CURRENT VERSION 1.5.2 RELEASED DECEMBER 7, 2014 - SEE BELOW FOR CHANGELOG AND DIRECT APK LINK
I would like to share with you guys an app I recently finished called Fresco. With Fresco you can view images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website of NASA. Every image has an explanation written by a professional astronomer and every image ever posted on this website is available in this app (starting somewhere back in 1995) and the goal was to create a very polished, responsive, fast and easy to use interface while being very feature rich.
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Screenshots:
Features
* View over 5800 images with a new one being downloaded every day
* Mark images as favorites
* View a random image with one button click (I use it to find cool pictures and stories, you can cycle through all images or your favorites)
* View a grid with image archive (with ascending, descending and random sorting)
* Full Text Search for images (e.g. searching for 'apollo moon armstrong' will show all images containing those words, the index uses Porter Stemming Algorithm)
* Double click an image to view it full-size and you can zoom it
* Set image as wallpaper
* Automatically set wallpaper to today's image as soon as it's downloaded (my favorite)
* Share images (via all channels available on your device)
Why it was made
For a long time I was used to a similar app called NasaImages, but it disturbed me that it had a sluggish interface, showed wrong dates and was not able to correctly show 'special characters' like ë and ß. Also i would have liked to set the wallpaper automatically when a new image was downloaded. I addressed all these issues and tried to create a very fast, very polished, simple and yet feature-rich 'replacement' app which is developed using the latest design guidelines. Fresco is the result
The name?
There's an image of two astronauts reaching with their fingers to one another like Michelangelo's painting in the Sistine Chapel (the creation of Adam). I found that image very touching and decided to use it as icon of the app. Wall paintings like the creation of Adam are called frescoes, so that's how I came up with the name (well, actually my girlfriend came up with it, so I guess I should say thanks honey ).
Why this post?
First of all, every developer wants to share his creation because he/she wants to entertain or help others with a problem he/she has had. For me it's no different, I love this app and everyday I wake up I can't wait to check the new image posted and I want to share my excitement with you guys. Second, this is my first serious attempt to create an Android app and I am curious how people think I've done so far. The app is completely free of charge, although it is ad-supported. This is because the images are indexed on my own VPS and that has to be paid and I hope to do that with this app and my future apps
Who am I?
I am a reader of XDA for quite some years now. I did not post a lot and I'm not active in a lot of boards, mostly the Windows Mobile Phone (pre 7) ones and Android/SGS1 boards from two years ago until now. My name is Jori and I live in the Netherlands in a small town called Purmerend (close to Amsterdam). I am a software engineer for a company that creates CRM software and in my free time Iove to play handball, expand my coding skills and spend time with my family.
Closing words
I hope you like (the idea) of this app and hopefully you guys can give me some feedback At least let me thank you for reading.
Change log
1.5.2 (december 7, 2014)
- Changed retrieval url to be able to download images again
- Updated local database with pictures until december 7, 2014
1.5.1 (october 23, 2013)
- Fixed a bug in database initialization which could cause spontaneous re-initializations and crashes
- Added a pop-up icon in the action-bar for all devices (devices without HW buttons already had that icon)
- Changed sharing, so you can share the actual image in stead of a link to it
- Increased responsiveness of the app
- Removed the Image of the Day (NASA) archive, due to the change of the website of the NASA, this cannot be kept up-to-date.
1.5.0 (july 24, 2013)
- The notification will now correctly be removed when a new new wallpaper has been selected (e.g. when you select an alternative). After selecting the wallpaper, the selection dialog will also automatically be closed.
- Fixed a bug where a CPU of your phone could go up to 100% usage due to the NASA IOTD images not being available (anymore)
- Removed all NASA IOTD images, since NASA changed the method of exposing this data. This will be fixed in the next version (probably somewhere in August), for now only APOD images will be available.
- Decreased the amount of error reports being sent to only the unexpected ones
1.4.8 (jun 7, 2013)
- Decreased the amount of error reports being sent to only the unexpected ones
- Added the possibility to send anonymous user statistics (this is enabled by default and can be disabled in the preferences)
1.4.7 (jun 4, 2013)
- Improved the random crashes fix and don't let Fresco crash anymore when it occurs.
- Added a setting to send catched crash reports for better inspection of the root cause of the random crash bug (no sensitive/private data will be sent, you can disable this in the settings screen)
1.4.6 (may 30, 2013)
- Fixed an issue where downloading images after a reboot would only occur after you started the app at least once
- Improved the random crashes fix (on some devices the crashes still occur, hopefully everything is ok now)
- Improved the speed of downloading new entries
1.4.5 (may 4, 2013)
- Fixed a spontaneous crash that could occur sometimes (due to an out of memory error)
1.4.4 (may 3, 2013)
- Fixed random crashes in alarm manager (app keeps crashing on certain devices)
- Widgets were still not clickable sometimes, tried to fix that (again)
1.4.3 (apr 5, 2013)
- Added option in the settings dialog to move the internal db Fresco uses to the sd (to save up internal storage space)
- Fixed an issue where on some devices Fresco could crash all the time. Please do a clear all data if you encountered this issue after you update to this version.
- Thoroughly went through all crash reports and tried to fix all of them (including random crashes)
- Fixed a whole lot more strange characters in Dutch translations
1.4.2 (mar 10, 2013)
- Added a .nomedia file to each folder Fresco uses to save cached images (so Fresco's images will not show up in your gallery app(s) anymore), you can disable this switch in the settings screen.
- Fixed strange characters in Dutch translations (like é )
- [3.0+] Fixed issue with the picture frame widget showing a faint line on the bottom
- [3.0+] Probably fixed an issue clicking the widget (over time) would not work anymore
1.4.1 (mar 5, 2013)
- [3.0+] Fixed issue with the picture frame widget not fully resizing on high resolution devices
1.4.0 (mar 3, 2013)
- Rewrote background worker mechanism, this should fix all 'freeze' situations and make Fresco a lot more responsive (like it should)
- [3.0+] Added (scrollable) home screen widgets for today's image (Picture frame, just text or both)
- Fresco now chooses an appropriate location for cached images and this location is now editable in settings
- Notifications of new wallpapers didn't work until the app was started at least once
- In the select wallpaper dialog you can now open Fresco (to read the text of the image)
- Removed unused space on imageview (sometimes the text was even not visible without scrolling while half of the screen was black)
- [3.0+]Widgets are now clickable
- Automatically setting an IOTD image as wallpaper could fail
1.3.1 and 1.3.2 (jan 28, 2013)
- Tried to fix an OutOfMemory issue
1.3.0 (jan 27, 2013)
- Added a complete archive of the Nasa image of the day (iotd) images (found on www.nasa.gov), over 2300!
- Added the latest iotd to the wallpaper selection screen
- Clarified the tabs on the wallpaper selection screen by making the page indicator lines thicker and moving them to the top
- Improved image resizing of smaller images (they will now stretch)
- Improved memory utilization when opening large images
1.2.1 (jan 21, 2013)
- Some devices still had problems with stretching wallpapers, fixed that now!
1.2.0 (jan 20, 2013)
- Setting a wallpaper will stretch to full screen now! (thanks for reporting this one)
- Auto set wallpaper has now a new option in which you can if and how you want to be notified if a new wallpaper is available (see screenshot)
- Images are initially rendered larger now so it looks more epic and when double clicking it'll open the full-screen view and zoom in automatically
- When you select a random image, you can now scroll back and forth through the selected images
- Retrieval of latest entries was slow when initializing the database for the first time
- Fixed Android 2.2 compatibility issues (crashes)
- Fixed a whole bunch of crashes: restoring Fresco after a long period, setting a video as wallpaper (disabled now), when initializing the Fresco database (sometimes the dialog was already dismissed)
1.1.1 (jan 10, 2013)
- Added a Dutch translation for images where available (starting from january 1st, 2005). Fresco will automatically select a language for you, but it can be changed in the settings screen.
- Every image has a unique id now (a code)
- At the image archive you can now select an image not only by date, but also by code
- You can now import (or merge) and export favorites
- You can open the source webpage of an image
- Added information about the source of the images in the settings dialog
1.0.1 (jan 3, 2013)
- Initial public version
Feedback / problems
You can use Twitter to report problems or send some feedback: toverbalApps
Link
Play store: Fresco (not available anymore because of suspension of developer account, see here)
APK
Direct link to APK (1.5.2): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_5_2.apk
Older versions
1.5.0 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_5_1.apk
1.5.0 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_5_0.apk
1.4.9 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_9.apk
1.4.8 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_8.apk
1.4.7 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_7.apk
1.4.6 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_6.apk
1.4.5 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_5.apk
1.4.4 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_4.apk
1.4.3 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_3.apk
1.4.2 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_2.apk
1.4.1 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_1.apk
1.4.0 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_4_0.apk
1.3.2 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_3_2.apk
1.3.1 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_3_1.apk
1.3.0 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_3_0.apk
1.2.1 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_2_1.apk
1.2.0 - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11837707/fresco/apks/Fresco_1_2_0.apk
Good luck with that!
taomorpheus said:
Good luck with that!
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Thanks, I hope people will like it
Good idea. I love the photos that NASA does. Already downloading!
I regularly change my wallpaper using this app. Nicely done!
On a sidenote: I noticed there's a Dutch site (apod.nl) that contains translations of the accompanying texts.
wibber1981 said:
I regularly change my wallpaper using this app. Nicely done!
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Hey thanks!
On a sidenote: I noticed there's a Dutch site (apod.nl) that contains translations of the accompanying texts.
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I checked it out and it indeed contains all all dutch translations going back to somewhere in december 2004. I will check out if I can index them too, shouldn't be too much of a problem and when done, the app can be completely in ducth too, which should be nice Thanks for spotting man!
nice app. thanks
Awesome app for switching my wallpaper daily. The quality of the pictures are great and the app runs very smooth.:good:
I'm only mildly interested in NASA's photos, but your app looks nice. Sad that you're the only reviewer on Google Play. I'll throw it a review after playing with it for a bit. Thanks for sharing. Nice OP, too, very well written and formatted. Wish they were all like that.
silverfaller said:
nice app. thanks
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x-fanity said:
Awesome app for switching my wallpaper daily. The quality of the pictures are great and the app runs very smooth.:good:
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Thanks, it's nice to read such posts
Dark Reality said:
I'm only mildly interested in NASA's photos, but your app looks nice. Sad that you're the only reviewer on Google Play.
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Thanks, there are some Dutch reviews too, but you won't see them unless you select 'Dutch' in the play store But I had actually thought the interest would be somewhat higher, doesn't matter though, even if no one will use it, it has been a great learning experience
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I'll throw it a review after playing with it for a bit. Thanks for sharing. Nice OP, too, very well written and formatted. Wish they were all like that.
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Thank you and thanks for the compliment. I tried to imagine how I would like to see the post if I were someone else, guess that helped
I have got some feedback from some people and I started working on improvements. Those are now available in the play store (see OP for link).
The following things were addressed:
- Added a Dutch translation for images where available (starting from january 1st, 2005). Fresco will automatically select a language for you, but it can be changed in the settings screen.
- Every image has a unique id now (a code)
- At the image archive you can now select an image not only by date, but also by code
- You can now import (or merge) and export favorites
- You can open the source webpage of an image
- Added information about the source of the images in the settings dialog
And some images to indicate the changes
Fan of NASA. Fan of wallpapers. Now a fan of the OP. Nice work.
Suggestion, Post this app to the Nasaspaceflight.com (forums). I'd ask a moderator where to post an they are a bit harsh on rules at times.
Thank you for your contribution. Clean work.
Sent from the Mars Rover.
Beautiful nifty little app and enjoying the translation option to Dutch. Just bought the in-app ad-removal!
Keep up the good work!
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Nice been hoping for a new app, the last few stopped working some time ago. Good job!
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JohnnyEpic said:
Fan of NASA. Fan of wallpapers. Now a fan of the OP. Nice work.
Suggestion, Post this app to the Nasaspaceflight.com (forums). I'd ask a moderator where to post an they are a bit harsh on rules at times.
Thank you for your contribution. Clean work.
Sent from the Mars Rover.
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Thanks for the nice words, really appreciate them! I checked out the website you mentioned, but it seems they would only post it as advertisements (and although it's pretty cheap, starting $50/month), I don't have that kind of funds (at least not yet). So I think I have to at least postpone that
0903thijs said:
Beautiful nifty little app and enjoying the translation option to Dutch. Just bought the in-app ad-removal! Keep up the good work!
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Thanks Thijs, your help is really appreciated and I will do everything in my power to keep the app as cool as it is and keep it updated! ...although I found a bug today, but that'll be addressed
gersto said:
Nice been hoping for a new app, the last few stopped working some time ago. Good job!
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Thank you and you're welcome!
$50 a month is not a fair rate for which to share a free app with space enthusiasts. I would just post it, and if they delete it, accept it and move on. If they delete the post, they're probably not as interested in space as they claim to be.
Also, I think an option to request setting wallpaper would be appropriate. The other day, it automatically set a pretty lame picture as wallpaper. On its own it wasn't lame at all, it was comparing planets' size (or mass). On its own it's a good picture, but it's a graph, and not really a good choice for a wallpaper. They also regularly post stereoscopic (i.e. 3D) images that would make poor wallpaper choices. I've actually taken to disabling the automatic wallpaper and checking it every couple days, and changing my wallpaper if the new one warrants it, so I suppose that is just as well.
I second your thoughts on the automatic wallpaper selection (had the exact same experience with the graph wallpaper).
Also, today I tried the app on a nexus 7 running android 4.2.1 and it just crashed on launch (I sent the crash report to Google hoping that it will eventually reach you). So I was wondering whether you could add support for nexus 7 devices.
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Ok, so I typed a complete answer in like 20 minutes and previewed it to check it for errors and guess what? Windows 8 decided to reboot because it installed even more bugs on my computer, ...sigh... Have to retype it again, hold on, will take some time, since I have to go to work now first
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$50 a month is not a fair rate for which to share a free app with space enthusiasts. I would just post it, and if they delete it, accept it and move on. If they delete the post, they're probably not as interested in space as they claim to be.
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Good point, I'll try to check it out later today again. I'll post the results when I have done that .
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Also, I think an option to request setting wallpaper would be appropriate. The other day, it automatically set a pretty lame picture as wallpaper. On its own it wasn't lame at all, it was comparing planets' size (or mass). On its own it's a good picture, but it's a graph, and not really a good choice for a wallpaper. They also regularly post stereoscopic (i.e. 3D) images that would make poor wallpaper choices.
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I second your thoughts on the automatic wallpaper selection (had the exact same experience with the graph wallpaper).
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During the development of the app this has crossed my mind several times, but I could not come up with a good solution. Now the app is live, I too think not all images are suitable wallpapers, especially the ones you mentioned. However, I still like the "unattendedness" of automatically setting the wallpaper, so I have given it some more thought and I think I have come up with a (partial) solution for this "issue".
1. When a new image is available, it will be automatically set as wallpaper
2. A notification will be created with two buttons (revert to previous and randomly select from favorites)
3. Clicking on one of the buttons will directly result in a new wallpaper being set (thus without any more interaction)
4. Clicking on the notification (outside of the buttons), opens a screen with e.g. 10 randomly selected images which you can then set as wallpaper with one click (with or without the possibility to crop).
This is open for discussion for me though, but I think it would be quite cool as I described
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Also, today I tried the app on a nexus 7 running android 4.2.1 and it just crashed on launch (I sent the crash report to Google hoping that it will eventually reach you). So I was wondering whether you could add support for nexus 7 devices.
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Ouch! That should certainly not happen. I did try it on the emulator with the same specs and that worked (except for the layout, but that will be addressed). I also tried it in an electronics store where I live (lol) and that worked too. I have seen some crash reports, so I will be addressing them, my question for now is: did you experience this issue after it was correctly started once, or doesn't it start at all? I will try to reproduce it again in the emulator. I am aware of an issue that sometimes occurs after you re-focus the app after a long time of inactivity, that issue has been solved, I'm not sure if your issue is related to that.
On a sidenote I have been working on indexing the NASA image of the day images too. I will add those in Fresco too, but the only question is: when you have the auto wallpaper feature enabled, which one will be selected?
Your solution can work, but maybe it's too complicated. I like the random idea. Maybe show the new image (JB expanded notification) and say "Set, Random, Pick". Set makes it your wallpaper. Random takes one from your favorites, like you said. And Pick opens your favorites and lets you pick one. Set and Random crop for you, where Pick would let you crop it yourself.
Full disclosure: I'm actually rocking the live wallpaper from GO's neXt Launcher, though. (The launcher is $15.99 -- ouch! -- but the LWP is free. Not plugging it, just saying. But I will go back to space wallpapers sooner than later, I don't like what LWP's do to my battery. And GO stuff is kinda terribad anyway, but this one at least looks nice.)
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So, this is my first attempt at programming for android. Well, my first attempt at java as well. Regardless, I am pleased with the outcome and though I would share. As a father of four, I always like keeping a photo of my kids handy. The gallery is nice, but not for a quick, "Have you seen my daughter recently" situation. So I went to the market... Surprisingly I didn't find much. At least not much that did what I wanted. So, here is what I wanted and what I currently have.
Application Website is http://deanstudios.net/dev/frameme
Features:
1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 2x2 Widgets
full screen image when clicked
multiple widgets supported
selectable picture frames
Crop image when selecting
Full widget preview on your background
Click on one widget - Fling to the others
Click on widget and fling through images in user selected directory
timed rotation of widget image in directory mode
Reconfigure existing widgets
Atrix external SDCard support
Frameless image
Screenshots:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Current Frames:
Issues:
Test it out and let me know if you find something else.
ToDo's:
Add additional frames
Add better support for hdpi devices. Need something to test with though.
As you can see it is pretty simple and straight forward. For me, it also does the job well. I have other ideas for it, feature wise as well as new frames. I am hoping to have time to implement them. However, I do have four kids so we will see. If there is interest, I might throw it into the market as well. For now, you can download it at the links below.
If you enjoy this app and want to support me it is available in the market for $0.99. It will always be available here free so don't worry. The QR Code below will take you directly to the market page. If you have bought it and enjoy it please consider rating it.
I would love to hear what you think and what device you are using it on if you have something other than a Hero. As it is, it was designed to support mdpi and android 2.1. Enjoy!
Updates:
FrameMe 1.3.5 - Several other memory related issues have been corrected. There is also the addition of a "No Frame" option when choosing your frame. An about screen was also added and available from the app drawer as well as the full screen image menu. Support for the Atrix's external sd card was also included.
FrameMe 1.3.3 - Added additional work-around's for the "out-of-memory" issues. Should most of the FCs due to bitmap creation and use. Hopefully you notice a difference.
FrameMe 1.3.1 - I am sorry 1.3.1 took so long to get here. There are some serious bugs in the Droid X gallery that I found in the last release. It took me a while to find a solution that didn't break all the other phones out there. Now 1.3.1 works on Droid X as well. (at least with my testers). I also added three new frames including one to go along with HTC Sense or similar design. Hope you enjoy.
FrameMe 1.3.0 - Okay, so a lot of you have been asking for a 2x2 widget and cycling of the image in the widget. Well, 1.3.0 brings all that and a little more. Not only was a 2x2 widget added, but a 1x2 and 2x1 as well. For those widgets using the directory option you can also have the displayed image cycle through images in the directory at a user set interval. Under the hood there has been several performance optimizations and that pesky Galaxy S bug is now dead as well. It should work on all the phones in the series. Also, landscape images are shows in landscape mode so you don't loose half the image. For now, that is about it. Again, I am sorry you have to redo all your widgets but it was necessary to support different widget sizes.
FrameMe 1.2.0 - Version 1.2.0 has had quite a bit of code rewritten. For starters the configuration screen now shows a full widget preview on your own wallpaper. The frame selection is now graphical and pressing menu when a widget is clicked provides an option to reconfigure that widget. There have also been some minor bugs squashed in the directory mode functionality.NOTES: Database has changed, please remove widgets before upgrading.
FrameMe 1.1.2 - Addition of several new frames. Directory mode was tweaked to allow the thumbnail image to be used as the first image when clicked.NOTES: For Directory enabled widgets, the thumbnail image will be in the rotation twice if it was selected from an image within the target directory.
FrameMe 1.1.1 - Corrected the memory issues in the directory option. It now can support unlimited images in a directory.NOTES: Images are loaded and scaled in real time. To improve fling speed size your images appropriate for your phone. It will work regardless though.
FrameMe 1.1.0 - Added the ever requested directory option. Now you can bind a widget to a directory on your sdcard and when clicked it will fling between the images in that directory. Thumbnail image is not required to be in that directory and still shows in the fling list for other non-directory widgets. NOTES: This modifies the database so you will need to re-add you current widgets. Also, it is easy to run out of memory when pointing to a directory with lots of images. It does resize though to help with this.
FrameMe 1.0.1 - Added the Rustic Edge frame & code cleanup.
FrameMe 1.0.0 - Corrected a few bugs with canceling out of the config screen without selecting an image. Removed the fling action if only one widget (image) is available. Code cleanup.
KidFrame 1.3 - Added a few more frames. Also made it so if you click on an widget to get a full size image you can now fling (swipe) and it will cycle through all widget images without having to close and click again. First image delays a little while it is processing and I am not completely sold on it yet. Also added my icon in the correct place for hdpi devices.
KidFrame 1.2 - Created resized thumbnails for display on the widget. This should help with memory resources and allow the number of widgets to be almost unlimited. Also added a third frame (was just playing with frames).
1.1 - Link above has been updated with the newest version: Code has been rewritten to us a database back-end. Configurations now are kept after a reboot. The selected image is now user cropped and resized so it should not limit the number of widgets you can add. Hopefully there will be more to come.
Great app. Thanks. I had an idea to fill a 4x4 screen with images of my family for easy viewing but using ADW the 6th+ widget fail to load. So I will go with 4-5. Cant wait to see what other frames you have in mind.
okcnyyfan said:
using ADW the 6th+ widget fail to load.
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Looks like this may be a memory issue. If you resize your images manually to around 600 on the longest side you should be able to use as many as you want. I played around and had issues with camera images (5mp) not loading but smaller (640x480) images would just fine.
I will look into actually resizing the images for the thumbnails. This should help. Thanks for the feed back. I am glad you like it.
I'm glad I stumbled across this! Thanks much!
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PhilD41 said:
Looks like this may be a memory issue. If you resize your images manually to around 600 on the longest side you should be able to use as many as you want. I played around and had issues with camera images (5mp) not loading but smaller (640x480) images would just fine.
I will look into actually resizing the images for the thumbnails. This should help. Thanks for the feed back. I am glad you like it.
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I went down to one widget and noticed it wouldnt reload after reboot. I will try a smaller image and see how it works.
okcnyyfan said:
I went down to one widget and noticed it wouldnt reload after reboot. I will try a smaller image and see how it works.
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Same here, not showing up after reboot.
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Yeah, I am working on the reboot thing. It is driving me a little nuts. I will update the original post once I have it figured out. Thanks for giving it a try.
I don't personally have a use for this sort of thing, but thought I would congratulate you on your foray into the Java/Droid world - keep up the good works, and enjoy raising them kiddos!
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I don't personally have a use for this sort of thing, but thought I would congratulate you on your foray into the Java/Droid world - keep up the good works, and enjoy raising them kiddos!
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Thanks! It has been a hair pulling ride. I should start my 4 year old in java. That way it could be a family activity.
Nice! My mom will love this app. I will wait to tell her about it though until it resizes the pics to thumbnails. She'll want to dedicate multiple, full, screens to her niece and currently it looks like that's not possible without getting errors.
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Nice! My mom will love this app. I will wait to tell her about it though until it resizes the pics to thumbnails. She'll want to dedicate multiple, full, screens to her niece and currently it looks like that's not possible without getting errors.
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The current file uses resized thumbnails. It was an internal change and I got it wrapped up last night. You should be good to go! Glad you like it!!
Man those kids are so cute with them fat cheecks
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Just installed 1.2. I will let you know how it goes.
edit: It's working great. I have 7 loaded on one of my screens and no blanking out or losing images on reboot. Thanks. I love this app.
Any way you can make the crop box be the same dimensions as the screen so we can tell what will show up. with the current setup you have to center the image so it show when you open it.
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Any way you can make the crop box be the same dimensions as the screen so we can tell what will show up. with the current setup you have to center the image so it show when you open it.
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I can, and I had actually tested it that way. The problem is that if you select an image based on the portrait view it never works correctly in landscape. With the 1:1 square, if you center what you want to focus on it works in both modes.
I realize that many people never use a landscape home (many devices don't support it) but many of us do. If enough people make the request, I can change it though.... or if you device doesn't support a landscape home screen then maybe I could make you a custom build... It might be a few days though.
Thank you, great job, working great on the evo.
Sent from my phone.
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I can, and I had actually tested it that way. The problem is that if you select an image based on the portrait view it never works correctly in landscape. With the 1:1 square, if you center what you want to focus on it works in both modes.
I realize that many people never use a landscape home (many devices don't support it) but many of us do. If enough people make the request, I can change it though.... or if you device doesn't support a landscape home screen then maybe I could make you a custom build... It might be a few days though.
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Good point. Personally I usually show off my images when in the portrait mode.
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Thank you, great job, working great on the evo.
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That is great to hear! I was hoping it would work okay on the hdpi devices. I have limited ability to test outside of my own Hero. I am glad it looks okay. If you have the ability, I would love to see a screen shot from the EVO.
I am glad it is being enjoyed!
Hey, on you EVO does it have a custom icon or the little green android stock thing? I think I need to make an hdpi icon...
It is the stock icon, Here are some screens from the evo:
The only thing I noticed & im not sure if it is because of the evo's screen size or not, but some of the pic gets cut off, well not the full size pic you know, I have to stretch & center it when cropping...
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It is the stock icon, I will up some screens shortly.
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Hummm bummer, I will get an update up that has the correct hdpi icon. I also have a few new frames.
Any requests for frames? Can't promise I can make them, but I can try.
sent from my mobile brain (hero)
New version of JustReader is out!
JustReader is a Google Reader client for Android.
We focused on these features:
*honeycomb tablet support
*full offline support
*multiple accounts
*fast and customizable UI
*dark/light themes
*share/star fully supported
*swipe to switch article
*font size can be changed
If you like JustReader, please, rate it in the Android Market! It can really help us!
Here is a small video review:
Please, if you have any suggestions or bugreports feel free to contact me here or via "Feedback" option in my app.
Recent changes:
1.5.6 beta1 http://dev-host.org/qyqylj10cgli/1.5.6-beta1.apk
- faster screen orientation change
- progress bar is shown when article is loaded
- fixed backup/restore in accounts
- starred items can be loaded for offline use
- added notification "Not all articles loaded"
- fixed some important stability issues
- optimized list scrolling a little bit
- changed layout for tablets a little bit
1.5.5-beta2
http://dev-host.org/shvm4kh8f78s/1.5.5-beta2.apk
- some optimization to prevent OutOfMemoryError
- possibility to use background color in Article Title (setting next to 'Theme' setting)
- fixed old java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: parameter must be a descendant of this view
- some enhancements for widget in Android 3.0+
1.5.5-beta1
http://dev-host.org/ei2v25ad23iz/1.5.5-beta1.apk
- thumbnails fix
- better scroll on tap and switch on tap
- better "share text". added link to mail
- fix for "mark as read" (sometimes statuses were not saved after mark all as read)
- better ICS support. (strange white background)
- some bugfixes from my mailbox
- Mode Selector is shown when user taps on mode indicator
- probably fixed: links sometimes opened in internal browser (while set to external)
- some fixes for orientation changes
- data not cleared when new feeds added (previously data was cleared. now only new feed data is loaded)
Here is 1.5.3-beta2
http://dev-host.org/sw9ukpmpnub1/1.5.3-beta2.apk
Should fix some errors mentioned here:
- Problems with thumbnails and summaries
- Text color in the title of activity (in tablet mode)
- Some sync optimizations
Here is the first version of JustReader with plugins - 1.5.3-beta1: http://dev-host.org/9tc7a45ulvj8/1.5.3-beta1.apk
what is done:
- plugin system + 2 included plugins
- facebook plugin (not included, here: http://dev-host.org/klu24wccv1ri/plugins-0.1-beta1.apk). nice plugin I think. try it and say what you think
- changed reading UI. check it out. I hope you like it. (both on tablets and phones). Reminder: you can switch articles by tapping on the screen (I think I fixed some bugs about it, so this should work now)
- optimized article list scrolling - feels much better on my Acer A500 Honeycomb tablet
- better internal browser
- there are many little changes
It's better to try
based on your feedback, here is 1.5.1 beta
http://dev-host.org/twgdkmeffw45/1.5.1-beta1.apk
- bugfixes
- "Mark next as read" and "Mark previous as read"
- added back "Mark as read" to tablets. (was not available in reading layout)
- checked ICS - everything is fine for me
- fixed "tap to scroll" and "tap to switch" article. Previously JR could switch article when link was clicked.
- regrouped settings
- made a small 3-steps wizard
1.5.0-rc
http://dev-host.org/c7ngjwqhca68/1.5.0-rc.apk
- now it updates JustReader from the market (not a new installation)
- deletes folder /sdcard/JustReader. now it uses Android/data/ru.enacu.myreader
- better thumbnails viewer. scrolling is more smooth now
- some fixes
- "share link" from context menu added
- possibly, fixed zoom on tablets (wasn't working sometimes)
1.5.0-beta18
http://dev-host.org/cxrnzrf1ea23/1.5.0-beta18.apk
- updated translations
- fixed some bugs with rotation
- added BACKUP/RESTORE (saves all your settings + accounts + feed settings) for now it saves everything in /sdcard/JustReader.backup.xml. will add dialog for selection
- fixed tablet mode for Android 2+
- some other bugfixes
1.5.0-beta17 http://dev-host.org/38o9v6jcrhyn/1.5.0-beta17.apk
- fixed online mode for categories with spaces
- memory usage optimization
- favorites is always shown (+ it opens ful your history of starred items)
- many bugs fixed
1.5.0-beta15: http://dev-host.org/buez7cxrd914/1.5.0-beta15.apk
- new share icon, a little bit changed UI, deleted like/share buttons
- fixed some http errors
- cleaned up a project a little bit - smaller apk
- fixed "back to list"
- added new settings "Max unread post age", "Max read post age" (before was only one)
- "save picture" fix
- fixed widget updates in some cases
- "fit images" fix
1.5.0-beta14 http://dev-host.org/1r3k1t0vojjf/1.5.0-beta14.apk
- fixed some sync issues (scottjb and shadowcaster31, pls, check this out)
- changed Http library
- some optimizations (in thread management). possibly, app will be more light
- added animations for article switching
- added "Tap to scroll" and "Tap to switch" actions. Tap on the left/right/top/bottom side of the reading screen to switch articles or scroll
Hope, all these changes will make JustReader more comfortable to read
1.5.0-beta13 http://dev-host.org/64sgyrtwyzuz/1.5.0-beta13.apk
- widgets added + some improvements for them
- sync optimized
- some bugfixes
1.5.0-beta12
http://dev-host.org/l3x74w0rly1w/1.5.0-beta12.apk
- optimized UI. work much smoother now
- better offline mode support (almost the same as in 1.3.9)
- simplified mode selection (there is an indicator in the corner. press it to select mode). also added descriptions to clarify this
1.5.0 beta 10: http://dev-host.org/dsdzpp3o5yz9/1.5.0-beta10.apk
- fixes in sync process (many)
- "mark all as read" marks items read only locally (when offline)
- there is a possibility to just save article statuses (without loading new articles). it's available in main menu.
1.5.0 - beta 9: http://dev-host.org/5fm3pjfvmjln/1.5.0-beta9.apk
- Some more fixes
- better youtube support for honeycomb (+ shows small youtube icon to go to Youtube App)
- better image fit (some images had wrong proportions)
- fixed some mark all as read bugs
- better thumbnail viewer (+ fixed bug with huge Android)
- fixed crashes in Honeycomb (workaround)
1.5.0-beta8
http://dev-host.org/riciu2x8psif/1.5.0-beta8.apk
- offline mode as before (sync works again)
- made some improvements to "copy text". Use standard android feature for text selection
- made many improvements in sync (should work more stable)
1.5.0-beta5
http://dev-host.org/f3oou70jy3cw/1.5.0-beta5.apk
there are fixed many little things, but many things are to be fixed
Also, started implementing offline sync
Now you can select mode of the app: Online/Offline/WiFi only
Check the menu (Honeycomb), bottom toolbar (pre Honeycomb)
1.5.0-beta4
- fixed issues with Android 2.2-
download
1.5.0-beta3
- honeycomb support is back!
- opimizations, for example, statuses change almost immediately
- bugfixes
- the last, but not the least: You can enable "Tablet mode" even for Android 2.x devices.
Can be very usefull for many users, having 7 or more inches tablets on Android 2.x
Also.... VERY IMPORTANT: IF you have any bugs with sync: loading new items and saving statuses, please, send me back logs. Just press "Send logs" menu item
Here is the link: http://dev-host.org/nmv1mzvjvsdi/1.5.0-beta3.apk
v1.5.0-beta1
- NOT FOR HONEYCOMB. will come later. check 1.3.9
- works only ONLINE. sync option will come later
- some UI changes (pull to refresh in the list)
- optimizations
download
Also, we started our site and facebook page.
'Like' in facebook is appreciated very much.
Would like the ability to "mark as read" by long pressing a group/entry. Other than that it looks nice, good work so far
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Widget would be great too. I have been looking for a good google reader widget for a long time.
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Would like the ability to "mark as read" by long pressing a group/entry
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I'm planning to implement such feature. (Also, give a possibility to mark as read "on server". sometimes is usefull, I think)
So, I think it will be available in the mid of the next week if you are interested.
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Widget would be great too. I have been looking for a good google reader widget for a long time.
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Now for me the first priority is auto sync and sync of pictures, but after that I'll surely implement a widget (but, maybe in pro version).
What do you like to include in such widget? A list of articles (for selected feed, category) or texts?
Thank you both for the feedback!
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I'm planning to implement such feature. (Also, give a possibility to mark as read "on server". sometimes is usefull, I think)
So, I think it will be available in the mid of the next week if you are interested.
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I am interested! Gonna try ASAP!
Thank you for your job, it's a great lightweight app!
I use it as my everyday reader for 1 week, so far so good.
I'll wait for the auto sync but actually I don't really need it!
Thank you very much
Thank you very much for your response.
I'll try to make it even better!
Here is the new version with auto sync!
1.0.beta3 was not very stable.
So, check out quick fix!
1.0.rc1 is much more stable now.
Also, you can just download JustReader from Android Market!
Hi everybody!
I've just implemented downloading of the images (view images offline). Do you want to try it?
If so, check out this version!
It's not very stable, but you can try and write here what you think.
It can be switched on in account preferences screen.
Next things I would like to implement are:
- possibility to stop synchronization process
- show synchronization status in notification bar
hello!
I use this new release for 3 days and everything works like a charm on my hero!
once again, thank you for this app, better thn newsrob
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new version for testing
gp4004 said:
hello!
I use this new release for 3 days and everything works like a charm on my hero!
once again, thank you for this app, better thn newsrob
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
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Thank you for testing pre market releases!
This is new version with
- sync status in notification bar
- some improvements in sync process (speed, stability)
- possibility to stop sync process
Check it out!
Also, I'm planning to release paid market version and to cut a little bit free version, also I'll try to add advertisment on the main acitivity of the application.
Everyone here, If you want, you can send me emails or private messages and I'll send you unlock code.
So, come back here when pro version is out. First 100 will get unlock code.
Also, a big job must be done to make the release really stable.
Thank you all again!
What about Google Reader by Google?
What do you think about new Google Reader for Android released by Google?
Do you think they will implement full offline support?
Do you like this new app? Why?
Just downloaded market version, and a few quick thoughts (I'll have more later)
Sync settings:
Maximal age of the post should be Maximum
you list a bunch of numbers in that catergory. I'm assuming they are days, but weeks would also be a possibility. If you could put 1 (unit), 2 (unit), that'd be great.
Main feed page:
I use folders a LOT in google reader. Usually, I browse by the whole folder at once, rather than the individual source (example, I might have android police, Android Central, and XDA portal for android all in one folder). However, in this app, I can only view by individual feed. If you can place an option under the folder menu to view all at once, that'd be great! By this I mean, I might be viewing an Android central story, but the next story might be XDA portal.
Edit: Just found if you tap the numbers it does this. If you can make that a menu option, that'd be great. I only found it by accident.
Overall:
You have a setting for article screen theme. Any way you can make that universal throughout the app? I like black text on white. However, everything but the article is still white text on black.
Make it so that articles that are read in app are read everywhere.
That's all for now. Looks really good so far. Love the swipe to go to next page option. Google official reader needed that. For what I think of googles reader app, I really like it. Nice UI, but no offline caching.
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Make it so that articles that are read in app are read everywhere.
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Hi!
Thank you very much for some suggestions!
What do you mean by phrase on top of this post?
Statuses are saved to Google servers each time you synchronize account.
You mean "instantly"? Right when you are reading?
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You mean "instantly"? Right when you are reading?
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+1. Also, PM
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I think a widget would be a great idea. I see you are planning to add it in the future and you were asking what to be included. I think the best way to do the widget would be to display "all items" that would link to your app when clicked. I also would like to see a mark all as read on the widget too if that can be done.
I'll implement widget for sure, but a little bit later. Now the main priority is stability.
Now, you can try one more beta version:
better offline support
bugfixes
some synchronization performance improvements
1.0 version is out
Hi!
version 1.0 is on the market now.
you can update right from the market or from the top post.
And, there is a present for you.
PM or email me and I'll send you key app for removing ads in JustReader (I need your Google Reader account name for this)
Next things I would like to do: to implement better and more intuitive interface and to listen for your suggestions!
Thank you
Happy New Year to everybody!
JustReader 1.0.4 is out now (update from the market) .
ui improvements
full themes support
bugfixes
downloading of images is limited to 20 posts for free version
I would like to thank you for using JustReader and make a little present - JustReader pro.
Send me PMs with your google reader account name (usually your gmail) and I'll send you pro version for your account.
Hi everybody!
New version is out.
changes are:
-present version works fully like pro version
-reading position shows on the Post Activity
-link to open browser (possibility to open browser without using menu)
-bugfixes
Also, there are some special offers.
If you would like to translate JustReader to your native language, I'll be very happy and you'll get present version of JustReader Pro for your work (or maybe two or three versions for your friends)
If you like the app and want to get free pro version you can make a post in your blog about our application, what you like and what you don't, with links to xda and homepage.
Thank you!
WebLiveWallpaper: Set content (galleries/animations/sites/cams from the web or local files/folders) as Live Wallpaper, live widget or as picture frame.
Create your personal show, create your own (animated) wallpaper with JavaScript!
Original first post:
I wrote my first live wallpaper today because I did not find something like it and thought it should not be too difficult to do. So here it is. I always wanted a real live wallpaper displaying something from the web instead of just a picture or offline animation. For me it is really useful because I can keep an eye on my favourite webcam over the day and decide to go there if the conditions stay or improve. A lot of other use cases should be possible ...
There is now also a picture frame app and a live widget included (also running on devices without live wallpaper support).
WebLiveWallpaper BETA
market://details?id=com.dngames.websitelivewallpaper
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.dngames.websitelivewallpaper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VM8L-rnzQ
Some instructions are included in the app description!
User Rangelus wrote a FAQ for me!
Happy to get some feedback,
Michael
Edit: updated apk to v0.98.4: large widgets and some smaller errors repaired
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.8: made local folders directly working as source
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.7.5: hopefully made it working on Android 1.5 devices and fixed Live Wallpaper Settings fc
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.7.1: rewrite of some stuff to fight memory and speed issues + app and widgets repaired again for Android versions without live wallpapers
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.6.7: Tried to save lost memory, to load settings more save for devices with slow file io. Added static gallery setting for fast refreshing large image gallery pictures after loaded once. + reddit as example for static gallery slideshow
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.6: New widget 4x2 size and finally selectable background color. Added reddit gallery (EarthPorn), seabreeze weather and a great Antwerpen (Belgium) harbour webcam as new examples.
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.4.19: Live! widgets in three sizes and with different content possible + widget context menu + fallback for missing images (advanced setting) + some internal rework
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.3.1: new Live! widget added (now paused when screen is off)
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.2.3: Widget repaired (!!) and other small changes + some crash fixes
Edit: updated apk to v0.97.1: Tutorial, some new animation examples + animated gifs also from sdcard now + website view and crash fixes
v0.97: new category of backgrounds: animation with some javascript/gif animation examples (this is a first version which still has to be improved!) + some crash fixes
v0.96.8.9: times stored/used in xml files, new extended image search fixes some sites which made digging more difficult
v0.96.8: first version of setup assistant + local pictures crash fix + again + trust all ssl certs ok + show crash fix + red screen fixed
0.96.7.1: show management and full mjpeg video streaming support (+ mjpeg change fix)
v0.96.6.3: local pictures (your gallery)/sites can also be showed, internal changes, more settings (+wifi reload fix)
version 0.96.3 has fixes again, runs google image search ok and streams (slow!) video in web snapshot mode
version 0.96.1 has fixes and new web view/snapshot
version 0.96 now you can create your own show!!! (and a lot of changes again)
version 0.95.1 with editable xml quickselection data and new options
version 0.95
Noone else thinking this is a great idea?
This enables you to get an automated cycling flickr-Wallpaper, the National Geographic Pic of the Day automatically on your homescreen. Or the latest News-Picture, or your wallpapers from many image galleries. And of course webcams ... and so on. I think this freedom and possibilities is what makes Android so great!
New version with asynchronous loading, much improved website parsing. Still a lot to do (performance, widget, website redirects supported, better organisation of links and settings, ...) and so little time. But I really think this one has to appeal to some more people than just on a few sports-forums I read/post where people enjoy watching webcams!?!
New apk attached to first post!
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This enables you to get an automated cycling flickr-Wallpaper, the National Geographic Pic of the Day automatically on your homescreen. Or the latest News-Picture, or your wallpapers from many image galleries. And of course webcams ... and so on. I think this freedom and possibilities is what makes Android so great!
New version with asynchronous loading, much improved website parsing. Still a lot to do (performance, widget, website redirects supported, better organisation of links and settings, ...) and so little time. But I really think this one has to appeal to some more people than just on a few sports-forums I read/post where people enjoy watching webcams!?!
New apk attached to first post!
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I'll def give this a try!
this is awesome! thank you..
This seems a brilliant yet simple idea and seems to be well done. I will give this a try but its not realy for me as i dont have a data plan and only really use my wifi at home to connect so the updates on the pic would not be frequent enough.....maybe one day I will treat myself.
Thanks for your hard work
Def. bookmarked for later use. Very good idea.
New version 0.84 with optimizations and better gallery support
Loading is faster now (and you can enable a progress bar if you are curious/need to know).
I also added an option to dig into picture galleries (load the large version of the image which looks much better as a wallpaper on highres phones).
For the next update I am working on cycling the gallery pictures instead of using the most recent "best" one so there will be even more Live for more 'static' webpages.
New apk attached to first post!
Awesome. Thanks!
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Version 0.9
Has a lot of changes (hopefully good ones) with the loading and gallery stuff and a LOT of options to set everything fine.
For example WIFI exclusive updating has been added! Also the quick selections have presets now to explain useful settings for your sites ...
Still a lot to do. Next will be password protected webcam/server access.
0.9.1 fixes some things
no more default WIFI-only enabled (red screen if mobile at first start)
fixes of parameters for some quick selection items
no more crashes with wrong/incomplete URLs entered by hand
0.91 ... watch xdadevelopers (or other website) live on your homescreen background
See last screenshot attached to first post It's a hack (web snapshot) I may regret/have to replace by something else later and not fast. But should be ok for a lot of use cases.
And a lot of more serious updates like a sorted settings menu, access to standard password protected servers/cams, better gallery updating with long refresh times.
Edit: v0.91.1 can now be opened after install/in market for all those people not knowing what a wallpaper is!
Taking a look at this on my sgs!!
Dev, you should have more confidence in patience, it's a great idea ;-). I typically wait until things hit the RSS, so I'm sure you'll see a little spike since it just came up in the past 20 minutes.
Good luck! I do have a question, have you judged the battery life impact? I did see the custom refresh rate option, but still I am curious to see what impact it had on both your idle and active battery life stats if you update as often as a regular widget since it'll probably download more data.
Suggestions: Be able to set up a schedule
Preferably with different settings for different days. For instance, M-F have it set to use pic of the day with an update every 24 hours, then on weekends have it set up to show a web/weathercam every 15 mins.
Also, being able to set it, instead of every X seconds, being able to set it to update maybe 3x on M-F would help out in a few cases. Example, to see a traffic or weather cam just before going to/from work.
Good luck, I look forward to seeing what you do with it, I'll let you know my findings.
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no more default WIFI-only enabled (red screen if mobile at first start)
fixes of parameters for some quick selection items
no more crashes with wrong/incomplete URLs entered by hand
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all i can say is AMAZING
and also FOOTBALL scores as my live wallpaper FTW
come on you POOL!
Very nice. Works pretty well.
It would be real nice if you could get the picture to use the whole screen. Not sure if you are constrained by the site of course but I want to use this on my Archos 101 and it has a 1024X600 resolution so I get a lot of black bars.
Thank you for making this available.
Good idea.
How is on battery life though?
Very interested to see where this goes. Great idea IMHO. Subscribed.
Nice work.
Nice work. While trying this out, I ran across an issue. I accidentally the refresh time. If you enter nothing for the refresh time, it will force close (v0.91.2).
Great idea
Think of busy parents whose kids are in a daycare with kiddie cameras...live feed of your baby !
Awesome app. Ive bben wanting something like this for a while. Maybe could add some battery saving settings. thank you !!!!!!!
Fresco is now on the Android Market. Please visit this thread for download details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132869
Fresco is a painting and sketching app for Android.
Features: Full layers support, multiple undo/redo, configurable brush and eraser tools, line smoothing, flood fill, color picker, multi-touch zooming and panning, simple interface, filters (e.g. contrast, saturation, brightness, blur, emboss, blur, noise, sharpen), mirror/move/rotate/scale layers, export to .PSD format with layers intact, supports phone and tablet screen sizes, import images, autosave, HSL color selector.
The full version of Fresco will be available on the Android Market on Monday 20th June. You can download the beta version below.
The beta version is limited to 2 layers (4 are intended for the full version) and a handful of brushes and filters. Permissions required: Internet connection is used for sending bug reports after user confirmation. SD card access is needed for saving images. Only 0.5Mb is needed for installation.
Screenshots:
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"Gulpha Gorge landscape" painting by Rick Chandler (studiochandler.com).
"Mr. Sketchy self portrait" painting by Rick Chandler (studiochandler.com).
Please note that the beta will expire on June 21. An updated version will be available by then either here or on the market.
Installation instructions
Open your device settings screen by either 1) opening your "Settings" app from your app list or 2) by pressing "Menu" then "Settings" on your home screen.
Select the "Applications" option.
Make sure "Unknown sources" is ticked to let you install non-market apps.
Open the following direct link in your device's browser to download the .APK file that contains the app:
http://goo.gl/O7Xfb
Tap on the file that appears in your notification bar when the download is complete.
To see what other people have created in Fresco and to share your own work, visit the Flickr group (you can post pictures without signing up by logging in with your Facebook or Google account): www.flickr.com/groups/fresco/.
For updates on when the full version is available you can:
- Subscribe to my Twitter feed https://twitter.com/#!/seanw_org.
- Join the Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresco-A-Mobile-Art-Studio-for-Android/169892059738943 (please "like" the page to support the app!)
- Email me at [email protected] with the subject "Fresco Subscribe" and I'll email you when it is released (I won't share your email address and I will delete your address if you ask).
Edit: Thanks everyone for the feedback so far!
Edit: New beta release! Changes:
- The brush and eraser no longer share settings.
- Added a "confirm" button to the configure tool dialog so you're not forced to use the back button.
- Fixed stability issues when previewing filters.
- Lower memory usage.
Edit: New beta release! Changes:
- New multi-touch gesture: tap twice with two fingers to recenter the canvas.
- The startup crash on HTC HD2, HTC Evo 4G and HTC Supersonic should be fixed now. Let me know if this is the case if you have one of these phones.
- Fixed issue where the zoom level would change when the user removed their fingers from the screen at the end of a pinch/pan gesture.
- Improved the presentation of the gallery, brush configuration dialog and editor toolbar.
- The help dialog now mentions how to delete files.
Edit: New beta release. Changes:
- Fixed problem that caused image importing to fail.
- Fixed crash when importing images.
- Fixed crash that sometimes happened when returning to the gallery.
- Fixed startup crash on some devices.
- Image saving should now be faster on lower end devices.
Edit: New beta release. Changes:
- Fixed issue that caused flickering when viewing filter previews on some devices.
- The performance of undoing/redoing brush strokes has been improved.
- Improved feedback when errors were caused by the SD card being unavailable.
- The line smoothing algorithm has been tweaked to reduce lag when drawing.
- The maximum brush size has been increased.
- Fixed various bugs that were causing crashes.
Edit: New beta release. Changes:
- Fixed strange problem where semi-transparent layers had rendering problems on some devices.
- Improved scrolling responsiveness when the gallery screen contains many items.
Edit: New beta release. Changes:
- New icon!
- Fixed problem where sometimes the imported images would be the wrong size.
- Improved the memory usage of some editing operations.
- Fixed crash that would sometimes happen when returning to the app.
Edit: New beta release. Changes:
- Speed and memory optimisations made to filters.
- Memory optimisations made to .PSD export.
- Fixed some interface issues regarding the autosave dialog.
- The back key can now be used to cancel filters.
Edit: New beta release. Changes:
- Tweaks to line smoothing algorithm.
- Fixed issue where the brush parameters would sometimes change just by entering and leaving the brush configuration screen.
- Fixed lag problems with filter preview.
- Better screenshots!
Look great!
This looks awesome! Will be trying it shortly.
chetbox said:
This looks awesome! Will be trying it shortly.
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This works really well and I love the interface. My only gripe so far is that it's not obvious when the background is transparent. It would be great if it was checkerboard instead of white (like in the layer view).
Also, I'd like to see support for images of different sizes and zooming too if possible! I know this is likely to add to the complexity of the app, but really think these are features you need.
It is the best painting app for android so far imo. But I think it needs a landscape image size, a better paint fill, and an option to have the cursor slightly above your finger so that your finger isn't covering it. But the number one thing it needs is the fill. Filling an object makes little white outline of the color.
Btw I'm using HTC g2 and it doesn't lag or anything, runs very well.
chetbox said:
This works really well and I love the interface.
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Great, thanks for trying it! What device did you use it on?
My only gripe so far is that it's not obvious when the background is transparent. It would be great if it was checkerboard instead of white (like in the layer view).
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I'd love to add this too and it's a dormant feature at the moment. Unfortunately, there are some issues I need to work on.
Also, I'd like to see support for images of different sizes and zooming too if possible! I know this is likely to add to the complexity of the app, but really think these are features you need.
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You can pinch to zoom at the moment if that's what you mean. Different images sizes is definitely on my feature list, including landscape canvases.
Mylenthes said:
It is the best painting app for android so far imo. But I think it needs a landscape image size, a better paint fill, and an option to have the cursor slightly above your finger so that your finger isn't covering it. But the number one thing it needs is the fill. Filling an object makes little white outline of the color.
Btw I'm using HTC g2 and it doesn't lag or anything, runs very well.
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Awesome, thanks for the feedback! Yes, landscape is a top priority feature. I'll be adding offset drawing too. You're right, the fill bucket does need some work.
oh man, i was looking for something like this for my evo and xoom! i'll try it out over the next couple of days and provide my thoughts
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Awesome, thanks for the feedback! Yes, landscape is a top priority feature. I'll be adding offset drawing too. You're right, the fill bucket does need some work.
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I just spent the last half hour playing with this on my EVO. Definitely something that the Android world is lacking!
As I use this app more and more in the hour, I realize how much I love it and I can give a bit more critisism. I now don't really care about the fill tool as painting it manually is a lot more fun and gives a nice texture.
I also think the eraser and brush should have seperate setting, so a big feather brush for erasing, and the normal brush for painting. There was more things I realized but can't think of them right now, I will edit this post when I remember.
Mylenthes said:
As I use this app more and more in the hour, I realize how much I love it and I can give a bit more critisism. I now don't really care about the fill tool as painting it manually is a lot more fun and gives a nice texture.
I also think the eraser and brush should have seperate setting, so a big feather brush for erasing, and the normal brush for painting.
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OK, it's on my list of things to do next. Keep the critique coming if you think of anything else! I want to make this the best painting app on Android.
Great picture by the way. I like the shading. Have you tried playing with the filters? Emboss is quite fun for extra texture.
Gonna give it a test now
Great!! Used it on the Atrix, it works really well! Needs a bit more accurate drawing & erasing (as it was suggested a couple of posts earlier), your finger covers the line as it is now. Will post more ideas soon.
Great potential!!
thanks, awesome job mate!
i don't have to go back WinMo to get all nice drawing apps
works very fast and fluid on HD2, running MIUI 1.4.22.
size isn't an issue on 4.3 inches
maybe "menu" button features could be ipmlemented in bottom bar with "drag up" gesture much like music player on miui if you know what i'm saying.
anyways, excellent for beta, get it to market with final polish i'd shure be willing to pay couple of $$ for it. and offer free verion without layers forcasual users, with ads.
keep up with great work!
stirkac said:
thanks, awesome job mate!
maybe "menu" button features could be ipmlemented in bottom bar with "drag up" gesture much like music player on miui if you know what i'm saying.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I'd love to have an extra toolbar button for the menu because I know from app reviews that some users don't know where to look for extra options. I want to make sure all the features are easy to find.
anyways, excellent for beta, get it to market with final polish i'd shure be willing to pay couple of $$ for it. and offer free verion without layers forcasual users, with ads.
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Thanks! That's roughly my plan. I think it'll be best to have layers in the free version though so people that haven't used layers before can get a feel for how useful they are.
Loving this
Super fast and accurate on my Vibrant. Love the gestures. Drawing tools are neat and the filters are fun. Options are all easily accessible.
Took a minute to figure out how to delete a layer (tried long pressing on the layer). Wanted to save the image with a name - not just save it generically. Also, duplicating an image could be nicer if I didn't have to open the image to "save a copy."
Very awesome drawing app! Can't wait to let my kids play with it, too.
tobidashi said:
Super fast and accurate on my Vibrant. Love the gestures. Drawing tools are neat and the filters are fun. Options are all easily accessible.
Took a minute to figure out how to delete a layer (tried long pressing on the layer).
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I decided to avoid long pressing for layer options because my initial testers found this hard to discover.
Wanted to save the image with a name - not just save it generically. Also, duplicating an image could be nicer if I didn't have to open the image to "save a copy."
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I'll have a think about how names can be assigned to files without annoying users with pop-ups each time they export a file. What was the reason you wanted to name your file? I could add a menu option that lets you give your painting a title and exported files could be named after this. Would that help?
Also, duplicating an image could be nicer if I didn't have to open the image to "save a copy."
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I'm planning to add a "copy image" operation to the gallery screen which should fix this.
Very awesome drawing app! Can't wait to let my kids play with it, too.
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Awesome, thanks for all the feedback! I'd be really interested to know how your younger users find it too.
Awesome app. Running perfectly on my Galaxy S
Awesome app,bro
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Works great on Xoom except Xoom is more of a landscape device and no landscape support yet, other then that its very nice
Works well on Acer iconia A500 on 3.0.1 - great paint app!
Hello XDA community! Please download Darkroom Gallery:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobato.gallery
If you have any feedback, comments, suggestions or bug reports please use this thread or send feedback directly from the app.
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Google Play Store Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobato.gallery
More screenshots on the Play Store link - thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy using the app
XDA:DevDB Information
Darkroom Gallery, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
g313
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 9.4.0
Stable Release Date: 2017-01-28
Created 2016-06-08
Last Updated 2018-03-10
5.5.0 (31-Dec-2016)
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Translation - if you would like Darkroom in your language please volunteer and help us translate the app. Simply choose 'Help translate' from the main menu and follow the instructions.
5.4.0 (29-Dec-2016)
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NEW! GIF playback
NEW! GIF tab to easily find your favourite GIF files
Fixes:
- improved thumbnail generation speed (especially after clear cache)
- album covers not updated correctly after deleting or moving media
- copy/move media to albums with similar names fails
- copying to newly created album asks to recreate it when coming back to app
- many other improvements & fixes
5.3.0 (27-Dec-2016)
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Find your photos & videos easier
- Reordered bottom bar: media, albums, organise
- 'New items' popup displayed when new media available
Less ads (we have listened to your feedback)
Premium upgrade check menu item
Camera menu item
Fixed blank screen displaying after coming back to app after a while
5.2.0 (23-Dec-2016)
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NEW! Information & details display for photos & videos, including location and photo EXIF data
Added settings menu to darkroom screen
Fixed photos & videos opened from other apps not displaying
5.2.1 - crash fixes
5.1.0 (16-Dec-2016)
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NEW! Bottom navigation bar makes finding and organising everything much easier
NEW! Organise grid replaces the feed and makes it even quicker to organise your photos & videos
NEW! Transform tool in image editor & updated image editor
NEW! Support for Android 7.1
- Theme & styling improvements (especially dark theme)
- Made shortcuts & organise folders features free (thank you to those who have supported us so far with a premium upgrade purchase)
5.1.1 - Fixed login/sign-up crash in image editor
5.0.1 (2-Dec-2016)
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NEW! Album management (create/delete album, copy/move media)
NEW! Full SD Card Support with super-fast SD Card access
NEW! Organiser - copy/move media and organise your albums faster than any other app
NEW! Organiser shortcuts for quick copy/move
NEW! Improved image viewing experience with fling to pan and better zooming
Fixes:
- Album covers not updating
- Share with some apps not working
- Crash playing video on Android 7
- Many other fixes and improvements
4.6.1 (2-Oct-2016)
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Image Editor
- New! Adjust tool (Brightness, Contrast, Exposure, etc)
- New! Frames, Stickers & Overlays
- New! Adobe Sign In (download extra content)
- Better quality edited images (default save size 15MP)
Improvements:
- Open/Edit with Darkroom working properly with all apps
- Correct dates shown in feed and grid (sorting is based on date taken)
- Faster startup
- Improved preview screen
Fixes:
- show preview screen after editing image from feed
- other crash & bug fixes
4.6.1 (15-Sep-2016)
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Welcome to 'Darkroom': the new name for the app!
Introducing Feed: a new way to explore your photos & videos!
Bug fixes:
- improved toolbars for the darkroom with better gradients, shadows & button colors
- fixed video thumbs to display with correct aspect ratio & not fill up entire screen
- fixed zoomed images to only scroll to next/prev image if edge is reached
- improved memory usage & crash fixes
4.6.1 (6-Sep-2016)
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Improvements
- Speed: faster loading of data and much faster opening of darkroom
- Thumbnails: faster thumb generation, thumbs use less space
- Thumb tracking is smoother
- Automatically sync updated media
Fixed:
- active tab/page is not saved in main screen after rotating device
- darkroom image not displayed after coming back to the app
- active image zoom level not saved
- dark room position is not always saved correctly
- crashes associated with deleting or updating media & other crashes
4.6.0
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- View & edit photos from other apps (set as default gallery)
- Fast scroll / thumb tracking
- Sort by date, group by day, month, year or none
- Automatically sync captured photos/videos, edited photos, screenshots, downloads, etc
Fixed:
- faster startup time
- keep tabs fixed at the top
- darkroom continuous scroll between items
- darkroom display position and media date/time
- delete progress not being displayed
- selection not working properly after rotation
- many more improvements
4.5.0
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- Preview after edit - you can now easily see your edited images and share them straight away!
- Less ads and no more jumpy ads
4.5.1
- fixed preview share & edit buttons appearing behind system nav bar on some devices
4.5.2
- fixed full screen images sometimes don't load on some devices
- fixed on Android JellyBean system nav bar and toolbar cannot be hidden
4.4.0
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- Android Marshmallow support with permissions request
- Material design photo editor with brand new features
- Splash Screen
- Removed popup ads
Fixed:
- flashing thumbnails when selecting images
- large images appear rotated if reloaded
- save large images zoom level and pan position
- deletion of large image should maintain current position
- taking photos using Take Photo menu option crashes on some devices
- Many other crash & bug and improvements
4.3.0
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Images:
- large image loading is now much faster with high quality
- fixed images disappearing and reload after sharing, set as... or editing
- open large image display toolbars by default
- orientation by sensor in settings
Albums:
- redesigned with material design
- show number of photos & videos
Thumbs:
- reduced gap between thumbs
- fixed thumb backgrounds in light theme to use light colours
4.2.0
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Theme customisation: light or dark
Spacing between thumbnails for a better viewing experience
JellyBean bug fixes
4.1.0
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Images: High quality and super fast full screen image loading! More details and superior zoom on full screen images.
Adverts: We have listened to your feedback removed many ads! No more banners on top of full screen photos
You can now invite your friends to use Quick Gallery from the menu and send feedback directly from the app.
This release also fixes the photo grid not updating when taking or editing a photo, thumbs flashing on startup, better memory management & many other improvements.
4.0.0
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All new dark themed UI with tabs for easy navigation to all content.
4.0.2 - Crash fixes and stability improvements
Nice
Version 4.2.0 released: Added support for light theme, added some spacing between thumbs to improve visuals, and fixed JellyBean bugs.
Please let me know your feedback.
g313 said:
Version 4.2.0 released: Added support for light theme, added some spacing between thumbs to improve visuals, and fixed JellyBean bugs.
Please let me know your feedback.
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Good Job!
Very nice app, may be this one could be replace my old QuickPic 4.5.2.... :good:
Some missings for me :
- In folder view, it would be great to have the delete option by long tap on a folder.
- Different sorts (by date, by name, by taken view).
- An option to see hidden pics/folder.
- An option to have cropped thumbnails (in square) or uncropped thumbnails.
One more thing, we have to close/open the app to refresh the folder view.
minhduongtrung said:
Good Job!
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arokososoo said:
Nice
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Thank you - I hope you enjoy using the app!
BreckZeBoulay said:
Very nice app, may be this one could be replace my old QuickPic 4.5.2.... :good:
Some missings for me :
- In folder view, it would be great to have the delete option by long tap on a folder.
- Different sorts (by date, by name, by taken view).
- An option to see hidden pics/folder.
- An option to have cropped thumbnails (in square) or uncropped thumbnails.
One more thing, we have to close/open the app to refresh the folder view.
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This is great feedback, thank you. I will add delete folder and hidden folder option to the next release and option for thumbnails. Sorting will be a bit more work but is nonetheless on my list of things to add to the app now.
I will investigate the album not being refreshed issue as well, the app should be picking up newly added photos but it does not automatically capture newly created empty folders (it will have to monitor a lot of folders otherwise). I think this is calling for a new feature to add the ability to create a new album/folder directly from within the app.
A mix of Gallery and Photo Editor is a great project
A few suggestions for now:
• more Material design for the photo editor
• draw: circles, squares,...
• the app force closes if we block the Notifications access, why?
Awesome photo editor,thanks.
Regarding gallery part, please add option - orientation by sensor...
Where is link to download?
g313 said:
I am looking for any kind of feedback but as some examples:
- What do you generally think about the app?
- Is this an app you would use on a daily basis?
- Would you recommend this app to your friends/family?
- What features would you like to see added to this app?
- What is your favourite / most used feature?
- What annoys you most about the app?
- Any suggestions for improvements / comments / criticisms.
- What are your thoughts on the Play Store listing?
- What do you think about the app icon?
- Does the design appeal to you?
- There is only one banner ad, and the odd interstitial, and a cheap upgrade price. How do you feel about this?
- What languages would you like to see the app localised into (currently support English, German, Spanish & Italian)?
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The app is pretty slick. I really like the design and the checkboxes for deleting groups of pics on the fly in time-line view.
I could use this app on a daily basis and recommend it if it could do the following:
- Move images between folders
- Set album view as the default view
- Exclude folders
- Allow access to image options via long press on photo
- Play videos
Additional, but not necessary:
- A dark AMOLED theme (I'm using a 6P)
The things missing are the things that annoy me most about this app and would be my favorite/most used features. Oh and the banner at the top is highly annoying. It blocks the icons at the top when scrolling.
The Play Store listing is fine and so is the app icon.
Hope this helps and congrats on a great start!
Sent from my Nexus 6P using XDA-Developers mobile app
@g313
OP Edited to add Playstore Link. I don't think you can add, with current post count.
I was this close buying it - nice ui, easy to use, really nice editor. But unfortunately it's so slow. On my G5 it seems to build the data cache everytime i open it after it was exited. But the real dealbreaker is slow opening of pictures. The first takes it's time and then it runs smooth. This app really could replace quickpic but at this moment i'm keeping it to asus gallery. I would love to use your app but with the slow build of pictures ... And don't get me wrong - it's the first app which is close to perfection (for my needs). Really nice work.
If this problem is in any kind a question of settings - please give me a hint, i'll buy it in a second.
kind regards
Primokorn said:
A mix of Gallery and Photo Editor is a great project
A few suggestions for now:
• more Material design for the photo editor
• draw: circles, squares,...
• the app force closes if we block the Notifications access, why?
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Thank you, the photo editor will be getting an update in a future release which will have material design goodness. Not sure why blocking notifications would force close the app? The app doesn't have any notifications, have tried to reproduce it but unable to.
jazzh said:
Awesome photo editor,thanks.
Regarding gallery part, please add option - orientation by sensor...
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Hi noted, how important is this feature to you? Currently on my device it works for 3 orientations, just not reverse portrait which is something I never use.
Daniel-P said:
Where is link to download?
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Perseus said:
@g313
OP Edited to add Playstore Link. I don't think you can add, with current post count.
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Updated link at the top of the first post, not sure why it was missing
Corvida said:
The app is pretty slick. I really like the design and the checkboxes for deleting groups of pics on the fly in time-line view.
I could use this app on a daily basis and recommend it if it could do the following:
- Move images between folders
- Set album view as the default view
- Exclude folders
- Allow access to image options via long press on photo
- Play videos
Additional, but not necessary:
- A dark AMOLED theme (I'm using a 6P)
The things missing are the things that annoy me most about this app and would be my favorite/most used features. Oh and the banner at the top is highly annoying. It blocks the icons at the top when scrolling.
The Play Store listing is fine and so is the app icon.
Hope this helps and congrats on a great start!
Sent from my Nexus 6P using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Thank you for your detailed feedback, in response to the points:
- Move images between folders: coming in the next release
- Set album view as the default view: you can already achieve this from the settings, by choosing default content and setting it to albums, you cannot however reorder the tabs, is this something you would like?
- Exclude folders: Coming in a future release.
- Allow access to image options via long press on photo: Tapping on a large photo presents a toolbar from which you can edit, delete, share a photo, or from the menu you can use Set As... or edit externally, etc. Is this what you are referring to or is there some other option that is missing for you?
- Play videos: do you mean play videos directly? At the moment that app launches an intent to play the video using an external video player.
Additional, but not necessary:
- A dark AMOLED theme (I'm using a 6P): Sounds like a great idea, noted!
The banner ad is annoying, but kind of necessary to help support the development, I will be looking at optimising this though, perhaps I will get rid of completely and use an integrated/native ad, which is far less intrusive.
Btw - thanks for going as far as checking the icon and Play Store listing! :good:
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Thank you, the photo editor will be getting an update in a future release which will have material design goodness. Not sure why blocking notifications would force close the app? The app doesn't have any notifications, have tried to reproduce it but unable to.
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You are using "com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" which is depreceated.
nerotier said:
I was this close buying it - nice ui, easy to use, really nice editor. But unfortunately it's so slow. On my G5 it seems to build the data cache everytime i open it after it was exited. But the real dealbreaker is slow opening of pictures. The first takes it's time and then it runs smooth. This app really could replace quickpic but at this moment i'm keeping it to asus gallery. I would love to use your app but with the slow build of pictures ... And don't get me wrong - it's the first app which is close to perfection (for my needs). Really nice work.
If this problem is in any kind a question of settings - please give me a hint, i'll buy it in a second.
kind regards
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Thanks for wanting to support the app and sorry to hear you're having issues with speed. I'm not sure why the image cache for the thumbnails would be clearing, or not caching - do you have much free space on your device?
The large images do take some time on the initial load, it seems more apparent on some devices, because the app is trying to load the image to the left/right of the image you have requested for the first time (Android ViewPager), I will need to optimise this to prioritise the loading.
Thanks you for your nice comment, please feel free to buy it when you feel its ready, but it would be great if you could keep it installed for now so you can receive the updates
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You are using "com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" which is depreceated.
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Interesting and technical find, thank you, I have noted this and will fix it - probably inside one of the libraries the app uses.
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Currently on my device it works for 3 orientations
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I don't know if I'm understood... system orientation is of, but gallery should work by the orientation sensor (like quickpic). My device is nexus 5 with 6.01
This is my main app for gallery now.
I would like to see polish translation (I can help with this) and like somebody already mentioned integrated video player.