Questions tagged [android]
Software to run on, or interact with, the Android operating system. For non-recommendation questions, please ask on android.stackexchange.com, or stackoverflow.com for programming Android applications.
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Train simulation game to compete against the driver of the train I am riding right now
Train driving simulators like Odawara Line Simulator or Densha de Go! are popular in Japan.
Controls:
Acceleration
Brake
Goal:
Stop within centimeters of the target place.
Arrive exactly on time.
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Android camera app that can record sound while recording slow motion video
I tried using stock camera app to record slow motion videos, but the app is not recording audio in slow motion mode. There is no audio at all, it's just mute.
I would like to record audio too while ...
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App that controls PC's mouse cursor using Android's mouse cursor
I have a mouse connected to my mobile via USB.
I want an app that let me control the mouse cursor on my computer using a mouse connected to my Android device without having to touch or drag on the ...
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Bird song ID app for Android that is audio only
I'm looking for an app to help one learn birds by their song for Android. I've tried several, and the ones I've tried all use images and text to identify the bird while they play the song.
A key piece ...
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C# IDE for Android
One of the reasons I purchased an Android phone was that I saw an IDE that looked exactly like Visual C# on someone's Android phone. Ever since I purchased mine, I have searched on Google, Google Play,...
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Web Based Story Organization Software for Fiction Writing and Worldbuilding
I'm working on a writing project and I want to know if there is a tool that I can use to organize the work. I need the following features:
manage story text and link it with character sheets, ...
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Chromium-based browser for Android with add-on-support
The up-to-date Chrome browser on my Android 4.x tablet does not support addons. ( Which appears to be on purpose to protect ad-revenue and business models if I am not mistaken. For that reason for ...
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Scheduled notification suppression for Android
I am not looking to turn-off notifications completely, but instead, I ideally would like to be able to have Android delay all notifications until a certain time in the day, say 21:00, or whenever I ...
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Android app to prevent more than one screen unlock per hour
In order to remove distraction, I'm looking for an Android app which would only allow my phone to be unlocked one time every hour (or some other controlled schedule). (Possibly, you'd still be able ...
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Android app to wake me up at my subway/train station
I almost never sleep in the subway because I am afraid of missing my station. I could set my alarm clock, but when sleepy I am not good at calculating how long it will take to get there.
As most of ...
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Plugins framework for an Android app
I want to implement a plugin system for an Open Source app, because it has become really large, with many features that only a few users need. Releasing different apps is not a good solution, because ...
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TODO app with dependencies
I'm looking for a TODO app with dependency support. My requirements:
Android and web version
subtasks support
cloud sync
dependency - one task could depend on another
automatic due dates - if task 1 ...
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App to keep track of communications with contacts
I'm hunting for a phone app to help me keep track of my contacts. In particular I'm looking to:
keep notes about any and every contact on my phone.
categorise contacts with arbitrary labels
identify ...
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Is there a Linux music player which has nestable smart playlists AND syncs with Android?
Background: I'm abandoning OS X for Linux and I've been totally dependent on iTunes for over a decade (since I abandoned Windows for OS X!). My absolute must-have features, which iTunes and an OS-X-...
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Phone app for spoken definitions while reading
When I read on my Kindle, I can simply highlight a word to get its definition. When I read a paper book, this doesn't work. I'm looking for an app on my phone that allows the following: (1) I ask it ...
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Business card storage/search for Android, works offline
I need to store business cards and find them later by search.
Requirements:
Take picture (sometimes two-sides)
Save picture at appropriate resolution/compression (kilobytes rather than megabytes)
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Flashcard app that supports freehand drawings?
There are dozens of flashcards study applications for Android. However, the most lack of the possibility to add freehand drawings to a flashcard on the device. I'm looking for a good app that provides ...
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Software to convert pictures of lectures from a blackboard to text
Most of my subjects allows taking a picture of our lecture from a blackboard, because of this I took advantage of it and take a picture of all the lectures that we have.
Yesterday my professor said ...
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Android app to quickly send a text string to a Windows computer via WiFi
I'm looking for an Android app to quickly send a short (under 1K) text string from an Android device to a computer that does not have a camera.
I'm looking for a simple tool with the following ...
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Sync PDF reading position across Windows, iOS, Android
I'm looking for a PDF reader for Windows 10, Android, and iPad that syncs the reading position across devices. This means that when you stop reading at a certain point on one device, opening that file ...
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Remotely access Linux desktop from the Android tablet with minimal lag
I have an Android tablet with a keyboard and a mouse attached to it, and I want to use the tablet as a thin client for my Linux workstation. Previously, I've used a netbook with X2Go for this purpose ...
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Android offline voice assistant without voice part?
I'm looking for voice assistant what runs offline and without voice part. It may sound strange to want voice-less voice assistant but I can explain. My english speaking is really bad, I need voice ...
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Android app for organizing/tracking of custom collectible cards
I am looking for an Android application to track/organize custom collectible cards/trading cards. I am searching for some time, but either such app doesn't exist or my Google-fu is weak. Do you have ...
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Offline codebase browser for Android
I have the source code of a large application written in Java that I need to understand. I would like to be able to browse through the source code while in public transport to make better use of that ...
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Call sound enhancer (equalizer) for Android
Sometimes in a bad connectivity conditions I have a bit of trouble understanding the person on the other side of the phone. Since I'm using an Android device with a quad core CPU and additional DSPs, ...
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Android app to log network requests
Can anyone recommend an android app that will log all network requests?
The log must include the following data:
The name of the app that made the request
The date/time the app made the request
The ...
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View cookies on Android Firefox?
I want to view cookies on Firefox on Android to troubleshoot a website development issue. I've done a search through Firefox's interface, and found a number of matches about deleting cookies, but ...
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Is there an Android running app which has a speed target, and MEASURES your speed, gives audio feedback?
Is there an Android running app which has a speed target, and MEASURES your speed, gives audio feedback when falling below a set limit?
I am looking for something that doesn't require extra hardware. ...
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Fast-paced Android strategy/empire management game that is completely playable offline
I'm leaving on vacation to Spain in about 1.5 months and I'm looking for games that I can play on my Android device without an active internet connection.
More specifically, I'm looking for a fast-...
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Android Virtual Microphone
I would like to know whether some tool exists to create a virtual microphone on Android.
For example, when I connect my headset, my phone uses the microphone on the headset. Instead, I want to be ...
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Vector drawing app for Android
On my tablet (Android 4.4.2) I would like to be able to make vector drawings using the touchscreen. Many apps exist that can do vector drawings but they seem to focus either on handwritten notes or ...
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What is a good places/points of interest data API with caching?
I'm working on an activity scheduler app where users can see nearby restaurants and bars, create activities there, and then save past activities to an activity history. As such, I need a service to ...
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Python code editor for Android
I'm looking for an Android app that supports Python code editing with
Syntax highlighting and code completion
Supports undo/redo feature, built-in virtual keys for tags and popular keyphrases.
Has ...
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Software recommendations to monitor Android File System
I am currently doing a project which requires me to compare a "before" and an "after" of an Android phone file system. It is mainly for me to identify the modifications that were made to the file ...
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Android car navigation that gives shortest drivable route, disregarding time and fuel efficiency
I’m in a situation where even with forbidding motorway I’m ending up with a 110 Km deviation to the north or the south for driving straight to the east.
I want the shortest path in Km even if takes ...
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Capture from both front and back camera simultaneously
Is there an Android camera app that can take photos/videos from both front and back cameras simultaneously? Similar to Nokia's "bothie" feature.
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Language recognizer (from a sound tell whether French/Romanian/Korean/etc)
I want an Android app that can listen to someone speaking and tell what language it is.
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Sound "The Maharashtra government has given a 90-day period for manufacturers to dispose of existing ...
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Image Collage Maker App
I'm looking for an Android app for combining several images into one, collage-like. This is less a question of finding such an app at all - the availability is overwhelming - but rather about ...
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Toolchain to generate a complete Android app from just a few lines of code
Don't say it can be done, because it definitely can if you don't care too much what the app looks like, and I for one really don't. It definitely can't be done with the standard API, nor probably with ...
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Image viewer for Android which can show big images in full resolution
So the base question is in the title.
I know one application which can show big images in full resolution — QuickPic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder — but it's ...
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iOS and android reader for djvu files that supports tabs
I'm looking for an application on android and on ipod touch that will display djvu's AND has tabs at the top like xodo and good reader. Does one exist? The best I've found so far is djvu reader/...
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GPU-intensive Android game with small APK (for tests)
I want to test my new Android phone in terms of performance, so I need a game that makes considerable use of the graphical processing power of the phone.
The game has to have a small APK size because ...
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Android app for joining several photographs into a larger flat image
I want to take some large photographs of objects on the floor by taking several images and stitching them together.
I've tried out some panorama apps, but while they automatically stitch the images ...
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Is there (free) software than decrypts a single file on Windows and Android?
So, I have a document that I frequently access and update using VeraCrypt. I can access the document on multiple PCs by putting the VeraCrypt file in my Google Drive account. However, I can't access ...
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p2p video calls (conferencing) on android
I wanted an alternative to skype for video calls for android. Have read some articles, however, "advertised" viber and telegram do not support video now.
In this question Video call to iPhone (...
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Mimic audio: Graph in real-time that compares prior (saved) violin sound vs new incoming violin sound from mic
I'm looking for a Windows or Android app, that compares pre-saved audio with new incoming sound. For example, if I want to mimic a specific 15-second violin piece that I've never played before, then:
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Routing app with your own voice and offline maps
I am looking for a routing app based on gps with those special features:
I can use my own voice for directions.
It contains offline maps for germany(and others).
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Android app to block people for arbitrary time after I reject their call
Some of my friends don't care when I reject their calls. They try and try again. Problem is - I have one number for private and business calls, so I cannot simply turn sound and vibration off. Might ...
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Software for syncing my Wattpad reading progress on Goodreads?
Are there any software which can sync my Wattpad reading progress on Goodreads?
As Wattpad calculates the estimated time left for completing the book; as a measure of reading progress, I can't update ...
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Is there some Android app to scroll/zoom battery history?
Because sometimes when I am analyzing wakelocks and trying to figure out if an app after changing some settings keeps my phone awake or not gets pretty difficult after a few hours of battery history ...
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