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Hi!
I am playing around with the ADW Launcher EX and realized that certain HTC Sense widgets were meeting that I like. Is there an ADW equivalent widget for HTC Sense Calendar (lists the Agenda) and Mail?
Thanks.
--raheel
Launcher pro has a calendar widget and facebook widget just like stock sense, but I don't think ADW does.
Pure calender widget
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Figured out the same....adw doesn't like sense widgets for some reason.
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Vinsane said:
Figured out the same....adw doesn't like sense widgets for some reason.
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that would be because they are sense widgets, and therefore do not work on any othewr launcher besides the sense launcher. I know, I dont like this either, as Id love to be able to interchange ADW EX and other launchers at times, but sadly this is not yet possible.
Vinsane said:
Figured out the same....adw doesn't like sense widgets for some reason.
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actually it's the other way around the stock/Sense widgets are proprietary to HTC, however there are some "copycat" apps to give you the feel of Sense.
i use koxx pure widgets and they rock!
What's that? Can't find it the market.
ESKIMOn00b said:
i use koxx pure widgets and they rock!
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Use this as your search string
pub:"Francois DESLANDES"
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I just started using "Colorize Widget". I came from HTC Sense just like you, then played around with "Pure Messenger" Widget from Francois DESLANDES, but found it a little buggy at times (I even bought the paid version). The developer however is TOP NOTCH and responds to you almost instantly!
Now have been using the Colorize Widget (in the Market) and its more refined--shows Facebook pictures and you can "like" something and easily post a comment etc. You cannot do that with Pure. I have only been using Colorize for about 3 days, but was worth the $3.49 to get the "TimeLine" feature which groups FB and Twitter and SMS if you want into one widget just like Sense did. It also has the Agenda widget as you also request. The one thing it doesn't have is ability to add a photo if you are going to post a status update. Sense was able to do this (I have a Mytouch 4G)
Hope this helps...
Adam aka TechGuru
As someone mentioned earlier in the thread, if you love the Sense widgets but want a different launcher with more options, Launcher Plus Pro is your friend. I've been a big fan of Sense since flashing it onto my mytouch 3g, but it's not perfect. The eye-soar of a dock was the worst IMO. Anyway, tried some alternative launchers but always missed the awesome Sense widgets. Long story short, I finally got around to trying Launcher Plus Pro, and it's got everything: a full-featured, totally customizable launcher (including awesome scrolling dock), and the most Sense-like widgets I've seen. It's got calendar, gmail, friends, contacts, bookmarks, sms. Not only do the widgets look a lot like Sense widgets, but IMO they work BETTER than their Sense equivalent. For example, the calendar widget allows you to switch between 'grid' and 'agenda' view within one widget, and the 'Friends' widget (LPP version of Friendstream) is super quick to post, while Friendstream looked cool but was SOOOOO slow. You don't get ALL the sense widgets, but you get most of the big very useful ones.
Just my $.02 - if you like sense widgets but hate other aspects of the sense launcher, give it a try.
Pure Calendar by Coxx
+1 for Pure Calendar even if it is not free.
--> koxx3.wordpress.com/pure-widgets-descriptions/pure-grid-calendar
And a good alternative app to "Launcher Plus Pro" is "Go Launcher Ex" with Free widget like calendar, clock..
The launcher seems limited, and even worse, has some pretty big performance issues. It seems fast *for the most part*, but relatively frequently, when I go to close or launch an app there is a pause or delay. Anyone else experience this?
So who else has ditched the Sense 4 launcher for Nova or something else?
I, personally, like some of the widgets offered through Sense, however I do not like the limitations. The things that pushed me to switch primarily are 4x5 rows/columns for icons and such along with a superior dock setup. Stock sense with an app drawer and 4 options is just too limited. I made the jump for Nova launcher when my OG Evo was running ICS and purchased the paid app and have not regretted it once. 3 sets of dock bars, refined folders nestled within them, along with my 4x5 screens. I miss a very few of the sense widgets, but most of them I have replaced with Android Pro Widgets (free version is enough for me on this one).
Just my overall 2 cents. Plus some of the stutters with sense seem to be absent on Nova
Other than the inexplicable restarts after some applications, I think it's being locked into the 4x4 grid that will be the end of the Sense 4 launcher for me. If it was just 4x5 I could look past a lot more of the other things.
I've been using Nova. It's like butter.
Thanks for the feedback, guys. Been using Nova and I love it too. Shame I can't use some of the Sense widgets though. I was really starting to like the calendar and the people widget. Not worth the hassle of using the launcher, though.
vulcZ said:
Thanks for the feedback, guys. Been using Nova and I love it too. Shame I can't use some of the Sense widgets though. I was really starting to like the calendar and the people widget. Not worth the hassle of using the launcher, though.
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I am not sure of the calendar, but the people widget in Android Pro Widgets i *think* is very very similar to the sense ones. Check it out, may be worth your time!
If Sense 4.0 had landscape mode for the home screen, it would be PERFECT. I am addicted to the calendar widget which is what is keeping me stuck on Sense. I tried NOVA and think it is the best launcher I have tried. Nova is super fast and has landscape mode. If it could use Sense widgets it would be a no brainer to switch.
Do any of you know if ANY launcher out there supports sense widgets?
I have used Go Launcher EX since the beginning of time, and love it
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Launcher Pro maybe?
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I use Go Launcher and loving it. Here is my home screen...
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Apex pro is top dog for ics roms. Much better than nova. After U install, go into settings, advanced, and change update to betas so U get the newest.
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PaulHBK said:
I use Go Launcher and loving it. Here is my home screen...
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What clock widget are you using?
touch_rules said:
What clock widget are you using?
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Its from Beautiful Widgets and its called "Roboto Clock"
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I like sense 4 too, along with some of the widgets, but I leave my phone on the kickstand all day at work so having a landscape desktop is more important to me.
I tried both Apex and Nova. I'm currently using Nova (free version so far) and it's working great for me. I like that you can customize the rows/columns in both of those launchers.
I've always wondered if it was possible to use HTC's widgets (specifically the clock and weather widgets) on CM9 or any other custom rom for that matter. I've always been limited to only using Sense custom roms because I really enjoy HTC widgets. Thanks!
Sense widgets only work on Sense ROMs
though there are similar widget skins available for Beautiful Widgets and for Fancy Widgets
miguelfp1 said:
Sense widgets only work on Sense ROMs
though there are similar widget skins available for Beautiful Widgets and for Fancy Widgets
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Similar does not equal same though. I really like the HTC Sense clock and weather widget. Its truly beautiful. And its truly a flip clock with the flip animation. The ones from Beautiful Widgets and Fancy Widgets don't compare imo. They don't look as good and they don't do the animations...
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PaulHBK said:
Similar does not equal same though. I really like the HTC Sense clock and weather widget. Its truly beautiful. And its truly a flip clock with the flip animation. The ones from Beautiful Widgets and Fancy Widgets don't compare imo. They don't look as good and they don't do the animations...
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even more so with the Sense 4.0 version being much better than the older ones, unfortunately, it's one of the trade-offs of switching launchers, or to AOSP ROMs.
miguelfp1 said:
even more so with the Sense 4.0 version being much better than the older ones, unfortunately, it's one of the trade-offs of switching launchers, or to AOSP ROMs.
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I have a hard time believing these devs can't find a way to recreate that flip clock. They can't rip that out of a sense ROM?
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PsiPhiDan said:
I have a hard time believing these devs can't find a way to recreate that flip clock. They can't rip that out of a sense ROM?
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I believe that Sense apps and widgets are proprietary and require libraries that are only found in Sense ROMS. Correct me if I'm wrong.
PsiPhiDan said:
I have a hard time believing these devs can't find a way to recreate that flip clock. They can't rip that out of a sense ROM?
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Fancy widget originally did recreate HTC's flip clock but then they got a Cease and Desist letter from HTC
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BUMP!
I would also love the Sense clock on an alternative launcher.... Its awesome
The problem is all sense widgets work off the sense framework and sense resources. That's what makes it difficult to port to a aosp Rom.
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I was hoping to come back to this thread and see better news. So is it official? No HTC weather or clock on any other roms? HTC really messed up with the way they handle multitasking in my opinion. That is why I need to go to a different rom. I just want to take the clock and the weather with me
see the thing is. it wouldn't necessarily be all that difficult to port them over its just that they can't... their HTC's widgets not googles. there is weird licencing and such around it which is why you can't find anything that looks JUST like them in the market and why they have never been in aosp roms or in launcher other than the htc launcher that comes on htc phones.
PhxkinMassacre said:
see the thing is. it wouldn't necessarily be all that difficult to port them over its just that they can't... their HTC's widgets not googles. there is weird licencing and such around it which is why you can't find anything that looks JUST like them in the market and why they have never been in aosp roms or in launcher other than the htc launcher that comes on htc phones.
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So are you saying the creators of these roms may get sued by HTC if they included the clock and weather widget in there rom? Or are you saying it is impossible to find these widgets because they aren't a simple file or apk? Sorry if this is a basic question
knlmwq said:
So are you saying the creators of these roms may get sued by HTC if they included the clock and weather widget in there rom? Or are you saying it is impossible to find these widgets because they aren't a simple file or apk? Sorry if this is a basic question
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both, they're APKs, but they're also 100% completely tied to HTC's Sense framework and files, so they're never gonna be found outside of a Sense ROM, and it's also why they're not available outside of the Sense launcher.
You could try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627140
Sense is built DEEP into the ROM. You can't just rip a piece out of it and expect it to work
Or, you may want to look at these -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576980
I love original GB rom from htc cuz that very stable, but homescreen is anoying i dont need 7 home screen and i cant edit.
Using infected rom on GB with port sens 3.5 is buggy with some application...
So somebody can help me? How to modding homescreen on sens 3.0, i just want 3 homescreen.
Thx
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You cannot change the number of homescreens on the stock sense launcher. You will have to use a different launcher with more features. I personally like ADW EX (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher&hl=en), but there are free ones available in the Play Store.
coal686 said:
You cannot change the number of homescreens on the stock sense launcher. You will have to use a different launcher with more features. I personally like ADW EX (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher&hl=en), but there are free ones available in the Play Store.
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Yeah, i've try another launcer but im little disappointed cuz stock one still smother... Any advice for greater launcher?
Edit: omg, widgets are not compatible with custom launcher.. arghh..
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cupliz said:
Yeah, i've try another launcer but im little disappointed cuz stock one still smother... Any advice for greater launcher?
Edit: omg, widgets are not compatible with custom launcher.. arghh..
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That is my exact dilemma when running a GB ROM - use the sense launcher with way too many homescreens or use a different launcher without the sense widgets.
coal686 said:
That is my exact dilemma when running a GB ROM - use the sense launcher with way too many homescreens or use a different launcher without the sense widgets.
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So, no one can share they modded framework or how to Modding framework? so we can have only 3 home screen...
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Tty SPB Shell 3d, nice and fully customizable. Or upgrade to ICS and there u can mange a number of Sense screen.
bercyy said:
Tty SPB Shell 3d, nice and fully customizable. Or upgrade to ICS and there u can mange a number of Sense screen.
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What is spb shell 3d?? Name of custom launcher??
Have try coolsens but stability is the problem, sometimes crashed when running game..
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Yes it's a custom launcher.
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Hello,
I am in need of a sense 3.6 clock widget for ex launcher. Sense 4.0 Clock widget would have been better, but I couldn't find a appropriate one that is supported in qHD display.
Since the sense widgets only work with the sense launcher, I use Beautiful Widgets when I am not using the sense launcher.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levelup.beautifulwidgets&hl=en
It has what you need since you can skin the clocks.
Thnks buddy.
coal686 said:
Since the sense widgets only work with the sense launcher, I use Beautiful Widgets when I am not using the sense launcher.
It has what you need since you can skin the clocks.
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