Crazy keyboard lag! Any suggestions?? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey!
So I'm enjoying my Sony Xperia z3, except for one issue that keeps following me: keyboard lag! ? I had it on my Huawei ascend mate 2 as well, but that thing is getting pretty old so it's not exactly surprising that it's struggling nowadays.
Any keyboard recommendations you guys are using? I'm using Gboard and the lag is unbearable... I turned off suggest contact names and personalized suggestions, but it's still awful. Swiftkey not much better. My Sony is on 6.0 stock, my Huawei is on 5.1 PAC ROM.
Preferably something that supports newer emojis (I have IOS emojis on both devices). I don't need stuff like themes, but I do require the option to swipe since I'm still getting used to a smaller screen.
(Also, I really hope I'm posting this in the correct area, I apologise if not!)

Bump.
Recently joined xda and so far I've had no user interaction, I would appreciate if someone would be kind enough to leave a suggestion just so I know I'm not alone on this forum..

[email protected]_THG said:
Well u can go for light keyboards like fleksy or xperia keyboard
Btw i mostly include fleksy or gboard in all my Roms
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Fleksy is a keyboard I want to like, but just can't. Doesn't seem to allow swiping (gesture typing is what I meant, sorry if my initial wording was confusing). Gboard is out of the question because it just seems to run awful no matter what phone I put it on, which is a shame because it'd be ideal for me if it didn't lag so much.
As far as the stock Xperia keyboard, it's what I'm using at the moment to get me by because gboard has become unusable. It's not the most ideal to me as it too lags a bit, just not quite as bad... at least my whole phone isn't locking up.

[email protected]_THG said:
Are U Rooted????
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Sorry, didn't check back for awhile! Yes, rooted and stock ROM

The best keyboard i have ever encountered till date is CHROMMA KEYBOARD
I think everyone should give a try
It would be humble if you thank me if I gave a good suggestion
Regards,
milkyway3

milkyway3 said:
The best keyboard i have ever encountered till date is CHROMMA KEYBOARD
I think everyone should give a try
It would be humble if you thank me if I gave a good suggestion
Regards,
milkyway3
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I think i may have a good keyboard now, thank you! Fingers crossed, so far it's lag-free (except when loading emojis, but I can deal with that)

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[q] swype on cm7

Has anyone figured out how to use Swype on CM7 and/or why it is such a headache to get it installed ? I have a valid 'licensed' version of the latest Swype Beta .... doesn't work !
I have done a good bit of research today, after 2 days of trying to get it installed using various methods, but still NO GO !
I find that texting by typing, and not Swyping, to be extremely irritating .... HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE W/O SWYPE ?!!
I'm able to use Shapewriter on GingerShed, haven't tried Swype
probably because the fingerprint is the Nexus S's it probably hasnt been tested on it yet. give it a few weeks.
I've read posts on various threads (mostly the highest end devices > EVO,MT4G,etc ... not the lowly lil Eris) ... it seems many people are experiencing Swype installation issues with CM7.
I've read some very interesting solutions and tmk, none of them can be done with an Eris .... I'm sure it'll get sorted out before too long between XDA's & CyMod's teams of geniuses
*As of 2 am EST 2/10 :
IGNORE THIS POST .... due to a silly little overlooked function in CM App settings, a lot of issues were caused & in a simple, single option change, voila !!~problemo solved. All the peeps that were in my position have been liberated ~Thanks !
I don't like Swype. I used to swear by ShapeWriter (definitely better than Swype IMHO), but since September or so I now use Ultra Keyboard. All of these use the "Swype-type" of typing. Ultra Keyboard has SO many features. ShapeWriter has a funky way of changing capitalization for specific letters, which was the main reason I looked for, and found and used Ultra Keyboard.
ShapeWriter isn't made any more because it's suspected the company who made it was bought by someone else. The author's made the apk available freely for a short time before it disappeared off the market. Every once and a while someone asks for a reupload of the apk, so if anyone wants it to try it, let me know and I'll upload it to for you.
Just note that it will never be improved since that was the last version ever, and note the funky way of implementing capitalization in it, and I think it's built-in and user dictionaries aren't as intelligent as Ultra Keyboard's as well.
if your talking about how the dictionary disappears, don't use swype when your sdcard is mounted, and dont move it to your sdcard either, i havent had the problem im talking about since i stopped doing what i said
HM - My Swype issues are resolved as stated above, but I am always excited to try 'recommendations' from well-respected members such as yerself ....
Shoot me a gmail or post it here ? I know you can't post a lot of apk's but it seems that one is dead so .... post away ?!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I don't like Swype. I used to swear by ShapeWriter (definitely better than Swype IMHO), but since September or so I now use Ultra Keyboard. All of these use the "Swype-type" of typing. Ultra Keyboard has SO many features. ShapeWriter has a funky way of changing capitalization for specific letters, which was the main reason I looked for, and found and used Ultra Keyboard.
ShapeWriter isn't made any more because it's suspected the company who made it was bought by someone else. The author's made the apk available freely for a short time before it disappeared off the market. Every once and a while someone asks for a reupload of the apk, so if anyone wants it to try it, let me know and I'll upload it to for you.
Just note that it will never be improved since that was the last version ever, and note the funky way of implementing capitalization in it, and I think it's built-in and user dictionaries aren't as intelligent as Ultra Keyboard's as well.
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I installed swype on Gingershed and it works great. No problems installing at all.
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I got swype to work on cm7 took me alittle while but I figured it out.
C.Hatfield said:
HM - My Swype issues are resolved as stated above, but I am always excited to try 'recommendations' from well-respected members such as yerself ....
Shoot me a gmail or post it here ? I know you can't post a lot of apk's but it seems that one is dead so .... post away ?!
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Here you go, here's ShapeWriter! http://www.multiupload.com/F63JVZE2X9 (1.96MB)
If you try it and the only things you don't like about it are the two things I mentioned, the way of handling changing capitalization of letters, and some pet peeves about the dictionary, then I highly recommend for you to try Ultra Keyboard (don't remember if they have a try before you buy version). It won't disappoint!
Also note that if you try fancier keyboards like these and you find them (especially Ultra Keyboard) ridiculously (nearly unusably) laggy, then it's because your current configuration of your phone in general is laggy, not the keyboard. It runs great on several ROMs including xtrSENSE which I recently went back to from Froyo-based CM ROMs.
So glad that I had no issues installing Swype. I just followed the instuctions right from their website and viola. Don't know how I lived without it for the day that I have.
YES, I too, finally got my own licensed Swype beta to install after much aggravation (I just forgot to post -d'oh) ... but as usual, persistence paid off !
edoR roirraW ... that's not an easy type if yer not used to it ... lol ... I am definitely gonna give SW a fair, un-biased as possible, use ... due in no small part, to your recommendation !!!
C.Hatfield said:
YES, I too, finally got my own licensed Swype beta to install after much aggravation (I just forgot to post -d'oh) ... but as usual, persistence paid off !
edoR roirraW ... that's not an easy type if yer not used to it ... lol ... I am definitely gonna give SW a fair, un-biased as possible, use ... due in no small part, to your recommendation !!!
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Hehehehe...I've been typing roirraW "edor" ehT for 23 years, so it's second nature for me. I wouldn't want to make things easy, would I?
Just as long as you keep my higher recommendation for Ultra Keyboard in mind, too.
Hope you like ShapeWriter. If you don't like it, you won't hurt my feelings.
i just got mine to work. i just had to delete swype and reinstall it with the installer and it worked fine.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I don't like Swype. I used to swear by ShapeWriter (definitely better than Swype IMHO), but since September or so I now use Ultra Keyboard. All of these use the "Swype-type" of typing. Ultra Keyboard has SO many features. ShapeWriter has a funky way of changing capitalization for specific letters, which was the main reason I looked for, and found and used Ultra Keyboard.
ShapeWriter isn't made any more because it's suspected the company who made it was bought by someone else. The author's made the apk available freely for a short time before it disappeared off the market. Every once and a while someone asks for a reupload of the apk, so if anyone wants it to try it, let me know and I'll upload it to for you.
Just note that it will never be improved since that was the last version ever, and note the funky way of implementing capitalization in it, and I think it's built-in and user dictionaries aren't as intelligent as Ultra Keyboard's as well.
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So you got Ultra Keyboard to work on CM7 ?
spc_hicks09 said:
So you got Ultra Keyboard to work on CM7 ?
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I haven't tried CM7 yet. Are you saying that there's a problem with Ultra Keyboard under CM7 so far? I see that it hasn't been updated in a while (since October?). The author's relatively new website says that he got overburdened by the success and support necessary, and is preparing a different approach to handle these things.
Swype works fine for me. A few bugs here and there but nothing I didn't have stock.
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Installed just fine using the Beta installer...
I see that it now automatically opens the right menu areas for noobs to setup and the skin looks a little better.
And the 2.5MB Spanish/English Only option is GREAT!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I haven't tried CM7 yet. Are you saying that there's a problem with Ultra Keyboard under CM7 so far? I see that it hasn't been updated in a while (since October?). The author's relatively new website says that he got overburdened by the success and support necessary, and is preparing a different approach to handle these things.
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Yeah I tried it and got fc'd every time. Hopefully the dev can figure something out with it.
Also, did swype get removed from the market ? I'm running Tazz's GB v6 and can't find swype on the market.
spc_hicks09 said:
Yeah I tried it and got fc'd every time. Hopefully the dev can figure something out with it.
Also, did swype get removed from the market ? I'm running Tazz's GB v6 and can't find swype on the market.
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Ah, I see. Thanks for the heads up! That would be yet another deal killer for me, unless I tried any Swype-like keyboards I haven't already tried like "SlideIt", I think it's called, or I felt like going back to ShapeWriter, but I really like Ultra Keyboard way too much. A lot of app-related stuff seems to have gotten broken going to CM7. More than what I was aware happened going from CM5 to CM6.
It's kindof ironic given how stable GB is in so many other areas, like all the important areas of the phone working.

[Q] [Request] Launcher like N9

Does anyone know of an android launcher which is like the new Nokia N9?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphiRFvd40I&feature=related
It just seems like a nice fast way to get around the things you do most often and would be interesting to try it.
Thanks in advance..
Taijohnsen said:
Does anyone know of an android launcher which is like the new Nokia N9?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphiRFvd40I&feature=related
It just seems like a nice fast way to get around the things you do most often and would be interesting to try it.
Thanks in advance..
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+1 this, very interesting way to multitask
I searched but found nothing except this theme : https://market.android.com/details?id=net.jaspp.ADWThemeOldNokiaStyle&feature=search_result and https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.anna&feature=search_result
(Sorry for bad english)
Taijohnsen said:
Does anyone know of an android launcher which is like the new Nokia N9?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphiRFvd40I&feature=related
It just seems like a nice fast way to get around the things you do most often and would be interesting to try it.
Thanks in advance..
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Please! Make it so.
Willing to pay for a launcher that would look and behave like the N9 launcher.
it's so awesome
I would too be willing to pay for an android launcher working the same way as Nokia N9.
It would be great!
i have a couple comments on that.
firstly, being a galaxy S user, and having played with the Nokia N9, i can say that my phone, older than the N9, is far smoother and more responsive. Secondly, Meego is a bastardization of Android. The similarities are many, but very few characteristics of Meego measure up to the brilliance of Android.
secondly, the failings of Meego aside, the multitasking in the clip is certainly interesting. However I'm not sure i like the dependence on the side swipe, and the dedication of homescreens to open apps and drawer without folder functionality. It *looks* pretty good, but function-wise, i'm pretty certain that Android would piss me off less.
I like N9 idea too.Android ICS card and swipe would be a nice match.
have you looked at wave launcher which gives you webos up gesture?
That's definitely possible in Android.not sure developers want to develop.
This could be a money maker . . . I'd buy it
An enthusiastic +1 to this idea. I would love to see a project like this realized and I think that this N9-styled idea could be a solid money maker for the right developer. SPB made a killing with their mobile shells, right?
Also, think of all the poor souls stuck with no applications over at Nokia--this could give them enough familiarity and confidence to break their limiting patterns. It's really a mission of mercy.
If anyone has an idea of actions that we could take to move this idea along, or if anyone knows of any progress being made along these lines, please let me know or let us know on the forum.
Infinite flexibility shows that ICS can be whatever devs make of it.
--Me

[Q] Swype update? Better keyboard

Hi guys.
I stil love my streak.
But the newer swype on HTC phones is so much better. What are my options to improve my swyping/typing experience?
I'm scared of custom Roms. I still run the AT&T provided 2.2.
On a side note, the ads (I guess) are causing the forum page to refresh so often that I can't even type the word swype into the search box. Ggrrr...how annoying!
Thank you for keeping this forum alive!
If the custom ROMs have Swype, then they have the version that came with the Streak. To get an updated version requires you to sign up for Swype's beta program. When you do get on board you will be sent the current beta via email to install and provide feedback on.
P.S. No need to fear custom ROMs. But be aware that you may have to install one if the Swype beta does not still function on Froyo.
Try SwiftKey Keyboard. It will damage all what you have seen before
Damage all?
marekh_ said:
Try SwiftKey Keyboard. It will damage all what you have seen before
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"it will damage all"...is that a good thing or a bad thing? Is that a new lingo/slang?
Thank you for the advice. I'm just not sure if I understand it.
More likely an English translation failure.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
More likely an English translation failure.
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Hehe, yes it's propably specific for my mother language, anyway what I meant was - it's really good keyboard - worth of try. Swype + predictions + learning from gmail, sms archive and many more at one place. And it's really fast

TO ALL DEVELOPERS; SAMSUNG KEYBOARD (sorry if in wrong section, please direct if so)

Is there ANY WAY you guys can tweak Samsung's stock KB to include auto-correct? Thanks to Apple's stupid lawsuits, it sucks there is no feature. I was forced to DL Google's boring KB because of this. Again, I'm sorry if I posted in the wrong section, I just didn't want to post this in every developer's ROM threads and think it was spam or something.
Directed to my 3 favorite ROMs so far:
GS4 Premium (Based off of beanstown's)
Clean ROM 1.3
Hyperdrive
Many thanks to ALL (even if I don't use your ROM) of you guys for EVERYTHING you do, I mean no offense in anyway shape or form. And a thanks to all the rest of you guys out there who have made ROMs that I have not tried (I'm only using TW based ones)
Side Note: If I have somehow missed this in the 1237823472389 pages I've read on all these ROMs PLEASE let me know and I will delete this post.
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Just typed "gs4 autocorrect" in the search box, and this is what came up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300382&highlight=gs4+keyboard
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Just typed "gs4 autocorrect" in the search box, and this is what came up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300382&highlight=gs4+keyboard
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awesome find, thanks
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Just typed "gs4 autocorrect" in the search box, and this is what came up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300382&highlight=gs4+keyboard
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thanks for the find..running too slow though this must be hard to crack!
Dennisg34 said:
thanks for the find..running too slow though this must be hard to crack!
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What do you mean by slow Brother?
h311sdr0id said:
What do you mean by slow Brother?
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Lag when typing words and giving word suggestions
Dennisg34 said:
Lag when typing words and giving word suggestions
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Probably/maybe because it just wasn't meant to use autocorrect? I'm not 100% sure. The closest I can find to it is the "Kii" (if you want the top bar)... Or, the Google Keyboard is pretty sweet. Its my new favorite.
You could also try downloading keyboards from other Samsung devices that have autocorrect or the MOD, and see how they work. Download them, and if they give you an error right off the bat (when installing), download "ZipSigner" and sign the apk, and then try to reinstall. That's about all the advice I can give. I would love to have a perfect working Sammy keyboard too, but, for some reason they want to complicate everything (whoever is the culprit for making it such a pain to have freaking autocorrect on a keyboard) lol.
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h311sdr0id said:
Probably/maybe because it just wasn't meant to use autocorrect? I'm not 100% sure. The closest I can find to it is the "Kii" (if you want the top bar)... Or, the Google Keyboard is pretty sweet. Its my new favorite.
You could also try downloading keyboards from other Samsung devices that have autocorrect or the MOD, and see how they work. Download them, and if they give you an error right off the bat (when installing), download "ZipSigner" and sign the apk, and then try to reinstall. That's about all the advice I can give. I would love to have a perfect working Sammy keyboard too, but, for some reason they want to complicate everything (whoever is the culprit for making it such a pain to have freaking autocorrect on a keyboard) lol.
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thanks! i'll try out all the suggestions you gave me
and it was apple that made it so darn difficult because they sued sammy for the "auto correct" feature...even though their new ios7 COMPLETELY copied the hell out of android...i sure hope google and sammy sue the crap out of apple for this new OS
Dennisg34 said:
Is there ANY WAY you guys can tweak Samsung's stock KB to include auto-correct? Thanks to Apple's stupid lawsuits, it sucks there is no feature. I was forced to DL Google's boring KB because of this. Again, I'm sorry if I posted in the wrong section, I just didn't want to post this in every developer's ROM threads and think it was spam or something.
Directed to my 3 favorite ROMs so far:
GS4 Premium (Based off of beanstown's)
Clean ROM 1.3
Hyperdrive
Many thanks to ALL (even if I don't use your ROM) of you guys for EVERYTHING you do, I mean no offense in anyway shape or form. And a thanks to all the rest of you guys out there who have made ROMs that I have not tried (I'm only using TW based ones)
Side Note: If I have somehow missed this in the 1237823472389 pages I've read on all these ROMs PLEASE let me know and I will delete this post.
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I know you're talking about the Samsung Keyboard, but why don't you just use Swype? It doesn't exactly have "auto-correct", but if you "swype" instead of type letter by letter, it basically does the same thing. It even comes with the phone and most of the custom ROMs. I know this wasn't what you were looking for, but just a thought!
Dark_Spark said:
I know you're talking about the Samsung Keyboard, but why don't you just use Swype? It doesn't exactly have "auto-correct", but if you "swype" instead of type letter by letter, it basically does the same thing. It even comes with the phone and most of the custom ROMs. I know this wasn't what you were looking for, but just a thought!
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I appreciate the thought!! I just HATE swype haha, idk it's just like, slow for me? i'm a monster at texting haha swype is like fast, but for me, slow cause i have to think more haha

Themer is just another fancy Launcher - what a disappointment !!

Hi guys,
Just wanted to make sure i am not wrong, after playing with Launcher on my SGS 3 i came to the conclusion that it's just another Launcher.
I was expecting it to change all the phones themes including dial phone book and so forth, it was a big disappointment especially after waiting 7 days for it to open for the first time.
am i wrong, or what ?
thanks
predatorftp said:
Hi guys,
Just wanted to make sure i am not wrong, after playing with Launcher on my SGS 3 i came to the conclusion that it's just another Launcher.
I was expecting it to change all the phones themes including dial phone book and so forth, it was a big disappointment especially after waiting 7 days for it to open for the first time.
am i wrong, or what ?
thanks
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This is your opinion!
But let's be honest to get your hopes up that high to think an app that don't need root permission can change the look/theme of your whole phone. I think that's the disappointing thing.
If you don't like why not just uninstall job done.
I don't get the point in putting down the app due to your own ignorance. I mean why not take your know how and be the creator of an app that does all that you want it to without root. What's that you can't! That right to do all the things you want you would need root.
I'm sick of seeing posts like this no one say you have to use this or any other app.
Get over it! Uninstall! And walk away!
JOB DONE❇
all the best
Moley
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I agree.
It can't even make coffee!
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Sounds like the OP just didn't read the description of what Themer is before installing it.
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chrisrozon said:
Sounds like the OP just didn't read the description of what Themer is before installing it.
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yep sounds like it
dj_mol3y_x8 said:
This is your opinion!
But let's be honest to get your hopes up that high to think an app that don't need root permission can change the look/theme of your whole phone. I think that's the disappointing thing.
If you don't like why not just uninstall job done.
I don't get the point in putting down the app due to your own ignorance. I mean why not take your know how and be the creator of an app that does all that you want it to without root. What's that you can't! That right to do all the things you want you would need root.
I'm sick of seeing posts like this no one say you have to use this or any other app.
Get over it! Uninstall! And walk away!
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Calm down. There's no need to get upset over a simple question. OP obviously hadn't understood what the app was for. You could have just answered him politely or ignored the thread. He was only asking a question.
predatorftp said:
Hi guys,
Just wanted to make sure i am not wrong, after playing with Launcher on my SGS 3 i came to the conclusion that it's just another Launcher.
I was expecting it to change all the phones themes including dial phone book and so forth, it was a big disappointment especially after waiting 7 days for it to open for the first time.
am i wrong, or what ?
thanks
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Such an app would require root. Seeing as probably a minority root their phones and mess around with it, I don't think it would be with MyColourScreen's time to produce such an app if they wanted to theme everything. Too much code, too many zips to flash, too much theming in general and whatnot.
This app is good for people that want a good luck on their phone. That being said, half the themes on the themer catalogue looks like crap. A lot of it isn't really special in too many ways. Most of them are just cheap with wallpaper doing too much of the work and not the actual feeling of cleanliness. I also don't find these themes to be functional at all in anyway but you either have simplicity or functionality. It's pretty difficult to have both and that, my friends, is why Aviate launcher exists. :good:
Just my 2 cents.
OP: if you want to try the launcher but don't have it currently installed, I can give you a code for it. PM me if you want it. :highfive:
predatorftp said:
Hi guys,
Just wanted to make sure i am not wrong, after playing with Launcher on my SGS 3 i came to the conclusion that it's just another Launcher.
I was expecting it to change all the phones themes including dial phone book and so forth, it was a big disappointment especially after waiting 7 days for it to open for the first time.
am i wrong, or what ?
thanks
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I can understand where you are coming from, I was let down as well...not so much of the things you are opinionating about. What you are asking will require root It is impossible to change dialers and such without a root. Even with root, will be hard to do unless you are running themer found on CM/AOkP and things of that nature.
I personally expected better themes...I knew themer limitation, just didn't think it will be so limited in themes. But hey, it is just beta
im actually looking forward to the time when "My Colorscreen" type themes are available on Themer. Currently everything is a bit simple - not really my taste. I check new themes every few days and a bit underwhelmed.
Again - it is a beta.
badsteve said:
im actually looking forward to the time when "My Colorscreen" type themes are available on Themer. Currently everything is a bit simple - not really my taste. I check new themes every few days and a bit underwhelmed.
Again - it is a beta.
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I totally agree
themer actually is good for those looking for laucher with simplicity in mind. I do enjoyed changing the themes everyday if i feel bored. The customization options have been added from times to time. Since this is BETA, it will changes periodically. Nothing much should you expected from the BETA release. If it's doesn't suit you then go for others final release
I see that there's some fighting here... I'll tell my opinion about Themer then hehe...
It's just another launcher? Yes it is! However it's an innovative, yet simple, launcher, which requires you one click to have a completely reborn homescreen. I downloaded it with higher expectations, so indeed I got disappointed, but I believe with more time more themes will come and one will really attend my necessities. Also I really like to customize my things, so using Themer limited it, as I wasn't able to change anything after installed the theme, all I could do was select a new one.
I have a fully customized 5 screen HS on my S4 using NOVA, why did I do this? Simple: I enjoy doing this. Although I know that there are many people out there who says Android is difficult to use/manage, what I saw is that most of them get "scared" of the homescreen, Themer is a great option for those people, click here and there, done it's simple and the way I can use without any problems .
I still see a WIP though, I am not following it too much to tell further, but I imagine it's not complete, one thing that made me stop using a theme that I liked (other than I preferring my current NOVA customization) was that when you try sliding to the extreme while on the last page will happen just like a normal launcher, the same with the app drawer, it's not customized like it is in the homescreen. I used plenty themes, they were all beautifully designed, but this app drawer thing got me in my nerves , sure, I have the same app drawer in my NOVA Launcher, but I customized my homescreen in a way that it still fits!
My 2¢ to this discussion...
And @predatorftp I'll speak again what everyone already said: What you're wanting requires root access and I think the developer isn't interested in losing a huge part of it's users because of it. Maybe someday they can add a special root feature, but for now I believe they are still busy with the developing of app basis.
tl;dr:
Pros:
Simple and beautiful, anyone can use.
Cons:
Limited functionality, themes "half-baked".
Opinion:
I prefer customizing, so I go for customizable launcher for sure.
The app description on Google clearly states what the app is...
As that threads like this will only bring flaming
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