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Ported to Motorola Droid 1 also :O
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TAKE A LOOK @ THIS ROM?
DOWNLOAD LINK MOTOROLA DROID ROM
http://zen-droid.googlecode.com/files/Zen_MIUI-v2.zip
If you run into a dialer force close issue, check out this fix. Simply flash the file in Clockwork just as you did with the ROM. No wipe necessary.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/at...i-droid-1-transparent_smoked_glass_dialer.zip
Source: Zen-Droid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6yY53Kcc0w
Is it possible to port this to Milestone? It looks very great and fast! WOW
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/hac...oidandme+(Android+and+Me)&utm_content=Twitter
dammm this UI its fkn great!!! i want this on mi milestone
i think it is possible because milestone has a lot of users in China
its looks great but there are some bugs as i read in different forum..
i think its possible to be on our milestones cuz its based on Cyanogen rom
i wonder if " kabaldan " can develop it to compatible with our device
mytouch11 said:
its looks great but there are some bugs as i read in different forum..
i think its possible to be on our milestones cuz its based on Cyanogen rom
i wonder if " kabaldan " can develop it to compatible with our device
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let kabaldan finish it's cm6 first ... if he commits his sources to a public repository, other developers may jump in and change our milestones
i´ve seen this is ported to droid so porting the home app to milestone it shouldn´t be that hard i would love to give this a try !
Ported to Motorola Droid 1 also :O
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TAKE A LOOK @ THIS ROM?
DOWNLOAD LINK MOTOROLA DROID ROM
http://zen-droid.googlecode.com/files/Zen_MIUI-v2.zip
Source: Zen-Droid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6yY53Kcc0w
mousiope said:
i´ve seen this is ported to droid so porting the home app to milestone it shouldn´t be that hard i would love to give this a try !
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what you see in front of you , is not always "just a launcher", so beware, it can be a lot harder to make it work on milestone, as droid has no strange baseband problems(12+ different variantions + drivers changes), no bt,gps,gki system as backend to handle communication.
and finally, it might have less memory and can look nice, but reloads alot. which is not a problem on droid with swap and compcache options enabled.
someone please tell me what dialer this is using..
that looks like the perfect smartdialer for me
Doesn't look anything special anyway? :/
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
i know some people are gonna kill me but i like the iphone look a like icons where can i get those for launcher pro ?
This is off topic, dude
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This is off topic, dude
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yes please stay on topic, we need to know if someone wants
to try to port this to our Motorola Milestone, the UI looks very nice
and fast to me + this ROM looks like no other so we got more different
options to choose from to install
Hopefully kabaldan can take a look at this thread and the Droid ROM
provided
Wow that is a sweet ROM ... its kinda like what I imagined Android should be (iOS + widgets + Google stuff).
Its awesome because it basically borrows the strengths of both Andriod and iOS and makes it into a hybrid: very intuitive user experience that supports advanced features.
I really dig the whole layout: just one place where you scroll pages (not double like Galaxy S's TouchJizz).
I think its awesome how you:
+ have only one main area where you scroll (unlike Galaxy S)
+ you have a cool looking arrow (that indicates which screen you're at)
+ the arrow is positioned in a great location
+ the arrow allows you to quickly scroll between them (your fingers dont need exercise!)
+ can have unlimited "Home" screens
+ easily rearrange them (so you can move groups of Apps easily)
+ can manually choose the main home screen is also awesome
+ can easily delete Apps from the home screen (that rubbish bin at the top is so cool)
+ enter "edit" mode on the homescreen (displays the boxes)
+ add Widgets in this weird but wonderful way
+ easily rearrange Apps and folders
- too bad you can't place folders inside folders (which isn't a big deal and actually helps keep things simple, but I still prefer having the option)
- too bad you can't make shortcuts of Apps (making it impossible to launch Apps from several places/homescreens)
- too bad it doesn't support haptic response (...that would be so cool!)
- too bad it doesn't work in landscape mode (I have an idea how this can be implemented in a great way, I will make a mock-up if requested*)
I also dig the intuitiveness of:
+ the controls/shortcuts for wateva screen is always located on the bottom (familiarity/cleaness)
+ Apps automatically get a coloured backing like on TouchWiz, to make each App look more familiar (retains order) but with its curved sides it still retain some funk (reminds some of the iPhone, in a good way)
+ I like how the page bounces when it hits the end, while kinetic-scrolling
+ the transitioning (page quickly zooms in when opening/zooms and fades out when closing)
+ I like how the Widgets/startbar/notifications tab are transparent (requires a theme that can change these collectively)
+ like the space to put 0-6 Apps to launch from the App-dock and re-arrange them easily
+ like the large icons on the bottom of the Contacts page
+ like the large icons on the bottom of the Dialer
- the Music App has the same thing but its located on the top row (they forgot?)
- the App-dock doesn't let you put any folders into it, shame (but probably an easy fix)
- the dialer could've been improved by taking some cues from the the Galaxy S... if requested I will make you a mock-up**
- the settings page is just stock Android, they could've decorated it slightly like on the HTC Sense ROMs (probably an easy fix)
I loved how you can scroll the "functions" buttons in the notifications tray but overall I didn't like it as much as the Galaxy S's, its great but I see some areas of improvement:
- i think they should've have 4-larger "functions" displayed instead of 5 smaller ones
- i think somewhere in the Settings they should've made an option to Add/Remove some of those functions and arrange the order according to the user (like having a second App-dock but instead for system tools, a Tool-dock!)
- i think it needs the controls for music/movies (the media player) in the notifications tray like the Galaxy S (that's actually awesome)
Other things that would make a killer experience on an Android phone is if they also had
1) the "hibernate" function that intiates when you switch off your device (new HTC Sense),
2) a customizable theme that's consistent throughout Widgets/Folders/Pages,
3) and 3 main buttons (no need for trackball) to make the experience intuitive;
Left button***
= press is back (works the same way already in Android)
= hold (1.5sec) is Force-Close the app (which is so handy in Android that its not funny)
Middle button***
= press directs you directly to the "main" homescreen
= hold (1.5sec) opens you another page that "previews all currently running applications" (which is great for speedy multitasking)****
= See this just as an example for what happens when you hold the Home button http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4355688804_68ccaca964.jpg
Right button***
= press initiates the Menu function
= hold (1.5sec) initiates the Search function (just like on the Galaxy S)
And arranging the buttons in this order allows easier use for users because it is intuitive (majority read left-right, buttons function in that same order ... WP7 actually got this right)
I think that is the best way to go about Android ROM's (with my slight improvements) as a Froyo build. So yeah, this is about 90% finished of what I envisioned/want from Android (for the DEXT/Milestone2/GalaxyS). If you want to visually see what I mean at the (*)'s, I can do so if you are wanting
Hmmm nobody interested in this porting it to Milestone??
hanslast said:
Hmmm nobody interested in this porting it to Milestone??
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Ask Dext3r / nadlabak
http://modmymobile.com/forums/563-m...-sep-2010-motofrenzy-froyo-2-2-milestone.html
http://modmymobile.com/forums/563-m...yanogenmod-6-milestone-bastardized-2-2-a.html
It might be possible to get Milestone + 1.2GHz + froyo + MIUI + gamegripper ... hehehe!
ekin said:
Ask Dext3r / nadlabak
http://modmymobile.com/forums/563-m...-sep-2010-motofrenzy-froyo-2-2-milestone.html
http://modmymobile.com/forums/563-m...yanogenmod-6-milestone-bastardized-2-2-a.html
It might be possible to get Milestone + 1.2GHz + froyo + MIUI + gamegripper ... hehehe!
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yeah allready did, Dexter replied that someone else has to take a look at it, because he is too busy with his own custom roms. Kabaldan/Nadlabak did not even reply to my personal message... guess we will never see this rom on our Milestone (
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yeah allready did, Dexter replied that someone else has to take a look at it, because he is too busy with his own custom roms. Kabaldan/Nadlabak did not even reply to my personal message... guess we will never see this rom on our Milestone (
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Oh
I would so develop this myself, I've got the time ... but I know nothing of coding!
hanslast said:
yeah allready did, Dexter replied that someone else has to take a look at it, because he is too busy with his own custom roms. Kabaldan/Nadlabak did not even reply to my personal message... guess we will never see this rom on our Milestone (
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Sorry for that, I guess that I decided to postpone my reply and then forgot. Sometimes I'm not in the social mood, my friends are used to it .
I hardly find the time to focus on the bugfixing and improving of the CM6 port. I will not start any other project anytime soon, otherwise I could loose my wife, daughter and job .
believe me that if you just take 15-30 each day you will make it...and i'll be happy to know that someone's working on that
By the way YOUR ROM ROCK!!!
Hi all,
I'm a LeeDroid HD user, and I've spent some time over the last few weeks tweaking the auto-brightness settings to maximise battery life. I've reached a point where I haven't found any problems with my settings for 4 or 5 days now, which I think is a pretty good test. It's on the low side under most light conditions, but I've tried to find a point where I can comfortably read the screen without holding it up to my face, and when outside, this includes wearing sunglasses.
Obviously screen brightness is a very personal thing, so you might not like where I've ended up. When you want to impress your friends with your awesome DHD, you can always override the auto setting and just crank up the brightness control manually
Sharing my settings is also not simple either, since it requires a mod to res-framework.apk, which is used for themes. So ... what I will do is show you a graph of my changes to so you can see what I'm doing:
{
"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"
}
(Left side of graph is a dark room, right side is the harsh West Australian sun)
And make a flashable zip available for Lee's default ROM, with no themes installed (Base_LeeDroid_Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch).
And another flashable zip to use if you've installed the "LeeDrOiD Notification power widget" from the LeeDroid HD OP (LeeDroid-PNW-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch).
And I've already had a request to make one for the "Stock 1.84" theme from here, so that's also attached (Stock_1.84-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch).
If you have another theme/mod installed, I think that flashing the above will wreck it ... be warned!
If you have a specific theme/mod you're using and want to try my settings, just send me a link to it and I'll cook up a flashable zip for it ... it doesn't take long. Alternatively if you know what you're doing, I can provide my arrays.xml file and you can do it yourself.
ALL files in this post are to be flashed with cwm 2.5.1.3 ... I haven't tested with any other version.
Even though I've tested all these patches myself, I'm not an expert at this, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a nandroid backup first in case I've done something fundamentally wrong.
If you don't like my settings, you can either restore your nandroid backup, or if it was a theme specific patch, you could just apply the theme again.
If it all goes pear-shaped ... I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY!
Hope somebody (other than myself) can benefit from my experimenting
If any themers want to incorporate my settings, it's just a change to arrays.xml inside framework-res.apk, nothing else. I'll also attach my arrays.xml (zipped), feel free to use it. As a courtesy, please credit me for the auto-brightness settings If you use them.
As mentioned above, if anyone would like to patch this on top of a specific theme/ROM you have already flashed, just ask and I can cook it up. If you feel like making it easier for me, all I need is framework-res.apk, so if you have a link to just download that, you'll get your patch quicker than if I have to download the entire theme
If anyone has arrived here from the LeeDroid thread, be aware that these are NEW versions of the files, as the ones in that thread were based on the wrong version (they were too low in the 40-90-160 range).
Cheers all, any feedback is appreciated
I have since put together a DIY guide on how to mod the auto-brightness settings inside framework-res.apk yourself. Thanks to those who contributed. Here's the guide!
This was all done on myWindows XP SP3 machine.
1. Download and install a recent Java Runtime Environment (JRE), if you don't already have one. I won't go through those steps, google it. If you're unsure, you can always come back to this step later if it's not working.
2. Download APK Manager from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701 ... there's probably lots of good info in this thread if you have questions later about this tool.
3. Unzip the file wherever you want, mine is just on my desktop.
4. I was advised to replace the version of apktool.exe in the 'other' folder with an earlier version. I don't know if this is necessary, and I don't know what version I now have ... possibly 1.3. ** Multiple people have needed to downgrade to the older apktool.exe that I use, so I have attached it to this post. Just extract apktool.exe from the zip and place it in the 'other' folder, replacing the existing apktool.exe.
5. OK, now you should be ready to go! Grab your framework-res.apk either from your phone, or straight from the ROM you've flashed if you haven't applied any themes. framework-res.apk can be found in /system/framework.
6. Copy your framework-res.apk into the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder.
7. Run script.bat. If you see a text menu pop up then all is good. If you get an error then you've done something wrong! Probably related to your JRE.
8. Choose Option 9 - Decompile apk. Wait until it finishes. Minimise this window now, we'll come back to it later.
9. Go into your projects folder, and you will have a new folder there called framework-res.apk, double click it.
10. Navigate to res/values
11. Open up arrays.xml in a text editor such as Notepad++. Using Windows built in notepad app could cause issues due to Windows -> Linux compatibility issues.
12. Scroll down to the section where it says "<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLevels">". This is the section that defines the steps of the ambient light sensor. You probably won't need to adjust these values for now.
13. The next section down should be "<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues">", this is where the tweaks really begin. The values here relate directly to how bright the screen is at the steps defined in the section above. Minimum value is 1, maximum value seems to be 249, but that could be incorrect. Would make more sense for it to be 255.
14. Change these values as you wish, but change them to the same thing in all these 3 sections - config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues, config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValuesUp, config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValuesDown.
15. The next 2 sections - config_autoBrightnessButtonBacklightValues, and config_autoBrightnessKeyboardBacklightValues do the same thing, except for the hardware buttons, and keyboard buttons (if present) respectively. Adjust these if you wish.
16. Save the file.
17. Navigate back to the root of the APK Manager directory.
18. Return to your APK Manager window.
19. Choose option 11 - compile APK.
20. When prompted if this is a system APK, type y. Hit Enter.
21. When prompted if you want to copy additional files, type n. Hit Enter.
22. Choose option 22 - Set Current Project
23. Choose option 2 - unsignedframework-res.apk
24. Choose Option 5 - Zipalign apk
25. Choose Option 24 - Quit. On my script version you have to choose option 24 twice. I assume it's a bug on my version, hopefully you won't have to do the same thing.
26. Congrats! You now have a modded framework-res.apk!! You'll find it in the folder "place-apk-here-for-modding", with the new name "unsignedframework-res.apk". Copy it somewhere else (eg. desktop) and rename it to framework-res.apk.
*** If you know how to copy the modded file into a pre-existing flasheable zip, then by all means go for it. If not, continue following the steps below to create a flashable zip in the UOT Kitchen ***
27. Go to the UOT Kitchen - http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/ Hopefully it's not busy and it lets you in! If not, you'll have to wait.
28. Go to the file upload tab and upload your new framework-res.apk file.
29. If this is a FROYO ROM that you're modding, then that's it! If it's a GINGERBREAD ROM, then you also have to grab SystemUI.apk and com.htc.resources.apk from your ROM or phone and upload these also. SystemUI.apk can be found in /system/app and com.htc.resources.apk can be found in /system/framework
30. Go back to the Summary tab, then click "Submit Work to Kitchen".
31. When it's done, download the file, boot into cwm, ***DO A NANDROID BACKUP***, then flash your file!
If you've done it right, you're auto-brightness settings should be applied!
If you get stuck in a boot loop, or it just doesn't boot at all ... lucky you have a nandroid backup!
Please note that as this thread progresses, newer versions of the files get posted which makes these ones in the OP redundant. I'll leave them up for now just in case someone needs them, but in general, you'll want to dig deeper into the thread to get flashable files for newer versions of ROMS.
Excellent post.
I will take a look at your final arrays.xml, but I'm happy (so far) with the one I've cooked up with modified at the dimmer end of the scale.
Over the next day or so, I'm going to try and add extra steps (double) into the array, making a more linear or at least a smoother curve. As you said in Lee's thread, not sure if it's up to the build of the kernel.
Even if I can successfully add the extra values and flash, maybe I won't notice if its really working and the values are applied or they are just ignored by the ROM or kernel? What's the worst that can happen? Backup...........
Using the GPS Status & Lux Meter I was able to double check the phone light sensor invrements in:
10-40-90-160-225-320-640-1280-2600-10240 (pls correct me if I've missed any out)
Would the 'driver' for the light sensor need to be modified for extra steps (ie. 10-25-40-70-90-125-160-...........) and then the array?
Any idea how this correlates to the array.xml?
<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLevels">
<item>21</item>
<item>42</item>
<item>84</item>
<item>159</item>
<item>336</item>
<item>672</item>
<item>872</item>
<item>1281</item>
<item>2601</item>
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10-40-90-160-225-320-640-1280-2600-10240 (pls correct me if I've missed any out)
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That looks right to me, I've not noticed any others in my testing
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Would the 'driver' for the light sensor need to be modified for extra steps (ie. 10-25-40-70-90-125-160-...........) and then the array?
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Yep, I believe that's right. New drivers would need to be compiled into the kernel, and then the array modified accordingly. This is still something I'm not 100% sure on though, since their could also be a hardware limitation here.
UpInTheAir said:
Any idea how this correlates to the array.xml?
<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLevels">
<item>21</item>
<item>42</item>
<item>84</item>
<item>159</item>
<item>336</item>
<item>672</item>
<item>872</item>
<item>1281</item>
<item>2601</item>
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The way it works is, if the light sensor returns a value of 10 (which is < 21), then it returns the first value of the array. If it's 40 ( 40 > 21 and 40 < 42) then it'll use the 2nd value ... and so on. that's why there's one extra value in the backlight values arrays than there is in the brightness level arrays, because it's the in betweens, plus less than the first value, plus greater than the last value.
Does that answer your question? Or did I mis-understand?
Thanks for the reply. Confirmed what I had thought.
Been looking up on how to de-compile the kernel, but most tools seem to point to lynux system. I run W7, so that's no an option right now. It still is a little beyond my scope of knowledge, but I'm learning bit by bit and also a lot of reading what others have said and researching Mr. Google.
Another useful app is Sensor List, which can graph the changes in lx, but the values are the same as above.
Looks like I'll be keeping this PC when I eventually upgrade so I can run Linux on it to play around...........
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Been looking up on how to de-compile the kernel, but most tools seem to point to lynux system.
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No need to de-compile it dude ... Lee publishes his kernel source code on github!
https://github.com/LeeDroid-/htc-kernel-ace
As for making changes and then re-compiling it ... I have no idea either
Thanks, will check it out and see if I can find out anything useful.
I don't really want to bother Lee as he's either quite busy or having some well deserved time 'off' before the official GB release.
It's not that big a deal to me (as you said, could be hardware limitation, so no chance anyway), but more of having a play, seeing where things are and what happens and why.
Hi mate,
Sorry, I'm late...
Great thread.
Just few questions:
The value I got (have ever seen) in my GPS status are: 10-40-90-160-220(5)?-640-10240
I have not seen these readings: 320, 1280 and 2600.
So, do I need to download and flash arrays.xml.zip first?
What is Base_LeeDroid-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip, your initial modified version?
What is LeeDroid-PNW-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip then?
Stock_1.84-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip means I can use it with my battery mod, right?
I had a thorough test on the one slopppy posted for me in LeeDrOid's thread. I works great except when the reading is at 40. At 40, the brightness is lowered to minimum. I know this as the button light has lit up. (My phone got 40-90-160 under fluorescent light, so if brightness is lowered to minimum at 40, it means it goes too low [for me].) Apart from this, everything works fine.
Sitting in the car under the sun, the brightness works well. Screen is readable even with sunglasses on. Walking out from the car, under direct sunlight, brightness still works fine.
Like what I said before, may be we should not be too particular about how it works under the sun as it maybe too bright an environment for our eyes to notice the difference.
So bro slopppy, what should I do now if I want to try them out now?
Regards!
So, do I need to download and flash arrays.xml.zip first?
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Woooaaaaaaah, slow down .... no, no that's not for patching! That's just if anyone wants to use these values in their own themes.
What is Base_LeeDroid-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip, your initial modified version?
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That's the patch you use if you installed LeeDroid but no themes/battery mods etc on top of it
What is LeeDroid-PNW-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip then?
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That's the patch you use if you installed LeeDroid and then installed the "Notification Power Widget" from the OP of the LeeDroid HD thread.
Stock_1.84-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip means I can use it with my battery mod, right?
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Yep, this is the one you should flash mate
works great except when the reading is at 40. At 40, the brightness is lowered to minimum.
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I think that 40 isn't a value I come across in my daily life! haha ... I've only ever seen it when I mess around with the sensor to try and make it hit different readings. Couldn't hurt to up it a little I guess.
So bro slopppy, what should I do now if I want to try them out now?
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You should download and flash "Stock_1.84-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip". You don't need to do anything else, it will just replace my previous one that you patched. Try it first, since it's different from the one you already have, but I think you might find the same issue. If so, I'll boost the backlight a little at 40 for you.
Let me know how you go
slopppy said:
Woooaaaaaaah, slow down .... no, no that's not for patching! That's just if anyone wants to use these values in their own themes.
...
You should download and flash "Stock_1.84-Lower_Auto_Brightness_Patch.zip". You don't need to do anything else, it will just replace my previous one that you patched. Try it first, since it's different from the one you already have, but I think you might find the same issue. If so, I'll boost the backlight a little at 40 for you.
Let me know how you go
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Thanks mate. Will do a thorough test again for this.
Value 40 is when I'm sitting at the corner and the phone facing away (opposite) the light. My eyes did not notice any much difference in brightness but my phone's sensor did.
Thanks more for the last sentence of your previous post... (maybe push it up a little to 8%-10%? frankly, me too not sure whether it will suit me more... my suggestion, 40 - 8-10%, 90 - 10-12% and 160 - 12-15%)
Edit: Oh, luckily I'm patient enough to wait for your reply this time...lol
Quick feedback for indoor test:
My personal opinion:
at 40, the brightness is a lowered to minimum and button light turn on, hence, a little too low.
at 90, didn't notice any difference in brightness. However, the button light turned off. So there must be an increment but not noticeable to my eyes. Still too low. (the one posted for me in LeeDrOid thread doesn't have this issue)
at 160, a little (really little only) too bright. Few percent reduction is better.
Will again update my feedback for outdoor test.
Regards!
HoneyHD Theme.
is it possible to make one for Honey Hd Theme,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1028813
What about Kalagas theme...i would be very appriciate
Is this for Froyo only because i can't find arrays.xml inside GB framework-res.apk
Yes, sloppy should be a bit more specific, but in his defence, he does mention in the first post cwm recovery 2.5.1.3,...... relative only to LeeDrOiD Froyo.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Yep, good point, sorry about that. It's for Froyo SENSE ROMs only.
Anyone know how I can modify the title of the thread??
I'll get on to the requests now.
Cheers,
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What about Kalagas theme...i would be very appriciate
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Which version of Kalagas theme are you running? There seems to be a zillion of them
kennykenneth said:
is it possible to make one for Honey Hd Theme,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1028813
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Hi,
The framework-res.apk from Honey HD doesn't want to play ball. It gets a couple of errors when I decompile it, then totally flips out when I try to recompile it. It's an intense theme ... maybe he's doing some things which are incompatible with the way I'm going about my changes.
You could always see if the developer is nice enough to cook you up a version using my arrays.xml from the OP. He has other changes in his arrays.xml as well, so he would have to make sure he just uses the auto-brightness section.
Sorry mate!
slopppy said:
Which version of Kalagas theme are you running? There seems to be a zillion of them
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I am running this version:
Full Kalagas_Mixed_Theme_LeeDroid_HD [v2.0 09/03/2011 - compatible with LeeDroid HD 1.5.0/1.5.1/2.0.0/2.2.2/2.2.3].
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I am running this version:
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As stated in the OP, please do a nandroid backup first ... better safe than sorry ...
Hello, Android modders. I recently made a new boot animation with jwz's XScreenSaver's xmatrix.
You can see it on Youtube (/watch?v=P9SvdZGFn9s -- sorry, I'm a n00b and can't post links here yet), but really it just looks like the screensaver. The zip is too big to attach here (64MB), but most of you will want to make your own at some other resolution anyway. The point of this post is to share the tool I made to create the animation.
Rather than futz with video capture of the screen (an extra pain since my screen is too small), I hacked it to output to pixmap files directly. That code is on github at
/sethoscope/xmatrix-dumper
You'll need to grab the XScreenSaver source, clobber xmatrix.c with this one, and build it. My command line looked like this:
./xmatrix -no-knock-knock -no-trace -width 1200 -height 1920 -outfile /tmp/anim/%03d.xpm
It creates a blank window, which is useful for entering commands. I hit '0' to drain around 150 frames in, then killed it manually when I guessed it had probably finished.
Hi guys and girls Ok well i've been lurking around on these forums for some time now. Recently I rooted my Nexus 5 and I must say I love it! I'm aiming to make this thread somewhat of a one stop for people who have just rooted or are considering rooting to see what is possible once you root your phone!
Alright so first things first, before you go any further you are going to need:
A rooted Nexus 5!
A fair amount of time.
if you are unsure of how to go about doing this please read through this thread made by the wonderful Chromium_:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
OK, so from this point on i'm going to assume you have all the requisites you need so lets get into it shall we
Block adverts while browsing the web.
So i'm pretty sure that most of us have been blocking those frustrating pop ups and banner adverts while browsing the web on our PCs or Macs for years now right? (Yes, I am looking at you Mr. 888 Poker! ) But for some reason this is not possible to do on our phones. Not anymore! With your rooted phone you can install the superb adaway and wave those adverts goodbye!
Adaway is not however available from the playstore. Don't fear though you can get it here!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
NB: If for some reason you are not currently blocking ads on your PC or Mac. I recommend the add on - adblockplus.
https://adblockplus.org
Install custom Lockrings, softkeys and more.
Bored of the standard android lockscreen? Don't want to have to mess around with apps such as widgetlocker which often prove to be quite unstable at times? Now you don't have to!
Check out this thread created by matthew0776
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514238
With the files included in that thread you can have whatever look you could possibly want! As the thread states however, in order to flash them on your device you will need the application ZipThemer.
ZipThemer is a simple enough application to use and is available from the playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kellinwood.zipthemer
In order to use ZipThemer the steps are as follows:
1) Open the ZipThemer application and press Update Edify, you will find this in the drop down menu which appears when you press the 3 dots in the top corner of the right hand side of the screen.
{
"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"
}
2) Once you press Update Edify you should be greeted with this screen:
3) Press 'Browse'
4) Select the firmware file you are currently using. It could be called, for example, pa_hammerhead-4.0-BETA6-20140217.zip
5) Press 'Configure' A message at the bottom of the screen should pop up at this point which says 'success'.
6) Press the back key once. You should end up at this screen:
7) Once at the screen above press '+Theme' You should then be presented with this screen:
8) Press the green back arrow on the screen above and browse to the location of your lockring/sofkey .zip file you downloaded and placed on your device earlier.
9) Press 'Build It!' and make sure you select the option to make a backup/undo so you can always switch back to stock easily or if there is any issues.
10) Boot device into recovery (CWM or TWRP) Select install Zip from SD card and install it! You will find your file in the root of your SD card for easy access.
ZipThemer not working? Don't worry all hope is not lost! The method above works for the vast majority but if you are one of the unfortunate few there is a solution!
Follow the steps above as usual but when you get to step #4 (Browse for firmware file) Select this file:
http://d-h.st/CgG
Instead of whatever firmware file you are currently running on your device.
Again all credit goes to matthew0776 here. I have simply tried to rephrase the instructions he provided in the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39572221&postcount=18&nocache=1&z=5376182028558105
To make them easier to understand
Change your boot animation.
Alright so did you know now that you've rooted your phone you can change the boot animation to whatever you like? Well you can! And below i'm going to try my best to explain how.
Ok, now there are a few ways to do this. Personally I like to do things manually however so that's the way i'm going to demonstrate here. If however you don't fancy doing the legwork yourself though (and don't mind paying a small sum) I am aware of a option in the awesome ROM Toolbox pro which does pretty much the same thing. You can get ROM Toolbox pro from the playstore here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro
So, you've decided to stick with me then?! Alright cool, well here is how to do it the good old fashioned way then
You will need:
Root Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer
A custom boot animation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2577081 (Thanks to thor6577)
1) Open Root Explorer and navigate your way to: system/media.
2) Here you will find a file called bootanimation.zip Select this file (press the tick to the right of it) and rename it. To do this press the 3 dots in the top corner of the right hand side of the screen once you have selected it and press 'Rename' You may be greeted with a warning at this stage asking if you wish to change the file system from read-only to read-write the answer is YES.
3) Rename the file to bottanimation.zip1 . This is essentially making a backup
4) Browse to wherever you have saved your new custom boot animation and copy it over to this directory (system/media)
NOTE: Your custom boot animation MUST BE called bootanimation.zip or it will not work.
5) Reboot and enjoy
Change your LCD screen density.
The Nexus 5 has absolutely gorgeous 5" display but in my opinion it does not make the most of it out the box! With a rooted phone however you can change the LCD density of the screen to whatever you like!
In simple terms changing the density effects how large icons and widgets will appear on your screen. This means the lower the density the more you can fit on one screen
Changing the screen density on a rooted phone is an incredibly simple Build.prop tweak. Certain custom ROMs come with this feature already nicely packaged into the ROM for example the ROM I am using AOSB 1.3.1 does.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2615590
But, if your ROM doesn't or you have decided to stay on stock don't worry To change you LCD Density follow the steps below:
1) Open Root Explorer and navigate your way to system.
2) Select build.prop (Press the blue tick)
3) Click on the three dots on the top right of the screen and select 'Open in Text Editor' You may be greeted with a prompt here which 'WARNING' file system read-only, switch to read-write? (I'm paraphrasing) The answer is of course YES.
4) Find the entry ro.sf.LCD_density.
5) Change the number directly after the '=' to what you want the screen density to be. You can go anywhere from 300 - 480 before apps such as the Playstore start to break. Personally I use 340 dpi and I think its perfect, its all personal preference though
6) Press the three bars in the top right corner and select save changes.
7) Reboot your phone and enjoy
For more information on LCD density and discussion please check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517311
mmmm PIE!
PIE is a nice little feature you may have stumbled across browsing these forums. If you haven't already it looks like this:
Pretty cool right?! Well I thought so anyway. Well with your rooted phone now you can have it to Now there are two ways (which I know of) how you can get this. The first way is the simplest by far. Many ROMS come with this nice feature already installed. To find out if yours does just check out the features page. Often you don't even have to do that its actually written in the title of whatever ROM you are using. To check out all the custom ROMs available for the Nexus 5 on XDA check out these two forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development
Now if your ROM does come with PIE baked into it. Your already all set, just go to your settings page and you will find the options for it in there. However if you are still running stock don't worry you can have PIE too thanks to noname81. To get it visit here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
noname81's app couldn't be simpler to use either, simply download the latest build and place it somewhere easily accessible on your device, for example, Download. Then browse for it using whatever file manager you like (there's loads on the Playstore) however personally I like ES File manager the most if you just cant make your mind up. Its free and you can get it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Once you've found it click on the apk and hit install.
NOTE: YOU MUST ALLOW INSTALLATION OF APPS FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.
To do this:
1) Go to settings.
2) Scroll down to 'Personal' and press on 'Security'.
3) Scroll down to 'Device Administration'
4) Press the check box located to the right of the entry 'unknown sources'.
AppBar (Xposed Framework)
Ok, well the options really are somewhat limitless with this so i'm not going to go through all of them. Instead i'm just going to focus on one of my personal favorites, The AppBar. If you are wondering what AppBar is, it's a little feature which looks like this:
AppBar is not permanently on show like the picture above however. It simply slides into frame when you touch a certain area of the screen which you can personally set up to your liking (much like PIE above).
Ok, so i'm going to put in a slight warning here, in terms of actually installing the app, this one is slightly more work than the others I have mentioned. It's still nothing to challenging though, I promise!
To get AppBar. The first thing you are going to need to do is install the Xposed Framework. You can get it here:
http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer
1) Once, you've installed the apk above you should be greeted with this screen (if you are not, navigate your way to it):
2) Once at the screen above, press Install/Update and let it do its thing.
3) Reboot phone.
4) Once you've rebooted, go back into the Xposed installer and press the tab on the top left of the screen.
5) Select 'Download' from the drop down menu which appears. You should be landed at this screen:
6) Scroll down until you find XBlast Tools and install the correct version for whatever version of android you are running.
7) Press on the entry and hit download.
8) Once it's finished you will get a notification which says something along the lines of 'Xposed module is not active yet'
9) Open your notification bar and press on the notification.
10) You will end up at this screen:
11) Press the check box to the right of XBlast Tools [1.8.0]
12) Reboot.
Once you've rebooted you should see a new icon in your app draw called XBlast Tools, open it.
1) Scroll down to the entry AppBar .
2) Enable it using the slider.
3) To set up what you want in you appbar content go to 'Setup Appbar content'
4) You will be taken to this screen:
5) Drag and drop apps into the bar on the left
6) You can adjust the trigger position, height, width and transparency using the sliders on the first screen.
Note: Thanks to femblack (Riyajudeen Mohamed yousuf) for XBlast tools if you which to support him you can buy XBlast tools from the Playstore here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ind.fem.black.xposed.mods
Flash a custom kernel.
NOTE: You must have a custom recovery installed (Dont have one? Check the top of this thread )
Ok, well there are quite a few reasons why to install a custom kernel. In short (very short) You can install a custom Kernel for one of these 3 reasons.
1) To improve battery life. (Undervolting)
2) To improve performance. (Overclocking)
3) Fancy features such as double tab screen to wake device (My personal favorite). Swipe across screen to sleep device etc etc.
Installing a custom kernel is actually remarkably easy especially thanks to the developers who have included AROMA installers. All you have to do is put the zip file on your SDcard boot into recovery and follow the on screen instructions.
For the purpose of this post i'm going to point you towards the ElementalX as it is the Kernel I am currently running and I have had no issues with it personally. it is also incredibly easy to set up and seems like it would serve as a good starting point for newcomers. You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519607 (Thanks to flar2)
Please note that this is far from the only option when it comes to kernels its just the easiest in my opinion. if you want to see more kernels for the Nexus 5 and decide for yourself have a browse around this forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development
IMPORTANT: When flashing any custom kernel you must be sure you have the right build for whatever base you are running. Some ROMs are CM based others are AOSP based and so on. ALWAYS CHECK FIRST.
Thats it for now everyone! Hope this thread is of some use. Plan to add information on HALO and MultiWindow when possible as well as a few other things.
More to come!
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Quite nice thread for newcomers, and it might, as it grows, be a go-to for those of us who have been rooted for ages in case we forgot about some of the stuff we can do/achieve with root
One question though, why not use the features included in Rom Toolsbox Pro, since you're already using it. I has a root explorer, if you swipe once to the left in the main menu, you'll get to a Build.prop editor and one more swipe will bring you to the Boot Animations "switcher". Think about it
Nice thread, changing dpi is the first thing i do when i root, but I don't think its appropriate to call that "changing the screen resolution" , we are simply changing dpi, not resolution.
I like where this thread is going, thanks for your time just adding my support. I'm rooted. Flashed Faux Kernel but still stock. I'm still waiting for AOKP or Paranoid put out their hand even more.
Used to run carbon on my n4. But I'm just neat picky about by clock position, battery icon, toggles *torch, extended boot menu and Navbar. My main reasons I used custom ROMs.
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Quite nice thread for newcomers, and it might, as it grows, be a go-to for those of us who have been rooted for ages in case we forgot about some of the stuff we can do/achieve with root
One question though, why not use the features included in Rom Toolsbox Pro, since you're already using it. I has a root explorer, if you swipe once to the left in the main menu, you'll get to a Build.prop editor and one more swipe will bring you to the Boot Animations "switcher". Think about it
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Honestly there is no real reason not to this, I just learnt how to do it the old fashioned way first and old habits and all that. Also the above method can be done for free using any root explorer whereas for ROM toolbox you have to pay. Also i've found that using ROM toolboxes boot animations are quite often not scaled to fit the screen properly!
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Nice thread, changing dpi is the first thing i do when i root, but I don't think its appropriate to call that "changing the screen resolution" , we are simply changing dpi, not resolution.
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Thankyou, and yes you are correct, fixed it
Michael-1993 said:
Honestly there is no real reason not to this, I just learnt how to do it the old fashioned way first and old habits and all that. Also the above method can be done for free using any root explorer whereas for ROM toolbox you have to pay. Also i've found that using ROM toolboxes boot animations are quite often not scaled to fit the screen properly!
Thankyou, and yes you are correct, fixed it
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I'm also a fan of doing things manually, so no arguing there
My though was that, when being a noob at all of this, there's a lot to handle, a lot of words and a lot of tools to use. Rom Toolbox gathers a lot of options in a single app, and might simplify things for the slow learning newcomer.
You could also teach him to set his kernel using scripts, but using an app like Trickster og System Tuner simplifies things, a lot!
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Gormsen said:
I'm also a fan of doing things manually, so no arguing there
My though was that, when being a noob at all of this, there's a lot to handle, a lot of words and a lot of tools to use. Rom Toolbox gathers a lot of options in a single app, and might simplify things for the slow learning newcomer.
You could also teach him to set his kernel using scripts, but using an app like Trickster og System Tuner simplifies things, a lot!
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That's a great idea! Ill add it as soon as I get time
And yeah, you're right it is a lot to take in at first I suppose, I am trying my best to make the thread as simple as possible though I promise! i'm also planning on adding how to backup applications and accounts as well as how to dual boot multiple ROMS at some point. But yeah ROM Toolbox really is a a great tool. I may add a section dedicated just to the main features on that as well
Michael-1993 said:
That's a great idea! Ill add it as soon as I get time
And yeah, you're right it is a lot to take in at first I suppose, I am trying my best to make the thread as simple as possible though I promise! i'm also planning on adding how to backup applications and accounts as well as how to dual boot multiple ROMS at some point. But yeah ROM Toolbox really is a a great tool. I may add a section dedicated just to the main features on that as well
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And you're doing a great job so, the OP has really grown a lot in just a couple of days.
A couple of suggestions:
1. You might wanna consider making an index, since this thread is going to grow a lot and it might end up being hard to get an overview.
2. How about a dedicated Xposed section since the possibilities with this are almost endless?
I know all of this takes time, so just get to it as you see fit. Keep up the good work
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Hey Thanks for such informative thread, I subscribed to your thread and look forward to learn more.
I am interested in changing the DPI of my phone especially to the level that is on Samsung Note 2. This is purely because of the game 8 ball pool from Miniclip as the game looks different on Note 2 and different on N5. Do you have any idea what is the DPI of Note 2 v/s our phone.
Thanks.
kailashnj said:
Hey Thanks for such informative thread, I subscribed to your thread and look forward to learn more.
I am interested in changing the DPI of my phone especially to the level that is on Samsung Note 2. This is purely because of the game 8 ball pool from Miniclip as the game looks different on Note 2 and different on N5. Do you have any idea what is the DPI of Note 2 v/s our phone.
Thanks.
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Yeah well the Note 2's DPI is set at 320 by default, but the general consensus seems to be 240 DPI looks sharpest on that phone. Bare in mind the Note 2 has a 5.5" screen though which is somewhat larger than the Nexus 5 so it may not work quite so well for you, give it ago though! Would be cool to see what you think, like I said i struggle to tolerate anything lower than 340 myself but its all personal prefrence
Thanks to joyo22 for the information. Thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243799
Hi
I just updated my Note 9 with android Pie and my favourite function for editing photos is missing now.On oreo I had the option in photo editor to add another picture to my actual photo when I wanted to edit...now this editor doesn't have this function to insert a picture to the actual photo ...Is anything missing here, or is just me?
I Still have the option to add another photo in a photo. In Samsung Galary edit the picture, pick to add a sticker and choose your second picture.
Thank you..I thought they removed this option.
Photo editor pro
You can add only stickers but no photo from gallery;( Anybody knows how to fix that????
Its ridiculous. I was hoping this was because I was on pie beta. Apparently not. They keep cutting little tweaks and features here and there.
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Szymi13 said:
You can add only stickers but no photo from gallery;( Anybody knows how to fix that????
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Choice the calendar Icon after your choice the stickers menu
The new Photo editor sucks. No blurr function anymore. Inserting pics was easy before and had a lot of tweaking options. Now.. we have stickers.. Note 9 is not a phone for children.. the new photo editor affects my business. I must now edit pics with a third party software. Thank you Sammy.
FabioBMW said:
The new Photo editor sucks. No blurr function anymore. Inserting pics was easy before and had a lot of tweaking options. Now.. we have stickers.. Note 9 is not a phone for children.. the new photo editor affects my business. I must now edit pics with a third party software. Thank you Sammy.
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Seems like everything in Pie has been cut down.
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Seems like everything in Pie has been cut down.
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People need to make noise over at Samsung fourms or direct msg Samsung via members app! ONE UI PIE 9 has taken away so much.. it's a becoming a joke!
Great... I thought i wasn't going mad, just really disappointed it's gone, it was extremely useful.
Option is not gone, just hidden.
You just need to go under stickers. On the default page by the calenders and such there's one that looks like a white square with rounded corners. Choosing that will open the gallery and allow you to insert an image.
Why we dont have an assist to prevent rotate images and stickers while scaling them. They always rotate!
Where is this "calendar" icon in stickers? I'm not finding it on my note 9
this update sucks, does anyone know how to adjust the "Effect" like "cartoon there use to be an adjusting sliding bar....I don't have it anymore Please help..this is so confusing and messing up my editing
Thank you guys for helping me find out how to do the photo-in-photo edit! In photo editor pro, where that function used to be, there used to be an option to add Covers- which are blurred/censored effects for thing you wants covered- anyone know if that was hidden and accessible as well or completely removed like a lot of features
I'm using a Samsung note 8
edit it's actually missing some pro features
I just updated today my self and I was searching for photo editor pro for ages, It's actually still there when you view the picture it's self you'll see a little pencil symbol second from the left on the bottom of the screen all of the pro features are there for you to use.
They could of told us though.
Thanks guys, I managed to locate it. I was also going crazy about that as I struggled after upgrading to Pie.
Android Pie Gallery: I've found Photo Editor Pro!
Sorry - but the photo-editor Pro features are NOT all there - e.g. Where is the "Advanced" button with the feature I used so often, i.e. "Backlight"?? Can't find it...
Correction: EUREKA - I found it!!
with a picture open, click the Pencil-symbol and THEN the three dots at the top right where you have the items "Portrait / Point color / Advanced. Tap "Advanced" and there we go -EVERYTHING that was under Oreo.
So the difference is that the three dots when you open the picture do not offer the editor pro, but AFTER tapping the pencil you get another three-dots menu, where you find the functions . In essence: it's just ONE step more than before - I can live with that )
Complete happiness!
Seems like a serious drill down... But at least it's there! Cheers
I can't find these options that I have circled. The 'covers' doesn't seem to be anywhere, and you can't toggle an image that is inserted as you could before, you can only make it bigger and smaller and move it around, more basic than before. Uff!