im going crazy.. I know there was an app posted here at xda a while ago allowing you to draw a custom shape on the home screen to launch an app phone call.. I google it, search the forums and the main site.. but with no luck. anyone know where i can get a hold of this great app?
I think its called open gesture.
Hope that helps
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There are two apps that come to mind
Gesture search (free app) is an app from google I believe that uses gestures (I know it will recoginze letters not sure about numbers or shapes though shapes would be useless based on what this app is designed to do) to search through your contacts, installed apps, and bookmarks.
An example of how it works:
Lets say I want to launch handcent
Launch Gesture Search
I use my finger to draw a 'h'
all apps or contacts with an h in them are now displayed
I next draw a 'a'
further refines the list to things with an 'ha' in them
etc
This app can be launched by flicking the phone in a certain manor but I have a difficult time doing this, I recommend using Gesture Bar(free app) in conjunction with this app. It puts an icon in the status bar and when you pull down the status bar, click on the icon it will launch the Gesture Search app.
Sign is an app developed by simply applied. This app lets you assign a gesture (any shape, symbol, etc you can draw) to a contact and then when you draw said assigned gesture on the screen while the widget is active you will either cal or txt the person that gesture is assigned to. It is actually a really cool app, though it is a paid app. The paid version allows unlimited gestures. If you want to try the app out first there is a free version, signlite, that limits you to three gestures.
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I used a rom on my Transformer TF101 that had this kinda ported but I don't see it anywhere else.
Basically it is an app that just pops up with a "folder" of assigned icons. Similar to like an ALT-TAB app but displays custom apps vs recent apps.
The Samsung devices have this in the middle of the bottom tablet-mode status mode. I've been looking for even a simple app that I would map to a softkey... but I just can find anything.
Is there anything that can popular a window of apps that can be mapped to a button or can someone with some serious skills create an app that works similar to the Samsung Quick App panel? It was super handy to go between apps without going back to the launcher.
I know you could basically launch everything once and use the built in taskmanager to flip back and forth, but it doesn't solve launching new apps quickly.
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I'm just going to leave this here:
http://nexus.zteo.com/projects/beta/
It's beta but since it's not a very complex app, it is stable.
A few days ago, I read someone's complaint that they could not make a media player, such as Plex, their home screen. Apparently they are using their device as a TV set-top box.
So, I quickly put together this little app that does just that. It can also be used as a kiosk application I guess.
Features (why not?)
Springs into action when you tap the Home key (see below)
Double-tap Home key to access settings
Optional lock code to protect settings
Launch any app when tapping the Home key (aaaaah ok)
From the settings, you can launch anoter app, for instance an app drawer
Beautiful black and white interface, reminiscent of silent movies and broken TV sets
Mandatory screenshot:
Wow amazing <3
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Very nice.
i am looking for a floating dialer widget w/contacts AND DTMF (touchtone) support.
the only thing that is close to what i am looking for is Floating apps. but it doesn't support touchtone, and annoyingly, it's not a standalone app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lwi.android.flappsfull
i've also tried using Floating banners to create a widget with a dialer widget, but sizing of the widget gets really strange and unusable, and none i tried suppots touchtone.
what i want to be able to pull off is, if i am looking at a meeting with a call bridge, while i am in the calendar app;
1. open up the floating dialer;
2. open up and call the bridge number from contacts; (in my invites that i get, only an internal IP phone numbers are specified, so short of me memorizing the number, i'd need the floating app to pull up the contacts list. alternatively, it could support speed dial from the widget)
3. punch in the bridge code in the floating app, so i can still see the numbers in the calendar app in the background.
does a such app exist?
or is there a calendar/appointment app that can handle something like this?
ippon said:
i am looking for a floating dialer widget w/contacts AND DTMF (touchtone) support.
the only thing that is close to what i am looking for is Floating apps. but it doesn't support touchtone, and annoyingly, it's not a standalone app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lwi.android.flappsfull
i've also tried using Floating banners to create a widget with a dialer widget, but sizing of the widget gets really strange and unusable, and none i tried suppots touchtone.
what i want to be able to pull off is, if i am looking at a meeting with a call bridge, while i am in the calendar app;
1. open up the floating dialer;
2. open up and call the bridge number from contacts; (in my invites that i get, only an internal IP phone numbers are specified, so short of me memorizing the number, i'd need the floating app to pull up the contacts list. alternatively, it could support speed dial from the widget)
3. punch in the bridge code in the floating app, so i can still see the numbers in the calendar app in the background.
does a such app exist?
or is there a calendar/appointment app that can handle something like this?
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There is a small app for Xperia phones called 'small phone' which is just a floating dialer. Not sure if there is a small apps port for your device, but if there is, you may want to check it out
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SammiSaysHello said:
There is a small app for Xperia phones called 'small phone' which is just a floating dialer. Not sure if there is a small apps port for your device, but if there is, you may want to check it out
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that looks a lot like Tiny apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ragingtools.tinyapps&hl=en
does the Xperia 'small phone' support DTMF?
You might want to try a combination of popup widget and simple dialer widget. Popup widget allows you to have any widget as a popup.
Or PA halo might work for you.
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Shakes27 said:
Or PA halo might work for you.
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confused about that. is that a rom or an app???
alternatively, what would work for me is a floating 'event details' widget.
i am seeing a bunch of floating calendars, but what i need to see is the event details in a floating widget.
anybody seen anything like it?
Description
With Tilt Me Launcher you can launch your favorite apps without touching any icons. Just you have to set the apps for four directions (Left, Right, Top and Bottom). Then you can launch apps by tilting your device.
Tilt Me works based on the orientation. You can set which app should launch on which side and make it easy when you really in a hurry.
Select your most often used app and configure it to launch on priority.
No more shortcuts required on the home screen. Keep it clean.
Very simple UI design that makes easy for Novice users as well.
Few simple steps to use Tilt Me.
1. Launch Tilt Me and you can see list of installed apps on you device.
2. Click on any app in the list and choose the direction to launch.
3. Click apply to set the app to desired direction.
4. Then click on Start to track the orientation changes in the background and exit the Tilt Me application.
5. Now tilt your device to launch the favorite app.
6. You can reassign the app to the directions. It will override the existing direction and assign to the newly selected direction.
7. After the changes click stop and start it again to apply the latest changes.
Note: I don’t prefer using the bottom direction. Until you are in standing position everything seems fine. In case if you are lying on the bed. The app will keep on launching and trouble even though I have given this option for users who can make use of it efficiently.
If screen goes off the background service will stop detecting orientation. So that we can avoid unnecessary launches and save battery.
Attachment?
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Where is the app?
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Its in the play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twist.tolauch
How do I change the order of applications and widgets in sony smartwatch 2?
press the menu button while you're in the app screen, you can only sort alphabetically or by most used, no other options are available
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press the menu button while you're in the app screen, you can only sort alphabetically or by most used, no other options are available
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In Sony SmartWatch 1 (old) phone app you can rearrange in the phone app!!!!!!!! :crying:
Odd how some basic things like that are missing, particularly now that the watch face control is so sophisticated.
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I would really like to make folders. I don't think swiping pages and pages of icons is very efficient. six folders of categories. I'd do: Coms, games, phone utilities, location/gps, music
with two presses I'd find all the apps I need. Not like now where I need to swipe, chreck, swipe , check, swipe, oh I reached the end I guess I missed it, swipe back, check, swipe back oh there it is.
Any one know how to maker folders??
Making folders is not possible. But you can arrange app icons according to their usage. This will help you work on ur smart watch more efficiently.
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Only thing you can do is arranged according usage, and keep tap the app you want order to front, then press home button if app started.
You can turn off bluetooth first in order to avoid app start.
When SW2 reset, this order will turn to default too. So after reset(or reset by itself), you have to reorder it again.
+1000
I agree, I prefer the manual sort of the SW1.
Automatic arrange may be good but it is lost each time SW2 reset when app crash....