The Galaxy S6 Edge has a nasty bug where the light sensor still controls the brightness, even when auto-brightness is disabled. But thanks to efforts by XDA Senior Member ultimatewaffel, a fix is available for selected firmware variants of the phone.
Looking for a simple reminder app for actions you need to do soon, but without a set date and time? Memo Reminders by XDA Senior Member drashko lets you do that with zero hassle: just open it up, enter the reminder text, save it and you’re done. A notification is then created, giving you easily accessible notes or reminders from any screen.
Memo Reminders also gives you other options you might want to use, all on the same screen. No need to navigate through the app to find what you want: it’s all right in front of you. You can make the reminder sticky so that you can’t swipe it away, or have it only show up on your lockscreen to keep your notification drawer clean otherwise, or even mark a memo personal to hide it while your phone is locked. You can also assign custom actions to any memo, letting you send an email when you’ve got the time by simply touching the notification, or open Maps on a certain destination you want to navigate to. Previous memos can also be accessed and deleted from the main screen.
Having all these options doesn’t mean the app is cluttered or ugly, though — quite the opposite: Memo reminders is an elegant app with material design. It’s also free and free from advertisements. Adding actions to reminders requires the pro version, which is available for a dollar using in-app purchases, but the developer has been kind enough to provide a special XDA version without any limitations. You can always buy the pro version to show your support!
Memo Reminders supports Android versions newer than 4.0.3. If you’re interested, head over to the Memo Reminders forum thread to get started!
Sony has launched the Xperia M5 Dual in India for a rather whooping Rs. 37,990 ($570). The phone features a MediaTek Helio X10 SoC, 3GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 21 MP rear camera, 2600 mAh battery and Android 5.0. For comparison, the 32GB Nexus 6 is available online for Rs 29,999 ($450).
This tutorial by Recognised Contributor abo hani will guide you through using Overlay to modify your apps and keep said modifications if the app is updated, or if other mods are installed onto the app.
XDA Member Aurevo has put together a small collection of steps through which one can unlock the bootloader of the Huawei Honor 7. Bootloader unlock is needed to proceed with further development of the phone, so go check it out if you own one!
Amazon has finally run out of stock of its Fire Phone, which bombed heavily in the market. The product page of the device now displays its status as “Currently Unavailable”, with an additional note stating “We don’t know when or if this item will be back in stock.”
On August the 28th, Miroslav Vitula uploaded a concept for an excellent idea in Google Play Music, the ability to access and change songs from the playlist direct from the notification shade. An idea so good that days later Max Rumpf, forum member Maxr1998 integrated the idea into his Xposed module XGPM.
“We all know that feel when a track that doesn’t fit our moods drops in, or when the music queue doesn’t have any good tunes in it. This quick concept of mine shows what I’ve been craving for a long time, managing the music queue right from the notification bar”
The playlist is discrete when not in use, being accessed via a small button in the top right of the notification. Due to constraints with scrolling whilst in the notification shade you can only see 7 tracks at a time, although hopefully in the future scrolling left and right in the panel may allow you to see more tracks. If you use Google Play Music this module is invaluable, other features include:
This is an exceptional module and really adds a feature that arguably should be in Google Play Music as standard. We will certainly be following the progress of this as it progresses. To try it yourself, check out the links below!
The module’s forum thread can be found here,
To download, head to the Xposed Repository,
and to view more brilliant Android concept work check out Miroslav’s G+.
Is this something Google should have included as standard? Leave a comment below!
