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Gemini PDA - Android / Torch app

« on: July 23, 2018, 04:32:07 am »

Using also GeminiLed, I noticed that the colored leds that I use in that program (for example in green for whatsapp) make individually much more light than the five LEDs of Torch, which among other things emit a light that is not white but as "dirty" .
Would it be possible in Gemini Torch to allow the user what colors to use together?

Hi, yes that is possible and I will include in future update.  Thanks

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Gemini PDA - Android / Screen lock / smart lock

« on: July 13, 2018, 03:51:14 am »

If the lock screen appeared during this time, it would always appear — and then vanish a few second later.  If you were in the middle of typing a password, some of those keystrokes could get applied to whichever app was revealed.  — On the other hand, if the lock screen did not appear until it had scanned all the local networks and failed to connect to a suitable one, then you could see and interact with apps until that point, which would be a security risk (and very annoying if the lock screen suddenly appeared in the middle of tapping or typing).
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I get that but there is a 'if connected to a certain Bluetooth device' option too. How does this work in comparison? And could be spoofed too?

I am also assuming a disgruntled employee might know where you live? Plus all of these security reasons are blown in to the water by the fact that you can disable screen lock  with the 'have it on me' mode, ie moving. This needs no technical or insider knowledge to overcome, just the ability to move?

QED WiFi disable would be no less secure than those already on offer?

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Gemini PDA - Android / Screen lock / smart lock

« on: July 12, 2018, 09:52:18 am »

The function of Smart Lock I would like to see (beside not having to swipe the screen when lock is disabled) would be to allow it to be disabled when connected to WiFi networks the user sets eg home WiFi.  I find the location variant doesn't work for me as I really don't want location on all of the time to satisfy this feature whereas connecting to my home WiFi should be easy to recognise and thus disable the lock.

IIRC Google is not going to implement this: The official reason is that WIFI SSID's are easily spoofed, the real reason is probably that Google rather has you turn on location services for smart lock so they always know where you are - which is of course part of the business model of Google.

That is all very true of course but the reality is that someone would need to know what SSIDs and/or MAC address disable the screen lock and if this information were protected to the same presumably satisfactory level that what locations are needed to turn it off then surely that argument disappears in a puff of logic?  

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Gemini PDA - Android / Screen lock / smart lock

« on: July 12, 2018, 04:44:51 am »

The function of Smart Lock I would like to see (beside not having to swipe the screen when lock is disabled) would be to allow it to be disabled when connected to WiFi networks the user sets eg home WiFi.  I find the location variant doesn't work for me as I really don't want location on all of the time to satisfy this feature whereas connecting to my home WiFi should be easy to recognise and thus disable the lock.

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Gemini PDA - Android / Torch app

« on: July 10, 2018, 02:18:02 pm »

Would it be possible to allow the torch to be operated by the silver button so one does not have to open the Gemini to light the torch?

It is probably possible and a guy in the Facebook group is working on that but it would probably disrupt any other function of the silver button

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Gemini PDA - Android / One Way to Remap Keyboard

« on: July 10, 2018, 06:18:35 am »

And! How to turn off the awful key vibration!

Gemini Keyboard app → Preferences → Vibrate on keypress.

All of the above then reboot 👍

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Gemini PDA - Android / Torch app

« on: July 10, 2018, 06:17:24 am »

Neat! Thank you graynada.
Would it be possible to also make it available on a Google-free repository for Android like f-droid?

It's available on Github (link above) for those that don't want to sign in to Google. I will have a look at f-droid when I get an opportunity though.

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Gemini PDA - Android / GeminiLED notification app

« on: July 10, 2018, 03:29:56 am »

On Play Store too

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...raham.geminiled

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Gemini PDA - Android / Torch app

« on: July 10, 2018, 03:28:14 am »

Now on Play Store too

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...ham.geminitorch

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Gemini PDA - Android / One Way to Remap Keyboard

« on: July 09, 2018, 01:47:35 pm »

Glad you got it working

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Gemini PDA - Android / Torch app

« on: July 09, 2018, 01:40:02 pm »

As requested by a couple of people I have knocked up a rudimentary torch app for the Gemini called GeminiTorch.  It has basic functionality to light all 5 LEDs white. It's not very bright but the best available. It will cancel GeminiLED notifications at this stage but at next release I will put a torch function in that app.  Apk is at https://github.com/graynada/GeminiTorch/releases/tag/v1.0

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Gemini PDA - Android / GeminiLED notification app

« on: July 06, 2018, 03:18:42 pm »

Very much appreciate all who are working to make the LED app all it can be.

Yesterday, the LED app became (again) dysfunctional. I guess it doesn't play well / integrate with my Gem's phone and/or messaging apps.

For days, until I uninstalled it, whenever a message arrive or the phone rang, the LED app generated a popup saying it "stopped" and to either close it or open it again.
The latter option failed to clear the error's cause as that popup reappeared again and again.

I shall wait on the app being significantly improved and ready-for-prime time use as a unique feature of the Gemini PDA.

Until then, frankly speaking, the LEDs are certainly a nice-to-have feature and not an essential must-have like beeps for messages and ringtones for calls.

Cheers.

IFanafi

Hi IFanafi

I have release a final beta today at the link below that should be much more stable and play nicely with whichever software you chose to allocate to the LEDs through it. I would value your experience trying it out if you could.

https://github.com/graynada/GeminiLED/releases/tag/v2.1Beta

Thanks

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Gemini PDA - Android / GeminiLED notification app

« on: July 06, 2018, 10:30:43 am »

OK, so while I was installing it asked me "do I want to trust this publisher" or something like that, and due to an involuntary muscle spasm I clicked 'no' so it didn't install.

But now when I try again to install it, it just simply refuses saying 'app not installed'.  And I can't figure out how to reset my option for trusting the publisher.  

Anyone any ideas how to reset?

Hi when did you download it? I put up a new version around lunchtime UK time so if it was before that try down loading the new one

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Gemini PDA - Android / Google search on any character key

« on: July 05, 2018, 05:54:17 am »

Does anyone else have and know how to overcome this Gemini 'feature'?  If I press any character key while on the home screen Google Search pops up with that charter in the search bar.  This invariably leads to GS being on when I first open the device to some inadvertent button pressing by me and/or the screen.  Does anyone know how to turn off this feature as on the very rare occasions I would need it I'm very happy to go to the very considerable trouble of opening my browser to do a Google search?

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Gemini PDA - Android / GeminiLED notification app

« on: July 03, 2018, 01:02:56 am »

Thank you for the support.

Thought I'd share a preview of the GUI I'm working on.  It's supposed to look like the top case of the Gemini but I'm struggling to get the colour right.  If anyone has a better RGB set for that very nice colour I'd be glad to try it.