I've been thinking a bit. Now that most of the D1 users no longer have the D1, I'm sure they would like to be able to use it for something else. I was thinking that it would be kind of cool to turn it into a device that no longer has the ability to connect to a phone tower. Simply put, it would be a media player. I'm not sure how many people are interested in this, but I'd like to see it done. I think it should still be able to use wifi and bluetooth, but other than that, no wireless signals of any sort. What do you guys think?
brainard52 said:
I've been thinking a bit. Now that most of the D1 users no longer have the D1, I'm sure they would like to be able to use it for something else. I was thinking that it would be kind of cool to turn it into a device that no longer has the ability to connect to a phone tower. Simply put, it would be a media player. I'm not sure how many people are interested in this, but I'd like to see it done. I think it should still be able to use wifi and bluetooth, but other than that, no wireless signals of any sort. What do you guys think?
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I completely agree with you I too have a Droid 1 that I intend to use as a media player now that my Galaxy S3 is here. I am currently working on a media (Very Early Stages) ROM so to speak that would essentially just be like you said Bluetooth and Wifi only connectivity, in a stripped down configuration optimized for playing media. What features would you like to see in a media ROM?
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I completely agree with you I too have a Droid 1 that I intend to use as a media player now that my Galaxy S3 is here. I am currently working on a media (Very Early Stages) ROM so to speak that would essentially just be like you said Bluetooth and Wifi only connectivity, in a stripped down configuration optimized for playing media. What features would you like to see in a media ROM?
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Mind telling me what you've done so far? I'd like to know what ROM you're using as a base as well please. I really don't know what features I'd like to see except those I've already mentioned. Maybe I'll get some ideas after I know a little more.
Why not just take a popular ROM and delete all the cruft with Titanium Backup?
There are guides for making a bare bone system around.
-CM7 on DInc2
Progress so Far
For those of you who were wondering what progress has been made so far as I mentioned in my first post in this thread, the media ROM I am working on is still in the very early stages. Today I came up with some design concepts and have a few questions for what peoples preferences would be in terms of a base ROM to be used. Would people want AOSP Froyo, AOSP Gingerbread, CM7, or Peter Alfonso's stock and rooted FRK76 ROM?
Concepts
ROM would be deodexed, rooted, busybox, init.d boot scripts support, etc.
Performance tweaks so you can enjoy your media lag free
AROMA Installer to customize pre installed apps and things along those lines
Custom launcher optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lockscreen tweaks optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lightweight and as performance efficient as possible
Kermel optimized for battery life so you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music for as long as possible
Bluetooth and Wifi will be the only active radios all others will be disabeled
Non-media essential apps will be removed (Can be customized with AROMA Installer)
More ideas to be added latter
Concept Art
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Lockscreen Concept
Homescreen Concept
Concept Art Explained
Lockscreen
At the top of the lockscreen you see the time of day and the date these are pretty self explanatory. Below is the battery indicator, self explanatory. Next comes the "Shake to Unlock!" message, rather then taking up valuable room with a slide to unlock feature or something similar, this would allow the user to quickly unlock the phone (Options for slide to unlock, may be added). Then the speaker icon allows the user to tap the speaker icon to adjust the media volume and alarm volume (Ringer volume would be disabled because cellular radio would be disabled) all from the lockscreen. After this comes the three album covers which represent the cover flow lockscreen widget, this would allow the user to browse their music collection through a cover flow view and when they found the album they wanted to listen to they could tap on the cover to select it. Long pressing on the album cover would show the list of songs in the album and they could then select an individual song to listen to, all without having to leave the lockscreen. Lastly the music controls at the bottom would allow the user to skip songs forwards and backwards and pause/play songs that are playing.
Homescreen
The main concept behind the home-screen is a simplified view that makes it easy to enjoy your media. User would be able to customize a 4x4 grid of tiles for their home screen, allowing them to chose the size (I.E. 1x4, 3x2, 4x4, 2x2, etc.) background color, icon, and other attributes. In my concept example the "Rise Against" 2x1 icon is an example of how if you listen to a particular song, artist, or album a lot you could have a shortcut on your home-screen that when you tap on that tile automatically takes the user to that song, artist, album, or playlist. The 2x1 "Music" icon is an example of how the user can specify a application shortcut which when they tap on that tile takes them to the application they specified (Taping the "Music" tile open the music application). The 4x1 "Movies + Videos" tile when tapped by the user would open the video player application and from their the user could chose what movies and videos to view. The 3x1 "Quantum of Solace" tile is an example of a homescreen shortcut the user could create for a specific movie, TV show, TV series, video, etc. that when that tile is tapped on the specific video plays (Tapping the "Quantum of Solace" tile plays the movie Quantum of Solace). The 1x1 "Pictures" tile allows you to access the gallery to view your pictures. The "Google Play" tile allows you to access Google Play (Must be connected to Wifi, certain Google Apps will be an optional install using AROMA Installer). The "Apps" tile brings up your app draw (Horizontal paginated for maximum smoothness) to view all apps. Lastly the "Browser" tile allows you to access the internet (Again, must be connected to Wifi.
Wrapping It All Up
Further development will be begin in the next few days, and I will be periodically updating my progress and posting my early builds. Please remember Rome wasn't built in day and neither will this ROM. Any suggestions, comments, etc. feel free to post them in this tread or PM me.
ROM would be deodexed, rooted, busybox, init.d boot scripts support, etc.
Performance tweaks so you can enjoy your media lag free
AROMA Installer to customize pre installed apps and things along those lines
Custom launcher optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lockscreen tweaks optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lightweight and as performance efficient as possible
Kermel optimized for battery life so you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music for as long as possible
Bluetooth and Wifi will be the only active radios all others will be disabeled
Non-media essential apps will be removed (Can be customized with AROMA Installer)
More ideas to be added latter
make a nandroid backup XD
i think that using root explorer or titanium backup it's possible
wipe un-necessary files (telehpone,mms etcetera)
place launcher 7 on it and link the application that we use more.
nziria said:
make a nandroid backup XD
i think that using root explorer or titanium backup it's possible
wipe un-necessary files (telehpone,mms etcetera)
place launcher 7 on it and link the application that we use more.
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This is basically what I would do for an early build but eventually by the final 1.0 release I would replace launcher 7 with my own launcher built from the ground up. And yes always do a backup before testing anything
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shimp208 said:
For those of you who were wondering what progress has been made so far as I mentioned in my first post in this thread, the media ROM I am working on is still in the very early stages. Today I came up with some design concepts and have a few questions for what peoples preferences would be in terms of a base ROM to be used. Would people want AOSP Froyo, AOSP Gingerbread, CM7, or Peter Alfonso's stock and rooted FRK76 ROM?
Concepts
ROM would be deodexed, rooted, busybox, init.d boot scripts support, etc.
Performance tweaks so you can enjoy your media lag free
AROMA Installer to customize pre installed apps and things along those lines
Custom launcher optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lockscreen tweaks optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lightweight and as performance efficient as possible
Kermel optimized for battery life so you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music for as long as possible
Bluetooth and Wifi will be the only active radios all others will be disabeled
Non-media essential apps will be removed (Can be customized with AROMA Installer)
More ideas to be added latter
Concept Art
Lockscreen Concept
Homescreen Concept
Concept Art Explained
Lockscreen
At the top of the lockscreen you see the time of day and the date these are pretty self explanatory. Below is the battery indicator, self explanatory. Next comes the "Shake to Unlock!" message, rather then taking up valuable room with a slide to unlock feature or something similar, this would allow the user to quickly unlock the phone (Options for slide to unlock, may be added). Then the speaker icon allows the user to tap the speaker icon to adjust the media volume and alarm volume (Ringer volume would be disabled because cellular radio would be disabled) all from the lockscreen. After this comes the three album covers which represent the cover flow lockscreen widget, this would allow the user to browse their music collection through a cover flow view and when they found the album they wanted to listen to they could tap on the cover to select it. Long pressing on the album cover would show the list of songs in the album and they could then select an individual song to listen to, all without having to leave the lockscreen. Lastly the music controls at the bottom would allow the user to skip songs forwards and backwards and pause/play songs that are playing.
Homescreen
The main concept behind the home-screen is a simplified view that makes it easy to enjoy your media. User would be able to customize a 4x4 grid of tiles for their home screen, allowing them to chose the size (I.E. 1x4, 3x2, 4x4, 2x2, etc.) background color, icon, and other attributes. In my concept example the "Rise Against" 2x1 icon is an example of how if you listen to a particular song, artist, or album a lot you could have a shortcut on your home-screen that when you tap on that tile automatically takes the user to that song, artist, album, or playlist. The 2x1 "Music" icon is an example of how the user can specify a application shortcut which when they tap on that tile takes them to the application they specified (Taping the "Music" tile open the music application). The 4x1 "Movies + Videos" tile when tapped by the user would open the video player application and from their the user could chose what movies and videos to view. The 3x1 "Quantum of Solace" tile is an example of a homescreen shortcut the user could create for a specific movie, TV show, TV series, video, etc. that when that tile is tapped on the specific video plays (Tapping the "Quantum of Solace" tile plays the movie Quantum of Solace). The 1x1 "Pictures" tile allows you to access the gallery to view your pictures. The "Google Play" tile allows you to access Google Play (Must be connected to Wifi, certain Google Apps will be an optional install using AROMA Installer). The "Apps" tile brings up your app draw (Horizontal paginated for maximum smoothness) to view all apps. Lastly the "Browser" tile allows you to access the internet (Again, must be connected to Wifi.
Wrapping It All Up
Further development will be begin in the next few days, and I will be periodically updating my progress and posting my early builds. Please remember Rome wasn't built in day and neither will this ROM. Any suggestions, comments, etc. feel free to post them in this tread or PM me.
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This is a great start Personally, I'm not too fond of the W7-like homescreen... I think that if we had a media-oriented homescreen, it should include media controls and an app drawer. Maybe a shortcut to the video player, or something. One single screen as default, and the possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps). Nothing else. What do you think?
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This is a great start Personally, I'm not too fond of the W7-like homescreen... I think that if we had a media-oriented homescreen, it should include media controls and an app drawer. Maybe a shortcut to the video player, or something. One single screen as default, and the possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps). Nothing else. What do you think?
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Yeah I like your suggestions starting builds would use Launcher Pro or ADW (Preferences? Alternate suggestions for launcher?), I might try and use Rock Box for media controls. Ideally I want to get it to the point where people can chose between a one homescreen setup launcher and my custom style launcher from the concepts. And im not 100% clear on what you mean by "possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps)" care to explain this more.:good:
shimp208 said:
Yeah I like your suggestions starting builds would use Launcher Pro or ADW (Preferences? Alternate suggestions for launcher?), I might try and use Rock Box for media controls. Ideally I want to get it to the point where people can chose between a one homescreen setup launcher and my custom style launcher from the concepts. And im not 100% clear on what you mean by "possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps)" care to explain this more.:good:
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Uhm... I guess that there would be a custom app drawer on either side of the main screen... If that makes it any simpler.
brainard52 said:
Uhm... I guess that there would be a custom app drawer on either side of the main screen... If that makes it any simpler.
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Yup I get what your saying that's a great idea, I'll have to think how best to implement that :thumbup:
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Any updates?
brainard52 said:
Any updates?
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Yes for those of you wondering about updates I have been meaning to post an update on my progress. In the next couple of days I should upgrading my computer, and following that the first very alpha builds should begin to roll out. I will post an update as things get closer
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Yes for those of you wondering about updates I have been meaning to post an update on my progress. In the next couple of days I should upgrading my computer, and following that the first very alpha builds should begin to roll out. I will post an update as things get closer
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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I'll be waiting
Me too!
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2
Is this still going on?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Yeti89 said:
Is this still going on?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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I'm sad to report this project is currently on hold due to various situations in my life. The project is not dead its just dormant and I intend to resume it in the near future once some things have settled down. I appreciate all the support you guys have given this project, and just remember dormant not dead
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I'm sad to report this project is currently on hold due to various situations in my life. The project is not dead its just dormant and I intend to resume it in the near future once some things have settled down. I appreciate all the support you guys have given this project, and just remember dormant not dead
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Lol I guess I'll have to try jb ROM for the droid 1 until then! We'll be waiting haha
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Thanks for the support
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Thanks. Looking forward to it. When you need beta testers I'm in.
Amazing Apps for the Xperia Z
A list of must-try applications
Hi guys, I've been trying out a lot of apps lately and I was surprised by the number of apps that go unnoticed when you're browsing the Play Store.
These may not be the most recent apps, but they're just apps that I think everyone should experience at least once.
None of these apps are specifically made for the Z, but they work well with it.
Anyway, I've put together a list of apps and a short description for them. Screenshots used are of my own phone.
I hope you like the suggestions, do give these apps a try.
Apps in this list may require -ROOT-.
This list contains -PAID- applications. (Please try the free versions of such app before purchasing)
Some apps run on the -XPOSED- framework.
All links to apps are to Play Store or XDA Thread.
App Settings:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from XDAThread
Ever change the phone's dpi and find out that some apps just don't look right? (Hint: Phone dialer on Xperia Z)
Well, now that's no longer a problem because you can keep different dpi for different apps. The App Settings Xposed module lets you set per app dpi & font size.
Camera FV-5:
|-PAID-|
Download from Play Store
When it comes to taking pictures, some people just want a camera that adjusts it's settings automatically. But if you're one of those peoples who likes DSLRs where you can adjust various parameters to get the "perfect shot", this is the app for you!
Camera FV-5 can also produce photos in PNG format, thus preserving high quality of pictures. Multiple focus modes, Shutter speed adjustment, Exposure adjustment, and the list goes on. Hands down the best professional camera app ever!
Delayed Lock:
|-ROOT-|-PAID-|
Download from Play Store
The main drawback of having a lockscreen pattern is that you have to enter it each time you want to unlock the device, even if it is only a few seconds after screen off. If you set a lock delay in settings, say 2 minutes after screen off, your phone will unlock right away. No slide lockscreen. The solution for this is to use Delayed Lock. Aside from the mentioned feature, it also has other useful plugins for WiFi based unlock, location based unlock, etc.
DroidCam:
Download from Play Store
Webcams suck because most of them have really bad picture quality. Wouldn't it be awesome if your phone's camera could work as a webcam?
Well, here's your solution. DroidCam can connect to your phone in multiple ways and stream video from your phone's camera to your PC.
You need to install software on your PC too. It is compatible with Windows and Linux.
GMDGesture Control:
|-ROOT-|-PAID-|
Download from Play Store
Having a 5 inch screen, I thought it would be awesome to be able to perform multitouch gestures to navigate between activities and control various device features.
GMD gesture Control proved to be exactly what I was looking for.
With a great levels of customization and an extensive feature set, this app is probably the best gesture control app you'll ever come across.
(Tip: In advanced settings, set Override touch events parser to: ICS_DEFAULT)
Greenify:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from Play Store
The worst part of having a ton of apps is that they drain battery even when you aren't using them.
Well, with Greenify, you pretty much ensure that applications that you don't need running in the background will be hibernated when you aren't using them!
It's very simple to use & very low on resources.
History Eraser:
Download from Play Store
If you're like me, then you hate having any sort of history on your device. History Eraser erases history from apps like the browser, play store, call logs, etc. at the touch of a button.
It also has a handy 1x1 widget for this.
Icon Themer:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from XDA Thread
This Xposed module can change system icons. The beauty of it is that it can be used for all launchers.
Everytime a resource is requested, it responds with the corresponding resource that the theme redirects to.
Lockscreen Policy:
Download from Play Store
One feature I hate in 4.2.x is that the camera is accessible over the lockscreen. I have also noticed a number of people who do not like the idea of having widgets on the lockscreen. Lockscreen Policy allows you to disable lockscreen widgets and/or camera.
MoDaCo Toolkit:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from XDA Thread
This handy set of tweaks runs on the Xposed framework.
Good for ROM customization.
SD Maid:
|-ROOT-|
Download from Play Store
SD Maid can clear up unnecessary data from your phone. No more do you need to worry about apps leaving behind traces of data after uninstall.
It also has useful features like Corpsefinder, which finds traces of uninstalled apps and Duplicates, which finds duplicate copies of files which can help you save space.
Sidebar Pro:
|-PAID-|
Download from Play Store
An amazing app that puts a sidebar on the phone which can hold app shortcuts and/or a list of open apps.
It is an overlay on the screen and doesn't interfere with functioning of other applications.
A must have for multitaskers!
SoftkeyZ:
|-ROOT-|-PAID-|
Download from Play Store
Easily change your Navbar's softkeys with this app.
Occasionally causes problems, but if you're an experienced user, you will have no problems fixing it.
Startup Manager:
|-ROOT-|
Download from Play Store
A great app to manage startup of applications. Many apps launch on boot that considerably slow down the phone. Not only that, but they also end up draining battery if they are not killed.
Startup manager lets you decide what apps will launch on boot. It can also control startup of system applications.
Trickster Mod:
|-ROOT-|
Download from Play Store
Trickster MOD is a nice, easy-to-use tweaker. It may not have a ton of options, but it does have the most useful ones and the ones that really matter.
It also has these "tools" that help you change your device's hostname, trigger the media scanner and connect through ADB over WiFi.
Wakelock Detector:
Download from Play Store
I was huge fan of Better Battery Stats, but of late, I've been having problems with it. I was searching for a good replacement, which is when I came across this app.
A humble app that shows you a list of wakelocks. Does the job well and does not consume additional resources.
XBackground:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from XDA Thread
An Xposed module that can change the background for the Xposed Installer app as well as the background of the notification bar.
Needs a reboot to take effect.
Xposed Installer:
|-ROOT-|
Download from XDA Thread
The Xposed Installer installs the Xopsed framework and helps to manage Xposed modules.
This framework is compatible accross most ROMs. An absolute must for people who love customizing their phones.
Xposed Tweakbox:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from XDA Thread
Another Xposed module for small tweaks and customizations.
The CRT animation is particularly interesting.
XThemeEngine:
|-ROOT-|-XPOSED-|
Download from XDA Thread
Ever wanted to use CM themes on a non-CM ROM? More specifically, have you ever wanted T-Mobile Theme Engine themes on a ROM that doesn't have the T-Mobile Theme Engine built in?
Well, this is the answer. XThemeEngine does exactly that. The drawback though is that it's limited in it's scope and not everything works perfectly (The project is still in beta). Also, themes need to be ported and cannot be directly used as is.
Zooper Widget:
Download from Play Store
Don't you love an app that lets you create your own widgets? Zooper Widget allows you to create highly customizable widgets.
It's quite light on resources too.
I hope this post was informative.
Took me quite a while to put this together, and it's not really what I usually do, but I thought I'd put in the effort anyway.
Thanks for the list, can I suggest six axis tool I find it really handy for gaming if you have a spare ps3 remote
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MattJaO3D said:
Thanks for the list, can I suggest six axis tool I find it really handy for gaming if you have a spare ps3 remote
Sent from the beast!
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I don't own a PS3 (PCGamer ), so I have never used the app. I will however add it to the list later.
I wonder if it will work with my Xbox 360 Wired Controller for Windows. Some games do support the Xbox controller without having to modify anything.
I'll test it out tomorrow when I get back home.
Wowww amazing apps jajaja, para ésto hay un subforo no?
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Thanks for the list
domaco xposed app only works for deodexed roms/AOSP based?
im currently on stock,locked but no changes has been seen.. or should i reboot?
I bit the bullet and bought camera fv I'm a sucker for pics and I'm well glad I did not only does it give a million options but you can set the hardware control's ie volume control to take pics
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So i installed the Exposed Installer and now my battery is messed up. My z was on discharging 19% left and when i connected to pc....immediately raised upto 45%, 10 mins later the phone died. Any ideas?
Aresmar said:
Thanks for the list
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You're welcome.
leongzxc said:
domaco xposed app only works for deodexed roms/AOSP based?
im currently on stock,locked but no changes has been seen.. or should i reboot?
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Nope, I'm on an odexed stock ROM. Some tweaks may not work, some might. All of them need a reboot to take effect & also ensure that you enabled the module in Xposed.
MattJaO3D said:
I bit the bullet and bought camera fv I'm a sucker for pics and I'm well glad I did not only does it give a million options but you can set the hardware control's ie volume control to take pics
Sent from the beast!
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Yes. I'm just back from a vacation to a beautiful hill station. I was grateful for that amazing app!
handsup1 said:
So i installed the Exposed Installer and now my battery is messed up. My z was on discharging 19% left and when i connected to pc....immediately raised upto 45%, 10 mins later the phone died. Any ideas?
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This is most likely not related to Xposed framework.
Try and do a full charge to 100% and see if it's just a random problem.
Dash Home on the Play Store
Hi,
This is the app I am using with my car's android based radio to give it a custom touch and save my sanity trying to do anything while driving. The hardware and OS are rather limited in the device, so my app goes into retro land to get some performance, using the fixed function pipeline with GLES 1.0 and renderscript. The OS is 4.03 but lacks sensors, etc, etc. This is what I have made to work, it is no where near as smooth as on my Nexus 5, (renderscript is cpu/gpu based instead of just cpu) but it isn't too bad in the car, listening to tunes and getting a visualization effect. On the plus side, visualizations are not impacted by audio tunnelling, but with no GLES2, most visualization apps on the market don't work with the car radio (s100).
Looking for feedback and suggestions for where to go with themes. Or anything else really.
Cheers!
EDIT: updated version info, just updated the play store.
Update Available
Update 1.8.1.419:
Many Changes:
App is half the size, same with the expansion file, (added the ability to patch the base bitmap, but you can still use full bitmaps, see the obb flle in android / obb, it's a zip, the version and size are checked against mods , however you can add a patch file to add your own changes, no size check, same name. Post questions here or email me with theme requests.)
Reworked renderscript code, much faster.
Added a KIA Soul theme, just the Jeep one with Kia images.
Added toggle for compressed textures, most themes seem fine to me, but the Jeep one looks off with compressed textures.
IAn app drawer, swipe right instead of left to access. Launch apps with single click, long press to add/remove to an auto start list, viewable in prefs. (Auto start apps are triggered when the external sdcard is mounted on the S100/S150) I only use the default home these days for uninstalling apps, your usage may vary.
mesh options, you can increase the mesh density for better visuals (higher res), lower for more speed.
Audio visualization strength option added.
Torque integration, press the gas and the 3D GUI tilts forward, if no Torque it still uses the GPS. Suggestions welcome on OBDII sensors to try and what to do with them. I tried GPS heading to get a left right change without much luck, harder to figure that out without going for a drive.
GPS Data logging, automatically saves to the sdcard when stopped or when you turn off the radio, use prefs to disable or specify sdcard location.
Autosaves logcat to sdcard when radio/phone shuts down. (most will be rooted and see all the logs, otherwise just for the app).
ToDo: Upload a proper video to the playstore.
Google Groups: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/dash-home
Update 1.8.1.693
Update 1.8.1.693:
-rotating lights brought back into view (bug fix)
-holiday setting turns on and off (bug fix)
-more tweaks to preferences look
I'm not a huge Xposed user, but I do appreciate some of the tweaks available. I was looking for a thread talking about which modules work with our base 39A and the Xposed alpha and didn't find one, so I started a new thread. I figure this thread will be useless in a while after all the usual modules get updated, but until then maybe it will help someone out, or at least give us a place to talk about Xposed as it pertains to the VS980 + 39a base (outside of z3pp3lin's thread). For clarification, I'm currently using the Lollipop Extreme v1.1 rom (Base: VS980 Lollipop 39a, Kernel: 39a thanks to xdabebb).
Module: G3TweaksBox 1.4BETA3
Options I tried that worked:
Lockscreen -> enable rotation. Worked but I don't think I will use it.
Call -> Enable call recording. I tested this and it worked quite well.
Sound -> Disable Safety Headset volume. Worked when I tested it.
LG Launcher -> Custom grid size. This worked but I use Nova, so I don't really care. I set it to 6x5 and icon fonts were cut-off badly even with my nav bar being pretty small. It needs margin sizing like Nova has.
LG Launcher -> Enable LG launcher's hidden settings. This worked. I tried several settings and most of them seemed to work except I couldn't get it to rotate in landscape, nor could I reduce the margins or make the icons labels not cut-off @ 6x5 grid
Misc -> Enable all rotation angles. Works well. I was missing the 180° rotation a couple times lately.
Misc -> More items in Power Menu. This worked. I don't like how the torch works though because to turn the torch off you have to hold power again to get to the menu. I often use torch for just a couple seconds, looking around in the dark as to not wake my wife and stuff, so I want it to be quicker (see next bullet item).
Misc -> Volume Up and Down actions. These only work if the LG-default option for Shortcut Keys = on. However, the G3TB settings seem to over-ride the default option of vol-up = QuickMemo so that's good (I set it to "toggle torch" and it works well enough for me to disable the Xposed Torch module listed below). I tried setting vol-down to camera or xcam and they both result in freeze + reboot, then I realized just set it to "stock" and it will launch the camera, which it did successfully.
Options I tried that failed:
Misc -> Enable 4-way reboot menu. This didn't work for me. I don't ever use that power menu anyway - I use Widgetsoid with a reboot button that prompts when you touch it and works to get into recovery.
That's all I tested in G3TweaksBox. I'm sure other options work as well.
Module: Force Immersive Mode
Tested with NCAA March Madness Live (just a recent one that I know didn't go immersive when it really REALLY should) and it worked beautifully.
Module: Amplify
I've never actually used this before, but noticed it was updated for L so I gave it a shot. Looks like it works well and I might actually use it. The interface is nice. Gotta fight those wakelocks and stuff!
Module: BubbleUPnP
Holy crap this app is awesome. I've never used it before, though I have dabbled in Plex / UPnP streaming in my house since I have a networked AVR in my main theater / gaming room. I didn't think I would have a need for this app when I first read it, mainly because I don't have much media on my phone ever. It would be useful to access pics and videos on my phone over the network perhaps. But now I see how BubbleUPnP will stream from PC's and other devices on my network, Google Music (almost all of my music is uploaded here and I stream it when I get tired of SiriusXM + PandoraOne), DropBox, box, OneDrive, etc. And it has a plethora of options to control stuff, which I always desire. I haven't tested the limitations of the free version, but I might have to buy the pro version eventually. Initially, I just played some of the choir boy sounds to my Yamaha AVR, which showed up right away as a renderer. Then I was impressed with the Google Music integration. UPnP is cool stuff. I just fired up MediaMonkey on my PC and I see BubbleUPnP as an available renderer. I don't have a use for some of these things, but I love having and knowing about options.
Module: Fix Lollipop Memory Leak
Not sure if we need this or not, but I enabled it. How do I tell if it works or not?
Module: Xposed Torch
Works well but I disabled it because I can access torch with LCD off via G3TB module and I can toggle the torch while LCD=on via Widgetsoid.
Module: Lollipop Power Menu
Didn't work for me. I turned on a few of the options and rebooted, then realized G3TweaksBox is probably interfering so I disabled the additional power button items in G3TB and rebooted. Still didn't work. Maybe it would work with G3TB disabled completely but I wasn't willing to try.
That's all I've tested so far. I'm very happy with my G2 even though I am feeling the cons of using ART (slower app installs and boot-up time).
Snapprefs for Snapchat works for me.
Some GravityBox settings work too, like Allow all rotations.
I like using Greenify and YouTube adaway.
With the advent of xposed for Nougat, I recently bit the bullet and made the upgrade from Marshmallow. I'm now running m00nlight 3.1 (b386).
I use the official smart cover which utilised music controls without even opening the case. This was useful for driving and generally protecting the screen.
I am an avid Poweramp user (currently using a version 3 alpha build). It used to use the default huawei lockscreen music widgets, but now it isn't working.
The option is enabled in Poweramp, the widgets work with the default huawei music player and Google Play Music app, but not a 3rd party app. I've also tried Poweramp 2 (Stable) and Stellio Music Player, to ensure it's not an app issue. This leads me to believe it's a ROM limitation.
I found a walkthrough here: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-add-third-party-music-apps-emui-lock-screen/ but it already shows the Poweramp app as whitelisted for the lockscreen. I also added the Stellio app to hw_defaults.xml to whitelist it and that didn't work.
Furthermore, I downloaded a Huawei theme to provide a static wallpaper lockscreen as I read that could be an issue. No avail.
Xposed isn't currently enabled.
Do I have any options?
I'm interested in the much simpler customization:
To be able to jump to the previous/next song on the locked screen by using Volume Plus/Minus buttons (with the stock Music player)
This is possible with Xposed, GravityBox module...
Edit: Found a simple solution skipping songs on the locked screen by Vol +/- keys, installed Frinky MusicController from GooglePlay, it does not require root or so and it works fine with both YouTube (playlists) and Music