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Hello,
I was wondering if there was an Android app like Activator on the iPhone? I have searched to the best of my abilities regarding this question but have not found a clear answer. The closest I have come to finding this answer was the app "LaunchKey." However, it does not seem to fit what I am looking for.
Reason for this search is due to my brief episode with the iPhone 3g and yes I know...(after finding out, android system is definitely better in terms of customizing and freedom) Thus during that time I came upon this app called "Activator", which is basically amazing. Now that I am back using the android system I realized the only I miss about the iPhone was that app.
So if anyone can help that would be great! Thanks!
BTW:
Background information on the iPhone jailbreak app "Activator." Basically you can launch any apps and system actions via gestures or hardware buttons. (such as long-press, short-press, double tap,etc...)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
and for gestures Im not entirely sure where I saw it or or what it was called but it does exist.
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Thanks for the reply, however, I did stumble upon that app but it does not really support long press, short press, double tap and other various hardware buttons. As for gestures, I guess it does not matter as much as the hardware button configuration. Basically can a button have more functions than just one ie: home button-going to home. Thanks
I'm hoping that this app exists, as its one of the first apps I discovered years ago that was auto installed after jail breaking my previous iPhone. The app basically allows you customize a very large range of settings as shortcuts.
http://m.lifehacker.com/5899492/mak...hen-you-connect-or-disconnect-your-headphones
not strongly related but here's an app which I found very useful:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tora.mamma.swipestart
Thanks!
Thanks for your input I however have found the app "SwipePad" to be extremely useful, albeit not the original application I was looking for but it does the job Thank you again!
really!!! Android is amazing, I think is like a pocket pc, but sometimes I miss my old iPhone when I remember cydia tweeks like Activator. :silly:
mnunez2 said:
really!!! Android is amazing, I think is like a pocket pc, but sometimes I miss my old iPhone when I remember cydia tweeks like Activator. :silly:
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LOL, yeah same here man this post is old Most of the updates in 4.2 resolved my need for Activator...though not as much options it serves well nevertheless
clikonco said:
LOL, yeah same here man this post is old Most of the updates in 4.2 resolved my need for Activator...though not as much options it serves well nevertheless
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OMG This is what I want to say my Android Friends Iphone tweaks are more easy way to go, im wondering How can I get Activator !!! >> since 4 years im iphone user and recently bought Note 2 (still I have Iphone) this entire conversation is what im looking for Please help to get a tweaks like that even I looked Cydia substrate for Android mm no use as of know....
Widgets are great but you still have to unlock the phone and look at the screen and press it. With activator you can, for example, press the power button of the phone twice and that will initiate the flash light... this is much better when you are in need of the flash light quickly...I wish android had something like that...
Help Help .... Droid help
webvamsi555 said:
OMG This is what I want to say my Android Friends Iphone tweaks are more easy way to go, im wondering How can I get Activator !!! >> since 4 years im iphone user and recently bought Note 2 (still I have Iphone) this entire conversation is what im looking for Please help to get a tweaks like that even I looked Cydia substrate for Android mm no use as of know....
Widgets are great but you still have to unlock the phone and look at the screen and press it. With activator you can, for example, press the power button of the phone twice and that will initiate the flash light... this is much better when you are in need of the flash light quickly...I wish android had something like that...
Help Help .... Droid help
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I believe since the time I have posted this question to the present, there have been alternatives as well as actual implementations to the hardware tweaks. Currently, there are baked in hardware tweaks in custom ROM such as CM10.1 (lock screen long press buttons do variety of different things) or software programs such as swipepad, or Trigger app (Both of which I use a lot)
My current ROM CM10.1 has the capability of accessing the flashlight from the longpress of home button while in lockscreen. Or even changing music volume and music track by volume press/longpress. This I consider the equivilent of what you were referring to.
clikonco said:
I believe since the time I have posted this question to the present, there have been alternatives as well as actual implementations to the hardware tweaks. Currently, there are baked in hardware tweaks in custom ROM such as CM10.1 (lock screen long press buttons do variety of different things) or software programs such as swipepad, or Trigger app (Both of which I use a lot)
My current ROM CM10.1 has the capability of accessing the flashlight from the longpress of home button while in lockscreen. Or even changing music volume and music track by volume press/longpress. This I consider the equivilent of what you were referring to.
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Hi Clikonco,
Thanks for the Update, awesome response, I'm new to Android and have few questions
1) if I do Custom Rom CM10.1 can I get is back to normal Stock ROM to get warranty back ?
2) If so what would be the best procedure to install CM10.1 ?
I already root my Stock Rom with Rooting using Odin by Beginners Guide
3) So would I be able to install CM10.1 after rooting my custom Rom
4) If possible also please point me(url) to unroot custom Rom to Stock Operating system please (for future need).
5) And also I heard a lot about cm10, cm10 nightly, cm10 aopk which one is better or all these same ? I have international Note 2 with
GT- N7100 > 4.1.2 > Baseband : N7100DDDMG1 > Build no : JZ054K.N7100XXDMG1 > Kernel V: 3.0.31-1071214
confused !!!!
Please help .. Thanks a lot lot lot :good:
webvamsi555 said:
Hi Clikonco,
Thanks for the Update, awesome response, I'm new to Android and have few questions
1) if I do Custom Rom CM10.1 can I get is back to normal Stock ROM to get warranty back ?
2) If so what would be the best procedure to install CM10.1 ?
I already root my Stock Rom with Rooting using Odin by Beginners Guide
3) So would I be able to install CM10.1 after rooting my custom Rom
4) If possible also please point me(url) to unroot custom Rom to Stock Operating system please (for future need).
5) And also I heard a lot about cm10, cm10 nightly, cm10 aopk which one is better or all these same ? I have international Note 2 with
GT- N7100 > 4.1.2 > Baseband : N7100DDDMG1 > Build no : JZ054K.N7100XXDMG1 > Kernel V: 3.0.31-1071214
confused !!!!
Please help .. Thanks a lot lot lot :good:
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**ATTENTION: any of the information I have provided are based on my own experience/knowledge/research. IT IS IMPERATIVE(important) that you do your own research to double check my information and advice. If ever in DOUBT, ask/research around. (or dont follow through is usually the safest option) YOU are ultimately responsible for what you do with YOUR device, if you don't believe this, please do not continue dabbling in this area.
You should be able to do that, to "unroot" your phone, but it depends on the device as well as the instructions that other developers/rooters have given. (meaning not 100% probable, you need to do more research)
*JUST NOTICED YOU SAID YOU ARE ROOTED
-To get Stock ROM, just download the appropriate ROM zip files and then flash it.
-if you want to get warranty back, you will have to follow instructions for your device on how to unroot. (if even possible)
Follow the instructions given on the cyanogenmod website, usually involves flashing and wiping. (sounds like you have a samsung phone )
Based on question 3 statement, I believe you have to do MORE research. (as this is an extremely basic idea of rooting, unless of course I misread or the question was mistyped) Here is where you can start:CM about
Again, you have to do MORE research yourself, google is your friend for that. There is no one size fits all unrooting method.
Cyanogenmod (also known as CM) has an software release life cycle. (not counting the M snapshot nor experiments) You have Stable>Nightly> Release Candidates(RC).
Taken from this Forum
bassmadrigal:
Stable is after all the features desired by the CM devs have been put in and the code has been tested. Snapshots (M builds) are builds done roughly once a month that has had some testing to make sure things are mostly working and released to the public. These are the first builds that allow official bug reports on the project manager site, https://jira.cyanogenmod.org. Nightlies are automated builds that are built, well, every night. There is no human interaction with these and they are largely there just to see if the code added throughout the day will compile. As far as the devs are concerned, there are no bad builds with the nightlies, because if it doesn't build, that is news to let them know that something is screwed up in the code. They don't accept any bug reports on these builds.
Generally, the nightly builds, while extremely experimental and considered bleeding-edge, tend to be relatively stable and mostly bug-free. Many people use the nightlies as their so-called daily-driver, meaning that any bugs that they may have aren't so severe that they want to switch to a different version. For my Nexus 4, as soon as I got it I switched to a nightly build and haven't had any bugs pop up.
Also, all builds are full builds, so if you switch to a nightly, you aren't required to flash every single nightly. You can do it as you see fit. I've been known sometimes to flash a build every day, but then I've gone a month in between updating. Just grab the latest version you want to flash and flash that one.
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Similar answer regarding AOPK (Android Open Kang Project:What Is AOKP ROM? How Is It Different From CM9? All You Ever Wanted To Know About
Hope these answered/helped you. I intentionally did not include some information such as unrooting because you will have find them yourself Alright, already spent too much time on this post, im out for now.
BTW: if you or anyone finds incorrect information in this post, please feel free to correct me. Thank you!
clikonco said:
Hello,
I was wondering if there was an Android app like Activator on the iPhone? I have searched to the best of my abilities regarding this question but have not found a clear answer. The closest I have come to finding this answer was the app "LaunchKey." However, it does not seem to fit what I am looking for.
Reason for this search is due to my brief episode with the iPhone 3g and yes I know...(after finding out, android system is definitely better in terms of customizing and freedom) Thus during that time I came upon this app called "Activator", which is basically amazing. Now that I am back using the android system I realized the only I miss about the iPhone was that app.
So if anyone can help that would be great! Thanks!
BTW:
Background information on the iPhone jailbreak app "Activator." Basically you can launch any apps and system actions via gestures or hardware buttons. (such as long-press, short-press, double tap,etc...)
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ART - What is it? Is dalvik VM still better ?
OK guys - here we go!!! Over the past 24 hours I have switched over to 4.4 and discovered Google's new solution to making the most out of our hardware. Now - please let me be clear from the outset, I am certainly not a dev, technical whiz, nor even someone who understands coding nor microchips! I am simply an enthusiastic Android geek who loves to mess around with the latest optimizations and offerings bestowed upon us by our ever hard working devs.
My interest in starting this thread is to give a forum for discussion around the pros and cons of Android Run Time (ART) and dalvik VM and in so doing become a place where information can be shared and a knowledge base that can be built upon. I come to posting this after the dev of the new omnirom 4.4 @nims11 (i9100) posted that ART was working on his ROM. I asked the question 'so what does ART do and what benefits does it give?' to which he suggested I google it! Once I got off my lazy arse and started searching I discovered that there are many posts that relate to this subject however they are all in device specific forums - obviously, this topic is far bigger than just Nexus 4 or 5! Thus this general forum for all Android users who have (or are thinking of) upgrading to 4.4
Introduction
My limited understand of what ART does is this: ART compiles the code of all our apks into a near native code which makes it more economical for our Android to read and execute in run time - which means that apps and operations should load quicker, be more battery efficient and generally perform better. Like I said this is a simplistic description and there are much more detailed explanations in the threads I have linked below:
Here's some useful information - this list will be added to as and when new info becomes available:
Wiki description of dalvik VM
What is ART? Android Police
BREAKING: New Runtime Compiler in Android 4.4 to Possibly Bring Better Performance in Future Releases XDA
Find out about which apps can run in ART (Android Run Time), the easy way @bippi79
ART Broken apps androidruntime.com
Top tip: use PA 4.4 gapps as they are compatible with ART thanks @herna
Now - this I believe is just a start and I feel there is lots more information but this is some of the resources I found useful to help me to get a basic understanding.
Summary
I've been running on ART for a week now and can report that for me ART seems to be running very nicely. I have tried swapping between dalvik and ART and am certain there is a perceptible difference in the speed that apps load and operate, don't get me wrong - I think KitKat in general seems fast and smooth, although ART seems to just give it a little edge - it seems more instant. I'm not sure how much of this is placebo but what I am sure of is that Google has invested much time and resources into developing this new run time and I can't for the life of me see how it has got this far without the intention that this is the future of Android.
The only problems I have had is that Titanium Backup still will not run on ART - however it will run on dalvik so my simple workaround is to swap to dalvik - restore or back up with TB then switch back to ART - not pretty but it works : EDIT: TB now works with ART. The other problem is that the xposed framework @rovo89 is running on 4.4 with dalvik but unfortunately not with ART. @rovo89 says the framework will likely need to be completely re-written to run on ART, I hope he can (well I'm sure he can but hope he does) rewrite so we can have his excellent framework and all modules that run from it working on ART
Rules of this forum are very simple:
All rules that apply to XDA forums in general
Be nice ! This is supposed to be a helpful forum for people to learn, if someone asks a question that has already been answered please just direct them to the right place.
Share your experiences pro and con for both using dalvik and ART
Please post any articles and resources and I will copy and paste them into the OP as I have time
Ask questions - but search before you do - there is no such thing as a stupid question unless it has already been answered umpteen times before!
PRESS THE THANKS BUTTON IF SOMEONE HELPS YOU
So - I'll kick us off with sharing my limited (so far) experience with ART. Well, it works on ominrom 4.4 and the way I changed over was quite simple:
From TWRP run GS2RomNuke @hawkerpaul
Flash latest omnirom 4.4 @nims11
Flash latest PA Gapps
Reboot ROM
Settings/about phone/press the build number 7 times
Developer options/select runtime/ART
Reboot (it takes far longer than normal so be patient)
Voila - for me I had zero fc's on first boot, consequently I have had minimal fc's that I have either uninstalled the troublesome apps or the fc's just seem to stop on their own
I have been running on ART and rebooted a couple of times today and the boot time hasn't been significantly affected since the initial boot. My phone seems snappy - however it did when I first ran 4.4 but I'm used to having a super responsive phone running SlimSaber @fusionjack powered by dori 9.43xx maliv3 - that being said I think things do seem to be running quicker and my phone seems to be 'ultra resopsive' now, although I am cautious of being taken in by placebo! Also, phones usually run very well when clean install of new ROM so we will have to wait and see how this settles in.
Battery - I've been noticing significant drain in comparison to my old set up on 4.3.1 however omnirom is very much in alpha so this may far more to the ROM/kernel needing to be optimized rather than anything to do with running ART.
The only issues I have noticed is of course 'Titanium' fc's as soon as I try to open it, I also use 'overlaylauncher' to give me the option to have a pseudo ribbon with gesture capabilities - it works, however when I try to set it to do system lock (using root option) it doesn't work although asks for root permission (it did work last night when I was running omnirom on dalvik.
Thats it for now - I'm really interested in hearing your experiences thus far :good:
There is a list of apps that work/don't with ART here. You can filter by Not working.
Why GoogleSearch crashes with ART?
grorg said:
Why GoogleSearch crashes with ART?
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ART is still in its 'experimental' phase, presumably to give devs and us mere mortal end users the chance to mess around with it and see what works and what doesn't in order to iron out all incompatibility issues for google to roll out it's new solution to compiling code for our user apk's to run on. I have been using google search with ART enabled and it has given some fc's but not unusable. Personally I choose to completely uninstall it at the moment as their are other browser I can use that meet my needs better - and they don't FC - I use 'Maxthon'.
This is probably a very limited understanding of the technicalities and please - if anyone (devs) can explain this better, then please do
EDIT: Just checked and google search is also FC'ing running on dalvik
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EDIT: Just checked and google search is also FC'ing running on dalvik
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Interesting, I never had FC's on dalvik. When I switched on ART I got FC's of Google Search, Google Home, Gmail, and other Google apps. They made a new engine, but teir own apps crashed on it.
It looks funny at least for me
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Interesting, I never had FC's on dalvik. When I switched on ART I got FC's of Google Search, Google Home, Gmail, and other Google apps. They made a new engine, but teir own apps crashed on it.
It looks funny at least for me
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I can confirm that for me it is working very well, feels much snappier and am currently experiencing no fc's - I noly use the PA gapps mini modular and then uninstall all the google c**p that I don't use (I use nobloat from play:good
grorg said:
Interesting, I never had FC's on dalvik. When I switched on ART I got FC's of Google Search, Google Home, Gmail, and other Google apps. They made a new engine, but teir own apps crashed on it.
It looks funny at least for me
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That is because your Gapps are not ART compatible. If you flash latest PA Gapps full zip you will have Gapps working with ART.
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herna said:
That is because your Gapps are not ART compatible. If you flash latest PA Gapps full zip you will have Gapps working with ART.
Enviado desde mi GT-N7000 mediante Tapatalk
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Thanks.
I've been thinking about that. Now I am downloading full pa gapps and I'll try to use them.
ART is still in its 'experimental' phase, presumably to give devs and us mere mortal end users the chance to mess around with it and see what works and what doesn't in order to iron out all incompatibility issues for google to roll out it's new solution to compiling code for our user apk's to run on.
Running art since 27 build of infected omni...
... and the phone is smooth. No bigger speed gain, but, no FCs too.
Running latest OmniRom by @nims11 and @infected_ and in ART mode, and everything works like a charm
on omni rom i can see a big boost on booting up with ART
Is it just me or does androidruntime.com/list start their compatibility list off with a picture of a gigantic dong?
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It's not just me. Definitely a huge dong. Man. I'm at work...
hypocritelecteur said:
Is it just me or does androidruntime.com/list start their compatibility list off with a picture of a gigantic dong?
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It's not just me. Definitely a huge dong. Man. I'm at work...
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yup. looks like they may have been hacked. or have a very odd sense of humour
cdmackay said:
yup. looks like they may have been hacked. or have a very odd sense of humour
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We should be grateful its just a dong. That's a downright tame hack these days.
ART?
From what I know, ART really compiles the apks that you download into native code for best-running. But it happens when you're intalling the apps from Google Play, so the apps take a long time to install.
Well, I have not the Android 4.4 because there is not a 4.4 ROM for my phone and it will not have an upgrade
ART' users, is it true that with ART the apps take a long time to install?
I've noticed some extra time taken during installs (mostly anecdotal), but it worth it, apps seem to boot faster and I haven't had any problems yet.
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I've never really looked into ART that much..
I may experiment with it and post back here.
For me, it's a placebo. No really changes on my galaxy nexus.
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Just got my N5 yesterday and I love pretty much everything about it. One tiny thing I miss coming from CM 10.2 on my old phone, is the ability to customize the "tiles" in the notification curtain. You know, when you do a 2-finger pulldown and it shows tiles to toggle wifi, airplane mode, bluetooth, etc... what do you call that anyway? Is there an "official" name for it?
Anyway, a few of my old favorites are missing, and there's no way I can find to change what's there. I'd especially like a "torch" (flashlight) toggle -- I used to use that all the time. I know there are some apps that can install a toggle bar at the top of the notification curtain in older Android versions, but it seems silly to have 2 separate groups of toggles, one on each "side" of the curtain, just because the one that's already there can't be customized, and I don't know how well those play with KitKat anyway.
Ghengis042 said:
Just got my N5 yesterday and I love pretty much everything about it. One tiny thing I miss coming from CM 10.2 on my old phone, is the ability to customize the "tiles" in the notification curtain. You know, when you do a 2-finger pulldown and it shows tiles to toggle wifi, airplane mode, bluetooth, etc... what do you call that anyway? Is there an "official" name for it?
Anyway, a few of my old favorites are missing, and there's no way I can find to change what's there. I'd especially like a "torch" (flashlight) toggle -- I used to use that all the time. I know there are some apps that can install a toggle bar at the top of the notification curtain in older Android versions, but it seems silly to have 2 separate groups of toggles, one on each "side" of the curtain, just because the one that's already there can't be customized, and I don't know how well those play with KitKat anyway.
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You'd need root. Why can't you root?
root + Xposed Framework + GravityBox Xposed module
rootSU said:
You'd need root. Why can't you root?
root + Xposed Framework + GravityBox Xposed module
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I just spent a few hours setting up the phone, and it would be nice not to have to do all that over again when I unlock the bootloader (and thus lose all my data...). I guess it's only one evening's setup time, so not *such* a big deal, but the other thing is that I want to keep stock firmware / OTA updates if at all possible.
As fro Xposed, I have some concerns:
* I switched to ART just after getting the phone, because I read it improves battery life (Xposed has no plans to support ART in the near future)
* I've heard that it can have stability issues -- the reason I want OTA / stock is so I can spend as little time futzing with the phone as possible and just *use* it
* Xposed opens up some security issues, IMHO
I think if it comes down to root + xposed or just using a "plain" widget, I'll probably go with the widget.
Ghengis042 said:
* I switched to ART just after getting the phone, because I read it improves battery life (Xposed has no plans to support ART in the near future)
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Correct. For me, the experimental ART feature is not worth losing Xposed for.
Ghengis042 said:
* I've heard that it can have stability issues -- the reason I want OTA / stock is so I can spend as little time futzing with the phone as possible and just *use* it
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No stability issues here
Ghengis042 said:
* Xposed opens up some security issues, IMHO
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Based on what information?
You didn't address the setup-time issue -- that's one of the big ones for me. I usually have at least 40 apps installed (and yes, I actually use them!) and reconfiguring them is time consuming. I *could* futz with Titanium Backup or similar to automate some of that re-setup process, but I'd rather just avoid it in the first place if possible.
rootSU said:
No stability issues here
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Good to hear, at some point I might still investigate -- it's going to come down to how much customization / tweaking I really *need*.
rootSU said:
(Security issues...) Based on what information?
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I guess it's about as "dangerous" as rooting -- basically, Xposed gives modules carte blanche to do absolutely anything on your phone, and since the modules aren't distributed through a controlled / centralized store (like Google Play) and as far as I can tell aren't (always) open-source, I don't have any way to be sure they're not doing something malicious. Of course there's a bunch of other attack vectors, but installing a framework that touches every corner of the device, that then runs scripts / mods that I downloaded from some forum somewhere (no offense, guys!) on a phone that holds sensitive personal data... it just worries me a bit, y'know?
rootSU said:
You'd need root. Why can't you root?
root + Xposed Framework + GravityBox Xposed module
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What he said.
Ghengis042 said:
You didn't address the setup-time issue -- that's one of the big ones for me. I usually have at least 40 apps installed (and yes, I actually use them!) and reconfiguring them is time consuming. I *could* futz with Titanium Backup or similar to automate some of that re-setup process, but I'd rather just avoid it in the first place if possible.
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I didn't think it needed addressing? Yes you'll lose everything as we all did. You can backup with Helium to an extent. Maybe even it backs up everything. I have 300+ apps
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I guess it's about as "dangerous" as rooting -- basically, Xposed gives modules carte blanche to do absolutely anything on your phone, and since the modules aren't distributed through a controlled / centralized store (like Google Play) and as far as I can tell aren't (always) open-source, I don't have any way to be sure they're not doing something malicious. Of course there's a bunch of other attack vectors, but installing a framework that touches every corner of the device, that then runs scripts / mods that I downloaded from some forum somewhere (no offense, guys!) on a phone that holds sensitive personal data... it just worries me a bit, y'know?
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Xposed modules are still apk's and list permissions as you install them. The same sense applies as installing any apk. Read the permissions, consider the source and either install it or not. The framework doesn't touch every corner of the device. It runs everything in isolation (which is the whole point of it) but yeah that's not really relevant.
All the xposed apps are distributed via XDA, google Play or teh Xposed repo http://repo.xposed.info/module-overview - if something malicious was going on, the module wouldn't exist.
Anyway I'm not here to convince you to install it. There aren't any apps that do it though.
Hi,
Maybe not all will be functional without root but take a look at this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc.
Try these apps to see what you can/can't do with the quick settings without root.
But like it has been said, rooting your device is the best way to have (almost) all what you want.
viking37 said:
Hi,
Maybe not all will be functional without root but take a look at this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc.
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Do you know if installing a settings bar on the curtain like this will interfere with... what's the term? Extended notifications? Some apps (Pocket Casts is the first that comes to mind) will show media controls (play/pause/skip) in the notification tray, but only if they're the first entry in the list -- if anything comes above them, you can't use the controls. Is that a problem with these apps?
Re,
I'm sorry but I don't know (not tested and I'm rooted)... The best is to test by yourself and see. I just provide you a link to try to help...
Ghengis042 said:
...so I can spend as little time futzing with the phone as possible and just *use* it...
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Well that doesn't sound like much fun at all.
Ghengis042 said:
You didn't address the setup-time issue -- that's one of the big ones for me. I usually have at least 40 apps installed (and yes, I actually use them!) and reconfiguring them is time consuming. I *could* futz with Titanium Backup or similar to automate some of that re-setup process, but I'd rather just avoid it in the first place if possible.
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Yes, TB Backup's fail when I backup 400+ apps and want to restore them altogether. Who would click Next and Install for 400+ times!!! For your point, ADB backup's are slow they really help for Unrooted devices and Guaranteeing safe apk+app-data for sure...
Hey!
I have searched a bit, but I cant find any clear answer, so...
Is it possible to have the nVidia Apps (Camera Awesome, Trine2, Controller etc.) on a custome ROM, like CM or Pac?
MiePx3 said:
Hey!
I have searched a bit, but I cant find any clear answer, so...
Is it possible to have the nVidia Apps (Camera Awesome, Trine2, Controller etc.) on a custome ROM, like CM or Pac?
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It is possible...
But it would have to be added by the developer of the ROM, I don't think it's as easy as installing some apps. However I believe the dev of PacROM mentioned he would try to get stock Nvidia apps working.
FoxyDrew said:
It is possible...
But it would have to be added by the developer of the ROM, I don't think it's as easy as installing some apps. However I believe the dev of PacROM mentioned he would try to get stock Nvidia apps working.
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Alright, thanks! I guess Its just a matter of time then.
Can someone close this thread? I cant find an option to do it by myself.
MiePx3 said:
Alright, thanks! I guess Its just a matter of time then.
Can someone close this thread? I cant find an option to do it by myself.
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Threads don't usually get closed. It will fade away if its no longer needed, or be useful to the next person with the same question, who might want to post something he's found
FoxyDrew said:
It is possible...
But it would have to be added by the developer of the ROM, I don't think it's as easy as installing some apps. However I believe the dev of PacROM mentioned he would try to get stock Nvidia apps working.
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Yeah lot's of extra files that need to be there for them to work properly. The one upside is that stock isn't drastically changed from AOSP as say touchwiz or sense so it might be easier than getting some other apps ported.
You can get some things like the shield hub that rely on the device signature/model to be correct, but anything like controller which relies on apps, .libs, being integrated in the settings app and the UI etc. will require more work. If someone makes progress I'm sure it will get posted.
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Yeah lot's of extra files that need to be there for them to work properly. The one upside is that stock isn't drastically changed from AOSP as say touchwiz or sense so it might be easier than getting some other apps ported.
You can get some things like the shield hub that rely on the device signature/model to be correct, but anything like controller which relies on apps, .libs, being integrated in the settings app and the UI etc. will require more work. If someone makes progress I'm sure it will get posted.
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The only thing really really keeping me from other ROM's is the gamepad mapper. The stylus too but that works on most ROMs.
Keithn said:
Yeah lot's of extra files that need to be there for them to work properly. The one upside is that stock isn't drastically changed from AOSP as say touchwiz or sense so it might be easier than getting some other apps ported.
You can get some things like the shield hub that rely on the device signature/model to be correct, but anything like controller which relies on apps, .libs, being integrated in the settings app and the UI etc. will require more work. If someone makes progress I'm sure it will get posted.
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While on the surface it seems little different from stock AOSP, some of the aspects of the system had quite significant changes under the hood - and quite a few of those might have to be reimplemented completely from scratch.
One of the biggest issues is probably the controller support... I think that's one of the reasons this hasn't had much custom development.
1) Unlike the "gimmicks" many OEMs put into their software that no one cares about and happily give up, NVidia's addons are REALLY nice and something few people want to give up
2) Overall NVidia did a great job with the stock firmware so there's little incentive to replace it - improving on it would be VERY difficult.
If their audio HAL were open source I'd be more interested, as adding AC3 passthrough would be a great feature... But the HAL is closed.
Now that we've got some Sunshine in our lives, sadly (not really) it is time for Turboid to be retired. We don't need it anymore.
If you would like to set up a rom on your unlocked Turbo that has all the features that Turboid had, upgrade to SU4TL-44, unlock with Sunshine, install TWRP, and flash following:
1. SuperSU: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/
2. Busybox: http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...-busybox-v1-23-2-stericson-flashable-t3114476 (NOTE: This is not the latest version, but you need to have busybox flashed before you flash Pon-3. Once you boot the phone, use Busybox Installer by Stericson in the Play Store to update to the latest version).
3. Pon-3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530976
4. Xposed Framework: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811 (Make sure to flash the correct SDK for the rom that you're running. SDK21 = Lollipop 5.0.X. SDK22 = Lollipop 5.1.X. SDK23 = Marshmallow 6.X. Also, always use the ARM version.)
5. iOS 9.1 emojis: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/themes-apps/mod-ios-emojis-android-t3231571
Once all that's flashed, let the phone boot up. Wiping cache and dalvik cache is always a safe bet after flashing anything. Once it boots, do the following:
1. Go back to the Xposed page and install the Installer apk.
2. Get Adaway here: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway (Install using the default settings. No need for redirecting the hosts file anymore.)
3. Better Battery Stats is here if you like: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
4. The Turbo 2 command center is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/themes-apps/droid-turbo-2-command-center-root-t3244386
I think that about covers it. Go forth and flash! Thanks for letting me play dev for a few months.
Thanks to:
@computerfreek274 for his excellent roms, his dedication to them and for our SELinux discussion
@JulesJam for her various guides and posts that taught me how to do most of this
@btdownloads7 for answering my question about the HDR bug
@DespairFactor for the iOS 9.1 emoji port
@mrchezco1995 for showing myself and the world how awesome ponies can sound via Pon-3
And at long last, thanks to @jcase and @beaups for kicking Motorola and Verizon in their bootloader-locked balls!
Awesome man. Nice to have some options, even if they are fairly similar. Thanks. :good:
my2cents said:
Awesome man. Nice to have some options, even if they are fairly similar. Thanks. :good:
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No prob! If you can think of anything else that you would like me to add to it, let me know.
TheSt33v said:
Unlike the other images floating around, I started off with the stock SU3TL-39 system image from the full Verizon firmware. To the best of my knowledge, the other roms are based off of firstEncounter's 5.1 image, which was obtained in a different way. Does this matter? Probably not, but at the time I thought that this might fix the HDR bug, and it did, but probably not for that reason.
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There's a SU3TL-39 full firmware? My images were based on the SU3TL-38 and updated to SU3TL-39 by emulating the OTA script.
(Also, HDR works on my images, for whatever it's worth)
Regardless, always glad to see more development for the Turbo!
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There's a SU3TL-39 full firmware? My images were based on the SU3TL-38 and updated to SU3TL-39 by emulating the OTA script.
(Also, HDR works on my images, for whatever it's worth)
Regardless, always glad to see more development for the Turbo!
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Yep! You can get it on the motofirmwares website. Yeah, someone confirmed for me the other day that it works on your image now. In the past, I had flashed it and it didn't, but you've updated it since I did that. So I guess HDR working isn't really a feature anymore. I'm working on some gimmicks to make my image a little more relevant though.
Would it be possible for you to allow us to claim space to the area where the Google Search Bar is, when it is hidden? Also, I would like to be able to clear all the open applications without having to swipe them all one at a time. Is that possible?
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Would it be possible for you to allow us to claim space to the area where the Google Search Bar is, when it is hidden? Also, I would like to be able to clear all the open applications without having to swipe them all one at a time. Is that possible?
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I'll look into the Google search bar thing. I've never seen my screen without it, so I didn't know that the space wasn't automatically used. As for the clear all recents thing, that is one of the many features of Gravity Box for LP (a well known xposed module). Try that. I'll see if there's a way to bake it into the rom too.
I posted on the other thread about this, but I will say again here, this img is great. Has similar battery life to the other Lp img I was running, despite not having tweaks. I unplugged at 530 am. been kicking butt all day long. I streamed via Bluetooth for 2 hours driving at work, and noticed better 4g signals than I have had yet at my work using this img. There were zero glitches or bugs that I noticed. I am still at 8% battery, atm. I had a crapload of SOT. Look for yourself. amazing img. thank you!!!
p.s. I just noticed I have had max brightness all day as well. lol.
I just realized you removed the corporate email app (after a day or use, haha). Is there a way that I can side load it or something? I love the debloated ROM, but that is one app I need for my college email account.
Also, is it ok to update Moto Actions? You can understand why I ask that!
^^^ I used the Outlook app as a replacement today. Gmail also will allow you to add other email accounts now, so that may be why. As far as requests, my only one may not be reasonable or practical, but it would be a deodexed version of this. Again, awesome work.
Yeah, specifically, I need the exchange piece. I tried the outlook app, but it doesn't handle certain things as well. I also tried installing Google Email 6.5 as well as the Exchange Services apk, but I know I have to be missing something... Actually, probably lots of things! haha.
Also, adaway doesn't work with this build, is that right?
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I posted on the other thread about this, but I will say again here, this img is great. Has similar battery life to the other Lp img I was running, despite not having tweaks. I unplugged at 530 am. been kicking butt all day long. I streamed via Bluetooth for 2 hours driving at work, and noticed better 4g signals than I have had yet at my work using this img. There were zero glitches or bugs that I noticed. I am still at 8% battery, atm. I had a crapload of SOT. Look for yourself. amazing img. thank you!!!
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Awesome! I'm glad it works well for someone other than me.
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^^^ I used the Outlook app as a replacement today. Gmail also will allow you to add other email accounts now, so that may be why. As far as requests, my only one may not be reasonable or practical, but it would be a deodexed version of this. Again, awesome work.
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Well if you need the stock email app, I can send an image your way that has it once I find some time. I have no idea what deodexing roms entails, but that sounds like a fun project too. I'll look into it.
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Yeah, specifically, I need the exchange piece. I tried the outlook app, but it doesn't handle certain things as well. I also tried installing Google Email 6.5 as well as the Exchange Services apk, but I know I have to be missing something... Actually, probably lots of things! haha.
Also, adaway doesn't work with this build, is that right?
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Correct. I didn't put adaway in there. I probably could though. Stay tuned.
my2cents said:
I just realized you removed the corporate email app (after a day or use, haha). Is there a way that I can side load it or something? I love the debloated ROM, but that is one app I need for my college email account.
Also, is it ok to update Moto Actions? You can understand why I ask that!
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Haha yes, updating seems to not cause the apocalypse to occur this time around. I'll make an image that has the stock email app intact, or I'll try sideloading it and post the apk if it works.
my2cents said:
I just realized you removed the corporate email app (after a day or use, haha). Is there a way that I can side load it or something? I love the debloated ROM, but that is one app I need for my college email account.
Also, is it ok to update Moto Actions? You can understand why I ask that!
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I added the stock email app back. Side loading didn't work. Will be up in a few hours.
thats cool. honestly, deodexing is removing all of the .odex files from the rom. (located at /system/app , system/priv-app, etc.
the reason i ask about it is it would make theming easier. mind you, without system r/w access, it is a moot point. it may make the theme options available work better though. (LPthemer module comes to mind). CF has said he will not be doing that at any point, so it may be a PITA.
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thats cool. honestly, deodexing is removing all of the .odex files from the rom. (located at /system/app , system/priv-app, etc.
the reason i ask about it is it would make theming easier. mind you, without system r/w access, it is a moot point. it may make the theme options available work better though. (LPthemer module comes to mind). CF has said he will not be doing that at any point, so it may be a PITA.
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Oh. That's it? I can do that in 2 seconds. I thought there was something more to it.
1.02 looks like the perfect ROM for me! Thanks @TheSt33v