What is the compass-shaped icon in the HTC Sense notification bar? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This is going to seem like a dumb question, but it's been killing me and I just have to know. I've tried searching around for the answer but haven't been able to formulate the proper search terms to find anything.
Anyway, what is that compass-shaped icon in the notification bar when you are running Sense? No non-Sense builds seem to have it. I've circled it in this image:
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Thanks in advance for satisfying my curiosity.

Location services status.
You could have found out what it is in the EVOs manual.
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Its in your settings. right below accounts and sync. You gotta put time into your phone bro.

I use a widget to turn it on and off.
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kjones2k1 said:
Location services status.
You could have found out what it is in the EVOs manual.
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Damn, I went through the manual before posting and missed it. Sorry. Well, thanks for the answers guys.

Is there a way to hide that icon? I really already know if its on or off because what I set it at I don't need to see it every time I read the top bar of my phone.

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[Q] Weather widget that says, "omg it's cloudy outside", what is it called?

I can't find it on the market nor do I know what's it called? Any help will be appreciated!
Did it look something like this
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I did this using minimalistic text. The "OMG ITS" & "OUTSIDE" are done using static text and the "SUNNY" part is just current weather conditions.
If you have never used minimalistic text its an awesome app that give you loads of customisation options.
Sorry for the poor pic quality.
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That's exactly it!
I haven't liked any of the weather widgets until now. I love this, thanks!
fermunky said:
I haven't liked any of the weather widgets until now. I love this, thanks!
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it's pretty awesome but it is not very user friendly, it took me forever to figure out how to do everything.
charliehustl415 said:
it's pretty awesome but it is not very user friendly, it took me forever to figure out how to do everything.
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I agree, but once you get the hang of it the possibilities are endless.
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Question. What rom/task bar is this?

I always seen screen shots that have THIS task bar at the top there. What rom/task bar is that?
I'm wondering if its a specific rom for a certain phone or a bar that can be put on any phone. It's very clear, easy to see etc.
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It could be a port, I might be wrong though but it might be another phone completely. I've never seen any Evo Rom with that notification bar.
kdoggy said:
I always seen screen shots that have THIS task bar at the top there. What rom/task bar is that?
I'm wondering if its a specific rom for a certain phone or a bar that can be put on any phone. It's very clear, easy to see etc.
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It's the stock Android status bar pre-Gingerbread (Froyo, Eclair, Donut, etc.). The CM6 final (Froyo) ROM is the best ROM for that (but it wouldn't be too tough to replace the assets on any ROM).
I believe that is the default stock from google android taskbar on 2.2 and below
im unsure what rom would have that though
Edit: lol too slow...
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[Q] Disabling avatars

Is there a way to disable the showing of avatars?
A few people have somewhat provocative pictures and I come to this site multiple times a day from work.
I'm not a prude, the images don't bother me personally and I'm not requesting anyone change their picture but in my work environment I'd like to be able to turn them off. Is that possible?
In tapatalk 2 there is an option in settings for it.
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Esoteric68 said:
Is there a way to disable the showing of avatars?
A few people have somewhat provocative pictures and I come to this site multiple times a day from work.
I'm not a prude, the images don't bother me personally and I'm not requesting anyone change their picture but in my work environment I'd like to be able to turn them off. Is that possible?
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You can turn off pictures in your browser but that's all pictures. If you use Firefox you can download an ad-blocker and specify the pic as an ad. Other than that I don't know of any options.
Thank you both for your suggestions. I'll give them a try.
Go to the user cp and then edit options. You'll find a section called thread display options and avatars are an option there.
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PRUDE!
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{Q} Status brightness slider?

Does anyone know how to enable this? Is it an app or is it included in cm9/aokp? Sorry if the answer is obvious I haven't been on the forum as much as I'd like and of course I can't find what I'm looking for via a search.
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Does anyone know how to enable this? Is it an app or is it included in cm9/aokp? Sorry if the answer is obvious I haven't been on the forum as much as I'd like and of course I can't find what I'm looking for via a search.
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Yep its included i run AOKP and its automatically there
Damn looks like I need to try aokp. Thanks mane.
schnowdapowda said:
Damn looks like I need to try aokp. Thanks mane.
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use aokp or the reloaded app in the general android development.
You can slide across the status bar to change brightness even on stock, but it only works if you turn off auto brightness.
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In cm9 go to settings>system>status bar> then check " brigness control"

AOSP signal & WiFi icons in status bar?

Not a fan of the broken lined signal or WiFi icons. I much prefer stock Android's filled out white icons. Any simple way to fix that? Thought I saw a screenshot where someone had theirs setup like that, but can no longer find it.
I have never seen a wifi signal before, i have unlimited data so no need for it. Send a pic
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Sorry for bumping this old thread but can anyone give me information on how to do this?
Just got my HTC 10 the other day and seems I'll be needing to root this phone to get rid of some minor issues.
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Sunmisola said:
Sorry for bumping this old thread but can anyone give me information on how to do this?
Just got my HTC 10 the other day and seems I'll be needing to root this phone to get rid of some minor issues.
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Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/themes/layers-themes-thread-t3381076

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