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[REQ] We need these themes...

These are just sick. I would kill (or donate ) to see these ported over for CM6, Sky Raider, and Stock (8/1 froyo).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478570
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482582
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474656

That Rusty Metal theme kicks ass. I'd love to port them, alas I don't know how!

i would love to try these but i dont have lots of experience ive only done light porting

Well, I sent PMs to the creators of the themes, but it will be tough for them to do since they don't have the phone.

yea im good at replacing png files but when it comes to when files dont add up and different xml files im clueless

rusty metal eoll be a difficult port because the g1 is mdpi
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That Rusty Metal one is the perfect one for us scrapbookers. I would love to get that one.

yea, these are not a cinch to port since they are for mdpi, as pointed out
its definitely possible though, i may look at it this weekend, but its going to be time-consuming and a royal pain in the arse

I'd just be happy for more themes don't care what they are..was visiting the evo and desire forums..good stuff they got going over there man would those be easier to port rather than g1 themes?

sylent101 said:
I'd just be happy for more themes don't care what they are..was visiting the evo and desire forums..good stuff they got going over there man would those be easier to port rather than g1 themes?
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yes, just post a link to the ones you want and ill try to port them
fyi im running cm6 nightly, so thats the only rom i can test on (i will not disrespect my phone and put another sense rom on it ever, sorry)

invisiblek said:
yes, just post a link to the ones you want and ill try to port them
fyi im running cm6 nightly, so thats the only rom i can test on (i will not disrespect my phone and put another sense rom on it ever, sorry)
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i could probably port them too. im running cm6 test8 (pure vanilla version, made by me). just post links and either me or invisiblek could do something with it.
try to stick with hdpi themes, like ones from the evo/nexus....they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy easier to port.porting themes from an mdpi device (like the hero, eris, g1, mytouch, mtslide,etc) is bigger pain in the ass than you can imagine
-jd

You will never guess what I found in the marketplace! Just for the heck of it I typed in rusty metal and got 2 things. Says they need Open Home to work. Is that a G1 thing or can we download it and use it on our Incredible's?

cooksalot said:
You will never guess what I found in the marketplace! Just for the heck of it I typed in rusty metal and got 2 things. Says they need Open Home to work. Is that a G1 thing or can we download it and use it on our Incredible's?
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yes
10 chars
-jd

OK. I did some digging.
I found "More Vintage Less War" ported to the Nexus One here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631428
That was it, though. I checked the Evo, Desire, and Nexus One forums, and that was the only one of the three I found. I'd still donate to get all three, but one is a good start.

Asterdroid said:
These are just sick. I would kill (or donate ) to see these ported over for CM6, Sky Raider, and Stock (8/1 froyo).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474656
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I will port what needs to be added so you get the full look on Froyo.
Edit: Done trying it out now. Needs a little work but, I like it...
This has only been tested on Sky Raider 2.2, should work on other froyo roms. Backup then use at your own risk.
1. For the Rusty Metal theme you can use Open Home Full plus the Rusty Metal theme thats on market w/ my Rusty_Metal_Incredible_froyo.zip.
or
2. My Rusty_Metal_Incredible_froyo.zip with Better Cut and Launcher Pro.
I'm uploading it now, we should start another thread for it though. Right?
http://www.mediafire.com/file/d8sv7b4l4f5m5rx/Rusty_Metal_Incredible_froyo.zip
Note: Unzip then use these icons or whichever icons you like.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4e3dfe8ap4fj35s/RustyMetalicons.zip
Enjoy then say thanks to mannyb here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474656

touchpro247 said:
For Rusty Metal you can use Open Home Full. I will port what needs to be added so you get the full look on Froyo.
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That won't change the framework though, will it? Also I much prefer launcherpro
Thanks by the way
Edit: Just to clarify, I am less concerned about icons/launcher dock, etc. I can do that already with LauncherPro. I was more concerned with the notification bar, and other framework-related pieces of the theme. Is that what you meant by "what needs to be added"? If so, I love you.

Asterdroid said:
That won't change the framework though, will it? Also I much prefer launcherpro
So do I... lol
Thanks by the way
Your welcomed!
Edit: Just to clarify, I am less concerned about icons/launcher dock, etc. I can do that already with LauncherPro. I was more concerned with the notification bar, and other framework-related pieces of the theme. Is that what you meant by "what needs to be added"? If so, I love you.
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Its coming...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=707366
Any of manups themes would be great especially the minimalistic ones and nextang

jdkoreclipse said:
yes
10 chars
-jd
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Good I'll give that a try later in the week when I have the money to get Open Home.
uh, I know I'm sounding dense but what do you mean by 10 chars?

Any chance of getting a port of the more vintage less war one? I would imagine it'll be easier since it's already been ported to n1. And thank you rusty metal looks epic. Yes it should have its own thread.
Edit: rusty metal works and looks fantastic on the 8/1 OTA.
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[Q] Why Should i Root?

I have been looking around for an insentive to root my driod x, the incentive im looking for is a good ROM with good themes. However i can not find one. Im looking for something either sense like, Iphone like, or just a very different style thats not like the regular stock ROM or like ADB/Launches Pro.
So why should i Root? if you know any good themes or Roms please post links to them.

if u dont know why u should root maybe u shouldnt...
but id go with rubiX or liberty 1.5
right now im rockin liberty on my droid x, and i just flashed my wifes droid 2 on liberty...

there was a very long thread on this actually. it amazes me that people dont use the search option. and computer dreams is right, if you dont know what it does, you shouldnt do it. plus this should be in the general section since its neither a theme, nor an app.

root?
I also agree with computer dreams. You should do as much research as possible. There is so much you can do with the DX after rooting. Rubix is an excellent choice for a ROM as well. Smooth, fast, and has different themes. Know what you are doing before attempting. This can all be as easy or as hard as you decide to make it.

Xylems said:
I have been looking around for an insentive to root my driod x, the incentive im looking for is a good ROM with good themes. However i can not find one. Im looking for something either sense like, Iphone like, or just a very different style thats not like the regular stock ROM or like ADB/Launches Pro.
So why should i Root? if you know any good themes or Roms please post links to them.
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+1 to reading up... Check my beginner' guide out for getting started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940986
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

touchwiz 4 port for infuse??

im wondering if anybody will port touchwiz 4 to the infuse its on just about every other phone and i know the infuse is relatively new still, but we have a few roms already and lots of dev that was done faster than normal so i don't see why it would take long to port a launcher. im not a dev so i don't really know but i would love if the tw4 launcher would come to infuse.

derik.p said:
im wondering if anybody will port touchwiz 4 to the infuse its on just about every other phone and i know the infuse is relatively new still, but we have a few roms already and lots of dev that was done faster than normal so i don't see why it would take long to port a launcher. im not a dev so i don't really know but i would love if the tw4 launcher would come to infuse.
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yes it was done on the vibrant for 2.2 so it is posible, just needs some libs and i think a framwork or services.jar mod or something. nopcodex indicated it might added to his bionix infinity rom. i wouldnt be surprised if mikey mike does the same.

touchwiz 4 features??
Hi all,
I am from india. i wanted to know whether the touchwiz 4 is modified for infuse or is directly taken from samsung galaxy s2?
I am asking this coz in touch wiz there is 3G 324M integration for Native video calling using phone calls as 3G services.
waiting for the reply!?!?

derik.p said:
im wondering if anybody will port touchwiz 4 to the infuse its on just about every other phone and i know the infuse is relatively new still, but we have a few roms already and lots of dev that was done faster than normal so i don't see why it would take long to port a launcher. im not a dev so i don't really know but i would love if the tw4 launcher would come to infuse.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061883
Try that. I used it for about a week it's actually quite smooth

I love this launcher, they have made so much progress with it. Very smooth.
You can back-up your homescreen and other pages so after you flash a new rom and reinstall your apps you go into the launcher settings hit restore! Voila all your pages/homescreen are back to your preferences. It even puts your widgets back where they belong!
Love it! I'll never flash without it!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App

thank you for your work!

sshukrun said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061883
Try that. I used it for about a week it's actually quite smooth
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I use this launcher as well and its great when it works, but at least a couple of times a day for no reason at all it will slow down and/or freeze up and I have to wait for abit for my phone to respond again. And sometimes it will crash as well and my phone will reboot.

Yeah, that happened to me too.
I love 4.0, but I couldn't stand that random reboots so I went back to Launcher Pro. I think I read somewhere that the reboots happen when your phone uses too much resources.

Using go launcher ex myself. A lot of themes online and it has the option to back up the launcher so that after a flash you can go right back to your home screens

Soo umm.. What now?

So I recieved my infuse last night, I have downloaded all of my nescassary apps, but now I dont know what to do/or download. Any tips? Or some apps/ themes to download?
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Next is root your phone and decide if you want to place a custom Rom on your device.
If you want to place a custom Rom - just read the development section for a few days until you get a feel for what going on -then proceed from there..

I was thinking of that, I rooted my lasnt android, and it gave me major problems, lose all contacts, camera not work, bootloop etc...
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Rooting can *lead* to problems but not actually *cause* problems. Only improper flashing and modding can lead to issues. Good news for you though - rooting is not required to get enjoyment out of your device. I should know. I didn't root my Infuse for the first month I had it. I just didn't see the need to do so.
So, what exactly is it that you're trying to do?

Just make it the most enjoyable and personal as it can get. Im gonna end up rooting it eventually. But not now.
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

return it and get a GSII.

I got it brand new off of craigslist, and I have a gophone. So I cant
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Ryistech said:
So I recieved my infuse last night, I have downloaded all of my nescassary apps, but now I dont know what to do/or download. Any tips? Or some apps/ themes to download?
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.
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Download Appbrain from the market. It's free. You can see popular apps of the day (I almost always find at least one or two to download whenever I go through the entire list) and it can provide recommendations based on what you have installed.
jhong91 said:
return it and get a GSII.
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Lol.

jhong91 said:
return it and get a GSII.
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FAIL .... fail

Okay thanks, ill get that now. Anything else??
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Ryistech said:
Okay thanks, ill get that now. Anything else??
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.
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Look at the "Browse Apps" section of Appbrain as much as you can. The list changes daily. You'll start to pick up on what you want and how to find it.

Okay. That app is pretty cool. Haha. So what about personalize and customization?
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Ryistech said:
Okay. That app is pretty cool. Haha. So what about personalize and customization?
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.
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Go to the Themes & Apps section of this forum and find the screenshot thread. It's full of screenshots of other people's customizations. You'll see things you want to do and it'll also spark ideas.

Ive tried that, sadly the ones I like dont have names and were.posted a long time ago
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Ryistech said:
Ive tried that, sadly the ones I like dont have names and were.posted a long time ago
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.
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The best way to experiment with finding them is to search what it is and peruse the results. If you saw a calendar widget, search calendar widgets (and other search terms that might turn up results) and sometimes you'll be able to find them. Otherwise, just quote the post and ask the name of whatever you want. Sometimes the poster will answer, and often times, if someone else knows, they'll answer.

And another question. When I use different launchers, launcherpro for example, they are all very laggy, so are there themes that dont need launchers?
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.

Ryistech said:
And another question. When I use different launchers, launcherpro for example, they are all very laggy, so are there themes that dont need launchers?
Sent from amazingly huge Samsung Infuse.
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LauncherPro is a bad example. It hasn't been updated in a year. Try a different launcher. I recommend ADW EX. Lots of people like Go Launcher. You could always stick with the TouchWiz launcher too if you want. There's nothing wrong with the TouchWiz launcher. Themes don't generally require a specific launcher unless their respective dev says so.
Like others have said, the best way to find what you like is to simply try things. Become familiar with tools that you can use to backup and restore your setup in case you run into things you don't necessarily like.

CheesyNutz said:
FAIL .... fail
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In all honesty if I could some how convince Amazon to let me to a return I would probably do the same. Not because of the specs and not because I don't love my Infuse but because there will probably be better community support in the form of more devs and longer support.

CheesyNutz said:
FAIL .... fail
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Haha, true ^ ^ ^ ^
Don't be afraid
eXpeR¡MeNt

beatblaster said:
LauncherPro is a bad example. It hasn't been updated in a year. Try a different launcher. I recommend ADW EX. Lots of people like Go Launcher. You could always stick with the TouchWiz launcher too if you want. There's nothing wrong with the TouchWiz launcher. Themes don't generally require a specific launcher unless their respective dev says so.
Like others have said, the best way to find what you like is to simply try things. Become familiar with tools that you can use to backup and restore your setup in case you run into things you don't necessarily like.
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I was using launcher pro for awhile and liked it, felt like it wasn't that laggy at all. It just didn't have the ability to customize as much as say ADW or Go, but just before I replaced it they did an update that improved a lot of things, and you can now do mass customization. Currently tho i'm using Crazyhome as my launcher and I really like it.
Don't be afraid
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[Q] Infused or MIUI

i am currently running the infused rom on my infuse 4g and i am noticing a lot of people talking about the MIUI rom. can someone tell me the big differences in the roms that makes them stand out from eachother. which one is more user friendly and such. i have uploaded a screenshot of my homescreen using go launcher ex.

really no replies yet? c-mon people help me out. i have been looking around and found a new rom that looks amazing. i am not a total noob at this stuff i know what i am doing. the new rom that i am looking at is called sensation rom and it looks amazing kudos to the guy that designed it. if you are running it please feel free to fill me in about it too. i am looking to flash a new rom soon and want to know what is the best that i can get for my infuse. here is the link for the sensation rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325177
again all the help i can get from here would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS

you can wait longer than an hour lol
to get an idea of how the roms are different, you can watch some videos on youtube.
miui is a big change from most roms, it's probably best to just flash and see if you like it. it's not like flashing is permanent

bassman198721 said:
really no replies yet? c-mon people help me out. i have been looking around and found a new rom that looks amazing. i am not a total noob at this stuff i know what i am doing. the new rom that i am looking at is called sensation rom and it looks amazing kudos to the guy that designed it. if you are running it please feel free to fill me in about it too. i am looking to flash a new rom soon and want to know what is the best that i can get for my infuse. here is the link for the sensation rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325177
again all the help i can get from here would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS
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the sense Rom is good, i will leave it at that.
i dont like to hype Roms, cuz they are different for everyone....you may not like the features on one while someone else absolutly loves them. Miui is the MOST customizable rom that is out there. Cm7 is a great Rom as well. i can find good things to say about most roms i have tried on the infuse. and i have Tried them ALL...lol
i say flash away, if your not a Noob - i know your not scared of a brick right.
take the time and see if you like it, if not Flash another and another and for ****s and giggles flash another.
trial and error is the only way to really see if a rom works for you.

It's al about personal opinion man, in my opinion, you should backup your current rom and then flash miui and give it a try. the worst that can happen is that you won't like it and all you have to do is restore from your backup.

Its just two ROMs..!! And you are on Infused. Try out MIUI for a couple days and keep what you liked more.

bassman198721 said:
really no replies yet? c-mon people help me out. i have been looking around and found a new rom that looks amazing. i am not a total noob at this stuff i know what i am doing. the new rom that i am looking at is called sensation rom and it looks amazing kudos to the guy that designed it. if you are running it please feel free to fill me in about it too. i am looking to flash a new rom soon and want to know what is the best that i can get for my infuse. here is the link for the sensation rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325177
again all the help i can get from here would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS
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I've just flashed to MIUI. This is purely my opinion alone.
- It's has a very clean interface with no "crapware" at all. I've to install everything from scratch. That's a plus point anyway.
- And there's multitude of customization that can be done. From themes, to settings, etc.
- But the thing that I don't really like is all my installed app sitting pretty on the home screen.
- I do notice that it's faster than the original infuse interface. Faster browsing too.
- I think it has problems handling more than 4 gmail accounts and Google voice seem to be working erratically.
Apart from that, everything works fine and I'm still figuring it out further.

Think of MIUI as a REALLY REALLY GOOD knock off of iOS.
its CM7 with a skin. lol. basically.

airflood said:
I've just flashed to MIUI. This is purely my opinion alone.
- It's has a very clean interface with no "crapware" at all. I've to install everything from scratch. That's a plus point anyway.
- And there's multitude of customization that can be done. From themes, to settings, etc.
- But the thing that I don't really like is all my installed app sitting pretty on the home screen.
- I do notice that it's faster than the original infuse interface. Faster browsing too.
- I think it has problems handling more than 4 gmail accounts and Google voice seem to be working erratically.
Apart from that, everything works fine and I'm still figuring it out further.
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Do you think you could upload a few pics of MiUI? I am interested as to how it looks. Thanks.

bassman198721 said:
Do you think you could upload a few pics of MiUI? I am interested as to how it looks. Thanks.
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Here's a "New to MIUI" thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279189
also search youtube for a number of good videos.

andrawer said:
Here's a "New to MIUI" thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279189
also search youtube for a number of good videos.
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youtube would be a great idea if i werent at work where it is blocked. haha. but thanks for all your help everybody. i may flash MIUI just to try it out. thanks!

Personal preference tbh.

so just to cover my ass a little, if i make a backup of my current rom using rom manager and i dont like MIUI i can always restore from the backup that i made? and when i do decide to get MIUI what and where should i get it from?

MIUI is in the developers section of the infuse forums. It is usually on the first page due to so many people posting on it, it isn't hard to find.

well i did it. i flashed to MIUI and i am going to see if i like it. so far i am not happy. i had my phone to backup all my contacts to google and it didnt and i even moved them to my sim card. so i lost all my contacts. but all in all its going to take some getting used to. will either upload pics at some point or maybe make a video to help people like me who are a lil iffy on rom flashing.
thanks guys for all your help!

I've been running MIUI for 3 weeks now and I LOVE it.....sleek, customizable, fast, faster browsing than stock....but I would recommend trying both to find the one that works for you

airflood said:
I've just flashed to MIUI. This is purely my opinion alone.
- It's has a very clean interface with no "crapware" at all. I've to install everything from scratch. That's a plus point anyway.
- And there's multitude of customization that can be done. From themes, to settings, etc.
- But the thing that I don't really like is all my installed app sitting pretty on the home screen.
- I do notice that it's faster than the original infuse interface. Faster browsing too.
- I think it has problems handling more than 4 gmail accounts and Google voice seem to be working erratically.
Apart from that, everything works fine and I'm still figuring it out further.
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Make a folder put everything in it and put it on the dock and walla an app drawer and no iPhone home screen crap.
MI~INFUSED~UI

All I know is I LOVE Infused GB rom
I tried Serendipity, and HATED it. Flashed Infused back immediately. The swype is outdated, and the look and feel is god-awful. Plus, I refuse to keep a ROM on my phone called "Serendipity" terrible...just awful.
Never tried MiUI
just get Infused. GTG is the man.

Im late on this topic. Just flash both and see which you enjoy more.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997R using xda premium

so i have a problem with MIUI. when i set tones as my ringtone, notification, and sms tone none of them work and it is the same sound for them all. i am using zedge for my ringtones and i noticed that you could use your music on your phone as a ringtone. please help. is there a fix or something that i am missing. i am going through settings to do this. any help would be greatly appreciated.