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[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Congrat on releasing it to Marketplace. Rated your app with 5stars:). Any chance of getting that black/white-list working?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Rico ANDROID:
Hey, you got a fanbase, thats what counts!
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Thank you very much :) white list mode is coming, but it's going to take me a little time. this is just a hobby and real life does not offer much spare time. just be patient

right, a fanbase is crucial. talking about that kind of fanbase? ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D_djkG47xk (how's that youtube embedding supposed to work?)

Hope the fanbase is gonna click some adds :D
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
No problem, take all the time you need. What you have offered is greatly appreciated. Do you plan on offering a donation or paid version?
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Honestly, I don't know. Obviously I thought about this. Would be nice to make a couple of bucks but I guess no one would donate when there is a free version. That's why I added the ads. As an experiment. I don't have any experience in Android's business model. This is my 1st real release.

Do you have a piece of advice on this? I am really clueless and actually had dismissed the idea of a paid version.
[Android Apps and Games] Rico ANDROID:
As far as the ads, cool. Looked up youtube. Will go back and leave a comment
[Android Apps and Games] brooon:
Hmmm...for some reason I can´t download the app from marketplace...it says that the item can´t be found when using the barcode scanner (and yes, i can´t find it when using the market search, too ;))

Any help?
[Android Apps and Games] hudster2001:
I can't find it either, (i'm UK based).
[Android Apps and Games] frottage:
it would indeed seem that for some reason or other the app has been removed from the store - is there an apk ?
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Guys, I don't know what happened. Someone pointed out that he could not find on the Market. Please try again now:

https://market.android.com/details?id=de.mrfloppycoding.galleryexcluder
[Android Apps and Games] BuzzFuzz:
Can i exclude picture folders from Google Picasa?
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
No, I am afraid you can't. Picasa folders are not accessible. Sorry
[Android Apps and Games] brooon:
interesting...it worked now! :)
[Android Apps and Games] con247:
works well thanks! The gameloft folder in the gallery was extremely annoying.
[Android Apps and Games] vansmack:
I did yes. I meant to leave a message for you here, but I got distracted. I like the wording of the warning...

I deleted the APK, installed the market version, rated and commented. I don't mind the Ads at all - you deserve to get paid.

Again, nice work.
[Android Apps and Games] vansmack:
By accident, this app will work for blocking Music as well....
[Android Apps and Games] Rico ANDROID:
I agree! I would pay for this app!
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Guys, don't make me blush :o

I wish I could tell you how "much" I've earned so far. AdMob is quite funny. Does anyone know if I get "paid" for displaying ads or only when they get clicked?

@vansmack: you said you liked the wording. since i am a non native speaker i gotta ask that: is that a good thing or a bad thing? what did you like in particular?
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
Me to +1

If you do have a background service. Could you make an option to totally turn it off.

Sent from my ComBadge..
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
You can block the gallery with droidwall, that will block ALL the picasa pics

Sent from my ComBadge..
[Android Apps and Games] vansmack:
There are a few grammatical errors, but I like the tone. It's fairly casual and non-threatening. I can assure you that it's much better than my German!

You may want to change it to something like this:

CAUTION

When excluding a folder, all media in that folder (e.g. photos, music, videos) will be excluded from some Apps. The stock music player, for example, will not find music in any folder you chose to exclude. If you've excluded a folder that contained media for another app, simply uncheck that folder and your media will return.
[Android Apps and Games] vansmack:
You're right - sorry about that. Someone else posted in the thread that WinAmp was working and I never checked.

I just DLed WinAmp and sure enough, the nomedia file excludes the tracks from that app as well.

PowerAMP however, is not affected by the nomedia file.
[Android Apps and Games] dermann:
This is awesome! I have just over 1000 songs, all with album art. this takes care of them for me. I can confirm that poweramp can still see the music. Thank you OP.
[Android Apps and Games] Azza_1:
This is a superb app!! :) Thanks so much for doing this knox.
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
@all: thank you for your feedback

I know you're trying to be polite but this is like the girl you have a crush on is telling you how nice/likable (in a friendly way) you are. :p

Anyway, I changed it in the market description. Thanks for that.

How's San Francisco at that time of the year? Love that city.
[Android Apps and Games] marc22:
the application does not work on my defy (froyo) , Is there going to be a solution for a future update.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
@marc22: another Motorola device. I guess the Defy is running Motoblur, right? This makes it impossible for me to say anything about it. Did Motorola replace the standard Gallery App (package com.android.gallery or com.cooliris)?
[Android Apps and Games] vansmack:
I've tested it on a 1st gen Droid by Motorola and it worked fine, but like you, I'm not familiar with the various stages of MotoBlur. I don't believe the 1st Gen Droid's have MotoBlur.
[Android Apps and Games] vansmack:
Arpil/May and October are the best times of year for SF. It's been really nice for a couple of weeks now. That of course means we're getting ready for our winter, otherwise known as a summer of fog.
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
I am going to test it on a 1st gen Moto Milestone (European version of the o.g. Droid). It doesn't run Motoblur, I think, even though it is entirely stock.

Last time I went was in November. Weather was awesome, t-shirt and flip flops for an entire week. Loved it. Any advices for my next trip?
[Android Apps and Games] notorious662:
Needed this! Excellent job!
[Android Apps and Games] Osni~*:
Very nice app, I just bought my M2 last week and was really pissed about these other folders showing up in the Gallery.

Thanks a lot knox420, keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
New version in the Market.

Now you should be able to browse external sd cards as well
[Android Apps and Games] mma123:
Did not work for me as well.

I am using it on MyTouch 4G, RoyalGlacier ROM 1.6
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
okay, sorry to hear that. are you running stock gallery? and what did not work? did it FC?
[Android Apps and Games] jazua:
it seems not to working on my captivate running GR-12 using stock gallery.

what could be wrong? if i uninstall it would it remove the .nomedia on my folders?
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
captivate is a galaxy s version in the us, right?

the app will not delete the .nomedia files upon uninstallation. this is not possible in android. you will have to do it manually.

if you want me to try to help you, you will need to provide some information. i can't reproduce it since i don't have a captivate (only an SGS). what does "not working" mean? did it FC? or is there no effect? did you update the gallery via the menu item?
[Android Apps and Games] jazua:
in my captivate it installed properly... no FC's

my problem is it wont exclude it. especially the one i got a folder of icons but it still shows in gallery app.

also the clock skins of fancy widget and beautiful widget. i believe its in android/data....
[Android Apps and Games] Dave the Knave:
Have you run the media scanner since running the excluder? That's what I had to do

Sent from my Captivate
[Android Apps and Games] raiderep:
This is what I've been looking for all along, thanx! It even works with all the notification sounds and ringers that kept showing up in my music library.

The way I use it is I select all then add back just what I need for gallery and music player. Very nice app ;-)

Side note, I bet its going to shorten the bootup sdcard scans as well...good stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] jazua:
I just check in android/data... and the folder of fancy widget has a .nomedia on it but it still shows in gallery app. The clockskins...
[Android Apps and Games] endem:
must try this, it should help
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
I am afraid your media scanner is flawed. Gallery Excluder does nothing more than creating a nomedia file in chosen directories. If those directories are still displayed then there has to be a mistake elsewhere, I guess.

Please do not forget to force a new media scan since it can take a while until the system will do that for you
[Android Apps and Games] lunchmoney:
Please Help! My Galley Keeps Crashing!

I desellected all the options. Uninstalled the application and now my Gallery keeps crasing on me now!

How do I initialize/revert back to previous condition?

EDIT UPDATE: never mind I fixed by force closing and clearing the cache for Gallery & Gallery Excluder. not working with my HTC HD2
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Ok, I am sorry to hear that. This is what really annoys me about Android: you can't do nothing when you don't have the handset...
[Android Apps and Games] Rico ANDROID:
Knox , what you are doing is good . You are asking for feedback from those who does have various devices and you are compiling notes. Would be impossibe or expensive trying to have all devices in your posession just before posting. We are respomsible for our own phones and what happen when we install beta apps. Dont feel badaaaaaq:o
[Android Apps and Games] TheGoD:
Hi knox, useful app you came up with. One thing thou, could you add the option to define a default folder? That would make your tool as perfect as it can be for me.
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
@TheGoD: Sure, could definitely do that. But what would be the default? I mean would the default folder be a startup folder? Like the current sd root folder? (btw., feels strange to talk english to a german...)

@Rico ANDROID: thanks for cheering me up, mate. I am not too confident yet when someone says the app is crap because it does not run on a Motorola device. I would love to help those poor bastards but just can't...
[Android Apps and Games] jtp755:
Alright..so i got excited and installed this app before i read that it didnt work on Moto devices. I have a Droid X, stock, but rooted. I installed the app, opened it, checked the box for handycards, ran the media sync, hit the back key and tried to launch the gallery. No go..it just briefly (very briefly) opens and then closes. No errors just close. I went back in the app, unchecked the handycards box, ran a media sync, and then tried to launch gallery again...still no go. I have cleared cache on both Gallery and app, uninstalled app, rebooted, etc. to no avail. I looked through some of the directories for .nomedia and only found one in Android/data/ with a date stamp of last month.

How can i get my Gallery back?

Also to note...i can still take pics and open the camera roll from within the camera app without an issues but that doesnt allow me to get to the main gallery.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
so this is like the strangest thing i've ever heard. did you try to reboot? clearing the cache of gallery excluder should not do anything. there is only a single file placed there (which is used to determine if it is the initial launch). so clearing the cache will delete that file and the welcome message/disclaimer will be shown again upon next launch.

what makes my wonder is that you deleted all .nomedia files and it's still not working. i can assure you that gallery excluder does nothing more than creating those files. honestly. have you tried re-running the media scanner after removing the .nomedia files?

i am so sorry that i can't be any more helpful. i'll try to get my hands on an o.g. Droid/Milestone tomorrow but can't promise anything
[Android Apps and Games] Cocolopes:
I have a motorola defy and the app work great...don´t have problems. But I want to remove the music folder, so the galery don´t show the covers, but if I do that the music player don´t recognice the music folder.
[Android Apps and Games] jaypeg123:
Super duper
[Android Apps and Games] TeflonJugo:
Epic 4g. Works great. Great for hiding adult content if kids frequent your phone.
[Android Apps and Games] jtp755:
Not really sure what got corrupted (thinking it was just the Gallery database when i ran the Media Sync from within Gallery Excluder) but here is what i did to get my gallery back working:

1. Clear cache AND data from the Gallery app AND from Media Storage

2. Unmount the SD card

3. Reboot ( it actually powered off when i used the reboot Widgetsoid)

This forced the Gallery app to rebuild the database when you open it after the reboot. Took mine a couple minutes to finish and then all was well!

I found the gist of this process on another website for reinstalling Gallery. This was a solution to try before going through that hassle. I also learned that the stock Gallery app has issues with gif files and sometimes moving an image using Astro or similar and not the Gallery app can cause it to freak out. Not sure on those as i didnt have that problem.
[Android Apps and Games] jtp755:
Read through this thread and its stated a couple times that this is known and is a limitation of the stock Music player. Poweramp and Winamp does not have this issue.
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
That's greatto hear. Thanks for sharing

Thank you for pointing that out again. If I remember correctly it should be in the Market description, as well ;)
[Android Apps and Games] TheGoD:
Yeah exactly, I'd like to determine the start-up folder if the application.

So true, actually thought the same thing while writing my original post^^

Sorry four my late responds btw.
[Android Apps and Games] echoes.:
Thanks for this app, too bad I use Songbird and it can't find songs anymore now.
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Again, sorry for that. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about it. This is a general Android thing
[Android Apps and Games] dermann:
I noticed that my pictures will still show up after I've ticked one of the folders, but if I update media then they don't show up.

So I was thinking, maybe have the app auto update media for you after you've ticket one of the folders.

Sorry if this has been suggested already.
[Android Apps and Games] pdxrealtor:
thanks for this
[Android Apps and Games] andhakannan:
Unable to Recover images

Dear guys,

I tried installing this app and when I tried to include all the folders to my gallery, it doesnt show any images.

pls help me on how to recover my images.

Thx in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] MKairys:
Android .nomedia bug deletes media files!

I am surprised not to find this issue discussed in this thread, although the market reviews for this product are full of people saying "it deleted my files". There is a well-known Android bug even in Froyo on some phones, Issue 3692: MediaScanner deletes jpg and gif files, which I can easily reproduce on my phone, Samsung Fascinate. I expect any Galaxy S user can do so as well, which is why I'm surprised.

Issue 3692 says:

When a ".nomedia" file is added to a directory that has already been scanned by the media scanner, any jpg and gif files in that directory and all sub directories will be deleted.

However, if the the ".nomedia" file is added to a directory before the jpg or gif images are added then those images will not be deleted, even if a ".noimage" file is added to a parent directory.

So I proceeded as follows, using ES File Explorer for file operations:

In ES, create two folders "t1" and "t2"

In GE, exclude t1 and update gallery.

In ES, copy some .jpg files into t1 and t2.

In GE, update gallery.

In ES, verify jpg files are present in both t1 and t2.

In GE, exclude t2 and update gallery.

In ES, verify files in t2 have been deleted.
[Android Apps and Games] Dave the Knave:
I wonder if this is just for certain devices that the bug appears. I've never had any pictures deleted by using this app. The .nomedia files were added quite a while after all the pictures were there. I also have a Galaxy S as you can tell by the short sig from the XDA app and my regular signature.

Sent from my Captivate
[Android Apps and Games] MKairys:
I'm afraid I don't understand your signature: are you running a different kernel or stock Android? My Android version is 2.2.2 (Froyo.ED05)
[Android Apps and Games] Dave the Knave:
I have the Galaxy S Captivate (AT&T variant) running just 2.2 KB1 Froyo. The custom rom I use is a Samsung based rom, not aosp.

Sent from my Captivate
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
You guys,

thanks for all the replies. Seems that I lost a little track of the app. Been busy quite for a while. But you are right, there are many comments that state they lost their pictures. The bug has a terrible effect on the app. I added a line to the description stating that there is a bug in Android OS which might end up in lost media files.

However, this can only be a temporary workaround. I hope that Google will address this is the current or future OS. Does anyone know more about this?
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Happy new year to everyone.

I released an update yesterday which helps with the navigation. It also changes to ICS theme. However, it does not work on ICS and I can't say anything about HC.

So does anyone know if Google has changed something there? MediaScanner seems to be ignoring .nomedia files.
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
ICS working

Hi everyone,

another update now establishes Android Ice Cream Sandwich compatibility by employing a little workaround. Let me know if it works for you
[Android Apps and Games] fascinate:
Clearing data from media storage doesn't seem to force the gallery to re-index. What I did was only tick the folder "Music". Tried to re-index the gallery (by clearing data from media storage). Went into the gallery and it is now empty. I also tried to restart the phone but the gallery is still empty (pictures haven't been deleted, just not being detected by the gallery anymore)

I'm running the app on the LTE Galaxy Nexus, stock 4.02, unlocked. Thanks for any help.

[edit]Actually, I think restarting the phone helped. The gallery eventually re-indexes. Will keep on testing.
[Android Apps and Games] tacc:
It does work but at some point (like 1 minute after you saw that it worked) some "pictures" are back again.

In my case only GTA 3 related ones located in \sdcard\Android\data

Galaxy Nexus, everything stock.
[Android Apps and Games] PeartFan40:
I've been looking for this exact thing. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mfpreach:
You should pull this app for users of ICS.

My images have disappeared, they came back but my music still won't show up in play music or Apollo. :(
[Android Apps and Games] knox420:
Sorry to hear that.

Will pull it soon.
[Android Apps and Games] KristianKenneth:
Working great! I'm on ICS by the way. Just a few reboot and all your images will be back. Allow the system to scan all the media first like the first time you install the Rom. Great one!
[Android Apps and Games] KristianKenneth:
Just a hint. Couple this with scan media and you will have good result.
[Android Apps and Games] esist:
Love this app. But on SGS3 (probably other devices too) a previously ".nomedia" folder stays hidden even when the .nomedia is removed.

Would it be possible to add a workaround for this?

Renaming the folder works, so an option to automatically rename and unrename a folder after you "unexclude" it should work. If the app could automate the steps below (even just as an option that could be disabled) that would be amazing.

1. Folder "DCIM" is hidden

2. Remove ".nomedia"

3. Rename to "unhide.DCIM"

[maybe a timeout of 10 seconds to a minute: doing it too fast causes it not to work sometimes]

4. Rename back to "DCIM"

I know clearing the data for media storage is included as a workaround but this has other unintended consequences. Such as changing the default sound for alarms, which on most devices cannot be changed back easily.
[Android Apps and Games] slapshot136:
I can't seem to find this in the play store - any chance you could re-upload it or host it elsewhere? (amazon app store?)
[Android Apps and Games] billybag:
Yeah it is gone. Any other apps like this?
[Android Apps and Games] carl1961:
de.mrfloppycoding.galleryexcluder.apk

I just renamed for easy reading on my phone
[Defy General] bddpolo:
okay I know nothing bout motoblur. and i bought a used defy off craigslist and I dont have no account. Is there anyway to bypass this, reset it or completely take it out? Its for my son and he has tmobile service I'm on the evo and im having so much problems trying to root this thing too. please help
[Defy General] ArcanisX:
Some blur'red ROMs would allow skipping of account creating routine either via selfdescriptive onscreen option or by pressing "menu" touchbutton (leftmost) during blur setup and choosing "skip".

Others wouldn't, so you are stuck with going through the motions of making a one-shot email and actually creating yourself a blur account (which by Moto's idea is supposed to fill you to the brims with brand loyalty).

Either way, once you manage to actually get to your phone, there are numerous ways to "bypass it, reset or completely take out". Start with Wiki page above.
[Defy General] ephumuris:
To root it try Super One Click Root for 2.1 (make sure it's the "for 2.1" version). Worked for my Defy that came as 2.51 which i guess yours is too.
[Defy General] chm0dvii:
I had the same issue, I had to skip the motoblur screen and go to settings/privacy and reset/flash device. Then you can start from scratch and have a fresh rom. You probably can go online via a computer and register a motoblur account. But you have to have have one eventually to use the phone completely until your root and/or flash a new rom.
[Defy General] Keek-Leopold:
I'd recommend to flash a better rom anyway, yet alone for flash player. Pick a deblur one, so.

SuperOneClick works fine for me to root, either 2.1 or 2.2

If your son likes social network widget, launcher pro got quite a cute one.
[Defy General] stewi21:
Heres a list of ROMs, both stock and custom for your defy :) http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Motorola_Defy.jpg
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jaykresge:
For some reason, the Incredible 2 forums show up in expanded view, but not compact. Might be part of the reason this forum is getting so little traffic, and why so many Incredible 2-specific questions are still being posted on the Incredible S boards.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petemt:
I've installed the android market 2.2.6 zip in my recovery, but it constantly crashes, what to do?

Used this topic to install:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869652

ROM: Elelinux froyo 2.2
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDA-Dev-Knowledge:
Try all the different releases of the market and report back. I'm sure that will fix it for ya.

- Kevin
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petemt:
Doesn't work, can't install 2.2.7.apk and 2.2.11.apk and when I try to flash 2.2.11 it says com.wsandroid.apk is missing, so flashing also doesn't help..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smoked33:
Hello.

I am really hoping someone can clear up for me what the different basebands mean to the OS/apps running on my X10. From what little I know they are regional but I don't understand the benefits/hazards of changing them.

I live in Ontario, Canada and my phone was an X10a. I've since flashed different ROM's and am currently running 2.2.1, X10i with 2.0.46 bb.

I understand that the BB version can affect certain ROM's getting stuck in reboots, and even possibly some communication issues, but can they affect things like the camera's performance? general performance of the phone? text messaging?

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.