HTC stock weather animation swap - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

I have an idea that I'm not sure if it would be legal or allowed here on xda. I installed the free version of beweather on my phone. I love the weather animation videos for that app. So I got thinking. What if just switched those videos with the stock HTC animations. I tried one and it worked! But the problem is, when the weather program opens, it starts with an image of the first frame of the stock video. Is it possible to change that image to the first frame of the beweather videos, so they can be switched out? Would this even be allowed on xda? Beweather is free, so Im not sure.
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[APP] HD Wallpapers

I have uploaded some wallpapers to my phone and for some reason it doesn't really take advantage of the high res screen when i set them as wallpapers. I downloaded this app called HD Wallpapers in the Market and every single wallpaper they have available come out very clear and crisp on the Atrix screen. Download it and see for yourself!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.srsdev.wallpapers&feature=search_result
FYI The wallpaper size on the Atrix is 1080x960 which is slightly different than other android phones. If you take a slightly larger image, and resize it in photoshop - you can get it to display as a wall without cropping/distortion.
I'm getting a ton of random FC's from that app
"Wallpaper Set & Save" does an excellent job of setting wallpapers without making them look resized and crappy. I used it on my Captivate, didn't expect it to work on the Atrix yet...but it works perfectly.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/wallpaper-set-and-save/com.android.wallpapersetandsave
It works with all image files, but I've noticed PNG files look the best.
Tried Wallpaper set & save, but found the pics to be even more pixelated than using stock wallpaper setup. On top of that, it does not scan my sd card, only the internal phone storage (although it mistakenly calls it sdcard).
I haven't tried HD wallpaper, but I tend to use my own wallpapers so that won't really help
Runs like a charm
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Clienterror said:
I'm getting a ton of random FC's from that app
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same here, they had nice wallpapers too =/
teikz said:
same here, they had nice wallpapers too =/
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Same, FC's every time, very disappointing oh well, Flickie HD will have to do!! Rooted and de-odexed Atrix.
Clienterror said:
I'm getting a ton of random FC's from that app
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Same here. I still use it from time to time. I like their selection.
One of the best ways to get HD wallpapers is with AndWobble. Even if you don't use it for its intended entertaining purpose, you can use it to set images as wallpapers, and it does it without cropping/pixelating.
They just updated this app. So much better now.

Best gallery app?

Can anyone recommend a good gallery app, paid or free. I installed gingerbread and although I like the new gallery it's just so slow. It never loads all the thumbnails so I can't tell what each picture is without pressing it.
I appreciate any suggestions.
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I use QuickPic -- its free on the market. Great gallery app, fast, smooth, loads up images in NO time.
I'm using Gallery+ right now cuz I hate 2.3.4's Gallery, gotta try that QuickPic one.
I use Quickpic. Love it.
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Gallery 3d
Thanks you guys. I will check those out out.
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I use to think it was the 2d gallery app, but I can't install it on gingerblur.. so I say quickpic
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+1 for QuickPic
will have to check it out; i HATE that the new gallery is all timecode based; i have all my pics (i am a published pro photographer and cameraman) organized meticulously and the new gallery wont let me just see everything in the old froyo file system. plus it is (WAY) slower and will not properly load thumbnails so 95% of my shots (which i keep in full res on the external SD card) show up without a thumbnail or title.
totally unacceptable to me. also i dont do social networking (AT ALL, i call/tango/skype if needed and talk or text but i prefer REAL human interaction) so tagging etc is useless for me.
+982343 for QuickPic
Super fast, and also renders images you use for WALLPAPER without any quality loss; if you set a wallpaper using the stock gallery vs quickpic you will see a stark difference.
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+982343 for QuickPic
Super fast, and also renders images you use for WALLPAPER without any quality loss; if you set a wallpaper using the stock gallery vs quickpic you will see a stark difference.
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yep, i noticed this straight away, with the wallpapers, and luckily quickpic does them perfectly, best gallery ive used.
Is the crap quality wallpaper thing a problem with the atrix gallery app or is it the same on other phones?
You guys are all correct, Quickpic is great. I need to start recommending it to people. Thanks again.
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Another vote for Quickpic here... Flashed 2.3.4 a few days ago and I have been more than disappointed with the new stock gallery app. Quickpic is definitely the answer. It organizes everything for you.
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Quickpic has my vote! So much easier to use!
Agreed quick pic is great but I also use b and b http://gallery.breadandbuttertool.com/ which has better folder options in certain circumstances imo. Those 2 though are all I need really!
quickpic!!
Quickpic is about the best.
But one feature that they ALL lack is an ability (option) not to recursively show subfolders.
ie, I have a folder called pets, and inside two more called cat, and dog. From the main gallery I only want to see pets and any images in pets. If I want to dig into cat or dog, I want to see those as subfolders. Just like folders in Windows.
If you like the idea of this, send an email to the author of quickpic. I requested this and he likes the idea. He said maybe if more people request it.
Okay, my personal mission aside.
Has anyone frozen (TiBu) the stock gallery app? I don't like it, and I'm tired of it littering my /sd with cache folders all over the place.
Yet another vote for quickpic.
Hey guys. I did a factory restore on my phone for reasons unrelated to the gallery, but when it was done, the factory gallery now works flawlessly. It loads up almost instantly and the thumbnails are perfect. I still think I like quickpic better, but I thought I would let you guys know what happened.
JohnnyDanger said:
Can anyone recommend a good gallery app, paid or free. I installed gingerbread and although I like the new gallery it's just so slow. It never loads all the thumbnails so I can't tell what each picture is without pressing it.
I appreciate any suggestions.
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I have tried a few gallery apps because i totally hate the stock gallery app as well. I love how smooth QuickPic is. They recently released a latest version of this app, making pinch to zoom look like eye candy.
Have a look at this youtube link and see for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdOwRCh__g
*Note: This is the old version of QuickPic though....the latest version is WAY smoother.

How to apply my own wallpapers...

Hi All,
I apologize, I know this has been covered before, but I am confused and having some issues applying my own photos for wallpapers on CM9. I used to use the HP wallpaper applier when I used CM7, but it keeps crashing with CM9.
Anyway, I have high res raw photos that I can resize to whatever I choose. I used to use 1536x1024, but now it still crops/zooms/blurs it when I apply the wallpaper. I've used the stock one, ES and quickpic. I have also tried other resolutions, but it still crops/blurs my images.
Can anyone explain to me what I'm doing wrong? Is there a way to get the HP wallpaper app to work on CM9?
Also should mention I'm running 120 dpi, if that makes a difference.
Try using OI File Manager in conjunction with the HP Touchpad Applier.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager
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I would, but the HP wallpaper app keeps crashing upon opening.
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I would, but the HP wallpaper app keeps crashing upon opening.
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I'm currently on CN. I will flash to CM9 and see if I can figure it out for you. Give me about half an hour so I can backup, flash, etc.
What version of CM9 are you on?
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Ok, I flashed over to CM9 Alpha 2. I can finish that HP Touchpad Wallpaper Applier force closes. I installed OI File Manager then retried the HP Touchpad Wallpaper Applier and it worked perfectly. I tested it with multiple wallpapers with no negative effects.
I recorded a video of it if your interested.
My suggestion is try uninstalling the wallpaper app, re install, install OI File Manager and it should work. Worst case scenario is having to do a fresh install of CM9.
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Yes if you install the applier and the oi file manager the app works pretty dang great, no crashes or issues, if you need wallpapers (which need to be at or above 1536*1024) you can get them in my thread in my signiture
Thanks guys. I installed oi file manager and it the app works now! Except, it still crops my photos and zooms in a bit. Nothing terrible, but it still does it.
apbling said:
Thanks guys. I installed oi file manager and it the app works now! Except, it still crops my photos and zooms in a bit. Nothing terrible, but it still does it.
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The reason it appears to be cropping is because the Touchpad is originally 1024x768. The app requires a higher resolution to account for the scrolling wallpaper effect. If you have multiple screens, take a look to get an idea if what I mean.
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I personally use multipicture live wallpaper and it pretty fantastic..yes it has a bit of cropping (but not much) but i think all of them do. I recommend it because you can have it switch wallpapers at set intervals or by simply double tapping any blank area of the screen to get a new image. I downloaded a bunch of images from some of the various wallpaper threads and I found a bunch of ipad wallpapers from flicker. Very pleased with this app check it out...
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture
also there is a paid version
Thanks guys. I'm ok with the cropping, just thought I remember it not cropping but taking the full image with CM7.

Need a HTC/Gallary - like app or widget

Because of the constant Sense reloads I downloaded and am using the Nova launcher.
While I like it a lot, the one thing I miss is the HTC photo gallery. I'm not finding anything out there that matches it. What I am looking for is a full screen widget for one of the home screens that shows all of the photos from your device just as the HTC gallery/album does. What I have seen out there either is an app you have to activated before you get to the album or a widget where you have to go in and select which photos you want to show on the screen.
Any help?
I'm more curious why you were getting sense reloads. I'm not having any issue like that at all, and haven't seen it reported on the mikmik.
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get a stock rom and reflash
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I'm more curious why you were getting sense reloads. I'm not having any issue like that at all, and haven't seen it reported on the mikmik.
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Well, in general Sense has had reloading troubles across platforms for about a year or so depending on the device and the update where it seems to have started:
http://androidforums.com/evo-shift-support-troubleshooting/401932-htc-sense-crash-loading-issue.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-one-x/529430-sense-keeps-crashing.html
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-touch-pro-2/119170-loading-htc-sense.html
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/406840
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1139314.html
http://www.htcforums.com/sensation/8907-htc-sense-ui-3-0-keeps-closing-reloading.html
HTC's "community" forum had a number of threads about it which seem to have been deleted:
http://community.htc.com/na/msgs/default.aspx?MessageID=9
Specifically with the EVO LTE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26735055
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/175849-loading.html
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:EN59fnMbYDEJ:androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/554851-sense-crashing-restarting-dont-reset-without-checking-google-wallet.html+htc+sense+%22loading%22+evo+lte&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
This is also a problem on the One X:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1601619.html
So, while perhaps not for all, it is an issue. It may depend on what app you are leaving to get back to the home page (seems to happen every time with Chrome) or how many apps "open" or how much memory being used, or who knows... And as you can see from the threads, there have been lots of suggestions and supposed "solutions" which don't seem to solve and sure didn't for me. Got so bad that started considering taking the LTE back before the 14 days was up. But Nova solved this problem. Not only do i like the launcher, there have been no loading/reloading"resets since I installed it.
And, in any case, I find I like the NOVA launcher and plan to stick with it at least until we have fully functional stable ROMs and I am fairly certain there wont be any major OTA updates (one hearsay post I saw suggested a recent update to the International One X helped the reload issue but can't find a confirmation).
Which brings me back to the ONE thing I did like about Sense that I cant seem to replicate, a photo gallery that accesses all of your pics and displays them all the time on one of the home screens, just like the HTC Gallery does.
Anybody????
So, is this impossible to do?
I would like to know if this is at all possible.
midmofan said:
Because of the constant Sense reloads I downloaded and am using the Nova launcher.
While I like it a lot, the one thing I miss is the HTC photo gallery. I'm not finding anything out there that matches it. What I am looking for is a full screen widget for one of the home screens that shows all of the photos from your device just as the HTC gallery/album does. What I have seen out there either is an app you have to activated before you get to the album or a widget where you have to go in and select which photos you want to show on the screen.
Any help?
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Quickpic works great https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
Sent from my Mean Ass NuVo LTE
I just installed quickpic and it doesn't have a widget that I can find.
But, I live what it does with the burst mode shots, gives them their own folder and unpacks them. Nice. I hadn't tried quickpic on this device yet.
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Stock weather animation swap.

I posted this over in Q&A and I didn't get a response. But I thought maybe this was a question better suited here. I installed the free version of beweather on my phone. I love the weather animation videos for that app. So I got thinking. What if just I switched those videos with the stock HTC animations. I tried one and it worked! But the problem is, when the weather program opens, it starts with an image of the first frame of the stock video. Is it possible to change that image to the first frame of the beweather videos, so they can be switched out? Would this even be allowed on xda? Beweather is free, so Im not sure.
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