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re: Just got my first Android phone

Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:47 pm to
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:47 pm to
What does Nova Launcher do?
Posted by jennyjones
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:47 pm to
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Textra by a country mile


Good call. Ive always used the default messaging app on my note 2.

The gifs are pretty sweet on textra
Posted by TheEnglishman
On the road to Wellville
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:51 pm to
textra and its not close.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:52 pm to
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Ive always used the default messaging app on my note 2.
Me too. never found anything wrong with it.
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:52 pm to
Handset.. Then SwiftKey keyboard.. Then Mozilla browser
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:53 pm to
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Then Mozilla browser
or not... chrome
Posted by genro
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:53 pm to
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chrome
This.
Posted by TheEnglishman
On the road to Wellville
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:53 pm to
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SwiftKey keyboard


definitely

Dolphin Browser IMO
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 12:54 pm
Posted by genro
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:54 pm to
ISWYDT
Posted by iheartlsu
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
27746 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:56 pm to
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What does Nova Launcher do?

you can customize how the home screen looks, change how many icons can fit on a screen, the animations between pages, whatever that bottom bar is called.
Posted by GrammarKnotsi
Member since Feb 2013
10069 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:57 pm to
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What does Nova Launcher do?


Essentially what KitKat does
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7264 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 12:57 pm to
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chrome


Didn't work with my work webpage.. Once you zoom in it would always freeze and can't move on the page left or right unless you zoom all the way out then zoom into the spot you wanted to look at... Mozilla has always worked and plus there are gifs and pictures on here that chrome wouldn't see (would have the blue ? Like it couldn't read it) and I would get on Mozilla and it would be there.. Don't know why?
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:00 pm to
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This is great if you wanted to give a 3rd party your apple login credentials and then have your messages routed through servers in China.
Posted by Pavoloco83
Acworth Ga. too many damn dawgs
Member since Nov 2013
15347 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:00 pm to
Nova launcher. For sure.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:01 pm to
There are a number of launchers you can use to change the interface of the homescreens, launchers, icons, etc. Basically a customization of the UI without rooting.

I personally like stock android (I'm rooted from a Galaxy S4 to a stock/lightly modified ROM), so I don't use one. But they're cool.

I'm guessing you've got almost everything else I use constantly. Gmail of course, then Google Now. Twitter has been the hardest thing for me to find on Android, but I've settled on Robird.

For browsers I've tried most, but I really like Tint Browser. I use that or Mozilla most of the time.
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 1:03 pm
Posted by J311slx
Las Vegas
Member since Sep 2011
1978 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:15 pm to
Robird

What do you find better about this? I have used the official client and never had issues, but I only subscribe and read others stuff. I never send anything out myself so that may be why I haven't had problems
Posted by jennyjones
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2006
9889 posts
Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:19 pm to
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Ive always used the default messaging app on my note 2.
Me too. never found anything wrong with it.



Im wanting to root my Verizon Note 2 in order to use the mobile hotspot feature. I have unlimited data and dont wont to screw that up.

Has anyone here with Verizon unlimited data had any problems from Verizon after rooting?
Posted by HeadChange
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:23 pm to
Good choice. The N5 is the titties
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:24 pm to
Textra
Posted by Sl4m
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 1:30 pm to
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Im wanting to root my Verizon Note 2 in order to use the mobile hotspot feature. I have unlimited data and dont wont to screw that up.

Has anyone here with Verizon unlimited data had any problems from Verizon after rooting?


Wish I could help a bit more but I don't have unlimited data.

I can however say that Verizon can't block your hotspot app once you're rooted and install it.

I bought the SVTP Hotspot app back when I had a rooted Galaxy Nexus a few years ago, redownloaded it on my Note3 and it works without being rooted.



One of the best features on Android IMO
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