I dont know if this is at all possible without theming but I was curious if you could get the sense 4+ on an aosp rom. Maybe not all the extra apps like the music and messaging and camera but the lockscreen and the widgets. I have tried all sorts of stuff with go launcher and beautiful widgets but they just don't do it justice. Is there a way to port this???? Has it already been done?
mrgoodpaul said:
I dont know if this is at all possible without theming but I was curious if you could get the sense 4+ on an aosp rom. Maybe not all the extra apps like the music and messaging and camera but the lockscreen and the widgets. I have tried all sorts of stuff with go launcher and beautiful widgets but they just don't do it justice. Is there a way to port this???? Has it already been done?
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First of all, this should be in the Q&A section. Secondly, the closest you will get is a modded Sense ROM. I jumped ship from sense as fast as I could so I don't really follow the news, but I have heard that Viper ROM is the most AOSP-like Sense ROM.
No... Certain aspects or sense rely on the sense launcher... Like the clock...idk about the lockscreen...but mostly everything else is a no go on a diff launcher
Sense is very heavily tied into the framework. Ports are possible, like when I had a captivate there was a sense port but it was extremely unstable. It's just not worth the hassle really
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you could always use a senseless rom so you could have other launchers but have sense lockscreen still
Go with Viper rom, use Apex or Nova launchers. You will have an Aosp style launcher while still maintaining the lockscreens, and HD Widgets will look just like sense.
XNine said:
Go with Viper rom, use Apex or Nova launchers. You will have an Aosp style launcher while still maintaining the lockscreens, and HD Widgets will look just like sense.
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In my experience all third-party launchers introduce a notable lag (compared to Rosie) when opening home screens, app drawer, etc. And this is with all possible animations and other eye candy turned off. Seems that as long as Sense is running in the background you have to go through an extra layer to get to the Launcher.
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I dont like using rom sense removers as i like being able to go back if i wanted.
What i wanted to know is if when i am using go launcher in preference to the sense ui if the sense ui will still run the background and infact be using up my phones resources or if it directly disables it?
many thanks as always all
Yes it will still be on the background, as to how much it uses in the way of resources though I don't know
The UI always runs. It's what you see...the launcher will close while using another launcher, but you can switch back with ease.
Don't worry too much about resources. Sense uses more than AOSP obviously, but the launcher itself used about the same as ADW EX for me.
cheers guys
Howdi Folks
What is the chance of FC on apps from sense being on Cyanogenmod (Torch, Friend Stream etc to replace the Lockscreen)?
I have the feeling Rosie Stuff & Sense Framework Would Be Required?
Also In theory what is the difference between Odex & Apks?
Torch is included in cm and the rest will not work period without the sense framework. In other words if u want sense apps and lock screens flash a sense rom as cm is aosp. That or learn how to port the things u want from cm to a sense rom. Adding sense to aosp is exactly what HTC does when they build sense roms so doing it yourself would be pointless.
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Yeap. Simple fact is sense apps wont work without the sense framework.
Theres some decent clones though. Like launcher pro's friends widget etc.
Desktop vizualizer makes icfons at half size, with no way to fix as far as i can tell, i've told them but have gotten no reply.
folder organizer items work, but it places the shortcuts as a widget instead of a shortcut like it did in honeycomb.
so right now i have no way to add normal shortcuts to my homescreen with a custom icon.
does anyone have any apps that work properly?
I used adw for my custom shortcuts
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not really a lot of help. i'm not asking for a custom launcher. ICS launcher is just fine. i just want to be able to actually make custom icons like i could in honeycomb.
i find it really hard to believe that no one running this tablet on ICS with a stock launcher is using custom icons. come on.
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not really a lot of help. i'm not asking for a custom launcher. ICS launcher is just fine. i just want to be able to actually make custom icons like i could in honeycomb.
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Have you tried Nova Launcher? Its basically the Stock Launcher, but allows for editing/resizing Icons and Widgets. Plus, you can install Icon packs for ADW and manually assign Icons of your choice to whatever you want...then resize them if you want.
Nova has a free version, and a Prime version with a few extra fun features. Both are in the Market.
yeah i've tried nova and the others, and personally i don't like/want to use them. i find the stock launcher just fine.
i'm just annoyed because for the first time in android history, i can't make custom icons work right. and i'm just shocked that it seems that no one else here is using custom icons on a stock launcher.
there are some ics roms out there already? are you rooted?
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there are some ics roms out there already? are you rooted?
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no, i'm on the stock ICS update, with the stock ICS launcher.
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yeah i've tried nova and the others, and personally i don't like/want to use them. i find the stock launcher just fine.
i'm just annoyed because for the first time in android history, i can't make custom icons work right. and i'm just shocked that it seems that no one else here is using custom icons on a stock launcher.
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So you seem to be stuck on using the Stock launcher.
Well if you had tried Nova as you said, then I got to know, what about Nova didn't you like? I mean, Nova is basically stock from the look, and it adds the ability to use custom icons or ones from an icon pack, and allows you to resize them...which is what you are complaining about.
So, what is it about needing/wanting to use stock launcher, when Nova is stock with a few added features, one of which is using custom icons.
i don't have my TF rooted, so i lose the widgets menu, it doesn't have the tablet transitions, app drawer is 5x5 instead of 8x5. and to be honest, it's not as smooth as the stock ics launcher for me.
and honestly, i'm just still in a shock that apparently everyone is just using nova or adw.
i refuse to believe that i am the only person on this forum with an ICS transformer that is using the stock launcher with custom icons. that cannot be possible.
and again a rom recemmondation
I would like to have a rom that is
really fluid (i dont care if it is AOSP or AOSP framework or sense)...
lockscreen musiccontrol (i have been using virtuous inquisition 4.0 but on my phone it's rally laggy)
Quick Settings (either Shnizlon or Leedroid for Sense ROM's)
Working Video Camera
(If of it's a Sense 3.6 ROM, a mod of the OTA because that won't have so many bugs
5*4 Grid of Launcher (even of sense, if it's possible)
This is not the question "which is the best rom" but i like to hear your recommendation for my needs
ARHD, Sense o Maniac or Elegancia would all be ideal IMO.
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ARHD, Sense o Maniac or Elegancia would all be ideal IMO.
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I don't like the Elegancia theme...
i would also like a 5*4 Layout of the Launcher (even if its sense)
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I don't like the Elegancia theme...
i would also like a 5*4 Layout of the Launcher (even if its sense)
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Okay fair enough.
You can get the 5x4 layout with a custom Launcher like ADW or Nova Launcher. Not sure if there's a Sense mod that enables it.
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Okay fair enough.
You can get the 5x4 layout with a custom Launcher like ADW or Nova Launcher. Not sure if there's a Sense mod that enables it.
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Of course that is a possibility but i would like to use APEX if it is a AOSP (or AOSP-framework) ROM and Sense if it is a Sense ROM... Isn't there any mod for a 5*4 sense launcher?
So I've loaded up Virtuous Inquisition and noticed it uses Nova launcher. My question is, what would have been the difference if I just used a Sense ROM and installed Nova launcher from the play store? What makes ROMs so different from just a launcher?
None.. Virtuous is a sense-less ROM anyway.
Nova have more custom features. The worst about using other launchers is that u lose ability to use Sense widgets.
What makes a rom different is not only the looks but internal system tweaks aswell.. just look at ARHD..
Sensationaly sent from my Sensation.
the rom is the whole software but the launcher is just the program that manages the homescreen and how it launches the apps. you can mix and match launchers and roms
There are quiet some differents between ROMS, first of all you have the tweaked sense roms (from which the original source code comes from HTC) and the Android Open Source Project roms, those are much lighter to run and are without any bloatware. However, you should try them out yourself.