

I'm giving Hangouts a decent trial run as I do like the idea of an integrated messaging app but to be honest it's far from near perfect. I had previously used the stock HTC messages app, ChompSMS and Handcent before finally finding Textra and to be honest I really miss it's clean approach. Might switch back eventually if Hangouts doesn't become a bit more 'seamless'.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra

ThisRegard · 12-12-2013 05:06PM

The problem I found with Hangouts was that it was a battery killer in my setup anyway, and didn't always notify me of new messages.

jonski · 12-12-2013 05:29PM

I'm using Contacts + as my messaging app for the last few weeks and I really like it , if thats any use to anyone .

waynegalway · 12-12-2013 06:18PM

jonski wrote: »

I'm using Contacts + as my messaging app for the last few weeks and I really like it , if thats any use to anyone .

Me too, I like it.

12-12-2013 10:49PM

Is there any reliable way of getting what's app messenger working on a nexus 7, without rooting etc?

Any workaround I've seen is out of date.

alastair_doom · 13-12-2013 03:47AM

Copy from bargain alerts:

Game Dev Story free for Android on Amazon Appstore

€1.88 on Google marketplace where its rated 4.7 out of 5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/ref=nav_sap_mas_13_12_13?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00AQCMK32

Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation.

Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions.

Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer.

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Thargor · 13-12-2013 11:46AM

Interesting game thanks, played it for 5 minutes at my desk then went to the toilet and played it for half an hour

Mars Bar · 13-12-2013 06:00PM

I downloaded it at 1am and was still playing it at 2.10am! Addictive little game. Hard to get a lot of cash though.

wotzgoingon · 13-12-2013 06:07PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

Hard to get a lot of cash though.

It's realistic so.

griffdaddy · 14-12-2013 01:36PM

http://forum.wiziwig.eu/threads/86543-How-to-Watch-Acestream-on-Android-Devices

This is a fairly essential set up for anyone who likes to stream football on their Android device, particularly on android sticks connected to tv. Obviously you'll have to source the streams yourself as posting them here is against the charter. Needless to say, if you usually stream sports you'll know how fantastic this is.

Ponster · 14-12-2013 06:11PM

griffdaddy wrote: »

http://forum.wiziwig.eu/threads/86543-How-to-Watch-Acestream-on-Android-Devices

This is a fairly essential set up for anyone who likes to stream football on their Android device..

Not only that but Acestream links are often better than 1M in quality !

griffdaddy · 14-12-2013 06:18PM

Ponster wrote: »

Not only that but Acestream links are often better than 1M in quality !

Yeah I was trying it out for some of the Europa League games during the week and had some excellent 720p streams running on my Android box on the tv without a hiccup

Chet T16 · 14-12-2013 06:31PM

lil_lisa wrote: »

Fun game. I would suggest putting a slight pause between loading the lights and the first light going off. I keep almost missing the first light flashing because it comes so soon to everything appearing.

Yeah, first light is too soon and too short.

evolutionqy7 · 14-12-2013 09:05PM

alastair_doom wrote: »

Copy from bargain alerts:

Game Dev Story free for Android on Amazon Appstore

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/ref=nav_sap_mas_13_12_13?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00AQCMK32

While its a great game. Controls are brutal.
Its not the fastest game on the planet either. It makes bad use of screen real estate.

BarryM · 15-12-2013 09:45AM

griffdaddy wrote: »

Yeah I was trying it out for some of the Europa League games during the week and had some excellent 720p streams running on my Android box on the tv without a hiccup

BTW, are any of you having difficulty getting the hdmi connection to work? I have an ASUS TF700T and recently it won't deliver an image via hdmi.

TIA, Barry

gerrybbadd · 15-12-2013 11:24AM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

While its a great game. Controls are brutal.
Its not the fastest game on the planet either. It makes bad use of screen real estate.

And it ates the battery too. It's cool enough, reminds me of Theme Park or something

batistuta9 · 15-12-2013 12:21PM

griffdaddy wrote: »

Yeah I was trying it out for some of the Europa League games during the week and had some excellent 720p streams running on my Android box on the tv without a hiccup

did you have any problems with the acestream engine?

Pj! · 15-12-2013 05:01PM

griffdaddy wrote: »

http://forum.wiziwig.eu/threads/86543-How-to-Watch-Acestream-on-Android-Devices

This is a fairly essential set up for anyone who likes to stream football on their Android device, particularly on android sticks connected to tv. Obviously you'll have to source the streams yourself as posting them here is against the charter. Needless to say, if you usually stream sports you'll know how fantastic this is.

I had some issues with AceStream. First trying to find the apk. Then when I did it wouldn't work.

What did work and what I'd recommend is to skip to step 2.
Download Torrent Stream Controller from the Play store. Open that and select a channel (SS1 for me). It will detect that you don't have acestream and will download it.
Worked fine for me then.

mooseknunkle · 15-12-2013 08:20PM

Dublin Airport have finally released an app for Android looks very good and easy to use

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daa&hl=en

evolutionqy7 · 16-12-2013 12:35AM

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Dublin Airport have finally released an app for Android looks very good and easy to use

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daa&hl=en

It's a bit slow but not too bad.

iamstop · 16-12-2013 02:25AM

There is a deadly music making app called Caustic 3. It's like Propellerheads Reason only a bit more basic. Slick for a phone or tablet app though.

BarryM · 16-12-2013 09:24AM

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Dublin Airport have finally released an app for Android looks very good and easy to use

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daa&hl=en

My TF700T says it is incompatible.....?? Android 4.1.1.......

Atomic Pineapple · 16-12-2013 11:11AM

BarryM wrote: »

My TF700T says it is incompatible.....?? Android 4.1.1.......

It isn't compatible with tablets by the looks of things, locked into portrait mode too :mad:

jenizzle · 17-12-2013 10:56AM

Could any of you recommend a mail app that will allow notifications on an individual folder (for an exchange account)? I'm currently using the stock mail app, but it only notifies on the main inbox.

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