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Is there a Dropbox Client for Android?

Is there a Dropbox Client for Android? I know that www.getdropbox.com/iphone works, but is there an actual app?

Not that I know of. I would like a client for Android, as well...

For a starter it would be good to at least have Dropbox as an option in send to (share) menu.

I bought Discover Pro from the market and found that it has a pretty decent Box.net feature. I'll email the developer and ask him to add dropbox support.

Good to know that there might be something out there. Though even if he added support for dropbox, I could not get the app till paid apps come to the UK.

I think that this support is available in the free version as well.

Does anyone have an update on this....?

I am using SugarSync and I am very happy with it...
there is a thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549052&highlight=sugarsync

AndyCr15 said:
Does anyone have an update on this....?
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Dropbox client is not coming until they make an API

Karolis said:
Dropbox client is not coming until they make an API
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Damn, do you know if an API is in the works?

I think they're preoccupied with kissing apple fanboys' a*ses by releasing new updates for iPhone app rather than doing something useful such as making an API.

AdrianK said:
Damn, do you know if an API is in the works?
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It has been "in development" for months now..

Dropbox CLI Daemon?
Hello, I've also been trying to find a solution into synchronizing my files on Android with those on my PC.
I found this thread on Dropbox's forum:
http://forums.getdropbox.com/topic.php?id=2543
Would it be possible to get running the Dropbox daemon in a rooted phone ?
Cheers,

well, according to this thread, there's a closed beta on the API
http://forums.getdropbox.com/topic.php?id=12336&replies=16

Looks like Dropbox is hiring someone to work on the client:
Dropbox - Android Developer
http://dropbox.theresumator.com/apply/eq08Lm/
Role & Responsibilities
* Lead development and testing of a native Dropbox app for Android mobile devices.
* Depending on level of interest, potentially develop Dropbox apps for other mobile platforms, or assist in ongoing Dropbox API development.
* Stay abreast of all the latest Android SDK developments, and keep improving the app(s) in response to customer feedback & usability testing.
* Work with designer & product lead to determine the look-and-feel and functionality of the app(s).

I Syn my Dropbox folder usin Sugarsync... not the best way but it works.

i have just received this mail:
Have you ever wanted to use your Dropbox but didn't have a computer nearby? Dropbox's mobile website (http://m.dropbox.com) makes it happen. With Dropbox mobile, you can browse and open files in your Dropbox directly from your phone or mobile device's browser.
If you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, download the Dropbox App for an even better experience. It's free!
Do you own a Blackberry or Android phone? Don't worry! We've got plenty more mobile magic coming soon!
Happy syncing!
-The Dropbox Team

there's one called airlight drop or something like that

AdrianK said:
Damn, do you know if an API is in the works?
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Just found out yesterday they are making a dropbox app for android. coming soon.... now that's going to be sick

Hey guys,
It looks like the application got released to the android market this morning. Here's the link to their site:
https://www.dropbox.com/android

Official Amazon App

I know a ton of people check this subforum for new application releases from the big companies and I didn't see this mentioned.
Amazon Mobile has released an official application for Android.
Get it: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.amazon.mShop.android
Search, compare prices, read reviews, and securely purchase from Amazon and thousands of other merchants. Includes Remembers: Snap a photo or scan a barcode, and we will try to find a similar product on Amazon.com. Many matches are instant; others take just a few minutes. Requires OS 1.5 or greater.
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Thanks for posting this!
As I always do with big companies like this, I checked Amazon's website to see if they truly had released an app and someone wasn't just playing with us in a phishing scam. It's legit, it's real, and here's the link:
Amazon's Press Release
I'm not a huge Amazon user, but I do shop there from time to time. This is really a great way to reach customers. Kudos to Amazon!
Now if they could just make a Kindle reader for Android...

Stigy said:
I know a ton of people check this subforum for new application releases from the big companies and I didn't see this mentioned.
Amazon Mobile has released an official application for Android.
Get it: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.amazon.mShop.android
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Could you (or anyone else for that matter) please post the apk file?
I've just searched for it here in the spanish android market and can't find it.
I use to buy stuff from Amazon and an app like this would be great.

stickman said:
Could you (or anyone else for that matter) please post the apk file?
I've just searched for it here in the spanish android market and can't find it.
I use to buy stuff from Amazon and an app like this would be great.
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forget that... I was able to download it using Market Enabler

Just in case apk
Just in case you need it !

stickman said:
forget that... I was able to download it using Market Enabler
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Never heard of Market Enabler, could you explain?

AdrianK said:
Never heard of Market Enabler, could you explain?
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It's a tool some italian guys developed before Google opened the Italian market for paid apps so they could buy in the US one.
Besides allowing that, it comes with an added benefit and it's that it allows getting any app from the US market, even if it isn't available for the UK, Spanish or any other market.
The app requires root, but that I suppose won't be a problem for any xda user. You can get it here

Amazon.com app
Just found out about this app and it sounds really interesting. Only issue is it's not available on the market in the UK (at least... I assume it isn't. I can't find it...)
Would someone be able to upload the apk? It's a free app so I'm not stealing it or anything
And I understand it probably only searches amazon.com, but I'm really not that bothered about that

There's already discussion on this. It was the third result when I searched: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544239

Duplicate thread. In future try searching before creating new thread
Thread closed

Sam Caplat's Thread!

This thread is for Sam Caplat's show on XDA TV!

Checking In
Hey, Gang!

Oh how I want to lock this thread for the hell of it

Arg!
TheDeadCpu said:
Oh how I want to lock this thread for the hell of it
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Now that would be very nice. ;]

samcaplat said:
Now that would be very nice. ;]
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Why yes it would be very nice

They've instilled far too much power to you.

samcaplat said:
They've instilled far too much power to you.
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Yup, now I will behave though.

Hi Sam! You did great with the vids! Other than the Nexus S, what phones do you use actively? Do you install custom ROMs on your android phone(s)?

z0mg famous people!

how old are u?

Hey Sam
Which videos to you prefer doing XDATV or tehkseven?

Show suggestion
I'd like to see you compile a list of links for each show that you do so that when we hear you mention something interesting that we missed, we can quickly find it.

gimpyestrada said:
I'd like to see you compile a list of links for each show that you do so that when we hear you mention something interesting that we missed, we can quickly find it.
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Very true. Would be nice to jump to whatever you were talking about.

Doncabezon said:
Very true. Would be nice to jump to whatever you were talking about.
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We do this anyway. Check the description of the videos and you will see a list of links to the relevant stories.

Sam,
I like your style. You keep things light hearted and laughable while maintaining a geeky clean nerd style. You are very entertaining.
I would like to request more content and more relevant content per video. You have not yet covered Samsung anything.... Samsung is the top USA producer of mobile devices. the i9000 is the #2 most popular forum. There is alot of development in that area. Also, you have not covered much in the way of technical items. I'd like to see some serious geeking out. I'm not asking for just myself, I own a Samsung Captivate, which is similar, but not mainstream.
I'm very sorry to hear that you have an apple product. It might be a good idea to not mention that thing... You'll notice that ipad/iphone forums are kept on a different website all-together.
here is some seriously geeky stuff which has not been covered yet on any XDA videos...
security: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-18/...-phone-newer-android-android-users?_s=PM:TECH
Android accessory development: http://www.google.com/search?q=Android+Open+Accessory
Resistor values for most samsung devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820275
Also, don't forget to jump on the article from yesterday about the android system permissions.
I like your style, my wife does as well. We'd just like to see more content which appeals to the majority.

Call for developers: enable video calls in Android
Dear Sam,
This is a request that I have which I'd like to ask you to please air up in your show.
This is about UMTS video calls. This is a carrier feature which for years is supported by many devices but is completely missing in Android.
This is a call for developers. Please get us UMTS video calls in Android and submit the patch to AOSP and CyanogenMod. The reason to submit the patch to CyanogenMod as well, is that there it may be accepted sooner.
Here's the AOSP feature request issue:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2664
Here's the CyanogenMod one:
https://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=3763
Blessings,
Shahar

Love the nice format
Nice format. I'm a "noob" but your show is really easy to follow & I like the style/humor. Nice work.

Noob here as well

Just got up to date with watching the shows on the podcast (so will be adding the new ones soon).
Loving the shows, good stuff.
Hope to see more of the neighbour you watch from your darkened room.
Update:
All the latest videos are on the podcast now!

Hey Sam, just said I'd stop by and say I hope your face is ok after that unmerciful slap that SassiBob gave you.

Chromecast Content Providers (native/official)

I thought we could use a page to track what content providers are available, announced, or rumored for the chromecast, and what have been rumored or announced. So please share and contribute to this spreadsheet! I think I got everything in that has been revealed so far, but please check my work and add more if you know of them.
Chromecast Content Providers

Spreadsheet no open to public
FYI:
It appears that this spreadsheet is no longer accessible to the general public. Is it not being used? If not, perhaps it should be removed from the index post.
rekh127 said:
I thought we could use a page to track what content providers are available, announced, or rumored for the chromecast, and what have been rumored or announced. So please share and contribute to this spreadsheet! I think I got everything in that has been revealed so far, but please check my work and add more if you know of them.
Chromecast Content Providers
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jhedfors said:
FYI:
It appears that this spreadsheet is no longer accessible to the general public. Is it not being used? If not, perhaps it should be removed from the index post.
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Thats probably why I've been spammed with requests to join today. It is still being used. Can you access it now? It looks alright on my end, I wonder if someone else was messing with the permissions. I restricted the ability to change the visibility to just me now.

Yep. I can access it again.
Thanks!
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Thats probably why I've been spammed with requests to join today. It is still being used. Can you access it now? It looks alright on my end, I wonder if someone else was messing with the permissions. I restricted the ability to change the visibility to just me now.
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Had to remove public editing to stop spammers and vandals. If anyones willing to be an editor to keep it up to date and watch out for problems let me know and I'll add you.

May I suggest you add a column to differentiate if it's an official or unofficial feature?

samizad said:
May I suggest you add a column to differentiate if it's an official or unofficial feature?
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I don't know what you mean. I have a tab that shows currently supported and one that shows ones that are coming.

Sorry, I didn't notice the 2nd tab! It makes the work you've done much more useful. Thanks!
I guess I meant that there is slim chance that some of the upcoming apps may never be allowed to release on Google Play, such as the MyCast app by Koush (Dropbox to Chromecast) or Chromecast integration in BubbleUPnP. We may then have to download them from non-official sites.

samizad said:
Sorry, I didn't notice the 2nd tab! It makes the work you've done much more useful. Thanks!
I guess I meant that there is slim chance that some of the upcoming apps may never be allowed to release on Google Play, such as the MyCast app by Koush (Dropbox to Chromecast) or Chromecast integration in BubbleUPnP. We may then have to download them from non-official sites.
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Ah yes. Thats a possibility I'll have to watch out for.

rekh127 said:
I thought we could use a page to track what content providers are available, announced, or rumored for the chromecast, and what have been rumored or announced. So please share and contribute to this spreadsheet! I think I got everything in that has been revealed so far, but please check my work and add more if you know of them.
Chromecast Content Providers
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I cant seem to add to the sheet anymore so ill post it here.
Playon is working on adding chromecast features into their mobile app. see here: https://twitter.com/playontv/status/365509467116285954

herculese1 said:
I cant seem to add to the sheet anymore so ill post it here.
Playon is working on adding chromecast features into their mobile app. see here: https://twitter.com/playontv/status/365509467116285954
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I had to lock it down because of spammers/vandals if you PM or email me your email address I'll add you to the editor list.

Simple idea how to track link clicks (forum, blogs)

I have placed a link to my game on my blog and I wanted to know how many people actually click on the ad. I have used simple method, goo.gl URL shortener. I have used this one because I of course already have a google account. I can track all shorted links and google gives me simplified, but useful data.

Hello
This one is very nice and free
youtube.com/watch?v=IrL8gzXw-jQ

kulisgames said:
I have placed a link to my game on my blog and I wanted to know how many people actually click on the ad. I have used simple method, goo.gl URL shortener. I have used this one because I of course already have a google account. I can track all shorted links and google gives me simplified, but useful data.
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Yes you also have bit.ly , both are great

I have tried both options.
It's very useful for simple click tracking.

agatepublishing1 said:
I have tried both options.
It's very useful for simple click tracking.
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I've spent the last few months developing a tool to do exactly this, its called Taveo. You can read more at: taveo.net
It's similar to bit.ly, but has a lot more features (think bit.ly + Google Analytics).
I am currently running a private beta, but if anyone on the forum here is interested in a Beta Invite, pm me and I will provide one.