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[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] addy.cdc:
[Edited] Meanwhile, Thilo finished the application, and here is his post with the application release:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3159925&postcount=26

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Hi Thilo! Nice to see someone else is working on this app too :)

About the #3 problem.. I think a good workaround would be to minimize the application when the alarm is armed... Or better than this, open another thread (that has no form associated to it) and poll the sensor / raise the alarm when needed. This process could be hidden from the task manager, and could be quite hard to kill (for the ordinary user that is ;) )

About the hardware buttons, I think there are ways to disable them (or at least not react to them in this application), but I haven`t had the time to look into this yet.

I just started working on this app this morning... I almost finished the GUI and the next step would be to play around with the G-sensor. But as you said, the Christmas holiday is coming so the time is limited for me too :D

Good luck on your project, and please keep us posted about it.

AddY.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Thilo T.:
Hi AddY,

IMHO hiding the thread from any taskmanager is not a problem. I´ve searched already quite sometime and I didn´t find a solution for #3. The problem is that it depends on the hardware manufacturer to stay to ms guidelines when implementing e.g. those buttons.

I´m able to intercept messages from the wheel button. But that solution doesn´t work for the rest of the buttons.

I´ll post an, lets call it alpha ;), version shortly.

So, if anyone knows how to control the volume keys and the power button, the project can be finished.

bye,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] quark1980:
first of all, many tnx to the 2 guys who picked up this request.

i am looking forward to see the first results...

furthermore, merry x-mas and all the best for 2009..
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] cicinka:
nAlertMe

This app exist for symbian phones like n95, caller nAlertMe,

Activation and deactivation is coded by special movement :).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] harleysat:
Thanks a lot Thilo and addy

Nice to hear that you guys makes the program.

I`m looking forward to use your programs:)

Everyone have a nice Christmas.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Thilo T.:
Hi everyone,

after quite some hours of work, you can take a look at my version of the alarm app.

After you installed the app and started it, you can arm the alarm by klicking on the huge green "Arm System" button. Then you´ll have X seconds to place the device somewhere. After this delay, the alarm system is active.

You can use the setup menue to adjust certain settings.

There are 2 ways of turning the alarm off or to disarm the device:

1. turn it face down

2. enter a PIN (not THE PIN, but a self chosen 4 digit number) - you have to be quick here ;)

Just play around with the setting and you´ll see how it works.

Now to the bad part of this posting:

Unfortunately I was not able to gain control over the volume buttons and the power button.

So if anyone knows of a way to control these buttons, I´ll gladly update my solution. I´ve been looking around code guru, code project, ...

Since my spare time is limited, I won´t recode the project in C++ or anything else. So I would need a solution in C#.

Also I didn´t get the Icon to show up. Does anyone know, how this can be done? What size does the icon have to be of to be displayed correctly in the shortcuts (e.g. start menue\programs)?

Even though it´s not quite finished, I still hope you have some fun with this gadget.

cu,

Thilo

P.S. be sure to have the compact net framework 3.5 installed

current version no. is: 0.0.6.1

fixed:

- PIN is now saved (thanks to djfuego for that hint!)

- when "cancel" is pressed in the PIN unlocking menue, gyro alarm is rearmed and will go off as soon as you move the phone

- the main form will stay on top and maximized (as long as you don´t press any keys)

still open:

- disable the hardware buttons for volume control and power!!! <<-- biggest problem so far and no solution in sight :(

- main form to stay on top and maximized no matter what key is pressed

One thing about the PIN unlocking and disabling the alarm at all:

The time you have to enter the PIN is 3 seconds. That is really not much, but think about someone snatching your device from a table: if I´d allow more time, someone could just press the "Disable Alarm" button and walk right off with it (as long as he/she doesn´t change it´s relative position that is).

On the other hand, I still don´t know how to access the volume buttons and the power button, which could become a "feature" in this case ;) :

If you want to take the device out of e.g. your jacket, just hit the power button or the volume down button and the alarm will go off silently.

After all it´s just a nice gadget and shouldn´t be taken too serious.

As for the path´s:

I´m german and therefore I´m using a german os, so please just edit the mp3 paths "by hand", if you use a non german os. In the future I might include a language selection but before that I´d like to gain control of the hardware buttons (volume and power).

Also plz always install the app to phone memory. I don´t know why the shortcuts fail. If you do install it to the external memory, you´ll have to make the shortcuts by yourself (using the total commander e.g.).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] McHale:
I'm surprised nobody thought of this before (me included). This is a great idea. Had Brad Pitt had this in Ocean's Twelve, his cell phone never would have been stolen. :)

As far as the programming goes, if you made this app run when the device locked (like S2U) then the buttons would be disabled while the device was locked. To unlock it, you would need to enter your code.

Just a thought...

Haven't installed it yet but it sounds excellent so far.

-Mc
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] quark1980:
hi,

first of all, GOOD WORK! ;)

it seems to work just fine..

for execpt just one minor thing...

it doesnt make any sound :p

in setup i found it pointed to the mp3 files for the sounds.

at first it pointed to the german style "/Programme/GyroAlarm/beepbeep.mp3"

hoewever when i changed it into "Programmabestanden/GyroAlarm/beepbeep.mp3" this doesnt help it..

also i tried copying the complete program into a new directory called Programme so as it would when i had a german phone.. but still no sounds...

any hints where to seek to find a solution?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] onscam:
It works great here, I installed it to the device, changed the mp3 paths to

\Program Files\GyroAlarm\beepbeep.mp3

\Program Files\GyroAlarm\Alarm1.mp3

Thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] quark1980:
didnt try the english paths, ill try that first, but for now just no sounds...

however it means that the problems relate somehow to the different languages....

edit.

so tried some different things...

the solution seems to be: install it in the phone memory not the sd memory..

that fixed the problem...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] gsessons:
I can't wait until this app is fully completed, now my girl will get freaked out when she trys to sneak my phone............... ha ahah ahahahahaha
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Thilo T.:
I´ll have a look into those bugs tonight.

I got really frustrated last night, when all of a sudden my C# project was messed up but now I´m already feeling better ;).

BTW: the only difference between the english and the german version are path settings. The visible text is in english in all versions.

I´ll test tonight with an emulated english wm6.

cu,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] djfuego:
OMFG!

YESS!

Ace app..

Freeeking COOL!

Can you make the application minimize after it is armed?

Or add a tick box in the setup.

Another problem is the edit boxes with the path of the sounds in. they are fixed width so if you have a sound that is too long you cant use it.

I would suggest a button that could take you to a file selector "[..]"

Brilliant app...Woohoo.

My mate is thinking about getting a Diamond now as he thinks this is the best app for a phone.. ever!

Custom pin numbers don't seem to save when I OK the setup screen even if they are 4 digits.

It's still a cool app though.

Requests for changes (you can tell me where to go but I can ask can't I?)

Re arm if no sensor movement for X seconds

Skinning the buttons and alarm pictures

Warning sound option so you get a warning message and if the phone isn't returned to the same position it was in before then the alarm triggers.

Awesome app though. Hah I knew everyone would like it.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] nblakqori:
yea, this works for me too,

thanks thilo,
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] quark1980:
i think the language difference only affect some path settings, nothing really big.

choosing to install on internal memory instead of device memory, make a huge difference..

device memory works fine after changing paths, internal memory (SD) cant seem to produce any sounds....

one other bug i encountered is when using S2U2 (slide to unlock) if the device is armed, and locked with slide to unlock, it also produces no sound...

it seems the 2 pieces of software are battelling for priority then :P
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] ant611982:
I love this Application, it was a class idea and as soon as the minor issues are sorted it'll be even better.

Keep up the great work :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] lubiak:
very cool app..thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] onscam:
After more use it really is a great app - thanks so much to the maker....

It would be good if once armed - instead of it sounding the alarm everytime, you could press a hardware button to disarm, or a key combination - prior to alarm going off.

Just a thought....
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] harley4:
this is great, thx

It makes a icon in start menu, here is startmenu write at once. Had to put the icon from start menu >> startmenu.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] quark1980:
what you mean is a delay before the sounds begin, to be able to disarm without all the noise?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] band27:
Yes.....good idea. Like a 3 second count down. Hopefully by then, the thief doesn't sprint off with your phone...lol
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Thilo T.:
What exactly do you mean with "Re arm if no sensor movement for X seconds"?

As for the skins: I like KISS (keep it simple stupid ;)), so in the very end, when the one major bug (volume and power button control) is terminated, I will move on to the "make it pretty" stage in programming ;).

I also thought about a warning sound, but I thinks that would give a thief extra time to get away - but I´ll keep it in mind for later.

cu,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Thilo T.:
That´s exactly the problem, especially when you think of loud pubs... The diamond is not really loud and 3s are really a long time.

my suggestion is to use the volume down key to silence the alarm.

I´ll think of a solution meanwhile ... ;)

bye,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] orlandojumpoff:
this is a fun/good idea. id like mine to scream rape when it is moved... lol
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] orlandojumpoff:
is it possible to add the beepbeep to play when you disarm or facedown?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Thilo T.:
Yes, it is.

I´ll implement that as soon as I´ve got some spare time ;).

cu,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] homeplayer:
OMG freeking great

Wow

Love it,

one thing, auto disarm on incomming call.

Just perfect i will follow this treath

thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] orlandojumpoff:
oh and any way to have an option to turn the display off? i know pressing the power off button doesn't work (similar to how it stop music playback with certain players), but some players allow the display to turn off and continue playing so maybe it's possible with the car alarm too?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] orlandojumpoff:
looks like someone has taken it upon themselves to make another alarm app http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=473840
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Nibob:
perfect

:DAwsome app works great:D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] DeekayNL:
I like this app way better!!

So I'll hope that the primairy bugs will be fixed soon :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] m_ihab77:
Great work mate, works fine on my Diamond, thank you
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] band27:
Just a suggestion to addy.cdc to let the forum know that this APP has actually been created, if you can change your first post to highlight / direct Thilo T. findings in POST #26 so extensive searching is diminished.

I'm not saying change your original post but underneath, add a little update sections mentioning post 26. If updates occur, at least we can expect for them to occur there.

If possible, thanks! :)

Great little app by the way!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] clint_beukes:
Wow, what an awesome app. Well done!! Works great on my Diamond. Look forward to the updates!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] c.albert:
didnt work with turn off screen..

give an windows error or something like that.... need reset of the cell.. to exit from that error..

any fix to this problem?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] addy.cdc:
Hi Thilo T., and congrats on your application :) I am glad that someone finally finished it.

I have worked on my version of the application in December, but because I was busy with stuff, I didn`t get any chance to finish mine yet. I lost a lot of time in making the application Diamond stylish :D , and creating a more user friendly GUI.

I still have a lot of bugs to fix, and probably will discontinue developing it (because it has already been done by someone else). However I learned a lot of things while developing it, and the time was well spent :cool:

I will try to give some tips though and maybe you will find them useful:

I tried to implement what cicinka said in his post:

Basically the PIN code is a sequence of orientations of the phone. Maybe you can do the same in your future versions of the application (it is not that hard to implement, plus it is easier for the user to disarm the alarm this way without even touching the phone display).

Another side note would be your problem regarding the volume up/down. I tried to force the System Volume settings by setting the maximum value when the alarm is playing. And because my playback was done in a different thread, this could be done easily (i encountered some bugs here).

I had an idea on how to poll the Gsensor in standby mode, and this would probably reduce the battery consumption a lot. My idea was to start a different thread while the phone is in standby mode (using system notifications). This could easily prevent a thief from pressing the Power Button (because the device can be waken this way every x seconds) or could poll the sensor every x seconds, then go back to sleep.

And Thilo, could you please send me a PM with the dlls you used in playing mp3 files. I managed to play only WAV files, but playing mp3s would be worth knowing (for my future applications). The playback is done asynchronously?

Thanks, and again, good job on creating this application.

AddY.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] DeekayNL:
I discovered that since the new ROM update (HTC NLD 2.03.404.2) I installed, it now works with the screen off too. Screen stays off, but the alarm goes off when the phone is moved :).

So that's a big improvement for me haha. Keep up the good work guys!
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] kholiochan:
I bought a device from ebay and shipped abroad (outside US), the IMEI and serial number states that the device is unlocked on Google's website , but when I received the device and inserted SIM it says that the device is locked under Xfinity and I need to contact the customer service to unlock it, contacted the live chat support after lot of tries in different days one of the agents told me that he check the IMEI and the device is not locked, and adviced me to try to call the customer support, after a lot of international calls, couldn't reach to anything cause I don't have account.

There's no return policy

IMEI: 358116101231886

Serial: 0A051JECB14767

Is there anything I can do?
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] Yeedatoy:
I have a Verizon pixel 4a 5g beginning with IMEI numbers 53 as well, except I bought it new and never paid it off. A few days ago on the latest Android 13 update, I used the app hail to freeze all of my carrier apps, as I typically do this to remove any bloat, and since I couldn't use a SIM in the phone anyway since I stopped paying for it it didn't matter if I affected any apps related to service. It must be specific to the latest update, but I disabled every Verizon branded app and every app with the name carrier on it, but I did not disable or freeze the device setup / work config app because it is responsible for several things, such as the OEM unlock switch which is expected to always be grayed out. Well for some reason, this time and I'm convinced it's related to the latest update.... After freezing those apps, not even rebooting the phone, OEM unlock was suddenly able to be toggled and now I am rooted and using a T-Mobile esim on an unpaid off, Verizon pixel. This is the only advice I can give you, download shizuku and set it up because unless you have root you cannot freeze apps with hail. You have to run it using Shizuku. It can't hurt and it's worth a shot
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] kholiochan:
Thank you, I will give it a try, can you share with me please the list of the apps you froze, if u have it saved.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] kholiochan:
Sadly It didn't work
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] fr_jason:
Has anyone been able to successfully root or flash TWRP using QPST/QFIL without unlocking the bootloader on lmi?
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] NOSS8:
I'd be surprised.

What is the problem?
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] fr_jason:
hey @NOSS8

I'd be surprised too lol.

No problem really, I came across some info and went down a little rabbit hole and arrived at the conclusion that it seems to be possible to have root on an locked bootloader but the key is apparently some "firehose" programmer files that I can't seem to find anywhere, which when used in conjuction with QPST and a device in EDL mode would in effect allow modification of the boot.img for the sake of rooting the device.

I'm still trying to find out more because I read some time ago on how android verified boot works, so I am sceptical especially when the people that seem to be doing it on youtube are those that unlock devices for a living or are just enthusiasts, both parties seem to glean toward it being possible without any specialised equipment /box/dongle with a success rate depending on flashing order.

So I started searching for the possibility of it being done on lmi.
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] NOSS8:
You say "with a locked bootloader" and then the opposite, typos?

Possible with a MediaTek soc device, not Qualcomm.

Finally to flash in EDL mode you must have a special authorization that only repair centers have.

A few years ago it was easy to access and modify the system, then there were the dynamic partitions, then the A/B partitions and the limitations imposed by GOOGLE with A12 A13.

On You Tube you can find everything and anything unlike XDA.;)

An example here, of useless persistence.

https://xdaforums.com/t/flashing-edl-problem.4534297/
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] fr_jason:
yep it was indeed a typo.

I did see a lot of MTK stuff.

Fair enough.

Also, "useless persistence" I believe is the main cause of so many bricks in forums I've seen in the last couple days chasing the same dream.
[Oppo Reno5] thekingdomgamngytgamngyou:
I dropped my Reno 5 in water for less than 5 mins

I put it in silica gel packs for almost a week and it just stopped showing signs of life I'm now here 7 months later tryna fix it

anyone has advice and is the device dead?
[Oppo Reno5] cmfCyangenModteam:
Device is dead, Your device needs a repair.
[Oppo Reno5] thekingdomgamngytgamngyou:
oh well..
[LG G8X ThinQ Questions & Answers] jojo_00:
I tried lg bridge but it cant seem to connect with my phone.are there any other ways to update to a12
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] hipertec:
Im coming from the Tilt and still a newbie. I used kaisertweak alot and a great program, so is diamondtweak the same soft of software and for the ATT Fuze?

I havent got my Fuze yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] lavdeep:
Hello everyone,

I am noticing that sometimes my S22 ULTRA is charging slowly after December Update even when Super Fast Charging is displayed on lock screen. I am using same official Samsung 25 Watt Charger since April 2022 :- https://www.samsung.com/in/mobile-accessories/25w-changer-ta800-ep-ta800xbngin/

Any clues what is wrong ? Or is there any setting that I might have changed unknowingly?

Kindly guide!!
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] raul6:
What makes you think it charges slow? Sometimes too?