[APP][Xposed][L-M] Media notification seek bar [Mar/30/2016] - Xposed Framework Modules

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Last update:
[Mar/30/2016] Link
Description:
With this module you can modify the notification of the music / video players.
You can add a seek bar and control the position of the current playing media without opening the application.
Also can change the colors of the notification.
Tutorials:
Tutorials
Compatibility:
- Roms
Android 5.x and 6.0 (sdk 21, 22 and 23).
Stock rom and CyanogenMod.
*Could work with other roms.
Apk ---> Xposed Module Repository: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.ssrdroide.medianotificationseekbar
My other work:
Lock screen clock mods
Xda thread.
Xposed repository.
Lock screen widgets
Xda thread.
Xposed repository.
Qs X tiles per row
Google+ community.
Xposed repository.
NavBar color when the keyboard is open
Google+ community.
Xposed repository.
Google play music notification seek bar
Google+ community.
Xposed repository.
YouTube notification seek bar
Google+ community.
Xposed repository.

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Tutorials:
1) Debug data provider
2) Debug layout name
3) Expert configuration
4) Configuration of some apps

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Changelog:
V0.96
- Initial release

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Reserved

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Tutorials → 1) Debug data provider
*First of all you should check if the app that you want to configure is listed here: Tutorial 4: Configuration of some apps and you get the configuration.
With this tutorial you can check if the module is compatible with the selected media player app (we will configure Phonograph).
1) Go to the configuration section and enable the option “Debug notification”.
Also enable “Data provider”, save the new changes (press the fab button) and reboot your phone.
2) Go to Xposed installer – logs. You should see some lines that start with: “GpmNotificationSeekBar DebugDataProvider”.
You should find the line: “Package loaded: package_name” (if you can't see the line you have made the previous step wrong).
The line: “Mode A loaded!” is required (if you can't see it the module will not work).
The Mode B is an alternative way to get the current position of the media playing content.
The line “Broadcast received!” should appear when you finish the next step.
3) Open the media player app all and play some media content.
Go to the configuration section of the selected media app on the module and press the button “Debug data provider” 2 times faster:
You should see the following things:
- The playing media content should seek to the position 1:00 (one minute)
- The second time that you press the button you should receive the message “Current position and duration 1:00/duration”. The current position should be approximately one minute.
If you obtain the correct position, don't do the next step.
4) As you can see, with Phonograph the current position is incorrect. It says 0:09 and should be approximately one minute.
To fix this go to the advanced configuration and enable the option Get media info MODE_B.
Save the new changes, restart your phone and do again the step 3.
Now you should get the correct values.
Enable the MODE_B only if you get incorrect values when you press the button Debug data provider the second time.

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Tutorials → 2) Debug layout name
*First of all you should check if the app that you want to configure is listed here: Tutorial 4: Configuration of some apps and you get the configuration.
With this tutorial we get the layout name of the compressed and expanded notifications (we will configure Phonograph).
The name is necessary to add the seek bar to the notification.
1) Go to the configuration section and enable the option “Debug notification”.
Also check “Layout name” and save the new configuration.
2) Close the media player app and dismiss the notification (if you have the media player app running).
Reopen the app and play some media content (the notification should be recreated).
3) Go to Xposed installer – logs. You should see some lines that start with: “GpmNotificationSeekBar DebugLayoutName”. We need the end of the LayoutName (the LayoutClass is not necessary).
Configuring Phonograph we obtain:
- /notification is the compressed layout name
- /notification_big is the expanded layout name
Generally, the expanded layout contains “big” and the compressed layout “small” or nothing.
The line “SeekBar added!” should appear when you finish the next step, and it means that the seekbar has been added to the notification.
4) Go to the configuration section of the selected media app and add the layout names.
Save the new changes, restart the media player app and the new changes should be applied.

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Tutorials → 3) Expert configuration
Some apps use third party libraries to control playback of the audio/video files. If you know the class/method name you can make it compatible with this module.
Now we will configure Vlc (uses its own library called libvlc).
If you follow the steps of the tutorial “Debug data provider” the media content does not seek to the new position.
To make the app compatible open the module and go to the expert configuration.
Check the option custom data provider and set the next configuration:
- Fully qualified class name: org.videolan.libvlc.MediaPlayer
- Method name (seekTo): setTime
- Method name (getCurrentPosition): getTime
Apply changes, restart Vlc, play a media content and now should work.

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Tutorials → 4) Configuration of some apps
Style of the configurations:
Code:
- Name_of_the_app: package_name
/name_of_the_compressed_layout
/name_of_the_expanded_layout
[optional - Expert conf] fully_qualified_class_name
[optional - Expert conf] method_name_seek_to
[optional - Expert conf] method_name_get_current_position
*The names could change (with different android versions or future updates of the apps).
Code:
- Phonograph: com.kabouzeid.gramophone
/notification
/notification_big
Advanced conf – get media info MODE_B: checked
- Poweramp: com.maxmpz.audioplayer
/status_controls
/status_controls_big
- PlayerPro: com.tbig.playerprotrial
/statusbar_controls
/statusbar_controls_big_alt
Use the alternative layout: unchecked
- BlackPlayer: com.kodarkooperativet.blackplayerfree
/notification_small_stock
/notification_big_stock
- MeloCloud: com.ranhzaistudios.melocloud.free
/simple_sound_cloud_notification
/simple_sound_cloud_notification_expanded
- Musixmatch: com.musixmatch.android.lyrify
/notification_player
/notification_big_player
- Shuttle: another.music.player
/notification_template_base
/notification_template_big_base
- Google play music: com.google.android.music
/notification_template_material_media
/notification_template_material_big_media
- YouTube: com.google.android.youtube
/playback_notification_small
/playback_notification_big
- YouTube Music: com.google.android.apps.youtube.music
/playback_notification_small
/playback_notification_big
- Music (CyanogenMod): com.cyanogenmod.eleven
/notification_template_material_media
/notification_template_material_big_media_narrow
- VLC: org.videolan.vlc
/notification_template_material_media
/notification_template_material_big_media_narrow
Expert conf - ClassName: org.videolan.libvlc.MediaPlayer
Expert conf - SeekTo: setTime
Expert conf - GetCurrentPosition: getTime
- Spotify: com.spotify.music
/notification_small_player
/notification_big_player
Expert conf - ClassName: com.spotify.mobile.android.orbit.OrbitPlayer
Expert conf - SeekTo: seekToPosition

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Thank you for this module.
Unfortunately, it does not work correctly with GoneMAD Music Player. Neither seekbar nor seekbar button are shown in the notification.
- GoneMAD Music Player: gonemad.gmmp
/notification_controls_simple_layout​/notification_controls_simple_big_layout​
I followed all your steps, your app does obtain the correct time position of 01:00 minute (sending the broadcast and all other things are working as they intend to do, even “SeekBar added!” is shown in the Xposed logs), but it is not working.
My device configuration:
OnePlus X
Android Open Kang Project (CM13-based)
Xposed v80 SDK23 arm
SuperSU
Are any further information required to help me?
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EDIT: It is working... partially.
So I changed the notification style of GoneMAD Music Player from "Always Expanded" to "Default", and now the seekbar button is showing up. But no matter what I try, it is not possible to get the seekbar button working on expanded notification view.
What I also noticed: the seekbar isn't updating in real time. It just stays at the current time position when it has been opened. When closing the seekbar and re-opening it again, it gets updated but will remain at the new time as well.

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This is awesome.

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Thanks for this great app...
But why not add by default the most used apps like (Google Play Music, YouTube... etc.)... I'm still trying to get it working with GPM with no luck.

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orville87 said:
Thank you for this module.
Unfortunately, it does not work correctly with GoneMAD Music Player. Neither seekbar nor seekbar button are shown in the notification.
- GoneMAD Music Player: gonemad.gmmp
/notification_controls_simple_layout​/notification_controls_simple_big_layout​
I followed all your steps, your app does obtain the correct time position of 01:00 minute (sending the broadcast and all other things are working as they intend to do, even “SeekBar added!” is shown in the Xposed logs), but it is not working.
My device configuration:
OnePlus X
Android Open Kang Project (CM13-based)
Xposed v80 SDK23 arm
SuperSU
Are any further information required to help me?
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Excelent report!
You have told me the steps and the details at each step.
That style of notification requires the option "Use the alternative layout" unchecked (like other players as PlayerPro).
You can change also the position and colors (to improve the visibility).
I have tested it with cm13 and works.
If now works, update your comment, could be useful for other users.
Cheers and thanks for the excellent report.

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Module works great, made it fit perfectly in the expanded poweramp notification with custom layout.
And damn this app is beautiful!! One of the best material apps I know.

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osama-selo said:
Thanks for this great app...
But why not add by default the most used apps like (Google Play Music, YouTube... etc.)... I'm still trying to get it working with GPM with no luck.
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Tutorials, configuration of some apps. link
Read the gpm configuration.
You just should set the layout name (copy and paste)
/notification_template_material_media -> compressed
/notification_template_material_big_media -> expanded

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SergioSanchezR said:
Tutorials, configuration of some apps. link
Read the gpm configuration.
You just should set the layout name (copy and paste)
/notification_template_material_media -> compressed
/notification_template_material_big_media -> expanded
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Already done this and it's not working.
My idea is that you can pre-add your configuration to your app the make it more simple... and over time you can add settings for more apps.
Anyway I'll try with other apps and report back.

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Could you make also a video of the tutorial???
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

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SergioSanchezR said:
Excelent report!
You have told me the steps and the details at each step.
That style of notification requires the option "Use the alternative layout" unchecked (like other players as PlayerPro).
You can change also the position and colors (to improve the visibility).
I have tested it with cm13 and works.
If now works, update your comment, could be useful for other users.
Cheers and thanks for the excellent report.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Updated my post, still not working completely.

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SergioSanchezR said:
Tutorials, configuration of some apps. link
Read the gpm configuration.
You just should set the layout name (copy and paste)
/notification_template_material_media -> compressed
/notification_template_material_big_media -> expanded
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have managed to get it working on Google Play Music... I had a mistake last time
Now in expanded notification everything is OK except that we need an option to put the icon on the left side (for RTL languages)
In compressed notification the first time it works OK, but if I expand then unexpand the notification it will be all black.
EDIT: it happens exactly in this condition:
1- Press the seek bar button.
2- Try to seek the song and let the bar hide automatically and then I got it all black.
If I don't try to seek I would not have this problem

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I can't see seek bar, is there something wrong???

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piraboy said:
I can't see seek bar, is there something wrong???
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According to post #8 it should be /notification_big_player instead of /notification_big_stock for expanded view in MusixMatch.