I'm pretty new to the whole rooting scene. I currently have ClearDroid ROM. I definitely like it. Fast and all.
But. I've also used a few 2.3.3 Gingerbread + Sense ROM's and I also like the whole quick settings in the notification area and all the neat other stuff that 2.2 didn't offer.
My big $1,000,000 question is... Is it possible to keep ClearD's ROM but still import the 2.3.3 functions in such as the quick settings and lock screen and stuff like that. Or if there is something like that already available. Please let me know.
Thanks,
Cyanide
If that rom is sense based your best bet is to wait or contact the developer to see if he can make the 2.3.3 GB jump.
If it is not sense based or it is AOSP then those features cannot be added since they rely on the sense framework
Not quite sure if I was clear on my OP.
I was wanting to keep some 2.2 features, but add a few 2.3 features like the 2.3 lockscreen, quick settings and a few other things.
But I'll keep looking around.
I'm not familiar with doing changes in the system like that so i cannot tell if it requires the whole system or just some files replacements that will not create any conflicts.
If your looking for the lockscreen search in this forums there are few alternatives and maybe easy to do for example this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054510
Related
Hi!
I've finally gotten my Hero fully working on Sprint, so now I can finally get full usage out of this awesome phone!
I've been trying out different ROMs and so far I'm sticking between Modaco and Fresh's 1.5 ROMs. (I tried a few of the 2.1 builds and they're awesome but I need my camera to work!)
Anyhow, I'm new to Android and Widgets and Scenes and all this, and I'm wondering what my fellow Heroes are doing to get the most out of their phones.
How do you guys organize your 7 pages? Does anyone have their Scene customized perfectly for their use? I'd love to see some screenshots of what you consider to be your perfect and most efficient setups. I'm looking for ideas on the best ways to place my shortcuts and widgets, and if anyone can recommend some aftermarket widgets, I'd love to hear about it!
Link to some info about Android Apps
Just thought I'd post a link to android forums, looks like a great place to get started looking for tested and interesting apps for Android!
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/
blindtype.com
This has got to be the most useful texting keyboard I've ever seen. It's not released yet, but do you guys think it'll be included in future ROM release like CoOkie's / Energy, etc.?
I'm not sure if it's the same process of adding swype keyboard in to the system, but swype is currently in there so it's possible and it's great, but nothing compared to what it looks like BlindType can do.
Edit Below:
The problems I can see getting in the way is that it's currently being developed only for iOS4 and Android. Wondering if it's possible for all phone types like those running Sense ROMs under WinMo6.5... Plus, it may not even be free. But this keyboard is crazy good!
Bump, my what a busy forum.
Hello.
I am new to the Android community, only just getting my first.
Used to visit these boards some years ago, as an HTC Diamond winmob user.
Was previously an iOS user, enjoyed theming on that.
I'm familiar with tweaking those and psp's but Android is all new to me.
That said, I'm hoping to get some pointers on - I guess - the Android equiv. to an iOS jailbreak, applying a cooked rom I believe.
The current best one, perhaps a guide/wiki page for how to apply them.
Loving 3D quality on these.
Look fwd to trying some snes emu /got a recommended one?/ and just generally modding the look of it.
Thanks & bonjour
Hey, welcome
Well there's actually not really an equivalent to a iOS Jailbreak for Android. I view Android as an already jailbreaked version of itself.
If you're new to Android, I would suggest enjoying stock rom for a while longer. Especially when there's still not a lot of roms out for this phone yet.
What do you want to do to the phone? For example, you said jailbreaking iOS and applying themes. If that's what you're after, you don't need to put in a custom rom. A custom rom is similiar to a custom rom for your old HTC Diamond. Its pretty much a rom with some stock apps removed and some new apps added. In addition, they'll be other modifications that will benefit the rom over a stock rom. However, if you're only interested in applying a custom rom for the different theme, I would suggest against putting in a custom rom for now.
You can download launchers such as ADW Launcher EX, LauncherPro, GO Launcher, or any other launcher you have your eyes on and download themes for that.
Hmm, this phone could handle psx emulation so SNES emulation is no problem. For the snes, I believe this one has pretty good reviews.
Enjoy the phone, take some time to enjoy some of the different aspects Android has over iOS. Then when you get bored, explore some roms. Its very addicting.
Thanks DevJackey, thats very helpfull.
I'll take your advise and stick to stock rom for now.
I was thinking, besides theming, just getting some nice tweaks/mods on, but as you correctly stated, Android is already 'jailbroken' as it were, so dont really need to flash rom in order to install whatever i want. - So long on iOS i forget that not _every_ provider locks you out from adding your own stuff
Great info re: the launchers, i'll be looking into those for adding themes.
Cheers for the SNES link, perfect.
thanks again
I have been playing around with some of the custom ROM's recently and I am very impressed with the work the dev's have put in. Some really nice ROM's out there. But I have a few questions that don't fit in anywhere else (I think).
Quite a few of the ROM's are based on either AOSP with a custom launcher that closely resemble the AOSP launcher. Why are we not using the AOSP launcher? Is there something I am missing?
Or they're based on Sense, and quite frankly I have a love/hate relationship with it. Mostly it's app drawer / menu. It scrolls in pages instead of rows, has two unneeded buttons on the bottom (recently launched and something else, I can't remember now)
Here's what I would like to see as a combination of the two launchers.
The ICS drawer, but with the Sense list of toggles.
The ICS homescreen with the Sense widgets. (Gotta love that weather widget )
And the ICS app drawer, missing the somewhat redundant widget list (seriously, who wants the clutter? More to the point, do you add widgets so often that the long press, add widget from a list is too time consuming?)
I guess an amalgamation of the two, could it be done?
There also seems to be some inconsistencies with the settings menu, some ROM's have different settings and the HTC one includes settings only seen from HTC (wifi settings like the O/P power) Can these be included in AOSP/ICS builds or is this going to be Sense based only?
And on a final note, can I run Sense based apps like Camera, Music and Settings on an AOSP/ICS build? What HTC apps are likely to screw with an ICS ROM? I guess I want HTC apps on ICS, the UI inconsistencies that are apparent don't bother me that much, but it's a shame HTC seem to be deviating somewhat to the ICS interface guidelines (making the menu item lists huge and not having a 'back' icon in the top left corner on some of their apps).
Could it be that either the community need to work on improving HTC apps, making them more ICS like or is it a case of waiting to see what HTC release?
I know it sounds like I am picking fault and wanting something for nothing, but this is not the case. I just want a fast, snappy ROM that fits perfectly and we are nearly there, just some of the UI elements need work. I want us to raise the bar when it comes to UI design and fluidity, and user input like this is the only way the chef's/dev's know.
I would contribute on this but I have tried decompiling apps before and get lost/stuck with what I should do. I would be completely clueless as to how to integrate HTC widgets with AOSP launcher, but I know some of you guys know exactly what to do.
Just my input on the future of ROM cooking
Mark
Hi everyone.
I come from a Motorola Backflip, that although was a POS device, and didn't get root until ~6 months after release, I used to run CM6/CM7 on it and enjoyed using custom themes. In particular, I really enjoyed those slick, minimalistic themes. I know that there is a popular theme being developed (BlueICS or something) and I don't really dig the extravagant graphics and shading and everything, and much prefer a simple, minimalistic approach to theming. I know that once we get CyanogenMod fully ported to this device, a big number of options will open up for us, but as of right now, is anyone working on any other themes for the existing ROMs we have for this device? Such as a minimalistic theme? Sorry that I don't have any examples of what I'm looking for but I'm sure if you search for some you'll find some good ones around XDA. I'm sure some other people also prefer a similar look to their device and I was just wondering if anyone more capable than myself had considered working on such a theme.
Nova
I know its not the same, but have you tried using Nova?
I am on cleanROM 2.5 SE and I found the Sense a bit to "busy", I flashed the blueICS theme, and I liked the blue icons in notification as well as some of the other changes that were made it it, but I found using the free version of Nova was more then enough to simplify the general feel of the app drawer and desktop. This takes a little work and would be easier to just flash a theme, but its working great for me, and no theme would make it feel perfect for me?
If that makes sense?
or I could be completely off topic...
Hi, yeah, I'm currently running CleanROM DE and using Apex Launcher and I agree that the launcher does make a difference in the overall look/feel of the device but I'm talking about a full, complete themeing of the device (including stock HTC Sense apps. Here, I included some links of some kinds of themes that I'm talking about (yes, I know that some are for Eclair/Froyo/Gingerbread). I also took some screenshots of them in case you don't feel like opening the links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974429
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938394
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/6200-themehdpimdpiminimalarrows-for-cm7100811update/
Agree
+ 1
Got it, currently I have a stack of paps that allow me to get a similar appearance to the dark theme above. It would be nice if a gracious themer would create such a wonderful