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ADW.Launcher! Seems to be the best home replacement app...

I just got the ADW.Launcher and it has been the best home replacement app so far.
You have the nexus one like app drawer and shortcut dock, and you can adjust the speed the pages flick, page bounce back (like the iphone) and set the number of pages you want to have.
Fully supports all widgets, and really fast (no lag at all like open home or a home)
the best thing is i've used my x10 for 5 hours straight and its only gone down to 95% battery left.
give it a try!

Am using it. Love the Sense Preview, although it could be less choppy (but they fixed most of that in the latest version). Also like the dock bar, and applications drawer.

it great, however, before on one of main screen I had option to turn wifi, bluetooth, phone and gps on the fly by tapping on it. Now after I installed ADW, it is gone, does anybody know how to get it back or something alternative?

dennka said:
it great, however, before on one of main screen I had option to turn wifi, bluetooth, phone and gps on the fly by tapping on it. Now after I installed ADW, it is gone, does anybody know how to get it back or something alternative?
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Yeah, it should be a widget. I believe it is called quick settings.

Easily the best homescreen replacements. Tried a few Home++ for example and this one is a keeper... havent tried GDE yet....maybe in a while but for now ill stick with this

where can i get this?

From market.. Just search adw
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Mobzter said:
From market.. Just search adw
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Nope! Go here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696253
This is a customized version SPECIFICALLY for the X10

No.
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Google Car Home

Tonight Google released Car Home as an independent app in the market. It has a ton of improvements like assignable buttons and drag and drop icons. I can't get it to download with Cyanogen(Koush) nightly 09302010 but I know I can through ADB.
Let me know if you can get it to install through the market.

If u have root explorer just delete car home then install from market

I was able to get it to install from the market on Skyraider Vanilla 3.0 RC3. Works well except for the fact that you cannot assign shortcuts to the customisable buttons (e.g. direct dial shortcuts), only app and navigation shortcuts. Seems like a peculiar oversight.
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Anyone post the apk?

GMK83 said:
Anyone post the apk?
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Why? Its a free app.

tdavis42 said:
Why? Its a free app.
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I wouldn't ask you to post a paid app

I got Car Dock to install from the market after deleting the old car home apk but I cannot see an icon in my apps listing. I checked under Applications-Manage Apps and it is there. Any ideas?

EDIT: Nevermind. AppBrain allowed me to download it. To those who can't get it from the official Market, use AppBrain.

CyanogenMod CarHome Instructions
Car home contains two components, the activity (this is the app we're updating) and the launcher. The activity contains the guts of the program, but the Launcher allows it to show up in the app drawer.
If you're using CM6, you have CarHomeLauncher.apk already in system/app and just need to install the com.google.android.carhome-1.apk file. If you are not using CM6, then you may need to install both the Launcher and the carhome apk if the carhome app doesn't show up in the app drawer.
adb remount
adb shell
mv /system/app/CarHomeGoogle.apk CarHomeGoogle.apk.bak
install attached apks. Let me know if there's issues.
As an aside, both LauncherPro and ADW have the capabilities to create shortcuts for activities, bypassing the need of the Launcher, but it still will not show up in the drawer.

When I installed from the market it put com.google.android.carhome-1.apk in the /data/app folder, is this the correct location?
When I go to the app from appbrain it shows it as installed but the open button is grayed out.
Reading the app comments it looks like you can't launch it independently anymore but will launch when placed in the dock, I have yet to verify this.
Works, but has to be in the dock.

I'm running a Sense ROM (Virtuous 2.7) and I installed the Google Car Home using Appbrain. If you click on the Sense Car Panel App in your drawer, you're presented with a pop-up to choose which app you want to use: Sense Car Panel or Google Car Home. I just checked the "use as default" box and selected the Google Car Home. Now when I click the "Car Panel" icon in my app drawer the Google Car Home launches instead of the Sense Car Panel.

Where is the information that shows this is a product made by google?

If you're using ADW.Launcher, you can make a new Custom Shortcut, choosing ADW's Activity List, then selecting Car Home's main activity CarHome(.CarHome)
You can then launch it fine without any problems without needing a dock. Atleast it works for me...

tdiman said:
CyanogenMod CarHome Instructions
The key here is to leave the CarHomeLauncher.apk alone in system/app. This way it will show up in the app drawer.
adb remount
adb shell
mv /system/app/CarHomeGoogle.apk CarHomeGoogle.apk.bak
Thats in, now install Car Home from App Brain (don't know why it won't show up in the Market).
Alternatively, APK is attached, although unverified if this works.
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Thanks for posting the APP, it wasn't showing for me in AppBrain or the Market.

I hv installed Google Car Home app yesterday and cannot see it in app drawer, nor in the applications settings despite it is shown in downloads tab in the market app, but open button is inactive. How to run and use it? confused!
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iLHaNroID said:
I hv installed Google Car Home app yesterday and cannot see it in app drawer, nor in the applications settings despite it is shown in downloads tab in the market app, but open button is inactive. How to run and use it? confused!
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I updated my post with a link to a Launcher APK. Install it and it should allow car home to show up in the app drawer. It is from CM6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8404454&postcount=9

Thank you so much tdiman.. it is now working... happy
just wondering why it is not working orginally and why google retrieved it from the market
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I added the app from a link I found on droid-life. You don't need a home replacement as they state.....
I simply used BetterCut to place the "activity" of the car home on my screen. Once in I started customizing things like removing the Music Icon (since it doesn't work) and replaced it with Mixzing. I also removed the People Icon and Dialer as I can just use the Voice Search to do everything in the car so I don't need to look at the phone.
My only wishes for this: that you could add toggle widgets (such as Vlingo's Safereader) and that google would allow Bluetooth to initiate voice search instead of a call directly.

iLHaNroID said:
Thank you so much tdiman.. it is now working... happy
just wondering why it is not working orginally and why google retrieved it from the market
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You're welcome!
You can't install it in the first place because you can't update apps in system/app through the Marketplace. This is also probably why it doesn't show up in the Marketplace - Verizon doesn't sell any "google experience" phones so they disallow it on Verizon (this is just a theory).
The reason it didn't show up for you might be because whatever ROM you have installed (default HTC Incredible ROM?) doesn't have the Launcher built in.

It is working but there are some bugs, which can be the reason why Google retrieved it back from market; I get FC when trying to set a custom background from gallery and also as soon as tap on the "android settings" option in the app settings menu.
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What are the best apps to have on a rooted (no roms yet) g2x?

I rooted my g2x earlier
And I have no roms because I don't know how to install them yet
But I want yup know what are the best apps for the g2x
So far I have
Titanium back up
Android booster
Bloat freezer (which I don't think it works)
Adfree
Busybox installer (which I don't know how to use)
Astro
mobile manager
Metamorph (which I really don't know how to use or get themes for it)
So if anyone has any input in what I have so far, knows how to use then correctly or has any apps that I need or works better then what I got, please help me
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Titanium freezes apps so get rid of bloatfreeze. I like rootexplorer better than astro, addfree is also good for blocking adds in apps.
MEXICO U-17 WC CHAMPIONS!!

Root explorer is a fantastic app. I also use beautiful widgets and ring droid. As said before titanium backup is the best to freeze bloatware.
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I installed Go Launcher and all the other Go products (most are free). It really brings the phone to life. I also Have lockscreen widget which helps simulate the cool lock-screen to camera/contacts/Music Player function the Sensation has.

Reboot widget. Much more simple than holding down power + volume down.

I use Droidwall. Simple firewall for your phone. Blocks data/wifi access to applications unless you explicitly allow it.

Any other good apps? and how fo I use metamorph? where do I get thee themes for it?
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I'm going to have to second droidwall. Root call blocker is great, too.
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SetCPU- CPU profile/steps changer
Cache Mate NG- cache cleaner
Root Tools- Build.prop.editor and Boot animation changer
AniMod- changes animation effects when changing menu's etc...Usually i keep all animation off so only the top task bar does the animation of flipping.
VMHeapTool- changes Heap size easily to 40 to give apps more breathing room
Spareparts- gives easy options to turn off certain settings
LG/2x Black- turns your LED buttons on and off when you recieve certain type of notifications.
SD Speed Increase- changes default SD of 46kbs to 2048-4024kbs to allow faster read and write speeds. Mileage varies depending on SD card.
+1 for adfree
+1 droidwall
+1 Go SMS
Freeze all bloatware ...only unistall non-essential programs like Tegrazone app if you don't use it.

DSPmanager -makes speaker soooooooo much louder been doing it for months no damage. Use the e q and turn em all the way up except for the first one, play with it while song is playing
APNsbackup- ur gonna need it for some roms if u like having data connection all the time.

Root Explorer and ROM Manager are MUST!
Root Explorer is one of the very best file manager and you can even backup/restore/transfer personal data on /data/data
ROM Manager is associated with clockworkmod recovery. It is another A MUST if you want to do nandroid backup and install custom ROM.
AnReboot can reset your phone if some persistent problem happens (like no signal)

Add LBE privacy guard to the list. It's handy. Use it with droidwall.
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TatuGrim said:
I rooted my g2x earlier
And I have no roms because I don't know how to install them yet
But I want yup know what are the best apps for the g2x
So far I have
Bloat freezer (which I don't think it works)
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Titanium Backup free does not freeze apps.
Try Anttek App Manager. It does other stuff but I use it for freezing bloatware and it works perfectly.

Cm9

1) is there any app like hide it pro that works on cm9 ics!?! Hide it pro doesn't work :'(
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Until it gets updated to work with ICS, the next best thing is to put a file called .nomedia in the folders in question. It doesn't hide anything from file explorers but it does hide them from galleries and other such media apps.
Unless, of course, anyone knows of alternative apps, but I've not heard of any.

Archer said:
Until it gets updated to work with ICS, the next best thing is to put a file called .nomedia in the folders in question. It doesn't hide anything from file explorers but it does hide them from galleries and other such media apps.
Unless, of course, anyone knows of alternative apps, but I've not heard of any.
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I actually wanted an app hider. But not the basic one like go launcher / apex launcher has. The advanced one, which freezes it like hide it pro
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I believe Titanium Backup has the ability to freeze apps, you might want to try that.

I'm using apex launcher can hide but without password
HTC Desire HD
with
iCeColdSandwich
by LorD ClockaN

Apps You Can't Live Without?

Everyone post the apps you install after every new rom you flash!
Mine:
GrooveIP - Voip Through Free Google Number
Beautiful Widgets
Netflix - Reason Why I Dont Use ICS
Ram Manager Pro (Set To Hard Gaming)
Rom Toolbox - Use For Startup Manager And Also To Freeze Apps So THey Dont Reappear.
Tapatalk (Use It To Check XDA)
SMS Backup & Restore
Titanium Backup - For Obvious Reasons
Post Yours!!!

Wrong thread lol
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Here are mine ----
Facebook
Root Explorer
SetCPU
ADW EX
PlayerPro
picplz
Dropbox
Twicca
Any.DO
ChemMobile
Dolphin Browser HD
XDA Premium
Google Translate
VisualGeometryCalculator
Endomondo PRO
JEFIT PRO

Mine are:
Alarm Clock Plus
Dolphin Browser HD
Fruit Ninja
Glow Hockey 2
LG Notifications
PhoneMyPC
Root Call Blocker
Root Explorer
SMS Backup & Restore
SoundHound
UberMusic
twicca
Titanium Backup
WeatherBug Elite
RootzWiki
XDA
Anything else is expendable in my book.........

Email
gmail
calendar
Phone app
contacts
Messaging
camera
gallery

In no particular order:
ADW Ex
Titanium Backup
PowerAmp
Dolphin Browser HD
Opera Mobile
Quickpic
MX Video Player
Chandroid
SNES 9X EX
Gameboid
Skype
XDA app
Sent from my AOKP G2x

GTA 3 for when I'm bored, PowerAMP for a decent equalizer and Titanium Backup for my daily flashing of new ROMs. For anything else, stock will do for me

Google Music
Google +
G-Talk
Google Voice
Google Books
goog.... I think I'm beginning to notice a pattern here...
otherwise i got Tasker and Root Explorer to round 'em all off.

titanium to restore them all
Insight timer
g+
pandora
readitlater
root explorer
ubuntu one
xda
ultrachron
airsync
to do premium
dolphin
twitter
facebook
evernote
camera fx
docs to go
and of course doggcatcher

Titanium backup and then I don't feel like listing the 180 user apps that I have to restore every time, restoring them is frustrating enough...

Hide it Pro.
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Pulse.
Titanium Backup.
Pandra.
Last Pass.
Google Authenticator.
Gmote.
Rage Faces is definitely a must.
And Beautiful Widgets.

Titanium Backup
Set CPU
Root Explorer
QuickPic
Photobucket
Slacker Radio
Facebook
Xda Premium
Go Launcher
Go SMS
Google (Maps, Navigation, Voice, Translator, Gmail, Play Store)
Battery Monitor Widget Pro
Weatherbug
Zedge
Other than games thats all i really have installed on my phone so i guess i cant live without them lol.
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Hide it Pro.
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Haha you got a nosy Gf/Wife too huh?

The one app I can't live without is Stocks (Vaulty)...
a MUST have for anyone who has a significant other...
I got a LOT to hide....
Are there similar or better apps to hide pix and videos??? Gonna check out Hide it Pro

Titaniumbackup
Lookout
AlarmClock Extreme
JuiceDefender Ultimate
Facebook
Craigslist
eBay
Crunchyroll