So I am really enjoying my Rhodium on the Verizon network and with the help of the "disable push internet" cab, am able to get my free memory to 106mb..Big thanks to the peeps here on the forum. Lots of reading but worth every minute...Anyway..on to my question.....
So I notice when running Google Maps that in order to view in Landscape mode, I have to slide out the keyboard. Simply turning the phone on its side will not activate the "G-Sensor" and it wont flip....this is rather annoying since trying to mount the phone in the open position is much more difficult than when its closed. Is there a way to change this?
Thanks for the site...
I'm not sure if it can be set in google maps itself to use the sensor, but there's software out there (search for gyrator 2 on these forums) that will aloow you to auto-rotate any program based on the use of the g-sensor.
hope this helps
Joe
Thanks Joe,
I should have posted that I was looking for something that would not require the use of 3rd party software, such as a setting in the program or phone somewhere. But I don't think its possible without such software.
I appreciate the response.
ChangeScreen works, too, described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466858
I've used it successfully with several different TP2 ROMs.
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I missed the "without 3rd party software" requirement before I posted
...that rules out 95% of XDA-Developers content...!
Just discovered Tasker, I have been using Locale since first getting my G1, but had loads of issues with profiles not working correctly etc but found this;
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/
Its not as userfriendly as locale but is much more powerful and customisable and have to say so far so good, would recommend to anyone looking for an alternative to Locale!
though I must say some of these settings I would like to see native to android, especially auto profile settings.
setting profiles is above tasker in usability and below locale in price meaning it's just right for me.
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setting profiles is above tasker in usability and below locale in price meaning it's just right for me.
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I thought that too until I read a review that I can't link yet due to being new and tried Tasker myself. I much prefer it over the other two.
Question is, have you figured out any trick or neat things to do with programs like this minus the typical Wifi On/Off stuff?
I have set up a page of widgets that change the wallaper!!..i think its cool, so with one click I can change the wallaper. Another is having GPS come on when maps is opened and switched off when maps is closed, or wifi switching on when opening internet and switch off when closing.
there are so many possibilities, could spend hours configuring timed widgets or normal widgets, various profiles. Yes the leaning curve is a little longer then other apps but its just hands down the best profile/settings manager
Bumping this thread just to let everyone know one of the BEST apps in for the Android platform at the moment. TASKER is excellent. I hope Google learns of this and buys the program, hires the programmer, and builds this into Android as a sort of "Advanced Utility" for everyone.
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Bumping this thread just to let everyone know one of the BEST apps in for the Android platform at the moment. TASKER is excellent. I hope Google learns of this and buys the program, hires the programmer, and builds this into Android as a sort of "Advanced Utility" for everyone.
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Bad idea....this probably means we need to pay for it again
I myself just added in a new profile to for an auto responder to anyone who sms/call me when my hp is facing down. Good for when you want to have some peace (busy or sleeping) but yet wish to let other know you will get back to them later
So awesome, my gf also want me to pay for her one
Hello all
I have been using XDA for years, and yet this is my first post. I have always felt inferior to the development genius's on this site, so I thought it best to keep my mouth shut and just marvel at all of you.
I think I can now give something back.
I have an idea for an application that I have not seen on the market (I am from South Africa so we only get free apps here, but I have used google and can't find something similar)
I think this idea would be quite successful on the market, and therefore can not describe it openly.
If there is an application developer (not a newbie like me) who is interested in helping design this application, please let me know.
Thank you
You should just share it right here. The more people that can freely see it, the more would be interested.
All that secret stuff will only work in your disadvantage.
Hi there
You may be right. I have not done this before. How do protect your idea? Or is that not done on this forum?
Maybe you can explain how application development works and how to you protect it if and when the application is a success and goes to the Andorid market.
Explain why this needs to be a secret. Are you looking to make a profit from it? If you're thinking that way you will make very little as a non-functioning member of the application development team.
Just say what your amazing idea is.
Thanks Gazebee, since you put it like that.
I have a desire and when I received it, swore to myself that I would never 'fiddle' with the Rom, like I did with my Windows mobile devices. Well, that was then...
I really liked HTC sense, but have in the interim, moved over to Froyo (Currently using Open Desire1.5).
I miss Sense very much. One of the main reasons for this is that, with Sense you can custom design your Scenes. You can save your back ground, widgets, shortcuts apps etc for all your homescreans, and go back to a previouly saved scene if you wish.
The items that you may wish to have on your homescreans will vary dependant on a variety of factors.
For example, in the week when I am at work the most important items are email, calander, weather(we work outdoors often), messaging, work contacts etc.
On the weekend there are other things that are more important, Photo album, camera, family and friend contacts, music etc.
There may even be times each week when your phone needs to be in airplane/ silent mode etc.
The application I was hoping to develop would allow the user to set scenes for himself, based on the day of week.
So for example, on Monday morning at 6AM, your phone swithces from the 'weekend' scene that the user designed to its "workday"scene. (either needing confirmation or automatically depending on the settings previosly stipulated).
Perhaps when you leave work at 5pm, your phone switches to "evening scene"
The user can stipulate /design as many as he wants and set timed controls to switch between the scenes.
The above was my initial thoughts, but why stop there.
It is surly possible to use Gps location to contol the scenes. When you pull arrive at work, the appropriate scene is activated. When you get to Church on Sunday morning your phone goes into airplane mode so that you don't get struck down by lightning because your phone interupts the sermen.
It may even be possible to take this one step further.
Integrating with applications like Rom Manager it may be possible to use a different THEME for the weekend, work week or whatever, depending on you mood.
Hell, if that is not enough, you may want to switch Roms for the weekend. Perhaps you prefer using the Sense UI at work, but want FROYO on the weekend. These choices can be set in advance and timed based on previously set perameters.
Please let me know what you think of this, it was something that I definitly thought was missing from the Sense UI.
Thank you
tyronius said:
Please let me know what you think of this, it was something that I definitly thought was missing from the Sense UI.
Thank you
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I really like that you took the idé and threw it out there. A great step forward. I like that you understood that finalizing the idé will be hard since you, the "inventor" don't have any development skills, such as programming.
This idé, almost excist. Based on different set of logical operations, like if it's 8 AM and my GPS position tells that I'm at work, it turns the phone down to silent for example. You can also connect different types of applications that should interact with this application, i.e. develop your own plugin for this program.
The app is called Locale and can do a **** load of things; http://www.twofortyfouram.com/
What it doesnt have is the personlization of the homescreens depending on logical operations. Sounds cool, but to get this to work with Sense will take a ****load of work, I would think that implement it to a launcher i.e. will be much easier. Maybe tip the guy behind http://www.launcherpro.com/ to have a look on this.
Cheers!
Something that may be easier than fiddling with homescreens is having a full screen widget that had a 4 x 4 grid of configurable shortcuts that you can setup as you wish for each "profile".
Developing a widget will be far easier than trying to interface with the large number of launchers/interfaces around.
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This is actually a great idea. SPB Mobile Shell on Windows Mobile has a similiar function. But doesn't do it automatic. What it has is a Lifestyle Home and a Professional Home. In each of them you get 3 screens left and right. But if you flick the screen up/down. it switches to the screens of Lifestyle and then to Professional.
While this idea is good, it's too much work to start it from nothing. It would be best do integrate it with one of the already homescreen alternatives out there (e.g. LauncherPro and the likes)
I used to love Locale until they started charging $10 for it... It's useful, but not THAT useful... Am I being a tightarse?
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streetdaddy said:
I used to love Locale until they started charging $10 for it... It's useful, but not THAT useful... Am I being a tightarse?
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it also drains battery like crazy
Okay, so i have an idea on an app i want to make. I am a skaateboarder, and i have a windows phone(quantum from AT&T), and i want to make an app that lets users launch the app, use an embeded map of the world to zoom in to their location and pin Pushpins to spots on the map to show other skaters where good spots to skate are.
I would like to make it to where everyone can make the pins visable to all other users and maybe even have the option to make pins veiwable to only them.
Kind of like a journal or tracker that is open to the public so that everyone can find new places to skate or remember old places they have already been to and keep track of all of them.
I made a basic version of it, just one page with a title and map, but from there i dont really know where to go. If anyone could help me out, give me advice or even help out with the developmant that would be great and i would definitely show my appreciation. Thank you!
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well, it's not so difficult to do, i think the only big problem is you will need a server somewhere to store users data. If you need some help you can contact me via PM.
Greetings!
Hope you guys are doing well.
I don't have a background in IT so please excuse the wording and probably the incorrectly used terminology.
I was exploring the possibility of having multiple profiles with different browser settings for internet Explorer, more specifically a profile with flash plugin on and a seperate profile with flash plugin off, so that I don't have to go in the addons settings every time. You know for convenience purposes. I know that it is possible to adjust different settings for each new window but I don't want to do that every time.
I know that it is possible to define startup parameters for shortcuts, that once you run the application from a particular shortcut it launches with the included parameters. Please see the Picture, as I don't know how to properly explain myself. Replace the _ with . as I cannot post links since I am a new user.
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I am wondering are there parameters to turn off flash? Google was not helpful on this one. Could this be done, and if so then how?
Any help will be much appreciated as getting something like this to work would really increase my productivity.