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[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Automatic contacts from call log is NOT working correctly. I'll try to fix it tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] fade007:
Feature request

Is it possible to have an option to turn the vibration on/off?
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Sorry, I didn't even realize this because I have vibration turned off for my phone. I will disable it totally.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version!

New version! No more vibration! Auto-populated contacts fixed! (I hope) .

I also received some messages from Galaxy SIII users saying that now the notification bar is slow for them since I added the borders.

Is it really noticeable? I have a low-end Xperia U and didn't notice it. Does it happen with other Galaxy phones?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Virus_672:
My Xperia P with stock ICS 4.0.4 says that overall performance is good :good:
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
I'm also using stock and it works ok.

I'm having a lot of problems with Samsung phones and this app. I don't know what samsung does with their roms, because I know I am not the only developer with problems with these phones...

Thank you.

And for your information, lots of people complained about my ugly white borders and icons :)
[Android Apps and Games] Virus_672:
Aha, I've recently read this about developing Facebook app for Android - they also did a lot of voodoo dances to get it to work on Galaxy II.

PS: your icons aren't ugly, they could be organically fit into the environment 2-3 years ago when HTC Sense shell was popular:)
[Android Apps and Games] Sharkeyd:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.5

I have a galaxy s3 and haven't noticed anything. Great job with the app and all the improvements you have made with its looks and compatibility.
[Android Apps and Games] fade007:
Notification bar performance

Many thanks for the quick turnaround on this.

GSII here and the speed of the notification bar is normal.

I don't notice any lag.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thank you. So I assume it only happens to some people, because I got more than one complain. At least it doesn't happen to everybody. I suppose it depends on the ROM version, and probably, if you are on xda, you are up to date.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Show facebook contact pictures

After some investigation on the net, I found that facebook only allows access to the pictures for some selected apps, being the system contacts one of these. For the rest of the apps, facebook data is not visible, that's why my app couldn't show them.

So I found this method here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1061521

It worked for me with a Xperia U , with Android 4.0.4 . You will need root to try.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version 1.6.

Changelog:

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-Fixed (I hope) Samsung "menu" option

-Fixed (I hope) Samsung Galaxy 3 lag

-Fixed (I hope) the "can't change icon size" bug.

-New "Thin White" theme added, by MichaelB (Thanks a lot!)
[Android Apps and Games] themoto:
Thanks works for me on my GS3.

and the vibration is gone when i push update that's better.
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.6

Very nice update. Everything is working.. Can I make a request for a ics blue theme or maybe a cyan color?
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Well, If nobody sends me one in a couple of days I'll try to do it myself. But I am not very good at graphics :p

I suppose you mean this color #33B5E5
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.6

:cool: Lol yeah that would be the one..
[Android Apps and Games] fade007:
Menu option still not working for me.

GSII with stock ROM.

Menu option still doesn't work for me, crashes contacts.

Diggin' the Thin White theme. Thanks MichaelB.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Try to remove the contact and rechoose it. Then it should work.

I'll add this to the first post.
[Android Apps and Games] fade007:
That did it.

I'm lovin' this app so far.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version 1.7

Hi, new version added. New option for custom themes :) . Please post the new themes you create, so we all can see them!

The one I created as example is the holo blue dueltothedeath wanted. I hope you all like it :)

I will add this version to the play store on Monday, after checking that everything works correctly, so please report bugs :)
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.7

Added holo.zip to contacts notification/overlays folder.. But the custom theme is not showing up in the app. Let me know if I did this wrong.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Sorry, you should unpack the zip there, so you get a folder with the three files.
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.7

Dapaua.. Thanks for taking requests. Holo theme looks outstanding. Great job!:D
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thank you! :)
[Android Apps and Games] marange:
Looks very well

Hi,

After looking for an app which made it easy to select some preselected contacts for my Galaxy note, I found some apps and also an Touchwiz widget which where not totally what I was looking for. But now I found your app which fits the bill. Thanks for all your effort.

Just a small suggestion/request/idea. On the Galaxy Note 2 the notification area is split into "Ongoing" and "Notifications". I notice that Lookout, Green power and My Mobile date, store their information into the "Ongoing" panel. Is that possible for Contacts Notification ? Then incoming notification will not move contacts notification down and always stays accessable. I don't know if it is easy, but would make your app even better (for me ;) ).

Kind regards,

Marange
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
I'll check it. Thank you.

EDIT: I tried this. In my phone I cannot see the difference, but I suppose that it will work on yours. I'll post it in this post in a couple of minutes. Can you test it and tell me if it is working?

EDIT: Here it is. Can you try it and tell me?
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.7

Wow.. That works for me. excellent suggestion Marange.. I like this because contacts notification stays at the top and doesn't slide down anymore when you receive a new notification.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
I've modified my 'thin white' overlay with some slightly bigger icons with a thicker black border. I think they're clearer and easier to see.
[Android Apps and Games] ingenious247:
Very pleased with this app. It's one of those things you didn't know you needed until you have it.. now I can't imagine not having it!
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thanks a lot!!
[Android Apps and Games] themoto:
Yea i have that too on my GS3 with green power installed but not really a problem for me.

I love the app.

Installed the 1.7 ongoing apk

looks better thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] marange:
This is service. I just checked to see if you saw my little "suggestion" and you already implemented it! I just installed it and works. Thanks! I am really happy.

Marange
[Android Apps and Games] mtbsoft.:
Love this app! A couple of small suggestions, if I may.Could you make the strip of icons that appear in the pop-up menu for a contact optional and, if possible, could you make the number of phone numbers listed an option as well?

Brilliant idea through.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
You mean what appears if you choose menu?

This comes with android. It is called a QuickContact and I only tell the OS to show it
[Android Apps and Games] ekurin:
Thanks for implementing this. However I can't get it to display any contacts when choosing call log: last calls.

Running the latest version on a Nexus S 4.2.1 Cyanogen 10.1 M1. When sliding the notificationdrawer down I get :

W/ActivityManager( 357): Permission Denial: opening provider com.android.providers.contacts.CallLogProvider from ProcessRecord{415741e0 1121:com.dapaua.contactsnotification/u0a10114} (pid=1121, uid=1
0114) requires android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG or android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG

It seems to have the necessary permissions. Anything I can test?
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
It seems that it requires new permissions on 4.2 that I wasn't aware.

Thanks for the report, it was really helpful. I'll fix it tomorrow and I'll post a new version.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New Version 1.8

Ok, new version. This adds the required permissions for JB 4.2.1.

This version is also uploaded to the app store.
[Android Apps and Games] ekurin:
Thanks, it displays correctly now. However I have one little nitpick left. When I press the contact image when using freq:called as source it calls the contact directly instead of displaying the contact card. Can this be fixed as well?
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Well, that was done on purpose, but I suppose I could add the option to choose what do you want to do when using the auto mode.

I'll try to add it to the next version.
[Android Apps and Games] Deltatristar500:
Great app, but with the new update even when I choose to hide the notification icon on the notification bar, its like its still there but transparent. Now there is a blank gap on on the left side of my notifications.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
There's no way (that I know) in android to post a notification without an icon. That's why I added a black icon. In this version I moved it to the left-most position. I am trying to move it to the right, but I haven't been able yet. In previous versions the black icon was there also, but not forced to the left. That's why sometimes it couldn't be seen. I'm still trying to move it to the right.

In my to-do list there is now:

-Try to fix the icon problem (what you described)

-Add the option to choose what happens when the contacts are tapped when in auto-mode.

-Better interface, it is ugly.

-Configurable spacing for the contacts.

Thanks for your patience :)

EDIT: I found how to move the icon to the right, but it won't work if the notification is ongoing. In some phones, mainly samsung, notifications are divided in two types in the notification bar: "Ongoing" and "Notifications". But in other phones, ongoing just moves the notification to the left side. So I'll add an option to enable and disable ongoing notification.

There is no way to completely hide the icon if the notification is ongoing. I'll add this and publish it on Google Play in a moment.

EDIT:New version uploaded to the Play Store. If you disable "ongoing" and enable "hide icon", the icon is truly hidden. If you enable "ongoing", then it goes tot the far left, leaving a space. This is a limitation of android, I cannot do anything else with this.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version, 1.10

-Fixed the "blank space in notifications", but it will appear again if you choose to have the notification as "Ongoing". It seems that it is the price to pay :)

-Now donations can be made from the app. Donations won't give extra options, only a nice feeling of knowing you are helping the developer. Thanks :)

-Spacing between the contact icons is now configurable. weird things happen with the higher values in my phone. 10 seems to be a good value for large phones.

Now only remains in my to-do list:

-Fix the interface.

-Add the option to choose what happens when the contacts are tapped when in auto-mode.

-Your suggestions :)
[Android Apps and Games] Josef Malcharek:
System behaviour

Hello.

It is system behaviour? See attached. It does not work on lock screen. :crying:
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Hello, this is normal.But I'll try to find if I can unlock the lockscreen.

Thank you for the report.
[Android Apps and Games] ingenious247:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.10

Donated $5. Keep up the good work
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thank you!

And also thanks to all who donated!

It's nice to see that your work is appreciated :)
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.10

You may want to ask to Widgetstoid creator how he managed to do the work on his application

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thank you, I'll do that.

EDIT:

I'll tried Widgetsoid and it also shows a black space in the notification bar when the icon is set to hidden, at least in my phone :(

And the icons that show a window, like GPS or battery don't work when the screen is locked, so it seems that it has the same problems as I do.
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.10

Hello, I miss understood the problem. You need to force the notification to be at the end of the list. This is the only workaround I know. This way, the user won't notice the space because the notification will be the last one. Battery widget reborn app let you pick if you want it to be first listed with an icon, whatever with an icon, or last without icon. If the notification is the last one (bottom for phone gui and top for tablet gui) as said, user won't notice the space because there's nothing behind. (or other notification in the same situation without icon, not visible!)

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
This is what I already do: I set the icon to be the last one (I set notification.when to a very high value in the code). The problem is that (if I understand correctly what is happening) ongoging notifications appear always at the left part, So, if I disable the make notification ongoing option, it works correctly. But if I set it as ongoing, it appears as a blank spot at the left. I'm starting to think that I cannot make an ongoing notification with an icon that looks as it weren't there.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
Is it possible to make a feature so ContactsNotification always stays at the top of my notifications? I have a Samsung Galaxy S II with CyanogenMod 10.1, and the function 'set as ongoing' doesn't seem to work. When I receive a message or other apps present a notification, ContactsNotification moves down the list.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Yes, this can be done but I would need to ask for accessibility permissions. This would notify me when any notification is send, then I would destroy and recreate the notification, so it would be the first one. The problem is that if another program is doing that, each one would be triggering the other indefinitely, until the battery is totally drained. What I could do is to only update the notification if more than 2 minutes have passed since the last time? That wouldn't ensure it to be on top, but at least it would be one of the first notifications. I know that widgetsoid does this intercept-and-repost-notification thing... I could, of course, ignore widgetsoid and let it be first :) But for other programs I would need some feedback. I'll try to implement it and post it here. I don't know how long it would take me, I hope to have it by today, but no promises.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Version 1.11

It took me less than I thought :). In this version, the notification stays always on top of the list if you go to "Settings"->"Accessibility"->"Contacts notification" and then enable it. (I mean the Settings program in android).

After that, when any new notification is posted, Contacts notification will repost its notification. It will ignore widgetsoid notifications and any notification without text.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
It doesn't work on my phone... :(
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
That's weird, it works correctly on mine... I supose you enabled it in Settings->Accessibility...

What is exactly the problem? The notification doesn't stay on top or it just doesn't work?
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
Yes, I have enabled it, but the notification just moves down the list as other notifications appear.
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
What this does is keeps blinking the status bar, contacts still in "old" place, whether updated or disabled.

Works as it used to if accessability option not enabled.

I think this needs be either-or. No service, no entry. Also, repeated reposting is not so desirable as we see.

(What I would eventually like to see is a side-swiped version, avoiding all these problems and be more quickly accessible as well.)
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
About the side-swiped version, I was thinking the same today :). But this would take a while, even if it is not that difficult, it is a lot of work.

If you don't enable the accessibility option, it is exactly the same as the previous version, it doesn't use extra memory or anything, so if it doesn't work now, please just disable it until I figure out what happens, because it is totally optional. Do you use any other program that adds a notification? If you do ,can you tell me the name? Because if it keeps appearing, it may mean that both programs are fighting for the top space. I set it to ignore widgetsoid, but there must be lots of other programs that do the same thing. I could post tomorrow a special version that tells which program caused the repost of the notification. Would you install it and send me the results, if I do?

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
That's strange. I need more phones to do the testing, because it always works on mine and never on other people's. But I'll try to fix it, when I find what the problem is.
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.11

Mine appears not to be working as well.. Galaxy epic 4g touch.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
OK, I'll check it tomorrow then. :( :(

Thanks for all the reports.
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
I can certainly run the test for you, then return to a stable version.

There is no other service competing for the top positions. However, battery stuff updates (too) often. DS-batterysaver is there but not an accessability service. Intellering also has a service but is not on the status bar. Notify me also is a service, but not on status bar. K9 email notifications repeatedly update while syncing. So many culprits.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thanks. Tomorrow I'll think what the best solution could be.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
It seems to work now. I think I just had to reboot my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
That's nice :) I can't understand why this happened, but is nice :)
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.11

I changed roms.. Now I'm on cm10.1 4.2.2.. Everything appears to be working.. Notification is staying on top.. :)

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Donation sent your way Dapaua.. Great job.. Thanks for your hard work
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
I am happy it works, and thanks for your donation :)
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version 1.12SidebarALPHA

I added a new experimental version with sidebar functionality. Can you test it?

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.11 / Sidebar ALPHA

Not really sure how to get it working. Can you explain?
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
After pushing the update button, the program will close. This is normal. Now, do either the red or the green movement as shown in the picture. Your finger movement must start from outside the screen and end inside of it. It will only work if you have EXACTLY five or six contacts, only the first five will appear. This will, of course, be fixed, but it will be next week.
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.11 / Sidebar ALPHA

Sidebar still isn't showing up.

The idea sounds great..
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Ok, thank you very much for trying :)

I suppose the trigger area is too small for hi resolution phones. I'll try to increase it and make it totally visible, at least during the testing.
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.11 / Sidebar ALPHA

When you get a chance can you upload a picture with the sidebar open? I'm curious to see how it looks
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
I am also preparing a version with a larger trigger zone, I'll upload it soon :)
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version, ALPHA4

After many trials, I could make it work on a Samsung Galaxy Note. I had to increase the trigger area ten times :) . I'll make this configurable, because that is huge in a low res phone.

But here it is. :)

Can you try it? Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] dueltothedeath:
Re: [APP][ICS+] ContactsNotification v1.11 / Sidebar ALPHA

It's working! Looks good. Can you change the trigger area? I'm on touchwiz so the trigger area is right on top of my app drawer.. I like it alot
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Yes, everything will be configurable. Now I am still working on the core functions. Next things I need to add are:

-Choose between notification and sidebar

-Auto contacts working in sidebar.

-Configuration :trigger area size, position, transparency

-Configuration: Side bar theme/color

And maybe I'll add the option to populate the contacts from a group, so you would only need to go to your contacts app and create a group with your favorites and then choose that group in my app.

I am glad you like it :)

I plan to continue working on this on Monday.

Thanks for your help in testing and for your suggestions.
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
Great! Will give the sidebar version a whirl. After getting five contacts entered (was a bit flakey, several FCs), works fine.

Configuration options for future could include:

Swipe position, possbily size. Refer to homeflip and others.

Choice of sidebar position, left or right.

Gesture to close it.

Transparent background will require choice of text color and/or tint.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thanks for the trials and the suggestions!

It still is a very preliminary version.
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
Another idea, good for either version: I can reduce the text-sizes in the GUI using Xpose (or probably in Paranoid) but the icon squares remain quite large so such mods do not gain information on the screen. So either some enablement of their scaling or explicit option to scale them smaller (or larger if folks want).
[Android Apps and Games] eggsterino:
thx:laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version

Hi, new stable version added. Sidebar should work correctly now (but I'm sure there will be errors somewhere....).

Sidebar is optional, so if you prefer the notification, you can choose.

Please send feedback :)
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Version 1.12b

New version. Fixed some bugs.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
I've found an error in the sidebar panel. As you can see in image number 1 my first two contacts are the same, but the first one is dial and the second one SMS. The white icons on the contact pictures are shown right.

But when I then load the sidebar panel as you can see in image number 2, the first contact has the SMS icon and the second contact no icon. But when I press the first contact my phone calls the contact - as I've set up as shown in image number 1.

So it seems like the sidebar panel mixes the wrong icons with the contact images but the images keep the right commands (dial, SMS etc).
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
You are totally right. I'll upload a fixed version in a minute. Thank you. :) :)

EDIT: Uploaded in first post.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
Thank you. The new version works as it should. It looks awesome with the sidebar panel!
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
I'm not sure about this but is the trigger area already configurable - but it's just me that can't find the option? Or is it a feature you'll add in the future?
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
Not yet. I have already coded this and I'm testing it. I'll upload it later.
[Android Apps and Games] dapaua:
New version

Version 1.13

-Sidebar trigger position and size configurable.

-New option:"Do not dial directly, show dialer instead" to avoid unintended dialing.

-Trigger can be set to "visible" now,

-Settings slightly reordered.

-Settings icon in sidebar is now optional.
[Android Apps and Games] Michael B.N.:
This is just impressive and fantastic! Great job... Thanks a lot.