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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
OK, I've published yet another beta version - 1.28 (version code 28)

What's new:

Fixed some issues with the previous version : sort by app size and OS integration.

Removed option to disable the OS integration. The user can already reset the defaults easily. Maybe I will put this feature back when I'd have an idea of how&when to do it.

Handled another major annoyance: removed the excessive refreshing of the list. I really hope this is fixed and that the list will only refresh itself when needed.

Instead of refreshing each time you go to the list of apps, I've improved the global events handling so that it will refresh itself automatically when needed.

Added ability to manually refresh the list (drag-to-refresh). This is useful for cases that non-official things change the apps information/data, and even when files are being changed. For example when an app downloads data to its folders.

Partially fixed the issue of drag-to-select on Kitkat. it's an OS bug. For now, the bug happens only for the overflow button, and can be handle by clicking twice.

Added a nice transition when opening the app . hope people will like it.

Soon I will publish a little newer version for all users, that will have a "what's new" dialog, so that people won't need to go to the play store to read it.

The really important thing to test this time is the removal of the refreshing. I really hope it works fine and doesn't cause weird things with the filtering and the sorting.

The auto-refreshing isn't perfect though. It can't auto-refresh in case the user has went to a file manager and messes with the files of apps. It will only be notified about official events (uninstallation, clear data, ...). If the user has manually removed files of other apps, he will need to also manually refresh the list. There is a way to even handle this, but it will be very non-efficient and/or memory-hog.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
The newer additions are good.

But I got another bug with this release : whenever I select option of sorting by size, it just keeps on loading and the list is never shown, and after that switching aorting modes also won't take place unless app is force stopped and I tried with all other ways, nothing helped.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I can't reproduce this issue, on both my Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3, and on a Nexus 4 with Android 4.4 .

Could you please send me a video via PM/Email ?

Please show the issue from starting the app.

Also, I wonder if this issue occurs when resetting the app, though it may ruin the whole investigation of why this occurs.

I have a suspect: since I didn't test it well with SD-cards, and you have one, maybe you've set it to sort by size, and it had some weird errors with it?

If so, in order to verify that's the cause to the problem, can you please eject the SD card, and try again?

Also, try the same exact test as before (with the SD-card), but just don't sort by size.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Alright, I'll test with and without sd card and report

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
OK, I've published a new version 1.29 (version code 29).

What's new:

using the hack-y way to get apps sizes. for devices that it doesn't work, it will use my way as a fallback.

This is more accurate than my rooted-way and also faster.

Because of the fallback, getting apps sizes (or an estimation of them) should now work for any kind of device.

when using my way to get app sizes (meaning when the hack-y way doesn't work), the calculation of SD cards isn't used, as I can't test it out. However, I've made it more accurate for a different thing, and it should use what's called "the primary external storage" instead of the SD cards.

removed the root setting of app size calculation. it will just try using it in case the general root feature is enabled.

I think that since it can take a long time (if I include system apps, it can take more than 10 seconds), I should show a nicer progress bar, which shows the progress.

Please don't update till you check the SD card issue as I've suggested.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Checked with my SD card removed and in. That problem used to show up when root mode was enabled with SD card inside, even on soem other devices. I'll test out the newer version and let you know

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
so you tell me that only when the SD-card is inside the device AND root is enabled, that you have an issue with it?

But root mode actually didn't even look at SD cards. It only checked the private-protected-internal storage of the apps.

I don't understand how could it be . :(
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Even I don't know how that has happened.

Here have a look at this video(requires download, because it is on my dropbox) : https://www.dropbox.com/s/738hh8zh3wigctr/Errorreport.mp4

I cropped out some parts of waiting, else the video was around 20 mins of waiting only.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
It gets stuck because whatever that gets the size of the apps was supposed to crash, so the app is waiting for something that died...

question is why should it die...

I think I should just disable the root usage anyway. Most of the devices should work fine with the hack-y way, and if not, at least they will get a working thing.

Maybe I will provide the users the ability to choose : "total apps size" (uses accurate hack-y way which takes a long time) or "estimated apps size" (which is the safest and fastest way to estimate the apps sizes, but isn't accurate).

if the "total apps size" fails, it will use the "estimated apps size".

Both won't use root permission.

What do you think?

Please tell me how long the new version takes to get the sort-by-size showing.

Anyway, thank you for testing. you can update the app and see that it works.

I've found some other bugs that need to be fixed (refreshing of the list still occur on bad occasions sometimes) , but they are a bit minor.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
I recorded this after updating, still the same issue was persistent. Maybe the estimated size is the best way to tackle this.

About refreshing, take your time to implement it correctly, so it doesn't create any issues and works perfectly?

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
What? which version do you have?

I'm talking about version 1.29 .

This version doesn't have a root feature to get the app's sizes.

I'm very confused now.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Yes, the video I uploaded is of v1.29. Although this doesn't have a root feature for getting app size, sorting by size doesn't seem to work here, no matter what I tried

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
on 1:25, I can see a notification showing that the app got root permission, which doesn't match the behavior of the app.

This probably means that for your device, the hack-y way didn't succeed.

I'm now uploading a new version that should never ever user root for app size (1.30 - 30) . If all goes well, this will also be the public version.

You will be able to know (I hope) if your device supports the hack-y way in case it doesn't show the "~" sign near the app size.

Please let me know if it works for you.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
I'll test it out and let you know

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Thanks.

Do note that since I don't use root , if your device doesn't support the hack-y way, some apps sizes may be very far from their correct size.

EDIT: I think I've found the issue, and why I didn't notice it.

It's because of obfuscation (which makes the code "blurry" from other people, and also optimizes the code). For some reason , it can't use the function of getting the size correctly.

I'm on it.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
OK, I've solved the problem, and now you should be able to get the precise app size using the hack-y way too.

Version is 1.31 (31).

Also solved another issue on the way.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Can confirm it works smoothly. I have tested with SD card removed, SD card inserted, after several reboots, wiping cache and dalvic too.....and for your convinience I tested this on my friends' devices with HTC Sense, AOSP, Sony Timescape and Samsung touchwiz too and it works on all with SD card in and out.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
How long does it take to use the exact size sorting ?

Also, how long does it take using the estimated size sorting ?
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Maximum was 5 seconds with nearly full ram and lots of storage space used up.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Seems much better than the root method.

OK, I will publish it to all today.

Thank you for helping me. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
You published a newer version today, right?

V1.33 it is.

Now every time I press share the app FCs rendering share option useless. All other things work fine though.

I tested it after wiping data and cache of this app too but same result

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[Android Apps and Games] yogesh324:
[MENTION=5798043]AndroidDeveloperLB[/MENTION]

Hi the app fcs whenever I click on share app option

Ps pls add a option to back up apk file thank u
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
So, this isn't specific for some only.

I'll try to get a logcat of this and upload it in the morning. This might help him rectify it to some extent.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Will fix it right away. Sorry about that.

I think it's again because of Proguard, as it worked fine without it. :(

Also the licenses dialog has the same problem.

About backup, you mean full backup of just the APK ?

if it's just the APK, you can already do this (though it won't be saved to the SD card), by just choosing to share the app, and choose "APK file" in the dialog.
[Android Apps and Games] yogesh324:
Only apk so that I can save it on sd card

Thank u
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Did you notice this on the Beta versions?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Anyway, I really hate Proguard.

It's a cool tool but it makes random bugs here and there.

I've published a new version that didn't crash for me even after using Proguard - v1.34 (34).

Sadly I didn't learn anything from this bug, other than do more testing on the official app that I publish, before publishing it.

:(

Sorry guys for this. Really hope nothing goes wrong this time.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I can do this (and I actually had this in my future plans), but I currently work on batch operations, which was requested by a lot of people.

Do you think it should also ask for where to save the APK file to? or should it just store it on "Download" folder?

Anyway, sadly in the near future I won't have much time to work on the app, as I have some duties

For now, however, you can use this app for example (tried it, seems to work), to send the APK files to, or just store the APK files on other places (like Google drive and so on).
[Android Apps and Games] yogesh324:
thanx for listening to my req. if we could have the option to select where to store the apk would be great

thank u

edit: I tried send to sd app and its workin.. just one req though can we have app name along with its version saved instead of package name
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
The file is sent as it is. It's not me who changed the file name.

If I'd have to rename it, it means you will have to wait till I copy it to a temporary folder first, and only then be able to share it with other people.

Not only that, but I don't think people would like it if suddenly my app takes so much space, just to hold the temporary APK files (which I'm also not sure when to delete).

BTW, does the app i've suggested also allow sending files to SD card on Kitkat? I know Kitkat has some issues with sending files to SD card, as now it's restricted to only designated paths of the apps.
[Android Apps and Games] yogesh324:
ok sir anyway thank u for answering and sorry I dont know bout kitkat as I musin 4.3 stock rom on my note 2
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
no worries. I might find alternatives in the future, when I think about it.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
A short report of the latest updates :

I tetsed it myself on AOSP, Sony, TW and HTC and it works without any issues on both rooted and non rooted.

Maximum time taken for getting size with root was 6 seconds

I created logcats of this app while performing every function and got a dev to check onto those, he reported no error[emoji1][emoji16]

Great work with the new updates[emoji106]

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Thanks for testing.

about this: "Maximum time taken for getting size with root was 6 seconds" , root doesn't matter.

I already said that I've stopped using it and instead I use the hack-y way.

About this: "I created logcats of this app while performing every function and got a dev to check onto those, he reported no error" , which function/error are you referring to ?

About this "Great work with the new updates", thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Yeah, I forgot about that removed root based option to get sizes.

About the logcats, I am not referring to any error, I am saying that I captured a logcat while using every feature to make sure it works perfectly and it did

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
oh, ok.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
There is a terrible crashing bug on the new version (1.36, version number 36), which occurs when using the estimated size sorting.

For now, I will un-publish the app till I fix it.

EDIT: fixed it and published as 1.37.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Bug report since initial version.

Sorry that I forgot to mention it.

This bug is present for note series handset :

As you can see in the last dialog, it shows S NOTE (which isn't a laucher but a note taking app).

If you can look into it.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
You are correct. This isn't a dialog of launchers, but a dialog of apps that can handle the home button. Usually those are launchers, but sometimes they are not.

For example, the lock screens apps (like "Magic Lock" and "WidgetLocker") use this to block the home button .

There is no way to know if an app is a real "launcher" app, with icons of apps and such...

Each app can be whatever it wishes. The standard way to find launcher apps is what I did - all apps that can handle the home button.

However, I think I should be able to narrow down the list even further, so that there would be less chance to get other apps. But it might also have a bad filtering this way, so I'm not sure if I should.

Anyway, since I don't have a Galaxy note, I can just show you a way to check if it's a bug.

There are 2 ways to do it:

1. Search for "TouchWiz Home", clear its default, and press the home button. See if it asks you which launcher to use.

2. Install a third party launcher, such as "Nova launcher" and see if it asks you which launcher to use.

If you see the "S note" app in any of those cases, it means it's actually defined as a launcher app...
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Did as you instructed, it shows only 3 :

Touchwiz Home

Touchwiz Easy Home

UPSM launcher (ultra power saving from S5)

S note isn't shown, and I don't think it has permission to handle the home button, at least that's what I have inferred over my 1.5 years of experience with this phone. So you can maybe add the names of launchers to be displayed, like a whitelist, to tackle this.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Well this is odd.

Maybe I made it a list of the apps that can handle creation of shortcuts (which now that I think about it makes more sense).

I will need to check what I did. I wrote what I remember I did. Maybe I forgot.

Another possible reason for this is that the OS itself is hiding it from the list.

Is it a Kitkat device? If so, you might be able to see the available launchers from the settings screen (on OmniRom, it's named "Home" on the settings screen).

Also, if you wish that I will check the S note app, you could send me its APK file (though I might not be able to install it).
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
Yes I am on kitkat. I'm using modified Touchwiz rom. I checked in settings too, it just displays the 3 launchers, inbuilt in my device.

I'll send you the apk file tomorrow, as I am out at the moment. But you're correct, for installing it you need to push it to /system/priv-app and it also requires compatible framework, and priv-app folder is available only on kitkat onwards.

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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
OK, send it via PM or email.

I will check out the issue at home.

Thanks for telling me about it.

Also, try to send a shortcut of an app to the S-Note app and see if it does something there.

EDIT: I've tried to install the S-Note, but I didn't succeed. Not sure how it can't be installed since it's kitkat and a samsung device. It's just that it's AOSP based and not something else.

Anyway, I've checked my code. It doesn't have anything to do with launchers. It does the better identification:

It shows you only apps that tells you that they can handle app shortcuts creations.

Also, if you choose "only default launcher", it will only put a shortcut to the default launcher which can also handle app shortcut creation.

You can also notice that it doesn't always show all of the available launchers. Only apps that support creating shortcuts are listed.

For example, if you have the launcher called "Launcher3", with package name "com.android.launcher3" , you'd notice it's missing from the list.

The reason is that it doesn't support creating shortcuts on it.

You can also notice that it's impossible to create shortcuts to this launcher, and that even if you choose on the play-store app to auto-create shortcuts of installed apps, they won't appear on this launcher.

Anyway, in order to avoid further confusion, I think I should just change the text that I show, since it's clearly not just launchers that can be shown there.

So, I think you should just check what happens when you create a shortcut for the S-Note. I'm also curious about it.

EDIT: odd, the play store seems to have a problem with auto-creating shortcuts, on all of my launchers. Wonder if it's a bug with the play store. or something is really messed up on my rom.
[Android Apps and Games] KNIGHT97:
So, I tried creating the shortcut on S Note, and here's what happened :

1)Your app displays a dialog saying creating link.

2) Nothing happens

I tried it again and again and for 20-30 different apps, but same result.

And, by the way, which version of S Note had you tried? I am using the S Note from Note 3.

And about the installation, you can try searching the S3 themes and apps section here and check for the ported version of S Note for your device (from either of N3 or S5, as both are same but only flatter design in S5)

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[Nexus 5 General] jakson0100:
Android 4.4.3 KitKat may well be just days away from making an appearance on the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7.

Source

here is the list of Android 4.4.3 fixes:

1. The fixes to camera include mm-qcamera-daemon crash and camera focus in regular and HDR modes.

2. Power Manager wakelock fix.

3. Multiple Bluetooth fixes and FCC compliance fix.

4. Fix for the random reboot and the reportedly elusive 'app shortcuts' from the launcher after update.

5. Wi-Fi auto connect problem and USB debugging security fix.

6. A fix to address the issues faced by users who are stuck in the activation screen.

7. Data connection dropout problem fix.

8. Missed call LED problem fix and subtitle fix.

9. Data usage graph and Internet telephony fix.

10. There are several undefined fixes to MMS, Email/Exchange, Calendar, Contacts, DSP, IPv6, VPN and the others.
[Nexus 5 General] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Hi,

Already posted: First Android 4.4.3 Details...

:)
[Nexus 5 General] deakelem:
mods should close
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TikiThePug:
Hey guys, just thought I'd share this little tweak with you all. During this Galaxy S5 setting craziness, I was playing around and found a way to show the stock Settings app in a list view. So for those who hate Samsung's tabbed view in the Settings app (like me! :p), or just want a UI refresh, this is the tweak you've been looking for!

EDIT: This was originally posted here by [MENTION=1684834]a9402169[/MENTION] before I found out about it, though you won't need a root explorer for the method below.

Requirements/Compatibility: (Will modify as it changes)

TouchWiz 4.4.2 (May work on 4.2.2+; please test and let me know!)

Galaxy S4 i337/i337M/i9500

You must be ROOTED.

You must not be afraid to tinker!

WARNING:

If this tweak does not produce what it should on your device (i.e. The UI in the screenshots I've posted below), please do not blame me for this! I am not responsible for what happens to your device! Test it at your own risk! But if you find this works in different circumstances than what I've outlined above, please let me know! I simply tried it on my device on a CLEAN ROM flash, and it worked very well.

So let's get started.

Instructions:

You will need to get the SQLite Editor app. It's a paid app!

Open up SQLite Editor and make sure to give it root permissions.

When the app list loads, navigate to, and tap on Settings Storage.

Tap settings.db, then system.

Tap the + button at the top to add a new entry to this table.

Enter name as settings_listui and value as 1 and tap the Save button. (See screenshots)

Exit SQLite Editor and remove the Settings app from recent apps if necessary.

Launch the Settings app and see the results.

Results:

BEFORE: Screenshot 1 below.

DURING: Screenshots 3 & 4 below.

AFTER: Screenshot 2 below.

And last but not least, if this has helped you out, please hit the THANKS button! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] a9402169:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50720350
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] archerymodz:
I'm not able to open the db file. Would it work if you shared yours?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TikiThePug:
Which ROM are you trying to apply it to? And what kind of error are you getting?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] archerymodz:
OTA NC1 rooted.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TikiThePug:
Oh you're on stock? Hm. I once had that issue resolved by updating the version of SQLite Editor. Are you using the most up to date one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] archerymodz:
An uninstall and reinstall worked.

Sent from rooted NC1 SGH-I337 with tethering addon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TikiThePug:
:good:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] YouSeeiF:
Hi guys.I made a Galaxy S5 like lockscreen (this is the first version)

It is for odex/deodex and any rom

Screenshots

View attachment 2659288

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Note: this mod doesn't change lokcscreen clock

Installation: just flash zip from recovery and enjoy!

Credits: sammmobile for s5 system dump

Dont forget to press thanks button :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] la_malacoda:
Thanks for this man, but what does it means that It won't change lockscreen clock? Will it be like in SS or not? :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] themetester:
Bug

When i flash-it i get a kernel panic.

Flashed with latest CWM Touch.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] YouSeeiF:
That means the lockscreen clock will not change, if you lockscreen clock is from official firmware, it will stay there :)

Sorry for my english ;)

I tested it with Apolo kernel, everythink is working fine