Looking for a gallery app for Android |
Looking for a gallery app for Android |
pandy |
Feb 9 2017, 03:33 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,731 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Yes, there are loads, I know. But all I've tried work the same way as the one that comes with the OS (or phone, whichever it is). When I create a new folder/album it copies or moves the images there. I don't want that.
On Windows I use a program called PhoA. Alas it doesn't seem to be developed anymore, there used to a support forum and stuff. It has a lot of features, but the main thing is it leaves my images alone where they are. It doesn't move or copy them. It works strictly with references. So an image can be in a lot of virtual folders but only one copy is on the disk. So, that's what I'm looking for. An app that can create virtual albums so I still can have the physical image files ordered after date as a want them without getting duplicates. |
thematrix |
Feb 19 2018, 08:22 AM
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I think it is able to both move and copy. I haven't really used it since I am an Apple user, but a friend of mine was using it a few months back for protecting her photos.
Which model have you bought I am seriously wondering to switch to Android? |
pandy |
Feb 20 2018, 05:05 AM
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I found the webpage where there's more information than at Google Play. It can create "virtual albums" without moving or renaming files, so I'll definitely try it. Thanks again.
My new phone is nothing to brag about. I've used an Samsung S3 for ages and like it very much. But apart form being too old for some apps the USB connector is loose (hate those micro USB connectors!) and so is the one for the head phone. So when I dropped it for the 25th time or so and the glass eventually broke I realized it was time to say goodby. Problem is I need a phone with a battery I can change myself. There are very few models to choose from with that feature today. Samsung got so much critique for no longer supplying phones with an (easily) exchangeable battery that they made and updated version of the last model with that feature and called it S5 Neo. That was what I was planning to buy. But when I got around to it had been discontinued. So I ended up with a Motorola G5. Found a site that listed all current phones with an interchangeable battery. I didn't even know Motorola still existed. The spec looks good, the reviews are good. Only problem is Motorola is too cheap compared to other brands. Why? Well, I liked the look and feel when I tried it in the store and since there also was a special this week that made it super cheap I bought it. Haven't even unboxed it yet though. Time will tell. So I can't really recommend any special android phone. My friends with newer Samsung models are pleased with them, but I have no experience myself. |
Christian J |
Feb 20 2018, 07:27 AM
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pandy |
Feb 20 2018, 08:42 AM
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Alas, yes.
I use a lot of battery. That's why I need exchangable so I can carry spares. Plus sooner or later the battery is done and then it's very expensive if one needs to send the phone to Samsung or whatever brand it is to get it replaced. When a phone is new it usually works well to use an external battery while using the phone. Then the micro USB connector gets loose. Is that what it's called in English? "Glappkontakt" in Swedish. Then all you can do is buy more internal batteries. I have two larger ones plus the original and some days that's not enough. |
Christian J |
Feb 21 2018, 06:37 AM
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Then the micro USB connector gets loose. Is that what it's called in English? "Glappkontakt" in Swedish. It could still be invisible lint tightly packed at the inside. I thought my own connector was deformed or worn until I read about lint and started prying with a needle, then a whole ball came out. Then again these phones are designed to break after a while (planned obsolescence, just like Darin mentioned). Most Android phones won't get any OS updates, while the iPhone OS updates slow them down on purpose. |
pandy |
Feb 21 2018, 03:27 PM
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Already removed the ball. Didn't dare to use a needle though, used a toothpick, I think.
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