Introduction
Remember a time when an unthemed popup popped up in an app, and you tried all that you could to change the colors of it, then found out it wasn't even in the app you spent hours on at the first place? Damn right I do!!! Wasted so much of my youth looking for things in the wrong place.
In this guide I will be going over a desktop application called "Android Device Monitor", and how to use it for theming. This program is not bound to theming, as it can help many ROM developers like locating a CP'd commit and forgot where to set a textColor was set in a dialog. For example: https://github.com/TeamBliss-LP/and...mmit/4f85ee62ab0db9d2a78b1bfeee32dfa17313e215.
The guide will also outline other methods to locate hardcoded colors on most apps, and this is not bounded by device. This will theoretically work on any device running Android, as long as you enable USB debugging on your device. So it should theoretically work on TouchWiz, AOSP, CM, Sense, LG Home, XperiaHome, etc...
Most importantly, if your friend comes over with a non-rooted phone, fret not, this DOES NOT require root. So! If you happen to stumble here from a link I requested you to follow, I'll assume you're either a themer, or you're a user of a theme. For users, this guide would be used to aid the themer when the themer does not have access to what you are seeing in an app due to differences in software/region bound software/firmware versions/custom ROMs. For themers, I hav known about this trick for a while but haven't gotten the time to write it - but this saves me precious time solving "unsolvable" issues, like during the days when we didn't have Setting's dashboard exposed (before the January 27th commit).
To understand how this works, we have to understand how Android system works. We can change many colors through colors.xml, but styles, layouts and java can also change colors. We have to remember this structure. Left is greater than the corresponding right.
Java > Layout > Styles > Colors
In this guide, I will be focusing on using ADM to locate colors/usages of resources within Layouts, thus allowing you to locate things within styles/colors.
ATTENTION
This guide is NOT 100% guaranteed.
As many third party apps like Google+ designs it's layout through the java, and the overall code of the application. Using Android Device Monitor, it is the first steps of beginning to theme.
This guide is meant to be a STARTING GROUND when you face any issue. I cannot guarantee any success, but this has helped me find out whether many things are hardcoded or not. So having this as a utility will greatly help a lot of people new to theming!
I also do NOT have access to a TW/Sense/LG Home/XH device, so if you have any issues (non-connection issues) with using ADM to trace your screen, please tell me. But theoretically, this should work on any device.
What is Android Device Monitor?
Android Device Monitor is a desktop application that traces the running programs of your device connected to your PC. You can use this to debug as it shows many useful information.
But for this guide, I will use it to show how to use it to take a screenshot XML dump of your phone's screen, and you can mouseover the elements of your screenshot on your screen to locate the layout of the app, or whatever is on your screen.
Wow! That sounds cool! How do I get it?
All you have to do is install the Android Studio package from Google, and you will get it preinstalled with it.
You can download Android Studio from this link: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?gclid=CLWt6IX99MgCFRCpaQodrhwHng
Make sure you install the prerequisite packages once installing and setting up Android Studio. This includes the complete SDK.
If you would like to install just the SDK, that is possible too: https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=tools
Make sure you install Android SDK Tools in the SDK Manager. Android Studio method is recommended as it comes with everything pre-installed once setting everything up.
Let's get started, shall we?
(*) Make sure you have installed adb/fastboot on your computer prior to continuing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118
A great text editing tool is Notepad++, available here: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
ON YOUR PHONE/TABLET
I will be using a Lollipop based CM ROM in this tutorial. Keep your device unplugged at this point.
First you have to enable Developer Options by going into About Device in Settings, then clicking the Build number 7 times. This enables Developer Options directly in the main menu of Settings.
Once activated, go into Developer Options
Scroll down until you see Android debugging, then activate that.
Plug your phone into the computer
At this point, a popup will appear on your device to verify the RSA fingerprint of your computer. Click Always Allow from this Computer.
ATTENTION: If you did not get a popup, adb is NOT installed correctly/your phone is not detected in ADB mode, or your computer does not have it set up properly. Follow my link above to get it set up quicker than using Android Studio's method. (*)
Once you agreed to the popup, then go to the screen where you want to see what the problem is. For example, you want to find out why there is a random white dialog when toggling GPS telling you to improve location accuracy.
Keep the screen turned on/turn on Stay Awake in Developer Options so it will keep your phone awake while plugged in. After this step, you have successfully finished using your phone.
ON YOUR COMPUTER
ATTENTION: If you already use Android Studio to build your theme, you can skip steps 2 and 3. Also to note, you can always use search and locate the "monitor.exe" file in your Android Studio directory, but that is too fussy, as it likes to error out a lot.
Open Android Studio, and create a new project, you need to Start a new Android Studio Project, follow all the steps till you click Finish.
You may or may not be greeted with a couple of popups, just dismiss them.
Once you get to a window with an available toolbar, click on Tools -> Android -> Android Device Monitor.
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ATTENTION: If you're running Android Studio 1.4.1 and above, click on the icon in the toolbar.
On first launch you will get this popup, click Proceed
Your phone will appear on the left, including all the processes and background services running on your phone.
Click on your device, and click on the Dump View Hierarchy for UI Automator icon, an icon that should be next to the camera, with three stacked phones.
At this point, the computer will dump whatever is on your screen, if your screen is off, it will dump a black screen, so you should have kept it awake.
Once complete, you will want to hover over the unidentifiable object on your screen. So if the white dialog (as mentioned previously) when toggling location is a bother, we hover over the screen's focused dialog, and click on it. When selected, the area has a red rectangle.
You will then see a table on the bottom right identifying all its attributes. But most importantly, you will want to see that it is actually in package ID com.google.android.gms (Google Play Services), so you must invert that/theme that.
You can see how the table above told me that the package ID was com.google.android.gms, and thus I was able to go find it in the decompiled APK of Google Play Services.
Also to note, resource-id is also a great way to start, as it tells you the app's layout object ID, which allows you to find it within the app's res/layout folder by using Notepad++ and the Find in Files section. If by any chance, you get no information at all, you should check the structure of the app on the top right, and locate within layouts folder as well. For example, if you see a FrameLayout and textView x2, you have identified the structure of the activity fragment of the app, and it MAY help you for layouts.
In my commit at the beginning of this thread, I was locating an unthemed black text in a dialog, and found out that the dialog's resource-id was "dpi_edit", so I searched in res/layout using N++'s Find in Files tool and found out that it was in this file: https://github.com/TeamBliss-LP/and...13e215/res/layout/alert_dialog_text_entry.xml. So I made the change to the textColor and pushed the commit to the source. Thus allowing users to have a visible DPI text color, even though we expected that the ?attr should work.
Demonstration on how to reverse locate a specific color
Let's find something specific using this trace method, so for example, I would like to find the background of the switch bar in Settings. Pretend I don't know how. So following my above steps, I'm able to reach this:
We see that under resource-id in the Node Detail box, it says: com.android.settings:id/switch_bar -- so we should search for switch_bar under res/layouts of com.android.settings (your decompiled settings).....
We go into Notepad++, and use the Find in Files feature (Search -> Find in Files) and type in the resource-id after ":id/", which is "switch_bar"
Click Find All and wait for it to finish. Afterwards, you will get a list of results with a hit. In this case, we have one result.
Double click on the result, and you will be greeted with a layout XML with the ID. In the XML you will see that you have a bunch of stuff there, so with some smarts and some logic on the same line, you can see if the background is set to a hardcoded hex (hardcoded meaning there's a hex code there, as you can't modify layouts in CMTE, or is it rerouted to another color)
We can see that the background was linked to a color variable, "switchbar_background", now change that in com.android.settings/res/values/colors.xml, then you tell me if I'm correct If you see something else in there, or are a ROM developer and trying to expose some values, replace the hardcoded hex to a rerouted color in the corresponding app's colors.xml, and you have successfully exposed it!
Troubleshooting
Q: There is an error every time I launch ADM again! What should I do?
A: The error is normal, just press OK and proceed. (This error in spoiler, if any others, message below)
Q: I keep getting a permission error with my device when I click the button and it doesn't draw my screenshot!
A: This happens when your device is extremely "dirty", a complete clean flash is required. In my case, I fastbooted stock and reflashed my custom ROM. You can try wiping data, as the permissions lie somewhere there.
Q: I still can't get my theme to theme the hardcoded thing, help!
A: As I said, this doesn't work for all cases, this is only a starting and ending ground to see if it is themable. If you can't find out what to do, then chances are you did everything you can!
Q: Any other tips?
A: If you really can't find it, but you have a specific color you want to get rid of, try using Photoshop's Eyedropper tool to pick out the color from the screenshot, then use Notepad++ to search for this color. You should find the hex from the color by clicking the color palette.
Q: What about using backgroundTint?
A: You can use this to target many white hardcoded (definite) backgrounds by adding a backgroundTint attribute, but this may affect other things, like the Paste tooltip will take on this backgroundTint thus you can't read the "Paste" text. But definitely, this is a great way to start targeting white backgrounds!
Q: I have more questions!
A: Post in the thread and tag me using @nicholaschum, I'm more likely to check if I get a notification.
XDA:DevDB Information
[GUIDE] Locating hidden values, random dialogs and hardcodes (AOSP/TW/Sense/XH), Theme for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
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Status: Stable
Created 2015-11-03
Last Updated 2015-11-06
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I always get a black screen on my PC. How can I solve it? My phone screen is always on.
Thank you for the guide.
starbucks2010 said:
I always get a black screen on my PC. How can I solve it? My phone screen is always on.
Thank you for the guide.
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Hmm, that's a bit strange, because black screen is mainly when your screen is off, are you seeing the background processes of the app on the left of ADM?
Solved. Actually, I have to have the screen on in the moment I start to take the "screenshot" of my phone. It's ok now.
I'm still looking for that white contact detail background ...
PS. Do you know what it means class = android.widget.RelativeLayout ? It doesn't give too much details so I don't know where should I search for it?
Thank you.
starbucks2010 said:
Solved. Actually, I have to have the screen on in the moment I start to take the "screenshot" of my phone. It's ok now.
I'm still looking for that white contact detail background ...
PS. Do you know what it means class = android.widget.RelativeLayout ? It doesn't give too much details so I don't know where should I search for it?
Thank you.
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That means that the layout is using a RelativeLayout. It's a type of layout configuration. You should use N++ to see if you can find that RelativeLayout, as not all xmls have that layout.
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Thank you, great guide!
For themers, this is the best guide and most useful, ever. It should be a sticky.
Thank you very much Nicolas.
Well, in the new version of Android Studio, there's no option for UI, Only Camera / Print, and other Monitor related options.
abo hani said:
Well, in the new version of Android Studio, there's no option for UI, Only Camera / Print, and other Monitor related options.
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I'll take a look at this, I might make a standalone package if this is the case.
@abo hani, updated the guide with Android Studio 1.4.1 instructions to locate ADM. Once ADM launched, it works exactly the same way now.
Thank you so much. This is a perfect tool for somebody like me trying to catch up to all the great themers on here. At least I can help myself and ask better questions.
Thank you for this guide
Do you have any tips on how to make a transparent background transparent instead of grey? I have changed backgrounds edited pngs edited styles and manifests and still get a grey box on the light option
rickberg said:
Do you have any tips on how to make a transparent background transparent instead of grey? I have changed backgrounds edited pngs edited styles and manifests and still get a grey box on the light option
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If a transparent background is already transparent, why are you changing it to grey? What changes are you making?
I worded that wrong im trying to make the apk transparent but it will not go transparent it goes to a grey i added Theme.Translucent to styles and manifest also changed background hexes on light to 00000000
Anyone knows from where is taken the color of the text in the search box? Is taken from the app itself of from somewhere else (SystemUI, framework, etc)? It drives me crazy this search text from SecGallery. Is always black on black.
Thank you.
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If a transparent background is already transparent, why are you changing it to grey? What changes are you making?
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This is the color i get as background even though everythong is set to transparent
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NS4G go HERE
A few screenshots from my device:
Some more screenshots thanks to kenvan19
Recommended Dark Theme: Dark Theme (MIUI.com Official Theme)
A DarkBlue alternative:
Look for more info and screenshots here
Download here
Just download or Copy to /sd-card/MIUI/theme/ and you will find it in theme manager.
Preview of the new camera app we all are waiting for!! (Just waiting for the topright button now to be able to switch from back to front camera)
A very cool video of MIUI from the main Chinese sight!!
New build!
1.5.20 BETA 7
Update:
Recommended this week:
1. Global perfect expression of support Emoji details
2.NS, I9000 support the front camera
3. Online backup add backup features detailed information see
System
Add Global perfect expression of support Emoji
Add automatic switch-GPS positioning to enhance positioning speed (see Settings -> Personal -> My Location)
Add Defy to upgrade to the latest kernel (ring solution is set to mute or default problem)
Optimization of the default server to China GPS, users can manually switch to another region
Telephone
When the lock screen repair calls, hang up when the other side does not answer the question will be unlocked
Fix some cases, directly into the lock screen will display the password screen problem
Repair if the number of new contacts with existing contacts, as dial-up list will appear in the question does not correspond to
Hang up the phone when optimizing the interaction
SMS
Add Accessories Menu - "Enter the expression in the expression of new Emoji
Added restored SMS SP Number Display (banks, operators and other letters will display name)
Add a custom message style preview
SMS notification tone repair the problem into ringtones
Contact
Add click on the contact picture support to quickly add to the blacklist
Fix error problem Lunar birthday. Please set before the Lunar New students must re-set birthday again
Repair View Contact phone number will be different prefix combined display problems (such as 600,17951, etc.)
Optimization View contact list shows the current letter positioning alphabetical index
Topic
Repair answer a call when ringtone preview online, ringtones concert background playback problems
Gallery
Repair thumbnail display problem in the wrong direction
Fix the problem blank thumbnails
Music
New songs fade effect when switching the control switch (can fade off in the settings)
Add volume to select a song removed, removed, to avoid misuse confirmation pop
Repair using a local picture as album art, in the player and the lock-screen display ambiguous
Fixed equalizer cause the player problems FC
Led to the SD card fix the problem playlists and playback control status can not remember the question
Fix delete the current pause songs, next song will have a direct playback problems
Download
New music player online to download songs using the system's download manager
Add to download the contents of the menu, delete the download tasks and functions to delete download history
Optimized to ensure the system to download up to 5 simultaneous downloads, download up under the same domain name 2
Lock screen, the status bar
Reduce the lock-screen animation optimization of CPU occupancy charge
Lock screen when charging optimize the efficiency of the phone
Camera
Add NS, I9000 support the front camera
Back
Add local backup support backup alarm settings
Add local backup support backup system settings (including telephone and SMS settings) (beta)
New Online Backup Backup Details to view additional features
Optimization of local priority recovery program data recovery, then restore the desktop layout
Notice the progress bar fix the backup problem will be removed
APP backup repair quits unexpectedly, the backup progress from the notice board when the FC into the backup APP
Calendar
Lunar leap month fix the problem does not show
Mirror
Mirror2
MD5: 2697279117ef1723a4c1d037938ae975
English Language pack to Flash AFTER the ROM Flash! 1b
Call mute issues caused by incorrect Phone.apk implementation *fixed*
Mms config fixed to allow for send / receive of messages properly without small images as well
Numerous string improvements to: Contacts, Backup, Mms, MiuiMusic, Settings, Notes, Launcher2 and FileExplorer
Mirror
Mirror2
MD5: a4d41037345a251c3cefab65663779b9
Italian version
For a lot of other languages check out the English main page
Issue downloading?
Don't forget to go to this program
Called "downloads" click on the menu button and change to "download using mobile network".
Frontfacing camera . Use root explorer to put in system/apps and reboot:
Link Please make these changes to permissions!! otherwise it will not work! (Or you can download latest Cyanogenmod and extract the camera)
Double check the permissions!! They need to be exactly like this!!
(optional) Working Kernel (The base is CyanogenMod7 so any kernel for it in theory should work):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936219
Gotten some good feedback that the Netarchy Nexus - 1.3.2-cfs-2.3.4-universal (Universal for non-stock 2.3.4 roms) do work now!
FAQ
by: rikardo1979
Did u experience a bit weir behavior after u flashed your MIUI+Language pack ?
Like some icons with CN text, or notification menu where u had a "Visitor mode" in CN, time to time fc on some apps, etc.
Try to flash over again but a bit different way
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This works for me1) so do a full wipe again ( cache + data + dalvik cache )
2) install the ROM from CWR but now a bit change cos DONT INSTALL lang pack straight after !!!
3) after the ROMs installed just do a reboot. Once the phone boot all is in CN lang but no worries now
4) reboot phone into CWR again
5) now wipe the cache + dalvik cache. But NOT DATA !!!
6) now u can install the lang pack and reboot after
7) now u all done and u should have your MIUI full EN or another language without CN texts like in notification menu where u had a "Visitor mode" in CN, or some icons on the desktop, etc...
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is there a way to get a dictionary on this rom so i can actually use the swype beta
abn.geek said:
I did all of this by cutting and pasting, but I don't see why you couldn't use adb if that's what you're into.
-Download a recent cm7 (I used rc2)
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abn.geek said:
-Pull LatinIME.apk from the /system/app folder inside the cm7 zip file and paste it to the SD card on the phone
-Delete LatinIME.apk from /system/app on the phone (I used root explorer)
-Move the cm7 LatinIME.apk from wherever you put it on the SD card to the /system/app folder on the phone
-Reboot the phone and it should be good
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And note that you will need the same permissions as with the exchanged front facing camera from CM7!! (Look a little up to see what it should look like!)
Howto fixing the white on white: (not needed in new .25or later)
20 good MIUI tips
White text - how to remove!
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Hi all,
you may of noticed the white text in the latest Nexus S 2.3.3 ROM. In order to run apps like YouTube without the text issue go into Settings > Programs > Manage Applications
Select YouTube for example and scroll down to compatibility mode, switch it on. Re load app - no more white!
Cheers,
Mark
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Confirmed works!! No more white on white!! Got it to work after a reboot!!
Fix download in market and for themes on cellular network?
You need to open the application called "downloads" and push the menu on the bottom and choose to be able to use "mobile network"
Is this ROM bug free/faulty free?
No! It is still in beta state. But I use it day to day with little or no issues. It is the best ROM I tried on the nexus yet!
Known issues (not in .25 built or later)
It FC (Force close) some apps like Engadget and other (workaround is using the mobile version of engadget. It works good)
It has white background and white text. (FIXABLE see the red text a little further up)
Seems to FC when you give review to an app. ( I have this issue as some other)
For Beginners
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste.
Click Net Disk on the desktop, and you’ll see MIUI has prepared a variety of amazing apps for you, including notes, audios, videos and IM and so on. You are free to choose and install what you like! (Please make sure your phone is connected to wifi.)
Tip: If you want more apps, you may click the tab “All for one” in “Net Disk”, the place where MIUI users upload their own apps.
> You may also download more apps in electronic markets. You need to install the corresponding market (some can be downloaded in “Net Disk”), and then go get more apps.
> I’d like to install apps downloaded from the computer, what should I do? First copy the downloaded file (.apk) into your SD card. Then pick up your phone, click “File Manager” on the desktop, find the file you copied and click to install it.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
> Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
> How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
> How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
> Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
> Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
> Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
> Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
> Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
> Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
> Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
> Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
> How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
> How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a wifi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!
From miui.com
MIUI Theming:
Change FONT
Theme releases (Make sure it is for YOUR version or it might be issues!!)
Another here on XDA
(ADVANCED below)
Edit lockscreen
More theming/editing
Cool thanx. Is this one in english or do we need to flash the language pack as well?
chris6278 said:
Cool thanx. Is this one in english or do we need to flash the language pack as well?
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No prob
Do not know. But Mark said that we need to wait for the english language pack for this version so my money is on that it is still in Japanese. And no the lang pack for this version is not out.. yet.
Meant Chinese but for us i guess it really doesn't make a difference which one it is
frewys said:
No prob
Do not know. But Mark said that we need to wait for the english language pack for this version so my money is on that it is still in Japanese. And no the lang pack for this version is not out.. yet.
Meant Chinese but for us i guess it really doesn't make a difference which one it is
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Chinese, lollol
JD
English pack is up for .18
http://miui.info/markhuk/miui/Nexus_S/miuidev-1.3.18_NS-EN-PACK1_2.3.zip
Enjoy
Thanks Mark
JD
Is this version supposed to have the new lockscreen?
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it hasnt got the proper lockscreen, and im not entirely convinced the white on white is completely fixed either...
Nice new drawer UI tho....
Works scan sd music? Thanks
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slimjimwoods said:
it hasnt got the proper lockscreen, and im not entirely convinced the white on white is completely fixed either...
Nice new drawer UI tho....
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I have gotten it to work.
Just installed it and configuring it!
JupiterDroid said:
English pack is up for .18
http://miui.info/markhuk/miui/Nexus_S/miuidev-1.3.18_NS-EN-PACK1_2.3.zip
Enjoy
Thanks Mark
JD
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Could this get added to the OP?
kenvan19 said:
Could this get added to the OP?
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Do you mean the original thread? I'm all for it. If you mean this thread. I put it there in the quote.
frewys said:
Do you mean the original thread? I'm all for it. If you mean this thread. I put it there in the quote.
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I meant whichever is going to get updated with new builds
kenvan19 said:
I meant whichever is going to get updated with new builds
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My point exactly! I just had a little time now. Haven't seen any updates on the original post. So got a little carried away and posted this. Just like the ROM so much and CM hasn't played nice with me on my nexus and this ROM is awesome!
But to the point. Better someone who has a lot of time! I could post screenshot and format it nicer. But I'm sure I wont be doing a "perfect" job always..
frewys said:
My point exactly! I just had a little time now. Haven't seen any updates on the original post. So got a little carried away and posted this. Just like the ROM so much and CM hasn't played nice with me on my nexus and this ROM is awesome!
But to the point. Better someone who has a lot of time! I could post screenshot and format it nicer. But I'm sure I wont be doing a "perfect" job always..
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Once I get it downloaded (its taking forever...been downloading for 20 minutes and I'm not even 50% done) I'll take a few screenshots.
Also, I'm going to add another mirror :/ this download speed is just ridiculous.
Mirror link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22368847/miuidev-nexusS-1.3.18-deodexed_2.3.zip
Took me an hour to download it from one of the other mirrors...Just checked my speed and clearly that's not the problem...
Also, here are the screenshots I promised:
kenvan19 said:
Mirror link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22368847/miuidev-nexusS-1.3.18-deodexed_2.3.zip
Took me an hour to download it from one of the other mirrors...Just checked my speed and clearly that's not the problem...
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I had absolutly no probs a couple of hours ago. But I guess word is out and their line is stretched to the limit!
Does anyone else have problems with the google search bar? Its works the first time I use it then it just is screwed up and on LPP I can't seem to use the MIUI search.
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I tried pushing one to system/app but it didn't work. This is sort of frustrating =/
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visitor mode is chines in my phone !!! how did you do that ?
quattro_rs said:
visitor mode is chines in my phone !!! how did you do that ?
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I just flashed the language pack. Not sure what happened with your flash.
kenvan19 said:
I just flashed the language pack. Not sure what happened with your flash.
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nothing just flashed ROM reboot flash English LP !
its not a big deal thats the only thing that is still in chines .
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This is a community support ROM only!
The developers do not provide much support for this ROM on these forums
Support is mostly provided on forums.MIUI.us
New release comes every Friday.
If you haven't heard about this ROM yet then check out the videos in the 2nd post to see it in action!
This is an excellent ROM if for no other reason than it introduces the first non-CyanogenMod/carrier/manufacturer framework overhaul of Android 2.3.7 and boy what an overhaul.
Changes from base ROM
Removed: MIUI App Sharing | MIUI OTA Updater | MIUI Bootscreen | SIM Toolkit
Added: Custom Bootscreen | English Translations | Google Maps | Google Voice Search | MIUI.us Forum app
If you want ADW.Launcher or LauncherPro install them from Market.Proceed To Download
Download it here
Change Log:
Weekly Changelog:
Click here for changelog done via StiffSpliff
MIUI for Beginners
Source: http://en.miui.com/a-10.html
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste. Use the Android Market and download what you would like. If you are using a backup app and restoring apps from a previous ROM, only restore the apps and not the data. Otherwise that will create a lot of force close issues.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the SD card.
How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a Wi-Fi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!
Core Features
MIUI HOME
Two-layer shortcuts and program icons are integrated into one-layer desktop.
Long press on an icon to enter edit mode, open Widgets and drag it to the target screen.
Drag the app you want to uninstall to the top of the trash box to delete it.
Eight kinds of flipping screens effects are available with gorgeous animations.
T9 dialer
T9 dialer is applied for smart dialing. It supports searching by contact name and phone number, and the results are listed according to contact frequency.
The default setting is to forbid any third-party app to monitor users’ calls.
Currently, there are 230301 attribution logs. The attribution data will be updated continuously, codes of foreign countries are supported as well.
SMS
Compared with native Android system, 7 major optimizations on SMS are made:
Adding contacts in short messages;
Adding names in group sending messages and automatically adding the names to Contacts;
Easier taking of numbers, urls and email addresses from short messages;
Optimization on mobile newspaper reading;
Collection of important messages;
Recommended messages for holidays;
Quick reply and view window.
Contacts
Quick location of contacts;
Faster to add new contacts;
Contacts group management supported;
Contacts' large images supported.
Themes
The third edition UI loading engine makes it faster and easier to change themes;
Partial theme customs are more flexible and comprehensive. Rich online wallpapers, ringtones, fonts and so on are available.
Camera
Faster loading speed enables you to take photos immediately.
More professional modes such as continuous shooting, timing and special effects supported.
Gallery
Faster picture browsing speed than that of native Android system;
Brand new view mode supports to view the pictures by folder path.
Music
Simultaneous enjoying and downloading massive online music. Music chart live playing and bulk downloads supported;
Automatic connection of lyrics and album covers. ID3 information editing supported;
Changing songs by swinging the phone and sleep mode supported.
Notifications
After pulling Notifications and Toggles panel down, changing panels by sliding the screen supported.
MIUI apps
File Manager, Traffic Monitor, Backup, Notes, and Torch.
Tips & Tricks
Long Press:Long press on the icon in Toggles will launch the settings for that icon.
Screen Shot:Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
Hold HomePress Home key at the first screen, you may preview screen thumbnails and add or move screens.
Delete Message or Call Log : Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
Edit Mode : You may hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
Call Activated : Your phone will vibrate when a call gets through.
Activate Music from Lockscreen : Double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player when the screen is locked.
Quick SMS/Phone Launch : In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
Quick Launch Torch : Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
Quick Launch Contact Options : Click the contact image in Calls, SMS and Contacts, shortcut menus will pop up.
Long Press Search : Long press on Search button will launch search via voice recognition.
Recovery Reboot : Click menu in “System Update” to reboot and enter recovery.
% for Battery : The battery will display the percentage of left battery capacity by Settings>System>Battery>Notification Indicator Style>Percentage.
Running Apps List : Long press on the Home button can go to “Program Manager”. Click the “Clear up” button at the bottom left to clear the extra processes in memory. And the system will inform you of the released memory and current available memory.
Note: System processes will not be cleared so as to ensure the normal running of the system.
IP Calling : . How to set IP dialing?
MIUI ROM can add an IP prefix for the called number in a strange land. You may set it in Settings>Common>Calls.
You may also long press the contact item before dialing, and choose “Make IP calls” in the pop-up menu.
Reject Call : When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
Custom Ringtones : . How to set custom ringtones?
Put media files into the Media/Audio/ringtones directory in the SD card, (If there is none of this directory, please create one manually) and then select in Sounds in Settings.
Note: there are three directories under Audio, corresponding to the following tones:
notifications--notification ringtones
ringtones--incoming call ringtones
alarms--alarming ringtones
Supported formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, Midi, etc.
Important SMS : As for those important messages you want to add to your favorites, you may long press the message in the pop-up menu and select "Favorites". You may switch to "Favorites" tab in the main SMS interface to view collected messages.
Quick Delete SMS : How to quickly delete items?
You may slide from left to right on the item and click on the red "Delete" button when it appears.
Tether : How can I share my network to the PC or other terminals?
Firmware of Android 2.2 and above support the sharing of mobile phones to other Internet terminal in the following method:
Go to "Settings" -> "System" -> "Share mobile network", you may choose to share the Internet connection by USB tethering or setting up portable Wi-Fi hotspot. [/QUOTE]
MIUI never looked so good
This rom has definately come a long way. I might have to give it a shot again.
Really good to see all the info. Still rocking MIUI as my daily, love it!
Never flashed miui because of the iPhone look, but may have to now. This looks great.
I'm totally in!!
I have using this for last couple of weeks or so. I am loving this ROM.
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Never flashed miui because of the iPhone look, but may have to now. This looks great.
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People who think this way are only missing out on a great ROM. It may look similar to iOS when you start, but it has its distinct style and ways of doing things. I particularly like the battery top bar, which is simply a green or red line across the top of the screen that shrinks or grows with the battery level.
Please do try it. There really is no harm in doing so as you can always nandroid back to your last backup, or flash to another ROM.
is the dark theme in the OP animation a default dark theme? or does it have to be downloaded through the theme manager?
is it safe to save apps with data, dont wanna loose my spot in some of my games lol or should i just wipe and redo everything. i normally save my wifi spots also and contacts with titanium should i or no
downloading right now. def gotta try this one out! i usually only run sense roms but this looks sick! haven't tried miui in months
For those that are turned off by the iphone look, just use launcherpro instead of the stock launcher. It's an awesome rom! Totally fun to play with, it's unlike any other rom out there right now
Sent from my HTC Incredible
TheWhiteBandito said:
For those that are turned off by the iphone look, just use launcherpro instead of the stock launcher
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This Exactly! I use ADW EX and love it. This rom has my favorite menu/notifaction interface out of all the roms.
The SMS quick reply pop-up alone is worth using this rom.
gnargnarshreder said:
is it safe to save apps with data, dont wanna loose my spot in some of my games lol or should i just wipe and redo everything. i normally save my wifi spots also and contacts with titanium should i or no
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In my experience, apps with data are safe and work fine going from Sense based roms to this one. It's the settings data that I'm unsure about as I prefer to set all that up manually.
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is the dark theme in the OP animation a default dark theme? or does it have to be downloaded through the theme manager?
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The dark theme has to be downloaded, it's definitely the most popular.
As for the iPhone look - just get a new icon pack and use beautiful widgets and it will look much more Androidish.
This is just a screen cap of my home screen a couple weeks ago.
Oh, and to do a screen cap, you don't need an app. Just push vol down and menu softkey at the same time and it does it.
I'm getting a force close everytime I try to do anything related to Theme Settings
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I'm getting a force close everytime I try to do anything related to Theme Settings
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Known bug with this build. A new build should be up late tonight or tomorrow.
TabletBar Hider
Want to use your honeycomb tablet in *true* fullscreen, without that pesky system bar in the way? Now you can! (REQUIRES ROOT!)
This app allows you to hide the system bar in landscape mode, where it gets in the way the most. Then, if you need to access it to leave the app, just rotate your tablet to portrait and the bar appears. When you're done, rotate it back to landscape and the bar disappears again. You can go back to the app and end that behavior at any time.
There is currently an issue with apps that prevent rotation - you may get stuck in them! But worst case, you can always reboot and everything goes back to normal. I will work on a fix for that if people like the app!
I am new to Android app development so please let me know if there are any issues! I have created a free demo version that you can run to verify that the app will properly hide and restore the system bar on your tablet. I have tested this on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but not others yet! So please make sure to try the demo first.
Note that the demo is only for verifying that the app can kill and restore the system bar. It does not feature the automatic rotation service that the full version contains.
Screenshots of full version attached to post
Demo
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tlalexander.tabletbarhiderdemo
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Well thought! tested the demo and working well on arabic rom p7510jpkg5. Though expected demo to be a little more useful beyond just hiding and restoring the bottom bar. Couldn't revert to home screen after applying the tweak. The full version could have been free.
well done.
It's useful...thanks
Works great on my Xoom but some time in future development it would be nice to have the option of a transparent status bar too.
Bought it in hopes that you'll be further developing it. Further development on this that could really turn heads would be access to the full apps list with the ability to check mark which ones you want the taskbar hider to work with (and more importantly, which ones you don't).
Great idea. Looking forward to where this might go.
Please consider making it work with multitouch gestures.
I have my tablet set to always stay in Landscape mode (unless an app forces me into portrait mode). So the current way of hiding and restoring the status bar is a PITA.
What you could (should) do is this.
Two finger swipe down off of the screen = Hide status bar.
Two finger swipe up onto the screen = Restore status bar.
Does that make sense?
It's a great start!
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Two finger swipe down off of the screen = Hide status bar.
Two finger swipe up onto the screen = Restore status bar.
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this would be really nice!
It would be great if it would work with wizz or have like a wiz type bar where i can click bottom middle during any app and bring up home and back and multi task and then even better like wizz i can add my own!
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on adw ex I have swipe down as notifications. with this thing enabled. I swipe down and my notifications dont pop up really wished that I could swipe down for my notifications with the bar off
O well, guess its good for specific apps although I would really like to see it as a more accessible thing like wizzbar
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Well thought! tested the demo and working well on arabic rom p7510jpkg5. Though expected demo to be a little more useful beyond just hiding and restoring the bottom bar. Couldn't revert to home screen after applying the tweak. The full version could have been free.
well done.
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Yes, I know its a simple app and it could be free, but this is kind of an experiment for me to see if I can make money writing apps. It also will provide the encouragement I need to keep developing it. And yeah, the demo is just to make sure people don't get stuck buying the paid app and have it not work. Its not really intended to be useful.
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Bought it in hopes that you'll be further developing it. Further development on this that could really turn heads would be access to the full apps list with the ability to check mark which ones you want the taskbar hider to work with (and more importantly, which ones you don't).
Great idea. Looking forward to where this might go.
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Hey that's a great idea! I'll look into that.
arrtoodeetoo said:
Please consider making it work with multitouch gestures.
I have my tablet set to always stay in Landscape mode (unless an app forces me into portrait mode). So the current way of hiding and restoring the status bar is a PITA.
What you could (should) do is this.
Two finger swipe down off of the screen = Hide status bar.
Two finger swipe up onto the screen = Restore status bar.
Does that make sense?
It's a great start!
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Actually I was originally going to hook into the volume buttons, and have one hide it and one restore it, but I found that background services don't have access to the volume buttons. Orientation was less ideal, but It was something I could hook into from the background. I'm not sure if background services can see the gestures, but I will look into it! One thing I know I can do is look at the accelerometer instead of the orientation. That way even if you're locked, you can still rotate to show the bar. Of course.. then its sideways, and that's weird. But thanks for the words of encouragement as well!
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It would be great if it would work with wizz or have like a wiz type bar where i can click bottom middle during any app and bring up home and back and multi task and then even better like wizz i can add my own!
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on adw ex I have swipe down as notifications. with this thing enabled. I swipe down and my notifications dont pop up really wished that I could swipe down for my notifications with the bar off
O well, guess its good for specific apps although I would really like to see it as a more accessible thing like wizzbar
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Ooh, yeah the app kills the process that contains the notifications, so that is one area where it won't work. Also, I said this above but I'm not sure if I can see gestures from a background process. But I will look into it for sure! That would definitely be better.
I also realized that if I implement the suggestion above about selecting which apps to disable my app on, I could have it also disabled on the home screen. That would be nice.
-Taylor
So, I just realized that the Market app doesn't allow rotation, and it can appear that you're stuck. I will definitely have to add a way to filter which apps this is enabled for.
For the meantime, you're not actually stuck in Market. Just use the menu on the top right and go to "Contact us" and it will open the browser.
Silly, for sure. I'll try to add the fix soon. Probably not till the weekend though.
-Taylor
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What you could (should) do is this.
Two finger swipe down off of the screen = Hide status bar.
Two finger swipe up onto the screen = Restore status bar.
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Awesome Work!
I have Wavelauncher installed and it's a good workaround. If I'm in an app that won't rotate I just swipe for Wavelaunch. It can show recent apps and user defined apps. If the app you want isn't listed, just pick one that does portrait to get the system bar back. If this app can come up there must be a way for you to do a swipe gesture to bring the bar back,
Anyway, thanks for this app! Love watching movies without the bar at the bottom!
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
I actually found virtual button bar in the market, works like a dream. Lovin the fullscreen now!
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A nice feature would be:
Have the system bar timeout and hide itself after a set time amount of inactivity. Say... if you do not touch anything that has to do with the system bar for a whole minute, it will automatically hide itself. Swiping up could bring it back up or something like that. Would be extremely useful. Kinda like how Windows has the auto hide taskbar feature to give more screen space.
Honestly, I think auto hiding the system bar should be something Google should cook up and bring natively to the Honeycomb tablets. It makes sense to do that if you think about it. I know that the icons and such will dim down to white dots after a few seconds while using certain parts of the system apps, but something like auto hiding the entire system bar altogether will be far superior.
I still like the idea of checking off the apps this is allowed to work in on a list. I imagine that's a lot of work.
Perhaps in the mean time, you could implement a hidden button that could toggle the taskbar by tapping in the extreme upper right or left corner. That (I imagine) should be a lot simpler to do for the time being.
I wouldn't hesitate to spend $2.00-2.50 on the finished app.
I hope you could get it to work with the international 3G Xoom. MZ601
Hey guys,
Man, I don't get what the deal is with forums *not* e-mailing me even though I have notifications enabled.
But yeah, I have been brainstorming ways to make this work better. The simplest idea, and what I will try to enable this weekend, is shaking the tablet to toggle the bar.
Hooking into rotation was the simplest thing and I just wanted to get off the ground and see if people liked it. Clearly you guys do (thanks!) so I gotta make this app easier to use.
I looked up how to do swiping, and apparently background apps are not supposed to have access to touch events, for security (imagine if an app secretly waited till your banking app was running and then watched locations pressed on the screen when you typed your password). So people seem to think apps that run in the background and read swipes are using some kind of unsupported security holes, and my initial search only found people not willing to talk about it. Still, I haven't spent much time on it yet, busy week!
But I will look at it this weekend and see what I can do to improve it. I also gotta shoot a youtube videos as I have what feels like a high rate of returns - I think it would be really helpful if people saw how it worked before downloading.
And I finally got a review, yay! Of course if you have any opinions on the app I'd love a review!
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I hope you could get it to work with the international 3G Xoom. MZ601
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Does it not? Is your tablet rooted? This app cannot work without root, unfortunately.
Let me rephrase it. According to the market, your app is not compatible with my MZ601. When i do a search through the market it doesn't come up in the list. Its strange though since I was able to download your tester and it worked. I really would like to have this on my Xoom. And yes' I am rooted and running the Hammerhead ROM.
Have you checked your spam folder? A lot of times emails get marked as spam specially ibes coming from forums.
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Let me rephrase it. According to the market, your app is not compatible with my MZ601. When i do a search through the market it doesn't come up in the list. Its strange though since I was able to download your tester and it worked. I really would like to have this on my Xoom. And yes' I am rooted and running the Hammerhead ROM.
Have you checked your spam folder? A lot of times emails get marked as spam specially ibes coming from forums.
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Hmm... weird. I haven't purposefully hidden it from any devices. As far as I am aware it should work with every Honeycomb device.
I'll look into that this weekend.
And I checked my spam folder. Nothing there. I'll double check my notification settings.
-Taylor
Facegarden said:
Hmm... weird. I haven't purposefully hidden it from any devices. As far as I am aware it should work with every Honeycomb device.
I'll look into that this weekend.
And I checked my spam folder. Nothing there. I'll double check my notification settings.
-Taylor
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Thanks. Looking forward to having it.
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Presents the Official
MIUI 1.12.9
This is a community support ROM only!
The developers do not provide much support for this ROM on these forums
Support is mostly provided on forums.MIUI.us
New release come every Friday.
If you haven't heard about this ROM yet then check out the videos in the 2nd post to see it in action!
This is an excellent ROM if for no other reason than it introduces the first non-CyanogenMod/carrier/manufacturer framework overhaul of Android 2.3.4 and boy what an overhaul.
Changes from base ROM
Added: Custom Bootscreen | English Translations | MIUI.us Forum app
If you want ADW.Launcher or LauncherPro install them from Market.
MIUI 1.12.9 Gingerbread for
HTC Droid Incredible
this release is brought to you by Inc Dev Team
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE REPORTING ANY BUGS.
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1. No 720p Support
No fix for this currently, as stagefright doesnt support it yet. As soon as this is fixed (most likely in a CM build) we will update MIUI, no ETA.
Thanks for all hard work to the following:
leeech...Building/support
Warttack...Translations/support/building
n_i_x...Help with porting/GB & Froyo
wowthatsrandom...Help with porting/support/building
jladronka, skunkle88, rayfin and StirCwazy...moderating & support
LATEST RELEASE:
Please do not remove any of the apps built into the rom we have removed all bloat. If you infact remove something and your phone starts force closing. DO NOT REPORT YOUR BUGS BECAUSE YOU DID NOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
Things to know! Emmc is not mounting pics in gallery! Use filexplorer to view pics on Emmc.{Fix is over my head. Need to get another dev involved}...
Do not use format button in rom!!!!
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IF YOU ARE COMING FROM MY PREVIOUS WEEKS ROM IS IT OK TO FLASH OVER BY JUST WIPING
CACHE AND DAVLIK BEFORE FLASHING ROM.
THIS ROM INCLUDES A UPDATER.APK FOR EASING WEEKLY UPDATES
CHANGELOG
http://miui.us/forums/content.php?153-MIUI-1-12-9-Change-Log-N[/CENTER]***
Compliments of en.miui.com
For Beginners
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste.
Click Net Disk on the desktop, and you’ll see MIUI has prepared a variety of amazing apps for you, including notes, audios, videos and IM and so on. You are free to choose and install what you like! (Please make sure your phone is connected to wifi.)
Tip: If you want more apps, you may click the tab “All for one” in “Net Disk”, the place where MIUI users upload their own apps.
> You may also download more apps in electronic markets. You need to install the corresponding market (some can be downloaded in “Net Disk”), and then go get more apps.
> I’d like to install apps downloaded from the computer, what should I do? First copy the downloaded file (.apk) into your SD card. Then pick up your phone, click “File Manager” on the desktop, find the file you copied and click to install it.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
> Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
> How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
> How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
> Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
> Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
> Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
> Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
> Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
> Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
> Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
> Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
> How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
> How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a wifi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!
At last, welcome to leave us a message.
Please leave us a message in GUESTBOOK if you have any questions.
oh hai dar leeech, good to see you makin ur own thread finally lol
The introductory manual is nice, but I think the reference to "Net Disk" is inapplicable to anything but Chinese versions of MIUI, no?
I guess we can let jasonk's thread dies now and start here.
Aww yeah nothing like a new thread
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cpie20 said:
Aww yeah nothing like a new thread
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Ya especially for an awesome rom like this!
God, I'm two weeks behind on MIUI builds. Don't know if I'll wait till 12.9 or just go ahead and flash .2 tonight.
I don't know about anybody else, but I used to flash MIUI and have everything running great for a while. Then out of nowhere, everything started FC on me. What I believe was happening was my data/data was filling up and it couldn't function anymore.
Jermaine and tiny came up with the ext4 mod that can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315372
I highly recommend you check it out if you have had FC issues.
12.9 is now released so get your fresh update!!! you can get in it rommanager, via updater app in miui.us build or at our site..
What's up with the login on site. Says password expired 177 days ago change one this page.???? Where??? No fields to change anywhere
Miui.us & invisiblek kernel?? 07.07 Radio
rlacrossjr said:
What's up with the login on site. Says password expired 177 days ago change one this page.???? Where??? No fields to change anywhere
Miui.us & invisiblek kernel?? 07.07 Radio
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One of the words, iirc it's "Page" is clickable
Very new to miui and I'm really liking it so far. It's a great mix of Sense eye candy and cm7 customization.
BUT I'm running into one issue that could end up being a deal breaker.
Is there any way to disable headset controls? Headset blocker doesn't seem to function on this rom and when using third party music apps it still kicks off the stock music app when jacked in. I've read a few posts about the track skipping issue this causes, but haven't seem a solution yet.
Please tell me there's an answer to this. I'd like to stick with miui as my daily.
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yes you can select whatever music app you use as default and the lockscreen controls will control that app. it can be found under settings
mickskillz said:
yes you can select whatever music app you use as default and the lockscreen controls will control that app. it can be found under settings
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Yeah, I'm familiar with that setting. The problem is that the headset control glitch still controls the stock music app regardless of the lock screen settings.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
Shameless bump for a great rom!
Just started using this a few days ago. I have known about MIUI for a while now but was too attached to Sense to make any test runs with it. I truly wish I had tried it sooner. Nothing comes close to this in any way possible. This is the best ROM out there period. I cannot believe something of this quality is free. Absolutely amazing.
spence341 said:
I don't know about anybody else, but I used to flash MIUI and have everything running great for a while. Then out of nowhere, everything started FC on me. What I believe was happening was my data/data was filling up and it couldn't function anymore.
Jermaine and tiny came up with the ext4 mod that can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315372
I highly recommend you check it out if you have had FC issues.
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This has been my main problem with MIUI. It's my favorite ROM when everything works, but when it rains it pours.
Going to try this mod out and see how that goes
To leech and other dev on incredible thank you for the cool rom. I liked it so much I ended up getting a iphone. For me miui was like a test trial for apples os.
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This app is exclusively written to be used as an widget on the NULL_ Rom @ the Samsung Gear!
This app includes two simple 1x1 widgets that shows the number of unread notifications on your Gear.
I also has the option to play custom sounds based on what application is sending the notification.
A great tutorial for using this widget is made by almulder1092 and available here!
Basics:
* Tap widget = Manual update or notifications app launch.
* Play sound upon recieved notification, either a default sound or custom sound per application.
* Trigger update upon ScreenOn and when the Stock notification app is launched
* Customized Text size
* Customized Text Color
* Customized background
* Shows a 0 or a blank spot upon 0 onread notifications
Widget 1 - Bold Text:
* Bold text
Widget 2 - Normal Text:
* Normal text
Permissions:
The app needs SU access since it chmods the badge.db where the unread notifications is listed. Haven´t found any other way around that yet.
Tip: Go into SuperSU and click on NotiCounter Widget and select to inactivate Notifications so you don´t need to see the splash screen every time the app requests SU rights.
It´s still an beta so please report bugs, have experienced some FC´s (should be solved with v0.3b) but overall it works fine.
Keep in mind to use only one widget at a time to keep away from trouble. If you want to change any settings, remove widget from home screen, change settings with app and then put the new widget on home screen.
Screenshots:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Changelog:
Click to show the full Changlog.
0.2b
- Fixed the off centre issue
0.3b
- FC´s should be gone now!
- Added two new Widgets that don´t use the ScreenOn Intent and only updates on time basis (3 min/update) May not be useful since the FC´s now are solved anyways.
0.4b
- Settings added - Start app first and choose settings, then add your widget on Home Screen
- Sound can be played upon recieved notification, choose a custom file of choice. Works only if Screen On is choosen.
- Set update interval: Screen On or a custom time of choice.
- A total of 6 widgets, all with different layouts (See earlier in post). Settings applies on all widgets.
0.5b
- Bugfix: multiple instances of widget running in background wich made sound weird when enabled.
- Built in sound file added, just tick the "Play sound?" box and not choose any custom file and the built in file will be used instead.
0.6b
- Tap the widget and the Notification App opens! turn this feature on in settings. If box is unticked a tap updates the count as in prevoius versions.
0.7b
- SU rights requested from Settings app and with visuals telling when app is ready. Please remove widgets on home screen before update app. (Using an external library for SU request so I can´t do anything about the sometimes long waiting times during update)
- Added two Experimental widgets (Elipse and Round) wich both triggers their update when the badge.db file i written to. This means that the widget will update upon reading the incoming notifications aswell! Screen on settings and update time is not important in these widgets. Please try this and come back with feedback.
0.8b
- Since the last Experimental release didn´t work for anyone but me... Here´s another one with a total rethink about updating widget after notification reading. Please tick the ScreenOn box before adding the experimental widgets. Update as previous versions.
0.9b
- Some users have experienced problems with multiple services (ghost widgets) starting in the background when updating to null_ 17 (Have no clue why yet, seems quite random) As a sollution for this I´we added a setting that makes it possible to Lock a single widget. Use it like this: Enter settings and tick the "Lock one widget" box, choose the widget you plan to use in the menu to the right. Save and go back to the Home Screen and put the widget on there as usual. If a service tries to start it will automatically get destroyed. If you try to add another widget it will update the first time and then get destroyed (Still be visible on Home Screen but be "dead")
- Disabled the option to choose "Screen On" or update time since that might be a thing that´s causing the above issue, Screen On is default now.
0.10b
- The multiple service issue wasn´t null_ related. The services had one single line saying they would autostart at boot, wich mean that when we all upgraded to new rom and rebooted all services got autostarted, Plain silly! :silly: This is changed in this release. The "Lock widget" stays for a while just to be sure that this was the full problem.
0.11b
- HUGE UPDATE!
- Rebuilt GUI with Holo Theme to match null_ rom
- New Icon, Thanks fOmey for that!
- Sound on Gear vibrate mode only (If Gear is set to silent or sound, the widget sound won´t play)
- Experimenal widgets from 0.10b is now default
- ScreenOn is now default, time based update is removed, widget will NEVER update upon Screen Off.
- Custom sounds added."Edit List" shows a list off the custom apps you´we chosen."Add Apps" shows the list of notifications, tap an app name to set a sound for that application.
- A sound library with 11 files is attached, will be copied to /sdcard/NotiCounter upon first launch.
- I may have forgotten something aswell..
Note1 about Custom sound function:
Since Samsung doesn´t close their SQL db as they supposed to I have to do a major file operation before I can pull the name of the incoming notification. Thats why there´s a slight delay (aprox 2-3 sec) before the sound will play! Nothing I can do about that atm.
Note2: In order to add custom sounds for your apps, your gear will need to have a notification from the app already on the gear or the list will be empty. Thanks almulder1092 for the Feedback
0.12b
- Quick Fix release
- Bug that caused an error if no sound file was selected is fixed
- a Silent soundfile is copied to /system/media/audio/notifications upon first start off app and with a reminder to choose that file if you want sound enabled on the Gear. The reminder shows if you tick the "Use sound" box and have Sound choosen as option in Gear settings. A reboot is necessary to see the new file in Gear sound settings!
0.13b
- the Silent soundfile is copied to /sdcard/notifications instead. Wasn´t working well in /system/
- the old soundfile placed in /system/ is autoremoved when starting app for the first time.
- When no sound file is selected, the GUI will show the text "Default" instead of a blank.
- Most informative messageboxes only shows on the first start off the app.
- Added a Restore Settings button wich restores all saved data made by the app.
- Thanks to almulder1092 for the excellent test drive off this release!
1.0 - Stable
- First stable release!
- The Add App list is now showing the apps selected under Notifications in Gear Manager.
- Text size is configurable
- Text color is configurable, it´s set using the RGB colorpicker showed in the post above.
- Background now has 4 options, Elipse, Round, Transparent and custom, last option let´s you choose whatever image file you want!
- Show 0 or blank spot (at 0 unread notifications) at any background, not limited to Transparent no more.
- Added three power saving modes (Not that it´s a battery hog but it´s better to let the user decide how to update!)
- New custom built filemanager wich fits nicely on the Gear screen.
1.1 - Stable
- Fixed a bug that caused an FC if "Play Sound" was activated but no sound file was manually selected.
Download:
NotiCounter Widget v1.1
If you want an earlier release, all is listed here!)
Wishlist:
- Start Notification app when taping widget (Implemented)
- Notification update after message app check. (Implemented)
- Custom sound based on Notification content (Implemented)
- Custom Text size, color and background (Implemented)
Thanks
Goes to fOmey for the null_ Rom and the finding of the badge.db file!
And to almulder1092 for the excellent bughunt!
And to the Donors:
Srwilliams
Love it.
But as you say. I get some info that it has stopped.
Is it me or is it a bit to high out of center?
Is it possible to make it bolder?
Tested some changing in the options but no luck.
Didn't try to restart between the changing.
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Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
Love it.
But as you say. I get some info that it has stopped.
Is it me or is it a bit to high out of center?
Is it possible to make it bolder?
Tested some changing in the options but no luck.
Didn't try to restart between the changing.
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Patosbuddy said:
Love it.
But as you say. I get some info that it has stopped.
Is it me or is it a bit to high out of center?
Is it possible to make it bolder?
Tested some changing in the options but no luck.
Didn't try to restart between the changing.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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well done this is perfect
Patosbuddy said:
Love it.
But as you say. I get some info that it has stopped.
Is it me or is it a bit to high out of center?
Is it possible to make it bolder?
Tested some changing in the options but no luck.
Didn't try to restart between the changing.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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I'll try to track the FC's, I'we found one that I'll try to solve: if you have one unread notification, goes to message app and reads it and then back to home screen and tries to update widget it freezes.
the good thing is that the app restarts right away after pressing OK.
I haven't put that much effort in fixing the off center issue, it's on the To do list.
What do you mean with options? What I know I haven't done any
Sweet. Nice work
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which version of custom ROM is required? i installed it, put it on my desktop, gave root access, yet i see no counter at all.. and i do have unread notifications.
edit: it took a little bit longer, but it works now!
hurdlejade said:
which version of custom ROM is required? i installed it, put it on my desktop, gave root access, yet i see no counter at all.. and i do have unread notifications.
edit: it took a little bit longer, but it works now!
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It´s developed using null_ 15 but since it´s based on stock files the custom rom version won´t make a difference.
You can always tap the widget to update manually.
Regarding FC´s tried the thing I explained earlier but no FC so I Assume I need help locating the reasons.
If someone experienced an FC and can explain how to recreate it I would be very happy, then I can attach log and see whats causing it.
Really nice. Useful if you're using nova launcher. Just a minor niggle - is centred too high. Always looks out of alignment with other widgets.
Nice one
st-tps said:
It´s developed using null_ 15 but since it´s based on stock files the custom rom version won´t make a difference.
You can always tap the widget to update manually.
Regarding FC´s tried the thing I explained earlier but no FC so I Assume I need help locating the reasons.
If someone experienced an FC and can explain how to recreate it I would be very happy, then I can attach log and see whats causing it.
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I installed it, didn't actually put it on the screen -- it was just installed -- and got an FC for some reason
aviguera said:
I installed it, didn't actually put it on the screen -- it was just installed -- and got an FC for some reason
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Weird, the Main activity doesn´t do anything, just show the messagebox and then selfclose. The service itself should not be started unless you put the widget on the screen...
App Update!!
Update released:
v0.2b - small update that fixes the off centre issue
I think I have located the reason for the FC´s aswell, I´ll work on a sollution for that.
App Updated to v0.3b!
Some days are better than others!
Another update today, and now all FC´s should be gone!
Please update to v0.3b and report any issues.
Download link in first post.
Round ?
Hey Mate ,
Terrific work . Can you provide us also a round widget please.
Thanks
Regards
BRRRZ said:
Hey Mate ,
Terrific work . Can you provide us also a round widget please.
Thanks
Regards
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I sure can,
as a sneekpeek I can tell that I´m working on a Settings page where you might set things like that.
Another thing I´m working on is to be able to set a custom sound upon update = Sound and Vibrate when recieving a new notification. Test´s is going fine!
st-tps said:
Some days are better than others!
Another update today, and now all FC´s should be gone!
Please update to v0.3b and report any issues.
Download link in first post.
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I'll give it a shot again now and see if it behaves
aviguera said:
I'll give it a shot again now and see if it behaves
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Yeah please do, I´we totally changed the way how the Service is behaving.
Haven´t got one single FC since the change!
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Yeah please do, I´we totally changed the way how the Service is behaving.
Haven´t got one single FC since the change!
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So far so good, but your description is off.
I tried styles 1 and 3 expecting a "0" but those were the ones that showed up blank... either semi-transparent or fully transparent.
The other styles are the ones that actually show a 0 when the unread count is 0.
Maybe it's just me, but that's what I'm seeing on my device.
aviguera said:
So far so good, but your description is off.
I tried styles 1 and 3 expecting a "0" but those were the ones that showed up blank... either semi-transparent or fully transparent.
The other styles are the ones that actually show a 0 when the unread count is 0.
Maybe it's just me, but that's what I'm seeing on my device.
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Oh sorry, nr 2 and nr 3 should change place.
Fixed the first post now.
Thanks for notice!