I opened the Play Store this afternoon and found that the UI had been remotely altered once again, without an actual update of the store.
This isn't new though. This same UI was pushed by google back in April, and then too, I had received it, but only for a few days or so.
All it does mainly is change the app screens, and the main suggestions screen along with the search results remain more or less the same.
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To upload screen shots.
First upload the image here: Postimage.org
They will provide a link, just copy and paste it in the thread.
CaptainRudy said:
I opened the Play Store this afternoon and found that the UI had been remotely altered once again, without an actual update of the store.
This isn't new though. This same UI was pushed by google back in April, and then too, I had received it, but only for a few days or so.
All it does mainly is change the app screens, and the main suggestions screen along with the search results remain more or less the same.
[I'd attach screenshots, but I can't figure out how to do that on XDA ]
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Take a screenshot then press the paper clip icon if using the android app navigate to screenshot and upload
I guess you are talking about the new - mostly white - UI. It goes inline with the changes made to Chrome, Google Photos, Dialer, Contacts, Calculator etc, the Material UI 2. Hopefully that means that a dark variant is on it's way. On subject the new design feels more "clean" and gives more focus to Ratings and reviews.
TassosKan said:
I guess you are talking about the new - mostly white - UI. It goes inline with the changes made to Chrome, Google Photos, Dialer, Contacts, Calculator etc, the Material UI 2. Hopefully that means that a dark variant is on it's way. On subject the new design feels more "clean" and gives more focus to Ratings and reviews.
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IMO, Material Design 2 isn't that great at all. Firstly, all that white makes it difficult to navigate, something which the colour coding certainly helped with, and also, I believe that all of that extra white will gobble up battery fast as well.
Again, that's just my opinion, yes.
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I finally finished my first Android app.
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Basically SudoTape lets you mark up images on your device, images either saved on the device externally or using the built-in camera intent.
I found that being a code monkey most my life my writing with those ancient things calls pens and pencils sucks. Recently I found I needed to take some notes for measurements of things in my house and found I couldn't read my own damn writing so I thought, "Why can't I just take a picture of what I want to measure and just draw on the picture"?
This is the premise for SudoTape.
Here is the market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.pixelsystems.sudotape
Here is a link to the documentation: http://pixelsystems.net/?page_id=66
The app is free so it costs nothing to try it out. Your device doesn't need a camera in order to use the app even if the market suggests a camera is required.
Just curious what became of this app? I'm looking for an app for photo markup and this might have fitted the bill. Not available in the Canada play store though.
hpka said:
Just curious what became of this app? I'm looking for an app for photo markup and this might have fitted the bill. Not available in the Canada play store though.
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I haven't had time to update the app, it was frozen in time on Android 2.3 or something ancient. The entire camera functionality changed since I wrote the app so much of the camera functionality didn't work, or didn't work well enough to keep it in the store. I was getting tons of negative reviews so I just pulled it.
Not sure if I'll ever get back to updating it.. last I looked there were a bunch of similar apps out there so maybe you'll find something that will do what you want.
Funny thing is, it's harder than you'd think to find a really good photo markup app.
* SnapMarkup comes close but lacks text boxes
* Nimbus seems a bit overboard....
hpka said:
Funny thing is, it's harder than you'd think to find a really good photo markup app.
* SnapMarkup comes close but lacks text boxes
* Nimbus seems a bit overboard....
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Too bad, I liked how the app worked.. Since I can't read my bloody writing anymore I used it a lot when doing some changes around the house. Sadly the SDK around the camera was in TERRIBLE shape, Android 2.X was a mess at the time with each manufacturer doing their own thin in regards to retrieving images from the camera. It made it a nightmare to try and debug and hack through all the different odd behaviors.
Chances are though, even if I managed to rewrite the camera portion to use the new SDK the whole UI is also frozen in time with the notion of having a menu button (which almost no phones do now).
Maybe some day, but not anytime soon. Thanks for the interest though.
I was chosen to do a survey of two different versions of the new Vlingo app, so I got some screenshots. Wondered what you guys think of the new version of the app that will soon be released in a month or so..
Version 1:
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I love the new interfaces, not sure which version they will go with. That's the reason they wanted us to give feedback. I love the humor of the "way too loud" screen.
And no I will not share an APK, so please don't ask. I'm under very strict rules. Sorry guys. Which I could.
This much nicer than the old one.
I would love to try this.
looks a lot better
I think version 1 looks the best from a ui standpoint. Interested to see how the new release works
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Looks really great - though would love to see a dark theme. Also hoping they've incorporated new features such as the equilavent of google's "listen to". Vlingo tends to be more accurate I've found.
I can't make up my mind over which version I prefer - both look great.
the UI looks beautiful, any ETA?
Version 1 for me.
Version 2's UI reminds me of the Edwin interface.
Personally i am happy with any UI... cuz i just HOLD the search key to run Vlingo... just curious about the features...
so in this new version, it seems you have more options as to what you can tell vlingo to do...
is this correct?
can you maybe list some features?
solidkundi said:
so in this new version, it seems you have more options as to what you can tell vlingo to do...
is this correct?
can you maybe list some features?
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Yep. Through voice commands it can post facebook and twitter statuses (possibly other social services down the road.. who knows), it can send sms, emails, and can make phone calls, open up google searches, it can open up google maps and navigation with specific addresses and such (eg. "Navigate to 1313 Mockingbird Lane"), and it can open other applications.
As for the ETA, not completely sure. Could be another month or more.
excellent apps have been using it lately.
Like the 1st version but would prefer a darker theme as vlingo is most used app on my phone.
Version 1.
Love to have a widget that is customizable (transparent background, different colors, layouts, etc.)
niiiiiice....,
I prefer version 1. However both do look a lot cleaner then the current version.
I present to you Gizmooi: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timvdalen.gizmooi
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Origin story:
When I tried out Aviate I really liked the picture at the start but I wanted it to change once in a while.
So I decided to make a widget that does just that.
Show a nice, 'inspirational' photo and change it every day or so.
It is fully scale-able so it is compatible with launchers such as SF launcher or Aviate which allocate a certain number of pixels for it, but it also works great with launchers like Apex or Nova which let you resize widgets.
I'm not good at photography, so I'm not the one picking out the photo's.
Currently, the photo's come from this community: http://www.flickr.com/groups/[email protected]
Obviously, only ones with licenses that allow it are used.
If you'd like, you can check out the GPLv2 source on GitHub: https://github.com/timvdalen/gizmooi
Any feedback is appreciated.
awesome widget but I don't get the white borders on my widget?
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awesome widget but I don't get the white borders on my widget?
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Thanks, glad you like it.
The border only appears on the lock screen variant since some launchers already provide a border.
I'll see if I can detect borders and add them if needed.
I just released a new version of Gizmooi to the Play Store, with a few important goodies:
[1.3] All CC licenses are now supported, not just CC BY-2.0! This means there are 6x as much photo's available now and we're a step closer to a new photo each day.
[1.2.1] Fixed a bug that caused old attribution data to show up.
[1.2] Incremental back-off if your phone's memory is full. This is currently implemented in quite a hacky way, but more phones should be supported now.
If you still experience a slow-down, please let me know here: https://github.com/timvdalen/gizmooi/issues/2
The most important thing to include in the report is whether or not the default photo (the one of the lake) is eventually replaced.
If it isn't, the photo download isn't working for you for some reason.
Once again, feedback is welcome!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timvdalen.gizmooi
Hello everyone
Do you mind, if i show you my first real android app which i created in the last few days/weeks?
The name is Light Notes. It is a simplistic, minimalistic and fast note taking app.
It's focus is the simple design and it's functionality. No long menus, no loading times, no
unnecessary stuff! Just simple and elegant.
Here are the main features of Light Notes:
Colorized notes: Categorize your notes by color
Sort notes by color, creation or last edited date
Pin notes to the statusbar to never forget anything again
Backup notes to the sdcard
Import your backups on any device
Auto backup your notes
Share your notes directly from the app
Export notes as standard txt files
Minimalistic holo design
Also, have some screenshots
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(there are more in the play store, or why dont you just download the app and see it for yourself?
it looks better on a real device anyway )
I would appreciate it, if you have a second or two to check out my app and maybe leave a rating or a comment, or
post here what you like and what you dont like. Also don't hesitate to let me know about feature requests
I already have some more features planned to release in the newxt few versions.
Currently the app is available in English and German. If you want to help me to translate Light Notes to
other languages, i would be more than happy.
Anyways.. You can grab my app over at the google play store (it is free)
(click)
Thanks for reading and checking out Light Notes! It means a lot to me
Release notes
1.0.0 (2014-04-13)
first public release to the playstore
anyone? :/
i've released an update to the app.
This fixes a little bug on Nexus 7 devices
So, what differentiates this from Google Keep?
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I downloaded this for the statusbar note displaying functionality, and it's good although I'd be incredibly happy with it if there was an option to remove the icon in the status bar whilst still keeping the notes in the pulldown
Thanks
Looks nice, will try soon!
I was holding off on updating, after getting the Android 11 notification a few days ago in the UK, as I couldn't see much user feedback on One Hyper upgraded to Android 11. But I updated it today and while it seems to be working OK (with seemingly no loss in general performance), I did immediately notice a bug/feature on wallpapers.
It doesn't matter which app you use to apply a wallpaper, the system seems to take over and crop the image. When you pull down the notifications bar it zooms back out to the original 1:1 wallpaper.
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Forgive the quality of the above gif, I didn't want to overload the thread with a massive image. But you get the idea.
I did a Google search and it seems to be a common issue, at least on some Android 11 devices, I saw some archived reddit threads from 2020. It's a shame but thankfully there is a workaround (if a little clunky). Apparently live wallpapers escape this weird bug/feature, so with an app like KLWP you can turn a wallpaper (like some of the 1080x2340 formatted wallpapers I made) into a live wallpaper. Again it works but for such a simple thing, it's a shame you have to jump through hoops that weren't there in Android 10.
Eh, why do they need to do these things. I'm already really annoyed that the lockscreen overlays a color tone over the image, dampening all cool vibrant colors and contrast. When i now choose a lockscreen wallpaper i have to overdrive the colors and contrast before applying it to counter the tone.
is this a bug? I thought it was some new effect of the system, if you repair it well, when you are using the Motorola launcher and make the gesture to open the app drawer, the same thing happens.
Whether it's simply an annoying new feature or a bug, either way it would be nice if it was an option.
Again I'm able to use the KLWP app to get around it, but its a lot of extra hoops for such a simple feature (and not a particularly intuitive app to use).