Anyone with serious theming ability seen this mockup?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4784649606_cc32a6a57d_o.jpg
I'd give my left nut to put this on my Nexus.
That thing is awesome. Freakin' murders germs while you sleep with a built in UV light... wtf. Looks really slick too.
Rock on
I second this. Want!
But this theme would have to be for Sense UI, based on the features described. Everything being connected and full screen widgets.
Hmmm, a heavily modified SlideScreen, maybe. Or a SweeterHome theme. Or a judiciously themed Launcher Pro dock plus that time/battery widget that displays as text.
It looks pretty, but for day-to-day use I suspect it's not very functional. Given Android and some alterations, though, I could see something classy enough to rival DarkEdge.
I just want that clock widget, with all the cities and times!
That's pretty cool I like it!
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has anyone tried the launcher livehome it is pretty cool and has a lot of features like transitions from screen to screen and you can even change icons. I don't know how stable it is since I only used it for like two seconds but i was curious if anyone else is using it?
Tried it out on my wifes hero and it just wasn't that great launcher pro worked better
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It probably isn't nearly as good as LauncherPro.
i could see myself leaving launcher pro for this if it had the animation zoom from center effect when launching an app. By that time there should be more settings choices too. Also, LP has widgets, so maybe after liveHome gets some widgets too.
Until then, my 2.99 for launcher pro plus remains a top investment under $3
Neat transitions between screens but i hate themed home screens....launcherpro you can customize without themes.
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It has potential. I'll stick to LauncherPro Plus for now, but keep it installed so I can see when it gets updated.
Hello, I've got a HTC Legend and am interested in rooting and flashing a new ROM.
I'm deciding between Modaco's custom ROM (with Sense) and Cyanogen.
I've had a look around but just wanted to see if some people know of some alternatives I haven't seen already. Cyanogen has some great features and it'd be awesome if I could find some good replacements.
I already use alternative launcher (Launcher Pro), music player (Power Amp), and widgets are no problem.
Main things I like from HTC Sense are the apps:
Dialer/Contacts - look really nice, smart dialer is great, contacts works well with linking contacts and synchronising with facebook etc. Pretty interface
Have tried DialerOne but I don't like how you can't change the colour of the buttons and doesn't deal with contacts as well as Sense
Also a bit off topic but I noticed that while DialerOne replaces the Dialer app, when I make a call through DialerOne it still uses the Sense "Phone" part to make the call. What does the Cyanogen 'Phone" part look like and what are some alternatives of this?
Clock app - with the different tabs down the bottom for Alarm, Stopwatch, world times, etc
Photos app - however I could replace with 3D Gallery on CM if it isn't too laggy.
Lockscreen - really smooth and cool effect how it slides down and has status indicators on it like battery low, flight mode, missed calls etc.
I have looked at WidgetLocker and it has some features which would be convient but it doesn't work perfectly, like it goes to Sense lockscreen for a second then to Widget Locker. Anyone know how to fix this issue? Is it not a problem on Cyanogen? And the Sense-style slide bar on Widget Locker is bad compared to real Sense one.
So yeah any advice/recommendations would be great.
The best advice would be to try out both and see which one suit you best
I use a variant of Cyanogen 6.1 and love it! A note on some of the things you mentioned:
Dialer one is complete rubbish! Lags waay to much, and looks quite ugly imo. I would suggest getting youlu address book. I was blown away by the speed off this app! and the interface is sweet... along with a handy widget! Highly recommendable.
The facebook integration has never been great on cyanogen ROMs. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. Main problem is contact pictures syncing. I think that may be due to a problem with launcher pro, but in my opinion Launcher Pro Plus is the best launcher out! Hopefully the re-write of the code (due January) will fix this. In the meantime you can get an app called syncmypix as a workaround.
The 3D gallery is slow on my GSM Hero.. works great on faster devices! QuickPic is a great alternative for slower devices
Sad story.
I've had my EVO for over 3 months now and in that 3 months I have not been able to create one layout of which I had liked and stuck with for more than a week. It's getting old but I just can't seem to decide on something that fits my taste as far as home screens, wallpaper, theme, widgets, and everything else. I couldn't even find a screen in the post your screens thread that was very appealing to me.
So here's my request: Create a layout/theme for me and post the screens and I will donate $5-10 for the first one that I am happy with. Theme, wallpaper, screen layout, widgets(weather, clock, in-car screen, calendar, astrid)
Just make something that looks cool and is functional at the same time. I am running myn's RLS 5 with stock rosie but am open to ADW or LauncherPRO launchers. I use ChompSMS.
Widgets to include:
Clock
Weather
Music
Calendar
Unread Chomp SMS
Unread GMail SMS
Screen dedicated to Car widgets
Multicon?
Other notes:
Throw a theme and font on it from this forum
IF you make this into a flashable zip for me, I will donate $15. If not, just post screen shots.
Thanks I'll be back tonight after work. I look forward to seeing in anyone bites on this. Trust me, I wouldn't be asking people to do this if I had one ounce of creativity but nothing I ever make even looks slighty cool or unique.
download sweeterhome from the market. it has a bunch of layouts bult in.
is this for real ?
if so its sad so very sad
that's the fun thing about android so many way to change things
This is probably a lame thread, but maybe others have similar issues and we can whine about them, because we're lucky and can afford to waste time worrying about our homescreen setup on our smartphones, and not where our next meal is coming from. (wow, where did that come from?)
It's not in any way a development/tech problem, it's just aesthetics: I get so frustrated trying to find a cool wallpaper that still alows me to see the apps/widgets on my homescreens cleanly! I always wind up reverting to a semi-boring wallpaper like a black grid because with busier wallpapers of things I'm actually interested in, they clash so much with my homescreen items that I can't read half my widgets! So just curious as to how you all have your homescreen set up? Do you have a busy wallpaper with minimal apps/widgets? Or do you use a bland "backdrop" wallpaper so that you can see/use the apps/widgets cleanly? This has always been a peeve of mine, because both elements (wp and widgets) seem essential to customizing your phone, and yet it's so hard to get them to play nicely together for a clean, visually pleasing display.
I'm currently using Regina Launcher and have five independent wallpapers.
I just use a "blah" one for busy work spaces and use good one for lesser crowed screens.
That's actually not a bad topic. There are tons of images I'd like to use as a wallpaper but I run into the same problem you do. I always end up settling for something not as bright, so i can see my widgets/apps clearly. Recently though, i just started editing my images to a darker tint so the white lettering stands out. This brings up the concept of integrating text color editing into the existing top launchers.
hmmm...
The one stickied thread in the themes section has a whole host of options with both minimalist and "busy" wallpapers. Some just don't work well, but there are compromises. Its more about finding the right Widgets/launcher to compliment your style.
Yeah, I know, it seems like a silly thing to complain about, you just gotta make it work however fits your tastes/needs. And you're right, the launcher is a big part of it, I've been using stock sense since getting the phone, but finally decided to try a replacement for various reasons, and I'm loving launcher pro plus, it's got many of the sense-type widgets, plus they work better lol, not to mention the dock and other things. Between that and a little finagling, I think I've found something that works.
If you use ADW then you can change the background box to whatever color and transparency you want to. I do this for some of my wallpapers so that the icons stick out.
Thanks for the tip! But honestly, I think I'm sticking with Launcher Pro Plus, I spent the $ already, and it's the only replacement I've tried that can truly top Sense, IMO.
I tend to use brighter more vibrantly colored wallpapers and i run into this issues once in a while. But i usually just place icons and widgets around the spots that make things hard to read or add a shaded box behind the widget.
And considering the amount of time we spend on our phones, it's pretty easy to remember what icon are for what apps. I stopped displaying names a long time ago. Now I even use icon sets not made for android and just use random icons for apps that in some way relate to them.
It's amazing that I have Android now almost four years, and when I read you, I feel like a complete outsider.
ll Get to the point.
Phone: HTC One X
Android 4.1.1
HTC SENSE: 4 +
Root: No, and I'm not interested
Launcher: Nova
What am I looking for: Google Play Apps
Icons
After several months of boredom and disappointment Android, I decided to infuse a new spirit into him, with Nova upgraded icons and some liken it to the fashion of iOS, but better iOS, Android as it approves. I threw new icons pack called MIRO EX and they present themselves as follows (attachment 1)
According to my untutored eye, it's really cool-looking, but I'm open to suggestions of other icons (the more so that, for example, or Wordpress Endomondo completely here does not look great). They can be round, square, I leave here you a complete freedom of choice. It is important for me is only possible to keep the original appearance of the icons of business, or to look like Spotify, Facebook with those characteristic elements likef M of Gmail but do not want to set, for example, where all the icons are silver
clock
I'm interested in a cool clock widget, modern and light. I do not want a typical HTC sheets rewinding digits, or a round of kitsch, but modern, white, light font, it can be a weather or cus, but the clock itself is most important.
widgets
Without the above clock, I'm using only two widgets. They are: Spotify and energy management. Is there a tool that allows you to rearrange the widgets in a little less wet behind the ears? As you can see I'm trying to make your Android affordable and reasonably lightweight (I do not know if I manage it, a subjective matter), and these two black widgets I would gladly have changed into something clear ...
The lockscreen
Sometimes I see screenshots of people with androids in the network and smoke with envy, these are such beautiful pictures lock! And in my standard, ugly ring and is still the standard icons. Can it replace for something affordable? If so, how is this type of application is called and that you recommend? (attachement 2)
I didn't read all of this. But you should give uccw a go, for clocks etc.
And also, widget locker. Gives you the best customisation withoit rooting.
There are also lots of nice transparent widgets, I suggest thinking of what you want the widget to do first, then try and find a nice looking one. But pure calender (music etc) are quite nice. And simple rss widget is nice too. But the best thing to do, as I said, is to search for transparent or something.
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