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[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new beta version of this app is available: v1.0.10-Beta3. This should fix the issue where the widget was not displaying in the widget picker in Sense 5 ROMs. Please test the attached CapButnBrightness-1.0.10-Beta3.apk and reply with your experiences, good or bad.

NOTE: If using a third-party launcher, like Apex Launcher, and the widget is not showing up in the widget picker, try doing the following:

Open the device settings screen

Select "Apps"

Click on your launcher in the app list (eg. "Apex Launcher", "Nova Launcher")

Click "Force Stop"

Scroll down and click the "Clear Cache" button; you may need to wait for up to 10 seconds for it to become un-grayed

Press the HOME key to go back to the home screen

The widget should now appear in the widget picker

Changes in v1.0.10-Beta3 (since v1.0.10-Beta2)

Fix issue where widget does not show up in widget picker in Sense 5 (by setting minWidth=40dp and minHeight=40dp)

Changes in v1.0.10-Beta2 (since v1.0.10-Beta1)

Fix turning buttons backlight back on when the screen turns on if the backlight is exclusively set via the widget

Potential fix for the widget not showing up in the launcher's list of widgets (ie. setting android:installLocation="internalOnly")

Changes in v1.0.10-Beta1 (since v1.0.9)

Home screen widget added

Please reply to this post with your feedback. If reporting issues, please go to the "Debug Information" screen, press the "copy" button, and paste its contents. This will immensely help with investigation of issues. You can also attach a screenshot of this screen if that is easier.

Reminder: This "beta version" of the app is signed with a developer key so it will fail to install if you have an official version of the app installed. So you must first uninstall any official versions of the app before installing this test version.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new version of this app is available: v1.0.10. This version adds a home screen widget and uses better brightness levels for the HTC One. This version has been published to the Google Play Store in the "Pro" version; the free version will be updated to on Sept 24, 2013. Note that the $0.99 sale on the Pro version is in effect until Sept 22, 2013.

Changes in v1.0.10 (since v1.0.9)

Home screen widget added

Brightness levels improved on HTC One

Pro Version in Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sleepydragon.capbutnbrightness.pro

Reminder: This "release version" of the app is signed with the official key so it will fail to install if you have a beta version of the app installed. So you must first uninstall any beta versions of the app before installing this release version from the Play Store.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
The "free" version of the app has now been upgraded to v1.0.10, and includes all features in the Pro version 1.0.10. The new version of the app will be available from the Google Play store in the next 24-48 hours. For the impatient, the APK can be downloaded from http://dl.bintray.com/sleepydragon/CapacitiveButtons/CapButnBrightness-1.0.10.apk and installed manually.

Reminder: If you have a beta (or any non-release) version of this app installed then you will need to first uninstall it before installing this official version. Failing to do so will result in attempts to install the release version failing due to the non-release versions being signed with a developer key and the release versions signed with a release key.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new beta version of this app is available: v1.0.11-Beta01. The main new feature is an improved mechanism for requesting root permissions, which leads to a "snappier" application experience. Please test the attached CapButnBrightness-1.0.11-Beta1.apk and reply with your experiences, good or bad.

EDIT: A newer beta version is available: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46093848#post46093848

Changes in v1.0.11-Beta1 (since v1.0.10)

Completely re-wrote the mechanism that requests root; see below for details and benefits

HTC One S official support added

ACCESS_SUPERUSER added to AndroidManifest.xml (to note superuser requirements in Google Play Store)

Improved Root Mechanism

Old Behaviour: Root is requested every time that the brightness changes.

New Behaviour: Root is requested the first time that the brightness changes, and after each reboot; all other brightness changes do not request root.

The net result of this change is that changing the brightness is "snappier", and happens more quickly.

This should also fix Issue 27 "If superuser has a PIN, root requests are too frequent and time out" (https://code.google.com/p/hox-cap-butn-brightness/issues/detail?id=27)

Please reply to this post with your feedback. If reporting issues, please go to the "Debug Information" screen, press the "copy" button, and paste its contents. This will immensely help with investigation of issues.

Reminder: This "beta version" of the app is signed with a developer key so it will fail to install if you have an official version of the app installed. So you must first uninstall any official versions of the app before installing this test version.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new beta version of this app is available: v1.0.11-Beta02. The main new feature is a further improved mechanism for requesting root permissions, which leads to a "snappier" application experience. Please test the attached CapButnBrightness-1.0.11-Beta2.apk and reply with your experiences, good or bad.

EDIT: A newer beta version is available: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46316900#post46316900

Changes in v1.0.11-Beta2 (since v1.0.11-Beta1)

Request root on a background thread instead of the main thread to avoid UI hangs

Explicity turn on buttons backlight when screen turns on (affects HTC One XL evita only)

Changes in v1.0.11-Beta1 (since v1.0.10)

Completely re-wrote the mechanism that requests root; see below for details and benefits

HTC One S official support added

ACCESS_SUPERUSER added to AndroidManifest.xml (to note superuser requirements in Google Play Store)

Please reply to this post with your feedback. If reporting issues, please go to the "Debug Information" screen, press the "copy" button, and paste its contents. This will immensely help with investigation of issues.

Reminder: This "beta version" of the app is signed with a developer key so it will fail to install if you have an official version of the app installed. So you must first uninstall any official versions of the app before installing this test version.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new beta version of this app is available: v1.0.11-Beta03. The main new feature in this beta is an animation that was added to the home screen widget when it is touched. Please test the attached CapButnBrightness-1.0.11-Beta3.apk and reply with your experiences, good or bad.

Changes in v1.0.11-Beta3 (since v1.0.11-Beta2)

Add animation to home screen widget

Clean up some logcat log messages

Changes in v1.0.11-Beta2 (since v1.0.11-Beta1)

Request root on a background thread instead of the main thread to avoid UI hangs

Explicity turn on buttons backlight when screen turns on (affects HTC One XL evita only)

Changes in v1.0.11-Beta1 (since v1.0.10)

Completely re-wrote the mechanism that requests root; see below for details and benefits

HTC One S official support added

ACCESS_SUPERUSER added to AndroidManifest.xml (to note superuser requirements in Google Play Store)

Please reply to this post with your feedback. If reporting issues, please go to the "Debug Information" screen, press the "copy" button, and paste its contents. This will immensely help with investigation of issues.

Reminder: This "beta version" of the app is signed with a developer key so it will fail to install if you have an official version of the app installed. So you must first uninstall any official versions of the app before installing this test version.
[HTC One X+] Gaál Walter:
Thnk You :)
[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new version of this app is available: v1.0.11. This version addresses some long-standing issues with UI hangs and superuser permissions usage. It also adds an animation to the home screen widget. This version has been published to the Google Play Store in the "Pro" version; the free version will be updated to v1.0.11 on Nov 13, 2013. Note that the $0.99 USD sale on the Pro version expired on Sept 22, 2013 and the price is, at the time of writing, $2.00 USD.

Changes in v1.0.11 (since v1.0.10)

Animation added to home screen widget

Improved superuser permissions usage

Fix lags and hangs of the UI when changing brightness levels

Fix occasional issue turning buttons backlight back on with screen on HTC One XL (evita)

HTC One S officially supported

Logcat log messages cleaned up

Pro Version in Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sleepydragon.capbutnbrightness.pro

Reminder: This "release version" of the app is signed with the official key so it will fail to install if you have a beta version of the app installed. You must first uninstall any beta versions of the app before installing this release version from the Play Store.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
Update: I have created a DevDB thread for this app:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2496347

Please use the DevDB thread instead of this one going forward. Thanks!
[HTC One X+] denversc:
FYI, a new beta version of the app is available for testing: v1.0.13-Beta1.

The APK is available from the DevDB thread, where feedback should be reported.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47205987#post47205987
[HTC One X+] denversc:
A new version of this app is available: v1.0.13. This version fixes issues with the buttons backlight turning off, avoids cycling through "dim" in the widget if not supported, and adds HTC Sensation support. This version has been published to the Google Play Store in the "Pro" version; the free version will be updated to v1.0.13 on Dec 04, 2013.

The free version has also been updated to v1.0.12, and is available in the Play store and the APK is also available for download.

Please see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47453810#post47453810 for details and a link to the APK of the updated free version.

Changes in v1.0.13 (Since v1.0.12)

fix issue where buttons backlight sometimes turns off after a few seconds instead of staying on

avoid cycling through the "dim" setting in the widget if dim is not even supported

HTC Sensation support added

fix issue where "dim not supported" is erroneously reported on when selecting "off" brightness when dim is not supported (HTC One X international quad-core variant only)

correct spelling error in a dialog: brigtness -> brightness

NOTE: If you have a beta or test version of this app installed, you must first uninstall it before installing one of these two official versions. The reason is that having two versions of the app installed will interfere with each other. Also, the official APKs are signed with the "official" key, whereas the beta/test versions are signed with the developer key, and if keys don't match then the app will fail to install.
[HTC One X+] denversc:
FYI, the "free" version of this application has been updated to v1.0.13, to match the current Pro version.

The update will be available in the Google Play Store in the next few hours: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sleepydragon.capbutnbrightness

Alternately, the APK is available for download from: http://dl.bintray.com/sleepydragon/CapacitiveButtons/CapButnBrightness-1.0.13.apk
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] tcat007:
For those that can stand editing on a 7" screen. Just tried Snapseed and does a great job. Only played about 10 minutes, but it's better than anything else I've tried (Canvas, Pixlr, Picsay+).

edit: Can toss this, just saw the other thread. I had no problem direct from Play store.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] kingofnima:
Now if they could somehow incorporate RAW file support into this. That way I could go on vacation and do quick uploads of vacation pics before I delf into real editing when I am back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sshams95:
Just curious to see how former S3 owners are enjoying their Note 2. I'm on the fence right now, the size is not a big deal as I feel I can adapt to it pretty quickly. The bigger screen size and multi view options really interest me. What were the big drivers for you to jump from the S3 to the Note 2? How would you compare the experiences?

TIA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] my_handle:
I had the s3 and I'd say it would be like comparing a wrx to the st or z06 to the zr1i. Both are awesome but one is just a little bit better. Bigger, faster, and just overall more awesomer lol. I like playing with the stylus, split screen, bigger screen plus I'm a phone whore so I'm always trading.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zapote21:
Me and the wife traded our GS3s for Note 2s... Love them
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
F'n love it! Battery is incredible (I'd say close to double the screen-on time). Multi window is really cool too, and with root you can get ALL apps loaded in it, where as with stock there were only like 6 apps available in multi window, which made it useless.

I'm actually liking the spen too (writing this post with it). Along with that, I also suggest the flygrip, it makes using this massive phone with one hand not only possible, but convenient and comfortable. It doubles as a kick stand too, which I like to do 180 portrait mode, and it sits firm where you can use the spen and hit menus/home button without it falling over. I actually used it on the S3 until I got my note, and I love it! I switched from T-Mobile to Verizon, so my network is 10 times better now as well.

The S3 is great, and if T Mobile lets me off the hook from my cancellation I'm still going to keep it for an mp3 player etc...but IMO this Note 2 blows it away with just the battery alone...which is crazy because the screen is way bigger AND way brighter. I couldn't even see my s3 if it was a halfway sunny day.

So yeah, you could say I'm a fan :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Android_Fr3ak:
Bigger screen. Faster. Better battery. S pen. Just awesome zero regrets taking my s3 back. Plus I had the "blue" one but the longer I had it the more it looked purple. If size is not a concern, get off the fence and get this bad boy.

Sent from my SCH-I605
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
I agree with everyone else, it doesnt seem like much of a step up but i assure you it most definitely is, and was well worth the wait!

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sshams95:
Thanks for the feedback everyone, the battery life factor is something I forgot about it. Looks like I'm jumping the fence!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] skinnytoo2:
It is so much better! I still have my S3 so I can swap the SIM card and use whichever I chose, but I don't thing I will be using S3 very often. I may just use S3 like an iPod on Wi-Fi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rkerns:
Jump in! I truly loved my sg3... for 30 days I had it..lol. Note 2 came out on day 29 and I dropped by best buy just to see the "Beast" before my return date was up. Took one look and held it.. and that was it. Sg3 was awesome. Fast. Smooth and powerful. Note 2 is just a whole different world. Has completely changed my mobile computing/productivity. Had Droid X and tbolt (sigh) before sg3 so I was shockingly happy with it. But the Note 2 is literally unreal. Good luck and have fun!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
Better battery life, brighter screen, 3g radio and signal is much improved(no data drops), gps locks faster, quad core...nuff said!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] juanaraya92679:
Wife and I bought s3 from craigslist and had them for 3 weeks then I got an upgrade from a friend of mine who purchased the note 2 . I love the gs3 on verizon but the note 2 is just like others have said, better battery and slightly faster. The gs3 is still a beast and ive recommended most of my friends and family to get the gs3. My wife is slightly jealous so I will probably end up giving her mine for a bit while I sell her gs3 to buy another note 2 full price. ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] justin94:
For me it was almost solely the s pen. I do alot of photo editing and stuff like that. Oh and the titanium gray is just plain sexy :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] LBJM:
For me it was when Mugen made a 6400mah battery for it. That's more power than my galaxy tab 7.7 which is only 5100mah. I like to read books on my tablet which is painful on my small rezound. I just have to figure on which color, I know crazy. I prefer black to grey, but white is selling for a higher price on ebay( now that's crazy).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
I'm curious, what it a mint condition G3 going for on craigs list right now??

I have two mint condition G3's with extra batteries, extra backs and cases (including hyperion extended batts etc) that I want to sell but I'm not sure what they're worth??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pgreeny69:
I just sold mine last Friday on CL for $350. Probably could have got more but wanted a quick sale. Put it up Thursday evening after getting my N2 , gone Friday.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
shouldnt have a problem getting 400 a piece.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xxsupergman25xx:
yepp..had the s3..love this phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xxxxmarkxxx:
Sold s3 on ebay for 400 an that was the buy it now price they are selling good if you took care of it I may have a dna up for sale soon extra Christmas money
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SJUnion:
Its been a rather busy year for me on the phone front. I started the year off with a Thunderbolt, followed up by a Rezound, and then purchased Galaxy S3 in July.

Suffice to say the S3 was the best of the lot. When I got the S3, I thought I had found the promise of Android. Finally the OS had been optimized and I felt confident that I would keep the S3 for at least a year. Then came the Note 2, and a window of opportunity. I had an upgrade that I HAD to use before January (dont ask) and so I sold my S3 on Gazelle for almost 300 and put the order in.

I wont lie, initially and still it feels a little awkward handling the Note 2. Its big, its a lot bigger than the S3. The S3's ergonomics were spot on and like most any well designed phone you tend to forget your holding something. You just use the interface..the body goes away in the interaction. But with the Note 2 I haven't gotten there yet, I am still very aware that I'm working to grasp a device and the interface comes a second later.

There is a slight disconnect because you have to physically accommodate the phone ya know?

That being said there are a number of features in the Note 2 that go a very very long way to making you forgive (and maybe forget) its girth. The screen is just awesome, its the big screen jumbo man TV of the smartphone world. How can you hate that!? If you have any love for tech your drawn to it like moth to a flame. Its stunning. Watching YouTube in bed is like having my 58inch plasma on my chest...MWAHAAH!..I dunno..there's something about that. I dig it.

Also compared to the S3, its faster, the antenna seems to be better, and that has that fancy pen. Outside of that, there isn't much that makes this a giant leap from the S3. For me its really just about the screen and maybe the possibility of having a more capable hacked and overclocked quad core monster after I root it, but that is still a ways off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suzook:
Imo its just a bigger s3....I really don't get the big deal of multi view. I have no regrets though. I love it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] guthrien:
I agree with the longer take above. It really is the S3 plus. As soon as the bootloader is 100% the Note is undisputed King.

The S3 was the best phone I've ever used, now I'm adapting to having a lot more extra features honestly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bose301s:
I fully agree with this actually, I don't care about multi window, I don't care about S-Pen, I did care about better battery, better reception and faster speed than my Galaxy Nexus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] srath16:
I'm still getting used to the size and my only challenge so far is having small hands to reach the soft keys with when holding it with one hand. Otherwise it's like holding a larger S3 but with all the suped up bells and whistles that make this a Ferrari compared to all the Mustangs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Desertburn:
Note2 from SIII

Love my note2 also loved my SIII.Sold my SIII for $450.00 eBay running Beans 1 rom.all good
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] CenFlo:
S3 user at the moment and I have a Note 2 on the way. I've read good feedback about the note 2 and look forward to using it.

I'll post my experiences with it after a week or so of using it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] luke1333:
Not much better. Screen is worse although s pen is nice and multi Windows is cool and battery is larger of course. Sold my s3 for $500 & bought note for only $450 love my deals I find lol

Not an iPhone.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bond32:
I love the N2. Blown away by it and its a much better fit for my needs. I struck gold to get it, found someone who wanted an s3 and he was willing to do an even trade. Im still stoked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Superguy:
I had an AT&T GS3 before switching to Verizon. I'm quite happy with the Note 2. The battery life and performance are amazing.

I'm looking forward to it only getting better as the devs figure out more with the phone. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bgolden84:
The thing i love most about the note2 vs the s3 is the radio. Much better reception than the s3 had. I live in a fringe coverage area and this phone has great reception and clarity vs the s3. Not to mention the screen is huge and the battery is a beast. Not reggreting this purchase at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidxscott:
My s3 reception sucked. Calls & data... the note2 is night and day different. Best signal ive ever had.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] guthrien:
Does have much better reception. Sound too. And personally I also think the screen is better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kejar31:
That's funny cause for some reason I saw things the opposite as you, well most of your assesments :P

Screen on the Note 2 is better, much better as the pentile matrix on the SG3 looks horrible to my eyes.. Sure it has less PPI but I have to try much harder to see a pixel on the Note 2 than I do to see the pentile matix on the SG3.. For example look at the red icon for Google+ on your SG3 you will see many black specs in the icon.. Warning once seen it can't be unseen

S-Pen and Multi Screen stuff seems useless to everyday uses to me.. (S-Pen might be useful for some people)

Battery Life is def improved

The only downside to the Note 2 is the size... But if you have large hands such as me that isn't even a downsize
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chefdave12118:
I agree with you 100%! I don't use the s pen, battery life is great, screen is better for my eyes and its a big bulky phone for even me (6' 200lb man) with big hands. I love this phone and there's not another phone on the market for CDMA or gsm that I'd rather have but its big and bulky (especially with a case on it) for my pants pockets.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
i dont think this phone is bulky at all...even with the body glove tpu case its still really slim and fits in my pockets well...although im above average size 6' 8" and dont wear skinny jeans so yea.

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what i found is the s3 does a better job displaying lower res pics and videos....the note2 looks slightly better displaying hd pics and vids, although both screens are good, then the gn2 pulls away in every category. the s3 is still a solid device....my wife loves it.

oh and i call bs on buying a note2 for 450.00. maybe with a bad esn or cracked screen, but not nib off of contract.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suzook:
Huh? I'm sorry, but screen on note2 is better...no pentile crap.