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With the HD2 having a massive screen, I was wondering if anyone knew of an app that will lock the screen into landscape mode?
I am using launcherPro and would love to lock it into landscape instead of having it switch back into portrait using G-sensor.
Love to have this kinda like the Dell Streak =)
I've been looking all over the place for this, and here's the solution: http://android.doshaska.net/landscape
It's not quite prime-time, but it's the only one that'll get the job done afaik.
Holy crap. Does anyone know if this works with the Desire HD Z build?
every time I put my Xoom in portrait mode, the homescreens lag, likely around 15 - 20 fps. landscape mode is perfect, probably like 60fps. I'm just wondering if anyone knew a fix for this, or just an explanation lol
Oasisplayer311 said:
every time I put my Xoom in portrait mode, the homescreens lag, likely around 15 - 20 fps. landscape mode is perfect, probably like 60fps. I'm just wondering if anyone knew a fix for this, or just an explanation lol
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I also was getting that while using stock launcher, I stopped using it last week and switched to ADW so everything is super smooth.
Oasisplayer311 said:
every time I put my Xoom in portrait mode, the homescreens lag, likely around 15 - 20 fps. landscape mode is perfect, probably like 60fps. I'm just wondering if anyone knew a fix for this, or just an explanation lol
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same here. Not terrible but noticeably slower. Wondering if its because it has to render the widgets in portrait and theyre optimized for landscape? I really don't know.
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I also was getting that while using stock launcher, I stopped using it last week and switched to ADW so everything is super smooth.
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I gave Launcher Pro a try since I use it's on my Droid X, but the small App Icons just bugged me. Is ADW any better?
martonikaj said:
same here. Not terrible but noticeably slower. Wondering if its because it has to render the widgets in portrait and theyre optimized for landscape? I really don't know.
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could be. I haven't tried removing the Widgets and seeing if it increases the speed. might give that a try. But rendering Widgets in portrait shouldn't be any slower than landscape... "shouldn't" lol
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I gave Launcher Pro a try since I use it's on my Droid X, but the small App Icons just bugged me. Is ADW any better?
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You mean on the homescreen? Not sure how small you're talking about, here's my HS:
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You mean on the homescreen? Not sure how small you're talking about, here's my HS:
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I'm talking about the app drawer. sorry I wasn't specific
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I'm talking about the app drawer. sorry I wasn't specific
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I have mine setup like this, transparent background, I beleive the icons are the same size as the homescreen ones. I could set it up to have multiple pages, but I like having everything on one screen lol.
I also have the text set to white instead of black, I can see it just fine, camera doesn't really pick it up though.
martonikaj said:
same here. Not terrible but noticeably slower. Wondering if its because it has to render the widgets in portrait and theyre optimized for landscape? I really don't know.
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That seems logical, however, it's just as choppy and laggy when you have the Xoom upside down (camera down, HDMI up). I only observe smooth transitions when in the standard, landscape position (and even this isn't always lag-free).
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I have mine setup like this, transparent background, I beleive the icons are the same size as the homescreen ones. I could set it up to have multiple pages, but I like having everything on one screen lol.
I also have the text set to white instead of black, I can see it just fine, camera doesn't really pick it up though.
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that's how launcher pro looks. I just don't like the small app icons. Plus I'm ADD so looking for an app in that is like looking for buried treasure haha
dxTop
I use dxTop Pro on my Xoom, pretty nice interaction. But I didn't set it as default. So each time I hit the home button I get a pop up to select either dxtop or launcher (the xoom default home). I find dxTop as a good alternative. That's why I don't use it as default, just when I wanna play around with a new home. Plus it offer the same exact 3D effects as the default home on the xoom. But with dxTop you have a "cube like" interface. So you can swipe up, swipe down, swipe left and right, and there is a swip for the center. So in all u have about 5 different swipe positon. Not just the current left to right position on the xoom default. You can google it for a demo and more info. Just thought i'll add my 2¢.
I will soon be buying a new Dell Streak. I'm unsure if it comes with the previous Android 1.6 or the new 2.2...
After looking through some forums here at different roms, whether it be 1.9, 2.1 or 2.2, different people have completely different opinions with regards to the rom, stability, reliability, speed, etc...
This confuses me purely as it leaves me wondering:
1 - What's the BEST one to go with? Which version, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, which one is best? what's the difference?
2 - I need something near 100% perfect with regards to reliability and functionality, some roms have issues, users complaining with certain functions not working, bugs, camera performance issues, etc...
3 - Which rom/version of Android will give me the BEST performance? Something blazingly smooth/fast, at least that of an Iphone 4g...
I currently own the HTC Desire HD. While it has the SAME spec as the Streak apart from having slightly more ram, the Desire HD's performance seems to be better than that of the STREAK.
What options have I got that can make my Streak operate as good as if not better than my current Desire HD?
The hardware in the Streak is VERY capable, having 512 of ram and a 1gb cpu and therefore should perform well, it's not much different to the iphone 4.
It's having the same ram and a 1gb cpu as the iphone 4.
Your answers are much appreciated guys & gals.
Thanks in advance.
I'm on stock 354-1 version and it's the most stable reliable version I've seen. I've tried all of DJ-Steve's versions and, as good as they are, I've always had problems when using them. Sometimes minor, sometimes major, but always at least one or two problems.
I've not tried any of the latest flavors either.
I get the best performance & reliability from the 354-1 version.
Also, buy a good case. I recommend the otterbox defender. You have to protect your device.
Don't wast money buying any accessories from Dell. They are overpriced. Do a search on the forums for any accessories you may think you need and you'll find a ton of people with reliable experience to point you in the correct direction.
Learn to enjoy looking at you funny when you pull out your Dell Streak and wonder "What's that?"
The streak is the ultimate Android phone!
Just my 2cents.
You can't say the streak and the iphobe4 are the same cause they have the same specs. The iphone 4 is a faster phone.
Having said that, I don't miss my ip4 at all.
As for most of the complaints about custom roms, it's usually user error.
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yeah stock 354 to start with & if your felling adventurous you can flash your steak with a custom rom
im using simplestreak at the moment its based on 345 so its rock solid & its lite as hes took out some of the crap from it
stock 354 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064928
simplestreak - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113256
scdsone, eSZee & rvbarton, thanks a bunch for the info and the links for the roms.
I am now downloading the 354 build that scdsone.
It should be all I need, not interested in any extra programs/apps since I already have many of my own...
Will try the rom sometime next week, need to get my Streak first, will definately get it soon...
before you purchase do some research regarding the screen.
@shinydesert, used to have one, nothing wrong with the screen as long as your careful with it...
With regards to portrait screen mode, there is a topic on how to do this but it's complicated and a long process.
Is there any other simple and quick way of making the screen portrait instead of landscape?
Thanks.
kanej2006, to get most of the Camera, download Camera360 which is a great replacement for taking photos.
The SimpleStreak rom sets the screen in portrait as the default. I prefer to use the streak in landscape though. It just feels right.
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kanej2006 said:
With regards to portrait screen mode, there is a topic on how to do this but it's complicated and a long process.
Is there any other simple and quick way of making the screen portrait instead of landscape?
Thanks.
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The latest version of LauncherPro will lock the homescreen in portrait. I turned off "Enable Auto-rotation" in the LP behavior settings while the phone was in portrait and is has stayed that way. Apps still follow the phone's auto-rotate setting.
Many thanks Final5K, Slaydog & Marvin for your inputs.
I already use camera 360 on my Desire HD which is good.
As for the simplestreak rom, I will try the 354 build as many people say it is speedy & stable.
With regards to the latest version of launcherpro, it's a definate must have, will get the latest version once my streak arrives.
Cheers to all once again, much appreciated.
kanej2006 said:
With regards to portrait screen mode, there is a topic on how to do this but it's complicated and a long process.
Is there any other simple and quick way of making the screen portrait instead of landscape?
Thanks.
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Download AutoRotate On/Off Toggle by BH_Lin from the market. Its new but very, very awesome. You can have a widget which can easily be used to lock portrait or landscape.
gregianos said:
Download AutoRotate On/Off Toggle by BH_Lin from the market. Its new but very, very awesome. You can have a widget which can easily be used to lock portrait or landscape.
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Huh, the application you mentioned functions like the default auto-rotate option. Nothing more than the other apps in the market. It does not lock the screen to be in Portrait Only.
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It does not lock the screen to be in Portrait Only.
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Well, i've had it installed for 3 or 4 days now and it appears to be 'locked' to portrait, apart from games/apps that require landscape (angry birds or plants vs zombies for example), and with those it reverts to portrait upon closure. I am using Simplestreak ROM 1.0 which also has the lockscreen in portrait.
My main reason for wanting this app was to stop the phone app from rotating as I found this to be massively annoying when i came off the phone, tried to hang up and the finish call button would go leaping around the screen as i pulled the phone away from my ear. It definitely stops that happening.
That's the worst. You always hold it up to your ear horizontally, but your not using the screen! I hate when I go to press a button, and the screen rotates just before my finger makes contact- forcing me to press another button. For a split-second your brain screams NO!, but it's too late, your finger is on a collision course...
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You guys are confusing me now, lol.
Should I go for launcherpro or AutoRotate? What's the difference?
As for myself, I simply want the homescreen and every other screen to appear in portrait mode like every other phone, even the menu I would permanently like in portrait mode.
Obviously when gaming, watching movies or going through pictures I would like the screen to auto rotate as normal, not to be stuck on portrait mode.
kanej2006 said:
You guys are confusing me now, lol.
Should I go for launcherpro or AutoRotate? What's the difference?
As for myself, I simply want the homescreen and every other screen to appear in portrait mode like every other phone, even the menu I would permanently like in portrait mode.
Obviously when gaming, watching movies or going through pictures I would like the screen to auto rotate as normal, not to be stuck on portrait mode.
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I have launcherpro and autorotate installed on Simplestreak. No settings tweaked on launcherpro. The screen only rotates when the app is designed as landscape only.
The only problem I have encountered is when I reboot it fixes it in landscape, but I simply have to press the widget to allow rotation, hold it upright to force portrait and press the widget again.
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If you want to stay on the stock 354 rom and have portrait lockscreen (that's what I'm on also), do this quick fix. This works with Launcher Pro (my choice) and ADW and will prevent re-draws on every unlock. It's even easier than flashing a rom IMO:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14356768&postcount=68
I am using the streaklite rom with adw ex launcher. I haven't noticed anything different from how the stock portrait/landscape modes work. Works normally here. Even the lockscreen.
I have an iPad and really love the way its screen rotates anywhere I rotate the device. Left-right-bottom-up, any direction.
Can Honeycomb do this? Or can Iconia do this?
Thanks
ahsya said:
I have an iPad and really love the way its screen rotates anywhere I rotate the device. Left-right-bottom-up, any direction.
Can Honeycomb do this? Or can Iconia do this?
Thanks
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It does ;-)
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Well, it seemed my Iconia doesn't have that flexibility
Even on homescreen, it doesn't rotate
Maybe your rotation lock button is set to the wrong position?
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bahuta8 said:
Maybe your rotation lock button is set to the wrong position?
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Tehe ;D
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Well, i won iconia and i have seen IPAD and IPAD2, but i think IPAD really works wonderfully smooth, Android and Honeycomb or whatever version and any android device is far away from iOS in either IPHONE OR IPAD. so you will be disappointed when u will use android cause no doubt iOS is far more smooth and better in animations like rotation etc. I know many here won't like it but i have seen both and can tell u exactly.
Yep, look for the little slide switch next to the volume rocker on the top edge.
As for iPad vs Iconia tab, ignore the Apple shill above. I have an iPad 2, the Iconia A500, and the Asus Transformer all layed out in front of me. I pick up the iPad an rotate it, and the screen rotates. I pick up the Acer and rotate it, and the screen rotates. Apple does a cute animation trick that makes you think the icons simply rotate in place (but they don't), while Honeycomb blanks out the icons then redraws them after the turn. Take about a 2-count for each to respond. Honeycomb slows down a little if you have widgets on a screen. Neither delay will prevent you from quickly getting back to work in the "new" orientation.
If the stock launcher bothers you, there are a few dozen amazing launchers to replace it using some clever animations of their own. Can't do that with the iPad.
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Well, i won iconia and i have seen IPAD and IPAD2, but i think IPAD really works wonderfully smooth, Android and Honeycomb or whatever version and any android device is far away from iOS in either IPHONE OR IPAD. so you will be disappointed when u will use android cause no doubt iOS is far more smooth and better in animations like rotation etc. I know many here won't like it but i have seen both and can tell u exactly.
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people do take animations and the act of scrolling more important than actually doing something.
hey my buddy is having a heck of time transfering music off his iphone to his ps3 to play over his sound system. how to you transfer music over
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BrianDigital said:
people do take animations and the act of scrolling more important than actually doing something.
hey my buddy is having a heck of time transfering music off his iphone to his ps3 to play over his sound system. how to you transfer music over
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That´s true... one iSheep here in the office said his iPad is better 'cause it has smoother transitions. I asked, and what else? He fell silent.
I really don´t understand why people prefer cute animations better.
screen rotation
Works fantastic. Plus you get a hardware lock switch to lock it in place. Sure, the EyePad might have a cuter way of rotating the screen, but when you consider no flash support, no USB host, no MicroSD slot - is the cute animation really worth it?
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That´s true... one iSheep here in the office said his iPad is better 'cause it has smoother transitions. I asked, and what else? He fell silent.
I really don´t understand why people prefer cute animations better.
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Yeah I had like five in my last office they are so funny. Commenting "oh you don't have that app" and I'm like well I have apps on my PC and how does crysis look on your thousand dollar Mac.
My best rebuttle is usually showing a isheep how I delete songs of my inferior os with two button presses
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Troll thread. Just say no, folks...
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well tbh even though it does rotate every which way, in any other orientation other than the original landscape (with the port at the bottom) scrolling between screens shows a slight, but noticeable, framerate drop.
I'm hoping this is due to 3.0 and that the 3.1 upgrade will fix it.
Am I the only one using the Note in landscape mode *only*?
Customized ADW EX launcher to landscape only. Downloaded a paid app from Market that locked everything in landscape, even the got d.... dialer (finally!!).
I really love it that way. Only problem is that I haven't found a lockscreen that works natively in landscape.
Would love if Google and various devs. would consider making apps more landscape friendly.
The whole thing as using a phone (as the Note) in portrait mode doesn't make sense IMO. Just think of how you are watching TV, movies in cinema etc.. - Same with a nice big screen phone as the Note.
EDIT: Oh, and have of course changed the DPI to 240. Again, would love if in the future everything would be a lot smaller than it is today. Going from 240DPI to the standard 320DPI is buck ugly. Way to big. Why not use the screen space a lot better? Like having a 15" laptop running a virtual resolution at 640x480.. Nobody would have that.
Oh well.. Only me that is a landscape fanatic?
Best regards
Surfing websites is NOT always landscape friendly.
Blogs, forums, etc. a vertically much longer than wide.
I dont prefer landscape at all. I dont watch movies on Note.
Landscape Love
slkdk said:
Am I the only one using the Note in landscape mode *only*?
Customized ADW EX launcher to landscape only. Downloaded a paid app from Market that locked everything in landscape, even the got d.... dialer (finally!!).
I really love it that way. Only problem is that I haven't found a lockscreen that works natively in landscape.
Would love if Google and various devs. would consider making apps more landscape friendly.
The whole thing as using a phone (as the Note) in portrait mode doesn't make sense IMO. Just think of how you are watching TV, movies in cinema etc.. - Same with a nice big screen phone as the Note.
EDIT: Oh, and have of course changed the DPI to 240. Again, would love if in the future everything would be a lot smaller than it is today. Going from 240DPI to the standard 320DPI is buck ugly. Way to big. Why not use the screen space a lot better? Like having a 15" laptop running a virtual resolution at 640x480.. Nobody would have that.
Oh well.. Only me that is a landscape fanatic?
Best regards
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I am in love with landscape too!! I use my dell streak in landscape fix only, however in that case if you remove auto rotate checkbox then the phone itself fixes in permanent landscape...
For your lockscreen issue....try widget locker a very good lock screen and it supports landscape as well, highly customizable .....
If it helped click thanks!!!!
Hmm.... Well, to each his own. Dell streak is of course set up as a landscape device and devs spent months figuring out how to"fix"it.
So, if you are so inclined, here is how to change the default orientation (including stock lockscreen). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084850
Of course, this is for GB only. And oh yeah, car dock mode auto rotates the lockscreen based on sensor. ICS is of course a bit different. AOSP has tablet mode which includes lockscreen rotation built in. You can get the same effect in phone mode with a simple framework edit. See the link in my sig for my CM9 MOD. The latest version has lockscreen rotation including a link to the tutorial I (and Matius44) followed to enable it. That would work on imilka's AOSP rom + but I have no idea about this touchwiz crap we are forced to endure to use the spen suite of apps.
Sure, you COULD just use widget locker or GoLocker autorotate feature... but then why the hell did you post to xda;-) (not a dig on Geo lol)
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Cetin said:
Surfing websites is NOT always landscape friendly.
Blogs, forums, etc. a vertically much longer than wide.
I dont prefer landscape at all. I dont watch movies on Note.
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Fyi, landscape Web browsing on a large form device such as our Note, allows one to read the entire width of a page legibly without zooming in and out. Sure, you can fit a 'whole' page in portrait, and with the incredible resolution of the Note, maybe even read it with a magnifying glass! :grin:
hey nick nice to see comrades here! Mayn am waiting for some themes from the thor of themes!! and thats you ofcourse!!
Peace Out!
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I use my note exclusively in portrait and its locked in that orientation at all times... the only time i use it in landscape is for games and movies... browsing and emails looks perfect already in portrait .
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hey nick nice to see comrades here! Mayn am waiting for some themes from the thor of themes!! and thats you ofcourse!!
Peace Out!
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Yeah man! There seem to be a pretty big number of ex Dell Streak ppl with the Note now. We should have or own sub forum
Thor of themes LOL! I've been thinking we need a Spiderman and star wars theme around here... But then again, Samsung has a new freaking base every other week.
Oh, and so as not to be completely off topic, I rotate 90 clock wise for landscape. This actually puts the volume keys on the top and right is volume up and left is volume down. (again, not to sound like a broken record, but streak was f-ing backwards to the on screen volume adjustment)
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I use my note exclusively in portrait and its locked in that orientation at all times... the only time i use it in landscape is for games and movies... browsing and emails looks perfect already in portrait .
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So maybe that's nice for you but completely off topic, yes?
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T: Oh, and have of course changed the DPI to 240. Again, would love if in the future everything would be a lot smaller than it is today. Going from 240DPI to the standard 320DPI is buck ugly. Way to big. Why not use the screen space a lot better? Like having a 15" laptop running a virtual resolution at 640x480.. Nobody would have that.
Oh well.. Only me that is a landscape fanatic?
Best regards
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Btw, you think 240 is fantastic, just wait until you can daily drive CM9 at 160. Here is m my demo vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=416fOhnkr0o
Never used Landscape mode as Portrait is enough for me. Since the Note is already big, I find it quite inconvenient to hold and use it in Landscape. Portrait is the way to go for me.
i love using my note in landscape as well! but my only problem is when it comes to texting i always have to change it to portrait because i use swype and having to swipe through such a big screen is hard
Rotation locker, free from the market could have accomplished the rotation. With¡, and without touchwiz.
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Did you get stock dialer on 240 dpi??
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slkdk said:
Am I the only one using the Note in landscape mode *only*?
Customized ADW EX launcher to landscape only. Downloaded a paid app from Market that locked everything in landscape, even the got d.... dialer (finally!!).
I really love it that way. Only problem is that I haven't found a lockscreen that works natively in landscape.
Would love if Google and various devs. would consider making apps more landscape friendly.
The whole thing as using a phone (as the Note) in portrait mode doesn't make sense IMO. Just think of how you are watching TV, movies in cinema etc.. - Same with a nice big screen phone as the Note.
EDIT: Oh, and have of course changed the DPI to 240. Again, would love if in the future everything would be a lot smaller than it is today. Going from 240DPI to the standard 320DPI is buck ugly. Way to big. Why not use the screen space a lot better? Like having a 15" laptop running a virtual resolution at 640x480.. Nobody would have that.
Oh well.. Only me that is a landscape fanatic?
Best regards
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Hey dude can you make a video on how you customised your galaxy note??
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even i love to use my note in landscape mode! check this video for the ultimate tablet experience on our phone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40_HVKmuLBA&feature=g-upl&context=G2343947AUAAAAAAAAAA
anyone having issues with some apps not liking the DPI change? ie s-memo
N1NJATH3ORY said:
Hey dude can you make a video on how you customised your galaxy note??
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Quick text how to:
ADW EX Launcher (any launcher that can change orientation will do)
In launcher settings, set desktop column and rows to 10.
Chose nice icon pack that you like (i have black background and minimalistic white icons)
Set icon size to something preferable.
Get rotation locker and set it to landscape.
If you have like me, use Tasker to set orientation to auto in some preferable apps, like Youtube or S-memo.
Stock up your homescreen with cool widgets and what ever you like. I like not to have a dockbar.
Best regards
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anyone having issues with some apps not liking the DPI change? ie s-memo
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361462
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Yeah man! There seem to be a pretty big number of ex Dell Streak ppl with the Note now. We should have or own sub forum
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Nice to see you guys here as well Nick brother I love all ur themes and mods and still use em, and thanks Geo for ur suggestions to make the move to Note.
As Geo.samuel says we are waiting for some awesome stuff from yoou my brother Nick!!
Peace!!
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I use my note exclusively in portrait and its locked in that orientation at all times... the only time i use it in landscape is for games and movies... browsing and emails looks perfect already in portrait .
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me too!
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