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Trouble with unlock screen

Had this phone for Two days now and LOVE it. Way better then evo 3d I had. Only issue I have is I struggle to unlock it every time. Maybe the size maybe the touchwiz screen. Either way it makes me crazy. Anyone make a suggestion of a different lock screen that is stable and won't mess up the excellent battery life.
Btw I have no interest in rooting but don't mind buying an app if needed. Also I have no issue with other parts of touchwiz just the lock screen.

I use widget locker. You can set that up any way you'd like. I have the stock aosp lock screen. Does wonders.
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kevlars9 said:
I use widget locker. You can set that up any way you'd like. I have the stock aosp lock screen. Does wonders.
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So widget locker let's you change the stock lock screen? What does it mean when you say you have the aosp lock screen? Thanks

salth2o said:
So widget locker let's you change the stock lock screen? What does it mean when you say you have the aosp lock screen? Thanks
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Widget locker allows you to customize the lockscreen with a ot of different options. So the AOSP lockscreen is when you slide the icon across to unlock you phone. It is Androids stock lock screen that ships with Android if Samsung or HTC wouldn't add their own.

Agile lock is pretty good too. It gives you a lockscreen similar to sense 3.0
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Widget locker allows you to customize the lockscreen with a ot of different options. So the AOSP lockscreen is when you slide the icon across to unlock you phone. It is Androids stock lock screen that ships with Android if Samsung or HTC wouldn't add their own.
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Ahhh I see. Is there a way to use that stock lock screen without rooting?

Widget locker. Stock look with extra slider.
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kevlars9 said:
Widget locker. Stock look with extra slider.
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Awesome so the bottom one launches camera and Internet?
No issues with batter life or problems right? There seems to be really mixed review kn marketplace about that.

salth2o said:
Awesome so the bottom one launches camera and Internet?
No issues with batter life or problems right? There seems to be really mixed review kn marketplace about that.
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I replaced my stock lock screen with widget locker and haven't experienced any problems (including battery life). It could be that people using widget locker are placing battery intensive widgets on their lockscreen.

Yeah I haven't had any problems with battery life or any slow downs either. This phone handles the battery and speed well. You can set it up however you like, the possibilities are endless. You can even download themes. I just like it so much because I don't have to use the original lock screen for our phone.
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kevlars9 said:
Yeah I haven't had any problems with battery life or any slow downs either. This phone handles the battery and speed well. You can set it up however you like, the possibilities are endless. You can even download themes. I just like it so much because I don't have to use the original lock screen for our phone.
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Thanks again! I downloaded and have been playing with widget locker and love it so far. Only question I have is ... Is there some way to get rid of the icon in the notification bar that shows widget locker ongoing. I keep thinking there is something I have not checked and it kinda bothers me. Tried to find a setting to get rid if it but no luck. Thanks again

salth2o said:
Thanks again! I downloaded and have been playing with widget locker and love it so far. Only question I have is ... Is there some way to get rid of the icon in the notification bar that shows widget locker ongoing. I keep thinking there is something I have not checked and it kinda bothers me. Tried to find a setting to get rid if it but no luck. Thanks again
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There is but I don't have it on my phone right now so I can't tell u where it is. Just look in settings. Maybe advanced? Its there though.
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Its under advance settings .(hide notification icon) don't pay attention to the warning sign. All works fine.
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kevlars9 said:
Its under advance settings .(hide notification icon) don't pay attention to the warning sign. All works fine.
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Lol I must have looked at that thing 20 times. Thanks!

Quick Settings / Quick Toggles

Hi all
Is there a quick toggle mod for the notification drop down menu like found on stock TouchWiz and Sense devices? Not looking for widgets on the "desktop"
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You can try Widgetsoid in the Market. It will allow you to place themed toggles in the notification area without a widget. Just make sure you select "hide widgets".

That could work, however, I was looking more for a hard mod that could be flashed in there, like in past devices that I've used that didn't feature this by default (back in the Sense 2.1 days).

Like this? Its available on this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383210
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Is there a separate mod for that, looks pretty good
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rosswaa said:
Is there a separate mod for that, looks pretty good
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I haven't seen a separate mod. You can always ask the rom developer to make a flashable zip for you.
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Yes, as long as the major toggles are all there (wifi, bt, gps, etc...) that is exactly it. Of course, on Touch Wiz, it's just one horizontal line of toggles (like the widget on the Nexus), and that is the cleanest. On sense 3.0, it's a vertical list of toggles.

WorldIRC said:
Yes, as long as the major toggles are all there (wifi, bt, gps, etc...) that is exactly it. Of course, on Touch Wiz, it's just one horizontal line of toggles (like the widget on the Nexus), and that is the cleanest. On sense 3.0, it's a vertical list of toggles.
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It only has the 3 toggles at the moment.
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I'm using widgetzoid but I would love the toggle bar from SGS2 ported to the gn.
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Optimusg2x said:
It only has the 3 toggles at the moment.
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Hopefully more will be added!

Optimusg2x said:
Like this? Its available on this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383210
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I'm jealous, I don't want to bother with unlocking the boot loader and rooting.

rashad1 said:
I'm jealous, I don't want to bother with unlocking the boot loader and rooting.
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Why not? Its worth it.
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Big-A-Rob said:
I'm using widgetzoid but I would love the toggle bar from SGS2 ported to the gn.
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I tried turning on the notification toggle in widgetsoid, it doesn't even show up for me.
Also, seeing how the music player can have different buttons in the same row, I don't see why it can't be possible for other apps to use this functionality too.
Edit: Widgetsoid works perfectly, almost exactly the same as the CM toggle bar (sans the side scrolling)

Someone should be able to make a new app for ics,
you can add buttons in the dropdown now so it should be possible with out a custom rom or even root

Is this what you are looking for?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037817
"With this app, you can place different toggles into your Android status/notification bar for quick access without having a dozen toggle-widgets on your homescreens
You can choose which toggles to display in the settings of the app. You can also choose to combine different toggles into one "all in one" notification.
Unfortunately, on most devices you can only define one action per notification, so on these it will show a small dialog with the available toggles when clicking on the "all in one" notification. But some devices (seems like all devices with HTC Sense ROM) can distinguish where in the notification you clicked and on these you don't have to see the dialog.
The app is for free in the Android market, would be nice to get some feedback"

The "REAL" Android 4.2.

I just came across this on twiiter about android 4.2 kind of seem real to be honest
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ick-settings-the-second-pulldown-panel-video/
What do you all think?
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Seems awkward.
Especially for one handed usage.

Lesicnik1 said:
Seems awkward.
Especially for one handed usage.
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Yeah I have a feeling that will get reworked.

Double pull down sounds like cluttering to me, I hope not.

Seems ok. I would think of an alternative method to access those controls though. They are kind of hidden away to be fair. Maybe implement tabs such as in Sense or Miui.

cool i like it

[email protected] said:
I just came across this on twiiter about android 4.2 kind of seem real to be honest
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ick-settings-the-second-pulldown-panel-video/
What do you all think?
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Double pull-down for settings make total sense to me. One thing I don't like about the SIII and TouchWiz is with the quick settings and everything at the top there is less room for notifications (as the article points out). It also looks cluttered and it seems like there is way too much going on on the pull down menu. Plus I don't change my settings that often but when I do it's somewhat awkward to pull down the notification bar and then click the little settings icon. It would be easier to swipe down once for notifications and then swipe down a second time for settings. Or, what they could do is have two finger swipe down go directly to quick settings.

This is from a sense 1.0 rom. Obviously custom but works similar to the 4.2 2 panel set up.
Super convenient.
Interesting how much stuff the devs on xda have created that is merging into official android.
Naters
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No let's hope it's exactly like that... It's awesome! It the opposite of cluttered..
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NaterTots said:
This is from a sense 1.0 rom. Obviously custom but works similar to the 4.2 2 panel set up.
Super convenient.
Interesting how much stuff the devs on xda have created that is merging into official android.
Naters
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Sense 2.1, actually.

Interesting to say the least.
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-

I like it! Can't wait for 4.2!

adrynalyne said:
Sense 2.1, actually.
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I was gonna say...yeah that's not a Sense 1.0 ROM.

It is. It was put together by tommy tomato for the evo 4G. It is called classic 1.0.
Quite possible it originated on 2.1. I was just showing people that have only used aosp stuff that is works really well with the double panel pull down.
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NaterTots said:
It is. It was put together by tommy tomato for the evo 4G. It is called classic 1.0.
Quite possible it originated on 2.1. I was just showing people that have only used aosp stuff that is works really well with the double panel pull down.
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This was a feature taken from newer releases of Sense that were brought to older releases. My first Android phone was an HTC with Sense 1.0...the toggles were never seen until Sense 2.1 got released, then devs got to porting them to older releases.
Not really a "classic" rom if it has a bunch of Sense 2.1 features...

Hey I didn't name it. I just used it.
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I don't know about anybody else but I'm sold on the double notification bar. Seems like the best middle ground between notification widgets and the settings menu without obstructing the notification panel.

jordache16 said:
Double pull-down for settings make total sense to me. One thing I don't like about the SIII and TouchWiz is with the quick settings and everything at the top there is less room for notifications (as the article points out). It also looks cluttered and it seems like there is way too much going on on the pull down menu. Plus I don't change my settings that often but when I do it's somewhat awkward to pull down the notification bar and then click the little settings icon. It would be easier to swipe down once for notifications and then swipe down a second time for settings. Or, what they could do is have two finger swipe down go directly to quick settings.
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Ditto :good:

Great article. I liked how he asked you to try out the double swipe. Not awkward at all.
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Lockscreen app launcher from lock circle

Hi all,
I was playing about with another random non-brand tablet when I went to unlock the device (just slide lock enabled). The lock circle include a range of apps (possible favourites) with the actually unlock icon as one of them. There was nothing fancy about it all, no graphical changes or folders. Just apps.
Does such an application exist. I know there are loads around that do fancy stuff that go into contacts, folders etc, etc but this simply had apps on the lock circle and that's what I'm after.
Cheers,
vgjfelix

You get that kinda feature in most custom roms
Exampel: settings->interface->lockscreen->custom slider targets
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ArtSwitcher said:
You get that kinda feature in most custom roms
Exampel: settings->interface->lockscreen->custom slider targets
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And what if you don't have a custom rom nor wish to install one?

Try "go locker" I've used it in the past and recommend it.
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Try Widgetlocker in the market, also.
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Ahh, then I don't know. The one and only thing I remember with third party app-lockscreens is that they tend to be kinda unstable. But that may be only me, wish you luck finding a good one tho!
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jayharper08 said:
Try Widgetlocker in the market, also.
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WidgetLocker is the best for what you asking.
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/121/20130401025151.png
You can even assign shortcuts or actions. =)

Oh that's right. Widget locker is the other one I've tried. I like it allot also but I think there's no free version? Correct me if I'm wrong? Well worth the buck tho.
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OK, thanks for your responses. Appreciate it. I will check it out.

Extinction of TouchWiz ROMs

So has development of TW ROMs stopped? Is there not any mods or tweaks left to make a unique TW ROM? I'm kind of getting bored of having the same styled ROMs because honestly all CM based ROMs are pretty much the same because of the fact that they are all CM based obviously. It was nice having TW and CM7. Then getting CM9 and CM10 and now CM10.1 but it seems that all the ROMs have the same basic settings and themes.
Avatar ROM was a little different and I liked it but not too much different since its also CM10.1 based. What I'm really looking for is a TW ROM with all the mods that they're used to be like the lockscreens and clock position in status bar and all the little things that made TW ROMs better. Do any of those even exist anymore for any phone?
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You not so satisfied with The People's and Legacy? I don't use them but they still seem popular after all this time.
And why not take time to theme and mod CM ROMs yourself? Themes, lockscreen mods, launchers and widgets are scattered around for you to revamp the experience. Personally I don't like non-AOSP style, but to imitate a GS3 I downloaded a "GS3-Addon", did a bit modification to it and flashed upon a CM10 nightly, which in the end turned out to be REALLY, REALLY similar experience to the real TouchWiz 5!
Just saying, you can try similar tricks yourself, though it takes some time
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AndyYan said:
You not so satisfied with The People's and Legacy? I don't use them but they still seem popular after all this time.
And why not take time to theme and mod CM ROMs yourself? Themes, lockscreen mods, launchers and widgets are scattered around for you to revamp the experience. Personally I don't like non-AOSP style, but to imitate a GS3 I downloaded a "GS3-Addon", did a bit modification to it and flashed upon a CM10 nightly, which in the end turned out to be REALLY, REALLY similar experience to the real TouchWiz 5!
Just saying, you can try similar tricks yourself, though it takes some time
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Could you post a screenshot of your TW 5? I'd like to see how close you've gotten. And your right about all that but I'm honestly just missing the good old TW ROMs that had amazing battery life and many tweaks and themes and stuff. I used to theme TW ROMs and worked on a few mods and I was doing pretty good but that was last summer. Since I started college I haven't really had much free time to work on that kind of stuff.
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lilajrestnom said:
Could you post a screenshot of your TW 5? I'd like to see how close you've gotten.
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Not SO close actually TW-specific apps are mostly missing. But apps like S Note, Super Video (floating video player on S3), TW5 launcher and widgets are all there. More I can't remember.
I'll post screenshots 2 days later as we're having tests these days and my E4G is currently on CM10.1 so I have to restore the nandroid backup.
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AndyYan said:
Not SO close actually TW-specific apps are mostly missing. But apps like S Note, Super Video (floating video player on S3), TW5 launcher and widgets are all there. More I can't remember.
I'll post screenshots 2 days later as we're having tests these days and my E4G is currently on CM10.1 so I have to restore the nandroid backup.
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Its cool don't worry about the screenshots.
Do you know a way to get the lockscreen on cm10.1 to be like it was on 10 and 9? I mean to have the rings with the shortcuts before the actual unlock pattern? Is there a way to change that? I wanna start working on my ROM to make it the way I actually want.
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lilajrestnom said:
Its cool don't worry about the screenshots.
Do you know a way to get the lockscreen on cm10.1 to be like it was on 10 and 9? I mean to have the rings with the shortcuts before the actual unlock pattern? Is there a way to change that? I wanna start working on my ROM to make it the way I actually want.
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nope, I don't know how to make it like that, sorry.
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I believe there is an option for that in settings-->lock screen somewhere in that menu
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phonehunter59 said:
I believe there is an option for that in settings-->lock screen somewhere in that menu
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It's not there in CM10.1, I checked.
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@lilajrestnom Hey I have an idea. Settings - Lockscreen - check "Maximize widgets". In this way you'll have to long press the lock icon on the bottom of the screen to bring up the lock security, which I think is just what you want. This is tested to work with "pattern" lock security.
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AndyYan said:
@lilajrestnom Hey I have an idea. Settings - Lockscreen - check "Maximize widgets". In this way you'll have to long press the lock icon on the bottom of the screen to bring up the lock security, which I think is just what you want. This is tested to work with "pattern" lock security.
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Ya I've done that and that's the closest I can get to what I actually want. I really just wanted the real rings before the pattern lock but it seems like that's the best I can do for now thanks tho.
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