The material theme has done wonders to make my phone less ugly, and it does help the notifications shade, but I'd still prefer the stock-android version. Until today, I thought it was impossible to change this without installing a different ROM. However, I found this app, which completely replaces the notifications shade - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snowball.app
It's pretty cool. Anyone know if there's something similar that uses a stock-android-like experience? I might look into building it myself if I can figure out how snowball did it, but I don't want to waste my time if it already exists.
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I looked around a bit but I didn't find any info about what I want to do.
Basically I am a minimalist person and not very cluttered/social so I don't use/need any widgets or large number of apps installed; so my desktop right now is completely empty. I also have been playing with gestures and completely full screen on my phone. Which means I use gestures for my softkeys and such, event to open the app drawer and quick launcher.
Now I am looking to never have to toggle the notification shade back on to see what if any activity is going on my device.
Ideally I would like one simple widget on the desktop that would provide any and all notifications, everything from screenshots or app updates to gmail and missed calls. Also the basics like time/date/battery/signal/etc. I am not sure if anything like this exists or is possible but I am interested to find a Global notification replacement.
The ultimate goal is to disable the lock screen entirely and rely completely on the desktop info for notifications and the like.
Any info or insight to this would be amazing and I am grateful for any help anyone can provide. Thank you.
Try thishttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget
CRIME INC. said:
Try thishttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget
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It doesnt work on the main desktop all that well. Any other options by chance?
how about this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traber.notificationpopup
I had an idea, just go with it..
I am trying to make the notification tray fill the entirety of the screen on my nexus 7, as it looks on a phone. It would look crazy beautiful with the xposed module blurred system ui I think (as it does look kinda stupid when it takes the picture of the whole screen and crams it into that tiny area).
So, I've been searching for a while now and I can't find a solution.
Have any of you got knowledge about a way to do it, or does there exist a mod already?
I would much appreciate if anyone could help!
Edit: maybe changing the DPI of the status bar alone would work
You could use the "Phone Mode" instead of the stock "Tablet Mode". Use the Phab7 module.
I want to see notifications alone in the notification shade and I want to drag my quick settings from the bottom. Both having blur screen effect.
This makes the phone more simpler and easy to use. I know that there are various apps to provide this functionality in the play store, but none of them are perfect nor good. Many of them close and cause some or other problems. So, I want this feature to be embedded in the system.
Can any developer provide this feature, this would be awesome. This is a great feature in the old Hydrogen OS, but recently they dropped it. I wish there is a generous friend out there to help..
Hello,
I just updated to Oreo, but I dislike the new "Squircle" shape of the launcher icons.
Is there any way to change the icon mask to circle or other shapes?
1potato said:
Hello,
I just updated to Oreo, but I dislike the new "Squircle" shape of the launcher icons.
Is there any way to change the icon mask to circle or other shapes?
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HTC themes. Loads to choose from
Mr Hofs said:
HTC themes. Loads to choose from
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Yeah, this was the only way I could find to do it. Under Edit Current Theme -> Icons there was an "HTC Classical" pack that restored most of my icons to how they were pre-update. Unfortunately not Chrome, Gmail, Maps, and a few others but it's better than nothing. I could never find the "Change Icon Shape" option that everyone else seems to have (even with developer mode enabled)
I installed U11Plus icons package and it looks really nice
I have the same problem, I like so much the old icon style, they ruined everything
Bit_Lughia365 said:
I have the same problem, I like so much the old icon style, they ruined everything
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Then learn how to create an iconpack. They didn't ruin anything, so let's say for example you sold 5 million phones.....how on earth are you going to please 5 million individual users ?
Android is very open source so modifying it is pretty easy. Do some studying and make it your own.
It's very easy to say somebody else ruined something.
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Then learn how to create an iconpack. They didn't ruin anything, so let's say for example you sold 5 million phones.....how on earth are you going to please 5 million individual users ?
Android is very open source so modifying it is pretty easy. Do some studying and make it your own.
It's very easy to say somebody else ruined something.
My 2 cents......
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I found a solution in the materis icon pack, the icons are similar to the old ones and I like them. I can change every icon individually
@Mr Hofs Perhaps you don't realize, but HTC has removed the "Change Icon Shape" feature normally available in developer mode with Android Oreo. So, yes, they did ruin it, so to speak. They simply could have left that option available and the solution would have been 2 clicks away instead of having to take time to customize your icons or root the phone to customize the OS.
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@Mr Hofs Perhaps you don't realize, but HTC has removed the "Change Icon Shape" feature normally available in developer mode with Android Oreo. So, yes, they did ruin it, so to speak. They simply could have left that option available and the solution would have been 2 clicks away instead of having to take time to customize your icons or root the phone to customize the OS.
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I see your point but i still disagree on the ruining part though.
Bit_Lughia365 said:
I found a solution in the materis icon pack, the icons are similar to the old ones and I like them. I can change every icon individually
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Hi, how are you able to change every icon individually?
hi i thing you need a madisk then go to magisk warehouse download a Adaptive Icons Round Mask
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if you have xp you download a unicon soft this
Allows you to set ICONS for different software.
So i think i fixed the annoying background issue. Here is a link to my icons collection (V1) if anyone would like to try.
These are mostly original icons. Would appreciate some feedback
https://themes.htc.com/actions/theme/share/com.htc.theme.t7b60a254-47be-4ce4-b446-81606aef64c3?token=e17c7e42-bb99-432a-9e90-00b76f0077a7
Just use lean launcher and pixel icon pack... It's basically like stock android
Can't you just use an icon pack with a 3rd party launcher (like Nova, etc)?
Mr Hofs The reason some people are saying that their experience is now "ruined" is because there is the tendency in (forced) updates to get new looks or changes to how things work without any notice the user that doing the update would significantly change the experience by doing that update and not giving the user an option after the update just to keep the look and feel exactly as you come to expect it. People are busy and sometimes a forced change is not something someone wants to deal with at that moment. New looks and features are great, but not always desired and or timing of updates with user current usage need is poor. Changes to expected behavior at ill times leads to negative reactions to the update.
I, quite frankly, dislike the new "squircle" icon look. I like the clean icons with no background or rounded edges. I also recently had to factory reset my phone. The changes start piling up and make the experience "ruined" because you just sometimes want things to stay the way they are and look as expected because there is an inherent comfort with that and you have enough other things to deal with and having too many changes all occurring at once or too frequently might not be popular behavior with some user.
What people like us are saying is that we would rather 1) be told up front what an update will actually do and give us a choice to have the update now, delayed, or 2) at least give the user the option to keep the interface as accustomed to. The only reason to force an interface change should be if a vast amount of interface actions are changed, not just the look.
Oi, mates.
So, as we all know, the OP6T has a notch. Issue with it compared to Google's native software implementation is that the status bar mostly behaves like the notch isn't there.
If we take a look at the developer options, we can simulate a display cutout with the "Double display cutout" which realigns the status bar and gives it more breathing space. Unfortunately, that also makes the notch bigger as the OS simulates the bigger notch.
I've attached screenshots of both of the layouts.
If someone could possibly modify the layout to use a layout made for notches, I'd really really appreciate it. I believe this can be achieved via a substratum theme or a Magisk module that utilises the OOS.
If I'm being unclear or you're wondering something regarding the simulated notch (maybe using OSS to patch out the black bar so it's invisible?) Then please let me know and I'll try to elaborate.
Thank you in advance and I'm really hoping someone will fullfil the request.
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The status bar is already tall enough to accommodate the notch, what exactly are you asking for?
Yozak said:
The status bar is already tall enough to accommodate the notch, what exactly are you asking for?
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I'm asking for an option to use the stock AOSP layout.
It might be nice if it also aligned with the end of the corner radius, as at the moment there's still a bit of dispay curve below the status bar and it kind of looks sloppy.
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I'm asking for an option to use the stock AOSP layout.
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The AOSP implementation is to make the status bar as tall as the notch, which is what they are currently doing. I don’t see what you think the benefit will be if extra space is added.
Yozak said:
The AOSP implementation is to make the status bar as tall as the notch, which is what they are currently doing. I don’t see what you think the benefit will be if extra space is added..
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I didn't ask for your preference. I am requesting a mod to adjust it to my preference.
Why would you want the status bar Taller then the notch. Makes no sense
Reuben_skelz92 said:
Why would you want the status bar Taller then the notch. Makes no sense
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Read the post right above yours. Thanks.
I did. Since your the only person that would want something weird like that I very much doubt someone is going to take the time to make a useless mod
I think you're being 100% unclear as to what benefit what your asking for even has. Out of the box implementation is just fine in mine and probably nearly everyone but yourself book. If you want someone to go out of their way to make something you might want to give an actual use case for what your asking for or it's unlikely anyone will even try. Just my 2 cents though.
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I did. Since your the only person that would want something weird like that I very much doubt someone is going to take the time to make a useless mod
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It's literally the way AOSP is. I use Google's gestures too, which people usually dislike even though OnePlus gestures are available. Why would I do that? Because I want a stock setup. Android is about choice, not "why that's pointless". Do you attack all those people with custom Zelda themed battery indicators and odd icon packs?
You can literally toggle this layout. Only issue is that you get a bigger notch.
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I think you're being 100% unclear as to what benefit what your asking for even has. Out of the box implementation is just fine in mine and probably nearly everyone but yourself book. If you want someone to go out of their way to make something you might want to give an actual use case for what your asking for or it's unlikely anyone will even try. Just my 2 cents though.
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What if people would like a stock layout? It's literally how Google implemented it. OnePlus modified it on top of what Google made (they basically removed it altogether but whatever)
Why would someone want a taller status bar? It's nothing but a waste of screen space. If anything, I'm trying to find a way to hide the status bar and display apps underneath the notch as if it doesn't exist.
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What if people would like a stock layout? It's literally how Google implemented it. OnePlus modified it on top of what Google made (they basically removed it altogether but whatever)
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I'm not trying to be rude or anything here just trying to help, I guess I just don't get why what we have doesn't work for you. Maybe an AOSP rom would have what your looking for (pixel experience did release).
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Why would someone want a taller status bar? It's nothing but a waste of screen space. If anything, I'm trying to find a way to hide the status bar and display apps underneath the notch as if it doesn't exist.
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That's what YOU prefer. Why is it so hard to grasp your mind around my preference? I prefer my status bar to be at a good position according to the curvature of the display. I work as a UX designer, and things like this bother me. I'd like to see if someone could take a look at this because it's a fairly simple task.
I didn't ask for your opinion, so please, just leave.
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I'm not trying to be rude or anything here just trying to help, I guess I just don't get why what we have doesn't work for you. Maybe an AOSP rom would have what your looking for (pixel experience did release).
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That's the thing, I like the stability and battery life of the stock ROM. + smart boost is a nice thing to have with 8GB of RAM. I don't think any other ROM (unless stock-based) will have those features. I literally just want a Pixel skin slammed on top of OxygenOS to revert what OnePlus changed. Someone will likely respond with "you should have bought a Pixel" but let's hope not.
Android is about freedom, right? That's why I'm asking for help to customise it to my liking. It's not even a big request.
Armand Bernard said:
It might be nice if it also aligned with the end of the corner radius, as at the moment there's still a bit of dispay curve below the status bar and it kind of looks sloppy.
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That's exactly what I'm looking for basically. The AOSP layout looks great on the OP6T
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That's the thing, I like the stability and battery life of the stock ROM. + smart boost is a nice thing to have with 8GB of RAM. I don't think any other ROM (unless stock-based) will have those features. I literally just want a Pixel skin slammed on top of OxygenOS to revert what OnePlus changed. Someone will likely respond with "you should have bought a Pixel" but let's hope not.
Android is about freedom, right? That's why I'm asking for help to customise it to my liking. It's not even a big request.
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Even the simplest of modifications can be a royal nightmare to implement my friend. I might poke around a bit when I get off work and see what I can come up, mainly out of curiosity lol. Don't hold your breath though so it's been ages since I worked on Android.
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Even the simplest of modifications can be a royal nightmare to implement my friend. I might poke around a bit when I get off work and see what I can come up, mainly out of curiosity lol. Don't hold your breath though so it's been ages since I worked on Android.
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No worries, cheers. I know small stuff can cause lots of trouble, but from what I've seen, every single one of these cutout simulations are APKs with resources in them. Using OSS to replace their backgrounds to transparent ones would possibly work, but it's just a theory. I appreciate it