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[APP] TrackballColorNotify 1.0beta3

TrackballColorNotify allows you set the color of the Trackball/jogball on incoming SMS/MMS.
Downloads
Primary Download​
Mirror 1​
Change List
-1.0beta3 (12-Feb-2010)
Added more debugging to sort FCs
Cleaned up su_binary evaluation code
New primary control directory
Few bug fixes
Added more additional fields to debug email​-1.0beta2 (11-Feb-2010)
Added Email Debug Info
This will email me debug info including logcat data.
If you are concerned about sensitive information, you can change the To address to yourself to check the contents of the logcat and then forward​ Added custom Flash Color via RGB Sliders
Added Message count preference
Added Test Notification option​-1.0beta1 (05-Feb-2010)
Added preferences screen,
Vibrate on/off
Flash Color
Ringtone selection
Flash rate​Completely rewritten su code again (still native c, now with less su popups)
Added Application menu and moved "force stop" there
Trackball constructor can now except control-directory, maybe add control-directory as a preference in future if keeps changing​
- 1.0alpha6 (03-Feb-2010)
Trackball constructor now looks in 1 of 2 locations for Jogball-backlight directory. It seems in .32 kernel it has moved​- 1.0alpha5 (unreleased)
Rewrote all su code in native c/c++, for speed and reliability​
- 1.0alpha4 (unreleased)
Improved debugging to help solve .32 kernel issues​- 1.0alpha3 (29-Jan-2010)
Fixed missing mms notification - Messed up logic​- 1.0alpha2 (23-Jan-2010)
Fixed vibrate FC bug - Missing permission
Fixed "Clear all" bug by excluding alert from "Clear all"​- 1.0alpha1 (22-Jan-2010)
Initial Release​Known Issues:
- There is a delay of 3 seconds before it starts flashing selected color at the moment this a because the system will turn it off because it thinks its turning off the white led.​
Caveat
- The system will override the flashing if another system notification is set
- You will see a single white flash before the app flashes the correct color, this is the system doing this.​Todo:
- Add check for Nexus One​
Requirements:
- Su/Rooted phone
- Nexus One
- Notifications turned off in your SMS/MMS app​
Use at your own risk, I cannot be held responsible for loss or damage etc etc yada yada yada.

Probably my favorite app so far
Gonna have to buy you a beer or something

wow this is pretty amazing. the new colors are awesome! definitely would donate!
suggestions; alternate colored notification bar icon colors (ie the ones found in Handcent), and later, i know its still only beta, email and gmail support if that would even be a possibility.
Besides those minor aesthetic opinions, it works like it says. Switch of notifications in chompsms, handcent or whatever you have including the stock app, set up the preferences in this one and it works brilliantly!
thanks for your hard work!

Works so far.
Im still unclear on the default icon in notification bar. Is it mandatory for it to appear there ?
Reason being I have handcent setup with different icons/sounds for individuals.
When a text comes in the trackball works fine but I get both the default messaging app Icon in notification bar AND handcent.
I tried turning off the default messaging but it pops up with trackball.

This is a great little app. Thanks. Do you have plans to enable it for email alerts as well?

hmarcus said:
wow this is pretty amazing. the new colors are awesome! definitely would donate!
suggestions; alternate colored notification bar icon colors (ie the ones found in Handcent), and later, i know its still only beta, email and gmail support if that would even be a possibility.
Besides those minor aesthetic opinions, it works like it says. Switch of notifications in chompsms, handcent or whatever you have including the stock app, set up the preferences in this one and it works brilliantly!
thanks for your hard work!
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Thanks for your kind comments.
I'm looking to implement this at a lower level than app, so we can get different notifications. Currently the system can override the trackball.
I'm open to icon/image donations (via pm please to keep the thread tidy) I'll give you credit if used.
lilHermit

lilHermit said:
Thanks for your kind comments.
I'm looking to implement this at a lower level than app, so we can get different notifications. Currently the system can override the trackball.
I'm open to icon/image donations (via pm please to keep the thread tidy) I'll give you credit if used.
lilHermit
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Id much much prefer to get this working on Email /VM/Missed calls etc than worrying about aesthetics at this point.
Hace you contacted any of the rom guys to see if it can be dug into a deeper level and work in a fuller capacity ?

+1 on that- to be able to apply this across the whole rom would be fantastic.
this is awesome- i think it needs the ability to not have the icon show in status bar though due to some people (me being one) who use handcent personalised notifications.
now, where is your donate button?

MontAlbert said:
+1 on that- to be able to apply this across the whole rom would be fantastic.
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I'm looking into that. The problem is the current codebase only has a method flashing the trackball white. We need to hook right into the core notification system.
MontAlbert said:
this is awesome- i think it needs the ability to not have the icon show in status bar though due to some people (me being one) who use handcent personalised notifications.
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I can add an option but i think you will end up with a situation where the trackball does not stop flashing. Because its my notification, when it get selected/acknowledged my Cancel "callback" method is actioned.
MontAlbert said:
now, where is your donate button?
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Its now in the footer

Great work...donating now. Nice to see a green trackball! Can't wait for more. Thank you.

overground said:
Great work...donating now. Nice to see a green trackball! Can't wait for more. Thank you.
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Received, many thanks. Stay tunes... more to come

Hands down one of my favorite apps now. Thanks for making this. Its funny how the simple things are some of the best (colored blinking lights) lol.

the beta version is not working for me. the alpha version of trackball notification worked alright (with very few minor bugs). i turned off the notifications on messaging and popup sms and i get one white flash and nothing else. i turned off popup sms entirely and still got the same issue. im currently running cyanogen's beta4 if that matters.

[email protected] said:
the beta version is not working for me. the alpha version of trackball notification worked alright (with very few minor bugs). i turned off the notifications on messaging and popup sms and i get one white flash and nothing else. i turned off popup sms entirely and still got the same issue. im currently running cyanogen's beta4 if that matters.
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I'll pm you for logcat info.

Cant wait for widget!

Very cool. I'll send ya some green :3

Just sucks I need to be rooted .
But, besides that completely, amazing job! I was waiting for someone to do this, and you did it!!! . I will be rooting very soon, I cant be missing these 'important fixes'.
Thanks again (will donate down the road definitely)!

Are you going to implement a way to flash different colors for different contacts SMSing you? If you do this i will definitely buy you a beer!

When I recieve texts now, my notification bar shows two of the smilie face text notifications and when i pull the bar down it shows the same texts twice. Only started after I installed this.

lilHermit said:
Its now in the footer
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donated- thanks mate- sorry its not heaps as this work deserves more.

[APP] [2.2+] [8/17] InvisiBright 3.3 - Invisible Brightness Util!

Hey guys, I have an app out called InvisiBright and I'm looking for your feedback. Here's a brief description:
Use search key hold or status bar shortcuts to activate an invisible overlay above any application. Then, simply swipe anywhere to adjust the brightness quickly. Done! It comes with other goodies like an auto-brightness toggle, a "tilt mode", and home screen shortcuts (for tablets) so....
Check it out!
Video Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at7p-MMaUAE
Pro Version: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.DanGirshovich.T4B
Free Version:https://market.android.com/details?id=com.DanGirshovich.T4BF
All feedback is welcome. Thanks!
What other's think:
XDA Feature: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/invisibright-for-android/
Smoking Android Review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIu9gIS9EkE
Addictive Tips Review: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...d-swipe-or-tilt-to-control-screen-brightness/
"Tech and Me" top 10 feature!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdQhwF4msSk
Changelog:
3.3:
- Added volume overlay option (requested for modded Nook Color)
- Added option for lefties
- Changed slider height settings
3.2:
- Fixed app stack bug (when the settings open under touch/tilt)
- Misc optimizations
- More refactoring
3.1:
- Basic translucent slider panel option added to Touch Mode (still working on it)
- Added home screen shortcuts (use with Quick Launch or Home2 Shortcut)
- Fixed Tilt Mode flicker on some devices
- Percent notification doesn't linger after ending anymore
- Massive code refactoring/optimizing (prep for open sourcing)
- Cleaned up settings / defaults
Todo:
- Make slide pad prettier (fade animations, rounded corners)
- Switch percent toast for horizontal bar
- Add actual slider with preset level locks
- Fix notification date and add a brightness level indicator.
- correct lefty hint typo
- add shake listener to end tilt mode
- add option to tilt right/left instead
- add advanced setting to set min/max brightness levels (going too low is dangerous on some phones)
- ... idk, you tell me

Suggestions
Dan, thanks for starting the thread! Responsive Devs always get Donations
So, I was blown away to find InvisiBright. I've been using the Curvefish widget (just like, oh, everybody) and a year ago I thought it was hands-down the best. Not any more.
I was searching for something that might be integrated into the Notification Bar. Basically, just pull down the Notification Bar and there's the exact same things from the Curvefish widget; preset levels, toggle for AutoBrightness, and/or a slider.
Your app is a lot better than that. I stumbled across it from your DroidForums post.
Long Press Search should be a much more common feature, for tons of apps. Especially since it's just an option, easily changed, and SOO easy to code!
Good idea including it, and a pretty good Pro upgrade. Lite still works great, Pro is just a bit better.
Here are my suggestions, may or may not be good ideas, or even possible;
Semi-transparent (with user adjustable alpha) overlay on the (right) slider side, when changing the brightness level; then you can tell which part of the screen is Adjust, and which is Confirm
Sliding level indicator, (e.g. 3-px yellow line?) to go along with the Toast of percentage (user selected option, just like the "Show percentage" option)
Preset levels, preferably user-set; possibly snap the slider to the presets. Or maybe Far Right = Slider, Middle = Preset buttons, left = confirm
Shorter Toast duration after left-touching to set the level
Confirmation that the level has been set (but this might be addressed by the disappearing of the semi-transparent slider)
Vertical/horizontal slider option
Toggle for Auto Brightness EDIT: maybe "- Quick toggle back to auto-brightness with menu key" addresses this already... I haven't tried that Pro feature yet...
Common nerd favorites:
Donate, rather than Pro version, and/or
"XDA version"; Paid in the Market, Free here for supporters
Developer forum [x]!
Open Source [_] (but we can't always have everything)
Make one of the changes, and I'll buy the Pro to show support, and encourage you to do the rest!
(All my info is in my sig)
By the way, you are in close competition with Brightness Rocker. It's a pretty clever alternate-use of the otherwise single purpose Vol Up/Down buttons. But you responded faster than Nikhil, and went to XDA, even! And you don't have the conflict with actually changing the Volume in order to adjust brightness. Maybe you could figure out how to intercept the Vol Up/Down keys as a different trigger, since some of us have Long Press Search mapped to Camera, Screenshot, QR Scan, etc.

Thanks again for showing interest in my app! Here's what I think:
ScottHW said:
Semi-transparent (with user adjustable alpha) overlay on the (right) slider side, when changing the brightness level; then you can tell which part of the screen is Adjust, and which is Confirm
Sliding level indicator, (e.g. 3-px yellow line?) to go along with the Toast of percentage (user selected option, just like the "Show percentage" option)
Preset levels, preferably user-set; possibly snap the slider to the presets. Or maybe Far Right = Slider, Middle = Preset buttons, left = confirm
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These are all great ideas. They all slightly threaten the "invisibleness" of the overlay, but I don't see why they can't be options.
ScottHW said:
Shorter Toast duration after left-touching to set the level
Confirmation that the level has been set (but this might be addressed by the disappearing of the semi-transparent slider)
Vertical/horizontal slider option
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Easy fixes. I'm on it.
ScottHW said:
"XDA version"; Paid in the Market, Free here for supporters
Open Source [_] (but we can't always have everything)
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Does the XDA version hinge on only members having access to links posted? I'll consider this since I'd love to see the pro version gaining traction (whether or not I get the buck). Also, I'll try to open source it in about 1 month when the semester starts and my free time becomes non-existent

!!!
Wow! Correct answers on every single point!
A lot of XDA devs attach their .apk to a forum thread. I'm pretty sure you have to be a registered Member to download the file. Obviously, that's free and easy, but it's enough barrier that it keeps most of the riffraff out. Right off the top of my head, SetCPU is released like this, you could ask coolbho3000 about how well it works.
If/when you do Open Source it, you'll also need to have a slightly higher level for people to contribute, a $4 Donate app or something.
I can't promise that always works, but some of us will pay for good Devs to do good work.

Awesome app, works great on OG Droid running latest CM7.

Touch screen to launch...?
Other idea (I'm just throwing them out there, this one might be a lot of work)
SwipePad activates from a touch in a particular part of the screen (corner, side, etc.)
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android
Maybe InvisiBright could activate the same way; an option to press and hold for a second in the lower right to launch InvisiBright. In that case, some kind of visible feedback would be more necessary.
It might end up pretty similar to the popular SGS style bar
examples:
Port the Samsung Galaxy S notification bar brightness slider
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832977
Android Hidden Shortcut: Quickly Adjust Screen Brightness From Notification Bar (Galaxy S specifically, with video)
http://techx64.com/android-hidden-shortcut-quickly-adjust-screen-brightness-from-notification-bar/
I'm not trying to corrupt the "Invisi" nature of this fantastic app, I swear!

Notification Bar
I just noticed that you haven't overridden the Notification Bar when sliding the brightness. If my finger reaches the top of the screen and then slides back down, it will catch and pull down the Notif Bar, rather than lowering the brightness.
Not sure what the best way to address that would be...

ScottHW said:
I just noticed that you haven't overridden the Notification Bar when sliding the brightness. If my finger reaches the top of the screen and then slides back down, it will catch and pull down the Notif Bar, rather than lowering the brightness.
Not sure what the best way to address that would be...
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There's a setting to adjust the buffers for touch mode.You can make the 100 percent spot far from the notification bar to avoid this issue (and your swipe will change the brightness slightly faster to compensate) . I remember adding these because I couldnt figure out how to override the notification bar without hiding it. I'll add it to my list and give it another go. Let me know if the buffers help.

Love it! I bought pro version on market. Keep up the great work.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App

Wicked app, thanks for posting the pro apk. I liked it so much I bought it on the market.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App

ScottHW said:
Maybe InvisiBright could activate the same way; an option to press and hold for a second in the lower right to launch InvisiBright.
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I use swipepad and think the concept is great. I'll look into how it can be added, but for now you should be able to get a very similar effect with swipepad. Just grab the widget add-on and throw the InvisiBright pro widget onto your pad. I've never tried this, but I don't see why it wouldn't work....

Great app, best brightness control available.
For support bought the 3.0 version in the market.
Harald
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App

Thanks again for the feedback and support. I'm planning on releasing 3.1 here for testing soon. Should have an translucent slide pad and better level indicator
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA App

This works awesome. Super dim inside, long press search, swipe up, then go about my day walking around. thank you (htc incredible on 2.3.5)
Sent from outer space on OMGB

if taken from the attached file, will it get the update too?

Cool, I was JUST looking for apps to this on my new tablet.. Used to doing it via notification power widget, but using a stock ROM on it.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I realize my tablet doesn't have a dedicated search key.

dannygirsh said:
Thanks again for the feedback and support. I'm planning on releasing 3.1 here for testing soon. Should have an translucent slide pad and better level indicator
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA App
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Thanks. Really a great app. Waiting for the upcoming features. People who have download the attached pro apk will get d update?

Gr8 application Mate ... I use Xperia Arc .. There is no shortcut for search. Can we change the shortcut key?

I've been using this for quite a while now. Got sold by the long press search to activate option. One less toggle widget to add to my home screen. Thank you. Keep up the awesome work.

Briliant!
I'm tired of this autobrightness that makes it so dark when I drive..
Works great..
BTW, can I change the key of making it start? Perhaps short tap on search button? Because the Google voice search is common feature for me rather then the Google search which I never use..
(And it also has no use if I'm not in home screen.)
Thanks.
Yarden
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

[APP][2.1+][No-Root] ChargeBar - MIUI battery bar

ChargeBar is a free, fully-customizable, feature-packed MIUI battery bar for ANY Android device on ANY ROM, no root required! Hopefully everyone will give this a shot, we're sure you'll like it. It includes more customizations that the actual MIUI battery bar! Like the app? Don't forget to hit "Thanks!"
Feature include:
The ability to start when the device has finished booting.
Automatic hiding in full screen applications.
Hiding in the lock screen.
Displaying a status bar notification/ reminder.
Configurable animation style (normal, right-to-left/ inverted, and centered)!
1% battery indicator for supported devices (and a hack for Motorola devices including the Defy).
Charging animations.
Changing the color (choose a static color or an interval based on the remaining charge).
1% interval options for color (unlike other apps there are no predefined ranged like 0-20%, you can select as many ranges as finely as you want. Even choose a color for every percent!)
Changing the height.
Configurable position (top, bottom, bottom of status bar).
If possible please consider donating, it supports development as well as removes the permanent graphical links at the bottom of the app (they are not "ads" per-say nor does this app require the INTERNET permission). Please refrain from re-posting the APK anywhere! We will take care of updating it on our website.
While ChargeBar is no longer in beta that does not mean that there will not be bugs. If you run into any issues please send us an email with your device, firmware, description of the problem, screenshot/ logcat, or any other relevant piece of information.
Some helpful links:
Android Market
Seven+ Project Post
Seven+ Blog Post
The UltraLinx Post
UltraUI Post
APK File

It looks great. Ill try it out whenever I can download it.

Awesome! Can you add an option to change color after a specific battery level? Like Change color to red after 15%
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

nice job....just what i need....like the animation when is charging

Thanks guys, I will certainly look into custom colors for specific levels and/ or times of the day but I don't want to look it into say 15%, 30%, etc. so I need to come up with a clever interface and ContentProvider to handle this.

Downloaded to my Xoom.
Works as well as the team battery bar app from market.
On 4.0.3 under status bar goes about 1cm from top of screen not at the bottom.
Sent from my Xoom

Ah, yeah. I don't have a tablet to develop or test on so that makes sense. I've got an idea how to fix that but am not entirely sure.

tombarr said:
Ah, yeah. I don't have a tablet to develop or test on so that makes sense. I've got an idea how to fix that but am not entirely sure.
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Need any builds testing you can email me them. My user name @gmail.com
Sent from my Xoom

A very nice share truly.

Working fantastic on my G2X running CM9! Thank you very much.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

wow was dreaming of this to come to Android
it was in the days of Windows Mobile 5 (2006) and SPB Pocket Plus 4.0.0 (2007) which came up with this idea...
and now
IMPLEMENTED ON ANDROID ! LOVE YOU!
Screenshot of my windows mobile , which I still have online and uploaded
lol

iammodo said:
Downloaded to my Xoom.
Works as well as the team battery bar app from market.
On 4.0.3 under status bar goes about 1cm from top of screen not at the bottom.
Sent from my Xoom
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The latest update available on the Android Market or our website now has this fixed. The position option "Bottom of Status Bar" is not "Top of System Bar" for Honeycomb+ tablet users.
Keep checking in for more updates, and when possible consider donating.
Tom

tombarr said:
The latest update available on the Android Market or our website now has this fixed. The position option "Bottom of Status Bar" is not "Top of System Bar" for Honeycomb+ tablet users.
Keep checking in for more updates, and when possible consider donating.
Tom
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Any chance of getting it under the status bar in ics?
Sent from my Xoom

Great stuff. Using it now.

some1 reported that it almost messed his device by changing the Height to a very high amount, like 600-700-800 range
only way was to wait till battery dropped and could see his screen again
suggest to limit the amount

Looks nice but i can't seem to make it show above your super status bar+ app.
Best thing that I can do is to make it show at the bottom
Sent from my GT-I9003

Max Height
jcsy said:
some1 reported that it almost messed his device by changing the Height to a very high amount, like 600-700-800 range
only way was to wait till battery dropped and could see his screen again
suggest to limit the amount
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Alright, I've set the height in the latest version (beta two) to 99px, just to be sure that it can't do "too" much damage. Of course this option should be used with caution even at 99px, but it should minimize the impact.
Check out the Android Market or our website for the latest APK.
Tom

Fantastic app. Back in Windows Mobile times I used a similar one. One option I really liked was an ability to set the color to rainbow style (RGB spectrum). It made the bar really visible no matter what the background was. Could you think of implementing it in future versions?

I set everything and start the app but i don't see the bar in any location i tried. I tried bigger height but still nothing. Process is running. Any help?
Swyped from my Galaxy mini

i got this on my tf101 whithout knowing its only weeks old and i have found the thread for it !!!
following on from rgb i think the low battery states should be red then yellow then green. making a gradient

[App]PowerToggles is now open source!

Hello guys. I created Power Toggles a few years ago, and have been slowing adding features to it.
But I have not been getting time to keep update the app for some time. I have made the project available on github
https://github.com/sunnygoyal/PowerToggles
Little description of the app:
An advanced power control widget. FREE and No ads
Contains 40+ toggles including
Wifi
Mobile Data (3G/4G)
Bluetooth (toggle, discovery and tether),
Flashlight
Custom application shortcut
Custom system shortcuts
And many more...
Many customization options like changing color theme and icons for individual toggles.
For creating a Tasker toggle, refer http://powertoggles.com/tasker/
For concerns regarding SuperUser permission: http://m.powertoggles.com/help.php?e=26 , https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/T9xnMJEnzf1
FAQ: http://powertoggles.com/help/
Backup and share widget settings from the widget configure screen (Menu > Import / Export) as well as various themes for multi-icon toggles and battery toggle.

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Thanks for all your hard work in past years. Hopefully development will continue.

use it for years,its the best in its section and runs perfect for me,big thx for this.i hope all devs makes it great too and not crapapps since its open.

Use it for years, too, guess tried ALL similar apps, available on the market - but this one is the best!!!
Too bad I'm not a developer to fix few small issues and make it even better
Developers! Don't pass by!! Stop and pay attention. It's a real gem!!!
Thanks for your work, Sunny, and sorry you give it up...

Awesome Tool!
Reboot to Recovery is not working on my Device, even though its rooted. ROM manager "reboot to recovery" works.
Would appreciate help with this problem.

Really hoping this keeps getting updated, have been using Power Toggles for years and it seems some functions aren't working properly in Android M and N:
(1) Screen lock toggle locks phone but prevents fingerprint unlock, must use PIN instead - https://github.com/sunnygoyal/PowerToggles/issues/6
(2) Quick settings broadcast tiles no longer works in Android N - https://github.com/sunnygoyal/PowerToggles/issues/4

Hi everybody,
it is really a petty that there is no amigious developer, who likes to continue the work on power toogles.
Is there anybody out there to make power toggle ready for android n? Please I really do not wanna life without this app.
Hope dies last. Best Regards Roland

Sorry not to be a developer to keep your work...
I use power toggles in my devices and all my family ones as well. And from kit kat to nougat!
Good luck to you, and hope someone fosters it!

Now having tasted what it's like to have various app supporting quick setting tiles, I really wish this app was still under development. It would be fascinating to be "officially" able to edit and add whatever toggles I want to the quick settings through Power Toggles. If only Power Toggles is still alive!

I wish I would have learned the programming to enable the further development of this software.

Power Toggles is still in my top 5 app list. Titanium Backup, USB Audio Player PRO, Sound About, and Magisk round it out.
Seriously, I'm dumbfounded that someone or a company hasn't picked this up.

Would love to have a night mode toggle if this ever gets updated again.

It's a pity nobody continues to develop this application. I use it since a few years and it's very convenient but I lost functionalities every time I upgrade Androïd.

This app has vanished from Playstore, why?

Might not be compatible with your version of Android. It didn't show up for me after I installed Oreo. I just downloaded it from APK Mirror.

No, I downloaded it before, with the same phone-same firmware-same account.. it just vanished.
But I got it anyway from ApkMirrror :good:
P.s
I tried spoofing with Fdroid's Yalp Store, it is definitely vanished. So sad.

I've red Google removes applications which have no updates since a few years.

it could have been removed due to policy enforced by Google ( using device admin access ) .
BTW, I've been thinking about supporting this with value adds ( I have an initial version called micro toggles with few added features ) - Of course, it will be open source.
May be based on interest I will consider releasing it.

I've been using Power Toggles for years and it's still better than Nougat and any other app I've tried, I'm sorry to see it go, but I do know Java and will be looking into contributing to the open source for bug fixes, cleanup, and possibly improved/new features. Don't get overly-ambitious! Keep it simple and effective, that's my motto.

[APP] [1.6+] Emerald Launcher [Beta]

Emerald Launcher is a simple home screen for Android phones. It is based on TinyLaunch code with lots of improvements and is in beta stage. It provides some features to make it easy and nice to use. You can resize layout as you wish, apply icon packs, easily access apps via search or sort them by categories.
Download from Google Play
Source code on GitHub
Any help is appreciated. Please feel free to post suggestions or report found bugs here. Thanks.

Surprising not to see comments here. Just found it on F-Droid and think this is a fantastic launcher implementation. No unnecessary permissions, no ads, no statistics or analytics, good customization, fast.
Thank you so much for developing this. Still playing with it and personalizing. ( Came from using KISS launcher for quite a while. )
　

I was wondering if it would be possible to change a single application's icon ( or all of them but without installing an icon pack ) and found a workaround...
PNG files generated in Emerald's cache folder at /data/data etc can be replaced, one by one or all of them. No need for icon packs. In case this is useful to anybody.
（ ^_^）
　

Hello,
i also would like to thank the developer for this nice launcher. I tried it and found it great, but...
i'd like to have the ability to search contacts and settings and not only apps as Emerald does. Is it possible to add this feature as well as widget support?

surferjoeit said:
Hello,
i also would like to thank the developer for this nice launcher. I tried it and found it great, but...
i'd like to have the ability to search contacts and settings and not only apps as Emerald does. Is it possible to add this feature as well as widget support?
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Not to sound rude, but the lack of those features is a huge plus for me. Plenty of other launchers are loaded with functions such as those. Try KISS or OpenLauncher for instance, just to mention two out of dozens.
　

Hello.
Thank you everyone for the support and sorry for the late reply. @Ultramanoid, I came from KISS myself. It is fine, but lacks some features such as folders and grid layout, that's why I've forked TinyLaunch and started to modify it.
surferjoeit said:
i'd like to have the ability to search contacts and settings and not only apps as Emerald does. Is it possible to add this feature as well as widget support?
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I'm going to add support for shortcuts, so it'll be possible to search through contacts if you add them on the homescreen. About settings... I think that settings search is unnecessary, because it won't speed up toggling much. Widgets are most likely not to be implemented. You can use EcoHome as a separate screen for widgets, it's very lightweight.

I'm looking for help with testing alpha versions of Emerald. If you want to help, please e-mail me at [email protected] and I'll send you the latest apk with instructions. I have to mention that test apks won't include features for Nougat and Oreo, so if you use these OS versions, please be ready to some bugs and make a backup of preferences. Thanks.

Might want to updated the link so it's not the description (should be this): Download From Play Store

Very nice launcher. I'm using on Nougat on a very special kind of phone (F25). I'm having a problem with an icon pack though. It just contains 2 icons but doesn't get applied in any way.

Okay but.....
Just gave it a quick try and here are my results
1 - adding to the dock, on my phone the home/back/recents button gets in the way. Seems to fix it if I turn the phone landscape and then back. But then it comes back as soon as I touch the menu on the top left - see screen shot.
2 - no shortcuts or 1x1 widgets - not sure how basic you want the launcher to be.
3 - on my phone I prefer to be able to move the things. like your search bar, etc. My phone is an HTC M8, anything that requires 2 hands to do (or reaching to the top of the screen) is annoying.
4 - since you only have 1 screen, maybe making gesters do something - like making swiping on any part of the screen switch categories (instead of the top of the screen).
5- Maybe allow changing the size of the text for the apps on the screen.
6 - If you set to just text, the dock has all little green android
might be more, but not ready for prime time, good luck.
-brad

Hello, @bradley_e_smith. Thank you for the review.
1. This issue was discovered already, but I can't reproduce it, because there is no phone with on-screen buttons to test it.
2. Shortcuts are planned and widgets are not.
3. I've updated the app recently. Now it's possible to move the main bar and apps to the bottom.
4. Yes, I'll probably add gestures soon.
5. The text size can be changed through appearance settings.
6. It's a known issue. I don't know what could be the best option to show. There are three possible options:
- always keep dock icons in cache;
- show text labels in dock.
Droidphilev said:
Very nice launcher. I'm using on Nougat on a very special kind of phone (F25). I'm having a problem with an icon pack though. It just contains 2 icons but doesn't get applied in any way.
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Hello. Please could you answer some questions to help? Does this icon pack work with other launchers? Is it listed in Icon Pack option? Thanks.

HenriDellal said:
Hello, @bradley_e_smith. Thank you for the review.
1. This issue was discovered already, but I can't reproduce it, because there is no phone with on-screen buttons to test it.
2. Shortcuts are planned and widgets are not.
3. I've updated the app recently. Now it's possible to move the main bar and apps to the bottom.
4. Yes, I'll probably add gestures soon.
5. The text size can be changed through appearance settings.
6. It's a known issue. I don't know what could be the best option to show. There are three possible options:
- always keep dock icons in cache;
- show text labels in dock.
Hello. Please could you answer some questions to help? Does this icon pack work with other launchers? Is it listed in Icon Pack option? Thanks.
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Hello,
This icon pack is working with Lawnchair launcher at least. I have not tried on other launchers. It's listed in Emerald Launcher settings.