I just upgraded and Goggle Play permissions say: new allow Bluetooth connections. Are they tracking phones? Any idea what they are going to use BT for?
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PaulF8080 said:
I just upgraded and Goggle Play permissions say: new allow Bluetooth connections. Are they tracking phones? Any idea what they are going to use BT for?
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Hmm I don't see what they are using it for I would have guessed for the sharing feature but it doesn't allow you to share via Bluetooth only email, FB or Twitter.
Actually looking at my own app I don't see Bluetooth permissions listed anywhere on the apps permission list and there is no update for me on the play store.
Not sure how Bluetooth would allow them to track phones any more than the permissions already allowed in the app would.
PaulF8080 said:
I just upgraded and Goggle Play permissions say: new allow Bluetooth connections. Are they tracking phones? Any idea what they are going to use BT for?
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There is an email option in the market app for each app listing, use it and ask them. How are we supposed to know?
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So I remember seeing an app that would allow another party to track your progress on a road trip. How it worked is you would turn your gps on and then it would provide you a unique url that you could send somebody(like a family member) and they could track your progress online via the url. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
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Try Trip Journal.
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Was it Google Latitude? There are plenty of apps like that unfortunately so to find a particular one is like finding a needle in a hay stack. Trip-it works well though, and is a good start to look for apps like it.
Waze?
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What about Glympse
My tracks?
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GPS tracker works well and someone can log on a comp and watch ur progress with the correct info
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joblabbo said:
What about Glympse
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That's what I was thinking
localceleb said:
So I remember seeing an app that would allow another party to track your progress on a road trip. How it worked is you would turn your gps on and then it would provide you a unique url that you could send somebody(like a family member) and they could track your progress online via the url. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
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Don't keep us in suspense...tell us the answer!
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Life360 is a really good free family tracker. Can check online and via android app
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Track Me?
"A personal GPS-based tracker - share your tracking URL with friends and family, and they can view your location from any web browser."
market.android.com/details?id=com.sygem.android.trackme_trial&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zeWdlbS5hbmRyb2lkLnRyYWNrbWVfdHJpYWwiXQ..
Now that there are so much options for push messages in the new facebook app and the messenger was integrated, I thought that the push messages would finally work. But they don't. Is there something I have to set up for it to work?
I mean what the hell is so difficult to make that feature work? I don't get any notifications for new messages, not to mention about any friend requests, likes etc.
Do other apps' push notifications work well for you?
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Yes, this problem only exists for the facebook app! The messenger app does work fine though.
Lownita said:
Yes, this problem only exists for the facebook app! The messenger app does work fine though.
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well fb app is a crap,but ive got on my phone too an it works ,all of them check ur settings,an if unsure uninstall an reinstall
rocky23 said:
well fb app is a crap,but ive got on my phone too an it works ,all of them check ur settings,an if unsure uninstall an reinstall
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Did you ever log into your fb account with a blackberry? Because that seems to activate push notifications somehow.
Check your phones settings. Settings > Accounts & Sync.
Check your push frequency within the Facebook Application. Unsure of where it is. I deleted the application all together. Too much of a battery drain. Good luck
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Did you ever log into your fb account with a blackberry? Because that seems to activate push notifications somehow.
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So if I log in from my Bb it will activate push on my android device?
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So if I log in from my Bb it will activate push on my android device?
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Yup, pretty much. I did this using my sister's blackberry and push notifications worked fine afterwards.
D3_ said:
Yup, pretty much. I did this using my sister's blackberry and push notifications worked fine afterwards.
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If this does not work its better to try other Fb apps on the market.
Bl!GhT said:
If this does not work its better to try other Fb apps on the market.
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What other apps can you suggest? The latest Facebook sucks, it shows that I have new messages but it doesn't show the message itself, only from browser.
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Hey guys,
For about 5 months now, I've been unable to purchase any apps in Google Play. In fact, I can't even see paid apps, only free ones.
I've tried clearing the data and cache for Google Play. I've restored the device to factory settings using the volume down and power button several times. None of that has worked.
I've emailed Google about it, but they have been useless. The only way for me to get paid apps on my tablet is to purchase them on my phone and then download them on my tablet. Which isn't ideal as some apps are incompatible on my phone. And I've noticed there are a lot of apps incompatible with the Transformer Prime.
I live in the UK and the device is set to UK. Please can someone help, it's driving me mad!
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Not a solution but you can also purchase apps on the google play web and push them to your tab.
I can't, when I go through the website, my tablet is greyed out and won't let me purchase apps on to it.
I can't even see paid apps on the website! What the hell is going on??
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Create another google play account to purchase apps for your prime with?!
What about the apps I've purchased with my current Google account, can I still use them?
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Jlcwade said:
What about the apps I've purchased with my current Google account, can I still use them?
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Things currently installed shouldnt stop working I would think.
At any rate, it was really a suggestion to narrow the problem down to the account, not your device. Then take that info to google and tell them to freaking fix it.
I'm sure you want to get your gmail etc... so you would have to switch accounts everytime you bought something. Not practical.
You could though say "Hey google, I made this new account named X, logged in with my prime and was able to add apps.
Ah, yes, that's a good idea. I will try that over the weekend. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Well, I tried making another account but it's still not showing any paid apps. I'll send an email to Google, see if they can come up with a solution.
If anyone can think of anything else, please let me know.
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I don't post often because I usually do some searching and find my answer. Not the case this time.
When I had an iPhone I was annoyed that it was not possible to choose defaults to override certain functions. For instance, you can't change the default browser. That's just one example, but there are many more.
After switching to android I thought I'd be all set. And for the most part I am. However, I still have not figured out how to modify one behavior that's bothering me: control of what happens when hyperlinks are clicked. The particular example I am thinking of right now is eBay.
I have the eBay app installed. So, whenever I click an eBay link - whether it's in a browser, an email, or another app - I want it to open the eBay app. I don't ever want it to open the eBay web page in the browser. Same goes for all the other apps I have installed. Another example - using the xda app. If I have the xda app installed and I get an email that includes a link to a thread here on xda, I want to view it in the xda app, not in a browser. Ever.
How do I make sure this behavior always works the way it should? It appears that some apps will ask what behavior you want to use as default. But that doesn't seem to work 100%. Our the setting isn't sticking. I don't know.
its not androids fault, its the app/web developers... tumblr makes great use of defaults but no other app seems to...
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reinaldistic said:
its not androids fault, its the app/web developers... tumblr makes great use of defaults but no other app seems to...
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Is it a limitation caused by the "from" app or the "to" app?
For instance, I just got an email that there was a reply to this thread. When I click on the link in the Gmail app, there is no option to use the xda forum app to open the link. Is that a fault of the Gmail app, or the xda app?
I'd say the "to" app. I use tapatalk and any xda link gives me the option to open the forum in the app
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I say its both both sides can be programmed to do it. the app can intercept links and webpages can add app specific buttons
tumblr has app specific buttons (open in app) and YouTube intercepts most links (thus when you click a YouTube link the app opens)
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Hi guys!
As the title says, for some reason the Google Sound Search app does not work on my phone with CM11. I have cleared the shops cache and even uninstalled it then reinstalled it, yet I still can't get it to work. When I click on the widget to try and use it, it says "opps, request failed. Retry?"
Any help would be great. Thanks!
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Hi guys!
As the title says, for some reason the Google Sound Search app does not work on my phone with CM11. I have cleared the shops cache and even uninstalled it then reinstalled it, yet I still can't get it to work. When I click on the widget to try and use it, it says "opps, request failed. Retry?"
Any help would be great. Thanks!
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I had a similar issue with this with OmniRom. I ended up having to uninstall Google Search (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATE LAUNCHER!) with RootAppDelete and then reinstall with with Google Play.
After I did that the voice search complete w/ "OK Google" started working again.
Once again. Change to an alternate launcher before force uninstalling Google Search as it is integrated in with the KitKat launcher.
It's not the voice search that's broken, it's the app that listens to the music then tells me the artist and song name. Google Ears I think it was called.
I tried what you suggested anyways but I still have the issue.
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mygti02 said:
It's not the voice search that's broken, it's the app that listens to the music then tells me the artist and song name. Google Ears I think it was called.
I tried what you suggested anyways but I still have the issue.
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It's still there - just well hidden
If you go to google now or type on the mic in google search and there is some kind of music playin you'll see a blue 'note' on right bottom of your screen. Just tap on it ....