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[App] Meta Widget - Create widgets from website snippets - Now with Widget Maker

META WIDGET
Meta is a unique app that can turn virtually any online content into dynamic, interactive widgets.
Simply browse to a website, pick a column of text, link or image and enjoy this information right on your home screen!
Why is this cool you ask? Because almost anything can be parsed out of a website - images, blogrolls, RSS feeds or entire windows.
Any widget created through Meta can be customized and automatically updated, or updated on user interaction.
Features
★ Create widgets from almost any website element
★ Parse graphs and images
★ Extract statistics and information from authorized sites
★ Configure widgets (background, alignment, etc.)
★ Automatic updates
★ User defined click actions
★ Lots of other cool stuff
Status
The app is currently quite stable, but we still prefer to call it a beta. So please, do write to us with suggestions or bug reports!
Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.metawidget
The free app has everything but automatic updates. Please buy the Key - that would help us a lot
Screens
Widget Maker
We also make a companion app called Widget Maker. It allows you to staple together many widgets, including Meta Widgets:
XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688088
Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.widgets
Screens:

Reserved for to dos.

Hi! Just maked clean XDA theme for my tablet
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"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"
}

Any issues with this first build?

Come come guys - feedback please!

I've just installed it and I'm trying to use it with a forum, I can't seem to invoke the keyboard so that I can log in. I'm using a Sensation XL running Gingerbread.

UKseagull said:
I've just installed it and I'm trying to use it with a forum, I can't seem to invoke the keyboard so that I can log in. I'm using a Sensation XL running Gingerbread.
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Someone else said this was a problem... though we havent been able to replicate it. Does this happen on all sites? Also, which site are you referring to?

I've only tried the one so far http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/index.php

UKseagull said:
I've only tried the one so far http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/index.php
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Hmm... i just tried on three devices (hc, ics, cm9) and the keyboard pops up fine when clicking the login field.
Can you please try another site? Or maybe a reboot? We use the webkit browser and its not flawless so the keyboard hiding we do at first run may be screwing with it.
Lets see if we can fix this for you.

1.0.2.1
Fixed keyboard issue present on some phones
Fixed image cache optimization (much faster now)
Fixed a rendering issue that occurs if data connection is lost
Fixed a few device-specific issues from user feedback

Nice idea, like it. But how do i prevent making a list view from content?

herrsch0rdev said:
Nice idea, like it. But how do i prevent making a list view from content?
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Do you mean the list separators?

This is awesome. Tried to make some widgets, but i don't have so much ideas. Anyway the keyboard sometimes don't work, i must exit and start again, and sometimes back button doesn't go to previous page but exit the widget config. A possible overall preview would be nice(maybe full screen preview) since i make some changes and don't know how the widget will look. Another thing that i noticed is that when i select an element, in selection section it shows on center and nice aligned on every row, but when i put it on homescreen it's just one row after another. Here it's an e.g:
Selection:
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Homescreen:
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Also would be possible to take whole div, not only an element from that? I tried to take a div that contains some text and an image, but only the text was selected. This is a nice piece of work, keep up the good work.

AlkaDragos said:
This is awesome. Tried to make some widgets, but i don't have so much ideas. Anyway the keyboard sometimes don't work, i must exit and start again, and sometimes back button doesn't go to previous page but exit the widget config. A possible overall preview would be nice(maybe full screen preview) since i make some changes and don't know how the widget will look. Another thing that i noticed is that when i select an element, in selection section it shows on center and nice aligned on every row, but when i put it on homescreen it's just one row after another. Here it's an e.g:
Selection:
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Homescreen:
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Also would be possible to take whole div, not only an element from that? I tried to take a div that contains some text and an image, but only the text was selected. This is a nice piece of work, keep up the good work.
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Hi. Thanks. If you like it, please leave a comment on the play store - at this early junction good reviews will help us spend more time making things better
Regarding the preview - its in the works, though it is pretty complex to do. We will use our Prepaid Widget as a template, so you can have a look at that if you want a a preview of how thew preview will look...
Re many elements. ATM its only possible to select one at a time. We are working on an internal launcher which will allow you to move all the elements around. Its slated for release this month.

ftgg99 said:
Hi. Thanks. If you like it, please leave a comment on the play store - at this early junction good reviews will help us spend more time making things better
Regarding the preview - its in the works, though it is pretty complex to do. We will use our Prepaid Widget as a template, so you can have a look at that if you want a a preview of how thew preview will look...
Re many elements. ATM its only possible to select one at a time. We are working on an internal launcher which will allow you to move all the elements around. Its slated for release this month.
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Review added on market. This would be huge, if you can implement multiple elements. Select one, two ore w/e elements and move them around, awesome!
Just something that i forgot to ask, sometimes it takes up to 150MB RAM, usually 50~60MB isn't a bit much?

Pretty awesome app. I can't for the kufe of me figure out how to set the widget on my desktop. I assume I need the paid app. Most likely user error I'm just dumb lol.
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swiftinmotion said:
Pretty awesome app. I can't for the kufe of me figure out how to set the widget on my desktop. I assume I need the paid app. Most likely user error I'm just dumb lol.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk 2
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It's a widget. Long press on homescreen, search for MetaWidget and start configure it:
- Enter a website, select an element(click on it then use the arrows from bottom to select between multiple elements)
!!! make sure you have the checkbox from bottom-left ticked !!!
- Click on the plus sign near the ticked box to select that element and go to widget preference screen.
- Configure the text alignment, size, background color, w/e...
- Click OK , select widget size then select OK again, and you'r done.

AlkaDragos said:
It's a widget. Long press on homescreen, search for MetaWidget and configure.
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Yeah I've done that.. Once I find a Site and stuff can't figure out how to get back to my desktop
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk 2

AlkaDragos said:
Review added on market. This would be huge, if you can implement multiple elements. Select one, two ore w/e elements and move them around, awesome!
Just something that i forgot to ask, sometimes it takes up to 150MB RAM, usually 50~60MB isn't a bit much?
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We will implement multiple elements soon when our widget constructor comes out. Within two weeks the beta will be up.
Re ram - this is because of images. And of course the cache of the webkit browser, which once closed is shunted out of ram.
On modern devices this isnt a problem though...

ftgg99 said:
We will implement multiple elements soon when our widget constructor comes out. Within two weeks the beta will be up.
Re ram - this is because of images. And of course the cache of the webkit browser, which once closed is shunted out of ram.
On modern devices this isnt a problem though...
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Nice. About the RAM you are right, when the next version will be out, that won't be a problem
@swiftinmotion - Check out my previous post, i've rewrite it and added some pics.

[APP][1.6+] TinyLaunch: New lease on life for old and slow devices

I was finding my Archos 43 Gen8 device with its puny 256mb RAM unusable with regular launchers so I decided to roll my own from scratch: TinyLaunch.
The main development rules were:
- use very little RAM
- run on lots of devices (all the way back to Android 1.5 -- the subject line is wrong when it says 1.6)
- get out of the way and avoid doing anything in the background while other apps are running
- run fast once it's configured (but currently the configuration app scan is slow)
- nothing extraneous--no pretty extra icons, no help information, and of course no ads of any sort (not even a link to my other apps--all that is wasted memory)
I plan for the apk never to exceed 40K. Currently it's 29K.
This is *extremely* low-featured. At base, it just presents a simple scrolling list of apps (with categorization features) with no icons (though you can turn on icons, at the expense of some speed: Menu, Settings). You tap on an app and there you are.
In particular:
- no widgets
- no shortcuts
These limitations may make this useless to you. But if you just want a list of apps for launching, e.g., on a device for your kids to play with, TinyLaunch may be the thing for you.
The first time you run TinyLaunch needs to scan for apps. This is a very slow process on my Archos 43 (at least for apps moved to SD), though faster on modern devices.
By default TinyLaunch just shows a simple list of apps. Choosing Menu, Settings lets you include icons (slower) and a more standard tiled view (slower).
Instead of folders, I implemented a category system inspired by PalmOS, though with some variations (the main one is that apps can be in more than one category).
By default there are three special categories: All, Unclassified and Hidden. You can make some custom categories like "Games" and "Math and Science" by pressing MENU and New Category. To categorize apps, the easiest way is to switch the category to Unclassified (tap on the category selector at the top of the screen), and then long tap on an app to choose how to classify it. The app then disappears from the Unclassified category. Note that the Hidden category is a special category that hides apps from the All and Unclassified views (though a Hidden app can still show up in other categories if you like).
APK download: http://pruss.mobi/dl/TinyLaunch.apk
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.TinyLaunch
Source code: code.google.com/p/tinylaunch
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"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"
}

Can we have a screenshot?

I just uploaded a new version. This includes a more standard and less ugly tile view (but slower). And I included the screenshots in the post above.

Maybe you should put some steps for minimum memory use - medium memory use - normal ? Therefore this launcher might be used by other users who has a bit more ram? Btw, your idea is so nice and really suitable with google kitkat's idea "less ram, more work, high speed"
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I wanted to try it out but it says that it can't parse the package unfortunately. I'm using Android 4.3.
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I have tried it on Android 4.3, so it works
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I just uploaded 0.07. Minor tweaks to the display. Option to lock orientation. And now the scanning happens when you need it to, I think.

Now officially released on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.TinyLaunch

Any chance of a light theme? Am trying your launcher out on a rooted Nook Simple Touch which has an e-ink display. Other than being a bit dark seems to be running well, thanks. Will also try it on my Gen 8 Archos 70.

darren1 said:
Any chance of a light theme? Am trying your launcher out on a rooted Nook Simple Touch which has an e-ink display. Other than being a bit dark seems to be running well, thanks. Will also try it on my Gen 8 Archos 70.
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You probably would also want paging rather than scrolling for eink, right?

arpruss said:
You probably would also want paging rather than scrolling for eink, right?
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Thanks for the reply. Screen refresh is set high so not noticed a problem with scrolling.

Great idea! Runs great on my old wildfire!

darren1 said:
Any chance of a light theme?
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Thanks for the idea! I implemented it in 0.10. (At no size cost, since I also optimized some code at the same time.) Should be up on Google Play now. Menu, Settings, Light theme.

arpruss said:
Thanks for the idea! I implemented it in 0.10. (At no size cost, since I also optimized some code at the same time.) Should be up on Google Play now. Menu, Settings, Light theme.
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Thanks for implementing a light theme, unfortunately I just get a black screen with no text when I choose the light theme on my Nook Simple Touch with Android 2.1. Also doesn't work properly on my Archos A70 using 2.2 but works as expected on my Nexus 10 running 4.3. Do you think it could be an issue with Android 2.1 and 2.2?
EDIT
Light theme also not working properly on ZTE Skate running 2.3.

darren1 said:
Thanks for implementing a light theme, unfortunately I just get a black screen with no text when I choose the light theme on my Nook Simple Touch with Android 2.1. Also doesn't work properly on my Archos A70 using 2.2 but works as expected on my Nexus 10 running 4.3. Do you think it could be an issue with Android 2.1 and 2.2?
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Light theme also not working properly on ZTE Skate running 2.3.
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I foolishly only tested on Genymotion running 4.3, not an actual device. Yeah, it doesn't work on 2.2. I fixed that, and uploaded 0.11 to Google Play. Should be up soon.

arpruss said:
I foolishly only tested on Genymotion running 4.3, not an actual device. Yeah, it doesn't work on 2.2. I fixed that, and uploaded 0.11 to Google Play. Should be up soon.
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Working now, thanks.

Would anyone find this useful on a tablet and hence would like more than four columns of icons? (Currently the number of columns is hard-coded. It would probably add about 2K to the apk to make it more flexible.)

I added a feature that works sort of like a home screen. If you have a category named "Home" (capital H, everything else lowercase), then pressing the Home button toggles you between the Home category and the All category. So you can just put your most frequently used apps in the Home category. If you want a plain PalmOS-style launcher, just don't make a category with that name.

I added a very primitive toddler lock to TinyLaunch. If you turn it on, then the HIDDEN category disappears completely, and the access to all the menu functions disappears until you type "Not toddler". I use it on my Nexus 7 in conjunction with a restricted profile to make the Amazon Appstore (which I need to have available for the sake of the toddler apps that are tied to it) inaccessible to the toddler--I just set the Appstore to be hidden in TinyLaunch

i just got a new toy - Archos 70b Cobalt and wanted to thank you!
i change the homescreens on all my devices to some minimal ones like "search based launcher" and "organised drawer". while trawling the archos forums, i happened across your TinyLaunch. i like it so much that it has become the default launcher on not just my archos, but also my samsung galaxy ace mobile and nook simple touch ereader (with light theme).
i like what you have done with the Home category, and apps in multiple categories. i don't use/need any other features.
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your white theme has white menu, which is nice. but the default black theme menu is white which seems to conflict.. might look better with black menu.
arpruss said:
Would anyone find this useful on a tablet and hence would like more than four columns of icons? (Currently the number of columns is hard-coded. It would probably add about 2K to the apk to make it more flexible.)
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rather than hardcoding, perhaps let the user enter a number? should be simpler and more flexible for different devices. my tablet particularly in landscape mode could use far more columns.
btw, can you tell me how to get those nice soft-buttons, on your screenshots, at the bottom? my archos has just the standard three jelly-bean buttons in a wide band. i could do with a thinner band, and few more buttons on it. or more preferably have the buttons on my notification bar, like on my nook.

[APP][4.0+] Smart Car Dock [Dashboard App]

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"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"
}
Introduction
Smart Car Dock is a new car dock launcher. It allows you i.a. to add apps and shortcuts to buttons for triggering them more easy in car, like other car dock launchers do. But Smart Car Dock has, compared to other car launcher apps, many more features.
Features
The apps has 1 to 8 pages and each page has 1 to 16 buttons. The user can set the page and button number like he/she wants to. The motivation for this: Less buttons can have more space, get larger and are easier to click in car. Devices with larger screens, like tablets, can hold more buttons with an appropriate size.
The following assignments are possible for any button:
launch apps, shortcuts (f.i. short-dialer), and show widgets (two per page). I don't know of any other car dock launcher that can add widgets
a gps view like velocity (mph/kmh), altimeter (ft./m) and driving direction (en/ger)
time (am-pm/24h) and date view (us/eu)
multimedia player shortcuts like play/pause, stop, next and previous song (Not any player supports this!)
shortcuts to raise/lower volume, mute/unmute device and speaker on/off
shortcut to trigger voice commands (Google voice search or voice dialer-if installed on device)
exit app
More functions:
Drag and drop buttons (by long-clicking text)
Change image and label of buttons
Clicking on a gps-, time- or date display launches a cockpit-view. In this view you can see the current velocity, altimeter, driving direction, time and date. Depending on which mentioned element was clicked in the main-app, this element will be as large as possible in the center of the cockpit-view. All the other mentioned elements are placed around this element. The cockpit-view can be left again by clicking anywhere on the screen.
Current location visible in action-bar and cockpit-view
Swiping down triggers a voice control. If you say "right" or "rechts" (ger) you scroll to the right page. If you say "left" or "links" (ger) you scroll to the left page. Any button on the current page gets a number on the upper left. If you say this number the button will be triggered. You can also jump directly to a page. For instance if you say "page 6" or "Seite 6" (ger), you switch to page 6 directly, regardless on which page you currently are. If you left the app by triggering a button, you return to the app by saying "home" or "zurück" (ger). The control will be restarted automatically until you say "finished" or "fertig" (ger) or until you swipe up in the app. It is necessary for this control to have a proper speech recognition installed on the android device. It is also recommended to install offline speech recognition packages in case there is no internet connection available.
Automatic screenrotation
chose englisch and german language
activate car-dock-mode on power-, on bluetooth-connection, on magnet-detection, or always on app-start
unlock screen on app-start
sound/vibration on click
Automatically answering calls in car-dock-mode
Automatically reply to sms messages in car-dock-mode
chose the visible number of pages from 1 to 8 (note: there is a limitation of max. 2 and 4 pages on older devices with low heap memory)
chose between 1 to 16 visible buttons per page (note: there is a limitation of max. 8 buttons on older devices with low heap memory)
automatically switch between day-, night-colors and brightness by light-sensor (if available) or by time
change any color of any element in the app by a color picker
scale images of buttons by 5 different sizes
change the language of the currently shown location to 7 different languages (if available by google) or to the language of the country you are currently in
change the location-detection accuracy
import and export all setttings and assignements
....and much more!
Links
Play-Store: Please search for "Smart Car Dock" in Play-Store (i cannot post links yet)
Tutorial-Video (english):
Please click on the youtube link in the app' s description to view a tutorial on how to use the app! (i cannot post links yet)
The video is also available in german language in my youtube-channel!!
Screenshots
Additional informations
No root required
App is free
In-App-Billing: Buying a pro version is possible. It'll remove advertisement and unlocks locked features (configuring page and button number)
I hope you like my app. I' m thankful for any download and positive rating. Please inform me of any ideas to improve this app.
Kind regards
Malte

Update Version 2.6:
Now certain bluetooth device selectable for activating car-dock-mode
Now selectable: Deactivate screen-timeout while app is active (important for devices that do not deactivate it by itself in car-dock-mode)
added 'location on/off'-button to enable/disable location-view for saving data-usage

Looks ok but what about material design?

Here are the Link to the PlayStore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.treecode.smartcardock

nice
very cool

stallwear said:
Looks ok but what about material design?
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Which elements do you think have a lack of material design? I have no control over the app and shortcut symbols, since they come from the users android os. Do you mean the button symbols i created myself, the buttons under section "More" ? Or do you mean the buttons itself? The style of them can be configured a lot by the user (colors, shape, gradient color, solid color,.....). And that' s why i am a litlle limited, since the styling must be changeable programmatically by java and not by xml. Or do you mean the settings or dialoges or the cockpit-view?
Can you give me a hint what you would do different? I`d appreciate it very much and see what i can do!
thx

treecode42 said:
Which elements do you think have a lack of material design? I have no control over the app and shortcut symbols, since they come from the users android os. Do you mean the button symbols i created myself, the buttons under section "More" ? Or do you mean the buttons itself? The style of them can be configured a lot by the user (colors, shape, gradient color, solid color,.....). And that' s why i am a litlle limited, since the styling must be changeable programmatically by java and not by xml. Or do you mean the settings or dialoges or the cockpit-view?
Can you give me a hint what you would do different? I`d appreciate it very much and see what i can do!
thx
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take a look at android material design spec. may you use card view instead of your self painted black and white background in cockpit view. I think shadows would be great to get a plasitcal optic

I have one idea:
Can you make it possible to have another dialer.
I mean directly in the app great buttons with the numbers 0 to 9.
So you can touch them easily.
Thanks.

Good

Dtrieb said:
I have one idea:
Can you make it possible to have another dialer.
I mean directly in the app great buttons with the numbers 0 to 9.
So you can touch them easily.
Thanks.
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Hi Dtrieb,
a big-button-dialer could be possible, but not inside the button-view. Maybe in another Activity like the cockpit-view. But then, it wouldnt be such a great feature, since you can just add some third-party big-button-dialer to a button in Smart Car Dock......

Version 2.8 released
Hey everyone,
i released the version 2.8 with more styling options.
Release message from the store:
- Selectable gradient background color (behind buttons/views) for Button-View & Cockpit-View
- Selectable gradient color inside views of cockpit-view
- Gradient colors can now be diagonal
- Changed default colors (Please reset colors to see it, if you have downloaded this app before - Maybe export a backup before)
- Solved a bug
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I also added some screenshots to my first post of this thread. But these dont show all available options.
I hope you' ll like it!

treecode42 said:
Hi Dtrieb,
a big-button-dialer could be possible, but not inside the button-view. Maybe in another Activity like the cockpit-view. But then, it wouldnt be such a great feature, since you can just add some third-party big-button-dialer to a button in Smart Car Dock......
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Okay so please add it as Activity like the cockpit-view, because i did't want install another app

Dtrieb said:
Okay so please add it as Activity like the cockpit-view, because i did't want install another app
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I will do it, but cannot tell when i find the time to. Please be patient. thank you!
I'll post it here when i got it.

I have one more idea:
What did you think about to make the speed value as HUD Display (Mirror in the Glas of the car) ?

Hi I know it's been a while, but I struggle with the poor android auto interface just a blank blue screen does anyone have a link to this apk to try and does it integrate with Google voice at all. I know it's been a long time since it was created but I thought it worth a try
Atb

pgunning1 said:
Hi I know it's been a while, but I struggle with the poor android auto interface just a blank blue screen does anyone have a link to this apk to try and does it integrate with Google voice at all. I know it's been a long time since it was created but I thought it worth a try
Atb
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I dont think that OP has any update on this as last post before yours is dated 2015
Good luck on your search

[APP] DAB+ Radio for USB Modules

Control your USB DAB+ receiver with a simple and straightforward user interface.
Slideshow works nicely. There are no station logos though.
This is no competition for the excellent "DAB-Z" app. It's rather for people like me with thick fingers and an unreliable touchscreen ...
The user interface is extremely simple, optimized for car screen, with large buttons and selection areas - those touch screens are not always perfectly calibrated. The UI closely matches the one I created for the Klyde module app
It's optimized for car screens of 1024x600, in landscape mode. If you have a different resolution and the app looks weird, post at this thread. Maybe I can add annother layout.
This app is build upon the HRadio example code by IRT GmbH (Fabian Sattler), published under the Apache License 2.0. It's still available on Github as of this moment, but the company was dissolved so there is no guarantee.
https://github.com/hradio
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"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"
}
Download on Google Play:
DAB+ Radio USB - Apps on Google Play
Radio app for USB DAB+ receivers (not SDR), optimized for car headunits
play.google.com

Update from 2023-03-13
Version 1.1.0 allows to save the currently visible infotext by appending it to a text file. The content of this text file can be exported, shared over various apps or cleared. This comes handy e.g. if you like the song that's playing and want to note down title and artist.
In addition, efforts were made to make the USB and low-level media code more stable.
Update from 2021-06-03
Version 1.0.2 added experimental support for steering wheel button operation.
Skip Next = Next Station
Skip Previous = Previous Station
Play = Next Filter (set of stations, cycles through "All" "Selected Program Type", "Favourites")
If you have the Steering Wheel App, you can assign these commands to any buttons.
Update from 2021-05-25
Version 1.0.1 comes with a color picker, to customize the color of the info text.
Just touch and hold the info area!

Working away from home at moment, but will try when I get home again

Privacy policy for DAB+ Radio USB
This application is free. There are no ads.
It does not store, use or transmit user data. It does not even build any network connection.
It stores only application settings, like the list of stations.
Promise.

I have installed this on my head unit - currently using Witson Rom, Android 10.
It has installed, then searched and found 76 stations, but as soon as the station tries to play, it closes down, every time.
Are there any restrictions to it, as in Android 9 only, needs root etc

haynesteve said:
I have installed this on my head unit - currently using Witson Rom, Android 10.
It has installed, then searched and found 76 stations, but as soon as the station tries to play, it closes down, every time.
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If you are online while that happens, I should see a crash report on Google Play. Let me check ...
Edit: No, I don't see a crash report yet. If you know how to use "logcat" or the app "Catlog", you can post the crash ("Unhandled exception") right here.

Just had another look, unfortunately the ROM is not rooted, so cannot get a log (?). Tried sending feedback through the app if that works. It's not actually closing, just putting itself in the background, but not playing anything. If I click on stations before it disappears, it shows them for a few seconds, goes back to main screen, then disappears.

haynesteve said:
[...] goes back to main screen, then disappears.
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If it's doing that, it is really (quietly) closing with an exception.
Unfortunately, there are hundreds of possible causes, so I can't do much without a stack trace of the problem. Still nothing on Google Play but they are quite slow with data updates recently.

This is the best I can do

haynesteve said:
This is the best I can do
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Well, it looks like a log should, but unfortunately it does not seem to include the moment of the crash ...
It should include several lines, one of which begins with "Caused by ..."

Hello again. Changed ROM to Malaysk 10 lite with root, and tried again. The app is still crashing just after it receives full signal. Had a quick look at log, and there are several "caused by" events, hope it contains info you can use. I will change to Malaysk ROM 9 to see if it is an Android 10 issue.

haynesteve said:
Hello again. Changed ROM to Malaysk 10 lite with root, and tried again. The app is still crashing just after it receives full signal. Had a quick look at log, and there are several "caused by" events, hope it contains info you can use. I will change to Malaysk ROM 9 to see if it is an Android 10 issue.
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Change to base rom without mods by the two kangers

Installed Android 9, and I'm afraid it does exactly the same thing. I was hoping to use this instead of DAB-Z, which works with no problems, as I like the look, but I suppose DAB-Z it is for now.

haynesteve said:
Hello again. Changed ROM to Malaysk 10 lite with root, and tried again. The app is still crashing just after it receives full signal. Had a quick look at log, and there are several "caused by" events, hope it contains info you can use. I will change to Malaysk ROM 9 to see if it is an Android 10 issue.
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I can see a few crashes on my Developer Console at Google Play now. The ones I can do something about should be fixed in version 1.0.2.
Others are from deep inside the native C library. I have no idea what's causing them.

haynesteve said:
Installed Android 9, and I'm afraid it does exactly the same thing. I was hoping to use this instead of DAB-Z, which works with no problems, as I like the look, but I suppose DAB-Z it is for now.
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Well, you can still test updates from time to time. Chances are that others get similar errors, so I may be able to address them eventually.
No worries!

haynesteve said:
Installed Android 9, and I'm afraid it does exactly the same thing. I was hoping to use this instead of DAB-Z, which works with no problems, as I like the look, but I suppose DAB-Z it is for now.
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By the way, in case anyone wonders - I'm running HAL9K 4.0.2 (with paid updates).

Fixed annother bug that was introduced with the steering wheel feature - probably unnoticed as it only happened when the app was closed.

the device is developed for digital audio broadcast receiver for worldwide application.

Promising app... thank you. I am testing it on my PX5 with S32F0 MCU and full Malaysk ROM. It works well, but I found a bug. W.r.t. other DAb apps, this one found less stations during the search. If I am not wrong, a complete ensemble is missed (Italy). I can check this later and give you more details.

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If I am not wrong, a complete ensemble is missed (Italy). I can check this later and give you more details.
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It shouldn't be a problem to add another ensemble. I just need the frequencies, and I assume there is documentation about that somewhere.

Question Home launcher - screen size

Hello guys. Is it possible to use various home launchers (like those from MarioDantas homepage - http://fytfactory.mariodantas.com/index.php) - for a Joying 11.6", 1920x1080 (uis7862 - 8GB ROM / 128GB Flash) - or do they specific need to be for a certain resolution? If not, can they be changed to fit - by an amateur like me ;-) - and will they be installed as an app (.apk)?
Thanks in advance
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yes you can.
I use AGAMA launcher in mine, but haven't looked at what's new in that space.
The launcher should auto-scale to the correct format regardless of your resolution.
You may need to tweak a settings file (???com.launcher.???) if the unit overrides your launcher.
link to thread

Thanks, I'll have a look

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lr_man said:
Hello guys. Is it possible to use various home launchers (like those from MarioDantas homepage - http://fytfactory.mariodantas.com/index.php) - for a Joying 11.6", 1920x1080 (uis7862 - 8GB ROM / 128GB Flash) - or do they specific need to be for a certain resolution? If not, can they be changed to fit - by an amateur like me ;-) - and will they be installed as an app (.apk)?
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The answer to that question of @lr_man is NO, not by default!
The Agama and any other Play Store Launcher do. However, the "like those from MarioDantas" are FYT launchers.
Especially the older builtin FYT launchers are restricted to 1024x600 and 1280x720. All the launchers on Mario's page are FYT launchers.
You first have to look inside the apk to check whether it supports other resolutions. If so, then you're good.
The 2nd question "If not, can they be changed to fit - by an amateur like me".
First: I think there are hardly any professional Launcher programmers here , so your are among other amateurs.
Extending this is a really time consuming task, and then you need to "system sign" it to make it work. That is not possible as FYT will definitely not give their signing keys away.
There are several firmwares especially for your 1920x1080. You better search there and then "simply" install one of those launchers on your unit.
Or, like said: check the internals of the apk to see if one of the launchers on Marios page supports your resolution. Or simply install and uninstall.

surfer63 said:
The question was:
The answer to that question of @lr_man is NO, not by default!
The Agama and any other Play Store Launcher do. However, the "like those from MarioDantas" are FYT launchers.
Especially the older builtin FYT launchers are restricted to 1024x600 and 1280x720. All the launchers on Mario's page are FYT launchers.
You first have to look inside the apk to check whether it supports other resolutions. If so, then you're good.
The 2nd question "If not, can they be changed to fit - by an amateur like me".
First: I think there are hardly any professional Launcher programmers here , so your are among other amateurs.
Extending this is a really time consuming task, and then you need to "system sign" it to make it work. That is not possible as FYT will definitely not give their signing keys away.
There are several firmwares especially for your 1920x1080. You better search there and then "simply" install one of those launchers on your unit.
Or, like said: check the internals of the apk to see if one of the launchers on Marios page supports your resolution. Or simply install and uninstall.
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oh dang! missed that point, thanks for the education.
Would a dpi changer app help in the use of off-resolution launchers?

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First: I think there are hardly any professional Launcher programmers here , so you're are among other amateurs.
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And what's so bad about that? I write my own launchers.
There's no particular reason that a launcher has to be system-signed.
In worst case you can go for the "nuclear option" and resign your whole system.
AOSP launchers calculate the grid based on the actual window.

Renate said:
And what's so bad about that? I write my own launchers.
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Nothing. I don't even understand why you even have the impresion it is bad.

Thanks for the answers

Renate said:
There's no particular reason that a launcher has to be system-signed.
In worst case you can go for the "nuclear option" and resign your whole system.
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That is not the case with the FYT builds.
There are 2 central system apks that check every other FYT app for the right signature and there is a hardcoded key "somewhere" that checks which key has been used. And they recently "improved" that even further by building another check to check if the kernel.zip is signed with an official key instead of a test key. So that option for modders is also gone.
Both on 4pda and on this forum there are many who already tried to resign signle apks, partition zips, whole zips, whole systems, and other "desperate" options (I was one of them). FYT block everything that makes Android an open system. And recompiling doesn't work as they use closed-source drivers for their hardware (instead of using the Android Automotive HAL). Already several attempts have tried for legal tries where they have to share the source code when they adapt GPL-3 and other code. That simply doesn't work in China.
And with regard to "There's no particular reason that a launcher has to be system-signed".
I mentioned that for all those Play Store Launchers. And the FYT launchers from Mario Dantas' website ARE FYT launchers and therefore have the correct system signing.

Well, then somebody clearly has to work on modding/deleting the OEM code that does silly checking.

Renate said:
Well, then somebody clearly has to work on modding/deleting the OEM code that does silly checking.
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Has already been tried and is also blocked by the flashing binary (there is no flashable recovery partition for this unit. It is a closed source recovery only working with their flashing binary).
And they use dynamic partitions which means you completely reflash the unit as well due to this special recovery partition. Many people have already worked on this since 2016. I am not a good programmer, but there were some programmers that completely wrote a new system for some other Rockchip unions and then I mean from scratch. Not simple modding.
It is easy to say from a distance if you have not spent years on these units.