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Do you like HTC Sense or another Launcher

Hi guys
Now I have my new DHD for 3rd days
I like the sense from HTC
Put it missed a lot of features like No of columns and rows and resize the widgets
But if are using another launcher you will loss a lot of good widgets from HTC sense
So what do you like
HTC sense or another launcher and why ?
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personally stock is the best
but sense is the best one from a manufacturer, however it would be nice to use sense widgets with stock launcher cause htc does have good widgets for email and a few others.

I'm using Launcher Pro in combination with Spare Parts. This way I get the nice widgets AND the eye candy animations I miss from stock android. Never really been a fan of Sense, however I did give it a chance to see if there were any improvements from my previous experiences. It must be said, it feels much more responsive with LP, especially after tweaking. I recommend it to anyone looking for a speed boost and also suggest purchasing the Plus version to support such great development.
Regards.

LauncherPro all the way. Looking forward to the rewrite too.
Put it this way, once the DHD had turned on, I immediately went to the market, downloaded LP and punched in my activation code. Everything else got done after that.

I like HTC Sense, but on my SGS I had Zeam which is very good plus beautiful widgets and that was a very nice combination. I've considered going the same way with the Desire HD but I'll stick with the stock launcher for now.

lynxboy said:
It must be said, it feels much more responsive with LP, especially after tweaking.
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Any recommendations on how to tweak it? Are you referring to performance tweak or design tweak? (Using Launcher Pro Plus)

LtdEdFred said:
Any recommendations on how to tweak it? Are you referring to performance tweak or design tweak? (Using Launcher Pro Plus)
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I went over all of the settings in Launcher pro plus and tried out a little of everything untill I was pleased with it.
Now finally everything is going smooth, unlike the sense interface, which kinda made me feel like a dumbnut for selling my 3GS for the Desire HD. Now I can't be happier with it (ok, yes I can, if it would have a loudspeaker that you could actually hear, because now, when it's in my pocket, I never hear it unless it's absolutely quiet)
Check out my Launcher Pro Plus here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxp7ljpNukk
the movie starts with a question about Android market that just got solved, so never mind that, you can skip right to the part of Launcher Pro Plus

If only there was Cookie Home for HTC Sense in Android....
How difficult, comparing with the HTC from WM, can be coding it for android?

matthiasdeblaiser said:
I went over all of the settings in Launcher pro plus and tried out a little of everything untill I was pleased with it.
Now finally everything is going smooth, unlike the sense interface, which kinda made me feel like a dumbnut for selling my 3GS for the Desire HD. Now I can't be happier with it (ok, yes I can, if it would have a loudspeaker that you could actually hear, because now, when it's in my pocket, I never hear it unless it's absolutely quiet)
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Hi Matthias, I will have my DHD on Tuesday and it will be my first android phone... Just an information: if I install Launcher Pro Plus or any other launcher, could I come back to Sense without problems anytime?
Thx

halokin said:
Hi Matthias, I will have my DHD on Tuesday and it will be my first android phone... Just an information: if I install Launcher Pro Plus or any other launcher, could I come back to Sense without problems anytime?
Thx
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Sure you can go back for any launcher
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halokin said:
Hi Matthias, I will have my DHD on Tuesday and it will be my first android phone... Just an information: if I install Launcher Pro Plus or any other launcher, could I come back to Sense without problems anytime?
Thx
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Welcome aboard the Android-train Good choice.
Since you're new to this I'll give you a quick guide on how to restore default programs (this applies to any program).
Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Click the program and choose "Clear defaults". Easy, peasy lemon squeezy

LtdEdFred said:
Any recommendations on how to tweak it? Are you referring to performance tweak or design tweak? (Using Launcher Pro Plus)
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There are numerous settings related to scrolling speed, cached pages, appdrawer settings etc. There is no definitive mix of settings it's purely down to the end user's preference. I suggest you download the free version and have a play/tweak and see what suits you best. A few adjustments are for performance and others are purely cosmetic.
The main benefits of LP are the ability to customise the dockbar to hold the shortcuts you actually want. You can manage your desktop much easier when everything is organised the way you like it. One thing I do enjoy is the ability to use the stock android transition animations HOWEVER, after hearing it can increase the rate at which the battery is drained, i'm considering turning them off anyway!
Regards.

LtdEdFred said:
Welcome aboard the Android-train Good choice.
Since you're new to this I'll give you a quick guide on how to restore default programs (this applies to any program).
Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Click the program and choose "Clear defaults". Easy, peasy lemon squeezy
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Thx for your tip! Very kind!

ADW Launcher, mainly becaused I have set the density to 171 - a density that Sense doesn't like at all.
If I could only use the HTC Sense Widgets!
(Anyone knows of a launcher which also runs the Sense widgets?)

appelflap said:
ADW Launcher, mainly becaused I have set the density to 171 - a density that Sense doesn't like at all.
If I could only use the HTC Sense Widgets!
(Anyone knows of a launcher which also runs the Sense widgets?)
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Launcher Pro Plus has very nice widgets, widgets which are almost identical to the ones on Sense. I was firmly in ADW camp at one point but as time has gone on I came round to the idea that LP has the better options overall. Not to say that ADW isn't a capable launcher, it's highly customisable and has unique options such as the swipe up dockbar but those nice widgets...... LP all the way!

lynxboy said:
There are numerous settings related to scrolling speed, cached pages, appdrawer settings etc. There is no definitive mix of settings it's purely down to the end user's preference. I suggest you download the free version and have a play/tweak and see what suits you best. A few adjustments are for performance and others are purely cosmetic.
The main benefits of LP are the ability to customise the dockbar to hold the shortcuts you actually want. You can manage your desktop much easier when everything is organised the way you like it. One thing I do enjoy is the ability to use the stock android transition animations HOWEVER, after hearing it can increase the rate at which the battery is drained, i'm considering turning them off anyway!
Regards.
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I doubt the animations impact battery life by much, but i could be wrong. But i would still keep them on because without them, opening and closing apps is just plain ugly!

I have downloaded Launcher Pro and Zeam today, but when I went to download Home Switcher it tells me it's not compatible with Froyo 2.2.
Does anyone know a similar app to Home Switcher that works for Froyo?

StellaDel said:
I have downloaded Launcher Pro and Zeam today, but when I went to download Home Switcher it tells me it's not compatible with Froyo 2.2.
Does anyone know a similar app to Home Switcher that works for Froyo?
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download EasyHome, i haven't tried it but it should work.

matthiasdeblaiser said:
I went over all of the settings in Launcher pro plus and tried out a little of everything untill I was pleased with it.
Now finally everything is going smooth, unlike the sense interface, which kinda made me feel like a dumbnut for selling my 3GS for the Desire HD. Now I can't be happier with it (ok, yes I can, if it would have a loudspeaker that you could actually hear, because now, when it's in my pocket, I never hear it unless it's absolutely quiet)
Check out my Launcher Pro Plus here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxp7ljpNukk
the movie starts with a question about Android market that just got solved, so never mind that, you can skip right to the part of Launcher Pro Plus
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wow.....widget clock is very well!!!share this widget?
thank

SupremeBeaver said:
download EasyHome, i haven't tried it but it should work.
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Looked on the market and AppBrain, can't find it

[THEME] Honeycomb Theme

I looked around and basically just couldn't find a good honeycomb theme anywhere from what I saw so I decided to take matters into my own hands...I do like honeybread for CM7...but it was just not exactly what I was looking for. So I'm running on the ADW Launcher EX so anyone can have the exact same setup with no problems at all. The Apps+ icon in the top right I made with the SiMi Folder widget with a custom pic icon...the clock in the bottom right is the One More Clock widget from the market. My messenger/calendar/gmail widgets are all from the Pure Messenger and Pure Calendar widgets from the market. The bottom left icon I made with desktop visualizer and just have it linked to my current browser. The analog clock is obviously the Honeycomb clock FREE from the market. If you go into the ADW settings you just change the screen transition effect to Effect 1 to get the nice honeycomb like scrolling effect. I have gestures setup so when you swipe up on the home screen it pulls up the app drawer and if you swipe down it pulls down the notification bar...this way I can still use them w/o it ruining the honeycomb look. I also added the circle batter widget into the mix in the bottom left. My home screen is setup for constant landscape orientation and 10 wide by 7 high icon space...this was made this way just to make the icons and stuff where I wanted them too. You can't really use all of this space because the widgets overlap and it just makes it a pain so I don't recommend it. The other thing you have to do is download the free honeycomb theme on the market for adw...this is just to get the google widget that I am using. Also you'll want to download the honeycomb wallpapers app from the market...this is where I got my wallpaper from cuz it just looks the best in landscape...the one that comes with the theme just isn't that good if you ask me...both apps are made by the same developer. Anyways...here are some pics...I'm running this on my OG Droid with the MIUI ROM on it...hope you all enjoy. Just click on the pictures to look at them bigger and get a better idea of how it looks...I added them to this originally with them already full but the preview was cutting off the right side of the pictures and I just didn't want to chance it...please tell me what you think.
Here is a list of all of the Apps/Widgets that were used:
ADWLauncher EX by AnderWeb - $3.18
Honeycomb ADW Theme by GFX Android - FREE
Honeycomb Wallpapers by GFX Android - FREE
Circle Battery Widget by Cedric Depoortere - FREE
One More Clock Collection Free by Xaffron Software - FREE
Honeycomb Clock FREE by juliojs - FREE
SiMi Folder Widget by hateman - FREE
Pure Calendar widget (agenda) by Francois DESLANDES - $2.06
Pure messenger widget by Francois DESLANDES - $2.06
Desktop VisualizeR by Bii, Inc. - FREE
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Looks good.
So it's a collection of various free and pay items that we can get mesh together on any rom I imagine?
Maybe you can link to all the stuff...

zeppelinrox said:
Looks good.
So it's a collection of various free and pay items that we can get mesh together on any rom I imagine?
Maybe you can link to all the stuff...
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yes exactly....sorry for how messy it all was...lol...i added a list of all of the apps..their developer...and how much they cost...i can't add links cuz i don't have enough posts...all you have to do is find the right sizing of all of the widgets...most of them i have set to 1x1
I also went ahead and added the 2 custom icons that i made for this...you can use them if you want or pull others from the net

Wow!! U inspire me.....nice theme!
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vesparados150 said:
Wow!! U inspire me.....nice theme!
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
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Thank you very much the good thing is this is just really a collection of apps that i've brought together...so any android device can have this exact same setup

How can i get my screen in constant landscape orientation? Is this ADW specific?

m0jo said:
How can i get my screen in constant landscape orientation? Is this ADW specific?
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yeah it's a setting in ADW...i'm not sure what other launchers options are though...it's possible other launchers let you do this as well

Edit: my bad, delete the post :O

looks nice ^^ i will try it

warlock464 said:
looks nice ^^ i will try it
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thank you...hopefully it's close enough to actual honeycomb for everyone

muy buenos

chopitol said:
muy buenos
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thank you ^^

looks really good. Should try it once i have the time

Very nice! Thanks for the details as I will try this..

uptheironsrafi said:
looks really good. Should try it once i have the time
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white2kss said:
Very nice! Thanks for the details as I will try this..
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glad to hear it

The 3rd image reminds me of the Desktop Cube in Compiz Fusion on Linux distros.

Ima Goodlady said:
The 3rd image reminds me of the Desktop Cube in Compiz Fusion on Linux distros.
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lol...i've never seen this before

Ima Goodlady said:
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ah yeah it does kinda remind me of that...just inside out ^^

Woah. I need that for the Nook Color! Nice Cube.
Anyone see the movie "Cube"....crazy, now i have to find that and watch it.....
Valdrien said:
ah yeah it does kinda remind me of that...just inside out ^^
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Tips & Tricks: Replacing Sense with CM7

I think not only I would appreciate tips how to replace Sense with CM7 with the same functionality.

If you want app suggestions.
Syncmypix for facebook image sync to contacts.
Pure messenger widget to replace friendstream.
Dialer one or go dialer for dial pad quick dial of contacts.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

I'd say Launcher pro plus, as close as you'll get to Sense but with the upside of fully resizable widgets and other fantastic stuff like an SMS widget that lets you preview your texts at a glance.

I find Go Launcher much smoother. I still have my Launcher pro licence, but its completely uninstalled from my device. Plus its still updated.

go for android make message widgets fb/twitter widgets calendar clock contacts task manager and so on just like LP+ but without having to pay for them... bonus.

I actually did replace a sense 2.1-3.0 mix rom with the latest cm7 nightly just yesterday and I have to say that it's awesome!! i found my way with GO launcher ex which has now a lot of widgets, such as contacts, calendar (both beautiful), facebook and twitter as well... the clock/weather widget is provided by GO weather (with LG skin!!).
I also installed an awesome theme for go launcher, which is RetroPlus..
it is amazing how smooth my desire is now!!
and that new rings lockscreen is just spectacular!!

RyoSaeba254 said:
new rings lockscreen is just spectacular!!
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Huh? Is this a new feature for CM7?

What about a good keyboard replacement? I hate the stock keyboard and love the HTC one.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

SwiftKey X is pretty good...
And the biggest tip is: Just go CM7. You wont ever go back.
I was really attached to Sense. Now it gives me the chills. lol

el_durao said:
SwiftKey X is pretty good...
And the biggest tip is: Just go CM7. You wont ever go back.
I was really attached to Sense. Now it gives me the chills. lol
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I've gotta say that i would agree with you but there are a few things that are not as good as sense in CM7, such as the camera and Facebook intergration. I think if those 2 were resolved then I'd go back to CM7..

Like rootSU I've a paid copy of Launcher Pro Plus, but after switching to Go Launcher Ex I'm finding it a lot better.
Best keyboard imho is Swype.

el_durao said:
And the biggest tip is: Just go CM7. You wont ever go back.
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I tried sever times CM7, and eventually I ended up with Sense again.

zedmarcus said:
Like rootSU I've a paid copy of Launcher Pro Plus, but after switching to Go Launcher Ex I'm finding it a lot better.
Best keyboard imho is Swype.
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Same here! Go EX has been smoother and widgets are not bad at all.

el_durao said:
SwiftKey X is pretty good...
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+1 on SwiftKey. I find both of the launchers very smooth, but you must set memory preset to 'light' in LPP. After doing so I couldn't make it lag with helicopter view again, even with all 5 screens loaded with widgets. I used my widgets and LPP on top of the Sense roms for 6 months or so.
rootSU said:
Dialer one or go dialer for dial pad quick dial of contacts
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Alternate dialers have no permission to clear notifications on 2.3.

Here you go. the "only" true sense-like launcher:
http://lpsense.allo-mobile.fr/lp-sense-ui-download-is-here/
+ sense widget pack for this launcher
+ Fancy Widget clock (h7C)
+ Widget Locker (with sense theme)
+ dialer one
+ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970459 (for t-mobile Theme Chooser)
DONE
(and do not forget to press the thanx button )

erklat said:
Alternate dialers have no permission to clear notifications on 2.3.
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Wouldn't know. Don't use.one. stock is best.IMHO
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Best replacement launcher for Note

If you don't care for Touch Wiz, try LauncherPro - I found that it is way smoother on my Note than either ADW (which I use on my SGS) or Go launcher.

LauncherPro is the only one i never tried... i'm sure it's still zippier than TW

SPB Shell 3D in tablet mode works great!

AfroCreame said:
SPB Shell 3D in tablet mode works great!
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Yes..but I found the icons is abit "shrunk" as compared to other launchers...Is there a way to increase the size of the icons?
Regards..

Go Launcher Ex is possibly the finest.

rdosti said:
Go Launcher Ex is possibly the finest.
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I agree to that. Could get snappier though.

ADW EX all the way!
I used it in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JyfrD4VrHY

pete338 said:
Yes..but I found the icons is abit "shrunk" as compared to other launchers...Is there a way to increase the size of the icons?
Regards..
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For some reason, SPB Shell 3D defaults to tablet mode on the Note. That's why the icons and widgets were so small. Once you change to the smartphone interface in "Experimental Settings," everything will become normal-sized.
SPB Shell really shows off the power of the Note. I had to use Launcher Pro with my Dell Streak because it just wasn't able to handle SPB Shell.

James Harrison said:
I used it in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JyfrD4VrHY
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Waiting for ur tutorial..

rdosti said:
Go Launcher Ex is possibly the finest.
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Just switched to Go Launcher! Wow! I can't believe this is free! It's an excellent replacement launcher. Thanks for the heads-up!

Not many people use LauncherPro nowadays, it seems. I do like the ability to set 15 shortcuts on the bottom quicklaunch bar. How does it run on the Galaxy Note, given that Touchwiz is GPU accelerated?

Neither Go launcher nor Launcher pro accept S-memo notes as widget. When you try to send the note as widget, it gets attached to tw anyway.
Ernesto de Bernardis
N900 - Galaxy Tab 7"

VTL.Launcher
VTL.launcher is what I've been using on my note. This launcher is based on ADW but optimised for tablets, which will add allot of useful option for use on your note.

James Harrison said:
I used it in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JyfrD4VrHY
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denialnw10 said:
Just switched to Go Launcher! Wow! I can't believe this is free! It's an excellent replacement launcher. Thanks for the heads-up!
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Am I the only person having issues with ADW EX and Go Launcher EX?
ADW EX: Layout is tablet, lots of overlapping, menu at the bottom is cut off in portrait mode.
Go Launcher EX: LAG LAG LAG when flipping through homescreens in 5x5.

Yep I tried all of them and they all sux on Note. Who cares about Launchers since we will have ICS

Vulpix said:
Am I the only person having issues with ADW EX and Go Launcher EX?
ADW EX: Layout is tablet, lots of overlapping, menu at the bottom is cut off in portrait mode.
Go Launcher EX: LAG LAG LAG when flipping through homescreens in 5x5.
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To be honest, after a while I have noticed the lag, which is quite annoying on Go Launcher. I'm up for trying something else now me thinks...

marianoitalianoo said:
Yep I tried all of them and they all sux on Note. Who cares about Launchers since we will have ICS
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We do? I don't remember a hacked ROM for ICS on the SGN...

Vulpix said:
We do? I don't remember a hacked ROM for ICS on the SGN...
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He said "will have" (ie: future tense). Theres been confirmation that the Note is indeed a device getting ICS... As for when that is, who knows. Samsungs firmware update schedules are always a laugh. I figure by the time ICS rolls around the XDA community would have provided about 40 different custom ROMs based on it anyway.

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He said "will have" (ie: future tense). Theres been confirmation that the Note is indeed a device getting ICS... As for when that is, who knows. Samsungs firmware update schedules are always a laugh. I figure by the time ICS rolls around the XDA community would have provided about 40 different custom ROMs based on it anyway.
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I just hope that the wacom digitizer drivers and custom behavior related to the stylus won't turn out to be too problematic to put into custom ROMs. it'd be a shame to choose between ICS or pen functionality, or wait for Samsung to release a touchwizified ICS.

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I just hope that the wacom digitizer drivers and custom behavior related to the stylus won't turn out to be too problematic to put into custom ROMs. it'd be a shame to choose between ICS or pen functionality, or wait for Samsung to release a touchwizified ICS.
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If I had to give up my wacom stylus, I would have just stuck with my SGS2.

For those comging from HTC and missing Sense widgets

Hi all, having recently come to the Galaxy S3 from many years of using HTC devices (HTC HD2, HTC Desire S, HTC Sensation), I realised I really missed 1 or 2 widgets which were useful to me. These included Friendstream and Calender/agenda.
Reading around a bit, I discovered 'Android Pro Widgets' in the google play store... these are awesome alternative scrollable widgets which are an excellent alternative to the above.
Finally, for those who havnt tried it, Apex launcer works briliantly in the S3 - feels much slicker to me than Touchwiz and has the added bonus of having scrollable wallpaper! (Intall Quick pic from play store if you want to use scrollable wallpaper to install the wallpaper otherwise gallery forces you to crop your selected image messing up the desired scroll effect.)
Hope someone finds this of use, a 'Thanks' would be appreciated if so.
Cheers

Thanks for the Heads up Missed the scrollable people widget badly, glad I got a version of it back on my Galaxy S III.

I will give them a go , thanks

I've been using these on my Desire as I'd switched to an AOSP rom. They work great with one exception. The bookmarks widget always misses the last bookmarked site off. I have to create a dummy site to get it to show. Could you confirm if this happens on the S3?

NorthernNoel said:
I've been using these on my Desire as I'd switched to an AOSP rom. They work great with one exception. The bookmarks widget always misses the last bookmarked site off. I have to create a dummy site to get it to show. Could you confirm if this happens on the S3?
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Im just playing with that feature now , it seems to include ALL of the bookmarks ive saved so far , ive saved 15 and its displaying 15

Great stuff
I now just need play to hurry up and send me my s3

The people widget dosent show my facebook profile picture. Did someone get it to work?

You can get a modded touchwiz launcher that allows for wallpaper scrolling and also has alternative home sizes if you want it.
Search for it, quite easily
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Alex Charles said:
You can get a modded touchwiz launcher that allows for wallpaper scrolling and also has alternative home sizes if you want it.
Search for it, quite easily
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Was that for me?

Alex Charles said:
You can get a modded touchwiz launcher that allows for wallpaper scrolling and also has alternative home sizes if you want it.
Search for it, quite easily
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It's also easy to copy and paste a link you know.