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TouchWiz For HTC HERO!

I found these somewhere...i forgot where, but they work well on the hero. ill post them here.
i do have a question tho and hopefully the XDA community (You Guys) can help me out.
in both of the touchwiz apk's i have, the default screen is the first fine, im fine with that, but is there a touchwiz for our phones that have the default screen as the middle screen (like the epic)

what's so special about the touchwiz? What features does it have over launcher pro?

it's just for people who maybe wanted to try touchwiz, like me. Its kinda nice and I haven't noticed a lag
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Isn't there a setting for default screen? I seem to remember this,setting hidden somewhere in the touchwiz settings.
from the mobile me

I didn't see an option like that. If u see that option then let me know
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And why are the Samsung Widgets empty?
Going back to launcher pro
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chinkster said:
what's so special about the touchwiz? What features does it have over launcher pro?
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i think touchwiz looks like a ****ty iphone ripoff. OP thanks for posting but ill stick to AWD.

Samsung widgets r empty cuz we don't have any installed, and even if we could install them I doubt it'd show up. I do agree this is a rip off of iPhone, many others have said that, but I thought this would be nice to share. If u stick to adw or launcherpro, I understand (I'm using launcherpro plus, there is no lag in the latest update)
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I would not mind it if it had calendar and bookmark widgets
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Can this apk be installed over any Sprint 2.1 ROM (currently running fresh 2.4)?

for droid eris users the first touchwiz apk works just tried it on cyanogen tazz

This is kinda out of place in the Hero forum, but I installed the first one on my Samsung Intercept, and it works great!

It would be nice to see this touchwiz port get fleshed out throughout the OS; messaging and sounds and the whole nine

Moderators Please delete thread thanks!

Thread closed!

can we get a list of what works and what doesnt? or just basically everythings the same as evervolv

Nice work gonna try this out... report back soon
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Same stuff wrong don't want to mess with the integrity of his work!
Most stuff that is borked I do not use anyway! Enjoy!

REMEMBER! Set the window and transition speeds to fast! (evervolv settings icon)
You get crazy speed and i mean CRAZY SPEED!

Adw launcher ruins roms and kills babies. Dont insult users... provide go launcher, zeam or at least launcherpro instead
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zorack8000 said:
Adw launcher ruins roms and kills babies. Dont insult users... provide go launcher, zeam or at least launcherpro instead
Sent from my gingerbread evo using your mom
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i see you have not tried ADW EX !
OP the Font is fracking UGLY

swapped fonts and launcher you fargon bastages!

UPLOADING NOW! Give it a FEW!

Most people who don't like adw don't really know how to use it.

i hear ya!

Thanks, I hope recognized, the main function can be used normally

It would be nice to have a listing of what works and what doesn't work so folks don't have to refer back to another thread.

ADW EX FTW, everyone should try that

ADW Ex is a paid app on the market. Do you have permission from AnderWeb to include it in the ROM?

I would remove that paid app. thats pretty messed up bro.

selders59 said:
It would be nice to have a listing of what works and what doesn't work so folks don't have to refer back to another thread.
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I agree totally!!

well if i knew all that i would not have done it! pretty blind sometimes!
Thanks for the comfort!

Evokings... i am not able to choose the right side button on the dock or the left, is there something i need to do to be able to do this? its just grayed out...

can you be more specific please?
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Can sense be avoided with another launcher?

Im going to be switching to T-Mobile and the Sensation looks like the top phone at the moment. Unfortunately, sense slows this phone BIG TIME. Can i just bypass that with another launcher?

Yes, just install one from the market, push home and it will give you an option. that's just the launcher tho, not the whole system sense integration. But this phone was made for sense (interface not launcher, I personally use go launcher), I haven't noticed any lag.

r3dlined said:
Im going to be switching to T-Mobile and the Sensation looks like the top phone at the moment. Unfortunately, sense slows this phone BIG TIME. Can i just bypass that with another launcher?
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Yes and no. The problem most people have isn't with the interface but with how much resources it takes up. If you add another launcher you don't reduce the usage of sense. If you just want a different interface then yes you can drop another one on top. From my experience ADW is slow as dirt on this device so i wouldn't recommend that one but i've heard people have had success with launcher pro

For me launcher pro and adw are slow. The but go Launcher runs great. Very smooth.
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Its quite sad as the hardware is pretty solid. They killed the phone with the overhead of sense 3.0 though

Bxsteez said:
Yes and no. The problem most people have isn't with the interface but with how much resources it takes up. If you add another launcher you don't reduce the usage of sense. If you just want a different interface then yes you can drop another one on top. From my experience ADW is slow as dirt on this device so i wouldn't recommend that one but i've heard people have had success with launcher pro
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Yeah even though they are simply overlays and would only take up more resources, I tried both ADW and Launcher Pro (my usual) on my Sensation... both were ridiculously slow to the point of "Well screw this I'm sticking with Sense till they root this thing!"

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Yeah even though they are simply overlays and would only take up more resources, I tried both ADW and Launcher Pro (my usual) on my Sensation... both were ridiculously slow to the point of "Well screw this I'm sticking with Sense till they root this thing!"
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Im sad to hear that as this is the phone to get with T-Mobile currently. I couldn't believe how laggy it was in the store after a reset.

r3dlined said:
Im sad to hear that as this is the phone to get with T-Mobile currently. I couldn't believe how laggy it was in the store after a reset.
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Well hang on there a sec, I didn't say the phone itself was laggy... in fact quite the opposite this thing flies. It was only ADW/Launcher Pro that lagged it out. I have had NO complaints with it's snappiness at all, and I'm harsh on judging my phones! This one has given me no reason to ***** about the speed... I just prefer stock Android over Sense, which even though it has some great features, still bugs me aesthetically.
I too was worried after I played with an in-store unit and noticed it laggy, but I think that is a simple result of everyone and their mother going in there and messing with it. All I can say is don't take the in-store performance too seriously... mine has acted nothing like the store unit did.

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Well hang on there a sec, I didn't say the phone itself was laggy... in fact quite the opposite this thing flies. It was only ADW/Launcher Pro that lagged it out. I have had NO complaints with it's snappiness at all, and I'm harsh on judging my phones! This one has given me no reason to ***** about the speed... I just prefer stock Android over Sense, which even though it has some great features, still bugs me aesthetically.
I too was worried after I played with an in-store unit and noticed it laggy, but I think that is a simple result of everyone and their mother going in there and messing with it. All I can say is don't take the in-store performance too seriously... mine has acted nothing like the store unit did.
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Cool thanks for that. I am trying to get over sense being just too much(I have an X now) as I like more clean and mean. Yeah, pure google does lack a lot. If the galaxay II doesn't hit sensation it is.

I have been VERY happy with mine and I don't regret not waiting for the Hercules at all.

Sense is an entire UI integration made by HTC. It is not just a simple home app that you can replace (although you can replace the Sense launcher with something better like ADW). Unless you install an AOSP ROM like CyanogenMod when the phone is rooted you will NEVER be rid of Sense no matter how many bloatware apps you remove or HTC components you freeze. Period. End of story.
Is there anything about that you didn't understand?

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Sense is an entire UI integration made by HTC. It is not just a simple home app that you can replace (although you can replace the Sense launcher with something better like ADW). Unless you install an AOSP ROM like CyanogenMod when the phone is rooted you will NEVER be rid of Sense no matter how many bloatware apps you remove or HTC components you freeze. Period. End of story.
Is there anything about that you didn't understand?
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Got it thanks.

I really have to laugh at those who say ADW is slow on the Sensation. Maybe you all don't know how to optimize the settings gs but you couldn't be more wrong. I have been running ADW for the past month and everything in the UI is instant and much faster than Sense. I will make a video tomorrow night so there is no issue of he said, she said. Ill just be right and you'll be wrong.
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jrwingate6 said:
I really have to laugh at those who say ADW is slow on the Sensation. Maybe you all don't know how to optimize the settings gs but you couldn't be more wrong. I have been running ADW for the past month and everything in the UI is instant and much faster than Sense. I will make a video tomorrow night so there is no issue of he said, she said. Ill just be right and you'll be wrong.
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I love to see a post with a mature, dignified, helpful approach... So, what approach were YOU going for?
Listen bud... try to imagine a world where posting unnecessary (ie completely unhelpful and rude) garbage like this does NOT in fact impress anyone. I know man... I sure wish it did too. I'm super glad that ADW runs buttery smooth for you, and had you responded with a helpful "Hey ADW runs great for me, here's how I have it configured..." I would have listened and actually could have respected you. Instead, you post trash like "I laugh at those, I'm right you're wrong" etc... As such I couldn't care less what you have to say.
Mm'kay? Thanks buddy...

Would setting Go Launcher as the default launcher, then freezing HTC Sense via Titanium Backup work or would it cause me to have to factory reset?
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sorry if this is a little off topic... but when there is a bunch of sense-free roms out... can you then just find an apk of the launcher, etc and install that to rid the rest of the bloat? as i find the menu layout of sense a little better than the menu/quick buttons of things like ADW, etc

joshndroid said:
sorry if this is a little off topic... but when there is a bunch of sense-free roms out... can you then just find an apk of the launcher, etc and install that to rid the rest of the bloat? as i find the menu layout of sense a little better than the menu/quick buttons of things like ADW, etc
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I would think you if you like sense then you wouldn't get a sense free rom. Or do you want sense on something like CM7?
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BlackElvis79 said:
Would setting Go Launcher as the default launcher, then freezing HTC Sense via Titanium Backup work or would it cause me to have to factory reset?
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I use go launcher and froze sense using viperbloat and it is works. Not sure how titanium works but you can also use viperbloat to enable sense again.
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missing2 said:
I use go launcher and froze sense using viperbloat and it is works. Not sure how titanium works but you can also use viperbloat to enable sense again.
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Were there any side affects from freezing Sense? Crashes or freezes?
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BlackElvis79 said:
Were there any side affects from freezing Sense? Crashes or freezes?
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None at all.
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Do you miss the 3d app drawer?

I kind of miss it. One of the things I wish made its way from 2.3 to 4.0. Must of gotten lost some where in-between
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Shark_On_Land said:
I kind of miss it. One of the things I wish made its way from 2.3 to 4.0. Must of gotten lost some where in-between
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Yeah I do miss it but think about this. Unlike apple iOS, ICS works on both phone and tablet .they took out the 3d because it will look stupid on a tablet. That's why they adopted the honeycomb launcher
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ADW Ex
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Never used it, so no.
Follow the leader @corythug

Braneless said:
ADW Ex
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I used to run that on GB.
But I really don't want to go back to the old UI. Which is why stock (or at least stock looking) is why I'm not going to aftermarket home launchers.

Shark_On_Land said:
I used to run that on GB.
But I really don't want to go back to the old UI. Which is why stock (or at least stock looking) is why I'm not going to aftermarket home launchers.
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ADW Ex doesn't change the appearance or operation (except for the app drawer, which is what you want anyway) unless you configure it to do so.
It has been updated to provide added functionality on top of ICS and it is working brilliantly.

[10/18] Modified TouchWiz 4.5 Launcher

So.............. I can't even remember how many people have asked me to look into getting the ticker "call" screen to work when you are using different launchers... Well, I (edit: FINALLY) took a look an hour ago, and I figured it out Right now I have the modifications incorporated into this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061883, which i personally LOVE! But yeah, i Didz it
I could probably get it to work with other launchers too, but for now, i'm done... hahaha... I highly suggest checking out that launcher though... It supports samsung widgets (because it is based off of Touchwiz 4.0 launcher ) and works pretty nicely I have a weird obsession with the weather clock we have, so this launcher satisfies that, and more
Alright guys, download time
Install this to the system/app folder (after renaming it to just TW4Launcher )
Download (APK): http://www.mediafire.com/?8jzcxc1p3og69zl

Ok, add this to my WTF list! Lol If I'm running this launcher still get the call options on the large screen. Then, if I switch back to Go launcher, the calls show up in the ticker(Awesome Btw!) . I've gone back and forth multiple times and rebooted... Always the same.
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Lol, that's normal! Even with the stock touchwiz launcher the call doesn't show up in the ticker when within the launcher itself... it's when you go to another app that it pops up the reasoning, I assume, is because you are doing important things while in different apps, but when you are home, it's okay to get a more intrusive call method because you aren't doing anything the problem was that the ticker call screen wasn't coming up ever when you didn't load the stock launcher
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Lolol!! Yes everyone, I am a DA! And I thought my work around was pretty slick: set up a tasker task to run tw4 for 30sec at boot, then I have the ticker call all the time.
Anyway, love this... However it works! Lol
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Not asking you to do this, just asking if it's possible... Could this and your "ticker 4 button return to call screen" (ec09) be made into a stand alone app: ie, not tied to a launcher? I'm assuming it's gotta go with the launcher, but as I proved above, don't know much about this stuff
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Hello Trailblazer!
It was me. I am the guilty party. I was the one clamoring for this feature all along.
I had an invisible shortcut set to launch TW Launcher any time I happened to reboot my phone, and that was my way of ensuring the call screen function would be there.
Alas, the lure of ICS and JB drew me away from my Continuum to a used Fascinate on eBay, but I still have the Continuum and have made it my kids' phone as a VOIP phone / entertainment device.
Haven't visited this forum in a while...crazy to see what has changed since my last stop. Gingerbread? Your call screening fix? I might have to do some flashing!

Spear...
Are u using google voice + voip?
How is your kids device set up to call etc?
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Yes. But that's not the whole story.
I use an app called Groove IP. It integrates into Android so that you can make it the default app for outgoing call requests. But it requires a Google Voice account.
So GV is the texting app and the conduit for phone calls in and out. Had to change a setting in my Google Voice account for incoming calls to come to the phone.
Pretty strange still to get texts from my 6 year old when I'm at work.

That's how I have it set up. Just was wondering ...
Yeah my son loves to text when he gets a chance with my phone since he lost his lol.
He beat modernwarfare 2 in under 20 hours, his eigth bday weekend last week.
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roaddog665: Well, to answer your question, I incorporated the "ticker 4 button return to call screen" feature into gingerbread, so that's not a problem anymore and for making the "call screen" stand-alone... It could probably be done, yeah... However, if I was going to do that, then the even when you are on the launch itself the call screen in the ticker will show up... Basically all what the code in the launcher does is tells the ticker when to show the call screen, so when it is active, it won't show, and when it is closed, it will! I guess that's not a bid deal, but I don't really know performance wise how well that would work... That's not really on my list of things to do though, because instead I can just incorporate my patch, haha
Spearoid: Long time no see! haha... And thatsssss who it was: you! lmao... It's all coming back to me, lol...
and lol, I know right, so many good things are finally happening for the continuum

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roaddog665: Well, to answer your question, I incorporated the "ticker 4 button return to call screen" feature into gingerbread, so that's not a problem anymore and for making the "call screen" stand-alone... It could probably be done, yeah... However, if I was going to do that, then the even when you are on the launch itself the call screen in the ticker will show up... Basically all what the code in the launcher does is tells the ticker when to show the call screen, so when it is active, it won't show, and when it is closed, it will! I guess that's not a bid deal, but I don't really know performance wise how well that would work... That's not really on my list of things to do though, because instead I can just incorporate my patch, haha
Spearoid: Long time no see! haha... And thatsssss who it was: you! lmao... It's all coming back to me, lol...
and lol, I know right, so many good things are finally happening for the continuum
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Thanks for the info! The work around I've been using shows the ticker screen even on the home screen, but it doesn't work all the time. lol I asked about the standalone just because I'm trying to learn about this stuff...but it has a pretty big learning curve for someone with absolutely no programing experience. I was happy getting CRT to work by myself without breaking something!

Hey guys, is there any other launcher that you would want me to try and mod? I'm not saying I can do it/be able to, but if we can come to a consensus, I might take a look at one or two others, haha I have just been pressed for time lately with everything

I'm using GO Launcher holo launcher, I like having the scrollable dock. This mod + the four button return to call = ticker call screen heaven! Lol
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trailblazer101 said:
Hey guys, is there any other launcher that you would want me to try and mod? I'm not saying I can do it/be able to, but if we can come to a consensus, I might take a look at one or two others, haha I have just been pressed for time lately with everything
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Maybe something like holo launcher cause is an ics based launcher and ics is what we're mostly working on/waiting for.

XjokiX7 said:
Maybe something like holo launcher cause is an ics based launcher and ics is what we're mostly working on/waiting for.
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Thanks for this... Hadn't found this one. Like it a lot, think I've found my new launcher!
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roaddog665 said:
Thanks for this... Hadn't found this one. Like it a lot, think I've found my new launcher!
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One of the best in my opinion.

Hey TB, any news/progress on this?
Is there anything I can do to help?
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For some odd reason when I have your mods and use this launcher it crashes on me. Stuck with our original launcher for now.

XjokiX7 said:
For some odd reason when I have your mods and use this launcher it crashes on me. Stuck with our original launcher for now.
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With the Holo Launcher? That's odd, I'm running them both with no problem. But, I'm starting to think these phones have minds of their own, I couldn't get Ciscogee's theme to run but I think everyone else could.
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Or the TW4launcher? Now that one I did have issues some issues with.
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roaddog665 said:
With the Holo Launcher? That's odd, I'm running them both with no problem. But, I'm starting to think these phones have minds of their own, I couldn't get Ciscogee's theme to run but I think everyone else could.
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Oh no Holo Launcher worked fine on me. the touchwiz 4.5 had a few bugs.. But not a problem. Ciscogee's theme works fine with me with any launcher with no problems.

Did you guys just regularly install it, or did you put the apk in /system/app ? Just curious... Because it works great for me, ahha
and I tried doing the mods for the Holo Launcher, and porting it worked just fine... It just the fact that I had to resign the apk that was the problem, and that was something I didn't want to deal with I'll do it eventually, ahha