Has anyone tried this, and if so what is your opinion of it?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jaGFtZWxlb25sYXVuY2hlciJd
Yeah I made the mistake of spending that $10 and have to say I'm thoroughly disappointed at the moment with how slow they're adding features and widgets... if it had only been a couple of dollars then it'd be OK but come on.... its $10.... give me my money's worth now:banghead:
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Yeah I made the mistake of spending that $10 and have to say I'm thoroughly disappointed at the moment with how slow they're adding features and widgets... if it had only been a couple of dollars then it'd be OK but come on.... its $10.... give me my money's worth now:banghead:
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Are you using it still, or did you go back to a different launcher?
I still have it installed and keep it updated .... waiting for it to be worth what I paid for it... but my default launcher is Nova (i like the folders) and sometimes Apex (I like Apex because of all the available themes)
Like TSF Shell also... just starting to use it
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cdzo72 said:
I still have it installed and keep it updated .... waiting for it to be worth what I paid for it... but my default launcher is Nova (i like the folders) and sometimes Apex (I like Apex because of all the available themes)
Like TSF Shell also... just starting to use it
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Thanks for reply, I might wait and see what happens. I paid $15.00 for spb shell and haven't used it lately. I have two touchpads (one for my son to use) plus one that I got for my sister,which has my Google set as a second account. So if I installed it on all three it might be worth it. Went to Chameleon's website and looked around, there are some Widgets that users have made and instructions to make your own. It looks like simple ones are just copy and paste, but I am not a coder by any means.
By the way we have the same devices. Started with the streak, got as far as unbranding it to get the gb update from dell.
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Thanks for reply, I might wait and see what happens. I paid $15.00 for spb shell and haven't used it lately. I have two touchpads (one for my son to use) plus one that I got for my sister,which has my Google set as a second account. So if I installed it on all three it might be worth it. Went to Chameleon's website and looked around, there are some Widgets that users have made and instructions to make your own. It looks like simple ones are just copy and paste, but I am not a coder by any means.
By the way we have the same devices. Started with the streak, got as far as unbranding it to get the gb update from dell.
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Yeah I also made the mistake of paying for SPB Shell and don't like the inability to add what I want on some screens.... also trying TSF Shell
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My plan is to just wake it out hopefully this becomes big enough so that devs out there make these Widgets
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My plan is to just wake it out hopefully this becomes big enough so that devs out there make these Widgets
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There is a thread started for this.Hopefully some development starts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893850
From what I can tell from the forums on Chameleons site is, the widget is a web page in a window. If I am correct then it would be about useless unless you are connected to internet.
Yeah Chamelon is rather craptastic. I had such high hopes for it, all the widgets are essentially web pages and the ones that come with it are less than stellar nor configuratble.(all widgets have a grotesque bored of some sort) And the g+ and gmail widgets are basically them getting and delivering instead of just allowing native.(meaning you have to auth them to access your stuff to display) all the widgets that you can make dont run local unless you setup your own webserver. The location changes can easy be accomplished via Tasker. AND to top that off you cant even use normal system widgets or generic app widgets that ALL android launchers support.
BasicallyI'm having buyers/donaters remorse of 10$ for such a **** launcher and i'll just stick with zeam.
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Yeah Chamelon is rather craptastic. I had such high hopes for it, all the widgets are essentially web pages and the ones that come with it are less than stellar nor configuratble.(all widgets have a grotesque bored of some sort) And the g+ and gmail widgets are basically them getting and delivering instead of just allowing native.(meaning you have to auth them to access your stuff to display) all the widgets that you can make dont run local unless you setup your own webserver. The location changes can easy be accomplished via Tasker. AND to top that off you cant even use normal system widgets or generic app widgets that ALL android launchers support.
BasicallyI'm having buyers/donaters remorse of 10$ for such a **** launcher and i'll just stick with zeam.
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The next update ver. 1.1 supports regular widgets
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Can someone please create an app/widget that handles all of these three services in one app. Users should be able to easily post to all networks with one click, easily see when they have notifications in facebook and be able to access them with one click, and search for and follow people easily on Twitter. I prefer all tweets, status updates, and buzzs to be in one stream like the Samsung widget, but with more functionality. I would be willing to pay a couple bucks for the widget/app if I could try out a free version first to verify its coolness, and I think many others would be too. If you would love to see this app made please reply to this and maybe a dev will see the potential behind this possible widget.
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I don't ask for much do I?
If Google grants me access to App Inventor's Beta I'll try to make it myself.
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Most people are good at pulling and pushing already developed stuff to new devices. What you're asking requires somebody to spend a lot of their time developing, most wont do it. Would be cool if somebody had though!
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I've seen several people asking for it around the web. Someone could make some money here I would think. Wish I had the skills needed.
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OK. I'm on it.
But seriously. Is someone supposed to just go, ya know, I have way too much time on my hands and would happily devote hundreds of hours of work for a few bucks from this guy, assuming my efforts are to his liking.
Really, didn't Sammy release the Vibrant src the other day? Spend some time playing with it and try to make the modifications yourself. That's how ADW.Launcher was started.
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Really, didn't Sammy release the Vibrant src the other day? Spend some time playing with it and try to make the modifications yourself. That's how ADW.Launcher was started.
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They didn't release the source to any of their apps any more than htc did for theirs (or google for theirs.. or motorolla..or..etc)
I think tmobile released an app that does all this...
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I don't expect anyone to do this for me. I hope to spark interest in an idea that can make the dev some money. If I would be willing to pay for this possibly so would others. I could be completely wrong, but I have hope that someone might be successful with this type of app.
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I like the tmobile app, but o it mixes up the user icons. It also won't cut and paste.
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Thanks uneek!
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The next best widget I have found to the Samsung one is the one called Socialite. It is free in the market. It has Facebook on one tab, twitter on the other. No buzz though (but really, who uses Buzz???)
Looks like Tweetdeck's Android client will do Facebook, Twitter, Buzz and Foursquare, it looks amazing:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/11/tweetdeck-android/
Beta supposedly this week.
jonsoini said:
Looks like Tweetdeck's Android client will do Facebook, Twitter, Buzz and Foursquare, it looks amazing:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/11/tweetdeck-android/
Beta supposedly this week.
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They just officially released the beta like 20 minutes ago just a heads up.
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They just officially released the beta like 20 minutes ago just a heads up.
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I don't see any mention of a widget.... don't know why people release these twitter apps with no widget. This isn't an iphone, I don't want to have to run a program to see my latest tweets.
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I don't see any mention of a widget.... don't know why people release these twitter apps with no widget. This isn't an iphone, I don't want to have to run a program to see my latest tweets.
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I'm a widget guy myself but I think because the way this app updates and notifies you in the taskbar it sort of eliminates the need for a widget. I'd still like the option to use one tho.
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I'm a widget guy myself but I think because the way this app updates and notifies you in the taskbar it sort of eliminates the need for a widget. I'd still like the option to use one tho.
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See, I don't like twitter noifications. I follow so many I would get a notification every 30 seconds.
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See, I don't like twitter noifications. I follow so many I would get a notification every 30 seconds.
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I see what you mean. Its still in beta so maybe a widget is in the works if enough people ask for one.
Yeah no widget so far. I definitely would love to have one though. About getting a notification every thirty seconds... Why would you have notifications for tweets turned on? I always just turn on notifications for direct messages and @replies
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Yeah no widget so far. I definitely would love to have one though. About getting a notification every thirty seconds... Why would you have notifications for tweets turned on? I always just turn on notifications for direct messages and @replies
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That is what I said.... thats why I want a widget.
How well does Beautiful Widgets work on the MyTouch4G? I'm trying to get away from the whole mySense crap, but I really love the weather/clock widgets from mySense. So... I'm debating about purchasing Beautiful Widgets from the Market, but not 100% sure if I want to spend the $2 on it or not. I've heard some say that it makes people's phones laggy, others have said the time doesn't update well, etc etc.
Thoughts?
been having issues with it after the latest update. My weather would not update correctly and im stuck 1 day late (instead of Sunday as today. IT shows yesterday weather).
zero issues. works perfectly.
Works flawlessly for me.
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Works good for me, and they are alwAys updating it. Keeps getting better and better
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Works great for me- I have the forecast effect set on, theres a small delay with that (which i expected), but everything else is perfect
Can anyone here that owns the MT4G and BW post some screenshots please? I'd love to see it in action before making the purchase.
Thanks!
The BW works awsome on my phone. I decided to buy it after I installed Launcher Pro and lost the clock widget. Only thing is that I sometimes see the location not updating, I just press update and within a minute it updates the right location im at. Is there a app for a screenshot that I can install w/o being rooted? Ill take one for you but I'm fairly new to the android scene and scared to do a root on this phone at the moment LOL!
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Is there a app for a screenshot that I can install w/o being rooted? Ill take one for you but I'm fairly new to the android scene and scared to do a root on this phone at the moment LOL!
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ShootMe works best but your phone does have to be rooted. Thanks for offering though.
Killer app and works perfect... no issues!
works perfect for me on ADW... definitely worth 2 bucks IMO
I love it and if you use adw you can customize the size of the widget
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Is this 2 dollar version different then the free .apk that is floating around out there??
I really like the widget also, and also prefer launcher pro. My version i have saved on my laptop i wasnt sure if it would update locations like the stock version does. I really like how the myt4g s version updates location so seamlessly. Its accurate to weather bug which the .apk file i have never was a match to weatherbug. It was always a couple degrees off.
Does the paid version allow you to choose the app that opens when you tap the widget?? I like to get detailed data from weatherbug.
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Just wanted to let every body know Widget locker works great on the Nook Tablet.
Since we can't make the Nook button go right to a aftermarket launcher, I started to play around with widget locker. You can get it from the amazon appstore for $2.99
I set it up so I Have a short cut to go launcher right on my lock screen.
Also if you go to advance setting and click always unlock to home. You will also get the popup where you choose which home to go to and you can select Use by default for this action.
Nice, beat me to it. I emailed the developer for WL last night to see if he could email me the APK to try on the NT. I've bought it on Android Marker (didn't want to have to buy it agian) but I haven't heard back. Looks like it works though, good stuff.
thanks a lot for the tip. works awesomely, i dont even care about root/cfw anymore. with this easy launcher the tablet does everything i ever wanted it to.
postulio said:
thanks a lot for the tip. works awesomely, i dont even care about root/cfw anymore. with this easy launcher the tablet does everything i ever wanted it to.
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I agree (somewhat). While I still want to get CM installed on it in the near future, I'm pretty satisfied with the workarounds that were obtained in under 2 days. this more than holds me over for what I want to do with it.
I can't get that kind of service anywhere else!
If only we could install 3d party keyboards....this would be mint.
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Nice, beat me to it. I emailed the developer for WL last night to see if he could email me the APK to try on the NT. I've bought it on Android Marker (didn't want to have to buy it agian) but I haven't heard back. Looks like it works though, good stuff.
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You probably know this, but I've been able to install all my paid apps by emailing the apk from my phone to myself, opening gmail in the web browser and then installing from there.
ADW EX Launcher works perfect.
The apk sharing app that I use is:
Share my applications by FOR2W
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You probably know this, but I've been able to install all my paid apps by emailing the apk from my phone to myself, opening gmail in the web browser and then installing from there.
ADW EX Launcher works perfect.
The apk sharing app that I use is:
Share my applications by FOR2W
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That app worked alright, I jammed up my gmail with it though, I had about 10 emails that got stuck on sending for like ahour while it super heated my phone. I wound up rebooting to stop it, it prolly was most likely some in my setup of my extremely modded phone though.
It did work great using backup to sd, then astro to share via dropbox!
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That app worked alright, I jammed up my gmail with it though, I had about 10 emails that got stuck on sending for like ahour while it super heated my phone. I wound up rebooting to stop it, it prolly was most likely some in my setup of my extremely modded phone though.
It did work great using backup to sd, then astro to share via dropbox!
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Yes, that happened to me too, but I moved the emails to a folder and then accessed them that way.
Sorry, I should've mentioned that.
RussianMenace said:
If only we could install 3d party keyboards....this would be mint.
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How easy /difficult would this be?
Drewmungus said:
Since we can't make the Nook button go right to a aftermarket launcher,
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hmm... i've got my nook button going to adw launcher by using homecatcher and home switcher... have to push it twice but it works.
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If only we could install 3d party keyboards....this would be mint.
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But we can! I suppose, don't check myself
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360036
If you're running the latest ICS nightly (since 2012-02-02, I think) and use Evernote, you've probably noticed that it not longer displays the tablet UI.
For some reason, the Evernote app calculates width of the screen is 4.xxxx instead of the 7.xxxx required for displaying the tablet UI.
I've modified the APK to ignore the calculation so that the app displays the tablet UI.
I hope you like it.
com.evernote-2.apk
UPDATE: Some people have asked me to look at the Kindle app too.
Looking into it, but it is a little more complex ...
If you already have Evernote, you'll need to uninstall it before trying to install this one.
Tip:
Copy this to /system/app to ensure you'll never lose it ...
That way if you update the app thru the market and lose the tablet UI you can uninstall updates
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Thanks a lot for this. Tablet UI is lot better. really missed it with recent nightly....I even tried changing DPI..still no use. Your fix is really good . Thanks a lot..
No problem; glad I could help!
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Hey, cool! I read about this in your posts on the user thread. How did you do this? I don't know enough to diagnose it, but I would be interested in digging through a couple different apps in this manner.
Do you have access to the block of code you changed or are you dis-assembling this to make this work? This is a common problem across a few google apps as well (chrome, docs, etc) Just wondering if you had any insight into the root problem.
Yeah, that's why I want to know as well. I saw people asking you to take a look at the Kindle app over in the development thread, and I figure instead of buying us dinner you could just teach us how to fish, you know?
Yeah I disassembled the apk.
Essentially, I searched the decompiled files for the word "tablet" ... When I thought I found what I was looking for, I compared it against the logcat.
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Did you run it through a baksmali to get the classout and go from there?
Yeah I used apktools found here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
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OMG can you do this for aldiko too?
Hey guys (and probably gals too) I'm sorry I haven't posted anything yet ... Work's been kinda hectic ...it appears I have some time this weekend, so I'll look into the kindle app ... If I have time (if the kindle is easy), I'll look at aldiko too
Since I don't really use these apps .. screenshots would help, I realize they'd be doctored and/or annotated
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Can this be done for Opera Mobile Browser also ? Love it !! Many thanks Kem - El !
this would be great. http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/12/07/aldiko-ebook-reader-app-updated-for-tablets/ The movie on this page shows what it would look like in tablet mode. When you install it on your nook you should be able to see the phone mode.
you can also download the apk from their own website: www.aldiko.com whithout the market.
FWIW the official Kindle app update that just showed up on my GN claims that it's fixed margins and spacing on tablets. I'm not near my Nook, but let us know if it works.
zombieflanders said:
FWIW the official Kindle app update that just showed up on my GN claims that it's fixed margins and spacing on tablets. I'm not near my Nook, but let us know if it works.
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Yeah unfortunately it's not fixed on the Nook Color or the Touchpad.
I'll upload a picture of the Kindle app and describe the differences of tablet mode and phone mode on the Nook. I am very interested in having my NC as well as my TP displaying the Kindle app correctly for landscape mode. Without the split screen with two pages displayed in landscape mode, it's a long traverse to read a line across the entire length if the tablet. Lol
If you still have time to look into this, I would be very grateful. No worries either way.
Thanks for the Evernote fix!
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Yeah unfortunately it's not fixed on the Nook Color or the Touchpad.
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It is fixed in CM9 on the nook color. I have tested it. The margins and line spacing is much improved. You still cannot adjust them, but it is very readable. Make sure you have the very latest version.
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It is fixed in CM9 on the nook color. I have tested it. The margins and line spacing is much improved. You still cannot adjust them, but it is very readable. Make sure you have the very latest version.
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Hi leapinar,
I am on the latest version and the Kindle app is not in tablet mode at 160 dpi. I do see the changes you mentioned. However just to be clear, when you hold your Nook in landscape orientation does the screen split and have two side by side pages like an open book?
Edit: I disassembled the apk, but it is not clear at all to me what is triggering the tablet view/install. I tried a few edits and reassembled the apk and nadda.. At this point I am just blindly throwing darts..
Guys,
Sorry about disappearing ... I was out of town for work for a couple of days and busy on a new work project.
I've looked at the new version of the Kindle app, and yes the margins are better, but having the ability to adjust them like the phone would be ideal.
I'm looking at the code to see if I can just swap out the tablet reader view with the phone view, giving us the phone menu options.
A little slow going ...
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this would be great. http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/12/07/aldiko-ebook-reader-app-updated-for-tablets/ The movie on this page shows what it would look like in tablet mode. When you install it on your nook you should be able to see the phone mode.
you can also download the apk from their own website: www.aldiko.com whithout the market.
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Would just like to second this - the app is actually semi-unusable without it being switched because there's no way to access 'menu' (no hard button on the NC and no softbutton shows up in the app).
Okay, I got my S3 Yesterday. I have been stuck in iPhone world since 2009, so I am new to android. I have been watching videos and reading forums for the past few weeks. I don't want to root my phone. I just want to know if I can get different launchers and themes without having to root, and where is the best place to get them? Also, what is the easiest way to transfer my photos and music over from my iPhone to the s3?
GO Themes is my current theme handler that I am putting to use. I don't know if you could change the boot image without rooting it. And to transfer your photos and files over simply 1. stick them on a folder in your computer 2. transfer those files to a folder in your sdcard/phone via usb cable
You don't need root for launchers. You will only be able to theme your icons and some keyboards offer themes if you do not root.
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You don't need root for launchers. You will only be able to theme your icons and some keyboards offer themes if you do not root.
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That's fine, I don't really need themes, cause I can use different widgets to make the layout look better. Where do I get different launchers to try out and install. The play store? Also, can you have a live wallpaper on the lock screen as well?
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That's fine, I don't really need themes, cause I can use different widgets to make the layout look better. Where do I get different launchers to try out and install. The play store? Also, can you have a live wallpaper on the lock screen as well?
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Yes the Play Store and if you are using stock firmware I believe the live wallpaper on your homescreen shows up on your lockscreen.
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Yes the Play Store and if you are using stock firmware I believe the live wallpaper on your homescreen shows up on your lockscreen.
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I haven't had much time to mess around with it yet. Hopefully this weekend I can get it fully set up the way I want to.
bdr1010 said:
Okay, I got my S3 Yesterday. I have been stuck in iPhone world since 2009, so I am new to android. I have been watching videos and reading forums for the past few weeks. I don't want to root my phone. I just want to know if I can get different launchers and themes without having to root, and where is the best place to get them? Also, what is the easiest way to transfer my photos and music over from my iPhone to the s3?
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Basically for ur photos and music its a drag and drop process iphones deal with itunes on the other hand now u don't have to
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I really don't have any complaints. I like the full customization and the awesome animations and widgets. The only one complaint I do have is email. The email program on the s3 is very mesy and hard to navigate compared to the email system on the iPhones. Is there another all in one email application to run where I can manage all my email accounts in one nicely organized place?
I would experiment with stuff before you root. I wish I didn't root so soon because now my Google wallet is messed up and I can't even turn on my nfc. While others have not had this issue, it's still annoying. In would hold off for a little bit
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Okay, I got my S3 Yesterday. I have been stuck in iPhone world since 2009, so I am new to android. I have been watching videos and reading forums for the past few weeks. I don't want to root my phone. I just want to know if I can get different launchers and themes without having to root, and where is the best place to get them? Also, what is the easiest way to transfer my photos and music over from my iPhone to the s3?
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It's good to have you onboard Android, sir!
You can change a lot without rooting your device, that's ONE area where Android shines compared to iOS.
1) THEMES AND LAUNCHERS:
-GO Launcher EX is fairly good for that. You can download many different themes and such from the android market.
-NOVA Launcher. I haven't used this yet, as I only have an LG Ally, (Android 2.2 isn't supported), but many have said this is better than GO Launcher.
-APEX Launcher. I'm in the same boat with this as with NOVA
-You can change messaging apps and such for different themes as well Handcent SMS
2) TRANSFERRING MEDIA: The other huge area where Android is amazing! You basically just plug it into your USB port on your computer, Drop down your notifications bar, and select something along the lines of "Transfer Files Via USB." It will then act as if it were just a usb thumbdrive, where you can copy and paste music to the music folder and pictures to your pictures folder, etc.
I hope this has helped at least a little!