The usual way to zoom in a webpage (/map/document etc.) is the two finger pinch in/out gesture. However since Android 4.4 there's the new Double-touch drag gesture (One-finger press, lift, one-finger press, move, lift) allowing to zoom using just one hand/finger. (Thanks to Google's AppCompat it also works with older versions of Android.)
This handy gestures is supported in Google Maps, Google Earth, Chrome, Gmail and some other apps. See the actual gesture on video.
Animation from Google Maps Help:
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Although supporting this gesture is no harder than switching from Holo to Material or writing 100 lines of code, plenty of top Play Store developers keep ignoring it (despite of my email requests). Both Mozilla Firefox (bug) and Adobe Acrobat Reader have over 100 million downloads from Play Store yet they are unable to support this feature.
Therefore here come Xposed to rescue. Initially I wanted to create universal solution but I no longer think something like that is doable because of custom double click detections etc. I started with Adobe Reader and Mozilla Firefox and managed to hack in support for this gesture using Xposed. So the currently supported apps are:
Adobe Reader 15.2.2, 15.3
Firefox 42.0, 43.0 & Nightly/Fennec 45.0
I intent to look into supporting other apps as well. Next in line are OpenStreetMap apps such as Osmand (bug), MAPS.ME and Scout.
Let me know if there are any other apps you'd like to have supported (maps, office/document viewers and editors). The current module version is limited to Android 4.4 and up.
This module has been merged into new module http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-xposed-tweaks-cm-t3279109. Please check that module for any future updates.
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Hey Guys,
Its a great application landing to NOTE 2
Most people make do with a PIN or pattern lock to secure their Android devices. If you need something a little stronger (or just want to feel like Ethan Hunt) EyeVerify has just released the beta version of an app that uses honest-to-goodness eye scans. Eyeprint takes a photo of your face, then matches the pattern of blood vessels on your eyeballs to a previous photo to access locked apps.
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Technically, Eyeprint isn't using the classic retina scan to grant access - that would require a small amount of infrared light to illuminate the membrane at the back of the eye. It uses the same principle of amazingly unique vein patterns, but it picks them up from the corners of your eyes. Users need a front-facing camera of at lest 2 megapixels. To create the baseline, you'll have to follow the instructions while using the rear camera, looking to the far left and right to let the camera pick up the veins on your eyes. After that, a quick scan of your eyes looking left and right from the front-facing cam should do the trick.
EyeVerify hopes to expand its services to other developers on Android and iOS through an SDK. At present, the app can only lock other apps - you can't actually unlock your phone with an eye scan. (There's a quick "lock all" option for the truly paranoid.) Early feedback from the Play Store indicates that it's very efficacious, so hopefully more devices will be enables as the beta program continues. The Eyeprint App Lock Beta is free to try for 30 days.
Play store link
looks promising..
Anyone have the apk? google says not compatible with note 8, I say 'let me try'
This app did not get very good reviews from the users on the Playstore
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Please use this thread to suggest and promote good apps that make use of the S Pen.
It's my first time with a stylus enabled device and having just found out that the digitiser is made by Wacom got me excited about what features devs have been working on with regards to this. I am a computer graphic designer of sorts and decided to first look for an app that would maybe make my handset into a graphics tablet and soon found VirtualTablet Lite (S-Pen) (adfree version available).
Installed and loaded up PhotoShop CC 2014 and was very pleased that it tracked accurately and the pressure sensitivity worked instantly. I immediately bought the adfree version which works even better since the ads are gone and the tablet space takes up the full screen in horizontal mode. The phone screen is a proportional representation of your computers screen. Palm/hand detection is enabled by default too. The app and the server program are very clean and nicely made.
Screenshot of adfree version on my Note 4:
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How about Sketchbook for galaxy and Artrage?
I'd love to hear some journal apps. SNOTE doesn't auto fill in dates so daily notes are even less convenient than paper.
MyScript Stylus Beta
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How about Papyrus?
Play Store link: http://goo.gl/yImJ2t
Handy Note is one of my favorite try it
I love LectureNotes although for Note 4 you have to change (in handling settings) the thickness of the pens to a much higher value.
MyScript Calculator
Let's you write out formulas and will calculate them. Doesn't seem to handle imaginary numbers though.
OneNote
Everyone probably knows this one. Switches to ink mode when you bring the stylus up to the screen.
I dont know why I dont see thread about alternative appstores and other stuff.
I thought, well, let me be the first guy.
This device is my most favorite phone I have ever held so I thought about making a thread about somethings you might not know, especially if you have a rooted phone.
Let me start:
FDroid https://f-droid.org/
This is an opensource appstore that you can install, root or no root. Not only does it have interesting apps, its free and offers some apps which were banned by google because those apps were responsible for "Blocking" ads, such as adaway, adblock+.
There are some interesting apps which I use.
Adaway, removes ads by blocking them in the phone's host file. I have run into issues with this one. You may need CM to make this one work correctly.
AfWall+, my most favorite app there is. Its a firewall that you can customize to block apps from communicating with the internet. Very handy for those apps that download ads or privacy.
GnuCash, its a accounting app. It helps with keeping up with bills and prices.
K9-Mail, custom mail app, offers some extra options compared to your normal Email App in your phone.
DocumentViewer, very handy as it offers full screen viewing, with the Z ultra its very neat.
OpenConnect, VPN app.
DashClock, very very cool clock widget. It allows for customization.
hacker's keyboard, customizable Keyboard.
Adblock Plus, self explanatory...
aLogcat ROOT, full system logging,
Arity, complex calculator with more features than standard android calculator.
URecord lets you record sound.
Phone recorder, records every phone call you make.
All these apps are FREE and some of them or all, have open source licences. Which means, you can read and learn from their stuff.
Also, there is the amazon appstore, they offer a free app everyday.
Last, I want to stress that there are many ways to overcome google's lockdown on apps by country. I use aptoide, an appstore which offers many apps available in the google playstore.
However, you can use the online version aswell. Very useful for those guys or ladies living in countries where apps are not available.
If someone can share some more apps, do so!
Really the only thing that made me want to root this thing(stock GPe rom) was to remove the soft keys and install LMT Launcher. I can mostly use this thing one handed now.
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Check Out These Useful Built-in Apps For The Honor 8
Magic Tag Magic Tag lets you read tasks from and write tasks to a tag with ease. Tags can be placed in various locations so you can enable different modes quickly. Use this app with NFC tags to activate different profiles. Get a handful of NFC tags for about $10 from Amazon.
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RecorderThe recorder app built into the Honor 8 is very simple to use. You have REC, Pause and Stop controls. Some recorders have a tendency to over complicate the process by adding too many additional features. The stock recorder here seems to strike a perfect balance.
ThemesCustomize your system down to the very last detail. The easy to use theme engine built into the Honor 8 gives you a bunch of possibilities from custom icons, wallpapers, animations, font styles and more. Mess around with it to create your own theme, or import themes from the Play store.
Phone ManagerThe phone manager is a very clever app that manages all sorts of activities on your phone. It will scan your system and close out of apps to keep your phone running at an optimal speed. You can also manage your harassment filters, white listed apps, pin locked apps, notifications and much more.
I like the steps counter.
The remote control app looks really useful but haven't tried it yet.
So far so good. These are useful apps (Atleast I think they are) Are there any bloatware?
simeon4real said:
So far so good. These are useful apps (Atleast I think they are) Are there any bloatware?
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The only "bloat" I found when I received my phone was apps that led to customer support, store page, and other Honor webpages. But these can be easily removed by uninstalling. Other than that there isn't much. There is this included Mirror app which I don't really find useful when I found just use the camera app as a mirror.
The remote control app is wonderful! It has more brands than I can count in an hour (no, I haven't tried). So far I have it set up to both the TV and the sattelite receiver. I think I'll try it on the floor fan next time.
ungoogled-chromium is an Open-source browser.
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Visually, there is not much difference between "Ungoogled Chromium" and Chromium or Chrome. The changes can be found under the hood: All features that contact Google's servers have been deactivated. These are functions like the Google Host Detector or the Google URL Tracker. The default search engine is not Google, but DuckDuckGo. And in general, all Google binaries have been removed from the source code of "Ungoogle Chromium".
Without signing in to a Google Account, Chromium does pretty well in terms of security and privacy. However, Chromium still has some dependency on Google web services and binaries. In addition, Google designed Chromium to be easy and intuitive for users, which means they compromise on transparency and control of internal operations.
ungoogled-chromium addresses these issues in the following ways:
Remove all remaining background requests to any web services while building and running the browser
Remove all code specific to Google web services
Remove all uses of pre-made binaries from the source code, and replace them with user-provided alternatives when possible.
Disable features that inhibit control and transparency, and add or modify features that promote them (these changes will almost always require manual activation or enabling).
ungoogled-chromium
is Google Chromium, sans dependency on Google web services.
retains the default Chromium experience as closely as possible. Unlike other Chromium forks that have their own visions of a web browser, ungoogled-chromium is essentially a drop-in replacement for Chromium.
features tweaks to enhance privacy, control, and transparency. However, almost all of these features must be manually activated or enabled. For more details, see Feature Overview.
Download:
Directory Listing
Just use Edge. You can choose DuckDuckGo as your search.
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Just use Edge. You can choose DuckDuckGo as your search.
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