I love that you can open apps using the "OK Google" feature but the one I probably want to do this with most is Waze while I am driving. I just can't get the right wording to get it to open.
Showing how I pronounce it and what I get
Wayss - Way's
WayZee - Way Z
Wazeee - Waze z
Waaaass - whats
Any suggestions.
Try "open app waze." That works for me.
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I can't find where I saw this, but I read of someone using a program that made shortcuts and such into actual custom apps. They gave that a unique name, and opening that "app" was ultimately just a redirect into opening Waze.
I know that's very little to go on, but this is XDA, someone else might be able to fill in the blanks
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I can't find where I saw this, but I read of someone using a program that made shortcuts and such into actual custom apps. They gave that a unique name, and opening that "app" was ultimately just a redirect into opening Waze.
I know that's very little to go on, but this is XDA, someone else might be able to fill in the blanks
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Something kinda like this?
http://androidforums.com/motorola-moto-x/793199-expand-touchless-control-tasker.html#post6305866
Yup, it was App Factory. Thanks.
mwalt2 said:
Try "open app waze." That works for me.
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Thanks that worked well
GandalfTehGray said:
Something kinda like this?
http://androidforums.com/motorola-moto-x/793199-expand-touchless-control-tasker.html#post6305866
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Yup, it was App Factory. Thanks.
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I'll try that. Thanks.
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I've searched this and other forums and still can't ffigure out how to change an applications name for a Rooted G1. I've been able to change an application's icon by switiching the .png in the drawtable folder, but where the heck is the apps name info stored?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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I've searched this and other forums and still can't ffigure out how to change an applications name for a Rooted G1. I've been able to change an application's icon by switiching the .png in the drawtable folder, but where the heck is the apps name info stored?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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That is probably going to require either editing the appropriate xml files, or rebuilding the ROM from source to be able to get access to other appropriate files. It may be more trouble than its worth. There may be an app for it, but I am not sure. Maybe someone else can chime in if they know of another way?
Couldn't you use bettercut.
supremeteam256 said:
Couldn't you use bettercut.
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That's a possiblility but I couldn't say for sure because I have never used any home replacement apps.
Thanks Supreme.....
DirectMatrix said:
That's a possiblility but I couldn't say for sure because I have never used any home replacement apps.
Thanks Supreme.....
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Well its been a long minute since I've used any home replacement but you can still use bettercut on with using open home or ahome. The only thing I'm wondering is when you change the name of the app does it only change on the home screen or in the app drawer to. I'm to lazy to do it myself.
You don't need a home replacement to use Bettercut.
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You don't need a home replacement to use Bettercut.
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So any idea if Bettercut can actually do what the OP was looking for?
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You don't need a home replacement to use Bettercut.
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Thats what I said
Better Cup isn't a home replacement app, it doesn't require one either.
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Better Cup isn't a home replacement app, it doesn't require one either.
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Yea I know, I just went back and re-read what I wrote and saw I wrote with instead of without. It was still early for me when I was typing.
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Yea I know, I just went back and re-read what I wrote and saw I wrote with instead of without. It was still early for me when I was typing.
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I meant to quote DirectMatrix, my bad.
AdrianK said:
I meant to quote DirectMatrix, my bad.
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O, well I know I didn't help either with being confusing. Its one of those days.
bettercut is only for app shortcuts on your home screen, it won't change the name in the app drawer.
BTW does it work without a home replacement app?
bittermormon said:
BTW does it work without a home replacement app?
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Yes
10 characters.
Thanks for everyone's help in trying to solve this one. As previous post's have noted; Bettercut will only change the name on the Home screen or App drawer, not in the application list.
How about this...if it's too much trouble to rename, is it easy to hide an application from appearing at all?
Thanks to everyone!!
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How about this...if it's too much trouble to rename, is it easy to hide an application from appearing at all?
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No its actually quite easy to keep it from appearing.....uninstall it.
Oh come on you gotta admit, you were asking for that one LOL
I'm assuming you don't want it appearing in your app drawer? Is that the issue? Are you talking about applications that come on the ROM that you don't want anymore. Please provide not only the end result of what you are looking for, but also a little background and maybe that will help with an answer.
Yes, I did set myself up for that one.
It's a 3rd party app that runs at startup. I would like to hide the app from appearing in the Manage Application menu. Thanks again!!
You can use the modified launcher to hide installed apps from the app drawer but I dont think you can hide from the manage applications section.
Thanks for the input Rodney!
can u also rename apps with the modified launcher?
Hi there,
I was just wondering if it was possible to change when the lockscreen password screen comes up? I want the password protection to show ONLY when my phone turns on, and not when i'm simply awakening my phone. I find it quite annoying.
Anybody know if this is possible through a hack or something? I'm using an unlocked Hero running VillainROM 10.
Thanks in advance,
Alex
there are half a doxen apps that do this, search the market.
archie winnington-ingram said:
there are half a doxen apps that do this, search the market.
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Search the market for what exactly? :S I've searched a bit... found loads of alternate lockscreens. But I haven't found an app that will disable the native lockscreen password, but keep it for when the phone boots up.
there is one, sorry i cant rememeber the name, that puts it on a timer. Just search lock and go through them...
try g lock?
archie winnington-ingram said:
try g lock?
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aha, thank you so much! its perfect ! its a bit confusing but its working!
yeah it isnt perfect but i have started using it too
archie winnington-ingram said:
yeah it isnt perfect but i have started using it too
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okay my bad I was wrong, it isnt working. what settings did you use? Mine was working, but it also stopped the password protection at the startup of the phone too - which isnt good !
i cant remember, i stopped using it now, because i dont use a password at all, just threaten people who pick up my phone.
I don't suppose anyone else has looked into this? I'm also in the same boat, I really just want something to protect startup.
The notification icon is a grey "i" in a grey circle.
Will uninstall whatever it is.
edit: went thru the latest astro apk and the notification icon was not in there, so its probably not astro.
I use astro and have never seen this. Not sure what it is that's doing it, but I don't think its astro.
Install a Task Manager and kill processes one by one until you find out?
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Install a Task Manager and kill processes one by one until you find out?
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but will that kill the notification thats already sent?
Dumb question probably, but happen's when you push that notifcation? Browser opens up?
I typed in WonderWall and found and found an app called MSN WonderWall (Wonderful Wall magazine) and went ahead and installed it. Not sure if that's your culprit.
should show up in logcat.
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should show up in logcat.
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I checked and didn't see anything
http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-incredible/119912-ads-my-notification.html
Quick Uninstaller seems to be the culprit according to this.
This happened to me too recently, thought it was a fluke but after seeing this it reminded me. I dont have quick uninstaller so its not the only one doing it.
Are either of you guys using chrome 2 phone firefox extension, or any programs of that type?
Hmmm....I hope this isn't a security thing with C2DM.
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Are either of you guys using chrome 2 phone firefox extension, or any programs of that type?
Hmmm....I hope this isn't a security thing with C2DM.
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im pretty sure every froyo user is using chrome 2 phone.
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im pretty sure every froyo user is using chrome 2 phone.
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Nope, you have to download chrome 2 phone. It's why I asked if you're using the firefox extention. That's not writting by the chrome 2 phone people and you don't know what's happening on their end.
The c2dm api is present, but you have to have an app installed to receive the intent.
In the Chrome 2 Phone combo, your browser extension sends the intent to the Chrome 2 Phone app, and the app displays the notification.
I can right a "happy buttons" app that I tell you displays happy faces, and that's all you think it does, however I can send ad notifications through the C2DM api and have it show a notification like the one you guys are seeing. All without the Chrome 2 Phone extention/apk combo.
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Nope, you have to download chrome 2 phone.
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No, no, I wasn't implying froyo came with chrome2phone, but that practically every froyo user has installed this and if it what chrome2phone, this would have been more widespread.
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http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-incredible/119912-ads-my-notification.html
Quick Uninstaller seems to be the culprit according to this.
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I've never had that installed too. This is the second time I got the same Ad today.
How about Easy Note?
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How about Easy Note?
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dont have that either
britoso said:
dont have that either
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would be helpful if you posted a list of apps you have. this seems like more of a witch hunt otherwise
Wow. This is going way, way too far.. Ads in the notification bar.
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dont have that either
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I bet it's that MoreRecent program. I hear that developer is all kinds of corrupt.
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(I'm just kidding for anyone that does't know, britoso is the developer of more rencet)
Might be from shopsavy the barcode scanner
Wanna turn your Screen off while watching videos over HDMI?
Or need a watchful Xoom but don´t want the screen to be on all the time?
Here´s the app you need!
Description:
The App adds the posibility to turn off the lcd backlight to your xoom. Its nothing less then a shutdown-button for your display backlight.
The app toggles your lcd backlight to zero and back, said doesn´t just overlay your screen with black, like the other apps inside the market.
it turns off your screen light completly , but the screen stays responsible and the devices stays awake.
Use it instead of locking your xoom, if you need your device itself to be active but dont need the display to be on, e.g. while you´re watching videos over hdmi, use your xoom as a vnc server or something like that.
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Use this awesome little App with some "starter app" of your choice.
For example, use the Shaking Shortcurt App, register ToggleScreenXoom.apk and you could turn your screen on/off with just shaking your device.
(tested on xoom [email protected] but should work on every rooted xoom)
Thanks to [email protected] for his work on this.
If you find this useful, hit the Thanks button.
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The attached zip contains a regularly installable .apk
Just install it as every other .apk
DON´T FLASH THIS VIA RECOVERY!!
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DUDE. That's what I've been searching for, don't know how I didn't find it, trying this tonight! Will update back with my results...
Update: Perfect solution. Works great, thanks!
App attached to first post!
does it work on xoom2?
Hello!
Fanstastic app.
Does it work on xoom2? with 3.2.2 rooted?
I used the old method that this thread started as, using market apps. Unfortunately it doesn't work with the Cornerstone version of the Eos roms. What exactly is app? Can you provide more detail? I don't just download apps to try them without some type of info...
I use the current method on cornerstone #16.
otis_bartleh said:
I used the old method that this thread started as, using market apps. Unfortunately it doesn't work with the Cornerstone version of the Eos roms. What exactly is app? Can you provide more detail? I don't just download apps to try them without some type of info...
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description added to the first post.
jerrycycle said:
I use the current method on cornerstone #16.
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Good to know...
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description added to the first post.
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Cool, thanks, basically the same thing I have now with different apps. It's SwipePad that isn't working right with Cornerstone, I'll play around later. Thanks again for this...
otis_bartleh said:
Cool, thanks, basically the same thing I have now with different apps. It's SwipePad that isn't working right with Cornerstone, I'll play around later. Thanks again for this...
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"Basically" the same as the old method, right. Just in one app without the need of configuration and with more flexibility to be launched by other apps.
Maybe you´ll try "Shaking Shortcurt". A nice app that lets you launch two other apps by shaking your xoom.
Yeah, think I'll try that instead of SwipePad. Since Swipepad rely's on the borders of the screen and Cornerstone alters the borders, I'm guessing that's the issue. Maybe the Shaking app won't have that issue.
Thanks again for the clarification, and the thread. I really can't believe this thread hasn't blown up!
Please excuse my ignorance but, how would I go about installing this??
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Please excuse my ignorance but, how would I go about installing this??
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i dont understand your question.
just install the app and execute to turn off your screen and again (remember the position) to turn it back on.
or use a starter app like "Shaking Shortcut" to toggle the screen on and off by shaking your xoom.
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i dont understand your question.
just install the app and execute to turn off your screen and again (remember the position) to turn it back on.
or use a starter app like "Shaking Shortcut" to toggle the screen on and off by shaking your xoom.
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Lol, sorry, haven't installed apps that i downloaded from a site before, only from the play store where everything gets taken care of for me, I had meant how to install this so that I could use it but i figured it out. Thank you very much, it works great.
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i dont understand your question.
just install the app and execute to turn off your screen and again (remember the position) to turn it back on.
or use a starter app like "Shaking Shortcut" to toggle the screen on and off by shaking your xoom.
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Do we install by flashing zip file in recovery? Do we change the file to an apk? What is the way we should install the the file? Thanks
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Do we install by flashing zip file in recovery? Do we change the file to an apk? What is the way we should install the the file? Thanks
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NO!!! don't flash in recovery, i say that, mainly cause I don't know what it will do... you can install the app while ics is running, I think I used astro but can't remember. What you just asked was the same thing I had wondered.
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NO!!! don't flash in recovery, i say that, mainly cause I don't know what it will do... you can install the app while ics is running, I think I used astro but can't remember. What you just asked was the same thing I had wondered.
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You´re right. Thanks for the correction.
First post is edited to get it straight.
Does this only work on the xoom? I have an acer 510 and I want something like this. It sounds like this gets launched in conjunction with whatever app you launch. I'd rather that while on hdmi the tablet display is off entirely. Or maybe this does that as well.
So is this specific to the xoom?
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So is this specific to the xoom?
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According to the readme provided in the zip file this application seems to be specific for the Xoom, or at least a few tegra 2 tablets.
That's disappointing. Why would manufacturer's assume that a user wants the display to stay on while using hdmi?! How about a sane default like leave hdmi output on and turn off tablet display after the normal inactivity duration. But allow a keyboard/mouse not to be recognized as tablet activity.
Could this be modified to work with more devices? Or say newer tegra 3 devices if it's chipset specific. But really, ics should have some application layer to control things like hdmi res, screen active etc...
Nice! Works in AOKP
First of all, this is a great app, and it works well in AOKP (build 37).
To trigger the app, I set my "home" softkey on my xoom (in Rom Control) to trigger the app when the key is held. Even though you can't see the softkeys when on hdmi, after a while, its exact location is easy to recall.
It is really convenient. Thanks for the much needed addition to a great device.
It seems to me that as smartphones are mostly phones, and after that everything else. so i was wondering if there is a mod, app or somesuch that opens my dialer as soon as i unlock my screen, so when i open my phone it automatically opens the dialer. if anyone can recommend some thing like this, it'd be greatly appreciated .
You should take a look at Tasker (look it up on the forums). You can normally create a profile which opens the dialer once the screen turns on.
GXGOW said:
You should take a look at Tasker (look it up on the forums). You can normally create a profile which opens the dialer once the screen turns on.
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any free alternatives?
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any free alternatives?
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The best alternative is probably Llama (available on Google Play).
Yes!! Try Llama!!
can someone please post the apk for llama?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama