[Q] Android Appearance Update? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Since the update from Gingerbread to ICS, there has never been a real difference in the appearance of android. Will the next version of android change as much as it did in ICS, or even change at all??

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[Q] How can i root tab 10.1 to honeycomb 3.2

I am having Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Honeycomb 3.1. Is it possible to root this to honeycomb 3.2? If so, please share how can it be done? Is there a big difference between 3.1 and 3.2?
You can't "root to 3.2", root has nothing to do with the update to Android 3.2. You want an update to 3.2 but that doesn't exist for the Galaxy Tab yet. So "3.1" is as high as it gets for now.
3.2 brings support for smaller screen sizes (like 7") and smaller resolutions (1024x600). Both changes are not relevant for us. The second "major" change is an option to scale phone apps to use the whole screen. But since most of them run in fullscreen anyway and the ones that don't look like crap blown up to full screen, it's not much of a loss.

Different developers ROMs for ICS?

I'm new to Android OS phones, but so far been able to root my phone and have left it at that (Samsung Galaxy S2 sgh-I777).
Now I see the ICS android OS and have been searching for it, only to find a developers name in front of the OS to download.
My question is, what difference do these OS have and is there a particular one that seems to stand out?
Kekojones said:
I'm new to Android OS phones, but so far been able to root my phone and have left it at that (Samsung Galaxy S2 sgh-I777).
Now I see the ICS android OS and have been searching for it, only to find a developers name in front of the OS to download.
My question is, what difference do these OS have and is there a particular one that seems to stand out?
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There's a little bit difference in the launcher, the widgets, the name of the ROM, the apps incluided, the status bar icons and more a few things. The system is always the same.
Devs:
Cyanogen:
Uses ADW Launcher as the default, and have T-Mobile Theme Chooser installed (No T-Mobile things).
MIUI: A iPhone-style based ROM, with a launcher similar to iPhone. The principal theme is White, and don't have the Theme Chooser.
There's a lot of ROMs in the web, but the system is always the same: Android ICS 4.0.

[Q] HTC sense theming question

I am running 4.0.4. The latest stock ATT version rooted. I had an old HTC aria with sense UI. Is there any way I can get it themed with the rounded gray dock launcher and all the trimmings? You guys know better than I do what I need and what the rest of the UI looked like. Pretty sure it was the release before gingerbread. Thanks guys.

[Q] Android 4.3

I have just upgraded my GS3 to 4.3 and i'm a little disappointed the UI doesn't appear like it shows on the android website for 4.3. Can anyone tell me why? Is this Holo style limited to Nexus devices?

Skinning Stock Android 5.x ROM to look like Android 4.3?

Hello,
I've been holding off upgrading to Android 5 or newer and have been sticking to Android 4.3 because I plainly do not like how the icons and graphics for Android 4.4 and up looks like. Would it be possible to make Android 5.x look exactly like Android 4.3? Perhaps with a skin?
For example, the shape of the Back, Home and Switch Window icons at the bottom of the screen, the position of the Quick Settings in the Notification Panel, the shape and icon design of the Wi-Fi and Cellular signal strength and so on.
I have my Sony Stock Android 4.3 Rooted, which allows me to apply security fixes (ie. disabling Stagefright in build.prop) and installing permissions managers but I think as Android 4.3 ages more and more exploits would be possible against it. So I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade to Android 5x and then skin it to look and feel like 4.3.
Thank you!
AT328PRO said:
Hello,
I've been holding off upgrading to Android 5 or newer and have been sticking to Android 4.3 because I plainly do not like how the icons and graphics for Android 4.4 and up looks like. Would it be possible to make Android 5.x look exactly like Android 4.3? Perhaps with a skin?
For example, the shape of the Back, Home and Switch Window icons at the bottom of the screen, the position of the Quick Settings in the Notification Panel, the shape and icon design of the Wi-Fi and Cellular signal strength and so on.
I have my Sony Stock Android 4.3 Rooted, which allows me to apply security fixes (ie. disabling Stagefright in build.prop) and installing permissions managers but I think as Android 4.3 ages more and more exploits would be possible against it. So I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade to Android 5x and then skin it to look and feel like 4.3.
Thank you!
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That's a very weird thing to do, but alright.
First of all, any reason why you're not on 4.4.4? That's the last KitKat version. Heck, 4.3 isn't even KitKat! It's Jelly Bean, so you're two versions behind. KitKat looks the same as Jelly Bean and runs much better than Jelly Bean.
Second, you can change the navigation buttons (the three buttons at the bottom) by either using an Xposed module or by installing an app (just google "change android navbar icons".
Third, you can also flash CM12.1 and use a theme. You won't find a theme that looks like the old Sony UI, because why would anyone make that, but you can theme it to look like anything else than stock Lollipop.
Fourth, you can stay on 4.4.4 and have a rather big issue at hand once you have to buy a new device It's not like Google will revert the design, so the best thing to do is to start liking it, or move to a different OS.
Cheers
Klaos3000 said:
Third, you can also flash CM12.1 and use a theme. You won't find a theme that looks like the old Sony UI, because why would anyone make that, but you can theme it to look like anything else than stock Lollipop.
Fourth, you can stay on 4.4.4 and have a rather big issue at hand once you have to buy a new device It's not like Google will revert the design, so the best thing to do is to start liking it, or move to a different OS.
Cheers
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Thanks for the reply. I've been trying some builds here and there, such as Cyanogenmod and Blisspop, I just have to use 5.x for a few days I guess.
What ROMs would you recommend that doesn't have broken features? Right now I'm using Sony Stock 5.1.1 and rooted it using the Kingroot app and replaced that with SuperSU.
AT328PRO said:
Thanks for the reply. I've been trying some builds here and there, such as Cyanogenmod and Blisspop, I just have to use 5.x for a few days I guess.
What ROMs would you recommend that doesn't have broken features? Right now I'm using Sony Stock 5.1.1 and rooted it using the Kingroot app and replaced that with SuperSU.
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The most stable ones are of course the official ones, so the one you're already running and the GPe port are the most stable ones. Also, I guess you can simply use a theme on the ROM you're running right now. Take a look here if you haven't already.
Bro just use lp with nova launcher

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