[Question] Divoom Aurabox - Modding/Hacking the APK - Hardware Hacking General

Hello everyone.
I recently purchased the Divoom Aurabox.
It's actually a Bluetooth Clock/Speaker with a LED panel.
The functionalities and LED Panel are controlled by an APP on the smartphone.
I feel like it's a really poor APP, with not so many options (taking aside the fact that it's poorly designed)
Thought of redisinging it, give new functionalities and making it easier to use.
Has anyone modded/hacked the app or the Aurabox? If not, Is it possible?
Thank you!

UP!
I think it has awesome capabilities.
Just tell me if it is possible or not, and i will start trying myself !

Hi Guys. Any luck on that. I would love to send custom notification to my Aurabox.

MathieuBu said:
Hi Guys. Any luck on that. I would love to send custom notification to my Aurabox.
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Noone anwsered the post beside us.
And I contacted Aurabox a long ago, to ask them to fix their app. They just replied me in such bad manners. They are ****ing jerks.

No way
This pissed me off. They just don't care about customer. I should have bought the lametric. Dammm

MathieuBu said:
This pissed me off. They just don't care about customer. I should have bought the lametric. Dammm
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Yeah... They were even advertising the Aurabox as if it had features it didn't
When I contacted them, they changed descriptions/images.
And, well, the APP... Is one of the worse chinese-ports I have ever seen.
Just a brightness slider control would make me happy, since the "shake mobile, change into 2 brightness" is not enough. Try to use this with the lowest brightness on a dark bedroom. Impossible to sleep.

I've bought the new Timebox. The device is neat but the software is a peace of crap lol !
What will be nice is that the device itself get an open firmware...

I just got one of these for cheap. I was really hoping there was some way to get custom notifications on it. Does anyone know if there's an app for it?

Programming with RFO BASIC
quazardous said:
I've bought the new Timebox. The device is neat but the software is a peace of crap lol !
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I've written a small program using RFO BASIC. I've also created a demo video. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to post external links here (as a new user). But if you want you can search for bigboss97 (user name) and TimeBox on YouTube. You will find some hacks videos there. Good luck!

I recently read that the TimeBox can record Audio/Morph. Can the TimeBox Mini or its APP store audio clips? As in, can the TimeBox be Bluetooth-ed to a vehicle (hidden inside the vehicle) and monitor the calls, notifications, sounds ect.

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The damn automatic key lock...

Just got my vibrant today and it auto locks almost immediately. Does anyone have a fix for this? Thanks in advance.
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It's under settings->sound and display... 1 minute works great and under the appliactions->Development you can also set it so that it doesn't turn off while plugged into USB (charging). That was a god send when I rooted and put the deodexed ROM on.
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B
Thanks for the quick reply. Do u know if there is a easy way to keep it from [email protected] all? I would prefer to just lock myself...
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Get NoLock from the market.
Yes, nolock. An essential item. I pity all the regular people that don't go on forums with these phones, Samsung and Android are really going to alienate a lot of them. I suppose regular people go for the iphone though so maybe I don't have a point after all.
There is an awesome app called LockDelay that allows you to screen-off your phone after whatever time you specify, and then it will automatically lock it after yet another time you specify.
I HIGHLY recommend it, it really allows you to secure your phone and save your battery by turning that screen off.
bwolmarans said:
I pity all the regular people that don't go on forums with these phones.
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Just sold a Vibrant in my T-Mobile store today. My rep was showing the customer hers and the customer asked her opinion, he also noticed I had one (I'm the store manager) so I walked over and struck up some conversation to close the deal. As I scrolled through the screen he noticed the XDA app icon and inquired about it. I gave him a few pointers and explained he should joined because there's a wealth of knowledge to be found on these forums. I've found having that little app installed on my phone, as well as our Android live demos is a nice way to introduce customers and new Android owners to XDA.
stock phone is very good. but after customizing, it becomes a whole different android experience.
Thanks for all the tips... I installed no lock, and set the screen to a min an its doing the trick.
Side note, its amazing that I could make the jump from blackberry an transition to the vibrant, can u think of 2 more different phones.
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ThinPhone vs iPhone 4...?
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ledbetter.james said:
Thanks for all the tips... I installed no lock, and set the screen to a min an its doing the trick.
Side note, its amazing that I could make the jump from blackberry an transition to the vibrant, can u think of 2 more different phones.
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They are two very different phones, but as someone works in the industry, my opinion is that RIM hasn't helped themselves by keeping the Berry in the "stone age." Don't get me wrong. I understand they still have a strong following and a huge success in the business market, but Android is catching up and can be used just as well if you have the right phone. Glad you made the jump and the transition is going well.

Need help on app ideas...

I know people might not answer this, but what the hell, you never know.
I'm a programmer; good old fashioned programmer. That's what I do. I've coded in Assembler, PASCAL, RPG II/III, COBOL, C/C++, SQR (a DB language), Easytreive (mainframe), CICS (more mainframe), JCL (mainframe "language"), JAVA and now Android.
Currently unemployed due to crappy market and my location. I've coded a couple of apps and they are on the market selling, albeit slowly.
My problem is, I'm NOT creative LOL IMO, I can code the pants off anything, but I'm just not good at coming up with ideas. I think it's that "left brain, right brain" thing!
Anyone care to throw out some app ideas? Seems like I think of stuff, but it's "been there, done that" on the market. I have my own hosted site and ability to store 10 gigs of database data if that helps.
I'm not interested in doing games or themes or wallpapers (remember, NOT creative!) LOL
I'm new at coding and I have ideas coming out of my ears, so to speak, but I don't have the means (knowledge) to make them a reality. How familiar are you with the android sdk and APIs? I'm kinda new at this, having only released one app into the market. I would like the help of an experienced coder. Check out my website www.fufurinnovations.blogspot.com to see what I'm working on. Thanks in advance
I am looking for an app like Mail Tones for Blackberry that alerts you with a different tones for selected email contacts. By default the notification tone for all incoming emails is just one for all. I tried Mail Alerts but it is very unreliable. Maybe you like this idea? This is a very helpful app in BB since it lets you know when an important email comes up without looking at the screen. Weird that there is only one app in the Market and it just doesn't work.
And what about another app like a camera add-on that lets you level all your pictures using the inclinometer and allows you to take pictures having always the horizon line leveled.
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And what about another app like a camera add-on that lets you level all your pictures using the inclinometer and allows you to take pictures having always the horizon line leveled.
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Love this simple but effective idea!
posted direct from the legend that is the x10i... the fastest processor, the slowest response...
I need, and many android users will agree, that sms messages do not need to be kept forever. I want an app, an addon, an alteration whatever that deletes old messages up to a set time period... 7 days, 14 days, 31 days etc.
If I had a text from o2 highlighting the fab new offers I ignore it and 30 days later its automatically deleted!
posted direct from the legend that is the x10i... the fastest processor, the slowest response...
I'd love an app that emulates the standard iPod USB protocols well enough to control my Android music player from my car stereo.
Theres a lot of people in a thread in this forum wanting a gtalk widget for android....and willing to pay for it.
Enhanced camera
KelvinMead said:
Love this simple but effective idea!
posted direct from the legend that is the x10i... the fastest processor, the slowest response...
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I actually thought that the app called Theodolite was going to do this but it was actually a triangulation app. In any case, it comes with an inclinometer that allows you to measure the angle of the camera in x and y. It has a measurement of angles kind of like the vision from Terminator, very cool, but then if you take the picture, those measuring things stay in the picture and the picture itself comes out at a lower resolution so it is not really a photography app, its a measurement app. It could be cool to have a bip once you get the camera/phone leveled with the horizon line.
Cameras nowadays don't come with this feature? You can then sell them the program...
you can help me out with my music app im only decent at concepts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10692674
How about an app that is able to identify if someone in the area is running android and to be able to strike up a gtalk convo via invite. idk if that'd be possible.
WOW! Thanks to all the repliers (is that a word? LOL). Oh my, there's an idea right there for my database space...a dictionary or thesarus!
Some very, very good ideas out there and I DO appreciate them very much. I can definitely see 2 or 3 apps that I can start working on.
Keep the ideas coming and I'll get my fingers going on development of some of the replies up to this point.
Thanks again!
Figure out bluetooth hid in sense roms or video out for aosp roms.
Hello,
An application that encrypt/decrypt phone conversations in real time between two android phones could be nice...
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One app i really think is missing is a good working RSS-reader which makes it possible not to juggle between the RSS-reader and a browser.
An example would be a super simple reader like Google Reader that can open up the posts in background inside the reader, having the same possibilities as a browser.
I am tired of HTC sync not working right with custom roms. I need something (app or software) that will sync my pc Outlook contacts and calendar with android phone. There is a need for business people that want to use their android phone for business! IMHO
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I don´t know if exist an app that can do what I want...so...here it is the idea:
It´s an app that can change the apps icons in the drawer...like the one we use to change icons in desktop....but....for the drawer...
Or maybe a widget for app launcher...I know there ir a lot of it....but make one like the objetdock for windows...if you know what I mean...
Cheers! and thank...
i have many great ideas, but im not a programmer...my only problem with you is that you seem to want people to GIVE you their ideas...like recently, i had someone develop a clock widget for me in which i provided the graphics...we are splitting the profits 50-50...so maybe if you could make an agreement like that or a 60(you)-40(me) agreement then i might be able to help you out...and you could help me
schwartzman93 said:
i have many great ideas, but im not a programmer...my only problem with you is that you seem to want people to GIVE you their ideas...like recently, i had someone develop a clock widget for me in which i provided the graphics...we are splitting the profits 50-50...so maybe if you could make an agreement like that or a 60(you)-40(me) agreement then i might be able to help you out...and you could help me
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Yes, I guess I should have mentioned that ...my bad.
Of course I would be willing to split profits on a joint-effort project. And, I'm terrible with graphics design and the like. And sometimes, the user interface can make or break the applications (people like "Wow, cool" or flashy app interfaces).
I'm more of a "meat and potatoes" guy; input your data, get info back LOL
So yes, I'm willing to pursue a multi-person project as I think it's beneficial to both parties, not only monetarily, but the possibility of learning from each other.
Thanks,
Roots
Im sorry, i didnt mean to come off rude, lol...and im good with photoshop and UI ideas...i have no degree in anything just to let you know, im a self taught 17 year old, who like i said has no programming skills just ideas...i will get back to you though...im currently working on trying to update this other app i have

Mango review

Pulled yesterday the update from the network with the famous trick.
I have been plying around since then and wanna share my thoughts.
Gmail push mail is working but with a huge dealy comparing it with android or iOs mail delivering. Slow
Multitasking is working only with MS app, not third party. Maybe the apps are not upadated yet but... it sucks at the moment
Social network integration is good with facebook but very complicated to use, not intuitive. Twitter is not supported and the twitter app just plain sucks... no background tweet pull neither push. A mess
Live tiles are nice but daily briefing stays static
Do not know about battery usage
Bing music search is nice but it would be nicer with the possibility of downloading songs directly
I like marketplace, fewr apps than competitor but overall good quality
IT MISS A FAST DIAL OPTION... this is an epic fail... there is no smart dialing too... so calling someone who is not in the start screen takes like 6 or 7 click. fail
If this update eas released one year ago it would be good and efficent... comparing my mango omnia7 with my sammy sgs2 is like stealing sweets to a kid...
Poor Nokia... your N9 is far better that this fruit salad...
Don´t know what you mean?!
Hey that´s wondering me,i just don´t know whatabout you´re speaking,the most times i heard only good replys to mangoupdates,which omnia version do you have?(Telekom,uk3 or what ever?)Maybe its a problem with your provider?
Please tell
Omnia7xdax said:
Hey that´s wondering me,i just don´t know whatabout you´re speaking,the most times i heard only good replys to mangoupdates,which omnia version do you have?(Telekom,uk3 or what ever?)Maybe its a problem with your provider?
Please tell
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No mango just sucks. I really don't want to see several "messages" to multitask between in the multitask screen, some is even from the same sender. How is having two "apps" to switch too Witch is identical? And when your in marketplace, going deeper into "related" and I want to search..where is the button? I have to hit back a zillion times before it appears? Oh no wait I have a actual button on my phone for that..lets press that..BING wtf? They messed up big time, can't even get my native language to the display language.
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what's all this blabbering?????? troll festival???
DJBlaster-303 said:
what's all this blabbering?????? troll festival???
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No? I'm unhappy with my phone, is that OK for you?
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it's ok, if you have to complain about it write to Microsoft, it's sure better than writing here
DJBlaster-303 said:
it's ok, if you have to complain about it write to Microsoft, it's sure better than writing here
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If i wanted to write to Microsoft i would have, how do you know i didnt? I dont need you to tell me what to do. The topic is "mango review" and that is what i did. You see the points i lifted as positive? did i somehow misunderstand those "features" ? In that case im glad if you could correct me so i can use my phone like it was suppose to
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If i wanted to write to Microsoft i would have, how do you know i didnt? I dont need you to tell me what to do. The topic is "mango review" and that is what i did. You see the points i lifted as positive? did i somehow misunderstand those "features" ? In that case im glad if you could correct me so i can use my phone like it was suppose to
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in italy we have magical sphere we know everything, lol
RTFM!
Endr1 said:
Pulled yesterday the update from the network with the famous trick.
I have been plying around since then and wanna share my thoughts.
Gmail push mail is working but with a huge dealy comparing it with android or iOs mail delivering. Slow
Multitasking is working only with MS app, not third party. Maybe the apps are not upadated yet but... it sucks at the moment
Social network integration is good with facebook but very complicated to use, not intuitive. Twitter is not supported and the twitter app just plain sucks... no background tweet pull neither push. A mess
Live tiles are nice but daily briefing stays static
Do not know about battery usage
Bing music search is nice but it would be nicer with the possibility of downloading songs directly
I like marketplace, fewr apps than competitor but overall good quality
IT MISS A FAST DIAL OPTION... this is an epic fail... there is no smart dialing too... so calling someone who is not in the start screen takes like 6 or 7 click. fail
If this update eas released one year ago it would be good and efficent... comparing my mango omnia7 with my sammy sgs2 is like stealing sweets to a kid...
Poor Nokia... your N9 is far better that this fruit salad...
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not sure about whether there is a delay in gmail, tried that and i do not notice any delay in receiving mail/sending mail via gmail.
what do you mean by third party app? can give some example so that i can try it myself? i take Whatsapp as an example, i have no issue running this app (multi-tasking), games, or whatsoever.
regarding FB, i think its individual experience. some may find it complicated / not user friendly some may find it very nice. i personally find it OK, not the best neither very good. never try twitter, hence no comment on this.
whether all tiles are "live" or not i think it doesn't really matter, of course if all tiles are "live" that would be good to have. i find battery usage on Mango is damn good, way better than iPhone or most of the android devices.
agreed with you that without smart dialing is an epic failure. i believe everybody is complaining about this and hope that it will be addressed in next release (Tango)
let's not "conclude" that Mango is a "failure" release, knowing that there are a lot of so call fundamental features supposed to be in but it weren't. Give microsoft a chance and see what they have in Tango or Apollo.
I fast dial just pressing windows button and saying "call name of person" in italian of course
using mango for 1 day is not enough to write a review from my point of view
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I fast dial just pressing windows button and saying "call name of person" in italian of course
using mango for 1 day is not enough to write a review from my point of view
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Enough to get frustrated , it shouldn't do that. Those feelings should come after a long time when you discovered them. Not get frustrated the moment you want to do something. That speech feature isn't working in my language either . Neither is bing features.
Can someone please explain the multitasking behaivor? I really don't get it
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go play with super mario galaxy s2, it's better
DJBlaster-303 said:
go play with super mario galaxy s2, it's better
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I think you should really stop trolling in this 3d.
You are happy with mango? good for you.
You do not find annoying multitasking between single messages? Good for you.
You like searching for the search button, again good for you.
Are you a microsoft employee? If not, why you feel so frustrated with someone givin his opinions?
I can see you are a newbie on XDA and maybe you do not know that we usually review the software update and even the phones. Do you have any problem with it? Just change topic. And please stop saying that us, italians, have solutions for all the problems, it is just childish.
you didn't understand how to use the phone, you are the original poster so you are the trouble maker and you are more newbie than me, so shut up
this is my last message in this thread
goodbye
c010 said:
not sure about whether there is a delay in gmail, tried that and i do not notice any delay in receiving mail/sending mail via gmail.
Gmail push mail now works perfectly.
what do you mean by third party app? can give some example so that i can try it myself? i take Whatsapp as an example, i have no issue running this app (multi-tasking), games, or whatsoever.
Twitter app, facebook app. rai.tv app do not multitask. Maybe they will, but now they do not.
regarding FB, i think its individual experience. some may find it complicated / not user friendly some may find it very nice. i personally find it OK, not the best neither very good. never try twitter, hence no comment on this.
You are right. De gustibus. I personally do not like it. It uses a ton of bandwith every time you open contacts app.
whether all tiles are "live" or not i think it doesn't really matter, of course if all tiles are "live" that would be good to have. i find battery usage on Mango is damn good, way better than iPhone or most of the android devices.
Live tiles that are not live is an epic fail.
Battery life is depends too much on user behavior for me to judge it I just says that on android you can UV etc etc to get max battery life.
agreed with you that without smart dialing is an epic failure. i believe everybody is complaining about this and hope that it will be addressed in next release (Tango)
I do not think that WP7 will still be on the market when Tango will be released. That is just my sensation.
let's not "conclude" that Mango is a "failure" release, knowing that there are a lot of so call fundamental features supposed to be in but it weren't. Give microsoft a chance and see what they have in Tango or Apollo.
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I think my next little soft product will bea a kal el win8 tab. That's it.
Anyway my omnia7 is not branded.
DJBlaster-303 said:
you didn't understand how to use the phone, you are the original poster so you are the trouble maker and you are more newbie than me, so shut up
this is my last message in this thread
goodbye
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Maybe you should learn basic education. And stop acting like a little n00b. I posted my personal review as anybody is free to do. You didn't like it, all right. But please let other ppl express their minds without the "you didn't understand how to use your phone" or "go play with super mario". That is so stupid. Even for you.
Hope to not hear anything more from you.
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go play with super mario galaxy s2, it's better
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First off, stop telling me what to do.second, I bought omnia 7 because I was unhappy with my galaxy s2. If the case is that we are just noobs that doesn't know how to use the phone, why can't you enlighten us? I would be thrilled if you could make me enjoy my phone. Either that or shut your mouth and let other people have a different opinion.
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NFC Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Near Field Communication demonstration

Thought some of you interested in NFC might like to see some cool tags.
Thanks for that, I didn't know about the pro mode, good video!
I have a selection of tags and I've been testing them out with various ideas. I've decided that a good idea is to tag some of my items with a URL to a contact information page as a kind of identifier. All my stuff is registered with immobolise.com anyway so hopefully it would find it's way back to me.
Another useful tool I've found is Touchanote which links a tag to Evernote so that you can go straight to a particular note. I stuck the tag in my notebook on the back so that when I'm in a meeting and there's stuff to do, it will take me straight to my to-do list.
I also stuck one on the inside cover so that again when I'm in a meeting, I just pop my phone on top of it, and it will silence all sounds.
My biggest issue with them at the moment is the price. To get some really elegant task switching, I would need bigger capacity tags, and they are a lot more expensive than the readily available ntag203 types.
I know that I could use re-tag to repurpose existing tags with NFC, or use tasked, but there are some uses where I think it would be good to have some workflows which weren't specific to my phone alone.
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Hi OP
Thanx for the video it ll really helpful for me...
i hv a question different from the topic but i like that
"CAN YOU TELL ME THE LAUNCHER USED IN PHone In the Video"???
and thanx for the video...
Think the launcher is tsf shell
I have bought some NFC tectiles and also keychains. Plan to hang some keychains around inside of home for various tasks.
Bought tectiles before I found cheaper sources. Though got 50% off
AlanJC said:
Another useful tool I've found is Touchanote which links a tag to Evernote so that you can go straight to a particular note. I stuck the tag in my notebook on the back so that when I'm in a meeting and there's stuff to do, it will take me straight to my to-do list.
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Thanks will check that one out not tried it yet.
raman21raman said:
Hi OP
Thanx for the video it ll really helpful for me...
i hv a question different from the topic but i like that
"CAN YOU TELL ME THE LAUNCHER USED IN PHone In the Video"???
and thanx for the video...
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Launcher is called TSF costs about $10 worth it though its very cool.
XstitchCowgirl said:
I have bought some NFC tectiles and also keychains. Plan to hang some keychains around inside of home for various tasks.
Bought tectiles before I found cheaper sources. Though got 50% off
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Tectiles are just Samsungs branding for NFC not worth the premium price + I like variety
very informative vids :good:
...just ordered a set from rapidnfc , cant wait to give them a go.
Thanxx
androidizen said:
Launcher is called TSF costs about $10 worth it though its very cool.
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thanx i bought it and what about that thingi u slide ur finger on upper left corner then all the apps drew down it was really awesome whats that setting???
thanx
and
sorry for asking off topic questions
Tec tiles are samsung branded nfc tags, which is setting you back by 3$ per tag or 15$ per pack of 5 tags. But there other nfc tag oem which costs you 1$ or less per tag. Will give link shortly.
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kaviarasan said:
Tec tiles are samsung branded nfc tags, which is setting you back by 3$ per tag or 15$ per pack of 5 tags. But there other nfc tag oem which costs you 1$ or less per tag. Will give link shortly.
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Got mine 50% off, and now have found cheaper sources. Just got my NFC keychains, which I plan to use in purse and hang around the house, instead of using NFC stickers
This could be useful, have a tag in your car to instantly launch sat nav, car mode or whatever, and turn on Bluetooth to connect to stereo.
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mine came this morning, very fast delivery from rapidnfc :good:
nfc task launcher and tasker installed, now im good to go.
ive been watching the rest of the OP vids too, great work !!
..now, if the kids will leave me in peace i need to get my head around tasker :laugh:
raman21raman said:
thanx i bought it and what about that thingi u slide ur finger on upper left corner then all the apps drew down it was really awesome whats that setting???
thanx
and
sorry for asking off topic questions
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Put ur apps in a folder then instead of clicking the folder draw a shape with it as hte starting point, the icons will flow out from it.
gingerprince said:
This could be useful, have a tag in your car to instantly launch sat nav, car mode or whatever, and turn on Bluetooth to connect to stereo.
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A friend does this, very handy and works great.
perry081064 said:
mine came this morning, very fast delivery from rapidnfc :good:
nfc task launcher and tasker installed, now im good to go.
ive been watching the rest of the OP vids too, great work !!
..now, if the kids will leave me in peace i need to get my head around tasker :laugh:
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Thanks Ye Tasker is a mind masher at times, you could also try NFC Task Launcher which does most of the every day tasks but a bit less brain F**K.
Ye RapidNFC are rapid with delivery as well, I hate waiting for stuff so next day service that actually happens is great.
For some reason, I am not able to see the video. I have been doing alot of reading on NFC today. Does anyone know if its possible to make them work NEAR the phone? Meaning if the phone is near the NFC chip, do this, if not, do this?
I would like to use something like this to emulate the "holster mode" for blackberrry
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For some reason, I am not able to see the video. I have been doing alot of reading on NFC today. Does anyone know if its possible to make them work NEAR the phone? Meaning if the phone is near the NFC chip, do this, if not, do this?
I would like to use something like this to emulate the "holster mode" for blackberrry
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This video may help, show the scanning distance for NFC on Android devices, should be about the same across most handsets.
Awesome. So what are the chances I could make this work to change my phone profile? Say I put a sticker on the holster. Slide it in... it scans. will it continue to scan as I walk around? Or would it only scan again when I remove the phone? (scanning on insert and remove is what I want obviously)

[Q] Keyboard shortcuts?

Hi Guys!
I hope this has not been discussed and it's not a dumb question.
I just got my first android phone which is the note3. Ex-apple fanboy and man am I glad I switched!
Dont think I can ever go back to my iphone ever again.
That said, I cant seem to figure out one feature. Is there a way to create keyboard shortcuts? Ie - type omw and the phone will convert that to on my way?
I have looked online and all over in the phone and this is driving me insane!
Thanks again!
stokedcrf said:
Hi Guys!
I hope this has not been discussed and it's not a dumb question.
I just got my first android phone which is the note3. Ex-apple fanboy and man am I glad I switched!
Dont think I can ever go back to my iphone ever again.
That said, I cant seem to figure out one feature. Is there a way to create keyboard shortcuts? Ie - type omw and the phone will convert that to on my way?
I have looked online and all over in the phone and this is driving me insane!
Thanks again!
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I don't actually know if there is a keyboard out there that supports it. SwiftKey doesn't and the Samsung stock doesn't either. Smart keyboard might have this feature, you can try search for it in the playstore. But if it's not that important to you, then I'd suggest to try SwiftKey instead. It's a killer keyboard and I bet it will blow your mind if you're used to Apple's keyboard
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Rallerbabz said:
I don't actually know if there is a keyboard out there that supports it. SwiftKey doesn't and the Samsung stock doesn't either. Smart keyboard might have this feature, you can try search for it in the playstore. But if it's not that important to you, then I'd suggest to try SwiftKey instead. It's a killer keyboard and I bet it will blow your mind if you're used to Apple's keyboard
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thanks for the informative post!
I guess I will have to keep my eye open for something of the sort in the future.
Out of curiousity, I thought I read about some form of screen recording function on the galaxy note, but have no yet found that either.
Is that a feature of the note3 or an app? All I can do is screenshots it seems...
stokedcrf said:
thanks for the informative post!
I guess I will have to keep my eye open for something of the sort in the future.
Out of curiousity, I thought I read about some form of screen recording function on the galaxy note, but have no yet found that either.
Is that a feature of the note3 or an app? All I can do is screenshots it seems...
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The Note 3 does not have screen recording. It is not limited to hardware though, so it is possible in the future. Screen recording is built in with Android 4.4 and above, so you might see the feature in the upcoming 4.4 update for Note 3. However, it will probably not arrive until January sometime is my guess. It's also worth noting that especially Samsung is known for removing some of Androids core features and add some of their own. Therefore it's not sure that we will get screen recording with 4.4 for Note 3. With that being said, you can download an application that offers screen recording, however that require your phone rooted. Keep in mind that rooting will possibly break your warranty.
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Thanks for the info! Rooting Isn't a problem, and I'm ok with the warranty thing. I actually pay a monthly fee for an extended warranty because I drop phones a lot
I wish Samsung would be more like the Nexus series!
Any programs that record the screen that you guys recommend?
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stokedcrf said:
Thanks for the info! Rooting Isn't a problem, and I'm ok with the warranty thing. I actually pay a monthly fee for an extended warranty because I drop phones a lot
I wish Samsung would be more like the Nexus series!
Any programs that record the screen that you guys recommend?
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I don't know any myself, I just know there are a few in the Play Store. I never had the need for it myself, so I haven't tried them out. I'd recommend searching in the playstore and looking for the most downloaded one as well as the one with most stars.
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