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Any way to have 5 homescreen rather than 7 in Sense?!

I know... I know... but why?!
Why not?! For the time being, I'm barely using 4, so why the extra 3?! Any way to get it down to 5 for now?! Until more is needed?!

Try LauncherPro

Umm just curious but just don't go to the last left or right screen. The home button can take you back to the middle and you are good to go?
Launcher Pro is an alternative but perhaps you like Sense...well..Refer to first suggestion.

mrmomoman said:
Umm just curious but just don't go to the last left or right screen. The home button can take you back to the middle and you are good to go?
Launcher Pro is an alternative but perhaps you like Sense...well..Refer to first suggestion.
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Obviously I know I can avoid the last 2 screens, but I was wondering if it was possible in order to avoid going to that screen by accident. It would also make it easier to select the proper screen when pinched out.
How different is Launcher Pro?! The only reason I like Sense is due to the widgets they have. Will the same ones work with Launcher Pro?!

Just switch to LauncherPro.

akarol said:
I know... I know... but why?!
Why not?! For the time being, I'm barely using 4, so why the extra 3?! Any way to get it down to 5 for now?! Until more is needed?!
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I totally hear you. If widgets weren't starting to get so big I think I would be pretty happy with 3.
No, Sense widgets will not work with LauncherPro (or any other launcher) but there are some good market replacements. Also LauncherPro is moving towards having it's own set of widgets that replace most of the functionality of sense, which I think is a great idea.
It is probably possible that someone could open up the Rosie (Sense Launcher) apk and edit a line somewhere to tell it to only have 5 screens, but I haven't ever seen anyone do it. It would only be usable on a rooted phone too, since Rosie is in the Nand, and you can't change it out without root.

ADW.Launcher. how many desktops would you like today? 1 or 7? with adw it's your easy to make choice. along with many many other swell customizations.
i have reduced my total number of desktops as well. i use SmartShortcuts to condense my more commonly used apps and place those icons on the adw bars.
it will have the same issue with widgets. if a widget has been written specifically for Sense it won't work. however, there are many nifty cool things in the marketplace.
for example you you can use:
SmoothCalendar - a calandar widget (there are many on the marketplace depending on style preference)
Beautiful Widgets - many folks love this product. (not a free product)
DigitalClock Widget - what i use to get time/date on my screen.
SmartShortcuts - allows me to keep a very clean main desktop...the 4 visible icons pull up custom application groups. (see chess screenshot)
i would also suggest trying out:
QuickDeskBETA - see screenshot with all the icons? that is QD, it will popup over top of any existing window simply w/ a long press of the search button. so i can turn on my screenshot tool without going all the way back to main screens or turn on 4G without having to exit the browser.
one last thing, i would suggest that you install either launcherpro or adw and play with em. what will happen the first time is this. when you click on the home button it will ask you which launcher you wish to use (Sense, adw or launcherpro). there is a check box that says 'make this choice default' ... check that button when you feel semi confident as to which launcher you wish to use. 2 days later when you decide that you want to try using Helix2 (or whatever) simply go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> go to the current default laucher and "clear defaults" (see the adw screenshot)

Widget Locker Question?

I am seeing widget locker priced for $1 on Amazon and was thinking of getting it but I would first like to know if there are draw backs with my phones wake time and battery life? I use CM7 and MIUI as my roms. Any feedback would be appreciated.

anyone????

I've been using it and I can't tell a difference with battery life .. works pretty smooth

I no longer use it but when I did I loved it. Every now and then a little hiccup with the interface but nothing major. No battery issues at all.
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I had a few issues with slow wake times, but only occasionally. When unlocking to LauncherPro it would sometimes take 5+ seconds - no problems with ADW Ex or any other launcher/app. All of these issues were prior to the update that included themes, everything past that worked great except widgets and CM7 theme chooser.
I'm not using it at the moment as I realized I rarely would launch anything from it & I'm happy with the MIUI lockscreen. It's worth the full price, and definitely worth a buck. MIUI has the only lockscreen that I don't think is ugly, so next time I switch roms I'll definitely install it again.
I think you should get it.
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plainjane said:
I had a few issues with slow wake times, but only occasionally. When unlocking to LauncherPro it would sometimes take 5+ seconds
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Widget Locker -> Settings -> "Five Second Rule"
"Widget Locker delayed by five second rule. This is due to pressing the home button less than five seconds ago. Check settings -> Five second rule for Help."
Personally I love it, You can add applications, Widgets(!!!!), and separate settings to your lock screen. You can also set an alternate background on it from the rest of your phone. And there's actually an entire thread with a whole bunch of different sliders for unlocking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613

wanfaltm said:
Widget Locker -> Settings -> "Five Second Rule"
"Widget Locker delayed by five second rule. This is due to pressing the home button less than five seconds ago. Check settings -> Five second rule for Help."
Personally I love it, You can add applications, Widgets(!!!!), and separate settings to your lock screen. You can also set an alternate background on it from the rest of your phone. And there's actually an entire thread with a whole bunch of different sliders for unlocking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613
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Actually it wasn't the five second rule, I had the root bypass option checked and it usually happened after the phone had been asleep for more than 30 minutes. Plus the five-second rule has to do with loading WidgetLocker, not with unlocking. The problem did not happen with any other launcher or when unlocking to any other app that was already open, just to clarify.
I never had that problem on the newer versions. But I also haven't ran LauncherPro in a long time, so I cannot say if the problem persisted.
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I like widget locker but I too would get hiccups so I eventually just did without it. Btw using it on cm7 either freeze or unistall theme manager. They don't play well together.
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I bought widget locker and just got tired of the unlock wake time and sometimes unresponsiveness. It might work a lot better on your phone, but for me it became too much of an annoyance. I would also encountered the previous lock screen pop up and quickly turn back into widget locker screen and just became frustrated and reverted back to CM7 stock lockscreen..maybe lack of user knowledge on my part, but did not have the time..you might have a different experience.

Widget locker works great on my phone. Only problem was with my poweramp lockscreen widget. That, widgetlocker, and my phone lock would hiccup.

Had no problem with it.
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I really like the idea of widget locker alot, but like alot of others have said it would have lag when opening to launcher pro most of the time.I really wish it played better with my setup cuz its definitely worth the price.

I had it for a while too. I don't use it any more. I stopped because I had some lag time when waking the phone. I'm sure I'll use it again. Maybe the problem is fixed now.

Widget Locker works great on my CM7 rom

I've used both MIUI and CM and haven't had any problems with Widget Locker. They developer has been really good about emailing when I had questions too.
For a buck how can you go wrong? I have to break myself of the cheapskate thought a lot of times. I feel like making app purchases is life or death, but will spend money in other areas with much less caution.
I'm sure all of us have wasted $1 on more frivolous things, like a double cheeseburger.

How do I remove the Sense Lock Screen?

I realise that the sense lock screen seems to run interdependently from the ICS lock screen. Which means I can disable the ICS lock screen, but I will still encounter the sense lock screen. That kinda sucks.
I have used apps like "No Lock" but it takes ages to wake up the device and is buggy.
Any guys have any idea? I'm not really keen not having any lock screen...
Thanks for reading!

dun think u can do it yet...

I agree, that's just an idiotic design. If I use any method of securing my phone, it takes three tasks to get in:
* Press power button
* Drag silly ring around
* Perform ICS unlock task (face, pin, whatever)
That's just daft. HTC, if you're listening, you need to provide a way to disable your lock screen.

for all there want theres lockscreen gone get
Keyguard Disabler its works on HTC One X
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImNvbS5ibGF1LmFuZHJvaWQua2V5Z3VhcmQiXQ..
i have tested it and its not laggy not buggy its runs realy good.

Lockscreen widgets on 4.2

Is it possible to add 3rd party widgets to the lockscreen? I can use only the stock..
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I believe they need to be updated to add support for the lockscreen, so at the moment you can only use the stock widgets. Give it a week or two and there should be some more to add.

bmdixon said:
I believe they need to be updated to add support for the lockscreen, so at the moment you can only use the stock widgets. Give it a week or two and there should be some more to add.
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There is an API for it.

I have read that third party widgets will be supported so we should see some interesting things come out.
For me though the whole lockscreen feels half baked at the minute, here's why
- too many varying inputs / start points.
- swiping the large space above the lock does nothing (why not let this reach the side panels?)
- swiping the clock sideways does nothing, tapping it emphasises the lock box?!
- the close keyboard arrow is shown if the keyboard was open when the screen was locked.
- the woeful clock font.
- and of course the lack of security.
I will undoubtedly be abused for not loving AOSP here but I honestly think this implementation could be way better. Imagine a new user coming to this lockscreen, a lot of "average users" will be completely unaware of the features and end up lost and confused by accidental activation of the emphasis boxes.

MikLSP said:
I have read that third party widgets will be supported so we should see some interesting things come out.
For me though the whole lockscreen feels half baked at the minute, here's why
- too many varying inputs / start points.
- swiping the large space above the lock does nothing (why not let this reach the side panels?)
- swiping the clock sideways does nothing, tapping it emphasises the lock box?!
- the close keyboard arrow is shown if the keyboard was open when the screen was locked.
- the woeful clock font.
- and of course the lack of security.
I will undoubtedly be abused for not loving AOSP here but I honestly think this implementation could be way better. Imagine a new user coming to this lockscreen, a lot of "average users" will be completely unaware of the features and end up lost and confused by accidental activation of the emphasis boxes.
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Yeah, I agree. I probably gonna purchase WidgetLocker...
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have a look here http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2012/11/14/third-party-widgets-on-android-4-2-lock-screen.html
you can decompile and recompile the app apks with the manifest edits.

MikLSP said:
I have read that third party widgets will be supported so we should see some interesting things come out.
- swiping the clock sideways does nothing, tapping it emphasises the lock box?!
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That's because if you enter your lock pattern after tapping the clock, it will go to the clock app.

lordmirg said:
That's because if you enter your lock pattern after tapping the clock, it will go to the clock app.
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Right, I see...so that rather goes back to my first point on the list of there being too many inputs.
To go directly to the clock app we can now swipe the clock down to expand it, then press on it OR press the clock to highlight the unlock box, then swipe to unlock.
It's all rather muddled which is a shame because the added widgets are potentially very useful.

MikLSP said:
Right, I see...so that rather goes back to my first point on the list of there being too many inputs.
To go directly to the clock app we can now swipe the clock down to expand it, then press on it OR press the clock to highlight the unlock box, then swipe to unlock.
It's all rather muddled which is a shame because the added widgets are potentially very useful.
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Well it makes great sense to be able to do it whichever way you like it best, and as for these points:
- swiping the large space above the lock does nothing (why not let this reach the side panels?)
- swiping the clock sideways does nothing, tapping it emphasises the lock box?!
It's simply because it's still a LOCK screen, and fixing these 2 would defeat the purpose of it hindering unwanted touches in you pocket...
I agree on most of the last points you make.

Not yet, but i hope pandora adds one, thatll be awesome

Hd widgets is the only one I've noticed so far

Falcon(a really nice twitter widget) has added support for lockscreen widgets according to the dev.

I have been using lock screen widgets since Froyo , Android 2.2, for the Executive Assistant app. This leads me to believe that lock screen widgets have always been a possibility, but app devs have not made use of them.
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need a good lockscreen replacement

hello to all.
I've been searching for the past few days for a good lock-screen replacement.
overall i'm ok with stock lock-screen. i don't like to much to flash roms.
I've tried slidelock locker and it's probably the one that's get the closest to what i'm looking for.
I've got a few demands from a lock-screen.
1. wake up phone on notifications - SMS e-mail, Facebook etc.
2. show notifications on the lock-screen + preview of the notifications.
3. lock/unlock sounds are important to me.
4. disabling home button.
5. not too much memory consuming.
slidelock has some issues with the home button and sounds but it's reasnoble.
currently i'm using go locker, but it doesn't wake the phone and the panel of the sliding apps menu has only 3 options - unlock phone, sms, phone calls.
tried dyanmic notifications but it doesn't show a preview of the notifications.
feels like the iphone lock-screen (hate to admit) is just what i need.
any help would be appreciated.
thnks.

LockerPro

joooe said:
LockerPro
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thanks for your suggestion.
however, as far as i can understand, slidelock locker is from the same company. it's the 2nd generation of the lockerpro or something like that. so no sounds on lockscreen and i think it's battery consuming...

Every locksckreen app will use ram and battery because it must run in background, it doesn't integrate into framework, if you want aosp style you can install xposed module aosp locksckreen, it works great but it has not options, it integrates into framework so it wont consume battery or ram.
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Galaxy Locker by X-Andev
I like this one. I guess it has everything you want. Give it a try
Or Locker Master. I test this one right now and I like it
Or check out AcDisplay. Sadly its not compatible with 4.1.x