Author Topic: Favorite Android Apps (Read 463676 times)

jj1000 · « **Reply #220 on:** March 09, 2012, 01:54:51 PM »

Quote from: Dan on March 09, 2012, 01:53:52 PM

He's probably mixing it up with box.net: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=11780.msg190381#msg190381

oops

Wolf · « **Reply #221 on:** March 09, 2012, 03:23:27 PM »

Quote from: jj1000 on March 09, 2012, 01:54:51 PM

oops

yep, box doesn't have it yet, they will probably soon, as they always tend to imitate dropbox.

jj1000 · « **Reply #222 on:** March 09, 2012, 03:29:39 PM »

Quote from: Wolf on March 09, 2012, 03:23:27 PM

yep, box doesn't have it yet, they will probably soon, as they always tend to imitate dropbox.

so how much memory do you have with dropbox? I guess if you run out of memory with these things you can always just make a new account for free with a different email address...

Edit- I looked it up myself and dropbox only give you 3 gig hence seems sugar sync is better...

Wolf · « **Reply #223 on:** March 09, 2012, 04:09:59 PM »

Quote from: jj1000 on March 09, 2012, 03:29:39 PM

so how much memory do you have with dropbox? I guess if you run out of memory with these things you can always just make a new account for free with a different email address...

Edit- I looked it up myself and dropbox only give you 3 gig hence seems sugar sync is better...

I have 4GB already earned thru the invites I sent to my friends.

BAHayman · « **Reply #224 on:** March 09, 2012, 05:06:29 PM »

Quote from: Wolf on March 09, 2012, 04:09:59 PM

I have 4GB already earned thru the invites I sent to my friends.

+1, I'm at 8.5gb

Btw if you have an edu address dropbox will give you 500mb per referral instead of the 250mb, even retroactively... See here.

satturn · « **Reply #225 on:** March 11, 2012, 11:41:47 AM »

favorite jewish app....Orayta Jewish books V7 its a pocket library.

Galitzyaner · « **Reply #226 on:** March 12, 2012, 04:11:23 AM »

Very sad that there are so few Jewish apps for Droid..
I used to have Palm ...years ago, and there was a ton of Seforim etc..

But with the moderne' android.. Embarrassing!

All i can find that is useful (Yiddishe zach'n): Siddur, Tehilim, a daily Chita's/Rambam (divided into 3 separate apps) with a horrible UI and format -sorta' backwards.., a Kitzur Shu"a, and one more App which has a ton in it but is soooo slllloooowwww...
Its called "Orayta -Jewish books" and its amazingly got on it: Tanach with a loads of meforshim, mishna with ra'av and Tos"y, Shas w. Rashi and Tosfos, Rambam, part of Shulchan aruch, Shu"a HaRav, Mishna Berura, part of Aruch Hashulchan, lots of Mussar seforim and much more... it's just very very slow..

I know, we're all so spoiled, but for some weird reason I expect better..
For Iphone there's so many more hot apps -well done, why not Android?!!

Galitzyaner · « **Reply #227 on:** March 12, 2012, 04:13:19 AM »

For those who have Iphones, there's an app called uvlecthecha vaderech which has Shas and much much more..

Galitzyaner · « **Reply #228 on:** March 12, 2012, 04:16:37 AM »

Anyone know of a good Android Hebrew/Jewish calendar app?

akivacp · « **Reply #229 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:57:52 AM »

Quote from: mysky on March 12, 2012, 04:11:23 AM

Very sad that there are so few Jewish apps for Droid..
I used to have Palm ...years ago, and there was a ton of Seforim etc..

But with the moderne' android.. Embarrassing!

All i can find that is useful (Yiddishe zach'n): Siddur, Tehilim, a daily Chita's/Rambam (divided into 3 separate apps) with a horrible UI and format -sorta' backwards.., a Kitzur Shu"a, and one more App which has a ton in it but is soooo slllloooowwww...
Its called "Orayta -Jewish books" and its amazingly got on it: Tanach with a loads of meforshim, mishna with ra'av and Tos"y, Shas w. Rashi and Tosfos, Rambam, part of Shulchan aruch, Shu"a HaRav, Mishna Berura, part of Aruch Hashulchan, lots of Mussar seforim and much more... it's just very very slow..

I know, we're all so spoiled, but for some weird reason I expect better..
For Iphone there's so many more hot apps -well done, why not Android?!!

Android has very little support for the Hebrew encoding, compared to the iPhone, which makes it more difficult for developers out there to create good apps. So the very little Hebrew in the apps they can put out there, the apps always end up buggy or slow, or LTR instead of RTL. It becomes very discouraging. Even if the ICS has incredible support, many Android phones can't upgrade at the same time when a release comes out, unlike the iOS. Take me, for example. I have a Motorola Triumph on Virgin Mobile (thanks Dan), and it's still stuck on 2.2 Froyo, and there's no official release yet for any kind of upgrade (unless you are a bit advanced, and rooted your phone, and used a custom firmware). This idea turns a lot of people off, and some people feel it's worth paying the extra buck for more support (and to be jailed), and switch to the Apple.

Quote from: mysky on March 12, 2012, 04:16:37 AM

Anyone know of a good Android Hebrew/Jewish calendar app?

Keep searching, but just letting you know, this thread is reserved for mostly iOS apps.

Quote from: mysky on March 12, 2012, 04:13:19 AM

For those who have Iphones, there's an app called uvlecthecha vaderech which has Shas and much much more..

I mentioned this one before (I think near the beginning of the thread).

Dan · « **Reply #230 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:59:51 AM »

Quote from: mysky on March 12, 2012, 04:16:37 AM

Anyone know of a good Android Hebrew/Jewish calendar app?

Quote from: Dan on February 22, 2012, 11:28:35 PM

So BAHayman pointed me to this nice Zmanim app that can calculate zmanim with a zip code or coordinates even when offline.
And he helped me add hebrew dates and yom tovs to the built in google calendar.
All in all a decent makeshift solution to the lack of the Palm Luach app.

Galitzyaner · « **Reply #231 on:** March 13, 2012, 03:58:41 AM »

Quote from: Dan on March 12, 2012, 11:59:51 AM

Wow, Dan, thank you so so much. You are amazing!

As a side note:
Just want to let you know, every time I see a post of yours and I see that photo of your cutest cutest baby, you bring me so much joy. You really don't know what an effect you can have on another person seeing such a Tayereh neshoma, how you can lighten up someone's day...

All I can say is that I wish he give you only much nachas and he be (as kind as you are,) even kinder than you, with many many long, happy, healthy years and (at least) successful as you physicallly and spiritually!

Whatever you do, don't take that adorable picture away!

Dan · « **Reply #232 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:07:23 AM »

Quote from: mysky on March 13, 2012, 03:58:41 AM

As a side note:
Just want to let you know, every time I see a post of yours and I see that photo of your cutest cutest baby, you bring me so much joy. You really don't know what an effect you can have on another person seeing such a Tayereh neshoma, how you can lighten up someone's day...

All I can say is that I wish he give you only much nachas and he be (as kind as you are,) even kinder than you, with many many long, happy, healthy years and (at least) successful as you physicallly and spiritually!

Whatever you do, don't take that adorable picture away!

Amen

Wolf · « **Reply #233 on:** March 13, 2012, 09:00:48 PM »

Quote from: akivacp on March 12, 2012, 09:57:52 AM

Keep searching, but just letting you know, this thread is reserved for mostly iOS apps.

is it?
Can you reread the thread topic?

BAHayman · « **Reply #234 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:49:22 AM »

Quote from: Wolf on March 13, 2012, 09:00:48 PM

is it?
Can you reread the thread topic?

That post was merged from a topic about iPhone Apps. Take a look at the post title and it will show the original thread title.

Dan · « **Reply #235 on:** April 05, 2012, 10:43:43 PM »

FoxFi works great on my GNex for wifi modem with no rooting required, and it's free!

askmoses · « **Reply #236 on:** April 06, 2012, 03:59:51 AM »

Quote from: Dan on April 05, 2012, 10:43:43 PM

FoxFi works great on my GNex for wifi modem with no rooting required, and it's free!

+1
I posted about it elsewhere on DDF. It's really a gem as it's so simple to use.

sweety · « **Reply #237 on:** April 12, 2012, 02:12:18 PM »

Quote from: askmoses on April 06, 2012, 03:59:51 AM

+1
I posted about it elsewhere on DDF. It's really a gem as it's so simple to use.

Between foxfi and svtp, whats the difference?

Dan · « **Reply #238 on:** April 12, 2012, 02:17:58 PM »

foxfi is free.

mercaz1 · « **Reply #239 on:** April 12, 2012, 02:39:18 PM »

the problem with foxfi is that on my evo3d the wifi doesnt work and for the bluetooth i would have to jailbreak my ipad and i dont really want to do that

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