I want one with live wallpapers, I use Home++ which is my favourite. What about everyone else?
Helix Launcher 0.7 system app version.
uberingram said:
Helix Launcher 0.7 system app version.
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+1, does just what I need.
Helix Launcher 0.7 system app version.
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+1, does just what I need.
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Same here
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I used Helix but it looks exactly like the stock basically. What's special about it :O
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I used Helix but it looks exactly like the stock basically. What's special about it :O
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Haven't used this yet but would like to know too, I'm looking for something new to put on my nexus, and until Modaco updates his ROM, i'm looking to see what I can get my hands on in the meantime.
Macmee said:
I used Helix but it looks exactly like the stock basically. What's special about it :O
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Dock shortcuts, change number of screens, and a few other things. check out the thread. It's pretty sweet.
Macmee said:
I used Helix but it looks exactly like the stock basically. What's special about it :O
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It's basically stock, but you can change the number of screens you have, and it has a preview feature [double tap the screen and it will show previews of your home screens.] There's also a dock next to the app tray, you can have four icons next to it.
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Coming from a G1, I just couldn't get used to N1's lack of the hardware "Phone" button. Helix Launcher2 solves this with its dock.
Macmee said:
I want one with live wallpapers, I use Home++ which is my favourite. What about everyone else?
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Gotta side with you on this one. Nothing beats the built in task killer. I prefer not to have a separate program for that.
I've been a die hard home++ user and just pushed helix for the first time tonight. I use app control for my task control, as I kind of think that home++ does a shoddy job. Anyway, Helix is great and I love the fact that I can still hide the taskbar; however, there's 1 thing that puts Home++ above it. . . and that's a button to bring down said task bar. It's great to be able to hide it, but what about when I want to look at notifications that are coming in? Home++ allows for this. It's the 1 thing holding me back.
cyanogen w/GDE home
extended home
i use extended home. it supports up to 10 home screens and customizable submenus. i tried the helix and home++ launchers not bad but helix uses to much memory (9.5 MB) and home++ is to slow and wallpapers don't snap to the screen your on.
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got to go with home++. scrolling through screens is ultra smooth and having the bottom scrollable dock is cool. plus it saves screen real estate that the phone, browser, silent and vibrate widgets would usually take up.
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Love the Sense previews
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Love the Sense previews
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+1 once he makes an hdpi version look out
I have discovered last night Zeam.
Faster than anything i have tried so far. Has 9 screens, 3 launcher button, nice screen previews. I have all 9 screens loaded with widgets and is running faster than any other home.
After i tried it, got rid of helix and Panda.
Give it a try at it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149
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I have discovered last night Zeam.
Faster than anything i have tried so far. Has 9 screens, 3 launcher button, nice screen previews. I have all 9 screens loaded with widgets and is running faster than any other home.
After i tried it, got rid of helix and Panda.
Give it a try at it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149
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I'm still using HelixLauncher2 (system), however this looks interesting, i havnt downloaded it yet, but i might take a look at it.
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I have discovered last night Zeam.
Faster than anything i have tried so far. Has 9 screens, 3 launcher button, nice screen previews. I have all 9 screens loaded with widgets and is running faster than any other home.
After i tried it, got rid of helix and Panda.
Give it a try at it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149
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Thanks for the suggestion. Zeam is very fast.
I tried Helix, Home++, and Android Mate (which I really like for a simplistic approach), but Zeam has a smaller footprint and is very fast.
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I've just moved over from the TytnII - and i am feeling button deprived. I'm looking for an app that will allow me to launch a few specific apps (Phone & Calendar & camera being most immediate) without all this scrollling around panes on the Nexus UI and hunting for the icon. I used AEButton+ under WinMo.
any suggestions ?
Personally, I place all my icons that I quick access in the center screen (#3). Then, my widgets and less used icons go out to the sides. I know how you feel though, as it actually caught me by surprise the first time I went to make a call and there was no call button.
Install Home++ or Launcher+ from the market.
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Personally, I place all my icons that I quick access in the center screen (#3). Then, my widgets and less used icons go out to the sides. I know how you feel though, as it actually caught me by surprise the first time I went to make a call and there was no call button.
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No kidding, I was playing with the phone the first day texting/emailing/etc. Then I had to call someone, I was like....um...what do i do.
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Found a solution!..
ScreenSlide from the market. Beautiful launcher/app that restructures how you use the home completely. I really like it.. took me all of 5 mins to decide to register the paid for app
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Found a solution!..
ScreenSlide from the market. Beautiful launcher/app that restructures how you use the home completely. I really like it.. took me all of 5 mins to decide to register the paid for app
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Or you could just drag what you want onto your screens?
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Found a solution!..
ScreenSlide from the market. Beautiful launcher/app that restructures how you use the home completely. I really like it.. took me all of 5 mins to decide to register the paid for app
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I want my screen to look like android, not winmo.
Until screenslide supports widgets, it's a downgrade from stock android.
Mi|enko said:
I want my screen to look like android, not winmo.
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Did you try Home++ free from market?
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Did you try Home++ free from market?
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No. I really don't have a problem with the current launcher.
Edit. So, I tried both Launcher++ and Home++. Launcher++ kinda sucked. Nothing special. Home++ on the other hand is effin' awesome! So flippin' smooth, I get to keep the "Android look" but also expand upon it a little bit. Still playing with it, as I haven't yet figured out how to customize it yet. Just wish it supported live wallpapers. I like the "light cycle" one. :-D
I want to get some themes on my phone but it appears you need a home replacement app, so whats the best one for the x10?
try Helix Launcher. donut version
For me the best one is PandaHome
Hi kingsize93 - Have you tried Helix and OpenHome+ ??
I'd like to hear your thoughts of them all if possible?
Thanks.
Zeam can be a good option as well
Personally I like Home ++ Landscape looks awesome
GDE is the best!
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for me GDE is also the best with the Hero theme. Smooth and cool animation. The cube transition is awesome.
for me Crazy Home is a new home screen replacement for your Android phone with OS 1.6 and higher. Desktops/Screens: Up to 3 separate desktops each with up to 5 screens. Easily scroll through your desktops by swiping up and down. Dynamically add/remove screens or desktops, no restarting needed. Themes/Icons: Each desktop can be set with its own unique theme, so you can have 3 themes set at once! Supports Crazy Home, aHome, and 3rd party Open Home themes in the market. United States of America
from slideme application manager..
model number x10i
firmware version 1.6
baseband version 1.0.14
kernel version 2.6.29-rel [email protected] #2
build number R1FA014
RyanMcLeod said:
Personally I like Home ++ Landscape looks awesome
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Agrééd! I tried them all, Home++ is simply amazing, especially the powerstrip, wow!
Any way to get launcherpro on the X10?
Home++ is wonderful!! But when I tap on the menu icon, there is a too big time latency before the menù is completely loaded!
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Home++ is wonderful!! But when I tap on the menu icon, there is a too big time latency before the menù is completely loaded!
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That only happens the first time. They did this to accelerate startup. Go to Preferences>Performance>"Lazy load'' and uncheck
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That only happens the first time. They did this to accelerate startup. Go to Preferences>Performance>"Lazy load'' and uncheck
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Where's preference menu??
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Where's preference menu??
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When you are in the (Home++) homescreen, hit the menu button (left button on the Xperia with four small squares on it) then you'll see a menu popping up with 'preferences' in the lower left corner.
Home++ is the best and nicest looking i came across.
Helix for Donut
I use the donut version of helix and i am very impressed by it.
Where can I get GDE...its not in the app store
i downloaded the panda launcher......but then where can i download themes ....plz post a link>
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Where can I get GDE...its not in the app store
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please post link
thanks
I don't know about you guys but I hated it when I used the dock and my launcher wasn't horizontal. Well not any more!
Thats right, when you put your n1 in the dock, froyo will turn the launcher horizontal!!
Also with my bluetooth, when i press its button voice command comes up on the phone now!! (finally) :-D
Aside from the new car app, haven't noticed anything else new, anyone??
Better keyboard, new messaging layout, new launcher drawer 3D effects (annoying), tweaked Gmail ui, full-screen app switcher (fade to black) ... there's loads
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Better keyboard, new messaging layout, new launcher drawer 3D effects (annoying), tweaked Gmail ui, full-screen app switcher (fade to black) ... there's loads
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New 3D launcher effect!? where??
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New 3D launcher effect!? where??
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Well, it does the scrolling fade-in thing at both the top and bottom now, at least I think that's new. It's stupid anyway.
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Well, it does the scrolling fade-in thing at both the top and bottom now, at least I think that's new. It's stupid anyway.
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That's always been there on the N1.
I think the UI of car home has taken a step backwards, it looked much nicer before.
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That's always been there on the N1.
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I must have forgotten about it since I've been using HelixLauncher so long
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New 3D launcher effect!? where??
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There is a change in the 3D Launcher... the effect is the same style but more dramatic.. it's steeper.
That's just cosmetics, but the most important thing is how much smoother it is to scroll through apps with new 3D Launcher. A++++
Don't forget the new "features" of the audio lowering and sounding like garbage when being plugged in to the car dock, the phone not being able to hear you with voice commands and the auto brightness not working...
I created this thread so not to clutter the ROM thread with verbiage of add-ons. Thank you so much Darchstar for a great ROM !!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684202 ( ROM LINK )
Now that we have a great (AOSP ) ROM for our Hero’s, we can start sharing themes, launchers and many other add-ons that work and have been tested on the Darchdroid v2 ROMS. Hopefully this thread will grow.
Being the first I would like to share that LauncherPro Beta ( can be downloaded from the market ) . This launcher is great and very fast .. almost 100% customizable and can be set to have up to 7 screens …
screen shots of launchpro beta at work..
Agreed on launcherpro.. I was using helixlauncher at first but launcherpro seems faster.
Anyone find any themes that play nice? I have tried 2 so far and got boot loops on both.
As for launchers I'm partial to ADW Launcher for Darch's rom. It's quick and very customizable which is the best part. Has the froyo taskbar look with 2 customizable main shortcuts and an app drawer for additional apps. Also gives the nifty swipe left to right for the main app drawer ala iphone, and the SenseUI style jump out screen preview.
My favorite feature by far though is the ability to hide the notification bar. Gives a really nice way to show off your wallpaper, especially since you can set it so the home button shows and hides it again so you can still check it.
http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/category/adwlauncher/
EDIT : Also a question for everyone else.. is it possible to get the rotary lock on darchdroid? When the update comes out I'm probably gonna see if the metamorph for it will do it but I doubt it :/
Anyone check out Beautiful Live Wallpaper. Runs great on Darchdroid.
My setup....
david279 said:
Anyone check out Beautiful Live Wallpaper. Runs great on Darchdroid.
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i have it to and it does work great..onlything i noticed is that wen u launch the weather its kinda laggy for a second or so but i can live with that ..
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My setup....
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were to get that battery widget?
rgildoss said:
were to get that battery widget?
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Its called batteryLife.
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They have a weather skin called none to clear out the images on the widget so you dont always have 2 suns or 2 moons...I dont know if you really care but it irritated me having the repeating image.
How would a user go about using MetaMorph and this rom?
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They have a weather skin called none to clear out the images on the widget so you dont always have 2 suns or 2 moons...I dont know if you really care but it irritated me having the repeating image.
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hmmm i tried this but still have a sun there ?
EDIT: never mind i got ..thats for the tip ..looks great !
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i have it to and it does work great..onlything i noticed is that wen u launch the weather its kinda laggy for a second or so but i can live with that ..
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Does cpu hog really hog up a lot of the battery? I'm using it and I want to know if I should uncheck that box.
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Does cpu hog really hog up a lot of the battery? I'm using it and I want to know if I should uncheck that box.
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well since the battery fix , im trying out other launchers to see what one works best ... im getting some really bad lag and i dont know if its beutifull live wall pappers or the launcherpro ...
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what launcher and skin is that please
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what launcher and skin is that please
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Thats the ADW launcher with the Beautiful Weather live wallpaper.
any idea where i can get these icons ?
http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/category/adwlauncher/
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Thats the ADW launcher with the Beautiful Weather live wallpaper.
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so i installed ADW and i like it ..runs very nice ..thank you for that ..
however ever since the battery update the Beautiful weather live wallpaper sucks ..very very laggy ...
I did see an update to it in the market today and did update ..wonder if the update is the lag?
anyhow i removed it for now ..
anyone been able to find a message and calander widget aside form the PURE products ? ( im not very found of PURE )
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anyone been able to find a message and calander widget aside form the PURE products ? ( im not very found of PURE )
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I dont know about a message widget but I'm fond of the pop up for hand cent.
Also I want a good calendar too and maybe a better alarm clock.
When I had my adp1 we had advanced launcher which gave me the ability to hide certain apps so they wouldn't show up in the drawer. I hate having font packs and the like appear in my app drawer. I also hate having redundant apps (desktop shortcut plus being in the app drawer)
Is there anything like advanced launcher out there for sense?
I remove the apk's from /system/apps. That will completely remove the app from your phone (so don't do it to apps you want to keep on your home screen) but seems to work well for sprint/htc's crapware.
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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Ill probably get flamed for this, but I'm partial to the sense launcher. I don't much care for the aftermarket launchers. In afraid though, that I'm bit going to have a choice
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...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...
nebenezer said:
...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...
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Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.
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Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.
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AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..
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AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..
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This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.
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This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.
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Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?
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Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?
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On my adp1 it was typically an add on that required you to flash it over your rom or theme.
Just wondering, but why do you like Rosie more than LaucherPro? Please don't say "widgets" because there are equivalent widgets in LauncherPro Plus that are idential to those by HTC, and there are a ton in the Market with identical functionality.
I honestly like the way sense looks.