As above, applications like launcherpro and adw ex. Do they drain the battery?
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As above, applications like launcherpro and adw ex. Do they drain the battery?
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All apps drain the battery, if your asking do they drain it more than SENSE, I seriously doubt it
As in they don't drain the battery as much as htc sense?
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As in they don't drain the battery as much as htc sense?
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Yes, Sense has a lot going on with widgets etc and a lot of graphical bling, which although to some peoples taste I would expect to be a drain on memory and power, although someone who actually uses SENSE may be able to actually confirm one way or the other
HI,
first of all : sorry for my bad English...
I'm not using anymore neither...I think...
Let me explain :
I saw a post on a French forum saying that if you use, let's say ADW launcher and sense (meaning : tap on "home, and android asking you wich app do you want to launch), the widget of BOTH home will drain your battery, even those you don't see...
it makes sense, but even if I had chosen ADW as default app, I re-enabled sense, and vacuum this home from every widget and shortcut.. THEN I re-enabled ADW as my default launcher.
now... how to be sure that my "nude" sense is not draining my battery on its own ?
how to be sure that sense doesn't even start with a reboot ?
...I'm still using a regular htc rom by the way...
thank you for what should be a pain-full reading
G.
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Has anyone tried this??
It's in the top free downloads on the market, and I definitely recommend it!
It has the fly in effect when you open/close an app (a la iPhone) which makes everything feel so much more fluid.
Obviously HTC widgets don't work which is a shame, and its a little buggy being a beta, but you should try it!
Just downloaded it to give it a try. I like it.
The only downside is there is no choice of what to put on the bottom bar. I don't use the people or stock messaging app. If I could change them I'd probably use this over helix 2.
Busy trying it out now - it's extremely quick. I think I'll keep using it for a while, see how it goes.
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The standard helix is actually better then this one. Especially in speed and customization
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hjaltih said:
The standard helix is actually better then this one. Especially in speed and customization
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agree,
the only thing thats stopping me from using a launcher is no htc widgets and not being able to customize the grid of icons on the desktop so 4v4 only :<
cez10 said:
agree,
the only thing thats stopping me from using a launcher is no htc widgets and not being able to customize the grid of icons on the desktop so 4v4 only :<
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how can you change the grid of icons in HTC Desire to more than 4 icons ???
Also i think that the Sense launcher is by far the smoothest and the best so far. nothing can beat it in speed, fluencity and HTC widgets.
hey guys,
do you know if there is a way to add additional tabs/screens/more widget space to htc sense?
i've found nothing so far, but maybe i'm just using the wrong search buzzwords.
regards
kai
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hey guys,
do you know if there is a way to add additional tabs/screens/more widget space to htc sense?
i've found nothing so far, but maybe i'm just using the wrong search buzzwords.
regards
kai
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7 screens is the max on sense. Some launchers may give you the option top have more, but I'm not sure.
And why would you need more than that anyway, if you have filled 7 screens with widgets your battery life must be awful.
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cjward23 said:
7 screens is the max on sense. Some launchers may give you the option top have more, but I'm not sure.
And why would you need more than that anyway, if you have filled 7 screens with widgets your battery life must be awful.
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48-72 hours battery life and more tabs would be nice for a quicker access to the stuff i need. i've hoped that there is a hack for this sense version to add more tabs
Try Elixir. It will not add any homescreen but it will let you put more stuff in the same space.
I'll try that home option.
SiMi Folder is the most elegant option I have seen to date
I have been using sense ui virt rom.
I loved it but noticed a bit of lost of speed when I flashed cyanogen v7.
Cyanogen was really fast for me compared to virt. rom.
What do u guys prefer?
Idk which one I shud stick too.
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Cyanogen
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Cyanogen
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I wud prefer cyanogen too but the video app can't touch focus.
And I use video a lot...
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Well sense is slower due to the fact its "packed". Well I really like sense, it looks really good. Love the wigets the most but I like cyan more because.... umm I just like it better lol.
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Sense widgets aren't as fast, but I do love the Sense clock app, the Sense clock widget, contacts widget and photo gallery widget.
the calendar widget is very laggy compared to Launcher Pro, and the actual dock/launcher bar at the bottom is a very wasteful way to use precious screen real estate. I mean - who really needs such a large button for the phone?
Launcher Pro/ADW Ex and other launchers make it really easy to save screen space by having scrollable launcher/docks...but with Sense it just wastes space.
I am using a GingerVillain ROM with ADW Ex and it works pretty well. But I am missing some of those Sense apps/widgets!
cyanogenmod is faster ,has better battery life,its more up to date and is more customizable.
sense/virtouos has much better apps and widgets such as camera,contacts,keyboard,phone,etc...
it really comes down to personal preferences.
I personally have set them both exactly the way i like and installed all the
apps that i need on them and made a back up so i regulary change between
them whenever i feel like it.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I like Sense better now than Vanilla. I have been using the vanilla for a long time now and then tried switching to sense a week ago and I love it.
I'm not a fan of the sense homescreen though but I love the camera app, phone app, gallery, and the minor quirks you get with it.
The only downside though is that IMO it drains twice as fast as stock.
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I can't believe I'm saying this but I like Sense better now than Vanilla. I have been using the vanilla for a long time now and then tried switching to sense a week ago and I love it.
I'm not a fan of the sense homescreen though but I love the camera app, phone app, gallery, and the minor quirks you get with it.
The only downside though is that IMO it drains twice as fast as stock.
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Is there a camera app like sense on the market? I'm missing the touch to focus.
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Sense, no question. The superior camera, music, and contacts apps are a no-brainer, IMO. I don't use the Sense launcher, though - LauncherPro for me. I tried Cm7 and honestly didn't see that big of a difference. I get 12-15hours of moderate use with Virtuous v1.0, which is the best Sense ROM out there.
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Sense, no question. The superior camera, music, and contacts apps are a no-brainer, IMO. I don't use the Sense launcher, though - LauncherPro for me. I tried Cm7 and honestly didn't see that big of a difference. I get 12-15hours of moderate use with Virtuous v1.0, which is the best Sense ROM out there.
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What do u think about the speed on virtuous vs cyonagen
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CM is definitely faster, mainly because its built for that, specifically. Sense is built to give a better user experience. Apples and Oranges. With the stock Virtuous kernel, I don't notice a significant speed difference vs CM.
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Without sense. No question.
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Is there any way to get the alarm clock to put a notification in the notification bar on the Sense UI like it does in the Vanilla ROMs? Everytime I hit snooze I wonder if I hit the right button. I'm currently using Virtuous v1.0.0 for the G2/DZ.
I like the sense over the "vanilla" the G2 came with. I've been using virtuous since the day it came out and have loved it. I haven't used CM but I' am comfortable with sense
i currently use MIUI but i loved sense when i used it the only thing i didint like was that you couldnt get it to not autocap , i know it sounds stupid but its really one of my pet pev's , i switch back and forth from now & again but does anyone know how to make it so it doesent autocap on sense virtu rom ?
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only 1 thing i love about sense. CAMERA!
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thats exactly why i staied with Virtuous Rom.
i would go to CM but the camera app sucks..
Hey all. I recently got a theme for my ADWLauncher and I was wondering would it consume more battery than using the default ADWLauncher theme?
Thanks
Sunny.
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I wouldn't think so, but it wont hurt to try it and see
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ssj4sunny said:
Hey all. I recently got a theme for my ADWLauncher and I was wondering would it consume more battery than using the default ADWLauncher theme?
Thanks
Sunny.
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battery only if the theme is brighter and that too minimal.. if it looks good to you then go ahead! worst case....if u r looking at it now for a day.. look at a more beautiful version for a little less time!!
Not really. Go ahead and enjoy the power of customization. The theme wont really affect battery usage that much to get even notice.
The only thing that may consume battery power is if you decide to use live wallpapers and a lot of animations and stuff.
Other than that nothing major to worry about.
Cool. Thanks everyone for your feedback.
I guess ill be enjoying themes
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Hey I used ADW launcher EX a very long time and loved it.
However running ADW launcher on top of a sense build phone causing a bigger battery drainage.
If you want to run ADW i suggest you get a stock rom and then use ADW.
When you put it on top of Sense, Sense still runs on the background and therefor uses more battery.
Hey there I am thinking about using a custom launcher to further customize my phone and was wondering if you guys and girls had any input in regards to battery life and performance. Do custom launchers typical have negative effevts on performance and battery. The way it seems to.me is that you are essntially always running a program in memory. Which would in turn use up ram and ofcourse battery life. If I am wrong in this please feel to correct me. Any and all input is welcomed.
Here is my current themed homescreen on touchwiz.
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I prefer tw, but if I was going to I would run GO launcher
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Optimuscle said:
Hey there I am thinking about using a custom launcher to further customize my phone and was wondering if you guys and girls had any input in regards to battery life and performance. Do custom launchers typical have negative effevts on performance and battery. The way it seems to.me is that you are essntially always running a program in memory. Which would in turn use up ram and ofcourse battery life. If I am wrong in this please feel to correct me. Any and all input is welcomed.
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Touchwiz launcher is a program that's running and using memory as well. You could use something like holo launcher that is more lightweight than the tw launcher. The tw launcher isn't running in the background if you use a different launcher cause that one took its place. You can even freeze the tw launcher with ti backup (touchwiz home). A launcher like go or adw may use more memory though.
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I really like touchwiz, but as of recently I have been using lightning launcher.
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If you decide to use an alternate launcher then the default Touchwiz launcher will not be "running" in the background using up your battery.
Other launchers like Go Launcher , Nova, adw, etc., etc., do not necessarily use more or less battery. If poorly written software then yes.
However, the major launchers do a great job maximizing battery life...otherwise no one would use em.
I like alternate launchers simply for the added features such as gestures, resizing icons, different grid sizes, etc.. I really don't care about theming or changing colors but many do and alternate launchers allow that of course.
Try some, u can always uninstall.
Note: there is zero reason to freeze Touchwiz...no benefit at all.
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andrawer said:
If you decide to use an alternate launcher then the default Touchwiz launcher will not be "running" in the background using up your battery.
Other launchers like Go Launcher , Nova, adw, etc., etc., do not necessarily use more or less battery. If poorly written software then yes.
However, the major launchers do a great job maximizing battery life...otherwise no one would use em.
I like alternate launchers simply for the added features such as gestures, resizing icons, different grid sizes, etc.. I really don't care about theming or changing colors but many do and alternate launchers allow that of course.
Try some, u can always uninstall.
Note: there is zero reason to freeze Touchwiz...no benefit at all.
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Thanks my man. That was really helpful and informative. I am gonna give a few a go and see what I like. Nova launcher seems to be packaged with some roms and ADW seems to also get alot of recommendations.
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I use ss launcher.
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Try TSF Shell 3d launcher or Next Launcher
My favorite is nova launcher.
Touchwiz has page buddy which you wont get in the other ones I believe.
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TSF is a beast to get used to, thus far. Unless I'm a total moron, which is possible, it doesn't appear you can place apps in the app drawer in to folders. This makes for an awful navigation experience, despite the amazing eye candy.
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Optimuscle said:
Hey there I am thinking about using a custom launcher to further customize my phone and was wondering if you guys and girls had any input in regards to battery life and performance. Do custom launchers typical have negative effevts on performance and battery. The way it seems to.me is that you are essntially always running a program in memory. Which would in turn use up ram and ofcourse battery life. If I am wrong in this please feel to correct me. Any and all input is welcomed.
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I was a 'stock' launcher user for a while. I gave Nova a try and have been happy. I don't utilize all of the features it has but it has been running smooth without any issues. You can always use a program like Home Switcher to try out different launchers easily.
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Try TSF Shell 3d launcher or Next Launcher
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TSF looks interesting. I watched the video but seem to have missed a place to download a trail version the price is steep to give it a shot.
I like touch wiz but I like scrollable wallpaper more. Nova ftw!
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I use Apex launcher and Nova launcher, but prefer Apex. It just seems like a smoother launcher compared to Nova. Plus I like that when I leave from the app draw it saves my place on Apex rather then reverting back to the beginning like Nova does. Besises that they're basically the same if u ask me, just my two cents. Have fun trying them all out, they all have at least one maybe two things that sets it apart from the others. Now all u gotta do is find the one that u like and customize the heck out of it!
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Im using xperia launcher, it uses less ram than touchwiz.
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