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[General Topics] wujuyamakin:
Couple other major (IMHO) benefits:

- No more asking your contact to install apps and juggling multiple apps. Joyn is carrier-made and integrated with your phone number. I now have 3 apps that all do messaging because people have different preferences and some apps work better on certain OS's than others. Something like Joyn makes messaging just like calling; it just works if you know the other end's number.

- App platform potential: Joyn has an API. Apps can be added such as grouping interfaces, virtual gifts, BBM-like features such as encryption and security. Good opportunity for us developers, better alignment of interests between carriers and users (good user experience).
[General Topics] poweredbymugen:
you bring up a good point but anti socialists would cry!
[General Topics] hsalps:
I use google voice for texting. It works great for me in the US. Not sure if it is available in Europe.
[General Topics] PembsPanther:
Lol I am a right old codger when it comes to texting always have been, I absolutely hate it and point blankly refuse to text anybody back that texts me I think an old fashioned phone call is a lot better.

Anyhooooo I reckon texting will disappear into extinction over the coming years with the uptake of smart phones and devices it really is not needed any more, email, skype, messenger style services there are a million ways now of communicating texting just seems so old fashioned.
[General Topics] tangosierra_:
I text a lot. Got my first phone in 2008 and averaged 800 texts. Now I'm going way past 2k.

My friends don't like whatsapp. The iSheep are so hooked on iMessage they say its a pain. The ones on android don't have a data plan with a few exceptions, so we text too. Some people are too lazy to install whatsapp. Right now I just use it for group chats and the odd convo when they decide texting sucks.

As for their future IMO like it or not texting will soon disappear, maybe conventional phone calls too. Everything will be done through the net (or whatever's the equivalent of it then). It's expensive and very limited. I believe that as more people gain internet access on their phones conventional SMS will soon disappear.

Sent from my arc S yo.
[General Topics] smartphonesanonymous:
Another way for AT&T/Verizon/Sprint to nickel and dime us.

iMessage has substantially reduced my family's use of sms.
[General Topics] Merri1:
I don't text that much even though my plan includes free calls and texts to all Irish networks. Someting like Joyn probably wouldn't be of much use to me at the moment as I don't have a data plan with my carrier. (I pay €10 per month for free calls and texts to all networks, with an unlimited data plan it would cost €20 per month.) I would only really get use of it at home when I'm connected to wifi.

However I think it's still a really good idea, i'd like to see it implemented and I can see myself using it in the future.
[General Topics] Shawn:
I use Facebook and Kik for messaging a lot but I still text a lot too. When I had my iPhone a couple months ago, I was using about 46k texts a month no joke. I'd rather text then call but that's me. I don't think texting will go away, because most teenagers (like my self) won't go install an app just because it's easier.
[General Topics] Pennycake:
I got my first smartphone a little over a month ago (and I'm here because I'm learning about the more advanced things I can do with it) - I went from about 2k texts a month to less than 100.

Why ? I can talk to my friends that I normally do through Google Talk or AIM (want to convince the one friend to leave AIM, but...), et cetera. I really only text older family members who, while some may have smartphones, don't use other apps for text-based messaging.

It uses a very small amount of data, too, but I can see how it could be difficult for people who just want traditional texting to move over to say, a 100Mb/mo plan. It would have to be handled carrier-side to not penalize them for data the phone uses without direct user permission - otherwise why would a person want to switch over if they weren't sure they'd get to maintain the same level of use without worrying ? Even if the phone doesn't use much data in the background, there's still the worry that I think would drive people away from the idea - people don't like uncertainty.

I have a different perspective on texting vs. calling. I find calling intrusive and rude for the most part. I can send a person a text message and they can read it whenever they have time - but if I call them, they have to pick up the phone RIGHT THEN or waste time with voice mail. I hate voicemail - if I have a number to call that's been sent to me in text form, I don't have to re-play it several times to make sure I have it right.

I think texting is more polite - sending a letter rather than knocking on someone's door uninvited.

Another note is that I have even gotten my mom to use Google Talk from her "desktop" (it's a laptop that has literally never moved more than a few accidental cm since they got it home). My mom that won't even use Facebook and doesn't text - let alone have her pay-per-minute flip-phone on for any appreciable amount of the day. My mom wants to get a tablet - and I can see her using Google Talk from there, too. Tablets seem more friendly to people who don't like computers and very natural to use. Getting everyone to something like GTalk would be more unifying when considering communicating with people on devices that may not have mobile data at all - which there are a lot of !
[General Topics] eddiep06:
Whatsapp and imessage Are what i use currently but i feel they are only scraping the potential. IMessage often has issues and whatsapp requires you to download an app which on iphone is a paid app. Love the idea of complete intergration with messaging like iMessage but the technology should be cross platform and have full ability to choose to use or not to use it.

This is the dream but knowing apple i cant see it happening infact i think if android intergrated a messaging service into the messaging app apple would be after them very quickly
[General Topics] Dusius:
I have read that Google would like to buy whatsapp, is that true ?
[General Topics] wujuyamakin:
I'm not up to date on AT&T, do you have to pay extra for an iPhone plan as opposed to anything non-Apple?
[General Topics] wujuyamakin:
Good point, such plans meant for messaging need to control the details well, ie no overage, maybe continued use of messaging in case of overage because messaging uses negligible data, at least the text portions.

PS - Mod please verify me so I can post more than once every 5 min?
[General Topics] Saiyaku:
ahahaha, same here :highfive:

sms will never completely disappear since they're always available and usually you don't need an additional plan in order to send or receive one

not everywhere you can find conveniently priced unlimited data plans, you know
[General Topics] maxima2k53:
I believe text messaging will exist until the phone the person uses doesn't have the feature in it anymore. Its very difficult to get old schoolers off of it. But it all depends, I got my mom to use whatsapp, and she uses it like crazy, problem is people using other phones, I don't mind using whatsapp always and ditching text message, but for many people ditching text messages and telling them to change is difficult.
[General Topics] ilmostro7:
Nice! What a great way to start off a brainstorming session (perhaps?) for future development/implementation/innovation as it pertains to SMS.

The OP is using the "Joyn" service in Europe as an example to portray the idea of driving down carrier costs, network conflicts, and customer costs for the US mobile phone market. As logical and altruistic as an idea like "Joyn" seems, the free-market ideals of United States companies practically dictate that such a service would never be initiated and fulfilled by the phone carriers solely for the purpose of passing on the savings onto the consumer without ANY tangible reward that would make a company more competitive over its counterparts. I believe it was already mentioned a number of times in the preceding posts that such a cooperation between certain carriers, if not all, already exists for numerous services yet I still pay $30 extra every month for unlimited messaging to Verizon for 3 shared lines of service. European socialist values, as much as I enjoyed them, will certainly not fly in the US.

I was listening to a report on NPR recently about the overpriced cellphone and internet service in the United States, whereas in certain Western European countries, for example, internet service was priced 30% cheaper--if I'm not mistaken--with faster UL/DL speeds. The guest speaker was referencing recent and past government-supported projects during which the phone companies and other utilities made promises of great improvement in the fiberoptic lines and internet communication that they, ultimately, failed to entirely fulfill, which lead us to fall behind in terms of telecommunication. He also revealed a push by AT&T to back out of the antitrust agreement (Kingsbury Commitment) and other government rulings that precluded AT&T to provide basic telophone service to any and all household communities no matter how remote or scarcely populated, in order to focus on the more profitable urban areas, for example, as opposed to rural and remote markets where they might be losing money in fact.

In terms of the future of text messaging, I believe that, ultimately, a single third-party company, app, technology...etc, would have to approach this problem by creating an all-inclusive service that can overcome non-compatible and differing network and systems technologies--somehow bypass them altogether--and integrate them into the operating system. With an open-source OS like android, a huge checkbook, and various resources at its disposal--including Motorola ;) --Google is best-suited to create an all-spaning service like Joyn in order to push network carriers away from the text messaging service, just as they did with Google Maps and network-carrier navigation service...if anyone can recall. Furthermore, Sprint is facing a similar/related challenge after the Nextel acquisition.
[General Topics] GeoffAlexander:
I think texting will be around for a long time. I myself hardly ever call anyone anymore.

I think SMS will die out but data texting, kik, whatsapp will rein supreme.
[General Topics] hassantalal11:
Whatsapp can't replace the old texting
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
​

Hi guys, welcome to WallpaperPlus PRO!

So you are running CyanogenMod but you really miss your favorite wallpaper from HTC Sense and wish there was an easy way to find and set your wallpaper?

Good news, this app is that easy way!

This app is a All-in-One wallpaper chooser that contains wallpapers from various ROMs such as AOSP, AOKP, CyanogenMod, LG, Oppo, Moto, Sense, TouchWiz and more...

Wallpaper selection is simple. Pick a category, choose a wallpaper and set it or save it to your sdcard.

Guys, I really hope you enjoy this app. I have worked hard to make it as smooth and clean as possible. Over time it will only get better. Thats a promise :)

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For even more wallpapers, check out my buddy [MENTION=4513677]rwilco12[/MENTION] 's app Rwilco12's Wallpaper Gallery. It has more custom wallpapers which aren't so OEM specific :)​

Credit

Android, AOKP, CM, LG, Oppo, HTC, Samsung, and every artist/photographer who played a part in creating these beautiful wallpapers.

cr5315 - His brilliant source is the bases of this app. Without his work, W+ and WP+ wouldn't exist :)

Koush - urlimageviewhelper that allows this app to pull images from a server.

Screenshots

Screenshots can be seen on Google Play or in the attachments below.

Coming Soon...

Major UI revamp. Its gonna be awesome!

More wallpaper selection

My Other Work

Looking for some clock widgets? Check out my clock widgets HERE.
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Additional Notes

Supports small, normal, large, and xlarge screen sizes

Requires API 14 and up (Android 4.0+)

WallpapersPlus is exactly the same as WallpapersPlusPRO, except it is ad supported

What's New

v2.3
_ 12-10-2013
! Minor Update
[LIST]
[*]Added LG wallpapers
[*]Minor tuning and bug fixes
[*]Target API 19
[/LIST]

v2.2
_ 12-09-2013
! Backend/UI/Wallpaper Update
[LIST]
[*]Adjusted all thumbnail images for clarity and consitancy
[*]Strings updated
[*]Added Oppo wallpapers
[*]Added Moto wallpapers
[/LIST]

v2.1
_ 12-08-2013
! UI Update
[LIST]
[*]Refined the categories
[*]Minor UI adjustments
[/LIST]

v2.0
_ 12-01-2013
! UI Update
[LIST]
[*]New icon
[*]Fixed app name
[/LIST]

v1.9
_ 11-28-2013
! Wallpaper Additions
[LIST]
[*]Added the latest CyanogenMod wallpapers
[/LIST]

v1.8
_ 11-06-2013
! Wallpaper Additions
[LIST]
[*]Added Android 4.4 KitKat wallpapers
[/LIST]

v1.7
_ 5-20-2013
! Client update
[LIST]
[*]Fixed a bug that wasn't allowing all wallpapers to show in category grids
[*]Streamlined some application code
[*]Finalized transition to Holo light theme
[/LIST]
! Wallpaper additions
[LIST]
[*]Added Samsung Galaxy S4 wallpapers
[/LIST]

v1.6
_ 2-10-2013
! Minor update
[LIST]
[*]Noticed I messed up the changelog feature. this update fixes that.
[*]Set minimum Android API level to 11 (Honeycomb)
[/LIST]

v1.5
_ 2-10-2013
! Minor update
[LIST]
[*]Converted all images to PNG since size isn't really an issue
[*]Made preview thumbnails higher resolution. Better quality, less blurry, happier you :)
[/LIST]

v1.4
_ 2-3-2013
! Minor Update
[LIST]
[*]Removed wallpaper as background
[*]Set app to use light theme
[*]Added a custom and sports categories. Thanks to TheBr0ken for providing the wallpapers
[/LIST]

v1.3
_ 12-19-2012
! Minor update that allows the currently set wallpaper on your device to be used as the background for WallpaperPlus PRO

v1.2
_ 12-10-2012
! Completely new method for retrieving, viewing and setting wallpapers!
[LIST]
[*]More wallpapers than ever (186 to be exact)
[*]UI changed up
[*]Now have the ability to add even more wallpapers without updating the app :)
[*]Credits to Koush and cr5315 for some of the methods used in this app :)
[/LIST]

v1.1
[LIST]
[*]This update adds in the newly released Nexus 4 wallpapers
[/LIST]

v1.0
[LIST]
[*]Initial release of the PRO version
[*]Included AOKP, AOSP, CyanogenMod, HTC Sense, and TouchWiz wallpapers.
[/LIST]
[Android Apps and Games] araujo3rd:
Great app, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Alright guys, its been a while since I've updated this thread. Since then there has been a ton of updates. Be sure to check out WallpaperPlus (or WallpaperPlus PRO) for all the wallpapers you could ever want :)
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Coming Soon...

Major UI revamp. Its gonna be awesome!

More wallpaper selection
[Android Apps and Games] curl66:
"This app is a All-in-One wallpaper chooser that contains wallpapers from various ROMs such as AOSP, AOKP, CyanogenMod, LG, Oppo, Moto, Sense, TouchWiz and more..."

Just a stupid question.

Do you have the legal rights to use the Wallpapers of these companys in your App?
[Android Apps and Games] Richard_10:
hi, is this app set the wallpaper (in AOSP based ROMs) in HD resolution or does it crop it and apply it with small resolution like aosp gallery does ???

thank you for the good work by the way
[Android Apps and Games] tomcat84:
Hey, I already wrote a review on the Play Store, but I think it makes more sense to post here, so ...

I really like the idea behind your app, but it needs a few improvements:

The Sense wallpapers from the HTC One are distorted. (They originally had a resolution of 1080x1920, as they were intended for a non-scrolling launcher).

I think each image on a page should have its own loading indicator (sometimes loading is really slow and it would be nice to have an indication that something is actually happening in the background...)

When previewing a wallpaper, changing device orientation makes the loading indicator disappear. And sometimes, loading never finishes.

This is just a minor thing: It would be cool if you could just swipe through pages instead of using buttons. Or maybe use and endless scrolling list?

Well, but since you are apparently already working on a new UI, my only complaint remains the issue with the wallpapers from the HTC One... are you planning to add support for 1080x1920 images, for non-scrolling launchers?
[Android Apps and Games] pouetmimi:
So you took other people's job to sell it for yourself.

With a free app it would be fare, but with a paid / add app ... doesn't it break the rule of XDA ?
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
WP tries to get as much wallpaper onto the screen as possible in a multi screen layout for scrolling. There will be some cropping if necessary.

Yes, thanks for the review. I presumed there would be issues depending on phone and launcher used. Each and every wallpaper gets converted, scaled to a specific size, and then is ran through pngcrush, which optimizes and reduces the overall file size of the wallpapers. There may be some minor quality loss. All of this is to hopefully improve the overall speed of getting the wallpapers and setting them. Its a trade-off, quality for speed. At least until I can make improvements for speed that won't affect quality so drastically.

And yes, most of your remaining concerns should be addressed in a future update. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Heroata:
Thanks for this good app :) i commented and gave 5 stars :p

So pretty hehe :D

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[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Hmm, I hear this one every once in a while. Hopefully I can answer in a way that is understood :)

There are no wallpapers in this app.

What you are purchasing, is an app that will display wallpapers freely available on-line which can be pulled and applied to your home screen by this app.

That said, if at any time any one of those creators that I have credited would not want their wallpapers to be accessible by my app will have their wishes honored and I will make it so my app won't present their wallpapers to my app's users.

Hope this clears that up?
[Android Apps and Games] Hanger84:
Well, considering that he took the time to gather ALL of these wallpapers, optimize them for various screen sizes, optimize them for file size, hosted the files on a server, made the preview images for each individual wallpaper, then coded the app to pull all that information from a server....I would say he deserves to offer a paid version of the app for his hard work in putting the app together.

Rather than focus on the work he put into the app himself though, you would rather consider him a thief because he's offering all the wallpapers that many people have already plastered all over the internet. He is making it convenient and easy for you to get all these wallpapers without spending hours with of time searching for each one and downloading them one at a time...THAT my friend is what the paid app is for....a way for those whom actually appreciate the work he has put into doing such to be able to pay him for the work he put into it.
[Android Apps and Games] Neo:
I agree with the app. It's a 1 time fee for a paid service to do the searching and home screen application for you. There are other legit apps that do the same and some even less that that.
[Android Apps and Games] i-m:
[MENTION=3053300]wildstang83[/MENTION] Sony´s wallpapers are missing. plz add-in next relese. overall app is fantastic 5 Stars.
[Android Apps and Games] tombarr:
Just rated and commented, thanks for this it'll definitely save time when switching ROMs. I used to save wallpapers to my SD card but it's getting pretty messy and low on space.
[Android Apps and Games] tomcat84:
Thanks for your reply!

The problem is not the overall quality, but the aspect ratio.

Some stock HTC wallpapers have a 16:9 aspect ratio (actually, 9:16 to be precise), to fill just the screen without the ability of scrolling left and right. It would be great if your app could support this kind of wallpaper as well...

Example:

real wallpaper:

and the version from your app (wrong aspect ratio):

Maybe you can find a solution for that...
[Android Apps and Games] SystemErrorOne:
@ OP - Do you have the Git hub source code for this projects available ? I would love to create an application like this but for my own wall papers.
[Android Apps and Games] iiandskater:
I second that !!

Would very nice to see Xperia wallpapers from Sony with Android 1.6 (or up to you) until 4.3 on it :)
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Hey guys,

I'd be happy to add in the Sony wallpapers. If you have links to any stock firmwares that have the wallpapers in them and any new wallpapers over time, that would be great. If not, I can do a little research myself. Just keep in mind, if you help me out with the firmware to follow these guidelines:

The firmware must be from the device with the largest screen as possible. These usually contain the largest wallpapers which are easier to work with.

Please make sure whatever firmware you find is absolutely stock and not modified at all. I don't work with modified firmwares as the wallpapers in these firmwares could have been modified as well.

Actually I do have the source on my git, but I would recommend checking out cr5315's source first since his source is where a lot of my source came from. The FNV project is indeed a really great project to learn from :)
[Android Apps and Games] iiandskater:
Hi, actually I have collection of wallpapers from some of Xperia devices from different generations

Ofc they're original and so un-modded wallpapers because I extracted them DIRECTLY from stock firmwares (yes, I'm a rom maker so I'm collecting stock Sony firmwares, to get the stuffs from them) :p

But unfortunately I can't do any upload right now because I'm on vacation,

Maybe I can do it later on next month

What do you think ?? :)
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Sounds good, we can do a sit down when you get back and see what you got :)
[Android Apps and Games] iiandskater:
Hi there..

Sorry for my long reply, but please check my new folder

I don't ask you anything but it'll be nice if you add my name into your credit hehe

:p

Have a nice day :)
[Android Apps and Games] naifaharsy:
i love w.p,thx buddy..:thumbup:
[Android Apps and Games] MysteryE:
The idea is great.

I wish there are stock wallpapers from other brand as well like Lenovo, Huawei, Xiaomi, etc. :)

:good:
[Android Apps and Games] wildstang83:
Good idea. I'll add those devices to my list of future inclusions :)
[Android Apps and Games] leonardoroza:
Thanks

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] emeraldayotte:
Not sure what I did but for some reason the swiftkey flow isnt working. The setting is checked and I cant figure it out....anyone else having the same problem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] emeraldayotte:
Oddly enough, the issue was due to having light flow installed. It was also messing up my airview and activated the talk back. Un installed and everything is back to normal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mathman85:
I installed NitrousROM on my girlfriend's EVO, but we want to swap out the sd card for a larger one. I came across this writeup from a guy I've never heard of with no responses, but it seems overly complicated and wanted some more feedback.

Why couldn't a person make a nandroid backup, swap in the new, unformatted sd card, boot into recovery (AmonRa), use the recovery to format as ext (same as I did with the sd that's already there), remove sd card, copy contents of old sd (including nandroid backup) to new sd (via pc), and then just restore the nandroid backup? Would that not restore the ext partition?

Help is greatly appreciated. I'd like to do this for her tonight, if I can understand what's required by then.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evilone69tmg:
Yes it would. Just did this as I updated to a class 10 card for my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mathman85:
Seems to have worked. Backed up the three original selections plus "sd ext," moved all the content over to the new partitioned card, and restored everything.

Thanks!