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Hi everyone, this is a very simple list/howto of all known Arc-ported features onto the X10 as of 4th August.
Right now the list is not big but the features are, which include
100% working Bravia engine
75% working xLoud (FCs occur when changing brightness/volume and power control widget stops working, but in active developement and should be fixed soon)
100% new 2011 Xperia launcher, it's smoother, faster, and a few nice new features
95% working DLNA widget (A few streaming problems)
Screw SE for leaving these features out, when it works almost perfectly on our devices.
Here's where to get the files and how to install them. Although all of the features are safe and shouldn't explode your X10, always remember to back things up in case something gets screwed.
1. Mobile BRAVIA Engine (Thanks Z)
WHAT IT DOES:Enhances picture and video quality ONLY in stock gallery and video app, it won't change the picture quality of the photo itself, just when it's on the x10 screen.
LINK:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193274
INSTALL:Just flash thru xrecovery. BUT, Some custom ROMs like Wolfbreak's and Erickwill's already have those installed, check your ROM developer to see if they have it, don't install this if they have it already! It'll erase some tweaks and settings!
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2.xLOUD (Thanks 28spawn and Marcoplo)
WHAT IT DOES:Changes the output of your phone speaker, makes it louder and crisper, and apparently it makes a huge difference.
LINK:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201729
INSTALL:Flash thru xRecovery. Please NOTE: There are a few FCs that occur due to this, like when you change brightness settings through the display option in the settings, as well as the volume sliders in the settings menu. Volume changing works perfectly through the physical rockers, and brightness works fine using another widget, but power control widget doesn't work as well. This is in active developement and should be sorted out and fixed soon.
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3.2011 Xperia Launcher (Thanks candyman)
WHAT IT DOES:It's the same launcher as before but faster, smoother, and has a few new features like direct app uninstall through the drawer and support for themes.
LINK:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194540
INSTALLownload APk and install over current home launcher.
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4.Sony DLNA App (Thanks llama69)
WHAT IT DOES:Allows streaming of music/videos to computer, there seems to be problems doing it vice versa (computer to x10) but x10 to computer works fine.
INSTALLownload APK, Install, done!
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I will update this as I am sure we will get more goodies . The devs are just too great! It sickens me that SE purposely left out these features, but it's to be expected since if it did, it could seriously hurt Arc/other xperia sales, since the X10 is still a very capable device.
Have fun!
I think that some of Sony Ericsson's original apps on the stock 2.1 ROM are very valueable, because they are nicely customized for the small screen of the X10 mini/mini pro. Particularly the address book and phone application, the T9 keyboard and the photo application are good examples and quite essential for me.
Other people do often mention the radio application or even the stopwatch and the alarm clock of SE.
Now, with the release of the 'camera fix' for the X10 mini/mini pro Cyanogen 7 ROM's, it's tempting for me to finally change the ROM on my device.
So I would like to know:
Is it possible to use SE apps of the stock 2.1 ROM like the address book and phone app on CM7 ROM's (MiniCM 7 / GingerDX etc.)? If not, is it possible to port them like the apps of the Xperia Arc/Play in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982051 ?
Probably it would be useful to create a central list of SE X10 mini 2.1 apps (or modified versions of them) here, which work on CM7 ROM's, because I couldn't find such a list.
I would appreciate any contributions.
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I think that some of Sony Ericsson's original apps on the stock 2.1 ROM are very valueable, because they are nicely customized for the small screen of the X10 mini/mini pro. Particularly the address book and phone application, the T9 keyboard and the photo application are good examples and quite essential for me.
Other people do often mention the radio application or even the stopwatch and the alarm clock of SE.
Now, with the release of the 'camera fix' for the X10 mini/mini pro Cyanogen 7 ROM's, it's tempting for me to finally change the ROM on my device.
So I would like to know:
Is it possible to use SE apps of the stock 2.1 ROM like the address book and phone app on CM7 ROM's (MiniCM 7 / GingerDX etc.)? If not, is it possible to port them like the apps of the Xperia Arc/Play in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982051 ?
Probably it would be useful to create a central list of SE X10 mini 2.1 apps (or modified versions of them) here, which work on CM7 ROM's, because I couldn't find such a list.
I would appreciate any contributions.
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lemme get it one by one...
1)address book and phone app: i feel the CM7 is WAYYYY better and more customized!!!...y u want dat horrible dialer of stock mini???...even if u want, u can get it in the forums...dere is a thread with all the stock 2.1 apps listed in a zip
2)t9 - the "squash input method" is available in CM7 too,and frankly looks and feels better than the stock 1... although the key arrangement is similar
3) Radio, stopwatch and alarm - u can get the radio in the forums itself. the stopwatch, timer etc is available in the market as "xperia chrono", "xperia timer", etc. again, the alarm clock app is better for CM7 than stock 2.1
4) Camera Fix- u can get the stock camera 2 work as a "photo camera" in custom ROMS, but if u want the continuous auto-focus in video, get LGCamPro 5.95 and set the focus mode as "semi-continuous"...u get the "continuous auto-focus" back while recording videos....
ALL IN ALL, IF U WANT TO HAVE ALL THESE 2.1 APPS, SEARCH FOR THE THREAD IN THE FORUMS (sorry, I FORGOT THE URL, it has ALL the 2.1 apps), then u got 3 ways...
a) use winzip, winrar to delete and replace the files and then flash the updated ROM to ur cell using xrecovery\CWM
b) push using ADB
c) use ROOT Explorer.
hope i helped
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I need the timescape and tried to install,but it is not display as good as the origin in the X10 mini pro 2.1,I dont know why?
I need timescape too! Where i can get it pls help
Timescape
MCPoppa said:
I need timescape too! Where i can get it pls help
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Did you both try the Xperia Arc LDPI version of Timescape from the thread mentioned in post #1? I've found also another version here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12836457&postcount=4
Please report back, what version did work for you.
achyut said:
lemme get it one by one...
1)address book and phone app: i feel the CM7 is WAYYYY better and more customized!!!...y u want dat horrible dialer of stock mini???...even if u want, u can get it in the forums...dere is a thread with all the stock 2.1 apps listed in a zip
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I think the larger fonts are much better recognizable in the SE address book, but that's of course just a matter of personal preference.
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achyut said:
3) Radio, stopwatch and alarm - u can get the radio in the forums itself. the stopwatch, timer etc is available in the market as "xperia chrono", "xperia timer", etc. again, the alarm clock app is better for CM7 than stock 2.1
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Hm, most people tell the Radio app wouldn't work quite well...
Did a search on Android market and could just find XperiaTimer, which is just for the X10 (not mini).
But I think it's no problem, because I've found this thread with ported Xperia Arc apps including the T9 keyboard and the address book:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159503
(See the downloadable screenshots there.)
achyut said:
4) Camera Fix- u can get the stock camera 2 work as a "photo camera" in custom ROMS, but if u want the continuous auto-focus in video, get LGCamPro 5.95 and set the focus mode as "semi-continuous"...u get the "continuous auto-focus" back while recording videos....
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A very good tip. I'am using lgCamera on 2.1 - it has much better sound than the stock video app - but didn't know about the "semi-continuous" as a "real continuous" function.
Thanks and regards...
What I want is the default conversation app for sms and mms, the SE or the android default, don't care but not those furnished by CM...
ok....so, i am attaching the apps that u all requeated in the zipped archive...these are the x10 mini stock applications...the zip contains:
1.SMS (conversations+crash)
2.calculator
3.calender+calender provider
4.radio
5.SEMC contacts
6.SEMC music, SEMC video
7.SEMC speed dial
8. TIMER
9.Email Smaill UI
10. SEMC media provider
11. Widgets - data monitor, data traffic switch, digital clock, enhanced google search, recentcalls, status swithch
12.SEMC notes
dont flash the zip, it's NOT in flashable format....extract the apk's and then use root explorer to copy them to /system/app, change the permission to rw-r-r and then reboot..
if u want the apk's of the timescape, am sorry, i deleted those files as i found the arc timescape to be good enough....(practically i don't use it, it's a RAM hog)
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Did you both try the Xperia Arc LDPI version of Timescape from the thread mentioned in post #1? I've found also another version here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12836457&postcount=4
Please report back, what version did work for you.
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I tried both versions, I used them to access facebook, they worked, but only for the function write status on my wall, the other thing like notifications, new feeds didnt display,and also the display of the timescape is not normal like it was on the SE Arc,look like a mess,some lines can not readable
achyut said:
ok....so, i am attaching the apps that u all requeated in the zipped archive...these are the x10 mini stock applications...the zip contains:
1.SMS (conversations+crash)
2.calculator
3.calender+calender provider
4.radio
5.SEMC contacts
6.SEMC music, SEMC video
7.SEMC speed dial
8. TIMER
9.Email Smaill UI
10. SEMC media provider
11. Widgets - data monitor, data traffic switch, digital clock, enhanced google search, recentcalls, status swithch
12.SEMC notes
dont flash the zip, it's NOT in flashable format....extract the apk's and then use root explorer to copy them to /system/app, change the permission to rw-r-r and then reboot..
if u want the apk's of the timescape, am sorry, i deleted those files as i found the arc timescape to be good enough....(practically i don't use it, it's a RAM hog)
if i helped you, please press the "THANKS" button
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Only few applications work. Like calculator, status switch, smart search, digital clock, recent calls
Notes, radio, video, data traffic, and timer get installed but force close
Messaging, camera, contact, email does not install at all
I tried these applications from my stock rom also
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ahub1988 said:
Only few applications work. Like calculator, status switch, smart search, digital clock, recent calls
Notes, radio, video, data traffic, and timer get installed but force close
Messaging, camera, contact, email does not install at all
I tried these applications from my stock rom also
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u r doin somethin wrong....notes, timer, camera, email and contacts are personally tested by me and worked fine ( i was using miniCM6.0.1 at that time)...i have never tried the video, messaging or the data traffic app...nevertheless, use root explorer "properly" ....after u have copied the apps to /system/app then change the permission to rw-r-r and then tap the app & confirm "install"...u should be good to go
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I only tried Notes, because i really need it, on MiniCM7 2.0.5 only appears close force
I changed the permission and nothing...
Greetings
I tried Video in MiniCM7 205 and it force closed, too. How do I uninstall it? Drop to uninstall doesn't work, and it didn't show in Titanium backup.
The digital clock widget worked nicely, though! Thanks!
And which one is camera? Sorry, but I can't identify it.
I tried Video in MiniCM7 205 and it force closed, too. How do I uninstall it? Drop to uninstall doesn't work.
The digital clock widget worked nicely, though! Thanks!
And which one is camera? Sorry, but I can't identify it.
rendsvig said:
How do I uninstall it? Drop to uninstall doesn't work.
And which one is camera? Sorry, but I can't identify it.
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You can install it by titanium backup or remove those applications via root explorer from system/app folder
Camera is by name semc camera if you can't find it in zip search it in thread or forum
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achyut said:
u r doin somethin wrong....notes, timer, camera, email and contacts are personally tested by me and worked fine ( i was using miniCM6.0.1 at that time)
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I am using cm7 not cm6
In cm6 they work fine but I tried your method by setting permission to 644 (rw r r) but it does not work for applications that don't get installed while some application force close which i mentioned earlier
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ahub1988 said:
I am using cm7 not cm6
In cm6 they work fine but I tried your method by setting permission to 644 (rw r r) but it does not work for applications that don't get installed while some application force close which i mentioned earlier
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i haven't tried any1 of these apk's in CM7 except for the camera app.....i can confirm you personally that the camera app works just fine in CM 7 latest update, and the same with GingerDX....i deleted the original camera & flashed it in the ROM itself (via winrar) before installing it
Thanks for the help!
I just installed semcCamera using Root Explorer and this works too under MiniCM7 -- but pushing the 'up' button causes a crash. I don't remember what it did, but possibly it is for changing to Video which I do not have installed as it crashed.
Now I'll try finding a version with a silent shutter...
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Thanks for the help!
but pushing the 'up' button causes a crash.
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It is video recorder it force close because its still not solved to record videos by camera through current libraries of minicm.
You can silent your shutter in current application by volume buttons
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any one confirm working of conversations on cm7 2.1.2? ..
Hey, is there a way to get the Music Box app on Jellybean? By music box I mean the extended beats settings where you can pick the headsets and all. I'm on MeanBean 1.0 by the way if that helps.
Thanks In Advance.
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Hey, is there a way to get the Music Box app on Jellybean? By music box I mean the extended beats settings where you can pick the headsets and all. I'm on MeanBean 1.0 by the way if that helps.
Thanks In Advance.
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It's built into our ROM, but there's some bugs we're still wokring on. Right now all the settings are there, beats works (modified EQ from musicbox), but we are trying to get the headset selector to work.
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It's built into our ROM, but there's some bugs we're still wokring on. Right now all the settings are there, beats works (modified EQ from musicbox), but we are trying to get the headset selector to work.
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Okay, thanks! I'm downloading SuperJelly right now.
I have added support for Xperia SP to U-Disco so I figured I will mention that in here too.
The original thread is over in the Xperia U forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970167
It will give you different light patterns in the illumination bar.
Some of them require music to work, other will light up anyway.
It only works on Xperia U, Xperia P or Xperia SP, and it also requires ROOT to get individual access to the LEDs.
Get the free version here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.udisco
The pro version has more colors and can run in the background. Otherwise they are the same.
Get the pro version here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.udiscopro
I have not tried it on SP myself but let me know if you find any bugs. I'll try to fix them.
Thanks to @DooMLoRD for describing the leds in another thread, and @sagar29 for testing it on SP
It works in my sp and it looks amazing thanks
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To bad that these apps needs root to work
mrjraider said:
To bad that these apps needs root to work
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Rooting is extremely easy you know?
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technaudio said:
Rooting is extremely easy you know?
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I know but dont want to root (yet)...
mrjraider said:
I know but dont want to root (yet)...
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Well, that makes your previous post irrelevant.
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thanks :good:
Thanks, it works like a charm. I also try your other app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.illuminationcontrol) and it's work perfectly too. :laugh: :highfive:
I made an update with tweaks to the leds on SP.
Hopefully it will make the lights a bit more smooth.
Let me know if you think it is better or worse.
Version 1.6 is out on google play now.
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I made an update with tweaks to the leds on SP.
Version 1.6 is out on google play now.
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Hi, leds on SP are surely better supported now: the "preview" during choosing the color works now, and I guess it starts for example the strobe a bit faster (still over 1 second delay after setting the color).
Rainbow and others where we can't choose a color are running instantly.
Hi! Thanks for the great app. There's an issue though. Just copying my own review from Play Market:
Doesn't work in Walkman with headphones plugged in. If you plug out the headphones and then plug them in again, LEDs begin to flash until a song changes. Would be great if you could fix the bug. Best regards.
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I have the latest firmware installed (254); no sound mods. Tried to soft/hard reset the phone also, but that hasn't changed anything. Discolight by Sagar Kar has no such issue (but seems a bit buggy in general, that's why I'd like this app to be fully-functional). Can anyone confirm the bug? Or that's me who's so «lucky»?
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Hi! Thanks for the great app. There's an issue though. Just copying my own review from Play Market:
I have the latest firmware installed (254); no sound mods. Tried to soft/hard reset the phone also, but that hasn't changed anything. Discolight by Sagar Kar has no such issue (but seems a bit buggy in general, that's why I'd like this app to be fully-functional). Can anyone confirm the bug? Or that's me who's so «lucky»?
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I don't see that behavior. But there will be strange effects if both the walkman app and this app writes to the LEDs at the same time.
There may be flickering and maybe odd colors as well. Otherwise I think it works.
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I don't see that behavior. But there will be strange effects if both the walkman app and this app writes to the LEDs at the same time.
There may be flickering and maybe odd colors as well. Otherwise I think it works.
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Thanks for replying!
OK, I got it. Today I had reinstalled FW from SUS with full wipes, then installed ES Explorer and U-Disco. As a last step I disabled "Music beat light effect". The general order of actions is following: 1. I launch U-Disco, choose a Coloured beat with any colour, and Speakers as an Audio source; 2. I launch Walkman and play any song – LEDs are flashing; 3. I stop the playback in Walkman and open any other song in ES Explorer – it works as well; 4. I stop the song and quit U-Disco, plug in headphones, then repeat the first step; 5. I launch Walkman and play any song – nothing happens; 6. I switch to ES Explorer and try my luck there – no success; 7. Then I return to Walkman, start playback and then plug the headphones out – LEDs still aren't flashing; 8. I simply switch to any other song inside Walkman and voila! Everything works as a charm again even after plugging the headphones back in! 9. But when I switch the song once more with the hp's inserted – LEDs flicker several times and die out. I've tried any possible variations, different headphones. Tried to reset the phone after installing and so on – nope.
What can be the reason of such a behaviour? Something is obviously not working as it should (quite possibly it's my phone) if you experience no such issue, but what? I would be endlessly thankful for any ideas or suggestions.
Midgardsormur said:
Thanks for replying!
OK, I got it. Today I had reinstalled FW from SUS with full wipes, then installed ES Explorer and U-Disco. As a last step I disabled "Music beat light effect". The general order of actions is following: 1. I launch U-Disco, choose a Coloured beat with any colour, and Speakers as an Audio source; 2. I launch Walkman and play any song – LEDs are flashing; 3. I stop the playback in Walkman and open any other song in ES Explorer – it works as well; 4. I stop the song and quit U-Disco, plug in headphones, then repeat the first step; 5. I launch Walkman and play any song – nothing happens; 6. I switch to ES Explorer and try my luck there – no success; 7. Then I return to Walkman, start playback and then plug the headphones out – LEDs still aren't flashing; 8. I simply switch to any other song inside Walkman and voila! Everything works as a charm again even after plugging the headphones back in! 9. But when I switch the song once more with the hp's inserted – LEDs flicker several times and die out. I've tried any possible variations, different headphones. Tried to reset the phone after installing and so on – nope.
What can be the reason of such a behaviour? Something is obviously not working as it should (quite possibly it's my phone) if you experience no such issue, but what? I would be endlessly thankful for any ideas or suggestions.
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Good description. Now I can reproduce it also.
I have no idea why it behaves like that though. It's not like that on Xperia U.
It might be a bug in the audio framework, but I really don't know.
thx.. its work and awesome
Version 1.7 is out.
It adds some effects that use the camera flash instead of the illumination bar.
Using the camera flash does not require root, and it will also work on most other devices as well.
The new effects are are a flash strobe light and also lighting the flash according to the beat of the music.
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I know but dont want to root (yet)...
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Wy is it you don´t want to root yet? There is practically no danger when gaining root acces
Would you please add the features Wich are in discolight app like music pulse & random pulse color?
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LIONS1 said:
Would you please add the features Wich are in discolight app like music pulse & random pulse color?
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Yeah, it's a bit like my current music patterns, so it should be possible. I'll have a look when I get some time over
rundgong said:
Good description. Now I can reproduce it also.
I have no idea why it behaves like that though. It's not like that on Xperia U.
It might be a bug in the audio framework, but I really don't know.
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It seems like the LEDS only work when music goes out throught internal speaker. When you have Headphones or bluetooth speaker connected, no LED will light up. With and Without U-disco
I made an update to the app, so it now supports the new notification API's available in Android 4.3
Since this update is only available on SP so far, I figured I'll make a thread here in the SP section for feedback on this.
The new feature is that the light will stop when a notification is removed from the status bar instead of when the screen is turned on.
A new global option to still turn off light when the screen is turned on is also added to make it behave more like before.
The new features are available in app version 3.2
The original thread for the app with more info is over in the Xperia U section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/themes-apps/illumination-bar-notification-app-t1706875
Good to know
Ever considered modernizing the UI?
diegz said:
Good to know
Ever considered modernizing the UI?
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Not really. Maybe if I get a lot of time over some day I'll give it a try
nice job ,thanks !
Version 3.2.1 has some minor fixes.
The latest update on Xperia L has some bugs it appears, so this version disables some of the stuff that does not work.
Added Google Play and Sony Update Center to list of apps that can be notified.
Amazing app ! Juste bought paid version to support you
I'll try U-Disco too
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Ever considered modernizing the UI?
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What for? More fireworks = larger app = more memory usage.
Rainbow
Need rainbow notification, like U-Disco. Or Notification service in U-disco)))
ArtRework said:
Need rainbow notification, like U-Disco. Or Notification service in U-disco)))
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That will most likely not happen since it would require root.
Also it would use a lot more power.
Nice work mate :good: Is it possible to have music beats effect? I mean the LEDs blinking with musical beats. If not in music then at least blinking with cell's ringtone when there is a call?
the_helix said:
Nice work mate :good: Is it possible to have music beats effect? I mean the LEDs blinking with musical beats. If not in music then at least blinking with cell's ringtone when there is a call?
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Not without root.
If you have root I already made an app called U-Disco for that
Check it out here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473931
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Not without root.
If you have root I already made an app called U-Disco for that
Check it out here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473931
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Oh! Well I have lost my root after the 4.3 update so can't try it now. Will check it out once someone finds a way to root 4.3 for locked bootloader. Thanks for your immediate reply.