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[Widget] Speedlauncher app launcher

Hi There,
I am relatively new to XDA Dev forum, although a long time developer. We've got a vibrant community here so as a budding Android developer let me introduce myself with my first Android app! Speedlauncher app launcher widget !! Let me describe my app for your feedback.
Many of us install a ton of apps on our phone and have to constantly scroll up and down screens to find a specific game or app. Its pretty annoying at times. Speedlauncher is a different take on the launcher concept. Speedlauncher is an app launcher widget that launches any app by pressing a 1 or 2 digit shortcode. So for e.g. you might have shortcode 9 for Angry Birds, 18 for Facebook, 27 for Twitter and so on....
You need to add Speedlauncher on your homescreen from the widgets list to be able to use it. I'm giving the Android market link below as well as the QR code.http://market.android.com/details?id=com.bapatsoftware.android.SpeedLauncher
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I have also attached few screenshots with this post.
Please give it a try and share your real feedback both negative and positive as that will help me in refining the app.
Thanks,
Omkar

I hav'nt tried the widget but my impression is that it might be a bit difficult to use, as you have to memorize the number of each application you want to launch.
What if instead you make an alphanumeric keyboard, where you can type in the first 2-3 letters of the name of an application and it starts listing all applications containing this letters in the name? From this pop up list you can then launch the one you want.

Very nice & useful app/widget osbapat But i think Claus is right, please think about it

Mano1982 said:
Very nice & useful app/widget osbapat But i think Claus is right, please think about it
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Google search. Press search button, type app name, possible matches show up. Run app.

claus1953 said:
I hav'nt tried the widget but my impression is that it might be a bit difficult to use, as you have to memorize the number of each application you want to launch.
What if instead you make an alphanumeric keyboard, where you can type in the first 2-3 letters of the name of an application and it starts listing all applications containing this letters in the name? From this pop up list you can then launch the one you want.
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It is a nice suggestion but an app for that is already available (kinda works the same way as SmartDial, but to launch apps).
This concept is not bad at all. Yes, you need to memorize the speed dials, but if you have some contacts on speed dials it should flow rather well. I would be nice to be able to have a reminder of what is what.
Edit: nvm, just saw the "Edit" button

Thanks to all of you for your valuable feedback! I will try to improve my app.
@egzthunder1, do you think a screen that displays only the app name and assigned shortcode, to quickly scan which shortcode is given for which app will be useful?
Thanks and Regards,
Omkar S. Bapat

Well, I rather create folder with apps. But you could do something like t9 search (similar to t9 dialer)

osbapat said:
Thanks to all of you for your valuable feedback! I will try to improve my app.
@egzthunder1, do you think a screen that displays only the app name and assigned shortcode, to quickly scan which shortcode is given for which app will be useful?
Thanks and Regards,
Omkar S. Bapat
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I think it will help.... kinda like having a quick guide on regular land line phones....

I think a t9 launcher makes more sense and is much easier to use. Indeed, reminding all those shortcut codes is not convenient at all. As far as I know there is no t9 launcher for android, so +1 from me for making one .
I also prefer an app over a widget...

i suggest you will use a t9 like suggestions :
lets say i configured number 10,11,12 as Email,Gmail,Phone
when i'l just press '1' ill see an icon of all 3 apps above as a suggestion.
i think your idea is great.

Speedlauncher Version 1.0.5 released!
Thanks for your feedback. Based on the feedback received so far I have made 2 changes to the app:
1) Added a new screen for quick reference of shortcodes to apps. To access this screen tap on the SCode button on the widget
2) Changed the UI of the widget buttons
Regards,
Omkar

[App] Simple Torch | fast | no ads | no shady permissions |

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(App icon)
Simple Torch
This is a very simple app that just let's you turn your phone's flashlight on and off, so you can use it as a torch in the dark.
This app will not:
Share your grandma's birthday on Twitter
Claim to be a flashlight, but is just a white screen
Request every available permission
This app will do:
Load up super fast
Be a simple flashlight
Need only a single permission to access the flash
It does not look very fancy, because that would make it slower.
I made this app after i only found apps that wanted permission to read my mails, sms or similar - or needed years to load.
This is also my first app ever :good:
Screenshot:
On startup you should see this and the flash should turn on as well.
The app should also be able to run in the background. Use the back button to shut the app down.
I wanted to put this on the google play store - but they want $25 and my credit card info... meh.
Source:
GitHub: source code
Download:
See attachment.
Should i mention that you should not install this if you don't have a back camera or flash?
Tested on Samsung Galaxy S Advance; Android 2.3.6
Feedback more than welcome!

I have test it and it does wat you say.
Starts fast.
Chance something on the ui because the looks can be better.
I'm stil gonna use this app,so thnx and looking forwards to the updates.
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Glad it works for you as well!
I would like to work on the interface, but im not the best designer, so cross your fingers
I hope it will still be as fast as it is now.
I also have some plans on a few settings.
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Update:
After beeing very busy with other stuff, I uploaded the source code to github.
I edited the Thread, feel free to take a look

Thanks, this works great!
I've been using other app's for this, but they al took too long to boot up, and sometimes just shut down because i'd be opening ads …
Again, a nice interface would be nice, but not at the cost of boot time.

Thanks for your reply.
I thought about different things to make it look nicer but could not really think of anything that would work at the same speed.
e.g. a background image would still take time to load so that is out of question.
Tell me if you have any simple ideas to make it look better

hanswürstchen said:
Thanks for your reply.
I thought about different things to make it look nicer but could not really think of anything that would work at the same speed.
e.g. a background image would still take time to load so that is out of question.
Tell me if you have any simple ideas to make it look better
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Well, i thought about one thing …
When using the app in a dark environment, the white background can be blinding a bit, making it harder to see the actual light coming from the led.
Using a black background would give it more contrast.

Useful stuff.
P.S. Thanks for code)

kerwin.groot said:
Well, i thought about one thing …
When using the app in a dark environment, the white background can be blinding a bit, making it harder to see the actual light coming from the led.
Using a black background would give it more contrast.
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Good idea, might do this on the weekend! Thanks for the suggestion.
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Useful stuff.
P.S. Thanks for code)
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Thank you. No problem, hope it helps

Thanks!
I just found this and wanted to say thanks. I've tried a bunch of flashlight apps on my android, most were full of junk and/or didn't work.
This app works fine, doesn't do any BS in the background and has a small memory footprint - as an app like this should. Good job!
A black background and a bigger button would be better. I'll see if the code is easy to change.
EDIT: changing "Theme.Light" to "Theme.Black" in styles.xml and the button's width / height parameter in main_window.xml did the trick

could not be more perfect and elegant code
Great app.
At 40K??? Are you KIDDING? freaking awesome!!!!
Elegant design.
perfect in every way.
an app that does just what you want...and nothing you don't.
Keep up the good work, you will go far.

i really like the simplicity of your app, and the idea that you really want to help without taking anything from the user

[APP][2.1+] Floating Paint

Floating Paint. Trace anything you want to keep in a picture.
- floating windows (StandOut 2.1 by Mark Wei/pingpongboss)
- change transparancy of each window to trace what's laying under the window
- select one from several colors
- resize, move, shrink windows
- save, rename, delete, send pictures
Download on Google Play :good:
I appreciate any kind of feedback :laugh:
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Thanks for your hard work :good::good: ,, really useful .

This is awesome! Great potential, would love to see some more features. Transparency is like the ONE feature that s-note is missing :victory:

This is awesome. Thanks for your hard work on this. I used this quite often especially the transparent one. Really like the floating notes as well.

Oops, I can't get access to the link to Google Play you give in the post...
seems like I can't get access to it in my region
can someone help give me the apk?

Hi!
I removed this app from Google Play, but i will attach the original apk to the first post. Something great is in development.

wutk3ksHD said:
Hi!
I removed this app from Google Play, but i will attach the original apk to the first post. Something great is in development.
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hi,
very interesting app,great idea !
i might be wrong ,but have not seen any " similar app" like this,on Google play store /
( floating window with ability to trace etc.)
tried it on note 2 ,works fine ,just also had a few force closes(3) ?
i hope to follow your progress with this app.
good luck

i am sorry for forcecloses. When did they happen?

wutk3ksHD said:
i am sorry for forcecloses. When did they happen?
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hi,
i had the force closes about 3 times , when i was attempting to
trace and trying to resize correct screen size ( expand )
otherwise working smoothly.Just one more issue.Is it possible to" lock "
"screen" over photo ,as i noticed if you are not careful ,screen would slide "around "
on photo and making any attempt to trace difficult .
As stated above ,i find this app of yours very interesting.
I use the s pen of note 2 ,and it works fine.
good luck

wutk3ksHD said:
i am sorry for forcecloses. When did they happen?
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How to save or load image, only shows transparency, thickness and clor change

Daraab45 said:
How to save or load image, only shows transparency, thickness and clor change
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wutk3ksHD said:
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Hi can you add support for s-pen pressure. then you can have a snote killer for cm and aosp roms on the galaxy note. thanks

Wow that app is really cool and unique! However there is one big problem when I'm using it, okay it's maybe only whem I'm using it! Its really annoying that the backscreen is black-transparentblack, I would love the app if I could change it somehow to white! It would help when reading white pdfs etc. and making notes. It would be really good change for all tiny apps but I for my use it only bothered me when I was using the painting thing... And then eraser is also missing, but thats not as bad thing!

If set up like this will be transparency.

[APP][3.0+] - Introducing Prism Launcher 2.0

*CURRENTLY IN BETA*
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Here at Codiaq, we believe that an Android launcher should get you to the app you need simply, and fast. The problem is that most android launcher now days slow you down, with loading, multiple screens, and bloatware.
With Prism Launcher, you can quickly open any app with a simple action bar search, additionally you can quickly perform an internet search from the same place.
To access all your apps, simply swipe up. You can also double tap the home screen to get to the settings.
Even though Prism Launcher is very simple, it is highly customizable. Customize everything from Wallpaper to text color, or from icon size to the number of columns.
Please keep in mind that Prism Launcher is still in beta. This means that you may occasionally run into bugs, although this in unlikely. Please feel free to post any suggestions or comments in the appropriate sections of our google + community or in the comments of this thread.
Furthermore, I personally promise to push out an update every week starting today.
Please feel free to download the app from here.
Thank you for your support. Codiaq Team.

looks and sounds cool.

Just giving you a heads up: your ads are under the navigation bar. That means as a user I'm scared of clicking them when I press the navigation buttons (even though they are actually underneath). That also means if I did want to actually click on an ad I would have a difficult time doing so.

jazoom said:
Just giving you a heads up: your ads are under the navigation bar. That means as a user I'm scared of clicking them when I press the navigation buttons (even though they are actually underneath). That also means if I did want to actually click on an ad I would have a difficult time doing so.
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Thank you for the heads up... I will make sure to fix this in the next update... Thanks for having tested the app
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-CALIBAN666- said:
looks and sounds cool.
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Thanks so much for the support

New update coming out soon... This will include a new analytics sdk to make the app better in the future, as well as many bug fixes that users have been reporting.

jazoom said:
Just giving you a heads up: your ads are under the navigation bar. That means as a user I'm scared of clicking them when I press the navigation buttons (even though they are actually underneath). That also means if I did want to actually click on an ad I would have a difficult time doing so.
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This is fixed in the new update

You'd think ads would be disabled at least in the beta. Instant turn off.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

jrjk said:
You'd think ads would be disabled at least in the beta. Instant turn off.
Testing the ads is important too.
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jrjk said:
You'd think ads would be disabled at least in the beta. Instant turn off.
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Probably one of the most constructive points of feedback I have gotten so far. Thanks . This will be fixed in the next update.

New update being released soon. This will fix an issue that some people had that would cause the app to never launch. This also fixes an issue where the text would not be displayed under app icons after it was checked in the settings. This update also makes French translation significantly better.

Introducing Prism Launcher 2.0
*CURRENTLY IN BETA*
With Prism Launcher 2.0, all your apps are conveniently sorted on your home screen. Furthermore you can simply swipe up to access the app drawer.
From the app drawer, you can search for an app, launcher it, or search the web.
Please feel free to download the app from here.
Thank you for your support. Codiaq Team.

New Update has been posted that includes:
-- easier light wallpaper visibility
-- Minor UI changes
-- and Bug Fixes!!!
Thank you,
The Codiaq Team

[WLP][2.3+] Space Portal Live Wallpaper

I made a live wallpaper with portal in space "shooting" objects from it. It works on both phone and tablets (landscape and portrait) and it uses OpenGL. You can choose the objects to appear from the portal, set the portal rotation speed and amount of objects on screen. This is the first version, I'm gonna work more on this [college] project so please if you have an idea for object / option don't be shy
Google Play URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cat.space.interdimensionalportallivewallpaper
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yt
Hmm, something is wrong with embedded youtube movie, anyway here's the link:

Also if you encounter any bugs (for instance with images) please let me know - this is important for me.

Niicee
Wow, that is pretty funny one I don't see any glitches* :good: Maybe you should add some sharks? Sharks are fun.
* on my LG L7 II

I fixed the Youtube embed for you. Edit the post to see how it's done, for future reference

good one need more work

Archer said:
I fixed the Youtube embed for you. Edit the post to see how it's done, for future reference
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Thanks Archer!
korobczj said:
Wow, that is pretty funny one I don't see any glitches* :good: Maybe you should add some sharks? Sharks are fun.
* on my LG L7 II
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Maybe I'll add sharks in the next release I try to avoid living things because (as ridiculous as it sounds) living things don't seem realistic in this case (they are still images). If anyone has a request for an objcet / option to add I'll be delighted to hear you.

Nice

power-wafel said:
Maybe I'll add sharks in the next release I try to avoid living things because (as ridiculous as it sounds) living things don't seem realistic in this case (they are still images).
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Maybe dead sharks then? You should think about adding more settings (changing the portal image for instance).

Very nice and fun wallpaper ! i loke it

ha
korobczj said:
Maybe dead sharks then? You should think about adding more settings (changing the portal image for instance).
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Well I'm considering adding some more settings. I would like to add "select image from phone" feature, but this will propably take lot of time for me to do it well. Thanks for feedback!

power-wafel said:
Well I'm considering adding some more settings. I would like to add "select image from phone" feature, but this will propably take lot of time for me to do it well.
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If you don't want to do something time consuming, maybe add some "small" options first. For instance "select rotation image" or "select background", that kind of things.

ok
I'll think about it, sounds good

bug
fyi the wallpaper freezed randomly when I returned to desktop from another app. It works again now, but stopped for some time.

where are the brainz man?

korobczj said:
fyi the wallpaper freezed randomly when I returned to desktop from another app. It works again now, but stopped for some time.
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I'm working on the fix right now, also I added sharks for you!

Update
Hi, I added a new version with portal type selection and more stuff! I also optimized the app, so it takes less space now. @korobczj if you can please check if the app can freeze like the last time (you owe me for the sharks :laugh: )

power-wafel said:
Hi, I added a new version with portal type selection and more stuff! I also optimized the app, so it takes less space now. @korobczj if you can please check if the app can freeze like the last time (you owe me for the sharks :laugh: )
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Haha SHARKS!!! lmao, I'm gonna check if it still frezees in the morning, but thanks for the sharks.

So it can still freeze if I select every object in the highest setting, you should put a warning not to select too much of "types" or something.

korobczj said:
So it can still freeze if I select every object in the highest setting, you should put a warning not to select too much of "types" or something.
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Damn, the large amount of types is a problem.. Big thanks for this!