Essential Android Apps

Matteysan · 7 Feb 2013 at 23:43

photoshop said:
Anyone know of an app that can wake the device up using the volume buttons?
WidgetLocker no longer does this since i updated to latest PA rom :/

Android settings > lock screen > volume rocker wake.

photoshop · 8 Feb 2013 at 00:17

Mattey1 said:
Android settings > lock screen > volume rocker wake.

Ahh thank you. I forgot i had to enable it in there rather than WidgetLocker

Matteysan · 8 Feb 2013 at 00:28

photoshop said:
Ahh thank you. I forgot i had to enable it in there rather than WidgetLocker

haha no worries, I've only just figured out it has its own LED notification controls too!

I've been using light flow for a while :E

photoshop · 8 Feb 2013 at 00:35

Mattey1 said:
haha no worries, I've only just figured out it has its own LED notification controls too! I've been using light flow for a while :E

Where are they??
Im using LED Blinker at the moment.

I'd love to know how to make the menu bar a little transparent too. I know its possible within PA but have no idea how to do it..

Matteysan · 8 Feb 2013 at 00:45

photoshop said:
Where are they??
Im using LED Blinker at the moment.

I'd love to know how to make the menu bar a little transparent too. I know its possible within PA but have no idea how to do it..

Display > Pulse Notifcation Light & then you can set up custom ones there.

To get transparency on the menu bar go to Hybrid properties > apps > find your launcher > scroll over to colour & set the transparency there. Under either status bar or navigation.

photoshop · 8 Feb 2013 at 01:07

Mattey1 said:
Display > Pulse Notifcation Light & then you can set up custom ones there.

To get transparency on the menu bar go to Hybrid properties > apps > find your launcher > scroll over to colour & set the transparency there. Under either status bar or navigation.

That works. However, it does not apply it system wide :/
Launchig apps like Gmail, SMS and all the others changes it back to default colours/values

Matteysan · 8 Feb 2013 at 01:34

photoshop said:
That works. However, it does not apply it system wide :/
Launchig apps like Gmail, SMS and all the others changes it back to default colours/values

Not sure if you can do it with every app but just check each & every app in the same area as the launcher one.

Myshra · 8 Feb 2013 at 11:39

So it would seem the simpsons tapped out has EXTREMELY ANNOYING notifications with no way to disable sound. You have been warned

If you're on 4.1+ you can disable notifcations (this will include text ones though) in the app profile under app management.

Wizzfizz · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:32

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EniGmA1981 · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:32

This is true... a bit of a pain in the ass to be honest!

Thankfully I've been on silent since I installed it so I haven't actually heard the notification sound yet...

Plus a reset game feature would be REALLY REALLY useful

Diesel · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:39

Wizzfizz said:
Best way to install Cerberus on a rooted phone?

Flash the .zip in recovery.

Wizzfizz · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:41

The way I've done it currently - I've downloaded the apk from their website and installed via cwm?

benjo · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:44

Wizzfizz said:
The way I've done it currently - I've downloaded the apk from their website and installed via cwm?

apk or zip?

Wizzfizz · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:45

apk

I'm just wondering what better way to install it.

benjo · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:46

Wizzfizz said:
apk

You can either flash the zip in cwm recovery, or sideload the apk in android and convert it to a system app.

Wizzfizz · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:49

How does one go about sideloading apk and converting?

Hamster · 8 Feb 2013 at 12:54

Diesel said:
Flash the .zip in revovery.

This is the way I did it too. Only takes a few seconds.

benjo · 8 Feb 2013 at 13:01

Wizzfizz said:
How does one go about sideloading apk and converting?

You can install it like a normal apk using a file explorer, then use something like Titanium Backup to convert it to a system app.

Or you can place the apk in the /system/app partition and reboot your phone.

Or you could just flash the zip in recovery, as it's much easier

photoshop · 8 Feb 2013 at 13:01

Mattey1 said:
Not sure if you can do it with every app but just check each & every app in the same area as the launcher one.

I did it

You change Status Bar/icon colours in INTERFACE -> global settings...

Wizzfizz · 8 Feb 2013 at 13:05

benjo said:
You can install it like a normal apk using a file explorer, then use something like Titanium Backup to convert it to a system app.

Or you can place the apk in the /system/app partition and reboot your phone.

Or you could just flash the zip in recovery, as it's much easier

Thanks!

I just flashed with cwm recovery