Why does Google do such weird things all the time? I know other people have to think the same thing about why they design an OS the way they do. For instance clicking the clock in the status bar takes u to time settings instead of clock or calendar(when we all have auto time enabled)? And I'm pretty sure(at least I hope) its a bug, but the stupid new camera rotation is beyond dumb. And why they took the so much fun camera effects out, I may never know... I do love Google but just question their Dev team sometimes... sometimes a lot
But that is why we have these wonderful devs across the forums. I can't thank you guys/gals enough!!!!
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bearsblack said:
Why does Google do such weird things all the time? I know other people have to think the same thing about why they design an OS the way they do. For instance clicking the clock in the status bar takes u to time settings instead of clock or calendar(when we all have auto time enabled)? And I'm pretty sure(at least I hope) its a bug, but the stupid new camera rotation is beyond dumb. And why they took the so much fun camera effects out, I may never know... I do love Google but just question their Dev team sometimes... sometimes a lot
But that is why we have these wonderful devs across the forums. I can't thank you guys/gals enough!!!!
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I have to ask, why would you need to click on a clock to take you to another clock?
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Jubomime said:
I have to ask, why would you need to click on a clock to take you to another clock?
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LOL Maybe he means alarm settings which is inside clock app
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The slow camera rotation is intentional. The Android Dev team spoke about it. As for camera effects, I don't know how many people actually used them. Sure, Mac users seem to use them quite a bit, but I don't know about Android users.
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Yea I meant alarms.. Lol. Or even clock app would be smart
Why on EARTH would u want camera lag when changing the phone orientation... Then u end up missing Ur shot!
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The rotation lag doesn't bug me too much. It usually takes a second or less to rotate. I usually know what orientation I want my picture to be, so I'll press the camera app in that orientation.
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Yea I meant alarms.. Lol. Or even clock app would be smart
Why on EARTH would u want camera lag when changing the phone orientation... Then u end up missing Ur shot!
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Just lock rotation when you want to use your camera, if you are using a rom with toggle rotation it wont be that hard to press a toggle.
I personally always disabled rotation, and only enabled it when i want to use it.
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Another thing that bothers me is app drawer. the black background is still stuck in the Gingerbread era.
If I lock rotation to to a pic in landscape its going to take the picture in portrait but I guess u could just rotate it in the gallery... But still useless as fuhk. I'd rather deal with the lag of swiping to my pictures than the actual camera itself... Come one Google... You're better than this... Back to 4.1 camera I am
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retskrad said:
Another thing that bothers me is app drawer. the black background is still stuck in the Gingerbread era.
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IMO the black background is nice to quickly identify icons. U know u can always use third party launchers to change that..
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i was wondering if there was any way where you dont have to choose a separate lockscreen wallpaper than homescreen one.
im currently on stock and would like to stay on it.. not a huge fan of go locker... i just wondered if there was any other way to get the same wallpaper for both without having to set it twice... slight OCD issue lol ( i swear there was a way around it on the galaxy s 2)
Use Quickpic
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Just set the wallpaper twice.
If it still keeps you up at night, a shrink will be more useful than a dev to fix the problem.
Oh forgot about that on stock
I thought there was an option in the lockscreen wallpaper to set it as homescreen one?
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go to settings, then display, then wallpaper. select lockscreen and choose none. then your lockscreen paper will be the same as your desktop paper. when you change your desktop paper, lockscreen will match. hope this helps
No option to set same as homescreen one, maybe its because im on the i version :-/ mehh shall probably end up rooting it soon, never takes me too long before i do.. Cm7 possibly
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emmiig said:
No option to set same as homescreen one, maybe its because im on the i version :-/ mehh shall probably end up rooting it soon, never takes me too long before i do.. Cm7 possibly
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there is NO setting to set the same pic for lockscreen and homescreen. all you need to do is select none for your lockscreen in the settings location I told you to go to. simple as that....
No thats what im saying i dont have the option to do.. It literally says wallpaper gallery or gallery.. Trust me if it said none then i would have clicked it straight away.. I just didnt know if there was another way around it but it sounds like not
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No thats what im saying i dont have the option to do.. It literally says wallpaper gallery or gallery.. Trust me if it said none then i would have clicked it straight away.. I just didnt know if there was another way around it but it sounds like not
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I think you need to see a doctor really. Maybe get an iPhone. Lol we all know this. Sorry hun. I couldn't help but slate you on here as well as at home.
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Is there a fix for this? Im on gb el29 and whenever i do the ics upgrade or jb the wallpaper can no longer go the long way except for the long way. Is there a mod or something that i can do because i like having the full picture instead of the cutoff pixel look to it...it just looks terrible. Thanks in advance.
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Wallpaper wizadrii can set proper size. As well as others. Give that a try.
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You're taking about landscape and wallpaper scrolling? That was removed a while ago because Apple claimed it was infringing a patent or some BS.
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You're taking about landscape and wallpaper scrolling? That was removed a while ago because Apple claimed it was infringing a patent or some BS.
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I know what your talking about but im talking if you have a long picture, you would be able to do it the veritcal way and it would show the full picture. Now on ics it is forced to do the box look and you would on be able to see half of it and its all blown up and everything. Not a huge issue just annoying haha
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xe4zy said:
Is there a fix for this? Im on gb el29 and whenever i do the ics upgrade or jb the wallpaper can no longer go the long way except for the long way. Is there a mod or something that i can do because i like having the full picture instead of the cutoff pixel look to it...it just looks terrible. Thanks in advance.
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Switch to a different launcher. GO Launcher EX and Apex both support the vertical wallpaper option.
You can also use Image 2 Wallpaper app from the market. It's a little difficult to use imo just because of the UI but it does the job.
What do you think will be the next update for the GNII to improve it to be more like a tablet? Any ideas?
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I was wondering the same thing, but to be totally honest with you, it's already like too perfect. I really don't know anything else that can be done to it to make it any better except maybe, being able to use the voice feature on it without being connected to the Internet? Just my 2 cents.
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Being able to designate which apps are by default started in full-phone or full-tablet UI mode would be great.
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Blankrubber said:
Being able to designate which apps are by default started in full-phone or full-tablet UI mode would be great.
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I really doubt they will enable tablet mode, they have tablets for that. That and for most people the screen is still to small from the tablet UI. heck even the Nexus 7 runs the same UI as the Note 2 does
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Being able to designate which apps are by default started in full-phone or full-tablet UI mode would be great.
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Paranoid android and king kang had roms that would run specific apps in tablet mode on my old epic 4g touch. It would be great to see our phones added to their development......
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International version has pa. We will see it sooner or later
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Devi0124 said:
International version has pa. We will see it sooner or later
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I don't know, I think the whole phablet thing had many hesitant about this phone. I sincerely hope you're right though. I love CM10, PA, and other similar ROMS but they take so much time to get fully functional. I just hope there is Dev out there who will jump in and take it on for our Sprint variant.
the note II is anything but perfect. I have a lot of "gripes" with it.
first 320dpi. seriously? is that a joke I could not root it fast enough to get it going at 240dpi. Ahhh so much better
burst mode is borked. the huge delay built into the implimentation on the Note II renders is useless. as a temp fix use best shot its instant but only 8 shots.
on my S3 I can assign my favorite upload method (imgur for pictures youtube for video) as defaults. just tap the imgur or youtube icon and its going
this is GONE in the NOTE II I have to tap share and scroll to my selections EVERY TIME. very annoying once you got used to the S3 way.
toggles are gone. so I can't turn off mobile data etc.. on the Note II easily from the pull down like I can on the S3.
Hey I found his nice app for displaying missed called, email and text message notifications on the lock screen somewhat like the iphone. It's setup as a live wall paper to show notifications in the background, that way you don't need to change our your original lockscreen.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImNvbS5zYW1yLm5vdGlmaWNhdGlvbldhbGxwYXBlciJd
Sweet thanks !
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Sweet thanks !
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can someone post the apk, it says that my nexus 7 is not supported for some reason.
The app is pretty good but I notice the home screen lags just a bit with it enabled.
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The app is pretty good but I notice the home screen lags just a bit with it enabled.
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I had major lag with this. Might need a 4.2 update before it runs right. Great app tho.
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Wow, I love it as a lock screen widget! Thanks!
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I wasnt able to figure this out, can multiple Gmail accounts be used with this widget?
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I had major lag with this. Might need a 4.2 update before it runs right. Great app tho.
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Same here. Too much lag to use.
Trying to figure out how to make the widget show on the main screen (under the clock) like in your image. Can't see a setting that does it... anyone else figure that out?
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Trying to figure out how to make the widget show on the main screen (under the clock) like in your image. Can't see a setting that does it... anyone else figure that out?
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That's a screenshot of WidgetLocker, not the stock lockscreen.
How do the rest of you feel? I can see why they can be useful to people but to me they are too much trouble, even if the slowdowns and security issues get fixed.
You really have lots of stuff to complain about.
Anyways I find the widgets very useful. Glad they added them finally.
What security issues do you encounter? Besides someone reading part of a text message or email?
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No lock screen
CADude said:
How do the rest of you feel? I can see why they can be useful to people but to me they are too much trouble, even if the slowdowns and security issues get fixed.
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My phone never leaves my side so i disabled the lock screen completely. Super fast access
msavic6 said:
You really have lots of stuff to complain about.
Anyways I find the widgets very useful. Glad they added them finally.
What security issues do you encounter? Besides someone reading part of a text message or email?
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Every phone and OS has its issues that need to be resolved. No complaints = no progress.
Yes, the reading part of a message thing is the big issue.
CADude said:
How do the rest of you feel? I can see why they can be useful to people but to me they are too much trouble, even if the slowdowns and security issues get fixed.
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Lockscreen Policy
isnt the whole idea of a lock screen that someone else can not use our devices or access data?
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CADude said:
How do the rest of you feel? I can see why they can be useful to people but to me they are too much trouble, even if the slowdowns and security issues get fixed.
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well hopefully Google makes the next update completely tailored to what you want since you seem to feel they owe it to you
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isnt the whole idea of a lock screen that someone else can not use our devices or access data?
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They also can help prevent accidental pocket-dials (or whatever else). As it takes a bit more effort to drag to a target, opposed to just tapping on a direct dial shortcut on your home screen.
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well hopefully Google makes the next update completely tailored to what you want since you seem to feel they owe it to you
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Because having options means the same thing as having something tailored specifically for me, right?
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CADude said:
Because having options means the same thing as having something tailored specifically for me, right?
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that's why there's an app for that, aka options...
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Yes like people have said above I think you are complaining too much... If you are gonna whine that much and not wait for stuff to slowly fix by their self you could just go to iOS... And stay "locked" down and then you could feel safe
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CADude said:
How do the rest of you feel? I can see why they can be useful to people but to me they are too much trouble, even if the slowdowns and security issues get fixed.
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Lock screen policy
It's in the market and will fix all of your problems
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Lock screen policy
It's in the market and will fix all of your problems
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not all, as u can still accidently unlock into clock app...
CADude said:
Every phone and OS has its issues that need to be resolved. No complaints = no progress.
Yes, the reading part of a message thing is the big issue.
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Solution: Don't use the message/email widget on lock screen.
Seriously, it's one thing to complain about issues that affect the performance of a phone and how it's used and another to complain about completely trivial matters that are purely personal taste. Your complaints seem to be the latter.
You don't have to use the lock screen widgets. Sure, you'll get the screen edge reminders that there are pages on either side(for about a second), but they fade away.
I personally don't care for the lock screen widgets. I usually forget they're there. Would I want them completely removed? Nah, Google might have something in mind for them later down the road.
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Custom ROMs will probably have the option of no lock screen widgets.
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CADude said:
How do the rest of you feel? I can see why they can be useful to people but to me they are too much trouble, even if the slowdowns and security issues get fixed.
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I vote you king ***** a lot......... congratulations
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vbauer86 said:
not all, as u can still accidently unlock into clock app...
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If you have root, he's got a hack in the settings that will disable even that.
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DirgeExtinction said:
Solution: Don't use the message/email widget on lock screen.
Seriously, it's one thing to complain about issues that affect the performance of a phone and how it's used and another to complain about completely trivial matters that are purely personal taste. Your complaints seem to be the latter.
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There's no reason not to disable them completely except your issues with me complaining. Get over your bias and see that this OS should be about having lots of options. If we don't want to use lockscreen widgets, we should be allowed to disable them entirely, simply because we don't need them enabled if we don't use them at all to begin with.
What we need is a single widget with clock weather missed calls etc. It should be here soon. If not then use widgetlocker or a ROM with 4.1 style lockscreen. This is android device there are always going to be options.
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This is android device there are always going to be options.
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Unless you do what certain people say and keep Android as a base with very few or no options and having to depend on 3rd party developers to give you something else to do with your phone.
Android shouldn't follow this iPhone model when doing things. It should have plenty of built-in options as well as 3rd party options, not a lack of the former.