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[Q] How do I port Sense dialer to vanilla/MIUI?

I love everything about vanilla and MIUI except the dialers. I use the T9 searching on the sense dialer (which is the only reason i use sense) to dial numbers every day. I have tried Market dialer replacements and they are not great. Could i just extract the sense dialer APK? or is there more to it than that? Instruction is appreciated :-\

bump for this thread. I am also looking for a way to get the sense dialer installed on my cyanogen mod release. This is the only thing useful to me in sense.

cleanser said:
bump for this thread. I am also looking for a way to get the sense dialer installed on my cyanogen mod release. This is the only thing useful to me in sense.
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Can I assume both of you have tried Dialer One in the market? I suppose visually it may not be quite as nice as the sense dialer, but functionally it is far superior to most anything out there.

The answer is no. you can't use a sense dialer on aosp. There is a whole lot more to the sense dialer than just the apk. Too many other files. I suggest ray dialer. free from market. Also in the realm of MIUI we will have t9 dialer in todays release...
Swyped from MIuiEVO

tdiman said:
Can I assume both of you have tried Dialer One in the market? I suppose visually it may not be quite as nice as the sense dialer, but functionally it is far superior to most anything out there.
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+1 on Dialer One. I miss the built-in speed dial and predictive 'pre dial' capability from stock Sense ROMs. This free app does a superb job of replacing that functionality. It also replaces the dialer in the ROM when it is set as the default.

smtom said:
+1 on Dialer One. I miss the built-in speed dial and predictive 'pre dial' capability from stock Sense ROMs. This free app does a superb job of replacing that functionality. It also replaces the dialer in the ROM when it is set as the default.
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Can't get that to work (replace the default dialer) how did you do that? EDIT: found it!
I'm using Youlu Address Book and CM6.1 and what I did was dropped a shortcut to Youlu on the desktop, then if you pick it up and drop it in place, you can set a custom icon for it (I chose the phone icon from the Gingerbread icon pack I'm using for ADW Launcher). Then I dropped it down on the favorites bar.
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Juwe's Rom Change app icon

I like to use GOSMS and Id like to set it on the home screen shortcut bar but it just looks ugly. Is there a way to make the standard SMS image redirect me to GOSMS? This is using the Touchwiz home, Juwe's 4.3.1

Not with TW, best you could do is overwrite the standard SMS app with GOSMS in the sytem partition. then it would work, but you'd have to update manually everytime there was an update on the package.

I finally just switched to Launcher pro and customized everything. I love this launcher. Really liked TW, but it was just weird to have the applications stand out like that.

APP - HOLO Launcher

Been playing with this today. Fairly nice rendition of the ICS launcher with bits and pieces modified to make it work with older version of Android.
Free in the Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher&hl=en
What do you think?
Here is the app store description.
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ICS Launcher for Android 2.2+ Simple, powerful, fast and highly customizable home replacement, based on Android 4.0.4 ICS Launcher.
Features: Full ICS Style ICS Icons, Folders, Outlines, Drawer Tabs, etc.
Custom Desktop Pages/Grid Up to 9 desktop pages and 10 x 10 grid.
Custom Drawer Portrait/landscape Grid Set different drawer grid for portrait and landscape screen.
Scrollable Dock Up to 7 icons per page and up to 3 pages.
Infinite Scrolling Loop through your desktop/drawer/dock continuously.
Gestures Swipe up/down on desktop to launch apps quickly.
Customizable shortcut/folder icons Long press to edit shortcut/folder icons and labels, support ADW icon pack.
Desktop Previews Pinch to access desktop previews.
Backup and Restore Backup and restore your settings and shortcuts.
Other Customization Options Keep in memory, home key action, hide apps in drawer, hide labels, etc.
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It's quite laggy.
Sent from my SPH-D700 CM9 ANDROID 4.0.4

I love it works great since it hit the market after turning off animations. I run underclocked at 800mhz too and have no issue. but I guess maybe I'm doing it wrong by not having the animations. either way once they work out the bling speed ill be enabling it.
my default launcher on tw and cm7.

OK, everyone get back on topic.
Thanks
FNM

Notifications do not work using Holo Launcher Plus
Can someone help me?
I am using Holo Launcher Plus with Holo Notifier and my "Unread Count" notifications only works for text messages (SMS).
My Samsung Epic 4G does not display nofications for Gmail, Yahoo email, Outlook email, or even phone calls.
I checked my Holo Notifier settings and enabled (checked) each option and selected the corrersponding apps (Phone app, Gmail app, etc.). Only my SMS text messages display a notification in Holo Launcher Plus.
My phone is the Samsung Epic 4G running Android 2.3.6 (GB).
Thank You for your help.
My email is, [email protected]

fred1955 said:
Can someone help me?
I am using Holo Launcher Plus with Holo Notifier and my "Unread Count" notifications only works for text messages (SMS).
My Samsung Epic 4G does not display nofications for Gmail, Yahoo email, Outlook email, or even phone calls.
I checked my Holo Notifier settings and enabled (checked) each option and selected the corrersponding apps (Phone app, Gmail app, etc.). Only my SMS text messages display a notification in Holo Launcher Plus.
My phone is the Samsung Epic 4G running Android 2.3.6 (GB).
Thank You for your help.
My email is, [email protected]
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I'd suggest heading over to the Holo forum. You can find that here.. You can also drop the dev a email. He is pretty good about responding.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636393
I will email this just in case you don't make it back here.
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Best Launcher (smooth and battery)

Hi guys,
I'm looking for a launcher that gives better battery life than Touchwiz for gingerbread and for ICS, that runs smoothly.
Cause I heard that launcher affect your battery life slightly, so I wanted to improve that.
Any suggestions for Gingerbread and/ or ICS?
Best Launcher so far:
Gingerbread: LauncherPro 6 MB of RAM, smooth, themable
Ice Cream Sandwich: LauncherPro 6 MB of RAM, smooth, themable

Ftl launcher
Sent from my jelly bean

just a basic stripped down launcher, with not too many effects and so..

Thanks for the suggestion, FTLLauncher uses around 12MB of RAM and is gingerbread and ICS supported.
Other suggestions are as always welcome.
BTW, how do you strip a launcher? I only know how to get rid of some system apps....

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Thanks for the suggestion, FTLLauncher uses around 12MB of RAM and is gingerbread and ICS supported.
Other suggestions are as always welcome.
BTW, how do you strip a launcher? I only know how to get rid of some system apps....
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better not do it yourself, use a launcher that is minimalistic.

currently using ADW launcher and it doesn't use much batttery and it looks nice.

Thanks for your reply, it seems that ADW Launcher uses 11 MB of RAM on my GB ROM. It is smooth as well. So does that mean that this launcher is better? (remember that we're looking for a lightweight launcher, not for functionality)

LordJeremy said:
Thanks for your reply, it seems that ADW Launcher uses 11 MB of RAM on my GB ROM. It is smooth as well. So does that mean that this launcher is better? (remember that we're looking for a lightweight launcher, not for functionality)
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for me it is a good launcher, it is smooth, easy to work with, low battery consumption, and it looks nice. I have tried several other launchers but didn't like the way they looked or because of high battery usage.

I use GO Launcher EX. The UI and the effects are good. And there're many themes available on the net!

For lightweight I think lightning launcher is the most lightweight one in terms of its apk size (54k!!!) and ram usage.
It only uses less than 8 MB (varying from 7.21-7.89) on my Gio !!!
It even doesn't have built-in setting! (though you can download a separate app for setting)
If you want something fast and light, maybe it is what you're searching for.
PS the setup may requires some effort but once set up, everything should be good.
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i am using holo launcher... it's very fast and looks realy good (like ics).
it needs only 9 mb ram with all effects disabled...

For me I like LauncherPro, its fast and smooth

emyaz said:
i am using holo launcher... it's very fast and looks realy good (like ics).
it needs only 9 mb ram with all effects disabled...
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how i want to on notification icon like unread sms, unread calling? i'm already on it, but, when income sms on notification, no notification on unread sms? what version need to use? need to download holo launcher and holo launcher pro? sorry for my bad english

SemBoyHehe said:
how i want to on notification icon like unread sms, unread calling? i'm already on it, but, when income sms on notification, no notification on unread sms? what version need to use? need to download holo launcher and holo launcher pro? sorry for my bad english
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do you mean the lock screen?
holo launcher has no lock screeen. there is a lock screen in the market called "holo locker" you can download it but it doesnt support notifications...
sorry for my bad english

emyaz said:
do you mean the lock screen?
holo launcher has no lock screeen. there is a lock screen in the market called "holo locker" you can download it but it doesnt support notifications...
sorry for my bad english
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no., holo launcher., a launcher like go launcher., go launcher, we need to install go launcher notification., but, holo launcher, even i active at setting., still no notification unread like sms and calling., sorry my bad english.,

SemBoyHehe said:
no., holo launcher., a launcher like go launcher., go launcher, we need to install go launcher notification., but, holo launcher, even i active at setting., still no notification unread like sms and calling., sorry my bad english.,
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ok now i know what you mean but sorry there is no chance to activate the notifications like in go ex launcher because holo launcher doesnt support it (as far as i know)...

emyaz said:
ok now i know what you mean but sorry there is no chance to activate the notifications like in go ex launcher because holo launcher doesnt support it (as far as i know)...
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like standard samsung home., if have unread sms, they have icon at icon sms how sms income unread. because, i like this launcher. only icon unread sms and unread calling i want it.

SemBoyHehe said:
like standard samsung home., if have unread sms, they have icon at icon sms how sms income unread. because, i like this launcher. only icon unread sms and unread calling i want it.
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yes i already understand what you want but holo launcher doesnt have this feature as i know
if this is so important for you, you should use go ex launcher with an ics theme

SemBoyHehe said:
like standard samsung home., if have unread sms, they have icon at icon sms how sms income unread. because, i like this launcher. only icon unread sms and unread calling i want it.
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are you talking about the unread sms notifications for holo launcher? because i have it
you need holo launcher plus then download holo notifier

alkspo said:
are you talking about the unread sms notifications for holo launcher? because i have it
you need holo launcher plus then download holo notifier
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isnt need to install holo launcher then install holo launcher plus? but, already do like that., but, still no icon unread sms.

Android UI on Non-Rooted Fire Phone(My Setup)

Buzz launcher is working really well, no widget support but I have searchbar, wallpaper, and notifications are coming through fine(I don't have a number icon but they show on lock screen and in drop down) also I just managed to get stock jb camera and gallery working. I've spent a few hours trying every launcher I could get and the best two were go launcher and Buzz launcher, although google now launcher is available and great except for the wallpaper support.
At this point I have a mostly stock(not rooted sadly) up to date 3.6.8 unlocked fire phone. I've added Google play store, installed Buzz launcher and glovebox, and pushed stock jellybean camera and gallery via .apk file. I'm also using chomp sms, gmail, stock dialer, chrome browser and apus booster.
Any suggestions or ideas? I'm loving the hardware but we seem to have a small following and very few developers behind us which means we're on our own.
launchers I have tried and had issues with-
1. Yahoo Aviate, crashes on launch.
2)ADW- worked well bot no widgets or wallpaper.
3)Nova-no wallpaper or widgets but stable.(beta has same issues)
4)Holo Launcher(regular and HD)- no widgets or wallpaper
5)DU Launcher- no wallpaper or widget
6)Themer- wallpaper support but random crashing after sleep
7)Smart Launcher 2-no wallpaper or widget
8.)Action Launcher 3- no wallpaper or widget
9)Everything Me Launcher- no wallpaper or widget, crashing
10) 2Tap Launcher- crashes quickly no wallpaper
11)CM Launcher- no wallpaper, crashing rarely but mentionable
Working launchers
1) Buzz Launcher fully functional except for widgets, my daily driver for now seems to be the most stable so far
2)Google Now- works very well but no wallpaper support but very stable
3)Go launcher- wallpaper works(i couldnt change it from the stock wallpaper but it was better than a black screen, ran well no crashes for two days)
* as of the update on 4/4/15 go launcher no longer has wallpaper at all
4)Lightning Launcher- works perfectly (only last because it is the only paid app I listed)
Useful Apps/Options
Stock JB Camera and Gallery(Will post .apk asap)
Google Play and GApps
Glovebox (sidebar/dock)
Chomp SMS(works well but must be kept running or will not notify)
*I've switched to hangouts for sms and it's working really well(hangouts dialer was less than perfect, but did function)
Also using Google play music and still searching for new options daily while waiting on fire os4
Workarounds
Configured gestures via buzz to launch google now from searchbar, doubletap screen for JB Camera, tied Chrome to as many apps as possible to mimic default browser.
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A few more screen caps
(From Left to Right)
Google Now Launcher
Buzz Launcher
Buzz Launcher and my app drawer
Jelly Bean Stock camera(gallery also installed and working)
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Homee launcher works, widgets, wallpaper, etc. But most themes are a bit feminine for my tastes. Been using it for a week or two pretty neat overall.

A new launcher that supports some widgets and wallpapers
Dodol Launcher from the play store
To get wallpaper to show you must go into advanced settings and enable exclusive wallpaper. As far as widgets go it's pretty limited and seems to only support it's own built in one's
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Some pictures of Dodol Launcher and Google play music both working well
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Launcher Lab
Launcher Lab works perfectly except for no widget support, you can however use its built in widgets. its fully customizable so getting a native look isn't hard.

4.6.1 with Miui Express from xda. All widgets working - No fc's. I like it

hydromän said:
4.6.1 with Miui Express from xda. All widgets working - No fc's. I like it
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Thanks hydromän for the information and screen shoots!
You has installed the latest version of Miui-Express?
Could you please post the correct link of the "Miui Express" APP from xda, that you installed on your Fire-Phone with FireOS 4.6.1??

http://www.mediafire.com/?rw6bik313owhof9

hydromän said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rw6bik313owhof9
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Thanks hydromän for the link!

+1 for miui express..no issues

Here is the newest MIUI EXPRESS 2.7.0 also Working
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByX9qJT3j0wGY3htUDhFTTBDNFU/view?pli=1
Or update via Launcher Settings

FTL Launcher from PlayStore is running also well with all widgets

Lock Screen
Or update via Launcher Settings[/QUOTE]
Hydroman, this works perfect. Being a former Mi phone user, this is like going native. Only issue is lock screen not working. Still default fire lock screen takes effect. Any suggestions?

am i the only person who doesnt get notifications with launchers, you know when you get a small number near messaging, phone, whatsapp etc??

russy23 said:
am i the only person who doesnt get notifications with launchers, you know when you get a small number near messaging, phone, whatsapp etc??
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I am getting my notifications from Hangouts, Facebook,XDA App, and all my mail accounts. But I've been using NotifierPro Free since before 4.6.1 update. I'll uninstall it and let you know some time tonight or tomorrow morning if I'm still getting them.

On non rooted? My fav Holo Launcher Plus.. Notifications bubbles on Icons Are Working there.
On rooted with notification bubbles:
Nova with Missed It!
Google Now Launcher with Xposed Gel Settings and Missed It!

Viperise152 said:
I am getting my notifications from Hangouts, Facebook,XDA App, and all my mail accounts. But I've been using NotifierPro Free since before 4.6.1 update. I'll uninstall it and let you know some time tonight or tomorrow morning if I'm still getting them.
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Ok i was still getting notifications after I uninstalled NotifierPro Free. I did notice on occasion that my phone would get a bunch of notifications all at once. I reinstalled Notifier i actually like how it works. FYI I am 4.6.1 rooted running the Google now Launcher.

So weird..i just cant handle not seeing the notification little numbers..lol..like if u dont hear the phone you wouldnt know u have a whatsapp as the little number isnt there..
Ive never rooted, shudnt matter shud it

My Setup
HoloLauncher 2.1.1, Weatherbug, Battery Widget, ACalendar+, Power Toggles.