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[Darchdroid v2] Themes, launchers and other add-ons

I created this thread so not to clutter the ROM thread with verbiage of add-ons. Thank you so much Darchstar for a great ROM !!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684202 ( ROM LINK )
Now that we have a great (AOSP ) ROM for our Hero’s, we can start sharing themes, launchers and many other add-ons that work and have been tested on the Darchdroid v2 ROMS. Hopefully this thread will grow.
Being the first I would like to share that LauncherPro Beta ( can be downloaded from the market ) . This launcher is great and very fast .. almost 100% customizable and can be set to have up to 7 screens …

screen shots of launchpro beta at work..

Agreed on launcherpro.. I was using helixlauncher at first but launcherpro seems faster.
Anyone find any themes that play nice? I have tried 2 so far and got boot loops on both.

As for launchers I'm partial to ADW Launcher for Darch's rom. It's quick and very customizable which is the best part. Has the froyo taskbar look with 2 customizable main shortcuts and an app drawer for additional apps. Also gives the nifty swipe left to right for the main app drawer ala iphone, and the SenseUI style jump out screen preview.
My favorite feature by far though is the ability to hide the notification bar. Gives a really nice way to show off your wallpaper, especially since you can set it so the home button shows and hides it again so you can still check it.
http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/category/adwlauncher/
EDIT : Also a question for everyone else.. is it possible to get the rotary lock on darchdroid? When the update comes out I'm probably gonna see if the metamorph for it will do it but I doubt it :/

Anyone check out Beautiful Live Wallpaper. Runs great on Darchdroid.

My setup....

david279 said:
Anyone check out Beautiful Live Wallpaper. Runs great on Darchdroid.
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i have it to and it does work great..onlything i noticed is that wen u launch the weather its kinda laggy for a second or so but i can live with that ..

david279 said:
My setup....
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were to get that battery widget?

rgildoss said:
were to get that battery widget?
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Its called batteryLife.

david279 said:
My setup....
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They have a weather skin called none to clear out the images on the widget so you dont always have 2 suns or 2 moons...I dont know if you really care but it irritated me having the repeating image.

How would a user go about using MetaMorph and this rom?

gomorrah said:
They have a weather skin called none to clear out the images on the widget so you dont always have 2 suns or 2 moons...I dont know if you really care but it irritated me having the repeating image.
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hmmm i tried this but still have a sun there ?
EDIT: never mind i got ..thats for the tip ..looks great !

rgildoss said:
i have it to and it does work great..onlything i noticed is that wen u launch the weather its kinda laggy for a second or so but i can live with that ..
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Does cpu hog really hog up a lot of the battery? I'm using it and I want to know if I should uncheck that box.

CarbonKang said:
Does cpu hog really hog up a lot of the battery? I'm using it and I want to know if I should uncheck that box.
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well since the battery fix , im trying out other launchers to see what one works best ... im getting some really bad lag and i dont know if its beutifull live wall pappers or the launcherpro ...

david279 said:
My setup....
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what launcher and skin is that please

Sporkman said:
what launcher and skin is that please
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Thats the ADW launcher with the Beautiful Weather live wallpaper.

any idea where i can get these icons ?
http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/category/adwlauncher/

gomorrah said:
Thats the ADW launcher with the Beautiful Weather live wallpaper.
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so i installed ADW and i like it ..runs very nice ..thank you for that ..
however ever since the battery update the Beautiful weather live wallpaper sucks ..very very laggy ...
I did see an update to it in the market today and did update ..wonder if the update is the lag?
anyhow i removed it for now ..

anyone been able to find a message and calander widget aside form the PURE products ? ( im not very found of PURE )

rgildoss said:
anyone been able to find a message and calander widget aside form the PURE products ? ( im not very found of PURE )
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I dont know about a message widget but I'm fond of the pop up for hand cent.
Also I want a good calendar too and maybe a better alarm clock.

[Request] hide apps from drawer.

When I had my adp1 we had advanced launcher which gave me the ability to hide certain apps so they wouldn't show up in the drawer. I hate having font packs and the like appear in my app drawer. I also hate having redundant apps (desktop shortcut plus being in the app drawer)
Is there anything like advanced launcher out there for sense?

I remove the apk's from /system/apps. That will completely remove the app from your phone (so don't do it to apps you want to keep on your home screen) but seems to work well for sprint/htc's crapware.

You can hide them in LauncherPro.

TheBiles said:
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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Ill probably get flamed for this, but I'm partial to the sense launcher. I don't much care for the aftermarket launchers. In afraid though, that I'm bit going to have a choice

TheBiles said:
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...

nebenezer said:
...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...
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Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.

martijua said:
Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.
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AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..

nebenezer said:
AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..
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This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.

Dredge said:
This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.
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Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?

nebenezer said:
Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?
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On my adp1 it was typically an add on that required you to flash it over your rom or theme.

Just wondering, but why do you like Rosie more than LaucherPro? Please don't say "widgets" because there are equivalent widgets in LauncherPro Plus that are idential to those by HTC, and there are a ton in the Market with identical functionality.

I honestly like the way sense looks.

Best Homescreen replacement?

I loved to use adw in the past but recently the updates made it unusable for me... so i am looking for a replacement...
Maybe i should just stick to an old version of adw (i unfortunatly didnt backup mine before updating)
So what are you guys using?
Ps: and please dont tell me to google or "this thread already exists" coz i want new information

Yea, ADW has started crashing on ocassions, its really annoying. Dont know what alternative is good like this.

ADW ftw! Never had an issue with it.

I for one am interested in trying the LG Optimus launcher once we get Eclair. Im an organization freak so the customizable app drawer appeals to me. Also looking forward to trying Launcher Pro Plus with Eclair. Currently using ADW and have no problems.
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brunswick000 said:
I for one am interested in trying the LG Optimus launcher once we get Eclair. Im an organization freak so the customizable app drawer appeals to me.
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Have you not tried the "group" feature in ADW? Open the app drawer and press the menu button - choose group - New catalog, name it, choose apps to be in it, then when you go into the app drawer you just press the menu button and choose your new group.

I had been using Slidescreen pro since last 3 weeks and with facebook and Google reader integration working with it,i have laid Timescape and the old ADW launcher to rest in peace.
I can assure you would get a different experience once you start using it........

XperiaX10iUser said:
Have you not tried the "group" feature in ADW? Open the app drawer and press the menu button - choose group - New catalog, name it, choose apps to be in it, then when you go into the app drawer you just press the menu button and choose your new group.
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Yeah i use the group feature. I like it but the LG has all apps on one screen with groups seperated by heavy lines with titles. Im being fussy here is all ADW is by far my fav to date. Just looking to try something new.
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XperiaX10iUser said:
ADW ftw! Never had an issue with it.
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what version do use use? - even in the market adw is getting a lot of 1 - star ratings recently because its damn bugged ...
ps: if any1 got an old version feel free to upload it ... i really loved it

Thank you got asking this question so I didn't have to. ADW has been going crazy for me since I updated.
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KingCifer said:
I loved to use adw in the past but recently the updates made it unusable for me... so i am looking for a replacement...
Maybe i should just stick to an old version of adw (i unfortunatly didnt backup mine before updating)
So what are you guys using?
Ps: and please dont tell me to google or "this thread already exists" coz i want new information
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After reinstalling adw today i havent any problems.
But before that reinstalling it was crap like you said.
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KingCifer said:
what version do use use?
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1.1.4. Have you tried resetting the settings to see if that clears a few things up?

XperiaX10iUser said:
1.1.4. Have you tried resetting the settings to see if that clears a few things up?
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damn i have to write somewhere in my profile that i started to code my own stuff when i was 15 years old ...
sure i tried to reinstall, delete settings, reset, just restart, play with different settings and i even tried to talk to it (j/k)... none of the things worked ...
can you do me a favor and try to press and hold the home key to switch between recent apps and then press the home key again?
everytime i do this i have to set it as default home again - this is way more annoying then the little crashes i experience all the time and for me it makes adw totally useless now ...

KingCifer said:
can you do me a favor and try to press and hold the home key to switch between recent apps and then press the home key again?
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Hi - I just tried that on mine and it worked fine.. nice and quick too!!!

im_iceman said:
Hi - I just tried that on mine and it worked fine.. nice and quick too!!!
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Same here too.

thx guys ... and wtf i cant get it to work

try LIVEHOME which is also a home screen replacement, nearly the same as adw but has a few more features, one of them is transitions, you can flick through you home screens like pages in a book (love it). Try it out.

KingCifer said:
thx guys ... and wtf i cant get it to work
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ok after playing around a lot with settings i have to apologize to my beloved adw launcher
ok it still crashes a lot in the newer version but my main problem - that it cant remember the default home - is on the stock android homescreen too so i guess somehow my software is ****ed up *cry* ...
guess i have to reflash (god damnit this **** is more buggy then windows 95)
edit: btw livehome looks really nice ... i like that you can change the icons in the drawer

Update: after reinstall and some hours later i got crashes again and that home-button problem too.
Now i set only the adw-homescreen to "dont auto-rotate" and i have no problems now.
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Running ADW. but slidescreen pro is pretty cool too.
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I use zeam launcher. It's stable fast and not bloated with features
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TouchWiz4 for Gingerbread Tab (Deodexed only) Updated 05/13

First off thanks to everyone from the various SGS forums for this, especially to fear2142.
This is the Touchwiz4 Launcher from the SGS2 ported to work with Galaxy Tabs running a DeOdexed Gingerbread based build (or latest Overcome based on GB).
Changes I made for the Tab:
Fixed XML's to support larger screen
Adjust size for workspace/edit screens
Set Launcher workspace to 6 rows/ 6 columns (fits good)
Set appdrawer to 6x6 layout as well
Adjusted to allow 5 shortcuts on bottom bar
How to install?
This is a CWM3 package, save to sd card, use recovery to install (choose zip from sdcard etc)
You must clear your dalvik cache after install.
Reboot, clear the application data for twlauncher to ensure it displays properly.
This is currenty setup for 240 dpi, I'm working on a version for 182dpi as I type.
*UPDATE*
Alright, I've attached the 182 version. Unfortunatly I just cannot get it to accept a grid any larger than 8x8.. though I suppose that's still 64 spaces right?
Known Issues
Screen rotation is not currently working

Nice one mate!

Nice work! The screen rotation does not work for me.

Nice! Can't wait for 182 version
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Awesome, just what I was waiting for
Much appreciated!
[EDIT] Could you create a zip for restoring back though incase we have issues/bugs etc?

mssmison said:
First off thanks to everyone from the various SGS forums for this, especially to fear2142.
This is the Touchwiz4 Launcher from the SGS2 ported to work with Galaxy Tabs running a DeOdexed Gingerbread based build (or latest Overcome based on GB).
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This is great.
Thanks!!

Thanks
I was also able to get the sgs2 digital clock, and weather clock to isntall without issue. I didn't try any of the other apps though.

vikla007 said:
Nice work! The screen rotation does not work for me.
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Me neither.
How do i get more or diff app on dockbar?
How do I change it so my dockbar icons, apps and message, do not cover up two seperate apps on every page in my drawer?
I have tried both your zips and both have these same issues.
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ssserpentine said:
Me neither. How do i get more or diff app on dockbar?
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Yeah good call, I neglected to mention that screen rotation is
not working at the moment..
To change the apps on the dockbar, open the application menu and do "menu key" and "edit".

know where I can get those (digital clock weather clock etc)?

mssmison said:
Yeah good call, I neglected to metion screen rotation not working at the moment..
To change the apps on the dockbar, open the application menu and do "menu key" and "edit".
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Look at the above post I eddited it.
Also is there an easy eay to revert to original?
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ssserpentine said:
Look at the above post I eddited it.
Also is there an easy eay to revert to original?
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You're going to need to add screenshots I think, cause I have no idea what you mean. None of my apps are covered by the dockbar shortcuts.
Are you running at 240 or 182 dpi like the OP says?

mssmison said:
Thanks
I was also able to get the sgs2 digital clock, and weather clock to isntall without issue. I didn't try any of the other apps though.
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Hey can you share a link to the files for the SG2 clock and weather apps?

it's on the i9000 themes and apps forum. Quick search will take you there.

mssmison said:
it's on the i9000 themes and apps forum. Quick search will take you there.
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Oh great.. Thanks for that- going now
I thought they were somehow modded to work on the Tab
I'm going to give them a try now

What is the i9000? Is it the Nexus S?
Im not good with phone codes.
Edit- Ignore my stupidity, i found it I knew it was a Samsung but couldnt remember which one haha.
Couldnt get the digital clock to install.
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So is there any way to revert this other then doing a full nand backup?

TheATHEiST said:
So is there any way to revert this other then doing a full nand backup?
I really want to try tw4 out but not at the expense of losing tw3 and also been stuck on tw4 with no auto-rotate
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Agreed but i already flash it and waiting for my tab to boot on
its ok as long as u do backup before u flash this one

okien , after testing ,
1st as u said no rotate
2nd i can't edit anything to the dock only apps and msg appears and i can't put the phone shortcut
is good , but need alot of ur good work
third , as long as i use launcherpro or launcher EX u can still rotate
only 2things need to be done on this launcher
1 fix the rotate
2 give us the free to change on it , like settings or something
tnx btw

k0sh said:
okien , after testing ,
1st as u said no rotate
2nd i can't edit anything to the dock only apps and msg appears and i can't put the phone shortcut
is good , but need alot of ur good work
third , as long as i use launcherpro or launcher EX u can still rotate
only 2things need to be done on this launcher
1 fix the rotate
2 give us the free to change on it , like settings or something
tnx btw
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Read above posts.
Open the app drawer, press menu, press edit and move apps tobthe dock.
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[APP]MiHome Launcher 1.2 - Android 2.3 & 4.0

Hi MIUI Fans,
Some great news from Xiaomi, MiHome Launcher 1.2 has been released for all non-miui Android 2.3 & 4.0 devices. MiHome Launcher can make your Android phone easy to use and super fast!
It is a major feature of MIUI, which is one of the most popular Android ROMs in the world. Now you can get these excellent experience by installing MiHome Launcher on your phone!
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ORIGNAL THREAD LINK
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/mihome-launcher-1-2-android-2-3-4-0-released.17149/
Download Link
http://www.mediafire.com/?87atei7gkia8kbx

What's new? Still pretty bare imo. Gb version.
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Can you sort icons by name in folders yet (ICS)?
I'm using MIUI GB right now and you can do that. I don't understand why they took that feature out :|

Yes you can sort folders by app name now but is it just me or does this feel like a serious downgrade from the last version?
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for me, i can sort icons by name in folders. but got a feeling, that i'm too stupid too arange the icons on drawer by name automatically???? is there an optiuon??

BlackMaster1991 said:
for me, i can sort icons by name in folders. but got a feeling, that i'm too stupid too arange the icons on drawer by name automatically???? is there an optiuon??
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Yes when u open a folder you can click the edit icon in the top left and change the behavior to default to sort manually.
Also, I seem to have lost the ability to resize Widgets?
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i didnt ment the sort of icons in the app folders. i mean on the desktop. if theres an option to let the icons be sort automaticalla on the desktop.

Why doesn't this show up in the playstore for my honeycomb flyer? Just curious.

Unfortunately absolutely horrible compared to the previous version. Lags horribly and is basically the gingerbread launcher. I uninstalled it almost immediately.

Seems much better for me on my One X. The previous version was horrible, I like this one but its faaaar from stable compare to others on the market. They should of have 2 versions though, one optimized for GB and one for ICS, because the lag I feel and slow down might be because its optimized for both, I rather have a version optimize for ICS.

Any possibility of a landscape option?
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They really need enable users to theme the "Home screen" under Themes.

Hieber said:
They really need enable users to theme the "Home screen" under Themes.
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Ummm... what?
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If you've used MIUI GB, you can theme different things of the UI through the Themes app.
The "Home screen" I am talking about themes the dock and the folders.

Hieber said:
If you've used MIUI GB, you can theme different things of the UI through the Themes app.
The "Home screen" I am talking about themes the dock and the folders.
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Yeah I'm still confused... What do you think the themes app is doing in MiHome? Doing what ur talking about is it's sole purpose for exsistance...
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CaptainKn0tz said:
Yeah I'm still confused... What do you think the themes app is doing in MiHome? Doing what ur talking about is it's sole purpose for exsistance...
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Nope, in this launcher, it only change the icon theme but not the selection color and page indicator for example. If you use Miui GB then you know.

feed3 said:
Nope, in this launcher, it only change the icon theme but not the selection color and page indicator for example. If you use Miui GB then you know.
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yeah I know what your saying like in the ICS version from what I've seen the only way to change the page indicators from the normal square is 2 actually edit the apk -resign it etc. etc.
with GB I think they actually have the feature where you can just change that within the app.

feed3 said:
Nope, in this launcher, it only change the icon theme but not the selection color and page indicator for example. If you use Miui GB then you know.
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Now I get what ur saying
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yeah I know what your saying like in the ICS version from what I've seen the only way to change the page indicators from the normal square is 2 actually edit the apk -resign it etc. etc.
with GB I think they actually have the feature where you can just change that within the app.
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They actually didn't remove that stuff from ICS MIUI it's just that a lot if the themes haven't been updated to be compatible with MIUI4
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Anyway to get GoSMS to popup over the lockscreen that is included? When using just Milocker, the popup displays over the lockscreen. However when using the Milocker that is included with Mihome launcher, the popup is blocked. The screen lights up, just doesn't display the popup box. Thanks for the help.

Hey is there going to be a tab version
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