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CM6 ADVICE,TRICKS,APPS(added market and kernels)

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Cyanogenmod 6 Tip,Tricks,Advice,Apps
(app requests also)
and MODS THREAD
I have been contemplating a few days whether or not we needed this thread. well now its gotten kinda crazy over there, and im not lazy but 200 pages to find one apk ,addon or file is not fun Im trying to keep this thread as clean as possible to avoid someone else having to start a 3rd thread here, so lets keep this topic limited to:
BATTERY LIFE TIPS
WIRELESS CONNECTION TIPS
UPGRADE PROCESSES
WORKING AND NOT
APK REQUESTS
(i will be handling most of these myself)
MOD REQUESTS
(anyone wants to help me with this feel free)
POSTING THE MOST CURRENT VERSION
CURRENT MODS/CUSTOMS
SYSTEM SETUPS
CyanogenNEws
(for those of us that dont have alot of time)
OVERCLOCKING TIPS
(specify app please)
heres what i have so far:
MODS/KERNELS
HERES SNAP KERNEL IN update.zip form for anyone who cant sign or doesnt feel like doing so...
DOWNLOAD cm6-snap
DOWNLOAD cm6stock
MIRRORS
[URL="http://www.4shared.com/file/eb6Er5Cp/cm6-snap.html"]SNAP
STOCK
HERES the market apk for those that dont have it yet. one is the apk and the second is the update.zip.
instructions:
REMOVE existing vending apk(market)
clear vending dalvic and cache
install the new vending apk
reboot
DOWNLOAD VENDING.APK
DOWNLOAD VENDING.zip(update.zip)
[/URL]​APPS
SPRINT VVM UPDATE.ZIP
SPRINT_TV.apk
SPRINT_APP_UPDATER.apk
SPRINT_VVM.apk
HTC_IME_hi-res.ZIP
(remove contents and install via root access file exp or adb)
CyanThemedSwipingKB
EVOSWITCH.apk
HANDCENT.apk
Wi-Fi TETHER 2.0.2
ADOBE FLASH 10.1.72.7
SKYPE
PURE MESSANGER
LAUNCHERPRO.6.7.3
CYAN_powerup.v2.zip
(tested on v4+)
CYAN_powerup.v1.zip
(pre v4)
Please feel free to add useful links and ill add them to op as soon as i get a chance.
Thanks everyone. i really like cm6 so i hope this helps many others
I am testing constantly so i will be able to help if anyone needs it or requests for mods/themes are also welcome.
Please help me keep this thread clean so that it proves useful and is not removed by mods for becoming another redundant mess. It has taken me a little while to do what i have already done and it that would suck
i forgot, no warez please. well get in trouble
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ADW Launcher - smoother, and more usable
Some one posted this over in Cyanogens site and on here.. (I don't take credit)
ADW Launcher - smoother, and more usable
1) Screen Preferences - Desktop scrolling speed - set to something low-ish like 150-200, default settings are just plain moronic here. Desktop overshoot should be fine at 30 or 40.
2) Drawer Settings - Horizontal Drawer definite on (this is far superior to the scrolling drawer if you have more than a few apps, and feels much smoother).
3) Drawer Settings - Zoom effect speed - 400 is a decent setting, default was way too high.
4) Drawer Settings - Columns/Rows - 4x4 is a nice setting for portrait, if you don't like a crammed screen.
5) System Preferences - Wallpaper Hack - check this. If you have issues, change wallpapers to something of a sane size.
6) System Preferences - Use Screen Cache - check this.
7) System Preferences - Scrollable Widget support - you should start with this unchecked. Only check it if you have issues with some widgets. In my experience it didn't make a huge difference in performance or smoothness.
There you go, 2 minutes invested in making ADW.Launcher faster and smoother than LauncherPro. If you use these settings and still find ADW.Launcher to be slow and chunky on a Nexus One, then there is something going on with your phone. I suggest doing a Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache, or freeing up some memory.

Post the link for sprint tele nav
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Thanks for this post. I'm wondering what a cyan powerup is
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CyanThemedSwipingKB will not install for me, redownloaded multiple times.

i may be a bit slow but what are these exactly?
SPRINT_APP_UPDATER.apk
HTC_IME_hi-res.ZIP
EVOSWITCH.apk
CYAN_powerup.v2.zip
CYAN_powerup.v1.zip
thanks

Lostx said:
Thanks for this post. I'm wondering what a cyan powerup is
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Look HEREfor details
itmustbejj said:
CyanThemedSwipingKB will not install for me, redownloaded multiple times.
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i have this problem frequently thats why i make mods and roms. i can get it but not everyone can, and even i sometimes have to wipe, and/or a bunch of other crap. its basically at your own risk but you can look and the pics HERE; it does work, and im using it currently as is anyone else using my cyan mod. i havent had time because i been busy but my intentions were to add update zip form but havent got back to it yet. when i make a rom or mod i install everything before i sign it and thats why it all works in them. it does work, its just very picky. i have many pics. it works just fine other wise i wouldnt even know what it looked like after i themed it
tyrnight said:
Some one posted this over in Cyanogens site and on here.. (I don't take credit)
ADW Launcher - smoother, and more usable
1) Screen Preferences - Desktop scrolling speed - set to something low-ish like 150-200, default settings are just plain moronic here. Desktop overshoot should be fine at 30 or 40.
2) Drawer Settings - Horizontal Drawer definite on (this is far superior to the scrolling drawer if you have more than a few apps, and feels much smoother).
3) Drawer Settings - Zoom effect speed - 400 is a decent setting, default was way too high.
4) Drawer Settings - Columns/Rows - 4x4 is a nice setting for portrait, if you don't like a crammed screen.
5) System Preferences - Wallpaper Hack - check this. If you have issues, change wallpapers to something of a sane size.
6) System Preferences - Use Screen Cache - check this.
7) System Preferences - Scrollable Widget support - you should start with this unchecked. Only check it if you have issues with some widgets. In my experience it didn't make a huge difference in performance or smoothness.
There you go, 2 minutes invested in making ADW.Launcher faster and smoother than LauncherPro. If you use these settings and still find ADW.Launcher to be slow and chunky on a Nexus One, then there is something going on with your phone. I suggest doing a Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache, or freeing up some memory.
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thanks for posting. i use adw myself. although i love the shortcut scroller for launcherpro

Anyway you could post a link with the explanantion on these hacks? Example: what is the Cyan powerup?

kthejoker20 said:
Post the link for sprint tele nav
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get it HERE

corybucher said:
Anyway you could post a link with the explanantion on these hacks? Example: what is the Cyan powerup?
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No hacks involved. just me doing a little work improving to my specifications, trying to help others reap the same benefits if they so choose. LOOK HERE for details

If you're going to post tons of files it might be useful to have a little bit of a description of what each one does next to it e.g.:
SPRINT VVM UPDATE.ZIP - this is the OEM Sprint Visual Voicemail App

Very helpful thread, Thank you.
One question I have is how to change the home screen. I prefer LauncherPro to ADW but when I try to switch Home screens with "Home Switcher" LauncherPro does not stick as the default home screen. Any help would be appreciated.

Sorry if this is the wrong thread.
I have been searching for a way to access or change my PRL using CM6?
I have installed EPST.apk from another rom, and I don't know if there are more files I must include, or if it's simply not supported yet.
So far, the only way I have been able to change my PRL is flashing an eclair rom and then flashing cyanogen nightly.
Thanks

phobos512 said:
If you're going to post tons of files it might be useful to have a little bit of a description of what each one does next to it e.g.:
SPRINT VVM UPDATE.ZIP - this is the OEM Sprint Visual Voicemail App
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i took the time to post the links and do this. i would think anyone that needs an app would know the name of it. if you think it will help you can list the descriptions and if you dont ill get them later. its a help thread and everyone is welcome to help out thanks....

Packk01 said:
Very helpful thread, Thank you.
One question I have is how to change the home screen. I prefer LauncherPro to ADW but when I try to switch Home screens with "Home Switcher" LauncherPro does not stick as the default home screen. Any help would be appreciated.
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Anyone else having this issue? mine sticks fine. try the launcherpro apk i posted i just got it from the website and its the newest. if you have the checkboxes checked for default then it should work fine.
Nuggz-HTC said:
Sorry if this is the wrong thread.
I have been searching for a way to access or change my PRL using CM6?
I have installed EPST.apk from another rom, and I don't know if there are more files I must include, or if it's simply not supported yet.
So far, the only way I have been able to change my PRL is flashing an eclair rom and then flashing cyanogen nightly.
Thanks
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i switched my prl before i went to cyan and since ive been here i flashed the radio suggested in the first dev thread and everything works for me great. personally i have never noticed a difference in prl other than one time my market apps wouldnt update right and after i accepted the new prl it worked. that was way back on hero though. I dont really trust the ota stuff, but you are cyanogen now dont even have to worry anymore with the htc or sprint bs.
also check out your cyangenmod settings in settings. manymany options. if you have any questions just let me know or post...

Upon further reading of this post and some of the links, (please excuse my stupidity) I take it these files are meant for cyanogenmod roms. If you install or flash them on other roms, it might break something.
I was curious about the two voice mail files. Both are different file sizes than the one that is in my rom, so obviously they aren't the same thing. I was tempted to try them out, but my common sense told me that these are probably meant for cyan's rom. I take it that it would be a better idea to wait until the rom is released to the masses before playing with stuff like this.
Am I understanding you correctly with these assumptions or not? With me still being kinda newbish, maybe these questions could help other people that are newbs too.
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Thanks for this.
Also, I'm in the camp that typically finds your mods a bit too loud for my taste, but as a few people said in the thread, I really dig power up. Nicely done. Not that your other stuff is bad at all, just different strokes for different folks.
I'll probably try this one out if I'm not crazy busy sometime soon.
I started an FAQ/known bugs thread, but they moved it to Q&A, which has rendered it almost useless. I'll link to this, but if the mods let this one stay maybe we should merge my content into here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=729802
It really seems like since CM is getting so much attention there should be a sticky that gets regular updates with known issues and features so people don't post the same stuff over and over quite as much. The OP on the main CM thread isn't keeping it very updated, but he did state that it should be a temp thread, he didn't offer to keep it updated.

As far as my app drawer to get it running smoother I downloaded the free adw one theme, switched theme to adw one theme then back to default theme worked perfect... Also get the transparent app drawer instead of black background with default which is pretty cool
EVO CM6 NIGHTLY using swype

herbthehammer said:
Upon further reading of this post and some of the links, (please excuse my stupidity) I take it these files are meant for cyanogenmod roms. If you install or flash them on other roms, it might break something.
I was curious about the two voice mail files. Both are different file sizes than the one that is in my rom, so obviously they aren't the same thing. I was tempted to try them out, but my common sense told me that these are probably meant for cyan's rom. I take it that it would be a better idea to wait until the rom is released to the masses before playing with stuff like this.
Am I understanding you correctly with these assumptions or not? With me still being kinda newbish, maybe these questions could help other people that are newbs too.
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hey good thinking. i dont wanna break my evo either. give me some details and ill give you some answers. the vm apks are different because one is in update.zip form(flashed thru recovery like a rom) and the other is the apk alone. as far as the apps being for cyan only; most of them can be used on any rom. this is just a cyan geared assistance thread. but let me know the ones you want to be sure and ill let you know from my own experience, since ive used most every version of every rom weve had so far what works and what wont. most should work fine. if you are new, i do not recommend messing with cyankeyboard until i put it in a zip.

is there any way to get only the kernel of this rom becouse im unable to flash the rom i got error flashing it
-and yes i try to use a newer recovery but when i apply update.zip it goes back to the old clockworkmode
or can someone give me a link of a newer update.zip or any idea

[Theme] Epic 4G for Sense Roms & CyanogenMod 6.1.1

SENSE VERSION IS OUTDATED AND DOES NOT WORK I WILL UPDATE ON OWN TIME
note it's more like galaxy s but i was under the impression they were the same style so i'll be updating it again with the actual epic4g ones
will have to do that tomorrow as Wednesday i gotta get school stuff and Thursday school starts for me so i will be cutting back on all this and focusing more on my school work but will still find some time to do things
What it Does
Themes the following
check boxes
volume indicator (Green)
taskbar (Grayish)
all taskbar icons -BT, wifi, 3g, battery, 4g
menu selections (Blueish)
themes apps
adds touchwizz launcher (thanks to rolle)
Things to work out
the location service icon has been removed but still takes up a space in the taskbar (i do not know how to remove that so any help would be nice)
some text fields have an issue
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DOWNLOADS
please read this
[SENSE VERSION ONLY] Okay so apparently if you do not flash this first and boot the system at least once the contacts will not show up and neither will the dialer (at least fully themed)
please flash this boot system then flash the theme
if you already have the theme you can flash this but will not have the full dialer
Contact Fix
For 2.2 Sense Roms
All With Media
All Without Media
Apps
Media (Ringtones/Notifications)
Theme Alone
For OTA such as fresh 3.2.0.0
OTA Theme Only
OTA Media (Ringtones/Notifications)
**flashing apps from above causes bootloop** please be pacient looking into it
*Themed Android Keyboard in attachments at bottom of post*
just install as normal apk and enable in settings
Settings > Language & Keyboard > Check off "Android Keyboard"
go to text box
hold until popup appears
choose input method
select "android Keyboard"
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CyanogenMod 6.1.1
Apps and Theme
Apps
Theme Only
After Flashing theme goto
Settings > CyanogenMod settings > User interface > Tweaks extras > Select a theme > and Choose "Epic4g"
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Credits
samsung for making the original theme
and of course all the devs who make roms for us
and me for putting together the zip for evo[/SIZE]

Screenies?
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awesome love it, like i was saying in the other topic, if you could just get the icons moreup to date to the actual epic gtalk, market, maps etc.. i would love it so much more. im just reallly ocd on the look of my phone, and i just realllly do not like the current icons even for the cm6 theme, just something about them.
and I know sense is a mess compared to stock android, but what is the chance of getting things like the dialer?
and lastly ( i know lots of q. but I LOVE the epics look) any chance of getting some of the epics sounds, like when you click on something on the epic the clicking sound instead of the evos?

screen shots would be very helpful

Ep3n3wp said:
Screenies?
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khaag27 said:
screen shots would be very helpful
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sorry forgot to upload them
but delivered
samrozzi said:
awesome love it, like i was saying in the other topic, if you could just get the icons moreup to date to the actual epic gtalk, market, maps etc.. i would love it so much more. im just reallly ocd on the look of my phone, and i just realllly do not like the current icons even for the cm6 theme, just something about them.
and I know sense is a mess compared to stock android, but what is the chance of getting things like the dialer?
and lastly ( i know lots of q. but I LOVE the epics look) any chance of getting some of the epics sounds, like when you click on something on the epic the clicking sound instead of the evos?
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and i will look into the actual epic 4g icons tomorrow along with getting some of the sound files off of it too

Puffin, you did a DAMNED good job porting this theme. Kudos

Sense download didn't work for me

khaag27 said:
Sense download didn't work for me
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if your downloading directly from the evo
4shared for some reason has a problem with the evo
now you can still download it
just change to mobile version and download (might be the other way around and have to be desktop version)
and with that last piece of help i must sleep it's 12:30 AM yawn

if only we could get the best part of the touchwiz interface, the notification panel. this looks pretty nice though, be great for a senseless rom.

Got some boot looping (sense version). I wiped before flashing too. I did download to my computer then I transfered to SD card. Maybe its just my phone....
Very nice work though! Thanks!!! Ill keep my eye on the thread.

When can we expect the cm6 version?

wsantiagow said:
Got some boot looping (sense version). I wiped before flashing too. I did download to my computer then I transfered to SD card. Maybe its just my phone....
Very nice work though! Thanks!!! Ill keep my eye on the thread.
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what rom are you using?
ekt8750 said:
When can we expect the cm6 version?
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i am actually focusing on the sense version atm but download mrcharlesiv's from his post i am basing mine off of his with few changes
changes being a little further themed
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EDIT:
also will have an update later today if not tomorrow with a few changed things
and added a themed dialer and contacts (keeps original dialer also)
added media folder so has ringtones and notifications from epic (optional)
and i'm gonna set it up to remove some apk's like htc music, htc clock, htc lockscreen and mail as they are just duplicates and not needed to have multiple of them
will keep htc gallery as it links with camera

Great work on the theme. I love this when I was on cm6 and missed it when I switched to Fresh. I have a couple of questions though. How would I make the notifications bar clear, when you pull it down? Is ther anyway to get the the battery with the number read out like the cm6 rom?
Is there a way to load this without all the AOSP apps?

yeah the galaxy s notification bar would be amazing, but seems hard, i just would prefer an updated icon pack.

samrozzi said:
yeah the galaxy s notification bar would be amazing, but seems hard, i just would prefer an updated icon pack.
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well i did put out an update just now
the app icons are not really changed from what they were (as they are the same as epic with some from the galaxy) and the galaxy s notification bar with the shortcuts is beyond my knowledge so i didn't do that
things changed
removed htc lockscreen (now vanilla lock)
removed htc clock
removed htc deskclock
removed htc Music
removed Mail (still have Email though)
removed htc contacts (People)
kept Htc Gallery as it links to camera
added epic4g themed dialer/contacts
added media as requested (from epic 4g system dump)
changed a few icons but almost all are the same
and i think thats all hope i didn't leave anything out
EDIT: looking into putting the Stock Android Browser in it +themed (i Can NOT stand the sense browser) -ACCOMPLISHED
EDIT2: apperently i can only get the contacts and dialer to show up if i flash something else first then flash this over it so i'm kinda stumped so i'm trying to get that fixed up
I HATE ISSUES LIKE THIS!
they do work but have to be installed differantly (contacts and phone)
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CM6 release is gonna push back a little as flashing it causes battery to display as just a question mark battery on nightly 9/7

i was wondering, say i apply the all theme and you have an update later, can i just flash the update over the current one? or will doing that mess it up?
also i tried flashing the theme over fresh's new 2.2 rom and no go. just keeps cycling at the fresh evo boot screen

samrozzi said:
i was wondering, say i apply the all theme and you have an update later, can i just flash the update over the current one? or will doing that mess it up?
also i tried flashing the theme over fresh's new 2.2 rom and no go. just keeps cycling at the fresh evo boot screen
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yeah good times gotta fix it for fresh 3.2 and gotta fix the contacts issue and gotta school shop and gotta do some extra work at home haha
i'll see what i can do today
(i tested and built around 3.1.0.2)

mrpuffin said:
yeah good times gotta fix it for fresh 3.2 and gotta fix the contacts issue and gotta school shop and gotta do some extra work at home haha
i'll see what i can do today
(i tested and built around 3.1.0.2)
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Mine is built off the new OTA.. Did mine flash on the older Fresh? I wonder what changed w/ the new release?

mrcharlesiv said:
Mine is built off the new OTA.. Did mine flash on the older Fresh? I wonder what changed w/ the new release?
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alright i have at least the theme and media out now for OTA but flashing apps causes boot-loop
and i have been on cyanogenmod recently so i did not follow sense Roms and was unaware that an OTA was released
i have several problems in the theme that i have separate fixes for but i am hoping to get it incorporated into the actual theme later on
and now that there is an ota i will focus on that rather then the older one but will at least fix it when i have time
and with this update on progress i'm gonna take a break for a while

Looking really nice. I was wondering, is it possible to just pull the App drawer from the Epic4G/Galaxy S to replace the one in Sense? I like the horizontal scrolling for apps, but would like to stick to Sense for everything else. What do ya think?

[THEME][Compilation] CyanogenSense7

Ok, ladies and gentlemen, today I present to you a compilation of applications which, when combined, present a near complete replication of Sense UI, but on Cyanogenmod 7!
Now, i'm aware that alot of people go to CM7 for the stock vanilla Google experience, I do as well! But every once in a while i like to play with the sense look for just a bit, and this satisfies that craving for me.
Its not perfect, but I'll be damned if it isn't close. So without further wait, here is is!
Essentially, this compilation contains 3 apks
-A themed launcher pro with the rosie re-configured so its 3 buttons like sense
-A theme application for the cm7 theme engine
-Fancy widget 1.3 i.e. the one that looks like the sense one.
Downloads
View attachment FancyWidget(Sense).apk
View attachment LauncherPro_SenseUI_1.1.apk
View attachment NTSense.apk
Instructions
1. Put the 3 apks on you phone's sdcard (preferably in a place you can find them.)
2. Using any file manager, install the three apks (note: if you already are using launcherpro, you have to uninstall it to use this one)
3. Launch the theme manager in cm7 and select NTSense.
4. Launch the newly installed sense launcherpro and configure
5. If you wish, just long press and place the fancy widget clock on your desktop.
6. Reboot for Ntsense to finish the theme completely and enjoy!
Notes
-There is no theme for the lockscreen, so you can go with stock, lense, or widgetlocker if you have it.
-The right-most rosie button is browser and that isn't changeable. I can't do anything about it.
-The launcherpro version of this specific mod is 0.8.2, the guy who made it did this one a while ago and hasn't updated it to my knowledge. If thats a problem, I'm sorry.
-The NTSense theme will theme your stock gingerbread keyboard. Idk why but thats just how it is.
-This should work with any phone running cm7 and isn't evo exclusive.
-This Launcherpro isn't unlocked, you have to unlock it with your code, the new market unlocker doesn't work i don't think.
This is just me trying to assist anyone who, like me, enjoys hopping over to sense but doesn't like nand backup all the time. If you don't like it, thats fine, just please understand why I did it.
If you enjoy this, and want to donate, do so to nhnt11, the guy who made that website, or buy fancy widget pro! I just brought them in one easy to find spot but if you wanna thank me, go ahead!
Credits go to
nhnt11 for NTSense theme for CM7
Android Does for Fancy widget
This Guy for making the themed version of Launcherpro!

reserved cuz its cool.............................

I'm not into it. But it looks like u did a fine job
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knoc said:
I'm not into it. But it looks like u did a fine job
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Thanks dude, I was just trying to fill a niche that felt was unoccupied lol.
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I like this, it looks really nice. Good job

You did a very nice job ! The work looks great! Keep it up!

Thanks guys, but again, I can't take credit for them lol I just put them together and shared but I'm glad you like it.
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[THEME] Matrix 0.5 (07-09-11)

**UPDATED** I have decided to upload the theme in its present state(so people may enjoy it while I work on it more). Simply flash the Matrix.zip in CWM, to get rid of it, reflash your rom.zip. I have tested this theme using Infused 1.50 /w Infusion 1.8 and found no usability, stability, or readability problems. As always flash at your own risk.**UPDATED**
Matrix 0.5 Theme for flashing in CWM​
In it's present state, the notification bar is partially themed, the dark, and grey popups are rethemed 100%, the system font is tweaked, the bootanimation is changed, download bar, volume bar, new emoticons, "rudolph" style window animations. It is basically 30-45% done, the hard work of hand editing the framework is where the rest of the progress will take place.
This theme is a simple UOT Kitchen file(incomplete theme), but I plan on completing this over the next 6 weeks (preparing for overseas travel right now) and making it into a total theme package that will be a cwm zip.
Theme concept: Solid black background, bright green text and icons, muted green for secondary colors, and inactive text/notifications. Some light theming will be along the lines of the matrix (bootanimation, wallpaper) This would provide battery savings by eliminating white backgrounds where possible, as well as increased contrast.
I am learning how to theme using the resources here on XDA, and can complete this project in my own time on my own, but with additional help the time could be greatly reduced.
I will not be waiting for gingerbread as I need to hone my theme making skills while waiting for it's release. My skills are still growing but I am comfortable editing the framework xml and images. Let me know if you want to help.
**Important Note**For whatever reason, you will manually have to copy bootanimation.zip into system/media for it to function. Also, your ROM must support it.
Download Matrix.zip

go for it dude, id def use your theme. i messed around with uot for a few days & was thinkn about going matrix stlye, but im sure yours will be much more impressive, as i have no theming experience watsoever. i think its pretty cool you offered this...
message from Sams inFuse running REFUSE 1.6, INFUSION 1.5

I dont see the Matrix.zip
found it. I was looking in the download links at the bottom

downloading now....

This theme looks sick. Anyone flash it yet. If so how is it
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Love it. Thank you.
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Thanks to above for the downloads, I'm glad your enjoying it. If you like the theme now, just wait until I get more elements themed. The blasted white clock might be a long time coming, but I would rather have it there than remove it to spite it's color. Please be patient for updates, right now I work full time, I own a house by myself, go to college, and presently I am getting ready for my first overseas trip ever in 2 weeks(that's not mentioning the girlfriend or the garden).
I fully respect all the hard work our devs put into the ROMs and esp the Kernel work going on right now, but I just won't put that much time in yet.
My goal is to have this theme as complete as Matted Blues, with significant progress within 6 weeks, most of it towards the end of that time frame.
If anybody who is using this theme has comments or suggestions, I will take them into consideration, as I posted above I would also love to work with a more experienced themer, if anybody likes the direction this is headed.

tried installing, got stuck at installing no update, with no action on the installation bar. i noticed on matted blues he says its for infused rom(s), is this also the case? will this not install on refuse?
message from Sams inFuse running REFUSE 1.6, INFUSION 1.5

nevermind dude, im an idiot.. nice theme!!
message from Sams inFuse running REFUSE 1.6, INFUSION 1.5

if you use this keyboard its awesome. http://www.mediafire.com/?y6fk07ntpb8yfvv

stuck
i'm stuck in the installing "update" no movement in the progress bar. been there for about 5 minutes. ideas?

byuboy87 seems to have had the same problem, and then have fixed it himself.
It appears you are coming from Infused. This should load fine by rebooting into recovery, install zip from sd card, choose zip, matrix.zip, confirm, then reboot.
Did you by chance try running update.zip instead of matrix.zip?
Please post whatever information pertinent to the problem you can, I would like to track down where people are having problems installing the theme so I can streamline the process and eliminate problems in my next version.

Just installed and liking so far. One thing did notice...in the pull down notifications when using Andchat i can not read the connection status only the errors. Think the connection status is black on black. Not a big deal but wanted to point it out. Great work by the way.
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xanatospr said:
i'm stuck in the installing "update" no movement in the progress bar. been there for about 5 minutes. ideas?
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lol id hate to insult your intelligence by telling you the obvious, so if i am wrong i apologize. i had this problem & it was bcuz i was mistakenly trying to flash bootanimation.zip...stupid... slightly confusing at first, bcuz the .zip downloads are in two diff locations. make sure you actually download matrix.zip lol
message from Sams inFuse running REFUSE 1.6, INFUSION 1.5

any chance this will be reworked to work with infused 2.0(GB)? love all the top icons in the notification bar all green. only thing i would like to change is to have the 5 green bar(strength) but not a big deal.

How to Really Mod CM7 so you have ICS/JB on Your G2X - IT'S HERE!!!

For the most part, ICS/JB is a user interface change. Pleasant looking menus with a cool blue color. There are quite a few options out there to give your G2X the look/feel of ICS/JB but I had my eye on efficiency.
The Ice10 Theme and Holo apps are easy on the battery and use little additional CPU. Of course, if you increase cache sizes and use fancy transitions YMMV. But I'm quite happy with my ICS/JB themed phone.
1. Start with the latest CM7 Nightly. I don't know if this works with other ROMs, but it should. GB7.2 is recommended.
2. DO A NANDROID BACKUP
3. Install the ICE10 Theme: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003484
. . This gives you some of the ICS/JB look/feel.
. . Put the Ice10.apk on your SD Card, click to install. Then start the Theme Chooser app, select Ice10 and click Apply.
. . If you get a theme error that you are missing assets for your screen size, just click Apply Anyway. Reboot phone.
4. Install Holo Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher
. .Holo Launcher on XDA
. .Holo Launcher is a brilliant app that gives you the ICS app drawer, screens, and menus. The screenshots don't
. .do it justice, it looks even better than that!
5. Install Holo Locker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.locker
. .Holo Locker on XDA
. .This gives you the ICS lock screen!
For the Ice10 Theme, the G2X resolution is already 240DPI so no changes are needed.
I paid for Holo Launcher Plus because the full ICS/JB experience is well worth the $1.99. It includes additional transitions and improvements. Holo Launcher is insanely customizable! The dock is scrollable and can have up to 10 icons. The Desktop and Drawer each have settings for the "scrolling cache", which is none, Low quality, Normal quality, and High quality. All this really means is the higher the quality, the more RAM it uses to make the transitions faster and smoother You can also change the desktop and app drawer grid size so you can fit a hell of a lot more apps on your screen.
For both Holo apps, I recommend going into the Settings and disabling Auto check for Updates and Auto Report. I don't like my apps checking for updates in the background, uses battery and CPU.
The Ice10 theme XDA thread contains wonderful info on final mods you can make to truly have the complete and total ICS/JB look/feel. Keep in mind that isn't a G2X thread so some of the mods, like the final Menu mods, are phone and ROM specific, so someone would have to make those additional mods specific for the G2X and specific ROM.
The below screenshots are for my CM7 Nightly ROM. Notice how Holo Launcher gives you a dramatic difference in the Settings. The Menu button is also different and the menu options are completely customizable.
Sorry for the lo-res Starship Enterprise wallpaper but it was a camera photo taken of the TV screen some days ago. Zooming in lost lots of resolution.
This is really a fantastic mod. I have all the user interface benefits of ICS/JB while having a totally operational phone with HW acceleration. I really don't need or don't care about using any other ROM at this point, although I'm waiting for Mazout's next kernel.
Thanks to EricTheLuminant for pointing me in this direction.
Remember to THANK ME if you appreciate this!

Thanks I'll probably try the theme later tonight.
Two quick questions: what does your notification center look like? And can you pull down the notification center from the lock screen?
That makes it really easy to check my texts if its in my shirt pocket.
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Ravinxx said:
Thanks I'll probably try the theme later tonight.
Two quick questions: what does your notification center look like? And can you pull down the notification center from the lock screen?
That makes it really easy to check my texts if its in my shirt pocket.
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Yes, you can pull down the notification bar from the lock screen. I just tested it on my phone, I didn't even know ICS could do that!
With the above mods notification bar looks like a cross between ICS and GB. It can be modded to look exactly like ICS/JB.

I see you are enterprising on the theme and guide I mentioned earlier! This is good, but you are missing some vital elements that can make CM7 even more ICS/JB like.
Using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363239, you'll find many more options. If you are experienced enough or willing to read instructions carefully, you can also use the ACpatcher software to custom mod several apps and the framework to increase the experience. It's very technical, and I don't have the willpower to walk through each and every step.
However, I have made some patches already based on the 2013-03-01 cm7 nightly. I'll see if I can upload them for you guys to give it a whirl. They add ics style notifications, transitions, and phone. See the screenshots attached.

EricTheLuminant said:
I see you are enterprising on the theme and guide I mentioned earlier! This is good, but you are missing some vital elements that can make CM7 even more ICS/JB like.
Using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363239, you'll find many more options.
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I took a quick look. My focus is on stability and performance, and some of the mod apps mentioned in that thread have huge RAM usage, crash often, and/or have more negative than positive reviews, including the status bar apps.
The Holo Locker lock screen is much better than the GB lock screen. It's easier to use. The only thing I miss is being able to change from ring to vibrate to silent from the lock screen.
Holo Launcher makes the entire experience much more pleasant. It only uses 38MB of RAM.
The Ice10 theme from what I can see uses minimal RAM.

Oh of course. I'm not talking about the RAM using apps, nor do I use any of them...I'm talking about themeing and replacing the framework and phone app to better suit ICS/JB style. That status bar image is completely stock, as is the phone.
These don't affect battery, merely the look.
Download the patches I have made from my dropbox and put them on your sd card.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d8g2bdll7i2jn3a/jv85IfKLeG
These patches were made based on the 2013-03-01 CM7.2 Nightly, and I do not know if they will work for older versions or other roms. They are made specifically to work with the Ice10 theme. It is important that these are flashed in the correct order.
1. In CM recovery, make a nandroid backup (although you can also flash the undo.zip files in case of failure. They will restore the original unmodified apps, and you should only need to flash the update-cwm-All-in-1 ICS v11-undo.zip)
2. Select mounts and storage
3. Select mount /system
4. First Flash update-cwm-All-in-1 ICS v11-patch.zip
5. Second Flash update-cwm-JBPhone-pach.zip
6. Last Flash update-Full.ICS.Fonts-with.Clock.Font.zip
7. Wipe cache and dalvik
8. Fix permissions
9. Reboot (will take a few more minutes than usual to rebuild the cache)
Afterwards, you should notice a few things. Your status bar, notifications, font, phone, etc. will be themed more properly to ICS/JB. Good luck!

thanks
Thank to both of you. Till now i have been using ics theme on ADW launcher. Many key components were not themed to ics. Hope to get it sorted now.
Thanks again.

itzmydamnlyf said:
Thank to both of you. Till now i have been using ics theme on ADW launcher. Many key components were not themed to ics. Hope to get it sorted now.
Thanks again.
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Install Holo Launcher and you'll think your phone came from heaven.
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Eric, you are going to have to tell us EXACTLY what your patches include. I don't install anything blind.

That would help wouldn't it?
Inside update-cwm-All-in-1 ICS v11-patch.zip:
You'll find theme modifications to the system apps bluetooth.apk, deskclock.apk, downloadprovider.apk, music.apk, phone.apk, systemUI.apk. These will further theme the system apps to the color and style of ICS/JB.
framework-res.apk is also modified to add ICS/JB transition animations, as well as ICS/JB themed notifications and status bar.
If you look at the images I posted earlier, you'll notice that the status bar notifications have that little square on the left, in the manner of ICS.
Inside update-cwm-JBPhone-patch.zip,
you'll find another phone.apk, framework-res.apk. This must be flashed after the first patch, as it will overwrite the the previous ones. This will give your phone app a more ICS/JB style look as well. See screenshots from earlier.
The last patch, update-Full.ICS.Fonts-with.Clock.Font.zip, merely adds the ICS roboto font across your device.
The undo-patches simply return the themed apps back to the original CM7 stock ones. Is it imperative that the theme patches are flashed correctly in the instructions mentioned previously if you wish to use them.

Will the patches work with Hellfire rom?

Wow. Very very cool, Eric.
What if I only want the settings mod?
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Ah. Forgot to mention that is a different mod.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596034
Try this.
Also, I don't know if these patches work with Hellfire. You could give it a go and let us know!

As you say sire.
Will flash them today and let you know.

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Ah. Forgot to mention that is a different mod.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596034
Try this.
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Got it! IT WORKS!
However, the headings ("Wireless and Networks", "Interface", etc) aren't the nice cool blue color. How do I get that?
BTW, if anyone is having problems copying settings.apk into system/root using ES file Explorer, after you click "Mount File System (mount /system as writable)", you need to close ES, then restart.

It has to do with the parameters set by the Ice10 theme. This is probably out of our control, unless someone edits the theme file itself to change the codes and such. Way out of my ability, anyways.

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EricTheLuminant said:
It has to do with the parameters set by the Ice10 theme. This is probably out of our control, unless someone edits the theme file itself to change the codes and such. Way out of my ability, anyways.
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will i be able to play shadowgun deadzone on cm7... and does it just change the theme or is it in bedded

It's just a theme change. You shouldn't lose anything. Why, is there some tweak needed to play that game?

ya .. it only can work on droid 3.0 and up .. cannot get it to install on gb 2.3-7 im sure they have a modified version for gb but u cannot play multiplayer on it
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Sorry, this is purely for cm 2.3.7

@moe said:
ya .. it only can work on droid 3.0 and up .. cannot get it to install on gb 2.3-7 im sure they have a modified version for gb but u cannot play multiplayer on it
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????
WHAT can only work on droid 3.0?
Cannot get WHAT to install on GB 2.3.7?
Cannot play multiplayer on WHAT?
You might want to take a class in written communications.