[Recommended Software] A small utility to make system panel more useful

Daniel Kao · 05-22-2022, 12:18 PM

After Android 7, it's possible to customize icons on system panel to make it more personal and useful on ONYX BOOX devices. I wrote a small utility (less than 100kb) to provide several useful feature on it, including following features:

Recent Apps
Refresh Screen
Rotate left
Rotate right
Screen Refresh mode switch
Screen mode -- Normal
Screen mode -- Speed
Screen mode -- A2
Screenshot

The source code repo is at Github.
Here the link to download apk.

After installing it, you can click on right top Edit button to drag the icons you need to top area.

The icons are very self-explanatory.

mergen3107 · 05-22-2022, 03:11 PM

Wow, that’s great! A separate thanks for dedicated left and right rotation buttons. One extra window less

kaznelson · 05-30-2022, 02:40 AM

Daniel Kao
Thanks for the program!
It's possible to add commands "Back", "Home" and "FrontLight on/off"?

mergen3107 · 06-21-2022, 10:45 PM

This app is great! It finally allowed to remove bottom swipe gestures and that in turn solved poor responsiveness of the bottom edge when tapping. For example, in KOReader’s bottom tabs
Thank you very much Daniel Kao!

Guns4Hire · 07-03-2022, 01:25 PM

thanks...

mergen3107 · 07-14-2022, 10:50 AM

@Daniel Kao
I long-tapped an icon from Quick Rotate today and it brought me to QR's Android settings. Is there a way that you can make these long-taps more useful?

One particular example is: make a new Wi-Fi toggle icon and make its long-tap to bring Android's Wi-Fi settings. Currently Onyx devices bring the Onyx Wi-Fi settings, and since I disabled ALL Onyx stuff, my Wi-Fi long-tap is now inactive. I'd appreciate if you could fix that for me

The same idea for Bluetooth, maybe.

Another example is for rotation button: long-tap on any of four directions that brings all four options.

Another one: long-tapping screenshot starts video recording (don't know how easy is this, but Onyx new firmwares have this feature via their own icon. However with your implementation we could save one more button.

ottischwenk · 11-28-2022, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel Kao

After Android 7, it's possible to customize icons on system panel to make it more personal and useful on ONYX BOOX devices.

Recent Apps
Refresh Screen
Rotate left
Rotate right
Screen Refresh mode switch
Screen mode -- Normal
Screen mode -- Speed
Screen mode -- A2
Screenshot

Hmmm, it would be very nice for Boox Devices with Android 6 (if such is possible)

05-22-2022, 12:18 PM	#1
Daniel Kao Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 120606 Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: SONY DPT-S1, Kindle DX Device: Likebook Mars; Hisense A5, A5pro, A7	[Recommended Software] A small utility to make system panel more useful After Android 7, it's possible to customize icons on system panel to make it more personal and useful on ONYX BOOX devices. I wrote a small utility (less than 100kb) to provide several useful feature on it, including following features: Recent Apps Refresh Screen Rotate left Rotate right Screen Refresh mode switch Screen mode -- Normal Screen mode -- Speed Screen mode -- A2 Screenshot The source code repo is at Github. Here the link to download apk. After installing it, you can click on right top Edit button to drag the icons you need to top area. The icons are very self-explanatory. Last edited by Daniel Kao; 05-29-2022 at 05:53 AM.

05-30-2022, 02:40 AM	#3
kaznelson Old Kaz Posts: 208 Karma: 1064151 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PocketBook Era	Daniel Kao Thanks for the program! It's possible to add commands "Back", "Home" and "FrontLight on/off"? Last edited by kaznelson; 05-30-2022 at 07:27 AM.

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05-22-2022, 03:11 PM	#2
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,500 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Wow, that’s great! A separate thanks for dedicated left and right rotation buttons. One extra window less

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mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,500 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	This app is great! It finally allowed to remove bottom swipe gestures and that in turn solved poor responsiveness of the bottom edge when tapping. For example, in KOReader’s bottom tabs Thank you very much Daniel Kao!

07-03-2022, 01:25 PM	#5
Guns4Hire Reading...Since 1970 Posts: 610 Karma: 7819 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nova Air C, Nova Pro, LifebookMars, BoyueT62+ Glowlight, NST, PB360	thanks...

07-14-2022, 10:50 AM	#6
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,500 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	@Daniel Kao I long-tapped an icon from Quick Rotate today and it brought me to QR's Android settings. Is there a way that you can make these long-taps more useful? One particular example is: make a new Wi-Fi toggle icon and make its long-tap to bring Android's Wi-Fi settings. Currently Onyx devices bring the Onyx Wi-Fi settings, and since I disabled ALL Onyx stuff, my Wi-Fi long-tap is now inactive. I'd appreciate if you could fix that for me The same idea for Bluetooth, maybe. Another example is for rotation button: long-tap on any of four directions that brings all four options. Another one: long-tapping screenshot starts video recording (don't know how easy is this, but Onyx new firmwares have this feature via their own icon. However with your implementation we could save one more button.

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