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
Hi!
Is there a way to disable 3D Barrel effect when changing homescreens in Sense 3.0 ? Other launchers works much smoother and faster but there is lack of HTC widgets...
EniHS said:
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Is there a way to disable 3D Barrel effect when changing homescreens in Sense 3.0 ? Other launchers works much smoother and faster but there is lack of HTC widgets...
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I also asked for this. I believe it's not possible.
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Other launchers works much smoother and faster but there is lack of HTC widgets...
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Just go with another launcher. For each HTC widget, there's always a much better alternative/equivalent in the Market. Plus, you get the advantage of a much more configurable, smoother launcher with better transition effects, transparency, skins, etc, etc.
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Just go with another launcher. For each HTC widget, there's always a much better alternative/equivalent in the Market. Plus, you get the advantage of a much more configurable, smoother launcher with better transition effects, transparency, skins, etc, etc.
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Thanks. I would go for Launcher Pro, because its widgets are similar to HTC's (f.e. big, slightly transparent Agenda), but there is no good HTC clock widget. I found in the Market app named LP Sense Skin + Clock Widget, but this clock is not optimized for qHD
Another thing that annoys me is the HTC dock in the lockscreen and another android dock in Launcher Pro in homescreen. Is there a way to change lockscreen in Sense 3.0?
I wish there was an option to turn these animations off...
Well I guess LauncherPro is the exception in that it comes with its own widgets. Most home screen replacements are just the launcher, and you use your own widgets.
If it helps, here are some equivalents:
HTC Clock > Beautiful Widgets
HTC Weather > Beautiful Widgets
HTC Toggle Widgets > Beautiful Widgets
HTC Agenda > Android Agenda Widget
HTC Calendar View > Pure Calendar Widget
HTC FriendStream > Tweetdeck
I actually quite like still having the HTC lockscreen with its four shortcuts, and then a different set of shortcuts in ADWLauncher.EX.
As you're discovering right now, Sense 3.0 isn't very configurable at all.
I want both lol. LauncherPro Plus and Sense 3.0. LPP for the configurability and just general awesomeness, but Sense 3.0 for the app drawer and dock that LPP can't have
Can we use Sense 2.1 Launcher to disable that 3D effect?
I don't have Sensation right now. Can anyone try that with a dumb sense launcher.apk from Incredible S etc.?
I can't stand the bloody carousel effect when unlocking the device either. Just a time waste!
I seriously don't get it why htc wouldn't want let us get rid of this absurd effect!!!
For the rest, I'd rather not change for another launcher, I quite like the widgets and such. But wish htc would read us and provide a more configurable update some time later.
eadred said:
I can't stand the bloody carousel effect when unlocking the device either. Just a time waste!
I seriously don't get it why htc wouldn't want let us get rid of this absurd effect!!!
For the rest, I'd rather not change for another launcher, I quite like the widgets and such. But wish htc would read us and provide a more configurable update some time later.
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Yeah, widgets. Thats why I asked the question above. I hope someone may try.
I went for LauncherPro. It is very configurable (number of columns, rows etc), much faster and smoother than Sense and has very similar widgets to HTC's (Friends, Calendar, Bookmarks).
For HTC like weather clock I went for Beautiful Widgets and its SuperClock.
Yes you can configure which screen and widgets to use on the lock screen.
Select Personalize, Lock screen, and you can select a number of screens and change the widgets to others. There are lock screen for wallpaper, weather (I like), photos, etc. On the clock one, you can press Settings and select one of the alternative clocks.
Very cool
eadred said:
I can't stand the bloody carousel effect when unlocking the device either. Just a time waste!
I seriously don't get it why htc wouldn't want let us get rid of this absurd effect!!!
For the rest, I'd rather not change for another launcher, I quite like the widgets and such. But wish htc would read us and provide a more configurable update some time later.
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OMFG. Here, i am looking for a launcher(tell me if you know one) or ROM that replicates the effect on my desire s, and you guys want to remove it??
The carousel unlock effect is truly annoying.
On the Nexus One I had the nice CRT TV screen-off effect which is good, because its an effect/waste of time AFTER you've done working with your phone and want to lock it. This is the time for graphic flourishes.
HTC instead do a nice effect when I unlock the phone, that is when I want to use the phone immediately, but I get a little waste of time effect instead.
In summary - do the fun graphic stuff when I want to lock (done using the phone, wouldn't mind seeing something cool), as opposed to doing fun graphic stuff when i unlock (when I want to use the phone immediately and really don't want to see any superficial flourishes!).
Is there a clock widget that looks EXACTLY the same as the Sense one? Old version of Fancy Widgets was, but they changed it. So is it possible to just download the old version (apk) and install it?
weather & toggle widget.. download that
download h7c clock within the app
best htc clock out there imo
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weather & toggle widget.. download that
download h7c clock within the app
best htc clock out there imo
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+1 but the weather animations can be a bit annoying seeing as they occur whenever the phone is unlocked, to any screen, for any reason.I used to use this on my MT3G Slide and I was pretty satisfied with it, though nothing really compares to sense IMO.
dbirdflyshi said:
weather & toggle widget.. download that
download h7c clock within the app
best htc clock out there imo
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Looks awesome... Will try it, thanks.
There is NO widget I can find to replace the htc gallery widget! It's very annoying
eadred said:
I can't stand the bloody carousel effect when unlocking the device either. Just a time waste!
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Just change "show all animations" to "show some animations" in Menu->Settings->Display. That will take care of that.
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Is there a clock widget that looks EXACTLY the same as the Sense one? Old version of Fancy Widgets was, but they changed it. So is it possible to just download the old version (apk) and install it?
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I have fancy widgets pro APK and I put it on SD card and installed, but it force closes. I think it is not compatable with the QHD screen.
I have the horrifically performing HTC One X and on the recommendation of some XDAers I have grabbed Apex launcher. I quite like it, but it appears to be lacking some widgets. Power control from sense I really like, which has wifi/brightness/gps/update on it. Also the clock which shows the date and location on there although that isn't really needed. Then it has ringtone toggle which goes between sound/silent/vibrate. I really do use that quite a lot.
Anyone know of any widget packs which have a wide variety of widgets? I have tried beautiful widgets, don't much like it and doesn't have any toggles, HD widgets doesn't have many and the clocks are crap.
Currently I'm using Elixr
So I use Pandora a lot during work. I would like to have a lockscreen widget that would allow me to forward/pause so that I don't have to unlock the phone etc.
I saw an app called Widget Locker that seems to be able to add widgets. Are there any other mods or apps??
I was also thinking about rooting and wasn't sure if any Rom's would give me that functionality.
Thanks in advance!!
I'd like the same, but for spotify.
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There are a number of lockscreen apps, Widget Locker is the one I used. Just about any of them support widgets.
I've just disabled though because I don't want to install yet another app for email/SMS counts and WL requires one. The problem I find with Android is that the more you try to replace the manufacturer's UI with better stuff, the buggier it gets. I set up Tasker routines to renable Widget Locker when getting out of my car (because you don't want your lockscreen coming on when you turn off the screen in a car dock), and ever since, Google Music doesn't instantly stop playing when I pull the headphone plug. Too much going on, I figure, so I just disabled Widget Locker and so far so good.
A ROM might, depends on the ROM.
The price of all our freedom is...lack of polish and bugginess.
I use Widget Locker with another widget called Media Buttons. Media Buttons will allow you to control any/most music players. So what you got to do is, with your phone unlocked, launch Pandora and once the music starts playing lock the phone. The MB widget on your lock screen will now control Pandora. Follow the same process for other players on your phone.
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I know to this might seem pointless, but someone has to know how to manually command/launch the HTC weather animations.
I use ADW launcher and Widgetlocker lockscreen replacement, which can command the home screen weather on unlock, but with only 3 phones: Sprint Evo Design (GB); US Cellular Hero S; and Thunderbolt (GB).
The common thread between them seems to be their Kernel: 2.6.35.10. But the ICS upgrade for the Evo and Tbolt (which changes the kernel) breaks the weather animation (incredible 2 on Kernel 2.6.35.9 won't work either).
Kevin (widgetlocker app creator) said in his thread that HTC changed the way it commands the home screen weather, eliminating his ability to command it with his app. I'd like to be able to run the animation with my Inc 4g and Htc one, but can't (no I don't want to use HTC sense as my launcher).
So my questions are:
1) If you use an aftermarket launcher and lockscreen and still have animation on unlock, what phone do you have and what Kernel?
2) Do you know of any other app (besides Widgetlocker) that commands weather on unlock?
3) Does anyone know of a way to use Tasker (or some other program) to command com.htc.weather.wallpaper to run?
Yes I know beautiful widgets, HD widgets, and Fancy widgets, all have their own animation. But I'd like to use HTC's and hope someone can show me how.
Thanks.