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Lock Screen

Does anyone know about any good lockscreen?

freshko said:
Does anyone know about any good lockscreen?
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WidgetLocker.
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Attached I have uploaded a screenshot of my lock screen using WidgetLocker, as you can see it is pretty customizable I choose not to use any sliders, I activate the unlock feature via the track ball or a 5 second press on the back button.
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Flashlight App?

Has anyone found a working flashlight app for the N5? I found it was pretty useful for me to be able to click a widget/icon and have the flash on the camera fire up. I had one on my Note, and found I miss the functionality.
Thought I would ask before trying the multitude of apps out there in the play store.
Thanks!

Here's one...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.surpax.ledflashlight.panel
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Nexus flashlight from the play store
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This one does too, for the most part
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nionsoftware.flashlight
Sometimes it takes two taps to turn on
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I use one called Tiny Flashlight + LED, works great and has a nice selection of widgets that you can place on your home screen. There is a slight delay though, that wasn't present on my last device.
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TeslaLED is the one I've always used, it's by the same people who make Nova Launcher.

Is it just me or is the torch slow to come on? I noticed this in comparison to my Galaxys S3, which fires up without delay.

I use Brightest Flashlight
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=goldenshorestechnologies.brightestflashlight.free

The n1torch I backed up from CM for Nexus 4 works.

I use a widget called Power Toggles available in the Play Store. It includes a switch that is a small flash graphic that turns the flash on like a flashlight. It is instaneous. The other toggles are very handy as well.
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Which flashlight app has the power up (not the click) sound to go with it? Been looking for it, just can't remember.
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I've been using Switch Pro Widget since the N1 days and it still works just fine on the N5.

I use Powertoggles https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc and also Dashlight https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spectrl.DashLight

beckmaneric said:
I use a widget called Power Toggles available in the Play Store. It includes a switch that is a small flash graphic that turns the flash on like a flashlight. It is instaneous. The other toggles are very handy as well.
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Power Toggles seems just as slow as any other app. About 0.5 to 1 second to engage. Think it might just be the LED itself is slow to engage.

+1 for Tesla led
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Hilbe said:
Is it just me or is the torch slow to come on? I noticed this in comparison to my Galaxys S3, which fires up without delay.
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Nexus devices don't support sysfs.
AKA the entire camera module has to be fired up before the torch can be turned on.

Jubakuba said:
Nexus devices don't support sysfs.
AKA the entire camera module has to be fired up before the torch can be turned on.
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Not even when using a custom kernel?

here is the one I use from N4/CM:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ysdonb0qhupsked/Torch.apk
https://code.google.com/p/n1torch/

Hilbe said:
Is it just me or is the torch slow to come on? I noticed this in comparison to my Galaxys S3, which fires up without delay.
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Not just you...just notice how slow it was and found this thread
Jubakuba said:
Nexus devices don't support sysfs.
AKA the entire camera module has to be fired up before the torch can be turned on.
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I'm running the Purity ROM on my nexus 4 and 5. The torch on my N4 comes on instantly when toggled while on the N5 its about a 4 sec delay before it comes on...so I doubt that reasoning..might be right..(I don't even know what sysfs is or mean)....but i can confirm its not all nexus devices

Ok Google Now ..

Can we talk or speak out "ok google now" without touching or press the power button on our Nexus 5..?? Like the way Motorola X can do? I tried to talk while the phone screen off but nothing happen..the phone remain sleep..
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farsight73 said:
Can we talk or speak out "ok google now" without touching or press the power button on our Nexus 5..?? Like the way Motorola X can do? I tried to talk while the phone screen off but nothing happen..the phone remain sleep..
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Enable Hot Word detection in Google Now Voice settings.
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PhilipTD said:
Enable Hot Word detection in Google Now Voice settings.
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In the US English yes, no other version yet (unless you go custom and hack it yourself)

Everything is ON now and setting in US English too but saying the magic words won't wake up the phone. Any other idea?
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farsight73 said:
Everything is ON now and setting in US English too but saying the magic words won't wake up the phone. Any other idea?
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Does it work if you tap the Microphone? Also, the screen has to be on. Sorry I didn't read your first post carefully.
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Yea I know it work when the screen is on. What I want is it still hear me even when the screen is off.. Oh well I guess Nexus 5 can be disturb when he is sleeping... Thanks..
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If the mic icon in the search bar is an outline it's not working, if it's a solid icon then it should be working

EddyOS said:
If the mic icon in the search bar is an outline it's not working, if it's a solid icon then it should be working
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He said it works with screen on but not with screen off. Which of course doesn't work because it's not supposed to
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Ok Google only works from the home screen on 4.4.x versions of android, the moto x has a special always listening function built by moto as well a chip that has low battery usages that allows for the active listening function anytime. Its probably possible for the nexus 5 to do the same but it would drain the $h1t out of the battery.

In moto x it called the "active display".. In which the phone always listening thru its mic. If somehow our nexus 5 can have this feature would be awesome..
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No, this is not possible as we do not have the same chipset as the Moto X.

utter! has "always listening even when screen is off" functionality (and much more).

farsight73 said:
In moto x it called the "active display".. In which the phone always listening thru its mic. If somehow our nexus 5 can have this feature would be awesome..
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Active Display is actually a notification feature that shows you what notifications you have while you're screen is off. It powers on your screen while you're phone is locked to show you notifications periodically. This feature was developed for the amoled screen that the moto x has since that type of display can light up individual pixels and not the whole screen to save battery. But active display has been ported by a few different custom roms now like Omni.
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Wubbz said:
Active Display is actually a notification feature that shows you what notifications you have while you're screen is off. It powers on your screen while you're phone is locked to show you notifications periodically. This feature was developed for the amoled screen that the moto x has since that type of display can light up individual pixels and not the whole screen to save battery. But active display has been ported by a few different custom roms now like Omni.
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OmniROMs is still a bit buggy but it should be stable soon
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farsight73 said:
Can we talk or speak out "ok google now" without touching or press the power button on our Nexus 5..?? Like the way Motorola X can do? I tried to talk while the phone screen off but nothing happen..the phone remain sleep..
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Without installing an App with the "always listening" feature it is not possible.
There are Apps for that.
Open Mic+ is a good one. Use it myself.

[Q] Samsung style drop down settings buttons

Something I really miss having changed from a SGS3mini with Android 4.1.2 to my new N5 with Kitkat is the buttons for wifi, sync etc. in the drop down home screen menu.
Is there an app I could install please to get this facility on my N5?

Xave1 said:
Something I really miss having changed from a SGS3mini with Android 4.1.2 to my new N5 with Kitkat is the buttons for wifi, sync etc. in the drop down home screen menu.
Is there an app I could install please to get this facility on my N5?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc
Works great. Choose the "notification widget" after you download it to get it like the samsung one.

aooga said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc
Works great. Choose the "notification widget" after you download it to get it like the samsung one.
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Thank you so much. That's just what I was looking for.

Umm pull down the notification bar with 2 fingers.
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Derekwolfee said:
Umm pull down the notification bar with 2 fingers.
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Kind of impossible holding it with one hand.

Pull down with one finger and hit the top right icon that has a little person in it.. = same as 2 finger pull down
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The app has things not available in the 2 finger pulldown such as screen rotate toggle.
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Not being able to customise the quick settings tiles is its biggest problem. Although once I installed gravitybox, all that went away
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Well I've had the device for a week now so probably time to root.
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Lockscreen notifications

Is there any app that adds lock screen notifications and pocket mode as Mahdi ROM has implemented?

Search on play store NILS
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slidelock
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raymond4 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slidelock
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That looks like an awesome app. But WTF is with the music they put in the promo video haha

These look ok, but they don't seem to have pocket mode as well like Mahdi rom does...

And they're not the same. The notifications don't start as icons on the right that you can slide to view.

Use Mahdi ROM, or even AOSPAL. Even the other Roms with it as well, because I don't think you will find an app with the exact look, or pocket mode at all. It's seems to be more of an Internal type of feature.
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Dashclock?
What's Pocket Mode anyway?

CitizenLee said:
Dashclock?
What's Pocket Mode anyway?
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Automatically turns on/off screen by proximity sensor detecting if it's in your pocket

Letharqy said:
Automatically turns on/off screen by proximity sensor detecting if it's in your pocket
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Cool, sounds like a Samsung feature.
Is there any increase in battery drain as a result of using it?

CitizenLee said:
Cool, sounds like a Samsung feature.
Is there any increase in battery drain as a result of using it?
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Barely any, only about 1-3% from a 100% charge to 5%.
The Gravity Screen app in the Play Store is similar but works slightly differently, you can use that if your ROM doesn't have pocket mode.
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Letharqy said:
Barely any, only about 1-3% from a 100% charge to 5%.
The Gravity Screen app in the Play Store is similar but works slightly differently, you can use that if your ROM doesn't have pocket mode.
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Cheers bud, I'll check if Purity supports it but if not I'll check out that app :good:

Is it possible to cherry pick the notifications and add them to cyanogenmod?
Not that I could do either of that (i've tried) just wondering is all.
I've used NILS for a while but it still has that SMS app bug where the app becomes unresponsive if using swipe to open

CitizenLee said:
Cheers bud, I'll check if Purity supports it but if not I'll check out that app :good:
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I know that Carbon, Paranoid Saberdroid and Mahdi ROM has it, along with lockscreen notifications. Also, note that the battery drain that Gravity Screen would show is negligible across time (most I ever saw is 5% from a 100% charge), but if you check your battery only after a short period of a few minutes it'll appear to use around 25% battery, so don't worry if it appears to use a lot in the first few minutes. Also recommend to have Wake by motion and Keep screen on by motion turned off.

Hey try AcDisplay
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.activedisplay
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CitizenLee said:
Cheers bud, I'll check if Purity supports it but if not I'll check out that app :good:
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Purity doesn't use it. Neither does Slim. I wish I knew how to cherry pick port it, I'd love to have it on stock/slim.

It's still a work in progress, but you can try this also https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandbibek.notifyme

The xblast xposed module has it
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Playe said:
The xblast xposed module has it
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Yes it has but I've tried it and it does not catch all notifications for me. And when clicking some notifications it would stay at the lockscreen so I would have to manually unlock after pressing the notification. It worked very inconsistent for me. Worked much better when I was using the Mahdi-rom.

nebulah said:
Purity doesn't use it. Neither does Slim. I wish I knew how to cherry pick port it, I'd love to have it on stock/slim.
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U really don't read through the forums do there's a slim with lokcscreen notifications ??
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