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alnilam
Nov 10, 2009

I'd like to watch some youtube videos on my phone on my train commute, but without using enormous amounts of data. Is there an easy way to cache certain youtube videos while on wifi, and watch them from my device, then clear them? I know I could just, like, use a youtube grabber on my computer, save it as an avi or whatever, and then transfer that to my phone, but I'm wondering if there's an easier built-in way to save youtube videos for offline viewing.

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kri kri
Jul 18, 2007

alnilam posted:

I'd like to watch some youtube videos on my phone on my train commute, but without using enormous amounts of data. Is there an easy way to cache certain youtube videos while on wifi, and watch them from my device, then clear them? I know I could just, like, use a youtube grabber on my computer, save it as an avi or whatever, and then transfer that to my phone, but I'm wondering if there's an easier built-in way to save youtube videos for offline viewing.

https://www.youtube.com/musickey

alnilam
Nov 10, 2009


I was thinking more along the lines of, like, episodes of Last Week Tonight, instructional videos on things I want to learn about, etc.

kri kri
Jul 18, 2007

alnilam posted:

I was thinking more along the lines of, like, episodes of Last Week Tonight, instructional videos on things I want to learn about, etc.

Is it a YouTube video? It can be downloaded for offline video.

Ev
Aug 3, 2006

kri kri posted:

Is it a YouTube video? It can be downloaded for offline video.

Is there an app to use for that or is it that option somewhere in the official YouTube app?

kri kri
Jul 18, 2007

Ev posted:

Is there an app to use for that or is it that option somewhere in the official YouTube app?

Yes, YouTube is the app you use. Music key is a service. Yes, the name is terrible. You have to pay for the download feature.

uPen
Jan 25, 2010

Zu Rodina!
It also is kinda useless since it doesn't work on all videos.

IAmKale
Jun 7, 2007

やらないか

Fun Shoe
What's the go-to Reddit client? Anything is better than the mobile version loaded up in Chrome :suicide:

NerdsMcGee
Sep 23, 2006
My hands are too stained...

Karthe posted:

What's the go-to Reddit client? Anything is better than the mobile version loaded up in Chrome :suicide:

RedReader Beta is what I use. Dark mode + AMOLED is win.

My question: I'm looking for a way to stream media in my Car from my Phone to my Android HDMI stick connected to my AppRadio...Should I be looking at a hack-together cheapcast, or is there an easier way? Galaxy S6 / KitKat HDMI Stick (MK809III) involved.

XIII
Feb 11, 2009


Karthe posted:

What's the go-to Reddit client? Anything is better than the mobile version loaded up in Chrome :suicide:

I'm a fan of Reddit is Fun. I see a lot of praise for Sync for Reddit, but, while it's nice, I'm just so used to the layout of Reddit is Fun.

nexus6
Sep 2, 2011

If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes
Is there an app for staging multiple timers that finish at the same time? I'm thinking for cooking mainly, say l know how long each thing takes and when I want it all to finish, I'd like something that can tell me how long until I start cooking the next thing.

Incessant Excess
Aug 15, 2005

Cause of glitch:
Pretentiousness

Karthe posted:

What's the go-to Reddit client? Anything is better than the mobile version loaded up in Chrome :suicide:

Reddit sync is the most popular one I think, I use it myself and have no complaints.

Vykk.Draygo
Jan 17, 2004

I say salesmen and women of the world unite!
Relay for Reddit is the only correct answer. :colbert:

Casyl
Feb 19, 2012

Vykk.Draygo posted:

Relay for Reddit is the only correct answer. :colbert:

This is a great app.

Windmill Hut
Jul 21, 2008

Is there a way to clear Instagram search history beyond just recent searches? Like clear out the 'suggestions' it gives you? When I search for stuff or go to tag someone, it 'prompts' with accounts that you've looked at before. Which sometimes isn't things I want to come up (eg. a pornstar who's account I looked at once).

Google searched but didn't find an answer.

Brain Aged
Feb 10, 2005

Bridle all this indiscretion, Long enough to edify. And permanently fill this hollow
I've generally used Reddit is Fun for the past year or so. I just got finished trying Relay over the last month or and went back to Reddit is Fun. It's just more intuitive and much more information dense.

Dr. Video Games 0050
Nov 28, 2007

nexus6 posted:

Is there an app for staging multiple timers that finish at the same time? I'm thinking for cooking mainly, say l know how long each thing takes and when I want it all to finish, I'd like something that can tell me how long until I start cooking the next thing.

I could use that too. That's amazing

Ev
Aug 3, 2006

kri kri posted:

Yes, YouTube is the app you use. Music key is a service. Yes, the name is terrible. You have to pay for the download feature.

Ah. I'll check it out. Are there any other YouTube apps for Android that allow downloading videos? I'm coming from a Windows Phone and had a couple apps on that phone that would let me download videos without additional fees.

Edit: a quick Google search answered that question for me so I guess my real question is this: has anyone here used an app called TubeMate to download YouTube videos? It's not on the Play store but looks like it would accomplish what I'm trying to do.

Ev fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Aug 3, 2015

Drone
Aug 22, 2003

Incredible machine
:smug:


New Humble Mobile Bundle is Games Workshop stuff... at least a couple of which is already f2p to begin with? (Space Wolf is f2p and Warhammer: the App is a free advertising app).

https://www.humblebundle.com/mobile


Edit: oh hey, this isn't the Android Gaming thread, my bad!

Drone fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Aug 3, 2015

bunky
Aug 29, 2004

nexus6 posted:

Is there an app for staging multiple timers that finish at the same time? I'm thinking for cooking mainly, say l know how long each thing takes and when I want it all to finish, I'd like something that can tell me how long until I start cooking the next thing.

I've been using this for a few years. It only has three timers, but that's been all I've needed for most occasions. As far as working out to have everything finish at the same time I would suggest math.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leinardi.kitchentimer

Uthor
Jul 9, 2006

Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.
Is there an easy way to make a bunch of photos taken in burst mode into an animated GIF? I must share my adorable dog...

(He's not that adorable. Or, technically, mine.)

Tunga
May 7, 2004

Grimey Drawer

Uthor posted:

Is there an easy way to make a bunch of photos taken in burst mode into an animated GIF? I must share my adorable dog...
Google Photos can do it, Assistant -> "+" (top right) -> Animation.

r0ck0
Sep 12, 2004
r0ck0s p0zt m0d3rn lyf
What can't google do?

Uthor
Jul 9, 2006

Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.

Tunga posted:

Google Photos can do it, Assistant -> "+" (top right) -> Animation.

Nice. I don't like that it uploads the photos to do it, but it works in a pinch.

vyst
Aug 25, 2009



I wish there was a way to get google assistant to churn out more neato stylized photos that i don't have to edit myself

Dr. Video Games 0050
Nov 28, 2007

vyst posted:

I wish there was a way to get google assistant to churn out more neato stylized photos that i don't have to edit myself

It does. It's brilliant. Just wait for Christmas and Halloween to come around. Or if you take a bunch of photos and it makes instant panoramas. Its brilliant. Or groups stuff by things like "weddings" etc.

Drunk Tomato
Apr 23, 2010

If God wanted us sober,
He'd knock the glass over.

Ev posted:

Ah. I'll check it out. Are there any other YouTube apps for Android that allow downloading videos? I'm coming from a Windows Phone and had a couple apps on that phone that would let me download videos without additional fees.

Edit: a quick Google search answered that question for me so I guess my real question is this: has anyone here used an app called TubeMate to download YouTube videos? It's not on the Play store but looks like it would accomplish what I'm trying to do.

Just remember that you're trying to get around paying like $10 a month for a well tested service that does exactly what you want with zero effort or trouble on your part. Every free app is going to have some weird and annoying workaround solution to it that may fail with any given software update. Whether or not the effort and time that entails is worth it will be up to you.

E.T. NO HOMO
Jan 27, 2007

but you say he's
just a friend
Where in the fuuuuuck is our new Hangouts!?

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

r0ck0 posted:

What can't google do?

Bring a dead hooker back to life. :(

Unless there's an app out there if so someone link it quick please

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

r0ck0 posted:

What can't google do?

Get OEMs and carriers on board with security patches.

ThermoPhysical
Dec 26, 2007



r0ck0 posted:

What can't google do?

Create a device where the OS is optimized for the hardware.

And, since it's the app thread, release the Hangouts update to Android devices nor can they provide an actual changelog information for their apps.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

ThermoPhysical posted:

Create a device where the OS is optimized for the hardware.

And, since it's the app thread, release the Hangouts update to Android devices nor can they provide an actual changelog information for their apps.

They also can't bring that sweet-rear end Messenger UI to Hangouts.

Man I love that colorful poo poo. I just can't justify balkanizing my text and chat just to use it. :smith:

Montalvo
Sep 3, 2007



Fun Shoe

E.T. NO HOMO posted:

Where in the fuuuuuck is our new Hangouts!?

Hear hear!

r0ck0
Sep 12, 2004
r0ck0s p0zt m0d3rn lyf
Does the youtube app play horizontal video fullscreen correctly now?

hooah
Feb 6, 2006
WTF?

r0ck0 posted:

Does the youtube app play horizontal video fullscreen correctly now?

Do you mean automatically, without having to rotate the phone? No. If that's not what you meant then I dunno.

neogeo0823
Jul 4, 2007

NO THAT'S NOT ME!!

Are there any apps out there that'll help me to routinely clear my cache and/or otherwise help me free up space on my phone's tiny 2gb hard drive?

EDIT: Also, a good alternative to Chrome? It's the biggest app I have at 141MB, with Google Play Services the next biggest at 91.22MB. Is the browser app in the OP still good?

neogeo0823 fucked around with this message at 13:53 on Aug 5, 2015

hotsauce
Jan 14, 2007

neogeo0823 posted:

Are there any apps out there that'll help me to routinely clear my cache and/or otherwise help me free up space on my phone's tiny 2gb hard drive?

EDIT: Also, a good alternative to Chrome? It's the biggest app I have at 141MB, with Google Play Services the next biggest at 91.22MB. Is the browser app in the OP still good?

The snarkiest of answers is to get a new phone. Assuming that's not a possibility, whatever you do don't uninstall or disable Google Play services. It will turn your phone into a dumb phone. Every Google system relies on Google Play services.

neogeo0823
Jul 4, 2007

NO THAT'S NOT ME!!

hotsauce posted:

The snarkiest of answers is to get a new phone. Assuming that's not a possibility, whatever you do don't uninstall or disable Google Play services. It will turn your phone into a dumb phone. Every Google system relies on Google Play services.

Yeah, I don't intend on getting rid of Google Play, but surely there has to be a less bloaty browser I can use and some decent cleaning app out there. The couple I've tried don't seem to do anything unless I pay $5 to unlock them, which is just a kick in the teeth to me.

teethgrinder
Oct 9, 2002

neogeo0823 posted:

Yeah, I don't intend on getting rid of Google Play, but surely there has to be a less bloaty browser I can use and some decent cleaning app out there. The couple I've tried don't seem to do anything unless I pay $5 to unlock them, which is just a kick in the teeth to me.

You could give Opera a try? The download is 20 MB, not sure what the installed size is.

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Uthor
Jul 9, 2006

Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.
Do you have an SD card? You should be able to move some apps to the card. I remember dealing with this on an old phone and was able to root to move anything to the SD card, but that's on a device by device basis.

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