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Hubs Layout for Galaxy Nexus

HUBS FOR GALAXY NEXUS
So some of you may know if you have asus transformers or other tablets, but fliparsonal created the hubs layout and I have "ported it over to the galaxy nexus.
So thank you so much to fliparsonal for the wonderful idea and here is a video tutorial for fliparsonals meathod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0O1YbxClA&feature=youtu.be
sorry about the bad video quality
things you will need
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.devmil.minimaltext&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImRlLmRldm1pbC5taW5pbWFsdGV4dCJd
[url]https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adw.launcher&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hZHcubGF1bmNoZXIiXQ..[/URL]
[url]https://market.android.com/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy50YW1hbmVnaS53YWxscGFwZXIubXVsdGlwaWN0dXJlIl0.[/URL]
update
I have done a new version of the layout with the backgrounds having the hubs layout on them so that no widgets are used for all you intense flashers out there. here it is
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59007827/Bethanensinger.jpg
if you liked this click thanks

it no longer does landscape

also I forgot to add if you would like to see this work with launchers like apex or nova to get more of an ics feel you should go vote on their suggestion sites
here http://novalauncher.uservoice.com/forums/145180-nova-launcher
and here http://apexlauncher.uservoice.com/forums/146396-general-feedback
and vote to have shortcuts to different homescreens (at this point it would be easier for it to work with nova launcher since it already has customizable icons but apex launcher should be getting that soon)

Wow that looks pretty cool!

Cheers for the guide, I have used this as inspiration for my home screens, I'm still working on a few bits but will post screenshots later.
Little preview
Landscape does not work at all with this setup though
Screw ICS, this messgae was sent from my DZ running CM6.1

I have hubs sets on my trasformer,it's the coolest thing ever!thanks another time to fliparsenal (thanks him people)and betaensinger too for the porting over gnex!
the only bad thing,is that i don't ever manage to backup this and reapply after a rom wipes.....anyone who can say more on it?i am a flashmaniac,and if i don't find a way to backup this,i don't try it also on gnex...very much times to sets..
HERE original 3ad,to take more sprout from...

sert00 said:
I have hubs sets on my trasformer,it's the coolest thing ever!thanks another time to fliparsenal (thanks him people)and betaensinger too for the porting over gnex!
the only bad thing,is that i don't ever manage to backup this and reapply after a rom wipes.....anyone who can say more on it?i am a flashmaniac,and if i don't find a way to backup this,i don't try it also on gnex...very much times to sets..
HERE original 3ad,to take more sprout from...
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This is why you need to go vote in nova launchers suggestions for nova launcher to have shortcuts to different home screens because nova allows some basic widget backup
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

sert00 said:
I have hubs sets on my trasformer,it's the coolest thing ever!thanks another time to fliparsenal (thanks him people)and betaensinger too for the porting over gnex!
the only bad thing,is that i don't ever manage to backup this and reapply after a rom wipes.....anyone who can say more on it?i am a flashmaniac,and if i don't find a way to backup this,i don't try it also on gnex...very much times to sets..
HERE original 3ad,to take more sprout from...
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Working on a new work around for this, and it should also improve battery life, and possibly amount of time to set up (for everyone but me). The basic idea is this, instead of using a widget to cover up the home screen icons, edit your wallpaper to cover up the icons and have that as the style instead. I havent had much time to work with this yet but i will hopefully get this up and running soon. But i have tested and the shortcuts do survive a wipe if you just backup adw, so you shouldnt have to do any work to set this up after flashing things.

created a work around heres the background... image still needs some editting as it does not like up quiet right with actions
and an editable xcf ]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59007827/monkeybuisness.xcf

cjward23 said:
Cheers for the guide, I have used this as inspiration for my home screens, I'm still working on a few bits but will post screenshots later.
Little preview
Landscape does not work at all with this setup though
Screw ICS, this messgae was sent from my DZ running CM6.1
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How did you get vertical text in large font size? Every time i use Simple Text to make Custom shortcuts in ADW Launcher, the text is small with no way to resize it = [

Jebus99 said:
How did you get vertical text in large font size? Every time i use Simple Text to make Custom shortcuts in ADW Launcher, the text is small with no way to resize it = [
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Minimalistic text
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

cjward23 said:
Cheers for the guide, I have used this as inspiration for my home screens, I'm still working on a few bits but will post screenshots later.
Little preview
Landscape does not work at all with this setup though
Screw ICS, this messgae was sent from my DZ running CM6.1
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hi, if you wouldn't mind sharing, where is your ICS-style calendar and twitter widget from
EDIT: Found the APW theme for it, thanks anyways

I have updated the first post with my new layout if you would like a copy of the wallpapers i can post that too, and it you want a copy of the toolbar i can do that too

Heres the tool bar jpg that you can just copy onto your homescreen wallpaper

figured i would post my latest

I don't have the same adw actions as you? Does that matter?
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kbrian said:
I don't have the same adw actions as you? Does that matter?
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well you need to have the ability to switch between screens with shortcuts but as long as you have that it doesnt matter

I got adw and didn't have the same actions, I tried adw ex and made everything but I couldn't move the minimalistic text on the invisible space? Ha for some reason I can't get this
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kbrian said:
I got adw and didn't have the same actions, I tried adw ex and made everything but I couldn't move the minimalistic text on the invisible space? Ha for some reason I can't get this
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What you have to do is resize it to cover over it and that is how you move it over. The youtube video is a bit better to see how to do this.

That's what I did and when I did it still wouldn't let me.
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Vertical scrolling launcher

I created some image tiles for my home screen; something similar to this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
However I'm trying to make it function more like the Android Market home screen, where you scroll vertically as opposed to horizontally.
I'm using Go Launcher EX and as far as I've gathered none of the launchers I've tried have the option to scroll vertically.
Does anyone know of any launchers that have that ability?

Nice!
When you manage to get that thing together i will test drive the hell out of it for you. Windows 7 themed launcher moves up and down. There may be others though so don't quote me on it

Swyzzlestickz said:
When you manage to get that thing together i will test drive the hell out of it for you. Windows 7 themed launcher moves up and down. There may be others though so don't quote me on it
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I tried Win 7 Launcher previously but you're only limited to tiles 1x1 or 1x2 & some of the tiles that come preconfigured are locked onto the screen (i.e you can't remove them).
Actually what I'm doing is nothing really more then creating tiles & placing them onto the screen. I wish though that I did know how to create a launcher, I'm just using a pre-existing one, though none have the vertical scrolling feature that I would like.

Can you decompile it make the necessary mods repack sign and test? I know I am making it sound easy. I know nothing of developing so I can be of much help.

Swyzzlestickz said:
Can you decompile it make the necessary mods repack sign and test? I know I am making it sound easy. I know nothing of developing so I can be of much help.
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You got me there bro as I don't know jack when it comes to Android programming/code.
I'm just your basic android user

Dude have you already found yourself a vertical scrolling launcher? I want exactly what you described. It would be AWSOME with desktop visualizer.
Please let me know

No luck as of yet. Hopefully one off the existing launchers will incorporate that function in the future

Request
Why not send out some request to the devs of some of the launchers I am sure someone can make it for you.

Swyzzlestickz said:
Why not send out some request to the devs of some of the launchers I am sure someone can make it for you.
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Good idea. I just shot the dev team of Go launcher Ex an email.

hey, that's pretty cool. Will you post a tutorial on how you set that up?

Did you try google? Just search vertical scrolling homescreen launcher and found this link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkMFyldgb94
xda thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250523

im0rtalz said:
Did you try google? Just search vertical scrolling homescreen launcher and found this link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkMFyldgb94
xda thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250523
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Well it is a vertical launcher but after messing with it for awhile it does not allow me to remove the preset icons (you can only remove ones you create) & if using tiles you cannot get them to align in such a manner that they touch end to end. I was hoping to use the launcher to create tiles of my own using Desktop Visualizer. This is what I have created using Go Launcher, just want the home screens to scroll vertically. My ultimate goal is to create a home screen that scrolls vertically & create something that looks very similar to the Android Market:

I have send an email to the golauncher developers too and vot one back. But i think it's just a standard reply so i don't expect any luck there
EL TEJANO i want exactly the same thing. I've spend so many hours on the Internet searching with no luck. It's getting frustrating. I really hope golauncher or any other good launcher like ADW or Launcher Pro can add this function

So this thread is dead now?
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SS launcher in the market is what you seek...

Try lightning launcher in the market its a nice one for sometimes like this.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

Apex Launcher from the market also has vertical scrolling, and the option to change the transparency of the black background in the app drawer, pretty cool

Icons Not Looking So Good

Didn't know whether to put this here or in Q and A, so apologies if it needs moving, but I'm using apex launcher on my N7 so i can change the icons on my homescreen. I really like the sets that blackblearblanc does in particular.
I've noticed though that they all look pixelated on the N7.
Is there anything I can do to get them to crisp up, or should I be looking for anything in particular when looking at icon sets? A certain pixel density, size etc.?
Help, as always, is massively appreciated.
Cheers

From what I understand, Apex isn't compatible at this time. That might be part of the problem.
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ExploreMN said:
From what I understand, Apex isn't compatible at this time. That might be part of the problem.
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It's compatible enough. You can download from Play Store and all the features are working great. They're working on getting it better though.
Since Apex is mainly for phones the icons aren't usually designed to stretch to our screen size. They'll work but they might look a bit pixelated. I'm using Apex with stock icons to avoid the eyesore.
Try searching for HDPI icon packs. Those would be the best qualified(I think) for stretching out while still maintaining image integrity.
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Im on 4.1.1, rom is Glazed, Apex Launcher with a CM10 theme (Cobalt i think). Icons are HQ and look fantastic

Thanks for the responses. I tested the chrome theme from the play store and found that the icons looked good but didn't fill the entire icon area. If I manually picked a chrome icon then it stretched and looked rubbish again.
Guess I'll have to wait for more hd themes and sets.
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AlanB412 said:
It's compatible enough. You can download from Play Store and all the features are working great. They're working on getting it better though.
Since Apex is mainly for phones the icons aren't usually designed to stretch to our screen size. They'll work but they might look a bit pixelated. I'm using Apex with stock icons to avoid the eyesore.
Try searching for HDPI icon packs. Those would be the best qualified(I think) for stretching out while still maintaining image integrity.
Sent from my Alanized N7 with XDA Premium
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Better to download the beta from XDA, which has been updated to Jelly Bean. Or if you already have Apex, select Beta in Settings then check for update.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sent from my Nexus 7

ragnarokx said:
Better to download the beta from XDA, which has been updated to Jelly Bean. Or if you already have Apex, select Beta in Settings then check for update.
Sent from my Nexus 7
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Worked well! Thanks for the tip.
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I bought 2 icon packs for my then 7" Coby tablet, from the Play Store. They worked well and all was good. Then a few tablets later, I tried them on my Transformer Prime...and they looked so bad they were unusable. So I emailed the dev, and he said my Prime is probably looking for XHDPI icons, and he doesn't support that now. So he emailed me the .apk and basically said to crack it open and resize the images in something like Gimp or PS, then repackage. I just unzipped the apk, and noticed mdpi, hdpi etc. So I manually changed each icon, grabbing the highest DPI images that were in the apk. Worked great, and I've used that a few times now on different themes. Just thought that may help you in the future

This may or may not be what you are looking for but this is what i did.
i have apex on my TF300, and i was using the ICS plates theme from the market. once applying the theme all the icons looked really nice, however, there were a few icons that didn't come over or that i wanted to change to another icon.
when lonpressing and manually editing the icon, i got terrible resolutions on the images when i "select from icon packs". however, when i "select picture" it still allowed me to choose from the icon packs and the icons come across crystal clear.
like i said, maybe not what you were looking for, but figured i would post my experiences just in case.

turdbogls said:
This may or may not be what you are looking for but this is what i did.
i have apex on my TF300, and i was using the ICS plates theme from the market. once applying the theme all the icons looked really nice, however, there were a few icons that didn't come over or that i wanted to change to another icon.
when lonpressing and manually editing the icon, i got terrible resolutions on the images when i "select from icon packs". however, when i "select picture" it still allowed me to choose from the icon packs and the icons come across crystal clear.
like i said, maybe not what you were looking for, but figured i would post my experiences just in case.
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I actually did try this but the icons still looked rubbish. I think the source icon wasn't up to the res on the N7.
The beta of apex has definitely helped though. It all looks good.
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[APP][FLIP LAUNCHER] quick app access [2.1+]

Android devices are meant for multitasking. Some devices, like the Galaxy Note 2,
are specifically designed to launch two apps, or more, at the same time.
The Google Play Store also offers a variety of multitasking apps to allow
you to multitask on your device. The FlipLauncher app is a multitasking app
that allows you to group your favorite apps or shortcuts and access them
from wherever on your device.
get the extremely usefull app HERE
When you launch FlipLauncher in portrait mode, 6 colored bars (i use one) will appear
on the left side of your screen. These bars serve as your virtual drawer
containing your apps and shortcuts. Just swipe to open those bars.
You can set up to 4 apps or shortcuts on each bar, giving you a total
of 24 apps or shortcuts.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The app also allows you to personalize the bars on your device’s screen.
You can change a bar’s color, adjust its width, set its placement, and
set its opacity. You can even disable one or two bars. These virtual drawers
really look like the Multi Window feature of the Galaxy Note 2 but arranged horizontally.
The app also has a different layout when you hold your device in landscape mode.
In this screen orientation, 4 colored bars (again i only use one) will appear on the left
side of the screen. Each bar allows you to place 6 apps or shortcuts, giving you still a
total of 24 apps.Just like the previous orientation, you can still change a bar’s color,
transfer the bar to the opposite side, adjust its width, and set its opacity. You can also
remove some bars according to your liking.
courtesy of android authority
​

Just got done downloading and messing around with it. A+ app. I love this app. It is so nice to be able to have all those shortcuts right at your fingertips regardless of what screen or app you are in.
Thanks for your hard work.

at first I was thinking UGH...Another Launcher. I love my ADW.. But this is is a VERY cool app. and the best part is is works alongside my ADW!!! ill have to load it up later this evening. I like a clean home screen.

I'm having issues with your app. It allows me to pull the tray out once but then after that when untouched the tray I just get a small haptic feedback and nothing else. I have to close it.
Sent from my Galaxy S 3 with Tapatalk.

Found this App, in the market. Comparative to the one listed earlier, but I find this one easier to use.
SwipePad

will it work alongside Nova Launcher?
i'm running nova launcher on my gNote and love it, but i'd like to have this running in addition to it. i hesitate to run two launchers at the same time, and am wondering if this hesitation is justified? (i see the comment above about ADW launcher but my question still stands if it's a good idea or not)

abuyossi said:
i'm running nova launcher on my gNote and love it, but i'd like to have this running in addition to it. i hesitate to run two launchers at the same time, and am wondering if this hesitation is justified? (i see the comment above about ADW launcher but my question still stands if it's a good idea or not)
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I think its a great idea i have it running along side nova prime and have no problems at all
im what Willis was talking about

sharingan92 said:
I think its a great idea i have it running along side nova prime and have no problems at all
im what Willis was talking about
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I am running Nova Prime and Flip launcher at the same time and love it. I have not had any issues with it at all. Great job with this app. I really like it.

widgets
sharingan92 said:
I think its a great idea i have it running along side nova prime and have no problems at all
im what Willis was talking about
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ok, it runs well with nova and that's good. i'm guessing there is no way to add toggles to it like for wifi, data, etc. is this something that will be added in the future?

Needing a Better Calculator

I have several calculators, but none of them work very well with multi windows. Suggestions?

Ratlegion said:
I have several calculators, but none of them work very well with multi windows. Suggestions?
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Try "Calculator" app.
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Calc app works perfectly with multi window....
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If you guys are talking about the stock app, how can you say it works perfectly when the dimensions of the app force you to use more than three quarters of the screen to use it? Could you recommend one that uses half the screen, because if I am expected to give up so much real estate for it, it would be better to completely switch from one app to another. I had thought the whole idea of multitasking was to do more than one thing at a time.
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Honestly, if you guys are just attempting to be rude, I'd rather not have the help because I was intending to get answers to a serious question.
If the video player that comes stock didn't show the full dimensions of the movie but "worked perfectly" with multi window by merely running and displaying half of the screen, I doubt that would be good enough for you. Of course, you could just expand the window to get more of the picture, but that defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

Ratlegion said:
If you guys are talking about the stock app, how can you say it works perfectly when the dimensions of the app force you to use more than three quarters of the screen to use it? Could you recommend one that uses half the screen, because if I am expected to give up so much real estate for it, it would be better to completely switch from one app to another. I had thought the whole idea of multitasking was to do more than one thing at a time.
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Honestly, if you guys are just attempting to be rude, I'd rather not have the help because I was intending to get answers to a serious question.
If the video player that comes stock didn't show the full dimensions of the movie but "worked perfectly" with multi window by merely running and displaying half of the screen, I doubt that would be good enough for you. Of course, you could just expand the window to get more of the picture, but that defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
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Why rude?I'm just trying to help you .go to google play and type calculator [by xlythe].
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
PEACE.
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Office Calculator, AirCalc, and Adding Machine are my favorite Android calculators.
Summary of Devices
Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-T889)
Android Version: 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
Build: JRO03C.T889UVALK8 (Rooted)
Device: Motorola DROID X
Android Version: 2.3.3 Gingerbread
Build: 4.5.605.Accurate_Battery (Rooted)

I second aircal, I use it on jellybam (no multi-window as it is AOSP) but floating calc = better the multi-window calc since you can have 3 things up at a time then lol.
Of course the calc is not super feature rich, but for general math it is good enough for me.
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ardcifliku said:
Why rude?I'm just trying to help you .go to google play and type calculator [by xlythe].
PEACE.
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Thanks. With the dev name, I was able to find it. Without it it seemed as though you were talking about the stock and I didn't know any better. It was pretty far down the list, but I found it and I will try it out. The screen shot surely looks much more promising then the stock one on our devices. The Air also looks to have even greater utility and I will give it a look as well. Thanks again.

ardcifliku said:
Why rude?I'm just trying to help you .go to google play and type calculator [by xlythe].
PEACE.
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This clarification helped immensely. The app works truly flawless. This is the answer.