Sunday, May 1, 2011

Battery Power Widget for Android release

Battery power widget is a useful power management widget for Android devices. Its main purpose is to display the status for your phone's battery and at the same time provide simple but effective automatic power management by turning off unnecessary power draining services such as bluetooth, wifi, gps and mobile data. The widget can be setup to turn off the above services a number of minutes (specified by the user) after the screen turns off. It can also turn back on, any services that were active and were shut down, when the phone's screen turns back on again.

The widget also can be configured to notify the user when the battery level drops below a specified percentage by playing a sound. It can also, turn off any services if the battery drops below that level so that it prolongs the phone's battery life
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A list of most of the features of the battery power widget followes:

- Turn on and off Wifi, Bluetooth, Gps and Mobile data (3G/Gprs)
- Turn on/off silent mode
- Turn on/off vibration mode
- Turn on/off Flight mode
- Turn on/off Auto-sync
- Adjust the screen brightness
- View detailed information of battery status
- Automatically turn off wifi, bluetooth, gps and mobile data services when the phone becomes idle (you can specify the time after the screen turns off to stop these services)
- Automatically restart any services that were stopped on idle mode when screen turns back on
- Get notification when the battery level drops below a specified percentage
- Optionally stop running services such as wifi, bluetooth, gprs and mobile data when the battery drops below specified level


In addition, this widget provides quick access to the following phone settings:
- Volume control
- Screen timeout
- Wifi settings
- Bluetooth settings
- Gps settings
- Mobile data (3G/Gprs) settings



Remember that this is a widget. When you start the widget from the application list it will display instructions on how to add it as a widget on your home screen.

Let me know of any suggestion or problems you may have.

Thank you for your support.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Problems with new version of Fast Dialer.

It seems that after the new version of Fast Dialer (version 0.77) some people are having problems installing and/or running the program (the problem seems to depend on the type/firmware of particular devices). If you are facing similar problems, please follow the steps below to fix any problems.

- Go to your phone's home-screen (press the home button)
- Tap (click) the menu button
- Tap Settings
- Select Applications
- Select Manage Applications
- Locate Fast Dialer and tap it
- Click on Force stop (if available)
- Click on Uninstall
- When the uninstall process is finished go to the Market, find Fast Dialer, download and install it.

If you had a shortcut on the home-screen, delete that as well (long click on it and when the trash can icon appears, drag it and drop it into the trash can). After performing the above steps, you can add the Fast Dialer to your home screen again.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Fast Dialer android application

Fast Dialer is a free application for Android mobile devices that provides fast and easy access to your contacts.You can use this program to call, send SMS messages or manage your contacts quickly and easily.



The application supports the following features:

* Locate any contact with a single tap
* Automatic dialing of a contact by tapping the contact
* Display contacts in a list or a grid view
* Optionally display your favorite contacts on program start up
* Optionally display contact photos
* Works on small, medium or large Android devices, in portrait and landscape orientations
* Quick access buttons to the phone dialer, the call log, your favorite contacts and SMS
* Supports 6 themes and the option to customize the interface with your own colors
* Quick access menu to edit a contact, view a contact's details, call a contact or send an SMS

If you have any suggestions, comments or problems using the application, do not hesitate to contact me.

How to change the application theme:
  • Tap the application menu button and select Setup (see image below)
  • Scroll down to the Dialer Theme section
  • Select the desired theme
  • To change the button text color scroll down to the Colors (custom theme) section and tap the Button text color and Contact Text color buttons to chose the desired color





If you have any suggestions, comments or problems using the application, please contact us by email of by posting here.

Thank you for using Fast Dialer...

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Love quotes android application

Love quotes is an android application that displays some of the best quotes about love told by famous people. The application contains more than 550 love quotes and includes among other the following:

  • Possibility to change the application background
  • Remembers the last quote displayed
  • Swipe functionality - swipe to the left or right for the next/previous love quote
  • Display random quotes
  • Add quotes you like to your favorite list
  • Browse all love quotes or your favorite ones
  • Long click on a quote to send it to a friend via email or sms
Using the application is quite easy. Swipe through the quotes or use the buttons on the bottom of the screen. Bring up the application menu for more options.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Ultimate facts collection!



Ultimate facts collection is a collection of around 2000 of the most interesting facts. The interface again is the same with the previous 2 fact applications - Use the toolbar on the bottom and the application menu.

New with this application is the possibility to change the background. Just go to menu, Settings, select one of the 6 available backgrounds and click OK.

Weird and funny facts application


Following the first application, here is another one featuring the most weird and funny facts. The interface is the same as the first application - use the buttons on the bottom to navigate through the facts, click the menu for more options (send facts to friends, etc).

Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions,

Thanks

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Interesting Facts android activity release...



Interesting Facts is my first Android activity. It features a database of over 500 interesting, weird and funny facts of general interest. The activity should run on any smart phone running android 1.5 or later.

How to use the application
The application is fairly straightforward to use. When it starts, it displays a random fact. You can use the buttons on the bottom of the screen to do any of the following (starting from the button on the left):
  • Display the first fact
  • Display the previous fact
  • Display a random fact
  • Display the next fact
  • Display the last fact
  • Add the currently displayed fact to your favorites

You can also use the menu button to send the current fact to one of your contacts (you can do this via Bluetooth, Email, message, etc.), to add the current fact to your favorites or to view your favorite facts.

If you have any suggestions, requests or problems regarding the application, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you.