Dialer replacement and Stage dock - Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Dialer replacement and Stage dock - Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I've had the streak for a while now and still se as main phone but one thing I still can't get around is the dialler.
I'm still using Stage as I prefer it to others, I like the widgets and the home widget with most used apps but the dialer is poor.
I've downloaded others and set them as default but when I press the phone on home screen it still launches stock.
Any ideas?

AFAIK the dialer is hard-coded with Stage UI. Change the launcher and you can customize the dialer. But you then won't be able to use the Stage UI widgets.

Just changing the question a bit - want to flash a new dialer ( launcher-holo/other )
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
AFAIK the dialer is hard-coded with Stage UI. Change the launcher and you can customize the dialer. But you then won't be able to use the Stage UI widgets.
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Ok, Let me extend the question to suit my case here.
I am on DSC 2.2 now, and I wish the dialer was something like Lxdroid 0.2 ROM, or someother dialer which supports T9 & a better call log ( with exact time and call times) than the stock one.
How do I flash only another dialer over the current one?
I am already trying to replace the Battery icon in status bar ( as given in hundertains thread - on replacing stock battery less-informative icon by percentage icon).
Thank you.
Sony.

That's a horse of a different color, since DSC by default doesn't use the Stage UI. You can flash a new dialer over the old, so long as the dialer comes from the same base ROM. For example, you cannot take the modified Olleh/DSC-compatible dialer from Touch of ICS/Traveller ICS and use it on a Cyanogenmod ROM. I tried it and lost phone capability until I restored the Cyanogenmod dialer. LexDroid I believe is based off Cyanogenmod, thus you cannot take it's dialer and move it to DSC and have it work.
A better option is to install one of the dialer replacements from the Play Store.

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[Q] TnT launcher possible to install?

I'm one of those people who, for various reasons, like the current stock ROM. In particular, after trying a number of launchers I keep coming back to TnT. I rarely use the "dashboard," but it is nice when I'm using the tablet on a stand and can turn it on and in a moment get the time, weather, and a news headline. For the most part I use the "classic" mode which just works for me. There are no inappropriate and useless phone-related icons or features and the on-screen Menu and Back icons are very helpful. My presbyopic eyes like the large notification icons and the simple layout.
On the other hand, there are some very nice aspects to the recent CyanogenMod 7 ROM. A biggie is the location feature that works surprisingly well.
I'd probably use modded ROMs more if I could find a launcher that I like. Given that I think I've tried just about all of them, it looks as if what I really want is the TnT one. Is this installable on a ROM that didn't come with it?

yes you can. on the caulkin rom you get a folder with the "home" and other missing apps to install the tnt launcher also you can go to droidpirate.com and search for a bunch of stuff to download including the launcher there.

[Q] Trying to attain CyanogenMod/stock look, w/o flashing a ROM

Hello all,
Longtime lurker, first time poster. I've passively used the forums for a long time, browsing tutorials, exploring apps, and increasing my general android and ROM knowledge. And now I have a problem I've so far been unable to solve. I wasn't sure if this should be posted in General, or in Q&A, but I chose the latter.
I'm a fan of HTC's aesthetics, despite their Sense UI (I'm a control-freak, and Sense allows no control). Up until last week I had a Wildfire S, running CyanogenMod 10.1. I now have a Desire X (yay!), only to find the versions of CyanogenMod available for the Desire X are all missing features that I consider deal breakers (no audio, no video, no audio recording, no video recording, no Bluetooth, and mainly no WiFi).
So now I'm trying to recreate that sweet, sweet Cyanogen feeling using readily available applications, which is where I hope y'all can help me.
This is what I've done/got so far:
Prep (from Recovery):
- Rooted the phone (obviously).
- Flashed CWM Recovery (Philz touch 5)
- Flashed SuperSU
- Flashed ROM Cleaner w/ customized NO-Sense_user.txt to remove as much of the Sense UI and HTC bloatware as possible
Flashed from ROM Cleaner, after cleanup:
- Nova Launcher Prime, replaces Rosie
- Stock Google Calendar, replaces HTC Calendar
- Stock Google Keyboard, replaces HTC Sense Input
- Stock KitKat Email, replaces HTC Mail
- Stock KitKat Gallery, replaces HTC Gallery
- 8sms, replaces HTC Messages
Installed from Nova Launcher:
- Chronus Pro, replaces lockscreen clock
- Clock JB+, replaces HTC World Clock
- exDialer PRO, replaces HTC Dialer + People
- WidgetLocker Lockscreen, replaces HTC Lockscreen
- Lotsa other stuff, unrelated to this post
So basically, I have everything that's visible replaced with either the stock, or close to stock application.
BUT, I'm unhappy with, and looking for a substitute for, two things:
- exDialer. It's an imperfect substitute for the stock phone dialer. I loved the Jelly Bean phone dialer, and I miss it dearly. KitKat phone dialer would also do nicely. Preferably something that has a nice integration with the stock Contacts app, or a similarly good contacts app. I don't actually mind the HTC People app so much, but if I have to give that up for a better phone dialer, I'll do that gladly.
- HTC Sense notification shade. The most major part I'm unhappy with. I really miss the Cyanogen notification shade and status bar. I miss the stock Jelly Bean (4.2+) status bar look (blue color, compact icons, and especially the circular battery meter), and I miss the full black notification shade w/ the power widgets bar. I've installed Power Toggles, which provides a pretty nice widgets bar, except that in order for it to stay at the top of the notification shade I need to keep an icon present in the status bar. I'm kind of a neat-freak w/ my status bar, so I want it as uncluttered as possible, meaning if a notification does appear there I notice it immediately. If need be I can live with the existing Sense notification shade, but I would love for the status bar to be Jelly Bean beautiful again.
Anybody have a solution to those two things (dialer and notification shade)?

sicae said:
Anybody have a solution to those two things (dialer and notification shade)?
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I might have a solution for the shade, standby while testing...
My bad, doesn't work. I will share my lead though...
The notification shade code is contained in an app called SystemUI.apk. Turns out it's pretty set in the system. My idea was just to drop it in. It didn't work, and in order to make it work requires the replacement of so many components you might as well flash a new ROM. I have consolation though, it is entirely possible to make a Sense based version that looks like stock(modding resources). I recommend PM'ing xpirt or ckpv5 about this. Sorry I couldn't help

CurtisMJ said:
I might have a solution for the shade, standby while testing......... Sorry I couldn't help
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Thanks for trying! I kinda figured that the shade is somehow deeply rooted in the system. Out of all the things I've been looking into replacing, by far the hardest thing to find anything for is the shade. Well, that and the lockscreen I guess (so-called "replacement" lockscreens basically only work on top of the system one, never replacing it).
Would PM-ing those users be considered bad form on this forum, me being a first time user and all?

sicae said:
Thanks for trying! I kinda figured that the shade is somehow deeply rooted in the system. Out of all the things I've been looking into replacing, by far the hardest thing to find anything for is the shade. Well, that and the lockscreen I guess (so-called "replacement" lockscreens basically only work on top of the system one, never replacing it).
Would PM-ing those users be considered bad form on this forum, me being a first time user and all?
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Haven't been here for long myself, but I don't think they'd mind. You might be able to request the skin in this thread if you don't want to PM them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441883
You may also be able to do it yourself.
First download one of the existing skins in the above thread, then...
This guide shows you how to mod apks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213985
Using the above tool you can modify any of the resources inside. (look in "/res/drawable-[?]")
This guide shows you how to edit the 9 patch(".9.png") files:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605662
Good luck!

sicae said:
Hello all,
Longtime lurker, first time poster. I've passively used the forums for a long time, browsing tutorials, exploring apps, and increasing my general android and ROM knowledge. And now I have a problem I've so far been unable to solve. I wasn't sure if this should be posted in General, or in Q&A, but I chose the latter.
I'm a fan of HTC's aesthetics, despite their Sense UI (I'm a control-freak, and Sense allows no control). Up until last week I had a Wildfire S, running CyanogenMod 10.1. I now have a Desire X (yay!), only to find the versions of CyanogenMod available for the Desire X are all missing features that I consider deal breakers (no audio, no video, no audio recording, no video recording, no Bluetooth, and mainly no WiFi).
So now I'm trying to recreate that sweet, sweet Cyanogen feeling using readily available applications, which is where I hope y'all can help me.
This is what I've done/got so far:
Prep (from Recovery):
- Rooted the phone (obviously).
- Flashed CWM Recovery (Philz touch 5)
- Flashed SuperSU
- Flashed ROM Cleaner w/ customized NO-Sense_user.txt to remove as much of the Sense UI and HTC bloatware as possible
Flashed from ROM Cleaner, after cleanup:
- Nova Launcher Prime, replaces Rosie
- Stock Google Calendar, replaces HTC Calendar
- Stock Google Keyboard, replaces HTC Sense Input
- Stock KitKat Email, replaces HTC Mail
- Stock KitKat Gallery, replaces HTC Gallery
- 8sms, replaces HTC Messages
Installed from Nova Launcher:
- Chronus Pro, replaces lockscreen clock
- Clock JB+, replaces HTC World Clock
- exDialer PRO, replaces HTC Dialer + People
- WidgetLocker Lockscreen, replaces HTC Lockscreen
- Lotsa other stuff, unrelated to this post
So basically, I have everything that's visible replaced with either the stock, or close to stock application.
BUT, I'm unhappy with, and looking for a substitute for, two things:
- exDialer. It's an imperfect substitute for the stock phone dialer. I loved the Jelly Bean phone dialer, and I miss it dearly. KitKat phone dialer would also do nicely. Preferably something that has a nice integration with the stock Contacts app, or a similarly good contacts app. I don't actually mind the HTC People app so much, but if I have to give that up for a better phone dialer, I'll do that gladly.
- HTC Sense notification shade. The most major part I'm unhappy with. I really miss the Cyanogen notification shade and status bar. I miss the stock Jelly Bean (4.2+) status bar look (blue color, compact icons, and especially the circular battery meter), and I miss the full black notification shade w/ the power widgets bar. I've installed Power Toggles, which provides a pretty nice widgets bar, except that in order for it to stay at the top of the notification shade I need to keep an icon present in the status bar. I'm kind of a neat-freak w/ my status bar, so I want it as uncluttered as possible, meaning if a notification does appear there I notice it immediately. If need be I can live with the existing Sense notification shade, but I would love for the status bar to be Jelly Bean beautiful again.
Anybody have a solution to those two things (dialer and notification shade)?
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Which rom cleaner did u flash? The desire hd v6?

I think Xpirt was making an AOSP theme which has long been stopped (i would continue it but don't really have a lot of time nor patience atm) you're best bet is third party apps and themes.

catchme_gagan said:
Which rom cleaner did u flash? The desire hd v6?
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I used ROM Cleaner v3.6 for HTC One X, running the full NO_Sense options w/ some minor added removals.
There's no Desire X version, but the One X version ran like a charm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589949

sicae said:
I used ROM Cleaner v3.6 for HTC One X, running the full NO_Sense options w/ some minor added removals.
There's no Desire X version, but the One X version ran like a charm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589949
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And how is your battery backup? How much is it?

$îMpŁÿ_¢ØmPłİÇåŤęĎ said:
And how is your battery backup? How much is it?
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I'm not at all sure what you mean by that..?
GtrCraft said:
I think I have a solution the 2 problems,
You can take a dialer app from the s2 CM 10 and try that one (kitkat doesn't work)
For the shade you can try to replace some files in systemui.apk with the one from the S2 or S2 plus in the res folder
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Was super busy with the holidays and such, so haven't had a chance to look at the suggestions. And since a stable version of SuperSense 5 was released in the meantime I think I'm just gonna stick with that. Ran Rom Cleaner on it, and that's fixed most of my issues. Love it now. Nice dialer/contacts app, nice notification shade. Only the taskbar, but I can live with that..

A material design dialer replacement app?

Are there any dialer replacement for android at all? I'd like to have one that resembles google's dialer , I installed simpler contacts , simple dialer, ex dialer and they all seem to work until I try to make a call, then they "redirect me" to the stock samsung dialer which is not only ugly but it makes me crazy because after I hang up takes like 3 seconds to go back to the homescreen, any ideas?

Chad_Petree said:
Are there any dialer replacement for android at all? I'd like to have one that resembles google's dialer , I installed simpler contacts , simple dialer, ex dialer and they all seem to work until I try to make a call, then they "redirect me" to the stock samsung dialer which is not only ugly but it makes me crazy because after I hang up takes like 3 seconds to go back to the homescreen, any ideas?
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EX dialer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer&hl=en

aukhan said:
EX dialer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer&hl=en
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No exdialer also uses the samsung dialer when you make an actual call :crying:

Probably because Samsung dialer is embedded in seccontacts but as soon call trying to connect it goes to legacyincallui
Samsung have end call screen which lasting for couple of seconds (probably 1.2 to 1.9 seconds depends on condition it gets disconnected. So solution can be by removing that call end layout with modifying layout or reduce end call screen timeout with smali level editing. In both case not easy if you are not Pro with this stuff.
Sent from my SM-N910G using xda premium

I think that dialer. It looks and works almost like lollipop dialer. Try it!
Edit: KK Phone https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.dialer

I use this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simpler.dialer&hl=en
The Dev also has a contacts app with an embedded dialer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simpler.contacts&hl=en
The Sammy dialing screen is embedded; I'm not sure there's an app that really gets around this. Modding is the better solution but Sammy has so many variants that the development effort on devices is fractured -- I've yet to see a theme that covers all the basic apps (systemUI, dialer, contacts, S Planner, etc) to give them a proper Material Design makeover. If there were just one or two variants of the device, I'm pretty sure we'd have already seen more extensive theming and modding.

jpbl1976 said:
I use this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simpler.dialer&hl=en
The Dev also has a contacts app with an embedded dialer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simpler.contacts&hl=en
The Sammy dialing screen is embedded; I'm not sure there's an app that really gets around this. Modding is the better solution but Sammy has so many variants that the development effort on devices is fractured -- I've yet to see a theme that covers all the basic apps (systemUI, dialer, contacts, S Planner, etc) to give them a proper Material Design makeover. If there were just one or two variants of the device, I'm pretty sure we'd have already seen more extensive theming and modding.
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That's the same app I use simpler contacts and that's what I was afraid to hear, that there's no way to prevent the phone from using the stock dialer when you make calls
I'm hoping we will get the Galaxy s6 dialer which it's a bit better and specially that we will get the s6's theme engine with the 5.1.1 update but so far there have been no rom leaks so I don't what to think anymore.

Is there any update on this issue yet?
I have tried to use Wanam Xposed to code this out but it will not work.
You can change the ugly white UI in the settings menu which is something at least.
But the stock dialer color will not change.
Does anyone know of a mod to flash back to the dark Jelly Bean dialer?

Chad_Petree said:
That's the same app I use simpler contacts and that's what I was afraid to hear, that there's no way to prevent the phone from using the stock dialer when you make calls
I'm hoping we will get the Galaxy s6 dialer which it's a bit better and specially that we will get the s6's theme engine with the 5.1.1 update but so far there have been no rom leaks so I don't what to think anymore.
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Just to mention it, if you use any of the 5.1.1 roms, the note5 dialer works prefect on it. Just over right old and set permissions. It is also much, much closer to the aosp one with very few changes. I won't be home until tonight but will try and post it later if anyone wants it.
Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk

True Phone is the best.

Any simple way to change the dialer colour. Im on Note 4 N10G on downgraded Kitkat 4.4.4. The JB dialer had a black background when the call is dialling which changed to green when the call connected. But in this stock dialer the background remains green even before the call connects

http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/themes-apps/themes-note-4-blacked-ui-kk-4-4-4-mod-t2922662 going to try this and see if it works

KK dialer bro. Check it on Google play

KK like other dialers only provides interface BEFORE call is dialled. Once dialled it goes to stock dialer interface.

Chad_Petree said:
Are there any dialer replacement for android at all? I'd like to have one that resembles google's dialer , I installed simpler contacts , simple dialer, ex dialer and they all seem to work until I try to make a call, then they "redirect me" to the stock samsung dialer which is not only ugly but it makes me crazy because after I hang up takes like 3 seconds to go back to the homescreen, any ideas?
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If you've got Marshmallow, try Google dialer from the N developer preview which can also be set as default; search for Google Phone in ApkMirror.com. True material design and overall stability are the keywords

niceguy1430 said:
KK like other dialers only provides interface BEFORE call is dialled. Once dialled it goes to stock dialer interface.
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Ur talking about the call ui. That's kind of difficult to change.
Sent from my SM-N920C using XDA-Developers mobile app

Anybody ever found a solution for OP to bypass stock dialer when actually calling? I absolutely can't stand the stock dialer for functional reasons, not aesthetic ones. The mute button right next to call end?!? What kind of smart idea was that? I'm on 1-hour conference calls all day long, and often mute. A smidge off and then I'm stuck redialing a [email protected]** conference code again. Horrible user experience design. Call end should be isolated far from other common buttons. Anyway, back to the topic, any way to replace or bypass stock dialer... and particularly without root, for those of us who want to still be able to use mobile wallet and banking apps?

Disabling/uninstall stock dialer app

I have an H930DS model V30+. Ideally I would like to be able to disable/uninstall the stock dialer/contacts applications which are ugly IMHO. There are lots of alternative dialer apps but they can't prevent the stock in-call screen from showing. Drupe is the best I can find as it uses an overlay to hide the stock app but it has limitations around handling the missed call notifications which can only be fully cleared by going into the stock app. Can anyone advise of a way to disable the stock dialer (I think I may have to use WTF method to unlock the phone to do this)? Aside from the ugly dialer, all other changes I would like to make to the phone are easily made by installing alternative apps so this is just the last thing I want to change for the phone to be close to perfect for me.

Have you tried changing in Default Apps the application responsible for Phone? That ought to work.

GryphonBR said:
Have you tried changing in Default Apps the application responsible for Phone? That ought to work.
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Yes, changing the default app doesn't override things like the in-call screen and other functions in all cases (it varies depending on the replacement app). Most dialer apps specifically mention that they cannot override some stock dialer-related functions in their FAQ section. An old version of the google dialer app is also a partial solution but some functions like 'nearby places' don't work.

The stock app is the one that the emergency call from lockscreen seems to activate no matter which other dialer has been installed. For obvious reasons accessing the dialer for emergency calls from the lockscreen would still need to work. I dont know if access to dialer from the LG lockscreen depends on the stock dialer still being installed

I finally decided to unlock my phone and root it. I was able to install the google framework with magisk then install the full version of google's dialer app from the playstore with all the features working rather than the patched versions that run on unrooted phones. Apart from the emergency dial from the lockscreen there is no sign of LG dialer or contacts anymore

[ROOT] Changing icon pack without changing the launcher?

So I rooted my Motorola One a little while back and have wanted to make it more....me. A little more customised and less standard without taking it too far away from the stock android experience.
I run a stock Android ROM (or as close to stock as possible) on Android 10. I don't mind doing some work but I don't want to have to do it everytime an app is updated or changed. I have alot of mainstream apps (Telegram, Outlook, Discord) But a few less common (Session Messaging App, Tasker, VLC)
Is it at all possible to change the icon pack without changing the launcher. I am root if that makes a difference but the only way that I can see if running a custom ROM. Is it possible to do without changing ROM and purely just changing the icon pack?

Better Mobile App

welcome