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Re: Google docs for android

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Never noticed how much I used Google goggles until I reached for my phone to scan the (nonexisting) qr code from the page.

Why didn't you just click the 'Install' button and let it send it to your Android automatically?

I was not logged in to my Google account. Good to know it works that way too.

Re: Google docs for android

#12

For some reason, searching the Market from my phone for "google docs" didn't list this app. Found out that their "install" button on the Market website actually works quite well. :)

I find myself hardly ever using the Market app on my phone anymore. (I'm a slow touch-screen typist.) Searching on my laptop and having apps install auto-magically is killer.

Re: Google docs for android

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post #12

For some reason, searching the Market from my phone for "google docs" didn't list this app. Found out that their "install" button on the Market website actually works quite well. :)

I find myself hardly ever using the Market app on my phone anymore. (I'm a slow touch-screen typist.) Searching on my laptop and having apps install auto-magically is killer .

the "plan b" app was mentioned on reddit the other day when someone posted about his wife going missing.

it's pretty neat that you could remotely install an app like this after your phone is already lost:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb

Re: Google docs for android

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post #13
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find myself hardly ever using the Market app on my phone anymore. (I'm a slow touch-screen typist.) Searching on my laptop and having apps install auto-magically is killer .

the "plan b" app was mentioned on reddit the other day when someone posted about his wife going missing. it's pretty neat that you could remotely install an app like this after your phone is already lost: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb

as long as it's you doing the installing.

of course, the context in which it was mentioned on reddit was a husband installing it on his wife's phone to locate her.

Re: Google docs for android

#16

Appears to just be a wrapper around the mobile site.

You can click "Desktop" at the bottom. Then it becomes a wrapper for the desktop site. I don't...I don't really get this? Why did they release this? How is it in any way better than my docs.google.com bookmark?

I'm definitely disappointed.

Re: Google docs for android

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post #16

Appears to just be a wrapper around the mobile site.

You can click "Desktop" at the bottom. Then it becomes a wrapper for the desktop site. I don't...I don't really get this? Why did they release this? How is it in any way better than my docs.google.com bookmark? I'm definitely disappointed.

Editing spreadsheets really sucks. You have to reload the spreadsheet after every edit to see the new data. Yikes.

Re: Google docs for android

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post #13
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find myself hardly ever using the Market app on my phone anymore. (I'm a slow touch-screen typist.) Searching on my laptop and having apps install auto-magically is killer .

the "plan b" app was mentioned on reddit the other day when someone posted about his wife going missing. it's pretty neat that you could remotely install an app like this after your phone is already lost: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb

Wow, that's neat! I didn't think of that.. But useful app anyway, thanks!
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