Patch:AdvancedSystemPrefs

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Overview

The Advanced System Prefs patches are a handful of highly customizable patches for webOS 2.x and later.

The Advanced System Prefs patches have been designed to give you many more options and preference in each corresponding app that can be customized to your liking. Having all of the Advanced System Prefs patches installed will give the best overall experience; however, you can choose to install just the patch you want. Utilizing all or some of the patches and their functionality will not affect the performance of your device.

The Advanced System Prefs patches consist of the following set of individual patches:

REQUIRED:

Note: You need to pick the correct framework patch based on your setup. Advanced System Prefs - Framework: Provides the foundation for the Advanced System Prefs patches. This patch is required for the other Advanced Systems Prefs patches to function properly. (Note: This patch is needed for Pre2 devices running a WR (world release) of webOS 2.x; all languages) Advanced System Prefs - Framework (VZW): Provides the foundation for the Advanced System Prefs patches. This patch is required for the other Advanced Systems Prefs patches to function properly. (Note: This patch is needed for the Verizon Pre2 running a non-WR (world release) of webOS 2.x; languages EN_US or ES) Advanced System Prefs - Framework Legacy: Provides the foundation for the Advanced System Prefs patches. This patch is required for the other Advanced Systems Prefs patches to function properly. (Note: This patch is needed for legacy devices (e.g meta-doctored devices) running a WR (world release) of webOS 2.x; all languages) Advanced System Prefs - Framework Legacy (VZW): Provides the foundation for the Advanced System Prefs patches. This patch is required for the other Advanced Systems Prefs patches to function properly. (Note: This patch is needed for legacy devices running a non-WR (world release) of webOS 2.x; languages EN_US or ES)

OPTIONAL:

Note: If you installed either VZW version of the Advanced System Prefs - Framework patch, you should then install the VZW versions of the patches listed below. Advanced System Prefs - Calendar Prefs: Extends the functionality of the Calendar App by giving you more customizable options and preferences. This patch adds default view selection into calendar preferences with additional default event preferences such as snooze time configuration. Also this patch adds additional preferences for configuring the event reminder with support for blink notification. Advanced System Prefs - Email Prefs: Extends the functionality of the Email App by giving you more customizable options and preferences. This patch adds additional email notification preferences such as blink toggle and notification repeat preferences. All notification preferences are also modified to be account specific. Advanced System Prefs - Messaging Prefs: Extends the functionality of the Messaging App by giving you more customizable options and preferences. This patch adds additional messaging notification preferences such as blink toggle and notification repeat preferences. All notification preferences are also modified to be account specific. Advanced System Menus - Phone Prefs: Extends the functionality of the Phone App by giving you more customizable options and preferences. This patch adds various configuration items for the phone application. Also adds notification repeat preferences. Advanced System Menus - System Prefs: Extends the functionality of the Phone App by giving you more customizable options and preferences. This patch adds more sound preferences into sound preferences application. Also adds haptic feedback into screen & lock preferences.

Installation

The following information will help with installing the Advanced Systems Prefs patches.

Method

The following method can be used to install the Advanced System Prefs patches.

Preware

1. Open Preware
2. Start typing “Advanced System” (no quotes)
3. Tap the corresponding patch from the list
4. Tap the Install button
5. Tap the Ok button to restart Luna

Or

1. Open Preware
2. Tap Available Packages
3. Tap Patch > Advanced > Patch name (e.g. Advanced System Prefs - Calendar Prefs)
4. Tap the Install button
5. Tap the Ok button to restart Luna

Updating

webOS OTA Updates

The Advanced System Prefs patches are not OTA (over-the-air) update safe. When there is an OTA update to a newer version of webOS from your carrier, you must remove these patches before updating. If you do not remove them prior to running the OTA update, you most likely will need to run the Emergency Patch Recovery tool from Preware.

Patch Updates

Updated versions of the Advanced System Prefs patches can be applied via Preware.

Troubleshooting/FAQs

Q: What version of webOS are these patches available for?
A: The Advanced System Prefs patches are available for webOS 2.x and later.

Usage

Each Advanced System Prefs patch is listed below with information on how you access and configure the preferences added by that patch for the correspond app.
Items that have the strike-through have not been implemented/completed yet.

Advanced System Prefs - Calendar Prefs

Accessing The Prefs:

1. Launch the Calendar App.
2. Tap or Swipe down the app menu and select Preferences and Accounts.

Configuring The Prefs:

Default Calendar View: [No Default View | Day View | Week View | Month View]
This setting determines what the default view will be when the Calendar app is opened.

Default Event Options (Button)

Default Event Duration: [30 Mins. | 1 Hour | 2 Hours]
This setting determines the default length of a new event that is created.

Default Event Reminder

Timed: [No Reminder | 5 Mins. Before | 10 Mins. Before | 15 Mins. Before | 30 Mins. Before | 1 Hour Before | 1 Day Before]
This setting determines the default event reminder that is set when creating a new Timed event.

All Day: [No Reminder | 1 Day Before | 2 Day Before | 3 Day Before | 1 Week Before]
This setting determines the default event reminder that is set when creating a new All Day event.

Snooze Event Reminder

Timed: [1 Hour Before | 30 Mins. Before | 15 Mins. Before | 10 Mins. Before | 5 Mins. Before | At Start Time | After 5 Mins. | After 10 Mins. | After 15 Mins. | After 30 Mins | After 1 Hour]
This setting determines the snooze reminder that is set when creating a new Timed event.

All Day: [No Reminder | 1 Day Before | 2 Day Before | 3 Day Before | 1 Week Before]
This setting determines the snooze reminder that is set when creating a new All Day event.

Event Reminder Settings (Button)

Show Notification: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the Calendar notifications will be on or off when you have a reminder for an event.

Blink Notification: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the blink notification will be on or off when you have a reminder for an event.

Notification Sound

Alert: [Vibrate | System Sound | Ringtone | Mute]
This setting determines the how you will be alerted when an event reminder is received/triggered. If you select Ringtone, you will be presented with another field to tap in which you can select a custom alert sound.

Notification Repeat

Repeat: [Disabled | Every 2 Mins. | Every 5 Mins. | Every 15 Mins. | Every 30 Mins. | Every 60 Mins.]
This setting determines the how you will be alerted when an event reminder is received/triggered. If you select Ringtone, you will be presented with another field to tap in which you can select a custom alert sound.

Limitation: [Repeat Infinitely | Repeat 3 Times | Repeat 5 Times | Repeat 10 Times | Repeat 15 Times | Repeat 30 Times]
This setting determines the how you will be alerted when an event reminder is received/triggered. If you select Ringtone, you will be presented with another field to tap in which you can select a custom alert sound.

Advanced System Prefs - Email Prefs

Accessing The Prefs:

1. Launch the Email App.
2. Tap or Swipe down the app menu and select Preferences and Accounts.
3. Tap an account listed in the Accounts group.
4. Tap Preferences (bottom of screen).

Configuring The Prefs:

New Message

Blink Notification: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the blink notification will be on or off when you have received an email.

Show Notification: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the additional Notification options are available and whether or not the notification banner is used to notify about the received email.

Notifications

Alert: [Vibrate | System Sound | Ringtone | Mute]
This setting determines how you will be alerted when an email message is received. If you select Ringtone, you will be presented with another field to tap; in which you can select a custom alert sound.

Vibration: [Short (0.5s) | Medium (1.0s) | Long (1.5s)]
This setting determines the duration of the vibration when an email message is received.

Repeat: [Disabled | Every 2m | 5m | 15m | 30m | 60m]
This setting determines the frequency that the missed email notification repeats.

Repeat Times: [Infinite | 3 times | 5 times | 10 times | 15 times | 30 times]
This setting determines how long the email notification repeat will run until cleared.

Advanced System Prefs - Messaging Prefs

Accessing The Prefs:

1. Launch the Messaging App.
2. Tap or Swipe down the app menu and select Preferences and Accounts.

Configuring The Prefs:

Message Drafts

Copy to Message: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not a draft message is automatically restored to that conversation after having aborted the message or closed the messaging app.

Copy to Clipboard: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the draft of a message is automatically copied to the clipboard for pasting into the conversation manually instead of automatically.

Accessing The (Per Account) Prefs:

1. Launch the Messaging App.
2. Tap or Swipe down the app menu and select Preferences and Accounts.
3. Tap an account listed in the Accounts group.

Configuring The (Per Account) Prefs:

Found under Account Info (button).

Message Greeting/Signature

Message Greeting:
This setting allows for an opening greeting to be placed at the beginning of new text messages.

Message Signature:
This setting allows for a signature to be placed at the end of new text messages.

Found under Preferences (button).

New Message

Blink Notification: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the blink notification will be on or off when you have received an email.

Show Notification: [On | Off]
This setting determines whether or not the additional Notification options are available and whether or not the notification banner is used to notify about the received email.

Notifications

Alert: [Vibrate | System Sound | Ringtone | Mute]
This setting determines the how you will be alerted when a text/sms message is received. If you select Ringtone, you will be presented with another field to tap in which you can select a custom alert sound.

Vibration: [Short (0.5s) | Medium (1.0s) | Long (1.5s)]
This setting determines the duration of the vibration when a text/sms message is received.

Repeat: [Disabled | Every 2m | 5m | 15m | 30m | 60m]
This setting determines the frequency that the missed message notification repeats.

Repeat Times: [Infinite | 3 times | 5 times | 10 times | 15 times | 30 times]
This setting determines how long the notification repeat will run until cleared.

Advanced System Prefs - Phone Prefs

Advanced System Prefs - System Prefs

Resources

Official Forum

• Official PreCentral Forum Thread

Donation to Developer

• Please see the official PreCentral Forum thread opening post for the donation link.

Status

Changelog

Advanced System Prefs - Framework

x.x.x-xx - Current Release - (Released Month. Day, Year)

• Initial release

Advanced System Prefs - Calendar Prefs

x.x.x-xx - Current Release - (Released Month. Day, Year)

• Initial release

Advanced System Prefs - Email Prefs

x.x.x-xx - Current Release - (Released Month. Day, Year)

• Initial release

Advanced System Prefs - Messaging Prefs

x.x.x-xx - Current Release - (Released Month. Day, Year)

• Initial release

Advanced System Prefs - Phone Prefs

x.x.x-xx - Current Release - (Released Month. Day, Year)

• Initial release

Advanced System Prefs - System Prefs

x.x.x-xx - Current Release - (Released Month. Day, Year)

• Initial release

Future Releases