As per title really, I'm thinking of switching to AOSP Rom as I fancy a change, but last time I tried it I missed the sense widgets, mainly clock/weather and calender.
I've had a look on the play store but don't want to buy one if I cab get better/free.
So, if you don't use sense, what widgets do you use?
Also, I've mainly kept sense as everything I've read suggests the HTC camera app is the best. Is this still the case? Any suggestions of other apps if I go AOSP?
Many thanks
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I use the app fancy Widgets, it is free, and in my opinions looks better than the sense one. Try and see.
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Thanks, I'll have a look
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Hi guys, i hope you will help me. A few days ago a root my Desire S and install CyanogenMod. And now i missing HTC Sense based application like a HTC contacts, calendar and dialer. Please, can i anywhere get this htc app? sorry for my bad english and thank you
These applications only exist on sense based roms, you won't get then on CM
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I extract from original rom but i cant install, always fail. It doesnt exist any way to extract from htc sense rom and install on CM? :'(
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This will give you sense like calendar...
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.rdr.widgets.core
And this is am awesome dialer and contacts app...
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.jbapps.contactpro
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Calendar screenshots I did for the last person to ask...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292476
[SOLVED] HTC Calendar
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Thanks a lot, im using this contact app now and isnt same and for me isnt good. I dont like it, i love htc people 2.1 app :'(
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My recommendation is you install RcMix3D v1.5.1 and install any theme over it like this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306340
LukasTermer said:
Thanks a lot, im using this contact app now and isnt same and for me isnt good. I dont like it, i love htc people 2.1 app :'(
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That's the problem isn't it. You have to decide whether you want the pretty UI of Sense, or the speed and battery life of CM7. Or you could try to find a Sense ROM that has the battery life of CM7. Have you tried BinDroid? I tried that recently and was getting 48 hours out of a charge. There are two versions. A partially themed 2.3.5 version, and a fully themed 2.3.3 version.
Unfortunately you'll never get any Sense dialer/contacts running on a non-Sense ROM.
I keep coming back to Sense. Sure CM7 is slicker than a buttered weasel, but no one is batter at the Dialer, Contacts, Clock, Calendar etc than HTC.
Dialler one is good replacement for sense dialler
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In my opinion Email, Calendar and Dialer apps from Sense 2.1 look bad. They are polished in Sense 3.0 but instead of Dialer I still use GO Contacts Ex. You will try it and never get back to stock one.
I recommend ex dialer
And for messaging go sms pro is the best
Ex Dialer is good... Thanks!
I am a fan of Go SMS Pro, however the recent update only does a back up and restore to the cloud!
I wonder , Why did they have to remove the backup and restore to the SD card option? :banghead:
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Just use sms backup and restore
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I have never used Ex dialer.... but I can vouch for go contacts its smooth, has many themes... give it a try...
If you are looking for a mail app, I would recommend
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inoguru.email.lite.black
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I love the sense contacts; till now I did not find a proper replacement for it even after trying all kinds of contact apps. One problem I see mainly is they can never completely replace the built-in dialer & phonebook they keep poping up in some scenarios even after wasting making the new app default. This results in RAM wastage.
Sorry if this is a repost but I can't find it in the forums...I am looking for a tw4 port for the sensation or the clock widget...I don't want a market app...I'm looking for a official port....any help would be appreciated
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Have you totally lost your mind???!!!!
;-)
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ilgrande said:
Have you totally lost your mind???!!!!
;-)
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Maybe LOL...it was worth a shot
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I would also like TW$ on my sensation. I like to try things and i get bored with the availability there is on htc.
Hey guys. I've downloaded this TW4 Launcher a while ago. I like it but if I remember it doesn't fit quite right so I uninstalled, but it works well other than that. Here the dropbox link as I can't seem to get this uploaded from my browser.
http://db.tt/gxuny0LH
I take no credit for the development of this, I can't remember either but its in the about me of the app, I bdlieve.
Enjoy!
TJD319 said:
Hey guys. I've downloaded this TW4 Launcher a while ago. I like it but if I remember it doesn't fit quite right so I uninstalled, but it works well other than that. Here the dropbox link as I can't seem to get this uploaded from my browser.
http://db.tt/gxuny0LH
I take no credit for the development of this, I can't remember either but its in the about me of the app, I bdlieve.
Enjoy!
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Is there no way to add my own shortcuts to the dock?
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ddizzy81 said:
Is there no way to add my own shortcuts to the dock?
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Luckily I had a Vibrant. Open the App Drawer and click edit (or something like that...if no edit then change the sort order and then it'll let you edit)
Once the icons are bouncy and you can move them, that's when you can change the icons. I believe the blue All Apps icons must stay though.
Keep looking I opened up a thread with a proper sized one that works great on the sensation and themes for it work too
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Got it!! Thanks...now looking for the widget :-/
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install tw4manager, it has themes and Widgets for install just don't install the launcher from there because its not sized right its in the actual creators thread fr4ggor, not all the Widgets work, I been trying to get the accuweather app to see if it works because the weather widget is nice n better then the one that is on the market.
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install tw4manager, it has themes and Widgets for install just don't install the launcher from there because its not sized right its in the actual creators thread fr4ggor, not all the Widgets work, I been trying to get the accuweather app to see if it works because the weather widget is nice n better then the one that is on the market.
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I want the accuweather one as well...don't really care for the others
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I found tw4 from the EVO thread its the right size too
So I see we have a great line up of roms here for our phones but I have yet to see a combo of CM7 & sense. I mean cm7 had its benefits but so does sense why not make the best of both world? Anyways just trying to introduce a new idea. Also sorry if this is in the Wong section.
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No not it the wrong place. Let me try to answer this. It is kinda impossible because they are 2 totally different frameworks. Everything about them us different all the way down to the kernel. You can't necessarily merge the two. You can run senselike widgets on cm7. And you can take the sense out of sense roms but keep the contacts and what people do like about it. But it would be like combining a reptile with a mammal. They are just way too different all the way down and can't be mashed together.
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Agreed ^
The framework is just too different. SystemUI files are going to cause a conflict if not the framework.
I think everyone have up on this idea back in the Hero days. There's a project called OpenSense, but I don't know anything about it.
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What I meant is modding CM7 to have the ring lockscreen and recently open apps etc. maybe even add the launcher
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aamir123 said:
What I meant is modding CM7 to have the ring lockscreen and recently open apps etc. maybe even add the launcher
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Lockscreen, launcher, and every other element is heavily dependent on the sense framework.
If you change all the frameworks, the rom is no longer CM7 ... its sense
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What I meant is modding CM7 to have the ring lockscreen and recently open apps etc. maybe even add the launcher
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Easy.
Widget Locker has a "Sense 3" Slider what is a exact clone of the Sense 3 lockscreen, complete with all the animations.
As for Launcher, you can try GO Launcher(use Go Weather for the clock as well)
Hi all
I'm very torn as to which ROM I stay on.
I've been switching between Viper ROM & CM10. Both are awesome ROMs but I can't decide which I prefer more.
I really like the integration that sense gives you over AOSP but can't get away from the fact that CM 10 is giving amazing battery life.
If anyone can steer me in any direction I'd appreciate it.
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Im on jb because its smooth and stable.
Sense has great options. But so does cmx
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Nobody can really make the descision for you. You need to decide which is more important for you, good intergration of apps, or better battery life? After that, it's an easy choice to make.
I really like both for those reasons, back on viper again now will probably check CMX soon
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why not just keep both on your phone and change to which ever one you fancy with boot manager................sudeki300
Go with one and commit to it. It's like when you're dating two girls at once, and they're both great, but eventually you have to pick one or the other. You're playing with their emotions. Do you want the bust y blonde in sense, or the amazing personality brunette with maybe some aesthetic flaws? You just have to tell one to take a hike and go all in with the other. Pimp out CM10, enjoy Sense 4s beauty, whatever.
For me, I'm a CM10 guy even though sense is much better for organizational purposes right of the bat. But the thing is, I can organize just fine with CM10, just takes a little more customization.
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That's a fantastic way to put it. I'm going to try CMX and few different launches, any recommend launches, reading loads of post but personal experience is alway more valuable
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I stick with Sense because Wifi-calling is a must for me, but if cm10 had that, I would definitely head in that direction.
Decided to go with CM10 for now.
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The deal breaker for me is wifi-calling. When that exists on jellybean, then I will switch.
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The deal breaker for me is wifi-calling. When that exists on jellybean, then I will switch.
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has anyone tried seeing if the ICS version works on JB? Maybe its worth a go...
Well I'm back on Viper now, started to experience multiple problems on the latest build of CM10, will probably revisit it when its a bit more (although it is pretty good already)
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what do you like about sense so much? the camera app?
I'm on Sense 4 and I don't plan on going to JB unless we get an official kernel or ffc is fixed.
My memory card have 15gb of full hd songs...so sense is good for me because playback of some codec in every player sucks in cmx....And the customization of viper also attracts me...so am in viper
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I'm on sense arhd
Cm10 my battery always ran hot for some reason.
Sense always kept me coming back
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Sense just feels more fluid and connected. For example, clock weather widget, tap on the time and it takes you straight to alarm clock,timer,stop watch. Tap the weather and you get the forecast.
To achieve the same on an AOSP Rom, needed to find a clock widget (fancy sense) then a timer and stop watch app, then a weather app and then set the widget up to open the secondary apps.
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thephoenicians said:
what do you like about sense so much? the camera app?
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for me its the whole UI, to me it just looks good and feels fluid and fast to use. Tbh I dont use camera app at all, if I want to take a photo, I have a dedicated camera...
My whole life I've used AOSP until about 2 months ago. With sense I feel the phone is just more intact, by that I mean stuff just works. Like the kernel has no hacks or whatever, all the libs are there, all the kernel codes, hardware and software seem to cooperate more. I personally feel the sensation was meant to run sense, despite not liking the aesthetic look, everything is fluid and works wonderful
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woops wrong thread
Anybody know where I can get a widget like sense clock with weather?
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zombiej79 said:
Anybody know where I can get a widget like sense clock with weather?
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Your best bet is probably Beautiful Widgets.
You could also try UCCW from the app store then get a skin somewhere online that looks similar. Tons out there with better customization than the HTC one.
Check out beweather.
It's better than beautiful widgets. You can even set which local weather station you want it to get data from.
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Almost the same thing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721809