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Battery icon change in update #174

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
First, I want to say thanks for creating a light weight battery app that works 
great.  My current device is the HTC Evo 4G LTE.  I just received an update 
that replaced the default icon in the notification bar. I read the description 
in your update log but I don't follow the reasoning on the change.  My old 
battery icon was very easy to see, just as it was in my old Samsung Epic.  Just 
curious if there is a way to get back to the previous icons you were using.  
I'm using the free version of your app so I can't complain much.  I just wanted 
to really share that my device didn't exhibit the issue you were saying the 
change was made to solve.  I'm running stock, by the way.  Thableanks agan.

PS: I'm attaching a screen shot prior to the icon update.  It may be a little 
smaller than my old phone but I think that has more to do with my higher 
resolution screen.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Moore.C...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 1:37

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I agree. Can you at least make the background transparent? I have a dark gray 
background, so the icon now shows up as a black box with white lettering on top 
of that gray background. So the look isn't the cleanest. Also, not sure you 
need the charging lightening bolt indicator.. my phone already has an indicator 
showing it's charging. Thanks for an otherwise great app! I'm using the Pro 
version on an HTC One X

Original comment by SpencerS...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 4:28

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hi.  Thanks, both of you, for filling out this issue report.  Clearly I've got 
my wires crossed in one way or another, as your screenshot shows that the 
change I made to the default icon set was *not* intended for your device.  Is 
your device running ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich / Android 4.0+)?  If not, then I've 
screwed something up in the way the Market (Play Store) filters devices.  If 
so, then things are more complicated than I realized.

As I understood things, ICS *always* dims and shrinks the status bar icon. And 
quite significantly, such that the battery icon I've been using for years is 
almost impossible to read.  Based on your report (and I've just checked 
Wikipedia, which says that both the EVO 4G LTE and the One X from comment 1 are 
running ICS), it sounds like HTC, at least, has modified their builds of ICS so 
that this isn't always true.

That kind of sucks, since I can filter in the Market based on which version of 
Android a device is running, but I can't filter based on manufacturer or device 
model.  So I guess my best option might be to do what SpencerScheffy suggests, 
and make the background transparent instead of black.  (I was also assuming 
that ICS *always* had a pure black status bar, which is now clearly also not 
true.)  That makes me wonder how the icon will look in the drop-down 
notification tray, however.  On stock Android, I think it would look so-so, but 
as I'm learning here, Android varies quite a bit, so it could look even worse 
on some devices.

So I'm going to have to think further about how best to handle this.  It's 
uglier but still readable for some percentage of ICS users, but at least it's 
finally readable for some other percentage.

For now:

1. Sorry for making things worse; I had no idea this was going to be worse on 
any devices.

2. I can definitely make the charging bolt indicator optional for Pro users.

3. Pro users, at least, can get the classic colored battery icons as a plugin:

 * Open up Battery Indicator Pro
 * Go to the Settings
 * Go to 'Colors and Themes'
 * Go to 'Get Plugins', which will either be a menu option or a '+' icon
 * Scroll down and click on "Download Classic-1.0.0"
 * Click on the download to install the plugin.

Then, back in the same 'Colors and Themes' settings in Battery Indicator, you 
can choose the new theme and set up the colors however you like.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 7:45

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Issue 175 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 7:48

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Issue 173 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 7:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have ICS with Samsung Galaxy Nexus and downloaded the classic plugin. I 
suggest, as far as color goes, that instead of a classic icon, you just make 
the numbers colored,  bold font for pro users. If you throw in a transparent 
background it will be universal among phones.
Just a thought. I do love the app though.

Original comment by JeffYat...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 8:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, the HTC EVO 4G LTE is basically Sprint's version of the HTC One X.  These 
phones use HTC Sense 4.0 on top of ICS.  I'm not sure what you mean by "dim and 
shrink."  I haven't noticed this on my phone.

On my home screen the status bar itself has about a 50% opacity.  When you 
swipe to pull down the notification tray or if you are in an app, the status 
bar changes and starts out dark gray and fades to almost black.  I'd say around 
hex #353533 fading to #101010 (it's very subtle).

In the drop-down notification tray, my phone is using a dark background but it 
isn't black so you do see a black box around the battery percentage.

I'll attach a screenshot of my device's home screen and a the notification tray 
pull-down for reference.

Original comment by Moore.C...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 11:28

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Thanks for posting that screenshot.  I've added one here that shows what stock 
Android 4.0 does: the icon as presented in the status bar is both dimmer and 
smaller than the actual image I've given it.  There's no way around this, so 
I'm forced to do what I've done, and just try for something that is still 
readable after being dimmed and shrunk.

That opaque status bar at the home screen makes me a little nervous about 
making my number just a white number on a fully transparent background.  
Although the clock looks okay, so maybe it will work.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 23 Jun 2012 at 11:44

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Here is another screenshot with a white-ish background.  The regular clock is 
still readable.   I think a transparent background would work.

Original comment by Moore.C...@gmail.com on 24 Jun 2012 at 12:00

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
With ICS on my HTC EVO 4g LTE the battery percentage number was much smaller 
before the recent update.  It's now much easier to read.  The issue for me 
after the update is the black box doesn't look as good if you're using anything 
other than black wallpaper.  A transparent background would solve this issue.  
Thanks for such a great program, its the first thing I install on every new 
phone.

Original comment by elsha...@gmail.com on 24 Jun 2012 at 1:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Here's a screenshot

Original comment by elsha...@gmail.com on 24 Jun 2012 at 2:02

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Okay, thanks everyone.

There seems to be consensus that the white number is fine if I change the 
background from black to 100% transparent.  There's some concern that there may 
be devices that this is worse for, but it definitely seems worth trying.  I'll 
get something pushed out soon.  This will be Pro users first so I can gather 
feedback, and assuming it works out, then I'll do the same to the free version.

Thanks for the feedback, screenshots, and constructive suggestions.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 24 Jun 2012 at 2:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
First, thanks for a quality app. I really like the new icon in the notification 
bar. However, the appearance could be improved in the notification pull down 
menu. Please add transparency if possible. Thanks again

4.0.4 RAZR MAXX

Original comment by rdur...@gmail.com on 13 Jul 2012 at 5:44

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Sorry for taking so long with this.  Work has begun, I've just been sidetracked 
by slightly higher priorities.  I expect to at least have a test version posted 
here within the next week.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 13 Jul 2012 at 10:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Okay, I've pushed an update to both Free and Pro, that (among other things) 
uses a transparent background rather than the black square background for 
Android 3.0+.

Please report back here if there are any problems with this.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 15 Jul 2012 at 9:12