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Hello all! I had a thread but it was locked because it was a paid app. Now, there is a free one to check out. It's called Prox Lite and it has just been added to the Android market.
Prox makes use of the phone's proximity sensor and accelerometer to initiate an action. Prox figures out what orientation you are holding the phone and then activates that action when you swipe your hand across the proximity sensor. Prox Lite has 4 actions:
*Flat - Emulate home button
*Toward - Expand and contract notification panel
*Left - Launch phone dialer
*Right - Launch browser (google.com)
All you have to do is turn on the service through the app and then tilt the phone in the direction you are trying to activate the action for and then pass your hand over the proximity sensor and it will activate the action for that direction.
You can amaze your friends, and feel like a Jedi. Imagine the look on your friend's faces when you do things without even touching the phone itself. Just to ease your mind, Prox is disabled when the screen is off and when you are in a call. Normal proximity sensor usage is preserved during these situations to you don't have to worry about Prox doing things when you don't want it to
Here are some thoughts about the app
Gizmodo best apps (June 10th)
Lifehacker App of the Day
Droid-Life App of the Day
Addictive Tips Post
Make Use Of Post
Here is a video of it in action (Pro version) if the description I have provided doesn't really make any sense Be sure to follow me on Twitter: @SemperGumbee for updates and support.
Here is another video made by one of our own members here at XDA. Thanks patrick848!
He also wrote a little write up here if you want to check it out.
And, here is a link to the android market
Download Prox Lite from Android Market
Download Prox Lite from GetJar
If you have an issue where it doesn't show up in the market or it says that your device is incompatible, I have made Prox Lite available to XDA peeps via direct apk. If your device will allow install from the market, please use the link above, otherwise, click here to download the apk directly. Downloading from the market allows for easier tracking so I would appreciate it if you would download it from there This is for the members that cannot find the version because of certain software...
P.S. Some users are having trouble with making this work properly. If you are having issues with the left and right actions, try just a slight tilt and then a swipe. Refer to the video for an example of this. Also, different phones have different proximity sensors and some of them just happen to work better than others. Give it a try to see what you think and don't forget to leave a rating in the market. I hope you enjoy this app
Reserved for Wants, Updates, and Changes to the OP...
UPDATES
* Direct apk download added to OP (7-29-2011)
* App added to GetJar (8-2-2011)
* Added ability to disable constant notification
* Added other apps page...
WANTS
*More intuitive orientations
Let me know what else to add here
This is really cool. My biggest concern right now, having only just tried it for a few minutes, is potential battery drain. If it doesn't end up being too bad, i may consider trying the full version. It would be nice to be able to hide the notification bar icon, but the full version may already have that.
Battery drain is really not all that bad. The listeners are unregistered when the screen goes off. During normal phone use during the beta a few months ago, Prox was only using around 3 - 4 % battery during a normal day. But alas, this depends entirely on how much you actually use the phone itself. If your screen is on for the better part of the day, then drain will occur. But under normal use, it really isn't that bad. Thanks for the feedback
Market says its incompatible with my hd2
hewlett777 said:
Market says its incompatible with my hd2
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Hmm. It should show up for anyone running android 2.1 and over. I will investigate...
fun idea, i'm going to have to try it even though i probably won't use it regularly.
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fun idea, i'm going to have to try it even though i probably won't use it regularly.
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Yeah. I was originally going to put it into the Productivity category on the market, but I think it's more of a novelty than an actual productive applications. It's just cool to show people. There are some things in the paid version that can be put to actual use though. There is a Timer mode that activates an action based on how long you cover the sensor. It could be useful in a car dock or a cradle at home.
What version of Android are you running?
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Forgot to quote. What version of Android are you running?
I picked up the pro version. So far it's pretty solid. Battery drain is pretty much non-existent, maybe 2% with a lot of screen time.
Some things I would like to see:
Tasker integration (this would be the best addition by far).
A combination of the Timed and normal types so you could hold over the sensor longer for a different option.
Being able to hide the icon in notifications.
Media button options like Previous Track, Play/Pause, Next Track.
Simulating a long-press of the search button to bring up Voice Actions.
Profiles that automatically change based on what app you're in.
Thanks for making this, I've been using it a lot today, and it has already become habit. Keeps my screen cleaner, too.
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I picked up the pro version. So far it's pretty solid. Battery drain is pretty much non-existent, maybe 2% with a lot of screen time.
Some things I would like to see:
Tasker integration (this would be the best addition by far).
A combination of the Timed and normal types so you could hold over the sensor longer for a different option.
Being able to hide the icon in notifications.
Media button options like Previous Track, Play/Pause, Next Track.
Simulating a long-press of the search button to bring up Voice Actions.
Profiles that automatically change based on what app you're in.
Thanks for making this, I've been using it a lot today, and it has already become habit. Keeps my screen cleaner, too.
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Im glad that you're liking it! A lot of the things you have mentioned have already been pointed out to me and I am thinking which ones will actually be possible. Some of the things will require root access. But I have a summer job atm (10 1/2 hour days) so I am not really tinkering with it right now. When I get back into school mode, you can pretty much expect to see some if not all of this added to the pro version. I appreciate the feedback and be on the lookout to some awesome future updates
P.S. please leave a comment and rating in the market
Do you have it on any other markets? AndroidPIT, SlideME or anything similar where I can buy it with a paypal account?
For some reason the Android Market site says it's only compatible with my Wildfire and not my Desire HD :S
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Do you have it on any other markets? AndroidPIT, SlideME or anything similar where I can buy it with a paypal account?
For some reason the Android Market site says it's only compatible with my Wildfire and not my Desire HD :S
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It is not currently on any other market but the Android Market. I may add it to some of the ones you have mentioned but it may be a bit before it gets there.
My portal says that it should show up as compatible for the Desire HD. I see that you are running MIUI so that may be the reason for it not showing up. Some custom ROMs and leaked builds of Android cause this and I have no reason why.
I love the camera holding thing.
And the app downloads at the moment, looks super awesome!
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I love the camera holding thing.
And the app downloads at the moment, looks super awesome!
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Glad you got a kick out of it
Let me know what you think when you have had a chance to play with it a little
Amazing!!!
this is app is so awesome! the lite version works perfectly on my samsung vibrant running simply honey 4.0 revolution 2.3.4. im seriously amazed by how well it works. Good job man! im definitely getting the pro version!
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this is app is so awesome! the lite version works perfectly on my samsung vibrant running simply honey 4.0 revolution 2.3.4. im seriously amazed by how well it works. Good job man! im definitely getting the pro version!
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Thanks dude! I hope you enjoy the Pro version!
I just bought the pro version, setup my loadouts and all I can say is awesome!
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Condi (previously Mini Tasker) is a free android automation app for ICS or higher.
The app allows users to quickly set up fairly complex actions when certain conditions are met, without sacrificing battery life, and with the ability to easily share tasks between users. We never poll (everything comes from a broadcast), and we're pretty minimalistic so the memory footprint is reasonable. We use google play services to detect location using low power sensors and recognize activity like walking or driving.
This is a university project, and our first android app, we're very humbled by over 30k downloads, this is very unexpected and we're very grateful for the feedback and bug reports, you're awesome!
Me and my partner made this app this summer for academic credit so we give it out completely for free, without ads or tracking.
We decided to change the name to avoid any conflicts with the original Tasker (Pent is a nice person and you should buy his app), too bad there are so many reviews already out there using the old name.
This week we finally submitted the project (after some delays), which means we can start changing big stuff (the last 10 or so releases we're bug fixes only). We're gonna push our first beta version next sunday to the beta channel, please subscribe to this mailing list to get it: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/minitasker
Your feedback is appreciated, you can email us at [email protected] or reply here.
Thanks,
Anton and Michal
Download Condi (previously Mini Tasker) at Google Play
Changes:
v0.2.13
* volume control ui bug fixed
* activity detection delay setting more visible
* UTF-8 support for task sharing
v0.2.12
* new condition - on boot
* location editor auto focuses on current location, minimal radius enforcement of 75 meters as it's unlikely the low power sensors will ever give a higher accuracy than that.
* music player song picker now uses native dialog and native addresses - support for most players that can open mp3
* music player - play pause toggle buttons now use broadcasts instead of keyboard presses - no longer crashes youtube, get's stuck on total command etc.
* activity recognition (i.e. drive walk...) upped the confidence level, and now there's a programmable delay for the end task (see the settings window).
* fixed a crash on forwarding SMS from known numbers.
* wifi still wasn't included as it wasn't stable enough for the time.
v0.2.10
* wifi crash fixed, can't send sms during calls fix
* volume control now properly mutes in all cases
v0.2.9
* Inverse locations (start when leaving a location)
* Delete actions and conditions from the edit screen
* A lot of memory leak fixes
v0.2.4:
* I messed up with 0.2.3 a bit, sms forwarding and call silencing are not using the correct values of the message and origin.
* Fixed a rare crash on the settings dialog
* Fixed a calendar condition crash when no calendars / events exist.
* Apparently a lot of times our application was killed in the background for not responding, and this corrupted the states of events and made things not run as expected, so now there's a background service that should take care of that. Memory footprint is around 5mb which is still less then Tasker.
* Superuser actions sometime hanged the app, and made it crash for ANR. This should now be taken care of
Can Mini Tasker set the network mode? ie. WCDMA only, WCDMA Preferred, LTE/GSM/WCDMA etc.
Can it enable/disable usb tethering?
network mode should be easy enough, we already play with these settings on the "3g toggle", i just need to generalize it a bit.
i'll look into the tethering thing.
i'm adding both to the next major release. it might take 2 weeks or so for our work to be graded, then i'll push it to the public channel.
if you want you can join the alpha channel here and i'll try to get something together there sooner.
more things that will be added next are:
* better calendar support (currently doesn't support repeat events)
* wifi on/off condition
* wifi near ssid condition
suggestions are welcome
Not working on Galaxy S3 CM10.1 RC2. Try to open play list when connecting any headset. But after I connected, mini tasker disabled that profile ( I have poweramp, uninstalled Apollo).
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network mode should be easy enough, we already play with these settings on the "3g toggle", i just need to generalize it a bit.
i'll look into the tethering thing.
i'm adding both to the next major release. it might take 2 weeks or so for our work to be graded, then i'll push it to the public channel.
if you want you can join the alpha channel here and i'll try to get something together there sooner.
more things that will be added next are:
* better calendar support (currently doesn't support repeat events)
* wifi on/off condition
* wifi near ssid condition
suggestions are welcome
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Thanks for reply and info.
As far as further suggestions....I've seen "wifi near" used in several apps but never saw a "bluetooth near" option....I don't know if it's feasible but if you can specify a specific "id" it could quickly distinguish when I'm home or in the car and then enable the appropriate commands such as linking to my car/home cordless phones via bluetooth.
I'd like to try your app but I can't find it on the Play Store and when I access Play Store with a browser it says my device is not compatible. I have a nexus 7 running android 4.3
Afaik bluetooth near is not a broadcast.
It should be much cleaner to add bluetooth state changed to detect the car connecting.
The car dock condition and activity detection in the current stable are already quite cool.
My car detection is based on charger+dock. The dock is enable by another software when the bluetooth connects.
Anyway, added to the wishlist.
The app works very well on my Nexus 7 but I think I need to add a 10" screenshot to make the market consider it compatible. I'll try to arrange that now.
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I didn't test with poweramp yet, i did with Apollo.
Not all players support internal storage style urls, even Google Play music fails.
That means any app that doesn't work right now needs custom support with some sort of url hack, which makes sharing profiles almost impossible across different setups.
I'll try to tackle this issue on the next major.
For now, try adding a launch app action, and a play music button emulation action. I'll try to arrange better support for more apps soon.
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how about using incoming sms as a trigger to do the app launching etc?
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how about using incoming sms as a trigger to do the app launching etc?
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it's possible already but there's no ui to easily do this atm. right now you can add an action to the sms forward condition but i guess you'll want to match the text as well and also, not do the forwarding part.
added to the wishlist.
Support for tablets is now available.
Still no major changes or new features as our work is yet to be graded.
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Wow, this is awesome!
No leaving location?
Tasker is missing this too, is it possible to have a "Not at Location" as an event? I'd like to be able to send a message to my wife when I'm leaving work, but there is no way to set an event for when leaving a location.
The real tasker has a concept of "end task", we do implicit end task (we automatically guess or restore to last state).
Location indeed is missing an inverse, i'll add it up on the next major release.
What you might want to do for now is 3 conditions:
Time based - evening
Location - work
Activity - driving
Conditions are combined with "and".
btw I just pushed an update to fix a regression on forwarding sms and silencing calls, also a couple of crashes reported today.
Update is avaliable now on google play.
Also you can now use the %%PHONE%% variable in the text of the send sms action when the condition is phone call silencing.
This might be useful to tell your other phone you just had a call.
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Nice app. Tried it out this morning. One thing I would have liked to do, but could not find the option... Is there a way (or could it be added) to set it so bluetooth and wifi go on when I launch Google maps and navigation? I don't see an 'at launch' trigger.
I don't run them regularly for battery reasons (HTC One's big downfall is the middle of the road battery).
Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.
Hi everyone, first of all, wow, thanks for all the kind words, we really didn't expect to be noticed so quickly
A quick update: we did fix the application-not-responding crashes almost entirely, only now there's a new problem...
We've got a couple of crashes on 0.2.4, mostly from toasts launched from the background, and like always, these only started after we published the update.
We're gonna push a fix for these real soon, keep the crash reports flowing, they help a lot.
I setup a task that "When Driving" navigates me to my home address between 15:30 and 18:30 and it repeats every weekday.
The two problems that I ran into is that is uses Waze(which is installed) instead of Google Maps. I cannot choose what app I want to use if I have multiple installed.
The second problem is that I had to travel at over 50mph before the task kicked in. I cannot choose a speed for it to kick in.
Other than that it is a very solid app. :cyclops:
Really love this app do far. Thank you and good luck - I hope you get the grades you deserve.
One question... I hope you can help me please...
I want Mini Tasker to turn off my Mobile Data connection when I get home and turn on my WiFi... I think I've managed to sort that bit.
But how do I reverse it so when I leave home it turns off my WiFi and turns on my Data Connection?
I'm guessing I'm missing something glaringly obvious.
Thank you.
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I setup a task that "When Driving" navigates me to my home address between 15:30 and 18:30 and it repeats every weekday.
The two problems that I ran into is that is uses Waze(which is installed) instead of Google Maps. I cannot choose what app I want to use if I have multiple installed.
The second problem is that I had to travel at over 50mph before the task kicked in. I cannot choose a speed for it to kick in.
Other than that it is a very solid app. :cyclops:
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Something else I notice is that if I'm in stop and go traffic (I have Mini Tasker turn bluetooth on while driving and biking) the bluetooth will turn back off if I'm stopped. Technically the Mini Tasker command is only to turn on bluetooth, not to turn it off when not driving or biking.
Is this supposed to happen? If so could you separate the on and off and also put it in the description that it will do so? That would be very helpful. =]
Let me try
About Open Mic+
Google Now, Everywhere.
As featured on XDA, LifeHacker, SlashGear, Android Community, Android Spin, dotTech, AndroidInt'l, and more!
With Open Mic+ for Google Now, access all the commands from anywhere on your phone. Simply say "Okay Google" or wave your hand in front of the screen. Screen on, screen off Google Now will be ready to listen.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Google Now becomes more conversational as after a search just say Okay Google to start a new one. And even better get the answers to your questions while your hands are tied, or when you're on the couch, or in the car.
TOMORROW'S FEATURES TODAY
Everybody's talking about the new Touchless Controls features for the Moto X, but now any phone that is running Jelly Bean or higher can have the same experience.
SEAMLESS
Open Mic+ will run in the background and can be configured to start at boot so that it truly becomes part of the phone.
TASKER INTEGRATION
Truly automate your device by combining the endless command list of Tasker with the ease of access of Open Mic!
OFFLINE
Open Mic+ uses offline voice recognition which means less data usage and faster results.
What I'm working on:
See the g+ page for more details! Also please contact me if you are willing to contribute. Experience in sound engineering is especially welcome!
Please see the g+ page for more details and for videos (Also follow to be notified of updates!): http://plus.google.com/112424215551484520138/posts
Website: http://OpenMic.RSenApps.com
Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix
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Remember this is a work in progress, if it isn't working for you now, make sure to follow the g+ page so you'll know when I make it better
Changelog:
5.4:
- Google has asked me to remove the Google Speech Engine due to high server traffic. From here on out, the only supported speech engine will be PocketSphinx... Kind of sucks, but you know you're legitimate when you are producing enough traffic for Google to care about you
- Because of this change Tasker commands are not supported... yet (I know a way just need more time). For now use my other app Commandr http://goo.gl/ymwQ46
- Fixes for conflicts in Lollipop
- Pocketsphinx optimization
5.3:
- bug and crash fixes
5.2:
- bug and crash fixes
5.1:
- bug and crash fixes
5.0:
- Completely redesigned UI to both simplify and guide the user experience (inspired by the Google Now design)
- Tablet-Optimized UI
- Multiple optimizations for PocketSphinx and Google engine
- Device-specific optimizations for Nexus 5 and Moto G
- Change sensitivity of Wave and Shake Detection
- Simplify Listen while screen off settings (even I got confused before!)
- Automatically blacklist apps that use the mic (this fixes issues with the camera, Shaazam, and other similar apps)
- Fix Tasker Command problems (this update will wipe your current commands)
- Visual feedback to show what Open Mic+ is doing
- Redesigned Support interface which will auto-send logs and device information (with consent) and will allow two-way conversations without an email address (Huge thanks to Sky Kelsey and the Apptentive Team!)
- Targeted Surveys which will allow me to push updates more effectively
- Many donate-only features are now free
- Free users who are unable to pay for the donate version can now get all of the donate features by sharing to two out of three of Google+, Facebook, and Twitter
- Multiple crash and bug fixes
- Professional Translations for Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish
Not included in this update, but also figured out how to allow Tasker Commands for PocketSphinx! This will be included in a future update
4.5:
★ Lots of Force close and bug fixes (sorry these are very complicated issues, still working on them...)
★ Additional logging to help understand other issues
★ Tweaking of PocketSphinx engine settings for better recognition
★ Resolving issues with UserVoice SDK (if you are having trouble sending a log, remember that your log is copied so you can always paste it into the email link below)
4.4:
★ Lots of Force close and bug fixes (sorry this took so long, but they were pretty tricky to figure out)
★ (Donate) Pocketsphinx - Option to pause listening during music playback
★ Issues with sending support requests should be resolved
★ Check if both versions are installed to prevent accidentally using the free version when the donate version is installed
4.3:
★ Force close and Can't Reach Google fixes (Thanks for all the logs! If you are still having this issue please email me. Sorry it has taken so long to fix these, but it is actually a very complicated issue which has many sources)
★ Shake sensitivity fixed
★ Bug fixes & performance improvements
4.2:
★ Force close and Can't Reach Google fixes (if you are still having this issue please email me)
★ Crash reporting added to help fix future crashes. This requires the Internet permission, which is why I added it. Please know that based on my privacy policy (http://OpenMic.RSenApps.com/privacypolicy.html) I cannot and never will upload any data without the user's consent
★ Native contact us, knowledge base, and future ideas, just click the Support button. This makes it easier to report issues...
4.1:
★ Force close and Can't Reach Google fixes (if you are still having this issue please email me)
★ Huge Apk/install size fixed
★ Various bug fixes...
Version 4.0 ICS (I Crave [Pocket]Sphinx):
★ PocketSphinx Speech Engine Integrated. PocketSphinx is a much faster, more reliable, and more battery efficient speech recognition engine and can now be used with Open Mic+ (Tasker commands are not supported yet...)
What this means:
- Faster, more reliable recognition
- Significantly reduced battery and memory usage
- Volume muting bugs resolved
- Recognition during music playback
- (Donate) Customize sensitivity
★ (Donate) Read out SMS messages when Open Mic+ is running (useful while driving)
★ Shake phone to activate
★ Loads of bug fixes and performance improvements
★ New Language: Finnish (Thanks to: Jaakko Salminen)
WHAT'S DIFFERENT IN THE DONATE VERSION
Hi, my name is Ryan Senanayake and I'm a Junior still in high school. As the amount of time I have spent on this project grows to more than 1000 hours, I need to better justify the time I spend on development. The Free version will in no way be hobbled and will continue to receive bug fixes + performance/battery improvements, but from now on, new features will be added to the Donate version. It will only cost $2 and if you are not able to spend this, just shoot me an email and I'll send you one for free.
Great app! I'm surprised it was suspended
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Great app! Currently testing on my GT-I9300. Screen-off mode works like a charm, don't really need to worry about power consumption because of my extended battery haha.
Is it possible to keep the lockscreen while in screen off mode?
Nice! but could you provide an option to switch it off too? Since this affects the battery, I'd like to run this just when I'm in my car and then switch it off after I reach my destination.
Thanks
Works good on galaxy s4 but screen mode off doesn't unlock screen when activated. I hear it in background but lock screen stays locked...
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Works good on galaxy s4 but screen mode off doesn't unlock screen when activated. I hear it in background but lock screen stays locked...
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+1.
I look forward to future releases for this app.
Galaxy S4 Task650 AOKP
pogi1100 said:
Great app! Currently testing on my GT-I9300. Screen-off mode works like a charm, don't really need to worry about power consumption because of my extended battery haha.
Is it possible to keep the lockscreen while in screen off mode?
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Unfortunately no, it seems that Google Now only works if the lockscreen is deactivated. But what I'm trying to do is only allow the user to use Google Now above the lockscreen and have to still enter the password to use any other apps.
Paparasee said:
Nice! but could you provide an option to switch it off too? Since this affects the battery, I'd like to run this just when I'm in my car and then switch it off after I reach my destination.
Thanks
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You can use Tasker, AutomateIt, etc.to provide this automation, there are guides on the g+ page
Zekeman said:
Works good on galaxy s4 but screen mode off doesn't unlock screen when activated. I hear it in background but lock screen stays locked...
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The current ways to do this are pretty sporadic as the Android apis are bad. I'm focusing on the new speech recognition as it gives me more control, but after I finish that I'll work on resolving this issue.
Looks awesome. Trying to download it, but every time I hit the download link it goes to a blank white screen.
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drewmonge said:
Looks awesome. Trying to download it, but every time I hit the download link it goes to a blank white screen.
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Yeah sorry about that. You can download it on your computer, but not on your phone... Hey I'm an Android dev, not a web dev I know what I did wrong, I'll fix it tonight.
Ok downloads working now, sorry about that
Wow google will kick your ass
Thanks for this app,I'll give a try
When I have it enabled, it beeps randomly in the background all day long, without being actually "activated" or popping up with the Google Now interface.
This is with the hotword detection on, but with swipe-to-activate OFF
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When I have it enabled, it beeps randomly in the background all day long, without being actually "activated" or popping up with the Google Now interface.
This is with the hotword detection on, but with swipe-to-activate OFF
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Thanks, this issue is because Google speech recognition doesn't natively support continuous recognition. I have to start it every few seconds. As there is no way to turn off the beep sound, I have to use a dirty hack of silencing the system audio and turning it back on. Sometimes the timing is off and the beep gets through anyways. This problem and many more will go away once I implement my own speech recognition
Website updated with real-time download counter. (I know should be working on updates, but I'm really new to doing low-level sound processing so I needed a break) We're at 46,812, let's try to get that # over 50,000!
Tried this on moto razr jb 4.1.2. It works but if the screen of option is turned on, sometimes I cant get my screen on and has to reboot.
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Looks great, downloading and try it
Looks great, downloading and try it
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Tried this on moto razr jb 4.1.2. It works but if the screen of option is turned on, sometimes I cant get my screen on and has to reboot.
Sent from my XT910
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong. But I'm pretty sure that any issue like that is an issue with the kernel and not with the app. I'm pretty sure an app doesn't have the ability to cause a problem that big (unless it's a root app). Is your phone rooted? If so what kernel?
Good idea, didn't seem to work on my Samsung Galaxy 3 AT&T with MIUI. (Yes I enabled the screen off options and such ) No worries though I don't plan on needing/using this I need every little bit of battery I can savor haha.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong. But I'm pretty sure that any issue like that is an issue with the kernel and not with the app. I'm pretty sure an app doesn't have the ability to cause a problem that big (unless it's a root app). Is your phone rooted? If so what kernel?
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Yes I understand that. my phone is rooted, its stock rom and stock kernel...doesnt have any mods in kernel. Never had such issue before and 5 minutes after enabling the screen off option it stuck...I cant turned it on. Maybe I should give it one more shot and report back...
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Website updated with real-time download counter. (I know should be working on updates, but I'm really new to doing low-level sound processing so I needed a break) We're at 46,812, let's try to get that # over 50,000!
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Hey Rsen nice to finally to see you here.
INTRODUCTION.
The world celebrated the advent of mobile smart devices because of their abilities to carry out most of the office tasks on the go. One of the greatest challenges that came with such event was the power on time limitations as their batteries could hardly go for the time we wished for without the need for a recharge. This research was done to manage power consumption in order to reduce the frequency of charging the battery, increase operation smoothness and save us from the unnecessary internet data misuse by some applications of android operating system. We shall actualize all these without the need for a root access privilege.
Fig. 1 is a picture of what we intend to achieve.
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1. Download the following applications as shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 2
2. Install Autosync free application and set it as shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3
Note that this will delay email and Gmail (a bit) from delivering messages on time except when connected to external power, you may download third party applications like Yahoo Mail to get your messages instantly or check your mails by opening the applications and Synchronize or do manual synchronization of accounts in setting.
3. Download Hibernate application and hibernate as many applications and processes as possible.
Do not hibernate the applications shown in Fig. 4 and anyone that may show up as insistent process as shown in Fig. 5 and applications in step 6 and any application you use very often or applications that are constantly restarting in application manager (running applications).
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
4. Go to Application manager in setting and turn off some of the default background processes, services and applications that you do not need as shown in Fig. 6 (Android Version 4.3, TouchWiz UI).
You can know all running applications by opening All-in-One Toolbox applications (process menu before whitelisting any of them) or by opening Hibernate application, click on the search icon and CHECK all boxes.
Do not turn off applications that appear in step 3 and 6 or anyone that affects the features you are interested in.
Fig. 6
NOTE
· By turning off Google Search, you will not be able to use voice search/typing features.
· PagebuddyNotiSvc is for earphone and S Pen attachment and detachment notifications but does not affects their operations
· Software update is for updating the device firmware, you can turn it ON just to update (when there is an OTA update for your gadget) and turn it OFF when done.
· Calendar Storage though can be turned off but it works with SNS and Facebook to get the birthdays of friends and any stored event or task on your device. Therefore do not turn it off but it can be safely Hibernated to stop it from running on background.
· Wi-Fi Direct Share can be turned off but it will affect sharing of files between different devices through Wi-Fi.
· What we TURNED OFF are not necessarily all the applications we feel we do not need (debloating), but the ones that always run at the background that we do not need. These background processes are what have (negative) effects on battery life, ram space and other system resources. The rest applications are inactive until any activated command triggers them to be active (for a while). Therefore, I will advise that they (the applications that do not run on background) are left but hibernated to keep them inactive after they have performed their tasks. THEREFORE WE ONLY TURNED OFF UNHIBERNATABLE BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS THAT WE DO NOT NEED.
· You may turn off (UNCHECK) notifications from background processes that you do not need as seen in Fig. 7. PLAY SAFE HERE IN ORDER NOT TO TURN OFF NEEDED NOTIFICATIONS. IN CASE OF ANY ERROR, JUST TURN THEM ON AGAIN.
Fig. 7
5. Install Mobiwol firewall application.
Go to connection log in the application and restrict any application that uses data that you do not want. Whether on background, foreground or wifi
Do not restrict
SNS
DOWNLOADS
MEDIA server
Note that firewall might inhibit tethering with other gadgets. Turn it off if this happens during tethering and then turn it back on when through (except you can get the workaround).
Note that Version 4.1.2 of this application is buggy. It makes wi-fi hotspot and normal wi-fi operations to conflict with each other. Use other versions that do not have this issue.
6. Install and enable 2 Battery application (preferably the pro version which gives more control and options). See Fig. 8.
This application helps to shut down internet radio of your phone when not in use thereby conserving battery and internet data. It however turn it on periodically (15 minutes by default) so as to receive any hanging message that depends on internet connectivity.
Fig. 8
Ensure you whitelist DOWNLOAD MANAGER and any downloading software you have (e.g. tubemate, loaderdroid.apk (the best downloader I know) etc). You can only whitelist one application in the free version, go pro to unlock any limitation.
Do not whitelist any instant messager like Facebook, BBM, skype, line, whatsapp, mail etc.
Note that these applications/processes cannot show up for whitelisting except they are active. Therefore to whitelist DOWNLOAD MANAGER, start a downloading process etc. I noticed that opera browsers/downloader do not show up here, so do not bother yourself if you noticed same.
Sometimes, this application cuts off internet when there is an ongoing download process. This do happen when whitelisting could not be applied like Opera scenario or when you are using the free version. To solve this, start wifi tethering process. This will make this application to stop cutting off internet connectivity. Do not forget to turn off tethering when through with the download process.
In the application Settings, under Utilities, Auto screen off, you may install but do not enable (due to battery power implications) AUTO SCREEN OFF. This provides a widget called SCREEN that one can use to manually turn off screen display instead of pressing the power button which has frictional and mechanical implications. See Fig. 9 below.
Fig. 9
7. Install All-in-One Toolbox application and its timer plugin. Set the timer to 1 hour. See Fig. 10.
Fig. 10
This ensures no unused application is left running in memory (RAM) for more than one hour (or your preset time). Ensure you always save your job before switching to other applications to avoid accidental loss of data due to the effect of this application.
Whitelist all Foreground processes, they can be found in Hibernate application homepage by clicking on the search icon.
Fig. 11 below is a glimpse of my setting.
Fig. 11
8. Install Screen Brightness application and set it as shown in Fig. 12 below.
Fig. 12
Place it on your HOME pane and at a spot you will easily locate even when the screen display appears to be very dim (e.g. under bright sun rays). Refer to Fig. 13 for details.
Fig. 13
Ensure your screen display is as dim as possible using the installed screen brightness application (between 0% and 30%) as shown in Fig. 13 above.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING
1. Instant messagers like Skype and BBM may demand more battery.
2. Ensure you did not restrict background processes in Developers option.
3. Ensure your wifi, haptic feedback, vibrations, bluetooth and GPS are off when you do not need them.
4. Do not install any process killer except the All-in-One Toolbox application above.
5. Check to see if there is any unnecessary download processes going on at the background.
Also see if there is live streaming (MEDIA SERVER) going on in sites you visited like Youtube and stop them.
6. Stop auto update notice.
7. Reduce the numbers of widgets you use to the barest minimum.
8. Check the running processes in application manager in setting to see if any is constantly RESTARTING. Look for a way to stop such. One method is to click on them and then click Stop. Another method is to remove such from list of the hibernated applications and restart your device or whitelist them in All-in-one toolbox application.
9. Restart your device once in a while (at least once in every three days) and anytime you notice issues.
10. Sensors consume much power. Therefore reduce the numbers (and duration of use) of SENSORS. Below are some Sensors related activities.
i. Auto screen dim during call (proximity sensor)
ii. Voice call, Voice Search and Voice Commands (Mic)
iii. Auto Screen brightness adjustment (Light sensor)
iv. Internet Services (Inbuilt Radios) etc.
Therefore, turn ON power saving mode, do not enable SMART STAY/PUASE, do not set your Display brightness to AUTO, ensure your screen timeout is one minute or less, stop all forms of unnecessary vibrations and sounds, turn off pen detection for Samsung Note Series, disable Hand Swipe for screen capture and use other methods for capturing screen images like pressing down both power and home buttons for about 3 seconds (For Samsung Note Series users, you can press and hold the button by the pen side and press its tip against the screen for about 3 seconds). Disable voice command activities etc. Remember that AutoSync Free application helps to control unnecessary continuous background synchronizations.
These new features on smart devices are what has turned them into power sucking monsters. Only enable them consciously when you need them.
Please note that SENSORS as used here is contextual and not generalized.
11. Any hibernated application will not start as quickly as it would have done if unhibernated, but this is often unnoticed and will run more smoothly (once started) because some other application activities that would have competed with it for system resources would be in their hibernated states.
12. Your device will still consume power, data and system resources when you engage it to carry out different tasks (especially those that are sensors related as mentioned in point No. 10, though far lesser than before). The major conservation takes place in idle mode as revealed by Fig. 14 and 15 below.
Fig. 14 & 15
13. To occasionally free up ram, do not CLEAR MEMORY (Task Manager) but you can clear RECENT APPLICATIONS. The former will kill important background processes that will consume battery and CPU resources in order to restart. See Fig. 16.
Fig. 16
14. Mind the applications you install, reduce them as much as you can, avoid duplication of functions by multiple applications doing the same thing. Some of these applications run down your battery, clog ram and connect to internet illegally at background.
15. The applications in your device may vary from the ones in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, N7502 Model which was used for this research. Nevertheless, try to use the prescribed applications, outlined principles and ideas to get same results in your device.
16. Above all, what consume power most when you are using your device is the Screen (display light) as evident in Fig. 1. This is why you should always (manually) keep your screen display light as low as possible (between 0% and 30%) using Screen Brightness application.
ADVANTAGES.
1. You do not need to root your device
2. All the official status benefits are retained like warranty and Over The Air (OTA) updates, etc.
3. Your data usage is controlled and minimized.
4. Your gadget security is enhanced. Unsafe internet access to your device from unnecessary applications are restricted by Mobiwol firewall.
5. Faster internet connectivity. This is because by appropriate restriction of unwanted connectivity by Mobiwol Firewall and hibernation of other applications by Hibernate application, your available internet bandwidth is maximize by your browsers and other internet dependent applications.
6. Your device works with more ease (increased fluidity).
7. Battery life is enhanced.
8. All the processes are reversible.
9. Faster charging.
10. It can work on other Operating Systems with some amendments.
11. Your device can still do everything you want it to do even with more ease.
12. All the applications are free or has free versions.
RESULTS
Fig. 17 below are some outcomes I got when I left my device (Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo n7502 version) overnight in three different instances and full use for two days in an instance.
Fig. 17
Here, it can be noticed that the results of the idle mode (overnight) instances varied. One of the reasons is using the device for many days without restarting it. This is another emphasis on the need to always restart (refresh) your gadgets at least once in every three days for optimal performances.
SUMMARY
All you have done is to put your device in SMART Deep Sleep Mode when the screen is dim and SMART Flight Mode when screen is active.
SMART as used in this context means your device can still carry out the necessary standby functions like receive calls, messages and access internet facilities etc but at minimal system resources costs.
CONCLUSIONS
With full understanding of the methods, ideas, processes and theories used in this project, one can extend such to other platforms wholly or partially in order to get same effect.
Let take a look at Fig. 18 below which is the last screen capture I did for this research after final fine tuning, here the Device idle was the highest battery consumer while Android OS which used to be the highest in idle mode is now at third position. This is a clear indication that the device has been idle all through the period. Until you can record this kind of sequence in idle mode, you have not achieved the full potential of this project.
Fig. 18
Personally, this research is a breakthrough for my official and personal operations.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I wish to encourage Smart device manufacturers to look into this project to see if they could incorporate these points into future devices.
1. Provide different background synchronization options as in AutoSync Free application.
2. Provide side scrollable button (like volume type) for manual screen brightness adjustments.
3. Create different power profiles that can group some of these power related activities together that users can enable or disable in order to harness the intended benefits.
Nevertheless, if you could not get enough power on time from your device after applying all the settings outlined above, I will recommend that you change your battery or/and buy a portable power bank as a back up.
Finally, I wish to draw the attention of software developers to this research in order to see if they could develop an application that combines the useful processes and services utilized from the combination of the different applications used above. Android users would be ever grateful to such fellows. All I will ask from such developers are proper credits for my work.
You may view my blog for review and updates.
GRATITUDES
1. Google Incorporated.
2. Hibernate.apk developer.
3. Screen Brightness.apk developer.
4. Autosync free.apk developer.
5. All-in-one Toolbox.apk developer.
6. 2 battery.apk developer.
7. Mobiwol.apk developer.
8. Samsung Incorporated.
9. XDA Developers Forum.
10. DutchDogg54
11. The God of Wisdom.
REFERENCES
1. XDA Developers Forum.
2. Android OS.
3. TouchWiz UI.
4. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, N7502.
5. Screen Brightness UI.
6. Autosync free UI.
7. All-in-one Toolbox UI.
8. 2 battery UI.
9. Mobiwol UI.
10. Hibernate UI.
11 My Blog
Excellent thread
Hi,
You wrote it in one of your posts that you will come up with a thread like this and you did it. Very well done!
Fantastic effort. Your hard work is clearly visible in your post.
I was getting excellent battery life before with my Note 8 and Note 3 Neo. On Note 3 Neo I get SOT of 5hrs 30 to 6 hrs over a period of 5 to 7 days. Sometimes even 8 days (without power saving mode and flight mode)
All the tweaks that I applied on Note 8, Note 3 Neo and Note 2 are connected to rooting. And I want to get 10 hours SOT on my device over 4 days or 3 days or 5 days. That is my target.
What makes your effort even more fruitful is hibernation of apps can be done WITHOUT rooting.
IF I root using Chainfire method then Knox will be tripped and if I get some hardware problem then I won't be able to get it serviced at Samsung service Centre.
Now after reading your post looks like I don't have to root for a while at least till alternative method comes up.
My device N750
Personally, I have downloaded hibernate app. My RAM usage was very high with 1.41 GB and had to manually stop the running services/processes.
My hibernation list
1) all share control share service
2) Bluetooth test
3) bubbles
4) chat on
5) chrome (even this is a good browser, I found better results with chrome frozen on my other devices)
6) Enterprise VPN services ( dont use that much)
7) Exchange services
8) Gear manager
9) Google play books
10) Google Search
11) Google play games
12) Google +
13) Group play
14) Help
15) Index Service ( I am little unsure about this one)
16) Knox
17) Knox store
18) Knox Notification Manager
19) Live wall paper picker
20) NFC Test
21) Polaris viewer
22) Page buddy
23) S Finder
24) S planner widget
25) S voice
26) SNS
27) Samsung link
28) Samsung Push
29) Samsung account
30) Scrap book
31) Software update
32) Story album
33) Story album widget
34) Talk back
35) Voice recorder
36) Wlan test
37) Yahoo finance
38) YouTube
39) Knox event manager
40) Knox attestation
41) Policy updates
42) Wssyncmlnps
43) DRM
And rest of the hibernated apps are all downloaded apps.
I tried Greenify latest version which had the option to hibernate without rooting but it didn't work that well.
Hibernate works. I was able to hibernate nearly 111 apps/process etc.
Almost all of my downloaded apps have been hibernated using hibernate app EXCEPT Nova launcher.
Auto-sync will help lot of people out there who need to check multiple emails on the go.
It covers all options one can think of.
All-in-one toolbox has Junk cleaner and other tools which replaces Cleaner app. File Manager, Startup manager
It has App2SD, Startup manager
Previously, I was using Startup Manager free for preventing auto start of certain apps/services.
I have used battery doctor, Du battery saver and other battery saving apps but they didn't help much.
I will give a try for this battery 2x and see how it goes.
Once again, thank you so much for coming up with wonderful post and some of them can be tried on other Samsung/Android devices too.
Cheers!
Sam
Samavb said:
Hi,
I have used battery doctor, Du battery saver and other battery saving apps but they didn't help much.
I will give a try for this battery 2x and see how it goes.
Once again, thank you so much for coming up with wonderful post
Cheers!
Sam
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Hi sam,
This is not boasting, what we have here is a breakthrough for us.
These applications are the best of their kinds.
This project spanned over two years of intensive research.
Some of the facts were noticed by you that hibernate is more effective than greenify. Same thing goes for the rest.
let keep updating ourselves on positive knowledge to get what we want out of android.
please let developers create something like this for us.
Thanks for your encouragement.
It's all good but when it comes down to really using your phone, the only real way to improve battery significantly is replace it with a high capacity one. It's similar to tweaking for the benchmarks. In any case, great info btw :good:
ericbajana said:
It's all good but when it comes down to really using your phone, the only real way to improve battery significantly is replace it with a high capacity one. It's similar to tweaking for the benchmarks. In any case, great info btw :good:
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Thanks for your review, the truth is that if any one could achieve the type of battery life i get now and compares it with the the way it used to be out of the box, then there is a reason to celebrate.
that notwithstanding, what you suggested was part of my 'conditional' recommendations.
Very good information about Android phone, I really like this phone because it supports many android apps.
9 hours 50 min Screen on Time in 2 days 11 hours
omorofos said:
Hi sam,
This is not boasting, what we have here is a breakthrough for us.
These applications are the best of their kinds.
This project spanned over two years of intensive research.
Some of the facts were noticed by you that hibernate is more effective than greenify. Same thing goes for the rest.
let keep updating ourselves on positive knowledge to get what we want out of android.
please let developers create something like this for us.
Thanks for your encouragement.
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9 hours 50 min Screen on Time in 2 days 11 hours and extremely happy with the result.
I have mentioned about your excellent thread in my post in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55173252&postcount=167
Hope many more people will benefit from your thread.
I used only Hibernate app which resulted in good improvement in my results.
Attached my screenshots
Cheers!
Sam
you made my day
Samavb said:
9 hours 50 min Screen on Time in 2 days 11 hours and extremely happy with the result.
I have mentioned about your excellent thread in my post in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55173252&postcount=167
Hope many more people will benefit from your thread.
I used only Hibernate app which resulted in good improvement in my results.
Attached my screenshots
Cheers!
Sam
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knowing that i was able to make you smile make me feel like a king. The pleasure is mine.
Thanks for your encouragement.
Very Very good
Hi, i discovered this thread by a chance, but i think it should be linked on every android forum and all the people guessing how to reduce battery usage should know about it.
I surfed a lot of thread trying to find a way to avoid to hidden process to wake up my phone when it should be sleeping. I tried to freeze and deactivate apps, or at least the app that i could deactivate (i have galaxy note 3 neo and no root). The problem in fact is that when i put in airplane mode, the phone sleep like a baby, so the problem was SURELY connected to data usage.
The request of data connection wake up both the radio (wifi of 3G) and the phone itself.
So i think and experimented the biggest part of this energy saving is avoid application to go on the internet without our permission.
That is why i think Mobiwol no root firewall ( and partially autosync) make 90% of the energy saving here.
Our phones have infinite app that theoretically should not need to acces internet, but they do indeed. And there is no stock firmware realized to avoid this (even because who develops firmware want their app to go on the internet too as much as they can: Samsung for example).
So mobiwol helped me to see that a file explorer (!!??) tried to access internet, helped me to avoid internet connections of samsung app that i was enable to uninstall or freeze.
Concerning things like autosync, and screen dimmer, etc.. i think thoose kind of settings depend on the user. For instance i want to have enough light on the screen, and that dim automatically when needed ( i use Lux lite and i am very happy of that). I don't want to have a worst experience using the phone, only to allow the battery to last 4 days. What I WANT is the battery to last when the phone is in standby: i don't want it to surf the web on his own!!
So thank you very much for you help, i hope more people see this and wish admin put it as Stick everywhere.
the pleasure is mine
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Hi, i discovered this thread by a chance, but i think it should be linked on every android forum and all the people guessing how to reduce battery usage should know about it.
I surfed a lot of thread trying to find a way to avoid to hidden process to wake up my phone when it should be sleeping. I tried to freeze and deactivate apps, or at least the app that i could deactivate (i have galaxy note 3 neo and no root). The problem in fact is that when i put in airplane mode, the phone sleep like a baby, so the problem was SURELY connected to data usage.
The request of data connection wake up both the radio (wifi of 3G) and the phone itself.
So i think and experimented the biggest part of this energy saving is avoid application to go on the internet without our permission.
That is why i think Mobiwol no root firewall ( and partially autosync) make 90% of the energy saving here.
Our phones have infinite app that theoretically should not need to acces internet, but they do indeed. And there is no stock firmware realized to avoid this (even because who develops firmware want their app to go on the internet too as much as they can: Samsung for example).
So mobiwol helped me to see that a file explorer (!!??) tried to access internet, helped me to avoid internet connections of samsung app that i was enable to uninstall or freeze.
Concerning things like autosync, and screen dimmer, etc.. i think thoose kind of settings depend on the user. For instance i want to have enough light on the screen, and that dim automatically when needed ( i use Lux lite and i am very happy of that). I don't want to have a worst experience using the phone, only to allow the battery to last 4 days. What I WANT is the battery to last when the phone is in standby: i don't want it to surf the web on his own!!
So thank you very much for you help, i hope more people see this and wish admin put it as Stick everywhere.
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vaibhavud said:
You have posted very helpfull data,thanks
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i am glad to learn that my post was helpful. do me a favor by referring other people seeking for same information in other threads to this one and pressing the thanks button too.
Opera Max = Data Savings!!
Our team at Opera have a pretty neat app called Opera Max. It uses a unique compressions algorithm to help you save your data upto 50% and extend the life of your data plan!!
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Our team at Opera have a pretty neat app called Opera Max. It uses a unique compressions algorithm to help you save your data upto 50% and extend the life of your data plan!!
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You are right. This is why only opera and the stock android browsers are my only browsers. Even chrome was disabled by me as revealed in the write up.
The off road mode need to be improved upon as regard quick connections.
All said and done, OPERA ROCKS.
This project is not for browsers alone, some other applications use megabytes illegally hence the need for mobiwol firewall and other tweaking.
Opera Max = Data Savings!!
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i am glad to learn that my post was helpful. do me a favor by referring other people seeking for same information in other threads to this one and pressing the thanks button too.
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Good Job bro. Been looking for this for ages. Please can one use this procedure on custom roms such as Note 4 mini rom for the Neo?
Thanks.
mcfwesh said:
Good Job bro. Been looking for this for ages. Please can one use this procedure on custom roms such as Note 4 mini rom for the Neo?
Thanks.
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@mcfwesh; yes it works on all android platforms.
Sorry for the delay in reply.
Hi, I wrote new free app and I want to share share it! Please feel free to comment your ideas/proposals/bugs in this topic.
Link to the gear store: http://apps.samsung.com/gear/appDetail.as?appId=NDkpJCxaQ6
************ Gear app store detail *************
By default, Gear S3 is saving pressure data every minute 30 days back. By default, you only got Alti/Baro app capable to show only last 6 hours of this data.
I wrote an app, which can use this resource to:
- Show circle graph of altitude according to selected interval (TAU date/time picker).
- Calculate, what barometric change is due to weather or real altitude change.[*]
- Count you ascended and descended elevation.
- You can read every piece of data (date + altitude[**]) by bezel turning.
My idea of using this app is:
-You are on trail and you can switch Gear S3 to offline mode with display turned off. At evening, in basecamp, you can analyse altitude data. Or event after 30 days!
-During working day, you can easily track when did you used elevator, went the steps etc...
The process of loading a new data (when you select new interval):
1. Graph of barometric pressure[blue] ->
2. Graph of calculated altitude[orange] ->
3. Graph of polished altitude[green], now bezel is enabled.
As this is first release, please let me know here, if I should continue implementing this
If you are interested enough, please donate me (via XDA profile) to support future development :victory:
[*] If altitude changes more than 2 meters in 2 minutes, it is marked as altitude.
[**] Now without any calibration, forced to 1013 hPa. But this app is not altimeter and ASC/DSC meters can be calculated without nearly any difference.
I still don't see why Samsung won't let me view the contents of their store using my computer. It is sometimes more convenient for me to see the info on a larger screen!!! But that is not your issue!
I guess the link is if you are on a Samsung (other??) phone or the Gear watch.
We tackle the app a bit later.
Cool Tool!
Thank you! I really like the app Maybe you could make scrolling adaptive so that the step size increases when you scroll more.
eazor said:
Thank you! I really like the app Maybe you could make scrolling adaptive so that the step size increases when you scroll more.
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Hi, thanks! There is already fast scrooling implemented - if you rotate bezel fast enough (< 0.3 sec between steps), the speed of scrooling is growing. Did you mean this?
konvalink said:
Hi, thanks! There is already fast scrooling implemented - if you rotate bezel fast enough (< 0.3 sec between steps), the speed of scrooling is growing. Did you mean this?
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Oh, cool! I did not notice. However, for me, it is still rather slow. Would it be possible to increase the speed even further, or to even skip to the next elevation jump to see its time?
Magnificent app!!!
Could you make it a widget also?
Im not sure but maybe your app des problem with shealth floors counter. When i open your app, i think it didnt count floors. I must reopen shealth app.
adiyoyo said:
Im not sure but maybe your app des problem with shealth floors counter. When i open your app, i think it didnt count floors. I must reopen shealth app.
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I'm sure my app can't cause this kind of problem. It only reads shared public data. It is like watching televison at home, you can't influence other TV watchers in their houses.
App looks really promising. I notice that some text isn't aligned/positioned correctly
kangi26 said:
App looks really promising. I notice that some text isn't aligned/positioned correctly
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Yeah, I noticed this on new Tizen 3.0, which is rolling now. Many apps in store has now problem, I will update it as soon as possible.
Hi, looks like a great app. Just what I am looking for. It is not available in my country. Can you please post a link to it or suggest how I can load it. Thanks!
Loaded app but don't see any data
I went into it on my gear s3.. It asks me for a E my home Altitude.. I enter it. Hit save and reset..
Everytime I open the app it asks for that same info?
Can't find the app on gear store. Any ideas?
Hi,
Sorry if I am a bit out of subject but up to now her is the better place that seems to match my research...
I have a Gear S3 Frotier paired with a OnePlus 3, and I wondered if it exists an application capable of "mirroring" the sensors data (mainly baro and alti) to the phone, just as if those sensors were present in the phone ?
I guess I'm just dreaming for such a feature, but as I'm not a developper so I just can't figure out what is possible or not with Android / Samsung SDK....
Thanks forward for you kind replies.
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I went into it on my gear s3.. It asks me for a E my home Altitude.. I enter it. Hit save and reset..
Everytime I open the app it asks for that same info?
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Hi, this is happening if you performed update OS 2.3 ->3.0 without reset. Upgrade process destroyed many apps, Samsung doesn't want to help developers and we have no clue how to fix apps for OS 3.0. Sorry, I deleted all my apps because Samsung is unable to publish any material for developers about OS 3.0 upgrade and what is causing problems with sensors. API is the same, but apps won't work.
I gave it chance (here in forum), but no one is able to help. Reset works, but it is a dirty solution.
When Samsung finally answers me, I will update the app to the working version for OS 3.0.
Is there any reason why I can't download the app from the store in France? Is the restriction intended?
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Hey thank you so much for developping this app I was looking for an app like this ever since i bought my S3 Gear. However i'm having problems downloading this app it says not available in your country or not compatible. I have a samsung S9 plus and an S3 frontier Gear. Is there an updated link or a way to install it?
Thank you.
I'm a galaxy Watch owner, why i cannot download this app from the store for localization problem?
I'm not able to locate the app at all, Is it still out there?
Hi, why can't I download it on my gear sport? Samsung says "app isn't available in your country or for your device"