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[APP] Button Savior

While my back and menu button died some days ago I've found myself lost with an almost unusable SGS
Luckily a market search saved my life. This apps puts floating on screen buttons even for those buttons not implemented on SGS
This post wish to thank author and to let you know of this usefull app
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smart.swkey
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Some shots cos i dont believe no one had found it usefull
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Well everyone doesn't have broken keys. Thanx.
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I find it very useful. Thank you.
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4silvertooth said:
Well everyone doesn't have broken keys. Thanx.
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Right ;-)
But I was so glad I could use it again... Even now that i have a new toy
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Do you know which app can indicate the percentage on the right side of the notification bar? (kinda like inside the battery)
*i have a thunderbolt and it is not rooted.
Thanks

nightranger73 said:
While my back and menu button died some days ago I've found myself lost with an almost unusable SGS
Luckily a market search saved my life. This apps puts floating on screen buttons even for those buttons not implemented on SGS
This post wish to thank author and to let you know of this usefull app
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If you want gesture, you can try zMooth from Marketplace. Very nice and useful app.
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10507 said:
If you want gesture, you can try zMooth from Marketplace. Very nice and useful app.
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Even better... Thx
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tiktik627 said:
Do you know which app can indicate the percentage on the right side of the notification bar? (kinda like inside the battery)
*i have a thunderbolt and it is not rooted.
Thanks
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You need to apply a theme so your phone had to be rooted ifa you want it on the right side of bar
Otherwise you can use progs like circular battery but they goes on the left as a notification
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Other alternatives?
Are there other alternatives aside from Button Savior and zSmooth? I've used both and each has pros and cons. Currently I prefer Button Savior. I'm just wondering if there are other apps that do the same thing.

Softkeys is another one.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys

updated to: 1.1.4
Dev is extremely responsive. He added the other button locations and also cleaned up the button thing.
Please respond on his blog for additional things you want.
I've asked for ability to change size of buttons and spacing between buttons.
I've asked for the ability to change the location of the [x] amd the [...] buttons.
(see my comments on the 1.1.3 release blog entry (i'm Rich <- the user))
http://kiumiu.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/button-savior-v1-1-4-release-note/

REQ: Customize icon for remapped button
Thank you. Very useful app.
Especially when holding a tablet in portrait mode Android's back button has a very unconvenient position.
I remapped the call-button to a dictionary. It would be a nice feature to show the app icon instead of the standard icon.

Screen grabber app needed

I wanna take pics of my home screen shootme.apk is root only I need a alternative app
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http://www.technobaboy.com/2011/05/...apture-on-android-without-rooting-your-phone/

yourpassenger said:
http://www.technobaboy.com/2011/05/...apture-on-android-without-rooting-your-phone/
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Thanx but ill wait for root that's more than I feel like doing right now lol
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solution?
if you hold the power buttonand the home button down at exactly the same time it'll take a screen grab for you - No need for an app for it!

What
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targett said:
if you hold the power buttonand the home button down at exactly the same time it'll take a screen grab for you - No need for an app for it!
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that's not true. the functionality was taken out

You can just use the sdk. connect your phone and in the tools folder there is a file named ddms.bat. Run that, click your phone on the left and on the menu select device then screen capture.
Of course you need the SDK installed and your phone has to be set for USB debugging
Here is a SS I took with it:
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I have an accident screenshot photo taken in my gallery, when I was playing game mahjong.
I dont how that happened.
It saved into a folder called 'screen_shot' in gallery.
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Where did it save the picture? were you connected to a computer?
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use no root screenshot it.

I just found out there are several games have screen shot option, such as shanghai mahjong, spaghetti.
Without connecting to computer.
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that is a huge screenshot..lol

Really...lol, maybe it's a screen shot of his PC?

This is not my pc. It's the game on HTC sensation.
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I have perm temp root, and have tried 3 screen shot apps. One gave me black horizontal bars through my screen shot, the other 2 gave me totally unrecognizable garbage images. Has anyone used a root screenshot app that has produced a good image?

Shagman68 said:
I have perm temp root, and have tried 3 screen shot apps. One gave me black horizontal bars through my screen shot, the other 2 gave me totally unrecognizable garbage images. Has anyone used a root screenshot app that has produced a good image?
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Drocap2 works for me, no problem.

Lakeshow423 said:
Drocap2 works for me, no problem.
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This is what I get with Drocap2...

I have same very blurry pics with shootme & some other rooted apps. Not sure why it's happening??

Hi Guys
On our SGS2 its home button and power button fr screenshot
Alternatively I have Open Home (paid)
and It has an option to take screenshots without Root .
Just a thought.. Don't Troll- out Me

tfn said:
Hi Guys
On our SGS2 its home button and power button fr screenshot
Alternatively I have Open Home (paid)
and It has an option to take screenshots without Root .
Just a thought.. Don't Troll- out Me
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Oh no a sgs2 user in our forum!! What method does open home use for screen shots?
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[Q] Apps have dedicated "options" bar at bottom of screen?

So the X has back, home, and recents capacitive buttons but not the "options" button.
Most apps create an options bar at the bottom of the screen. Is this something that can be disabled?
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That's basically the new menu key
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Google wants all developers to make this the new thang now
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dincdoes.me said:
Google wants all developers to make this the new thang now
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From the looks of it, some apps haven't updated to the new holo design scheme. Some apps need to make use of the action bar a little better. Look at gmail and google maps for reference. If you don't like it there's a possibility to remap the menu key to long pressing the home key (it's been done on the international one x).

I personally hate it! It takes up too much real estate

We need to get a ROM ASAP that remaps the menu button to long-press multitasking or something and then get rid of the onscreen button!
Now if only we could get a bootloader unlock/root...

equlizer said:
I personally hate it! It takes up too much real estate
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Yea, It's totally crazy. I can't even use ADW launcher.

dincdoes.me said:
Google wants all developers to make this the new thang now
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Hmmm...
Here's Google reader with a menu button on the upper right where it should be, and another one on the bottom of the screen.
Ignore the apple folder!

Yea, I noticed the double options as well.
It just doesn't make sense.

beetlejelly said:
Hmmm...
Here's Google reader with a menu button on the upper right where it should be, and another one on the bottom of the screen.
Ignore the apple folder!
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App developers just haven't taken the time to optimize the apps yet, just a month ago ICS was a huge minority, and it still is, but with more and more phones being released with ics, we'll see optimized apps, and the weird soft key will go away.
The long press home idea is great, btw.

vioalas said:
App developers just haven't taken the time to optimize the apps yet, just a month ago ICS was a huge minority, and it still is, but with more and more phones being released with ics, we'll see optimized apps, and the weird soft key will go away.
The long press home idea is great, btw.
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I agree.
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[APP][2.2+][UPDATE] Toggle flashlight

So i could not find an app that would do exactly what this one does...
Turn on the flashlight LED immediately upon execution of the app... Instead, every app on the market has the user open it up, then press a button to toggle the flashlight.
My app will IMMEDIATELY turn on your flash light LED then shut off the screen.
Its main purpose is to have as a lockscreen shortcut.
Install instructions:
1. Download APK
2. Place apk onto your SD card
3. Using ANY file explorer app
4. Locate downloaded apk and tap on it to initialize the install process.
5. Install and run the app once to set it up.
Permissions:
Hardware Controls [Allow app to access camera LED]
Also need to enable device administrator to allow device lock
Dont forget to hit thanks it really makes me feel good about myself knowing people are benefiting from this other than myself
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THANKS XDA FOR PROVIDING US WITH SUCH A GREAT WEBSITE AND RESOURCE!!

UPDATE 12/10/12 10:36 EST
-Fixed force close issue due to me being retarded....

I've searched a lot for an app like this, the past days and I've also developed one myself, which just today I've managed to finish it(have some problems though).
I will try your app, maybe is better than mine(I'm new in programming).
EDIT:
Just tried, flashlight turns itself off about 10-20 seconds after screen is off(sometimes less), at least on my device.
I'd have this problem with my app too. Do you run it as service?

This is a very useful app my friend. It's so annoying on aosp rom's hitting the power button, pulling down the notification bar, engaging the torch, and cycling all over again. This saves steps and works quite well so far.
I'll report back as I use it more over the next few days.
Using it on a sgs3 running Eclipse rom.

Just so you people know, theres actually a widget you can place on your homescreen, just long press on the screen, go to widgets...then look for Assistive Light....put in on one of your homescreens...press it, walla...LED light on back of phone lights up!!! No need to download any apk.
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That's not what this is for. This is instant lockscreen on/off. This is a smart app. Obviously there are home screen options other than this.....

choyt2011 said:
Just so you people know, theres actually a widget you can place on your homescreen, just long press on the screen, go to widgets...then look for Assistive Light....put in on one of your homescreens...press it, walla...LED light on back of phone lights up!!! No need to download any apk.
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OK now do that on your lockscreen
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Here you go. Instant on / off. No fumbling around with with pull downs, opening apps, etc. Just boom.... It works

annoyingduck said:
Here you go. Instant on / off. No fumbling around with with pull downs, opening apps, etc. Just boom.... It works
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Ok thats creepy.. thats EXACTLY where i have my shortcut located at..

nice job keep working on it

thanks for the useful app!

Fingerprint Lock Lock Icon Appears

I have fingerprint lock setup and us regularly. Periodically I'll get this lock icon (shown in the picture) that I have to swipe before I can use my fingerprint to unlock.
No idea how this was setup or what's going on. I've turned swipe on and off, rebooted, wiped cache, but still happening.
Anybody seen this before and if so how did you get rid of it?
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When that icon appears your lockscreen is unlocked. Swipe anywhere besides that icon and it will unlock. You have smart lock activated with trusted devices. When you swipe the lock pad it locks the phone 1 time so on the next use is secured. Go to lockscreen and security, secure lock settings, smart lock, to change

PDP///M said:
When that icon appears your lockscreen is unlocked. Swipe anywhere besides that icon and it will unlock. You have smart lock activated with trusted devices. When you swipe the lock pad it locks the phone 1 time so on the next use is secured. Go to lockscreen and security, secure lock settings, smart lock, to change
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I've had the same question from day 1. Thanks!
It's weird, Smart Lock didn't work like that on my Nexus 5. If I was in a trusted place it just went to the homescreen, no need to swipe. That's pretty great to know...

PDP///M said:
When that icon appears your lockscreen is unlocked. Swipe anywhere besides that icon and it will unlock. You have smart lock activated with trusted devices. When you swipe the lock pad it locks the phone 1 time so on the next use is secured. Go to lockscreen and security, secure lock settings, smart lock, to change
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You sir are a genius and a pimp. THANK YOU, cause I was confused as all hell!!!! :good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

Glad you got it figured out

hacky486 said:
I've had the same question from day 1. Thanks!
It's weird, Smart Lock didn't work like that on my Nexus 5. If I was in a trusted place it just went to the homescreen, no need to swipe. That's pretty great to know...
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Same thing on my OnePlus One, if I'm remembering correctly. The way it works on the Note 5, it's faster to just use fingerprint unlock. Just click and don't even have to move your finger.

hacky486 said:
I've had the same question from day 1. Thanks!
It's weird, Smart Lock didn't work like that on my Nexus 5. If I was in a trusted place it just went to the homescreen, no need to swipe. That's pretty great to know...
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Yep it's a pretty sweet feature. They did it this way so that if you get pocket wake ups(accidental home button pressing), your device won't fully unlock and be on constantly because of smartscreen.

mrbigdrawsz said:
You sir are a genius and a pimp. THANK YOU, cause I was confused as all hell!!!! :good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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sorry for the question. But what exactly I have to do?. I have that same problem.

ric1487 said:
sorry for the question. But what exactly I have to do?. I have that same problem.
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Lol literally look at the post above it

I hate this feature. I really wish you could turn off the swipe screen when a trusted device is connected.