I use a pattern lock, but would like to set a delay for it. When I was using Froyo, this was simple:
Settings > Security > Lock phone after and then pick the delay.
If the screen was turned off/on in <15 mins (in my case), I would still get the slider lock, but I wouldn't have to swipe my pattern.
These days I'm using CM7, and I cannot figure out how to achieve the same functionality.
If I go to Settings > Location & Security there is no option to choose a delay: all I can do is enable/disable the pattern lock.
If I go to Settings > CyanogenMod Settings > Lockscreen there are options to set a lock screen delay, but no separate delay for the pattern. So if I choose "immediate" then I have to swipe my pattern lock every time I turn on my screen (which is annoying and time consuming when using the phone in short bursts). If I choose a delay (like 5 mins), then the slider lock is also delayed. Not only does this mean I lose protection from accidental screen use, it means that I lose the lock screen music controls and the ability to skip tracks with the volume buttons while the screen is off.
Can someone please let me know how to achieve what I had in Froyo? I want immediate activation of the slider lock screen, but delayed activation of the pattern lock.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Old Setting in Froyo:
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Nothing that I can find in CM7 offers the same functionality:
Anyone?
I thought for sure someone would be along by now with a response like, "I can't believe you missed option XXXXX"
It's hard for me to believe that I found such a simple feature that is actually less functional in CM7 than in older roms.
CM7 has otherwise been such a perfect powerhouse for me.
Well i guess all that can be said is that sometimes you lose features when changing roms that you dont neccisarily want changed. I'm using Incredibly Re-Engineered and I lost my Verizon Backup Assistant which made getting all of my contacts back a pain. Good luck with finding a fix.
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Well i guess all that can be said is that sometimes you lose features when changing roms that you dont neccisarily want changed. I'm using Incredibly Re-Engineered and I lost my Verizon Backup Assistant which made getting all of my contacts back a pain. Good luck with finding a fix.
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Just a tip for future reference, every once and a while just export your contacts to your sd card so you have a backup of them.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
Blah12543 said:
Just a tip for future reference, every once and a while just export your contacts to your sd card so you have a backup of them.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
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Noob question, and not to threadjack, but how exactly would i go about doing that?
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Noob question, and not to threadjack, but how exactly would i go about doing that?
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Pm sent.
Sorry for the off topic discussion OP.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
I enjoy this same feature, and in all of my ROM testing it seems to be a sense based feature. I have not encountered it on any ROM that was not based on sense. So a CM ROM would not be sense based and therefor not have this feature. I have not looked into apps or other methods to get this feature back when not using a sense based rom.
i made an app which doesn't exactly do what you want, but comes pretty close i think ^^
it deactivates the lockscreen after unlocking and reactivates it some seconds/minutes/hours later again. unfortunately, it doesn't show any slider lock in the meantime (but if you also install the WidgetLocker app you get exactly that!).
maybe you want to give the trial version a try --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955092 (i really recommend testing the trial version first, the app seems not to work on every device/ROM combination...)
Thanks, but delaying the lockscreen doesn't solve a number of my main functionality concerns. For example, if the rom doesn't consider the lockscreen to be engaged then I can't use the volume keys for music track skipping with the screen off. In fact, so long as the rom doesn't yet consider the screen locked, touching the volume keys at all just brings the screen back on.
I already use WidgetLocker, so if I set the CM7 lockscreen delays (which it sounds like is the same thing that your app does) I still get a lockscreen, but my phone doesn't actually behave like it's locked.
It's just something I guess I'll have to live with. In the meantime I've tried to split the difference by setting different delays for the timeout event and the manual screen off event.
I am also looking for this functionality and I was under an impression that it was a very basic feature. I am really surprised it hasn't been implemented yet.
A code patch is required for this feature
The separate slide lock/security lock is a feature in Froyo Sense but will require a code patch for CM7. I have submitted a patch to CM Gerrit and if it is upvoted/approved it will be merged into a future CM7 release. Because I am a new user here, I am prohibited from providing direct links. "Thanks for understanding!" (as the forum error tells me and I am certain you will be pleased as well)
Here is the relevant feature request for this is on the Google Code CM project site. Comment #11 on that thread describes the fine-grained control that my code patch provides (four distinct settings related to this feature to ensure that users can obtain exactly the behavior they desire):
https://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=2070#c11
My patchsets are in CM Gerrit at review.cyanogenmod.com
Search for 6526 and 6527. These are the framework implementation and the UI controls for the feature. There are also direct links at the bottom of the Google Code thread URL listed above.
Depending on how assiduous you are in the pursuit of this feature, you can use git to cherry-pick these commits into a CM7 build environment and compile a custom CM7 ROM (that's what the code reviewers do). This is not for the faint of heart, but if you are willing to spend several hours setting the dev environment up (or already have it) it's quite an enlightening experience.
Thank you very much for submitting your patches. I see that as of #148 it has been merged!
cm_inc_full-148.zip (2011-07-27 23:50:49)
Separate Timeout for Screen and Security Lock (UI) (android_packages_apps_CMParts)
Separate Timeout for Screen and Security Lock (Framework) (android_frameworks_base)
I can't wait to try it out
Yep, pretty cool. I was just coming back here to edit my post with an update about it. I am rather jazzed because this was my first foray into Android development (why not start with the OS instead of just writing an app?). Hope it accomplishes what you intended.
There is an "Immediately" option in the Slide Delay selection lists which would directly reproduce the behavior of Froyo Sense. An overall toggle for the behavior is also provided so that users don't have to change multiple slide delay timeouts to be greater than/equal to security timeouts in order to disable the feature (feature is toggle disabled by default).
Feature control is in CM Settings -> Lockscreen -> Delay and timeout (surprise!)
My personal config is:
Screen turned off:
Slide lock delay: 1s
Security lock delay: 5m
Screen timeout:
Slide lock delay: 5m
Security lock delay: 10m
My phone typically only times out if it is sitting next to me on the desk; I always power off the screen if I am going to shove it in my pocket.
Yea man, the menus are very intuitive and the feature works great with the native lock screen.
One thing I'm noticing: if I try to use WidgetLocker, the security pattern no longer engages on a separate timer from the lockscreen, no matter how I have CM set.
For example, I've set my slide lock delay to "immediately" and my security lock delay to "5 min." If I'm using the native lock screen, this works perfectly. If I enable WidgetLocker though, the security lock starts engaging based on the slide lock timer. If I disable WidgetLocker, it goes back to performing as it should.
Would you mind testing this on your end? Maybe I just have something configured improperly? Or if you are able to easily see what the interaction might be, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Hm, I don't have WidgetLocker.
The essential concept of my patch was to fire two events on different delays (show slide & show security). If you are seeing the security lockscreen show up as min(slide_delay, security_delay) then it is probable that WidgetLocker has either reconfigured the object that is set as the LockScreen and/or UnlockScreen in the KeyguardView or perhaps fired an additional broadcast event.
I suggest that you contact the WidgetLocker author. That person would be better suited to look into into this: CM7 is open source but WidgetLocker isn't (which means I can't see what the WL code is doing without some intensive disassembly).
Thanks man - I appreciate the info. I had a feeling I'd have to ask the WL dev, but wanted to check with you just in case there was something easily identifiable.
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Warning! This has been developed and tested on Galaxy Nexus. It should work fine on SIII, but have a backup, just in case something goes wrong (can't imagine what)
Today I got a little bit bored and decide to make this simple app. As the name says, it allows to put the phone in Standby (Lock) with the touch of app's icon. I know that there are many many apps that do this, but maybe in the future I could add other options to it. So far it seems to work fine, I tested it with Jellbro latest nightly and works like a charm. Maybe I am too lazy, but because my phone is on the desk most of the day, I find it not very convenient to press the Power button...
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Changelog for version 1.4:
1.4
- added Tasks feature
- on some ROM versions the screen my try to turn itself on again after lock, the app will double check and try to lock it again. Please provide feedback if it still does not work.
- minor graphic tweaks
You can find it on Google Play at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alinberce.standbytouch
Feel free to give me suggestions . Also a high rating on Google Play would help. Thanks.
I am using the app and haven't got any "wake screen" events. So hopefully works as expected.
I was thinking of a feature:
1. set an interval in seconds, let's say 60
2. set in the app, Enable touch screen to wake
3. in you press the screen on this interval, the phone awakes.
This of course with the cost of battery life....
What do you say, is is useful or not ?
works but not exactly like power button .
screen flashes white for a couple ms
but like the other functions
(just wondering whether you make a setting so you can choose whether or not to put device into deep sleep ) prob stupid function coz u always want ur device to go into deep sleep when screen off
thanks
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No flashes for me, screen goes immediately off when i press icon, nice Ui look good also. I made swipe gesture to nova launcher, when i swipe up with 2 fingers, screen goes off.
Thanks.
on uninstalling my phone does not autolock anymore, neither does the screen time out, tried on ics, not happy with that, also with the software it would lock the phone on toggling but however it would not turn the screen off, not pretty happy.
@cletusarrarr I am sorry but I can't understand what you said. The app has nothing to do with screen time out or any other system settings.
May I ask what you use for the circle selector ?
Looks great
Thanks @Tolriq... the circle ideas came to me sudden and I've made it from scratch. There is no control I've used. Basically there are 2 custom views, a smaller one with the hour circle and a bigger one with the minutes circles, with some touch and rotation events. Glad you like it, I haven't seen anything like it in any other app. Somehow I think that there are still tweaks to be made, maybe, sometimes it's easy to go wrong by pressing unintentionally on the other one.
Thx! 5 star given!
But still sometimes the screen come back briefly b4 it locks again. I read comments in screen off fx that it doesn't hv this problem on s3. Maybe u can check it out if u hv time. Meanwhile I really enjoy ur work coz the design of the icon is so cool!
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I have encountered this screen shown in some ROMs, in another it didn't appear (this on my Galaxy Nexus). The app only accesses a standard android function to lock the screen, without any bells and whistles. I could not find why it was happening like that, so I just try to make a relock after half of a second (just in case the screen turns on).
Thank you very much for your kind workds.
It's perfect. Love the simplicity of the icon.
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Thanks a lot. If you guys have any ideas for features, please let me know.
I've just released a new version in the market. Unfortunatelly it does not have new features as I've been really busy in the last few months but includes two important things:
- there is no more white screen + app's icon when pressing the app's icon, just before the screen shuts down
- I added compatibility with JB 4.2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alinberce.standbytouch
I have also released a refreshed version of my babies app, I'd love to hear some feedback from those of you who have small babies (1 to 3 years old):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34258314#post34258314
Hi guys,
I have released a new version of the app. I have removed the Tasks feature as it wasn't too helpful and added Sleep Mode. So basically, the Sleep Mode shows for a brief moment (the time you set in Settings) 2 icons which allows you to switch off Sound/Wi-Fi/Data.
Here is how it works:
1. Go to Settings -> Zzzzzz Mode -> Set the interval in hours when you want the icons to be displayed. Set the milliseconds to be displayed and check the toggles you want to disable
2. Next time you press the StandBy icon you will see 2 icons on the screen. The moon icon puts the phone to standby and toggles off the checked things from settings. The sun icon, simply turns them on again and closes, without going into standby.
Any feedback is gladly received.
I just applied the Android 5.0.1 update (from 4.4.4) to my AT&T Note 4 this weekend. So far, I'm pretty happy with the results. The UI is MUCH faster, which I appreciate during every interaction with the phone - thank you to Google/Samsung/AT&T for this. Otherwise, still some missing features, and lots of change for change's sake.
In the latter category, I include the new lock screen notifications. Before anyone sparks up their flamethrower, I concede that this is just my opinion; maybe notifications are better than sliced bread for others. In either case, there is a functional issue that I have not been able to resolve. Specifically, I do not seem to have an option for controlling whether notifications from any given app are considered sensitive or not.
For context, I use my phone primarily as a media player. I use three primary apps (Public Radio & Podcast, BeyondPod, and PlayerPro), and rely heavily on their various lock screen controls. If memory serves, Android has changed several times over the years with respect to how it handles media player controls on the lock screen. One way or another, though, there's always been some sort of solution. Now, one app (BeyondPod) always shows its controls as a notification on the lock screen, another (Public Radio & Podcast) never shows its controls on the lock screen, and the third (PlayerPro) has two lock screen related options in its settings, one of which works and the other that does not.
I have my lock screen notifications set to "Hide sensitive content" (Settings > Sounds and notifications > While locked). Most importantly, I don't want my SMS/email/etc. showing up on the lock screen, so I can't use the most liberal "Show all content" option. But, it seems that lollipop wants to use notifications for media player controls, so I can't use the most restrictive "Do not show notifications" option. I think that the "Hide sensitive content" option is probably the one that fits my need - except for the fact that I can't figure out how to mark my media players' notifications as non-sensitive.
I've read a few articles on lock screen notifications that include screenshots that show an option for marking individual apps as sensitive or non-sensitive. For example, look at the example for the Messenger app about two-thirds of the way down the page on this article. Observe that there are three configuration options:
Block
Priority
Sensitive
On my device, I only have options for "Block" and "Set as priority" - no sensitivity option. The OS/apps seem to have self-determined which notifications are considered sensitive and which are not. Unfortunately, two sets of my media controls are flagged as sensitive, so no access to them on the lock screen. My question is:
QUESTION: How can I mark an app's notifications as non-sensitive, such that they'll show up on the lock screen?
I'll take some screenshots and post them in a follow-up post. Thanks in advance!
Screenshots
Here are two screenshots to show the issue. I never thought I'd use the S-pen "Screen write" option, but it came in handy here (assuming you can read my terrible handwriting)!
The first shot shows the lock screen with all three media players' controls - or lack thereof:
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The second shot shows the "Application notifications" configuration screen for the Public Radio & Podcast app. From other articles, I think that the "Sensitive" option is missing from my phone:
Sorry for the huge images. I'm not sure how to make them smaller.
In order to for the ability to set an app as "sensitive", you have to enable all notifications on your lockscreen. Then go to those specific apps you want to set as sensitive so their notifications don't show your SMS or e-mails or whatever you want hidden. Seems awkward, but I had the same issue. Set my lockscreen to hide sensitive notification, only to have it make all notifications sensitive, and the option to apply per-app as sensitive disappeared. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the info, and for getting this on the record for posterity. I stumbled across this a few weeks ago, but forgot to post an update.
I agree that this is "awkward" - and even backward. It seems like apps shouldn't show their notifications on the lock screen unless the user explicitly allows them to do so. Having to manually disable notifications for each new, potentially sensitive app is dangerous, especially in the context of a device where the owner has already chosen to use a lock screen password of some sort. Having email/SMS/etc. notifications display on the locked screen by default defeats at least some of the protection ostensibly offered by the lock screen.
Anyway, just out of curiosity, have you figured out:
Q1: The use case for the "Hide sensitive content" option?
Q2: How apps are deemed to be (or set as) sensitive/not-sensitive with respect to "Hide sensitive content"?
I think Google is on the right track with the lock screen notifications, but isn't there yet. At least my understanding of how they intend them to be used isn't there yet.
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OPAodMod is an Xposed module that provides OnePlus devices on OxygenOS and HydrogenOS with an always on display like that on the Pixels (and other devices). It's existed for a while, but in the last few months stopped working due to the main developer (RetroX) moving on to another device. I picked it up, and after initially providing modded versions with only fixes and simple additions, was kindly given access to the full source code. OPAodMod has now been fully translated, with a new GUI which is easier to use.
Features:
Always on display, which runs all the time - unlike the OnePlus version
Customisable layout, with options including seven themes, including Pixel and OnePlus (OnePlus supports all the system clock styles too), and a DVD screensaver (it's exactly what you think it is)
Notification display, showing the text of a notification when you receive it and dropping back to just an icon after a few seconds
Live music lyrics on supported themes
Battery Optimisation options such as forcing doze and setting the refresh rate to 60Hz when the AoD is showing
Option to only display when you 'raise' your phone
Option to hide the screen when flipped/in your pocket, disable it overnight, or after a time period (10 minutes or 15 seconds)
Show your next alarm, current weather, and currently playing music
Display a short message (like that on your lockscreen)
Full settings GUI for the module with a live preview of your clock
Quick Settings toggle to enable/disable the AoD
Support for Ambient Music Mod for displaying ambient Now Playing tracks on the AoD
Screenshots:
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Installation Guide:
- Install Riru Core in Magisk
- Install either EdXposed Canary (recommended - Canary may need to be downloaded from the EdXposed app after installing) or TaiChi from Magisk
- Install the module APK
- Enable the module in EdXposed or TaiChi
- Follow the Required Setup in the app
- Reboot your device
- Check the AoD is working and set it up how you like
Download:
Version 3.3
Thanks! Just to confirm, this has burn-in protection implemented? Any idea on the impact in the battery life?
yaaam said:
Thanks! Just to confirm, this has burn-in protection implemented? Any idea on the impact in the battery life?
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Yes, this has burn in protection. The battery life does take a noticeable hit, I'm looking at ways to mitigate it better.
Quinny899 said:
Yes, this has burn in protection. The battery life does take a noticeable hit, I'm looking at ways to mitigate it better.
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Thanks for confirming! I'll try it out. Looking forward to more features and optimizations.
This is awesome!
Just installed it now and it works AMAZING!
One thing I really wish it had is the Fingerprint unlock option on the AoD, but i'm guessing it might be a bit more work.
Is there a way I can participate in the development of the module?
Armageda said:
This is awesome!
Just installed it now and it works AMAZING!
One thing I really wish it had is the Fingerprint unlock option on the AoD, but i'm guessing it might be a bit more work.
Is there a way I can participate in the development of the module?
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Fingerprint works on the AoD. Chances are because you've just rebooted, it's falling back to the PIN. When it works from the lockscreen, it'll work on the AoD.
Unfortunately while I was given access to the source code privately, it's still not open source so there's no public development access.
Quinny899 said:
Fingerprint works on the AoD. Chances are because you've just rebooted, it's falling back to the PIN. When it works from the lockscreen, it'll work on the AoD.
Unfortunately while I was given access to the source code privately, it's still not open source so there's no public development access.
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I just noticed that the FP does indeed work, but the FP icon is not showing for some reason.
I'm on OP7TP McLaren if that helps.
It does show up on the lockscreen, though.
Armageda said:
I just noticed that the FP does indeed work, but the FP icon is not showing for some reason.
I'm on OP7TP McLaren if that helps.
It does show up on the lockscreen, though.
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That's kind of intentional, though I would like to add an option to make it show an indication of where the sensor is. It's more minimal without it though.
Quinny899 said:
That's kind of intentional, though I would like to add an option to make it show an indication of where the sensor is. It's more minimal without it though.
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Yes, it's minimalistic-looking without it, but it would be nice to have it toggleable
If I remember correctly, in RetroX's version it was impossible to hide notification text for apps that weren't China-specific. Is that still the case?
Sauronych said:
If I remember correctly, in RetroX's version it was impossible to hide notification text for apps that weren't China-specific. Is that still the case?
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There's a short list of apps that are hidden with the toggle enabled:
I'll probably add a GUI to edit them at some point, but might just add some package names to the list before that.
Quinny899 said:
There's a short list of apps that are hidden with the toggle enabled:
I'll probably add a GUI to edit them at some point, but might just add some package names to the list before that.
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Thanks for the info! Also, I don't know if it's technically possible, but consider following the system settings for hiding sensitive content on the lockscreen instead of a separate GUI/toggle. I currently have that enabled for messaging and mail apps and it works on the OnePlus ambient display as well.
Sauronych said:
Thanks for the info! Also, I don't know if it's technically possible, but consider following the system settings for hiding sensitive content on the lockscreen instead of a separate GUI/toggle. I currently have that enabled for messaging and mail apps and it works on the OnePlus ambient display as well.
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It would be possible, but I'd prefer to leave it as a separate toggle for now. I'll maybe change it to default to match the system when I add the GUI to pick apps though.
Hi! I love the module, well done! I think it would be cool if you could also add a quicksettings toggle which makes it possible to easily turn the AOD on and off.
Just wanted to confirm, this is for rooted devices only? No way to get this without rooting? Great work, nonetheless.
New bugfix release, version 3.0.1b
Fixes:
- No longer shows 'null' for twelve on word clock
- Added translations for charging states
- Added the following apps as sensitive apps:
-> OnePlus SMS
-> OnePlus Phone
-> Google Phone
-> Google Messages
-> WhatsApp
-> Facebook Messenger
-> Facebook
-> Telegram
-> Instagram
-> Snapchat
-> Discord
-> Twitter
-> VK
-> Сбербанк Онлайн
-> Raiffeisen Online Russia
An app picker will be added later, this is just a stopgap.
Download is attached and also attached to first post
tych_tych said:
Hi! I love the module, well done! I think it would be cool if you could also add a quicksettings toggle which makes it possible to easily turn the AOD on and off.
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Nice idea, might do that
thrillhouse87 said:
Just wanted to confirm, this is for rooted devices only? No way to get this without rooting? Great work, nonetheless.
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Not possible without root, no.
thanks for this app. Unfortunately couldnt get the "AOD only when phone is raised" option to work on 7T. stays on all the time. Would be nice if it could work on 7T as well! thanks
Hey guys,
I'm so glad to have come across this mod. I've been using this mod on my OnePlus 6 since a couple of hours. I can already say it consumes lesser power than the AOD on custom ROMs.
Thanks a lot!
Sohail
This is great, will there be a slider to change display brightness? Or maybe a way to shut off a checkerboard of pixels to reduce the effective brightness?
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Shot by @Serial Kazama.
Similar to this or a shine effect only around camera or tens of other styles can be used to indicate an event such as charging, music playing or a notification to help you to know even who texted you just by a glance far from your phone.
some of you may know this app before and some may had struggled with it in its bad moment with a broken version but it did not stop improving and all got fixed and many more feature added.
Because this app has tons of options to customize your phone, even wallpapers, I will start by writing instructions for how to enable the basic options of the feature which this thread is about:
How To:
1- Search google play "AOE" or "Always On Edge" and install this ~6MB App
2- Enter section #1 "Main Settings"
choose if you want the LED effect to be shown within System Ambient Display or a separated screen
3- enable accessibility services and give required permissions
4- Go back and enter section #2 "App settings"
for when to light choose "when a notification comes" and/or charging lighting as you like
5- scroll to bottom and save.
6- Enter enabled apps section and make sure the app you will test with is enabled
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
Please give the app some time only once and then you will not need to even open it:
After testing please discover all sections the app can do what ever you need for such feature
like at the same place of step 4 you can enable Mixer which show all current notifications colors
and Reminder which repeat lighting every X seconds and let other options you may like.
in lighting settings section you can customize the general style of lighting.
the app is indeed complicated due to variety of options and I'm always working on improving it.
Battery Drain:
I use it personally for notifications only, all apps, while screen is on and off, reminder for 5 seconds every 5 seconds limited to 30 repeat and I got 100s of emails and messages and the app is not even on system battery use list. but in general this app can be used with no noticeable difference in battery usage and it can drain your battery in few hours. it depends on the options you choose, there are a lot of options to minimize battery consuming it basically depends on lighting time and enabled widgets.
in worst cases there is options to prevent the app from working if device is not charging and other 10s of options so you can set when the app should not light as when the app should light.
App brief description:
AOE contain a lot of features and options and all can be customized as you like, here is some of the main features:
Edge lighting can also be customized for charging, music, wallpaper and many other events
It can be customized to work in a highly flexible way with AOD clock or independently, or even both like Tap to Light feature.
Lighting can be around all screen or around front camera or both with many other lighting place options like LED style with variety of animations.
You can use it to show lighting effects for many events like notifications including missed calls of course, charging, fully charged, screen lock, screen unlock, headset plugged, listening to music ,
ongoing or outgoing calls, recent apps menu and flash after unlock.
You can customize lighting color, style, effect and place for each event, each app, each contact name or even each chat group.
Notifications light has more useful additional features like Reminder which the lighting will be repeated every period you choose and you can even choose to make a sound alert for notification reminder,
and Mixer which will iterate through all current notifications colors..
Brightness can be adjusted regardless of the lighting is independent or with Always On Display, on top of that you can set high brightness for lights and low brighting for AOD/clock widgets.
It has many options to restrict its job like prevent the app from lighting if device is charging, not charging, not in landscape mode, low battery, sleep time or to follow Do Not Disturb mode.
with a block list to prevent it from working for someone
AOE also support lighting in all screen states, turned off or turned on, horizontal or vertical.
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Pretty cool! I didn't know about this app so thanks for sharing! Anyone else have any cool mods or recommendations for settings?
Awesome. Could you add the settings you use to center it on the hole? I'm getting there but just be nice as a starting point then could adjust thickness to taste . Thanks again! So cool. Takes me to back to OMG! NEXUS HAS A NOTIFICATION LED.
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sorry I do not have a pixel but automatic adjustment should be fine initially (is not it?) then click preview and adjust manually a little bit using -+ buttons
Already paid for the Lifetime. This works really well!
letrain02 said:
Awesome. Could you add the settings you use to center it on the hole?
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This is as close as I could get it to center.
That's seems different from mine. By 10+ on some. I wonder how much the display size setting effect it. Thank you for the starting point.
I managed to use this app but everytime I got a new message after a restart, the app just don't work, does anybody knows a workaround? or it's just me not having a correct config?
seems gone from the playstore
GintoSama said:
seems gone from the playstore
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Yeah, unfortunately. I just discovered it yesterday so I installed it from here. https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/alrbea-ent/always-on-edge-edge-lighting-/
But I also wanted to unlock all features by buying pro and that seems not to work without PlayStore
Surely I can't be the only one that finds the larger quick settings tiles in Android 12 cumbersome to use quickly -- seems like I'm always having to swipe down a 2nd time to get access to the 3rd or greater QS tile in the the extended notification shade.
So is there a way someone here has used to get back to the pre-Android 12 quick settings tiles, a Magisk module perhaps?
Heck, I'd settle for a way to turn off (completely eliminate) native A12 quick settings tiles altogether as there's apps (like Notification Toggle) that can reproduce an old-style QS shade.
Any thoughts would be welcome...
reaper000 said:
Surely I can't be the only one that finds the larger quick settings tiles in Android 12 cumbersome to use quickly -- seems like I'm always having to swipe down a 2nd time to get access to the 3rd or greater QS tile in the the extended notification shade.
So is there a way someone here has used to get back to the pre-Android 12 quick settings tiles, a Magisk module perhaps?
Heck, I'd settle for a way to turn off (completely eliminate) native A12 quick settings tiles altogether as there's apps (like Notification Toggle) that can reproduce an old-style QS shade.
Any thoughts would be welcome...
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One option could be to use Mi Control Center
This way you can make some configurations to the quick settings, which may not be to your likening but in ways can be made to reflect A11....
Give it a try!
I also have previously used and optionally paid for Bottom Quick Settings - Notification Customization and is one way to get WiFi/Mobile data QS of sorts back, but I think ultimately I couldn't get used to swiping up for QS, but it did work very well. Was a one-time fee, though; didn't have a yearly subscription like Mi Control Center. No offense, I just avoid apps I have to subscribe to.
cd993 said:
One option could be to use Mi Control Center
This way you can make some configurations to the quick settings, which may not be to your likening but in ways can be made to reflect A11....
Give it a try!
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Thanks for the referral -- I installed Mi Control Center and subscribed to allow full access. While it comes darn close to what I want, I ultimately unistalled it because:
- even with root access, swiping up to get rid of the shade fully requires 2 swipes up (remember, one of my main objections was to avoid 2 swipes down)
- I also avoid subscription model software
But I do appreciate your suggestion
reaper000 said:
Thanks for the referral -- I installed Mi Control Center and subscribed to allow full access. While it comes darn close to what I want, I ultimately unistalled it because:
- even with root access, swiping up to get rid of the shade fully requires 2 swipes up (remember, one of my main objections was to avoid 2 swipes down)
- I also avoid subscription model software
But I do appreciate your suggestion
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That's fair! I haven't ended up using it myself either and will see if perhaps another alternative presents itself at some point
@Tulsadiver has a magisk mod that has 4x4 qs tiles. It's in the mods section of the 6 pro forum, look through the standalone mods post of his. It's on page 2 or 4. He is pretty cool so just ask him if you can't find it. I'll try and link it later but just wanted to post real quick to let you guys know.
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My Bottom Quick Settings (tiles and notifications enabled) - very customizable and can still use third-party tools. This way I also disable almost all normal (top) Quick Settings, and when I'm on the home screen (you can see at the top of this screenshot), I use Nova Launcher's option to not display the status bar (I have Bottom Quick Settings enable a bottom status bar - which I admittedly wish I could customize, but still worth it to me).
FYI, I don't use Bottom Quick Settings' brightness slider, and still have to use the normal one because in BQS, manually adjusting turns off the adaptive brightness, whereas the normal brightness slider does not. I could probably just put a shortcut to the system Display/brightness settings, however, and use that instead - and might still be quicker than the normal top brightness slider that isn't available until you swipe twice/all the way down.
Maybe PowerShade
Power Shade: Notification Bar - Apps on Google Play
Personalized custom notifications for a better user interface and experience.
play.google.com
Hi. Any ideas what to do to have 6 shortcuts instead of two in the top notification panel / notification bar / quick shortcuts?
sqfaaa said:
Hi. Any ideas what to do to have 6 shortcuts instead of two in the top notification panel / notification bar / quick shortcuts?
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You have some choices if you're rooted. You can do 3 shortcuts (and many other things) with [MOD][Xposed+Magisk] AOSP Mods - System modifications for AOSP-based Android 12+, or (and it might conflict with the previous, but it might not) you can do all sorts of things including 6 (unlabeled) quick settings across with Project Themer · Android 12⁺.
Thanks @roirraW "edor" ehT
I would prefer to avoid voiding warranty for now, so I don't have a root. I tried "Material Notification Shade" app and it works, however there is too much ads so that's not an acceptable solution. I was thinking that perhaps there is some other app - like the mentioned before but with no ads.
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Thanks @roirraW "edor" ehT
I would prefer to avoid voiding warranty for now, so I don't have a root. I tried "Material Notification Shade" app and it works, however there is too much ads so that's not an acceptable solution. I was thinking that perhaps there is some other app - like the mentioned before but with no ads.
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I'm pretty sure that rooting will not void your warranty. You can ask Google itself like a few people who have screencapped their chat, or the members here who have successfully rma'd their rooted Pixels. Or you can choose to ignore all that, stay on the safe side, and live without THIS:
(Renovate magisk module....) heh heh, tempting?
@reaper000 in fact I have Asus Zenfone 8. But the problem is the same. (Almost) stock Android without nice add on like One UI from Samsung.