Hi guys,
since i will get my DesireZ next week, i am already searching for toys to play with on it
One thing i am wondering and i want to try out is:
1) Will i be able to turn off sense completely WITHOUT ROOTING/Flashing any other rom?? I think i read something, that HTC removed the Stock Android launcher, so.....is it possible to reinstall it by any apk??
2) Same question with Samsungs TouchWiz-Launcher - is there any apk i can install on a NON-ROOTET Z (without flashing) to run TouchWiz on it??
May sound stupid perhaps, but i guess i won´t root the phone the first few weeks, but i like to play around with Themes/Launchers/"Eyecandy", so i was wondering if any of the two points (or both) are possible
Thanks 4 Info,
BigD
You can install another launcher 'On Top' of sense, but Sense will not be removed, and will continue to run in the background. A few popular options are Launcher Pro and ADW (free versions) or Launcher Pro Plus and ADW EX (Paid)
The downside to this is that it will likely slow the device even further (before I rooted my Desire Z, I did notice some lag on the device, likely because of the stock Sense ROM)
Not sure about TouchWiz options, but after my experience with Samsung I avoid it like the plague =P
i know about these 3rd party launchers and that Sense will always run in background (sadly)
But is there a possibility to bring up stock Android launcher??? (APK or something?)
And/or is there a APK wit Touchwiz??
Yes there is an Touchwiz apk, just search the desire forum and youll finde one
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Yes there is an Touchwiz apk, just search the desire forum and youll finde one
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Ok, i trust you if you post this here, that the APK will also work on my Z next week
And what about Stock Android Launcher??? (only thing i found until now was "Gingerbread launcher" - but is the stock-launcher really not in the stock Z ROM????)
No the stock Launcher isnt in the stock DZ rom. But u can use Gingerbread Launcher as u said b4 or pull the stock launcher apk from cm6 or any vanilla 2.2 rom
PS: Its another Forum, but there is the Touchwiz apk posted i used for testing on my dz http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/133164-galaxy-s-touchwiz-launcher-enjoy.html
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Is it possible to get the DeFroST application as part of a complete ROM, or a can i get it on its own to install ? (without installing complete new ROM)
I see some Stock HTC ROMS that have DeFroST included but i want Stock+Sense+DeFroST hboot 0.83 if possible
I have currently :
I have a Rooted Stock ROM-2.2 +Sense-Froyo (without the OTA update) + Radio version: 32.49.00.32U_5.09.00.20
cheers
im pretty sure that it is not possible to have defrost and sense at the same time as they kind of cancel each other out. i could be wrong though.
closest thing you can get is a couple apps here and there that LOOK like sense, and if you buy launcher pro plus it almost is identical to sense, but as far as i know there is no way to actually have both with each other.
DeFroST is a ROM and not an app you can install on an existing ROM
Hi im new to the fourms here and i had a question. When i flash a "senseless"rom, or roms w/o htc sense i dont get all the cool htc widgets, but i noticed when i flashed a rom by fresh i would see files called fresh removed apks and i was wondering if i could make those or some how get htc widgets over to another rom or something along those lines. Thanks a lot for any help.
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Well if you wanted the removed apks, you should be able to long press them [after going into the folder] and try to install them, or you could move the using root explorer, ect and still install them. They are just apps the developer removed initially, but left them available to the user.
Senseless = no htc sense widgets ever.
If you want htc's widgets you have to use sense.
Senseless means that the ROM does not have the Sense framework, which is needed by the widgets.
Hi there..yes im a new guy ¬_¬.
So I want to root my wildfire (i know how to do it). The problem is i like HTC Sense and the new version that came for the 2.3 devices, iv'e been looking around for a bit trying to find a Sense rom on 2.3 and have so far failed.
1) Are there any 2.3 Sense ROMs out there for the wildfire?
2) If not are there any themes that mimic Sense for CyanogenMod 7? (I would prefer if the 'people' and 'message' apps looked like sense to because i dont want to open them and find that it look different to sense.) (Also if ii was to do this i presume that i wouldn't be able to keep the HTC widgets so would there be anyway to add them in?)
3)If the above just isn't available id prefer to stay on the stock 2.2.1 sense rom, how could i overclock with it? (i understand it has something to do with replacing a kernel but i don't know how to do this.)
Thank you in advance.
Yes, you are new and you obviously haven't looked properly. -.-
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067868
2) Not possible to get Sense Apps to Non - Sense ROMs like Cyanogenmod
3) Replacing a kernel is the same as installing a ROM. Place kernel Zip on SDCard, Reboot into Clockworkmod Recovery, Select Install Zip from SDCard, select kernel Zip, done.
Well i did look and saw that and was a bit too unfinished for me but thanks anyway.
Looks like i'll probably replace the kernel to overclock and see if anything new will come out or possibly move to CM7.
Don't forget to take a nandroid backup before moving to CM7, so you can easily revert if CM's messaging, contacts, camera app etc dont suit you.
Do I have any chances installing and using a tablet launcher on my Desire Z. Currently running: ILWT 1.8.0 Kernel, ILWT-CM7-20120516 ROM with 150dpi.
I'm desperately looking for a DZ compatible tablet launcher and Play store does not let me install any. It says "Not compatible with Desire Z" or similar.
What to do?
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Do I have any chances installing and using a tablet launcher on my Desire Z. Currently running: ILWT 1.8.0 Kernel, ILWT-CM7-20120516 ROM with 150dpi.
I'm desperately looking for a DZ compatible tablet launcher and Play store does not let me install any. It says "Not compatible with Desire Z" or similar.
What to do?
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Hmm this might solve the launcher part: here, or you can try to search for a Honeycomb build in the dz android development forums. I don't think you can install the launcher as an app itself though, dependencies might be missing.
Anyway, wouldn't a tablet launcher be too small to see haha?
Hi Guys,
I have a Note2 running on 4.1.2. I am not interested in rooting the phone ( as I dont want to lose my warranty ) but I am tired of the theme of the phone.
I had a look at the theme section of this forum but almost all the themes which I looked into were designed for custom Roms on rooted phones. I was wondering if getting a new theme on unrooted phone is possible and if yes, how..
Cheers,
K
krishnasty said:
Hi Guys,
I have a Note2 running on 4.1.2. I am not interested in rooting the phone ( as I dont want to lose my warranty ) but I am tired of the theme of the phone.
I had a look at the theme section of this forum but almost all the themes which I looked into were designed for custom Roms on rooted phones. I was wondering if getting a new theme on unrooted phone is possible and if yes, how..
Cheers,
K
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It would be nice mate
in the mean time you can install nova/apex and install a theme from the market for these 3rd party launchers, that would revamp a little the stock look
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It would be nice mate
in the mean time you can install nova/apex and install a theme from the market for these 3rd party launchers, that would revamp a little the stock look
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I know flashing would be good..I used to flash my old cell..but since I bought SGN2, i havnt thought of flashing ( partly bcoz d interface IS good and partly coz of the warranty getting void)....but now with 4 months of warranty left, i've decided to leave it and will flash only after the warranty period is over.
anyways, coming back - i've heard great reviews of nova but people still stick to stock launcher as they say its as good as nova..I'll try nova and see how I find it...
Isn't there a single theme which would run on stock rom with unrooted phone??