[APP][3.0+] LAS: Last App Switcher. - Android Apps and Games

[APP][3.0+] LAS: Last App Switcher. - Android Apps and Games

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Introduction
This is the App you didn't knew you were missing since years. Switch to your last used app with just a tap on the floating button over you screen. Once you get used to, you won't be leaving it for a day. And as the Play Store description says,
Think about the last channel button on your TV remote, which makes switching between two channels as easy as pie. Now think about a button on your mobile/tablet which switches you to the last used application with a single tap.
Imagine, you are browsing internet and a message arrives. Normally, you would minimize your browser, open the chatting application, and reply to the message. Then press the recent apps button, find your browser, tap on it, and then continue browsing, huh! Suddenly, another message arrives!
With LAS (Last App Switcher), you will be like "tap", chatting, "tap", browsing. Envision the figure of precious minutes you are going to save in a day.
Salient Features:
Persistent button floating above all your apps.
Switch between two apps quickly with just a single tap.
Snappy transition animations configured to save you even more precious fractions of a second.
Semi-transparent floating button feels lot less meddlesome.
Extremely light on resources.
And It's free, absolutely free. No ads, no hidden charges.
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Download Link
If the image isn't visible to you: Play Store Link.
OR
Direct Download:
View attachment LastAppSwitcher1.99.5.apk(Beta)
(It's a humble request that you download the application from Play store (above). Doing so, you will always have the latest version directly from Play Store)
Older Versions
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Beta Testing
To opt for LAS beta updates you must join the LAS beta Google+ Community below and then Opt-in for beta testing using the link below.
Note: The Opt-in link won't work until you have joined the community using your Play Store account.
LAS Beta test Community
Beta Opt-in
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Screenshots
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Change Log
Code:
Version 1.99.5
# Another fix for application being restarted when switched using LAS.
Previous Changes:
Code:
Version 1.99.4
# Initial support for Lollipop.
# Fixed application being restarted when switched using LAS.
# UI changes.
# Fixed compatibility issues with some apps.
Version 1.99.3
# Initial support for Lollipop.
# Heavy internal modifications for Lollipop support.
# Fixed bug which caused applications to restart.
Version 1.99.2
# Initial support for Lollipop.
# Heavy internal modifications for Lollipop support.
# UI fixes.
Version 1.98
Lots of (if not all) bugs are fixed. You are definitely going to love this update :)
# Fixed: Correction in home exclusion algorithm.
# Fixed: UI bugs.
# Fixed: Floater won't move on its own anymore.
# Floater can be moved up to the status bar.
# Now hiding floater from notification will actually disable it.
# More bug fixes.
Version 1.92
# Major bug fix for large devices.
# Alternative option for bubble or shortcut.
Version 1.94 (beta)
# Added: Shortcut to map the switch action anywhere.
# Notification icon will no more display in the top status bar.
Version 1.9
# Minor bug fixes.
# Added: Option to toggle notification for LAS floater.
# Now LAS home shortcut won't be shown while dragging when notification is being shown.
# Added: Icon for notification.
Version 1.91 (Beta)
# Added: Option to show/hide in notification.
# Added: Option to change color of the floater.
# Minor UI changes.
Version 1.86
# Lots of bug fixes.
# Added an ongoing notification for LAS Floater, floater no more randomly disappears.
# Layout bug fixes.
Version 1.82
# Added: Landscape Layout.
# Fixed: Floater sometimes sticking to the top.
# UI changes.
# Minor Bug fixes.
# Added an activity which can replace the default search action to switch to the last application. Can also be used as a shortcut to perform the switching function from other applications.
Version 1.56 (beta)
# Added an activity which can replace the default search action to switch to the last application. Can also be used as a shortcut to perform the switching function from other applications.
Version 1.55
# Translated to Italian.
# Better fix for the bug in which the floater was resetting it's position.
Version 1.53:
# Translated to Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Chinese.
# Added option to change LAS floater Size, and Opacity.
# Bug in which the floater was resetting it's position is fixed.
# Animations and the bubble shrinking to half features have been removed, as they were causing problems. They will be back with a much better implementation.
# Removed three \\TODO's :D
Version 1.5:
# LAS floater now shrinks to half when resting on the edge, making it even less obtrusive.
# [B]Added: Option to toggle vibration.[/B]
# Added: Some cool animations, may not work properly :D
Version 1.1:
# Some bug fixes.
Version 1.0:
# Just launched :)
Translation
It would be great if someone helps me translate my Application and Play Store Product Description into other languages. I currently cannot afford paid translations.
Play Store Product Description:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.abhi.lastappswitcher
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Application Strings:
HTML:
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Last App Switcher</string>
<string name="status_label">Last App Switcher method</string>
<string name="bubble_method_label">bubble</string>
<string name="shortcut_method_label">shortcut</string>
<string name="on_label">on</string>
<string name="off_label">off</string>
<string name="settings_label">Settings</string>
<string name="options_label">Options</string>
<string name="snap_to_edge_setting_label">The LAS floater automatically snaps to the nearest edge of the screen. Though, you can switch it off and give it a try.</string>
<string name="exclude_home_setting_label">Home screen application is excluded from last app stack. Switching around feels better, I would recommend leaving it ON</string>
<string name="startup_setting_label">The bubble starts automatically when device boots up. Floater is so lite on resources, if I were you I would have left it ON.</string>
<string name="haptic_toggle_setting_label">Toggle haptic feedback. The vibration that occurs when you tap the floater and all other sorts of vibration, within the app.</string>
<string name="transparency_setting_label">Toggle visibility.</string>
<string name="size_setting_label">Choose size of the floater.</string>
<string name="rate_description">Loved the application, rate it 5 stars!</string>
<string name="rate_btn_label">Rate</string>
<string name="share_description">Sharing is caring! Share LAS with your friends.</string>
<string name="share_btn_label">Share</string>
<string name="contact_description">Suggestions? Issues? Contact the developer.</string>
<string name="contact_btn_label">Contact</string>
<string name="donate_description">Support the developer and buy him a coffee!</string>
<string name="donate_btn_label">Donate</string>
<string name="trans_25_label">25</string>
<string name="trans_50_label">50</string>
<string name="trans_75_label">75</string>
<string name="trans_100_label">100</string>
<string name="size_50_label">50</string>
<string name="size_75_label">75</string>
<string name="size_100_label">100</string>
<string-array name="quotes">
<item>Switch between your favourite chatting application and your favourite game in a snap.</item>
<item>No more sacrificing your favourite browser for the sake of multitasking.</item>
<item>Continuous switching between two applications won\'t hurt anymore.</item>
<item>Uninterrupted switching through applications.</item>
<item>Take Multitasking in your smartphone to another level, while LAS takes the pain out.</item>
<item>Browse subsidiary resources while you are busy writing a long post, and that won\'t be a headache.</item>
<item>Open links from social applications in your favourite browser and seamlessly switch through them.</item>
<item>Take handy notes in your favourite note making app, while you surf the web and switch between them in a snap.</item>
<item>No more being afraid of leaving your current app for a notification, because at any time you are just one tap away from it.</item>
<item>Your friend \'s messages are a tap away while you are playing your favourite game.</item>
</string-array>
<string name="home_key_delay_error">Switching can only be done after 5 seconds of Home key press ~_~\nThis is an Android fault, I can\'t help</string>
<string name="no_bg_app_error">"There's no app in background >_* \nStart two applications, to switch between"</string>
<string name="toggle_notification_setting_label">Toggle LAS Notification. Switching it off may make floater prone to be killed by the Android system and it may disappear frequently.</string>
<string name="color_setting_label">Choose color for the floater.</string>
<string name="color_0_label">Re</string>
<string name="color_1_label">Bl</string>
<string name="color_2_label">Gr</string>
<string name="color_3_label">Wh</string>
<string name="dyn_text">DO YOU KNOW!\nYou can perform the default search action to switch to the last app instead of the floater. Some phones have swipe-up-from-home-key shortcut for search while others have a dedicated button for it.</string>
<string name="notification_title">LAS is running.</string>
<string name="notification_text">Tap to show/hide LAS bubble.</string>
<string name="changelog_full_title">Change Log</string>
<string name="changelog_title">What\'s New</string>
<string name="changelog_ok_button">OK</string>
<string name="changelog_show_full">more...</string>
<string name="notSupportedVersionMessage">The current Android version you are using does not support the APIs used by LAS.\nThough we are working on a possible solution for at least a subset of LAS to work with Lollipop.\n\nYou can follow our Google+ community for latest changes and updates.</string>
<string name="status_bar_overlay_settings_description">The bubble will overlay the status bar, if switched ON. Switch it OFF if you are having weird problems like Brightness cannot be controlled, etc</string>
<string name="error_msg_toggle_settings_description">Enable or disable all kinds to toast error messages within the app.</string>
<string name="floater_movable_toggle_settings_description">Choose whether LAS floater is movable or not.</string>
<string name="follow_btn_label">Follow us</string>
<string name="follow_description">For latest changes and updates follow our Google+ community.</string>
</resources>
Credits
I take this section to thank all those who have helped me push the application this far.
Translation:
@tigerwyb (E-mail [email protected]): He is a professional translator in Chinese. You must contact him if you want to get a translation in Chinese.
@Bilgets: Translated the application in Indonesian.
@vulen: Translated the application in Vietnamese.
Uzay (A satisfied Play Store user) & Vedat (This guy emailed me the translations): I have used a arbitrary mix of translations from both of them Thanks both of you.
@c3k: Gave me the Italian translation and some helpful advices.
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Everyone else:
Thanks for taking your time to give me helpful reviews and those 5 shiny stars
//TODO
These are some features, I have considered to include in future releases, in no particular order.
# Edge swipe gesture, instead of the floater, to switch to the last app.
# An Xposed module and a navigation bar button (I personally thing this feature would be great).
# Eliminating the 5 second delay after home key press using Xposed.
# An arc view for multiple level app switches (Another great feature to come).
# App exclusion list will replace Home screen exclusion.
# The LAS floater automatically hides when there is a full screen application running in foreground.
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XDA:DevDB Information
LAS: Last App Switcher, Tool/Utility for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
Abhishek verma
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.99.4
Stable Release Date: 2015-03-22
Created 2014-07-16
Last Updated 2015-03-22

This is a fantastic idea, but would you consider making it a shortcut or activity so that I can access it from other areas on the system without having to keep a prominent floating button on my screen at all times? Thank you.

I second this proposal. It could be extra useful even it wetter an app without an ui, which only toggles the foreground app with the previous one.
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May be very useful; much more efficient than dealing with "recent apps" types of toggles/menus.
Would like to be able to turn off haptic feedback though.....

but would you consider making it a shortcut or activity so that I can access it from other areas on the system without having to keep a prominent floating button on my screen at all times
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I cannot exactly get idea. Do you mean a button in notification panel? BTW thanks for feedback!

nightfishing said:
May be very useful; much more efficient than dealing with "recent apps" types of toggles/menus.
Would like to be able to turn off haptic feedback though.....
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Thanks, I will be adding an option my next update.

aryayush said:
This is a fantastic idea, but would you consider making it a shortcut or activity so that I can access it from other areas on the system without having to keep a prominent floating button on my screen at all times? Thank you.
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I cannot exactly get your idea. Do you mean a button in notification panel? BTW thanks for feedback!
(Sorry! Cannot delete my last post.)

Abhishek verma said:
I cannot exactly get your idea. Do you mean a button in notification panel? BTW thanks for feedback!
(Sorry! Cannot delete my last post.)
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Some apps can launch another app's activity
Like Gravity box I mean

aryayush said:
This is a fantastic idea, but would you consider making it a shortcut or activity so that I can access it from other areas on the system without having to keep a prominent floating button on my screen at all times? Thank you.
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I second this proposal. It could be extra useful even it wetter an app without an ui, which only toggles the foreground app with the previous one.
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Oh! I got both of you. Do you mean a widget or a shortcut on home screen?

Yes, a shortcut for the Home screen. Exactly.
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I second this proposal. It could be extra useful even it wetter an app without an ui, which only toggles the foreground app with the previous one.
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Yes, this would work too, but then the developer wouldn't be able to make it customisable. A shortcut would do the trick.

aryayush said:
Yes, a shortcut for the Home screen. Exactly.
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Yes, this would work too, but then the developer wouldn't be able to make it customisable. A shortcut would do the trick.
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Thanks, I will be adding it in my next update or so.
But, There is a problem, Android doesn't allow any activity call within 5 seconds of Home key press. So, such a shortcut at home screen will be useless, as user would have to wait for 5 seconds after pressing home key to switch to last used app, isn't it. Any suggestions?

I don’t intend to use the shortcut from the Home screen. Shortcuts work systemwide and there are plenty of apps that allow you to trigger them in various ways. I could, for instance, set a voice command “switch to last app” that would trigger your shortcut, or I could map it to a target on the Navigation Bar or Navigation Ring. It would make your app very versatile.
(Feel free to charge for your app. Kuchh paisey to kamao! )

aryayush said:
I don’t intend to use the shortcut from the Home screen. Shortcuts work systemwide and there are plenty of apps that allow you to trigger them in various ways. I could, for instance, set a voice command “switch to last app” that would trigger your shortcut, or I could map it to a target on the Navigation Bar or Navigation Ring. It would make your app very versatile.
(Feel free to charge for your app. Kuchh paisey to kamao! )
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Oh, that's a great idea. I was already thinking about it. Will start working on it.
(Aur rahi baat paison ki, to "Picture, abhi baaki hai mere dost". )

I would use it as a clickable in Pie Control Pro, which I use mostly as a task launcher and switcher.
I asked the developer of that app to implement something like that but I haven't had any response yet.
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debernardis said:
I would use it as a clickable in Pie Control Pro, which I use mostly as a task launcher and switcher.
I asked the developer of that app to implement something like that but I haven't had any response yet.
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How about a small bar on the edge which when swiped turns into the bubble and when left, shrinks back to the bar and sticks to the edge.

It's a good idea, simple and unobtrusive. I like it
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I'm not a fan of systemwide edge gestures. Most apps already use them for features of their own, so it creates conflicts. It's much better than the bubble, but please make sure you add the shortcut as well.

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It's a good idea, simple and unobtrusive. I like it
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I'm not a fan of systemwide edge gestures. Most apps already use them for features of their own, so it creates conflicts. It's much better than the bubble, but please make sure you add the shortcut as well.
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I will be adding two options in future, the bar thing and an edge gesture. With an option to choose between the bubble and gesture. And of course, a shortcut as well.

Xposed
Is there any chance to create an exposed-module version of this app? I would pay for it @ playstore...
Thanks for the great work.

fernandodistinto said:
Is there any chance to create an exposed-module version of this app? I would pay for it @ playstore...
Thanks for the great work.
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Yup a xposed module in nav bar would be great
Tap-a-talked from the MOTOG

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[APP] [2.3+] Trigger - Now Able to Pull in 8 Directions

Trigger
A Gesture Activator
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A Trigger icon will always remain on top of every app ready to be activated.
"Pressing the Trigger" will call up a Gesture Field for you to draw your pre-created gestures. This will launch the pre-set action.
"Pulling the Trigger" in the north, east, south, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest directions will activate a pre-set action. This is a quick-action and it can be set to any gesture.
Press and hold on the Trigger to move it to any location.
The Trigger can be shown or hidden by:
1. Search Key for phones with Search Buttons
2. Notification Bar for phones without Search Buttons
3. Shake for all occasions
4. Home Launcher, double or triple press of Home Button
Available Gestures:
Panels
1. App Panel -Similar to an App Folder
2. Image Panel
3. Info Panel
4. Text Panel
5. NotePad Panel
6. ClipBoard Panel
Apps -Launch any app
Shortcuts -Launch any app
Settings
1. Profiles -Change a large variety of settings with one gesture
2. Vibrate Mode On
3. Vibrate Mode Off
4. Silent Mode On
5. Silent Mode Off
6. WiFi On
7. WiFi Off
8. Bluetooth On
9. Bluetooth Off
10. Data On
11. Data Off
12. Airplane Mode On
13. Airplane Mode Off
14. Adjust Brightness
15. Adjust Volume
Extras
1. Do Nothing -For the moments when two gestures are too similar
2. Vibrate Once
3. Play Sound
4. Open Dialpad
5. Call Number
6. Send SMS/MMS
7. SMS/MMS Contact
8. Send E-Mail
9. E-Mail Contact
10. Open Website
Special
1. Lock
2. Dismiss Gesture Field -Also able to press the Trigger again to dismiss
3. Simulate Home Button
4. Switch to Previous App
5. Recent Apps Field
6. Pull Notification Bar -For the occasions where you don't want to stretch to reach the notification bar
Trigger will also notify you to add recently installed apps into app panels. No more forgetting to add newly downloaded apps into app folders!
Lots of options for everyone and extremely useful.
Reminder: All gestures can be set as a quick-action!
Example: Personal use: I pull the Trigger up to launch Recent Apps, pull right to access an All Apps app folder, pull down to lock screen, and pull left to switch to my previous app
Play Store Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.varience.triggerlimited

Change Log
v1.8
New:
Pull the Trigger QuickActions can now be pulled in NorthEast, NorthWest, SouthEast, and SouthWest directions.
Free alternative to get full version
BugFix:
Simulate Home Button not working when Trigger is set as default home.
Reduced memory usage
Few bugfixes that leads to force closing
v1.7
New:
1. Panel - NotePad Panel! Different from TextPanel!
2. Panel - ClipBoard Panel! Store your most commonly used words
3. Home Launcher - Now able to launch Gesture Field
BugFix:
1. Shortcuts related bugs from Trigger Swipe Effects
v1.5
New:
1. Shortcuts - Create gestures to launch Shortcuts!!
2. Home Launcher - Double Click to show/hide Trigger
3. Clear All button in Recently Installed screen
4. Simple Web Search Bar - In Gesture Field
BugFix:
1. Trigger icon has a distinct location in Portrait and Landscape mode
2. Smoother and faster scrolling in all lists
Version 1.1:
New:
1. Hold app in App Panel or Recent Apps Panel to go to App Info screen for that app
2. Added selected glow when selecting an app from App Panel or Recent Apps Panel
Bug Fix:
1. Fixed crash when creating Text Panels
Change:
1. Visit Website will launch Facebook page instead of Google+

nice!!
nice! where can get your app?? i looked in the play store but it wasnt there

ssp81777 said:
nice! where can get your app?? i looked in the play store but it wasnt there
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thanks for the interest,
Strangely, the app isn't easily found in the play store. I'm guessing its not popular enough yet.
The link is under the pictures in the first post.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.varience.triggerlimited

Those with a Samsung device can download Trigger from the Samsung AppStore for the free version without the six gesture limitation.

Trigger just became even better than it already is!
Now introducing 2 New Panels: NotePad Panel, ClipBoard Panel!
Have you ever seen such a clean and beautiful notepad?
Now its easily one gesture away!
One Tip: For those who don't want to always have the Trigger icon on the screen, you can now switch to using Trigger as a Home Launcher.
Double Tap home to launch the gesture field, there's no need to keep the icon on the screen anymore.

Thank you so muck.

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I can't find it in Samsung apps.

siakgayyem said:
I can't find it in Samsung apps.
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It should be in the store, however Samsung Apps is still verifying update v1.5, so it will be a while before v1.7 arrives on there.

:good:excellent app.. long tym user of trigger.. trigger pulling something that separate this app from hundreds of other gesture based Apps.. few suggestions from my point of view.. it will be handful if there is additional pull direction like southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest direction.. And also need additional SPL actions like back button simulation, kill task. kill all task, menu similar to aokp ROMs and lmt launcher app.. ..glad if they make into oncoming update..

Perhaps one of the best apps I've seen in quite a while. Seriously well done, from looking fantastic to being fantastic.
One constructive criticism, perhaps change the gesture panel enabler icon. Or allow us to choose another one. I personally wouldn't mind a simple grey translucent triangle that i could position in the top left corner of the screen. Unobtrusive and not unsightly at all.

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Zorigo said:
Perhaps one of the best apps I've seen in quite a while. Seriously well done, from looking fantastic to being fantastic.
One constructive criticism, perhaps change the gesture panel enabler icon. Or allow us to choose another one. I personally wouldn't mind a simple grey translucent triangle that i could position in the top left corner of the screen. Unobtrusive and not unsightly at all.
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Are you talking about the trigger icon?
Changing the appearance is actually a feature of the paid version.
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one of the best apps,good job

must admit.. its a brilliant start... testing the app now...
one thing i noticed... If i keep the icon in the corner, like suppose the middle screen right corner then the swipe right option doesnt work..
similarly if its at the edge, like bottom right then the swipe right and swipe down options dont work
keeping the icon in the middle of the screen kinda defeats the purpose of it being unobtrusive .. just an opinion
(im on nova launcher with grid layout set to 6 x 4)

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schizovivek said:
must admit.. its a brilliant start... testing the app now...
one thing i noticed... If i keep the icon in the corner, like suppose the middle screen right corner then the swipe right option doesnt work..
similarly if its at the edge, like bottom right then the swipe right and swipe down options dont work
keeping the icon in the middle of the screen kinda defeats the purpose of it being unobtrusive .. just an opinion
(im on nova launcher with grid layout set to 6 x 4)
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I'm afraid that's not something I can fix if the icon is placed in the corner or sides.
It's a trade off for putting them in certain locations.
Personally I keep mine close to the side, but with enough distance to still activate the actions.
However, maybe the next update will help.
Next update includes pulling the trigger in 8 directions! 4 more quick actions to work with, so it might make putting it to the side or corners more agreeable.
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What's the battery drain like on this app? If it runs constantly on top of all apps, must be noticeable?

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xcly said:
What's the battery drain like on this app? If it runs constantly on top of all apps, must be noticeable?
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Barely any battery drain at all. The only part that runs on top off all apps is just the tiny icon. Nothing else runs unless you touch it.
You can think of it as just your app containing one additional image and even if you leave it there, it won't affect the battery.
Unless you choose to change the icon to display the time or battery instead. Then it's more active and might affect the battery a little bit.
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Problem with the app
Hallo.
I've bought your app for my Galaxy Note 2.
At the beginning it worked but after few configuration it started to abort and at the moment it is impossible to use it.
Is there any known bug for Note 2?
Is it possible to have a working release?
Thank you.

Re: [APP] [2.3+] Trigger - Now with New Panels!
danibers said:
Hallo.
I've bought your app for my Galaxy Note 2.
At the beginning it worked but after few configuration it started to abort and at the moment it is impossible to use it.
Is there any known bug for Note 2?
Is it possible to have a working release?
Thank you.
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I've replied to your message on Facebook and asked for more info.
Describe the bug you are experiencing.
Is it force closing or certain features are not working?
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Hello, I've tried this app, awesome work and it seems to be extremely customizable.
However I can't think of a reason how this app can replace gmd, is it clipboard/note function?
Maybe you can emphasize on the differences to increase appeal of this app

[CLOSED] [APP-V6.2][2.3+] Rotation Manager - Control which of your apps rotate and more!

ROTATION MANAGER FREE EDITION
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Mod edit: Broken DL link removed
ROTATION MANAGER PREMIUM EDITION
Rotation Manager 3rd Generation is here!
WORKS WITH LOLLIPOP (5.x)

ABOUT
Rotation manager is a tool that lets you choose which application you want to rotate or which one you don't want to rotate. It is a really simple app designed for the least possible power and RAM consumption.
FEATURES
- Force the orientation of each app to your liking.
- Rotate your device freely, without worrying if your apps will change orientation.
- Orientation lock
- Forced Auto option
- Forced inverse portrait/landscape
- App-specific orientation
- Option for permanent notification, called "Permanent Notification mode"
*Premium Version:
- Per App inverse
- Automatic Brightness adjustment
- Automatic Screen timeout
- Automatic Media volume level
HOW TO USE
The floating button is the global orientation for all the apps. It is a 7-state button and gives you all the orientation possibilities. <b>Long click to enter inverse modes.</b> Then you can select from the list for every app your desired orientation. Your selection will override the default global orientation. If you want only two apps to rotate and all the others to stay at their default, just disable global orientation and then select both Portrait and Landscape for the specific app in the list. After you have selected your desired apps, just click on play and your settings will be in effect.
If you want to enable extra features, just click on the 3 dots next to the app's icon and select which features you want to override in each app.
Βy enabling "Permanent Notification mode" from "Preferences" an invisible permanent notification starts which ensures that the service will not be killed by the OS. Enable it if you have low RAM problems and the orientation service stops.
Check out a review about our app at techcookies.net!!
Our project is open source.
Help with the translation of the app.
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PERMISSIONS
These are the permissions are needed by the app to work:
android.permission.GET_TASKS : In order to retrieve the currently running app.
android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION : In order to change the orientation.
android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS : In order to change the global orientation settings.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED : In order to start on boot.
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW : In order to change the foreground orientation
android.permission.VIBRATE : In order to detonate your phone...
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
These permissions have been removed!! :highfive::
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
BUGS
Please write your phone model and Android version when reporting a bug.
- ...waiting for you...
CHANGELOG
v6.2.030315
String updates
Per app inverse (premium only)
v6.1.250215
Battery consumption reduced A LOT!
Updated strings
Color for notification changed to lollipop default
v6.0
+ New Logo
+ New UI
+ New animations
+ Various bugfixes in both versions
+ Material Design
+ Lollipop integration (per app issues fixed)
+ Stability and performance improvements
v5.0
+ New Logo
+ New UI
+ New animations
+ Various bugfixes in both versions
V4.0:
+ New Logo
+ New icons
+ New animations
+ Bugfixes
+ New translations
- Removed Chuck Norris stuff
V3.3.230514
+ Option to disable specific apps (in case you experience a bug with any app)
V3.2.210414
+ fixed absent Chuck Norris
+ fixed crash on opening for some devices
+ new global inverse button on notification (2.3.6+)
+ speed and ram optimization
V3.0.130414
+ Inverse rotation (2.3.6+)
+ Notification has button to change orientation for the running app "on-the-fly"
+ NO ADS!
+ Complete layout remake!
V2.2.110214
+ Fixed service not restarting on KitKat
+ Updated translations
+ optional ad banners to support our work. Check under "support" tab.
v2.1.220114
+ Added Forced Auto option
+ Changed visual elements
+ Fixed bug in package installer
+ Added LICENSE
+ Updated translations
+ Fixed locked screen issue
v2.0_070114
+ Added Forced Landscape and Forced Portrait
+ Added alarm for KitKat bug (onTaskRemoved())
+ Small RAM optimizations
+ Updated Gradle
+ Updated translations
+ Optimized Performance
+ Changed instructions and about
+ Added link to our apps in Play Store
+ Fixed donation codes
v1.9
+ Kit Kat support
+ updated translations
+ Small RAM optimizations
+ Updated Gradle, AdColony
v1.7b
+ added "Chuck Norris mode". This enables an Invisible permanent notification which ensures that the service will not be killed by the OS. Enable it if you have low RAM problems and the orientation service stops.
+ increased responsiveness
v1.6
+ Fixed bug that showed launcher multiple times after refresh
+ Added "Phone During Call" which controls orientation during incoming or outgoing calls
+ Checking version code in order to change Play button on update and start service
FEATURE REQUEST
+ Per app inverse
DEVELOPED BY
spirosbond
PuR3v1L
plutoattack
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FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE PLUS
FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN
VIEW OUR WEBSITE
Special Thanks to:
All our translators in crowdin!
Donors: David H

bump...
First one!!

:laugh: :highfive:

I can make you a new icon if you want ?
Also does this app run on boot each time?

SystemErrorOne said:
I can make you a new icon if you want ?
Also does this app run on boot each time?
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You have the option to enable it, so the app runs on boot each time.
Any help is appreciated!!

Nice start. I think the interface layout is a bit confusing, but it works.
Feature request: Per app ability to force different rotation locks, e.g. one app force portrait, another force landscape. Obviously this would necessitate a UI rethink.

Milamber33 said:
Nice start. I think the interface layout is a bit confusing, but it works.
Feature request: Per app ability to force different rotation locks, e.g. one app force portrait, another force landscape. Obviously this would necessitate a UI rethink.
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force rotation it's a great ideea, could be quite useful, if you can pull this out i will definelty use this app

giugiura said:
force rotation it's a great ideea, could be quite useful, if you can pull this out i will definelty use this app
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Milamber33 said:
Nice start. I think the interface layout is a bit confusing, but it works.
Feature request: Per app ability to force different rotation locks, e.g. one app force portrait, another force landscape. Obviously this would necessitate a UI rethink.
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Thanks for the feedback! We will add the suggestions to our wishlist and start working on them! :good: :laugh:

v0.7-BETA is up. Enjoy a different more handy approach. Check the OP for details.
Changelog
- pretty much... everything
- updated UI
- you can now select a fixed orientation for every app, or both.
- added "about" and "how-to" section.
- added link to this thread at "about".
- reworked background service
- faster list redraw on orientation change
- selected apps go on top of the list for faster editing
- much smaller apk
- things we don't remember...
Cheers!

very very good app rotation. :good:

Milamber33 said:
Nice start. I think the interface layout is a bit confusing, but it works.
Feature request: Per app ability to force different rotation locks, e.g. one app force portrait, another force landscape. Obviously this would necessitate a UI rethink.
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giugiura said:
force rotation it's a great ideea, could be quite useful, if you can pull this out i will definelty use this app
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Thanks for your comments and suggestions, we remade the UI and now has the features you asked for! Check v0.7, now you can force landscape or portrait per app.

Great app! Thanks a lot!

hi,
first of all , great app. congatulations!
i have one suggestion:
could you create an option to keep the app lock in memory? i m using a 4.3 rom and the app are always get kiled. in 4.2 it works really well.
thanks,
respect

AF_624 said:
hi,
first of all , great app. congatulations!
i have one suggestion:
could you create an option to keep the app lock in memory? i m using a 4.3 rom and the app are always get kiled. in 4.2 it works really well.
thanks,
respect
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Thanks for the feedback. The only way of doing this without root permissions is with a permanent notification. We may add that option for those who have such problems.
Thanks again!
Sent from my spaceship.

Very niceeeeee app
Does this app rotate apps which are horizentally stock like file manager
?
If not... How to rotate them?
Tnx
(( Send From *Black Rose* forum Runner ))

blackrose1 said:
Very niceeeeee app
Does this app rotate apps which are horizentally stock like file manager
?
If not... How to rotate them?
Tnx
(( Send From *Black Rose* forum Runner ))
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Yes you can force your orientation preference on any app. For example i set fruit ninja to be only portrait at it worked nice. (Although it sucks that way )
Cheers
Sent from my spaceship.

Hi,
thank you for this amazing app!
I don't understand why this feature is not builtin in Android!
I did a quick review about your app here:
http://techcookies.net/rotation-manager-control-which-apps-rotate/
What do you think?

megasoft78 said:
Hi,
thank you for this amazing app!
I don't understand why this feature is not builtin in Android!
I did a quick review about your app here:
http://techcookies.net/rotation-manager-control-which-apps-rotate/
What do you think?
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WooW man! Thank you very much. I'll make a reference to your review at the first post.
The review is great! I only have one comment. You say "If Auto-Rotate is On the configuration for each app will be ignored. You can clear all the configuration for each app by tapping on Clear All." Well that is not true. The Auto-Rotate button is System's configuration. It is just a shortcut to that setting. The button that starts our application is the "play" button at the top.
We are still working on the app in order to make it more user friendly, but we are on an exam period right now. So stay tuned...
Thanks again,
SpyDiKo Team

Hi,
thank you for the correction! I'll change it now!
Gabriele
spirosbond said:
WooW man! Thank you very much. I'll make a reference to your review at the first post.
The review is great! I only have one comment. You say "If Auto-Rotate is On the configuration for each app will be ignored. You can clear all the configuration for each app by tapping on Clear All." Well that is not true. The Auto-Rotate button is System's configuration. It is just a shortcut to that setting. The button that starts our application is the "play" button at the top.
We are still working on the app in order to make it more user friendly, but we are on an exam period right now. So stay tuned...
Thanks again,
SpyDiKo Team
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Hi, can you add "touchwiz"system app so I can force rotation of home screens on my Samsung S2...and "phone"system app so I can rotate my calls?
With app "ultimate rotation control" i can do this...
Congratulation for your amazing app.
Thank you.

[APP][4.0+] Dial'em All 6.0.1 | A Smart Dialer Replacement

Major Updates
V 1.0.3
Adaptive Grid.
Settings Icon on Clear Button.
Long click application to uninstall.
V 1.0.4
Recent Apps Tab
V 1.0.7
Themes
V 2.0.0
Contact Search
V 3.0.0
Phone Dialer
V 4.0.0
Lag Reduction
V 4.0.1
Transparent Theme
Better Search
Cleaner UI
V 4.0.2
Quicker Launch
Faster Search
Fixed USSD dialing
Fixed Contact Search bug
V 5.0.0
Music Search
Call History
Removed Vibration
Better Search Performance
Fixed special characters bug
V 5.0.1
option to disable email in contact search
better call history
snappier launch
V 6.0.0
* Android L Design *
* Send Messages to Contacts *
* Snappier *
* Music Search is Faster *

Just gave it a quick test here and I must say it works pretty well. Specially after I assigned it to a gesture on homescreen.

batoussai said:
Just gave it a quick test here and I must say it works pretty well. Specially after I assigned it to a gesture on homescreen.
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Contact Searches will be nice i guess, really helps the elderly with their T9 recognition Gonna subscribe!

Its very good, very smooth. You hace just cleared my homescreen of lots of apps. The only thing left in my homescreen are Dial an App, Browser, Google Maps and Iron Man 3.
Aesthetic wise, I feel like it needs more improvement, but hey, thats only graphical part. the core part is flawless.
Suggestion: Perhaps user will be able to 'dial up' settings? You know, like going directly to the WiFi settings, or directly to storage setting to eject USB on the go, or more importantly turning on the USB debugging inside the developer mode. I'm sure this will be a major request. Although you should also add a setting whether to enable dialing up shorcut settings or not, not all people want it.
Suggestion: I guess you need to add a setting page if you want to corporate more feature, as most people want to use certain feature and dont want to use certain feature.
Idea: There are some people that hide certain app and dont want people to see it, I guess it will be a bad situation if your app shows their hidden app.

Great app, will they be a paid version? Not a fan of the ads, would give a couple bucks to get rid of them!
Sent from my Nexus 7

Yes there will be an ad-free paid version as soon as I integrate contact search and a few other features in the upcoming version.
Keep the feed backs coming, helps me make this better and better.

What about apps with space in their name? The current version dont have any space input.

I suppose you wouldn't have to type the words after the space as , as soon as you are type the first word i.e the one before the space you will have that app in the grid already, for example: typing "Google" will give u "Google Play", " Google Music" , "Google Music" etc already on scren making it easier to choose, also you can easily type just the word after the space like "Music" that will give you "Google Music" too thereby saving an additional button press for "space"
correct me if I am wrong.

Interesting app. I have a couple of suggestions on how to improve it more:
The app shouldn't show up in recent apps, as people will probably access it through a shortcut and use it to launch other apps
It would be better user experience if the dialer was drawn over your current app, instead of using your wallpaper as a background -- this would give a more fluid app launching and changing experience instead of the current feeling of being taken away from your current activity
It would be nice to be able to change the app icon grid and icon sizes -- some people will want fewer but bigger icons, some people will prefer longer list with smaller icons
Since there's quite a lot of screen space for listing the apps, you could implement (an optional) row of recently launched/recently used apps. I think a lot of users are really just switching between 4-5 most common apps and this would make the interaction faster.
In addition, there could be an option to pin a favorite app(s)
Lastly, it's not at all obvious how one can change the keypad colors (long-press on clear seems to do it), and you are left wondering if there are other settings available as well (like changing the grid size)
Like I said, the app looks great and works well too.

jisoo said:
Interesting app. I have a couple of suggestions on how to improve it more:
The app shouldn't show up in recent apps, as people will probably access it through a shortcut and use it to launch other apps
It would be better user experience if the dialer was drawn over your current app, instead of using your wallpaper as a background -- this would give a more fluid app launching and changing experience instead of the current feeling of being taken away from your current activity
It would be nice to be able to change the app icon grid and icon sizes -- some people will want fewer but bigger icons, some people will prefer longer list with smaller icons
Since there's quite a lot of screen space for listing the apps, you could implement (an optional) row of recently launched/recently used apps. I think a lot of users are really just switching between 4-5 most common apps and this would make the interaction faster.
In addition, there could be an option to pin a favorite app(s)
Lastly, it's not at all obvious how one can change the keypad colors (long-press on clear seems to do it), and you are left wondering if there are other settings available as well (like changing the grid size)
Like I said, the app looks great and works well too.
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Duly Noted !

luciferabby said:
I suppose you wouldn't have to type the words after the space as , as soon as you are type the first word i.e the one before the space you will have that app in the grid already, for example: typing "Google" will give u "Google Play", " Google Music" , "Google Music" etc already on scren making it easier to choose, also you can easily type just the word after the space like "Music" that will give you "Google Music" too thereby saving an additional button press for "space"
correct me if I am wrong.
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Well, nothing wrong, just a thought I would like to share.

I am using AppDialer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858184) since a long time. Is it better, is there more functionnalities ?

miljbee said:
I am using AppDialer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858184) since a long time. Is it better, is there more functionnalities ?
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I wasn't aware, I'll have to check, however Dial an App is soon going to be a complete Dialer and a part of my upcoming Homescreen launcher, you can give it a try and see for yourself all the features. Your feedback will be appreciated.

You know, I'm a right handed. My phone screen size is 4.7 inch diagonal. The situation now is that, after there's only one app left in the screen, its all the way at the top left, which is quite a stretch for my thumb. You might even have problem with this yourself. So I was thinking maybe after one app has left, the app will be highlighted (somehow) and brought to the center, that would be better I think. or maybe you can just touch anywhere on the screen and it will launch that app. Or just add another button that will launch that one app left standing.
You konw, this reminds me of Ubuntu OS, which is quite similar. Maybe you take insperation from these? My point is, after a few letter, the app that you want might be the first app in the list, so you can just tap a button and it will launch the first app in the selection. Of course for me, I feel it will be better if the app selection there will have some sort of popularity calculation to determine which one comes first,kind of like when you type iin the address bar in Firefox, most frequently visited site will appear first in the list.

zemega said:
You know, I'm a right handed. My phone screen size is 4.7 inch diagonal. The situation now is that, after there's only one app left in the screen, its all the way at the top left, which is quite a stretch for my thumb. You might even have problem with this yourself. So I was thinking maybe after one app has left, the app will be highlighted (somehow) and brought to the center, that would be better I think. or maybe you can just touch anywhere on the screen and it will launch that app. Or just add another button that will launch that one app left standing.
You konw, this reminds me of Ubuntu OS, which is quite similar. Maybe you take insperation from these? My point is, after a few letter, the app that you want might be the first app in the list, so you can just tap a button and it will launch the first app in the selection. Of course for me, I feel it will be better if the app selection there will have some sort of popularity calculation to determine which one comes first,kind of like when you type iin the address bar in Firefox, most frequently visited site will appear first in the list.
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I'll do something about that ! thanks !

zemega said:
You know, I'm a right handed. My phone screen size is 4.7 inch diagonal. The situation now is that, after there's only one app left in the screen, its all the way at the top left, which is quite a stretch for my thumb. You might even have problem with this yourself. So I was thinking maybe after one app has left, the app will be highlighted (somehow) and brought to the center, that would be better I think. or maybe you can just touch anywhere on the screen and it will launch that app. Or just add another button that will launch that one app left standing.
You konw, this reminds me of Ubuntu OS, which is quite similar. Maybe you take insperation from these? My point is, after a few letter, the app that you want might be the first app in the list, so you can just tap a button and it will launch the first app in the selection. Of course for me, I feel it will be better if the app selection there will have some sort of popularity calculation to determine which one comes first,kind of like when you type iin the address bar in Firefox, most frequently visited site will appear first in the list.
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luciferabby said:
I'll do something about that ! thanks !
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Does that seem alright now ? updated the app. thanks.

Awesome app. Saves you some time.
Reserved. For future updates.
If you have like a hell lot of apps on your phone, this is the app the one you'd expect to save you some great amount of time. Would love to see further updates and appreciate your work. Subscribed.

Awesome app and a great idea! Can't wait for the paid version!
One small request - can you make a widget out of it? This would be an awesome full screen widget to replace my standard home screen (or maybe put it a page over from the home screen).

Contact Search would be awsome man!
luciferabby said:
Yes there will be an ad-free paid version as soon as I integrate contact search and a few other features in the upcoming version.
Keep the feed backs coming, helps me make this better and better.
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When you integrate the feature, dude i'll love you..... for now i use app dialer pro because it provides a home screen widgets but as soon as you release the widget for app, app dialer pro is going to trash...... loved your app, sorry but i'm still not switching... i'll stay with you though, subscribing the thread.

[APP][4.0+] MultiWindowSidebar v1.3 - Samsung-like MultiWindow Sidebar

MultiWindow Sidebar
This app is a sidebar app that mimics the Samsung MultiWindow FlashBar.
This app supports all devices, Android 4.0 and above, although it is made specially to complement XMultiWindow & XHaloFloatingWindow Xposed Modules.
If you use XMultiWindow or XHaloFloatingWindow modes, you can launch a split view app by dragging the icon out of the sidebar to the top or bottom.
Instructions
After Installing, please do this initial setup
• Choose the apps to appear in the sidebar with Select Apps
• Choose the method to launch apps using App Launch Mode
• (Optional) Enable Start on Boot
• Start the sidebar using Toggle Service
To Launch Apps, there are 2 modes.
• Tap an app to open it
• Drag an app to the respective location on the screen
You can customize what apps (PA Halo, XHaloFloatingWindow, XMultiWindow or Normally) to open when tapping or dragging
• You can remap the keys with XButtonActions or GravityBox to call the "Toggle MultiWindowSidebar" icon.
Remap the long press back button to have a Samsung-style experience
• To show and hide the sidebar, you can call also these intents using gesture apps or remapping your device's keys.
To Start:
com.zst.app.multiwindowsidebar.START
To Stop:
com.zst.app.multiwindowsidebar.STOP
To start is the sidebar is running and stop if the sidebar is not running:
com.zst.app.multiwindowsidebar.TOGGLE
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Screenshots
(In the attachments)
Source Code
This module is open-source, licensed under GPLv3. The source can be found here
• Developers: You may contribute by sending pull-requests or opening an issue with coding tips.
• Translators: You may contribute your translations by sending pull-requests or posting the file in this thread. The file to translate can be found here
Special Thanks
• @EatHeat for his Floating Example
• @LovewuChin for some codes I took from him
• Samsung for MultiWindow Flashbar (Took the image resources from Galaxy Note 3)
• @jazzespresso for the launcher icons
If I have missed out anyone that should be thanked, feel free to PM me and I will add it in

Newest Changelog
Version 1.3 (06 June 2014 / 1610 / GMT+8)
• Add Galaxy S4 theme
• Add Galaxy S5 theme (Thanks xPr0metheus for helping)
• Add long press tab to drag sidebar to another side
• Allow sidebar position to be changed without restarting service
• Allow sidebar theme to be changed without restarting service
• Increase sensitivity of click tab to close sidebar function
• Decrease move sensitivity of tab (hidden sidebar)
• Fix FC when stopping the service while the sidebar is open
• Fix XMultiWindow Mode detecting landscape as portrait
• Remove duplicated "Main" and "Appearance" headers in the settings
• Cleanup Code
• Add Russian Translation by @megakaban
• Update French Translation by @Micks29
Older Changelog
Version 1.2 (25 May 2014 / 1145 / GMT+8)
• Add New Launcher Icons (by @jazzespresso)
• Add persisting of tab last location on the screen
• Add new swipe preference layout
• Add Tab Transparency option when sidebar is hidden
• Add Tap / Drag Launch Modes
——— Separate the launch modes for tapping an icon and dragging an icon.
• Add XHFW/XMW Sides Tap/Drag Option
——— Add option for XHFW tap to launch at the top/bottom/left/right
——— Add option for XMW tap to launch at the top/bottom
——— Add option for XHFW drag to be in landscape for tablets.
• Make Sidebar go above status bar
• Move Toggle Service to an action bar button.
• Update French Translation by @Micks29
• Update Turkish Translation by @o-w-a (Barış Cem Baykara)
Thanks a ton for translating this app
Version 1.1 (15 May 2014 / 1710 / GMT+8)
• Fix sidebar not refreshing when Label Size is changed
• Fix Memory Leak in App Chooser Dialog
• Use Context instead of Activity in AppListAdapter's constructor
• Try not to get the sidebar killed by the system
• Optimize code to reduce some memory usage
• Make the Group App Icons layered like Samsung's
• Add option to change App Labels Color
• Add option to change number of columns
• Add Inverted Sidebar Theme (Thanks to @foreverloco)
• Add Open/Close Intents added (see OP)
• Add "Toggle MultiWindowSidebar" launcher icon
(You can use XButtonActions or GravityBox to remap device keys to trigger this when long pressing back button to have a Samsung-style experience)
• Add swipe and click tab to close sidebar
• Add option to Keep Service In Background by using a notification
(If you do not want a notification, use App Settings Xposed Module and enable "Keep in memory" for this app)
• Add Korean Translation by @BL4CKB0X
• Add French Translation by @Micks29
• Add German Translation by @Maxr1998
• Add Simplified Chinese Translation by @NimitzDEV
• Add Traditional Chinese Translation by @waihung0626
• Add Brazilian Portuguese Translation by @meatboy371
• Add Turkish Translation by @cembaykara (Barış Cem Baykara)
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Version 1.0 (24 April 2014 / 1645 / GMT+8)
• First Version
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Downloads
Latest Download: in the attachments
Older Downloads: My Google Drive
(If you would like to mirror this, I'm okay with that as long as you link back to the original thread so users can download the latest version.)

@zst123
Wow, this is what I've been waiting for. Huge thanks mate! Will try it and see how it works.

Pls added option to removed icon app from appdraw. Beautyfull app, like this thanks dev

@zst123 where do you want us to give the feedback? Here or in the XHaloFloatingWindow (If we uses it in contention with this app)?

pemell said:
@zst123 where do you want us to give the feedback? Here or in the XHaloFloatingWindow (If we uses it in contention with this app)?
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Anyway here is my first report: working very buggy together with XHaloFloatingWindow.
See the YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPZvlxS_dRM
You can see my setup in the screenshot below.

hi
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pls add long press to kill app(force stop) and removed form list...
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and add recent app in side bar...
thanks for app

pemell said:
Anyway here is my first report: working very buggy together with XHaloFloatingWindow.
See the YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPZvlxS_dRM
You can see my setup in the screenshot below.
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There are 2 bugs.
1) Chrome opening in center and not the top: This is XHaloFloatingWindow bug. I have already come up with a fix. It will be in the next version.
2) Only 1 app shows at a time: This is the Kitkat homescreen visibility bug. You can fix it by using this Xposed module
nightstorm8x said:
Pls added option to removed icon app from appdraw. Beautyfull app, like this thanks dev
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If we remove the icon, how do we open the settings? :silly:

zst123 said:
There are 2 bugs.
1) Chrome opening in center and not the top: This is XHaloFloatingWindow bug. I have already come up with a fix. It will be in the next version.
2) Only 1 app shows at a time: This is the Kitkat homescreen visibility bug. You can fix it by using this Xposed module
If we remove the icon, how do we open the settings? :silly:
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Ok. I find some other issues too, maybe they are related and fixed with the chrome fix you're talking about.
Anyway, here's a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crneyhTU0Dk

@zst123 aweeeesoooome!
Some requests:
- a swipe back gesture over the icon to hide the bar.
- bar always in fullscreen so that there is no movement when entering fullscreen apps:
- a hide feature
Here a screenshot of multiwindow power
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk
---------- Post added at 03:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 PM ----------
Video with bugs:
http://youtu.be/CCKnZzqr-KA
Additionally to the the already mentioned bugs I found some more:
- mw splitbar overlapping original Samsung mw icon, the new mw icon and both sidebars
- splitbar doesn't show the arrow
- when I open the gallery (doesn't find another app with that behavior yet) the other window turns black
- it's not possible to open two instances of one app although the app supports that (for example s browser)
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

ohhh my god! how you did that! wonderful work...I love Samsung's Multiwindow and multiwindow sidebar!!
I am just testing it and it really looks cool..a few suggestions:
The arrow sidebar, I am, bad habit I guess, keep sliding from left to right, i guess because many of sidebar apps here XDA does implement the gesture thing...of course when I do it, the arrow keeps moving up and down..I guess this is all about usability thingy, I don't know but I guess I will get used that!
Hopefully, we will see some themes available to sidebar...:good:
I am looking at my Note 3's sidebar, when opened the side bar, it is full length screen (from bottom to top no spaces)..what I meant is sidebar is full length, so no spaces..almost like running top of launcher :fingers-crossed:
nevertheless, excellent work!!!!:good::good:

Subscribed to the thread
This look cool than the Samsung side bar
Test repot.
Tested fully so far no problem I love the way it is. I can say perfect
amazing work by zst123
Edit : one request pls integrate this to your xposed halo multiwindow
Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk

@zst123, could you build in this app to xposed. It doesn't stay in RAM always, I've to restart it.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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If we remove the icon, how do we open the settings? :silly:
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@lesscro pls take your time made a beautyful icon for this awesome app

@zst123 awesome app, again!
Only bugs so far (with xhalo) are the chrome one you mentioned and and that i can't open two windows of the same app (first one closes).
Enviado de meu Nexus 4 usando Tapatalk

Really loving it....but a suggestion could you add long press back to enable and disable it...it would surely be nice....by the way thanks....[emoji4][emoji4]
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

This is amazing. Hats off to you for making multitasking on vanilla Android not suck.
I've reported the two major bugs I encountered to GitHub, although both seem to be caused by XHaloFloatingWindow and not the sidebar itself. Let me know if you need more testing.
As for feature requests, I have but one - an option to launch apps in "normal" (full-screen) mode when tapping their icon.

Hi, really impressive, very good job! :good:
Seems to work very well on CM 11...thank a lot @zst123

thnx for this.
can u add it to bottom too like it allowed in 4.1.2 update on n7100??
and long press open close or shortcut so any gesture app can trigger that.

An Awesome App !! Thanks dev !!
BTW can i include this in my ROM ?
Can you make a drag ability
Because when i want to drag the Arrow out it seems to be slow and when i want to return it back itsn't back i must press om screen :/ .
Other than .. Thanks a lot !
P.S : is there a code to add in my ROM to make this on always when someone install my ROM ?
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[APP][4.1+] Text Aide 9.0

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Text Aide started out as a simple Xposed module called Text Xposed to add 3 options (Define, Search and Share) to the Contextual Action Bar when some text was selected while typing.
But now it has a lot of features which do not require Xposed at all.
â€¢ Define Picking up from xDictionary by @perseus0807, this displays the definition of the selected word as a pop-up. Ideal when you are reading an e-book or a news article and find it rather distracting to open a dictionary app again and again.
There are two ways to do this without Xposed
â€¢ First is to activate a feature called "Copy to define" from the settings. As the name suggests, you just have to select some text and hit the copy button.
It can be easily paused from the notification when you don't need it.
Enabling the + button shows you a pop-up with the copied text, which is useful in apps like WhatsApp where a word can't be selected singularly from the chats
â€¢ Second is to share the text and select Define
â€¢ Third is to use the homescreen widget
â€¢ For Play Books you can also use "Web search" feature. And for Moon+, FB Reader dictionary feature choose "ColorDict"
â€¢ Offline definitions available in 5 languages currently: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
â€¢ For more languages you can use my app Dict Aide which supports StarDict dictionary packs
â€¢ Online thesaurus with a list of synonyms and antonyms
â€¢ In addition to that, you can quickly switch to Wikipedia for additional information and Wiktionary for languages that currently do not have offline access. You can do this in any language! Just modify it in the settings.
â€¢ Expand This gives you system wide text expansion. You can define a macro (shortcut) like @addhome to type your full home address! Very useful if you type something often.
Just set a shortcut and let Text Aide do the rest!
â€¢ Search You can add a list of your favourite search engines and access them quickly from a sidebar. Also includes a floating browser
â€¢ First way is to use Copy Aide and enable the search button from the notification.
â€¢ Second is to share the text and then select 'Enhanced Search' from the dialog
â€¢ Third is to use the search button in AOSP (based) browsers or apps like Wikipedia.
â€¢ It can also be done using the homescreen widget
â€¢ Share You can do the following things by sharing text
â€¢ Copy - As the name suggests, you can copy it from the share menu
This will also be shown in browser selection menu (when you tap on a link).
â€¢ Dial You can use the shared text to place a call.
â€¢ Open As URL - This allows you to open the selected text in the web browser as a URL/link (if it's valid).
â€¢ Speak Using this feature, you can make (almost) any text on your device speak using TTS engine.
This can be very useful if you're learning a new language!
Please watch the video for a good demo on how to use it.
Xposed gives you additional control. You can double tap a TextView (which means fields like WhatsApp chat bubbles, YouTube comments, Play store description,etc) to force selection.
This, however, has some limitations and might not work in all apps.
You will also get all the five buttons (Define, Dial, Search+, Share & Speak) in the contextual action bar on selecting some text in most apps.
For Chrome, you can use my module called Chrome Selection Patch
Browsers like Dolphin, Opera, etc are not supported
Installation
Download from Play Store or Xposed repository and install as any other app
Known Bugs
Overflow button gets camouflaged if the background of action bar is white (Android bug)
Selection handles and paste button overlap the overflow menu
Anything else? Let me know
To Do
HTC Compatibility
Add more search engines
Upload to Github for translations, etc
Browser support
Thesaurus
Update dictionary
More ideas are welcome
Credits
A BIG thanks to DHM47 for all the support and encouragement. Wouldn't have been possible without him!
@perseus0807 for xDictionary code
@mikmitch for Macro Expansion code
@rovo89 obviously for the brilliant Xposed framework
@MohammadAG and @zst123 for some of their code
And all the amazing people at StockOverflow
Contribute
Text Aide is completely free without any ads and/or locked features.
If you can afford and would like to support development, please consider to donate using in-app purchase
XDA:DevDB Information
Text Aide, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
PunchUp, PunchUp, DHM47
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 6.6
Stable Release Date: 2015-11-21
Created 2015-01-05
Last Updated 2015-11-23

Changelog
5.1
- Reorder cards in Expand & Search by dragging up & down
- Misc fixes
5.0
- Enhanced Search - Shows a sidebar with your favorite search engines - copy/share the text or click the search button in AOSP (based) browsers
Xposed users can click on Search+
- Added Search to homescreen widget
- Fixed background crashes while using Expand
[Xposed]
WebView support. Works in apps like Wikipedia, Lightning etc.
Firefox - WIP
Chrome - bit.ly/ChromeSP
Dolphin, Opera etc. won't be supported
4.5
- Added a new feature called Expand (based on Macro/Text Expansion module)
- 'Speak' now works in background without blocking the screen
- Fixed double tap blacklist
4.0
- Rebranded the app to 'Text Aide'
- Added new features called Dial & Speak
Speak uses TTS engine to utter selected text (Please watch the video in the OP or Play store for a demo)
Dial lets you place a call using the selected text
- Added a home screen widget
- Define can be now disabled from Share menu
- Fixed the master switch for Copy in Share settings
- [Xposed] Fixed double tap and blacklist on many devices. Please contact if it's still a problem
- Misc bug fixes
3.7
- UI crash fix 4.0.x ICS devices
- [Xposed] Small bug fix in enforce action item dialog
3.6
- Support Moon+, FB Reader etc. (Choose ColorDict in settings)
- New locales - Korean, Portuguese(BR) thanks to SDKoongchi & Parallaxis
3.5
- Links are now active. Clicking on the underlined word will take you to it's definition. (Translations don't work)
- Thesaurus added. Activation instructions available under Define>Thesaurus
- Spanish locale thanks to Artista Y
3.2
- Clicking on notification opens the app
- A new feature called "Enhanced selection" to supplement "Copy to define"
This is useful in apps like WhatsApp where you can't select a word singularly from the chats. Just enable this feature using the "+" button in notification and then copy the message. You'll get a pop-up with the copied text from which you can select and define the word you want.
For Xposed users, this is useful in apps like Google messenger where double tap doesn't work.
3.1
The app is now free on Play Store. To donate, please use in-app payment.
- A new feature called "Copy to define." Just copy the word to get it's definition. Enable it from the settings.
- Support for Play Books. Use "Web Search"
- [Xposed] Enforce action item to prevent overflow menu
- [Xposed] SystemUI blacklisted by default, to prevent interference
- Some other minor enhancements
3.0
- Much awaited WebView support is here. Xposed is not needed but an option is planned for future. Just use the Share button and hit Define. Works in browsers, news apps, e-book readers, etc
- Wiktionary added. Default language can be set as needed.
- Two new utilities for sharing.
Copy which will show up in Share and Browser complete action menus
and Open as URL which can open the selected text in a browser
2.8
- Added Wikipedia (requires internet permission)
- Pop-up is now an activity. In other words, you can change any settings without requiring a reboot. It might also fix incompatibility issues with some Samsung and LG devices (not tested. Please report on the thread)
- You can now select the views you'd like to keep. Default is set to English and Wikipedia
- Wikipedia's langauge can be changed according to your needs. Default set to English (en)
- Blacklist added for double tap feature as it has been problematic in some apps
- Some other minor changes
2.7
- Double tap to make TextView selectable. Works in most apps! Exceptions found so far are Tapatalk, Google messenger, CyanogenMod MMS app. Could be more but works fine in WhatsApp, Xposed installer logs, YouTube comments/description, etc
- "Test Define" option inside settings to preview all the settings without rebooting again and again!
- Custom font to maintain consistency across all devices.
- Font size mechanism changed. Lesser steps but more (and better) control
- Other miscellaneous changes
2.6
Quick fix update
- Fixed the font colour being camouflaged in pop-up language selector window (for some devices). Thanks to @Bajanman for reporting
2.5
Lots of additions to Define
- 4 more languages added. French, German, Italian and Spanish.
- Ability to quickly switch languages from the pop-up itself
- Default font size can now be set according to personal preference
- Added gravity customisation to display the pop-up at top, center or bottom
- Popup is now default. Browser search has been removed
- Misc improvements to the pop-up dialog
- Material design
- Edit fields in Chrome browser patched (Define not available)
- French translation thanks to @Micks29
2.1
Quick fix update
- Improved pop-up: Smaller size and better padding. Must look much better now
2.0
Major Release!
The Define framework has been revamped completely!
It was previously based on xDictionary's code, and hence used "WordNet" database for definitions. Unfortunately, it lacked many words, as you must have experienced.
Now, Text Xposed has switched to Livio's Dictionary Provider code.
Advantages
- The most obvious advantage is that the module's size has shrunk to ~50 KB.
- The defintion is now displayed using WebView, so you can pinch to zoom and select text inside it to copy or share
- Livio's dictionary is very comprehensive. You can even search for small words like is, that, etc. And it gives you etymology, synonyms, translations, etc along with the defintion!
- The module and dictionary app complement each other really well. You have a different UI to search for words, when Text Xposed is not accessible.
- You get proper and direct updates for the dictionary from Play store and I don't have to worry about maintaining the dictionary.
- Livio provides more dictionary packs for Italian, French, German and Spanish. Support for these will be added eventually, but low priority for now.
If there are many requests, I might do it earlier though.
Other Changes
- Toast is now gone. Although, it is possible to extract a part of the definition, I felt the main chunks were still too big for a toast.
- I will, however add a time-out option for the pop-up.
- HTC compatibility implemented. Need some more feedback though
- Code Cleanup
TL;DR - Just tell me what to do
- Ok so first of all, delete the "xdictionary" folder. It is no longer needed.
- Then you need Livio dictionary. Either download from here, or press the Define button after a reboot. It will show you a dialog with the link
1.1
- Fixed Define for some devices
- Changed toast for dictionary data copy confirmation
- Other minor changes
1.0
- Initial

Chrome Selection Patch
This an add-on module which allows you enable Search and Share in edit fields of Chrome
AND Search in Incognito mode.
If Text Aide is installed as well, Define, Dial & Search+ will also be available.
Available in Xposed repository

Uhhhh.. what is this?? Also should be posted HERE not in apps & games.

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Uhhhh.. what is this?? Also should be posted HERE not in apps & games.
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Yikes sorry! I have no idea how that happened. Pretty sure that I started off in the Xposed section
Anyway it has been moved to it's proper location now :good:

Congratulations my friend for you're module

Midomad said:
Congratulations my friend for you're module
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Thanks a lot!

thanks for working on it this is that way i searching from last 2 month
Sent from my Q710

Glad you liked!

Wohoo!!!
PunchUp, you rock!
Thank you very much!

Great
I love this.. But I've used xdictionary and it pops up real good. This doesn't but I love the idea. Keep it up. if you can make the define to come up even in browsers, it be really cool.
Thanks

Define function does not work
first of all thank you so much for the great work , but for some reason the Define function does not work not so ever .tried it every where on every single app SMS Whats app etc . the only place i have seen it working is when you try it with in your app other wise the search and the share function are working perfectly .
P.S. i don't have xdictionary installed on my phone but when i download it ur app the 33mb of xdictionary were installed successfully on my phone & 1 more thing i tried pop up and the toast option just in case .both working with in ur app but not anywhere else .
thanks and good luck

Kirrrr said:
Wohoo!!!
PunchUp, you rock!
Thank you very much!
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You're welcome
dRsleeky said:
I love this.. But I've used xdictionary and it pops up real good. This doesn't but I love the idea. Keep it up. if you can make the define to come up even in browsers, it be really cool.
Thanks
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By “pops up” you mean next to the paste button?
And yes web view needs define option. Added to my to-do list! But some browsers use custom action bars. Might not work with those
satan77 said:
first of all thank you so much for the great work , but for some reason the Define function does not work not so ever .tried it every where on every single app SMS Whats app etc . the only place i have seen it working is when you try it with in your app other wise the search and the share function are working perfectly .
P.S. i don't have xdictionary installed on my phone but when i download it ur app the 33mb of xdictionary were installed successfully on my phone & 1 more thing i tried pop up and the toast option just in case .both working with in ur app but not anywhere else .
thanks and good luck
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Works fine for me everywhere. Screenshot in the banner is from WhatsApp.
Which device do you use? ROM? Android version?
Also, please upload the Xposed log. I'll have a look
And thank you all for the appreciation. Glad you liked it!

Error log
Thanks for the quick reply I am using Nexus 4 stock , android 4.4.4 xposed installer v2.6.1 . i am attaching the xposed log for u to take a look . about the screen shoot i don't know what exactly u want me to capture since as i told the define function work perfectly within ur app . but no where else .i do see the option in sms app and whats app i can use the search and the share function but when i click on define nothing appears to happens . i hope u will find the problem and a fix .
i f u need anything else just let me know & i'll try to to reply asap .
thanks again
PunchUp said:
You're welcome
By “pops up” you mean next to the paste button?
And yes web view needs define option. Added to my to-do list! But some browsers use custom action bars. Might not work with those
Works fine for me everywhere. Screenshot in the banner is from WhatsApp.
Which device do you use? ROM? Android version?
Also, please upload the Xposed log. I'll have a look
And thank you all for the appreciation. Glad you liked it!
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Great MOD. works like charm..... Thanks.

satan77 said:
Thanks for the quick reply I am using Nexus 4 stock , android 4.4.4 xposed installer v2.6.1 . i am attaching the xposed log for u to take a look . about the screen shoot i don't know what exactly u want me to capture since as i told the define function work perfectly within ur app . but no where else .i do see the option in sms app and whats app i can use the search and the share function but when i click on define nothing appears to happens . i hope u will find the problem and a fix .
i f u need anything else just let me know & i'll try to to reply asap .
thanks again
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I meant the screenshot in my first post. The app I'm using there is WhatsApp. And since you have a Nexus, it should work without any problem.
I'll take a look at your log
Were the dictionary files copied properly. You should've seen a “Done” toast appear?

screenshots
here some screen shots just in case

i did say successfully installed ,it is 33mb 9 files . and i can define the word test within ur app .
PunchUp said:
I meant the screenshot in my first post. The app I'm using there is WhatsApp. And since you have a Nexus, it should work without any problem.
I'll take a look at your log
Were the dictionary files copied properly. You should've seen a “Done” toast appear?
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satan77 said:
i did say successfully installed ,it is 33mb 9 files . and i can define the word test within ur app .
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Oh yes you did mention that. I'm sorry. Very late here and I'm sleepy
And I don't think there are any errors related to this module in your log. Will have a look again in the morning.

No problem . tomorrow is another day . hopefully we'll find out what went wrong . thanks a lot & good night.

Database Info

welcome