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Hi,
This is my first Android app, NBLauncher. It's a simple app that let you add shortcuts to apps as buttons in the notification bar (expanded view), so you can quickly launch an app from anywhere (as long as you have access to the notification bar). I've seen similar apps on the Android market, but I haven't seen one that uses multiple buttons/apps on the same notification line. NBLauncher currently allows a maximum of 15 buttons (three lines of five). After installing, launch NBLauncher from app drawer to configure what apps you want to add to notification bar. Use the up/down arrows to rearrange the order of the buttons. Make sure to click "Done" when exiting. You'll then see the NBLauncher icon on the notification bar. Pull down the notification and you'll see the buttons to launch your app. It also saves the list of apps so you when reboot the phone, it auto-starts with your configured list.
Two minor things that I haven't figure out. Maybe you guys could help.
1. Each notification line requires it's own notification icon in the bar. So if there are three lines of buttons, there will be three separate icons. I have made only one visible and the others invisible, but I have no idea how to get rid of the invisible icons while keeping the notification. Any ideas?
2. During installation of the app, Android lists accessing phone book/contact as one of the things that the app does. But I am not touching the phone book or any contact info. How can this be? How does it determine what an app could do? Based on permission? This obviously has an negative effect of scaring people away from the app
Feed backs and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
can you give us a little screenshots before we give it a go?..
Nice, I like it, much better then App Launcher, which costs $2 right now.
I couldn't find it in the Market though, did you pull it?
Only complaint so far is that it doesn't play well with lcd density changes. I'm set at 161, so the UI is a little cramped when setting up, but the launcher in the notification tray scales perfectly and looks good. There are several market apps that don't scale well with density changes, so it's not even that big of a deal. Spare Parts, MixZing, Mint.com, and Shazam don't either, just to name a few.
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Nice, I like it, much better then App Launcher, which costs $2 right now.
I couldn't find it in the Market though, did you pull it?
Only complaint so far is that it doesn't play well with lcd density changes. I'm set at 161, so the UI is a little cramped when setting up, but the launcher in the notification tray scales perfectly and looks good. There are several market apps that don't scale well with density changes, so it's not even that big of a deal. Spare Parts, MixZing, Mint.com, and Shazam don't either, just to name a few.
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i see, its quite usefull.. will test it for you..
Hmmmm this looks very interesting, i like how its horizontal buttons as opposed to an ongoing item.....definately will try
downloaded and it opens and adds apps to the ongoing just fine...however if i click on a button, nothing launches, it just closes my notification menu
Vibrant rooted, android 2.1
dhuangxda said:
2. During installation of the app, Android lists accessing phone book/contact as one of the things that the app does. But I am not touching the phone book or any contact info. How can this be? How does it determine what an app could do? Based on permission? This obviously has an negative effect of scaring people away from the app
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If minSdkVersion is not set in AndroidManifest.xml, it assumes a minimum version of 1. In the SDK version 4(ish?), a few new permissions were added, so if minSdkVersion is below that, those permissions are included whether you need them or not. Read Phone State was among these.
TopShelf10,
I only tested the app on Droid X (my phone) and Evo 4G. Haven't test it on Samsung Galaxy series yet. I noticed button events in the notification view behave differently on Droid X and Evo 4G, so I had to code around it. I guess it's different again on the Galaxy phones. I'll need to get my hands on a Galaxy phone
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downloaded and it opens and adds apps to the ongoing just fine...however if i click on a button, nothing launches, it just closes my notification menu
Vibrant rooted, android 2.1
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same here...
dhuangxda said:
TopShelf10,
I only tested the app on Droid X (my phone) and Evo 4G. Haven't test it on Samsung Galaxy series yet. I noticed button events in the notification view behave differently on Droid X and Evo 4G, so I had to code around it. I guess it's different again on the Galaxy phones. I'll need to get my hands on a Galaxy phone
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damn itttttttttttt, this app looks really good too....would you mind if i posted the APK in the Vibrant forum to see if any devs want to tinker with it and make a Galaxy S compatible version?
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damn itttttttttttt, this app looks really good too....would you mind if i posted the APK in the Vibrant forum to see if any devs want to tinker with it and make a Galaxy S compatible version?
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Sure. As long as you site the source and keep me updated on any findings so I can update my app accordingly.
To be more specific, I think the problem is how button events/intents are handled vs. default intent of the notification content view. I'll try to post some code when I get home.
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Sure. As long as you site the source and keep me updated on any findings so I can update my app accordingly.
To be more specific, I think the problem is how button events/intents are handled vs. default intent of the notification content view. I'll try to post some code when I get home.
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heres the thread i started for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9528423#post9528423
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heres the thread i started for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9528423#post9528423
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By the way, when you click on any button in the notification view, do you see the button highlighted or the background, or both?
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By the way, when you click on any button in the notification view, do you see the button highlighted or the background, or both?
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nothing, theres no evidence of interaction, my notification menu just closes
oh and sometimes it takes the app itself a couple tries to actually open
......i hope you can get this compatible with all phones, it really stands out against the other notification shortcut apps that are on the market
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nothing, theres no evidence of interaction, my notification menu just closes
oh and sometimes it takes the app itself a couple tries to actually open
......i hope you can get this compatible with all phones, it really stands out against the other notification shortcut apps that are on the market
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actually i should clarify....its normal for the Vibrant to not show hightlights or press-images in the notification menu
hi, could you tell me the benefits of using this vs. "[email protected]", which I have been using for a while.
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hi, could you tell me the benefits of using this vs. "[email protected]", which I have been using for a while.
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it creates a condensed button layout (5 shortcut buttons per row/item slot) as opposed to cluttering your notification menu with several ongoing items (one slot per item)....plus it has a nice look to it
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it creates a condensed button layout (5 shortcut buttons per row/item slot) as opposed to cluttering your notification menu with several ongoing items (one slot per item)....plus it has a nice look to it
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cool thanks for the info. getting it now
I think I am really going to like this app. Works great on my rooted Incredible. Any chance you could add an option to hide the icon in the Notification Bar?
Edit: Thought I would mention that I'm running a ROM using the EVO framework. So I couldn't tell ya if it'll work on a stock HTC Incredible.
Well this looks great, just installed it. It doesn't work though. I press on an app, it seems to highlight, then the notification bar just closes.... Any help?
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wow thank you very much for this awsome all in one calculator! i really like that it doesnt stand out from the rest of the device's apps with its theme. just a small request can u please add a graph drawer to the app so that i can drop even one more app from my drawer
thank you one more time and hope u all the best.
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wow thank you very much for this awsome all in one calculator! i really like that it doesnt stand out from the rest of the device's apps with its theme. just a small request can u please add an graph drawer to the app so that i can drop even one more app from my drawer
thank you one more time and hope u all the best.
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I've added graph drawer to my list hopefully I'll get it in an update soon. My next update this weekend will just have:
Reconfigured number layout
Negative temperature conversion fix
Copy results to clipboard
Background to slight gradient ('Holo' Theme)
Better swiping of advanced buttons
Graphical updates/adjustments
Thanks for the comment and feedback!
Comprehensive but the functions' scrolling menu of the calculator is not fast/responsive on my phone. (Motorola Atrix)
Shackle said:
Comprehensive but the functions' scrolling menu of the calculator is not fast/responsive on my phone. (Motorola Atrix)
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If you swipe on the display (right above the buttons) it will swipe well. I should have this bug fixed by Sunday.
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wow ,i liked this one, with all functions i need, and simple interface which at the same time fit the color of ICS, and have the equation with the result~
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and i think the icon should be improved.
and i got a bug, i cut off my data connection, so when i swipe to "Currency", it keeps showing error, and i can do nothing except the "home" button...and the error message stay on my home screen&lock screen....and i have to shut it down from "app manager".
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and i got a bug, i cut off my data connection, so when i swipe to "Currency", it keeps showing error, and i can do nothing except the "home" button...and the error message stay on my home screen&lock screen....and i have to shut it down from "app manager".
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Was not aware of this bug. Thanks!
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Very impressive app. Thank you for making it and great eye for aesthetics!
A bug I am having on my device: (CM7, 800x480, default DPI, Droid Sans changed to the Roboto font that was extracted from ICS)
Very nicely implemented, love the swipeable list at the top.
I often end up adding long lists of numbers, so it's important to see that they are all there
However, if you add a really long list, more than one row of numbers, you can't see clearly the number that you are inputting. Could that box resize automatically - or better, show just the last row inputted as well as the latest number?
(Desire HD, with ARHD ROM, v6.3.1 gingerbread)
Pickx said:
Very impressive app. Thank you for making it and great eye for aesthetics!
A bug I am having on my device: (CM7, 800x480, default DPI, Droid Sans changed to the Roboto font that was extracted from ICS)
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Thank you very much for the comments, feedback, and screenshots!
The text cut-off on 480x800 devices should be fixed by this weekend. The emulator shows it looking totally fine, and the SGS2 we test it on looks good (though other SGS2 owners have told us of the same issue).
Thanks a lot for all the help, I hope the app comes in useful for you.
WG
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Very nicely implemented, love the swipeable list at the top.
I often end up adding long lists of numbers, so it's important to see that they are all there
However, if you add a really long list, more than one row of numbers, you can't see clearly the number that you are inputting. Could that box resize automatically - or better, show just the last row inputted as well as the latest number?
(Desire HD, with ARHD ROM, v6.3.1 gingerbread)
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Do you mean on the main calculator screen? (i.e. when doing a function like 650+445+1,560+810+900+.......)
Edit: Oh I see now, yes.. I had not realized that before, I will try to address it by the next update. Thanks for the note!
Good app but the version on the market, for my galaxy s with ICS 4.0.3 (AOKP) 240 dpi, isn't compatible. Why? Thanks
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Good app but the version on the market, for my galaxy s with ICS 4.0.3 (AOKP) 240 dpi, isn't compatible. Why? Thanks
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Ahh, I don't know. It seems to only be on custom ROMs, but you can buy others apps from the market, right? So i have no idea.. .. really wish i could figure it out. Anyway I really appreciate you even trying to buy it, I hope you enjoy the apk.
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Ahh, I don't know. It seems to only be on custom ROMs, but you can buy others apps from the market, right? So i have no idea.. .. really wish i could figure it out. Anyway I really appreciate you even trying to buy it, I hope you enjoy the apk.
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Yes, i can buy others app from the market.
Thank you so much! I can use this a lot in my job!
I went to download this from the Market and apparently it's not compatible with either my HTC Sensation or Acer Iconia A500. The A500 I can understand but why the Sensation?
Looks really good and I would like to try it but can't.
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Thank you so much! I can use this a lot in my job!
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Makes my day to hear it'll be useful for someone. Thanks!
Nucleotide said:
I went to download this from the Market and apparently it's not compatible with either my HTC Sensation or Acer Iconia A500. The A500 I can understand but why the Sensation?
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Bahh, this drives me nuts. I can't figure out why it shows incompatible with certain phones (not models; for instance, it'll be compatible with some SGS2s but not others) and only on the market (apk works fine). Do you have any ROMs installed? Still, I don't know why that would make a difference. I gotta make a post on xda about it or something :/.
I appreciate you trying to download it from the market, hopefully the apk in the main post will do for now (it is the full version).
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Bahh, this drives me nuts. I can't figure out why it shows incompatible with certain phones (not models; for instance, it'll be compatible with some SGS2s but not others) and only on the market (apk works fine). Do you have any ROMs installed? Still, I don't know why that would make a difference. I gotta make a post on xda about it or something :/.
I appreciate you trying to download it from the market, hopefully the apk in the main post will do for now (it is the full version).
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I will download the apk and try it out - thanks a lot.
I'm using a custom ICS ROM called Virtuous Inquisition. Not sure if it makes any difference but FYI anyway.
Nucleotide said:
I will download the apk and try it out - thanks a lot.
I'm using a custom ICS ROM called Virtuous Inquisition. Not sure if it makes any difference but FYI anyway.
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From the threads I'm reading, if you set your ROM to custom dpi (pixel density) it has that affect with some apps on the market. Will keep reading into it..
If you do have a moment I would appreciate if you can rate my free app, each rating really helps a lot.
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If you do have a moment I would appreciate if you can rate my free app, each rating really helps a lot.
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I'd be happy to rate it and provide feedback on the Market but I'm not able too.
I installed the apk though and so far everything seems to be working fine.
A couple of suggestions though:
Change Mortgage to Loan Repayments and provide a bit more flexibility. For example, the ability to choose the loan type from 1 year upwards or alternatively allow for custom input so I can type in whatever I want.
It would also be good to have an additional payments input. So you would enter you total loan amount, interest, loan type, then by inputting additional payments ($50 a week for example) it will tell you how many months and/or years you would save as well as a dollar amount.
This would cater not only for Mortgages but Personal Loans as well. If this kind of functionality was added I'd seriously consider buying it for this purpose alone.
The calculator looks good but I think it needs to follow the same basic look of any calculator with the + - X and / running down the right hand side. Having them at the top throws you off a little.
The ability to rearrange or select which tabs you want to appear at the top. Tipping and Currency are pointless for me so being able to remove them from view would be good.
A fantastic calculator overall though. Love the ICS look/theme to it. Easy to follow and read. When I can install it from the Market I definitely will.
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Hi everyone!
Since, as most people already noticed, using Galaxy Note with just one hand is not really possible I have developed an app to solve this issue. Since this app is very sensitive to kernel used I would like to get your feedback in trying this app on different firmwares/kernels.
Youtube video
Market link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vital.oh
RECENT CHANGES:
Added support for stock ICS
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*Requires Root*
*Currently supports Samsung Galaxy Note (tested on N7000) *
*THIS IS TRIAL VERSION!!! FULL VERSION REQUIRES REGISTRATION AND IS PAID*
OneHanded application allows you to comfortably use Galaxy Note with just one hand.
Also, better battery life while using smaller screen can be achieved
It is done by scaling the image on the screen to the size of Galaxy S screen.
Features (of the full version):
*no text on empty area
*create shortcut on home screen to go to OneHanded mode with one click. (You can choose on which screen side app will reside initially)
*change side of the screen by tapping on empty area
*auto turn to full screen when phone is rotated to landscape and back to OneHanded mode when rotated back to Portrait
Features (of the full version):
*auto switch to full mode after screen lock/unlock (configurable)
*notification icon allowing to return to full screen mode
This application supports standard Samsung firmwares - with custom kernels it may not work (however I have successfully tested it with some custom kernels)
Custom kernels: app requires kernel with KALLSYMS, so ask developer of your kernel to include this in his config when building kernel: CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y, CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
Known issues:
A bit slow when in OneHanded mode. Better if using app like Tegrak Overcklock to lock GPU speed to 267MHz
Video and camera preview will not be scaled in OneHanded mode.
Stylus position will be incorrect while in OneHanded mode
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Well now, that's quite clever.
Aw, shame, force closes on me. Cassie rom v6
FC imilka v05
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ok i see the problem. will upload fixed version soon
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FC Kingdroid 5.4 with Abyss 4.2 Final kernel.
Great Idea though!!
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FC Kingdroid 5.4 with Abyss 4.2 Final kernel.
Great Idea though!!
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Fixed on Market, also fixed version attached to the first post.
BTW was replying to post using XDA app on Note while driving - and it was super comfortable with this small screen
vitalij said:
Fixed on Market, also fixed version attached to the first post.
BTW was replying to post using XDA app on Note while driving - and it was super comfortable with this small screen
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Don't text and drive goes double for don't xda and drive!
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Just to chime in to say it does work on a stock rooted LA2 ROM. A little lag of course but you mentioned about that so it's all good. Gimmicky but smart idea
Got the new version off of the market and it works now. Cool.
It would be really nice if there were 'size' options - it would be a fantastic way to show off the Note. You could say, 'here's how this app looks on an iphone'. Now here's how it looks on the Note.
Right now the one handed mode changes it to a 4.3" screen.
- Frank
ChodTheWacko said:
Got the new version off of the market and it works now. Cool.
It would be really nice if there were 'size' options - it would be a fantastic way to show off the Note. You could say, 'here's how this app looks on an iphone'. Now here's how it looks on the Note.
Right now the one handed mode changes it to a 4.3" screen.
- Frank
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Interesting idea However, iphone uses different form factor - I belive it is 4:3 in comparision to 16:9 on note.
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Interesting idea However, iphone uses different form factor - I belive it is 4:3 in comparision to 16:9 on note.
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hmm. You are correct. Wrong numbers, though:
iphone 4 is 3:2, galaxy note is 16:10.
I think it'll still work, and I'll elaborate it below:
I some suggestions/comments:
1) A 'size mode' : i.e. a toggle of: 3.5"/4.3" (4.6?")
This would be nice for people of different hand sizes.
Just keep the same aspect ratio, for simplicity. Even when comparing to other phone sizes, the aspect ratios are close enough that it's still all good.
2) Galaxy note generic comment: It's actually quite difficult for me, if holding the phone in my right hand, to tough the extreme right edge of the phone. It's doable but I'm just begging to drop my phone.
So for your app, it would be really nice if you could place the smaller keyboard wherever you want, not just 'all the way left' and 'all the way 'right'.
An easier option would be just allowing 'centered'.
A centered 3.5" mode would be quite nice to type on, I think.
3) Don't know if you tried this, but if you take a screenshot in 'one handed mode', it only captures the screen. (i.e. not the black dead zone). I consider this a good thing.
4) I registered! Support this guy, people! This app has a ton of potential.
- Frank
Tried this out of curiosity, im in tablet mode 200dpi, the screen initially successfully resizes when you enable (after allowing root), but when you want to disable:
error cant apply SPEN settings.No root permissions?unsupported firmware?error string:insmod init_module /data/data/com.vital.oh/files/ohmodule.ko failed (file exists)
I am on Imika 5, i have root.Reboot brings back to normal, wont register just yet, but great concept. Hope the above helps, i know it isnt useful for tablet mode, just wanted to test.
Great idea definitely but that defeats.the purpose of there size of this phone.
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Great idea definitely but that defeats.the purpose of there size of this phone.
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I agree. I mean, its a fantastic idea, and I mean absolutely no disrespect when I say this, but surely buying smaller phone would be a simpler solution?
I also personally have no issue with one handed operation of the Note. I regularly send texts when I'm walking using only one hand, and I can perform tasks such a web browsing, Facebook, Twitter, G+ etc. with just one hand. I'm no giant either; I'm 5'10", although I do have fairly large hands for a man of my height.
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Great idea definitely but that defeats.the purpose of there size of this phone.
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While anyone who buys the app and uses it 100% of the time should just buy a smaller phone, there are plenty of scenarios where you just occasionally need one handed use.
For Example, if you are eating, or standing on the subway or whatever.
Almost all reviewers complain about one handed use.
This app makes one handed use easier for the times you need it, and you can turn it off when you don't. I have pretty large hands and I find one handed use awkward at best. Sure, you can shuffle the phone up and down. With this app though, you don't need to.
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Tried this out of curiosity, im in tablet mode 200dpi, the screen initially successfully resizes when you enable (after allowing root), but when you want to disable:
error cant apply SPEN settings.No root permissions?unsupported firmware?error string:insmod init_module /data/data/com.vital.oh/files/ohmodule.ko failed (file exists)
I am on Imika 5, i have root.Reboot brings back to normal, wont register just yet, but great concept. Hope the above helps, i know it isnt useful for tablet mode, just wanted to test.
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Hmm kernel used on this Firmware probably have problems unloading module. Could you try version attached to this post?
ChodTheWacko said:
While anyone who buys the app and uses it 100% of the time should just buy a smaller phone, there are plenty of scenarios where you just occasionally need one handed use.
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So true, just one more example: XBMC remote app - in smaller screen size it just so much more comfortable to use...
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OP & XDA Members:
Just out of curiosity, does the new "one-handed" mode for the SGN's keyboard not do anything for you? After updating to LB1 from KKA, I started using the right hand, one-handed keyboard and haven't had a problem since. Granted, it looks a little goofy to have all that usused screen real estate on the left side of the keyboard, but it works perfectly. If you haven't tried it out yet, I strongly suggest you do. It works a treat for me!
Here are some screenshots:
http://db.tt/HGjAqGiR
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Thank you,
Ed
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Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
Just out of curiosity, does the new "one-handed" mode for the SGN's keyboard not do anything for you?
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I rather like the one handed Samsung keyboard. But I like the onehanded SwiftKey x even more.
Also it's not just typing - it's for any application where you need to use the top of the screen for menus or buttons
In some situations it is very useful.
This is pretty easy, just for reference I'm on a n900w8. Canadian Note 3, But I do believe it is the same on all?
First things first,
Prerequisites:
ROOTED Note 3.
A root file explorer (I use ES File Explorer)
A text editor (one comes with ES File Explorer)
Common sense.
1) open your root explorer
2) go to /system/csc/ and open others.xml with your text editor.
3) scroll down until you see NFC and "DEFAULT"
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
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4) change it to "none"
5) REBOOT
6) your done
Steezy5 said:
This is pretty easy, just for reference I'm on a n900w8. Canadian Note 3, But I do believe it is the same on all?
First things first,
Prerequisites:
ROOTED Note 3.
A root file explorer (I use ES File Explorer)
A text editor (one comes with ES File Explorer)
Common sense.
1) open your root explorer
2) go to /system/csc/ and open others.xml with your text editor.
3) scroll down until you see NFC and "DEFAULT"
4) change it to "none"
5) REBOOT
6) your done
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This may be a silly question, but I noticed you do not have the horizontal red and green arrow icon. Do you know what it is and how I could get rid of it?
cobaltlantern said:
This may be a silly question, but I noticed you do not have the horizontal red and green arrow icon. Do you know what it is and how I could get rid of it?
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The one below wifi or 3g/lte? Its there just grey be because I was not downloading or uploading anything. The up arrow means uploading, the down arrow means downloading. Not sure how to remove it. I like it.
If that's what you meant then I can't help you, but iv never seen any other arrows besides thoes. Sorry
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Steezy5 said:
The one below wifi or 3g/lte? Its there just grey be because I was not downloading or uploading anything. The up arrow means uploading, the down arrow means downloading. Not sure how to remove it. I like it.
If that's what you meant then I can't help you, but iv never seen any other arrows besides thoes. Sorry
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I have a set to the left of those, with a solid green and red icon that I can't figure out. The one under Wi-Fi at least make sense, or indicate activity. The icon I have seems to just sit there. Thanks though!
One day when you get some time on your hands scroll through all your settings, and turn everything thing on and off and see what removes it, then let me know and i'll see what I can do to help you out ;p
You've sparked my curiosity
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Will do. It is driving me crazy.
This is what I am seeing, FYI.
Edit: it goes away in airplane mode.
cobaltlantern said:
This is what I am seeing, FYI.
Edit: it goes away in airplane mode.
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Hmm I've never seen that. Could it be downloading an update?
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fredrick1213 said:
Hmm I've never seen that. Could it be downloading an update?
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It has been there about 12 hours now, since I activated the phone. I suppose I could try rebooting at lunch and report back.
Edit: I'm dumb. Rebooting made it go away. It must have been a remnant from activation, a confirmation that the service was activated successfully.
Sorry for wasting time and hijacking the thread!
while you're at it, any idea how to remove the blocking mode icon?
You can use wanam/exposed framework. Has an option for removing statusbar icons
cobaltlantern said:
This is what I am seeing, FYI.
Edit: it goes away in airplane mode.
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NSA Mirroring is turned on.
It is not in the manual, or at least the copy I have. It could be an icon for an app you have loaded onto your phone though.
I would think you could pull down the notification window and see a matching entry??
maximus96 said:
while you're at it, any idea how to remove the blocking mode icon?
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Look for something in the others.xml involving blocking mode, But I have no idea if it would be there or not.
Like the fellow above me said, there are apps that remove status bar icons for you. (I just prefer to do it myself rather then install another app i only need for 5 seconds)
cobaltlantern said:
This is what I am seeing, FYI.
Edit: it goes away in airplane mode.
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I also noticed this the first few days I had my phone, looked it up under settings>about>Icon Glossary, just says "Sent" and "received" for some data I'm guessing, not sure where
ANYways, I've got the Verizon version of this phone and when I navigate to the directory to edit this file, I open the text file and it's completely different than the file I'm seeing in this post;
I see the following:
Any reasons why my file is different? Where I could possibly find this NFC file for verizon Phones?
I like that NFC icon, but Aussie version never have that icon..
Samzebian said:
I also noticed this the first few days I had my phone, looked it up under settings>about>Icon Glossary, just says "Sent" and "received" for some data I'm guessing, not sure where
ANYways, I've got the Verizon version of this phone and when I navigate to the directory to edit this file, I open the text file and it's completely different than the file I'm seeing in this post;
I see the following [massive image]
Any reasons why my file is different? Where I could possibly find this NFC file for verizon Phones?
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Please make that image smaller, i believe its against forum rules to post one so massive.
Is that a note 3? I'm on the n900w8 model. Not sure if that will make a difference but i even had a different NFC icon then you to begin with (a ugly blue N).. Let me know and i'll look into it
Steezy5 said:
Please make that image smaller, i believe its against forum rules to post one so massive.
Is that a note 3? I'm on the n900w8 model. Not sure if that will make a difference but i even had a different NFC icon then you to begin with (a ugly blue N).. Let me know and i'll look into it
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It's a Verizon note 3, yes.
Sorry about the image size
thank you
fethi2 said:
You can use wanam/exposed framework. Has an option for removing statusbar icons
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this ^^^ is what I used
Hi Everyone!
So, I decided to take a gamble in buying an Umidigi F1 phone and it just arrived.
Playing with it, it has android pie (supposedly clean, but i'll come to that) yet appears to be missing some features
Basically, I'm missing:
Gestures - the section is there but only two options and not the change in home button
Home Setting - hitting the desktop only gives wallpapers and widgets, no home settings
So, can anyone tell me why these are missing and how I get them - being that they're both software features of android pie and this is supposedly the latest version of (5 Jan 2019 security patch), I'm a little confused!
Thanks
https://youtu.be/SrGG-BrsHMw?t=170
Install a 3rd party launcher ?
xonix240719mu said:
https://youtu.be/SrGG-BrsHMw?t=170
Install a 3rd party launcher ?
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I'm now using Nova launcher but it doesn't have the swipe gesture actions sadly
Phone is great tho!
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vaderag said:
I'm now using Nova launcher but it doesn't have the swipe gesture actions sadly
Phone is great tho!
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https://youtu.be/SrGG-BrsHMw?t=170 > your question 1
Install a 3rd party launcher ? > your question 2
xonix240719mu said:
https://youtu.be/SrGG-BrsHMw?t=170 > your question 1
Install a 3rd party launcher ? > your question 2
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Gotcha, but they don't really answer the question
Question 1 was, why am i missing the OFFICIAL built in gestures for Android pie (i.e. swiping the central button)
Question 2 is why am i missing the home setting button which enables the AI learning to show different things in the drawer (new Pie feature)
vaderag said:
Gotcha, but they don't really answer the question
Question 1 was, why am i missing the OFFICIAL built in gestures for Android pie (i.e. swiping the central button)
Question 2 is why am i missing the home setting button which enables the AI learning to show different things in the drawer (new Pie feature)
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Maybe Umidigi changed it. They aren't on Android One program, they don't have to keep it stock Android.
It's already a bonus there isn't a heavy skin and bloatware.
xonix240719mu said:
Maybe Umidigi changed it. They aren't on Android One program, they don't have to keep it stock Android.
It's already a bonus there isn't a heavy skin and bloatware.
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There is some bloat (a notes app and flashlight) but yeah
Also finding some other oddities - e.g phone app is stock, but stuck on an old version and actually doesn't match the stock I had on my old phone so can't be updated
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What's the status of the bootloader on these devices? Is it already unlocked?
No idea on bootloader
Managed to get v26 of the Google Dialler with bubbles to replace dialer. Looking for better camera app now
Have you managed to find a better camera app? I've been looking for an equivalent phone from
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-port-hub/
but can't seem to find one.
I had a system update pretty early on and I've got gestures working on my F1. Have you been able to resolve this issue? If not, maybe try searching for system updates from the phone.
AJStubbsy said:
Have you managed to find a better camera app? I've been looking for an equivalent phone from
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-port-hub/
but can't seem to find one.
I had a system update pretty early on and I've got gestures working on my F1. Have you been able to resolve this issue? If not, maybe try searching for system updates from the phone.
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I was doing exactly the same. Tried every port (or at least I believe I did) from that thread of Google camera and not getting anything working sadly
Other camera apps aren't doing much for me!
The stock one is fine but I occasionally get done colour washing
Re. Gestures, thats interesting. I've not had an update that gives me that option and searching doesn't find anything
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AJStubbsy said:
Have you managed to find a better camera app? I've been looking for an equivalent phone from
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-port-hub/
but can't seem to find one.
I had a system update pretty early on and I've got gestures working on my F1. Have you been able to resolve this issue? If not, maybe try searching for system updates from the phone.
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Does this version match yours?View attachment 4703654
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I do have that Gestures setting but the one you mentioned where you swipe up to go home/back etc is in Smart Assistant > Buttons and its called Slippery Gesture.
I've had some joy with Google Camera as well! Try this: -
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQue...ny_google_camera_mods_out_yet_for_umidigi_z2/
Its for the Z2 but it installed fine for me.
AJStubbsy said:
I do have that Gestures setting but the one you mentioned where you swipe up to go home/back etc is in Smart Assistant > Buttons and its called Slippery Gesture.
I've had some joy with Google Camera as well! Try this: -
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQue...ny_google_camera_mods_out_yet_for_umidigi_z2/
Its for the Z2 but it installed fine for me.
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Ah, no, the one I mentioned should be in the screen I showed (it is on my MiA1, and is where all the pie guides list it) - it's slightly different to the one you list (which I'm guessing is something custom for Umidigi or a precursor perhaps!)
That camera works for me, thanks for the link, but it's a really old version on Google Camera (2.4!), and I'm not sure it's adding much over the stock. In fact doesn't seem to be any way to get to the gallery even from it unless I'm being dim!
Will keep holding out for a port of the latest Google camera that works!
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vaderag said:
Ah, no, the one I mentioned should be in the screen I showed (it is on my MiA1, and is where all the pie guides list it) - it's slightly different to the one you list (which I'm guessing is something custom for Umidigi or a precursor perhaps!)
That camera works for me, thanks for the link, but it's a really old version on Google Camera (2.4!), and I'm not sure it's adding much over the stock. In fact doesn't seem to be any way to get to the gallery even from it unless I'm being dim!
Will keep holding out for a port of the latest Google camera that works!
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You get to the gallery by swiping from the right but I'd have to agree with you that it doesn't improve the image quality, which I'm pretty impressed with in all fairness. The Panorama and Photo Sphere is pretty good though, but I don't see me using those much. I'd be really interested if you do manage to find a worthwhile camera app, so please post if you do. I read somewhere that 'A Better Camera' app is pretty good, even if it does sound crap but haven't tried yet.
Good luck finding the Gestures you want. Strangely the 'Slippery Gestures' I mentioned doesn't show up in a search, so maybe what your looking for is hidden there somewhere; albeit not where it should be
AJStubbsy said:
You get to the gallery by swiping from the right but I'd have to agree with you that it doesn't improve the image quality, which I'm pretty impressed with in all fairness. The Panorama and Photo Sphere is pretty good though, but I don't see me using those much. I'd be really interested if you do manage to find a worthwhile camera app, so please post if you do. I read somewhere that 'A Better Camera' app is pretty good, even if it does sound crap but haven't tried yet.
Good luck finding the Gestures you want. Strangely the 'Slippery Gestures' I mentioned doesn't show up in a search, so maybe what your looking for is hidden there somewhere; albeit not where it should be
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Just tried 90% of the versions I can find here: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-port-hub/
No dice sadly
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Has anyone gotten root?
I have unlocked bootloader, install Twrp, but I dont get to install Magisk. I think there is a problem with encription. Format data and decrypted, install magisk zip and no verity but when reboot phone encrypted and no magisk installed.
Only I get is twrp and open bootloader pernanently.
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waterlubber said:
What's the status of the bootloader on these devices? Is it already unlocked?
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Umidigi phones are unlockable out of the box with just the OEM unlock command via ADB/Fastboot, and while I haven't seen it confirmed, odds are that this phone is no different.
The real question is going to be whether we see any development for it on XDA. I'm seriously considering buying an F1, but since you really can't rely on first-party software updates for these Chinese no-name devices, I'm holding off to see if it gets some love here on XDA.
snakeharmer said:
Umidigi phones are unlockable out of the box with just the OEM unlock command via ADB/Fastboot, and while I haven't seen it confirmed, odds are that this phone is no different.
The real question is going to be whether we see any development for it on XDA. I'm seriously considering buying an F1, but since you really can't rely on first-party software updates for these Chinese no-name devices, I'm holding off to see if it gets some love here on XDA.
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Right. I have unlocked it with adb..... Fastboot flashing unlock.
There is Twrp and decrypted zip file, but this seems dont work. When reboot to system phone are encrypted and magisk flashed without error in twrp dont work in the Rom
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