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Getting my evo Tomorrow!

Hey guys getting my evo tomorrow and i was looking through all the themes and they are pretty cool. What do you have to do to the phone to get the launcher to look like that and change icons? is it a program?
Thanks

king.0c said:
Hey guys getting my evo tomorrow and i was looking through all the themes and they are pretty cool. What do you have to do to the phone to get the launcher to look like that and change icons? is it a program?
Thanks
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Are you going on every section and posting a thread with this title that asks questions that are vague and easily searchable?

Well i have different questions that should be in different parts of the forums, I dont understand while people insist on submitting that on the forum. If you wish not to help just move along.

king.0c said:
Well i have different questions that should be in different parts of the forums, I dont understand while people insist on submitting that on the forum. If you wish not to help just move along.
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I am helping you. I told you to use the search, which is going to help you a lot more than you think. Even browsing through these threads, I'm sure you see that a lot of these processes can be a bit extensive. And, especially when you ask vague questions like in the original post, no one can help because you're not saying anything specifically (WHICH launcher are you looking to change to? etc. etc.)
Get it? Gonna' use that search? Hope so.

king.0c said:
Well i have different questions that should be in different parts of the forums, I dont understand while people insist on submitting that on the forum. If you wish not to help just move along.
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TJDuckett said:
I am helping you. I told you to use the search, which is going to help you a lot more than you think. Even browsing through these threads, I'm sure you see that a lot of these processes can be a bit extensive. And, especially when you ask vague questions like in the original post, no one can help because you're not saying anything specifically (WHICH launcher are you looking to change to? etc. etc.)
Get it? Gonna' use that search? Hope so.
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I normally don't like this kind of answer but in this case i would have to agree with TJ, start from the beginning first, have the device rooted and flash your custom ROM then everything will come easier

These guys are just morons. In the time you guys wrote all that crap, you could have just answered his question or atleast guide him.
Even thought you can somewhat modify the appearance, and customize it to your linking, you will need to root your phone in order to modify certain elements.
For beginner I suggest you download a few apps that will allow you to do some minor tweeking. Here's a list of a few apps to start you off.
Launcher pro
Beautiful widgets
Pure calendar
Flickie
Switch pro
Here's a screen shot of my evo.
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f3rrand said:
These guys are just morons. In the time you guys wrote all that crap, you could have just answered his question or atleast guide him.
Even thought you can somewhat modify the appearance, and customize it to your linking, you will need to root your phone in order to modify certain elements.
For beginner I suggest you download a few apps that will allow you to do some minor tweeking. Here's a list of a few apps to start you off.
Launcher pro
Beautiful widgets
Pure calendar
Flickie
Switch pro
Here's a screen shot of my evo.
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So we're morons because we didn't post a broad answer with suggestions of five different things like you? I think you should wisen up before you start slinging around insults that describe yourself more than anyone else.
There's an old saying that goes, "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for the night, but if you teach him to fish, you feed him for a lifetime."
THAT'S the mentality that goes into showing people the usefulness of the search tool. Unless it's something profound or newly developed by that particular person, odds are it's been discussed and can be found with the search tool.
You above just gave him tips to different kinds of launchers, and suggested things like rooting his phone, but didn't post any kinds of links to tutorials or downloads for the apps themselves... are you expecting him to SEARCH for these things himself or what?... exactly.
Get the **** outta' here with that **** guy.

TJDuckett said:
So we're morons because we didn't post a broad answer with suggestions of five different things like you? I think you should wisen up before you start slinging around insults that describe yourself more than anyone else.
There's an old saying that goes, "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for the night, but if you teach him to fish, you feed him for a lifetime."
THAT'S the mentality that goes into showing people the usefulness of the search tool. Unless it's something profound or newly developed by that particular person, odds are it's been discussed and can be found with the search tool.
You above just gave him tips to different kinds of launchers, and suggested things like rooting his phone, but didn't post any kinds of links to tutorials or downloads for the apps themselves... are you expecting him to SEARCH for these things himself or what?... exactly.
Get the **** outta' here with that **** guy.
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At least I didn't give the guy a smart answer. I gave him an actual answer to my best knowledge. Dickhead.
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f3rrand said:
At least I didn't give the guy a smart answer. I gave him an actual answer to my best knowledge. Dickhead.
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I didn't give him a smart answer, and I not only respected him, but gave reasoning as to why I gave the answer that I did... in fact, the only person to be dissrespectful and give an answer that doesn't truly help is... well... you. LMFAO. IN fact, I think I called you out pretty in depth, and your response was a childish sentence with a "name" inserted. Get real. But, I guess you were "answering me with the best of your knowledge", so I shouldn't expect anything more, eh?
Anyways, have fun with the "flaming". I'm a bit too busy actually theming and trying to have something to contribute to really care about the petty. ;-)

Hello Everyone

Hello everyone, just wana introduce myself. My name is Sofia and I love cellphones and new technology. I purchased captivate a month ago my first android phone. It's very fast and amazing. One of my friend told me about this site so I decided to join it. Lately my phone is been laggy and very slow. Can someone please help me and let me know what can I do to make it faster. Thank everyone

Start by reading through some of the stickies here and in the other Cappy subforums. Lots of good info. Searching before posting is also appreciated. Welcome.

sofia-captivate said:
Hello everyone, just wana introduce myself. My name is Sofia and I love cellphones and new technology. I purchased captivate a month ago my first android phone. It's very fast and amazing. One of my friend told me about this site so I decided to join it. Lately my phone is been laggy and very slow. Can someone please help me and let me know what can I do to make it faster. Thank everyone
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Hi Sofia welcome,
I'll assume you got it brand new and is running a stock ROM. I would say that there is something running in the background that is slowing you down some. I'd take a look at which/how many apps you have, and maybe delete the ones you don't use anymore. Do you know if you're running 2.1 or 2.2?
What you'll mostly find here at XDA are folks that love to mod, well love might not be a strong enough word, we're OBSESSED. So what you will most assuredly get from people is "Try sun-in-such's ROM, it's the best!"
If you're into that, this is the place to play. Have fun!

Lol
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Hi everyone im running 2.1 it came like that out of the box. Since im a girl I like phones that is simple and easy to use. I've used iPhones and blackberrys but im happy with android cause I can customize my screen to pink color. I would love to do mods but it seems very complicated since im not used to android and not very technical minded
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sofia-captivate said:
Hi everyone im running 2.1 it came like that out of the box. Since im a girl I like phones that is simple and easy to use. I've used iPhones and blackberrys but im happy with android cause I can customize my screen to pink color. I would love to do mods but it seems very complicated since im not used to android and not very technical minded
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You're probably better off not doing any mods then. Sorry if that sounds mean, but unless you're tech savvy to some minimal degree and comfortable with the idea of voiding your warranty and possibly bricking your phone, you're probably better off just leaving it stock.

modest_mandroid said:
You're probably better off not doing any mods then. Sorry if that sounds mean, but unless you're tech savvy to some minimal degree and comfortable with the idea of voiding your warranty and possibly bricking your phone, you're probably better off just leaving it stock.
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Is it that hard? I was reading through forum and looking at roms how is serendipity or cm7? Im learning slowly as I read. Do I just put rom on my SD card? How does it work?
modest_mandroid said:
You're probably better off not doing any mods then. Sorry if that sounds mean, but unless you're tech savvy to some minimal degree and comfortable with the idea of voiding your warranty and possibly bricking your phone, you're probably better off just leaving it stock.
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Not exactly, an hour or two spent reading threads over here is what you need.
Swyped from my Froyo-ed Captivate.

Welcome Sofia ! I also have a Rogers Captivate (have a Focus too) and running it on FIDO with few issues. Try upgrading to 2.2 using Keis. That in itself was no fun, but at least it will give you some idea of updating/modding the phone.

Ya I wana learn also
PaullikesWINMO said:
Welcome Sofia ! I also have a Rogers Captivate (have a Focus too) and running it on FIDO with few issues. Try upgrading to 2.2 using Keis. That in itself was no fun, but at least it will give you some idea of updating/modding the phone.
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PaullikesWINMO said:
Welcome Sofia ! I also have a Rogers Captivate (have a Focus too) and running it on FIDO with few issues. Try upgrading to 2.2 using Keis. That in itself was no fun, but at least it will give you some idea of updating/modding the phone.
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sofia-captivate said:
Is it that hard? I was reading through forum and looking at roms how is serendipity or cm7? Im learning slowly as I read. Do I just put rom on my SD card? How does it work?
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Please don't be fooled into thinking this stuff is really easy. There are already a bunch of threads from people who tried to use CM7 and messed up their phones. Flashing isn't that hard, but it is also pretty easy to screw up. Settle for upgrading to stock Froyo and then read, read, read.

sofia-captivate said:
Is it that hard? I was reading through forum and looking at roms how is serendipity or cm7? Im learning slowly as I read. Do I just put rom on my SD card? How does it work?
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It's not hard, but it's easy to botch it if you don't know what you're doing. If you're going to try your hand at flashing a custom rom, make sure you read about and understand the process enough to where you don't have to make guesses and assumptions. Also, jumping straight to cm7 is a terrible idea - flashing cm7 is a lot more involved than flashing any of the other roms found in the dev section, and if you don't know what you're doing you'll almost certainly end up with some sort of brick.
Read through the stickied threads. They contain a lot of useful information, which is why they're at the top of each subforum. Fill in the knowledge gaps by searching. There's more than enough information in the Captivate forum alone, let alone all of XDA, to teach you how to do everything from some simple modifications to building your own custom firmware.

Miami_Son said:
Please don't be fooled into thinking this stuff is really easy. There are already a bunch of threads from people who tried to use CM7 and messed up their phones. Flashing isn't that hard, but it is also pretty easy to screw up. Settle for upgrading to stock Froyo and then read, read, read.
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Swyped from my Froyo-ed Captivate.

It is really easy. It's just also really easy to screw up. But since you're a girly girl who likes things simple and easy (because you're a girl) and you have a girly name, guys will be stepping all over each other to help you and they'll be really polite.

Lol ur funny. No one has helped me yet. Been reading over 4 hours kind of learning its all new to me. But once I see it how it's then I learn quickly.
opcow said:
It is really easy. It's just also really easy to screw up. But since you're a girly girl who likes things simple and easy (because you're a girl) and you have a girly name, guys will be stepping all over each other to help you and they'll be really polite.
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sofia-captivate said:
Lol ur funny. No one has helped me yet. Been reading over 4 hours kind of learning its all new to me. But once I see it how it's then I learn quickly.
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Cool. It occurs to me that what I wrote may have come of as a little hostile. It's really just that I'm a sarcastic bastard.

opcow said:
Cool. It occurs to me that what I wrote may have come of as a little hostile. It's really just that I'm a sarcastic bastard.
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sent u a pm

sofia-captivate said:
Lol ur funny. No one has helped me yet. Been reading over 4 hours kind of learning its all new to me. But once I see it how it's then I learn
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I'd wager 5-10 hours reading on XDA should get the average newbie up to speed to do basic flashing & hacking.
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Samsung ATIV S ----- Verizon GS3?.....

Looking to pay anyone for fully functional WP8 Samsung Aviv S port to Verizon GS3.....Thinking it's possible since this was done between 2 HTC devices before. HD2.

Wrong section.
There are multiple threads about this already in general and Q and A.

bbeelzebub said:
Wrong section.
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Give the guy a break, he has only been here since 2007 and just learning the ropes!

bbeelzebub said:
Wrong section.
There are multiple threads about this already in general and Q and A.
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[email protected] said:
Give the guy a break, he has only been here since 2007 and just learning the ropes!
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You guys realize that you just look like security guards, right? No real power, but love to think you do by being sarcastic flamers. You're annoying for no other reason than to think you're somebody you're clearly not. You took time to be annoyed instead of continuing to scroll. Maybe if you left your parents' basement for an hour, you would realize how ridiculous you look to people with lives.
That being said I would love to see a port and will offer to add to the bounty. Thanks OP for getting this started.

fearjego said:
You guys realize that you just look like security guards, right? No real power, but love to think you do by being sarcastic flamers. You're annoying for no other reason than to think you're somebody you're clearly not. You took time to be annoyed instead of continuing to scroll. Maybe if you left your parents' basement for an hour, you would realize how ridiculous you look to people with lives.
That being said I would love to see a port and will offer to add to the bounty. Thanks OP for getting this started.
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I would say something as witty as you have, except my mom is on her way down the stairs right now to bring me a box of Little Debbie Snack Cakes while I watch some Star Trek.

I am obliged to reprimand the OP bit because I think WP8 on our phone would be awesome, I don't mind seeing this here. And I am glad everyone now knows about this. I bet there are many others interested.
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bbeelzebub said:
Wrong section.
There are multiple threads about this already in general and Q and A.
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I apologize, n thanks

bbeelzebub said:
I would say something as witty as you have, except my mom is on her way down the stairs right now to bring me a box of Little Debbie Snack Cakes while I watch some Star Trek.
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Why didn't you call me for a sleep over bro?! Star trek, snack cakes, and your mom is hot. You're not my bff anymore!

This would definitely stop me from buy a Windows 8 phone. And I am getting one... somehow!!

fearjego said:
You guys realize that you just look like security guards, right? No real power, but love to think you do by being sarcastic flamers. You're annoying for no other reason than to think you're somebody you're clearly not. You took time to be annoyed instead of continuing to scroll. Maybe if you left your parents' basement for an hour, you would realize how ridiculous you look to people with lives.
That being said I would love to see a port and will offer to add to the bounty. Thanks OP for getting this started.
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Whether or not they are being like security guards, they are right about this going in general. As there is currently no actual development taking place, this is just a thread clogging the dev section. Until there is at least a preview build, this should be moved. Honest mistake by the op. Mod, please move or close the thread.
Via my Google Galaxy Nexus with Butter

Please reaf forum rule 15 before posting anything
Development is for developers to release roms, kernels and mods
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does anyone else see that the phone looks like it is a GS3 in a new shell (which i like very much)

I'd love to see a Windows 8 ROM on our phones. I played with a widows phone for a bit before I got rid of it and I really liked it
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I mentioned this in one of the other threads, but the Ativ S was seen on the Verizon roadmap. I believe that would simplify some of the process in porting it.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Leak...redible-X-LG-Spectrum-2-and-many-more_id34726
Now, according to somebody in the HD2 forum, it would be difficult because, "the problem is going to be to hack the security and flash HSPL then magldr over that new bootloader." I've no clue what that means. :shrug:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863841

fearjego said:
That being said I would love to see a port and will offer to add to the bounty. Thanks OP for getting this started.
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I agree, OP, you should change the title of the thread to include the word "bounty" in it. I would be willing to put $30 toward this if it can be done.

This Would be awesome if it happend.

It will be awesome... But I have the international version
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[Q] Usage for my "old" Nexus 5

Hello boys and girls,
I sadly have to tell you that im using an iPhone as primary device now..
But well that's not the point ^^
Seriously now..
I'm searching for a new usage of my N5. I still love it, that's why I won't sell it, but I have no idea what to use it for.
I already googled but.. Well I don't won't to use a 350€ device just as a desk clock
Any ideas are welcome

Ask your mommy
XqepX said:
Hello boys and girls,
I sadly have to tell you that im using an iPhone as primary device now..
But well that's not the point ^^
Seriously now..
I'm searching for a new usage of my N5. I still love it, that's why I won't sell it, but I have no idea what to use it for.
I already googled but.. Well I don't won't to use a 350€ device just as a desk clock
Any ideas are welcome
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What a waste of thread space.
But since you asked.
Buy me some candy, maybe?

trsix said:
What a waste of thread space.
But since you asked.
Stick it up your ass maybe?
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Wow, really? And I thought I was a jerk.
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XqepX said:
Hello boys and girls,
I sadly have to tell you that im using an iPhone as primary device now..
But well that's not the point ^^
Seriously now..
I'm searching for a new usage of my N5. I still love it, that's why I won't sell it, but I have no idea what to use it for.
I already googled but.. Well I don't won't to use a 350€ device just as a desk clock
Any ideas are welcome
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There's nothing wrong with using an iPhone. I have an iPhone 6 that I use, and I love it. It's a seriously awesome device. Just do what I do, and switch between the two. Sometimes I feel like using Android and when I do, I use my N5 or 2014 Moto X. And sometimes I feel like using my iPhone. So I just pop the SIM card out and switch phones at my leisure.
If that's not an option you could use it as a dedicated media player. Or a WiFi only web device. Use it for everything you used to use it for except making calls.

trsix said:
What a waste of thread space.
But since you asked.
Stick it up your ass maybe?
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Well, why are you wasting your time replying on this?
Sorry to tell you that your niveau just dropped down to mine.
Close this thread before it gets out of hand. And next time maybe try get some breath of friendlyness..

_MetalHead_ said:
Wow, really? And I thought I was a jerk.
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There's nothing wrong with using an iPhone. I have an iPhone 6 that I use, and I love it. It's a seriously awesome device. Just do what I do, and switch between the two. Sometimes I feel like using Android and when I do, I use my N5 or 2014 Moto X. And sometimes I feel like using my iPhone. So I just pop the SIM card out and switch phones at my leisure.
If that's not an option you could use it as a dedicated media player. Or a WiFi only web device. Use it for everything you used to use it for except making calls.
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Thanks for your reply dude. And well that's a simply but good idea. Will be my YouTube device now ^^

XqepX said:
Thanks for your reply dude. And well that's a simply but good idea. Will be my YouTube device now ^^
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No prob bud. I wouldn't want to sell my N5 either, it's amazing how well it's held up even though it's over a year old. Like I said before, I have a 2014 Moto X and I still use my N5 all the time. I always sell my old devices to pay for my new ones but the N5 was an exception. I actually did sell my first one, and ended up regretting it so much that I sold my OnePlus One to buy a new N5 a few months ago lol.

trsix said:
What a waste of thread space.
But since you asked.
Stick it up your ass maybe?
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Hey people, don't you have any sense of humour and you are all afraid to be open to criticism.
Guy didn't mean anything bad, but you really make a thread/question that belongs to kindergarden and not here.
P.S. Trsix forget to say that you must put it on vibrate first.

zagorteney said:
Hey people, don't you have any sense of humour and you are all afraid to be open to criticism.
Guy didn't mean anything bad, but you really make a thread/question that belongs to kindergarden and not here.
P.S. Trsix forget to say that you must put it on vibrate first.
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There's nothing wrong with this thread, it is that comment that belongs in kindergarten. I guarantee if OP didn't mention the iPhone that there wouldn't have been any problems.

_MetalHead_ said:
There's nothing wrong with this thread, it is that comment that belongs in kindergarten. I guarantee if OP didn't mention the iPhone that there wouldn't have been any problems.
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No, you are wrong. I have no problems with what kind or brands of device others are using. I just don't understand that people could have such problems like OP. I would be shame to ask people such stupid questions and put my spoiled face in front of all forum.
Regards, Zagor

zagorteney said:
No, you are wrong. I have no problems with what kind or brands of device others are using. I just don't understand that people could have such problems like OP. I would be shame to ask people such stupid questions and put my spoiled face in front of all forum.
Regards, Zagor
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Whatever you say there, chief.

XqepX said:
Hello boys and girls,
I sadly have to tell you that im using an iPhone as primary device now..
But well that's not the point ^^
Seriously now..
I'm searching for a new usage of my N5. I still love it, that's why I won't sell it, but I have no idea what to use it for.
I already googled but.. Well I don't won't to use a 350€ device just as a desk clock
Any ideas are welcome
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You can use it as a TV for your Barbie and Ken.

zagorteney said:
You can use it as a TV for your Barbie and Ken.
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Obviously this is real kindergarden ****
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Thread closed for not being XDA development related
And you 2 need to watch you language when posting
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trsix said:
What a waste of thread space.
But since you asked.
Stick it up your ass maybe?
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XqepX said:
Obviously this is real kindergarden ****
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trsix said:
What a waste of thread space.
But since you asked.
Buy me some candy, maybe?
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I've sweetened your post as it needed some better flavoring that the one you choose to use...no more posting like this, please?
Regards,
Edit: awwwwww..I was ninja'd by @Toledo_JAB

Rom dev

So I am making a rom. It's written in C++, CSS, and HTML. I need a bit of help, my CSS is rusty so if there's any experts out there I welcome your help. If there's any designers out there well versed in C++ you are more than welcome to join on up. I hope to have a working prototype in the next few days, let's make this the best rom for the OnePlus One there is!

have you tried turning it off and on again?

I am confused. What am I turning off and on again? I just want to make a good rom for this community. I am just asking for help. Please, no jokes. Serious replies only.

I think that there already enough roms from experienced devs... You want to make a rom but don't have the knowledge.

superiscch said:
I think that there already enough roms from experienced devs... You want to make a rom but don't have the knowledge.
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Why discourage someone like that? You don't know him or what he's capable of. What if someone had said that to the developer of your favourite ROM when he was starting out and he listened? XDA is a place to encourage development, and a place to encourage people who want to learn how to build ROMs. There can never be too many ROMs available, and there can never be too many people/devs working on them. This guy could be the next big thing in the ROM community and all you want to do is shut him down. Unless you're going to contribute in a positive way, maybe don't post.
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A lot of Google and this http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Development
All the best.

timmaaa said:
Why discourage someone like that? You don't know him or what he's capable of. What if someone had said that to the developer of your favourite ROM when he was starting out and he listened? XDA is a place to encourage development, and a place to encourage people who want to learn how to build ROMs. There can never be too many ROMs available, and there can never be too many people/devs working on them. This guy could be the next big thing in the ROM community and all you want to do is shut him down. Unless you're going to contribute in a positive way, maybe don't post.
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Maybe my words sound to hard on a screen but I don't want to discourage him ?
I'm just thinking that he is underestimating the job... He has 3 posts, needs people to do the majority of the job. Just my 2 cents.
But from now on only positive words, apparently negative is not allowed. Good to know...

Xavierdarkness said:
So I am making a rom. It's written in C++, CSS, and HTML. I need a bit of help, my CSS is rusty so if there's any experts out there I welcome your help. If there's any designers out there well versed in C++ you are more than welcome to join on up. I hope to have a working prototype in the next few days, let's make this the best rom for the OnePlus One there is!
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Umm... Building a ROM is kinda different. You don't exactly have to write all the code yourself (that would take a few lifetimes ). You have to use existing stuff, and patch it together the way you like. You can change the coding style and stuff to the way you want. The CM development page would be a great idea to start with getting familiar with all the stuff.

Xavierdarkness, your enthusiasm is awesome. I'm pretty sure your rusty CSS skills are okay though, but you should really pick up some ActionScript if you intend on making the best ROM.

Dude, write it in machine language....that would be the tits

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. It means a lot. I hope to draw on my existing knowledge of QBASIC, VB 6, and HTML to help me on this journey. I'll likely have something up in the next few days if anyone would like to check over my QBASIC to make sure I am getting the API right with android. Thanks again, I'll read all the links you guys have provided and will update this periodically.

superiscch said:
I think that there already enough roms from experienced devs... You want to make a rom but don't have the knowledge.
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there ya go, way to show some support. never enough roms, but always to many self important people

A new team inside XDA of developers will be a good news.
Perhaps learn must be encouraged and I hate people say that there are too many roms... This is not a marketplace but a place for developers.
Sent from my A0001 using XDA Free mobile app

Guys on here who work for or run their own ROM teams, why not invite Xavierdarkness to your team and show him the ropes? Looks like his knowledge is there, just needs some nudging...

I'm curious how one would build a ROM from nothing more than C++, CSS, and HTML....if you don't have the Java how will it run android apps?
#stayparanoid

Pirateghost said:
I'm curious how one would build a ROM from nothing more than C++, CSS, and HTML....if you don't have the Java how will it run android apps?
#stayparanoid
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there are too many inefficient android apps. I think stopping the apps from running is a good thing. more speed! more battery!

cybojenix said:
there are too many inefficient android apps. I think stopping the apps from running is a good thing. more speed! more battery!
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You do realise that your settings menu is an app, your dialer is an app, basically, almost every functionality of your phone is through an app :/

Quasar said:
You do realise that your settings menu is an app, your dialer is an app, basically, almost every functionality of your phone is through an app :/
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of course I know this.
do you realise a dialer, or settings, or anything functional on a device doesn't have to be written in java? *points at TWRP* at the rate they are going, we'll have recoveries that can send/receive texts, and make calls

cybojenix said:
of course I know this.
do you realise a dialer, or settings, or anything functional on a device doesn't have to be written in java? *points at TWRP* at the rate they are going, we'll have recoveries that can send/receive texts, and make calls
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Whoops. Sorry. Sarcasm doesn't work well online
Oh damn! The mobile app doesn't even make RDs/FSM/whatever recognisable. Sorry.

Quasar said:
Whoops. Sorry. Sarcasm doesn't work well online
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try the ^sarcasm^ tags
I know this thread is one massive troll though.... It'd be awesome to actually not use java for Android, at least on the core parts. Oh look, GoLang