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[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Thanks for the feedback guys! Once special request from me:

- please try the SMS browser, switch it to threaded mode (options menu), and check if it's working properly for you

I know Samsung did some nasty changes to the SMS databases on the SGS3, I want to make sure my workarounds are working fine.

About the icons: if you only knew how much time I spent with photoshop, you would laugh your socks off. I needed to google each and every thing I wanted to do...

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] per4rator:
Good day.

All the features works fine. No bug found in SMS browser. Very nice feature.

A little question.

Using SE Xperia Pro (CM10 - FXP219).

Since stock dialer steel pops up for a half sec (that's bothering me), i try to play with process priority (renice).

Things go ideal, when i decrease stock dialer priority or increase UCS process piotity.

Perhaps, You can insert some kind of priority option into UCS (to increase UCS process priority(root, i know), or to decrease stock dialer priority)?
[Android Apps and Games] heavencanwait:
Hello, UCS HD users.

I edited the Elegance orange theme to make it look more MIUI like. I wanted it to complete my current setup. Here's a screenshot. You have to click the link though...

https://www.box.com/s/qbglfyyc768vfrzymu54

Here's the actual apk. I haven't changed the title in the xmls, just a few images. So if you plan to try it first deinstall the original Elegance orange as it will give a conflict. Also I set it up to answer with a slide down gesture and to decline with slide up like in MIUI vertical call answer.

https://www.box.com/s/qbglfyyc768vfrzymu54

I hope it's usable for someone. :)
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Looks nice!

You know that with a few changes you can publish it on Google Play, right? Registration as developer is free if you don't plan to release paid apps, but you do have to compile it yourself, no apk modding.

Anyway, if you want to I can repackage your theme with a different package name and post it back here. It's really no trouble for me.

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] heavencanwait:
Oh no, thanks, I don't want to be a developer. :)

Do as you please with this theme, repack it, rename it, whatever. I don't need credits or anything, I just made it for me and decided to share it.

Thank you for the great app and have fun!
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
V9.7.0 released

Ok guys,

I just released 9.7.0 to Google Play. Comparing to latest beta, there are some more minor bugfixes, and an extra feature still on the SMS side: now UCS identifies a SMS as new, and pressing the dismiss button (or browsing to another), marks the SMS as read in the rest of android also.

Changelog:

- Added SMS Browser: fast view of all SMS, tap to go fullscreen, accessible directly from your phone app drawer

- SMS Browser supports threaded mode (tap options to set it). When in thread mode, fullscreen viewer cycles through thread only

- Re-designed fullscreen SMS viewer to use HUD interface, added next and previous SMS buttons, and also a "callback" function

- Dimissing SMS, or pressing next/previous buttons mark current SMS as read

- Re-designed app icons, and some in-app graphics

- Fixed crash if user removed video from phone and it was being used by UCS

- Fixed issue with multiple calls

- Performance improvements

- Minor bugfixes​

There are some performance improvements also, but UCS was very fast already so you may not even notice. I also updated the Theme Previewer plugin to reflect the changes on the SMS interface.

I hope you enjoy!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
An following a long tradition of on-the-spot-bugfixing of big updates, 9.7.1 was just released. Turns out the SMS part crashed badly if you tried to override the SMS theme colors.

It's getting impossible to test everything... :(

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Sorry to read that. Unfortunately I also didn't test this part because my current theme looks also great for SMS...
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
Love the look of the new icons....worth the time spent.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
You did more than enough! Sometimes things just fall through the cracks. This particular error had nothing to do with new features per se, it was just a dumb mistake. I also don't use the feature, and as it *should* work as before...

Thanks man. After I learned the basics I went on a Photoshop rampage, redesigned all icons to match. Also, check out the new app banner on Google play: dog is gone!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
Hello Anna! :)
[Android Apps and Games] morle4ever:
Hey again,

I'm still having the problem with the facebook contacts. Here is what I did:

1. Installed the UCS app and licence

2. After the intro, went to the facebook tabs and clicked on "Sync Friends Liest Now!"

3. After syncing, clicked the "I Feel Lucky" option to match the facebook pictures

4. Hit the "Link your contacts" to manually match the incorrect contacts. Clicking this option shows me all my facebook contacts including some, that haven't been automatically matched. If I click one of those, the "Choose Friend" popup list appears. But this list doesn't contain all of my facebook contacts. Unfortunately, it is missing the ones that have not been linked automatically.

Am i the only one with this problem?

I'm running a nexus 4 with the latest android version.

Chris
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Hello,

Apparently you did everything right... I did check into this, but at least for me Facebook is replying with the entire friend list, there's no one missing.

I'll try to find some alternative ways to get the list to see if there's a difference. Meanwhile, to assign the rest of the contacts, please do the following:

- open facebook app, and go to your friend's profile

- tap the profile picture (or go through his albums if you wish)

- Once you are seeing the picture, choose the android "share" function (usually you have to press the menu button)

- choose "add to UCS"

This will let you choose a contact in UCS and assign that picture to him. This is only a workaround until I figure out what's wrong in your case, and it won't actually link the contact to facebook, it will treat the contact as if you assigned a random HD picture from your phone.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] morle4ever:
Thanks, I will use the workaround for now. I highly appreciate your efforts!
[Android Apps and Games] lwd8cmd:
Nice screenshot. Both links redirect to screenshot, could you please upload apk also?
[Android Apps and Games] Bear Knuckles:
Has bluetooth been added to call screen menu?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
No, not yet. UCS is working as before: if you have a headset connected when a call comes in, it will be used.

There are so many things that can go wrong messing around with BT that I'm not sure I will even try it. As it is now, press the back button and you have the stock interface, which will let you do that. In my opinion, It's not a function used so often that it's worth the risk of compromising stability for the rest...

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
Something that I just noticed on 9.7.2 is that after assigning a contact a new Facebook picture the preview icon that there is In a individual contacts screen becomes a video icon even if the image isn't a video where a this used to be a small version of the actual picture, which was much more useful. It corrects itself on re-entering the contacts option later on, it's as if your not creating the preview icon early enough.

Also to report on a previous issue that I'd had where even on callers I'd marked to block I could still hear the ring tone shortly, I've found a non UCS work around that works for me , it's useful to block persistent sales type calls as rather than individual people (although would work for that too), I simply sign all the numbers I want blocked to a single contact called BLOCKED CALL and then assign ring tone of none (ie silence)
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Thanks for the heads up about the contact mini-preview, I just confirmed it. As you noticed, it sets itself straight the second time you go there. Most importantly, it's really only the mini-preview, if you press preview the correct picture is viewed, not the video ID (which means that UCS will show it if a call comes in while in that situation).

There is already a running list of minor issues with 9.7.2. I'm fixing them as they are reported, but I'll hold on to any updates until the weekend if nothing serious appears. For now, the gravest one is that if you set Video ID for a contact, choose the video sound as ringtone, and pick up the call with a headset, the video never shuts up.

Regarding your call blocker function being "slow", I'll try to speed it up a bit, but not sure how just yet. My guess is that the actual delay (there and in other places) is related to the number of contacts you have and the SQL search for the contact. Mind telling me how many contacts you have?

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
333 contacts, the majority with multiple numbers, so probably over 500 phone numbers in total, is that lots?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
No, that's about what I have too... Have to look into further reasons then. You didn't activate the root workaround right?
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
edit

no root work around is off
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
"now is off", or "no, is off"? :)
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
no.....is turned off
[Android Apps and Games] scarey23:
love this app but is there any way to go back to version 9.5.1 ?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
May I ask why?
[Android Apps and Games] scarey23:
i prefer just having the 'reply' and 'dismiss' butttons rather than the new setup..
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
You mean for the SMS part? Well, I knew some people would prefer the "old" way. :)

Don't go back to 9.5.1 because of that (and that would be 9.6.1 by the way). Let me see if I can give the old buttons interface as an option on next update.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] scarey23:
yes thats for the sms part, thankyou that would be muchly appreciated..
[Android Apps and Games] fedejames:
Problem with HTC ONE X Sense 4+

Hi Everyone,

I wrote you some months ago, exactly in February, because I got a One x and I update it to 4.1.1 jelly bean stock No Root. You told me that the problem was the Sense 4+ and the update to jelly bean and that in the future you would have tried to solve the problem. Now after 4 months the application still does not work on my phone. I ask you to make it work because I already use the (PAID) app on other devices and it is fantastic, the best of its kind, but on my One X no. PLEASE could you find a solution to my problem?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Hello,

Well, just because there isn't a solution, it doesn't mean I haven't tried... Unfortunately, I found no way around the problem apart from the root workaround already in UCS. As you may guess, I get a lot of grief due to this issue, and if I could, I would of course fix it. If I don't fix it, it's because I really can't.

And to my knowledge, no one has found a solution either, there is no app capable of answering a call in your phone/rom combination. Even the root workaround does not exist in the competing apps, UCS at least works completely for some users...

Sorry!
[Android Apps and Games] per4rator:
Thank's alot for a very good app. Best one.

I've experiencing some lags with SE Xperia Pro & CM10 (FXP2xx, PA).

After altering to CM10.1 UCS 9.7.2 acts lightningfast for me. Lightningfast and stable.
[Android Apps and Games] fedejames:
Problem with Htc One X Sense 4+

I Know that the application works completely for some users, I'm one of them on other device. I just wanted to know if you have found at the end a way to make it work also on my HTC One X. I thank you very much the same for your effort, you were the only one who at least tried.

Good Work!
[Android Apps and Games] rendang:
Same to me too. I'm not sure how to get a logcat of the FC error (newbie) but will send if it's easy to do.

Motorola Admiral stock.
[Android Apps and Games] okie03:
Great Work

:) Am happy to say after the update, i was able to set contact pictures without getting an error message. Thank You for the quick response. Going to purchase the LICENSE. Once again thanks and thank you for this wonderful APP.
[Android Apps and Games] dlegric2:
Hi again Lowveld. Just my 2 cents worth but I like having the idea of being able to return to default callscreen as this opens up my call record options etc. if I want it. Also have you managed/are u looking at the notification bar issue that wont go away in my particular case. If not can I maybe get around the idea by theming that top window which contains call number and contact name...ie to be lower down by the height if the notif bar? Thks again....and no ur app is not too expensive
[Android Apps and Games] mloc33:
Has anyone tried this on Slim ICS?

Sent from deep within an ICS.
[Android Apps and Games] dratsablive:
Trying the free application, but when I select a picture from Contact Manager I get a FC:

The application UltimateCallScreen(process com.lowveld.ucs) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

I tried restarting phone and same thing.

Using on Motorola Atrix MB860.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
It seems to happen a LOT on motorola devices. Does the crash happen when:

- you select an image from gallery

- you select an image from camera

- after you select an image, when it is supposed to go into edit mode

- after you edit, when you press save on the cropper window

Please get back to me on this, I am trying to figure it out, but don't have enough data.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] The.Dark.God:
It happens as soon as you click "save" during the process of selecting an image from the gallery, or the camera. I guess that would be during edit mode, the final save location.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Ok, let's have another go. Anyone with this issue willing to try the nex market version:

View attachment UltimateCallScreen.apk

I haven't uploaded this to market yet. It would be nice to get some immediate feedback!

Cheers

---edit---

I took out the "preview and save" step. Now as soon as you press save on the editor, it will be chosen and you will be taken to the detailed contact view, which shows you what you have chosen anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] The.Dark.God:
Same crash in the same spot after you hit save... sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Thanks mate...

Are you able to capture a logcat of the FC? This a free app you can install from market:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogcat&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5qdGIuYWxvZ2NhdCJd

If you are willing, set it to capture (I have no idea how, I personally use linux and a commandline), make UCS crash, and send me the log.

Cheers, and thanks for all the help!
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
No updates for now, blame Google

So...

Out of nowhere, Google suspended my Developer Account, meaning I can't update or sell anything until they "verify" my account. They asked me for some documents, which I promptly submitted, let's see how it goes. Yes, at the moment where my business actually starts showing something, I get screwed.

This is the 3rd time Google screws me over in just 2 months. First wouldn't let me register a bank account, then didn't pay me (and a lot of other european developers) on February without any kind of explanation (they eventually got to it 15 days overdue with no apology), and now this.

Do No Evil my ass.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] e2zippo:
Whaaat, Google needs to get their head out of their ass. I've heard this happening to a lot of people actually. I hope you get it solved quickly lowveld!

Quick question regarding UCS.

I recall you mentioned something about it before when I was ranting on..

Will you be adding a vibration when pressing answer to indicate that the phone call is answered?

And if I get my wish, add controls for mute speaker and so on so I don't have to see the crappy default call screen.

And I know you probably haven't had time to even consider replacing the default call screen instead of having UCS as a layer upon it. I know that if it could be done it'll only be on Reaper, and if it were to added i would never switch from Reaper :-)

Btw: I'm back on Reaper again if you're wondering, and it's even better than I remember!

A slightly bigger donation is on the way in a near future.

Cheers buddy.
[Android Apps and Games] fluffmonster:
Use all the time. Great.
[Android Apps and Games] Felimenta97:
You don't needed to quote the whole post.
[Android Apps and Games] rendang:
Had a similar error on Motorola XT603 Admiral, sent you my logcat by PM, hopefully it included the relevant info for the FC
[Android Apps and Games] jsmccabe78:
let the theming begin!

RBW for Ultimate Call Screen HD

Download: Market (free) | XDA​

Cheers!

(And sucks google is not playing nice...though your apps still appear in the Market. Hope they wise up!)
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
All good with Google Play again!

Ok guys,

I'm glad to say that my account is fully restored. :)

Update coming in a few hours:

- Added option to actively show the status bar. For those people with problems with it overlaying the caller ID, this makes UCS fit beneath it

- Added option to show on-screen "go to loudspeaker" button.

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] saftschubse:
Could not decline an incoming call - my phone was in 'vibration-only' mode. (Pressed the button about 10 times I think...)

The text 'Click picture to assign new...' doesn't fit in the textbox an is truncated

(Desire S - Reaper - UCS Free from GPlay)
[Android Apps and Games] e2zippo:
Sounds great!

Can i use the market version on Reaper?:confused:

Edit: I suppose "- Added option to actively show the status bar. For those people with problems with it overlaying the caller ID, this makes UCS fit beneath it" will fix this?
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Hey Martin,

Yes, you can use the market version on Reaper, but you can't access it from Reaper Control, you have to open it form the app drawer.

As for your issue, no, that's not the fix. The fix is for some people for whom the status bar refuses to hide, and covers the caller ID.

Yous issue is that apparently you did not scale the picture to full screen when you cropped it. So the call screen is showing what is underneath the call screen, in the areas not covered by your picture.

Another thing, by your caller ID placement, that is the Reaper version. Please upgrade to the latest from market, there have been a lot of fixes meanwhile!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] shudron:
Dear developers! I write to you twice to alt.lteixeira@gmail.com but you do not answer my e-mail.

I have license of your UCS app but it works awful. I was obliged to delete it but before some updates it was app nr. 1 in my phone.

1. After incoming calls the application do not close often. All buttons do not work. I can close it only after phone reboot.

2. I can not answer incoming calls often. I press answer button but phone is still ringing and I can't answer. Answer button does not work.

3. If I loose network connection (in underground or somewhere else) while talking the application do not close. It is on screen but no buttons work. I must reboot phone too.

Can you help me to fix these bugs.

My phone is Motorola XT910.
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
Hello,

Sorry for not answering sooner, I do try to answer all emails but sometimes I miss some. Your symptoms are very strange, can you pinpoint when they started happening?

One of the things you mentioned is particularly strange: UCS does not have any network dependencies at all apart from checking the License the first time you run it with the license, and when downloading stuff from Facebook. There is no dependency during calls, UCS couldn't care less if you are online or not, let alone crash if you change states...
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
It's my humble request dear bro Lowveld , why not declare a "sale" , say a discount of @ 50 to 60 % on the license of your UCS HD for just a couple of days.....That will really encourage many (including me) to purchase it .....Your closest competitor has slashed his price by 50 % .....but i would still like to buy your product !!
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
You are the best & hence requesting you like never before , please slash the pro key price for just 24 hours.....
[Android Apps and Games] ben_pyett:
This application is worth the price.

Don't drink one beer, walk rather than get the bus to school/work or go hungry at lunchtime and voila you can afford it!
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
UCS pricing, and any other app for that matter, is a complex issue. Its not as simple as you saying "cut it in half", you have no idea of the impact of that (good or bad) in my revenue, market scoring, and app branding.

And I have all "competing" apps, and follow their evolution. Which is practically none on the last year. Both in terms of features and of constantly added value, UCS blows the competition away. And I'm not being a pompous ass, it's just the way I see it. So what you are saying translates to "ignore the constant work you do, and follow the price that the other weaker app sets".

Sorry, but as Ben says, UCS is worth the price...

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
It's what you say that's important to me ....Not what some Ben , Tim or Jack says ....

Thanks for your elaborate & straight forward answer , I got the point .....Wish you all the best for all of your creative ventures....:good:
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
Dear bro Lowveld ....Just purchased your wonderful app , no regrets....!!!
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
Cool app no doubt but it requires a sort of "user manual" because it's pretty complex when explored.....!!

@ Lowveld.....Can you help Mate ??? Requires thorough understanding of this app otherwise we may not know nearly 80% of what it's capable of.....!!!
[Android Apps and Games] lowveld:
One of my main concerns is exactly that. Over time so many features were added to UCS that it has become a very powerful, but also very complex app. You can easily use it out of the box and tweak the main features, but to take full advantage of everything, you really need to dig into it.

I'm always willing to hear out user suggestions about usability, but the bottom line is that a certain complexity is inevitable, and a direct consequence of how much customization there is in UCS.

As for a "User Manual", I did think about it long ago. The reason I didn't do one is that I believe 95% of the users don't even read the "Tips and Tricks" section of UCS, let alone a full user manual. So I answer any questions (or try to at least) here, or over email. But I'll try to write a decent manual and at least post it here for those interested. That will have to wait for the next "big" UCS update (9.8.0), because I'm thinking about changing a lot of stuff on the usability side (Thanks again Armin and Loic for all the suggestions!).

Cheers

P.S. There will be a 9.7.4 first to fix some bugs
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Sometimes I do not understand some users. One of the best and greatest things is to try out and explore a new APP. That is the only way for me to know how the APP works and I like to play with the settings... :D

And I must agree: Who reads a manual, Tip & Tricks, er first Op of a thread :P
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
You are right about the users who seldom try to dig inside an app but believe me i want to explore this one !!! Waiting for your fascinating updates & help whenever necessary ... :good:
[Android Apps and Games] ketani73:
Found out a typical problem today .....I have purchased "Widgetlocker lockscreen" app (by kevin@teslacoil) , since many days i had uninstalled it as it doesn't work well on my Note 2 running Stock JB 4.1.2 .....Today i re-installed it & when it was enabled "UCS" stopped working.......

I again uninstalled widgetlocker lockscreen app & lo "UCS" started working again.....!!