I'm running the liquid smooth 1.5 rom and for a while I used the stock system theme and then decided to switch to the cobalt theme, and since the switch it seems like my battery is dying a little faster...can a theme effect your battery life or is it just me? And I know dark themes use less then brighter ones but cobalt is a pretty dark theme..
also I'm using the nexus soft keys because I got a skin for my phone and now I can't see the other keys...would the soft keys effect battery life?
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So since no one felt the need to help me in my quest to solar these problems, I took things into my own hands..
OK so i tested this with the Cobalt theme..
With this theme because it is a very big (and by big I mean full and has themed everything and even more) you will definitely notice a little bit of lag with it comes to swiping thru pages or your app drawer..and when closing out of apps.
Also, you will notice your battery dying a little faster..
I haven't tested any simpler themes, but I definitely will and will let you guys know..
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I don't have a D2G to test this theme, but I did what I would normally do for any theme that I have made so this should work. This is definitely beta and I am posting it here for those brave souls who want to give it a shot. Make sure you MAKE A BACKUP!! And as usual, I am not responsible if your house burns down.
Link will be up once tested internally since there is no SBF.
im willing to try, im not very fond of the idea of softbricking my phone, but ive made a backup and know what im doing, ill give it a try.
I'd like to try it too. I've taken my backups too. Can't wait to post bugs
I'd like to try this.
Just installed the theme from frm. Its working great, there's a few bugs though. I don't know whether this is true or not, but I remember the settings menu had a green icons. Also, it makes some parts on the xda app difficult to read because its dark lettering on a dark background. Other than that I'm really loving this theme.
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Yea, this was put in FRM I believe along with the regular D2 one. It definitely does has some kinks to be worked out though, the menu has the standard icons, and the dark lettering should have been fixed, I'll look in to it.
Will there be an option for a black status bar? The light green icons would look better against a black backaround. The theme looks great tho! I like how the sms popup app shares the gingerbread theme. It gives it a nice unified look.
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Love the white bar gingerbread theme looks better with the white D2G.
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Any chance of getting the gingerbread theme with transitions and the white bar? I love the white theme as it goes well with my white d2g
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Amazing look.. And transitions are very nice.. But I have a question -
I am not sure if it is apt to ask this here, but what gives.. I was wondering if the fade in/out transition when I click on applications menu can be changed... Because, every time I click on that, I see the transition which makes me feel my phone lags (while it obviously doesn't)..
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Any chance of getting the gingerbread theme with transitions and the white bar? I love the white theme as it goes well with my white d2g
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Any update on the stock bar with gingerbread and the fancy transitions? Maybe even a 10% battery meter?
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Any chance that the theme will get the lock screen animation that the nexus s has when you turn off the screen. Really like that tv animation it does.
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Where is the file? Where are the screenshots? Huh?
Download and install from fission rom manager.
Make backup first so you can revert back!
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Green Crush V1 release
(This is NOT a theme chooser theme! Flash in CWR)
UPDATE: This theme will work on EITHER the G2X or the Samsung Vibrant running Trigger build 8/16!!! This is tested and working!!!
I have decided to go ahead and release Green Crush version 1. I have gone through and touched just about everything in framework and systemUI to get the dark look and feel i was shooting for. I am also one that tends to like a nice melding of colors, so all things take a very smooth transition.
I will be adding a themed phone, contacts, MMS and calendar apks in the very near future.
A few touches added...
Corrected the date overlay so it no longer hides the status bar...
Accurate battery
Fly-in animations
Transparent pop-up menus
Button highlights
... blah blah
All the good basics...
Please note this theme is for Trigger 2x Build 15 8/16 (P999). As always, make a nandriod (But i have tested things and all is just fine).
Many many thanks to Romann and Annex from EDT!
To finish things off, if you find you would like this theme, but in a different color let me know!
You can get my theme HERE
361ea98570520f6ea3008c74e2888fc0
A theme almost as beautiful as it's creator! Flashing it right now!!!
Nevermind, just realized it was a silly question.
Great looking theme.
Yummy , I love the colors W0W!
Yummy , I love the colors W0W!
Screenshots?
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Great theme! So you're willing to make other colors for this theme?
Yes... I am totally down to make a re-color... Just let me know what your looking for =)
I really don't know if I want a new color. After I flashed this I'm really liking it!
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Good stuff... I will get some apks out as soon as I can... =)
Any chance this would work on bionix 1.3.1?
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Zero chance this will work on bionix 1.3.1. . Or for that matter any 2.2.x rom
Do you have plans for 2.2 Roms? I'm planning on going back to froyo because of battery life but I just love this theme.
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This is an awesome theme!
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Also, I think the circle battery meter reverted back to the normal one when I went into Extra Tweaks.
Solar Eclipse 1.0
themed framework res
system ui
latin ime keyboard
moto and blur res
contacts
dialer
phone
settings icons
various app icons
custom boot animation
calculator
custom eclipse papers
ics animations
roboto font
here is the link
http://www.multiupload.com/MKCHJNQKH5
instructions
please be on stock eclipse 2.0 +
download zip from sd card
boot into recovery
wipe cache and dalvik cache optional
install zip from sd card
reboot and enjoy
If you like my work feel free to hit the thanks button or make a small donation
have fun
screenshots are within the thread
Be flashing this momentarily.
Let ne know what u think
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Changelog
Themed
Framework res
Moto and blur res
System ui
Contacts
Dialer
Partially themed
Phone almost done.. just gotta change the gradient
A few presses in framework res still cyan
Also added roboto font and ics animations
Install instructions
First make sure u are on stock eclipse
Once u are... download zip to sd card
Boot into recovery
Wipe cache and dalvik cache optional
Install from sd card
reboot
If anyone uses this I am running adw launcher ex with team carbons sunset orange theme... the theme is 99 cents but worth it imho
Have fun.. if u like this theme please feel free to hit the thanks button or donate button
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If anyone uses this would love some feedback
I already know a few things I need to take care of
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Damn man you have serious skills!
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This theme looks very impressive. I'm planning on upgrading my version of Eclipse from 1.3 RC2 to 2.0.3 later tonight when I get home. I'll be sure to give this theme a try and let you know my thoughts.
I'll admit, it does look pretty good with ADW Launcher, which I have not used in some time. I'll entertain the idea though and see how it works for me since the launcher has changed some since the last time I used it.
This theme is going to come out with a full 1.0 version very soon.. no more beta.. I know this says beta but its basically a .5 version but 1.0 is coming shortly
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Looks great. How about 1.3?
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Unfortunately this theme is built on the 2.0 eclipse + framework ... trust me its worth it to upgrade
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Kevin3228,
You've outdone yourself. This theme is terrific. I've also taken your advice and bought ADW Launcher EX and so far I really like it. It's come a long way since the last time that I used it. I also purchased the SunsetOrange theme.
I'm really liking everything so far but, I have two questions.
1) What wallpaper is that in your screenshot? I didn't see that as part of the theme for ADW and wasn't able to find it anywhere but, I'd definitely like to find it. It looks the best so far as I've seen to go along with your theme.
2) Is it possible to theme Swype? Swype just comes up normal thus far as opposed to the standard keyboard.
To get the wallpaper.. download yorks orange theme it will come with it... I will be releasing within the next couple days a 1.0 version.... with a lot more things themed.... I am almost done with the framework entirely.... I fixed the dialer incall background and the jog tabs when u answer a call... swipe can def.. be done in the future though... glad u r enjoying it
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Also as some constructive feedback - the Settings -> Call Settings menu is very difficult to scroll through. When attempting to scroll, it turns completely orange and you're unable to see any of the options.
This is the same with Settings -> Battery & Data Manager menu also. Overall I really like what you've done with this theme and I'm looking forward to when you release the completed version and/or when you also theme Swype.
When I get paid I'll have to buy you a beer.
Yea I noticed that as well.. just gotta figure out that edit
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Op updated
Framework res done
Themed launcher icons
Themed settings icons
Orange boot animation
Custom eclipse papers
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Is it the same file in the OP? It still appears as v.5 at roughly 26.74MB
Its updated now
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Original Eclipse Animation Better
Outstanding! Below I listed my opinions, feedback, and suggestions.
Boot Animation - I love this orange theme very much however, I think I liked the original boot animation for Eclipse. Would it be possible to keep the animation and change the colors of it to match your orange theme?
Dialer - I like the new orange background when on a call. I also like what you've done with the top 3 buttons while on call however, would it be possible to do the smae thing with the below 3 buttons, Bluetooth, Mute, and Speaker?
Call Settings Menu - The issue still persists with scrolling and everything turning orange and unreadable.
Battery and Data Manager Menu - The issue still persists with scrolling and everything turning orange and unreadable.
Swype - I really love what you have done with the stock keyboard however, as a swype user, I would love to be able to use the swype keyboard and have it match your theme.
These are the only things I could think of this time around. Again, you've outdone yourself with another superb quality theme. Thanks again for all of your hard work. If there is anything that I can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask!
This is what I need feedback.. I am working on swype actually.. as of right now I cannot get it to decompile but am in touch with nitro to try to rectify that... the orange problem I am 99% certain is an xml edit.. just have to find which one but it def can be done... the boot animation takes tons of time but eventually could be done... id say that is more on the back burner for this theme as I am looking to improve more things... as far as the incall dialer.. I am pretty sure o have a solution for that also... I do not run this theme as my main... so anyone with suggestions and feedback is welcome to provide that..
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Is there a simple way to do this? All the black themes on the market have horrible looking app icons to me. I just want all my apps to look normal just the color being changed to black. I want to do this cause it saves battery . Kinda like how the black widow rom looks but I want that on stock btw I'm running .211 ics. The only reason I don't want the BW is cause I had a ton of data issues last time I tried it
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I wanted scrolling wallpaper for my Halloween live wallpaper so I installed Nova Launcher. I immediately noticed much better battery life... I got a full 24hrs and still had 15% battery left. This was with live wallpaper (which I had not used in months) with my normal usage patterns during the day.
I did a quick search but didn't find anything.. could there be something in TouchWiz that eats battery? Anyone else notice a change in battery life when going from stock to a 3rd party launcher?
palmor said:
I wanted scrolling wallpaper for my Halloween live wallpaper so I installed Nova Launcher. I immediately noticed much better battery life... I got a full 24hrs and still had 15% battery left. This was with live wallpaper (which I had not used in months) with my normal usage patterns during the day.
I did a quick search but didn't find anything.. could there be something in TouchWiz that eats battery? Anyone else notice a change in battery life when going from stock to a 3rd party launcher?
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What's your setup though? Stock touchwiz? Are you rooted? What launcher were you using before? Those are all key factors.
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I believe TW is a memory hogger. That plays a factor to battery life.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
[Lady]: "How do you carry that huge phone in your pocket?"
[Note User]: "I'm used to having huge stuff in my pants"
What's the screen on time?
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Without some sort of control group this could just be placebo effect. There is no way to know.
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Without some sort of control group this could just be placebo effect. There is no way to know.
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If you look at the activity bar on the screen shot, the screen was on for a while.. then pretty much nothing..
If you leave your phone alone and check your email here and there they battery will last forever..
I was able to pull off 3 days on my infuse.. pretty simple.. just don't use it and the battery last longer..
On average with moderate/above normal usage (got the Note on Friday, so its been in use a good bit while I get it squared away, I get about 10 hours with about 4.5 hours screen time.. after the battery gets a few cycles through it , it should improve slightly..
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Just installed Nova(BTW- wow, nice launcher. My ADW icons even work with it ) so I'll report back with my battery findings.
One thing I've noticed about wallpapers while we're on the subject- it seems like disabling scrolling increases battery life a bit. Haven't actually compared any data on this, its just something I've noticed since I always disable scrolling when I'm using a wallpaper with a strong "centerpiece".
Anyone tried ss launcher? I have been using it forms while and like it better than apex or nova.
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borijess said:
Anyone tried ss launcher? I have been using it forms while and like it better than apex or nova.
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SS Launcher is awesome. They have a great template/example forum (somewhere here on xda...) or you can check out their own blog.
It just takes a bit to learn but that's part of the fun. They seem to update it frequently.
I alternate between Nova, SS Launcher and GO. Go is very nice and it flies on my ICS. Nova is not quite as quick for me but it is really my default launcher these days because it is lighter and works very well. SS Launcher is great and I often go back to it for a few days at a time.
SO, I guess I basically alternate between SS Launcher and NOVA.