Making beautiful apps (compatibility issue ) - Java for Android App Development

I want to develop an app having a ui similar to apps like play music or youtube but am confused.....in order to do that i will lose compatibilty of my app with older devices on gingerbread or maybe ics.....Can anyone explain will my app run on older devices if I choose a modern activity template ?
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A couple of useful links:
Cards UI:
https://github.com/gabrielemariotti/cardslib
https://github.com/afollestad/Cards-UI
http://ryanharter.com/blog/2013/01/31/how-to-make-an-android-card-list/
Action Bar:
http://android-developers.blogspot.de/2013/08/actionbarcompat-and-io-2013-app-source.html
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html
Navigation Drawer:
http://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/nav-drawer.html
No need to worry about compatibility. It's all fine.

nikwen said:
A couple of useful links:
Cards UI:
https://github.com/gabrielemariotti/cardslib
https://github.com/afollestad/Cards-UI
http://ryanharter.com/blog/2013/01/31/how-to-make-an-android-card-list/
Action Bar:
http://android-developers.blogspot.de/2013/08/actionbarcompat-and-io-2013-app-source.html
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html
Navigation Drawer:
http://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/nav-drawer.html
No need to worry about compatibility. It's all fine.
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Thanks +1 will look into the code.
could u please tell me what minimum sdk level should i use ? Keeping in mind compatibility with 2.3 too.

dey2929 said:
Thanks +1 will look into the code.
could u please tell me what minimum sdk level should i use ? Keeping in mind compatibility with 2.3 too.
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Choose the lowest that will work for you. You shouldn't care about everything below 8.
Have a look at this and decide: http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html

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Pictures of your home screens (singapore people)

Like the title says show us your home screens. Come on give it up! A brief description of your live wallpaper and or widgets and if there stock or purchased from the app store. Thanks
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In the forum over at hardwarezone.com.sg they have shown a couple of screens but also talk of problems in how to carry out a screen grab.
I thought Touchwiz could do this using the hardware buttons.
I have a note (got it from somewhere) that says:-
"While using the device, you can capture an image of a screen. While pressing and holding Back, press the Home key. The image will be saved in Gallery."
Thoughts please.
what i would like to know also is the screenshots i seen of the galaxy s and other youtube videos saying it has touchwiz 3.0
but looking at this samsung video the touchwiz 3.0 is different. or maybe it has to do with the wave ...
Id much prefer this interface ...
Beards said:
In the forum over at hardwarezone.com.sg they have shown a couple of screens but also talk of problems in how to carry out a screen grab.
I thought Touchwiz could do this using the hardware buttons.
I have a note (got it from somewhere) that says:-
"While using the device, you can capture an image of a screen. While pressing and holding Back, press the Home key. The image will be saved in Gallery."
Thoughts please.
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There's no mention of it anywhere in the user manual that I can see.
TravUK said:
There's no mention of it anywhere in the user manual that I can see.
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Agree.... but I've read it somewhere but can't find the source.
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Found it.
Please see here.
BuddyLee said:
what i would like to know also is the screenshots i seen of the galaxy s and other youtube videos saying it has touchwiz 3.0
but looking at this samsung video the touchwiz 3.0 is different. or maybe it has to do with the wave ...
Id much prefer this interface ...
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That's running the Bada OS which is found on the Wave
it's faster than Android and I would have bought the Wave if the 3g bands worked in the Americas but it doesn't offer support for 1900mhz yet, and the number of applications do not match that of Android (I need applications that are not found on Bada yet, can't assume they will also), aaaand since we can't put shortcuts to applications on the homepage :'( like on Android.
Touchwiz is the UI on it and on Android too, it is a bit different for the Wave since it's running Samsung's new OS, Bada OS. I prefer the TouchWiz 3 on the Android since we can use hardware buttons to go back or to open the menu instead of them being on the screen which take up space.
But they are very very similar since it's the nearly the same UI.
Just like this...
http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung/samsunggalaxys/galaxy-s-guides/498613/how_to_take_screenshots_on_the_samsung_galaxy_s.html
Heres one way.....
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There's also an app called lightshot but I can't find it in the market maybe you can.
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And picme works on 2.1 devices this Is a free app. Try it and let me know .... Lets see em
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blackerwater said:
And picme works on 2.1 devices this Is a free app. Try it and let me know .... Lets see em
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Why not simply try the method I mentioned at post 2 above?
O I didnt see your link
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TravUK said:
There's no mention of it anywhere in the user manual that I can see.
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From h++p://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/userguide/
Beards said:
Why not simply try the method I mentioned at post 2 above?
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because it doesn't work.... Tried many times. Nothing shown, nothing in gallery.
bajica said:
From h++p://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/userguide/
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Hmmm can't seem to get it working for me?
gadjet0 said:
Hmmm can't seem to get it working for me?
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i'm also unable to do this (stock european rom).

Need testers - new Online RadioX

Hi guys,
I want to introduce you a new free software for Android called Online RadioX.
It is very important to know your opinion about this application. Please, test the program in your devices and tell us about bugs, lacks e.t.c.
ghoch said:
Hi guys,
I want to introduce you a new free software for Android called Online RadioX.
It is very important to know your opinion about this application. Please, test the program in your devices and tell us about bugs, lacks e.t.c.
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I might be interested in this if you would give us some details.
Why the app need permissions as writing sms and read my contact data?
well i installed this but didnt use it more will test and report
btw i like the ui but some changes can be done to make it better
and yes why this app needs useless permissions like r/w contact data,send/receive sms and take pictures?
fix this
Thanks for testing.
What features do you want to be added in this application?
Market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mycompany.radiox
ghoch said:
Thanks for testing.
What features do you want to be added in this application?
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It would be nice if I can record and save as a ringtone for my phone. Some radio stations make worldwide new productions so I don't want to miss the chance ))
Sench said:
It would be nice if I can record and save as a ringtone for my phone. Some radio stations make worldwide new productions so I don't want to miss the chance ))
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Thanx good idea!
Are all the stations shoutcast?
Oh man!!!! i can now listen to my Armenian music on the road!
Shad Merci Aper!
i will be testing it out and get back to you.
I too would like to know why there are permissions required for install that have nothing to do with listening to online radio.
citrixmeta said:
Shad Merci Aper!
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Charji aper, ete hay es du problem chunes cavd tanem!!!
Thanx for testing!!!
howetechnical said:
I too would like to know why there are permissions required for install that have nothing to do with listening to online radio.
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Thanks for testing.
Permissions bug fixed in new version 1.0.1
Will provide all the necessary feedback I can. Congrats on the concept, etc.
Update: Sent you a PM of my list containing notes/suggestions and some known issues/bugs.
ghoch said:
Hi guys,
I want to introduce you a new free software for Android called Online RadioX.
It is very important to know your opinion about this application. Please, test the program in your devices and tell us about bugs, lacks e.t.c.
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Unable to download on my Droid X fails every time
Just downloaded, gonna start testing it now, ill get back to you with my feedback
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I'm trying it out right as we speak. As stated above, great concept. If I can save songs like I can on my portable xm radio, say goodbye Opie and Anthony (sorry guys). Interface is easy and user friendly. Very nice so far.
Well, you got the the flag of Serbia wrong
Also app crashed upon pressing the back button from country selection.
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I also got the same back button crash, also the screen sometimes gets stuck black after I start playing a station, otherwise great concept and very user friendly l.
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Good app.
Germany's best reputated radio stations "Deutschlandfunk" and "Deutschlandradio Kultur" are still missing to make it perfect for me.

[LWP] Minecraft Skin Live Wallpaper

I'm not sure if i'm in the right section, but i do need help testing on other platforms cause the emulator doesn't support Open ES 2.0. and i only carry a 2.3.3 device. Thanks for the support!
This is a 3D live wallpaper of your Minecraft skin! put your username in for minecraft and show off your skin as your wallpaper!
*****This is a BETA version*****
Please e-mail me of any bug and avoid negative reviews! This live wallpaper will up updated constantly to support more features!
* To keep this live wallpaper FREE I have implemented ads. Completing the ad once will stop is from coming back forever!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.novaspirit.minecraftskin
please let me know if there are bugs or force closes. the Android emulator doesn't support 3D so it's very hard to program to support all environments. i use 2.3.3 and it works fine. and if you guys have any ideas you want to see let me kno. Thanks!
This app works out great on ICS. Nothing to report. Just my opinion: It gets boring after sometime... sry if it hurt you.
1c3_5n0w said:
This app works out great on ICS. Nothing to report. Just my opinion: It gets boring after sometime... sry if it hurt you.
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nope didn't hurt lols, it's still beta.. before i get more involved in the code i wanted to make sure it will support more versions other then 2.3.3. Thanks!
Doesnt show up on GSM Xperia Play stock rom 2.3.4
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Doesnt show up on GSM Xperia Play stock rom 2.3.4
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does it f/c? or just stuck on loading screen?
x3maniac said:
does it f/c? or just stuck on loading screen?
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The post may be referring to PlayStore compatibility.
Unfortunately I receive an incompatible message on HTC Sensation. (Android 4.0.4).
It looks like a great LWP though. Thanks for the share.
Regards.
Hi there,
Just some feedback for you.
I've just installed this on SGS2 with no problems at all using a 212 dpi screen resolution. (Hdpi).
Great start! There's a lot of Minecraft fans out there, so the potential is huge.
Cheers.
buzzboy said:
Hi there,
Just some feedback for you.
I've just installed this on SGS2 with no problems at all using a 212 dpi screen resolution. (Hdpi).
Great start! There's a lot of Minecraft fans out there, so the potential is huge.
Cheers.
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i was about to ask what dpi was your sensation. i'll look into it soon! hopfully i can some out with a new update to fix that
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i was about to ask what dpi was your sensation. i'll look into it soon! hopfully i can some out with a new update to fix that
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Its fine on my S2.
My sensation has a screen resolution of 540×960.
It could well be that the Rom at the time may of needed a Market Fix.
Bear with me, I'll try with another Rom that's now installed.
Cheers.
P.s, I've gave a playstore rating also.
OK yes it's fine.
I was running a CM9 nightly at the time, but now it's downloaded just fine with another build.
For reference I've downloaded it twice at different resolutions, 240 ,212 with no issues.
On a side note, check out this game:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindblocks.blocks
It's not just an ordinary Minecraft clone. Highly recommended, and definitely one to watch.
Good luck, I'll keep my eyes on this thread.
Cheers.
buzzboy said:
The post may be referring to PlayStore compatibility.
Unfortunately I receive an incompatible message on HTC Sensation. (Android 4.0.4).
It looks like a great LWP though. Thanks for the share.
Regards.
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hey i'm looking into this now. hopefully i can figure why it's incompatible.
i'm upto version 1.0.5 on my release and this time i fixed a lot of texturing stuff and added new features. enjoy!
i should have emptied a section for myself to post updates.. i guess it's too late now
x3maniac said:
I'm not sure if i'm in the right section, but i do need help testing on other platforms cause the emulator doesn't support Open ES 2.0. and i only carry a 2.3.3 device. Thanks for the support!
This is a 3D live wallpaper of your Minecraft skin! put your username in for minecraft and show off your skin as your wallpaper!
*****This is a BETA version*****
Please e-mail me of any bug and avoid negative reviews! This live wallpaper will up updated constantly to support more features!
* To keep this live wallpaper FREE I have implemented ads. Completing the ad once will stop is from coming back forever!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.novaspirit.minecraftskin
please let me know if there are bugs or force closes. the Android emulator doesn't support 3D so it's very hard to program to support all environments. i use 2.3.3 and it works fine. and if you guys have any ideas you want to see let me kno. Thanks!
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Dosent work that great hard to explain what it does but the char. moves with the slightest touch of the screen. the char. turns completely around. Also every time i complete that pesky leadbolt ad the selection "added pose mode" still disabled. guess you only care about money
motodroidfreak said:
Dosent work that great hard to explain what it does but the char. moves with the slightest touch of the screen. the char. turns completely around. Also every time i complete that pesky leadbolt ad the selection "added pose mode" still disabled. guess you only care about money
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haha, it's not that i only care about money. but money helps. to keep this application free i implemented ads, i rather not make this only paid.
this is also the first time i'm using lead bolt. i also filed some complains about not completing even tho the user has completed the ad. i'm looking into using something else that is more reliable. they did email me back that it takes a few days for the ads to fully implement into my application. don't know what that means but the app only has been out for 4 days.
thanks for letting me know about the char moves with slightest touch. i looked into that before, i did not add a frame / time counter so next version will be fixed.
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haha, it's not that i only care about money. but money helps. to keep this application free i implemented ads, i rather not make this only paid.
this is also the first time i'm using lead bolt. i also filed some complains about not completing even tho the user has completed the ad. i'm looking into using something else that is more reliable. they did email me back that it takes a few days for the ads to fully implement into my application. don't know what that means but the app only has been out for 4 days.
thanks for letting me know about the char moves with slightest touch. i looked into that before, i did not add a frame / time counter so next version will be fixed.
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All right thanks about getting the slight touch thing fixed maybe use admob leadbolt kind of sucks
motodroidfreak said:
All right thanks about getting the slight touch thing fixed maybe use admob leadbolt kind of sucks
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Yea I'm quickly realising that now. Admob doesn't support "content unlocker".. my next choice I'm looking into is tapjoy? I wonder how that company is
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x3maniac said:
Yea I'm quickly realising that now. Admob doesn't support "content unlocker".. my next choice I'm looking into is tapjoy? I wonder how that company is
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Or use any simple ad service and create your own unlock content after clicking an ad. i made a crappy one before but ditched it... got alot of hate mail and comments
I went to install this, but then realized: why does it need the following permissions?
- Coarse (network-based) location
- Fine (GPS) location
- Read phone state and identity
This looks like a fine app, and I would like try it out and help with its development. However, I do not want my privacy invaded. It's a live wallpaper. It shouldn't need these permissions. The only reason why I think you would need these permissions is if the ad-providing plugin required them, in which case I'll skip on this app. Please remove these permissions.
FredFS456 said:
I went to install this, but then realized: why does it need the following permissions?
- Coarse (network-based) location
- Fine (GPS) location
- Read phone state and identity
This looks like a fine app, and I would like try it out and help with its development. However, I do not want my privacy invaded. It's a live wallpaper. It shouldn't need these permissions. The only reason why I think you would need these permissions is if the ad-providing plugin required them, in which case I'll skip on this app. Please remove these permissions.
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yup your right, it is from the ads. the only permission i need for my lwp is internet to access the skin.
i am looking into using another provider. i'll be posting my results once i have found something suitable and reliable.
It doesn't load my skin
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It doesn't load my skin
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which skin are you using for your device? and android version. i'll look into it

[Android 4.3+]Ultimate LG G3 Xperia™ Theme[Free] / Xperia™ Theme+[Paid]

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Want to make your own Xperia Theme?
Follow This Guide of mine to get started.
Have a Xperia Device running Android 4.2.x?
Use This Module of mine to enjoy Xperia Theme.
NOTE : IF THE THEME DOES NOR WORKS FOR SOME REASON THEN TRY WITH ROOT & SUPERUSER MOD/PATCHED SERVICES.JAR
Credits :
Sony for this awesome possibility to Theme our Xperia™ Devices.
LG for Graphical Assets.
@hoangnova for his public links to download LG G3 Apps from this THREAD.
playstore links are dead : Not Found. We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.
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playstore links are dead : Not Found. We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.
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They will take some time to go live.
So wiat till they are live and then try again.
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They will take some time to go live.
So wiat till they are live and then try again.
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ok it is live now
sorry dude i wouldent pay for a theme, lol no matter how good it looks, it dont float my boat looks like sony stock ,regards joe,NOTE : IF THE THEME DOES NOR WORKS FOR SOME REASON THEN TRY WITH ROOT & SUPERUSER MOD/PATCHED SERVICES.JAR. lol
You missed smth in the theme, in the original LG firmwares the on/off switches are like real light switches
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You missed smth in the theme, in the original LG firmwares the on/off switches are like real light switches
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lol i missed that one,
joecool666 said:
sorry dude i wouldent pay for a theme, lol no matter how good it looks, it dont float my boat looks like sony stock ,regards joe,NOTE : IF THE THEME DOES NOR WORKS FOR SOME REASON THEN TRY WITH ROOT & SUPERUSER MOD/PATCHED SERVICES.JAR. lol
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It's totally OK. It's your hard earned money and you have the total control over it's usage. I shared my work in both free and paid forms so that users can test and then only buy if they want to.
I too don't buy apps that often but if a paid app is useful then I wouldn't think twice.
I myself like the stock Sony look but that doesn't means that we shouldn't try new things.
For the note, I have root but not patched services.jar or superusermod but theme works.
Yet it has been previously reported that some themes fail to work that's why I wrote that.
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You missed smth in the theme, in the original LG firmwares the on/off switches are like real light switches
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Did I said that the theme is completed?
It's just the initial version and you are complaining about absence of assets.
If you had ever tried to make Xperia™ Theme then you will understand why Switches are absent.
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lol i missed that one,
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Read the quote above.
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SArnab©® said:
It's totally OK. It's your hard earned money and you have the total control over it's usage. I shared my work in both free and paid forms so that users can test and then only buy if they want to.
I too don't buy apps that often but if a paid app is useful then I wouldn't think twice.
I myself like the stock Sony look but that doesn't means that we shouldn't try new things.
For the note, I have root but not patched services.jar or superusermod but theme works.
Yet it has been previously reported that some themes fail to work that's why I wrote that.
Did I said that the theme is completed?
It's just the initial version and you are complaining about absence of assets.
If you had ever tried to make Xperia™ Theme then you will understand why Switches are absent.
Read the quote above.
well why you selling a app if it's not complete, but it's all good, hope it sells well good luck, kind regards joe,
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well why you selling a app if it's not complete, but it's all good, hope it sells well good luck, kind regards joe,
joecool666 said:
well why you selling a app if it's not complete, but it's all good, hope it sells well good luck, kind regards joe,
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I am selling it because it's useable.
An app/theme can never be complete. There will be something or the other to add/update.
That means I or anybody should never sell anything??
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SArnab©® said:
I am selling it because it's useable.
An app/theme can never be complete. There will be something or the other to add/update.
That means I or anybody should never sell anything??
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it's all good, hope it sells well good luck, kind regards joe,
Honestly your price tag is way steap. No offense and you are allowed to charge whatever you want but may I suggest coming down on the price a bit. Notice anyone else selling xperia themes here on xda? Not saying you shouldn't be selling it but I'm pretty sure it's the reason you're getting so much negativity.
Good luck with the theme. It looks promising.
Jammol said:
Honestly your price tag is way steap. No offense and you are allowed to charge whatever you want but may I suggest coming down on the price a bit. Notice anyone else selling xperia themes here on xda? Not saying you shouldn't be selling it but I'm pretty sure it's the reason you're getting so much negativity.
Good luck with the theme. It looks promising.
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Thank you for your suggestions.
You see the negativity is not due to the price but differences in thinking.
I provided a free version with adequate theming if not much.
I linked to my guide and xposed module if someone wants to make his/her own theme or try before buying.
I am not forcing anyone to buy my theme.
They want 100% of everything at a little or no cost but as a user everyone needs to understand that that's not possible.
I am trying my best to provide the community with good content.
For that am charging a small amount which gives me boost to work better.
I don't work alone. We are a team. I will discuss with my team members for the price.
Once again thanks for your suggestions.
I truly appreciate your help.
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SArnab©® said:
Thank you for your suggestions.
You see the negativity is not due to the price but differences in thinking.
I provided a free version with adequate theming if not much.
I linked to my guide and xposed module if someone wants to make his/her own theme or try before buying.
I am not forcing anyone to buy my theme.
They want 100% of everything at a little or no cost but as a user everyone needs to understand that that's not possible.
I am trying my best to provide the community with good content.
For that am charging a small amount which gives me boost to work better.
I don't work alone. We are a team. I will discuss with my team members for the price.
Once again thanks for your suggestions.
I truly appreciate your help.
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Points taken. I definitely understand what you mean about the 100% of everything at no cost. I do appreciate your work though. I really like your Android L theme that you made, I'm rocking that one now on my ZU.
Anyways I do look forward to see how this theme will progress. I do have one request; and that is to not keep the Free version too far behind the paid version. I have seen so many Devs that provide a Free version to their Themes and don't update them. Maybe it's a time strain, I don't know but it would be nice to keep them maybe 1 version apart and that should spark the interests for trials to become buyers.
Cheers
Jammol said:
Points taken. I definitely understand what you mean about the 100% of everything at no cost. I do appreciate your work though. I really like your Android L theme that you made, I'm rocking that one now on my ZU.
Anyways I do look forward to see how this theme will progress. I do have one request; and that is to not keep the Free version too far behind the paid version. I have seen so many Devs that provide a Free version to their Themes and don't update them. Maybe it's a time strain, I don't know but it would be nice to keep them maybe 1 version apart and that should spark the interests for trials to become buyers.
Cheers
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Ya actually it's a time strain to provide support for 2 versions at the same time and as a Dev I need to keep the paid version updated for showing Thankfulness to all those bought the theme.
But that certainly dose not means that I will never update the free version.
Right now I am trying to add Boot animation changer to Xperia Themes[Only Paid for now] as one can with CM11 themes. Taking backup of original one works. Moving bootanimation.zip from Theme App to sd-card works too. Now I need to figure out how to apply the theme bootanimation.zip. I tried 3 different methods but all failed.
SArnab©® said:
Ya actually it's a time strain to provide support for 2 versions at the same time and as a Dev I need to keep the paid version updated for showing Thankfulness to all those bought the theme.
But that certainly dose not means that I will never update the free version.
Right now I am trying to add Boot animation changer to Xperia Themes[Only Paid for now] as one can with CM11 themes. Taking backup of original one works. Moving bootanimation.zip from Theme App to sd-card works too. Now I need to figure out how to apply the theme bootanimation.zip. I tried 3 different methods but all failed.
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Awesome. When you say it's failing to apply, do you mean moving the animation from the sdcard to the media folder?
Jammol said:
Awesome. When you say it's failing to apply, do you mean moving the animation from the sdcard to the media folder?
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Yup that's what I exactly mean.
As Sony didn't added direct support for this in Xperia Themes, I searched for workarounds.
Do you have any idea of moving it to Media folder from sd card?
SArnab©® said:
Yup that's what I exactly mean.
As Sony didn't added direct support for this in Xperia Themes, I searched for workarounds.
Do you have any idea of moving it to Media folder from sd card?
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Seeing that it's failing I have a feeling it has to do with mounting and setting permissions. I am in no way a coder/dev of anything, but is there a way for you to add a command string to have the xperia themer(when applying the theme), send a command to a root browser program to do the copying and setting of permissions for you? Kind of how Tasker works.
SArnab©® said:
It's totally OK. It's your hard earned money and you have the total control over it's usage. I shared my work in both free and paid forms so that users can test and then only buy if they want to.
I too don't buy apps that often but if a paid app is useful then I wouldn't think twice.
I myself like the stock Sony look but that doesn't means that we shouldn't try new things.
For the note, I have root but not patched services.jar or superusermod but theme works.
Yet it has been previously reported that some themes fail to work that's why I wrote that.
Did I said that the theme is completed?
It's just the initial version and you are complaining about absence of assets.
If you had ever tried to make Xperia™ Theme then you will understand why Switches are absent.
Read the quote above.
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You are takeing it hard, i wasnt complaining it was just a observation. Great work keep up the good job.
OH and PS: I am do make themes, and i know what it involves.
beniamin24 said:
You are takeing it hard, i wasnt complaining it was just a observation. Great work keep up the good job.
OH and PS: I am do make themes, and i know what it involves.
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That theme making part was not for you.. @beniamin24 Sorry, it was actually for you but I didn't meant to offend you. I didn't took it hard either. Actually I should say thank you. These comments help me make my works even better.

Good Lock 2018

I don't know know if your familiar with this app but I absolutely love it. This combined with Substratum gives you the ability to customize your phone to its fullest. I was able to theme my notifications shade to match my note9 colors and that's not even the half of what you can do. Give it a try. Search Good Lock 2018 in the Galaxy Apps store.
Nice, thanks for the heads up. I've seen these two things mentioned here and there. I'm downloading and giving them a shot now!
This is one of Samsung's best. Why doesn't it come on the phone? It has like 5 different amazing additions.
Just installed it and it is really good. Changed my recent apps so it is similar to android pie where you can scroll from left to right and vice versa. Much easier to multitask this way.
Nice find!
Wow! Love this! Thank you! Now we just need an app to control the settings theme and we're good to go
Can't find it in my Galaxy store. Can someone share the APK?
stu5797 said:
Wow! Love this! Thank you! Now we just need an app to control the settings theme and we're good to go
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Material black in galaxy app store. Or the other in the screenshot if you can stand the icons.
guthrien said:
This is one of Samsung's best. Why doesn't it come on the phone? It has like 5 different amazing additions.
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I actually like the fact that you can add it. I wish the whole Samsung UX was like that. If Samsung came with just stock android and you could pick and choose features you want to add. It would be freaking magical. ?
Nasty_z said:
Can't find it in my Galaxy store. Can someone share the APK?
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It seems like it is region locked or something..
Even if I table to grab the good lock apk, i still can't download additional files needed..
Nasty_z said:
Can't find it in my Galaxy store. Can someone share the APK?
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You can search xda for badlock, its an app that has all of goodlock's sub apps wich enables ypu to run goodlock on the phone. A simple youtube or google search will be sufficient
StardustGeass said:
It seems like it is region locked or something..
Even if I table to grab the good lock apk, i still can't download additional files needed..
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Have you tried using Aptoid? It's an alternate app store. I see it has Good Lock 2018 too.
For region-locked people, Bad Lock 2018 is your friend.
ModekXKay said:
You can search xda for badlock, its an app that has all of goodlock's sub apps wich enables ypu to run goodlock on the phone. A simple youtube or google search will be sufficient
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jpbl1976 said:
For region-locked people, Bad Lock 2018 is your friend.
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Guys is this the one https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/app-t3805969 or it's only for S8?
mrnovanova said:
Have you tried using Aptoid? It's an alternate app store. I see it has Good Lock 2018 too.
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Aptoide? Really? Welcome to adware land!
Personally I just grab the apks from apkmirror and install them.
You have to add shortcuts to each app because they are not accessible from the app drawer. Use a shortcut maker app for that.
dr.guru said:
Aptoide? Really? Welcome to adware land!
Personally I just grab the apks from apkmirror and install them.
You have to add shortcuts to each app because they are not accessible from the app drawer. Use a shortcut maker app for that.
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Sometimes it's just easier with Aptoid. Download get the app you want. Uninstall. Apk mirror is also a great option. Thanks for sharing.
For reference these are the apps you may want to install:
Samsung Task changer
Routine
RoutinePlugin*
One hand operation
Samsung Quickstar
Edge touch
Edge lighting +
ClockFace
bill_viper said:
Guys is this the one
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Yep, works in N9 also but you need to download Good Lock apps.
Download from where please? Can't find it anywhere
mR.fR34ky said:
Download from where please? Can't find it anywhere
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apk mirror
Found it from with in Australia to the Galaxy store.. so must be geo locked

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