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[Android Apps and Games] :
If you need any help for translation, I can do the french freely :)

[EDIT]

In my opinion, the only missing things are an azerty keyboard option, and a clearer icon for the contacts app on the home screen

Anyway, realy nice job!
[Android Apps and Games] BelzIgoh:
Awesome, I found a great launcher for my dad. :good::good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] stavBodik:
hh amazing idia , nice video (: good job !:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, thank you for your support!

We plan to localize Koala Phone to other languages.

I will prepare a registration on some website for collaborative translations. We will be glad if you help us with translation of your language :)

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
OK, you can try to upload your translations here: https://crowdin.com/project/koala-phone-senior-launcher

I hope I have set up everything correctly.

Thanks a lot! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Kaushik124:
Indian languages not in list :/
[Android Apps and Games] japinder:
I'm currently evaluating its use for my Dad.

Wish list to be able to customize the menu:

Add custom applications directly to the menu (for example Viber, Skype etc.), instead of having to wade through another sub menu.

Being able to change the order of items in the menu & ability to add buttons to directly call a couple of numbers. (I know, a bit of redundancy, with this being available in contacts, but still, a nice to have feature)

Change the look & feel of the home page - retain the old school dialer, but being able to specify a background image at the top, change to analog clock etc.

Each person has their own requirements. Having flexibility would increase the overall appeal.

I wouldn't mind paying for the Gold version if it brings this level of flexibility/customization.

How do I add a new language to the crowdin project?

Thanks for the great app,

Jp
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, thank you for your message!

We plan to add more customization options: image backgrounds (wallpapers), and also configurable menu items.

What language do you want to add to the Crowdin? I have already added a Hindi language.
[Android Apps and Games] Gertlily:
Really nice app, installed it on my dads phone. Easier to use.

Could I maybe help translating it? Dutch translation.

Apologies overlooked the crowdin link.
[Android Apps and Games] bpshop:
I've started with German. :D
[Android Apps and Games] squabbi:
Thanks for developing this launcher! My grandmother will be pleased! I'll be helping out with the Simplified Chinese translation. :)
[Android Apps and Games] monki-magic:
like it,

During my testing noticed my contacts with multiple numbers only showing one number (using CM12)

Aussie/UK English translation ? my Nanna would of complained about "color" being spelt "wrong" :)

feature request.

read out the number\button you press, so dont need to switch on the full talkback.

cheers

MM
[Android Apps and Games] mety333:
Really liked this phone launcher.

Clean ui and everything is big and easy on the eyes.

Great job!

Typed on my Xperia Z3 while underwater.
[Android Apps and Games] Raghav_K:
What a brilliant effort!

Thank you so much for this. I'm buying my dad an android phone :)
[Android Apps and Games] bobn:
request

can you change the time display from 24 hr to 12 hr. I do feel it has value Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, time format can be changed to 12-hour in the Koala's settings. Take a look on it...

Maybe it is not ideal solution yet, I think the alarm clock app is still only 24-hour, but we plan to fix it.
[Android Apps and Games] cosmickamal:
Good. Very Good. Liked It very much. :) :)

Sent from my Moto G 2014
[Android Apps and Games] gbalerdi:
Finally !!! :o:o

I was looking for this for a long time, for my mother that still uses a Nokia phone and I cannot make her change :)

I tried other launchers but did not like any, and they are not thought for oder ppl. I am going to try it and give you my feedback, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] bobn:
thanks, i found it it, i don't know how i missed before.
[Android Apps and Games] Teo128:
Hello

Great launcher but I need it in Italian cause old people here don't know english, I can help you with the translation if you like.
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, thank you for your translations!

We have released a new update 1.5.2 with these languages: čeština, deutsch, english, español, italiano, nederlands, português, român, türk, русский, српски

These languages are almost finished and coming soon: français, latvijos, magyar, polski, slovenčina, tiếng Việt, український

You can help with your language on Crowdin: https://crowdin.com/project/koala-phone-senior-launcher

Please, also submit a "news tip" to your local tech or Android websites, so everyone knows that Koala is available in their native language :)

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Update 1.5.3 has been released:

2 new languages: français and slovenčina

new experimental portrait "sliding qwerty keyboard" :)

You can change the new keyboard layout in the settings. Let us know what do you think about it...
[Android Apps and Games] benlc:
This is awesome ! I could really see older members of my family use this easily. The only missing thing that I can see is the ability to send the pictures taken via text, but there's always the challenge of not complexifying the UI..

Thanks for your hard work !
[Android Apps and Games] brick5492:
Maybe a strange question, but:

Can you also add a 'small text' option? I really like the launcher concept (UI and stuff) but the letters are so big :P

Now I know this launcher is meant for people who cant read small stuff, but I would really appreciate it if you add such a option.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ROMVS:
Keep working on themes

I was thinking about themes like a semi transparent one with a wallpaper in the back, the buttons and icons would be solid or a cyanogen theme. Yes this is for seniors but I'm sure some seniors wouldn't mind their phones looking modern either. Looking forward to the themes.
[Android Apps and Games] ppav1776:
Thomas,

Have not checked much, but, to my surprise, it is working reasonably well on LG L3 II (E435) with 3.2"screen and resolution 240x320 pixels.

What is not working:

= Most my SMS/calls history is not displayed right (i.e. phone number is displayed instead of a contact name).

= Date on home screen is not translated to a selected language

= In contact list there is no "Starred" category

Question: Are you planning to introduce a Scale setting to be able to adjust font sizes for non-standard resolutions ?

Pavel.
[Android Apps and Games] anandnitin25:
Launcher

Not too advance,but its nice for simple Android devices.
[Android Apps and Games] myhtpc:
Looks interesting, but I live in Germany and we don't use a qwerty keyboard here. Are there any plans to support qwertz as well?
[Android Apps and Games] addsimm:
Does this work with tablets?

See above thanks
[Android Apps and Games] nahsen27:
Thanks

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, thank you all for your support!

We have just released a new version of Koala Phone. You can choose from new color themes, or set your own image on background. You can show / hide a system notification panel or change default apps in the menu. We have also fixed a lot of bugs, made the gallery faster etc.

SOS button can be helpful for sending an SMS message with GPS position, or to start a phone call.

Koala Phone now supports 22 languages, you can select a new Qwertz, Azerty or Russian cyrillic keyboard layout if you want.

Let us know how do you like it :)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koalaphone.silver
[Android Apps and Games] SoundwaveRumble:
Request

Any possibility of getting OK Google to work on the home screen or at least a button to trigger it (even the HW home button)?

I just was able to talk my mom in to getting a smartphone and the thing that tipped the scale was OK Google to look up phone numbers. (She was calling information, adding about 20 a month to my phone bill) I think this launcher, coupled with OK Google (Voice Commands) would be perfect for her. Damn I love parentheses :silly:
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hi, yes, we plan to implement it. You will be able to launch any app from the SOS or home button.

Our actual roadmap:

Support for languages with special characters (Arabic, Korean, Hebrew...) and right-to-left languages (already available for beta testers)

Better support for smaller displays and tablets (already available for beta testers)

Launch any app from the SOS or home button (in development)

Japanese / Chinese keyboard (in development)

Alternative home screen layout (with a 3x3 grid of icons of contacts / apps)

Improved SMS editor (set a cursor in the middle of the text, save unfinished SMS to phone)

A collection of new useful touch-optimized apps

One small question... Can anybody help us with the Japanese or Chinese localization, please?

https://crowdin.com/project/koala-phone-senior-launcher

Thank you all for your support!
[Android Apps and Games] Chaias:
Contact list configuration

Hello,

I think that the application is excellent. Inded, I purchased gold version on Google Play. Unfortunately, there is an important missing feature, the possibility to select the source of the contact list (SIM, Telephone, Google account etc). I have purchased the application with mi google account and it is the only one in the phone but the contact list is obtained from my account and I need it from the Phone or the SIM card, I think that this is absolutely necessary. I will appreciate feedback about this or I would request refunding of my money.

Best regards
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, thank you for your message.

Koala Phone shows all phone numbers based on Android's Contacts app settings. This setting is different on each brand of phone / Android version. I don't know how to show only SIM contacts or only Google Account contacts. You probably have selected somewhere in the phone that you want to hide some contacts.

Can any developer from this forum help me? I am using standard ContactsContract.Contacts.ContentUri search query, it means that I am searching the phone for all available contacts. I don't know why these "hidden" contacts are not displayed (and how to show them).

But I will definitely take a look on it, thank you for the report!
[Android Apps and Games] BeanMind Games:
I think it's a great and very useful app. I don't have the required knowledge to help you with the current problem, just wanted to support your developement. Good job.
[Android Apps and Games] Chaias:
I'm not a developer but I can say that in the stock application I have selected what contacts can be shown and this important feature is missing in Koala.

I cannot post URLs yet due to XDA policy to avoid spam but if you look for "android/platform_packages_apps_contacts" in google you can find a source code that could be useful for you.

Best regards!

---------- Post added at 08:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 AM ----------

You have also these posts on stackoverflow:

"How to get all contacts from phonebook & SIM card in Android?"

"Get only numbers shown in the android contactbook"

Sorry, but I'm not able to post URLs :(
[Android Apps and Games] gwolfe28:
Hi there,

Just bought a phone for my mom and stumbled across this launcher. I'm very impressed, and will likely use this for her going forward. She did ask if the keyboard worked the same as her Nokia - i.e. a T9 keyboard. I see that the numberpad keyboard is there, but T9 functionality is not enabled. Is this something that could be added or could she use a third party T9 keyboard in the launcher?
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
I don't want to reveal much at this moment... But yes, we are working on a text-prediction now :) It will work for English, and also (most likely) for some other major languages.
[Android Apps and Games] tomasslavicek:
Hello, we have just published a new update 1.7.0 for Koala Phone. It will be available to download in a couple of hours.

you can select a new alternative home layout - numeric keypad or main menu

change fast access buttons, or menu items to system apps or other features

call the contact by 1 click (or open its detail)

enjoy better notifications for missed calls

receiving of SMS messages has been fixed

qwerty / qwertz layout has been fixed

stability improvements, Android 4.4 and 5.0 optimizations

you can send Log files from About screen

3 new languages (slovenščina, svenska, vietnamese)

The SMS editor has also been improved - you can set the cursor in the middle of text, text looks also better on a custom background. Support for Japanese language has been implemented (with a flick keyboard and text prediction), but it will be available later as a separate app.

You still cannot choose between SIM / phone contacts, and the T9 keyboard is not working yet (text prediction for English language), but we are working on it.

Thank you for your great support!
[Android Apps and Games] jaybo79:
This launcher is awesome thanks for your work however I am having issues with contacts. I have the gold version on my own handset and the silver on both my parents handsets, on both my own and my mother's handsets all contact are displayed, but on my father's it only lists 2 contacts in total no matter what i do and change settings in the stock launcher it still will only display these two contacts. Any help would be great (he is running lollipop on a Vodafone 6 prime.
[Android Apps and Games] fred0m:
nice thanks
[Android Apps and Games] jaybo79:
Sorry guys I figured it out.... His device was having sync issues with gmail and the contacts were not updating. Now resolved :)
[Android Apps and Games] mscdexdotexe:
Any chance of getting a 12-hour clock for the Alarm?
[Android Apps and Games] pikamon:
I just bought the gold version of this awesome launcher. I found a bug with my Xiaomi 4X.

- I have the default screen the dialer.

- I configured a camera photo button in the up - left side.

- The camera photo configured app is the Koala version (not the system version).

- When I press it, it works, but only the first time. The following times, it shows only a black screen.

- But, if I go to MENU and press de camera button, it works always.

Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] stalas:
Translation Lithuanian

I would like to get a translation file for Lithuanian. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] mick232:
Installed latest version. Pictures taken with the Koala camera will not show up. Only after a restart they become visible.

Update: this only happens when taking the first photo. When taking additional photos, they are properly shown. Issue also happens after deleting some pictures, which will stop new pictures from showing. Overall, it does not work reliably.
[Android Apps and Games] Druide_07:
Hello Thomas,

thank you very much for this launcher which is by far the best I could find for my mother!

Today I installed the silver version on a Samsung Galaxy A3 and found one problem and two questions:

1. It is not possible to start the camera from the start display.

When I touch the camera button in the right upper corner above the dial buttons, it opens a screen similar to the normal camera screen but only with the three buttons at the lower edge. The big part of the display which is meant to work as a viewfinder for the camera is just showing a plane white field. This is still true after restarting the phone. The same issue arouse when I installed the app for a test on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet.

Is it possible to get help here or is there any FAQ or koala forum where I may find help?

2. Is the torch inactivated after some time of inactivity to prevent completely emptying the accumulator when activated unintentionally?

3. Apparently it is possible to prevent unintentional change from Koala to the standard launcher. Where can I find the menu point to define this?

Thank you very much in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] adaa1262:
Thanks for your work

My mother's friend can finally use a smartphone now.

Can you please add Greek characters on the Keyboard ?
[Android Apps and Games] Druide_07:
Hello anybody,

the last post from thomasslavicek is from 1st of September 2015.

The website koalaphone (.com) does give an error message "403 not available".

Does anybody know whether the Koala launcher is still worked on?

If not, would it be possible for anybody else to get the code to develop it further?

I´m still convinced that it is the best available launcher for senior people.

Thank you

Druide_07

EDIT: Thomas Slavicek announced a new version of Koala for Orange Slovakia in March 2017 on Twitter, so he may still work on it.
[Android Apps and Games] mirhl:
Version 1.22.0 was released on January 29, less than a month after their website broke.

Too bad that was really the last ever, and somewhen in 2019 it was removed from the store too.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] Miustone:
Nice!

Will Unleash my Nexus Player when i hold it in my Hands! :silly:

Thanks for the Kernel Bro!
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
definately ;) Right now its pretty much stock, I will be adding allot more tweaks/fixes as time goes on
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] LecheConCarnie:
I'm not exactly sure what this does yet, but thank you for developing for the NP.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
features

Hey guys let me know of some features that you'd like implemented which I will consider adding.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] drilus:
I'd like a reboot option. =]
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] Miustone:
That is not a Kernel Option! It's a System thing ... :eek:
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] drilus:
True... [emoji31]
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Kernel Update

Unleashed V2

Enabled F2FS, CIFS, NFS Filesystems:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95857557620393916
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] nimdae:
Do these filesystems actually function? I added these to my own kernel in testing and could get none of these working. I also added NTFS with write support and that did actually function correctly. I'd love to see CIFS or NFS working, along with F2FS and/or EXT2.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
missed NTFS support adding that now, they should mount but selinux probably needs to be disabled because it blocks it
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Here is v3 with NTFS support added in:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95857557620393927

try and mount a NTFS drive and report back, also do setenforce 0 to disable selinux
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Confirmed, NTFS works with my 4TB western digital mybook.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Kernel Update

Unleashed V4:

Zram set to 512MB as default on boot in fstab, was 90mb before which was pointless, now less redraws and better memory performance.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717066432
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Kernel Update

Unleashed v5:

ion-storm - add ak-changelog
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd reduce kernel logging
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd abort ongoing-scan for disconnection
Ecco park - net: wirelss: bcmdhd fix roaming bug
Ecco park - net: wirelss: bcmdhd fixed disconnect issue for connecting status
ion-storm - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Allow preallocation for WLFC_INFO
Ecco park - net: wirelss: bcmdhd fixed pcie suspend/resume issue
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd enable STATIC MEMORY ALLOCATION
Ritter Yeh - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Enable dongle_isolation for PCIe/built-in type driver
Ecco park - net: wirelss: bcmdhd fix the corner case of PCIe linkdown
Ritter Yeh - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Fix race condition during flow ring creation and deletion
Dmitry Shmidt - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Fix compilation for non PCIE_FULL_DONGLE case
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd change the turn off/on sequence of WLAN
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd reduced the MAX_CNTL_TX_TIMEOUT to 1
Ritter Yeh - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Fixed failure to enter PS mode while roaming in suspend
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd: add recovery logic for resumed on timeout.
Ecco park - net: wireless: bcmdhd add RECOVERY mechanism of PCIe LinkDown
Chris Fries - Staging: android: binder: Ratelimit binder debug messages
lungtsai_lin - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Fix parameter to set wifi tx back off for SAR
Dmitry Shmidt - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Fix country update on dhd_stop()
Dmitry Shmidt - net: wireless: bcmdhd: Allow vendor OUI customization for SoftAP
ion-storm - Enable F2FS, NTFS, CIFS, NFS filesystems
Riley Andrews - staging: binder: Change binder mutex to rtmutex.
Thomas Gleixner - futex: Add another early deadlock detection check
ion-storm - defconfig: update

Updated the wireless drivers from the newer N9 code which has our same chipset, futex, binder optimizations and reduced wireless logging for performance.

Download:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717066489
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
I just compiled the kernel for external usb webcam support:

CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_COMMON=y
CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_MEDIA=y
CONFIG_V4L_USB_DRIVERS=y
CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_INPUT_EVDEV=y

but it would seem there is something missing in android tv that doesnt allow it
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] DeVSS:
Excuse the noobness here, but with NTFS support, does this mean we can plug in an ntfs usb drive and it will be seen as system drive and install apps to it?
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
This would require some fstab editing on your part, just use stickmount and there may be an apps2sd app that could do it, or possibly a symlink, selinux will be need to set permissive as well
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] ggrammer:
Kernel has been running great so far. Your efforts are appreciated. How is the kernel looking for overclocking?
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
I probably won't add overclocking for a while, the CPU is more powerful than anything ATM, for now I'm focusing on io/memory tweaks, since that seems to be the bottleneck, I will be adding as much as possible, and will keep this updated with the latest kernel code available.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] bdkoepke:
Would anyone mind describing how to create a boot.img for the nexus player from a bzImage? I was able to create my own kernel configuration and I successfully built the bzImage, but I seem to be having issues creating the boot.img. Apparently you need a ramdisk image and then you have to execute mkboot. I figured I could get the original ramdisk image from unpack_ramdisk but it fails to find the Android Boot Magic.

Any word on this would be greatly appreciated. (I've built custom kernels for my old htc phone and my galaxy nexus and it was much more straight-forward to create the boot.img for those devices).
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Use abootimg
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] bdkoepke:
Thank you very much, I'll give that a shot.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] defconoi:
Your welcome, let me know if you add anything worth while and I'll be happy to add your changes to my kernel.
[Nexus Player Original Android Development] maamdroid:
Thanks for the kernel! I will be trying this out later tonight when I get home. I've been using xbmc a lot on my player and love it.