[Q] Chromi 7 taken out ''floating apps'? - Asus Transformer TF701

i used to have the floating apps button at the bottom of the screen with the menu, back etc keys.. have they been taken off now? is there a way to get them back? they are seriously useful for me personally.. calculator, notes, converter etc

I believe Asus removed this when the released KitKat, so not a Cromi issue. Perhaps someone can suggest alternatives now that Asus killed it.
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blickley said:
I believe Asus removed this when the released KitKat, so not a Cromi issue. Perhaps someone can suggest alternatives now that Asus killed it.
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That's a bit of a shame, i used that on a daily basis.. I guess an alternative would be ok, but i did like the easy access of where the button was situated. I guess i need to evolve as android does

Asus removed it from 4.4.2.
I know some people like it but they have decided it is not part of their zenui moving forward.

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Tablet UI for AOSP/CM10.1 discussion

XDA member AuxLV is working on an app called Tabletizer. It's an apk that does the conversion by creating a flashable zip file on your device which you then flash in the recovery.
[APP] Tabletizer Alpha 4 (2013.03.02)
I've tried this one and it works well.
There are some other roms/patches that do have a Tablet UI option:
[PATCH] True Tablet UI (Apps+GUI) w/o DPI Change for Stock & CM10 - Update Oct11
[ROM][WIFI][CM10.1][Feb27] BeatMod CrystalClear v2.1 | Aroma | TabletUI | Sound Mods
PARANOIDANDROID 3.0 (4.2.2) | Only Rom on Android capable of Hybrid mode
Please add links to other solutions and projects or status updates, and keep general talk about TabletUI in this thread unless new a new one is created.
I updated my G+ with current status.
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I am very interested in this as my posts in the CM 10.1 "official" thread should have made clear, but being as I'm not a developer I can't do much but sit around and hope someone with more talent than I have is capable of making it a reality. I understand that Google has decided to "move on" and just flat out give up on the tablet UI - which is odd considering it's a tablet device we're using with the Nexus 7 and not a damned phone, even so - but that's their prerogative I suppose.
For the moment I'll use Paranoid Android 3.0 when aaron is able to get a 4.2.2 build out, he's currently working on it as noted in his thread last night but it's not available just yet. I was using PA 3.0 with 4.2.1 and found it very useful for many reasons, the tablet UI functionality being the primary one.
The Nexus 7 I have is actually damaged (hence it being a $25 craigslist special) with a crack in the upper right hand corner where the previous owner had dropped it - there's a triangular area in the upper right hand side that doesn't respond to touch anymore, kinda funky how it lines up but, with PA and that tablet UI functionality it's not a real issue because I can hold the menu soft key and it'll bring up the settings for any given app anyway.
If I have to choose a specific ROM I tend to go back to "pure" CM whenever possible so, if someone can actually get the tablet UI functional in 10.1 (based on 4.2.2 at this point) I'm all for it. If not, then PA will fill the ROM role for me.
I remember seeing them introduce Honeycomb and was blown away with the interface layout and the functionality, and now they've basically just swept all that out like yesterday's garbage and I really wish I knew why. It's like seeing demos of versions of Windows that never end up being actually made into workable products - there are videos on YouTube of test versions of Windows Longhorn which was scrapped and then reborn as Vista and some of the stuff they do in those Longhorn videos is beyond cool, seriously.
Android showed some "beyond cool" capability with Honeycomb and a proper tablet UI, now it's like that stuff was a mistake or something and I completely disagree on that respect. But then again, I do understand Google's attempts at unifying the Android interface across all devices instead of having something for phones and then something for tablets, what now with ChromeOS trying to gain traction as well.
Suffice to say if someone can make it possible with CM then fantastic, if not then I'll make do with whatever I suppose. Would be nice, however...
I just want to make sure my app is of top quality, I failed two updates for LagFix when I wanted to make them quick, that will never happen again.
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Your efforts, even if it proves not really possible (because of something Google has changed, etc), are greatly appreciated.
Any updates AuxLV?
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One small thing left - to create a proper updater script, will upload later today.
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AuxLV said:
One small thing left - to create a proper updater script, will upload later today.
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Looking forward to it.
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One small thing left - to create a proper updater script, will upload later today.
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My hero!!!!
Well done on alot of good work.
I will have to be honest that I like the quick settings menu in combo with the notifications drop down. And I like the way the navigation bar is by default.
But the thing I like about the Honeycomb style ui is the settings menu. I guess compared to stock Jellybean, that might be the only thing I like alot (Just to be clear, I did not dislike other aspects). The Honeycomb notifications tray just seemed to add additional screen pressed for functions now contained within the quick settings menu.
But, still. Good job changing the ui. Its not an easy thing to do. I tried to do some changes for personal use, and seemingly small changes completely crash the system to an unusable state.
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Hey aux, where will you be posting this app? Id love to test it
First alpha as promised!
Before using: BACK UP!!!
Using:
Launch app
Click "Run tabletizer"
Wait for a few minutes
It will create update.zip file in /sdcard/data/tabletizer/temp
Flash this update.zip from CWM/TWRP recovery
Reboot
App is quite unstable at the moment, because recompilation process eats a lot of RAM and it crashes often when runs out of memory. I'm rewritting smali tool to be more friendly, but it will take some time to finish.
Thank you for your app! I ran the apk, it started the process and got to these last 3 lines:
Services are patched!
Can not recompile.
Compilation exception.
Now it hasn't done anything for 10 minutes. I'll wait a bit longer and try again.
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xparagonx said:
Thank you for your app! I ran the apk, it started the process and got to these last 3 lines:
Services are patched!
Can not recompile.
Compilation exception.
Now it hasn't done anything for 10 minutes. I'll wait a bit longer and try again.
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Yep, it does not work, another bug Don't wait, close it. Thanks for report. Will try to figure it out tommorow, it's 23:50 already here and I want to sleep
But at least I've found a way to deal with RAM. A temporary fix which will do for alpha.
Awww thanks so much! Looking forward to your next update!
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Gotta admit I'm really excited for this
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Gotta admit I'm really excited for this
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Alpha 2 will be uploaded later today when I get back home. Hopefuly it will do what it should After that impatient guys will be happy with TabUI and careful guys will wait for me to rewrite dex (de)compiler to be faster and much more stable.
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Alpha 2 will be uploaded later today when I get back home. Hopefuly it will do what it should After that impatient guys will be happy with TabUI and careful guys will wait for me to rewrite dex (de)compiler to be faster and much more stable.
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I'll update the op with a link when you post it. You may want to open a new thread in dev or apps section.
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Yep, it does not work, another bug Don't wait, close it. Thanks for report. Will try to figure it out tommorow, it's 23:50 already here and I want to sleep
But at least I've found a way to deal with RAM. A temporary fix which will do for alpha.
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You still gonna drop alpha2 tonight?

[ROM][4.4.4][Unofficial] AOKP TF701T [06-27-1014][Nightlies]

Just wanted to share an unofficial build of AOKP for our TF701T's I did for myself.
Special thanks to Team AOKP for their wonderful rom!
Disclaimer: You flash it, you break it, you fix it. I will be update the builds weekly or so as new features are added into AOKP regularly.
Flash the same as any other rom. Use current Banks Gapps.
Known issue: I have enabled the glcomposer in the build.prop because the overall smoothness and battery life is greatly improved. However, because ASUS hasn't updated past 4.3, there may be occasional graphical glitches. You can disable the glcomposer by removing the one line in build.prop containing glcomposer in it BUT do try as it is first and see the difference for yourself. I have been using it for a couple weeks now and the graphical glitches are very small and barely noticeable.
Examples of where to see smoothness include: Scrolling homescreens. Swiping pages in App Drawer. Swiping pages in the widget drawer. Swiping away notifications while on homescreen. Swiping down notifications and quicktiles while on homescreen. Swiping to Google Now page in GEL launcher.
Latest Rom here:
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Sources used:
Device: tf701t device tree
Kernel: Kernel tree
Vendor: Vendor tree
Anyone tried it yet?
Reports are welcome and help to get some traction going.!
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Anyone tried it yet?
Reports are welcome and help to get some traction going.!
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Excellent work. Very fast. No graphical glitches so far that i can see. Lets of options.:good:
It's great to see another ROM option for the tf701t! I just tried this out. The graphics really are quite smooth, and I love all of the customization options. Alas, as with cyanogenmod and cromi, Bluetooth functionality is severely diminished -- a mouse barely moves the cursor at all and a keyboard has severe typelag making it unusable. Any idea what's going on thereand how to fix it? I'm happy to be a guinea pig.
Awesome, glad to see other people trying this out!
I will post weekly build updates as often as possible.
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Im amazed how smooth it is. I guess this shows with this tegra4 theres still room for improvement which is a good thing.
It's very nice. The camera doesn't crash, and I the current version of Netflix doesn't crash. With some roms I've had to use 3.0.
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It's great to see another ROM option for the tf701t! I just tried this out. The graphics really are quite smooth, and I love all of the customization options. Alas, as with cyanogenmod and cromi, Bluetooth functionality is severely diminished -- a mouse barely moves the cursor at all and a keyboard has severe typelag making it unusable. Any idea what's going on thereand how to fix it? I'm happy to be a guinea pig.
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I'll try and take a look, busy weekend/holiday up here. New build will be up in a couple days though.
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Absolutely no rush -- any work you do is appreciated and I'm perfectly happy to wait patiently I'll keep an eye here and try new versions as you post them.
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Absolutely no rush -- any work you do is appreciated and I'm perfectly happy to wait patiently I'll keep an eye here and try new versions as you post them.
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So I just remembered I had an old Microsoft Notebook mouse 5000. I connected it and it works perfectly normal.
No lag or delay whatsoever...any chance you have another mouse to try?
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Paulicat said:
So I just remembered I had an old Microsoft Notebook mouse 5000. I connected it and it works perfectly normal.
No lag or delay whatsoever...any chance you have another mouse to try?
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Not a mouse, but I had another bluetooth keyboard, so I paired it up and gave it a try. Worked perfectly fine with no typelag :/ The one that doesn't work is a combo keyboard/touchpad. I don't think xda will let me link to a product on amazon, but it's a "tp cromeer" branded case with builtin bluetooth keyboard/touuchpad. Made for the N8000, but it fits the tf701t quite nicely.
Any idea why just this one device wouldn't work?
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Not a mouse, but I had another bluetooth keyboard, so I paired it up and gave it a try. Worked perfectly fine with no typelag :/ The one that doesn't work is a combo keyboard/touchpad. I don't think xda will let me link to a product on amazon, but it's a "tp cromeer" branded case with builtin bluetooth keyboard/touuchpad. Made for the N8000, but it fits the tf701t quite nicely.
Any idea why just this one device wouldn't work?
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I actually have a mini combo keyboard touchpad I can try tonight.
My guess is going to be some sort of silly device incompatibility though...
I dont have any problems with this inexpensive bluetooth keyboard.
I do find though. I dont know if its possibly the kernel or android itself or if too many apps are running in the background. Input in general and reponsiveness is lost completely until reboot. It starts to lag all input I think. Like touch sensitivity etc. I wonder if anyone else has found this on to be the case on this device. Not sure if there is some app thatll restore it by killing processes possibly. Another thing I notice is that Android is running tonnes of threads. Compared to the few that run on linux. 600+ on android. Less then 100 threads on Linux usually depending on the distro. This rom right now has 900+ threads showing in htop. But it is still smooth as butter. Maybe thats not a big deal then.
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I dont have any problems with this inexpensive bluetooth keyboard.
I do find though. I dont know if its possibly the kernel or android itself or if too many apps are running in the background. Input in general and reponsiveness is lost completely until reboot. It starts to lag all input I think. Like touch sensitivity etc. I wonder if anyone else has found this on to be the case on this device. Not sure if there is some app thatll restore it by killing processes possibly. Another thing I notice is that Android is running tonnes of threads. Compared to the few that run on linux. 600+ on android. Less then 100 threads on Linux usually depending on the distro. This rom right now has 900+ threads showing in htop. But it is still smooth as butter. Maybe thats not a big deal then.
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I have not had any responsiveness issues with this device on any rom to be honest...
For clarity, are you seeing this problem on this rom or no?
Thank you for this ROM, it feels good to know that the TF701 has not been forgotten...:good:
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Thank you for this ROM, it feels good to know that the TF701 has not been forgotten...:good:
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Cheers! I'll do what I can while I have this tablet!
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I have not had any responsiveness issues with this device on any rom to be honest...
For clarity, are you seeing this problem on this rom or no?
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It happens on all roms, but it would be a very subtle thing. I dont see it really as a problem. Just something that requires a reboot.
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I do find though. I dont know if its possibly the kernel or android itself or if too many apps are running in the background. Input in general and reponsiveness is lost completely until reboot. It starts to lag all input I think. Like touch sensitivity etc. I wonder if anyone else has found this on to be the case on this device. Not sure if there is some app thatll restore it by killing processes possibly. Another thing I notice is that Android is running tonnes of threads. Compared to the few that run on linux. 600+ on android. Less then 100 threads on Linux usually depending on the distro. This rom right now has 900+ threads showing in htop. But it is still smooth as butter. Maybe thats not a big deal then.
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Yes -- I know exactly what you're talking about I think.
On any ROM I've tried, it happens. A fresh reboot always clears things up, but after running a few apps (and / or putting the tablet to sleep overnight perhaps?) the whole system lags a bit. General stuff, like switching programs and running apps like Tapatalk and Engadget (for example). I'm forced to kill apps manually, and that sometimes does the trick.
One thing I tried out yesterday that seems to be helping -- give this a shot too: in your developer settings, you'll see that you can restrict how many background processes are running. Currently, I have background processes limited to just 2 at a time (and also "strict mode" enabled)... and I have to say, I'm noticing a difference! Might take some more testing to see what the pros and cons of this are, but if it just means that I don't have background processes piling up on me, this might be a workaround?
Aside from that, has anyone tried Greenify with good results?
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Yes -- I know exactly what you're talking about I think.
On any ROM I've tried, it happens. A fresh reboot always clears things up, but after running a few apps (and / or putting the tablet to sleep overnight perhaps?) the whole system lags a bit. General stuff, like switching programs and running apps like Tapatalk and Engadget (for example). I'm forced to kill apps manually, and that sometimes does the trick.
One thing I tried out yesterday that seems to be helping -- give this a shot too: in your developer settings, you'll see that you can restrict how many background processes are running. Currently, I have background processes limited to just 2 at a time (and also "strict mode" enabled)... and I have to say, I'm noticing a difference! Might take some more testing to see what the pros and cons of this are, but if it just means that I don't have background processes piling up on me, this might be a workaround?
Aside from that, has anyone tried Greenify with good results?
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Honestly guys, I don't see this issue using this AOKP rom...I've left it for a few days no reboot, and I don't see any slowdowns/lag.
On a brighter note, I have a new build ready to be uploaded tonight.
I messed up some merges for battery/charging and was struggling to sort it out the last couple days.
All good now.
New build will be up later tonight.
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Honestly guys, I don't see this issue using this AOKP rom...I've left it for a few days no reboot, and I don't see any slowdowns/lag.
On a brighter note, I have a new build ready to be uploaded tonight.
I messed up some merges for battery/charging and was struggling to sort it out the last couple days.
All good now.
New build will be up later tonight.
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Got it. In that case, I'll have to give this a shot! ☺
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lollipop → reverted to kitkat

I forgot how irritating the stock android is. I was going to try to lollipop for a couple days, but after only a just a few hours I coudl't take it anymore. Glad I made a nandroid before I installed that update. Those headsup notifications, that annoying immerisve mode panic, the loss of my navbar buttons, the new volume controls (randomly changing the various volumes under some inexplicable priority strategy) and various other things. I mean, it was bad. I hated it. I bet this is the best Android ever if you use your phone as a phone and not as a computer that happens to make phone calls — but that's not me. I'm just not the average aggregated user Google is targgeting.
I haven't seen a lot of people posting that they can't move to lollipop because: no Xposed and Gravity Box; but I wanted to put this out there in case someone like me was feeling down for wanting to revert to KitKat. Just do it. Personally I'm wating for 5.1 or for ART Xposed or ... something. I'm sad I'll miss out on the new camera, but the rest of it just isn't worth the headaches.
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I was going to try to lollipop for a couple days...
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There are only ever 2 types of updates: the before closed beta testing and the after open 'beta' testing.
Just wait for custom ROMs, Xposed for Lollipop will not come soon, and I'm not sure if it will come at all.
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I forgot how irritating the stock android is. I was going to try to lollipop for a couple days, but after only a just a few hours I coudl't take it anymore.
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You lasted longer than I did! TWRP nandroid rescued me. Lack of [X]privacy is a show-stopper for me but I've forgotten how ugly non-customised (GravityBox, et. al.) stock is.
What device do u have?
I'm on a leak gpe version on my HTC m8, and it's pretty stable. Yes it sucks there no xposed but most of what I use xposed for is convenience features like custom nav ring that I can live without.
Biggest upside is battery life and performance kick the pants off KitKat.. Also love the new material design not to mention the hundreds of cool new things in SDK 21 like the dynamic floating menu buttons.
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I forgot how irritating the stock android is. I was going to try to lollipop for a couple days, but after only a just a few hours I coudl't take it anymore
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Yeah, I feel you man..
Can't say I find stock android irritating per se (or used to, anyway), but Material Design? Dont' get me started!
Been on lollipop on my Nexus 5 for, well, a couple of days now. Feels like a lifetime. I like "stock", and I'm unfortunately one of those all-for-the-latest-version-hype type personalities. And I thought I would be able to manage without xposed (I used it mainly for cosmetics anyway and Lollipop seemed to be a huge leap forward from kitkat in that respect).
Buuuut...material design is...well, effing ugly. I can live without customising my lock screen (since I didn't use a lock anyway), so now I just skip it alltogether. I did like having my own set of unlockable shortcuts (so to speak), but, hey, b-bye.
LWinrecents: got that in lollipop - along with material design stacks of recent apps. Did I mention I think material design is effing ugly? Because it's also a bloody mess. IMHO, of course. VPN Dialogue? Since VPN doesn't seem to be working in L, no need for a module, right? And Xprivacy? Well, for the time being; hello world, have ALL my personal information.... At least greenify seems to run without xposed... Just to mention a few examples.
But...but. BUT, the new statusbar / notifications? Oh. My. God. I don't need Xposed and gravity box, I need goddamn kitkat and gravity box! Jeez.. Give me jellybean and I'll shut up!
As for the current GEL version, I must admit, I didn't even give that a fair chance, I set Nova Launcer as my default launcher from first boot..
I am torn right now, I'm itching to go back to 4.4.4 with xposed and gravity box and all the other "pointless" little cosmetic tweaks. But, I figure I can't be stuck on an old OS forever, and I'm already upgraded so I might as well just get used to what is and will be.
So basically, for me to keep using 5.0 comes down primarily to the convenience of not downgrading (i.e. going through another factory reset with the restoring backups and the whey and the wizz and the hey-hey-hey). With a kicker of "might as well get used to it."
So I have to concur that if anyone is on the fence, and you can't find a reason why you absolutely, positively HAVE to upgrade to lollipop, stick with kit kat and xposed. (insert appropiate number of exclamationmarskoneoneoneexclamationmarks) You're not missing out from as far as I can tell. Also, all the Google apps will come your way with material design anyway, so you WILL get your fix of fugly whether you want it or not.
If I'm not making any sense, then nevermind me. I'm just on a rant. And I miss gravity box. And I think Material Design does not present a very pleasant user experience. Also, I'm on a rant, did I mention that? Check back with me in a couple of weeks, and it's not entirely implausible that I actually have gone through the hassle of a downgrade/factory reset to get back to kit kat.
At least I'm rooted. Thank heaven for small favours, and thank Chainfire for big ones.
What I can't bear it no xprivacy.I live in China.Chinese apps are getting too much permission.I hate them.But I have to use them because my friends and parents are using it.
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App ops works on 5.0
But yeah totally missing xposed on 5.0
akaHardison said:
What I can't bear it no xprivacy.I live in China.Chinese apps are getting too much permission.I hate them.But I have to use them because my friends and parents are using it.
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So because others use it that makes you use it them to? Interesting.
Couldn't agree more.
4.4.4 is the final Android version for me, until either xposed or some sustitute comes for lollipop or others.
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So because others use it that makes you use it them to? Interesting.
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I have to.My friends using WeChat to talk to me and sending images.If they use MMS send the photos,no one can bear the bills.Beside the photos send via MMS will be more compressed.So I bought a Nexus 4 just for these app,which is still running on KitKat.My Nexus 5 is already on lollipop
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There is so many other apps that you and your friends can use for sending photos. Viber, facebook, google plus, twitter.
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Couldn't agree more.
4.4.4 is the final Android version for me, until either xposed or some sustitute comes for lollipop or others.
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How can't quote this?
I'm still on 4.4.4 on my N4 and waiting to Xposed be avalaible to upgrade.
Don't care about Material Design or other stuff in Lollipop.
Not until Xposed (and GravityBox) will be avalaible.
I hope will be not much longer!
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i think it do not work now
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How can't quote this?
I'm still on 4.4.4 on my N4 and waiting to Xposed be avalaible to upgrade.
Don't care about Material Design or other stuff in Lollipop.
Not until Xposed (and GravityBox) will be avalaible.
I hope will be not much longer!
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Me too. I tried it. But went back fast
fazi78 said:
There is so many other apps that you and your friends can use for sending photos. Viber, facebook, google plus, twitter.
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as far as I know, everything you've mentioned are blocked in China. Last time i was in China I couldn't even use Gmail and play store, unbelievable!
Lancez said:
as far as I know, everything you've mentioned are blocked in China. Last time i was in China I couldn't even use Gmail and play store, unbelievable!
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Many things go are banned there do to their monitoring policies. So I understand why they are not an option.
It seems I'm not the only one who can't live without xprivacy.
I won't install lollipop until xprivacy support it.
Orphee said:
It seems I'm not the only one who can't live without xprivacy.
I won't install lollipop until xprivacy support it.
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Then I hate to say you may be stuck on KK as xposed is having huge issues with the new security setup in 5.0. I would get used to living with out xposed. This way if there ever is a work around then cool but if not then you wont be stuck in limbo.
Well if I'm stuck I'll deal with it.
Xprivacy definitively better that L.

Android wear for galaxy gear 2 and neo

Just thought id share this with you guys .Im currently running on my neo its alittle buggie at first but its my daily nowhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-2/development/please-help-kernel-compiling-android-t2992953
Oh hey, so they finally went somewhere with that project! I used to keep track of the many developers who have tried over the years, good to see that someone was finally able to pull it off.
How do you like it so far?
Is it worth the transition and side effects?
The side effects are not that bad you have to force a weather card to keep the open gl driver running so that the faces work
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The side effects are not that bad you have to force a weather card to keep the open gl driver running so that the faces work
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That's not to bad, but what about the no mic thing? Since android wear is big on "Ok Google" has that caused any limitations??
I scanned through the thread and so far it looks amazing!! That's my only concern, I really want to try this, but I have custom roms on my other samsung devices that made the IR blaster useless as well lol and I currently don't own a remote for my room.
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Oh hey, so they finally went somewhere with that project! I used to keep track of the many developers who have tried over the years, good to see that someone was finally able to pull it off.
How do you like it so far?
Is it worth the transition and side effects?
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"Over the years"???
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Ok google is now fixed.
It's my daily driver.
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It's my daily driver.
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its my daily driver aswell, Biktor_gj has done really well with it. its came miles "over the years". you can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-2/development/please-help-kernel-compiling-android-t2992953
does anyone have a link or some direction on the where to get the windows drivers for this. i have flashed stuff and used odin for years and i cant get windows to read this in download mode no matter what. i tried tizen and android sdk, installed samsung phone drivers, installed and uninstalled kies. im at a loss. im am using vm on mac but never had an issue with any samsung products. might be a tizen thing.
So, does this mean I can have full use of my neo without the need for a TW rom? I detest TouchWiz
The answer is yes!
Can this be used on other devices as well? I'm going to be moving from a note 3 to a moto x at upgrade and would like to be able to use the neo 2 with it.
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Yes, you can connect to other phones. Successfully connected to an LG G3 using android wear app.
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Benefits of root vs keeping bootloader locked?

I'm debating if I should (for the first time ever), forego unlocking the bootloader and stay on the stock rom. Reasons being rom support is unclear because of the new chip set, but also ota updates, dash charging and Android pay compatibility.
I know I won't be able to restore my titanium backup from my OPO but I'm alright with that.
What do you guys think?
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In my opinion... You must unlock the bootloader and explore the world beyond stock rom. Androids are supposed to root, that's the beauty of it and that's why manufacturers like Oneplus doesn't void warranty now a days. Op3 has a very good dev community and that will be same on Op3t too. I highly recommend you to go ahead and unlock the bootloader.
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I've considered not rooting, but honestly one thing has kept me coming back: adaway. I can't stand intrusive ads--and lets be honest, they're ALL intrusive.
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I've considered not rooting, but honestly one thing has kept me coming back: adaway. I can't stand intrusive ads--and lets be honest, they're ALL intrusive.
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Haha I think we're all the same ! I only root for being able to use AdAway and access to all my phone files and apps. ROM Toolbox is a highly needed app for me too.
I saw that unlocking and rooting doesn't void the waranty ? I didn't know that, great thing ! I hope there will be stock roms avalaible to flash then. I'll come from my Nexus 6, time to change !
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GiSS88 said:
I've considered not rooting, but honestly one thing has kept me coming back: adaway. I can't stand intrusive ads--and lets be honest, they're ALL intrusive.
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I don't mind a bit of ads as that's how I see some people making money from the good contents they make. But I have problem w/ non-root Android as it offer no good way to do backup. The only thing that very works is Titanium Root Backup. Yes, every one can say crap all they want about having cloud backup or stay on google stuff but none of that crap work on most games. It's BS at this point that Google is still trying to push everyone away from rooting, but offer no good backup method.
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I don't mind a bit of ads as that's how I see some people making money from the good contents they make. But I have problem w/ non-root Android as it offer no good way to do backup. The only thing that very works is Titanium Root Backup. Yes, every one can say crap all they want about having cloud backup or stay on google stuff but none of that crap work on most games. It's BS at this point that Google is still trying to push everyone away from rooting, but offer no good backup method.
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This is a good point, and most of the time (on desktop) I allow non-intrusive ads. But on my phone, when a pop-up will block an entire webpage, I'm not dealing with it. Sadly, some app makers suffer but I'll still lay the blame on the ad companies.
Root for xposed and Youtube adaway
GiSS88 said:
I've considered not rooting, but honestly one thing has kept me coming back: adaway. I can't stand intrusive ads--and lets be honest, they're ALL intrusive.
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Which app do you use for adaway...?
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manishsoni7689 said:
Which app do you use for adaway...?
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Adaway :laugh:
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Adaway [emoji23]
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I mean does it restrict all the ads or only for YouTube?
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manishsoni7689 said:
I mean does it restrict all the ads or only for YouTube?
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There are some that get through, but I believe it blocks everything for browsers and apps. I've never really tested with Youtube, but any ads built in to the video (sponsored) I think still play.
Yeah I root for adaway, blocking YouTube ads and modifying kernel and using skynet. It's just more fun to be able to tune and optimise too my liking.
I root for adaway, kernels to optimize battery life and depending sometimes Roms
If Oneplus' Oxygen OS allows me to use Titanium Backup and Xposed mods, as well as edit some ini documents in root without root then I guess I don't need it.
But seeing as thats the whole point of rooting, I really don't see any way around it. Some of you might laugh, but I install apps and edit settings to mimic the navigation setup similar to the Amazon Prime phone. Tap Home for Home, Hold for Google, double tap for Recent apps, and swipe up from the bottom to go back. Its surprisingly intuitive and unique. It keeps software keys off the screen, and no accidental presses on the capacitive buttons, as well as you don't need to stretch or awkwardly bend your thumb, its just always naturally resting where Home is.
My only question is if the Home button on the OnePlus is capacitive or clicky.
Ivalicenyan said:
If Oneplus' Oxygen OS allows me to use Titanium Backup and Xposed mods, as well as edit some ini documents in root without root then I guess I don't need it.
But seeing as thats the whole point of rooting, I really don't see any way around it. Some of you might laugh, but I install apps and edit settings to mimic the navigation setup similar to the Amazon Prime phone. Tap Home for Home, Hold for Google, double tap for Recent apps, and swipe up from the bottom to go back. Its surprisingly intuitive and unique. It keeps software keys off the screen, and no accidental presses on the capacitive buttons, as well as you don't need to stretch or awkwardly bend your thumb, its just always naturally resting where Home is.
My only question is if the Home button on the OnePlus is capacitive or clicky.
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Capacitive I believe from the op3 I've seen.
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manishsoni7689 said:
In my opinion... You must unlock the bootloader and explore the world beyond stock rom. Androids are supposed to root, that's the beauty of it and that's why manufacturers like Oneplus doesn't void warranty now a days. Op3 has a very good dev community and that will be same on Op3t too. I highly recommend you to go ahead and unlock the bootloader.
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I've been rooting and installing custom roms since the windows mobile days. I just find that the return on using custom roms is getting smaller and smaller now with OOS and the features built in to it now.
Adaway is pretty clutch. I usually go a little while after a clean flash without Adaway but then it needs to come back.
Has anyone here used android pay? How useful is this?
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There is no such a thing like absolute benefits. It mostly depends upon your objectives.
If all you need is to call, text and write instant messages, then keep your stock phone. Easy.
I need a long lasting battery (with my Oneplus One I am at little more than 40 hours), decent camera, a call recorder and no bloat.
Thus I go root, install CM, remove system apps I don't want/need. Also easy, it takes just 10 minutes more.
nhshah7 said:
I've been rooting and installing custom roms since the windows mobile days. I just find that the return on using custom roms is getting smaller and smaller now with OOS and the features built in to it now.
Adaway is pretty clutch. I usually go a little while after a clean flash without Adaway but then it needs to come back.
Has anyone here used android pay? How useful is this?
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Android pay depends on where you are. I'm in Utah and can use it virtually anywhere and I make sure I do. Don't have to pull out my wallet and wonder if I have to swipe or use the chip reader. Just tap and I'm on my way. Probably going to stay stock just to make sure I can keep using it.
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There is no such a thing like absolute benefits. It mostly depends upon your objectives.
If all you need is to call, text and write instant messages, then keep your stock phone. Easy.
I need a long lasting battery (with my Oneplus One I am at little more than 40 hours), decent camera, a call recorder and no bloat.
Thus I go root, install CM, remove system apps I don't want/need. Also easy, it takes just 10 minutes more.
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Yes, I know there are no absolute benefits. I'm just asking others what their benefits are
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Yes, I know there are no absolute benefits. I'm just asking others what their benefits are
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I really don't need root. I just wish Safety Net would pass with an unlocked bootloader. I love using Android Pay but I can't stand ads either. With an unlocked bootloader you don't need root to block ads, you just need TWRP so you can adb push a host file to block them.
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