Bar Control (Quick Shortcut App)

[JohnnyLicious]

http://ne.edgecastcdn.net/8003A4/www.cyrket.com/image/-6865597919651251572
Bar Control
Price: FREE

Download from phone:
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=market://search?q=pname:com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol (market://search?q=pname:com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol)

Want a cleaner homescreen without the cluttering of those ugly icons on your desktop, well Bar Control allows you to put links to apps in the notification bar (status bar). This allows you to switch to your most used apps quicker without going to the home screen.

(Click on an app again to remove the notification)

Screenshots:

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Review:

Pros:

- Cleans up homescreen / desktop
- Easy to use app
- Quick access to your most used apps in the notification bar
- Option to see icons / hide them in the notification bar

Cons:

- Can't change icons only use icon set available
- Can't rename apps in notification bar
- Can't arrange them properly as you want them to

Overall, I give them app 4/5 stars, its a quick and convenient way for users that want to have that "clean look" for their desktop and remove all those icons and just have access to their most used apps in the ease of pulling down the notification bar :]

I'm hoping in the future the dev can help resolve some of the cons I found and fix those and this will be a 5 star app and its FREE

Online Market Link -
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol

EXTRA -

My homescreen wallpaper matches my desktop on my mac :]]

http://i42.tinypic.com/qrkzyv.png

Wallpaper for G1 -
http://i40.tinypic.com/1zgz33q.png

Wallpaper for Computer -
http://i40.tinypic.com/28usf15.jpg

Enjoy everyone.

- Johnnylicious (App Guru)

[Sang]

how do you put up a background picture on the locked screen?

[JohnnyLicious]

how do you put up a background picture on the locked screen?

you can't using the stock RC33 which your probably running.

im running the new update firmware magic, which you gotta be ROOTED to use.

sorry.

[dwang]

Johnny,

what are you using to take screenshots on cupcake? I can't get the screenshot app to work.

[JohnnyLicious]

im not using the screenshot app, im using the ddms in the android sdk works perfect for me =)

[shanafan]

you can't using the stock RC33 which your probably running.

im running the new update firmware magic, which you gotta be ROOTED to use.

sorry.

I did, though, remember seeing an app on this forum about an app that uses pictures from your Flickr to show on your G1's locked screen without needing a rooted phone.. but I could be wrong

[hersh]

glad to see another mac user.

[dwang]

im not using the screenshot app, im using the ddms in the android sdk works perfect for me =)

cool thanks, that works for me as well.

[theway2live]

=/ i see all the cool things that rooted people can do.
i sit here waiting for an OTA update. damn im glad i have patience. lol

[JohnnyLicious]

I did, though, remember seeing an app on this forum about an app that uses pictures from your Flickr to show on your G1's locked screen without needing a rooted phone.. but I could be wrong

yeah your right that were an app that let you do that. :]]


glad to see another mac user.

forsure man i love my mac :]]


=/ i see all the cool things that rooted people can do.
i sit here waiting for an OTA update. damn im glad i have patience. lol


lol yeah you should try it but its up to you.

[LazyGenius]

glad to see another mac user.
Boo macs!

i used this app like 2 weeks ago and i admit it was nice but after a little while all the piling up in the notification bar made e twitch(i hate to have so many it cant show them all) so i had to ditch it. nice app though.

[JohnnyLicious]

bump bump and mac rules cause they can run windows also hah mwahh :]]

[xdavidn88]

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=market://search?q=pname:com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol (market://search?q=pname:com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol)



Johhny what is this and how do I use this?

[JohnnyLicious]

Johhny what is this and how do I use this?

If your viewing this thread from you phone you can either click the link and it opens the link directly to the market on your phone

or if you use the bar code scanner app to scan the barcode and it launches the market app to open that app

its pretty neat :]]

[xdavidn88]

lol thats pretty nice.