On the Droid x2 I found that the stock sms application is very good, but I think some changes for the better should be made to it. My ideas: Contact picture and user picture on each of their threads( Like Ics), pop up notifications, and maybe a screenshot option.
Sincerely, ThatDroid Guy
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ok folks, I've had this phone a couple months, and here's some things I wonder if you can help me with since I am new to android. This phone has great potential, I just don't know the OS as well as my last phone.
#1
what should I use to set the phone to vibrate during "busy" calendar appointments? I swear my first palmphone from 2002 and everything since has done this automatcially. I'm using light flow to shut the phone up at night so it doesn't wake me up with notifications, but it doesn't do well with calendar notifications.
Tasker?
#2
What calendar widget would you recommend that will show me full day events, and will show them on the day of the event. The stock widget blows. Ideally I'd want something scrollable, but I may have to get a new launcher for that?
#3
As a corollary to the new launcher, how can I get things like messaging icons & vmx icons that actually show new messages? Like as a little number over the icon like in sense? The other day my phone crashed & rebooted (as it seems to be prone to do) and even though I had new emails I didn't know it because the notifications were cleared.
#4
Would a new/different launcher update profile photos of contact shortcuts that were placed on the "desktop"? When people update their profile photos it doesn't update the photo on the shortcut (using contact shortcut, not the moto ones)
#5
Is there anything I can use that will create seperate volumes for when the headphones are plugged in? I'm so used to my old TP2 having seperate volumes, I've blasted my ear drums out twice because I hit play without checking the volume first. I ended up puting a "sound settings" shortcut on my home screen, but thats only kind of a workaround.
#6
How can I add widgets to the lockscreen? I'd like to be able to see weather on my lockscreen. I miss my CHT locker that showed shortcuts to unlock directly to text/email/vmx if they had any notifications.
#7
How can I merge contacts? I have a few contacts where these people must have put their middle initial as part of their last name in their facebook/linkedin profile, so there are two seperate contacts listed in two different places on the contact list.
#8
While on the subject of contacts, is there any sort of manager that can consolidate the communications with that contact into one place? I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, but I liked the sense people tab where I could swipe from the contact card to text message conversation with that person, to emails from that person, to their social media updates.
I didn't think that I really loved sense that much, but after I had it all tweaked with CHT I find that I really miss being able to customize so many things. Is there anything like CHT for android? Maybe I should have stuck with HTC, then again I don't really know, maybe sense for android is different too.
Ok, thanks for reading, and please share any suggestions you may have.
I DO like the phone, I just want to like it more!
I'm too busy right now to answer everything, but it sounds like you need Launcher Pro Plus and Widget Locker. As far as merging contacts, go into the contact, hit menu then edit contacts, hit menu again and there is a join contact option.
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Also download AutomateIt for your headphone volume problem.
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ahh, tnx wolfman, I knew I had seen that join thing somewhere!
geez, I'm such a noob I can't even spell android right in the title!
No prob. Launcher Pro Plus has scrollable widgets like you're looking for. You can set a profile on AutomateIt to do about anything when a certain action occurs. Let me check if there is one for headphones...
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Score. AutomateIt has a profile for headphones. Plus it's free in the market. Just the app you were looking for (*waves fingers down*)
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im on axiom 4.0.3 ICS rom right now, love it. only thing i miss from my nexus is the black sms apk, can i use any old apk from the nexus or does someone need to make a new one for the razr?
love the black themed apps.
Have you searched around for any black oriented themes for go sms pro? That may help you with what your looking for.
Use Hancent, best messaging app I've ever used. The theme is so customizable, that you'll probably be able to duplicate your Nexus' style.
this can eaily be solved by handcent or go sms
I'd kill for the stock SMS app, black option, with Emoji and iPhone-style group MMS.
Dream, I know.
Problem with Handcent, for me, is it's kinda bloated and slow and ugly to be honest. They really need to streamline it and make it line up with the simple look of ICS.
I would definitely give go sms a shot because once you set it up the way you want it as far as colors and themes it's simply an incredible third party text messaging application
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Try Using one of these! They work great for me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461540
Just reboot into recovery (CWM/Bootstrap or Safestrap), flash and reboot and you're good to go!
dcdttu said:
I'd kill for the stock SMS app, black option, with Emoji and iPhone-style group MMS.
Dream, I know.
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...amen!
Is there a current custom HTC stock SMS app? I actually dont mind the stock sms but I would really like to know a way to change the color scheme of the messaging bubbles, fonts, and/or backgrounds.
I've been running some of the 3rd party SMS apps (Go SMS Pro, Handcent, and etc.) I was even able to fix the profile picture sync issue with them, but they seem to run a little glitchy sometimes. Where as the stock sms performs great other then it being so plain.
Thanks in advance.
I agree that the 3rd party SMS apps aren't running smoothly at this time. I'm running the stock SMS but have SMS Popup installed which doesn't run smoothly either. I'm looking for alternatives to use, cause I like the Individual Notification option in the 3rd party apps. I've used Handcent and GOSMS, both ran decent but they both had there issues with working inconsistently.
If you go into settings>personalize>skin, you can change the skin, some of the skins have a blue sms theme some have a green sms. I know its not really what you are looking for but it is better than nothing.
I want it inverted black
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I know a dev working on that very thing, he's told me its a real pain compared to the sense 2.1 mms, and that took him quite a while.
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Until such time we can compile the apk's successfully it will be tough to make it to your liking. I do themes, and we can't yet get ICS apk's to compile after they've been edited. I'm sure there are devs working on this issue, but as of now there unthemeable.
A black background would be nice.
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I am now currently using GoSms again, but I had to disable the notification / Quick response box. Now it runs smooth. So I'm guessing it's a Sense 4.0 issue. Apparently Sense, doesn't like notification boxes.
WUESTSIDER X
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2 Question's Guy's, both refer to Slim ICS 3.8 (one more than the other)
1) Regarding using the Handcent messaging app. It seems I'm having an issue when I disable notifications in the stock messaging app and enable notification in Handcent. I get only 1 notification in the status bar as I should (just the Handcent) but there is no notification sound. The only way I seem to get notification sound is if I enable it in the stock messaging app. Thus resulting in dual notification lol.(figured I'd testify and notify)
2) My second question is about Google Music and the deauthorize/too many devices whole shenanigans! I'm sticking to Slim ICS itz friggin titz! but does anyone know if the updates count as "new ROMS" which seems to be the root problem. I tend to flash a lot of ROM's(NO WAY!) I'm on version 3.8 and I had to freeze the "update me" app cuz I got tired of seeing the lil green Android every 2minutes! I'm afraid to update, lol.
Neither Problem is life threatening and I'm happy with both Slim ICS and GooglePlay Music. Without either I would be but half a man. Any info is appreciated.
Cheers
Just like the title says, I like the way it looks but was curious if there would be any way to make the short cuts customizable so that you could choose other apps instead of the one Motorola thinks we should use. I know there is WL and others but just wondered if the knowledgable coders knew a way
Should be easy if you have root, i think.. I just flashed a non-stock ROM, or I would def give this a try, sorry.. Honestly, if I were you, I would just go with flashing a ROM if you're already rooted, as the one I'm using offers that.. (can provide a link if you would like)
If you disable the stock text app your third party text app will show up there instead. That's the only one I know.
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