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w00dsy wrote:i didn't think i'd ditch Textra in a hurry, but i tried Hello SMS and have been loving it.

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Giving this a go ATM. Really liking it!

Interesting how it changes theme at night time. Easy to use. Like the layout.

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Have been using it since woodsys post and its great

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i really liked it but stopped using it because i couldn't delete individual messages, just whole conversations. Has that changed yet?
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no that is a little annoying, you can probably send in something to them asking if its something they could implement in the future. Seems they listen to peoples ideas
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the new Chrome Remote Desktop works pretty well https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... jmpp?hl=en" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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A weather app that uses fantastic F1 photo's to tell you the weather

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If you are rocking a Chromecast and one of the following devices, you can now screen mirror your device to your TV :)
I was playing Simpsons Tapped Out on my 55" tv last night. Tiny bit of lag but it works very well.

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Works pretty well. Will need to try out real racing
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My kids are loving having a live camera on the TV. Good fun.
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I tried it last night but couldn't find any tell use for it. I kept looking at my phone to control everything.
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I did give it a go with my BT PS3 controller but the tiny bit of lag that's there is annoying.
I am using it to cast certain games that my 3yr old boy likes to watch whilst im playing. Bonus is im not having a kid trying to climb up my back whilst hanging onto my throat for support lol.
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I just tried real racing.. :down:

Too much lag and the video looked crap.. I don't think the nexus 5 has enough grunt to play RR3 and encode H264 at the same time :-(
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Started playing Leo's Fortune last night. Beautiful level graphics and some very fun game play.
Trying not to race thru it as its a little short but I got it for free so I cant complain.

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Looks rad! Bought and downloaded.
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Need to download a free APK from Google Play but its geo blocked or not officially supported on your device? Here’s how.

http://ausdroid.net/howto/need-download ... lay-heres/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Just a quick heads up for people like me who have had high data usage lately. My YouTube app has gone wild using background data. To change it go into settings, data usage, and click on the app and change Restrict Background Data

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I wonder if it's not just Youtube, Pocket Casts is showing me 16mb foreground and 87mb background data and I've only played a couple of podcasts I downloaded over wifi.
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Youtube is the only app that is giving me trouble but I have no doubt that there other rogue apps sucking data.
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This is on android L

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Z Launcher Beta

New launcher from Nokia. Strangely enough, it's region locked. Get It Here


It's different. Haven't used it that much yet to give decent feedback.
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Airdroid update is awesome.

There is now a Windows program for it.
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norbs wrote:Airdroid update is awesome.

There is now a Windows program for it.
Oh I haven't got it yet, elaborate Windows???
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Duke wrote:
norbs wrote:Airdroid update is awesome.

There is now a Windows program for it.
Oh I haven't got it yet, elaborate Windows???
You used to use it via a Web Browser, now you can use the program in windows.

The web browser still works, and is better in some ways, but mirroring is awesome. (I am not using it, but the YouTube I saw was excellent. You need to root your phone for that to work)
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Care to post the YouTube link. Sounds interesting.
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Some dude over at reddit made this

Race Reminder

Helps keep track of almost any motorsport event in the world. Converting each session to your local time.
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