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customize Biotouch sensitivity, scroll duration?

say i go to Start > Programs and then i finger-flick to scroll down... the scrolling speed and scrolling duration are just out of whack. i flick and then wait like 5 seconds till it stops and even one normal flick is enough to go from first to the last icon on the page. if i want to scroll smaller distance, i intuitively do a slower flick but then biotouch ignores that gesture and next thing i know is i'm randomly opening programs.
i used to have htc-titan/ppc6800 with installed version of biotouch, and finger-flicking scrolled at the same speed but for much shorter time, like 1 to 2 seconds, which was much more desireable. the sensitivity also was more fine-tuned that even slower flicks were interpreted as scrolling gestures... the whole biotouch experience was much more snapper and was actually usable. now with touch pro i find myself preferring to use scrollbars to even scroll small distances...
i've tried quite a few customization tools including Advanced Config and none of them allowed me to fine-tune the scrolling duration and finger-flick speed sensitivity. does anybody know where these settings, and hopefully other settings, are located for biotouch? i just want to fine-tune them to be more "usable"...
Thanks!

half a day passed and the thread is already on the 5th page... dang things here evolve quickly!
so, anybody knows how to or where to tweak biotouch config?

Google Maps vs Waze?

Which do you guys prefer? What gives you better routes for you?

Google map ???

Thoughts on why?

I am planning to install an 8in tablet in my car primarily for Navigation.
Thus I also needed to figure out if I wanted to use Google Maps or Waze.
Also, if I want to use Portrait or Landscape.
I normally use Google Maps on my phone and I tried out Waze this week so I'll give the Pro's and Con's to switch to Waze
= Accuracy of directions is about the same but Google Maps seems slightly better so far.
+ Shows police, speed traps, hazards
+ Speed limit icon (kinda useful)
+ Looks nicer in landscape mode with route to the right
- New UI to learn, but its not that confusing
- No Google integration (doesnt pull up google maps search results from your laptop)
- Waze has "ads", pins for places you dont care about
- Generally more cluttered
- No Android Auto integration YET (Does integrate with a headset)
- Smart zoom in Google Maps is better (zooms in more on intersection)
- Does not show next next turn. (If I have two turns one right after another coming, Google Maps tells me so I know what lane to get into.)
- Does not show which lane for exits
- Does not show traffic clearly on map or in alternate routes
- Takes two button presses to show alternate routes or exit
- No easy way to zoom out (see below)
If I don't have a turn for an hour or 60mi or so, the screen becomes pretty useless. Especially when I'm out in the country, it is basically just a vertical line. My old GPS unit had smart zoom based on how far your next turn was. It would zoom all the way out to a North up top down view showing either your entire route or to the next turn. That way it gives you a quick indicator of where you are and how far along you are. If you were zoomed in, that you have no quick way of knowing that. When you approach a turn, it automatically would zoom back in. In google maps, the fastest way is for me to hit the alternate routes button. It still retails to top banner telling me how far my next turn is. It also shows how duration, distance, and time of arrival. Alternatively, I can hit some buttons and zoom out manually. In Waze, I can also hit Routes. It gives me the zoomed out map but the next turn info is gone. It does show distance and duration left, but it doesnt update if you stay on the screen. I also lose indication of police activity which is the main draw of the app for me. In waze, I can manually zoom out, but after a few seconds, it automatically zooms back in. As you can see, this is a big annoyance of mine
Portrait vs Landscape:
- With Landscape you can typically see more map than Portrait because you can see the sides. Helpful for multi-turns
- With portrait you can see ahead more clearly. The same amount is shown in landscape but since the screen height is physically smaller, everything will appear smaller.
- Landscape "fits" in my car better. Portrait would cause it to stick up above my dash slightly.
- More room for info in portrait mode (if put on the sides) For alt. routes, Waze shows map on left and options on right. Maps/Android Auto does this on some cars but not on phone.
So overall, I'm leaning towards google maps. Maybe because I'm just use to it, maybe because I use it for public transit too. It just seems cleaner and more mature. If Google Maps added the police/speed trap/construction alerts, then there would be no question.

Any app that does this?

sometimes i put my phone in my bed and i forget its there so it ends up falling to the ground,
i usually have it in a vertical stand,
there is any app or task manager that i can config so it remmembers me with a beep the phone is not vertical, and therefor,
it will keep beeping once every hour for example, and when its vertical, to stop,
thanks

spalnndsstest said:
sometimes i put my phone in my bed and i forget its there so it ends up falling to the ground,
i usually have it in a vertical stand,
there is any app or task manager that i can config so it remmembers me with a beep the phone is not vertical, and therefor,
it will keep beeping once every hour for example, and when its vertical, to stop,
thanks
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You should be able to concoct a simple DroidScript for yourself using the easily accessible motion sensors. Now, JavaScript doesn't have a built-in "sleep" timer (to save on processor cycles and battery life), however: You can usually wrap your own or copy someone else's sleep function and use that.
You could even create a task-manager type scheduler or just use the DroidScript itself to act as a time-based scheduled event to launch between X and Y hours every Z days (infinite I'd assume!).
If you're asking if there's a pre-made application to address this small injunction of luxury of life: I do not believe so; I say that based around the belief that not too many persons have such ideas let alone that issue. Who knows? Maybe I'm totally wrong and you could become a millionaire by being the first one to write it!
You could get your 10 minutes of fame on the Google Play Store!!!

Xiaomi MIUI Feature Ideas

Hey Guys!
MIUI, a skin over android that we all know and love/hate/neutral of... With the upcoming MIUI 10 update coming over, I'm sure all of us are very excited for the new features, like the single camera bokeh effect, full screen gestures, and so on. But of course, MIUI has it's ups and down, like maybe an app drawer. We also know that there are other "skins" for android from other companies like say Huawei, One Plus, Oppo, etc. They have their own unique things about it which may attract people over to their platform for that very reason.
With all the unique features that other UIs have, maybe we could take some inspiration from them and maybe with MIUI 11, it could be integrated in. Who knows? So here are some of my suggestions:
- Off-screen Navigations
I know MIUI has things like double-tap to wake screen and such. But maybe add more of it. Say a music's playing, maybe with like a triple finger swipe to the left will skip it, a triple finger tap will pause it and play it, and a triple finger swipe from top to bottom or bottom to top may control the volume. There could be so much more to the navigations. It be very handy for when your screen's locked and we wanna so a quick action.
- Gaming Experience Mode (GEM)
Maybe something for the gamers too? Like say we press an icon like the "switch" button to go to second space, but this time it's something new like an "Enter GEM" setting, when enabled pops up a button like second space does. When pressed, it basically turns of syncing and such, focusing all the ram, cpu, gpu to the games available, where calls/notification are all turned off or maybe minimised to a small pop-up on the corner of the screen, swipe it away to ignore it or tap it to open up a small tab for suggestions, like maybe a WhatsApp message comes on, you tap the small icon and then 3 suggestions pop up. Eg. "Cant talk right now", "Talk to you later", or maybe "Duude! I'm playing PUBG right now!". It's up to you, you can edit it in the settings or some sort.
- Side-Assistant
You know how Samsung has experienceui or touchwiz? With their "edge" devices, you pull the edge of the screen from that curve that will pull a tab with contacts, etc. Well, MIUI could maybe do something similar? Rather than the "quick ball" option which limits us to 5 actions, maybe make it so that you pull the edge of the screen, then a small tab opens, which will contain contacts, quick actions like screenshot, flashlight etc. Suggested apps? It's almost limitless. Maybe even make a small google search bar in the side assistant tab.
- Navigation Button Pattern (NBP)
Ever placed something in a safe or some sort, and then we placed in a code so it could open it, of course you did. Well this is something similar, say we made a combination of, home button, then recent apps button, then home button again. We make a command for that exact pattern, say we make it so that if we do the pattern/combination, it will open settings or open an app, or call someone. It's pretty much limitless, with something like this, it could pretty much make shortcuts with a small move. It'll be pretty dandy you know!
- Lasting Power Mode
With MIUI's integrated battery saver mode, it will pretty much disable syncing and processes to make sure the battery last longer, but with that mode on, we could still probably spend loads of juice from just say using the GPS. So like Samsung's ultra power saving mode, this will limit us to certain apps that are essential, while making sure that non-essential processes and background actions are restricted to keep the battery alive as long as possible, but it comes with the cost of experience. But sometimes we really do need it, so it may just be worth it.
- Gyroscope Gestures
Come on Xiaomi! With the gyroscope in your devices, using that sensor of yours could really come in handy! Like maybe shake the phone to turn the flashlight on. Wave it to accept calls and put it on speakers, etc. Oh and a favourite of mine would be to flip the phone twice to turn camera on or something.
- Phone H Check (H means Health)
Now something with the built-in security app. We know how useful it is, how much we love it. How we can save space with it, etc. But sometimes having to wait to make sure our phone is in the best condition is a bit of a drag, for me at least. So... why don't you add a night check session, say every 1 A.M, it will do the optimization. Cleared the ram, junk, battery stuff, etc. So when we wake up, our phone is all healthy and ready to use!
So that's all I've got for now... Comment if you think if they're a good idea or a bad idea, etc. Maybe even suggest your own!

Playback speed when using Keyboard + Mouse or in Samsung Dex

Is there a way to quickly change playback speed with a mouse and a keyboard? I couldn't find any keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease playback speed. The only ways seems to be with the quick shortcuts put that involves tons of clicks or manually typing the percentage which is really annoying, in the phone, I can go from 100% to 200% in less than a second by sliding two fingers but I can't simulate 2 fingers with a BT mouse
rationale of why I wanna do this is I listen to videos usually at 200% but there are some words or small sentences that are not well pronounced or easily understood so I have to rewing 5 seconds, quickly change to about 80% speed, get what they just said, then quickly change back to 200% speed, this can happen as often as once or twice per minute