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Things to do with root

Okay, so I rooted and installed Cyanogen earlier; what cool things can I do with root?
Also, wow. My phone feels so much more responsive now. Just an aside.
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cyanogen rom when I had played with it, I like the custom live wallpaper! as for things to do....trackball colors app, superuser, rooted apps....and have some fun with rooting.....

custom roms, rooted apps, themes etc...

osugsxr said:
cyanogen rom when I had played with it, I like the custom live wallpaper! as for things to do....trackball colors app, superuser, rooted apps....and have some fun with rooting.....
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Currently using Cyanogen. There a list of apps for root or anything? That's really what I'm looking for.

Quick post: themes. Where do I get them? Are they the morphs in the themes and apps section?

Go to the themes section and read the morphs threads. Install metamorph from the market and go to town. I spent days with new black status bars, battery icons, etc. Check for black matte, or desire icons, its so nice.

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Go to the themes section and read the morphs threads. Install metamorph from the market and go to town. I spent days with new black status bars, battery icons, etc. Check for black matte, or desire icons, its so nice.
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Gotcha. Thanks!

to the OP
you know you will have a much shorter list if you refraised the title "list of things that you CANT do when rooted". being rooted lets you do anything you could want on a android phone.

to the OP
you know you will have a much shorter list if you refraised the title "list of things that you CANT do when rooted". being rooted lets you do anything you could want on a android phone.
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True. I'm just wondering if there's a list of apps, common things to do, etc.
Also: Metamorph doesn't seem to be working for me? Trying to apply BlackMatte and it has been sitting on res-framework.apk for hours now.
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You know the first time I tried to apply with metamorph it sat there forever, and I thought I did something wrong. I forced it closed, reboot, and then tried again and it worked.

tjsimmons said:
True. I'm just wondering if there's a list of apps, common things to do, etc.
Also: Metamorph doesn't seem to be working for me? Trying to apply BlackMatte and it has been sitting on res-framework.apk for hours now.
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This ought to get you started
http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=root

Ah, should've thought of that. One more question: what app is it that puts a notification with battery temp, health, etc in the tray?
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Well battery life widget is what many use, which puts temp, voltage, and percentage on a widget. Make sure you enable extended info in its settings.
I don't like the battery running in notification bar. I like a clean running status bar, so a home screen widget is better for me.
If you use cyanogen, percentage goes right over top of the battery icon itself.

Well battery life widget is what many use, which puts temp, voltage, and percentage on a widget. Make sure you enable extended info in its settings.
I don't like the battery running in notification bar. I like a clean running status bar, so a home screen widget is better for me.
If you use cyanogen, percentage goes right over top of the battery icon itself.
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I found the notification one, which I like except it places a second battery icon in the notification bar, instead of just the tray. I like the info in the tray though. Anything similar to that out there?
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yeah well there is one that will put it in your notification bar, but i forget the name. and cyanogen puts the percentage on the actual batery icon. its in spare parts in the cyanogen ROM.

need some apps that show the battery %

i find so many of them, but jest wonder who is the best apps that show the current battery percent, in the task bar or widget...

I actually use extended controls. It's a widget that looks like the standard android Power Control widget. You can customize it to have loads of controls and the battery percentage. I can't remember how much it is in the market, but its definitely worth it.
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Tnx for the tip. Will try it!
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liorra3 said:
Tnx for the tip. Will try it!
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If there's a full root we could modify the framework-res.apk and get a modified battery icon in the notification bar. Way better..

My favorite: BattStatt. It's a widget for your screen. Has various sizes, and shows your battery in words.

Try BatteryIndicator

SwitchPro also does it, and worth getting anyway.

try this,
press screen or enter personalize,
chooseshortcut
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settings
then
battery use
basic but good

turkification said:
My favorite: BattStatt. It's a widget for your screen. Has various sizes, and shows your battery in words.
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I second this. Very simplistic and nice. Customizable so you can choose a color that suits your current background. Along with Tajm you'll have a nice clean setup on home screen or lock screen (Widgetlocker ($1.99) allows you to put widgets on the lockscreen along with custom sliders. I recommend a looksy).

appelflap said:
If there's a full root we could modify the framework-res.apk and get a modified battery icon in the notification bar. Way better..
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No need to root or modify anything
just the apk you'll find there : Circular battery Indicator with % (No root required)
Works great on my DHD

Wow that is great, will use it for now!
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No need to root or modify anything
just the apk you'll find there : Circular battery Indicator with % (No root required)
Works great on my DHD
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RushaPoiL said:
No need to root or modify anything
just the apk you'll find there : Circular battery Indicator with % (No root required)
Works great on my DHD
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Thanks from me too, it's great, just what I wanted!
BTW, as I said on the other thread, I just wonder if this (kind of) software could shorten battery life, having to do its duties to refresh all the time?

ErMeglio said:
Thanks from me too, it's great, just what I wanted!
BTW, as I said on the other thread, I just wonder if this (kind of) software could shorten battery life, having to do its duties to refresh all the time?
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From the linked topic:
- the Circular Battery Indicator does not use a lot of battery resources, the device broadcasts a message when the battery status changes, the app catches this broadcast and update itself to show the right percentage, it is as simple as that, so it is extremely light weight on the CPU.
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Oops, thanks, seems like I was a bit too lazy
I had read about the existence of this 'broadcast' system elsewhere, but I was worried because before of this app I used a widget (BatteryIcon if I remember) that had a 'refresh time' to choose in the settings and so I thought (that) app had to 'ask' the system the actual battery level every time. Seems like this one is much better developed so, good to be known, I like it very much, also the ability to have the 'battery use' page open in a bunch of seconds is just all I need

turkification said:
My favorite: BattStatt. It's a widget for your screen. Has various sizes, and shows your battery in words.
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Snatched
Minimalistic = So cool!

turkification said:
My favorite: BattStatt. It's a widget for your screen. Has various sizes, and shows your battery in words.
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+1 have used it works fine

turkification said:
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+1 I use BattStat too and like it. Very simple and nice.

I like extended controls, it shows battery percentage, too.

i got all 3 - circular batt, extended power widget and batt stat

[Q] Battery percentage in notification bar

Anyone figured out how to get it to show the battery percentage? The ADB command for KitKat doesn't seem to do anything.

Have you tried battery percent for kit kat in play store?

an21281 said:
Have you tried battery percent for kit kat in play store?
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My understanding was that it was essentially a front-end on the adb command, but I'll try it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.edavid93.kitkat_battery_percentage
You can try This.
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Ah, the description for the app points out that the text is white on a white background when the battery is full. I just hadn't waited long enough, it was in fact working.

ehrune said:
Ah, the description for the app points out that the text is white on a white background when the battery is full. I just hadn't waited long enough, it was in fact working.
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Nice

Thanks for the app suggestion. Any other apps that can do the same but with colored text instead of white?

tonyf7 said:
Thanks for the app suggestion. Any other apps that can do the same but with colored text instead of white?
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"Power toggles" gives a few different options/colors, as well as giving toggles in the notification shade

I use battery bt pro it works great uses only three permissions and you can change the color

mrgigabyte2002 said:
I use battery bt pro it works great uses only three permissions and you can change the color
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I wish this would be built in - show the % inside the icon with it horizontal like HTC sense. Kind of ridiculous to run a widget to show %! Ditto for signal, should be a way to display dBm too!

Hide status bar icons?

Is there a way to hide the status bar icons without Xposed? I've searched, but everything I found involves using Xposed.
Thanks

Dinc User said:
Is there a way to hide the status bar icons without Xposed? I've searched, but everything I found involves using Xposed.
Thanks
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I've been searching as well. I'd really like to get rid of bluetooth, NFC, and the alarm icon.

Exactly the icons I want to remove.

Dinc User said:
Is there a way to hide the status bar icons without Xposed? I've searched, but everything I found involves using Xposed.
Thanks
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In the past it was possible by editing some of the framework files to remove the icons completely from the library. Finding them can be somewhat time consuming. I'll look into it ... I've promised I'd look into a couple things and just haven't had time yet, busy time of year at work and the desire to get outside before the true summer heat hits has been strong ... but I will get there.

this thread shows you how to get rid of the NFC icon. I'd guess that others can be removed in the same manner
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/quick-guide-enabling-hidden-features-t3087506

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this thread shows you how to get rid of the NFC icon. I'd guess that others can be removed in the same manner
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/quick-guide-enabling-hidden-features-t3087506
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I'm not sure if there are options for the other icons in the CSC file. On other galaxy devices you needed to literally edit the framework files because the icons were hard-coded in there.
Great find though, CSC tweaks are always helpful and everyone should be able to do them.

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I'm not sure if there are options for the other icons in the CSC file. On other galaxy devices you needed to literally edit the framework files because the icons were hard-coded in there.
Great find though, CSC tweaks are always helpful and everyone should be able to do them.
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There is an app call Notifications Off which I used to use but I haven't tried it yet on this phone. Here is the link if you want to try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.NotificationsOff

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There is an app call Notifications Off which I used to use but I haven't tried it yet on this phone. Here is the link if you want to try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.NotificationsOff
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Didn't work for me.

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Didn't work for me.
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Yeah, kind of sucks. It hasn't been updated since last year. It used to work great and even allowed different profiles that could be changed with Tasker.

How about hiding the whole status bar? Lol. so you don't see it unless you swipe down. you might need another launcher. Don't know if with touch wiz you can do that.

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How about hiding the whole status bar? Lol. so you don't see it unless you swipe down. you might need another launcher. Don't know if with touch wiz you can do that.
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Touchwiz launcher won't do that but you can do that with a third-party launcher like Nova for example. Another third-party launcher I really like is action launcher 3.

Nova launcher can hide the notification bar. its a great launcher

Dying to get rid of the Verizon in the status bar!
I used the csc mod to rid myself of the NFC icon.

TheAtheistReverend said:
Dying to get rid of the Verizon in the status bar!
I used the csc mod to rid myself of the NFC icon.
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+1 this would be great

Status Bar icons merging into a dot, how to fix?

I have several status bar icons (not notifcation icons) that I want always visible, but after a couple, they just turn into one dot and I cant see them unless I swipe down the notification bar. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this? I'm rooted on LineageOS with Magisk 22.1, but had the same problem on stock. Thanks

Knuxyl said:
I have several status bar icons (not notifcation icons) that I want always visible, but after a couple, they just turn into one dot and I cant see them unless I swipe down the notification bar. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this? I'm rooted on LineageOS with Magisk 22.1, but had the same problem on stock. Thanks
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I've never seen that. Can you give a screenshot of just before it changes and after?

The dot appears when you have enough notification icons, that can't be all shown at the same time, kinda like a "there's more" indicator.
Sadly the space for notifications is limited to just a few. No way to fix that afaik.

Try this mod:
[MOD][MAGISK][ANDROID 11] Addon Features for Pixel Devices - Pixel 5 Thread
So what is this? This is a Magisk module that adds the following features to any Pixel 3, 4 or 5 device running on Android 11: Forces Google Sans font system wide 63Accent colors 12Icon shapes 22Fonts Wallpapers Breel 2019; 2020 & 2020a 9...
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This will install an app called "Rom Control". Swipe from left to open menu, go to "Miscellaneous" and there is an option called "Show more notification icons". I haven't tried it but this may be what you're looking for.

You guys, he said statusbar icons, not notification icons. To me that means the system icons on the right side.

Tulsadiver said:
You guys, he said statusbar icons, not notification icons. To me that means the system icons on the right side.
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Yes exactly, I tried that recommendation and it not only didn't work, but after a while it stopped showing my lte signal and moved battery percent to left of battery instead of where I had it on the right, like it randomly switched to demo mode.
I'm fine with the notification icons merging, but not my system icons.

Knuxyl said:
Yes exactly, I tried that recommendation and it not only didn't work, but after a while it stopped showing my lte signal and moved battery percent to left of battery instead of where I had it on the right, like it randomly switched to demo mode.
I'm fine with the notification icons merging, but not my system icons.
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Rom control is for stock, I believe.
I've never seen that many system icons. I might be able to help but I don't know I could even manage to get too many. How many icons before it goes to a dot? 6, 7?
Can you give me a screenshot?

Knuxyl said:
Yes exactly, I tried that recommendation and it not only didn't work, but after a while it stopped showing my lte signal and moved battery percent to left of battery instead of where I had it on the right, like it randomly switched to demo mode.
I'm fine with the notification icons merging, but not my system icons.
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Do you really need all of those system icons? If not, there's an app that you can use to remove some of them with.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner
I use it to hide the headphones icon (I can see the wire coming out of my phone I'm looking at it right now and I can hear the music coming from it) and also the alarm clock icon that is there even on weekends when I don't have alarms set. I know I have 3 alarms set for weekdays. I've had them for years. I don't need you to remind me.

xunholyx said:
Do you really need all of those system icons? If not, there's an app that you can use to remove some of them with.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner
I use it to hide the headphones icon (I can see the wire coming out of my phone I'm looking at it right now and I can hear the music coming from it) and also the alarm clock icon that is there even on weekends when I don't have alarms set. I know I have 3 alarms set for weekdays. I've had them for years. I don't need you to remind me.
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I have clock as military time, battery percentage shown, LTE bars and icon, and it only takes 2 more for it to merge. And of course I know I can hide system icons? I want them. That's the problem. Android doesn't but I do.

Knuxyl said:
I have clock as military time, battery percentage shown, LTE bars and icon, and it only takes 2 more for it to merge. And of course I know I can hide system icons? I want them. That's the problem. Android doesn't but I do.
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Here is the most I could get. I put my clock on the right. How can I get more?

Knuxyl said:
I have clock as military time, battery percentage shown, LTE bars and icon, and it only takes 2 more for it to merge. And of course I know I can hide system icons? I want them. That's the problem. Android doesn't but I do.
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There's probably no way to do it.
Let the notifications fill until you get a dot there.
That blank space is where sensors are.
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Here is the most I could get. I put my clock on the right. How can I get more?
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Plug in some type c headphones is all I can think of