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short cut on status bar?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:58:11 GMT

Dear friends,

i have Xperia Ray. I want to add a shortcut to wifi in status bar. Because there is not way to open/close wifi without closing the existing application and going to settings or home screen.

is it possible to add shortcuts to status bar???

Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:28 GMT

no, you will need a different launcher, why don't you add a widget?

on the homescreen -> press MENU -> add -> widget -> on/off wifi

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Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:01:36 GMT

You can use this other app aswell

Power Control

https://market.android.com/details?id=at.abraxas.powerwidget.free&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiYXQuYWJyYXhhcy5wb3dlcndpZGdldC5mcmVlIl0.

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Re: short cut on status bar?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:03:56 GMT

i already have a widget added on home screen. But if i am already inside an application and i need to turn on/off wifi.. I have to come on homescreen first. If status bar has the option of wifi i could do it easily while i am inside the application.

Which launcher?? are there any official launchers?? i don't want to root my phone.

Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:05:59 GMT

you can also try this

WidgetLocker Lockscren

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS50ZXNsYWNvaWxzdy53aWRnZXRsb2NrZXIiXQ..

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Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:08:43 GMT

you can try this app

https://market.android.com/details?id=karson.app.SettingsBar&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImthcnNvbi5hcHAuU2V0dGluZ3NCYXIiXQ..

btw rooting its not such a bad thing you can root and unroot anytime, as long as you DON'T unlock your bootloader you'll be fine

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Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:10:33 GMT

This is just amazing, check this app

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.firezenk.ssb&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5maXJlemVuay5zc2IiXQ..

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Re: short cut on status bar?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:12:43 GMT

yeah thanks for the application links.

But i wonder why it doesnt have the shortcuts in stutus bar that comes with it. Status bar is almost empty ... seems such a wastage

Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:17:15 GMT

that's for the developers to fix or add, but with Android 4.0 this will change, since we will have a LOT of notifications and options there

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Re: short cut on status bar?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:55:44 GMT

Something like this?

I use QuickToolbar.

But need a root access since you have to replace the SystemUI.apk

Re: short cut on status bar?

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:16:18 GMT

It's a terrible pain that either i have to use 3rd party applications to access wifi/gps and other trivial settings that were available on the status bar on my galaxy s or I have to root the phone.

what an idiot sollution ???

Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:29:39 GMT

you have few options

1) wait for Android 4.0 (late april)

2) use another homescreen

3) use an app like I'd suggested

4) change mobile brand

I don't understand the issue of using third party apps, that's the great thing about Android, that you can customize it as you please.

I wouldn't like those icons on the Notification bar, it wouldn't be fair for me, or I could say, this sucks and all that, but at the end it comes down to having apps in the market to customize what we don't like about our phone

Re: short cut on status bar?

Jawadsabra — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:05:18 GMT

Actually there is one more solution, how about Sony changes the whole Xperia layout and make it more like Samsung in terms of adding those toggles in the task bar and spare us rooting our phones and jeopardizing the software originality, the time all these apps you guys suggested are not as functional as the original status bar that comes with Samsung, especially the one with the Galaxy S3, to me this is the simplest way I hope Sony takes it into consideration..

Re: short cut on status bar?

lmt1970 — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:06:15 GMT

I've put this one on and it does everything I want it to do. Only negative is the buttons are a little small.

Re: short cut on status bar?

Uliwooly — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:51 GMT

perhaps you have the wrong phone lol, you could download apps that will do just that.