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Are there any Pushbullet alternatives? I've used it for the longest time but am at the point where I'm reaching it's monthly SMS limits, and while it's convenient, it's not monthly fee convenient. I only use the SMS part of it, none of the other notification sharing features.
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Are you sure the apps are actually on your SD card and not an emulated internal SD card? Most of the time nowadays apps are only installed on three main system. If you're not sure you can pull the SD card out and quickly tell.
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Feb 10, 2017 05:09
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:Thought it was a swastika and inappropriate. I'm sure a lot of others would too. To be fair, it *is* a Swastika...it's been a Buddhist symbol of
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Feb 13, 2017 02:41
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I got my Pixel XL and am loving it so far. Unfortunately the one thing my Note did better was taking screenshots. I can't seem to get the timing down right for the hardware buttons to take a screenshot. Are there any recommended screenshot apps that can set up gestures to take screenshots? In a perfect world one that I could link to Nova Launcher and configure a gesture to double tap to take a picture.
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Apr 10, 2017 03:07
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fishmech posted:The Pixel/Pixel XL should also take screenshots if you press Power and Volume Down simultaneously, no need for a delay. Yes, but the buttons are in an awkward place and I can't get the timing down right - I end up lowering the volume constantly as I try to take a screenshot. It may be due to the case. Nevertheless, that's my point of looking for an alternative - I know it CAN take screenshots but was looking for something I can do quickly with one hand.
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Apr 10, 2017 11:58
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Fame Douglas posted:There's no "timing". Just press and hold both of them at the same time. Huh that's weird, mine must be broke then because half the time I try to take a screenshot they don't register at the same time so I end up lowering the volume/changing ringer level. Seems like that would be a timing issue with me not hitting them at the exact same time. Either way, my point still remains that I'd rather have an option that doesn't require me pressing the hardware buttons. There's a billion screenshot apps, was just hoping someone would have a recommendation.
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Apr 10, 2017 13:00
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LastInLine posted:Long press circle, scroll down, "Share screenshot". Doesn't work on the home screen though. Thanks, that works much better. Appreciate it.
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Apr 10, 2017 14:43
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Thermopyle posted:My mom sends texts to both my wife and I from her iphone in some way that I can't get her to explain over the phone. I use Google Voice and when she does this, I get it as an email instead of in Hangouts. Wife who doesn't use Voice, gets it in Messages. I just wanted to say that this started happening to me last week too. My dad has been texting my email.
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Apr 17, 2017 22:24
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Personally, I tried the Pixel launcher when I first got the phone and switched to Nova launcher because I hated the Google now icon on the main screen. So far it honestly seems identical to Pixel launcher, except I have the Google now button in my taskbar instead.
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Apr 25, 2017 12:21
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CLAM DOWN posted:I dunno I think I got pretty close (got an icon pack from the play store to make it look a lot better imo) Just do what I did, expand the dock to 6 icons and add Google now to it.
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Apr 25, 2017 19:25
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Could probably set up some Tasker redirect scripts to change the sound, but that's likely more trouble than it's worth.
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May 7, 2017 04:57
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MisterBibs posted:It might be somewhere I'm missing, but the default one on my phone (Messages+) doesn't let you change your notification sound. It's the default one. Swap to Textra, customize as much as you want.
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May 7, 2017 05:06
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Can you use Google Keyboard and use it's emoji pack?
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May 25, 2017 15:32
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Pocket Casts has been the best podcast app I've had. Though I no longer sync across devices so I don't know how well that works, I just use my Pixel for everything.
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May 28, 2017 21:38
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I *think* it still works if you have a Google Voice number, it just can't be used for a standard carrier SMS number.
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Jun 4, 2017 02:02
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And definitely watch out for Snapespeed which is an app that extensively tracks how fast Alan Rickman walks.
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Jun 17, 2017 00:24
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I'm trying to win concert tickets from a radio station and while it's not THAT big a pain in the rear end to dial, hang up, dial again, I was wondering if there were any apps that are designed for that very purpose. Searching the Play store I see a few that are out there, but with it needing phone/contact permissions I wanted to see if anyone had any recommended ones.
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Jun 22, 2017 20:18
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Waze has speed built in too.
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Jun 25, 2017 02:41
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Only problem with textra is that (at least on Pixel) it constantly loses "draw over other apps" permission which requires a reboot to add MMS and attachments. Supposedly has to deal with something in Daydream from what I've read.
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Jul 8, 2017 21:25
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Uncle Lizard posted:I haven't had that problem on my Pixel XL. Are you running on beta? Nope, 7.1.2. I talked to a Textra rep and they said they're trying to do something but it's supposedly fairly common.
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Jul 8, 2017 22:36
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Yeah it doesn't work in Google now on my Pixel. Stupid, when I make a mistake I have to manually correct it like some sort of Neanderthal
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Aug 13, 2017 19:56
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Ape Agitator posted:very in accurate Checks out.
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Aug 14, 2017 01:28
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I like Pushbullet better than Join, but if you expect to use it a lot Pushbullet does have a limit to the number of SMS to can send it a month.
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Oct 29, 2017 17:15
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Are there any recommended apps to batch uninstall? Through automatic restores of my last 3 phones I've built up quite a bunch of apps I don't use anymore, and I quickly lose interest in cleaning them up uninstalling one at a time.
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Apr 2, 2019 21:50
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hooah posted:I'm trying to set up a Tasker profile to turn my phone to vibrate while it's connected to my work's wifi. I created the profile for "state" and chose "wifi" connected" and chose the SSID. I then attached a task to set vibrate mode to vibrate, and added an exit task to turn vibrate mode off. If I run the tasks manually, they do what I expect, but the profile isn't triggering. It's been a long time since I've done much with Tasker; what am I forgetting? Most phones these days have smart Wi-Fi which disconnects from your Wi-Fi when the phone is inactive for a while,at least from Taskers perspective. I had the same profile and ended up changing it to a location trigger.
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Apr 4, 2019 12:45
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hooah posted:I've recently decided to use my Google Voice number for my work phone, but I'm having trouble either getting the GV app to ring on its own or getting the regular dialer app to play the ring tone I've set for my GV number (assuming that when someone calls the GV number it then calls my personal number from the GV number). What am I doing wrong here? I've so far been able to get the regular dialer to ring silently or to ring with my normal ringtone by playing around with various settings in Voice. Are you using Sprint? Mine stopped working the same way last year and I can't figure it out. It was suggested to disable WiFi calling but that didn't help.
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Apr 13, 2019 03:53
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Tasker is my old standby, it's not exactly user friendly but I specifically use it to set phone to sound only when I'm at home, vibrate everywhere else.
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May 25, 2019 18:38
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LastInLine posted:There's speculation this kind of thing will be rolled into Android itself but barring waiting for that the article mentions Tasker and two apps I've never heard of, MacroDroid and Automate. Given the direction Google is moving in I feel like all of them probably have a limited shelf life and while Tasker is undoubtedly heavier than what you need, it's probably the one likely to stand the longest. Yeah back in the early Android days I had a ton of cool things set up with Tasker, but Android added more and more of them to the stock OS, or a custom launcher worked (though a lot of the things I used a launcher for are rolled into stock these days too)
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May 25, 2019 23:58
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Tasker can definitely do that. Though I had a similar setup where it opened Pocket Casts and ended up turning it off because it kept opening it when I was using GPS
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Aug 11, 2019 18:38
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codo27 posted:I want more than just changing backgrounds Just say you want to draw happy faces on your weiner, dude.
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Aug 23, 2019 15:40
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I used to love Textra, but once Messages for web came out and Pushbullet became nearly unusable without a subscription, the benefit of texting from my PC outweighed the cosmetic appeal.
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Aug 23, 2019 18:09
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I subscribe to Google Play music and the surveys cover about one month out of every three, so not too worried here, my credits get used. 
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Nov 6, 2019 21:08
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Uthor posted:I've been noticing that several times a day, OneDrive will pop up three notifications that all say "Preparing..." and then will go away after a couple of seconds. I have the same thing going. Pixel 3.
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Dec 14, 2019 17:55
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Stevie Lee posted:so uhh....is this normal for the survey app? Needs to also have the option "No, I don't have my receipt"
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Shrimp or Shrimps posted:Does anybody know of an app that will tell me how many times I've unlocked my phone and at which times, like a log? Is this a built in feature somewhere in Android? Check out Moment. I used it for a bit and it was depressing.
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Feb 16, 2020 23:47
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Just want to say that I have the exact same issue with PicketCasts. Pixel 3 XL.
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Mar 28, 2020 15:20
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Here's an unusual request. I have a bunch of coasters I made when I first moved into the house and I had the wifi password and connection info added to a 3D barcode. I've since switched routers and forgot what the password I used for the guest network was. I scanned the barcode, but it just tried to connect to a non existent network, and I couldn't see what the password was. Are there any barcode apps that could just tell me that info without trying to connect?
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Mar 10, 2021 01:21
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Are there any apps that I can set reminders/tasks that will have persistent notifications until I mark them complete? I use Google assistant but tend to clear the notifications absentmindedly.
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Apr 30, 2022 17:29
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SystemLogoff posted:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.payneservices.LifeReminders&hl=en_CA&gl=US Skarsnik posted:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.isoron.uhabits Thanks guys, I'll check these out. My laundry may actually get done on time for once! CaptainSarcastic posted:Won't Google Keep do this? I checked it out and it's definitely better than a standard Assistant reminder.
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Yeah I use Keep pretty much as just a note taking app, replaced Plain.txt for me years ago. I didn't dig into any additional functionality.
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