So it finally came out and it looks fantastic. But it's carrying a pretty steep price tag at $15. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spb.shell3d&feature=search_result
I'm curious:
1) Is anyone getting this?
2) Does it actually work with the XT720?
Am curious too!! I wouldn't mind shelling those dollars if it actually works on my device. Cause it looks damn neat and promising.
However they should give a list of devices which are supported and yet to be supported.
I still dint go for it cause I don't know if it is compatible with Dell Streak 5.
peace out!
SAM
Had a chance to try it out with the 15 minute window refund. Works fine on XT720. Pretty cool and smooth, but I don't know if I'm actually going to purchase it.
i don't like it
is too WM6 like
I also think this is a cool homescreen. But does anyone know how much this thing drains the battery?
AllGamer said:
i don't like it
is too WM6 like
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just wont run on mine..... Khal_V3 no MUIU.....
hellmonger said:
just wont run on mine..... Khal_V3 no MUIU.....
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Mine didn't load until I tried like twice I think. Then again it could be an issue with the rom - lots of people seem to be complaining about it working and then no longer working once they switched roms. I'm not using Khal's atm and I'm not even considering buying it until I use the ROM and I see SPB works with it.
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Mine didn't load until I tried like twice I think. Then again it could be an issue with the rom - lots of people seem to be complaining about it working and then no longer working once they switched roms. I'm not using Khal's atm and I'm not even considering buying it until I use the ROM and I see SPB works with it.
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I think Khal's minfree parameters are probably too strict. I got those random program deaths when I was trying really strict levels. Too much free memory can be a bad thing
Mioze7Ae said:
I think Khal's minfree parameters are probably too strict. I got those random program deaths when I was trying really strict levels. Too much free memory can be a bad thing
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I belive your are right, i suspected as much my self but wanted a second opinion
hellmonger said:
I belive your are right, i suspected as much my self but wanted a second opinion
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you can remove the minfree @/system/etc/init.d to make your memory as default..anyway not worth it to run spb 3d on xt....at least 512 ram shud be nice..
khalpowers said:
you can remove the minfree @/system/etc/init.d to make your memory as default..anyway not worth it to run spb 3d on xt....at least 512 ram shud be nice..
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Well i did remove those settings but still no go???
Phone refuses to load that launcher.... Any ideas?
I was thinkng maby i should mess with the VM Heap size?
If there was a way to get it working with the good ROMs without sacrificing too much, that would be great. It looks good and I know they are already planning to release more widgets (+WM users seem to have a lot of faith in SPB's dev skills and updates) so I'm potentially interested in getting this - if it works.
720 is ok
it is good
This program memory hog not worth the money.
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Now I'm running spb shell 3d 1.03 with v4...work flawlessly with swap...cool
khalpowers said:
Now I'm running spb shell 3d 1.03 with v4...work flawlessly with swap...cool
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Thanks! I'll probably check out SPB again then once I move to V4.
If anyone needs it for free plz tell me!
It used to work on my stock rom....didn't try it on v4....
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The new version works just fine on V4 for me without swap, but it slows the entire phone down so not really ideal for everyday use atm. They'll have to do some more work on RAM consumption I think.
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AZClown thought this would be good for us to share our Today screens, SPB Mobile Shell Theme, Etc.
Here are my Today screen and SPB MS screen
Here's mine.
What are you guys using to take these screenshots?
symyn said:
What are you guys using to take these screenshots?
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Illum Software Screen Capture.
The OEM is around here somewhere but the program is free and can be downloaded here: http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/fp/screen_capture.php
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What are you guys using to take these screenshots?
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I use MyMobiler, great little app. You can download it at www.mymobiler.com
Here is mine... simple is best.
Dont use SPB most of the time, but thought Id attach it anyway
here's mine...
i dont remember where i took the icons... but if i used one of your creations, thanks!!!!!
Here is mine, but i have a hermes!
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Looks cool what are you using?
ai6908 said:
Looks cool what are you using?
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the top row of icons is SPB Mobile Shell
then SPB Time
GPS Today
the two tabs on bottom are SPB Pocket Plus
tab 1 is SPB Phone Suite
tab 2 is a custom tab with links to all my fabulous GPS apps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=109566&stc=1&d=1220029851
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nitro, where did you get your iphone icons? I've seen a few pretty terrible looking ones, yours look awesome. I haven't had a chance to get mine back to normal since I applied the VZW update. Will do sometime tonight.
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nitro, where did you get your iphone icons? I've seen a few pretty terrible looking ones, yours look awesome. I haven't had a chance to get mine back to normal since I applied the VZW update. Will do sometime tonight.
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It's an Iphone theme for WAD (Wisbar Active Desktop). You can get it here. I created the tomtom one and a few others on my second page by myself to emulate the ones Torx already came up with.
How much of a performance hit do you take? I currently have a damn near stock rom (vzw 6.1) and I'm happy with how quick it is. (on average I have 24-26 MB FREE with everything closed)
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How much of a performance hit do you take? I currently have a damn near stock rom (vzw 6.1) and I'm happy with how quick it is. (on average I have 24-26 MB FREE with everything closed)
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Not sure if it hits it that bad. I have less than 20 most of the time with everything that I know of closed. Not sure yet what's causing it. But oh well... not something I'm really worried about.
yeah... I'm really happy with my phone's performance this second. Seems to be a good bit quicker than the stock rom. Scared to bog it down too much.
This is the biggest disappointment yet. VZW really dropped the ball. With the missing memory the phone is nearly crippled. For those that dont know all other variants of this phone have 256 megs of RAM. The VZW version as 192. I dont even see it all and the website says 128. By default TF3D is NOT even enabled. When it is... OMG! The lag is horrendous. Free RAM on first boot can be seen in my screenshot below. 45 megs!! Woot! Great job VZW. My vouge with a custom ROM boots at 75 megs free and has no freakin lag at all. Same thing with my Titan. My Titan will run circles around this disappointment in a shiny package!
This is a SAD day for me and all VZW users.
If your on VZW and are thinking of upgraded from a XV6800 or an XV6900 DONT DO IT! Its not nearly as nimble as teh sprint version. GPS is locked right out of the box. I am so let down. Luckily two days ago I got a brand new vouge. I am packaging this back up and sending it back to VZW.
UPDATE: I did some tweaking on the stock ROM and have the device running pretty decent now. Here is what I did.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2963848&postcount=30
Here is the full thread which is very similar to this one. Maybe we should kill this thread and continue on here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450196
Onto the Pros:
I can send it back
The screen is incredible!!!!
**Sorry for the rant.
Is that 45 megs free RAM while TF3D is running?
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Is that 45 megs free RAM while TF3D is running?
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No, that is no touchflow running.
Right now I am screwing around with MemMaid to see if I can tweak this thing. Its helped a little.....
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No, that is no touchflow running.
Right now I am screwing around with MemMaid to see if I can tweak this thing. Its helped a little.....
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30.09 Megs free with TF3D running. WOW!
got 4 of the phones in today, and i've been using it since 10am this morning with TF3D enabled......
TF3D works flawlessly on all the phones, no lag whatsoever in TF3D with google maps, opera, teeter, and activesync running
Does this phone have less memory than any other Touch Pro? Yes
Does it affect the performance of the phone? No. Period.
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got 4 of the phones in today, and i've been using it since 10am this morning with TF3D enabled......
TF3D works flawlessly on all the phones, no lag whatsoever in TF3D with google maps, opera, teeter, and activesync running
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Have you ever used one of my custom ROMS? This is very laggy. Can you post your free memory?
Oh man. I don't know where anyone EVER got the idea that reducing memory on a WM device was a good thing to do.
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Have you ever used one of my custom ROMS? This is very laggy. Can you post your free memory?
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i'm using the stock rom from Verizon
if your custom rom is lagging it sounds like a personal problem
I have yet to find a cooked ROM for the Verizon TP as from what i've seen everywhere the SPL unlocker for all the other TP's does not work with the VZW one
Do your ROM's work with the VZW Touch Pro?
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i'm using the stock rom from Verizon
if your custom rom is lagging it sounds like a personal problem
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You did not read my post accurately., I asked you question. I did not say I was using a custom ROM on this phone. I am asking you if you have ever used one of my custom ROMS? IF so you woul understand why I percieve this to be so laggy. My titan is much faster than this.
Everyone on VZW is using the stock rom as of now. There is no unlocker for this crippled model. NONE. They are working on it though. Its a differnt device DI than the rest of them.
What phone are you coming from? Can you give us more info so I can gauge if this is my phone having issues?
Could you post your free memory once again please?
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Do your ROM's work with the VZW Touch Pro?
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No. Only Vouge and Titan. I cant wait to get a ROM going for this if I keep it.
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got 4 of the phones in today, and i've been using it since 10am this morning with TF3D enabled......
TF3D works flawlessly on all the phones, no lag whatsoever in TF3D with google maps, opera, teeter, and activesync running
Does this phone have less memory than any other Touch Pro? Yes
Does it affect the performance of the phone? No. Period.
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Wow. I just read teh second part of your post. WOW. Did you do any speed comparisons? I did. I sat it down with the sprint model side by side today and did basic tasks like sending text, slidgin with TF3D, etc. The VZW version with less memory was much slower.
Can you tell me what benchmarks you used to determine that the speeds were the same? I will run them as well and post my results. You seem to be shooting from the hip on this. You have no proof of what you are saying. If you could once again post your memory results on fresh boot with or without TF 3d running I would love to see. Once again I am trying to determine if my device is defective. Thats the only thing that can explain this lag.
WAIT A MINUTE.... 5 Posts.... Comes in only to say how great the phone is.,... You work for VZW dont you? Be honest.
Ok, I got this thing upto 60 megs of Free RAM without touchflow using MemMaid but thats the best i can get on the stock ROM. It helps the lag quite a bit actually.
Sorry, I misunderstood.......
I'm coming from an Apache using a helmi rom. Coming from that thing, the TP is night and day difference.
I have noticed that the phone lag's pretty bad when it is tilted horizontally, however the sprint phone i tested does the same thing. And again the TF3D is not any slower on the VZW phone than it is on the Sprint version, and i've been mukkin with this thing all day (hope my boss doesnt notice i didnt get any work done )
while running all the above in my previous post i had 22MB free
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Sorry, I misunderstood.......
I'm coming from an Apache using a helmi rom. Coming from that thing, the TP is night and day difference.
I have noticed that the phone lag's pretty bad when it is tilted horizontally, however the sprint phone i tested does the same thing. And again the TF3D is not any slower on the VZW phone than it is on the Sprint version, and i've been mukkin with this thing all day (hope my boss doesnt notice i didnt get any work done )
while running all the above in my previous post i had 22MB free
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Ok, then we both stand corrected. Thanks for the info. Apache was pretty slow device man. My Vouge is SMOKIN fast.
WE will have to agree to disagree. To you the device is worthwhile... To me the lacking memory has a huge impact. That fact that sprint boots with over 100 megs free and I am struggling to hit 60 while on my Vouge I can hit 75. I think I just need a custom ROM!
Hopefully this will be unlocked soon.
Yes, My boss came over today and said the same thing.. Said... Does that phone do your work for you too? I just lauged....
Two of my techs bought this phone as well. One on VZW and one on sprint. Another went out and bought the Samsung Something or other that was released with this one.
After another 15 minutes of use and tweaking I am starting to come around. i guess its not that bad for a STOCK Rom but I know it can do a whole lot more when its unlocked... Maybe I am partially frustrated that I cant get GPS yet other than VZ-Crapigator for $10.00 a month.
RE-read... TILTING IT CAN CAUSE IT TO LAG? Oh crap. Can we disable that motion sensor crap?
I put a vid up on my ftp to show you what TF3D is like on my phone with a bunch of apps running
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http://www.namtaru.com/uploads/2008/Files/TF3D_Demo.avi
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I put a vid up on my ftp to show you what TF3D is like on my phone with a bunch of apps running
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http://www.namtaru.com/uploads/2008/Files/TF3D_Demo.avi
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Ok dude, I take back what I said about you working for VZW> I am sorry. Just a bit fustrated. Check ing ouy the vid now but WMPlayer has no video, what codec is this in>?
i encoded it in xvid
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I put a vid up on my ftp to show you what TF3D is like on my phone with a bunch of apps running
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http://www.namtaru.com/uploads/2008/Files/TF3D_Demo.avi
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Holly ****, you wont believe this... Yours is way smoother than mine. Im not joking. This damn thing has to be defective. I will send it back. Yours is like what I expected. Mine... Oh no.. Nothing like yours....
Here is what mine is doing: Gets stuck on tabs like teh screen is dirty but its not, some tabs take twice as long as yours to open. For example, I go to weather and I have to kick back and wait for it to load.
I feared something was wrong with my phone and I think that proves it. When I go to work tomorrow I will compare it with my techs who got theres in.
Thanks again for posting this.... I may have to recant my initial statements.
Here's a decent video that shows the vzw touch pro booting (slowly), and then stalling when the user starts using TF3D. It get's better, but when the user starts playing music, you can hear skips in the music... The portrait to landscape change looks slow too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8W...ab=nv&q=vzw TOUCH PRO&feature=player_embedded
hi guys im looking for a change i looked in android but seems to me they still haveing few problems unless someone can enlighten me so looking at spb mobile shell just want to know if its any good i am using cht2.0 at moment and must say its excellent but is either android or spb just as good or better thanks in advance
lol anyone ive just installed spb mobile shell and its kinda good very fast wounderwhy cooks dont have this as option
CHT v2 is the best
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hi guys im looking for a change i looked in android but seems to me they still haveing few problems unless someone can enlighten me so looking at spb mobile shell just want to know if its any good i am using cht2.0 at moment and must say its excellent but is either android or spb just as good or better thanks in advance
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CHT v2 is the best, and it's still maturing... With more add-ons it will be even better....
Tech Savy said:
CHT v2 is the best, and it's still maturing... With more add-ons it will be even better....
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yup..................
brockyneo said:
lol anyone ive just installed spb mobile shell and its kinda good very fast wounderwhy cooks dont have this as option
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MS3.5 is lovely, don't get me wrong, stock sense is good, but I just find MS3.5 suits me better. Now if I could just work out what dimensions the wallpaper needs to be to fit a single page.
Do a search for the video of MS5 and try not to drool on your keyboard
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MS3.5 is lovely, don't get me wrong, stock sense is good, but I just find MS3.5 suits me better. Now if I could just work out what dimensions the wallpaper needs to be to fit a single page.
Do a search for the video of MS5 and try not to drool on your keyboard
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hi there what is ms3.5 and where can i get latest version from lol
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hi there what is ms3.5 and where can i get latest version from lol
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::shakes head:: (M)obile(S)shell 3.5 and the latest version is 3.5 there is a 5.0 coming out.. but :A: it looks like samsungs touchWiz to me.. and there is no definite release date..
I like Sense with CHT2 but im running on top of CHT so hard now i wish there was a way to just turn sense off but still run Sense/Cookie so it would be as fast as MS 3.5... although.. i dont think speed is too far off anymore
Android is a completely different operating system... you wouldn't be able to use any winmo apps on it... but it couldn't hurt to try out android and play around with it, even if it has some bugs. It will run separately from winmo, so you can use it without affecting your winmo setup. And its running very well considering the hd2 wasn't meant to run android. It will run from your microsd card.... you run haret and that shuts down winmo completely and boots Linux kernel and android into ram. Then whenever you shut down or reboot your phone, it will boot up winmo like normal. It's fun to play with.
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Well, I want to know if v6 supercharger helps with EVO 3D. If yes, what is the latest version and where can I download? Are there risks applying this script or is it safe? Thanks for your replies.
I wondered that to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
Because I don't see it in many roms here at the Evo 3D section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
he says: So basically, it's a COMPLETE MEMORY MANAGEMENT FIX!
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I wondered that to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
Because I don't see it in many roms here at the Evo 3D section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
he says: So basically, it's a COMPLETE MEMORY MANAGEMENT FIX!
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It's a confusing script to someone like me who doesn't know about the inner workings of a phone, but the creator of the script is right, it really does completely turn your phone's memory around. I use 1000hp (one of the options in the script) and I always have 400-450 mb RAM used, up to 500 mb used if I have a LOT of apps running at once. Without the script running, but on the same ROM, I'm always using a minimum of 550 mb RAM, and it'll get up to almost 700 mb used before the phone will start trying to free some RAM up. InfectedROM Eternity 3.0 has the script built into it now so if you don't want to have to manually install the script, you can go flash that ROM. If you would rather manually install the script on top of whatever ROM you're currently running, go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192724&highlight=supercharger and that's about all the help I can give you, I've never attempted to manually add the script to a ROM
So does the script make things faster or what? Because I don't get why many devs don't put it in the rom.
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So does the script make things faster or what? Because I don't get why many devs don't put it in the rom.
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Yes it makes the phone a lot faster because if there's not enough free RAM, your phone will start to lag. I don't know why more devs don't include it in their ROMs, Virus started including it only about 2 weeks ago I believe
EDIT: (Just noticed you're not from the US, I don't know if any GSM ROMs currently include the v6 script or not.)
I just installed it and choosed option 9 because the Evo 3D got 1GB memory. I think it works.
There are also aggressive options but I don't think we need to use that option.
DexterMorganNL said:
I just installed it and choosed option 9 because the Evo 3D got 1GB memory. I think it works.
There are also aggressive options but I don't think we need to use that option.
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Can you make a step by step guide for me?
there is an step by step guide in that thread. You just should choose option nine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192724&highlight=supercharger
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
Its not so hard.
DexterMorganNL said:
there is an step by step guide in that thread. You just should choose option nine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192724&highlight=supercharger
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
Its not so hard.
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which version did you download?
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So does the script make things faster or what? Because I don't get why many devs don't put it in the rom.
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Because it doesn't work pimpin. If it hasn't changed much since the Hero days, than it's just a placebo affect.
oohaylima said:
Because it doesn't work pimpin. If it hasn't changed much since the Hero days, than it's just a placebo affect.
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If is a pretty big word.
For example, if your you mom had balls, she'd be your dad.
It's changed ALOT and you have no clue.
Many devs think that Android memory should be untouched and that its perfect the way it is. But they forget that google changes it with each new OS almost every time.
So if it's so perfect "the way it is", then why does google keep "fixing" it?
Because they can't keep up to the SuperCharger, that's why.
Brand new 1.5 ghz, 1 GB ram, dual core phones - people report lag and launcher redraws.
With SuperCharger, it's fixed. No more lag and no more redraws.
Do a search for supercharger for titles only - see how "no devs" use it... so that makes you wrong as well.
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If is a pretty big word.
For example, if your you mom had balls, she'd be your dad.
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Actually, that would make her a hermaphrodite........or Lady GaGa.
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Do a search for supercharger for titles only
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Interesting threads. It sure has come a long way.
zeppelinrox said:
If is a pretty big word.
For example, if your you mom had balls, she'd be your dad.
It's changed ALOT and you have no clue.
Many devs think that Android memory should be untouched and that its perfect the way it is. But they forget that google changes it with each new OS almost every time.
So if it's so perfect "the way it is", then why does google keep "fixing" it?
Because they can't keep up to the SuperCharger, that's why.
Brand new 1.5 ghz, 1 GB ram, dual core phones - people report lag and launcher redraws.
With SuperCharger, it's fixed. No more lag and no more redraws.
Do a search for supercharger for titles only - see how "no devs" use it... so that makes you wrong as well.
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Now you are here which version do you recommend for EVO 3D? Is it safe? I heard in some posts you need to install Busybox 1.18.2 or older to run correctly but others says the version doest not matter. So, who better than you to say which version of Busy and SuperCharger is the best for EVO 3D
Grab latest version if you get errors use wraithdus busybox from the OP.
It makes suggestions based on ram so the device model doesn't matter
supercharge
zeppelinrox said:
If is a pretty big word.
For example, if your you mom had balls, she'd be your dad.
It's changed ALOT and you have no clue.
Many devs think that Android memory should be untouched and that its perfect the way it is. But they forget that google changes it with each new OS almost every time.
So if it's so perfect "the way it is", then why does google keep "fixing" it?
Because they can't keep up to the SuperCharger, that's why.
Brand new 1.5 ghz, 1 GB ram, dual core phones - people report lag and launcher redraws.
With SuperCharger, it's fixed. No more lag and no more redraws.
Do a search for supercharger for titles only - see how "no devs" use it... so that makes you wrong as well.
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Nice just downgraded my hboot to 1.4 thx Unknown and all who helped now running mikrunny rom would supercharge work with it im a noob and that rom seems picky bout playing with others lol but its nice though
I have it running on my 3d. And it does help a bit. I also have it on my girls OG EVO it helps A LOT on her phone.
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I just installed it today. Anybody getting random reboots? Chads latest kernel.
Sent Using My HTC Evo 3D, On The Now Network From Sprint!
Everything is fine here. No reboots all day.
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I applied the script,but no noticeable changes to be honest. Still, everything works fine, so no harm done I guess
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Iincludes easter eggs, videos to show to people to show off screen, certain apps, anything.
I found out I can make calls
adrynalyne said:
I found out I can make calls
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Really?!? That's awesome! Do I need root?
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wpsantennas said:
Really?!? That's awesome! Do I need root?
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Nah, it works on stock. I think its a bonus feature for having battery life
adrynalyne said:
Nah, it works on stock. I think its a bonus feature for having battery life
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Wtf my doesnt do this
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
adrynalyne said:
I found out I can make calls
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Glad to see you got one.
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hajabooja said:
Glad to see you got one.
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It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
...it can be a great ping pong paddle
adrynalyne said:
It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
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i think you mean "it remains to be seen whether i can keep away from it or not though."
Cdoan34 said:
i think you mean "it remains to be seen whether i can keep away from it or not though."
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Possibly
It's very very light....I forget I have it in my pocket sometimes, and its apparently really water resistant. I spilled on myself, while it was in my pocket T_T
Just got mine today and I already lrn'd2root
Not only does mine make calls.... but people can actually dial a special number and call me!!!
Most people don't seem to be all that impressed by it, but these are non tech lovers. They look at it and are like "oh. . . it's pretty". I don't think there is anything I could show them on the screen that would impress them much.
adrynalyne said:
It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
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Keep it adryn!!!! pu pu please! we need all the dev love we can get!!! I for one will appreciate havign you around. But should you leave please drop a hint as to where you'll be headed
some cool things I have found out,
it may be old news for you, and some were mentioned in tech blog space before
1. during my call, i turned the phone face down and it automatically turn to speaker. which was mentioned by engadget and ac, but see it working and give convenience, it is a good fun.
2. go to settings->apps-> all, I can actually disable quite a number of pre-installed bloats, without root or any other hacks. this is awesome. for example, amazon, viewnidi, vz navigator, vz backup plus all those bs, i can disable them, without worrying that if it will fc later or cause trouble =).
oh, disabling those stuff can give me much lower memory usage, and improve battery life because many of them are running at the background.
Guess what Titanium Backup uses to freeze apps by default on Android 4.x. It just uses that Disable feature as far as I can tell.
A few times when I've pulled my phone out friends have mostly just commented on the size, but I don't go on about it with non-tech people usually. I try not to be too showy.
As for cool stuff to do with it, it's really kind of gotten me in to digging in and finding mods to do to it on my own. I haven't really done that so much on my previous phones; only relied on pre-done mods, like I got the recent apps button to turn in to a menu button a good bit before anyone on the thread seemed to get it working, although a lot of the issues probably have to do with people using plain notepad, when better luck would probably be had with a "programmer's" notepad that'd probably load and save with UNIX style newlines.
Also, it gives quite a phone-bulge.
paulguy said:
Guess what Titanium Backup uses to freeze apps by default on Android 4.x. It just uses that Disable feature as far as I can tell.
A few times when I've pulled my phone out friends have mostly just commented on the size, but I don't go on about it with non-tech people usually. I try not to be too showy.
As for cool stuff to do with it, it's really kind of gotten me in to digging in and finding mods to do to it on my own. I haven't really done that so much on my previous phones; only relied on pre-done mods, like I got the recent apps button to turn in to a menu button a good bit before anyone on the thread seemed to get it working, although a lot of the issues probably have to do with people using plain notepad, when better luck would probably be had with a "programmer's" notepad that'd probably load and save with UNIX style newlines.
Also, it gives quite a phone-bulge.
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Certain apps/processes can't be disabled in stock Android, but TiBu let's me freeze them.
Honestly Youtube has to be the most impressive thing you can show anyone... the HD quality over 4g is simply great and then they try to load the same video on their apple crap and it looks like 8 bit mario... just make sure its a newer video from within the last year or so or the quality will be horrid.
mainly because everyone has that app and can compare side by side... and be like wow
geoff5093 said:
Certain apps/processes can't be disabled in stock Android, but TiBu let's me freeze them.
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That's when you may run into problem.
Having root access and do stuff like that, will give unexpected drags in some apps which will affect your battery life or other functions.
For example if some functions or apps are providing system level service to others, and unfortunately if some applications uses them.. and you frozed them... then it is totally depending on the app developers' handling in such case.
either kept polling , or throwing exceptions, FCs etc.
adrynalyne said:
It remains to be seen whether I keep it or not though.
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Them sound like fightin words