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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

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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
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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.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!!

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!

Wave launcher for FREE on GETJAR

Nice little addon for ur home screen launcher!! I prefer Circle launcher but wave launcher is nice. Its usually 1.99 but its free on get jar. Unless u missed it on amazon when they had it free for 24 hours.
enjoy!
http://www.getjar.com/mobile/253830...7mzvf1zgui2khdk6&c=enuy9p1hwedggjsc16&lang=en

I prefer swipepad, i think its much netter than wave or circle launcher
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i'll stick with Go Launcher EX
i can't seem to find all the features it offers on any other launcher

Wave launcher is not a launcher. It let's you swipe fromspecified spot on the screen and brings up a wave of assigned apps (or even widgets now). It's a nice way to get to stuff without having to go back to the home screen.
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elflip88 said:
I prefer swipepad, i think its much netter than wave or circle launcher
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Been using wave launcher for a long time. You showed me a cool app that may replace wave launcher on my phone.
Deebo took your bike too?

The_Biz said:
Been using wave launcher for a long time. You showed me a cool app that may replace wave launcher on my phone.
Deebo took your bike too?
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Lol cool, yeah ive been using swipepad since my huawei ascend from cricket a year ago, it really is awesome
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Thanks for the tip. Very nice app, especially since it's free

SPB Shell 3d

Im looking for the SPB Shell 3d app, but im trying to get it for free. I tried a bunch of .apk files on 4Shared and all of them say "you have to purchase the app" is there a free working version of this app?
Thanks in advance.
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That app is paid only. There is no free version.
SGSIISE4GT

Really? Damn that sucks lol. well thanks for the info.
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You will find a lot of apk's saying its a cracked version, but they won't work for it. I bought it, but rarely ever use it. If it had more options to play with, then I probably would.

The concept of it is great BUT the UI design is just plain ugly. I would like to theme it myself though.

SPB Shell is cool in concept & design but for me at least, cumbersome in usability & lacking all around in user friendliness.

I use daily, but definitely lacking in options. Biggest so far is no option to increase number of rows and columns, and zero options for app drawer.
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dgn_sandibalz said:
I use daily, but definitely lacking in options. Biggest so far is no option to increase number of rows and columns, and zero options for app drawer.
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This! For anyone running there screen at a higher resolution a 4x4 grid just does not cut it.
Also, not being able to resize widgets, really? This app is $15!

Ok so most of you dont like spb.
Is there any other app out there, thats better than spb?
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DaRealGust0 said:
Ok so most of you dont like spb.
Is there any other app out there, thats better than spb?
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ADW Launcher EX, Go Launcher EX, Launcher Pro, and my new favorite launcher ssLauncher.

Yea I currently got Go launcher on it. Ill try out sslauncher and launcher pro.
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DaRealGust0 said:
Yea I currently got Go launcher on it. Ill try out sslauncher and launcher pro.
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ssLauncher is definitely the most unique of the bunch. There is still one bug the developer is working on fixing and that is clock widgets are not updating. Besides that everything else had been pretty solid with it.

On ssLauncher, are you able to add effects like on GoLauncher?
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DaRealGust0 said:
On ssLauncher, are you able to add effects like on GoLauncher?
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There in effect that flips the pages like a magazine...The main thing with ssLauncher is that it gives you the ability to pretty much put anything, anywhere on the screen. If you want something more organized with a lot of screen transition animations, the other launchers would work better for you.

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There in effect that flips the pages like a magazine...The main thing with ssLauncher is that it gives you the ability to pretty much put anything, anywhere on the screen. If you want something more organized with a lot of screen transition animations, the other launchers would work better for you.
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yea im looking for something with more effects and animations. thanks for the info though

I thought asking for wares and app cracking/hacking was against xda rules.

12MaNy said:
I thought asking for wares and app cracking/hacking was against xda rules.
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It sure is but a 1 poster won't know that.

Urgh...take your warez requests elsewhere please

What is lost using Apex or Nova

What widgets, functionalities, and/or apps is lost from touchwiz by using nova or apex launcher?

I use nova, haven't noticed any features missing.
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The only thing I haven't figured out how to do with Apex that I can with TouchWiz launcher is change the wallpaper of both the home and lock screens. Can it be done?

Yes, just go to security I believe. The options are at the top.
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So smart stay, direct call and other features still work?
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circuit.007 said:
So smart stay, direct call and other features still work?
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Well technically touchwhiz is still running even when you install a third party launcher so you shouldn't be missing any built in functions like smart stay, direct call, etc. I haven't noticed any functionality loss due to installing Nova at all.

Thanks for the input. What about widgets. Coming from Sense, a lot of widgets were lost when I used a third party launcher.

I use apex.... And yes you loose the touchwiz widgets. There were only a few from what I remember as I hated touchwiz after 3 days, it wastes so much screen relistate. So you loose the touchwiz calendar, email, clock, and photo widgets..... I'm just going off memory though there might be more.
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The only thing I miss is being able to organize my app drawer into folders. I have yet to find anything with
APEX that allows me to do that. But there may be something out there to accommodate folders, but I'm not aware of it. If anyone does know or if it's built in, please let me know!

Comando156 said:
I use apex.... And yes you loose the touchwiz widgets. There were only a few from what I remember as I hated touchwiz after 3 days, it wastes so much screen relistate. So you loose the touchwiz calendar, email, clock, and photo widgets..... I'm just going off memory though there might be more.
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you don't lose the clock widget...

On Jelly Bean, what you lose is the ability to just toss items off the homescreen. You physically have to drag items to the "x" to remove them. You also lose the auto organizer feature when you drag widgets around.
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For some reason in apex, it makes my widgets 5x(X) even though they're normally 4x(X)
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lxetuo said:
The only thing I haven't figured out how to do with Apex that I can with TouchWiz launcher is change the wallpaper of both the home and lock screens. Can it be done?
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While you can't do that in Apex Launcher (as of the time I am writing this), you can always go to Settings->Wallpaper (It will be under the device category) to change the lockscreen/homescreen/homescreen&lockscreen wallpapers.

Using Apex or Nova also does not allow the badge functionality you have on touch wiz. You know, the little red icons when you have a missed call or email message. It's a bummer as I do like this function; however, Nova is super awesome due to its gesture function.
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cjrivera04 said:
Using Apex or Nova also does not allow the badge functionality you have on touch wiz. You know, the little red icons when you have a missed call or email message. It's a bummer as I do like this function; however, Nova is super awesome due to its gesture function.
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Actually you can..at least with the Pro version of Apex that I have.

munnarg said:
Actually you can..at least with the Pro version of Apex that I have.
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Yep me too... Phone calls, emails, etc.
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I've got the paid version of Nova, and badges work just fine. Even for Gmail.
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SmokeRob said:
The only thing I miss is being able to organize my app drawer into folders. I have yet to find anything with
APEX that allows me to do that. But there may be something out there to accommodate folders, but I'm not aware of it. If anyone does know or if it's built in, please let me know!
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Nova Prime ($4 in play store) has "Drawer Groups". I have all my apps categorized into communication, games, multimedia, shopping, and system tools. Those folders show up at the top of the drawer, and all the un-categorized apps show up below it.
I think it's still not as good as the ADW Launcher that was built into CM7 that I was using on my DroidX. With that I could make shortcuts on my home screen to an individual category, so the kids could easily get to games and only games.

mrvirginia said:
you don't lose the clock widget...
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Did you have to get the pro version to not lose the clock widget? I tried the free version, and wasn't able to get the clock/weather widget
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esoteric1311 said:
Did you have to get the pro version to not lose the clock widget? I tried the free version, and wasn't able to get the clock/weather widget
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I like the weather widget. I tried like 4 different launchers and it was not available on any of them. If anyone can figure how to make it work in nova or any of the other launchers, I'll switch over from touchwiz.
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Nova Launcher vs Apex Launcher

For those of you who have tried both, which one is faster, smoother and more responsive?

Nova seems to be the fastest if you change the scroll and animation speed but unlike Nova, Apex offers some basic swipe gestures without needing to pay for the pro version.
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eao1991 said:
Nova seems to be the fastest if you change the scroll and animation speed but unlike Nova, Apex offers some basic swipe gestures without needing to pay for the pro version.
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Thanks. I'm willing to shell out $4 for the pro version of either launcher.

clankfu said:
Thanks. I'm willing to shell out $4 for the pro version of either launcher.
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Then nova is where it is at....
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Naddict said:
Then nova is where it is at....
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Thanks. Btw, if you install a 3rd party launcher, do you lose the "Motion" functions in Touchwiz and the swipe to text or call in contacts?

clankfu said:
Thanks. Btw, if you install a 3rd party launcher, do you lose the "Motion" functions in Touchwiz and the swipe to text or call in contacts?
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No... If I am guessing we are thinking same features... Nova prime is really good stuff. You can change theme colors and has tons of swipe features....
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Naddict said:
No... If I am guessing we are thinking same features... Nova prime is really good stuff. You can change theme colors and has tons of swipe features....
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I'm talking about stuff like palm swipe to screen capture, etc...

clankfu said:
I'm talking about stuff like palm swipe to screen capture, etc...
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Those all work. Palm swipe, swiping the contact to call, etc...

polkadots said:
Those all work. Palm swipe, swiping the contact to call, etc...
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Gotcha...thanks.

Anyone know how to get the stock TouchWiz clock with weather back with Nova?

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the latest nova beta is based off the jellybean launcher and is fantastic. on cm10, it's absolutely the fastest and most fluid launcher i've ever used. i bought the pro version and have not regretted it. there are more gesture options than Apex the last time i checked.

i've had both and i find nova to be smoother than apex. too bad i paid for the pro version of apex which i loved on the GS2.

This may have been answered elsewhere, so I apologize if it has.
Do y'all know if icon packs for Apex (specifically the flat icon pack) work in Nova? I'm willing to hand over the $1 for an icon pack, but only if I know it will work with my launcher.

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This may have been answered elsewhere, so I apologize if it has.
Do y'all know if icon packs for Apex (specifically the flat icon pack) work in Nova? I'm willing to hand over the $1 for an icon pack, but only if I know it will work with my launcher.
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Icons made specifically for Apex won't work...such as the flat icons by mitchs.co
I know this because I have the same set. The only option is to get the ADW or Go Theme set but those aren't as up to date like the Apex one

eao1991 said:
Icons made specifically for Apex won't work...such as the flat icons by mitchs.co
I know this because I have the same set. The only option is to get the ADW or Go Theme set but those aren't as up to date like the Apex one
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Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I'll just buy the .zip straight from mitchs.

Gonna have to side with Apex. Best launcher available.

Another vote here for Nova Prime.
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DataHawg said:
Another vote here for Nova Prime.
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+1
Also, Nova supports icon packs from multiple launchers. I've had zero problems with Lustre.

Nova.... You can theme it too.
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