I was thinking back to before froyo, when it was good practice in Nexus tweaking to replace the stock launcher.apk in system/app with a modded or third party launcher. I'm not sure if this would be a good bet or not with all the touch wiz integration on my fascinate. Can anyone clue me in on whether this would be worth a shot?
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Ha. Answered my own question. Moved the adw launcher file from data/app to system/app, then removed the two TouchWiz30Launcher files from system/app. Phone went bonkers with both launchers force closing continuously. Did a hard shut down, and on start up, everything is great.
ADW is the default launcher, touchwiz is gone, and no evident problems at all so far. Will do more testing and post if anything borks.
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What do you gain by doing that? I don't seem to be suffering any ill effects by having LauncherPro as default, and leaving TouchWiz alone. I'm assuming it's running somewhere in the background, but isn't hurting anything. In fact, I'm wondering if some of the TouchWiz apps like the dialer and such require it to be running. If I'm wrong, and removing TouchWiz not only can be done safely, but also produces some benefit, please let us know.
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What do you gain by doing that? I don't seem to be suffering any ill effects by having LauncherPro as default, and leaving TouchWiz alone. I'm assuming it's running somewhere in the background, but isn't hurting anything. In fact, I'm wondering if some of the TouchWiz apps like the dialer and such require it to be running. If I'm wrong, and removing TouchWiz not only can be done safely, but also produces some benefit, please let us know.
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Doesn't affect anything else system wise that I've found, and I've been looking. The main benefit is speed. The stock launcher runs regardless if in system/app, I just don't see it. I suspect battery use as well, but surely negligible. You don't have access to the samsung widgets, but I dislike them anyway, and ported them out. The net responsiveness of my phone is pretty impressive. For the first time I'm not missing my Nexus. Missing froyo though.
I did also disable all the other integrated social networking syncing, mostly for battery life reasons. I can't stand unnecessary crap running in the background.
End of it is that from what I have seen so far, ADW is a lot faster, more functional, and has less battery usage than stock.
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I also made the same modifications to my fiancee's phone, with the same results and no ill effects so far. She loves the performance differences so far.
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Hmm, well I've of the opinion that if it ain't broke, you don't fix it, so I think I'll leave LauncherPro in the /data/app folder. It's so fast already, I probably wouldn't even notice whatever speed boost it may get by moving it. Thanks for testing though!
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Hmm, well I've of the opinion that if it ain't broke, you don't fix it, so I think I'll leave LauncherPro in the /data/app folder. It's so fast already, I probably wouldn't even notice whatever speed boost it may get by moving it. Thanks for testing though!
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No problem. I'm sure I'll fu this phone up 10x before we see good development on it.
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I'm intrigued by your progress and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
You wouldn't happen to have a list of the items you've removed, would you? Do you think Angel's Odin /system restore would fix your phone should you accidentally wreck it (because I would like to do this too)?
Just tried this with Launcher Pro, and can confirm the results. I have to re-install my non-LP widgets, but that's expected.
To allow for any future backtracking, I simply renamed the TouchWiz30Launcher files with a ".bak" extension, so if things go south, I can just adb in and rename them back.
Nice find!
Out of curiosity, the samsung lockscreen is still there correct?
Guys sorry but im a bit lost when u replaced the stock launcher csn u use touchwiz widgets with the new launcher or not?
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Out of curiosity, the samsung lockscreen is still there correct?
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Yup. Although I've been using Widget Locker, which gives a similar experience to stock Android, but with widgets and custom sliders.
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I'm intrigued by your progress and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
You wouldn't happen to have a list of the items you've removed, would you? Do you think Angel's Odin /system restore would fix your phone should you accidentally wreck it (because I would like to do this too)?
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I hail from the world of Nexus and ClockworkMod with Nandroid. Odin is alien to me. I get the idea though, and I'm sure I'll be playing with it soon enough.
I will post a list of the stuff I've pulled after I get to my office. Unbeknownst to them, recently they have been paying me good money to play with my phone all day.
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No. you should have a healthy dislike of the Samsung widgets before replacing the stock launcher.
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No. you should have a healthy dislike of the Samsung widgets before replacing the stock launcher.
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Just got this phone last night. Rooted, lag fix and am running LauncherPro Plus. I kinda actually like some of the Samsung widgets but not enough for me to keep that launcher. They did some good things with it but it does slow the phone down.
If you replace/remove the Touchwiz launcher do you lose the pulldown notification bar at the top with the WIFI/etc toggles?
I use launcherpro now and would remove Touchwiz just for the sake of removing it, but I don't want to lose the pulldown notification bar with toggle icons included in it.
Oh if i lose my touchwiz widgets there is no point. I love the daily breifing widget and the scrolling twitter widget. Ill pass!
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If you replace/remove the Touchwiz launcher do you lose the pulldown notification bar at the top with the WIFI/etc toggles?
I use launcherpro now and would remove Touchwiz just for the sake of removing it, but I don't want to lose the pulldown notification bar with toggle icons included in it.
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Nope. The notification bar is not part of the launcher. Only the home screens and app drawers are launcher based.
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You wouldn't happen to have a list of the items you've removed, would you? Do you think Angel's Odin /system restore would fix your phone should you accidentally wreck it (because I would like to do this too)?
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Crapware I pulled without ill effect so far:
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Crapware I pulled without ill effect so far:
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This post seems to have fudged up? I can't see the list of removed bloat with nill for side affects. I'm looking to root and do the lagfix tonight but would also like to know what I can get rid of with no harm to my device. I'm comfortable with adb and what not but I still panic when my phone is acting improperly I'm far from an expert I'm more of a cut and paste kind of guy if you catch my drift
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Hey guys. Kinda new around here, figured I'd post a poll and get to know the community somewhat. Feel free to take a look and choose an answer Anyways, were never going to find a definitive answer to whats better, LP, ADW, etc etc... there are many threads arguing the validity of why each one could be better than the next. It's all a matter of personal preference IMO and I really don't care why you hate one. All I'm wondering is which one you use yourself. Just to get a feel for what everyones using out there. Thanks! Of course you can leave supporting info to why you love the one you use, just try not to start arguing why one is great and OP Is a nubsauce and all that other junk! Thanks again!
My Vote goes to LP or LPP just probably because it's the one I'm most comfortable with and know the best. I can change anything on the fly and know right where it is under settings/on my home sreens. Just a personal preference. How about you?
Back when I had my Nexus, the first nonstock launcher I used was ADW because it was included in CyanogenMod.
ADW is nice in the fact that its really customizable, and that there are the swipe features. I tried Launcher Pro once or twice back then, but didn't like the dock and its white/grey icons.
Recently I got LauncherPro Donate, and now its the ONLY one I use. Combined with LauncherPro Icons, you get ultimate customization of the dock/icons. The swipe-able dock is freakin AWESOME, and the LP Widgets are perfect for what I want!
Being able to resize widgets, have scrolling widgets, combined with the speed of LP makes it the winner for me.
Launcher pro plus.
Customization is the best.
Don't care about themes.
Great dev support.
i use touchwiz with my epic experience rom because its well part of the epic experience
+i love the samsung widgets
I use launcher pro.
No lag on my epic, customizable dock bar with 5 icons. Does what I want.
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I prefer ADW... my homescreen is completely blank with no status bar and only the app menu. and i swipe up for txt messages and down for phone/contacts. all my setscpu, cache clear, terminal, etc. is on the left screen and entertainment/work on the right screen. It feels very clean and customized.
(This is williams friend)
Touchwiz, and love it. No root, no roms, just stock.
Im rockin launcher pro plus and loving it
Tapatalkin' it from my EPIC 4g
I'm over from Winmo and brand new to the Epic and Android...I have Launcher Pro Plus on now but want to go back and try TW again until I learn more about Android. Is there a way to switch back and forth after you have chosen LP? I did have a option before. Sorry for the dumb question. I think LP is better but I need to keep it simple for now.
Try livehome. Its like adw+launcher pro but it also gives you transition animations like book page turning or 3d cube. I've used it for about a week now and I love it
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I would like to reitterate that my phone is much stronger than yours...
Launcher Pro. I love how many options it gives you. For example, I switch back and forth between this 2 setups:
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^^ This uses the scrollable Dock of LP to allow me 3 rows of shortcuts, 3 of which are folders. I never have to place icons on my homescreens. Just widgets.
^^ This is just a really fun setup inspired by a thread in the EVO forums.
hydralisk said:
Launcher Pro. I love how many options it gives you. For example, I switch back and forth between this 2 setups:
^^ This uses the scrollable Dock of LP to allow me 3 rows of shortcuts, 3 of which are folders. I never have to place icons on my homescreens. Just widgets.
^^ This is just a really fun setup inspired by a thread in the EVO forums.
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Care to explain where you got the icons for the dock, what clock widget is that, and what widget is showing you the bluetooth wifi etc icons? It looks awesome.
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Care to explain where you got the icons for the dock, what clock widget is that, and what widget is showing you the bluetooth wifi etc icons? It looks awesome.
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Yeah, where did you get that widget with click and radio control?
I use LauncherPro, tried others and didn't seem to compare.
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So if I use launcher pro on a rom like uncommon or another sense default system, will Rosie and the sense still eat up memory/CPU? Also what app is a good alternative for the clock/timer/stopwatch in sense?
Thanks guys
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hydralisk said:
Launcher Pro. I love how many options it gives you. For example, I switch back and forth between this 2 setups:
^^ This uses the scrollable Dock of LP to allow me 3 rows of shortcuts, 3 of which are folders. I never have to place icons on my homescreens. Just widgets.
^^ This is just a really fun setup inspired by a thread in the EVO forums.
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I like the 2nd one. What do I do to create that on my phone? Thanks in advance.
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splashmktg said:
I'm over from Winmo and brand new to the Epic and Android...I have Launcher Pro Plus on now but want to go back and try TW again until I learn more about Android. Is there a way to switch back and forth after you have chosen LP? I did have a option before. Sorry for the dumb question. I think LP is better but I need to keep it simple for now.
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download homeswitcher from the market, you can switch between launchers and set your default launcher
I use stock Android,no touchwiz
hydralisk said:
^^ This uses the scrollable Dock of LP to allow me 3 rows of shortcuts, 3 of which are folders. I never have to place icons on my homescreens.
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How do you add folders to the dock with Launcher Pro? Can't seem to find that option.
splashmktg said:
I'm over from Winmo and brand new to the Epic and Android...I have Launcher Pro Plus on now but want to go back and try TW again until I learn more about Android. Is there a way to switch back and forth after you have chosen LP? I did have a option before. Sorry for the dumb question. I think LP is better but I need to keep it simple for now.
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New to all this myself but recently found under manage applications the ability to deselect the default launcher. Find whatever is default in the list and hit home to select a new one. Not selecting to save the default prompts whenever the home key is set
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sewhuy said:
How do you add folders to the dock with Launcher Pro? Can't seem to find that option.
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Custom shortcuts i believe..
I feel like I am in an extreme minority of people that love touchwiz. I used to have a droid with stock ui, a droid 2 with blur, and have extensively used sense on family members phones and touchwiz by far blows them out of the water... There are a lot of intuitive features I can't believe I lived without like setting controls on the notification bar and a redial button after calling. I also find it much more aesthetically pleasing than other UIs, and really does SAMOLED justice with its vibrant colorization.
What do you folks think?
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I actually like touch wiz too, I've used adw and launcher pro and I keep going back to touch wiz. I'm using the one from the vibrant from this forum somewhere because I couldn't stand the app drawer not being in alphabetical order lol. But since I have that version, I love it.
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I can't stand that either! Are there any disadvantages though? I thought vibrant users couldn't uninstall apps from the tray (another feature I love, no more waiting for application data to load from the settings screen, which is a major time sink).
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Can one of y'all give me a recent version of tw? I've searched, but to no avail :[ and I would love to try it!
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I've been hooked on touchwiz since my omnia 2. I've tried the moto droid, and found it much less pleasant to use, and found htc's ui unpleasant, as well.
pwnjabi1 said:
I can't stand that either! Are there any disadvantages though? I thought vibrant users couldn't uninstall apps from the tray (another feature I love, no more waiting for application data to load from the settings screen, which is a major time sink).
I never tried it, I'm not sure if it works that way or not - actually I didn't know you could on the fascinate version either lol.
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i dont like touch wiz becuase it reminds me too much of an iphone. If the app launcher was difffernent I would probably use it.
ktez said:
pwnjabi1 said:
I can't stand that either! Are there any disadvantages though? I thought vibrant users couldn't uninstall apps from the tray (another feature I love, no more waiting for application data to load from the settings screen, which is a major time sink).
I never tried it, I'm not sure if it works that way or not - actually I didn't know you could on the fascinate version either lol.
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Yeah just click menu, edit, and a minus sign appears on each app...
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I also like tw over other launchers..although ive never paid for "pro" versions of said alternatives.
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TW ftw!
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It's fun pulling the apk's and changing the icons. And when the icon backgrounds and replaced with blank files the app drawer doesn't look like that apple thing anymore.
good day.
Exactly! Jsut came back from an eris, droid 1, and evo. Touchwiz is by far the best one for me... also I noticed on sense there were a lot of glitches like when someone would call me their id would show a toally different facebook friend as their picture lol
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I thought I was the only one... I rooted tried a couple of roms but I end up back to touch wiz.... it works wonders... now if we can get a froyo version of touch wiz I would be happy... anybody know where I can get the touch wizard from the vibrant to this one so that my apps can be in order
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I've had the Fascinate since it was released and have tried every home replacement, but they have never lasted more than a couple of hours at the most. TW has great widgets, is very responsive and like someone said, without those backgrounds on the icons, it looks nothing like an i*hone interface.
I'm really looking forward to both the froyo and gingerbread ports that birdman and kaos are working on, but I have to say that I will miss TW.
.....
@chopper.....Hey...is that single clock/date/weather widget on your homescreen?
it looks really good.
I hope un-rooted phone like mine can have one.
chopper the dog said:
TW ftw!
It's fun pulling the apk's and changing the icons. And when the icon backgrounds and replaced with blank files the app drawer doesn't look like that apple thing anymore.
good day.
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I don't use TouchWiz, but I would agree it's actually not bad at all as a launcher. Obviously, the Fascinate version has some problems (no Google Search widget etc.) but the Vibrant version is pretty darn good. I even like TouchWiz's taskbar more than the regular Android style. And some features, like the ability to re-sort homescreens, are fantastic (an almost identical method was implemented later on in ADW).
Some of Samsung's TouchWiz extras, on the other hand, are truly terrible. Like their "SNS Sync", which is slow and buggy and unnecessary when the official Facebook and Twitter apps come with their own, flawless in-app sync capabilities. Yet, inexplicably, TouchWiz disables their built-in sync abilities so you're stuck with Samsung's implementation. That right there is the single biggest reason I can't wait for an AOSP ROM.
P.S. maturate: That clock/weather widget looks like the one from Beautiful Widgets, an app available on the Market. It's just a regular app, doesn't matter if you're rooted.
EDIT: It could also be Fancy Widget, actually. The cloud graphic is identical to Beautiful Widgets', though, so I'm guessing it's that.
I used TouchWiz for a long time before I finally moved in to adw. I actually like the Vibrant version of TouchWiz more and ran it on my fascinate for a while. I posted the apk in the theme app forum. I liked their vertical scrolling app drawer more.
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I like touchwiz too. I know, shocking!
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Most of the problems with TW launcher are fixed in gtg's modded version (see i9000/Captivate forums).
Unfortunately, it only works with Froyo.
My launcher of choice is Go Launcher.
Touchwiz for me was way to laggy. It seemed to be in slow motion compared to mine now. Mainly scrolling through screens.
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I'm on Kaosinate, and I do miss TouchWiz. I hated it at first, but now, I think it's the best manufacturer UI. It looks iPhone-y, sure, but it has tons of cool little features and animations that make a difference. And it's smooth. Is it even possible to use TW on Kaosinate?
I'm trying to convince my cousin that launcherpro will make his phone faster compared to the stock blur launcher. But, he didn't like the way it looked when I first downloaded it, so he made me set blur back. I need a .png file that is the style of the droid x/ droid 2 blur dock. Google turns up nothing. If I can get that image, I'll put launcherpro back on his droid 2 r2d2, and he'll think he's on blur, but I'll be doing him a favor.
Thanks in advance!
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Take a screen shot and crop the icons out. You can buy launcherpro icons and docks from the market. Or go on to 4shared.com and search it. Then download. If you need more help just pm me.
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Take a screen shot and crop the icons out. You can buy launcherpro icons and docks from the market. Or go on to 4shared.com and search it. Then download. If you need more help just pm me.
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I don't have a droid 2/x, I have a samsung epic. The reason I asked, is because I never can make png's right. I can crop a pic of it, but it will have a background on it, and I'm not good at removing that background to be invisible. Figured someone with the device would do it for me.
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will this help http://www.shinigamieyes.com/android/images/Droid_X_Dock.png
it's the first thing that came up when i googled it
Try helauncher it has like 7 launcher styles in one including the HTC sense launcher look.
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I have the app drawer icon - only problem is, it's a little too small to be believed.
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will this help http://www.shinigamieyes.com/android/images/Droid_X_Dock.png
it's the first thing that came up when i googled it
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Idk how you found that, but you're awesome. Google is mean to me. Now, when I see him next time, I'll leave him with a faster phone. And he wont notice a difference.
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zanderman112 said:
Idk how you found that, but you're awesome. Google is mean to me. Now, when I see him next time, I'll leave him with a faster phone. And he wont notice a difference.
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i just googled droid x dock bar. i guess i got lucky. haha. glad i could help
Hey everyone, sorry to be off topic, but I'm doing a power point presentation on rooting and unlocking bootloaders, I have a question.
On the Droid X, can you change the apps in the app drawer? I know it comes with phone on the left, app drawer in the middle, and browser on the right. Can you change these to different apps and can you add more than just 2 apps + appdrawer to this motoblur dock? Thanks!
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Hey everyone, sorry to be off topic, but I'm doing a power point presentation on rooting and unlocking bootloaders, I have a question.
On the Droid X, can you change the apps in the app drawer? I know it comes with phone on the left, app drawer in the middle, and browser on the right. Can you change these to different apps and can you add more than just 2 apps + appdrawer to this motoblur dock? Thanks!
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No, its comes with phone on left, apps in the middle, and contacts on right. And no, they can't be changed.
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zanderman112 said:
No, its comes with phone on left, apps in the middle, and contacts on right. And no, they can't be changed.
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Ok, thanks for clearing that up!
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Ok, thanks for clearing that up!
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No problem.
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tom1l21 said:
Hey everyone, sorry to be off topic, but I'm doing a power point presentation on rooting and unlocking bootloaders, I have a question.
I would do a lil more research...look on YouTube for Droid x reviews so you know the software and look at how to root the Droid x on YouTube. It helps so you have extra info. Don't mean to be rude but I thought I would give you advice.
On the Droid X, can you change the apps in the app drawer? I know it comes with phone on the left, app drawer in the middle, and browser on the right. Can you change these to different apps and can you add more than just 2 apps + appdrawer to this motoblur dock? Thanks!
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zanderman112 said:
Idk how you found that, but you're awesome. Google is mean to me. Now, when I see him next time, I'll leave him with a faster phone. And he wont notice a difference.
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In launcher pro, there will still be a noticable difference even if you use the stock png's. In lpp the dock icons/dock are much smaller than the blur launcher and there is no way to resize it.
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Trust me, he wont notice. He's 10. I know how lp works, its my daily homescreen, just fyi.
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Something else to consider; ADW Launcher does allow you to change the size of the dock icons. They go from pretty tiny to absurdly large, with everything in between.
On a completely unrelated note...why would a 10 year old kid care how fast his phone is? What could he possibly be using it for that you're dedicated to speeding it up for him?
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Something else to consider; ADW Launcher does allow you to change the size of the dock icons. They go from pretty tiny to absurdly large, with everything in between.
On a completely unrelated note...why would a 10 year old kid care how fast his phone is? What could he possibly be using it for that you're dedicated to speeding it up for him?
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Because, he likes to use live wallpapers. And live wallpapers+blur+apps not closing properly equal laggy. Besides, he'll think its the same, but when I use it, it won't be crappy slow. Its more for me, but he'll benefit lol
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Ah, makes sense then. I wish I had a smartphone like the Droid X when I was 10...
He may have already seen this, but if he's into live wallpapers, check out "Honeycomb Live Wallpaper Free" by Xaffron Software. I'd post a link but I've been a lurker for too long so I don't have the required post count yet.
Fuzzman88 said:
Ah, makes sense then. I wish I had a smartphone like the Droid X when I was 10...
He may have already seen this, but if he's into live wallpapers, check out "Honeycomb Live Wallpaper Free" by Xaffron Software. I'd post a link but I've been a lurker for too long so I don't have the required post count yet.
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I have that one. Its a nice one. I can't find the stupid easter egg they added in the last update
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Last update for that live wallpaper?
Unfortunately I don't know anything about it, I just saw it recommended on another forum and it came to mind when I saw your post.
From Settings/applications/all i've deactivated these apps , and my Maxx is more superfaster :
Amazon MP3
App-Shop
Audible
Caller Name ID
IMDb
Ingress
Migrate
Migrate Reader Library
Migrate Writer Library
My Verizon Mobile
NFL Mobile
Quickoffice
Voicecall
Verizon Mobile Security
Verizon Tones
Viewdini
VZ Navigator
if you know about other bloataware , welcome
Ingress isn't boat lol jk thanks for the list
For me Ingress is ****
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Just disabled them to see what I get.. Cant hurt i guess lol
Hate to split hairs, but disabling is not removing. Will making sure these dont inadvertantly start up and chew on cpu and memory help performance? Possibly. But removal also gets you that much needed storage back.
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Redwolf379 said:
Hate to split hairs, but disabling is not removing. Will making sure these dont inadvertantly start up and chew on cpu and memory help performance? Possibly. But removal also gets you that much needed storage back.
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That list is probably about 100-200 MB of storage. Are you really that starved that 0.1-0.2 GB makes a difference?
Does anybody know how to remove the Verizon pre-loaded contacts? It's been mentioned that Verizon has locked them down, too. You used to be able to delete them but not anymore. I remember that you can freeze com.partnerbookmarks (apologies if that file name isn't 100% accurate) on older phones to get rid of the carrier-provided bookmarks and was wondering if there was something similar to get rid of the Verizon contacts. Not a dealbreaker, but just curious.
Lucky Armpit said:
Does anybody know how to remove the Verizon pre-loaded contacts? It's been mentioned that Verizon has locked them down, too. You used to be able to delete them but not anymore. I remember that you can freeze com.partnerbookmarks (apologies if that file name isn't 100% accurate) on older phones to get rid of the carrier-provided bookmarks and was wondering if there was something similar to get rid of the Verizon contacts. Not a dealbreaker, but just curious.
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You can't remove them. But, in People, menu, contacts to display, hit customize, then disable the Verizon Wireless preset contacts.
doogald said:
You can't remove them. But, in People, menu, contacts to display, hit customize, then disable the Verizon Wireless preset contacts.
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That's good enough for me - thanks so much!!
This is my list. Some of them are needed for the Moto launcher but I use Nova Prime. Everything seems stable after removing them.
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I thought they was fast as it without removing them. im waiting for root method to remove them permanently instead of freezing them.
royer10r said:
This is my list. Some of them are needed for the Moto launcher but I use Nova Prime. Everything seems stable after removing them.
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Has anyone rooted and removed bloat apps?? If so did you compile a list that can be posted. I know we have rw access now but I am not 100% sure what needs to be removed. Really I just wanna get rid of the amazon stuff and some of the little bloat apps like city and migrate and audible
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I'm rooted..but I haven't removed anything yet....I have the system dump on my computer so I'm going to experiment.. Problem is that once you delete apps...it breaks OTA updates... Once we get a custom recovery and Roms..this won't be a problem.. Hope to get a working 4.3 soon
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dano1282 said:
I'm rooted..but I haven't removed anything yet....I have the system dump on my computer so I'm going to experiment.. Problem is that once you delete apps...it breaks OTA updates... Once we get a custom recovery and Roms..this won't be a problem.. Hope to get a working 4.3 soon
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Im actually very happy with it stock as is. I would love bootloader unlock only because everyphone i've had was able to be. Im loving active display and touchless control. The camera is great compared to what i had (droid razr hd). Using the Xposed framework allowed me to have the little UI tweeks i like. I would just love a stock 5x5 or 4x5 launcher. I would use nova and always did on AOSP, but I like the Circles widget, it just will not work with 3rd party launchers. Wish we could figure that out too
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Im actually very happy with it stock as is. I would love bootloader unlock only because everyphone i've had was able to be. Im loving active display and touchless control. The camera is great compared to what i had (droid razr hd). Using the Xposed framework allowed me to have the little UI tweeks i like. I would just love a stock 5x5 or 4x5 launcher. I would use nova and always did on AOSP, but I like the Circles widget, it just will not work with 3rd party launchers. Wish we could figure that out too
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what kind of UI tweaks can you do with xposed. Ive seen people talking about it..but I haven't messed with it myself...
dano1282 said:
what kind of UI tweaks can you do with xposed. Ive seen people talking about it..but I haven't messed with it myself...
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wrong thread ... but who am i to judge .
Khanusma said:
wrong thread ... but who am i to judge .
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Haha yeah..I realized that after...but oh well..I found the right one lol and I'm quite happy with what I found
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Yeah let's get this thread going on a detailed list of what can be frozen or removed now that we have root. I despise the vzw backup assistant!
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Franzie3 said:
Im actually very happy with it stock as is. I would love bootloader unlock only because everyphone i've had was able to be. Im loving active display and touchless control. The camera is great compared to what i had (droid razr hd). Using the Xposed framework allowed me to have the little UI tweeks i like. I would just love a stock 5x5 or 4x5 launcher. I would use nova and always did on AOSP, but I like the Circles widget, it just will not work with 3rd party launchers. Wish we could figure that out too
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I'm the same way.. I went from a Motorola electrify to a gs3 on uscc and was excited to finally do what I wanted with my device but with the radio problems of the Samsung devices I opted for Motorola device when switching to Verizon. I do miss that I cannot use my SD card and I only have 11 gigs of free space but I have awesome coverage no dropped calls and now my gs3 is more of an mp3 and game device.
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So...does disabling a bunch of apps do the same thing as freezing them?
I was able to go through and disable most if not all of the bloat on this phone and I guess I just assumed it was taken off line. Is that not the case? If it is the case, I highly recommend it as it doesn't screw you out of future stuff.
I am a huge fan of stock Android. But with root and bloat removal I just don't really want anything else.
Touchless control is the shyte and functions flawlessly.
The only thing I would like to change is a stock icon/themed status bar.
What do you guys think?
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I had the same thoughts. I changed a few icons in the status bar with gravitybox and motoxposed.
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Any issues with either of those?
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I only wanted a different battery icon. GSM battery was perfect with a non-root overlay!
fat-fingered and Maxx-ed out.
beelow319 said:
I had the same thoughts. I changed a few icons in the status bar with gravitybox and motoxposed.
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How about a quick run down on getting these to work. I get an error on GB and MotoXposed doesn't apply changes.
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Install the xposed framework first, within that you can download gravitybox and motoxposed as modules. Make sure theyre enabled. Then go into either the gravitybox app or motoxposed app to make changes.
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I used this thread to figure it out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444481
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I am just about where I want to be.
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i like the centered clock! didn't think to do that with mine.
Brenardo said:
I am a huge fan of stock Android. But with root and bloat removal I just don't really want anything else.
Touchless control is the shyte and functions flawlessly.
The only thing I would like to change is a stock icon/themed status bar.
What do you guys think?
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Couldn't agree more.
The reasons I installed custom roms in the past were to increase battery life, install some feature that was missing from my device, or run smoother.
The maxx has everything I need. There aren't any features out there I'm dying to get. Google has solved that with updating through play store. My battery life is nothing short of incredible. I have mobile hotspot thanks to root. And this phone just runs great. No lag at all.
I'm happy with root access on this device. It's amazing
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Use 2.2 not 2.3.1 for the xposed framework. You may have issues otherwise.
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While I do love it stock, Gravitybox and Greenify have made my phone soooo much better. 1 finger right side pull down for those quick launch tiles and lock screen quick app ring is so yummy.
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While I do love it stock, Gravitybox and Greenify have made my phone soooo much better. 1 finger right side pull down for those quick launch tiles and lock screen quick app ring is so yummy.
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Any battery issues with Gravitybox/Xposed? I have tried it twice, once on the old root, and again after starting fresh and using the new root, and both times had to disable it after a few days because it tanked my battery.
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Any battery issues with Gravitybox/Xposed? I have tried it twice, once on the old root, and again after starting fresh and using the new root, and both times had to disable it after a few days because it tanked my battery.
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I had thoughts about that too, but I haven't noticed any difference in battery life. I don't activate too many of the options, like coloring, so that might have something to do with it. I might try disabling it for a week and see if anything is different. If I do, and notice anything, I'll be sure to let you know.
Is it possible to turn off the 4g LTE icon when WiFi is on?
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the only thing i can think of that i am gonna miss is the floating app window and the halo from Carbon Rom, but thats about it.
I do miss halo as well.
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I don't know of about you guys but my phone is horribly laggy right out of the box. I'm on the very first version of the software as I have frozen OTAs. I frequently get sent to other apps or the home screen even if I go really slow when multitasking between apps. This phone is just not that fast and I suspect it's Verizon plastering a thousand apps on the phone as usual.
I have frozen and or deleted every single thing Verizon that I could find but I still suspect there is some crap somewhere hogging resources. I guess it COULD be the phone but I highly doubt it.
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I don't know of about you guys but my phone is horribly laggy right out of the box. I'm on the very first version of the software as I have frozen OTAs. I frequently get sent to other apps or the home screen even if I go really slow when multitasking between apps. This phone is just not that fast and I suspect it's Verizon plastering a thousand apps on the phone as usual.
I have frozen and or deleted every single thing Verizon that I could find but I still suspect there is some crap somewhere hogging resources. I guess it COULD be the phone but I highly doubt it.
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I would say you got a bum device. Mine is smooth as silk. It easily keeps up with my sons Nexus 5. Rooted, but I havent frozen a thing.
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I would say you got a bum device. Mine is smooth as silk. It easily keeps up with my sons Nexus 5. Rooted, but I havent frozen a thing.
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I have to second that. I was concerned moving to this phone that it would be slower than my GS4, but I have been very pleased with the responsiveness. No problems at all.
I am rooted, using gravity box, and have bloatware frozen, but even before that it ran extremely well.