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richarddd Jul 7, 2012 10:35 am

What Permissions Did I Grant?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...2V4cGxvcmVyIl0.

There are others

Middle_Seat Jul 8, 2012 9:55 am

Thank you, richarddd. It's just what I needed.

sonofzeus Jul 8, 2012 9:26 pm

CamScanner saved my keester last weekend.

seanthepilot Jul 10, 2012 4:24 am

I'm running into an issue where my memory is continually getting used up. I'll delete data or applications only to find my memory low again. Then I cannot receive SMSs, as the phone has not enough space. I find the easy solution is to factory reset the phone and then just re-install everything, but there has to be a better way.

Is there applications that help manage free memory, or at least a way of holding a buffer enough to keep my text messages from being refused? Any ideas welcome....

boerne Jul 10, 2012 4:51 am

here is one
 

Originally Posted by seanthepilot (Post 18901504)
I'm running into an issue where my memory is continually getting used up. I'll delete data or applications only to find my memory low again. Then I cannot receive SMSs, as the phone has not enough space. I find the easy solution is to factory reset the phone and then just re-install everything, but there has to be a better way.

Is there applications that help manage free memory, or at least a way of holding a buffer enough to keep my text messages from being refused? Any ideas welcome....

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...tomemman&hl=en

cbkcc1 Jul 10, 2012 5:52 am

can you move apps to an SD card? do you not have much memory on your phone?

seanthepilot Jul 10, 2012 6:56 am

Yeah, it's a cheap Acer with only 512MG memory. All apps that can move to SD have already been moved. I don't mind tossing apps that I don't use, as I have everything backed up using AppSaver. The problem is that 2 days after I uninstall them, the memory that I freed up seems to have disappeared again.

Thank you, I will try the one suggested above.

thegasguru Jul 31, 2012 12:18 pm

+1 for CamScanner. I use it with drop box, and and have basically eliminated the need to save receipts while on the road any more.

jfe Aug 1, 2012 1:28 pm

Google Wallet now works with all credit cards.

cbkcc1 Aug 1, 2012 5:36 pm


Originally Posted by jfe (Post 19041743)
Google Wallet now works with all credit cards.

keep in mind that NFC has been thoroughly hacked: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/0...e-nfc-dangers/

make sure it is turned off until used, it comes turned on by default

Middle_Seat Aug 5, 2012 10:56 am

I don't know how long it's been available, but SeatGuru is free for Android.

zorn Aug 10, 2012 8:25 pm

This is YYZ centric, but I love my Transit Now app. Using bus and streetcar GPS it tells you when the next vehicle is getting there. I now spend no more than a minute or so waiting since I just don't bother going to the stop any earlier than I need to. Presumably other cities have similar apps.

yyzdub Aug 11, 2012 11:05 am


Originally Posted by zorn (Post 19098944)
This is YYZ centric, but I love my Transit Now app. Using bus and streetcar GPS it tells you when the next vehicle is getting there. I now spend no more than a minute or so waiting since I just don't bother going to the stop any earlier than I need to. Presumably other cities have similar apps.

Second that, Transit Now is definitely the best of the YYZ transit apps. Pparticularly useful other ones (that I've used) are London Travel and Transport for Ireland Journey Planner.

Middle_Seat Aug 18, 2012 4:00 pm

Dropbox for Android is crippled, but there is an app that un-cripples it. That app is DropSync (after you purchase the $5 Pro key). I'm still trying it out, but it seems to be very good.

The issue is that Dropbox for Android only syncs files one at a time, and only on request. That is very different from the way it works on desktops and laptops, where an entire folder is copied to every device and sync'ing is automatic.

DropSync for Android (in conjunction with Dropbox) automatically copies modified files to and from an Android device, like Dropbox does for desktops and laptops. It can be set to activate only when wi-fi is available (to protect your 3G or 4G data plan), and only to work when the battery is above a selectable %age.

I think that DropSync will be most useful when flying w/o wi-fi and when traveling internationally.

boerne Aug 19, 2012 5:08 pm

Boxcryptor- it works on all platforms and OS to encrypt a dropbox folder. Seems easier than truecrypt.


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