I use a couple of applications (Widget Locker, Tasker, Juice Defender) that stay in the notification bar to prevent Android from killing them. My notification bar looks really cluttered because of all these apps but when I disable the notifications within the application, Android kills them.
I want to know is there an app that puts all my notifications in a notification (kinda like putting apps in a folder) to make the notification bar look less cluttered.
If there isn't I would like to know is there something else I can do to stop Android from killing these tasks (Just so you all know im using a Mytouch 4g that has 768MB of RAM so I don't think RAM is the issue)
Thanks a lot in advanced :-D
Sorry can't help, but I would like to know this too.
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Why is it that none of the third party applications use dock notifications?
For instance, I really like GO SMS, but when I have it in my dock, I don't get notifications of new messages.
The same is is a lot of other apps, like K-9, and even Google Voice doesn't have them (which is totally inconsistent with the rest of their apps, like Phone and GMail).
Is there a technical issue with showing notifications in the Dock, or is it that developers just don't think about it.
I personally hate the notification bar, which often gets cluttered, has randomly looking icons popping up, and is too small. So I finally decided to hide it, and I am much happier with the look of my screen now
It'd be great if we could have the option of In-Dock Notifications.
ADW Notifier is absolutely great, and I LOVE IT!, but it covers only a handful of apps (although in Chuck Norriz Mode it works with GO SMS, but not with Google Voice).
MacGuy2006 said:
Why is it that none of the third party applications use dock notifications?
For instance, I really like GO SMS, but when I have it in my dock, I don't get notifications of new messages.
The same is is a lot of other apps, like K-9, and even Google Voice doesn't have them (which is totally inconsistent with the rest of their apps, like Phone and GMail).
Is there a technical issue with showing notifications in the Dock, or is it that developers just don't think about it.
I personally hate the notification bar, which often gets cluttered, has randomly looking icons popping up, and is too small. So I finally decided to hide it, and I am much happier with the look of my screen now
It'd be great if we could have the option of In-Dock Notifications.
ADW Notifier is absolutely great, and I LOVE IT!, but it covers only a handful of apps (although in Chuck Norriz Mode it works with GO SMS, but not with Google Voice).
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I assume you're referring to adw dock notifications. The reason most apps do not have them is because the developers have to specifically add adw notification support. Not everyone uses adw and not every developer knows/cares about adw notifications
I use launcherpro and I have dock notifications. Its not just adw. But LP and adw together make up most of the launchers on the phones out there. So I would say this was a valid question.
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I assume you're referring to adw dock notifications. The reason most apps do not have them is because the developers have to specifically add adw notification support. Not everyone uses adw and not every developer knows/cares about adw notifications
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I am not sure this is the reason -- I just downloaded the Phone.com app (the VOIP service I use) and it shows a notification counter bubble on the icon whenever I receive a voicemail on Phone.com.
Just like Google's own Phone app, which shows bubble notifications while in the dock.
I am starting to think that most developers are simply ignoring this, and not implementing on icon notifications.
Which is a real bummer, because virtually everyone I have mentioned this to, notes that this is the one feature which prevents them from using third-party email or text apps.
LauncherPro does notifications only for the stock Google apps, AFAIK, and that's why I stopped using it (and I stopped using Go Launcher for the same reason). ADW Launcher EX with ADW Notifier is the only one which offers the ability to have on-icon notifications for third party apps. Please correct me if I am wrong.
BTW, after I uninstalled and reinstalled ADW Notifier after my Nexus S upgraded to 2.3.2, now my Google Voice icon in the Dock is popping a notification bubble when I get a voice mail.
It is not a counter bubble, but only a question mark bubble, but it's still a notification
I have turned on Chuck Norriz Mode and included Google Voice in the whitelist.
I really wish developers would start including on-icon notifications natively....
I'm looking for an app that will show the availabe RAM in my Notification bar. I tried SysTray Monitor, but it just show 100MB constantly. I want something simple that just shows available RAM. Any suggestions?
quick app cleaner in the market shows how much memory you have left but it doesn't integrate into your notification bar unfortunately.
Try seepu I use the cpu/ram feature to know if my phones doing background stuff too
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SeePU did the trick. I would prefer numbers, but I mainly needed some indicator of available RAM so I didn't have to have the full size Task Panel X widget on my homescreen. Thanks.
ZDbox
I use ZDbox (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zdworks.android.toolbox), the only thing that adds to the notification bar is the battery status, but has a widget, "Task Killer", that displays the Free Mem.. I really like it.. Check it out. It's a good app.
That app is called Sysmonitor.
Its one (ram for you and i) in the bar and everything in the pull down
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so i searched around a bit but didnt find anything useful
i would like to know if it is possible to keep a backround specific to a launcher, and have the backround change to that image whenever i switch to that launcher.
i want to create something of a different home experience, one which would use icons(or images) to launch another launcher, sort of like sub-launchers, basically have the main launcher with icons to media, tools, social, etc, and have each icon open to another launcher that is set up for its specific purpose. the biggest flaw with this is the backround alwasy stays the same when switching launchers,
so is it possible to force a backround change specific to each launcher installed on the phone?
Been trying LauncherSwitcher the past few days. Your idea sounds something akin to what that does.
Maybe include a script that can invoke the different backgrounds?
Well, changing the launcher is the easy part, this can be done via launcherswitcher, or home switcher, or in the way I want to use it, using an activity shortcut with custom icon(launcher pro, better cut, etc.)
The background is the real issue, I would love to include a script to invoke a backround change, but really have no idea how to do that.
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Hey guys, as the title says, does anyone know if there is a solution, or know anyone who can make a solution, to enable widgets in the slide down notification area? I mean to place proper widgets you'd have on your homescreen onto the notification area.
That's a big challenge there man.
I don't think the current GB framework can support that kinda thing. But a lot of the newer custom ROMS I see have app shortcuts on the second row of the notification bar. That's pretty cool.
Yeah, but you know the way certain music apps have their notifications there, and some of those allow controlling the music. I think that if we can somehow exploit that feature, we'd get widgets in the notifications bar.
Yea that's true. Would be cool.
closest to what you're talking about, that I can think of is elixir. It can display a customizable widget-like panel in the notification pane. it can be set to show system info etc. the only thing is its not directly interactable eg. when you click on it, a popup comes up which you then can interact with.
Hope this helps.
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There are a lot of ROMs with widgets in the notification pull down. Any CyanogenMod based ROM generally has them. The default MIUI ROM has a full page of them. Maybe I misunderstood the question.
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There are a lot of ROMs with widgets in the notification pull down. Any CyanogenMod based ROM generally has them. The default MIUI ROM has a full page of them. Maybe I misunderstood the question.
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Yes you have misunderstood. As I described in the OP, I'm talking about fully functional widgets you have on your homescreen. The things your describing are toggles, they toggle functions, my Official OS version from Samsung has those toggles.
If it helps, check out 'widgetpad', which is an add-on to swipepad. What it does is to create collapsable widgets as shortcuts anywhere. When used with swipepad, it can be invoked from any screen, any app.
(Now, this doesn't answer the query, but there is this way to access widgets from anywhere)
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Yes you have misunderstood. As I described in the OP, I'm talking about fully functional widgets you have on your homescreen. The things your describing are toggles, they toggle functions, my Official OS version from Samsung has those toggles.
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Got it now, thanks.
Hi, I am looking for a way to automatically freeze/defrost/launch an application but from the app drawer.
Titanium backup has a widget that performs exactly this way except that being a widget, it cannot be run from the app drawer.
I do not use items on the homescreen (aside from the dock), nor do I wish to. Currently using Apex lanucher.
So, the main questions are:
Is there a way to use widgets in the app drawer?
Is there a way to perform the function of Titanium Backup freeze/defrost/launch without a widget, yet more automated.
Is there a way to 'intercept' between the app icon and the launching process to auto freeze/defrost the app?
Have been searching for an answer to this for a long time. Ideally if this could be done with full automation, ie when you install a new app it automatically gets a freeze/defrost icon/link/widget/etc without having to set it up.
Any help, info, thoughts, would help immensely.
A bit of a bump as I'd be interested in this too.
There is likely a custom launcher that allows widgets in folders or the app drawer, no?
I have a sort of solution for you that sort of works (hear me out)
I guess you don'tl like the clutter that comes with homescreen widgets (me too)
Heres what i did: use nova launcher, and have multiple docks (swipe to change). You CAN place widgets (1x1 certainly) in the dock, and then just hide it away by swiping to a differnt dock.
I must admit it doesnt work amazingly well when you press it, and takes some time to work sometimes, but its kind of a work around.
I use this solution currently for my Wifi High Performance Widget (1x1), which doesnt need to be touched so its in the dock
Hope this helps