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I see a ton of skins/themes on the market for aHome and Open Home. Whats the benefit of installing themes via recovery mode vs using a 3rd party Home app to install skins/themes?
androidmonkey said:
I see a ton of skins/themes on the market for aHome and Open Home. Whats the benefit of installing themes via recovery mode vs using a 3rd party Home app to install skins/themes?
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As far as ease and stability's sake, hardly none.
Some advantages of the themes via recovery mode are these (someone correct me if I'm wrong on some):
-A theme in aHome or Open Home can't do as many changes systemwide as a normal one can (for example changing icons in the music player app or changing the layout of the unlock screen) since it only has permission to change its own stuff and the notification bar.
-Themes from xda are more plentiful since not all of them are snagged and brought to the market.
-Anything new that comes out in theming is going to be available here first, and (no offense to the devs at betterandrod, etc. They do a great job) it just will take a while longer for those sorts of changes to be able to propagate into the replacement home apps.
Bottom line: It's far safer to install themes from the market, but here is where the developers can meet and share ideas, and it's bound to throw you some patchy themes, and maybe even a bricked phone or two. It's all a matter of preference.
Well themes from here give you a much more rich experience in my opinion. While skins save you time and are easier to use, i still prefer a theme from xda. I like the little details that really make the g1 shine. There really is no danger of bricking phone, none that i know of anyways. If you know what your doing then there are no worries.
ih why do just 1 ?
Not sure about the others, but with dxTop you could keep your root theme as far as notification bar and app bar went and use the icons wallpaper or optionally app bar from one of the market themes
I was using glossy min for a while with deep blacks icons and it all seems to go well.
The only thing a skin changes is the clock, application launcher, and icons.
A theme is a full theme, including full customization vs just a few little parts.
This one is for Blade Themes and Applications!
Invisible Home
The idea:
Your home screen is just the background. Everything is still accessible from it.
I found some really nice backgrounds but found they were being obscured by various icons so I thought why not make them invisible.
Implementation:
Very successful, I have three screens, left screen is system stuff, right screen is newsfeeds, centre screen is basic things.
I found the invisible .png icon and using LauncherPro applied it to everything on the homescreen.
Result: My homescreen when I unlock is now just the background.
I have a 4x5 icon setup (adjustable in LP) and then a dock bar at bottom.
The top row is google search; left half is web, right half is voice. I used LPs Activities Shortcut and found the intents.
Then there is a large block (4x3) of Invisible Lock Widget to lock my phone by tapping the middle of the screen.
At the bottom I have 5 dock icons which have swipe actions so 10 actions all in all, plus a second dock scrollable behind that (kept the icons on that one).
Basically I can access everything easily from this screen because they are regularly used functions so I know where they are.
Implications:
You can draw your own background and effectively make up your own home screen.
Further Ideas:
I had an idea whereby you had a Monopoly type gameboard as a background, each square around the edge had an intent like direct dial home, direct message a contact, etc. Then you had some dice in the middle that you click to get to apps, the Chance card stack goes to Google Search, etc.
Black - Just have a black homescreen, the uber minimalist setup.
If you could have a diff wallpaper for each homescreen imagine you swipe left to see your fave contacts displayed on a GuessWho board and you can click each one to call/msg them.
This may be old news to some of you but after setting it up on my phone I am quite excited about the possibilities.
Perhaps I'm a bit late but I'd like to point out that you can have multiple wallpapers using the live wallpaper 'MultiPicture', which is available from the Android market. It's quite handy and perhaps you could do the Monopoly/Guess Who thing with that.
EDIT: Found something. I'll see if I can't fashion some kind of wallpaper out of it, but I can't link to it yet...
Is there an app to change themes........?
Good
very good este post.
simon.rogers said:
Is there an app to change themes........?
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get cyanogenmod 7 for zte blade,
There are so many ways to configure themes etc.
Some launchers support themes (adw). But themes mainly change look of some apps, clock for example. Themes also change wallpapers, icons etc... but that's easy doing by hand...
Also for CM7 there's a theme switcher, which only work for specific themes. And one for adw themes.
All this is too confusing to me...
Someone should explain..
I just use LP with custom background, custom dock and custom icons all applied one by one myself
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zte
I am using lp sense ui it is good
https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.allo_mobile.lpsense.classicsense&feature=search_result
zte
I am using widget locker screen it is good
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&feature=search_result
zte
I am using power amp it is good
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer&feature=search_result
zte
how to update zte blade to cyanogenmod 7 stable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9VgyaIT4w
zte
how to overclocked on cyanogenmod 7 729MHZ max 122MHZ min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCeBoRovNpk
it runs smooth
review of cyanogenmod 7 for zte blade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2do6aXA0O0M
zte
death worm is the best games
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.playcreek.DeathWorm&feature=search_result
zte
backreaker is the best
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ideaworks3d.tackle&feature=search_result
andrew.matten said:
I am using widget locker screen it is good
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&feature=search_result
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I like it, thank you for the idea
I need a samsung theme which is default in android phone
divyesh2129 said:
I need a samsung theme which is default in android phone
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Huh? The Samsung theme is custom which means it can't be default. But if you use Swedish Spring (from Modaco) then you can flash a Galaxy S theme.
andrew.matten said:
death worm is the best games
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.playcreek.DeathWorm&feature=search_result
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nice game.
divyesh2129 said:
I need a samsung theme which is default in android phone
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... or make it using UOT Kitchen.
after scouring youtube and finding nothing Im going to rely on XDA , anyone care to show off with video of their customisation, the S2 has no notification light, not a great launcher and a pretty janky looking lockscreen - otherwise seems a beast of a phone, would anyone care to show off? I would love to know if the very few shortcomings of the device software (and the led deficiency) can be fixed easily with third party software
pretty please?
ADW Launcher EX
and Widget Locker is all you need
let me know what you think ;-)
winwiz said:
ADW Launcher EX
and Widget Locker is all you need
let me know what you think ;-)
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sounds good but coming from a htc hero I love being able to glance at notification light when I enter my office again and know without waking the phone if i got anything new...
of course, you could show off the combo via some juicy 24fps streaming goodness ... ?
It's not a video but here are my screenshots
https://picasaweb.google.com/mickliq/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCLXz2ZSQrY-CAw#
I'm running Go Launcher with a 5x5 grid and LCD Density set to 202.
mickliq said:
It's not a video but here are my screenshots
https://picasaweb.google.com/mickliq/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCLXz2ZSQrY-CAw#
I'm running Go Launcher with a 5x5 grid and LCD Density set to 202.
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wow , that looks slick! I don't know the default lcd density for S2 but I assume that 202 was to fit more on screen? smaller fonts etc?
nice one!
etherspin said:
sounds good but coming from a htc hero I love being able to glance at notification light when I enter my office again and know without waking the phone if i got anything new...
of course, you could show off the combo via some juicy 24fps streaming goodness ... ?
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lol, here you go mate, video taken using my desire hd.
etherspin said:
wow , that looks slick! I don't know the default lcd density for S2 but I assume that 202 was to fit more on screen? smaller fonts etc?
nice one!
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Default density is 240, 202 is indeed smaller fonts and icons so you can fit more!
202 Seems a bit strange, It might look better at 200. By my calcualations the effective pixel numbers around there work out
Density
202
Resolution
950.4950495
x
570.2970297
Density
201
Resolution
955.2238806
x
573.1343284
Density
200
Resolution
960
x
576
winwiz said:
lol, here you go mate, video taken using my desire hd.
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brill! love the massively wide toggle widget and of course the lovely speed, sadly its now going to be goodbye htc hero once my network has the S2
I appreciate that mate, nice to see a decent lockscreen and some non touchwiz in action
mickliq said:
It's not a video but here are my screenshots
https://picasaweb.google.com/mickliq/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCLXz2ZSQrY-CAw#
I'm running Go Launcher with a 5x5 grid and LCD Density set to 202.
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may i ask which clock / weather / agenda widget you use on the homescreen?
These density changes afect the apps also? Or only the launcher?
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creativeBR
Hi guys,
The update to Sense 5 brought us several improvements and there is a common understanding here in XDA that this is a huge step forward for our HOX.
Besides the main changes that are clear and visible from the beginning (e.g., camera highlights, blinkfeed, etc.), there are several other minor features and additions that are not advertised and might pass unobserved.
What about helping each other to discover them?
I start with:
Limit of 6 tabs in the stock browser has been removed.
Mail app can zoom in and out correctly.
The Car app saw lot of changes and finally makes it possible to add more applications to the Car panel .
Calendar widget (month) finally shows also a bar indicating the time of day for an appointment.
Swiping left on the keyboard changes languages. Swiping right toggles between numbers and letters.
Looking forward to learning what you can add.
P.S. Please, no questions about CID, availability, how-to flash, etc. etc. This thread is only targeted at those who already installed the new update.
Swiping left-right on the keyboard toggles between numbers and letters.
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Works with me on Sense 4+
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Works with me on Sense 4+
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Ah, OK. I didn't know, thanks. I discovered it yesterday by chance and thought it was a new feature.
wally80 said:
Ah, OK. I didn't know, thanks. I discovered it yesterday by chance and thought it was a new feature.
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me to after your post :good:
What about all things they´ve removed?
-Several widgets lost and other f*cked up (agenda with photo thumbnail when birthdays)
-No more built-in skins
-Weather lockscreen (and others)
-Same with cube animations in sense apps
-3d effect in homescreen
-Helicopter view
-Weather animations and sounds of clock widget..
Sure there are more, but I went back to 4+ (viper) as soon as I saw all those lacks.
Juanig said:
What about all things they´ve removed?
-Several widgets lost and other f*cked up (agenda with photo thumbnail when birthdays)
-No more built-in skins
-Weather lockscreen (and others)
-Same with cube animations in sense apps
-3d effect in homescreen
-Helicopter view
-Weather animations and sounds of clock widget..
Sure there are more, but I went back to 4+ (viper) as soon as I saw all those lacks.
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Honestly, several things you listed were IMHO cosmetic superfluous frills sucking up battery and processing power. I like the more minimalistic approach of Sense 5. But it's a question of taste. Also, the cube animation with its horrible mega-buttons at the bottom is replaced by the much more smooth and elegant JB-style tabs. I think this is an improvement.
menu hardware button tasks are absent in this update ..so there is no full screen for some applications
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Nadirchine said:
menu hardware button tasks are absent in this update ..so there is no full screen for some applications
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Not sure if I understand correctly, but if you want to get rid of that menu software button you can go to
"Settings"-->"Display, gestures and buttons"-->"Recent apps button"
and change to the second or third option.
Can someone advise on the speed, battery, and RAM usage after the upgrade?
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Obviously Sense 5's superior RAM requirements and UI smoothness HAD to come at the cost of eye-candy. It's as simple as that.
For YEARS HTC listened to people constantly complaining about Sense being a bloated, laggy interface.
Having finally given the people what they want...a pared-down, light-on-the-RAM, snappy, clean interface...now those people are going to complain about the things they took out to achieve this?
Personally, and only personally, I prefer Sense 4+. Sense 5 is a little TOO minimalistic...but it IS growing on me.
But what I am NOT going to do is complain about the COST of achieving what Sense always should have been.
Simple, clean, fast.
Because Sense 5 definitely is that.
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f_ammari said:
Can someone advise on the speed, battery, and RAM usage after the upgrade?
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Try it and see for yourself. It's ALL subjective to the specific user.
wally80 said:
Honestly, several things you listed were IMHO cosmetic superfluous frills sucking up battery and processing power. I like the more minimalistic approach of Sense 5. But it's a question of taste. Also, the cube animation with its horrible mega-buttons at the bottom is replaced by the much more smooth and elegant JB-style tabs. I think this is an improvement.
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+1
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wally80 said:
Honestly, several things you listed were IMHO cosmetic superfluous frills sucking up battery and processing power. I like the more minimalistic approach of Sense 5. But it's a question of taste. Also, the cube animation with its horrible mega-buttons at the bottom is replaced by the much more smooth and elegant JB-style tabs. I think this is an improvement.
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For me those "cosmetic superfluous frills sucking up battery and processing power" is what makes the difference between HTC Sense and all the rest. You want smoothness? flash AOSP or CM...
Juanig said:
For me those "cosmetic superfluous frills sucking up battery and processing power" is what makes the difference between HTC Sense and all the rest. You want smoothness? flash AOSP or CM...
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In my opinion sense 5 is a huge step forward over sense 4+. I found the icons and animations always a bit gimmicky, and like the smoothness of sense 5. And it still adds upon CM with a better keyboard, better widgets, blinkfeed, better camera, better lockscreen styles among other things (first party apps made by HTC have a common style, and are more intuitive than stock android).
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In my opinion sense 5 is a huge step forward over sense 4+. I found the icons and animations always a bit gimmicky, and like the smoothness of sense 5. And it still adds upon CM with a better keyboard, better widgets, blinkfeed, better camera, better lockscreen styles among other things (first party apps made by HTC have a common style, and are more intuitive than stock android).
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better camera because, with the update decreased the jpeg compression or what?
Agil1ty said:
In my opinion sense 5 is a huge step forward over sense 4+. I found the icons and animations always a bit gimmicky, and like the smoothness of sense 5. And it still adds upon CM with a better keyboard, better widgets, blinkfeed, better camera, better lockscreen styles among other things (first party apps made by HTC have a common style, and are more intuitive than stock android).
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Could you do some screen shots of your favorite bits of sense five.
Don't take this as moaning still waiting for my update , but would love to see which bits have been a leap forward .
Thanks
Chris
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I love the new Gallery. HTC Zoe with animations & music. Nice
bihslk said:
I love the new Gallery. HTC Zoe with animations & music. Nice
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That's Video Highlights.
There is no Zoe.
thankyou brother ... that what i want
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What is the new gallery like ,pics or link anyone ?
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Since HTC 10 has Sense8_GP, it has the stock SystemUI. I think a HTC-stock-ish UI could be achieved with some tinkering.
Can somebody make the icons have a line below them, and use the old icons?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=elsalvador.htcsense7cm12theme
And activate the 3x3 layout somehow, like on CM13, to look like the regular Sense?
(Btw, i've noticed that the HTC Desire 10 has the old icons on the status bar... That means it has the regular Sense. So maybe in the future, a ported System UI from that phone might be possible?)
The 2nd screenshot shows a VibeUI theme for CM13/12.x. Is the only photo i found with the 3x3 layout without installing CM13 just to take a screenshot.
I'd be very much up for this as well—I cannot stand the new QS.
When I was using the M8 (back around May or June this year), I flashed the "S Rom" which had ported a ton of features from the HTC 10...one of which was the HTC 10 QS (the same ones we have natively in our stock ROM for the HTC 10).
Not liking the QS then either, I inquired of the rom's dev if I could get the "old" quick settings back, and somehow I was able to. Unfortunately, I cannot remember if getting the old QS was the result of a specially modified S Rom for the M8, or if it was just a mod I flashed. If the latter, it wouldn't be too hard to tear that mod apart to see what code was changed (which I suspect is in the SystemUI.apk).
I'll look it into as soon as I have a moment.
Yeah. Comparing the files would be too hard and would take way too much time.
One other thing i dont really like (and you would probably think the same) is the volume control pop-up. Being at the top if pretty hard to reach with one hand, because the display is so big.
I liked the one from Sense 7, Android 5.1.1, because it was in the middle of the screen where was easy to reach.
I wonder if anybody could move it a bit lower.
Update: HTC Desire 10 Pro only has the Sense icons in the status bar. The QS is the same as on HTC 10.
It kinda looks like an A9.
I've seen a review on YT of a demo unit.
HTC One M9 just received Nougat and it has the regular UI.
And even Google Pixel has a HTC-ish SystemUI (gray background with blue elements)... Well it was made by HTC afterall.
I wonder if those can be ported...