I'm currently having a play with nova launcher, and have to admit I'm liking it more than stock!
Just got a question, does it use much battery?
And does anybody have any settings recommendations?
Does ok Google command from home screen waste battery?
Cheers guys ?
I like simplicity therefore I am using Action Launcher with Axis icon pack. I especially like cover/shutter indicators.
Nova is the best for me! Highly customizable, light, and very practicle !
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gibbo82 said:
I'm currently having a play with nova launcher, and have to admit I'm liking it more than stock!
Just got a question, does it use much battery?
And does anybody have any settings recommendations?
Does ok Google command from home screen waste battery?
Cheers guys ?
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Hey Gibbo,
I have Nova Launcher but on the HTC One M8. I've used it on this phone and my previous one as well (LG G2). I think it's EXCELLENT and that you've made the right choice in trying it out. Usually the stock UI isn't as good, though I've never tried Sony's really (but am a huge Sony fan). I almost bought the Z2 but b/c of the big delay got the M8 instead. I would say you prob should just stick with it since you like it so much too.
I don't think it uses much battery, but I'd suggest turning on your phone's battery saving options (anything that turns off data when screen is off and vibrations is best, but I leave brightness dimming and CPU slow-down alone). I don't really have any settings recommendations as the default setting to me is just fine. The only thing I do is change the layout from 5 x 4 to 6 x 5, so I can fit more apps on one screen. To do that: settings --> desktop --> desktop grid.
I tried the Ok Google option for a few days when it first came out a month ago on my phone. I don't know about battery wasting, prob not. What I do know is it seemed to turn on even when I didn't say "Ok Google"..... like if I or someone in the room said "Ok" I'd hear it beep. So I turned it off. lol But up to you. I'm more hands-on, so it wasn't really for me anyway.
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Stock Sony launcher is best for me.
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I'm a big Nova fan here...
just try NOVA...
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Thanks for all the comments & info guys, well 24hrs later I'm still with Nova! Looks like I will stick with it for now ?
Does anybody know if the "ok Google" command from home screen drains battery?
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Like many of you guys, I really appreciate the benefits of a nice big clock widget. And I find the time on the application bar to be very redundant. I would like to see an option for that to be disabled in any of the newer upcoming roms. It will save precious space
Here's what it might look like
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I was going to do this to my vanilla bar morph... bc i use beautiful widgets...
i still have to test my new services.jar maybe ill use both...
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Personally I like having the time there. That way when I'm doing something like browsing the web I can still see what time it is. Comes in handy when I'm on my lunch break.
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Personally I like having the time there. That way when I'm doing something like browsing the web I can still see what time it is. Comes in handy when I'm on my lunch break.
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yeah, there will definitely be instances when you'd want the time there. i think an option to display it on and off would be very handy
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This is an option on cm6. I really can't wait for that to hit our phones!
musky said:
This is an option on cm6. I really can't wait for that to hit our phones!
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nice, good to know it's a definite possibility
I have been rocking a white notification bar since day 2... I got the date and notifications text black... Whenever I edit the clock it fc loops..
I'm going to start looking into this..
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It would be great if the time display in the menu bar could be dynamic. When in an app have it display, when on the home screen, have it hidden.
What power widget is that? Definitely more useful than the android one.
I got the gauge battery and the switch pro widget. Highly recommend it. There are many different configurations.
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What clock widget is that? I've been going crazy looking for it.
Thx!
it's fairly straight forward to remove yourself if you like. If you check this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780614 There's a walkthrough. But be aware on the SGS the line item numbers for the clock and alarm are different than what he shows in that thread.
neur0t0xin64 said:
What clock widget is that? I've been going crazy looking for it.
Thx!
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I'd been wondering the same thing, and I finally found it: Tajm
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.net-bajawa-tajm-FwwA.aspx
courtmagician said:
I'd been wondering the same thing, and I finally found it: Tajm
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.net-bajawa-tajm-FwwA.aspx
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Awesome! Thanks!
This is my widgetlocker lock screen now:
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I saw around here some nice theme with cool unlock slider, but firstly I can't find it and secondly I have no clue how to apply it.
Can anybody help me? Thanks!
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for slider, put the the slider theme(*.wltheme.zip) to /sdcard/data/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker/themes/
i still cannot give you an example file though (due to my still low post count)
i'm using htc theme by niteowl
you check more on here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613
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This is my widgetlocker lock screen now:
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I saw around here some nice theme with cool unlock slider, but firstly I can't find it and secondly I have no clue how to apply it.
Can anybody help me? Thanks!
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Try that link the other guy posted, it got real nice lockers, in this thread they teach you how to apply it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825553
Also, try battery circle from the market and txtr clock widet, its really nice x)
You might wanna turn the stock lockscreen off though in case you havent.
thx guys, i will take a look
Edit: it worked out fine!
Don't you guys get heavy battery drain with Widgetlocker? Im using stock-rom and I used Widgetlocker with the iphone-unlock slider and time&battery status widget... but i get heavy battery drain.. any solution?
No i have still 75% left after:
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NeoCream said:
Don't you guys get heavy battery drain with Widgetlocker? Im using stock-rom and I used Widgetlocker with the iphone-unlock slider and time&battery status widget... but i get heavy battery drain.. any solution?
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Nah,I use Widgetlocker with a slider and 2 Widgets on it.
Right now battery manager says "1day and 6h" (mostly in standby) and still 87% left.
No drain for me.
This is more the look what I like, stylish, simple and clean:
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Maybe I have missconfigured the app. Do I need to remove or in-activate the stock lockscreen?
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I didn't do neither, just enable widgetlocker, which he did after downloaded from the market immediately. Works like a charm....
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are there work around for the double slide lock screen on the arc?
I can't seem to find a good screenshot of it (and the only person I know with a tablet's sleeping, so I'll post one tomorrow if I get the chance), but in Honeycomb and the tablet version of ICS, when you scroll on your current home screen to another screen you can see light-blue glowy outlines for the icons on the screen you're scrolling to.
Is it possible to replicate that effect in ICS for a phone? Would that have to be something done at the homescreen level, or something deeper? The Android tablets always had my attention with this effect.
Thankies! =]
Apex launcher, free in market, lets you have that animation. It is like ICS stock launcher with a lot more options. Choose trasition effect as tablet from Apex home screen settings.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I suggest you maybe contact the APEX launcher guys (Android Does) and see if that is even possible. I like it too and think it would be cool on the phone level.
Wow, you guys replied quickly... Thank you both. =D
Alex9090 said:
Apex launcher, free in market, lets you have that animation. It is like ICS stock launcher with a lot more options. Choose trasition effect as tablet from Apex home screen settings.
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It sort of does; it has the outline of the homescreen that moves around, which looks kinda' cool. However, it's still missing the part where the icons and widgets get that same outline treatment and then as they move in, slowly become visible.
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I know exactly what you are talking about. I suggest you maybe contact the APEX launcher guys (Android Does) and see if that is even possible. I like it too and think it would be cool on the phone level.
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Will do; I just wish Apex Launcher would let me move my homescreens around when I'm in the preview mode. xD It's the one thing I preferred Nova Launcher for, but Apex has improved lots since when I first used it (when it first came out).
Landscape mode?
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Sick of mashing my power button all day. Is there a non-root method of a shake or at least volume wake/unlock? The one thing I really miss about my iPhone 4 is that one button in front that I didn't have to hunt around for.
Install a different lock screen like go lock or something similar with the volume wake option
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Thanks, but that only works with Go Launcher EX... Hoping for a solution that's standalone.
Widget locker has that option
Lockbot also.
This function holds a wakelock btw. You coukd see a huge difference in battery life
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Thanks! I tried these... Lockbot just doesn't work at all on my Note. No lock functions, regardless of method. There are some complaints on the play store about this, so it might be a bugged rev.
Tried Widget Locker before and it was such a clunky mess that I deleted it. Couldn't find any shake to wake feature, but if it really does need to be a wake lock that drains the battery then it's not worth it anyway.
Maybe someday I'll switch to the an International model with home button.
Have you tried SHAKE 'N ON WIDGET, it works on mine, just gotta put the widget on HOME screen
Cm9 has volume wake built in
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I used widget locker when I was on stock. Pretty sure you can disable stock lock screen under security settings.
You say it was clunky, but I never had problems with it. It did take a bit of tinkering to get it set up first time perfectly. But volume wake worked on stock Rom if I recall. It's also one of the only ones not just trying to sell ridiculous themes which is sometimes refreshing. There are huge theme that's on xda. Tesla is a good dev. Also devs one of the best launchers, nova.
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Cm9 has volume wake built in
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What font is that?
Dunno, it's in a theme a buddy of mine, and moderator, zelendel is working on
Hi guys
Just got ahold of a superb white XT910 which I love to bits. However, the default Motoblur overlay seems a little bit dated to me or am I the only one?
As far as the laucnher itself, Apex pro and Nova prime seem to get the consensus on xda. What about lockscreen apps though? Found a bunch of apps that could get the job done and make the lockscreen look better. I was wondering what you gents and ladies who are running JB on the Razr had to say about them.
WidgetLocker would be my prime choice - Holo locker a close second. However before jumping the gun and buying WidgetLocker, I would like to know if it works well with JB : does it run well and not conflict with the stock launcher? Is it responsive enough? how energy efficient is it?
Any input about any other lockscreen app would also be much appreciated :angel:
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Hi guys
Just got ahold of a superb white XT910 which I love to bits.
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How I wish I could have the white one, I can't find any white body replacement kit here in India. Can anybody help me get it?
Yeah the white one looks quite the part mate. Got it rather cheap too, i'm definitely pumped up about this phone ! Need to get some stuff sorted and then it'll be absolutely perfect :victory:
Alright so a couple pics for those who don't know what I'm on about :
WidgetLocker
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Alright, so I just went through the last couple pages from the WidgetLocker development thread, and it looks like the app hasn't received any major update for a long while now and people are having issues with it. Looks like I'll be giving Holo Locker a try, plus it's free so what the heck :silly:
You could give go locker a try,works pretty good for me,also free with lots of themes.
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AztekSoul said:
You could give go locker a try,works pretty good for me,also free with lots of themes.
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Thanks for your input mate. I considered Go Locker, however I'd rather use another launcher so that's why I did not mention it.