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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

salth2o said:
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.
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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!

Go Lock Screen (New!)

Hey guys, for those of you who have Go Launcher, the team just release a Go Lock Screen app which is really really nice. It's quite difficult to search on the market so to find it do the following:
Press Menu > Go Store > Go Locker (one of the four picture box on top) > Go Locker > Install
All the lock screens are really nice; I'm currently using the FourKey theme.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RZf6FfmD8Bp3qu6JLNlsVw?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LaliywRXzPwz6cx9oNUR5w?feat=directlink

Holy crap! this thing rocks. Think I found my widget locker replacement..... for now.

I can't find the app. I'm using ADW. I'll wait until it pops up. It looks nice though.

Widget locker just got updated too for ICS, and its pretty slick...
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I have to say, everything GO is pretty amazing. I think I am using all their stuff.

gqstatus0685 said:
I can't find the app. I'm using ADW. I'll wait until it pops up. It looks nice though.
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You have to have Go Launcher.

Oh man. I already set ADW the way I want it. So in order to use the lock screen I have to use Go Launcher too right? Is there any way around that?

gqstatus0685 said:
Oh man. I already set ADW the way I want it. So in order to use the lock screen I have to use Go Launcher too right? Is there any way around that?
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Not that I know of. Widget Locker just updated their app today as mentioned above, it's pretty nice with their new themes too.

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There's no way to change the lockscreen wallpaper?

I can't download Widget Locker. It just stays at loading via the Market. This sucks.

ahl395 said:
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There's no way to change the lockscreen wallpaper?
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My guess is that they will incorporate the wallpaper support in the future just be patient
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here is the link to the lock screen
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock

Yeah it was just released so give the team some time to incorporate any updates. They update quite frequently in all their apps
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It's nice but the widgetlocker update is damn good as well. Using the ICS lock from it now and it's very responsive
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Back to WidgetLocker...
It rocks.

I use a lot of Go's stuff. This looks like a good start, but widget locker is just better.
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gqstatus0685 said:
I can't download Widget Locker. It just stays at loading via the Market. This sucks.
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Settings>applications>manage applications>market>clear data
Now try again.

Widget locker update to ics is even better. This go locker is pretty good for free app. If u don't want to spend the few bucks on widget locker then not too bad
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Just heads up, don't use any of the slide to unlock, you may get sue by apple. Lol.
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GREAT FIND THANK YOU! i wouldnt have found this if you didnt say anything.

[Q] Question about the AOKP Rom from task and toonz for sprint galaxy s3

This may be a stupid question but how do you manage the screens?, I'm trying g to have just one screen and delete the rest but I can't seem to find where I would be able to do that

Parkourkid93 said:
This may be a stupid question but how do you manage the screens?, I'm trying g to have just one screen and delete the rest but I can't seem to find where I would be able to do that
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You mean the number of home screens? Just use Nova launcher to edit to your preference
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precise
nbeebe24 said:
You mean the number of home screens? Just use Nova launcher to edit to your preference
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I was thinking that, but when using the navigational bar tweak, and you press the home button in it, it switches back to the default luncher and not nova, the ROM doesn't come with a default screen manager?

Parkourkid93 said:
I was thinking that, but when using the navigational bar tweak, and you press the home button in it, it switches back to the default luncher and not nova, the ROM doesn't come with a default screen manager?
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Press the menu button and then Manage apps. Go to All then scroll down to Launcher and select that. Once in there go down to Clear Defaults and select that. Press the home button then you'll be prompted to choose a default launcher, choose Nova. Done. When you start with a freshly installed ROM you have a choice of the stock launcher or Nova. The stock launcher doesn't have any customization, that's what you chose
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3rd Party Launcher

If I run 3rd party launchers like Apex for example. Would the features of TouchWiz be available still?

I'm using Nova, and I'm not sure what features of Touchwiz you are referring to, but I can tell you that running Nova, or even the ThemerApp Beta, the phone does mostly the same things. It still responds to the S-Pen exactly the same, all the crazy buttons in the notification bar are there, the only real difference is that a swipe from the bottom screen no longer automatically launches that dumb "My Magazine" thing.

What you will miss is Samsung's widgets that are made specifically for their launcher.
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paul89 said:
What you will miss is Samsung's widgets that are made specifically for their launcher.
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panguin said:
I'm using Nova, and I'm not sure what features of Touchwiz you are referring to, but I can tell you that running Nova, or even the ThemerApp Beta, the phone does mostly the same things. It still responds to the S-Pen exactly the same, all the crazy buttons in the notification bar are there, the only real difference is that a swipe from the bottom screen no longer automatically launches that dumb "My Magazine" thing.
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Thanks guys for the input.
The feature I was talking was in fact the S Pen's features.

LG G5 stock home with app drawer

Here is something I found maybe others haven't but I guess minus the app drawer seemed to ruffle a few feathers here's how to get it bacc.

Dozenboy0012 said:
Here is something I found maybe others haven't but I guess minus the app drawer seemed to ruffle a few feathers here's how to get it bacc.
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Already been covered a while back but today I got an update for home 5.0 see pic.
Much smoother than home 4.0

Where's the 3rd screen shot come from. App updates.? Is that from LG smartworld app?
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srimay said:
Where's the 3rd screen shot come from. App updates.? Is that from LG smartworld app?
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Settings>about phone>update center>app updates

Thanks they still didn't add a option for screen grid size
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wolfu11 said:
Already been covered a while back but today I got an update for home 5.0 see pic.
Much smoother than home 4.0
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Good to see they brought the app drawer back. Did they also bring back the ability to re-arrange your home screens? That was a bigger annoyance to me and the main reason I installed another launcher.

rebar71 said:
Good to see they brought the app drawer back. Did they also bring back the ability to re-arrange your home screens? That was a bigger annoyance to me and the main reason I installed another launcher.
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yes its there too

Is there anything compelling here that would make it worth using over Nova?