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[APP][4.0.3+][ROOT] aSNAP - A lightweight & snappy screenshot app

aSNAP - A lightweight & snappy screenshot app
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aSNAP lives up to its name; this application is lightweight, extremely snappy, functional, and easy to use.
It doesn't have a large interface, but within the tiny user interface is a screen capturing workhorse.
This application requires root for its underlying workings.
Features
- Floating screen capture icon
- Tap icon to take a screenshot
- Hold icon to select a region to screenshot
- Extremely intuitive, fast, and functional
- Ability to save & share the screenshot
- Adds the screenshot to the gallery
- Requires root!
The purpose of aSNAP is lightweightedness; its ability to quickly snap a part of the screen and share it is key to it's functionality and a fundamental reason behind its development.
Development:
Over the course of the near future, aSNAP will be in development and new features will be added such as extensive settings and new functions.
aSNAP Trial is limited to a maximum of 10 screenshots. Reinstalling the application won't reset this limit.

Download aSNAP on Google Play:
aSNAP Pro
aSNAP Trial

Quite useful, you're on a development roll Mohammad. Liking the region selection screenshot capability.

Appogee said:
Quite useful, you're on a development roll Mohammad. Liking the region selection screenshot capability.
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Agreed. One option that would make it perfect would be the ability to move the trigger to the top right. I'm trying to take a screenshot of your sidebar app, but I can't.
I've tried several screen grab apps on my custom Kindle fire 2, and they all caused it to grind to a halt. Yours is working perfectly for some reason!
EDIT: Ignore my request above, it already works! Don't know why I couldn't before, but I can move the trigger button around. Love it.
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chronicfathead said:
Agreed. One option that would make it perfect would be the ability to move the trigger to the top right. I'm trying to take a screenshot of your sidebar app, but I can't.
I've tried several screen grab apps on my custom Kindle fire 2, and they all caused it to grind to a halt. Yours is working perfectly for some reason!
EDIT: Ignore my request above, it already works! Don't know why I couldn't before, but I can move the trigger button around. Love it.
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Updated with screen grabs of Sidebar in action.
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chronicfathead said:
Updated with screen grabs of Sidebar in action.
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That's really cool!

Mohammad_Adib said:
That's really cool!
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couldn't get to the settings screen of the app - is there one? since the error msg box had to be dismissed to get to the "floating screen capture icon", i couldn't take the attached screenshot with asnap. installed shootme and shook phone to get this shot. could you do something about this aspect? maybe a "shake to capture" option or an icon in the pull-down notification bar like in lewa roms.

m0han said:
couldn't get to the settings screen of the app - is there one? since the error msg box had to be dismissed to get to the "floating screen capture icon", i couldn't take the attached screenshot with asnap. installed shootme and shook phone to get this shot. could you do something about this aspect? maybe a "shake to capture" option or an icon in the pull-down notification bar like in lewa roms.
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Sounds like a great idea. Maybe in the future
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Mohammad_Adib said:
Sounds like a great idea. Maybe in the future
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i'll wait, but i hope you do it soon. as you probably realise by now, this is a handy feature, which could turn out to be a much-needed one too, for a lot of people. thanks.

m0han said:
.......this is a handy feature, which could turn out to be a much-needed one too....
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@Mohammad_Adib, just a reminder: waiting for update. thanks.

Hi Mohammad, this app is having issue recognizing root on 4.3 roms. Had e-mailed you a few weeks ago but you didn't respond. I have the pro version which I can't use at all. Was reading your Roundr thread regarding root authentication and I'm wondering if it is the same issue for this app as well.
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zard said:
Hi Mohammad, this app is having issue recognizing root on 4.3 roms. Had e-mailed you a few weeks ago but you didn't respond. I have the pro version which I can't use at all. Was reading your Roundr thread regarding root authentication and I'm wondering if it is the same issue for this app as well.
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Yeah, probably. Ill get around to fixing it sometime.

2 things:
- When selecting a region it is real laggy in picking the right size
- Im getting the error where it says I'm not rooted as well... I'm in PA 3.99
Cool app so far!
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@Mohammad_Adib I see huge potential in this app. It can replace the screenshot function on the Note series and TouchWiz roms.
Imagine if you can deattach the s-pen, select a region with it and screen shot it, and then draw right on the screen shot before saving or sharing.

Mohammad_Adib said:
Yeah, probably. Ill get around to fixing it sometime.
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I've bought my Note 3 and not rooted. Can't run this for now. Any chance that the app could be used without root ?
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zard said:
I've bought my Note 3 and not rooted. Can't run this for now. Any chance that the app could be used without root ?
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Can't, android doesn't allow that sorry

@Mohammad_Adib - Any planned updates? Would be nice to have a "shake to capture" function and an auto-save feature so we can take multiple screenshots quickly (instead of pressing save/delete/etc). Other than that, good app. :good:

@Mohammad_Adib any chance we can have GB support?

I've paid for pro and the app is no longer on the market. Also, it asks for root on 4.4.4 when my phone is rooted and access is granted to the application. Is this application support dead?

is this not available anymore?
CAN'T find it on google play store
Mohammad_Adib said:
aSNAP - A lightweight & snappy screenshot app
aSNAP lives up to its name; this application is lightweight, extremely snappy, functional, and easy to use.
It doesn't have a large interface, but within the tiny user interface is a screen capturing workhorse.
This application requires root for its underlying workings.
Features
- Floating screen capture icon
- Tap icon to take a screenshot
- Hold icon to select a region to screenshot
- Extremely intuitive, fast, and functional
- Ability to save & share the screenshot
- Adds the screenshot to the gallery
- Requires root!
The purpose of aSNAP is lightweightedness; its ability to quickly snap a part of the screen and share it is key to it's functionality and a fundamental reason behind its development.
Development:
Over the course of the near future, aSNAP will be in development and new features will be added such as extensive settings and new functions.
aSNAP Trial is limited to a maximum of 10 screenshots. Reinstalling the application won't reset this limit.
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[App][2.1+] Pho.to Lab - photo effects, frames and montages

Pho.to Lab is a photo processing app which boasts one of the vastest collections of stylish and funny photo effects: more than 500 effects to date! Fantastic face photo montages, photo frames, animated effects and photo filters are here for you to enjoy.
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Pho.to Lab features include:
☆ Photo frames:
choose one of our beautiful frames if you need a final touch to your favorite picture.
☆ Realistic photo effects:
place your image in an unlikely setting. Airbrush it on an exclusive car or leave it as a sand imprint on the beach.
☆ Face photo montages:
Turn yourself or your friend into Jack Sparrow, an astronaut or a horrible monster. The most complicated montages are handled automatically by a face detection algorithm.
☆ Photo filters:
add some style to your images with various photo filters such as Black&White, Neon Glow, Oil Painting and many others.
☆ Photo collages:
create a wonderful picture of you and your friend floating together in a sentimental or futuristic setting.
How it works:
First, choose a photo effect. Then pick a photo you want to process. The photo will be uploaded to our servers and it will be processed there. Then the result will be downloaded back to your phone. All the effects are applied automatically, so you don't have to tweak them manually. This includes face montages. Our face detection algorithms will take care of your portraits.
Important:
Pho.to Lab needs Internet connection to process photos. That's why it's a good idea to use it when your smartphone or tablet is connected to Wi-Fi network.
Feedback:
If you want to complain about something or if you have a feature request, feel free to post in this thread. Alternatively, email [email protected]
Download Pho.to Lab FREE from Google Play
Download Pho.to Lab PRO from Google Play

As the official part is over, let me add my two cents. My name's Kate, and I'm a part of the dev team which has created Pho.to Lab. I'm eager to hear what you think of it and to help if you have any problems with the app. Negative feedback is welcome! Though personally I'd prefer flattering comments. Please, PM me if you don't feel like reaching out via email or posting here.

Uploading photos might not best option.
1. Privacy
2. Image size upload download limitations.
Above is my personal opinion. Idea is good.
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vikraminside said:
1. Privacy
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Pho.to Lab doesn't generate short links to pictures unless you tell it to.
vikraminside said:
2. Image size upload download limitations.
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That's why we advise to use Wi-Fi. Besides, downloading an image seems way more efficient than storing 500+ hi-res photo frames in a phone memory. If Pho.to Lab worked offline, we should have sent a 16 GB flash drive to each user

upload to your server is not the good idea... IMHO...
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c3n_dhol said:
upload to your server is not the good idea... IMHO...
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Yes, but neither is jamming all the effects into phone memory. Besides, we have tons of pictures processed on our site everyday and no one has complained of privacy problems so far. (It's not a challenge, please don't try to hack it somehow)

You can make use of technology like webservices etc for processing instructions.
Just like google doing voice to text conversions. If we can imagine their data center size
Edit: It is brand power that people rely so much. I wish you all the best.
If you wish to provide cloud based services for storage it will sound positive but not just for image processing. Thanks.
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Thank you for the kind words!
vikraminside said:
If you wish to provide cloud based services for storage it will sound positive but not just for image processing.
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Actually, we do provide storage services. But we're centered on photo processing and everything related to it, so we only host images. I guess I'll create a thread for our photo sharing app a little later.

We have opened a beta test thread about the new version of Pho.to Lab on XDA. If you want to try it out, head over here.

We have rolled out the redesigned version of Pho.to Lab PRO!
The interface looks fantastic now:
Get Pho.to Lab PRO on Google Play!

katerinette said:
We have rolled out the redesigned version of Pho.to Lab PRO!
The interface looks fantastic now:
Get Pho.to Lab PRO on Google Play!
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I had bought pro version long time ago, i regret about lacks the new effects since several months however present in the site. I hope it will be better in the new version.
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Cyclu said:
I hope it will be better in the new version.
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The new version has all the recent effects Have you already updated to 2.0?

katerinette said:
The new version has all the recent effects Have you already updated to 2.0?
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When i bought this application, i had read in op on the play store: new effects every two weeks
there have also a notification option in the settings, now it's necessary to have new effects
to wait long time for update of the application.
About new UI if is possible improve to the standard holo interface, because the look in the
certain element of the ui have similar look as iphone. Thank you in advance!

Cyclu said:
When i bought this application, i had read in op on the play store: new effects every two weeks
there have also a notification option in the settings, now it's necessary to have new effects
to wait long time for update of the application.
About new UI if is possible improve to the standard holo interface, because the look in the
certain element of the ui have similar look as iphone. Thank you in advance!
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I'm sorry that you were disappointed with Pho.to lab. We'll try to roll out updates faster, so that you can enjoy new effects sooner.
As for the new UI, could you please tell me exactly what you don't like?

[APP][3.0+][1.1][★Video Introduction] Visummly - Share the moments within your videos

[APP][3.0+][1.1][★Video Introduction] Visummly - Share the moments within your videos
V1.1 (2013.11.17)
1. Set a photo as background - just long press any photo in your collage.
2. Add gallery photos - press the PLUS button at the bottom left.
3. Added Chinese support
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After a month's effort to play with Android's canvas and different gestures, here comes my second app - Visummly.
The idea is to turn any video into an amazing collage image, quick and fun.
If you like this app, please give me a good rating on Google Play. Thank you.
---------- Why I build this app ------------
1. We record videos occasionally, but most of them have never been shared, because recording an interesting-enough video is very hard.
2. We shoot less videos than photos because we use them less, and video editing is time-consuming.
3. Many videos contain lots of great moments (more than you would expect) that can be highlighted/shared.
4. Sometimes it is just too hard to shoot photos at the best moments. Just miss it! The camera is not very fast.
Visummly is a new way to use your video, extract important moments from it, and reorganize it in a fun way.
Hopefully it will make you shoot more videos
---------- See it live on Youtube ------------
---------- Who am I ------------
I am a PhD student at University of Sydney, doing research on Automatic video summarization. However, this is quite difficult and summarization quality is very subjective. Then here comes the idea of allowing users manually "summarize" their videos using a collage image (that's why called Visummly). I am personally quite impressed by the final resulting app, especially that I found there are so many interesting moments even in a boring video. Even better, putting these moments in a nice way could really bring life to a static image.
---------- Features ----------
Let you pick the best moments from a video, arrange them into a collage.
You can change layout (frames), background color/pattern, border width, with smooth animations.
User interface has been tailored to be easy to use and blazing fast. Confused? Click on the question marks to see how to use.
Here is the screenshot and some samples (Thank my son for his support!) :
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leave comments here for any feedback or suggestions.
send crash report (logcat) to [email protected]
If the app crash, please click SEND crash report.
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You can install it from Google Play Store,
The apk V1.1 can also be download from this link.
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I also created a Medium post about my experience on my first app PicPac Camera. Click here if you are interested.
Thank you all:laugh:

Sounds good. Gonna try it now.
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AMoosa said:
Sounds good. Gonna try it now.
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I have published it to Google Play Store (link). Should be available now (takes a few hours).
Any comments are welcome.

Added Video Demo.
Thank my son for his great support!

Added Sample results (my son and me...)

Incredible work you did here! I think it is a great idea and allows me to finally use my videos for something.
Can't wait to see the progress of this app in the future,
Some suggestions for features....
1) Adding images to the collage from gallery if you already have that perfect shot. (incorporated into the video still image capture window)
2) Adding a custom wallpaper from gallery to your collage.
3) Allowing the user to choose how much of the video they want to use and how many fps they want to use as opposed to the fixed 1fps for the first 30 secs of video.
4) Allow the user to choose the quality of the image output from best quality to least.

Not compatible with my device - Nexus 7.

Looks great, downloaded!
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Nice idea
But when I try to share pics app just force closes.
I am using note 2 i317 with jedi X19
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Just fyi, sharing/saving works for me on Nexus 4 stock rom with franco kernel
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adv1sory said:
Incredible work you did here! I think it is a great idea and allows me to finally use my videos for something.
Can't wait to see the progress of this app in the future,
Some suggestions for features....
1) Adding images to the collage from gallery if you already have that perfect shot. (incorporated into the video still image capture window)
2) Adding a custom wallpaper from gallery to your collage.
3) Allowing the user to choose how much of the video they want to use and how many fps they want to use as opposed to the fixed 1fps for the first 30 secs of video.
4) Allow the user to choose the quality of the image output from best quality to least.
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Great suggestions. (1)(2) are actually in my list for future updates
(1) is not provided for now as I still hope users to make a collage from a continuous video/motion/event. This makes the content inside the collage look smooth and consistent. Adding other photos from the gallery somehow breaks the "purity". However, this is definitely the feature I will add if many users suggest it (YOU are the first one!).
(2) is good. I am looking into it. Just not sure where to add a button to set wallpaper (background) image yet. Also, setting a wallpaper may make the collage look cluttered.
(3) this is hard. First problem is the memory issue. Now all bitmaps are in memory to enable fast interaction. Will have a look at ffmpeg to extract frames, while this generates many cache files.
(4) Now it basically capture the screen at its double size. Smaller size may be useful for quick sharing?
Thank you!

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Not compatible with my device - Nexus 7.
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loco-cork, could you give more details how it is not compatible? When does it crash or not respond?
I did not test it on tablets...

suyashc said:
Nice idea
But when I try to share pics app just force closes.
I am using note 2 i317 with jedi X19
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I made some quick fixes. Could you help me test it before publishing it to Play?
APK link is here http://goo.gl/rTCO9L (it says 20131020, but it's updated)
Thank you.

Very Nice App. Keep up the good work

genliang.guan said:
I made some quick fixes. Could you help me test it before publishing it to Play?
APK link is here http://goo.gl/rTCO9L (it says 20131020, but it's updated)
Thank you.
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Thank you for update,app is working perfectly fine now....
Loving it.
Thank you
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genliang.guan said:
loco-cork, could you give more details how it is not compatible? When does it crash or not respond?
I did not test it on tablets...
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When I tried to get it from Play Store it just said 'not compatible with your device'.

genliang.guan said:
Great suggestions. (1)(2) are actually in my list for future updates
(1) is not provided for now as I still hope users to make a collage from a continuous video/motion/event. This makes the content inside the collage look smooth and consistent. Adding other photos from the gallery somehow breaks the "purity". However, this is definitely the feature I will add if many users suggest it (YOU are the first one!).
(2) is good. I am looking into it. Just not sure where to add a button to set wallpaper (background) image yet. Also, setting a wallpaper may make the collage look cluttered.
(3) this is hard. First problem is the memory issue. Now all bitmaps are in memory to enable fast interaction. Will have a look at ffmpeg to extract frames, while this generates many cache files.
(4) Now it basically capture the screen at its double size. Smaller size may be useful for quick sharing?
Thank you!
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In regards to number 2) you can place the custom image/background option as the first pallet in the background selection row. As for number 4) Yes for easier sharing through social media and such.
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loco-cork said:
When I tried to get it from Play Store it just said 'not compatible with your device'.
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There is use-feature camera in the manifest in case I will support taking photo later, but I don't have android:required="false" previously, which makes the app require camera.
Is your Nexus 7 the first model that does not have rear camera? If so, then try installing it now?
Thank you for pointing out this issue

I'd love to see the ability to add images alongside video in the collage as well!

Thank you! I will try this on my galaxy mini!

[APP][2.2+][v1.4] Draw2Dial || Updated January 4th

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Hello everyone,
this is my first app on the PlayStore, its called Draw2Dial
call your contacts by drawing their speed dial number
on your screen, anywhere-anytime.
Thank you XDA:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/draw2dial-brings-a-different-way-to-dial/
New Update, v1.4 January 14th 2014
Code:
What's New
[B]v1.4[/B]
-New setting option, Time Interval, to control how much time you have to draw a number.
-Overall improvements including code optimizations, bug fixes and ad integration changes.
Google Play Link
Also attached below, for direct download.
Here are some reviews:
http://www.baixaki.com.br/android/download/draw2dial.htm
http://www.androidsis.com/aplicaciones-increibles-para-android-hoy-draw2dial/
http://techcookies.net/draw2dial-call-your-contacts-by-drawing-a-number-on-your-screen/
http://www.allaboutandroid.gr/?p=20147
http://www.greeceandroid.gr/app/1038-draw2dial-android-app
http://www.greekapps.info/2013/11/draw2dial.html
http://juggly.cn/archives/100026.html
http://techtrickz.com/gadget-and-mobile-phone/draw2dial-gesture-based-dialer-app-for-android/
http://www.androidgalaxys.net/migli...olare-dialer-telefonico-basato-sulle-gesture/
Ratings and feedback are always appreciated.
If you like the app, consider helping its development.
DONATE with PayPal

Link from google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fankryations.draw2dial&hl

Really nice and handy app.
I did a quick review here:
http://techcookies.net/draw2dial-call-your-contacts-by-drawing-a-number-on-your-screen/
What do you think?

thank you, that is so nice of you!
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Link from google play
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Thank you! Sums up the app real nicely. I shall use your review when I promote the app in forums.
megasoft78 said:
Really nice and handy app.
I did a quick review here:
What do you think?
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Update is out
Hi, Draw2Dial has been updated to 1.1 fixing a few minor bugs found by users.
People seem to like it so I must say thank you for the nice ratings, reviews and feedback.

Any shortcuts availble?
Is it possible to have a shortcut to launch the gesture field directly without having to press the tab? It would also go nicely combined with an invisible tab.
Just some thoughts. Good start! =]

Hello, thanks for sharing your thoughts about the app. A -almost- invisible tab icon is a great idea and I will get on it soon.
As for the shortcut, do you mean having it instead of the tab, so you can launch the gesture field from certain home screens only?
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Is it possible to have a shortcut to launch the gesture field directly without having to press the tab? It would also go nicely combined with an invisible tab.
Just some thoughts. Good start! =]
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reviews
Here are some reviews for the app:
English: http://techcookies.net/draw2dial-call-your-contacts-by-drawing-a-number-on-your-screen/
Spanish: http://www.androidsis.com/aplicaciones-increibles-para-android-hoy-draw2dial/
Portuguese: http://www.baixaki.com.br/android/download/draw2dial.htm
Greek: http://www.greeceandroid.gr/app/1038-draw2dial-android-app
I'm starting to think that making the app multilingual would be a great idea.

FanKryations said:
Hello, thanks for sharing your thoughts about the app. A -almost- invisible tab icon is a great idea and I will get on it soon.
As for the shortcut, do you mean having it instead of the tab, so you can launch the gesture field from certain home screens only?
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Yup! A shortcut or activity that launches the gesture field. In suggesting it since there are a variety of apps that allow you to launch shortcuts or activities from any screen =]

FanKryations said:
Hello everyone,
this is my first app on the PlayStore, its called Draw2Dial
call your contacts by drawing their speed dial number on your screen, anywhere-anytime.
Google Play link is on the post below (thanks seksith).
Ratings and feedback are always appreciated.
Thanks for checking it out.
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Is there any way you could post the apk on the OP? Many people have no access to the Play Store, so they would likely benefit if you added the apk here for them to download.
Thank you.

updated app and post!
egzthunder1 said:
Is there any way you could post the apk on the OP? Many people have no access to the Play Store, so they would likely benefit if you added the apk here for them to download.
Thank you.
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Done.
Also, app has been updated.
v1.2
- New customization options (three new service icons)
- Minor bug fixes

Useful app that i would love to try. However......
Remembering the "speed dial" numbers is do-able no prob. But would it be possible to have the option of drawing of drawing initials??
To set it up so i could draw JM or CL ect... to get a contact that the app has linked to that input??
Just a thought.

I really like this app it works well but if I may I would like to suggest that if its possible to add the ability to draw out a complete 7 digit number and save it for those occasions when you need to take down a new phone number. I think that kind of functionality would be tremendously useful especially if it can be done from the lock screen. Again just a suggestion.

thanks for sharing ur app... keep rocking
thanks for sharing ur app... keep rocking...will update the review after playing with it..

Awesome app. Patent this right away dude or an OEM is gonna use it as a "new" feature.

Nice app and very useful especially on the lock screen. Suggest that once enabled icon should be invisible from the lockscreen but is running in the background. What do you think?

great app but useless with talkback for my blind dad

very nice idea, couse with ICS and furthermore we lost speed dial in phone app (it was present in froyo and GB)
but it needs work...i tested, it's soo hard to recognize #1 or #9....then for example ...contact was saved #1 ...i draw 5 to test ....it said...there is no contact on 5 but it dials the 1
or i draw 8 and it wants 3...etc.
but overall realy great idea...was looking for speed dial app

dejan- said:
very nice idea, couse with ICS and furthermore we lost speed dial in phone app (it was present in froyo and GB)
but it needs work...i tested, it's soo hard to recognize #1 or #9....then for example ...contact was saved #1 ...i draw 5 to test ....it said...there is no contact on 5 but it dials the 1
or i draw 8 and it wants 3...etc.
but overall realy great idea...was looking for speed dial app
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the app. I am working on ways to make the handwriting recognition more successful. In the meantime, see if you have better results with different brush sizes.

[APP][3.1+] Friend Brush

Hi everyone,
I have recently published a new app called Friend Brush. Using this app you can create collages of smaller photos that look like a single photo when seen from distance (or zoomed out). You can pick your tiles from various sources, namely Facebook, Google+, or your device's gallery. For the big picture, you can either choose from your gallery or simply take a photo with the camera. Below is a sample of what can be done using this app:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I would highly appreciate any feedback, especially on stability and user experience of the app.
Download from Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=annahid.apps.friendbrush
In case there are some issues in the public release, you can try bleeding-edge beta versions of the app using one of the following options:
OPTION 1:
Become a Google Play beta tester for the app. I have enabled beta testing for XDA Android App Testers Community.
OPTION 2:
Download the testing version from my official website. This version has all the basic features of the app, plus a report button you can use to contact me about a bug.
If you like the app, please make me extremely happy by tipping this to XDA Portal!

Friend Brush has just been updated. Now everyone can choose large tile photos. I also found some bugs in the previous versions and fixed them.

hessan said:
Friend Brush has just been updated. Now everyone can choose large tile photos. I also found some bugs in the previous versions and fixed them.
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Great, thanks for sharing your work. Really nice idea to honor your friends with being a part of a new picture.

I have uploaded a new version to beta channels. I have tried to fix previous bugs. All the new features of 1.2.x are still in beta and not open to public. So, you can have first-hand access to those features (and help me perfect them). Thanks!

Nice idea and good work! Thanks

bezrodnyigor said:
Nice idea and good work! Thanks
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Thanks! Please let me know if you find any problem.

I have just published a new APK to beta channels. Saving creations to storage is now available right from the beginning. Enjoy! And please let me know if you face any bugs.

hessan said:
I have just published a new APK to beta channels. Saving creations to storage is now available right from the beginning. Enjoy! And please let me know if you face any bugs.
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Your app is on the portal now: Easily Create a Photo Collage with Friend Brush :highfive:
As I told you, I like this app. Maybe a fantastic birthday present, when you make a big picture of your girlfriend/wife - of course with her on every tile :angel:

benkxda said:
Your app is on the portal now: Easily Create a Photo Collage with Friend Brush :highfive:
As I told you, I like this app. Maybe a fantastic birthday present, when you make a big picture of your girlfriend/wife - of course with her on every tile :angel:
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Yea, that's really great news. I will try to keep the app fresh through new features. I actually gave out birthday gifts to some of my fiends before I released the app when they asked how'd you do it, I told them about the app.
By the way, thanks for tipping.

Looks nice, gonna try it.

Nice idea but all my photos are on Google+ and I can't access them.

~wolverine~ said:
Nice idea but all my photos are on Google+ and I can't access them.
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Thanks for the feedback. I will add this feature in the near future. However, the best results are with profile pictures as mosaics.

Hey..
This app is amazing.!! I shared a pic made from this with my friends and they all went bezerk..
Well keep up the good work..
And ya one suggestion can u make it possible to add multiple albums from the phone gallery to one brush.. It would be quite nice coz like i keep all my photos segregated into different albums and love to use them all together..
Thankx.. (Y)..
Sent from my WT19i using XDA Premium 4

Niteshdcool said:
Hey..
This app is amazing.!! I shared a pic made from this with my friends and they all went bezerk..
Well keep up the good work..
And ya one suggestion can u make it possible to add multiple albums from the phone gallery to one brush.. It would be quite nice coz like i keep all my photos segregated into different albums and love to use them all together..
Thankx.. (Y)..
Sent from my WT19i using XDA Premium 4
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Thank you for your interest and your idea! Feedback like this helps me understand better what exactly users are looking for. Friend Brush was originally using just friend profile pictures for tiles (hence the name), and using photo albums was a late decision. So that part is still not mature enough. I will think about your idea to incorporate it in a user friendly way. Might not be in the next update, but for sure I will do it in the future. And if you like the app, I would be really glad if you rated it as I'm currently being stormed by haters on Google Play.
Thanks again!

hessan said:
Thank you for your interest and your idea! Feedback like this helps me understand better what exactly users are looking for. Friend Brush was originally using just friend profile pictures for tiles (hence the name), and using photo albums was a late decision. So that part is still not mature enough. I will think about your idea to incorporate it in a user friendly way. Might not be in the next update, but for sure I will do it in the future. And if you like the app, I would be really glad if you rated it as I'm currently being stormed by haters on Google Play.
Thanks again!
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Haha.. Haters will soon know they were wrong.. And ya there is never a hurry.. U take ur time.. It wad just a suggestion..
Keep up the good work mate.!
Sent from my WT19i using XDA Premium 4

Fantastic App! A few suggestions if I may.
1) I couldn't find anything that show's the full list of Premium features.
2) A little "help" about what the settings do would be useful. Like the random options of none to maximum. I tried both settings with the same brush and picture yet saw no difference.
3) It was not clear where the app was saving the creations or what it was calling them. Option to name them would be good. I plugged the phone in and searched the internal storage for "friends" to find where they were.
4) It would be great to be able to "favourite" the tiles you pick for the brush. In that if 2 tiles have virtually identical colour tags it would choose the 1 you marked higher priority. Although this is ofc a very minor suggestion
5) A bit of a "Tutorial" for want of a better word, more like basic help. As in the recommended number of tiles for the brush to get good results. I had about 200 of my little son and tried to make a creation out of that but the creation picture was poor. It was not really possible to make it out, this is most likely because of the lack of colours the app had available to make the creation because i had too few photo's. A little tip about this might stop people using too few and discarding the app as useless just because they didnt give it a fair shot.
6) Scrolling down the photo's in the creation is very slow (Xperia Z), maybe its possible for it to cache/thumbnail those. I have around 300 pics on my phone but it took a fair amount of time to scroll to pick a creation photo while it was loading them. It processed the brush and creation faster than browsing the album
Please dont take any of that as negativity, just suggestions. The app is absolutely brilliant and truly 1 of a kind!
Thanks
Adam

thanks for this wonderfull app....
one suggestion..when i am viewing the creation on my desktop while zooming the image it's blurred, but on phone its fine..can you have a look into this...

india86 said:
thanks for this wonderfull app....
one suggestion..when i am viewing the creation on my desktop while zooming the image it's blurred, but on phone its fine..can you have a look into this...
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Thank you. How much are you zooming? Tile sizes are limited (32x32 pixels by default). You can set them to twice this size (64x64) by going to Settings. Hope this helps.

adamkm said:
Fantastic App! A few suggestions if I may.
1) I couldn't find anything that show's the full list of Premium features.
2) A little "help" about what the settings do would be useful. Like the random options of none to maximum. I tried both settings with the same brush and picture yet saw no difference.
Thanks
Adam
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Well these can be found in Menu>Help...

adamkm said:
Fantastic App! A few suggestions if I may.
1) I couldn't find anything that show's the full list of Premium features.
2) A little "help" about what the settings do would be useful. Like the random options of none to maximum. I tried both settings with the same brush and picture yet saw no difference.
3) It was not clear where the app was saving the creations or what it was calling them. Option to name them would be good. I plugged the phone in and searched the internal storage for "friends" to find where they were.
4) It would be great to be able to "favourite" the tiles you pick for the brush. In that if 2 tiles have virtually identical colour tags it would choose the 1 you marked higher priority. Although this is ofc a very minor suggestion
5) A bit of a "Tutorial" for want of a better word, more like basic help. As in the recommended number of tiles for the brush to get good results. I had about 200 of my little son and tried to make a creation out of that but the creation picture was poor. It was not really possible to make it out, this is most likely because of the lack of colours the app had available to make the creation because i had too few photo's. A little tip about this might stop people using too few and discarding the app as useless just because they didnt give it a fair shot.
6) Scrolling down the photo's in the creation is very slow (Xperia Z), maybe its possible for it to cache/thumbnail those. I have around 300 pics on my phone but it took a fair amount of time to scroll to pick a creation photo while it was loading them. It processed the brush and creation faster than browsing the album
Please dont take any of that as negativity, just suggestions. The app is absolutely brilliant and truly 1 of a kind!
Thanks
Adam
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Thanks for your comments and your interest! I will answer your questions one by one here:
1) Did you click on "Why?" The button is available on the Google Play version, beside "Go Premium!" on Dashboard
2) There are Help pages about everything in the app. Just hit the menu button and choose Help from overflow menu. You can swipe to the screen you desire. Otherwise go to Settings and choose Help from there.
3) The app saves the creations to Pictures/Friend Brush on your external storage. Naming option can be added in the future.
4) I am thinking of new options for tiles for future updates.
5) Obviously the app can't do magic. 200 photos is a good number if they have diverse color tones. Camera shots normally have very flat range of colors. The app works best with profile pictures of your friends. About 300 profile secures a diverse enough spectrum.
6) I will look into that.