I bought one of those cover case with a window in the front (model number SCR46) for my Z5 Premium (Gold, of course), but unlike my friends' Note, when I close the cover, I cannot make the screen turn on. On my friend's note, the part of the screen visible through the window will turn on if he presses the power button (so he can check missed calls, messages, etc. in the notification center. Also, I'm pretty sure he was able to actually swipe through stuff through the window). On my Z5 Premium, the screen stays black no matter what I do as long as the cover is closed. If I flip it open, then the screen immediately turns on.
So how come this doesn't work on my Z5 Premium? The cover, by the way, is made by Sony themselves, so there's probably an option somewhere that I need to toggle.
FallenAngelII said:
I bought one of those cover case with a window in the front (model number SCR46) for my Z5 Premium (Gold, of course), but unlike my friends' Note, when I close the cover, I cannot make the screen turn on. On my friend's note, the part of the screen visible through the window will turn on if he presses the power button (so he can check missed calls, messages, etc. in the notification center. Also, I'm pretty sure he was able to actually swipe through stuff through the window). On my Z5 Premium, the screen stays black no matter what I do as long as the cover is closed. If I flip it open, then the screen immediately turns on.
So how come this doesn't work on my Z5 Premium? The cover, by the way, is made by Sony themselves, so there's probably an option somewhere that I need to toggle.
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There is a NFC tag on the inside of the front cover. Tap your phone with it and it should turn on the front window settings on your phone. I believe I also saw the setting somewhere inside the settings app. Try searching for it if the NFC doesn't work.
Other than that, how do you like the case so far?
Doing so had the phone tell me a tag had been collected (along with a really long URL). The phone then proceeds to do absolutely nothing about it. I can't find any new setting(s) to toggle, either.
Possibly relevant: I've rooted my phone and replaced the rom with RomAur v1.0. I'm loving this case insofar. It's just that I paid 15 bucks extra for the window (a similar case without a window cost 15 bucks less), so I'd rather it work.
i have it. simply paring it with nfc tag. That's all. Then every time you close the case the screen change.
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Possibly relevant: I've rooted my phone and replaced the rom with RomAur v1.0. I'm loving this case insofar. It's just that I paid 15 bucks extra for the window (a similar case without a window cost 15 bucks less), so I'd rather it work.
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There you go you found out why the 15$ you paid don't work.
Style Cover - Change Wallpaper
Hi guys, is it possible to change the wallpaper on the style cover for a custom wallpaper ?
I currently have a Galaxy Note 3 with S-View cover, I've got a standard wallpaper on my normal homescreen, and then when I close the S-View cover it has a specific wallpaper just for the S-View, is it possible to achieve this with the Style Cover ?
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Hi guys, is it possible to change the wallpaper on the style cover for a custom wallpaper ?
I currently have a Galaxy Note 3 with S-View cover, I've got a standard wallpaper on my normal homescreen, and then when I close the S-View cover it has a specific wallpaper just for the S-View, is it possible to achieve this with the Style Cover ?
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From what I know using my style cover, no. You might want to try different style cover themes from the Play Store. I just have the black theme and it matches the clean and professional look of my black Z5 Premium. Wish it showed notifications better though.
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From what I know using my style cover, no. You might want to try different style cover themes from the Play Store. I just have the black theme and it matches the clean and professional look of my black Z5 Premium. Wish it showed notifications better though.
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Ahh ok, so it's not possible to have different wallpapers on the Style Cover and homescreen, you just end up with part of the homescreen wallpaper on the style cover then ?
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Ahh ok, so it's not possible to have different wallpapers on the Style Cover and homescreen, you just end up with part of the homescreen wallpaper on the style cover then ?
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Well technically, it is "different." It's just not possible to set a custom wallpaper for the style cover window. The wallpaper will be whatever the style cover theme you downloaded from the Play Store. When you open the style cover, the phone will show you your lockscreen/homescreen wallpaper instead.
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Well technically, it is "different." It's just not possible to set a custom wallpaper for the style cover window. The wallpaper will be whatever the style cover theme you downloaded from the Play Store. When you open the style cover, the phone will show you your lockscreen/homescreen wallpaper instead.
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Ok, that's good to know, I'm pretty sure I can live with that, especially as someone will eventually no doubt find a work around to let you add your own wallpaper, as I know that was the case with the Note 3.
Also are any 3rd party style covers available ? I'm not a fan of the plastic finish on the official Sony ones, and I was hoping that some stylish leather covers might be available.
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Also are any 3rd party style covers available ? I'm not a fan of the plastic finish on the official Sony ones, and I was hoping that some stylish leather covers might be available.
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I've been looking for better cases, but I haven't found anything better than crappy Chinese eBay stuff. I did see some flip cases, but they didn't have a window.
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Ok, that's good to know, I'm pretty sure I can live with that, especially as someone will eventually no doubt find a work around to let you add your own wallpaper, as I know that was the case with the Note 3.
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Just as an update, I downloaded a different Style Cover theme from the Play Store and it allows my lock screen wallpaper to override the theme wallpaper. The name of the theme I downloaded is "Aqua Green." There still doesn't seem to be a method to change the Style Cover wallpaper separately though. Whatever you have set on the lockscreen is what you get.
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Just as an update, I downloaded a different Style Cover theme from the Play Store and it allows my lock screen wallpaper to override the theme wallpaper. The name of the theme I downloaded is "Aqua Green." There still doesn't seem to be a method to change the Style Cover wallpaper separately though. Whatever you have set on the lockscreen is what you get.
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Well that's certainly better than the boring Xperia theme wallpaper, does it shrink the wallpaper down to fit at all or does it just show whichever part of the wallpaper fits in the window ?
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does it shrink the wallpaper down to fit at all or does it just show whichever part of the wallpaper fits in the window ?
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It just shows whatever part can be seen through the window. No resizing of the wallpaper happens.
Related
Hello every one,
i know, there are a lot of flashlight apps out there. But none of them fitted my needs.
My requirement for a flashlight was, that i can switch the device to standby while i use it as a torch. But unfortunately if the device goes into standby it also disabled the led on the apps i tested.
So i scratched my own itch and wrote this little widget called MyBeam. It has no preferences pane and no activity screen. It's just a widget which you can put on your home screen and touch it if you need a flashlight. If you put your device into standby, then the led will shortly go off and then back on again. So you can use the led also when the device sleeping.
Maybe you find it as helpful as me
You can find the GPL'ed source code on htt*://github.com/chris-tau/MyBeam
You don't need to have a rooted device. But i only tested it on the desire.
Attached you'll find some screens and the apk.
Greetings, -chris-
FlashliGHT, not flashliTE. I thought Adobe Flash Lite at first.
Sent from a piece of ginger bread... Now with a little cyan tint
K900 said:
FlashliGHT, not flashliTE. I thought Adobe Flash Lite at first.
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Sorry, i corrected that.
-chris-
Nice app idea... very cool to have alterations. TBH, I was after this myself so thanks!
You haven't placed a beam_on in res/drawable-hdpi so it uses the icon.png for the widget on instead
I quickly modded your on/off icons and icon size for the widgets on my apk. I use Executive Assistant as the screen on my phone after the lockscreen. The widget fits on there nicely ->
http://img651.imageshack.us/i/20110113024602.png/
http://img84.imageshack.us/i/20110113024616.png/
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You haven't placed a beam_on in res/drawable-hdpi so it uses the icon.png for the widget on instead
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I don't see it missing. It's in the repository.
But i just checked the apk and found out that the icon is named 'beam_onm.png'. Wonder how that came? I'll replace the apk with a fixed one.
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I quickly modded your on/off icons and icon size for the widgets on my apk. I use Executive Assistant as the screen on my phone after the lockscreen. ...
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Yeah, this icon looks promising. If it's done in svg i would be happy if you can share it.
Greetings, -chris-
christau said:
So you can use the led also when the device sleeping.
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Brilliant idea, this is the one drawback of all torch apps out there!
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You haven't placed a beam_on in res/drawable-hdpi so it uses the icon.png for the widget on instead
I quickly modded your on/off icons and icon size for the widgets on my apk. I use Executive Assistant as the screen on my phone after the lockscreen. The widget fits on there nicely
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There is a beam_on icon in the apk, but it is mislabelled as "beam_onm"! However, I do like your icons - fancy sharing?!
EDIT: Hmm, took too long typing, you beat me to it Chris!
They're a 2 second hack job from Flashlight which I was modifying and testing around the time you posted this app (and a bad job ). Others could do far better.
They're in PNG. I set them to display at 146/146 dip for myself. The two lights on rather than three was an intentional visual cue (as that's not the brightest).
Great app!!
Just what I was looking for. Awesome!
true, this was always a annoyance for me too, great app!
How does locking the phone work? If the case is closed i can see through the little window on the case and interact, is that a lockscreen app of some sort? If I open the case, will it simply open to where I was previously, or my home screen of choice (Nova launcher)?
I wanna be a bit more clear on the software side of the workings of the s-view case before purchase. I recently bought my note 3 and updated to 4.4 already.
Thank you.
I used Spigen Slim Armor View and also have original S-View cover, but I dont think I could explain it in details.
I suggest to browse youtube for good overview on how S-View works because only pictures can explain otherwise there will be so many miss assumptions/understading in discussions. , you can post questions on youtube as well to get answer from on hands experience users.
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How does locking the phone work? If the case is closed i can see through the little window on the case and interact, is that a lockscreen app of some sort? If I open the case, will it simply open to where I was previously, or my home screen of choice (Nova launcher)?
I wanna be a bit more clear on the software side of the workings of the s-view case before purchase. I recently bought my note 3 and updated to 4.4 already.
Thank you.
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If you close the cover, it will automatically lock but the screen will stay on for a few seconds.
When you open the cover, it will automatically unlock and you will go back to where you where before locking the phone (this can be truned off in the settings so that opening the cover takes you to the lockscreen).
If you press the power button with the cover closed, you will be taken to specialized interface in the window.
It shows you information like time, weather, missed calls, messages, number of steps walked (integrated with S Health).
You can check the missed calls and messages, take photos, control your music and make a note in action memo.
That's about it, I guess.
Alright, thanks for the responses.
My only fear was that the "specialized interface" with the cover closed (with missed calls, messages, weather, etc) is a touchwiz thing, so in other words I would need to use touchwiz as my launcher for it to work.
I guess that's not the case then, and using Nova or any other launcher is not a problem, the special interface still works.
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Alright, thanks for the responses.
My only fear was that the "specialized interface" with the cover closed (with missed calls, messages, weather, etc) is a touchwiz thing, so in other words I would need to use touchwiz as my launcher for it to work.
I guess that's not the case then, and using Nova or any other launcher is not a problem, the special interface still works.
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You just need a touchwiz based ROM. Not the launcher itself.
Hi peeps. Could anyone share there lockscreen screenshots here? See mine. It has that irreplaceable white status bar which looks really awkward ;( Consider that I've done so many things already to make it transparent except rooting.
All ok
Basic lockscreen with a cloud that cloud that moves with the gyroscope
How do you edit the lock screen? Want to change my background and clock widget to match my home screen -- sorry im coming from an apple so im new to android os
gyxter said:
Hi peeps. Could anyone share there lockscreen screenshots here? See mine. It has that irreplaceable white status bar which looks really awkward ;( Consider that I've done so many things already to make it transparent except rooting.
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Can someone tell me, how I can add a weather widget on my lock screen?
Found this polygon wallpaper. The colors look really nice on my gold edge.
flamingoezz said:
How do you edit the lock screen? Want to change my background and clock widget to match my home screen -- sorry im coming from an apple so im new to android os
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There's a lot of apps you can download that changes the lookscreen and adds customizability
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cmcm.locker&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.appplus.hilocker&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.acdisplay
do any of these work with fingerprint scanner? CM says it does, but i don't see the option in their menu -- just pattern or password.
starfighter1106 said:
There's a lot of apps you can download that changes the lookscreen and adds customizability
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cmcm.locker&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.appplus.hilocker&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.acdisplay
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Guys, can I hijack this thread to ask if your backlight is on when you use a pure black wallpaper as your lock screen wallpaper?
My blacks are pure black when I open my screensaver in the gallery (if i tap the screen to remove the UI, I can't see the screen at all in a dark room) and it's the same for most screens except for the lock screen. In the lock screen it almost appears gray or it appears like it's affected by backlight bleeding. Just wanted to find out if it's a software bug (since it's almost like the Night Clock bug) or if it's a defect with my phone. I also cleared my cache with no success.
Also, how do you take a screenshot of the lock screen?
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do any of these work with fingerprint scanner? CM says it does, but i don't see the option in their menu -- just pattern or password.
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Not sure if they work with the s6 edge, might have to wait for that support. I'll personally just wait for xposed to be updated so i can get fun stuff like wanam xposed, and just live with the current launcher, as i really like the fingerprint scanner.
flamingoezz said:
How do you edit the lock screen? Want to change my background and clock widget to match my home screen -- sorry im coming from an apple so im new to android os
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You can change wallpaper by long pressing on an empty space in the homescreen. It goes into edit mode and you will see a wallpaper icon and label at the bottom left. Tap that and you are directed to another menu to select whether to apply your wallpaper to just your home or lockscreen or both. You can also go to settings>wallpaper to change wallpapers.
As for the weather, the design changes accordingly with the theme you choose.
Hope this helps.
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Can someone tell me, how I can add a weather widget on my lock screen?
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Tap on your homescreen weather widget. Go to more>settings>show weather information. Profit.
ng4g3d said:
Guys, can I hijack this thread to ask if your backlight is on when you use a pure black wallpaper as your lock screen wallpaper?
My blacks are pure black when I open my screensaver in the gallery (if i tap the screen to remove the UI, I can't see the screen at all in a dark room) and it's the same for most screens except for the lock screen. In the lock screen it almost appears gray or it appears like it's affected by backlight bleeding. Just wanted to find out if it's a software bug (since it's almost like the Night Clock bug) or if it's a defect with my phone. I also cleared my cache with no success.
Also, how do you take a screenshot of the lock screen?
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Press home+powerkey simultaneously to get a screenshot anywhere in your phone.
Thanks so much for sharing guys. I wonder if there's a way to get rid of that white status bar I have in the lockscreen. It just looks so ugly. Hopefully an upcoming FW update from my carrier would fix it. :fingers-crossed:
Does someone know how to get the wallpaper the S6 gets when it's on update mod? Blue cyan w/bugdroid on the middle. I really love it
Simple look.
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junghyun01 said:
Simple look.
Sent from my SM-G925F using XDA Free mobile app
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I don't understand why there is a shortcut to the camera on the lockscreen?
I thought you could open the camera frem everywhere with two cliks on the home button?
Slaughter59 said:
Does someone know how to get the wallpaper the S6 gets when it's on update mod? Blue cyan w/bugdroid on the middle. I really love it
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No one?
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No one?
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Why the need to change that? You only see that when there's an update. Do you get an update every hour?
Hey folks!
I've recently updated to Oreo and realized that if I change the icons through the samsung theme store the preinstalled apps(maps,chrome,drive,playstore..) has that same rounded cornered touchwiz crap look and arent changing. On nougat this wasnt a problem,I changed to another icon pack and if the app wasnt themed it would go back to app's default icon. I cant even force the app's default icon(like youtube staying in an ugly white bubble).
Also, I tried turning off icon frames,without luck.The mentioned apps stayed the same
Any advice?
Apperently google apps don't change the frame
That are the beautiful "Adaptive Icons", another great idea of Google. All developers have to include different shapes of icons now, and Google itself is lazy af and just puts a white border around them to match the shape of the other icons. Can only be changed in custom launchers with icon packs unfortunatly...
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That are the beautiful "Adaptive Icons", another great idea of Google. All developers have to include different shapes of icons now, and Google itself is lazy af and just puts a white border around them to match the shape of the other icons. Can only be changed in custom launchers with icon packs unfortunatly...
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Thanks for the explanation.
Hopefuly Google will provide the correct icon pack (same for LinkedIn I've noticed). Those white frames look very bad
I was having the same issue. In past used "Icon Changer". This also stopped working. Strongly recommend using "Adapticon" play store. Can add widgets that act as app shortcuts. On home screen and in dock. I think it will do the trick.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.damianpiwowarski.adapticons[/URL]
Wait, you mean it doesn't just work like it used to? That feels like a step backwards.
mskvsk said:
Wait, you mean it doesn't just work like it used to? That feels like a step backwards.
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Technically adaptive icons are supposed to come with built in functionality for notification badges too (vs the add ons that Nova could do if you let it, this would be native to the OS) and that was going to be "their advantage" but yeah, they're so ugly.
Everyone I've seen likes the unique shapes that Android app icons could have. It gave them personality AND it was easier to find an app by sight then it is now. Before you could quickly pick out a well-known app just from its outline. Now we've lost that ability with the loss of icon shapes.
Stupid move on Google's part.
anybody knows how to bring back icons without frame feature for pie on galaxy s9,s9+ or note 9 without launcher? These circle icons with white background are driving me crazy
White Frames and OneUI Icons in general
youngtg said:
anybody knows how to bring back icons without frame feature for pie on galaxy s9,s9+ or note 9 without launcher? These circle icons with white background are driving me crazy
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Totally agree. What's even worse is if you have CONTACTS icons on your home screen (e.g. using contact shortcut widget). They all get a white frame, when the contact pictures were already round framed. The contact faces now get shrunk to a minimum, and they look small, sad and terrible in the frame.
**** What were they thinking? ****
The option to remove the frame has been dropped from the UI. The only option is to load a custom icons set from Themes... I did that and it sort of fixes the issue. Only problem then is I don't really like any of the icons set I've seen in half hour (can't spend more time on this), and after switching icons I now see Icon badges don't show when they should.
Pretty mad altogether. Why, oh why must Samsung always do something to spoil an otherwise very good update?
Also (off topic, but I need screaming about this...) - In my entirely personal opinion, the new PIE icons are ***** to begin with. They have nothing to do with the style of the device and are just goofy. I wasn't a particular fan of the OREO icons, but, in the end, they were WAY better for this device than the new ones.
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Also (off topic, but I need screaming about this...) - In my entirely personal opinion, the new PIE icons are ***** to begin with. They have nothing to do with the style of the device and are just goofy. I wasn't a particular fan of the OREO icons, but, in the end, they were WAY better for this device than the new ones.
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I'm using this icon set, looks pretty Oreo-like to me:
http://apps.samsung.com/theme/ProductDetail.as?appId=minuhome.Zero_icon.appiconpack&SITE_CODE=fr
Mwyann said:
I'm using this icon set, looks pretty Oreo-like to me:
http://apps.samsung.com/theme/ProductDetail.as?appId=minuhome.Zero_icon.appiconpack&SITE_CODE=fr
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Man, you made my day Literally HATE those Pie icons
Very good and nice for me:
http://apps.samsung.com/theme/Produ...ideadesigns.Monolith.appiconpack&SITE_CODE=ro