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Is it possible to port the widgets that come with motoblur?
The contact widgets are pretty handy. I assume that the widgets are tied to the launcher (like our TWiz widgets), so I imagine the whole launcher would have to be ported. If that is the case, I've attached the launcher apk for anyone capable of determining these things.
If at all possible to port widgets without the Droid X launcher, that would be even better.
This is one of the most annoying launchers on android. Scrolling in between home screens disables the app tray button, and you either have to swipe up on the screen or wait a few seconds to open the app tray. The widgets on the other hand are okay. The droid X's UI was poorly designed and makes the phone feel bigger and clunkier than it really is.
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This is one of the most annoying launchers on android. Scrolling in between home screens disables the app tray button, and you either have to swipe up on the screen or wait a few seconds to open the app tray. The widgets on the other hand are okay. The droid X's UI was poorly designed and makes the phone feel bigger and clunkier than it really is.
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Agreed. The Blur UI also feels sluggish and clunky. It is probably the most hated custom andorid launcher out there.
OP. Unless your willing to pay a dev 100 bucks in advance, nobody is going to do this for u lol.
Touch Wiz is infinitely better. I would actually say TW is better than stock.
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Agreed. The Blur UI also feels sluggish and clunky. It is probably the most hated custom andorid launcher out there.
OP. Unless your willing to pay a dev 100 bucks in advance, nobody is going to do this for u lol.
Touch Wiz is infinitely better. I would actually say TW is better than stock.
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TW better than stock? Blasphemy!
I agree on all counts
TouchWiz is one of the best launchers. Launcher Pro is a close second. ADW/LP both don't have the same smoothness with all of the graphics at the highest level like TW does. They look awful compared to TW on default settings and choppy with it looking the same. I don't think you can get LP to display the same level of quality as ADW or TW.
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TouchWiz is one of the best launchers. Launcher Pro is a close second. ADW/LP both don't have the same smoothness with all of the graphics at the highest level like TW does. They look awful compared to TW on default settings and choppy with it looking the same.
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Agreed. I didn't care for the TW launcher in all of the demos i saw of the vibrant, but it really grew on my once i actually used it. It's fast, looks nice, and has smooth animations. Sorry OP if I sounded upset in my first response. I also have the droid X (for work) and think it's one of the biggest dissapointments out there. Moto nailed the build quality and screen size, but they stopped there. Terrible contrast, colors, poor UI, feels slow, 2D stutters, etc. It upset me to see the droidX voted more desirable than the vibrant on gizmodo today. People are morons. Yet it benches higher than the Vibrant because it has faster write speeds. Lol.
Moved to the Q&A sub-forum.
I understand that it was a development request, but we still want to keep the development sub-forum for threads which actually have development in them. If this gets anywhere, I will move it back.
As far as the launcher itself... I don't like it, either.
I haven't tried adw on this phone....mainly because I don't care about themes. But I use launcherpro plus mostly instead of touchwiz. There are a few things I like better about tw but lpp's dock is so much cooler. I would never consider motoblur on this phone but that's just me.
ha, well let me rephrase my request since everyone seems to hate the blur launcher.
I primarily want the droid x/motoblur widgets, but I assume they are attached to the launcher, so I requested the whole launcher to be ported.
If it is possible to port the widgets without the launcher, then that would be better. OP edited.
I wonder if the launcher requires the moto framework. If so, then it would require a whole ROM port, unfortunately. Let's hope not.
Lets assume that you cant change ROM on this phone. Would you still buy it if you have to stick with TouchWiz and the rest of Samsung's software? Or to put it like this: how good is software on this phone?
I really like touchwiz tbh, I've read some touchwiz hate and I'm really not sure why, it's quite nice. Almost as good as sense IMO. I've only a few niggles with touchwiz. But yeah if I couldn't change it (which i probably wont) i'd still get the phone.
I would agree, especially considering that changing the launcher (to ADW Launcher EX in my case) and keyboard (Gingerbread) are only a few market downloads away. I really despise the TouchWiz Launcher - and rest of the TouchWiz software is okay or easily supplanted as well.
I will probably switch to a "pure" Android ROM in the future, but even if none shows up - I'll be fine as I am now, with some Market-downloads, not even rooted.
I would definitively buy this phone again, coming from a Nexus One I really love the speed and form factor. TouchWiz won't stand in your way if you don't want it to.
Hi, first of all I love my SGS2, this is my 3rd android phone and I couldn't be happier. This phone is great. BUT... There's one thing that's bugging me. Every rom and kernel I've tried have the same problem. Lag. I'm NOT talking in games or the loading of applications, because this phone FLIES through those tasks. It's small areas where there shouldn't be the smallest amount of lag i.e. scrolling and the homescreen. I hope someone could shed some light on this for me. Everyone talks about how great this phone is and how there's absolutely no lag. Well have you used an iphone. Their like butter. We've got a phone that ****s power and they've got weak hardware in comparison. What gives?
Thanks for reading...
ive noticed if i have the phone plugged into a different charger, ( non oem samsung) there is alot of lag on the phone, its almost impossible to type cause its so annoying! lol its weird cause i thought it was the rom and tried flashing a few roms and it was all the same! found out it was because i was using a htc charger instead of the samsung one. weird cause its the same charging specs and a micro sd cable is all the same!!
Yea I've heard of that. It's indeed weird. I think there is something about it in the manual as well if I remember correctly (yes I read the manual for once!). Any ideas on the home screen/scroll lag?
I'm only on 2.3.3 ROM stock, and it's been great so I don't find the need to flash to other custom ROMS yet
The Touchwiz homescreen for me is buttery smooth. I mean, I've loaded alot of widgets on the thing and it's still smooth
ADW Launcher Ex homescreen scrolling is laggy for me though. No idea why, as the rest of the functions fly (ie app drawer scrolling, app opening, etc)
i also feel there's a tiny lag sometimes... don't know why... btw,i'm using go launcher
I'm also on stock 2.3.3 now and I think I'm going to stay with stocks for a while. I've used different launchers including ADW Launcher Ex and Go launcher Ex but they all have lag at some area. @rantzzz have you used an iphone before? how would you compare the homescreen to our S2. @sept20 can you please look under the battery and see where your phone was made? I.e. mine was made in korea. Thank-you.
Comparing the iPhone homescreen scroll and the Touchwiz 4.0 scroll on SGS2, the iPhone is much much smoother
But the stock Touch wiz 4.0 isn't a slouch also. There is a noticeable fraction of a lag when you swipe, but nothing too big
Thanks for confirming rantzzz. Yeah that fraction of lag when you swype is what I'm talking about. I also experience something similar in my apps drawer. I just can't figure out why Samsung couldn't have optimized something so small and argumentatively most important since it's the portal to everything you do on your phone! Maybe they will fix this in a future update or possibly in ICS.
Well i noticed if i use the 2x4 weather widget i get lag scrolling, shrinking it down and i lost the lag. I dunno if this will help you guys but worth a pop.
I get the lag no matter what, 100 widgets or no widgets. It would be interesting to hear if it helps anybody else though.
OP, Can you give us a full list of all software installed on your device, because I've NEVER seen lag on my phone. I've used TouchWiz, Launcher Pro and have finally settled on Go Launcher, and this phone makes the iPhone 4 looks slow and tedious, so I can only suggest that you have some software that is causing problems.
Edit: Okay, it doesn't make the iPhone 4 look slow. But it is clearly faster and smoother.
A list of software is pointless because I'm experiencing the problem at absolute stock. Whether it is my stock vodafone rom or a stock custom rom. If you wouldn't mind johncmolyneux could you please look under your battery and see where your phone was made? Also what rom and kernel you are using? Thank-you
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Comparing the iPhone homescreen scroll and the Touchwiz 4.0 scroll on SGS2, the iPhone is much much smoother
But the stock Touch wiz 4.0 isn't a slouch also. There is a noticeable fraction of a lag when you swipe, but nothing too big
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I have to disagree here, my mate has an iPhone4 and compared to my GS2 it's definitelty not as smooth,my GS2 is much faster too and the display whilst good on both phones is definitely better on mine even my mate (relucantly) admitted that.
Scrollable wallpapers and live wallpapers kill the smoothness. Have a stationary wallpaper that doesn't scroll as you swipe and you'll see how smooth this baby is.
iPhone's launcher seems smoother because it doesn't let you install any wallpaper that'll slow down the homescreen.
I believe it is smooth. My friend (Iphone 4) user actually used my phone and he said that it was smoother and faster than his Ip4. But then again, actually at that time I just purchased it like an hour before. So it was really stock brand new and I have not actually installed anything yet.
I think the word 'lag' is misleading. Lag would actually imply that when you swipe the screen that it takes a moment to react. Do you really have that problem? I do not. The only time I could say I have with lag is the home button reaction speed - which isn't lag, it's because of the voice activation feature.
HOWEVER ...
What I would say is that slowly swiping between screens is far from buttery smooth - I would describe it as slightly juddery. If you swipe fast you barely notice, and if you scroll through the dots it's beautifuly smooth and impressive! BTW I've had 3 different firmwares and casual screen swiping has been equally unsmooth on all..
My question to all is... If you casually/slowly swipe between screens, do you find the animation smooth or a little juddery?
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ok, some lag is there, but yesterday when i tried miui, and there was absolutely no lag...
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OP, Can you give us a full list of all software installed on your device, because I've NEVER seen lag on my phone. I've used TouchWiz, Launcher Pro and have finally settled on Go Launcher, and this phone makes the iPhone 4 looks slow and tedious, so I can only suggest that you have some software that is causing problems.
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Mine was made in Korea and I'm using stock ROM (XWKE2) that has been rooted.
I've been so happy with stock ROM that I'm not seeing any need to put anything custom on it.
Hope you find the cause of your problem mate, because your phone is definitely not living up to its possibilities! Any chance of a video of your lag?
Im using launcherpro and i dont feel any lag while scrolling in the homescreens :S
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Im using launcherpro and i dont feel any lag while scrolling in the homescreens :S
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Launcher pro reminds me of one que I had- when i was using villain rom 1.4 lite, the launcher pro that came preinstalled didn't have any lag, but when I installed launcher pro on villain rom 1.4 (full version), i felt laggy app browser... why is it so? its also true with adw and go launcher... only thing changed now is that villain rom 1.4 days are gone with release of villain rom 2.0...
Hey,
After seeing the Nexus S, Im really liking the overall theme and feel of the stock android experience. Don't get me wrong, touchwiz is really nice, but I i prefer the nexus S variant.
Has anyone made or is there any rom that is anything like it? Ive looked at a few roms, Litening, Villain, Sicopats, some 2.3.4 stock roms etc and none really seem similar.
Cheers!
Cyanogen(mod) 7 ?
The only real difference is the launcher. While the stock launcher is not available, you can use something like Go Launcher or Launcher Pro, which you can make look exactly like stock Android.
Both are freely available from the Market, but Launcher Pro does have a paid version as well.
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Cyanogen(mod) 7 ?
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I did give that a look, but there were still a few issues, id probably wait until theyre more fixed. Cheers for the suggestion though!
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The only real difference is the launcher. While the stock launcher is not available, you can use something like Go Launcher or Launcher Pro, which you can make look exactly like stock Android.
Both are freely available from the Market, but Launcher Pro does have a paid version as well.
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johncmolyneux,
I will check it out, are there any themes you might suggest? i may have to dig around a little to find out how to change the icons and the notification icons etc for 2.3.3 KF4, i did upgrade to 2.3.4 KG6 but wasnt too impressed with the battery drain i was receiving.
Thanks again =D
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I will check it out, are there any themes you might suggest? i may have to dig around a little to find out how to change the icons and the notification icons etc for 2.3.3 KF4, i did upgrade to 2.3.4 KG6 but wasnt too impressed with the battery drain i was receiving.
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There's plenty of themes for Go Launcher, but most are paid. Okay, they're only cheap. As for changing icons, it's a doddle with Go Launcher too, but not notifications - only app icons (including the dock icons at the bottom).
As for battery drain, how long have you had the GS2? Mine seemed pretty bad at first, but with regular full charging it just got better and better. I recently got 3 days out of it (with very minimal use though), and I'm currently at 86% after 13 hours, but again, that's with very minimal use. (I don't really get time to play with my phone at work )
I noticed that the battery was considerably better after maybe 2 weeks, so it obviously improves through use & charging.
Hey everyone! I currently own a Droid Eris that's completely rooted and running Gingerbread.
I'm so used to launchers now, I really can't go back to sense. Sense is bloat, and really hogs up the phone's resources.
With all this said: Can the Rezound use launchers like Launcher Pro or ADW EX?
But also, if Launcher Pro was running, is sense still running in the background? Is my performance going to be worse off? Is there any way to freeze all of that background gunk while launcher pro is doing it's thing or will it constantly stay there eating up my RAM?
Thanks guys, I'm just really used to my Eris being sense-less and scared about the performance of the Rezound being muddled down with sense.
Performance is fine, you need to relax. Eris just sucks because it is slower than balls and has no ram.
Yes you can use other launchers and performance will still be great.
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I'm using launcher pro on mine, sense doesn't seem to keep running, at least the launcher, considering i got a couple extra hours of battery when i switched... could be useage, but i think LPP definately helped some.
Your phone closes any background apps that aren't being used if more ram is needed for your active apps. If you download a third party launcher like Go or LauncherPro and let them run for a while then try to go back to the Sense launcher it'll more than likely take you to the HTC loading screen meaning it was closed automatically by the system beforehand.
So basically it'll eventually be closed automatically once you start using another launcher.
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using lpp // seems to be the fastest // saw lag with go and adw...
if you use the rezound with sense, it'll still be 50x faster than the eris WITHOUT sense on it at all. believe me. my eris is running CM and it's still slower than this thing lol
I also used go and there was significant lag with 2 widgets on 1 screen.
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Launcher Pro Plus here, too. I sometimes go back to Sense just for fun and something different for a couple days (I REALLY like it's People widget better than LPP), but always end up coming back.
Now if I could just find a better people/quick dial widget.....
I run both LP and GO.
I however see no lag with GO.... 5 screens multiple widgets
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Launcher Pro Plus here, too. I sometimes go back to Sense just for fun and something different for a couple days (I REALLY like it's People widget better than LPP), but always end up coming back.
Now if I could just find a better people/quick dial widget.....
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I really really like the people widget on the latest Blur (like on the Razr)...It's the one with a grid of favorite contacts that displays the top 4 on the home screen but you can pull it down like a shade to show the rest of the grid. I wonder if it's possible to extract that widget and run it on other phones/launchers.
I'm using Go Launcher along with the lockscreen. According to the task manager I've saved well over 200MB of memory in the process. Once this phone gets some ROMs coming out, it will be a really nice phone. I keep seeing that the Gnex speaker is weak. Along with no SD slot, a rooted, ROM'd Rezound will be a solid long-term phone.
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Launcher Pro Plus here, too. I sometimes go back to Sense just for fun and something different for a couple days (I REALLY like it's People widget better than LPP), but always end up coming back.
Now if I could just find a better people/quick dial widget.....
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Personally I just have shortcuts to my 4 faves on my screen (direct dial) much more efficient.
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I'm using Go Launcher along with the lockscreen. According to the task manager I've saved well over 200MB of memory in the process. Once this phone gets some ROMs coming out, it will be a really nice phone. I keep seeing that the Gnex speaker is weak. Along with no SD slot, a rooted, ROM'd Rezound will be a solid long-term phone.
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Absolutely. personally I think Santa is gonna be real nice to us this year
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I'm using Go Launcher along with the lockscreen. According to the task manager I've saved well over 200MB of memory in the process. Once this phone gets some ROMs coming out, it will be a really nice phone. I keep seeing that the Gnex speaker is weak. Along with no SD slot, a rooted, ROM'd Rezound will be a solid long-term phone.
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agreed, set up go launcher as well and very pleased with it. Nice change of pace. only thing I need to figure out is the size of the docks so I can install a few. tried the ones from lpro but they dont look right not big enough that is.
Go launcher is amazing. No lag, smooth like butter. iWhat?
I saw some lag with Go did I did not see on the Razr. It was going from one screen with people widget to another screen with calendar, and the cylinder transition effect. It was not horrible though.
I've used Go Launcher exclusively on every phone for the last two years. On the Rezound it absolutely screams.
Don't get me wrong, I really like some of the Sense features and widgets but Sense was draining the battery, creating lag and causing restarts.
I use a dark theme in Go and battery life has improved noticeably.
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I've used Go Launcher exclusively on every phone for the last two years. On the Rezound it absolutely screams.
Don't get me wrong, I really like some of the Sense features and widgets but Sense was draining the battery, creating lag and causing restarts.
I use a dark theme in Go and battery life has improved noticeably.
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hmmm maybe worth revisiting/ I was seeing serious lag w/go.. I like the ui and may go back, but LPP has the best stock skin-able widgets (calendar and twitter)
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hmmm maybe worth revisiting/ I was seeing serious lag w/go.. I like the ui and may go back, but LPP has the best stock skin-able widgets (calendar and twitter)
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Funny how different each device is from the other. It must be what we install (other apps, launcher setup, etc.) that is impacting our performance I'm a huge lpro plus fan but was having weird lag issues with it on the rezound. I tried go launcher and it seems much smoother. lol. I do agree on the lpro widgets and would like to try it again but I'm still perplexed why we would see any lag with the horsepower on this device? Could it be the launchers are not optimized or the hd screen or sense running in the background? Just throwing out possibilities with zero knowledge or proof. lol.
I think I may just try lpro again to see if it was just a one-off situation since go launcher is working well. thanks.
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Funny how different each device is from the other. It must be what we install (other apps, launcher setup, etc.) that is impacting our performance I'm a huge lpro plus fan but was having weird lag issues with it on the rezound. I tried go launcher and it seems much smoother. lol. I do agree on the lpro widgets and would like to try it again but I'm still perplexed why we would see any lag with the horsepower on this device? Could it be the launchers are not optimized or the hd screen or sense running in the background? Just throwing out possibilities with zero knowledge or proof. lol.
I think I may just try lpro again to see if it was just a one-off situation since go launcher is working well. thanks.
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Honestly, I think you see lag for the same reason you see lag on practically every Android device other than the GS2. Android makes very little use of a device's GPU, and most Android devices have crappy GPU's anyway. It's ridiculous that Android is finally going to natively use the GPU for graphics processing (what a concept!) in it's 4th iteration.