Hi guys, I'm not a flip-cover fan but ever since Dot View cases introduction on the M8 I've been curious to try it.
So I bought one for my A9 yesterday. Here is my first opinion :
- great build and fitting ;
- clear back is good, but taking a lot scar even after one day ;
- power and volume buttons overmolding is cool ;
- front door is also very cool thanks to the fact that you can personnalize it ;
- the flap is cool, it's sticking well in close position.
I'm going to give you a better opinion after a week with a video I think
(pictures are coming)
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Vito
Hi, here are my thoughts, too:
1. Great fit BUT the flap is too loose compared to the Dot View of the HTC One M8.
I need to align the flap to correctly position with the display or else, the information looks blurred.
2. The AMOLED screen "bleeds". It doesn't look as "clean" when checking the time as compared to the dot view in the M8 (you can see excessive glows around the numbers because the screen is too bright). This is noticeable especially when you are on a dark room.
Note: I am NOT using any background on my Dot View. Only the time and weather is displayed.
3. The Dot View Ice case looks elegant. The back is eye-catching but you WILL get scratches on the plastic time starting Day 1.
At first, I was avoiding it to get scratched but It is really impossible. I don't want to baby my case coz it defeats the purpose in the first place.
I got used to the scratches though. :/
4. The buttons are mushy.. but I'd rather have it protected than the old dot view in the M8 wherein the buttons are exposed.
5. The phone is way too sensitive to the touch. When playing music, you can accidentally swipe the dot view to next/back/pause. However, I find the overly-sensitive screen useful when turning off the alarm clock (short swipe to snooze the phone).
6. It adds character to the already beautiful phone. I am not fond of cases but HTC knows how to design even their accessories.
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S View - inspired from Samsung Galaxy S IV S-View Smart Cover feature.
S View works with flip cover (with windows) , whenever cover is closed View Screen comes up and shows following information:
Displays:
-*- Caller ID Screen (During incoming call)
-*- Time, Date & Day
-*- Unattended Messages and Missed Calls
-*- Music Title
-*- S View Logo / Custom text
Other Features:
-*- S View automatically disables itself when phone is in landscape mode (playing games, watching videos etc)
-*- Status Bar Notification for View control (Added in Main Screen Menu)
S View App Information Guide
Main Screen consist of three buttons:
-Start Service
-Customize
-Settings
-Start Service : Start S View service on/off using this button, apart from this button you can also start/stop service using status bar notification, that can be turned on using Main Screen Menu.
-Customize : You can change the position of layouts according to your case, customization helps you to move layouts up/down/right/left. Click on one of the two layouts and use arrow keys to move them, press save to Save position.
-Customize(In Pro Version) : Same as free version with addition to font customization, you can change font size and color using it. Click on one of the two layouts and press Edit to edit the selected layout.
-Settings:
-Delay Time: Choose delay time, it will trigger the app ON after selected time delay, this feature prevents mistake in triggering S View.
-Auto Wake Up (Beta): Turns on the screen when cover is opened, does not work on some devices.
-Use S View Caller ID: Use S View Caller ID to accept or reject call, or use default Caller ID screen.
-Settings(addition to free version):
-Hide S View logo from View Screen
-Hide Notifications from View Screen (messages/sms icons & count)
-Display Music title: Shows currently playing music (only support default music player)
-Next Important Updates:
-*- Triggering View using magnetic sensor, for users having flip cover with magnet.
-*- Customizing Caller ID Screen.
-Know Issue (Working on it):
-*- Magnetic cover conflicts with the proximity sensor and turn off View Screen. Normal Cover works brilliant.
S View Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/Galaxy.SView
Buy Flip Cover for you Samsung Device from here
Downloads:
- Google Play (Pro Version)
- APK is attached below for those in regions without Play Store access
Screen Shots For S View App
cool..reserved!:victory:
I tested this app on my Sony Xperia P .
App works good . I don't have case/cover but i tested by covering the proximity sensor by fingers.
Since i have an LCD screen, i assume that this VIEW feature will keep screen awake everytime ? battery usage will be more i think.
I dont have much hands-on with a samsung phone but know about this feature.
I think this app is good, but not battery friendly for LCD screens , as individual pixels cant be turned off.
where can i find such cover for galaxy nexus
Great app indeed. But, the next problem is "Where do we get this windowed flip case for our phone?".
Agreed, I don't want to take an exacto knife to a bunch of flip cases.
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Looks good, will this app work on any android based smartphones like canvas HD ??
Good idea but where can I find a flip cover with hole for gs3?
From universe with my gs3
I just modified a flip case of my Galaxy Young and i made it work perfectly =D
Amazing app, :good:
But doesn't work in the lockscreen or when the screen is turned off
Tried on galaxy mini
Thanks for your cool app :good:.but only problem is it will drain battery as screen is constantly on.
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Unnecessary app.
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Unnecessary post.
Nobody is holding a gun to your head making you install it. Back out of the thread and move on. Others who appreciate the functionality (custom ROMs on GS4 come to mind) and OP's hard work that went into creating the app will enjoy not scrolling past the entire quoted post to read your "comments".
Thanks the the app! Very nice indeed.
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S View Covers
Try this link and you can buy a windowed flip cover for yourself
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/NEW-ULT...esCasesPouches&var&hash=item3a82517a01&_uhb=1
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Thanks for your cool app :good:.but only problem is it will drain battery as screen is constantly on.
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I will try to fix it, i will set brightness to dim when cover is off
Awesome,,,,
try it! :good:
mattiadj said:
Good idea but where can I find a flip cover with hole for gs3?
From universe with my gs3
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Here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Flip-S-...tor-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-/190892068995
Good very good work:good:
tried on sg3 mini i8190: installed, started service but it doesn't work; when I lock screen and then unlock nothing is shown
Game Launcher
Hyperlapse
Motion panorama
Quick Call
Bye-Bye-App-drawer
New Edge UI
Always On Display
Motion Panorama.
too many to list. but I guess off the top of my head:
the display:
literally the best consumer display in the world with virtually perfect professional reference level color fidelity, paper-like clarity with no diagonal edge bias (due to innovative proprietary diamond subpixel arrangement), infinite contrast and eye punching brightness that maintains perfectly even saturation and contrast unlike with lcd. Moreover the Screen calibration feature allows for various color space standards which is a must-have for professional photography or graphic work. Extremely High sensitivity screen allows for gloved use. Only just enough bezel to allow for screen edge swiping with a case installed leaving the device as narrow as possible making it much more nimble for one handed use and a bit less pants pocket stretching. Always on display is great as it allows me to check the time, date and notifications without having to turn on my phone--far superior in so many ways to the old way of decoding the color and speed of the flashing led.
Samsung pay:
their proprietary technology allows the device to simulate a magnetic card swipe which works anywhere unlike android pay and apple pay which only work on certain terminals. It constantly amazes everyone.
IP68 water and dust proof:
As beautiful as the S7 is it is indeed a fingerprint magnet. This is a problem with many phones so stylishly slick but unlike other phones when the S7 loses its lustre you can simply rinse it off under the sink and polish it off with a bath towel--good as new.
Powered USB otg with support for so many add ons:
gaming controllers, midi keyboards, file storage, keyboards, mice. I was surprised to find that I can charge another device with my phone and even spin up and operate a USB hard disk without any need for additional power cables.
the camera:
so amazing I use it for augmented vision. Not only can I inspect from the distance whether that little spot on the wall is a fly or a spider without getting off my lazy ass but I can see and read things where it would otherwise be far too dim for my eyes to see without need for additional lighting. Oh yea, and it also takes amazing pictures in just two clicks. I never miss a shot because even in the rare times when I would I can rely on motion photo to reverse time and recapture the picture just how I wanted. The expanding library of camera modes just kick it over the edge of awesomeness. In real world use I tend to switch between auto, pro, rear selfie, slow motion, and gif maker. I use burst a lot too which is available whenever you press and hold the shoot button.
ui:
I've found split screen and pop up mode more and more useful for working with and between multiple apps. Web browsing and reading while streaming music or watching YouTube and/or chating just feels great. I use my laptop so little these days which is so much better for my posture. Text selection is also improved paired with the hypersensitive screen. You can rely on the precision of the tip of your thumbnail and not the blunt tip of your finger. The adjustable dpi hack gives you more work space immediately expanding the usefulness of large screen.
I haven't even begun to touch on so many other things but I can definitely go on if anyone wants me to.
This is by far the most satisfied I've ever been with a phone and I've been using smart phones since when they were called PDAs. I never thought I'd be so satisfied with a non rooted android device but I don't find myself missing anything except perhaps the stereo sound hack and the Xposed framework but with all the features I'm discovering and looking forward to the gear vr Im sure I'll find enough ways not to care.
I don't use any of the features you listed, but i'd say my favorite "features" are (no particular order)
-Double tap home for camera shortcut
-Theme engine
-Split screen
-triple tap home for one handed use
Best hardware features are easily the screen and the camera. Build quality is amazing, honestly feels better in the hand than metal IMO, and IP68 is just an awesome feature to have.
Samsung has activated Display scaling in the newest Galaxy S7 firmware, it gives the user greater control over how much information is packed onto the screen.
That one isn't hidden anymore. Nice!
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jamesava said:
Samsung has activated Display scaling in the newest Galaxy S7 firmware, it gives the user greater control over how much information is packed onto the screen.
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how do you get to that setting?
konoplya said:
how do you get to that setting?
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In the display menu if you received the last update, otherwise you have to download Nova Launcher and activate through a specific nova action (you can then uninstall Nova).
Steps to follow :
Step 1: Head on over to the Google Play Store and download Nova Launcher
Step 2: Launch Nova Launcher. There's no need to set it as a default.
Step 3: Do a long-press on the home screen and tap on Widgets.
Step 4: Look for the Activities widget and bring it to the home screen.
Step 5: Look for Settings and tap on .DisplayScalingActivity. This will create a shortcut on the home screen.
Step 6: Tap on the newly created shortcut. There you have it, the option to go either Standard or Condensed.
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In the display menu if you received the last update, otherwise you have to download Nova Launcher and activate through a specific nova action (you can then uninstall Nova).
Steps to follow :
Step 1: Head on over to the Google Play Store and download Nova Launcher
Step 2: Launch Nova Launcher. There's no need to set it as a default.
Step 3: Do a long-press on the home screen and tap on Widgets.
Step 4: Look for the Activities widget and bring it to the home screen.
Step 5: Look for Settings and tap on .DisplayScalingActivity. This will create a shortcut on the home screen.
Step 6: Tap on the newly created shortcut. There you have it, the option to go either Standard or Condensed.
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the last update you're talking about is the one from T-Mobile? I have T-Mobile and I got one update from Samsung and one from T-Mobile.
Nop, it's a Sammy update that began to roll out a couple days ago fixing some side touching issues, photo stuff too and a lot of other things too
S7 here..Stock..TouchWiz Launcher..T-Mobile carrier
#1 Feature: Samsung Pay. When I saw my wife use her Note 5 to pay at WalMart, my MotoX Pure suddenly became obsolete.
#2. SD Card has returned. 32GB onboard isn't sufficient for me and now with 128GB extra, I'm content.
#3, Android 6.0.1. Battery Optimizations net me 20 total hours on battery with a 4-6 hour Screen On Time. Wow!
#4 Gear VR compatibility. I have the VR and it is stunning and so next-generation.
#5 Speaker is loud. While not idea for cranking up the tunes, it's perfect for voice calls and voicemail.
#6 SideSync and SmartSwitch. These two apps fill in the features that iTunes backup and Continuity brought to iOS.
#7 TouchWiz is scaled down enough to not get in the way of using the phone. Still packed with options, but it works right out of the box.
Just tried this and, while there are some tricks, it works pretty good. I know have a watch face with just about everything I want on it that looks like I want it to look. Took some experimentation but that was fun. If you know what you want and can't find it anywhere else, give this a try. And I still haven't figured out all it can do. Working on that.
Just designed a watch face that shows an analog between 0500 and 1000 then a digital for the night. Day shows battery %, day/date, and steps. Lots of fun!
AND!! Here's Here's how I got the Layer effect - two watchfaces for different times of the day - using GWD. Tricky but not hard:
- Select a Background from the menu on the left. It appears in the work area.
- Select the one entry you have under Timeline in the bottom left of the space showing your Backgrounds. Then go to Properties in the upper right and rename it Layer 1. Not necessary but I found this easier to work with. Everything you put on this layer will appear above this label.
- Select what components you want on this layer. I wanted a Night and Day face so I use Layer 1 as my night and put a digital face on it. Add complications as needed. They will all appear above the Layer 1 label on your Timeline block on the lower left. When done you will select the time frame they will NOT be visible. For me that's from 6 am to 10 pm.
- To highlight the chosen INVISIBLE times, select a start time from the light grey area on right. Say I want my digital watch to NOT show from 6 am - 10 pm (time shows in the scale on top of the grey area). - -- Put your cursor over the 6am block on any of the visible lines and hold the left button on your mouse down. Scroll around to select the time you want Layer 1 to be invisible. They will appear in green when selected. Now hold the right button down over one of the green squares and select Remove from the menu. This is tricky because the program doesn't always work right. You may need to try several times to get it the way you want it. Play with it. This will Remove that time frame from when this particular face will be visible. You can move the veritcle line on the Timeline around to make your face viable. Now start your second layer.
- Select another Background and label it Layer 2. It will appear over Layer 1 and hide what you have place on there but there will be a white outline for the items you've put on layer one, so keep that in mind. - Now put your desired items on this face as you did Layer 1. I chose an analog face.
- Once you've done that select the time this face will be INVISIBLE as you did Layer 1. I wanted this to be invisible during the times Layer 1 WAS visible so I selected 10 pm - 6 am and Removed that.
Another thing you can do is use the same background for each layer. Simply do NOT select the Layer 1 label on the timeline and it will appear all the time. Only the components will change.
- When this is done test it using the Run button on the task bar at the top of the screen. This brings up a test area that shows your face. Under Condition there is a sliding time adjustment so you can see what appears as what times. Use this to make sure everything shows when it should according to time.
- Satisfied? The build your face using the Build button on the task bar (2 down from Run), save, and you are good to go.
The program will ask you if you want to Save or get a certificate and such. I you don't want to put it on the Market don't worry about it. You can now load directly from the program to your watch. Or you can upload it to the Market to sell or share.
Enjoy! Any questions just give me a shout.
I made a couple of videos and posted them to youtube 4 days ago on this if watching a video is easier for some people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wk4QFDeWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPG0ebVLCT0
Hobson318 said:
I made a couple of videos and posted them to youtube 4 days ago on this if watching a video is easier for some people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wk4QFDeWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPG0ebVLCT0
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Great idea! While it's mostly pretty intuitive I did struggle on some of the things I wanted to do.
I once made a cool complicated animation, with many objects appearing and disappearing during the different time periods and battery levels.
But it was so big, that editing it was going extra slow....
I guess, for more complicated watch faces, GWD is not enough. For some crazy animated, complicated watch faces the native app is better.
VIVES_Matt said:
I once made a cool complicated animation, with many objects appearing and disappearing during the different time periods and battery levels.
But it was so big, that editing it was going extra slow....
I guess, for more complicated watch faces, GWD is not enough. For some crazy animated, complicated watch faces the native app is better.
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No idea. It's my first time doing any of this. All I wanted was a couple of useful watch faces and I got that. I think anything more complicated will have to wait a bit in my case.
Since you guys peruse here and reddit.
-Stay awake while reading/holding
The same way the sony xperia series detects the phone is upright and being held, delays the screen time out.
- Setting to adjust the bottom round corner overlays
There two overlays at the bottom of the screen. Would be great to add some setting stop adjust.
-Hide Navbar
Similar to the GS8 That give you granular control over when it's hidden.
-Auto Pin unlock
Again the on the xperia series, the check mark is removed, so once you put the correct pin the phone accepts and unlocks.
More to come....
So most of the things suggested above are actually pretty gimmicky, imo.
Only thing I miss coming from other phones is gesture support for things like camera and flashlight with screen off. Double tap power for camera works fine, but no way to get to flashlight without turning the screen on, pulling down quick toggles, and clicking flashlight. Maybe holding down the volume down button with screen off?
Moto has the best gestures, then oneplus, then everyone else. Unfortunately, there is hardware support required for these to work without killing the battery, so totally understand if we never get gestures like these.
Those are pretty lame requests.. Essential runs AOSP.
A request that are needed & needs addressing:
- manual mode for camera
- hdr auto toggles the flash on??
- release system images already
- beta program/Oreo
- timely security updates (just getting October?)
- fix touch issues and scrolling
- fp scanner causing lockups
Let's get the OS polished and working better before we add more features
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Those are pretty lame requests.. Essential runs AOSP.
A request that are needed & needs addressing:
- manual mode for camera
- hdr auto toggles the flash on??
- release system images already
- beta program/Oreo
- timely security updates (just getting October?)
- fix touch issues and scrolling
- fp scanner causing lockups
Let's get the OS polished and working better before we add more features
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I mean, those requests of yours are already what they're doing, and bug fixes. So like duh list.
As for essential running aosp. They do, and they are already adding stuff on top.
The elegant solution for the status bar is to run devices in full screen, then manually
bring back the nav bar and status bar. So options for that would just be additional to what they are doing.
The rounded corners. They are already overlaying black corners on top. So options for that would just be additional to what they are doing.
Double click power button for cam isn't aosp last I checked.
So hence "feature requests" not just another list asking for "do it faster". :good:
Fix the camera.
Show us you can do this and smash the naysayers. Please don't just throw in the towel and let companies like Razer come in and show you up.
I would like Oreo like everyone else, but keep the guns pointed at the cameras.
There's seriously no rush to race to Essential phone 2.
You have reduced the price and now have the stage yet again. (Not to mention a ton of dedicated customers waiting with faith and phone in hand. )
Seize the moment an knock it out of the park.
This is the perfect time for you to take gobs of consumers away from the Pixel line. Google is against the ropes with its own set of issues.
Now that your price is set where margins are thin, its time to prove your name. Fix the camera and move units like crazy to get it in as many hands as possible.
Essential Phone 2 will help when you user base confidently upgrades ans recommends your product.
I bought an Essential phone for tight finish. (Software & Hardware)
Oreo will clean up a lot of peoples wants.
Again though, make the hardware work to it full potential.
Essential, you put yourself in this position with Stock android promises coupled with exceedingly high end hardware.
If I wanted bells/whistles with headaches, I would have zero troubles finding and OEM for that.
I essentially want you to focus on the hardware and leverage what you have to a higher standard and level.
Fix the EIS
Bring the camera levels to LG G6 results since the parts are the same.
Fix the Camera Icon (The only one you created) - Its ridiculously amateur and sticks out like a sore thumb.
Keep up the AMA's
Stay focused and steady.
Don't just kick the can down the road.
Another point:
I feel you should point out and lean your American roots. Lots of consumers purchase phones from offshoot companies that are created outside of the USA. Subsequently, many of them have been busted by running data collecting and or malicious algorithms.
You will not have more attention than you do now. Get cracking on it and show us what your made of.
Show us you can do this!
I agree totally with Maven1975 this phone is an awesome piece of equipment, I think that the weak link is the stock camera app and the way it processes the photos taken (compression) I have been able to take some pretty good looking photos with the stock app, but both The GCam port and FV-5 take far better pics but why?
Over the past year I owned the G6 which took some really nice pics, I sold it to purchase the S8 which took some amazing pics but I just couldn't deal with the UI of either of those phones even with the themes and the S8 wasn't user friendly for myself because of how I hold a phone I need me some side bezels with how I hold phones. I ended up getting the U11 and I love HTC and the UI but the phone was "big" but it took the best pictures out of the three.
Then the Essential PH-1 came out with it's awesome form factor and amazing quality and design I figured hey it has the same image sensor as the G6 with newer hardware and dual camera setup I bought into the"Image Fusion" hype and figured the photos should be somewhere in between the G6 and U11
Fix the camera, give us a Pro/Manual Mode and Release the System Image
I love stock Android, so keep the updates quick and the owners of this high quality phone will be some of your best advertisement "bang for the buck"
Become part of the development community and make this a "flash happy" phone ..... I come from a time when the HTC Hero had so many options for flashing different roms and apps it was so pleasing make the Essential PH-1 an ICON like the Hero
Hello Guys, any chance someone would like to make a cover screen app/widget for cycling. Honestly, a huge 6"+ phone on a handle bar looks kinda stupid to me. I know I could use the cover screen tool but a dedicated widget would make more sense. I would definitely pay for that kind of widget.
When I ride I usually use the cover screen launcher from goodlock and I use that to launch whatever app I need in the moment. TBH you shouldn't be worrying about that stuff while riding, pay attention to the road/trail and be safe brotha
I don't think your idea is workable - first there are 3 ways to use the cover screen:
1) Samsung's proprietary cover screen/widgets - there are no 3rd party widgets available, by design
2) SamSprung - it's a launcher, I don't believe it allows widgets. You can run apps, and they often run OK
3) CoverScreen OS - you can add widgets to your cover screen.
However, you then have the screen timeout issue, CoverScreenOS allows you to go up to 30 seconds iirc. I'm not sure about SamSprung, but there is abundant documentation on the thread in this forum.
All the same, when on a bike I personally would appreciate using all the screen with a standard cycling app. And with the Flip3, I am not sure about all the vibrations and that folding mechanism. (just as an aside, iPhones' cameras break - the optical stabilization - if you use them on motorbikes at least!)
I wanted to use my phone on my motorbike, and I ended up using an old candybar phone on my bike, tethered to the Flip3 in my pocket
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I don't think your idea is workable - first there are 3 ways to use the cover screen:
1) Samsung's proprietary cover screen/widgets - there are no 3rd party widgets available, by design
2) SamSprung - it's a launcher, I don't believe it allows widgets. You can run apps, and they often run OK
3) CoverScreen OS - you can add widgets to your cover screen.
However, you then have the screen timeout issue, CoverScreenOS allows you to go up to 30 seconds iirc. I'm not sure about SamSprung, but there is abundant documentation on the thread in this forum.
All the same, when on a bike I personally would appreciate using all the screen with a standard cycling app. And with the Flip3, I am not sure about all the vibrations and that folding mechanism. (just as an aside, iPhones' cameras break - the optical stabilization - if you use them on motorbikes at least!)
I wanted to use my phone on my motorbike, and I ended up using an old candybar phone on my bike, tethered to the Flip3 in my pocket
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SamSprung allows widgets and will start on the last used one when leaving off there. It also has custom screen timeout from the default 3 seconds up to 60 seconds.
That said, only the stock widgets are really designed for the screen space and even those are questionable when riding.