Does anybody use scenes on their Hero? I currently have a scene set up for the work week and one set up for the weekend. I was curious if anybody has seen (or sees the need for) an app that will change the current scene based on a schedule that you can set up. I thought it might be kinda cool, just not sure if anybody else really used scenes or not.
There is an application that changes your phone's behavior on a schedule (or by GPS location, battery usage, or other factors) called "Locale", available in the Market. I don't think there is a plugin for changing SenseUI scenes but there is one for changing wallpaper, etc...altering this code to work for scenes might make a fun coding project.
http://www.twofortyfouram.com/developer.html
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Now that I am using scenes, it occurred to me it would be GREAT to have the scenes change automatically according to time (work 8-5, fun 5-10, sleep 12-5 etc.) I am not skilled enough to create this, any takers?
I think it wouuld be worth $3 or so....
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Is it possible?
Sounds like something locale cam handle.
It looks like there is no Locale plugin for this- any devs interested? I think it would be a winner...
Is their such an app that allows for a single, wide, wallpaper that scrolls with tabs? I came across HDWall but i am skeptical about using it, plus all i want is what i described above and nothing more.
such features are called panoramic wallpaper, one of android's eye candy IMHO
as far as i know, the only app that able to bring you that panoramic thingy is the HDWall, and judging by the huge number of users, it should be good and safe enough to use.
..or try searching for MaxManila around the forum, it also has the ability to enable panoramic wallpaper, but it'll also put in a lot of other features you might not really need.
otherwise, buy an android phone instead
Moved as not software release.
I finally decided to install CM7 on my Chacha, and this is my experience:
I became accustomed to the particular style of working of the Sense implementation of the Chacha, so changing to CM7 and dropping that had irs learning curve, but nothing impossible or a real drawback.
I liked the fact that CM7 allowed to improve the video capture resolution on lgCamera: I could record in 800x480, where stock rom allows up to 720x480.
Also, CM7 added native FLAC support to the media player, but the playing itself is not constant with frequent cuts. Maybe the quality level of the files is too high, but my Sansa Clip+ player handles them with ease.
The 3D gallery seems to have a problem with JPEG rotation, because sometimes I fix it with 'JPEG Tool', but the gallery still show the files with the wrong orientation, where the stock gallery shows them right.
I really like the Sense calendar widget, and CM7 shows the standard Android one, that I don't like.
I didn't got that extended battery life others mention, maybe a bit longer, but not that 'wow' I expected.
So by the moment I reverted to stock. It seems that ChaCha is meant to be the phone it is: you can hack it, and try to improve it, but the best average way to have it working is with the modded stock rom, IMHO.
Regarding CM's learning curve, a great advantage of CM is that it is the same whatever device you install on. I mean, you can switch from a Motorola Dext with CM7 to an HTC Chacha with CM7, and the user experience will be the same, you'll find the same UI, same apps.
In my case, now I'm used to CM/SuperOSR roms experience, and TBH, switching back to modded stock roms can be difficult.
But it is a matter of whatever people prefer, and what is great is to be able to chose and take whatever one like the most.
BTW, Thanks for the feedback
what about the on screen keyboard?
1 - Does it pop up every time you want to type? regarding the small screen of the Chacha, this is what keeps me from installing it.
stayfidz said:
what about the on screen keyboard?
1 - Does it pop up every time you want to type? regarding the small screen of the Chacha, this is what keeps me from installing it.
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No, the hardware keyboard is used.
Yes, it's true: hardware keyboard is the only option. And word guessing doesn't work.
For purists, anything on top of Android is a mess and something to remove. Is just like Windows Vista forced-to-be users that deactivate all the fancy desktop effects and try to have as much as classic desktop as possible.
But as said, it's a matter of personal tastes.
Just an idea for some of the more creative people out there, I know this wont get a lot of people interested but its an easy enough project (i think) as most of the work is already done.
http://www.effectgames.com/effect/
used to do alot of cool stuff with retro styled games and ideas, but have since decided to close up and open source it all.
https://github.com/jhuckaby/Effect-Games
My idea was something like a live wallpaper using the canvas cycle demo. i.e.
http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/
Could be as simple as choosing a specific scene, or even something more clever like choose a base scene and it changes depending the time of day and the weather.
Im an engineer and programming in java isn't exactly my forte, just giving an idea out to the awesome creative minds here on xda.
Thanks.
So, after searching the Apps section and trying a few Apps suggested by some others, I am at a loss for why this doesn't exist. I know Lock screens are pretty well dead due to the advent of biometric logins but Live Wallpapers still seem to thrive. I know all the bad that comes with them, battery life and whatnot. But every Live Wallpaper I have seen, is little more than either a looped video or an animation that plays in a loop (maybe the rare one is interactive but I digress). Perhaps it is because widgets exist, but those too come with their own set of limitations I am sure, since I am not a developer I would not know.
If anyone remembers the HTC Sense 5 Weather Live Wallpaper, it was on the lockscreen but that is unimportant. It was a great weather live wallpaper, had excellant animations including lightning rain drops on the screen, snow, moon cycle, etc..
I am looking for a fullscreen widget that will do this, or perhaps a halfscreen? The point is, a widget that does weather animations based on the current weather conditions and perhaps a few hours out and then when you press on the widget, it would open whatever default weather app you had or at the least, whatever app it was using for its information.
Since I am pretty sure this app doesn't exist, it either means this is a new idea (VERY unlikely) or that there is a limitation somewhere (perhaps only on Samsung devices?) that is preventing it from working the way I am hoping. Its been many years since I was here and it makes me wonder if this idea has already been hashed out and found to be dead or if the idea just went away.
If anyone can let me know, I would appreciate it. If I am missing something, perhaps an app that looks a bit shady (low number of reviews and downloads) but is exactly what I am looking for, please give me the name. I've been all over the Play Store and the Galaxy Store and it kind of makes me wonder why this doesn't exist or if I am just blind.
FYI, my current device is the Fold 3, so if HTC has something that is what I am looking for but won't work on my device, it will suck but the question is still valid.
Thanks!