So i wanted to make the Immersive mode work, it works flawlessly in almost all apps, except all Google apps.
https://imgur.com/r/lgg6/ 4QfHe
I followed this guide. The ratio changing (to 18:9) in settings is not avaiable for native apps, only installed ones. How can I fix this? It makes the google apps look really weird, especially the browser, with two black bars.
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I recently installed CM7 on my touchpad, and I had a few questions for those using android. I have an android phone so I'm pretty familiar, but many applications are not optimized for tablets, landscape or just the resolution. What are some tips or suggestions you all have.
1. Laucher : using go right now, but I'm not liking it too much. Most launchers don't play well with the horizontal orientation, or the bottom taskbar.
2. Phone calling: I would love to be able to make calls though google voice or something. I like gmail calling on my computer, but I'm not sure that will work. I have skype but would like something free. I use ooma at home but their app is expensive and has bad reviews.
3. Weather: I already have enough trouble finding a weather app for my phone, but most don't seem to work in landscape.
4. Market : there seems to be a lot of incompatible apps, even amazon mobile. I tried the market fix but no luck.
5. Keyboard : I'm using SwiftKey x tablet right now and love it, but woud like to hear other people's suggestions.
Thanks,
-Keith
Thumb keyboard is outstanding. Was free app of day from Amazon a while back
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Launcher - I have tried them all and I always come back to the stock ADW that comes with CM7 because it is the most configurable and generally works well in landscape mode. I also use the ICS theme to get the buttons and status bar more to my liking.
Phone Calling - CM7 is still in Alpha so some stuff still does not work.
Weather - Don't know what you are looking for in a Weather app or widget but I use the 3D Digital Weather Clock for local weather (tap on the Sun/Moon to get the 5 day forecast). There are a ton of things out there.
Market - I guess I haven't had a problem with anything that I have needed or wanted. You could try programs like LCD Resolution or LCD Density and change it to 200 to see if more stuff shows up in the market for you.
Keyboard - Thumb is great.
market 3.3.11 works just fine for me
Hi,
Short:
Is there any launcher that supports (lockable) profiles/layouts? (See last paragraph for detailed description)
Long:
Lately I was thinking a lot about the UI of smartphones. It started as I got my first android device which pretty much took over the basic UI of the iPhone. Up to 4.2.1 android starts with a launcher that provides several pages (as a mobile would be a book), and you can place icons and widgets on it - as it were a desktop that you look at often. But shouldn't a launcher be a launcher after all? It's first task is to find and start apps as quick as possible. Further it can use its space for showing dynamic information or feature nice images (background).
So I tried almost every launcher I could find. Most were pretty similar to the stock launchers, with some additional, but mostly not needed features. I tried several layouts - just how I guess most people use their home screen: putting icons on the screens, put them in groups by categories or how often I use them, checking out widgets (most are of no use because they don't show dynamic content) etc. but I was never really satisfied. I've kept no launcher more than a few days. Not that they were any bad - not at all. But it's just not perfect.
Lately some interesting alternatives were introduced here on xda: for example SFlauncher (mostly interesting because of its nice layouting) or Listener (mostly interesting because of its reduced focus to show dynamic information). Besides apps arise that use the obvious - gestures and haptic feedback: GYF, Swapps, LMT and others.
But I was still not satisfied. I observed how I use the device (and I'm a heavy user for sure). I found out, that when I'm on the streets I would prefer to have Google Maps as my live wallpaper, a widget to control my music - and for sure I then don't need a shortcut to Titanium, LMT configuration etc. When being in my office, I want to have another, colleague-friendly background. Being with friends I want to have some sharing apps in front - and being safe to give them the phone (so no direct access to those apps/bookmarks/images that are too private). So it's all about purposes.
My journey seemed to come to an end. But I cannot find any launcher that follows such an approach. I know apps as Llama and Tasker can do most of mentioned actions location-based. But I don't want to have my mobile react on location, I want to switch between the profiles/purposes anytime (some need be locked, of course).
So, currently I believe that the ideal launcher (for me) would structure everything by purposes. I want to be able to define several purposes/scenarios (for example: traveling, studying, in the cinema, kid is playing, optimizing device). Each of these purposes then should show its own background, widgets and icons on the screen (one per purpose is enough). Individual wifi/bluetooth/... settings and status bar visibility setting would be a plus, but not so important.
Hello...
I am trying to customize my (new) sony xpereia z2, (got it for waterproof), to as close as possible to a Galaxy note or tab, as far as it can go feature wise.
I already have a few floating apps:
-floating stickies-becomes complicated with too many stickies, swiping them to the side, it becomes (almost) impossible to find the one you want, needs a single view interface, for organized viewing/editing , as well along with the float feature.
-floating browser, and cobra - crashes with only 2 tabs, doesn't remember my websites.
-G-player - my floating window will not resize, pretty sure have gone through all the options in settings, it is stuck,
I am aware of xhalofloatingwindow and xmultiwindow.
- is the only difference between the two that halo floats and multi divides the screen in fixed way? or are there other differences in the two that I am missing...
- (also when people refer to 'halo', this is the same thing as 'xhalofloatingwindow', right? or is it different...)
- are these considered 'custom roms', or not bc only partial change..
- also TouchWiz... I have read that TouchWiz mimicking apps exist, and to look here, but I haven't found any names, thus far.
the features I want are: quick screenshot, and editing, and note taking next to the screenshot, in a logged/organized manner. I would buy a stylus too, if found if could find apps or roms that mimick the galaxy note.
I do like xperia's interface, lockscreen, homescreen editor set up, and buttons. It is not so much the interface that I am trying to change, but to get a few more features. but I would change the interface if that's the only way to do it.
another subject - copying images from web browser, (not saving them), this is impossible on android but have read with a custom rom (not sure which ones, all or only some?) it is possible.
also closing tabs in chrome. you have to close each one manually, obviously annoying, plus the fact that they all reopen if you just wait the program. which Roms (all or only some) can help this...?
please advise if you can ...
Thank you for any advice ....
Hello...
I am trying to customize my (new) sony xpereia z2, (got it for waterproof), to as close as possible to a Galaxy note or tab, as far as it can go feature wise.
I already have a few floating apps:
-floating stickies-becomes complicated with too many stickies, swiping them to the side, it becomes (almost) impossible to find the one you want, needs a single view interface, for organized viewing/editing , as well along with the float feature.
-floating browser, and cobra - crashes with only 2 tabs, doesn't remember my websites.
-G-player - my floating window will not resize, pretty sure have gone through all the options in settings, it is stuck,
I am aware of xhalofloatingwindow and xmultiwindow.
- is the only difference between the two that halo floats and multi divides the screen in fixed way? or are there other differences in the two that I am missing...
- (also when people refer to 'halo', this is the same thing as 'xhalofloatingwindow', right? or is it different...)
- are these considered 'custom roms', or not bc only partial change..
- also TouchWiz... I have read that TouchWiz mimicking apps exist, and to look here, but I haven't found any names, thus far.
the features I want are: quick screenshot, and editing, and note taking next to the screenshot, in a logged/organized manner. I would buy a stylus too, if found if could find apps or roms that mimick the galaxy note.
I do like xperia's interface, lockscreen, homescreen editor set up, and buttons. It is not so much the interface that I am trying to change, but to get a few more features. but I would change the interface if that's the only way to do it.
another subject - copying images from web browser, (not saving them), this is impossible on android but have read with a custom rom (not sure which ones, all or only some?) it is possible.
also closing tabs in chrome. you have to close each one manually, obviously annoying, plus the fact that they all reopen if you just wait the program. which Roms (all or only some) can help this...?
please advise if you can ...
Thank you for any advice ....
I recently changed my DPI ('Smallest width' in Developer Options) to the recommended setting. The reason I modified the DPI is because the default DPI for the phone doesn't look right (the display looks too big and makes the phone look like a toy), so I went on a DPI calculator and gave me the recommended number so I followed it.
Everything is fine, but some apps are buggy. Like this app called Periscope, has a green line at the side when broadcasting. And when switching to split screen mode, the camera in Facebook Messenger has these jittery stuff going on like when a television has no signal. (All these issues don't happen on the default DPI of the device)
I TRIED REINSTALLING THE APPS & REBOOTING PHONE BUT NOTHING GOT FIXED.
My question is, why doesn't this happen on other devices such as Nexus 5x, Nexus 6P, and Google Pixel? All the mentioned phones have the normal DPI that aren't overly huge. Those DPIs are the recommended DPIs for the phones. That means they're normal, unlike my device's. I changed mine to the proper DPI, and it all went to sh*t.
WHY?