Force apps to use current screen orientation? - Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps

Hi everyone,
I just got the Asus case and have a problem when I use the tablet in a upside down orientation.
The way the case is designed, when I want to use it on a table, the tablet is upside down. That's fine for the home screen, or browsing, or for most apps, but I find that some apps do not recognize the current screen orientation, like Angry Birds.
Are there any 3rd party apps that can force another application to open on a certain orientation, like 90 degrees, or 180 degrees, etc..?
Here's my problem trying to play Angry Birds with the case in the upside down configuration.

you could force it upside down before you set the case up and do screen lock

I've noticed the same thing, don't have the case but from holding the device upside down. I think the devs for the apps that do that have the apps programmed to be forced in upright landscape position. I recommend you shoot each dev an email whenever you run into the issue. Their emails can be found in the app description in market.
I've emailed many devs for many different reason and all have been more than happy to help. One example was the quickpic dev about the app not seeing the extended microsd card slot in the transformer since the tf mounts it as /removable/microsd. He had it fixed in a couple hours and market update within 12.
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Here's an example. I was having this issue with airport mania, emailed them and got a reply within the day.
Hello,
Thank you for your feedback. We are glad that you are enjoying Airport Mania. Our engineering team is working on fixing this right now and we hope to get it out in our next update.
We appreciate your time and feedback and hope to get this corrected soon.
-NB
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I've just emailed Rovio, hopefully they can incorporate it into the next release of Angry Birds. Thanks
fone_fanatic said:
Here's an example. I was having this issue with airport mania, emailed them and got a reply within the day.
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maggotboy said:
you could force it upside down before you set the case up and do screen lock
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I tried it with a rotate lock widget, but eventhough the screen is locked, when I launch Angry Birds, it still changed back rightside up. Thanks for the suggestion though, it was worth a try!

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Galaxy on Fire 2... now available FREE

FINALLY
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.fishlabs.GalaxyonFire2THD
Free to download.. only offers 1 solar system. You can buy the rest in app for 14.99.
one more time. FINALLY
Downloading!
so far.. the only problem I found is in the settings menu it looks like the graphics options are formated for a larger screen.. just that last quality slider which is at full by default.. and doesn't seem to slow down the g2x at all...
ARESOME
pretty cool game tho, nice graphics
Just finished my install. Got to the title screen and my phone completely froze up. I launched the game again after a battery pull and got into the menus. Brightness and graphic settings go off-screen. Has anybody else noticed the big black square at the start of the campaign? Looks like a bug or driver issue.
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When I launch the game it freezes for a second or two but the music still plays. does it resume soon after for you? I just started a new campaign to check on the black box but didn't see anything. if you're on the stock rom, the screen shot still works. can you grab a shot of it?
EDIT: May i just say... this game is BEAUTIFUL!!!
How come charging to my tmobile bill isnt an option in in-app billing? I want to buy it but usually i just put it on my monthly bill.
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Beautiful game. Anyone able to change the brightness?
With it being in app billing I wonder if i would have to buy it on both my Xoom and G2X. Would be kinda a ****ty thing for them to do but why else do the in app bill and not a market purchase.
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its done with google so i would think it would work but i asked on the forums to make sure
Xargon321 said:
its done with google so i would think it would work but i asked on the forums to make sure
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ditto. i think it would work.. can't really test that notion out tho.
Vertiginouz said:
Beautiful game. Anyone able to change the brightness?
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Works great on my G2x. I can change the brightness with no problem.
*Omnipresent* said:
Works great on my G2x. I can change the brightness with no problem.
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You can change the brightness using the in-game slider? I can move the slider around but the brightness does not change for me, strange.
Vertiginouz said:
You can change the brightness using the in-game slider? I can move the slider around but the brightness does not change for me, strange.
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yea i can move or change brightness too, but i cant change quality its sort of off the screen, its like its configured for another screen.....only that part of it
Ithink i am done w/ the free part, now i have to buy it, cant enter any solar systems. sad i have to buy the full ver. anybody can re-enter the solar system?
Z_German said:
Ithink i am done w/ the free part, now i have to buy it, cant enter any solar systems. sad i have to buy the full ver. anybody can re-enter the solar system?
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How do I finish it? how do I buy it?
smashpunks said:
How do I finish it? how do I buy it?
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OK --=SPOILER=--
By story you try to help the ferderation to convoy the transporter ship. they attack you by mistake cuz they thought you where a pirate. then you will be on a space station and some dude out of your past tells you bunch of stuff about the past. so you try to leave the station and it tells you to buy the full version, you can as well go onto the map and see all the solar systems but if you try to access any one of them..... $$$$$
Ohhh reason why no T mobile billing = German company declined the mobile accout billing cuz the have to wait for the payment to clear for 3 days while a credit card goes thru right away.
DL'ed it but not really feeling it. I uninstalled it but am wondering where the initial download data(530mb) is stored so I can delete that as well. Unless it gets deleted when the app is uninstalled. Thanks in advanced..
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blitz911 said:
DL'ed it but not really feeling it. I uninstalled it but am wondering where the initial download data(530mb) is stored so I can delete that as well. Unless it gets deleted when the app is uninstalled. Thanks in advanced..
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well just look at ur sdcard or internal did it go back up? (the megabytes) ,and i think it disapears when u delete anyways
Yep, it went back up. Thanks.
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Home button goes to dock?!?!

My sensation home button just recently started taking me to this dock!!! I never told it too!!! Is anyone else's doing that and is there a fix!! It drives me crazy!!!
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What dock???? Assuming it is some app you should try clearing defaults in the application.
mine went mad yesterday and started taking screen shots everytime i pressed the homekey. related to the touchscreen issue perhaps?
emo72 said:
mine went mad yesterday and started taking screen shots everytime i pressed the homekey. related to the touchscreen issue perhaps?
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My brothers did the same **** right after he updated, I had him disable the quick reboot in settings and pull the battery. Worked fine since.
newter55 said:
What dock???? Assuming it is some app you should try clearing defaults in the application.
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Dock Home is an app that is included with the Sensation. I think it is an HTC app that comes on automatically when you dock your phone with the HTC Desk dock. You can also find it in your list of apps. All it appears to do is produce a single page homescreen with only a few bits of information on it and with few ways you can change it.
So pretty useless I guess, unless somebody knows any more about it.

Is there an app that locks the screen and buttons but keeps the screen on?

My son loves watching cartoon on YouTube on my phone, but he's only 19 months old and always exits YouTube accidentally.
Is there an app where I can lock the screen and all the buttons without the screen turning off?
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Seen one a while back and am also looking for it. Ill let you know if i come across it again
CreepyE said:
Seen one a while back and am also looking for it. Ill let you know if i come across it again
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Thanks. Could you please send me a PM if you find it
I might suggest kid mode. It has a preset selection of games and videos as well as painting and reading. It has a child lock feature, and it emails weekly updates on what my son has done and copies of his drawings. You can also authorize the apps on your phone to be used during it too, so if there is a certain game that he enjoys, it will be on his list. My son loves monkey preschool lunch box, but he's 3.
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Apps reopening themselves?

Ive noticed recently that my browser and youtube apps seem to minimize and then open again. I dont see the homescreen, the app kinda shrinks like it was closed, and then expands from the top. Im really not sure what has caused this. This only started happening recently and i have no idea what could be causing it. The only thing ive installed recently was the humble bundle games.
When it reopens, it remembers what i was typing in the youtube comment, but the video is stopped and i usually need to rewatch the ad before i can skip back to the video position. Really annoying on the bigger videos.
Other problems im having is i get random lines flicker across the screen, and almost looks like its an 'extra' line that shifts the image up by one pixel to make room for it.
And then i noticed on the asus keyboard there is a spot on the spacebar that doesnt work. It makes the typing sound when clicked, but no space character is typed. Its on the far right side of the spacebar. It was extremely frustrating until i discovered why half the things i typed had no space even though i was SURE i hit the spacebar.
I'm having the same issue, I posted a thread about it over in the Q&A section, but still haven't heard of any workarounds... but i will at the least confirm i have the same issues
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I can also confirm I am having the same issues, all of them.
Especially prevalent is the apps minimizing then opening themselves up again. I've been trying to figure out if an app is doing it but I don't think this is the case. I have also installed Humble Bundle apps though, it could potentially be that.
The keyboard's spacebar seems to just be bad hardware design. I miss a lot of spaces as well and have slowly migrated my thumb to the center of the spacebar because of it.
originalnabisco said:
I can also confirm I am having the same issues, all of them.
Especially prevalent is the apps minimizing then opening themselves up again. I've been trying to figure out if an app is doing it but I don't think this is the case. I have also installed Humble Bundle apps though, it could potentially be that.
The keyboard's spacebar seems to just be bad hardware design. I miss a lot of spaces as well and have slowly migrated my thumb to the center of the spacebar because of it.
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Don't think it's the humble apps, I have the same issue and none of those apps.
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Mine just started doing the open/close/open thing as well. Seemed like it started after the last update.
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Rsmin said:
Mine just started doing the open/close/open thing as well. Seemed like it started after the last update.
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It was happening to me with the old firmware before i installed .18 even. I held off on updating until yesterday. Its got to be an app...
I think I fixed this issue by enabling GPU rendering in developer settings... Now the only issue is the random black line flickering which seems to be a common issue for everyone on Android 4.1.1
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The apps re-opening issue has vanished for me, likely due to an app update im guessing. I didnt change anything except update some apps, though im not sure which one it could have been.
I still have the lines flickering, and the right end of the space bar on the virtual keyboard still doesnt work. Etc. Though, these problems seem more common so im guessing/hoping they will get fixed.
Yea I haven't seen it either.
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[APP][UPDATE 8/31/13] KeepScreen v4.0 keep your device awake per active app

***DELETE***
This app is now outdated. I am going to re-write it completely from scratch. I will obviously include the standard features, but is there anything else you users would like me to add?
Very Cool ..
Thanks for the update
Cool, thanx for updating this little gem!
I used it but it wasn´t working more for me with ICS 4.0.3, so i switched to another app, but always liked the option to have the screen go a bit darker and not stay with full brightness.
Havent looked at your improved app but could you make the constant notification tick/untickable? I never experienced that the app stopped working, so i wouldn´t need this and i hate to have any icons in the notification bar
The autostart option is VERY nice to have! :good:
EDIT:
Just installed and saw there is already an option for the notification icon, great!
Working very nice so far, will monitor it and give you some feedback during the next days.
Thanx again, really nice to see this app is liked by other people as well.
Just wanted to say thanks for sharing that app....
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Terrific job, screen on was good, but very laggy, now I have a nice clean interface and it works great
Low on mb as well
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Ah god, I missed this app soooo much!
I shall donate in a few weeks for a beer for you.
Stu| said:
Ah god, I missed this app soooo much!
I shall donate in a few weeks for a beer for you.
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It's not my work! I just updated it! Just slap me a thanks! that's well enough! Also, I don't drink
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Thanx for updating. :good:
Good stuff
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Moon83 said:
Good stuff
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This sounds like a great app that could be well used on certain apps that you want the screen to stay on, well done to both developers, now I am wondering as a noob and still on a learning curve, will this app work on a Galaxy GT-S5830i rooted device and what would be the best way to install.
It would be great to get some advice on this. :good:
soundacer said:
This sounds like a great app that could be well used on certain apps that you want the screen to stay on, well done to both developers, now I am wondering as a noob and still on a learning curve, will this app work on a Galaxy GT-S5830i rooted device and what would be the best way to install.
It would be great to get some advice on this. :good:
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Yes this should work on any device rooted or not!
To install just download and use a file browser to tap on the downloaded file.
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Thank you. Looking forward to trying this out on my rooted razr.
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elesbb said:
First and foremost i want to give ALL CREDIT to the original developer of this amazing app. KeepScreen is developed by AxDroid LLC and hosted for free on the play store.
It has been forever since they last updated it and they were not responding to my emails. Their website also returns with an error so i am not sure if the company is no longer in business or if they just abandoned the app. (Its ashame honestly i love this app)
But there were a few quirks with the app. For instance, the app had to be manually started every single time you rebooted your phone.
Secondly i read people experienced the app would just stop working.. (I havent experienced this at all yet) But im guessing its due to android cleaning things up to free RAM.
Well i took it on myself and i was able to fix the first issue. After first launching the app and selecting the applications you wish to always have the screen stay on, and then launching the service, after a reboot the app will start again and you dont have to manually start the service.
The second issue i am currently trying to solve by placing a constant notification in the status bar. That is the only way to keep android from cleaning and killing processes.
The app is truly amazing, i have the Galaxy S3 and it has that "Smart stay" thinger where if you are looking at the screen the phone will stay on, well when im watching TV and i look up from my phone for a single second, they screen shuts off. I hate that, so i actually just use KeepScreen, set what apps i wish to always stay on, and then they stay on so long as that app is open and displayed on the screen.
Just download and install using a file browser.
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Yesss this is what I have been looking for so long and I am supper excited to get this on my note that I am getting back tomorrow
It work on my Neo V. TNX
Just two points for me:
Adding a widget to enable and disable the service and it would be fantastic.
Stopping the service when the screen is turned off (or alternative) because I saw my screen turn back alone (synchronization of a monitored application?)
Thank you for your work.
will try it , i was waiting for this kind of application , thanks
manu_18 said:
Just two points for me:
Adding a widget to enable and disable the service and it would be fantastic.
Stopping the service when the screen is turned off (or alternative) because I saw my screen turn back alone (synchronization of a monitored application?)
Thank you for your work.
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It has a listener receiver for screen off. Sometimes if you have an app open that you set to stay on all the time, and you manually shut it off, it turns back on. That's just because the service didn't shut down fast enough.
And I don't have source code. I doubt I could add a widget.
However I could write my own app that force close the service. (Almost like a task killer) but it won't be able to start the service.
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I really loved this app when it first came out, but it fell by the wayside for various reasons.
Thanks for picking up the slack here! You'd think this is something they could actually build into android at some point. Apps that when on-screen don't let the phone blank the screen.
Tried it and it works great! =)
elesbb said:
It has a listener receiver for screen off. Sometimes if you have an app open that you set to stay on all the time, and you manually shut it off, it turns back on. That's just because the service didn't shut down fast enough.
And I don't have source code. I doubt I could add a widget.
However I could write my own app that force close the service. (Almost like a task killer) but it won't be able to start the service.
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Ok Thanks for the reply.
I like this apps, it keeps my google map always on. However I need to manually start the apps on each power up. Any way to have an option to auto start? Second nice to have feature is to sort these apps selected at the top.
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