Anyone like to share what useful apps they cannot go without on their g2? I like dynamic notification, es file explorer (g2 gmail app is not capable of attaching files other than using this).
Pretty stupid thread considering most apps people going to list pretty much are useful on all phones not specifically for the G2
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Specific to the G2 running a cleanROM...
Lux Auto Brightness - - because just the what the fcuk were LG's people thinking with their auto brightness logic? horrid.
GMD Auto Hide - - because 5.2 > 4.9
Eventually the AOSP ROMs will effectively incoroprate both those, but until then...
Gmd deffo
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"Lux" on any android device IMO.
"LMT launcher" is awesome. Hiding the buttons and putting them in a pie launcher makes the phone much easier to use one-handed.
"Screen Off and Lock" to add that functionality to the pie.
Toolbox pro if your rooted speed improvements are massive
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Hello, I know that there is an app which allows assigning keyboard to screen mode (potrait or landscape), but is there any app which can do the same witch application? Any help would be nice, regards.
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I assume that there is no app like this? ;P
tasker can prompt on app load
would be a good idea this would. there is a keyboard switcher that works on rotation but to have one for specific apps could prove useful
Is not it very stressful having to use different keyboards for different apps?I can not see the benefits.
Me too
I also want this feature on my note 8. The reason is, I want Samsung keybord in Lecture notes, to have the awsome text recognition feature. And SwiftKey keyboard for everything else!
What app switches depending on orientation, as said in op?
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I thought about writing one a while back but got pushed into other projects I feel it should be fairly simple what you would want to do is set the app as default keyboard then inside the app you would choose which keyboard you want and then the app itself would just call the input from that keyboard
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Tasker + SecureSettings can do on app and on orientation.
Instructions for Tasker + Secure Settings
Here's how to do it using Tasker & Secure Settings: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45570023&postcount=4
How about this? Not free though.
Keyboard Manager Plus
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ne0fhykLabs.android.utility.kmplus
is there any good multitasking app? i like a swipe gesture (like zephyr from iphone) rather than long press home and also should have app killing capabilities, also what app are ok to kill from the running list?
Do not use a task killer.
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Do not use a task killer.
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+1 billion.
Download Nova launcher and then you can put an icon on your homescreen that let's you get into the multitasking menu with one press.
It will work with TW too.
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ive read the description of nova launcher but couldnt find anythinga bout multi tasking. can you explain a bit more?
Not only nova you can have it in apex too, in fact you can simply bring the recent apps menu by making a swipe gesture on home screen
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I'm not sure if it works on the gs3, but I use an amazing app on my transformer prime called gesture control.
It basically allows you to define actions by using gestures.
You can define two,three,and four finger gestures.
It really is great. Needs root though.
So you can define a gesture for bringing up the multitasking menu and it works throughout the whole system anywhere.
You don't have to be on the launcher homescreen .
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemo
tried apex launcher but couldnt get it to work when im inside an app. ill try gesture control. anyone else have any suggestion for me
anyone can give me suggestion on a great gesture app that can open the recent app from anywhere?
Wave launcher is also cool multitasker. Quite different though.
Also looking for this, something like zephyr for IOS that works inside apps. It allows to close an app just sweeping from bottom to top.
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anyone can give me suggestion on a great gesture app that can open the recent app from anywhere?
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Try the app yhat I suggested in my earlier post.
It does exactly what your asking for.
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@elcom
i tried the app and it worked great. Can I ask what the risk of enabling usb debugging is? Im kinda paranoid of what it does, also can you suggest to me what good gesture is best to bring up the recent app list?
What does usb debugging do?
I don't understand why you don't just want to hold home? Plus when on this screen if you swype to left or right the preview is binned.
As for killing apps, Android runs on linux, linux manages ram very well and indeed runs better when you don't keep closing things all the time, it caches processes to save you time and battery when you next need them!
I use a app called "multitask shortcut" which is awesome and it only cost .50 dollars. It doesnt work inside apps though. I wish there was something like Zephyr for Android. It was awesome on the iPhone.
I saw this in the n7000 forums and I think we need this in our lives.
saw what?
Hahaha.Port what?
X
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968561
Whoops. Lack of focus.
I believe the devs are already working on it :good::fingers-crossed::laugh:
I believe paranoid let's you choose which apps you want in tablet mode.
Why would you want onscreen buttons when you already have physical buttons? Seems like a waste of screen space to me.
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On screen buttons allow navigation using the spen on non touchwiz ROMs.
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First, yes paranoid allows you to choose DPI, tablet mode, and large screen per app.
Second, it has an optional nav bar, but...
Third, it supports spen gestures.
I recommend it.
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I can only dream until we can get it ported properly to lg g2. Icons seem huge same with app drawer. :victory:
Yea I saw a video where they made them a little bigger.
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Does the "OK Google" command work for you? Does touching and holding ur finger pop out the ability to change wallpaper and add widgets come out? If it does, when you try to change wallpaper does it crash?
Just a few issues I had on mine. LG spoiled me with the customizations.
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Does the "OK Google" command work for you? Does touching and holding ur finger pop out the ability to change wallpaper and add widgets come out? If it does, when you try to change wallpaper does it crash?
Just a few issues I had on mine. LG spoiled me with the customizations.
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Some widgets are being shown that are not installed but others work fine. Adding a wallpaper by holding down and selecting wallpaper is broken had to by using gallery. OK Google spoken command does work thanks to the snapdragon 800 but Google search crashes :/
The icons are GIGANTIC.
It hurts my eyes and I feel like Google thinks were all blind.
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Works perfectly here bud... Sounds like you gotta raw dl.
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My search works great and saying ok Google is quick to answer. No crashes....as of yet
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OK Google is not working can someone tell me where am I going wrong
I installed new Google search,Google play services and Google home apks
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If your "OK Google" is not working... Try this.
Go into Now setting
, then Voice Settings. Go to "Offline Speech Recognition" and then either redownload or update your language. I did this and it works flawlessly now.
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How do I shut this OFF, I mean COMPLETELY OFF... I do NOT want my phone listening to me all the time.
Knock on Dead
I set this up quickly, but then killed it because it disabled knock on. Also the nav bar was still the LG one so it kind of looked weird to me. And yes the icons were garrishly large. I liked the 5x5 grid on the stock launcher and this made me feel like I was using a Fischer Price launcher with the huge buttons. The killing blow for me was that I could not switch easily back to stock launcher and had to uninstall the new 4.4 launcher.
if it could work with Knock on, I might give it another go. (unless I was doing something wrong and there s a way to make it work.)
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I set this up quickly, but then killed it because it disabled knock on. Also the nav bar was still the LG one so it kind of looked weird to me. And yes the icons were garrishly large. I liked the 5x5 grid on the stock launcher and this made me feel like I was using a Fischer Price launcher with the huge buttons. The killing blow for me was that I could not switch easily back to stock launcher and had to uninstall the new 4.4 launcher.
if it could work with Knock on, I might give it another go. (unless I was doing something wrong and there s a way to make it work.)
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Knock on definately works......
where can we get google launcher?
Everything works, even OK Google!
Only downside is that transitions can be a little laggy..
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where can we get google launcher?
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http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/3...-5-dump-search-launcher-and-more/#more-123662
to get nexus 5 camera, and launcher + many other nexus 5 apps. Unfortunately camera only goes up to 8 Mpix and the buttons are mostly obscured by the soft keys, but it is still usable. But it does have photo sphere. Experiment by pressing just above the soft keys to activate functions and learn how to use it since the actual icons are blocked.
Enjoy
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Knock on isn't disabled by a launcher. It still works. But to knock off the screen you have to taps twice in the status bar.
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http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/3...-5-dump-search-launcher-and-more/#more-123662
to get nexus 5 camera, and launcher + many other nexus 5 apps. Unfortunately camera only goes up to 8 Mpix and the buttons are mostly obscured by the soft keys, but it is still usable. But it does have photo sphere. Experiment by pressing just above the soft keys to activate functions and learn how to use it since the actual icons are blocked.
Enjoy
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If you long press in the middle of the screen you get the options to pop up as well.
So, can "OK google" be installed by itself? Or does it require apks other than google search? What I'm curious about is, does it fully integrate with calender, etc.?And for those that did install it, how is the battery with it on? Can it be turned off, or does it require uninstall?
I have the launcher installed and the Google search and play services. But I cannot for the life of me get OK Google to work.
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eh, it's still not a smooth, non-choppy launcher. idk why, but these stock android launchers still randomly get choppy when switching between pages, even if they're not filled with widgets or icons.
It only appears when typing. Using d3rp rom, everyone seems to hate this notification, but I find it very useful. I doubt it, but is there any way to get it back without flashing different rom? Is there a system apk that handles this that could be replaced without breaking the rom.
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I think that happens when you have more than 1 keyboard installed and no default set
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I do have more than one keyboard and on the stock rom the notification (which is a keyboard icon in the status bar) would be there regardless of default whenever a keyboard was in use. This was a highly useful feature allowing me to switch keyboards on the fly depending on input requirements. There are some really efficient keyboards that lack certain useful features like arrow keys and numberpads, being able to quickly switch keyboards is an effective way to get the best of all worlds. Why people found this so annoying is beyond me. The best I can do right now is use Tasker to replace it, but this notification will be there ALL THE TIME, not just when typing, now THAT is annoying.
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