I like to arrange my apps by alphabetical order, and it's a real pain in the ass that when I add a new app it doesn't just push all the icons over a space it pushes sone down some sideways.
Any way to tweak it so it reacts like iOS when I'm adding / removing /moving icons?
Thanks.
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Man press menu button while app drawer open...view type...alphabetical grid...bam done.
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First off I'm not talking app drawer. I'm talking desktop pages. Second off, when pressing menu button in the app drawer there is no such option as you speak of. Thirdly the app drawer is already in alphabetical order. So no need to even do what you suggest.
Anyone else have an actual answer to my question?
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[email protected] said:
I like to arrange my apps by alphabetical order, and it's a real pain in the ass that when I add a new app it doesn't just push all the icons over a space it pushes sone down some sideways.
Any way to tweak it so it reacts like iOS when I'm adding / removing /moving icons?
Thanks.
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I can't directly answer your question but I will give a suggestion. You can the ROM in the link and maybe this can be more like iOS for you. The apps behave like iOS sort of. Give it a look at least.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261916
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I know how! Get an iphone. Have a good day
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I should also mention that I'm running slimbean with nova launcher. Not sure if that makes a difference.
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I should also mention that I'm running slimbean with nova launcher. Not sure if that makes a difference.
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It doesn't.
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First off I'm not talking app drawer. I'm talking desktop pages. Second off, when pressing menu button in the app drawer there is no such option as you speak of. Thirdly the app drawer is already in alphabetical order. So no need to even do what you suggest.
Anyone else have an actual answer to my question?
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Why do you even put your apps on the home screen instead of just leaving them in the drawer? I could understand a few, but not all of them.
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It doesn't.
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Why do you even put your apps on the home screen instead of just leaving them in the drawer? I could understand a few, but not all of them.
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I agree with this. The idea behind the home screen is to place widgets and app icons in such a way that is convenient for quick info access and the more commonly used apps and functions on the phone. The app drawer is the all apps view. Seems a waste to do otherwise.
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First off I'm not talking app drawer. I'm talking desktop pages. Second off, when pressing menu button in the app drawer there is no such option as you speak of. Thirdly the app drawer is already in alphabetical order. So no need to even do what you suggest.
Anyone else have an actual answer to my question?
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And fourth seems like you don't know how to phrase a question with all the information. Next time tell people what launcher you are using and what screen you are trying to accomplish it on....so people dont waste there time giving you such unsatisfactory answers.
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I have different pages to group different types of apps. That's why. App drawer is something completely different than that.
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Why don't you use folders instead? Less clutter and probably works better for what you want.
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I have different pages to group different types of apps. That's why. App drawer is something completely different than that.
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You do realize this will lag your launcher out right? As stated above use folder for it.
Wayne Tech Nexus
I notice zero lag and I have about 6 full pages of icons.
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Let's stay on topic here.
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I'm trying to find a solution to my problem. Not discuss pro/cons of having the icons arranged the way I like it. If you can't help then go discus how you arrange your icons in your own little thread
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I'm trying to find a solution to my problem. Not discuss pro/cons of having the icons arranged the way I like it. If you can't help then go discus how you arrange your icons in your own little thread
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I think the issue is that you see a droid like iOS. Its isn't. IOS is an app drawer and that's its when it comes to how it functions. Apple places every app on the front yet android allows you to make it your own and exercise your creativity...or the lack there of. Its how it works
I suggest maybe miui would be worth a shot to try. They are about 50 different launchers out there to try but none of the popular ones will work like you want.
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I'm trying to find a solution to my problem. Not discuss pro/cons of having the icons arranged the way I like it. If you can't help then go discus how you arrange your icons in your own little thread
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That is the way the launchers are made to work. There is no changing it unless you build your own launcher and change the way it moves the icons.
What is wrong with the OP? They gave him an answer so why is he being difficult?
They gave me answers? No they shot down my question with bull**** remarks and started acting all android fanboy like because I'd like icons to move around like they do on a iPhone which is in my opinion is a lot easier to deal with then the randomness of the android icon movement.
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He's a evil Troll sent by Apple to annoy Android Users...
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Get it together home slice. All I want is icons to move around better then they currently do on android. No one is trolling around here.
Anytime anyone mentions anything apple you turd burglers fly off the handle and go into revenge of the nerds mode.
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New over here at the S3 and loved the post your lockscreen thread over in the note section...so figured I would make one here.
WHEN POSTING BE RESPECTFUL AND APPROPRIATE
Also leave detail, post the wallpaper, what launcher icons rom etc.. word
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New over here at the S3 and loved the post your home screen thread over in the note section...so figured I would make one here.
WHEN POSTING BE RESPECTFUL AND APPROPRIATE
Also leave detail, post the wallpaper, what launcher icons rom etc.. word
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There's already a stickied 'Show your homescreen'...
Guess I'll be first..!
Running Task & Ktoonsez AOKP Jellybean ROM (9/7 build)
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There's already a stickied 'Show your homescreen'...
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Ahhh my bad never really check stickies unless it us in development
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Ahhh my bad never really check stickies unless it us in development
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Lol I was going to say that there already was a home screen one, maybe you should make a "post your lock screen" one!
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Done :thumbup:
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Lol......oops...homescreen
There we go : )
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what kind of lock screen are you using there goojman?
Here's mine when listening to music. Poweramp is amazing!
My regular lock screen is plain default. I never remember to use the shortcuts i make
Lmao, woops, forgot the pic
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I'm using Task & Koontz AOKP ROM... As far as wallpapers go, I use the ones off the Zedge app.. Why, you like?
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Thank goodness for Widget Locker
My App Shortcuts aren't always showing by the way, only when you press against the Lock in the middle.
My very bottom "lock" unlocks the screen, if you slide right to left, sliding left to right changes the ringer settings..
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I'm using Task & Koontz AOKP ROM... As far as wallpapers go, I use the ones off the Zedge app.. Why, you like?
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yea man, the lockscreen looks very nice and rather useful. Haha. Ive tried cm10 a lot of time, but i miss the stock touchwiz features like wifidirect and a few other things way too much to switch to an AOSP or vanilla android rom. Been trying the new jellybean leaks, but now im on wanamlite and enjoying it very well.
oh well, i guess ill have to find a third party unlocker app that will allow me to have all of those shortcuts on my lock screen.
My lockscreen, Slimbean ROM
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Can someone please tell how they got the stock google ring lockscreen and does it work with the weather ticker in the setting much like samsungs
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Can someone please tell how they got the stock google ring lockscreen and does it work with the weather ticker in the setting much like samsungs
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I am rooted and running CM10. If not rooted, there is an app called widget locker.
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I know within the stock Samsung messaging app you can change the text bubbles and the background. My question today is...it's it possible to use custom message bubbles and background?
If so where's would I have to place those files for them to be usable within the app?
Thanks
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I do not believe this is possible as of right now. I have not seen any other threads indicating it's possible. I too would like to see this happen though.
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I'm pretty sure it is possible for themers to do it
Mastergrimm28 said:
I know within the stock Samsung messaging app you can change the text bubbles and the background. My question today is...it's it possible to use custom message bubbles and background?
If so where's would I have to place those files for them to be usable within the app?
Thanks
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Its possible just not noob friendly I use 7zip to open archive and edit the .pngs all the time
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Its possible just not noob friendly I use 7zip to open archive and edit the .pngs all the time
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He's right, not noon friendly at all.
I tried that once and after I installed the signed apk I couldn't receive text messages anymore so I gave up lol I'm a noob
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Mastergrimm28 said:
I know within the stock Samsung messaging app you can change the text bubbles and the background. My question today is...it's it possible to use custom message bubbles and background?
If so where's would I have to place those files for them to be usable within the app?
Thanks
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Check out wasabi thread in this section.. He has some messaging themes mixed with some dope ass themes .. Definitely check it out its well worth the download
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Mastergrimm28 said:
I know within the stock Samsung messaging app you can change the text bubbles and the background. My question today is...it's it possible to use custom message bubbles and background?
If so where's would I have to place those files for them to be usable within the app?
Thanks
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How do you remove the bubbles all together? Looks like my kids phone.
Mastergrimm28 said:
I know within the stock Samsung messaging app you can change the text bubbles and the background. My question today is...it's it possible to use custom message bubbles and background?
If so where's would I have to place those files for them to be usable within the app?
Thanks
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Wow do I actually get to contribute something for once?? LoL I'm so used to absorbing all the knowledge here being the noob I am.
Aside from what the others recommended, I haven't seen any easy ways to add custom bubbles but I did recently notice that you can easily change the background to a custom picture.
If you go into your messaging settings and choose to change the background, there's an option to add your own picture whether it be from your gallery or directly from your camera. The one and only downside is that you're limited to one custom background at a time... if you change it, your new choice will overwrite the old. No big, tho.
I remember looking for this option back on ICS but never found it so I'm assuming it was added with the JB update.
(I'm running on rooted stock ROM, btw.)
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Could you provide a link to the image you are using in the screenshot please?
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Could you provide a link to the image you are using in the screenshot please?
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Sure! Grabbed it from Zedge recently but rather than hunting it down again, here's a Dropbox link http://db.tt/C2duKiYb
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Thanks appreciate it!
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Thanks kinda cool
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I did this for my GS2 because I love blue and gray together. I am using an mms.apk from a rom in the dev section right now, but this weekend I'll try to work on theming the stock mms.apk with different colors. I'll upload when/if I get time this weekend.
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My menu key has been Phantom pressing a lot lately so I wanted to add the Nav bar and disable my capacitive keys to prevent Phantom presses.
The Nav bar is easy but the key layout code is different in Jellybean than it was in ICS or GB. It took me way too long to figure out where the code for capacitive keys was in FK23, so I thought I'd make it easier for anyone else who needs/wants this mod.
To get softkeys/Nav bar, click on Mattix's link below and follow instructions. (thanks for discovering this)
To disable your capacitive keys, navigate to system/usr/keylayout and change the file called "Generic.kl" to "Generic.kl.bak" and paste this file in its place...
http://db.tt/Vdqr44cq
Then reboot and your capacitive keys will be disabled. The keys may still light up. You can change that by going into your phones settings and display, change touch key light duration to always off. Hope this helps somebody.
By the way, the Nav bar is pretty large at stock dpi but if you change the density (I like 200 myself) it doesn't look bad at all.
You would make a thread after I posted this...
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Can you find a way to make th launcher rotate?
Only works with fk23?
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You would make a thread after I posted this...
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[INFO][Discussion][Screenshots] JB FK23!!!
I found this while browsing the Galaxy S II I9100 forums looking for mods. Credit goes to some guy over there.
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Woops yeah didn't see that. This was mainly for disabling the capacitive keys. I figured most people knew how to do the Nav bar already.
Lol I just read your post. You can ask my wife I spent hours googling how to add Nav bar and looking through the keylayout files trying to disable the capacitive keys while she yelled at me . Wasn't trying to steal your thunder or anything. Just a crazy coincidence.
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Only works with fk23?
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The Nav bar should work on ICS but the file for disabling capacitive keys is only for fk23. Albeit it's extremely easy to do on ICS.
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The Nav bar should work on ICS but the file for disabling capacitive keys is only for fk23. Albeit it's extremely easy to do on ICS.
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I got jb, guessing non functiona?
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colonel.shepard said:
Can you find a way to make th launcher rotate?
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Why don't you try this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
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I got jb, guessing non functiona?
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This is for Jellybean.
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This is for Jellybean.
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Hmm thats wierd i added that value using rom tool pro and reboot but nothing happened.
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Here
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I just used esfile explorer and opened the build prop file as a editable text.
Edit: I just looked at your build prop and saw your on CNA. This is for Fk23.
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Can the capacitive key be remapped? like search will be recent app list on tap then search on hold etc?
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Woops yeah didn't see that. This was mainly for disabling the capacitive keys. I figured most people knew how to do the Nav bar already.
Lol I just read your post. You can ask my wife I spent hours googling how to add Nav bar and looking through the keylayout files trying to disable the capacitive keys while she yelled at me . Wasn't trying to steal your thunder or anything. Just a crazy coincidence.
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It's all good. Just one less thread to follow and respond to questions.
XDA is about sharing, it wasn't my work. It's just a simple line in the build.prop
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anyone have any idea on how to change this to be used in touchwiz?
launcher.force_enable_rotation=true
since fk23 is 4.1.2
That app does not work correctly
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anyone have any idea on how to change this to be used in touchwiz?
launcher.force_enable_rotation=true
since fk23 is 4.1.2
That app does not work correctly
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It might be in the launcher app. I'm still learning about decompiling apks so I would have no idea on where to begin.
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Can the capacitive key be remapped? like search will be recent app list on tap then search on hold etc?
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Yeah I'm trying to make the search key open recent apps. I always used that mod on tw ICS roms. At this point when I try to change the line it just breaks everything. Gonna try and figure it out though.
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Thanks for pointing to my link in the OP but it's ok if you make it more like a guide. It will make it a lotv easier for it to be in one place.
I could really care less about getting credit for this, credit belongs to some guy in the S3 forums.
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There's an issue with this...try going to camera
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Matter of fact, try going to dialer and other apps. The capacitive keys are in the way
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List any app, with your uses, etc.
Please make each post a separate app.
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Swiftkey
Improves on the keyboard. Makes life and typing so much easier. Typing efficiency is enhanced greatly! One of the best investments since you will be using your phone's keyboard a heck of a lot.
Hmm, tough choice. My first choice probably would be Root Explorer. Can browse all files, edit protected files and move stuff around like files and folders.
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Ti Backup Pro or Root Explorer.
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The play store... without it if have to find all my apks and side load them. It makes life much easier.
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Kraenesk said:
The play store... without it if have to find all my apks and side load them. It makes life much easier.
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You don't say?
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ROM tool box pro makes flashing ROMs and backing up a peace of cake and u can install multiple boot up screens and have them used at random or in order plus change your icons in your status bar.
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Call recorder is important for me..sad thing it doesnt work anymore in JB
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Sex Positions Animated - very useful.
Shaddy-Z. said:
Sex Positions Animated - very useful.
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Lol
(⊙＿⊙)
Tablet Talk.
I use it on a daily basis to send messages instead of my phone directly.
+1 for SwiftKey - SO much better than stock keyboard.
I also use wallbase a lot, I used to have a hard time finding nice hd wallpapers for my phone now I have way too many.
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+1 for SwiftKey - SO much better than stock keyboard.
I also use wallbase a lot, I used to have a hard time finding nice hd wallpapers for my phone now I have way too many.
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Yep!! Same here!!
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Tapatalk
Revolutionary towards forums.
But most useful I would say Terminal Emulator.
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Romtoolbox pro. Has so many useful tools i cant live without it. Must have app if you're rooted.
SGS3 JB 4.1.2 Ktuned Kernel
Swiftkey is absolutely stellar. Its predictive abilities paired with how it learns your language makes it a must have. Additionally, the swiftkey swype beta adds gesture based typing if that is your preference.
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I use a lot of photo editing apps. I like Magic hour the best!
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Yep!! Same here!!
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swype beta has more languages its faster to use (my opinion)
Register here and they will send you a installer link
http://beta.swype.com/android/create/
I would definitely recommend getting Swype, it's changed the way I type on touch screens with gesture typing. The biggest draw back for swype is the way it gets distributed and the non-existent advertising.
Swiftkey flow might not be as amazing to everyone if Swype was available on the Play Store since day 1.
Hyped music - like spotify but free and you can make streaming playlists. Also Facebook contact sync - pretty self explanatory but also has high def pictures which is very nice.
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ROM tool box pro makes flashing ROMs and backing up a peace of cake and u can install multiple boot up screens and have them used at random or in order plus change your icons in your status bar.
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Ok this one sounds silly, but on my screens of icons the widgets are not in a straight line with the app I cons but a bit below.
Anyone else seeing this?
Allen
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maybe take a screenshot to show what you are trying to say...
I have the same problem. But it's also the on my old RAZR so I guess it's an android problem.
Please refer to my screen shot.
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I assume this is because your widgets have no title, while the icons do.
Disable viewing the names of the applications and see if that helps.
duh!!!!
Such an idiot I am.
BTW - I am on Stock 4.1.2 (and had 4.1.1 same issue) -
BTW where do I set that I do NOT want labels written under the icons ...
Ahahahhah
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