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[Q] Full screen

To watch normal rips of dvds I'm using mobo player but I can't seem to get it to play full screen I always have the task bar menu at the bottom any help would be great
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I think the honeycomb task bar (if that is what you mean) is always shown. Hopefully in some future update they'll allow the transparency to be set, or even dismiss it completely (unless the screen is pressed or suchlike)

jimbob1971 said:
I think the honeycomb task bar (if that is what you mean) is always shown. Hopefully in some future update they'll allow the transparency to be set, or even dismiss it completely (unless the screen is pressed or suchlike)
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It's cool how the stock movie player kinda hides the task bar with just seeing faint dots were the navigation buttons were.
Maybe app developers just need to update their software to support this Honeycomb feature?

Good point - I havn't tried the stock movie player, but know what you mean as I've seen it on the YouTube app.

It does that even with games, and without having physical buttons, something has to be static to allow you to go back or home.
There's so much room for error there, causing you to have to do hard reboot if the program froze.
Just like in a PC OS, there's always the taskbar or start bar, there has to be a static menu bar somewhere.

[Q] Whats this mystery icon thats showing up on my status bar every now and then?

Watching an html5 video in full screen on chrome beta seems to trigger it. it also appears out of the blue sometimes.
Screenshots attached. Its that faint circle on upper left hand corner.

I also get this, but i get it whenever I'm reading an article in pocket, and sometimes the whole status bar dims and some of the icons disappear until I pull it down. Are you on sense jellybean?
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i've been wondering the same thing.

Yes. stock rooted jelly bean, so im sure its not a mod.

been trying to figure this out as well,
curious are you guys using google now by any chance?
im on cm10.1 and i get that same thing every so often im beginning to think its google now or something since i always use it for weather. but i could be wrong.

I may have solved the mystery. I pushed the SystemUI.apk file to my computer to analyze it and that icon is called ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_small.jpg .
This is supposed to be shown on devices with soft navigation buttons like the Galaxy Nexus when in "Lights out" mode to replace the back, home and task switcher buttons with faint circles so you can ,say, watch a movie in full screen and not be distracted by the buttons.
I have no idea why it's being shown in the notification area.. maybe Google added it as an additional visual cue in JB, and HTC didn't bother to remove it?
Anyway, I'm pretty confident that's what it is.

Lockscreen Notifications

I remember having lock screen notifications using ICS on my old Xperia T. It would show text, Facebook, calls, etc on the lock screen.
Does anyone know a decent mod or app to use for enabling lock screen notifications?
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I think we'll have to wait until android l
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Starlith said:
I remember having lock screen notifications using ICS on my old Xperia T. It would show text, Facebook, calls, etc on the lock screen.
Does anyone know a decent mod or app to use for enabling lock screen notifications?
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Hi there been trying loads over the weekend, all the ios7 etc, an awful lot of them have flaws like letting access to the phone through the recent app button. there have been several plus sides as well. At the moment i have found this app "Echo Notification Lockscreen" on the play store. I have also added "iControl(IOS 7 Partner)" but again there were limitations not all the actions will work with this lock screen.
The ultimate which i've not managed was an IOs lock screen (that was actually secure) that let you reply to text messages (and others) without having to unlock the phone (1 app did that but wasn't secure).

Try to use Nils from Google play

Hi again, just a bit more info. I have had another go today at finding the best solution. several sms apps will display on the lock screen but then disapear after a set time, no good if you missed it as it arrived.
I have been playing with the Nils app before and I am unable to get contact pictures to display next to messages, even after trying several sms apps and being in touch with the developer.
But the best I've managed so far is as follows. A app called iOS 7 Lock Screen Theme by huntdevs gives a plain lock screen which can slide to reveal a pin code screen. On the plain screen you can then use NiLS Lockscreen Notifications by Roymam this will then display sms and other notifications on the lockscreen, these remain on the screen untill opened, even if the screen times out and is turned back on manually, furthermore you have the ability to reply to them from within the app whilst still locked.
Warning as I said earlier there is a facility to disable the home button but the recent app button is still active meaning that any apps used recently have the ability to be opened without unlocking the phone. Further more the pin lock screen gives you access to the emergenecy dial function and sadly again where as the default lock screen will only let you dial an emergency number, this app will let you see all of your contacts and further more dial any number you want!!
One final thing the ios7 locker does give you access to the functions of the Iphone from the slide at the bottom of the screen and for me the added advantage of this app over several of the others is that the phone function icon is missing (all be it available through the emergency function).
hope tihs helps.

I use NiLS. I purchased the pro version so i can customize it to my liking and for the ads not to draw my data. It works like a charm, instant, and looks almost stock.
I have attached an image for an example.

CosmosLabs said:
I use NiLS. I purchased the pro version so i can customize it to my liking and for the ads not to draw my data. It works like a charm, instant, and looks almost stock.
I have attached an image for an example.
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Hi there I see you have the same issue as I have experienced the App refuses to show the contact picture (unless of course you don't use them).
On a further note i have had to uninstall the iOS7 lockscreen, apart from the issues already mentioned, a big down side for me turned out that the app kills sound from the walkman app when the screen goes off, so listening to music, throwing to a sound bar or linking to a car Bluetooth are all muted. So again im back to stock lockscreen with just the Nils app over the top for indication only.

When i first installed the app it would show the users image. I didn't like it so I changed it to App Icon. Oddly, i tried to switch it tot he other 2 settings, and now it does't appear. .. oh well i am not really worried about it. I like the basic icon look instead of the pictures.

CosmosLabs said:
I use NiLS. I purchased the pro version so i can customize it to my liking .
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Is that how you have the default sony clock with the nils notifications in your picture?

lebooo said:
Is that how you have the default sony clock with the nils notifications in your picture?
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The clock and lock screen is all sony stock. NiLS will just add the notification over whatever lock screen you have.

Will it work with a PIN locked screen? There's not much space for notifications actually so I wonder how it would look.

Iruwen said:
Will it work with a PIN locked screen? There's not much space for notifications actually so I wonder how it would look.
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It doesn't the lock screen always starts maximized, Dash clock used to have the option to just have a padlock at the bottom of the screen so your information was always visible when turning on the phone but the latest version of that always starts with the lock pattern or number pad visible and you have to swipe down every time to view notifications and then back up again to unlock your device (there all a pain now with extra strokes needed to use them)

CosmosLabs said:
I use NiLS. I purchased the pro version so i can customize it to my liking and for the ads not to draw my data. It works like a charm, instant, and looks almost stock.
I have attached an image for an example.
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How come when I use nils on my stock I have to resize the clock to see notification?
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biggiebro said:
How come when I use nils on my stock I have to resize the clock to see notification?
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Odd, I know you can resize/change the location of the NiLS. When you have a NiLS message on your lock screen, tap and hold down on the notification to adjust (i had to adjust mine because when it was charging the notification would be on top of the charging percentage)

After installing again and play around I knew my original mistake. Just do not add nils as lockscreen widget. Let nils display notification automatically then I can resize.
BTW will this lockscreen feature notification be part of Android L? Just thinking on buying the nils pro version.
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[Q] Top bar visibility when rotated with edge side up.

What I watch a video and want to know the time im used to swipe from the top down. This works with phone in portrait en langscape with edge down. I like the edge up with video's bit then how to access the status bar?

You can't.

I hate that we can't. I also like the edge side up when watching videos. It's just more comfortable to hold.
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RayTrue04 said:
I hate that we can't. I also like the edge side up when watching videos. It's just more comfortable to hold.
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I agree. I spent some time trying to figure out a way to make a shortcut to pull down the notification menu so that I wouldn't have to use the normal "pull down" method. Couldn't find anything.
It feels natural for me to hold the edge up.

I use Next laucher with a swipe down gesture to access the notification panel.

Jed Dignazio said:
I use Next laucher with a swipe down gesture to access the notification panel.
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That works regardless of the app you are in?

Thought I stumbled across a fix. Our very own @xodAslan navigation app for the edge panel has a notification panel button but it doesn't work with the edge screen up.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ianbyun.edgepanel.navigation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/themes-apps/edge-navigation-bar-button-t2950486/page2
It works with the edge panel down though. Seems like we have to undo something Samsung coded in.

notch implementation

guys, i was thinking oneplus should have notch area in such a way that it should show all the info(time,signal,battery) it shows normally for those apps for which we are not using full screen mode instead of blacking it out like a bar..like a second screen. what do you guys say?

Isn't that how it already works? Or is that only when fullscreen mode is enabled?

senny22 said:
Isn't that how it already works? Or is that only when fullscreen mode is enabled?
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supposed i am using an app which i kept in 'default' mode which means the notch area will be a black bar. so instead of that black bar, can't we have time,signal,battery etc on the notch area?
for example, when watching videos on youtube,playing games or using some apps, the notch area isn't used at all. why not use it for showing informations?

aneesh12 said:
supposed i am using an app which i kept in 'default' mode which means the notch area will be a black bar. so instead of that black bar, can't we have time,signal,battery etc on the notch area?
for example, when watching videos on youtube,playing games or using some apps, the notch area isn't used at all. why not use it for showing informations?
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i got your point
lets see may be in future custom roms will have that who knows for now custom rom wont even support notch