Screen capture and video gif? - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

All,
I'm coming from the LG V30 and Samsung S8 and Notes series. One thing I loved with those phones is the easy screen capture and surprisingly easy screen video catpure and transform into gif feature.
Do you know of any 3rd party software that has all those features? Prefer not to download multiple apps but if I do, it is what it is.
Thanks for any suggestions!

Nutzzer said:
All,
I'm coming from the LG V30 and Samsung S8 and Notes series. One thing I loved with those phones is the easy screen capture and surprisingly easy screen video catpure and transform into gif feature.
Do you know of any 3rd party software that has all those features? Prefer not to download multiple apps but if I do, it is what it is.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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A quick search in the app store will give you plenty of options but to be honest, they are all kinda clunky to use and need to run in the notification tray 100% of the time.

PuffDaddy_d said:
A quick search in the app store will give you plenty of options but to be honest, they are all kinda clunky to use and need to run in the notification tray 100% of the time.
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Yeah, that is what I'm finding also.
Thanks!

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Does anyone else miss the 3D gallery?

especially the feature where u "zoom" and it shows u a preview of all your pictures in a card form! just venting
unless someone knows how to get it on AOKP??
I miss it too! If anyone finds out of a way to get it please share it!
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Hydera5 said:
I miss it too! If anyone finds out of a way to get it please share it!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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Its available on the market
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolandroidappzfree.media&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb29sYW5kcm9pZGFwcHpmcmVlLm1lZGlhIl0.
Works perfectly on GNex.
Hope this helps!
stuu.f said:
Its available on the market
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImNvbS5jb29sYW5kcm9pZGFwcHpmcmVlLm1lZGlhIl0.
Works perfectly on GNex.
Hope this helps!
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Yep, that's it!
I actually prefer the ICS gallery as it utilizes the screen real estate much better. With it you can see almost 12 larger pictures as opposed to 9 smaller ones on the 3D gallery. Plus it doesn't get all wonky if you don't hold the phone straight. Oh yeah, you also lose the pictures editing option with the 3D gallery.
Hated the old Gallery...I welcome the new one!
It is still in aosp if anyone wants me to build it.
Edit: I lied. Its a different one.
njKeever said:
Yep, that's it!
I actually prefer the ICS gallery as it utilizes the screen real estate much better. With it you can see almost 12 larger pictures as opposed to 9 smaller ones on the 3D gallery. Plus it doesn't get all wonky if you don't hold the phone straight. Oh yeah, you also lose the pictures editing option with the 3D gallery.
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i see what you are saying but when i use the standard gallery i get all these pictures that are from picasa (i have never used picasa) and i cant delete them... thats why I use quickpic right now and will try the gallery 3d
njKeever said:
Yep, that's it!
I actually prefer the ICS gallery as it utilizes the screen real estate much better. With it you can see almost 12 larger pictures as opposed to 9 smaller ones on the 3D gallery. Plus it doesn't get all wonky if you don't hold the phone straight. Oh yeah, you also lose the pictures editing option with the 3D gallery.
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But some people (like me) don't edit our pictures! Plus if we do, we can always go back to the old gallery! I like options! That's why I have an Android phone
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Premium Suite Upgrade!

Yay multiwindow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aM7kQ7sCRE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Contextual Awareness
(1) Page Buddy: Your phone will smartly predict what you intend to do according to your actions. For example, when you plug in your earphones, the device automatically opens up a page with the music player.
(2) Contextual Menu: When you list up apps, you can now choose to see the most frequently used ones first. Especially convenient when you’re looking through apps to find files to attach.
(3) Contextual Tag: When you take a picture on the phone, you can tag the weather, date, and place immediately.
*Enhanced Features*
(1) Multi Window: You can open two different apps at the same time into two different windows on the mobile screen.
(2) Auto Share Shot Pairing using NFC: By setting the camera to ‘Auto Share Shot’ mode, you can quickly share your photos and videos by simply tapping their GALAXY S III with other NFC and S-Beam enabled devices
(3) Reader Mode: You can easily control the size of the text on your browser! Also, you can just click the webpage to share it!
(4) Facebook Lock Ticker: The easiest way to see your Facebook News Feeds – set your phone to show it on your lock screen.
How do these new features sound? Exciting? But wait, we still got more so come back soon for part 2!
Dammit I was just about to post this. You beat me to it
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Before everyone points it out we've had "reader" since ICS... not sure why it's called a new feature.
The other stuff I don't really care about lol. I hope part 2 is more exciting.
Considering most of these Note II features are not even available on the T-Mobile Note II, I'm not hopeful about the prospects of Tmo ever pushing this out.
gthing said:
Considering most of these Note II features are not even available on the T-Mobile Note II, I'm not hopeful about the prospects of Tmo ever pushing this out.
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But it gives devs the necessary files to easily add the features to their ROMs. So it's good
gthing said:
Considering most of these Note II features are not even available on the T-Mobile Note II, I'm not hopeful about the prospects of Tmo ever pushing this out.
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this is xda bro. who's waiting for tmo?
tony yayo said:
this is xda bro. who's waiting for tmo?
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Exactly! When have we ever!
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Part 2... 90% of this stuff doesn't seem new??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7SEBepku-4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
MULTIMEDIA
Paper Artist: You can make a picture like a pop artist. Change the moods of your pictures whenever you want.
Low Light Shot: It’s always tough to take pictures in dark places. So the Galaxy S III with Premium Suite has a Low-Light-Shot function.*Get your hands on one and check out the difference!
Best Face: The problem with group pictures? Somebody always, ALWAYS blinks. Well, Best Face is your solution to that. Best Face takes 5 consecutive pictures and lets you choose the best face for each person among those shots.
NEW FEATURES AND BETTER ACCESSIBILITY
Easy Mode: For first-time smartphone users and/or those who are really really, well, lazy. This function helps you set up the most five frequently used widgets on the home screen, so you don’t have to be tired of looking everywhere to find those apps.
Sound Balance: You can adjust the balance of volume one each side of earphones.
Setup Wizard: After turning on your cell phone, you can see the accessibility menu right away on the screen.
Easy Snap: With ‘talk back’ and ‘face detection’ on your settings menu, the Galaxy S III tells you how many faces it can detect on the camera preview.
Multi window, awesome
Im soooo waiting for this!!! I been researching like a crack head trying to figure out when this is gonna be released! Im praying hopefully before xmas
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Surprisingly, I like the stock Touchwiz ui. Replace the launcher with Nova, remove the bloat, and its pretty solid. I'm looking forward to 4.1.2.
lol.. don't get too excited. the split screen feature may be not like you expected. I have a note 10.1 and its split screen feature only supports like 6 apps (all made by Samsung). I like the low light shot tho.
rookiegenius said:
lol.. don't get too excited. the split screen feature may be not like you expected. I have a note 10.1 and its split screen feature only supports like 6 apps (all made by Samsung). I like the low light shot tho.
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We already have it though.....
Multi-Screen is the premium suite upgrade feature that I'm most interested in... while I don't really know how much I'd actually use it, it looks cool...
scifan said:
Multi-Screen is the premium suite upgrade feature that I'm most interested in... while I don't really know how much I'd actually use it, it looks cool...
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+1
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rookiegenius said:
lol.. don't get too excited. the split screen feature may be not like you expected. I have a note 10.1 and its split screen feature only supports like 6 apps (all made by Samsung). I like the low light shot tho.
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You crushed my hopes, I was exciting for this feature.
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But there are plenty of scripts that let u get unlimited apps as well as ad any app to it.. Thankx to xda.. Cant wait till this is out. Where can we keep up with this to know its release date.
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This is for international ver only?
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Really wanna see those features on custom ROM. Does this Premium Suite require stock ROM?
Silver_WRX02 said:
Really wanna see those features on custom ROM. Does this Premium Suite require stock ROM?
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The devs here can pull the apks and modify the framework for their ROMs to make it work.

[Q] SILENT LOCKSCREEN (feature from Moto x)

I love the new feature from new Google-Motorola phone "Moto X". The new "Silent Lockscreen Notification" feature is so neat, nice, useful...
I just love it
Unfortunately I am not a developer, so I don't have the skills to port it to our HOX but, wouldn't it be a great feature to have?
Youtube /watch?v=lbGmfk8yaZU, sorry i am not allowed to post external links as a newbie in XDA
The lockscreen feature is presented at 2 minute 30s mark.
:fingers-crossed:
What do you think? Would you like to see this feature in your Custom ROM?
Cheers
Active display
Better example of this awesome feature review
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5_yAA9xTE
Totally useless on the One X because we don't have an OLED screen.
blackalice said:
Totally useless on the One X because we don't have an OLED screen.
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Not totally useless, only a bit more power consuming because the whole display would have to be activated instead only of part of it.
But screen would only glow in intervals (you could slow down the interval) when new notification arrives and when you take it out of pocket or flip it downside up with use of proximity sensor.
Bu yes, i agree, our battery is already a bit week.. :/
Seems pretty neat
Porting it to sense is impossible duo to sense framework work.
How ever its possible to port it to aosp if the necessary sources are out....
IMO its useless because its a battery sucker
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
there is an app called NoLED from the play store that does something somewhat similar. its not the same thing but it does give you a floating notification on the screen and tells you what app its from.
And yeah, LCD screens will use more power and will prevent the phone from properly sleeping. You can tune it to only turn on the screen if you flip it over.
Or you can use Active Notifications,it's verry verry similar to the Moto X:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatbytes.activenotifications
jeyml said:
Or you can use Active Notifications,it's verry verry similar to the Moto X:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatbytes.activenotifications
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Only Works on Devices with Android 4.3 for now
Edit. Looks like its experimental on 4.1.2 and 4.2.2. Anyone tried it yet?
omondisingh said:
Only Works on Devices with Android 4.3 for now.
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Works on my HOX...
jeyml said:
Works on my HOX...
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Posted without reading the app description. When this app came out it only worked on 4.3 devices but now it works on the One X. Best to use with Low brightness.
Or you can create a Tasker profile that will make your screen pulse every few minutes until you dismiss the notification...
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk 2
The app use a lot of battery. But it looks great!

scrolling screen shot?

I have had my pixel 3xl for a week now,
I know the pixel 2's didn't have scroll screen shot, has the pixel 3 got it?
Ive never heard of a scrolling screen shot. What phones have you seen this on?
HyperM3 said:
Ive never heard of a scrolling screen shot. What phones have you seen this on?
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I had it on my Mate10Pro by default but so far didn't see it on my Pixel 3Xl
gogoffm said:
I had it on my Mate10Pro by default but so far didn't see it on my Pixel 3Xl
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Interesting. Im curious, how does that work? What would be scrolling? How would you send it and how would someone viewing it see it? I feel dumb but Ive never heard of this and Im super intrigued.
By "scrolling", is that just like a long screenshot? I would love that sort of native functionality, I've always had to use an app for it...I'm currently on one from the play store called Screen Master...
kerobrat said:
By "scrolling", is that just like a long screenshot? I would love that sort of native functionality, I've always had to use an app for it...I'm currently on one from the play store called Screen Master...
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Yeah, I think that's what the OP is referring to.
Samsung's (at least the Note series, not positive on others) had it built in, where if you take a screenshot there would be a button that says like "scroll down" or something, and it would scroll a page length down, and you could keep doing it. The result being a long image.
Screen Master seems like a nice app for it.
Wish it was just built into the screenshot capture though
koloure2211 said:
I have had my pixel 3xl for a week now,
I know the pixel 2's didn't have scroll screen shot, has the pixel 3 got it?
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I came from a Note and ya I miss scrolling screenshot. I use LongShot now https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leavjenn.longshot
It works well. I just wish it was directly integrated into the screenshot function.
ZzEzZ said:
I came from a Note and ya I miss scrolling screenshot. I use LongShot now https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leavjenn.longshot
It works well. I just wish it was directly integrated into the screenshot function.
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That's why I don't like or use it.
It's beyond me why Google has not implemented it??!

Note 20 Ultra Full Screen in Call Caller Id Pic Wanted

It has always been a preference of mine to have a full screen image when calling someone. Rewind back some years, I believe maybe the Hyperdrive ROMs time period and this was the norm. I believe it's similar to what appears on iPhone during a call. Basically the full screen background is the contact pic of the person you are talking with. There was a mod available on XDA for my Note 8 I believe which dropped off with an OS update to Android 9 or so. I never have understood why Samsung keeps the contact pic so small, even when the sizes of the phones increased. Now, with the latest Android 11 and Samsung UI 3.0 update, there is an option to make a pic or video the background when making calls. So while this is heading the right direction, it's still not exactly there.
Anyone in the themeing world have any insight into this, as far as the capability to provide a full screen in call caller ID image as the background?
I had something like this on my Note 9...would be nice to see it on the Note 20
dallen5 said:
I had something like this on my Note 9...would be nice to see it on the Note 20
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I was told by a couple developers that it wasnt possible after the Note 8 got updated, and moving forward. At least based off of the old method that was floating around for the Note 8. I feel like its setup at this point based off of the ability to add an image or video to the call screen. Just need some experienced help!
wdcspurs said:
It has always been a preference of mine to have a full screen image when calling someone. Rewind back some years, I believe maybe the Hyperdrive ROMs time period and this was the norm. I believe it's similar to what appears on iPhone during a call. Basically the full screen background is the contact pic of the person you are talking with. There was a mod available on XDA for my Note 8 I believe which dropped off with an OS update to Android 9 or so. I never have understood why Samsung keeps the contact pic so small, even when the sizes of the phones increased. Now, with the latest Android 11 and Samsung UI 3.0 update, there is an option to make a pic or video the background when making calls. So while this is heading the right direction, it's still not exactly there.
Anyone in the themeing world have any insight into this, as far as the capability to provide a full screen in call caller ID image as the background?
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The new one ui 3.1 has costom call screen options
True Phone has this and much more. This is the best dialer and phone app available.
True Phone Dialer & Contacts - Apps on Google Play
Powerful T9 phone and contact manager with dual SIM support and call recorder
play.google.com
tiho5 said:
True Phone has this and much more. This is the best dialer and phone app available.
True Phone Dialer & Contacts - Apps on Google Play
Powerful T9 phone and contact manager with dual SIM support and call recorder
play.google.com
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I checked out true phone and that seems to be the phone app Ive always wanted. Much appreciated!
vasiaua said:
The new one ui 3.1 has costom call screen options
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I think they threw that in starting with 3.0. I just hate the small contact pic. While I was able to customize the background with a default pic, Id rather have the contact pic utilize the screen. Tiho5 posted a link for an app that seems to work great so far. Pretty much fully customizable!
wdcspurs said:
I think they threw that in starting with 3.0. I just hate the small contact pic. While I was able to customize the background with a default pic, Id rather have the contact pic utilize the screen. Tiho5 posted a link for an app that seems to work great so far. Pretty much fully customizable!
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You may also need to visit the XDA thread of True Phone for some ideas and knowhow to use it to the full : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...t-dialer-contact-manager-replacement.2934816/
tiho5 said:
True Phone has this and much more. This is the best dialer and phone app available.
True Phone Dialer & Contacts - Apps on Google Play
Powerful T9 phone and contact manager with dual SIM support and call recorder
play.google.com
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wdcspurs said:
I checked out true phone and that seems to be the phone app Ive always wanted. Much appreciated!
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tiho5 said:
You may also need to visit the XDA thread of True Phone for some ideas and knowhow to use it to the full : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...t-dialer-contact-manager-replacement.2934816/
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Looked in the XDA thread and didn't see anything regarding call recording for the Note 20 ultra. Does this feature work on U or U1 note ultra devices?
vasiaua said:
The new one ui 3.1 has costom call screen options
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the option offered is to only make it smaller lol
tiho5 said:
True Phone has this and much more. This is the best dialer and phone app available.
True Phone Dialer & Contacts - Apps on Google Play
Powerful T9 phone and contact manager with dual SIM support and call recorder
play.google.com
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Thanks tiho5! perfect (next to the system app mod - sadly dev and theming is not like how it used to be) this is good enough!
wdcspurs said:
It has always been a preference of mine to have a full screen image when calling someone. Rewind back some years, I believe maybe the Hyperdrive ROMs time period and this was the norm. I believe it's similar to what appears on iPhone during a call. Basically the full screen background is the contact pic of the person you are talking with. There was a mod available on XDA for my Note 8 I believe which dropped off with an OS update to Android 9 or so. I never have understood why Samsung keeps the contact pic so small, even when the sizes of the phones increased. Now, with the latest Android 11 and Samsung UI 3.0 update, there is an option to make a pic or video the background when making calls. So while this is heading the right direction, it's still not exactly there.
Anyone in the themeing world have any insight into this, as far as the capability to provide a full screen in call caller ID image as the background?
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Did you find it?
Do you have root?
aaatso said:
Did you find it?
Do you have root?
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No root here. I've been using True Phone since about the time I made this post.
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wdcspurs said:
It has always been a preference of mine to have a full screen image when calling someone. Rewind back some years, I believe maybe the Hyperdrive ROMs time period and this was the norm. I believe it's similar to what appears on iPhone during a call. Basically the full screen background is the contact pic of the person you are talking with. There was a mod available on XDA for my Note 8 I believe which dropped off with an OS update to Android 9 or so. I never have understood why Samsung keeps the contact pic so small, even when the sizes of the phones increased. Now, with the latest Android 11 and Samsung UI 3.0 update, there is an option to make a pic or video the background when making calls. So while this is heading the right direction, it's still not exactly there.
Anyone in the themeing world have any insight into this, as far as the capability to provide a full screen in call caller ID image as the background?
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Write to me
wdcspurs said:
It has always been a preference of mine to have a full screen image when calling someone. Rewind back some years, I believe maybe the Hyperdrive ROMs time period and this was the norm. I believe it's similar to what appears on iPhone during a call. Basically the full screen background is the contact pic of the person you are talking with. There was a mod available on XDA for my Note 8 I believe which dropped off with an OS update to Android 9 or so. I never have understood why Samsung keeps the contact pic so small, even when the sizes of the phones increased. Now, with the latest Android 11 and Samsung UI 3.0 update, there is an option to make a pic or video the background when making calls. So while this is heading the right direction, it's still not exactly there.
Anyone in the themeing world have any insight into this, as far as the capability to provide a full screen in call caller ID image as the background?
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Use shortcut maker App, select activities and search "Lab", select "call" and "labs" then select " try this shortcut" and last tick " contact photo call background "
AdeyAxam said:
Use shortcut maker App, select activities and search "Lab", select "call" and "labs" then select " try this shortcut" and last tick " contact photo call background "
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Its all good now. An update a few months back on my Galaxy Ultra 22 finally gave me what I wanted!

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