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[APP][2.1+] Floating Music Controls

Floating Music Controls
This is an app created to control your music over any app, so you can play fullscreen games and switch between songs... Yes! You can play Angry Birds and also skip that song you hate, or stop the music to hear the game sound effects .
Still in beta, so don't expect a perfect app.
Screenshots:
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Configuration:
Opacity: Sets the main window opacity.
Position: Sets the main window position between the four corners. Sometimes, when orientation changes, the position is reset to the top-left corner.
Service mode:
Silent: You won't be notified about the service execution, but the service could be killed when free memory is requested by system.
Persistent (notification): A notification will be shown, but your app will be hard to die.
Show/Hide:
Timeout: It will try to detect when music is being played, checking if the sound is kept more than 5 seconds.
Shaking device: Shake your device to show/hide the controls.
Features:
Pause, next and previous buttons.
Those can be hidden only by tapping the main icon.
Can be shown or hidden shaking the device.
Configurable opacity.
It can be easilly closed once we finished using it.
It works with almost any music player.
Requeriments:
The music player we where going to use must allow and be configured to use the "Headset Control". If app doesn't works, please, check your player configuration.
First run:
When you start the app the first time, you will not see any music control or notification. This is because default settings are Silent service and Timeout window display, so you will have to start playing music with any music player and the window will be shown.
Link:
View attachment 1761717
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traber.fmc
Download: View attachment 1.4.apk​

I've always wanted something like this! Thanks!

jman2131 said:
I've always wanted something like this! Thanks!
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I'm glad you like it :laugh:
Any suggestion is highly appreciated ^^.

I really like this. I have a gingerbread Rom and its a little laggy. Not much, but compared to the other floating apps or pop up apps its a little laggy. I would also love the ability to move the controls any where.
-How about different controls. Holo theme, walkman theme...etc.
-Ability to prepare settings when tapping the app.
-Pinch resizing.....
Just some thoughts. Really good job on this.

rickmatic said:
I really like this. I have a gingerbread Rom and its a little laggy. Not much, but compared to the other floating apps or pop up apps its a little laggy. I would also love the ability to move the controls any where.
-How about different controls. Holo theme, walkman theme...etc.
-Ability to prepare settings when tapping the app.
-Pinch resizing.....
Just some thoughts. Really good job on this.
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¿It's laggy? ¿When, or doing what? I tested it on a few older devices and worked fine.
-How about different controls. Holo theme, walkman theme...etc
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Using themes may become a future feature, i will consider it ^^.
Ability to prepare settings when tapping the app.
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Yeah, i'm working on it, new feature is coming ^^
Pinch resizing.....
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Wow, this may be hard to implement, but i'll try to add some customization settings (maybe when i add themes to the app).
Thanks for your comment!! :laugh:

Maybe I'm being too picky. It wasn't responding as fast as I wanted it to. Laggy wasn't the word I wanted to use, but its just not responsive enough for me. Although I really like it and still use it.
I'll be looking forward to any future updates.

Well, to perform the actions, you have to double tap the button, but i'll explain:
As a "security" feature, to not launch an action accidentally, you have to press the button "twice". The first tap will "select" the button. Once the button is "selected", the next time you press the button (only once, not twice), will perform the desire action (stop music, open config dialog, etc).
Do you understand what i mean?

At first I was thinking I wouldn't have a need for an application like this since I can quickly change tracks from the notification bar, but then I realised using this would be MUCH easier when using some form of navigation app as you don't need to swipe down the notification bar which stops you being able to see the directions being given.

This would be awesome if it worked with Pandora and other streaming music services like that!
Sent from my SGH-I747 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2

TraberSoftware said:
Well, to perform the actions, you have to double tap the button, but i'll explain:
As a "security" feature, to not launch an action accidentally, you have to press the button "twice". The first tap will "select" the button. Once the button is "selected", the next time you press the button (only once, not twice), will perform the desire action (stop music, open config dialog, etc).
Do you understand what i mean?
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Yeah took me a while to figure that out. Thanks.

superstargoddess said:
This would be awesome if it worked with Pandora and other streaming music services like that!
Sent from my SGH-I747 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
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Yes, i think so, but as i said, it only works with apps that supports Handset Control, so may work with another apps which implement it, sorry

D3_ said:
At first I was thinking I wouldn't have a need for an application like this since I can quickly change tracks from the notification bar, but then I realised using this would be MUCH easier when using some form of navigation app as you don't need to swipe down the notification bar which stops you being able to see the directions being given.
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Yes, i tried to create an app to control the music from a notification, but it only works for android 3.2+, and the most of players are implementing that kind of notifications yet, so i decided to create this instead
Nice to hear that, im happy you found it useful
Very thanks ^^

TraberSoftware said:
Yes, i tried to create an app to control the music from a notification, but it only works for android 3.2+, and the most of players are implementing that kind of notifications yet, so i decided to create this instead
Nice to hear that, im happy you found it useful
Very thanks ^^
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This looks promising, I'll give it a try in a minute. Anyways does it support Pandora?

jeffreygtab said:
This looks promising, I'll give it a try in a minute. Anyways does it support Pandora?
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Seems like it doesn´t support pandora. It works with any app that supports headset controls

I just downloaded it from the PlayStore and the app won't even start. When I click on the app icon it just goes to my home screen.
HTC One X 4.1.......
Edit: Just downloaded the apk with the same result.

Eastern37 said:
I just downloaded it from the PlayStore and the app won't even start. When I click on the app icon it just goes to my home screen.
HTC One X 4.1.......
Edit: Just downloaded the apk with the same result.
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Same here with GNexus CM10.1 nightly the app doesn't start
Envoyé depuis mon Galaxy Nexus avec Tapatalk

You have to start your music app first before you start this app
Sent from Xperia Arc S

I've been using Widgets Anywhere with the Google Music widget and it works great.

great app
love these very helpfull:good:

Great app - very useful! Paypal link to donate at all or plans for a donation version?

[APP] [2.3.3+] Volume Popup - Minimal Volume Pop-Up w/ Low Overhead

Hey everyone. I'm proud to announce that I am starting to create a set of applications that target focused functionality, and that aim to be free of bloat and unnecessary permissions. The first application in this series is called Volume Popup.
The goal of this application is to allow control of all core Android volumes (Media, Ringer, Notification, Alarm) from one clean interface. It uses a transparent background, so you can see what you were doing before you launched it. It should support any custom launchers and launch methods as well. In addition, it is specifically NOT a widget, so as to minimize resources needed and not require background processes.
Note that it does have 2 separate sliders for ringer/notification, which are locked together on 3.0+ (Honeycomb/ICS/JB), but allow separate adjustment under Gingerbread.
I would love your thoughts and feedback, and if you like the app, please leave a positive review. 5-stars are my favorite.
Link to app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.minimumapps.volumepopup
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Changelog
Changelog (+ is added feature, - is removed bug, * is other change)
1.0
+ Initial release
1.0.1
* Added additional try/catch blocks and error toasts
1.0.2
+ Settings are now persisted to shared preferences, to be able to revert a volume that someone else has set
1.0.3
* Version number now displays correctly
* Now says "tap" instead of "click"
1.0.4
* Refactored some internal class names
- Removed unused menus to further shrink the app
* Updated icon
1.1.0
* Theme now uses Holo look and feel on 3.0+ devices. Welcome to the modern age!

Known Bugs, Upcoming Features, FAQ, Other Thoughts
Known Bugs
None.
Upcoming Features
Several ideas, including a pro version with Tasker integration, allowing each change to trigger a Tasker event, or to allow the program to be launched via a Tasker Intent.
The application can detect volume keys being pressed and pop up at that time. Only downside is that this requires a background service. I'm looking into this now.
FAQ
A question must be asked more than once for it to be "frequent." Since nothing has been asked, this bullet is an existential quandary.
Other Thoughts
Crunchy peanut butter is significantly better than creamy. Discuss.

Thanks, does the app open up when you press volume +/- buttons?

teorouge said:
Thanks, does the app open up when you press volume +/- buttons?
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For now, I had it just on app launch, but I can certainly do that. The only downside is that involves having a background service, which adds overhead to your device. This is something I have planned for very soon though for those who want it.

I think that if there was an option for a JB themed version (below as an example), and it could be controlled by the volume buttons I'd download this.

pk92 said:
I think that if there was an option for a JB themed version (below as an example), and it could be controlled by the volume buttons I'd download this.
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Understood. I'm looking into a version that hooks the volume keys now. Still learning to adapt the themes from one OS version to the next, so it was my intent for this to already have the Holo look, but it started getting messy, so I opted for simplicity in version 1.

nice idea, i like!

Slappy_G said:
Understood. I'm looking into a version that hooks the volume keys now. Still learning to adapt the themes from one OS version to the next, so it was my intent for this to already have the Holo look, but it started getting messy, so I opted for simplicity in version 1.
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So new challenge - from what I have gathered, it's not possible for apps to hook volume keys when they are not active. So, in other words, a background service can't hook in to know you have pressed a volume key. This rather stinks, but I'm trying to see if there are any workarounds. If you're aware of another app that CAN do this, please send a link so I can reach out to the author.

I do agree with you, crunchy is better than smooth. But, there are times when smooth is easier to use. For example, in between crackers or for certain recipes...
Also, great app! Thanks for committing to both minimalism and quality!

I like :thumbup:
Thx
swyped

Slappy_G said:
So new challenge - from what I have gathered, it's not possible for apps to hook volume keys when they are not active. So, in other words, a background service can't hook in to know you have pressed a volume key. This rather stinks, but I'm trying to see if there are any workarounds. If you're aware of another app that CAN do this, please send a link so I can reach out to the author.
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Brightness Rocker Lite
Used to use the app, but it got annoying after awhile. This developer also has other apps that hook the volume rocker (I think)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.superfacts.brightnessrocker.lite
This app responds to volume buttons being pressed @op
#Brightness Rocker Lite

PenguinxEnjoi said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.superfacts.brightnessrocker.lite
This app responds to volume buttons being pressed @op
#Brightness Rocker Lite
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Excellent - thanks. I'll reach out to that developer right away.

How do you compare with the android system volume setting? any more features?

Ask and ye shall receive. A holo theme is now automatically used on devices with Android 3.0+!
pk92 said:
I think that if there was an option for a JB themed version (below as an example), and it could be controlled by the volume buttons I'd download this.
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koppok said:
How do you compare with the android system volume setting? any more features?
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Same settings, but on the same screen with a non-intrusive interface. Also, working to get volume key integration, so it will pop up when you use a volume key anywhere.

Slappy_G said:
Same settings, but on the same screen with a non-intrusive interface. Also, working to get volume key integration, so it will pop up when you use a volume key anywhere.
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Perhaps in the meantime have a persistent notification for easy-access? (preferably an unobtrusive icon too)

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Perhaps in the meantime have a persistent notification for easy-access? (preferably an unobtrusive icon too)
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I can do that, for certain. I'm already engaged with the suggested developer on how to integrate the volume key functionality, so let me get that sorted out first, then I can add more options for things like notifications, etc.
Quick update - still waiting to hear back from the developer with his sample code. Sorry for the delay; I am as frustrated as some of you.

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I can do that, for certain. I'm already engaged with the suggested developer on how to integrate the volume key functionality, so let me get that sorted out first, then I can add more options for things like notifications, etc.
Quick update - still waiting to hear back from the developer with his sample code. Sorry for the delay; I am as frustrated as some of you.
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Any progress with this app?

[APP][4.0+] Volume button app-light simple and easy to control different volume

Its small panel similar to the Android Volume control panel.
It’s very useful in case of:
1. Volume button stops working.
2. Case/Flip Cover that hinders pressing Volume button
3. for friends like me, I always want to avoid pressing physical phone button to saving volume button from tearing off
and its Free & No Ads
Volume Button is exactly the same as Android Volume Panel.
1. Adjust Ringer Volume, System Volume, Media Volume, Notification Volume &In Call Volume
2. With the White Background and dark volume controls, visibility in sunlight are high.
3. Access any time without closing app. as its have optional Permanent Notification option.
4. Consumes NO battery at all
So light simple and easy to control different volume.
White - Holo theme following Android designs and without any complexity & minimal Images. Its fast & smooth.
Keywords: Volume button, Volume panel, Notification, ring, sound, Yogesh dama, Govind Bhanushali.
Download Link:
XDA Download Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-bhanu-volume-button-app-light-t2928457
Google Play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bhanu.volumebutton
Android Volume Control Panel App to Manage Volume
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/05/android-2/android-volume-control-panel-app-manage-volume.html
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Please Rate this app on google play store.
Suggestions and feedback are welcome ! : [email protected]
Use App "Send Suggestion" option to directly email me (Developer)
Thank you.
XDA:DevDB Information
[APP][4.0+] Volume button, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
yogi.306
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.9
Stable Release Date: 2014-11-02
Created 2014-11-04
Last Updated 2014-11-07

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Feature updates
Feature updates- work in progress
1. Start app on device Reboot.
2. Open App on Home/Search Hardware key long pressed
3. Please Suggest.

Very handy
I hate it when I'm stuck decreasing the phone volume as opposed to the media volume. Thanks for this!!!

Thank you for your feedback
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I hate it when I'm stuck decreasing the phone volume as opposed to the media volume. Thanks for this!!!
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Thank you for your feedback,
I am glad that you liked it and its useful to you, please give 5 stars and your review at playstore.
also let me know if you have any suggestions.
Thank you.

Anybody there ??
I dont know but downloads are not increasing after 51000 downloads...
Rating is also nice, 4.3 out of 1000+ people rated the app. then whats wrong with the playstore downloads
any one have any clue on this ?
i tried all the ways to promote my app.

Goof for me! Thanks.

Request to have option to show volume magnitude in number like 6/7.
https://play.google.com/store/apps...+roys&pcampaignid=APPU_i_xZVOi8Gpe1uQS33ILQAg

Thanks for your suggestions
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Request to have option to show volume magnitude in number like 6/7.
https://play.google.com/store/apps...+roys&pcampaignid=APPU_i_xZVOi8Gpe1uQS33ILQAg
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Thanks for the Tips,
i am working on some other request, once finish will look into this.
Thank you, and you are welcome for more suggestions.

bhanu Volume button review.
Android Volume Control Panel App to Manage Volume
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/05/android-2/android-volume-control-panel-app-manage-volume.html

Requesting for new ideas or improvment
Dear All,
if anyone can suggest any new idea or improvement or any feature for app, it will be really helpful for me to improve my app and release next update.

adding G+ option to App.
adding G+ option directly on app.

New ideas till now
I am sharing the new functions i am working currently:
1. Start on device reboot.
2. Start on device hardware search key
3. Notification bar.
4. Vibrate checkbox
Thank you.

Update Released
New option added as lot of user requested
Under Setting:
Auto Hide Volume panel in given Seconds

New Version update
Version 2.1 released
New language support added : Korean, Japanese, Thai
Run on device reboot setting added.

Update released 2.3
New update added most requested feature.
Now Persistent notification shows Volume panel above the Game or app currently running...:highfive::highfive:

Check out the new update
I have updated the app with some material design touches. Android 5.0 Lollipop Support and
most requested features: start on reboot, Show volume panel over the all running apps.
Just have a look, its looks cool....

very nice app but it doesn't seem to be what i'm looking for, in fact i'm sure there is a volume app that will do what i want...
what i want is a simply slider that will stay on my home screen, something that doesn't require me to first tap an icon for it to appear.. i tired one app (widget) that placed a +/- volume control on the home screen but it was responsive enough... in short i would just like something like the stock slider to reside on my home screen (not an icon that opens a slider or something that requires me to slide open the notification panel), does such an animal exist? thanks!

Thanks for the reply
aeneas1 said:
very nice app but it doesn't seem to be what i'm looking for, in fact i'm sure there is a volume app that will do what i want...
what i want is a simply slider that will stay on my home screen, something that doesn't require me to first tap an icon for it to appear.. i tired one app (widget) that placed a +/- volume control on the home screen but it was responsive enough... in short i would just like something like the stock slider to reside on my home screen (not an icon that opens a slider or something that requires me to slide open the notification panel), does such an animal exist? thanks!
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I am not sure whether any app do that,
i know few app those have widgets but again you have to tap once to get the slider for adjusting volume levels.
there is one app that allows adding sliders to notification panel, but again for that you have to swipe down the Notification bar.
Thank you,
Yogesh dama

work in progress function
working on the next update: Floating Volume button option on top of the all running apps,
have the fast and easy access of Volume Panel.

[APP][4.3+] SoundHUD - Customizable volume panel & Lollipop silent mode fix (no root)

[APP][4.3+] SoundHUD - Customizable volume panel & Lollipop silent mode fix (no root)
Hi,
I've just released SoundHUD, a highly customizable volume panel replacement that doesn't require root access. It also comes with a true silent mode for Lollipop users!
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Some of the features:
Multiple styles (expandable volume panel, statusbar volume panel, or just a thin line that stays out of your way)
Lollipop silent mode (silence calls, notifications, and reminders, but not alarms)
Long press actions (launch any app by long-pressing one of the volume buttons)
No root required (works without root and Xposed)
Volume stream lock (useful for media tablets, locks the volume keys to a specific volume stream, e.g. music)
Beta updates
I created a Google+ community for beta-updates and bug reports.
The app is based on Noyze by Tom Barrasso, which is no longer under development
Please let me know what you think! I would really appreciate your feedback regarding possible improvements and bugs!

This looks great, thanks!

Seems to work well. Is it possible to adjust volume by holding the button instead of clicking it multiple times?

i like this app!its amazing

In silent mode led and android wear notifications are not working

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In silent mode led and android wear notifications are not working
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Thanks for the feedback, Nico! Lollipop automatically suppresses the notification LED (and wear notifications) in silent mode, I'm currently trying to implement a "custom" silent mode, which would let the LED/wear notifications continue to work!

GTvert90 said:
Seems to work well. Is it possible to adjust volume by holding the button instead of clicking it multiple times?
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Thanks, GTvert90! Holding down the volume button is currently conflicting with the "long-press to launch app-shortcut"-feature, but I'm working on a fix for this (if no long-press actions are defined, a long-press should adjust the volume).

niko001 said:
Thanks for the feedback, Nico! Lollipop automatically suppresses the notification LED (and wear notifications) in silent mode, I'm currently trying to implement a "custom" silent mode, which would let the LED/wear notifications continue to work!
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That would be great. A workaround is to put the phone in vibation mode and the vibration intensity to 0.

nico84 said:
That would be great. A workaround is to put the phone in vibation mode and the vibration intensity to 0.
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That's a great idea, thank you!

Hi can you make this for 4.2+

tilo02 said:
Hi can you make this for 4.2+
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Thanks for the suggestion, Tilo! The method that the app uses to recognize volume key presses unfortunately only works on 4.3+!

Just a quick feedback mate, I'm using vol button cursor control on my Nexus 5 and with this app enabled, cursor control will not work anymore

Doesn't work on my Note 3! When I turn down volume and make the device Silent, Interruptions automatically switches to None (Do Not Disturb).

devilsdouble said:
Doesn't work on my Note 3! When I turn down volume and make the device Silent, Interruptions automatically switches to None (Do Not Disturb).
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I also have this behavior on Xperia M with lollipop.

Not working on OnePlus One also. It the same behavior described in the last two posts.

Great app! I've been looking for something like this. Really glad that it doesn't even need xposed!
A feature I miss is long press to change volume just as the stock one...

Bug: installed the xda version, but it's only a trial. What's the benefit of xda over play store this way ?

@niko001 Is there any way so that SoundHUD opens ups the volume panel instead of the app itself or is there any other app that could act as a shortcut to the volume panel? Asking cause my buttons sometimes don't work. I have Cyanogenmod 12 latest nightly and can set up a shortcut to SoundHUD on the Navigation ring.

xinseo said:
@niko001 Is there any way so that SoundHUD opens ups the volume panel instead of the app itself or is there any other app that could act as a shortcut to the volume panel? Asking cause my buttons sometimes don't work. I have Cyanogenmod 12 latest nightly and can set up a shortcut to SoundHUD on the Navigation ring.
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Hi xinseo,
yes, this is currently possible. Please long-tap on a free area of your homesceeen, select "Add shortcut" and choose "SoundHUD". Instead of opening the app, this shortcut will now directly show the volume panel.
Thanks!

Interesting app.
I have a couple of questions/suggestions :
The link ringtone and notification is not working. It just shows a single slider for ringtone but behind the two channels are not really linked.
At the first press on the volume button it just brings out the volume panel.It would be nice if at the first press it would actually move the sliders and show the panel at the same time..
Pressing the volume continually should change the volume. Instead you have to press multiple times to change the volume.
Tested on a Samsung S4 with Samsung Lollipop and GPE.

[App][4.4+][No Root] Volume Scroll - paginated scrolling with your Volume Rocker!

Update: Version Alpha 1.2 is now up on Google Play Store as well as in the attachments!
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Hello XDA community!
This is my newest (and smallest) App, at 75.4 KB, Volume Scroll lets you scroll through pages on almost any App using your Volume Rocker. And yes, you read the title of the thread right, it requires NO root permission.
Once activated, scroll a tiny bit of the content you want to be scrolled using Volume Rocker. Pressing either of the volume keys will make a paginated scrolling (jumps to new content, flips a page - however you may like to understand.)
This will feel very natural and immersive, especially when you want to consume a really long article on Google Chrome or an endless feed of Facebook, Instagram and many more applications.
What happens to adjusting volume? Well, a long press on either of the Volume keys will activate the default behavior (bringing volume control panel on screen.) Neat?
In addition to scrolling through Volume Rocker, there is an optional onscreen buttons as well. The onscreen buttons will appear when there is a scrollable content available on screen, and if no action is taken on the button, they fade within 2 seconds - and appear back, if you manually scroll some content.
So far, the App works on all popular chatting Apps, Social Media Apps, GMail, Google Chrome, etc. However, don't be surprised if it doesn't work on your pdfs or some 3rd party browsers - that will be due to technical limitation.
Below is a demo of the onscreen buttons, if somebody can make a short demo video of the Volume Rockers in action, it would be great! Also note that, the below demo features auto scrolling which is NOT included in this initial alpha version.
The Alpha_1 version is available at the attachments, Play Store and XDA Labs. This version of the App is Ad-free, there will be a lot of more features in future depending on how the App is received, like:
✓ Auto Scrolling pages with onscreen buttons as well as Volume Rocker
✓ Configure time gap for auto scrolling.
✓ Ability to move around onscreen buttons
✓ Configure how you want Volume Rocker to behave - Single press, long press, double press.
✓ Blacklist/Whitelist Apps on which the App should function.
Mention which feature you look forward to, in your review of the App.
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The main purpose of this early release to the community members here is to get some feedback. So, if you try the App, please do let me know your experience, suggestions. Cheers!
Note: The App uses Accessibility permissions - that are an absolute requirement for the magical linking between your Volume Rocker and scrolling. If you don't feel comfortable with the permissions please do not use the App. That being said, I have a couple of other Apps developed which are downloaded and trusted by couple of 100,000+ users (point in case - Energy Bar), none of the Apps have any hidden motive.
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What's new?
Version Alpha_1.2:
HOTFIX for screen turning off - when you use only volume keys for scrolling, the device was assumed to be idle - it's now fixed.

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Is there any way to move the on screen control to the right of the screen?

It's a very cool idea but I really think that paginated scrolling isn't the best implementation, it would be better if I could choose to set single press to activate volume controls, but a long press would scroll a page smoothly similar to a mouse wheel. This would've been awesome, unless there is an unavoidable limitation to doing that.
Also if you could add a blacklist, for those apps you don't want this feature to work in.

FreshlyBaked 420 said:
Is there any way to move the on screen control to the right of the screen?
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Not at the moment, but in future version, for sure!
Nikanore said:
It's a very cool idea but I really think that paginated scrolling isn't the best implementation, it would be better if I could choose to set single press to activate volume controls, but a long press would scroll a page smoothly similar to a mouse wheel. This would've been awesome, unless there is an unavoidable limitation to doing that.
Also if you could add a blacklist, for those apps you don't want this feature to work in.
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Hi! A smooth scroll isn't possible due to technical limitation. Volume Rocker behavior configuration, whitelist/blacklist options will be available soon.

Alpha_1.2 is now up on Google Play Store as well as at the attachments to the first post.

Its not working in Opera Mini browser. I don't think it can be made to work in it? And yes a blacklist or per-app setting will be much appreciated.

I often have to swipe the screen up and down quite often to get the app to respond. Maybe activating the volume button scrolling option by holding down the buttons could be a better solution? Then we also don't have to always long click the buttons to change the volume or to use the Gboard key cursor control.

Damn, I was really hoping that this would work but I've been unable to get the volume scroll or on-screen scroll to work on a Yotaphone 2 (android 5.0). The device has an epaper screen and smooth scroll is just not suited to this type of screen.

Hi there, do you continue your work with this app? I have a oneplus 3 with oreo. Can not get your app to work. But I am looking for this feature. Your description sounds very good. Please continue developing