Is there any way to use live wallpapers on the lockscreen without using an external app such as widgetlocker? I don't like it at all and it also messes with other lockscreen widgets such as those from poweramp/winamp.
Not yet, but why you need this?
try miui
I don't think that it's really needed and usable. Did you have a look on the miui-unlocker-app?
goto app.miui.com
@078gregory: I don't "need" it, but i like having a consistent look throughout the UI. What's the purpose of android if you can't tailor to your liking?
@[email protected]: Thanks, will have a look although i don't think it's what i'm looking for.
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First I want to say that I know nothing about programming in android etc.
Today I downloaded the QQ launcher and i fell in love with it's lockscreen,
than surprisingly i discovered that i can use it in ADW! (If QQ launcher is on),
lockscreen and launcher are in two processes, that's why it works i guess, again, this might me not that surprising to you advanced users, but is to me ;p
So my question is, can the lockscreen be separated from the launcher and made into .apk ??
If i was possible, that can someone do that!?
bump.
i'd like to know the same thing as well.
Yea me too looking for this
Any developer ready to take up the task please
Sorry,bump
The qq lockscreen is just so clean, intuitive, useful, and elegant vs those ugly paid for or ad cluttered ones out there
Btw it runs as a service separate from the launcher
AttainingAviation said:
Sorry,bump
The qq lockscreen is just so clean, intuitive, useful, and elegant vs those ugly paid for or ad cluttered ones out there
Btw it runs as a service separate from the launcher
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Another bump. This lockscreen is awesome.
I agree. That charging animation is just beautiful! Although I'm stuck to GO Launcher EX and see no alternative as good, paid or free, I really like the QQ Lockscreen. Although most of it is exactly like the GO Locker app, that charging animation is just mint! I'd love to have that on WidgetLocker as a widget/theme on the lines of the ICS theme! A combination of that charge animation and the ICS lockscreen!
Someone please? I would absolutely make a donation for it!
Me Too....
I just switched over from Widget Locker to MagicLocker, since I found a ML style that I really liked. My only complaint is that I can't figure out how to use a Live Wallpaper as the background for it! Is it possible?
If it isn't natively possible, is there some way to hack it to do so? All help is appreciated, thanks! <3
It's been a while since the OP posted this, but I was wondering the same thing. I read somewhere it was possible with ML, but haven't seen how to do it.
Any ideas?
The answer is most of the time. Most themes allow you too but some don't, the stock one doesn't allow you to I believe. To change it you click customization in the top right then select general customization. There you can select your wallpaper. To have a live wallpaper you must select use system wallpaper and you must have the live wallpaper selected as your phones background.
I'm being given one of these at work. Coming from Sense I reckon it'll be a real shock to the system and 1 I'm not looking forward to!
I got used to the beautiful Sense widgets with their well-designed and consistent look and feel. Can anyone tell me what stock widgets are included please?
Thanks everyone
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I'm being given one of these at work. Coming from Sense I reckon it'll be a real shock to the system and 1 I'm not looking forward to!
I got used to the beautiful Sense widgets with their well-designed and consistent look and feel. Can anyone tell me what stock widgets are included please?
Thanks everyone
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Sorry, I think that I have not really get your point/issue?!
You want to have (HTC) "Sense"-like widgets on your SGS2?
Just you are used to them and like their optic?
Come on ... Samsung designes its hardware for TouchWiz.
If you were asking about getting rid of all Samsung bloatware to come to "pure" (Google) Android, then I would understand you.
For Sense-like apps and widgets, you have to search for yourself.
But you will find some threads about this topic.
Hi It_ler
Thanks for your reply but I think you've misunderstood. I know I'm not going to get Sense-like widgets with Touchwiz. I was using Sense as an example of the sort of widgets that COULD be included in Touchwiz (if you're familiar with Sense). For example, the Sense Facebook chat widget or the FriendStream widget (those are just EXAMPLES, btw!)
What I'm asking is what widgets are provided out of the box with Touchwiz?
So no-one can tell me what the stock widgets are on this device?
Hey guys im a galaxy s2 gt-i9100 user and i use touchwiz launcher in landscape mode. I have edited my launcher to look like a tablet for my s2 but i wanted to know how to hide the dock from the launcher or move the app drawer icon on top right or bottom right. Is there a way to do this? Also i dont want to install a different rom or launcher. Please help!:crying:
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Hey guys im a galaxy s2 gt-i9100 user and i use touchwiz launcher in landscape mode. I have edited my launcher to look like a tablet for my s2 but i wanted to know how to hide the dock from the launcher or move the app drawer icon on top right or bottom right. Is there a way to do this? Also i dont want to install a different rom or launcher. Please help!:crying:
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I guess since JB came out TW Launcher edits are more difficult. Found a few threads where people were trying to do something similar but couldn't figure it out. It's possible to edit the grid layout, removing the dock label, and whether or not you want wallpaper scrolling, but couldn't find much on the other stuff. Probably would need a lot of smali code editing.
Very curious: why so adamant about sticking with TW? It's really not that special and besides the TW widgets, it's easy to replicate and typically be better at all the other stuff. It's not like it's more smooth or has many (any?) really special features than one of a dozen other good replacements don't have...
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I guess since JB came out TW Launcher edits are more difficult. Found a few threads where people were trying to do something similar but couldn't figure it out. It's possible to edit the grid layout, removing the dock label, and whether or not you want wallpaper scrolling, but couldn't find much on the other stuff. Probably would need a lot of smali code editing.
Very curious: why so adamant about sticking with TW? It's really not that special and besides the TW widgets, it's easy to replicate and typically be better at all the other stuff. It's not like it's more smooth or has many (any?) really special features than one of a dozen other good replacements don't have...
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Isnt there a way to move the app drawer icon from right to left or anywhere you want it to be?
Hi All,
I've been using Themer for quite some time, adding the odd widget here and there and changing the configuration of other people's themes, but I now want to design my own homescreen.
The Themer webpage basically says 'use Zooper and/or the Everything widgets' and I can see that they're extremely configurable. However, when I look at the themes on the XDA thread and on mycolorscreen.com, a lot of them seem to have been built using a one of the other major launchers, such as Apex or Nova, and with widgets from other sources (Beautiful Widgets, ADW, UCCW, etc.).
So my question is this: what advantages are there to using Themer if everything works fine using Apex or Nova? I can understand that Themer is great for sharing themes and for using someone else's themes on my phone (and thank you for all of those!), but if I want something that's just for me – would I be better off just designing it in Apex and leaving it at that?
I was planning to have various elements 'slide open' by using the 'jump to screen x' command within Themer, which is a neat trick and looks very slick, but it seems the same sort of thing can be achieved by using PopUp Widget.
Is there perhaps some system advantage to using Themer? Does it take all the elements used and then 'flatten' them in order to streamline processing? If so, I can understand the advantage.
Please don't think this is in any way a complaint or criticism against Themer – I just really want to know!
Thank you for your help,
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Hi All,
I've been using Themer for quite some time, adding the odd widget here and there and changing the configuration of other people's themes, but I now want to design my own homescreen.
The Themer webpage basically says 'use Zooper and/or the Everything widgets' and I can see that they're extremely configurable. However, when I look at the themes on the XDA thread and on mycolorscreen.com, a lot of them seem to have been built using a one of the other major launchers, such as Apex or Nova, and with widgets from other sources (Beautiful Widgets, ADW, UCCW, etc.).
So my question is this: what advantages are there to using Themer if everything works fine using Apex or Nova? I can understand that Themer is great for sharing themes and for using someone else's themes on my phone (and thank you for all of those!), but if I want something that's just for me – would I be better off just designing it in Apex and leaving it at that?
I was planning to have various elements 'slide open' by using the 'jump to screen x' command within Themer, which is a neat trick and looks very slick, but it seems the same sort of thing can be achieved by using PopUp Widget.
Is there perhaps some system advantage to using Themer? Does it take all the elements used and then 'flatten' them in order to streamline processing? If so, I can understand the advantage.
Please don't think this is in any way a complaint or criticism against Themer – I just really want to know!
Thank you for your help,
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Hi Miles,
Very good question actually. Themer's main goal is to allow people to apply beautiful-looking themes in a few seconds. I've created over 200 videos on the MyColorScreen YouTube channel, with many of those homescreens (using Apex/Nova/UCCW/etc) taking over 30 minutes to configure, and that's if you know what you're doing. However as you mentioned, some people just want to make their own theme, disregarding any of the themes available. If that's the case, many people will stick to Nova or Apex because they're both good launchers that have many years of experience behind them.
So here's the deal - if you want a launcher that will do everything you need - stick with Apex. However, if you want a launcher that you will allow you to include neat looking wallpapers/widgets/icons without any hassle - go with Themer. Even you don't enjoy the themes, they're great for getting ideas. Themer is still in beta, therefore more features and improvements shall arrive soon!
Good luck
- Marco