Hey,
There was a thread like this a while ago (here) but it kind of died and the OP was never updated so I'm restarting it here
Here are tips, tricks, undocumented/lesser known features etc. Please add more and I'll try and keep this post updated. I'll probably try to categorise in the future as well and add more pictures.
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General ICS
You can uninstall an app straight from the app drawer -
Simply drag it from the app drawer to the bin at the top of the home screen.
Removing the Google Search bar from home screens -
Just go into Settings > Apps > Google Search > Disable
When using an app which has been updated to use the new action bar, you can hold down on an icon for a brief description of what it does
Take a screenshot - Hold the volume down and power key (simultaneously)
On the volume bar, you can press the icon on the left to switch between ring and vibrate.
You can use the front facing camera to record 720p HD video
If you double tap whilst recording a video you can take a still image
Clock app
Whilst in the Clock app - tapping the screen will dim everything with your wallpaper in the background. Long-pressing the screen will black everything out and turn the clock blue
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Clock app
When you receive an incoming call from a land line, it displays the location based on the area code
Hardware acceleration in apps -
Enable in Settings > Developer options > Forge GPU rendering
This can make some apps run a lot smoother, however it can also make others force close so you have to experiment a bit.
Owner Info -
In Settings -> Security -> Owner Info
You can enter info to display on the lockscreen, such as a name or a phone number to call if it is lost
Face unlock -
If you're on 4.0.2, you can take multiple pictures to improve recognition, for example in different lighting, with or without glasses on, etc.
When using slide to unlock, you can access notifications without unlocking by pulling down the notification bar as you usually would
Camera time lapse mode -
The Galaxy Nexus has a nice little feature which lets you create time lapse videos like this video. It's under video on the stock camera app.
Time lapse
Multi-touch bug -
There is a bug which sometimes stops the device registering input from both sides (seen in this video). A temporary solution until Google fixes it, is to turn the screen off and on again (solution from this thread)
Easter Egg -
Under About on settings, tap repeatedly on the version number for a little ICS picture. Tap and hold the picture for an animation.
Browser
Browser quick controls -
Enable in Browser Settings > Labs > Quick Controls
Removes the top bar and lets you access controls by sliding your thumb in from the side of the screen, great feature!
Quick controls
Long press the back button in the browser to get to History/Bookmarks
Inverted rendering in browser -
Enable in Browser settings > Accessibility > Inverted Rendering
Saves battery and makes night-time reading easier
Inverted rendering
Stock keyboard
On the prediction bar, tap on a word and slide your finger up to see more choices (you can also long press)
If you need just one symbol, press and hold the ?123 key, then slide your finger to the symbol you want, then release -- you'll automatically be returned to letter-entry mode.
If you long-press the stock keyboard space bar, it will allow you to select a different keyboard.
Other apps
Low speaker volume
There is a paid app on the market called Volume+ which is apprently quite good, allows you to increase the speaker volume beyond the normal limit (costs 99p)
Can't add Facebook account
This is a problem due to a dispute between Google & Facebook. There is a paid app called Haxsync which works quite well for syncing your Facebook pictures/status updates to your contacts (costs 89p)
Customise LED notifications
There is an app on the Market called Lightflow which lets you change lots of LED settings such as pulse time, colour etc. (Free or paid for £1.49)
Stop it going to call log after a call ends
Paid app called AfterCall (92p) will let you change what happens, for example go back to your previous app. Also two free alternatives: On Call End and Not Call Log.
Speaker Proximity
Automatically switches to speakerphone when you pull the phone away from your face, and vice-versa.
Reserved in case I run out of space.
Thanks, some useful info indeed in there!
I disabled google search bar but I can't find it anywhere to enable now.
Edit. its the last one on the app list.
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Also in mms, if message not sent properly slide the field left to right to get the text in the input box
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Jameslepable said:
Also in mms, if message not sent properly slide the field left to right to get the text in the input box
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what kind of errors does this fix? what do you mean by "message not sent properly"?
what "field" needs to be slid left to right?
Jameslepable said:
Also in mms, if message not sent properly slide the field left to right to get the text in the input box
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I'm not sure what you mean by this?
On another note, updated the first post and tidied it up a bit. Anyone else have any tips to share?
The browser controls under labs is pretty cool.
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Stock keyboard has a couple, tap the word in question and slide your finger up to see more choices. You can also long press the word.
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Another stock keyboard tip -- if you need just one symbol, press and hold the ?123 key, then slide your finger to the symbol you want, then release -- you'll automatically be returned to letter-entry mode.
And if you long-press the stock keyboard space bar, that will allow you to select a different keyboard.
rjax said:
Another stock keyboard tip -- if you need just one symbol, press and hold the ?123 key, then slide your finger to the symbol you want, then release -- you'll automatically be returned to letter-entry mode.
And if you long-press the stock keyboard space bar, that will allow you to select a different keyboard.
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Amazing, didn't know about these! Having to press the symbol key, then the symbol, and then the symbol key again to get back is one of the things that put me off using the stock keyboard. I might try it again now!
mistermojorizin said:
what kind of errors does this fix? what do you mean by "message not sent properly"?
what "field" needs to be slid left to right?
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case0 said:
I'm not sure what you mean by this?
On another note, updated the first post and tidied it up a bit. Anyone else have any tips to share?
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When the message says not sent properly and the is a red explanation mark where the time sent usually. And the field where the failed message is?
ChongoDroid said:
The browser controls under labs is pretty cool.
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download ICS Browser +, it's even better.
Oh no, the thread is dying already!
Anyone have any other useful tips to add?
Updated with multi-touch bug tip
I discovered this on my Captivate while running different ROMS, including CM7.
If you go into Settings then About Phone you can tap on where it says Android Version 4 times to see a picture of the android dude holding an ice cream sandwhich. If you touch and hold any part of the screen with the android on it then you will feel the phone vibrate a few times then be led to a cool animation.
*Note this also works in Gingerbread but only requires 3 taps instead of 4. I'm not sure if there's a cool animation in Gingerbread though.
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Ummm.. How do you re enable google search bar? Lol. I tried it but I want it back.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
Nevermind. Found it at the bottom of all apps.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
Don't forget that the camera also has time-lapse and panoramic options
Here are my "Pro Tips":
- after a call ends you are returned to the call log; very annoying (especially when in Navigation); AfterCall by iMediot helps solve this problem
- another useful / cool app is SpeakerProximity; it will automatically switch between speaker and head output based on the values from proximity sensor.
Related
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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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Androidimnsomnia presents miui ics v4. A highly customized rom with enhanced ics functionality. The rom is still early in development so expect some bugs here and there.
SPECIAL THANKS TO: our awesome team dekkyy for helping me out miui for an awesome rom ans Google for making Android os and blind
What works
Camera
Data
Wifi
Phone
Key lights
USB. Maybe needs testing
Face unlock needs testing
Basically everything should work
Except wifi calling to buggy and glitchy
Change log 2.5.25
[System]
Added when manually installing an application the system will automaticall scan the app for viruses and security issues New text editor function, press and hold on text to get magnifying glass Optimisation to expand the m-key response range Optimisation of the switch controls to replace the ideographic check controls Fix panel (lower right corner) of current task list in "Task Manager" icon to click on a smaller area Fix problem during call, cannot recognise some headphones when they are pulled out Fix Exchange FC issues
[Phone]
Added support to make two short numbers Optimisation of T9 to improve the search, synchronisation, update and import efficiency of contacts and reduce space and memory usage Optimisation of number attribution input logic Fix issues with SIP accounts causing FC Fix in some cases the underlying state error leads to FC error in Phone Fix in some cases sorting errors Fix the number of contacts update error Fix names which contain special characters (figures) cannot be directly searched for Fix part of the multi-tone word problem of low-frequency sound Fix in some cases the search will display repeated results Fix cannot display SIP/Internet phone numbers Fix in some cases strange numbers will be identified as contact problem Fix problems where two SIP phone accounts causes FC if one is not set to main number Fix FC error when invalid SIM is detected and attempting to set PIN lock code Fix in some cases ringtone errors
[Contacts]
Optimise the location and style of the contact details / avatar popup panel Fix problem when setting large contact photo avatars leads to FC Added new support (including Gregorian and Lunar calendars) to add birthday reminders
[Alarm Clock]
Optimise the alarm interface resources package is deleted will cause the alarm to FC
[Messaging]
Fix problem with messages, forwarding and copying details will not automatically exit the edit mode Fix issues being usable to set SMS notification tones
[Lock screen, Status bar and notifications]
Added support for facial unlock (FaceLock) Added support to hide screenshot notifications (See Settings for details on disabling screenshot notifications on the status bar area) Optimisation of clicking on the notification bar switch toggles Fix lockscreen password protection, when screen automatically switches off and you wake the phone the lockscreen does not return to the initial state it was left in previously Fix notification bar download progress bar background error
[Desktop]
Optimisation of folder opening speed
[Themes]
Migration of V4 themes to new server New support for themes to hide status bar lock screen icons Optimise preview display effects for different devices
[Camera]
Add picture captured effects Added two-finger pinch gesture zoom Fix during focusing process, cannot exit the camera to view thumbnail previews
[Gallery]
Fix FC issue for list of albums when pulling down list Fix problems setting desktop and lock screen wallpapers when using third-party tools (unable to crop) Viewing album picture optimised, significantly enhance the loading speed (up to 5 times more. First time app loads the cache will be rebuilt) Fix part of the image size is displayed as a problem Fix slideshow function causes FC error
[Music]
Fix when pausing music via the status bar controller, the controller in some cases disappears
[Settings]
Optimisation of pattern lock UI (increase pattern drawing accuracy) Optimise hardware keys light for 5 seconds then automatically turn off
[Download Manager]
Fix problem where files cannot be downloaded over 3GWAP/ CN WAP
[Browser]
Optimisation of new night mode interface, 50% reduction in power consumption
[Access Control]
Fix problem when access restriction is enabled the password can be bypassed in some cases
[LED lights]
Fix problem for led lights
Change log 2.5.18
[System]
New text editor function for magnifying glass by long-pressing text will show highlighted words in preview pane Optimisation to further improve interactive gestures in the text editor mode (will not display when the input box is empty when you press the cursor and optimise double-click selection criteria) Fix volume key wake causes abnormal operations Optimise text editor copy operations
[Phone]
Fix FC for three-way party calling in some cases (CDMA) Fix in some cases leaving the call interface and attempting to return to call will not work and also lead to abnormal sensor feedback Fix in some cases automatic IP prefix number is not displayed in the call interface Fix service center number with area code, call list cannot be identified Fix some models to make an emergency call in the emergency dialing interface Fix clicking the call button to dial, ending call returns to desktop Repair (CDMA) the green return to call bar shows the incorrect call time duration Optimisation of displaying the back part of the name on the call interface when the name is too long Optimisation of numbers before the cursor are deleted by long pressing on the delete key in the dial-up interface Optimisation of the green return to call bar does not display call time until the call starts
[Lock screen, Status bar & Notifications]
Added quick entry to Calendar functions by opening status bar area and pressing on the date (left of screen) will directly open Calendar Optimisation of screenshot notification, will no longer display more icons to the right of the status bar Fix lock screen display delay issues Added quick access to System Settings in status bar
[Desktop]
Added new app switching animation transitions
[Themes]
Optimisation, MIUI v4 no longer supports the old theme packages Optimisation - updated default theme preview Optimisation - Support wallpaper scroll type, e.g. By Theme, Centre, Left or Right Fix in some cases the list of available local themes shows duplicated items Fix ringtone preview process, switching to another item / page does not stop the previous ringtone preview audio Fix being unable to apply default theme status bar customisation Fix problem changing theme, long press the power button the pop-up dialogue will not allow you to restart phone for theme changes to take effect
[Contacts]
Fix cannot find partial match when searching for contact using Chinese input Add support to set the Caller ID Optimised contact details page to view contact details, such as name is too long and scrolls
[Messaging]
Unable to repair new message search for contact number Fix memory leaks result in some cases of the application slowing down or FC errors
[Camera]
Optimize UI details of photo when being used by other applications Fix FC caused by flashlight setting error in shutter zero delay mode Fix wrong status of flashlight button caused by switching application after selecting a specific scene Fix description error of the image size (should be 800 000 pixels) caused by shutter zero delay Fix description error of the image size (should be 800 000 pixels) caused by shutter zero delay
[Music]
Fix playing song does not save bug Fix problem with 4x4 widget does not sometimes refresh
[Gallery]
Added support to directly set lock screen wallpaper from application Optimisation to avoid constant decoding of 0byte files
[Settings]
Optimise the mute volume control panel volume intensity to indicate new setting
[Backup Manager]
Add support to setup automatic local backups (See Settings menu for more info) Fix in some cases restoring desktop items cannot correctly display third-party widget / icons
[File Explorer]
Added search function (See menu) Optimise load speed of file classification summary menu Fix after all files are selected in the list, the menu still shows incorrect select all option
[Download Manager]
Optimise download waiting information - show if waiting for Wi-Fi connection or if the file is to be downloaded automatically Fix data connection cannot resume correctly Fix problems pushing file from PC to download, download complete status shows incorrectly Fix problem downloading multiple files (batch)in some cases causes FC error
[Browser]
Optimise the address bar search functionality by splitting it away from the address menu Optimise tab switching in order to not block the bottom of the toolbar Optimise video playback in the browser control panel Fix night reading mode, open a new page will show display flashing
[Alarm Clock]
Fix edit mode cross-slip still shows problems Fix in some cases new alarm clock does not automatically enable Fix S
Change log 2.5.4
System]
Optimisation to increase efficiency of loading list of installed applications
Fix in some cases when connecting to Wi-Fi, data connections do not become disconnected successfully
[Lockscreen, Status bar and notifications]
Fix problem setting Custom status bar notifications leads to FC error
[Themes]
Fix problems with themes being unable to modify the system font colour
[Camera]
Optimisation of image sharpness and overall quality / saturation (MI-ONE Only)
[Backup]
Fix in some cases when recovering data operation is completed successfully, the result will be displayed as 0Bytes restored
[Browser]
Optimisation of the rendering engine model algorithm
[Alarm Clock]
Optimise re-enable alarm stop and start time intervals
Linkv2.5.25 http://www.androidinsomnia.com/roms/miui-v4/
Links from ami2510
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|6...137038|R~461E379984D34CC12384647D28FAB9EE|0|0
Face unlock zip https://rapidshare.com/#!download|7...|18569|R~88BF5A2B1BA755AE82260EE2522A6459|0|0
Link www.androidinsomnia.com/host/roms/MIUIv4/MIUIandroid_v4_2.4.27_fixed.zip
Link: fixed https://hotfile.com/dl/154274711/2e7a287/MIUIandroid_v4_2.4.27_fixed.zip.html
Md5 fixed zip: 3572de697a244df35823fb7cb95531fd
FACE UNLOCK ZIP flash in recovery
https://hotfile.com/dl/153733706/ac907ee/new_camearfix_plus_faceunlock_mode.zip.html
Devs
TrueBlue_Drew JHutson456 Cnote74 iblaststatic2020 Firesnatch Blackwing182 Option94
Testers:
boardopboy - Testing Lead
tw39515 minus21 altroy Flynn2 nicgraner Elloco305
Donations
Damian.montano, ami2510
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Awesome!!!!
GazaIan said:
Awesome!!!!
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Having trouble with link
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Having trouble with link
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Link up pics will be soon
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cnote74 said:
Androidimnsomnia presents miui ics v4. A highly customized rom with enhanced ics functionality. The rom is still early in development so expect some bugs here and there.
What works
Camera
Data
Wifi
Phone
Key lights
USB. Maybe needs testing
Face unlock needs testing
Basically everything works
Bugs: market screws up with error 491
Graphic glitches (work around is reboot phone and turn auto rotate off)
When wifi connects phone force closes (just reboot to fix that)
Link: http://www.androidinsomnia.com/MIUIv4/MIUIandroid v4 ics 2.3.23.zip
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Good! Someone just asked me if I could look into this, looks like you're a step ahead...for now
is this on the miuiandroid or miui.us base?
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is this on the miuiandroid or miui.us base?
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Miui android base
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Market fix added to op just push it to system/lib and change permissions to rw/r/r
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About time lol thanks cnote
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josh2020glacier said:
About time lol thanks cnote
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It was a challenge that was finally beat.
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BUG REPORT:
is there anyway to get exchange email?
i tried pushing the email.apk and exchange services.apk and i still had no luck
EDIT 1:
also, it seems that even though i have set to keep launcher in memory, it is killed (aka, has to reload everytime i go back home)
EDIT 2:
and also no facebook sync, and you are also not able to change lock screen type (no lockscreen, pin, password, facelock, or slide)
EDIT 3:
and, camera effects do not work in video recording (the are only available there, i believe)
sorry if it seems like i am complaining, i actually think this rom works quite well (its now my daily), but i thought i could help bug report
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It was a challenge that was finally beat.
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As I can see. Start calling yaw the unstoppables. Lol
Since its miui I would like to see it up in running so I'm going to run for few days ill give you bug list. If there's any. Thanks again
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VibrantOwnr said:
BUG REPORT:
is there anyway to get exchange email?
i tried pushing the email.apk and exchange services.apk and i still had no luck
EDIT 1:
also, it seems that even though i have set to keep launcher in memory, it is killed (aka, has to reload everytime i go back home)
EDIT 2:
and also no facebook sync, and you are also not able to change lock screen type (no lockscreen, pin, password, facelock, or slide)
EDIT 3:
and, camera effects do not work in video recording (the are only available there, i believe)
sorry if it seems like i am complaining, i actually think this rom works quite well (its now my daily), but i thought i could help bug report
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The exchange might be incompatibly with miui, its still a little rough around the edges but its getting better every release.
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U just got me to get all wooohoooooooooo
O.M.G. Flashing. YOU ROCK CNOTE.
AWESOME! THANKS MAN!
Real quick does this have on screen buttons?
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AWESOME! THANKS MAN!
Real quick does this have on screen buttons?
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No on screen buttons.
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You guys are freaking flowing! Great job! Just a question? You unzip the lib right?
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You guys are freaking flowing! Great job! Just a question? You unzip the lib right?
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Yes
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You guys are freaking flowing! Great job! Just a question? You unzip the lib right?
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yes and push it or trow in system libs and give permissions
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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.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Download 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!
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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
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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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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.
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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 ?
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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
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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?
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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
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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.
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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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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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So, the nav-bar eating a portion of my screen was bothering me for a while and I wanted my device to rely on gestures only, so I decided to search for the most suitable way for me to solve this problem... LMT of course, but first I got rid of the nav-bar using FullScreen Toggle.
Big thanks to the creators of both those apps
LMT can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
FullScreen Toggle can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497558
Now, as the title says, I'd like to share with you my LMT configuration. There are many things that I'm currently unable to understand about how LMT should actually be configurated, I just used a trial&error approach, but the result I got is more then decent and worthy of being shared IMO. If I'll get some suggestion on how to improve what I did I hope to turn this post in a clean LMT ISAS guide for the Nexus 4.
PLEASE NOTICE that I didn't want to use the pie and I (almost*) didn't use LMT's gestures. The following configuration is for ISAS only.
That's because I wanted to get rid of softkeys and still have an easy to use and reliable N4. Complicated gestures tend to be hard to use and to reproduce consistently, they will give you an hard learning curve and will slow down every operation. Here I'm trying to get the benefits of gestures without making everything overcomplicated.
Now... let's get into it, I'm gonna use pictures to make everything easier to understand
This is what I ideally wanted to get:
{
"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"
}
Each colored part corresponds to a ISA on LMT
YELLOW is ISA 1 (bottom left), assigned to BACK
RED is ISA 2 (bottom center), assigned to HOME
BLUE is ISA 3 (bottom right), assigned to RECENT APPS
GREEN is ISA 9 (left bottom), assigned to OPTIONS
ORANGE is ISA 6 (top right)
this is an optional one that I wanted to add. It's assigned to search longpress, wich triggers an activity of the app "Screen Off and Lock". Basically it locks the screen with a swipe.
Sadly, if you assign the ISAS as shown without changing any value within LMT your ISAS will look nothing like the picture, you'd get something like this:
Why? I promise I don't know. I read the posts about how to use LMT, but I couldn't really understand how the 4 settings for ISAS work. So as I said, I went for trial&error. At first I thought that "Activation area thickness" was the setting I had to modify to get what I wanted, but it didn't help in any way, and the same happened with "Min bbox size", so I left those two as they were by default.
Then I found out that increasing the value for "Touchscreen to screen factor Y" reduces the colored rectangles areas. I found the value 209 to be ideal. The rectangles were now more like lines closed to the frame, but many things were still off. Here's how it looked like:
The home button is far too small, everithing is too much to the left and I don't really know what the heck orange is doing down there.
Finally, I changed the "Touchscreen to screen factor X" value to 250, and it got me to my final result
It's not perfect, but it's pretty close. I would like yellow red and blue to be better centered, but this configuration is really reliable and easy to use. It actually took me some time to realize that it's not exactly as I wanted it, the only thing that you have to remember if you you're gonna use this, is to stay well to the right when you want to swipe into recent apps.
If you apply this settings you will be able to use easy gestures that can't be activated by mistake while you are using other apps or games and you'll gain precious space on your screen.
My final LMT values are:
Min bbox size: 1 (default)
Activation area thickness: 80 (default)
Touchscreen to screen factor X: 250
Touchscreen to screen factor Y: 209
*I also enabled the X shaped gesture on LMT and associated it with FullScreen Toggle. If anything goes wrong while you are using your phone and you can't open the app drawer to get to FullScreen Toggle and enable the navbar, just perform the gesture, toggle the navbar back and reboot your phone.
Known issues with this configuration.
There are two of them.
First, since you have an ISA for options, you will be able to use the options in any app that has an option menu. The problem is that for some reason when FullScreen Toggle is activated you will not be able to see the 3-dots on-screen icon that opens the menu on any apps. That icon disappears from the top right corner or wherever it's supposed to be. That means that you will have to remember which apps have an option menu or just try to swipe and open it in case there is one.
Second, with LMT ISAS change positon properly when you go from portrait to panorama mode only if you rotate your device 90° to the left. If you rotate your device to the right ISAS from the bottom go to the top and ISAS on the right side go to the left side and viceversa.
However this is not a big problem to me and maybe it will be fixed by LMT's developer anyway.
Sorry for the long post and for any grammatical error (probably a lot). Hope someone finds this intresting and helpful
Cool guide thanks.
Did you try GMD gesture control? Seems like it would be easier to setup how you like. Complex or simple. I guess if you got LMT working fine then its all good.
jarayn said:
Cool guide thanks.
Did you try GMD gesture control? Seems like it would be easier to setup how you like. Complex or simple. I guess if you got LMT working fine then its all good.
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I tried it but I was not satisfied with it. It's really great and extremely customizable, but in my expirience it's a bit buggy, it gave me problems right after the boot, can't remember if the auto-start was too slow or if there was actually something worse then that.
Also, it doesn't allow you to hide the navbar only, if you want to hide the navbar you have to hide the status bar too.
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I tried it but I was not satisfied with it. It's really great and extremely customizable, but in my expirience it's a bit buggy, it gave me problems right after the boot, can't remember if the auto-start was too slow or if there was actually something worse then that.
Also, it doesn't allow you to hide the navbar only, if you want to hide the navbar you have to hide the status bar too.
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Ah ok. I dont use the hiding functions at all just use the Rom for that. The gestures aren't buggy at all and are a lot easier to set up than lmt. Also you get the launch pads.
Anyway it doesn't matter. It's a good guide and lmt is free so that's something.
Awesome post, thanks!
2 Questions...
Is there any way I can swipe back with the keyboard up without typing anything? I end up with a million drafts using LMT.
Also, is there a setting to actually see the areas like you show them for the touch locations?
ace7196 said:
Awesome post, thanks!
2 Questions...
Is there any way I can swipe back with the keyboard up without typing anything? I end up with a million drafts using LMT.
Also, is there a setting to actually see the areas like you show them for the touch locations?
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First answer... this kind of things are the ones that bother me too with gestures, and doing what I showed in the OP I specifically tried to eliminate or reduce them. My answer to that problem was having a little line instead of a rectangle, and not so tiny that it's hard to trigger the gesture. It works well for me, and I think it requires very little getting use to.
Try it yourself if you want and maybe accomodate it to yur preference. Maybe you will type something from time to time but I hope the guide makes it so that it happens rarely.
Also, I never tried this on another N4... I don't see why it shouldn't work the same way for others, but a little feedback would be a very good thing.
As for the second question, there's no such setting that I know of, you should ask to the develoer of LMT. If there was such an option it would be so much easier to configure the app perfectly.
Fyi: touchscreen to screen factors for the nexus 4 are 200/200. It's written in the OP.
Hth!
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Fyi: touchscreen to screen factors for the nexus 4 are 200/200. It's written in the OP.
Hth!
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I know that, but does it work for you? On my device it does not, if I don't mess around with X and Y I always get rectangles
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I know that, but does it work for you? On my device it does not, if I don't mess around with X and Y I always get rectangles
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200 by 200 work best for me. OP: Are you able to simple press those hidden areas, or do you have to do a small swipe? I have to do the latter.
Yes these are the correct values to divide each side of the screen into 3 areas with equal size.
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noname81 said:
Yes these are the correct values to divide each side of the screen into 3 areas with equal size.
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Well, then I guess I'm left with a big pile of nothing... What happens to me is I have big areas in wich a swipe triggers the action. At 200 they take a big part of the sceen and if I increase Y even slightly they become lines, but some other things are off as I said. I've read around about people not being able to get ISAS to work and I thoght I was into something, but if that's just me then I'm at a loss... I guess I'll do a nanobkp and wipe and see if everything start working with 200/200
Great!, thanks for the guide.
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Great!, thanks for the guide.
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yeah, you are welcome... read the rest of the thread, chances are this guide is useless for most people
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Cool guide thanks.
Did you try GMD gesture control? Seems like it would be easier to setup how you like. Complex or simple. I guess if you got LMT working fine then its all good.
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I use both LMT and GMD for different gestures and I'm pretty satisfied, I also use glovebox for frequently used apps.
My setup is a little different, when I'm from the pc (and hopefully I'll remember XD) I'll share also my setup with you
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I personally use the Extend Desktop feature easily accessible from the power button on CM. Probably the way to go if you already have a custom ROM.
my gestures setup
I use, as I said, both LMT and GMD for my gestures setup. I tried a bit to emulate ubuntu for phones. (I also use glovebox as you see)
(In the image, the rectangles are actually the area you have to swipe to activate the gesture)
GMD custom gestures:
with a swipe from the left center you go home
with a wipe from the right center you go to the previous app
LMT ISAS:
swipe form the bottom center to go home
swipe from the bottom left to go back
swipe from the bottom right to recent apps
swipe from the top right to go back (useful when you have the keyboard open and you don't want to accidentally type)
the settings for the apps are the following
LMT
min bbox (how much do you have to swipe to activate the gesture: 5
activation area thickness: 25
touchscreen factor x,y: 200
GMD
gesture size (under "advanced"): 492
home and prevapp gesture may have to be disabled when keyboard is on depending on your keyboard
I'm pretty satisfied with this setup, only little thing that bothers me is that sometimes when I type a bottom gesture is activated, but it happens very few times
Im testing this Now, thanks
I like it. I had to use 100 instead of 80 but works mint.
issues with typing is messing with this. Also its hard to swipe up to go back on some apps. It keeps opening the keyboard.
I just wanna thank the OP and everyone on this thread. I read all the responses and was able to get it working perfectly for me. I like this setup way more than using PIE.
This should work for any 4.1.2 rom for the note 2 that has a working Xposed installer and MULTI-WINDOW capabilities.
THIS IS FAR FROM PERFECT
I have been wanting to make my device float and resize any app. I didn't put too much effort into it until recently. I finally got the settings down to make this possible.
Please keep in mind some apps (especially stock ones) don't like to be resized so they will almost become unusable if they are resized to small, this is one of many reasons why I previously said that this is far from perfect. On the plus side at least it will let you do ANY app !!!!
I used NEXT LAUNCHER PRO for this cause it supports MULTI-DPI a lot better than TW does, but you don't have to it will still work with TW but it makes some of the drawables look weird.
INSTRUCTIONS:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A CWM OR TWRP BACKUP AND VERIFY THE BACKUP WAS DONE PROPERLY BEFORE YOU CONTINUE
1: Install XPOSED INSTALLER V. 2.4 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
Thanks to @rovo89
2: Install XPOSED APP SETTINGS V. 1.6 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072081
Thanks to @Tungstwenty
3: Install XPOSEDMULTIWINDOW240.APK from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048668
Thanks to @Scalee
Thanks to anyone I may have forgotten
MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPERLY INSTALL THE FRAMEWORK, APPSETTINGS.APK, AND MULTIWINDOW240.APK BEFORE YOU CONTINUE
Once the above are installed and working properly as per the instructions in the OP's of the DEV's mentioned above, you can continue:
At this point REBOOT your phone just to be sure all the installations and settings stuck. Open Multi-Window and add an app to it just to make sure everything works properly so far.
Open the App Settings App in your app drawer, should look like the one in this picture:
{
"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"
}
Search for and open Android System, should look like the one in this picture:
At the top there is an ON/OFF slider (as seen in picture below), slide to the right to turn ON.
Then, CHANGE the DPI to 240, and the Screen (dp) to 800x1280 (also seen in same picture below).
At the top there is a save button, now is the time to hit that, a pop-up will show that says:
Apply Settings: Also kill the application so when it's relaunched it uses the new settings? Click YES
Immediately press and hold the power button to REBOOT.
After REBOOT open the App Settings App in your app drawer again and search for com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService, should look like the one in this picture:
At the top there is an ON/OFF slider (as seen in picture below), slide to the right to turn ON.
Then, CHANGE the DPI to 240, and the Screen (dp) to 480x854 (also seen in same picture below).
At the top there is a save button, now is the time to hit that, a pop-up will show that says:
Apply Settings: Also kill the application so when it's relaunched it uses the new settings? Click YES
Immediately press and hold the power button to REBOOT.
All done!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now to learn how to succesfully make any app that is added to your FlashBar, FLOATING, RESIZABLE.
Turn on MULTI-WINDOW and INSTEAD of dragging out the first app, just CLICK on it and it will open in full screen, It doesn"t look like it now but this will be your first floater lol.
Next drag any random app (like settings or something) out of the FlashBar and drop it.
Now you will notice at the top of the first app that was added to the MULTI-WINDOW now has a PIN on the top left.
Click on the PIN to make it GREEN , FLOATING and RESIZABLE now. To move it grab it by top near the center and pull it around. To resize grab the edge of the left, right, or bottom side and resize.
Next, touch the random second app that is now full screen and hit the back button once and it will go away.
Now with the floater at the bottom, open FlashBar again, find the next app you want to FLOAT, and once again just CLICK on it and it will open in full screen,
next drag any random app (like settings or something) out of the FlashBar and drop it again.
Now you will notice at the top of the first app that was added to the MULTI-WINDOW now has a PIN on the top left.
Click on the PIN to make it GREEN , FLOATING and RESIZABLE. To move it grab it by top near the center and pull it around. To resize grab the edge of the left, right, or bottom side and resize.
Next, touch the random second app that is now full screen and hit the back button once and it will go away.
Do you see a pattern now, do for any and as many apps you want open at once.
Also after you make an app floating you can press the pin again and watch the pin turn GREY and the app will stay floating in the background instead of foreground.
GREEN pin = app floating in foreground.
GREY pin = app floating in background.
When all said and done you should be able to do this with any app:
PROFIT!!!!!!!!!!!
The above mentioned module called XPOSED APP SETTINGS is a wonderful tool for changing individual apps to make them visually fit your liking. Everything I talk about in the next few paragraphs is in direct relation to XPOSED APP SETTINGS.
NOW FOR A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE
Screen density
The quantity of pixels within a physical area of the screen; usually referred to as DPI (dots per inch). For example, a "LOW" density screen has fewer pixels within a given physical area, compared to a "NORMAL" or "HIGH" density screen.
Font Scale
The size of the font in the amount of pre-allocated space; measured by percentage.
Resolution
The total number of physical pixels on a screen; usually known as Screen (dp).
Xlarge Resolution
extra large resolution
Locale
This allows you to change the language of any app individually; without changing your whole system to a different language.
Fullscreen
Force the app into fullscreen mode while hiding the status bar that is easily accessible by pulling down on the top of the screen.
Prevent the app from going into fullscreen mode. Keeps status bar on screen while the app is open.
No Title
Removes title bar from app. Every app I chose this for force closes so don't mark my words.
Keep Screen on
This will NOT let your screen turn off while the app is on the screen unless you hit the physical power button.
Show when phone locked
Leaves app open in the foreground of the lock screen while app is open and on the screen
Orientation
The ability to change whether an app opens (portrait or landscape). The dropdown consists of
(default app rotation). Uses whatever the default orientation that is already written into the app
Normal rotation = Will rotate screen normally
Always portrait = The ability to FORCE the app into portrait mode ONLY
Always landscape = The ability to FORCE the app into landscape mode ONLY
Force auto-rotation = The ability to FORCE the app to auto-rotate (will edit after tested).
Resident
Keeps any app in memory (running in background).
Insistent Notifications
Insistent notifications repeat their audio, vibration, and light settings continuously until canceled. These Notifications are typically used for events that require immediate and timely attention; such as an incoming call or the ringing of an alarm clock.
No BIG Notifications
Makes the app notification in the notification dropdown smaller, like a small preview instead of the normal show everything notification.
Permissions
Allows you to revoke permissions from any app of your choice.
If you've come this far than you probably know that some apps look like they might be sized bigger or smaller than other parts of the phone.
That's because the system doesn't change the DPI and Screen (dp) automatically with some/most apps.
After all the changes, the GALLERY app title bar is too big, meaning the DPI did not auto adjust. In order to make everything fit in the title bar you have to lower the DPI to anything lower than 240 for THIS app ONLY.
Every app will need it's own custom setting in order to get it the way you want it. Please DO NOT post that this exact setting did not work for any other app cause it MAY or MAY NOT. Consider yourself warned
AFTER SEEING THIS THREAD IMAGINE THE POSSIBILTIES
Check out this post for more cool settings and results.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45722669&postcount=234
Please, feel free to change your settings up a LITTLE or ALOT and feel free to fill up this thread with awesome pictures and configurations.
PLEASE DO NOT POST A PICTURE WITHOUT A FULL CONFIGURATION LIST LIKE BELOW PLEASE
PHONE MODEL: example T889
ROM:example JEDI MASTER
KERNEL: example SABRE
CONFIG: example dpi=240, screen dp=800X1280, font scale=100, etc..., etc..., etc...
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
HOW TO DISABLE XPOSED APP SETTINGS
Being that this MOD is not perfect, sometimes you might need to disable Xposed App Settings if something goes wrong (example: I made a change to an app that I didn't like, after reboot I went to change the settings back and noticed the app didn't show up in Xposed App Settings, even after several reboots).
TO FIX THIS:
Go to XPOSED INSTALLER in your app drawer (some roms like jedi master have the xposed installer built into a custom app like jedi tricks app that @ptmr3 made for his roms) anyway once in the installer, click on MODULES at the top right corner, then uncheck the box next to XPOSED APP SETTINGS.
NOW REBOOT. You will notice that all the Xposed App Settings aren't enabled anymore.
Then go back to your Xposed App Settings app and find the app you had problems with, that started this disable process.
Now change the settings back to a known good configuration. DON'T FORGET TO SAVE before exit.
Immediately go back to your XPOSED INSTALLER, click on modules and recheck the box next to XPOSED APP SETTINGS to renable it.
NOW REBOOT AGAIN
If you followed the instructions given, properly you should have everything back to the way it was before the problem occurred.
@Fictionles made a HOW-TO make floating Windows minimize. Go check it out and give him thanks here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46385342#post46385342
PLEASE REMEMBER TO HIT THAT THANKS BUTTON
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DEVICE
Nicely done on the how-to OP! Great layout, good depth of instructions - great share, keep it up!
Works perfectly on Tweaked 2.4.1.
Now to try connecting this via HDMI to a 1080p monitor and, using a bluetooth mouse and KB, make this a portable PC.
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Works perfectly on Tweaked 2.4.1.
Now to try connecting this via HDMI to a 1080p monitor and, using a bluetooth mouse and KB, make this a portable PC.
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I'm on master 16 with sabrekernel 35.6 with the ext2 system data and cache mod.
All of this is amazing with these .phones. I will be finally getting an mhl adapter in the near future. They aren't expensive.
I hadn't looked into Master too much because of the lack of multiwindow, but read in the dev thread that it was working past a certain version. So multiwindow (and this thread's particular mod) does indeed work on 16 for you?
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I hadn't looked into Master too much because of the lack of multiwindow, but read in the dev thread that it was working past a certain version. So multiwindow (and this thread's particular mod) does indeed work on 16 for you?
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This was done and tested on master 16 with sabrekernel 35.6 and the ext2 system, data, and cache mod. Confirmed. I'm waiting for a response from my brother in law that has an att note 2 with the same set up on whether it worked for him or not.
This is awesome gonna try tonight. Thanks bro. Got this link from the saber 32.2uc kernel thread you posted in.
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This is awesome gonna try tonight. Thanks bro. Got this link from the saber 32.2uc kernel thread you posted in.
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Cool let me know
ytj87 said:
I hadn't looked into Master too much because of the lack of multiwindow, but read in the dev thread that it was working past a certain version. So multiwindow (and this thread's particular mod) does indeed work on 16 for you?
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I can confirm Master 16 has multi window. As did master 14.
Not to mention those screenshots are proof as well
Sent from my Jedi Master Galaxy Note II
Works great on omega rom v18 ..great work keep it coming. ..
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This was done and tested on master 16
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Duh, didn't realize you were the OP!
Works perfect here. Only thing i noticed is on my lockscreen the icons are tiny like in the flashbar. Thanks for this awesome work
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Works perfect here. Only thing i noticed is on my lockscreen the icons are tiny like in the flashbar. Thanks for this awesome work
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I turn my lock screen off. Thanks for the info.
Just saw this too. It changed my power menu. Ill post a ss if you need.
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Just saw this too. It changed my power menu. Ill post a ss if you need.
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Nope mine too. It's definately not perfect as stated in op.
ytj87 said:
Works perfectly on Tweaked 2.4.1.
Now to try connecting this via HDMI to a 1080p monitor and, using a bluetooth mouse and KB, make this a portable PC.
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What version phone do you have w tweaked rom?
Ash359 said:
I can confirm Master 16 has multi window. As did master 14.
Not to mention those screenshots are proof as well
Sent from my Jedi Master Galaxy Note II
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Have you tried this? What phone do you have?
sshafranko said:
Just saw this too. It changed my power menu. Ill post a ss if you need.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
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I'd be curious to see a screenshot
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I'd be curious to see a screenshot
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dwitherell said:
I'd be curious to see a screenshot
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Here u go guys thats the new power menu. With this mod
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