Hi guys. Sorry if this thread already exists somewhere, but forum search only found he Google Now on ice cream sandwich thread. So, and to everyone who has now/new voice search on their device, what are your thoughts?
I personally wish that the voice/info cards activated more often;sometimes it just showed me regular Google search, and but with a very thin, rectangular box with the answer (see attachment). Recognition is quite good. The voice is more realistic than siri, and and response time is better. The inability to launch apps, make calendar appointments, and and set alarms on a different day are the only real annoyances. Knowledge graph is simply amazing. So that's my opinion. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
I was also a bit disappointed when i saw you couldn't launch apps and create events in calendar but i think Google Now is FAR FAR AWAY from being in final form this is just a testing release so they can collect information on how and when we use this app so it can become bigger.
I bet Google will release another minor update (4.1.2 maybe ?) with the new Nexuses that will have better Google Now included.
Come on guys, and in was hoping we could get a good discussion going here!
I've noticed its also good at responding to incomplete queries.
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I tried searching but no app for Android. (other than the one by google)
I think the google voice app by google inc is good. But i just wish it had a character count. It messes up the texts when you go over 160 and it sends it as multiple and they dont even arrive in the right order to the destination.
Also i wish it wouldn't hang every once in a while when i press send. It's like its trying to send but it just hangs there. wish they could fix that. A timer there would be nice. I have to stop it by using task manager.
And be able to use have themes.
If there is an app that could replace the current that would be cool. If anyone knows of one that works just post me a link. I tried searching but no success..
If there is a mod for the current google app that adds these features that would be awesome. OR if there is a good API to access the google voice. Or a project that is currently being worked on. That would be cool too.
I have been looking for one for a while too, I tired pairing it with text plus and textfree but recent changes have lead to no avail. I guess we can't complain to much for what we are getting but oon the hand textplus is an amazingly beautiful app and I just want that level of design and features from Google, I don't feel it's unfair to look for Google to pick up their game. If any one knows of anything please post, I feel like a lot of people would appreciate it.
AFAIK Google does not have any API's for Voice, which is why you can't find anyone aside from Google with an app. One thing a lot of people don't realized is that just because Google made Android open source, doesn't mean they have to make all the apps for it open source also.
Is there anywhere we can go to request the release of an API or at least a redesign of the app?
I hope the title makes sense? I currently use the task list use LorSoft
Edit: So sick of this 8 post limit cannot post outside URLs business - is there exceptions for longtime lurkers
And it is great and it handles things well for the moment, but there are some things missing that I feel need addressing. Like for one the pull down notifications are just not up to scratch for a productivity tool. Meaning they are too easily forgotten about or cleared in amoungst the jargon of other notifications. I need toast and a persistent toast notification that won't clear unless say I check completed or something like that? The icons in this app, sorry to the developer are dismal, outdated and sorry but they are just plain crapola. Theres no capacity to change the theming of this app or icons for that matter. I was going to pull it appart and re-engineer it for those reasons alone just for my own satisfaction (not to re-distribute or "steel" the developers work)…but then I realised there are other features I would like to incorporate into the design/functionality that surpass what this app is.
What I would really like is a way of bringing this info "synch" to iCalendar (To-Do isn't really a "meetings" schedule or check in check out "availability" type app though?) or a tasklist XML within Gmail for users; enabling users to bring that information in as a feed for an iGoogle Gadget and if possible (even though it is retired now) bring a Gadget into Google Desktop.
I dare say my productivity would be improved with these functions. So far the LorSoft Tasklist App Widget is THE most used application onmy Android phone.
If anyone can recommend alternatives to what I am using that will fill the gaps (on the Android side of things at least) and/or the other side of things iCalendar/Gmail side of things and I can try and figure out how to feed the info into the other tools/gadgets for desktop iGoogle later.
Watching the Ice Cream Sandwich live presentation today was great seeing the calendar and its Gmail integration and sharing capability but it doesn't fullfill the task list or "TO-DO" type function that I need. Its great for visualisation…..but as you can possible sense by now opening the app or seeing what I need to do is the major issue LOL. I need toast…like IN YOUR FACE!
Any developers wana jump on board and brain storm with me on this feel free. I think uptake would be ginormous after seeing comments from Gadget requesters on Google already
I think I may have solved my own issue whilst trying to help someone else out?
Will see how it goes?
Jarmezrocks said:
I was looking at something similar for productivity....but notes is another thing.
Whiteboard? Or Extensive notes pro. I can't post links yet
I have a thread requesting for a app widget that is a to-do list that exports or synchs to Google/Gmail or iCalendar
EDIT: I think the latest version has the exact functionality that both you and I want?
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Hi all, I'm a Singaporean developer and I'm here to tell you that I'm sick of idiots posting/bragging their daily life on Facebook, I mean, if you want to do that, why not do it so that I can ACTUALLY use that information next time? Thankfully, I'm a developer and I can actually do something about it.
WHAT IF, those stupid FOOD pictures taken at the restaurant actually POP UP the next time I am hungry and near that area? WHAT IF those slutty clubbing pictures could actually help me pick a club when I want to go? So here's my solution.
Spawt is a location-based experience bookmarking service so now you could actually point those idiots to the app and actually end up building a beautiful scrapbook of experiences that you and your friends can mutually share and discover.
Features
- Bookmark a great experience by creating a Checkpoint.
- Contextually discover interesting experiences from fellow Spawtters based on your current location.
* Spawt believes that your friends' experiences matter more, so your Facebook friends' Checkpoints will be treated as first class citizens.
- Builds a catalog of Checkpoints that will serve as a scrapbook of experiences for when you need an inspiration on what to do next.
- No need to create a whole new social network, leverages your existing Facebook network.
* Note, we send NOTHING back to Facebook, your privacy is MY topmost concern. (I should know, I'm a Facebook cynic.)
Download the app and tell me what you make of it, and most importantly how I can go on making it better for you and your friends. Search for "Spawt Beta" or get it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jdHJsZWZmIl0.
PS: Oh did I mention Galaxy S2 kicks ass?
PSS: Oh also, if the app does crash, and it will, please click Report so I can fix it so you can swear a little bit less when the next update comes.
Hello Android users,
I imagine some of you are keen to do some high-quality audio recording with your Android devices, and are more than familiar that Android has (as far as I know at least) yet to defeat the latency issues that come with recording music. I am also aware that IK Multimedia have announced iRig for Android, a bit of software that should at least allow for the recording and editing of .wav quality audio from an external mic. I don't believe latency should really be an issue for simple speech recording. However, their official Twitter accounts, have been spewing out the same regurgitated PR material they originally posted around January 8th. "iRig coming to Android at the end of January" or words to that effect.
The end of January has been and gone, and still I am none the wiser. I read one Twitter user's post - I forget which user - stating there would be a delay, but there was no evidence or a further explanation on his part. After commenting on the problem on IK Multimedia's official FB page and after having my initial comment deleted, I finally got the explanation that it takes time for new apps to be processed for the Google Play Store. Whether there was any truth to this I don't know.
So I ask you, mighty fountain of developer knowledge. Does anyone know anything about why and how the iRig for Android app has yet to appear on the Google Play Store? I am itching to get my mits on it, and frustrated about IK Multimedia's lack of explanation, or signs of progress.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Stoobie.
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Hi there,
I've been using a Wear for the past few months, and got quite disappointed by the lack of really useful features. Ok, notification mirroring is kinda cool, but at the end of the day it's not a real game changer.
I tried creating something more useful for the Wear. When you get a phone call, the application will display all the latest interaction you had with the caller: your emails, shared events, notes, documents... (from Dropbox, Gdrive, LinkedIn, etc)
This is especially useful on business occasions. If you have lots of calls from people you barely remember (as I do), this can prove invaluable: you get an instant refresh on the person while chitchatting. And when you get to the real matter, you remember the invoice he sent or the event where you met him (or her ? :angel last year.
The app is on the Play Store -- search for "Anyfetch Companion" or visit play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anyfetch.companion
Anyway, i'd really like to get your heavy-wear-user feedback. What do you think? Is it useful? Sadly, I'm no designer, so Lollipop design ifs far from perfect -- idem, feedbacks welcomed.