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So here are a few cool apps I have found lately for root.
Adfree- disables all ads
Appbrain- not for root but recommends neat apps.
Elite bomb ultimate-text bomb app. With root can send tons at a time.
Music downloader pro-not for root. Just downloads music.
Shootme-for root. Takes screen shots.
Where's my droid- turns up phone volume and rings so you can find your lost phone.. Activated by keyword in a text from another device.
Cache mate-for root. Clears cache of most apps all at once.
If I find any other ones I'll let you bros know.
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Where's my droid -wow cool! thx man, keep it comin'
Also
adbWireless - wifi ADB
Bump - exchange contacts/photos/apps with other phones (iphones, androids) no root
Dropbox - file hosting and sync-ing PC-Phone no root
PS: it needs to be posted in Themes and Apps though
Where's my droid has to be the best thing in the world... only down side is if someone knows my catch phrase they can get you some stares in class =D
Root explorer is a must! Deletes bloatware and let's you get into your phones system!
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Don't forget ROOT TOOLS. Great App. Does EVERYTHING.
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Where's my droid -wow cool! thx man, keep it
PS: it needs to be posted in Themes and Apps though
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Why? No ones contributing any apps or themes, we just discussing them. That's why all these threads are getting moved around. It belongs here.
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Appbrain- not for root but recommends neat apps.
Music downloader pro-not for root. Just downloads music.
Shootme-for root. Takes screen
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Those are some good apps!
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here are some of my suggestions:
metamorph - flashes themes like swype
vlingo - far better than genius button and the ui is flawless
apps2 sd - moves your apps from internal memory to your sd
boot animation changer - changes your boot screen on startup and its simple
barnacle wifi legacy - wifi tether your 4G network to any wifi enabled device
adb wireless - helpful when using adb push without having to use cables
setcpu - needed for adjusting overclock functions
poweramp - utilizes an EQ which makes the HTC speakers sound far better
quick boot - quickly boot into reboot, recovery or hboot with one click
titanium backup - if you flash roms often then you know what this is lol
these are just a few of mine
Found another good one..
No lock by bod
Disables lock so you can push track pad and presto.
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Make sure to get:
Root Needed:
Shoot Me - Screen Shots.
Root Explorer - The best app ever.
Titanium back up - Back up and uninstall apps including system apps.
AudioGuru - Timed audio set up.
SuperPower - Battery saving app, and lot more other tweaks.
No Root Needed:
TIKL - Push to talk app.
Tango - Video Chat app.
Yahoo Messenger - Great yahoo chat.
Android Agenda - Agenda Widget.
Picsay Pro - Best photo editing app.
SMS PopUp - SMS popup.
Zedge - Ringtones and Wallpapers.
Beautiful Widgets - Clock / Weather Replacement.
Clockr - Minimal Clock replacement.
Palmary weather - Best looking weather replacement.
Desktop Visualizer - Customization.
Folder Organizer - Customization, goes well with Desktop Visualizer.
I can keep going, but thats it for now. Hope some of you find it useful.
Happy Installing.
^^^ ttt
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Guys check out all my apps. Upload yours too so we can find new ones!
http://www.appbrain.com/user/Bjt6996
A lot of people mention root explorer as a great app. Is there a free alternative that can accomplish the same thing? I was interested in remapping my genius button using the tutorial found on these boards, but I don't really know if I want it badly enough to pay 4 bucks to do it and never use the app again.
Hiya everyone. This type of thread isn't new to XDA as it's on almost every device fora, but I decided to bring it over here aswell.
I'm going to share the most useful applications to have on a One S and would like you to share your must have apps. If an app gets mentioned by numerous people, that isn't on this list, I'll be sure to add it.
1. Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
2. Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor, but limited compared to some others. My personal favourite.
3. Rotation Locker - WYSIWYG. It locks your screen to either Portrait or Landscape. Really useful on some apps.
4. XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103
5. Memory Usage - Lists all current apps and tells you current memory usage, peak memory usage and priorities.
6. Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
7. PowerAmp - The most powerful music player there is.
8. Superuser - Grant and manage Superuser right for your phone. *ROOT*
9. ROM Toolbox Pro - ROM Toolbox combines apps like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager and others. A must-have root app *ROOT*
10. AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
11. Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything
12. MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
13. Photo Timeline - Lets you create a time elapsed sequence of anything you want with your camera and then play as a slideshow
14. Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
15. PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
16. Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager which with two independent panels is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.
17. QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default
18. AdFree for Android - Removes most ads in the browser and other apps. *ROOT*
19. AVG Anti-Virus Pro - AntiVirus Pro is a mobile security solution that helps protect your mobile device from viruses, malware, spyware & online exploitation in real-time
20. Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet.
Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
21. Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
22. Cerebus - Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device.
23. ScreenCast - ScreenCast records your phones screen at high frame rates and makes a HQ MPEG4 video with audio.
24. WidgetLocker - Simply the most powerful lockscreen replacement app there is.
25. Watchdog Task Manager - Allows you to see which apps are acting up and need closing.
[SIZE"2"]26. Skype - Free voice and video calls + IM to anyone else on Skype, whether they're on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac etc.[/SIZE]
[SIZE"2"]27. Tapatalk Forum App - If you're a member on multiple forums, then Tapatalk is the ultimate forum app you will find.[/SIZE]
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, INSTEAD OF POSTING THANKS, JUST USE THE BUTTON!
*NOTE* - If you wish to know what the best app is regarding your needs, ask in this thread and I, or others, will be able to help you out.
So, if you want to know what the best music player is, ask here and I'll suggest the best ones available.
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.
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One more
Im using Airdroid, its a great app
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one more App you wouldn´t miss
whats about google now, wouldn´t miss it, waiting for the original within Jelly Bean
Another good app is Wallbase best wallpaper app I've ever used. There is also a pro version here.
cool topic. I'd like to add
Elixir 2, great app - phone stats, usage, etc. bunch of features..
Astro is a good file manager also.
Goggles is a must, very cool app
*Id add play store links, but im a new user so i cant
List in the OP updated
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''
Velis Auto Brightness. Dev Velis74 works hard on this to resolve any issues and its a great auto brightness control app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.velis.auto.brightness
AdAway instead of Adfree. Way better settings.
Titanium Backup
... and loads of others.
Avast is way better then AVG
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Avast is way better then AVG
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rootrider said:
AdAway instead of Adfree. Way better settings.
Titanium Backup
... and loads of others.
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If I helped in any way please hit thanks
Hey guys I've been having serious issues with the app on my Sprint Galaxy S3. I've sent several comments via the report when the phone crashes on my phone. Sent direct emails to the dev's via the play store, and now to you guys. I only get notifications when my phone is restarting, when I pull down the notification to see the thread that was commented on, it never opens and crashes. When opening the app itself, you have to shuffle and find through the forums to find the forum you want to get to. The favorite options don't work. Only on some forums can you reply to, some you cant. Would really like it to just work.
Thanks
You should put this question here
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LIFE!
IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE OUT OF IT!
Hi everyone,
Another common thread which i would like to see in s2 plus subforum
Starting with my favorite apps
MX Player - A video / audio player that supports almost all formats and subtitle support too
Whatsapp - A cross platform social messenger which needs no special introduction.
My APKs - lets u share / backup / restore apk files. So no need to download them again in case u factory reset or install a new rom.
Root Explorer - Root Explorer is the ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!).
Better Battery Stats - With BetterBatteryStats you can analyse the behavior of your phone, find applications causing the phone to drain battery while it is supposed to be asleep and measure the effect of corrective actions
Opera Browser - fastest browser for Android loads webpages almost instantly, in the right size and format for your phone.
Titanium Backup- Backup ALL apps, Market links, remove bloatware & MORE! ☆Needs ROOT
Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your Android device, and even the Dropbox website.
Instagram -Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see - and follow your friends' photos with the click of a single button.
Xda-app- app by xda itself to browser its forum in an easy way. ( still lacks report button )
Opera Mini- for those who have slow and limited data plans (like me ) and still want to browse fast.
Tapatalk 4 - yes its the latest FREE version of tapatalk. Tapatalk is the only mobile app combing over 50,000+ internet communities with a streamlined mobile experience, allowing you to share and follow thoughts, photos, opinions to all your communities within a single mobile app.
Nova Launcher - Highly customizable, performance driven, home screen replacement for Android 4.0+
Rotation Locker - Lock your screen's rotation in Landscape, Portrait or Auto. When you launch the app, you're faced with these three options.
Root Dim - Requires root. Lets you decrease the brightness level way beyond what system allows, good for those who chat under blankets
Ex Dialer & Contacts - Fast and Smart T9 Dialer and Contact with theme and plugin suppport
Sliding Messaging Free- Easily manage text messages in a new and up to date format compliant with the Android design guidelines and visually based on the stock messaging app from Google
Tubemate - lets u download youtube videos on your mobile itself in any resolution u want B)
Ultimate Custom Widget UCCW - make your own widgets easily. Head on to this thread to find alot of them
Camera 360 Ultimate- my favorite camera app with 100s of photo effects. Also has cloud support
Hide It Pro - Hide Pictures ,Videos, Applications, Messages , Calls in your phone. COMPLETELY FREE and UNLIMITED version
Xperia Album App - my favorite album app when i had my Xperia U and i still use it on my s2p.
Xperia Walkman App - walkman app of Xperia. just install as simple apk and enjoy
Greenify - requires root...- Greenify help you identify and put the bad behaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them, to stop them from lagging your device and leeching the battery
Dashclock widget Dashclock widget is a widget some you can see the time and more stuff on your lockscreen
Feel free to drop your favorite apps in posts and i will add them to op
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panda00 said:
I heard Greenify is really good (based on the Google Play Store comments) for lag reduction, but I've never used it because I have little-no lag.
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I had used it on my xu (bit laggy on ics) .. and yes it functioned well.. bt I choosed all apps haphazardly so had much trouble wid keyboard not popping up ..
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Well, I have some favourite apps that I always use but they are not necessarily SGS2+ specific.
- Android System Info - Nice and easy overview of your battery, space and ram usage and more.
- Google Authenticator - Required for 2-factor protection on your Google account.
- Battery Monitor Widget - Useful for keeping an eye on your battery usage and charge history.
- DiskUsage - Give you an easy to read graphical representation of what's using all your precious storage space, has root features also.
- EBookDroid - PDF and e-book reader.
- ES File Explorer - For moving files about, with LAN/WAN/Cloud support and root features.
- GPS Test - Excellent tool for displaying all sorts of information about your GPS signal.
- KeePassDroid - Android implementation of KeePass, an open source password manager.
Sync/filetransfer and MORE
App I really love is:
MyPhoneExplorer
You just simply install it on phone, later on on PC. You can connect your phone via USB, BT or WIFI. Works for me perfect - very easy files shering (including folders), contact edit... and there is much more!
skulim said:
App I really love is:
MyPhoneExplorer
You just simply install it on phone, later on on PC. You can connect your phone via USB, BT or WIFI. Works for me perfect - very easy files shering (including folders), contact edit... and there is much more!
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Similiar to that i will recommend this app AirDroid , comes handy when you do not have a USB cable with you
panda00 said:
I heard Greenify is really good (based on the Google Play Store comments) for lag reduction, but I've never used it because I have little-no lag.
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Greenify is great at battery life especially when used with better battery stats. You can hibernate apps that are causing your phone to wake up or ones that run in the background.
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Dropbox
I use my Dropbox every day, absolutely adore this in mij phone :victory:
thank you, "Sliding Messaging Free" is a killer.
i need a thread maintainer.. anyone interested pm me.. i wont be able to manage this thread ...thanks
Make me thread maintainer
doctor_droid said:
i need a thread maintainer.. Anyone interested pm me.. I wont be able to manage this thread ...thanks
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i shall be highly thankful to you if you give me these responsibilities.
saif.ahmed.dar said:
i shall be highly thankful to you if you give me these responsibilities.
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okay bt u need to be a member first.. even for replying u will need 5 mins to wait.. just let this restrictions go away and i shall ask a mod to transfer ownership to u u have a s2 plus wid u?
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okay bt u need to be a member first.. even for replying u will need 5 mins to wait.. just let this restrictions go away and i shall ask a mod to transfer ownership to u u have a s2 plus wid u?
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I'd really like to get the ownership of this thread .
If need info PM .
Now that I am on 4.2.2, DashClock widget and extension series is a must for me.
Along with it, a third party launcher app like Apex or Nova is a must for UI customisations, also WidgetLocker.
For root, SetCPU is a must too. Great battery saver for 4.1.2, but not on 4.2.2 as I try recently.
For daily tasks, GTasks is a must for me to organise things better.
I don't like bright screen in dark place, so Screen Filter works perfectly for me to dim the screen further. It works by applying a layer of black wallpaper with transparency over the screen.
Last but not the least, EasyTouch (Apple's assistive touch-like) improves the lifespan for my home and power button (I guess?).
Have you guys heard about Unicon/Icon Themer? It allows you to use those icon themes what are usually for launchers only. I like it and it really works. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sg.ruqqq.IconThemer
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Well Can anyone tell me the best app to backup all my apps, settings and specially the way I arrange my App Icons ?
Cause I keep on experimenting with my phone and flash it again and again. So installing all the apps and games again and again is hectic. And arranging all the icons too !
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I like obackup for making and handle backups
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Well Can anyone tell me the best app to backup all my apps, settings and specially the way I arrange my App Icons ?
Cause I keep on experimenting with my phone and flash it again and again. So installing all the apps and games again and again is hectic. And arranging all the icons too !
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You can do it via CWM. Go to advanced restore. Select "restore data".
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You can do it via CWM. Go to advanced restore. Select "restore data".
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Well so it means I make the backup via CWM too right?
I'm on 4.1.2 right now. I make backup via CWM and then Flash latest 4.2.2. Root again and recover.
That's it? Will the different Android version create problem?
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Hello all!!
I am developing a new app, its called Hovering Controls. The app imitates the beheaviour of Air Gesture from Galaxy S4 (some options need root like gallery swipe and browser scroll) It also emulates Quick Glance, Air Call accept etc etc..
You can also control your music/video players, start your desired app on a move, switch to previous apps, jump to launchscreen....you can check the features bellow.
I have 2 version of the app, both full versions, one is XDA version wich is totally free (you can download here) and a supportive version published in Google Play (with this version you support future updates and features).
Any feedback and suggestions are well received. I will try to add all features you ask for.
Thank you every body!!
Sharing INFO:
Please do not upload the app in other sites, stores or online storages. Link back to this post or to Google Play.
I prefer not using the app on custom roms, i prefer that people just download it from here or the store so they always can have the latest updates and fixes.
If you make a translated version (i will translate it asap) pm me with a link to download so i can post it here too.
Any questions, petitions suggestions or whatever you want, pm me or contact me via Skype([email protected]) or gmail([email protected])
Thank you everybody!
Download:
Attached to the post. This is version is fully featured, free but with ads, you can get the premium which remove ads to support.
Current Version 1.8.03:
- Fully changed UI, easier to understand.
- Fixed to work on Android Marshmallow (6)
- Removed Bookmarks open (not possible with android 6 ...so deleted)
- Fixed answer call for Android 6
-FEATURES-
Features for NO ROOT:
- Blacklist app to pause hovering controls in desired apps.
- Set apps to open with all the available gestures.
- Silence alarm.
- Silence incoming call.
- Switch betwen recent apps (like back and forward beheaviour)
- Fast go to home screen
- QuickGlance like Galaxy S4 has!!! (or choose to show your lockscreen)
- Control your music player (next/previous/pause/resume) even with screen off!!!
- Shake your phone to switch speakerphone on/off
- Unlock screen with two hand slides!
- Lock screen
- Flip Cover mode.
- Answer incoming call, just put your phone near to your ear (it uses Hover Hold motion)
Features for ROOT USERS:
- All previous features.
- Tilt to slide left or right in any app and homescreen (Experimental)
- AutoShoot pictures/videos, no need to push the button again! (DESACTIVATED UNTIL NEW UPDATE)
- Slide betwen your photos in your image gallery (1 slide->next, 2 slides->previous)
- Scroll up and down in your browser (1 slide->down, 2 slides->up)
More features to come as well as translations!!!
PERMISSIONS:
DISABLE_KEYGUARD = for unlocking the lockscreen
GET_TASKS = to get your running apps and switch betwen them
INTERNET = not actually used, but might use for future updates.
READ_CALL_LOG = get your missing calls to show in QuickGlance
READ_PHONE_STATE = to pause app while in a call for example
READ_SMS = show counter of new received sms in QuickGlance
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED = to start upon boot
REORDER_TASKS = to switch betwen recent tasks (like back&forward betwen 2 apps)
VIBRATE = vibrate phone xD
WAKE_LOCK = to wake up phone and show QuickGlance or unlock screen
Credits:
- pavik62 -- Russian translation
- LeSScro -- Designs
- MSTRoyal -- German translation and lots of testing!!!
(translations will be available in future updates)
Also thanks all who offered for translations that will be added in future updates and of course i would like to thank all people that helped me with their feedback and ideas.
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ChangeLog
1.4.01
- Fixed bug when screen locks a few seconds later after unlocked.
- Now both answer call with hoverhold and twice slide works at same time.
1.4.0
- Added option to autoanswer with double slide
- Added option to activate speakerphone automatically when answered with double slide.
- Fixed a possible bug with speakerphone.
v1.3.9
- Option to blacklist notifications of apps (under lockscreen options).
- Fixed some bugs.
- Reconstructed lost code.
- Option to set a blacklist of apps so hovering controls will not fire events while they are opened.
- QuickGlance now can show any new notifications (only android 4.3 and newer);
- Cleaned service code to use less ram.
- Speakerphone option while in a phonecall has been changed to Twice Slide (no more shakes).
v1.3.1
-Fix auto answer call for some devices.
- Fix bug that answer a call after a few seconds when silencing it.
- Fix some FC when answering calls and other FC.
- Option to choose a video player for the music/video player controls, fixing a bug that music start playing when trying to pause a video.
- Tried to add Spotify support, pleas report if it works, i couldnt really test it.
- Test sensor section changed to Sensor options, You can change alternate sensor delay time and set it to use for real use.
- More fixes i dont remember
v1.2.9
- Music Controls fully implemented, read instructions in description.
- Unlock lockscreen for NON ROOT!!
- Fix a FC when answering a call.
- Other tweaks.
v1.2.8
- Cleaned code for less ram usage and faster execution.
- Changed root code: root options should work better.
- Samsung Alarms now mute on wave, bugged in last version.
- Test Sensor own service now stops properly when exiting.
- HTC Sense added for gallery slides.
- Contacts and Telephone apps now opens as diferent apps (should work for others too).
- More fixes to events behaviours
v1.2.7
- Again, Fixed QuickPic gallery slides.
- Added slides compatibility with F-Stop Image Gallery.
- Fixed Stock Camera not pausing events if you set to not use while in camera mode.
- Other fixes.
v1.2.6
- Hover Hold with alternate sensor detector fixed. Sorry.
- Fix QuickPick gallery slide
v1.2.5
- Permissions added to fix some FC (bluetooth for answer calls and read contacts to check missed calls)
- Added option to stop detecting when screen is off.
- Added option to switch on/off vibration with events.
- Adjusted browser scroll (firefox not suported yet) and gallery slider (now works with quickpick)
- Start at boot now works as it should be.
v1.2.4
- QuickGlance now works propperly!!
- Now you can answer calls without root, just put your phone in your ear.
- Fixed more force close errors.
- Shake to reject added but dissabled because it needs a permission that shows up as "Service that cost you money" and users dont like this kind of permissions and i dont like them too.
v1.2.3
- Fixed a Force Close when unlocking screen with waves after showing quickglance
- Adjusted QuickGlance so it should not show lockscreen.
- You can now adjust Shake sensitiviy in Test Sensors screen
- Other code fixes.
v1.2.2
- Slides will not open any app in background when lockscreen is shown
- Deleted Hanging up phone calls with Hover Hold, just to answer (root)
- Shake your phone to switch speakerphone on/off
- Hovering Control will not react to events while in a camera app.
- Hover Hold autoshot desactivated until new updates.
v 1.2.0
- lots of features.
v1.1.3
- Alternative detector is now available for use, just choose it in setting screen.
- Setting screen is now on with only one setting xD more to come.
- You can now select your launcher as an app to open (usefull for fast home button) not available with carousel.
- You can now select Previous app (not for carousel) this will open your previous oppened app, if not available will open second, if not, nothing happens.
v1.1.2:
-Changed UI to be easier to understand.
-A spinner with your carrousel apps is now shown in the main screen.
-Added compatibility with 2.2 and up!
v1.1.1
- In Test Sensor section added new option to change the type of the detector, activate it if the app is not detecting you propperly. Only available in test sensor section, not available for use yet.
v1.1
-Added "test sensor" options in menu, this way you can check your hand slides and find they way it works for your sensor.
Known issues:
- Music controls sometimes fails to work..musc player can became a little crazy.
- Nexus 7 has no proximity sensor...app not working.
My Google Play apps:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Golgorz&c=apps
Hovering Controls in Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.golgorz.hoveringcontrols
PD: If i get a new icon i will update it, i think i messed it up with the psd xD
forgin said:
Hello all!!
I am developing a new app, its, for now, called Hovering Controls, it allows you to open your desired app with hand gesture (1 slide, slide twice and hover) (not real gesture as it uses proximity sensor) it also allow you to play, pause, next,previous your songs/videos even with screen off. Also mute alarm and ring phone with a simple hand wave. There are 2 modes, target mode (1 gesture for one app) and carousel mode where you can set a list app and it goes throught them.
I would like to hear from your opinions and feedback.
Thank you very much all!!
Download Link:
www .dropbox. com/s/47ebpqyj1ol3jdj/Hovering%20Controls.apk
delete the spaces in the url as i still cant post urls.
PD:The icon is just a demo not the final one. It has a widget also to stop/pause the detection.
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So it's essentially air gestures like the s4 comes with ?
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Nice idea mate. I hope future updates will bring more features..
Downloading now.. will play with this app for some time and update the progress
Thanks for your effort:thumbup:
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Good start. Double slide option is best .
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If possible, try to reduce the used ram amount at runtime .
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So it's essentially air gestures like the s4 comes with ?
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Not really, you can not control de interface of apps, just open your selected app with hand waves. Extra features are music/video player control, alarm and phone call ringing mute.
I still need to work on the event detector, some phones have slower sensors and if you wave your hand fast nothing is detected...i will need to figure out how to make it "smooth" with all sensors.
About ram, i will need to check that, i will clean the code, it still has debugging code and variables. Good thing is while running, the code only runs when a proximity event happens, so its not all time looping throught the code.
If you find that the app is not working with your fav music/video player, post the name of the app and i will update it. If you find out more features for it, also post them i will try.
New version uploaded that allow you to test your sensor so you can test your hand slides and check what happens.
awesome mate...... but settings not working.... it will be great if I'll be able to remove that notification icon from notification bar....
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handryg555 said:
awesome mate...... but settings not working.... it will be great if I'll be able to remove that notification icon from notification bar....
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Yep, settings not working yet, i will add an option to not show an icon in the notif bar (it is shown because the service is running as foreground so Android do not destroy it for resources, in the next update with the option to not show the icon, if you check it, android may destroy the service for a moment if needed)
forgin said:
Yep, settings not working yet, i will add an option to not show an icon in the notif bar (it is shown because the service is running as foreground so Android do not destroy it for resources, in the next update with the option to not show the icon, if you check it, android may destroy the service for a moment if needed)
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Your app works pretty well, i use it for opening camera and phone from anywhere.
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Ace42 said:
Your app works pretty well, i use it for opening camera and phone from anywhere.
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Nice!! I am glad you like it ^^. I will try to improve it.
If you all have any idea to implement i will try to.
Also i will check how to make it compatible with tasker.
Ace42 said:
Your app works pretty well, i use it for opening camera and phone from anywhere.
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I'm using it for the same purpose! Really a nice app and is functioning properly. And few more features in the future would be great!
Just one problem I'm facing is even though I select 'Camera' app from the list, the function opens 'Gallery', always.
hemantv said:
I'm using it for the same purpose! Really a nice app and is functioning properly. And few more features in the future would be great!
Just one problem I'm facing is even though I select 'Camera' app from the list, the function opens 'Gallery', always.
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It works with package names, sometimes some stock apps, has same package name but different class name, that is what can be happenning there, can you tell me the name of the apps and if they are stock apps, wich rom, android version and phone do you have?
I will need to investigate it a little more to fix this issues.
I'm using Micromax Canvas A116 HD with stock Android 4.2.1. The app which I'm trying to link is stock Camera app.
hemantv said:
I'm using Micromax Canvas A116 HD with stock Android 4.2.1. The app which I'm trying to link is stock Camera app.
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Lets debug this a little bit...for example, in Hover Hold option, you select camera app, and it opens the gallery? when its opening a message is shown (a toast message) what it says? opening camera or opening gallery?
I explain this a little more:
In my S3 when i choose to open contacts or telephone, it always opens the same app althought they are shown as different apps, both have the same package name, and thats why it opens the same...i will try to fix this beheaviour.
It says 'Opening Camera' but still opens Gallery.
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It says 'Opening Camera' but still opens Gallery.
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Well...its weird xD
Lets try this, unninstall the app, and install the new apk attached in this message. In Hovering Hold, when you choose the app, it will now show the package name. Check what it says choosing camera and what choosing gallery, packages should be different. let me know how it goes plz.
Thank you very much in advance!
Well yeah, the 4.2+ camera is basically one application, so I can understand why it opens the gallery.
Really nice idea by the way, I will be keeping an eye on this. I set it to open Google Now, and so far it's working well.
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awesome work
Thanks forgin for such a awesome app tested on galaxy note ..every thing just works... camera , browser , dialer are working my fav..
It's really a great concept, but I'm having a few troubles. First, I can't get hover hold to work at all, not even while testing the sensor. Second, whenever it recognizes a double swipe, it opens the correct app, but then immediately opens the single swipe app as well. Idk if my waving isn't very good or what, but the sensor isn't sensitive enough for this to be useful for me.
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Hrumph...some gestures. I flipped off my phone for 30 seconds, and nothing happened but it going into sleep mode. I guess I don't intimidate it.
Seriously, though, this thing is running pretty nicely. I'll have to keep an eye on it to see how battery life is affected, of course. Now people driving next to me are going to think I'm conducting an orchestra or something...