Getting HTC Sense 9 Launcher working - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

Hi guys I want to combine the advantages of the fast system updates of the Pixel 2 XL and the Launcher of HTC Sense 9. On my Note 8 the launcher works just fine with the newsfeed. On the Pixel 2 XL its also working but I cant get the News Republic App working that is needed to get the newsfeed filled up. The News Republic App on the Playstore is working fine and not crashing but its not usable on the Sense Homescreen.
Maybe someone can fix that?
The Sense 9 Launcher and Apps could be downloaded here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...blinkfeed-plugins-devices-08-03-2015-t3049438

Only problem I'm having with this launcher is that it doesn't stretch all the way down when I'm using immersive mode. Huge black bar at the bottom

I'd like that app/shortcut wheel to pop-up when I squeeze, like the U11+

mackentosh said:
Only problem I'm having with this launcher is that it doesn't stretch all the way down when I'm using immersive mode. Huge black bar at the bottom
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So news republic is working on yours? On which Rom are you?

System app?
RobbyTouchHD said:
On the Pixel 2 XL its also working but I cant get the News Republic App working that is needed to get the newsfeed filled up.
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Sounds cool but let me ask you this; does that apk need to be a system app to work properly? I would think it would, kind of like how GNL needed to be a system app in order for the Now pane to work on other devices.
Magisk has that App Systemizer module... maybe give that a shot?

IrocD said:
Sounds cool but let me ask you this; does that apk need to be a system app to work properly? I would think it would, kind of like how GNL needed to be a system app in order for the Now pane to work on other devices.
Magisk has that App Systemizer module... maybe give that a shot?
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I'll try that thanks. But on my note8 and BlackBerry Keyone it's working great just by installing it as a normal apk

RobbyTouchHD said:
I'll try that thanks. But on my note8 and BlackBerry Keyone it's working great just by installing it as a normal apk
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No problem. It definitely is odd that it works fine as a user app on 2 devices and not on another. But hey it can't hurt to give it a shot and see, right? Good luck, and post back after.

IrocD said:
No problem. It definitely is odd that it works fine as a user app on 2 devices and not on another. But hey it can't hurt to give it a shot and see, right? Good luck, and post back after.
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Wasn't working either. News Republic is still force closing all the time even as a system app. I also tested it by converting all sense apps as system apps.
Maybe Android 8.1 is the problem why it's not working

hi guys.
Just switched from HTC to the Pixel 2 XL and the one thing I really loved about HTC is Sense.
I downloaded the modules but having issues:
- Installing HtcSenseHome - v9.14.929638 via Astro fails with no details; everything else gets installed
- The clock and weather widget does not detect the current location; HtcLocationServicesSetting - v1.02.636275 and LocationPicker - v3.20.817412 are installed
Any idea?

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Stock Google Dialer - no ringing, no loudspeaker

Hi,
Today I've received my HTC 10 and I'm trying to get the 'nearest Nexus experience'. There was no problems with either Now Launcher or Keyboad, but I have some problems with Dialer. The app itself was installed from Play Store (com.google.android.dialer), so no sideloading was necessary. The installed version is 2.05.07_rc4. I've given it all permissions (with settings ones), change default dialer and everything is working except ringing and loudspeaker. I can dial a number, answer a call, talk. There are all notifications.
I've tried sideloading different versions form apkmirror. 2.3.17 fails to install (no necessary libraries), 3.00.04_rc4 installs but crashes. I've also sideloaded Contacts - no problems there.
Can someone had similar problems? Maybe on different phone?
Thanks for any help.
Karol
That's weird. When I go to the Play Store, it tells me the Google Dialer is not compatible with my HTC 10. Also, the version on the store is 2.3.17, how come you have 2.05.07_rc4 ? Which country are you in? (I'm in the US) Why is it a release candidate (I assume the rc part at the end is for that)?
I've tried installing from apkmirror (2.3.17 and 3.00.04_rc4) and the same happens to me; first one doesn't want to install and the latter crashes.
I'm trying as well to make my 10 resemble my former Nexus, so if anyone knows how to make this Google Dialer app work, please, post it here.
Thanks!
I had the same problem. Not sure which version. I ended up going back to the horrible HTC dialler
I also had a problem with the alarm in the google clock app. The alarm tone I selected always seemed to be the default rather than the custom selected one.
I don't know what HTC have done with their firmware. It's been a pretty good experience other than those issues though.
frente69 said:
I also had a problem with the alarm in the google clock app. The alarm tone I selected always seemed to be the default rather than the custom selected one.
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Give the google clock permissions for disk access and it will then be able to use custom "ringtones". This is a common Marshmallow issue. Try giving the google dialer full permissions and see if that fixes your other issues.
mariuscm said:
Which country are you in?!
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I'm in Poland. And yes, Google Play installs 2.05.07_rc4. It's also available from ApkMirror (apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-phone/google-phone-2-05-07_rc4-release/google-phone-2-05-07_rc4-android-apk-download)
As for the phone - I gave up. It's already sold. All reviewers almost promised the Nexus experience, but it's far from it. It's not like Moto phones, where they take stock Android and add some of their features. It's all rebuild. The quick settings look similar yet different. The same thing is with the settings. Some (Many?) dialogs have Sense not Material look. The typography is wrong. It still is Roboto, but the weights are used differently.
Stock Android is beautiful. Everything is in place, everything works as expected. Sense (8 is it?) look like HTC tried to rebuild/upgrade previous version to look Material. They failed. I'm back to my old Nexus 5.
Ps. One hint about the dialer. When you place a call, two icons appear in the notification bar. One from Google Dialer, one from HTC Dialer. So the built in one is still active, also you can't disable the Contacts/Dialer app. Maybe it's HTC bug and should by reported?
Karol
Sounds weird.
I couldn't install the contacts or dialer through google play, but sideloaded the apks and no problem once I gave the permissions.
The phone rings and loudspeaker is functional.
No issues or bugs so far.
Edit: The HTC dialer does show in the notification, and in the default app I selected the google dialer.
The phone doesn't ring either but I do have loudspeaker during a call.
For me the only part I care about is the dialer. I have the dialer installed and when I call it launches HTC phone app. I get the nice features of search but no bugs. So far it has worked nicely
joshuadjohnson22 said:
For me the only part I care about is the dialer. I have the dialer installed and when I call it launches HTC phone app. I get the nice features of search but no bugs. So far it has worked nicely
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I got that setup to work like that as well, but I don't like the htc phone app taking over the call. I have Google voice + carrier number on the same phone and the Google phone app lets me know if I'm dialing with Google voice or with my carrier number.
mariuscm said:
I got that setup to work like that as well, but I don't like the htc phone app taking over the call. I have Google voice + carrier number on the same phone and the Google phone app lets me know if I'm dialing with Google voice or with my carrier number.
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Our only hope is Roms or maybe a HTC Google phone like the m7, that would be so awesome.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
Our only hope is Roms or maybe a HTC Google phone like the m7, that would be so awesome.
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Why did HTC feel the need to restrict the access to the phone's dialing functions? (rethorical question)
FreydNot said:
Give the google clock permissions for disk access and it will then be able to use custom "ringtones". This is a common Marshmallow issue. Try giving the google dialer full permissions and see if that fixes your other issues.
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I've enabled permissions for both phone and storage and it still doesn't seem to allow me to change my alarm to a custom ringtone.
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Google just updated the stock dialer, it is now compatible with the HTC 10. Any luck?
I tried this earlier today and the new RC9 won't even install for me. No errors, just a failed message after a brief wait. I tried uninstalling the RC8 first but no change.
Xcutz said:
Google just updated the stock dialer, it is now compatible with the HTC 10. Any luck?
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Mine's still coming up as not compatible.
alphar said:
I've enabled permissions for both phone and storage and it still doesn't seem to allow me to change my alarm to a custom ringtone.
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I got the same thing on other apps. You have to go into permissions to allow it to modify system settings. I don't remember exactly where it is but since the app never rings I uninstalled it.
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$khc said:
Hi,
Today I've received my HTC 10 and I'm trying to get the 'nearest Nexus experience'. There was no problems with either Now Launcher or Keyboad, but I have some problems with Dialer. The app itself was installed from Play Store (com.google.android.dialer), so no sideloading was necessary. The installed version is 2.05.07_rc4. I've given it all permissions (with settings ones), change default dialer and everything is working except ringing and loudspeaker. I can dial a number, answer a call, talk. There are all notifications.
I've tried sideloading different versions form apkmirror. 2.3.17 fails to install (no necessary libraries), 3.00.04_rc4 installs but crashes. I've also sideloaded Contacts - no problems there.
Can someone had similar problems? Maybe on different phone?
Thanks for any help.
Karol
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Looks like there is an easy fix for this now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66873075&postcount=39
keep in mind it breaks Wi-Fi calling settings ( although Wi-Fi calling still works)
joshuadjohnson22 said:
Looks like there is an easy fix for this now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66873075&postcount=39
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It does require root though.
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
neles86 said:
It does require root though.
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Right... and the OP already had it and was modding to get it to work. Not sure how this is relevant. But yes, of course replacing any system files like the HTC dialer will require root...
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this fix works for this now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5&postcount=39
After I installed the dialer.zip, I installed True Phone Dialer & Contacts from
Hamster Beat. And set it to my default dialer and is well.
Thanks

issues since update to Android 7

Just seeing if anybody else has been experiencing any issues since the update to Android 7
Some of the issues I've seen.
1. When trying to update apps and I load another app, the play store will freeze (notification screen will say play store is not responding)
2. When I have multiple apps open, the recent apps button seems to hit or miss if it actually wants too display anything
3. When using the facebook app and I press the recent apps button, I get the split screen, but the face book news feed goes blank
1) tried a few times, no freeze
2) works like a charm here, 30+ open apps, task switcher is instantly there & double tap to quick switch between apps is working flawlessly..
3) cant test, no facebook account
Cheers
Gesendet von meinem HTC 10 mit Tapatalk
No issues here. Thing has been smooth.
Facebook even works fine in split screen
No issues noted on my end, Facebook shows up normally, although it does give the warning that it may not work properly in split screen.
choli0090 said:
Just seeing if anybody else has been experiencing any issues since the update to Android 7
Some of the issues I've seen.
1. When trying to update apps and I load another app, the play store will freeze (notification screen will say play store is not responding)
2. When I have multiple apps open, the recent apps button seems to hit or miss if it actually wants too display anything
3. When using the facebook app and I press the recent apps button, I get the split screen, but the face book news feed goes blank
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For point 1, try sideloading the latest Play Store and Google Play Services APKs.
For points 2 and 3, these seem like they might be Nougat issues, and not HTC 10 issues. Try a google search and see if you find anything.
No issues at all either. Ran perfect the few days I had it in my phone.
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
I've been having a few issues since the update too. The stock weather clock doesn't seem to work on apex launcher. Haven't tried it on any other launcher yet, but it works fine on the sense launcher. I also haven't been getting notifications right away for gmail and some other apps. It might be some overly aggressive power saving. I noticed those particular apps are completely closed and gone from the recent apps drawer after a while and I get the notifications when I open them manually. Going to try turn off power saver for a day and see if it does anything
choli0090 said:
Just seeing if anybody else has been experiencing any issues since the update to Android 7
Some of the issues I've seen.
1. When trying to update apps and I load another app, the play store will freeze (notification screen will say play store is not responding)
2. When I have multiple apps open, the recent apps button seems to hit or miss if it actually wants too display anything
3. When using the facebook app and I press the recent apps button, I get the split screen, but the face book news feed goes blank
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Did you dirty flash? If so then full wipe and avoid restoring apps until you can verify that the rom works as expected..
Let us know how you get on
My concern is signal ,is very bad after update and the download speed is Lower than any other phone ,even Lower than axon 7, I did a speed test in the same spot and axon 7 got double the speed than HTC 10
Anyone coming from the M8?
Badelhas said:
Anyone coming from the M8?
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Me !?
budgati said:
Me !👆
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Is it really worth it? Can you elaborate please? I'm thinking about it but I'm questioning if I won't regret it since I love my M8.
Badelhas said:
Is it really worth it? Can you elaborate please? I'm thinking about it but I'm questioning if I won't regret it since I love my M8.
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I too love the m8. A beast. The 10 is a worthy successor. And i personally prefer it more to the other flagships as well. The only ups are that it has a fingerprint scanner, way better camera and the high res audio. You won't feel much difference in the perfomance if running normal apps. So if you want these things, go for it else flash CM 14.1 in your M8. I too have flashed cm14.1 and everything has improved.
I hope you have got the answer to your question.
budgati said:
I too love the m8. A beast. The 10 is a worthy successor. And i personally prefer it more to the other flagships as well. The only ups are that it has a fingerprint scanner, way better camera and the high res audio. You won't feel much difference in the perfomance if running normal apps. So if you want these things, go for it else flash CM 14.1 in your M8. I too have flashed cm14.1 and everything has improved.
I hope you have got the answer to your question.
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I think so, thanks. I mainly love the smoothness, the sound volume of the speakers and the sound quality of the headphones (my last smartphones were Samsung and they sucked on those departments) on my m8 but I've read that the speakers sound better on a quite ambient (more bassy) and the headphone quality is even better, is that true?
Cheers
Badelhas said:
I think so, thanks. I mainly love the smoothness, the sound volume of the speakers and the sound quality of the headphones (my last smartphones were Samsung and they sucked on those departments) on my m8 but I've read that the speakers sound better on a quite ambient (more bassy) and the headphone quality is even better, is that true?
Cheers
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The audio coming from the 10 is absolutely terrific. One can also create certain audio profiles and once you get the hang of it, you will be amazed to see the power of this device in the music section.
Badelhas said:
Is it really worth it? Can you elaborate please? I'm thinking about it but I'm questioning if I won't regret it since I love my M8.
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The m8 is the only phone I didn't own and the one x in the htc flagship line up.. I've had the rest and I've use the two I didn't own.. The 10 at this moment in time is the best phone thet is.. There isn't anything to argue with it.. A change in OS maybe but a better phone, for me there is none.
dladz said:
The m8 is the only phone I didn't own and the one x in the htc flagship line up.. I've had the rest and I've use the two I didn't own.. The 10 at this moment in time is the best phone thet is.. There isn't anything to argue with it.. A change in OS maybe but a better phone, for me there is none.
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I had the same exact devices as you and the International One X, and Sprint Evo 4G LTE before those and I am loving everything about the HTC 10! The Nougat update allows you to disable the standing notifications in your notification drawer and a couple of status bar icons. You can also add a few quick toggles and that is Nougat stock...I am going to clean up my SD card and flash ViperROM because I have run it on all of the HTC devices I have owned and it always works great for me!
JohnCorleone said:
I had the same exact devices as you and the International One X, and Sprint Evo 4G LTE before those and I am loving everything about the HTC 10! The Nougat update allows you to disable the standing notifications in your notification drawer and a couple of status bar icons. You can also add a few quick toggles and that is Nougat stock...I am going to clean up my SD card and flash ViperROM because I have run it on all of the HTC devices I have owned and it always works great for me!
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Is Viper Rom faster and based on Sense?
Off topic question, if you dont mind: Is there a ViperRom for the M8 with Android 7 and no bug that you know of?
Cheers
Badelhas said:
Is Viper Rom faster and based on Sense?
Off topic question, if you dont mind: Is there a ViperRom for the M8 with Android 7 and no bug that you know of?
Cheers
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It's a Sense based ROM but has the BEST and most customization options like status bar brightness slider, horizontal tenable quick toggles, also vertical quick toggles, custom theming, a whole Venom Hub full of add ons and more but it absolutely stays true to Sense...unless it still has the "De-Sense" option in the Aroma installer options
JohnCorleone said:
It's a Sense based ROM but has the BEST and most customization options like status bar brightness slider, horizontal tenable quick toggles, also vertical quick toggles, custom theming, a whole Venom Hub full of add ons and more but it absolutely stays true to Sense...unless it still has the "De-Sense" option in the Aroma installer options
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Thanks. Seems very interesting. But it's already on the 7.1 Android version Nougat?

Show off your setup!

Hey there Xda. I've recently started hating Eui launcher and decided that nova wasn't good enough for me. Im rocking cm13 (no issues) and loving my current setup.
Icon pack: Min
Wallpaper: "Sweet background" -Backdrops app
No app labels
400 dpi.
I would of posted this in the themes/applications forums but from I see its fairly inactive.
Just trying to see changes y'all made to the Eui laucnher or if you just stayed stock.
I love the CM theming. I'm using Material Glass. So cool looking! I need to use a darker wallpaper though. I love how thoroughly it themes things. Play store, settings, notifications, keyboard, even google now panel. everything really!
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PeaKay.18 said:
Hey there Xda. I've recently started hating Eui launcher and decided that nova wasn't good enough for me. Im rocking cm13 (no issues) and loving my current setup.
Icon pack: Min
Wallpaper: "Sweet background" -Backdrops app
No app labels
400 dpi.
I would of posted this in the themes/applications forums but from I see its fairly inactive.
Just trying to see changes y'all made to the Eui laucnher or if you just stayed stock.
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Hi
Is the cm rom stable ?
Can you share it ?
benjmiester said:
I love the CM theming. I'm using Material Glass. So cool looking! I need to use a darker wallpaper though. I love how thoroughly it themes things. Play store, settings, notifications, keyboard, even google now panel. everything really!
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Well done. Looks amazing. Although I haven't moved out of stock EUI yet, this looks tempting!
PeaKay.18 said:
Hey there Xda. I've recently started hating Eui launcher and decided that nova wasn't good enough for me. Im rocking cm13 (no issues) and loving my current setup.
Icon pack: Min
Wallpaper: "Sweet background" -Backdrops app
No app labels
400 dpi.
I would of posted this in the themes/applications forums but from I see its fairly inactive.
Just trying to see changes y'all made to the Eui laucnher or if you just stayed stock.
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benjmiester said:
I love the CM theming. I'm using Material Glass. So cool looking! I need to use a darker wallpaper though. I love how thoroughly it themes things. Play store, settings, notifications, keyboard, even google now panel. everything really!
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Do you two have the US (x727 version)? Any drawbacks? If not I am jumping in this weekend that looks awesome.
zmanfarlee said:
Do you two have the US (x727 version)? Any drawbacks? If not I am jumping in this weekend that looks awesome.
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Yeah 727. Just because I have most this written elsewhere to copy:
It's pretty great, very snappy! Not really any drawbacks except IR doesn't work, FP sensor always made me go to 2nd code lockscreen so I disabled it. Battery life isn't as good, but still good compared to most phones. Best I could ever get was about 7 hrs sot, usually 4.5 to 6 ish and a full day to 1.25 or so. Can't really make it 2 full days like eui unless very light use. With Amplify, greenify, all the tweaks etc. I use a lot of nav at work though. There are a few Chinese bloat apps to remove, and no new builds of it since late Nov. All notifications worked 100% correctly for me. Xposed, Viper4android all fine, work on Eui too though.
I also tried MIUI, it's battery life is just stupid good on that one. MIUI > Eui > CM on that. But lots of Chinese bloat, a few errors, still had in app notification issues, theming doesn't work. Lots of new builds on that ROM though. A new 7.1 Aosp is close too [emoji2]
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benjmiester said:
Yeah 727. Just because I have most this written elsewhere to copy:
It's pretty great, very snappy! Not really any drawbacks except IR doesn't work, FP sensor always made me go to 2nd code lockscreen so I disabled it. Battery life isn't as good, but still good compared to most phones. Best I could ever get was about 7 hrs sot, usually 4.5 to 6 ish and a full day to 1.25 or so. Can't really make it 2 full days like eui unless very light use. With Amplify, greenify, all the tweaks etc. I use a lot of nav at work though. There are a few Chinese bloat apps to remove, and no new builds of it since late Nov. All notifications worked 100% correctly for me. Xposed, Viper4android all fine, work on Eui too though.
I also tried MIUI, it's battery life is just stupid good on that one. MIUI > Eui > CM on that. But lots of Chinese bloat, a few errors, still had in app notification issues, theming doesn't work. Lots of new builds on that ROM though. A new 7.1 Aosp is close too [emoji2]
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I think they found a way to make teh IR Blaster work using Xposed fyi. Thanks for the info!!!
Nothing special. Using Nova launcher.
Stock 5.8.019s with Google Now Launcher
Stock 5.8.019s with Google Now Launcher and Power Toggles and 600 DPI
benjmiester said:
Yeah 727. Just because I have most this written elsewhere to copy:
It's pretty great, very snappy! Not really any drawbacks except IR doesn't work, FP sensor always made me go to 2nd code lockscreen so I disabled it. Battery life isn't as good, but still good compared to most phones. Best I could ever get was about 7 hrs sot, usually 4.5 to 6 ish and a full day to 1.25 or so. Can't really make it 2 full days like eui unless very light use. With Amplify, greenify, all the tweaks etc. I use a lot of nav at work though. There are a few Chinese bloat apps to remove, and no new builds of it since late Nov. All notifications worked 100% correctly for me. Xposed, Viper4android all fine, work on Eui too though.
I also tried MIUI, it's battery life is just stupid good on that one. MIUI > Eui > CM on that. But lots of Chinese bloat, a few errors, still had in app notification issues, theming doesn't work. Lots of new builds on that ROM though. A new 7.1 Aosp is close too [emoji2]
Sent from my LEX727 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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How did you get xposed installed? I tried to do it through link in amplify and I get all types fo errors.... edit : nevermind I googled
zmanfarlee said:
How did you get xposed installed? I tried to do it through link in amplify and I get all types fo errors.... edit : nevermind I googled
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Oh it's a 2 step install, there's a zip you flash in twrp, make sure you get the sdk23 arm64 zip, and then there's an apk file that you install in android after flashing the zip. Check this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
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Stock + Nova + Icon pack here
http://www.silects.com/pix/Lepro1.jpg
http://www.silects.com/pix/Lepro2.jpg
http://www.silects.com/pix/Lepro3.jpg
http://www.silects.com/pix/Lepro4.jpg
benjmiester said:
Oh it's a 2 step install, there's a zip you flash in twrp, make sure you get the sdk23 arm64 zip, and then there's an apk file that you install in android after flashing the zip. Check this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
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Thanks I got it set up. Greenify never asks for permission and says it hasn't been granted if it checks but I switched to "I don't know" if I have root and I think it is working now.
THanks for all your posts here. I followed a lot of what you did to get my phone where it is currently at. CM is great I hope it gets optimized in the near future for battery/remote/headphones/etc.

Stock SMS Widget not available anymore

Can someone please check their Widget list and see if the stock messaging/ SMS widget is there. For some reason mine is missing, i use nova launcher and thought that maybe the issue, but its not there in stock launcher either.
Thanks.
I don't use it but I just tried to set a widget and it doesn't appear in my list of widgets.
What the heck. The widget used to be there for me on my S9. Can someone else confirm if they see it or not also. It makes Bo since why it would be removed. On my work phone galaxy S6. It is working as usual.
trevor7428 said:
What the heck. The widget used to be there for me on my S9. Can someone else confirm if they see it or not also. It makes Bo since why it would be removed. On my work phone galaxy S6. It is working as usual.
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Yep gone for me too
Few on the play store you can use
That makes no since why Samsung would remove it. Thanks for checking
trevor7428 said:
That makes no since why Samsung would remove it. Thanks for checking
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Same reason they removed image resizing from the photo editing app, replaced "keep screen off in a dark place such as pocket or bag" with "touch is disabled in a dark place", screen will now happily come on and stay on though... and other dumb changes that make no sense
At a guess for the messages widget, stats probably showed it wasn't used much but who knows with Samsung
anyone get a previous version working? i really miss a widget..
Sage said:
anyone get a previous version working? i really miss a widget..
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Use a different SMS app that contains a widget?
Android Messages has widgets and is a much better app in my opinion.
i really like to keep my phone minimalist with no extra apps unless i have too.. also it's nice having one that respects the theming engine of the phone.
Sage said:
i really like to keep my phone minimalist with no extra apps unless i have too.. also it's nice having one that respects the theming engine of the phone.
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Then there's no reason to even buy a high end phone especially with Samsung's less than stellar apps. Just my opinion, but like a**holes, everybody has one.
trevor7428 said:
Can someone please check their Widget list and see if the stock messaging/ SMS widget is there. For some reason mine is missing, i use nova launcher and thought that maybe the issue, but its not there in stock launcher either.
Thanks.
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The widget is gone for me also. Happened when I updated the Google Android Messages app on Google play store yesterday. I've tried to uninstall and reinstall the Google SMS app several times which was not stock on my phone, have cleared my phone's cache a from the safe mode screen, and also cannot find the SMS widget for stock messages app or Facebook Messenger.
LG G7 thin Q Verizon
Android 8.0.0
trevor7428 said:
Can someone please check their Widget list and see if the stock messaging/ SMS widget is there. For some reason mine is missing, i use nova launcher and thought that maybe the issue, but its not there in stock launcher either.
Thanks.
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After toying around on and off all day, I found an older version of the Google Android Messages app that works and has the widget. I do not promote installing apps from unverified sources outside if the Google Play Store as it can be a risk to your device. Here is the application that I found to be working:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...xxxhdpi-arm64-v8a-phone-android-apk-download/

Pixel 4 style launcher

Just got one l the one UI 2 beta update and looking for a pixel 4 style launcher to try the new Google gestures. I can't stand the Samsung home. Anyone know il of any yet.
Nova Launcher works great.
Lawnchair 2 is what you are looking for, exactly like my Pixel 3 XL
But none of these support the new android 10 gestures.
Action launcher is only one I know that supports the new gestures.
zanoli99 said:
Action launcher is only one I know that supports the new gestures.
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Tried it, doesn't work.
Is there anything additional that needs to be downloaded??
As far as I remember, no launcher works with full gestures...unless you are rooted...
ram4ufriends said:
As far as I remember, no launcher works with full gestures...unless you are rooted...
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I just came over from a Pixel 3 and third-party launchers worked fine with native Android 10 gestures (including Lawnchair). This is a Samsung limitation.
JohnnyCanuck said:
I just came over from a Pixel 3 and third-party launchers worked fine with native Android 10 gestures (including Lawnchair). This is a Samsung limitation.
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It's a limitation of how long it takes OEMs to update. The pixel update for older devices didn't drop until the beginning of December. It's still an issue caused by Google's source, we are just waiting for the update that fixes it now.
Anyone tried Nova and One hand operation (samsung store) together?
One hand operarion may work as a replacement for google gestures. Also is useful to lock screen using a gesture
guachine said:
Anyone tried Nova and One hand operation (samsung store) together?
One hand operarion may work as a replacement for google gestures. Also is useful to lock screen using a gesture
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One hand and any launcher has always worked. You don't get the animation like you would on the new gestures though.
Frankly one hand has always been better but I also think a lot of people:
1. Get on the Android hype train and think "no one can do anything better than Google's implementation"
2. Are over whelmed by configuring one hand op
3. Think it's a replacement for one hand mode that makes the screen small and never bothered
4. Simply don't know about it or have good lock apps in their country
A few honorable mentions, the people that used it early on and didn't know you could make the gesture area invisible so they stopped using it and the folks that think it's too slow or not smooth.
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One hand and any launcher has always worked. You don't get the animation like you would on the new gestures though.
Frankly one hand has always been better but I also think a lot of people:
1. Get on the Android hype train and think "no one can do anything better than Google's implementation"
2. Are over whelmed by configuring one hand op
3. Think it's a replacement for one hand mode that makes the screen small and never bothered
4. Simply don't know about it or have good lock apps in their country
A few honorable mentions, the people that used it early on and didn't know you could make the gesture area invisible so they stopped using it and the folks that think it's too slow or not smooth.
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It's not really the same, specially coming from other brands that have Android gestures working how it's supposed to be.
FCORivers said:
It's not really the same, specially coming from other brands that have Android gestures working how it's supposed to be.
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I don't think I said they were the same.
pcriz said:
It's a limitation of how long it takes OEMs to update. The pixel update for older devices didn't drop until the beginning of December. It's still an issue caused by Google's source, we are just waiting for the update that fixes it now.
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How come the gestures work on non-rooted OnePlus and Xiaomi phones running Nova?
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How come the gestures work on non-rooted OnePlus and Xiaomi phones running Nova?
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Because it's a completely different phone...
The fix hasn't been implemented yet on Samsung phones.
You ask that as if every oem holds hands and updates their software at the same time. Or as if it wasn't broken on the first phone to have Android 10 on it..
It was certainly broken and a fixed needed to be made for it, as far as why Samsung hasn't implemented it yet? I think that is a question for Sammy.
I have used one in the past called PixelizeD it's in the theme store I'm pretty sure it works just fine on both Android 9 and 10.
It's just a theme not a launcher but it gives you a pretty nice home screen.
Deeemm79 said:
Tried it, doesn't work.
Is there anything additional that needs to be downloaded??
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You need to execute this adb command:
adb shell cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural
OneUI2 is disabling this feature. Not the launcher.
Third party launchers like Lawnchair only "support" the full screen gestures, but they've not properly optimized it. You will get weird animations.

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