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[Android Apps and Games] Vincente67:
Nils Floating Panel

Hi there,

I also get some messages from Whatsapp twice. Is this due to my settings?

About an answer I would be very happy.

Thanks and Regards

Vincente67
[Android Apps and Games] Mechayoshi:
On my note 3 (stock rom) the last digit of the time is slightly cut off.
[Android Apps and Games] Looki75:
Issue with WidgetLocker

Hello,

I'm using NiLS Floating Panel together with Widget Locker.

Overall it works OK, except that almost everytime, the "Auto-Hide" doesnt work...

Scenario:

1. I receive a notif, NiLS panel shows over Widget Locker - OK

2. I don't touch NiLS panel, just unlock WL

3. Homescreen appears and NiLS panel disappears - OK

4. But a fraction of a second later, NiLS panel show again, this time over the homescreen - NOT OK

Anyone with this issue?

Any help?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] swarls:
Awesome APP and amazing support by the dev!

THX alot!
[Android Apps and Games] itesla:
media controls?

Is there any way to have nils based media controls (play pause skip buttons, album/track title)? I have tried a couple universal media control widgets but they dont work very well with the apps I seem to use the most (librivox and PodcastAddict). It would be great if nils could show controls while media is playing. I tried using persistent notifications in nils but these apps don't seem to show up as persistent to nils. I am on s4 with 4.4.2 and WidgetLocker BTW. Thanks!!!
[Android Apps and Games] mrage:
I am also having this issue. It uses my Sleep timeout (I have it set to 2 minutes) any time I wake the screen, even manually, while NiLs is installed. I've tried a variety of settings, to no avail. It is only by uninstalling NiLs that my phone's led will shut off normally (~10s) upon being woken again. I am running Android 4.2 / Sense 5 on an HTC One XL (AT&T One X.)

Edit: I revisited this issue this morning, and found that everything works as it should when I use the widget. It is only after installing the floating panel that I have the problem. It occurs with or without the auto - hide accessibility service. I will just use the widget for now, but I hope to be able to use the floating panel soon. I'll keep an eye out for updates.
[Android Apps and Games] killerm:
Same here. HTC One M7 Android 4.2.2.

As a workaround I have setup a tasker profile that switches off the screen if the proximity sensor is covered within 2 mins after turning on. This, at least, prevents the screen running for a long time in the pocket as the "turn on screen when screen is not covered" option appears to be a bit unreliable.

Edit: Obvisously there is a NiLS beta (1.5.406 - not available to the public) dealing with this issue in NiLS FP: https://plus.google.com/113271889961323472357/posts
[Android Apps and Games] mrage:
The developer seems to have moved to using G+ for support. I got the "screen off and lock" workaround to work, but it is only used when Nils wakes the screen. If you manually wake the screen, it still uses the sleep timeout. So if you carry it in your pocket and inadvertently wake the screen, it still has all that time to become unlocked and allow for further inadvertent input. I've got my eye on the app in hopes that he'll figure out how to fix it. The "baked-in" lockscreen with similar functionality on Carbon Rom doesn't have this limitation (running KarbonKat.) I'd like nils as much or more if he figures this out though.
[Android Apps and Games] itesla:
Really like the NILS FP but had to uninstall. It was using a ton of memory compared to everything else on my phone and performance on my phone improved noticeably after removing it. I miss the notifications though :( I had it on top of WidgetLocker on my Samsung S4 with 4.4
[Android Apps and Games] tcspirit:
Very nice app
[Android Apps and Games] liroyvh:
It is a very nice app indeed. Been using it for a long time now.

Unfortunately looking at other options now. Indeed high memory usage; but that's not even a major problem.

The device is no longer unlocked when swiping notifications to the right, even when setup like that. Have to manually unlock.

Asked devs about it a few times, but they don't even send a single reply; not even a "sorry, we don't know how to fix it" or "No solution right now, but we're trying to work on it!". Just... Silence.

But it's a near mandatory feature for the ease of use and speed.

For a paid product, that slightly sucks.

Hope they get it worked out. It is a really nice app, but they've been changing it so much over and over again whilst the app was functioning just fine; not really sure what the point is of that.

Ah well. :)

Still can recommend it, at least for as long as you don't run in to any problems and require a solution from them.

Shame really, it's a great app; they just have no concept of support :P
[Android Apps and Games] Roymam:
Since NiLS Floating Panel was merged into NiLS it doesn't use additional memory, you are welcome to try it and see if it performs well.
[Android Apps and Games] ayoubij:
Hello [MENTION=4849129]Roymam[/MENTION]. When my settings in NiLs is "conversation type", many whatsapp notifications that are old and read appear in the notification preview in the lockscreen. Even my replies are shown sometimes. And by old i mean, can be days or weeks old, written in the convo between me and the other sender. How can i make it only show the new notifications only, but in a convo type, meaning i want each seperate person to have his own NEW messages grouped together in lockscreen. If i select "seperate type" the problem here is that it will seperate each message even if all of them are from the same sender.

Im not sure if the conversation type bug i talked about is a bug or a feature, so if thats the way its supposed to be, ide suggest adding a new 'privacy' option to make only NEW (unread) notifications appear in the preview lockscreen and not old messages even after i have replied to them!

Thank you.
[HTC One X] popcee.p:
I did something to my mobile and now it is not working and just could see the boot loader.

Please help me what are the software's I need to download and format my mobile like factory release?

Regards,

Vineel.
[HTC One X] Tigerlight:
Would be helpful to know WHAT you did to your mobile.
[HTC One X] popcee.p:
Actually my friend unlocked the bootlader and gave it to me. Here he did not took backup.

Later one of my friend did something at developers module and gave me a chance of increasing of its performance or batterly life etc...

Later I got the mobile and went to CMW recovery mode and updated the google apps and resulted the missing of Keyboard.

Later I did something looking at online and relocked the bootloader and got a warning of security check.

Now the phone is not coming to Recovery Mode, and it is standing only at bootlader.

Please help me.
[HTC One X] Tigerlight:
The relock is not allowing access to your custom recovery. You'll have to go the whole unlock, reflash recovery, reflash ROM route again from scratch.
[HTC One X] popcee.p:
Would you please help me out in unlocking the boot loader? I dont know of doing it and however I will try googling it.

Later can you please tell me the steps on how to get back my mobile back?

PLzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... It saves me my hard earned money.
[HTC One X] Tigerlight:
At the top of this Q&A forum is the FAQ. It contains ALL basic information and links.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2174372
[HTC One X] nogotaclue:
if you are not too sure what you are doing it is probably best to go here>>>>>http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2069904
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tim182:
I am planning a trip to the US soon and will have to make a plan to get internet on my phone...

I have the international I9500 and from what I understand it should work on AT&T but not on Tmobile? Can anyone confirm this?

Also can anyone recommend an easy to get pre-paid sim that works with this phone and comes with data that I can get in New York or online?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AvelonTs:
Mine worked fine on t mobile in new york ... also t mobile plans are prepaid and include data ... prices vary according to how many data you want ... t mobile's 3g is the best i ve used so far
[Android Apps and Games] mlhg:
Hi everybody!

I created an app that aims to help people who are "immune" to normal alarm apps, get out of bed more effectively.

(For example, normal alarm apps don't work too well for me, as I just keep spamming the snooze button and find myself waking up an hour later :eek:)

The app doesn't let you snooze, and instead of just pressing a button to stop the alarm, you have to keep shaking the phone (to fill a meter) to stop the alarm.

I tried to make the app design as clean as possible, with a google now card layout, so no fancy stuff here :fingers-crossed:

Here's the play store link: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlhg.shakemeup

The app is free and adfree, if you find the app helpful, it would be great if you could leave a rating! Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] marad1024:
thanks, now i wont be late for work gonna download now.

note: shake vigorously before sleeping again
[Android Apps and Games] mlhg:
Thanks for the support! But what do you mean by "shake vigorously before sleeping again"?
[Android Apps and Games] megasoft78:
Amazing idea to shake the phone until you fill a meter to turn off the alarm! :)

I did a quick review about it here:

http://techcookies.net/shake-me-up-alarm-clock-youll-never-wake-up-late-again/

I hope you like it.
[Android Apps and Games] mlhg:
WOW! This is awesome! Thanks so much for the review :highfive:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcam1075:
I am experience very slow data test speeds over WiFi. Using the speedtest.net app I am getting around 3.5Mbs down over my WiFi connection. At the same time my Galaxy Note 2 sitting right next to it is pulling down 40+Mbs. I have rebooted the phone and my router and I keep getting the same results. Anyone else experiencing this? Is this a known issue? I have searched for it and have not found any mention of it.

Thanks,

David
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batmanonastick:
I was having the same the exact same problem. I have xfinity as my ISP and it turn out it was my modem/router, i had a TECHNICOLOR TC8305C. Went and had switched with an ARRIS TG862 and now my issues are gone....hope this hepls. I was able to get 44.70 mpbs on one of the speed test
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dergutehirte:
Is it usual that the Nook shows just 768MB of Ram running the Ovation Android?

I take a look around the internet and everywhere it is listed with 1GB of Ram or am i wrong?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] ttablet:
Normal

The HD+ does have 1G of RAM, but a portion of it is set aside for internal system uses . . . 768G is what we all see when we look in Settings under Memory.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dergutehirte:
Okay, thats something i can live with :)

Thank u very much for your answer!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] rushless:
I think the low ram with a 1920X1280 display and overtaxed gpu is root cause to our performance issues and firmware tweaks are still dealing with these contraints.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] move_over:
Ram really has nothing to do with it, every 1GB android device has less than 1GB available. Same thing for every other smartphone, tablet and PC, none has all the installed ram available.

transmitted through the ether from a Nook HD+ using Tapatalk
[Nook HD, HD+ General] rushless:
With the 1920×1280 display, the 768 available is too low. The gpu is not the only thing that needs to manage that display. The more apps that do not downscale and force the full res, the more the issue. TF700 has similar issues, but the chipset is OCd to help mitigate.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
Compared to other Snapdragon S4 Pro phones like the Nexus 4, Sony Xperia Z, and others, why is gaming performance and graphics benchmarking performance extremely slow compared to the scores on apps and games like Asphalt 8, 3DMark, and the newly released Anomaly 2 Benchmark? On Asphalt 8, sometimes my fps can dip all the way to 15 or so, on 3DMark I ran the offscreen "Unlimited" test and got over 6000 while the Nexus 4 got near 11k. I ran the Anomaly 2 Benchmark last night and got a bronze score on high of like 120k, and I was reading how everyone's HTC One and Nexus 4 were getting close to or over 200k. I understand the HTC One has a Snapdragon 600, and that the nexus 4 has a 720p screen in comparison to the DNA's 1080p, but from the looks of it, Asphalt 8 renders in 720p, and the 3DMark Unlimited test is off screen, so it directly tests the chipset. Does anyone have any explanation as to why the DNA performs the way it does? According to the 3DMark leaderboards, it has the second worst average Adreno 320 GPU score. Not to mention, the Droid Ultra has a WORSE chipset than the DNA's yet it gets a significantly higher 3DMark score?..

Also, if it helps, I'm running pio_masaki's CARBONrom build 9.23 Android 4.3 and using crpalmer's 4.3.3 kernel.

Thanks to any help and explanation!
[HTC Droid DNA] RLGL:
What are the scores ( that mean nothing ) on other roms and also when the phone is running the stock VZW rom?
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
Ive only ran 3DMark when I was on stock ROM, considering A8 and the A2 Benchmark weren't out then, and on the Extreme test on 3DMark I used to always hit 5.9k or below, now I get about 61xx. On other ROMs, especially the NOS M7 port, or any M7 port for that matter, I always got way worse performance through both gaming and benchmarks.
[HTC Droid DNA] raichur0xx0rz:
I thought the 2013 Droids and the Moto X had a modified S4 Pro chip? Not necessarily worse, but tweaked? That could explain the performance boost, as I believe it outperforms the S4 and HTC One's Snapdragon 600.

I would suspect actual gaming performance would take a hit because of the screen, but I cannot give a reason behind the offscreen benchmarks, as I do not know how they test the chip.

You brought up the Nexus 4 a lot (as I assume you have owned it), but what are numbers like on the Z or Optimus G?
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
I've never owned a nexus 4, but I have seen many videos and results of it outperforming the DNA when it comes to gaming. The LG Optimus G performs lower in every benchmark in 3DMark compared to the DNA, while the Xperia Z performs faster in comparison to the DNA.
[HTC Droid DNA] mwl1119:
1080p vs 720p displays.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
I'm sure there is a more in depth reason than that considering the Optimus G has a quad core processor w/ an Adreno 320, while the Droid Ultra has the same setup except with a dual core, and it performances nearly twice as fast than the OG in 3DMark. Both have 720p displays.
[HTC Droid DNA] Shadowstare:
Slow?

I've owned the DNA since launch (a launch model and a replacement w/ the Verizon update pre-installed). My original was rooted with S-OFF. My current is stock. I have never heard the word slow and the Droid DNA in the same sentence. I have a 2013 Nexus 7, which I believe is also a S4 Pro, and when comparing the two, my Nexus has has more non responsive moments than my phone. My DNA has been a champ for close to a year now. The only drawback is battery life, but that's not the topic of this conversation.
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
You mention benchmarks are low on the DNA but does the phone feel slow? I'm also on Carbon with crpalmers kernel and although the benchmarks are lower than stock it feels so snappy and responsive, that's why I don't put much weight on benchmark scores..

You also mention slow gaming performance but didn't explain if this is based on benchmarks or actual experience.
[HTC Droid DNA] raichur0xx0rz:
He did mention lower framerates on Asphalt 8.

I think he's mainly concerned about gaming performance, as we now have some fairly demanding games on the market. I don't play games on my phone, so I can't really give any examples of my experience...

Otherwise, regardless of benchmark numbers, I think 2012+ phones have such advanced internals that day-to-day basic usage of the device will be fine.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
Games like Asphalt 8, I can understand having a drop to a lower framerate, however, even when playing Dead Trigger on High on my current kernel and ROM setup, when turning the camera, I experience immense framerate drops, to even like, 11 or so. I honestly don't understand why the DNA is so under performing. I do a lot of gaming on my DNA, and early benchmarks when the phone was first released revealed better scores than the Nexus 4, but now it seems like the exact opposite. I can't even keep a decent frame rate on Real Racing 3.
[HTC Droid DNA] mwl1119:
The amount of cores really does not matter unless you're using a bunch of intensive programs at once. Most of the time you're only using 1 or 2 cores.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
You're failing to understand my point here. My main question in this thread is, if all these devices use the exact same GPU, and most of them, the exact same chipset, why do the Adreno 320s in phones like the Nexus 4, the Xperia Z, Droid Ultra, how do those outperform the GPU in the DNA by so much? Even in real world performance. In real racing 3, a nexus 4 can get like a good average 30 FPS, on my DNA, I'm lucky to see FPS Meter hit 30 once.
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
I don't know why you're mentioning the nexus 4 as having better benchmarks, the n4 tends to get pretty low scores with everything due to thermal throttling. Also, look at the benchmarks for the 2013 n7, they're also on the low side for an s4 pro.

Edit: never mind, I see you already addressed that.

As far as real world performance with gaming and such, I think it's a combination of the 1080p screen and the fact that sense is resource intensive. Also I think most s4 pros are clocked at 1.7 instead of 1.5 like us, don't quote me on that though.

On aosp Roms the problem is that we don't get to use the proprietary drivers that HTC does. Kind of like using Linux's open source graphics drivers vs proprietary and or nvidia ones. I haven't had very good gaming performance on any aosp ROM, especially the 4.3 ones.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
This is the type of information I'm talking about. I don't know more about Android other than flashing zips, but I never knew that we're basically running off of a generic driver. It's literally about the same as me installing a new GPU in my desktop and running off of Microsoft's OEM display driver? If so, how much better would gaming be if the upcoming HTC One Dev Edition 4.3 update was ported to the DNA as a flashable rom? I did notice that the NOS HTC One GE rom on 4.2.2 had a lot better performance than all other 4.2.2 roms. If the HTC One Google Edition's 4.3 was ported to the DNA, it'd be running off of Qualcomm proprietary drivers? If so, I absolutely cannot wait.
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
Yeah, it's kind of similar to that. Obviously the devs tailor to the specific device as best they can but the fact is that with the majority of phones AOSP roms will have lower performance in a lot of situations and there will be some features that will never work, such as HDMI on the GS3 for the reason I just stated. So it's kind of just a trade-off of whether you want buttery smooth performance or infinite customizability. I've been running NOS's GPE rom with Beastmode the past few days and the gaming performance is awesome, and yes it is running off HTC's proprietary drivers as will 4.3. I'll end up switching back to a CM-based rom though sooner or later though, nothing beats the customization... I really wish we could dual boot these things.

I hope I'm not spreading false information here, I'm not a developer, this is just my understanding of it through various things I've read on the subject.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
Huh..NOS GPE w/ Beastmode? I tried that kernel, only on pure M7 ports though, and gaming performance was absolutely awful. I'll try your setup, I'll report back to see how it is.
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
Well... I might not be as much of a phone gamer as you so YMMV. I mostly use my PC and my nexus 7 for that.
[HTC Droid DNA] rejectedjs:
On 3DMark, my scores are higher than the average for any device with an Adreno 320 GPU, on all three tests :D Thanks dude, I absolutely cannot wait for a 4.3 update!

Performance: Maxed out

Extreme: 7369

Unlimited: 10881
[HTC Droid DNA] HorsexD:
Answer

resolution has alot to do with graphic performance. Using a high resolution can have a big toll on a graphic chip and thats true with any kind of computer, tablet or smartphone. the reason the Droid ultra and Nexus 4 run smoother in games because the resolution is lower. Simple as that. Dont know about the Xperia Z. 720 vs 1080p. Thats a 25% increase in resolution. It wont be appearant on most games but on high gpu powered games you will start to notice fps drops.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Macmee:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/25/amazon-debuts-kindle-fire-hdx-7-and-8-9-inch-tablets-we-go-han/

Snapdragon 800, 2560x1440 and starting price is something like $279. What do we think?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] danvee:
I already do, but this makes it worse....
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Ponsonby_Britt:
Pretty impressive.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] acdcking12345:
Not necessarily. Remember, these amazon tablets have their own OS on them. It wont nearly be as easy or nice as our Nexus 7 tablets to root, and put on a custom ROM.

So I dont feel bad yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] NovaSlim:
Where did you get the 2560X1440 and the $279 from?

per AndroidCentral, $229 for the 7" model and $379 for the 9" model

The 7" model matches prices with Nexus 7 and have a stronger SOC, but given the choice between native AOSP and FireOS I do not regret getting my N7 at all(not to mention the extra a month plus I had with N7 instead of waiting for HDX). I know you can root, unlock and flash custom ROM on Kindle too, but the process is harder and the dev community is definitely smaller. I will take a slightly inferior SOC for the ease of rooting/unlock/flash, the easy availability of factory images & the much larger dev community.

Without review we don't even know the quality of the screen yet, per Anandtech's review Nexus 7 have the best screen in any tablet available today hands down, unless Amazon sourced the same screen they would have a hard time beating it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Ponsonby_Britt:
'Tis true:)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] tni.andro:
I think, you wanted to say the development community for the Kindle is tiny. ;)

From the hands on photos/videos, it looks like the Kindle screens are very reflective.

My N7 screen is by a huge amount the best factory calibrated screen I had on any device/monitor with an average error of 2.6 dE2000.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
Units really look good. I'm really glad to see some high quality tablets become really cheap and affordable. I've never owned a Kindle but I've owned a Nook and I'm assuming the setup is kind of the same with the rom. Dev support was really lacking especially later on. The Roms that were available were all buggy. They worked well enough for people like us but I couldn't hand it over to my mother to use daily.

The N7 is great in that my Mother can buy one and get pushed all the latest and greatest Android has to offer for a few years to come. That, in itself, is worth the difference to me.

Keep in mind these are the just the lowest memory models. So $229 for the 16gb which perfectly aligns it up with the N7. Even the 32gb is priced the same at $269. The good news is that they do offer a 64gb version and support AT&T and Verizon.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] AlderCass:
Good specs but I personally think the form factor is pretty ugly.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] NovaSlim:
I did say later that I regarded the Kindle dev community as small, so I don't deny that. The size of Nexus devices' dev community is really unrivaled, especially for a tablet.