Floating Ball

yar57 · 05-26-2021, 07:17 PM

I have a Muses. Just noticed a system app named, "Floating Ball" on the main App page. Running it enables a persistent movable icon through which numerous other system components can be quickly accessed. Pretty nice.. Did this just appear in the latest update or has it been there a long time?

ottischwenk · 05-27-2021, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by yar57

I have a Muses. Just noticed a system app named, "Floating Ball" on the main App page. Running it enables a persistent movable icon through which numerous other system components can be quickly accessed. Pretty nice.. Did this just appear in the latest update or has it been there a long time?

This exists only since the last update

Quoth · 05-29-2021, 08:27 AM

What does this "Floating Ball" do? I got it last night on my Mars. I couldn't figure it from the upgrade notes or the app.

Additionally, now turning off Google Framework doesn't hide Google Play Books and it creates an error message if WiFi is on at Power on, or you accidentally open it.

ottischwenk · 05-29-2021, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

What does this "Floating Ball" do? I got it last night on my Mars. I couldn't figure it from the upgrade notes or the app.

It can be activated and it is a button through which you can access the functions set in the corresponding setting.

Quoth · 05-29-2021, 01:33 PM

Yes, I gathered that, though it only seemed to bring up tiles of short cuts and a circle that could be dragged, but snapped back to the left edge of the screen.

I struggle to see how a disc-ball-circle you drag around and an extra set of short cut tiles is an accessibility feature, or of any value at all. But maybe I'm doing it wrong.

ottischwenk · 05-29-2021, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

Yes, I gathered that, though it only seemed to bring up tiles of short cuts and a circle that could be dragged, but snapped back to the left edge of the screen.

I struggle to see how a disc-ball-circle you drag around and an extra set of short cut tiles is an accessibility feature, or of any value at all. But maybe I'm doing it wrong.

You can assign certain values to the individual buttons in the main menu.
E.g. home, back, refresh, reduce ball would be useful for full screen applications.

Onemack · 05-29-2021, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ottischwenk

You can assign certain values to the individual buttons in the main menu.
E.g. home, back, refresh, reduce ball would be useful for full screen applications.

How? Where, i’M completely confused? There is no ball observable on mine?

ottischwenk · 05-30-2021, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Onemack

How? Where, i’M completely confused? There is no ball observable on mine?

You have to activate it.

rvcjew · 05-30-2021, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

What does this "Floating Ball" do? I got it last night on my Mars. I couldn't figure it from the upgrade notes or the app.

Additionally, now turning off Google Framework doesn't hide Google Play Books and it creates an error message if WiFi is on at Power on, or you accidentally open it.

Just uninstall the google play books app from the settings/apps screen. If you long press on the app icon you might be able to uninstall there too.

Quoth · 05-30-2021, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rvcjew

Just uninstall the google play books app from the settings/apps screen. If you long press on the app icon you might be able to uninstall there too.

Why would I uninstall it? The point of the Mars is to be able to use Kindle, Kobo, Borrowbox and Google Playbooks on eInk, not just LCD phone or Tablets.

It was nice that it and Playstore was "hidden" when the Google Framework is off. I wish my tablets & phones had such setting as Google are so dishonest. Previously if I wanted to read a Google sourced ebook I'd enable the framework and disable WiFi, unless I wanted another from the Playstore. Makes me suspicious that PlayBooks needs the Framework. However the Kindle App tries to use my phone's Mobile (cellular) data connection, even though it's disabled, without a manual launching. So I removed it from everything except the Mars now.

Pajamaman · 05-30-2021, 09:15 AM

Had it on Onyx for ages. Very handy.

rvcjew · 05-31-2021, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

Why would I uninstall it? The point of the Mars is to be able to use Kindle, Kobo, Borrowbox and Google Playbooks on eInk, not just LCD phone or Tablets.

It was nice that it and Playstore was "hidden" when the Google Framework is off. I wish my tablets & phones had such setting as Google are so dishonest. Previously if I wanted to read a Google sourced ebook I'd enable the framework and disable WiFi, unless I wanted another from the Playstore. Makes me suspicious that PlayBooks needs the Framework. However the Kindle App tries to use my phone's Mobile (cellular) data connection, even though it's disabled, without a manual launching. So I removed it from everything except the Mars now.

Sorry, I thought from what you said you were trying to gett rid of the Google stuff and was confused why it was still there and crashed without the framework. All the Google play X (games, books, movies ect.) apps use the framework from what I know.

Quoth · 05-31-2021, 08:07 AM

It's OK, easy to misunderstand on the Internet.

05-26-2021, 07:17 PM	#1
yar57 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Likebook Muses	Floating Ball I have a Muses. Just noticed a system app named, "Floating Ball" on the main App page. Running it enables a persistent movable icon through which numerous other system components can be quickly accessed. Pretty nice.. Did this just appear in the latest update or has it been there a long time?

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05-29-2021, 08:27 AM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,659 Karma: 103503445 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	What does this "Floating Ball" do? I got it last night on my Mars. I couldn't figure it from the upgrade notes or the app. Additionally, now turning off Google Framework doesn't hide Google Play Books and it creates an error message if WiFi is on at Power on, or you accidentally open it.

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,659 Karma: 103503445 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Yes, I gathered that, though it only seemed to bring up tiles of short cuts and a circle that could be dragged, but snapped back to the left edge of the screen. I struggle to see how a disc-ball-circle you drag around and an extra set of short cut tiles is an accessibility feature, or of any value at all. But maybe I'm doing it wrong.

05-30-2021, 09:15 AM	#11
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,856 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	Had it on Onyx for ages. Very handy.

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