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[Q] Two questions so far about the Nexus/ICS

Hi everyone,
So I'm relatively new to Android, the Galaxy Nexus is my first non-iPhone, so I'm still getting adjusted. I had two questions so far about the Nexus/Android 4.0:
When I receive picture messages from iPhone users that have multiple pictures in one message, they come through as a video/slideshow with smaller versions of the pictures that I can't save. The same thing happens when they include text with their picture. However, if they just send a picture, it comes through normal size, and as a picture. Is this an Android OS issue, or is it on Apple's end?
I'm using Hullomail for Voicemail, and I have no complaints, but I was curious if anyone has successfully ported the official AT&T apk. I know Google Voice is what most people use, but unfortunately that's not an option for me.
Thanks in advance!

I'm not sure about the first question, but why can't you use Google voice? Works great for me!

My phone is already registered to a different Google Voice number.

The slideshow thing used to happen on my HTC phones, but I'm not sure what types of phones were sending the pictures so I am going to assume it is android-based. That said I haven't tested it yet on the nexus so I could be wrong.

GVoice is awesome!

stnc said:
My phone is already registered to a different Google Voice number.
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It will let you register it twice if you set one as mobile and one as a home line
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I would get that on my Charge. I thought it was a Touch Wiz feature. I didn't care for that myself.
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moltenbobcat said:
It will let you register it twice if you set one as mobile and one as a home line
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That's awesome!!! This was the perfect solution! Thank you so much!
More information from the Google Voice Forums: https://groups.google.com/a/googlep...g-google-voice-on-a-mobile-device/ROOchtAMsX4

Google Calendar - 4.1.1

Am I dreaming or is the option to edit the calendar for an existing event no longer available in 4.1.1?
Can someone with 4.0.4 confirm that you can change the calendar for an existing event? (As is, two what calendar the event should be under)
Thanks!

This is present in 4.0.4. You have to click on the calendar bit at the top of the event and it gives you a drop down.
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bmdixon said:
This is present in 4.0.4. You have to click on the calendar bit at the top of the event and it gives you a drop down.
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Is that when creating or editing an existing event? I'm can't seem to be able to switch the calendar once the event is created under JB.

Editing. I'm not sure why they'd remove it. Anyone else on JB confirm that you can't change it?
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Can't change calendar of existing event either (JB 4.1.1). Even with a third part app (business calendar) I can't - the dropdown menu is greyed out!

Apologies... Just tried it again and I can't change it. I think I must have done it to a new event before. Sorry!
Looks like it wasn't possible in 4.0.4 after all.
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Possibly a limitation of it importing events that were originally done in ICS?

Nevermind, I get it. No, I've never been able to change the calendar of an event as far back as I can remember.

bmdixon said:
Apologies... Just tried it again and I can't change it. I think I must have done it to a new event before. Sorry!
Looks like it wasn't possible in 4.0.4 after all.
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I can also confirm it wasn't possible in 4.0.4. In fact, one of the main reasons I upgraded to 4.1 as soon as I could was in hopes that it was fixed in JB.

nkedge said:
I can also confirm it wasn't possible in 4.0.4. In fact, one of the main reasons I upgraded to 4.1 as soon as I could was in hopes that it was fixed in JB.
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Thanks for the feedback, I guess I was not remembering this correctly. It's odd that such simple things aren't looked after by Google. The other one is the lack of rich text signature in Gmail.

I don't have any future dates to test, but I can't seem to edit past ones either.

I've never been able to do this. My wife sometimes places shared events under events that are just for her. I've never been able to fix that on my phone.

tab the event, look for the pen symbol and edit the event.
to delete click on the trash symbol

As the poster above says.
Works for me, I can edit entries just fine

PigpenUK said:
As the poster above says.
Works for me, I can edit entries just fine
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Editing is fine but can you move entries between calendars? That's what the OP was asking? I don't think it's supported in ICS or JB.

Same here, can't change calendar when editing an event. I think this has been a problem since ICS as well.

location link to google maps
Hi you all,
It's not quite same problem, just I'm talking about the same app.
On ICS, as GB, Froyo, Eclair and so on, the Location field on any event could be understood as a link to google maps. Now, in JB it's not a link. Therefore, there's no easy way to use the navigator to reach to your destination.
Does anybody know a simple method to convert the location fields to google maps links? I have the same problem with Business Calendar, but given that this app provides a third party link I could use that.
Cheers.

NFC Problems between S3 and Nexus 7

Not sure what the deal is. I have tried sending pics, links and mp3s with no luck. I have the settings toggled on... What am I missing? Thanks

Samsung forces you to use their proprietary S-Beam to beam stuff with other devices. These other devices also need S-Beam for it to work. The Nexus 7 isn't a samsung device so it uses the regular Android Beam, which doesn't work with the Galaxy s3.
Supposedly with the Jellybean update, you aren't required to use S-beam and you can still beam files with android-beam if it's disabled. Until then, you have to install CM10 if you want to beam with another non-samsung device.

yousefak said:
Samsung forces you to use their proprietary S-Beam to beam stuff with other devices. These other devices also need S-Beam for it to work. The Nexus 7 isn't a samsung device so it uses the regular Android Beam, which doesn't work with the Galaxy s3.
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The GS3 does have Android Beam support.
The problem is ICS Android Beam can't do the things the OP described. You can only send links. And only using the Stock Browser. No pics, no mp3s.
S-Beam and Android Beam 2.0 are not compatible. Android Beam 1.0 was very limited.

Thanks, that sucks so bad. I was trying to showoff to my friends and it was a epic fail, lol.

thelastgoodbrother said:
Thanks, that sucks so bad. I was trying to showoff to my friends and it was a epic fail, lol.
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Blue NFC app worked well between my nexus 7 and s3. Seemed a con though.
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Also you sure you tapped at the right area?
The nexus 7s NFC is right around up top ,where the nexus logo is.
There's also this app called instawifi in which you can use NFC devices/cards to transfer WiFi passwords to others by tapping on their device. If you donate to the guy who made it, he'll send you a free NFC card
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jnadke said:
The GS3 does have Android Beam support.
The problem is ICS Android Beam can't do the things the OP described. You can only send links. And only using the Stock Browser. No pics, no mp3s.
S-Beam and Android Beam 2.0 are not compatible. Android Beam 1.0 was very limited.
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It works with chrome as well. Also i believe it works with contacts and few other things too.
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thelastgoodbrother said:
Thanks, that sucks so bad. I was trying to showoff to my friends and it was a epic fail, lol.
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hate when that happens, lol. That's even worse than when you go to pay with google wallet and it completely fails. Cashier always looks at you like your crazy. Google wallet need some bugs worked out.

Works fine on my N7
I had no problems beaming to S3 on my Nexus 7.

No problem beaming anything to anybody. I be throwing them high beams all day every day. Low beams when the occasion calls for it...
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Try turning the phone sideways and putting it at the top of the tab. I had the same issue til I did this..
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Always had and have problems also. Now transfers with the note 2 or S3 works flawlessly
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Go into your setting and turn off S-Beam then turn on Android bream on your galaxy S3. Thats how i get my two girls to play nice with each other. You can do pics and files just not BIG files.

I have had 0 issues transferring files between my N7 and S3 using NFC. Not sure what your problem could be. My biggest file was approximately 250mb.
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I tested this and it works for me I sent a few pics, no mp3 though that was the only thing that did not go. Some times the pics up would have to do like 2-3 times for it to go but that's it.
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Observation
What i have observed is... I cn send pics from nexus to s3... But not other way around... Even play window pops up on nexus....

it finally worked
I have just successfully sent a picture from my S3 to my nexus 7. All I had to do is turn off s beam and it works fine. Really don't know why Samsung included s beam. It is pointless.

still fails
Well, this isn't working for me. I'm using a stock nexus 7, not even rooted. My SIII is rooted and running People's ROM 3.10. Turning the phone sideways in relation to the tablet helps as did turning off S-beam on the phone. Prior to doing this, the beam didn't seem to even start.
But what I am seeing now on the tablet are an "incoming beam" message, followed by several downloading indicators (the downward moving arrow) and finally a "beam did not complete" message. These are showing up on the tablet.
I'm trying to move a .jpeg taken on the phone over to the tablet for editing and ultimately posting it to Facebook. I've tried it with a couple of different .jpegs.

Update
I got this to work today. Elsewhere, I read that the NFC chip is actually on the battery, and not in the phone itself or built into the Android opsys. Today, I swapped batteries and it worked beautifully with the spare. So it seems (to me at least) to be related to which of my two batteries I use. Both were bought at the time I bought the phone directly from Sprint during a Black Friday sale, so they should be identical. Apparently one may be defective in this area.

thelastgoodbrother said:
Not sure what the deal is. I have tried sending pics, links and mp3s with no luck. I have the settings toggled on... What am I missing? Thanks
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Which Apps Work and Which Ones Don’t?
Apps that work with Android Beam
Here is a list of apps that work with Android Beam followed by any issues they may have.
aCalendar
Any.Do – This task management app lets you beam assignments to co-workers
Chrome
Clover Pay
Contacts (Android 4.0) – This app seems to be a little temperamental. Wait until the screen gets small before you tap it. This takes about four seconds. Then tap near the photo area.
Gmail
Gallery – only works when Android 4.1 is installed
Google Play – Android Beam pushes a link to the app’s details page in Google Play. On the other device, Google Play launches and loads the details page, for easy downloading of the app.
Google Earth
Google I/O 2012
Google Maps
Internet (stock Android 4.0 browser)
Just Player
Local – Maps, but nothing else
MonTransit
Navigation
NFC Reader
Paper Camera
Pattrn
People (Android 4.1)
Shazam
Shazam Encore
Songkick Concerts
StumbleUpon
WiFiBeam – This app can pass WiFi setup info from one device to another
YouTube – Can’t beam ads, skip any ads before beaming.
This is a partial list of the apps which work with Android Beam. As I find more apps that work, I’ll add them here.
Apps that don’t work with Android Beam
Calculator
Currents – Loads app, but not selected article
Gallery
Google Now – Cards can’t be sent
Google+
Play Music (appears to work on Android 4.0, but music is not transferred immediately)
Samsung’s Calendar
Street View on Google Maps
Most other Android apps

[Q] Original HTC Sense 5.0 Email app on other phones

Hey!
For some time I have used stock HTC One X with Android 4.2.2 and HTC Sense 5.0. I`m a Exchange user and Emails in my day are very needed option. On the HTC the stock email app is just awesome. It serves me almost the quality as it was on BlackBerry`s... But now I`m using Samsung S3 with null_26 ROM and there is stock Samsung e-mail app, that in some kind a way does it`s job, but HTC`s app was still way better. So! What do I need or is it possible to get the HTC stock Email app working on my Samsung Galaxy S3. I do not have the options to get the emails apps apk , but I doubt that it will work if even I could just install the apk it self. So any info on this would be great!

stankis said:
Hey!
For some time I have used stock HTC One X with Android 4.2.2 and HTC Sense 5.0. I`m a Exchange user and Emails in my day are very needed option. On the HTC the stock email app is just awesome. It serves me almost the quality as it was on BlackBerry`s... But now I`m using Samsung S3 with null_26 ROM and there is stock Samsung e-mail app, that in some kind a way does it`s job, but HTC`s app was still way better. So! What do I need or is it possible to get the HTC stock Email app working on my Samsung Galaxy S3. I do not have the options to get the emails apps apk , but I doubt that it will work if even I could just install the apk it self. So any info on this would be great!
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Someone would have to painstakingly port the sense framework and app over for it to work on another device, very unlikely it will happen.

tomascus said:
Someone would have to painstakingly port the sense framework and app over for it to work on another device, very unlikely it will happen.
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well... that sucks..

stankis said:
well... that sucks..
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Just try app called "All Email Provider"

virgolib said:
Just try app called "All Email Provider"
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ou... I did not mention that I use Exchange? This app supports public service e-mail access.

stankis said:
ou... I did not mention that I use Exchange? This app supports public service e-mail access.
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Sorry I've never used it, Just you search it & study by yourself it's compatible or not .

O you could try extracting out the apk from cm rom that's meant for your phone and get the email apk and install it on your phone

[Q] Need the Samsung email app (email version 4.4.2.0200) for Nexus 7 (2013)?

I just bought a Nexus 7 (2013) after using a Samsung Tab 2 7.0 for the last couple years. I also have a Galaxy S 4. I've now tried 4 other email apps but find that the stock Samsung email app works perfectly for everything I want to do. Does anyone know where I can find Samsung email version 4.4.2.0200 as a standalone app so I can install it on the Nexus? If anyone knows where I can find the APK it sure would be appreciated.

Most Samsung apps are TouchWiz dependant. Your better off looking on the playstore for a replacement. K9 mail, aqua mail...etc
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Thanks for your quick response. I was afraid that was going to be the answer. I tried K-9 and I find it to be funky with the way it treats deleted mail on the server and in a few other areas. Haven't looked at Aqua but did try some other email apps. Never realized how useful some of the Samsung specific apps are. In the short time I've had the Nexus I love the speed, cellular capability and various other things (including the price) but miss a number of features from Samsung.

garbanzo99 said:
I just bought a Nexus 7 (2013) after using a Samsung Tab 2 7.0 for the last couple years. I also have a Galaxy S 4. I've now tried 4 other email apps but find that the stock Samsung email app works perfectly for everything I want to do. Does anyone know where I can find Samsung email version 4.4.2.0200 as a standalone app so I can install it on the Nexus? If anyone knows where I can find the APK it sure would be appreciated.
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Try tot extract the APK (from your s4 or tab) with 'Lucky Patcher' and sideload it on your N7.

garbanzo99 said:
I just bought a Nexus 7 (2013) after using a Samsung Tab 2 7.0 for the last couple years. I also have a Galaxy S 4. I've now tried 4 other email apps but find that the stock Samsung email app works perfectly for everything I want to do. Does anyone know where I can find Samsung email version 4.4.2.0200 as a standalone app so I can install it on the Nexus? If anyone knows where I can find the APK it sure would be appreciated.
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Have you tried CloudMagic? It's a damn nice email app. I use it to combine all my inboxes from different providers (Yahoo, hotmail and gmail). I used to be on Samsung and this one beats it hands down.

Why not just let Gmail manage the other email accounts
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