[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
If anyones tried this and hasn't in a while give it a go again ............ Updated 5.29......... copy and pasted from op First things first. This is NOT Halo. There are no popups of the app and nor will there ever be. If that is what you are after download Paranoid Android for your phone and enjoy￼

With that out of the way, this is Floating Notifications ￼ (Thanks to FineTalent for the icon ￼)

Alpha 2 - > 3 requires a CLEAN INSTALL, 3 - > 4 should not

Theme's can be found in this thread - Themes for Alpha 2 will not work with Alpha 3+ (most have been updated though)

YouTube Video

How does it work

- Setup your settings in the UI.

- Then go to your System Settings -> Accessibility -> Floating Notifications - Turn it on

Controls

- Tap to open the stack

- Tap the current notification to close the stack

- Tap the text of a notification to launch that app

- Drag the first notification in the stack to move around the screen

- Double tap to close a notification

- Double tap a closed stack to close all notifications

App List Buttons

- Long press any of the buttons in the app list (once you have enabled them by checking that app) and you'll get an explanation on what they do (happy to change the explanations if anyone has a more concise or simpler explanation)

Sensitivity

- The double tap threshold refers to the amount of time in milliseconds between taps. So if you set it to 1000 it will wait one second for your second tap before it brings up the text.

Known Bugs (Please do not report these, I'm working on them ￼)

- 2.2 - 3.0 devices - You can only tap the first notification (You'll have to clear the first to get to the second for the moment - Sorry)

- Bubble jumps when on right side of screen

- Whatsapp expanded only shows the first message - everything after will say "new message from x" - Fixed in Beta

- If using on the lockscreen when you turn your screen on but the phone is still locked, instead of the usual screen timeout of 10 - 40 seconds (depending on device) it'll instead use your normal display timeout (the one you set in your display settings)

- Brightness apps won't work with FN

- Missed calls don't show up for most ROM's

- You may get a notification with no text - if you get this scroll it and the text will appear - 99% sure this is fixed

- Slight margin on the right side

Issues which can not be fixed

- Google Now notifications do not appear in this app

- Kik Messenger notifications do not appear in this app

- Sometimes clicking the notification text the app doesn't launch for a few seconds

- Notifications will not disappear from your notification bar as this is not something that can be done. However if you open the an app the floating notification for that app will automatically close. (Not a bug but worth noting)

- Sense 5.0 has a bug which means when any accessibility service is enabled the lockscreen unlocks with any touch, there are fixes in custom roms I believe

If you receive no notifications

Do you have other accessibility services enabled? If so disable them, enable Floating Notifications, then re enable them.

My phone has started reading to me

If you're on a Samsung device see here for a variety of possible fixes (This is a Samsung bug) - https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23105

If you're not then ensure TalkBack is disabled, preferably uninstall/freeze it if you don't use it

To be added (or being considered)

- Dock at the side of the screen (half off screen like Halo)

- Quick replies

- Ability to toggle each animation on or off

- Get expanded text for certain apps - Whatsapp messages

- Show over locksceeen

- Screen turn on for notification

I'll be posting regular progress updates to the thread but for those who want to follow elsewhere I'll also be posting progress updates to Twitter, G+ and Facebook. The APK however will only remain in this thread (until we hit beta).