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Hey fellow evo enthusiasts!
I've been searching and searching for an answer (I'm sure it's out there, I just haven't found it) to my Q, so hopefully you can help me.
I'm interested in personalizing Sense. I like using widgets, and I like the idea of not using Launcher Pro (I don't know why, I just want to use sense)....
I REALLY like the custom tool bars of Launcher Pro, and I want to incorporate those types of tool bars on Sense (not sure if I'm using the right word - I'm interested in using a custom bar on the bottom of the phone where you can link to your actual phone, text messaging, apps, web, etc).
Can anyone walk me through how to do this?
I'm also interested in creating custom screens with the other 7 options we all have w/ Sense.
All of this seems harder than it should be - I am rooted, currently running Warm 2.2 (release 2). Any help is appreciated - and if you say I gotta use launcher pro, I guess I do.
Thanks in advance!!
Gotta check out the theme forum. They have some tutorials over there that are stickied, I'm not sure if they will tell you how to do exactly what you want, but they sure as hell are good starting points.
......use LauncherPro. There's only so much you can do with sense......plus sense eats the battery and is slower.
It is possible do decompile sense and rewrite it......but it's just not worth it.
There is a thread in the themes section that will allow you flash to remap the the 3 buttons on the expresso.
I have been running Uncommon Sense 1.1 for quite a while on my Incredible, and my absolute favorite aspect is the center Rose button being linked to a modified version of App Folders instead of the normal app drawer. Folder organization is pretty important for me due to a large quantity of apps.
Anyhow, I am now finding myself interested in changing ROMs (I used to test drive multiple ROMs a week, it's weird staying tied down). The problem is, I want the folder organization I've gotten used to mapped to Rosie.
The question is, how can I modify a ROM to achieve this? I have never modified a ROM before, and this sounds like a tough one to start with. My first inclination is to simply take the Rosie.apk from Uncommon Sense and plop it into a different ROM. But given than App Folders was modified in Uncommon Sense, would this work? And how would I do it? Or would I have better luck remapping Rosie to add the unmodified App Folders?
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This question belongs in Q&A not development.
That being said, start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797688
Even though it is an EVO page, the theory still applies.
or this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764935
These are both easy to find utilizing the search function. Hope this helps.
kensikora said:
I have been running Uncommon Sense 1.1 for quite a while on my Incredible, and my absolute favorite aspect is the center Rose button being linked to a modified version of App Folders instead of the normal app drawer. Folder organization is pretty important for me due to a large quantity of apps.
Anyhow, I am now finding myself interested in changing ROMs (I used to test drive multiple ROMs a week, it's weird staying tied down). The problem is, I want the folder organization I've gotten used to mapped to Rosie.
The question is, how can I modify a ROM to achieve this? I have never modified a ROM before, and this sounds like a tough one to start with. My first inclination is to simply take the Rosie.apk from Uncommon Sense and plop it into a different ROM. But given than App Folders was modified in Uncommon Sense, would this work? And how would I do it? Or would I have better luck remapping Rosie to add the unmodified App Folders?
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MynWArm is a great ROM.. I prefer stock, I deodexed the most up to date Nov. OTA update completely rooted and busyboxed and deodexed. Which means you can run the stock ROM and add Modifications that you enjoyed such as the rosie modification. in mynswarm rom he has an app called rosie settings which you can choose the left and right buttons makes it sooo easy. lemme hook u up wit some links. I am uploading these things for you so I hope you use it.
step one, make sure your rooted S-OFF
download this stock ROM I deodexed, it's completely stock doesnt have any name or anything like that.
here is the ROM http://androidforums.com/incredible...dexed-added-root-nov-update-any-interest.html
or direct download link - http://www.multiupload.com/2KS0OS60DR
then you need to Flash this file from recovery once the ROM is up and running.
I'm uploading just for you so, I hope you use this.
flash from recovery, http://www.multiupload.com/5FLXLMGJHO
this will take a good ten minutes so boot, so don't panic and pull the battery it'll work.
once you have this flashed and phone is on and running you'll see something famililar to myns warm, rosie wise, you wont be able to use any of the buttons except the middle for all apps, this is were you take this .apk -
this part is really important download this .apk
http://www.multiupload.com/W4IX7D2423
and install your favorite way, I used astro to do it. but once this is instaleld open the app and you can change the left and right buttons to whatever..
all credit goes to the creators or mynwarm I just prefer to do the themeing myself, this is just an amazing mod that lets you change the rosie shortcuts in an easy to use app.
Awesome, man. That will probably do pretty much everything I need. Or probably pretty damn close to it. I'll try it out tonight and let you know how it goes.
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I tries using.virtuous and the buttons were all layer out on top of each other... In case anyone else had my bright idea
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Hello!
I have recently moved from an HTC Desire HD (Cyanogenmodded) to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, I absolutely love the phone, except for one thing:
The stock Messaging (SMS) app has the habit of converting text-messages to MMS messages, when the size is about 3-4 texts.
My girlfriend has the same issue on her HTC Desire S (un-modded), but I did not have it on my CM7'ed DHD.
Now, I have been looking into things to get this fixed, but to no avail.
I really do not want to use the 3rd party apps like Handcent op GoSMS, because frankly, I think they are ugly and bloated. I just want to use the stock app, but without the limitation.
Tonight, I have been trying to get this to work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065452
It sure seems easy enough, but after putting the app back it just kept crashing.
Has any of you been successful in editing the apk to enable larger text messages?
Thanks in advance for any reply!
Gytax.
I have the same problem..
I'm also really interested in a solution here. I've got 2,000 SMS for free but pay 30cents for a mms which i would never use due to whatsapp... Would be great if there is a tweak to turn off auto convert.
This is the main reason I'm using go SMS heh.
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This is going to hurt. There is no fix whatsoever unless you root your device. Handcent is ugly and bloated. So is GoSMS.
If you go to the market and search BigSMS, that is a clean solution to the problem. It isn't an OS fix, but it's a very simple front-end that allows you to get around the problem. It integrates fully with your native messaging and is free.
Not an OS fix, but the next best thing.
skezza said:
This is going to hurt. There is no fix whatsoever unless you root your device. Handcent is ugly and bloated. So is GoSMS.
If you go to the market and search BigSMS, that is a clean solution to the problem. It isn't an OS fix, but it's a very simple front-end that allows you to get around the problem. It integrates fully with your native messaging and is free.
Not an OS fix, but the next best thing.
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My device is rooted. I tried to fix the app myself, but after compiling the app would not run anymore.
Currently, I just switch to GoSMS when the stock app says my text message is too long (hooray for copy/paste).
I have seen BigSMS already, I might give it a shot.
Thanks for your reply, anyway.
Gytax said:
My device is rooted. I tried to fix the app myself, but after compiling the app would not run anymore.
Currently, I just switch to GoSMS when the stock app says my text message is too long (hooray for copy/paste).
I have seen BigSMS already, I might give it a shot.
Thanks for your reply, anyway.
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This feature is also present in Ice Cream Sandwich.
The disgusting thing about it is this... knowing what I know, there is no way that Google released Ice Cream Sandwich without a way of toggling this particular setting (the conversion I mean) which means the feature was actually REMOVED from the Messaging app, rather than pure ignorance which we've seen from manufacturers in 2.x.
Well, there is a very simple setting inside the messaging app. The app has a hardcoded limit of 4. I tried changing this but, like I said before, the app would not run anymore.
This could be because of my phone not being deodexed.
I was asking if anyone else had any experience with this, because my android modding experience is very very limited.
See this thread.
Gytax said:
Well, there is a very simple setting inside the messaging app. The app has a hardcoded limit of 4. I tried changing this but, like I said before, the app would not run anymore.
This could be because of my phone not being deodexed.
I was asking if anyone else had any experience with this, because my android modding experience is very very limited.
See this thread.
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Yes, the limit is hardcoded, Some devices uses 4, others uses 3 and some HTC's use 5. The thing is, Google implemented a patch for disabling it in 2.2 Froyo. Basically not so you could change the limit, but you could enable/disable whether the conversion took place. They implemented it and major manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, HTC, decided to avoid implementing the patch. So, 2012, 2 years after Froyo, the patch still isn't present in Gingerbread 2.3.5 for SGS for example. It's disgraceful by the major manufacturers to have this little care for the users.
I've got a few questions, but my primary question is this...
Now that Android has a killer "virtual assistant" application, will we be able to expect modified versions of it? I'm not sure if it runs client side or server side (and I'd assume this would be a major determining factor), but is it possible/practical to believe that it might be capable of doing real assistant things? I'm imagining things like having it open new tabs (and executing a search or going to webpage) on my desktop, or having it make notes/put things in my calendar, really being able to interface with my desktop in any way would be awesome. Is this kind of thing possible?
Next question is, for some reason my Voice search isn't talking back to me. It's fully functional, but having it talk back is nice. I've got a VZW gnex running Jelly Belly v2.2. A few days ago I flashed Vicious V3. When I was on vicious it talked back to me a few times, then at some point, it stopped. I checked all the settings but I couldn't make it work again. I decided to flash a new ROM, can't get it to talk on this one either. Anybody know what might be causing this?
Lastly, does anybody know of a way to get CM9 style drop down toggles (in the status bar)? Or a JB rom with it baked it? I tried the Notification Toggle app by one of the XDA members here, some of the buttons worked, some didn't, and the NT Icon downloader wasn't working right either, so I couldn't get CM9 style toggles anyways.
TL;DR
Possible to have JB voice search modded in the future?
Any reason Voice Search not talking back to me any more?
JB CM9-style drop down toggles baked into any roms?
It is definitely possible for voice search to be modded. I'm currently trying to develop an app that allows you to add your own commands to search. Ex. Say 'launch pulse' would open the pulse app
As far as the other things I have no idea.
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Hello everyone
I have found the layout of the tablet to be irritating in some ways at times. I really would love it if there was some way to get the older combined navigation and status bar at the. bottom of the screen with the nav bar over towards the left side and the clock and whatnot on the right side. I'm sure you all are aware of this layout by now or have at least seen it before.
example like this:
for http://tablet-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/GTab2.jpg
So I'm curious. instead of having a layout that simply looks like a big phone, can one get that older combined style on the Nexus 7 (2013) while still keeping its normal functionality like the quick settings tiles etc.
thanks.
sorry I'm passing out writing this so hope its all makes sense...
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This layout was removed in KitKat so it is only possible in JellyBean roms...
I heard that. I know a bunch of people were complaining when it was revealed that that was what Google decided to for the kit kat release. As I saw in a post from a while back on android authority among other sites.
So that being said, and apparently I'm not the only one who feels this way, it would seem there is some type of mod or xposed module or something that brings back this functionality. Maybe even a mod that was done on another device/kitkat ROM that could possibly be ported to the Nexus. Etc.
No such thing at this point?
I suppose I could always get a JellyBean ROM. I wonder what I should expect to lose by downgrading. I'll have to read up on the KitKat features not included in JellyBean and make a decision if it comes to that and there really is no mods.
Its a hard thing to search for, as I don't know how to refer to this UI. Apparently there is no name that differentiates the UI from the new KitKat UI, which is why I made this post.
Thanks Dexxon.
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