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[Q] Window Shade notification - tap, not swipe?

Hi, I recently broke my HD2, and just got SGS2. On the HD2 I had Kumar's ROM. I'm new to Android, and I'm finding the Window Shade quite annoying. On the HD2, when I got a new message, voicemail, etc., I would tap on the notification bar which opened the notification window. On Android this requires swiping the bar, which is not easy using just one hand, and is simply more input than necessary. Is there any way around this?
Thanks!

I grab the notification bar with my thumb and flick down. One handed.
Sent from my SGH-T989D

Use adw ex and set the gestures. Use swipe down for notifications.
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Deebo took your bike too?

The_Biz said:
Use adw ex and set the gestures. Use swipe down for notifications.
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Thanks, Biz. I installed ADW EX & tried that setting, but it didn't change anything. I'm using the updated stock ROM, perhaps using one of the modded ROMs could affect this?

hella356 said:
Thanks, Biz. I installed ADW EX & tried that setting, but it didn't change anything. I'm using the updated stock ROM, perhaps using one of the modded ROMs could affect this?
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ROM wouldn't matter much. Did you go in the ADW settings and look for screen gestures? Change the swipe down to show notifications. That way when you just swipe down on the home screen, that whole thing will shoot down.
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Deebo took your bike too?

Thanks for the help, Biz. Yes, I tried several settings. The one you are referring to DOES work in that manner, which is a little better, but I'm just hoping to find a way to not have to swipe at all. I realize it's a small thing, but it's something that will aggravate me to no end, and as far as I can tell applies to all Android phones. I thought these things were supposed to be more configurable than this. I am amazed that there may be no way around performing dozens of extra motions every day to accomplish something so simple.
May sound crazy, but I'm missing my perfectly configured (but lesser hardware equipped and no longer available) Windows Mobile 6.5 HD2.

hella356 said:
Thanks for the help, Biz. Yes, I tried several settings. The one you are referring to DOES work in that manner, which is a little better, but I'm just hoping to find a way to not have to swipe at all. I realize it's a small thing, but it's something that will aggravate me to no end, and as far as I can tell applies to all Android phones. I thought these things were supposed to be more configurable than this. I am amazed that there may be no way around performing dozens of extra motions every day to accomplish something so simple.
May sound crazy, but I'm missing my perfectly configured (but lesser hardware equipped and no longer available) Windows Mobile 6.5 HD2.
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OK. On the homescreen using adw ex, you can hold down and add a launcher action anywhere on the screen you want. You can add a show notifications action wherever you like and edit it and use a blank png for its icon. Then when you click that part of the screen, the notifications bar will drop.
It's similar to what you want, you just don't necessarily click the notifications bar.
I hope this helps you more and you start to enjoy android. As I had a hd2 before the sensation and love this way more than both of them combined.
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Deebo took your bike too?

Thank you, sir. I have been messing with that ADW EX launcher setting, and it's a step in the right direction. Still not at all what I'm looking for, but better than the stock setup. Any idea if there is some way to get the window shade to simply open and close, rather than the animated and slow way it moves now? That's another annoyance; I just want the thing to work quickly without any superfluous animations and such. It opened and closed instantly on my HD2.
Really appreciate all your help!

Don't know of a way to do that man. Sorry. :-(
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Why not just set your home button to go home and open notifications? It's in adw settings as well.
Sent from my SGH-T989

Thanks, GideonX. That's another OK option, but still an irritating kludge. I realize it's just a swipe or a couple presses of the Home button or aiming my finger at an icon, but I'm used to a single tap on the bar & no swipe, and find any extra required motions wasteful. Also, unnecessary transition effects are a pet peeve, they serve only to slow things down, IMO. I'm really astounded that the Android bar is that unconfigurable, even with 3rd party apps.
Sorry for venting my frustrations on you guys! I really do appreciate your input.
GideonX said:
Why not just set your home button to go home and open notifications? It's in adw settings as well.
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Persuade me with Ribbons and PIE

i thought i would ask what people really think of the PIE and RIBBONS features.
personally i find them quite useless and clunky whenever i WANTED to use them, but i am a simpleton who will do things the long way because it actually feels MORE convenient. i have my apps set up on my homescreen in neat named folders, i use the status bar when a notification comes through and the apps i use most are already in the Recent Apps menu.
i know i know i know, it's a customization thing. some people like them and others swear by them. yes they have their uses and functions but i already find it all too easy to do the same thing they offer right out of the gate without having to go to the settings menu and find the actual feature then configure how i want it to react and how big and where to put it and then getting used to where the triggers for them are so i dont keep opening them by accident while im doing something else and...
or i could just use the notification bar and the app drawer because im too lazy and it just feels more natural.
these are my thoughts. what uses have you found for PIE and Ribbons outside of what you can already do from the homescreen.
i don't want to argue and i do find these options neat, so please don't think im $h****ng on them! just want to find a reason to want or need to use them

If you don't use expanded desktop, then there's no need for pie. Simple.
a manta wrote this.

Man I love AOKP's ribbon feature. I can jump to any app anytime with a swipe. Of course you could always press home, tap your folder and launch an app but this is so convenient.
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bk201doesntexist said:
If you don't use expanded desktop, then there's no need for pie. Simple.
a manta wrote this.
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yea, another cool feature that i just havent found a proper reason to turn on for more than 5 minutes

keith.mcintyre26 said:
Man I love AOKP's ribbon feature. I can jump to any app anytime with a swipe. Of course you could always press home, tap your folder and launch an app but this is so convenient.
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like i said, actually having the feature is nice but no matter how much ive tried to "train" my thumbs right i just cant get the Ribbons to respond the way they should. its not a problem with my phone and its not that im afraid of change or anything, i just cant do it LOL.
Ribbons is like Swype to me. a good feature that is supposed to, and proven to, make a common task simpler and more fun to use. unfortunately for me, like with Ribbons, i just cant get around to using it at any point.

Ribbons have four quick access options. I use nav widgets app window screen off and torch. Apps on the left and quick toggles on the right.
Hated pie until it got the second layer. The extra screen real estate makes a difference. Hidden nav bar is actually useful now.
Only have one home screen and that only has zooper widget and status bar. All other widgets are hidden in the nav widget place.
Phone is inaccessible to most ppl, Ribbons and pie are a great way to really personalize your phone.
Persuaded yet?

namtombout said:
Ribbons have four quick access options. I use nav widgets app window screen off and torch. Apps on the left and quick toggles on the right.
Hated pie until it got the second layer. The extra screen real estate makes a difference. Hidden nav bar is actually useful now.
Only have one home screen and that only has zooper widget and status bar. All other widgets are hidden in the nav widget place.
Phone is inaccessible to most ppl, Ribbons and pie are a great way to really personalize your phone.
Persuaded yet?
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you know with the hidden navbar...i might actually. will have to give another crack at it and see if i can a way to make it work. like i said, it looks and IS really great and useful. but i havent been able to effectively get a use out of it that i dont already do out of habit.
and thats the biggest thing with me. its so habitual to just do things the old fashioned way

dragonhart6505 said:
you know with the hidden navbar...i might actually. will have to give another crack at it and see if i can a way to make it work. like i said, it looks and IS really great and useful. but i havent been able to effectively get a use out of it that i dont already do out of habit.
and thats the biggest thing with me. its so habitual to just do things the old fashioned way
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dont use ribbons but i do use PIE, steroid PIE though. i didnt really like pie until sourcery took it to another level with adding additional custom buttons and it seemed to get more responsive plus you can have multiple launch points enabled at the same time which i kind of like, one on the bottom and one on the right. i honestly jump back and forth between nav bar and pie. i have used PIE on PA and it worked well but i like it much better in the newer sourcery builds. and PIE does take some getting used to because it is such a different way of navigating

switched to using ParanoidAndroid for a while and with PIE set as my main nav bar location, sans the navbar and statusbar, it works wonders! really gives me a bit more room to play on. i have been persuaded there at least ^_^

iOS 8 Like Notifications

Does anyone know of an app that gives you iOS 8 style actionable notifications? I like the ones on the lock screen that allows you to swipe to the right to go into the app or swipe to the left to to reply to text, archive in gmail, ect.

Its not an app, but will do the trick too.
Buy an iphone!!!!!
please hit thanks if i helped in any way. send from my g3 d852 beast

Right answer.....

Floatify, it is in play store

crzygrmn said:
Its not an app, but will do the trick too.
Buy an iphone!!!!!
please hit thanks if i helped in any way. send from my g3 d852 beast
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Wow, he just wanted to know if something similar exists and it does. No reason to be a asshat about it.

Lol asshat. Gotta put that one in my dictionary
please hit thanks if i helped in any way. send from my g3 d852 beast

What's really funny is that crApple is getting credit for the Heads Up notification style that's been in Android for over a year.
Sent from my VS985 4G

Wait for Android L for notifications on the lockscreen. Have tried the Android L dev preview on my Nexus 7 and it is a great feature to have.
For actionable notifications however, there is a headsup notification feature like the poster above me said. You can use an app called HeadsUp to achieve that affect. Another app called Floatifications displays the notifications in a bubble style thing like Facebook Messenger chat heads. You can give it a try if that is your sort of thing.
If you really want notifications on your lockscreen though, try adding a widget to your lockscreen which displays the current notification. Or try DashClock for a similar sort of effect.

nils will do the screen on and swipe to open actions

ILowry282 said:
Does anyone know of an app that gives you iOS 8 style actionable notifications? I like the ones on the lock screen that allows you to swipe to the right to go into the app or swipe to the left to to reply to text, archive in gmail, ect.
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I use AcDisplay. It's customizable and looks damn sexay!!

Probably not what you're looking for but I'd definitely give this a try. I really love it. Plus it changes if you're commuting or between day and night, etc.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coverscreen.cover

The Notifications in Android are usually actionable. The lock-screen ones are something to look forward in Android L. For any other notifications you can try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.headsup. These are technically baked into Android L but are available now in form of this third party application.

Try LockerPro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.productigeeky.lockerprolite

I see my girls phone does this but it's retarded cause you still need to unlock the phon3 an open the app lol

Im actually using AcDisplay https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.acdisplay&hl=pl check it! :good: only u must installed xposed app

Read the thread by s3v3rn 7..this is a modded rom with aroma installer which has an option to install iOS icons etc..

Nils is the BEST
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget

Sammy's alternative to touchwiz?

There's an app in the Galaxy app store called good lock. The notification shade gets changed to more of a stock Android look and the lock screen has more customization options. After you download it installs itself like an update. Has anyone else tried this?

Notification shade

Just updated it, one step closer to looking like AOSP. I wonder if this is the new version of Touchwiz or just an alternative.

It's not very good looking. Needs to have options to change the colors.
Good thing its optional.

You can change the colors. In the routines settings.

cjasonmcguire88 said:
You can change the colors. In the routines settings.
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Where do I find the routines settings?
Edit: I found it

Yeah I like it a lot, found it much faster and smoother then stock hope this is a tease of things to come. Only thing I found was motion wallpaper does not work. I have found most people dislike the recent apps but I find it faster and easier to use.
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It was just released. I figure it can only improve, especially after they sift through all the initial feedback.
I uninstalled for now until they sort out the bugs. Was getting battery drain from it accessing my location so much.

Lockscreen effects are back!!!!

had to uninstall it because the notification suddenly became blurry and I couldn't see it anymore (though clicking on it would still complete the wanted action)

Running it and it is pretty good, you set up various "Routines" to change you WiFi, BT, color and other settings depending on location or time.

Works good but broken when used with the sammy LED case

Tried it yesterday. Intriguing. But buggy. Seems like Android system ui tuner could be activated, but wouldn't. Changed the behavior of my home button. Not sure if quick setting tiles could be changed. Status bar and notification tiles look a lot like stock Android N, but lock screen behaves like Jellybean. Looking forward to trying it again after more bug fixes.

Also, wifi calling notification appears twice. Lock screen widgets are not so useful if you like to use the fingerprint scanner. Same goes for the lock screen shortcuts. Fun to play with, though.

This breaks encrypted SD cards

How do I uninstall it¿ I got battery drain

cris_epic said:
How do I uninstall it¿ I got battery drain
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... Open the app, click the big “Uninstall” button.
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I had bad battery drain with this. Also, IMO, the color options are way too girly.
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Oh this is nice....I'm.loving it!!!!!!!

This is great! For some reason after connecting it to my car the constant location settings pop up went away, even with location off! Still no way of organizing the quick toggles, but a definite improvement over stock. I've not seen any increase in battery drain either, with AOD on I lost 8% over 12 hrs last night.

How to enable HEADS UP notification style ?

So just yesterday got myself a new shiny Galaxy S9, all good and dandy but one thing that is bothering me is the Samsungs very small on screen notification...it's so tiny I can barely read it in time.
Now what I really like is that stock HEADS UP notification but I tried searching to enable in the settings for almost an hour and I just can't find it. Now after researching a bit on internet I saw there is a ADB way to enable it but I haven't rooted or used ADB in ages so I would rather evade this route if not necessary.
Can anyone help me?

Hreidmar said:
So just yesterday got myself a new shiny Galaxy S9, all good and dandy but one thing that is bothering me is the Samsungs very small on screen notification...it's so tiny I can barely read it in time.
Now what I really like is that stock HEADS UP notification but I tried searching to enable in the settings for almost an hour and I just can't find it. Now after researching a bit on internet I saw there is a ADB way to enable it but I haven't rooted or used ADB in ages so I would rather evade this route if not necessary.
Can anyone help me?
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Did you mean the edge lightning style notification?
If yes, Go to settings > display > edge screen > edge lightning and select when screen is off or simply turn it off at all. Then you will receive normal heads up notifications.

jamil aboudaher said:
Did you mean the edge lightning style notification?
If yes, Go to settings > display > edge screen > edge lightning and select when screen is off or simply turn it off at all. Then you will receive normal heads up notifications.
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Oh my god yes!!! Thank you so much!!! I actually didn't know what they are called so I didn't knew Edge Lighting settings had anything to do with the notification.
Many people hate Heads Up but I absolutely love it as it gives me a nice quick glance at the top without me needing to pull down the notification bar.
Thanks again so much!

Hreidmar said:
Oh my god yes!!! Thank you so much!!! I actually didn't know what they are called so I didn't knew Edge Lighting settings had anything to do with the notification.
Many people hate Heads Up but I absolutely love it as it gives me a nice quick glance at the top without me needing to pull down the notification bar.
Thanks again so much!
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You're welcome