Related
Hi,
I've been checking out xda-developers for a while now, just for fun in the beginning. But three months ago i bought my very own hd2, and I started developing So I've been making this today screen replacement called Genius Suit. It's something completely new. I tried to actually make themes of actual pictures to give the user a richer experience. A 'alpha' version is kind of working on my hd2 now, quicker than I expected. Well, enough talking, let me show it to you!
Features:
- Immersive experience through real pictures!
- Live wallpapers (called motions within the Suit)
- Weather forcast
- Start menu replacement
- Music/Video player. (Not fully implented yet)
- Draggable icons
- Desktop windows like task manager
To be implented (to do list):
- Full video and audio support
- OpenGL acceleration (already made some progress here)
- A functional settings menu
- Make it a today screen plugin (now only an .exe file)
- Replace the default windows manager (kind of hard)
- Speed tweaks
- Maybe some widget support
I might be opening this up for beta testing in the next month or so, depends on how quickly I can implent most of my to do list
Let me know what you think!
Maxim
EDIT: For some reason I can't implement outside links or something, says the moderators have to aprove me, so you will have to wait for screenshots
you didn't show anything. you only let us read
any screenies or any sort of teaser?
i'm sure lot's of people will be dying to try.
keep up the good work!
oops.. dbl post
just put the link with a * in it or something..
curious to see the layout, but the today screen plugin is a very good PLUS for me...
i hope is not only for HD2...i have a tilt2....
Are you certain that it's 'Suit' and not 'Suite'?
Anyway, looking forward to seeing this. Holler if you need anything
More of an App than a Theme - so moved to that Forum
Mike
Do you like listening to music while you navigate?
Have you ever wanted to skip songs while composing Email or SMS?
Do you hate returning to home screen and then to the music player just to switch songs?
Do you like multitasking?
If you answered YES on one or more of those questions, this app is for YOU
Top player is a music player that stays on TOP
instructions:
use the + button to expand player
and the - button to minimize to top
full version has 3 player panel sizes and Show\Hide button, just in case you want it to disappear for a moment.
it is still in development but works well.
try it for free!
seems interesting, good job!
requirements? knows bugs? thanks!
you know, the usual...
.net cf 3.5 and winmo 5 and above.
tested on vga and wvga ppc
Very interesting, I'm going to give it a try!
Doesn't appear to work with HTC Sense, the window disappears when interacting with the Sense UI.
Great app! I encourage further development. I would like to see it skinable (changing the buttons, background, font and font color), without the "Small" / "Large" text, and a Play|Pause button (when "small") but overall really nice little app
...(for some reason my post appeared multiplied times, sorry 'bout that)
... (yet again)
Mortplayer already has the ability to use the Navibar which stays on top of other apps. Although the feature probably isn't as good as this player.
... (and the last one; sorry again)
Brilliant idea!
Thanks a lot!
Nice app, but it doesnt work for me. On the one Hand i have wma, but it seems that this format isn't suported, isnt it?
On the other hand, the player doesnt stay on the top in any program or in manila. Maybe it is incompatible with my Rom? --> Goatrip 4.5 which include wm 6.5.x . Could that be?
But if this will work this app is definetly that want i searched for a long time and i want to buy it
Do you think you can fix the issues and add WMA support?
THX a lot !
THX. great work
But dos'nt work with Htc sense...
yep, I filtered only mp3 files. will add soon support for wma
as said, it is still in development...
I am very happy to see you here in the forum yossio!
Continue with your work already started pretty well.
I have some considerations about TopPlayer:
* Support for other audio formats, as it has said.
* Different skins
* Finger friendly hide/show button
Basically these are the main things that I miss. But it was the best one dollar that I have ever spent!
Thanks man
pretty nice idea...
Keep it up!
hey i was trying to pay for the full version but it wont seem to load thru to the payloadz site. let me know if i can just pay you via paypal. thanks man! i`m lovin` the top player when i am texting or reading emails. very handy
Wow, looks promising!
Will streeming music be possible like shoutcast (pls) or asx?
/FluKe
Can we have a shuffle button please?
Some kind of skinning support would be great, but the real killer would be for it to hide and only pop to the top on a track change, for say 5 seconds, so I can skip it. That way i get full screen for my apps (particularly sat nav), and can then bin the tracks when I wish.
Great app with loads of potential, keep up the good work.
why not just send prev/next API calls to other existing (and great!) players ?
I think the the Vibrant forums needs this as a sticky so moderators do your thing and ev1 else do yours i was thinking something like this for posts
Rom Manager-Helps with the install of custom Roms
Tv Guide-For the people of the world that doesn't have a guide on there TV
and so far and so on and maby like = for a short review and short how it works or how to work it its just an idea so if you like it post
Im allways looking for different.
All posts will be checked for redundancy's
Posted From Users
posted by bstromberg
Root explorer - look it up...its awesome
-Widget locker - replaces lockscreen. Ability to put just about anything on your lockscreen for easy access...such as camera, dialer, sms inbox, etc.
-Swarm - bit torrent client to download right to your phone
-Alarming! - great alarm app. Makes you solve math problems to snooze or dismiss alarm for those who like to quickly snooze and then snooze but not wake up on time
-Screen filter - dims screen way more than stock brightness. Useful for viewing xda app in bed while the wife sleeps.
-Minimalistic text widget - makes all sorts of text widgets that can go either verticle or horizontal.
-Adfree - blocks most ads in apps on a rooted phone
-HideNseek - app to hide files on your phone disguised as a flashlight app.
-Switch pro - highly customizable switch/toggle widget for up to 8 different things, such as toggle data on/off, flashlight, screen always on, gps, wifi, 2G/3G, and more
posted by ferhanmm
-Leave Devil Alone - great plants vs zombies type game.
-Fruit ninja - if you don't know what this is already, you need to give up your smart phone.
-Atdhe.net - not an app but you can watch lots of games/shows live.(2.2 required)
posted by renocivik
-WiFi File Explorer - access sd card (upload/download/delete/unzip) from web browser
-BLN Control Free - With correct kernel (dragon among others) allows u to use lower touch key lights as notification led...
-doodle bowling - fun basic bowling game...
-Fancy widget pro - great home screen weather / clock app...
-Applanet - obvious reasons
-pool break pro - best pool game ive found
-Fun towers (or Tri Towers ) fun card game
-Vlc Remote - its the ****... control VLC on remote pc (on same wifi)
-zynga - best poker game... on facebook and on android
posted byTopShelf10
-Album Art Finder
-aTakePhone: best subsitute dialer IMO
-Ayal Music Lite: mp3 search
-Droid streamer: tv shows
-Mob Decor: wallpapers
-Old Time Radio: streams classic radio shows, good to fall asleep to
-Paper football
-Vital Player: my favorite video player, tons of format support, also takes screenshots
-Swarm: great torrent client
posted by MegaPrime33
-Audiogalaxy - stream music
-Super Manager - free alternative to Root Explorer
-TV Show Favs - you can add the shows you watch and check the schedule for when they are on
Root explorer - look it up...its awesome
Widget locker - replaces lockscreen. Ability to put just about anything on your lockscreen for easy access...such as camera, dialer, sms inbox, etc.
Swarm - bit torrent client to download right to your phone
Alarming! - great alarm app. Makes you solve math problems to snooze or dismiss alarm for those who like to quickly snooze and then snooze but not wake up on time
Screen filter - dims screen way more than stock brightness. Useful for viewing xda app in bed while the wife sleeps.
Minimalistic text widget - makes all sorts of text widgets that can go either verticle or horizontal.
Adfree - blocks most ads in apps on a rooted phone
HideNseek - app to hide files on your phone disguised as a flashlight app.
Switch pro - highly customizable switch/toggle widget for up to 8 different things, such as toggle data on/off, flashlight, screen always on, gps, wifi, 2G/3G, and more
That's it for now
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Leave Devil Alone - great plants vs zombies type game.
Fruit ninja - if you don't know what this is already, you need to give up your smart phone.
Atdhe.net - not an app but you can watch lots of games/shows live.(2.2 required)
Someone list some great games please
I would have to say my must haves are
WiFi File Explorer - access sd card (upload/download/delete/unzip) from web browser
BLN Control Free - With correct kernel (dragon among others) allows u to use lower touch key lights as notification led...
doodle bowling - fun basic bowling game...
Fancy widget pro - great home screen weather / clock app...
Applanet - obvious reasons
pool break pro - best pool game ive found
Fun towers (or Tri Towers ) fun card game
Vlc Remote - its the ****... control VLC on remote pc (on same wifi)
zynga - best poker game... on facebook and on android
i have other favorites... but those are the ones in the ones in the moment
no need for stickie as these threads are made once a month, and they eventually just die out.....all of the same apps are always listed
renocivik said:
I would have to say my must haves are
WiFi File Explorer - access sd card (upload/download/delete/unzip) from web browser
BLN Control Free - With correct kernel (dragon among others) allows u to use lower touch key lights as notification led...
doodle bowling - fun basic bowling game...
Fancy widget pro - great home screen weather / clock app...
Applanet - obvious reasons
pool break pro - best pool game ive found
Fun towers (or Tri Towers ) fun card game
Vlc Remote - its the ****... control VLC on remote pc (on same wifi)
zynga - best poker game... on facebook and on android
i have other favorites... but those are the ones in the ones in the moment
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You forgot xda
Yea but if it was sticky it would make it easier to find and many it wont just die out in a few weeks
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
nomathplz said:
Yea but if it was sticky it would make it easier to find and many it wont just die out in a few weeks
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i getcha...but these threads are more of a vanity thing than a reference thing. You get so many posts listing the same apps, so it flattens the concept. If people for once would actually ONLY list apps that have not already been listed, then these types of threads would actually have value.
A lot of people come to these threads initially in hopes of finding out about some apps they do not yet know about...but what happens is they open up the thread and they end up seeing multiple posts that look something like this
-Launcherpro
-handcent
-root explorer
-fruitninja
-adw.ex
-sportstap
......major apps that everyone knows about, and they just keep getting listed reptitively, so people stop paying attention to it and it dies out.
not cutting short your efforts....i started a thread like this on games, and after like 6 or 7 posts you could see that everything was pretty much listed....top apps thread are all over XDA
I dont want you to think im just trying to be a ****^^^^, so ill contribute with some not well-known apps:
-Album Art Finder
-aTakePhone: best subsitute dialer IMO
-Ayal Music Lite: mp3 search
-Droid streamer: tv shows
-Mob Decor: wallpapers
-Old Time Radio: streams classic radio shows, good to fall asleep to
-Paper football
-Vital Player: my favorite video player, tons of format support, also takes screenshots
-Swarm: great torrent client
I do see your point. And you not being a **** because that is something that I didn't think of the mutple posts of the same app so maby I could go about making a post and try to keep it updated with what other people's post in the first post keeping all the apps in one place and that way everybody can see them in one post
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
I too am always looking for apps to either improve my phone, entertain me, or help me with stuff. Here are the ones I recommend.
Audiogalaxy - stream music
Launcherpro
ROM Manager
Super Manager - free alternative to Root Explorer
TV Show Favs - you can add the shows you watch and check the schedule for when they are on
Titanium Backup
TopShelf10 said:
I dont want you to think im just trying to be a ****^^^^, so ill contribute with some not well-known apps:
-Album Art Finder
-aTakePhone: best subsitute dialer IMO
-Ayal Music Lite: mp3 search
-Droid streamer: tv shows
-Mob Decor: wallpapers
-Old Time Radio: streams classic radio shows, good to fall asleep to
-Paper football
-Vital Player: my favorite video player, tons of format support, also takes screenshots
-Swarm: great torrent client
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Never tried ayal music lite, you think it's better than tunee?
ferhanmm said:
Never tried ayal music lite, you think it's better than tunee?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
they are all essentially the same, but i do like ayal better
Yay my first post, lol.
So anyway, I've decided to move over from the iOS platform because the hardware simply does not stay up to date with Android anymore. I'm quite tired of worrying about jailbreaking; that aside I want to know how I would go about doing the simple things that I got out of iOS, even though I had to be a hacker to get my way.
Restoration (If I screw something up)
How do I restore my phone with a complete firmware file that will recover me from my own stupidity/adventures? With iOS I simply just entered recovery mode and pressed restore in iTunes. How does one download a stock i9100 restore firmware file for future use?
Themes
In iOS, I made my own themes and applied them into the rooted filesystem with no problems. I simply just replaced the files and rebooted, no problems. I've been lurking for a while now seeïng that people need to deoxdex files in order to view them or flash them or whatever. My question is this: can I simply replace system files and expect them to work? As for the many xml files in the apk's that I've been examining, I cannot seem to get a standard format of them. When I view them in various code applications, I get a load of garbage with a faint outline of what could included in the xml file. How can I convert pulled xml files to "normal" readable ones? (or do I need to use a special application that reads binary/encrypted xml's for me?) What is the proper way to replace system files for a theme (what is deodexing?), and is it possible to package my theme and put it on the android market to share with others?
Music
Do any of you guys use iTunes for your music? My iTunes library is meticulously managed to make sure that all my song info and album art are correct. Is it true that if I drag and drop from iTunes (on a mac) into the music folder of my sd card, I will copy over all the song data aswell? I highly doubt it because I cannot get this to work between my two iTunes libraries on different computers. Is there a way to make sure all my id3 tags and album art are added to all my songs so that I have an organized library in my SGS2/android?
Tapping the status bar to reach the top of a long page/form
Does this exist in android either through a tweak or android market app?
Deleting System apps that I no longer need
Is it okay to just delete apk's on my phone's system that I do not need? (Reader's hub, blockbuster, exe) I would assume that would work, but eh, I'm not making any assumptions on a completely different platform.
Launch Dæmons
On iOS, there was a folder in the system that housed all the plists of startup dæmons at booup. By deleting one, the service would completely stop and would free up RAM after the phone got rebooted. Does android have a similar place to house a bunch of services that are optionally deleted/stopped entirely to improve system performance? Things that come immediately to mind are things like debugging, syslogs, android developer tools, and other garbage that is unnecessary to certain users. (A famous example is the "CommCenter.plist"(baseband startup)/"DataMigrator.plist" (move contacts using SIM card) that always run in the background on iTouches despite not having a baseband and SIM card.)
System Button Mapping
Is there any tweak or android app that lets me set certain actions to different button presses or behaviors? For example in iOS I can use "activator" to let me swipe my statusbar horizontally to enter the camera app. I can also long press volume keys to skip/restart music being played in the music app.
-----
I know that's a lot of questions, but atleast try to help a newbie out =] When fist started out in iOS 4 years ago, I was the same way in nagging looking for ways to make things fit my workflow. Honestly, it doesn't take long before I start to help people out and grasp all the skills needed for a particular platform.
Hello, and welcome to XDA
I'll try to answer all questions.
First of all. The galaxy s ii is almost impossible to break. If you need to re wipe your phone. Get the firmware from samfirmware.com and also get odin v1.85 from there. That is all you need to fix a broken phone. It will just need putting into download mode. (Power + home + vol down)
As for theming. All apk files contain files with the images that it uses, so in theory all can be customised. The main files to theme are SystemUI (notifications bar) found in /system/app. And framework-res (anything else theme related, battery text colours e.t.c
As for editing the xml files. Most have to be edited in a hex editor (e.g. HXD). But there are guides to show you what numbers to edit. And its not that complicated once you try it.
With regard to the music. I recommend mp3tag. Its what I use and simply copying the tracks works well for me.
For removing system apps, look on the market for system app remover, or if you are willing to pay, get root tools. Great combination of tools and uninstalling is as easy as ticking a box.
And yes, there are some apps that when you remove them your phone will bootloop. Look in this forum. I'm sure I've seen a safe system apps to remove in the sgs ii section (will look for link in a mo)
Last bit, system button mapping. I believe it can be done. But it hasn't been done yet on this phone. Different launchers give you the option for swipe gesgures (did I spell that right, doesnt look it). So you can have swiping down on the screen opens notifications and swiping up opens app drawer. If you want that. I recommned searching for ADW launcher on the marketplace (others offer the same feature, but adw is the best)
Think I'm finished now?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
that definitely helped me a lot, thanks =D One thing that was not answered was the launch dæmons bit, does a folder like that even exist in Android? As for themes though, I'm going for a complete and total all out theme of all applications. I cannot stand the blackness of this phone's UI; I'm gonna put little pieces of artwork everywhere I can fit it like I did on iOS so it looks like just a collection of art and colorful things (backgrounds, splash screens, loading screens, exe). I'd love to know though if it's possible to download the firmware from where you described and premod it then just flash my custom ROM all at once...
As for system button mapping and custom button events, that's one thing I'm definitely going to miss ='[ I had a bunch of gestures set up so that while I'm bikeriding/horseriding I can just hit a button to control music without looking at the screen. In all respects, thanks a bunch for the help.
xxhorseriderxxx said:
that definitely helped me a lot, thanks =D One thing that was not answered was the launch dæmons bit, does a folder like that even exist in Android? As for themes though, I'm going for a complete and total all out theme of all applications. I cannot stand the blackness of this phone's UI; I'm gonna put little pieces of artwork everywhere I can fit it like I did on iOS so it looks like just a collection of art and colorful things (backgrounds, splash screens, loading screens, exe). I'd love to know though if it's possible to download the firmware from where you described and premod it then just flash my custom ROM all at once...
As for system button mapping and custom button events, that's one thing I'm definitely going to miss ='[ I had a bunch of gestures set up so that while I'm bikeriding/horseriding I can just hit a button to control music without looking at the screen. In all respects, thanks a bunch for the help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Soon enough we will enable an init.d folder.
It's there on other ROMs, we just have to enable it in the ramdisk
pulser_g2 said:
Soon enough we will enable an init.d folder.
It's there on other ROMs, we just have to enable it in the ramdisk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's really cool, is there a github/thread where I can track the progress of this? In all honesty making my own custom gestures like longholding a volume button or the options button would be helpful (both volume buttons at once pause/play =D)
xxhorseriderxxx said:
Yay my first post, lol.
duleMusic
Do any of you guys use iTunes for your music? My iTunes library is meticulously managed to make sure that all my song info and album art are correct. Is it true that if I drag and drop from iTunes (on a mac) into the music folder of my sd card, I will copy over all the song data aswell? I highly doubt it because I cannot get this to work between my two iTunes libraries on different computers. Is there a way to make sure all my id3 tags and album art are added to all my songs so that I have an organized library in my SGS2/android?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use iTunes & smart playlists. iSyncr (free) & will let you sync based on playlists, genres, and chose where each playlist gets stored (default, internal or external SD). iSyncrWifi (cheap) then adds scheduled & wifi syncing. Then pick your music player of choice. Look to see if it updates play counts (if that is important to you) I think the pay for version of Rocket (also by JRT Studios) updates play counts.
Ed
Mother of god you had to wake up the dead??? its more then a year old!
Now on market: Search for "MotoGP 2012 Schedule widget"
Hi Guys,
There must be a lot of MotoGP fans out there like me who want to stay in sync with the Race calendar through their android phones.
Searched on the market a lot for a light weight widget which shows upcoming race Found some good ones but then idea of creating my own widget for my phone came. It came out good hence decided to share it with others as well.
The screenshots and the apk are attached.
This widget doesn't connect to internet nor it accesses any resources on the phone.
It shows Race Date, Next Session (FP1, FP2, etc) and its timing converted to local timezone, Race Name, venue, etc.
How to use:
- Long press on an empty spot in your homescreen (preferably an empty screen itself since the widget is little big)
- Select 'Widgets'
- Select 'MotoGP Calendar Widget'
I tested this on HTC EVO 3D, Nexus One, HTC Incredible using Go Launcher and Default Sense.
Venturing for the first time into the world of android apps. Your suggestions, feedback, complaints are welcome though please be gentle on criticism
Disclaimer: All the images that are displayed are from the following link and I take no ownership of it: motogp.com/en/calendar+circuits
I am in no way connected to Dorna Sports or MotoGP nor working for them nor is this an official app.
PS: Hope I have posted this on the right section. If not my apologies in advance and please move this thread appropriately.