Android apps by Mobile Nations

Android Central Forums

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:22:30 +0000

Now updated to the Tapatalk 2 back-end! If you have any questions, concerns or bugs, voice 'em here: http://goo.gl/SHk13

The easiest and best way to take part in the Android Forums at Android Central. Using the Tapatalk standard of mobile forum browsing, you can peruse forum threads, reply, start new threads, reply to PMs and do everything you expect from the best and friendliest Android forums around.

This app will ask your permission for some things when you install it. Here's what those permissions mean, in plain English:

Full Internet access: You'll need to have access to the Internet to view and reply in the forums. Makes sense.

Read phone state and identity: Google says this allows the app to know when a phone call is coming in. That way, the app can pause itself and let you answer the call. We're not using your identity for anything; these two permissions are bundled together.

Modify/delete USB and SD card contents: When you see a picture posted in the AC Forums via the app, it needs to store it on your internal storage or SD card. Again, makes sense.

Prevent device from sleeping: When a notification is received (you can set those up in the app settings), the app will need to wake the device up so it can deliver it. (Yeah, it sounds a little backward.)

Control vibrator: Needed for notifications, so you can have your phone or tablet vibrate. Sounds a little dirty, though.

View network state/Wifi state: Because the app requires you to have a network connection, it needs to be able to *know* that you have a network connection. If you don't, it will tell you.

Automatically start at boot: The app will notify you about private messages and replies to subscribed topics. Without this permission, you would need to restart the app yourself each time you restart your phone to continue to get notifications.

Hope that helps clear up those scary, scary permissions. :p

Recent changes:
Updates to keep in line with Tapatalk updates. More at: http://goo.gl/VJptX

Android Central - The App!

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:13:07 +0000

Introducing v1.1 - Find out what's new in the ... "What's New" section, appropriately enough. If we're still missing your favorite feature, you can assume we're working on it. :)

(NOTE: If you previously had a beta version installed from outside Google Play, you may need to uninstall it before using this one.)

The official app for the No. 1 Android community on the planet - AndroidCentral.com! This is your home to the latest news, reviews, opinions, editorial, podcasts - everything you need from the most trusted source for all things Android. Here's the deal:

★ The latest from the blog. That means news, reviews, editorials - everything you can get from AndroidCentral.com, we've go it it here as well.
★ Widgets for the home screen and lock screen.
★ Comment on stories. We know you have an opinion. We know you like to point out typos. Now you can do it easily from our app.
★ Tip us to news stories. Get a spy shot of an unreleased phone? Have a story you think we need to see? Send it straight to us from the app.
★ Full access to the Android Central Forums. This is *the* best place to get fast and friendly help with your Android smartphone, or to discuss the latest news and rumors.
★ Videos: Watch every video we've ever uploaded to YouTube. In fact, watch them twice.
★ The Alex Dobie Accent Emulator: Now you, too, can sound like a sexy British beast.
★ Podcasts: Listen to every episode of the Android Central Podcast right in our app!
★ Wallpapers: You've got full access to our user-submitted wallpaper gallery. Download your favorite directly to your phone!
★ Jerry's Beard Status: Is it happy? Is it sad? Is it shining in all its glorious splendor? Keep up with Jerry's Beard with push notifications.
★ Shop for accessories: We've teamed up with ShopAndroid.com to make it easier than ever to pick up the latest charger, cable, dock, headset - whatever you need to make the most of your smartphone.
★ Mobile Nations Passport: You can sign in with your Mobile Nations Passport account to leave comments or to post in the forums. And we're working hard on making this even easier in future versions. Hang tight!

WHAT'S (STILL) IN THE WORKS

★ Notifications.
★ Bacon recipes. Because, bacon.
★ A dark theme. You asked, we're listening.
★ Better commenting and forums notifications and read status.

APP PERMISSIONS IN PLAIN ENGLISH

Here's why this app asks permission for certain things, in plain English:

★ Modify of delete the contents of your USB storage: This is for storing the images and little thumbnails in the app, so that it doesn't have to download them each and every time. That'd be bad.
★ Full network access: Everything we do comes from the Internet. Therefore, this app needs access to the Internet.
★ Set wallpaper: Used by, interestingly enough, our wallpaper gallery. Want to download and use a wallpaper from our gallery? You have to have this permission.
★ Test access to protected storage: It's possible for USB storage (see the first bullet point here) to be protected. This tests for that and declares that it's testing for that.

FINALLY ...

Did you really read this far? Good for you. You rock. Thanks for downloading this app. And stay tuned for the next version, which will be even better than this one. Namaste.

Recent changes:
v1.1.1 - Fix widget refresh bug

★ Widget support! Get the latest news posts on your home screen or your lock screen!
★ Landscape support throughout the app. Because everybody gets a little sideways now and then.
★ Support for Google Play store links in articles. (Hint: Look for the Google Play logo at the top of the story.
★ Ability to use the pull-out side menu from all screens. (YES!)
★ Other small bug fixes and tweaks. As in any good update.

CrackBerry Forums

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:16:32 +0000

CrackBerry.com is THE #1 BlackBerry enthusiast community in the world, and our official CrackBerry Forums for Android application makes browsing and posting in CrackBerry's community forums fast and easy from your Android device. We know a lot of Android owners have a soft spot for BlackBerry in their hearts (maybe you used to own a BlackBerry?!), so this app will let you stay on top of the what's happening in the world of BlackBerry. With BlackBerry 10 approaching, there's a lot of excitement going on right now!

Our CrackBerry Forums for Android App is FREE OF CHARGE, and offers these great features:

- Auto-save your account information! There's no need to login every-time
- Super-fast loading of forums and topics. We're talking FAST.
- You can Create, Read, Reply and Quote discussions
- You Send and Receive Private Messages (it's true!).
- Attach files including pdfs, images and zip files
- Plus MORE! You can visit http://crackberry.com for more details.

This app will ask your permission for some things when you install it. Here's what those permissions mean, in plain English:

Full Internet access: You'll need to have access to the Internet to view and reply in the forums. Makes sense.

Read phone state and identity: Google says this allows the app to know when a phone call is coming in. That way, the app can pause itself and let you answer the call. We're not using your identity for anything; these two permissions are bundled together.

Modify/delete USB and SD card contents: When you see a picture posted in the AC Forums via the app, it needs to store it on your internal storage or SD card. Again, makes sense.

Prevent device from sleeping: When a notification is received (you can set those up in the app settings), the app will need to wake the device up so it can deliver it. (Yeah, it sounds a little backward.)

Control vibrator: Needed for notifications, so you can have your phone or tablet vibrate. Sounds a little dirty, though.

View network state/Wifi state: Because the app requires you to have a network connection, it needs to be able to *know* that you have a network connection. If you don't, it will tell you.

Automatically start at boot: The app will notify you about private messages and replies to subscribed topics. Without this permission, you would need to restart the app yourself each time you restart your phone to continue to get notifications.

Hope that helps clear up those scary, scary permissions.

That's it. This app is awesome. What are you waiting for? Download it today and start browsing in the #1 BlackBerry forum community in the world. If you're going to join in the conversation and post we'd love to have you - just remember... don't be a troll! :)