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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] starbase64:
Hi,

this is my report of new MortPlayer Version:

Menus are very clear

integration of good tips

easy to use, even without Stylus

good energy saving options

what I miss:

fade in and out at play and stop

fade to next title

wfg

Starbase64
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cornelha:
Player Not Exiting

Even when using the exit button on the menu I cannot get the latest Player to exit. It sits there eating valuable memory when I am not using it. Any ideas ?

I am using an I-Mate K-Jam/ HTC Wizard
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
Never heard of such a thing before...

What exactly happens when you do what? If I got it right, you select "Menu" - "Exit program", and then it stays still active?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] franjorge:
Playlist navigation via D-Pad

Hi,

I do not know if it is possible, but I would like to be able to scroll and select a song from the playlist using D-Pad's up/down and select buttons. If I use these buttons in the playlist now they rise/lower volume and play/pause the playback.

Thanks,

Fran
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Menneisyys:
great news! :)

(BTW, feel free to CC your announcements privately to me, particularly now that I'm working on the Multimedia Bible, so that I can report on the latest developments of your excellent apps)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
You can assign up/down button to "Move selection". However, they won't have any action in any other screen.

So far, MortPlayer hasn't the concept of a focused element, so there's no difference whether you're "in the playlist" or not.

In most cases, that's also better that way on PPCs, because you'd rather have e.g. left/right skip the track instead of selecting another element (like in usual dialogs). Only the playlist is an exception I didn't find a really good solution... To simply redefine the up/down behaviour might be unexpected/-wanted, too (i.e., I could get mails the volume up/down - or whatever's assigned to DPad up/down - "doesn't work").

@Menneisyys: I don't plan to include much in MortPlayer until the release, though I've still lots on my "to do" list. But it's about time there's finally a new release version, esp. if you consider most beta versions were more stable than 3.3...

I just have to fight procrastinating all the work that's related with a release, like writing a new manual (about 60% done), recollect all changes (lost my old changelog...), fill the homepage description (another thing lost due to server troubles...), and so on. ;)

Well, and then there's the upcoming MortButtons update - which doesn't offer that much new functionality (mostly animations and a simple Today plugin), but oviously peoply like to show off with eye candy since the iPhone. ;)

(And I'm still suprised about all that fuzz over Cube, Spb Menu, and the like, since MortButtons had a similar concent for ages - and even combining it with an HButton like "one button" selection...)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cornelha:
Mort yeah the only way I can close it is to kill the player. I must add that I use the wizard reTOUCHED rom. Everything else works perfectly. I just cannot close the app.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Menneisyys:
Ionly plan to finish / publish the Multimedia Bible in late February the earliest (I've decided to wait for the 1.2 release of CorePlayer in order to avoid the Bible getting outdated in a few weeks), so, you have plenty of time to get into the Bible with your latest-and-greatest features :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cornelha:
Updated to TNT 1933 and the mortplayer works perfectly. Awesome player dude
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Djay64:
album cover

ouch, How comes the album cover is so small? would have looked soooo much better bigger. everything else is great though. but the cover is just a blur :confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] TacoLoco:
thanks this is really the best music player great work!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
That's up to the skin...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cornelha:
Ah mort i found out why the player doesnt want to exit .. or maybe when . Its when it is installed to the SD Card and i use a skin like the myPod skin. When using the default it refuses to exit. Hope this helps
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
I'll see what I can do about it... It's a very strange behaviour...

And now for something completely different: The current MortScript betas has some nice enhancements, esp. a status window that allows user feedback without interrupting the execution of the script.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mister B:
MortPlayer 3.31b69 sound quality

Have been using MortPlayer 3.31b34 for what seems like ever (great player)

I thought I would install the latest beta (b69) to try out the finger gestures & hopefully benefit from other improvements.

All works great except the sound quality is not quite as good, less bass & harsher high tones/vocals ! All the settings are exactly the same.

Have swapped between the two versions & can distinguish the difference easily.

Any idea what changes have implemented this !
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c-pimp:
m4a

will mortplayer ever play m4a?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
There are only two changes regarding the sound system: MAD has been updated (usually it causes better quality for most MP3s) and the default volume has been reduced to 80% (like in WMP).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
The current beta includes the corresponding GSPlayer plugin. However, it seems like it doesn't work on all devices...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] john_locke:
Dude, mort-tools are awesome. I'm using MortPlayer and Mortscript. Keep up the good work.

One issue with the MortPlayer : I use the latest Beta with IMort Skin (really great with finger gesture and covers ;)) but when i minimize the Programm and start for e.g. Excel or a JavaGame the sound stopps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loanky:
How do I set CPU and memory settings and making it persists on boot without installing any app? Is this possible? I want to know how i can set cpu settings like governor and cpu frequency and memory settings like zram size, disabling zram, enabling swap, and setting minfree.

I learnt i can do this by editing the ramdisk but do not know where to edit nor do i see instruction on how to accomplish it. If there's anything I can do apart from editing ramdisk, I'll appreciate if you can post it or give a link to already existing resources. I know i can get ramdisk by unpacking the boot.img of my phone so i can easily know how to unpack by using Google.

I also learnt that i can disable zram by typing swapoff dev/block/zram0 in terminal emulator but i was surprised it never worked for my tecno y2 phone. Here i attached the output of terminal emulator after running the free command before and after running swapoff. However I was able to disable zram with ex kernel manager but i was also surprised to see that doesn't free up memory occupied by zram. My phone is using a whopping 392mb of zram. I also tried using ex kernel manager to change the zram size but without success.

I'm new to android and just learning some of its tweaks but atimes the more i read and compare information from several sources the more i get confused. All I need is direction on how to get things done, that way I'll be able to learn and even understand more about the directions given to me.

Ps: i couldn't get how to upload image from my phone
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] eniorodriig:
Currently under the S8 apps forum in case any of you missed it, here it is.

Original Post

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/themes/app-bixby-remapper-samsungs-patches-t3594085

*PS: There's also a new app called Bix-Remap that seems to work fine as-well but i believe a post as been made on this recently. Let's make sure to test and help these apps as they are in their "testing" stages.

*Update : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions

As mentioned below, this even newer app called "bxActions" seems to work a whole lot better. Lag between the Bixby button and the remaped app are very minimal.

Make sure to support all these apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeshter2000:
This one is even better!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] robber:
Wow, zero lag!
[Samsung Gear S3] fred2546:
A few times now when I'm logging a hike, my S3 will END logging or I will be in the "Finish.... now" screen. I wear the watch on my left hand. That exposes the home/back buttons to my wrist when it bends or to the straps of my hiking poles which can also press the buttons. I imagine that I am accidentally triggering the end of the hike when I'm just hiking and the buttons wind up being pressed. If I notice the "finish prompt" I can discard it but more than once, it has stopped logging entirely. (this is different from when I momentarily stop hiking to take a picture and if thinks that I've FINISHED the activity)

So I was wondering if there's an app or method to lock the mode it is in until I specifically UNlock it? I want the logging to continue uninterrupted by accidental button presses.

Thanks in advance.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tribeldragon:
I am considering to install a custom ROM on my OP 3T. I do have one question. Cause I like oxygenOS but I just want to try something else, but when installed am I able to revert back?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Midomad:
Sadly,nowadays custom roms brings more harm than good.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tribeldragon:
[MENTION=4065345]Midomad[/MENTION] I Devine something as MIUI for example as custom ROM. Does this still apply to your statement?

https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/miui-8-wu-edition-t3532347
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Midomad:
Oxygen OS is the best ROM/OS i ever used.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tribeldragon:
Alright. Little of topic but do you have your phone rooted?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Midomad:
Yes and using a custom kernel as you can see on my signature.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tribeldragon:
What does this kernel do any extra then the one I have(probely stock)
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Midomad:
Do some search on the respective threads,and welcome to XDA.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tribeldragon:
Alright, thank you for your answers
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Midomad:
Use the thanks button instead [emoji111]
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] se7ensde:
Custom roms don't cause any harm at all.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] WaxysDargle:
that was a subjective question and this is an inappropriate response

it depends on what you want out of a ROM and what your stock ROM is like. if a stock ROM doesn't suit your needs, sometimes there is an appropriate ROM for you. i have rooted every samsung device i have ever had and improved my experience greatly.

when you find a good developer, custom ROMs can be better. stock is usually most stable
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Midomad:
I wonder what you want out from a rom?we are using/talking about OOS and that's suit my needs(It has all that is missing in stock android).

Sorry but Samsung software is garbage.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] WaxysDargle:
OOS seems to have everything i want in a ROM too.

that being said, i may find features that i want and don't have. my moto has pretty much everything i could want, but updating to a custom 7.1.1 increased the performance of my device so much that i can't imagine going back.

i haven't used any custom ROMs for OP3T yet, but from what i'm reading we have some really good devs and it is worth a shot. for instance, RR offers customization to such granularity that i will try it because that customization leaves me feeling like i actually own the device (basically the opposite of what apple does with their products)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] oxidil:
Hi guys!

I am using S 7 edge . Is there any reason for upgrading from S7 edge to S8 or S 8 + except model change?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
bixby, new CPU, infinity display, USB C, ect...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vw65bus:
Smoother system, better fingerprint sensor, immersive display, faster processor, better feel in the hands, higher nits, more memory, better bluetooth, little better camera, curved edges, on screen buttons, bixby(maybe), taller display better for split screen, little better battery life, color of back choices, usb c, ect, ect,....... up to you. But I'd say yes imo!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] VaderSS:
If I had an S7, I'd be waiting to see the Pixel 2. I pulled the trigger on the S8 because i was having storage related issues with the S4.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] eduardmc:
I didnt want to upgrade. But decided to try the S8 since i have 14 day to return it even if i had to pay the restocking fee. I have a gs7 edge. Im glad i did this is light year ahead of gs7 edge. In smoothness ui. The pjone does not hit up at all. Upgrade. U wont regreat it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] style99:
I would say that if you are a tech junkie then the S8/S8+ is definitely a looker with quite a few things going for it. If the S7 edge has nothing wrong with it and you are just an average phone user then you could save the extra money. In the end the choice is yours.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amyf27:
I had the 7 edge before s8+. Hands down worth it 1000%. Very smooth, no lag, outstanding overall

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abdullaha:
I have the plus and I'm BEYOND happy. The software is lag free to the point of stock Android. Hardware is gorgeous. It's fast, fluid, good looking, eye catching, a conversation starter, and has a lot of improvements. First 2 days, battery life is stellar. 5 hours + screen on time with heavy use, high brightness, full resolution, and all my apps and services installed. Even the finger print scanner isn't in a bad place, at least for me. Plus, no doubt your current phone is lagging. So I would say yes, upgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] oxidil:
Thanks Guys. Really helped in decision making. I will upgrade to S8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pesho00:
I had S7 and switch to S8 - mixed fillings ;)

*Plus - gorgeous looks - great and huge screen, Better selfie camera, (CPU/GPU advantages i cant see in real life so i'l not mention them)

*on par - battery life, call quality

*minus - i miss home button double click for camera - on S7 i have been able to take out phone, switch camera and take several pictures with one hand (very useful on a trip), with S8 it is a lot more difficult and i cant make it so far :( ; camera made 2-3 shots Out of focus - something i never encounter on S7???
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Semseddin:
I was on the fence of upgrading my S7e to s8. My mind changed after i held the s8 because it actually has smaller screen instead of being advertised as bigger. The ram is still 4gb and processor upgrade from 8890 to 8895 is hairline difference at best. I will pass s8 and wait for Note 8 or s8 plus with 128gb / 6ram combination if they ever release it for europe. I liked the smaller footprint of the device but it is no brainer you're getting a smaller but taller screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] oxidil:
Yes double click for camera is big facility.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shawn12350:
They didn't remove the feature they just switched it to the power key.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amyf27:
Make sure you really take the time with both sizes and compare to your current phone. Some prefer the smaller and some prefer the larger. Myself I love the s8Plus. I came from the 7Edge and was one of the Note 7 double recalls.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+

---------- Post added at 11:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 AM ----------

Double click power button on the right brings the camera up on the s8/+

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sweets55:
I used a S7 Edge for over a year which is a long time with me. I was going to Jump to the Note 7 but well we know about that fiasco. I was wanting to cancel Jump and just wait a year to buy phones to save cash but well once again I caved in and got a S8. I always justified buying expensive phones and taking advantage of the promo's. I haven't paid for Netflix in a few years. :D This time I messed up and didn't buy during the promo. sigh Hopefully Samsung will give us some cash with Samsung pay or something. As far as the S8 compared to the S7. S8 is faster and more smooth. I'm not sure if I like the narrow design just yet. When it's in my shorts it lays slanted not straight as the S7. I know it's a minor thing but just a little annoying for me. As far as worth upgrading to the S8 I think if you order the phone you might not get a restocking fee but check on that plus I'm pretty sure you get 30 days. One of the reasons I was hesitant getting the S8 is because I don't think the camera is that much better then the S7 if at all. Also the Note 8 will probably be really nice and not as narrow. Not sure when that is projected to come out. Also I'm interested in the iPhone 8 the 10 anniversary design change. I never had a iPhone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] loris100:
Narrow design, small battery, barely improved camera, higher price, bixby, idiotic fingerprint positioning.

Thats the reasons i wont buy the S8...the competition can do way better this year...

Samsung went extremely conservative this year and the fact that they only advertise it because of the S8 look tells a lot about it...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abdullaha:
That's my only gripe. The Note 8 will most likely have a dual camera system.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] oxidil:
Thanks guys. Back in xda forum after a long time. I upgraded from S7edge to S8+. I am very happy with change. Thanks all
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
Congratz! And enjoy this badboy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thibaly:
If i had S7 edge, i wouldn't switch because you already got the edge design.

I had a S7 and when S8 came out i was like ... WTF !! I wanted that sexy infinity display.

But to me, this is the only reason to buy this beast. The s7 work well, same camera (Only software change), no bixby button ****.

If your S7 edge is not looking new (i mean you scratch it, ...) , close your eyes and buy one. If your s7 edge is very well looking, just keep it and wait for the s9 :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] LockeSGS:
I was having the same question: upgrade to S8 or not. I decided to stay because:

1. In CPU terms there is no improvement (ok, there is but it's 10% more power, not 50% like in the S6 vs S7 case)

2. In camera case... there is a little bit improvment but it's really hard to say which photo was taken with S7 and which one comes from S8

3. I don't like S8 design, I don't like "edge" screens. To be honest I hate them. I was using S6 Edge for a year and I was pissed off because of that curvy screen.

4. There is no hardware home button.

5. Fingerprint scanner in very wrong position.

6. 4 GB OF RAM makes S8/S8+ not future proof.

7. Bixby... who needs that? It's not supported in my country.

So I am waiting for S9 and I will get the phone for $1 because of renewal of my 2-year contract. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drew272011:
Why not wait for The note 8

---------- Post added at 10:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 PM ----------

You get 6GB of ram and a dual camera
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] erclalle:
Now I was an early adapter, and I'm 200% satisfied with the upgrade from the S7 edge to the S8.

The S7E worked (still works) like a charm and sold for almost 400 bucks so that was a good point (I think it still goes for 350 - 400 if it's in excellent state)

Even before the S7E i had the LG G2 which, in my opinion, is the best smartphone I ever owned up to the S8. I fell for the S7E because of all its qualities (including waterproofness, VR and higher performance) but I still kind of missed the LG G2's insane display to body ratio for the time, which perfectly fit my smaller-than-average hands, on the S7 edge.

When I saw that the S8 had all these qualities (slimmer than S7E, bigger screen area), and that I could order it with two sims (something I had not known when I purchased the S7E), I took a leap forward.

Since then, everything has been stellar, and I might even hifghlight a couple more things:

The usb-c connection is very nice. I started sharing charger with my computer, and it reduces bulk when travelling. It's fully compatible with all the usb-c hubs I've tried so far, and even though I'm still rooting for a way to use DeX mode on any usb-c hub, the screen mirroring feature is sufficient for a quick video or movie when I don't have a computer around.

The I use the iris scanner way more than I would have guessed! it's *almost* as fast as the fingerprint scanner (not an accurate measurement, but probably less than .5 seconds to homescreen) and combines pretty well with the fingerprint scanner (which aside from being on the back, is not as badly placed as most people seem to complain ; you'll probably never miss it after day 2 :) ).

Last but not least, it is fragile, but so was the S7E, and while a semi-rigid case made the S7E downright 'too big' on the S8 it's still fully manageable, so win-win here.

There are countless arguments, but I'll let others take you up on those!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Ash.Man:
There is not a big enough difference from the s7 to s8 to warrant an upgrade especially when you can clone the software with a custom rom,

the only reason to upgrade would be the looks of the device which is not worth the pricetag ;) HDC have made a 1:1 clone now with full (FAKE) infinity display for 700 dollers less 9 (Ovb its trash but thats not the point, the looks are the same) :P

Also that fingerprint scanner placement :/

Definitely wait for the note8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
If you are on yearly update it's a good update considering how sexy s8/+ is compare to s7/e. Performance wise s8 outperforms s7 in everything. Battery, same even s8 has a smaller capacity compare to the s7e it outperforms the previous. (Own both phone btw) display atm nothing compares to s8. So all in all for me it's a great upgrade but I'm one of those that hated the placement of fp scanner lucky that there are new ways to unlock the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Airax:
You'll get lots of different opinions on whether it's worth the upgrade. It really depends on your budget a expectations.

If money isn't an issue the upgrade, the S8 is better phone mostly. Batteries on older phones age after a year so hold circa 70-80%% of there original capacity after a year. S8 won't have this issue according to Samsung though. It's expected to hold 95% of its original capacity 1 year on.

Is the S8 £300 better than the S7E? Debtable. If older phone becomes glitchy/so maybe worth upgrading or if it's taken a battering and looks scrappy.

Otherwise I'd wait. It's mid-cyle now so 6-7 months before the S9.

Airax
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xak:
I'd wait for S9 if you can and then you can buy unlocked version. USA model s will never have TWRP again for Ron flashing. If not interested in rooting still would wait for S9 supposed to be even better then s8 obviously unless you can manage to upgrade to S9 in next July and still upgrade to s8 now
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jhofseth:
do yourself a favor and wait for Note 8