Prox Pro

Prox Pro$0.99

Rated 4.06/5 (154) —  Free Android application by SemperGumbee

About Prox Pro

Your phone must have a proximity sensor for this to work! ALL PROXIMITY SENSORS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL!!! Users with a dual purpose ambient light sensor for proximity usage may have unintended bugs! Please read the entire description as it contains important information!

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Prox is a gesture based service that allows you to control certain aspects of your phone without even touching it. You can launch applications, expand and contract your status bar, and even silence your phone. All of this is done by simply waving your hand close to the phone. Imagine the possibilities and the look of amazement on friends faces when you turn your screen off without ever touching a button or the screen :)

Prox also allows you to have several load outs. You can switch your load outs and do completely different actions.

Prox uses the proximity sensor and accelerometer on your phone to do certain actions. Current actions include:

*Expand and contract status bar
*Emulate home button
*Turn off screen
*Toggle ringer mode
*Show some text (Toast)
*Launch an application
*Play a tone

Plus more actions to come!

Prox doesn't do anything during a phone call so you don't have to worry about face gesturing. Your proximity sensor will behave normally during a call.

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In order to enable turning off the screen, Prox needs administrative permission. You can still use Prox without this feature if it makes you uncomfortable to grant these permissions. To enable, go to settings and click enable admin. NOTE: IN ORDER TO UNINSTALL, ADMIN PERMISSION MUST BE DISABLED BEFORE DOING SO, OR PROX WILL NOT UNINSTALL!!!

PLEASE EXCLUDE FROM TASK KILLERS OR PROX WILL FREAK OUT!!

Note: If you are running any custom ROM, this may not work correctly. Please verify that your proximity sensor is functional before downloading this...

PERMISSIONS EXPLANATION:
Read Phone State: Required for sensor usage.

If you have any force closes, please press the report button or email me (sempergumbee@gmail.com). I DO look at all of these reports and try to amend the issues.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Prox Pro version 1.05.2 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: com.LancerVII.Prox, download Prox Pro.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Fixed force close issue with settings page.
Bug fixes in service.
This update will NOT reset your loadouts.
Price update  Price changed from $0.75 to $0.99.
Price update  Price changed from $0.99 to $0.75.
More downloads  Prox Pro reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads

What are users saying about Prox Pro

X70%
by X####:

Five stars for awesome use of technology, innovation, and implementation. I would love to see cursor control as an option in the future. Wonderful work dev! I also think it should be said that ADW Launcher EX's auto sensor will interfere with this. Mytouch4g iced glacier 1.1.6

E70%
by E####:

I had 2 watched video twice but once I got to hang of things this application is where its at everything I needed. I barely even have to touch my phone anymore

X70%
by X####:

The app works, but developer seems to have abandoned it. Have great potential, but it's lost without support

G70%
by G####:

I bought this app and now it is not compatible with my device. Samsung i9000m.

H70%
by H####:

Easy to use and makes many actions easier. Only suggestions are to add an option to hide the notification, and an option to disable the service when the lock screen is active

T70%
by T####:

Could not get it to work on my Galaxy Note 2, deleted and do not think I will bother with it again.

X70%
by X####:

Only problem I have is gs3 when I turn screen on first time it shuts back off. When I turn screen on again it comes on just fine. Thanks.

X70%
by X####:

It's way too complicated to not come without a tutorial. I don't know anything about it

G70%
by G####:

Everybody get this app. Work your phone without touching it. Phones of the future. Keep updateing plz.

X70%
by X####:

I purchased Pro just for Off screen thingie.However after reboot it says Started but need to Stop /Start to make it work again. Galaxy S-1.

X70%
by X####:

Awesome app I fell in love with it :-D....jzt wish there was a gester where I can just swing my hand from left to right on my screen n change screens

P70%
by P####:

So cool. Galaxy Note

U70%
by U####:

I previously stated this app did not work for my phone (wrong) It really does work!!! Just to the right (slightly) move it to the right or to the left

M70%
by M####:

This is an awesome app! It is very fun to show off to friends. The is a very smart way to utilize the sensors of a smartphone. I love this app!

M70%
by M####:

Idea-great. It uses a sensor in the way it should. This is just SO GREAT! Worth every penny and more, it is so fun and useful

M70%
by M####:

Works on galaxy s2 and i have a lot of apps run. very easy to use. for me i turned off away for switching loadouts, and i prefer timer loadout.

C70%
by C####:

I bought this app close to when it came out. Since then I have seen one added function.

V70%
by V####:

Could not get it to work on my Galaxy Note 2, deleted and do not think I will bother with it again.

A70%
by A####:

Forward tilt changes my profile. With only a few possible built in gestures and not being able to use forward tilt it's been refunded

C70%
by C####:

Pretty cool for what it can do. Not a big fan of the interface, and please enable a setting *soon* to diaable the constant notification.

M70%
by M####:

Love the idea, but unfortunately seems to have some bugs. It seems to always do the 'towards' action whatever way I point the phone. HTC Desire.

M70%
by M####:

Worked amazing on gs2 not triggering notification panel on gn3 tmobile

R70%
by R####:

Ingenious For update: Allow changing delay for timer loadout Add loadout that works via swipe direction without accelerometer or timing if possible

Z70%
by Z####:

Such a great app! $1.50 is a steal! Only downside is a persistent notification icon. Other than that it's phenomenal!

M70%
by M####:

Must be unlocked for this to work and it works great :)

M70%
by M####:

dev ignores all requests for help, even on his website. he got his money and ran!

U70%
by U####:

Not working properly on the galaxy s3... Pls fix... Have sent multiple emails but still no response

M70%
by M####:

I purchased this software and installed it on my SGS2 stock rom (2.3.3) but when I switched to DarkyROM2 (2.3.4) on the same phone, market says that the app is incompatible!!! can someone explain why!?

Z70%
by Z####:

Access to shortcuts for things like direct dial or playlists, music controls like play, next, etc, and also an option to remove notification icon

I70%
by I####:

Please: - enable launch shortcuts not just applications - integrate with tasker

M70%
by M####:

Only complaint so far. Phone app goes to contacts rather than dialer...if I wanted to go to contacts, I'd pick contacts. :P Cool app regardless.

X70%
by X####:

Godly app. Works very well after adjusting the sensitivity. Most impressive and ingenious app since Tasker.

E70%
by E####:

I don't mind paying for and supporting innovative concepts such as this. I have no idea how I could put this app to practical usage at this time but hopefully paying users will encourage further development. Looking forward to future updates.

N70%
by N####:

Tweaked around for a little to get settings where I wanted. Killing auto rotate on phone seemed to let left/right work. No notification pls! DROID X

N70%
by N####:

However, a much as I enjoy the locking option, when I do turn my phone on again, it gets a bit glitch with my go locker. So if you can make this inactive both while the screen is off and when it's on the lockscreen, that'll be fantastic

M70%
by M####:

I rated a 3 because it has great potential. However, custom 1 and custom 2 does not work on my Samsung Galaxy Tab or Motorolla Droid 2.

Z70%
by Z####:

Really cool extension of the otherwise useless proximity sensor! Could you possibly make a smaller less intrusive icon for the notification bar or add the ability to not display it at all?

N70%
by N####:

Would like start at boot, hide not. icon, screen off, and custom timer values. 5★ regardless

Z70%
by Z####:

This doesn't work at all on the droid incredible. Granted not all proximity sensors are built the same... but I shouldn't have to perform the gesture 5 times to get it to pick it up. It is an ingenious idea but not working... and now it won't uninstall. Tried from the market and from the system settings. tried uninstalling several other apps and it worked fine.

N70%
by N####:

Please make this app auto start on reboot. Droid x. It shots off on boot so I have to restart it. Not hard but its my preference. Great app tho


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