I love the dial unlocker that is in Eclipse 2.0.2 and Liberty3. However, I'm going back to 2.3.4 because 2.3.5 seems to cause Market issues with me not being able to download some applications because they say it's not compatible with my phone. GTA 3 is one of them. I know that some have suggested flashing the build.prop for 2.3.4, but that caused a LOT of issues where I couldn't connect to the Market anymore and had to restore from nandroid to fix it. I just can't see the benefits of 2.3.5 over 2.3.4. I haven't really noticed 2.3.5 being "snappier" as some have stated.
Is there a way to apply the dial unlocker to say Eclipse 1.3?
Thanks!
Found an app called WidgetLocker that allows me to get the rotary unlocker plus a bunch of other things. Pretty neat.
Yes, WidgetLocker is the best in my opinion. SO MUCH customization. And it has the best ICS lock that I have found. People say it drains battery though. I havent noticed it because I pretty much have a charger wherever I go. But if you have any battery draining problems, that could be it.
I agree. Widgetlocker is where its at, they have their own massive thread here in xda. Amazing ics style locks as well as many others. Miui style is pretty sleek as well. But yes because it is constantly running it does use battery, and even then it is barely noticeable if at all.
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Hey there,
In the next couple of days I'll be romming my Bell Atrix 4g into a custom rom. So far I've been considering the Alien rom but CM7 has been grabbing my attention on and off.
What I'm asking of the community is which rom are you guys using on your Atrix and why do you like it better over others?
I'd like to read and find out what other people have been using and how it's working for them.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
ModSquad
I can tell you as a bell user that you don't need to worry about being fro bell first off
Here is my personal opinion :
All roms I run with launcher pro
Fauxs kernal underclocked and undervolted
Alien:
I seem to always come back to it. I like all the features that are included in the theme. Wake on volume is a must. The theme is well done everything looks great if you like green.
Super stable everything works there is a good amount of blur so that the good stuff still works but it's not being held back.
Darkside:
Lovely red theme. Very extensive and very fast. But didn't seem as stable as alien. Nottach is very good with the mods and all work flawlessly.
I had it very deblurred and liked it but it seemed to drain battery very fast.
Homebase:
amazingly speedy I had too many problems so I left very quickly
CM7:
Insanely fast boot up. Ran smooth super customizable. And stable. Never had any real problems with it.
All the things I customized in this were already included in Darkside and alien. The reason I switch from thisis the lack of1080p video recording and the fact that it missed webtop and fp sensor.
Also it didn't seem. Like an Atrix anymore. Just another phone with CM7
Hope that helps you choose. I love all those roms. Even though i had problems with hb. Honestly just flash all of them and make your own personal decision
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Thanks for the input mate.
I'm leaning towards alien, but I'm mainly interested in keeping my fingerprint scanner to login with, I find it so much more convenient than anything else in the world.
I didn't mention it earlier but i tend to lean to themes with darker Colours.
Ill get mine flashed on the weekend and post screenies with the results.
If anyone has any input to add, please do. I love reading this stuff.
Since rooting my Atrix I've tried all the more recent roms here. Of the motorblur roms I preferred Starwars - the light side. Super fast and no problems with it at all. The dev really seems to know what he's doing with scripts and things.
I then installed CM7 and have never looked back. The things that keep me on this rom are lightning fast speed, complete stability, 2-3 days battery life, dozens of themes available in market, and possibly most importantly to me the lack of 'stuff' clogging up the phone. The bloat in Motorblur is extensive, not just the apps you can see in the app drawer but the services and processes running in the background slowing down your phone. I used Autostarts to disable everything and it took ages going through it all. With cm7 there is hardly anything to disable.
The cm7 team have the fingerprint scanner working now and we're expecting an update very soon. I don't believe webtop is working though.
It will always be a matter of preference but I honestly can't think of any reason why anyone would stay on stock roms when cm7 has become as advanced as it is now. If you get bored with the looks you can just change the theme in Theme Chooser.
Enjoy testing the roms and I hope you find one you like and settle with!
I have bell Atrix tried the CM7
very fast.. but could not sync contact over gmail and had hard time finding the market app..
if you did the above two how did you do it? I am interested in CM7 but need my contacts from Gmail..
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I have bell Atrix tried the CM7
very fast.. but could not sync contact over gmail and had hard time finding the market app..
if you did the above two how did you do it? I am interested in CM7 but need my contacts from Gmail..
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Get the google apps zip file from the beta thread in developer section. you may need to goto settings accounts then google and set up sync for contacts.
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So I rooted my phone around a month ago and it was pretty cool. Got eclipse 1.1 running with launcher pro things run pretty smooth. I've flashed newer eclipse versions but didn't think random things about them so I flashed back to this. But now I'm at the point where all of this isn't that cool anymore and I want something more from my phone. I don't know what buy there has to be something I can do to make my phone amazing and entertaining again =) any tips?
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I enjoy having the ICS theme on my eclipse.
What exactly was your cool factor? Speed? Different look? Customization?
First off, I'd recommend updating to the latest eclipse. Or you could back up your phone and check out some of the other roms, Molten has been pretty interesting to follow, and already has some of the scripts included in Speedy v7 I believe. There is also Liberty, which actually offers up a lot in customization. One of the devs for Liberty, jrummy also has some excellent tools that are quite useful, such as Rom Toolbox (free app, includes root browser which I use for looking at system files).
You could try messing around with some of the mods/scripts. I personally have used Speedy v7, DX2 build.prop Mashup and GB Battery Fix 0.8. Pretty confident in my battery read out now and I've definitely been seeing some faster speeds.
If you're looking for customization, maybe you should try checking out themes. As travis said above, the ICS theme is pretty catchy and there are some other great themes there as well (for Molten and Liberty.)
You could also check out some different launchers. ADW Launcher always gets great reviews and I've been using GoLauncher in combination with GoWidget and GoLocker I've been digging every minute of it. I can customize the way my phone reacts to swipes, I can change icons on the fly as well as the lock screen (my current is four key, love it, would definitely recommend checking it out). GoWidget is also pretty nifty in that the widgets can be skinned, allowing them to fit in rather well with whatever you've already got going on.
Alright ill look into the battery thing and the speed thing as well as all the different go stuff. I run go sms right now lol
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There's always Tasker. You can make the phone do pretty much anything you can think of with that.
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There's always Tasker. You can make the phone do pretty much anything you can think of with that.
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Thanks! I completely forgot about task services/apps. Llama is also another good app, and free, if you're looking for something like that as well.
Help a noob out? I have a virgin DX2 - never rooted - freshly updated to 2.3.5 (was in the soak) - and I'm finally ready to root it and try out a ROM. I've been lurking here for a week or so reading & trying to learn all I can about the process - and I think I'm ready to give it a shot.
Obviously Step 1 is to SBF back to 2.3.4 so I can get rooted, but after that is where I'm running into some indecision. I can't decide if I want to go straight to CM7 from there - or follow the instructions to keep root, SBF back to 2.3.5 and install Eclipse 2.2.
I know both ROMs have their loyal followers and I'm sure either would be a big improvement over stock Blur... and I know it's easy enough to try BOTH of them once I get the hang of all this... but I'd still appreciate some advice about which to try first.
For those of you who've tried both, which do you prefer? What are the pros & cons of each?
Thanks!
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I know both ROMs have their loyal followers and I'm sure either would be a big improvement over stock Blur... and I know it's easy enough to try BOTH of them once I get the hang of all this... but I'd still appreciate some advice about which to try first.
For those of you who've tried both, which do you prefer? What are the pros & cons of each?
Thanks!
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I'm guessing you've seen this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632111
Seems to center around Eclipse and CM7 mostly. Eclipse can be a bit more polished in my estimation, mostly due to HDMI, FM radio, less buggy, you know, all the bells and whistles working. For the most part, either way you go you'll be fine.
Currently I have myself and my wife on CM7, we both like it. No real issues to speak of.
I personally perfer CM7RC1 its a solid daily driver very minor issues and I never get bored with it. Here's my overview of both ROMs.
CM7RC1
Pros:
Extremely Smooth.
Lots Of Mods/Tweaks.
Endless Customization.
Gingerbread 2.37
Theme Engine.
Wifi Tethering
Fully AOSP.
Toggles.
Cons:
HDMI Mirroring Is Unsupported.
FM Radio Is Unsupported.
Bugs:
Data Triangle. (Fixed By Reboot, *228)
Battery Exclamation. (Fixed By Reboot)
Some Experience Wifi Connecting Issues. (Fixed By Manual Connect)
Eclipse 2.2
Very Smooth.
Few Mods/Tweaks.
Limited Customization.
Gingerbread 2.35.
Flashable Themes.
AOSP/BLUR Hybrid.
Toggles.
Cons:
Lack Of Customization.
Is Only Gingerbread 2.35.
No Tethering.
Bugs:
Some Experience Wifi Resetting. (No Fix ATM)
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I have tried out every x2 rom under the sun and as of right now I think your best bet is cm7. I would recommend running the cm7 mash up script, along with the dual core script, because with both of these the res is flawless.
but of course, I think you should try both of them out because it is personal preference. And if we get cm9 here soon then we will all be happy little cracked out, flashed up, ics'd whores with everything we can dream of for the x2, with some extra feta cheese.
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I personally perfer CM7 its a solid daily driver very minor issues and I never get bored with it. Here's my overview of both ROMs.
CM7
Pros:
Extremely Smooth.
Lots Of Mods/Tweaks.
Endless Customization.
Gingerbread 2.37
Theme Engine.
Wifi Tethering
Fully AOSP.
Toggles.
Cons:
HDMI Mirroring Is Unsupported.
FM Radio Is Unsupported.
Bugs:
Data Triangle. (Fixed By Reboot, *228)
Battery Exclamation. (Fixed By Reboot)
Some Experience Wifi Connecting Issues. (Fixed By Manual Connect)
Eclipse 2.2
Very Smooth.
Few Mods/Tweaks.
Limited Customization.
Gingerbread 2.35.
Flashable Themes.
AOSP/BLUR Hybrid.
Toggles.
Cons:
Lack Of Customization.
Is Only Gingerbread 2.35.
No Tethering.
Bugs:
Some Experience Wifi Resetting. (No Fix ATM)
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This is a fair evaluation of both ROMs but really it all boils down to personal preference and things like if you need HDMI and stuff like that...I personally never use HDMI or the FM radio...but still liked eclipse and that's what I have on my wife's phone albeit its 2.1...I am sure when CM9 comes out she will like to try it...in short flash them both run them for a week or so and see which one you like and go from there
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I have tried out every x2 rom under the sun and as of right now I think your best bet is cm7. I would recommend running the cm7 mash up script, along with the dual core script, because with both of these the res is flawless.
but of course, I think you should try both of them out because it is personal preference. And if we get cm9 here soon then we will all be happy little cracked out, flashed up, ics'd whores with everything we can dream of for the x2, with some extra feta cheese.
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The end of your post made my day...
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Just a caution on CM7; I haven't tried the latest release but on the first release the camcorder continuous auto-focus didn't function. It seemed to focus once when you press the shutter button and remain fixed, and sometimes that focus was in error itself. Not a lot of people seem to care about that but my phone has the heavy responsibility of archiving my sons' most important memories for them to look back on when they are older, so I just went back to stock rom. Other than that, CM7 seemed great.
I use CM7RC1 Dual Core Script, Build Prop Mashup, 8 Touch Point Mod, Cron Scheduler, Beats Audio, 3 CDMA Mods. My phone is blazing fast!
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In my experience the beats audio hack ruined my sound quality. Also the dual core script......Our 2nd core boots up automatically when there's a demand for more memory. Dragonzkiller even stated this is the dual core script thread. Keeping both on at all times pretty much only drains your battery faster. Only difference I noticed with it was the home screen animations were a little snappier. Wasn't enough change in performance for the lack of battery IMHO. Just a few things if you go the CM7 route. Never tried Eclipse so I can't help you there.
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Why do these keep popping up...the search bar is definitely not be used...
Anyways...Eclipse is literally a hair slower than cm7 but it is worlds more stable. Wifi on Eclipse far better than cm7's. Cm7 has some SU issues but they can be fixed by installing Super SU from the market and getting rid of the normal SU app.
Tethering is easier on cm7 is strong -- heat is something you'll have to worry about. I've tethered on Eclipse through the use of a Market app so a little more work must be done there.
Downside to Eclipse is that you must go to 2.3.5 to use it whereas Cm7 is 2.3.4. Battery life on Eclipse is better for me. I've had serious computer trouble this past month and have had to do some research for papers on my phone! With the brightness on full, Gmusic/Pandora/power amp going and internet on my battery would last ~6-9 hours.
I should also mention that I have the Second Core Script going and my battery life took a very small. Not backbreaking but noticeable.
Not going to lie ; your phone will heat up slightly more regardless of the rom you're on when you use the script
Personally I enjoy Eclipse much more than cm7. Blue is my favorite color
Come over to the dark side...
Hmm haven't ran into any sound issues yet. As far as the dual core script I understand the core will activate on demand. The thing is this only happens when the CPU becomes so over tasked by processes it create a short lag before kicking in. This script makes that laggy transition disappear. I would only recommend this script for people with the extended battery like me tho.
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The thing is this only happens when the CPU becomes so over tasked by processes it create a short lag before kicking in. This script makes that laggy transition disappear.
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Obviously, lol... no "lag" or time needed to boot because its already always on...
Did you use the script editor in ROM toolbox to apply it, sealedfate? If so do you check apply on boot, or do you only use it when you see fit?
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If you have a X2 now I would say you have to try them both. Run one for a couple of weeks do a nano back up and then try the other for a couple of weeks. Then you can decide which you like better. Or you can do like I did and just keep going back and forth every few weeks because you love them both
I have the script in system/ect/init.d so it applies on boot. Helps a hell of a lot with 3D games.
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Why do these keep popping up...the search bar is definitely not be used...
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Actually, like I said in my first post, I'm been doing nothing but searching and reading on here for the past week or so. Eclipse 2.2 just dropped a week ago, so I was looking for fresh opinions from people who had tried CM7 and that version specifically.
I appreciate all the helpful comments from everyone though. I think I'll do like a few of you suggested and try them both eventually... starting with CM7.
Hopefully we can all add CM9 to the list of ROMs to try very soon!
Dragonzkiller is currently working on the CM9 release for DX2! Keep up to date on his twitter page
www.twitter.com/dragonzkiller
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Dragonzkiller is currently working on the CM9 release for DX2! Keep up to date on his twitter page
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Yep! I've been following his Twitter feed and the "CM9DX2 anticipation" thread on here. Can't wait to see how it goes. Sounds like he's REAL close!
Success! Following Moon Shadow's instructions to the letter, I successfully SBF'd back to 2.3.4, rooted, and installed CM7 without any problems whatsoever. CM7 is up and running! Just need to get my apps reinstalled and I'll be good to go. Man... you guys weren't kidding. The phone is SOOOO much faster/smoother now, it's not even funny. Should have done this a long time ago.
Thanks everyone!
OK, it appears that I spoke too soon. I realized soon after that the Google apps did not get loaded on my phone (Gmail, Maps, Nav, YouTube, etc.), but some of the other apps in that same ZIP file DID get installed (Talk). Also, my old background pic was still on the phone.
I was able to download/install the missing Google apps without any problem and they all work perfectly (including Nav from the car dock) - and everything else has been running flawlessly. The phone is very fast & smooth... no bugs... not a single force close or reboot yet after fairly heavy use for the last couple of days.
So... obviously something didn't go perfectly with my install, but as far as I can tell, everything is fine with the phone. How can I tell if I'm missing anything else? Should I just keep what I have or SBF back to 2.3.4 and start over again? I'm perfectly happy with it right now - but maybe I don't know what I'm missing.
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OK, it appears that I spoke too soon. I realized soon after that the Google apps did not get loaded on my phone (Gmail, Maps, Nav, YouTube, etc.), but some of the other apps in that same ZIP file DID get installed (Talk). Also, my old background pic was still on the phone.
I was able to download/install the missing Google apps without any problem and they all work perfectly (including Nav from the car dock) - and everything else has been running flawlessly. The phone is very fast & smooth... no bugs... not a single force close or reboot yet after fairly heavy use for the last couple of days.
So... obviously something didn't go perfectly with my install, but as far as I can tell, everything is fine with the phone. How can I tell if I'm missing anything else? Should I just keep what I have or SBF back to 2.3.4 and start over again? I'm perfectly happy with it right now - but maybe I don't know what I'm missing.
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Not sure how anyone might be able to tell you what you might be missing on your phone. It is pretty basic what you get, not a lot of bells and whistles put in by default.
Not aware of a comprehensive list of what you should have exactly.
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Hi everyone. My wife and I both have GPS issues on our Droid X2s. They were both rooted using Super One Click found here, latest version at the time they were rooted (2.3.3 I believe). After rooting, and this has been for a month or so, the GPS will frequently fail. When I say that I mean that I not only don't get the searching for gps message, the little icon in the notification bar doesn't even blink. Most of the time toggling gps on and off using the power widget brings it back, but this happens way too often, sometimes it doesn't even work right after a reboot and a battery pull!
I tried sbfing back to stock 2.3.4, and then it works. So I proceed to root as usual (super one click, voodoo root keeper, ota update to latest firmware, then restore root via voodoo) and again it fails frequently, both phones. I am looking for any help/ideas here as I have googled and read several forms but no solution has worked. I am at the point I am ready to purchase 2 new droid razr maxx, but I really don't want to as these phones were only purchased a little over a year ago and it would mean forking over $1300.
Thanks in advance.
Eric
I might suggest trying a different rom maybe a 2.3.4 rom. I wasn't on cm7 for very long but I think I remember the GPS being pretty stable. I'm on paranoid android now and the gps lock is almost instant and doesn't let go. It eats battery like crazy and drives me crazy sometimes but I love it. Wouldn't recommend it or the other cm9 roms if you are looking for worry free performance. Eclipse is probably the answer for that although I don't remember GPS performance at all. And seriously $1300? Don't go Motorola if you are going to fork over that kind of cash. You could get 2 galaxy s3's for way less than that, now that it's unlocked that's a way better option in my opinion. Or the nexus for even less.
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Yes, Id recommend a ROM that stays on 2.3.4 like CM7. Been using CM7 for over two months with just a minor glitch every now and then, it says beta but its quite close to a stable release. Thats odd that you would have gps on 2.3.4 but lose it when you updated, Im not sure Ive ever heard of that. Good Luck.
I received my replacement X2 yesterday due to a failed "back" button. My original was running stock rooted 2.3.4 with the battery fix and a few bloat apk's removed. My new phone came with 2.3.5 installed.
I'd like to speed things up on the phone, but absolutely have to have BT, WIFI, camera, and video camera. I also need to fix this battery % issue. The phone needs to be rock solid without the lousy stock lag I experienced with my old phone.
Suggestions?
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I received my replacement X2 yesterday due to a failed "back" button. My original was running stock rooted 2.3.4 with the battery fix and a few bloat apk's removed. My new phone came with 2.3.5 installed.
I'd like to speed things up on the phone, but absolutely have to have BT, WIFI, camera, and video camera. I also need to fix this battery % issue. The phone needs to be rock solid without the lousy stock lag I experienced with my old phone.
Suggestions?
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if you wanna stay stock i suggest deodexing the phone and frezzing or removing the bloated apps you dont use. if you want another rom that has all those capabilities your best bet would be to stick with a gingerbread based rom eclipse, cm7. cant tell you which is faster cause i havent used either of them
Try Eclipse 2.3 by Nitro. It has perfect stability, good battery life, and the speed is much better than stock. It is the only DX2 Rom that is completely finished with virtually no bugs. It has been around for awhile, so if you have any issues with installing it odds are someone here can help you out.
CM7 is stupid fast, but the wifi is sort of glitchy. Eclipse is slightly slower than CM7 but much, much more stable. Both are considerably faster than stock.
I've ran Eclipse for about 4 months, and CM7 for over a year. I prefer CM7 because I like the speed and can deal with the bugs, but it's all preference.
If you've never installed a Rom before, read up on the stickied posts and familiarize yourself with the process before you do anything. Pay special attention to the different bootstrap recoveries and sbfing. And ALWAYS follow the instructions for installing them EXACTLY as they are written unless otherwise told
Here's the link for Eclipse http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198857
Note that Eclipse uses 2.3.5 and CM7 uses 2.3.4
Also, 2.3.5 fixed the majority of battery issues that were present on 2.3.4
If you need your phone for work and school like I do, stay away from any Roms not using Gingerbread. They are all very unstable and buggy if you use your phone a lot.
Thanks for the suggestion. I installed Eclipse 2.3 this afternoon after work and I really like it so far. I didn't like the sd flip flop so I found the script to change it back to stock. I also became very accustomed to the stock calendar. Do you know if there's a way to install that?
I'm currently setting everything up and reinstalling all my apps.
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Ha yea I hated the sd card flip flop, changing it back was always the first thing I did after flashing lol
I know that on the Eclipse OP there is a download for what it calls "non-inverted calender". I don't really ever use my calender app, so I don't know whether or not that means the stock calender or something different. If you want to give it a try, it is not flashable so you simply have to install it using the normal .apk file method (download, put on sd-card, install from inside whatever file manager you use; I use Astro).
Always make a nandroid backup before though, just in case you don't like it or something goes wrong you can always revert back to how it was at the time of the backup.
Actually, it's not the calendar itself, it's the widget. I really like the stock blur calendar widget because it would show three events instead of just one. Very handy.
Does anybody know what I need to do to be able to have the stock calendar widget?
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Actually, it's not the calendar itself, it's the widget. I really like the stock blur calendar widget because it would show three events instead of just one. Very handy.
Does anybody know what I need to do to be able to have the stock calendar widget?
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The deodexed zip of stock apps for your device but they will only work on the version of android they were made for. 2.3.4 stock apps will only work on Ginger bread roms
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