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[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] great update, buddy! :good:

I wiped app data to be sure it won't cause problems. Everything working correctly, the segments setter looks really clean and this color picker is more handy for me because I have the bar gray and with the previous one it was hard to set the pure gray without any tinge.

I will report if some issue shows up.

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
:o
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
hmm where is this download section you mentiin on the first page? the link takes me to the xda forum
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
The link is working fine, just checked again! And you see a black bar on top of the thread (above the announcement banner)? In that there is a tab called "Downloads", click that if the link doesn't take you there. This is a XDA: DEVDB project, every such project will have that black bar.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
The weakness of this layout is that you can't access download section via Tapatalk, or at least I don't know how, I have to go through the browser.

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[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
its not working, it always takes me to the forum main site. and i dont see any black bar. im using the xda app... will try with the browser.

edit: nice, the browser crashes when i try to open this thread:eek:

can someone give me a direct link to the download?
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
:eek:, thanks for bringing that to notice.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
I have attached the latest .apk to second post and please let me know if this link works for downloading - LINK.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
This is direct link to the file in /downloads section ...

// Link one post above ...

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
I have linked the same in last post, :p

Oh BTW, I am working on pausing the Bar on screen off, once I am done, I think I will release it on Google Play. Let me know if you have any more feature request.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Ouch, sry, I didn't notice, I'll fix it ... :good:

I think the last feature missing is the magic button which gives you a proper energy bar. :D

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Haha, I bet not all the developers are magicians which includes me :p
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
that link works, thanks a lot.

i love the new color options, awesome work you did there:D
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Request

[MENTION=2749424]grognaz[/MENTION], cheers!

Guys, I need some screenshots to update the Google Play Market page of Energy Bar. If somebody has enough time, please get me a screenshot of each section of the App, and few extra for the COLORS section, preferably #1 Two segments, 0-20 & 20-100 with colors red and yellow respectively #2 Your personal configuration of the segments.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Another Update! :D

Just uploaded - Energy Bar EB_4.0. This adds the final feature which will make sure that the Bar absolutely doesn't eat your device's battery at any cost - pauses animation on screen off. You can download the update now from the Downloads section or wait to receive from Google Play automatically soon. I did extensive testing on my little device as well as on the emulator to check the animation is working properly, but bugs are inevitable on Android, as some of the things just can't be coded without some workaround due to Android restrictions. So, if you notice any weird behavior of the Bar while charging, plugging in and out, let me know :)
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] something like this?

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Ah, thanks for the effort, but I think that's of very high resolution, I need something smaller than that but at least as big as the current ones on Google Play Market. Do you have any other device?
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Unforunately I haven't, I have got only my Nexus4 /moreover changed dpi to 220 instead of 320 so it's a bit small, I know/, I could only find my old 3,2" htc but I think it would be much better for the quality if someone shares screens from his phone.

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//okay, I tried one more thing I can do, set the DPI back to normal ... maybe it would fit your needs.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Yes, that could be an ideal size, but I need some variations in the color and all, I guess I will do it myself tomorrow, gotta take a lot of snaps, save the trouble, enjoy and thanks! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
I install the update from the play store and it works very great.

To the colors, can you also display and make the input as hex values?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Haardok:
On my Sony Xperia Z Ultra, running on 4.4.2, i get no glowing when the bar goes down by 1%. I have tried multiple versions of Energie Bar. All other Animations are showing correctly. :(
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
it seems it drains my battery again. see the drainage in the end of the picture, thats when i installed the new version.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
And the battery stats list says?

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
I had actually planned to put the current wheel, initial color pallette, hex, rgb all in tabs but I was also working on making the new segment design, trying to do everything at once is very frustrating sometimes and consumes a lot of time and the result is not of the quality I expect. So, I decided to do it one by one, May be you could expect those color options in some future update :)

Oh, Harrdok, I am really sorry to disappoint you! I just realized that, I had removed that feature long long ago during the initial releases itself as some pointed out that it's kinda distracting. And I forgot to update the description every since. updating now...

I don't think, Energy Bar is causing that, do some more testing and let me know. Remember, sometimes, the fact that your battery is going down really really creates a strong illusion that Energy Bar is making it do, it could be a mere coincidence and your Battery is actually draining due to various other reasons. Sometimes, the issue is genuine, so it needs to be properly tested.
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
the strange thing is that the battery stats list looks normal, display on top with most consumption but the device was idling whlie i was sleeping... really strange. i will keep an eye on the issue and will let you know if i have some news
[Android Apps and Games] Haardok:
Oh Ok... I liked this feature. :-/

Thank you for your answer.

Greetings from Germany. :)
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
i noticed that the bar is not visible with height 1, looks like height = height -1

thats on a nexus 5
[Android Apps and Games] Rinoceros:
I have the same on my One (M7) with one pixel height.

But on my Nexus 7 it is working great with one pixel height.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
It's related to the pixel density of the devices! Since the initial versions I made some changes to control the thickness, while the control is excellent on low resolution devices, high resolution ones just don't respect the parameters and that's why you have a max of 10 to choose from.
[Android Apps and Games] Rinoceros:
Thnx for the clarification. Two pixel height is working great at the M7. To be honest I prefer the one pixel height but it is still working.

Thank you very much for this great program :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Alright! I have received few more reports that the Bar is affecting the Battery, I don't understand why it doesn't affect the majority of devices. I tried my best to resolve the issue with some changes in the last update but it seems it's not doing that good. I have decided to roll back changes to the initial version code and fix this thing forever. Expect an update soon! :o
[Android Apps and Games] hamsup1o:
I haven't noticed any particular drainage on my SGN3. I do however noticed that the bar deactivates itself on my Nexus 7 2013 a few times since the last update. I'll have to keep a lookout for it but I think it happens when its plugged in for a long period of time. I'll keep you posted.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] no problems with battery drain here since the last 4.0 XDA test version. Let's see in the upcoming days but seems alright for now ...

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[Android Apps and Games] Haardok:
Is there a way to get an earlier version of the app where the bar still pulsates?
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Relax its comming back soon
[Android Apps and Games] jb789:
Here's some screenshots from a Droid 2 running CM7 (gingerbread). I zipped them up because they were too large to attach individually, but left one for a teaser. Feel free to photoshop them as needed.

Also, EB4 is not restarting the bar properly for me after unplugging the charger, even with "always alive". The EB process is still running, but no bar gets redrawn without deactivating & reactivating it. Oh, and since some folks are so lazy & impatient, maybe put some tips on the color tab about how to operate it. Maybe even just a popup or toast when tapping the preview bar. That would save you from stupid 1 star reviews by folks who never look at the guide. Finally, I think it'd be more intuitive to call them levels instead of segments. Segments sounds like they will make a multicolored candy cane across the screen. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
i noticed a app tha i use since a long time suddenly very high in the battery usage (qfile or so its called) so i uninstalled it to see wether the drain happens again.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Yes, I realized that, just because I combined Single Color and Multicolor mode, they think I removed the option to change color + the segments altogether! I will do something to highlight it, may be I should update the screenshots. And I checked out your screenshots, they are beautiful except that they might not be idea for the majority of audience, as you already know, they very easily conclude things without exploring. Now, as I see, you are using a custom ROM, and it has a percentage Battery on the status bar, which may conflict with the idea of this Bar, plus the blue highlight everywhere may also confuse. I am gonna need something more neutral, though I love your screen setup personally!

I have got lot of things to work on today on the App, hopefully, I will finish everything that's required for the App in a day or two. As I really want to work on my next project.

[MENTION=5829880]Haardok[/MENTION]: What kinda pulse bro?
[Android Apps and Games] jb789:
Makes sense, plus my screen dimensions may not be ideal. There are a few screenshots in there where I had the presence of mind to load the default battery icon if that helps any be useful. Plus, there's always photoshop! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Haardok:
That glowing when battery goes down. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=2133759]jb789[/MENTION], the first one is nice!

[MENTION=5829880]Haardok[/MENTION], will try to bring it in some future version :)

[MENTION=240025]hamsup1o[/MENTION], [MENTION=3296383]Gu$houn*[/MENTION], how is the Battery stat reports so far?
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] all is working properly, no problems so far with the EB_4.0 version. :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] hamsup1o:
After using this for a few more days, I do noticed the battery is draining slightly faster however I have no solid evidence that it is caused by Energy Bar. I haven't installed any other apps since and my usage hasn't change. I do not see Energy Bar listed on the battery stats report so It may not be Energy Bar that is causing it.

Also, Energy Bar hasn't deactivate by itself on my Nexus 7 2013 since I posted about it so it may have been just a fluke. :)
[Android Apps and Games] jb789:
I've definitely noticed that intermittently on Gingerbread (after being plugged in for a long period of time). Sometimes the EB service & process are still running in the background, sometimes not. I bet [MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] will solve it in the next release, but I'm using a centered battery bar, how about you?
[Android Apps and Games] hamsup1o:
hmm interesting..maybe there is an issue there. The N7 is on JB with the default left battery
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
That's great to hear!

No, that must not be the issue, the EB Process/Service must run in the background all the time, that's how it's able to display the Bar no matter in which App you're working in.

And [MENTION=240025]hamsup1o[/MENTION], if you couldn't find this in the Battery Stat, then your Battery decreasing faster is just an illusion, it may be just normal.

I am cleaning up the codes, adding shadow to the texts (when the color is white everywhere in the UI,) and make the Bar disappear altogether when the screen is off, and start over when the screen is on. Will upload the update soon.
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Okay, first issue on the latest version, never happened before. I unplugged the charger after all night charging and the bar shows the state where I turn the screen off when I went to bed. When I plug the charger back in, the bar seems to be showing the proper state of battery over the bad one and the bar shows up in battery usage list ,when I unplugged it again, the bar goes back to the incorrect one with broken animation and disappears from the battery usage list where it's not shown even after another while. Don't know what could cause this issue. When I tried to deactivate the bar from the app, it froze and after a few seconds it crashed.

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[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
just wanted to let you know that in my case it was qfile app and not yours thats caused the drain. i have not seen a drain since i disabled qfile.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Thanks for reporting in, I have made several changes and now the Bar completely shuts down when the screen is off and turns back on when the screen is gets on (and oh, if you plug in charger when the screen is off, the Bar will remember the position and reflect the information when the screen turns on via the animation.) Will upload in a couple of hours, need some more testing.

Nice!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
UPDATE!!

Energy Bar EB_4.1 is up. Configuration will be ported in only if you're upgrading from EB_4.0, anything lower will have to start fresh.

What changes did I made?

#1 The Bar now completely shuts down when the screen is off, and starts again when the screen is turned on. If you plug-in your charger while the screen is off, the current Battery Level will be saved to reflect in the animation when the screen is turned on again.

#2 Texts in the UI are now readable even on white background.

#3 Added a thin dark border around the 'Live Preview', just incase if you have one of the segments colored white.

#4 Color of a segment can be changed by clicking on its - 'Live Preview', or lower %, or higher %, or seekbar.

And some internal optimization, slight UI changes. And oh, I added few screenshots from my little device to the first post. :)

Edit: Replaced the small screenshots with fresh ones from the Emulator :D
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Weird issue again, I made a clean flash of new version of ROM and after restoring all my apps the bar suddenly started to act weird, like there are two bars, if I deactivate it, there still stays another bar.

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// force stopping off the app solved it.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Weird Indeed, anyways glad that it's solved now.

BTW, if you face any crashes, do report it with what you where doing, I receive some crash reports in my Google Play Developer Console, but without the context with the situation it's hard to track the cause.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=3296383]Gu$houn*[/MENTION], I noticed a similar glitch on my device just now, added a quick permanent fix to that, uploaded EB_4.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] great, just updated via XDA link, let's see what will happen.

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[Android Apps and Games] hamsup1o:
fyi...just noticed this (see below image). it seems to be leaving a lighter line behind. closing out and reopening the app fixes it.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Will look into it, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
i noticed that sometimes when turning on the device the bar is gone. opening the app brings it back.
[Android Apps and Games] supergrobi94:
Same here. If turning on device, the bar doesn't shows up, or crashes. And in addition to this issue, the app crashes, while trying to open a game in landscape mode. If I disable the app, games are running without problems. Already wiped cache and data, but it didn't solved the issues. Using EB_4.1.1 on Android 4.3.

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
New update is up, fixes the raised issues! :)

EB_4.1.2:

#1 Quick fixes!

#2 Removed the limit of 6 on segments
[Android Apps and Games] grognaz:
i had no problems since your last update, thanks a lot. i guess others neither thats why its so silent here:eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Yes, no problems or issues here at all, everything's working flawlessly. :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=2749424]grognaz[/MENTION], ha! yes, most probably!

But some Android devices just somehow still manage to send me a crash report, lol! And my academic exams started again, will last for another week!

Have a new project in mind to work on... I will simultaneously give Energy Bar few more updates, in the colors section. If you guys have some real solid idea for a new App, do let me know, I will be very interested to work on it.
[Android Apps and Games] Haardok:
Still under development? :)
[Android Apps and Games] Christiancs1969:
Of course. ..why?
[Android Apps and Games] Haardok:
Because it has become so quiet here. Just wanted to ask. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Rinoceros:
This will give you the idea of how stable the current version is.

I have it running on my two Android devices without any problems.

The only thing to wish is to export and import the settings (in case of).

It is rocking stable and does all the things it needs to do without any crash. I am very happy with it :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
:o, I am working on a new App, after I'm done with it, I will probably update Energy Bar with some improvements.
[Android Apps and Games] Rinoceros:
Thank you very much.

It is a wish not a "to do" :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] soad0:
Hi! I love your app!

Do you think it is possible to add an option: "disable when phone is in landscape"?

It's could be great when I am watching a video or playing game or reading book.

Keep going
[Android Apps and Games] DarkEden_-:
Sir, this is one of my all time favorite Apps! Just tested it and I must say I love it. Since my Android doesn't display the charge percentage on its own (GB 2.3.7 on Xperia U Stock) I had to use apps that display percentage. But oh my god. That app is awesome.

So just tested it and I got no issues at all!

Positive Feedback from my side

+ Light, usually uses under 10 mb of RAM.

+ Highly configurable. Colors thickness, everything.

+ It looks gorgeous.

+ Great alternative for people like me who don't have battery percentage on their status bar.

It may need to get used to it, cause it still doesn't give the percentage in numbers, but the visual feedback is very nice to read. Also nice charging animation ;)

Sony Xperia U ST25i

GB 2.3.7

#rooted

Cheers, Eden
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Yes, it's possible. Will try to push the addition in the next update. Don't hesitate to bug me if I forget to put the feature. :)

Thank you for spending your precious timing on writing that feedback. Much appreciated!
[Android Apps and Games] JT1510365:
Love it!

amazing I love it! Works great without root on my galaxy tab 3 7.0 SM-T210R:)
[Android Apps and Games] DanielMalmgren:
Hi.

I just tested this app on my phone and I get no bar at all. I'm on Lollipop (CM12), I guess that's the problem? If that's the case, is there any chance of a version in the future which works on Lollipop?

/Daniel
[Android Apps and Games] Gu$houn*:
Working correctly here since first lollipop release.

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[Android Apps and Games] DanielMalmgren:
Weird. I got nothing at all. Can't say I did any deeper investigation though, I found another app that worked out-of-the-box :)

/Daniel
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Thanks [MENTION=3296383]Gu$houn*[/MENTION] for confirming that.

Daniel, the latest version of the App targets Kitkat!

I have got couple of interesting features/updates for the next version of the App:

#1 Lollipop support (duh!)

#2 Material Design

#3 Make the App an 'Accessibility Service' which will stop the random FCs on some devices forever ( :D ) and hopefully will allow the ability to hide the Bar on your pre-defined list of Apps.

#4 Gradient coloring support for the Bar

Wish, I could find enough time to get back to Energy Bar with the promised update sooner. Currently working on a couple of projects which includes an Android App as well. Will keep you guys posted! :)
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Hey Guys, Thought I would let you know about this App which I made very recently and want to get some feedback before I polish it and release. And oh, I will get back to Energy Bar update after I release this other App. :)

Knock Me! - When silence can't speak!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Screenshots of the upcoming version

Hey guys, progress is going really slow but couple of features are done. Will take some more time to release, working on UI a bit, couple of screenshots are below. New version will be more integrated to the Android System, no more options like 'Always Alive', etc. Instead, UI will focus on core customization.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Trust me guys, I have been wanting to post this update as much as you have been waiting, if not more. I am very happy to finally give you guys an update, check out first post! :)

[IMG="Energy Bar - a color coded cool pulsating battery indicator"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3356908&stc=1&d=1433954161[/IMG]
[Android Apps and Games] DrPhant0m:
Thank you for issuing the beta! The "accessibility" approach seems to work well for me w/o creating an ongoing notification.

The problem I see is that "center" pushes the bar to the right on my phone (Note 3, rooted on 4.4.2), and "right" makes the bar go off-screen (presumably, I can't see it) Right now, its displaying correctly tho.

A suggestion... offer a preset of colors for the percentages (red for 0-10%, orange for 10-25, yellow for 25-50, etc)
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Hi DrPhant0m, thanks for the feedback!

If you could reproduce the issue, please let me know. It's possible that it was a temporary glitch during orientation change?

Presets seem to be a good idea, may be I will enable the 'feeling lucky' feature into the segments :)

But I feel like that the current UI for creating segments is very intuitive, you just gotta drag the slider and drop it at an appropriate place to make the split happen. And tapping the minimum/maximum value gives you the option to choose any color with any intensity in the world. I think this way it's more fun to use the UI rather than providing a preset, but nice suggestion it is, indeed.