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Am I the only one who thinks Google messed up many android features in 4.2?
1) Notification power widgets . now you need a 2nd panel for that.
2) AOKP allows revert to old style power widgets, but they are laid out poorly and less elegant compared to <4.2
3) Lockscreen widgets. Can someone PLEASE explain how this is faster/,more efficient than simply setting a lockscreen target? For example, soundhound ID now can be a lockscreen target. If you set it as a lockscreen widget, it takes more swipes/effort to get to.
.if you agre e or have any helpful workarounds for googles ridiculous decisions, I'd love to hear. Much thanks, all.
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scottspa74 said:
Am I the only one who thinks Google messed up many android features in 4.2?
1) Notification power widgets . now you need a 2nd panel for that.
2) AOKP allows revert to old style power widgets, but they are laid out poorly and less elegant compared to <4.2
3) Lockscreen widgets. Can someone PLEASE explain how this is faster/,more efficient than simply setting a lockscreen target? For example, soundhound ID now can be a lockscreen target. If you set it as a lockscreen widget, it takes more swipes/effort to get to.
.if you agre e or have any helpful workarounds for googles ridiculous decisions, I'd love to hear. Much thanks, all.
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I 100% agree.
The lock screen widgets, very sadly, remind me of windows 8. There is no need to have x amount of lock screens. Press the power button and move the lock ring to what ever app you wanna open.
Aren't the notification toggles CM based tho?
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scottspa74 said:
Am I the only one who thinks Google messed up many android features in 4.2?
1) Notification power widgets . now you need a 2nd panel for that.
2) AOKP allows revert to old style power widgets, but they are laid out poorly and less elegant compared to <4.2
3) Lockscreen widgets. Can someone PLEASE explain how this is faster/,more efficient than simply setting a lockscreen target? For example, soundhound ID now can be a lockscreen target. If you set it as a lockscreen widget, it takes more swipes/effort to get to.
.if you agre e or have any helpful workarounds for googles ridiculous decisions, I'd love to hear. Much thanks, all.
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You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but if using cm10.1 you can enable the old style toggles in settings/system/notification drawer, check power widget and configure. You can also disable lockscreen widgets using an app from the Playstore named lockscreen policy. That pretty much solves your issues. Also, as mentioned those toggles were from cm not Google. 4.2+ are the first builds to have toggles.
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At first I preferred 4.1.2 but after using 4.2.2 for awhile I really like it. I ignore the lockscreen widgets and with the toggles set to pull down from either right or left on the status bar it works really well.
I figured I had to adapt to stay current and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. :victory:
Naters
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.Gibson. said:
You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but if using cm10.1 you can enable the old style toggles in settings/system/notification drawer, check power widget and configure. You can also disable lockscreen widgets using an app from the Playstore named lockscreen policy. That pretty much solves your issues. Also, as mentioned those toggles were from cm not Google. 4.2+ are the first builds to have toggles.
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Thanks for the lock screen policy suggestion. :thumbup:
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i just use CMs notification widgets its the same as the old one and i make sure the other ones dont pop up. as for lockscreen widgets. i dont use them much but i do like widgetlocker. that thing has so many different addons for notifications its pretty badass. better than the old one of just clock and weather and calendar. i dont use much of the other widgets for anything else though. you can set the lockscreen to always have targets as the primary when waking up so you dont have push the lock button then target what you want to open. then it ends up just working like 4.1.2 just you have a better lockscreen clock/notifications display.
Mods, please change the title of this thread to "First World Problems"
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Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. Was just curious about others opinions
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4.1.1 derp bareback
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FrozenRiff said:
4.1.1 derp bareback
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Wrong thread?
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Wrong thread?
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I know, just a suggestion. It suiting my needs better than Cm10.x, wish it were the other way around tho
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Wondering if 4.2 is growing on u any. I really like it the more I use it
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Yeah, I'm liking it better. Also, I just noticed, in the 4.2 gallery (which I've used for a long time, but never noticed this,) when you're in filmstrip view, you can just sweep up to delete pics. Very convenient. :thumbup:
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Yeah there's cool swipe features thru out. I love swiping the bottom of the notification pulldown to toggle between that and your tiles. I like the way Google is going with swiping instead of pressing for said action
checked out gallery. I like it
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I must have some setting wrong, cuz sweep in my notification drawer just closes it. If I pull down from right edge, it does open tiles, though. Honestly, I haven't dug into the settings as much as I ususally do. There's just too many, it's overwhelming lol. Running mikeshepards release of rootbox. Hell, the pie settings, haven't even looked em hahaha
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corcgaigh said:
Yeah there's cool swipe features thru out. I love swiping the bottom of the notification pulldown to toggle between that and your tiles. I like the way Google is going with swiping instead of pressing for said action
checked out gallery. I like it
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The swiping to switch to tiles is a CM feature
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OK. Wasn't sure. Kinda guessed really.
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corcgaigh said:
OK. Wasn't sure. Kinda guessed really.
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But it's in rootbox and PAC, too, I just messed it up somehow, it was working the other day. I'm guessing dastin just means it's not in stock android/AOSP.
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I prefer 4.2 to 4.1
Honestly i feel as 4.2 simply added more "sweets" to 4.1, and we have the choice to ignored these features.i love the toggles, one of the features im impatiently waiting for in the Evo 4.2 Sense 5 update. As far as lock screen widgets go i use one and only 1 widget, daily motivational quotes widget i disable all other ones (Even the camera widget), but for each their own. we could have updates like IOS where we get little to no new eyecandy to play and show off *Shurgs*
Sorry for the noob question but I see these "recents" going around on some of these ROM's and dev's will post various "Recents" for people to download and use, but what exactly are they. Recent what? Apps, system files, themes, etc?
I see various ones for the DNA such as AOSP black recents, white recents, Sense 5 Recents, etc. What exactly are these, and if I flash/install them what will they do to my phone, and what will they replace and or edit.
Thanks guys, btw if it matters I have an S-off, unlocked, rooted, TWRP 2.4.1.0 recovery (should I update for 2.5.0.0, I have heard some people complaining about it, what should I do there?) I am also running the new NOS M7 v 2.0.3 ROM that was updated on April 25... if it makes a difference. I saw the recents on that thread for the ROM and wondered which ones I should install if any, and what they do.
THANKS!
The recent apps dialogue you access with the recent apps button. There's aosp, sense 4+ sense 5, and that's about it. And the white/black is the color if the notification toggles in newts rom
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Bigandrewgold said:
The recent apps dialogue you access with the recent apps button. There's aosp, sense 4+ sense 5, and that's about it. And the white/black is the color if the notification toggles in newts rom
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Thank you that definitely answers my question, but 1 more thing... what are the differences between them... and doesnt that ROM already have the sense 5 recents because it is sense 5, or am I wrong in that assumption. What is the difference between the current Recents with that ROM and the other Sense 5 recents in the seperate MOD file. Thanks again!
wdarea51 said:
Thank you that definitely answers my question, but 1 more thing... what are the differences between them... and doesnt that ROM already have the sense 5 recents because it is sense 5, or am I wrong in that assumption. What is the difference between the current Recents with that ROM and the other Sense 5 recents in the seperate MOD file. Thanks again!
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Aosp is transparent, scrollable, and very functional.
Sense 4+ looks nice, but only has like 2 apps on the screen at a time.
Sense 5 looks nice but has your 9 mist recent apps on screen, it is not scrollable.
It's all personal preference though.
On previous versions of the Rom it came with sense 5 recents, but starting with 2.0.0 , I think, he included sense 4+ because he personally likes that one better.
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I'm assuming I'm not alone here, as I have seen many people across the forums saying that they have either already gone to, or are thinking of flashing an AOSP ROM, and are worried about losing all of those Samsung Goodies (Like hover, air gestures, eye control, TW Camera, etc.) They generally also seem to want the customizability of a custom rom, as well. So, let's discuss how people have gone about getting that JB feel on a TW ROM.
The way I currently have this set up is with the Hyperdrive 5.7 ROM as a base. With just that, you get a smoother, faster, and enormously feature-packed TW ROM. The customization you can accomplish with this ROM is very impressive, especially considering it is TouchWiz. On top of this, I'm running - yep, you guessed it - Nova Launcher.
Nova Launcher is, in my opinion, the obvious choice for getting stock JB feel on any device. Nova allows the important customizations made to Hyperdrive to continue working, while adding the JB feel right on top. I've also run the script from within Hyperdrive to enable the Nexus 4 Softkeys, and I've shut off the lights on the capacitive keys on the device itself. This makes them completely invisible, so the device looks much more like a Nexus device, if you like that sort of thing.
What do you guys think? What other options are out there? I'm looking to give some insight to users who may want to get this type of feel on their S4, while also getting some feedback or better/different ways of achieving this. Good luck, and happy theming!
looks good just get rid of the nav bar
Eclipse is the closest anyone can get to aosp ATM. Best ROM out there.
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AmericanCon said:
Eclipse is the closest anyone can get to aosp ATM. Best ROM out there.
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What does the dialer look like? Still the ugly white?
What about incoming call screen?
Just changing the launcher doesn't make it AOSP themed.
zxsix said:
What does the dialer look like? Still the ugly white?
What about incoming call screen?
Just changing the launcher doesn't make it AOSP themed.
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Why don't you just go check out the ROM thread yourself before completely discounting it? No, it does not have the white dialer. It's very well themed and runs great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
shortstuff_mt said:
Why don't you just go check out the ROM thread yourself before completely discounting it? No, it does not have the white dialer. It's very well themed and runs great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
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You and I have our wires crossed. I was responding to the OP, which references a combo of hyperdrive rom and nova launcher.
I wasn't referring to the Eclipse ROM, which I see has AOSP dialer instead of TW dialer.
AmericanCon said:
Eclipse is the closest anyone can get to aosp ATM. Best ROM out there.
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Yes, but youre losing all of the touchwiz features, which is half of the point of this thread.
Great AOSP ROM for sure, though. :thumbup:
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zxsix said:
What does the dialer look like? Still the ugly white?
What about incoming call screen?
Just changing the launcher doesn't make it AOSP themed.
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Yeah. So the dialer and incoming calls are both part of the TW base. Nova launcher is just that; a home/launcher replacement. Just as you said. Though I am sure there are theming options for these things through third party methods, since many people dislike TW appearances.
I am just trying to get more of an AOSP look/feel, doesn't need to be completely coated in JB.
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Heart Foxx said:
Yes, but youre losing all of the touchwiz features, which is half of the point of this thread.
Great AOSP ROM for sure, though. :thumbup:
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Eclipse is a themed TouchWiz ROM with a couple AOSP parts. It is not built on AOSP base. I believe it has the air features and TW camera, as well as many others.
Heart Foxx said:
Yes, but youre losing all of the touchwiz features, which is half of the point of this thread.
Great AOSP ROM for sure, though. :thumbup:
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I fully understood the point of the thread which is why I suggested Eclipse ROM. It's Touchwiz based and includes all the Touchwiz gimmicks as well as the TW camera. It's most certainly NOT an AOSP ROM as you seem to think it is. It's just a very well themed Touchwiz ROM.
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I fully understood the point of the thread which is why I suggested Eclipse ROM. It's Touchwiz based and includes all the Touchwiz gimmicks as well as the TW camera. It's most certainly NOT an AOSP ROM as you seem to think it is. It's just a very well themed Touchwiz ROM.
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You know, its really easy to post a reply without being passive-aggressive about it. I made a mistake and was unaware that Eclipse was Touchwiz, I was misinformed. Now that I have been home and had a chance to look at it, it looks like a really great option! Thanks for posting it here.
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Tortuga said:
Eclipse is a themed TouchWiz ROM with a couple AOSP parts. It is not built on AOSP base. I believe it has the air features and TW camera, as well as many others.
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Thanks for this. My bad, I was misinformed on Eclipse at some point. I checked it out a bit and it looks like a cool option to mix TW and AOSP features.
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zxsix said:
You and I have our wires crossed. I was responding to the OP, which references a combo of hyperdrive rom and nova launcher.
I wasn't referring to the Eclipse ROM, which I see has AOSP dialer instead of TW dialer.
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Obviously he wouldn't have known since you quoted him.
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Heart Foxx said:
I'm assuming I'm not alone here, as I have seen many people across the forums saying that they have either already gone to, or are thinking of flashing an AOSP ROM, and are worried about losing all of those Samsung Goodies (Like hover, air gestures, eye control, TW Camera, etc.) They generally also seem to want the customizability of a custom rom, as well. So, let's discuss how people have gone about getting that JB feel on a TW ROM.
The way I currently have this set up is with the Hyperdrive 5.7 ROM as a base. With just that, you get a smoother, faster, and enormously feature-packed TW ROM. The customization you can accomplish with this ROM is very impressive, especially considering it is TouchWiz. On top of this, I'm running - yep, you guessed it - Nova Launcher.
Nova Launcher is, in my opinion, the obvious choice for getting stock JB feel on any device. Nova allows the important customizations made to Hyperdrive to continue working, while adding the JB feel right on top. I've also run the script from within Hyperdrive to enable the Nexus 4 Softkeys, and I've shut off the lights on the capacitive keys on the device itself. This makes them completely invisible, so the device looks much more like a Nexus device, if you like that sort of thing.
What do you guys think? What other options are out there? I'm looking to give some insight to users who may want to get this type of feel on their S4, while also getting some feedback or better/different ways of achieving this. Good luck, and happy theming!
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What is that clock and weather widget (2nd screenshot)?
jmk32 said:
What is that clock and weather widget (2nd screenshot)?
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The main portion of it is DashClock. I like the accuweather service more than Yahoo though, so I used overlapping widgets in Nova Launcher. The weather widget on top of Dashclock is a 1x1 weather from Beautiful Widgets.
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this isnt really a [MOD] or a [GUIDE] this is more or less someones review of a ROM and a couple quick customizations in an app that's well known.... very misleading post
poeypresents said:
this isnt really a [MOD] or a [GUIDE] this is more or less someones review of a ROM and a couple quick customizations in an app that's well known.... very misleading post
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Thanks for the feedback... kinda new and learning. Updated OP.
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Heart Foxx said:
Thanks for the feedback... kinda new and learning. Updated OP.
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no problem, we all start somewhere!!! enjoy the forums!!! and your phone:good:
Where/how do you run the script to make the Nexus soft buttons appear?
coolhands4 said:
Where/how do you run the script to make the Nexus soft buttons appear?
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I am no longer running this ROM, but it is an included script with Hyperdrive. If you go to sbreen's included script installer, it was somewhere in a media folder and you just run it from there. He posted the instructions on the first page of the Hyperdrive thread somewhere.
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hey guys, i have the arhd ge rom on my phone, and i love it. but i am having one small issue. i use my mophie a lot, and when it's in my pocket i inadvertently hit the power button and the sceen comes on.
unfortunately, the ge lockscreen is editable and if you can unlock the phone a few random screen brushes because it either edits the clock, lock icon, or goes to another widget page. is there any way to lock the lockscreen and avoid all this?
thanks in advance
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Unfortunately I don't think that's possible on GE roms. I think there's some options in aosp based roms having to do with turning of lockscreen Widgets but that's all I know of.
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FanDroid09 said:
Unfortunately I don't think that's possible on GE roms. I think there's some options in aosp based roms having to do with turning of lockscreen Widgets but that's all I know of.
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that's unfortunate. thank you.
There's probably a thread for this somewhere but I haven't been able to find it. I am looking to add nexus style on screen softbuttons to my razr. I am running paranoid android 4.2 beta pa_spyder-userdebugKVT49L. Is there a universal way of doing this though an app or a device specific mod?
Thanks
propylene22 said:
There's probably a thread for this somewhere but I haven't been able to find it. I am looking to add nexus style on screen softbuttons to my razr. I am running paranoid android 4.2 beta pa_spyder-userdebugKVT49L. Is there a universal way of doing this though an app or a device specific mod?
Thanks
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You mean the navigation bar. I think its already present in PA Roms. You need to enable it in settings.
I've searched both google and this form as well as dug though my settings. I can't find it. Is there something in the build prop that could be edited?
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propylene22 said:
I've searched both google and this form as well as dug though my settings. I can't find it. Is there something in the build prop that could be edited?
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Have you checked out pie control? Or checked to see if your ROM supports it? Don't mean to put words in neo.ank mouth but, it might be what he is talking about.
Many ROM's support it.
One thing you have to remember is that you are dealing with a device that still has hardware buttons
Slim kat has an option for it but I had a lot of issues with slim. I've always preferred asop ROMs but I'd like the full google experience. Pie control is OK but I'd prefer something persistent.
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propylene22 said:
Slim kat has an option for it but I had a lot of issues with slim. I've always preferred asop ROMs but I'd like the full google experience. Pie control is OK but I'd prefer something persistent.
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Hard buttons are persistent..... I mean, with a launcher like Nova or Apex.. something to that effect, and the right .png files you could get the same effect modifying your dock but really, all you will be doing is taking up screen real estate.