Do you guys want Swipe UI gesture on Android?
 

I have created prototype app where you can minimize/close your app with famous Swipe gesture. Just put finger on right edge of screen and push it to left (like on Meego Harmattan) and minimize your app.

I have some problem, because while you are doing Swipe gesture, I can't show homescreen in background (in Harmattan there is fade in animation of homescreen, I can only do fade animation AFTER you swipe out any application). That's only because stupid Android SDK limitations.

Do you guys want this app? I just want to know if anybody will use it. Beta testers needed :) . Android 5.0 (Lolipop) is required.

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Count me in!

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just bring back meego, thats it

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I had got it quite long ago.

I had posted details here as well, but couldn't find my own post...

Hint1: All in one gestures.

Hint2: For non-root (I did not unlock bootloader on my Sony device)

Two years with gestures and I actually did not miss MeeGo "that" much...

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For rooted devices, the xposed module called swipeback allows you to close app with swipe gesture. Works quite nicely.

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are you try to defend nokia with their 'new shiny android' with that statement, i miss my n9, but maybe thats only me, sleek design and ui, and elegant os(doomed)

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Count me as betatester too.

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WTH is that come from?! I have been done this ages ago. Not liking Android just make it a bit MeeGo that's it. What are you talking about?!

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I would use it, I constantly find myself swiping on android, only to realize that its not the N9. I would help in testing.

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I want it in Windows 10mobile

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Video which you mention presents very not fluid experience. But I saw video presenting Xposed Swipe Back which is very fluid.

Only pros of my app is that it doesn't need root.. My Swipe UI looks uglier because it cannot show app behind when you are swiping out (Android limitations).

So I don't think that there is any sense in finishing this app. Just install Xposed and Swipe Back.

Do you guys want Swipe UI gesture on Android?
 

Ok, just for clarity. I know that there are lot of people, who don't want to root their phone, because they don't want to break their phone or lost warranty (or something else).

So, I will cleary describe what will my app do:

1. Minimizing app will be customizable (you can choose left, down, right, top edge. Preffered edge is right, because there is no status bar, nav bar and hamburger menu.
2. While doing Swipe gesture (let's say you are swiping from right edge to center of screen) there will not be visible home screen in background. This is limitation of Android SDK. I am thinking about some text in background like "minimize".
3. Works for every application, also for OpenGL based applications and games.

I wonder if anyone is interessed in this app now. If you want this, please repost or click "thanks" button. If no one will like it, I will stop developing this :D.
Thanks for attention!

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No need for drama, you're great if want to share your hard work, and you'll get what you deserve

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I wouldn't mind trying it

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So if you were to have a preview of the background, do you need to allow your app to use root (like the xposed module) or it's because yours is an android app and not an xposed module?

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I think it would be nice to get the Jolla Launcher app running correctly. Currently it works, for the most part, on Android Kit Kat and fails on Lollipop version. Is there any interest in getting this going?

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Did Jolla open source the Launcher app? Now THAT would be nice.

I had the Jolla angry birds Stella launcher running at one point on my Sony Z1c and z3c tablet and it was ok. The icons were scaled badly and the transitions weren't so smooth but it was nice to have a nice UI and a working calendar, SIP and navigation. ;)

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I felt the Jolla app didn't scale that well on my tablet but looked ok on my Note 3. Btw, this is what I use on my Note edge. I have Swipeback2 to swipe apps and I use Total Launcher to have a swipe interface with my different screens including app drawer. For example, I swipe to the Ieft to get to app drawer and then it scrolls vertically to get to all apps. I like this is better than current Jolla set up to get to apps. I also set up one screen with widgets to put a todo list, message notifications an a calendar. Jolla integration of notifications is better though. All in fun!

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I would like to have the Jolla Launcher back.
I've seen various apps offering swipe-a-like stuff by hooking into various Android APIs (inc. accessibility) but nothing which offers the "full package" as we know it.
kubaork - I assume your app does something similar - is your end goal to get similar to the Jolla Launcher?

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This is just an Android App. My app will be for users, who don't want to root their phone but still want to get Swipe Gesture.


No. My app will only work in background and will give you possibility to close/minimize app by Swiping from edge.

But my app should work with any launcher :)

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I've tried 4 or 5 different launchers I think and some of them are ok but they're obviously coming from an Android mindset or possibly trying to emulate iOS. As such they're just 'wrong'. Both Android and iOS have years and years of built up UI cruft which is ironic given the Symbian UI they were displacing back when they launched.

A Swipe UI on Android without rooting the device is much preferred as my main handset has a couple of apps I rely on that will not run on a rooted device - banks are picky like that.

And then you've got the Android apps to replace as it's jarring to go from a swipey launcher to an app that relies on button bars, burger menus and floating action buttons though perhaps the latter isn't a bad idea for a swipe based UI.

It's a pity we've not got Silica components on top of Android for some rapid ports of apps.

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The problem with this on an Android phone is that many Android apps use a swipe from the side (rather than swipe from the middle) for an app function.

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I think no. There isn't hamburger menu on right side. Left side often contains hamburger menu, bottom has navigation bar and top has status bar.
Preffered swipe mode for portait mode: from right to left

On landscape mode you have status bar on top, hamburger menu on left and navigation bar on right side.
Preffered swipe mode for landscape mode: from bottom to top

Of course some phones doesn't have navigation bar, so they will be able to handle 1 more swipe edge for portain and landscape orientation :rolleyes:

PS. I am now a little bit busy (last days of school, last exams, IT exams), but I think that alpha/beta should be next week. I am thinking about placing beta at Google Play.

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If that's your main concern; apps that refuse to run on a rooted device...
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that you can fool those by renaming your "/bin/su" to something else (and maybe some other related binaries need to be renamed too)

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Hi guys. You can try now a very very alpha version of "Swipe UI". Now it's just a test. You must give Overlay, Usage Stats and Record permission. Then the blue "Swipe Bar" will appear. You can drag it and swipe out. While swiping, check background color: default it is black, but if your finger is at half of screen, background will turn red: that means that on touch up, app will minimize.
There is no animation, since it's only alpha test.

Alpha test link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing...frogen.swipeui

PS. Please post any issues, and report crashes!

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This would make me consider using android