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[APP] StriPad, another application launcher

I'm looking for beta-testers now, in order to refine my application and maybe find bugs.
This launcher is described and downloadable on my web site dystroy.org/stripad/
In a few words, it is designed to be efficient and greatly minimize the time needed to find and launch your applications (or to uninstall them).
If you could take the time to visit, test and comment this launcher...
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Hey I had a look at the screenshots, what an Awesome innovative idea! .
I wouldn't want to replace my home screen with it though. Maybe you might want to get into contact with some launchers (Launcher Pro etc) about making it an option to replace the app drawer with your StriPad?

I love this launcher!
I'll test this. This is my new favorite launcher. I've been looking for something like this ever since I went Android. Your launcher is a welcome change.
I love that it's only 63KB, fast, minimalist and low on resources.
I hate having a 1-2MB app just to launch other apps.
I don't use widgets or screens.

I had a FC while holding down a strip to change the color.
I also only see half of the color wheel when changing colors. I have a low resolution phone. 320x240
Checking the Processes I only see
Process CPU Mem.
system_server 129% 0Ko
com.google.process.gapps 129% 0Ko
com.android.phone 129% 0Ko

Took a look at it, not a bad idea, still rather launcher pro.

Good Idea.
But hard to use and could be prettier.
But I am looking forward for updates.

Awesome idea, but I use too many widgets for it to replace my current launcher. I'll be checking back for updates

Awesome work bro!

Thanks for your replies !
@lunigma : can you reproduce the problem and get me the stack-trace ? Do you know how to do it ? What you see on the process list is strange. What device do you have and with what version of Android ?
@TuRDMaN : if enough people are interested I'll continue my work. I'm currently working on an integration of the widgets (the stripes could be all retracted to the left, leaving the background to widgets).

dseguret said:
I'm currently working on an integration of the widgets (the stripes could be all retracted to the left, leaving the background to widgets).
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Sounds cool, can't wait to check it out!

The APP is funny, cool man, great work, i will still looking in this thread for up's.

OK.
I must admit that I'm not any more able to find the time and motivation to work on this project.
So, except if I find people willing to develop it (as open source), I won't finish it and I'll remain the sole user...

hey this is cool are you going to pt it in market place???

motodroidfreak said:
hey this is cool are you going to pt it in market place???
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I was just saying I was dropping the development. I may put it on the market with the goal to search motivated coders. If so I'll let it know here.

dseguret said:
I was just saying I was dropping the development. I may put it on the market with the goal to search motivated coders. If so I'll let it know here.
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I would help to work with this project. I was asking put it on market because I can't insatll form the apk file..... I have the setting allow unknow sources but it never works
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Would you consider making this into an "app drawer" replacement? Or maybe 2 versions. Full launcher version and app drawer replacement version. I think it would be an awesome app drawer. But I personally would not want to replace my launcher with this. It is a great idea though. and thanks for sharing.

dseguret said:
I was just saying I was dropping the development. I may put it on the market with the goal to search motivated coders. If so I'll let it know here.
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Please don't drop this! I love the concept and the fact that it's so conservative on resources.
I'm using Stripad as main Launcher and Quickdesk for some widgets.
There are two flaws, though. On my Samsung Spica, it displays sometimes 8, sometimes 9 bars. The processes windows becomes empty after 3 or 4 seconds.
Again, I think this app is too good for you to drop. Please reconsider.

thepolishguy said:
Would you consider making this into an "app drawer" replacement? Or maybe 2 versions. Full launcher version and app drawer replacement version. I think it would be an awesome app drawer. But I personally would not want to replace my launcher with this. It is a great idea though. and thanks for sharing.
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Sure I would do this.... are you willing to put it in market for sum reason i cant install a apk file :-(

Not able to download the file now, but any chance someone can post screenshots?

Fantastic
Its fantastic and one of the most lovely launchers till today, As I am a graphic UI designer, I hope I can do wonders with this Launcher and its colour effects.
Thanks.

[CHT] Widgets

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Hi everyone,
I'm very new at this site and not sure if it is the right place post the thread but anyway.
A friend of mine and I are especially interested in cooking Cookie Home Tab widgets. We are located in Russia and primary doing iPhone development but I have some win mo relevant experience.
We got a few things working like google search and notes.
As for now it is buggy and design is ugly=)
We'll continue our work and finally I hope will release a widgets pack.
I'd like to get some help :
1. Please vote for widgets that you like most of all
You can post Android or Yahoo widgets links for reference
2. We are looking for a designer who can make it all look better and work on skin packs
I will put it all together at my site next week.
Please let me know your thoughts
I would appreciate any feedback

"I really would like to have a widget for the alarm clock. Even a shotcut would be handy. For further improvments, it could show if the alarm is active and remaining time until the alarm."
As I can see Alarm link is available in Appointment Widget.

mick_86 said:
"I really would like to have a widget for the alarm clock. Even a shotcut would be handy. For further improvments, it could show if the alarm is active and remaining time until the alarm."
As I can see Alarm link is available in Appointment Widget.
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yes , independent alarm widget or free link is much needed

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840000

"Is it possible to make a Photo widget and Calender widget? Emails and messages have been able to be ported across, is it possible to bring the Sense flip photos and calander across???"
Our first priority would be new functionality but not the port of existing one.

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840000
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I like the idea. Will take a look from implementation perspective.
It would be great if you can workout some screen shots for "Alarm","Search" and "Quick Notes" in "windroid" look and feel.

If you need any help with skins for the widgets then I'd be happy to help.....

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As I can see Alarm link is available in Appointment Widget.
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Yes but it is a very small button and it comes with digital clock which is unnecessary. Also it is hard to tell if the alarm is on or off by looking that button.

conantroutman said:
If you need any help with skins for the widgets then I'd be happy to help.....
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Right now the widgets that are in progress do not have any skin at all.
It is just an input box for search and white area for notes.
I'd like to get some ideas for design.
It should be simple, intuitive and follow general manila look and feel.
I would appreciate any art works for now.
We can make a simple voting and choose the most popular to apply.
However I'd like to provide several skins and layouts for each widget in future.

baybenbey said:
Yes but it is a very small button and it comes with digital clock which is unnecessary. Also it is hard to tell if the alarm is on or off by looking that button.
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I hope we would get some visual presentation for the alarm widget.
Please feel free to post any suggestions.
The implementation looks pretty simple if we gonna use standard alarm to grep some data. I will take a look and get back to you soon.

Any chance of getting a hold of the basic image files you have? just to get a feel for the dimensions and what goes where??

conantroutman said:
Any chance of getting a hold of the basic image files you have? just to get a feel for the dimensions and what goes where??
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I will post it here a little bit later.

Just got a simple wireframe for livescore widget.
Still far away from ideal but it is a first picture here)

mick_86 said:
Just got a simple wireframe for livescore widget.
Still far away from ideal but it is a first picture here)
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I see the soccer ball and have to wonder if this will include other sports like american football

a notes widget.
I think it'd be awesome to have notes displayed in a similar effort to that of the sms widget but maybe in yellow like post its

Symondo said:
a notes widget.
I think it'd be awesome to have notes displayed in a similar effort to that of the sms widget but maybe in yellow like post its
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Agree. I think I saw exactly the same notes widget for Evo.
Check the image

miller710 said:
I see the soccer ball and have to wonder if this will include other sports like american football
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Well. I know how to use services for soccer.
If you can suggest some resources(web services to get the latest result) for NBA, NHL and AFL it would be great

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I will post it here a little bit later.
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Here is how I expect it to look like.

Some very basic view for alarm widget

[App] Sleep Calc/Timer

Hi guys, looking for some feed back on my app. based on website sleepytimer.com
I've seen 2 apps on droid marketplace but all the comments I read complain that there is no alarm.
So my app provides the same features plus adding alarms. Be gentle
[edited] 10/12 now on marketplace (free)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sleepytimer

This looks really good. I'll test it out and tell you what I think...
EDIT: This app is amazing. This will be really useful for me since I hate waking up tired and groggy.
I am making some small tweaks to the app as well as making a better icon and will upload it soon.
EDIT2: I finished the small edits! Check it out!

Hah, you noticed my typo Choice a mode hehe.
Can you tell me what else you did? I already had a revision underway and an icon+splash screen worked out
I kind of like your icon though too, I just thought of an interesting hybrid. Taking my icon and then instead of eyeballs, I'll put sunglasses on him kind of like some Oakley oilrigs and instead of a regular dark lense it will be the alarm LED with a time.

RobbieRobski said:
Hah, you noticed my typo Choice a mode hehe.
Can you tell me what else you did? I already had a revision underway and an icon+splash screen worked out
I kind of like your icon though too, I just thought of an interesting hybrid. Taking my icon and then instead of eyeballs, I'll put sunglasses on him kind of like some Oakley oilrigs and instead of a regular dark lense it will be the alarm LED with a time.
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All I really did was changed the icon and fixed typos and stuff to make it look more professional. I also added some stuff just in case you want an 'about' tab when you press the menu button on your phone.

it's live in the market place now, I updated the op with the url. Feedback appreciated.

can u post the update apk here?I can't download from market.thanks

[APP][2.1+] Naked Browser 1.0 - A full featured yet tiny web browser

Hey now,
I was fed up with the privacy violations, bloat, instability, and general stupid functionality of Android browsers. I decided to make my own. Introducing...
Naked Browser
TRUST: Right permissions with no spying.
SPEED: No bloat, including minimal GUI candy.
FEATURES: Crash restore, undo close tab, one finger zoom, infinite tabs, and more.
FREE: As in no cost. Not even any ads.
Here's the web site: http://nakedbrowser.com/android/
I've been working on this for the past few months. I've been quite meticulous when trying to focus on speed and avoiding bloat. As a result, it isn't the prettiest app in the world. However, please know that most of my effort went under the hood. Stability and a rich feature set mean more to me than eye candy.

Interesting concept. Must say, its REAL FAST
Inspite of all this, I would just advise some UI enhancements, thats it. Else it is a nearly perfect browser.
Oh, forgot to mention but the icon looks kind of old, how about adding a new trendy one? :thumbup:
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It looks ok, though I cannot use it with this GUI mate... Looks fugly...
Would be the perfect browser If ui were tuned up a little bit... Will keep it installed to check for any updates
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Thanks guys. I'm really happy to read that it's real fast and it would be the perfect browser.
I focused as close to 0% on the UI as possible. Honestly, that was a goal. My top priorities were speed, stability, and functionality/features. In fact, unless I forget something, other than the blue color I added the entire UI is based on function alone. I even resisted adding the button icons but it actually took time to read the labels to figure out what to do so I added them.
I even wanted to go with the generic default "andy the android" application icon but instead opted to draw my own globe from memory in about 3 minutes in GIMP. So, it's not an old icon! It's new!!! ;-P And obviously I'm no illustrator.
The UI shows my dedication to making it function properly rather than look beautiful. It's like Apache or something. The interface isn't beautiful--just a config file in Apache's case--but it works like a champ. Sometimes when you focus first on the way it looks (Microsoft?), you end up with a pile of doo doo. I prefer it to look crappy but run great. Later it can look and run great.
Anyway, thanks for checking it out. I'm still improving it so keep it installed if you like. You might find yourself using it, you might end up thinking it's beautiful, but either way it will improve.

aminaked said:
Thanks guys. I'm really happy to read that it's real fast and it would be the perfect browser.
I focused as close to 0% on the UI as possible. Honestly, that was a goal. My top priorities were speed, stability, and functionality/features. In fact, unless I forget something, other than the blue color I added the entire UI is based on function alone. I even resisted adding the button icons but it actually took time to read the labels to figure out what to do so I added them.
I even wanted to go with the generic default "andy the android" application icon but instead opted to draw my own globe from memory in about 3 minutes in GIMP. So, it's not an old icon! It's new!!! ;-P And obviously I'm no illustrator.
The UI shows my dedication to making it function properly rather than look beautiful. It's like Apache or something. The interface isn't beautiful--just a config file in Apache's case--but it works like a champ. Sometimes when you focus first on the way it looks (Microsoft?), you end up with a pile of doo doo. I prefer it to look crappy but run great. Later it can look and run great.
Anyway, thanks for checking it out. I'm still improving it so keep it installed if you like. You might find yourself using it, you might end up thinking it's beautiful, but either way it will improve.
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And hell yeah, you did manage to get a fast browser... guess I will be using it when the interface gets a little better...
I know the speed and functionality comes first, but I hate to admit that I'm attracted to good looks rather than functionality... I know, I'm ashamed... but I can't help it
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I just discover your interesting browser. Regarding to the size but bar tools should be display at buttom like zoom icons and only icons (no txt) cause it take too much space.
Hope to see next version if possible maybe with modern icon
Keep the good job
thanks

Thanks for the app, it loads fast and i actually like the UI, it's kinda cute :angel: . Any plan for urlfilter like in opera mobile, so I can block ad locally?

Really fast browser! The UI is sooooo sick!!!
But I found that the bookmarks and history on the start page are not support unicode languages, such as Chinese...
And is there a history page? Seems not. I can only access to history on the start page...
If there's a history menu or it can show the history inside bookmark page would be nice.
The rest is fantastic!
Thanks!!

Honestly this thing is pretty quick lol nice job!
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There's another request:
Please add option to create bookmark shortcut on home screen...
I think this is really useful!

Great browser man, but please for the lpve of my eyesight...put atleast a little bit into the UI, i dunno.. like 5% . ill use the browser but with my eyes closed lol.
good work
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Great job on this browser man. Its fast and smooth. And as far as the icon, I for one like it
When my kids ask, what does this word mean? I tell them to bring me a dictionary........Then I smack them with it, and tell them to Google that sh¡t.

selecting words, copy/paste working well?

Thank you all for the feedback! The next version will be out in a day or two.
Mchasard said:
size but bar tools should be display at buttom like zoom icons and only icons (no txt) cause it take too much space.
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Next version has smaller buttons. I want text on them otherwise people might not know their functions. Could be an option, though...pro version.
proudfoot said:
Thanks for the app, it loads fast and i actually like the UI, it's kinda cute :angel: . Any plan for urlfilter like in opera mobile, so I can block ad locally?
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Yeah, right? It’s cute! Sure. Anyway, I would love adblock but it isn’t easy. I do not access transferred data so I can’t tell what’s an ad. I can imagine a few ways to access the data and filter it, so I’m keeping it in mind. Pro version.
h3110 said:
Really fast browser! The UI is sooooo sick!!!
But I found that the bookmarks and history on the start page are not support unicode languages, such as Chinese...
And is there a history page? Seems not. I can only access to history on the start page...
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Bad “soooo sick” or good “soooo sick”?
Unicode/Chinese: I had no idea. I’ll try to figure out the problem. Are the bookmarks/history not showing up or do the links just not work?
History viewer: next version has it. Update coming in 24 hours or so.
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Please add option to create bookmark shortcut on home screen...
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It has bookmarks on the start page if you have the option checked. Are you using Chinese or another Unicode language? If so, I’m looking into the problem. If not, let me know.
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Great browser man, but please for the lpve of my eyesight...put atleast a little bit into the UI, i dunno.. like 5% . ill use the browser but with my eyes closed lol.
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I made some small tweaks so the next version might look a teensy bit better. If there’s anything really odd like labels that aren’t on buttons then let me know. Otherwise, I’m focusing on my goals for the app and “make shiny” is not at the top of the list right now.
Many people say that it looks horrible, and I agree. However, they need to know that I’m focusing all of my time on features, speed, and stability. Adding some graphics or making a more complicated UI are just going to take me away from working on stuff under the hood AND slow the browser down/eat up RAM. I have a little background with cars. First let’s get it running, then we can paint the thing. That being said, any feedback is encouraged so just keep it coming!
JokerAce said:
selecting words, copy/paste working well?
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I think so. Why do you ask?
Thanks again for trying out Naked Browser!

aminaked said:
Bad “soooo sick” or good “soooo sick”?
Unicode/Chinese: I had no idea. I’ll try to figure out the problem. Are the bookmarks/history not showing up or do the links just not work?
History viewer: next version has it. Update coming in 24 hours or so.
It has bookmarks on the start page if you have the option checked. Are you using Chinese or another Unicode language? If so, I’m looking into the problem. If not, let me know.
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New version shows correct Unicode characters! Thanks for the update!
About the home screen shortcut suggestion, actually I mean to create bookmark shortcut on launcher's home screen, not the browser's start page. For example, a Facebook shortcut on home screen...
And one more thing: A private browsing toggle would be even nice!
Thanks again for your hard work!
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It's using the mobile version of internet like for phones others than smartphones please let us select if we want the touch ready websites

just found it via the news.
awesome!! that's exactly what i searched for.
there is almost no UI, and you can navigate so amazingly fast!
i'll use this one for now, let's see i can use it for my daily surfing x)
only one thing: the +/- buttons on the bottom right are really annoying. the option to remove them doesn't work :3

Really, really nice! I'm definitely going to give it a try as my default browser

exadeci said:
It's using the mobile version of internet like for phones others than smartphones please let us select if we want the touch ready websites
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true, having the ability to select which resolution as default would be good. apart from that it is fast. good work
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Love it! as a programmer myself I understand your priorities, design pff.

[FREE][APP] Fifteen

Here is My latest app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev.fifteen
The famous puzzle game 15 has fascinated many mathematician minds.
Can it be solved?
Do all starting positions have a solution?
How many number of turns does is take to solve?
Do You dare to find out?

People would be more willing to try the app if your thread's design was better. Also the headline isn't very informative, most people will skip it. Just sayin'

You are of course right. The thing is, I am a good Developer but I am a bad Designer.
I have absolutely no creative sense what so ever.

The app received significant update. Worth another look.

refaelsh said:
The app received significant update. Worth another look.
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Looks really good and brings back a lot of memories
Pros;
1. Clean design
2. No unwanted permissions
Cons:
1. Size (17MB is quite big for this, don't you think)

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Cons:
1. Size (17MB is quite big for this, don't you think)
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Ye, I know. The music file takes 13 MB.

Nice simple design, keep it up

Thank You

gladson1976 said:
Looks really good and brings back a lot of memories
Pros;
1. Clean design
2. No unwanted permissions
Cons:
1. Size (17MB is quite big for this, don't you think)
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refaelsh said:
Ye, I know. The music file takes 13 MB.
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I've reencoded the MP3 file to a lower bit rate (128kb).
The app now takes 10 MB.

refaelsh said:
I've reencoded the MP3 file to a lower bit rate (128kb).
The app now takes 10 MB.
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Downloaded and changed my comment in the Play Store
How is the volume issue coming along ?

gladson1976 said:
Downloaded and changed my comment in the Play Store
How is the volume issue coming along ?
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Thank You very much.
I can not reproduce it. It works fine in the emulator and on My test device. What I think has happened is that the device's physical volume buttons are overriding the in game settings. If that indeed what happened, it is not a bug but a normal behaviour according to Google's Guidelines. And it is against the Guidelines to override this behaviour.

Hi,
I just tested the app. Looks cool and is working nicely. However, I recommend to add an additional 'do you really want to reload' checkbox to the "refresh" shortcut. Otherwise this button can be pressed easily and will destroy the currently running game. Further you should try to support different screen orientations. That's one of the games I for some reasons want to play in landscape mode.
Thanks for your consideration.
Best Regards,
Benjamin

BePo23 said:
Hi,
I just tested the app. Looks cool and is working nicely. However, I recommend to add an additional 'do you really want to reload' checkbox to the "refresh" shortcut. Otherwise this button can be pressed easily and will destroy the currently running game. Further you should try to support different screen orientations. That's one of the games I for some reasons want to play in landscape mode.
Thanks for your consideration.
Best Regards,
Benjamin
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Oh, thank You very much for Your suggestions. They are very good. I will definitely implement them.

BePo23 said:
Hi,
I recommend to add an additional 'do you really want to reload' checkbox to the "refresh" shortcut. Otherwise this button can be pressed easily and will destroy the currently running game.
Thanks for your consideration.
Best Regards,
Benjamin
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All done. Just uploaded a new version to The Play Store. It will be available in the next few hours.
Next: implement landscape mode.

BePo23 said:
Hi,
I just tested the app. Looks cool and is working nicely. However, I recommend to add an additional 'do you really want to reload' checkbox to the "refresh" shortcut. Otherwise this button can be pressed easily and will destroy the currently running game. Further you should try to support different screen orientations. That's one of the games I for some reasons want to play in landscape mode.
Thanks for your consideration.
Best Regards,
Benjamin
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refaelsh said:
Thank You very much.
I can not reproduce it. It works fine in the emulator and on My test device. What I think has happened is that the device's physical volume buttons are overriding the in game settings. If that indeed what happened, it is not a bug but a normal behaviour according to Google's Guidelines. And it is against the Guidelines to override this behaviour.
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I managed to reproduce it. I will fix it in the few following days.

I finally fixed the Volume sliders bug. Uploaded new version to the Play store.
It will be available in the next few hours.