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[Android Apps and Games] SystemErrorOne:
Haha yeah i know you can get busy doing all the coding and what not. Well Im not sure if this is what you wanted but I changed the slider on the left to a circular one and i also added another shadow effect to both of them if you cant really tell.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
The slider you see, can't be oval at all. And I like the additional shadow as well, but I want to see the second squary icon in dark color as the first one (just to compare,) and here's what I am trying to imply with my current Icon:

The Icon is basically the Bar in charging mode and hence it's dim (Silver color) and the slider is the pulse (hence can't be oval) which you see while you charge penetrating the bar, all zoomed up. And the Silver/White combination because, when you change colors in the UI, the icon's specific color will look odd in the UI, hence neutral color.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Yes I'm well aware. The issue with dimming via the system is that to preserve my night vision I have it as low as possible on the HW but still need to go lower. No choice but to use a third party app.
[Android Apps and Games] corncobman:
Exactly this. The system dimming usually doesn't go low enough at night time.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
To note that the last screenshot is not mine but rather another user screenshot. :)
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Oops! Edited! And yes, I can understand the dimming issue.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Found a small bug.

When pressing an entry to change the color, the color picker pops up but you can see the menus in the background between the colored tiles. If you want to cancel your choice and press back instead of selecting a color, it will exit the app instead of that specific window.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Seeing the Menu in the background is intentional, made it translucent. I guess a cancel button would be nice, noted down, will add it.
[Android Apps and Games] Jaux42:
Fluent color change

Hey!

Great work so far!!

How about a fluent color change from a starting color (perhaps a dark blue) to an end color (bright red)? I think that would look even more fantastic ;)

I'm sorry if I missed something where you explained that hex or RGB values don't work, which I think would be necessary.
[Android Apps and Games] supergaijin:
looking good!

for those unfortunate to be unable to install a modded ROM without voiding their warranty, is there any way to hide the stock battery icon while energy bar is running to avoid redundancy and clutter in the status bar?
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Not without rooting (and using Xposed,) flashing a custom ROM/theme or using an alternate status bar that allows it.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Interesting suggestion!
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
You could use alternative launcher and hide the status bar completely /like I do/ but the energy bar will stay there on top of the screen /look at the screens in 3rd post/.

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[Android Apps and Games] SecUpwN:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION], would you please add recognition of games? The battery bar should vanish then. Also, it seems that ever since using your Energy Bar, my sound volume gets maximized without wanting to do so. Not only that, also I cannot turn off my phone without doing some hardcore tricks. Does anyone else experience such strange bevavior? Hoping for a new version..
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION]

Quick question: the animation of bar when it makes one pulse of red color is a simulation of losing one percentage point?

Little request: would it be possible to add the check button or st like that for the <=20% red color?

The thing is that I prefer the ultraminimal look of everything so when it starts being red, the perfectionist inside me starts screaming.:D And also I personally think that the graphical presentation of battery level is clear enough /and the main power of this app/. I know there are phones with 2-3 days of battery life, god bless them, but I normally get cca 20h, so one cycle per day, which means no need to be remembered to put it on charger.

Thanks for considering it.

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[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
None of the above.
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Very nice... Good work dev.. Installed and enjoying :)

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Please add pro..... no ad.. Pretty please
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
recognition of games/fullscreen apps - almost same challenge here, still thinking of a better solution than putting an option to 'disable in landscape mode' as someone sugggested, most of the fullscreen apps are in landscape mode. And about your issue, I have experienced NONE of the above in any of my test device and no one reported the same either. I can confirm that there's no single line of code which could possibly change any such system settings and so I suggest you to check something else in your device which is causing that. :)

Ah, your quick question just reminded me of that feature that I almost forgot to mention anywhere. Yes, the fading in and out to a RED color of the Bar is an indication that you just lost 1% of your Battery. And yeah, I got what you want, will add such level of customization in the upcoming updates.

Thank you! And I will consider that, once the App gets matured enough, some particular devices have reported some regular crashes to me which am unable to reproduce on my phone to debug, plus ton of requests to add more customization here and at Google Play, let me bring the App to satisfactory level for majority of the people first! :):)
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Thanks, really appreciate your attitude. I understand there are more important features to implement, so no pressure.;)

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[Android Apps and Games] m.klinge:
I like the idea a lot - however having my status bar bleed color into the apps in using it takes away a little of the cleanness of the look.

An idea (And tbh not how it will look) would to be able to set the bar to either vertical side instead. For instance the very leftmost part of the screen going from nav bar to statusbar (when battery is full) - would that be possible?

//M
[Android Apps and Games] swing4thefence:
Great app. Just one suggestion.

Just came from Pac Man on my HTC Rezound to CM11. One feature I was really missing was the battery bar. Thank you for giving me a way to get it back. Now I just wish the bar size went all the way to 10 instead of just 1-5 like you have now.
[Android Apps and Games] corncobman:
EDIT: Never mind.
[Android Apps and Games] Anubhav Agrawal:
Can there be a option to set different colour to battery level less than 10 and/or 5%?

or mayb multiclour bar?I really like to make my phone look good,multi colour can help achieve that ;)

thanks for the app :)
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
But there is the multicolor option at the moment if you meant this ...

BTW, [MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION], my bar is today constantly pulsing, what could that be caused by?

//EDIT: nevermind, reboot solved it.

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[sntfrmnxs4]
[Android Apps and Games] Anubhav Agrawal:
nah,that's not what really is "multicolour" :p

2 colours at same time,that's what I mean..
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=1033652]m.klinge[/MENTION], let me think. [MENTION=4771007]swing4thefence[/MENTION], noted down! [MENTION=4974773]anu.cool[/MENTION], I think I get it, someone else suggested the same a gradient.

Hopefully, I am able to spare some of my time this weekend and get atleast few of the features highly demanded added.

P.S. My Apps first Video Reviews are out! Updated the first post :D
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
I really wish that the Video Reviewers had focused and shown the pulsating animation and it's ability to penetrate the Bar and show a bonus information. *wish*
[Android Apps and Games] Semmu:
Seriously, you are awesome! This was a feature I really missed from Cyanogen, and now you made a straightforward and lightweight app for it! I just can't thank you enough! You should make a donation version, (with the same features preferably), I would definitely buy it!
[Android Apps and Games] AnalphaBestie:
+1

Having the option in the dropdown notification area is fine for me, but I like my status bar clean.

I really like it.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Your device has to be ROOTed and then either your ROM support it or you have to use xposed framework. No other way is possible ...

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[Android Apps and Games] AnalphaBestie:
Yeah, sorry. Either i quoted the wrong post or misread it.

I'am already rooted and using xposed. I meant I would like to see an option to hide the notification icon when using "Always Alive!" (No problem with an entry in the notification-dropdown.
[Android Apps and Games] Z0ld3n:
I'm loving this app but there is one annoying thing, when using full screen mode (for example when watching movies) bar is still visible. Any chance to make option to hide bar when usomg any app in full screen mode?

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[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
I never used always active mode /yeah, it's because of that icon/ and it's working flawlessly so what is that REALLY for?

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
A straight-forward answer would be NO, unfortunately! Android doesn't let me do that :(

Not as of now, but if it's that important that the Bar should be hidden while you're on a fullscreen app, may I suggest you to enable "Show/Hide Bar" under 'Always Alive!' in Settings, that will let you quickly hide the Bar from your Notification panel. And when you're done, you can quickly re-enable the Bar.

Same here, I use without 'Always Alive', and it works almost flawless for me. Why there is really an option as 'Always Alive!' is that, as explained in the Guide of the App, Android kills background services/Apps when it's out of RAM which kills the Bar also BUT... IF you would show a patience of few seconds, the Bar will re-create itself. But again, that would be considered as unreliable, to totally avoid that is the option 'Always Alive!'. As a bonus, you get two options to choose from, one puts a shortcut to settings (if you like to change the color multiple times a day, may be?) and the other puts this option to quickly hide/show the Bar (useful for those who are seeking for an option to hide the Bar in fullscreen quickly.)
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION]

Thanks for reply, I read the whole guide after first install but I a bit forgot it and completely forgot that I have 2gb of RAM so this option isn't much relevant, so my bad and sorry for cluttering ...

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[Android Apps and Games] AnalphaBestie:
Are you sure about that? I think if have seen it in some apps. The last-fm scrobbler has no icon, but runs in background. Also battery widget reborn power toggles does not need the icon visible, but has an entry in the notification dropdown. Well, I will use it anyways :)

I tried this at the beginning, and the bar disappeared very fast. I'll try again with more patience.
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
[MENTION=5264918]AnalphaBestie[/MENTION] - using this for 2 days, no problem with it. Works great and looks awesome, also if you are on Android 4.2+? ( can't remember ? ) you can go into Manage Apps and disable notifications for that app. I'm using Always Alive and disabled app notification, basically you have the same functionality but it just doesn't show notification.
[Android Apps and Games] AnalphaBestie:
Running it without 'always alive' since my last post and the bar did not dissappear. So I guess I am fine :)

Thanks again. Lovely little app.
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
For those annoyed by the notification but wanting to make sure it's always alive, tick always alive, then go to app information and untick Show notification. That's what I do for most apps, including Tasker (because I automate most of my phone tasks to help me in the background) and it works perfectly.

Example:
[Android Apps and Games] d0wns3t:
For a centered bar could you make the charging animation mirrored coming from each side to either end of the bar, this could allow for the effect of showing the charging start level. I'm not currently seeing it and I'm assuming you hadn't implemented it for a centered bar?
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=3296383]Gu$houn*[/MENTION], that's absolutely okay. I don't mind clarifying things about the App which I worked on for so long. Moreover, it will help new users visiting the thread to know some things about the App.

Yes, I am very sure that there's no way I can disable to notification in 'Always Alive' mode through the App/code (not atleast without root.) I am not sure, what kinda service do the above mentioned apps provide, but one thing I am sure about is that, they're also not 'Always Alive', at some point of time, when needed Android System will kill them also, and just like the Bar they try to recover immediately (and if there working is really background then you may not notice that unlike with the visible bar disappearing and trying to recover in few seconds.) So, if you're lucky and running Android 4.1+ you can do it manually and still have the same effect by [MENTION=4311957]polobunny[/MENTION]'s tip above.

Yes, for the center one, the animation isn't implemented in such a way to indicate initial charge level. And that's because, bringing in the pulse from both sides of the screen seemed to be a bit of overload for slower devices. But I will think of something to accomodate the feature - but remember, am putting this on low priority.

[MENTION=4311957]polobunny[/MENTION], thanks for the tip, I am gonna include that in the guide and possibly in bold letters in the App Description on Play Market. Of course, those under 4.1 can't do that but atleast they could make the persistent icon productive by having the shortcuts.

Oh BTW, just re-emphasizing, if you're going to disable the notification icon from "Manage Apps", make sure you run the Bar in 'Always Alive' mode first else you'll see no effect.
[Android Apps and Games] SystemErrorOne:
Okay i think i get what your saying. Send me a message to my inbox so we can chat more about the icon design. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Anubhav Agrawal:
I think the option is only available in android 4.3+ ...
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
I think it's 4.1+ actually ...

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[Android Apps and Games] _Jax_:
So simple yet never though of it.

Thanks to both of you!:highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] They Drew First Blood:
Bar visible

This is a feature that I like about the app! To each his own. Thanks [MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION], nice work. Running great on my Samsung Captivate i897 with KitKat 4.4.2 (AoCP).
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Am working on update, it will take time though due to my hectic schedule. Thanks for your support!:)
[Android Apps and Games] technoplunk:
First of all awesome app, thank you for making it. :good:

I do have one issue with it, I find the pulse is to small.

I have a Note 3 which has a fairly high DPI display and at work I set my phone on qi charger and play music to my headphones all day. Occasionally I don't place my phone correctly or I nudge it and it is no longer charging. At the distance I sit from it I can't see the pulse.

I already have the bar set to 5 pixels and can see it easily but I would like an option to make the pulse longer and maybe even make it wider than the bar. This would make it easier to see on high dpi displays and god know the manufacturers are making them tighter and tighter.
[Android Apps and Games] alogical:
Great app! Love the sleekness and how simple it is. However, it only worked for a bit. Literally for about 30 minutes. Now I can't seem to get it to work again. I'm on 4.3 on an S4, rooted.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Thank you! And I clearly did notice your issue in one of the Video Reviews done on Galaxy S3 (First post,) I am certainly going to add the option to increase the thickness a lot more! :)

More details? I would suggest, you to go to the 'ABOUT' tab of the App, and hit "Clear Preferences..." (The Red Box) and now press Activate, and try using the 'Always Alive' option (if you don't want those useful shortcuts in notification panel, you may opt out by going to "Manage Apps" of your device and locating the App, unticking "Show Notifications".) Also, if this is about the Bar disappearing when the 'Always Alive' mode is NOT on, well, you the Bar will definitely try to recover and show again in few moments every time the System kills it due to lack of RAM (occupied by other Apps.)
[Android Apps and Games] sstrm:
I just installed this, and it looks awesome on my galaxy s3 mini. Is there a way to keep the app running but not showing it on the notification bar? Other than that 10/10 app. Congrats!
[Android Apps and Games] AnalphaBestie:
Read on the last few pages, there is an explanation how to do this.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=5685426]sstrm[/MENTION]

post above you should answer to your question.

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[Android Apps and Games] sstrm:
Oh, I just read that. Thank you for pointing the answer, I should have read that before. My bad.
[Android Apps and Games] coolhof:
Great app.

Looking very good.

Thnx.
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
Great app!

But if I play p.e. Quizduell it close itself.

And didn't restart again.
[Android Apps and Games] Paleogirl2003:
Loving this so far, my only feature request would be custom colors ( rgba ), or at a minimum true black as a color option.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
For now, I would suggest try for 'Always Alive' mode.

Yes, that will be coming in future updates.

I have received an overwhelming response here, as well as on Google Play Store and via email. I am very happy about that, and I have decided to put more effort on the App to make it better, solid enough to be made as a System App. I am completely changing the code at many places to optimize the App and work even more better, but the progress is very slow due to lack of free time. But hopefully, the next update will bring in a lot of things. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
If you add then also "Always Alive" without showing the icon in the bar.

That would be great.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
And we truly appreciate it so take your time!

The app is working great here at the moment so every upgrade will be like a cherry ...

Today my bar for the second time didn't recognize or what the unplugging from charger and is still pulsing with all that animation, don't if it's on my side or where but no biggie ...

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Uhmm, hard to recreate the problem on my device, what happens when you plug-in the charger again and remove? There shouldn't be a problem in receiving the changes to the Battery from System but just to make it absolutely sure, I will do some fundamental changes to the code.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Ouch, can't try it, I solved it by deactivating/activating the bar, your solution advice didn't occur to me, sorry. But then after a while I plugged it back in and now after unplugging it's ok, I'll keep trying plugging/unplugging during the day and if it shows up I'll try it and give report. :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] booncol:
Nothing more... just best battery bar.
[Android Apps and Games] mms047:
Superb ♥

Awesome app.... Keep working bro..... ♥
[Android Apps and Games] tramp20:
Thank you for this really nice app.

But the CPU load during charging is with 10% IMHO too high for this little animation :(
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
What app is this?
[Android Apps and Games] tramp20:
OS Monitor

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eolwral.osmonitor
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Hello, today it finally occurred again, the plugging-in/unplugging solved the problem. I think it's caused by long time staying on wire charger with 100%, I usually use qi charger and never happened there. The animation after that just does not turn off and keeps pulsing with marked point where I plugged it.

Otherwise working great here.

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Thanks for your valuable feedback bro! I will look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Okay, it happened again, so now I can say - it's definitely caused by wall charger when the phone attacks 100%, no matter how long after that it's let there ... the charging animation just doesn't stop.

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[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION]

Today it occurred again, I didn't spot it immediately and now I found out that it is in the battery usage list, I didn't "solve" it yet, so if I could provide some log or st like that to help you investigate the problem, I'm ready to pull it.

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=3296383]Gu$houn*[/MENTION] - I think I figured out why the Animation isn't stopping properly on some devices, and made necessary changes in a new build. Hopefully the update will be soon ready to do a beta testing before I roll out. Will include you in the beta testing process, if you're interested :)
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] great news, buddy. Yes of course I'm interested if it will help you with development! :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] gourgi:
Awesome app!!! Works great in my s4 mini carbon ROM .
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
UPDATE

Hello People! :D

I Just finished coding an updated version of Energy Bar before you get all excited, this update is completely focused on stability/performance. I completely rewrote the code (made a big structural change), I would consider this update as an essential major internal update. Also, it should now perform better during the charging animation.

But, just to not totally disappoint you guys, I have added the following few things that is visual:

#1 The center animation is now more symmetrical (two pulses.)

#2 Custom Colors!!

#3 Thickness is now controllable to the level of pixels (larger devices can make the Bar even more thicker now.)

The update will be up soon.

And lastly, am not abandoning the project with this update, I have got all the list of feature requests made so far since the first release, will be adding one by one. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Pro so we can support coffee?
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] great news, buddy, I'm really excited ... :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
It's Up! :)

[MENTION=4526073]Christiancs1969[/MENTION], need to get few more things done and then I will be ready for the coffee! :)

[MENTION=3296383]Gu$houn*[/MENTION], cheers!

And here we go, uploaded, check the attachments guys! Please, do give me a feedback, after your green signal only I am going to release to the mass via Google Play Market. And oh, you see the .apk size? :D

Also, I need 2 information in specific,

#1 What do you think is the ideal thickness of the Bar for your device (also mention your device name) ?

#2 Is the Bar really thin even on the Max Thickness value (20) (Could happen on high pixel density devices,) what do you suggest for a Max value?

And of course, if you find any bug report back (if possible how to reproduce it.)
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
4...perfect..i9100....20 is big here...wouldn't need it any bigger
[Android Apps and Games] coolhof:
The setting "Bar Thickness" gives a Fc.

But after restart the bar thickness looks good.

The load animatie on centered bar is working good.

A nice update.

Thnx.

S3 i9300.

Jb 4.3

Send From A Devil3 - f2fs - Dualboot Powered Machine
[Android Apps and Games] cd69:
Same as above. Fc on bar thickness also 20 is more than enough for me atleast on nexus 5. Overall a great update :)

Sent from my Nexus 5