[APP][WIDGET] NotiCounter Widget v1.1 - 12 Feb - Bugfix - GEAR Exclusive

This app is exclusively written to be used as an widget on the NULL_ Rom @ the Samsung Gear!

This app includes two simple 1x1 widgets that shows the number of unread notifications on your Gear.
I also has the option to play custom sounds based on what application is sending the notification.

A great tutorial for using this widget is made by almulder1092 and available here!

Basics:
* Tap widget = Manual update or notifications app launch.
* Play sound upon recieved notification, either a default sound or custom sound per application.
* Trigger update upon ScreenOn and when the Stock notification app is launched
* Customized Text size
* Customized Text Color
* Customized background
* Shows a 0 or a blank spot upon 0 onread notifications

Widget 1 - Bold Text:
* Bold text

Widget 2 - Normal Text:
* Normal text

Permissions:
The app needs SU access since it chmods the badge.db where the unread notifications is listed. Haven´t found any other way around that yet.
Tip: Go into SuperSU and click on NotiCounter Widget and select to inactivate Notifications so you don´t need to see the splash screen every time the app requests SU rights.


It´s still an beta so please report bugs, have experienced some FC´s (should be solved with v0.3b) but overall it works fine.
Keep in mind to use only one widget at a time to keep away from trouble. If you want to change any settings, remove widget from home screen, change settings with app and then put the new widget on home screen.

Screenshots:







Changelog:

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0.11b
- HUGE UPDATE!
- Rebuilt GUI with Holo Theme to match null_ rom
- New Icon, Thanks fOmey for that!
- Sound on Gear vibrate mode only (If Gear is set to silent or sound, the widget sound won´t play)
- Experimenal widgets from 0.10b is now default
- ScreenOn is now default, time based update is removed, widget will NEVER update upon Screen Off.
- Custom sounds added."Edit List" shows a list off the custom apps you´we chosen."Add Apps" shows the list of notifications, tap an app name to set a sound for that application.
- A sound library with 11 files is attached, will be copied to /sdcard/NotiCounter upon first launch.
- I may have forgotten something aswell..
Note1 about Custom sound function:
Since Samsung doesn´t close their SQL db as they supposed to I have to do a major file operation before I can pull the name of the incoming notification. Thats why there´s a slight delay (aprox 2-3 sec) before the sound will play! Nothing I can do about that atm.
Note2: In order to add custom sounds for your apps, your gear will need to have a notification from the app already on the gear or the list will be empty. Thanks almulder1092 for the Feedback

0.12b
- Quick Fix release
- Bug that caused an error if no sound file was selected is fixed
- a Silent soundfile is copied to /system/media/audio/notifications upon first start off app and with a reminder to choose that file if you want sound enabled on the Gear. The reminder shows if you tick the "Use sound" box and have Sound choosen as option in Gear settings. A reboot is necessary to see the new file in Gear sound settings!

0.13b
- the Silent soundfile is copied to /sdcard/notifications instead. Wasn´t working well in /system/
- the old soundfile placed in /system/ is autoremoved when starting app for the first time.
- When no sound file is selected, the GUI will show the text "Default" instead of a blank.
- Most informative messageboxes only shows on the first start off the app.
- Added a Restore Settings button wich restores all saved data made by the app.
- Thanks to almulder1092 for the excellent test drive off this release!

1.0 - Stable
- First stable release!
- The Add App list is now showing the apps selected under Notifications in Gear Manager.
- Text size is configurable
- Text color is configurable, it´s set using the RGB colorpicker showed in the post above.
- Background now has 4 options, Elipse, Round, Transparent and custom, last option let´s you choose whatever image file you want!
- Show 0 or blank spot (at 0 unread notifications) at any background, not limited to Transparent no more.
- Added three power saving modes (Not that it´s a battery hog but it´s better to let the user decide how to update!)
- New custom built filemanager wich fits nicely on the Gear screen.

1.1 - Stable
- Fixed a bug that caused an FC if "Play Sound" was activated but no sound file was manually selected.

Download:
NotiCounter Widget v1.1
If you want an earlier release, all is listed here!)



Wishlist:
- Start Notification app when taping widget (Implemented)
- Notification update after message app check. (Implemented)
- Custom sound based on Notification content (Implemented)
- Custom Text size, color and background (Implemented)


Thanks
Goes to fOmey for the null_ Rom and the finding of the badge.db file!
And to almulder1092 for the excellent bughunt!

And to the Donors:
Srwilliams

Patosbuddy said:

Love it.
But as you say. I get some info that it has stopped.
Is it me or is it a bit to high out of center?
Is it possible to make it bolder?
Tested some changing in the options but no luck.
Didn't try to restart between the changing.

Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

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I'll try to track the FC's, I'we found one that I'll try to solve: if you have one unread notification, goes to message app and reads it and then back to home screen and tries to update widget it freezes.
the good thing is that the app restarts right away after pressing OK.

I haven't put that much effort in fixing the off center issue, it's on the To do list.
What do you mean with options? What I know I haven't done any

hurdlejade said:

which version of custom ROM is required? i installed it, put it on my desktop, gave root access, yet i see no counter at all.. and i do have unread notifications.

edit: it took a little bit longer, but it works now!

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It´s developed using null_ 15 but since it´s based on stock files the custom rom version won´t make a difference.
You can always tap the widget to update manually.

Regarding FC´s tried the thing I explained earlier but no FC so I Assume I need help locating the reasons.
If someone experienced an FC and can explain how to recreate it I would be very happy, then I can attach log and see whats causing it.

aviguera said:

I installed it, didn't actually put it on the screen -- it was just installed -- and got an FC for some reason

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Weird, the Main activity doesn´t do anything, just show the messagebox and then selfclose. The service itself should not be started unless you put the widget on the screen...

App Update!!

Update released:
v0.2b - small update that fixes the off centre issue

I think I have located the reason for the FC´s aswell, I´ll work on a sollution for that.

App Updated to v0.3b!

Some days are better than others!

Another update today, and now all FC´s should be gone!
Please update to v0.3b and report any issues.

Download link in first post.

BRRRZ said:

Hey Mate ,

Terrific work . Can you provide us also a round widget please.

Thanks

Regards

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I sure can,
as a sneekpeek I can tell that I´m working on a Settings page where you might set things like that.
Another thing I´m working on is to be able to set a custom sound upon update = Sound and Vibrate when recieving a new notification. Test´s is going fine!

aviguera said:

I'll give it a shot again now and see if it behaves

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Yeah please do, I´we totally changed the way how the Service is behaving.
Haven´t got one single FC since the change!

aviguera said:

So far so good, but your description is off.

I tried styles 1 and 3 expecting a "0" but those were the ones that showed up blank... either semi-transparent or fully transparent.

The other styles are the ones that actually show a 0 when the unread count is 0.

Maybe it's just me, but that's what I'm seeing on my device.

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Oh sorry, nr 2 and nr 3 should change place.
Fixed the first post now.

Thanks for notice!