Just wanted to tell everyone of a few great free apps:
http://91.pandaapp.com/pcsuite/
"Back up and import contacts, back up and import call logs and SMS records, set the ringtones, themes and wallpapers, manage the system, memory and registry of the phone, install and uninstall software, manage schedule…you can manage all functions and settings on your smart phone."
Basically, it's a desktop explorer for your android phone.
I have an Atrix 4G. It's rooted. That's all I needed to do to allow it to install non-market apps.
However, I don't have to use adb to push apk's: I use PandaApp's PC Suite
Been using it for a year now.
"Back up and import contacts, back up and import call logs and SMS records, set the ringtones, themes and wallpapers, manage the system, memory and registry of the phone, install and uninstall software, manage schedule…you can manage all functions and settings on your smart phone."
It installs a daemon on your phone so that you can connect your phone to your PC by WiFi.
It has a bug: it always starts in Chinese even if you set it to English. A fix for a bug that the developer keeps forgetting to repair (it always opens in Chinese!)
The Fix!
Close down the program and open the directory where the app is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\NetDragon\91 Mobile\Android on 64 bit machines
C:\Program Files\NetDragon\91 Mobile\Android on 32 bit machines
open the file named "91 PC Suite.xml" with notepad
change this line:
<Language Current="zh-CN" Default="zh-CN" />
to
<Language Current="en-US" Default="en-US" />
Save the file.
Restart the program
After you install the program, double-clicking on the .apk files will install them to your phone.
Hope this helps.
(requires USB debugging mode to connect via USB)
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My Phone Explorer
"Adressbook - with direct sync to Outlook, GMail, Windows contacts, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Lotus Notes and Tobit David
Organizer with calendarview and direct sync to Outlook, Google, Sunbird, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Windows calendar(Vista), Rainlendar, Lotus Notes, Tobit David and net shared calendars (WebDAV, FTP, local)
SMS - archive, export, import, excessive messages,...
Filebrowser with cachesystem to minimize datatransfer, automatic photosync...
Set phoneclock based on atomtime
and much more. f.e.: calllists, edit profiles, control phone, memorystatus, phonemonitor,..."
Now I was upset that I couldn't sync outlook with my android...until I found this app. It also works by WiFi (if you wish.) However, if you sync your phone with Google AND Outlook, you will get double appointments and a messed up address book. Google calendar isn't helpful to me so I don't use it (and I don't want Google to have my address book.)
FWIW...YMMV
http://91.pandaapp.com/pcsuite/
"Back up and import contacts, back up and import call logs and SMS records, set the ringtones, themes and wallpapers, manage the system, memory and registry of the phone, install and uninstall software, manage schedule…you can manage all functions and settings on your smart phone."
Basically, it's a desktop explorer for your android phone.
I have an Atrix 4G. It's rooted. That's all I needed to do to allow it to install non-market apps.
However, I don't have to use adb to push apk's: I use PandaApp's PC Suite
Been using it for a year now.
"Back up and import contacts, back up and import call logs and SMS records, set the ringtones, themes and wallpapers, manage the system, memory and registry of the phone, install and uninstall software, manage schedule…you can manage all functions and settings on your smart phone."
It installs a daemon on your phone so that you can connect your phone to your PC by WiFi.
It has a bug: it always starts in Chinese even if you set it to English. A fix for a bug that the developer keeps forgetting to repair (it always opens in Chinese!)
The Fix!
Close down the program and open the directory where the app is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\NetDragon\91 Mobile\Android on 64 bit machines
C:\Program Files\NetDragon\91 Mobile\Android on 32 bit machines
open the file named "91 PC Suite.xml" with notepad
change this line:
<Language Current="zh-CN" Default="zh-CN" />
to
<Language Current="en-US" Default="en-US" />
Save the file.
Restart the program
After you install the program, double-clicking on the .apk files will install them to your phone.
Hope this helps.
(requires USB debugging mode to connect via USB)
------------------------------------------------------------------
My Phone Explorer
"Adressbook - with direct sync to Outlook, GMail, Windows contacts, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Lotus Notes and Tobit David
Organizer with calendarview and direct sync to Outlook, Google, Sunbird, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Windows calendar(Vista), Rainlendar, Lotus Notes, Tobit David and net shared calendars (WebDAV, FTP, local)
SMS - archive, export, import, excessive messages,...
Filebrowser with cachesystem to minimize datatransfer, automatic photosync...
Set phoneclock based on atomtime
and much more. f.e.: calllists, edit profiles, control phone, memorystatus, phonemonitor,..."
Now I was upset that I couldn't sync outlook with my android...until I found this app. It also works by WiFi (if you wish.) However, if you sync your phone with Google AND Outlook, you will get double appointments and a messed up address book. Google calendar isn't helpful to me so I don't use it (and I don't want Google to have my address book.)
FWIW...YMMV
