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Droid Manager – Manage your Android
Tested version: 1.1
Latest version: 1.2
Requires Android: from 2.3
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Summary
Three cheers for apps that help us get organised. The Droid Manager app description sounded promising so we decided to check this app out to see in how far it could really make life easier for us—read on if you care to find out more.
Features & Use
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Tested on: Samsung Galaxy Note II
Android version: 4.1.1
Root: No
Modifications: None
I liked Droid Manager right from the get-go. A brief intro informs users what can be done with the app—or rather, what the app can do for you. Logging in is easy (alternatively you can log in via Facebook).
You land on the dashboard which is already filled with some automatic locations and stream posts that serve as examples for new users. The dashboard lists infos re: your locations. The map displays your current position and any events you may have added. This is a great feature which I've really come to appreciate: you can add events to arrival/departure destinations.
I also like the stream option: send a message, link, YouTube video or map to any connected device. This can basically serve as an alternative to having a WhatsApp group.
The Droid Manager also provides a local server with which files can be moved from smartphone to computer and vice versa. This includes image galleries and music. Starting the server on a device will take around a minute (that's quite a lot). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to transfer data using the Galaxy Note II. The same goes for music, which couldn't be played on Firefox or Google Chrome.
The quality of the image gallery is sadly not optimal. It's more of a slide show than a real gallery—you can't flip through the images and the whole thing is rather shaky.
Share your current location using the provided link (valid for a limited amount of time) and send it in an email in case you wish to communicate your position to someone. If you've worked with Google Latitude before, this should feel familiar to you.
Bottom line:
Droid Manager is top banana. It can do a lot to help manage your smartphone, though I should underline once more that not all of the app's features feel fully mature as of yet. We are, however, optimistic that the app will keep getting better.
Screen & Controls
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Droid Manager controls are simple as pie and the design is good. The app is set up in a user friendly way and using it feels intuitive and easy. The web interface is just as good if not better because it provides additional features.
Speed & Stability
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Droid Manager run well for the most part, but a few features kept lagging. The app also crashed once.
Price/Performance Ratio
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The Droid Manager is free of charge and available from the Play Store. The app has a lot of potential for becoming a real manager suite-powerhouse.
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A Google User, Apr 25, 2013
Terrible (at this time) They just don't have it together, yet. So much room for improvement. Also, security. Fix it.
A Google User, Mar 26, 2013
security issues? I'm not sure why, but after I downloaded and added this app to my computer, my phone locked me out, and I couldn't log back into the phone. I had to do a hard reset, as I wasn't sure whether I was hacked, or malwared. I tried to email the developer, but the email responder returned the email address as invalid.
A Google User, Mar 8, 2013
misleading information? I am not sure how many stars to give this app. I was looking for an app that could allow me to use multiple devices on a webpage to sync my files/pictures across two android devices and my computer. I read the description of this app and read this "Directly access and manage the data on your device and use Droid Manager as music player, file browser or picture viewer. You don’t need any cable - just log in to your Droid Manager or Facebook account." and this "You can add up to three devices to your Droid Manager account and keep track of them on the map view. Use the stream messenger to send text messages, YouTube videos, web links and map positions as push notifications to any device. The Droid Manager app will directly open the corresponding apps on the target device" then put 2 and 2 together thinking that this app may be able to do what I am looking for. Unfortunately you can not transfer data across two android devices while managing them from your desktop, maybe this app was not meant for that, so I should probably not take of the rating points. Maybe its a great app for the purpose it is designed for but not what I thought it could do based on what I read.
A Google User, Feb 18, 2013
Like it!!! This app actually does something worthwhile! I So far no problems to speak of. Excellent app.
A Google User, Jan 15, 2013
Nice app Would be nice to have the ability to disable... I had to uninstall to turn it off
A Google User, Jan 14, 2013
It does not work with the Google Nexus 4. It is an immensely powerful and promising application—and it blows the mind that it’s free—but it kept crashing on my Nexus 4, forcing me to uninstall it. It also kept randomly firing a notification that I’d already deleted. I’ll keep an eye on this and re-install it when it’s made compatible with the Nexus 4. I really want to use it.
A Google User, Dec 21, 2012
Nice App Nice App on my Galaxy ACE. Why is not compatible with Nexus 7? I need to control my Nexus also. Congratulations!!!
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