Tips on how to very easily produce a listing of ones Google android programs.

A listing of ones Android os apps is usually a helpful guide. With Listing My own Blog, it is possible to build a checklist as well as share this with some others.

Possessing an index of the actual apps in your Android os unit may help sometimes, yourself as well as regarding some others. Perhaps you will be establishing the latest unit as well as can't bear in mind all the apps you've mounted or even somebody you already know features questioned an individual regarding application ideas for their own brand-new Android os phone. You can head out right to ones listing of apps in Search engines Participate in, nevertheless which checklist could comprise apps you've downloadable, after that uninstalled.

To obtain a recent listing of apps mounted in your Android os unit, make use of a brand-new application known as Listing My own Blog. If you launch Listing My own Blog, this on auto-pilot collects an index of the actual apps mounted in your Android os unit. Since GHacks paperwork, Listing My own Blog merely listings the actual apps you've mounted, definitely not the system apps which got preinstalled. To make ones checklist, select the apps you want to include things like, after that pick whether or not you want to duplicate the actual checklist because basic text, HTML, BBCode, or even as being a Markdown checklist. One more three selections many include things like strong inbound links on the apps inside the Search engines Participate in store.

When you're ready in order to duplicate the list towards clipboard, touch around the clipboard tattoo towards the top, next insert that with an e-mail, Evernote, or maybe a few other software you would like to employ. You may also touch around the reveal tattoo if you wish to reveal that with social networking.

That may be the idea. Should you not need to decide on every request within the listing individually, tap your menus important to bring up the "select all" and also "deselect all" possibilities.

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How to use bookmarklets in mobile Chrome Many of the bookmarklets used on your desktop version of Chrome can also be used on your mobile device. Here's the steps you'll need to get started.

Layered tabs in Chrome for Android.

There are Android apps that come with many features, possibly more features than you need. Or perhaps it's not fully-featured apps you're trying to avoid, but the battery power they require. The more apps you have running in the background, the less battery life you'll see. Here's a trick you can use to skip out on apps that have Chrome bookmarklet counterparts.
This example uses Pocket (formerly Read It Later) to show you how it's done. The Pocket app is actually fantastic -- provided you want access to any queued content on-the-go. If you're just looking for the saving feature, you can do that through your mobile Chrome browser without installing the app.
Step 1: Add the Pocket bookmarklet to your desktop Chrome browser.
You can find the Pocket bookmarklet on their Website by clicking the "Or install the bookmarklet" and then dragging it onto your Chrome toolbar.

Editing the shortcut for the bookmarklet.

 

Step 2: Rename the bookmarklet to something that can be easily typed on your mobile device.
This can be done by right-clicking the bookmarklet, choosing Edit, and then entering a string of two or more characters.

Sync history in mobile Chrome.

 

Step 3: Make sure that you have syncing enabled on your mobile Chrome browser.
Easily double-check this by opening the sync tab and comparing the tabs listed to the tabs open on your desktop version of Chrome. (Hint for Android: Open a new tab and click the button in the bottom-right corner.)

I chose "stp" to represent "Save to Pocket."

 

Step 4: Log-in to your Pocket account through mobile Chrome.
This will only need to be done once, unless you delete the cache or cookies associated with your mobile Chrome browser.
Step 5: Head to a page you want to save to your Pocket queue, then type the string of characters you set up in Step 2 and select the bookmarklet from the list (there will be a star next to it).
You should see a notification that your Web page has been saved to Pocket.
Although this example works with Pocket, it can also be used with other services -- especially those that save links for later viewing or convert pages to a different format.

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The easiest way to create and share a link to an iOS, Mac app

Using the AppStore.com URL shortener, you can quickly and easily share a direct link to an app without having to launch the App Store to find it.

Launching iTunes, the App Store app, or the Mac App Store just to find an app, copy its direct link, and then send it to someone is a process we all accept. Sure, it doesn't take up too much time, but if you're sharing apps on a regular basis, the entire process adds up. But there's a quicker, easier way to share an App Store link with your fellow iOS and Mac users.
During the Super Bowl, the AppStore.com URL shortener made its official debut when the "Star Trek: Into Darkness" commercial used AppStore.com/StarTrekApp to direct iOS users to the official app.
On the surface, the new service from Apple looks like nothing more than a convenience for developers wanting to advertise their apps; which it essentially is, but there's more that can be done with it.
Looking over Apple's documentation covering how the URLs are created, you might begin to see how easy it would be to share a direct link to your favorite apps.

All you need to know is the name of the app or developer, and you can add it to the end of the URL. For example, if you wanted to send someone a link to the CNET app, you can send AppStore.com/CNET, which will then open the App Store directly to the CNET app in iTunes, or the App Store app on an iOS device.
CNET is an easy example, as the name of the app is a single word. If the name of the app you want to share is more than one word, you simply remove any spaces. Sending a link for iA Writer would look something like: AppStore.com/iAWriter. But wait, iA Writer has both an iOS and Mac app. If you're wanting to share the Mac version of iA Write, the URL would look like this: AppStore.com/Mac/iAWriter. Just replace the app name at the end of the URL with the app you want to link to.

This is not to say the link for any app is going to be short and sweet. In fact, some of the links are going to be more work than they're worth. The popular Twitter app, Tweetbot, is a great example. AppStore.com/Tweetbot doesn't link directly to the Tweetbot Twitter client. Instead it links to another app with the name of Tweetbot. So, now what?
Well, the official listing name of the iPhone version of Tweetbot in the App Store is "Tweetbot for Twitter (iPhone & iPod touch)." So if you wanted to send a link using the method above directly to this app, you'd have to send AppStore.com/TweetbotforTwitteriPhoneandiPodtouch.
Instead of hunting down the exact name of the app as it's listed in iTunes, you can link directly to the developer. AppStore.com/tapbots would take you to a listing of all the iOS apps made by Tapbots, including both versions of Tweetbot on iOS.
The App Store links for an iOS app will launch the App Store on an iOS device, or iTunes on a computer. The Mac links naturally won't work on an iOS device, but will open the Mac App Store on a Mac.
So the next time a friend asks you for a link to an app you've been talking about, or you just want to share it on Twitter, remember this shortcut.

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Watch YouTube videos in a floating window on Android

Wish your phone had the split-screen multitasking feature that is available on the Samsung Galaxy Note II? Now you can grab some of that functionality for YouTube videos.

Watch YouTube videos in a floating window on Android 

If you own an Android tablet, or just a phone with a huge screen, watching YouTube videos while you perform other tasks can be superconvenient. Perhaps you're checking e-mail and watching videos from your favorite band, or maybe you're watching a scene from a play and following along in the script. This split-screen feature is available on the Samsung Galaxy Note II, but hasn't rolled out to many other handsets. Ready to add more multitasking power to your device?

First you'll need to install a copy of Floating YouTube Popup Video on your Android device, then follow these steps:
Step 1: Open a video through the native YouTube app.
Step 2: Press the Share button at the top of the screen and then choose the Floating YouTube app from the list.
Step 3: Position or resize the floating YouTube window on your screen.

 

The controls for the video will be fully functional, but be warned that the video may restart after moving it around on some devices.
What do you think? Is splitting a small screen on a phone stretching the limits too far?

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Parrot's Asteroid app platform lands in Volvo dashboards

Parrot and Volvo partner to adapt the Android-powered Asteroid infotainment platform and its accompanying app market for use in Volvo cars.

 

The Volvo XC60 and its ilk will soon feature Android-powered infotainment thanks to Parrot.

Parrot's bringing the lessons learned when developing its Asteroid series of car stereos to the next generation of Volvo cars with the Android-based Sensus Connected Touch platform.

Like the Parrot Asteroid Smart that I recently reviewed, the Sensus Connected Touch is a touchscreen interface that is based on a heavily modified version of Android (likely version 2.3) and will connect to the internet via a Bluetooth paired smartphone, Wi-Fi tethered access point, or USB-connected 3G/4G dongle. Also like the Asteroid Smart, Sensus will give its users access to a variety of vehicle specific apps available in Parrot's Asteroid Market, including music on-demand services such as Spotify and Deezer, Internet radio via TuneIn, turn-by-turn navigation by iGO Primo, and speed trap and road hazard warnings through the Coyote Series and Wikango HD apps. As the Asteroid Market's selection of apps grows (which Parrot assures us will happen), so will the Sensus system's available functions.

The recently reviewed Parrot Asteroid Smart is our best indicator

 of what to expect from Sensus Connected Touch.

Local audio sources, such as USB, iPod, SD card, and Bluetooth, will also be supported.
Sensus Connected Touch also has a few new tricks up its sleeve that are not present on the aftermarket Asteroid Smart unit. For example, Parrot SmartLink app allows Sensus to mirror the mobile phone's display to access apps running there. Volvo-specific features include a Volvo Service Locator that helps the driver to locate the nearest dealership when needed.
When the vehicle is parked, Sensus will allow the driver to view photos and video stored on local sources, surf the Internet with its full Android web browser, check email, and manage contacts and calendar events.
Being based on Android should give Sensus the same multi-tasking advantage that an Android smartphone offers. So, you should be able to click an address in the calendar app and send the location to iGO for navigation without interrupting the audio stream from Spotify.
The Sensus Connected Touch system will be available as an option for new Volvo models in May of this year. More interestingly, we're told that the system is also compatible with and can be retrofitted to older Volvo cars (model year 2011+) that use the previous-generation, 7-inch Sensus infotainment system. I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces later this year.

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OpenCandy brings the bucks to desktop software

Software installation wrapper OpenCandy argues that it's still lucrative to make desktop apps and points to one billion installs as the proof.

The problem is both cultural as well as logistical, Ng said in an interview outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Desktop software, especially on Windows, has a long history of being developed as freeware. But pitching a secondary software purchase to the user during the installation process had been poisoned, he said.
"The problem is that developers don't like the Ask toolbar monetization," Ng explained.
To that end, his company SweetLabs developed OpenCandy to create a better offer experience for both the user and the developer, he said. "We're not showing the same offer over and over. If you're downloading a PDF tool, [the user] might see an offer for a productivity app."
The past year has been a good one for the 5-year-old startup based out of San Diego. OpenCandy has hit more than 1 billion installs of Windows freeware, and month-over-month volume increased by 63 percent in 2012. Payment rates to app developers jumped 70 percent in the same period.

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