So, I'm digging the stock Sense settings widgets for quick on/offs from my home screen. Wifi, hotspot, etc are all incredibly convenient. I'd like to use the screen brightness one also. It basically toggles the backlight in one-third increments, and its indicator "lamp" has three segments to tell you where it stands.
BUT... I like to keep the brightness set to automatic, from the settings-display menu. And if I ever want to override this (movies, etc.) with the widget, there's no way to set it back without going into the full-blown settings menu.
Would be niiiiiice if HTC updated the widget to support automatic brightness. Heck, they could even make it work so that just the middle indicator segment would light up to let you know you're in automatic state.
Hope they're listening. Meanwhile, does anyone know of a decent, ad-free alternative? Or can the stock one be modded?
There's the advanced settings toggles that add that and many other settings to your drop down menu.
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Thanks for the reply. Where might one find these advanced settings toggles? I've been through the phone pretty deep at this point and can't recall seeing them.
The Android settings widget that comes stock on the HOX will cycle 3 different brightness levels + auto brightness.
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Vendetta-NY said:
Thanks for the reply. Where might one find these advanced settings toggles? I've been through the phone pretty deep at this point and can't recall seeing them.
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It's a mid you'll need to flash, on deodex rims only.
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Thanks, both. I'll check themout and keep my fingers crossed that HTC eventually does the right thing with their own widget.
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I've been searching everywhere and see ports or attempts at the Epic launcher/touchwiz, etc. being ported. I would rather stick with Sense.
However the 4 radio on/off buttons hidden away with the task bar seems perfect and would love to see it ported to the EVO.
Is anybody working on this or have any ideas/suggestions?
Agreed! This would be so amazing… I think the best bet would be for someone to add it to CM6, as it seems more like a core OS feature than an addon.
probably wont happen, I asked about this a few months back and many devs answered with why not. for it to happen we would need to port the framework from the galaxy s phones. it can happen, but it would take a lot of work. i would love this feature too though.
Would love this also....BOUNTY anyone???
Isn't there already an app that can place a control bar in the notication area?
TheBiles said:
Isn't there already an app that can place a control bar in the notication area?
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Never heard of it...guess ill Google real quick.
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brol1k said:
Never heard of it...guess ill Google real quick.
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When you find out let me know ? I'm interested.
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freddyamazin said:
When you find out let me know ? I'm interested.
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Your sig is obnoxiously large. Why don't you resize it?
I think what you're looking for is bar control
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Bar Control is ok. It let's you put app short cuts in control bar. What the Epic task bar does is keep the Radio on/off buttons hidden till you pull down. Something we need but hidden away, yet quickly and easily accessible!
It like receiving a notification in your pull down task bar, but it's permanent!
The market app "Notification Status" comes closest to doing the same thing. It cost .99yuan
I would to also love this function on my EVO. My wife has the Epic 4g & I love the status bar buttons. Tried some other apps, can't find anything that works as simple as the Epic4g buttons.
CyanogenMod Nightly (after build 116) has this built in. You can select what you want to have in the bar, just like for the Power Control widget (WiFi, Bluetooth, Hotspot, GPS, Sound, Brightness, Auto-Sync, Screen shut-off timer, Auto-rotate, 2G/3G (doesn't work on CDMA phones), data on/off, lockscreen on/off, airplane mode, etc.)
https://yfrog.com/0keu0p
I was looking for the same thing, best I could find was using "quick desk beta" (double tap home to bring up a screen over your current app and add whatever widgets you need to it) I have most of the curvefish widgets on it (brightness, gps, airplane, WiFi, auto rotate, etc pretty much everything but a 4g toggle)
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Ok. Looked and tried all kinds of things. I have the Droid bionic. its a great phone. for the most part, i love it. But is there any way to put some toggle switches in my notification bar? toggle notifications takes up too much space, and the all in one requires a pop up. Same for widgetsoid. had the incredible with cm7. If i could have something like power control widget right in the task bar that would be perfect. Or miui's toggle setup. is there anything i've missed?
thanks for your time.
-ty
I think it's a known gingerbread issue, no word on the Widgetsoid dev as of late... correct me if I'm wrong. I'm using quickdesk, I googled this problem and found a thread from a droidx forum that recommended the app. Just double tap home to bring up a homescreen that goes over your home screen, or any application you are on and you can put any widget or app of your choosing, it's not as easy as the notification pull down, but it's relatively fast to toggle what you need and you're not taking up screen space. Hope this helps.
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Tyr quick settings from market. Has all the commonly used toggles.
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typhoone said:
Ok. Looked and tried all kinds of things. I have the Droid bionic. its a great phone. for the most part, i love it. But is there any way to put some toggle switches in my notification bar? toggle notifications takes up too much space, and the all in one requires a pop up. Same for widgetsoid. had the incredible with cm7. If i could have something like power control widget right in the task bar that would be perfect. Or miui's toggle setup. is there anything i've missed?
thanks for your time.
-ty
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Try a app called Notifications Toggle! It's a pretty Handy app!
As we all know cyanogenmod 7 has lots of cool tweaking and mod features based in.. but there's also some stuff you mau not of knew about..
I will continue to post new tricks I find and be sure to post some you know too
Tricks&Tips:
*Swipe Notifications: Don't you hate clearing all notifications well now you can clear the ones you don't want by simply holding down and sliding to the left or right
*Screenshot: In the power menu(hold down power button) there is a screenshot button to take screenies and save them to your sd
*Sound Profiles: You can create different sound profiles in the setting so say when your home you like your sound on with vibrate on and at work you like silent with vibrate for calls only. You can acomplish this with the sound profiles. A quick way to change profiles is from your Power Menu>Choose Profile. This makes it easier to change your sound settings
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There is s setting that allows you to slide your finger across the notification bar and adjust the brightness of the screen.
eollie said:
There is s setting that allows you to slide your finger across the notification bar and adjust the brightness of the screen.
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This is included in all roms except in the other roms its automatically turned on
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erikmm said:
This is included in all roms except in the other roms its automatically turned on
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I think I understand but still not 100%.
I thought it was a touchwiz thing. But it never worked for me properly. Even with auto turned off.
Another option that does away with a app is adb over wifi.
Settings>Applications>Development>ADB over Network.
I dont remember the port you have to use. This was a nice option on my optimus.
Hi Guys, I'm a long time android user, but this is my first pure AOSP, I've been on various CM roms for quite a while.
I was pretty surprised to see that I can't find a custom quick settings option (ie change how the quick settings buttons work)....
- Why would you ever have bluetooth and wifi tiles launch settings menus, rather than just toggle bluetooth / wifi on/off - really silly default option..
- would love to be able to add a torch, screen timeout & screen rotation lock tiles...
My question, is there any way to get this sort of functionality without going to a custom rom - still using the quick tiles? or is it just a matter of me not being so impatient and waiting for CM or similar to be released..
Love the idea of being able to get OTA updates.. and really to be honest, the only thing I am really missing from CM is the ability to modify the quick tiles..
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Hi Guys, I'm a long time android user, but this is my first pure AOSP, I've been on various CM roms for quite a while.
I was pretty surprised to see that I can't find a custom quick settings option (ie change how the quick settings buttons work)....
- Why would you ever have bluetooth and wifi tiles launch settings menus, rather than just toggle bluetooth / wifi on/off - really silly default option..
- would love to be able to add a torch, screen timeout & screen rotation lock tiles...
My question, is there any way to get this sort of functionality without going to a custom rom - still using the quick tiles? or is it just a matter of me not being so impatient and waiting for CM or similar to be released..
Love the idea of being able to get OTA updates.. and really to be honest, the only thing I am really missing from CM is the ability to modify the quick tiles..
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If you long press a tile, it toggles that setting on off.
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If you long press a tile, it toggles that setting on off.
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Awesome, thanks, at least makes bluetooth and wifi toggles more practical..
So I take it that adding extra tiles (ie say screen rotation for example) , is not an option in AOSP?
llewelld said:
Awesome, thanks, at least makes bluetooth and wifi toggles more practical..
So I take it that adding extra tiles (ie say screen rotation for example) , is not an option in AOSP?
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Not that I remember, it's an added feature to ROMs.
It's good to know I am not the only one feeling this one.
I was a bit shocked to see how little options there are for customization in the stock rom.
I guess I am spoiled by CyanogenMod....
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If you long press a tile, it toggles that setting on off.
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Checkout widgetzoid. It is what I use for this functionality.
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Here is a screen shot, very customizable and the bolt to the right is like torch.
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If you want rotation lock in quick settings you have to modify SystemUI.apk and framework2.jar. If you were using stock you'd have to modify those, but using AOSP means you can just change a few lines of code and recompile.
If you want to know the exact parts to modify let me know.
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Here is a screen shot, very customizable and the bolt to the right is like torch.
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Screen rotation is an option in widgetsoid. Just FYI
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Cataclysm Rom has customizable quick settings
Root and Xposed Framework
I had the same frustration as you. Root your Nexus, Download Xposed framework the Gravity Box for KitKat module and you can add toggles and change other stuff if you want. Its perfect for customizing your stock os.
Id recommend make a nandroid backup and save it. I dont know if it effects your phone when you get an OTA update. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL THIS I love my Nexus now
Hmm I've heard the flashlight will now let you set intensity but I can find a setting to turn on the flashlight without using a third party widget.
Very easy. Open your Quick Settings at the top...hit the word "Flashlight"...not the icon but the word. It will bring up the options to change it.
How is the maximum brightness level vs the old toggle?
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Very easy. Open your Quick Settings at the top...hit the word "Flashlight"...not the icon but the word. It will bring up the options to change it.
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Thanks just got back to this. It seems I had the button layout set at 4x3 and it wasn't showing it to me and when I clicked edit I still wasn't seeing it as an option to add. When I changed the layout to 5x3 I got it back.
Can anyone comment on the flashlight brightness levels achieved by the update? I ask because I'm rooted on MM, which allows me to use a root flashlight app (see below) that is insanely bright. I use this on a daily basis and (unless the new built-in toggle can match it) losing this will keep me from upgrading to Nougat. It's that useful to me. Losing my preferred version of Google Maps is another big issue, but the phone torch allows me to not have to carry a separate flashlight at work and makes my life simpler.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frapeti.fastestflashlight&hl=en
The brightness is stock in middle setting. When set max it's 2 times brighter.
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afwolfpacked said:
The brightness is stock in middle setting. When set max it's 2 times brighter.
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Thanks! That's encouraging.