Name: LED Flashlight
This is a discussion thread for LED Flashlight, one of my apps. I will be really grateful for your feedback.
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Main screen
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Live tile customization
Official Facebook Page: here.
Description:
LED Flashlight is a simple and free flashlight app. It uses the LED light on your phone as a light source (the light used by the camera when taking photos).
Unlike some other flashlight apps that just show a white screen, LED Flashlight can give you a much brighter light.
Even if LED Flashlight is a very simple app, I took my time to polish it and make it the best in the marketplace. I included some special features, most of them not available in other flashlight apps:
Shake to toggle - you can shake the phone to toggle the flashlight
Camera button to toggle - you can use the camera shutter button to toggle the flashlight
Disable lock screen - you can disable the lock screen so that the light does not turn off by itself
Constant light - the LED light does not flicker like some other flashlight apps
Please note that this app will not work on devices with xenon flash or devices that do not have a flash at all.
User reactions.
Some people complain that this app does not work on HTC Mozart. Yes, it does not, because this phone has a xenon flash. Sorry, but there is no way to make a xenon flash light up constantly. I don't have such a phone but I think even the built-in camera app cannot do that.
Version history:
Version 1.1
[New] Flashlight toggle sound introduced.
[New] More settings added and "settings" menu improved.
[Changed] "Prevent lock screen" is now enabled by default.
[Improved] Shake sensitivity adjusted to a more appropriate level.
[Fixed] Crash on some devices when no internet connection is available.
[Fixed] Minor UI fixes.
Version 1.2
[NEW] Live tile settings introduced.
[Improved] Minor UI improvements.
Discussions.
I welcome any feature requests, bug reports or just random thoughts.
Thank you and take care.
Free download:
i will give this a go, thanks
silentg said:
i will give this a go, thanks
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You're welcome, I hope you like it!
"App will use:
contacts
camera
owner identity
music and video library
phone identity
data services
movement and directional sensor
microphone
camera
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that sure can scary a user bro
and why not "mangofy" the app icon?
cya
fredsky2 said:
that sure can scary a user bro
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Because this app is full of ads: AdDuplex, AdMob, MS Ads Mobile Actually, author added all existing advertising solutions for WP7
Does it work on HTC 7 Mozart?
kaka_mara said:
Does it work on HTC 7 Mozart?
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As written in description, this app does not work on HTC Mozart. It is not possible to have a flashlight on this phone because it has a xenon flash, not a LED one. I doubt you will find any flashlight app for your phone.
Sorry.
fredsky2 said:
"App will use:
contacts
camera
owner identity
music and video library
phone identity
data services
movement and directional sensor
microphone
camera
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An explanation of the required permissions:
contacts - not really used but is wrongly detected by the Marketplace
camera, microphone, music and video library - those are needed by the flashlight itself, I doubt you will find a flashlight app that does not require those. This is because the constant ON mode for the LED is part of the video functionality. And video = camera + microphone + video library.
movement and directional sensor - this is needed to enable the "shake to toggle" feature. You can switch the flashlight by shaking your phone. This is done using the accelerometer sensor.
data services, phone identity, owner identity - needed for ads. Any ad-enabled app will have those.
If you have some concerns let me know. There is certainly nothing harmful in all those permissions.
sensboston said:
Because this app is full of ads: AdDuplex, AdMob, MS Ads Mobile Actually, author added all existing advertising solutions for WP7
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Mate, your explanation of the required permissions is totally misleading.
"Because this app is full of ads": The app has a single ad at the bottom of the screen, clearly seen in the screenshots. Yes, this ad could come either from Microsoft, from AdMob or AdDuplex. Who cares about where it comes from?
If you are a developer, which I presume, you should know how ads work. You request an ad and the ads provider either gives you one or fails. If it fails you ask the next provider to give you an ad. This is common sense. Any sensibly written ad-enabled app does it like this.
Even if only one of those ad providers was used, the same permissions would have been required.
"author added all existing advertising solutions for WP7" - you make it sound like a bad thing. Can you please explain what's wrong with that?
ldokov said:
"author added all existing advertising solutions for WP7" - you make it sound like a bad thing. Can you please explain what's wrong with that?
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Yep, I can try. It's definitely not good: adding more third-party code (what uses internet connection and contains a bugs) is directly affecting to your app performance and stability. Second, using a bunch of different ads providers will not increase your ad unit performance (likely to vise versa). Try to find my topic at Q&A about ads. And third: there are about hundred flashlight apps on market (with similar functionality) and your app must compete with them. Having so many required permissions for that simple app will hardly contribute to this.
BTW, it's just my personal opinion, all up to you (however I'm also not 100% sure - should re-read Microsoft and Google service agreements).
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Yep, I can try. It's definitely not good: adding more third-party code (what uses internet connection and contains a bugs) is directly affecting to your app performance and stability.
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You obviously tried the app. Have you noticed any unstable behavior or performance problems? If yes, please let me know. No one has reported anything like that. While your statement has truth in it, everything depends on the developer taking care of all exceptional situations and handling them properly.
sensboston said:
Second, using a bunch of different ads providers will not increase your ad unit performance (likely to vise versa).
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I could argue with that, but in any way this only concerns me as a developer and not poeple who use my app. Developer feedback is always appreciated, but please don't make it sound something bad for all those who just want to light up their way. I will try to find your Q&A thread, a link would be nice.
sensboston said:
And third: there are about hundred flashlight apps on market (with similar functionality) and your app must compete with them. Having so many required permissions for that simple app will hardly contribute to this.
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True, many flashlight apps out there. I have written in my first post how my app differs and what is better. I just checked the two most popular flashlight apps in my marketplace, they require the same permissions, except the "movement and directional sensor". They do not need it because they do not have the "shake to toggle" feature. As I wrote this is unique for my app(well, I haven't checked them all, but still).
Thanks for your opinion.
No, I didn't tried your app yet: just downloaded and looked what's inside. I'm still using my old LED flashlight written about year ago, and it uses two caps only: ID_CAP_MICROPHONE & ID_CAP_CAMERA, and has only 10 Kb size It based on Dave Amenta's code (like all of that kind apps) with a little add-on. If you interested, you may try to search XDA for my or Dave's post about year ago.
As I said before, it's just my personal opinion, not a criticism or app review (if you going to publish something on the public forums, you should be prepared for the different opinions).
First of all thanks for this app! Ive used a bunch of them at really like this one.
Suggestion: Paid version would be nice for those of us who dont like ads in our apps
wsantiagow said:
First of all thanks for this app! Ive used a bunch of them at really like this one.
Suggestion: Paid version would be nice for those of us who dont like ads in our apps
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Thanks for the feedback, I am glad you like it!
Paid version is on the way. Stay tuned
I am planning to provide more icons for the live tile in one of the next versions. The user will be able to choose the one he likes most. The flashlight is something you often have pinned to the home screen so having a nice icon is important.
I am open to suggestions.
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and why not "mangofy" the app icon?
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fredsky2, can you please explain what you mean with "mangofy"?
Thanks!
ldokov said:
I am planning to provide more icons for the live tile in one of the next versions. The user will be able to choose the one he likes most. The flashlight is something you often have pinned to the home screen so having a nice icon is important.
I am open to suggestions.
fredsky2, can you please explain what you mean with "mangofy"?
Thanks!
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ehe, i mean to make the icon fit better with WP mango: not just the background that respects the theme, but the icon looks more minimalist!
cya!
i love it
Version 1.2 released
The new version of LED Flashlight is now available in the marketplace! I hope you'll like it!
As promised, I've added the option to configure the live tile. Five different icons are available and you can also apply some nicely looking background effects. You can change the title of the live tile, for example you can translate it in your own language.
Here is are some examples of what you can do:
And this is how the configuration page looks like:
Let me know what you think.
Does both of LEDs working on HTC HD2?
einherie said:
Does both of LEDs working on HTC HD2?
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I haven't tested the app on this phone, as you know the HD2 is not officially a Windows Phone device.
But, the app is free, so you can easily try it. Just scan the QR code in the first post and install. Let me know if anything does not work the way you expect. I'll do my best to fix it.
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Name: Connectivity Shortcuts
Connectivity Shortcuts allows Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) users to quickly access their Wifi, Bluetooth, Cellular and Airplane Mode Settings Page. Additionally it allows users to put a direct link to any of those Settings Pages as a Live Tile directly on their start screen.
E.g.: You touch the Wifi Tile and are taken directly to Wifi Settings where you can enable/disable Wifi or choose a Wifi network.
This App is available right now for all Windows Phones running Mango through the Windows Phone Marketplace.
The visuals will be improved in an update which should arrive early next week and due to initial user feedback new (more beautiful) icons are currently in the works.
Additional projects for the near future includes a german localisation.
Any feedback and feature suggestions are welcome.
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17370388
Download Link: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=430cf007-731f-4357-af7b-b897bff25a2c
Awesome job, thanks a lot. I really missed that since I switched to Mango.
Will the new icons be more metro like? Then it would be perfect
The Function of the App is nice.
But the Design is awful
The Icons are way to big n not metro style and the App itself should look like the Settings design.
Only Text and Switches.
Other than that its nice to have Shortcuts.
I appreciate your work but i wanted to give u feedback.
I have not finally decided what exactly the new icons will look like.
Due to popular request the icons will be smaller than they are now. Wifi will most likely be changed to look similar to the Icon found in Windows Phones Task Bar. Similarily the Cell-Settings icon will most likely mimic a phone's reception indicator.
Bluetooth will remain roughly the same as well as the Airplane mode albeit smaller (which better matches with the looks of e.g. the Zune and IE Tiles).
The next update (v 1.1) though will not feature those but some minor changes in the application (it was already submitted prior to todays Marketplace availability).
V 1.2 will have new Icons and I'm currently thinking about some tile customizations that users can do themselves but there's nothing definitive on this at the moment.
Another thing people often ask for in comments is shortcuts to other settings. As much as I would like to provide those - Microsoft did not include the needed APIs so we're stuck with those 4 for now.
@Knochen: Your feedback is much appreciated. New Icons are already in progress as I already said. Concerning the application design I went with the tile interface because pinning those to the start screen will be the way most people will use the App and I believe it is most intuitive that way. Putting switches in there would not make much sense as the App can not change the settings itself (like Connection Manager in Windows Mobile did) but can only link you to the Systems Settings page (which is the way this App works). So I hope you agree that putting a switch in there that would take you to another settings page would only be confusing.
@all: Keep the feedback coming. It is unfortunate that many of the shortcomings of this App are due to limitations I have to live with. Still I'm trying to improve it to suit your needs as much as possible.
How about this for Wifi?
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singularity0821 said:
How about this for Wifi?
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The Icon that is in my current build (which should be in the second update) is already looking pretty similar to the Icon you provided.
StevieBallz said:
@Knochen: Your feedback is much appreciated. New Icons are already in progress as I already said. Concerning the application design I went with the tile interface because pinning those to the start screen will be the way most people will use the App and I believe it is most intuitive that way. Putting switches in there would not make much sense as the App can not change the settings itself (like Connection Manager in Windows Mobile did) but can only link you to the Systems Settings page (which is the way this App works). So I hope you agree that putting a switch in there that would take you to another settings page would only be confusing.
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I think you didnt understood
I mean a switch for activating each tile.
So like now where you have to hold down d the tile a simple switch with the same effect like
now:
icon you press n hold and get to your homescreen with the new icon
settings like design:
text: wi-fi shortcut switch off (when you switch this on you'll get to the homescreen with the tile, next time you open the app the switch is set to on, so you know wich tile is activated)
underneath a short description
maybe i create a design example with photoshop
Thx for takin feedback serious
I don't have Mango yet, so I obviously don't know what the app can or can't do in its current form, but here is what would be fantastic, if possible:
Have the live tile show the current state of the setting (different icons for on versus off), and tapping the tile acts as a toggle, changing the setting and updating the tile (without the need to open any settings page).
Do the new APIs allow direct control of the individual connection settings by an app, or just a shortcut to the OS settings app?
Mango does still not allow Applications to simply interfere with system settings, which is why I only can open the settings page (I would prefer it differently as well). That way Microsoft ensures that the users always has a GUI presented to him when such settings change.
Concerning the display of the current state of a connection. My personal development version sets the tile Background inside the App to on the Wifi and Data connection tiles if the services to belong to are deactivated.
I was thinking about displaying that state on the start screen tiles as well but as users might not always switch the settings by going through my app and there is no way of getting an App notified of such changes the tiles might display incorrect information which is why I'm not including that feature.
Regarding the on/off switches. I like the idea per se as it would allow people to quickly place tiles on the start screen an would not yank them out of the App for tiles that are already on the start screen. My development version now displays a message when the according tile is already on the start screen. I will think about a way to display that a tile is already pinned to start visually beforehand. The switches would still be weird in the handling as WP7 upon creation of a tile always moves from the App to the start screen.
StevieBallz said:
I was thinking about displaying that state on the start screen tiles as well but as users might not always switch the settings by going through my app and there is no way of getting an App notified of such changes the tiles might display incorrect information which is why I'm not including that feature.
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You could always create a Background Agent that checks the status and updates the tiles accordingly. Though, I think that you can only schedule those to run as frequently as every 30 minutes so there would still be a fair amount of time where things could be out of sync.
I'm more thinking along the lines of making that display a configurable option which tells people when they activate it, that the tiles display might be inaccurate if they change their settings without opening the App.
What I want to avoid is anything that behaves odd without any possibility to explain to the user what is happening or why that is (because it leads to confused users => bad reviews).
That is a valid concern. Hopefully, though, people would have enough common sense (yeah, I know ) to realize that changing a setting outside of your app could cause a delay in the live tile update, but I think your disclaimer pop-up idea should be enough, advising people that if they DO change a setting outside of the app, then the live tile may take up to 30 minutes to reflect the change. Then you could add the background agent component to provide the auto-refresh every 30 minutes.
As for Microsoft not allowing you to change the setting directly, well, that sucks. As much as I like WP7, I sometimes get tired of being treated like little children by Microsoft.
Nice app.
I kind of understand why Microsoft is not allowing Apps to do certain things on their own. E.g. someone could write an App that is downloading huge amounts of data but before doing so disables the Wifi connection. The outcry of affected people would be enormous.
That's why everything that might impact anything aside from the App itself is only accesible through Choosers and Tasks. That way Microsoft knows that the setting only changes when the user sees a suitable UI. (Code analysis might fail at this task due to Reflection invocation of those APIs).
The world would be a better place if it were not for the black sheep in the computer industry but at least I know I can feel quite safe using WP7.
Back To Topic - I'm not sure wether I will include a background agent because it would only be necessary to run IF the user decides to go the other route which he is warned not to do. I'd stick with correcting the tile whenever the App launches and not waste any processing time on checking that value every half hour.
RE: background agent, that's cool, and you're right, it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to consume CPU cycles for something that only might happen.
As for the safety from black sheep issue, the solution seems simple to me. Just as with apps that use personal and/or location data, an app that has the ability to adjust connection settings would require the user to confirm that they want it in the marketplace before purchase/download, and it could also be implemented in a way that the app can't actually do it until you have confirmed it on the phone during the first run. Safety still maintained, and better flexibility achieved, in keeping with the "glance and go" philosophy of WP7. With that said, I still give kudos to MS for even implementing the shortcut APIs. As I understand it, Apple still hasn't allowed them on iOS (at least that is what I have been told by some iPhone users).
BTW, your app sounds great! I just wish Microsoft and AT&T would get off their collective backsides and GET MANGO OUT THERE ALREADY so I could use it!
Background agent will just be confusing.
The most important thing is that you need to close the app directly if you click on a live tile (if possible). Because now your app stays in the stack which is quite annoying. It would be nice if it only went to wifi f/e and just closes the app after it switching. (you could add it to the on navigate from function f/e).
The behaviour should be like this:
click the tile --> wifi settings --> toggle wifi on/off --> click back button --> start screen. unfortunately now your app is in between the "back sequence", it would be cool if it will auto close if not opened trough the Maintile
Wow, it's really weird that I announced and released an app REALLY similar to this last week. It seems odd that two of us would have nearly the same idea at the same time.
Apparently I can't post links, but you'll find the post (first one on the main page) on my site at twistontech dot com. I don't know about you, but your app looks an awful lot like mine, don't you think?
Regards,
sirtwist
interjuncture said:
I don't know about you, but your app looks an awful lot like mine, don't you think?
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Mine released yesterday and in another forum (PocketPC.ch) someone brought it to my attention that your App exists. I actually downloaded it then and was astonished at how similar they looked.
I guess it simply made sense to visualize all of this that way. (As people say: sometimes a certain idea is in the air and just waits to materialize).
in all cases, great job you have done
good luck
Good job! thanks.
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Me and Jesús David Gulfo Agudelo AKA @D4rKn3sSyS present you Peek!
This application is a complete redesign of the known "Peek" feature by ParanoidAndroid project, built to work on any 4.4+ ROM. The whole concept lies into allowing users to quickly interact with their notifications, without having to press any button. The new design includes sharper typography, nicer placement of the items, breathtaking new effects and extended functionality (including blacklist). It works on secure locked devices, with the ability to customize what information to show.
How peek works:
When you receive a notification, and screen is off, peek will start polling your sensors. If some movement is detected on your device (either it was on a table and you lifted it, or it was in your pocket and you got it out), peek will show. Sensors will be polled for 10 seconds (by default, customizable) and then it stops doing so, to save battery. It is not possible to simulate the behavior of devices like the Moto X, without affecting battery, since they have special hardware for the task.
Featured on:
Android Police: http://goo.gl/0Dtr2P
Android Authority: http://goo.gl/iJ9GC9
Droidlife: http://goo.gl/WCo7C0
Chris Nacca YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/233P2G
And many more!
Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jedga.peek
IMPORTANT NOTES:
-This application was successfully tested on stock Android 4.4 and AOSP based 4.4 ROMs, on multiple Nexus devices (including tablets) and Oppo Find 7a.
- Internet permission is used for bug catching.
Really cool app! Great work Franco and others
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Amazing
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Interestingly, I have found that enabling 'always polling' a là the Moto X only has a very small battery impact (maybe around 1% extra per hour). The default 10 seconds has no impact on battery life. Love the feature.
Works very inconsistently on my xperia z2. Success rate under 10% I'll say. Submitted an email for support on the issue, awaiting feedback.
So u guys have any plans to make this an "lockscreen replacer"?
LiFeSII said:
So u guys have any plans to make this an "lockscreen replacer"?
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Not for now, it would mean too much deviation from its main objective.
hotnikkelz said:
Works very inconsistently on my xperia z2. Success rate under 10% I'll say. Submitted an email for support on the issue, awaiting feedback.
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Can you help us describing what is the problem? We've tested successfully on more than 10 devices that we own, with no apparent problems. Just quote this post, me and Jesus will see it and help you. Sorry if I didn't reply to the e-mail, my inbox is crammed with e-mails from Peek, I haven't had time to answer them all.
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So u guys have any plans to make this an "lockscreen replacer"?
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Currently we have no plans because it would require a major re-design of our code. Its not so straightforward, but its something we can think about for the long run.
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Can you help us describing what is the problem? We've tested successfully on more than 10 devices that we own, with no apparent problems. Just quote this post, me and Jesus will see it and help you. Sorry if I didn't reply to the e-mail, my inbox is crammed with e-mails from Peek, I haven't had time to answer them all.
Currently we have no plans because it would require a major re-design of our code. Its not so straightforward, but its something we can think about for the long run.
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Simple problem really. The screen supposed to come on when i pick up my phone and display notifications right, whether past or present?! Mine simply doesn't most of the time. I actually see a little red light indicating the sensor coming on, but Peek doesn't get activated for some reason and my screen remains black. I'm using a Sony Xperia z2 with 4.4.2. Hit or miss basically. Sorry I can't give more info for you, but that's just the reality with my device. I'm testing for a few days to see if i can discern some kind of pattern
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Simple problem really. The screen supposed to come on when i pick up my phone and display notifications right, whether past or present?! Mine simply doesn't most of the time. I actually see a little red light indicating the sensor coming on, but Peek doesn't get activated for some reason and my screen remains black. I'm using a Sony Xperia z2 with 4.4.2. Hit or miss basically. Sorry I can't give more info for you, but that's just the reality with my device. I'm testing for a few days to see if i can discern some kind of pattern
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Hmm... that's not easy. Did you read the "how peek works" in the OP? You sure you're following it?
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Hmm... that's not easy. Did you read the "how peek works" in the OP? You sure you're following it?
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Yeah, I didn't want to report the problem, but I thought I should due to the app's infancy. I believe i followed it. I have made sure Peek is a device administrator, and I have made sure notification access is checked as well.
Correct me if I'm wrong but regardless of when I get the notifications, as long as I pick up my phone at anytime, the Peek screen is supposed to activate right? it seems (and don't quote me) that it activates when I get a fresh notification. At one time it activated with me just looking at the phone (without touching it)
I left thepolling a the default 10 seconds, I'm going to put it to always on and see if that helps. I think my problem may be device specific though. Good luck, and thanks
I'm using nexus 4 with FK r208.
I have to say, Peek is a great work for nexus 4. Especially for the poor durability of the power button of nexus 4, Peek massively reduces the usage of power button
Here's a little question:
I find that when the screen just turns off for about 2~3 seconds, a new message accidentally comes in and the LED glitters (controlled by Light Manager 6.0),
I lift it from the table, but Peek does not work.
Is this event not meeting the criteria for Peek to take actions?
BTW, if it's not a must for Peek's functionality, is it possible to remove the "Peek service is running" message from the notification tray?
I would like to suggest to reduce slightly the distance to slide to unlock and dismiss notifications. Currently I have to slide until the very end of my screen to trigger it. Or maybe just me. Thanks for the nice app anyway!
Oh by the way, how to blacklist system apps? Thanks. @franciscofranco
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kevin0164 said:
I'm using nexus 4 with FK r208.
BTW, if it's not a must for Peek's functionality, is it possible to remove the "Peek service is running" message from the notification tray?
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Go into app info and uncheck show notifications, test notification won't work anymore but everything else still works :good:
hotnikkelz said:
Yeah, I didn't want to report the problem, but I thought I should due to the app's infancy. I believe i followed it. I have made sure Peek is a device administrator, and I have made sure notification access is checked as well.
Correct me if I'm wrong but regardless of when I get the notifications, as long as I pick up my phone at anytime, the Peek screen is supposed to activate right? it seems (and don't quote me) that it activates when I get a fresh notification. At one time it activated with me just looking at the phone (without touching it)
I left thepolling a the default 10 seconds, I'm going to put it to always on and see if that helps. I think my problem may be device specific though. Good luck, and thanks
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No, it only shows up during that 10s polling period.
kevin0164 said:
I'm using nexus 4 with FK r208.
I have to say, Peek is a great work for nexus 4. Especially for the poor durability of the power button of nexus 4, Peek massively reduces the usage of power button
Here's a little question:
I find that when the screen just turns off for about 2~3 seconds, a new message accidentally comes in and the LED glitters (controlled by Light Manager 6.0),
I lift it from the table, but Peek does not work.
Is this event not meeting the criteria for Peek to take actions?
BTW, if it's not a must for Peek's functionality, is it possible to remove the "Peek service is running" message from the notification tray?
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We don't know about those LED apps, they are independent of Peek. Maybe that app is consuming the notification. If that's the reason then there's not much we can about it.
jiatern said:
I would like to suggest to reduce slightly the distance to slide to unlock and dismiss notifications. Currently I have to slide until the very end of my screen to trigger it. Or maybe just me. Thanks for the nice app anyway!
Oh by the way, how to blacklist system apps? Thanks. @franciscofranco
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Ok, I'll check the distances.
Next app update you'll be able to blacklist System Apps.
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No, it only shows up during that 10s polling period.
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Sorry for what seems like a dumb question but is that 10 seconds polling from notification ARRIVAL, or from picking up the phone (independent of when the notification comes in) Just want to be 100% clear. If it is the former then I definitely have to have it always on for it to be of use to me.
I was just wondering, is peek a lock screen widget or replacement?
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I was just wondering, is peek a lock screen widget or replacement?
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Shot by @Serial Kazama.
Similar to this or a shine effect only around camera or tens of other styles can be used to indicate an event such as charging, music playing or a notification to help you to know even who texted you just by a glance far from your phone.
some of you may know this app before and some may had struggled with it in its bad moment with a broken version but it did not stop improving and all got fixed and many more feature added.
Because this app has tons of options to customize your phone, even wallpapers, I will start by writing instructions for how to enable the basic options of the feature which this thread is about:
How To:
1- Search google play "AOE" or "Always On Edge" and install this ~6MB App
2- Enter section #1 "Main Settings"
choose if you want the LED effect to be shown within System Ambient Display or a separated screen
3- enable accessibility services and give required permissions
4- Go back and enter section #2 "App settings"
for when to light choose "when a notification comes" and/or charging lighting as you like
5- scroll to bottom and save.
6- Enter enabled apps section and make sure the app you will test with is enabled
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
Please give the app some time only once and then you will not need to even open it:
After testing please discover all sections the app can do what ever you need for such feature
like at the same place of step 4 you can enable Mixer which show all current notifications colors
and Reminder which repeat lighting every X seconds and let other options you may like.
in lighting settings section you can customize the general style of lighting.
the app is indeed complicated due to variety of options and I'm always working on improving it.
Battery Drain:
I use it personally for notifications only, all apps, while screen is on and off, reminder for 5 seconds every 5 seconds limited to 30 repeat and I got 100s of emails and messages and the app is not even on system battery use list. but in general this app can be used with no noticeable difference in battery usage and it can drain your battery in few hours. it depends on the options you choose, there are a lot of options to minimize battery consuming it basically depends on lighting time and enabled widgets.
in worst cases there is options to prevent the app from working if device is not charging and other 10s of options so you can set when the app should not light as when the app should light.
App brief description:
AOE contain a lot of features and options and all can be customized as you like, here is some of the main features:
Edge lighting can also be customized for charging, music, wallpaper and many other events
It can be customized to work in a highly flexible way with AOD clock or independently, or even both like Tap to Light feature.
Lighting can be around all screen or around front camera or both with many other lighting place options like LED style with variety of animations.
You can use it to show lighting effects for many events like notifications including missed calls of course, charging, fully charged, screen lock, screen unlock, headset plugged, listening to music ,
ongoing or outgoing calls, recent apps menu and flash after unlock.
You can customize lighting color, style, effect and place for each event, each app, each contact name or even each chat group.
Notifications light has more useful additional features like Reminder which the lighting will be repeated every period you choose and you can even choose to make a sound alert for notification reminder,
and Mixer which will iterate through all current notifications colors..
Brightness can be adjusted regardless of the lighting is independent or with Always On Display, on top of that you can set high brightness for lights and low brighting for AOD/clock widgets.
It has many options to restrict its job like prevent the app from lighting if device is charging, not charging, not in landscape mode, low battery, sleep time or to follow Do Not Disturb mode.
with a block list to prevent it from working for someone
AOE also support lighting in all screen states, turned off or turned on, horizontal or vertical.
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I just tested out this app. When I get a notification the edge lighting shows up but it results in my fingerprint sensor not working when the notification light is going.
jimv1983 said:
I just tested out this app. When I get a notification the edge lighting shows up but it results in my fingerprint sensor not working when the notification light is going.
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If you set lighting method with Ambient display or if you do not like the clock set it with Ambient display invisible then the app will function better generally and this will be solved.
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If you set lighting method with Ambient display or if you do not like the clock set it with Ambient display invisible then it the app will function better generally and this will be solved.
For independent lightinh I'm not sure about this phone but on most phones it is just about touching the right place and it will be helpful to enable app settings -> how to close -> fingerprint icon to guide you where to touch. I tested this on samsung and xiaomi a single touch is enough to unlock as quick as if this app is not installed I hope you give it a try
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Thanks. I'll look at it again.
I wish someone can help me get a picture of pixel 5/4a showing the light effect around camera on Ambient display as a showcase ❤
My Pixel arrived today, i will upload Pics if its working.
Thanks alot
Do not hesitate for any help or question
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My Pixel arrived today, i will upload Pics if its working.
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Thanks alot
It may gets you confusing at first time so please do not hesitate for any help or question
It is working my friend but you have to set the Ring manuell. :highfive:
https://streamable.com/friseg
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It is working my friend but you have to set the Ring manuell. :highfive:
https://streamable.com/friseg
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Soon it will automatically set itself up after install
Thank you very much
I have to appologize, the Ring is set automatic as well. Dont know what i clicked first but if i selected "Auto setup" the ring fits perfect. My fault. Thx for you tipp @ABSELT05 :highfive:
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I have to appologize, the Ring is set automatic as well. Dont know what i clicked first but if i selected "Auto setup" the ring fits perfect. My fault. Thx for you tipp @ABSELT05 :highfive:
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Ah great! Yesterday added kinda AI code to support any device with any notch, seems it learned Pixel 5 by now:fingers-crossed::laugh:
You are the Dev of the App? ^^
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You are the Dev of the App? ^^
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Yes
Is it possible to make the ring ticker?
And a little wish from a User in the German Forum Android-Hilfe.de, is it possible to add the feauture , that the LED Flash is flickering when a call is incoming?
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Is it possible to make the ring ticker?
And a little wish from a User in the German Forum Android-Hilfe.de, is it possible to add the feauture , that the LED Flash is flickering when a call is incoming?
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If you mean showing notification title as a small text next to camera there is an app called super status bar it was made for this with detailed options
Lighting for calls already exist in app settings section -> when to light. it will light when making or receiving a phone call
Hey @ABSELT05,
maybe you missunderstood me, i mean the LED from the Camera . So far my friends in Germany love your app. And i hope some guys and girls will buying the Pro Version.
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Hey @ABSELT05,
maybe you missunderstood me, i mean the LED from the Camera . So far my friends in Germany love your app. And i hope some guys and girls will buying the Pro Version.
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Sorry still confused, maybe you mean show all current notifications color? In the app It is called Mixer option above reminder option
ABSELT05 said:
Sorry still confused, maybe you mean show all current notifications color? In the app It is called Mixer option above reminder option
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He means the flashlight from the Camera. Like the iPhone.
sebeke said:
He means the flashlight from the Camera. Like the iPhone.
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If this, it is not possible by this app but there is too many apps for this and can be used without interfering this app work
I love my Mi 11 Ultra. It's a fantastic device and the rear screen adds a fun element to a seriously, beastly phone — but I found it ridiculous that Xiaomi completely cut off access to any other apps besides their own when it comes to allowing notifications on the rear screen. No more! With some inspiration from GuyWithRootedPhone and his Mirror2RearUltra app, I created my own app that allows you to select any app on your Mi 11 Ultra to send notifications to the rear screen.
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Features:
• Pick the desired apps for rear notifying quickly and easily with the made-from-scratch app picker.
• Allow Rear Notifier to restart automatically after reboot.
• Tons of customization!
• Change rear display timeout to beyond Xiaomi's 30 second cap.
• Privacy mode, when enabled hides notification details.
• Allow animations with different animation styles and durations.
• Customize the app notification's icon and text sizes to different sizes and colors with support for dynamic coloring based on the app's icon.
• And more!
Update 3.0: Always on Display!
• Clock module with complete gradient-color customizations and animations
• GIF/Image module with all kinds of customizations as well
• Weather module with (you guessed it) more customization!
Update 3.6: Android 13
Hey everyone! I apologize for the delay in updates, but I've been running another ROM and just busy with life. I came back to the newest version of MIUI to find the app wasn't starting the service and investigated. Many of you may have had the issue of the service never seeming to start. The issue stems from Android 13 automatically denying the posting of app notifications without explicit user consent. Being able to show a notification for the service is vital for Rear Notifier's function. To remedy this issue, I've added an additional required prompt to use the app so there's no confusion. From my testing thus far, everything seems to be working as expected.
The update is under review to the Play Store as I type (6/14/23 1:38 PM UTC).
Thanks for your patience!
Bugs squashed:
• Android 13 notification issue resolved (service will start now)
• Fixed issue with GIFs where setting the speed didn't affect the rear screen GIF's speed
• Optimizations and improvements
Bugs/Concerns
• Whenever a notification is sent to the rear screen from this app, it will cause the default clock to disappear until the native rear display apk chooses to refresh itself. At the moment, there's no way that I'm aware of to bring back the native clock on-demand, but that's what my own implementation of the clock is for
Developed and Tested on:
Device: Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (Obviously)
ROM: Xiaomi.EU 14.09.0 Stable
Android Version: 13
MIUI Only!
Google Play Link
Feel free to send me any ideas or issues you have on different MIUI versions and I hope all my fellow Mi 11 Ultra brethren enjoy!
Chr0m3Chaos said:
I love my Mi 11 Ultra. It's a fantastic device and the rear screen adds a fun element to a seriously, beastly phone — but I found it ridiculous that Xiaomi completely cut off access to any other apps besides their own when it comes to allowing notifications on the rear screen. No more! With some inspiration from GuyWithRootedPhone and his Mirror2RearUltra app, I created my own app that allows you to select any app on your Mi 11 Ultra to send notifications to the rear screen.
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Features:
• Pick the desired apps for rear notifying quickly and easily with the made-from-scratch app picker.
• Allow Rear Notifier to restart automatically after reboot.
• Tons of customization!
• Change rear display timeout to beyond Xiaomi's 30 second cap.
• Privacy mode, when enabled hides notification details.
• Allow animations with different animation styles and durations.
• Customize the app notification's icon and text sizes to different sizes and colors with support for dynamic coloring based on the app's icon.
• And more!
Bugs/Concerns
• Stopping the service once it's been started from the app sometimes doesn't work. When this happens, just force close the app.
• Whenever a notification is sent to the rear screen from this app, it will cause the default clock to disappear until the native rear display apk chooses to refresh itself. At the moment, there's no way that I'm aware of to bring back the native clock on-demand.
Future Ideas:
Since the default clock is super buggy when using this app, I was thinking about adding my own customizable clock feature in the app, but I have a lot going on right now
so that isn't feasable at the moment. When I have time, I will most likely add it to the app in the future.
Developed and Tested on:
Device: Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (Obviously)
ROM: Xiaomi.EU 13.0.13 Stable
Android Version: 12
MIUI Only!
Google Play Link
Feel free to send me any ideas or issues you have on different MIUI versions and I hope all my fellow Mi 11 Ultra brethren enjoy!
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I can't find it anywhere.
fendetestasxx said:
I can't find it anywhere.
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My app? Just click the link that says "Google Play Link" and it'll take you right too it.
It won't let me install it. I have a xiaomi 11 ultra, obviously.
fendetestasxx said:
It won't let me install it. I have a xiaomi 11 ultra, obviously.
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That's strange...it supports Android 12 and up and I double checked to make sure it was allowed in the Play store (of course it was). Also, I uninstalled my dev copy just to see what the Play store said and it allowed me to download it.
I'll attach the latest version that I just sent for review on the Play store minutes ago.
When you install it, and Xiaomi comes up with the "App from an unknown source", make sure to toggle on all the toggles to make it everything works properly.
Link to V1.4:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M6HtNS7tUkaKbik4owFEY6U1SAhIjd4P/view?usp=share_link
Edit: Apparently Google didn't like that...here's a link via Mega https://mega.nz/file/2A8TGSwY#tjrNpKowE87gaGr9tKFM1xUELytBrgCXMEJOFy-lw5A
Running great on Miui14, very nice app!
Thanks for creating this app. Working flawlessly on Miui 14 EU beta.
Nice apps! It will be better if you add more features like clock, weather, stopwatch/timer, control music, opening camera from rear display and more...
Hi my english ist Bad ....im from Germany...
When i will Test notification the App say i must Start it....
When i start the App ...the App Close ...
What make it wrong ?
utalpt said:
Running great on Miui14, very nice app!
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Thank you! I'm glad it's still working on the new MIUI versions!
Robert235 said:
Thanks for creating this app. Working flawlessly on Miui 14 EU beta
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I wanted to have actual notifications on the rear like Xiaomi should have done, so I may as well share it with this awesome community. Good to know it's working on the newest MIUI versions
xbvans said:
Nice apps! It will be better if you add more features like clock, weather, stopwatch/timer, control music, opening camera from rear display and more...
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Thank you! Honestly those are great ideas. Love them! You can bet money that you'll see some/all of those features in the future. My next goal is adding an AoD clock.
gorillalaci said:
Hi my english ist Bad ....im from Germany...
When i will Test notification the App say i must Start it....
When i start the App ...the App Close ...
What make it wrong ?
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In order to use the app, make sure you click the 'Start' button at the top right. You should then see a persistant notification in your notification shade. Clicking that starts the notification listening service. If you don't start the service, the app is useless. That's what the message means Try that.
Chr0m3Chaos said:
In order to use the app, make sure you click the 'Start' button at the top right. You should then see a persistant notification in your notification shade. Clicking that starts the notification listening service. If you don't start the service, the app is useless. That's what the message means Try that.
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I know i must Start the App....when i click in start the App Close
I dont have persitant notification
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Thank you! I'm glad it's still working on the new MIUI versions!
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Start button doesn't start and no perm notification, but I'm receiving the notifications from the apps that I selected
Hope to see you soon on Miui14 hehe and bring a new version of mirror2rear as it stopped working on Miui14 and it's super useful for gcam
Thanks again, the app is really well built and user friendly!
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I know i must Start the App....when i click in start the App Close
I dont have persitant notification
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If the service has been started and nothing is working, then I'm not sure what's going on with your 11 Ultra. I can only help if I see some logs at this point.
utalpt said:
Start button doesn't start and no perm notification, but I'm receiving the notifications from the apps that I selected
Hope to see you soon on Miui14 hehe and bring a new version of mirror2rear as it stopped working on Miui14 and it's super useful for gcam
Thanks again, the app is really well built and user friendly!
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That's interesting! Glad it's working though lol. Updating Mirror2Rear would be GuyWithRootedPhone's specialty, but since his code is open source, it is definitely possible to update. Thank you for the compliments though
Any chance you can open source your app?
@Chr0m3Chaos enabled all permissions and selected Whatsapp & Messages ....but still the "services" fail to start on MIUI 14 error: please start notifications services first and the "START button" beside APPS circles endlessly. Tried rebooting but still doesn't seem to work for me.
Use a link, which is not setting the region and language:
Rear Notifier (Mi 11 Ultra) - Apps on Google Play
Allow your Mi 11 Ultra's rear screen to show notifications from any app!
play.google.com
First: Great idea, i'm waiting for long for some app like these. The crappy rear screen for me never never showas any notification from apps and timeout didn't work at all.
But second: I managed to start the service and send a test notification, but didn't get some messages from apps. But i couldn't set some apps as apps list is empty, it says fetching apps and then nothing. If i type in search field (say i type telegr..), i can see app field for a very little moment and it disappears. And (but sure, thats what you stated above) the rear clock is gone till i disable and enable it in settings.
So again, great idea and great app, but seems it needs some fixing (and own clock would be great as my timer doesn't work and sometimes clock stays forever using battery ;-) )
I'm on latest xiaomi.eu weekly (A13), so maybe thats the problem yet...
Many thx for developing this app, looks promising
Great idea! Thank You!
I'm testing it and still needs some fine tunning, but looks really good.
amandeepparmar said:
@Chr0m3Chaos enabled all permissions and selected Whatsapp & Messages ....but still the "services" fail to start on MIUI 14 error: please start notifications services first and the "START button" beside APPS circles endlessly. Tried rebooting but still doesn't seem to work for me.
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Huh...I'm not sure why that would be ngl.
nihilista said:
First: Great idea, i'm waiting for long for some app like these. The crappy rear screen for me never never showas any notification from apps and timeout didn't work at all.
But second: I managed to start the service and send a test notification, but didn't get some messages from apps. But i couldn't set some apps as apps list is empty, it says fetching apps and then nothing. If i type in search field (say i type telegr..), i can see app field for a very little moment and it disappears. And (but sure, thats what you stated above) the rear clock is gone till i disable and enable it in settings.
So again, great idea and great app, but seems it needs some fixing (and own clock would be great as my timer doesn't work and sometimes clock stays forever using battery ;-) )
I'm on latest xiaomi.eu weekly (A13), so maybe thats the problem yet...
Many thx for developing this app, looks promising
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Dang that's a weird one. If only MIUI wasn't so flakey with literally everything. I've had multiple people saying it worked great on the newest MIUI releases and a few where it's completely random bugs like that. Not sure what to say without logs though.
As for the clock — I have actually just coded a working implementation of the clock that has the same look and layout w/ the color gradients completely customizable along with a mostly-working weather screen. This will be in a vertical view pager implementation for easy access. I attached a mockup of how those will both look for most part.
I still need to code the UI for customizing the clock and weather though. Expect to see an update in the play store in a few days
As topic mentioned, how's the battery performance, notifications or the camera changes?
For me pretty much the same as earlier update
If they could just fix the dark theme notification issues that'd be great.
Or give us the bootloader unlock so we can root and fix the phone ourselves would be ideal as well.
So far I deeply regret purchasing this phone due to missing notifications all the time.
Following as I'm curious about the changes too. Haven't pulled the trigger just yet as I need a functional device for now.
@blabba missing in what way? Sounds like something is not configured correctly. Besides floating notifications not working for WhatsApp, I receive all notifications as one would expect with no delays whatsoever.
Dark mode has not been fixed? What does this refer to then?
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Crap!!!! The ONLY reason I was excited for this update, and I still can't add a card to Google wallet. So it had nothing to do with the security... unbelievable.
Guess I have to go through the hassle and switch bank, hoping for the best...
@Haskren out of curiosity, how did you get the release notes in English? Is there a hidden setting for it? It's all in Chinese on mine.
That's just how it came through
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Crap!!!! The ONLY reason I was excited for this update, and I still can't add a card to Google wallet. So it had nothing to do with the security... unbelievable.
Guess I have to go through the hassle and switch bank, hoping for the best...[
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I told you already not to believe anything Vivo support promises, especially if you chat / speak with someone NOT using Chinese. Basically you could be talking to a wall too. This has been proven now countless times (vivo support promising fixes for dark mode / notifications / battery life / specific apps or whatever and never happened)
And to others - the dark mode fix is for the problems of the status bar previously being broken for some instances (I think until you switch to home screen) when moving being normal mode and dark mode. Some items were missing until you pressed home button (and maybe some other possibilites to trigger this - it was very rare).
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Following as I'm curious about the changes too. Haven't pulled the trigger just yet as I need a functional device for now.
@blabba missing in what way? Sounds like something is not configured correctly. Besides floating notifications not working for WhatsApp, I receive all notifications as one would expect with no delays whatsoever.
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Google messages don't show notifications in dark mode, same with most messaging apps I tried (discord, Ms teams, etc...)
I've configured them all with no battery savings, and enabling all notifications etc...
Ironically Whatsapp works fine but I think that's because vivo tests it as it's a popular messaging app in China.
I read on the older vivo x series phones if you change the theme to another English named dark theme, the notifications will work, but it's a mixed bag and I tried that and it didn't work for me so far.
This bug actually is not only in dark mode, but also on vibration mode and silent mode - in case of the later two it's by design.... - also affects connected devices like smartwatch which in those modes doesn't get notifications... (Haven't tested with last update if they fixed those later problems but as they are identical to dark mode I guess not)
Anyone know how to completely disable fingerprint sensor on the lockscreen when we touch it one time? That means it's working like an AOD and stay there all the time. I'm not talking about the option in the settings as turn off the fingerprint display. What I want is to only show the fingerprint display when I double tap on the lockscreen. Samsung has this feature for years to prevent touching the fingerprint sensor and open the phone while we are taking the phone out of the pocket.
Doesn't exist. Same as no option to turn off display on via touch. Missing this makes it impossible to use with screen off in rain as a bike navigation system...
You can only turn off display on by touch by disabling fingerprint all together, which isn't what I want in rain.... Vivo misses loads of such details when it comes to activating or deactivating hardware features.
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Doesn't exist. Same as no option to turn off display on via touch. Missing this makes it impossible to use with screen off in rain as a bike navigation system...
You can only turn off display on by touch by disabling fingerprint all together, which isn't what I want in rain.... Vivo misses loads of such details when it comes to activating or deactivating hardware features.
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Weird, I thought to implement it, they just need to throw in a few lines of codes. Like in Samsung, they have a switch to enable/disable fingerprint on the lockscreen to avoid waking up the screen accidentally. With this phone, everytime I take it out of my pocket, it wakes up the screen, even it unlocks the lockscreen if I put my thumb on the sensor area. Not a big deal for everyone, but for me it's annoying.
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I told you already not to believe anything Vivo support promises, especially if you chat / speak with someone NOT using Chinese. Basically you could be talking to a wall too. This has been proven now countless times (vivo support promising fixes for dark mode / notifications / battery life / specific apps or whatever and never happened)
And to others - the dark mode fix is for the problems of the status bar previously being broken for some instances (I think until you switch to home screen) when moving being normal mode and dark mode. Some items were missing until you pressed home button (and maybe some other possibilites to trigger this - it was very rare).
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It was not Vivo that gave me false hope that the issue with Google wallet would be sorted with the next update. It was people in this forum. Not blaming anyone as I appreciate the help, and hope the security update helps other people. I seem to be f*cked though
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It was not Vivo that gave me false hope that the issue with Google wallet would be sorted with the next update. It was people in this forum.
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If I were you, who use a lot of stuff related to google, I would choose S23U instead because OneUI is super stable, nice, smart and logical. I guess it's the best right now. I never have any problems with my S22U over a year until now. Just since I bought the X90P+, I need to deal with a lot of hassles.
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If I were you, who use a lot of stuff related to google, I would choose S23U instead because OneUI is super stable, nice, smart and logical. I guess it's the best right now. I never have any problems with my S22U over a year until now. Just since I bought the X90P+, I need to deal with a lot of hassles.
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Camera way ahead of the s23U. Google wallet is my only hassle. If I get this sorted, the phone is perfect.
I don't know what to do next though, other than changing bank.
Haskren said:
Camera way ahead of the s23U. Google wallet is my only hassle. If I get this sorted, the phone is perfect.
I don't know what to do next though, other than changing bank.
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I never use google wallet, so I don't know if this is a problem wide or just your bank. Will test out this evening and let you know later.
Haskren said:
Camera way ahead of the s23U. Google wallet is my only hassle. If I get this sorted, the phone is perfect.
I don't know what to do next though, other than changing bank.
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Okay I remember wrong then for this one. I just remember many people writing support told them notifications will be fixed or XYZ will be fixed and clearly nothing is happening there even though Vivo clearly knows about those things.
And yeah the only thing that pushes them to do something immediately is if it's mentioned by XiaoBai (Chinese reviewer also on YouTube besides Chinese social Media)
lemonade747 said:
Weird, I thought to implement it, they just need to throw in a few lines of codes. Like in Samsung, they have a switch to enable/disable fingerprint on the lockscreen to avoid waking up the screen accidentally. With this phone, everytime I take it out of my pocket, it wakes up the screen, even it unlocks the lockscreen if I put my thumb on the sensor area. Not a big deal for everyone, but for me it's annoying.
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You can deactivate showing the fingerprint area to solve this. However then sometimes you will click in the wrong spot. The area is still too small for blind use to hit it right all the time