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[Poll] Paranoid Android Usage

Hey,
Wanted to do a quick poll on how you use your amazing PA ROM.
hybrid with pie, phoneUI without pie...
should be interesting
I enabled multiple choice - select more than one if you keep switching between two interfaces
Options are:
1. Expended Desktop enabled
if disabled:
2. PhoneUI with pie (nav 0%)
3. PhoneUI
4. Phablet with pie (nav 0%)
4. Phablet
5. TabletUI

selected PhoneUI but I wasn't aware they made pie accessible from nav @ 0% again...awesome.

First Choice: PhoneUI with Pie (Nav 0%). This is the most normal way to use the phone. UI Paradigm is very consistent across all interactions.
Second Choice: Expanded Desktop on Phone UI. Awesome screen estate! But the non-fullscreen lockscreen makes overall interaction inconsistent. For people who are obsessive with UI design, it won't settle well with them, like me.
Third Choice: Tablet UI 220. Could've been the best UI but some kinks need to be polished. First is the bug in Contacts app which shows a blue line. Second, some elements are too big like notification bar clock, app icons in the app drawer, etc.
I am a silent tech-obsessed fan. And so far, PA with Nova Launcher Prime on Nexus 4 gives me the best smartphone experience yet. The only element I love about my iPhone 5 is it's very consistent interaction, not to mention uniform icon sizes which Android doesn't bother implementing.
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xdarenzzio said:
not to mention uniform icon sizes which Android doesn't bother implementing.
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i use apex with the ninimal miui theme. my app drawer looks like this
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if you look closely you see it making apps look uniform even for those for which it doesnt bring premade icons.

#4 - Phablet with Pie.
Takes a little getting used to buy I love it.
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molesarecoming said:
i use apex with the ninimal miui theme. my app drawer looks like this
if you look closely you see it making apps look uniform even for those for which it doesnt bring premade icons.
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That theme looks pretty good and better than stock launcher, think I'll give it a try.

My launcher and icons

Trying Paranoid Android for the first time today! Rolling with Phablet mode for the time being.

babiboi19 said:
Trying Paranoid Android for the first time today! Rolling with Phablet mode for the time being.
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It starts to get addictive once you start setting the resolutions for each app to suit your own tastes.
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juicyjones said:
It starts to get addictive once you start setting the resolutions for each app to suit your own tastes.
Sent from my Paranoid Android Nexus 4.
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For me that's the biggest part of it - I like Pie and think it has it's uses, but the best thing is being able to make everything smaller. Everytime I install a new rom I'm shocked by how big all the boxes and bars are - they don't need to be on such a high resolution screen!

I didn't use the expanded desktop, i use only the Phone UI

I use hybrid without pie. For some applications I changed size and layout options and set sometimes expanded desktop.
Example for chrome; size 250dpi and layout 720p with expanded desktop.

Phone ui, I like stock look. I also installed 4.3 aosp launcher cause new launcher that comes with pa looks kind of stretched and weird and there isn't an option to make it look like stock (in terms of grids, margins, shadow on bottom and top). I use PA because it's more original than any rom out there, it has its own features, not just ports from cm. Also I Love halo, for me it's one of the best features, original, useful and refreshing, and I like having stuff like that on my n4
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Phone UI with PIE. Lovin it!

druggeduk said:
For me that's the biggest part of it - I like Pie and think it has it's uses, but the best thing is being able to make everything smaller. Everytime I install a new rom I'm shocked by how big all the boxes and bars are - they don't need to be on such a high resolution screen!
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Exactly my thoughts. love the PA rom

TabletUI with Halo and sometimes Pie. Always use Nova Launcher as it's highly customisable. I usually use Pie if I'm gaming so I have the full screen available.
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Phablet UI with Expanded desktop, Halo and Pie on Nova Launcher
Wysłano z mojego NEXUS⁴

Google, get your theming figured out!

I am soo sick of having HOLO UI pushed out by Google when they don't even follow it!
The apps are just as bad with different color schemes, different header heights, etc
If KLP doesn't get this fixed...
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Hé hé , the best is the Music app with a Tron like theme Oo
Tapalked with a Nexus⁴

Identity crisis.
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I thought Holo was the blue/black theme not the white cards/magazine text we see in Currents & now etc.
Indeed, identity crisis.
Admittedly Google Music looks kinda cool, but outta place.
Exynos S III @ 1.7GHz, CM10.1

Wow you guys.... Google is obviously about to do a major UI overhaul. They redid several things right before they released ICS (play store and the google search widget come immediately to mind). This is the same exact thing. They're not disregarding holo, these newer apps use a newer holo style. As for the drive widget, it's still just a dark gingerbread version.

AshtonTS said:
Wow you guys.... Google is obviously about to do a major UI overhaul.
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source?
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persheshhater said:
source?
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He obviously has none. Just 2 examples out of how many Google apps? I would love it unified, but I doubt it ever will be.

ace7196 said:
He obviously has none. Just 2 examples out of how many Google apps? I would love it unified, but I doubt it ever will be.
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same here.
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I don't know about Google getting ready to do a major UI overhaul (again), that would firmly be in rumor territory, but it is true that different groups within Google lead development of different applications. GMail is handled by one group, the Drive application is handled by another, and so on. Some of those widgets haven't had their UI changed in a while, which is partially responsible. It is also true that not all of the Google applications follow an identical version of the design guidelines, which does lead to a little internal inconsistency.
That may partially be to show third party developers the different kinds of options they have, if intentional, or, if unintentional, might just be due to the disparate groups of developers at Google maintaining different applications separately. It may also be due to the very different purposes each of those widgets has, and what data, options, and features those widgets are meant to display. To be honest, it has never really bothered me personally, as the Holo theme is relatively flexible, aside from the heights. I do think the heights should follow the design a little more closely, since there is a guideline specifically for that.

Admittedly Google Music looks kinda cool, but outta place.

You will fall flat after seeing the music 5.0 app... Just like the redesigned market it has gotten a simpler ui and full white interface. Though background might change its a lot similar to Google now.
Music you own and suggested songs will seamlessly appear amidst each other. Lots of swipe gestures too. You can buy right off the app
http://www.slashgear.com/google-play-store-4-leak-shows-alleged-new-design-21274822/
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So disappointed with the 'new play store' images. It looks like such a downgrade from the current play store. I think the current play store looks fantastic.

So what does holo ui really looks like? I thought its the one from now & currents
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LoVeRice said:
So what does holo ui really looks like? I thought its the one from now & currents
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There is "Holo Dark" just like the phone app & there is "Holo Light" like the contacts app
I think they should just let them user select-able in the next release just like windows phone and they should be applied to the holo system including the google apps

Holo is a set of guidelines. Not every app has to be the same color scheme. Some apps have new/interesting/experimental UI components, that's how they find out what works and what doesn't.

Will you miss the HOLO UI color theme if google changes it in Keylime pie?

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all of googles new apps are white/grey ish based with a set color
i think it will happen, but, manufacturers just put skins over stock android anyway, so why change, for a fresh look maybe, it would look badass if it was red themed like

I prefer the new colour scheme. Google Play Music looks soo much better than it used to IMHO!

S.H.A.D.E said:
I prefer the new colour scheme. Google Play Music looks soo much better than it used to IMHO!
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This and ugly nerd ui dark theme needs to go its only for nerds!!

I dont care, the holo ui is ugly and the phone looks cheap, Im using a theme called simplex and the phone looks way better

hamad138 said:
This and ugly nerd ui dark theme needs to go its only for nerds!!
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And who do you think comes to XDA?

Gangsters

hamad138 said:
Gangsters
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lmao sure nerdy ones lol. Anyone that comes here and thinks they are not a nerd is either here for the wrong reason or lieing to themselves.

Im hoping the whole system becomes like Google Now
Maybe Google is slowly bringing android to look like that! First they update apps, next comes the system :fingerscrossed:

I must admit i'm not a fan of the card view UI that you can see people post about on Google+ . Those flat widgets and icons..just don't look right for me.
But even if google decides to go that way, we will always have different icon packs and custom launchers
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actually no i will not, the new trend is for more vibrant and alive colors with minimalistic line for the frames and borders just like the new music and store apps holo was good and battery friendly but it was way to dark at some times and also the black background in the app drawer must go, either make it transparent or give as the ability to choose picture or color

This thread doesn't make much sense until we actually see what KLP looks like. How can we "miss" something when we don't know what KLP will look like.

I might, depending on what KLP will look like. Right now, I'm using Makocolors ROM, which basically looks like Holo UI, but injects colors into icons and stuff in the menus/status bar. At first, Holo UI looks good and minimalistic, but after awhile, it just gets bland and boring, I feel like I need colors in my life after a few weeks. That, and the darkness makes my phone look depressing after a bit

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lmao sure nerdy ones lol. Anyone that comes here and thinks they are not a nerd is either here for the wrong reason or lieing to themselves.
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Hey now I'm a geek there's a difference
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I hope they will not change holo UI & icons i allways loved it have transform look of my previous phones to holo style, now i finally get my first nexus and love it, Well even if they do, i hope CM, AOKP,PA to keep their design
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I absolutely think that holo is being phased out, and I do agree that it is kind of for geeks. I really appreciate the new play store/Google now style, and think they are moving in the right direction. I'm always open to new designs and would live to have something new.
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No I won't miss holo
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I love me some holo ui but daaaaamn bring on a Google now-ish look.
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I think it'd be cool if the system trim changed colour to match the app. So if you have Music open the clock etc would fade to orange, Books, Facebook and so on it'd go blue etc.

if you like it, cool.
if you don't, change it.
if you don't know how, learn.
that's what android is, and always has been, all about.

grgana said:
Well even if they do, i hope CM, AOKP,PA to keep their design
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Mate, the major idea of CM and AOSP-based roms is to provide up to date aosp experience to (mostly non-nexus and often legacy) android devices. It's thus highly improbable that developers of these roms will stick with "obsolete" ui.

[Xposed Module] PerfectColorBar - get dynamic navigation + status bar color in apps

So I've been trying to find an app like this forever ! I've tried others like DroidTint, Flat Style and Lollistat but most of them slowed down the performance of my phone. This is the first app that I've found that makes my system look even more beautiful without taking a toll on the performance.
I did not make this module and have nothing to do with it's development. Just thought I would share this and hopefully you guys appreciate it !
Sorry ! Can't add external links as this is my first post >_>
UPDATE: I was watching a movie on Netflix and noticed that the app made the status and nav bar transparent! Looks beautiful!
UPDATE: found a way to add screenshots!
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cant find it

Th3PorTuGa said:
cant find it
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Either use the link or xposed installer..
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.flarejune.perfectcolorbar

Been looking for a good working module like this for a while. Thanks to you both!

How do you get the nav bar to match the status bar?

PixelatedVision said:
How do you get the nav bar to match the status bar?
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I'm not sure, sorry. However, I'm sure there is a setting to make that happen!
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I dnt like how the nav and status bar are same color on some apps... it was neat... but i uninstalled it

This seems to work significantly better than flat style color bars.

EarlZ said:
This seems to work significantly better than flat style color bars.
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really strange cause I think flat style color bars works better

Looks like somebody brought Lolistat into the Marshmallow era with Lolistat Reborn

shawnten said:
really strange cause I think flat style color bars works better
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With flatstyle a of situation where it colors the nav bar white and the buttons also white, this goes for black bars to. with this its only issue is with black as it colors it with a very faint grey which i am not sure how to fix.

EarlZ said:
With flatstyle a of situation where it colors the nav bar white and the buttons also white, this goes for black bars to. with this its only issue is with black as it colors it with a very faint grey which i am not sure how to fix.
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Mine is black icons on the white navbar
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Ditto on the black bar. I actually paid for the app and was super bummed i had to delete it. A good example is the stock clock app which i use every night. if you use night mode like i do there is a gray bar that remains and no way to fix it without turning the function off everytime. That is the only issue i have seen but i dont want to fool with it every night before bed otherwise its perfect

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Ditto on the black bar. I actually paid for the app and was super bummed i had to delete it. A good example is the stock clock app which i use every night. if you use night mode like i do there is a gray bar that remains and no way to fix it without turning the function off everytime. That is the only issue i have seen but i dont want to fool with it every night before bed otherwise its perfect
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Both apps have an action where you can blacklist an app. Just blacklist the clock app.
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Curiousn00b said:
Both apps have an action where you can blacklist an app. Just blacklist the clock app.
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You're right. Works great. I think i was getting yours mixed up with one i used beforehand.

Just tested on my stock xposed backup and it works great. I was trying something but it's back to DU for me, but it's dope reminds me of paranoid Android.
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Lollistat is better than this.. Try that
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sam razzy said:
Lollistat is better than this.. Try that
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PerfectColorBar looks a lot lot lot more nicer. But I think Lolistat is slightly better with UI smoothness.

edios123 said:
PerfectColorBar looks a lot lot lot more nicer. But I think Lolistat is slightly better with UI smoothness.
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I prefer something that's more accurate and doesn't change color too much.
I stopped using g PerfectColorBar last week. The nav wouldn't match what it was supposed to, but instead it would be the same as the status bar on a few apps such as messenger. It happened after one of the updates though.
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LoliStat Reborn is way better.
Perfect Color Bar didnt work with a lot of apps of mine. It messed up my Settings app colors. And the developers first language is not english so the app UI is very confusing.

Status bar,battery signal strength etc

Are there any options available to shift the status bar postition periodically? I'm asking because I remember my Note 4 had some image retention where the battery, clock, signal strength was depicted.
I'm thinking the black wallpaper background didn't help my case either and probably increased "screen burn in" likely hood.
I read about immersive mode already.
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I use nova launcher, it has the option to toggle the statusbar with gestures, in that way you can toggle it off and on, as you desire

Limeybastard said:
Are there any options available to shift the status bar postition periodically? I'm asking because I remember my Note 4 had some image retention where the battery, clock, signal strength was depicted.
I'm thinking the black wallpaper background didn't help my case either and probably increased "screen burn in" likely hood.
I read about immersive mode already.
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So dark themes are bad? I've always used dark themes on my phones. I don't like lighter themes, but might have to reconsider, I guess.
My wife's Note 4 had terrible burn in around the status bar, so I know exactly what you're saying, but she didn't use any theme and had a bright picture as her background.

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So dark themes are bad? I've always used dark themes on my phones. I don't like lighter themes, but might have to reconsider, I guess.
My wife's Note 4 had terrible burn in around the status bar, so I know exactly what you're saying, but she didn't use any theme and had a bright picture as her background.
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I read from another learned poster on here about image retention and it's worst if you for example have a pitch black background and pure white status icons similar to what I'm currently running on mine. Apparently that's why since Android version 7 I think, the top of the status bar is colored.
Gonna try and find the link.
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Limeybastard said:
I read from another learned poster on here about image retention and it's worst if you for example have a pitch black background and pure white status icons similar to what I'm currently running on mine. Apparently that's why since Android version 7 I think, the top of the status bar is colored.
Gonna try and find the link.
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I didn't go with a completely black theme this time. I'm using the Manner II Samsung theme from the Samsung Theme store. It has a lot of black/dark gray and purple. It's a nice theme. Bright themes annoy me because they show every flaw in screen uniformity and I see them all.
Doesn't AOD do exactly what you're asking with the areas that it displays? It would make perfect sense for them to also do it for the status bar area and any areas that display frequently.
Burn in is the downside of this technology, especially for people who use their phones a lot. Given how most of the flagship products use OLED, you'd think that someone would have come up with a solution for it by now.

usmaak said:
I didn't go with a completely black theme this time. I'm using the Manner II Samsung theme from the Samsung Theme store. It has a lot of black/dark gray and purple. It's a nice theme. Bright themes annoy me because they show every flaw in screen uniformity and I see them all.
Doesn't AOD do exactly what you're asking with the areas that it displays? It would make perfect sense for them to also do it for the status bar area and any areas that display frequently.
Burn in is the downside of this technology, especially for people who use their phones a lot. Given how most of the flagship products use OLED, you'd think that someone would have come up with a solution for it by now.
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It's primarily this area that concerns me, as when it's always black with status indicators all white.
I too dislike white , Thanks for the advise.
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The post I was referring to.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3358557
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