I'm thinking of flashing to Jack's lite 1.04 rom, which has no panels. However, I couldn't live without the SPB mobile panel anymore. I've tried the SPB Mobile Shell, but it wasn't what I was looking for (especially the button to close it is retarded). I already found out that you can run the SPB mobile shell program just from it's program folder, even from another panel. There are two more things I need to find out:
-The softkeys on the panel are "Recent" and "Contacts", and they work. When I launch the shell as a program, they are "SPB menu" and "Agenda", and clicking or touching them does absolutely nothing.
-How do I get the SPBs-shell-program to replace the standard today screen? It doesn't have a today plugin.
I'd be really grateful if anyone could answer these questions!
are you using the newer SPB Shell? the 2.xx one? i have this and it's working just fine..oh and i have SPB Pocket plus 4 as well, maybe they're supposed to work together? but with this it's more of an extra feature of pocket plus rather than as a replacement for the today screen like the older SPB Shell. Maybe you could try getting the one from sony's website and see how that works
I am using the one from Sony's website, hence the term "SPB mobile panel".
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am i stupid to do so???
is it better than the free panel or SE's panels?
imho, yes
we can have touchflo3d, spb mobile shell isn't confortable as it can seems. It has poor integration even with spb products, i.e. if you need phone profiles and use spb phone suite you can't have a wireless switch on today, you have to navigate trough menu (feature request from about 1 year!!!). Also menu customization isn't simple and some basical function are still difficoult to reach. And I reported a lot of crash when customize.
It's UGLY and we don't have much skins for wvga, and skinning is a real pain as they don't release any documentation and all new version messes up all our knowledges changing layout, calls, api... I was about to release a pretty wvga xperia theme for mobile shell 2.1 but the upgrade from 2.1.1 to 2.1.3 has break too much things and i have to give up. They don't deserve us and I don't encourage people to use it
tflo3d is a mess too to skin, but at least it's free for us, much cooler by default and more stable even on xperia
I don't think that you're stupid if you buy SPB mobile shell 2.
I've tried both spb panel and tf3dhd, and the fullversion of spb mobile shell 2 beats them hands down. It's quite easy to customize the menues and is lighter on the cpu than the hog tf3d (in comparison to spb MS2 it is a hog.).
I say go for it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420325
Try spb. I think they have 15 day tral . and see may post in the link.
I kinda want allways to have that other peapler dont use. want manilla buy oem
What are the differences between the panel and the real thing?
nurps said:
What are the differences between the panel and the real thing?
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The real thing has more options and a "today" plugin and it looks nicer.
i tried the spb mobile 2 and i like it overall, but would prefered to have it as an panel otherwise i had to keep pressing the button for the spb shell to appear every time. is there any way to have it as a panel as i could not see the option to?
at the moment i use the spb shell panel from SE which i like to layout of?
a5ian300zx said:
i had to keep pressing the button for the spb shell to appear every time.
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if you use s2u you can set it to wake uo directly to spb, otherwise if you use search you'll find some sort of "daemon" that cares about switching automagically to spb when normal today comes up
but the point is: spb is undocumented, heavy and a pain to skin/customize
using 2.1.2
Spb Phone Suite w/wireless, and profile, switches is avail as a plug-in/tab in Today screen.
The first option in Shell settings is to "Show the [Spb Shell] Now Screen when device wakes up."
as a one on one compare, does it WOW much more than the SE panel?
yyzxex said:
using 2.1.2
Spb Phone Suite w/wireless, and profile, switches is avail as a plug-in/tab in Today screen.
The first option in Shell settings is to "Show the [Spb Shell] Now Screen when device wakes up."
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not directly as with normal today plugin
Im using SPB 2.1.2 and I tried TF3D.
IMO SPB shell is much better and easier to customize and gives me satisfaction. Im using several plugins and it works as a charm. Quick and nice looking and its setted up as my "Today Screen" so I dont have to push anything to make it come up.
I love it and would recommend u to buy it. But try the Trial first to see if it fits u..
ok.. btw what does plug in do?
For SPBMS users:
is the standard version able to work together with panels? i.e. in case you install MS AND want to use another panel, like Facebook or Google?
I have bought it and thinks it is a great program til i noticed that i had to charge the battery every day. I uninstalled it and now i can wait four days before i have to charge it again.
They have a 15-day trial that u can try, but remember to check your battery
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not directly as with normal today plugin
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I enable the Spb Phone Suite plug-in/tab in Mobile Shell settings. Then enable Spb Mobile Shell in Start> Settings > Today > Items. Phone Suite wireless and profile switchers are shown as drop down tabs on the WM Today panel. Can't imagine how a more "normal today plugin" would look.
Re. battery life. Wrote this yesterday in another forum; will quote myself here -
100% when I left for work this morning at 6:45am
2.5 hrs BT stereo use (HBH-DS220) to/from work
auto-chk my 2 email addresses at every 15 mins and hour all day
Spb Traveler is set to auto-update weather & currencies every 2 hrs
10 texts
15 mins of calls
1/2 hr of internet at lunch
right now[17:45], my battery is reading 60%
mobile is set to GSM/EDGE with auto band selection
Is it possible to integrate the full mobile shell as a panel, like the lite version?
nurps said:
Is it possible to integrate the full mobile shell as a panel, like the lite version?
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Unfortunatly no
Maybe its possible to simply overwrite the files from mobilebshell panel edition with the files of the full version?
well in a way it IS a panel as it works on your home panel (which I have changed the image of to show Mobile Shell) and on your fish panel too. but if I want my Mobile Shell panel, I just choose my home panel.
Hello there,
I was just wondering if there's a way to install Spb Mobile Shell 2.1.4 as a panel on the Xperia? Because when I installed this version, the older one (sbp-panel) is getting overwrited. Maybe can someone make a panel installer for it? Thanks anyway
I was looking to install the newer 214 as well, but was not sure if I wanted to over write the older panel version... how would this effect the phone... thanks for any info...
Shadowdh said:
I was looking to install the newer 214 as well, but was not sure if I wanted to over write the older panel version... how would this effect the phone... thanks for any info...
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There's no problem when you install spb 2.1.4 on the xperia. You loose the panel of the older version but you keep the same settings at the new version. Even when you want the older version back you can easly install it and you'll get spb mobile shell panel as before but then you loose 2.1.4 (that only runs as application)
I thought as much but wanted to be sure... I am not sure I want to lose the panel ability though... oh well will try it out I think...
Is there a cab available to make 2.1.4 into a panel? If I could, I would.
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Is there a cab available to make 2.1.4 into a panel? If I could, I would.
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upppp!!
i would too!!!
i'm currently using this version as well together with SPB Pocket plus 4 (both are awesome by the way...) and it seems to be showing as more of a menu than a panel. A panel .cab for this would certainly be nice so i don't have to switch to this every time i unlock my phone 'cause the today screen always shows when i unlock. or if anyone knows a workaround for this, i'll use that one as well.
To show the panel when the device wakes up go Start/Settings system tab then scroll down until you see the SPB mobile shell icon. Tap thos and on the first screen that comes up is a check box for Display the Now Screen when device wakes up. I think this is what you were asking
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To show the panel when the device wakes up go Start/Settings system tab then scroll down until you see the SPB mobile shell icon. Tap thos and on the first screen that comes up is a check box for Display the Now Screen when device wakes up. I think this is what you were asking
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i think what he wanted was to make the SPB shell v.2.xx a panel just like the one that can be downloaded from the sony ericsson website....if any devs out there could help with this, lots of us would appreciate it!
Hi there, I was wondering if there are pros or cons of installing spb 2.x over the panel that is on the x1...?? are they the same or are there differences in the performance... affect the phone in any way for either... thanks for any thoughts...
I had spb on my last phone but love the panel so I didn't install it. If you would rather use the today screen then get the SPB 2.X, but if you like using the spb panel like I do then stick with that. SPB 2.X offers more custimzation, but everything in the panel just works for me (like I don't have to add programs/games/etc. they just show up in the right places).
I prefer SPB 2.X because its more easily customizable and the most recent spb shell has some great new features over the older one. OF course i use neither lol. I use TFL3D.
I tried SPB 2.x but didn't like that when you press end or go to the today screen, you're still stuck with the Windows Today Screen and have to then open up the SPB screen. There's a hack to semi fix it, but it still flashes the today screen for a second before switching over.
I don't know this too. I think my phone is a little bit slow down after installing this.
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I tried SPB 2.x but didn't like that when you press end or go to the today screen, you're still stuck with the Windows Today Screen and have to then open up the SPB screen. There's a hack to semi fix it, but it still flashes the today screen for a second before switching over.
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Yea there is a cab that i used on my tilt called spbwatcher. If anyone needs it i can post it in this thread. Just let me know
I use SPB (the not-panel version) too. I just like the idea of having SPB Shell and still being able to use all the great Today plugins there are.
Works like a charm, although it automatically uninstalls SPB Panel. (I don't ever use the panels)
Differences:
- The looks are a bit different, and I think the not-panel version has a few options more. It installs a few direct shortcuts like "[Soft Reset]", "[My Menu]" as actual program shortcuts (you can use these from anywhere).
- Adds a few options when to use Windows today and when to use SPB today
- Adds a today screen button assigner for WinMo.
Thanks for the replies... I might give it a whirl and Bxsteez, yes please can you post that cab... I am loving my xperiance though... now that I have nearly got it completely how I want it I guess its time to reflash the ROM...
Hi,
any way to downlaod the mobile shell without using the now screen (i prefere the Touch Flow 3D). The reason it that i want to use some applications of the Shell in the program of the 3D Touch Flo....
What parts of it is it you're after? As far as I'm aware, it comes as one, so its all or none.
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What parts of it is it you're after? As far as I'm aware, it comes as one, so its all or none.
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Background. I want Pocket Informant file- agenda view on my Home Screen of my Touch Flo (like you can indidivual configure on SPB Mobile Shell now screen by clicking on the calender). As this is not yet possible yet (only with the upcoming Touch Flo 3D v2.5 i want take program from the SPB Shell such as "new task", " new calender" in order to have a faster acess P I.
Any suggestion? Of course i could than use tempor.the SPB Mobile Shell 3.1 only but than i can not click inidivual on my several e-mail accounts (he just opens one and apparently etc).
I have SPB Mobile Shell installed and have HTC Sense as my Today screen. I have tried to resequenced them in Start-Up and still works as such:
1. When I boot up SPB MS shows but then HTC Sense Today (ST) displays.
2. I have a shortcut/Icon to get to SPB MS on HTC ST screen. However, if I go to SPB MS it takes me to that screen then immediately returns to HTC ST.
3. If I change the shortcut/Icon to SPB Carousel it does take me to the carousel and I can select any screen except SPB MS and it will stay/display that screen until I go back to HTC ST.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this so when I go to SPB MS and still use HTC ST I can stay there on SPB MS?
On my Omnia I900 I can do basically what I want, however, I am using Omnia Home Option 1 or 2 instead of HTC ST. Tried comparing the two sequence and that is the same on boot-up.
Thanks in advance.
download shell switcher (freeware) from omarket works perfectly ..just select the shell that you prefer either spb, htc sense or windows..alternative would be go to settings and de select sense from today screen options.. its best if you save spb on the device rather then storage card also please note if you select spb you would not be able to access the htc sense today screen only.sry if i misunterstood your question.hope that helps
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download shell switcher (freeware) from omarket works perfectly ..just select the shell that you prefer either spb, htc sense or windows..alternative would be go to settings and de select sense from today screen options.. its best if you save spb on the device rather then storage card also please note if you select spb you would not be able to access the htc sense today screen only.sry if i misunterstood your question.hope that helps
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Thanks! I tried that months ago and must have had an older version since it was not very responsive. Trying the latest that I downloaded and installed, and it seems to work better.
I only wish there was a way to go directly back and forth without making a selection each time. I will play with it to see if there are any options to set default, i.e., SPB SM to HTC Sense (if on SPB SM) and/or HTC Sense to SPB SM (if on HTC Sense) without making a selection each time. Meaning if you on on SPB MS have an Icon to take you directly to HTC and vice versa.
The options shown are:
1. Switch to Selected Shell (but you have to go to the Shell Switcher and Select HTC Sense or SPB Mobile Shell then Switch to that (SPB or HTC Shell.)
2. Switch to Classic Today screen such as: Resco Today Plugin, Pocket Player, Iconsoft PhonEx, Google Search, Skyfire, ElecontWeather, Windows Live, Bing, Instant Messaging, SPB Diary, SPB Backup, SPB Traveler, etc.
Do appreciate your help. My Shout!!
No probz..Ye I know what you mean, If you do find a shortcut do let us know
Moschino02 said:
No probz..Ye I know what you mean, If you do find a shortcut do let us know
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Definitely, I will post here. I been on YouTub looking for a solution, too. I thought I found one where a bloke posted about SPB MS V5, but it was not V5 and it wasn't showing how to switch back and forth.
Ta Mate!