Hey guys im new to the photon from the nexus S and E3D. So im wondering wjat cool features have you discovered. Like does the led support multiple colors or little things that just popped out at you
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The LED does have several colors. I use SMS pop up which let's you control it for SMS. There is another app called LED light flow that is more customizable. Other them that the phone is just fast I am just trying to theme this thing how I like it.
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1 alarm has a raises volume slowly
2 Dialer has a most common section at the to of favorites with your most 3 dialed
3 Market is in the app drawer
4 You can assign double tap of the home button to a built in app
5 All messages are integrated in the universal inbox (fb, email, texts)
6 led has red, green, blue and white
7 Kickstand has a switch where it turns everything to landscape with an option widget home screen
1. Car dock app allows adding 4 apps (very different from the Epic car dock app, which doesn't)
2. Calendar allows adding multiple alarms to events, so can set an alarm for a day before and an hour before event (don't remember my Epic doing that)
3. Can easily create app groups in stock launcher
Those are a couple I can think of off-hand.
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Are there any apps out there that provide a brightness slider as a widget. For example a 4x1 widget that allows for quick adjustments as opposed to the 3 click button or the slider shortcut method.
Is this even possible?
Just thought I would ask, as this would be useful to many I imagine.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
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I don't know think it would be possible in a horizontal form, I think any horizontal swipe would only work as a homescreen swipe. I like using the brightness button on the Extended Controls widget. One tap brings up the slider (with an auto brightness toggle if you want) and once you take your finger off the slider it closes. I know you mentioned slider shortcuts, but this is the quickest form of adjustment I've seen in a widget, short of the touchwiz notification bar.
I recommend Brightness Level by CurveFish. It's not quite what you're looking for, but I honestly don't think you'll find what you're looking for unless there's a special widget for a home alternative like ADW or LP. Brightness Level is similar to the one mentioned above, in that fact you can tap it once and it goes away the second you're done sliding it. But what I like is that it has preset buttons too. It also helped me figure out that the system settings don't go below 8%. This widget will actually take you down to 0% (still brighter than I'd like, so sometimes I use Screen Filter too). It's only a 1 x 1, which in my opinion makes it better. Just something to try.
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Try Extended Controls from the market. I user the brightness control daily. The slider comes up when you press the brightness widget. Plus there are so many other options action the app.
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Definitely try Brightness Profiles by Craig G in the Market, its awesome and I keep it on my home page
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hmmm I'm assuming you're talking about adjusting the brightness of the phone whenever so..
Did you know you can just change the brightness of the screen by gliding your finger across the notification bar left and right?
You have to turn off the auto-savings and auto brightness in the settings first though,
but after that just glide over the notifications bar and you're good to go!
Most amazing trick needs no widget.
All good options, thanks for the input. As far as the notification bar
Sliding, I can not get this to work. I am using adw launcher, not sure if perhaps this is a stock launcher option only.
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All good options, thanks for the input. As far as the notification bar
Sliding, I can not get this to work. I am using adw launcher, not sure if perhaps this is a stock launcher option only.
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If your phone currently had auto brightness enabled I don't think you can use the notification slider. It takes practice with some ROMs, but I'm sure you'll figure it out.
On the froyo builds you have to hold your finger on the notification bar until it goes back up a second later, (dont let go!) THEN after that you can slide left and right to control brightness.
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On the froyo builds you have to hold your finger on the notification bar until it goes back up a second later, (dont let go!) THEN after that you can slide left and right to control brightness.
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Perfect, thanks for the explanation!
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How do I get the previews to show up? Not the 4 app shortcuts but the preview if you get a text message or misses call it'll pop up on tje lock screen. My wife's EVO 3d does it
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It should do it automatically. What lock screen are you using? (Ex. Wallpaper, Stocks, Weather, etc.)
You have to have notification turned on for sms. Phone should work on its own.
Im using weather and its not. Im using regular sense 3.0 lock screen no custom launcher
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Im using weather and its not. Im using regular sense 3.0 lock screen no custom launcher
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i have the same setup as you, weather lockscreen and no custom launcher.
i do get the missed call/sms notifications. i didn't change any settings and don't remember turning on any notification for phone calls anywhere.
perhaps experiment with other lockscreens to see if you get missed call notifications on them? at least you'll be able to determine if just the weather one doesnt show the notifications or if all your lock screens dont show notifications?
the other solution which comes to mind if wiping the lockscreen data settings storage with the assumption perhaps something got corrupted somehow.
might be worth double checking any type of notification toggle for missed phone calls, although i don't recall seeing that ... prob worth checking sms notification toggle also.
hope that helps, let us know.
I don't get the sms notice but I am using handcent...I do get the missed call notice....Using viperrom and the weather lockscreen.
Go into settings -> privacy -> display message text. Make sure that is checked and you should be good to go
Oh? Your iPhone can't view this 3d content?
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Go into settings -> privacy -> display message text. Make sure that is checked and you should be good to go
Oh? Your iPhone can't view this 3d content?
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That did it
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Hey so in the themer settings under gesture. None of the gestures work with "show/hide notification bar". For example I have it set so when I gesture with 1 finger downwards, it should show the notification bar and when I gesture 1 finger up, it should hide. None of these work. I even tried to set pinch in to "show/hide" simultaneously. I am using the sea theme. It use to work like 5 updates ago but now no longer . Any suggestions?
By the way, I can still access the notification bar by swiping down from the top of the screen, just not with the gestures on the home screen.
Just to clarify none of the gestures work with anything notification bar related. Quick settings, toggle notification bar, etc
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No one else has this problem?
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Hey so in the themer settings under gesture. None of the gestures work with "show/hide notification bar". For example I have it set so when I gesture with 1 finger downwards, it should show the notification bar and when I gesture 1 finger up, it should hide. None of these work. I even tried to set pinch in to "show/hide" simultaneously. I am using the sea theme. It use to work like 5 updates ago but now no longer . Any suggestions?
By the way, I can still access the notification bar by swiping down from the top of the screen, just not with the gestures on the home screen.
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Hi,
What device do you have? Are you running a custom ROM? If so, are you running any kind of added apps, such as Xposed?
Note 2 on aosp ROM. And yes I have xposed running but only with torch (used for flashlight with volume keys). It's weird because the gestures for notification bar worked like 5 updates ago and now it doesn't
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UrbanLagoon said:
Note 2 on aosp ROM. And yes I have xposed running but only with torch (used for flashlight with volume keys). It's weird because the gestures for notification bar worked like 5 updates ago and now it doesn't
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One method that usually works is:
1. Uninstalling Themer.
2. Deleting the /sdcard/MyColorScreen folder (removing the Exported folder within it in case you saved any themes).
3. Reinstalling Themer.
Let us know how it goes.
Hi, I'm new to Android (long time iOS user) and recently bought the Xperia Z2. I like the interface of the default messaging app, but it lacks features. Can anyone recommend a good SMS app that is similar to it? I've tried gosms, hoverchat, textra, hello sms, and chomp sms. Also, does the default messaging app have a mark to read thing?
I would go for chomp sms, but it just looks a bit too weird for my taste.
I've been using chomp for ages and wouldn't even consider going back to stock. My main reason was the repetitive notifications and that it is highly customizable. Try it, you'll soon get used to it. Word of advice though, pay for the full app because those ads can get annoying!
I heavily recommend EvolveSMS. I used to use the AOSP Messenger (stock Android messenger, pretty bare-bones, hardly any features) until a friend recommended I try this one called Evolve, and now I would never think of going back, lol. It's so pretty, and the swiping left-to-right to get between different conversations with people is quite useful. Also, it has the Read button that you mention (though I think it's disabled by default, there's an option for it in the settings).
Try helloSMS
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Chomp and handcent are the usual ones iv recently started using contacts+ and is awesome
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Try 8sms, it's the same as the Cyanogenmod messaging app which is great. The icon is horrible but can be changed in settings
Textra is my weapon of choice. Works perfect for me
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Sliding sms
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i use Google hangouts
and have used
Disa in the past.
strongylad28 said:
Textra is my weapon of choice. Works perfect for me
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Tried this but I've noticed there is no LED Notification.
I get a green LED notification when I receive texts, and I use Textra. Or did you mean a customizable LED notification?
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I get a green LED notification when I receive texts, and I use Textra. Or did you mean a customizable LED notification?
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Sorry, worded it wrong. Yes, unlike GoSMS there is no custom LED Notification.
What I am seeking is custom sounds and LED for each SMS Contact.
While you can set the LED notification color in Textra, there are no options for specific settings per contact. Not that I know of at least.
(I obviously don't text enough to even consider an option like this. Then again, I hate texting and avoid it as much as possible )
Michealtbh said:
Try 8sms, it's the same as the Cyanogenmod messaging app which is great. The icon is horrible but can be changed in settings
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this, especially on changing the icon.
Einride said:
While you can set the LED notification color in Textra, there are no options for specific settings per contact. Not that I know of at least.
(I obviously don't text enough to even consider an option like this. Then again, I hate texting and avoid it as much as possible )
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I believe I have stumbled across individual notification sounds and LED's.
From the main list of all your SMS addresses Press and hold on an individual contact then in the top right corner of the screen tap and select 'Notifications'.
This brings up a list of options for that individual contact.
I am using TextSecure. It allows encryption of messages when the other person has it too, it is free and u can set it as standard sms app. Also u can set a password to protect your messages.
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Hi everyone,
I came across this new app showcased by YouTuber, Mrwhosetheboss in his recent video called Power Shade and oh boy has it revamped my whole notification shade!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3zyFC0pc9I&t=3s
I figured you guys would love it too and decided to share.
Link to App: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/treydev-inc/
I don't know why it's not on the Play Store, I emailed the developer complimenting and asking why it's not on the Play Store, will post back here when I get a response.
I came across this Google Sans font in the app itself and it looks amazing on my notification shade, would anyone know how to get the Google Sans font for my whole device?
Thanks a ton in advance!
Power Shade is truly AMAZING app for Android (No Root Needed)
https://youtu.be/uhIRuamiKoo
Powershade is Amazing! Funny how you got Android Sans also. We think alike. I emailed the dev also as it was in the Play Store and has only just recently been removed..no response though. The issue is however that a lot of the quick setting toggles you will notice dont work or take you straight to settings, eg Hotspot and the accessory permission will revert from time to time. Apart from that it gives the mate 20 pro a beautiful refresh from that horrid emui
Is it normal that i have both the power shade notification shade and the standard emui? depends on where i slide down from
That’s usually an indication to me that the accessibility service has been disabled. It frequently disables for some reason, I sorta fixed that by turning offf all the battery optimisation etc for the app. Both ways through battery settings and special app permissions OTE=TeeKay35;78482099]Is it normal that i have both the power shade notification shade and the standard emui? depends on where i slide down from[/QUOTE]
I just found it on the play store again
Once I give the app Accessibility permissions, I get an "1" as in an "unread notification" permanently stuck in my status bar. If I revoke the permission the notification goes away, but the app doesn't work any longer.
Does anyone know how to make that "1" go away ?
I tried this app but ended up uninstalling it. It's an interesting idea but I noticed that it negatively impacted the performance of my phone. Scrolling within several apps (including Google Play) was less smooth when this app was running as an accessibility service and returned to normal after this app was no longer running.
I also didn't like that it created an overlay not just over the notification shade but also over the system tray. I think the default Huawei system tray with dark theme enabled looks way better than the one this app creates.
I use the 4 button navigation tray option (the 4th button pulls down notifications as an alternative to swiping from the top of the screen) + the built in option to hide the display notch.
Using these options the notification pull down was smooth from the top of the screen but when using the navigation button instead there was a flash of white on either side of the notch every time notifications were pulled down.
Problem with this app was i started getting poor battery life out of my phone since the installation of this app. Avoid it
I have no battery problems with this app.
my phone it´s normal since i installed this app.
When making an app a device administrator there is often a performance hit or other problems like battery drain. I definitely noticed a performance hit while running this app but the results might be better for some people than I had. As a rule of thumb you want to give as few apps as possible device administrator priveledges.
Installed it, give all permission, untick from 'Launch' in Battery settings, all works flawlessly. No battery drop because of using it, no performance drop & power shade all the time when i slide down (no more emui stock notification). This is by far the most theme changing using the restricted Emui 9. Good!
Any trouble with it causing problems with screenshot features, mine freezes on knuckle gesture and goes to screen recording from the drop quick panel.
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Where is the option for auto brightness?
Hello guys, thanks for sharing power shade with us!
I've got a problem with the toggles, I press on the data one to switch it on but it doesn't switch it on and I have to press and hold to activate it manually.
Anyone experiencing that?
Nice app - I used to use Material Notification Shade back in the day when I was on a Nougat ROM on my S7 Edge, it wasn't compatible with Android O though, but now I can resume using it on Android P
The dev says he's going to try to get it back on the Play Store soon so that the pro features can be unlocked.
It would be great if he can fix the screenshot issues when selecting from the drop down quick panel. It just keeps going to record screen instead, but actually freezes up. I've sent numerous emails highlighting the error.
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Darkat70 said:
It would be great if he can fix the screenshot issues when selecting from the drop down quick panel. It just keeps going to record screen instead, but actually freezes up. I've sent numerous emails highlighting the error.
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Just double tap the screen using your knuckle to take screenshot.
grizzlyspid86 said:
Just double tap the screen using your knuckle to take screenshot.
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I know but that doesn't always work especially when there are screens that if you tap once they open a link like the Google feed cards.
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