Hi there,
I love this tablet and ready to buy one. But a question is whether the GravityBox (a Xposed module) or other modules can work well on the original rom?
I'm hoping to tweak the rom.
Thanks! XD
Of course it works.
Most, not all, features work. (For instance, the Quick settings customization is not possible.)
Since the Sony ROM is rather close to AOSP, the vast majority of (Kitkat-enabled) Xposed modules work.
hasenbein1966 said:
Of course it works.
Most, not all, features work. (For instance, the Quick settings customization is not possible.)
Since the Sony ROM is rather close to AOSP, the vast majority of (Kitkat-enabled) Xposed modules work.
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Wow that's really nice! Thanks a lot! :good:
Maybee you guys know how to change quick settings? Xposed module?
Isn't possible because of Sony's customization of the quick settings.
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One week with ZU and loving it. The stock Rom is fine for me but I want to use gravity box for my favorite tweaks. Mostly it works fine but does anyone know how to fix the following?
1. Quick settings seems immune to any tweaks at all. I really want the smart pull down.
2. Battery mods don't survive a reboot... the stock battery icon returns, but just the outline.
Many thanks.
patp said:
One week with ZU and loving it. The stock Rom is fine for me but I want to use gravity box for my favorite tweaks. Mostly it works fine but does anyone know how to fix the following?
1. Quick settings seems immune to any tweaks at all. I really want the smart pull down.
2. Battery mods don't survive a reboot... the stock battery icon returns, but just the outline.
Many thanks.
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Try Xperia Xposed(KK)
Sithu Htun said:
Try Xperia Xposed(KK)
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Looks good, I will try it. Should I remove Gravity Box? I suspect so.
Actually, it doesn't do what I wanted - no smart pulldown or status bar tweaks. Never mind.
patp said:
Actually, it doesn't do what I wanted - no smart pulldown or status bar tweaks. Never mind.
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gravity box does not work on sony rom, only on AOSP/CM and mildly modified roms
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gravity box does not work on sony rom, only on AOSP/CM and mildly modified roms
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Some of it works well, the power off menu and lock screen stuff for example. I thought the whole point of gravity box is to bring features from CM etc into stock roms.
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Some of it works well, the power off menu and lock screen stuff for example. I thought the whole point of gravity box is to bring features from CM etc into stock roms.
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yeah I noticed but its limited.. no no the purpose is to bring features to roms where you can not find the provided features in the Gravitybox module to turn on or off in the settings app in the rom without typing the strings in a terminal or setup manual scripts to set on boot. Who would wanna do that everytime..
Its an app module that provides a simple user friendly UI to change strings on or off and even modify the values. For example, change the height of the navigation bar. Or remap the short push and long push action of the soft keys in the navigation bar in a few simple steps.
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gravity box does not work on sony rom, only on AOSP/CM and mildly modified roms
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Oh I see, so features that were added by Rom devs simply don't have the underlying code to be addressed. Makes perfect sense, though it's a shame the stock battery outline keeps reappearing, it goes away when I toggle in GB but returns on reboot.
I can see me investigating custom roms sooner than I thought.
I just want to know is there any STOCK ROM 4.4.4 which has more mod?
like stock status bar/notification bar,etc. just moded to optimize its performace or battery
is there any? please share thanks in advance
i love the way SONY lives in my phone
suzhipack said:
I just want to know is there any STOCK ROM 4.4.4 which has more mod?
like stock status bar/notification bar,etc. just moded to optimize its performace or battery
is there any? please share thanks in advance
i love the way SONY lives in my phone
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Stock sony is pretty good on the battery, I don't think you need to add any mods for that
suzhipack said:
I just want to know is there any STOCK ROM 4.4.4 which has more mod?
like stock status bar/notification bar,etc. just moded to optimize its performace or battery
is there any? please share thanks in advance
i love the way SONY lives in my phone
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Mods alone won't give you better battery life. They'll have to be mods that either throttles or removes something, to release resources. A stock 4.4.4 ROM will work great as it is, but you can remove apps and services that you don't use, so they don't use battery. Use Stamina. It's really really good at saving power while in standby, and don't whitelist every single app you have. IM apps like Hangouts, FB Messenger, Whatsapp etc. are all using a lot of battery, so keep that in mind too.
blueether said:
Stock sony is pretty good on the battery, I don't think you need to add any mods for that
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H. E. Pennypacker said:
Mods alone won't give you better battery life. They'll have to be mods that either throttles or removes something, to release resources. A stock 4.4.4 ROM will work great as it is, but you can remove apps and services that you don't use, so they don't use battery. Use Stamina. It's really really good at saving power while in standby, and don't whitelist every single app you have. IM apps like Hangouts, FB Messenger, Whatsapp etc. are all using a lot of battery, so keep that in mind too.
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ok2 thank you for your advice
but how can i move the clock to center, is there any way to do that?
suzhipack said:
ok2 thank you for your advice
but how can i move the clock to center, is there any way to do that?
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You need root access for that and xposed installer. Just download Gravitybox and use only the option for center clock. Most of the other customization are meant for Google stock/aosp Rom so no guarantee they'll work. I personally use the ported Google play edition Rom with gravitybox for full support.
bushako said:
You need root access for that and xposed installer. Just download Gravitybox and use only the option for center clock. Most of the other customization are meant for Google stock/aosp Rom so no guarantee they'll work. I personally use the ported Google play edition Rom with gravitybox for full support.
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Good advice.... I am on stock 4.4.4 and am using gravity box for center clock with day of the week, advanced power menu, and Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons to give me four buttons with custom icons including a dedicated settings button.
Dear my friends,
sounds like a noob question, or maybe a lazy one [emoji23]
BUT, i'm looking for a clean CM/AOSP based Rom with just 3 important points for me:
- NavBar Dimension customizeable
- Theme Engine
- Dynamic Status Bar
I know about crDroid and Tesla Rom, i was using cr for month and now Tesla, so far both very good rom's, but i find they're overloaded with cherrypicked stuff .. as i don't use them at all!
So i was thinking to learn myself compiling a clean CM Rom with just the 2 additionel features! but as for now, it takes a lot time [emoji30]
so, i'll flashing clean CM and use xposed for the missing things!
So, any recommendings for xposed modules wich i can use together like tintes status bar but what can i use for NavBar customization?
Thanks mates
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I think PA will get you covered on the applying themes and the dynamic status bar, as for the adjustable nav bar many exposed modules can adjust the size, and i think GravityBox is the best one out there because it provides you with many other features.
yes, i was Using PA on my Z2, BUT it was kind of bugy (at least the official PA, cause there is just Beta3 available) If @infected_ will update his to Beta6, i´ll try it again!
At the moment, i´m setting my Laptop up with Linux to start compiling myself (at least, i`ll try it )
Pac Includes all that you want, although you'll probably think it has more features than you need which it does but you don't have to use them all it's perfectly stable with m5 kernel
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Hi,
Since Xposed doenst run on Lollipop (yet hopefully), I was wondering if any of you could recommend some alternatives if there are any. I know there is nothing wich is as good as Xposed but some tips on usefull apps might come in handy. Could Tasker be any help there, and if yes, how.
Thx in advance.
Xposed has never been "good". I'm so happy support is dropped.
Regarding alternatives it depends... What do you need?
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Xposed has never been "good". I'm so happy support is dropped.
Regarding alternatives it depends... What do you need?
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I thought it to be good. I would lik to be able to add quicktiles, extended volume settings, more options to GEL. Stuff like that
I don't recommend anyone to use xposed.
Concerning your needs:
Volume: monitor this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.barrasso.android.volume
For now it doesn't support lollipop but the author says he will.
Quicksettings: don't know any alternatives
GEL: why? You a fan of Google now? Otherwise look at some alternatives. I use nova. Action launcher is soon getting a nice update.
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Xposed has never been "good". I'm so happy support is dropped.
Regarding alternatives it depends... What do you need?
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naaaah come on, there is a lot of nice modules in xposed ...well with lollipop I don't really need them any longer.
But there are a few modules that I miss:
*Snapchare
*Keepchat
*Snapchat Full Caption
*SnapColors
Going to move this thread to q&a...
Just an FYI, a good launcher that gives you a decent level of customization (for a free launcher anyways) is Lollipop Launcher (from the creators of Holo Launcher)
Sent from mALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!!
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I don't recommend anyone to use xposed.
GEL: why? You a fan of Google now? Otherwise look at some alternatives. I use nova. Action launcher is soon getting a nice update.
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I kinda like the quick slide to google now updates, tried/own several launchers. Ony thing I would like added would be quicktile settings and an option to close all background apps at once
My favorite tweak from cyanogenmod was always the status bar brightness slide control.
I couldn't find any decent way to make that happen in ics stock evo-ware.
Want stereocam and 3d or I'd just run LS 4.4
I googled a bunch on xposed statusbar brightness and found a short reddit thread with the idea of using a bit of gravitybox to do it.
Their source excision was missing a few critical bits.
I got the original jb gravitybox modstatusbar.java, chopped it down, added different initialization process for standalone use.
Source, although very messy, is attached as a zip.
I'll share later when it's cleaned up, in the appropriate forum for xposed modules. This is my very first foray into the world of xposed module creation.
for now, evo users win first.
I had to use a gimmick from another xda thread to build working xposed modules with aide
since all development I've done this calendar year has been strictly on my evo.
At least partly because of that I wanted to toss the finished xposed module apk I built out there in the evo forum before posting anything in the xposed areas of xda.
Slide right/left across statusbar to change brightness or long press it.
temporarily overrides automatic brightness if on. Turn that off for full control.
Thanks to the gravitybox developers for sharing and their fine work!
and that reddit post for pointing me that way.
Reserved against the possibility of future development
Nice app squid, as you know, I've been messing with Liquid and that's been implemented. Does it work with stock based?
PiggyFlooper said:
Nice app squid, as you know, I've been messing with Liquid and that's been implemented. Does it work with stock based?
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I've only tested it on stock. Dunno if it'd even work on cm-derived stuff. Maybe cm9 but not sure.
It works with Liquid Smooth- is that cm 11?
PiggyFlooper said:
It works with Liquid Smooth- is that cm 11?
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Cm11 based anyway, there's lots of cm in the LS manifest.
good to know it works on later android versions than 4.0 anyway.
thanks for testing!
It is working on MIUI 8.
akshyapatil said:
It is working on MIUI 8.
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How did u install it?
Working on FlyMe 6 where GravityBox does not. Thank you!
Hey dev, could you add support for oreo?
maxs8007 said:
Hey dev, could you add support for oreo?
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The only device booting Oreo I've got to test it on is my evo 3d, and I'm not sure if that build will even run xposed for testing.
Not tons of time to play around, either.
Source code is posted though, if you know someone else who can mod it. Code's mostly from gravitybox with some patchwork to run standalone.
bigsupersquid said:
The only device booting Oreo I've got to test it on is my evo 3d, and I'm not sure if that build will even run xposed for testing.
Not tons of time to play around, either.
Source code is posted though, if you know someone else who can mod it. Code's mostly from gravitybox with some patchwork to run standalone.
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wow, you still have your evo 3D running, that's amazing. Mine started destroying batteries, I'm jealous