HappyID Shows You Contact Notes When You Need Them the Most

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With the ease of meeting people and adding contacts to your smartphones today, you might have found yourself in a situation where you just couldn’t remember who that “John Smith” in your contacts list was. Was it your classmate, that guy your friend introduced you to once, or someone else entirely? Thankfully, contact notes exist to solve just that problem … except they actually aren’t very useful by default and aren’t shown when they matter the most: when you receive a call.

This is the issue XDA Senior Member nikanorov noticed and decided to fix with his app. Originally called Call Notes Pro, it is now known as HappyID and is offered for free, without advertisements, to everyone.

HappyID’s main goal is to show you your contacts’ notes on your screen when they call you, but it offers several options to make itself as useful as possible; you can pick which fields are shown in addition to the contact’s note field, including the company they work at, their title, birthday, when they last called and more. You can also reorder these fields so that the ones you’re interested in the most show up at the top.

In addition to that, HappyID lets you easily add and edit contact notes directly from its “Notes” tab. The editing feature also comes with a handy shortcut to insert today’s date, which makes keeping constant notes of your conversations with a contact much handier. HappyID also comes with several customization options, such as showing you a temporary notification after the call has ended for quick notes, enabling Android Wear support or changing the appearance of the toast. You can even sync all your notes with your Evernote account, letting you access them from all your devices. HappyID is completely free and has no advertisements! To find more about this app and start using it, make sure to visit the HappyID Forum Thread!

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What’s an Android Game You’d Recommend?

Android is full of games, free or paid, with freemium and premium features. Most of us have at least one game to kill time, or liked a particular game at a particular time. Gamer or not, what Android game would you recommend to others, and why?

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Growing Pains: OnePlus Turn a Corner With New Found Maturity

Close followers of OnePlus may have noticed a recent change in attitude from the company’s co-founder Carl Pei. Of late decisions and announcements have been made that have restored a little faith in the way the company is managed that gives us an increased hope for the future of OnePlus.

In early September, an unexpected bout of modesty arrived in the form of a forum post; in the post Carl was blunt and opened with the phrase “We messed up the launch of the OnePlus 2”. It was a surprising move for a company that previously had focussed on maintaining forward momentum and not looking back. In the following paragraphs, he appeared humbled and genuinely moved by his customers, partners and staff plights. In a bid to ameliorate the situation and assuage the growing malcontent he pledged to make a change to future launches:

In fact, there are very few excuses in this world that are valid. We simply messed up again and apologize for that. We don’t plan on making further promises for future launches, and will instead focus on showing the world how we’ve improved through our actions. – Carl Pei

An unexpected decision followed this during the launch of the OnePlus X, where he informed us that with the X the widely unpopular invite system would be phased out after just a month. Starting with weekly open sales they would then proceed to drop invites permanently once they could be sure that production could meet demand, meaning that like most phones, you would be able to buy the device at any time. This, of course, allows the company to manage their output and availability, whilst still giving the hype and feeling of exclusivity in the beginning of being one of the few people with the phone when you do get your hands on one. This move would surely not leave as many frustrated users feeling alienated when they miss out on a purchase because of the timing associated with the short invite window and difficulty for some people to attain one.

 

Is OnePlus’s invite system a good method of controlling orders?

— XDA Developers (@xdadevelopers) November 24, 2015

Shortly afterwards the news that no company wants to hear came: an engineer at Google had tested OnePlus’ USB type C cable and adapter and had revealed some troubling flaws. When used with some 3 amp devices they could not guarantee that no damages. This would not happen with the OnePlus 2, but as many people have been buying the apparently high-quality cable OnePlus were selling for other type C devices, something had to be done. A spokesperson rapidly stated the cables were compliant, However, instead of giving the reply that we expected, Carl Pei later advised to not use the cable with devices other than the OnePlus 2, gave a thorough summary of the issue, exactly what caused it and then offered a refund to unhappy customers. He continued by explaining that the team had already begun work on developing improved cables and adapters.

Were they in the wrong? Yes. Did they handle the matter better than we expected? Certainly! There are still many understandably unhappy customers out there, the ones that received a cable with the OnePlus 2 are not eligible for a refund as the faulty cable is safe to use with the OP2. However, many customers are hailing this as an honest and open move in the right direction. Customers began claiming that they had received a full refund shortly after the announcement was made and were reporting that they had not been asked to return the cable before receiving their money.

I, for one, feel that Carl Pei and the company he co-founded have turned a corner — for the first time since the company’s inception there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. The issues are still there, but they are being handled as well as many of us could have hoped for and I can see them becoming less frequent as time goes on. It is well worth remembering at times like this that the company has not even celebrated their second birthday yet. As the old saying goes “Everyone makes mistakes. It’s what you do after the mistake that matters.”

Are OnePlus heading in the right direction? Leave a comment below!

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New update Hits the Xperia Z2 And Z2 Tablet With Full Stagefright Fix

Sony has finally fixed the Stagefright issue on the Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet. Update 23.4.A.1.264 brings just this security fix and is possibly the last before the Marshmallow’s official roll-out. If you are lucky enough, you should have gotten a notification prompt already. If not, wait a couple of days to get it.

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Access Your Widgets Instantly with Snap

To access your favorite applications you have to either go to your home screen or change the process in the app drawer. Snap allows you to check out information from widgets directly from a status bar. It’s an easy and efficient way to access your favorites on any screen.

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Huawei Mate 8 XDA Forums Now Live!

The Huawei Mate 8 was announced yesterday, boasting the new Kirin 950 SoC. To help the development of this device, XDA sub forums are now live for the Mate 8!

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Elephone Announces M3; Helio P10 SoC on a $99 Price Tag

It hasn’t been too long since the release of the Elephone M2, but in order to keep the competition on its toes, Elephone has already announced the M3. The device is to be powered by the octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC (MT6755), and will sport a USB Type C connector along with the signature M series design. The price of the device will be an unbelievable $99 in China.

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