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[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
Yes, it's exactly how I test it and it works properly in my device. Maybe it is about the version we have of Evernote or Android. I'll check if it works if I add it as an exception and see what can we do.

Ok now I understand what you meant. It is interesting, I add it to the todo list :)

If you have the top bar enabled the SwiftOpen icon becomes a back arrow when you enter a folder, which is precisely to go back one folder.

If not, in swiftactions you can add "back from folder", which is also to go back one folder.

Do you mean that you can see the notification but the detector is not working? I know Android sometimes kills it when it needs ram, and I still don't know how to fix this issue.

But when it gets killed the notification should disappear...
[Android Apps and Games] gr8st:
Great!

Didn't see that, thanks!

No, I mean despite having that notification it still gets killed. Hopefully you can find a fix.

Great work, thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] danividalg:
I have too this issue.

I have the notification hidden (long click on the notification and click on the crossed-out bell.

When the detector dissapear I have to open the app and then "activate" the detector again.

Does the app have an intent or something that I can use from tasker to re-start/enable the detector?

Does the app have an intent or something that I can use from tasker to know if the detector is running?

Thanks and best regards :)
[Android Apps and Games] gr8st:
Is it currently possible to launch different grids from multiple border areas?

Sorry if I'm missing this, but I thought this was a default feature. If it's not, it really should be.
[Android Apps and Games] danividalg:
It's a good idea :good:

+1 to ask for this feature :)
[Android Apps and Games] 32str8:
Any way to add a bookmark shortcut on Marshmallow. I am using SmartTiles and need a quick way to launch a URL. You can only add a bookmark to the homescreen from inside of chrome. I even tried a Tasker shortcut and can't get it to work. Suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
If you hide the notification I think it is the same as if I didn't put the notification. The system considers the process is not important and kills it with much more likelihood when out of ram.

I'll add the intents tough (at least to start SwiftOpen).

Multiple detectors is in the features to add in the future. When I add them you will be able to select a different grid for each detector.

I've seen that in marshmallow it's no longer possible to add a bookmark in Chrome, I don't know why. I'll add a way of adding them from SwiftOpen when I have time. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] danividalg:
Hi,

Now I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 with 4GB of RAM, I doubt that it can close apps because of out of memory.

I have activated the notifications again and I will report about it.

I have noticed that almost all times the service is deactivated during the night.

Thanks for this great app ;)
[Android Apps and Games] gr8st:
Great, thanks.

About the system force closing the application, why not run it as a service of some sort that checks whether it's running and if not reopens? The best implementation of this is LMT launcher. It too is an off screen edge launcher and crashes somewhat frequently, but always re-launches itself. Maybe you can ask dev how he implemented it, if I had to guess it's with the accessibility service permissions.
[Android Apps and Games] danividalg:
Hi,

I have tested two days with notifications allowed and both nights the detector is closed.

Battery optimization is disabled for SwiftOpen, notifications allowed and showing on the notifications panel, but every morning the detector dissapear and I have to enter the app and activate it manually :(

Could you please post as soon as possible the new version with an intent to enable the detector?

It could be very useful too to have an intent or any way to detect the state of the detector from tasker.

Another question. Is the detector a service or a normal app?

Perhaps if it was a service it will not close or it could automatically auto start.

Thank you very much and best regards :)
[Android Apps and Games] Bulletinabluesky:
I'm running 0.83, just installed MM on a LG G4, ran the app redid permissions, I can see the blue activator line but a swipe won't open it?
[Android Apps and Games] royorbs3:
Nice. 1 minor issue

Def loving this tweak. I have noticed that hovering over a button or app in the last column often results in the page turning to the next section before i can activate the app i want
[Android Apps and Games] Marty_Since87:
My only problem is the app killing itself often and I have to run it again.
[Android Apps and Games] TopDroid:
Amazing concept and amazingly executed!

May I contribute with my small list of feature request which you may include if you like:

1. Border detection at the bottom

2. Support all toggles

3. More themes

Also, I have to keep the app in memory for it to stop quitting after every 5 minutes.
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
Achieving that SwiftOpen reopens when killed, or does not get killed at all is my priority, but I'm not sure of how to do it yet.

I already verify if the app gets killed, but as the system shuts down SwiftOpen it also shuts down the service that should reopen it.

Does LMT launcher never get closed? And does it have "accessibility permission"? Maybe it is through root that it does not get killed...

Sorry for taking so long to answer. Can you check if modifying the two preferences in "advanced -> border detector" works?

I am not sure that I understand you. I think you mean that you have the "bar" with folders in the last column and when you move in diagonal to open an app it opens the folder that is below or upwards in the column.

If this is the problem you have two options: moving your finger horizontally until you leave the last column and then going to the app you want, or adding a timer so that the folder doesn't open immediately (in apps & shortcuts, touch the folder you want to modify, select folder and slide the timer in the bottom of the window).
[Android Apps and Games] Bulletinabluesky:
Tried that but it didn't help, but I discovered that no matter where I positioned the border or how wide I made it it was only consistently picking up the activation swipe on a small portion at the bottom of the border, the solution that worked was to make the border only around 6mm wide(the smallest I can make it on my LG G4) and then it picks up the swipe everytime.

Back in business!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Marty_Since87:
I haven't had SO kill itself since I've downgraded back to LP
[Android Apps and Games] gr8st:
I can't be 100% certain how it's re-launching, try asking the dev in that thread for a more meaningful explanation. He seems pretty responsive. I'll try to find other resources.
[Android Apps and Games] royorbs3:
No I was talking about when trying to select an app in the far right column the app ui would too quickly switch panels and not allow time to select the app. It's kind of hard to explain but - that's really cool about setting a timer on the folders. I updated recently so don't have the app on my phone anymore but I wish I would have known that before.
[Android Apps and Games] danividalg:
Could it have something to do with the Doze feature of Android 6 Marshmallow?
[Android Apps and Games] Marty_Since87:
I'm not sure. All I do know is that it was very annoying.
[Android Apps and Games] ZeroPDA:
Hi! I am amazed with the speed your app working! Brilliant! Thank you very much!

Can you add among SwiftActions "Paste"? For example I use browser in to read in foreign language. I select the word and copy it to the clipboard. Then I switch to Abbyy Lingvo dictionary and want to paste the word from the clipboard. It is not convenient despite cursor is in the field. The field for entering the word is too high for the thumb (I have Huawei Mate 8 6-inch-screen), therefore I need to put a phone to the left hand. With the right hand finger I should make long tap and after appearance "paste" pop-up I should tap in it. If your app has "Paste" SwiftAction I would do just 2 taps: (1) Switch (2) Paste. Is it possible to have?
[Android Apps and Games] droidbot1337:
for anyone still having issues keeping the app alive, try memory locker by Juwe11. its been working great for me for the past few days. get it here and make sure to say thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] badari259:
I'm using this app for some time and i love it. I had never used any launcher which was this fast and easy to use. I have some suggestions...

1. The ability to quick swipe and keep the launcher open..

2. To choose the shape of the launcher(like pie, hexagon, circle etc.)

Also, is it going to come up on play store?
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
I want to add that too. I hope I can have it done soon. Thanks!

1: I'm rewriting most of the code of the floating part of the app to add that feature, among other things

2: Not for now, maybe in the future. But you can use tablet mode / resize mode to make it small and have it like a bar, for example. Its not visually like changing the shape, but in functionality it is similar.

Regarding the play store, once I finish v1. The app is close to v1
[Android Apps and Games] Wesley Eley:
SwiftOpen and Our Very own ZenUI.

Thank you so much for sharing this launcher application, ;)

And, here I will put two points, more many just two points, and this pair of point is enough for making you brainstorm about flaws in SwiftOpen by comparing it to ZenUI.

Point#1: You can set shortcuts for ZenUI for switching to functions such as Apps, and Widgets, and SwiftOpen doesn't contain any such ability.

Point #2: Super-Effective Integrated AppLock, which is not such effective in SwiftOpen.

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Well, Hope SwiftOpen will try harder for further improvement.:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] Valiante:
Is it possible to introduce blacklists and whitelists? there are certain apps I do not want SwiftOpen to work in but I can't seem to find such options in the app
[Android Apps and Games] Puspen Rath:
Thanks for this awesome luncher.
[Android Apps and Games] huladaddy:
I absolutely love this app... Keep up the good work!

Feedback:

1. SwiftActions window list incorrectly says "Choose a System Toggle" instead of "Choose a SwiftAction".

2. Could you add a "Most-Used app" to the list of SwiftActions that would behave like "Recent app", but instead would look at usage rather than recency? Would be awesome to open a grid of Most-Used apps!

3. Could you add OpenNotificationBar and OpenQuickSettings to the list of Shortcuts? Would be helpful for those of us with large screens!

4. Could you add an "All Apps" SwiftAction that would behave like the "All Apps" button of EAS (Easy App Switcher?), which when tapped, brings up a sorted list off all apps, and after it has been opened once and cached, opens blazingly fast. Would provide a useful Plan B if the desired app is not already defined in a grid, or recent or most-used.

Do you have some kind of logic that will prevent multiple instances of an app from appearing on any one grid if that app is both expressly added and also a recent app, or, if you choose to implement Idea 2 above (please do!), a particular app is both a recent app and a most-used app?
[Android Apps and Games] huladaddy:
Looks like this app has been abandoned by the dev. It is open source... Anyone willing to carry the torch?

This app has a lot of promise. In my opinion, the best of the bunch, but I realize everyone has their own needs and wants.
[Android Apps and Games] android404:
Have you tried "smart task launcher"? Is slightly different but it gives you many more easily accessible spots, and it's a finished app. And fast as hell.
[Android Apps and Games] huladaddy:
I've tried a lot of others, but I hadn't tried Smart Task Launcher. It is probably the closest to SwiftOpen, but in my opinion not as good. The UI is a bit difficult to navigate. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
I want to do that, but not soon as there is a lot to do. What I may add soon is a way to pause and resume the app externally (so you can use other apps to control swiftopen, like tasker).

1: thanks, will fix it!

2: I'll see what can I do with the current api.

3: If it is easy yes. If it requires root not (at least for some time).

4: Yes, it's what I'm developing right now, and it's always fast :D (faster than the current list of apps that SwiftOpen displays when choosing an app).

Hey. I paused development for a few months for personal reasons, but I'm back at it. I've been working for a couple weeks on adding new features and rewriting the code of the floating part. There's a looooot to come!! :D
[Android Apps and Games] CryingDreams:
Good job

It looks intresting :D
[Android Apps and Games] huladaddy:
Welcome back. Sooooo glad you are continuing development. Yours is my favourite launcher by far. Looking forward to your upcoming releases.
[Android Apps and Games] DSAGames:
Looks like LG launcher
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Hey,

Open source? I don't see any link in OP since you created the thread. Do you really plan to publish the source code?
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
Yes, I really plan on doing it. I'll open source when SwiftOpen becomes stable and it is ready to be published. Which I expect to be soon. However, I have said it would be soon several times, so can not assure that :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] neeraj.lambaa:
I have an idea , like google now launcher , from home screen when user swipe left, they can access google app . Similarly can you add an app like whatsapp facebook and other popular app?

sent from moto g2014 with cm13

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Sorry I didn't read you OP carefully.

sent from moto g2014 with cm13
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
notice the 6 (8) differences

and it's almost here :D
[Android Apps and Games] Phiraptor:
Can't wait for it. I really use this app most often of all maybe...

Gesendet von meinem SM-G935F mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Phiraptor:
Will that be the first Playstore version?
[Android Apps and Games] Abdul Oxford:
Swipe from bottom?

Hi, amazing job. I'll happily donate for this app. Can you add swipe from bottom of the screen? :D

Also found that it doesn't work in landscape! The swipe area remains in the same place but rather than multiple short cuts appearing, only one huge one does, which doesn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
Update v0.9!!

Ok, I answer in bulk.

We are in v0.9, so it means the next major update has to be play store and open source time ;)

After a long time (sorry for that), there's been a major update where I've rewritten most of the code of the floating windows and databases, and a bit of the settings. This means there may appear some bugs (I've been using it for several days to try to fix most bugs) so please please please report bugs and write a short description of what happened!

Now, with this update you can add multiple portrait detectors and multiple landscape detectors.

With this update you can also have multiple actions in a single detector, and the action to be triggered will depend on the angle with which you drag (which can also be adjusted).

And these actions do not need to be a folder, but anything ;)

In this version there is also an App Drawer, so that you can launch the less frequent apps without having too many folders or cells! It has a fast search and automatically triggers the keyboard (I may add the option to opt out of that).

More minor additions and bug fixes.

For the following update (soon):

I'll add the possibility to add a bottom detector.

I'll try to add a paste function.

I'll add a few more functions and improve fluency, which has worsened.

Sorry for having you waiting all this time. A lot of work had to be done, and I could not spend enough time due to personal reasons.
[Android Apps and Games] zoel.fahmi:
Great job

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[Android Apps and Games] Marty_Since87:
0.9 keeps giving me errors
[Android Apps and Games] retopara:
V0. 9 adding folder icon too all panel function is not working correctly. Some of the panels are not adding.
[Android Apps and Games] triiggernometry:
It seems the problem of staying activated in the background has gotten worse with 0.9. The previous version would typically last me through most of the day if not all day (usually turning off while I sleep). With v0.9, it's turning itself off after a few hours.
[Android Apps and Games] Phiraptor:
I'm facing the same issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Abdul Oxford:
0.9 buggy

Hey, thanks for adding all the extra features. 0.9 is very buggy. Can't use it on daily driver. I'm sticking to previous version for now.
[Android Apps and Games] Andrewoidd:
v 0.9 kept crashing. Couldn't even apply my settings before it crashes. I am on v. 0.8.3 and it is working great. Really loving this app btw
[Android Apps and Games] FuzeLearner:
I had similar issues with .9 but would be willing to test another point drop if it helps. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] 32str8:
Things seem to be working pretty well but I keep having to reactivate the app quite often as it seems to be shutting itself off. I have even added it to the battery not optimized list and it still closed pretty regularly to the point where it is not active just about every time I go to use it. Launch on boot is on and I have not hidden the notification icon. Nexus 6p ver7.0 10-5-16 security patch
[Android Apps and Games] droidbot1337:
As many others have done, I reverted back to the previous version. This latest build crashes far too often.
[Android Apps and Games] Fruktsallad:
[MENTION=3998102]lotdrops[/MENTION] I've been using this app for a long time and really enjoy it. It literally changes how I use my phones. However, I'm still l kind of reluctant to use it due to closed source and STILL not available on Play Store.

Bugs or not, I'd buy it in an instant if you release it in Play Store.

Here's hoping you'll find the time to squash some bugs and finally release a sharp version soon.

Best regards,
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
Hi! I'm so sorry to put you and everyone in this position and there's nobody that wants to finally release it more than I. But lately I've had much less time and there are many many crashes that do not occur on my phone but do occur on others, and people reverting to previous versions. The most important ones are fixed and some others I hope I'll be able to fix in a few days.

I have a plan of next few things to add and when to release it and I'll do my best to do it in time. I hope you still have patience by then and stick around :)
[Android Apps and Games] Hoothoot:
Love this app (0.8.3), but

in Swift Actions I am missing the simple Android back button

in System Toggles it shows me only 5 toggles

Shortcuts do not work, it crashes settings app

The last two issues I am facing are probably related to me using miui, right? Support for miui would be really cool :)

Keep up the great work :good:

Edit: Testing new version later | update 0.9:

same issues as above

folder back button has no animation now

hide notification in statusbar does not work for me

when resizing the window over the dock, it appears that buttons are getting smaller and pushed far away from the border detector. Perhaps an operating error on my end^^

crashes, when adding/editing a border detector while SwiftOpen is active, but detector appears after that. No crash when SwiftOpen is inactive. No other crashes so far.

Edit 2: After miui update to newest version:

cannot change color appearance anymore

Shortcuts now working :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] lotdrops:
I don't understand this last one very well. Can you send me a screenshot or a longer explanation please?

I'm happy that shortcuts work! Dealing with a rom-specific bug without access to a phone with that is a pain!

I want to add back button and more toggles (it's not miui related, just that I have to code and test them one by one, and as apps such as tasker can be used to add a shortcut to these functions it is not a top priority).

Hi again!

I believe most bugs have been fixed (I have gone through dozens and dozens of emails with bug reports). Please try this version (especially those that reverted to a previous version) and tell me if it works now, and if the "staying activated" issue is better.

Some bugs have not been fixed, such as changing some colors. Also, most features that I wanted to add to this version are postponed to the next one, as I had many bugs to fix in this one.

It needs to be faster again also, I hope I can do that in the next version.
[Android Apps and Games] Hoothoot:
[MENTION=3998102]lotdrops[/MENTION]

I figured it out. It appears there should be a window visible to show window size, but I have seen it only once (see later on below). So before I knew that I moved the blue triangle to the right bottom corner and thought it is full width, but it actually was not. I am using 100% transparency as folder background, so this is maybe related to that.

Fun fact: Taking a screenshot while grid is active in foreground freezes the app and does not lead to a 'wait/close app android window'. After force closing and restarting the app the resizeable window was visible once. Screenshot was working though, but is not needed any more I think^^

Yeah I believe that is costing some nerves. If you want me to test something, just tell, I think I am going to be around since I really like this app. Testing new version soon.
[Android Apps and Games] Abdul Oxford:
0.9.1 working well

0.9.1 working well. No bugs so far. Keep up the good work. Get this in the app store, you'll make a small fortune ;)
[Android Apps and Games] droidbot1337:
[MENTION=3998102]lotdrops[/MENTION]

Wow!! Great update! I haven't had any issues with this release release and all features seem to work just fine. This app has come a long way. One thing though, could you add the option to resize icons? Also maybe allow the sock/page to fit the grid of icons. It would make for a cleaner look.
[Android Apps and Games] Hoothoot:
[MENTION=3998102]lotdrops[/MENTION]

Definitely great stability and fluidity update :good: :good:

Issues of my post#306 plus notification hiding are still alive (for me?), but I am sure you are aware of that.

After using it for some time now, the only thing bothering me is that the border detector (admittedly I am using a huge one on the right :D) nearly overdraws a keyboard button. So future feature exceptions from overdrawing apps would be awesome if it is possible I think :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] Abdul Oxford:
If you change sensitivity in border detector to 'some' or 'little' this should stop the app drawing over the keyboard

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Could you add swipe from the bottom in portrait mode to activate swiftopen like in landscape? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Hoothoot:
I know, have one on the left in this size. On the right side a bigger one is more comfortable for me, resulting in always triggering it. Even fitted the detector height to the keyboard window for some time, but then I am missing the detector completely quite often, since the keyboard is rather tall.

Aside from that I think it would be a great feature, because the detectors may be affecting the use of some apps. And it could be expanded in the future to show a specific folder (on a second detector) related to the active app, though I am not sure it would be really that useful to me, but to some people for sure. Just brainstorming here :)