Related
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Presents the Official
MIUI RELEASE
Donate to the man responsible to the EVO Gingerbread Build: StiffSpliff
StiffSpliff NEVER asked me to do this but we have to show some respect for his time. Donations keep Dev's from having to charge for sites and other things you see other Dev's doing now a days
I am not connected to these Paypal account's at all in fact I've only donated to it! Linked straight to StiffSpliff aka the man behind this
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Welcome to the Original XDA support thread for the MIUI HTC EVO 4G and the Official XDA support thread for the MIUI.US version of the HTC EVO 4G port!
MIUI is an extraordinary ROM presented and ported all over the world. We are a worldwide family and this thread supports all HTC EVO 4G MIUI global users. Recent changes have led to the development of two separate HTC EVO 4G MIUI ports. In the interest of providing the most relevant and highest quality support, this thread offers specific support for the ORIGINAL version of the MIUI HTC EVO 4G ROM, which resides at MIUI.US. We will continue to discuss and support general questions about MIUI, however; if you are using the MIUI-devs version of the HTC EVO 4G port and need specific help with that port, we recommend posting your questions in the MIUI-devs home thread. Of course we would welcome you to join us on the Original port here at XDA or at MIUI.US.
As this XDA thread is comprised primarily of original MIUI users running the MIUI.US port it may be difficult for most of us to trouble shoot for a different version. With that stated, MIUI.US is built on cooperation, community and inclusion and we will do our best to assist any and all MIUI enthusiast regardless of port version, release date or handset. MIUI.US is the continuation of a tradition and a new beginning for MIUI on the HTC EVO 4G. Welcome to our community, we are glad you are here and hope you will join us in building the best community on the net!
Your XDA-MIUI.US HTC EVO 4G support team [Stiffspliff, Tyzing, EndlessDissent, Jasonk75 and Just_s & Manup for his amazing graphics, themes and our banner]
Kernel Info: Generally MIUI uses the CM7 stock kernel. Of course others can be used. For more info on the CM7 kernel and CM7 visit: http://bit.ly/z3Cz2O
[BUGS] Official Bugs Report Thread [GB][Fresh Start]
Unable to download from market
Solution: Open the "downloads" app from your homescreen, hit menu, and select download using wifi network. Then hit menu again, and re-select download using mobile network.
No 4G/WIMAX
Stop Asking, its in the works PS Stop asking
The illegible text bug (3rd party apps)
Solution: This is due to the Chinese devs at miui.com slowly implementing the new UI.
(using root explorer as an example)
Go to menu - settings - programs - manage applications - root explorer
Scroll down to "Compatibility mode" and toggle.
This will make root explorer usable.
This workaround may not work on all apps!
It's annoying, yes, but it's what we have at the moment.
Screen flashing black/white when scrolling
Solution: Toggle compatibility mode for that app. If it's on, turn it off. If it's off, turn it on.
No 720P video
Waiting for the Chinese to implement this. Or for CM to implement this. Currently not available on any cm7 or miui supported phone.
Some apps force closing i.e. Engadget, Mint.com, (tried uninstalling and re installing from market)
Solution: try running in compatibility mode, some apps are not 2.3 ready.
No FM Radio App
Solution: None Yet
GPS Menu Settings GPS Fix (Just_s Guide)
menu-settings-personal-my location
use wireless networks - ON (your wifi must be on, doesn't have to be connected)
use gps satellites- ON
see of gps works, if not, go back to same menu
go to gps configuration
in NTP server address, add a 0. in front, to make it 0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
supl server address: supl.google.com
supl server port: 7276
hit ok
**If you are in the US you can alternately set the NTP SERVER ADDRESS to us.pool.ntp.org. Elsewhere in North America should leave it as stiffspliff recommends above. Other countries should see this link: http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html and note the 4th paragraph.
GPS Status & Toolbox Fix
Download 'GPS Status & Toolbox' from Market
Enable GPS
Open GPS Status & Toolbox
Menu > Tools > Manage A-GPS state > Reset
Menu > Tools > Manage A-GPS state > Download
Menu > Tools > Compass calibration > follow popup directions
I know that these have helped several users and are much simpler and faster than the ##GPSCLRX# fix so they can be a good place to start.
The last ROM you will own
Proceed To Download
MIUI RELEASE Evo Official Release
Available add ons:
MIUI Rom Downloader
Market Link
Huge thanks to Mish!!
MIUI Screen Lock Widget
Download apk - Thanks BixBix78 for grabbing this from appshare and translating the string in it as well!
Push to /system/app with adb or root explorer (with correct permissions)
Market links for FullHDMI for HTC EVO by Shinzul/TeamWin:
Free version
Donate version
justs said:
MIUI Changelog's
Code:
[B][U]7.8 Change Log[/U][/B]
[Recommended] this week
1. Applying themes appx 100 times faster now
2. Browsing through single images 5 times faster
3. Contacts support the use of cloud storage for pictures - support individually or in bulk to set contact picture
[System]
New Milestone application - resident memory function (settings> program)
Lockscreens causing random reboot fixed
[Telephone]
Optimization of call recording - while recording the status bar icon will prompt to end the call recording
Optimized to increase the priority of the 3G only and 3G optional mode
Optimized filter for displaying call records, to increase dialed calls and received calls filtering items
Repair to restore mistakenly answering calls from the sensor
Fixed call forwarding enabled status bar icon disappearing after reboot
Fixed issue where dial list can not delete a new contact record
Repair bug from dialer - enter contact details, delete the contact list to return to dialer, the contact remains in the list
Repair to restore the list of inbound and outbound dial-up icon
[Contact]
New contact picture support the use of online picture storage, set up to support individual or bulk.
Added support for SIM card contacts to add, edit and delete (the contact list menu - import and export - import from sim card)
Optimize send contacts via SMS using MIUI format (contact page - menu - send a contact - text messaging)
Repair bug when contact details page name is too long
[SMS]
Recent contacts can be quickly added when writing new SMS
Optimized to enhance the message list scrolling fluency, reduced memory usage
Optimization of the first call to the recipient will be prompted to join mass edit title, then repeat prompt
Quick Search Box to optimize the recipient automatically hide after 3 seconds
Repair some cases lead to memory overflow problem of FC
[Lock screen, the status bar]
New Variety lock lock screen music control screen support (need theme makers to update mtz package; does not support album art display)
Added support for custom lock screen by subject under the status bar display
Repair FC for unlocking directly to app that is not installed
[Desktop]
Optimization Music widget
[Camera]
Camera repair DHD720P issues
[Topic]
Optimize the use of the new format theme packs, theme packs nearly 100 times faster application (OTA will be reset to the default theme, back up the current theme! Legacy application transformation theme packs prompt will pop up, only after conversion application)
Theme led to a continuous application of repair items are not properly updated in some local problems
Repair theme details page showing wrong information when browse around the theme and applying
Rehabilitation package does not include the subject of the application icons desktop icons after the problems of different sizes
[Gallery]
Optimization of single picture browsing 5 times faster (before the library's settings will be reset, please reset)
Optimize the page layout and display UI
Repair time and magnified image blur problem
SD Card repair tab, not the media library scan to view the pictures can not be paddling the problem
Inconsistent with the larger repair led to the thumbnail display unusual problem (need to clear the library cache: File Manager -> SD card -> Menu -> Show hidden files and point files, then delete the SD card / MIUI / .cache directory The "Gallery" folder)
[Download Management]
Download the source added according to the classification
New slide Select the file volume
[Traffic control]
1 day per month fixed SMS and other statistical problems of inaccurate data
[FM]
Click the channel display area to support new direct input radio frequency jump
Added support for new radio station list, remove the radio, edit, and name of the radio frequency
New menu support to add the current channel to the station list
Optimization will be replaced by putting the button switch button
Fix some problems Defy search radio FC
[B][U]MIUI 1.6.17[/U][/B]
by stiffspliff Published on 06-16-2011 12:21 PM
These were google translated and just polished up quickly, original credit goes to miui.com
The list is not final and is subject to change before official release.
Looks like we are getting a lot of bugfixes besides the new lockscreens
【Recommended Updates】
Variety lock screen
【System】
Optimize UI compatibility with third-party applications
【Telephone】
Fix issue where call log shows wrong details in some cases
【SMS】
Sleep repair mobile phone text messages repeatedly reminded failure caused the problem
Fix slow SMS issues
Optimization of text selection
Optimized to increase the text messages flying letter notification
【Contact】
Add Batch Delete by slide gesture
Optimized support for merging duplicate contacts from different accounts (see menu - Merge duplicate contacts)
Repair group contact list
Repair Google contacts authentication failure issue – failing to sync contacts
【Lock screen, the status bar, notice board】
Add Variety lock screen (theme style -> change the local style -> Lock Screen style)
【Themes】
Optimization of the lock screen, status bar, text messaging and other local items - do not have to restart launcher, speed increase
Optimize application and toast for successful applied theme
Repair some cases of FC’s
Fixed issues when using themes with inconsistent ID’s
Fix memory overflow issues when browsing online themes
【Camera】
Optimization of I9000, T959, Defy models - support touch screen focus, focus is always in the center of the screen (these models do not support touch focus in other areas)
【Music】
Fix some cases lock screen music interface not displaying song information
Repair FC’s on lock screen music control when music library is scanning
Fix issue where in some cases music player would not show ring tone audio files
【Backup】
Repair issue when using backup/restore desktop icons will overlap
【Traffic monitoring】
Optimize the speed of switching to firewall mode
Repair issue where some apps were not shown in the list for firewall
Repair some of the details of the interface
【Authorization management】
Optimize permission confirm/deny function
[B]【1.6.10】[/B]
1. New/improved 2.0 T9 Dialer
2. Time scheduled automatic online backup
3. Notification Pulldown USB switch
【System】
Repair i9000 - upgrade the kernel, headset microphone issues resolved, keyboard light always on resolved
HD2 fix the sound problem in call
【Telephone】
Optimization of the new dialer -T9 2.0
- Significantly improve the search speed
- Reduce database size and support search contact name for any length, multi-tone words (6.6)
- Optimization of HD2, T959, NS call an emergency number to dial the area code when reminded (6.8)
【SMS】
Fix the SMS session cache error causing contact problems (6.6)
Fixed a bug where downloading message, and hitting the replay button, select an invalid volume problem (6.6)
SMS contacts fix - delete a session, not from the phone records of people send text messages to this problem (6.6)
Repair ordinary SMS text messages and letters flying rendezvous problem for a session
【Contact】
Add in the contact details screen, press and supports copy an entry (6.6)
Optimization of multiple phone contacts, click "Phone" button to pop recently identified contact number (6.6)
【Anti-disturb】
Add the function for users to set spam filter keywords
Add blacklist numbers can be added to note the name
【Lock screen, the status bar, notice board】
New notice board USB control switch, support notification bar on and off USB storage (does not support moto models) (6.7)
Fix the case of password-protected, horizontal screen after screen lock unlock the exception problem (6.6)
Repair status bar icon hiding third party app notifications (6.7)
Optimization of notification bar and status bar icon (6.7)
【Topic】
Optimize download experience theme, click on download progress bar notice in the download manager can view (6.6)
Repair in some cases failed to load or load a list of topics the problem of slow (6.7)
【Gallery】
Optimize thumbnail loading speed (6.6)
【Music】
Fix some cases of sleep mode failure problem (6.6)
Repair in some cases failed to download online music problem (6.6)
【Back】
Add automatic online backup, and can be set to automatically back up only in Wifi (6.6)
【Traffic monitoring】
Open repair for the first time traffic monitoring, traffic monitoring switch does not effect the problem (6.5)
Enter the correction flow restoration, the question does not support decimal (6.6)
FC under the will fix the problems defy (6.6)
SMS and call time repair statistics do not show the problem
【Weather】
Optimize the power consumption of the weather widget
[B]Changelogs[/B]
[B]MIUI Changelog 1.6.3 (Preview)[/B]
Of note this week:
Optimized system to enhance fluency on settings pages and reduce lag
A new "desktop" option in the theme application module
Optimized the theme app code to greatly enhance the speed and experience of applying themes
Increase the authorized management switch optimization, should help reduce authorization popups
System
[Optimized] Optimized to enhance fluency on settings pages and reduce lag (5.31)
[Optimized] Optimization reduces the memory usage on the settings page
Phone
[Fix] FC when receiving incoming and outgoing non-digital calls (5.30)
SMS/MMS
[Added] Message timestamp details in the SMS messages (5.31)
Themes
[Added] A new "desktop" option in the theme application module (5.31)
[Added] Theme maker can set the theme of the cover page as the list of preview images (5.31)
[Optimized] The theme app code to greatly enhance the speed and experience of applying themes (6.1)
Music
[Added] Support for batch modifying ID3 information for album name/artist name (see page album/artist page menu item) (5.31)
[Optimized] The menu options (5.31)
[Fix] ID3 song information was garbled (5.31)
Lock Screen/Status Bar
[Optimized] The standard Android notification icons to white, waiting for feedback (6.1)
Camera
[Fix] FC problem when exiting camera (6.1)
[Fix] Camera viewfinder screen appearing wonky at times (6.1)
[Fix] Focus function is disabled on I9000, T959, Defy (these base models do not support AF) (6.1)
Gallery
[Added] Tab to support mass selection operations (5.31)
[Optimize] The loading speed for folders and pictures (5.31)
[Fix] The issue with cropped images not being saved (5.31)
[Fix] Fix the issue with lost aspect ratio when setting a picture as wallpaper (5.31)
[Fix] Fixed issue with wrong image size showing when sending pictures (5.31)
Traffic monitoring
[Optimized] Improved the monitoring interaction, enhanced traffic reminders
Settings
[Added] Volume control according to the output mode control, the volume indicator panel, the icon displays the current output mode (6.1)
[Fix] The flip phone to mute option (6.1)
[Fix] Tthe third party app to turn off SMS notifications of vibration, vibration causes the problem (do not use third-party app off notice vibration) (6.1)
Authorization management
[Optimized] Increase the authorized management switch optimization
Fully translated and edited weekly. Courtesy of stiffspliff! As always, subject to change pending Friday's Official release
[B][SIZE=4]MIUI Changelog 1.5.27[/SIZE][/B]
Of note this week:
Support for customizable toggles in the notification dropdown
I9000 package has been released
New Mute/Vibration settings and customizable sound settings
System
[Added] Third-party permissions/privacy settings for applications using SMS, telephone, address book (5.25)
Phone
[Optimized] Telephone menu items, including support for filtering displayed unknown callers
[Added] Support for copy and pasting phone numbers into Dialer (5.23)
[Optimized] The status bar displays a special icon, 'SOS', when no signal operators are available, but you can make an emergency call (5.25)
[Fix] Issue with some themes that led to in-call sound issues (5.24)
SMS/MMS
[Added] Support for reading and importing vcard attachments in messages (5.23)
[Optimized] Composing a new text message (5.23)
[Optimized] Faster Contacts search, UI and performance optimized(5.23)
[Fix] Vibration setting for SMS and the reunification of vibration included in the global settings (5.23)
[Fix] Some MMS media types were unable to be opened (5.23)
[Added] MMS now supports the OGG multimedia format (5.23)
[Fix] Inability to switch to landscape when writing a new SMS message page (5.24)
[Fix] Coversation being covered up by the attachments menu when selecting attachments (5.24)
[Fix] MMS display size error in the message details (5.24)
DND
[Added] New version of DND privacy settings (5.25)
Contact
[Added] You can now add a photo when adding a contact to the phone book (5.24)
[Added] Support for previewing and importing vcard files (5.24)
[Fix] The bug that caused FC when importing contacts from some SIM cards (5.24)
[Fix] The bug that returned an error message when selecting multiple e-mail addresses in Contacts (5.24)
[Fix] The bug that showed the incorrect info in the call log for contacts with multiple numbers (5.24)
[Fix] FC issues when sorting/adding group contacts (5.24)
[Optimize] The SMS sort animation has been optimized (5.24)
Themes
[Optimized] When browsing ringtones, the source and name of the default ringtone is shown (5.24)
[Fix] The status bar displays incorrect WiFi signal information on some themes (5.24)
[Fix] Where clicking the middle of the page to cancel a theme download returned an error message (5.24)
Music
[Optimized] Music player priority strategy where the first player displayed in "Default Music Player" is the default player (5.24)
[Fix] Issue where selecting Menu -> Exit didn't really exit (5.25)
[Fix] Issue with Music player not close by long pressing the return key even with proper settings in (System Settings -> System -> Button Settings) (5.25)
Lock Screen/Status Bar
[Added] Support for customizable toggles in the notification dropdown!!! (5.24)
Camera
[Added] White balance, focus mode, scene mode settings (5.25)
[Optimized] The SD card can disable the shutter state to avoid FC (5.25)
[Fix] Camera zoom failure problems (5.25)
Backup
[Added] Backup information in the archives to show the details for multiple SIM cards
[Optimize] Wifi backup process optimization: Wifi switch automatically opens, completes the process then automatically turns off Wifi
[Optimized] Global backup process: prompted for the backup Root permission only on first use
[Fix] The bug where going into the online backup issues no response
[Fix] Failed backup post-processing problems (such as setting key backup failure)
Settings
[Added] New Mute/Vibration settings, supports calls and SMS, can set vibration settings independently (System Settings -> Personal -> Sound) (5.24)
[Added] Headphone and volume control customization and improvements (5.25).
[B][SIZE=4]MIUI Changelog 1.5.20[/SIZE][/B]
[IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/taurusj/EVO%204G/MIUI/20110517_143911.jpg[/IMG]
• Front facing camera support added to MIUI camera for those phones with FFC!!! Including support for Google Video Chat
• Added support for Emoji picture perfect expression
• NEW! Song fade effect when switching to new song
SMS
• [Added] Support for Emoji picture perfect expression (5.16)
• [Added] Restored SMS SP Number Display (banks, operators and other letters will display name) (5.16)
Contact
• [Added] Quick click blacklist option when contact picture is long-pressed (5.17)
• [Fix] Lunar Birthday Reminder display error 5.16)
• [Fix] View Contact phone number was showing different prefix and display issues (such as 600,17951, etc.) (5.17)
• [Optimize] View contact list shows the current letter positioning on alphabetical index (5.16)
Topic
• [Fix] Line tone when selected to play in the background, ringing phone caused the issue (5.17)
Gallery
• [Fix] Gallery thumbnail rotation issue (5.17)
Music
• [New] Song fade effect when switching to new song (can toggle fade off in the settings) (5.17)
• [Fix] Using a local picture as album art, in the player and the lock-screen display ambiguous (5.17)
• [Fix] Equalizer no longer causing player to FC (5.17)
• [Fix] "Now Playing" screen to delete the current song, next song to play a direct problem (5.17)
Lock screen, the status bar
• [Optimize] The efficiency of the lock-screen charging animation (5.17)
Camera
• [Added] Support for front facing camera i.e. NS, I9000
Other
• [?] Calendar, unknown change
• [Fix] Lunar leap month, showed the wrong question (5.17)
FFC Toggle upper right corner of the camera screen
[B]New model added:[/B]
Motorola Defy
[B]Main features this week[/B]
New I9000, Defy and HD2 kernels
Fix for applying themes correctly after restarting
Global text size adjustment options for Phone, Messaging, etc
[B]System[/B]
Added global text size adjustment option under Settings > Personal > Font size
Fixed bugs in Screenshot mechanism
Added HD2 kernel update to tytung_r10
Added I9000 kernel update to fix slow camera, gtalk video chat (Front facing support)
Fixed password prompt could not be seen
[B]Phone[/B]
Optimisation of Caller display functions
Optimisation of call volume, if the call is not answered within 30 seconds the volume will steadily increase
Optimisation of incoming caller name when contact has multiple numbers
Optimised phone back button will not hang up the phone
Fixed third party voice mail app FC (yes this means Google Voice!)
Fixed issue with numbers containing – characters
Fixed custom ringtones cannot be applied or heard issue
Fixed T9 search delimiter “-” where contacts could not be searched
[B]Messaging[/B]
Optimisation of UI
Group sending and animation settings optimised
Text selection and copying improved
[B]Contacts[/B]
Fixed issue where third party tools could not import correctly
Fixed lack of contact details page “Phone” and “SMS” buttons
Optimisation for clicking on a contact with multiple numbers, popup shows improved number selection and option to select a default number
[B]Themes[/B]
Fixed issue where restarting would not apply new theme settings
Optimised theme download information
Repair browsing local themes FC due to network problems
[B]Gallery[/B]
Gallery caching system re-designed (First load of app will be slow for new caching)
Optimised UI for renaming photos
Fixed FC when viewing more details of Photo
[B]Music[/B]
Added new music equaliser
Fixed issue where track list did not reflect the chosen display A-Z / Z-A
Fixed issue in 4×1 desktop widget could not be used to control song
Fixed issue copying songs from PC to phone, desktop showed currently playing song incorrectly
Fixed album cover issue where users could not apply custom artwork
[B]Status bar[/B]
No-SIM emergency call text changed to “Emergency calls only”
Repair issue where status bar was not visible on system startup
[B]Camera[/B]
Optimised photos to show information in pixels and size ratio
Fixed issue where Camera was still active on lockscreen
Playback mode fixed for Milestone, camera button will now exit playback mode
Other optimisations and fixes for screen brightness settings, video playback, zoom and focus.
[B]Backup[/B]
Optimisation of Cloud backup system
Optimisation of Cloud backup recovery and listing display speed
Fixed issue with progress bar freezing part way through backup / restore
[B]Sound recorder[/B]
Added support for background recording, no longer requires open application to record sounds
Added 3GPP audio option in addition to AMR format
[B]Notes[/B]
Added global search for notes using the SideKick interface
Notes indexed in search
[B]Other[/B]
Optimisation of Wallpaper settings
[B][SIZE=4]MIUI Changelog 1.5.6[/SIZE][/B]
[B]System/Core:[/B]
Update ROM base to 2.3.4
Added I9000 Kernel update
[B]Phone:[/B]
Added one press dial functionality, quickly call up number with one press
Fixed FC issue and Call forwarding number sometimes disappears
Fixed issue with Emergency call would cause Phone to FC
Caller ID fixes
Fixed issues with Voicemail
[B][U][COLOR=red]Mute call issue fixed[/COLOR][/U][/B]
[B]Messaging:[/B]
Added reminder notification of new messages
Password restriction of Messages preview on lockscreen fixed
[B]Contacts:[/B]
Added Birthday reminder functionality, remind of birthdays 3 days before
Optimisation of SIM Card contacts where duplicates are found on phone and SIM card
Fixed issue when selecting group, the group was listing no members
[B]Themes:[/B]
Added new notification system for new theme available for update of the currently selected local theme
[B]Gallery:[/B]
Fixed some FC issues
[B] Music:[/B]
Added swipe to delete or select all songs for editing or removal
Playlist optimisation
Optimised performance of lockscreen music controls, fixed some latency issues
Fixed problem being able to browse music when phone is connected to computer via USB
[B]Notes:[/B]
Optimised list mode, deleting last character no longer automatically moves cursor position
Optimisation of Editing mode
Optimisation of notes last note opened
[B]Other:[/B]
Fixed issued with Wallpaper banding, 10 original wallpapers can be downloaded separately from AppShare
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
MIUI for Beginners
Source: http://en.miui.com/a-10.html
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste.
Click Net Disk on the desktop, and you’ll see MIUI has prepared a variety of amazing apps for you, including notes, audios, videos and IM and so on. You are free to choose and install what you like! (Please make sure your phone is connected to wifi.)
> You may also download more apps in electronic markets. You need to install the corresponding market (some can be downloaded in “Net Disk”), and then go get more apps.
> I’d like to install apps downloaded from the computer, what should I do? First copy the downloaded file (.apk) into your SD card. Then pick up your phone, click “File Manager” on the desktop, find the file you copied and click to install it.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
> Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
> How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
> How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
> Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
> Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
> Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
> Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
> Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
> Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
> Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
> Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
> How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
> How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a wifi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!
MIUI Videos
MIUI In The News
MIUI is far from a "basement app" here is some news from MIUI:
http://technode.com/2011/04/14/rumour-lei-jun’s-miui-android-rom-teams-up-with-guess-who/
Lei Jun is ex-Kingsoft CEO (like Microsoft), co-founder of Joyo.com (sold to Amazon), now Chairman of Great Wall Club and Angel Investor. His newer product, MIUI under his start-up Xiaomi, is stirring rumours about an OEM partnership.
MIUI is a 3rd party Android ROM tailored for the Chinese market. Think about it like a layer on top of your Windows OS on your computer, to make it more customised and personal, but on mobile. From their website it says it enables faster dialling, better security and a big library of themes and skins.
Last weekend at a developer conference there was some chatter about MIUI partnering with a big OEM. We can speculate it could be with Samsung, Motorola or LG because all are bringing their Android phones into the Chinese market. We have reason to suspect the OEM partner is Motorola because as an American based OEM, they know less about Chinese user behaviour compared to Korean based Samsung or LG. It has also been reported that Dianxin, another Android ROM incubated under Innovation Works is partnering with Sharp. Motorola needs to make a good impression to stand out in China, where competition with other Android phone’s is fierce
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://technode.com/2011/01/13/why-xiaomi-raised-35millions-to-design-a-real-phone/
Xiaomi is an iPhone/Android development company invested by Lei Jun, the board chairman of UCWeb, the leading Chinese mobile browser; ex-executive director of Kingsoft; co-founder of Joyo.com which is sold to Amazon at 2004. We used to report that,
Xiaomi has raised another round of $35million from Morningside Venture and Qiming Venture partner. The valuation of Xiaomi is reported at $200million.
$200million valuation?! Seriously, as an iPhone/Android development company, Xiaomi is able to attract that much of attention and money, which sounds insane. I could not get it, until yesterday two friends both confirmed with me, Xiaomi is not just about designing mobile applications, but designing a phone, I mean a real phone.
Looking at Lei Jun’s recent investment, I am totally impressed,
UCWeb – the leading Mobile browser (our previous coverage);
Xiaomi – one of the most promising iPhone/Android development company which already released several applications including Xiaomi Reader (iBooks like) and Miliao (a copycat of Kik);
MIUI – Android-based mobile OS;
Xiaomi Phone?!
So Lei Jun has the mobile operating system, the browser and the applications, once there is a nice phone, he actually is able to reach all the important sectors in future’s mobile phone industry. Smart!
The rumor says that the phone will come into the market in Q3, 2011. Is Lei Jun building a Chinese Apple?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Core Features
MIUI HOME
Two-layer shortcuts and program icons are integrated into one-layer desktop.
Long press on an icon to enter edit mode, open Widgets and drag it to the target screen.
Drag the app you want to uninstall to the top of the trash box to delete it.
Eight kinds of flipping screens effects are available with gorgeous animations.
T9 dialer
T9 dialer is applied for smart dialing. It supports searching by contact name and phone number, and the results are listed according to contact frequency.
The default setting is to forbid any third-party app to monitor users’ calls.
Currently, there are 230301 attribution logs. The attribution data will be updated continuously, codes of foreign countries are supported as well.
SMS
Compared with native Android system, 7 major optimizations on SMS are made:
Adding contacts in short messages;
Adding names in group sending messages and automatically adding the names to Contacts;
Easier taking of numbers, urls and email addresses from short messages;
Optimization on mobile newspaper reading;
Collection of important messages;
Recommended messages for holidays;
Quick reply and view window.
Contacts
Quick location of contacts;
Faster to add new contacts;
Contacts group management supported;
Contacts' large images supported.
Themes
The third edition UI loading engine makes it faster and easier to change themes;
Partial theme customs are more flexible and comprehensive. Rich online wallpapers, ringtones, fonts and so on are available.
Camera
Faster loading speed enables you to take photos immediately.
More professional modes such as continuous shooting, timing and special effects supported.
Gallery
Faster picture browsing speed than that of native Android system;
Brand new view mode supports to view the pictures by folder path.
Music
Simultaneous enjoying and downloading massive online music. Music chart live playing and bulk downloads supported;
Automatic connection of lyrics and album covers. ID3 information editing supported;
Changing songs by swinging the phone and sleep mode supported.
Notifications
After pulling Notifications and Toggles panel down, changing panels by sliding the screen supported.
MIUI apps
MIUI Net Disk, File Manager, Traffic Monitor, Backup, Notes, and Torch.
Tips & Tricks
Long Press:Long press on the icon in Toggles will launch the settings for that icon.
Screen Shot:Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
Hold HomePress Home key at the first screen, you may preview screen thumbnails and add or move screens.
Delete Message or Call Log : Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
Edit Mode : You may hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
Call Activated : Your phone will vibrate when a call gets through.
Activate Music from Lockscreen : Double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player when the screen is locked.
Quick SMS/Phone Launch : In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
Quick Launch Torch : Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
Quick Launch Contact Options : Click the contact image in Calls, SMS and Contacts, shortcut menus will pop up.
Long Press Search : Long press on Search button will launch search via voice recognition.
Recovery Reboot : Click menu in “System Update” to reboot and enter recovery.
% for Battery : The battery will display the percentage of left battery capacity by Settings>System>Battery>Notification Indicator Style>Percentage.
Running Apps List : Long press on the Home button can go to “Program Manager”. Click the “Clear up” button at the bottom left to clear the extra processes in memory. And the system will inform you of the released memory and current available memory.
Note: System processes will not be cleared so as to ensure the normal running of the system.
IP Calling : . How to set IP dialing?
MIUI ROM can add an IP prefix for the called number in a strange land. You may set it in Settings>Common>Calls.
You may also long press the contact item before dialing, and choose “Make IP calls” in the pop-up menu.
Reject Call : When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
Custom Ringtones : . How to set custom ringtones?
Put media files into the Media/Audio/ringtones directory in the SD card, (If there is none of this directory, please create one manually) and then select in Sounds in Settings.
Note: there are three directories under Audio, corresponding to the following tones:
notifications--notification ringtones
ringtones--incoming call ringtones
alarms--alarming ringtones
Supported formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, Midi, etc.
Important SMS : As for those important messages you want to add to your favorites, you may long press the message in the pop-up menu and select "Favorites". You may switch to "Favorites" tab in the main SMS interface to view collected messages.
720p Video : How to enable 720P to record a video?
Turn on Camera and switch to Video, select "High", and select "720P" in the pop-up menu of video quality.
Quick Delete SMS : How to quickly delete items?
You may slide from left to right on the item and click on the red "Delete" button when it appears.
Tether : How can I share my network to the PC or other terminals?
Firmware of Android 2.2 and above support the sharing of mobile phones to other Internet terminal in the following method:
Go to "Settings" -> "System" -> "Share mobile network", you may choose to share the Internet connection by USB tethering or setting up portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
hmm any screen shots?
LuvThyMetal said:
hmm any screen shots?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
here is a video of it, not this version but this is how it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Tl7iDuFDA
So wimax means 4G works on this rom?
Love this rom
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
kline1 said:
So wimax means 4G works on this rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
not yet, the kernel will support it soon as it comes in to play from shinzul and toastchf for CM it will probably work here. that is what was meant
LuvThyMetal said:
hmm any screen shots?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Updated them for you!
kline1 said:
So wimax means 4G works on this rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No. Wimax LEDs are used for notifications. That's the LED on the right side of the ear piece.
And the team is getting prepared with the kernel.
kline1 said:
So wimax means 4G works on this rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The OP stated that the kernel contains wimax support which would come in handle when the rom gets the support.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I get a force close when I try to install a theme I have downloaded.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
sultan.of.swing said:
I get a force close when I try to install a theme I have downloaded.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Drag the file to your SD/MIUI/THEME
Then you'll see the theme in the theme manager
Also make sure you did a full wipe. Some of these issues have been fixed in the ROM that should be released tonight or tomorrow
Tyzing said:
Drag the file to your SD/MIUI/THEME
Also make sure you did a full wipe. Some of these issues have been fixed in the ROM that should be released tonight or tomorrow
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its no big deal. Loving the rom though. The themed gingerbread keyboard is awesome!
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
Yeah me too the keyboard is perfect. I'm in love with it, its sexy.
sultan.of.swing said:
Its no big deal. Loving the rom though. The themed gingerbread keyboard is awesome!
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
What are the widgets shown? Thanks
bradley26 said:
What are the widgets shown? Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Typoclock
Battstatt
Beautiful Widget
At least that's all the ones on the home screen.
Thanks for the quick reply
what is that firewall app
This rom is smooth and fast.
Using quadrant benchmark this rom is smoking fast.
Quadrant full benchmark
Top of the list @ 1397
This app makes use of gesture as privacy protection. You can have secret gestures to answer or reject the phone and no other people can do so. Besides, you may choose what kind of information will be shown on the calling screen, such as:
- Caller photo
- Caller name
- Caller Nickname
- Caller organization
- Caller organization Title
More than that, you can apply the control to all incoming calls or only to those contact persons you have selected for protection.
ACG also bring cosmetic changes convenience to your device. The caller photo is shown in full screen with scrolling effects. All existing contact photos are still usable no matter what your phone’s screen resolution is. The touch buttons are removed from the incoming call screen to prevent accidental answer or reject. Also, long swiping slide bars are gone. One hand operation is possible as you can easily define custom gestures by a thumb. There is a built-in practice blackboard for you to get familiar with the gesture drawing.
ACG is compatible with Android 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.x. It has been tested in different brands and models such as HTC, and Sony. Tuning options are available to suit the needs of various devices to achieve the best performance.
Bonus feature: Don’t Disturb Mode
When it is enabled, the incoming call screen will not pop up if you are working on any other APP. The ringtone mutes automatically and you decide when to pick up the phone from the notification bar.
Download from market
h t t p s://market.android.com/details?id=com.sch.answergesturefree
market://details?id=com.sch.answergesturefree
1.4 Add user define font size and color
1.3 Fix FC in a rare situation when deleting call logs. Add Indonesian language support.
1.2 Fix FC when previous running app does not allow ACG going back to it on call ended. Add Chinese language support.
1.1 Support HD Contact Photo (HDC) and minor bug fix
1.0 Initial release
Better full screen experience with HD Contact Photo (Free)
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20731864
Version 1.2
- Fix FC when previous running app does not allow ACG going back to it on call ended.
- Add Simplified Chinese language support.
Version 1.3
- Fix FC in a rare situation when deleting call logs.
- Add Indonesian language support.
Some users are asking about the ad blocker comes with their custom ROM and which affects ACG to run. It is quite easy to fix. The idea is to restore the /system/etc/hosts file back to the original as in the stock ROMs. I usually use the rootexplorer to edit the hosts file after installing a custom ROM. Just remove all lines EXCEPT the following:
127.0.0.1 localhost
how to type the initial pass with this stupid keypad ?
Ultimate Call Screen HD
HD Full Screen Caller ID, Video Caller ID, Fullscreen SMS receiver and Call Blocker. The most complete fullscreen caller ID replacement and phone toolbox on Google Play, feature leader on its class, UCS is much more than a simple call ID app with big pictures. UCS combines:
- Fullscreen Caller ID replacement with true HD pictures of your contacts
- Full Screen Video ID
- FullScreen SMS notifications
- Fullscreen SMS Browser, including threaded mode
- Fullscreen Missed Calls notifications
- Unprecedented theming options, including 11 free themes
- Contact picture manager
- Call Blocker
- Sensor-base actions such as rejecting calls by turning the phone screen-down
- AND configurable swipe gestures just to be sure you handle your phone any way you want to.
As recommended on www.lifehacker.com:
"The features of this app are almost too numerous to list, but if you use your phone to make phone calls (you know, that thing it was originally intended for), it's a must-have."
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
In one app, you get:
- Choose pictures from gallery, camera or link to Facebook friends using their HD profile pictures
- Choose Videos from your gallery to use as full screen caller ID
- Apply pictures to contacts directly from your gallery, with the android "share" function. Just choose "Add to UCS"!
- Answer calls with buttons, sliding buttons, rotary buttons, swipe gestures... You choose!
- Configure your phone to hangup calls, put on speaker or mute ringer simply by turning the phone screen-down!
- Swipe gestures (reject and answer calls, reject with sms, reply to sms, ...)
- Fully featured Call blocker
- Fullscreen SMS receiver
- Fullscreen Missed Calls Notifications, with dismiss, callback and answer functions, and configurable swipe gestures
- Complete theme support for both call and SMS screens, personalizable per contact
- Picture syncing of HD pictures to phone internal contacts
- Privacy Screen: hide incoming call and SMS details from prying eyes until it's safe to pick-up/read
Advanced Features:
- Use your current android contact picture as fullscreen caller ID (Licensed only!)
- Selectively enable only for outgoing/incoming calls
- Sync your android contact database to use your UCS-defined callscreen HD pictures, or batch-upload a set of pictures from your sdcard
- Hide parts of the call screen for cleaner interface.
- Option to make incoming SMS show above lockscreen, including turning the screen on
- Missed calls viewer
- You can ALWAYS go back to the default phone interface during a call, simply by pressing the phone "Back" while on a call
- Much MUCH more! Take a look through the available settings!
Getting Started and Important Notes
- To use the dialpad and other in-call functions, press the "Back" button on a call to bring up the default phone interface! Due to security restrictions imposed by Google, it's impossible for me to provide a working dialer during an ongoing non-VoIP call.
- In version V5.0.0 and upwards, the model of the free version changed due to userbase request. Almost all functions are available, but there is a personalizable contact limit.
Market Link for Lite Version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lowveld.ucs
Enjoy
Changelogs
V10.3.9
- Lollipop compatibility
V10.3.3
- Improved Facebook auto-matching
- Performance optimizations
- Reduced memory footprint
- Minor bug fixes
V10.3.3
- Polish translation. Thanks cvxcvx and TomoS!
V10.3.0
- Contact manager now has its own tab on Settings, including Fast Scroll and visual status indicators
- More efficient contact lists
- Fixed issue with default Video ID for known contacts showing even if contact was personalized
- Fixed visibility issues on Facebook lists when using Dark UI
V10.2.0
- Updated UI to new light look
- Fixed VideoID for android 4.4 devices
- Missed Call Screen no longer deletes calls from Call Log
- Fixed minor issues in SMS theming
- Performance improvements
V10.1.1
- Fixed issue with overriding colors in SMS themes
- Updated French translation (Thanks Loic!)
- Performance improvements
V10.1.0
- Added option to block calls with hidden numbers
- Added option to force screen full brightness on calls (find it on "Call Settings"->"Callscreen Interface"). Option is On by default, and brightness is restored when call ends.
V10.0.0
- Redesigned User Interface
- New plugin to control UCS new UI animations
- Fixed issue with Video ID keeping playing audio after answering call with Headsets
- Fixed issue where "callback" function on new SMS notification screen was not working properly
- Hiding button block on SMS theme no longer also hides contact name and number
- Improved theming engine to support upcoming theme features
- Minor fixes and optimizations
V9.7.0
- Added SMS Browser: fast view of all SMS, tap to go fullscreen, accessible directly from your phone app drawer
- SMS Browser supports threaded mode (tap options to set it). When in thread mode, fullscreen viewer cycles through thread only
- Re-designed fullscreen SMS viewer to use HUD interface, added next and previous SMS buttons, and also a "callback" function
- Dimissing SMS, or pressing next/previous buttons mark current SMS as read
- Re-designed app icons, and some in-app graphics
- Fixed crash if user removed video from phone and it was being used by UCS
- Fixed issue with multiple calls
- Performance improvements
- Minor bugfixes
V9.5.1
- Changed default interface on new installs to HUD
- Added "Reject With SMS" button to HUD on incoming calls
- Removed Contact Manager shortcut from phone app drawer
- Increased possible call exit delay values to accommodate slower phones
- Performance improvements
V9.4.0
- Added configurable delay on Call Screen exit to allow laggy stock interface to finish (Call Settings -> Callscreen Interface)
- UCS now displays phone numbers formated according to your country (option to disable included in Call Settings -> Callscreen Interface)
- Added option to manually crop facebook pictures when linking individual contacts
V9.3.0
- Added UCS Plugins feature: LICENSED users only!
- "Standalone Syncer" is now a builtin plugin, several bugfixes included
- "FindMe plugin": make your phone ring even in silence mode with a pre-defined SMS
- "Theme Previewer Plugin": fast preview of themes on any UCS screens
- "Phonebook Pictures Plugin": use your existing photos for non personalized contacts
- Added some delay on call ends to give time to stock interface to exit
- Moved Privacy Screen Settings to Settings tab
- Themes also apply to Missed Call Screen now
- Optimized app memory footprint
- Minor fixes
V9.2.0
- Added new Heads Up Display compact call interface, custom position available
- Added new HUD Profile
- Added text color customization to SMS Theme Manager
- Added option to exclude contacts from UCS
- Themes now also apply to Privacy Screen
- Re-designed Detailed Contact view on Contact Manager
- Fixed issue with call answering on some phones
- Fix contact preview wrongly applying Smart Info for non-personalized contacts
V9.1.0
- Added "Smart Info": for personalized known contacts, automatically hide name, number and CID block background
- Added "Profiles" feature: one touch configuration of UCS behavior
- Added full costumization of Ring Picker interface targets, you define what each button does
- Added option to invert position of Answer and Decline buttons on Rotary, Sliding Tab, and Push Buttons interfaces
- Added option to use different default pictures for unknown contacts on incoming and outgoing calls
- Added workaround option for dual-sim phones to be able to choose sim card on outgoing calls
- Privacy Screen now supports sensor actions (turn to mute ringer or hang up call)
- FIX: allow USSD type messages to correctly show
- FIX: allow notifications to be pulled down if the status bar is not hidden in call screens
- minor bugfixes and optimizations
V9.0.0
- Drastic performance improvement on caller ID display: instant response
- Re-organized existing call settings for more logical configuration
- Optional override of theme colors for name, number and call time
- Removed possibility of custom separate themes for unknown contacts: one default theme for everyone
- Still possible to personalize theme differently for known and unknown contacts
- Added option to use SMS templates for "Reject With SMS" function
- Several rare-bugs fixes
V8.1.0
- Increased facebook pictures quality
- IMPORTANT: existing users should do a "Sync Pictures Now" to improve old pictures
- Optimized facebook "I Feel Lucky": more reliable auto-matching of contacts (Licensed only)
- Other performance optimizations
V8.0.0
- Added Fullscreen Missed Calls Notifications
- Notification screen allows swipe actions, dismiss, callback, and reply with SMS
- Added optional on-screen "mute" button during calls
- Added Privacy Options also to Fullscreen notifications
- Optimizations on image handling: should solve rare issues with FC on loading or rotating pictures
- Increased picture quality when using existing android contact pictures on ICS and above (Licensed only)
- Increased functions on Contact Manager detailed view: click picture now offers also options to reset contact, reset facebook linking, using current internal contact picture as source, and syncing the current UCS picture to internal Android database
- Added dedicated Un-link menu to Facebook options. Single press any facebook contact to clear association. Great for errors after using "I Feel Lucky" Option
V7.4.0
- Added Privacy options for both calls and SMS - check rigt-most tab on UCS settings
- Choose to hide caller name and picture until you choose to unlock the callscreen
- Choose to selectively hide text, or all contact details, on SMS screen until you unlock it
- Moved Internal Phone Syncing menu to General Settings tab on UCS settings
- FIX: issue with retrieving friend list on Facebook synchronization
V7.3.3
- Fixed issue with proximity sensor not turning off screen during call (SGS3 and possibly other phones)
- Fixed wrong call duration indication on some devices
- Fixed possible issues with unknown phone callers causing rare crashes
- Fixed layout issue on SMS. SMS now adjusts to the presence or not of buttons.
- Added configurable font size for calls/SMS
V7.3.2
- Fixed possible issue with Answer on SGS III
- Added optional root-required methods for answering/declining calls. Should ONLY be used if you have problems with UCS, and your phone MUST be rooted.
- Added Setup Wizard for initial configuration
- Added option to hide UCS after answering a call
- Increased customization of SMS screen. You can now hide the buttons, etc.
- FIXED: Facebook authorization issues on some phones
- FIXED: issue when choosing Ring Picker interface for German users
V 6.2.0
- JellyBean compatibility
V 5.1.3
- Fixed issue in phone syncing for ICS builds, where pictures could be assigned to wrong contacts
- Optimized memory usage on image editing: should fix the issue for rare FCs when rotating images
- Improved facebook picture fetching, possibly fixing rare cases where contact pictures were not being downloaded
- Several optimizations on phone syncing code
- Improved theming capabilities: look for new theme "Snow White"
- Several minor bugfixes
V 4.0.0
- New: Reject call with SMS. Only accessible with swipe gesture, to keep the interface clean.
- New: Ultimate SMS Screen can flip through all your SMS messages. Only accessible with swipe gesture
- Swipe actions are now fully configurable
- In calls, any swipe can be configured to reject, answer, reject with SMS, and default phone interface.
- In SMS, any swipe can be configured to dismiss, reply to the SMS, view previous and view next SMS
- Portuguese translation
- German translation
V 2.2.0
- Added Rotate function to Picture Editor
- Launch the Contact Manager directly from your app drawer
- New option to force UCS to ignore answer/reject button presses, and only react to long presses (press and hold the button, avoids accidental pickup/hangup)
- Licensed Users: Added capability to set different default themes, as well as independent hiding of callscreen elements, for known and unknown callers
- Free Users: Can selectively hide callscreen elements for unknown callers only
V 1.4.0
- You can hide parts of the callscreen, like buttons and backgrounds.
- You can set different default HD default pictures for Unknown contacts.
- (Licensed) You can apply different themes per-contact. With a transparent theme and swipe gestures, you can achieve true fullscreen for selected contacts.
- Fixed issue where UCS would sometimes not show on calls
- Rearranged UCS preferences into sub-menus.
- Added a "Tips and Tricks" section to preferences.
V 1.2.4
- fixed the issue where some people would get the status bar cover part of the caller name. There should be no fullscreen issues now.
- When you press back on Contact Manager or Theme Manager, you will now go back to UCS Preferences (would exit UCS before)
- Remember position on contact list: when you exit a detailed contact view, the list will start from that contact, not from the beginning. (yes, was annoying)
- Press visual feedback on UCS buttons (change color when pressed)
V 1.2.3
- Option to show on-screen "set on loudspeaker" button
- Option to show/hide status bar on lockscreen: people with problems where the status bar shows anyway, and hides part of the caller ID, set this OFF as a workaround!
- Option to give haptic feedback (vibrate) on UCS key presses
- FIX: Hopefully motorola people will stop having FCs when saving pictures
- Optimized memory footprint
- Removed unnecessary "save" option after saving an image on the editor
V 1.2.0
- Added theming capability, and a Theme Manager, for Licensed users only! Search for "UCS Suave theme" in google play to see it in action, and I will be doing a lot more themes in the near future.
- Changed answer/call buttons for a more polished look.
- Fixed issues with rare random crashes while viewing detailed contact info.
V 1.1.0:
- Removed restriction on editing pictures only on portrait, it now serves as simple rotate feature: turn the phone to landscape when editing pictures, and on saving, UCS will rotate the visible area to portrait. So UCS still shows exactly what you cropped and are seeing, plus it rotated the original image.
- Fixed race condition that lead to a very "rare" FC (thanks to whoever reported the crash to google play)
- Changed application icon
V 1.0.1:
- Restrict image editing and cropping to portrait mode to avoid FC until I rework it
V 1.0.0:
- Initial release
Theming guide
This is a tutorial on how to build themes for UCS. You will need the Android SDK and Eclipse installed and setup.
I provide an Eclipse project which you can use as base and example to give you a quick startup. Note that there are other ways to do this without eclipse, but I won't get into that. But it is not enough to open the apk and just drop images into there (unless you decompile it, recompile it, and sign it). Well, at least not enough to use the full power of the theming engine: you won't be able to change text size, element position, and other stuff without recompiling.
Take the attached eclipse project and import it. (please don't ask how to do this, there are numerous tutorials on how to setup eclipse/android SDK, and that is not the purpose of this post/thread).
Template Eclipse Project: View attachment UCS_Template_Theme.1.0.0.tar.gz
Alternatively, here is the compiled apk from the project above: View attachment UCS_Template_Theme.1.0.0.apk
The apk is useful if you just want to change some images, and also if you use some of the toolkits around here in xda to decompile/compile apks. In fact, you don't actually need Eclipse to completely change the template: use something like ApkManager, and just decompile the apk.
The theming does not involve java programming, that's why it works so nice with a decompiler: no smali editing. All you need for theming is replacing drawables, and editing xml files.
When starting, take a look at the files in:
res/drawables/
res/values/
The xml files in the drawables folder point to the actual images in /res/drawable-hdpi, and those are what you want to change
The xml files in res/values control everything from text color to element placing. Take special attention to integers.xml, I inserted comments on it to make clearer what every key does.
Play around with this, run it with the "run as android application" command with your phone connected to your PC if you're using Eclipse. Getting the offsets just the way you wanto to can be tricky.
When you're done, just export as signed application and share it here if you feel like it!
Cheers
As always....brilliant.....
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
Great work like ever, tried it on latest reaper and it will become my default call screen
Great work lowveld! Using it on reaper now, but just to clarify, if i want to turn on speaker and so on I have to go back to the default one?
I don't know how you do it, you're way to talented dude
Cheers!
e2zippo said:
Great work lowveld! Using it on reaper now, but just to clarify, if i want to turn on speaker and so on I have to go back to the default one?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, I believe that you must hit the back button to return to normal dialer and then enable speaker from there.
Great. Will check it on my sgsii und give you feedback
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
ben_pyett said:
Yep, I believe that you must hit the back button to return to normal dialer and then enable speaker from there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, just activate the "turn to speaker" feature. During a call, just turn the phone screen down!
Cheers
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
Thanks app seems really awesome
lowveld said:
Reserved one...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
earlier failure to post was obviously a tapatalk (xda app) issue. Already loving this application....
Is it too early for future functionality requests?
Please incorporate a backup and restore option, so that the custom linkages and pictures can be saved across ROMs. In the meantime how can I manually backup these, will titanium do? or is there an SD card directory?
ben_pyett said:
earlier failure to post was obviously a tapatalk (xda app) issue. Already loving this application....
Is it too early for future functionality requests?
Please incorporate a backup and restore option, so that the custom linkages and pictures can be saved across ROMs. In the meantime how can I manually backup these, will titanium do? or is there an SD card directory?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can safely backup with titanium and restore to the same rom with no issues. Across roms you can't do that, because the internal android contact database changes.
Its never too early for requests, ill try to figure out a way around this!
Cheers
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
One thing i would like to see on ucs is the ability to rotate the pictures, if I'm allowed to make a feature request.
I came across this, because i have a picture i rotated myself at the gallery, but if i import it to ucs it isn't rotated, i know it can easily be solved with another app, but it would be nice if ucs takes to rotation from gallery or if i would be able to rotate it myself.
ben_pyett said:
earlier failure to post was obviously a tapatalk (xda app) issue. Already loving this application....
Is it too early for future functionality requests?
Please incorporate a backup and restore option, so that the custom linkages and pictures can be saved across ROMs. In the meantime how can I manually backup these, will titanium do? or is there an SD card directory?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ben, let me rephrase my earlier answer: if you use titanium to restore both the contacts database and UCS, when restoring both to another rom all should be ok with UCS internal contact mapping. But you know how I feel about restoring system data across roms, so I'll try to come up with a better solution.
Tectas said:
One thing i would like to see on ucs is the ability to rotate the pictures, if I'm allowed to make a feature request (and maybe to crop them).
I came across this, because i have a picture i rotated myself at the gallery, but if i import it to ucs it isn't rotated, i know it can easily be solved with another app, but it would be nice if ucs takes to rotation from gallery or if i would be able to rotate it myself.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey mate!
Well, I will surely look into this. Plus, your request lead me to identify the first bug in ICS, and I just uploaded version V1.0.1 because of you, so thanks for that! (the bug was that if you tried using the image editor/cropper on landscape mode, it would FC on saving the image).
But I got a bit confused about your "maybe to crop them" part of the request. Currently you can zoom in and out of any picture, move it around, and when saving, UCS will crop the image to what is showing on the screen (minus the buttons of course). You can use either the in-screen zoom buttons, or regular multi-touch (pinch to zoom), and simple dragging to move the picture around.
Maybe I wasn't clear enough about this before...
Cheers
Excellent, a new version
In response to the rotate request, it's +1 that world be really useful
Crop not needed, as you said already multi touch, although it would be good if when you're on the resize image screen, if there were lines at the top and bottom of the screen indicating the size that the image has to be stretched to, as I like the top and bottom that show the calling number and buttons not to also have the image behind (hope that makes sense).
Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
backup/restore question
Does the UCS app make and store a copy of the edited pictures or simply keep a link to the original pictures?
As, I've created a new directory on my sd card simply for my UCS pictures, so could any backup function you create simply map the existing contacts to their UCS contact picture file path, it would be incredible if it would also remember the sizing settings for each image.
Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
ben_pyett said:
Excellent, a new version
In response to the rotate request, it's +1 that world be really useful
Crop not needed, as you said already multi touch, although it would be good if when you're on the resize image screen, if there were lines at the top and bottom of the screen indicating the size that the image has to be stretched to, as I like the top and bottom that show the calling number and buttons not to also have the image behind (hope that makes sense).
Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey,
Yeah, I think I got what you meant. Showing guidelines to tell the user where the caller ID interface elements will actually show would be possible, I guess. But it would be a pain for you to align the picture. Actually I never thought that it could be used that way (with black headers and footers instead of fullscreen pic).
Anyway, what about a compromise meanwhile: I give the option to instead of those semi-transparent rectangles that show beneath the buttons and contact numbers/names, paint it black. What do you think? The end result will be what you want, I guess, but you should scale the images to fullscreen, and sort of guess where the black will be.
The reason I'm reluctant to add guidelines or whatever to the cropper, is because I'm trying to figure out a way to let the user change the position of those elements on the call screen, and it would become inconsistent on that case. Ok, I'm rambling now...
Cheers
ben_pyett said:
backup/restore question
Does the UCS app make and store a copy of the edited pictures or simply keep a link to the original pictures?
As, I've created a new directory on my sd card simply for my UCS pictures, so could any backup function you create simply map the existing contacts to their UCS contact picture file path, it would be incredible if it would also remember the sizing settings for each image.
Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
UCS saves the final cropped image you assign to a contact, and that's the one that will be used from there on. You can even delete the original, no harm done.
There's no need for you to create another backup dir on the sdcard: the saved files are on the app own directory, and will be saved by Titanium backup. If you still want to keep sort of a catalog of what you use, so clean installs of UCS on other roms go faster, just copy the .jpg files from /data/data/com.lowveld.ucs/files
Mapping the picture to contacts is a different matter, and the main difficulty regarding a save/restore functionality. I'll have to really think hard on how to achieve this...
Cheers, and thanks for the input!
On thinking about it, forget about guidelines, just don't make the backgrounds at the top and bottom of the screen semi transparent, if possible make this colour/transparency configurable through options? I'd prefer none so you gave full screen pictures, with number and buttons simply overlaid, you could even have the colour of the text of the calling number configurable
Last request for today, promise, night
Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
ben_pyett said:
On thinking about it, forget about guidelines, just don't make the backgrounds at the top and bottom of the screen semi transparent, if possible make this colour/transparency configurable through options? I'd prefer none so you gave full screen pictures, with number and buttons simply overlaid, you could even have the colour of the text of the calling number configurable
Last request for today, promise, night
Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fair enough. Let me see what I can do
Cheers, and good night.
INTRODUCING SwiftOpen
To speed lovers: this is the app you thought didn't exist but always wanted.
SwiftOpen is a launcher (not a home launcher) that allows you to launch apps, shortcuts, contacts, calls... very, very fast.
Not only is it fast at launching whatever you want, but its interface also allows you to choose it quickly, without even looking at the phone. And this applies to as many shortcuts as you wish.
It is also lightweight and battery friendly!
Awesome video by Android Hackz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2edSlOMECU
Video "Life is Short":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj2gGZFzD5I
Appearing on XDA-TV:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/3-unique-launchers-xdatv/
TRANSLATIONS:
I can provide native translations for Spanish and Catalan. If anyone wanted to contribute translating the app to any other language it would be very helpful. If so, please pm me or send me an email. Thanks!
Features:
Very fast launching
App launching
System toggles such as torch, wifi, autorotate...
Did I say fast?
Shortcut launching
Recent apps and calls
Guided setup
Folders that allow even more shortcuts
Multiple detectors
Multiple actions per detector
Custom icons for folders
Icon pack support
Alt-tab to switch to the previous app
Tablet (and phablet) mode
Intuitive settings
Battery friendly
Plenty of customization
I have already incorporated many features suggested by xda members. Any suggestion is welcome, and if I have time and I find it appropriate, I'll add it!
LAUNCHING IN PREVIOUS STATE:
Since v0.8.3 SwiftOpen launches apps in their previous state instead of restarting. Some apps behave different than expected, and need to be treated in a different manner so that they are resumed instead of restarted (like Whatsapp and gReader). I have a white list of these apps, so if you find an app that is restarted tell me and I'll try to verify that they'll be resumed if treated differently, to add them to the whitelist.
SOME PHONES:
The app does not work on some Huawei phones because of the rom -apps with floating windows don't work there. At least with those that I've tested. If someone has a Huawei phone with stock rom and it works, please tell me.
It does not work with some Xiaomi Redmi either. If someone has a Xiaomi phone and finds that the app works with the stock rom, please also tell me.
It is not because of the code in the app, but the rom those phones have...
VERSIONS:
v0.4 and v0.5 have not been optimized for Lollipop.
From v0.5.1 and up it is optimized for Lollipop.
In v0.6 the signature and the package name have changed (among other stuff) which means you'll have to configure it again, as it won't install on the previous version but in parallel. I'm sorry about this. The apk is also larger, because of the icons and all the changes in the project structure; it'll improve in next versions, I hope.
0.6.2 uses more ram than it should, and there are a few other issues.
ANDROID ISSUES:
If you go to the home launcher and then launch an app, it won't be launched until about 5 seconds after going home. It's how Google wants it to be, and I'll try a workaround in the future but I'm not sure if it'll work. Nevertheless, the point of this app is not needing to go to the home launcher
BETA:
This app is currently in beta. All your feedback will be more than welcome.
And you can also suggest new features...
If the app crashes it asks you to send me an email, with the Logs. You can see what is being send, so don't worry about your privacy, it is safe!
OPEN SOURCE:
Now I have to fix some bugs, add a bit of functionality, and clean up the code. Whenever this is done (in a few weeks, I hope) the app will be open source.
MATERIAL DESIGN:
I am also working on bringing material design to the app.
Nevertheless the priority is bug-fixing and functionality.
FEATURES, BUGS and CHANGELOG:
Planned features:
Improve aesthetics and animations
Add missing translations
Widgets
Bottom detector
...
17/07/17 [0.9.3]:
New!!! Notification of new version available!
New!!! Animations for opening launcher, changing grid.
New animations for launching apps.
Improving look and feel of settings.
Added pinch to resize, when editing the floating window size.
Website label can be edited.
Pausing SwiftOpen allows to grant permissions and install apps.
Added refresh button to list of apps.
Added analytics.
Multiple select of apps opens correct folder, now.
Small touch bug with fullscreen fixed.
Top most common crash bugs fixed!
Several bugs fixed.
15/05/17 [0.9.2]:
New!!! Files, folders, websites, volume, brightness, auto brightness, split windows, quick settings, system back, system recents, power dialog, contact, direct call, direct sms, direct email, navigate to address.
New!!! SwiftOpen controls.
Restructure of the cell\'s content activity.
Added optional background to folder icons, with editable color.
Added small icon to recent apps and calls.
Granting permissions and installing apps should be possible again.
Highlighted cell matches transparency.
Background color issue fixed.
Recent contacts fixed.
Cell names are displayed again on apps and shortcuts.
Apps multiselect fixed.
Launcher appearance bug fixes.
Bugs fixed.
17/01/17 [0.9.1.2]:
New!!! Each detector may have its own color.
New!!! Accessibility should allow to keep SwiftOpen alive!
Speed improvement.
It is possible to choose the backup folder (and have multiple backups).
Bug reports can be sent without user interaction.
Appdrawer is closed on navigation buttons or touch outside.
UI changes.
Cell color works, as well as tablet mode colors.
Bugs in automatic setup fixed.
Many other bugs fixed.
21/11/16 [v0.9.1]:
Improved fluidity
Action bar transparency issue fixed.
Fixed many bugs.
21/08/16 [v0.9.0]:
Attention! Most code of floating interface rewritten from scratch.
It should be more stable in the future but it may contain bugs. Please report them!
New!!! Multiple border detectors!
New!!! Multiple and customizable actions per border detector!
New!!! App drawer!
Bug fix: folder cells should not remain highlighted.
Language can be selected.
Launcher top bar background may be changed.
Option to show notification icon in statusbar.
Semitransparent border detector has same color than thin line, with alpha.
Aesthetic improvements
Fixed bug in "disable detector in landscape".
Fixed bug with "remove action bar".
Fixed a ton of other bugs.
01/02/16 [v0.8.3]:
Apps are opened in their previous state!
Added showcase of some features.
Checked apps (multiple selection) are not lost when searching.
Autosetup asks to add apps manually if necessary.
Some shortcuts like google translate work now.
A lot of bugs fixed.
25/10/15 [v0.8.2]:
The colors of the detector, highlighted cells, and non highlighted cells may be changed
The detector may be disabled in landscape.
Added on long click help
Issue: some translations are incomplete
Compatible with M permissions
App search searches all words and in word too. It also highlights the matching caracters
Settings are much more fluid
Better management when going to permissions settings
More material design
German translation
Improved: send email
Some preferences were not properly backed up
Fixed transparency issue
Minor bugs
10/09/15 [v0.8.1]:
The border detector will no longer cross the display
More material design and colours change
Added thanks section
Translation to Russian
Recent Call bug that made crash, fixed.
Old, occasional back button bug, fixed.
20/08/15 [v0.8]:
Recent apps and recent calls
Icon packs support
Guided setup
All-grid folders
Possibility to swap all cells from left to right
Shadows pre Lollipop
Chinese translations
Bugs fixed
15/04/15 [v0.7.3]:
Multiple selection of apps
Back up + restore of settings
Option to remove app labels.
Some material transitions
Fixed: Launch on boot setting not working.
Fixed: Drag distance going back to default.
Other bugs fixed
07/03/15 [v0.7.2]:
System toggles to switch: wifi, torch, autorotate, bluetooth and airplane (go to settings if android does not allow switching) and to go home (to the launcher).
Added a changelog in the app.
A trash to delete in "Apps & Shortcuts", when doing drag and drop.
Reduced ram usage.
Fixed: cells changed didn't look OK until relaunch of SwiftOpen.
Fixed: Changing the number of rows or columns now updates
Many other bugs fixed.
17/02/15 [v0.7.1]:
Drag and drop, when configuring grids.
Added dark theme.
More material design.
The animation for launching apps may be choosen.
Alt-tab on lollipop works much better now.
Fixed some bugs in tablet mode and border detector.
Fixed other bugs and known issues from 0.7.
07/02/15 [v0.7]:
Brand new shiny settings!!
Search in app list.
Option to remove action bar in tablet mode
Tablet Mode should work after reboot, now.
Fix a bug that made the app crash when an app in a folder was uninstalled.
Known issues:
Ok and Cancel FABs may be too close in some roms.
Tablet mode in Landscape may get a bit out of the screen.
08/12/14 [v0.6.3]:
Added "back folder"
Going back last app no longer stays highlighted.
App would crash in android API lower than 16.
Tablet mode now is active after reboot.
Tablet mode would activate without being active.
All apps' names are aligned now.
Fixed crashes when changing a cell or a grid.
Minor changes and fixes.
Settings to configure grids have been redesigned. A glimpse of what is coming
Reduced ram usage (and removed shadows before lollipop)
20/11/14 [v0.6.2]:
Fixed shadow for kitkat.
Improved eficiency (when drawing cells)
Some animations added.
17/11/14 [v0.6.1]:
Huge code changes for the future and for optimality.
Title marquee when it doesn't fit, and hidden when too small.
No notification icon in statusbar (will add setting to opt in or out).
Shadows and improved look (prior to android L it may not look very well, yet).
Other minor bug fixes.
07/11/14 [v0.6]:
Fixed when the launcher didn't start on boot (in v0.5).
Fixed bug when creating a new table and adding an app with the launcher running.
Fixed: the list of apps sometimes wouldn't load some apps.
Speed improved.
Tablet Mode (allows the launcher to be smaller than fullscreen!)
Multiple folder icons to choose.
Relaunch when killed by system should work better.
New package name + signature + code structure == you'll have to set the app up again. I'm really sorry about this.
26/10/14 [v0.5.2]:
Showing better text and icon position in big or small App-cells.
New icon.
Folder cellView and CellView "behind" of folder (after it is opened) now get Highlight.
20/10/14 [v0.5.1]:
Ready for Lollipop.
20/10/14 [v0.5]:
This version is not ready for Lollipop yet.
Icons were sometimes drawn in bad quality. Now they are ok.
Updating the launcher and detector when changes in settings are performed.
Notification leads to settings instead of closing the launcher.
Fixed: crash on tables with less than 4 cells.
Fixed: alt-tab would crash when recents was empty.
Notification icon is smaller.
The cell of the last opened app no longer stays highlighted.
Other minor bug fixes...
13/10/14 [v0.4]:
This version is not ready for android L yet.
Cells efficiency should be better, but will improve it further.
Back stack should be fixed.
Back from folder should be fixed except when in a folder inside of another folder.
Updating the launcher when changes in the table settings are performed (was harder than I expected!) (soon).
Choosing folder icons (soon).
26/9/14 [v0.3]:
UI improvements.
Minor bug fixes.
10/9/14 [v0.2]:
fixed: Sometimes apps didn't open (when closed through back button).
Other minor bug fixes.
Known bugs:
Direct calling on some samsung devices doesn't work.
A shortcut to soundhound may not work?
screen shoots please ?
wts1 said:
screen shoots please ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
uploaded!
Great job
I'll keep an eye to see how it evolves. By now it looks promising.
It would be great to include the ability to add widgets as well.
Yes, it's planned. I will add the features I have planned so that you know them. But that's after bug fixing, when the app is open source. So it'll take a while yet. At least a month.
Awesome! (some feedback)
I've been looking for something like this for so long. I simply love shortcuts. I've been trying it for a day now and here is my feedback (and some suggestions):
- Settings don't apply inmediately. You have to turn off and close the app and then restart it for them to work. (It would be awesome to see real-time changes (i don't know how difficult that is), for example, for the vertical position of the border detection).
- The alt+tab function is simply genius, i use it more times than i expected. Keep that up.
- Rows and columns could be editable for each table. For example, i got a "Contacts table" (where a folder in my main page redirects to) where i'd like 6 contacts but i want 4x3 icons in my "Main table". So that would be a cool feature too.
- The permanent icon: I don't know it's purpose. If it's only to close the app, maybe an in-app long press button or something will do better and be less invasive for the drawer?
That's all for now, i will edit, if you want, with more feedback on the next days. :good:
theJackalope said:
I've been looking for something like this for so long. I simply love shortcuts. I've been trying it for a day now and here is my feedback (and some suggestions):
- Settings don't apply inmediately. You have to turn off and close the app and then restart it for them to work. (It would be awesome to see real-time changes (i don't know how difficult that is), for example, for the vertical position of the border detection).
- The alt+tab function is simply genius, i use it more times than i expected. Keep that up.
- Rows and columns could be editable for each table. For example, i got a "Contacts table" (where a folder in my main page redirects to) where i'd like 6 contacts but i want 4x3 icons in my "Main table". So that would be a cool feature too.
- The permanent icon: I don't know it's purpose. If it's only to close the app, maybe an in-app long press button or something will do better and be less invasive for the drawer?
That's all for now, i will edit, if you want, with more feedback on the next days. :good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you very much for your feedback. About settings, I know that and its in the bug list to be fixed.
Rows and columns editable for each table is also into consideration. Nevertheless I don't think it is intuitive because the cells would not be in the same position.
And if the permanent icon means the notification, it is because to ensure that the app is not killed by the system, it is required to have a permanent notification.
If you give me more feedback it will be highly appreciated
Here's some more
Here are two more things i noticed:
- The border detector sometimes gets graphically buggy and it shows a big rectangle where the thin line should be. I assume it's the detector losing its transparency. I have a Nexus 4 running cm11 M10 (maybe it's only my problem)
- And second, sometimes when you accidentally fast click the border, it opens youtube (in my case the top central shortcut) instead of the one that belongs to the very edge of my screen (which i have empty to prevent this cases in particular, though it seems not to work)
I leave a screenshot with my config also.
About the big rectangle in my phone it happens very very rarely. But I'll fix it as soon as I discover what causes it.
And about launching YouTube, I'll look into it. Nevertheless it shouldn't be necessary to leave that cell empty if you use the "distance to drag necessary..." preference. I know the name is not intuitive but it prevents the detector from opening the launcher when the drag is very short (taps).
Thanks!
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Nice work
Awesome app, I'd love to see it fully perfected!
Here's my feedback:
1. When the launcher is activated when in SwiftOpen Settings, the activity stack is all messed up, (especially if you go into creating a new table and opening the launcher while configuring it). While pressing back, the same activities come repeatedly and I have to press back a lot of times to exit the settings. Not a big issue, but a rough edge to be polished. I think it can be solved by providing a separate task stack for the launcher activity alone, by specifying a
Code:
android:taskAffinity
for the launcher activity in the manifest file.
2. Android limitation of launching an activity from a service only after at least 5 sec, is unfortunate. I was riddled with the same problem, however to overcome that, I replaced the activity and made the entire thing "draw over other apps". I am not sure whether it'll work properly in this case, but worth a try anyway.
I'll come back soon for the updates.
Edit: I guess point 2 is in place, since I don't see the delay anymore.
I noticed the stack issue and forgot to write it down, so haven't tried to fix it. I'll try as soon as possible. Thanks for the feedback!
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
The "Distance of drag necessary..." works just perfectly fine!
I also noticed the stacking-back problem but i thought it was only me...
Keep up the awesome job!
Edit: Trying out the new v0.3 and noticed one thing, it's hard to explain so i'll try my best.
When you swipe away the apps from the "recent menu" (i dont know how to call it, it's the bottom right soft button on a Nexus4) and you leave it completely empty, using the Alt+tab function closes the app everytime.
It may be silly but that's a bug i think (although not very critical )
theJackalope said:
The "Distance of drag necessary..." works just perfectly fine!
I also noticed the stacking-back problem but i thought it was only me...
Keep up the awesome job!
Edit: Trying out the new v0.3 and noticed one thing, it's hard to explain so i'll try my best.
When you swipe away the apps from the "recent menu" (i dont know how to call it, it's the bottom right soft button on a Nexus4) and you leave it completely empty, using the Alt+tab function closes the app everytime.
It may be silly but that's a bug i think (although not very critical )
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks! I hadn't noticed that. I'll try to fix it as soon as possible! It's not a typical scenario, though
Liking it very much so far. Looking forward to new updates!
Swift Open L cannot be installed if downloaded through tapatalk. The total size is 6bytes.
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
Just wanted to add that the name is already taken in the GOogle Play market => https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicunlock.rx24race&hl=en
Apart from that, awesome app but I really would like to see drag and drop re-arrangement options for setting up my tables its a bit of a pita to remove and re-add when setting thigns up :-/
ovizii said:
Just wanted to add that the name is already taken in the GOogle Play market => https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicunlock.rx24race&hl=en
Apart from that, awesome app but I really would like to see drag and drop re-arrangement options for setting up my tables its a bit of a pita to remove and re-add when setting thigns up :-/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for telling me about the name. When I looked for it it didn't appear (or I didn't see it). Nevertheless I'll put Swift open - Launcher or something like this, in the play store.
About drag and drop, it's in the long lost of to-dos but not a priority. First I have to fix some bugs. Thanks!
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Folder suggestion
Great App! Please consider allowing custom icon for each folder.
Do you type your name, email or address multiple times throughout the day? If yes, then Texpand is for you. It will save you lot of time if you set it up right. Texpand is text expansion app designed to assist you with your frequently typed texts. It is a bit different than other text expansion apps that you might have used in other platforms; it uses floating windows to assist you with your typing. The demo video above shows thoroughly how to get started, it is a must watch to get the most out of it. It includes the following features:
• Sort you phrases by usage count, last used time, shortcut name and phrase
• Backup and restore you phrases to/from Google Drive or your local storage
• Floating window to let you complete your expansion if you type your shortcut correctly or to show you
suggestions based on the word you typed or selected
• Expand by selection e.g.: if you select name and you have shortcut name defined to expand to your full
name the floating window will show you either complete your expansion green button or yellow suggestion
button
Settings:
o Specify if shortcut name matching is case sensitive (case sensitive by default)
o Whether to add space or not after expanded text
o Whether to show floating indicators while typing. Note that if you disable floating indicators text
expansion will be immediate i.e. when you type the shortcut text it will immediately expand to its
corresponding phrase.
o Exclude apps from text expansion e.g.: if you don’t want to expand text in a particular app go to
Settings > Exclusions and click the plus(+) button then choose the app you want excluded from the
list of app then Texpand will not expand text on the apps you add to exclusions neither will it show you
suggestions. To remove an app form exclusions click it from the list of exclusions then dialog will
prompt you if you want to remove it click yes to remove it.
Known cases where Texpand will not work:
• If the app is not developed using standard Android SDK namely PhoneGap SDK that uses HTML5 for UI
elements. Texpand only works if the app uses native EditText widget but stay assured that this is what
almost all apps use.
• Texpand will not work on password fields but this is by design not a limitation. Because if text expansion is
enabled on password fields it may interfere with what you think you are typing. Note that some app have a
show password option if the password is not being masked by dots or asterisks then it is not regarded as
password field so Texpand has no way of knowing this is a password field so it will expand your texts as it
will on normal input fields.
• Texpand does not support input fields on webpages
• Word processor apps use highly specialized input fields, they are not currently supported but I am trying to
find a way to make them supported by Texpand.
• Text expansion by selection may not work in some apps, in which case the apps choose to handle selection
themselves without notifying the system.
• Finally floating app like Facebook chatheads may cover the floating indicator in this case you could expand
text by disabling floating indicators. In the future I will add app preference settings that will let you disable
floating icons on specific apps.
P.S.: If you have more issues I will be happy to hear from you go to settings and click send feedback.
Good but gives a warning
Thanks for this great tweak !
I really like it and it seems to be working fine and it is really customizable by its settings.
The only problem I found is that my antivirus (avast) is giving a warning and prompting to uninstall it. I guess it's a false Positive.
The other thing I would have liked is a small animation when expanding text although not an essential thing.
(also you say something about a video in your post but it isn't there ?)
AlienFever said:
Thanks for this great tweak !
I really like it and it seems to be working fine and it is really customizable by its settings.
The only problem I found is that my antivirus (avast) is giving a warning and prompting to uninstall it. I guess it's a false Positive.
The other thing I would have liked is a small animation when expanding text although not an essential thing.
(also you say something about a video in your post but it isn't there ?)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
AlienFever, I am glad you like it you see I am new to xda I can not post link to the YouTube video but go to play store and search for Texpand you will find a demo video in the playstote page
I noticed that with Facebook chat heads, the correction bubble appears underneath the chat head making it impossible to use with Chat Heads.
@Isaias Matewos, Can you also please add some macro features like Current Date / Day / Time. etc.Thanks for the wonderful app, I think it's a must app for every Android Power user.
Just wanted to thank the dev, I'm loving this app.