MCU Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 One X. I love it and I've only been playing with it for an hour. I don't know what to do first! The screen is stunning. Just deciding what widgets and stuff to use at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Right the usual first things to do. Get SwiftKey and Chrome. As for widgets, what do you use a lot? Twitter, music player? Gmail? Those are the three I use plus pulse news, battery widget reborn is also a must get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Regarding SwiftKey - get the free version or the £2.99? Do you think it may be worth waiting to see if it drops in the sales if so? On my main home screen the apps I've got are Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Chrome, Natwest, Fotmob (football scores), Play Store, Favourites and Chrome. A swipe to the left I get a music player which I think I'll keep and to the right it's empty so was going to throw something in there (also how do you do it) What's the battery widget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Download battery widget reborn. SwiftKey is the best paid app, worththe 3 quid no ddoubt about it. Long press on the home screen and choose to add widget and you should get a list there. Alternatively in the app drawer there should be a tab at the top of the screen for widgets, choose from there. I don't have HTC Sense so don't know how they implement android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2012 The free Swiftkey app is just a month's trial. You'll need to upgrade eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Thanks! Just downloaded SwiftKey and I am gobsmacked. How the ****! Typing like a mad man and it gets everything spot on. Superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yep, screen size plus it's learning algorithm means fastest typing you can get. Techradar said they could type 30% faster with it than on the iphone 5. It's superb, android only too. It's just the beginning of what amazing apps can only exist on android. As for movie players, mx player is great. Download the codec too, both in app store. You can then play any video file you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 What app would I need to sync my iTunes library to my phone? I believe somebody told me you needed an app for that anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 If you want to keep your library in itunes then double twist can sync over wifi, but I think the feature costs 5 pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2012 Quick heads up - if you have a particularly jumpy bank, and you buy one of the cheap apps on offer then make a reasonably large purchase, expect a call from your bank's fraud department. Like I did this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Swift key now only 69p in the play store. Tablet version is £2.99 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Just my **** luck eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Lol, just bought it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yep, screen size plus it's learning algorithm means fastest typing you can get. Techradar said they could type 30% faster with it than on the iphone 5. It's superb, android only too. It's just the beginning of what amazing apps can only exist on android. As for movie players, mx player is great. Download the codec too, both in app store. You can then play any video file you like. My phone came with Swype, but I'm happy enough with the stock Samsung keyboard. I can almost guarantee I can beat anyone using SwiftKey in typing speed. (that said, I've gone back to Gingerbread, as the ICS update from Samsung broke the keyboard...) ((though I did finally switch from the stock TouchWiz launcher to a backport of the ICS launcher... I now have 6 rows of icons on my home screens (not counting the dock) and am enjoying showing it to iPhone users who are raving about a 4-inch screen with 5 rows of icons...)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2012 If I make an app recommendation, though: Google Authenticator Fewer than half-a-million downloads, so it's not widely used, but turning on 2 factor authentication for your Google Account is Something You Should Just Do. Basically, once you enable 2-factor, in addition to your password, there's a set of six-digit codes that have to be entered in order to login to your Google account. This app manages those codes for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Wow. I ok, so just downloaded the SwiftKey app. It's actually **** magic. Far better than stock HTCs version on my Desire. I Only thing preventing the 5star rating is the lack of preloaded expletives, other than that it's fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yeah swiftkey is a demonstration of a good company doing one thing and doing it great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Paper camera is 25p at the moment too. Great little fun app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 28, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 28, 2012 I like getting to a point in a sentence and then just pressing space and seeing what Swiftkey guesses I'll be saying. Like here for example: if you haven't seen it yet. Be the first time in the 100m Hurdles was faster than the time that won the lottery. This amuses me more than it should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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