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Hi,
This is my first Android app, NBLauncher. It's a simple app that let you add shortcuts to apps as buttons in the notification bar (expanded view), so you can quickly launch an app from anywhere (as long as you have access to the notification bar). I've seen similar apps on the Android market, but I haven't seen one that uses multiple buttons/apps on the same notification line. NBLauncher currently allows a maximum of 15 buttons (three lines of five). After installing, launch NBLauncher from app drawer to configure what apps you want to add to notification bar. Use the up/down arrows to rearrange the order of the buttons. Make sure to click "Done" when exiting. You'll then see the NBLauncher icon on the notification bar. Pull down the notification and you'll see the buttons to launch your app. It also saves the list of apps so you when reboot the phone, it auto-starts with your configured list.
Two minor things that I haven't figure out. Maybe you guys could help.
1. Each notification line requires it's own notification icon in the bar. So if there are three lines of buttons, there will be three separate icons. I have made only one visible and the others invisible, but I have no idea how to get rid of the invisible icons while keeping the notification. Any ideas?
2. During installation of the app, Android lists accessing phone book/contact as one of the things that the app does. But I am not touching the phone book or any contact info. How can this be? How does it determine what an app could do? Based on permission? This obviously has an negative effect of scaring people away from the app
Feed backs and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
can you give us a little screenshots before we give it a go?..
Nice, I like it, much better then App Launcher, which costs $2 right now.
I couldn't find it in the Market though, did you pull it?
Only complaint so far is that it doesn't play well with lcd density changes. I'm set at 161, so the UI is a little cramped when setting up, but the launcher in the notification tray scales perfectly and looks good. There are several market apps that don't scale well with density changes, so it's not even that big of a deal. Spare Parts, MixZing, Mint.com, and Shazam don't either, just to name a few.
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Nice, I like it, much better then App Launcher, which costs $2 right now.
I couldn't find it in the Market though, did you pull it?
Only complaint so far is that it doesn't play well with lcd density changes. I'm set at 161, so the UI is a little cramped when setting up, but the launcher in the notification tray scales perfectly and looks good. There are several market apps that don't scale well with density changes, so it's not even that big of a deal. Spare Parts, MixZing, Mint.com, and Shazam don't either, just to name a few.
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i see, its quite usefull.. will test it for you..
Hmmmm this looks very interesting, i like how its horizontal buttons as opposed to an ongoing item.....definately will try
downloaded and it opens and adds apps to the ongoing just fine...however if i click on a button, nothing launches, it just closes my notification menu
Vibrant rooted, android 2.1
dhuangxda said:
2. During installation of the app, Android lists accessing phone book/contact as one of the things that the app does. But I am not touching the phone book or any contact info. How can this be? How does it determine what an app could do? Based on permission? This obviously has an negative effect of scaring people away from the app
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If minSdkVersion is not set in AndroidManifest.xml, it assumes a minimum version of 1. In the SDK version 4(ish?), a few new permissions were added, so if minSdkVersion is below that, those permissions are included whether you need them or not. Read Phone State was among these.
TopShelf10,
I only tested the app on Droid X (my phone) and Evo 4G. Haven't test it on Samsung Galaxy series yet. I noticed button events in the notification view behave differently on Droid X and Evo 4G, so I had to code around it. I guess it's different again on the Galaxy phones. I'll need to get my hands on a Galaxy phone
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downloaded and it opens and adds apps to the ongoing just fine...however if i click on a button, nothing launches, it just closes my notification menu
Vibrant rooted, android 2.1
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same here...
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TopShelf10,
I only tested the app on Droid X (my phone) and Evo 4G. Haven't test it on Samsung Galaxy series yet. I noticed button events in the notification view behave differently on Droid X and Evo 4G, so I had to code around it. I guess it's different again on the Galaxy phones. I'll need to get my hands on a Galaxy phone
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damn itttttttttttt, this app looks really good too....would you mind if i posted the APK in the Vibrant forum to see if any devs want to tinker with it and make a Galaxy S compatible version?
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damn itttttttttttt, this app looks really good too....would you mind if i posted the APK in the Vibrant forum to see if any devs want to tinker with it and make a Galaxy S compatible version?
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Sure. As long as you site the source and keep me updated on any findings so I can update my app accordingly.
To be more specific, I think the problem is how button events/intents are handled vs. default intent of the notification content view. I'll try to post some code when I get home.
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Sure. As long as you site the source and keep me updated on any findings so I can update my app accordingly.
To be more specific, I think the problem is how button events/intents are handled vs. default intent of the notification content view. I'll try to post some code when I get home.
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heres the thread i started for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9528423#post9528423
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heres the thread i started for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9528423#post9528423
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By the way, when you click on any button in the notification view, do you see the button highlighted or the background, or both?
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By the way, when you click on any button in the notification view, do you see the button highlighted or the background, or both?
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nothing, theres no evidence of interaction, my notification menu just closes
oh and sometimes it takes the app itself a couple tries to actually open
......i hope you can get this compatible with all phones, it really stands out against the other notification shortcut apps that are on the market
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nothing, theres no evidence of interaction, my notification menu just closes
oh and sometimes it takes the app itself a couple tries to actually open
......i hope you can get this compatible with all phones, it really stands out against the other notification shortcut apps that are on the market
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actually i should clarify....its normal for the Vibrant to not show hightlights or press-images in the notification menu
hi, could you tell me the benefits of using this vs. "[email protected]", which I have been using for a while.
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hi, could you tell me the benefits of using this vs. "[email protected]", which I have been using for a while.
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it creates a condensed button layout (5 shortcut buttons per row/item slot) as opposed to cluttering your notification menu with several ongoing items (one slot per item)....plus it has a nice look to it
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it creates a condensed button layout (5 shortcut buttons per row/item slot) as opposed to cluttering your notification menu with several ongoing items (one slot per item)....plus it has a nice look to it
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cool thanks for the info. getting it now
I think I am really going to like this app. Works great on my rooted Incredible. Any chance you could add an option to hide the icon in the Notification Bar?
Edit: Thought I would mention that I'm running a ROM using the EVO framework. So I couldn't tell ya if it'll work on a stock HTC Incredible.
Well this looks great, just installed it. It doesn't work though. I press on an app, it seems to highlight, then the notification bar just closes.... Any help?
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wow thank you very much for this awsome all in one calculator! i really like that it doesnt stand out from the rest of the device's apps with its theme. just a small request can u please add a graph drawer to the app so that i can drop even one more app from my drawer
thank you one more time and hope u all the best.
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wow thank you very much for this awsome all in one calculator! i really like that it doesnt stand out from the rest of the device's apps with its theme. just a small request can u please add an graph drawer to the app so that i can drop even one more app from my drawer
thank you one more time and hope u all the best.
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I've added graph drawer to my list hopefully I'll get it in an update soon. My next update this weekend will just have:
Reconfigured number layout
Negative temperature conversion fix
Copy results to clipboard
Background to slight gradient ('Holo' Theme)
Better swiping of advanced buttons
Graphical updates/adjustments
Thanks for the comment and feedback!
Comprehensive but the functions' scrolling menu of the calculator is not fast/responsive on my phone. (Motorola Atrix)
Shackle said:
Comprehensive but the functions' scrolling menu of the calculator is not fast/responsive on my phone. (Motorola Atrix)
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If you swipe on the display (right above the buttons) it will swipe well. I should have this bug fixed by Sunday.
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wow ,i liked this one, with all functions i need, and simple interface which at the same time fit the color of ICS, and have the equation with the result~
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and i think the icon should be improved.
and i got a bug, i cut off my data connection, so when i swipe to "Currency", it keeps showing error, and i can do nothing except the "home" button...and the error message stay on my home screen&lock screen....and i have to shut it down from "app manager".
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and i got a bug, i cut off my data connection, so when i swipe to "Currency", it keeps showing error, and i can do nothing except the "home" button...and the error message stay on my home screen&lock screen....and i have to shut it down from "app manager".
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Was not aware of this bug. Thanks!
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Very impressive app. Thank you for making it and great eye for aesthetics!
A bug I am having on my device: (CM7, 800x480, default DPI, Droid Sans changed to the Roboto font that was extracted from ICS)
Very nicely implemented, love the swipeable list at the top.
I often end up adding long lists of numbers, so it's important to see that they are all there
However, if you add a really long list, more than one row of numbers, you can't see clearly the number that you are inputting. Could that box resize automatically - or better, show just the last row inputted as well as the latest number?
(Desire HD, with ARHD ROM, v6.3.1 gingerbread)
Pickx said:
Very impressive app. Thank you for making it and great eye for aesthetics!
A bug I am having on my device: (CM7, 800x480, default DPI, Droid Sans changed to the Roboto font that was extracted from ICS)
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Thank you very much for the comments, feedback, and screenshots!
The text cut-off on 480x800 devices should be fixed by this weekend. The emulator shows it looking totally fine, and the SGS2 we test it on looks good (though other SGS2 owners have told us of the same issue).
Thanks a lot for all the help, I hope the app comes in useful for you.
WG
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Very nicely implemented, love the swipeable list at the top.
I often end up adding long lists of numbers, so it's important to see that they are all there
However, if you add a really long list, more than one row of numbers, you can't see clearly the number that you are inputting. Could that box resize automatically - or better, show just the last row inputted as well as the latest number?
(Desire HD, with ARHD ROM, v6.3.1 gingerbread)
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Do you mean on the main calculator screen? (i.e. when doing a function like 650+445+1,560+810+900+.......)
Edit: Oh I see now, yes.. I had not realized that before, I will try to address it by the next update. Thanks for the note!
Good app but the version on the market, for my galaxy s with ICS 4.0.3 (AOKP) 240 dpi, isn't compatible. Why? Thanks
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Good app but the version on the market, for my galaxy s with ICS 4.0.3 (AOKP) 240 dpi, isn't compatible. Why? Thanks
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Ahh, I don't know. It seems to only be on custom ROMs, but you can buy others apps from the market, right? So i have no idea.. .. really wish i could figure it out. Anyway I really appreciate you even trying to buy it, I hope you enjoy the apk.
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Ahh, I don't know. It seems to only be on custom ROMs, but you can buy others apps from the market, right? So i have no idea.. .. really wish i could figure it out. Anyway I really appreciate you even trying to buy it, I hope you enjoy the apk.
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Yes, i can buy others app from the market.
Thank you so much! I can use this a lot in my job!
I went to download this from the Market and apparently it's not compatible with either my HTC Sensation or Acer Iconia A500. The A500 I can understand but why the Sensation?
Looks really good and I would like to try it but can't.
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Thank you so much! I can use this a lot in my job!
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Makes my day to hear it'll be useful for someone. Thanks!
Nucleotide said:
I went to download this from the Market and apparently it's not compatible with either my HTC Sensation or Acer Iconia A500. The A500 I can understand but why the Sensation?
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Bahh, this drives me nuts. I can't figure out why it shows incompatible with certain phones (not models; for instance, it'll be compatible with some SGS2s but not others) and only on the market (apk works fine). Do you have any ROMs installed? Still, I don't know why that would make a difference. I gotta make a post on xda about it or something :/.
I appreciate you trying to download it from the market, hopefully the apk in the main post will do for now (it is the full version).
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Bahh, this drives me nuts. I can't figure out why it shows incompatible with certain phones (not models; for instance, it'll be compatible with some SGS2s but not others) and only on the market (apk works fine). Do you have any ROMs installed? Still, I don't know why that would make a difference. I gotta make a post on xda about it or something :/.
I appreciate you trying to download it from the market, hopefully the apk in the main post will do for now (it is the full version).
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I will download the apk and try it out - thanks a lot.
I'm using a custom ICS ROM called Virtuous Inquisition. Not sure if it makes any difference but FYI anyway.
Nucleotide said:
I will download the apk and try it out - thanks a lot.
I'm using a custom ICS ROM called Virtuous Inquisition. Not sure if it makes any difference but FYI anyway.
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From the threads I'm reading, if you set your ROM to custom dpi (pixel density) it has that affect with some apps on the market. Will keep reading into it..
If you do have a moment I would appreciate if you can rate my free app, each rating really helps a lot.
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If you do have a moment I would appreciate if you can rate my free app, each rating really helps a lot.
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I'd be happy to rate it and provide feedback on the Market but I'm not able too.
I installed the apk though and so far everything seems to be working fine.
A couple of suggestions though:
Change Mortgage to Loan Repayments and provide a bit more flexibility. For example, the ability to choose the loan type from 1 year upwards or alternatively allow for custom input so I can type in whatever I want.
It would also be good to have an additional payments input. So you would enter you total loan amount, interest, loan type, then by inputting additional payments ($50 a week for example) it will tell you how many months and/or years you would save as well as a dollar amount.
This would cater not only for Mortgages but Personal Loans as well. If this kind of functionality was added I'd seriously consider buying it for this purpose alone.
The calculator looks good but I think it needs to follow the same basic look of any calculator with the + - X and / running down the right hand side. Having them at the top throws you off a little.
The ability to rearrange or select which tabs you want to appear at the top. Tipping and Currency are pointless for me so being able to remove them from view would be good.
A fantastic calculator overall though. Love the ICS look/theme to it. Easy to follow and read. When I can install it from the Market I definitely will.
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Hey guys, I have been working hard on my app, Notif, for a few months now and I decided to make a page for discussion. You can talk about anything related to the app, including requests, bugs, or any other comments.
It is an app for Jelly Bean that allows you to create rich notifications for your device. 4.1 introduced expandable notifications, which I'm sure you all know about already. Notif leverages that and blends your own content with rich notifications to create sort of a note/reminder/list app for your notification shade. There are three types of notifications you can create: text, picture, and list. Each of these are expandable just like a long text message, a screenshot, or new e-mails. See what you can do with Notif for yourself!
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I love the app. I've been using it for a few months now.
I recommend everyone buy the pro version and show your support to this developer. He is quick to respond to any questions/messages sent and has produced a great application.
If nothing else, take a minute to say thanks as this is someone who taken the time to develop a quality application for the phones and platform we enjoy so much.
Keep up the great work. I hope you stay inspired to not only continue developing this application, but developing others in the future as well.
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Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it!!
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Bought pro, I really plan on using this quite a bit. Thank you
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Bought pro, I really plan on using this quite a bit. Thank you
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Thanks!
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Hello !
I am concidering buying pro version - however will it be syncable with some webapi ?
Nice work I like the idea of this thanks.. will use a bit more then get the pro app
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Hello !
I am concidering buying pro version - however will it be syncable with some webapi ?
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It does not at the moment, but may in the future.
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Hey guys, quick update. I just got out of school so I have a ton of extra time to work on the app. First I'll be catching the free version up with the Pro in terms of UI tweaks and settings and fixes, etc. Then I'm fixing the reboot issue.
I also created a Notif Community on Google+ so join if you'd like!
Thanks
Nice work. Just went into the market and looked over your app. Haven't tried it yet but plenty of ideas where this could be useful and on that note, I purchased your app. My wife who loves Cherrywine (in the picture) is amused by your Soda app and the look/clean development look/style of the app gave me the solid impression to begin with. Call it an impulse purchase.
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I like the idea of this app, but I don't see any mention of how these notifications are triggered. Are they all manual triggers?
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Nice work. Just went into the market and looked over your app. Haven't tried it yet but plenty of ideas where this could be useful and on that note, I purchased your app. My wife who loves Cherrywine (in the picture) is amused by your Soda app and the look/clean development look/style of the app gave me the solid impression to begin with. Call it an impulse purchase.
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Thanks a lot for the support, I really appreciate it! Cheerwine is my favorite, by the way
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I like the idea of this app, but I don't see any mention of how these notifications are triggered. Are they all manual triggers?
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Right now, they are. In the future, I hope to add an alert feature where the user will be able to add a custom time for the notification to appear.
Nice work man. Will give this a try
will the reminders lost after reboot?
I'm not sure if any of you are like me but I've got an app for basically everything. I've got apps for things that I barely ever do, but when I do, I have it. I keep everything well organized. Tabbed launcher app drawer, folders, and so forth. It's set up so perfect to my liking.
Sometimes I'm not sure about where/how I need to execute a function. For instance, being a general contractor and things are yelled, told, and asked through out my day where I've got to remember these things, much of it on a timely manner. I could load up Catch Notes which is my goto app for all things Notes. I could just use my Calender to place it in the correct date 'said item' is due/needed. Perhaps I could use the 'My Measure' app and snap a photo and write in my measurements. A lot of those things tend to take me a few minutes and at times I feel like I stare at my screen much to often, even though it's important to document/log this information.
This is where 'Notif' comes into play. Being able to setup things in the notification is sure to grab my attention to things I need to be aware of. If your anything like me, I check my phone display numerous times a day, sometimes cause I'm just refreshing my brian, sometimes out of habit. So, hopefully this will fulfill my need to NOTIFy me of the task/data that I need to follow up on/enter into my phone. This is how I will be using NOTIF as basically a quick note/reminder app for my pulldown. I will report back.
Take care,
Johnny
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Is it possible to make a notification from an image on a Web page or so? For example there's a pic on a Web page that I need to remember I tap on share and make a picture notification.
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Dongji said:
will the reminders lost after reboot?
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Not in the current version, but it is being worked on right now.
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I'm not sure if any of you are like me but I've got an app for basically everything. I've got apps for things that I barely ever do, but when I do, I have it. I keep everything well organized. Tabbed launcher app drawer, folders, and so forth. It's set up so perfect to my liking.
Sometimes I'm not sure about where/how I need to execute a function. For instance, being a general contractor and things are yelled, told, and asked through out my day where I've got to remember these things, much of it on a timely manner. I could load up Catch Notes which is my goto app for all things Notes. I could just use my Calender to place it in the correct date 'said item' is due/needed. Perhaps I could use the 'My Measure' app and snap a photo and write in my measurements. A lot of those things tend to take me a few minutes and at times I feel like I stare at my screen much to often, even though it's important to document/log this information.
This is where 'Notif' comes into play. Being able to setup things in the notification is sure to grab my attention to things I need to be aware of. If your anything like me, I check my phone display numerous times a day, sometimes cause I'm just refreshing my brian, sometimes out of habit. So, hopefully this will fulfill my need to NOTIFy me of the task/data that I need to follow up on/enter into my phone. This is how I will be using NOTIF as basically a quick note/reminder app for my pulldown. I will report back.
Take care,
Johnny
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Thanks a lot for the kind words!
karanrajpal14 said:
Is it possible to make a notification from an image on a Web page or so? For example there's a pic on a Web page that I need to remember I tap on share and make a picture notification.
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In Notif Pro, simply highlight some text in a webpage and click on the share action, and share with Notif and it will create a notification. This only works with text items (in any app that has a share intent), but I will be working on Big Picture notifications in the future.
I just released an update to the free version that includes a lot of fixes. You can see the full change log here as always. I even update it with what I'm currently working on. Consider buying Notif Pro as it includes all the good features. Happy holidays!!
Dev,
Have you seen NotificationBrowser? The idea that these two apps merged seems like a great concept. That dev is on ICS and couldn't try NOTIF unfortunately but now I can put my notifications to a widget. Thanks for your hardwork!
Sent from the Mars Rover.
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Dev,
Have you seen NotificationBrowser? The idea that these two apps merged seems like a great concept. That dev is on ICS and couldn't try NOTIF unfortunately but now I can put my notifications to a widget. Thanks for your hardwork!
Sent from the Mars Rover.
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I just tried that app and it isn't working well at all on my device.
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The Box
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WHY WOULD I WANT THE BOX?
Want people to stop asking you for updates and mods you've already uploaded? Want a polite way to let users know how to donate to you?? Tired of thread clutter with people asking repeatedly for certain download links or theme threads? Want to have an app that showcases all of your work in one place? Have ROMs on more than one device and still want an app that can link people to what they need? Include this lightweight app that gives your ROM/theme users instant access to your updates, fixes, themes, ROMs, tutorials, etc., as soon as you upload. No additional service setup is required. Keep using whatever file hosting service you already use (i.e. AndroidFileHost, Dev-Host,your own, whatever).
WHAT IS THE BOX?
This is a simple app for ROM developers and themers and modders to collect their work into one app to share. You can include it in any of your custom ROM builds or projects, for example, or use it as a theme collection, or use it in some other way. Download and install the APK file attached to this OP and see for yourself. It has dummy images and filler text in the layouts. You can apktool/theme/modify this app pretty much however you want, with only a few exceptions as noted below.
CAN I SEE A VERSION OF THE BOX ALREADY IN USE?
Yeah. I have one on the Play Store for the Wicked X ROM series. Check it out here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.erikalin.box1. Don't theme that one, obviously, or your users with get Play Store updates for the wrong project, but it's a working example with over 3000 installs and many happy users.
WHAT DOES THE TEMPLATE LOOK LIKE?
The attached template APK file comes will "dummy" images and filler text, and contrasting colors so you can easily see what you are editing.
AREN'T THERE MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPS LIKE OTA UPDATERS?
Yes. The Box is intentionally simple. If you want something more complex just go use something more complex or make your own app. This is made simple so that you can easily theme and customize it for yourself.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING?
Given a learning curve for planning out what you want to put into The Box? It might take you an hour to "learn" and then whatever time you need to make up your images for your stuff, decide on what you want to include, etc.
WHAT YOU NEED TO PUT TOGETHER FOR YOURSELF:
- a total of seven links you want to put into The Box (XDA threads, folders on Android File Host or whatever, links to online tutorials or something, your own paypal donation link, etc.)
- the seven images (440w X 200h) you want to use for those seven links (image buttons)
- your own app icon (you can just use the demo icon but you should make your own)
- five navigation drawer icons (90 X 90)(the little icons inside the app's navigation drawer)
- the text you want to include to welcome users, give credits, explain steps, etc.
- a background image for inside the app
- Watch the detailed youtube demo video
WHAT YOU CAN EDIT AND THEME:
Anything except what is noted below. So edit the rest of the text strings, text colors, background image, button images, navigation drawer icons, app icon, and of course direct all the links to your stuff.
WHAT YOU CANNOT EDIT OR REMOVE:
The app name.
The "About The Box" fragment - title, ic_frag5.png, text strings for the About fragment. Just leave the "About The Box" stuff alone and don't rename my app.
WHAT YOU CANNOT DO:
Put this on the Play Store - one template, one package name, no play store.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE DONE:
Post a link on this thread to where you are using The Box. You don't need to ask for permission, but please post a link so I can keep track of where it is in use. Screenshots are welcome but not required.
WHERE IS THE BOX FROM 2014:
There is a way more simple version of The Box on my old thread. There is even a "two button" version, so like one button to your downloads or XDA thread and the other button to your paypal donation link, for example. Find the old, more simple versions of templates here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777472
If you have questions, post them in this thread for sure. ... okay? I think that's everything for now.
Directions:
Download the latest template attached to this OP (version 4.1 is the latest)
Decompile.
Theme and mod to be yours by replacing dummy images with your own, and putting in your URLs
Watch the youtube video. I made it pretty thorough and it should answer most questions. :good:
changelog
version 4.0 initial release with navigation drawer layouts. Older versions in the old thread.
version 4.1 added "Exit" button by request. Version 4.1 is otherwise the same as version 4.0.
How to enable the Donation feature in The Box
You cannot copy-paste the donation link from XDA, you need to get your direct paypal donation URL. The template APK file has my paypal donation info in it. If you want to support my work, feel free to drop me a donation. Remove it or edit it to be for yourself before sharing your app though. Here is how:
1. Go to paypal maybe like here.
2. Choose "Create your button now"
3. In the code box that you get, click the tab for "email" to get just the URL, as opposed to "website" which gives you html code for a form button. You should see something similar to what's below, where you can see I'm highlighting what I need to copy for this purpose. Dat's it. Use that URL and you'll have a donate feature in The Box.
thats very cool idea,i test it for sure.thanx.
Going to check this out over the weekend. Looks awesome and nice work. Miss seeing you in the threads back in my S3 days.
thank you @erikalin my Box is almost ready.
I have only one question how can i simply add exit button ?
regards!
ambasadii
ambasadii said:
thank you @erikalin my Box is almost ready.
I have only one question how can i simply add exit button ?
regards!
ambasadii
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Howdy. Glad you're using this. Android apps aren't supposed to have exit buttons, not since the early days... just back buttons. Why would you want an exit button anyway though? Just curious.
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Going to check this out over the weekend. Looks awesome and nice work. Miss seeing you in the threads back in my S3 days.
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Hi there, stranger. Yeah, check it out. It's extremely simple. Didn't you used to use the "hub" app thing in your projects? It's along those lines, just using the file host places you already use (so it's easier)...
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Howdy. Glad you're using this. Android apps aren't supposed to have exit buttons, not since the early days... just back buttons. Why would you want an exit button anyway though? Just curious.
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Ups. The answer is very easy when i open all my actions i must click about eight times back button to exit the app
ambasadii said:
Ups. The answer is very easy when i open all my actions i must click about eight times back button to exit the app
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Ah. I could look at that. Honestly, at this moment I have a total of now three "thanks" on the OP of this thread, so I hadn't really thought about improvements, lol. Generally, I don't share things that aren't near perfect. If anyone is actually going to use this, I'll tidy it up. Okay...
Tell me something and I'll look into it. Which would you prefer:
A. functioning as it is right now
B. back button *closes the app* straight away, which means you use the navigation drawer to navigate inside the app, and reopen the app when you forget that rule (you know some cheap games just go this route - annoying but quick)
C. back button creates a toast ("pop up message") asking to Confirm to Exit or Cancel to return to app. Then reminder to use the navigation drawer and not the back button.
Your thoughts? I'll do something, but would benefit from input.
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Ah. I could look at that. Honestly, at this moment I have a total of now three "thanks" on the OP of this thread, so I hadn't really thought about improvements, lol. Generally, I don't share things that aren't near perfect. If anyone is actually going to use this, I'll tidy it up. Okay...
Tell me something and I'll look into it. Which would you prefer:
A. functioning as it is right now
B. back button *closes the app* straight away, which means you use the navigation drawer to navigate inside the app, and reopen the app when you forget that rule (you know some cheap games just go this route - annoying but quick)
C. back button creates a toast ("pop up message") asking to Confirm to Exit or Cancel to return to app. Then reminder to use the navigation drawer and not the back button.
Your thoughts? I'll do something, but would benefit from input.
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I really don't know why peapole don't use your box. I think it's really cool and great idea! I think the best idea to add exit button on the right top where is "Hi" action. Pop message with confirm or back will be great too. Take your time and thank you once again for this great app. I love it
ambasadii said:
I really don't know why peapole don't use your box. I think it's really cool and great idea! I think the best idea to add exit button on the right top where is "Hi" action. Pop message with confirm or back will be great too. Take your time and thank you once again for this great app. I love it
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@ambasadii Test version 4.1 attached to the OP and let me know if that's what you wanted.
Any other changes like this, anyone?
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@ambasadii Test version 4.1 attached to the OP and let me know if that's what you wanted.
Any other changes like this, anyone?
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yes @erikalin this is exactly what I said, great job again thank you!
Coming along good, still a few more touchups, but wanted to thank you for this. Once I release in my rom, I will post here with link to rom for you. Also with credits to you in OP, thanks again.
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Coming along good, still a few more touchups, but wanted to thank you for this. Once I release in my rom, I will post here with link to rom for you. Also with credits to you in OP, thanks again.
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Nice theming, my friend. I'm glad you're using this. I swear if people knew about this little app, most ROMs would use it.
looking good. :good:
Got it added to my new update for rom. Thank you so much for this app, I'll be sure to tell others about it as well. Credit and links given to you in my OP.
My rom thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...velopment/rom-wicked-one-ss-rom-v1-0-t3171763
UPDATE: v2.0_Alpha is up!
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Hi everyone!
If you happen to be a fan of split-window mode in Android Nougat, there is a good chance that may find this nifty tools App that I have been working on - Parallel Windows for Nougat (Android 7.0 Nougat exclusive)
What it does? 3 things as of now:
#1 Provide an onscreen shortcut to toggle split-screen
#2 Quickly launch any new App in split-screen mode through a floating mini App drawer.
#3 Mirror an App!
YES! You can run two Windows of an App, two windows of almost any App on a phone but MANY windows of an App on tablet, as seen on the screenshots above.
The set of tools can be accessed by swiping from right edge of the screen, couple of screenshots of the App:
Here is a video demo (please note that it's on an emulator, expect some lags here and there.) In case you're only interested in checking out how the mirroring of App works, jump to 03:14 in the video. And if anybody can shoot a quality video, please do and upload to this thread.
Please subscribe, share the link of this thread with your Nexus friends (running Android Nougat.)
Thank you for going through my post.
DOWNLOAD OPTIONS:
Download from Google Play Store (Receive updates automatically)
If you like the App, please leave a rating on Google Play Store.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION AND SOME IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE APP IS LEFT ON THE THIRD POST.
What's changed/new in v2.1_Alpha:
* The white background of "RECENT ACTIVITY" panel is now toned down.
* Recent activity removes Apps which are uninstalled.
* Added/changed UI texts wherever needed.
What's changed/new in v2.0_Alpha:
* Significant improvement in the UI controls, you should feel everything super snappy now.
* App drawer now supports fast scrolling.
* You can now adjust the placement of the hotspot to trigger Parallel Windows side bar - length, width, location (up/down/left/right.)
* A new panel is now available, 'RECENT ACTIVITY' - whichever App you launch/mirror using Parallel Windows, goes here. This panel will have more additions in future - shortcut to launch multiple Apps, widgets etc.
What's changed/new in v1.2_Alpha:
* The App is now battery ready - uses CPU for only the few seconds when you interact with it.
What's changed/new in v1.1_Alpha:
* The floating App drawer should be super responsive now.
* After swiping in left the tools menu, you can tap anywhere on the screen to exit (earlier you had to swipe back to the right.)
* Added quick sharing option.
If you have an interesting use case for the 'mirror' feature on a particular App, please post a screenshot of your phone/tablet. I will include them here to showcase.
Installation instruction and important notes on the app
THE SET-UP:
Download the .apk and proceed with standard installation.
Launch the App, read through the notes, check off boxes, hit 'continue'.
In the main Settings page, hit the first switch 'Permit to draw over other Apps', it will take you to a new page, enable the permission and hit back.
Again, in the main Settings page, click the second switch 'Enable Accessibility Service', you will be take to the Accessibility Services menu, choose "Parallel Windows for Nougat" from the list, and enable it.
[OPTIONAL] Go back to the Settings page, adjust the width and height of the hotspot (the hotspot region will be highlighted with every change.)
HOW TO USE:
Once everything is set-up, you can swipe from the middle of right edge of your screen to open the menu.
The menu has 3 buttons, starting from top they are: App Drawer, Split Screen Toggle and Mirror respectively.
Clicking the middle button (Split Screen Toggle) will, well, toggle the split-screen mode of your device.
The top most button (App Drawer,) will let you open a App drawer right on your screen. Clicking any App here will launch it side-by-side to your existing App. If your device is already in split-screen mode, then there is no gurantee on which side of the screen will the App launch. Also, one important thing to keep in mind is, this App drawer is exclusive to launch Apps side by side, it will NOT open any App in normal full screen.
The third button is called 'Mirror'. 'Parallel Windows' for Nougat is totally inspired by the magical functionality of this button. More about it in the next section.
THE MIRROR:
CASE 1: You're not in split-screen mode. Now, if you swipe from right, hit the Mirror button, it will ask you to "Select an App to mirror". You can tap anywhere on the background App that is visible through the transcluent black area. Clicking it will mirror the App, give it a few seconds to complete the process.
CASE 2: You're already in split-screen mode and you want to mirror one of the two windows (or many incase of tablets.) Again, swipe from right, hit the mirror button, tap on the App which you want to mirror, visible through the translucent black window.
There is small probability that the Mirroring didn't do its job well. In that case, you can just try again. If it doesn't work the second time either, and you really need to mirror the particular App, all you have to do is, close all other Apps, and try mirroring on the App again (it should work almost certainly.)
Do note that, not all the Apps are mirrorable. Parallel Windows will indeed let you know if it can not mirror a particular App. In most of the cases, if you think an App has a use for mirroring then most likely it will be available for mirroing.
Looks awesome
This is how I've been saying Samsungs multi window should be toggled for years! Looks great!
What I always wanted was split window in LANDSCAPE that showed 2 or 3 windows scaled as if it's 3 full screens. Like 3 devices. Smaller keyboard, smaller phone app, but clear enough on these super high res screens we have.
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hi,
what is the minimum version of android required to run this app
arjuntsgowda said:
hi,
what is the minimum version of android required to run this app
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SAME QUESTION!
will it work on lollipop?
No download link ?
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Will it work on KITKAT???
How's it going? Looks awesome. Great job.
Where is the link
thebenefactor said:
Looks awesome
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Thank you!
Benny Bosser said:
This is how I've been saying Samsungs multi window should be toggled for years! Looks great!
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Thank you! I hope you get Nougat on your device soon to try this out!
ekerbuddyeker said:
What I always wanted was split window in LANDSCAPE that showed 2 or 3 windows scaled as if it's 3 full screens. Like 3 devices. Smaller keyboard, smaller phone app, but clear enough on these super high res screens we have.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N930A using XDA-Developers mobile app
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You can expect that to happen in future version of Parallel Windows, you can define how you would like to use the screen space.
arjuntsgowda said:
hi,
what is the minimum version of android required to run this app
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Hi! The minimum and maximum for the App is Android 7.0 Nougat. As it is completely based of the split-screen functionality in Nougat.
Rafay01 said:
SAME QUESTION!
will it work on lollipop?
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Unfortunately not.
ELoTRIX said:
No download link ?
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It's up now!
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Will it work on KITKAT???
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Unfortunately not.
gustavomp said:
How's it going? Looks awesome. Great job.
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Thank you and it's up now.
Chidrey said:
Where is the link
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It's up now, update on the first post.
jagan2 said:
Thank you!
Thank you! I hope you get Nougat on your device soon to try this out!
You can expect that to happen in future version of Parallel Windows, you can define how you would like to use the screen space.
Hi! The minimum and maximum for the App is Android 7.0 Nougat. As it is completely based of the split-screen functionality in Nougat.
Unfortunately not.
It's up now!
Unfortunately not.
Thank you and it's up now.
It's up now, update on the first post.
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Can not install apk on Cm13 ,6.0.1
"Parsingerror"
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Hello everyone!
The App is finally up! I spent countless hours, continuously day and night for so many days now to arrive at this Alpha version. Hope it works as good as it does on my emulator. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Fun fact: The development of this App was entirely based on an Android emulator. Because I don't have a Nexus. So, if you downloaded the App first and installed on an Android Nougat device, you're probably the first person every to try this App on a real device. Are you the one? Let me know
ELoTRIX said:
Can not install apk on Cm13 ,6.0.1
"Parsingerror"
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The App is designed to work on Android 7.0 Nougat stock ROM, unfortunately.
jagan2 said:
Hello everyone!
The App is finally up! I spent countless hours, continuously day and night for so many days now to arrive at this Alpha version. Hope it works as good as it does on my emulator. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Fun fact: The development of this App was entirely based on an Android emulator. Because I don't have a Nexus. So, if you downloaded the App first and installed on an Android Nougat device, you're probably the first person every to try this App on a real device. Are you the one? Let me know
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Well i don't have a Nexus, but i guess i am the first one to download it on my AOSP 7.0.
The app works exactly as you described. Didn't find any bug yet but hey i'm using it since last 5 mins. I don't usually do reviews but i left you one on Google Play Store (actually my first one). I hope you get a real device to develop.
Kudos! Keep up the amazing work.
EDIT: The Sidebar closing animations are a bit laggy. I have some suggestions:
1. Clicking on the empty space to close the sidebar rather than dragging it back.
2. Change sidebar hotspot positions to user defined places on either right or left edge of the screen.
I know this app is still in alpha but just my two cents. I'll go back to lurking now.
intruder16 said:
Well i don't have a Nexus, but i guess i am the first one to download it on my AOSP 7.0.
The app works exactly as you described. Didn't find any bug yet but hey i'm using it since last 5 mins. I don't usually do reviews but i left you one on Google Play Store (actually my first one). I hope you get a real device to develop.
Kudos! Keep up the amazing work.
EDIT: The Sidebar closing animations are a bit laggy. I have some suggestions:
1. Clicking on the empty space to close the sidebar rather than dragging it back.
2. Change sidebar hotspot positions to user defined places on either right or left edge of the screen.
I know this app is still in alpha but just my two cents. I'll go back to lurking now.
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Wow! Didn't expect the first review from India as it would be 3+ AM when you tried the App. Thank you! I acknowledged your review on Google Play Store as well.
Also, your suggestions are much appreciated. The sidebar opening may 'feel' laggy, as it waits for the user's swipe to complete from hotspot towards left. But closing should absolutely be smooth, can you clarify that? Or if it's really a visible lag, a small 3 seconds screencast would help me clarify a lot.
And as the development progresses, the hotspot will be super customizable. I have intentionally kept it super minimal to get some quick feedback on the core features.
I have quite a bunch of real exciting features planned for future versions, now if only I can slow down time.
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....The sidebar opening may 'feel' laggy, as it waits for the user's swipe to complete from hotspot towards left. But closing should absolutely be smooth, can you clarify that? Or if it's really a visible lag, a small 3 seconds screencast would help me clarify a lot...
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I just tried it again. It could be due to OmniSwitch. I have OmniSwitch assigned on the same place too with double swipe. I'll try again tomorrow and send you a screencast if it happens. I've to go to sleep now. Like you said its 03:30 am here and i got a job to do tomorrow.
intruder16 said:
I just tried it again. It could be due to OmniSwitch. I have OmniSwitch assigned on the same place too with double swipe. I'll try again tomorrow and send you a screencast if it happens. I've to go to sleep now. Like you said its 03:30 am here and i got a job to do tomorrow.
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That would be great! Have a nice day!