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I've just upload a new app onto the market specifically for controlling the trackball colors on a nexus one.
Currently it allows you to monitor the following events:
* Missed calls
* New Voice mail ^
* Calendar reminders
* New gmail
* New e-mail
* New SMS
* New MMS
* Low battery
* No signal ^
* Google talk
* Facebook ^
* Twitter ^
* Tweekdeck ^
* Tweetcaster ^
* Twidroid ^
* Skype ^
* Whatsapp ^
* Tapatalk - free, pro and xda developers ^
^ - denotes full version only
It has 2 modes:
Priority - where you choose which notification type you've received is most important to you and the trackball will flash in that color.
Succession - where the trackball will change color and cycle through the colors of the notification types.
You can choose the mode for when the phone is on charge or on battery and the frequency the app will cycle through the notification colors (as the faster the change the more impact it will have on the battery).
The app doesn't run as a permanent service as the battery drain would be too large, so it uses alarm triggers to wake the phone up for less than 0.1 of a second for each cycle change.
I've attached a QR code for the full version of the app below, and I'll add the lite version on the next post.
Here's a link to the lite version.
The differences between the versions are:
Notifications not available for the apps marked with a ^ in the first post and you can only set the succession speed to "very slow" - which takes approx 12 flashes before moving onto the next succession color instead of changing on every flash.
FAQ's.
1: Notification speed "always on" doesn't work
This seems to be a feature of the nexus one trackball. I've put it in here in case the app works on different phone that allow this feature.
2: My other notifications for other apps don't work anymore
The only way to get the successive colors working and for the trackball to stop just turning white has taken some work, but this is a side effect. If there's other apps you would like me to investigate adding, post below.
3: I've installed replacement texting app x and it doesn't seem to work.
I've only tested it on the stock versions of the apps. Let me know if it works with others and I'll see what I can do.
4: The notification light does not go out after I've viewed a message.
Notification lights for SMS/MMS and gmail will only go out when there are no unread messages - as far as I am aware there's no way to capture the clearing of the standard notification icon to trigger clearing the lights from that. Let me know if you know otherwise.
5: Do you support any other languages?
Not yet, but if anybody wants to translate for me, I'll give you the money via paypal to pay for the full version on the market - but no babelfish / google translate dodgy translations - I will check
6: It crashes for me.
Let me know as much as you can here and I'll look into it. I've been running it over the last 3 days without any issues.
7: I've got an app with notifications that I would like integrating, can you do that?
Yes it should be quite easy as long as your app can send a broadcast of when you want the light to light up, and one for when you want it to go off. Send me the details and look into adding it.
8: I enabled SMS, MMS or Calendar reminders then next time I look they are disabled, why is this?
The app checks to see if you've got access to the stock content providers, if it can't get hold of them it will automatically disable them - it's better than a "force close"
9: Do I have to disable stock notifications?
No. Keep them on, at the moment Light Flow only deals with the LED part of the notification.
Changelog
See here: http://rageconsulting.com/page/website/rageconsulting/pageId/1665
Reserved for future use
To anyone who's tried it - is it working ok for you? Is there any particular feature you'd like to see?
Version 1.0.4 released, see change log in post 3 for details.
Version 1.0.6 includes stock calendar reminders.
Just trialing the lite version today. So far so good, thanks.
benjatt said:
Just trialing the lite version today. So far so good, thanks.
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Thanks for the comment. Let me know if you have any problems.
Version 1.0.7 added.
Hopefully HTC Desire & HD functionality will be added soon - most of the code is there in the market version now. I'm just arranging to borrow one for testing!
2: My other notifications for other apps don't work anymore
The only way to get the successive colors working and for the trackball to stop just turning white has taken some work, but this is a side effect. If there's other apps you would like me to investigate adding, post below.
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Google Talk?
Downloading it now. Will report results Thanks for the app.
as for facebook notification, the current notification flashes blue already. So i'm quite satisfied.
I think I found a bug. If I get a gmail notification on the phone, the LED dims but stays on even after I read the unread email on my desktop.
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I think I found a bug. If I get a gmail notification on the phone, the LED dims but stays on even after I read the unread email on my desktop.
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I've found this to work on my phone, but it does take some time sometimes as it has to wait for the gmail syncing for android to update it's local cached version of the gmail data. Once it's done this it should update the content provider notification that the app then picks up on. If you find it not switching off after a few mins, let me know and I'll look into it.
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Google Talk?
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It's on my TODO list - which keeps growing
I'll probably tackle this one before facebook as I think it will be easier.
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Downloading it now. Will report results Thanks for the app.
as for facebook notification, the current notification flashes blue already. So i'm quite satisfied.
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Once you've installed the app, you'll get facebook notifications and sounds, but you won't get the facebook blue light. This is due to the app having to take controll of the led's to be able to do the priority and succession leds.
If it doesn't take them over (ie get in first before all other apps) then if a new notification comes in there's no way to take controll again to show all the other notification colors until the user has cleared that notification.
If only there was some way to capture the other apps notifications and notification clearances the app would be soo much simpler to quickly add functionality.
I've downloaded the app this morning (on a rooted IDEOS) and so far it looks VERY promising. I noticed something not working as it should but I'll report it to when I'll be sure about it.
Some notes:
1) May be it's already clear for you but I would like to reinforce it: this app is and will be incomplete without the audio notification part. I would recommend to take BerryBuzz for BlackBerry as a model
2) are you aware that a developer on this forum is working to a similar app (Led me know) ? Rather than competing why don't you merge your efforts ? As a user I see that you two are more or less at the same stage and by far better than your competitors!!!
Don't know if its meant to, but this works perfect on the milestone 2. Away to buy the full version for your efforts in succeeding where the rest have failed.
Just received a market update for Lite V1.1.8. All seems to be working well
Hi Guys,
First post, a friend at work referred me here, thus far i've found the forums very useful.
One thing i cant find an answer for through xda or google is the ability to distinguish notification alerts.
Relevant to my query, I am using;
> HTC One XL (Telstra) Unlocked & rooted, STOCK ROM.
- Apex Pro Launcher
- Combination of XD widgets & Android Pro Widgets.
- Quick Profiles Pro
Whilst quick profiles pro really does the job i want it to do, i need to be able to identify different alerts;
- Email / Gmail
- SMS
Facebook would also be nice to set apart, but if it hasnt been thought of yet, the ability to differentiate between an sms alert tone and an email alert tone seems as though it should be a fairly remedial task, im wondering why in finding it so hard to find something to do this?
Wobzy said:
Hi Guys,
First post, a friend at work referred me here, thus far i've found the forums very useful.
One thing i cant find an answer for through xda or google is the ability to distinguish notification alerts.
Relevant to my query, I am using;
> HTC One XL (Telstra) Unlocked & rooted, STOCK ROM.
- Apex Pro Launcher
- Combination of XD widgets & Android Pro Widgets.
- Quick Profiles Pro
Whilst quick profiles pro really does the job i want it to do, i need to be able to identify different alerts;
- Email / Gmail
- SMS
Facebook would also be nice to set apart, but if it hasnt been thought of yet, the ability to differentiate between an sms alert tone and an email alert tone seems as though it should be a fairly remedial task, im wondering why in finding it so hard to find something to do this?
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In settings go to sounds, then notification and change the sound. This will be for emails. Open the sms app and open settings. Go to notification. This will be your sms sound.
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GalaxyMaster said:
In settings go to sounds, then notification and change the sound. This will be for emails. Open the sms app and open settings. Go to notification. This will be your sms sound.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Lol i cant beleive it was that simple, thanks so much.
On the topic, im not a fan of my tones list being cluttered up with stock tones i'll never use.
I have mounted R/W in root explorer to move the default tones to my sd card and back them up on my pc.
In their place i have loaded my custom mp3s, but when i try to assign them they do not appear;
- system/media/audio/notifications
- system/media/audio/ringtones
All threads i have viewed say to load customs on sdcard to;
- sdcard/media/audio/notifications
- sdcard/media/audioringtones
Neither ringtones or notifications load from this location.
I moved my ringtones back to;
- sdcard/ringtones
They appear in my list.
I tried this with notification tones;
- sdcard/notifications
They still dont appear when i try to assign them.
Same phone, unlocked & rooted HTC One XL Stock ROM Telstra.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sorted.
The files werent visible thru notifications settings when i put them there.
When i had a look again, they were mysteriously there.
I notice this happens when i sync my music for music player.
My playlists are empty for a number of hours before eventually just appearing.
Why is that?
[APP][2.2+]Vibrate Pattern 2.3 - Different patterns for desk/pocket - Apps & Contacts
Hi!
What started as a vibrate pattern generator for the CM messaging app has now become a full app,
ALLOWING TO SET CUSTOM VIBRATE PATTERNS ON ALL PHONES!
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The free version currently only supports sms and mms - next update will bring calls, have a little patience
The full version supports calls and different patterns for different contacts
AND NEW since 2.2: Different patterns for different app notifications (e.g. gmail, facebook, whatsapp,...)
Please check it out in the market and rate it if you like.
Please also consider buying the full version, it is 1,50€, what is the exact price of one bottle of my favourite drink
Have fun!
Free Version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.vibrate.pattern
Full Version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.vibrate.pattern.full
Changelog:
v2.3
Added settings:
Vibrate on normal ring mode
Workaround for vibrate mode
v2.2 BIG FUNCTIONALITY UPDATE
Detect all notifications (full version only) from apps (gmail, facebook, whatsapp,...)
Needs the user to enable accessibility service and permission BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE
Lol nice, didn't know this option was there.
I just made my phone vibrate like my favourite song
Re: [APP][2.2+]Vibrate Pattern for CM10.1 Messaging App
Nice work! just what I was looking for!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
This little project has become a quite nice app now, being able to set custom vibrate patterns for sms/mms/calls on every phone.
Check it out!
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Great use of Free vs Paid and a great app
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
I really like the new app too, third app of yours i bought
AW: [APP][2.2+]Vibrate Pattern - Custom patterns for SMS/CALLS & different Contacts
Thanks for your support!
Please let me know if you have ideas/questions/issues!
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Off topic but do you have any other app ideas you are thinking of making? All your apps have useful puposes so let us know if you have more!
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First of all this app will get some more features with the next update (maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow):
1. Different vibration patterns for different proximity sensor values (meaning you can assign a different pattern for when your phone is on your desk or in your pocket)
2. Maybe i will also implement auto-call answer if you lift the phone to your ear (also using proximity sensor). I didn't look up if this is possible though, just an idea at the moment.
Thanks for using my apps, all my ideas come from my personal needs.
If i have an idea i search the play store and when i can't find it I'll do it myself.
So no, there's no idea for my next app, but i don't actively think about it, i just wait!
UPDATE: Auto answer works, will come with next update.
Very cool idea!
Can you do different vibration intensities too?
miromerka said:
Very cool idea!
Can you do different vibration intensities too?
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Sorry, this is not possible.
There is no android API for intensity, meaning it's implemented differently for every device on ROM/Kernel level.
If you are running a galaxy s gt-i9000 and using semaphore kernel however you can use the SAI service of the semaphore control app to do exactly what you suggested.
Maybe other kernel developers implemented this too, but i don't know devices i don't own.
Version 1.4 online
- Set different patterns for different proximity sensor states --> different patterns for on the desk/in your pocket
- Auto-pick up phone calls, also uses proximity sensor
superkoal said:
Version 1.4 online
- Set different patterns for different proximity sensor states --> different patterns for on the desk/in your pocket
- Auto-pick up phone calls, also uses proximity sensor
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I really love the different patterns for desk/pocket, works perfectly well!
Thanks for the update!
Thank you!
What do you think about the auto call answering?
I'm currently thinking of a way to prevent false triggers.
Maybe using device orientation and/or acceleration sensors so you actually have to move the phone upwards to answer the call.
At the moment (because of proximity sensor) it will also answer if you take the ringing phone out of your pocket and put it back in (triggered by proximity far -> near).
Any suggestions? I'm open to input from my users
Using the orientation sensor in addition to proximity sensor sounds like a good way to do it!
miromerka said:
Using the orientation sensor in addition to proximity sensor sounds like a good way to do it!
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Thanks, this will be added in one of the next udpates.
Stay tuned!
Update to V1.7
Stability update addressing issues on some devices.
Update to V1.8
Stop vibration on screen off
Minor code optimization
V2.1 out
- Major stability update (much smoother patterns)
- faster end of vibrations
- more responsiveness in general
superkoal said:
V2.1 out
- Major stability update (much smoother patterns)
- faster end of vibrations
- more responsiveness in general
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Hi superkoal,
I get the the program is not compatible with my phone. I'm running CM10 on Huawei P1. What are the limitations?
I'm sure this is not possible but I want to use the Go SMS Pro notifications with the stock messaging app. I have the new HTC One. I tried Ringo Pro, but it only lets you do the Ringo icon as the alert (ugly). I also tried SMS Popup, which is OK but isn't as easy as Ringo to set up custom SMS tones.
Essentially I want custom SMS tones for individual contacts, and I want the Go SMS color notification icons (or similar ones), but I want to use the stock messaging app. I know, I know, it's probably not possible but I figured I'd check.
And if it wasn't obvious, I prefer to use stock launcher for stability's sake.
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I'm sure this is not possible but I want to use the Go SMS Pro notifications with the stock messaging app. I have the new HTC One. I tried Ringo Pro, but it only lets you do the Ringo icon as the alert (ugly). I also tried SMS Popup, which is OK but isn't as easy as Ringo to set up custom SMS tones.
Essentially I want custom SMS tones for individual contacts, and I want the Go SMS color notification icons (or similar ones), but I want to use the stock messaging app. I know, I know, it's probably not possible but I figured I'd check.
And if it wasn't obvious, I prefer to use stock launcher for stability's sake.
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Can't you just turn off stock notifications and leave GoSMS ones on? You'll have to open the stock app whenever a text comes in, vs. using the notification, might be a bit annoying but seems workable.
NokokoX said:
Can't you just turn off stock notifications and leave GoSMS ones on? You'll have to open the stock app whenever a text comes in, vs. using the notification, might be a bit annoying but seems workable.
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Yeah I could do that, but I prefer if I can touch the notifications to go straight to the app. I think SMS Popup is my way to go, despite being a lot clunkier than Ringo
Why do u want to use the stock messaging app?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
Because the HTC Sense 5 stock messaging app handles group messaging perfectly, whereas none of the after-market apps (like Handcent and Go SMS Pro) handle it as it is supposed to happen. They all involve clicking "download" or getting double notifications and it's slow. The HTC Sense 5 messaging app is quick and allows group messaging very easily.
seriously, I really can't get over the fact that tickers don't show in full screen/expanded desktop mode. I mean, like if you're watching a video, and you get a notification, and it's on silent and there's no notification LED, it would make sense if the statusbar shows up and displays current ticker, wouldn't it? even if you get the vibration and LED? so you know what notification you got? yeah sure you can get an app, since there is "always an app for that", but I would think its fair to say that it should be implemented into stock android. so my question is: why isn't that implemented into current stock android?
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Stock android is meant to be basic. And Android is so great because if you want a feature there is almost always a way to implement it, via a mod or app. See for me I would hate it if a scrolling ticker popped up when a notification came in if I was watching a video. That would drive me nuts.
Pa's hover is similar to this and CM has just uncovered a feature like this in aosp code. That's beside the apps available. There are plenty of options already and likely a stock one upcoming. I'd suggest a bit of patience or using one of various ways available to add this feature. There are a lot of things that 'should be in stock android'. Everyone has their opinion. Luckily yours may be added.
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