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[APP][07-05-2009] OzzY's Action Screen 0.9

OzzY's Action Screen 0.9​
After looking for nice, fast and versatile action screen, I decided to make my
own. For you guys, I've used skin from Fabliv's Action Screen V5 (with some
changes), and I also made one skin for myself (maybe I'll post it if someone is
interested). Current version is VGA-only and intended for Raphael (flashlight
support, great thanks to NetRipper for useful example). This is initial version,
I hope more development will follow, if there will be an interest...
FEATURES:
very small and self-contained (one EXE, ~90KB)
extremely fast, no managed code, pure C++
build-in Raphael flashlight support, both normal and bright modes, no timeout
keeps flashlight on after pressing power button (display goes off)
build-in Bluetooth and WiFi mode toggle function
support for landscape mode
to exit app without action, just tap the empty space (HTC logo)
bonus action, activates task manager (taskmgr.exe) when D-PAD center is pressed
TO DO:
customizable buttons, of course
keyhook for binding to other keys than long press call
skin changing support (as for now, you can use ResHack and edit JPGs)
add app exit after a timeout (just say you want it)
well, any ideas are welcome
KNOWN ISSUES:
tested only on WM6 VGA emulator and my Raphael
it is said that using flashlight in bright mode for extended periods can burn LED, YOU ARE WARNED!
LICENCE:
This program is FREEWARE. You can do whatever you want with it, except
selling it and distributing under your own name. Please give credits if you
can - but this is not required. Have fun!
This program is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the
quality and performance of the program is with you. Should the program
prove defective, you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair or
correction. In no event will any copyright holder be liable to you for
damages, including any general, special, incidental or consequential damages
arising out of the use or inability to use the program (including but not limited
to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you
or third parties or a failure of the program to operate with any other programs).
Blah, blah, blah... Now, I feel more secure...
SCREENSHOTS & DOWNLOAD:

Thanks, looks good!

Thanks for the app. working good on my TP.

Thanks, guys! If you have any ideas or suggestion, any comment would be welcome!

Thanks, I will test it on my Raphael.

thanx!!!
for me, new appointment and new task would be great. maybe more then 9 possibilities to choose from?

12 Buttons
Great job the_ozyrys.
Is it possible to have 12 Buttons layout instead of 9?

12 buttons, won't it make the screen to much crowded?
I'm currently working on version with 6 of 9 buttons
customizable (except those controlling flashlight),
plus customizable action of D-PAD center, maybe
this will be better idea?

This is nice cab addition.
Thanks for the post!

Looks nice I'll keep a watch on it. Making it more user customizable will make it much more attractive to users for sure

thanks for your hard work this works great!!!

Thanks for this App!
Is it possible to change or edit the Icons and functions in this App?
Great JOB!!!

Awesome app. I am using it in my ROMs now. A lot lighter than some of the others out there. Also, hope you dont mind, I changed the skin a bit to flow well with my default theme of the ROM.
Thanks, jmckeejr
Also, I dont think it would be a bad idea to make 3 more links on the bottom. Would make it more productive and wouldnt waste the space on the bottom(although my logo looks good there )

Of course, you can change skin as you want, I can even provide you Photoshop file with current skin, if you want... I'm working on more advanced version of this app, unfortunately currently any Raphael-related work is on hold because of end-of-academic-year-related stuff, but stay tuned...

Photoshop template would be awesome. Make it easier for ppl to edit only certain parts. I use resHacker to change out the images, and then resign it. Is there a better solution?

Well, there idea behind this app is to be as simple as possible,
and standalone, meaning that .exe file is sufficient to run it...
Any idea how to maintain this and provide user-friendly skin
support? Hmm, maybe built-in default skin and loading custom
skin from DLL, if it's available? Frankly, Reshacker is more
user-friendly than most skin-making apps...
P.S. As for templates,this is everything I can give you for now:
http://ozzy.uzyszkodnik.net/Action.zip

You could possibly do something like Tene did with PCM Keyboard. use a zip containing the images, skin.ini, etc. Rename the zip to .skn or .skin or whatever. I am perfectly fine with editing the images inside the exe, but I know not everyone would think to do such a thing. Would be nice to somehow make it keypad friendly, but then you lose the incredibly light weight.

how do u change the icons? i would like colorful icons

savior02 said:
how do u change the icons? i would like colorful icons
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Use reshacker and save the image from the .exe file. Edit and replace. Save and then sign with mssigner.

Any updates yet Ozzy. Sweet app cant do without it.

Feedback wanted

App now on the market, thanks for all your help.

great emulation. see my magic/sapphire device specs below...
no sound
very slow response to fire/shoot tap
...other than those issues, nice work.

Hi, great looking and I like the neat touches about adding 10p etc.
Comments - as posted above, no sound and the motion of the base is very slow either by motion detection or using the trackball. Though the trackball seemed to be very intermittent.
I'm running a T-Mobile G2 touch with the latest stock rom. All other background apps, had been disabled too.

Most gracious thanks for your comments. I think I've found the sound bug proper now. I've also found a vast improvement in speed after some GFX tweaks.
The control issues sound odd as both the emulator & my i7500 don't have these problems (but neither have a trackball, the emulator has no sensor), maybe the speed increase will fix things, as the phone was probably getting bogged down with unnecessary drawPixels.
Version 5 is available in the 1st post above, be grateful of any further feedback.
Edit: I've also updated the sensor updated time to maximum to see if that helps.

Great improvemnet.
Sound - now works, firing, explosions, flying saucer. Though the sound of the "invaders" moving is slow, but I am guessing that is as the original?
Movement - The motion sensor works fine now, though the trackball still does not function for left or right movement. If you try the trackball, the app says "motion sensor disabled", but the trackball does not move the player. The fire function works when you depress the ball though.
I love it, takes me back

Daft question but
Could this be used with other arcade roms?

Splather said:
Could this be used with other arcade roms?
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Yes, a limited few though, those what run on similar 8080 hardware (a few tweaks may be needed).
I will probably add these later.

OK, nearly at the finishing post. I reckon I've sorted the trackball issue, though I don't have a device with a trackball to test it on. I've also added the suggested full screen mode, though it runs a bit slow even after skipping a few frames, but I've left it in for the moment as it will encourage me to further optimize (will probably have a go at h/w acceleration in v2).
Version 6 Now available in the 1st post.

Trackball works fine now, not sure if it's just me but it seems slower than using the tilt method. Nice work.
I prefer the "bordered" view as it reminds me of the actual screen in the cabinet with the border around the black and white screen. Though on some machines they added coloured bands across the screen so that the invaders "appear" to change colour the lower they got. Maybe you could add that in?
"Edited"
Just a thought, not sure if you can do it, but can you override the "back" key functionality, then you could use it as a fire button and the trackball would be movement only. This way it is slightly more authentic in having the left right control and a fire button just like the original.

OMG that's slow!
Uninstalled... sorry
Love the idea, though

beaker656 said:
Trackball works fine now, not sure if it's just me but it seems slower than using the tilt method. Nice work.
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Seem to have a problem there... read the new control instructions in version & to see if that helps. It's hard to sort until I get a real device.
beaker656 said:
I prefer the "bordered" view as it reminds me of the actual screen in the cabinet with the border around the black and white screen. Though on some machines they added coloured bands across the screen so that the invaders "appear" to change colour the lower they got. Maybe you could add that in?
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You might be thinking of 'Space Invaders Part II' or 'Space Invaders Deluxe'
beaker656 said:
"Edited"
Just a thought, not sure if you can do it, but can you override the "back" key functionality, then you could use it as a fire button and the trackball would be movement only. This way it is slightly more authentic in having the left right control and a fire button just like the original.
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You can still used the touch screen when using the trackball.
I don't fancy overriding the back key
Henrikmand said:
OMG that's slow!
Uninstalled... sorry
Love the idea, though
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I've tried extra hard to speed things up a bit more in version 7.
Might be able to squeeze a bit more???
NEW UPDATE: v7
more speed
vibrator
control tweaks

U seem to just have increased the gamespeed, it still laggs like before.

Very slow and lag in sound.

Looks promising...

Hi guys and gals.
Long story... Gave my code a bit of decent profiling to see what was going on with the trackball. Seems like the cpu emulation core is taking so much time up that there is very little left for the main thread to pick up any events, and when it did, it bogged down the cpu thread. Trackball events have a huge time overhead with keyPressEvents the least, TouchEvents lie some where in the middle.
A nice solution would be to replace my java 8080 cpu source with native code (anyone want to help out here?), but my skills level is probably not up to it.
So, trackball support has now gone completely , replaced with screen buttons. Dpad will still work though, and touching almost anywhere on the screen, other than the left/right buttons will fire too (so your fingers aren't all over the place). Let me know what you's all think.
Found some extra speedups from the cpu core too, but had to butcher a lot of nicely structured code to get the gains.
Updated the first Post with the last version.
Thanks all.

Tidied up the GUI and while I was there...
Deluxe Support.
Catch the APK in the first post.
Could someone give it a final try to see if the controls problem has been fixed???
Thanks very much.

Now on the market. Thanks for all your help.

tonydoc said:
Now on the market. Thanks for all your help.
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Well thats fine but since you've edited the thread now we don't know the title of this thing anymore

hd7 and wp7 still rough around the edges

I bit the bullet this weekend and actually purchased a HD7 after noticing the bargain basement price of £380 for the phone on O2 PAYG.
Windows phone 7 is pretty cool except that microsoft and/or HTC forgot that this phone sits on your desk in Landscape mode.
What Microsoft need to is enable these changes and it'd be a pretty good phone.
1. enable the start screen to rotate to landscape and scroll horizontally through the tiles.
2. enable zune player to rotate to landscape including the radio.
3. enable the lock screen to convert to landscape if on charge and enable the proximity sensor to flick the screen on to show the current time when you get closer to it.
4. enable custom colour selection of the Accent colour (color for US). (i personally dislike most of the options)
5. enable custom ringers
6. when we touch the top let us turn on and off different connectivity options or a shortcut to the settings - I don't need or want a live tile for this but having to scroll constantly to find settings is hell.
7. make the volume level more visible - volume across the screen not vertically.
8. enable bookmark on zune. I may have video or music that i want to continue where I left off from if I play something else. In fact I do.
What HTC need to do is
1. pump up the volume on the phone. it's got more speakers than the hd2 but so much quieter and this phone is supposed to be a multimedia phone.
2. optional install of your htc font - I fell in love with your font on the desire hd.
3. speed up your notes application launch time. I love the notic board but it took a while to open it when I needed it today.
I'm sure there's many more things but this'll do to start with.

I believe MS has done a tremendous job In WP7. Sure, there are shortcomings with every first release of new operating systems, however, many of these will no doubt be addressed at some point in its' further development.
I've had the HD7 for a few days - it shows good promise and I've decided to stick with it for as long as possible. A few rough edges but it's got what it takes to be a solid and robust operating system that I believe most would easily adopt.

Thanks for the input. When you mention volume. How is the ringer volume and text message volume?

ratchetjaw said:
Thanks for the input. When you mention volume. How is the ringer volume and text message volume?
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awful, but the range of tones is appalling tbh and they are all very tinny so it doesn't help. Also the volume being centralised means if you adjust the volume in a game or in the zune player, the ringer gets changed also.

frontieruk said:
awful, but the range of tones is appalling tbh and they are all very tinny so it doesn't help. Also the volume being centralised means if you adjust the volume in a game or in the zune player, the ringer gets changed also.
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Oh okay that's no good. Thanks for the info. Is the vibrate strong at least?

ratchetjaw said:
Oh okay that's no good. Thanks for the info. Is the vibrate strong at least?
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yeah do tell, the vibe on the HD2 is pretty bad compared to the TP2

[Android 2.1+] Total Screen Filter (updated on 19 October)

*** WATCH VIDEO DEMO !!! ***
This is the easiest and coolest way to apply a screen shade to your phone screen !
Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt, beyond lowest brightness settings. Great for low light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. Saves battery life for AMOLED displays!
Control the filter level with a customizable bar that can be accessed from any application you're in.
Allow to set individual settings for each application in part.
Set custom picture, tiles and more.
Available on Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=alex.munteanu.tsf
Log changes:
19/10/2012 - Version 1.4
Added the option to move the filter bar up or down from the center position.
Minor bug fixes.
20/04/2012 - Version 1.3
New option to allow the Screen Filter value reach 100%. Use this option carefully !
26/02/2012 - Version 1.2
Added Tasker/Locale plugin !
28/01/2012 - Version 1.1
NEW FEATURE : Softkeys backlight control !
Turn off softkeys when screen filter value reach a configurable preset value
2 methods for turning off softkeys, if doesn't work on your device try the other one, and if both doesn't work please contact me.

Wow. I love the concept.
I didn't have a chance to check out the whole video (youtube was acting up), but does this have the ability to automatically dim the screen to a specified level based on what application I have open? For example, could I set it to automatically dim my screen to the lowest setting when I have my bank app open?
That would probably make this worthwhile.

mfitz8530 said:
Wow. I love the concept.
I didn't have a chance to check out the whole video (youtube was acting up), but does this have the ability to automatically dim the screen to a specified level based on what application I have open? For example, could I set it to automatically dim my screen to the lowest setting when I have my bank app open?
That would probably make this worthwhile.
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Yes, you can set the level independently for each application, the color, the choice to show/hide the bar.

awesome thank you for advertisment of this app

Version 1.1 is out :
NEW FEATURE : Softkeys backlight control !
Turn off softkeys when screen filter value reach a configurable preset value
2 methods for turning off softkeys, if doesn't work on your device try the other one, and if both doesn't work please contact me.

muntos said:
*** WATCH VIDEO DEMO !!! ***
This is the easiest and coolest way to apply a screen shade to your phone screen !
Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt, beyond lowest brightness settings. Great for low light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. Saves battery life for AMOLED displays!
Control the filter level with a customizable bar that can be accessed from any application you're in.
Allow to set individual settings for each application in part.
Set custom picture, tiles and more.
Available on Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=alex.munteanu.tsf
Log changes:
28/01/2012 - Version 1.1
NEW FEATURE : Softkeys backlight control !
Turn off softkeys when screen filter value reach a configurable preset value
2 methods for turning off softkeys, if doesn't work on your device try the other one, and if both doesn't work please contact me.
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Purchased! Thanks..Just waiting for Goog to send it to my phone

Thank you also, if you like it please rate the application on the market.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

youtube.com said:
Unfortunately, this video is not available in Germany because it may contain music for which GEMA has not granted the respective music rights.
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could you upload the vid with another soundtrack?

The trial version is expired. Could you update it?

Trial of what... ? Total Screen Filter doesn't have a trial version , only Total Screen Control

Sorry, I did mean Control, posted in a wrong thread.

crimper said:
Sorry, I did mean Control, posted in a wrong thread.
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I thought so...
There is a Trial of Total Screen on the Market, you can try that one also

muntos said:
I thought so...
There is a Trial of Total Screen on the Market, you can try that one also
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I looked again and can't find it. There are only two other apps by you - Filter and Network Monitor. Unless it's not available for ICS devices.

crimper said:
I looked again and can't find it. There are only two other apps by you - Filter and Network Monitor. Unless it's not available for ICS devices.
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The trial is published under a different account, just search in the market for "Total Screen Control" and you'll find also the trial version.

this is nice.,thanks ^_^ i will purchased this..

wow great idea, you are the best

Version 1.2 is out:
Added Tasker/Locale plugin !

thanks alot for posting, keep it up, you're doing great!

I just purchased the app. I like it, especially for the Tasker integration.
I was using the other 'Screen Filter' app for a while but it was
having full brightness flicker issues when I would have Tasker change
the filter % from one value to another. This was incredibly annoying.
I do have a MAJOR request though that I believe would help me truly
appreciate my purchase. The primary reason I use these filters is to
attempt to black out my AMOLED screen.....unfortunately, your Total
Screen Filter app maxes the filter at 94.12%. This is a huge problem
for me. Furthermore, your competitor (Screen Filter by haxor industry)
allows for dimming the screen even further then your app (they allow
for 2% filter....which is what you call 98% in your app....almost
pitch black).
I'm an optical engineer and work in extreme dark rooms alot. Sometimes NO VISIBLE LIGHT can be on in these rooms
while experiments are running...sometimes a very small amount is
acceptable.
So my DESPERATE plea for a feature request:
Allow for users to push the filter further beyond 94.12%....ideally a
full 100% black out. Because honestly, 94.12% is not enough at all for
my purposes. At least allow for a 98% filter so you can be equivalent
to your competitor's capabilities (which is a free app I might add).
I can understand your concerns with allowing this ability (people
unknowingly blacking out their screens). So maybe making it a
non-default ability would work perfectly. I use these filters with
Tasker and have it setup so I can easily remove the screen blackout
under particular conditions. Please help me out here. This ability
would really make me happy.

zhdenny said:
I just purchased the app. I like it, especially for the Tasker integration.
I was using the other 'Screen Filter' app for a while but it was
having full brightness flicker issues when I would have Tasker change
the filter % from one value to another. This was incredibly annoying.
I do have a MAJOR request though that I believe would help me truly
appreciate my purchase. The primary reason I use these filters is to
attempt to black out my AMOLED screen.....unfortunately, your Total
Screen Filter app maxes the filter at 94.12%. This is a huge problem
for me. Furthermore, your competitor (Screen Filter by haxor industry)
allows for dimming the screen even further then your app (they allow
for 2% filter....which is what you call 98% in your app....almost
pitch black).
I'm an optical engineer and work in extreme dark rooms alot. Sometimes NO VISIBLE LIGHT can be on in these rooms
while experiments are running...sometimes a very small amount is
acceptable.
So my DESPERATE plea for a feature request:
Allow for users to push the filter further beyond 94.12%....ideally a
full 100% black out. Because honestly, 94.12% is not enough at all for
my purposes. At least allow for a 98% filter so you can be equivalent
to your competitor's capabilities (which is a free app I might add).
I can understand your concerns with allowing this ability (people
unknowingly blacking out their screens). So maybe making it a
non-default ability would work perfectly. I use these filters with
Tasker and have it setup so I can easily remove the screen blackout
under particular conditions. Please help me out here. This ability
would really make me happy.
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Hi, it will be implemented in the next version
Regards,
Alex

[GUIDE] Device Settings Menu | Part II - Sounds and vibrations, Notifications, Themes

Device Settings Menu Guide, Tips & Discussions
Part 2 - Sounds and vibration, Notifications, Wallpaper and themes​
If you're new to this series or want to see the index, please read the Introductory Post first.​
Sound and vibration
Vibrate while ringing: I have enabled it as in environments where ringtone is not loud enough, vibrations in my pocket helps me.
Ringtone: Set Ringtone for each of your SIMs. Tap Add to add music from your storage. Select 'Highlights only' to play only a specified part of the track and not necessarily from the beginning. This way you can make ringtones from the music track itself but anyways here are the best ringtones sites. The existing catalog in the device has few nature-inspired tones - I've set it to 'Friday'.
Vibration Pattern: Specifies vibration pattern for your Calls. Choose it to something by which you can easily differentiate your calls from a standard notification from the initial vibration itself. I've set it to 'Off-beat'.
Notification sounds: You can set customized notification for each app in app's settings itself so set this one as a default notification - something short that won't annoy you. My choice is 'Twinkle'.
Volume: Play with them to find what suits you. In my case, System (touch sounds, back button sounds, etc.) is zero while notifications on the lowest side. You can still control them by pressing volume rocker and then expanding the pop-up.
Vibration Intensity: If you get annoyed, like I do, by vibrations for every notification, set it to zero or alternatively set it to a lower level while tweaking individual app notification settings to allow/disallow vibrations. 'Touch interaction' is for on-screen touches while 'Hard press home button' is for the hard home button in Note9.
Use Volume keys for media: I never wanted to control ringtone with volume rockers. Must be enabled!
System sounds and vibration: Touch sounds; Screen lock sounds; Charging sounds; Vibration feedback; Dialling keypad tones; Keyboard sounds; Keyboard vibration; Touch vibration: I've set it off; on; on; on; off; off; off (I use SwiftKey); on.
Advanced sound settings > Sound quality and effects, Separate app sound:
Dolby Atmos: Read about it here. I've set it to Auto. You can easily toggle modes from the notification bar itself (move it to first page).
Equaliser: Play with it to decide what's best for you. Here is an Equaliser guide for you so that you can play with the Advanced mode as well.
UHQ upscaler: Bit-upscaling works best for me. Read a pro analysis on UHQ upscaling modes here.
Tube Amp Pro; Concert hall: They are disabled when using Dolby Atmos. I prefer Dolby Atmos over either of them.
Adapt Sound: Do try it! Add trying a new profile for each of your earphones or audio device and personalise sound. You can try existing profiles and toggling Clear or Soft sound preference.
Seperate app sound: Useful in cases where you don't want an app's sound to play on your default audio device. I have set 'App' to Chome/Facebook and Audio device to 'Phone' so that they don't accidently play on the connected device in case Bluetooth is left on.
Notifications
App icon badges: Useful though I use similar feature 'Notification badges' in Nova Launcher.
Do not disturb: You can schedule it though I recommend Tasker or IFTTT for scheduling stuff. Do explore Allow exception > Custom to enable 'Repeat callers', allowing calls/messages from specific group, allowing event/task/reminders. Customize DND so that your 3rd-party (scheduling) apps when enabling it enables your customized settings. Review 'App rules' when set by them. Allow or disallow LED or visual notifications when DND is enabled.
Status bar: Since I usually get a lot of notifications, I've disabled 'Show recent notifications only'. It's not a bad idea to get the actual percentage of battery level so enable 'Show battery percentage'.
LED indicator: Enable and then try apps like LightFlow (Pro) to define pro LED settings.
App Notifications: You can customize each App's notification here itself or can do this simply in that App's settings. I prefer customizing App settings when they arrive in the notification bar by holding the notification and tapping settings. This way, in some time, you'll make your app notifications fully customized for all of those that bother you. With Pie, you have now greater control of each app's notification. You can even customize notification subcategories of a particular app. Do check 'silent and minimized' mode that doesn't create a mess in your notification panel as well as minimizes the content by default with no sound. Do you need a separate guide to master this? Do tell. You can also refer to a good article here.
Advanced:
Allow or disallow lock screen notifications, DND exception and Importance. As above, I prefer doing this via app settings when needed.
Menu: 'Show system apps' for customizing notifications of the bloatware. 'Reset preference' in case you believe you have messed up with all your notifications or you need a fresh start.
Wallpaper and themes
It will route you to Samsung Themes. I use seperate icon and theme packs for Nova Launcher. I do use AOD packs from the Themes. Do explore this section on XDA itself. I'm going to develop some themes (preferably AOD skins) soon and will let you know. Learn how to develop yours here.

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Is it just me, or am I completely missing the point of this? You've gone to all the trouble of explaining in great detail, a series of self explanatory settings.
It reads more as a long list just of what you have all your settings on haha.

beta546 said:
Is it just me, or am I completely missing the point of this? You've gone to all the trouble of explaining in great detail, a series of self explanatory settings.
It reads more as a long list just of what you have all your settings on haha.
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Assuming that you have read the Introductory Post, I'm really sorry if it didn't work for you. I had tried to make sure that I don't iterate self-explanatory things that's why I haven't copy-pasted the descriptions that comes with the device. While exploring all the settings, I had to google many of them - maybe not a pro user like you. That's the reason I decided to compile this.
No worries if this series fails for everyone (though I believe there would be a group of users that I'd be able to help in anyway - maybe non-XDA users). Even if it's a no-go, moderators are free to close this thread. I always wanted to document the settings and this will at least help me in the future.
Peace.

Paras Lehana said:
Assuming that you have read the Introductory Post, I'm really sorry if it didn't work for you. I had tried to make sure that I don't iterate self-explanatory things that's why I haven't copy-pasted the descriptions that comes with the device. While exploring all the settings, I had to google many of them - maybe not a pro user like you. That's the reason I decided to compile this.
No worries if this series fails for everyone (though I believe there would be a group of users that I'd be able to help in anyway - maybe non-XDA users). Even if it's a no-go, moderators are free to close this thread. I always wanted to document the settings and this will at least help me in the future.
Peace.
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Keep up the good work, please, finish the entire series. :good:
This is a great idea, if one feels they don't need it, they can simply move on to the rest of the device forum.
If nothing else it's a more detailed/user-friendly version of the OEM User guide.
Sent from my SM-N960U using XDA Labs

KOLIOSIS said:
Keep up the good work, please, finish the entire series. :good:
This is a great idea, if one feels they don't need it, they can simply move on to the rest of the device forum.
If nothing else it's a more detailed/user-friendly version of the OEM User guide.
Sent from my SM-N960U using XDA Labs
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Really gives me motivation, sir. I had already compiled the full series before moving to XDA. Three of total five parts are already posted. I was bit demotivated that's why was hesitating to immediately post the remaining two. They'll be posted within an hour now.
Thanks.

Paras Lehana said:
Really gives me motivation, sir. I had already compiled the full series before moving to XDA. Three of total five parts are already posted. I was bit demotivated that's why was hesitating to immediately post the remaining two. They'll be posted within an hour now.
Thanks.
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This is something I think should be a part of every device forum,especially the more popular devices.
Perhaps approach the powers that be @ XDA with the idea,to have this sort of breakdown of the phone,in its own sub-section of a device forum,to go along with the 5-6 existing sub-sections.
Such a section would address a lot of questions people have regarding their devices.
Maybe XDA will offer you (& others) a position on their staff to take this up................... :good:

KOLIOSIS said:
This is something I think should be a part of every device forum,especially the more popular devices.
Perhaps approach the powers that be @ XDA with the idea,to have this sort of breakdown of the phone,in its own sub-section of a device forum,to go along with the 5-6 existing sub-sections.
Such a section would address a lot of questions people have regarding their devices.
Maybe XDA will offer you (& others) a position on their staff to take this up................... :good:
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Thanks for identifying the long-term goal of mine. I always wanted a single discussion space for similar kind of queries. While exploring every other unfamiliar setting on the device, when I googled them, I saw a lot of similar threads even in same website like XDA. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll surely try.
I'm now done with all the five parts (here is the index). I surely need more criticism to improve but I'm sure this is the way to go. I have been a pro mobile user since 2012 and I can bet on that most of the users have never explored even the basic settings in their devices. Even if I help a dozen of them, this is my success.
Thanks for supporting. Let's see how this works.

Why are you posting this ?
There's a very good "USER MANUAL" on the "Samsung"-site available:
User Manual Samsung Galaxy Note9

Why am I posting this?
henklbr said:
Why are you posting this ?
There's a very good "USER MANUAL" on the "Samsung"-site available:
User Manual Samsung Galaxy Note9
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I'm really sorry for disappointing you. It would be nicer if you could tell me how to improve the content. Coming to your 'Why' part, I think I have already explained it in the Introductory Post as well as included the message in top of every part.
I had already gone through the User Manual before I decided to compile this. User Manual has over 300 pages and it's too descriptive. It's feasible for a step-by-step process of a specific feature with even describing every button click and combination. I've summarized every single one of them in 5 parts. No one is going to read the manual in one go but I was able to fresh start my device in few minutes by going through my documentation. This may be a bad idea but as @KOLIOSIS says, I also think that this should be a basic part of each device's forum.
If manual could answer everything, why are there multiple QAs on XDA with similar queries like these:
samsung pay fingerprint section greyed out
wifi power saving mode
phone visibility
bluetooth low energy
seperate app sound
These are only few ones which I have just find out by going through first 2 parts and picking up any settings randomly. And I have filtered out results from XDA only. You'll see hundred of similar posts over many forums. This is a new idea and I will be happy to admit even if it fails. I get no worries for trying something new.