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Quick settings effing sucks

Google dropped the ball on this one. First, no gps button. Second, the buttons that do exist only take you to a menu (ie, the wifi menu) from where you can actually turn things on or off. Also, apparently no ability to customize whats in the quick settings.
With all the great implementations of quick settings available in both custom roms and widgets, google had a lot of great ideas from which it could have modeled its own quick settings, but somehow it managed to put out this worthless piece of garbage. I think most people will have to keep using widgetsoid or notification toggle and google's quick setting will almost never be used. What a disgrace.
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Add it to the other thread. ib4tl
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BennyJr said:
Add it to the other thread. ib4tl
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Another thread on how bad quick settings sucks? Link? If so my bad.
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The kind of people who want to badly customize it, is also the kind of people who do not need settings to do it.
I'm fine with it, if anything it'll probably only take the CM team a few minutes to change the functionality of it.

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The kind of people who want to badly customize it, is also the kind of people who do not need settings to do it.
I'm fine with it, if anything it'll probably only take the CM team a few minutes to change the functionality of it.
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I agree. If anything, it gives a new platform/base for CM or other developers to build upon and a pretty spiffy one at that. I think it's a great first release for a feature. Just because you can see the future of it in current roms or inherently tell where it's going doesn't mean it shouldn't be a welcomed improvement. Could they have made it better? Of course, but that's not a reason to overreact and call it a "disgrace".

Yeah, I don't know what they're thinking. The buttons should obviously be toggles for quickly turning things on and off, not shortcuts to various settings menus. That's what the regular settings button in the notification shade is for. I was really excited when I first heard about this feature, since I expected Google to do the logical thing and put a bunch of useful toggles in there, but what they've ended up doing seems pretty pointless to me.

Pragmata said:
I agree. If anything, it gives a new platform/base for CM or other developers to build upon and a pretty spiffy one at that. I think it's a great first release for a feature. Just because you can see the future of it in current roms or inherently tell where it's going doesn't mean it shouldn't be a welcomed improvement. Could they have made it better? Of course, but that's not a reason to overreact and call it a "disgrace".
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A great first release? I think it's a horrid first release. It takes as many clicks to turn wifi on or off in this implementation as it does under the current ics or jelly bean 4.1 without the so-called quick settings. Moreover, this is hardly a new feature. It has been around in roms and widgets literally for years. People want one-touch access to the most commonly used settings, and this so-called quick settings fails to provide that. And who the heck made the decision not to put gps in there?
Even as a first release, Google should have surveyed what is currently out there and tried to make its implementation at least as useful. I think it utterly failed. If you don't, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
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RoadHazard said:
Yeah, I don't know what they're thinking. The buttons should obviously be toggles for quickly turning things on and off, not shortcuts to various settings menus. That's what the regular settings button in the notification shade is for. I was really excited when I first heard about this feature, since I expected Google to do the logical thing and put a bunch of useful toggles in there, but what they've ended up doing seems pretty pointless to me.
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Thank you... I am not sure how anyone could disagree. Yeah, the two fingers to swipe down is cool, and maybe people think it looks nifty, but functionality is nearly nonexistent. And isn't functionality what android users demand first and foremost? If I want a beautiful but useless user interface, I'll look to apple.
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Do like me, ignore them and hope CM will keep what they are doing best...

I liked the idea of swiping twice to bring a second notification shade down. But yeah, them just linking to settings pages sucks a little. The ideal setting is to tap to toggle or hold to dive in and change settings in detail.

Ever since I found about about most settings just directing you to the appropriate settings menu, I was also disappointed.
The only proper toggle I think there is brightness, it brings up a little popup in the middle of the screen with a slider.

google's probably going to update it soon

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So, quick toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, data... Most manufacturers have had them for YEARS : Samsung, HTC, LG and now Google finally decides to include them in stock Android but it seems like a half baked effort
They're not really quick toggles, more like shortcuts, instead of turning WiFi on you're redirected to the WiFi settings, the same happens with Bluetooth and the rest of the pack, also what is the purpose of having my picture on quick settings? Maybe on the tablets where you have multiple user support but on the phone?
Also the toggles are not customizable, do you guy enjoy this toggles?
I think they have a lot of potential but until android 5 arrives I hope cm 10.1 or aokp takes care of this broken toggles
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So, quick toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, data... Most manufacturers have had them for YEARS : Samsung, HTC, LG and now Google finally decides to include them in stock Android but it seems like a half baked effort
They're not really quick toggles, more like shortcuts, instead of turning WiFi on you're redirected to the WiFi settings, the same happens with Bluetooth and the rest of the pack, also what is the purpose of having my picture on quick settings? Maybe on the tablets where you have multiple user support but on the phone?
Also the toggles are not customizable, do you guy enjoy this toggles?
I think they have a lot of potential but until android 5 arrives I hope cm 10.1 or aokp takes care of this broken toggles
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It could be useful to access settings if you need, for example, to switch WiFi quickly. I found using a toggle widget that came with it - pretty useful.

I do like the layout and two finger swipe method. If they were toggles and not shortcuts then I'd prefer it to the typical layout with touchwiz/sense. I'm sure a custom rom in the future will change this .

Chad_Petree said:
So, quick toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, data... Most manufacturers have had them for YEARS : Samsung, HTC, LG and now Google finally decides to include them in stock Android but it seems like a half baked effort
They're not really quick toggles, more like shortcuts, instead of turning WiFi on you're redirected to the WiFi settings, the same happens with Bluetooth and the rest of the pack, also what is the purpose of having my picture on quick settings? Maybe on the tablets where you have multiple user support but on the phone?
Also the toggles are not customizable, do you guy enjoy this toggles?
I think they have a lot of potential but until android 5 arrives I hope cm 10.1 or aokp takes care of this broken toggles
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Maybe I am tired or something but you seem to be complaining about the settings, not notifications?
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Richieboy67 said:
Maybe I am tired or something but you seem to be complaining about the settings, not notifications?
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Yes you're completely right, I made a mistake on the tittle, sorry
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I do like the layout and two finger swipe method. If they were toggles and not shortcuts then I'd prefer it to the typical layout with touchwiz/sense. I'm sure a custom rom in the future will change this .
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I'm talking about the quick toggles not the notifications, i love the notifications
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I actually really like them. I think they can definitely be improved, but every feature starts somewhere, right? I use the WiFi shortcut frequently to get into the settings rather than just toggle. The battery shortcut is really useful too I think. Maybe in later versions we can customize them but I think its a great starting point.
And no, I don't know what the self contact card is good for yet. Maybe someone can figure out a use! =P
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I would have preferred they were actual toggles but its still an improvement over the way it was before: nothing. Lol
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totally agree. maybe were spoiled by the awesomeness of CM toggles. Wish they were click - easy on and off, hold- go into settings.

I know molesarecoming from the paranoid android thread for the Galaxy Nexus said they turned the quick settings into toggles, but I don't have a Gnex to test it on and he quickly redacted the build because it was to buggy. So as others said, I'm sure it'll be one of the first features in most custom Roms.
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I prefer toggles. It would be nice if a short press toggled and a long press was the shortcut though.
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Quick settings are now working as toggles on my n7 thanks to paranoid android(2.99).
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My main beef about the toggles is the inconsistency between phone and tablet. Two fingers for a phone but a swipe on the right side of the screen for tablets.
So many times I've had to catch myself when going from N4 to N7.
They've pushed the hybrid UI on to the tablets for the sake of consistency but then they do something like this.

I happen to enjoy these toggles very much.
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Galactic2 said:
totally agree. maybe were spoiled by the awesomeness of CM toggles. Wish they were click - easy on and off, hold- go into settings.
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Exactly, this is what I was thinking too, perfect, tap to turn on /off and hold for shortcut
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these are the best fricking toggles that exist on planet earth, you just dont know it yet. they created clever, extendable toggles that can be anything. a developer can put them into toggle/longpress-settings mode easily, aaronpoweruser's already done it - but rather think of how they will evolve. im blown away by the fact that some of them are intelligent, that is - they are added automatically when they are relevant (timer, alarm, gps, etc.). its such a cool idea, combine that with API support and you'll not only unclutter an abused notification tray but you'll also make room for alot of possibilities. and my goodness they look absolutely stunning.
never quite understood whats the big deal about cm's toggles. they are just a bunch of dead images chained together. i see nothing in there, but good that google took inspiration from that and brought it a step further - although the first implementation is sure not finished as we all can see.

I agree, hopefully aokp makes a rom soon .
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Tap/hold Toggle/Visit would be the better implementation but it's a good beginning.
What I don't like it's the way of switching between notifications and settings on the phones. The switching mode on the tablets is much better and I want to have it on the phones to.
I can't remember that I've ever used my phone with two hands, so the two finger method isn't a real solution for me.
Pull down left, enter notifications
Pull down right, enter quick- settings
(Like on the tablets)That would be great!
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Agree with the OP completely. Sad thing is, Google had dozens of examples of GOOD quick settings toggles to look at and copy, yet it somehow managed to produce this POS quick settings menu. Custom ROMs and widgets have had superior quick settings options literally for years. How Google managed to screw this one up is beyond me. Disgraceful.
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molesarecoming said:
these are the best fricking toggles that exist on planet earth, you just dont know it yet. they created clever, extendable toggles that can be anything. a developer can put them into toggle/longpress-settings mode easily, aaronpoweruser's already done it - but rather think of how they will evolve. im blown away by the fact that some of them are intelligent, that is - they are added automatically when they are relevant (timer, alarm, gps, etc.). its such a cool idea, combine that with API support and you'll not only unclutter an abused notification tray but you'll also make room for alot of possibilities. and my goodness they look absolutely stunning.
never quite understood whats the big deal about cm's toggles. they are just a bunch of dead images chained together. i see nothing in there, but good that google took inspiration from that and brought it a step further - although the first implementation is sure not finished as we all can see.
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I totally agree.
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not having a toggle for wifi and screen rotation sucks, those were the only ones I actually used and they removed both, now I have to use that stupid power toggle widget to turn off wifi

Xposed not working Verizon Nexus 5.1?!

Has anyone been able to get Xposed working on their Verizon Nexus 6 running Android 5.1? I've been trying all day and have searched and searched and followed all the workaround threads and nothing has worked. I cannot get Xposed working. I've tried the SELinux mode changer app, tried the initd script, tried flashing the zip that sets linux to permissive. Nothing is working.
So has anyone been able to get it to work on their Verizon NExus 6? If you did please share what method worked for you..

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Has anyone been able to get Xposed working on their Verizon Nexus 6 running Android 5.1? I've been trying all day and have searched and searched and followed all the workaround threads and nothing has worked. I cannot get Xposed working. I've tried the SELinux mode changer app, tried the initd script, tried flashing the zip that sets linux to permissive. Nothing is working.
So has anyone been able to get it to work on their Verizon NExus 6? If you did please share what method worked for you..
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I don't think it works on any nexus running 5.1.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...PFWlrzDGog1zF1w5w&sig2=ivFa7bsj9rSL1zrdof-SJQ
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Intub8 said:
I don't think it works on any nexus running 5.1.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...PFWlrzDGog1zF1w5w&sig2=ivFa7bsj9rSL1zrdof-SJQ
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Well crap. I didn't see that article in my searches. I guess i'll just have to wait patiently for it. Lol. In the meantime I guess i'll just find a nice feature filled rom to flash. Whah. That's lame. Thanks for the post tho, at least I'm not fruitlessly trying to get it to work anymore. I'm sure somebody will figure out how to get it working soon enough.

nicholi2789 said:
Well crap. I didn't see that article in my searches. I guess i'll just have to wait patiently for it. Lol. In the meantime I guess i'll just find a nice feature filled rom to flash. Whah. That's lame. Thanks for the post tho, at least I'm not fruitlessly trying to get it to work anymore. I'm sure somebody will figure out how to get it working soon enough.
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Yea that's the price we pay sometimes for the latest and greatest.
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Intub8 said:
Yea that's the price we pay sometimes for the latest and greatest.
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Yeah its cool. I still friggen love this device even without the sdcard slot or xposed.

just out of curiosity what does xposed do that is so great that everybody misses. And I see people are very concerned about getting it back. I glanced at it quickly and it looks like an ad blocker and a couple other features that you can get with other applications. what am I missing?
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DebianDog said:
just out of curiosity what does xposed do that is so great that everybody misses. And I see people are very concerned about getting it back. I glanced at it quickly and it looks like an ad blocker and a couple other features that you can get with other applications. what am I missing?
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Xposed got big because it brought customization to many phones that had root but locked bootloaders. It's a little less useful when you're on a custom ROM but there's a lot of app hacks. I like it to do simple things like save all my Snapchats without notifying people or unlimited skips in Pandora.
Not to mention some of the top devs prefer to work on Xposed rather than ROMs since it isn't device specific. So a stock 5.0.2 ROM with the Gravity Box module has more customization features than most of our current ROMs do. Here's the full module repository:
http://repo.xposed.info/module-overview

DebianDog said:
just out of curiosity what does xposed do that is so great that everybody misses. And I see people are very concerned about getting it back. I glanced at it quickly and it looks like an ad blocker and a couple other features that you can get with other applications. what am I missing?
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Xposed does a heck of a lot more than just block ads. The uses for it are almost endless. It allows almost limitless customization. Everything from UI modifications to, unlimited Pandora skips. It literally gives you all the options of a really really feature filled custom rom while still running the stock rom. Take some time and look through all the xposed modules for it and all the things they can do. That should give you an idea of how much you can do with it.

nicholi2789 said:
Xposed does a heck of a lot more than just... Take some time and look through all the xposed modules for it and all the things they can do. That should give you an idea of how much you can do with it.
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I don't know from what I've read it looks like crack. When you guys don't have it you get all cranky and anxious perhaps I'm better not knowing [emoji85]
Thanks I'll have a second look.
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DebianDog said:
I don't know from what I've read it looks like crack. When you guys don't have it you get all cranky and anxious perhaps I'm better not knowing [emoji85]
Thanks I'll have a second look.
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For me its the little things. Like crappalinks. Don't ya hate how tapatalk does a link hijack? Fixed. Want to use Google voice to text with Swype. Fixed. Hate the stupid "hey dummy, you are using a vpn, that you know, you like installed and set up and launched?" Fixed. Removes a lot of little annoyances that the custom ROM devs are too busy making the **** work to begin with to address.
Also, Gravity Box, lol. The last six months or so of my use of my old S4 was on a Google Edition ROM port. It was by far the best performing ROM, but it also lacked features, kind of like the stock based ROMs here. Gravity Box brought almost all of the features of custom ROMs to the GE ROM.

DebianDog said:
just out of curiosity what does xposed do that is so great that everybody misses. And I see people are very concerned about getting it back. I glanced at it quickly and it looks like an ad blocker and a couple other features that you can get with other applications. what am I missing?
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Xposed is a framework that allows you to "inject" new functions, settings, code into any ROM or app. For example, you may want a custom rom so you can customise your notification quick settings. With xposed, you can install a custom module that will allow that without changing the rom. If no rom has all the features you want, find the feature you want as an xposed module and add it.. Thats what the fuss is about. Its very flexible.,
Here is one of my favourite modules on this device...

What's everyone using to block ads until xposed is available again. Tired of ads popping up in apps and YouTube.

neyenlives said:
What's everyone using to block ads until xposed is available again. Tired of ads popping up in apps and YouTube.
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Have you tried ad away or ad free?

rootSU said:
Have you tried ad away or ad free?
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Actually I found out about adfree and tried it. Still get ads in apps. Of course YouTube still has ads too which I don't expect will be fixed until we get xposed back.

Xposed is awesome and I cannot wait to get it on 5.1. So someone asked what does it do/why use it? There are many reasons.
You want to keep the original OS after root but still want all of the features of cyanogenmod or whatever. Xposed has a lot of them and more. For instance you could set your verizon phone to tether with a click of a button, add a date in the top toolbar, change colors of things, add battery %, get rid of ads, etc. Just tons of awesome things. With my gNex I always just flashed new roms when I wanted new stuff. But with my moto X I wanted to keep the OS and still get those advantages so I used xposed and really liked it. Now with the n6 I again really like the OS so I do not want to flash a new rom so xposed it is (once its working).
I think xposed is the way of the future. No more flashing roms and stuff when you can keep your OS and just add features you want.

I really just use it to get most of the customization I used to get from custom roms without the hassle of having to flash custom roms all the time.

It will come to 5.1 just need a little patience, it didn't take that long to get it on 5.0 and that was a much bigger update.

Threads like this remind of people waiting for cydia on iOS every time there is a new update.
I miss the days when am os update didn't interfere with xposed

md1008 said:
I miss the days when am os update didn't interfere with xposed
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Miss the days? LOL I love the fact your reminiscing about software that has been out less than 2 years on hardware that has been out 6 months. Killing me[emoji23]
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md1008 said:
Threads like this remind of people waiting for cydia on iOS every time there is a new update.
I miss the days when am os update didn't interfere with xposed
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Yes the Android modding scene has changed drastically in the last few years. I remember when I first got into modding Android on my Verizon S3. That was also when xposed first came out. 3 flagship phone generations ago. I remember waiting for the Verizon Jelly bean update. 4.1.2 Hahaha. Gold old days. (only 3 years ago. Lol). We had actual leaked insecure bootloader on the s3. The last Samsung device on Verizon to gave a legit unlocked bootloader. Not the work around line Loki or stupid safestrap on the s5. That's why I quit the Samsung line last year and got an M8. Now I have a Nexus. Quitting Samsung was a good choice though by the looks of it, the S6 in all its variants sucks. If I wanted an iPhone I would get an iPhone.
DebianDog said:
Miss the days? LOL I love the fact your reminiscing about software that has been out less than 2 years on hardware that has been out 6 months. Killing me[emoji23]
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He was reminiscing about Cydia which has been out A LOT longer than two years.

Notification LED

Hello, how do I get the Notification led on my Nexus device to work without rooting ?

Clarify please. Are you trying to enable the notification LED, or something else? If the Notification LED, you can't enable it without root.

LED backlight? Some televisions and other devices have LED backlights in their LCD displays, but Nexus 6 uses an AMOLED display, which actually uses millions of individual LEDs to produce the pixels. It HAS NO backlight.

My bad. It's the notification LED

Paul Moses said:
Hello, how do I get the Notification led on my Nexus device to work without rooting ?
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no root, its not going to happen. you can only enable it with root.

I heard rooting affects speed of getting updates on the phone, that's why I don't want to root it.

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I heard rooting affects speed of getting updates on the phone, that's why I don't want to root it.
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rooting affects updates, but not the speed at which you get them. you can not apply an ota when you have root. but you can update manually whenever you please.

I will stick to the ambient mode in that case, the notification LED would have been a nice compliment though. Manual stuff is only exciting for a short while .Gets tiring in the long run

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Manual stuff is only exciting for a short while .Gets tiring in the long run
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see now, thats just how you feel about it. me, i feel opposite, i enjoy the being able to do anything manually with any nexus. i guess thats why ive been with every nexus since the beginning.

Paul Moses said:
Hello, how do I get the Notification led on my Nexus device to work without rooting ?
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@sims22,
Actually this works without root. I've been using it on my N6 for several months now. But don't think for a moment that you'll be able to install an OTA after flashing this. This file does modify the system.
Note: use the file in post #95. See the instructions in post #103.
> http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/led-control-stock-xposed-t3146814/page11

cam30era said:
@sims22,
Actually this works without root. I've been using it on my N6 for several months now. But don't think for a moment that you'll be able to install an OTA after flashing this. This file does modify the system.
Note: use the file in post #95. See the instructions in post #103.
> http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/led-control-stock-xposed-t3146814/page11
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neat

simms22 said:
see now, thats just how you feel about it. me, i feel opposite, i enjoy the being able to do anything manually with any nexus. i guess thats why ive been with every nexus since the beginning.
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People are different .I rooted my LG G3 a long time ago. Explored it 100% but got bored with the processes overtime

Which one is better, the ambient mode or LED notification ?

cam30era said:
@sims22,
Actually this works without root. I've been using it on my N6 for several months now. But don't think for a moment that you'll be able to install an OTA after flashing this. This file does modify the system.
Note: use the file in post #95. See the instructions in post #103.
> http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/led-control-stock-xposed-t3146814/page11
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@cam30era . That's awesome but most people avoiding the root process do so to avoid losing OTA updates .This method doesn't require root but it also doesn't cover the risk I'm trying to avoid .

Paul Moses said:
@cam30era . That's awesome but most people avoiding the root process do so to avoid losing OTA updates .This method doesn't require root but it also doesn't cover the risk I'm trying to avoid .
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Understood.

Paul Moses said:
People are different .I rooted my LG G3 a long time ago. Explored it 100% but got bored with the processes overtime
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modifying a lg g3 and modifying a nexus device are two completely different experiences.

simms22 said:
modifying a lg g3 and modifying a nexus device are two completely different experiences.
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Okay. I'll explore this difference soon

Paul Moses said:
Which one is better, the ambient mode or LED notification ?
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I prefer both because I don't always see Ambient turn the display on.
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Has any app that makes the ambient display permanently on been developed?
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Paul Moses said:
Has any app that makes the ambient display permanently on been developed?
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Not sure what you mean. Ambient Display is built into all(?) Android 6+ ROMs.
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[App]: Always On Display - All AMOLED Devices

Greetings all,
What is it ?
I found this application in the Goole Play store which simulates the "Always On Display" feature for all AMOLED devices.
It is basically turns all pixels in AMOLED screen into black except the selected pixels for the clock. Yes it works with all kind of screens however it causes battery drain for non AMOLED screens.
Issues:
- Doesn't work well with fingerprint as you need to tap the home button every time you need to open the screen
- Doesn't work with 3rd party lock screen apps.
note:
Please note that I'm not the developer, I just know the developer and I can communicate with him issues.
or you can directly do so in the comments section in the Play Store
Download Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turki.alkhateeb.alwayson

Yeah not good if you want to turn your phone on lol you can't

What about battery drain? Anyone already try it?

meg0n00b said:
What about battery drain? Anyone already try it?
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I did try it. It consumes slightly more than 1% of the battery ever one hour similar to what S7 and G5 do.
to me it is too much
around 24% daily is wasted

jaythenut said:
Yeah not good if you want to turn your phone on lol you can't
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Yes, I already communicated this with the developer hoping for a fix.

Yup gave it a shot, sorry to say the fingerprint unlock has spoiled me can't live without it

zeflun said:
Yup gave it a shot, sorry to say the fingerprint unlock has spoiled me can't live without it
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Yeah, I installed it and it was difficult to get my phone back.
This is a bad app on a 6P. Don't use. Don't even try.

Would be better if we could have ambient display on always but only the clock aspect[emoji14]
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I lose 1% overnight on my phone as is, and as interesting as this app sounds. You'll be losing 1% an hour ? Bit excessive

All I really want is a way to wave over the proximity sensor like the og moto x
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Does it move the clock around to prevent burn in?
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Koragg618 said:
Does it move the clock around to prevent burn in?
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it does

emiwonder said:
it does
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Unless I'm missing something, I don't see any option to automatically move the clock around the screen. It gives you the option to have it be on the top center or bottom of the screen, but no option to automatically move it around to prevent burn-in.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I really want this app to work and not burn my screen! But I don't see the option, and thus far it's not moving on it's own...

Sparky1306 said:
Unless I'm missing something, I don't see any option to automatically move the clock around the screen. It gives you the option to have it be on the top center or bottom of the screen, but no option to automatically move it around to prevent burn-in.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I really want this app to work and not burn my screen! But I don't see the option, and thus far it's not moving on it's own...
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My clock moved every 2 to 3 seconds maybe

Oh this app is very interesting.

dladz said:
I lose 1% overnight on my phone as is, and as interesting as this app sounds. You'll be losing 1% an hour ? Bit excessive
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Do you use greenify or any apps like that?
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Chillz88 said:
Do you use greenify or any apps like that?
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I have done but the drain tends to be the same either way.
Amplify has had a good impact on my phone but at the moment i don't use that either, for me it's really about the apps that want to constantly update, so facebook, twitter etc.

Is this different with our default clock's "night mode"?
night mode also automatically move the time.
any tap on the screen will return it to the lockscreen, if its locked, returns to the clock menu if unlocked.

Nice app, but could have more customization options, such as changing the battery icon and much more! But i liked of this app

This app is working great on my Pixel XL. Disabled all the gestures for "waking" the phone up as I have fingerprint scanner.