# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 137
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2721 "2012-09-24T09:35:09Z")
Probably from your lack of a google device. Nexus 7 tab, doesn’t really count if you’re not using latitude or location services. Notice you can opt out and delete your location history. Personally I think it’s pretty neat. To add, google also allows two factor authentication if you (\<-- general term) are paranoid about your privacy/info. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2722 "2012-09-24T09:37:19Z")
I thought latitude was a separate product…yea just checked Now works fine with latitude disabled. Guess we will find out I leave tomorrow on a trip ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2723 "2012-09-24T09:38:36Z")
Kinda sorta, they all integrate with maps. Maps, Latitude, Local, etc. Try out the flight cards. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2724 "2012-09-24T10:31:16Z")
I just tried flashing Google Now apk from SDcard on my Galaxy running CM9 and it self-aborted install twice. Pisser. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2725 "2012-09-24T10:31:18Z")
Last time I had a flight in my calendar no cards popped up. :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2726 "2012-09-24T10:36:08Z")
They should be enabled by default, but were they perhaps disabled or chosen to not be shown. /noobquestion ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2727 "2012-09-24T10:40:36Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > I just tried flashing Google Now apk from SDcard on my Galaxy running CM9 and it self-aborted install twice. Pisser. Why not upgrade to CM10? Which Galaxy phone do you have? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2728 "2012-09-24T10:45:28Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > They should be enabled by default, but were they perhaps disabled or chosen to not be shown. /noobquestion In the settings it says it pops up cards for flights if you searched for that flight before. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2729 "2012-09-24T10:51:46Z")
I feel like such a noob, but I just figured out the offline maps thing. You can go into maps, pull up a location/area and hit settings - make available offline. Then it lets you select the area which you would like to download maps for. There is a limit to the size you can select. I tried getting the entire state of north carolina and it wouldn’t let me. So now I am downloading the entire state in chunks. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2730 "2012-09-24T11:02:56Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > I feel like such a noob, but I just figured out the offline maps thing. You can go into maps, pull up a location/area and hit settings - make available offline. Then it lets you select the area which you would like to download maps for. There is a limit to the size you can select. I tried getting the entire state of north carolina and it wouldn’t let me. So now I am downloading the entire state in chunks. The size limit is 85MB ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2731 "2012-09-24T18:27:09Z")
Just wanted to add that I love this commercial. Pretty decent shot at iFags. [https://youtu.be/bJafiCKliA8](https://youtu.be/bJafiCKliA8) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2732 "2012-09-25T04:13:52Z")
hahahaha [https://youtu.be/Q2-0B04HPhs](https://youtu.be/Q2-0B04HPhs) holy fucking fail “the USSD code to factory data reset a Galaxy S3 is _2767_3855# can be triggered from browser like this: \” That would hard reset a S3 with no user interaction :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2733 "2012-09-25T04:17:33Z")
that’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2734 "2012-09-25T06:07:07Z")
ok, so my phone is doing the same self-smushmortion thing it was doing last time where the OS just runs in some sort of crazy loop and sucks my battery like a high priced hooker. Is there a dummy edition of rooting your phone? ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2735 "2012-09-25T06:12:34Z")
THe Maxx? > **[Everything You Need to Know About Rooting Your Android Phone](https://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone)** > > We love Android, but rooting your phone can give you the opportunity to do so much more than your phone can do out of the box—whether it’s wireless tethering, speeding it up with overclocking, or customizing the look of your phone with themes. Here’s... ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2736 "2012-09-25T06:21:38Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Is there a dummy edition of rooting your phone? Yeah, it’s called buy an iPhone. What I’ve learned in my couple weeks in the Droidiverse is that if you’re not willing to read and tweak, read some more and tweak and read a whole lot more and tweak this is not the mobile OS for you. It’s the Unix of the mobile phone world. Great if you like reading, tweaking and dealing with complete assholes who shit on anyone not willing to read as much as they do. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2737 "2012-09-25T06:30:42Z")
Jays what’s your cell number? I want to try something lol ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2738 "2012-09-25T06:32:03Z")
^ FU! It took me way too long to get this thing working properly to be factory reset now you bastard. lol ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2739 "2012-09-25T06:52:44Z")
What’s this? [http://killdroid.kenneth.io/](http://killdroid.kenneth.io/) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2740 "2012-09-25T07:10:17Z")
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