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Cake day: August 9th, 2023

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  • If you’re switching from a github alpha (debug) version, this version will install side-by-side with your current version, so there should be no risk of data loss. However, it’s always good to backup your settings, layout, icons, and wallpaper anyway, and this will also let you restore these things in the Play Store version.

    To create a backup of you current Lawnchair settings:

    1. Open the “Home settings” by long-pressing anywhere in the blank space between icons on your home screen and choosing “Home settings”.
    2. Use the three-dot menu in the upper right to choose Create Backup. Save the file somewhere handy.
    3. Later, restore that backup in the new version of Lawnchair.

    It’s weird having both versions installed. When I open my app drawer and search for Lawnchair, I only get one result, and now that I’ve restored my backup, I can’t even tell which version is being launched when I tap that icon. Thankfully the alpha version is named “Lawnchair (Debug)” in the Apps list, and I can now uninstall the debug version.











  • This may not be helpful to you in particular, but I wanted to throw this out there.

    I don’t like Auto Rotate because apps can undesirably rotate when the phone is in odd positions. However, I think it’s great for video apps, camera apps, and photo galleries.

    Auto Auto-Rotate fixes this. It’s free and open source. When you toggle the Auto Rotate setting on or off, you’re doing it for just the current app!

    So now I just rotate my phone the way I want and YouTube matches. No need to hit the full screen button.

    Also, if you don’t know, in the YouTube app you can swipe a video up to make it full screen without having to use the full screen button. Of course, it’ll rotate the “natural” way first, which is what’s annoying you. Just thought I’d mention it. I sometimes use that feature when my phone is flat on a table while I’m eating or something and I don’t want to pick it up to engage auto-rotate.

    To work best, Auto Auto-Rotate equires a persistent notification, but even with that off, it will work for a long time before you have to relaunch the app. Battery optimization for the app should be off, of course.




  • You gotta admit it’s confusing and abnormal to put a single “no” entry in the middle of a comma-delimited list of “yes” entries. Normally you’d say,

    It has this, that, and the other thing, and no bad things, malthings, or blahs.

    Sometimes the “and” and “or” are left out.

    It has this, that, the other thing, and no bad things, malthings, blahs.

    The original commenter took this format, and mixed it all up like

    It has this, no bad thing, other thing

    Is that no other thing or yes other thing? Who can tell? Only people who didn’t need to be told these things in the first place.