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Hello all I'm sorry to inform u that I will no longer be developing for the evo. I will be upgrading to the HTC evo shift and yes as soon as its rooted miui will be booted on it and ill b right back here providing updates for the shift.
I will have an overlay setup on github before Friday for anyone that wants to pick up where I left off for the evo.
I will also be talking to mark about a proper replacement for mod/porter so if ya wanna take over fire off a comment n this thread and we may consider you
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I saw this over in the MIUI forum and seeing as I have been back and forth with MIUI and Myns ROMS I decided that I would post this here for all developers to see in an attempt to have someone take over the porting and maintenance of MIUI. Original thread can be found here:
http://forums.miui-dev.com/showthread.php?1987-htc-evo-miui-overlay-and-my-departure
Lol I posted the same thing in the evos general forum. I'm hoping somebody picks this up BC miui is the shiznit.
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upgrade to the shift lol that's a downgrade .. sucks cause miui was pretty good
Manup is going to be picking up some of it, saw his twitter this morning.
Yeah its a great rom. So different from everything else!
Completely agree man. The whole rom is just so unique compared to everything else available. The launcher that miui uses is hands down the best.
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stangdriverdoug said:
Yeah its a great rom. So different from everything else!
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except the iPhone, LOL
I like MIUI, but the layout really does kind of remind me of iOS.
leenypost said:
except the iPhone, LOL
I like MIUI, but the layout really does kind of remind me of iOS.
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I own both and it does feel similar but at the same time its more of a fusion than a straight up copy. Definitely deserves to live on, better than have thousands of Sense ROMs that only differ in how ugly they are.
Award Tour said:
I own both and it does feel similar but at the same time its more of a fusion than a straight up copy. Definitely deserves to live on, better than have thousands of Sense ROMs that only differ in how ugly they are.
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LOL... Well... I don't know. I like MIUI... And I like Sense... I just like things that are functional. Both of them are. I hope someone picks up MIUI development here because my most favorite thing to do is take aspects of all the different versions (Sense, MIUI, AOSP) est.. and blend them together to create the ROM I want for myself.
Can someone port the Meizu M9 ROM for Desire it is already been ported to Nexus One...
Nexus One version:
http://www.multiupload.com/ZN82FGP0I'M
UI Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Zz-BhYVpw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Do not try to flash this version because it says that it's for Passion (Nexus One)...
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This is just a fast port, it boots and such at least.
File here
Is anyone working on a full port of this or no??
I installed it and it looks like it could be decent with everything set up
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+1 on that .... could definitely rival miuis interface
would def be interested in this port...
Thom House is working on a Meizu Theme for MIUI
http://twitter.com/thom_house
roalex said:
This is just a fast port, it boots and such at least.
File here
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Thanks, maybe someone can work on this port to make run better...
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danial.aw said:
+1 on that .... could definitely rival miuis interface
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it looks like a miui/stock hybrid with bad images and cheep colours :/
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it looks like a miui/stock hybrid with bad images and cheep colours :/
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srsly? ppl that complains it is close to miui should just shut their hole.. xD this is a nice interface, sure it might look like miui, but thats because ppl want it that way. in my opinion it looks alot better so far, love the lockscreen even if its a copy of an iphone theme. i like how they made the easy froyo like buttons at the bottom for launcher, and everything looks slick, smooth and clean.
if u don't like just do not use it.. not hard MIUI is good, using it myself, but the time Meizu m9 out im chaning the sec i see its stable.
I agree with Rasta - looks quite poor tbh. I'll reserve judgement until a proper version is released
Look at it running on the m9 it looks so much better if we get a fully working port it could be awesome
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srsly? ppl that complains it is close to miui should just shut their hole.. xD this is a nice interface, sure it might look like miui, but thats because ppl want it that way. in my opinion it looks alot better so far, love the lockscreen even if its a copy of an iphone theme. i like how they made the easy froyo like buttons at the bottom for launcher, and everything looks slick, smooth and clean.
if u don't like just do not use it.. not hard MIUI is good, using it myself, but the time Meizu m9 out im chaning the sec i see its stable.
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telling me to shut my hole because of opinion?
nice one idiot
the status is miui
the gallery is 3d gallery
the file explorer looks incomplete
the launcher just looks like a hybrid of expresso sense hd and stock
the phone is miui
so basically it looks like a bad miui theme with less functionality and a sense bolt on.
thats my opinion, does this make me a moron that should shut my hole?
im not even complaining, im just saying what it looks like
im not a fanboi, i go with what i like. i cannot see anything that ui has to offer that miui or aosp with launcher pro cannot
indeed more options available is a good thing however it doesnt mean i cant have an opinion on how it looks
grow up
N u felt the need to defend yourself come don't tell other to off this is suppose to be a place to go to get help with our awesome phones I like the launcher on this and would like to see it fully functioning doesn't mean its gonna replace any other Rom so just don't come here to see the status pretty easy if u ask me
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N u felt the need to defend yourself come don't tell other to off this is suppose to be a place to go to get help with our awesome phones I like the launcher on this and would like to see it fully functioning doesn't mean its gonna replace any other Rom so just don't come here to see the status pretty easy if u ask me
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Well, Rasta has every right to defend his opinion. He just said it looks like a poor version of MIUI (which I kinda of agree with) and that was met with abuse from the other poster. It's natural to then defend yourself!!
End of the day it's another ROM - some will like it, other's won't. I will personally wait for this to come out before posting my opinion but at first glance it does look like a rubbish MIUI
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N u felt the need to defend yourself come don't tell other to off this is suppose to be a place to go to get help with our awesome phones I like the launcher on this and would like to see it fully functioning doesn't mean its gonna replace any other Rom so just don't come here to see the status pretty easy if u ask me
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im just defending my opinion which im entitled too he decided start calling names
why am i not allowed to say what i think it looks like when its in dev
its not like i said "dont make it"
I just don't want drama from either party that's it I don't like miui roms so I just don't say stuff in those threads and I'm not saying it not entitled to your opinion everyone is...
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babyboidevil said:
I just don't want drama from either party that's it I don't like miui roms so I just don't say stuff in those threads and I'm not saying it not entitled to your opinion everyone is...
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well think of it like this
if no one questions a UI how will it improve?
you think miui got good without people suggesting things or without input?
Rastaman-FB said:
telling me to shut my hole because of opinion?
nice one idiot
the status is miui
the gallery is 3d gallery
the file explorer looks incomplete
the launcher just looks like a hybrid of expresso sense hd and stock
the phone is miui
so basically it looks like a bad miui theme with less functionality and a sense bolt on.
thats my opinion, does this make me a moron that should shut my hole?
im not even complaining, im just saying what it looks like
im not a fanboi, i go with what i like. i cannot see anything that ui has to offer that miui or aosp with launcher pro cannot
indeed more options available is a good thing however it doesnt mean i cant have an opinion on how it looks
grow up
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"Deama queen"
Opinions are good, but idiotic opinions that does not rly say how good this ROM is, is just stupid.
so what? what other roms does not have 3D gallery? dude as i told u, this ROM has it because..? PPL like it! its called following the ppl. And the "status"? where is that alike ? its more iphonish, then yes its like MIUI bec miui is Iphonish 2 lol. and the Launcher? Yes it might look that for u. but for me it looks GREAT! because its minimalistic, no need for more than 3 icons, no need to take the whole bottom of the screen, no need for 5+ screens 3 is more than enough. ill say it again, when this ROM is stable on Desire, its the best ROM there ever be. Atm im using MIUI, bec i was gonna test the Meizu M9 skin, but it fails-.- still needs improvements. and who said fanboi? ... just saying, who said it? i have used allmost every single ROM in here i liked *Oxygen 1.0.4, DeFroST 6.1, the sense roms are kinda lame atm imo, would be cool with a Desire HD'ish look or customization, The gingerbread ROMS are bad atm, but they are working on it, improving it every single day/week/moth. But in the end, ROMS like this is the best choice, best UI, And makes your phone shine like a piece of gold.
imo your opinion is just based on "omg it looks the same". take a huge thought, and think with ur brains alittle what ROM is not the same?
and sorry that I am strong on my opinion, but this is the thoughts of more than just me, more like all the MIUI users ppl that chose MIUI are the ones that does want iphonish look on theire phones tbh ive done eevrything to make my phone look like one, and ive had a 100% copy but it sucked, i like the easy android layout, no need for all the extra crap and **** they put in there. 3D gallery is a MUST, Nice and clean looking Statusbar is a MUST, Minimalistic launcher is a MUST. and this has it all the settings looks GREAT!, the lockscreen even Greater! can't rly say 1 thing thats negative with the ROM the day it will be released, oh the tears that will fall...
I'm an MIUI user and I don't like this, so you can't speak for me thanks
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I'm an MIUI user and I don't like this, so you can't speak for me thanks
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guess u just don't see the facts then.
It's funny to see ppl react stupid when they see a better looking Rom than the other roms that look alike. shame.
here is the new news...
http://www.talkandroid.com/93005-ts...-8-days-start-your-drooling-now/#.T0faEEzVy8k
Quote from their website: "With additional features of the TSF Shell official release time is determined in February, when will be published in ANDROID MARKET, so stay tuned."
I was doing some snooping and Google translating from tsfui.com and it looks like this awesome Launcher will be available in the Android market in February. It looks amazing. I can not post shortcuts yet as I am still a noob on this site (I am not worried about it but if you want to see for your self I left some references at the bottom of this post).
There is a You Tube video for anyone who has not seen it yet, just do a google search for TSF Shell and you can see a demo video on how well it seems to work.
This would satisfy my waiting for ICS or CM9 for a little bit (until one of them comes out). I just love the fluid motions, intuitive folders and customization's that are available. Can't wait to see this on my phone.
For reference purposes, I found this by going to the bottom of their home page and selecting the news icon in the Site Map.
To translate- let the page load completely then right click and select translate to English - oh yeah, I only use Chrome so I am not sure about other browsers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYzYQ6YtepU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That's the video
I like it can't wait to try it out it looks pretty neat
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video does look cool. i just hope it's not $15 like spb shell 3d. although this looks more robust i just can't justify $15 for a theme.
Maybe it's just me, but this and all other 3D launchers look really, really cluttered. There's like 25 different buttons on the homescreen!
But hey, to each his own. Looks nice, nonetheless, just looks a bit too cluttered in the video, for me.
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Quote from their website: "With additional features of the TSF Shell official release time is determined in February, when will be published in ANDROID MARKET, so stay tuned."
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thanks for the heads up, man! looks phenomenal!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYzYQ6YtepU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That's the video
I like it can't wait to try it out it looks pretty neat
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and thank you for the vid! lol
husker apollo said:
video does look cool. i just hope it's not $15 like spb shell 3d. although this looks more robust i just can't justify $15 for a theme.
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i can totally understand that. i personally believe something like this to be worth the $15, based on the sole fact that they are making android do things i have never even thought of, let alone seen. but, i WILL wait to see if the Go Dev team tries to implement some of these new techniques/features. if i have to, ill wince and fork over the $15 though lol
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Maybe it's just me, but this and all other 3D launchers look really, really cluttered. There's like 25 different buttons on the homescreen!
But hey, to each his own. Looks nice, nonetheless, just looks a bit too cluttered in the video, for me.
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completely agree. one thing i thought to myself like 6 times during the vid was, ''i hope i can turn that feature off, i hope i can hide that button''. still worth it imo. and i will TOTALLY report back once it comes out and i get it.
Looks neat but seems totally impractical.
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Oh yah, im definitely getting that..
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Looks neat but seems totally impractical.
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Totally agree....If something just looks good but makes things harder to use I do not see the point.
You guys want to try a cool launcher. It lets you put items anywhere on the screen. You can also scroll each page down like in WM7. The developer is actively working on all the bugs and I emailed him last night with some and he got back to me within 15 minutes....Definitely work checking out and will be awesome when everything is ironed out. I also run my screen at 160 density and it makes this launcher even cooler...Check it out.... SSLauncher
https://market.android.com/details?...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zcy5sYXVuY2hlciJd
You guys do realize that most of the vid is pretty much just showing how you set it up. Its kind of unfair to judge it from that. Setting up a launcher is always the tedious part. I want to see the launcher in action once its setup to your liking
Tapatalkin it from my Epic 3g Touch
Also I feel technical launchers like this is what makes me love android. If you want a launcher that is plain and just works isn't the iPhone kind of the winner in that dept. Sad to say
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WHAT!!??
HOLY CRAP!! WHAT'S SPB SHELL?? LOL Yeah...don't care if it's officially the priciest app on the market, I'm gettin' me some of that! AMAZING interface!!
Do any of these launchers use gpu acceleration like touchwiz?
What's the point of using a launcher/rom if it sucks up twice the battery than stock?
Nice interface, but again it just reminds me all the more why I stuck with Zeam Launcher.
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You guys do realize that most of the vid is pretty much just showing how you set it up. Its kind of unfair to judge it from that. Setting up a launcher is always the tedious part. I want to see the launcher in action once its setup to your liking
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this. but, part of my enjoying a launcher IS in setting it up. which is why i LOVE Go Launcher. SO many options and eye candy! there are still little quirks about it that to this day, when i perform an action, i whisper ''man, i love this launcher...''
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Also I feel technical launchers like this is what makes me love android. If you want a launcher that is plain and just works isn't the iPhone kind of the winner in that dept. Sad to say
Tapatalkin it from my Epic 3g Touch
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THANK you. i couldnt verbalize this. you did it
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Nice interface, but again it just reminds me all the more why I stuck with Zeam Launcher.
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Which is completely fine, you want the minimalist experience. we are also commenting in another thread, and you mentioned you wouldnt paint your car. and i have no problem with that, but there are definitely people who will want this type of interface and who will paint there cars. its just not for ya, i guess. bet you get WAY better battery life than me though LOL
Hi.Is there something possible to make touchwiz run on Samsung Galaxy Nexus?An apk or something.Thx
just one question! WHY??? touchwiz ist absolutly gay! get a sgs2 if you want that
Wow. I wasn't sure a bad question could get worse but your ignorant response managed to do it.
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Touchwiz is impossible to port over to an AOSP based phone. TouchWiz is a seperate piece of software on the top of Android developed specifically for Samsung Software. Just because the GNexus is a Samsung phone doesn't mean Samsung's specified software will be on it.
Just isn't possible.
I think I saw a thread regarding this over at rootzwiki, just try using the search function either there or over here at XDA. As far as I know, the idea hasn't progressed far. To the people undermining this post, everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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Wow. I wasn't sure a bad question could get worse but your ignorant response managed to do it.
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I wouldn't call their response ignorant .. more surprised then anything since the SGII has better specs then the Gnex and is slated to get ICS w/ TouchWiz anyway. Why most bought a Gnex was to have a stock as a rock phone with no waiting on vendor updates after their 3rd party UI is bolted on.
So yeah .. why would you want to sully your ICS stock phone with TouchWiz? You might give the MIUI ICS rom a shot .. it's kind of iPhone/Touchwizy.
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I wouldn't call their response ignorant .. more surprised then anything since the SGII has better specs then the Gnex and is slated to get ICS w/ TouchWiz anyway. Why most bought a Gnex was to have a stock as a rock phone with no waiting on vendor updates after their 3rd party UI is bolted on.
So yeah .. why would you want to sully your ICS stock phone with TouchWiz? You might give the MIUI ICS rom a shot .. it's kind of iPhone/Touchwizy.
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I class TouchWiz as bloatware.
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I class TouchWiz as bloatware.
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I class it as unneeded as ICS's UI rocks.
I was referring to the ignorant use of 'gay'. If someone wants to waste a great phone with tw, more power to them.
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this thread is pure win
Probably safe to say there's low interest in porting it over. At the very earliest it won't happen until Samsung releases an ICS + Touchwiz update or phone that someone can backport.
Why would anyone want that? No disrespect mate, but the mind boggles.
You really want those horrible icons, cartoon fonts, and Windows 3.1 era buttons instead of the silky, understated sophistication of ICS? If you just got your Nexus, just spend a few weeks with it and I guarantee that you won't want anything else.
On the other hand, if you do really want it, trade your phone for a Galaxy S2.
I am just sayin', because I don't see anyone porting TWiz (or Sense, or Blur) to the GNexus. See how all the custom ROMs remain true to the ICS interface.
ho ho ho
samsung should read this thread, it might make them think about touch-wiz and its terrible looks, i had touch wiz on my mk1 galaxy tab... for 3 hours! then i flashed a new rom
its just like a thread i saw years ago on the G1 forum where someone asked if anyone was working on porting WM6.5 to the G1 - you can guess how that went down.
anyhow - for anyone who does want the touch wiz look why not install miui and use a theme, okay so there is one cool feature on touch-wiz.. the CLOCK it is actually a very nice clock. Google need to do more with widgets and apps for android.. i know they could do such a good job if only they thought about adding a bit more to the experience.
anyways - i think if cm9 can be ported to the sgs2 and if htc sense ui can be ported to the g1 theres no reason touchwiz cant be ported to the GalNex but you would need a bunch of folks who want it first !!
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Hell no.
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almost puked at the idea of twiz on a nexus
best of luck on your endeavor though
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almost puked at the idea of twiz on a nexus
best of luck on your endeavor though
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Its almost as worse as someone asking to port HTC Sense over...I mean, WHY!
If you download Mediafire then search for 'Samsunghome.apk' then download it. also if you are running a custom rom that supports themes e.g CM7 you can download Touchwizzed-CM7 of the Market to co-aside with it. Simples!
I created a thread about this topic earlier and just as you would expect, people trashed it as well. It's such a shame so many of these Nexus owners are AOSP freaks. There are many great UI's out there that people like and to call any of them "gay" or "trash" is just blatantly ignorant. Unfortunately, I've learned that a good portion of XDA members are very disrespectful. Tread lightly OP.
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I created a thread about this topic earlier and just as you would expect, people trashed it as well. It's such a shame so many of these Nexus owners are AOSP freaks. There are many great UI's out there that people like and to call any of them "gay" or "trash" is just blatantly ignorant. Unfortunately, I've learned that a good portion of XDA members are very disrespectful. Tread lightly OP.
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Most people buy a Nexus so we won't have to deal with the horrible skins that manufacturers force down our throats. They're tacky and slow down the whole OS. There's nothing "ignorant" about wanting our open source phones to be completely open and clean.
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Most people buy a Nexus so we won't have to deal with the horrible skins that manufacturers force down our throats. They're tacky and slow down the whole OS. There's nothing "ignorant" about wanting our open source phones to be completely open and clean.
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Unless you can provide statistics, I wouldn't go around stating things like "most people". For example, the only reason I got a Nexus is because I wanted a flagship Samsung device on Verizon and they decided to skip the Galaxy SII for the Galaxy Nexus. So I had no choice. If it was any other way, I would happily take the Galaxy SII for better performance hardware, better camera, better battery life and TouchWiz 4.0. Since it will clearly be getting ICS very soon, and 100% someone will develop an AOSP ROM for it as well, I would have considered that a much better investment. Where as with a Nexus, I'm stuck with AOSP like it or not.
Although our device is one of the most dev supported, we only really have 100 different variations of aosp roms.
Would be nice to see something different
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Although our device is one of the most dev supported, we only really have 100 different variations of aosp roms.
Would be nice to see something different
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PA is pretty unique, else I agree
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Although our device is one of the most dev supported, we only really have 100 different variations of aosp roms.
Would be nice to see something different
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would be nice if you built a sense rom from scratch... oh wait.
seriously, there's not a ton of different roms because there isnt sense and desensed versions... versions with and without touchwiz/blur.
its stock android. what more do you want?
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Although our device is one of the most dev supported, we only really have 100 different variations of aosp roms.
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Not trying to be a **** but you could always develop one yourself.
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do you really have to flash 100 of em? what more do you want that AOKP and AOSP and MIUI isnt delivering? this just makes you sound ungrateful and ignorant. ive been using aokp and miui and im yet to get bored of customization. seriously all the stuff these guys pack into their roms, go get an iphone, im pretty sure they have tons and tons of customization, including their 5th row of icons =___= mods please send this thread into the lands of mordor
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PA is pretty unique, else I agree
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That is what I'm using actually..
Definitely unique and refreshing.
Bring on the onslaught of butthurt though, people read into what I said wayyyy too much.
I'm just saying on other phones I used there were often sense roms, etc..
Doesn't seem like that kind of thing happens too much over here. I plan on sticking with PA anyway, just something I noticed.
The thing is you can strip down sense/touchwiz/motoblur from devices and run AOSP but not (easily) vice versa. Automatically you have 50% less choice. Ironically its the devices with UI Overlay that seem to give you more options somewhat. Its all a trade off.
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When you get your hands on the SG3 the first thing you are going to do is search out an AOSP ROM and flash. Would that then not surprise you that most ROMs are AOSP?
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I owned a skyrocket before this phone and I actually didn't mind touchwiz tbh...
To the comment about "why don't you develop a rom" I find that kind of a cop out.
Not everyone has learned to write code. I spent 8 years in uni and work 60 hours a week as an electrical engineer.
That is the equivalent of me saying "why don't you do that?"
How about a new OS, such as webOS? That's in the works. Sense and touchwiz launchers have been ported I believe.
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How about a new OS, such as webOS? That's in the works. Sense and touchwiz launchers have been ported I believe.
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I'm actually stoked for that...
Some dual boot action would be killer
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I owned a skyrocket before this phone and I actually didn't mind touchwiz tbh...
To the comment about "why don't you develop a rom" I find that kind of a cop out.
Not everyone has learned to write code. I spent 8 years in uni and work 60 hours a week as an electrical engineer.
That is the equivalent of me saying "why don't you do that?"
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Not a cop out at all. I'm a big believer in DIY. I like to know how things work, a position I've evolved to. As I said, wasn't trying to be a **** but if you want it why not build it or learn how.
To your point, it could be quite popular if no one else is doing it.
By the way, electrical engineering is your job. If we pay you for that service you should provide it. Dev'ing is usually a hobby, see where I'm going with this...
I know you weren't trying to be offensive, neither was I.
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Because these are AOSP supported devices, and its relatively easy to build an AOSP ROM compared to trying to port some closed source stuff from Samsung or HTC...
People buy the Nexus to get away from the other skins. I know its all about choice, but I don't see how you can be surprised that there aren't Sense and TouchWiz ROMs.
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Because these are AOSP supported devices, and its relatively easy to build an AOSP ROM compared to trying to port some closed source stuff from Samsung or HTC...
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This.
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It will be nice if HTC or Samsung make their UIs open and easy to put on any device like google did with their stock UI. But they are too greedy to do it.
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ali magdy said:
It will be nice if HTC or Samsung make their UIs open and easy to put on any device like google did with their stock UI. But they are too greedy to do it.
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Its not that they're greedy as much as they want to be reimbursed for their investment in their UI. Why would they bother making all of their own customizations if they were open sourced to the other companies they're competing against?
Why would you get a nexus to have sense, touchwiz or blur in the first place? I thought people wanted a nexus for freedom but then you turn around and people are whining to be put back in the cage. That is what iOS and WPx are for.
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Why would you get a nexus to have sense, touchwiz or blur in the first place? I thought people wanted a nexus for freedom but then you turn around and people are whining to be put back in the cage. That is what iOS and WPx are for.
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Sense to me is free, I've had sense and it was great. Slow because of the device but nonetheless was amazing. Touchwiz is actually really neat too. I bought a nexus because its a pinnacle of modern smart devices as of now. Cheap, great specs and its big, comes with aosp.
I didn't buy it for aosp or any variation of ROMs. I can say though what the **** is the point of having 100+ different ROMs if all of them are the same? I'm using PA but most ROMs I've looked at or tried is basically the same recycled stuff over and over. Rarely do they have any type of new features.
Yes variety would be great. If I had a computer I would learn how to make ROMs and I would help the developers trying to port sense. I love sense.
Being stuck on aosp isn't bad, its the amount of the same damn ROMs over and over that technically piss me off. I understand there is themed/customized/slim/stocky ROMs but its easy to include multiple of those. JbSourcery and CNA do a great job of this.
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On other phones with skins there are many aosp roms because of the relative unbloatedness. We already have that stock.
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There are already people trying to port touchwiz, sense and blur, the Vicious team I believe. Progress is slow, but Sense is the furthest along.
The reason why we have I suppose less variety than skinned phones is because those phones come with the respective skins preconfigured to the hardware it's running on. Ours did not, so that means in order for us to have said skins developers pretty much have to write/port drivers for the hardware in our devices that don't match up to HTC etc. devices they are grabbing the rom from. This is very slow business, and lots don't bother since phone turnover rates are ridiculous.
This sounds like a bad thing, but on the plus side AOSP was designed for our exact hardware, so it runs better and is more compatible with stock google releases. For those of us who just flash AOSP on to our respective phones anyway it makes the Nexus line a better choice. If you prefer a specific skin, it's best to just buy a phone that comes with it, and go from there.