Are there any :good: apps out there that take full advantage of all the sensors that the S4 has to offer? I have checked a few and they seem like spoofs.
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weather related sensors
obviousfrog said:
Are there any :good: apps out there that take full advantage of all the sensors that the S4 has to offer? I have checked a few and they seem like spoofs.
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I found one called weather signal that uses the majority of the sensors (temp, light, humidity, bero pressure, and even Mag, flux from the compass) It does the job, I particularly like the logging feature. It allows you to set how often it reads from the sensor and then stores that. It also has some social features but I've never used them.
Not affiliated with the app in any way, by the way. Just a happy customer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moletag.galaxy.s4.allinone.thermometer
This one uses some but gives live readings from the rest.
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There is an app in the Play Store called "Androsensor" that utilizes all of the phone's sensors including ambient temperature and humidity.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40787399
I've been using this Free app since I received my s4. Simple and had nice widgets.
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Screenshots of the link I shared. The sensor information is when you click one.
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Do you mean the smart features?
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I was under the impression that the spen would not work with flow, but it does! Sure am missing the dedicated number row though. If it had that it would be perfect.
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I can deal without a dedicated number row. Just turn your long press sensitivity down.
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Exactly. Seems like 180 is the sweet spot
FormeriPhoney said:
Exactly. Seems like 180 is the sweet spot
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I found about 300 to be sweat enough that I want accidentally hiring numbers but enough that it isn't an eternity to get to my numbers.
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Do we have to sign up for that vip crap or can we just download it somewhere
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I just got the email and clicked the link that was in it.... This is amazing...
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Swiftkey Flow & contacts
I wish flow was available when entering contacts in email or sms.
webleeper said:
I wish flow was available when entering contacts in email or sms.
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And searches and websites
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justin94 said:
And searches and websites
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Its a damn shame because the actual swipe function rocks...
How does the beta compare to the version pre-installed on the Note 2?
Flow is dope was playing with it last night and currently using it now
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I really like the swift flow, it takes some getting use to
mwmcd87 said:
I really like the swift flow, it takes some getting use to
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agreed on both parts. i can type amazingly fast with it
I love it. It has all the functionality of SwiftKey plus flow, so if you don't like flow you can use it just like you can use the normal SwiftKey.
I took nosit1's advice and turned long press sensitivity down to make numbers easier. Love it! Now just need to figure out how to swipe to erase like on the non - swipe version and I will be perfectly content.
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Anyone know what is going on here? I haven't used maps once since rooting.
Thanks in advance
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Google maps uses your gps...and some data...in return it eats up battery pretty quick.
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Google maps uses your gps...and some data...in return it eats up battery pretty quick.
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Hmmm.
I've never seen this before and I've been using Google maps for years.
It's a wake lock thing in pretty sure but trying to find a fix
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crazy...this shot is an hour later. After I reinstalled maps
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chrishoyt2012 said:
Google maps uses your gps...and some data...in return it eats up battery pretty quick.
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Definitely! Data drains battery so fast. Errrrrrr. I like using wifi than data
Go into location settings in maps and disable location reporting.
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I think Google Now keeps going to maps for traffic alerts and drive times.
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same issue
run into the same issue today...love my S4 but stock battery don't have nothing on my razr maxx :/
my favorite rom so far
https://www.empowernetwork.com/chadwick108/?p=374
Download greenify and hibernate the app.
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Try Backitude. Lets you specify the interval that location updates are done rather than the constant polling that Google maps does.
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I recommend u to use root task killer....(ZDbox it is an app)
it can kill maps and any system apps (but dont kill android system it turnoff your phone)..
u can save battery a lot by using this app....
this app usess less battery ..it is best ever i seen ....
here i provide u screen shot ..
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hit thanks if i helped...
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So I just flashed a 4.3 ROM and noticed the camera doesn't shoot wide screen and I have the two black bars along the sides.
Are there any apps that will be similar to the stock Samsung camera app??
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I don't know if it is similar, but look at "focal".
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gimpy1 said:
I don't know if it is similar, but look at "focal".
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Thanks but focal also doesn't capture the full wide screen.
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Check out Snap Camera in the play store.
Sorry, for my incorrect answer.
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wastegas said:
Check out Snap Camera in the play store.
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Snap still shoots the same way. Thanks though.
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mpetruzz said:
Snap still shoots the same way. Thanks though.
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Try shooting at 4128x2322.
I have to second the recommendation for focal, even though it's fairly new.
It's one of the best free cameras you can get in the Play store right now, and supports multiple shooting sizes which may resolve your issue.
Default 4.3 cam...at least on SlimROM. Go into settings, then click the second icon in from the right. The one labeled "True View" it changes the display to either show in the fixed res or fill the screen.
Love the phone but I tweaked a photo the phone compressed the file down to 245kb from 3mb. Does anybody know how I can keep original resolution without using a 3rd party app to do minor photo edits??
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What tweaking did you do? I set a wallpaper from the home screen settings menu and it for sure did not compress it. Did you by any chance crop it with a certain resolution set?
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What tweaking did you do? I set a wallpaper from the home screen settings menu and it for sure did not compress it. Did you by any chance crop it with a certain resolution set?
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It does not compress when setting a wallpaper. All I did was straighten a sunset very slightly. Once edit is complete it will save a copy of the edited photo in the gallery. The edited copy went from 3mb to 247kb.
It does this with any edit. I tried several. Please try to edit a photo in gallery with the stock edit tools by clicking the pencil at the top and see.
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You are right, it's horrible...
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I feel like I must be missing a save setting or something. It doesn't make any sense they would do that on purpose considering the camera is so good.
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Even the stock Google gallery app does this to some degree (though that sounds far worse). I've always used snapseed for my editing for that reason. Not sure if even that would preserve the original quality though given the 13MP on the g2.
There has to be a way to turn this off somehow
It must indeed be Android specific
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Yes it sucks, I don't really edit on my phone but its nice to be able to without that happening but I don't see a setting anywhere.
I'm afraid that with epic quality we just need to dump them like a real camera.
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Lol last night I just used nfc to beam a pic to my fiancee gs4, edited it, then beamed it back to my g2. Pathetic but it worked.
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Lol last night I just used nfc to beam a pic to my fiancee gs4, edited it, then beamed it back to my g2. Pathetic but it worked.
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Really no app in market that you can do edits with?
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Really no app in market that you can do edits with?
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Yes but I haven't looked for one yet. Its just disappointing that I would have to use one. It's like buying a $600 watch that keeps perfect time but no dial to set it.
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What is the little black dot on the top of the bezel next to the headphone jack? I can not figure it out for the life of me.
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And I'm not talking about the mic, I'm talking about the bigger one above the front cam, on the bezel.
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IR blaster
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For real? Like a TV remote? I came from a Maxx HD. I'm still learning everything about this phone.
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Vfan23 said:
For real? Like a TV remote? I came from a Maxx HD. I'm still learning everything about this phone.
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Yes it can be used as a universal remote.
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That's pretty sweet! Any other gems I need to know about aside from the air gestures?
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Vfan23 said:
That's pretty sweet! Any other gems I need to know about aside from the air gestures?
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I personally love the voice commands. You can say "Snooze" when the alarm goes off and it'll snooze. If someone calls, you can just say "Answer" and it'll put it right on speakerphone. If you're in the camera, you can just say "Cheese" or "Shoot" and not have to hit the screen and cause a blurry shot.
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For real? Like a TV remote? I came from a Maxx HD. I'm still learning everything about this phone.
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Yupp use the watchon app prey easy setup.
As far as everything else, spend 10 minutes watching an in depth review on YouTube and you'll see everything you can do.
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The S4 has has a built in thermometer... There are apps in the market that work with it...or you can use the app called S Health on your phone. With the latest 4.3 update you can now use the Galaxy Gear.
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