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Now that we have all sped up our phones, and roms because of this thread by androcheck:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622666
(some have also used this thread for a general processor speed up:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628178)
Is it time to bring back the original flip clock that seemed to slow down the phone, but should now be ok. I thought it was quite cool, and demonstrated a nice animated widget.
Has anyone got the original HTC Flip(ping) clock, and know where it can be gotten from?
I second this
I'm in!
Or do i just wait untill 2.1?
Come on, please. Somebody must have a copy of the original Flip clock that come out on the hero. Please someone tell me how to get a copy.
I tried extracting the HTCClock apk from the original roms zip from t-mobile, but it didn't work.
Any other suggestions?
Do a search for Beautiful Widgets in the market, it may not be free but i think its what you are looking for
google it
Sulten said:
Do a search for Beautiful Widgets in the market, it may not be free but i think its what you are looking for
google it
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Just checked it out, so two points.
1. Why would I pay for something which is free on hero, where these widgets are to make other phones look like hero.
2. the flip clock is not animated on Beautiful widgets:
taken from:http://www.androidtapp.com/beautiful-widgets/
1 - "... Android home screen widgets resemble the impressive UI of the HTC Sense available on the HTC Hero phone."
2 - "The clock/weather widget is static and doesn’t have the card flip and weather scene animations like the HTC Sense UI but works well. Added more widgets to this set will make it even more sweet!"
So thanks for trying, appreciated. It's the animated original flip clock I am asking about.
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but it didn't work.
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and now you're expecting us to do the magic and make it work. because nobody has ever asked for this before. did you have the thought that it just DOESN'T WORK?
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and now you're expecting us to do the magic and make it work. because nobody has ever asked for this before. did you have the thought that it just DOESN'T WORK?
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It didn't work because perhaps, I extracted it wrongly or I had extracted the wrong set of files. I am not a dev on the hero, so I wouldn't knowhow to remove the current HTC clock and widget and how to install a new one into system memory. All I was asking for was someone who perhaps has got the original flip clock left on their phone (someone who hasn't updated their phone since they got it when it came out) to provide a the widget files.
There must be a way of it working (with the correct files, once they are found) because it did work before.
Look, if it is too much for you then I apologise, I was just asking for the widget.
P.S., when you say "us" in your quote above - do you speak for the whole community?
the process is basically right, there is no magic in copying apk's from a to b. it is just that the whole sense environment goes deep into android. afaik there is still no completely "sense-less" rom available yet that fully works. on top of that sense is from htc and therefore closed source.
did you do a search? you are not the first one to ask for this, several people have tried to get the flip clock back. if it was that trivial it had been done by now. and no, there is no "must" for it to work, with the given resources.
if you want to make sure you get the original widget get it from an official update file here in the stickies, or from an old update.zip which you can find in the stickies at modaco. not sure why someone else should do the job for you?
when i say "us" i mean everybody that feels adressed...
OK cool, I'll try to investigate it further.
Sorry I asked now, I just thought someone may already know the process of extracting the correct flip clock files so they could readily be adb pushed into the phine ti the right place. Other people in this thread also expressed an interest in attaining the files. So sorry that I asked in the Q&A area.
just ask everything again and again, that's totally cool. it were different if that information was already here, let alone several times. and sure, other people making the same mistake does make it better, absolutely. and i really shouldn't tell you that it is most probably not doable, since i havn't tried it myself including deodexing the file to give it a chance to work at all.
When is 2.1 "officially" out?
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When is 2.1 "officially" out?
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Hmmm - relevance to this thread?
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
Hmmm - relevance to this thread?
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Dave
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probably none.
ontopic: i guess i was to quick and everybody else too lazy, i have a working flip clock on mcr3.1 now i need to figure out how and why...
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probably none.
ontopic: i guess i was to quick and everybody else too lazy, i have a working flip clock on mcr3.1 now i need to figure out how and why...
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That's really cool, I did try (so no, not too lazy) and failed thinking that I might be doing something wrong. That's the only reason I asked the initial question, 'cos I was sure that someone who knew what they were doing or were more experienced might already have it or know how to get it.
I'm glad you've got it. Any chance of sharing once you've figured out how you did it?
well, my trying involved a little more than just copying it from another rom... edit: and by everybody else i mean those people around here that know how to do this, stuff like deodexing etc. not actually EVERYBODY.
for the moment i am having trouble using my phone at all, won't register to network for some reason. i think it is not a good idea to use airplane mode when rebooting and restoring backups frequently, so for now i am repairing...
you can try the attached apk, delete HtcClockWidget.* from /system/app, then push the attached apk and reboot (probably best to do it in recovery). when i tried this yesterday i got errors, today i flashed the whole rom again (no wipe) and it worked... no idea why actually.
Tried what you said, but the clock said it couldn't be installed when I removed the HtcClockWidget.* and replaced it with the one you gave (using adb push).
So I then tried reinstalling the rom, and now all I have is the non-animated flip clock again.
Can you clarify the steps you took to get the animated one installed under modaco 3.1? I just can't get the animated one to work? Thanks again for trying - there must be something that I'm doing wrong.
try this one, install through recovery as usual. there seems to be a difference in using update.zip and adb push, even when pushing in recovery. with this update.zip i can install and use it, but don't get any mobile network connection at all, neither voice nor data. i just arrived at home, i will look into this later again, but tbh i am not too optimistic.
to revert just flash the mcr rom over it, or make a nandroid backup before. make that backup anyway.
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try this one, install through recovery as usual. there seems to be a difference in using update.zip and adb push, even when pushing in recovery. with this update.zip i can install and use it, but don't get any mobile network connection at all, neither voice nor data. i just arrived at home, i will look into this later again, but tbh i am not too optimistic.
to revert just flash the mcr rom over it, or make a nandroid backup before. make that backup anyway.
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EXCELLENT! it worked!
0) Nandroid Backup.
1) I backed up with adb pull both HtcClockWidget.odex and HtcClockWidget.apk from /system/app to my pc.
2) Then I deleted them both from /system/app.
3) I put your update zip onto my SD root directory.
4) Then with amonra I updated with your zip.
5) Restarted, then chose the widget from the add menu on homescreen. Et voila I got the animated flip clock. AWESOME!
THANKS A MILLION Kendong2, hope you get it working ok yours.
this is now here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=635113
i didn't get it working on my own phone (in my old installation of mcr3.1), but actually that installation doesn't work good at all. i think i've something else messed up, it works fine on a fresh installation.
I've only been poking around in this amazing device for two days now, and thanks to these forums and the amazing mods submitted by the developers, I have been able to change all of the icons except one. Even though the Facebook icon is updated under the start menu, I cannot for the life of me get it to change in quicklinks. My reading of the forms has led me to the registry, and yes the startup icon points to the right path. I've noticed (and this may be the crux of the problem) that every time I reboot, sense creates a new start icon_htc_facebook png and qtc file(eventhough I've renamed the origonal file)in the Windows folder. My question is, is there any way to get the new Facebook icon to appear in quicklinks, or am I stuck with the default Facebook icon? Again thanks to the developers for all the cool stuff and advice which is been posted on this website. PS I'm looking forward to a fully working version of android for this device. Keep up the good work guys.
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I've only been poking around in this amazing device for two days now, and thanks to these forums and the amazing mods submitted by the developers, I have been able to change all of the icons except one. Even though the Facebook icon is updated under the start menu, I cannot for the life of me get it to change in quicklinks. My reading of the forms has led me to the registry, and yes the startup icon points to the right path. I've noticed (and this may be the crux of the problem) that every time I reboot, sense creates a new start icon_htc_facebook png and qtc file in the Windows folder. My question is, is there any way to get the new Facebook icon to appear in quick links or am I stuck with the default Facebook icon? Again thanks to the developers for all the cool stuff and advice which is been posted on this website. PS I'm looking forward to a fully working version of android for this device. Keep up the good work guys.
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What software did you use to change your icon? Anyway, once you have changed you icon, use this clever software to clean up your icon cache. It will clears your old cache and replaces it with your new replaced icons. The software to use is SICC. Do a search in forum,you will find it.
I used JWMD, hCcomber, and CMSI. Clearing the cache by hand has produced no results. I look for the program you suggested. Thanks for the tip.
SICC didn't work. Clearing the cache doesn't seem to be the problem. For some reason, when the OS is rebooted, a new start icon_htc_Facebook png and qtc file is created in the Windows folder. This occurs even if the old files have been renamed. Previous programs I've used have been: JWMD,hComber, and CMSI. I think the solution to the problem is stopping the creation of the new PNG and QTC files in Windows. I just don't know how to stop them being created on restart.
Have you tried deleting the quicklink in question and recreating it?
PS while it may sound like I know what I'm doing, I assure you I really don't. Two days ago I didn't know what a PNG or QTC file was. This is a testament to the effectiveness of the posts offered on this forum.
Paten said:
Have you tried deleting the quicklink in question and recreating it?
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yes, no joy.
Paten said:
Have you tried deleting the quicklink in question and recreating it?
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I have also noticed that no facebook.bmg file is created in the programLauncher cash when phone is restarted.
Has anyone successfully changed the Facebook icon ?
I am also experiencing this problem, and cannot resolve it. VERY annoying as it is this 1 icon I cannot change.
any help/results?
hgalanos said:
I am also experiencing this problem, and cannot resolve it. VERY annoying as it is this 1 icon I cannot change.
any help/results?
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829932
it will allow you to create a exe to launch the facebook app with whatever icon you want.
Here is the apk for the touchwiz launcher. I installed it with no problems. (directly through phone) this is the touchwiz30_rolle file. This file does not need to be installed through adb!
Credit goes to rolle3k in the nexus section for the touchwiz30_rolle.apk file
the touchwiz.zip file includes samsung widgets and original unmodified touchwiz launcher file. I have not tested/tryed these, though if you want to install them, it must be done through adb.
I am not responsible for any damage to your phone.
couldnt attach the files directly so they can be found at:
http://www.multiupload.com/UPBFG48SEN
I'm willing to try. I have already backed up. Do I just do a normal push?
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I'm willing to try. I have already backed up. Do I just do a normal push?
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I believe so, if it isnt, they may need to be compiled into a zip file for clockwork.
Its funny, all the people with a vibrant want nothing more than to get rid of touchwiz, and here we are adding it.
option94 said:
Its funny, all the people with a vibrant want nothing more than to get rid of touchwiz, and here we are adding it.
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haha tell me about it, i just came from a vibrant to this and i dont want nothing to do with it at all! lol
i just wish i could get the memo.apk to work on my phone :'[
Did anyone have luck pushing the files? I haven't gotten a chance to get to my computer to do this.
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Problems
I tried pushing it, and i am not getting it to install. anyone have better luck.
(i am referencing the the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk file)
Thanks downloading now directly to my phone.
EDIT: The launcher is a little slow when I scroll thru the icons. Plus the widgets doesn't want to install so I removed the whole thing.
Thanks anyway!
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Thanks downloading now directly to my phone.
EDIT: The launcher is a little slow when I scroll thru the icons. Plus the widgets doesn't want to install so I removed the whole thing.
Thanks anyway!
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how did you get the launcher file to install?. I had no luck. i got it to push, just couldnt get it to install. please post directions.
VibrantOwnr,
In the zip file the .apk named "TouchWiz30_rolle.apk". That's the only one that installed for me. The one named "TouchWiz30Launcher.apk" wouldn't install at all. The widgets wouldn't install either for some reason.
TouchWiz30_rolle.apk is just the launcer. No widgets!
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VibrantOwnr,
In the zip file the .apk named "TouchWiz30_rolle.apk". That's the only one that installed for me. The one named "TouchWiz30Launcher.apk" wouldn't install at all. The widgets wouldn't install either for some reason.
TouchWiz30_rolle.apk is just the launcer. No widgets!
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oh okay. i got that one to install too.
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Its funny, all the people with a vibrant want nothing more than to get rid of touchwiz, and here we are adding it.
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My gf has a vibrant and she love the touchwiz. I like it a lot too is just personal preference.
Yes its also very choppy when flipping through screens on the application drawer....
can we possibly get a fix to that? I really love and prefer the TouchWiZ interface but the choppiness kills it, any one have any ideas as to whats causing it?
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Yes its also very choppy when flipping through screens on the application drawer....
can we possibly get a fix to that? I really love and prefer the TouchWiZ interface but the choppiness kills it, any one have any ideas as to whats causing it?
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I love the Touchwiz 3.0 interface *hides* I think I will get to doing this later on today Thx!
Is this fully functional now? Thx.
it works though lags some
we have all determined that it is laggy but can any one fix it? Any Mods here able to fix the lag issue for the MT4G?
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we have all determined that it is laggy but can any one fix it? Any Mods here able to fix the lag issue for the MT4G?
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this. & thanks everyone for all you do
Bb8900 said:
we have all determined that it is laggy but can any one fix it? Any Mods here able to fix the lag issue for the MT4G?
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this. & thanks everyone for all you do
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Bumping this thread up because I really want to put this on my phone but not before I know the bugs have been fixed (id do it if I knew how). Thanks!
Personally I love shapewriter way more than swype, idk personal preference i guess, and because of that I decided to make my own personal theme. Since then its just been laying around and i haven't really shared it.
So here it is for anyone who wants it.
UPDATE: Well I actually made this update a long time ago now, but better late than never here you go. I'll put up a new screen later.
Hey Funkencool, thanks for the GingerThemed Shapewriter, fantastic looks, much more pleasant to look at than the standard Shapewriter keypad. and agree, I like it much better than Swype
Yo funkbrudda long time no see thanks for da app. And just curious, u still theming? Sure would like to some funky love put on a liberty theme!
Very cool, thanks!
Could someone repost it? Thanks in advance.
Updated OP with update and now it's a good link. This one should be a lot prettier.
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Updated OP with update and now it's a good link. This one should be a lot prettier.
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Not to sound like an idiot, but what program does my computer need to open this file? It currently will not let me open a .apk file.
If mean to theme it? 7-zip works wonders just right click after installing and there's a specific 7zip menu in there lies your answer
Ok, not sure what I'm doing wrong. Downloaded, opened in Root Explorer, found on the sd card, hit install. I get a green checkmark, but it says "Application not installed."
I've removed the app from my sd card and tried downloading it again 3 times. Each time is the same thing. I even checked my setting to see if the app showed up under language&keyboard (cause of the green check mark i am getting), but still, nothing.
Can someone please tell me why this isn't working for me? Or, am I missing a step?
Alright one sec. I'll check it out. I may have posted the wrong one I'll test it out, Otherwise sounds like you got it.
EDIT: Seems to have been corrupted somehow so I'll reupload a working version shortly. GOT it, should work now
Since I didn't see the thread with the Stock "apps" as well as the "priv/apps" I have taken an nc5 4.4.2 rom and extracted all the apps & priv-apps and uploaded them seeing how someone was looking for them.
If someone else has already created a thread for these, shoot me.
Have an awesome day
If any are missing please add them.
Apps:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=16716
Priv/Apps:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=16718
*If you need any help on how to install a certain apk, permissions or where to put them, etc... just ask!
--Jessica
Thank you so much!!!!
I think I know which apps. I tried extracting the "Secmms.apk", through that into my priv-apps folder (repl;aced mms.apk) but whenever I launch it, it closes after 3 seconds.
Using the Eclipse rom, it seems they changed a bunch of things to utilize some AOSP apps. DO you know of a work around?
Thanks!
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Since I didn't see the thread with the Stock "apps" as well as the "priv/apps" I have taken an nc5 4.4.2 rom and extracted all the apps & priv-apps and uploaded them seeing how someone was looking for them.
If someone else has already created a thread for these, shoot me.
Have an awesome day
If any are missing please add them.
Apps:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=16716
Priv/Apps:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=16718
*If you need any help on how to install a certain apk, permissions or where to put them, etc... just ask!
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Hi
Yes I did....it would launch, but close after few sec.
I posted a msg in the forum, they said that the TW dialer, MMS, etc won't work on this ROM because of the incorporation of aosp code.
I love the ROM, seems smooth and light, but cant stand the dialer/mms...haha
It seems in my situation, the only 2 roms that have no issues where everythign works is HD and Exlipse. HD I like the interface, Eclipse, I like the smoothness, and battery life....
I'm torn
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Did you change the permisions of the apk after you moved it? rw - r- r and then reboot?
QUOTE=docluv01;54211391]Thank you so much!!!!
I think I know which apps. I tried extracting the "Secmms.apk", through that into my priv-apps folder (repl;aced mms.apk) but whenever I launch it, it closes after 3 seconds.
Using the Eclipse rom, it seems they changed a bunch of things to utilize some AOSP apps. DO you know of a work around?
Thanks!
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hmm, I could liev with the mms and contacts, ill just use 3rd party apps.
But I def would like to use the stock dialer. I like the fact you can play the vm straight from the call log....
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Did you change the permisions of the apk after you moved it? rw - r- r and then reboot?
QUOTE=docluv01;54211391]Thank you so much!!!!
I think I know which apps. I tried extracting the "Secmms.apk", through that into my priv-apps folder (repl;aced mms.apk) but whenever I launch it, it closes after 3 seconds.
Using the Eclipse rom, it seems they changed a bunch of things to utilize some AOSP apps. DO you know of a work around?
Thanks!
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Hi...Not to beat a dead horse, but is there anything you can recommend?
I would love to use Eclipse with the stock dialer/contacts/mms. I think it has somethign to do with the framework they baked in...
ANy help would be appreciated!!!
Thanks
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hmm, I could liev with the mms and contacts, ill just use 3rd party apps.
But I def would like to use the stock dialer. I like the fact you can play the vm straight from the call log....
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I recommend echoe 26.1 it makes your phone like a galaxy s4 and a half. Knock on wood I've been running it since it's release and no reboots or anything like that. It gave my phone new life lol
Aren't there issues woith GPS on that ROM?
im running vzw nc5 with ss 3.72
cplking said:
I recommend echoe 26.1 it makes your phone like a galaxy s4 and a half. Knock on wood I've been running it since it's release and no reboots or anything like that. It gave my phone new life lol
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