[Q] Disable Ticker Animation (Notification Privacy) - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am talking about Paranoid Android's very useful tweak. The "Do Not Disturb" option in settings menu where it completely disables the ticker animation whenever there's a notification.
This is a great tweak for me because whenever a friend borrows my phone to browse the web or to send an sms, he/she sees the COMPLETE incoming text thru the ticker animation. This is really an annoying accidental invasion of my privacy.
"So why don't you just use paranoid android rom?"
Well, because that mod is the only reason i was able to stick to that rom for almost 2 weeks.
I am more than willing to create a custom rom that suits my exact preferences but i lack the time and skills to do it.
Okay so i've searched EVERYWHERE (trust me) but i can't find an individual mod that does exactly this.
Thanks for reading and I am very grateful if anyone answers. :good:

ej8989 said:
I am talking about Paranoid Android's very useful tweak. The "Do Not Disturb" option in settings menu where it completely disables the ticker animation whenever there's a notification.
This is a great tweak for me because whenever a friend borrows my phone to browse the web or to send an sms, he/she sees the COMPLETE incoming text thru the ticker animation. This is really an annoying accidental invasion of my privacy.
"So why don't you just use paranoid android rom?"
Well, because that mod is the only reason i was able to stick to that rom for almost 2 weeks.
I am more than willing to create a custom rom that suits my exact preferences but i lack the time and skills to do it.
Okay so i've searched EVERYWHERE (trust me) but i can't find an individual mod that does exactly this.
Thanks for reading and I am very grateful if anyone answers. :good:
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Does it only affect SMS/MMS? If so, the mod can probably be cleanly packaged into a modded mms.apk and the setting option/toggle moved from PA settings to mms settings. Can't say, never used it, but someone with time on their hand can probably track it in the PA git.

polobunny said:
Does it only affect SMS/MMS? If so, the mod can probably be cleanly packaged into a modded mms.apk and the setting option/toggle moved from PA settings to mms settings. Can't say, never used it, but someone with time on their hand can probably track it in the PA git.
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It affects all ticker animations that pop up on the status bar whenever there's a notification.
For example, when i turn the feature on and i use titanium backup to do a batch restore, the icon is still there but there will be no ticker animation.
It's quite redundant if you ask me.

7 months passed.... still looking. lol

ej8989 said:
7 months passed.... still looking. lol
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Would also be really interested in this if it's possible.

liabilityman said:
Would also be really interested in this if it's possible.
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Still not possible thru stock SMS. I use Textra SMS and it's got the option to hide the ticker animation

ej8989 said:
Still not possible thru stock SMS. I use Textra SMS and it's got the option to hide the ticker animation
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Still no luck? I am searching everywhere, like you, but I can't find a mod for this. It is found in Cataclysm rom, but I can't understand why this is not asked for more. Every rom should have a preference to disable all notification tickers.

fredrik74 said:
Still no luck? I am searching everywhere, like you, but I can't find a mod for this. It is found in Cataclysm rom, but I can't understand why this is not asked for more. Every rom should have a preference to disable all notification tickers.
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I learned to accept the fact that noone will make a stand-alone mod (or even an app) for this specific feature.

I am in exactly the same boat.. I don't know how many hours I've spent looking around and found nothing.
I need to specifically for WhatsApp; no such luck.
Did you guys find anything?

ombadboy said:
I am in exactly the same boat.. I don't know how many hours I've spent looking around and found nothing.
I need to specifically for WhatsApp; no such luck.
Did you guys find anything?
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No luck here. Almost 2 years looking around.

If I had a better idea how ROMs work.. I would've had a look at the one you mentioned in your OP and maybe create an XPOSED mod..

ej8989 said:
No luck here. Almost 2 years looking around.
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See the changelog for SlimKat Weekly 8.9. Is this what you actually want?

smit.sanghavi said:
See the changelog for SlimKat Weekly 8.9. Is this what you actually want?
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Yes. I have also seen those settings on mahdi last week

So nobody has helped you yet? Strange.
Decompile SystemUI with ApkTool (Import the framework, decompile)
Open res/values/bools
Modify the string <bool name="enable_ticker">true</bool> TO <bool name="enable_ticker">false</bool>
Recompile the app with apktool using the command: apktool b -c SystemUI.apk.
DONE

CoolJoseph96 said:
So nobody has helped you yet? Strange.
Decompile SystemUI with ApkTool (Import the framework, decompile)
Open res/values/bools
Modify the string <bool name="enable_ticker">true</bool> TO <bool name="enable_ticker">false</bool>
Recompile the app with apktool using the command: apktool b -c SystemUI.apk.
DONE
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Thanks! But custom ROMs nowadays already has this as a mandatory feature.
And I already switched to another device.

ej8989 said:
Thanks! But custom ROMs nowadays already has this as a mandatory feature.
And I already switched to another device.
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Yeah, i've just pointed it if somebody needs it

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[REQ] App to put Power control in status bar like MIUI rom

Firstly, each to there own, but I'm not a fan of the MIUI rom, I've tried a few builds but its just too much like an iphone layout for me.
However there was one part I really liked & that was the power control functions in the pull down status bar: Wi-Fi, 3G, Vibrate, Silent, Bluetooth etc. like you would get on a widget.
Having them on the status bar was a great idea.
I know certain roms like espresso have it on, but was wondering if anyone knew of an app that can do the same?
I have so far found apps in the market that can do calendar or Wi-Fi, but nothing that can do everything.
Any ideas?
Cyanogen Mod
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evilkorn said:
Cyanogen Mod
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Elaborate please?
himynameisbunny said:
Elaborate please?
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The latest nightlies have power widgets in notification
ctbear said:
The latest nightlies have power widgets in notification
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Aah okay, that'll explain why I haven't seen them lol. Thanks
Thanks, but I'm getting tired of flashing new roms now, I'm back on stock at the moment, just thought someone may of known of an app, doesn't even have to be as fancy as MIUI just put an option in the notification bar.
Maybe I'll look at the 4G rom when it's a full stable release...
jusumgeezer said:
Thanks, but I'm getting tired of flashing new roms now, I'm back on stock at the moment, just thought someone may of known of an app, doesn't even have to be as fancy as MIUI just put an option in the notification bar.
Maybe I'll look at the 4G rom when it's a full stable release...
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Im thinking there could be a way to do that using Tasker (since you can do most things with it). Something to set a notification that if you click it can define an event or something of the sort. If you have zero programming knowledge whatsoever then Tasker might be a little difficult for you though.

[Q] Lockscreen

So, currently I have the (I think..) AOSP lockscreen. It looks nice and all, but I find myself missing the ability to be able to open my text messages directly from the lock screen. I found it extremely useful... I could go back to the default Froyo lockscreen, which of course has the functionality I would like, but I was wondering if there are any others around with the functionality I want, but with a... cooler? look? =]
trailblazer101 said:
2. Reboot Options with Stock AOSP Lockscreen (includes Bing Removal!!!) Notice: If you want to remove the AOSP Lockscreen, then create a file in data/local named enable_glass_lock !!! Thank you imnuts for your original work on this
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Not quite what I was looking for, but oh well, Thanks anyway.
you would have to edit xmls in framework and add pngs to get what your looking for. widget locker etc are good but dont communicate with our ticker well
Jaidynne said:
Not quite what I was looking for, but oh well, Thanks anyway.
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Sorry, I thought you were asking how to get back to the stock lockscreen. I guess I didn't read the OP right.

[Q] SKY ICS update 7 missing "select input method"

Hello,
Has anyone noticed that you no longer have the "select input method" notification in update 7? I had it in update 4. When I went over to update 7 (and subsequently 8), that option is missing. So the only way to change input method is to go all the way into settings. The notification is available after the base zx install, but the update wipes it out. Is there a simple setting somewhere to turn it back on? I searched in this and the dev forums and cannot find it.
Otherwise it's a great ROM. Thanks dev!
This is a one time thing. U don't change input method all the time on the fly. It is a bug none the less, but one that may only bother a select few users... maybe only u
Did the dev explicitly say that? GB was long press in the input part to bring up the option to change input method. I'm pretty sure the notification is ICS's replacement, as the stock Nexus does this. You have to explicitly turn it off in a custom rom. Some kind of shortcut is needed for many many multi-lingual users. I use English most of the time except for a chat app. Don't have to have the notification if bothers others, but a shortcut to bring up the dialog should definitely be available.
seanzscreams, can you please comment? It's a great ROM and thanks.
freakius said:
Did the dev explicitly say that? GB was long press in the input part to bring up the option to change input method. I'm pretty sure the notification is ICS's replacement, as the stock Nexus does this. You have to explicitly turn it off in a custom rom. Some kind of shortcut is needed for many many multi-lingual users. I use English most of the time except for a chat app. Don't have to have the notification if bothers others, but a shortcut to bring up the dialog should definitely be available.
seanzscreams, can you please comment? It's a great ROM and thanks.
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If ur looking for dev feedback, comment in the rom dev thread, send a pm, or both. He probably won't see it here.
icenight89 said:
If ur looking for dev feedback, comment in the rom dev thread, send a pm, or both. He probably won't see it here.
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Geez, ice !! You ever sleep or what.! You are on almost all the threads !!
Lol!!
chappatti said:
Geez, ice !! You ever sleep or what.! You are on almost all the threads !!
Lol!!
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I get bored easily lol, xda is what keeps me entertained . My current goal is 3000 posts in the next two months and a 500+ thanks meter. Helping people is good
base to update changes a lot
I've noticed that the non-wipe updates on this ROM do change or eliminate some of the cooler features of the base. For instance, the settings in the base have the different colored, more detailed icons, while the update changes them all to boring blue.
As for the input method, I believe that in ICS, you change that under settings, language and input. In ICS, you can choose multiple keyboards or input methods, with one as "default". I haven't experimented yet, but perhaps the option to switch only shows up if you have multiple input methods selected? Can anyone verify this?
I'm new, so I hope this helps...
EDIT: Yeah, I tried checking off three different keyboards, but the long-press feature isn't there. Now I remember the notification bar change in ICS. The only way I can find to change the keyboard in this ROM is to go into settings and change the default. Not too bad of a task, but more tedious than before. There may be some shortcut apps in the play store that could help?
Isnt there an option on your status / menu bar... That's were it is in smooth ice
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icenight89 said:
I get bored easily lol, xda is what keeps me entertained . My current goal is 3000 posts in the next two months and a 500+ thanks meter. Helping people is good
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You'll make that in the next week.......!!
Thanks LPMatt and droid512. I know in most other ICS ROMs, including stock, the standard way to change input method is to use the little icon in the status bar. That's what I meant by "change input method notification". I also know you can always go through settings to change. To go through settings, I would have to get out of the app I'm using and it's a lot of hassle. Dating back to eclaire Android has provided the shortcut (used to be long press until ICS changed it to the notification/status bar). Looks like Sky ICS ROM latest update just disabled a standard feature, either intentionally or unintentionally. While icenight89 is quite knowledgeable in general, I think he's misinformed about the nature of the feature because he doesn't have to use different keyboards for different languages. It is indeed a standard feature in ICS, not a "one time thing" or bug. I don't have enough posts to post in the dev forum that's why I posted here to see if any other multi-lingual user of Sky ICS has encountered this. I have also PM'ed the dev.
I'm quite knowledgeable?? Aww shucks, thanks friend.
To be honest, u are absolutely correct, I am not a multi-lingual user so I did not even know this feature was present. Based on the discussion I assume your talking about a quick select shortcut from the drop down menu that let u change ur keyboard on the fly?
If that is so its quite possible and highly likely he disabled it in the latest update, as that feature would be present in either systemui.apk or framework-res.apk, all of which were updated in D-7. My advice? See if u can get D-6 off someone then flash the base, D-6 and then D-8 until he gets around to fixing it
icenight89 said:
I'm quite knowledgeable?? Aww shucks, thanks friend.
To be honest, u are absolutely correct, I am not a multi-lingual user so I did not even know this feature was present. Based on the discussion I assume your talking about a quick select shortcut from the drop down menu that let u change ur keyboard on the fly?
If that is so its quite possible and highly likely he disabled it in the latest update, as that feature would be present in either systemui.apk or framework-res.apk, all of which were updated in D-7. My advice? See if u can get D-6 off someone then flash the base, D-6 and then D-8 until he gets around to fixing it
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See you just proved your knowledge in pointing out the 2 possible apk that is present I think D-8 probably has a new one so flashing D-6 then D-8 would overwrite it again. I'll see if I can pull those apk's and use rom kitchen to make a new one until he gets around to changing it. Who knows, it's possible he did it on purpose as i have seen people complain about it since ICS came out. Most non-multilingual users find it annoying. I actually do too. I prefer the old long press way! Thanks again.
nope, just checked. He only changed the framework-res.apk in the D-8 update. What i suggest you do is pull systemui.apk from the original base first and replace it with root explorer. If that fixes it then you can safely flash the new update rom kitchen just the one apk.
icenight89 said:
nope, just checked. He only changed the framework-res.apk in the D-8 update. What i suggest you do is pull systemui.apk from the original base first and replace it with root explorer. If that fixes it then you can safely flash the new update rom kitchen just the one apk.
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Got it. Will try. Thanks! How do you check what he changed btw? I've only done the basics in ROM kitchen.
Well tried to put systemUI.apk from zx2 base and didn't work. I guess I'll see if dev will respond or put it back in later. If not, I'll have to decide if the hassle is worth it or change to another ROM. Thanks everyone.

Modding vibration patterns

Well i pretty much wanna do what the title says. I want to change the vibration patterns for ALL notifications including google voice and SMS and others. However, all apps i found on the market and internet DO NOT work so please save your time and dont recommend them.
What i want to do is hopefully mod a JAR file inside the /system/framework directory. However i just dont know which one to edit if any.
All comments/brainstorming ideas are happily welcome!
I'm interested in this, too. Maybe it's even possible to include it in the ROM Settings for AOKP ROM.
Much like different notification colours for each app.
Piny12 said:
I'm interested in this, too. Maybe it's even possible to include it in the ROM Settings for AOKP ROM.
Much like different notification colours for each app.
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Thats a good idea, im gonna extract all my .jar files and browse through them to look for some sort of notification .smali file or something.. lol i hope this is possible.

[ROM] Slim Sense to GE/AOSP 4.2.2

This ROM is meant to be the slimmest ROM possible built on top of Sense. I've tried to strip out everything that isn't needed to reduce it down to the minimum amount. I've also made it a mix between GE/AOSP and Sense. To help get maximum battery (and better looks imo) I've swapped the SystemUI.apk out to tyler's GE on Sense SystemUI.apk.
I'm also trying to set it up so both GE and Sense apps can be used and you can choose which you want.
Every app which works on the stock HTC one firmware works fine here.
Currently as the ROM stands it is:
Under 400MB (it's about 380MB).
Uses Trebuchet launcher from CM
Stripped out a bunch of Sense/HTC Bloatware (pretty much anything i found non-essential)
Uses AOSP Lockscreen (auto unlocks for calls, allows widgets)
Has both HTC Camera/Gallery and GE Camera/Gallery
Has both HTC Clock and GE Clock
The only google app installed by default is the playstore, as the rest can be downloaded from it
Known Bugs
After completing the Setup you need to open settings -> click mobile data -> Access Point Names-> and then select your APN
3G/LTE/4G Icons do not show, you still get LTE (you may need to download an App from playstore to enable LTE, any that let you access the phone settings should work such as this one)
Only the GE Phone Works (It makes and receives calls fine)Sense Phone can't place calls (the app fully functions but doesn't make calls, need to find a way to fix this still, if anyone knows how to please let me know)
Currently battery percentage in the status bar isn't working
Feel free to ask any quests/indicate any bugs and i'll try looking into them when I get time.
Version 1.1 Fixed the bug where when incoming calls were answered nobody could be heard
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To hide duplicate the icon from your app drawer, open the drawer, click the menu overflow, click trebuchet settings, click drawer, and then click hide apps. The duplicates exist to give a choice between Sense and GE versions
Version 1.1 with incoming call fix: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByNdsb9f1n5ga0ZCeWYtS0Zzb00/edit?usp=sharing
Credits to:
Tyler for the System UI.apk
Mike for the ROM Base.
First. ...I've always wanted to do this.
On a diff note. Seems like an interesting concept.
second! very good!!!
can I know where I can find the zip for this MOD: "Uses Stock Lockscreen (auto unlocks for calls, allows widgets)"
NMarco said:
second! very good!!!
can I know where I can find the zip for this MOD: "Uses Stock Lockscreen (auto unlocks for calls, allows widgets)"
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It's not a zip. It's just part of the rom. It's already been setup.
Yes this I know, but I whant know where do you have find this mod, because I'm trying to remove the Sense lockscreen but with cLock,Chronus etc doesn't work!
NMarco said:
Yes this I know, but I whant know where do you have find this mod, because I'm trying to remove the Sense lockscreen but with cLock,Chronus etc doesn't work!
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I did it myself, I didn't find it.
Going to load this up over the weekend. Any chance of working in the CM10 theming framework at some point or is that not possible when based on Sense?
scottricketts said:
Going to load this up over the weekend. Any chance of working in the CM10 theming framework at some point or is that not possible when based on Sense?
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Xtheme Engine themes work with GE
This is exactly what i do with any Sense ROM i install anyway. I go to Titanium backup and spend a half hour uninstalling all the crap thats not needed to strip it right down so that the only things left that HTC stuff are the IR blaster since i lost the remote to my TV, and the camera functionality. I always use the codex sound mod instead of beats anyhow too. This awesome! Perfect!
Does it use stock kernel?
Been running for a day now and haven't found anything wrong with this. Works great. Will run a little longer to report on battery life. So far I'm enjoying the experience. If we could just get everything in the status bar working that'll be great. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
AllAboutTheCore said:
Does it use stock kernel?
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Uses whichever one was included in the ROM mike put out.
M3drvr said:
Been running for a day now and haven't found anything wrong with this. Works great. Will run a little longer to report on battery life. So far I'm enjoying the experience. If we could just get everything in the status bar working that'll be great. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
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Yeah I've been somewhat busy and been unable to look into it. I'll have some time tomorrow and will hopefully fix it then.
The "can't make phone calls" bug seems like a pretty big one.
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The "can't make phone calls" bug seems like a pretty big one.
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Flashed this 5 min ago, did a test call to my girlfriend's phone, it was ringing.
But yeah, I think I finally might have found the Rom I'm sticking with. Excellent work.
If I can make one possible request for the future. GE MMS instead of sense. ?
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Edit; it does have the aosp bug where you can't hear the caller after you answer, so you have to call back.
SkizzMcNizz said:
The "can't make phone calls" bug seems like a pretty big one.
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You can;t make calls from the Sense Dialer. You need to use the GE one which is included.
SkizzMcNizz said:
The "can't make phone calls" bug seems like a pretty big one.
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All you have to do is use the AOSP dialer. Works fine from there.
ChrisJ951 said:
Uses whichever one was included in the ROM mike put out.
Yeah I've been somewhat busy and been unable to look into it. I'll have some time tomorrow and will hopefully fix it then.
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Cool, that will be stock then.
Is there anyway to get Swedish Lang for the keyboard? Thanks in advance
Edit; it does have the aosp bug where you can't hear the caller after you answer, so you have to call back.
Ugh.. I was super hyped about this ROM until I read this. I have too many people call me and this wouldn't be cool at all.
There is no known fix for this? I cant imagine everyone using CM would be cool with this issue.
Need to keep this alive.
Anyone else confirm the call bug? So the sense dialer doesn't work.. i could care less about that. Just as long as the GE dialer is there and takes calls.

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