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the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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You can use shootme for screen shots and some ROMs like MIUI have it built in. And for the 4 icons that don't move alternative launchers like ADW and Launcher pro etc. have that and it wont movie when you move screen and you can change it to your needs
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mshen11 said:
the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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My phone with the ROM in my sig has native screen shots by holding the Power and Home buttons simultaneously. Just like an iPhone.
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is there an easier way instead if taking screenshots
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lol. love how everyone is talking about HOW to take a screenshot.
OP:
what you are looking for is a home/launcher replacement
adw.launcher
launcher pro
helauncher
go launcher
etc etc....those are the big names right now that i can think of

Pirateghost said:
lol. love how everyone is talking about HOW to take a screenshot.
OP:
what you are looking for is a home/launcher replacement
adw.launcher
launcher pro
helauncher
go launcher
etc etc....those are the big names right now that i can think of
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Oooops!! Yeah those....and my phone still takes native screenshots nah
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mshen11 said:
the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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Miui is a rom that looks just like the iphone. it has the 4 icon dock. You can hold and drag the icons to change them up. Miui is a look alike of the ios.

Pirateghost said:
lol. love how everyone is talking about HOW to take a screenshot.
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Lol yea i noticed that too. And wondered the same thing. At least someone finally pointed it out lol.

is there something to install to just get that feature. don't want my phone to look like iphone...if I want an iphone I just buy one.I admire that one functionality
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mshen11 said:
is there something to install to just get that feature. don't want my phone to look like iphone...if I want an iphone I just buy one.I admire that one functionality
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somebody made a release of Touchwiz 4 Launcher not long ago that works on nearly every device. you might try that.
will find a link in a bit
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here you go, try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061883

mshen11 said:
the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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Look at adw ex it has a second dockbar that can be used on any screen and is configurable.

thanks for the two replies...
i found them to be buggy and/or insufficient because i lost all the htc sense features. or maybe coredroid is that good of rom to make me not want to lose what i currently have.

I flashed a mod yesterday that gave me a transparent rosie and also keeps the dock at the bottom on all the home screens. Unfortunately it isn't customizable but it is a nice little add on.

dtorrez1883 said:
I flashed a mod yesterday that gave me a transparent rosie and also keeps the dock at the bottom on all the home screens. Unfortunately it isn't customizable but it is a nice little add on.
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HAAAY! I just flashed this to my Virtuous Unity setup n me likey. It's perfect for the way I like to theme in black and white with some blue...Thanks for posting it.

No problem. Glad you like it. I just flashed it earlier myself on VU.
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how does one remove this (or any flash) if one doesnt like the result?

mshen11 said:
how does one remove this (or any flash) if one doesnt like the result?
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standard practice is to make a Nandroid backup before you flash anything..you did that...right?

mshen11 said:
how does one remove this (or any flash) if one doesnt like the result?
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Luckily I also got the stock rosie to flash back. It should undo the mod but I haven't tried it myself cause I like the transparent look.

dtorrez1883 said:
Luckily I also got the stock rosie to flash back. It should undo the mod but I haven't tried it myself cause I like the transparent look.
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It looks great with my theme.

[Q] Background Sense 3.0

I use Flikie HD Wallpapers, it's a very nice program for HD backgrounds and almost all background have the function to scroll to the left or right.
Now i know this is not possible in Sense 3.0 because the sliding never stops. So every background with that slide function don't know when to stop the picture so it just shows the middle.
Is it possible to change this, with example the Fre3vo temp-root ? Or do we need to wait at a ROM builder or Fre3dom ?
Thx!

Drekonai said:
I use Flikie HD Wallpapers, it's a very nice program for HD backgrounds and almost all background have the function to scroll to the left or right.
Now i know this is not possible in Sense 3.0 because the sliding never stops. So every background with that slide function don't know when to stop the picture so it just shows the middle.
Is it possible to change this, with example the Fre3vo temp-root ? Or do we need to wait at a ROM builder or Fre3dom ?
Thx!
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Nobody knows anything about it ?

Nope, you can't do that. Only possible with another launcher.

The Sensation has an HTC Live Wallpaper called "Streak" that has somekind of infinite movement (rotation) when going from screen to screen. I geuss someone should find a way to make something similar!

Try a different launcher. I am using GoLauncher Ex and it works quite well. I think it looks better than the Sense launcher as well.
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Will the phone become slower when you use GoLauncher, i want to use it only i think it is a bit double, the heavy Sense 3.0 and the GoLauncher. I am definitily waiting for the perm root so that our great cookers can make a stripped ROM without Sense 3.0 I think were almost there!

Drekonai said:
Will the phone become slower when you use GoLauncher, i want to use it only i think it is a bit double, the heavy Sense 3.0 and the GoLauncher. I am definitily waiting for the perm root so that our great cookers can make a stripped ROM without Sense 3.0 I think were almost there!
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Nope, the phone is more responsive when using another launcher. Try it
Swyped from my HTC Sensation

Definitely try any other launcher. You won't be disappointed at all. I personally flip around between Launcher PRO Plus, Go Launcher, and Launcher7.
For the time being at least, anything other than Sense that you use will allow your Sen4G to pep up quite a bit. But who knows what'll happen when we get a new FOTA to fix some of our standing issues.

re: wallpaper
- Just wondering why would you like the wallpaper to move like in the sense 2.1?

derkie said:
- Just wondering why would you like the wallpaper to move like in the sense 2.1?
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I personally liked it this way, it looked great while flipping through the sense interface.

adding new launcher kills Sense, just an FYI

oaussieo said:
adding new launcher kills Sense, just an FYI
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Well Sense is not available while you are using a different launcher. It's not really dead.
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Go launcher kills sense. Using it right now its above and beyond speed wise and the go widgets are fantastic.

Shaquiel Harris said:
Go launcher kills sense. Using it right now its above and beyond speed wise and the go widgets are fantastic.
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I think we misunderstood (maybe just me?) your original statement that any other launcher "kills sense" in that, at least for me, I thought you meant any other launcher would bring Sense to its knees......meaning Sense was speedier than all the other launchers.
Turns out you were saying what we were albeit from a completely different direction.
Or maybe I'm misunderstanding yet again.....it has in fact been a long day for me.

Iphone 4 theme?

Is it possible to have an iphone theme? The iphone home icons look way more zoomed than androids
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Cat_On_Droid said:
Is it possible to have an iphone theme? The iphone home icons look way more zoomed than androids
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Do you want an iPhone theme or a homescreen that looks like an iPhone?

Homescreen dint know how it was called

:facepalm: why would you want that ifail crap on there

iphone theme? i dont want anything that resembles that ICRAP on my phone!
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I'm working on a setup for that right now pm me and ill upload and share link
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I don't like keeping the same things for too long, gets reall boring. Want to see how it looks
I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?

Get go launcher ex they have **** loads of themes.. I've been using a new one every Monday
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Deoxlar said:
Get go launcher ex they have **** loads of themes.. I've been using a new one every Monday
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Meh.
App Drawer is so laggy(cool transition effects though,love the sphere)
Cannot remove icon label backgrounds
Icons are small(well compared to iOS)

Set the wallpaper as a solid black color, lower the crap out of your dpi and delete all your widgets?
Or is that not what you meant?

There is a QQLauncher in the General Android Development Forum that's trying to imitate MIUI's Launchers behavior.
MIUI is as Close as you can get to iPhone (imo).
Then there's a 'few' icon packs that try imitating iPhone's ICONs aswell.
GL Buddy

HearthC0re said:
There is a QQLauncher in the General Android Development Forum that's trying to imitate MIUI's Launchers behavior.
MIUI is as Close as you can get to iPhone (imo).
Then there's a 'few' icon packs that try imitating iPhone's ICONs aswell.
GL Buddy
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QQlauncher has an app drawer though.
There is a ported MIUI launcher but it's pretty laggy.

speedyink said:
Set the wallpaper as a solid black color, lower the crap out of your dpi and delete all your widgets?
Or is that not what you meant?
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Pretty much that is the perfect iPhone theme.
LOL
iFail theme.

My thoughts excatly,i**** Android means nothing apple : (
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Cat_On_Droid said:
Is it possible to have an iphone theme? The iphone home icons look way more zoomed than androids
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Try Launcher 7 theme.
Dont need root, and basically turns your phone into a Windows Phone.
I use it as my standard screen now, its awesome

dsswoosh said:
Try Launcher 7 theme.
Dont need root, and basically turns your phone into a Windows Phone.
I use it as my standard screen now, its awesome
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Huh?
He wants iPhone not Windows Phone.
There's a difference

iphon4
heres a tip, buy one!

Blessi360 said:
heres a tip, buy one!
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badtip.I bought the ADW launcher and it makes it look like an iphone.I also found an IPhone launcher port to Android...yeah it sucks..i wanted a modified one with widgets and drawers,but i found my answer in ADW.
Also,why dig this thread out of its grave ? @[email protected]

Espier Launcher will give you an iphone feel. Grab it before they get sued off the planet.

wow, that launcher is a pretty damn good attempt. Needs a little bit of work but would work well for someone looking for a springboard launcher

[Q] Fitting more icons on home screen

This is probably a newb question, but I wasn't able to find it through searching: Is there a way to fit more icons on the screen in Touchwiz (like maybe a 5x5 layout w/ 5 apps in the dock like the Galaxy Note)? Or would I need to use a new launcher?
I know Go Launcher has this feature, but it didn't resize the icons/widgets. So some of the icons ended up overlapping each other on the screen. I don't mind Touchwiz. Just thought I'd take advantage of the extra real estate of the screen.

Touchwiz 4.5 (modified Touchwiz) has this feature, stock does not

JFizDaWiz said:
Touchwiz 4.5 (modified Touchwiz) has this feature, stock does not
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Thanks. Looks like I have one more reason to root now =)

jedah said:
I know Go Launcher has this feature, but it didn't resize the icons/widgets. So some of the icons ended up overlapping each other on the screen.
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Not by default, but you can tell it to resize when moving the phone from portrait to landscape.
Just click on settings/preferences/screen settings/auto-fit items.
I've found I actually prefer 4x4 though. It works better with some of my larger widgets. And makes my full-page sized Calendar easier to read.

jedah said:
Thanks. Looks like I have one more reason to root now =)
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You don't have to root for it

JFizDaWiz said:
You don't have to root for it
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Are you sure?
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-international-all-things-root/370257-touchwiz-4-5-a.html

CZ Eddie said:
Not by default, but you can tell it to resize when moving the phone from portrait to landscape.
Just click on settings/preferences/screen settings/auto-fit items.
I've found I actually prefer 4x4 though. It works better with some of my larger widgets. And makes my full-page sized Calendar easier to read.
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Worked like a charm. Thank you very much for this!

Try circle launcher its pretty cool too just displays more apps.
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Numbaonei said:
Try circle launcher its pretty cool too just displays more apps.
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Wow. This is pretty awesome. I sort of dismissed it in the store before because I thought it was an actual launcher. Thanks for pointing this one out.

wallpaper ?

can somebody explain this wallpaper deal on the 1X, i find a cool one that according to specs has the correct size. save it to the phone --then i either add it as wallpaper via the Gallery or Personalize and it shows me the wallpaper, with a green square on it that i can slightly enlarge but still it only uses about a third of the entire image, on top of that.. quite a few look like crap (to put it blunt), very pixelated.. what am i missing here.
(related, yesterday i found how to have a different wallpaper on the lock screen but can;t find the setting anymore...)

Use quickpic from the market.
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uhm... not quite the explanation i was hoping for ;] will this app allow me to set larger wallpapers ? someone else say it may be a Sense "feature".

Gotta use an app like the one above to make full res wallpapers. I think dodol wallpaper from the marketplace also works.
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roeiboot said:
can somebody explain this wallpaper deal on the 1X, i find a cool one that according to specs has the correct size. save it to the phone --then i either add it as wallpaper via the Gallery or Personalize and it shows me the wallpaper, with a green square on it that i can slightly enlarge but still it only uses about a third of the entire image, on top of that.. quite a few look like crap (to put it blunt), very pixelated.. what am i missing here.
(related, yesterday i found how to have a different wallpaper on the lock screen but can;t find the setting anymore...)
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The "green square" just shows where the home screen will be. Sense has scrolling wallpaper, so you will still see the area to the left and right of the green square as you scroll left and right n sense.

ECEXCURSION said:
Gotta use an app like the one above to make full res wallpapers. I think dodol wallpaper from the marketplace also works.
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okay i would understand that if i was using odd shaped or a different totally different size.
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The "green square" just shows where the home screen will be. Sense has scrolling wallpaper, so you will still see the area to the left and right of the green square as you scroll left and right n sense.
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understood, but it also cuts of the top and bottom while i used the right resolution which then makes (if it has something on the image...) pixelated, someone said it may just be Sense who causes that. i find it odd, i download the exact size and have to cut pieces.

roeiboot said:
uhm... not quite the explanation i was hoping for ;] will this app allow me to set larger wallpapers ? someone else say it may be a Sense "feature".
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Do not ask a question without first making peace with yourself and knowing what you are looking for. If you want to fix that, use quickpic app from the market. Of not, good luck making your own gallery app

lazarat said:
Do not ask a question without first making peace with yourself and knowing what you are looking for. If you want to fix that, use quickpic app from the market. Of not, good luck making your own gallery app
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i guess i'm not understanding.. wasn't trying to come across in a wrong way. i downloaded/installed Quickpic and frankly not quite seeing how to use it. like i said i have a few which are suppose to be One X size wallpapers, do i resize them in Quickpic ?
thanks.

roeiboot said:
okay i would understand that if i was using odd shaped or a different totally different size.
understood, but it also cuts of the top and bottom while i used the right resolution which then makes (if it has something on the image...) pixelated, someone said it may just be Sense who causes that. i find it odd, i download the exact size and have to cut pieces.
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You do realise you can expand the green box and stretch it to the top and bottom of the image?

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You do realise you can expand the green box and stretch it to the top and bottom of the image?
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yes, i can resize but only so far, and the green box resizes proportional.

Guys, don't be so quick to jump on the op. Its pretty clear what he's trying to say. I know because I experienced it. I'm gonna take a guess and say ur using stock ROM? I had the same problem when I was in stock ROM, he green square only stretches so far, it does not encompass the entire image, therefore the image it sets as your wallpaper becomes stretched and therefore pixelated. I also tried to find ways around this op but I couldn't find any, well that is until I flashed another ROM. I can't quite remember I it worked when I ran cleanrom, but any aosp ROM will work like aokp and cm9/10. With these ROMs the green square stretches out to encompass the full image therefore giving you the right resolution for ur home screen. Other than that I know of no way around the problem. Flash an aosp ROM op, you will thank me for it later
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The green box isn't supposed to stretch across the whole image. The green box represent one Sense tab, ie the homescreen. The area ot the left and right of the green box is still part of the wallpaper, when you scroll left and right through the Sense tabs.
I don't see the problem here?

dalvarez0312 said:
Guys, don't be so quick to jump on the op. Its pretty clear what he's trying to say. I know because I experienced it. I'm gonna take a guess and say ur using stock ROM? I had the same problem when I was in stock ROM, he green square only stretches so far, it does not encompass the entire image, therefore the image it sets as your wallpaper becomes stretched and therefore pixelated. I also tried to find ways around this op but I couldn't find any, well that is until I flashed another ROM. I can't quite remember I it worked when I ran cleanrom, but any aosp ROM will work like aokp and cm9/10. With these ROMs the green square stretches out to encompass the full image therefore giving you the right resolution for ur home screen. Other than that I know of no way around the problem. Flash an aosp ROM op, you will thank me for it later
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Thanks, rooting not possible yet, but glad somebody understands.
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Go to the picture u want to set as wallpaper click on options then go to set as and clicl on quickpoc wallpaper. What is there not to understand? I do not see any difficulties here

Well, just like Sense it shows a square which limits the use of the entire image, is that hard to.comprehend ?
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Yeah u right nvm

roeiboot said:
Well, just like Sense it shows a square which limits the use of the entire image, is that hard to.comprehend ?
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Download picspeed wallpaper and try that out. It gives you different crop options, including non scrolling wallpaper.
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will give that a try, thanks.

roeiboot said:
(related, yesterday i found how to have a different wallpaper on the lock screen but can't find the setting anymore...)
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i was using the clock lock-screen, to be able to use a different wallpaper on the lock-screen you must choose "wallpaper" instead of the clock lock screen.. can't have both i guess (#unrooted)

Myself I find pics in range of 1280x1440, that gives nice clear picture viewable over several scrolling screens.
Of course, Ymmv.
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