My question is are the themes that come with themer, actually all stored on the phone or are they downloaded as you use them? I was looking at the app in the playstore...and it just seems like a lot of themes to have stored on your phone. Am I missing something? Or are they dl to your phone as needed?
I realize themes you export to your phone are stored on the phone, I am wondering about all the themes that actually come with the app. Thanks
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My question is are the themes that come with themer, actually all stored on the phone or are they downloaded as you use them? I was looking at the app in the playstore...and it just seems like a lot of themes to have stored on your phone. Am I missing something? Or are they dl to your phone as needed?
I realize themes you export to your phone are stored on the phone, I am wondering about all the themes that actually come with the app. Thanks
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You download the theme that you wish to use. But then yes it is stored on your device but it as easy to delete a them as it is to DL
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Moley
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if you like anytheme then download it and it will be stored in phone
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Question for GTab owners. I have been browsing all day for a better contact manager. The user interface for the Google Contacts in my TNT Lite 4.4 is rather simplistic so I am looking for a better solution. I would like to try Better Contacts by Scott Stephen. I can not find it in Google Market or Amazon App Store on my GTab but I can find it on my phone. I even scanned the barcode found on the developers site and get a valid link but when I follow the link, it doesn't find it in the Google Market. Yet, my phone would find the link and take me right to the purchase screen. Is there something I'm missing? Does anyone know a better contacts manager or where I can find the Better Contacts .apk file and side load it?
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Question for GTab owners. I have been browsing all day for a better contact manager. The user interface for the Google Contacts in my TNT Lite 4.4 is rather simplistic so I am looking for a better solution. I would like to try Better Contacts by Scott Stephen. I can not find it in Google Market or Amazon App Store on my GTab but I can find it on my phone. I even scanned the barcode found on the developers site and get a valid link but when I follow the link, it doesn't find it in the Google Market. Yet, my phone would find the link and take me right to the purchase screen. Is there something I'm missing? Does anyone know a better contacts manager or where I can find the Better Contacts .apk file and side load it?
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You could use Astro File Manager to back it up and then sideload it off your phone. But then you'd not get updates.
Go Contacts seems fairly nice, as well.
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You could use Astro File Manager to back it up and then sideload it off your phone. But then you'd not get updates.
Go Contacts seems fairly nice, as well.
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I look for Go Contacts and all I can find is the Go Contacts Plug-ins... Can't find the main Go Contacts app itself. I even loaded appbrain and can find the Better Contacts app there but when I click on market, it cant be found... WTF? Why is my Market lacking features? I can use it and purchase apps no problem but trying to find a good contacts app is fighting me...
After further research, I think this all comes down to the Market fix most of us suffer from. I will keep looking for the correct way to procede. I am running TNT Lite 4.4 and read through 18 pages on the market fix but with so many different ROMs and devices, I just can't be confident in jumping in...
There is no 100% market fix. Look for threads on changing your build.prop
BTW..Thanks for actually reading. You have more knowledge than 90% of the other users posting endless threads asking the same questions over and over
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After further research, I think this all comes down to the Market fix most of us suffer from. I will keep looking for the correct way to procede. I am running TNT Lite 4.4 and read through 18 pages on the market fix but with so many different ROMs and devices, I just can't be confident in jumping in...
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I am running Vegan 5.1.1 ... I have to re-do the (okay, one of the) market fix every so often to find apps.
Thanks guys!
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Go Contacts seems fairly nice, as well.
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Go contacts doesn't rotate. Not good
I have bought the SG II and sofar sooner or later I want to get rid of the bloat ware. but for now I like to know whats the best email program.
With a BB all the mail came in one place and you could do anything from there. Is there something like that on a this phone or something I can download.
Also is there a program the lets you organize apps better. Their everywhere!!!
And how do you make the Voice commands work off of the double tap. The rep made it my search button holding it 2 sec. How did he do that?
Also last how do you syn laptop music?
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I have bought the SG II and sofar sooner or later I want to get rid of the bloat ware. but for now I like to know whats the best email program.
With a BB all the mail came in one place and you could do anything from there. Is there something like that on a this phone or something I can download.
Also is there a program the lets you organize apps better. Their everywhere!!!
And how do you make the Voice commands work off of the double tap. The rep made it my search button holding it 2 sec. How did he do that?
Also last how do you syn laptop music?
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I'll do what I can to help you out.
Best email program - I only have exp with Gmail & TW email. I like them both
Organize programs - AppZorter
sync music - there are a bunch of software that can do it: Kies, Samsung Media something, Media Monkey. Google it & you'll probably get more results than I listed
here is a list for you buddy on what to remove and not to...
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
to get the apps sorted better i prefer using a different launcher. Launcher pro is the one i use but any of them will put them in alphabetical. Cant believe samsung dont have an option in touchwiz to do that, seems quite a basic omission.
email i just use the stock one but k9 email is also pretty good.
not sure what you mean by the voice commands, you should just tap the home button twice and the voice control screen comes up
Best email: K9 Mail.
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to get the apps sorted better i prefer using a different launcher. Launcher pro is the one i use but any of them will put them in alphabetical. Cant believe samsung dont have an option in touchwiz to do that, seems quite a basic omission.
email i just use the stock one but k9 email is also pretty good.
not sure what you mean by the voice commands, you should just tap the home button twice and the voice control screen comes up
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if you go in themes and apps you can find touchwiz were you can download and does all those features you just mentioned
Matriak31 said:
if you go in themes and apps you can find touchwiz were you can download and does all those features you just mentioned
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point is the standard everyday user shouldnt have to come to xda and download a modded theme just to get the app drawer showing alphabetical. Its a pretty standard request from everyone and a pretty big omission from samsung.
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point is the standard everyday user shouldnt have to come to xda and download a modded theme just to get the app drawer showing alphabetical. Its a pretty standard request from everyone and a pretty big omission from samsung.
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true and i fully agree with you and the way you sort folders in touchwiz is pretty **** compare to the go launcher..but still i think the update of touchwiz fixes all of that now
I have media on my tablet. When I don't want to show it on my phone I prefix the file with a period in a file manager app.
That method isn't working on me prime. I do not want to use an app to accomplish this. Suggestions?
get the free app called quick pic. allows you to hide what ever folder or pix you want. it works great.
Seriously off topic. Should be posted in the general Android section. Actually Google would tell you the answer in about 30 seconds...
tuna-83 said:
I have media on my tablet. When I don't want to show it on my phone I prefix the file with a period in a file manager app.
That method isn't working on me prime. I do not want to use an app to accomplish this. Suggestions?
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You can use StudioKuma .nomedia Manager from PlayStore
This works fine
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Seriously off topic. Should be posted in the general Android section. Actually Google would tell you the answer in about 30 seconds...
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I see the XDA Gestapo is making an appearance.
Put them in any folder with a name starting with a period. You could make for example: "/sdcard/.secretpornfolder"
I also recommend Quick Pic but just pointing out that the stock gallery app is extremely buggy and even after putting a nomedia file in a folder you want to hide it doesn't start hiding the folder until you wipe the data of the gallery app so that it refreshes the folder list. Don't bother with it though and use Quick Pic instead.
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Put them in any folder with a name starting with a period. You could make for example: "/sdcard/.secretpornfolder"
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Ha! Good one
Run into this one - I use HIDE IT PRO - apart from media files you can lock and hide apps etc - I use it mostly to hide bloatware from my apps list as I find it annoying. But easy interface for hiding and restoring pictures and nice audio manager interface would help many of you guys when your wives get hands on your tablet to play solitaire and not finding applications or pictures you wanted to share
Not like I encourage anyone to do anything bad to they beloved wives, but...
Okay, I got my S3 Yesterday. I have been stuck in iPhone world since 2009, so I am new to android. I have been watching videos and reading forums for the past few weeks. I don't want to root my phone. I just want to know if I can get different launchers and themes without having to root, and where is the best place to get them? Also, what is the easiest way to transfer my photos and music over from my iPhone to the s3?
GO Themes is my current theme handler that I am putting to use. I don't know if you could change the boot image without rooting it. And to transfer your photos and files over simply 1. stick them on a folder in your computer 2. transfer those files to a folder in your sdcard/phone via usb cable
You don't need root for launchers. You will only be able to theme your icons and some keyboards offer themes if you do not root.
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You don't need root for launchers. You will only be able to theme your icons and some keyboards offer themes if you do not root.
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That's fine, I don't really need themes, cause I can use different widgets to make the layout look better. Where do I get different launchers to try out and install. The play store? Also, can you have a live wallpaper on the lock screen as well?
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That's fine, I don't really need themes, cause I can use different widgets to make the layout look better. Where do I get different launchers to try out and install. The play store? Also, can you have a live wallpaper on the lock screen as well?
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Yes the Play Store and if you are using stock firmware I believe the live wallpaper on your homescreen shows up on your lockscreen.
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Yes the Play Store and if you are using stock firmware I believe the live wallpaper on your homescreen shows up on your lockscreen.
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I haven't had much time to mess around with it yet. Hopefully this weekend I can get it fully set up the way I want to.
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Okay, I got my S3 Yesterday. I have been stuck in iPhone world since 2009, so I am new to android. I have been watching videos and reading forums for the past few weeks. I don't want to root my phone. I just want to know if I can get different launchers and themes without having to root, and where is the best place to get them? Also, what is the easiest way to transfer my photos and music over from my iPhone to the s3?
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Basically for ur photos and music its a drag and drop process iphones deal with itunes on the other hand now u don't have to
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I really don't have any complaints. I like the full customization and the awesome animations and widgets. The only one complaint I do have is email. The email program on the s3 is very mesy and hard to navigate compared to the email system on the iPhones. Is there another all in one email application to run where I can manage all my email accounts in one nicely organized place?
I would experiment with stuff before you root. I wish I didn't root so soon because now my Google wallet is messed up and I can't even turn on my nfc. While others have not had this issue, it's still annoying. In would hold off for a little bit
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Okay, I got my S3 Yesterday. I have been stuck in iPhone world since 2009, so I am new to android. I have been watching videos and reading forums for the past few weeks. I don't want to root my phone. I just want to know if I can get different launchers and themes without having to root, and where is the best place to get them? Also, what is the easiest way to transfer my photos and music over from my iPhone to the s3?
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It's good to have you onboard Android, sir!
You can change a lot without rooting your device, that's ONE area where Android shines compared to iOS.
1) THEMES AND LAUNCHERS:
-GO Launcher EX is fairly good for that. You can download many different themes and such from the android market.
-NOVA Launcher. I haven't used this yet, as I only have an LG Ally, (Android 2.2 isn't supported), but many have said this is better than GO Launcher.
-APEX Launcher. I'm in the same boat with this as with NOVA
-You can change messaging apps and such for different themes as well Handcent SMS
2) TRANSFERRING MEDIA: The other huge area where Android is amazing! You basically just plug it into your USB port on your computer, Drop down your notifications bar, and select something along the lines of "Transfer Files Via USB." It will then act as if it were just a usb thumbdrive, where you can copy and paste music to the music folder and pictures to your pictures folder, etc.
I hope this has helped at least a little!
My first android phone is SGS3 and ...
I have so very many questions I dont even know where to start. Just like it said in the video I am a noob so this might even be in the wrong section.
For the starters a few questions come to mind (and yes, I did use the search button, viewed tens maybe hundreds of forum pages) so please would someone be so kind and help me with following
1] In the browser, when I click bookmarks, I find local but under that two other empty folders with my gmail adress but both empty. How do I remove them?
2] How to properly setup mail for exchange. I have my gmail and hotmail accounts added. Sometimes they work sometimes they dont and how the widget updates is really beyond me.
3] One thing that really bothers me since I like to keep my devices clean and arranged is uninstalling apps and games. I noticed that after uninstalling some files remain.
4] Another thing is that mostly with trial versions of apps, I cant seem to find them anywhere in my files folder therefore I cant check if after uninstalling all the junk is removed.
Besides that I can say that the phone is pretty good although the build and the pentile is kinda let down but enough has been said on this forum on that subject.
Thank you for your answers.
In the browser, when I click bookmarks, I find local but under that two other empty folders with my gmail adress but both empty. How do I remove them?
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Honestly, I recommend using Google Chrome. You can download it from the market.
The folders with your Gmail address are for sync across devices. Afaik it can be disabled by System Settings->Accounts&Sync->[Email address]->untick "Sync Browser"
How to properly setup mail for exchange. I have my gmail and hotmail accounts added.
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What ROM are you on? System Settings->About phone. ALEx-Builds have issues with Exchange (at least mine always did).
One thing that really bothers me since I like to keep my devices clean and arranged is uninstalling apps and games. I noticed that after uninstalling some files remain
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The same issue as on all computers... messy apps. The files on the sdcard do not really belong to the app so Android cannot delete them automatically. I agree that it's a terrible chaos after trying out several apps which is very annoying. Sadly that issue is present with all computers including GNU/Linux, Windows, ...
Another thing is that mostly with trial versions of apps, I cant seem to find them anywhere in my files folder therefore I cant check if after uninstalling all the junk is removed.
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You cannot see the app installation folder since the system hides them. All you can see is the before-mentioned junk.
The files in the correct folder (=the one you cannot see) are always correctly removed.
although the build and the pentile is kinda let down
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You must have very good eyes to see the difference between Pentile and RGB matrix. Are you even sure you relaly know what the difference is and what it means for you?
new also to SGSlll
I'm also new to the SGSlll and I have a the same questions that were answered and it helped a lot but I got a couple of my own if it's not to imposing to ask,
1) Somehow the green call button that used to be beside the number or the name of the contact in the logs section disappeared and I know I can swipe to call it, but I would like that button back because it is easier for me. I don't know whether this was gone from the recent update.
2) why is there some games and apps that I can't find in play store, I tried to DL them from the Internet and it said you can't DL them in your country (Egypt) is there anything I could that will allow me to DL them?
3) Is there any ways to create a folder so that I can put all the games together for example??
Thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience as I said am still new to andriods.
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You must have very good eyes to see the difference between Pentile and RGB matrix. Are you even sure you relaly know what the difference is and what it means for you?
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Yeah I know what I am talking about and thanks for the answers
Yeah I know what I am talking about and thanks for the answers
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The only RGB Amoled I can compare the S3 to is the S2 and it's very obvious on first sight that the S3 kicks the S2 with sharpness and detail.
(I'm not including the S1 which is far below both in terms of resolution)
) Somehow the green call button that used to be beside the number or the name of the contact in the logs section disappeared
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Have you checked the Settings? I'm not on a Samsung-Rom so I cannot test for myself.
I can recommend Go Contacts EX (free in Play Store) if you want a fully customizable Dialer.
why is there some games and apps that I can't find in play store
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Restrictions can be imposed on multiple levels
- Hardware specs (notably display resolution)
- Android Version
- Hardware name
- Country
- Carrier
In your case it seems to be the country. There are multiple descriptions on XDA and other sites, but afaik all of them include using a Proxy server. It's not trivial but unfortunately the only method for accessing them from the Play Store.
Is there any ways to create a folder so that I can put all the games together for example??
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Not on the stock launcher afaik. You can create folders on the home screen but not in the app drawer.
There exist several other free Launchers in the Play Store capable of creating folders, try them out.
d4fseeker said:
3) Is there any ways to create a folder so that I can put all the games together for example??
Thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience as I said am still new to andriods.
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You can create folders in the apps drawer by clicking the left menu button > edit. Then drag an app (you should be able to see an empty folder icon at bottom left corner) and mount it over the folder icon. The app will now appear in a folder. Rest of the apps can be moved to the folder as well and you can name it whatever you like. Be sure to save the setting at top right corner. This folder can also be dragged to the home screen menu. Hope this helps.
Thanks a lot for the replies everything helped except,
Have you checked the Settings? I'm not on a Samsung-Rom so I cannot test for myself.
I can recommend Go Contacts EX (free in Play Store) if you want a fully customizable Dialer.
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Yes I've checked settings and nothing and I do know about Go Contacts but that's not what I need. I event did factory restore settings to see what went wrong and nothing don't know what to do really.
manbatistuta said:
You can create folders in the apps drawer by clicking the left menu button > edit. Then drag an app (you should be able to see an empty folder icon at bottom left corner) and mount it over the folder icon. The app will now appear in a folder. Rest of the apps can be moved to the folder as well and you can name it whatever you like. Be sure to save the setting at top right corner. This folder can also be dragged to the home screen menu. Hope this helps.
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That works well, did not know this. Personally I like to use Apps Organizer by Fabio Collini (on the Market for free). It also gives u the opportunity to create folders with your themed apps (i.e. games / tools / navigation / ...) The advantage here is that you can select your own icon for the folder to go on your home screen. Especially if you have a lot of themed folders (like I do) you can create a much nicer look this way.
imba- said:
Thanks a lot for the replies everything helped except,
Yes I've checked settings and nothing and I do know about Go Contacts but that's not what I need. I event did factory restore settings to see what went wrong and nothing don't know what to do really.
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The call button on the right side was removed in the LFB update. Samsung probably thought it was redundant and I agree with that. They could have made it optional though.
At the moment there's no way to get that back unless you replace that particular apk (dialer.apk maybe) with the older version of it.
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The call button on the right side was removed in the LFB update. Samsung probably thought it was redundant and I agree with that. They could have made it optional though.
At the moment there's no way to get that back unless you replace that particular apk (dialer.apk maybe) with the older version of it.
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Thank you very much for your help, I also think they should have made it optional :good:
d4fseeker said:
The only RGB Amoled I can compare the S3 to is the S2 and it's very obvious on first sight that the S3 kicks the S2 with sharpness and detail.
(I'm not including the S1 which is far below both in terms of resolution)
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it sure is better than s2 i know.
another thing thats bothering me is that in my sgs3 and whole android so much stuff is synced shared dropboxed and other virtual sharing stuff that I feel like my own phone isnt private anymore.
so much stuff is synced shared dropboxed and other virtual sharing
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That's fully configurable. Dropbox doesn't upload anything except you actually tell it to.
Go to Settings->Accounts->Sync and disable the Sync accounts and settings you do not need or want.
I'd recommend syncing Contacts+Bookmarks through Google and using SMS Backup+ to sync call logs and SMS.
With those present, even a lost/broken device would be acceptable in terms of data loss to me.