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
Haskren said:
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).
Tiverask said:
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.
extremecarver said:
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
Related
Aight. I did a thorough search and couldn't find anything... most likely because it's not a current element of the system but I have a question for you savvy individuals on here who are able to dive REAL deep (deeper than me @ any rate).
I have the Transform open/closed FX from generation one Transformers that I used w/ my MotoRizr and Wing as a sliding sound previously.
I know there's no active feature currently implemented in Android that would allow us to set any kind of system sound for the opening and closing of the hinge... but is it somehow possible to write this into a build/program the phone to somehow do this? Seems that the sky's nearly the limit w/ android so I figured there might be someone on here savvy enough to pull it off.
I'd LOVE to implement these sound effects for my G1... and if we were able to create this capability that'd add yet ANOTHER awesome dynamic to creating skins/themes as devs could include related opening/closing sounds (kinda the way the sidekick themes, as nausiatingly proprietary as they are, change the open/close sound when you switch them up). Just an idea I thought I might throw someone's way. Thanks =)
I would say it is definately doable. Just as in programs you can override any of the android processes and controll what happens you could add an event for this. It would have to be built into the system for it to work properly which is well beyond my abilities.
Heres an Idea though, what about the home screen replacements, I assume that they must override these processes to work properly and handle their own events. Maybe you could e-mail the devs and suggest it as a feature.
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I would say it is definately doable. Just as in programs you can override any of the android processes and controll what happens you could add an event for this. It would have to be built into the system for it to work properly which is well beyond my abilities.
Heres an Idea though, what about the home screen replacements, I assume that they must override these processes to work properly and handle their own events. Maybe you could e-mail the devs and suggest it as a feature.
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Good idea =) Don't know what to do next... hoping this thread will catch somebody's attention. Cuz I'm an avid user of Openhome and have e mailed betterandroid on several occasions already =)
I'd be tempted to post this on the themes and wallpapers forum but would thus be breaking the rules by multi-posting. I'll give it a few days, then PM killa_tattz who created the X-Men skin I'm currently rockin to see if he knows/would know anyone =)
What, you don't like the squeaky creak and *kschuck* when you open the screen now? lol
AndroidAutobot said:
Aight. I did a thorough search and couldn't find anything... most likely because it's not a current element of the system but I have a question for you savvy individuals on here who are able to dive REAL deep (deeper than me @ any rate).
I have the Transform open/closed FX from generation one Transformers that I used w/ my MotoRizr and Wing as a sliding sound previously.
I know there's no active feature currently implemented in Android that would allow us to set any kind of system sound for the opening and closing of the hinge... but is it somehow possible to write this into a build/program the phone to somehow do this? Seems that the sky's nearly the limit w/ android so I figured there might be someone on here savvy enough to pull it off.
I'd LOVE to implement these sound effects for my G1... and if we were able to create this capability that'd add yet ANOTHER awesome dynamic to creating skins/themes as devs could include related opening/closing sounds (kinda the way the sidekick themes, as nausiatingly proprietary as they are, change the open/close sound when you switch them up). Just an idea I thought I might throw someone's way. Thanks =)
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I can say for sure it's doable. I would attempt it but I've had enough problems with my music player to know that it's not for me. But basically some1 would just have to make a broadcast receiver/service combo that plays the sound on the open keyboard event and the closing sound on the close keyboard event. It doesn't even seem like it'd be that difficult for the right person(someone with enough experience with the sound api to get this to work)
polaris0352 said:
What, you don't like the squeaky creak and *kschuck* when you open the screen now? lol
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Frickin hilarious!
Must note that I seem to remember seeing a post somewhere on how to tighten up the hinges or something to prevent the squeaking. I'll look around for it... If anyone knows where it is PM me and I'll update this post with the link.
I think the open/close sound option would be great!
shaneaus said:
Frickin hilarious!
Must note that I seem to remember seeing a post somewhere on how to tighten up the hinges or something to prevent the squeaking. I'll look around for it... If anyone knows where it is PM me and I'll update this post with the link.
I think the open/close sound option would be great!
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Actually, it's that there's a little nub of plastic right next to where the hinge is on the top part of the chin. If you cut it off with an etching knife or something it'll stop squeaking.
Guys moving from the sidekick would go APE**** over this... I suggested my dev friend make a app for this, he'd make millions. Ok, not millions.. but at least a quick $5.
This would be an AWESOME feature! If we could get this and typing sounds for the hardware keyboard, my OCD would be 100% completely satisfied!
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This is why I want typing sounds for the hardware keyboard-
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My thumbs are waaay to big for the virtual kb...sounds on the hardware kb would help soooooo much!!!!!! (excuse my dirty fingernails...I'm an active duty army heating/ac tech)
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GODDAM!!! Your thumb is almost half your keyboard
FuMMoD said:
GODDAM!!! Your thumb is almost half your keyboard
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That's one thing I miss about my old Wing. MUCH bigger keyboard/keys and typing sounds. It helped sooo much.
The trick with the pen knife didn't address my squeeeking! LOL
But, I'll agree... Some dang large hands and a sound effect for the open/closing of the screen would be sweet!
i also really really really desire the sounds for keypresses
like the same sounds that come with the vk in haykuro h!
different sounds for keypress and backspace and space
so entertaining...
some one please do thisss
I have also ben looking for a way to add sound to the opening and closing of my keyboard. Anyone out here willing to try and tackle this idea? If anyone, I know an xda dev can do this....
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This would be an AWESOME feature! If we could get this and typing sounds for the hardware keyboard, my OCD would be 100% completely satisfied!
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This is why I want typing sounds for the hardware keyboard-
My thumbs are waaay to big for the virtual kb...sounds on the hardware kb would help soooooo much!!!!!! (excuse my dirty fingernails...I'm an active duty army heating/ac tech)
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I call photochop... that is WAY too big of a thumb.. j/k.. but really, I lined up my thumb on the W like yours and I can still see most of the T key.
I have a glitch that might help you. For some reason, if I have the physical open but I touch the text box, it starts up the auto-complete and I hear the sounds every time I type. I have to close the screen and re-open to get that DAMN sound to go away. (I don't like it on the physical)
KidJethro said:
That's one thing I miss about my old Wing. MUCH bigger keyboard/keys and typing sounds. It helped sooo much.
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o.0 OMG DUDE WHO ARE YOU
I have a glitch that might help you. For some reason, if I have the physical open but I touch the text box, it starts up the auto-complete and I hear the sounds every time I type. I have to close the screen and re-open to get that DAMN sound to go away. (I don't like it on the physical)
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That's probably because you're using HTC_IME. cyanogen said he would try to fix that //EDIT: its fixed!
landscape mode
Not sure if this would work but perhaps linking the sound to part of the system that tells the screen to go landscape when the keyboard is opened
Than it would do it whenever you rotate your phone.
maybe
Maybe not when the keyboard id open there is something telling it not to rotate so maybe linking it to that part is the key
It seems it would be easier just to tie the sound to the keyboard opening than to make it play when switching to portrait but only when the keyboard is open lol.
I think it disables autorotate when the keyboard is out btw.
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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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).
sensboston said:
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.
fredsky2 said:
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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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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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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"?
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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?
franciscofranco said:
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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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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Neither.
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Video showcase https://streamable.com/friseg
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
Serial Kazama said:
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
Hello
I pre order the Google pixel fold, but it was delayed delivery for 1 month, so i decided to cancel it. I don't trust Google anymore.
How is the Vivo X Fold 2? How is the Camera performance? Battery life? The software?
avivasaf said:
Hello
I pre order the Google pixel fold, but it was delayed delivery for 1 month, so i decided to cancel it. I don't trust Google anymore.
How is the Vivo X Fold 2? How is the Camera performance? Battery life? The software?
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Battery life is phenomenal and it charges to full in 26 minutes. Pixel fold has incredibly slow charging times and using a lesser processor chip (tensor). Cameras are nice but maybe the 1 area where pixel trumps Vivo however all the other hardware on Vivo will destroy Google I'm sure. I'm extremely happy with mine. Brightness is higher nits than on any other fold too. Plus you'll be saving hundreds getting the Vivo. It's a no brainier. Software takes a little getting used to a notifications are a little annoying. I still can't get message preview for WhatsApp messages but other than that it's solid.
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Battery life is phenomenal and it charges to full in 26 minutes. Pixel fold has incredibly slow charging times and using a lesser processor chip (tensor). Cameras are nice but maybe the 1 area where pixel trumps Vivo however all the other hardware on Vivo will destroy Google I'm sure. I'm extremely happy with mine. Brightness is higher nits than on any other fold too. Plus you'll be saving hundreds getting the Vivo. It's a no brainier. Software takes a little getting used to a notifications are a little annoying. I still can't get message preview for WhatsApp messages but other than that it's solid.
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Did you tried on the app in the apps setting go to notifications and sign the banner and lock screen for get notifications. You can try also reset the notification in whatssapp app and then go to settings and choose the banner&lockscreen in the app also choose ring for the app. Its worked for me on Oppo find n2
Please let me know if this work for you
avivasaf said:
Did you tried on the app in the apps setting go to notifications and sign the banner and lock screen for get notifications. You can try also reset the notification in whatssapp app and then go to settings and choose the banner&lockscreen in the app also choose ring for the app. Its worked for me on Oppo find n2
Please let me know if this work for you
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I've tried it all man. I've gone into WhatsApp app settings and reset the notifications to see if that does anything but I doubt it. I have WhatsApp on auto start with banner, lock screen, badge the lot. I can see the notification on the lock screen but not when phone is unlocked and being used. I'm really at a loss.
avivasaf said:
Did you tried on the app in the apps setting go to notifications and sign the banner and lock screen for get notifications. You can try also reset the notification in whatssapp app and then go to settings and choose the banner&lockscreen in the app also choose ring for the app. Its worked for me on Oppo find n2
Please let me know if this work for you
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I have just noticed this though. Would this be it? Edit: nevermind this is apparently for Android 9 and older.
Cloverfield_33 said:
I've tried it all man. I've gone into WhatsApp app settings and reset the notifications to see if that does anything but I doubt it. I have WhatsApp on auto start with banner, lock screen, badge the lot. I can see the notification on the lock screen but not when phone is unlocked and being used. I'm really at a loss.
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When its unlocked can you see it in the notifications drawer when you slide it down? Can you answer from there?
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When its unlocked can you see it in the notifications drawer when you slide it down? Can you answer from there?
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Yeah I can see the message by pulling down and technically I can reply from there, when I write the message and press send the send button turns into a circle going round and round as if it's trying to send. It has sent but it will sit there indefinitely spinning round. On my last phone when you press send the message disappears and you know it's been sent.
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Yeah I can see the message by pulling down and technically I can reply from there, when I write the message and press send the send button turns into a circle going round and round as if it's trying to send. It has sent but it will sit there indefinitely spinning round. On my last phone when you press send the message disappears and you know it's been sent.
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Try using Dynamic spot app, tell me if it's solve your problem for notifications
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Try using Dynamic spot app, tell me if it's solve your problem for notifications
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I just tried dynamic island and it still didn't work. I couldn't even get the 'test' in the app to work, you know when you press the play button at the top right to see an example of what it will look like. It's impossible!
Cloverfield_33 said:
I just tried dynamic island and it still didn't work. I couldn't even get the 'test' in the app to work, you know when you press the play button at the top right to see an example of what it will look like. It's impossible!
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Let it all permissions, auto start, read over other apps etc, something wrong with your phone
Cloverfield_33 said:
I just tried dynamic island and it still didn't work. I couldn't even get the 'test' in the app to work, you know when you press the play button at the top right to see an example of what it will look like. It's impossible!
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Remove this one also by adb com.vivo.pem
avivasaf said:
Remove this one also by adb com.vivo.pem
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I've read not to remove that. I wouldn't even know where to remove it anyway.
Cloverfield_33 said:
I've read not to remove that. I wouldn't even know where to remove it anyway.
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Why not? I did it in Vivo x fold 1,its not harm anything, try to by adb command
avivasaf said:
Hello
I pre order the Google pixel fold, but it was delayed delivery for 1 month, so i decided to cancel it. I don't trust Google anymore.
How is the Vivo X Fold 2? How is the Camera performance? Battery life? The software?
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I have both vivo x fold version
I think in terms of camera it is a downgrade due to lacking periscope lens. I think the recent software upgrades makes the vivo x fold 2 questionable. But the vivo x fold 2 is a lighter device and the camera quality is still A+ (slightly below the vivo x90 pro + though). The charging between the x fold and x fold 2 are still light years ahead of pixel fold's speed.
I think it boils down to a few critical things comparing the two. If you never had a rooted vivo x fold, then I would get the x fold 2. If you find a rooted device (boot loader unlockable), I would still consider the vivo x fold
If it's true you cannot remove vivo.pem anymore live with a phone without notifications or even ringtones for many apps. It's unusable without debloat like any origin OS vivo.
So I'm having this issue with Microsoft teams and what has worked for me is keeping the app pinned from my recents section. Dirty fix but it works so far and I don't notice it.
using the app Edgemask (which I've used for years also really helps, plus more customization options for notifications)
Also for some reason yes, you cannot delete using the adb command but you can put it to sleep and you have to use 1 after user in the command and not 0.not sure why, but it gives you an error if you try slot 0
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So I'm having this issue with Microsoft teams and what has worked for me is keeping the app pinned from my recents section. Dirty fix but it works so far and I don't notice it.
using the app Edgemask (which I've used for years also really helps, plus more customization options for notifications)
Also for some reason yes, you cannot delete using the adb command but you can put it to sleep and you have to use 1 after user in the command and not 0.not sure why, but it gives you an error if you try slot 0View attachment 5924971
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My WhatsApp is always locked to the background so unfortunately that's not a fix either. I dont quite understand what's stopping it.
domineus said:
I have both vivo x fold version
I think in terms of camera it is a downgrade due to lacking periscope lens. I think the recent software upgrades makes the vivo x fold 2 questionable. But the vivo x fold 2 is a lighter device and the camera quality is still A+ (slightly below the vivo x90 pro + though). The charging between the x fold and x fold 2 are still light years ahead of pixel fold's speed.
I think it boils down to a few critical things comparing the two. If you never had a rooted vivo x fold, then I would get the x fold 2. If you find a rooted device (boot loader unlockable), I would still consider the vivo x fold
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Thanks for your answer
I dont think ill need the periscope zoom
What is the extra you get from rooted x fold?!
How is the notifications push? Are they work ok?
avivasaf said:
Thanks for your answer
I dont think ill need the periscope zoom
What is the extra you get from rooted x fold?!
How is the notifications push? Are they work ok?
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I mean it’s rooted. Anything you can do rooted you can do here
But that being said notifications worked for me before root. Delete vivo.pem I think
Hi brothers. My first day with my X Fold 2. İ want the bootloader unlock and make root. But i cant find the orijinal stock rom url. Anyone know where i cat find the rom links? (İ want root because i dont like vibration intencty..İ want to strong vibration intencity..