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[APP] QuickSwitch (App Switcher) - ALT-TAB behaviour

What is QuickSwitch?
It's an app I developed to mimic ALT-TAB behaviour.
More info at http://bit.ly/quickswitch
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Story:
I am a proud Desire Z owner and have to say the Vision is amazing with its keyboard. One thing I still hate about day to day tasks is switching between Google Talk and MSN apps. I hate reaching up to the notification bar from the keyboard.
So I wrote an app to solve this problem. I call it QuickSwitch.
By taking advantage of the quick keys on the keyboard, I wrote an app that basically launches other apps. It's configurable which apps you want favourit-ed and how many running apps to show. I also made it mimic alt-tab function by pressing Quick key 1 and comma. This would switch back and forth between apps very quickly.
Quick Tutorial
Download:
Donate
If you like QuickSwitch, You can send me a donation to my Paypal http://bit.ly/quickswitch-donate-paypal or through the Android Market and search for "QuickSwitch (Donate Only)". The donate version does not add any functionality.
Questions / Comments
If you want to provide any comments and/or feedback, please post in this thread. New feature requests can be submitted at http://bit.ly/quickswitch-request.
If you could, please add comments and ratings on Market as it can encourage me to develop better stuff!
Thanks!

nice idea, but if your just using it to switch between gtalk and msn why don't you just install ebuddy and run both together?

its configuable to switch between any app.

i like the ability to make the quick keys function like alt and tab. im downloading it right now, will come back with comments
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i think i misunderstood, can this make the quick keys function as alt or shift? i hate the placement of they keys and i hate the quick keys theyre pointless, i like better the keyboard layout on the merge
is there anyway to assign the quick keys the alt or tab function?
aside from that though, its pretty cool app and its fast too. good job

do you mean using TAB to switch versus comma and period key? I can look into making that possible. did I understand you correctly?

so it kinda mimics what happens when you hold the home key?

yes. there's recent running apps as well as favorite apps. its makes toggling apps a lot easier.

no i meant more like a keyboard remapping. i want the two center quick keys to act as either alt or shift

Very cool app! Thanks!!

would this only work on the g2 or would it work on the epic 4g or the droid

jopherr said:
would this only work on the g2 or would it work on the epic 4g or the droid
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I think it should work on the epic 4g and droid. Do those devices have a Quick Key / custom app key?

Stratrix said:
I think it should work on the epic 4g and droid. Do those devices have a Quick Key / custom app key?
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No it dosnt, but you can remap the keyboard and make the smily face a quick key maybe.
I installed your app on my G2, absolutely love it, i would have paid for it, thats how good.

ImSoHungry said:
No it dosnt, but you can remap the keyboard and make the smily face a quick key maybe.
I installed your app on my G2, absolutely love it, i would have paid for it, thats how good.
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Thanks! If you could add a rating / comment in the market, that would be appreciated.
How can I make it better? I am adding icon overlays to indicate which ones are Favourites and which ones are Running. Next, I'm thinking about long press running icons to add them as Favourites.

Stratrix said:
Thanks! If you could add a rating / comment in the market, that would be appreciated.
How can I make it better? I am adding icon overlays to indicate which ones are Favourites and which ones are Running. Next, I'm thinking about long press running icons to add them as Favourites.
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Done. A well earned 5 *'s
As for making it better, I honestly think it is one of those rare gems that comes out the box 100%, its perfect for what it is used for. I like the clean look it has so I would have to see what overlay you use to judge if it will be good. Long pressing an app to add does sound good however.
You get these kind of apps once in a blue and what ends up happening is the dev always thinks that he/she has to improve it and just adds up making it bloated. I like it as is. Here's a great piece of advice; make a version with what you plan to add and put it up as a donate version, feel out the market, then just tidy the code up for this one and sit on it. You do great work.

This is pro. Fantastic app.
How about one quick key for favorites, another for running...thoughts?

mcjerica said:
This is pro. Fantastic app.
How about one quick key for favorites, another for running...thoughts?
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Thanks for your feedback. Your suggestion is a good one. I can certainly split it up into two apps.
I am also thinking about how this can be used for devices with no keyboard. Maybe splitting the screen into two halfs - left selects from favourites and right selects from running. Hmm...

I love your app. Idk if it goes into two rows when u got a lot of shortcuts set but would be nice. Thank you for this wonderful app!
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Smokuevo said:
I love your app. Idk if it goes into two rows when u got a lot of shortcuts set but would be nice. Thank you for this wonderful app!
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
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The apps panel becomes scrollable once its too wide to fit on the screen.

Feature Requests and Donation Links
<shameless plug>
I've added links to a quick start youtube video, feature request form and donate options on the original post.
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Thank you all for the supportive comments!

mcjerica said:
This is pro. Fantastic app.
How about one quick key for favorites, another for running...thoughts?
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You can already bring up all your running apps by holding home button, to add a second key would be redundant.
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[APP]Launch Now - Google Now shortcut replacement

Launch Now​
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Launch Now is a Google Now shortcut replacement app which can be launched in the same way as the Google Now app. By swiping upwards from the home button you can launch the app and it will allow you to launch any app that you like. When launched the app prompts the user with a dialog containing customizable apps which can be launched. A possible use case scenario would be if you use Twitter alot you can put your favourite Twitter app in one of the slots and access it at any time by simply swiping up from the home button or the lockscreen. The app is very fast and fluid and is in active development so more is to come soon. I've attached a free test version with 2 app slots that you guys can try out. Enjoy!
Here's the play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simon.LaunchNow
The youtube video shows the functionality pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XohEHWGrFHI
Just so you know; you can still access Google Now with this app installed, just add it as one of the launch options.
If you have any questions or requests whatsoever I'll be sure to answer them here

SweSnow said:
Launch Now​
Launch Now is a Google Now replacement app which can be launched in the same way as the Google Now app. By swiping upwards from the home button you can launch the app and it will allow you to launch any app that you like. When launched the app prompts the user with a dialog containing customizable apps which can be launched. A possible use case scenario would be if you use Twitter alot you can put your favourite Twitter app in one of the slots and access it at any time by simply swiping up from the home button or the lockscreen. The app is very fast and fluid and is in active development so more is to come soon. Hope you like it! Remember testing it takes much less then 15 minutes so download it, try it out and get a refound if you don't like it.
Here's the play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simon.LaunchNow
The youtube video shows the functionality pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XohEHWGrFHI
Just so you know; you can still access Google Now with this app installed, just add it as one of the launch options.
If you have any questions or requests whatsoever I'll be sure to answer them here
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I dont think you can advertise paid apps on XDA. I think you have to link to the free version. Not sure though

aooga said:
I dont think you can advertise paid apps on XDA. I think you have to link to the free version. Not sure though
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That's correct. Read the rules before posting, OP, specifically rule 11 in this case.
Also, I wouldn't consider this a Google Now replacement, it's more of an app launcher. Google Now does so much more than just launch apps, or provide shortcuts to apps.

Anyway, can't call it a Google Now replacement, maybe a Google Now shortcut replacement. To be considered a Google Now replacement it needs to be some kind of voice search service.
Anyway, cool idea but I don't think I would pay for this app, specially running a custom ROM such as AOKP which allows users to add shortcuts to the navbar ring, so you can have Google Now and any other app you need/want to on that ring.

I'm working on a free version right now so you guys can test the app out. Shortcut replacement is a really good idea, I'll make sure to use it.

le0.br4zuc4 said:
Anyway, can't call it a Google Now replacement, maybe a Google Now shortcut replacement. To be considered a Google Now replacement it needs to be some kind of voice search service.
Anyway, cool idea but I don't think I would pay for this app, specially running a custom ROM such as AOKP which allows users to add shortcuts to the navbar ring, so you can have Google Now and any other app you need/want to on that ring.
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What sort of funcionality do you think would make you (and other people too of course) buy it? Do you think perhaps toggles would be a god idea?

I downloaded and testing right now. Thank you.
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Really like this app but are you planning to make the transition from the Launch Now menu to the chosen app smoother? Is it possible to incorporate the transition animation from jb into this? It'd b great to see the selected app come flying in from the top of the screen.
Also, the icon could use some work; it's hard to see it against white backgrounds.

supguise said:
Really like this app but are you planning to make the transition from the Launch Now menu to the chosen app smoother? Is it possible to incorporate the transition animation from jb into this? It'd b great to see the selected app come flying in from the top of the screen.
Also, the icon could use some work; it's hard to see it against white backgrounds.
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I'll most definitevely try and make a JB animation, I've done it before in my other app so it shouldn't be all that hard. You're right about the icon, I'll make some changes later.
Thanks for the feedback!
EDIT: Animation added and some grapical bugs fixed, update has been released.

aooga said:
I dont think you can advertise paid apps on XDA. I think you have to link to the free version. Not sure though
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In my opinion, it's missing just the option to add just one app, like Swipe Launcher offers. Other than that it's faster than the other (2) alternatives available.

SweSnow said:
I'll most definitevely try and make a JB animation, I've done it before in my other app so it shouldn't be all that hard. You're right about the icon, I'll make some changes later.
Thanks for the feedback!
EDIT: Animation added and some grapical bugs fixed, update has been released.
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Not quite the animation I expected but cool nonetheless and also real smooth. It adds some variety into the mix and that's always a good thing.
All that's left is the icon. Looking forward to what you come up with.

MFire said:
In my opinion, it's missing just the option to add just one app, like Swipe Launcher offers. Other than that it's faster than the other (2) alternatives available.
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Performence has been a huge focus during development. I'll create a option to just launch one app, look for it in the next update.

I like, keep going mate
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supguise said:
Not quite the animation I expected but cool nonetheless and also real smooth. It adds some variety into the mix and that's always a good thing.
All that's left is the icon. Looking forward to what you come up with.
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I tried the icon on a white wallpaper and it didn't look to bad at all. The icon you liked isn't avavible in 512x512 which is a requirement for app icons so I can't use that. I added a arrow to the existing icon and it looked pretty good, it'll be in the next version. For now I'm sticking to the animation, it's pretty cool i think.

Like I wrote in my review on the Store: It's fast
Though I purchased all the other alternatives available, I found this to be the fastest. Thanks for the option to launch just one app. Please don't sacrifice the speed in favor of more options.

Keeping my eye on this...
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Nice, would like to see a free version to test it out

magnum870 said:
Nice, would like to see a free version to test it out
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Psst...it's attached to post #1.

Not too shabby. Thanks mate.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Are you ever going to update the paid version of the app on the Play Store? You do realize version 0.4 is not working, right?
You can't add apps and it FCs all the time. Not to mention the weird code in the menu.
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[REQ-CONCEPT] Gesture NavBar inspired by web os.

Hi guys,thinking about my older hp pre 3 (fantastic smartphone and,supreme OS)
I thought of a new control system, inspired by the gesture of webos,i think this concept is very very intuitive,simple,beautifull.and it saves a lot of space in the homescreen.
It's like the new PIE by paranoid,but is more intuitive.
tell me what you think.
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Love the new idea of navbar :highfive: can i ask a irrelated question: what is the weather widget ??

namkei90 said:
Love the new idea of navbar :highfive: can i ask a irrelated question: what is the weather widget ??
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thank's!
Beautifull widget without widget background

iSnob said:
Hi guys,thinking about my older hp pre 3 (fantastic smartphone and,supreme OS)
I thought of a new control system, inspired by the gesture of webos,i think this concept is very very intuitive,simple,beautifull.and it saves a lot of space in the homescreen.
It's like the new PIE by paranoid,but is more intuitive.
tell me what you think.
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Is someone developing it ?

I can definitely get this to work if someone is willing to make some graphics. (the white "thing" in the screenshots) I already have something similar working in my ROM so this shouldn't be difficult to achieve. Anyone here good with graphics?

kevdliu said:
I can definitely get this to work if someone is willing to make some graphics. (the white "thing" in the screenshots) I already have something similar working in my ROM so this shouldn't be difficult to achieve. Anyone here good with graphics?
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i can help you with graphic!

nvm edited

Alright done.
Video: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B75SpYLsGt0WYnF3SEhjVFUwbFE/edit
- Tap for HOME
- Long press for STATUS BAR EXPAND
- Swipe Left for BACK
- Swipe Right for RECENTS
- Swipe Up for MENU
Just need some animation to make it look cool
Any ideas for animations?

kevdliu said:
Alright done.
Video: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B75SpYLsGt0WYnF3SEhjVFUwbFE/edit
- Tap for HOME
- Long press for STATUS BAR EXPAND
- Swipe Left for BACK
- Swipe Right for RECENTS
- Swipe Up for MENU
Just need some animation to make it look cool
Any ideas for animations?
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That is freaking sweet! Will thus be available as an install or only for specific ROMs? I'm no Leonardo DA Vinci but I know my way around Photoshop and would be more than happy to do up some graphics if you need. Shoot me a pm and we can figure something out if you don't have someone already.

Great work guys.. Try to make this some kinda flashable zip for people to use.. Amazing work...
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kevdliu said:
Alright done.
Video: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B75SpYLsGt0WYnF3SEhjVFUwbFE/edit
- Tap for HOME
- Long press for STATUS BAR EXPAND
- Swipe Left for BACK
- Swipe Right for RECENTS
- Swipe Up for MENU
Just need some animation to make it look cool
Any ideas for animations?
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woooow man!
Very fast,great job!!
For the animations,i think a "glow" inside the x?
Sorry for my english..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zKXaIR2zVk
look this,it's perfect for my concept!

iSnob said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zKXaIR2zVk
look this,it's perfect for my concept!
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wow, aesthetically also its too good

rrohanjs said:
wow, aesthetically also its too good
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yes,it's perfect! Imagine this in an android rom such cm o paranoid,AWESOME!!

You can try it now?
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great job
kevdliu said:
Alright done.
Video:
- Tap for HOME
- Long press for STATUS BAR EXPAND
- Swipe Left for BACK
- Swipe Right for RECENTS
- Swipe Up for MENU
Just need some animation to make it look cool
Any ideas for animations?
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Great job!
Where I can download it?¿
and it would be possible work as PIE on paranoid. Or only replace the navigation bar ?¿?¿

Downlaod link please?

This is really neat. I like the gestures and such.
Stumbled upon this video via twatter. I really like the direction he is headed as well.
good day.

chopper the dog said:
This is really neat. I like the gestures and such.
Stumbled upon this video via twatter. I really like the direction he is headed as well.
good day.
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that is available on xylon rom ~

chopper the dog said:
This is really neat. I like the gestures and such.
Stumbled upon this video via twatter. I really like the direction he is headed as well.
good day.
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Please, please, please, please...x infinity, share that app. I know the guy after you said it's available on xylon rim, but your video is with aokp. Please, again x infinity, share with us how to do that. Please please please please. I'm begging here, please

[APP] - [FLOATING APPS] An alternate for multi-tasking

Hello Ladies & Laddies. Since we don't have one of the most killer features called ''Multiwindow'' in MIUI Roms, I was looking for a way to cover that lack, failed. Handed my old Lg G3 and it reminded me it's funky little floating apps, and i've found this app at least to hold my horses against multiwindow hunger. Although it doesn't (completely)work with system apps, fair enough serves an alternative.
Requirements:​
A healthy fella who owns a mi mix which runs Miui rom(others already have multiwindow but why not?),
Above entry is quite enough to handle this app.
Install the free version of the >app< grant permissions(App permissions like Storage, Location, Camera etc. etc, Other permissions like Home screen shortcuts, Display pop-up window, Start in background etc etc. )and add it as 'Autostart apps( Settings > Permission') .
After this, the Float icon will show up on your statusbar which is resizable, draggable:
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When you touch it, the complete floatable app menu shows up:
Let's say you launch the Calculator; it launches in a shape of love, resizeable as you wish. You can change it's transparency, theme etc.
Bunch of apps that you can launch at the same time:
You can check active floating windows and their status:
Also close them and lots of action through it's menu button on the left and transparency level shortcut:
You can minimize all the active floating windows into an icon which is resizable, draggable bla bla..
So on. The app has lots of features and options but probably you need to pay for >pro version< to have all of them. Better just try free one and consider purchasing then.
Thanks LWİ s.r.o. for this great app.
I almost peed myself to type and finish this article.
Pees :fingers-crossed:

Konsstantine34 said:
Hello Ladies & Laddies. Since we don't have one of the most killer features called ''Multiwindow'' in MIUI Roms, I was looking for a way to cover that lack, failed. Handed my old Lg G3 and it reminded me it's funky little floating apps, and i've found this app at least to hold my horses against multiwindow hunger. Although it doesn't (completely)work with system apps, fair enough serves an alternative.
Requirements:​
A healthy fella who owns a mi mix which runs Miui rom(others already have multiwindow but why not?),
Above entry is quite enough to handle this app.
Install the free version of the >app< grant permissions(App permissions like Storage, Location, Camera etc. etc, Other permissions like Home screen shortcuts, Display pop-up window, Start in background etc etc. )and add it as 'Autostart apps( Settings > Permission') .
After this, the Float icon will show up on your statusbar which is resizable, draggable:
When you touch it, the complete floatable app menu shows up:
Let's say you launch the Calculator; it launches in a shape of love, resizeable as you wish. You can change it's transparency, theme etc.
Bunch of apps that you can launch at the same time:
You can check active floating windows and their status:
Also close them and lots of action through it's menu button on the left and transparency level shortcut:
You can minimize all the active floating windows into an icon which is resizable, draggable bla bla..
So on. The app has lots of features and options but probably you need to pay for >pro version< to have all of them. Better just try free one and consider purchasing then.
Thanks LWİ s.r.o. for this great app.
I almost peed myself to type and finish this article.
Pees :fingers-crossed:
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Nice application... Thanks
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Konsstantine34 said:
Hello Ladies & Laddies.
Great App brother:good::good:
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great see all friends here...highfive❤❤❤❤
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That app really awesome..i didnt see like that app before in my life..u are great ..thank u
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haifish9999 said:
Nice application... Thanks
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joemar66 said:
Great App brother:good::good:
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carlitobahsoun said:
great see all friends here...highfive❤❤❤❤
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liyonking said:
That app really awesome..i didnt see like that app before in my life..u are great ..thank u
Powered by Arnie ROM....
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LoL thanks my dearest brothers(Galaxy of Friends). [emoji38] [emoji1]
@Androidwizzard do you mind making ANYFIX_Floating-windows-All-apps.zip for us? [emoji38] [emoji38]
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Thats really will be epic????
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liyonking said:
Thats really will be epic????
Powered by Arnie ROM....
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Nuts [emoji51] [emoji38] [emoji38] When I tap to a link; ''Open with'' option appears, it launches in floating window browser which is also can be full screen:
Mi MIX
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Woohh....all my family members here :highfive: @Konsstantine34 you'll still be using same status bar setup even after the end of the world..right?
Actually i wanna buy pro app but before that i wants to do 10 min "free" live chat with you....
Thank you...
Hoping to see you in note 8 forums

The Joker said:
Woohh....all my family members here :highfive: @Konsstantine34 you'll still be using same status bar setup even after the end of the world..right?[emoji14]Actually i wanna buy pro app but before that i wants to do 10 min "free" live chat with you....
Thank you...
Hoping to see you in note 8 forums
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[emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38] Hey bro. Yeah I will lol. The status bar is important for me, you know. Since new devices are coming with Nougat -which doesnt support xposed- i guess i will stick with Mix[emoji51] See you on the other side.
Mi MIX
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@Konsstantine34 are you an author of this app or just share it?

eagleeyetom said:
@Konsstantine34 are you an author of this app or just share it?
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Just sharing.
Mi MIX
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Bump. Some asked privately that WhatsApp can't be floated? Well im not a whatsApp user but you can add system/your app widgets by
» Floating app menu » My apps » Add(+) button and 'Create widget app' » select available widgets and see how it looks.
Mi MIX
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Thanks man, I'll give it a try

does anybody know what type of font OP is using since his account is not active?

Anyone know what Xposed mod he's using to rearrange his status bar icons?

Disable Notch?

Just curious if any of you think they will allow us to black out the status bar next to the notch to make it "go" away. Hopefully this will be an option within the software.

Unbox Therapy review mentioned it's coming via future update:
https://youtu.be/BJrsmM6aEYE
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pretty sure someone will make an app for that sooner or later.

Probably but then you have a device with 2013 sized top and bottom bezels.
The design is a total joke, google should be embarrassed to release this monstrosity in 2018

force70 said:
Probably but then you have a device with 2013 sized top and bottom bezels.
The design is a total joke, google should be embarrassed to release this monstrosity in 2018
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I agree. It's a joke and the design team should in fact all be fired. Whoever approved this version has no idea how to sell phones. This is why they don't.
Having said that, I still bought the XL [emoji53]
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That option to hide notch is already available in developer Settings. There are some screenshot on reddit

So you hide the notch which increases the bezel look. What actual screesize do you end up with...

So yeah, they apparently are going to put the option in but instead of leaving the notification icons there they are just shrinking the entire screen:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/10/google-hide-pixel-3-xl-notch/
Just to show how Google's design team has no clue. [emoji2357]
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obsanity said:
So yeah, they apparently are going to put the option in but instead of leaving the notification icons there they are just shrinking the entire screen:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/10/google-hide-pixel-3-xl-notch/
Just to show how Google's design team has no clue. [emoji2357]
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The developer options method has different options for disabling the notch. Apparently one of the settings allows you to do this: https://i.imgur.com/OKnedgo.jpg and https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/9mwfoh/via_mkbhd_vid_what_pixel_3_xl_looks_like_with/
So my guess is that once it's officially implemented, it'll look like what you see above

skw5115 said:
The developer options method has different options for disabling the notch. Apparently one of the settings allows you to do this: https://i.imgur.com/OKnedgo.jpg and https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/9mwfoh/via_mkbhd_vid_what_pixel_3_xl_looks_like_with/
So my guess is that once it's officially implemented, it'll look like what you see above
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The pics in the videos show apps that have a black bar built in, which is why the icons appear in that area, instead of below.
https://9to5google.com/2018/10/10/pixel-3-xl-notch-option-hide-software/

bradley26 said:
Just curious if any of you think they will allow us to black out the status bar next to the notch to make it "go" away. Hopefully this will be an option within the software.
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It's already built into P in developer options.

If they made it so you could half hide the notch (like, so the notch is halfway not showing, instead of fully hidden), I think I'd be using that for sure. I think the phone would look WAY better with half that notch. If that's not an option, I really hope some devs will make it so.

gettinwicked said:
If they made it so you could half hide the notch (like, so the notch is halfway not showing, instead of fully hidden), I think I'd be using that for sure. I think the phone would look WAY better with half that notch. If that's not an option, I really hope some devs will make it so.
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It hides the whole notch. But I an hopeful on the options for the devs because access to control the notch is built in to P.

TonikJDK said:
It hides the whole notch. But I an hopeful on the options for the devs because access to control the notch is built in to P.
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I know that, I'm just saying if they ALSO made it so you could half-hide the notch, that would be awesome. I hope you're right that it being in dev options will open up that possibility.

TonikJDK said:
It's already built into P in developer options.
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The developer option is (hopefully) not the full implementation. The developer option just blacks out the notch.
This is the current implementation using the developer options:
{
"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"
}
This is what everyone wants (and how essential handles the notch if you disable it in their settings)

Yea, the concept version is very cool.

What about screen burn-in with notch off?

jblack41510 said:
What about screen burn-in with notch off?
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It's an OLED display. The pixels are turned off, so no chance of burn-in.

TheJareBear said:
It's an OLED display. The pixels are turned off, so no chance of burn-in.
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Its more like that the rest of the screen would have "burn in" effect and not the notch. But that shouldnt be noticeable because the display does not show static pictures/elements like the status bar (clock, icons, ...).

Why would you risk a problem with screen burnin anymore than any other phone, just because you've hidden a notch?
The feature in developer settings is most likely not done. Because, no, Google aren't "that clueless". People love to hate on everything they can, while ignoring absolutely everything that Google designs which has a brilliant design. Stop cherry picking the things that you hate, and look at the big picture. Google does know design. When this feature is pushed out of developer settings (which is NOT to be viewed as "made available to public; most people don't even know this exists. XDA and Reddit are absolutely not the norm), I would expect the clock and icons to be on top of the hidden notch, not below it.