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[HOW TO] Make your Play the perfect in-car MP3 player!

Okay, so this thread may seem a bit odd, but there are people (myself included) who use their Xperia Play to blare music through their car stereos while driving. I've found that the best way to do this and not veer off the road (hey thanks SE for the really difficult to unlock phone.. ) is to do the following:
1) get root here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859
2) download PowerAMP from the marketplace (just because I like poweramp... you can do this with the stock music player as well... blah.)
3) Download the free app "Change Shoulder Buttons" from the market
4) Go to the change shoulder app, click mode, then media.
5) Accept root permissions, do the Charleston, and rejoice!
The best way to change songs while on the road is to hit the home button (which lights up the screen) then hit the R shoulder button. It will change the song without you even having to unlock it!
I know this tutorial seems fairly obvious, or dumb, or common sense, but maybe I just saved someone out there from running over a cat because their stupid lock screen swipey thing wouldn't swipe, and they really didn't want to listen to That One Song.

Or you can get PlayerPro (which you should have anyway because it's the absolute best mobile media playing experience of any mobile operating system) and have a media player integrated right there in your lock screen :3
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Ah, this looks great, but I made this thread on the idea of "eyes on the road, not on your phone" and although the lockscreen would be awesome for while I'm walking or something, I like having the ability to change songs without looking at my phone. Then again, for the life of me I cannot use my touch screen without looking, and I'm sure that most people here can do that. xP
Thank you for the find though! I will give it a try when I get home.

TLRtheory said:
Or you can get PlayerPro (which you should have anyway because it's the absolute best mobile media playing experience of any mobile operating system) and have a media player integrated right there in your lock screen :3
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POWERAMP FTW
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shiftylock said:
Ah, this looks great, but I made this thread on the idea of "eyes on the road, not on your phone" and although the lockscreen would be awesome for while I'm walking or something, I like having the ability to change songs without looking at my phone. Then again, for the life of me I cannot use my touch screen without looking, and I'm sure that most people here can do that. xP
Thank you for the find though! I will give it a try when I get home.
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If you use poweramp, that also has a lockscreen player
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*scours settings* le woah! I originally didn't like this new Poweramp release, but it's starting to get better and better!

Just Shake app allows volume buttons to be used for previous/next track when the music player is playing or when the headphones are pluged in. Has many other features too like silencing the ring tone with the turn of the phone, answering/hanging up calls with a shake, or launchng apps with the shake when not phoning, and I believe does not require root. Also vibrates when the call ends. Give free trial a go, I purchased the app but do have a problem with it sometimes dying in the background - maybe converting it into system app if you have root fixes that - I will test.

I just use doubletwist for itunes syncing with my phone upside down in the car (since they put the lockscreen buttons on the bottom). Works well enough since I'm not dead or anything yet and it's free. It's just annoying that applications have a sucky/lack of support for creating dynamic playlists as compared to ipod touch/iphone.

CyanogenMod 7.1 uses the volume buttons to raise/lower volume and change songs with any music player.
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These are all great ideas guys, anything to keep our eyes on the road lol!

ps3taker said:
Just Shake app allows volume buttons to be used for previous/next track when the music player is playing or when the headphones are pluged in. Has many other features too like silencing the ring tone with the turn of the phone, answering/hanging up calls with a shake, or launchng apps with the shake when not phoning, and I believe does not require root. Also vibrates when the call ends. Give free trial a go, I purchased the app but do have a problem with it sometimes dying in the background - maybe converting it into system app if you have root fixes that - I will test.
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used titanium back up to turn Just shake app and helper to system apps and it stopped dying in the background (at least for now)

thanks for that

ps3taker said:
used titanium back up to turn Just shake app and helper to system apps and it stopped dying in the background (at least for now)
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increasing your Dalvik VM Heapsize may also help you with that problem

Depending on your car Bluetooth music is pretty nice. While the sound quality is a bit lower, I can connect to my phone without even taking it out of my pocket, and my steering wheel controls work to allow me to change tracks! Also on Pandora the controls move you to the next track. If I hit the source button on my steering wheel to go to the radio or something my phone pauses automatically as well. This is all built in I had no modifications made to the phone to do this.
My car is a 2010 Camaro SS, but I would imagine any GM car with BT music should do this. And any other brand for that matter.

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increasing your Dalvik VM Heapsize may also help you with that problem
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I haven't gone Dalvik root yet, but was considering doing Link2SD to get more memory - what do you think about link2sd versus Dalvik cache please? By the way Just Shake has not failed since i made it a system app so far. I tried the same trick with "Skype on 3" but it still closes in background by itself - maybe this one does it when I lose internet or mobile connection in the tube etc.

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I haven't gone Dalvik root yet, but was considering doing Link2SD to get more memory - what do you think about link2sd versus Dalvik cache please? By the way Just Shake has not failed since i made it a system app so far. I tried the same trick with "Skype on 3" but it still closes in background by itself - maybe this one does it when I lose internet or mobile connection in the tube etc.
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Link2sd is better. To change the dalvik vm heapsize all you have to do is pull your build.prop open in wordpad, find the line that says dalvik vm heapsize =. And change the number to 48m. This will allow background apps a little more memory before system closes them
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Make volume rocker control media volume only?

Hey guys!
My phone is ALWAYS silent, so there is no need to change ringer volume.
Is it possible to change the volume rocker, that its changing media volume by default instead of changing ringer volume?
Please do not come up with widgets or something like that or audio control apps. Most of them are buggy, ****ty or just don't do what I want.
I want to change how my volume rocker behaves. No alternatives!
Thanks in advance
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Anyone?
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Last push. Does really nobody know a hack or something?
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I'm in the same situation. I NEVER have my ringer off silent and really wish the volume rocker always only controlled the media volume.
If anyone has any ideas on how to get that to work without a widget gimmick please let us know.
I have an Evo 4g with cyanogenmod.
Thanks.

One could maybe try to create a service app, running in background, overriding the volume rocker input or always set the stream to media.
However I'm not an Android developer..
Here is a link that could help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4178989/change-media-volume-in-android
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C'mon, no dev here? I guess it's just 10 lines of code.
Service
AlarmManager
If audio stream isn't AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC set it to it.
I'm not an android developer, I'm acquainted with Java, but never tried Android development so my theory might be wrong.

I'm also interested in this for the S3.
Bump!?

Bump again, I would like this!

lol.. i don think i need it.. but it good if ppl can make this happen

A must have
I too wish I could set the volume rocker to control media volume only. I'm on a Galaxy Tab 10.1 with 3G running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Although I've never used the 3G, I use the tablet constantly for multimedia and WiFi. It's pointless for me to use the volume rocker for anything other than media volume.
So, is there no way to have the volume rocker switch set exclusively to modify the media volume even if no media is currently playing? This seems like such a simple thing. Mind you though, I'm not a developer.

Is there seriously no app for this or anything? Jesus.

Have any of you guys/girls tried Speaker Boost??? Works on system volume but if you keep your phone on silent it stills boosts the media volume etc...and fyi its not a widget....
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I'm also interested in this for the S3!

the.cybot said:
Hey guys!
My phone is ALWAYS silent, so there is no need to change ringer volume.
Is it possible to change the volume rocker, that its changing media volume by default instead of changing ringer volume?
Please do not come up with widgets or something like that or audio control apps. Most of them are buggy, ****ty or just don't do what I want.
I want to change how my volume rocker behaves. No alternatives!
Thanks in advance
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This may be a really late response, but I've found out how to do it on CM11. Go to Settings > Sound > Volumes. If you look at the image below, you want to untick the box that says "Volume buttons control ringtone volume" and that should do the trick. Could be different on other ROMs.
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For s3 ... AOSP Neatrom has this abilty
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[APP][2.1+] Floating Music Controls

Floating Music Controls
This is an app created to control your music over any app, so you can play fullscreen games and switch between songs... Yes! You can play Angry Birds and also skip that song you hate, or stop the music to hear the game sound effects .
Still in beta, so don't expect a perfect app.
Screenshots:
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Configuration:
Opacity: Sets the main window opacity.
Position: Sets the main window position between the four corners. Sometimes, when orientation changes, the position is reset to the top-left corner.
Service mode:
Silent: You won't be notified about the service execution, but the service could be killed when free memory is requested by system.
Persistent (notification): A notification will be shown, but your app will be hard to die.
Show/Hide:
Timeout: It will try to detect when music is being played, checking if the sound is kept more than 5 seconds.
Shaking device: Shake your device to show/hide the controls.
Features:
Pause, next and previous buttons.
Those can be hidden only by tapping the main icon.
Can be shown or hidden shaking the device.
Configurable opacity.
It can be easilly closed once we finished using it.
It works with almost any music player.
Requeriments:
The music player we where going to use must allow and be configured to use the "Headset Control". If app doesn't works, please, check your player configuration.
First run:
When you start the app the first time, you will not see any music control or notification. This is because default settings are Silent service and Timeout window display, so you will have to start playing music with any music player and the window will be shown.
Link:
View attachment 1761717
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traber.fmc
Download: View attachment 1.4.apk​

I've always wanted something like this! Thanks!

jman2131 said:
I've always wanted something like this! Thanks!
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I'm glad you like it :laugh:
Any suggestion is highly appreciated ^^.

I really like this. I have a gingerbread Rom and its a little laggy. Not much, but compared to the other floating apps or pop up apps its a little laggy. I would also love the ability to move the controls any where.
-How about different controls. Holo theme, walkman theme...etc.
-Ability to prepare settings when tapping the app.
-Pinch resizing.....
Just some thoughts. Really good job on this.

rickmatic said:
I really like this. I have a gingerbread Rom and its a little laggy. Not much, but compared to the other floating apps or pop up apps its a little laggy. I would also love the ability to move the controls any where.
-How about different controls. Holo theme, walkman theme...etc.
-Ability to prepare settings when tapping the app.
-Pinch resizing.....
Just some thoughts. Really good job on this.
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¿It's laggy? ¿When, or doing what? I tested it on a few older devices and worked fine.
-How about different controls. Holo theme, walkman theme...etc
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Using themes may become a future feature, i will consider it ^^.
Ability to prepare settings when tapping the app.
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Yeah, i'm working on it, new feature is coming ^^
Pinch resizing.....
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Wow, this may be hard to implement, but i'll try to add some customization settings (maybe when i add themes to the app).
Thanks for your comment!! :laugh:

Maybe I'm being too picky. It wasn't responding as fast as I wanted it to. Laggy wasn't the word I wanted to use, but its just not responsive enough for me. Although I really like it and still use it.
I'll be looking forward to any future updates.

Well, to perform the actions, you have to double tap the button, but i'll explain:
As a "security" feature, to not launch an action accidentally, you have to press the button "twice". The first tap will "select" the button. Once the button is "selected", the next time you press the button (only once, not twice), will perform the desire action (stop music, open config dialog, etc).
Do you understand what i mean?

At first I was thinking I wouldn't have a need for an application like this since I can quickly change tracks from the notification bar, but then I realised using this would be MUCH easier when using some form of navigation app as you don't need to swipe down the notification bar which stops you being able to see the directions being given.

This would be awesome if it worked with Pandora and other streaming music services like that!
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TraberSoftware said:
Well, to perform the actions, you have to double tap the button, but i'll explain:
As a "security" feature, to not launch an action accidentally, you have to press the button "twice". The first tap will "select" the button. Once the button is "selected", the next time you press the button (only once, not twice), will perform the desire action (stop music, open config dialog, etc).
Do you understand what i mean?
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Yeah took me a while to figure that out. Thanks.

superstargoddess said:
This would be awesome if it worked with Pandora and other streaming music services like that!
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Yes, i think so, but as i said, it only works with apps that supports Handset Control, so may work with another apps which implement it, sorry

D3_ said:
At first I was thinking I wouldn't have a need for an application like this since I can quickly change tracks from the notification bar, but then I realised using this would be MUCH easier when using some form of navigation app as you don't need to swipe down the notification bar which stops you being able to see the directions being given.
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Yes, i tried to create an app to control the music from a notification, but it only works for android 3.2+, and the most of players are implementing that kind of notifications yet, so i decided to create this instead
Nice to hear that, im happy you found it useful
Very thanks ^^

TraberSoftware said:
Yes, i tried to create an app to control the music from a notification, but it only works for android 3.2+, and the most of players are implementing that kind of notifications yet, so i decided to create this instead
Nice to hear that, im happy you found it useful
Very thanks ^^
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This looks promising, I'll give it a try in a minute. Anyways does it support Pandora?

jeffreygtab said:
This looks promising, I'll give it a try in a minute. Anyways does it support Pandora?
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Seems like it doesn´t support pandora. It works with any app that supports headset controls

I just downloaded it from the PlayStore and the app won't even start. When I click on the app icon it just goes to my home screen.
HTC One X 4.1.......
Edit: Just downloaded the apk with the same result.

Eastern37 said:
I just downloaded it from the PlayStore and the app won't even start. When I click on the app icon it just goes to my home screen.
HTC One X 4.1.......
Edit: Just downloaded the apk with the same result.
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Same here with GNexus CM10.1 nightly the app doesn't start
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You have to start your music app first before you start this app
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I've been using Widgets Anywhere with the Google Music widget and it works great.

great app
love these very helpfull:good:

Great app - very useful! Paypal link to donate at all or plans for a donation version?

[APP][update 17] Photo Button - make photo using volume buttons

Simple app for taking photos by using volume buttons. No need to unlock the phone!
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Despite the fact that button phones became a thing of the past and touch screens perform almost any functions, in some cases buttons are much handier. For example, when you need to take an instant or secret photo. In case of a touch screen, you have to take several steps: unlock the phone, turn on the camera and press “take a picture” icon.
The Photo Button app enables you to take pictures without unlocking the phone. Just double-press any volume button and you have a photo!
The program has the option of switching from landscape to portrait mode, turning off sound and vibration when taking a picture. Additionally, the app gives notifications about new snaps.
To make the app power saving, activation and deactivation functions were added. The functions were complemented with a little widget for easier use.
Currently the application works on most models of mobile phones. But unfortunately, there are some phone models which don’t support the app, for example, some LG and Motorola models.
Install from Google Play
How to use it?
1. Install and start app.
2. When phone is locked (screen off) quickly press two times volume button (+ or -)
***New version***
Improved performance (especially one camera phones)
Flash settings
The focus mode (off auto shooting speed increases!)
Shooting mode settings
Notification about new photos added, you can click on it once to view a picture
Widget to control the activation of the camera added. Helps to quickly turn on / off applications to conserve power.
Vibration settings
Sound settings
Bug fixing
********************

The application still in development. If you check it on your device, write here.

Works like a charm . thanks
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Works great on my Samsung Galaxy S4

Can somebody try it on HTC One?

vladimir_nsk said:
Works great on my Samsung Galaxy S4
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Please, check pro version. I will be very grateful.

new version 1.3.5.2 available
Fix work on more phones
Fix phone reboot bug

Great app - works flawlessly on my p990 with TonyP's cm10.1. Would like to see a possibility to use press up- and down keys together instead of the double press option.
But all in all perfect for snapshots =). Thanks man...
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Thanks!
SamReciter said:
Would like to see a possibility to use press up- and down keys together instead of the double press option.
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I'll try to do it, but I fear that it is unlikely.

mgrmobi said:
Please, check pro version. I will be very grateful.
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I'd like, but I didn't assign credit card to my account with google play.

This is great, I've been trying to do this with Tasker for like a year haha. To make this perfect for me, it would have an option to take a quick picture when holding down power and volume up buttons (just like taking a screen shot except with vol up instead of vol down) Would gladly pay for the pro version for that feature.

KitWasHere said:
This is great, I've been trying to do this with Tasker for like a year haha. To make this perfect for me, it would have an option to take a quick picture when holding down power and volume up buttons (just like taking a screen shot except with vol up instead of vol down) Would gladly pay for the pro version for that feature.
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Thanks. I'll try to make it (holding down power and volume up).

mgrmobi said:
Can somebody try it on HTC One?
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Unable to install it.
Market say that it's incompatible with HTC One.

Shinzah said:
Unable to install it.
Market say that it's incompatible with HTC One.
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Hm, it's very strange. It's must be compatible with all modern HTC phones. I'll try to find reason.

mgrmobi said:
Hm, it's very strange. It's must be compatible with all modern HTC phones. I'll try to find reason.
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I checked it on HTC One, it's ok.

I buy pro version of this app in 2013, I buy new phone but is removed from Google Play store, anyone have .apk I really need this app.

[APP] [2.3.3+] Volume Popup - Minimal Volume Pop-Up w/ Low Overhead

Hey everyone. I'm proud to announce that I am starting to create a set of applications that target focused functionality, and that aim to be free of bloat and unnecessary permissions. The first application in this series is called Volume Popup.
The goal of this application is to allow control of all core Android volumes (Media, Ringer, Notification, Alarm) from one clean interface. It uses a transparent background, so you can see what you were doing before you launched it. It should support any custom launchers and launch methods as well. In addition, it is specifically NOT a widget, so as to minimize resources needed and not require background processes.
Note that it does have 2 separate sliders for ringer/notification, which are locked together on 3.0+ (Honeycomb/ICS/JB), but allow separate adjustment under Gingerbread.
I would love your thoughts and feedback, and if you like the app, please leave a positive review. 5-stars are my favorite.
Link to app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.minimumapps.volumepopup
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Changelog
Changelog (+ is added feature, - is removed bug, * is other change)
1.0
+ Initial release
1.0.1
* Added additional try/catch blocks and error toasts
1.0.2
+ Settings are now persisted to shared preferences, to be able to revert a volume that someone else has set
1.0.3
* Version number now displays correctly
* Now says "tap" instead of "click"
1.0.4
* Refactored some internal class names
- Removed unused menus to further shrink the app
* Updated icon
1.1.0
* Theme now uses Holo look and feel on 3.0+ devices. Welcome to the modern age!

Known Bugs, Upcoming Features, FAQ, Other Thoughts
Known Bugs
None.
Upcoming Features
Several ideas, including a pro version with Tasker integration, allowing each change to trigger a Tasker event, or to allow the program to be launched via a Tasker Intent.
The application can detect volume keys being pressed and pop up at that time. Only downside is that this requires a background service. I'm looking into this now.
FAQ
A question must be asked more than once for it to be "frequent." Since nothing has been asked, this bullet is an existential quandary.
Other Thoughts
Crunchy peanut butter is significantly better than creamy. Discuss.

Thanks, does the app open up when you press volume +/- buttons?

teorouge said:
Thanks, does the app open up when you press volume +/- buttons?
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For now, I had it just on app launch, but I can certainly do that. The only downside is that involves having a background service, which adds overhead to your device. This is something I have planned for very soon though for those who want it.

I think that if there was an option for a JB themed version (below as an example), and it could be controlled by the volume buttons I'd download this.

pk92 said:
I think that if there was an option for a JB themed version (below as an example), and it could be controlled by the volume buttons I'd download this.
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Understood. I'm looking into a version that hooks the volume keys now. Still learning to adapt the themes from one OS version to the next, so it was my intent for this to already have the Holo look, but it started getting messy, so I opted for simplicity in version 1.

nice idea, i like!

Slappy_G said:
Understood. I'm looking into a version that hooks the volume keys now. Still learning to adapt the themes from one OS version to the next, so it was my intent for this to already have the Holo look, but it started getting messy, so I opted for simplicity in version 1.
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So new challenge - from what I have gathered, it's not possible for apps to hook volume keys when they are not active. So, in other words, a background service can't hook in to know you have pressed a volume key. This rather stinks, but I'm trying to see if there are any workarounds. If you're aware of another app that CAN do this, please send a link so I can reach out to the author.

I do agree with you, crunchy is better than smooth. But, there are times when smooth is easier to use. For example, in between crackers or for certain recipes...
Also, great app! Thanks for committing to both minimalism and quality!

I like :thumbup:
Thx
swyped

Slappy_G said:
So new challenge - from what I have gathered, it's not possible for apps to hook volume keys when they are not active. So, in other words, a background service can't hook in to know you have pressed a volume key. This rather stinks, but I'm trying to see if there are any workarounds. If you're aware of another app that CAN do this, please send a link so I can reach out to the author.
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Brightness Rocker Lite
Used to use the app, but it got annoying after awhile. This developer also has other apps that hook the volume rocker (I think)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.superfacts.brightnessrocker.lite
This app responds to volume buttons being pressed @op
#Brightness Rocker Lite

PenguinxEnjoi said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.superfacts.brightnessrocker.lite
This app responds to volume buttons being pressed @op
#Brightness Rocker Lite
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Excellent - thanks. I'll reach out to that developer right away.

How do you compare with the android system volume setting? any more features?

Ask and ye shall receive. A holo theme is now automatically used on devices with Android 3.0+!
pk92 said:
I think that if there was an option for a JB themed version (below as an example), and it could be controlled by the volume buttons I'd download this.
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koppok said:
How do you compare with the android system volume setting? any more features?
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Same settings, but on the same screen with a non-intrusive interface. Also, working to get volume key integration, so it will pop up when you use a volume key anywhere.

Slappy_G said:
Same settings, but on the same screen with a non-intrusive interface. Also, working to get volume key integration, so it will pop up when you use a volume key anywhere.
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Perhaps in the meantime have a persistent notification for easy-access? (preferably an unobtrusive icon too)

pk92 said:
Perhaps in the meantime have a persistent notification for easy-access? (preferably an unobtrusive icon too)
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I can do that, for certain. I'm already engaged with the suggested developer on how to integrate the volume key functionality, so let me get that sorted out first, then I can add more options for things like notifications, etc.
Quick update - still waiting to hear back from the developer with his sample code. Sorry for the delay; I am as frustrated as some of you.

Slappy_G said:
I can do that, for certain. I'm already engaged with the suggested developer on how to integrate the volume key functionality, so let me get that sorted out first, then I can add more options for things like notifications, etc.
Quick update - still waiting to hear back from the developer with his sample code. Sorry for the delay; I am as frustrated as some of you.
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Any progress with this app?