Hi all,
I own three android devices, a (more compact) Galaxy S3, for using when going out to more formal and elegant events (as it hides away better in a suit pocket or my wife's purse) or situations where I want my phone to be less obtrusive, the Samsung Note 2, which is my workhorse, use it daily all over, as well as a Note 3 (the tablet, when I need screen space, or are taking more serious/longer notes, edits, reading books/articles etc, etc).
I have different apps on the different devices, but would like to sync the apps. NOT the APP DATA - that's simple with Google and/or cloud integration etc. I'm talking about the actual apps. In other words, say I'm at the restaurant, and a friend and I are discussing something relating to photos (since we just took a pic and uploaded to FB), and I install an app that we discover....I'd like that app to automatically install to my other phone and my tablet.
Anyone have any suggestions? Whenever I search for "sync" of any type, including various ther words, I always get to advice on syncing your app data via Google or Kies or other cloud services etc.
Thanks all
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Hello all. I hope I have the right forum for this question. I have recently moved from Iphone to a Galaxy S2. One of the most useful apps on the Iphone for me was the factory supplied 'Notes' app on the iOS platform. What was even better about this was that it syncs with notes on Gmail/google and on more than once this feature has saved my skin as I tend to store a lot of everyday notes on this, so rely on it a lot.
Question is, is there a similar app on Android - preferably free but the most importance feature must be the same ability to sync with Google.
Maybe you try ColorNote or Evernote, both support online sync.
Hi,
a friend of mine bought a few days ago a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" to manage his clients (he's a doctor).
He started to build his contact library (he doesn't have an android phone and no gmail contacts) adding name, surname, eventually mail and phone number and in the "Note" field he wrote all the note he'd taken. BUT this field has a characters' limit, and he can't add even a letter anymore (for the most visited client of course).
I tried to search for an app for this purpose but I can't find anything. I don't even search ONLY an app, it can be enough another method using the in-build feature of the tablet and android.
I searched for some CRM app, but most of them are ugly (since it's not a power user the more simple and clean is the better) and not optimized for a tablet. I found Insightly, but it's only online, and if he does'nt have a wifi network around he can't, not only record the new data, but also access to the old ones! They MUST be always available.
I thought about a simple folder + text file in G Drive, but these are only online too. Dropbox, too.
If it can interact with the G Mail contacts (the Note field is very useful at this) it would be wonderful, otherwise he'll build up his library with his contacts.
How can I do to have these data always on the tablet (cloud sync is not absolutely necessary)??? Any idea for an app or an alternative method?
Thanks!
nobody??
He bought a tablet to use for work, without any idea on how he would use it for work or if it would even do what he wanted? If he throws money around like that, why not recommend him to get an app written for his company and it's needs. There are many app developers who design and write custom apps for clients.
Hey everyone,
I've been googling for many hours. I've been to many shady places. But I've come up empty handed.
I'm basically looking for an app, that can provide syncronisation between a folder on my device, and a folder on <insert cloud storage here>.
I'm personally trying to migrate away from Dropbox, of which I've been a heavy user for many years. But in the light of the recent NSA gate, I thought I'd take a look what else is out there. I've chosen MEGA, as they provide (on paper) the security I like, and enough storage for my cloud-storage-needs.
I've been using Dropbox to automatically store the images I've taken with my phone camera and I take a backup of my texts every night at 2pm, which is also, automagically, uploaded to Dropbox. The official MEGA app takes care of the first, but the latter is taken care of within the backup app itself. It can be disabled, though.
I've looked for sync apps, but neither those or apps like Helium doesn't support MEGA.
So dear XDA,
Is there hope for me?
ownCloud provides universal access to your files via the web, your computer or your mobile devices — wherever you are.
It also provides a platform to easily view & sync your contacts, calendars and bookmarks across all your devices and enables basic editing right on the web.
http://owncloud.org/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owncloud.android&hl=pt_BR
I see that my Gear S is set to automatically backup periodically. When this happens, it significantly drains my battery. is there a way to either disable this backup process or have the Gear S only backup when plugged in?
more questions on back-up & restore
on a semi-related issue - if i buy a new Samsung phone and paired that to my Gear S, (or vice versa), where are all my contacts, diary entries, apps and other stuff?
yeah I understand they get wiped - but is there anyway to save then somewhere - using Kies?? - the sim card ??, a memory card??
After a few trials & errors i decided to save everything to the Samsung account, but for better or worse that doesn't seem to work like say ahem iCloud - should i "backup" to the sim & turn off if possible Gear S backup facility as the OP seems to be asking ---- but there seems to be no facility to bulk change prior entries to "save to sim" or "memory card"
Pairing the watch and the phone over BT or when further away via my samsung account via 3G does seem to be now working very well - thanks to what I've learned here - but what exactly is my samsung account - when I registered initially I was able to add the S4 as a device but not the Gear S - now I'm directed to hot deals on microwaves etc when i log in
I haven't noticed such a battery drain backing up (by BT presumably) but my use case aspirations for the Gear S does involve the hope that the liberation of one device on my wrist (+/- the host phone somewhere else) might significantly reduce my very expensive data usage - disciplining me to restrict checking emails or browsing to wifi at home or at work - so far so good ... but will the downside be having to type in my contacts diary events and re-download the apps every time I change one of the devices or I have to perform a hard reset on the watch-phone to try to overcome some glitch?
thanks
There is no way to enter new contacts on Gear S. It gets whatever your phone get. So, the question is how do you transfer your contacts between your phones. It seems to me you are still living in stone ages. If you use any of the services like GMail or Outlook.com (from MS), you should already save your contacts in one of those cloud services. So no matter what phone you are on, they are always there. I won't trust saving to Samsung account. What happens when you move to a non-Samsung phone? You can't retrieve them anymore. Samsung account only works on Samsung phones.
Seems like my backups are happening around 12 pm. I'd like to schedule them to occur at night when I have the Gear S plugged in.
Is the backup setting for the Gear S linked to another backup setting on my Galaxy Note 4?
Thanks
....I understand I can't enter contacts on the phone
....I still don't understand what my Samsung account is, whether it does save my contacts/calendars somewhere however unreliably - I don't like being "locked in" to anyone but will continue to be locked into Samsung while the Gear S continues to fulfil its promise and exceed expectations (despite the difficult learning curve, deficiencies in the implementation and support and being somewhat underwhelmed by the Galaxy user interface)
....I do still use iCloud for better or worse for personal stuff, (not sure thats relevant here) but would rather avoid Gmail (i did reactivate an old gmail account to play around with some of the services / apps on the Galaxy)
.... ditto - outlook.com - I'd rather not go back there either but would do if it is then relatively easy to sync my outlook contacts and calendar(s) (when in wifi) with the samsung Galaxy apps that sync with the Gear S via Gear Manager
I can use iCloud or my work outlook whenever I'm at my desk or on wifi (or dollar gobbling phone tethering or mobile broadband dongle)
- yes in outback Australia I am kind of living in the stone age - often away from wifi or even a phone signal, having to wait weeks/months whenever i move house / location to transfer over my broadband account, figure out what to do when i travel abroad etc
so yes i have heard of and can use these cloud based services but often not 24/7 365 days a year so I'm still having to consider the best way to get the contacts onto the "master" phone with some degree of preseverence / transferability so that they are physically there on the gear S
sorry if i've missed an obvious point / solution or overcomplicated that -- i just tried creating a new contact and the choices are save to Samsung Account Device SIM or my recently reluctantly reactivated google account
thanks
If privacy is not a big concern for you, I don't see what you don't embrace those cloud services. It is very convenient to sync multiple devices at the same time. You don't need them to be perfectly on 24/7. It only needs to be on when you first sync to your phone. The contacts will remain on your phone even if the service is down afterwards. You can sync them to your phone, tablets and PCs.
The could services allow you to store multiple phone numbers per contact as well as photo, mailing address and email address etc.
Here are pros and cons of what you have listed:
1. SIM cards: only one phone number per entry. Multiple phone numbers for the same contact requires multiple entries. Can store phone numbers only. If SIM card dies, so are all your contacts.
2. iCould: works best with Apple devices. Not so much with others (although you can find work arounds).
3. Google: works best with Android devices. But also works on other platforms like Windows and iOS. If you use Android device, you will have to sign in with a Google account anyway. So you will be synced with Google contacts regardless you use it or not.
4. Outlook: works best with Windows Phone and Windows PC. But also works on other platforms like Android and iOS. If you use Windows devices, you will have to sign in with a Microsoft account anyway and synced with the contacts.
5. Samsung: as far as I know, it only works with Samsung Android phone and Android tablets.
I often use my desktop PC to edit and input contact information and it then syncs to cloud and to the devices. Very convenient.
Hi all.
I've been using Samsung Notes as a student for about a year and a half and it's a great app.
However, some people I know (iPad users mostly) use some apps that allow automation backup to Google Drive, allowing them to:
1. makes sure your notes are safe in case something happens
2. watch their notes on their PC easily, everywhere.
Samsung notes only allow backing up to Samsung Cloud\One drive. Both are unreliable and it's never clear whether the sync is actually working properly or not.
In addition, there is no option to watch your notes on your PC.
I was wondering if there is any way to force Samsung Notes to backup to Google Drive, or if there is an app that is as good for note writing while allowing automatic backup to Google.
I'll appreciate any help!
I stop using Samsung's note app after having to hand copy/paste S Notes to restore them because Samsung didn't allow them to integrate to the newer app
SmartSwitch can probably back them up, but never trust SmartSwitch with critical data!!!
I use ColorNote now the backup bookmarks, to create notes, save articles, etc. Multiple backup options including Google drive (I believe) and to the SD card. You can firewall block the app itself and hyperlinks will still open from links in your notes on it.
However it's not compatible with the spen for hand writing notes.
yoeleli said:
Hi all.
I've been using Samsung Notes as a student for about a year and a half and it's a great app.
However, some people I know (iPad users mostly) use some apps that allow automation backup to Google Drive, allowing them to:
1. makes sure your notes are safe in case something happens
2. watch their notes on their PC easily, everywhere.
Samsung notes only allow backing up to Samsung Cloud\One drive. Both are unreliable and it's never clear whether the sync is actually working properly or not.
In addition, there is no option to watch your notes on your PC.
I was wondering if there is any way to force Samsung Notes to backup to Google Drive, or if there is an app that is as good for note writing while allowing automatic backup to Google.
I'll appreciate any help!
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As far as I know, there is no way to back up Samsung Notes to Google. There is a Samsung Notes app for Windows. It's OK. It works better on Samsung Windows laptops than non-Samsung.
I've synced Samsung Notes to OneDrive with no issues. To be clear, I use OneNote more than Samsung Notes though.
Supposedly, Evernote can back up to Google. Your other option is Google Keep.
I haven't used Evernote in years, and have never used Google Keep. So I don't know how well they work.
Since you're more into the Google ecosystem, Google Keep is probably the better option.
Update:
There is no Google Keep app for Windows or Mac. To use it on a Windows or Mac, you have to use the web version, which seems ok.
I think I am going to stick with OneNote as my note taking app. It got me through my bachelors and masters degrees.