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OK guys I just want your opoinion on witch is better, the vibrant stock launcher? Or helix? But please keep in mind I'd be using android 2.1 twlauncher. So make your choice
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michaelg117 said:
OK guys I just want your opoinion on witch is better, the vibrant stock launcher? Or helix? But please keep in mind I'd be using android 2.1 twlauncher. So make your choice
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i dont know anyone who actually uses the TW launcher. i mostly see people using either launcherpro or ADW. i myself use adw
Stock.
I use launcher pro though
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michaelg117 said:
OK guys I just want your opoinion on witch is better, the vibrant stock launcher? Or helix? But please keep in mind I'd be using android 2.1 twlauncher. So make your choice
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I've never used helix, but I'm one of the few that likes touchwiz quite alot
I use ADW on my mytouch3g and touchwiz on my vibrant, though I will say that I purchased the paid version of launcher pro as well and I generaly recomend launcher pro to new users as it is very simple to use.
i also love touchwiz but the devs doesn't support it.
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Well I was going to try it out but I didn't see it as an option on the market. I'm running Froyo for what it's worth.
There is no perfect launcher imo, I would like launcher pro's home screen functionality with TW's horizontal tray. ADW doesn't cut it.
j0hnZ said:
Well I was going to try it out but I didn't see it as an option on the market. I'm running Froyo for what it's worth.
There is no perfect launcher imo, I would like launcher pro's home screen functionality with TW's horizontal tray. ADW doesn't cut it.
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that's exactly what i want! the app drawer of launcher pro is not for me.
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iynfynity said:
that's exactly what i want! the app drawer of launcher pro is not for me.
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ADW actually has more homescreen options than launcher pro (it just doesent have the widgets that the paid version of LP has) and it has the horizontal drawer as an option, if thats what you wanted. you can also find equivilent widgets on the market to those of LP. the only features I've found that LP has that ADW does not is the ability to change the dockbar image and the 3d app drawer.
The newsest version of ADW is really pretty nice
although I will say that ADW is meant to be tweaked and customized, it has tons of options to play with, where Launcher Pro is set up pretty nicely as it is.
Show me how to have a scrolling dockbar, and use your own images in the dockbar of adw in the settings. Not to mention showing adw run as smooth as lp.
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Launcher Pro is definitely the most functional and customizable launcher out right now...and it's going to get even better when the new code is finished.
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Launcher Pro is definitely the most functional and customizable launcher out right now...and it's going to get even better when the new code is finished.
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New code?
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The dev is rewriting all the code to clean it up and make it more efficient for better performance...supposed to be done in January.
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ADW actually has more homescreen options than launcher pro (it just doesent have the widgets that the paid version of LP has) and it has the horizontal drawer as an option, if thats what you wanted. you can also find equivilent widgets on the market to those of LP. the only features I've found that LP has that ADW does not is the ability to change the dockbar image and the 3d app drawer.
The newsest version of ADW is really pretty nice
although I will say that ADW is meant to be tweaked and customized, it has tons of options to play with, where Launcher Pro is set up pretty nicely as it is.
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That's why i don't use the ADW. It looks nice if you know how to customize, unfortunately i don't.
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The dev is rewriting all the code to clean it up and make it more efficient for better performance...supposed to be done in January.
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Oh Oh Oh I see. Ill have too keep that in mind
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It would be perfect if he just added the horizontal tray as an option. I love options...
Tw vs Helix = i pick Tw
i personally use launcherpro.. but i still keep the TWlauncher as an option to switch back to from time to time
Hope this is a good place to ask this.
Ok I Love the HTC Widgets and Framework.. But I absolutely hate the Launcher it has.
Is there anyway to keep the HTC Framework but have a Different Launcher for it. Id love to use Launcher PRO or Zeam. Either one or something similar.
apparently this is an extremely difficult task and to my knowledge nobody has been able to do this on any phone ever. so chances are no. I would love to use zeam too but i think we are stuck with what we have.
This has been asked too many times. Answer no. replacement launcher pro paid version.
suggestion SEARCH
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Its possible, you have to remove ever applications dependace on HTC.resources.apk and make every application individual on its own instead of depending on another framework... This way it would show up on every launcher but... Too much work for something so little
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I think by "launcher" the OP means the "home" or desktop. IE he wants HTC Sense, but with say the bottom 5 icon setup that Go Launcher, LP, or ADW use, and maybe the ability to change the grid.
Thanks for the information. I was wondering this myself.
Morkai Almandragon said:
I think by "launcher" the OP means the "home" or desktop. IE he wants HTC Sense, but with say the bottom 5 icon setup that Go Launcher, LP, or ADW use, and maybe the ability to change the grid.
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Yes Exactly. I love the Sense Widgets.. But I miss my Bottom Icons on the bottom bar.. Which I Thought was the Launcher Bar?
but Either way it sounds like its either Sense or No-Sense No In between.
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but Either way it sounds like its either Sense or No-Sense No In between.
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yes, exactly..
Fancy widget pro has the clock widget. The only difference is that it doesn't flip. It's one of the custom skins.
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Started using Nova Launcher with Nils ICS and ran into a small problem.
The Sense Lockscreen that has the 4 shortcuts by default launch Sense and not Nova Launcher, any way to change it? Do I need another lockscreen?
Have you tried removing the Sense APK(Rosie.apk) and see if Nova launches the shortcut properly? I don't use the Sense lockscreen anymore so I can't test.
I just removed the Rosie and it still loads the icon. Even more interesting is that I just deleted the HTC lock screen yet it is still there. Weird
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Try this. It may help you it may not.
I reset the device after getting rid of rosie and the lock screen and now its the ics lockscreen like it should be
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Try this. It may help you it may not.
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will do, but do we still have to unlock to answer calls?
No idea, I am running Nils latest with Sense, I just remembered seeing that thread.
So I'm still debating whether I want this phone or not. I currently own a galaxy nexus and I must say I like stock a lot. Ive never had sense and I wonder how it is compared to stock. I played with it at the store but I don't think it's enough to determine whether to purchase or not. I hate touch wiz and the moto skin but to me sense has always looked nice. Is it clunky or cluttered compared to stock ? Does the skin make the phone lag at all? Just some information about it would be nice since everywhere I read says it's ugly or bad.
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You hate moto skin ? The new one looks great on the razr m... Ok but to your question the sense skin is simply beautiful. They really took the time out to make it look great and the gpu can definitly handle it well. Keyboard sucks tho. And i wish they incorporated true mulittasking lioe touchwiz and lg ui did... One thing you will hate is that sense isnt optimized for the big display so luch homescreen and app drawer is wasted. This can be fixed by using nova or any other launcher.
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No true multitasking? So it's not like stock multitasking?
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Gja88 said:
No true multitasking? So it's not like stock multitasking?
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By true multitasking i mean two apps open on the screen at once (watching a movie and texting). It has the typical multitasking ability
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Like the note 2.
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Sense is fine and it runs fine on the DNA, it's not as intrusive as Touchwiz and it's not as simple as untouched Android. However that's exactly why I don't really like it. With my Nexus phone I get to experience the real android that I know and love. I get updates quick and I get to enjoy watching Android get better and better.
With my Samsung devices I know that I can't expect to get the latest from Google but I actually really like touchwiz for a lot of it's own things. Before the DNA I had the S III for a while and I loved certain functions like swiping with my palm to take a screenshot or putting the phone to my ear while texting someone to call that person. I loved being able to easily play a video on a corner while texting someone or just checking anything real quick. Touchwiz in my opinion manages to feel like a completely different experience.
With the Droid DNA, it feels like I'm just using a nicer looking version of original Android but without some of the nice things like swiping from my camera app to see the gallery right away and flick away pictures I didn't like. Not saying this is a bad thing, I'm sure plenty of people absolutely love that. Personally, i think it's lacking, but I still think the phone is amazing, I'll probably end up getting rid of my Nexus for a Note 2 and then adding some nice rom on this one to make it look Nexus...ish.
Dri94 said:
...the sense skin is simply beautiful. They really took the time out to make it look great..... One thing you will hate is that sense isnt optimized for the big display so luch homescreen and app drawer is wasted. This can be fixed by using nova or any other launcher.
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But by using a different launcher, you then lose Sense...
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Wired4Fun said:
But by using a different launcher, you then lose Sense...
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Yea. Yu lose the ui, which what i was sayin if yu dnt like it.... Still get the other sense stuff.
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Dri94 said:
Yea. Yu lose the ui, which what i was sayin if yu dnt like it.... Still get the other sense stuff.
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???
What other Sense stuff do you 'still get'? Honest question. With any other launcher, I lost my keyboard, clock, weather, dialer, calculator, calendar, pretty much everything.... Am I missing something here?
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???
What other Sense stuff do you 'still get'? Honest question. With any other launcher, I lost my keyboard, clock, weather, dialer, calculator, calendar, pretty much everything.... Am I missing something here?
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You must be thinking of something else. If you replace the launcher, the only things you lose are the widgets that come with the stock launcher, such as clock / weather. Everything else is unchanged.
charlatan01 said:
You must be thinking of something else. If you replace the launcher, the only things you lose are the widgets that come with the stock launcher, such as clock / weather. Everything else is unchanged.
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This... I wish i lost keyboard. I like stock
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
Dri94 said:
This... I wish i lost keyboard. I like stock
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
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Then install a stock keyboard, this isnt ios
Wired4Fun said:
???
What other Sense stuff do you 'still get'? Honest question. With any other launcher, I lost my keyboard, clock, weather, dialer, calculator, calendar, pretty much everything.... Am I missing something here?
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What are you talking about, the only thing you loose is sense widgets
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I personally love HTC Sense. However I have come to love the stock android experience.
Ive used sense from OG EVO, Evo LTE, and now DNA. Sense does some pretty cool things and its VERY polished. On the DNA there is no lag and thanks to the 2GB or ram i wouldnt worry at all about it. Ive never had a single issue with it. Its really organized and easy to find what you are looking for. I would say that its the most complete android OEM launcher. Icons are very polished same goes for apps and widgets. I really dont get why people dont like it... whats not to love about it? sure stock is wonderful but sense is just as good if not better.
Someone else mentioned multitasking windows. a side note to that... its only supported by a few samsung devices running crapwiz and its very under developed. Not even avail. to US devices (without root, please correct me if im wrong on this, i dont want to mislead anyone)
I would say Sense kinda ruined the rest of android launcher experiences due to the fact that Its just really that good. I dare you to give it a whole hearted run through and tell me that it just isnt all that... go ahead try it.
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Then install a stock keyboard, this isnt ios
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Im goin to. I installd 4.2 gapps n fukd my fone so i had been cautious. Saw somone say kb work tho
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Someone else mentioned multitasking windows. a side note to that... its only supported by a few samsung devices running crapwiz and its very under developed. Not even avail. to US devices (without root, please correct me if im wrong on this, i dont want to mislead anyone)
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It is availible to us devices. And soke multitasking is better than none. Also lgs take on it with the keyboard and watching a video is great
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charlatan01 said:
You must be thinking of something else. If you replace the launcher, the only things you lose are the widgets that come with the stock launcher, such as clock / weather. Everything else is unchanged.
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When using Apex or Nova launchers:
Sense Calculator widgets are GONE.
Sense Calendar widget is GONE.
Sense Clocks widgets are GONE.
Sense Mail widgets are GONE.
Sense Messenger widgets are Gone.
Sense Music widgets are GONE.
Sense Notes Widgets are GONE.
Sense People Widgets are GONE.
Sense Photo Album Widgets are GONE.
Sense Power Dashboard Widgets are GONE.
Sense Tasks Widget is GONE.
Sense Stocks Widgets are GONE.
Keyboard and Dialer do remain the same.
Wired4Fun said:
When using Apex or Nova launchers:
Sense Calculator widgets are GONE.
Sense Calendar widget is GONE.
Sense Clocks widgets are GONE.
Sense Mail widgets are GONE.
Sense Messenger widgets are Gone.
Sense Music widgets are GONE.
Sense Notes Widgets are GONE.
Sense People Widgets are GONE.
Sense Photo Album Widgets are GONE.
Sense Power Dashboard Widgets are GONE.
Sense Tasks Widget is GONE.
Sense Stocks Widgets are GONE.
Keyboard and Dialer do remain the same.
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All of which, are stock widgets as he stated. When you replace the sense ui, you lose all Sense widgets.
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Wired4Fun said:
When using Apex or Nova launchers:
Sense Calculator widgets are GONE.
Sense Calendar widget is GONE.
Sense Clocks widgets are GONE.
Sense Mail widgets are GONE.
Sense Messenger widgets are Gone.
Sense Music widgets are GONE.
Sense Notes Widgets are GONE.
Sense People Widgets are GONE.
Sense Photo Album Widgets are GONE.
Sense Power Dashboard Widgets are GONE.
Sense Tasks Widget is GONE.
Sense Stocks Widgets are GONE.
Keyboard and Dialer do remain the same.
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Those are just the widgets though, Sense is much more then the widgets. For example, you have all the great sharing options, the cool animations, lock screen widgets, and all the widgets you mentioned still have their apps you can open. So no, you don't lose sense just by switching launchers, you lose just the nice widgets, and you can find replacements for most of them in the play store. :good:
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The Sense seems like an alternative launcher, where as the Touchwiz makes itself seem like a different OS entirely, due to all the Touchwiz gimmicks integrated through out the system.
I honestly love the Sense UI. I've used it since my Incredible, and every custom ROM I've put on that and my Rezound has had Sense. I don't find that it negatively affects performance in any way, and (for me at least) it greatly enhances the user experience. I was helping my girlfriend set up her new Asus Transformer Tablet running stock 4.1 Jellybean, and also her mom's new SIII, and the lack of widgets and functionality from Sense that I've now taken for granted was seriously bothering me. Plus, Sense is pretty
Dri94 said:
You hate moto skin ? The new one looks great on the razr m... Ok but to your question the sense skin is simply beautiful. They really took the time out to make it look great and the gpu can definitly handle it well. Keyboard sucks tho. And i wish they incorporated true mulittasking lioe touchwiz and lg ui did... One thing you will hate is that sense isnt optimized for the big display so luch homescreen and app drawer is wasted. This can be fixed by using nova or any other launcher.
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I have to agree. I bought my stepdaughter a razr m and my opinion of moto went up a notch. It's at notch one.
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is there a way to get scrolling wallpaper working on the stock sense rom? i'm using apex, which has a scrolling wallpaper option, and i tried using quickpic(since the sense gallery wallpaper picker only crops for a non-scrollable wallpaper) but nothing will work. i always just get a static background
any workarounds?
without rooting, that is. i'm trying to use the phone stock for a little while before i root to see how i like it
Pretty sure this was removed totally in sense 5....
In fact, I dont even get it to work with Nova Launcher Prime either. I select a 2160px * 1080px as wallpaper with wallpaper scrolling enabled, but all i get is a static 1080px wallpaper and no scroll effect.
There is an option in nova launcher settings to force scrolling wallpaper for Samsung devices like the galaxy. Just make sure that is ticked and it will work.
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You can download the app landscape wallpaper from the market for free,it will allow you to do so with the stock or aftermarket launchers.
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eVoLpaNda said:
There is an option in nova launcher settings to force scrolling wallpaper for Samsung devices like the galaxy. Just make sure that is ticked and it will work.
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Thank you. It works fine with that setting enabled. I owe you one
Works fine.
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SKyRocKeting727 said:
Works fine.
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yeah, it seems nova works, but i use apex. oh well haha
mattpannella said:
yeah, it seems nova works, but i use apex. oh well haha
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Works for my GS2 on Apex. Make sure you download QuickPic from the playstore. Then long press on your homescreen and select Wallpapers, where it says Choose wallpaper from..select QuickPic. It should work from there.
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yeah, i've tried quickpic and the stock android gallery, no luck
i installed nova real quick and that worked, but i like apex more. so it has something to do with sense i guess.
Has anyone found a way to scroll in sense curious?
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