Hey everyone, I am looking for the native android (froyo) 2.2 launcher/theme/look for the evo 4g?
I want to disable HTC Sense UI and use the native android 2.2 UI......
Any ideas on how we can get it? (without rooting or using anything like LauncherPro or AWD?)
RingAnswerHello said:
Any ideas on how we can get it? (without rooting or using anything like LauncherPro or AWD?)
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Well, outside of rooting, I'm guessing the only way would be finding an launcher app that looks similar.
Not a lot of options.
So there is no way to get it unless I root my Evo?
How do I get it if I root it?
RingAnswerHello said:
So there is no way to get it unless I root my Evo?
How do I get it if I root it?
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by installing a custom rom with it, or modifying your own rom to incorporate it.
TJDuckett said:
by installing a custom rom with it, or modifying your own rom to incorporate it.
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Where I can find this custom ROM?
I haven't had any such luck.
RingAnswerHello said:
Where I can find this custom ROM?
I haven't had any such luck.
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Look at the development section. Most roms have screenshots on there, so just find one with the style you're looking for.
of course, make sure to look at the descriptions of the roms, bc they're custom for more thean their looks. A lot of them add and remove features, and they may be things that you don't like. Definitely choose carefully.
Anyways, if you're not rooted, and u've installed the 2.2 update from sprint, you're not going to be able to root at the moment anyways.
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Look at the development section. Most roms have screenshots on there, so just find one with the style you're looking for.
of course, make sure to look at the descriptions of the roms, bc they're custom for more thean their looks. A lot of them add and remove features, and they may be things that you don't like. Definitely choose carefully.
Anyways, if you're not rooted, and u've installed the 2.2 update from sprint, you're not going to be able to root at the moment anyways.
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Awesome thanks for your help TJDuckett
I was hoping it was much easier than all of that.....like just some .apk that I install...
Oops, didn't see that don't want to use LP or ADW.. nevermind...
-Jerry
If you just want the stock 2.2 launcher go to settings then applications find the rosie app and clear defaults then when you hit the home button select launcher 2 as default. Sense will still be integrated through out the phone but you will have the stock 2.1 launcher
in the latest 2.2 update for Sprint they removed the native launcher all together. I have attached it to this post for you. Enjoy! It also reinstalls the stock backgrounds which were also removed. BTW this does not require root. Just simply install apk file.
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Look at the development section. Most roms have screenshots on there, so just find one with the style you're looking for.
of course, make sure to look at the descriptions of the roms, bc they're custom for more thean their looks. A lot of them add and remove features, and they may be things that you don't like. Definitely choose carefully.
Anyways, if you're not rooted, and u've installed the 2.2 update from sprint, you're not going to be able to root at the moment anyways.
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Just had to give u props for not flipping out on the n00b.
Sent telepathically via my Evo.
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where do we put the apk and how?
The apk is adw launcher which I'm already using.
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nextlevel_44 said:
If you just want the stock 2.2 launcher go to settings then applications find the rosie app and clear defaults then when you hit the home button select launcher 2 as default. Sense will still be integrated through out the phone but you will have the stock 2.1 launcher
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Do you have a link, the one I d/l from here I can't find any Sense widgets :/
Tregrad said:
where do we put the apk and how?
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In the root of your sd card (I made a folder on the sdcard called Android Apk and put all my apk's in there). Than open up Astro, migrate to the apk and install it.
Raadius said:
Do you have a link, the one I d/l from here I can't find any Sense widgets :/
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you cant put sense widgets on launcher2
BigRick10 said:
The apk is adw launcher which I'm already using.
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No the apk I uploaded is the stock 2.2 launcher.
Sense widgets go with the sense launcher which is why you won't find then when using the Android 2.2 launcher.
To install just double tap the apk in astro or another file explorer.
superevilllama said:
No the apk I uploaded is the stock 2.2 launcher.
Sense widgets go with the sense launcher which is why you won't find then when using the Android 2.2 launcher.
To install just double tap the apk in astro or another file explorer.
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I downloaded it and it said adw when I went to install it.
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BigRick10 said:
I downloaded it and it said adw when I went to install it.
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Then you didn't install this apk. Mine says:
Name: com.android.launcher
Label: Launcher
File Version: 2.2
Nowhere on the summary or details tab does it say ADW.
It is clearly the stock android 2.2 launcher.
Is there a reason the phone button doesn't work? I get a message saying there's no app installed on my phone.
Is there a way to change system fonts? I'm new to MIUI, can't find where to do it, if it's possible.
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Is there a way to change system fonts? I'm new to MIUI, can't find where to do it, if it's possible.
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I dont know a lot about MIUI but far as I know theres no "easy" way to change fonts like just installing them and applying them like other ROMS.
Even thou i have found a few guides that require a basic adb knowdledge
I share the link in hope its helpfull to you also.
http://kenno.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/how-to-replace-default-fonts-in-miui-rom/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219056
Also i dont know BUT i suppose it should work for any MIUI build.
Hope it helps man.
I saw a lot of comments about how slow the new TouchWiz launcher is, so, because I had already downloaded the ROM, I want to try something.
I'm not using this ROM, so I don't know if it works, let me know.
This is the new launcher, don't be fooled by its name, that's how Samsung named it.
It should be uglier than the unmodded one, but it should be as ugly as the one from Gingerbread, unless Samsung used more transparencies and fancy shades this time (transparent widget should be affected by this change too). Here the explanation.
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Downloads in the next post.
Note:
If you are not familiar with adb, I suggest you to install an alternative launcher first, then copy /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk somewhere safe, for example in your SD card. In this way, if something goes wrong, you can always start the second launcher and restore TouchWiz30Launcher.apk with a file manager.
At least until someone tries the two zips to restore the unmodded launcher.
No launcher, no way to launch apps
Issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27736310&postcount=15
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28218963&postcount=28
Downloads [apk + flashable files]
There are 4 flashable zips, two of them restore the original TouchWiz launcher.
Read the name of the file, fasterTouchwiz-odexed.zip obviously is for odexed, fasterTouchwiz-deodexed.zip for deodexed.
loSconosciuto said:
No one is interested? Maybe you don't like to do things manually, so here some flashable zips.
There are 4 flashable zips, two of them restore the original TouchWiz launcher.
Read the name of the file, fasterTouchwiz-odexed.zip obviously is for odexed, fasterTouchwiz-deodexed.zip for deodexed.
fasterTouchwiz is here.
(the only one I'm sure it will work is fasterTouchwiz-odexed-restore.zip)
(and BTW this is the launcher from XXLE4)
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Like always I like ur work. Usually I use golauncher but I will surely try this faster twlauncher. Really thanx buddy. Also I will post about this thread in XXLE4 thread so that people will come to know about this mod
loSconosciuto said:
I saw a lot of comments about how slow the new TouchWiz launcher is, so, because I had already downloaded the ROM, I want to try something.
I'm not using this ROM, so I don't know if it works, let me know.
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Well I just flashed the deodexed file, and apply with CW and working EXCELENT!!! Good job my friend!!!.
I have the Clean Rom by Luiseteyo V3.1.... So now I have 2 lanchers!!!!.....
Thks very much!!!!
Edit: Its no smooth as the holo launcher but work very very fast....
I tried on xxkpq. But force closes.
I really don't know how this new TouchWiz launcher is, anyway, I explain what I did in this mod.
(I wanted to know first if this really changes something)
Basically this new TouchWiz launcher uses 32bit transparency, or at least that's what I can see decompiling it:
Code:
<bool name="config_force32BitWindowAlways">true</bool>
What I did was to put that boolean value to false.
32bit transparency makes everything better too look, but it also slow down the UI. Without it, you should see some bands in trasparent backgrounds, it's the little price to pay to have a smoother interface. (In Gingerbread the default setting is 16bit, so you should see these bands)
@vishal
I think there are too many differences. Samsung apps use their own framework (twframework-res.apk) and probably this launcher needs the new framework. I don't think you can simply replace it with the new one. Maybe I'm wrong, I don't know anything of this ROM.
Anyway, if you want to see how much this little change can do, you can enable 32bit transparency in GO launcher (it's somewhere in the settings, I can't remember exactly where, maybe it's called "high quality drawing". It's not the same thing, because they are two different launchers).
@machotecba
Thanks for trying this. I'm glad to hear that it works.
TouchWiz30Launcher? Wasn't it TouchWiz4? Will test right now. Thanks for ur work
I tried this in and there seems to be a lot of performance increase.... As always, your mods are simply incredible...
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TouchWiz30Launcher? Wasn't it TouchWiz4? Will test right now. Thanks for ur work
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Luise.
No that isn't touchwiz 3
But it is only the name of apk
It is touchwiz4 :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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TouchWiz30Launcher? Wasn't it TouchWiz4? Will test right now. Thanks for ur work
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Nop..... Its the same as the stock. In combination with your Clean pack (V 3.1).... Well the rom.... flies!!!!!!! and give you a choose between 2 lanchers.
Thks both for your work!!!
Great work man !
It's very smooth. Waaaaay better than the stock one.
Keep up the good work !
loSconosciuto said:
Note:
If you are not familiar with adb, I suggest you to install an alternative launcher first, then copy /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk somewhere safe, for example in your SD card. In this way, if something goes wrong, you can always start the second launcher and restore TouchWiz30Launcher.apk with a file manager.
At least until someone tries the two zips to restore the unmodded launcher.
No launcher, no way to launch apps
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Can I ask a question? Could you port the 14 toggles for Deodexed and the extended menu for this rom? I tried and I could not, well I must learn / read more for that....
thks
machotecba said:
Can I ask a question? Could you port the 14 toggles for Deodexed and the extended menu for this rom? I tried and I could not, well I must learn / read more for that....
thks
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I don't think I'll do it now, maybe in the future. I did this one simply because it was fast and easy to apply.
If you want to try again, here I posted the links of some tutorials.
Anyway I think that sooner or later these mods will be ported to this ROM and if I'm not wrong, someone had already ported something, I can't remember where are the links, maybe in XXLE4 thread.
Hey losnosc!! I am using the tested 'n' worked version, but i have a little issue: when press home, the screen goes black during a 500 msecs and then goes desktop. It's normal??
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ale210 said:
Hey losnosc!! I am using the tested 'n' worked version, but i have a little issue: when press home, the screen goes black during a 500 msecs and then goes desktop. It's normal??
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Tested, but not by me
I think that the problem is that there's a transition application->desktop that does a large use of transparencies and because of the 16bit what should be semi-transparent is solid.
It's just a guess, I flashed this ROM for 5 minutes just to fix the WIFI, I didn't even try this mod.
If that's the problem, I could change this behaviour.
So let's try something (this one too is a guess, I don't know if it works or if I changed the correct thing): fasterTouchwiz-experiment-deodexed.zip
(flash the old zip in case of problems)
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EDIT: Samsung could have at least changed this
Code:
const-string v0, "GT-I9000"
with Cm9 there in no reason to use samsung roms!
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Anyway I think that sooner or later these mods will be ported to this ROM and if I'm not wrong, someone had already ported something, I can't remember where are the links, maybe in XXLE4 thread.
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Thks for the link... Itried and well I get the extended menu... but it´s no fully functional yet.... Proof and error... Im afraid... :good: . One thing... Im not a dev... only a curious guy who want to learn about android and the samsumg phone.
Well I did it!!!. The extended menu is functional. But I must try more and do more test.... So.... Ill hope soon got the flashable file.....
mojtaba_esp said:
with Cm9 there in no reason to use samsung roms!
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Are you sure? I prefer 100% GB.
am sorry to ask this am a bit noobie , i cant copy files because my phone is not rooted ,, i have tried to search google i uesd z4root ,superoneclick & unlockroot , but no use ,, so please tell me how to root , thank you
fady1908 said:
am sorry to ask this am a bit noobie , i cant copy files because my phone is not rooted ,, i have tried to search google i uesd z4root ,superoneclick & unlockroot , but no use ,, so please tell me how to root , thank you
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Check in development section for cf root.. Flash it using Odin..
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Do anyone know if its easy and / or even possible to remove samsungs touchwiz and move back to stock android ?
you mean launcher? or the whole UI?
if it is the launcher then just install an alternative one tho, it's easy.
If it is for the whole system then flash a custom rom (MTD roms like CM7, CM9,...), there is no way u can get BML AOSP
daothanhduy1996 said:
you mean launcher? or the whole UI?
if it is the launcher then just install an alternative one tho, it's easy.
If it is for the whole system then flash a custom rom (MTD roms like CM7, CM9,...), there is no way u can get BML AOSP
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I ment everything. I am tired of touchwiz already. and i wish to remove the whole launcher including the dailer. as the sammy dialer conflicts with an app i have written.
well. you must install an AOSP based rom.
hoppa123 said:
I ment everything. I am tired of touchwiz already. and i wish to remove the whole launcher including the dailer. as the sammy dialer conflicts with an app i have written.
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Then write your app better or figure out why your app won't work. Millions of apps work with hundreds of millions of Sammy phones and they don't tell you on GooglePlay to uninstall all your Touchwiz stuff, they make the app properly so it works.