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Does anyone plan on making new roms and themes for hero

Does anyone plan on making new roms and themes for the hero i dont really like the look on the stock rom i have MoDaCo and it looks the same as stock like the g1 they have alot of nice roms and stuff will we ever have roms like that?

thorracing1 said:
Does anyone plan on making new roms and themes for the hero i dont really like the look on the stock rom i have MoDaCo and it looks the same as stock like the g1 they have alot of nice roms and stuff will we ever have roms like that?
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I'm currently back on the HTC ROM but I would assume you can still run any of the home replacements from the market (or just the default android one) on MoDaCo.

do you know any good ones?

thorracing1 said:
do you know any good ones?
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It's really a preference thing, there's no harm in installing any one of them and seeing if you like'em. Sense really is the better fit for me.
Some of the major ones are:
- OpenHome
- aHome
-dxTop
- PandaHome
...that's just off the top of my head some of the ones I've tried. They each have some cool and unique things about them.

Once i figure what can me skinned and how i will be making themes. Not sure if i will post any, as i must have made at least 100 themes for S2U2 for personal use when i had my WinMo phones. If i did do one to post it would more than likely be a Danbo (Danboard) theme.
I just discovered that little guy and i already outfitted my chompSMS with several wallpapers of him.

thecodemonk said:
It's really a preference thing, there's no harm in installing any one of them and seeing if you like'em. Sense really is the better fit for me.
Some of the major ones are:
- OpenHome
- aHome
-dxTop
- PandaHome
...that's just off the top of my head some of the ones I've tried. They each have some cool and unique things about them.
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aHome Lite made my Hero so laggy i could hardly use it. It took me like 10 minutes just to get it uninstalled.
Also, when i was searching for OpenHome i couldnt find the actual program, only themes. Anyone know the official app name?

lol if you figure out how to make a theme you should defiently make me one

Negrito said:
aHome Lite made my Hero so laggy i could hardly use it. It took me like 10 minutes just to get it uninstalled.
Also, when i was searching for OpenHome i couldnt find the actual program, only themes. Anyone know the official app name?
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I didn't have much trouble with aHome, odd.
Any home replacement will be difficult to find on the market if there's a bunch of themes with the name in it sadly.
I almost forgot a few more too:
- Freshface
- GDE (though I don't know if this one is out yet)
As for OpenHome, fire up that barcode scanner and go here:
http://www.androidtapp.com/open-home/ It has QR codes to scan and will take you straight to the market app.

which one do you think looks the best? and is the fastest

Negrito said:
Once i figure what can me skinned and how i will be making themes. Not sure if i will post any, as i must have made at least 100 themes for S2U2 for personal use when i had my WinMo phones...
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I thought I recognized you from PPCG!
I used to have a Diamond and even made a few ROMs using some of the great kitchens available. It would be awesome if there were some kind of kitchen for the Hero. Hell, I might even give it a try then...just don't tell my wife, she thinks I quit cooking.

lol you got the hero too?

watzone69 said:
I thought I recognized you from PPCG!
I used to have a Diamond and even made a few ROMs using some of the great kitchens available. It would be awesome if there were some kind of kitchen for the Hero. Hell, I might even give it a try then...just don't tell my wife, she thinks I quit cooking.
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There is a kitchen, its called Android SDK and you can use it with eclipse. all you need to do is go grab the source from htc and compile it the way you want to and load it up with eclipse. or the android emulator. there is other steps but thats what google is for. i am working on my own rom right now. cant wait till its done. i am wondering how fast a bone stock rom would run.

I would be ur number one fan for a bone stock Android with hero support. I'd even go as far as to say it would be the base most custom roms are based off of.
I'm not a programmer but if u go through with this is there any way to twist cryogen's work into it? He gets great reviews and the update utility is pretty pimp

thecodemonk said:
I didn't have much trouble with aHome, odd.
Any home replacement will be difficult to find on the market if there's a bunch of themes with the name in it sadly.
I almost forgot a few more too:
- Freshface
- GDE (though I don't know if this one is out yet)
As for OpenHome, fire up that barcode scanner and go here:
http://www.androidtapp.com/open-home/ It has QR codes to scan and will take you straight to the market app.
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Awesome, thanks for the link.
watzone69 said:
I thought I recognized you from PPCG!
I used to have a Diamond and even made a few ROMs using some of the great kitchens available. It would be awesome if there were some kind of kitchen for the Hero. Hell, I might even give it a try then...just don't tell my wife, she thinks I quit cooking.
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Yep, they banned me over something dumb, and i didnt feel like fighting them, plus since i have a Hero now they are useless.

can someone tell me how to make roms and stuff like that for the hero maybe a guide or video on it? thanks

thorracing1 said:
lol you got the hero too?
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Yep! I made a deal with my wife that I wouldn't spend all my time hacking a phone with Android on it (I know, I'm going to hell for that lie).
cteneyck said:
There is a kitchen, its called Android SDK and you can use it with eclipse. all you need to do is go grab the source from htc and compile it the way you want to and load it up with eclipse. or the android emulator. there is other steps but thats what google is for. i am working on my own rom right now. cant wait till its done. i am wondering how fast a bone stock rom would run.
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Good to know! I'll check it out. I've got quite a bit of catching up to do. Looking forward to your ROM as well.
Negrito said:
Yep, they banned me over something dumb, and i didnt feel like fighting them, plus since i have a Hero now they are useless.
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LOL! I sort-of banned myself. The Hero forum there is pretty lame. I still have friends there and at EDTP but I don't spend much time there anymore.
Alright!

[Q] Crazy 3D Game

I just saw a peer of mine play this game on his samsung wave at uni called AR DEFENDER.
Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k56ZtfZYG7E&feature=player_embedded
Do any of you happen to know something similar for Android platform?

TT SICK><. Hope android have it. i don't mind paying for it

great game.
on the website is says
symbian,iphone nintendo dsi comming soon,nothing about android
http://www.augmentedplanet.com/tag/android/

Lol damn it. It's a pretty nifty idea though.

interesting indeed

idk if this will come to fruition, but it appears that mattel may be working on something
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXtq1qBMLIw&feature=player_embedded

Still nothing on ARdefender for Android? Would love this game!

So kool.
Sent from my rooted android over9000 x10i using swype on the xda app.

Pretty cool. But even if it did come to Android you could be sure that it would require more then 2.1,,, let alone 1.6!
I read something about a clue style (who done it) game in the works using google maps and/or layers that is multi player.

Take a look at this...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/

mca1490 said:
Take a look at this...
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Does look good! Although the Mattel game requires Multitouch ... damn !!
and also... release date?

[Q] How would one test his app on sense UI?

I have a stock N1 and my app seems to work fine on there..
But when the first person downloaded the app he said it failed on the EVO which is most likely running sense UI.
So it is a matter of trying to find someone with a sense ui phone and asking them to test?
or
Is there a way i can have a sense ui emulator run through eclipse?

I don't think there is a sense ui emulator for eclipse sorry Maybe root and try a sence rom

MacaronyMax said:
I don't think there is a sense ui emulator for eclipse sorry Maybe root and try a sence rom
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How can i give up stock for a sense rom!!

Maybe some of you who are kind and willing to help can test the app for me. Without leaving comments or ratings unless it works
It's available via the market, just search SMS Safe
It's basically an app that hides your SMS messages behind a password.

Ill try it for you but I searched the market n couldn't find it so can you juss post it r sumtin
POSTED FROM MY BOMB A$$ HTC ARIA!!!!!!!!

qualnd said:
Ill try it for you but I searched the market n couldn't find it so can you juss post it r sumtin
POSTED FROM MY BOMB A$$ HTC ARIA!!!!!!!!
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It should be there.
SMS Safe

It says no matches
POSTED FROM MY BOMB A$$ HTC ARIA!!!!!!!!

qualnd said:
It says no matches
POSTED FROM MY BOMB A$$ HTC ARIA!!!!!!!!
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thats strange.. not sure why sorry.
Maybe someone else can shed some light.. i did specify english and a whole bunch of other locales.

Maybe its my phone I read some stuff about how the market is filtered for different phones not sure if its true but if it is that could b it
POSTED FROM MY BOMB A$$ HTC ARIA!!!!!!!!

I just tested it on a Desire running Froyo and Sense and it works fine.
It's true that the market filters apps, mainly based on the capabilities your app requests. For example, if your app requests access to GPS services, it will not appear in the market for anyone using a phone without GPS.
Check your app manifest.

simonta said:
I just tested it on a Desire running Froyo and Sense and it works fine.
It's true that the market filters apps, mainly based on the capabilities your app requests. For example, if your app requests access to GPS services, it will not appear in the market for anyone using a phone without GPS.
Check your app manifest.
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Thank you very much, maybe i should limit it to medium sized screens only for now.

Tested on EVO running a 2.2 sense rom. I didn't really mess around with it too thoroughly as I have no need for such an app, but figured I'd give it a quick try out to give you some feedback as far as sense goes and it seems to be working fine

johnnycross22 said:
Tested on EVO running a 2.2 sense rom. I didn't really mess around with it too thoroughly as I have no need for such an app, but figured I'd give it a quick try out to give you some feedback as far as sense goes and it seems to be working fine
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Thanks mate, sounds good. Will prob just need to add small screen support then.

[Q] What to do when I get it.

Hi I am in Canada and i just preordered the xperia play. Just wanted to know what is like the first things i should do when i get it? (im moving from an iphone to this). What are great android apps that i should download and such.
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First android device huh? Well... Custom home screen would be number one, specially coming from iPhone, get something like launcher pro as it's my favorite, very customizable, but it might be a little much at first if you are in culture shock.
Emulators is a big plus and benefit to me if that's your thing. Almost everything on iPhone has it's android alternative except for a couple popular games. Is there a list of your favorite iPhone apps and maybe we can identify the android counterpat

thanks for the quick reply. games arent really my worry as im fine with going around trying new ones. things i wanted to know is if i can disable timescape and other useless addons. does the keyboard work fine or can i install some app to get the swype keyboard or something better? and that app you mentioned sounds cool, will definately try it.
regards

AriStar said:
thanks for the quick reply. games arent really my worry as im fine with going around trying new ones. things i wanted to know is if i can disable timescape and other useless addons. does the keyboard work fine or can i install some app to get the swype keyboard or something better? and that app you mentioned sounds cool, will definately try it.
regards
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Swype is my favorite keyboard replacement, the stock android one is good, but I heard the one that comes with this might suck a bit maybe? Better keyboard is a skin able keyboard replacement and you can skin it to look/feel like the iPhones.
As far as disabling stuff, you can to a point, but without root access (like jail breaking) you can't touch some of the lower level services. Home replacement is what I think you will want though, get launcher pro or adw launcher. Adw being very themeable. Launcher pro having more polish/settings.

sounds cool. so ill definetly look at swype. how exactly does launder pro work? does it replace everything? (ie timescape)?

AriStar said:
sounds cool. so ill definetly look at swype. how exactly does launder pro work? does it replace everything? (ie timescape)?
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It will replace your entire homescreen and everything that's one it - it won't however replace other parts of your system like the Timescape gallery, keyboard or music player. However, all those things are replaceable as well with many alternatives in the market and over here.

Emulators, Emulators, Emulators i say!

AriStar said:
things i wanted to know is if i can disable timescape and other useless addons.
regards
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USA verizon version will not come with timescape and other sony stuff. It will come with a few verizon apps. I'm not sure about the Rogers version.

Swype, teamviewer, flash player, xda app
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matknny said:
Swype, teamviewer, flash player, xda app
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what is teamviewer and xda app

Teamviewer works like LogMeIn but for Win/Mac/Linux and for free. Xda app is a app that allows you to view this forum.

Also check out all these games with surprort for Xperia Play. make sure to download the specific versions in some cases.
XDA link to games

thanks for the list of games, and ill def check out teamviewer cause i love logmein.
ps is there a good site do download apk's and is there any guide on the subject?

AriStar said:
thanks for the list of games, and ill def check out teamviewer cause i love logmein.
ps is there a good site do download apk's and is there any guide on the subject?
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The only apk you need is Teamviewer so you can scan the barcode on there site for that.

Hie guys were can i find swype, cause its not on the market is it? Thanks.

I am bummed that the verizon one is stock
I wanted Sony's skin...i like timescape

carmeng4evr said:
I am bummed that the verizon one is stock
I wanted Sony's skin...i like timescape
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Conning from nexus one I wish I had stock andrioid.
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[LWP] Minecraft Skin Live Wallpaper

I'm not sure if i'm in the right section, but i do need help testing on other platforms cause the emulator doesn't support Open ES 2.0. and i only carry a 2.3.3 device. Thanks for the support!
This is a 3D live wallpaper of your Minecraft skin! put your username in for minecraft and show off your skin as your wallpaper!
*****This is a BETA version*****
Please e-mail me of any bug and avoid negative reviews! This live wallpaper will up updated constantly to support more features!
* To keep this live wallpaper FREE I have implemented ads. Completing the ad once will stop is from coming back forever!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.novaspirit.minecraftskin
please let me know if there are bugs or force closes. the Android emulator doesn't support 3D so it's very hard to program to support all environments. i use 2.3.3 and it works fine. and if you guys have any ideas you want to see let me kno. Thanks!

This app works out great on ICS. Nothing to report. Just my opinion: It gets boring after sometime... sry if it hurt you.

1c3_5n0w said:
This app works out great on ICS. Nothing to report. Just my opinion: It gets boring after sometime... sry if it hurt you.
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nope didn't hurt lols, it's still beta.. before i get more involved in the code i wanted to make sure it will support more versions other then 2.3.3. Thanks!

Doesnt show up on GSM Xperia Play stock rom 2.3.4
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homeworlder said:
Doesnt show up on GSM Xperia Play stock rom 2.3.4
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does it f/c? or just stuck on loading screen?

x3maniac said:
does it f/c? or just stuck on loading screen?
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The post may be referring to PlayStore compatibility.
Unfortunately I receive an incompatible message on HTC Sensation. (Android 4.0.4).
It looks like a great LWP though. Thanks for the share.
Regards.

Hi there,
Just some feedback for you.
I've just installed this on SGS2 with no problems at all using a 212 dpi screen resolution. (Hdpi).
Great start! There's a lot of Minecraft fans out there, so the potential is huge.
Cheers.

buzzboy said:
Hi there,
Just some feedback for you.
I've just installed this on SGS2 with no problems at all using a 212 dpi screen resolution. (Hdpi).
Great start! There's a lot of Minecraft fans out there, so the potential is huge.
Cheers.
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i was about to ask what dpi was your sensation. i'll look into it soon! hopfully i can some out with a new update to fix that

x3maniac said:
i was about to ask what dpi was your sensation. i'll look into it soon! hopfully i can some out with a new update to fix that
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Its fine on my S2.
My sensation has a screen resolution of 540×960.
It could well be that the Rom at the time may of needed a Market Fix.
Bear with me, I'll try with another Rom that's now installed.
Cheers.
P.s, I've gave a playstore rating also.

OK yes it's fine.
I was running a CM9 nightly at the time, but now it's downloaded just fine with another build.
For reference I've downloaded it twice at different resolutions, 240 ,212 with no issues.
On a side note, check out this game:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindblocks.blocks
It's not just an ordinary Minecraft clone. Highly recommended, and definitely one to watch.
Good luck, I'll keep my eyes on this thread.
Cheers.

buzzboy said:
The post may be referring to PlayStore compatibility.
Unfortunately I receive an incompatible message on HTC Sensation. (Android 4.0.4).
It looks like a great LWP though. Thanks for the share.
Regards.
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hey i'm looking into this now. hopefully i can figure why it's incompatible.
i'm upto version 1.0.5 on my release and this time i fixed a lot of texturing stuff and added new features. enjoy!
i should have emptied a section for myself to post updates.. i guess it's too late now

x3maniac said:
I'm not sure if i'm in the right section, but i do need help testing on other platforms cause the emulator doesn't support Open ES 2.0. and i only carry a 2.3.3 device. Thanks for the support!
This is a 3D live wallpaper of your Minecraft skin! put your username in for minecraft and show off your skin as your wallpaper!
*****This is a BETA version*****
Please e-mail me of any bug and avoid negative reviews! This live wallpaper will up updated constantly to support more features!
* To keep this live wallpaper FREE I have implemented ads. Completing the ad once will stop is from coming back forever!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.novaspirit.minecraftskin
please let me know if there are bugs or force closes. the Android emulator doesn't support 3D so it's very hard to program to support all environments. i use 2.3.3 and it works fine. and if you guys have any ideas you want to see let me kno. Thanks!
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Dosent work that great hard to explain what it does but the char. moves with the slightest touch of the screen. the char. turns completely around. Also every time i complete that pesky leadbolt ad the selection "added pose mode" still disabled. guess you only care about money

motodroidfreak said:
Dosent work that great hard to explain what it does but the char. moves with the slightest touch of the screen. the char. turns completely around. Also every time i complete that pesky leadbolt ad the selection "added pose mode" still disabled. guess you only care about money
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haha, it's not that i only care about money. but money helps. to keep this application free i implemented ads, i rather not make this only paid.
this is also the first time i'm using lead bolt. i also filed some complains about not completing even tho the user has completed the ad. i'm looking into using something else that is more reliable. they did email me back that it takes a few days for the ads to fully implement into my application. don't know what that means but the app only has been out for 4 days.
thanks for letting me know about the char moves with slightest touch. i looked into that before, i did not add a frame / time counter so next version will be fixed.

x3maniac said:
haha, it's not that i only care about money. but money helps. to keep this application free i implemented ads, i rather not make this only paid.
this is also the first time i'm using lead bolt. i also filed some complains about not completing even tho the user has completed the ad. i'm looking into using something else that is more reliable. they did email me back that it takes a few days for the ads to fully implement into my application. don't know what that means but the app only has been out for 4 days.
thanks for letting me know about the char moves with slightest touch. i looked into that before, i did not add a frame / time counter so next version will be fixed.
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All right thanks about getting the slight touch thing fixed maybe use admob leadbolt kind of sucks

motodroidfreak said:
All right thanks about getting the slight touch thing fixed maybe use admob leadbolt kind of sucks
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Yea I'm quickly realising that now. Admob doesn't support "content unlocker".. my next choice I'm looking into is tapjoy? I wonder how that company is
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x3maniac said:
Yea I'm quickly realising that now. Admob doesn't support "content unlocker".. my next choice I'm looking into is tapjoy? I wonder how that company is
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Or use any simple ad service and create your own unlock content after clicking an ad. i made a crappy one before but ditched it... got alot of hate mail and comments

I went to install this, but then realized: why does it need the following permissions?
- Coarse (network-based) location
- Fine (GPS) location
- Read phone state and identity
This looks like a fine app, and I would like try it out and help with its development. However, I do not want my privacy invaded. It's a live wallpaper. It shouldn't need these permissions. The only reason why I think you would need these permissions is if the ad-providing plugin required them, in which case I'll skip on this app. Please remove these permissions.

FredFS456 said:
I went to install this, but then realized: why does it need the following permissions?
- Coarse (network-based) location
- Fine (GPS) location
- Read phone state and identity
This looks like a fine app, and I would like try it out and help with its development. However, I do not want my privacy invaded. It's a live wallpaper. It shouldn't need these permissions. The only reason why I think you would need these permissions is if the ad-providing plugin required them, in which case I'll skip on this app. Please remove these permissions.
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yup your right, it is from the ads. the only permission i need for my lwp is internet to access the skin.
i am looking into using another provider. i'll be posting my results once i have found something suitable and reliable.

It doesn't load my skin
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superalphajellybean said:
It doesn't load my skin
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which skin are you using for your device? and android version. i'll look into it