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[Live Wallpaper] VR Tunnel

Now on the Market!
9/13/10 - New update!
The Max version now supports album art! You can choose to skin the cubes with your album art. It will automatically cycle through all of the album art on your SD storage. I'm working on an update to support those of you with internal storage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cWGhGnsIJI
market://details?id=com.wallpaper.VRTunnelMax - Full paid version
market://details?id=com.wallpaper.VRTunnelLite - Lite free version
I've removed the apk from here. If you already have one of the test versions installed, please uninstall it and get it from the market. That way you'll be able to get automatic updates.
To Do List
Short term:
Possibly implement some sort of color cycling so that the cubes change colors while it's running.
Long term:
User selectable textures
Pulsing when music is playing
Custom models - imagine instead of simple cubes, it was a bunch of Android robots
Thanks to everyone here for helping out with the testing!
If you can, come join us at the Big Texas Android BBQ
http://bigtxbbq.com/
Instructions:
If you've clicked on the about bar in the settings, then you've already seen these but I should include them here as well.
The tilting motion works best when the phone is in a relatively horizontal position.
Double tap the screen to re-center the tunnel.
Try tapping the cubes multiple times to change their rotation.

After watching the clip.. my mind in a daze haha. It looks reallyy good and i'm gonna try it out right now. How is it on the battery?

LOL, the 3D effect actually looks better in the video than in real life, I think.
As far as battery, I'm sure it takes quite a toll while it's on because the motion sensors are pretty power-hungry but you can turn them off in the settings if you wish.

I know this is the nexus one forum. But just as an FYI it doesn't work on my stock 2.1 telus milestone. All the cubes and the tunnel are white, regardless of the settings selected.

hmm, ok. Is the Milestone is the same as the Motorola Droid? If so, I can think of a few things to try for the next release...

nice testing now on cm6
pretty awesome so far. and pretty good for your first app

Can I test out this lwp?
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I'm impressed! It shows a lot of promise and I'll enjoy seeing how this develops.
Thanks for sharing

Wow that is very cool!!!

This is the first cool Live Wallpaper

Have just downloaded and looking good so far. Am interested to see battery usage.
Well done. That's nice work.

WoW thanks you awesome i'm loving it !

chopsui said:
hmm, ok. Is the Milestone is the same as the Motorola Droid? If so, I can think of a few things to try for the next release...
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Yeah their real close, cdma (droid) vs gsm (milestone) but I'm pretty sure it's the same gpu.

chopsui, great job! These other posts are too humble. I think this LWP is top notch!
You have managed to get a '3D' style live wallpaper to work! I think the more people that find out about this the more popular you will become. I would pay for this in the market! Watch how many people kang this from you! I look forward to more from you in the future.

Just downloaded and installed. Awesome work!

Very nice! I like it.

Thanks for the comments everyone! I'm working on the Milestone/Droid bug now. I'll let you know when I have a new build.

mssmison said:
I know this is the nexus one forum. But just as an FYI it doesn't work on my stock 2.1 telus milestone. All the cubes and the tunnel are white, regardless of the settings selected.
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same thing on the hero...

hey I tried the LWP and i gotta say it's pretty nice

I've updated the original post for those having issues with the textures.
Let me know what happens. Thanks!

[APP][2.1+] Beyond Snowfall Android

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow,
All over your Android phone!!!
Ho ho ho!
Winter is here!
Snow is all over the place. Why not bring it right under your fingers, on your own Android phone. Beyond Snowfall does just that!
Just shake it and the snow will fall all over your screen!!!
Beyond Snowfall is not a Live wallpaper.
Android Market Link
https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.illyrium.androidsnow
Youtube
http://bit.ly/tU5C5e
To support our work please buy the donate version of the app which gives you the possibility to customize the snowfall.
This app is still in its earliest version so in case of bugs or if the app doesn't run on your phone just drop us an email at [email protected]
Happy Holidays !!!

This is a fantastic app! I'd love to see this concept expanded into more weather and eventually a weather app.. Rain falling would be amazing! Quick note, while it runs on ICS the settings screen is tiny and not usable.

mssmison said:
This is a fantastic app! I'd love to see this concept expanded into more weather and eventually a weather app.. Rain falling would be amazing! Quick note, while it runs on ICS the settings screen is tiny and not usable.
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Thanks, actually I am planning on releasing more apps using this concept.
Would you mind posting a screenshot of the options menu on ICS?
Thanks again for the feedback.

Innovative. Bought the donate version

dragonro said:
Thanks, actually I am planning on releasing more apps using this concept.
Would you mind posting a screenshot of the options menu on ICS?
Thanks again for the feedback.
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For sure. It's attached.
The menu works perfect on gingerbread, just not here

The only problem using toast message for animation is the intense battery drain..other than that, this is one of the best apps I've ever seen because it's so unique
Sent from my T989 hunting for Siri Connor

I can't get it to work when I shake it. when I press it in settings it does not turn that feature on.
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Thanks for making me feel like a kid for a brief moment. Amazing app concept!

Gladly donated.

joey3002 said:
I can't get it to work when I shake it. when I press it in settings it does not turn that feature on.
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Hi,
Try to uninstall and reinstall the app. I have noticed a bug happening from time to time on the free version - in the next update I will fix this and also add the option to switch from shake mode to continuous mode.
Plese let me know if reinstalling it fixes the bug.
Thanks for the feedback.

MindSplit said:
Thanks for making me feel like a kid for a brief moment. Amazing app concept!
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MindSplit said:
Gladly donated.
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Thanks a lot for the support!!!

ingenious247 said:
The only problem using toast message for animation is the intense battery drain..other than that, this is one of the best apps I've ever seen because it's so unique
Sent from my T989 hunting for Siri Connor
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Actually I've spend a good amount of time on finding and applying different optimisations to lower the stress of rendering the overlayed snowflakes; from what I've noticed, on most phone models I tested the app on, the battery drain is barely noticeable. Of course, I have only tested it on a limited number of phones. Could't get my hands on the T989 to test on
Also the battery drain depends a lot on device model, number of snowflakes, if the timeout of the snow is set or it is running continuously, etc. etc.
I still got some improvements on the "menu" for the next update.
Thanks for the feedback!

not compatible with LDPI devices...

Downloading using web market..

Gnaver said:
not compatible with LDPI devices...
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Could you give me the phone model? I guess you are talking about the options dialog - A fix will come maybe with the next update.
Thanks for the feedback

As a lower-end device user, this runs really nicely on my Eris running CM7.. just a great concept all around.. well done!
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dragonro said:
Hi,
Try to uninstall and reinstall the app. I have noticed a bug happening from time to time on the free version - in the next update I will fix this and also add the option to switch from shake mode to continuous mode.
Plese let me know if reinstalling it fixes the bug.
Thanks for the feedback.
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No luck after uninstall and install. I'll try next release
Sent from my htc evo using tapatalk

dragonro said:
Actually I've spend a good amount of time on finding and applying different optimisations to lower the stress of rendering the overlayed snowflakes; from what I've noticed, on most phone models I tested the app on, the battery drain is barely noticeable. Of course, I have only tested it on a limited number of phones. Could't get my hands on the T989 to test on
Also the battery drain depends a lot on device model, number of snowflakes, if the timeout of the snow is set or it is running continuously, etc. etc.
I still got some improvements on the "menu" for the next update.
Thanks for the feedback!
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I've been testing different configurations to see what works best, and this is what I've found.
I get the most optimal performance and least battery drain when set to run continuously, (shake turned off, no time out). It barely affects battery life although it still shows a high percentage in the battery stats - higher than the display, Android system, etc. but the actual battery drain doesn't seem excessive (weird..)
In any other setting, even with shake on, the system kills it after awhile (the notification icon disappears and everything) when the phone is locked/screen blacked out for more than what seems like ten minutes or so. The app then appears to "not work"but it is in fact just closed by the system.
Sent from my T989 hunting for Siri Connor

Also, I did not adjust the size or number of snowflakes, used default settings.
Sent from my T989 hunting for Siri Connor

ingenious247 said:
Also, I did not adjust the size or number of snowflakes, used default settings.
Sent from my T989 hunting for Siri Connor
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I'll fix the problem with the service being killed by the system -> next update.
Ty for the feedback.

[App] Flipboard Galaxy S3 exclusive... now for all!

Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644212
Cool App. Directly extracted from Galaxy S3. Haven't installed it yet but the app is really cool from the reviews i saw.

Just installed it and it runs absolutely sweet on the Note. Great app. Thanks anjath.

Thanks, runs great on the note.
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GREAT app! works great on note

Thanks!!
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Sorry for my noobish question, but what does that apk actually do?
EDITED: Found it, just ignore me.

http://blog.gsmarena.com/review-fli...zine-like-web-browsing-on-the-smaller-screen/
"Flipboard is a digital magazine-like application that combines all of your Facebook, Twitter, website news, articles, photos and more into one live feed for simple (and gorgeous) browsing from one dedicated place. It used to be an iPad exclusive up until the other day when Flipboard launched a version for the iPhone too and we thought we’d take it for a spin and do a little impromptu review of it.... "
Galaxy Note N7000 • GB.XXLC1

It looks nice and pretty, but I think I prefer Pulse, or even Currents because you can see more stories at a glance.
Pulse you can see the most stories at a glance, but not much info on each to know whether it would be of interest.
Currents you can see more info in each stories preview, but fewer stories at a glance.
With Flipboard you have to flip through every single story individually.
They only put 1 story per page, and 66% of the page is taken up with a picture. If they put more text on each page, it might give you a better idea of whether you want to go into the article.
It does have some magazines not on Pulse or Currents though, so I'll probably keep it and use it for them.

richlum said:
It looks nice and pretty, but I think I prefer Pulse, or even Currents because you can see more stories at a glance.
Pulse you can see the most stories at a glance, but not much info on each to know whether it would be of interest.
Currents you can see more info in each stories preview, but fewer stories at a glance.
With Flipboard you have to flip through every single story individually.
They only put 1 story per page, and 66% of the page is taken up with a picture. If they put more text on each page, it might give you a better idea of whether you want to go into the article.
It does have some magazines not on Pulse or Currents though, so I'll probably keep it and use it for them.
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The estetic appeal of this apps is great.
If the apps will be able to read rss it is perfect.
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If someone could mod a black background for this app would be great. White eats battery
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One app I always wanted since seeing that in iphone.
Totally awesome to follow news.
Thank you so much.

I really wanna like this app..
Looks great but its inaccurate as hell...I flip through fb posts and half the time when I click one it goes to a post that isn't even close to the one I picked!! Very annoying!
Makes it useless but it looks great.
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After about a day's use, i love it. I'm used to Pulse so it was weird to only see one article per page, but after "ignoring" the "Pulse way of doing things", it's freaking awesome. Love it.
Btw, make sure to make an account so you can add many many more sources

Great little app. Not interested in the Facebook and the Twitter integration, I have third party apps for that. Really aesthetically pleasing though, and is beautifully smooth on the Note
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After using all day, the only issue is even after selecting the uk as my area its still chucking up loads of US news, which to be fair I couldn't care a less about (no offence meant), but suppose I'm learning something. All in all i love it and I actually think the facebook integration is pretty good.
Edit: just discovered the mute option to mute certain authors and also a news (uk edition)
Edit 2: I do seem to get force closes on some news items from particular authors when trying to view a story. Telegraph uk is one

It's a little annoying that it doesn't save your place if you hit the back button.
A few times I've hit back by mistake and then when you go back into a magazine you have to scroll all the way to where you were before.
Having more pictures is nice for some types of magazines, but for news and tech articles I'd rather just have more info and less gloss.
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Just swipe back instead of pressing the back button.

such a nice apps.. thank you sir!

I been playing with it for about 30 minutes now. I couldn't leave it once I started exploring. This is exactly what I needed as social media ,news and rss are all in one place in a comfortable and conventional style. I am convinced to uninstall pulse, feedly, google reader and all those news apps. Thank you so much for making this possible. Is this a Samsung app originally?
I hope you can port all those apps one by one from Sg3. Graditudes
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To anyone having trouble with this app, check that you do not have forced GPU acceleration in developer options. It caused a lot of issues for me but is now running perfectly now I've disabled it.
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[App][4.0+] ClearFocus

Hi everyone I've just developed and uploaded to Google Play my first Android app: ClearFocus
Description: ClearFocus is a time-management app which helps you being more productive. Are you tired of wasting your time on distractions instead of focusing on what really matters? ClearFocus is for you!
Based on The Pomodoro Technique©, it alternates working sessions with small breaks. This will let you concentrate more easily and get things done.
You can find it on Google Play
What d'you think?

Lol thanks. I can never sit and do my homework and then take a short break, rather an extremely long break with no homework done.
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looks nice,downloading
whats funny is i saw it while *not* doing my HW..

Hey that's a good idea, I give it a try

pandasa123 said:
Lol thanks. I can never sit and do my homework and then take a short break, rather an extremely long break with no homework done.
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zivonex said:
looks nice,downloading
whats funny is i saw it while *not* doing my HW..
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JKab said:
Hey that's a good idea, I give it a try
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Thanks a lot guys!
I've updated the app, it's now possible to automatically disable Internet connection or vibration & sounds during working sessions.

New update: 2.3+ support, new "Share App" button and many bugfixes!

Wow! I'm blown away
This is an absolute keeper. The design of the icon, interface, and overall UX is just spot on!
Question: How did you do the "send anonymous data"?

Just what I was looking for! Thanks a lot

Awesome Work! App is just surprisingly good!

I've been looking for something like this. Very simple and neat. Please keep it that way!

NEW Icon !!
Hello OP, Im really liking this app of yours. Great Job! :good:
I got bored and decided to make you a little something.. let me know if you like it.
i can always change it to match something else, like take off the shadows or change the color, ect.

Wow this would be very helpful..! I really need something like this Thanks Andrea

I really like this app! Great, clean graphics.

great!
This app is great, thanks! But i am wondering, could you make a hardcore mode for your app? Like you cant exit from app, you cant do anything, there is only the timer? Aah! I know, a lockscreen mod? Until the time ends, you cant unlock your phone, even if your work finished... that would be fun! Also like a desk clock mode, zero brightness etc? have nice day, good job :3

Lovin' It
..Thanks to you i can study better for my exams (which are due on 28th JAN ) ..Thanks a lot mate :victory:

Great work
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cizkek_ said:
This app is great, thanks! But i am wondering, could you make a hardcore mode for your app? Like you cant exit from app, you cant do anything, there is only the timer? Aah! I know, a lockscreen mod? Until the time ends, you cant unlock your phone, even if your work finished... that would be fun! Also like a desk clock mode, zero brightness etc? have nice day, good job :3
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I think having this option would be a great idea, for us with really poor self discipline.
I´ve been actually thinking about looking for an app that would do just this. I´ll try it right away!
Does anybody know if there is a similar freeware program for PC? Say, you can block certain urls so they can´t be accessed during a period of time etc...

This app is exactly what I need. In addition it is really simple and have nice UI. Thank you!
cizkek_ said:
This app is great, thanks! But i am wondering, could you make a hardcore mode for your app? Like you cant exit from app, you cant do anything, there is only the timer? Aah! I know, a lockscreen mod? Until the time ends, you cant unlock your phone, even if your work finished... that would be fun! Also like a desk clock mode, zero brightness etc? have nice day, good job :3
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I think cizkek have a loot of good ideas.
My own propositions: lookscreen mod with timer on it (just one touch to check it) and option to hide notification bar while timer is going.

Did not think it would, but this alternating work-break really helps me concentrate on studies. Thanks a lot.
cizkek_ said:
This app is great, thanks! But i am wondering, could you make a hardcore mode for your app? Like you cant exit from app, you cant do anything, there is only the timer? Aah! I know, a lockscreen mod? Until the time ends, you cant unlock your phone, even if your work finished... that would be fun! Also like a desk clock mode, zero brightness etc? have nice day, good job :3
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+1 If possible , this would be great, I tend to get distracted a lot, and my exams are near (only 2 weeks left)
SystemErrorOne said:
Hello OP, Im really liking this app of yours. Great Job! :good:
I got bored and decided to make you a little something.. let me know if you like it.
i can always change it to match something else, like take off the shadows or change the color, ect.
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Dont know if it was meant to be that way, but the divider between green and red line isnt centered (could be my eye too ). Nice icon BTW

Awesome app Maybe a dark theme in the future to go along with AMOLED screen?

[Game][3.0+] 4 PICS one Word - Connection Game - BETA Tester needed

Dear All,
The App is kind of 4 PICS one Word..
The App name is : Connections - Reason for Connection is You should think 1 2 3 4 - connect the answer.. So We made the App name into Connections..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appinos.imageconnectionsfree
=* INSTANT FUN
No registration, no complicated rules. Just start playing and have fun!
* SIMPLE AND HIGHLY ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY
Which word are we looking for? Look at the pictures; find out what they have in common. Win!
* BRAINTEASER
Not Just word game... Tease and train your brain to ultimate
* LANGUAGE TRAINER
Apart from play and fun... This game is designed to train your English language skills

Update
I will be updating the app as soon as possible. May be in few hours..

Tester
Any best tester around here..

In
I have TAB 2 and S3... I'm ready to test the app...
jacksparao said:
Any best tester around here..
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vandy87 said:
I have TAB 2 and S3... I'm ready to test the app...
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S2 on 4.4.2
S4 on 4.3
tab on 4.3
Generic 7" on 4.1
Generic 10" on 4.2
All ready to beta test if needed

Test
Can you test my app, share your test report..
how UI look ?
Any crash on tablet or mobile?
Any suggestion to improve the app ?
robneymcplum said:
S2 on 4.4.2
S4 on 4.3
tab on 4.3
Generic 7" on 4.1
Generic 10" on 4.2
All ready to beta test if needed
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Test and share report
vandy87 said:
I have TAB 2 and S3... I'm ready to test the app...
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No issue
The game is very soft and fast..
1 I find the scorl is little hard to use
2 Need more level
3 UI is decent need more improvement
4 In my tablet working like chram..
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Runs on all my devices, the game is as you would expect and although the UI works fine, no issues at all it isnt the best thing in the world to look at, could do with some help on that. Even the launcher icon and playstore png for example could do with improving IMO, so let me know if you want any help with that. Also, although I could solve the puzzles, the images used often were 'only just' related to the word to be found, don't know if English is your first language, and if not you've done a fantastic job but some bits of it seemed off somehow. Cant put my finger on it...
Overall though, as a game, it works fine on all I tried, the mechanics are all there just I personally think the looks can be improved, but that could just be me. If this is the first test to check it 'works' then it does, if version 2 of your plan is to improve the UI then I look forward to that, and again, any help with design ideas I'm more than willing to help. I cant code or develop for s**t, past compiling roms, so this is all I could offer
Good luck though all the same.

Big thanks
Thanks for clar review..
1 I'm not a native English speaker.
2 We are looking for a better icon to replace in play-store..
3 Your ideas & suggestion to improve the app - always welcome.
4 If you can help us in UI part it will be great.. we are lack in UI always..
5 You can reach me personally - [email protected]
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Runs on all my devices, the game is as you would expect and although the UI works fine, no issues at all it isnt the best thing in the world to look at, could do with some help on that. Even the launcher icon and playstore png for example could do with improving IMO, so let me know if you want any help with that. Also, although I could solve the puzzles, the images used often were 'only just' related to the word to be found, don't know if English is your first language, and if not you've done a fantastic job but some bits of it seemed off somehow. Cant put my finger on it...
Overall though, as a game, it works fine on all I tried, the mechanics are all there just I personally think the looks can be improved, but that could just be me. If this is the first test to check it 'works' then it does, if version 2 of your plan is to improve the UI then I look forward to that, and again, any help with design ideas I'm more than willing to help. I cant code or develop for s**t, past compiling roms, so this is all I could offer
Good luck though all the same.
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