Hello folks... I am looking for some apps that will replace the stock apps like maps calculator gallery and all that nonsense and anything else you'd offer as a good selection of apps I also am rooted so that is not a problem.
Handy calc
Exdialer w/ notigo
Quickpic
Alarm clock plus
Milocker
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Handcent is also a good messaging replacement. I like (so far) OI file explorer, too.
I personally love gosmspro and andro file explorer
Here's another vote for Quickpic to replace Gallery, although I'm happy with Gallery. Fancy Widgets is a nice replacement for the stock widget. Still haven't found a good replacement Weather Widget, though.
jeremy1701 said:
Here's another vote for Quickpic to replace Gallery, although I'm happy with Gallery. Fancy Widgets is a nice replacement for the stock widget. Still haven't found a good replacement Weather Widget, though.
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beautiful widgets, rocks for weather
Beweather has my vote for weather widget and app.
Gosms pro for messaging
make your own clock for clock widget
GoSMS Pro for Messaging.
QuickPro for Gallery - The stock is not that bad but it could be better.
Mobo Player for Videos.
If you don't like Sense, there are a variety of lauchers (Go Launcher, ADW, LauncherPro, and etc.)
ES File Explorer - I prefer this over many others because it have a clean UI and also have quite a bit of functions.
WidgetLocker for lock screen.
Handy Calc, Cube Calc, or RealCalc for Calculator.
Thankyou I use most of these as is and really do love them
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I was told about LauncherPro and loving but the HTC widgets are not in the list while I am using LauncherPro, is there a way I can get the widgets on there?
Thanks,
Josh
Unfortunately the HTC widgets only work with the Sense UI interface and home screen. Once you use a 3rd party home program you lose the ability to add HTC Widgets. I use Helix 2 and find that the usefulness of the program outweighs the need to use HTC specific widgets.
Damn, well thanks Angry.
Does anyone know of any good alternatives to the HTC clock and mail widgets, if there are any good ones, than I will definitely stick with LauncherPro.
KingJ50 said:
Damn, well thanks Angry.
Does anyone know of any good alternatives to the HTC clock and mail widgets, if there are any good ones, than I will definitely stick with LauncherPro.
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fancy widget search it up google is your friend lol I would post it but I cant find a link but I can show you what it looks like with LAuncher PRo and the widget running
(h)ttp://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8665/hscapture.png
(As a new user here I couldnt put a link so I had to put a (h) in - wasn't going to wait for mods to say it was okay to post - trying to help out you guys asap
Looks just like the HTC version. Does it do the same thing with the weather special effects?
rfarrah said:
Looks just like the HTC version. Does it do the same thing with the weather special effects?
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it doesn't do full screen weather animations.
trombone dixie said:
it doesn't do full screen weather animations.
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Test-driving Beautiful Widgets with Launcher pro. Looking for my weather animations....
I use ADW Launcher, Beautiful Widgets, Agenda Widget, Pure Grid Calendar, Pure Messenger, Pure Music and Visual Bookmarks to replace most of the Sense widgets.
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I use ADW Launcher, Beautiful Widgets, Agenda Widget, Pure Grid Calendar, Pure Messenger, Pure Music and Visual Bookmarks to replace most of the Sense widgets.
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I've been curious to try out ADW Launcher. How does it compare to LauncherPro?
Nevermind. Just tried it out and I definitely prefer LauncherPro.
HelixLauncher 1 and 2 are also home replacement options
tried launcherpro plus
wow its awesome
jus at fast if not faster than sensui
only im lookin for a mobile data toggle widget
Switch Pro is my favorite so far.. have tried MANY others
mayurh said:
tried launcherpro plus
only im lookin for a mobile data toggle widget
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I just modified the Power Widget that's part of this MOD as per the instructions in the thread and it works perfectly and looks better than the Switch Pro widget.
My home screen seem to be somewhat empty. On the main one I have the Beautiful Home widget, and to the right I have Switch Widget Pro, and the rest are empty.
Do you guys know of any other good ones? Looking for a good RSS reader, and maybe music player as widgets?
Anything else cool/interesting too
Anyrss reader and mixzing music player....
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aiSystemWidget, Beautiful Widgets (small home), audiomanager and bTunes.
Beautiful Widgets
BlueRSS
System info
SwitchPro
Audio Manager
Pure Grid Calendar
SetCPU
Am i the only one experiencing big problems with beautiful widgets?
anytime i use it, it slows down all my homescreens like hell (i'm using adw launcher). when i delete it from screen, my phone works smoothly. i tried all settings, refresh rates, etc. nothing helped.
some advice?
I am also using Beautiful Widget with ADW. I use the small home widget and haven't experienced any slowdowns. Try updating the the latest versions of adw and beautiful widgets from the market.
I have only these working fine with Zeam Launcher.
Beautiful Widgets (small home)
Smart Shortcuts (must have)
Power Widget
Android Agenda Widget
JuicePlotter's battery estimator
Xperia FlashLight
Redialer
TedZkeletal Clock Widget
Click for QR codes
I had the pleasure of testing a SenseUI based "NXSense" ROM on my N1
Problem is, I had several widgets I really freakin' loved
-the HTC Clock
Beautiful widgets and Weather clock donate are popular recomendations as alternatives but I fail to find them succeeding at one thing: integration. Also, they all cost money which I'm not really okay with considering there should be a way to rip the apk from the SenseUI roms??
The HTC clock thing was using GPS/location to get weather, i hit the date and it opened up calander, i press the time and it brings up my alarm clock and an already inbuilt timer and stop watch. I absolutely loved this.
-Friend Stream
I've used other social network apps.. This one is just so much more simpler. Add accounts, post from widget, done. all networks update. Nothing I've used yet is this well done.
-Activesync Widget for the inbuilt mail app... man that thing was a nice setup. I'm willing to pay for alternatives as this one is work related. My MS Exchange email was so easy to read from this widget
Bingo
Well I think you hit the nail on the head - integration - in fact from my understanding the HTC widgets are very integrated into Sense. And as such there is not a way to port them... something to do with the Framework if I recall reading that somewhere correctly. However Beautiful Widgets does basically the same as the HTC clock but does cost money, and Fancy Widget is identical in look, no idea about functionality. As far as friend stream I know of no alternative, however LauncherPro Plus (also pay) has some widgets that look like it, but of course they are not the app.
However, I am pretty much permanently converted to Sense ROMs and won't be leaving NXSense anytime soon haha
Welp I guess HTC sense rom it is.
launcherpro plus has some sense widgets including on similar to friend stream. it also has facebook twitter calendar bookmarks and people sense widgets too
From my understanding - using friendstream 'n stuff without porting the HTC Sense environment wont work, so either use a sense rom like MicroMods, or live without friendstreem :/
Yup launcher pro plus has it and I love it. Plus I'm using beautiful Widgets for my clock and it does exactly what you say
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So I bought launcher Pro Plus and ended up flashing to a SENSE UI ROM
I still have a conflict. I just dumped $3 on Launcher Pro Plus, and I'm not exactly happy with its widgets. It doesn't have a FRIEND STREAM widget, it has a FACEBOOK widget :| Not really happy about that
Now when I'm using Launcher Pro Plus, which by the way is way superior as a launcher to any stock launcher, I cannot use any HTC Widgets. Instead they're locked to the HTC Launcher. Very, VERY angry with this.
Is there any way I can get the HTC sense widgets on Launcher Pro? The stock launcher sucks, it lags, its slow, I can't add rows or columns (#1 reason why I like Launcher Pro), and the list goes on.
Someone please help
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So I bought launcher Pro Plus and ended up flashing to a SENSE UI ROM
I still have a conflict. I just dumped $3 on Launcher Pro Plus, and I'm not exactly happy with its widgets. It doesn't have a FRIEND STREAM widget, it has a FACEBOOK widget :| Not really happy about that
Now when I'm using Launcher Pro Plus, which by the way is way superior as a launcher to any stock launcher, I cannot use any HTC Widgets. Instead they're locked to the HTC Launcher. Very, VERY angry with this.
Is there any way I can get the HTC sense widgets on Launcher Pro? The stock launcher sucks, it lags, its slow, I can't add rows or columns (#1 reason why I like Launcher Pro), and the list goes on.
Someone please help
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For Launcher Pro Plus, there is a Twitter Widget, a Facebook Widget, and a Friends Widget which combines the two.
There is no way to use HTC Widgets with a different launcher than the HTC Launcher. Likewise, there is no way to use the Launcher Pro Widgets with a different launcher than Launcher Pro.
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For Launcher Pro Plus, there is a Twitter Widget, a Facebook Widget, and a Friends Widget which combines the two.
There is no way to use HTC Widgets with a different launcher than the HTC Launcher. Likewise, there is no way to use the Launcher Pro Widgets with a different launcher than Launcher Pro.
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Well here's the thing, the HTC Sense Friendstream also has Google Buzz and Flickr Updates in there *pulls hair out* D:
I think I'll stick with the Sense based ROM as I absolutely love the Gallery integration with my Flickr.. but man oh man I really am upset at the lack of those widgets.
XFreeRollerX said:
So I bought launcher Pro Plus and ended up flashing to a SENSE UI ROM
I still have a conflict. I just dumped $3 on Launcher Pro Plus, and I'm not exactly happy with its widgets. It doesn't have a FRIEND STREAM widget, it has a FACEBOOK widget :| Not really happy about that
Now when I'm using Launcher Pro Plus, which by the way is way superior as a launcher to any stock launcher, I cannot use any HTC Widgets. Instead they're locked to the HTC Launcher. Very, VERY angry with this.
Is there any way I can get the HTC sense widgets on Launcher Pro? The stock launcher sucks, it lags, its slow, I can't add rows or columns (#1 reason why I like Launcher Pro), and the list goes on.
Someone please help
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launcherpro does have a friendstream like widget that has both facebook and twitter on one widget.
I am on CM7 which came with ADW and it was fast. But I need good calendar and power toggle widgets( wife, gps, sync, mobile, brightness..all in one), so I switched to GO Launchers. HOwever, GO seems to be really slow, noticeably so. ANyone else seen this? I did freeze ADW and my quadrant score is actually the same, so it must be a Go Launcher thing?
Are there good power and calendar widgets that you can recommend for ADW?
Thanks
Yes its the Go launcher,s problem its slow and freezes all the time..why dont you try ADW launcher EX..
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I use widgetsoid and pure news widget scrollable...im not sure if they are still on the market though.
APW (Android pro widgets) is very good for calendars and different feeds. Elixir is one of the best power toggles I've used. So much stuff you can do with it. And its free!
Android Agenda Widget - Calendar, Lots of features
Power control can be done via status bar but if you wanting a widget...
Power Control.
i would love to find a nice contacts widget and a messages widget for my htc inspire
tashsru said:
i would love to find a nice contacts widget and a messages widget for my htc inspire
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Apw has the best contact and message widgets, if you get the pro version make sure you install the ics theme for it, it looks superb
Is there a decent replacement for the Sense photo gallery widget?
I'd like to get the flexibility and customisation of a different launcher, but I cannot find any gallery widget as good as the Sense gallery. Actually, I cannot find ANY photo gallery widget. I would have thought this would be a no-brainer; a way of accessing all your pictures from the home screen?
If only Quickpic did a widget.
I use Slideshow (Homescreen widget). It's the only one i found that works somewhat close to the Sense widget.
QuickPic.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
Quickpic, I had it on my G2, but now find the stock hTc gallery to suit my needs just fine.
T-Mobile USA hTc One S
foxywoxy said:
QuickPic.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
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Easily the best alternative! :good:
Salu2
As great as Quick Pic is, the original OP said he was looking for an alternative that has a good widget. He even says in the OP he wishes Quick Pic had a widget so he already knows about that app.
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