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[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
V5.0.0 Final is out

Ok guys,

Just published it. Regarding the latest beta, there were some minor fixes:

- Changes the text on the contact lists for phone syncing and some more adjustments

- Added the popup warning when syncing (like with the backup/restore)

- Fixed an issue where in the phone syncing lists, the contacts were showing the default HD pictures. They now show the internal pictures (if you don't override them of course). This is the way it should be, so you can see what you are actually changing.

In terms of actual functionality, it's the same as beta 3. Guys running the beta, upgrade from market anyway to get the fixes. For current functionality, check post #1, I just updated it.

Also, all the translations are messed up with these new addons. Here are the shipped xml files, for anyone so kind as to translate/update their translations:

View attachment for_translations.zip

Enjoy!
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Really nice. Thx for your effort. Looks great. Working on translation...FINISHED ;) Send per e-mail...
[Android Apps and Games] DarK_AvATaR:
Thank you

You have bought content from Lowveld in Google Play.

:D :D

In fact, I already needed it to check the texts for the Spanish translation I'm working on. Will be ready this night/tomorrow. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Tested new version. So far so good :-) could confirm my old problem after Google contact sync: low res stock pictures back under GB ROMS.
[Android Apps and Games] dentalguru:
--unable to download ? is the link down,,
[Android Apps and Games] keb00:
Very good!;)
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Try to download the latest version from Google Play (aka Market)...
[Android Apps and Games] dentalguru:
Direct HD Photos from Facebook

hi there,

congrats for the fantastic app and purchased the pro version from google play- user as drmkpillai.

Also i plan to give a high rating to the app and holding it for one single reason-

Why cant the app directly add the HD pictures from facebook directly to the UCS or default contacts. Eg is HD caller ID does this very sweetly.

Pl do the needful thanking you in anticipation

Dentalguru
[Android Apps and Games] hka148:
Thanks developer. Lite version works great in my S2, decided to the full version for supporting:)
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
must agree, any chance of changing the paid application so that the Facebook match could automatically match where the name is identical on FB and contacts, would cover about >70% of my contacts.....which would save a lot of clicking.....

Would also be good to be able to UN match FB accounts.

Swyped from my DesireS
[Android Apps and Games] Tectas:
Not as simple as it sounds, because an additional container is needed and the pictures need to be resized to the different resolutions, but still not that much effort.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
New theme: carbon

Just before I go to lunch:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ucs.theme.carbon

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Tectas:
Enjoy your meal :)
[Android Apps and Games] dlegric2:
Hey Lowveld. No matter what launcher I use the Ucs screen shows my notification bar. It must be rom related.

Thks for nice new themes btw.

Edit. Was thinking .....dangerous I know.......is there any chance to lower the top transparent skin u use in Ucs to show the contact name and number by the height of the notification bar so that people like myself with the notification bar visible can still read the contact name without it being cut off. You know what I mean?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
With your edit I just realized it's worst than I thought: If it was the "regular" notification bar layout, UCS call screen would be resized to accommodate it, there would be no cropping at all.

What you describe is a strange situation, apparently the status bar is just overlaying itself on top of the call screen.

Anyhow, I just researched a bit and found a potential workaround, so expect a fix on next version.

And possibly a setting to choose show/hide status bar, as some people may prefer it.

Cheers, and thanks for the input!
[Android Apps and Games] dlegric2:
Thks mate. Ur a star. Will keep on supporting ur great work.
[Android Apps and Games] KilL3r!:
I can See default caller screen also

Galaxy 3 CM7.2
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Yes, it is not removed, UCS is layed out over the default. When the call arrives you may see the default shortly before UCS gets the front spot, and when the call ends UCS is faster than the default, so you'll probably see it for another second. I could delay UCS exit to give time for the default to finish, but didn't really see the point.

One useful thing is that you can always go back to the default caller screen during a call by pressing back. This allows you to use advanced settings that are not yet implemented in UCS (like mutting the microphone and such).

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
V 1.2.1 is out

Ok guys,

Just maintenance, no new features. Mainly addressing issues reported here:

1.2.1:

- If user chooses a personalized HD picture for a contact, automatically check the contact to use it instead of the default (was leading to some confusion, and cost me a one-star review)

- Contact list ordering non-case sensitive now (reported by ben_pyett on XDA)

- Possible fix for cases where the status bar still shows on call screens (reported by dlegric2 on XDA)​

@dlegric2, let me know if your issues is solved...

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] dlegric2:
Hi there. Thks for the updates. Unfortunately no the notification bar remains with Ucs as it does with the default call screen. Dean
[Android Apps and Games] eezdva:
Very cool but would have been cool if I could use my Haxsync....now I would have to add them manually let's say.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Actually the licensed version lets you use your phone contact pics, scaling them to fullscreen if needed.

If you have them synced to Facebook with haxsync, UCS will also be synced.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] eezdva:
OK yeah that's really cool. Will consider it. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] The.Dark.God:
Hi there,

This app looks like it has major potential, but I can't add a custom picture to any contact. I can select the image, but when I click "save" it force closes. I'm trying to use the free version of the app on a Droid 4. Any suggestions? If this can be resolved, I'm very much leaning toward purchasing the pro!
[Android Apps and Games] Felimenta97:
Market says imcopatible. Could someone put the .apk here so I can test it? The licence is compatible, tought...

Those call screens never worked for me. Let's try this one.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
If you can capture a logcat of the FC ill do my best to fix it. But I need something to work with...

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Atomix86:
Does the pro version pull down higher quality Facebook synced pics, or just blow up the low res ones?
[Android Apps and Games] roobeyn:
does this also work with LDPI-devices? :D

and is there also a way to replace this app with original apps so i can remove them or is this an app thats always turned on in the backgroung?
[Android Apps and Games] okie03:
????

So far i haven't heard any luck getting it to work on my phone. I tried with the free version and i get a "Unfortunately, the process com.lowveld.ucs has stopped"

am using SGH-T989/IML74K Ics Perfection ROM/ Rooted/ 4.0.3
[Android Apps and Games] Beppemi:
Thanks so much.. really nice app :)
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
I haven't given up on FB auto-matching, but haven't figured out a bullet-proof solution. That's why even with a single match you still have to click it. I haven't given up though, but I need to be 100% sure it's working.

To un-match FB accounts you have two options currently:

- Re-link to another FB account if you did some mistake

- Add a HD photo to the contact if you haven't still. Don't forget that on the detailed contact view, you can use the spinner to change what photo is used when there are multiple sources!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Ultimate HD Contacts Sync

Ok,

I released the phone syncing standalone function as a separate app. Only differences to the version on UCS is the menu layout, and also you can add pictures with the android "share" function directly.

Again, UCS Licensed users don't need this app. I released it for those not wanting to use UCS but want that specific function. It's also cheaper of course.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lowveld.ultimatecontacts#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLmxvd3ZlbGQudWx0aW1hdGVjb250YWN0cyJd

It's flying pretty much under the radar, as I didn't advertise it on any way, and I am not currently considering making it free. 1 download in 2 days. :D

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] dentalguru:
PL CHECK OUT the syncing option on HD caller ID though it is almost automatic still has a checking option
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
How about a new UCS version with the updatetd strings for translation? I've send you my latest translation file but still miss some lines (phone syncing part)
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
For sure! And also a possible bugfix for ICS.

Tomorrow the latest!

Cheets
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
That sounds great!
[Android Apps and Games] scuzy:
How come some contacts won't download picture from facebook when i know theere is picture for them on facebook.
[Android Apps and Games] WG5516:
This looks really dope, thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
About next update

Hey guys,

I told you I would release an update today, but I need time to check some possible issues with bluetooth headsets. So it will be delayed possibly for a couple of days.

Sorry...

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
No problem! Take your time.

Btw, how about auto matching manuell linking pictures for square stock pictures in dedicated folder ? Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] odub303:
I'm getting fc's when trying to do anything within the phone sync menu. Running CM9 on the epic 4 touch. Active else having similar issues?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
FCs when using the dedicated HD and Facebook lists on the standalone sync tool?

I'm on it...

Thanks for the report!
[Android Apps and Games] odub303:
You got it. The instant anyone reports an issue, you're all over it. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Ok guys, just updated to V5.1.0, due to the reported bugfix.

Unfortunately I didn't have the time to properly test tome stuff I want to put in, so I left it out as it could potentially break some stuff for a lot of people, I want to be thorough about it. This should be more 5.0.1 then 5.1.0...

Changelog:

- Fixed issues with standalone Phone Syncer on ICS based ROMs

- Updated German translations

- Code Optimizations​

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] odub303:
Things seen to be working as intended now. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Currently I use contacts only from SIM-card (not Google or phone) and now I recogniced, that after I define a UCS pic to one of my SIM contacts the association is lost after some time. So I do not see the UCS HD picture. Instead I see the stock default sim card pic ? Anyody else too?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Upload pictures from sdcard

Hey guys,

Finally had some time to poke around, and I got standalone syncing from a directory containing pictures working.

I updated Ultimate HD Contacts Sync with it, but I will be porting the feature to UCS in the next days.

I also caught an issue where for ICS builds, the internal phone pictures end up with awful quality. This has to do with the way ICS handles the contact pictures. I also solved it (sort of, at least the quality is better now, but not UCS-like), and will also backport the fix to UCS.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] pdppdp:
Hope everything works now. Couldn't really use it before because of the missing pictures :(
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Sounds great! Anything new about us translators? Some new strings?

BTW, do you got my latest German translation via E-Mail. Unfortunately I found some ugly coding mistakes in my last version? Was sond saved in Unicode...
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
V5.2.0 beta

Hey guys,

Here's the newest build. If there are no issues, I plan to update the market version tonight.

View attachment UltimateCallScreen.apk

Also, here is the latest xml files for translating:

View attachment translate.zip

Changelog:

- Added \"upload from directory\" function to standalone phone syncing tool. Place pictures named as contacts on a directory, and sync your phone internal pictures with them.

- Improved internal pictures quality in ICS builds

- Fixed issues with bluetooth headsets and audio routing during calls, particularly on HTC devices

- Updated german translation to latest from user_99 (but outdated now with newer functions)
​

Let me know how it goes!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Sick1:
My finnish translation updates are on the way... Might take a day or two cuz my summer vacation started and ive been drunk for few days :D ..Atleast i must have a few party now, cuz me and my girlfriend are expecting twins to be borned in october!! :D

Sorry for little of-topic!

Peace
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Thanks for the update! Why only jpg and not png for the bulk update ? Possible to have an option to define a dedicated folder by your self?

Btw, we need an update for translation :-)
[Android Apps and Games] Jinghis:
Is it me or it's a bug?

Hi all!

Months ago, I've searched for a good call screen, 'cause the default is not quite good enough for me ^^'. When I found UCS I was glad to find a good Call screen, which is nice for my Mimmi too. Buut the last update ( 5.2.0 ) something went wrong ... It completely messed up my contact screen when I wanted to do the internal phone syncing ... I have both Contact pictures, from Facebook, and from the phone itself... as camera pics. Can someone help me with this, or this is a bug? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
I'm sorry, but I don't understand the issue... You synced the phone to use the UCS defined pictures, but that messed up what?

Do you mean that UCS is showing both pictures at the same time? What do you mean "as camera pics"?

Can you elaborate?

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] HiM@L:
hey...i tried this for the first time and its pretty neat and looks awesome. i just got one issue..tried reading couple of pages ahead but its not mentioned. i am not getting sound notification or sms. screen comes on but no sound or vibration occurs. any ideas???

update: ok i restarted the phone and it works now.
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
How about a new file for translation?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Hey,

Sure! I dodn't post another because it's basically the same I posted a few days back for the beta. Anyway, here is the latest, shipped yesterday:

View attachment for_translation_v5.2.1.zip

By the way, there is a bug in the phone syncing function when on ICS roms, that makes it possible for the pictures to be assigned to the wrong contact. I fixed it yesterday on Ultimate Contacts HD Sync, and I'll also fix it for UCS. I'll probably update it today, just checking if there is something more that I can do.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Jinghis:
So to explain my problem, the first part I made two screenshots which represent my problem. The second part is... as camera pics, I mean it contains a contact picture what I made with my phone's camera :)
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
have you restored your google contacts? reset your phone or used an old backup of UCS data? as doing so will mess up the mappings

heres a note i made about how to restore data without this corruption [GUIDE][16 MAY 12] Backup / Restore Contacts for UCS (UltimateCallScreen)
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
No, this is the bug I mentioned on my earlier post today. In ICS builds, the phone syncing toll can end up assigning pictures to the wrong contact.

I already fixed the issue on the standalone app, and will update UCS today with it.

Sorry for the trouble! In principle you will only have to do the syncing with the new version and everything will be fine again.

Cheers

P.S. This only happens on ICS roms!
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
:o Ups, I've missed that post...

BTW, new German update send via E-Mail :D
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
Oh! same here, although I've been running UCS on a variety of different ICS builds for the last month (CM9,AOKP and Sense 4.0A) and haven't encountered it!

@Jinghis You must have been lucky ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Jinghis:
Probably yes XD
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Ok guys,

New beta, fixing this latest issue with the internal phone syncing, plus a bunch of "preemptive bugfixing". I went through a lot of code trying to see what could go wrong and preventing it. This possibly fixes the issue with some facebook contacts not downloading, plus a far-fetched (but possible) loss of sync between android database and UCS.

Changelog:

- Fixed issue in phone syncing for ICS builds, where pictures could be assigned to wrong contacts

- Several optimizations on phone syncing code

- Improved facebook picture fetching, possibly fixing rare cases where contact pictures were not being downloaded

- Several minor bugfixes
​

new beta available, this is old

Also included the latest german translations from user_99 (thanks mate!).

Let me know if you find issues. This is pretty much what I had in mind for this update, and unless reported, it will go to Google Play tonight (and I would rather ear issues from you... :))

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] TONINO_CT:
Thanks is cool ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Legobricke:
Giving the Beta a shot.....

I am using an HTC Rezound running GB 2.3.4 / unrooted / unlocked / S-On.

The beta displayed the following issues for me:

Internal Phone Syncing > Standalone Syncing > Sync Your Phone - ERROR - The application UltimateCallScreen (process com.lowveld.ucs) has stopped unexpectedly.

Facebook Integration > Sync Pictures Now! - ERROR updating Facebook pictures.

Facebook won't download photo's for certain contacts - I can confirm that this is now working for me.... so, that issue for me is fixed.

Android call screen appears for a few seconds before Ultimate pop's on and displays full screen.

In some cases when a call comes in, the ringer doesn't work... This happens only on occasion...

Ultimate shows a few contact duplicates... My contact file does not have these duplicates.... How can I correct this?

Great app.... can't say enough.. paid for the app and love it....

Would love to be able to manually crop photo's...

Lego
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
New new beta 5.2.2

Hey!

First, sorry for not replying to your email! I recognized your issues as soon as you posted them here...

Now for the good news:

- The error syncing all facebook pictures should be (partially at least) fixed on this new beta

- The error on the standalone syncing tool is fixed on this new beta.

But, you were using it wrong (to mis-quote Steve Jobs). The standalone syncing tool will only sync the pictures you choose there, it has nothing to do with the rest of UCS. You installed UCS, went right there, and pressed the button with 0 pictures defined. Now it won't crash, but it won't sync anything if you use it that way!

- What do you mean "manually crop photos"? You can! Well, not facebook photos for the "regular" UCS interface, but I'll get to that, just haven't had time for it. But for the standalone syncing you can already do that, just tick the "facebook cropping method" checkbox on the standalone preferences.

The duplicated contacts I can do nothing about it for now, I'm only reporting what's inside the phone database (I also have a couple of those), but I'll look into it.

The fact that the default interface shows up before UCS is well documented, I wrote an extensive post about it on this thread, I'll try to find it and post the link. But bottom line, it's the way Google made it, I have no chance at all to "fix" that.

New beta:

Outdated: finale version V5.3.1 released in google play

Let me know how it goes!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Version V5.3.1 release

Ok,

I received confirmation that the latest code seems ok. Well, more than OK. Apparently apart from the other stuff I had already fixed, I managed to get rid of the last few memory issues when rotating images, that alone deserves a nice bottle of booze. Thanks for the testers that confirmed this!

I also added a new theme, "Snow White", and changed the theming engine to support text alignment of Names and Numbers (install the theme and you'll know what I mean).

Changelog:

- Fixed issue in phone syncing for ICS builds, where pictures could be assigned to wrong contacts

- Optimized memory usage on image editing: should fix the issue for rare FCs when rotating images

- Improved facebook picture fetching, possibly fixing rare cases where contact pictures were not being downloaded

- Several optimizations on phone syncing code

- Improved theming capabilities: look for new theme "Snow White"

- Several minor bugfixes​

Enjoy!
[Android Apps and Games] Legobricke:
Great work....

My only current issues are....

When answering a call, there is about a 2 to 4 sec delay before the call connects.

example... when I answer an incoming call, I can't hear the caller and they can't hear me for the 2 to 4 second delay... after that, the call works fine.

Also... when using the headphone jack on an incoming call, the headphone jack doesn't activate for around 5 - 10 seconds....

Other than that, I must say that the update is very smooth...

Lego

Rezound

Sense 3.5

GB 2.3.4

Stock / unrooted / s-on / unlocked
[Android Apps and Games] coolregireg:
I also love this program

I have same issues as Legobricke

When answering a call, there is about a 2 to 4 sec delay before the call connects.

example... when I answer an incoming call, I can't hear the caller and they can't hear me for the 2 to 4 second delay... after that, the call works fine.

Also... when using the headphone jack on an incoming call, the headphone jack doesn't activate for around 5 - 10 seconds....

Other than that, I must say that the update is very smooth...

HTC Evo 3D

Rooted

Mean ICS Rom v2.0

Android 4.0.3

Sense 3.6
[Android Apps and Games] pdppdp:
Hey Lowveld

the last update finally fixed my problem with missing numbers and not showing pictures. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Hi there,

Not wanting to shed off blame on my side, but are you sure this is UCS's fault? I don't even touch the audio routing unless in loudspeaker/bluetooth cases, all other calls go right through.

I'm asking this because I noticed you both have HTC devices. At least in sense GB roms, the delay on audio routing is a well known issue, some users report it as long as 5 seconds. I myself have that issue on my Sense 3.5 rom: you immediately hear the other party, but it takes a couple of seconds until they hear you (you can tell because they keep saying "Hello? Hello?".

Anyway, please make sure that your issues disappear if you disable UCS. I strongly believe they wont, and the issue is with the base ROM.

Cheers

Yeah, that would be the "far-fetched (but possible) loss of sync between android database and UCS". It was all to to the same "problem". To be honest, I didn't even remember your issue... :$ In hindsight, seems obvious now, I just couldn't see the big picture before.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Next version - interface change, volunteers for translation?

Ok guys,

For next version I decided to tidy up the UCS app interface and make it a bit more intuitive.

Are there anymore volunteers out there for translations, apart from the usual suspects (user_99 for German and Sick1 for Finnish)?

Anyone trying to join in PM me or email me, and I'll send out regular intermediate versions, to see if I can make V6.0.0 the "perfect" release.

A peek into the new interface;

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Last version works like a shame. No lag or something else.

Good work...

Btw, ready for new version 6 (preview looks nice) and translation :-)