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*** Tips and Tricks!!!! ***

I created this MASSIVE post for the Vibrant. It may help some of you new guys. Please note this is catered to my phone and there may be differences I am not aware of.
My intent is to help... hopefully someone will take what I started and make it better for you guys (hopefully giving me some credit for my time).
Let me know if it helps!
Change log will now start in post #3.
Want to help me for creating this post, please register (and install on your pc) for dropbox using my referral link so we both get an additional 250 MB!
If your question is relevant AND not answered in this guide, please let me know!!
You should read Post 1 in it's entirety before posting a new thread!!
ROOT TOPICS
IF I ROOT, WILL I GET OTA UPDATES?
Yes. Rooting will not prevent this, unless you flash a custom ROM that will block receiving the OTA update. If you do receive and download the OTA update, you will lose root. Typically within hours of the OTA becoming available, thanks to some fine XDA folks you can get the update WITH root. You would simply need to download and flash the update like a normal ROM.
HOW TO ROOT
justadude had a great post on how to root. Please read his post.
* Alternate Method *
XDA user TGA_Gunnman has made another great thread for a one click Root (and now an unroot too). Please see his thread here, and thank him for his work.
Got Root? YOU NEED A RECOVERY!
Big props to XDA user Koush for his amazing Rom Manager App. In short, this lets you create system backups for those "oops" moments. It also gives you a directory of ROMs for easy downloading and flashing. Yeah, it is that cool. Please see his post for instructions. After successfully installing, be sure a make a Nandroid Backup of your system before flashing any rom's (see below).
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HOW TO MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP *ALWAYS BACKUP BEFORE YOU FLASH A NEW ROM
1 - Open Rom Manager
2 - Click on Flash Clockwork Recovery (you can skip this if you have already flashed the recovery before)
3 - Click on "Reboot Into Recovery"
4 - At the prompt, click "ok" to reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery
5 - If this is your first time, you may be at the stock recovery on the Vibrant. Thats normal. Click on "reinstall packages" (ALSO: Volume up and down navigate, and power is used to select an item).
6 - Now, you are at ClockworkMod's Recovery. Scroll down (volume down), to "Nandroid" and select it (power button).
7 - Click on Backup. It will run it's course.
8 - You now have something you can always fall back on in case you F up. Thank Koush and all the testers.
HOW TO RESTORE A BACKUP
Follow the steps from above, but select "Restore" instead. They will be sorted by date YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.
DID YOU F'UP AND NEED TO GET BACK TO STOCK?
Well, thanks to XDA User justanothercrowd we have a Nandroid Backup to get you back to how the Vibrant shipped (and rooted of course). Hopefully you don't need it, but thank him after reading his post just in case you do!
HOW TO UN-ROOT *ie, sending your phone in for warranty work
The following code can be keyed in Terminal Emulator (could also be done in ADB or deleting the files using Root Explorer). If you do use Terminal, change the keyboard to the stock Android KB prior to opening Terminal. Apparently the backspace on swype does not work in Terminal. Each line should be entered separately. bahnburner gave the instructions in this thread, which you should review first.
su
rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm -r /system/xbin/busybox
rm -r /system/bin/su
reboot
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* Alternate Method *
TGA_Gunnman in this thread created a one click root/unroot program. Thank him for his effort.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR RADIO USING FASTBOOT
Flashing a radio is really about the most dangerous thing you can do. However, if done correctly with fastboot, it is incredibly easy. djmcnz has a good HOW TO on the Nexus forum. You can follow his instructions, but DO NOT download the file he has linked and be sure you type the name of the radio you downloaded for the Vibrant.
HOW TO CHECK AN MD5SUM
Download HashTab. Install. Download your file. Right click on it. Click on Properties and then go to your new "file hashes" tab. Verify this matches the MD5Sum of the file you downloaded before installing/flashing.
HOW TO GET INTO STOCK RECOVERY (NOT ROOTED YET)
I hold my phone horizontal when powered off.
Both thumbs on the volume rocker.
Press and hold power and volume buttons.
When the Vibrant logo comes up, release power, keep holding the volume rocker.
THINGS TO DO WITH ROOT
WANT THE STOCK ANDROID LAUNCHER FROM THE NEXUS ONE?
Grab the Launcher2.apk file attached below. Move it to system/app and press home. There, stock android. I have to say the 3d launcher is very nice. I still prefer LauncherPro (my fav).
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TRY THE CAPTIVATE CAMERA, ON YOUR VIBRANT
Thanks to mikey98277 and his post here you can easily flash the Captivate Camera on your Vibrant. I have played with both and it's a matter of preference, but I think most agree the Captivate is a easier/cooler UI. ALSO, it sorts pictures in the correct order!!
REPLACE THE TW CALENDAR WITH STOCK ANDROID CALENDAR
I was not a fan of the TW calendar. I downloaded CM 5.0.8 and took the calendar from his rom and replaced it. Here is a great guide. Note, I use an app called quick boot for fast reboots! The Calendar and CalendarProvider .apk's are attached below.
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USE THE GALAXY I9000 BOOTUP / SHUTDOWN ANIMATIONS & SOUND
rko did an awesome job with these flashable bootup/shutdown animations (place them on the /sdcard (internal memory) NOT sdcard/sd (external). Be sure and thank him for his work!
CONTROL YOUR STARTUP (PLUS MORE)
There are many apps in the Market for this function, I only know and use Autostarts (found here). The developer has been very receptive to feedback and informative. This app does a lot, but this is what I suggest.
Download it. Install it. GO TO MENU > SETTINGS > APPLICATIONS > (can't recall the next menu name at the moment) AND ENABLE USB DEBUGGING (it will not work otherwise). Open Autostarts.
It will scan the system and put all the apps that are used for MANY different tasks the phone does. I then go to the options and hide all of the system apps (no point in messing with those). After that, simply control what market/3rd party apps should be running given the task identified by Startup. You will be surprised what apps appear, for no good reason. Of course Android will eventually kill these when needed, but why have them open in the first place (this is better than a task killer if you ask me). Obviously if you are sending a text message you do not want to disable an app like handcent, so use common sense here. Any questions or issues, I would suggest emailing the developer or posting a question in the App section (perhaps there is already a designated Startup thread to ask this question, hint hint).
Autostarts (Approx $1):
RESTORE SETTINGS AFTER WIPING YOUR PHONE *If changing from one ROM to another, be courteous, and wipe.
XDA user SykesAT reminded me that Titanium Backup is a great app for restoring after wiping your system. I do not use it, so I asked him to do a small write up. He obliged, and here it is:
Backup Your Apps and System setting with Titanium Backup
It can backup/restore:
* All the applications you have installed, including protected ones,
* All the data and settings of these applications,
* Most (or all) of your phone's settings and data. (incl. SMS, bookmarks, call log, calendar, launcher, WiFi, etc)
* Market links when restoring apps.
* NOTE: It will not backup the system applications from your ROM. Only their settings will be backed up.
Titanium Backup is available from the market (free version only) or you can DL from the dev's site. There is a premium (donate) version with more features. Please see the Dev's site for more details, instructions and FAQs. Here is a link to his site!
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Titanium Backup:
DELETE THE BLOAT!
Download Root Explorer (i'm not associated with) and go to System/App to remove a lot of the bloatware that came on the phone. I strongly encourage researching what can & can NOT be removed. ALWAYS make a backup. Alternatively, you can use Titanium Backup (free) to uninstall the apps (I only know Root Explorer, it never fails me). Remember, I am not responsible. It will be some time before we have a custom ROM that removes this crap for us.
Here is a list of apps I recently used to remove a lot of bloat (I kept AllShare and ThinkOffice). After you backup, delete, go to settings > Applications > Menu > Filter > Show All and delete the leftovers from the apps, little traces left behind.
In that thread I also saw you can delete data_tmo/games (73MB) if you do not play/deleted The Sims.
TAKE SCREEN SHOTS!
If you have root, the easiest way is to download shootme or drocap2 from the market. You can also use the Android SDK, but I'm going to keep is basic here. Once you have your pic, upload it for all of the community to see!
Shootme:
DISABLE ADS WITHIN APPS!
Download AdFree from the market... check for updates and voila, most, if not all apps should be ad-free. Ads help the developers. If you care, rather than block them, try clicking them to support.
AdFree:
HOW TO TETHER
There are apps like Barnacle and Wireless Tether, but I would now recommend the Tether app that came with the Galaxy (that was removed by a lot of the carriers). Ibingham was kind enough to post the .apk IN THIS THREAD and I can tell you it works perfectly. Please note the app is not in the app drawer (his first post has everything you need to know).
STOP THE BOOTUP / SHUTDOWN AUDIO NOTIFICATIONS!
This thread has it covered: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731059
I deleted these two files using Root Explorer (referenced below) and can attest it works perfectly.
Thanks to XDA Member PhilSlater I know that the File locations are:
Bootup: system/etc/PowerOn.wav
Shutdown: system/media/audio/ui/Shutdown_128.ogg
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So Zaduma does not feel insulted here is an alternate method. You can see his post here.
CAMERA / VIDEO SECTION
NO FLASH?
Yeap, and I do not think it's needed. You can put the Camera in Night Mode and it will take amazingly good photos in a dark situation. I tried this for the first time at a concert recently. I was amazed. Pull out the tab on the left of the camera screen, go to settings and change Scene Mode to Night. Do some test shots to compare for yourself!
LOCK THE SCREEN WHILE VIEWING VIDEOS OR USING THE CAMERA
XDA user timekillerj just made a thread pointing out how to do this. It was new to me, and a nice feature. Simple press the power button and your screen is locked - helpful so you do not skip a scene by accident. You can see his thread here.
HOW DO YOU ZOOM IN?
XDA user antonio91282 pointed out that you can zoom in by pressing the volume rocker while using the camera. It goes from 1-4x.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RECODING VIDEO TO SD VS. INTERNAL MEMORY
XDA user wphend00 asked if there were differences between recording video to the SD vs. Internal memory. Here is my post with links to the videos so you can see for yourself. Here is a link to the entire thread so you can see discussion about it, if any.
APP TOPICS
USE GOOGLE GESTURE FOR QUICKNESS
XDA user os2baba pointed out using Google Gesture to search the phone (everything, apps, contacts, music, etc.). It's a great app where you make gestures with your finger and it isolates your search results based off the letter/number you enter.
Google Gesture:
WHERE ARE APPS LOCATED?
System Apps:
system/app
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Market Apps:
data/app
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Market Apps (Private):
data/app-private
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Downloaded Apps (using browser):
sdcard/download
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* If you download an app using the browser, you can use Root Explorer to move the app to data/app so the apps are stored on the 1.9GB partition the system uses. Once moved you can click on it to install it.
TRY A HOME REPLACEMENT (ADW or LauncherPro)
Go to the market and download either - both are free. Gravis86 started a good thread debating which is better, located here.
ADW:
LP:
This my LP setup on my Vibrant. Notice the docks (these are also scrollable & there are 5 per each desktop screen you have). The Live Wallpaper is Aquarium.
XDA user afive720 had a nice post on how to revert back to TouchWiz (without uninstalling). You can read the thread here for more information.
WHAT WEATHER APP IS THAT?
It is Beautiful Widgets, found here.
BW is approximately $1.92:
WANT TO USE ALLSHARE: PC > PHONE AND VICE/VERSA?
I found this thread to be extremely helpful. I ended up using Windows Media Player and it was too easy. Great app.
XDA User BritCrit has also given some really good information in this thread you may also want to review.
USE AWESOME DROP TO MOVE FILES IF NO CABLES
If you are ever in a bind, or just being lazy you can use this app to move files from a PC to your phone. No hassle, no account setup and it is free. Just go to this site: http://labs.dashwire.com/drop and then enter the 4 digit code when you open the app on your phone. Drag whatever files to the browser on your PC, and voila, it will instantly start showing up on your phone.
REDUCE A PICTURES SIZE BEFORE SHARING IT?
PaulO'Brien tweeted about an app, Image Shrink Lite, that lets you adjust the size and then select the method you want to share (twitter, messenger, gmail, etc). I mention this only because a lot of people get frustrated when they take a pic and try and send it out, but gmail hangs on it (and it eventually ends up a draft email) because it is too large to send timely. Re-size the pics before you email them and you will not have this Fail.
Image Shrink Lite:
METAMORPH - Theme Your Phone!
junkdruggler has a great thread on everything metamorph. Please check it out here and thank him!
MetaMorph Donate ($1):
Free:
** Use Metamorph to theme Swype or your Notification Bar **
Themed Swype - Huge props to hoey2011
Themed Notification Bar (Evo) - Huge props to bahnburner
*ALTERNATIVELY* YOU COULD FLASH THIS .ZIP AND NOT USE METAMORPH (This is what I am currently running, it is spectacular!!).
VIBRANT TOPICS
BUTTONS - Tap vs. Long Press (LP) Taken from www.androidcentral.com:
Home: Returns to the main home screen. If at the home screen, another tap gives a preview of all home screens.
(LP) = See your most recently used apps (GREAT for multitasking).
Back: Takes you back a level in an app, or back a page in a browser, etc.
(LP) = In your browser, quickly access bookmarks, history and most-visited sites. Thanks, Snapdragon0503! (EDIT: odd, doesn't seem to work for me now)
Menu: Tap this for additional options in an application, or from the home screens.
(LP) = Make the keyboard appear.
Search: Brings up the search function. Could be search within an app, Google search, or universal search of contacts, bookmarks, apps, etc. that are in the phone.
(LP) = Launches voice search.
WANT A NEW LOOK? CHANGE YOUR FONT!
In settings, go to sound and display. Change the "Font Style" is like 8th from the bottom. There are a few freebies, and about 50 for a dollar in the market. If you want to see more available, click on "Get Fonts Online." This will direct you to the Market.
I changed my system to helvetica, and I was amazed at the level it changed the phone.
XDA user jzero88 has an amazing thread with MANY, MANY fonts. Download, Install, go to Display Settings and change the font, reboot, enjoy. Big kudos!!
CHANGE THE DOCK BUTTONS ON TOUCHWIZ!
Open the app drawer, menu, edit, change to customizable. With the app drawer open now, press menu and edit again. You can now replace the two app docks in the middle (dialer and app drawer can't be replaced).
DELETE APPS FROM THE LAUNCHER OF TOUCHWIZ
Open the launcher, menu > view type, change to customizable. Now press Menu again and select Edit. All of the non-system apps will have a red subtraction logo. Thanks to XDA user erikrios and his post for this gem!
QUICKLY ADJUST YOUR BRIGHTNESS
Move your finger left to right across the notification bar. You probably need to cut off auto-brightness though. thanks to soklean (neat!)
NEED TO COPY AND PASTE?
If at a site, and you need to copy some text... click Menu > Select Text > Drag your finger over the text you need to copy. When you release your finger, the selected text is copied to your clipboard. Long press and paste when ready. I agree this is not perfect, but some of us may not even know you could do it. Froyo is coming soon, and with it the ability to easily copy/paste within gmail.
HOW TO CONTROL + F USING THE ANDROID BROWSER
Android makes this very easy when using their browser as well. Simply press Menu when in the browser, go to More, then select "Find on Page." You can then enter the keyword you are looking for and use the directional arrows (to the left of the word) to move from one entry to the next.
CHANGE THE HAPTIC VIBRATION INTENSITY
Love this feature. I often find haptic feedback is too much. To adjust the intensity, from the home screen: Menu > Settings > Sound and Display > Vibration Intensity. As you slide the bar it gives you an idea of the intensity.
TAP CONTACT IMAGE FOR MORE OPTIONS
XDA user jkang29 reminded me of another thing I took for granted. When you are in Contacts, click on the image of the contact for MANY options on how to contact/share with that particular contact. Thanks jkang29!
WANT TO DISABLE SD CARD NOTIFICATIONS?
To cut off the sound, from the home screen: Menu > Settings > Sound and Display > SD Card Notifications. You can uncheck this and never hear that sound again.
CONTACTS / DIALER TOPICS
EDIT YOUR CONTACTS (BIG IMPROVEMENT IMHO)
Please read my guide located here. It was moved to save space. This really cleans up the phone, so I encourage giving it a try!
FIND YOUR CONTACTS FASTER!
When you load Contacts, you will notice the far right has the alphabet running top to bottom. Good news, by simply pressing on the letter you will automatically jump down, instantly.
SMART DIALER!
Pull up your dialer and just start typing the number (or letters will work too, thanks sl0play) out. It filters down your contacts as you type each new digit/letter. Likely, after the area code and first 1 or 2 digits after should be enough. There will be a drop down on the right and a number above it (the # of possible contacts based off what you input). Just press the contact, and the press CALL, genius.
SLIDE CONTACT PIC TO TEXT/CALL
denny_1986 mentioned in this post, that by sliding the contact picture to the left you are sent to the messenger app (with the "to" field completed). If you slide the contact pic to the right, you call the default phone number. Works in both Contacts and Messenger.
KEYBOARD TOPICS
TRY A NEW KEYBOARD!
To switch... simply long press anywhere that you would normally input text (a text message or the search widget). "input method" will pop up, click on this. Now choose the KB you want to try out. If one is not showing up, go to Menu > Settings > Locale and Text and make sure it’s there & checked.
NEED A TRACKBALL?
In swype, move from the "swype tips" button to the "sym" key. Voila, directional buttons appear + other goodies (see pic).
MISC. GUIDES
HOW TO MOUNT PHONE TO PC
XDA user DaMaDo reminded me Android does not auto-mount like some other phones on the market. When most of us connect the phone, the USB drivers are automatic (use the cable that came with your phone!). If not, there is a guide below to assist. For now, let's assume all is well on the first connection of the Vibrant to the PC. When you connect you will likely get a popup on the PC about installing drivers, great.
Okay, go to the phone's notification bar and pull it down. You will see USB Connected. Click on this, & then click on "Mount."
Shortly after, your computer should pop up automatically TWO devices, the "/SDCARD" (Internal Memory) and "SDCARD/SD" (SD Card). If not, go to My Computer and find the drives you just mounted to the PC.
NEPHRON'S GUIDE FOR ADB, etc (taken from the G1 forums)
This guide helped me a ton. I realize some things may be different, but I could not think of a better starting point. Please read this thread.
CONVERT VIDEO FILES ON YOUR PC FOR YOUR PHONE
XDA user TGA_Gunnman did an excellent job putting a thread together for how to convert videos using HandBrake (get it here) and then moving them to your phone. Be sure and thank him if his how to helped you!
HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL A NEW SD CARD
XDA user techspy posted this question and I had recently done it so I responded. Like always, I'm certain there are people on here who know how to do this better/easier, but this works and is nothing difficult. Here is my post with instructions, and here is the thread for discussion.
HOW TO HIDE FOLDERS
achild made a great post with the instructions. Thank him for his effort on this post!
MISC. QUESTIONS
MY PHONE NUMBER DOES NOT SHOW UNDER SETTINGS?
It has happened to me on the G1, and I recently saw a Vibrant user post this. smerff has an excellent post with what you need to do!
WHAT ARE THOSE FUNKY BARCODES?
These are QR Codes. Download Barcode Scanner from the market. Scan any of these codes I linked. You will be sent to the app in the market. Download, enjoy.
NOTICE LAG?
I do not encourage this, but some will want to play with it. There is a great thread on tweaks that can be done to speed up the Galaxy. I personally will wait for either an update or a custom ROM. Others users have reported a Factory Reset has helped. Again, updates are coming soon as well as custom ROMs.
DOUBLE NOTIFICATIONS?
If you are using a 3rd party app, you may be getting double notifications. For example, I use Handcent for texting (you should try it). First thing you need to do is open the stock Messenger app, go menu > Settings and disable notifications. This is basic, but sometimes it's easy to overlook.
SHOULD I USE A TASK KILLER?
Absolutely not. You have the best OS and one of the best spec'd phones ever. You would be doing more harm than good. If you do have one, uninstall, reboot and let me know what you think! If you have a bad app that is causing you issues, uninstall it, rather than installing a TK.
In addition, even Google at Google I/O 2010 addressed app developers and asked them to no longer include "quit" or "close" as options within their apps. I think Andronica (another great android site) summed it up well with their article, found here.
XDA user iunlock created a thread with some good debate based off this sticky. You can read all the thoughts by clicking here. In short, the overwhelming majority agreed and some have commented on seeing an increase in performance after deleting their task killers.
HOW TO DO A FACTORY RESET!
Rarely should you need to do this (I've never done one), but if you want to, simply press menu and go to settings. Scroll down to Privacy. In there is the option to perform a Factory Reset.
NEED HELP INSTALLING THE DRIVERS ON YOUR PC?
TGAGunnMan started a great thread with links for the drivers. You can view it here.
courtmagician also has a good thread discussing issues with USB Debugging as well. I would suggest reading this thread also.

ROMs for Epic?
This is very helpful... but it seems to be copied/pasted from the vibrant... are there ROMs for the Epic?

^ you are kidding right? I started this off by saying I did this for the Vibrant and was sharing in an effort to get someone to cater it to the Epic... It's helped a lot of people for the Vibrant.

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^ you are kidding right? I started this off by saying I did this for the Vibrant and was sharing in an effort to get someone to cater it to the Epic... It's helped a lot of people for the Vibrant.
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Stock Google Calenders work on the epic. when taken from N1 5.0.8 CM Rom. Just as the Vibrant post specified.

Welcome to the forum
s15274n said:
^ you are kidding right? I started this off by saying I did this for the Vibrant and was sharing in an effort to get someone to cater it to the Epic... It's helped a lot of people for the Vibrant.
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Stock Google Calenders work on the epic. when taken from N1 5.0.8 CM Rom. Just as the Vibrant post specified.
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I'm having issues with the .apk, and.odex file reappearing on the device. Is this normal am i missing something.
I'm using Root Explorer, and Titanium Backup.

/\ Sounds like you need to get Super User permissions. Even if you have root access you still need to give whatever program you are using SU privilege. Just go to the market and search super user and download a free one.

Notification Vibrations
Is there a way to modify how long the notifications are vibrating [when the phone is set on Vibrate only]. When i'm in class the phone's vibration is annoyingly loud. I just want to be able to shorten the vibration or at least turn down the intensity.
I have the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint.

MIUI Super-Userguide: How To and 101s [2/24 -> Post #3]

After seeing the CM9 threads here, I decided to do one for MIUI. I wanted to make a guide for us Epic users who don't know about MIUI which is officially available for us. I will try to keep this post updated and clean as possible.. this is going to be community driven so help make this the most complete MIUI guide here on xdA!
Post 1: How MIUI User Interface looks (thnx Framework43 @rootzwiki)
Post 2: How to use MIUI
Post 3: Tips/tricks
Post 4: Themes
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MIUI HOME
Two-layer shortcuts and program icons are integrated into one-layer desktop.
Long press on an icon to enter edit mode, open Widgets and drag it to the target screen.
Drag the app you want to uninstall to the top of the trash box to delete it.
Eight kinds of flipping screens effects are available with gorgeous animations.
{
"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"
}
T9 dialer
T9 dialer is applied for smart dialing. It supports searching by contact name and phone number, and the results are listed according to contact frequency.
The default setting is to forbid any third-party app to monitor users’ calls.
Currently, there are 230301 attribution logs. The attribution data will be updated continuously, codes of foreign countries are supported as well.
SMS
Compared with native Android system, 7 major optimizations on SMS are made:
Adding contacts in short messages;
Adding names in group sending messages and automatically adding the names to Contacts;
Easier taking of numbers, urls and email addresses from short messages;
Optimization on mobile newspaper reading;
Collection of important messages;
Recommended messages for holidays;
Quick reply and view window.
Contacts
Quick location of contacts;
Faster to add new contacts;
Contacts group management supported;
Contacts' large images supported.
Themes
The third edition UI loading engine makes it faster and easier to change themes;
Partial theme customs are more flexible and comprehensive. Rich online wallpapers, ringtones, fonts and so on are available.
Camera
Faster loading speed enables you to take photos immediately.
More professional modes such as continuous shooting, timing and special effects supported.
Gallery
Faster picture browsing speed than that of native Android system;
Brand new view mode supports to view the pictures by folder path.
Music
Simultaneous enjoying and downloading massive online music. Music chart live playing and bulk downloads supported;
Automatic connection of lyrics and album covers. ID3 information editing supported;
Changing songs by swinging the phone and sleep mode supported.
Notifications
After pulling Notifications and Toggles panel down, changing panels by sliding the screen supported.

How to use and functions:
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste. Use the Android Market and download what you would like. If you are using a backup app and restoring apps from a previous ROM, only restore the apps and not the data. Otherwise that will create a lot of force close issues.
How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the SD card.
How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a Wi-Fi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!

Tips/Tricks [updated 2/24] - New tips are at the bottom of this post!
1. Long press on the icon in Toggles to launch the settings for that icon.
When you pull down the notification bar, you will see the Toggle settings for plenty of options (such as WIFI, volume, backlight etc). Long press on any icon in the Toggle mode will launch the setting for that icon.
2. Built-in Screen Capture function
One of the lacking feature in Android is the lack of a built-in screen capture feature (like in iPhone). Not anymore. With MIUI, you can press the “Menu” key and “Volume Down” key at the same time to capture a screenshot. The printed image is saved in the “MIUI: directory in the sd card.
3. Press Home key to preview screens
Pressing the Home button once will bring you back to the Home screen. Pressing the Home button button will show you all the screen thumbnails. You can also ad/remove screens from here.
4. Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
In the SMS or Dialer app, swipe left or right any entry will bring up the Delete mode.
5. Move home screen icon easily
Hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
6. Launch Music Player in lockscreen
In the lockscreen, double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player. (The Music Player is hidden by default, unless a song is playing)
7. Quickly access the Dialer or SMS from the lockscreen
In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
8. Activate the torch from the lockscreen
In the lockscreen, hold down the Home button to enable the torch.
9. Access shortcut menu from contact image
In the Calls, SMS or Contacts app, tap the contact image and a shortcut menus will appear.
10. Running Apps List: Long press on the Home button can go to “Program Manager”. Click the “Clear up” button at the bottom left to clear the extra processes in memory. And the system will inform you of the released memory and current available memory.
Note: System processes will not be cleared so as to ensure the normal running of the system.
11. Switch the Battery UI to show percentage
The default battery UI can be switched to display percentage of left battery capacity. To do so, go to “Settings -> System -> Battery Settings -> Battery Indicator Style -> Percentage“.
12. Long press on the Home button to show History
Like any other Android ROM, long press on the Home button will show the recently used apps. However, in MIUI, there is also an App Killer and App Manager button. Swiping the popup left will show the search form.
13. Setting up IP dialing
If you need to add an IP prefix for a particular number in a strange land, you can set it in Settings -> Common -> Calls Settings. Turn the “Auto IP dialing” ON and set the IP prefix and current area code.
14. Send SMS for rejected calls
When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
15. Enable 720P to record a video
If your phone comes with a camera that support HD recording, you can enable 720P in the Video mode. Run the Camera app and switch to Video. Select “High” -> “720P” in the pop-up menu of video quality.
16. Quickly uninstall an app
To uninstall an app, simply press and hold the icon until the trash bin show up at the top of the screen. Move the icon to the trash bin to uninstall the app.
17. Quickly read SMS and mark it read
In the lockscreen, press down the SMS button (without dragging it down) to reveal the new incoming message on the lockscreen. Once you have finished reading it, double tap on the SMS button to mark it read.
18. Important SMS: As for those important messages you want to add to your favorites, you may long press the message in the pop-up menu and select "Favorites". You may switch to "Favorites" tab in the main SMS interface to view collected messages.
19. Quick Delete SMS: You may slide from left to right on the item and click on the red "Delete" button when it appears.
20. Backup settings, wifi, themes, apps, data etc.
MIUI comes bundled with some MIUI apps. One includes Backup. This tool allows you to backup app+data, theme, homescreen layout, etc.. This is a very handy tool!!
21. When you hold down home, and bring up your taskmanager, you can long press on the app and it'll bring up extra info!
22. BATTERY SAVING TIP: IF YOU DON'T CARE FOR LED NOTIF., do the following:
a. Press the search button on your phone.
b. Once the miui search box comes up, press menu button on your phone, and hit settings
c. In the searchable items list, turn on "settings" and go back.
d. Search LED. Scroll down till you find LED pulse notif... click that and turn off LED notif. You'll notice decent battery increase!!!

Themes, themes, and more themes!
IMPORTANT TIPS
-Some times when you download themes, the browser changes the .mtz extention to .zip or .txt.. you have to rename it back to .mtz before next step.
-PLACE THEME (.MTZ) FILES ON YOUR SDCARD: /SDCARD/MIUI/THEMES
-You can backup your theme setup, which saves it as a .mtz file in the above directory, and share! --> There is a thread in the Android Theme section for this.. see below.
What does your MIUI look like? Creativity by xda users:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990233
Lockscreens:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288096
MIUI themes here on xda:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=527 --> search MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509860 --> newest link 2/22
MIUI Themes elsewhere:
http://www.miuithemes.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22674869&postcount=22
Create themes for MIUI for themers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342895

This is awesome thanks for taking the time to do this.
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Wow! Looks great Omair! You went all out! Nice job!
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This is freakin' awesome, thanks for putting the time and effort in.

are you kidding me ???
This is friggn wicked awesome (if I may be so bostonian).
Thank you so much for putting this together, I've often wondered about MIUI. Seeing it all here like this (with outstanding presentation no less) is REALLY helpful.

Will we ever see 4G working on miui?
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DaKillaWilla said:
Will we ever see 4G working on miui?
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Maybe in the future when miui goes open source.. but so far only LTE is available on miui not wimax. xbox knows more about the situation..

thanks for the positive feedback guys. just trying to give back a little to the community!

In Soviet Epic forum, clockworkmod root you!

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In Soviet Epic forum, clockworkmod root you!

I got to say great job on this Looks better than the one I did. If you want to pull anything from it, be my guest. Looks like you've got everything covered though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341534
---Jay---

hey is there a way to join contacts?

One of the best threads in the General area! I LOVE me some MIUI!

What are the improvements of Ics Miui over Gb Miui?
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It includes some holo UI aspects, a better task manager that combines ics task manager and miuis, better browser, really, everything is better. And its getting better than it is now every week. new music app this week.

Idk if it can be implemented on ics at the current state even without source or not. I'll ask the nexus dev. He's been busy though. He's looking into it I think. On gb without source it is not possible though. Great guide by the way

xboxfanj said:
It includes some holo UI aspects, a better task manager that combines ics task manager and miuis, better browser, really, everything is better. And its getting better than it is now every week. new music app this week.
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Thanks
I really look forward to MiuiV4 and new music app
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[What's New in]Jellybean 4.1.1 10TH Leak LI4

CSC UNKNOWN?
COPY not MOVE the files from system/csc/BTU/system/csc TO system/csc then reboot.
10TH LEAK XXDLI4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31892837&postcount=217
9TH LEAK XXDLI3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31651394&postcount=215
8TH LEAK XXDLI2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31582718&postcount=214
7TH LEAK XXDLI1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31131029&postcount=205
6TH LEAK XXDLH9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31026070&postcount=182
5th Leak XXDLH8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30815693&postcount=164
4th Leak XXDLH7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30653822&postcount=144
3rd Leak XXDLH6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30507651&postcount=120
Changes:
- audio recording in video has definitely improved.
- recording video, we can now pause recording and then resume.
- homescreen > phone > menu > in-call equalizer now renamed to my call
- developer options > animator duration scale.
- settings > wifi > advanced > wifi timer
- delete many files in default file browser now shows windows with progress bar and remaining files to be deleted instead of just circle icon rotating in previous rom.
- haven't used browser that much so hope someone could confirm, menu > downloads and menu > settings > bandwidth management
- connects to wifi faster now.
- turning on bluetooth, shows you a window for available bluetooth devices. bluetooth confirmed working both send/receive.
- settings > battery > click on graph to show history details > now includes gps alongside mobile network signal, wifi, awake,screen on and charging.
- compose message using voice, no need for internet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30463072&postcount=92
noticed when using voltage control:
- back then i only see 200mhz,400,800 and 1.4ghz always utilized. now i can see 400mhz,700 and 1.1ghz,1.2,1.3 being utilized as well. i haven't seen this happen in previous roms from long hours of use and gaming. oh btw, governor used is still pegasusq,i/o is cfq, min 200mhz max 1.4ghz
- pop-up player now resizable. clicking on it will now just pause the video and not return to full screen like it did.
- thanks trc
- CELL STANDY REPORTING BUG FINALLY FIXED. thanks bala high roller baby baby bay
minor bug:
- settings > date and time > when you uncheck 24 hour format the settings(gear) icon on notification bar moves to the right because A.M. or P.M. large font moves the icon to the right. They need to fix this, it's kinda annoying. for me only half of the gear is seen but still clickable. for many, they can't even see the gear because it's pushed to the right.
no such problem on landscape mode.
- GPS confirmed working.
Looking for Voice command for apps? like shoot for camera? answer or reject for calls?
it's not in settings > language anymore. it's in s-voice's settings now.
it is more accurate now, like in music player when you say "previous" sometimes it understands as "pause" kinda like hearing only the "vious" that sounds like "pause". it wasn't accurate with "volume down" back then, only "volume up". now it can distinguish clearly.
BTW, you don't to enable s-voice to be able to use those voice commands. you just need to enable them in s-voice's settings.
wondering what Disable HW overlays is in settings > developer options? description is Always use GPU for screen compositing.
this could help you understand.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30346290&postcount=38
the ones i posted here are from 1st leak, they will probably be still on 2nd leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30306603&postcount=369

- Pinch-to-zoom change the size of pop-up player;
- New touchwiz version with some JB news.
Sorry for my bad english.

New in JB (not sure if they were in LG4)
Peak hours on/off sync added in default email app
dormant mode
Voice recording under LED indicator
Home Screen mode change in settings --> Adds JB feature of automtically changing widget location/size
5 shortcut icons instead of 4 on lockscreen
Edit: google now, recent apps and task manager can be accessed by long pressing home button.
TW refresh is still there however its almost instant reload now
Voice cmd setting is now inside s-voice

OP.. seriously. If you want to make a thread and have [TAGS] like there's actually info here... than you have to provide some info. Right now your more asking a question and waiting to see what people say. You need to have something of relevant info if anyone is gonna take this thread seriously. I came in here thinking I could see a cool rundown of what Jelly Bean is bringing to the table, but nah. just another, mislabled topic thread title, with no useful information. This one's easy.. just freaking google your thread title and give us a nice little sneak peak at the features packed in buttery jelly beans! ... for god sake! :crying:
*EDIT* maybe the OP can edit his post after users have chimed in?

radeonxt said:
edit page on homescreen via pinch action is gone. only way now is , on homescreen press menu button > edit page
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I still have it

Thanks for editing the Op! Now it makes sense
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In touchwiz, folders are diferent and almost stock JB like, also on home
Men press menu there are more options now, like add apps and widgets. Also folders are possible in the dock!
{
"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"
}
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How can i get the 2nd leak? I can only download the 1st one. Tnx
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Davanzze said:
How can i get the 2nd leak? I can only download the 1st one. Tnx
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835931&page=42

When taking pictures you get a white border around it indicating that a photo was taken
In apps manager the text on the tabs is smaller and you can swipe sideways to change between downloaded and all. I didn't notice this in ICS
The window to choose which program to use to open a file/default is new (see screenshots)
A whole bunch of new widgets; favourite apps, favourite settings,, favourite contacts, dialler, simple alarm, smart switch, turn off all sounds.
mnt is now called storage
Overscroll glow is now bigger
In app info window there is a check box for notifications
Wi Fi direct is not a separate item in settings but is under menu in the wi-fi window

Phone_Guru said:
When taking pictures you get a white border around it indicating that a photo was taken
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That was in ICS too.
In apps manager the text on the tabs is smaller and you can swipe sideways to change between downloaded and all. I didn't notice this in ICS
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Yep, that's new, its the same on the gnex.
The window to choose which program to use to open a file/default is new (see screenshots)
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That's on the gnex too except Sammy has it themed for TW. (Aosp one looks better)
A whole bunch of new widgets; favourite apps, favourite settings,, favourite contacts, dialler, simple alarm, smart switch, turn off all sounds.
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yup, lots of new widgets, app remodelling.
mnt is now called storage
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This was the same on ICS, not new, there is both mnt and storage, sdcard and extsdcard are under both.
Overscroll glow is now bigger
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Don't think so, maybe I'm wrong but it looks the same to me.
In app info window there is a check box for notifications
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Really good new feature in JB.
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Are the S3 native features present like smart alerts/stay etc?

sak500 said:
Are the S3 native features present like smart alerts/stay etc?
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yes sir

The ability to change the backgroung of the message app with custom ones.
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Dont forget to press thanks button!

Maesedroid said:
The ability to change the backgroung of the message app with custom ones.
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Dont forget to press thanks button!
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It was in ICS too. they have changed it from last to first

watsa said:
It was in ICS too. they have changed it from last to first
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Oh, thanks for the info. I like it.

Noticed better battery life even better than ICS
Edit: my normal average battery life on stock ics was about 5hours on screen time. On Jb its more like 6 and a half
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prking07 said:
In touchwiz, folders are diferent and almost stock JB like, also on home
Men press menu there are more options now, like add apps and widgets. Also folders are possible in the dock!
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Which clock/weather widget do you have?
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Issues observed:
1.Contacts: I can see a contact with moobile number 999999999999 .. not able to delete
2. i can see a S Memo icon that the regular S Memo..when i click on that it says application not installed. when i click on S memo regular one i get a message sayin S Memo has reached end of lifecycle.
3.Music: all songs present in sd card appearing twice.
4.temp on device has reached 44 degree (Monitored using OS monitor application)

fatekills said:
Issues observed:
1.Contacts: I can see a contact with moobile number 999999999999 .. not able to delete
2. i can see a S Memo icon that the regular S Memo..when i click on that it says application not installed. when i click on S memo regular one i get a message sayin S Memo has reached end of lifecycle.
3.Music: all songs present in sd card appearing twice.
4.temp on device has reached 44 degree (Monitored using OS monitor application)
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your issue #3, i can relate because i had that issue right after i installed jb.
i was so excited after it succesfully installed that i went to exploring it right away.
wiping data on cwm solved that issue and i guess will do the same for the rest of those issues.

[APP][8.24.14] Sprocket - Notifications, SMS/MMS, File Transfer, Remote App Install

I bought a gear recently and was sad to see a lack of apps tailored specifically for it so I made one of my own!
Sprocket
Features:
Native SMS/MMS functionality.
View/Send SMS conversations
View MMS
File Transfer
Send a file from the phone and it will automatically be saved in Internal Storage in the GalaxySMS directory and opened on the Gear from the default handling app
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Remote Application Install
Allows you to install apps on the gear that are installed on your phone.
*Note does not work for paid apps it seems. At least on my Moto X.
Installation
Install the apk on both the phone and the gear and you will be good to go. The application will be automatically run on startup, but needs to be started initially once first installed on both the phone and gear.
Its a good idea to have bluetooth already turned on when initially starting the app.
Install on Phone first, select device
Install on gear next, select device
Support
This app was written specifically on my Moto X so there may or may not be issues with other phones. Please send me a logcat and I'll see what I can do.
Update 7.29.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I've been working many hours on this release and have made several improvements.
ChangeLog
Better App Stability
System runs in the foreground now so it is less likely to be killed
Improved Connection Speeds
Increased buffer size to allow faster transfers
New Notifications For Texts
This is the one I'm most excited about. I took some inspiration from the new Android Wear Watches to create custom notifications for our beloved gear.
Installation
Install the update on both the Gear and the Phone. If you already have sprocket installed on your gear you can update it with the new version v1.1 attached to the first post using Remote Install. To enable notifications click "Enable SMS Notifications" on the Phone version and follow the prompts.
Right now the app supports all notifications for SMS, but if you would like to preview notifications across the entire device you may download a developer key available on the play store. It will unlock all other notifications (including ongoing and button control!) from the device and will help continue development from my end to give you new features to make our device more useful. A preview of these notifications below:
Install Developer Key*
*The developer key only needs to be installed on the phone
I'll be going through the thread to address any issues you have come across. Thank you all for the feedback
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Update 7.31.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I have a new version available to address some of the issues in the thread as well as to add some new features.
Download
Whitelist Applications
Go to settings/allowed notifications and uncheck the applications you don't want notifications for
[*]Local Application Updates
Updates will be checked on the phone when the application is started. You can also check by going to menu/check for update on your phone
[*]Crash/Log Reporting
When the application crashes, you will be presented with a dialog to send the crash report to me for analysis. This will help resolve issues on different devices.
[*]Clear Phone Notifications From Gear
When you hit clear on the notification screen on your gear, notifications will be cleared on your phone
[*]Resend Files If Not Connect To Gear at Transfer Time
Fixes an issue when you try to send a file when the gear is not connected. The file will send as soon as device is reconnected
[*]Crash Fixes
Fix crash for some ongoing notifications
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Update 8.7.2014
Hello! Thanks for your feedback and crash logs. I've pushed out an update that should take care of the ones I've seen so far with the Nexus 5 crashes and one's when clicking on a conversation on the gear and the contact app is not installed. Let me know if it solves the issues.
Sprocket 1.3b
Thanks,
East2West
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Update 8.9.2014
Hey Everyone!
I was on vacation last week, so I only had time to push some incremental updates for some bug fixes, but I'm back now and have some new features!
New UI for bringing up sms messages and notifications
New Media Controller
Works with any media player that responds to media button events.
*Developer Key Needed
Clock On Notification Screen
Stability Fixes
Screenshots
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Update 8.9.2014
New Update.
Connection Fixes
Fixed an issue where server would not connect on initial app launch
Try and reconnect to server on bluetooth toggle
New Settings Menu
Allows Muting of Notifications. 3 Settings
Sound On Symbol - Notifications will vibrate and turn on screen and play the notification sound
Vibrate On Symbol - Notifications will only vibrate and not turn on screen
Mute Symbol - Notifications will be silent
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Update 8.11.2014
Another Update!
Extended Notification Detail
Click on flashing icon to expand
New SMS/MMS Theme
Improved MMS image quality
Media Controller Now Works With Pandora
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Update 8.21.2014
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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Update 8.24.2014
Hello! Another update..
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear
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For others not able to connect to the gear after upgrading from version 1.3. It may be necessary to upgrade the watch apk manually as the UUID for the bluetooth service has changed and might not be recognized until upgrading the gear to 1.5

I run this on a K2 W100 and it works really well.

falum said:
I run this on a K2 W100 and it works really well.
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The same here including the dev key. Works like a charm.
Keep up the good work dev.

Thanks for this great app dev, will try it out immediately on my Zwatch :laugh:

Crashed sending SMS on smartq Z

Nedyar said:
Crashed sending SMS on smartq Z
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Can you send a crash log my way? I'll get this resolved for you

I pressed the send log button but nothing happenneed.

Nedyar said:
I pressed the send log button but nothing happenneed.
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On the watch or phone( whichever had the crash ) check in the /sdcard/GalaxySMS directory. There should be a file in there like CrashLog#######.txt

Great app! Is it normal that an ongoing notification will cause my watch to vibrate every few minutes? I would prefer that it only notifies me when it pops up initially. I'd also love to see an option to set this app as a lock screen. Thanks and keep up the awesome work!

I installed this on my SmartQ Z1 and oppo find5 (with CM11) and it is pretty sweet! Thanks! I think this might be by favorite notification manager by far (I've used some for the Z1 and the Pebble). :highfive:

Try sprocket with an app called Notif on your phone and you have an instant list maker/photo transfer. Love it

Updated Version 1.7
Sprocket 1.7a
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once

East2West said:
Sprocket 1.7a
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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Thanks for the update, it wouldn't install over the last version so I removed 1.6 and installed 1.7. works like a charm!

Does not work.
Hi to all.
The one app that gave me hope to send images to my device does not work.
I tried everything in this forum and still no hope.
And i am also unable to send the log it does not want to work.
Note 3 4.4.2 kitkat rooted.
{
"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"
}
Any help would be nice.

FdeKlerk said:
Hi to all.
The one app that gave me hope to send images to my device does not work.
I tried everything in this forum and still no hope.
And i am also unable to send the log it does not want to work.
Note 3 4.4.2 kitkat rooted.
Any help would be nice.
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Can you check for a crash log text file in the /sdcard/GalaxySMS directory? It will have the format CrashLog######.txt
If you can send that my way I can see about fixing the crash

Updated Version
Hey Everyone!
If you are getting a constant update notification there was an issue with my workspace and the version code would not update. I've reuploaded a new version to fix the issue.
Sprocket 1.7b

Updated Version
Hello! Another update..
Sprocket 1.8
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear

Anyone have a working .some Google Phone Dialer ?

I prefer the stock Google Phone dialer over all others. I tried to install several different .APK from the website with all the Google Phone downloads. But none of them would install or work.

I've been running Google Dialer with LG G6 for a couple of weeks... here's what I did...
1. Install the APK from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
2. After installation, go into Settings, General, Phone Management, Apps.
3. Click the three dots menu and select Configure Apps.
4. Select Phone App, and change that over to the Phone with the blue background (the alternative is LG's Contacts) and click OK.
5. Click on the Special Access at the bottom of that screen. Select Modify System Settings and find the Phone app. Grant it rights to modify system settings.
6. I like to explicitly grant the phone app permissions now, rather than waiting for it later. So I granted all permissions up-front. Back out to the Apps screen and find the Phone app. Click permissions and flip the slider to the right to enable all permissions.
7. Launch the phone app and sign-in to your google account.
You may want to swap out the phone on the lock-screen and launcher as well...

gewecht said:
I've been running Google Dialer with LG G6 for a couple of weeks... here's what I did...
1. Install the APK from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
2. After installation, go into Settings, General, Phone Management, Apps.
3. Click the three dots menu and select Configure Apps.
4. Select Phone App, and change that over to the Phone with the blue background (the alternative is LG's Contacts) and click OK.
5. Click on the Special Access at the bottom of that screen. Select Modify System Settings and find the Phone app. Grant it rights to modify system settings.
6. I like to explicitly grant the phone app permissions now, rather than waiting for it later. So I granted all permissions up-front. Back out to the Apps screen and find the Phone app. Click permissions and flip the slider to the right to enable all permissions.
7. Launch the phone app and sign-in to your google account.
You may want to swap out the phone on the lock-screen and launcher as well...
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I have not been able to swap out the phone shortcut on the lockscreen unfortunately. It seems the stock phone app is a default that can't be changed.
Thanks for the guide by the way. The stock phone app was aweful. Any way to get the Google contacts app too?
Sent from my LG-H870 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

I installed google contact from APKMirror and it works like a charm…
I tried the same with google dialier, but it disappeared after being called once ! Will try again.

matclab said:
I installed google contact from APKMirror and it works like a charm…
I tried the same with google dialier, but it disappeared after being called once ! Will try again.
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I have the APKMirror install of Google Dialer working just fine. Didn't run into the issue with dialer disappearing. However, I installed the Dialer from the XDA Forum that I referred to in a previous post.
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stumpy352 said:
I have not been able to swap out the phone shortcut on the lockscreen unfortunately. It seems the stock phone app is a default that can't be changed.
Thanks for the guide by the way. The stock phone app was aweful. Any way to get the Google contacts app too?
Sent from my LG-H870 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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I was able to swap out the phone by going to Settings, Display, Lock Screen, Shortcuts. From there tap on the phone icon (defaults to the far left) and an app list pops up. You need to select the "Phone" app with the blue icon - the green one is the LG-native phone app.

Thanks for the quick guide , it worked great. Finding it slightly sluggish for some reason though
The lock screen shortcut option only appears if you disable screen pin/fingerprint

Thanks, works great!

I am unable to change that default phone shortcut on the lockscreen no matter what I do.

I've always used Google Dialer v3.xxxx rc4 (forget the exact version but it's 3.something rc4), which is the latest version that is able to properly look up phone numbers of places by name on all my non-Nexus/Pixel devices

stumpy352 said:
I am unable to change that default phone shortcut on the lockscreen no matter what I do.
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Settings/Display/Lockscreen/Shortcuts
Note that it only saves once you exit the Shortcuts screen (press back)

gr__or said:
Settings/Display/Lockscreen/Shortcuts
Note that it only saves once you exit the Shortcuts screen (press back)
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Sorry, but the left phone shortcut cannot be changed on my phone at all.
{
"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"
}
Sent from my LG-H870 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

stumpy352 said:
Sorry, but the left phone shortcut cannot be changed on my phone at all. [/URL]
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I just deleted them from the lock screen. Never use them anyway. Double press volume down opens the camera.

stumpy352 said:
Sorry, but the left phone shortcut cannot be changed on my phone at all. View attachment 4238136
Sent from my LG-H870 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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Huh, strange. Mine looks a bit different (see attachments). Maybe you're running an older version? My software version is V10e-TWN-XX

stumpy352 said:
I am unable to change that default phone shortcut on the lockscreen no matter what I do.
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Same problem here software ver: V10k-AUS-XX Google Dialer & Contacts installed and working perfectly THX for the how to, Just cant get rid of that stinking green piece of turd on the lock screen no matter what I try. Hate little anoying probs like this LG @ times u suck!!!

gewecht said:
I've been running Google Dialer with LG G6 for a couple of weeks... here's what I did...
1. Install the APK from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
2. After installation, go into Settings, General, Phone Management, Apps.
3. Click the three dots menu and select Configure Apps.
4. Select Phone App, and change that over to the Phone with the blue background (the alternative is LG's Contacts) and click OK.
5. Click on the Special Access at the bottom of that screen. Select Modify System Settings and find the Phone app. Grant it rights to modify system settings.
6. I like to explicitly grant the phone app permissions now, rather than waiting for it later. So I granted all permissions up-front. Back out to the Apps screen and find the Phone app. Click permissions and flip the slider to the right to enable all permissions.
7. Launch the phone app and sign-in to your google account.
You may want to swap out the phone on the lock-screen and launcher as well...
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Hey Gewecht what colour is your in call back ground? I have a LG G6 I get a quick flash of the nice Google blue then it turns a not so nice Turquoise green.
I tried the work around in the Google Dialer main post but no luck as the G6 has no option to change the sim back ground colour. I'm guessing the only way is to disable the stock phone app which the option is greyed out!!
Cheers.

Zorachus said:
I prefer the stock Google Phone dialer over all others. I tried to install several different .APK from the website with all the Google Phone downloads. But none of them would install or work.
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Attached.

How do I make it so when I receive a call on my lock screen the blue color fills the top notification area and the navigation area at the bottom? See screenshot.

tiger100 said:
How do I make it so when I receive a call on my lock screen the blue color fills the top notification area and the navigation area at the bottom? See screenshot.
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You go to the Settings app, go to Display settings, tap on App Scaling, find the app (it would be in 16:7.9 aspect ration) and tap it, and thusly make it a forced 18:9 aspect ratio. After this, your application should be formatted to support the LG G6's 18:9 display. Trust me, I had to do this with Lawnchair Launcher and a Pixel 2 Launcher (mod) in order to get it to all fit. I hope this helps you ??.

Tech Trapped said:
You go to the Settings app, go to Display settings, tap on App Scaling, find the app (it would be in 16:7.9 aspect ration) and tap it, and thusly make it a forced 18:9 aspect ratio. After this, your application should be formatted to support the LG G6's 18:9 display. Trust me, I had to do this with Lawnchair Launcher and a Pixel 2 Launcher (mod) in order to get it to all fit. I hope this helps you ??.
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Thanks. That did the trick. That was really bothering me.

tiger100 said:
Thanks. That did the trick. That was really bothering me.
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No problem. ??