Please DO ME A FAVOR... help me make this app better!. Tell me:
- If you have not installed the app: why?
- If you have installed: how is it working?
- If it's not working alright: what is exactly not working as you expected?
- If you like it but you will not use it, please tell me why.
- If you think it can be better... tell me how to improve it!
Thanks!
Features Showcase VIDEO
0.9.1 Version available. Changelog:
- Added png format for backgrounds
- Added an option to select the vibration Time and LED in case Haptic feedback is not working.
- Added checkbox to choose if tlock starts showing desktop directly or showing the lock screen.
- Appointments time format now depends on devices's regional settings
- Solved silence call using hardware volume key
- Solved going to desktop even when finger is down.
- Solved windows button when locked to desktop in WM6.5.X ROMS
- Solved alarm not sounding
- Solved double lock by changing the registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight\AutoDeviceLockEnable => 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\keybd\DeviceLockWhenSuspend => 0
- Solved issues with not hidding notifications.
Very smooth, congratulations!
Wow, Great! How/where is the password stored?
Thanks T! I'm with the flash thing now .
xd1936 said:
Wow, Great! How/where is the password stored?
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The default password is the top left dot (just click on it). Once you have setted your own pattern (you can do that by tap&hold and then select change pattern) it's stored on a file called lockcode.txt in the app folder.
Ohhh! Looks amazing, installing ASAP !
EDIT: First thoughts:
WOW! This app is amazing, especially for the first beta. Honestly, I'd use this as is with no changes. I think I'm going to skin it later this weekend to see how it looks. Therer were a few things I noticed however.
If you enter the wrong pattern, "again" is spelled "aggain".
The load time took about 5-6 seconds on my touch.
That was really all that I noticed with it. Works very smooth and and I really like the transparent affect on it!
Just a few suggestions:
Please keep it simple like it is, too much extra will just slow it down.
The option to overlap existing lines in the pattern would give some extra security.
Making it full screen with an extra row of dots.
Sorry to sound like a pain, but I really like this development and would like to see this grow a lot.
Again, excellent work, keep it up !
Omgawd. Alfonso. I love you. You always come out with the things i need at exactly the right time I was looking for something like the iPhone S2U. I know A_C almost perfected it, but i really wanted a passcode thing. I'm going to double lock my phone now, Throttle Lock under my S2U2.
i think maybe it would be faster if the background was all black. i think transparency slows it down...
anyways, this is amazing.
EDIT: nevermind black background looks ugly.
WOW. Dude, you've done it again, this is ground breaking stuff.
I can;t fault it apart from the slow loading times. It's awesome
Also, is there anyway you can allow diagonals from one to the other? If you see what I mean?
Nice work!
Thanks, coooooool app. T M Z
Hi,
It looks awesome! Can anyone report on the effect on battery life?
Battery Life: ive only been using for about an hour and nothing bad. plus it only opens when you wake up your deivce so its not ALWAYS running.
I'm skinning it as we speak!
Very nice work APBilbo. Thank You. I have been looking for something like this for a while now. S2U2 is just to overloaded for my liking. It didn't seem to work right at first after I set the pattern, so I soft reset and now it works flawless on my Sprint Touch stock 6.1 ROM. Again Thank You, BOO
One Word... "Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Loving it.. lookin forward to the creativity to continue..
Bien Hecho!
I've been looking for an Android lock app ever since i saw the video preview of googles android OS.. what ive been looking for
great work!
Are you planning on adding features like S2U2? I asked A_C to add the patter feature to his unlock and he would not so I'm hoping you add the features he has so we can all have the best of everything.
Having an option to make the pattern "pads" invisible would allow the features from S2U2 can be added onscreen
so i made a "skin" for this.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
you on clubrsx?
roxorz said:
you on clubrsx?
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nah. i wanna get me an rsx.
dont have cash though.
Thank's everybody for the feedback!!
As i fas as I see there's no problems other than the speed thing... I'll try to speed it up a little bit. I can't promiss anything though.
About where will the throttle development go I don't plan to make it very complex. May be in the future I'll add:
- Full screen support.
- Some icon notifications for missed calls, new sms, new mail.
Understand that this is mostly a locking app to secure your device. Any info given on it will be public, so it will not show anything like next appointment, last called id, etc.... Though you're able to receive calls while the device is locked.
Thanks!!!
Related
Gesture Launcher 0.1.0 Alpha
POLL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=496135
If you like, you can test the preview and give me your Opinion
This Should work on any Touchscreen Device with netcf2
but i just tested it on my Kaiser
Edit the config file (cfg/gestures.cfg) like you want!
the dire7th March 2008 23:37 - added config and launcher!ctions of the gestures are like on the numpad:
Code:
7-8-9
4---6
1-2-3
Exit: Draw an "X", but it must be in one line and closed at the Top or Bottom
About: Left, Right, Left
Calculator: Draw a "C"
!!!!!
BIG Thanks to the author of this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374375
!!!!!
DOWNLOAD
http://www.scilor.com/gesturelauncher.html
7th March 2008 21:40 - Should now work on every Screen Resolution
7th March 2008 23:37 - added config and launcher!
8th March 2008 11:17 - added editable pictures (skin), exit Button, little change in gesture recognition
8th March 2008 22:25 - added Recording Icon and changed gestures.cfg to decrease memory,cpu use
3th October 2009 23:51 - Update to .net cf 3.5
Before I even check it out just a big thanks for taking it on.
I can see that it's reading. Will this be a transparent overlay?
cant wait to see the finishes product, since i joined xda, everyone who has a touch and sees it says ay howd u get your phone to do all that
Yes that it is ^^, Its just showing the Debug Data, (320x240)
What a Device are you using JDSX?
scilor said:
Yes that it is ^^, Its just showing the Debug Data, (320x240)
What a Device are you using JDSX?
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I use the Tilt.
I reuploaded it, now there shouldnt be Scroll Bars Anymore
Just so I'm clear, what kind of help are you asking for at this stage? I can help test the product but I haven't done any mobile development.
If you haven't done developement just Keep trying it and report bugs! If you have special wishes or ideas for the GUI you are welcome
Im just programming the Launcher Part
All I'm after is an app that uses motion for unlocking. In the purest form it can be like the iPhone unlocker where there's a bar to slide but, unlike S2SU, the bar should be positionable and it shouldn't write over anything else on the screen. That means if you have something like SpB Mobile Shell, when your phone is locked it shows the Now screen. I would want to see the Now screen still. Here's a mockup:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
More advanced features can be things like custom-defined motions for unlocking including no visual hints which in effect will function like a password. As for functionality outside of unlocking...it doesn't really interest me because so many other applications already do that. Is there something you need tested now? When I ran it, it didn't seem like it was at that stage yet.
JDSX said:
All I'm after is an app that uses motion for unlocking. In the purest form it can be like the iPhone unlocker where there's a bar to slide but, unlike S2SU, the bar should be positionable and it shouldn't write over anything else on the screen. That means if you have something like SpB Mobile Shell, when your phone is locked it shows the Now screen. I would want to see the Now screen still. Here's a mockup:
More advanced features can be things like custom-defined motions for unlocking including no visual hints which in effect will function like a password. As for functionality outside of unlocking...it doesn't really interest me because so many other applications already do that. Is there something you need tested now? When I ran it, it didn't seem like it was at that stage yet.
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IMHO, "Invisible Lock Screen" and "Gesture to Unlock" are 2 distinct challenges. I agree it would be cool to combine the 2. But you may need to prioritize those 2 efforts.
My personal opinion would be to implement a small, very efficient gesture recognition module that generates an event based on the a successful gesture match. It would be like "Gesture 2 Action". Then others like A_C could perhaps integrate or make it an option for S2U2. With G2A, then again, it could be used to do anything - launch an app, set an alarm, disable bluetooth, etc...
The invisible lock screen would be nice also, but I think it presents entirely different challenges.
I will reupload Preview B in some minutes, there you will be able to Launch programs by Gestures
You can configurate it in a text file
Scilor, aren't there already apps that launch programs via gesture? Touch Commander is one. I'm sure there are more. What are your development priorities?
JDSX said:
Scilor, aren't there already apps that launch programs via gesture? Touch Commander is one. I'm sure there are more. What are your development priorities?
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But those are usually simple one-directional gestures. Not more complex ones.
jomo25 said:
IMHO, "Invisible Lock Screen" and "Gesture to Unlock" are 2 distinct challenges. I agree it would be cool to combine the 2. But you may need to prioritize those 2 efforts.
My personal opinion would be to implement a small, very efficient gesture recognition module that generates an event based on the a successful gesture match. It would be like "Gesture 2 Action". Then others like A_C could perhaps integrate or make it an option for S2U2. With G2A, then again, it could be used to do anything - launch an app, set an alarm, disable bluetooth, etc...
The invisible lock screen would be nice also, but I think it presents entirely different challenges.
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I guess what I'm after is what's not available now. To start, a very simple low-impact unlock slider that doesn't override the visible screen, and to finish a custom-motion unlocker with option to hide the visible hint i.e. slider track.
jomo25 said:
But those are usually simple one-directional gestures. Not more complex ones.
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That's true. If the primary purpose of this new app will be to one-up Touch Commander with complex gestures, I guess that would be something new.
I just Uploaded the new Version!
now you can launch programs with it (configuratible in the gestures.cfg)
interesting app, works on my touch. Thanks!
I just uploaded a new Version Alpha 0.0.1
I little improved the gesture recognition and made it a littel bit Skinnable
Iam Primary working on a Launcher, because i dont' know how to block buttons, if iam able to do this, i will implent the Locking function
interesting project but in future it should be possible to make gestures in any app!
Just a little application I've been working on to get back into programming, using xml (it uses the rss feed from icanhascheezburger.com), some image processing (scaling mainly) and threading (to make the interface able respond and update while downloading).
This is the first functional release of this program, I think without any (major) bugs. The next releases will focus on cleaning up the code to the point where I can release the source for all to tinker with.
It's built for devices with the .NET Compact Framework 3.5, so if it doesn't work, make sure you have the right version of the compact framework installed.
Features:
- resolution independant, will work on all possible resolutions (even unconventional ones) because the interface is scaled (though there is not much of an interface).
- works on both touchscreen and non-touchscreen devices: swipe left/right to switch images and tap the image to open it with the native viewer (to zoom and/or save it to disk), or do the same with the hardware dpad left/right/enter.
Ofcourse, if you find any bugs, feel free to drop a message inhere.
UPDATES:
Version 1.0.1 now available for download!
Changes:
- New right softkey menu allows for updating the RSS feed and exiting
- Left softkey brings a random lolcat for you to laugh at
Great stuff now I can haz lolz on ma fone
hahaha great app
edit: a randomization would be nice ...
Definitely gonna grab this.
But what I have been wanting is an app that lets you create your own. Take a picture, caption it (with different font syles, and placements) and save it, or send it... or even reopen it and re-edit it.
I see way too many funny things in my daily travels, and wanna share it.
Screens would be nice.
nice tiny 14k app
the other day i came across a 250k app that just turns wifi on/off. kudos mate
rofl i always wondered where to get these picz, now i has da link
nice app, hilarious indeed
Great app!
I was going to point out a bug where the latest post wasnt showing in the app, but I checked and it seems that it's not in the rss feed so it's all good.
I'd love to see the source code, I'm working on an app which would really benefit from being able to swipe left and right between forms, and I'm interested in how the images are scaled. If it's not too much trouble, I'd love to have a peek at it
Excellent idea!
Im am sorry in advance, but I just HAD to... ^Yº
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Actually, I think I just had a brainwave - I'm going to play about with MouseUp and MouseDown and recording MousePositon to detect a gesture.
It worked, thanks for the inspiration
WOW Great idea I always wanted a wall mounted screen dedicated to lolcats, until that happens pocket size will do
Thanks all for the replies. I doubted if I should post this as I only made it as a test for myself, but now I'm glad I did. In the next few days I'll be cleaning up the code, and per request I'll add a random lolcat-function.
Oh, and StarMonkee: that's exactly what I did, when MouseDown is triggered I record the position, and when MouseUp is triggered I check the difference and if the difference is bigger than 20 (or something like that) I go to the next, if it's smaller than -20 I go to the previous. If it's in between those two the movement is not big enough and it's recognized as a tap. I'm not sure on if the values were 20 and -20, but it's something like that I think
Tank Yuz berry mush
Alan
thanks for this app, i effin LOVE lolcats....
New update available.
Got iconz?
.ICO attached.
twolf said:
Got iconz?
.ICO attached.
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Great! I'll be using the first one I think, I love the expression on that lolcat ^^
Thanks for sharing this great little app!
Laugh Out Loud Cats Are Totally Sweeeet
CompactHome
improved Home tab for TF3D 2.1
Plus
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Plus Wide
Classic
Classic Full
VVV
^^^
Standard
Standard Full
PLEASE READ THIS:
What was changed:
- autohide call log
- rearranged items
- improved landscape mode
v2a:
- autohide calendar
v2b:
- fix for R1.5 Manila 2.1 VGA port by yozgatg
v2c:
- fixed number of appointments
v2.1:
- included all of the fixes
What will be changed:
- appointments for a week forward (?)
BIG thanks to:
- hallatore for the concept (CompactHomeScreen for TF3D 2.0)
- yozgatg for the great Manila VGA port
- 6Fg8 for m9editor - a great tool for editing mode9 files
- sztupy for luadec - a great tool to compile/decompile lua scripts
- laverda for helping to get the appointments shown for a week forward
- jibotella for the beer!
- ralf_peels for the beer!
- cmylxgo for the beer!
- del4 for the beer!
This modification MUST be installed directly on the DEVICE, NOT Internal Storage or Memory Card!
BgAll versions are for those who use the BackgroundAllTabs mod.
One of the versions of Panoramic Mod has included this mod.
Theme on the screenshots:
- taskbar icons from DarkInnovation2 ROM (PL)
- wallpaper
- Manila 2.5 slider icons by At0mAng
- Glass Slider
You may also want to install CompactManila - improved TF3D 2.1 layout!
nice and tnx..but i hope there will be soon an update that we can see apointments in next week/month!
Love your work man! Wish I could help more but I'm a hardware specialist... so I'm happy to help with testing if you need it
Does-it manage autohide call history ?
No, it doesn't. I need someone to decompile the script, this would move everything forward... now I cannot do anything more.
works great! the "all bg" one works well with my all bg mod!
I even have grown to like that the call history isnt dynamic. I made my right soft key always go to call history (and this gets rid of the MS contacts link which i never used because I greatly prefer the TF3D contacts), and you have a missed call icon on the taskbar... seems good enough to me lol. And the voicemail IS dynamic (I suspect because that is how it was originally programmed).
My only suggestion would be to maybe include the all bg mod with it, only because I think some people out there are doing it a different way or with a different mod.
but, AWESOME WORK and many thanks!
Good to hear that it's working About the call log, you don't even need a softkey for that. When you have a missed call you can just press the notification on the taskbar and it will take you to the call log And yeah, the voicemail is dynamic, thus it would be easy to make the call log also dynamic... but first have to decompile the script... eh
Wooooow, awesome work man!!!!
What are the differences in CompactHome Classic Full?
It's the same as Classic, but has the operator name in the left top corner. Plus items are a bit rearranged, because of less space...
Good news: I've manage to correct the decompiled script, so that the Home tab works fine after replacing the original!
Bad new: appointments do not show up
Dziekuje Kamill! Will test it as soon as it features all events in the future and autohide call history
Keep it up man.
first of all, this is wonderful.
Now, it would be great to have a version with Call History always visible for people who want it.
This is nice, thanks for providing this! Also, where did you get that background?
nir36, it would be hard to fit one more position and currently I cannot change the number of appointments... The script which I decompiled has a lot of bugs.
cmajewsk, wallpaper
I've got some great news! I've found a decompiled 53cc1e4f script Guess where - on a russian forum. I'm going to test some modifications now.
Kamill said:
I've got some great news! I've found a decompiled 53cc1e4f script Guess where - on a russian forum. I'm going to test some modifications now.
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Great, lucky find! Thank you so much for this mod, keep up the excellent work!
Kamill said:
cmajewsk, wallpaper
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Thanks!
Is possible to show 3 day appoiments and no 2 day appoiments?
nir36 said:
first of all, this is wonderful.
Now, it would be great to have a version with Call History always visible for people who want it.
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I've got a work around for the call history. I have re-mapped the lower right soft key to launch the call history.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4415840&postcount=350
What is S2U2?
S2U2 (Slide2Unlock2) is a simple lock/unlock application which has the iPhone style slide unlocking. It can be used as a screensaver while you don't use your device. It has a CallerID function (but it may not work on some devices, so try it before use it daily); S2P control plugin; and volume control. S2U2 shows many system information even without unlocking and highly customizable.
Prerequisite:
- WM5 Phone or WM6/6.1/6.5 Professional devices
- free RAM: at least 1M for QVGA/WQVGA; 4M for VGA/WVGA
- free storage space: at least 2M for QVGA/WQVGA; 4M for VGA/WVGA
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Changes of v2.43
- fixed some integration problem with S2P when S2P is installed on storage card.
- fixed no indication of which password key was pressed in v2.42.
- a few minor bugs fixed.
v2.43 starting from this post.
Download
http://ac-s2.com
Important Note
Please read the README, and the Known limitations & FAQs before posting your questions here.
If you want to show your appreciation, pls CLICK HERE to make a donation.
Reset Unread Count
If your device has suspicious unknown count of any unread email/vmail/sms/mms, use this file (ResetUnreadCount.cab) to reset them.
Lock/Unlock Sound Sample
reserved...
Awesome..... I am going to try this right now...
Keep it up A_C
great new version new thread
Thanks for amazing work! I Can't live without S2U2 A WinMo MUST HAVE program
Is it possible to install this version over an old version without trouble?
ox_eye yeaa sure why not I Just do it. All your settings will be saved in new version
Great work!
Can you add an option like "Don't remind while the device is awake"?
Thanks.....good work
Thanks A_C , keep the Legend growing (S2.. family)...
Hi A_C,
Thx for the awesome work again~
A little question here :
I found there's a "Dialer ID" option in the newest "settings description.xls", but can't find it in the real setting program...
alarm not showing
great work A_C, i love this lock screen!
however, i'm not too sure why my alarm info does not show on the lock screen?? even though i have Information>Next Alarm Info=On.
has it got anything to do with the fact that i use spb time to set my alarms?
Please help...
thanks
downloading now =) great job as always =)
just a though, why dont upload mediafire?or even here? sometimes the website seems down o.o
very, very nice to see the integration of reminder of lost call, sms, etc. Now I can uninstall the software that I was using for this function!
.EXE
always great work was wondering if you could allow for more .exe to be added to exception list in next update or a patch.
thank you.
Thank A_C!! Update lang.Vietnamese.ini for S2U2 v2.40!!
Just freakin' great, works perfect here on dutty's HG2.1
Thanks a lot!!!
Hi there, I don't know if I'm the only one to encounter this problem.
My phone is Samsung Omnia 2 and I am using the combination of S2U2 v2.40 and S2P v0.83.
When I plug in the headphone (regular 3.5mm plug), my S2P didn't start automatically.
Under "S2P" section of S2U2 setting, I tried every different combination of ON and OFF but I still couldn't get S2P working. I uninstalled both applications and reinstalled it, still not starting S2P when I plug the headphone.
Anyone can share some help?
By the way, when I unplug the headphone when S2P is running, it didn't quit too...
I love S2P's "plug-in to start" and "plug-out to stop" function. I can even pay money for some program like this!! Please help me make my life easy again!!
Slide 2 answer
Any chance of reversing the direction of the sliding for answer/ignore? Right now it is the opposite of how the WM dialers work (tachi, rhodium, etc). Is there a chance of switching this to match WM behavior, or at least making this configurable in the settings app?
I'd probably prefer to use the WM call answering mechanism, but the problem is that if a call comes in while S2U2 is locked, as soon as I answer the lockscreen comes back on and i need to unlock before I can do anything else during the call (even simple as hitting the End Call hardware button). This does NOT occur when using the S2U2 slide 2 answer; phone stays at the call status screen, and I can do whatever I want. Any ideas?
I have succesfuly installed s2u2 but I have 2 problem, first either I have enable the option inside the configuration menu, after unlocking the screen with s2u2, the windows predefined lockscreen comes out, I would like to only have s2u2, then I have battery icon when recharging the phone but I don't have battery image that indicate battery status when the phone is NOT pluged in with charged ( I have installed the battery pack using the istructions..)
eidt : I haven't seen that this is versione v2.4 i was using 2.3 ...I'll try out
Appointment
Hi AC
Thanks for your great work.
Is it possible in the next version to have options to choose the soft for the appointments ?
Thanks again
RichiC
I love my SGSII, but some things just plain suck though. Does anyone know of solutions to the following:
Bluetooth
Poor A2DP quality (low bitpool)
Gets hot and battery drain after turning the car stereo off.
Often doesn't respond to forward/back controls.
Lockscreen
I'd much rather just have the stock Google lockscreen. Anyone know how to restore this?
Call answer slider
These are ugly and not very smoothly animated. Anyone know a way to replace these with stock or otherwise?
Apps missing from Market on KE7
I've noticed a few of these. It finds Samsung-specific apps instead.
Swipe to dismiss notifications
I guess this is just a useful cyanogen feature that I miss.
No silent state
I want 'ring and vibrate', 'vibrate only' and 'totally silent' ring modes on volume button like Cyanogen, or in the notification drop down. As it is, I only have everything or vibrate only. It's very annoying having to go into the menus or use an ugly widget.
Change what double-tapping the home button does
Currently goes to Vlingo, which is awful. It could do something useful
The UI still has loads of poor design elements left over from the SGS
Most notably, words that don't fit in boxes and fall onto 2 lines as below (regardless of font used)
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Also, loading bars often overlap other text and elements. It looks sloppy. Why do Samsung think this is an improvement over stock?
The Gallery app has two menus to send things
Ways to share pictures is now split between 'send via' and 'share via'. This is completely unnecessary. Why would Samsung do this? Can I install the stock gallery app?
mike freegan said:
Lockscreen
I'd much rather just have the stock Google lockscreen. Anyone know how to restore this?
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I use widgetlocker to bypass the stock lockscreen. There is a setting in widgetlocker which allows you to bypass your stock lockscreen so when you "slide to unlock" it goes straight to your homescreen. Plus you can add widgets, etc. which is a very nice feature.
coming from the iPhone (though liking the GS2 very much) I find it annoying how incosistent the UI is.
To share a picture from the browser is a completely different action than sharing something from the gallery...
I've got a higher bitpool lib uploaded... Wanna try it?
www.villainrom.co.uk/SGS2/VRTweaks/VillainROM 1.0/liba2dp.so
Back up the old one, and put in /system/lib/ and see if it helps
that the mediascanner runs everytime you hook that thing up copy smthing to the sdcard
pulser_g2 said:
I've got a higher bitpool lib uploaded... Wanna try it?
www.villainrom.co.uk/SGS2/VRTweaks/VillainROM 1.0/liba2dp.so
Back up the old one, and put in /system/lib/ and see if it helps
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Is this the original One from the villain thread? Because that got my sgs2 stuck at the boot screen!
Add to this list the video camera which constantly goes in and out of focus.
mike freegan said:
The UI still has loads of poor design elements left over from the SGS
Most notably, words that don't fit in boxes and fall onto 2 lines as below (regardless of font used)
Also, loading bars often overlap other text and elements. It looks sloppy. Why do Samsung think this is an improvement over stock?
The Gallery app has two menus to send things
Ways to share pictures is now split between 'send via' and 'share via'. This is completely unnecessary. Why would Samsung do this? Can I install the stock gallery app?
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wow is that bad, i never knew these types of things existed. i just thought it was identical to AOSP code based ROMs. samsung should really feel silly for UI issues like that. particularly because they are stock elements gone awry allegedly due to samsung's custom skin of the device. they broke stock!
Yes it's very sloppy. All of these were present on the first Galaxy S. Either fix thhem, or put it back to stock!
More issues:
Setting to 'power saver mode' disables sync. Returning to normal mode doesn't re-enable it.
How the feel do I snooze the alarm?
Network data stops working, with the upload arrow stuck on but no download.
You can set the snooze settings under advanced settings when you create or edit an alarm. Tab on snooze and set the snooze timeout and the number of times you are allowed to snooze.
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Is this the original One from the villain thread? Because that got my sgs2 stuck at the boot screen!
Add to this list the video camera which constantly goes in and out of focus.
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And what if that happens? How to restore the old one?
These things "Suck"? Sure, they can be inconvenient, they're minor software bugs I imagine. SGS2 is new. Give it some time
zkyevolved said:
These things "Suck"? Sure, they can be inconvenient, they're minor software bugs I imagine. SGS2 is new. Give it some time
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Well, the battery draining in less then half a day is not properly a minor inconvenience, given that it's a mobile device. IMHO.
Even the sound quality over bluetooth is a major letdown for me, to be true. I am coming from an Iphone4 whose BT sound quality was great and I'm pretty disappointed.