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[Q] App that mirrors the screen to use it as a HUD

Hi there. I need an app that mirrors the screen of my android phone to use it as a HUD in my car. I've already found an app that shows the current speed mirrored, but i would like to have it for other apps, too. So that i can use apps like Google Maps Navigation with my front window.
I googled a lot, but i sadly didn't find anything...

I'm confused.
You want this displayed ... how? where?
Please share the name/developer of the other app you've already found. Give us an idea of what you are talking about.
When you say HUD (heads up display), the only thing I can think of is some sort of projected display on your windshield
THAT WOULD EFFING AWESOME!!!!

if i understand Phexi right, he wants to put his phone under the windshield in a way that enables you to see the reflection of the screen in the windshield. works great during night trips.
usual problem - everything is mirrored.

wow that's a good idea!

deltaalpha23 said:
if i understand Phexi right, he wants to put his phone under the windshield in a way that enables you to see the reflection of the screen in the windshield. works great during night trips.
usual problem - everything is mirrored.
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This is exactly what i wanted to tell you
Yeah, the "evrything is mirrored" can be a problem, but with the help of a homescreen widget (maybe with a mirrored text ) it should be possible to switch back very easily
With an AMOLED display it should look very good (when the rest is black), but it has to be mirrored to work.
should look like this then
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SpeedView - Check it on Market. It works great on my i7500. It shows speed, time, distance travelled, etc.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/speed/com.theswirlingbrain.speed
http://www.appbrain.com/app/cgspeed/cg.android.speed2
http://www.appbrain.com/app/hudy-lite/com.hudy
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gpspeedo/org.homelinux.pwarren.gpspeedo
http://www.appbrain.com/app/androhud/net.davidtanzer.androhud
I think 5 is enough. Any of these float your boat? (those all *should* have mirrored "HUD" settings so when laid on your dash under your windshield you get the effect of the BMW HUD above. I haven't tried any of them personally, though.)

chjade84 said:
I think 5 is enough. Any of these float your boat? (those all *should* have mirrored "HUD" settings so when laid on your dash under your windshield you get the effect of the BMW HUD above. I haven't tried any of them personally, though.)
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He isn't looking for a speedometer, he wants to mirror his screen for all apps, so that way he can use the maps app or the navigation app or any other app of his choosing and see it on his windshield. Before you go off on your next pissy fit, read carefully.

i bet it wont be that hard to make......if no one can find one, i bet i can make one....

Maybe Cyanogenmod can incorporate it into his RenderFX mod.

neoobs said:
He isn't looking for a speedometer, he wants to mirror his screen for all apps, so that way he can use the maps app or the navigation app or any other app of his choosing and see it on his windshield. Before you go off on your next pissy fit, read carefully.
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Wow... feel better?
You are right, I didn't read carefully - I read looking for a HUD, scrolled down saw more HUD talk, more talking of speedo HUD's, so I wen't on appbrain and looked for some.
Just trying to help. I guess this another forum I'll stop contributing to. I don't need to deal with know-it-all jerks like you, I get enough of you people in real life.
Sorry OP, just trying to help. I don't see any way to do it unless you made the OS and all the apps (at least the relevant ones) mirrored in a custom ROM.
Goodbye.

HUD
rkrishnan2012 said:
i bet it wont be that hard to make......if no one can find one, i bet i can make one....
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Would you be able to? I'm looking for something similar - at least have the directions (via google nav perhaps?) & speed mirrored on the windscreen.
If possible, please share

BUILD IT!!!
rkrishnan2012 said:
i bet it wont be that hard to make......if no one can find one, i bet i can make one....
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If you are the first to do it, you could easily charge $1 and make a mint...I would recommend a trial version with a, say, 14 day trial period.

like so:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqtHZE-8fCw
is this it?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.scientific.car&hl=en

Any progress on this? This would be an excellent app idea but due to my limited development knowledge someone else will have to work on it. This app will allow anyone to use their phone/tablet to project image on a semi-reflective surface and serve as a cheap full-screen navigation/media center solution.
I will be willing to purchase it as an initial customer and even make a small donation for its development.

How bout the app up there?

No, the app in the link only mirrors some text based info. We need something that can flip the display contents on the y-axis. This way when you project the screen contents the reverse text and graphics appear normal. I do not believe there's anything in the market that currently offers to do this.
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it should be easy to develop.
Or not?

Any updates on this anyone? There seems to be niche demand for this thereby warranting someone to do the great work.
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Just guessing here but I would think that this would be easier accomplished baked in as a feature of a launcher or a ROM rather than an app
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[APP] Sound Box

Well, here is my first published app. Meet...
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Sound Box
It reacts on a shaking and makes your phone act as a bell, drum, rattle, wind chimes and other such a stuff. It's a toy for fun. Some users noted that children also love it.
So shake your phone, have fun!
The goal
Actually the initial idea came from my friend. She said: it would be cool if you'll shake your phone and it will sound like a junk in a metal box or like a broken device. Totally broken. Later me and my friends came up with an invention to add a bell, maracas and more. When I started, the main goal was to make an app that authentically behave like a rattle, a bell, etc. I tried to get a realistic reaction to the phone shaking. Among other things, different sounds for different strength of shaking - just like real things. Hope I've succeeded.
Variations
There are two versions: lite and full. Lite version contains limited set of sound themes. For now there are small bell, darbuka and "digital" sound (simple sine harmonics). Full one is a set of about 20 sound themes. There are, in addition to lite ones, metal and bamboo wind chimes, maracas, rattlesnake, jingle bells, tin can with junk (yeah that junk from the initial idea) and much more. For now full version is paid.
Requirements
- Android 1.5+.
- No additional permissions required.
Notes
The application locks most of the buttons by default. You could switch it off: see Menu -> Settings for details!
Screenshots
Download
View attachment SoundBox-lite-1.4.1.apk - lite version
Links to Android Market (web)
lite version
full version
QR-codes (to Android Market)
lite
full
It would be really great to know your opinion on this. Suggestions are welcome! (not only for application itself but for example for distribution or anything else)
Thank you.

Nice idea, Can i make a request? Can you include a guitar sound?

iynfynity said:
Nice idea, Can i make a request? Can you include a guitar sound?
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Yeah, why not. Actually there was an idea to make it possible for users to create sound themes by themself and share it with anyone. Right now I finishing my first game. After it possibly I'll made it.
Anyway I'll try to record some nice guitar sound and add it to the existing set.

C'mon guys, just tell what you think! Is it good? Is it bad? Is it boring? Just anything... How do you think, what would be great to add/change here?

Well, ok...

nice app!
the sound theme list is too short in the free app though..

I would suggest you to put a full version and let ppl try it out
Then, you lock the update after you have received all the comments and recommendation

nice app.
But i can't download the Full version via the QR code, and i couldn't find it on android market

great app with far reaching potential. needs more sounds though.

nice app. thx

warning violent shaking my cause damage phones!

Thank you all for comments and suggestions. This is what I needed.
alphadeeto said:
the sound theme list is too short in the free app though..
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I thought about it. Probably there should be more, but I've not decided yet how much.
window7 said:
I would suggest you to put a full version and let ppl try it out
Then, you lock the update after you have received all the comments and recommendation
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Perhaps that's what I will do. By the way, don't you know anything about the model with two identical versions: one for free and another for donations - is it working? I mean, do somebody buying the second one?
electrified said:
But i can't download the Full version via the QR code, and i couldn't find it on android market
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That's strange. I've checked it right now and it work. Added links to the Android Market (web version) to the description.
franrich said:
great app with far reaching potential. needs more sounds though.
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Thank you. I think I'll record some more.
hazard99 said:
warning violent shaking my cause damage phones!
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Yeah, may be, I'm not sure (that somebody will shake the phone so far as to damage it). Anyways, it's not necessary to shake it too hard. There is a setting of the sensitivity in the application. But maybe you're right. Maybe I'll add a warning to the application's description. Just in case.

Sorry mate with respect have to give this the thumbs down, i was expecting at leaast 10/15 different sounds not just 3,my young son might like it if there were some cartoon noises but only 3 uninstalled..sorry.

i'll try.
seems nice

Split-screen multitasking/dual monitor app?

The Note's screen is large enough that in landscape, split in half, each side is still larger than many phone screens I've used before, including smart phones. I'd really like to be able to do split screen multitasking. Has anyone made something like this yet? Sure, the resolution of each half would be a little weird at 800x640, but doesn't ICS alleviate resolution issues? I'd love to be able to use each side as a separate monitor.
If not, perhaps it could be split into two 800x480 screens with a strip of controls in the center. Or split into 800x800 and 800x480. Should be easy to adapt graphics for 800x800.
This is something I'd really like, so if it's not done already, someone please do it! Should I repost this in development? It may be more involved than just creating an app.

... very good question

I think the easiest solution is using a remote log in app with your computer.

The Note's screen in half equals to two 3.62" of 640x800 screens! That's 2 iPhone screens and more!
I'm sure the text/icons will be way more readable/viewable that the "mock-up" below..
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is there any app which do that...?

This is not trivial as it may sound on Android.
According to Android concepts, there may only be one Activity* in the foreground.
Other pop ups and menus are not full blown activities. Android manages all the Activities.
Activities that are not in the foreground are closed to free memory up.
The only way I can see without modifying android is to find some way the widgetify an android activity so it is treated as a widget. This way you can place two apps as widgets next to each other and even resize them as you like.
* An android activity is a java class extending the Activity class, managed by android window manager.

maybe will possible soon with wind river
http://www.windriver.com/oha/
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Try getting in touch with Kyocera's Echo developers, that phone certainly had two apps in the foreground.
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I can try developing one, as we can always override the system resources to believe we are outputting on 2 pixel density and reserve the processes.

deadlyheart4u said:
I can try developing one, as we can always override the system resources to believe we are outputting on 2 pixel density and reserve the processes.
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Sounds very interesting, I'd be interested in this.

Viamonte said:
Try getting in touch with Kyocera's Echo developers, that phone certainly had two apps in the foreground.
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true that ! until you have loads of money to give them

We may get lucky, it may just be a matter of porting it's code.
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I hope someone could just develope an app, it sounds very interesting
Isn't there any game yet (e.g. racing game) which does exactly this?

I will putting my prototype very soon, I am already developing for this, I hope you people might extend some help, it already ripped me off by lot an amount buying some stuff to accomplish this.

It should be possible. After all there's already one App available that will do 'MultiView' and that's called Stick it! Free your Player!

Beards said:
It should be possible. After all there's already one App available that will do 'MultiView' and that's called Stick it! Free your Player!
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Confirmed.I use the Stick It!and contrary to some reviews it works very smooth on my GNote.

hagba said:
Confirmed.I use the Stick It!and contrary to some reviews it works very smooth on my GNote.
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Have you also tried the same developers calculator named AirCalc.
It works on the same principle and is great when you need a calculator with another App ~ i.e. EasyMoney & AirCalc.

I think better than splitting the screen into 2 would be if we can push the output via MHL to a screen and move an app there, how one can do on a PC with 2 monitors.
So watch a movie on the TV/monitor and text or use the phone on its native display.

Onskreen Cornerstone makes three windows for multitasking. It currently only works on Motorola Xoom. But it is open source and has to be incorporated into ROM. I hope some clever developer can adapt this for GNote*. Check out
www.onskreen.com/cornerstone/
EDIT: * I forgot to add PLEEEZ!!!!

DualPanels let you watch video and browse the web at the same time
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.thynguyen.dualpanel2
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[APP/GAME][2.2+] 4 Pics 1 Word Auto Solver - Cheats app

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Have you been playing the popular word puzzle game "4 Pics 1 Word" lately, but find yourself stuck? Now you can use my Auto Solver app to quickly find the answer. Simply take a screenshot of the puzzle you’re stuck on and load the screenshot in Auto Solver. Auto Solver will automatically detect the letters available and try all possible combinations to find the answer for you. You will always find the answer with this app.
Get it on Google Play
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For those of you without Google Play access, here is a direct link to the apk file you can download:
http://cloud.muhammada.li/public.php?service=files&t=5114cda6326fcc516c4b29f3f7764e26
Please note that the app uses an in-app purchase mechanism for the option to get rid of ads. That option will not work (and might even crash the app) if you don't have Google Play available on your device. All other functionality of the app should work fine.

Good work, my SO would have needed that a few weeks ago, but I just edited the savegame file and added some coins(needs root of course).

Hi,
What about German?
Can i help you to realize that ?
Greetings Daniel

I have a German wordlist for that game, not so hard to get/make

dönerdürüm said:
I have a German wordlist for that game, not so hard to get/make
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Please do it .
Thanks ! :good:
Need a beta tester?
greetings Daniel

Turn it into an auto-Captcha solver ?
Would it be possible to Turn it into an auto-Captcha solver ?

IamModeste said:
Would it be possible to Turn it into an auto-Captcha solver ?
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come on man !
only use it if you dont know the answer.

isRaZZe said:
come on man !
only use it if you dont know the answer.
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Well, I see at least one useful usage for a captcha solver; to bypass annoying hard to read captcha that can bother blind people using a screen reader.
Also I believe it would fit in a penetration testing kit for web apps, i believe this tool could turn as a very effective tool to bypass this type of authentication measure.

IamModeste said:
Well, I see at least one useful usage for a captcha solver; to bypass annoying hard to read captcha that can bother blind people using a screen reader.
Also I believe it would fit in a penetration testing kit for web apps, i believe this tool could turn as a very effective tool to bypass this type of authentication measure.
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Hmmm this is a very nice idea.If I understand you correctly that you want to use to test your web apps, right?
If so, use it Selenium. This has been designed for this test cases

isRaZZe said:
Hi,
What about German?
Can i help you to realize that ?
Greetings Daniel
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What's the german version of the app called? I can't find it on Google Play. Only the French version seems to be there. Does it have the same UI as the English version?
dönerdürüm said:
I have a German wordlist for that game, not so hard to get/make
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If the UI for the German version is the same, then a word list would be super helpful

First off, great app, but there seems to be some issues.
I have an htc one s and it seems as though the OCR does not pick up certain letters like "I" and "W". Additionally, it seems to take a lot longer to solve compared to other apps, and if you want to add a letter after the screenshot is taken, you have to wait for it to load. Is there any way to fix this?

asdfasdfvful said:
First off, great app, but there seems to be some issues.
I have an htc one s and it seems as though the OCR does not pick up certain letters like "I" and "W". Additionally, it seems to take a lot longer to solve compared to other apps, and if you want to add a letter after the screenshot is taken, you have to wait for it to load. Is there any way to fix this?
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Can you send me a screenshot of the game from your HTC One and I can investigate the issues. Either post the picture here or use the support email in the app to mail it to me. Thanks!

Example of w and i.
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asdfasdfvful said:
Example of w and i.
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Thanks. I actually wanted screenshots from the game itself so I could figure out why the detection was failing for your phone's screen size. The screenshot you sent me is from my app. Although it includes the game screenshot, it is resized version, and hence no good for me.
Anyway, update v1.2 is available in the Play Store. Now it won't start the auto-processing after image detection if it doesn't detect all the letters. So you can fill in the missing letters manually before hitting the GO button.

Sorry. Here are two examples
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Good idea and well execution! i really enjoy the playing the game in apknite. but i wish it has more levels to play and harder gameplay in the end. feel like it's still the same like the first few level. easy for the kid, but not for adults.

[APP][4.0+] HoloConvert: The New Unit Converter

This is my new Unit Conversion app released today, HoloConvert. I felt that all of the current Android unit conversion apps are ugly and many aren't powerful enough, so I decided to make one of my own with a Holo interface in mind. I recieved great support on XDA for my last app Scientific 7 Minute Workout so I wanted to see if I could get some feedback for my newest app.
Google Play link
Link to .apk file
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What makes this unit conversion app different?
Like I said before, I feel the user interface of an app is one of the most major components of an app. Even if an app works well, you shouldn't have to sacrifice on the looks or ease-of-use of an app. I made this app to target that, while implementing many features such as:
Saving your favorite conversion units
Adding new custom units
Tip Calculator
Multiple themes
Choice in decimal precision
Built-in calculator
I just released the app, so please let me know what you think and of any suggestions!

Wow this looks great!

Just downloaded and it's a great app! :good:
Just one suggestion can you give swap icon (similar like in google translate) so if we need to change from m to cm or vice versa from cm to m, we only need one tap
Definitely will buy it! Looking forward for next update

Beautiful work dev, keep up:good:

Thanks a lot guys! And how could I have forgotten a swap icon, added to my to-do list! I am very actively updating the app at this time (I've technically pushed out 3 updates so far) so keep the suggestions coming

Thanks for the update, I noticed a slight bug with currencies but it was already fixed!

DroidErang said:
Thanks for the update, I noticed a slight bug with currencies but it was already fixed!
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Yep, there was a small issue with them at first but I fixed it pretty quick! Let me know if you find anything else!

Just saw on xda portal am going to try this.

Buying Pro was a no-brainer.
Now I'd only like to get an option to get the favorites on opening the app. This way I have to click two times for them, whilst the goal of favorites would be to have a shortcut!

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Now I'd only like to get an option to get the favorites on opening the app. This way I have to click two times for them, whilst the goal of favorites would be to have a shortcut!
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That would be great. Also, some more currencies would be great, if you have the time (I kind of miss SEK).
Great app though! and at 0.79€, very affordable!

Scrolling through the units is extremely laggy on my phone, other buttons work with instant feedback. Somehow the list is really heavy to render.

I prefer asking google now for unit conversion but this is very nice app

Nice and handy app. One little bug, I cannot input negative numbers on the From input. E.g., when converting from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
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Just downloaded.
Looks very nice but I have two remarks.
On my SGS2 4.3" display, text is HUGE.
It would be nice to be able to select between few text sizes.
Nothing fancy, simple "Small, Medium, Large" selection.
You desperately need to implement reverse conversion.
If I choose meter as first unit and insert number "1", it works for Angstrom but cannot cope with AU.
You could implement simple swipe left or right to replace currently selected units
Also, question "Are you sure you wish to exit?" is unnecessary in my opinion.
Best wishes in new year!

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This ain't right...
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That looks like Fahrenheit to Kelvin conversion. Code bugs it seems like.
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Well I purchased it.
Will keep it but two issues so far.
The icon is ugly (will be nice to have something graphical)
The first conversion I tried was not accurate. There are exactly 12 inches to a foot so I selected convert feet to inches, selected 3 feet and it did not convert to exactly 36 inches.

Nice
Some current, resistance,voltage,ect. units, would be great. Nice job I can help with translation to polish.

great!
:laugh: it's cool

Very nice app. I just have not been able to enter a negative number for conversion.
For instance, if I attempt to enter -40 for a F to C for temp conversion, the "-" symbol does not appear to register as having been selected for input, despite the fact that the keyboard shows it available and I have entered it.