Has anyone tried subj with sideloaded app keeping screen on all the time. (Like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nbondarchuk.android.keepscn ) ?
Would be interesting also to compare mostly black and mostly white watchfaces.
This is something that I really would like so I will try to get this to work on my Gear. I'll report back in a few days.
Thank you for sharing.
atreal said:
Has anyone tried subj with sideloaded app keeping screen on all the time. (Like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nbondarchuk.android.keepscn ) ?
Would be interesting also to compare mostly black and mostly white watchfaces.
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I have tried three different versions of these types of apps and none of them worked.
They either wouldn't install at all, or if they did they would immediately close saying "XYZ app has closed unfortunately.
If anybody gets one working correctly, please post the results
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I have tried three different versions of these types of apps and none of them worked.
They either wouldn't install at all, or if they did they would immediately close saying "XYZ app has closed unfortunately.
If anybody gets one working correctly, please post the results
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Did you make sure to move them over to /system/app?
Its a wishful thinking but Id love to see a MotoX style face for the watch. (Dynamic Notifications App mimics this).
The clockface would always be on and the notifications would only light up those portions of the screen and youd just touch and see what you have waiting.
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Has anyone used an application alled "Layar"? BRILLIANT! What it does is find the nearest search result near you and display how far you are away from it.
For example, search Macdonalds and it will search for the nearest Macdonalds and show you on a map when you point the phone camera in that direction! Brilliant if you feel lost or just want to find somewhere!!! Give it ago from the apps market.
This app has been around ages, I never found a use for it though.
There is also plenty of other apps that do just that as well
Lennyuk said:
This app has been around ages, I never found a use for it though.
There is also plenty of other apps that do just that as well
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I only just got a HTC Hero G2! So still gettin used to the apps e.t.c. I think if your somewhere you don't know then this app could come in really handy.
Seems to keep crashing on BeHero 1.3.2. you load a layar then it goes to the screen where you can see through the camera and then jumps back to the layar selection screen after about 5 seconds - anyone else got that problem?
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Seems to keep crashing on BeHero 1.3.2. you load a layar then it goes to the screen where you can see through the camera and then jumps back to the layar selection screen after about 5 seconds - anyone else got that problem?
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+1 on BeHero for me aswell, tested on another ROM and all was good.
using the neo rom 2.0 and it seems to crash on me as well...just me or ???
lol @ u all for having modified roms.
Layar doesn't work on the Legend (see here), so I suspect if you're using a ROM based on the Legend ROM, you'll have the same issue.
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Most just cool but not useful until I recently found a layer for UK Postboxs - exact locations and when last pickup is.
can anyone confirm if this works anywhere internationally and not just uk?
I don't know if this idea has been tossed around or not, but obviously there are people out there like me who miss having an LED or trackball flashing for notifications on the Nexus S. Something I thought would be cool is to somehow have the soft keys at the bottom of the phone flash or light up whenever a SMS, MMS, E-Mail etc. comes to the phone. Does anyone know if this is possible? I'd like to have something like that for this phone. Hell, I'll even provide a generous donation if it really is possible. If it's been done before, let me know. Thanks all.
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I don't know if this idea has been tossed around or not, but obviously there are people out there like me who miss having an LED or trackball flashing for notifications on the Nexus S. Something I thought would be cool is to somehow have the soft keys at the bottom of the phone flash or light up whenever a SMS, MMS, E-Mail etc. comes to the phone. Does anyone know if this is possible? I'd like to have something like that for this phone. Hell, I'll even provide a generous donation if it really is possible. If it's been done before, let me know. Thanks all.
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I'd really suggest trying to use the search function before making threads, mate, 'cause this is about the fifth time someone has asked that. Yes, there's an app that will do that but it requires a some coding in custom kernel that's unavailable right now. Patience.
In the meantime, I suggest you check out NoLED from the market. That app will use your screen with little colored dots/icons showing what kind of notification you've received. Aside from the colored dots, the rest of your screen will be solid black which on SAMOLED consumes almost no power so the impact on battery life is negligible.
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I'd really suggest trying to use the search function before making threads, mate, 'cause this is about the fifth time someone has asked that. Yes, there's an app that will do that but it requires a some coding in custom kernel that's unavailable right now. Patience.
In the meantime, I suggest you check out NoLED from the market. That app will use your screen with little colored dots/icons showing what kind of notification you've received. Aside from the colored dots, the rest of your screen will be solid black which on SAMOLED consumes almost no power so the impact on battery life is negligible.
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I didn't see anything about this particular subject when the Title brought up the results so I figured it hasn't been talked about yet. Furthermore, I'm not that much of a fan of NoLED when I tried it but maybe I'll give it a second go until something else comes about.
Hi,
I am the developer of JReader Google Reader app for Android and today I have got a negative review on Google Play saying that the app doesn't work on Optimus 2x ( here is the link to review https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jyvee.jreader&reviewId=10272677702564763861). Unfortunately the review doesn't give me a hint of what is wrong and also I'm not sure if that is actually true, I think it should be working. I posted a request on the app's thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782777) but so far have received no reply. Could anyone owing Optimus 2x check the app and let me know if the app works ok, and if it doesn't provide me with some info to fix it?
Thank you!
Hi!
Since I doesn't use Google Reader or similar, I can't dig deeper so I just launch the app and it's working.
Sorry if I'm useless for your investigation...
Sent 2X faster with my LG.
I tried it on stock ROM and it works fine. First startup just shows a white screen for a long time though, I can see someone with little patience mistake that for "not working". Good work btw.
EDIT: Found one problem though. The "Item's View Settings" Preference screen shows up with a black background, so the black titles disappear and only the cyan descriptions are visible. Swiping back and forth on an entry renders the background white, while any single "click" will render it black again. Same thing happens with all of the preference sub-prefs, but not with the main prefs-screen.
Marsou77 said:
Hi!
Since I doesn't use Google Reader or similar, I can't dig deeper so I just launch the app and it's working.
Sorry if I'm useless for your investigation...
Sent 2X faster with my LG.
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Not useless at all, Thank you!
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I tried it on stock ROM and it works fine. First startup just shows a white screen for a long time though, I can see someone with little patience mistake that for "not working". Good work btw.
EDIT: Found one problem though. The "Item's View Settings" Preference screen shows up with a black background, so the black titles disappear and only the cyan descriptions are visible. Swiping back and forth on an entry renders the background white, while any single "click" will render it black again. Same thing happens with all of the preference sub-prefs, but not with the main prefs-screen.
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Thank you very much for helping! I wonder what made it to show white screen. How long was that, a second? more? I haven't received any error report from Optimus 2x and that is why it's a but tricky to troubleshoot that.
Regarding the background inconsistencies, this is the second time i get this reported (it happens in some dialogs), I'll look into it asap.
One again, thanks a lot!
Five seconds at least!
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Five seconds at least!
Sent 2X faster with my LG.
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I will try to test and figure out the cause.
Thanks a lot!
Hey everyone,
So I've been trying to "modernize" my phone, since I'm under the impression that I can get another 2-3 years out of it. So far I have:
-Running 7.1.1 stock rooted w/Franco kernel
-Hacked to include Pixel launcher (works great)
-Hacked to include Assistant (works great)
-Hacked to run Daydream (works great(ish)) -These tutorials are all available online and are pretty simple if you kinda know what you're doing
I bought a Daydream headset and have been playing with the apps. Some seem to work fine, and some won't run, some won't install. This seems like pretty fresh territory, so I haven't found much help online.
I know our phone supposedly doesn't meet the intended hardware specs (thermal characteristics, and GPU speed?), but it sure seems capable enough to me.
-Home screen and remote - works no problem.
-Playstore - works no problem.
-Netflix VR - works no problem.
-Arts & Culture - works no problem.
-Asteroids - This is pretty awesome. It's a demo of an animated episode (not the old game). It has 3D sound, which I wasn't expecting since the Netflix VR app didn't have it.
-Youtube VR - won't install (sideload). A little research, and it sounds like this app won't run on our phone's architecture. As far as I know, I can't force it to run. I'm very interested in getting this to work though.
-NextVR - Launches to blank screen.
-Hello Mars - works no problem. Lacking content it seems.
-JauntVR - works no problem.
-Littlestar - opens to non-side-by-side screen.
-InceptionVR - opens to non-side-by-side screen.
-Etc.. haven't tried very many yet.
For some of these, I wonder... I have my phone "posing" as a Pixel XL. I wonder if it would make a difference if I changed it to Pixel regular instead.
Anyhow, there must be others out there who are interested in exploring Daydream on our Nexus 6. Please share your experiences/expertise or point to relevant threads I may have missed!
Unfortunately I am in the same situation as you are, but I am just as interested in getting it resolved. The Daydream UI and the apps that are working actually work very well. What I found is the apps that are opening single screen are doing so because of our device info. I can go into the build.prop and edit the ro.product.device to marlin instead of shamu the app will open in a side by side screen. The only problem is that my phone reboots after running for a few minutes (even if I am not in daydream). I emailed the app developer of "AFFECTED:The Manor" and he said they will adjust the app requirements in their next update, but we can't expect everyone to be so helpful. We need to come up with a way to edit the build.prop info without causing rebooting. Keep me posted and I will do the same ...
Very cool, glad I'm not alone here.
I did notice that Netflix seemed to have picked out that my device was a Shamu, but luckily at least that app doesn't care.
FYI it looks like a bunch more apps just got added to the in-Daydream app-store. Going to try a few of those, and also trying to get google photos working.
Having trouble with Google Pictures in daydream. I get a message saying there is no daydream content for this app. I tried the same build.prop mod you mentioned, and it did not help with that app. I can confirm it did fix the others which didn't previously work. It threw off my kernel though, so I set it back to Shamu. I didn't experience reboots, but I had it set that way for about 10 minutes only.
Guys remember that there is a reason the nexus 6 didnt make the cut. One of the main reasons being that it wont be getting the vulcan drivers that daydream will need. By forcing it you could damage your device beyond repair. Its a high risk for something that will most likely die out over the next few years.
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Guys remember that there is a reason the nexus 6 didnt make the cut. One of the main reasons being that it wont be getting the vulcan drivers that daydream will need. By forcing it you could damage your device beyond repair. Its a high risk for something that will most likely die out over the next few years.
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Yes good point. I personally am prepared for the worst, but yeah, disclaimer to others...
I was able to get it to work in safe mode.. But after rebooting I was still logged in but it's like the touch screen is dead and when I move my phone the picture jitters
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I was able to get it to work in safe mode.. But after rebooting I was still logged in but it's like the touch screen is dead and when I move my phone the picture jitters
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Get what to work?
stev067 said:
Get what to work?
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The daydream app... Isn't that what this forum is about?
needleyepoke said:
The daydream app... Isn't that what this forum is about?
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We had just been talking about getting specific apps running, so I didn't know if you were referring to a certain app or just Daydream in general. I didn't have any trouble following the guide to get Daydream up and running. You sure you did it right?
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We had just been talking about getting specific apps running, so I didn't know if you were referring to a certain app or just Daydream in general. I didn't have any trouble following the guide to get Daydream up and running. You sure you did it right?
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I'll go back and check my steps.. Thanks
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Having trouble with Google Pictures in daydream. I get a message saying there is no daydream content for this app. I tried the same build.prop mod you mentioned, and it did not help with that app. I can confirm it did fix the others which didn't previously work. It threw off my kernel though, so I set it back to Shamu. I didn't experience reboots, but I had it set that way for about 10 minutes only.
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That is going to be the key to getting those apps working, it is pulling info from the build.prop to verify it should run in the dual screen mode. I just can't figure out how to make the edit and have my device run correctly. I noticed when I changed shamu to marlin even some of my apps updated (like camera) to the pixel camera, but it is supposed to run on 64 bit system so it crashed. I think the change will have to take place on the app side, which is unfortunate.
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That is going to be the key to getting those apps working, it is pulling info from the build.prop to verify it should run in the dual screen mode. I just can't figure out how to make the edit and have my device run correctly. I noticed when I changed shamu to marlin even some of my apps updated (like camera) to the pixel camera, but it is supposed to run on 64 bit system so it crashed. I think the change will have to take place on the app side, which is unfortunate.
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Check this article out: http://apcmag.com/how-to-fake-an-android-device.htm/
It's kinda old, but it sounds like there's more lines that may need to be changed besides [ro.product.device].
stev067 said:
Check this article out: http://apcmag.com/how-to-fake-an-android-device.htm/
It's kinda old, but it sounds like there's more lines that may need to be changed besides [ro.product.device].
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Yea, I had tried all combinations one at a time and all at once and my device would always reboot. I found during the trial and error that only the ro.product.device was what the app was reading, but could not stop the rebooting.
I was wondering if there's any way to get AoD on a rooted phone? It should be possible so has anyone done it yet?
You can get it even without root with a ton of apps. The best one I found yet is available here: https://plus.google.com/communities/104206728795122451273
You just need to join the beta app and then you can get it from the Play Store.
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You can get it even without root with a ton of apps. The best one I found yet is available here: https://plus.google.com/communities/104206728795122451273
You just need to join the beta app and then you can get it from the Play Store.
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This look promising, thanks for the tip. Just wondering how much battery it will use? Need to test that myself I guess
Kayembe said:
You can get it even without root with a ton of apps. The best one I found yet is available here: https://plus.google.com/communities/104206728795122451273
You just need to join the beta app and then you can get it from the Play Store.
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Usually what the playstore apps do is keep the screen awake, thus they become kinda useless.
idubis said:
Usually what the playstore apps do is keep the screen awake, thus they become kinda useless.
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I noticed it yep, makes tracking idle battery drain impossible. That's the only minus I really found (well, another one is that led notification doesn't work with it, atleast 3rd party systems like Light manager or Light Flow, tho is that led useful with always on display anyway? ). If those minuses aren't important for others, it's propably one of the best always on display -apps in there.
Tested in combination with "Keyboard Backlight Controller" (for having button-illumination of OP3T always on when screen is on); conflict... Unfortunately. Backlight is more important. Alway On is a great feature, but if I need to choose... Anyway: reported this to developer.