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[Xperia Play General] Atarii:
Not for Xperia Play it doesn't, read the actual article:
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Touch Blocker Beta - a simple but useful app that makes holding and using your device easier

There are two basic functions:

We are already in a relatively stable Beta release - whats left now is adding new features and making it all look pretty. You can follow this process at the thread here.

Please be sure to write suggestions - we are looking forward to engaging the community and building a useful and nifty application that many will enjoy!

Market link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.touchblocker

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If you experience issues, the best way to help is by reproducing them and then clicking "write to us" - be sure to include a description of your error or we may not read the logs.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Suggestions under consideration:

- fullscreen touch disable (shake to enable disable?)

- shake to show/hide or enable/disable
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Reserved for more stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] longthanh:
thanks a lot, good job
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thanks! Do you have any suggestions? What is your overall impression? Do you find it useful?

Im full of questions :D
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
Great idea!!! Any reason why only honeycomb and ice cream sandwich? Not that it matters, this will be very useful on tablets :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thank you!

Why only ICS and HC? Because it doesnt work with multitouch in versions of android before 3.0!
[Android Apps and Games] aeros0ul:
Suggestion:

Add an option to show the active dead zone with maybe a semitransparent background
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You can already do this using the editor... or do you mean add an option to always display the deadzones (in a very transparent way)?
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
yes i gladly say +1 :D
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Any other suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
Not as of yet, i have to say im liking this app a lot. just reading the news on the couch it more comfortable to pick it up and put it down!!!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Im just dying for something juicy to add to this little app...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Any comments? Suggestions maybe?
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
I like the idea of rounding ther corners of the dead zones. Maybe even animating them...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes - and the buttons should jump up as the zones squeeze them together :)
[Android Apps and Games] curodot:
I've just downloaded this and I don't have any problems so far.

Maybe you can place some tiny icon somewhere on the screen so people can easily disable it? Idk, but I think not everyone will be pleased with this suggestion. :D
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You can use the notification - it has various actions you can pick. The trouble with always using an overlay (to make your button) is that it will slow things down...
[Android Apps and Games] Remoteconcern:
I really like it. Works well when holding my Galaxy Nexus!

However, the screen filter (which is a great feature) makes everything lag on my phone.

I wonder if that's because there are too many pixels to re-render with such an HD screen? I don't know if there's any way round it!
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
All the screen filters are like that... i think its because they render an overlay surface...
[Android Apps and Games] claytonjn:
It would be great if you could have this somehow block the navigation/status bar. I use my ThinkPad Tablet for taking lots of notes, but I always bump the clock or back button. I can hide the whole bar, but I'd rather see my notifications just not be able to touch them. I'm not sure how you would implement a way to turn the blocking off though, unless you could have it use the back button? The ThinkPad Tablet has physical buttons so even if the bar was disabled I could use the physical back button to turn off touch blocker.

BTW, I'm using the CM9 port on my ThinkPad.
[Android Apps and Games] b3er:
Found it very useful on mid-large devices, like galaxy tab 7.7

Yep - blocking status bar will be a killer feature.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its not really possible yet. But i want to add enable/disable by shake and also by-app settings. Depends if this turns out to be popular, so spread the word :D
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
oh man, I can see this being a lifesaver with my daughter. She's too young to understand not to hold the edge of the tab and most of her learning/ay apps don't respond well to multitouch. would work well with videos too so she couldn't pause them.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I never thought of that!
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
There's an app in the Market called ".kids place" that will keep the tikes in a sort of playpen on the device, but it needs this feature to be useful for some apps I have coralled there. Nothing I've yet found would work good for vids though. Hoping to try yours this week and see how it performs. Will let you know.

Sent from my TBolt with the XDA App using 1 opposable thumb
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Ill have a look at it. However, this app will block video niceley, theres no problem there.
[Android Apps and Games] FractalSphere:
Sounds like a very useful tool! Can this be set to be enabled only when certain apps are running, or is it an all-the-time dead zone?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
That is the next major feature we will introduce. Its not been added yet because of the battery issues. It will be optional of course.

But it is quite easy to turn on and off through the notification. The next step is to enable it by shake.

This is all of course dependent on how many people actually want to use this app...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
So - suggestions are welcome at this stage!
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
Maybe some root functions? What can be done with root? Blocking the bottom bar maybe?
[Android Apps and Games] vihtor:
Great job, thanks!

If its possible please add an option to disable full touch screen (for watching video). It may be unlocking with gesture or tapping small hidden area on screen.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes certainly! I think shake to enable/disable is a good idea. Suggestion added to 2nd post, thanks! And please, dont be shy with those market reviews :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Any pot her suggestions_
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its a good app - very useful. But it needs community feedback to make it better!!!
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
Market link in OP claims my TBolt is not compatible, fyi.

Sent from my TBolt with the XDA App using 1 opposable thumb
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thats because it isnt... read the thread title please - this is only for HC and ICS devices.
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
Ok, but I'm running HC. No big deal, was just going to tinker with it on here first. My kid goes nuts over the tab when it's in view.

Sent from my TBolt with the XDA App using 1 opposable thumb
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You're running honeycomb on your thunderbolt? That seems unlikely...
[Android Apps and Games] ProfEngr:
I'm using 2.3.4 w/ Sense 3.0, the ROM thread lists it as GB. My bad. Forgot HC was tablets.

Sent from my TBolt with the XDA App using 1 opposable thumb
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Not to worry - this app is designed with tablets in mind.
[Android Apps and Games] akr884:
Lifesaver

Thank you so much for this application. It has saved my girlfriend's galaxy i9000 that was otherwise on the verge of death. Let me explain:

I changed a broken screen on the device myself and when I separated the old screen I ripped the copper cables connecting the hard buttons on the bottom. I thought that rapping the cables in aluminum foil might work if they were just passing a current to make the buttons work. Anyways, that didn't fix the buttons, but a few months later the touch screen started registering phantom touches in the lower-left corner which I think is due to my brilliant aluminum foil experiement but I've already glued everything shut and I can't imagine being able to access it again without shattering the entire touchscreen.

So your app gives me a way to block the phantom touch zone thus making the phone functional again.

However, for my use case at least there are a few things that would make the application better:

1) the dead zones rotate with the phone rotation which makes sense if it's supposed to block accidental touch while you're holding it, but it means that I would have to have at least 2 or 3 corners blocked so that the phantom touch won't register regardless of orientation - Could you add an option to "anchor" the blocked zones instead of rotating them?

2) It seems much more likely that a user wants to block edge zones instead of anything in the center of the screen (which you've already taken into account to some degree) so it would make more sense to have the options bar float in the center instead of anchoring it to the bottom of the screen. This would make it easier to adjust the block zone on the bottom of the screen whereas now the block zones on the bottom overlap with the options bar. If you don't want to apply this to the bar at all times it would at least make sense to make the bar float in the center of the screen when you touch the pencil icon to adjust your block zones.

3) I think you might also have an auto-calibrate setting, where there's and auto-timer or a user-defined timer that encircles any area that's touched during a calibration period and then defines that zone as a possible block zone. This suggestion I think applies to use case as well as the one you created the application for. A person might realize that they accidentally touch the side of the screen while reading but not know exactly where to block while they're holding the device so this could allow them to read something naturally and define the block zones. The auto-definition could also be a good way to keep the block zones as small as possible instead of a user defining a large block zone just to make sure that no accidental touches are registered.

4) Since the application will be active 100% for my device I'd like an option to not show the notification icon in the upper bar if possible.

Finally, I don't see a donate button here in your profile or on your blog but I'd really like to send you some money to say thank you for fixing an otherwise broken device.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hi ive been travelling ill get back to you later today :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
1 - yes, good idea

2 - i disagree, that would not be good and the zones already disregard blocking when over the bar

3 - too complicated for now and would DIGEST battery

4 - yes youre right, its an oversight and will be corrected when i add "shake to..." options

5 - thanks, but i prefer that you simply rate the app on the market and also check out some of our other excellent apps:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Fahrbot+Mobile
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Anyone else?
[Android Apps and Games] akr884:
3 - It would use a lot of battery if it were always on, but I meant setting it up as an initial calibration option instead of an always-on thing. But I can understand how it would be complicated to set up.

I´m glad you like some of my ideas and thanks again for the app.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Keep the suggestions coming!
[Android Apps and Games] eisil:
Great app! Thanks! :)

One small issue though;

Taskbar is not filtered, it's still bright.

Also, not sure if possible to filter those, but softkeys are not filtered - but as mentioned, it might not even be possible...

HTC Sensation 4.0.3

Thanks Sir!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Android does not consider the taskbar as part of the display. The option "dim the taskbar" in settings is only for hc and ics tablets where the behavior is implemented differently (lights out).

The next release will be able to disable notifications entirely.
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
Its working great! Any news on updates soon?
[Android Apps and Games] silentheero:
Could you enable user-defined areas? I was looking for something that will reject my palm when using a stylus.

Thanks for a great app!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Please be more specific...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
A new release with new features is imminent.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
1.0.2.8

New configuration interface

Split shake and notification controls

Fixed many minor bugs from the logs
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
It everything working OK?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Anything to report re the new release?
[Android Apps and Games] 2qwaszx:
Thank you for this nice share. :D
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
OK enjoy, and feedback is always welcome!
[Android Apps and Games] delta.kilo:
Ooooow, got really excited at the prospect of using this with the camera app on my Galaxy S2

(Omega v14 ICS ROM). Sadly, it seems not to work; the shutter button doesn't activate when there's any fingers on the screen, even in a blocked area.

I don't have the full use of my hands so fingers tend to creep onto the screen area when trying to take a picture.

Be real handy if this app worked with camera apps too :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Your statement makes no sense...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Let me know if you like it or if youd like more features!
[Android Apps and Games] eviltango:
It says my device is not compatible, I have gingerbread

Send from the Noteorious BIG 5.3" Bell Canada
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes... how about that. Read the thread title mate.
[Android Apps and Games] delta.kilo:
OK, when using my phone's camera app, if one or more fingers are accidently touching the screen, the phone will not take a picture.

I can not hold phone just by the edges, I always end up with 1 or 2 fingers touching the screen edge. Hence, the camera app shutter button will not work.

Sadly, (for me) Touch Blocker does not work properly with camera app. :(
[Android Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Pretty slick app!

The only problem I have with the screen filter (and practically every other screen filter on the market) is that in ICS the screen filter somehow blocks the Install button when using the Package Installer, meaning I have to manually turn off the screen filter everytime to sideload an app.

Any chance of introducing a blacklist to automatically disable the screen filter in certain apps?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its an android security feature, to stop phishing type hacks from showing you the wrong buttons to press. Cant be disabled im afraid.

Use the notification as a toggle, its pretty quick!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I think i understand. Its a multitouch problem. Also cant really be beat...
[Android Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Ah ok, didn't realise it was a security feature.

I was referring to automatically disabling the screen filter when I mentioned the blacklist.

The only app I've managed to find on Play where screen filtering automatically is disabled (via a blacklist) when the Package Installer is running is the app Lux Auto Brightness, but I don't like that app because I find it unintuitive / not easy to use.

Was kind of hoping to see the blacklist / exclusion list feature from Lux in Touch Blocker.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Everything OK with the recent JB compatibility update?
[Android Apps and Games] Flowsick:
Can you make compatible with my samsung stratosphere? I really would love to have this app. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Anything i should know about?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hows this one going? Havent checked back for a while...
[Android Apps and Games] norsepriest:
Wicked app, though i only really use its screen dimming features...
[Android Apps and Games] ffmenezes:
Hi,

Can I in the full version set custom dead zones? I mean only set the height/lenght of the preset disponibles.
[Android Apps and Games] b3er:
Yes.
[Android Apps and Games] Cmdr.Psyco:
is it then possible to create a dead zone just in the middle of the screen?

at the moment i think you can just pull from every screen corner

is this a feature of the full version?
[Android Apps and Games] FendyBt2:
useful app...

hi...

when I touch the active zone and drag my finger in the block zone it still register my touch in the block zone... can you make so that when I touch and drag my finger from the active zone to the block zone and it will not register the touch when my finger reach in the block zone?

thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] Engic0:
same question!

My phones touchscreen has spoiled and a line of pixels in the middle of my screen is giving unnatural behavior(pixels clicks by itself) ,so i want to disable just this set of pixels... So if anyone here has used the PRO app then let me know if it can disable central pixels...

And its my request to OP to make this app open source! as i have seen no recent developments here... :)
[Android Apps and Games] kaikun97:
I dont think this app will be updated, see how immature the dev has been replying to comments:

Looks like he cant handle any critism :/

UPDATE: Seems the OP's account has been banned. I assume this is related to similar behavoir
[Android Apps and Games] Engic0:
I made my own application for my problem. But got more problems so I made this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2787081
[Android Apps and Games] wen2ri4:
touch block preview don't auto hide

please help me it not transparent dead zone for dell venue8 3840 hd( wifi only) . i can't use this app with floating deadzone. my chip is intell chip, so was something went wrong? please help me and update this bug.

i have galaxy ace 2 and this app works well, the preview was hiddened.

i tried to remove app or delete data app, or get apk from ace 2 but it is not work with the dell intel tablet.

thank you so much. this app is very great for me to reading book by tablet. love you so much !!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Lordinal82:
Looks cool. Gotta test it out!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinggizmo:
Hi there,

Since ARHD 7 I have ugly, metallic sound when I listen to music, even if I connect the phone to an AV receiver. Never had this before. Has it something to do with the beatsAudio? Any help would be grateful.

Thanks in Advance,

kinggizmo
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markslo112:
Try switching ROMS. Or try switching the equalizer. Switch it from Beats to R'n'B. When I listen to music with Beats Audio the sound is shallow, so the best way that works for me is rnb.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guandms:
did you try another music player ?

is this in your speaker our headphones ? ....
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wolfganght:
Your Solution!!!

[/QUOTE]hey there, search the forum for lyapota_MusicBOX2_ARHD_7_x_x.zip flash it and music works like a charme!! I've been using arhd 7.0.2 for 2 weeks installed PV-Team tweaks and lyapota music box and everything is working perfectly..

Hope I helped..

Saving you some time here's the lyapota_MusicBOX2_ARHD_7_x_x.zip
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinggizmo:
thanks man, this works like a charme!
[Epic 4G General] amateurhack:
No complaints, just a place to sing the praises of the awesomeness that is CM9.

I for one love CM9. Sure, there's some things that could be improved, but this rom is just amazing. I especially love that ICS is working on a phone that Samsung was just to lazy to work on. We get the benefits of Matias Duarte's amazing talent combined with the real-world-minded approach to porting of the ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND FABULOUS CM9 developer team.

And perhaps the best thing: This is a work in progress, so that means regular updates with continued improvements.

What could be better?

So, to everyone involved, thank you, thank you, thank you.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Also 1st ! ;)
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
It is not that Samsung was too lazy it was that it would require them to give up their proprietary BML partition or restructure it which if done by OTA would stand to great a risk of bricking the phone, especially one over a year and a half old.

Beta 0 is very fast and snappy. Thank you CM9 team.
[Epic 4G General] Xiutehcuhtli:
Freaking love it. Beta 0 seems to be fast and works great for what I use it for! So stoked for how much work went into it and the attention paid to our phones!
[Epic 4G General] tazfanatic:
I too would like to say thanks along with my wife she freaking loves CM9!! amazing job by the whole team.
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
woot woot!!
[Epic 4G General] steelers_exe:
i love the look on peoples faces when i show them im running ICS on my epic. :D

all thanks to the awesome people of CM9 team!
[Epic 4G General] prochargedls2:
I've lost track of how many people asked how I got it on my epic... actually only 1 person asked because at my school people like the name HTC so they think they have the best phone no matter what. Its a stupid trend. The 1 guy was astounded lol
[Epic 4G General] steelers_exe:
This^^^^

but with iphone users. haha
[Epic 4G General] amateurhack:
Time to give this thread a bump.

Beta2 rocks. I look at some of the other threads about what the future of CM9 should be, and I can't help but thinking,"NOOOOO! DON'T MESS WITH IIIIITTTTT!"

I think I'm going to stick with Beta2 until I see some overwhelmingly compelling reason to update again.

Just sayin'.
[Epic 4G General] Rogue2204:
I'm also loving beta 2! As much as I would like to get a Gnex, this dedicated support has turned my epic into the poor mans Gnex. :-]
[Android General] Pubbaa:
hi i'm start up this thread because the last one i posted ended up in the wrong section(in all phones>general)

is there a app that will enable the share function (icon represented by two arrows pointing away from each other at a 45' degree angle ) to have "save on disk" or "save on sdcard" option

if not can anyone create such an app. i would be very grateful

otherwise i have to email it to myself...apps like rage faces, stumbleupon have some interesting pictures that i would like to share offline

thanks,:o
[Android General] a58221:
Maybe this can help. Try it out yourself

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andmadesoft.share
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] anto.danny:
hey ppl..i recently bought pop plus for my lil bro...i just rooted it..now i cant find a forum for this device...can i flash a pop custom rom into pop plus...??? i seriously doubt that i can...:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] maslinar:
I am wondering the same thing,I have S5570i Mini/Pop Plus and I want to put a custom rom on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] artisticcheese:
New modem (UCLA3) looks like performing astonishingly good. Never was able to get even close to this speeds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
Where were you? I've never gotten that high unless in certain areas.
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Near about Zip 75007
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Good, now I have something to beat.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] phillybits:
Damn.

Wish we had LTE here in Philly. (hint, hint, AT&T....)
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Round Rock, TX
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Kansas City...
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Check my sig... my jaw dropped when I got it too.
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Wow, you guys are getting some awesome speeds. I have only managed to get 19mb down when I visited New Orleans a week or two ago on lte. 4g I get around 7 or 8 down
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jedah:
The fastest I got was 44Mbps down in Vegas. Otherwise in LA, I usually get around 15Mbps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] randomnameftw:
It's in the sig.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
Whenever I try to run a speedtest it says I get network communication Errors
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fear676:
56mbs Mansfield TX. Corner of Bennie lane and matlock.