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Great useful apps with hideous UIs or Icons...

Hi...
I love Android...however, one thing I do hate, is that a LOT of Devs seem to lack any sense of style and design in the market...(also if u look at the Post ur Screens thread you see this horrible sense of design permeates throughout the user-base as well)
Anyways, I figured I'd ask you guys...what apps on the Market, that you thoroughly use do you feel have hideous and/or tacky, UIs or Icons?
Me I'll list 5:
OI File Manager....SERIOUSLY? Still using 1.1 Folder Icons? I don't think it'd take too much to sexify the app...it's useful, and is called by a lot of other apps on the market, it'd be nice if it looked good...which it does not, I know people will defend it, but no, just like Android pre 2.0, OI File Manager is absolutely hideously designed..sad for such a useful and widely called app.
DroCap2....WOW...super useful, and the in app UI is great and simple and will work with any theme...however that ugly ass icon...and the notification icon...I emailed the Dev asking to design him a new Icon with no answer...but seriously, I can't imagine someone making that and being like "Yes, THIS Icon is the business...upload it" Hopefully he eventually gets back to my email but being that it's been a month, I'mma call that unlikely...
NYC Subway Map....this one is just an icon (and I wish they'd implement the pinch to zoom API in the map simply for WOW factor) but yea...the Icon looks like a 2 second rush job to create an Android 2.0+ icon and failing miserably...it's horribly rendered, tragically mis-sized, and that sucks as that is one of my most used apps especially when I am in NYC...
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Root Explorer...Come ON man...From the old purple Android pre 2.0+ Folder Icon with the root on it to the hideous file cabinet with the root on it to every single icon inside the app, this is one of the UGLIEST Android Apps out there...and like the others I've listed, it is absolutely useful and simple...I bought Su File Explorer and I don't even use it because Root Explorer does everything I need, without the bloat. (I'm sure this "bloat" is needed by others but in my opinion for my needs it is bloat) But seriously, the entire design is hideous. I actually went and replaced EVERY Icon in this apk as I just couldn't bring myself to use it as it was, especially the way it clashes with both stock android 2.0, and ANY theme.
Bettercut - THIS ICON AND UI WERE HIDEOUS FROM THE GET GO...update people...seriously.
honorable mentions (Decent UIs/Icons, but eh)
Astro File Manager...I just don't like the iconset...I figured at least the most widely used file manager on Android (citation needed) would follow the Android tenets of design in a post 2.0 world...It does not...the 3/4 view Icons with the faux gloss, too much "eye candy" not enough design...love the app however (my first download before Android started auto restoring apps) but I feel the design needs to mature along with Android itself.
A LOT OF GAMES...seriously...a lot of games have the worst icons...and not even by far...simply a slight resize and maybe a border with a faux bevel and matte finish...wouldn't take a lot but I figured at least game icons can be consistent with the design tenets of the UI....they are not. usually 100% square too...sucks cause a lot of great games on Android.
Engadget for Android - HORRIBLE Icon...nuff said.
Speedtest - just change the angle on the icon...front facing would work fine. that slight 3/4 angle is just slightly pet peevish to me...
K-9 Mail...horrible Icon as well, especially for such an amazing app and great UI (well since I last used it)
Please add to this list, and don't let your love of Android stop you from being subjective.
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Rant:
Android is a great UI, and is maturing nicely, and hopefully with the UI/UX refresh planned for 3.0 it becomes attractive beyond attractive...however I noticed a lot of the best devs don't seem to have any sense of design, and having been to a developers lab in NYC I can assure you that design is the last thing on their minds (or was) judging from the business cards I saw. Post I/O 2010 I saw a fireside chat (or whatever) where they were discussing UI standards and Icon standards...and it was a good lab subtly suggesting (and REAL subtly begging) that developers start unifying the experience across apps which unfortunately is an Apple tenet (not just iPhone) and one that works...I only hope Android gets such a consistency amongst itself...with the freedom to change and theme and etc that we've come to know and love.
Sadly the iPhone is the defacto standard, and despite their systems shortcomings to me (I hate the general UI for one, sea of icons? no bueno) however I love their developers commitments to staying consistent (probably because apple has a proverbial gun to their heads) and providing a cleaner UX for the general consumer...if Android devs got this consistency...imagine our UX...It matters guys...and as much as any of you want to dislike apple overall (and I'm with you) there is still a LOT they do right...so we should do better...period
Please add to the list and feel free to share your thoughts...I already know at least one popular themer and a few others members here feel the same way...so I know it can't be just me.
OH and any "WELL JUST DON'T DOWNLOAD THE APP, ANDROID HAS OPTIONS DOWNLOAD A DIFFERENT APP" will not be responded to. At all...
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Youtube discussion of this via Google Developers:
http://www.youtube.com/user/googledevelopers?blend=1&ob=4#p/c/316B437F0CB82A68/3/M1ZBjlCRfz0
the Icon discussion begins at 30:24
but the rest of it is pretty interesting...so if you have the time (and skimming through it is easy to do, each relevant section is highlighted.
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DESIGNERS WILLING TO HELP
1: absolutedesignz - PM or [email protected] (add to gtalk or email)
2: commodoor - PM or [email protected]
3: JCopernicus - PM or Twitter @JCopernicus
4: OrganizedFellow - PM or [email protected]
5: x986123 - PM or [email protected] / [email protected]
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Devs, if you are creating an app, and come across this thread, and feel you need a designer, do not hesitate to hit up any of the people listed

I like the engadget icon. =-D

I agree to some extent - programmers tend to be not great at ICON & UI design (me included). Perhaps you should post alternatives here (Before & After icons) to show them/us how it should be done. Also, include tips, a quick reference to googles recommendations & maybe even some templates (GIMP / PSP / Photoshop / Paint.NET) to encourage devs!
I look forward to some samples.
Steve.

here's the Android UI Design portion of the Google I/O 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/user/googledevelopers?blend=1&ob=4#p/c/316B437F0CB82A68/3/M1ZBjlCRfz0
It gives you insight into the desired unified UX patterns of Android OS
It's an hour long, I'm going to find the important sections and time stamp them here.
And I'm going to do both DroCap and NYC Subway Map app Icons for examples.
I'm going to append the OP as well,
the Icon discussion begins at 30:24
but the rest of it is pretty interesting...so if you have the time (and skimming through it is easy to do, each relevant section is highlighted.

My first App used to look like this:
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Now it looks like this:
Thanks to Richard Szabo (http://rks.oblivioncreations.se/) who offered to do a graphical redesign for me.

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My first App used to look like this:
Now it looks like this:
Thanks to Richard Szabo (http://rks.oblivioncreations.se/) who offered to do a graphical redesign for me.
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good job sir

Dialer One's icon is terrible, it looks like the WebOS dialer and is completely out of place with the rest of my stock icons (thanks FolderOrganizer!)

AbsoluteDesignz said:
Hi...
I love Android...however, one thing I do hate, is that a LOT of Devs seem to lack any sense of style and design in the market...
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Thanx for the hread !!**
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Beautiful Widgets:
Beautiful (Smaller) Home is great.
All the others don´t fit to eclair & froyo style, too big & oldfashioned.
-> Beautiful Vibrate, Silent,.....

NOTE: This app has been updated in Market and this problem does not exist anymore, I am keeping this post up though to see what a little thought can do for an app Icon.
here are 4 quick NYC Subway Map Icons I just made (basically one icon, I just added the MAP text to the other and some alterations in shadowing) Borrowing the theme of the subway icons (FRACKING DUH!!!) and using a similar font to the subway signs on the icon (Helvetica 65 Medium - Bold)
They can use some work obviously, but this is what 5 minutes with a moderate sense of design gives you.
I'm reaching out to all devs with ugly icons...if your app is for free, I will do my best to make you an icon...FOR FREE.
However UI design is not my forte, but do not be afraid to ask people...we are a community more than willing to help and we have some VERY talented designers here.

Dialer One:
I don't know why they didn't just mimic the new icon for Android considering it is meant to be a replacement for the Android Dialer...so taht's exactly what I did...except a color change. Negating extract, PS load, save and upload time, about 20 seconds of work..
Fits perfectly with the stock theme, is distinctive, and simple...
you don't really have to be too fancy, just go with the flow of Android...it almost seems like Devs are fighting with the OS...work with it...seriously.
(same goes for some of the icons in say, ChompSMS and Dialer One and other apps that use contact icons...why use a new custom icon for the contacts with no pictures when you can simply use the one Android uses...it'll create a great degree of continuity and flow.)
ALSO, there are a LOT of royalty free icons out there that fit, or can be slightly modified to fit the Android UI...don't be afraid to use them.

NOTE: App updated in Market so these issues no longer apply, I am keeping it up though to show what a little UI management can do for the UX of an app.
Modified App Design: NYC Subway Map (Sorry if it seems I'm picking on the app, but it just came to me watching that Android video) I haven't made a home page yet, but judging from their one now, it won't be hard to make one like Twitter and Facebook have.
Before:
After:
Links to Home (which may be redundant as the graphic/icon to the left is supposed to default to home as it does on Market, Facebook and Twitter) The Bus Map and a Greyed out Subway Map since we are there already....Simple, Sleek, and just that addition alone would make the UX much better.

Tunewiki is just awful as well.

androidVNC, Gmote
I had a friend replace androidVNC's icon and I renamed it "VNC". It was just too useful an app to let it go on like that. I'll upload the edited app if anyone's interested.

I think that there are enough designers out here that love to help dev's to make android apps more UI friendly. They can always ask here on forum (didn't see that much people asking).
maybe if some volunteers can step forward and put their names here so developers can contact these people, just a idea.

commodoor said:
I think that there are enough designers out here that love to help dev's to make android apps more UI friendly. They can always ask here on forum (didn't see that much people asking).
maybe if some volunteers can step forward and put their names here so developers can contact these people, just a idea.
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Great idea. I'm volunteering. We need this thread to gain more exposure and anyone who feels a certain way about a certain app should email the dev and direct them here. This is important for the future of android overall.

The problems is not developers. it is Google.
The whole android scene is so much similar to Win Mo 6.x. The operating system is solid, but it lacks cohesive UI. Also, the OS does not provide with attractive default shell and thus developers, who are very good at programming, decide to do their own UI, only to fail miserably. look back at Win Mo 6.x apps and compare them to apps in market. They both just look out of place on the phone.
iPhone OS gives a beautiful cohesive UI shell to programmers and that makes a huge difference. Not all programmers have style of sense..so OS has to lead with an example.
Also, the launcher icons look ugly because android does not do anything to make them look cohesive in the launcher. If each icon is using it's style, it looks chaotic. Samsung Touchviz does a good job of putting a square background behind each app icon. Things just look more organized. little touch can go a long way.

arkavat said:
The problems is not developers. it is Google.
The whole android scene is so much similar to Win Mo 6.x. The operating system is solid, but it lacks cohesive UI. Also, the OS does not provide with attractive default shell and thus developers, who are very good at programming, decide to do their own UI, only to fail miserably. look back at Win Mo 6.x apps and compare them to apps in market. They both just look out of place on the phone.
iPhone OS gives a beautiful cohesive UI shell to programmers and that makes a huge difference. Not all programmers have style of sense..so OS has to lead with an example.
Also, the launcher icons look ugly because android does not do anything to make them look cohesive in the launcher. If each icon is using it's style, it looks chaotic. Samsung Touchviz does a good job of putting a square background behind each app icon. Things just look more organized. little touch can go a long way.
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That's true too. Though google did provide a design aesthetic with the latest I/O which I linked in the OP. I like the current icons though pre Android 2.0 was pathetic. I really hope this palm dude works wonders with 3.0.
Also. Whoever approved of the orange highlight color should be fired.

AbsoluteDesignz said:
Great idea. I'm volunteering. We need this thread to gain more exposure and anyone who feels a certain way about a certain app should email the dev and direct them here. This is important for the future of android overall.
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I also volunteer, i'm not a designer but know my way around photoshop maybe you can put the names on the first post. I'm sure there are more, look at "themes and apps" forum lots of themes. I only want credit it's enough for me
arkavat said:
The problems is not developers. it is Google.
The whole android scene is so much similar to Win Mo 6.x. The operating system is solid, but it lacks cohesive UI. Also, the OS does not provide with attractive default shell and thus developers, who are very good at programming, decide to do their own UI, only to fail miserably. look back at Win Mo 6.x apps and compare them to apps in market. They both just look out of place on the phone.
iPhone OS gives a beautiful cohesive UI shell to programmers and that makes a huge difference. Not all programmers have style of sense..so OS has to lead with an example.
Also, the launcher icons look ugly because android does not do anything to make them look cohesive in the launcher. If each icon is using it's style, it looks chaotic. Samsung Touchviz does a good job of putting a square background behind each app icon. Things just look more organized. little touch can go a long way.
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A shell to work on would be great maybe we will see something great with gingerbread.
AbsoluteDesignz said:
That's true too. Though google did provide a design aesthetic with the latest I/O which I linked in the OP. I like the current icons though pre Android 2.0 was pathetic. I really hope this palm dude works wonders with 3.0.
Also. Whoever approved of the orange highlight color should be fired.
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I fully agree with the orange, android is green so why orange? look at HTC the green looks solid

My number one is Astrid to do planner. Great app, very good features but childish icon.

There is so much truth in this thread it is all overwhelming!

[APP][16/11] Clockr - Text-based clock widget [UPDATED][v1.5]

Clockr v1.5.1 is now available from the Android Market.
NOW UPDATED TO VERSION 1.5.1!!
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What is Clockr?
Clockr is a simple home-screen widget that displays the current time in a readable text format.
While it is simple in design, it is packed full of customisation options to make it look just the way you want it to.
Why did I make Clockr?
I have always been a fan of minimalism. I like to have a clean home-screen. Since there was no other widgets available that presented the current time in a way that I wanted it, I decided to make my own widget.
Will it work on my device?
At the moment, Clockr is supported on all current devices running 2.1+. Soon I will have support for earlier versions of Android, but I haven't been able to test this yet. It was designed with a 480x800 screen in mind, but this isn't to say it wont work on other sizes (again, it is something I haven't tested).
Where can I get Clockr?
Clockr is again available as a free download from the Android Market. You can find it by searching for "clockr".
QR code, its click-able if you are on your phone (thanks to Wallla and excedio for helping me out):
I hope you enjoy my widget!
Thanks
- xaffron (One More Clock) for his help with services and his nifty notification trick.
- zappatilias (BattStatt) for the initial inspiration and for the Color picker suggestion!
- ralfoide (24 Clock) learnt a lot by studying his code.

Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: How do I use this widget? Every time I click the icon it just brings up a stupid information screen.
A: Scroll down to the next post, I have provided a simple guide to installing Clockr/Clockr Evolution on your Home screen.
Q: Why does a clock need permission to read phone state?
A: Apparently it doesn't, this has been removed in the latest versions available on the Android Market. If you are being asked for this permission by my app, you are using an older version, please update. - Thanks zappatilias
Q: Some other clocks don't use a service, why does yours?
A: Clockr will only use a service if you enable "Force Update". If you are having problems with the clock going out of sync, you might need to enable "Force Update" as most people suggest this is the best method. In fact I have tested Clockr against other similar clocks using Watchdog real-time profiling and I have found Clockr (With Force Update enable) to be one of the most efficient of all of them in regard to actual CPU usage. I encourage you to test this yourself, you will be surprised at how little this app uses.
Q: Why does it put an item in my notification bar if I select "Force Update"?
A: Since Android 2.0, there have been changes to how services are handled. To keep a service from not being killed by the Android OS, you need to set it to run in the foreground. Since a clock widget needs to be constantly updating itself every new minute that passes, we don't want the OS to kill it off at the wrong time. Now, by setting itself in the foreground, it doesn't mean it's actually working any harder, it just means that when the OS decides to kill off services, it will leave it alone.
In the old days (pre-2.0), it was possible to start a service and flag it as "foreground" and that was it. To do the same thing now, Android requires that a notification is shown to the user at all times. I've hidden it as much as possible (thanks to xaffron for his suggestions), but if you don't like the idea of a notification sitting there, you can switch "Force Update" off.
Q: When will you add this feature...
A: At the moment, I am working on including many features. If you have any suggestions, feel free to post them in this thread but I can only work on so many things at once, I am only human!
Q: Why don't you respond to my complaint in the market.
A: While I do read every comment on the market, if you have a bug/issue, it is best to write about it here or even email me via the email address on the Clockr Market page (which is: [email protected]). Please try to provide as much information as possible, I'm not psychic. If you can include what phone you have, which rom (official/custom) you are using, how did the bug occur, what were you doing, etc... it will help me greatly to find the problem.
Q: Will you be adding support for App2SD
A: No. Please stop asking, you're making yourself look silly. App2SD does not and never will work for widgets.
Change Log:
2010.11.16 - version 1.5.1
- Removed Notification
- Added option to change case (lower, defAUlt, UPPER)
- Added option to change alignment (left | center | right)
- Added force 12hr (for 24hr system clock users that prefer 12hr style Clockr)
- Fixed some landscape view bugs
2010.11.11 - version 1.1
- Total re-design of the Options Menu!
- Added new slide-bar dialog for selecting colors! (Thanks for the tip zappatilias!)
- Font Colors are now 100% custom instead of pre-selected list
- The middle number can now be colored separately
- *Date now has a lot of new options similar to the Time (Clockr Evolution only)
- Uniform version numbers for Clockr and Clockr Evolution
2010.11.08 - version 0.9
- Added "Tap To Open.." feature
- Added Lowercase option if you prefer the middle word in lowercase
- Added Different clock styles to change the middle word to ZERO, OH, or O'
- Added Font customisation options
- Big code clean-up
- Reduced file size by 25%
- Improved performance
- Added Date feature to Clockr Evolution (donate version)
2010.11.05 - version 0.9
- Fixed FC issues
- Added configuration screen (tap on widget to open)
- Service method now updated to work with Android 2.0+ changes (thanks xaffron)
- Added handler to check if phone screen is on/off (borrowed from 24 Clock)
2010.10.28 - version 0.3.6
- Major overhaul
- Recoded 80% of the application
- Now starts a service which is a lot more efficient that previous versions.
- Fixed the "not updating after reboot" issue.
- Added 24 hour clock support.
2010.10.27 - version 0.3.5
- Minor patch to fix some reports of crashing.
2010.10.26 - version 0.3.4
- Clock now updates correctly at the same time as system clock
2010.10.25 - version 0.3.3
- Changes made to some of the words.
2010.10.25 - version 0.3.2
- First public beta release
- Support for devices 2.1+

How to install the Clockr Widget on your homescreen
NOTE: This isn't the only way to add widgets to your Home screen, but it is one way that is easy to explain.
FIRST STEP
You need to start from your Home screen. This is what a basic Home screen looks like:
It has widgets and other things that you can move around.
You need to make sure that you have room for Clockr to be installed (It does take up a whole row of space).
SECOND STEP
Press the "Menu" button on your phone so that this pops up:
Now you need to select the "Add" option (the one I have highlighted).
THIRD STEP
Now this dialog box will pop up:
Select the option to add "Widgets" (highlighted in the image).
FOURTH STEP
Now a list of available widgets will appear:
Select the Clockr widget that you wish to install.
FIFTH STEP
If you followed these simple steps, Clockr will now be added to your Home screen:
If you tap on the widget, you can then change any of the custom options to make it look how you want it to look.
Hope this has helped you, if you are still having trouble, let me know!
Reserved for screenshots!
Stripes by Hollywooder:
Smile by Hollywooder:

Clockr Mods
Taking requests, until he gets the color pickers worked out =P
ALL MODS POSTED ON MY BLOG, DOWNLOAD THEM THERE
Link in first post, and in located to the right of my signature.

hollywooder said:
Took you long enough. I was very well tempted to steal that post from you, lol.
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Yeah, it has a limit on how often you can post. Need to wait 30 seconds between each post.
hollywooder said:
God, I've been waiting for this for a while. I think a few mods are in order...let's
see, black text, most obviously...who knows what else I'll come up with =D
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Future version releases will have basic options to change text color, size, background and other necessary things. I just wanted to get this released so people can stop asking me about it. ^_^
Can't wait to see what you can make out of it!

Added some mods. Uploaded to here, and on my blog's downloads section

Zehro and Hollywooder thanks for all your efforts!!
looks like an awesome app, just now added to my screen its much better than tjam in my opinion!

Looks cool, I'll try it out later.
Oh, how about localised versions? One thing that always bugged me about Tajm is that it is only English and am/pm, I'd very much love a widget like that that reads e.g. "ZwölfSiebenundZwanzig"

Cucoo said:
Looks cool, I'll try it out later.
Oh, how about localised versions? One thing that always bugged me about Tajm is that it is only English and am/pm, I'd very much love a widget like that that reads e.g. "ZwölfSiebenundZwanzig"
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I hope to be able to add this soon.
I'm still very new to Android Development, just learning my way around. At the moment, I am working to provide a configuration screen that allows you to change font size, font color and also add a background image (similar launcherpro dock). After this, I think localisation will be my next goal.

Man, I was totally lurk-stocking the Nexus boards waitin for this. Great work man, thank you!

Freakin' awesome! I use it on my EVO and it looks nasty! I love it!
You know what would go good w/ this? "Dater" "tuesdayNOVEMBERtwenty-fifth"
..just sayin..

typeadam said:
Freakin' awesome! I use it on my EVO and it looks nasty! I love it!
You know what would go good w/ this? "Dater" "tuesdayNOVEMBERtwenty-fifth"
..just sayin..
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I totally agree with DateR being the next one, fyi mine doesnt update the time correctly everytime.

bleebdat said:
I totally agree with DateR being the next one, fyi mine doesnt update the time correctly everytime.
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+1 on the date thingy lol. and mine doesn't update immediately as well.

+1 on the date too... if you manage to get like a collection of time/date/percentage etc. it'll be perfect.

hollywooder said:
Black Mod attached below:
White w/ Black Shadow, attached below:
Black w/ White Shadow, attached below:
Taking requests, until he gets the color pickers worked out =P
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it would be cool if it were possible to install all three mods as separate widgets rather than having to replace one after the other when trying to switch between mods

Thanks for the comments everyone! I'm glad people are liking it, hopefully you will like it even more once I improve it!
The reason it updates a bit slowly is because I didn't want it to be a big drain on battery life. I can always change it so it updates more frequently, but for my first android app release, I didn't want people screaming at me because my app is killing their device. =P
Tonight I have been trying to workout how to get this configuration page to work properly. As soon as that clicks in place, you'll be able to switch font colors and all the other things easily.
I do plan to make other widgets in a similar style (I like the idea of dater, but the name... sounds a bit like a dating service! LOL). Right now, I'm just trying to focus on getting this configuration screen working and then it will be easy for me to apply my application to other ideas.
For now, I gotta sleep. Its after 2am here and I have to work tomorrow! >.<

zehro said:
Thanks for the comments everyone! I'm glad people are liking it, hopefully you will like it even more once I improve it!
The reason it updates a bit slowly is because I didn't want it to be a big drain on battery life. I can always change it so it updates more frequently, but for my first android app release, I didn't want people screaming at me because my app is killing their device. =P
Tonight I have been trying to workout how to get this configuration page to work properly. As soon as that clicks in place, you'll be able to switch font colors and all the other things easily.
I do plan to make other widgets in a similar style (I like the idea of dater, but the name... sounds a bit like a dating service! LOL). Right now, I'm just trying to focus on getting this configuration screen working and then it will be easy for me to apply my application to other ideas.
For now, I gotta sleep. Its after 2am here and I have to work tomorrow! >.<
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but would it drain the battery too fast if it updates every minute? been using tajm and batt stat for awhile and didn't notice any drain though. but anyway, thanks a lot for releasing this.
p/s: hey isn't it 3am in Melbourne now?

zehro said:
Thanks for the comments everyone! I'm glad people are liking it, hopefully you will like it even more once I improve it!
The reason it updates a bit slowly is because I didn't want it to be a big drain on battery life. I can always change it so it updates more frequently, but for my first android app release, I didn't want people screaming at me because my app is killing their device. =P
Tonight I have been trying to workout how to get this configuration page to work properly. As soon as that clicks in place, you'll be able to switch font colors and all the other things easily.
I do plan to make other widgets in a similar style (I like the idea of dater, but the name... sounds a bit like a dating service! LOL). Right now, I'm just trying to focus on getting this configuration screen working and then it will be easy for me to apply my application to other ideas.
For now, I gotta sleep. Its after 2am here and I have to work tomorrow! >.<
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Excellent program right out of the box right now! Makes my screen look pretty sexy.. Looking forward to updates and future widgets!

Hi there. I can see, what you have made awesome thing. And i came with one question, can you make multilingual? Or you can post some files, where words of hours are saved, so i can manually translate them to my language. Lithuania.
Sweet job!

Great clock, this one is the one i've been looking for!!!
Just waiting for the tans background so i can have White on black background!

I'm New to Android - How to Theme

Hello everybody!
I recently left my "Apple Bubble" and caved in and bought the Galaxy Note 8.0. Now, i've had an Iphone for years, and i would consider myself to be accustomed to jailbreaking. However, ever since i picked up the Note 8.0 and researched on rooting, I've come to notice that not only does it seem more technical and risky, but also the bar for learning at a grass root levels is high! i've looked through forums and youtube videos of people to explain it in the most layman terms, and even though i learned enough to get started, its like walking through a forest trying to find a direct answer for a topic.
So, here is my general question to the community:
1.) How do you add custom themes made by people for the Galaxy Note 8.0? A step-by-step process would be much appreciated.
2.) If i need to root my device, can you recommend a root for the Note 8.0 that wont disable my S-Pen features?
3.)How do i change the system sound and boot logo of my device? Does that require rooting? If possible, can you provide a link to where i can download some?
4.) Any suggestions for must-have apps for a new android user like myself?
I really want to learn how to use android devices, just so i can trick my tablet out with the most slickest looking themes. Any advice or arrows in the right direction is much appreciated!

1.) How do you add custom themes made by people for the Galaxy Note 8.0? A step-by-step process would be much appreciated.
You don't need to root for that. Basically you replace the default launcher with a third party one that supports themeing etc and there are many available on play store free as well as paid. for starters you can try go launcher or buzz launcher and try few themes etc to get hang of how it all goes.
2) If i need to root my device, can you recommend a root for the Note 8.0 that wont disable my S-Pen features?
Root won't disable your s-pen features, what you do after that can. like installing a different rom etc.
I have not rooted my device yet, but read and look about cf-autoroot as that is most used and high success rate, make sure it's applicable for your device model.
3.)How do i change the system sound and boot logo of my device? Does that require rooting? If possible, can you provide a link to where i can download some?
System Sounds, perhaps you can select different sound files for notifications and stuff. but anything more you'll need to be rooted for this.
4.) Any suggestions for must-have apps for a new android user like myself?
its a very subjective and objective thing as many apps exist to accomplish same tasks.
but here are a few I can't work without (on this device) :
1.ES-File explorer. (complete file management with lan/ ftp access. share files/folder among devices on same wifi network.
2. A Third party Music player (I have purchased both poweramp (very good for most) and neutronMP (for audiophile quality and Network mounts)).
3. Google keep (notes and reminders)
4. Pocket (read later)
5. Diskusage
6. Antivirus (I use avg)
7. Sketchbook pro
These along with what already comes installed is the bare minimum (along with book/pdf readers) for my needs from the device.
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I really want to learn how to use android devices, just so i can trick my tablet out with the most slickest looking themes. Any advice or arrows in the right direction is much appreciated!
Already partially answered in 1, look into different widgets etc and combination of a theme and widgets should get you there.

intelliriffer said:
1.) How do you add custom themes made by people for the Galaxy Note 8.0? A step-by-step process would be much appreciated.
You don't need to root for that. Basically you replace the default launcher with a third party one that supports themeing etc and there are many available on play store free as well as paid. for starters you can try go launcher or buzz launcher and try few themes etc to get hang of how it all goes.
2) If i need to root my device, can you recommend a root for the Note 8.0 that wont disable my S-Pen features?
Root won't disable your s-pen features, what you do after that can. like installing a different rom etc.
I have not rooted my device yet, but read and look about cf-autoroot as that is most used and high success rate, make sure it's applicable for your device model.
3.)How do i change the system sound and boot logo of my device? Does that require rooting? If possible, can you provide a link to where i can download some?
System Sounds, perhaps you can select different sound files for notifications and stuff. but anything more you'll need to be rooted for this.
4.) Any suggestions for must-have apps for a new android user like myself?
its a very subjective and objective thing as many apps exist to accomplish same tasks.
but here are a few I can't work without (on this device) :
1.ES-File explorer. (complete file management with lan/ ftp access. share files/folder among devices on same wifi network.
2. A Third party Music player (I have purchased both poweramp (very good for most) and neutronMP (for audiophile quality and Network mounts)).
3. Google keep (notes and reminders)
4. Pocket (read later)
5. Diskusage
6. Antivirus (I use avg)
7. Sketchbook pro
These along with what already comes installed is the bare minimum (along with book/pdf readers) for my needs from the device.
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I really want to learn how to use android devices, just so i can trick my tablet out with the most slickest looking themes. Any advice or arrows in the right direction is much appreciated!
Already partially answered in 1, look into different widgets etc and combination of a theme and widgets should get you there.
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Thanks for the suggestions! I've checked out both launchers, and to my surprise, they work just like Dreamboard for the iphone. But if you dont mind, there's some more questions I would like to ask...
1.) Are there any themes for Android that changes the UI for the tablet?
2.) Any suggestions for some kool looking or productive widgets?

Tha_Pimpfather said:
Thanks for the suggestions! I've checked out both launchers, and to my surprise, they work just like Dreamboard for the iphone. But if you dont mind, there's some more questions I would like to ask...
1.) Are there any themes for Android that changes the UI for the tablet?
2.) Any suggestions for some kool looking or productive widgets?
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1.) Are there any themes for Android that changes the UI for the tablet?
If by changing the UI you mean chaning the internals look of menus , settings etc,
then i don't think there are any apps that would do it.
You would have to root and either change to a another ROM that allows some tweaks in there or would have to edit / flash resources into system which depending on how much and what they affect can cause issues with s-pen or other things,if touchwiz (samsung's skin and rom) specific options are not accounted for.
2.) Most of the widgets I have are come with their respective apps themselves. The only widgets I use for looks are
1: GIGANTICON, allows for different sized icons for apps on home screen.
2. Dashclock which has large amount of plugins, based on needs.

Dude if you want to theme... Wanam is the go to hands down, simply install xposed from xda and get wanam from The play store. Wanam offers literally everything you can imagine for customizing your stock 4.2.2 and higher touchwiz. I've themed with other methods, but wanam is not only the easiest, most strait forward method, but also the most stable method I've ever seen. I've pretty much quit flashing roms after I discovered wanam and only flash custom kernels now, since I can do everything a rom could offer with one simple app.
Mega

megalomanic14 said:
Dude if you want to theme... Wanam is the go to hands down, simply install xposed from xda and get wanam from The play store. Wanam offers literally everything you can imagine for customizing your stock 4.2.2 and higher touchwiz. I've themed with other methods, but wanam is not only the easiest, most strait forward method, but also the most stable method I've ever seen. I've pretty much quit flashing roms after I discovered wanam and only flash custom kernels now, since I can do everything a rom could offer with one simple app.
Mega
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Yeah, I just started using Wanam. and it's pretty good, but I wish there was a way to implement a complete theme on my GN8. Nova and Wanam get me part of the way there, but thene are still artifacts that take away from the complete aesthetic experience. For example, I can't get the items indicated by the yellow arrows below to take the changes I've made in Wanam (Notification Title text and background), and there seems to be no way to change the separator lines between Quick Settings tiles. If anyone has a solution, I'd LOVE to hear it!
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TIA!
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Also, is there any way to change the system font for Touchwiz? Xblast tools allows you to change the font for toast notifications and the status bar clock, but that's it. I would like to be able to use Roboto light system wide.

usn.mustanger said:
Yeah, I just started using Wanam. and it's pretty good, but I wish there was a way to implement a complete theme on my GN8. Nova and Wanam get me part of the way there, but thene are still artifacts that take away from the complete aesthetic experience. For example, I can't get the items indicated by the yellow arrows below to take the changes I've made in Wanam (Notification Title text and background), and there seems to be no way to change the separator lines between Quick Settings tiles. If anyone has a solution, I'd LOVE to hear it!
TIA!
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Also, is there any way to change the system font for Touchwiz? Xblast tools allows you to change the font for toast notifications and the status bar clock, but that's it. I would like to be able to use Roboto light system wide.
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Yes download a text pack, and side load it in the system with root explorer.
You can theme the panel your pointing at... its notification title bar in wanam theme setting.
You can also change the black background of notification panel and settings background in wanam with soothe pictures or colors, by using system holo dark theme, and notification panel.
You can theme nearly 100% of your device wroth wanam and 100% between wanam and xblast
Mega

megalomanic14 said:
Yes download a text pack, and side load it in the system with root explorer.
You can theme the panel your pointing at... its notification title bar in wanam theme setting.
You can also change the black background of notification panel and settings background in wanam with soothe pictures or colors, by using system holo dark theme, and notification panel.
You can theme nearly 100% of your device wroth wanam and 100% between wanam and xblast
Mega
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Like this is an example of my note 3 theme...

megalomanic14 said:
Yes download a text pack, and side load it in the system with root explorer.
You can theme the panel your pointing at... its notification title bar in wanam theme setting.
You can also change the black background of notification panel and settings background in wanam with soothe pictures or colors, by using system holo dark theme, and notification panel.
You can theme nearly 100% of your device wroth wanam and 100% between wanam and xblast
Mega
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Yeah, I saw the notification title stuff in Wanam, but as I said in my post, any changes I make to those particular items don't take. I've changed them in Wanam several times, and rebooted after each change, to no avail. As you can see, everything else does. Might be due to the ROM I'm using (Civato's Flex-Beam).
In search of this elusive "near 100%" theming you mention, can you please tell me what you use to theme the rest of the Touchwiz UI, such as Settings pages (which I see you did), progress bars, pop-up dialogs (modal or otherwise) keyboard suggestion text, ui controls, quick settings divider bars, etc? These all go towards that 100% theming I'm going for, but I couldn't find any of these items in either Wanam or xblast tools. I'd be very appreciative to you if you could please point out what I'm missing. TIA again!
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Also, can you please enlighten me on the procedure for changing the system font? I found an apk for the Roboto light font, but I don't know how to change the system font. Thanks again!

usn.mustanger said:
Yeah, I saw the notification title stuff in Wanam, but as I said in my post, any changes I make to those particular items don't take. I've changed them in Wanam several times, and rebooted after each change, to no avail. As you can see, everything else does. Might be due to the ROM I'm using (Civato's Flex-Beam).
In search of this elusive "near 100%" theming you mention, can you please tell me what you use to theme the rest of the Touchwiz UI, such as Settings pages (which I see you did), progress bars, pop-up dialogs (modal or otherwise) keyboard suggestion text, ui controls, quick settings divider bars, etc? These all go towards that 100% theming I'm going for, but I couldn't find any of these items in either Wanam or xblast tools. I'd be very appreciative to you if you could please point out what I'm missing. TIA again!
---------- Post added at 08:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:23 AM ----------
Also, can you please enlighten me on the procedure for changing the system font? I found an apk for the Roboto light font, but I don't know how to change the system font. Thanks again!
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Dude you can see how heavily themed my setup is right. Here's the thing, there's no trick I've told you already...I only used wanam. There's no secret or anything to it I simply did all the selection, making sure you switch the on toggle at the top and hit aapply for each different part you theme. Don't do 50 at a time, change a few, reboot change a few..There is no grand secret I'm hiding from you lol just trial and error and you'll figure it out.
As for font change...use the search man there's prolly 15 different guides on xda alone..
Mega

Hey,
I liked your post. In fact I am not perfect with the questions you asked but the third one I can answers. More specifically the apps that I prefer to be in the android devices are as follows;-
1 - watsapp
2 - youtube
3 - facebook
4 - linkedin
5 - twitter
6 - templerun
7 - subwaysurfer
8 - traveling app
9 - time tracking app
10 - money management app
Leslie!!!

[APP]Holo Steam Modification

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The Steam mobile app is definitely due an update, the last update was released in March 2012, but I don't see that changing for a long time.
The current interface for the Steam app is terrible, low quality images all over the show, it's a direct port from the iOS app, and that most certainly
does not follow the Android design guidelines. If Valve won't fix and update the app, who will?
I will.​
This App is a modification to the official app from Valve on the Play Store. This mod completely changes the user interface from the ugly interface
that is currently in use, to a more pleasing interface known as "Holo". The visuals of this app follow the Android design guidelines as closely as it
possibly can without having to recode the entire app.
As well as this app being a visual update, the app also comes with speed increases, stability and general smoothness all the way throughout the app.
The standard app uses images for the text input box, send button and many more features of the app; using images for assets such as this contribute
to slowing down the speed of the app due to there being more files to read from. I have removed the need for many images in this app by moving the assets
from using images to using official Android code (Assets such as chat text input and the send button).
Every single visual asset of this app has been changed and rebuilt using the Android guidelines. The action bar is no longer an ugly bar with diagonal pin stripes
with a gradient overlay, it's now a single colour Android action bar. The chat bubbles are no longer obnoxious low quality bubbles, they're now high quality boxes
similar to that of the boxes used for Hangouts. All these visual changes and more in the app.
On the official app, scrolling through web pages (such as people's profiles) was painful, scrolling would take forever with a huge noticeable lag on every scroll,
making tasks such as viewing your games list unbearable.
To install this app, you must first of all uninstall the official app from the Play Store if you currently have that on your device.
Once the app is uninstalled, you can then install this version.
Mentions:
http://www.vgu.tv/2014/01/16/modder-creates-holo-steam-app-android/
http://www.steamfirst.com/steam-android-holo-style-app-looks-beautiful-download-it-now/
This app is completely free, you are free to use it for as long as you like without payment towards me, however if you wish to donate to me to help me
further my work in learning how to develop applications from scratch, this is how.
Donations are through PayPal, send how much you want to, every bit helps, the email to send the donation to is [email protected]
You do not have to donate, it is simply an option if you want to support me, please do not feel pressured into giving your hard earned cash to me for a small app like this.
Current Donor list:
This is a shout out to those who have donated. It helps me a lot, it brings a smile to my face, to know that people appreciate the work which I do, that they enjoy or like using
the app. It makes me feel good. Thanks to those who have donated or will donate, thank you.
Donors:
Cole (Member iCole from Facepunch)
dsidewd (In the form of a £2.50 album on bandcamp)(Member dsidewd from Facepunch)
In the attachment is the download for this app.

31-12-13
First release, pretty much everything changed from the default application
01-01-14
Gradient added in navigation area (Similar to that in settings app)
Official Android design used for button used for "Send" and "Clear Chat History" (Includes disabled, enabled and pressed animation)
Official Android design used for text input used for "Tap to chat" (Includes disabled and enabled animations)
Holo icons added to navigation area (Bug: icons are huge)
02-01-14
Holo icons in navigation area have been redone, their size is also correct this time
03-01-14
Menu button on navigation bar removed
Back end changed to the latest Android API
Increased speed and stability (Refresh times have been decreased by a huge amount, navigation is faster, boot time is faster and the app doesn't have to reconnect as much)
Send button changed to official android button code
Text input in chat changed to official android text input code
All pop up windows changed to KitKat design
Application can have added backwards compatibility to OS versions before 2.2(Froyo) if requested
Unread messages text on friends list is now white
Navigation gradient is no longer a gradient. Now is #191919 to mimic the future slide out navigation which will be implemented
"Tap to chat" changed to "Send a message" (Like Hangouts)
04-01-14
Padding beneath text input on chat removed
Text next to friend names are now the same as the colour of the profile picture containers
Text in chat boxes is now centred
30-01-14
Speed increases and stability

Here's a video demo.

Amazing work! Scrolling is now also waaay smoother than on vanilla.

Really impressive
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Looks great! Really needed this, I couldn't take much more of the default app's appearance.
If only Valve would do something about it sooner

Would it be possible to drag the side panel menu in from the side, and hide it away with another swipe? Similar to the new Play Store style?
Other than that amazing job!

jaimbo said:
Would it be possible to drag the side panel menu in from the side, and hide it away with another swipe? Similar to the new Play Store style?
Other than that amazing job!
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In the current state the app is in, I cannot. However, I am working on a separate app which will replace this, that app will be full holo and be on the Play Store.

How exactly do you modify an app like this? Is there a general overview/tutorial somewhere?
God I would love this done to the Rdio app.

mitchsamuels said:
How exactly do you modify an app like this? Is there a general overview/tutorial somewhere?
God I would love this done to the Rdio app.
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There are various programmes which will decompile an app, once you've decompiled the app, you will be left with the apps source code.
Once you've got the source code, you can start modifying images, XML files and Java files. Once you've done, you can recompile it, usually using the same programme as the one you used to decompile, although the signature will be different

conRAWR said:
In the current state the app is in, I cannot. However, I am working on a separate app which will replace this, that app will be full holo and be on the Play Store.
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Please, please, pleeeease make it look like this!
And nice work!

great looking mod! conRAWR, can you share the wallpaper used in the last screenshot please? it looks awesome.

cannot install, it says package with same name, but signature in conflict is already installed.. :/

kentobi said:
cannot install, it says package with same name, but signature in conflict is already installed.. :/
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Uninstall the old one first

1/4 Life said:
Uninstall the old one first
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thanks that did it, thought it was supposed to be an update

Kaemo said:
Please, please, pleeeease make it look like this!
And nice work!
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That looks so awesome. Honestly if it looked like that I would pay for it.

Oh my god oh my god oh my god THANK YOU! I have been waiting for such an update for aaaages. I've posted the link for a few of my Steam friends and they're testing it out - here's what we discovered.
I found a first bug and a thing or two which can be reverted:
- If you have pending messages, touching the number near the name doesn't open the chat. I need to touch the name, then touch chat.
- The message boxes used to be gray and blue, now everything is white. If you can add alternating colors, it'd be great!
Suggestions for expanding features (which may be impossible since decompiling doesn't give the original source, but asking can't hurt!)
- Do you think you can fix the notification system? Steam somehow doesn't push them like WhatsApp does.
- Steam group chats is something the app has lacked for forever!
- Ability to clear history of certain chats while leaving others untouched?

RainbowSwag said:
Oh my god oh my god oh my god THANK YOU! I have been waiting for such an update for aaaages. I've posted the link for a few of my Steam friends and they're testing it out - here's what we discovered.
I found a first bug and a thing or two which can be reverted:
- If you have pending messages, touching the number near the name doesn't open the chat. I need to touch the name, then touch chat.
- The message boxes used to be gray and blue, now everything is white. If you can add alternating colors, it'd be great!
Suggestions for expanding features (which may be impossible since decompiling doesn't give the original source, but asking can't hurt!)
- Do you think you can fix the notification system? Steam somehow doesn't push them like WhatsApp does.
- Steam group chats is something the app has lacked for forever!
- Ability to clear history of certain chats while leaving others untouched?
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The bug with tapping the chat button not working is a long standing bug in the normal Steam app and is completely random whether it happens or not, I will continue to look into a fix for this.
Alternating colours were a thought while developing, however in the end it was decided to use completely white. The white is much more appealing than alternating colours, it also attempts to mimic the Hangouts chat boxes.
I assume you mean to have the notifications to include what the message is?
It would be incredibly hard to add this, but I may attempt this in the future.
This you already can, just enter a chat with a certain button, press on the overflow menu and press the button that drops down.

Is it possible for you to release the source code or is Steam's license prohibiting that? Just asking since my Steam account is too valuable to be put at risk. Now, I am not saying that OP is out here to steal peoples login info, but there's always a risk involved when you are logging in through a 3rd party app.
If only Valve would man up and update the damn app. It's been what, over 1½ years since they updated it, yes, it looks horrible, it's slow and barely usable.

conRAWR said:
The bug with tapping the chat button not working is a long standing bug in the normal Steam app and is completely random whether it happens or not, I will continue to look into a fix for this.
Alternating colours were a thought while developing, however in the end it was decided to use completely white. The white is much more appealing than alternating colours, it also attempts to mimic the Hangouts chat boxes.
I assume you mean to have the notifications to include what the message is?
It would be incredibly hard to add this, but I may attempt this in the future.
This you already can, just enter a chat with a certain button, press on the overflow menu and press the button that drops down.
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The chat button not working problem just appeared for me for two people I usually speak with, didn't happen before, but I think that's a coincidence then.
If you could include the option for alternating colors, it'd be great. Google design choices aren't always perfect either and I like to see who's who at a glance.
With the notification, I mean that the notifications often don't get pushed but feel like they get fetched, since they often don't notify while the screen is off and when the screen is on it suddenly notifies again, having like a 20 minute delay. Though I think it's just Steam not using the Google Push Notifications, and this might be impossible for you to fix.
Attempting sounds great! Sadly I think you'd need cooperation from Steam somehow, I don't suppose there's a clear API and messing around in decompiled code isn't exactly very structured .
The clear history option was requested by a friend, they wanted to batch-remove some histories, though I can't really see the point of it. Might be that they have a lot of messages from lots of people.

[R&D] oZoP support and compatibility

I am creating this R&D thread for a project I've been working on for most of this year.
The project named "oZoP" is an All-in-One mods/themes/tweaks for the phone.
The plan for the project is to make it a universally compatible for ALL stock based rom (AOSP is not and never will be supported or compatible)
I will probably release oZoP ConTroL as a stand alone zip mod that will do most of the work and include most or the options.
Eventually I will release the full Aroma oZoP (One Zip One Place) that will include a full rom with all bloat files (all optional of course), along with various other tools needed to build you phones setup the way you like it.
The reason for this thread is to receive valuable and needed user feedback, recommendations and requests.
The feedback will be used to build "OUR" project into a bug free, totally stable experience that will have something for everyone!!
We will get into more detail about what info is needed and how we can get it all put together.
I will add more details as I update this thread. There are A LOT of mods and a lot of info so this will take time.
If you are really that interested and just need to know more, you can always take a glance at some of my other projects,
Most of these projects are simply just sections of oZoP that have been pulled out as a stand alone mod.
Here are a few samples of the mods during the build phase (some features may or may not appear the same or make it to the initial public release)
SCREEN RECORDING VIDEO PREVIEWS
STATUSBAR SECTION:
Statusbar part.1
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
PULLDOWN QUICK SETTINGS SECTION:
Header
Expanded QuickSettings Count
Animated Pressed Toggle Icons
NavBar
Lockscreen
oZoP Theme Engine:
Keyboard Background (with users choice)
Keyboard key bg and text coloring
Full System Background
These are recording of the animations, but they also are a quick example of some of the options from the oZoP Theme Engine where everything you see that is themed is mix and match how ever you choose
Stock
Missing Link
Nexus 7
iOS
Flyme
Blur
Google Pixel
MIUI
Full-screen Caller ID
As you can see from what I have in the previews above There are a lot of options and configurations possibility and that's only about 1/5th of what is actually available at this point today.
With all those options come lots of possible conflicts with the various devices and variants that are planned to be on the list of compatible devices.
That brings me to the reason for this thread... I have the H918 Tmobile and may or may not need several users with other devices to be the support section to check compatibility!
To be clear, I have been building this project since March and have recently finished running clean install testing for the past 10 days to ensure all the defaults are set properly and that there are zero bugs that I can detect with my setup.
Again, just because everything works as it is intended for me with my model phone, carrier variant and app and setting setup, doesn't mean it will be the same for everyone.
This thread will hopefully eliminate any possibilities of this not working for everyone and ensures a wonderful experience
You may or may not have seen the following projects. They are in fact sections of oZoP pulled out as stand alone mods.
They have been sort of "silent" compatibility tests that have passed with flying colors. There has been no reports of things not working.
oZoP Modz - Full-screen Caller ID
oZoP MoDz - System Animations
BOOT/SHUTDOWN ANIMATION CHANGER
The next test is being announce as such and is starting taking place right here right now.
This has been tested privately for the last few days and the confirmed Roms and devices include Weta (all US carriers), NATF and one I can't remember right now
DEVICE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Rooted
2. Stock based deodex rom
oZoP MoDz Notifications and more
download Weta here
download for NATF rom
Included:
*volume slider sound toggle*
*volume panel timeout*
*remove ongoing notification for Powersave mode*
*quicksetting airplane toggle warning*
*quicksetting sync toggle warning*
*hide popup for incompatible charging slow mode*
*set trigger for low battery warning*
*set trigger for Critical low battery warning*
*home button pressed bg color*
*Google home button animation*
*colors for Google animation dots*
Report bug properly to get my support
Of course there are many way to properly report bugs and ALL of these ways have one thing in common, THEY ALL REQUIRE VERY DETAILED NOTES of the issue!
I'm moy goimg to go deep into how detailed you could get because lets face it, most people that report improperly are the ones who don't read and probably are going to read this! HaHaHa...
To get support from me I only ask for some simple things
1. What device, and rom you are running
2. What is the issue (no boot, fc everywhere, fc only certain app etc...)
3. Which option did you select
4. Did you get the install log
5. Did you use the restore.zip option to get back running
6. Do other choices share the same effect
That looks like a lot, but it really is the minimum amout of info need to troubleshoot!
Provide me that and I'll do my best to fix things and make this fun for everyone.
If you post things like
"Doesn't work", "bootloop" or anyone other similar post that have no value and help development is no way, actually these kinds of post only put development behind amd slow progress die the fact that anyone who cam help has to waste their time reading it!
If these kind of post ever come up, its best to ignore the lazy person and not clog the thread with flaming replies as that too slows development!
Feature list (WIP)(not even close to being finished and not sure I will until the project is ready for release)
|-|-|-Statusbar Launch Button-|-|-|
* position - hide, left, right or both
* Disabled*
* Screen Off*
* Home Button*
* Phone Dialpad*
* Play Music*
* Camera (LONG PRESS)*
* Browser*
* Screenshot*
* Calender*
* App Launcher - pick any app to quick launch*
* Statusbar Custom Backgrounds with the following options
* choose ANY from image gallery
* choose ANY 2 colors for Gradient with color picker
* choose ANY Solid Color with color picker
|-|-|-STATUSBAR LAYOUT-|-|-|
* arrange signals icons, network traffic info and batteries - left or right
* Time and date - left, center or right
|-|-|-CLOCK/DATE-|-|-|
* position - left, center or right
* click clock launcher - pick any app to quicklaunch - longpress to alarm settings
* seconds
* font style
* color picker for any color
|-|-|-Navigation Bar background-|-|-|
* Recent Panel Custom Backgrounds with the following options
* choose ANY image from gallery
* choose ANY 2 colors for Gradient with color picker
* choose ANY Solid Color with color picker
|-|-|--|-|-|
* Notification Pulldown Panel Custom Backgrounds with the following options
* choose ANY image from gallery
* choose ANY 2 colors for Gradient with color picker
* choose ANY Solid Color with color picker
|-|-|-EXTRAS-|-|-|
* Setup with Stangs Pick using One Click option in OC
* Restore Stock Colors Only with One Click option in OC
* Restore Stock Entire System Values with One Click option in OC
* 10 Quick Pick color for text, Icon and accents with One Click option in OC
* Bypass pin request with fingerprint on reboot
* 360° Rotation with toggle
XDA:DevDB Information
oZoP R&D, Device Specific App for the LG V20
Contributors
stangdriver44
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2017-11-12
Last Updated 2018-05-05

Reserved
Chromed Navbar Icons check this post
iOS signalbar style check this post
This is a patch made specifically for the v20 mods by Zach 4-30-18 version
The patch is to remove the dependency for a pin to be entered while using fingerprint lock security after a reboot
[URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4493876&stc=1&d=1525547163]DOWNLOAD_fixed version[/URL] and flash in recovery

Just curious I could have missed it but will the ability to turn off the annoying battery full notification be included in the mods? And any chance the ROM could include WETA like abilities to modify what is on the second screen (ie: 3min clock)?
Thanks for sharing all this by the way. Exciting times for our V20!

I noticed today that if I do a bulk execute on the second screen mods work on weta. But if I try to just modify them under ui mods individual it causes the system ui to crash. I'm on Verizon weta 5.1 #2
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how to restore??
I want go back cause 3mint battery is not work;;
sorry.I don't have a backup file.
inside your file restore option is fail
sorry..I'm a korean,my english level is veryX100 low..
this post from my ls997

james_pnut said:
I noticed today that if I do a bulk execute on the second screen mods work on weta. But if I try to just modify them under ui mods individual it causes the system ui to crash. I'm on Verizon weta 5.1 #2
Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk
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Same issue had to reflash entire rom to fix

I have not flashed this yet but your previews are amazing! Can't wait to try these and upcoming features. Great work!

AngryManMLS said:
Just curious I could have missed it but will the ability to turn off the annoying battery full notification be included in the mods? And any chance the ROM could include WETA like abilities to modify what is on the second screen (ie: 3min clock)?
Thanks for sharing all this by the way. Exciting times for our V20!
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For the clock I have mod native built with control of many thing which do include layout position. I also have native build battery controls including the option to switch between stock modded or 3 minit batteries.
I have stock battery position left/right, but so far it doesn't work right for second screen so the battery will be in the stock position on the right for now.
The reason for this thread is for suggestion, recommendations.
That being said, i currently do not have a switch for the full battery notification.... Currently... I will be adding that and you can expect to see it in the official release!
Thank you
james_pnut said:
I noticed today that if I do a bulk execute on the second screen mods work on weta. But if I try to just modify them under ui mods individual it causes the system ui to crash. I'm on Verizon weta 5.1 #2
Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk
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highgel said:
I want go back cause 3mint battery is not work;;
sorry.I don't have a backup file.
inside your file restore option is fail
sorry..I'm a korean,my english level is veryX100 low..
this post from my ls997
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DesertEagleSlim said:
Same issue had to reflash entire rom to fix
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For the 3 replies about having compatibility issues, I want to say this does not come to a surprise and I can assure you that this will not be the case with the official release.
I suspect the reason for this fc issue is because WETA is a very customized rom and some of the mods are probably pushing files the the sysui which I modded and the old files are conflicting because they do not include the referances to the edits I made for the animated home button etc.
This will not be an issue when all the oZoP files are in place.
So i also want to clear this up...
Once the official oZoP is ready and gets installed on to your rom, it will override ALL current mods of your rom. The mod includes most core system files that devs mod.
Don't worry though, i am pretty sure that ANY mods you currently have will be available with oZoP.
If we find out that there is a mod which I haven't included, just let me know and i will definitely do what i can to add the feature.
Sorry for the inconvenience. I will make things more clear for the future as well as add a restore failsafe to the zips.
Bubba Fett said:
I have not flashed this yet but your previews are amazing! Can't wait to try these and upcoming features. Great work!
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Thank you sir and the previews don't give any justice to what is really going on!! This will definitely keep you busy for a while. There are a lot of variations of the mods amf theme options!
Thank you all for the replys and feedback.
Remember, this is the time and place to make requests for things you would like to see built in to a stock based rom!

Cant wait for your rom. It looks sick!

stangdriver44 said:
Remember, this is the time and place to make requests for things you would like to see built in to a stock based rom!
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I think it would be cool to have a working color coded battery bar for the second screen especially for the AOD part as it's easier to read than a small white battery icon and even the 3minit battery is still pretty tiny when trying to see it at a glance. Not sure if it is do-able
2nd screen is awesome on this phone just wish there was more ways to customize it. Be nice to force it to max brightness as well as being able to increase the time it displays notifications like text messages and stuff.

KUSOsan said:
I think it would be cool to have a working color coded battery bar for the second screen especially for the AOD part as it's easier to read than a small white battery icon and even the 3minit battery is still pretty tiny when trying to see it at a glance. Not sure if it is do-able
2nd screen is awesome on this phone just wish there was more ways to customize it. Be nice to force it to max brightness as well as being able to increase the time it displays notifications like text messages and stuff.
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Again, thank you and this is what this thread is about, getting things we all want in one mod!
So for battery bar in SS, i already have the options for top/bottom placement, regular (left to right) or centered style, charging animation on/off, size and colorpicker for any color. I do not have it color coded, I assume you mean by percentage of battery remaining?
I can definitely look at adding to my code, but that may come in future updates...
As for the other battery options, stock battery is only white if you choose to leave it that way. The battery icon has color optiins for background, foreground and in-battery precentage colors. The icon has several styles including hide, circle and dotted cirlces. 3minit is 3minit, no need to go into that one.
As you can see, there are currently options that could hopefully satisfy your battery needs.
I totally aggree about needing more controls for SS options like brightness and screen notification timeouts.
@Zacharee1 and I have been looking deeper to add options for pulse and text color controls, but again this one may have to be for future updates as well...
Thank you for your interest and participation here.

Thanks for taking time to clear up as to why we're having issues. Your mods are awesome. And I commend you for putting the time in to do this for this phone. ?? ?? Im sure everyone in this forum with this phone is extremely grateful to you for doing this, as we don't have many choices for roms and such for a phone that is a year old. It amazes me, my old old HTC desire and galaxy s4 are still getting roms released yet this phone is all but abandoned. Lol anyway thank you immensely and I look forward to the finished product. (I will also beta test any releases you push if needed)

DesertEagleSlim said:
Thanks for taking time to clear up as to why we're having issues. Your mods are awesome. And I commend you for putting the time in to do this for this phone. ?? ?? Im sure everyone in this forum with this phone is extremely grateful to you for doing this, as we don't have many choices for roms and such for a phone that is a year old. It amazes me, my old old HTC desire and galaxy s4 are still getting roms released yet this phone is all but abandoned. Lol anyway thank you immensely and I look forward to the finished product. (I will also beta test any releases you push if needed)
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Thank you for the patience and understanding of working through things!
I don't plan on getting a mew phone for at least another yr so you guys are should get ready for a fun ride on oZoP!
@KUSOsan just finished up the Full battery switch and love your suggestions so keep em coming. There can't be that many left.. Haha that mod make puts the total keys used for included mods at 407! Thats 407 different settings some pf which include 50+ choices!
Do the math, its basically unlimited possibilities!

stangdriver44 said:
Just finished up the Full battery switch and love your suggestions so keep em coming.
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I need to write them down because I can never think of stuff on the spot but it's always whenever the problem arises.
Most of my suggestions pretty much center around the 2nd screen as there is just a disappointing lack of customization for it considering that is the biggest defining feature about the V20.
I was hoping LG would add more stuff to it after they talked big about focusing on the 'V' series as their main contender with the G series taking a backseat compared to it but with the V30 coming out sans a 2nd screen I have a bad feeling that if anything they are going to abandon any 2nd screen updates completely or just streamline it (i.e. neuter it with less features but make it look prettier) for the Oreo update if this phone ever gets it.
I also have a bad feeling that Oreo is going to be a long ways out for this phone so your timing with the mods and ROM are perfect ?

I'm extremely interested in this ozop rom. Thanks for puting all you time and effort into this. Will this work for the sprint ls997 model? If so which rom will we need to be running?

stangdriver44 said:
Do the math
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I remember a certain game company used that slogan for their Jaguar console. :silly:
Jokes aside thanks for answering my questions earlier. Looking forward to the ROM when it comes out.

The latest mod addition to join the oZoP arsenal of mods!
Navbar Music Visualizer
Still working pn a couple of user requests, but so far I've been able to deliver on most of the user requests I've gotten so far!
So if there is something you've seen or not see anywhere let me know about it with any resource links/details and I'll do my best to bring it to oZoP MoDz!
I wish all you Americans Happy Thanksgiving and good day to everyone!!!

stangdriver44 said:
The latest mod addition to join the oZoP arsenal of mods!
Navbar Music Visualizer
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Can you share the instruction manual for android 7.0 Samsung?

Nice work bro ... I still have my v20 on probably I'II Jump to play with this new rom wend come up .
thanks on advance
Waiting mode ...lol ?

I will literally be flashing this rom (if/when) he makes it within minutes of it being uploaded. And I immediately flash every mod he does. Absolutely amazing work. I cannot thank you enough. If u need any beta testing please PM me. Deserteagleslim is my name on everything yahoo, Gmail, telegram, aim, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram everything. Easy to find me. Please let me know.