I'm a big fan of TouchWiz ui (just look at my name: ChongWiz), but i can't see any TouchWiz ports on Xperia devices. Since there are some great developers, someone should port TouchWiz to Xperia Ray, it would be the first Xperia device AFAIK that gets TouchWiz. I don't care what version of TW, just would like to taste some TouchWiz without buying a nasty crappy iPhone clone samsung phone...
Yeah I also want it.
While you wait for someone to port it, you could try THIS almost perfect mod (for Gingerbread only).
If you want TouchWiz NatureUX (as seen on the Galaxy S3), we should probably wait until the Galaxy S3 Mini firmware gets leaked because it has the same screen resolution as ours, thus making it easier to port.
EDIT: You could also try CyanogenMod which has some great themes (TouchWiz included) which can be downloaded there: for CM7; for CM9; For CM10.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667854
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urushi my love said:
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This is the TouchWiz launcher but TouchWiz is the complete UI for example music player, widgets and whatever.
fla.sh said:
Yeah I also want it.
While you wait for someone to port it, you could try THIS almost perfect mod (for Gingerbread only).
If you want TouchWiz NatureUX (as seen on the Galaxy S3), we should probably wait until the Galaxy S3 Mini firmware gets leaked because it has the same screen resolution as ours, thus making it easier to port.
EDIT: You could also try CyanogenMod which has some great themes (TouchWiz included) which can be downloaded there: for CM7; for CM9; For CM10.
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I would like to try it, but it doesn't seem easy to uninstall. The only solution to come back to Sony UI is the restore of a nandroid backup, am I right?
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is there anyone can help us and port Samsung Galaxy S's Rom for our hero cuz galaxy rom is perfect more than any rom here of course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why not use a Galaxy theme?
Porting the ROM itself would be a huge task, but themes exist for ROMs already. Using one right now actually
Me too i'm using the one from villian site but the rom will be perfect more than any theme and it will be very fast i'm sure and with full TouchWiz 3 with all programs (( Samsung widget ))
I don't think you've grasped quite how difficult porting a rom is. If it can be done with a theme then its probably the best you'll get. Someone might be brave (or stupid ) enough to take on the task but AFAIK its highly unlikely at this point in time.
Hi, i have two questions for you, because i don't know what to do...
- the first one : Android 4.0 will be released for this phone ?
- the second one : is it possible to have an official version of Android gingerbread without Touchwiz for the galaxy S II ? ( i don't very like Touchwiz )
I ask you this questions because i don't know if it's better to wait the nexus prime, or to buy this phone... ( sorry for my english, i'm not very good )
Thank you !
1. Yes, probably
2. CM7 is already available, think of it as souped-up AOSP
If you can wait then go for the nexus prime, but there'll always be something better around the corner and the SGS2 is the best out there for the meanwhile
Ill probably be getting the samsung g note but I wonder will the nexus prime have a removable sd card.
thank you for your answers ! i think i will buy the galaxy ! but one last question : the CyanogenMod roms aren't stable yet ?
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thank you for your answers ! i think i will buy the galaxy ! but one last question : the CyanogenMod roms aren't stable yet ?
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They're stable enough, as most users would agree, but there are other AOSP ROMs out there that are pure Android, without any CM stuff. It depends what you want, obviously, but if you're after pure Android (as on a Nexus, for example) then that's available and working very well.
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Hi, i have two questions for you, because i don't know what to do...
- the first one : Android 4.0 will be released for this phone ?
- the second one : is it possible to have an official version of Android gingerbread without Touchwiz for the galaxy S II ? ( i don't very like Touchwiz )
I ask you this questions because i don't know if it's better to wait the nexus prime, or to buy this phone... ( sorry for my english, i'm not very good )
Thank you !
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Did you ever use and Android based phone before? Install different launcher and get rid of TW. Root your phone and delete samsung based apps with Root Uninstaller. That's it
if you don't like touchwiz you don't need to switch the rom, just search the market for a launcher that suits your liking and customize it to your preference.
i dont think touchwiz sucks that bad. but i wanted to have more control over how the app drawer sorts apps, so i downloaded go launcher ex (completely free) and i got what i want.
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They're stable enough, as most users would agree, but there are other AOSP ROMs out there that are pure Android, without any CM stuff. It depends what you want, obviously, but if you're after pure Android (as on a Nexus, for example) then that's available and working very well.
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that's exactly what i'm looking for ! can you tell me what person does that with gingerbread please ?
thank you for your answers, i think my choice is made because of you !
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that's exactly what i'm looking for ! can you tell me what person does that with gingerbread please ?
thank you for your answers, i think my choice is made because of you !
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I had this for a while, before I tried and fell in love with MIUI...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183063&highlight=aosp
It worked great for me, with no issues. All you need to know to flash it is right there in the 1st post
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I had this for a while, before I tried and fell in love with MIUI...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183063&highlight=aosp
It worked great for me, with no issues. All you need to know to flash it is right there in the 1st post
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Thank you very much ! but unfortunately there is only in english but it's ok i'll teach !
Touchwiz 4 is awesome.... By far the best launcher.
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Touchwiz 4 is awesome.... By far the best launcher.
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+1 I love TouchWiz 4.0. It's fast, smooth and looks awesome. In addition, I love using some of the widgets that are TouchWiz only. Also if you are a TouchWiz user, you can download an app called Appzorter to alphabetize your app drawer (only works on root though). I've tried other launchers and none of them seem to be as fluid as Touchwiz is.
personnaly, i think touchwiz is not very beautiful, the galaxy seems to be an old phone with that. i prefer the style of android, but it's my opinion.
Sounds like your comparing touchwiz 4 to touchwiz 3 in the galaxy i9000.
Touchwiz 4 is silky smooth compared to any other launcher and adds great functionality compared to an standard android device.
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personnaly, i think touchwiz is not very beautiful, the galaxy seems to be an old phone with that. i prefer the style of android, but it's my opinion.
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I'm a fan of pure Android too, but it obviously doesn't hurt to try all the alternatives out there. As I said ealier I use MIUI, but it's very much NOT pure Android, although built on an AOSP ROM. CM is also built from the ground up, and that's very popular. Your best bet is to just forget what you already know and try what's out there, because there are some great ROMs available. Just bear in mind that a lot of them are simply tweaked Samsung ROMs, and nothing "new" (no disrespect meant to the developers - purely an observation).
I hated the look of MIUI before I tried it because it looked like someone just wanted Android to look like the iPhone, but trying it really showed me how wrong it was. I just guess it's the same with all ROMs. Don't take anyone's word for it - try it for yourself.
hi all , i always loved miui ...it looks like iphone but in some ways better ...but in this forum miui roms don't seem to get popular ..at least cm / stock based rom seems to appeal more to the public ..why ?
my jaw dropped when i saw this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7Qt1NHewQ
miui is so polished and the ui is really great .. i never use stock launcher but this miui launcher might change my mind ..i never use a hdpi device before so i never used miui ...so long story short ..why are miui less popular compared to stock / cm based roms ? ( at least from view ...)
Because its not a Samsung rom and because less people know about it and because i don't like it .
jje
sweriously?? i thought miui is popular ..and why don't you like it ? i am pretty mainstream when it comes to roms ...and is muiu v4 stable for sgs2?
Loved Miui on GB with AOSP framework, hate V4 with Samsung framework.
'nuff said really.
MIUI is indeed a great rom, ive been using it for long time i recently changed back to litening rom just cos of ICS, Miui ics was not that stable for s2 at the moment. Miui has many great features one of them was native data control and open vpn support, which i used a lot.
They have the best notification bar and the level of Ui Customization it provides no other rom has it afaik.
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whats wrong with miui v4 besides stabiblity ?
Given making a Nandroid backup of your current setup/restoring same takes all of 5 minutes, why not try it for yourself & see how you find it ?
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whats wrong with miui v4 besides stabiblity ?
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tohno said:
sweriously?? i thought miui is popular ..and why don't you like it ? i am pretty mainstream when it comes to roms ...and is muiu v4 stable for sgs2?
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I prefer Samsung thats why i bought Samsung its as simple as that .
Neither do i like CM nor in fact the majority of themed custom roms on XDA .Nor as of yet ICS in any shape or form .
jje
alot of people use MIUI. v4 is still new, so has some bugs, but galnetmiui is stable enough for daily use for me. great rom.
Miui. or rather Wiui roms (both GB and v4) are what i expected from an android phone.
My ONLY complain concerning v4 based on samsung firmware is... the phone.apk being samsung, thus not matching the miui eyecandy. Other than that, everything is working out of the box. I honestly don't see why people are hating on the samsung base. (but to be fair, i was skeptical too at first).
But we all should wait for more stable releases of both CM9 base and sammy base. I think its too early to compare.
My point, there are feature which are default on miui that i missed on stock/whatever.
And yes, you can get most of those things using certain tweaks and apps on any other rom, but it works out of the box in miui.
-great theming engine (in GB at least, the one in v4 is not working fully yet)
-top bar battery (god i love this feature)
-possibility to drop the notification bar in fullscreen apps. (before i discovered that in miui i was like, wth, iOS has it and android doesn't ? D
-awesome lockscreen + flashlight (yes you can get that on any rom now too)
-dialer (yes exDialer, i know)
-how settings are displayed (i loved the way it was presented in GB, but i know some hated it so much).
my only complain is the launcher. maybe im doing something wrong, but it doesn't feel as smooth as for instance go launcher (transition wise).
plus, the adding widget thingy, once you have a lot of widgets can be really annoying.
other than that, miui ftw !
I am also wondering and raising same questian like OP why are miui less popular compared to stock / cm based roms ?
to whom ever I suggested and made installed MIUI, for my wife, cousin, friend....they all liked very much....none of them want to change back to any other....
Ladies will specially like it due to its superb themes, they chage the theme along with their dress.....whch are available in hundreds, in any type in any colours.......which changes the complete look of the phone in a single tap....applaying on background, font, dialer, sms, toggle/notification bar...almost on everything....what a great ROM....
GB is very stable now, 2.3.9 for SGS2 of both Galnet's and MIUIandroid.uk,
advertize maximum for MIUI, let people know its goodies.....
MIUI V4 2.3.30 is Very good~~
i ahve to agree...to be honest i don't have a sgs2 now ..getting it end of this year >.<
manimans said:
MIUI is indeed a great rom, ive been using it for long time i recently changed back to litening rom just cos of ICS, Miui ics was not that stable for s2 at the moment. Miui has many great features one of them was native data control and open vpn support, which i used a lot.
They have the best notification bar and the level of Ui Customization it provides no other rom has it afaik.
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I agree. MIUI is must have rom
miui is nice.. although i dont like.. the galaxy s2 itself looks a bit like the iphone, miui tries to copy the iphone interface onto android.. what's to like? sure it has some nifty functions more.. but i want when people see my phone power on not to ask me is this and iphone? come on... yea it is an iphone.. but's the best iphone anyone could produce! it's the iphone that apple will never make.. !!! that's why i dont like miui.. i like apple products, but not iphone.. funny thing.. let me tell you a story about a friend of mine.. why she wants an iphone? she says because on the iphone when you log into facebook it looks the same as on pc!! and i ask: that's it? she says: yeah.. that's why i want an iphone.. my current smartphone (pretty strong words for a nokia) logs into facebook but it looks different... all i could say is: *****, your argument is invalid!
Hi guys, seeing there are many good roms for ray thanks to the great developers present here in XDA. My friend is using galaxy y and i switch here and there sometimes, so i noticed this every rom developed for galaxy y has some difference in them even though they are generated from touch wiz, for example transparent interface and other stuff. Why all the roms for ray come with the sony or nova or apex launchers only and not any customized launchers and in xperia x8 section i saw htc port for xperia. So guys if you are planning to develope roms further for ray pls try to implement any one of these like sense,touchwiz ports etc...
thanks guys for reading this and i hope someone develops a rom with combined functionality cheers mates
Well, I had a Xperia X8 in the past (I killed it by trying to unlock the bootloader lol), and the "HTC port" is not more than Android Gingerbread 2.3.7 with a skinned launcher and official HTC wallpapers. Somebody said that it was not possible to port real Sense because X8 hardware limitations.
However, ROMS like CM7 were very well ported, before destroying my X8 I could use a CM7 based ROM (I think it was GingerDX) with everything working (even in locked bootloader), like AOSP lockscreen, moving apps to SD and fake multitouch (both things not possible with SONY official stock ROM for X8), etc.
Now, the reason of releasing ROMs with Xperia official Launcher is because most developers and users in this section are SONY fans I guess (that's why we got a SONY device). A friend of mine owns a Samsung Galaxy and touchwiz is not a big deal, it has some kind of nice stuff but at the end it's not 100% customizable. I mean, I didn't see anything awesome on it. In fact, my friend saw my Ray with JellySandwich and liked more than his own phone and now he wants to skin touchwiz to make it look like NXT lol.
I've read some comments about Sense, some people claim it's heavy and that's why they want to get rid of it and install AOSP over their HTC phones, but I exactly don't know if this is true 'cause I've never used one, but I can tell you that things from Sense like lockscreen and music player look good, I'd like to have them on my Ray.
In any case, I think Xperia developers should also have a Samsung or HTC device to start playing with it and try to port that stuff to Xperia, but honestly I don't see any big interest on it. I mean, currently ROMs are wonderful enough, JellySandwich, IceCream Pureness, Hybrid, etc...
Well for me I don't include those stuff cuz I choosed sony and I bought sony. That generally means I like sony.
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Hi devs We have CM10.1, so, is it possible to port Paranoid Android 3.69 from Xperia P or maybe Galaxy S Advance (maybe with a new kernel, because ram management in CM10.1 is... "bad")? I love PA and PA Features, and I'm sure i'm not the only one So, please make us happy!
Nate>u said:
Hi devs We have CM10.1, so, is it possible to port Paranoid Android 3.69 from Xperia P or maybe Galaxy S Advance (maybe with a new kernel, because ram management in CM10.1 is... "bad")? I love PA and PA Features, and I'm sure i'm not the only one So, please make us happy!
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I will build today or tommorow
I'll build pa 4.3 when cm10.2 will be (asap) stable for dailly usage
Thank you guys
Any news?
sell it
Nate>u said:
Hi devs We have CM10.1, so, is it possible to port Paranoid Android 3.69 from Xperia P or maybe Galaxy S Advance (maybe with a new kernel, because ram management in CM10.1 is... "bad")? I love PA and PA Features, and I'm sure i'm not the only one So, please make us happy!
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Sell your phone...buy a samsung...we will never have fully working custom roms...stop dreaming...it will never happen
omymic said:
Sell your phone...buy a samsung...we will never have fully working custom roms...stop dreaming...it will never happen
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WTF? Are you serious? What are you talking about?
I haven't asked for a fully working rom. Samsung sucks, bad materials, physical home button (i hate it), bad displays (i hate amoled), ugly UI (i hate that too). If i want fully working ROM, i buy a qualcomm processor based device (i'll do it when i'll have money) or a Nexus.
And... Your post is useless! I'm not talking about buggy roms we have, i just asked for PA to be ported to xu.
THINK before posting.
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WTF? Are you serious? What are you talking about?
I haven't asked for a fully working rom. Samsung sucks, bad materials, physical home button (i hate it), bad displays (i hate amoled), ugly UI (i hate that too). If i want fully working ROM, i buy a qualcomm processor based device (i'll do it when i'll have money) or a Nexus.
And... Your post is useless! I'm not talking about buggy roms we have, i just asked for PA to be ported to xu.
THINK before posting.
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+1 to that! Phone breaks after a drop. Friend's S3 motherboard broke in 1 year. Physical home button is soo mainstream. Amoled is nothing. Touchwiz eats up RAM and UI is not perfect like sony home(honami) yeah and qualcomm is the best! I have a Nexus 5 for a reason but I theme it like honami becuz i like sony z1 but too expensive so i settle for n5
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