Question about HTC sense! Fail.or no.? I think.so - HTC EVO 3D

So what happened to the scrollable wall papers the old android use to have ?i have to use go launcher to get it back?
Was this something another company buzzkilled HTC about it ?I've always wanted to know wtf happen to that because that's actually what caught my eye at first with ios vs android
Don't flame me I don't know I'm just asking lol hopefully no apple fan boys get butthurt about this lol
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The carousel feature wouldn't function properly. A static background was needed.
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Fail or no? I'd say no, Sense is brilliant.

Sense is great and cool, mate.. I love htc sense is make me really different with any other Android user..
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Yeah the sense is pretty good it just looks dull to me I guess until we get ics it will still look like android 0.9 lmfao joking
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my argument with sense has always been simply this... it is a good platform, but it is just BOGGED by apps and widgets that hog space on the device. I don't need a billion different weather wallpapers, calendar widgets, music widgets, bookmark widgets, message widgets, etc... leave all that garbage out, let me download extra stuff that i want, and give me more dedicated space in the data/app partition.
i absolutely love the lockscreen UI, though. and the interaction you can have with it.

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Regina Launcher

Has anyone tried this launcher? It has a lot of potential but isn't polished enough to drag me away from Go Launcher yet.
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.nemustech.regina
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I have it... not too shabby.
Options are a bit limited, especially if you use Launcher Pro.
It's smooth though and I must say, it has promise.
Being free is a plus too.
I just downloaded and set everything up to my liking, so I will test it out for a day and come back with the verdict. But so far, so good, its different, limited to options but its promising.
I tried it. It was... okay. The SPB 3d Launcher was much smoother and actually looks right even with a modified density.
Very nice find!!! Thank you for sharing. Nice launcher to use as a default.
I like the launcher Widgets and all and once this gets a little more work and has some more transition effects, configurable Widgets, etc. I could see this being real good.
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I've been using it since release, I love the transition effects, especially for flipping pages on the home screen. Still very limited in options, but the extra home screen space is welcomed, I love I can have different wallpapers and title for each page, and I have had no FC's yet, which is impressive for a new launcher just released a couple days ago.
I can't wait to see what further development brings, I have already made this my default launcher.
I think it's really cool. I wish it were more customizable, but it's very polished and nice for a free app.
Thanks for sharing
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I'm using. I like it, definitely had potential, just not enough to make me leave LP
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Looks good to play with.
Definitely needs more polishing.
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I've had it for a week and it seems all right. I did use the 3D Digital Weather Clock instead from the Android Market because the Regina on didn't work very well. Other than that, it's pretty good for a starting point.
I downloaded it. Tried it out. Has some cool features like the secret workspace.
Other than that its pretty gimicky and lacks real customization. Obviously has potential since its free. But ya as was mentioned will take more to get away from LP.
The whole 3D thing is cool-ish. Dont see the point in it though!
I feel the same way as everyone else. Used it for a while but really needs some more options before becoming the lp replacement for me.
But great start and lots of potential.
I didnt like it, didnt have many options.
Get the GO Launcher EX from market for free, get some themes, and watch short review video on youtube. Awesome!
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Help with CM7. <<PORTING STUFF>>

Hey. I really love cm7 for the speed and stuff, but there is TWO things that I miss. Sense dialer and contacs. Is it possible to port them?
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Nope. It needs the Sense Framework, and if you get that, you have a Sense ROM.
Damn thats sad. :s any other dialer&contact apps? That would not lag. Because rocket dialer does lag like s***.
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There's a discussion thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964942
You can go through that. I don't use 3rd party dialers, and have gotten used to the CM7 one.
Thank you!
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[Q] Whats the Best Home ReplaceMent APP out?

Hi Guys,
Quick question out of Adw launcher and LauncherPro or Go Launcher Which is the best to use??
I want Photo Widgets But it seems theses Home replaceMents Dont have them
Launcher pro and ADW use to have Photo widgets but not anymore
do you guys have any ideas or should i just stick to Sense
KiK me at username CellOo
thanks​
I just tried Go Launcher Ex for the first time yesterday and I must say I am in love. Hands down the best launcher I have used to date. There are so many options and I love all the cool transitions. The Touch Wiz skin is pretty cool as well...It also has it's own free widgets that you can download.
I thought I was going to miss the Sense launcher but I do not see myself going back anytime soon.
The 3Evo was born to have 5 rows in it's launcher. It just fits perfectly. Add that with some Beautiful widgets, and it just can't be beat!
ive been using ADW and lovin it
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Adw ex for me. Smooth as a .........
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Love launcher pro, but it sucks on e3d for some reason and it appears abandon my Federico. Was using ADWex but it isn't as smooth as launcher pro (when lp works properly anyway) so I tried go launcher, love it, extremely smooth, do miss the 3d (aka 4d) drawer though. Aside from that it kicks lp's ass.
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GO Launcher is like launcherpro on steroids!!!!! Already loved Launcherpro but when GO Launcher came out.... man ol man!!!!! goodies!!!1
the animations are out of this word....love the app drawer can have em too!
D. None of the above.
Spb 3d mobile shell is the only other launcher I use. Go back and forth between it and stock. It's widgets are by far the best in my opinion. It's not quite as smooth as sense and it costs... But well worth the money if you ask me.
GadgetMonger said:
Spb 3d mobile shell is the only other launcher I use.
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I like that one a lot too. Use it intermittently. Only thing I don't like about that one is that when you go to "all apps" and you scroll fast, when you touch to stop the scroll, the apps crawl up or down for a second or more (to lock on to a row) and if you try to touch an icon to start an app while the scroll is still crawling, it ignores it. You have to wait until the crawling scroll is done and then tap again. So I've gone back to Sense just because the fact that it scrolls all apps a page at a time is nice.
Mike
I can't use any of them, because none of them (without root) will give me a simple 1x1 widget that will display my unread exchange emails. (I can't use k-9 because my work uses Exchange 2010).
15 BUCKS FOR A FREAKING LAUNCHER???
bwahahahahahahaha joke right?
I also like Go Launcher but the sense is really fast and go Launcher has a lag when changing pages.
I see that spb has experimental stereoscopic built into it. does that do anything on the evo3d?
Personally, I have tried all that you've listed... Also GDE.
I have stuck with Go ever since I really figured it out. It gets my vote!
I tried Go for a little bit. (Few hours) Unless I missed it in the options I didn't see where I could get a full screen app drawer. I just felt like I was missing a lot if real estate when I opened the drawer. Got in my nerves :/ Small I know, but that's me.
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jayharper08 said:
I tried Go for a little bit. (Few hours) Unless I missed it in the options I didn't see where I could get a full screen app drawer. I just felt like I was missing a lot if real estate when I opened the drawer. Got in my nerves :/ Small I know, but that's me.
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lol, that is pretty small considering all the other great features.
I switch between ADW EX & Go Launcher....I like to keep things clean looking, so Go Launcher I set up with the scrolling dockbar hidden (revealed with a down swipe). With ADW EX I use basically a dual dockbar & toggle between the 2 with a downswipe on the screen. 1 home screen and lots of real estate to actually enjoy my wallpaper.
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lol, that is pretty small considering all the other great features.
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Lol. Yea. I know it seems petty, and I sound like a spoiled little jerk, but it annoys the hell out of me, lol. I just can't get passed it. Atleast I'm not one of those assholes that will rate it one star in the market just because it has one little thing I don't like. I really did like it.
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goodelyfe said:
15 BUCKS FOR A FREAKING LAUNCHER???
bwahahahahahahaha joke right?
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I am enjoying my 3vo. But being my first real android, I do miss having quality apps from winmo days. They do cost more, but worked and looked better to me. Every one seems to be used to free mediocre apps that no one tries the pay apps. Unfortunately if no one pays there won't be many quality apps. I used SPB MS in winmo and will now try it here. I miss Agenda One as my calender also.
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money has absolutely NOTHING to do with quality
no matter how ya slice it, 15 bucks for a launcher is highway robbery
the best things in life are free....
i.e. my kids, cyanogen, and miui
Been using Launcher pro for a while now, never looked back.

GE edition - Apps to download to replace missing sense features

Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a nice gallery app that is similar in smoothness to the sense app?
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People say quickpick is good but I haven't used it in a long time
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The aosp one is the best hands down.
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Oh god the sense gallery app is terrible
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cell master 2 said:
Oh god the sense gallery app is terrible
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I don't know why people love the Zoes so much, I hated the Sense gallery app, I just a nice, no frills way to organize & view my images, not give fancy slide shows for others
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Haha, I suppose that's the beauty of android - a tailored experience for everyone. I like how you can have events organized by location and I do enjoy the preview slide shows.
Zoes: I like the 3 second snap shots. They're annoying to share but a neat way to remember an experience.
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Haha, I suppose that's the beauty of android - a tailored experience for everyone. I like how you can have events organized by location and I do enjoy the preview slide shows.
Zoes: I like the 3 second snap shots. They're annoying to share but a neat way to remember an experience.
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"A tailored experience for everyone" - I like it! I'll have to remember that phrase especially when I'm talking to Apple users.
I'm also intrigued by the Zoes, but have some mixed feelings about them. I tried to use them to take little "action shots" but found the timing to be very difficult to get right (sometimes it seems like the interesting part happens just after it stops, or it takes a moment to focus and you miss the beginning). It'd be nice to be able to tweak the duration, which got me thinking why not just have it where you press and hold the camera button and it does video/stills until you let go? Then I thought wait, why am I doing this again, why don't I just record a short video in the first place?
Not sure what the answers are, but I like that we're trying new ideas.
~Troop
I still cannot find a better exchange email and calender application then stock Sence 5
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quick pic > all
If you're taking zones for grabbing still frames, you can press the camera button and hold to get burst shots. You can also take video and then grab frames from that.
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Lightning Launcher recommendation

I haven't seen anyone talk about this launcher, but it is awesome. Yes, you have to pay for it, but with the amount of customizations available it's well worth it. I know I'm a newb around here, and this post may not be taken seriously, but I thought I'd try to get a great dev paid to keep up such great work. Best feature that I've been looking for for over a year is being able to put widgets inside a folder on your home screen.
And that's my 2 cents. Please don't be too harsh, remember I'm a newb around here.
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I haven't seen anyone talk about this launcher, but it is awesome. Yes, you have to pay for it, but with the amount of customizations available it's well worth it. I know I'm a newb around here, and this post may not be taken seriously, but I thought I'd try to get a great dev paid to keep up such great work. Best feature that I've been looking for for over a year is being able to put widgets inside a folder on your home screen.
And that's my 2 cents. Please don't be too harsh, remember I'm a newb around here.
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Be easy on the noob, but this should be in the Themes and Apps section of the forum. Hopefully a mod moves it.
But back to the launcher, looks cool but I prefer TouchWiz, I'm one of those
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Now I looked on the playstore and assume your talking about the "lightning launcher extreme" cause that is the one that cost . correct?
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Now I looked on the playstore and assume your talking about the "lightning launcher extreme" cause that is the one that cost . correct?
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Correct.
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danny39 said:
Be easy on the noob, but this should be in the Themes and Apps section of the forum. Hopefully a mod moves it.
But back to the launcher, looks cool but I prefer TouchWiz, I'm one of those
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I hear ya. I just can't do enough with tw to make me happy.
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Wow, it is different alright, not bad I guess....I am TW all the way also.....
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I am checking out the free version now.
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This is the "Tasker" of launchers. It's incredibly powerful & customizable. Just a bit of a learning curve. But much like with Tasker, once you do a few things, the rest gets a lot easier to figure out.
I actually got frustrated the first time I tried the free Lightning Launcher. And gave up on it the first day.
Read your thread and got the ambition to try it out again.
Really glad I did.
Nova Prime has been outstanding for me, but I was missing some customization options and Nova Prime developer team has not responded to my inquiries. So I'm going to double-down and watch a couple Lightning Launcher videos and figure it out.
I really, really like that it lets you have multiple home screen/profile setups. So if I'm right, I can pull up a different homescreen setup for each Tasker profile I have set up.
Also, there are profile/themes you can download from Play Store that give you some pre-arranged fancy-ass customization. Just to get you started.
Tsf shell is the best launcher I've found.
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Lightning launcher is amazing. When I first came across it I was completely lost. Once you get the hang of it...I haven't used another launcher since. Plus the developer is constantly updating it. Great app well worth the money guys
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SelfElevated2 said:
Tsf shell is the best launcher I've found.
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For $16.81 it better mow my lawn too.
delutedsoul23 said:
Lightning launcher is amazing. When I first came across it I was completely lost. Once you get the hang of it...I haven't used another launcher since. Plus the developer is constantly updating it. Great app well worth the money guys
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He also responds pretty fast when you email him.
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Sounds intriguing. Can you explain briefly the benefit of having widgets in folders on homescreen? Thx.
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Fewer button presses to get information in the face.
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Here is one of my folders. Sucks that XDA widget isn't offered with a dark theme.
Keep in mind that widgets slow down folder performance by a tiny bit.
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I have tried lightning launcher and will say that it was one of the most horrid launchers on the market....using the s4 the only launcher I can say is pretty decent is nova prime and solo launcher....both are perfect launchers with no glitches and tons of customizations and themes
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A new launcher is on the market called comet launcher...another good solid launcher...
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Google Experience Launcher is perfect for me. Not overly done like most launchers. The drawer is super clean with larger detailed icons and has Google Now integrated into the home screen...
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Not for the faint of heart...
I love Lightning Launcher and can't say I did the first 5 times I tried it. At first, it is very intimidating for those that are used to the normal/simple way of laying out your homescreen/desktop. I have tried pretty much every launcher out there and love the benefits everyone provides, but have to admit, they are all essentially the same ole desktop, offering nothing truly innovative.
If you want to see the power of LLX, are worried about bugs and improvements, check the Google plus community: https://plus.google.com/115359051724948606262/
Again, this is only for those experienced enough that want something absolutely unique. If you are content with basic folders, simply swiping left/right and having the normal desktop setup this wont be for you. If you actually want freedom to make your desktop look the way you want, give LL a try.
LLX
I haven't had any problems with it at all. The customization is still amazing, and everyone in the g+ forum is nice and helpful.

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