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New SPB Mobile Shell 3.5(must see)

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List of new features:
* Improved SPB Carousel design (e. g. added reflections and some additional interaction gestures)
* Gravity sensor support in the SPB Carousel
* 3D email viewer
* 3D SMS viewer (with contact pictures)
* Access to online catalog in “Change Background” dialog
* New “Add Widget” dialog
* Widget skin selection with preview
* New widget: Tasks (customizable task list on your home screen)
* New widget: Picture Frame (widget and full-screen slideshow)
* New widget: Facebook Status
* New widget: Twitter Status
* New widget: Four instant wireless switches (WiFi, Bluetooth, Flight Mode, Phone Switch)
* New widget: Internet Search (with instant suggestions)
* New widget: Birthdays reminders (never forget about your friend’s birthday again)
* Contact widget: ability to choose default action
* Wireless manager widget: icon shows current states, popup shows current states
* Weather widget: support for more advanced skins with detailed forecast and current conditions
* Streamlined background change (with cropping and easy to view local gallery)
* Current weather conditions (in addition to forecast)
* New skins for most widgets
* Professional home customization using widgets
* Option to have only one home screen (lifestyle or professional)
* Option to change number of screens in lifestyle or professional layouts
* Weather in Agenda
* Force feedback on tap and hold
* Option to choose the default tab for Contacts and Launcher
* Improved design of most dialogs (popup menus, settings etc.)
* Category filter in the contact list
* Improved widget edit mode (widget can be dragged to other pages, recycle bin for easy delete etc.)
* Color themes support on Windows Mobile 6.5
* Integration with SPB Weather and SPB Traveler via widgets
* Improved “Choose Shortcut” dialog with similar look to SPB Menu
* New widget: Operator Name
* New widget: Date
* New widget: Alarm
* Option to disable tap and hold
* Redesigned settings dialogs
download link
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/mobileshell/

the 3d carousel dosen't work on jade.....

leco said:
the 3d carousel dosen't work on jade.....
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Confirmed, unless there is some special setting we need to change

it works for me except jade don't have the motion sensor.

aussie_boi said:
Confirmed, unless there is some special setting we need to change
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yes it doesnt work, but maybe some tweaks may do it. but the 3d message viewer works and its cool!

Shame the birthday reminder is based on the contact info rather than what is in the calendar...

ofcourse it does. otherwise you have to repeat manually and every year the birthdates in your calendar...

Mauvan said:
ofcourse it does. otherwise you have to repeat manually and every year the birthdates in your calendar...
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You clearly dont know how to set up a recurring diary entry in Outlook. Get your facts right before posting.

COOL...!!!

is battery drain? I use it but it's drain my battery. How about yours?

johnason said:
is battery drain? I use it but it's drain my battery. How about yours?
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No noticeable drain in my case.

I just downloaded it and I already love it!
It looks good, but it does give tearing when I use the carrousel.
My battery is draining faster too.

Confirm, there's a big battery drain. charged 100%, go to bed, wake up and phone is either off or with 2% battery left
it seems it doesn't stand-by properly when you hit the off button.
Anyone has a solution? because its very beautiful and useful, now we got finally portrait-landscape mode and the virtual hold button. but with the huge battery-drain, its almost useless

I've been running 3.5 for almost three weeks with no additional battery drain. can only assume the problem is related to other software installed on individual handsets, since otherwise our phones are all identical.

I uninstalled the software, reinstalled again and for a couple of days no battery drain. then, battery drain again
even with restart. can be caused by the hold button?

stefanz said:
I've been running 3.5 for almost three weeks with no additional battery drain. can only assume the problem is related to other software installed on individual handsets, since otherwise our phones are all identical.
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I agree with you.

MvBoe said:
I agree with you.
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...ME TOO....

No excessive battery drainage here.

I have excessive during the night. During the day the phone stays at almost the same percentage.

Extended Controls Widget

UPDATED: December 29, 2010.
I have changed, because I found a better alternative:
WIDGETSOID2.x
http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.jim2/
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It is much better with more customizations and more widget sizes & variations.
And it is FREE !
The dev is awesome, updated quite often as well.
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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL THREAD:
Hi,
Is anyone using "Extended Controls Widget"?
Did you find any issue with HTC Desire?
QR Code:

Thanks, problem in HTC Desire are fixed
Last Release: 3.1

Nice for the Desire supports ... but I have couple of suggestions:
1. Configurable "Brightness" control for 3 steps only and user can specify how much brightness for each step (I want to use 10% brightness for the lowest setting, 20% is too much for me).
2. Controls that when pressed will execute choosen applications. This should work like a shortcut for application. It would be awesome to have this! For example: I have an app to activate certain "profile" and I want to launch it from the Extended Control widget.
This widget has a lot more potential. Think about my suggestions above

why do these contorl widgets never come with mobile data widget?

This one has.
supasye said:
why do these contorl widgets never come with mobile data widget?
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Thanks Gogol for your suggests!! We immediately working on
@ supasye: there is the control called APN that switches the data network.

Where to download, can't find it in market?!?

great widget, I only miss more configuration for brightness (too many steps for easy use) and auto brightness support

Dammit Gogol, you find some really nice widgets

cool.. have a go at SwitchPro Widget as well...

How about:
Dazzle Configurable Switcher
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.hermit.dazzle

Just got Switch Pro. Handy widget.
Tried to get Extended Controls but got stuck on payment authorization and failed.
The functions and UI look almost identical fwiw.
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Does Extended Controls Widget support On / Off of cellular/mobile data ?
Or does it just take you to the setting page for this ?
Dazzle Configurable Switcher only take you to the setting page

^I've only found the stock widget able to do that.
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I tried both and ended up going with Extended Controls Widget.
The only things I'd like to see in a future release are:
Turn off the widget's background. SwitchPro has this and it works well with dark wallpapers
Flashlight switch to turn on LED
Also if you remove a widget and try to add it, it sometimes gets confused and tells you you need to add a widget you're not currently using. Have to reinstall to get around that.
Aside from that it's great!

yes, would love to see...
* a transparency slider option
* some way to change the settings of the widget already onscreen? (a shortcut in the applications folder or something?)
* a way to arange the order of the widgets
other than that great, i bought it

Main reason that i'll take Switchpro over anyhting else is that is has a 7 button widget iso just 5.

really love this widget!
this that I would suggest for future versions:
transparent widget
ability to toggle wireless tether on froyo
Add the ability to switch to auto with backlighting
So far great app. def. worth the 79c!
Patrick

ruleamsterdam said:
Main reason that i'll take Switchpro over anyhting else is that is has a 7 button widget iso just 5.
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Extended Controls will shove as many buttons into the widget you're building as you want to put in there. You could throw 11 buttons in there if you wanted to (and I have, for fun).

Really? Nice In the same space as 4 regular icons, right? Then they really only need to add skins indeed! ( esp. transparent )
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[GUIDE] Save battery using PrivacyGuard

A useful function of PrivacyGuard of CyanogenMod is the ability to block applications that awaken our phone or actions that require costly in terms of battery as the location.
In fact it will be curious (and you will see it yourself) such as facebook has awakened a really huge number of times your phone (for me 826 times to be exact)
- For start go on "Settings" and then "Privacy".
-Once entered, click on the 3 dots vertical and then "Advanced".
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- Click on applications that do not interest you and put on "denied" to "Keep awake," "Awaken", "Auto Start" position and if you do not need.

Just keep in mind that disabling these features has the potential to cause problems on the device, especially if you do it to the wrong apps.
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Just keep in mind that disabling these features has the potential to cause problems on the device, especially if you do it to the wrong apps.
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For third-party applications (such as facebook, google plus, whatsapps, etc.) and not system app, no

gabryoryn said:
For third-party applications (such as facebook, google plus, whatsapps, etc.) and not system app, no
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Yes, but altering the permissions for those apps can affect the notifications for those apps.
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Yes, of course that is

Pretty much a in built Greenify

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Pretty much a in built Greenify
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Oh really? Can I use this instead of greenify?

In my opinion is even better

Thanks for INFO

Thank you Sir, definitely gonna try that out

For an even better experience, use Xposed and the module Xprivacy. Is actually the better version of this function in cm11.
Though I don't think this is exactly the same as Greenify, cause Greenify hibernates apps and I thought the dev said that's not exactly the same, but not sure.

I'm curios about that, if there is a difference. Also, there are so many apps that use location that i would of thought otherwise. Clock, gallery and contacts for example. Does anybody adjust this large amount of apps?

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I'm curios about that, if there is a difference. Also, there are so many apps that use location that i would of thought otherwise. Clock, gallery and contacts for example. Does anybody adjust this large amount of apps?
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I only adjust the ones that I installed from playstore (Facebook, Twitter, etc). But I don't have the option, "Denied", only "Ignore". It's normal?

Greenify:good:

It seems like lollipop's privacy guard doesn't work for this and Slimsaber KK doesn't have advanced settings for privacy guard either. Do only some roms have this option?

kalani91 said:
It seems like lollipop's privacy guard doesn't work for this and Slimsaber KK doesn't have advanced settings for privacy guard either. Do only some roms have this option?
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For me it works on Blisspop.

I am on stock cm11s 05Q and can't get this working.
Here's what I did...
I enabled shield next to google play service.
I long pressed and found automatically:
- read contact: always ask
- read calls always ask
- read calendar: always ask
- read sms: always ask
I set all the above manually to off plus:
- wake up: deny
- keep awake: deny
I went back and found the shield icon off

Is there a way privacy guard settings can be set via adb?

mayur.3.92 said:
Is there a way privacy guard settings can be set via adb?
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Why do you need it? Are you on kitkat?

Mr.Ak said:
Why do you need it? Are you on kitkat?
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No, i find it a pain to set everything after installs.
Like set everything to not start at boot, run in background etc etc.
Imagine toggling everything for 60-100 apps that too after long pressing>Change toggles >Hit back and repeat.

Marshmallow - Missing functions (Doze/App Standby; System UI Tuner)

Hi all,
I finally updated my H440n via "LG PC Suite" from Android 5.0.1 (rooted) to Android 6 (which is quite nice and very fast in comparison to 5.0.1). Before I did that, I tried to inform me as good and much as possible.
Hence, there are several features/functions I was looking forward to, inter alia:
1) System UI Tuner (activated via long-pressing the Settings-Symbol in the Quick Settings Dropdown) --> Does not work
2) Doze/App Standby (should be in the Battery-Menu under a submenu; via the three dots in the right-up corner) --> The three dots are not there
In the general thread I believe to remember that, with respect to (1), LG was not implementing the System UI Tuner; so one would only find it in an AOSP ROM, correct?
As far as (2) is concerned, I'm a bit "shocked" not finding this option/menu. Besides the App Permission Management (without root) these two features/functions were a main reason in upgrading the firmware. Does anyone know if Doze is active without any "settings"? Regarding App-Standby I believe it is missing, as there is no settings menu, so the user is unable to exclude an app from this Standby; am I right? Or is there any way to activate it (e.g. via the - mainwhile activated - developers menu)? :fingers-crossed:
Thanks for any help. :good:
Kind regards,
Fazi
PS: Meanwhile I, again, use Greenify (as a replacement for App Standby).

Doze is enabled by default on all devices, if I remember correctly. While it might not show any options, It feels like it's definitely there when looking at the battery life. Also, I use Force Doze to send my phone into doze more often / faster than by default.

As far as I can recall, ForceDoze can enable the original MM feature and add some more settings. However, I've read somewhere that the reason why it's disabled is that LG has implemented their version of the doze function natively, like they integrated features of the Tuner to their own ecosystem. Something that basically suspends apps under certain circumstances. And battery management available for many apps unlocks the full potential for that behaviour. Personally, I've tested the ForceDoze and the untampered feature for LG, and LG is noticeably better. If I genuinely use my phone rarely, distributed in large blocks of time, I can extend battery life to up to three days. That tells me that there's definitely something under the hood, and that it works.
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Thanks so far. I hoped that LG implemented it, only without showing any settings/menu.
On the contrary, since I use Android 6, my 1WeatherWidget is not refreshing the "clock" any more. After about half an hour it gets stuck. Just if I open the App via tapping the weather of that widget, the clock refreshes to the current time. The android clock and the alarm are luckily not affected. Could that be a failure of the LG-implemented doze?
In the general App-Menu, under the point "Battery Management" at any app installed so far, there is no settings-possiblity at all. This is why I was wondering, if LG really implemented anything (Doze/App Standby) in their MM ROM.
Besides, both of you didn't mention "App Standby", which would be a bit tricky by LG to implement without offering the user any kind of whitelist, right? :silly:
Thanks for the hint with force doze, which I already read a while ago here on XDA, but interpreted it wrong. I found this feature in Greenify too under "agressive doze". As I already use that app I will give it a try in Greenify in a few days (try to whitelist "1WeatherWidget") and keep you updated.
Thanks again.

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I think LG took a different approach.
The screenshot above is from my battery usage app list. AquaMail has a setting to ignore battery optimization, and it works whenever I get an email, no matter the inactivity period. I've only found one other app that gave the option. (No weather app, btw. - if you find one, let me know!)
It seems that the app must provide some concrete setting in order for this doze exception to be functional. I have no idea if this is a Marshmallow thing, an LG quirk, or simply a case of a really good app developer, because the AquaMail development cycle is off the charts.
The option, if it exists, is only accessible from the battery view. The only way I've found to check is if you go to Apps, select an app, and then review its battery usage. Though this doesn't work if the app wasn't used in a while.
On a different note, it might be possible to access this battery menu if it was secreted away by LG. There are several such menus, like one for multi window management, that are actually present in the rom, just not functional on our device. Many can be accessed by some apps like More Shortcuts, that list all the calls of a given app, like Settings. Though it requires much more research...

Well I'll be. This was easier than I'd thought. You need to use a custom shortcut app like More shortcuts, and find the shown activity within the settings.
This is what you get:
WhatsApp and AquaMail were already checked. I presume this is the exclusion list. Checked my weather app in there, hopefully I 'll know by morning.
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Thanks a lot for the guidance. I set system language on German (Austria) and needed some time to find it under "Optimierungen ignorieren" but now I have a shortcut on the homescreen right into that hidden menu. Great man. :good: Also thanks to Alanon for the hint with "More shortcuts" (from now on Ms).
After installing Ms, my wheater app 1weather suddenly was on that whitelist. But I remember that there was no option before installing Ms. Also after unticking the checkbox and deinstalling Ms, I could not see the "menu point" in the app viewer (or under the battery statistics) again. So it seems for me that Ms is a nice assistance for battery saving (and whitelisting) reasons.
I will know check, if the clock of 1weather (and besides: also of some other weather widgets except AccuWeather) keep in time. I will report soon.

Thank you so ****ing much Alanon! I thought that activity was still there (I have a LG X Power, and LG has also hidden that option at Battery Settings), I just needed to find some way to launch it. I've searched and used the ****ty app Activity Launcher but it hadn't showen me that activity, but now it worked like a charm with More Shorcuts. Thank you!

[Tutorial][Tasker]Supercharge Your K8 with Tasker

What is Tasker?​Tasker is an automation app for Android. The basic concept with Tasker is “if X happens, do Y,” where the ridiculous number of Xs and Ys available making it as complex as it is. An example of a relatively simple Tasker setup is “if the phone is put upside down while ringing, mute the sound,” but the sky is the limit for how complex something can be.
Why should I learn Tasker?​Learning Tasker is guaranteed to revolutionize how you use your Android device. Tasker gives you the ability to custom tailor your device the way you want it, so that you’re not forced to use some lowest common denominator product. I personally have replaced a lot of actual apps with Tasker creations I have made myself, and custom made those to fit my exact needs.
Can anyone learn Tasker?​Tasker shares some similarities with programming, but that’s by no means a prerequisite for learning it. Having an analytical mind that thrives on logical thinking will however help you a lot, and it doesn’t hurt if you’re creative either. The more experience you have with using software of any kind, the easier it will also be to use Tasker, because this is not an app that comes with a user manual, and so you have to be able to use common sense and just try to see what happens a lot of the time. Because of that, impatient people who expect everything to be handed to them should stay as far away from Tasker as possible.
For a head start, you can skip the learning curve, and just import the ready-made Tasker profiles that I have made for Lenovo K8 Note (Root not required).
Downloading & Setup Tasker, Importing things:​Tasker gathers various information from all the sensors and os. So it need almost all the permissions of a device. That’s why I strongly recommend to download Taker from play store. A hacker may design a modified version of Tasker that can send sensitive private data over the internet (For example, Tasker can capture image with the front cam and send it to a remote location without any user interaction). Please check the functionality of a profile that isn’t created by you.
Setup: After downloading launch Tasker> Upper right corner menu> Preferences. In the UI tab disable Beginner Mode; in the MONITOR tab make sure Run in Foreground is checked. You can disable the notification icon by clearing ‘Show notification icon’. A permanent notification of Tasker will be on phone and this is important. Make sure any power saving feature/app like Greenify is not blocking Tasker from running in background.
Now go back from preferences> Menu> More>Android Settings> Enable all the permissions there.
Importing things: Tasker has four tabs on main screen: PROFILES, TASKS, SCENES, VARIABLES. A Profile is a condition (the ‘X’) with linked Task (the ‘Y’). A Task (which is normally linked with a Profile) is the action which will be performed by tasker if the condition of the linked Profile is met.
I’ll upload all the Profiles, Tasks required to achieve a functionality in zip file. De-compress/extract the zip file in a known location> Click on respective tab on Tasker> Import> point to the location of extracted files.
Get-Started:​Bluetooth Auto Off:
Tasker will show a notification (With a button to disable Bluetooth) if Bluetooth is on for 5 min and no device is connected.
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Wifi Auto Off:
Wifi will be turned off automatically if not connected to any device for 2 min.
​https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4331461&d=1510588399
Battery Alert:
At 15% Battery it will say loudly that it need a recharge. At 5% Battery, you’ll get a notification with error beep. And finally when the battery is fully charged, the device will say that loudly.
​https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4331462&d=1510588399
Get a List of Players when Headset is Connected:
You will get a list of pre-configured apps to launch quickly whenever you connect a headset in 3.5 mm jack and it will set media volume to 11 (in a scale of 15). This profile needs manual configuration: you can add/remove apps to the list. Go to Tasks> Headphone Connect> Menu> Items to modify the list.
​https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4331463&d=1510588399
Get a prompt for Tethering when connected to PC with USB:
You’ll get a prompt asking for USB tethering whenever you connect your phone to pc with USB.
​https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4331464&d=1510588534
Add the missing Sound profile and Google sync toggle to Quick tiles
Tasker provides three custom quick tile toggles. Import the three tasks in Tasker. Then go to Menu> Preferences> Action> Configure the Quick Settings tasks as shown:
Now Edit your quick tiles and drag the first two Tasker tiles into visible tiles list:
​https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4332419&d=1510679382
I will update this thread with some other advance Tasker profiles (caller name announcement, app lock with pin etc).
Do share if you use any other Tasker Profiles.

Reserved

This was much needed. Thanks!
BTW, does Tasker effect battery life in a negative way?

Anas Rahman said:
This was much needed. Thanks!
BTW, does Tasker effect battery life in a negative way?
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It depends on the tasks you are performing. For example if you configure a task that need to monitor your location continuously, then obviously it should drain battery. But for the profiles I have uploaded here, you'll never see tasker on the settings>battery.