Anyone have any suggestions for replacement apps for Calendar that is grid like the HTC Sense one color scheme and all that is FREE >.< as well as an app that gives power control like widgets. I tried Widgetsoid but the data and GPS are buggy and don't work correctly with Virtuous Unity apparently. Any fixes or suggestions would be helpful.
I plan to use it with GO Launcher and Fancy Widgets.
And yes I have used the search button.
Switch Pro and Pure Grid Calendar. I don't think they are free, though. Why do they have to be free?
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Take a look at colorize widgets. It gives you all the same widgets as lpp and do scrolling if your launcher supports it. If you are using go launcher ex take a look at their list of widget add ons. They're pretty powerful too.
As far as a power widget goes I use extended controls. I've been pretty happy with it. Easy to setup and works. Only problem is the gps button won't work if you add it. I think it's something something specific to the inc2. First time I've had trouble with it.
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I just found these widgets
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rdr.widgets.core&pli=1
Very Sense like
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As far as a power widget goes I use extended controls. I've been pretty happy with it. Easy to setup and works. Only problem is the gps button won't work if you add it. I think it's something something specific to the inc2. First time I've had trouble with it.
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I think Switch Pro is better than extended controls plus the GPS button works.
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After looking at some stock images I've noticed that you get more icons on the bottom, whereas on Sense you get the menu, phone and add.
So basically what would I lose by turning HTC Sense off apart from the bottom bar? I currently use the Power Tools widget I think it is, the gaint clock/weather and the calendar.
You can't turn sense off on the desire unlike the hero as far as I know. I've been wanting to goto android basic for a while don't think anyone has worked how to do it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Amcaot1Us
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Tried and failed.
Did a search of sorts, came across launcher pro, seems good, a slight slow down at times but I think I can work with this. Lack of leap though is a bit off ...
Launcher seems alright but I tad some at times and I miss some of the HTC widgets so off it goes . Back to Sense.
HTC please let me change that bloody useless bottom bar!!!!
Agreed, its not very attractive but this will most definately be changed with the 2.2 Froyo update
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I am so looking forward to it!
Saves me money though as I don't need beautiful widgets or the widget similair to the power tweak widget.
Also it remembered the last state so no moving around once I reverted back :O.
i tried the ADWlauncher and Launcher Pro too for the same reason, the bottom bar i wanted with shortcuts. but i really can't compromise the speed and smoothness of the sense ui with those ones (even if ADW is the fastest 3rd party if you tweak the settings) but most important is the DATA-INTERNET widget which cannot be added in without sense.
i hope that with froyo HTC will enable both launchers and be a user choice which one to use but still have the HTC widgets.
I tried CM6, but I'm not yet ready to live with the remaining issues and, honestly, I like HTC's People/Contacts app better than stock since it integrates with Facebook and the like.
However, one thing I really like in CM6 is the power control widget. There's a similar app in the market, but it doesn't look quite as stock as the CM6 widget.
Anyone know if this has been done or can be done?
I would certainly second DB's request for CM's power control widget to be ported to say...Ruby?
TIA,
jc
Are you talking about the power SwitchPro widget, cost like 1 or 2 bux on the market, but has alot more options, and looks the same as Power control widget. i love SwitchPro.
i agree. while not as aesthetically pleasing to the eyes as CM6's built in power control, SwitchPro offers a lot of customization
they look the same to me
I ran a few searches and while there are some topics on other sub-forums just thought I'd ask here. Is there a general aversion to using this app?
I've used it on all the ROM's I've flashed and have found that it is more efficient than a stock launcher. It most often runs smoother as well especially the app drawer.
I know there are many who use it here, but overall rosie's get the win on XDA hance all the rosie/Sense mods.
Is it because it is not an open source launcher? Is it the aesthetics? Is there such a thing as "Android Purists"?
What say you!
I love it but won't use it because i love my sense widgets too much and it acts funny.with widget locker
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Been using it since almost Day 1. I change backgrounds and clocks fairly often. Wouldn't use anything else.
You lose all the sense widgets. And in the new sense roms which have been ported to the inc, there are great new ones - so on the new sense roms I can't afford to use launcher unless they have equivalent widgets.
I use launcher pro on cm6.1 which is an aosp rom. There it is the better option because I don't have any possibility of getting the sense widgets anyways...
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Thanks for the replies so far! I use one widget (smooth calender) and forgot about all the sense widgets folks like to use.
I use launcher pro as well. I think its a great home replacement. Gives great options in settings to change almost everything. I currently just have it set to give me 3 home screens and that is it. I don't need any more than that currently.
I replaced the Sense widgets with beautiful widgets and extended controls. I also love launcher pro's ability to make custom shortcuts that can take you directly a page in the setting menus that may be 2 to 3 pages in. Saves a lot of time as I currently have one set directly to the development page. Have to turn that thing on to use PDAnet.(The 3g hotspot just doesn't work for me very well as it drops my laptop every 10 minutes and then it cannot join it again till I restart the hotspot on the phone.)
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I never really liked senses giant phone button at the bottom of the screen all the time. With launcher Pro I can make the dock look like stock android. Once I made the switch I never went back
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I use launcher pro as well. I think its a great home replacement. Gives great options in settings to change almost everything. I currently just have it set to give me 3 home screens and that is it. I don't need any more than that currently.
I replaced the Sense widgets with beautiful widgets and extended controls. I also love launcher pro's ability to make custom shortcuts that can take you directly a page in the setting menus that may be 2 to 3 pages in. Saves a lot of time as I currently have one set directly to the development page. Have to turn that thing on to use PDAnet.(The 3g hotspot just doesn't work for me very well as it drops my laptop every 10 minutes and then it cannot join it again till I restart the hotspot on the phone.)
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I never really liked senses giant phone button at the bottom of the screen all the time. With launcher Pro I can make the dock look like stock android. Once I made the switch I never went back
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Launcher Pro is great, and Launcher Pro Plus is worth every bit of $2.99. It's one of the only apps I've paid for and it has all of the sense widgets; including multiple bookmark and calendar widgets for example. In addition, having the ability to resize any widget to your liking I find makes it that much more attractive. Like you also said the shortcut option basically eliminates the need for apps like Bettercut. And of course the obvious options to change docks and icons make it a fun alternative for people.
Good stuff I've always like LP as well and got the + version as soon as it went live. A lot of proponents so far!
I think i remember seeing something that the dev of Launcher Pro asked that it not be cooked into custom roms
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I think i remember seeing something that the dev of Launcher Pro asked that it not be cooked into custom roms
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If the stock launcher isn't used, they cook ADW or launcher 2 into ROMs. But you always have the option of installing LP and even removing the launcher you had previously
I just got ADW launcher and I need a calendar widget to replace the stock one.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
I'd like one similar to the stock month calendar widget. One that shows the whole month, some kind of bullet or marker on days that have an event, and some kind of text box showing the event for the day you touch.
Thanks.
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I just got ADW launcher and I need a calendar widget to replace the stock one.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
I'd like one similar to the stock month calendar widget. One that shows the whole month, some kind of bullet or marker on days that have an event, and some kind of text box showing the event for the day you touch.
Thanks.
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I second that question/request. I wonder if theres a way to use the stock one with other launchers, it seems to be the only stock widget thats missing if i remember correctly.
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I second that question/request. I wonder if theres a way to use the stock one with other launchers, it seems to be the only stock widget thats missing if i remember correctly.
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Actually there's a couple more I need to find replacements for too.
The task manager widget that displays the number of active apps and takes you to the task manager if pressed.
And the double clock widget that will let you display two different clocks, with time zone and location of your choosing displayed.
Try jorte on the market? I love it!!
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Try jorte on the market? I love it!!
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Thanks! I'm trying it out right now. There's still a few things from the stock one I miss though. It doesn't have a widget with a text box on the bottom that can show the whole event. Instead it shows small text in the day box that gets cut off, and you have to click on that day to see the whole event title. The tasks seem to be a little limited too. Like you can't add a location that you can navigate to later. I'm gonna keep playing with it though. Thanks.
i use the Go Launcher EX Calendar widget, it's simply the best available out there
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i use the Go Launcher EX Calendar widget, it's simply the best available out there
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yeah I saw Go launcher yesterday during my search and told myself I gotta try that one. Looks like a lot of good stuff on that one. I especially like that task manager widget that they have.
Thanks for the recommendation AllGamer! I'm using Go Launcher now and loving it.
lilant510, if you're still missing stuff from the stock, I suggest you try that one. Has everything I was missing from stock and more. Better than ADW IMO.
AllGamer,
Do you use the Go launcher toggle widget? Does it work ok for you?
When I press the GPS toggle, it goes to the GPS settings menu, instead of just automatically toggling it off/on.
The 4g toggle sometimes does and sometimes doesn't work also. Seems to depend on if the wifi is toggled on with it or not.
Wondering if anyone else is having the same problem.
i do not use the Go Toggle
because the ROM already has all the on/off switches i need build in
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yeah I saw Go launcher yesterday during my search and told myself I gotta try that one. Looks like a lot of good stuff on that one. I especially like that task manager widget that they have.
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they also have a Transparent skin for the Go Calendar Widget, it makes it really elegant
I've used literally ever launcher available to date and imho Go launcher is the absolute best! And all the Widgets that come along with it put it over the top. There are so many skins fir the Widgets and I use the calander widget which is my favorite.
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they also have a Transparent skin for the Go Calendar Widget, it makes it really elegant
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Yup. Exactly the one I'm using.
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
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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