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[Q] How to make my phone look like the Droid X

I am VERY new to the whole Android thing, so I'm very sorry if this is a stupid question. But if I understand correctly what ROMs are, is there some way to download a ROM that will turn my DZ into the same OS as a Droid X? To make it look the same?
Thanks in advance for help.

As far as a ROM goes, someone would have to develop a port for use on the G2. It's certainly possible but probably not likely.
If you just want to make it look and behave like the X, there are home replacement apps on the market with more customizable options than the stock launcher. I use ADW Launcher, myself.
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Sleef said:
As far as a ROM goes, someone would have to develop a port for use on the G2. It's certainly possible but probably not likely.
If you just want to make it look and behave like the X, there are home replacement apps on the market with more customizable options than the stock launcher. I use ADW Launcher, myself.
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How do I use these launchers

Once it's downloaded and you press your home button, it will ask you which program you want to use to complete the action complete with an option to pick it as the default.
If you want to switch back and forth, there's an app called Home Switcher available on the market. I don't really use it since I know which launcher I prefer and just stick with it.
I like ADW but Launcher Pro is a popular choice.
Try a market search for Droid X theme and see if one of the luanchers already has a skin/theme to suit your needs. Otherwise, I think customizing it personally is the most fun.
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why do you want to make your phone like the droid x?

androidcues said:
why do you want to make your phone like the droid x?
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No kidding! Moto Blur is bleh.
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ProbablyHittingOnYou said:
I am VERY new to the whole Android thing, so I'm very sorry if this is a stupid question. But if I understand correctly what ROMs are, is there some way to download a ROM that will turn my DZ into the same OS as a Droid X? To make it look the same?
Thanks in advance for help.
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wanting phone to look like Droid X...
easy solution: http://www.wirefly.com/template/simpleautocontent.aspx?pageid=9189&r=wirefly_g1&refcode1=GPS_100_610_DroidInc&gclid=CODVzvjqgqYCFaFk7AodCGcFZA

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cwirth7 said:
wanting phone to look like Droid X...
easy solution: http://www.wirefly.com/template/sim...610_DroidInc&gclid=CODVzvjqgqYCFaFk7AodCGcFZA
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^^ what he said
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I CANNOT believe that there are people on this planet that actually *like* motoblurp.

Offtopic, but are you the same PHOY from Reddit?

Stock Gingerbread Launcher?

Is there a stock Gingerbread launcher that's NOT the one in the market? I am running CM7. I don't care for ADW so I downloaded the GB launcher from the market and within the last few weeks it has been freezing up and force closing a lot...enough to make me want a new launcher for sure.
I could always get LauncherPro again or use a Froyo launcher (seems like the one I have was ported for Froyo anyway) but I really would rather have stock GB.

sengokubattosai said:
Is there a stock Gingerbread launcher that's NOT the one in the market? I am running CM7. I don't care for ADW so I downloaded the GB launcher from the market and within the last few weeks it has been freezing up and force closing a lot...enough to make me want a new launcher for sure.
I could always get LauncherPro again or use a Froyo launcher (seems like the one I have was ported for Froyo anyway) but I really would rather have stock GB.
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Here you go http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/15106-mod-universal-022611-cm7-gb-stock-launcher-cm7-gb-mod-30/

Thank you! I am going to do this before bed.
Happy Easter.

sengokubattosai said:
Thank you! I am going to do this before bed.
Happy Easter.
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lol i forgot it was easter happy easter to you to and no problem.

JoelZ9614 said:
lol i forgot it was easter happy easter to you to and no problem.
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Thanks! And thanks again for the link. This is exactly what I was looking for.

i've been using zeem launcher and at first i was skeptical, but after using it, i really like it... its sleek, minimal, and smooth...

[Q] Best Sense but no Rosie ROM

I love Sense ROMs, but I hate Rosie. The polish of the core apps is worth sticking with a Sense ROM, but i much prefer any other launcher.
Having said that, what is the best / smoothest Sense ROM to use? The 3D stuff isn't as important to me as I will change the launcher.

Then change the launcher.

|flyte| said:
I love Sense ROMs, but I hate Rosie. The polish of the core apps is worth sticking with a Sense ROM, but i much prefer any other launcher.
Having said that, what is the best / smoothest Sense ROM to use? The 3D stuff isn't as important to me as I will change the launcher.
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Runnymede 5 is very smooth... But also roms like insertcoin are fast... If you want another launcher then change it!!
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tomen94 said:
Runnymede 5 is very smooth... But also roms like insertcoin are fast... If you want another launcher then change it!!
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Of course I will change the launcher.. but the question was more geared towards asking "what sense ROM is the best, assuming I won't be running rosie".
I went with Runnymede v5 and it is excellent. Love everything about this sense rom, except rosie of course!
I made a lite version, stripping out Rosie and all of the htc widgets and bloatware.. running very smooth.

Well theres your answer then, if its the latest sense lockscreen you want. I hear Runnymede is smoother than the sense 3.0 roms.
If you're not bothered about lockscreen though, Probably one based on GB 2.3.3 will be smoothest.

rootSU said:
If you're not bothered about lockscreen though, Probably one based on GB 2.3.3 will be smoothest.
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Not really bothered by the lock screen as I use WidgetLocker and I can get the Sense 3 lockscreen sliders.
very happy.. I get the best of both worlds.

I'm with Runny 5.2 with ad2sdx-1.0-RC01 Cript by amarullz And this is the best sense 3.5 rom i've ever had ... try it

|flyte| said:
Not really bothered by the lock screen as I use WidgetLocker and I can get the Sense 3 lockscreen sliders.
very happy.. I get the best of both worlds.
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Same. AOSP and Go launcher plus widget locker sense 3 plus my own theme
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use any of 2.1+3.0 hybrid roms
i think revolution 2.0 is best
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sachin.02 said:
use any of 2.1+3.0 hybrid roms
i think revolution 2.0 is best
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Don't forget to hit THANKS button if it helps you

What. I really like is the HTC Sense phone, where it has tabs to goto people , groups, and call history. I believe this is only available in a Runnymede. Cut of Sense?
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Runnymede 5 is the best in my opinion.
Smooth, nice looking, great

Zealotic said:
Runnymede 5 is the best in my opinion.
Smooth, nice looking, great
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Yeah, i'm using it, but I find that I sometimes get some lag spikes. I don't know if it is because of that ADX2SDX script, (using a class 6 sdcard)..not sure if it us quick enough to deal with ext4. Perhaps I'll try flashing the latest and see what happens.
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Stock launcher not fluid?

Is the stock launcher not very fluid in its tasks? Switching between menus, settings and apps isn't always smooth. I'm not saying the phone isn't fast but the transition between one thing to another tends to be jerky for me.
Not be anal, just doesn't seem right for a high end device.
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Smooth as can be fore me.

Butter here.

smooth for me but i use apex launcher much better than stock.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbmRkb2VzLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.

zephiK said:
smooth for me but i use apex launcher much better than stock.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbmRkb2VzLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
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I like apex but i dont know how to prevent it to rotate my screen no matter what, in 4.0.2 stock was kinda laggy but running buttery smooth on 4.0.4
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msedek said:
I like apex but i dont know how to prevent it to rotate my screen no matter what, in 4.0.2 stock was kinda laggy but running buttery smooth on 4.0.4
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Apex Settings -> Behavior Settings -> screen orientation?

Any particular roms and/or kernel combos that are smooth?
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Henchmin said:
Any particular roms and/or kernel combos that are smooth?
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uhhh stock/stock?

Henchmin said:
Any particular roms and/or kernel combos that are smooth?
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Not this again..... there are like 10 other threads asking what is the best ROM/kernel.
Look at all the roms in dev forums and find which one best suites you.
most popular combo is most likely aokp + franco.

zephiK said:
Apex Settings -> Behavior Settings -> screen orientation?
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Nop, or at least in my case it wont prevent the screen from rotating and its annoying
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I like NOVA Launcher Prime.

WiredPirate said:
I like NOVA Launcher Prime.
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Me too. Apex seemed a bit buggy to me. Dunno if I want buy it yet.

Say what you want but ratings 4.8 by 5000+ viewers

Stock launcher seems smooth until you try apex (or some others)

Sense is a bit laggy

I think Sense is a bit laggy in my HOX. Is it possible to install apex launcher and not root the Phone? Or Will Sense run in background?
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Roybenz said:
I think Sense is a bit laggy in my HOX. Is it possible to install apex launcher and not root the Phone? Or Will Sense run in background?
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A dev knows as TripNRaver has ported cm9 to it, he says it is fully functional but he is banned from XDA.
On his twitter says he will be posting screens in a few hours

Roybenz said:
I think Sense is a bit laggy in my HOX. Is it possible to install apex launcher and not root the Phone? Or Will Sense run in background?
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yes apex doesnt need root, runs at flawless 60fps
reboot once apex is default and sense will load less in the background

wilkyyyy said:
A dev knows as TripNRaver has ported cm9 to it, he says it is fully functional but he is banned from XDA.
On his twitter says he will be posting screens in a few hours
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There are other places he can post it.
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joshnichols189 said:
There are other places he can post it.
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I know there is, i never said there wasnt?..

wilkyyyy said:
I know there is, i never said there wasnt?..
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I didn't say you said that haha I just meant if he is withholding it because he's banned on XDA he's just being a baby. Also on his screenshot it says "about tablet"
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joshnichols189 said:
I didn't say you said that haha I just meant if he is withholding it because he's banned on XDA he's just being a baby. Also on his screenshot it says "about tablet"
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Good! Sorry im a bit snappy im tired . No i think hes planning to release somewhere else, modaco probably. Yeah i saw this aswell, knowing him he will have a fix though, it may even be an option in CM9 to have tablet UI or not

phone is not finished yet.. it was released so soon only because of MWC in Barcelona. Give it few weeks and phone will be probably best on market (fck i hate samsung)

wilkyyyy said:
Good! Sorry im a bit snappy im tired . No i think hes planning to release somewhere else, modaco probably. Yeah i saw this aswell, knowing him he will have a fix though, it may even be an option in CM9 to have tablet UI or not
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There isn't a tablet option in CM9 yet that's built in.. I have seen the option in individual CM9s, but it isn't a general feature
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Roybenz said:
I think Sense is a bit laggy in my HOX. Is it possible to install apex launcher and not root the Phone? Or Will Sense run in background?
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This is interesting. I am still stock but this is the smoothest Sense out of the box for me.
Are you rooted? If yes, did you port stuff from your phone? This would create problems especially switching from another version of Android.
If you aren't, it could be stuff that you have installed also.
Just a guess.

Could you specify where you get lags? I didn't really notice any lags. There are slight delays sometime (for example when you open the clock (defaults to world time, which sucks)) but that's to be expected. Other than that it seems very smooth to me.

You can download Apex or Nova Launcher from Play store and you don't have to have root. I prefer Apex because it just fels more smooth and has more options. And who thinks that Sense is not lagging should give Apex a try and than compare yourself
By the way Sense gets disabled by itself if you set Apex as default launcher. That's a 100 MB pure win on RAM.

Just by scrolling between homescreens, i only have clock/weather widget and contacts widget and calendar widget + some icons on my homescreens. Sometimes it runs totally smooth, and sometimes it lags when scrolling to the next screen.

Planet X said:
You can download Apex or Nova Launcher from Play store and you don't have to have root. I prefer Apex because it just fels more smooth and has more options. And who thinks that Sense is not lagging should give Apex a try and than compare yourself
By the way Sense gets disabled by itself if you set Apex as default launcher. That's a 100 MB pure win on RAM.
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I have gone from 2.1 to 4.0, in between using all kinds of launcher.
It's true in the earlier version the difference can be quite obvious. But I don't think so for 4.0. Sense may be slower, may be not. It is no longer obvious.
But I don't use fancy background, just a static picture. And I always turn off animation.
The OP is talking about smoothness and not response which I agree that sometimes sense causes some delay. But that split ms is harmless to me. I am not going anywhere in that time span anyway. But for the OP to notice such a difference is abnormal.

Apex launcher made me love and buy the device again lol
Sense fan since the early days, but not 4.0 i don't like the taste or will tolerate the lagginess on a quad core hot chip

Sramie said:
phone is not finished yet.. it was released so soon only because of MWC in Barcelona. Give it few weeks and phone will be probably best on market (fck i hate samsung)
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With all due respect how can you honestly be okay with a half-baked phone? I am a galaxy SII owner and I've had my HTC one X for one day. I love the phone but sense still appears to be more of a memory hog and hindrance than anything else.
I know lots of people who are happy with SGSII's because the software largely functions as its supposed too (I still put vanilla ROM on it because touchwhizz is ugly) but I am already experiencing my htc rebooting the launcher everytime I press home after opening a few apps.. I also noticed that something like 650mb of the 1gb ram is being used when I turn the phone on... Sense is seriously a memory hog. Multitasking doesn't appear to be functioning how I'm used to on the S2. HTC should make sure they iron out kinks like this before they rush to market, after-all their USP is the software...
Even before I received my HTC one X i was reading weekly about bugs and problems people were having with it, which unnerved me a bit.
Thing is, I actually like some elements of sense and it's a vast improvement from my desire but the fact is I can see sense really dragging the performance down over the life of the handset. Even if I use Apex launcher, sense's launcher still drains memory.. I'm removing sense asap

narcoustic said:
With all due respect how can you honestly be okay with a half-baked phone? I am a galaxy SII owner and I've had my HTC one X for one day. I love the phone but sense still appears to be more of a memory hog and hindrance than anything else.
I know lots of people who are happy with SGSII's because the software largely functions as its supposed too (I still put vanilla ROM on it because touchwhizz is ugly) but I am already experiencing my htc rebooting the launcher everytime I press home after opening a few apps.. I also noticed that something like 650mb of the 1gb ram is being used when I turn the phone on... Sense is seriously a memory hog. Multitasking doesn't appear to be functioning how I'm used to on the S2. HTC should make sure they iron out kinks like this before they rush to market, after-all their USP is the software...
Even before I received my HTC one X i was reading weekly about bugs and problems people were having with it, which unnerved me a bit.
Thing is, I actually like some elements of sense and it's a vast improvement from my desire but the fact is I can see sense really dragging the performance down over the life of the handset. Even if I use Apex launcher, sense's launcher still drains memory.. I'm removing sense asap
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make sure you tick the correct settings. there is no lag with the H1X. Believe me, see my other posts if you need further instructions
Cheers

What do i have to do to make it not lag without rooting ?