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removing bottom phone bar (htc sense)

is this possible. i really hate it and i don't want to go htc senseless because i love it and so easy to use. any way to remove it?

i agree. is it anyway to get the slide bar like on hd2 that would be cool.

eduardmc said:
is this possible. i really hate it and i don't want to go htc senseless because i love it and so easy to use. any way to remove it?
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http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=124205 Maybe this will help

You could just use a different launcher... You'll lose the Sense widgets but other elements of Sense (FB integration in contacts, etc) will remain. I've gotta say I'm not terribly fond of HTC's launcher so far, buncha wasted space on the bottom bar and the layout makes very little sense (why do I need a permanent button to add additional shortcuts to my screens?).
Widget apps like Beatiful Widgets and Pure Calendar can easily replace most of the HTC Widgets... I'll probably go thru all of HTC's Widgets tomorrow to see if there's any I'll miss before trying out a different launcher. My 2 cents...

Give Helix launcher from the market a try. It keeps a sticky row of your most used apps at the bottom. Very handy. It also turn landscape.

[Q] Can Apps in Dock be Changed?

Is it possible to change the apps in the Dock/Row at the bottom?
I use Handcent SMS and I would prefer to have that in the dock area instead of the "messanging" icon. Any ideas? I don't want to use another launcher. I prefer Touchwiz...

Honestly, I thinks that's what's gonna be samsungs next uppdate. They a few minor things o7ut but it was all for making it look as amazinguyen as it does now. I am using ADW with the Gala S theme with flikie hd since this can handle the amazment. Hope this helps... besides the other launcher and such.
Sent From The Moon...

You can you use the stock android launcher, go to setting-manage apps.
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Thanks! I hope this is fixed in the update.

I plan to replace the TouchWiz Launcher with LauncherPro on day one. This allows for a much much more customizable dock and ditches the goofy iphone type of side scrolling for apps.

I'd love to see the ability to change the drop down quick buttons, I don't use blue tooth or 4G so I'd love to be able to change that...

Unfortunately there is no way to change the shortcuts on the TouchWiz launcher. I just use LauncherPro, it's 100x better than TW and you're not missing out on the widgets since TW's widgets are terrible. ADW is good too.
One suggestion - search the market for Home Switcher, it makes switching between launcher apps much easier.
Also yeah I'd like to be able to replace the Bluetooth toggle with a 3G one.

Launcher Pro Plus
Launcher Pro runs great on my Samsung Epic. If you put any Home Replacement on, make sure you clear the memory and force close the Touch Wiz app. Launcher Pro runs much smoother than the TW Home.
Steve
Second android phone and will never buy an IPhone

lancelane said:
Launcher Pro runs great on my Samsung Epic. If you put any Home Replacement on, make sure you clear the memory and force close the Touch Wiz app. Launcher Pro runs much smoother than the TW Home.
Steve
Second android phone and will never buy an IPhone
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clear the memory? how? i just bought my epic and i'm trying to tweak it.
thanks in advance!
karl

PlankLongBeard said:
Honestly, I thinks that's what's gonna be samsungs next uppdate. They a few minor things o7ut but it was all for making it look as amazinguyen as it does now. I am using ADW with the Gala S theme with flikie hd since this can handle the amazment. Hope this helps... besides the other launcher and such.
Sent From The Moon...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxyny7ZzrHM&feature=related

[Q] What is Rosie? Is it just a theme?

Sorry, newb question. What does Rosie mean and why would I want to try different versions? Droid INc, SR 3.3.2, 2.15 radio, stock kernel. I've looked at screenshots of different rosie versions, but it just looks like minor appearance and launcher changes. Isn't that sort of what I get with a new rom anyhow?

Rosie, in simplest terms, is the launcher that appears at the bottom of the screen, above the home/menu/back/search buttons - opinions vary on her extent, but nominally that's who she is.

So then what's the big deal with Rosie if launcher pro makes that so easy?
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If you modify Rosie, you can tweak the default Sense launcher to look the way you want, AND stilll have access to the HTC widgets.

mikeymop said:
If you modify Rosie, you can tweak the default Sense launcher to look the way you want, AND stilll have access to the HTC widgets.
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I guess I'm still confused, as you can still change the launcher and still have access to htc widgets without modifying rosie. Is it a theme? Is is a full Sense UI replacement? I'm just not grasping it.

From all I've gathered through this community, Rosie is like a theme on steroids - HTC uses it as a key piece of branding across nearly all their devices. In addition to being the main user interface in terms of widgets, buttons, launcher, etc it also includes an number of hooks and tweaks into core Android itself designed to make the experience more friendly for non-geek users (no insult implied!).
There are two main camps when it comes to Rosie - some dislike it since it adds bulk to the simplicity of vanilla Android, while some others love it for it's prettier user experience and all its widgets. I personally am in the former camp and have learned to love AOSP vanilla.
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kjjb0204 said:
I guess I'm still confused, as you can still change the launcher and still have access to htc widgets without modifying rosie. Is it a theme? Is is a full Sense UI replacement? I'm just not grasping it.
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Actually, you can't. If you change the launcher to something like Launcher Pro (which I <3), you can't use the stock HTC Widgets for FriendStream, Mail or more popularly that beautiful 4x2 Weather+Clock. Granted, if you buy Launcher Pro Plus you can get very similar social widgets, and if want that clock Beautiful Widgets is the way to go if you ditch Rosie for LPP.
Rosie, in simplest terms, is the black bar at the bottom of your homescreen. She gives you access to your app drawer, dialer and settings - and if you take her away, she takes the HTC Widgets with her. However, all other HTC Sense UI elements, such as the lockscreen or the black status bar all stay in place.
Rosie is just the launcher. She is in charge of your homescreens.
As previously mentioned, the reason people modify her is they don't want to lose the HTC Widgets for whatever reason (too cheap for LPP + BW?), but they want to have a custom look or replace the settings option with say the browser.
That clear it up?

Zoon0n said:
Actually, you can't. If you change the launcher to something like Launcher Pro (which I <3), you can't use the stock HTC Widgets for FriendStream, Mail or more popularly that beautiful 4x2 Weather+Clock. Granted, if you buy Launcher Pro Plus you can get very similar social widgets, and if want that clock Beautiful Widgets is the way to go if you ditch Rosie for LPP.
Rosie, in simplest terms, is the black bar at the bottom of your homescreen. She gives you access to your app drawer, dialer and settings - and if you take her away, she takes the HTC Widgets with her. However, all other HTC Sense UI elements, such as the lockscreen or the black status bar all stay in place.
Rosie is just the launcher. She is in charge of your homescreens.
As previously mentioned, the reason people modify her is they don't want to lose the HTC Widgets for whatever reason (too cheap for LPP + BW?), but they want to have a custom look or replace the settings option with say the browser.
That clear it up?
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Did for me.... Thanks

Zoon0n said:
Actually, you can't. If you change the launcher to something like Launcher Pro (which I <3), you can't use the stock HTC Widgets for FriendStream, Mail or more popularly that beautiful 4x2 Weather+Clock. Granted, if you buy Launcher Pro Plus you can get very similar social widgets, and if want that clock Beautiful Widgets is the way to go if you ditch Rosie for LPP.
Rosie, in simplest terms, is the black bar at the bottom of your homescreen. She gives you access to your app drawer, dialer and settings - and if you take her away, she takes the HTC Widgets with her. However, all other HTC Sense UI elements, such as the lockscreen or the black status bar all stay in place.
Rosie is just the launcher. She is in charge of your homescreens.
As previously mentioned, the reason people modify her is they don't want to lose the HTC Widgets for whatever reason (too cheap for LPP + BW?), but they want to have a custom look or replace the settings option with say the browser.
That clear it up?
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Absolutely. Thank you! The term Rosie didn't come up on any Android glossaries I found online. You should submit your description...
On a side note, I was a devout BB user for years and I feel like a kid again learning this whole new OS from scratch. I was as deep into BB as many of you are in Android, so just making the change was a huge leap. Some people close to me think I'm obsessed with technology, but for me it's what I find interesting and fun and challenging.

Lightning Launcher

Wondering if anybody else has seen or used this launcher.
I'm trying it out but I have my doubts as to whether I'll keep it. I'm currently using the Anaconda rom so obviously it works on ICS. So far I'm liking it. It's very fast and very stable. What is the best part is that is very small it doesn't use so much memory. It's fully customizable even to the point where you can turn your icons on there axis and resize them.
Just search for the lightning launcher in the play store. Check out the screen shots and tell me what you think.

Looks pretty nice, good that it's lightweight as well. I'm still perfectly happy with Cyanogen's Trebuchet Launcher even in its Alpha state as we have it, but always good to see more variety.

The reflections are pooched in the launcher lol...
But I do like the icon rotation and resizing, might have to try this one out.

the reflections can be turned off or adjusted by length, depth, density, etc...

not too impressed with it, except for the free mode which i've suggested to every other launcher dev (adw, launcher pro, go launcher, apex launcher, nova launcher, etc etc) in the past and all the devs said it's not possible... so wtf. the menus are really hard to navigate, and it doesn't offer an easy way to change the background.
has potential, but right now it's a no-go.

Love it on my Droid 1. It's the fastest launcher with the fewest redraws that I've been able to find. It's also more customizable in way that are important to me than any other launcher. 5 star app.

Here's what I did with it...I like one simple home page.
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[Q] launchers

I'm not going to ask which launcher or anything like that. I already have one in mind if I do decide to go that route.
What I want to know is if they are worth it or not? Do they slow the phone down at all? As it seems as an overlay to an overlay.
I see some, like nova, have a add-on for unread counts for messages and calls and things. Is this saying that without this add-on I won't have a count for missed messages or a notification at all?
Thanks you for the input

launchers
In comparison to the stock LG launcher you'll find you'll actually have a smother experience. Launchers like holo or nova are really light weight and have a smaller footprint in memory than the stock launcher. When you choose a new launcher as default the lg launcher is closed. Or at least resources are being prioritized to the default launcher. I'm a beginner when it comes to how android handles processes so maybe someone else can offer a better explanation. The addons for nova add unread counts to icons on homescreens, app drawer and folders. You'll still get all notifications through the status bar. Its just eye candy and extras you get for the paid version of the launcher.

BadFish79 said:
I'm not going to ask which launcher or anything like that. I already have one in mind if I do decide to go that route.
What I want to know is if they are worth it or not? Do they slow the phone down at all? As it seems as an overlay to an overlay.
I see some, like nova, have a add-on for unread counts for messages and calls and things. Is this saying that without this add-on I won't have a count for missed messages or a notification at all?
Thanks you for the input
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Won't hurt to check out other launchers. If you dont like them simply uninstall and your back to where you were

ADW is old school and basic, I prefer that. Holo is decent so is Apex, but my go to is always Nova. They're all fun to play with.

It's worth it. I use Nova and it's faster and has more organization and customization options than stock LG or AOSP. Just the speed and being able to hide apps from the app drawer is worth it for me. For reference, Nova runs way faster on my Nexus 7 than the JB launcher.

lots of good options. Nova is a great one, but I like Apex and Holo.
To answer your question, if you don't install extensions, then you won't have the message count on the app icon, but that's all it does. I personally don't like it, so I have never installed it.
Honestly though, if you aren't a "power user" who likes to tinker with all of the options in the launcher, Apex, Holo and Nova are all very similar.

Can someone explain the dock as overlay option? Isn't the dock always visible on the home screen?
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BadFish79 said:
Can someone explain the dock as overlay option? Isn't the dock always visible on the home screen?
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Default, the dock is basically an extra row of icons ON the desktop, that carries over from screen to screen.
Dock as overlay changes your dock to being a row of icons that is on a layer separate from your desktop. As an example, you can turn this on and turn on a slide up gesture to toggle dock, which would give you a kind of mini app drawer on top of the desktop. If you did not turn this on, toggling dock would bump your desktop icons up and down, as it would then be a part of the desktop and not be a layer on top of it.