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S2u2 V1.01 works!! Sort of....

I know that the Iphone unlock feature is only intended for touch screen devices. However, S2u2 Version 1.01 will allow me to use the center control button to unlock. Looks cool and works fine. The problem is I can not change any of the settings in the S2u2 setting exe file because the phone is not a touch screen. The only setting that I want to change is the setting for automatic phone shutoff after 17 seconds. I like the unlock feature but it sticks if it shuts my phone off after 17 seconds!!! I tried finding a config file to manually change but I was not successful. Does anyone have any ideas?

John123456789 said:
I know that the Iphone unlock feature is only intended for touch screen devices. However, S2u2 Version 1.01 will allow me to use the center control button to unlock. Looks cool and works fine. The problem is I can not change any of the settings in the S2u2 setting exe file because the phone is not a touch screen. The only setting that I want to change is the setting for automatic phone shutoff after 17 seconds. I like the unlock feature but it sticks if it shuts my phone off after 17 seconds!!! I tried finding a config file to manually change but I was not successful. Does anyone have any ideas?
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check here in your registry:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A_C\S2U2.
OffLCD=17
Please remember to RESTART iLock2 after any registry settings changed, otherwise it won't work):

That did it! A million thanks!!

BTW, i was able to get this to work using SOTI pocket controller. That way i dont have to do all the reg edits. BTW the caller Id function built into this application doesn't work very well on the S620. And you have to replace the wallpaper file ( which is a portait) with your own wallpaper file ( 320 X 240) in order to get a full screen image. Anywho, i just love this application!

do you guys mind posting a screen shot of this application so i know how it looks like and what it does? thanks

lukybandit said:
do you guys mind posting a screen shot of this application so i know how it looks like and what it does? thanks
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Ok here's the link to the app. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381588 Its basically a screen saver/key lock application/potential photo caller ID application that is made to emulate the iphone. And it doesn't interfere with the windows 6.1 chome homescreen. It's made for the PPC and not the smartphone, but it works on the smartphone. There are some things you'll want to change in the settings, but the settings proggy is only touch based, so you'll either have to do some regedits or install SOTI pocket controller and use your PC to open the application on your phone and make the adjustments. anyway enough of my babbling, here are some screenshots i took on my S620. The first one is the app running while your phone is locked and running on battery power. The 2nd is the same thing only while its running on External power (aka charging)
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here's the other
in order for U to unlock your phone all you have to do is push your 4-way D pad to the right intil the little slider reaches all the way to the right and your homescreen will re-appear. enjoy!
BTW: if you set the settings correctly and disable the "Power of in" and turn on the '"lock when backlight turns off" it will enable this program , esentially locking your keys automatically, but with a lot more flare!

pudgedaddy said:
Ok here's the link to the app. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381588 Its basically a screen saver/key lock application/potential photo caller ID application that is made to emulate the iphone. And it doesn't interfere with the windows 6.1 chome homescreen. It's made for the PPC and not the smartphone, but it works on the smartphone. There are some things you'll want to change in the settings, but the settings proggy is only touch based, so you'll either have to do some regedits or install SOTI pocket controller and use your PC to open the application on your phone and make the adjustments. anyway enough of my babbling, here are some screenshots i took on my S620. The first one is the app running while your phone is locked and running on battery power. The 2nd is the same thing only while its running on External power (aka charging)
here's the other
in order for U to unlock your phone all you have to do is push your 4-way D pad to the right intil the little slider reaches all the way to the right and your homescreen will re-appear. enjoy!
BTW: if you set the settings correctly and disable the "Power of in" and turn on the '"lock when backlight turns off" it will enable this program , esentially locking your keys automatically, but with a lot more flare!
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Now that's what I call - A TRUE XDA MEMBER
Thanks for being so helpful, I really appreciate it - I just asked you one question and you gave me the descripton, the link to the program - basically what i need to know and I honestly have to say, not many members are like you.
It's good to know we have people like you that go out of their way to help others. Thanks once again - I'm heading to university right now but I definitely will try the application tonight and posts the results..
P.S: It does look rather stunning. cant wait

pudgedaddy said:
check here in your registry:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A_C\S2U2.
OffLCD=17
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just change OffLCD=17?

Another program that could be used to control the phone on your PC and change the s2u2 settings is
MyMobiler
http://www.mtux.com/
I just set up s2u2 1.1 on my dash and it is working fine.
The only thing I want to be able to do is activate S2U2 when I hold down the end call button [which normally locks the phone]. How do I make it happen?
EDIT: Ok Im one step closer. I followed the steps in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1177366&postcount=9 and with the MYmobiler program running, I edited the settings thru my PC. I changed the end call button to long press and assigned that function to s2u2. It works ALMOST perfect. The only problem is when I unlock s2u2, the default windows lock is still on.

I may just be stupid but I cannot figure out how to change the wallpaper into something that I want. I see that pudgdaddy did it but I cannot get it to do the same on my device. Can someone please tell me how this works?
Edit: Nevermind. I figured it out. Wow am I dumb sometimes.

Does anyone else have the problem that when the phone is idle for a while this program stops? I am afraid that the keys are no longer locked and I am going to push buttons while it is in my pocket or the case. Is this just my phone?

yea, i had this problem too...... which is why i don't use it anymore.... i'd looove to use it again but that was a deal breaker for me

pudgedaddy said:
yea, i had this problem too...... which is why i don't use it anymore.... i'd looove to use it again but that was a deal breaker for me
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I actually figured it out. You just have to set your homescreen so that it never times out. It is under the normal homescreen settings. Seems to have worked so far. Even when I came back to my phone overnight it was still running so hopefully that actually fixed the problem.

USF NATE said:
I actually figured it out. You just have to set your homescreen so that it never times out. It is under the normal homescreen settings. Seems to have worked so far. Even when I came back to my phone overnight it was still running so hopefully that actually fixed the problem.
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i set autostart and idlestart to 1 and it seems to work
acidlestart doesnt seem to work as it never locks when my phone is plugged in (wall or usb)
when s2u2 locks my phone, my tzones (opera mini) and message buttons still work. im trying to create a string "DisableLNK0" "short_ie.lnk" and "DisableLNK1" "short_MSG.lnk" now to see it that disables these buttons. **UPDATE: DIDN'T WORK**
also would there be a way for me to reprogram the action that happens when i hold down the end call button? (switching from htcphonelock to s2u2 when this actions takes place?)
any help would be appreciated as working out all the little bugs for the smartphone has been kind fun and challenging but i lose productivity at, ahem*, work. lmao

Well looks like Im back to square one with this s2u2 program. All this time Ive been trying to remap the keys to make it work properly but I overlooked a key element.
When I received a call today, s2u2 was running and I could not answer the call simply because THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE MENU! Since it's designed for touch screen phones, which the Dash isn't, the program doesn't respond to the green or red phone keys.
I had to send the call to voicemail and then call the person back.

fuLLah said:
Well looks like Im back to square one with this s2u2 program. All this time Ive been trying to remap the keys to make it work properly but I overlooked a key element.
When I received a call today, s2u2 was running and I could not answer the call simply because THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE MENU! Since it's designed for touch screen phones, which the Dash isn't, the program doesn't respond to the green or red phone keys.
I had to send the call to voicemail and then call the person back.
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in my registry for s2u2 i had a string S2ACallKey and i set it to 1 which allowed the green call button to answer incoming calls
and the same for S2AEndKey. it should equal 1.
oh and my callerid key is set to 0. i think the caller id thing doesnt function correctly for smartphones.
when i did use the caller id i had it set to 1 (you can use 1 or 2 and caused my phone call screen to never come up when i made a call). when my caller id was on the green and red "touch" buttons worked with the physical buttons, but the screen looked funny so i just threw it out.

where did you place the string? what folder and subfolder?

fuLLah said:
where did you place the string? what folder and subfolder?
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correct me if i'm wrong renegadedj, but i believe its in \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A_C\S2U2 i didnt see it either, but i created that dword in that key and assigned it a value of 1. i havent had a chance to try it, but i will let you know once i get a call

pudgedaddy said:
correct me if i'm wrong renegadedj, but i believe its in \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A_C\S2U2 i didnt see it either, but i created that dword in that key and assigned it a value of 1. i havent had a chance to try it, but i will let you know once i get a call
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yep thats right where it was. but mine was already there. i didn'nt have to do any work on that one.
any word on if i can disable the short_msg.lnk or tzones (short_ie.lnk??)
and/or/more and... can i change the action of holding down the end call button in idle to do and "htc" phone lock?

You guys still use this ? I use version 1.22 on my blackjack and it works pretty well. I just installed it on a friend's Dash and it works very well also!

[Concept][08/01] Android 4.0 Concept User Interface Improvements

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I'll be designing various UI concept improvements for Android and I'll keep them uploaded here.
If you have any ideas then please, let me know
8th January - Notification Concept Improvements Part 1
My first concept interface is done and ready for viewing - as well as feedback and comments.
This concept goes over some of my notification concepts which I feel would make Android a little more functional and fluid. Let me know what you think.
This user interface concept improvement video covers 3 simply tweaks, which I feel improve the functionality of Android.
1) Bigger Notifications
These bigger notifications show the contact picture,and are large enough so the message can be read. They appear over the top of the default notification bar to save space.
Clicking on the notification takes you to the application for which the notification is for. In this case, its the Messaging App
2) Quick Reply
Something I feel that has been missing from Android for some time. When the message arrive, clicking on the message itself will open quick reply.
Quick Reply extends the notification area so you can reply to the message right from the notification area, without leaving the application you are currently in.
3) Swipe to Close/Mark
Notifications have already easy to close in Android by either pressing the 'X' or in Android 4.0, by swiping the notification away.
However, there is no way to mark a message or email as read if you close it from the notification area. This concept means that you can do this. Simply wipe the notification to the left to close it, or swipe it to the right to mark it as read and close it.
There were 2 other videos that didn't make it into the final video - the only reason for this is that they are longer and the size of the video came to about 600mb for a HD one. Hence why they were left out of this video.
You can find more information about these at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21179299&postcount=62
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All feedback and comments are welcome. Feel free to message me on any of the sites above.
These are just concepts, unfortunately I dont have the coding skills required to make this a reality. However if I can get ideas and make concepts up, a dev from the forums, the cyanogen mode team or perhaps Google themselves if we're lucky will see this and help make them become a reality.
If you would like to incorporate these ideas into a ROM, application etc, then please contact me first
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Honestly there isn't much I'd change right now. I haven't noticed much that I would change.
In terms of performance, they NEED to fix the autorotate function. Yes, it's nice now that it shows an animation, but it takes waaaay too long to rotate. This was the same gripe I had with Honeycomb tablets. I'm positive that it's intentional by Google, because other phone running ICS with skins rotate faster (I have a Sensation to compare).
This second one is gonna get a bit long.
Second, they need to change the response time of the recent apps button. After extended use and several apps running, there will be a slight delay between pressing the button and the list opening up. I'm actually fine with the fact that there's a delay, it's just where the delay is. The way it runs is you touch the button, there's a delay(lag, whatever you want to call it), then the phone vibrates, the button lights up, and the list comes up. What google needs to do is change the way it functions. Make sure the haptic feedback functions and the button lights up the instant your finger touches it. Then it can delay and the list can come up. In other words G needs to make the illumination and haptic feedback first priority. Then it could work on the multitasking process.
I think if it was done in this manner, the lag would be much less noticeable. It's the same as showing some sort of screen or animation when starting an app. If you touch an app and nothing happens (the screen doesn't change at all, not even a press animation) until the apps fully loaded and running it'll be seen as lag. If you touch an app and immediately see a loading screen or an animation (just examples) then you know the app started up already, and it's perceived as loading instead of lag.
Phew. That was a mouthful. It needed to be said. Come on now Google. All of both of these are just a little tweak in software. Entirely doable. Or maybe it's already done. I don't know for sure since I'm still running 4.0.1
Other than that ICS is great.
EDIT: oh and Google should change the notification to mirror that of tablets. I don't see why they removed the quick settings; it seems unlike them. Just the basics like in Honeycomb: wifi toggle, brightness, bluetooth and autorotate. I've seen mods include it, so I'm sure they could come up with an elegant solution

They need to add the ability to get rid of the Google Search bar on all homescreens or make it less intrusive on the homescreen.

Evostance said:
All,
Just doing a bit of research.
Even though we all love Android, its still got its gripes. One of those for me is that the interface isn't as fluid or as function as it could be.
As many of you have seen ICS now, what type of enhancements to the interface would you like to see?
To give you an idea of what i'm after: I personally still dont like the notifications. I feel that they are a bit limited as to whats on offer, so I would like to see more function added to them
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Fixing notifications is easy. Just drag and drop custom sounds into notifications, alarm and ringtones folder. Using same nokia notification for text ever since my first smartphone. I have the usual buzzer alarm since ics didnt include it. I would also like option of no search bar or at least pinning it to desired homescreen. It would be nice if google included more in house options for themes, colors and backgrounds. Sms, gmail, calendar and email are ridiculously white. I'd like more black background white text options. We also need a toggle for the gpu clocks or coolbho3000 to hook us up in setcpu. Options for amount of home screens. 32GB and/or micro sd. Better clock options. Damn pogo pins car dock already.
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.

tsunami1609 said:
Honestly there isn't much I'd change right now. I haven't noticed much that I would change.
In terms of performance, they NEED to fix the autorotate function. Yes, it's nice now that it shows an animation, but it takes waaaay too long to rotate. This was the same gripe I had with Honeycomb tablets. I'm positive that it's intentional by Google, because other phone running ICS with skins rotate faster (I have a Sensation to compare).
This second one is gonna get a bit long.
Second, they need to change the response time of the recent apps button. After extended use and several apps running, there will be a slight delay between pressing the button and the list opening up. I'm actually fine with the fact that there's a delay, it's just where the delay is. The way it runs is you touch the button, there's a delay(lag, whatever you want to call it), then the phone vibrates, the button lights up, and the list comes up. What google needs to do is change the way it functions. Make sure the haptic feedback functions and the button lights up the instant your finger touches it. Then it can delay and the list can come up. In other words G needs to make the illumination and haptic feedback first priority. Then it could work on the multitasking process.
I think if it was done in this manner, the lag would be much less noticeable. It's the same as showing some sort of screen or animation when starting an app. If you touch an app and nothing happens (the screen doesn't change at all, not even a press animation) until the apps fully loaded and running it'll be seen as lag. If you touch an app and immediately see a loading screen or an animation (just examples) then you know the app started up already, and it's perceived as loading instead of lag.
Phew. That was a mouthful. It needed to be said. Come on now Google. All of both of these are just a little tweak in software. Entirely doable. Or maybe it's already done. I don't know for sure since I'm still running 4.0.1
Other than that ICS is great.
EDIT: oh and Google should change the notification to mirror that of tablets. I don't see why they removed the quick settings; it seems unlike them. Just the basics like in Honeycomb: wifi toggle, brightness, bluetooth and autorotate. I've seen mods include it, so I'm sure they could come up with an elegant solution
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Stole the words out of my mouth. It sounds like nit-pickey stuff but it really would bring it all together nicely.

tsunami1609 said:
Honestly there isn't much I'd change right now. I haven't noticed much that I would change.
In terms of performance, they NEED to fix the autorotate function. Yes, it's nice now that it shows an animation, but it takes waaaay too long to rotate. This was the same gripe I had with Honeycomb tablets. I'm positive that it's intentional by Google, because other phone running ICS with skins rotate faster (I have a Sensation to compare).
This second one is gonna get a bit long.
Second, they need to change the response time of the recent apps button. After extended use and several apps running, there will be a slight delay between pressing the button and the list opening up. I'm actually fine with the fact that there's a delay, it's just where the delay is. The way it runs is you touch the button, there's a delay(lag, whatever you want to call it), then the phone vibrates, the button lights up, and the list comes up. What google needs to do is change the way it functions. Make sure the haptic feedback functions and the button lights up the instant your finger touches it. Then it can delay and the list can come up. In other words G needs to make the illumination and haptic feedback first priority. Then it could work on the multitasking process.
I think if it was done in this manner, the lag would be much less noticeable. It's the same as showing some sort of screen or animation when starting an app. If you touch an app and nothing happens (the screen doesn't change at all, not even a press animation) until the apps fully loaded and running it'll be seen as lag. If you touch an app and immediately see a loading screen or an animation (just examples) then you know the app started up already, and it's perceived as loading instead of lag.
Phew. That was a mouthful. It needed to be said. Come on now Google. All of both of these are just a little tweak in software. Entirely doable. Or maybe it's already done. I don't know for sure since I'm still running 4.0.1
Other than that ICS is great.
EDIT: oh and Google should change the notification to mirror that of tablets. I don't see why they removed the quick settings; it seems unlike them. Just the basics like in Honeycomb: wifi toggle, brightness, bluetooth and autorotate. I've seen mods include it, so I'm sure they could come up with an elegant solution
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Your second point is fixed in 4.0.3
I agree with the OP I hope google does something new with the notifications.
Even just adding them to the lockscreen like iOS would be awesome
I also dislike how the notifications have a character limit, it would be cool if you had the dropdown open long enough the text would scroll

- I'd love to have swiping away a text or email mark it as read. And while we're on notifications I don't get why contact pics don't display in the drop-down bar for texts, only for emails.
- Swiping away a recent app actually kills it
- Option to easily switch between the phone & people apps
- Option to mute shutter sound right in camera menu
- Notification bar toggles like in CyanogenMod or AOKP

daandman said:
- I'd love to have swiping away a text or email mark it as read. And while we're on notifications I don't get why contact pics don't display in the drop-down bar for texts, only for emails.
- Swiping away a recent app actually kills it
- Option to easily switch between the phone & people apps
- Option to mute shutter sound right in camera menu
- Notification bar toggles like in CyanogenMod or AOKP
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Swiping away apps actually does kill them, you can see the process dying in the logs when removing from recent app list

I would like a new SMS app theme. The current one is pretty ugly. Something like Windows Phone 7's messaging theme would be much nicer.

BlackDino said:
Your second point is fixed in 4.0.3
I agree with the OP I hope google does something new with the notifications.
Even just adding them to the lockscreen like iOS would be awesome
I also dislike how the notifications have a character limit, it would be cool if you had the dropdown open long enough the text would scroll
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The reason I ask is im just doing a concept design for ICS. Not a custom launcher but actual improvements to stock.
For notifications i actually meant the looks and functionality of it. The first concept ive done is to change how the text notifications work.
I don't like the character limit or how restrictive it is, so I've changed it.
Hopefully when I've got my concepts together, someone will be able to help make them a reality, be it a dev, the cyanogen team or google themselves lol.
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I would really like a change to the lockscreen while listening to music. I want the bottom half of the screen to be transparent, or to show the wallpaper instead of beeing black. I have been searching through SystemUI, framework-res and android.policy.jar to try and find it, but haven't as of yet.

tristan202 said:
I would really like a change to the lockscreen while listening to music. I want the bottom half of the screen to be transparent, or to show the wallpaper instead of beeing black. I have been searching through SystemUI, framework-res and android.policy.jar to try and find it, but haven't as of yet.
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Do you mean where the soft buttons would sit?
You'd like to see music controls in there?
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Soft button area supporting gestures
I came to Android from webOS after HP shot themselves in the foot several times and one of the things I miss most is the gesture bar you had at the bottom of the screen. With the advent of the soft button area in ICS I see a real option to enable the area to work in a similar fashion.
For those that are unfamiliar with it it's basically an area at the bottom of the screen blocked off from apps that registers simple finger gestures. This made the basics of actually using a device a breeze and pleasure i.e. no looking for a particular button / tapping the wrong button when you weren't looking and the gestures were consistent no matter what app was running.
The gestures were:
A single swipe up would show you your running apps.
Swiping 2 fingers up would show you the launcher (app drawer).
A leftward swipe would go back.
A full swipe across the entire area going either right or left would take you to the next or previous running app.
Besides the wireless charging the gesture area was one of the webOS killer features you very quickly learned to take for-granted. So yeah, I'd like the soft button area to handle gestures in case you haven't guessed already

Northernmost said:
I came to Android from webOS after HP shot themselves in the foot several times and one of the things I miss most is the gesture bar you had at the bottom of the screen. With the advent of the soft button area in ICS I see a real option to enable the area to work in a similar fashion.
For those that are unfamiliar with it it's basically an area at the bottom of the screen blocked off from apps that registers simple finger gestures. This made the basics of actually using a device a breeze and pleasure i.e. no looking for a particular button / tapping the wrong button when you weren't looking and the gestures were consistent no matter what app was running.
The gestures were:
A single swipe up would show you your running apps.
Swiping 2 fingers up would show you the launcher (app drawer).
A leftward swipe would go back.
A full swipe across the entire area going either right or left would take you to the next or previous running app.
Besides the wireless charging the gesture area was one of the webOS killer features you very quickly learned to take for-granted. So yeah, I'd like the soft button area to handle gestures in case you haven't guessed already
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Ok ill see what I can mock up. I've done a basic notification text, just need to add another feature before i finalise it
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Go you! I was hoping this was something Matias Duarte would bring to Android himself.

Evostance said:
Do you mean where the soft buttons would sit?
You'd like to see music controls in there?
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No, it's the black part of this screenshot I'd like changed.
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tristan202 said:
No, it's the black part of this screenshot I'd like changed.
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Oh wow. Thats actually what it looks like when playing music
I think that black part may be for album art?

Evostance said:
Oh wow. Thats actually what it looks like when playing music
I think that black part may be for album art?
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No, it just shows the album art at the very top. Up where the media buttons are.

tristan202 said:
No, it just shows the album art at the very top. Up where the media buttons are.
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How stupid. Definitely a tweak that should be there

Honestly, the only two things I want to be changed in terms of the UI are
1.) The ability to hide the soft keys at will for example, if I'm playing a game I want to be able to utilize the entire screen. I think a gesture to hide + bring back the soft keys is the solution. Highly unlikely to be implemented anytime soon
2.) Such as many launchers which have the functionality to have scrollable docks, I would like the soft keys to be scrollable. It would be pretty awesome to be able to have different toggles such as wifi, Bluetooth and even apps always available since unlike the notification bar, the soft keys never disappear regardless of the current app.
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[APP][TRIAL] DeskBar Launcher will replace your soft buttons and more!

Hello!
I'm an Android developer and I almost finished a new app called Deskbar Launcher.
I created it for many reasons. First I was fed up by the look of the system bar with Home/Back/Recent Apps and the huge waste of space it makes. Like many others I tried alternative solutions like HideBar and the likes but then I looked at my laptop and at its ribbon bar which I use all the time and I thought it would be a good idea to have something similar on Android.
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Download links are now in the new thread here. If you have any comments, suggestions or problems, please report there. Thanks
Features :
-can replace your soft buttons (sadly Back button needs root, after lots of search I don't think it is possible otherwise)
-add shortcuts to your favorite apps on the bar
-music controllers to go to pause/go to next/previous song in any apps
-volume controllers
-lock button to minimize accidental input of your bar and soft buttons
-access all your apps in StartMenu as well as categories such as Pictures, Music, Settings, etc.
-(experimental)(ROOT)fullscreen mode.
Future features:
-Folders
-Themes
-Reboot button for root users
-etc
I developed it mainly on Nexus7, that's why I post here before releasing it on the Play Store. It is a Trial version of 10days and when you launch it you need internet access for verification, after it's not necessary except if you reload it. A licence key will soon be available.
There might be some bugs!
Questions
Q:I don't have Root and not having a back button is not possible for me, it seems I can't use your app.
Q:I already got rid of my system bar, it will cover screen content so it's not usable for me too.
A: You can! Deskbar Launcher has an autohide feature so you can still access your back button. Bring it up only when it's needed!
Q: I have one bar for soft buttons and notifications (no status bar on top) . Your app will cover the notification part and I won't be able to access my notifications
A. There is a setting especially for that so the Deskbar takes only half your device's width, in the future the width of Deskbar might be more customizable.
Q : Can I use it on my other tablet/phone ?
A. Yes! It is theoretically compatible with all 2.2 or + Android devices! There might be some problems on specific rom or with some manufacturers. Please report to me in this case.

i'll try and report,i haven't mean exactly what does (using it is more intuitive!)
thanks for now mate!

Will be testing this for sure!
Edit
Light usage so far
Pros:
- Quick easy access to your music, photos, and documents
- Completely changes look and feel of the bottom nav bar without need for root or new ROM
- can view and switch to apps of your choice quickly with out exiting current app
- in-depth settings with good amount of customization
- work around for non-rooted users
Cons:
- visual appeal isn't appealing( to me at least)
- nav buttons feel a little too close together
- cannot change the color of the bar
- auto hide feature needs work as it seems finicky
What I would like to see:
- short cuts to user defined app in menu
- options to change colors
- quick toggles in menu (WiFi, Bluetooth, etc...)
Other then that I really like it and its a good change. Will love to see the advancement of this project later down the road! Great work indeed!
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Thanks for your feedback!
About suggestions and bad points:
-Yeah visual appeal is kind of generic, I'm not the best at design/art . Themes should give a workaround for those who don't like it in one of the next updates. (By the way there was a bug with the start button not showing the glowing icon when start menu was displaying . It's fixed in the new version, it's the same download link, uninstall is needed if you have the previous version.
-I plan on adding a setting to have custom distance between buttons because on some device space is precious and on others there's plenty of it.
-Themes should also address this issue
-Not sure what you mean by this, I admit it's not ideal because there's no animation, it just goes down after a 3seconds delay. I will add a smooth movement option in the future.
-user-defined shortcuts in menu is planned, as well as folders containing app shortcuts
-I'll try to add Theming fast
-Quick Toggles is indeed interesting, I'll think of ways to add it in the Menu.

Awesome! I see this as being a good hit
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This damn thing is INTUITIVE. Seriously, I love the feel of it and it really looks quite nice on my N7. Cheers for letting us try this, I think its a really good fit and shows promise of something in the future. Killjoy question: what will the licensing price new?

Im really loving this! I do have have more thing that I would like to see added and that would be having resizeable options for the menu its self. More so users can choose exactly how many pixels the pull up menu actually takes up. I'm also picky like that though.
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Very minor complaint: after about an hour of use, it starts to feel a bit sluggish. That is, I'll tap on home, back it recent and it'll take about a second to respond. I rebooted my tablet and suddenly I got my groove back. Maybe it's a memory issue? Just thought I'd chime in, I'm really enjoying this mod!

Love it so far!
Two little things:
-ability to change icons/icon sets of shortcuts
-expanded version of the menu to see more apps at once
Thanks

Sharpen3d said:
Killjoy question: what will the licensing price new?
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Lol. 2.49 probably.
Sharpen3d said:
Very minor complaint: after about an hour of use, it starts to feel a bit sluggish. That is, I'll tap on home, back it recent and it'll take about a second to respond. I rebooted my tablet and suddenly I got my groove back. Maybe it's a memory issue? Just thought I'd chime in, I'm really enjoying this mod!
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I'll need more info on this one, I did not encounter this problem. Was it only the soft buttons ? Did the other buttons (shortcuts, music, startbutton) worked correctly ? Did you add a lot of shortcuts ?
soloman56 said:
Love it so far!
Two little things:
-ability to change icons/icon sets of shortcuts
-expanded version of the menu to see more apps at once
Thanks
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First is already in the works. For the second one maybe the default size is not big enough ?

Lots of force close on my device, Samsung Showcase. Like the idea though.
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PenguinxEnjoi said:
Lots of force close on my device, Samsung Showcase. Like the idea though.
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Hello!
Can you tell me when it's happening and if it's after a precise action ? Could you use the CatLog app (or any similar one) to get me a crash report ? Thanks!
You might be low on memory and the system decide to stop the app to free some.

srelyt said:
I'll need more info on this one, I did not encounter this problem. Was it only the soft buttons ? Did the other buttons (shortcuts, music, startbutton) worked correctly ? Did you add a lot of shortcuts ?
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Music buttons worked great, as did the launcher button. No shortcuts added. I'm wondering if the error came from my rom or what, I'm running slim bean beta 2 with faux beta 14b01. Haven't had any issues since restarting, maybe it was a fluke?

New version uploaded which uses less memory and has a new welcome screen ( not so well done but I wanted one to have a link to the video tutorial I finished ).
Link updated in OP

Sharpen3d said:
Music buttons worked great, as did the launcher button. No shortcuts added. I'm wondering if the error came from my rom or what, I'm running slim bean beta 2 with faux beta 14b01. Haven't had any issues since restarting, maybe it was a fluke?
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Maybe, or it's the way to simulate virtual buttons that can sometimes go wrong, it's kind of a hack but there isn't really any alternative. It should work most of the time and as well as similar apps offering virtual buttons alternative.
I have to go, I'll be back tomorrow.
EDIT:I forgot to add if you already installed it, erase app data before uninstalling and installing the new one because the way data was saved as changed.

Greats Job, Please add volume button up/down on navigation bar, thanks

PenguinxEnjoi said:
Lots of force close on my device, Samsung Showcase. Like the idea though.
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I found what it was, it concerned all devices with Android version under 3.0. It's fixed (new version in OP) except maybe for the "Switch App" button.
Could you test for me or someone else with a device on 2.2/2.3 ? Thanks
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Greats Job, Please add volume button up/down on navigation bar, thanks
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Added to the todo-list, I'll do it soon I think.

Re: [APP][BETA][TRIAL] DeskBar Launcher will replace your soft buttons and more!
As soon as I noticed the trail 10 days crap I uninstalled it. Sigh. Why can't people do things without money motivating them?
I can see if it was finished but its not even close.

Re: [APP][BETA][TRIAL] DeskBar Launcher will replace your soft buttons and more!
What a great idea. Please keep the 10 day trial available once its more refined, I will definitely try and probably buy.
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Re: [APP][BETA][TRIAL] DeskBar Launcher will replace your soft buttons and more!
So far so good. I really like the idea and the way it works. I'll report back if I have any problems.
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[APP] Touch2Wake Control 1.0.8 2014-02-12

Hi, on request of our fellow user @Viper_21 i built a tool that gives a bit more control to the touch2wake feature built into some custom kernels like googy_max and other kernels.
You have options to configure touch2wake on a more finegrained basis and up to higher values (seconds and minutes) as well as a different value for when headphones are connected. Also you can set it to forever when connected to a power source.
While some may consider this as useless, this may be helpful for special usecases as in car, where you can't easily unlock your device normally, or at home. I didn't even have the need for such an app until i did the first tests with it.
If you think it could be a nice to have thing, feel free to download and please leave a comment on how you use it and also about any bug you came across.
Download: https://app.box.com/s/4n2r7f1zze2xtdvrlz35 v1.0.8
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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"
}
Changelog:
14-02-12 v1.0.8
workaround for Devil2 kernel proximity issue thanx to @-MaD-
13-09-26 v1.0.7
Built with tasker 4.2beta8 (fixes manual input issue)
Better positioning and sizing of number pickers to support touchwiz design
Added toast message when value applied
13-09-26 v1.0.6
Added current timeout Display
Changed sliders to number pickers
Number pickers now always show standard timeout
13-09-24 v1.0.5
Initial public release
Thanx to:
Googy_Anas for his amazing kernel
Viper_21 for idea and testing
Pent for his allmighty Tasker tool
This App is free and without ads,
if you like it, just hit the thanx button!
If you feel generous, you can even
(no beer please, i dont drink!)​

i got something weird, it doesn't require Root Access ?
maybe you should add a pop-up to tell that setting has been applied.
most important of all !!!
why can't you make number a little bigger ...

Nope, root acccess is not required to access sys/class/... folder. Realized already with scoobycontrol.
What number you want bigger?
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FadeFx said:
Nope, root acccess is not required to access sys/class/... folder. Realized already with scoobycontrol.
What number you want bigger?
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I mean display it in bigger size...
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qtwrk said:
I mean display it in bigger size...
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ah, now i know what number you mean, but its part of the slider element in tasker, i can not modify this. only option is to have an extra number display somewhere but i think in near future i am gonna change the sliders against number pickers anyways....
the popup is planed for next release...
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Is this similar to the PGM app in nexus line?

nakawanaoki said:
Is this similar to the PGM app in nexus line?
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I have no idea what pgm app is about... can you give more info?
Edit: found it, but no, its different.
Touch2Wake is a kernel feature that lets you wake the device by a simple touch for a given time after screen goes off by screen timeout. No gesture needed at all.
This app gives control of the time you have from screen off to wake the device, but also lets you choose different time for headphone mode or when connected to power source.
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New version is out...
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New version is out...
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Something funky with 1.06.... I don't see the number "rollers" as shown in your screenshot. Above each number there is only an up arrow, no down arrow below them. So can only increase numbers for now.
If I tap the number to enter a value manually, then screen gets all mangled when keyboard pops up and impossible to work with,
-Viper21

Excuse my ignorance, but what does touch to wake do?
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Viper_21 said:
Something funky with 1.06.... I don't see the number "rollers" as shown in your screenshot. Above each number there is only an up arrow, no down arrow below them. So can only increase numbers for now.
If I tap the number to enter a value manually, then screen gets all mangled when keyboard pops up and impossible to work with,
-Viper21
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thanx for reporting, can you provide a screenshot please?
Manguish said:
Excuse my ignorance, but what does touch to wake do?
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please read the thread, i think i already described what it does. also you need to have a kernel installed that features Touch2Wake also called Touchwake.
Edit: ok, i did not... so here with the words of ezekiel, the creator of touchwake:
So with Touch Wake, one can wake the device from suspend (for a certain user-defined time after screen off) by touching the touchscreen or the touchkeys. Combined with a OS level tweak which disables the lock screen on timeout for a certain time or altogether (for example in CM 7.03, but also available as standalone apps from the Market), one can achieve the same functionality as Screen Dimmer. Compared to Screen Dimmer, Touch Wake has the advantage that the screen will not be blanked as long as the FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON is set and also the battery drain while the screen is off will be significantly less because only the touch controls are kept enabled and the Android OS and running apps are properly put to sleep. For the record, with Touch Wake, while the touch controls are still enabled, the kernel is kept in a wake lock, so the battery drain will still be a little higher than for the normal stock screen lock...
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FadeFx said:
thanx for reporting, can you provide a screenshot please?
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Attached to post.

Viper_21 said:
Attached to post.
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Thanx, try this one please:
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FadeFx said:
I have no idea what pgm app is about... can you give more info?
Edit: found it, but no, its different.
Touch2Wake is a kernel feature that lets you wake the device by a simple touch for a given time after screen goes off by screen timeout. No gesture needed at all.
This app gives control of the time you have from screen off to wake the device, but also lets you choose different time for headphone mode or when connected to power source.
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I guess i need this hehe. I've been looking for this since i moved from nexus to s3. it will save my physical hardware buttons.

FadeFx said:
Thanx, try this one please:
https://app.box.com/s/22ce4gumroy7h887wpuc
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Full screen is better, but not perfect (the decrease arrows appear now but are smaller than the increase arrows). Check attachment.
Keyboard mode is is still mangled like before.
Note that if I make a change to the headset value using arrows, then tap one of the global values to manually enter a value, then press back key, the headset value I chose before is not stored (goes back to previous value). Not sure if this is expected behaviour, but because the headset value has not Apply button, I owuld've expected any change to it's value be automatically applied as I change it.
Just as a minor improvement, you might want to add a Cancel button for those who made a change but want to exit without applying latest changes.

Headset values in fact should be applied immediately. Have to look at that issue a bit further. Cancel button is not needed imo.
For the graphics thing i can get that sorted, just a matter of size... with the manual input thing i need to wait for an answer from tasker dev, as it seems it is not meant for this.
Edit: just tested, and the headset values in fact are applied but on back the old values appear, when you exit the app and open it again you see that the values are applied thou...
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Viper_21 said:
Full screen is better, but not perfect (the decrease arrows appear now but are smaller than the increase arrows). Check attachment.
Keyboard mode is is still mangled like before.
Note that if I make a change to the headset value using arrows, then tap one of the global values to manually enter a value, then press back key, the headset value I chose before is not stored (goes back to previous value). Not sure if this is expected behaviour, but because the headset value has not Apply button, I owuld've expected any change to it's value be automatically applied as I change it.
Just as a minor improvement, you might want to add a Cancel button for those who made a change but want to exit without applying latest changes.
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Another testie, should fix all issues (thanx pent for latest tasker beta) except the one where values jump back...
Please report if now you have the full arrows.
https://app.box.com/s/8saq5lpikoggdw8sov3e
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FadeFx said:
Another testie, should fix all issues (thanx pent for latest tasker beta) except the one where values jump back...
Please report if now you have the full arrows.
https://app.box.com/s/8saq5lpikoggdw8sov3e
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Yep, 1.07 is looking good (except for the back issue of course). Thanks for the quick fix.
PS. Liking the new controls much better than the previous sliders.
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Viper_21 said:
Yep, 1.07 is looking good (except for the back issue of course). Thanks for the quick fix.
PS. Liking the new controls much better than the previous sliders.
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That's the main reason why i implemented this, sliders are quite inaccurate with higher ranges.
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Great!! Thank you!:good:

[App] Edge Lighting fix for all Apps with screen off (ACTUAL Edge Lighting)

Get actual Samsung Edge Lighting Notifications with any app while your screen is off!​
Since we all know Samsung only did half the job with this feature, this app will enable you to trigger Edge Lighting (the real one !) when your screen is off. It works with any app by reading the app notification creating a new temporary notification that triggers edge lighting (you won't notice it in your notification list).
You can set custom color filters for your apps, based on their names.
Real Samsung Edge Lighting
Extremely minimal battery drain
No fake AOD Screen
Works with ANY app (including Messenger!)
Initial setup is a bit tedious, but that's mostly Samsung's fault.
Any suggestion to improve the app is -of course- welcome!
Download link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.zunder.edgelightingfixforallappsv2

Sounds amazing, will test and report. Thank you!

Warning : there is a new version of the app ont the Play Store, but it is actually a new app because, for whatever reason, Play Console started to reject my updates...
The first post has been updated with the new link.
You have to set it up again, but I've implemented the search function so it will be super fast

Zunderstruck said:
Warning : there is a new version of the app ont the Play Store, but it is actually a new app because, for whatever reason, Play Console started to reject my updates...
The first post has been updated with the new link.
You have to set it up again, but I've implemented the search function so it will be super fast
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Keeps disabling the apps I choose whenever I close and reopen the app
If I keep the app open, when I receive a message from WhatsApp which I have set to use Edge Lighting, it just turns the screen on instead of Edge lighting

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Keeps disabling the apps I choose whenever I close and reopen the app
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Thank you for pointing this out.
It was a minor but very disturbing variable name bug when using the search function . The app wasn't disabled, it was just a switch display issue. If you scroll down the list without using search, you'll see your app is enabled.
Issue has been fixed, new package has been uploaded, update should be available on the market within an hour.
If I keep the app open, when I receive a message from WhatsApp which I have set to use Edge Lighting, it just turns the screen on instead of Edge lighting
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Make sure you have enabled my app in the Edge Lighting notifications settings screen (and obviously turned on edge lighting when screen is off). See in-app detailed instructions.
Edge Lighting prevents apps from turning the screen on, so if my app is able to turn it on, it means the issue relies in the edge lighting configuration panel.

Zunderstruck said:
Thank you for pointing this out.
It was a minor but very disturbing variable name bug when using the search function . The app wasn't disabled, it was just a switch display issue. If you scroll down the list without using search, you'll see your app is enabled.
Issue has been fixed, new package has been uploaded, update should be available on the market within an hour.
Make sure you have enabled my app in the Edge Lighting notifications settings screen (and obviously turned on edge lighting when screen is off). See in-app detailed instructions.
Edge Lighting prevents apps from turning the screen on, so if my app is able to turn it on, it means the issue relies in the edge lighting configuration panel.
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Ah yes, thanks I had missed that toggle for notifications settings somehow even after reading the instructions, I think I opened it and saw that my 3 apps I wanted to use were checked but forgot to enable your app too
Thanks for the fix :good:
EDIT - Doesn't seem to work, I have everything set correctly, but nothing happens when I receive a message, just the normal LED flashes

Well I've tried again with the latest update (7th June) and nothing, does not call Edge Lighting when i receive a notification from one of the apps I set up, phone acts as if the app is not even installed, nothing happens other than LED notification
Can't work out what could be wrong as I have set this up like 5 times now following instructions to a T, made sure all toggles are on as directed, permissions granted, nothing

*Detection* said:
Well I've tried again with the latest update (7th June) and nothing, does not call Edge Lighting when i receive a notification from one of the apps I set up, phone acts as if the app is not even installed, nothing happens other than LED notification
Can't work out what could be wrong as I have set this up like 5 times now following instructions to a T, made sure all toggles are on as directed, permissions granted, nothing
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Did you go to edge lightning style > custom color and entered the app name under "By text" menu?
It worked for whatsapp on my S9...
I uninstalled it because I already have app with the same concept called "Glimpse notifications".
But if you want to customize the style for separate apps, the app in question is the way to go.

jamil aboudaher said:
Did you go to edge lightning style > custom color and entered the app name under "By text" menu?
It worked for whatsapp on my S9...
I uninstalled it because I already have app with the same concept called "Glimpse notifications".
But if you want to customize the style for separate apps, the app in question is the way to go.
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Didn't change any custom colours no, just left it as default as I just wanted my default edge lighting to work for all apps selected but absolutely nothing happened
Glimpse looks interesting though

*Detection* said:
Didn't change any custom colours no, just left it as default as I just wanted my default edge lighting to work for all apps selected but absolutely nothing happened
Glimpse looks interesting though
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If you didn't do what I asked in my first question, the app won't work.
"Glimpse notifications" basically triggers the app to turn on the screen when it receives a new notification, and if you had turned on edge lightning when screen is off, the effect will be shown instead of turning on the screen.
But if you want to allow many apps, the color and the app icon will be the same for all of them.
It's a bit confusing though, in the app selection, you need to check what apps to ignore, not apps to use. And you need to follow the instructions to avoid samsung's battery saving behaviour. Personally I didn't experience any kind of additional battery loss...

jamil aboudaher said:
If you didn't do what I asked in my first question, the app won't work.
"Glimpse notifications" basically triggers the app to turn on the screen when it receives a new notification, and if you had turned on edge lightning when screen is off, the effect will be shown instead of turning on the screen.
But if you want to allow many apps, the color and the app icon will be the same for all of them.
It's a bit confusing though, in the app selection, you need to check what apps to ignore, not apps to use. And you need to follow the instructions to avoid samsung's battery saving behaviour. Personally I didn't experience any kind of additional battery loss...
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Did not know setting custom colours in this app edge lighting was a requirement, but just to have custom colours if you wanted them otherwise your default colour would be used for all apps added
Have not tried Glimpse yet but will give it a try at some point thanks, shame Samsung can't get their own edge lighting working considering the setting is there to do what these apps are doing

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Did not know setting custom colours in this app edge lighting was a requirement, but just to have custom colours if you wanted them otherwise your default colour would be used for all apps added
Have not tried Glimpse yet but will give it a try at some point thanks, shame Samsung can't get their own edge lighting working considering the setting is there to do what these apps are doing
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The requirement isn't exactly to customize colors, it's to enable edge lighting by text (app name) as you can read in the instructions, because edge lighting can't distinguish between different apps since there's one app doing all this. I don't know how to explain it exactly, I think if you follow ALL the instructions you'll understand what I mean.
And yes, you are right, samsung should fix this as soon as possible.

jamil aboudaher said:
The requirement isn't exactly to customize colors, it's to enable edge lighting by text (app name) as you can read in the instructions, because edge lighting can't distinguish between different apps since there's one app doing all this. I don't know how to explain it exactly, I think if you follow ALL the instructions you'll understand what I mean.
And yes, you are right, samsung should fix this as soon as possible.
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Not sure what you mean, it does not state anything about adding by text in the instructions, just to enable in notifications and enable the apps you want to use it with, which I did
The only thing about adding via text is for custom colours which I did not want so did not do, going from what the instructions say "All you have to do now is check the desired apps in the main screen" nothing at all about adding text
https://i.imgur.com/n0clBOo.jpg
These 4 steps are literally the only requirements the detailed instructions say are needed to get it working, anything else is optional (Custom colours) and these are all enabled on my phone
https://ibb.co/HYrxQV8
https://ibb.co/k2nKJkq
https://ibb.co/PQ205cL
https://ibb.co/n74t0Vr
I have just received a WhatsApp message and with those above settings again nothing happened, so I have added Edge Lighting Fix app as a custom colour by text, if this fixes it it needs to state in the "Detailed Instructions" that this is a required step, not sure it is though as the app is already sitting there enabled in the custom colours section along with WhatsApp and other apps I have set, making my addition a second entry of the same app
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Nope, not even that fixed it, still nothing at all when receiving a message, if you can see any setting I have missed or set wrong let me know

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Not sure what you mean, it does not state anything about adding by text in the instructions, just to enable in notifications and enable the apps you want to use it with, which I did
The only thing about adding via text is for custom colours which I did not want so did not do, going from what the instructions say "All you have to do now is check the desired apps in the main screen" nothing at all about adding text
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These 4 steps are literally the only requirements the detailed instructions say are needed to get it working, anything else is optional (Custom colours) and these are all enabled on my phone
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I have just received a WhatsApp message and with those above settings again nothing happened, so I have added Edge Lighting Fix app as a custom colour by text, if this fixes it it needs to state in the "Detailed Instructions" that this is a required step, not sure it is though as the app is already sitting there enabled in the custom colours section along with WhatsApp and other apps I have set, making my addition a second entry of the same app
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Nope, not even that fixed it, still nothing at all when receiving a message, if you can see any setting I have missed or set wrong let me know
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Bro, in the last screenshot under By text menu, you should enter the app name like WhatsApp, not the edge lighting fix app.

jamil aboudaher said:
Bro, in the last screenshot under By text menu, you should enter the app name like WhatsApp, not the edge lighting fix app.
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Even though they are all already added at the bottom ?
But like I said, this is only for custom colours, the app should work regardless, the instructions say that part is only for custom colours, not to get it working
Thanks for the help but can't be bothered reinstalling and setting it up for the 10th time Might try that other one you suggested some time

*Detection* said:
Even though they are all already added at the bottom ?
But like I said, this is only for custom colours, the app should work regardless, the instructions say that part is only for custom colours, not to get it working
Thanks for the help but can't be bothered reinstalling and setting it up for the 10th time Might try that other one you suggested some time
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Yes even if they were added at the bottom. Because the Edge lighting fix app can't detect these apps, it only detects the names you have written under "By text" menu, it's one of the instructions...

jamil aboudaher said:
Yes even if they were added at the bottom. Because the Edge lighting fix app can't detect these apps, it only detects the names you have written under "By text" menu, it's one of the instructions...
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Can you screenshot where it says that is a requirement in the instructions because the one I linked above does not say anything about that, it only says that is for custom colours

*Detection* said:
Can you screenshot where it says that is a requirement in the instructions because the one I linked above does not say anything about that, it only says that is for custom colours
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In your first screenshot, you need to scroll down, that's what I remember. I already uninstalled the app, but try it and you'll see that it will work.

The app just won't work with the Messages app from Samsung.
Messages can generate edge lighting with screen off on its own, and my app can't handle that behaviour atm. Just enable Messages in the edge lighting notification settings.