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Stock launcher on CM7 :)

So I frankly hate the laggy launcher known as ADW so I went out to find a way to properly replace it in CM7. A quick google search brought up this, and while I haven't tried it yet, I've seen nothing but positive results. This, when flashed from recovery, will remove ADW and replace it with the stock Gingerbread launcher, enjoy! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933517

All you have to do is install the gingerbread launcher from the market....
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Launcher

yes but it's just not the same to me, and obviously I'm not alone in thinking that way.

joehunni said:
yes but it's just not the same to me, and obviously I'm not alone in thinking that way.
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...huh????

thanamesjames said:
...huh????
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It's not hard, follow the link and read. If this doesn't concern you then simply do not post here.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/2368-how-do-i-remove-adw-from-cm6/page__p__23595#entry23595
That also works for CM7. Just have to get the apk for the stock launcher.

ADW works nicely for me. What is so bad about it?

I just flashed the file in the OP Link labeled:
CM7 Gingerbread Stock Launcher Only - CM7StockLauncherOnly.zip
by: frank707
and it works perfectly. This only removes adw launcher pre-installed in CM7 and replaces it with the stock 2.3 gingerbread launcher2.apk.
I still use ADW Ex as a daily which is smooth as butter. But really wanted to have the full stock experience on the phone as well

Same here, if I'm running a stock(ish) ROM then I want the stock launcher too.

[Q] install cm7 messaging app

could someone explain to me how to replace the sms app in sense roms with the one from cm7, i have already copied the mms.apk from my cm7 rom but am unsure on what to do next, could someone please explain, thanks

no one
No one knows !!

Just an idea: try to install it like any other app? Or doesn't that work?

I'll try
deezykhara said:
could someone explain to me how to replace the sms app in sense roms with the one from cm7, i have already copied the mms.apk from my cm7 rom but am unsure on what to do next, could someone please explain, thanks
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I'll (try) to help;
1st: Using adb, push the mms.apk from Cm7 to /system/app on your wildfire
2nd: Reboot your phone and you should have the CM7 sms app
Do try and tell if you encounter any problems

Installing mms.apk like any other app might not work. (Says problem parsing the package).
And even if u replace it into sense rom.zip and flash through custom recovery, it might not work. Checked with an old sense rom. Don't know about latest ones.
Maybe due to the reasons,
CM7 is 2.3 Aosp and sense rom is 2.2
Sense Messaging app has sense HTC widget.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bharatgaddameedi said:
Installing mms.apk like any other app might not work. (Says problem parsing the package).
And even if u replace it into sense rom.zip and flash through custom recovery, it might not work. Checked with an old sense rom. Don't know about latest ones.
Maybe due to the reasons,
CM7 is 2.3 Aosp and sense rom is 2.2
Sense Messaging app has sense HTC widget.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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yeah i tried replacing the apk in the zip and then flashing the rom again and it didnt work, just ended up with a rom without a messaging app but it doesnt matter ive started using gosms and that works a lot better than either in my eyes

bharatgaddameedi said:
CM7 is 2.3 Aosp and sense rom is 2.2
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Hehe, didn't even think about that

[Q] How can I install Themes on my Android phone?

Hello,
I am running Android 2.2.1 with sense 2.0 on HTC HDs. So I want to have some of those cool themes like this one ==> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761517.. or this one ==> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134657..
I've downloaded may ".zip" files and tried to flash them through CWM but no luck, I got the message below:
" Amend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported. Amend scripting was deprecated by Google in Android 1.5. It was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the ClockworkMod 3.0 Gingerbeard based recovery. Please switch to Edify scripting (update-script and update-binary) to create woking updatw zip packages. Installation abort".
Then I tried another themes with ".mtz" but I didn't know how to install them. It needs an app called "Theme Manager".. I installed that Theme Manager app but its not working, I couldn't even found the app icon on my phone!..
All what I want is to have a beautiful themes for my phone!.. :/
Why is it so difficult to get it work? & how to?
Thank you..

MElhassan said:
Hello,
I am running Android 2.2.1 with sense 2.0 on HTC HDs. So I want to have some of those cool themes like this one ==> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761517.. or this one ==> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134657..
I've downloaded may ".zip" files and tried to flash them through CWM but no luck, I got the message below:
" Amend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported. Amend scripting was deprecated by Google in Android 1.5. It was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the ClockworkMod 3.0 Gingerbeard based recovery. Please switch to Edify scripting (update-script and update-binary) to create woking updatw zip packages. Installation abort".
Then I tried another themes with ".mtz" but I didn't know how to install them. It needs an app called "Theme Manager".. I installed that Theme Manager app but its not working, I couldn't even found the app icon on my phone!..
All what I want is to have a beautiful themes for my phone!.. :/
Why is it so difficult to get it work? & how to?
Thank you..
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I'm not sure, but I think your ROM has to be Cyanogenmod or MIUI based to be able to flash new themes, at least, non - sense themes (seeing as you are running a sense ROM)
Also try moving theme manager to internal storage.

The .mtz files are themes for MIUI. You need a MIUI ROM to install those themes.
I haven't used Sense in a while but can't you download themes (Dock bars etc.) through the HTC hub?

Nigeldg said:
I'm not sure, but I think your ROM has to be Cyanogenmod or MIUI based to be able to flash new themes, at least, non - sense themes (seeing as you are running a sense ROM)
Also try moving theme manager to internal storage.
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Oh no!.. This is really what I was afraid to hear! Because I've bad times with other ROMs. Actually I've flashed many ROMs before but it couldn't last more than 2 days with me .. There was no logical reason but all the ROMs that I've flashed make the phone freeze & sometimes rebooted unexpectedly when I made a call or receive one. So I went back for the original one..

vb87 said:
The .mtz files are themes for MIUI. You need a MIUI ROM to install those themes.
I haven't used Sense in a while but can't you download themes (Dock bars etc.) through the HTC hub?
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HTC hub themes sucks!

I've had problems with non-sense Android as well.
While MIUI themes don't work on sense. you can search for sense-based themes. Some can be flashed using CWM, and if that doesn't work, you can copy the files to their proper place manually using root explorer or any similar app, but you have to be 100% sure that the theme you're using is fully compatible with your ROM/build.

You can also try using a third party launcher that is themable like launcher pro or go launcher. You can use gosms to get a themable message app...

Dr.Move & rauschkugl
I'll try your suggestions & feed u guys back.. Thanks

Sense builds are not launcher friendly
my phone performance dropped considerably when I installed ADW, Go launcher, and launcher pro. Never bothered to try any more.

well i don't know, i never used sense builds cause they are much slower.
im on miui from langthang at the moment and it's just great. i don't like the launcher and installed another.
i don't really understand why the op couldn't get other roms to run fluid. if you want to customize a lot you should try a clean install with a miui build.

Dr.Move said:
Sense builds are not launcher friendly
my phone performance dropped considerably when I installed ADW, Go launcher, and launcher pro. Never bothered to try any more.
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tried & true!

Dr.Move said:
Sense builds are not launcher friendly
my phone performance dropped considerably when I installed ADW, Go launcher, and launcher pro. Never bothered to try any more.
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Just a theory but could you use titanium backup to freeze HTC sense after setting 3rd party launcher as default? That may speed it up.

in theory yes, but if something wrong happens with the new launcher you will not be able to revert to what you had earlier.
I tried that a long time ago, and when I reset my device it got past the boot animation into a black screen, and nowhere further. but that was on one of the few first Sense builds. not sure if it will work on the newer ones. I don't have the courage to try that again

Dr.Move said:
in theory yes, but if something wrong happens with the new launcher you will not be able to revert to what you had earlier.
I tried that a long time ago, and when I reset my device it got past the boot animation into a black screen, and nowhere further. but that was on one of the few first Sense builds. not sure if it will work on the newer ones. I don't have the courage to try that again
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I see. You're a chicken.
Just kidding, so freezing HTC sense caused the build to stop booting? So... probably not the best idea then.

haha, well kind of XD
I like stable sets, so when I find any stable thing I stick with it. I don't have much time to try different settings.
as I said, this problem happened to me using the very first few sense builds, things may be different now.
if you're using an SD build, you can backup your data and system images and try that out. let me know if it works in newer builds

here's an update on the issue:
If you want sense without sense launcher here's a nice build for that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997899
and a tweaked themed build:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130359
You can also run a sense build smoothly with another launcher if you make the launcher hard to kill using the supercharger script here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126940
I've tried the solutions above and all ran nicely. a bit of lag with the last one but not a major one.

Default launcher

i know there are other threads about this but those are outdated but can somebody here please provide me with a copy of their default sense launcher

jeffbud98 said:
i know there are other threads about this but those are outdated but can somebody here please provide me with a copy of their default sense launcher
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If you uninstalled it, you could just reflash the rom without wiping anything. I'm also pretty sure the launchers are different between sense 1.0, 2.1, 3.0, and 3.5. Don't quote me on that, as I haven't ran a sense rom in months.

roids87 said:
If you uninstalled it, you could just reflash the rom without wiping anything. I'm also pretty sure the launchers are different between sense 1.0, 2.1, 3.0, and 3.5. Don't quote me on that, as I haven't ran a sense rom in months.
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You're right, Rosie is even slightly different on different versions of stock even tho they are 1.0 there are minor changes that could cause problems best bet is to wipe cache and dalvik and flash the rom on top of itself to get Rosie back
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium

[Q] install htc sense

hello, can i install an android rom without htc sense or cm7 for example:nexusHD2 then download and install htc sense on it?

you can install sense like launcher and theme for cm7
cm7theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993277
launcher is in attached files

nameless517 said:
you can install sense like launcher and theme for cm7
cm7theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993277
launcher is in attached files
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that is launcher i wanna real htc sense 2.1 or 3.0

Sorry but you can't.

trezack said:
hello, can i install an android rom without htc sense or cm7 for example:nexusHD2 then download and install htc sense on it?
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Think about it logically, and ask yourself the question 'why would HTC provide their Sense UI, the only thing that makes them different from other Android phone manufacturers, as a separate downloadable software?'. Then ask yourself why, if someone else found a way to do this, why wouldn't people be posting about it and why wouldn't you have found it in a search. Finally, what's the point of installing AOSP/CM7 then just putting Sense on it? That's the same as flashing a Sense ROM, seeing as you want the full experience rather than just the launcher.

Nigeldg said:
Think about it logically, and ask yourself the question 'why would HTC provide their Sense UI, the only thing that makes them different from other Android phone manufacturers, as a separate downloadable software?'. Then ask yourself why, if someone else found a way to do this, why wouldn't people be posting about it and why wouldn't you have found it in a search. Finally, what's the point of installing AOSP/CM7 then just putting Sense on it? That's the same as flashing a Sense ROM, seeing as you want the full experience rather than just the launcher.
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AFAIK there's still no hacked Rosie.apk working on every device. While TouchWiz and Xperia Home are, for example, avaliable of everyone.