[CLOSED][Live Wallpaper][2.1+][BETA] DroidPal - Android Apps and Games

I've been working (very sparsely) on a small side-side project, my first attempt going back almost 2 years now. I'd like to do a beta run and get some responses. There are bound to be compatibility issues as well.
The "live" wallpaper (lwp) basically puts our favourite Android on your desktop and allows you to interact with him. The current implementation is still a bit basic. The focus has always been minimal resource usage, which is biggest issue with most lwp. Similar ideas have, obviously, emerged on the market recently - but its all 3D from what Ive been seeing.
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Features (beta)
No continuous animations hogging resources.
Basic interactions with the Android.
Android will not be pleased if you keep bugging him
Sleep if screen has been off for too long, 2 demo animations activated via left hand.
After a while the will andorid will stop responding, turn the screen off for a while
Settings havent been implemented yet
- FPS is fixed at 50.
- The lwp will "copy" your current wallpaper (if its an image). So first set desired background wallpaper, then load DroidPal.
Known issues
1. There is a "bug" with Android, where ALL touch events get to the app - even if you are tapping icons/widgets. There is a workaround, but it doesnt work in the wallpaper preview, and some devices dont support it properly. [1][2]
2. Sometimes the wp becomes unresponsive (probably related to #1 and the specific launcher used).
If you get a Force Close/Crash, logcat output showing the error would be useful.
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Looking for impressions, problems, suggestions/ideas, etc..

Keep Up the Good work. I am using it to see what is the Look and feel.
But once again credits for such a good project.

Will try
edit: so far so good! not resource intensive; will test over a few days. Thanks
Sent from my Desire

Love it. No issues so far.
Sent from my Desire

This going to sound silly but how do I interact with the Android?

rashidi_zin said:
This going to sound silly but how do I interact with the Android?
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You can try tapping him on the head/body. Or somewhere in top of him.
He will also react after you turn the screen on (probability depends on how long it was off). The beta has 2 demo animations via the left hand.
Also note the "Known Issues" section above regarding touch events.

My girlfriend was so excited playing with him. She somehow managed to make him to disappeared and appeared at other places.
I'm not sure if that a bug or a feature.

^, yes it is
By the way, suggestions for animations & interaction sequences are welcome.

I discovered a bug. I kept switching the phone from sleep to awake repetitively and Android lost his body. Only left with this head and arms.
I had to re-applied the wallpaper again.

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[Home Replacement] Slide Screen

I've been waiting for this one check it out
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I like the concept. I like that you are able to quickly get an overview of messages, calendar, calls and you can adjust was you like it. It would be better if it had facebook, twitter intergration as part of all the other info panels also.
The only issue here I see is that the whole notion of android is the widgets...which I like. I'll keep it on for awhile to test it out. Maybe it will grow on me.
It's basically windows mobile homescreen.
I agree with archboy, great concept, but still missing some customization features. The ability to move an item from the top half to the bottom half is needed. This would be great if it could also be used as a fullscreen widget, so that I could still use the rest of my screens.
I wish this was a lock screen.
IMO, this information oriented approach instead of the action/application oriented approach is much better in terms of productivity.
The only drawback of this application? I cannot access to some widgets/actions and I do really want to be able to do things like enable wireless, 3g, change brightness... without the pain of going through the setup menus.
A good solution to this problem would be a light weight home screen app which could be launched from slide screen and load the the 4 or 5 widgets I need. I've tried aHomeMini but it forcecloses, any suggestions?
@iVisionX01: yeah, having it as a lock screen is also great but, again, I won't need the full featured home app.
iVisionX01 said:
I wish this was a lock screen.
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2nd that
Tried it for a couple of hours, but missing customizability and getting settings too far out of reach made me uninstall quickly.
I wish it was a widget!
Try QuickDesk or PowerStrip with this, working great for me, very pleasing to the eye..
wow i cant believe i missed this home screen
should be perfect with QuickDesk and PowerStrip
i dont get it??? Whats it suppose to do??
It's a shame FroYo won't let you change default launcher programatically any more (you have to do it through the settings). I would love to have had Tasker set this is default when I was at work, then LauncherPro the rest of the time

[APP] Tally - The Fast Counter

Greetings!
Google Play Link - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cybersky.tally
Tally is the easy and quick way to keep count on your phone.
Launch the app and tap anywhere to increment the counter, no need to look at the phone to find the right button – just tap anywhere.
Features include:
• Easy gesture support. Tap to count, swipe down to count in reverse.
• Each tally can count up or down, and have a "step" increment – to count by twos, fives, tens, you decide.
• Nice blop and whoosh sound effects.
• Quick reset to a starting value.
With a really, really, simple interface, we provide counting the fast way.
Please do try it out , Its free
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This is actually something I've wanted for a while. I'm having some trouble using it though.
I can't seem to figure how to reset the count or change the increment. I'm running on my Nexus 5 if that helps.
I like the simplistic design. Looks nice and streamlined. My issue is after some tapping (maybe around 30), it randomly stops accepting taps. Been able to repeat it several times.
Htc one with android 4.4.2.
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gkeee said:
This is actually something I've wanted for a while. I'm having some trouble using it though.
I can't seem to figure how to reset the count or change the increment. I'm running on my Nexus 5 if that helps.
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Hey, thanks!
Honestly , I also just heard about this problem. The menu somehow is only working on other phones and not in any of the Nexus devices (even though its suppose to, and the code is right).
Give me one day, Im changing it!
mrdoug said:
I like the simplistic design. Looks nice and streamlined. My issue is after some tapping (maybe around 30), it randomly stops accepting taps. Been able to repeat it several times.
Htc one with android 4.4.2.
Sent from my secret lair in an undisclosed mountainside.
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I've never seen such a problem before :|
It doesn't increase at all after 30?
Awesome new update for all those interested! Multiple Tallys, and slide in menu
Get it on Google Play - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cybersky.tally
New Update!
Greetings!
Another massive update released after all the love Tally has got
Please do check it out!
Hey there!
Huuge update performance wise as well as design wise!
Tally is almost at 1000 downloads now!
Do give it a try!
Get it on Google Play - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cybersky.tally

Instagram always showing Quick reactions for Stories on big screen

Guys, I have problem with the Instagram app. When Iam watching stories on main (small) display, everything is fine. But when I unfold the phone and watch the stories on big screen, I always see (at the top) the Quick reactions menu, which is annoying. To remove, I always need to click to the "Send message" area at the bottom, hide keyboard which pops-up and use the back gesture – after that Quick reactions disappears for a while (until I launch IG app again). Anyone has the same behavior of the IG app?
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Have the same issue
Same here
Have the same issue in 16:9 aspect ratio... Used multistar to go to full screen and it works fine using that layout (default)...
thanks for the tip with the Multistar app, but when you switch to "fullscreen", stories looks quite ugly (they are cut by the sides), and this screen aspect ration isn't also good for posting new stories. Hope Instagram will fix this bug soon.
I have the same issue too, I would prefer fullscreen using multistar, however that means that some text can be cut out in stories, as Instagram still doesn't want to use auto-fit with their app
Tried to download older version of Instagram app (this one from October) and it works great with the Quick reactions on foldable screen
jerrry said:
Tried to download older version of Instagram app (this one from October) and it works great with the Quick reactions on foldable screen
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Thanks get the armv8 one. Works great I have it set in Goodlocks to 16:9 it's a good compromise. Sure some stuff gets cut off on the ultra tall stories but not that much. Set it to not auto update so it doesn't change versions.
Change resolution to default and it will fix that
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Change resolution to default and it will fix that
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yes but default fills the entire screen and cuts off people's stories and posts that use tall screen ratios like the new iphones
Hi, my best friend had a similar problem. She is a social media manager so, this was a problem for her. She reached out to multiple gsm points. Unfortunately, none of them could solve the problem. After some time, she contacted megafamous.com. They gave her some suggestions on how she might fix the problem. After a couple of days, she already told me it worked out well. Not sure what she exactly did though. However, you may try to get in contact with megafamous.com and see what they can offer you.
Hi, Few months ago i was faced same issue on instagram thanks to muymorefollowers's team they give me a solution to get rid this issue live chat with buymorefollowers.uk and get solution right-away. thanks

[APP][5.0+] Corcle, a launcher with a pointer support.

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Hey guys! This is Corcle, a launcher with a pointer support.
Main Idea was accessing apps as quickly as possible​
I have realized I get familiar with icons of the apps and I can identify them after used them a while. That's why I crammed as many apps as possible into one screen and sorted them by most usage.
Also, I have noticed if I installed some apps lately, I wanted to use them right away. That's why I placed newly installed apps at bottom for quick access.
However this wasn't enough, opening apps where placed at corners wasn't convenient and if you start switching apps constantly then it starts becoming painful.
That's because our smartphones get bigger and bigger screens, however navigating on them with only one hand become impossible. Steve Jobs had talked about this issue too and said:
Making a phone so big you can't get your hand around it
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Actually he was thinking phones couldn't be bigger but as we know they been. However the issue was still there and I wanted to fix it.
So, what you can do with a pointer ?​
You will only move the pointer from bottom of the screen with your one finger. Pointer will act as your finger and you will be able to reach the apps with minimum effort.
To open the app, just slide the pointer on top of it and release your finger.
Holding the pointer on the top of the app will open submenu that you can favorite, open its settings or uninstall the app.
You can start searching your apps with sliding the pointer to letters and it will automatically filter them by their first letter.
If you have more apps than one page (and we usually do), moving pointer to the left and right corners will change the page
Spoiler: Video
It's still at prototype state, so there are bugs. Actually, Corcle just released to open alpha. I will be appricated if you report the bugs you found or if you have any suggestion you can send from xxxx. For updates you can join telegram group from xxxx.
I'm happy to hear what you're thinking about the app.
Future Plans:
Applying the pointer to use it inside of the apps.
Easily accesing notifications
Widget support
xxxx
Thank you for your interest, hope you enjoy Corcle
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Android 11 wallpaper bug/'feature'

I was holding off on updating, after getting the Android 11 notification a few days ago in the UK, as I couldn't see much user feedback on One Hyper upgraded to Android 11. But I updated it today and while it seems to be working OK (with seemingly no loss in general performance), I did immediately notice a bug/feature on wallpapers.
It doesn't matter which app you use to apply a wallpaper, the system seems to take over and crop the image. When you pull down the notifications bar it zooms back out to the original 1:1 wallpaper.
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I did a Google search and it seems to be a common issue, at least on some Android 11 devices, I saw some archived reddit threads from 2020. It's a shame but thankfully there is a workaround (if a little clunky). Apparently live wallpapers escape this weird bug/feature, so with an app like KLWP you can turn a wallpaper (like some of the 1080x2340 formatted wallpapers I made) into a live wallpaper. Again it works but for such a simple thing, it's a shame you have to jump through hoops that weren't there in Android 10.
Eh, why do they need to do these things. I'm already really annoyed that the lockscreen overlays a color tone over the image, dampening all cool vibrant colors and contrast. When i now choose a lockscreen wallpaper i have to overdrive the colors and contrast before applying it to counter the tone.
is this a bug? I thought it was some new effect of the system, if you repair it well, when you are using the Motorola launcher and make the gesture to open the app drawer, the same thing happens.
Whether it's simply an annoying new feature or a bug, either way it would be nice if it was an option.
Again I'm able to use the KLWP app to get around it, but its a lot of extra hoops for such a simple feature (and not a particularly intuitive app to use).

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