Does anyone know if the HTC 10 will have a car app similar to the one on he M8?
Thanks in advance.
No it does not have it, and will not have it, let me share my opinion with you, that app is very outdated now, its not very exciting for today's standard, the look is boring and even HTC knows this, this is one of the reasons why its discontinued.
Want a better more 2016/modern experience? Ever heard of Android Auto? I'm sure you have, but doesn't it suck that you have to have some fancy new car stereo in order to use this? what if I told you there was an app that lets you have an Android Auto like experience right on your phone! without the need for a new stereo, just dock your phone like you would regularly with the HTC App.
Automate (Android Auto style Car App)
Automate is good, but I prefer the larger icons. I use Ultimate Car Dock. It has pretty much the same functionality of the HTC Car app, but it doesn't disable the notification pulldown or recent apps, which I hated about the Car app. Try them both and see which one you like. The UCD dev is also extremely responsive to feedback and questions, which is always nice.
Viper4713 said:
No it does not have it, and will not have it, let me share my opinion with you, that app is very outdated now, its not very exciting for today's standard, the look is boring and even HTC knows this, this is one of the reasons why its discontinued.
Want a better more 2016/modern experience? Ever heard of Android Auto? I'm sure you have, but doesn't it suck that you have to have some fancy new car stereo in order to use this? what if I told you there was an app that lets you have an Android Auto like experience right on your phone! without the need for a new stereo, just dock your phone like you would regularly with the HTC App.
Automate (Android Auto style Car App)
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Android Auto is pointless, as it also means buying either a new car or at least a new headset, the HTC app while msybe "outdated" the one thing HTC git right in its handsets was the car app, the music app and the photo gallery, losing these from the HTC 10 is actually a great loss especially when it's something you use daily, and it's was not locked into bloody Google apps which are mostly ****e
I've side loaded all three apps, only issue is the car app doesn't allow music control from its screen anymore ... hopefully I'll find a version that does or HTC will do the right thing and bring back those apps
goodtimes50 said:
...It has pretty much the same functionality of the HTC Car app, but it doesn't disable the notification pulldown or recent apps, which I hated about the Car app...
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HTC Car does not disable the notification bar...?
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conan_troutman said:
Android Auto is pointless, as it also means buying either a new car or at least a new headset, the HTC app while msybe "outdated" the one thing HTC git right in its handsets was the car app, the music app and the photo gallery, losing these from the HTC 10 is actually a great loss especially when it's something you use daily, and it's was not locked into bloody Google apps which are mostly ****e
I've side loaded all three apps, only issue is the car app doesn't allow music control from its screen anymore ... hopefully I'll find a version that does or HTC will do the right thing and bring back those apps
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You don't need to buy anything with the app I posted, it just makes it look more modern "like" android auto but its like an HTC app with more features, and full voice control, which you shouldn't be messing with your phone while your driving anyways, just try it out, its not "The" Android Auto, its an app only, no purchasing anything.
xrncd1 said:
Does anyone know if the HTC 10 will have a car app similar to the one on he M8?
Thanks in advance.
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I am using the one from m9+ and it works flawlessly.
You need htc music too for Car to work
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vegetaleb said:
I am using the one from m9+ and it works flawlessly.
You need htc music too for Car to work
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How are you managing to do this when Play store shows it as an incompatible device?
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Gulioth said:
How are you managing to do this when Play store shows it as an incompatible device?
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http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-corporation/car/car-7-10-612716-release/
Choose the ''no-dpi'' download
What are you guys using to get the Dock app to auto open and go into dock mode? Do I need to use some sort of NFC device or is there a special dock that works?
jauhien said:
HTC Car does not disable the notification bar...
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I meant to say the notification pulldown. When the Car app is running, you cannot access the notification pulldown or the recent apps.
goodtimes50 said:
I meant to say the notification pulldown. When the Car app is running, you cannot access the notification pulldown or the recent apps.
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Are you able to open SPOILER and see with your own eyes the screenshots provided, and admit that your statement is totally incorrect??
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jauhien said:
Are you able to open SPOILER and see with your own eyes the screenshots provided, and admit that your statement is totally incorrect??
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
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I only see the recents screencap. Perhaps we're using different versions. I can do neither in the one I'm using.
goodtimes50 said:
I only see the recents screencap. Perhaps we're using different versions. I can do neither in the one I'm using.
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Under the second
Spoiler
there's web link which is leading you to DropBox where ZIP archive uploaded with working APKs for HTC 10.. ?
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
Got it. Thanks.
scothern99 said:
What are you guys using to get the Dock app to auto open and go into dock mode? Do I need to use some sort of NFC device or is there a special dock that works?
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MHL cable I believe from memory? I've only ever bought the genuine car cradles which come with that lead
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vegetaleb said:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-corporation/car/car-7-10-612716-release/
Choose the ''no-dpi'' download
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Hi there,
There is a later version on APK mirror - HTC Car 7.30.671476 - however it only has 480 dpi and there isn't one for nodpi.
Do you know if the 480 version will work on the 10?
Thanks
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Gulioth said:
Hi there,
There is a later version on APK mirror - HTC Car 7.30.671476 - however it only has 480 dpi and there isn't one for nodpi.
Do you know if the 480 version will work on the 10?
Thanks
Sent from my HTC 10 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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480dpi won't work on the 10, don't worry the no-dpi is older but 100% working
vegetaleb said:
480dpi won't work on the 10, don't worry the no-dpi is older but 100% working
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Hi thanks, working ok apart from a black blank area between the icons and the clock - you have the same? Can't remember what was there before...
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Gulioth said:
Hi thanks, working ok apart from a black blank area between the icons and the clock - you have the same? Can't remember what was there before...
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Install Htc music
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While still waiting for my Nexus 7 (not sure if I will get one before the official european start .......) I imagined that I will use the Android Hotspot feature a lot to connect the Nexus 7 to my phone for tethering .....
So I was searching a pragmaticall way to open a WiFi Hotspot on my Galaxy S3 and connect the Nexus 7....
And I found probably the coolest way ......:laugh::laugh:
Just BEAM your WiFi Configuration from one NFC device to another ...
(.... and open the Hotspot automatically and connet the WiFi- network automatically on the receiving device ....and add an Hotspot tag option for people with only one NFC Device and... and... and ....)
The implementation was a pain, but I finished it yesterday
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My new app NFC Hotspot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widgapp.NFC_Hotspot_FREE was released a couple of hours ago within the Google Playstore ....
I know the US carrier have some issues with WiFi hotspots and tethering, but check it out ....
It´s the initial release, so I would expect some issues/ bugs (especially with some carrier brandet roms) ... works perfect with my NFC testing devices ...., but again, not tested by myself on the Nexus 7 --> Feedback highly welcome !
******For Android BEAM feature, you need 2 NFC devices !*********
Known Issues:
- Hotspot doesn´t open on some HTC device with some (stock) firmware versions!
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Change log:
Version 1.3: Improved beaming and tag writing + fixes for Android 4.3 issues
Version 1.2: Improved performance and minor bugfixes
Version 1.1: Added toggle option and some minor bugfixes
Version 1.0: Initial Release!
Be aware that this is some kind of sparetime/ hobby project ....mainly to test / demonstrate a cool NFC feature ...It´s stable, but don´t expect any eye candy or lot´s of new features or additional development
ascsa said:
While still waiting for my Nexus 7 (not sure if I will get one before the official european start .......) I imagined that I will use the Android Hotspot feature a lot to connect the Nexus 7 to my phone for tethering .....
So I was searching a pragmaticall way to open a WiFi Hotspot on my Galaxy S3 and connect the Nexus 7....
And I found probably the coolest way ......:laugh::laugh:
Just BEAM your WiFi Configuration from one NFC device to another ...
(.... and open the Hotspot automatically and connet the WiFi- network automatically on the receiving device ....and add an Hotspot tag option for people with only one NFC Device and... and... and ....)
The implementation was a pain, but I finished it yesterday
My new app NFC Hotspot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widgapp.NFC_Hotspot_FREE was released a couple of hours ago within the Google Playstore ....
I know the US carrier have some issues with WiFi hotspots and tethering, but check it out ....
It´s the initial release, so I would expect some issues/ bugs (especially with some carrier brandet roms) ... works perfect with my NFC testing devices ...., but again, not tested by myself on the Nexus 7 --> Feedback highly welcome !
******For Android BEAM feature, you need 2 NFC devices !*********
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Will give it a go, do I need to install it on my Phone, My Tablet or Both?
Just tried it, installed it on both my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 - Works great!
Would be good if you could tap them together again to de-activate the WiFi tethering and go back to previous state?
Good work mate!!
PS I love the description drawings!!
StuMcBill said:
Will give it a go, do I need to install it on my Phone, My Tablet or Both?
Just tried it, installed it on both my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 - Works great!
Would be good if you could tap them together again to de-activate the WiFi tethering and go back to previous state?
Good work mate!!
PS I love the description drawings!!
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THANKS!
The on/off toggling is no problem, I think I will add a additional setting ....as default behavior you will run into issues with toogling when you want to connect more than 1 device (not sure if anyone is out there with more than 2 NFC devices yet ) ... and I have one or two additional ideas to make it even more fun ....so I think the next feature update (not bugfixing) will come with a toggle option ....
PS I love the description drawings, too! It was at first a joke during development/ testing , but anybody who tested the app liked them, so I will keep them
ascsa said:
THANKS!
The on/off toggling is no problem, I think I will add a additional setting ....as default behavior you will run into issues with toogling when you want to connect more than 1 device (not sure if anyone is out there with more than 2 NFC devices yet ) ... and I have one or two additional ideas to make it even more fun ....so I think the next feature update (not bugfixing) will come with a toggle option ....
PS I love the description drawings, too! It was at first a joke during development/ testing , but anybody who tested the app liked them, so I will keep them
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Yeah I guess that makes sense. I would imagine the average user would only be tethering one tablet to one phone though?
Keep up the good work!!
What are the advantages of going Pro?
StuMcBill said:
Yeah I guess that makes sense. I would imagine the average user would only be tethering one tablet to one phone though?
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Yes, so toogling would be standard ....and having a setting for disabling toogling would make sense to me .....
Keep up the good work!!
What are the advantages of going Pro?
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Pro: No Ads and you could fully customize your Hotspot settings --> give it an other name, change the security to none or WPA2 and set an own password ....
Standard/ Free
SSID: NFC Hotspot
Security: WPA-PSK
Password: 10 chars randomly generated on first start of the app ...
ascsa said:
Yes, so toogling would be standard ....and having a setting for disabling toogling would make sense to me .....
Pro: No Ads and you could fully customize your Hotspot settings --> give it an other name, change the security to none or WPA2 and set an own password ....
Standard/ Free
SSID: NFC Hotspot
Security: WPA-PSK
Password: 10 chars randomly generated on first start of the app ...
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Ah OK, cool. Not sure if I need those features - might just get it to support development though!
I like this so much.....I just bought PRO!!
Thanks
Stewart
Don't have a nexus 7 nor do I plan on getting one but this is probably one of the coolest things I've seen on xda. Good job OP
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JPOKeefe said:
Don't have a nexus 7 nor do I plan on getting one but this is probably one of the coolest things I've seen on xda. Good job OP
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Thanks!
btw. you don´t need a Nexus 7 ... works with every NFC device ... and you even don´t have to BEAM ... --> write a Hotspot tag (the little tag symbol in the action bar ... between "?" and "PRO") ... stick it to your laptop .... and every time you tab your phone against the tag on the laptop it opens a hotspot ....or connect to the specified Wlan ...(you can select if the device should react as sender or receiver via setting)
StuMcBill said:
Ah OK, cool. Not sure if I need those features - might just get it to support development though!
I like this so much.....I just bought PRO!!
Thanks
Stewart
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You are welcome !
If you encounter any problems ... just post it here, or write a pm or an e-mail ..!
Hi. For those of us who have to deal with the US carriers would it be possible to add an option to choose the hot spot app (such as wifi tether)
Great work.
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this is awesome. now i just need to retrofit an NFC chip in my Razr Maxx!
This is great, using it right now with my nexus hooked up to my one x did have to wave my phone around a bit as I forgot the NFC is near the battery area heheheh.
Pro version purchased in support of the dev! Just a small suggestion or personal idea - any thoughts on maybe giving it a more minimal look jelly bean settings menu style? Or just a little more polished look?
Early days I'm aware but this is a great app imo and should look the part
Buy it folks!
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Moricon said:
Hi. For those of us who have to deal with the US carriers would it be possible to add an option to choose the hot spot app (such as wifi tether)
Great work.
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Launching an app is no big deal ... but I doubt that i could pass the login data to an other app ...if the app doesn´t provide any api, it would be hard ... I will have a look, and put this on my toDo list ...
twistedh said:
This is great, using it right now with my nexus hooked up to my one x did have to wave my phone around a bit as I forgot the NFC is near the battery area heheheh.
Pro version purchased in support of the dev! Just a small suggestion or personal idea - any thoughts on maybe giving it a more minimal look jelly bean settings menu style? Or just a little more polished look?
Early days I'm aware but this is a great app imo and should look the part
Buy it folks!
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Yeeah, design ... my kryptonite ... not my top priority during development, but sure your right, I could polish the app a little ....currently it has the nerd/ trash look
What a great idea. I'm gonna give this a try later.
Just loaded it up on the gnex and the n7 and it works like a charm. Nice work!
Forgive me. Installed on both Nexus 7 and Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
Beam and NFC enabled on both devices.
app opened on both devices.
Touch backs and nothing happens.
Do I need to turn on WiFi hotspot on Galaxy Nexus first? ......or is this app supposed to actually do that?
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You only have to open the app on your galaxy Nexus..(but you can open it on both, doesn't matter) ... Then tap the two device together... You should hear the "nfc" sound.... Then tap on your galaxy Nexus the "touch to beam" symbol.... And that's it....
Hotspot opens automatically on galaxy Nexus... Nexus 7 automatically connects to the Hotspot... At least, it should work this way
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Please link to the Pro version. I'm wanting to buy it but the Play Store isn't displaying it.
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player911 said:
Please link to the Pro version. I'm wanting to buy it but the Play Store isn't displaying it.
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?
The FREE version has a link... Try the "PRO " button... Beside that, it's nearly the same link... Change FREE to PRO...
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This is way cool. I have a GS2 phone with no NFC at the moment but will be upgrading soon. I'm going to buy this app to support your work even though I won't be able to use it for awhile.
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I just saw a video of Blackberry 10 - not to say that I would ever go back to Blackberry, but there is a very nice camera feature that they made public called Time Warp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2cLwPHaNY)
Does anyone know if Android has an app that can also do what is shown in the video?
Basically, the camera app allows you to change someone's face that blinked to seconds later where they weren't blinking. It probably is similar to the burst show using Samsung's camera app, but instead of choosing an entirely new picture, you only change the person's face. This would make sense if there are two people in the picture and one picture one person has their eyes open and the other close and vise versa.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: sorry, I meant to post this in the Q/A forum. If a mod reads this, please move it if possible or just delete it.
arabcamel said:
I just saw a video of Blackberry 10 - not to say that I would ever go back to Blackberry, but there is a very nice camera feature that they made public called Time Warp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2cLwPHaNY)
Does anyone know if Android has an app that can also do what is shown in the video?
Basically, the camera app allows you to change someone's face that blinked to seconds later where they weren't blinking. It probably is similar to the burst show using Samsung's camera app, but instead of choosing an entirely new picture, you only change the person's face. This would make sense if there are two people in the picture and one picture one person has their eyes open and the other close and vise versa.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: sorry, I meant to post this in the Q/A forum. If a mod reads this, please move it if possible or just delete it.
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that might be the ONLY cool thing RIM has done in the past 8 million years. What's a RIM Job?
That's remarkable.
Subscribed.
You know there is a similar-ish feature in the galaxy S3 ? It's called smile shot, and as much as the interface is not as fancy as RIM's one, it does basically the same thing!
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You know there is a similar-ish feature in the galaxy S3 ? It's called smile shot, and as much as the interface is not as fancy as RIM's one, it does basically the same thing!
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Just wondering if the RIM camera would allow one to adjust the expressions of all the people in the photo independently. For instance can one also chose a different moment for the guy in the photo ? That would be really cool, however I think it might not be the case as one would then have to interpolate the background.
Edit : I mean the photo they show in the youtube video
elfie said:
Just wondering if the RIM camera would allow one to adjust the expressions of all the people in the photo independently. For instance can one also chose a different moment for the guy in the photo ? That would be really cool, however I think it might not be the case as one would then have to interpolate the background.
Edit : I mean the photo they show in the youtube video
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I watched another youtube video of RIM's camera app and yes, you can do that. Basically manipulate each persons facial expression independently to simulate something happened that really didn't.
timeToy said:
You know there is a similar-ish feature in the galaxy S3 ? It's called smile shot, and as much as the interface is not as fancy as RIM's one, it does basically the same thing!
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That's a nice feature, but that only takes one person to smile. RIM's feature allows you to pick the best facial expression from multiple people individually in a picture.
In the newest note II Video they introduced this same feature in the new camera app. Extract the app from drewgaren's ROM which has the note II's camera apk?
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Search for scaladoinc on YouTube. I guess RIM team up with them.
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I just used the BB10 the other day. The camera is pretty jacked up right now and the phone is laggy in general
Ghstudent said:
In the newest note II Video they introduced this same feature in the new camera app. Extract the app from drewgaren's ROM which has the note II's camera apk?
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you are absolutely right!!!! I flashed this ROM yesterday and checked your reply this morning. what are the chances.
This is awesome!
There is actually a direct link to the camera and gallery without downloading the entire ROM
Check it
Ghstudent said:
In the newest note II Video they introduced this same feature in the new camera app. Extract the app from drewgaren's ROM which has the note II's camera apk?
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Can you give a link to the video? Also, what is the feature called on the galaxy note 2 app... I can't find it
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frewys said:
There is actually a direct link to the camera and gallery without downloading the entire ROM
Check it
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Which topic did that come from?
I believe it's the same as in his ROM. The best group photo feature doesn't work... Is it working for anyone else?
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How can i use this on a MIUI rom? Thanks!
Wond3r said:
I just used the BB10 the other day. The camera is pretty jacked up right now and the phone is laggy in general
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Yah, you used the unreleased BB10 the other day, good on you. What, the alpha version? I personally think BB10 is going to rock.
arabcamel said:
I just saw a video of Blackberry 10 - not to say that I would ever go back to Blackberry, but there is a very nice camera feature that they made public called Time Warp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2cLwPHaNY)
Does anyone know if Android has an app that can also do what is shown in the video?
Basically, the camera app allows you to change someone's face that blinked to seconds later where they weren't blinking. It probably is similar to the burst show using Samsung's camera app, but instead of choosing an entirely new picture, you only change the person's face. This would make sense if there are two people in the picture and one picture one person has their eyes open and the other close and vise versa.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: sorry, I meant to post this in the Q/A forum. If a mod reads this, please move it if possible or just delete it.
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iOS has an app called GroupShot that does just that. You can take a lot of photos and then highlight someones face and it'll show you that persons face in every shot and you can pick which you like best and it'll intelligently put it in the photo without it looking like it's been pasted it. It's a very smart app.
Only problem, nothing like this on Android yet.
I think some one needs to port over that blackberry ten camera app to android... I would try to do it but I have no programming skills really.. sad..
robamacaf said:
iOS has an app called GroupShot that does just that. You can take a lot of photos and then highlight someones face and it'll show you that persons face in every shot and you can pick which you like best and it'll intelligently put it in the photo without it looking like it's been pasted it. It's a very smart app.
Only problem, nothing like this on Android yet.
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You do know that the galaxy note 2 camera, that is ported for the gs3, has this exact feature... And its not a separate app. Just saying.
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New thread with updated ButtonLED.
Everything below this point is outdated.
Hey guys,
I've been fiddling around Tasker for the last few weeks and finally decided to create a fully functional app using it.
At this point, some of you will be thinking "Another useless, ugly, cluttered Tasker created app that does something nobody needs".
Well, then, I'll try to prove you wrong
Note: You do not need Tasker to use the app.
App Description:
ButtonLED is similar to NoLED: it allows you to have LED like notifications without actually having the LED light. However, NoLED uses uses your screen; ButtonLED only uses the hardware buttons' backlight (your screen stays off). It's customizable to an extent, with more to come depending on feedback and suggestions.
Features:
Pause for some user defined time on proximity (e.g. if phone is turned down, or is in your pocket);
Turn button backlight for X seconds, then off for Y seconds;
Should work on all devices since the user can locate the brightness file;
Notification exceptions (e.g. to ignore all notification that contain "Hello", add *Hello* to the exception list)
Logs
Compatibility:
It should work on all rooted devices. It will work out of the box (once you open it) for Samsung Galaxy Ace i devices (Galaxy Ace users will probably need to locate the brightness file), which is why I'm choosing to offer it for testing here. I'll release it in the Android Apps and Games section if the reviews are favorable. If not, I'll take their content into consideration and improve it before release it there.
Running the app:
Install, open, enable in accessibility. Done. You may need to select a different brightness file.
You may also want to customize the options.
On the Galaxy Ace i, the brightness file is located at:
/sys/devices/platform/bcm21553-leds/leds/button-backlight/brightness
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For Galaxy Ace devices:
mohdnurr said:
/sys/devices/platform/pmic-leds/leds/button-backlight/brightness
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Look for something similar on your device.
Screenshots (v1.0; needs updating):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Changelog:
V1.1 (24/10/12):
Missed call/Unread text notifications support. (can someone confirm ButtonLED v1.0 doesn't detect them? I'm almost certain it won't do anything for missed called/unread texts, but I'd rather be certain about it)
Optional permanent notification.
Option to use flashlight instead of the hard buttons' LED light.
Test button that will turn on and off the LED/flashlight.
Other minor modifications and fixes.
Downloads:
Don't forget to post your feedback! And when I say feedback, I don't mean the thanks button -instead, post a reply, write your opinion and include your comments.
Updating will reset the settings of the app.
V1.1:
View attachment ButtonLED.v1.1.apk
View attachment ButtonLED.v1.1.jb.test.apk (only try this one if you're using JB/JB based custom ROM (e.g. CM10))
V1.0:
View attachment ButtonLED.apk
Without words, you're amazing
Could you add an option for the camera LED or something ??
When i try to install it says app not installed
im on cm10/aokp/paranoidandroid rom (3 in 1) (PAC rom)
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How do iknow it work?
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galaxy ace button backlight brightness file locations
/sys/devices/platform/pmic-leds/leds/button-backlight/brightness:laugh:
and it works.. but pause notification just keep on backlight or off which come first. its would be the best batery saving if its keep always off when pause
hit thanks if helped..
put quoute if needed
GermainZ said:
and finally decided to create a fully functional app
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:good:
Fantastic app, it´s all I needed.
Really a minimalistic jewel.
Thanks.
RubenStauttener said:
Could you add an option for the camera LED or something ??
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Added in v1.1, will release it later.
Would you like to use both (button + flashlight) or just one at the same time? In v1.1, you can only use one at a time, but I could change that.
AaronvAce said:
When i try to install it says app not installed
im on cm10/aokp/paranoidandroid rom (3 in 1) (PAC rom)
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I'm not sure. It might be because it's not compatible with JB. Didn't think this would be an issue first, since our devices only support GB. Forgot about the regular Ace's custom ROMs.
I'll release a JB apk later, and hope it works.
ismon3 said:
How do iknow it work?
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Test button added to v1.1 so you can make sure it will work.
Other than that, just wait for a notification (e.g. WhatsApp) while your screen is off.
mohdnurr said:
/sys/devices/platform/pmic-leds/leds/button-backlight/brightness:laugh:
and it works.. but pause notification just keep on backlight or off which come first. its would be the best batery saving if its keep always off when pause
hit thanks if helped..
put quoute if needed
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Should be fixed in v1.1. Actually, it shouldn't be happening in v1.0 since I've already included a quick check that resets the brightness to 0, but I altered a few things in v1.1 that should make it fail proof.
@Qeemi/Toscanitex Thank you guys
Changelog of the upcoming v1.1 version:
Missed call/Unread text notifications support. (can someone confirm ButtonLED v1.0 doesn't detect them? I'm almost certain it won't do anything for missed called/unread texts, but I'd rather be certain about it)
Optional permanent notification.
Use flashlight instead of the hard buttons' LED light.
Test button that will turn on and off the LED/flashlight.
Other minor modifications.
I'll upload it as soon as I can, probably in the next 24 hours.
Keep the comments coming!
Also, if you think it's read to be released in the general Android Apps and Games section, please say so.
I'll get much more reviews, bug reports and suggestions there which will allow faster development if time allows it, but I don't want to release something unfinished there.
Good luck!
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V1.1 released
You may notice it now needs more permissions. This is for the missed call/unread text notification support, and for the flashlight.
AaronvAce said:
When i try to install it says app not installed
im on cm10/aokp/paranoidandroid rom (3 in 1) (PAC rom)
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Can you try the buttonled.v1.1.jb.test.apk, please?
I tried it and it gave me the same message.
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Work in cyanogenmod 7.2 nightly..missed call and sms work...but sometimes have force close..no big deal...can I request hide button led in status bar?anyway thank you so much...
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AaronvAce said:
I tried it and it gave me the same message.
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No idea why that's happening, sorry. It could be an issue with your ROM, you might want to check logcats if you want.
ismon3 said:
Work in cyanogenmod 7.2 nightly..missed call and sms work...but sometimes have force close..no big deal...can I request hide button led in status bar?anyway thank you so much...
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You can already do that: open ButtonLED, select "Permanent notification" and then press the "X" button.
GermainZ said:
No idea why that's happening, sorry. It could be an issue with your ROM, you might want to check logcats if you want.
I will try the app on a stock based rom and on cm9. I'll tell you what it does
EDIT: I installed it succesfully on cm9.
I Will try stocklite v7.1 (stock based 2.3.6) within 3 days.
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Ok, Houston, have a few situations here... with v1.1
The camera led it´s not working with buttonled, no way.
The log does not work.
After 5 hs. the battery power is on 20% , (only wifi is on)
So back to v1.0 and stay here for a moment.
(to be fair v1.0 it´s all I need, but...
Info about the phone:
GT-5830L Stock ROM, apps managed by link2sd.
AV: 2.3.4 / S5830LUBKPF
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-perf-cl567486 [email protected] #1
Rooted.
Toscanitex said:
Ok, Houston, have a few situations here... with v1.1
The camera led it´s not working with buttonled, no way.
The log does not work.
After 5 hs. the battery power is on 20% , (only wifi is on)
So back to v1.0 and stay here for a moment.
(to be fair v1.0 it´s all I need, but...
Info about the phone:
GT-5830L Stock ROM, apps managed by link2sd.
AV: 2.3.4 / S5830LUBKPF
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-perf-cl567486 [email protected] #1
Rooted.
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About the camera LED, just to make sure:
Open ButtonLED;
Select "Use flashlight ...";
Press the "✓" button;
Select "Test ButtonLED". Your flashlight should turn on and off.
If it doesn't work, and if you have Tasker (or if you can install the trial version), can you try creating a simple task that will turn the "Torch" on then off? Just to make sure that Tasker feature is compatible with your phone (the documentation says it's not compatible with all phones).
Regarding the battery, I don't see why that would happen, unless you left your phone with ButtonLED active for those five hours (when I say active, I mean turning your LED on and off), especially that nothing, battery wise, has changed from v1.0 to v1.1.
Did you flash a new ROM lately? If so, try recalibrating your battery.
For the logs, what exactly do you mean when you say they don't work?
Are they inaccurate? In that case, I fixed it in v1.2. It was a slight issue causing skipped notifications to be displayed as "processed" in the logs (e.g. if your screen is on, ButtonLED will skip a notification; v1.1 will mark it as processed in the logs, tho).
If it's something else (e.g. logs not showing up, some other issue), please specify.
Thanks for the reports
Ok..thank you so much ..
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AaronvAce said:
I tried it and it gave me the same message.
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I just remembered that pushing the app using adb should give you more information about why the installation failed, so please try that.
Hi, I found this app on Tasker groups (thanks to the author)
However on my device (galaxy s2 with cyanogen10) I have no /sys/devices/platform/*-leds/leds/ and on tasker Set Light says it's not available on my device...
It's a ROM problem I suppose, because keys backlight are present (as hardware) and supported by the ROM (they turn on and there is an option to use or not use them!). Should I ask to cyanogen developers?
again thanks
SuperKrog said:
Hi, I found this app on Tasker groups (thanks to the author)
However on my device (galaxy s2 with cyanogen10) I have no /sys/devices/platform/*-leds/leds/ and on tasker Set Light says it's not available on my device...
It's a ROM problem I suppose, because keys backlight are present (as hardware) and supported by the ROM (they turn on and there is an option to use or not use them!). Should I ask to cyanogen developers?
again thanks
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Yeah, it's probably hidden somewhere else.
Did some googling and found that for the One X (running CM10), it's /sys/devices/platform/msm_ssbi.0/pm8921-core/pm8xxx-led/leds/button-backlight/currents
Other users say that /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/brightness works instead.
So you could also try looking for something similar.
Make sure to report back once you find it
Over the last few weeks, I've been looking into the most productive ways of saving battery on my HOX. Please note you don't have to follow this guide Step-by-Step, you can simply pick and choose which tweaks/tips you want to use to try and improve your battery.
Some of the tricks I used, were extremely effective, others have little effect but which ever ones you choose, is up to you:
Optional (BUT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE):
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Before I went about getting the most out of my battery, I made a complete factory reset, to make sure anything left from previously used rogue apps etc, were gone and werent causing issues.
First (Optional) - Get a new launcher:
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The first thing I did was get Nova Launcer, as I think Nova is clean, smooth and looks very similar to stock Android, which makes it easier to go from my HOX, to my Nexus 7 without getting confused. This is also great if your one of the many out there that aren't a fan of Sense. There are other launchers to choose from, so make your choice:
Nova
Apex
GoLauncher
LightningLauncher
I can only comment about Nova, which uses next to no battery.
Second - Creating some useful toggles:
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For this, I used HD Widgets. Create toggles for your brightness and then use this toggle to set your brightness to a point where you find it nice. I left it at 50%. Also create a toggle to FORCE SYNC.
{
"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"
}
HD Widgets
Beautiful Widgets
PowerToggles (Free Alternative)
Third - Disabling all / Un-used Syncs:
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Auto syncing in my eyes, is pretty useless, as everything re-syncs/updates when you enter it, including mail and calendars etc. So I turned most of them off, leaving a couple such as Play Updates. Then, if needsby, use the toggle widget you created earlier and force-sync when you need to.
THE BIGGEST SYNC DRAINER IS FACEBOOK, COMPLETELY DISABLE FACEBOOK's SYNCS, Unless this is important to you !
Goto:
Settings -> Accounts and Sync -> Choose each profile and un-tick any Sync's that you don't use.
Fourth - Using Tasker to its potential ! (MOST EFFECTIVE):
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For those of you who don't know, Tasker is an EXTREMELY powerful automation tool for your phone, which you can program to do almost anything you wish. Tasker is known to have a learning curve, but I find if you look at it logically you can figure your way around it quite simply. It works like this:
What do I want to happen
What is going to cause it
What I want Tasker to do once that has happened.
YOU CAN FIND TASKER HERE
Tasker Profile 1 - This has got to be one of the best Tasker profiles I've done yet, as it saved me pretty much 20% battery, A DAY.
Profile One:
Set the Context to - Display State ON
Set a wait period of 10 seconds
Set the Task to - Enable Wifi
Profile Two:
Set the Conext to - Display State OFF
Set a Wait period of 10 seconds
Set the task to - Disable Wifi
The wait is so that when you flick the screen on and off, to check time/date, it doesn't enable/disable Wifi straight away.
Another method of this, to save even more battery, would be to disable WiFi altogether, and then set tasker to enable WiFi by App per App basis (Such as Facebook/Browser/Youtube) etc
Bedtime Ritual?
Some Android Phones/Versions support tools to allow you to disable almost anything between certain times. This is often called "night-mode". This can save rucks of battery, but isnt useful to many as lots of people charge during the night. If your one that doesn't, either use the in-built funtions, or again use Tasker, to disable all features and functions you see fit between the times you sleep and wake up. Such as 12PM to 6AM.
Fifth - Changing to GSM Only (When no Data needed):
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Although I don't use this one much myself, it can make almost a 20% different in battery between GSM and GSM/WCDMA Auto. If possible, changing it to GSM only can save alot of battery:
Step 1: Tap on settings in the notification panel.
Step 2: Then tap on Mobile network and the network mode.
Step 3: Tap on GSM only.
Sixth - Monitor your battery, to check whats unique to you:
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Monitoring your battery, to see whats draining your battery in particular can be a very good method of highlighting, and remove rogue battery eaters etc.
The abolute best tool for this, bar non is BBS (BetterBatteryStats) which monitors Wakelocks etc to see whats eating the battery.
You can find BetterBatteryStats here.
If you like his work and would consider donating find it on the PlayStore.
Seventh - Use Push Notifications where possible:
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Alot of people have mail clients on their device, this can range from Exchange servers for work, to personal E-Mails such as GoogleMail and HotMail. These often "poll" for updates every so often (usually 15 minutes) this is an absolute killer for battery, luckily, alot of them now support "Push" notifications. If this is an option for you USE IT.
Eighth - Ditch Un-used widgets:
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Widgets are very useful for most users, and alot of people use them. It is also one of Androids main differences to its competitors.
Ditch the Widgets you rarely use, or those that don't make much difference and could be removed in exchange for simply opening the app.
For example FaceBook's widget in my eye's is useless, its just as easy to go to the Website/App and check their. Lets be honest here, people are on FaceBook multiple times a day, whats the use in the widget?
Also, if your like me, everything is kept on the one page, remove all other Widgets from other pages if possible.
Nineth - Disable Haptic Feedback:
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Haptic feedback can be an absolute killer to your battery, and is also pretty useless. Haptic feedback basically plays a tone/vibrates each time you press something, so typing "Hello" would cause it to vibrate 5 times. Whats the use? Surely you know when you've pressed it, and also LOOK AT THE SCREEN? to see if you've pressed it.
To Disable haptic feedback:
Haptic Feedback, along with sound feedback, is located under the "Sound" options, at the very bottom. Disable one or both and you will see an improvement.
IF THERES ANYTHING ANYONE CAN ADD TO THIS. LET ME KNOW.
Wilks3y.
Reserved for performance Tweaks.
Good work!! :thumbup: So helpful..
Covered almost all the tips and tricks
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deepak_kutti said:
Good work!! :thumbup: So helpful..
Covered almost all the tips and tricks
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Thanks, will be adding tweaks for performance gain also soon.
(When I get chance)
Thanks for the feedback
Added four more battery tips.
Performance tweaks still to come.
Good one mate!!! ran out f thanks lol!!!:silly:
exocetdj said:
Good one mate!!! ran out f thanks lol!!!:silly:
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Ta, and gutted
Dno whether to bother with performance tweaks.
Especially all the moaning that goes on when you try and ask/help people.
A few points from me too..
1. Update the apps regularly. The updated apps usually have bug fixes which helps not to drain your battery fast.. It's not so noticeable,,but it works!! :thumbup:
2. Get the maximum signal strength. Battery tends to be more energy sucking while it constantly search for network coverage.. It's not possible for constant travellers,,but try to keep the phone atleast at home where you can get the best coverage..
3. Keep the battery cool. Ofcourse most users love to play games and do much hard usage with their devices,,but remember that a hot battery drains fast.. So keep an eye on the battery temperature..
4. Keep an eye on the autostart apps that unwantedly start up from the boot. Rooted users could disable these apps to minimise battery wastage
(needs suggestions on apps to do so)
5.Last but not the least,, DELETE unwanted apps
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deepak_kutti said:
A few points from me too..
1. Update the apps regularly. The updated apps usually have bug fixes which helps not to drain your battery fast.. It's not so noticeable,,but it works!! :thumbup:
2. Get the maximum signal strength. Battery tends to be more energy sucking while it constantly search for network coverage.. It's not possible for constant travellers,,but try to keep the phone atleast at home where you can get the best coverage..
3. Keep the battery cool. Ofcourse most users love to play games and do much hard usage with their devices,,but remember that a hot battery drains fast.. So keep an eye on the battery temperature..
4. [/B]Keep an eye on the autostart apps[/B] that unwantedly start up from the boot. Rooted users could disable these apps to minimise battery wastage
(needs suggestions on apps to do so)
5.Last but not the least,, DELETE unwanted apps
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Was gonna add all but the first one you just said, but they seem so menial that its not worth mentioning.
Should I add them? Decisions decisions.
Thanks for your contribution though !
Wilks3y said:
Was gonna add all but the first one you just said, but they seem so menial that its not worth mentioning.
Should I add them? Decisions decisions.
Thanks for your contribution though !
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It's not so noticeable,,but it works !! :thumbup: Don't you think?
Pardon me if I'm wrong..
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I agree, I shall add them when I get a moment.
Thanks bud.
COULD SOMEONE DO ME A MASSIVE FAVOUR?!!?!?!??!?! (I'm at work and don't have time)
Can someone download the images, make them a little smaller and then give me the links.
I think they're slightly too big !! Would appreciate it if someone could.
Wilks3y said:
I agree, I shall add them when I get a moment.
Thanks bud.
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:thumbup: for the topic!!
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deepak_kutti said:
:thumbup: for the topic!!
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Give it a rate too?
Plus, could you resize the images for me?
Cheeky I know but I've spent ages on this today and am at work, cannot spend much more time fiddling with it, need to get something done
Wilks3y said:
Give it a rate too?
Plus, could you resize the images for me?
Cheeky I know but I've spent ages on this today and am at work, cannot spend much more time fiddling with it, need to get something done
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Would work on that!! :thumbup:
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Can anybody see the images?
Wilks3y said:
Can anybody see the images?
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Yup!! :thumbup:
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before I went about getting the most out of my battery, I made a complete factory reset, to make sure anything left from previously used rogue apps etc, were gone and werent causing issues.
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You mean a factory reset from settings menu or do you mean the entire proces eg flashing boot.img then fw in recovery and finally flash rom?
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miniterror said:
You mean a factory reset from settings menu or do you mean the entire proces eg flashing boot.img then fw in recovery and finally flash rom?
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Just a soft reset through the Settings mate
Wilks3y said:
I agree, I shall add them when I get a moment.
Thanks bud.
COULD SOMEONE DO ME A MASSIVE FAVOUR?!!?!?!??!?! (I'm at work and don't have time)
Can someone download the images, make them a little smaller and then give me the links.
I think they're slightly too big !! Would appreciate it if someone could.
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check your inbox mate should be roughly 2/3rds the original size now
Would also be good if there's a little warning at the GSM section that selecting it will deny you 3G/HSDPA speeds for the sake of battery
But since this is posted in XDA, and I would assume that anyone here would have been rooted at least, would you want some suggestions for root users? Since performance tweaks mostly can only be done through root access (mostly)
So, I had an idea this afternoon that it would be convenient, if you are a DashClock Widget user, to be able to put your phone to sleep via a DashClock extension. If possible, this would help reduce wear and tear on the power button, and allow you to put the phone to sleep quicker than other options.
I turn the screen on to check various statuses using dashclock, and frequently just need to put it back to sleep again, so something like this, I thought, would be nice to have, as it allows me to more quickly / conveniently put the phone back to sleep after checking, without having to use the power button.
The problem is, Google does not expose the PowerManger "goToSleep" method to non-system apps for security reasons.
However, if we have root, I can make it a system app by signing it with CM keys, in order to be granted the necessary permissions to pull it off. This is why this is a CM/AOSP specific "system app" extension. I'm not sure if it will work on other non-CM based ROM as a result, but if you'd like to try, please do so and report back. If the extension doesn't appear after flashing, or it force closes upon clicking, this indicates it is not compatible with your ROM.
If interested in using, this is what you will see once installing:
{
"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"
}
Attached is a signed zip to flash via recovery (since it needs to be pushed to /system/app).
Figured others may find it useful as well, so thought I'd share.
Re: DashClock Sleep Extension for CM 10.1
Awesome idea! I'm gonna check it out
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Flashed.... Works as expected! Thank you!
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chuckenfoot said:
Awesome idea! I'm gonna check it out
Flashed.... Works as expected! Thank you!
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Great. Thanks for the confirmation.
Just realized it works nicely to put the phone to sleep when using Dash clock as a home screen widget too!
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Re: DashClock Sleep Extension for CM 10.1
Awesome idea but a hassle for me since I have to enter my pattern before it sleeps.
[LG NEXUS⁴] [CARBON] [MATR1X]
Re: DashClock Sleep Extension for CM 10.1
Anyone try this on any other rom I know it says cm10.1 but it's a good idea
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CheesyNutz said:
Anyone try this on any other rom I know it says cm10.1 but it's a good idea
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I'm running an AOSP rom and this extension works fine
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Where did you get the nest dashclock extension?
dEris said:
Awesome idea but a hassle for me since I have to enter my pattern before it sleeps.
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Ah, didn't think about that, as I don't use a pattern lock.
This is a limitation of how DashClock extensions work. Since the original "intent" (no pun intended) is to click an extension, for which DashClock unlocks the screen and it takes you to the particular app (email, weather, etc), all you can pass to the DashClock API in an intent to launch a particular app, activity, etc.
I'm assuming the same happens for you when clicking any other DashClock extension when having a pattern / pin unlock in place?
I can't put the phone directly to sleep as a result, but rather, have to instruct DashClock to launch an intent (which then unlocks the screen), and the intent issues the goToSleep method. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a way around it, given DashClock's primary purpose for extensions.
Re: DashClock Sleep Extension for CM 10.1
CheesyNutz said:
Anyone try this on any other rom I know it says cm10.1 but it's a good idea
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I'm on aospa and it works perfectly
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22sl22 said:
I'm running an AOSP rom and this extension works fine
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Interesting.
I wanted to hedge my bets and play it safe by assuming only CM. Thanks for the confirmation. I'm guessing in light of this, that perhaps any non-stock ROM (AOSP based) ROM that shares similar keys may work.
If you attempt to install, and you simply don't see the extension listed in DashClock, or it force closes when clicking, this is most likely a result of lack of permissions to execute.
If anyone tries running on any other ROMs, please report back, and I'll update the OP.
Rockwig said:
Where did you get the nest dashclock extension?
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I made it :laugh:
For some reason, Nest continues to keep their API private, so that third parties can't easily interface with it, but I found some documentation out there where someone has reversed engineered much of the API calls.
Based on the documentation, I put together a little Nest DashClock extension to display various statuses as reported by my thermostat, which I think is pretty cool.
JsChiSurf said:
I made it :laugh:
For some reason, Nest continues to keep their API private, so that third parties can't easily interface with it, but I found some documentation out there where someone has reversed engineered much of the API calls.
Based on the documentation, I put together a little Nest DashClock extension to display various statuses as reported by my thermostat, which I think is pretty cool.
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Mind sharing?
Rockwig said:
Mind sharing?
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Wish I could. Given the API is private, I am using a PHP server the extension makes calls to, and the PHP server calls Nest, using my hard coded device ids, username, password, etc., which returns back to the phone some JSON formatted data to parse. So, right now, it's not "portable" in any way.
If I get a chance, I want to try and think of a way to make it more universal, but right now, it is very specific to my environment.
JsChiSurf said:
Wish I could. Given the API is private, I am using a PHP server the extension makes calls to, and the PHP server calls Nest, using my hard coded device ids, username, password, etc., which returns back to the phone some JSON formatted data to parse. So, right now, it's not "portable" in any way.
If I get a chance, I want to try and think of a way to make it more universal, but right now, it is very specific to my environment.
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Completely understandable.
Thanks!
If anyone running AOKP and has tried this can let me know if it works, I'd like to compile a running list of known working ROMs.
Thanks!
JsChiSurf, How did you make your dashclock look that AWSOME Jellybean style?
- there is no line under the clock so the extensions becomes right under it.
- the clock is in the middle and not aligned to the left side.
You have to explain me how youve done that!
Thank you!!
Bunjii said:
JsChiSurf, How did you make your dashclock look that AWSOME Jellybean style?
- there is no line under the clock so the extensions becomes right under it.
- the clock is in the middle and not aligned to the left side.
You have to explain me how youve done that!
Thank you!!
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Ha, funny thing is, the removed line is a by-product of the mod I did here for conditionally removing the clock when installing DashClock on the homescreen. Since it doesn't make sense to have the line when the clock is gone, I just removed the line all together.
The clock being centered is just an option in the 'Advanced' settings for DashClock directly.
So what should i do to remove the line? ( No contact for the extension you made in this threade) , do i have to still download your mod?
Thanks so much!
Very nice. You should upload it to the play store. You'll get a million downloads.
I wish I didn't have to swipe it to unlock it when the clock is minimized.
scottx . said:
Very nice. You should upload it to the play store. You'll get a million downloads.
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Unfortunately, since this has to be a system app, it's not something that can be put on the play store.
scottx . said:
I wish I didn't have to swipe it to unlock it when the clock is minimized.
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Unfortunately, I can't override the behavior of DashClock itself, and since this is what it does for all extensions, I don't have the ability to do anything different for the sleep extension (though I wish I could).