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Some pics...stock but applied hacks :)

I picked up my Gtab last Monday, applied clockworkmod, made a backup and was about to start the rooting process when the latest TnT update came out. I got that installed then had to reflash clockworkmod and then rooted the Gtab. Installed the Flash.apk, got Market, Gmail going and then started playing with it.
I'm really liking this Tab as is.....though I would love to see the TapNCrap totally removed.....I might even try compiling from AOSP a source built ROM like I did for my Droid (SnkBitten ROM).
With Root, Market hack and the latest "test" Nvidia Tegra performance updates....I grabbed a few pics with ddms from the Android SDK. This is my tab running stock TnT (latest version) with LauncherPro as the home replacement and the Market hacks. I figured this may help some who aren't interested in completely changing out from the stock ROM to something else.
Home Screen
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GMail running
Market
Quadrant (with performance patch)
And as a test I pulled the Wallpaper app from my ROM and put it to /system/app then installed it and it worked great...giving me all the wallpapers I have in my SnkBitten rom (SNKWallpapers...totally kanged from CyanogenMod with replaced images).

nice! sorry for the newbie question but how did you skin Launcher Pro like that?
Oh, I've also gotten pretty much everything to work on the gTab with exception of screenshots and a few other apps such as keyboard. This thing rox!

3pod said:
nice! sorry for the newbie question but how did you skin Launcher Pro like that?
Oh, I've also gotten pretty much everything to work on the gTab with exception of screenshots and a few other apps such as keyboard. This thing rox!
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That's a launcherpro "custom" dock image. I found it on www.launcherpro.com in their theme section (there are TONS of choices people have posted). I liked the blue glow look so downloaded it to my phone and then selected it in launcherpro preferences "appearance settings" then "dock background" and choose custom, it will pop up a chooser and let you select the file from the gallery.
The icon spacing was set to 8x8 so it allows for 8 icons across and 8 down, it allowed most of the icons text to still be displayed.
For screenshots, the only thing I've found to work is ddms (part of the android sdk "tools"). It runs on your computer and pulls the screens from your tab over the USB connection.

Nice work. I'm no fan of the TNT UI, either. The only thing I like about it is that it's got the panels on the homescreen. I'd like to find a way to keep them, but make them customizable (backgrounds, colors, icons, size, etc).

Latest Tegra "test" performance updates?
Do you have noticeable results and where did you find them?
Thanks!

Reginhild said:
Latest Tegra "test" performance updates?
Do you have noticeable results and where did you find them?
Thanks!
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I went from 1800's to 2300/2400 in Quadrant and web pages seem to load much quicker.
Located right here in the Viewsonic G-Tablet section at XDA..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854682

"Simplicity" Mockup Browser

I havn't found a browser that I like 100%. I like Dolphin but I want something a little more clean/simple. Thats why, yesterday, I thought of making my own in photoshop (for now).
Let me know what you think.
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So, that would be the main page. The three dots next to the Google logo would be a drop down menu for switching search engines and including others like Wikipedia, Wolfram-Alpha, Yahoo, ect. The icons at the bottom are from left to right: Home, Tabs (like when you do a home screen view on Sense/Launcher Pro/ADW/Go Launcher), Back/Front (Can be used on websites or tabs), Bookmarsk, Options.
The whole thing would also go into full screen mode and the top and bottom navigation bars would be brought up using the menu button (optional).
Again, very simple. At the bottom you have your main operations. Sort by (most viewed, alphabetical, ect.), Edit bookmark names/urls, and batch delete.
This is options menu. Options are seperated into three categories, Display, User and Misc.
I just realized that I forgot the enable/disable toggles (duh).
Anyway, this is pretty much my dream browser more or less. Im still working on some other things in photoshop.
Let me know what you guys think.
By the way, I got most of the icons from here...
http://yankoa.deviantart.com/art/Windows-Phone-7-Icons-166077852
I guess I would have to make my own if I actually developed this.

It's nice but i hate apps that doesn't use the native style of Android...why does everyone think that he needs to create an own UI?

Looks clean. I'd give it a try.
Unintentionally sent from my Nexus One using xda premium.

I'd definitely use it
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It's nice but i hate apps that doesn't use the native style of Android...why does everyone think that he needs to create an own UI?
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Not sure what you mean by that. If I used the native style of Android wouldn't it be just like the stock browser? Therefore, it would be pointless in me making one?
Im by no means a professional UI designer so im probably misunderstanding what you are saying.
I do agree with you about apps that Android doesn't already have stock though.

Hmmm.. It has WP7 icon style

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Hmmm.. It has WP7 icon style
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Lol, yah. Im in love with how the Metro UI looks. Pretty much why im so excited about ICS.

My Wife's using my Cappy and wants apps

Folks,
My wife is a devout Iphone user who broke her phone (dropped it, glass shattered) and so she's using my old Cappy for the time being, as I recently upgraded to the Note.
She is wise enough to understand that the Android user experience can be much broader than that of IOS, so she wants to know what apps and widgets might be good for her to download (free is best, but pay is ok).
She loves her music and is attached at the hip to Itunes so I've heard that DoubleTwist is the answer there, and here are other apps I suggested to her (keeping in mind the Cappy is rooted and running CM 7.1:
-TIBU
-Zedge
-Lookout
-Taptu
-TuneIn Radio
-Weatherbug
-Kayak (travel app)
-Convertpad
-Android Pro Widgets
-AdFree
-App Cache
-Evernote
-Spool
-ShopKick
Please add to this based on your preferences and I'll pass along to her.
Many thanks to all.
-Ryan

I would add Rom manager to make backups/restores simple on CM7 and also Update to the latest kangs, Weather and toggle widget for a time/date/weather widget or use Go Launcher, Go weather, go Widgets, themes for go widget in the market, go keyboard to match a theme. Google music beta to store all her music in the cloud and be able to get it anywhere anytime. Netflix and/or HBO go for watching shows it movies.
Sent from My KickAss CM7 Captivate

ROM manager, really? Why? All that can be done in cwm, no need for a seperate app...and how much do you think she'll be flashing to need backups?
Op i would suggest a nice launcher with a bunch of animations and whatnot... Give her the ole razzle dazzle lol
And hit up the uot kitchen and cook her up a theme she'll like, that way it's got a personal "just for her" appeal going on.

Thanks guys.
I was planning on throwing GoLauncher on there for her on top of CM 7.1, etc.
Just trying to make it an overall good media experience for her too, since all these Iphone devotees are so music-happy. This is why I'm also looking for a good way to either port all of her Itunes library to Android or find a player/app (I'm told DoubleTwist??) that will allow her access to her Itunes library with little or no fuss.
Thanks for the suggestions, and please keep them coming if other pop into your heads.
-Ryan

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I have been using go launcher on my personal crappy since day 1. I suggest getting the android 4.0 theme from the market. (ics) Also get app planet (go to applanet.net on the phones browser, it has most popular apps free to download. I am using the sense clock as it can a wide range of specs. (battery, weather, internal phone temp) YouTube, angry birds, also show her some live wallpapers, I am using the galaxy one from the market right now get swype also. will add more in a bit ^„^.
edit: added Ss of my phones home.
Sent from my I897

[hero s][ROM]Heroic Hero S V 0.9.2

NX9_Heroic_Hero_S
I am not responsible for any damage to your phone. Flash at your own risk.
Get this phone it's own forum on here.​
Hi everyone, this is my first release for developing on any phone.
I know it's nothing special, as it's just a stock rom that I've debloated and tweaked just a bit, but like I said, it's my first attempt at ever doing anything like this.
I would also like to first off thank all the very helpful, and patient people on here, and at the sdx developers forums. All I've learned in this short time (which isn't much really) would have taken so much longer if I had to play around with no guidance.
Working:
Everything as far as I can tell. I've been using all the updates on this as daily drivers on my phone, and have not come into any sort of bugs with it. Again though, that is likely because I didn't really change anything system wise.
What's not working:
Nothing that I've noticed.
No Wimax if you load onto sprint evo design.
What's different:
ICS Roboto font used.
Removed the US Cellular default WP and replaced with the Sense 4.0 default WP.
Added in Green overscroll.
100% battery icons.
New screen transition animations.
Removed all the bloat apps.
Moved some of the apps that could be considered bloat that were kept off the system so they
can be uninstalled. (Amazon app store, etc..)
Added some other useful apps like google voice, etc..
(Added google voice because US cellular doesn't have a VVM app like sprint, but I found setting up VM to forward to google voice works even better for that.)
Updated some of the apps to the newest versions.
Newest version of Google play store.
Rooted, and busybox installed of course.
I'm sure there are a few other minor things I've one, but I can't remember off hand.
I was unable to completely figure out the widget placement and shortcut placement so I decided to go ahead and put this out without messing with it too much. I could move existing ones around just fine, but couldn't get new ones to show up.
Changelog:
V0.9.2
Removed a few widgets that the corresponding apps had already been removed.
Changed the battery icon.
Added in new custom skin.
Screenshot:
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Downloads:
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Nice glad to see something at least
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You might want to check out the forum at sdx developers. There is actually some decent things happening on this phone, they just won't give us a forum here for some reason.

I'm up on the ICS and just can't post to SDX from taptalk. There is something simple that we are missing maybe the ICS kernel Idk.
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Questions Coming to Google from Microsoft

Greetings,
Long time contributer to XDA here for Windows development. Since the windows phone is essentially dead I had to move over to Google. I picked up the Pixel 2 from VZW and I have a pile of questions about this phone. Hoping you can answer me as may friends with Droids, Galaxys, and Essential phones tell me this is the Google phone so their version of Android is different.
1. Can you customize the screensaver with something better? Just the clock and icons sucks. It plain sucks. My wifes Droid has circles you hold down to view at a glance. It's there other apps that make the screensaver show weather and calendar info etc. My windows phone had that and it was awesome.
2. I was able to respond to texts outside the pin or device lock. If I wanted to do anything else with message I had to unlock it. Is there a way to do this on the Pixel 2?
3. Going through the Play Store shows the same home screen apps over and over that just customize the background and make the same overall look of the Android OS. Are there home screen apps that tear that down and make it look completely different that are customizable? I used to live the Manilla UI of the late 2000s. Does anyone do that? Android has the ability not sure why noone though of bringing it back. It was clean a d smooth and highly functional.
Thanks in advance for helping me out. Currently running a home screen app toake it look like the windows phone but it VASTLY lacks the ability to show information, make it look clean, and all around is not as good as the metro style live tiles are. Also repsonding to messages and having to unlock all the time is so infuriating.
Phone info attached. Thanks!
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Since you bought the VZW version instead of buying from the Google Store, root might be hard to acquire if that's something that you want. Some of the apps that I'm recommending give you more flexibility and control if you have root access.
1) Take a look at "Widget Locker."
I'm not sure how well it works on the pixel 2. I just use the stock lock screen. Though I used it on my HTC M8 for a long time and it worked very well.
2) You could probably just turn off your lock screen, or find an app that lets you bypass it. Though your disabling part of the security of your phone if you choose to go that way.
3) Check out Nova Launcher, and Zooper Widget. There's also YouTube videos of a reviewer that goes over custom phone setups. When I get to my computer I will try to find them and post the link to their page.
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3) try Nova launcher (prime) and/or Klwp. Klwp let's you do practically anything you can or can't imagine, including windows-phone-like setups.
There are also some launchers like smart launcher, using a different approach then the standard launchers, although I don't use smart launcher some people really seem to like it

Try Microsoft launcher app. It will make your Android system have some windows phone behavior. But still not windows phone and I don't like it.