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Can homescreen autorotation only be done in a full custom rom?
Or would an upgrade (e.g. cyan's making bacon) be able to enable this function?
Cyanogens Makin' bacon doesn't support landscape right now. The only I see to enable it would be to download a homescreen replacement such as Home++ that's what I'm using right now and it works fine.
What happens to your icon/widget layout when you switch to landscape view?
Does Android 2.1 not support auto-rotate by default?
It supports auto-rotate for everything but the home screens, which kinda sucks cause when I get Handcent pop ups if I wanna use the landscape keyboard I have to go into the handcent app. Can only do portrait for pop up quick reply if it comes up while youre on home or lock screen.
I tried open home, it wouldn't let me put widgets on the screens so I got rid of it.
but to my question:
Does native landscape mode for the home screen require a COMPLETELY new rom?
Or just a addition to the stock?
Have you guys seen this?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/htc-paradise-and-fiesta-flipped-on-craiglist-atandt-bound/
Looks like Sense running in landscape mode.. anyone know more about this?
-mark
Notice how it's on a slider? And how it's a horizontal slider?
Lemme know if you see an EVO with a horizontal slide-out keyboard, kay?
drmacinyasha said:
Notice how it's on a slider? And how it's a horizontal slider?
Lemme know if you see an EVO with a horizontal slide-out keyboard, kay?
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I love that lolz of course your going to sense ui in landscape on a slide out. The slider triggers that now i think i would be a little annoyed if the evo had that since they sensor can be a bit touchy when you tilt just a little.
I think the OP's point was that there should be a Rom soon that has landscape enabled for areas other than sms and browser. I would enjoy that!
CM6 has landscape mode. It also has a power control widget that lets you turn off the rotation sensor software. Believe me, it gets to be annoying as hell having to sit and wait several seconds because you accidentally tilted your phone just the wrong way while walking, and your home screen has to re-render in landscape, then back into portrait.
i want to root but then i dont just seems to risky for me. maybe if i had a demo phone then i would but not my only line to the world
Rooting's pretty safe these days. I haven't had any serious issues with my phone, only little "cosmetic" issues... Nothing which getting CM6, editing a file, or nagging Cyanogen on Twitter hasn't fixed.
drmacinyasha said:
CM6 has landscape mode. It also has a power control widget that lets you turn off the rotation sensor software. Believe me, it gets to be annoying as hell having to sit and wait several seconds because you accidentally tilted your phone just the wrong way while walking, and your home screen has to re-render in landscape, then back into portrait.
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Yeah...I could see how it might. I've only had the evo for a few days and this is my first visit to the evo forums. Installed 2.2 official so now it appears I have to wait for root.
This is not really new, there are a few custom roms that allows you to rotate your home screen with or without sense.
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jahnile said:
This is not really new, there are a few custom roms that allows you to rotate your home screen with or without sense.
Sent from my Evo using XDA App
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Care to share some links?
I'm very excited for this. I've been waiting for HTC to come out with a phone with landscape Sense so that it could be ported over to the EVO.
Cyanogen has 360-degree roatation.
ADW Launcherand launcher pro both do this
The inability to view the original home screen in landscape mode resulted in me trying launcherpro/adw and now with CM6 I have yet to look back. 99% of the time I'm in landscape mode.. when I'm not I am not happy. I feel like one of those assholes on a sidekick but I don't care. It's the only way I can do it.
drmacinyasha said:
CM6 has landscape mode. It also has a power control widget that lets you turn off the rotation sensor software. Believe me, it gets to be annoying as hell having to sit and wait several seconds because you accidentally tilted your phone just the wrong way while walking, and your home screen has to re-render in landscape, then back into portrait.
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Easy fix for this would be to give it a few seconds before switching..
What I really want is landscape mode while at a 45% angle - i.e. when using the kickstand.. Had that with other launchers, but ended up going w/ sense since I hated every other launcher that I tried.. (adw/ launcherpro / etc)
And yes, obviously I realize that the EVO doesn't have a keyboard - just pointing out that a landscape sense is OUT THERE we should be able to get it..
-mark
ISSMER said:
ADW Launcherand launcher pro both do this
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Yep - ADW and launcher pro do this.. but.. I found both of them extremely laggy compared to sense
Not sure why people are hating on sense - I like it.. it works, and works well.. *but* doesn't support landscape at least on our devices
-mark
diomark said:
Yep - ADW and launcher pro do this.. but.. I found both of them extremely laggy compared to sense
Not sure why people are hating on sense - I like it.. it works, and works well.. *but* doesn't support landscape at least on our devices
-mark
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Because LauncherPro is better in every way, shape, and form.
Hi all
Anyone know of a way to lock or select an orientation for the "lock screen" in portrait mode thats compatible with ADW ?
i just read this at modaco:
http://android.modaco.com/content/d.../lock-screen-in-portrait-mode-solution-found/
olemartinorg said:
i just read this at modaco:
http://android.modaco.com/content/d.../lock-screen-in-portrait-mode-solution-found/
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Thanks for this, I had the same question...lol
Lock portrait with only ADW solved
You can lock it into portrait mode using only ADW, no external apps/widgets required.
I came across how somewhere here on XDA and reposted it here:
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=7317
to do it in adw...
hold phone in portrait mode
menu --> adwsettings --> system preferences --> check system persistent
that does it for me.
only thing is when you reboot... need to go back in uncheck it, then hold in portrait rotation and go back and re-check it.
Im refering to the lock screen not the home scteen, i want the lock screen set to portrait.
ADW can kinda lock the home screen but not successfully between reboots
anyone figure this out on the stock official froyo? its really annoying that i can now have a fully portrait phone, with the exception of the lock screen.
Widget Locker. It's a paid app but it does the trick.
I found that the most recent version had some bugs with the Streak but if you email the developer he will organise to send you version 1.2.5 which works well with the Streak.
i got the widget launcher apk installed and configured. i guess it will do for now but it doesnt feel very native. every now and then the default android locker will flash for a second. i was hoping a setting in build.prop would have it.
The Jack of Clubs said:
i got the widget launcher apk installed and configured. i guess it will do for now but it doesnt feel very native. every now and then the default android locker will flash for a second. i was hoping a setting in build.prop would have it.
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Have you asked the developer to send you version 1.2.5? Like I said, the version on the market is buggy with the Streak but I had no problems at all with 1.2.5.
Kris
so widget locker latest version will rotate lockscreen and lock screen slider, please confirm, on official froyo? thanks..
yeah i had 1.2.5, it crashed on me several times so i just uninstalled it. widget locker doesnt really rotate it into portrait, it more replaces the lock screen with another program, that happens to be portrait only, that you can customize to look pretty close to stock. i think i might wait for a better solution.
The Jack of Clubs said:
yeah i had 1.2.5, it crashed on me several times so i just uninstalled it. widget locker doesnt really rotate it into portrait, it more replaces the lock screen with another program, that happens to be portrait only, that you can customize to look pretty close to stock. i think i might wait for a better solution.
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You sure you haven't been using 1.2.8? 1.2.5 works perfectly for me to give me a lock screen in portrait.
What exactly do you want anyway? Do you just want the lock screen in portrait or the home screen? Or do you want a lock screen that actively rotate when you rotate the phone?
I installed screen suite locker to replace normal lockscreen but old lock screen kept coming up too, so I downloaded no lock to disable default lockscreen completly.
Works just how I wanted it portrait lock screen no default lockscreen
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yeah i had 1.2.5, it crashed on me several times so i just uninstalled it. widget locker doesnt really rotate it into portrait, it more replaces the lock screen with another program, that happens to be portrait only, that you can customize to look pretty close to stock. i think i might wait for a better solution.
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Ahh... I see! You want the stock lock screen in portrait. No, this cannot be done at this time.
Krisbo said:
Ahh... I see! You want the stock lock screen in portrait. No, this cannot be done at this time.
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Isn't there a setting in build.prop that will switch to portrait? i really want my Lock screen in portrait.
any news??
This great idea
Just download ultimate rotation control , enable pre app , set lockscreen orientation ( potrait ).
U also can use forced auto orientation for lockscreen, u can use your lockscreen in all orientation.:good::fingers-crossed:
Neem Christian said:
Just download ultimate rotation control , enable pre app , set lockscreen orientation ( potrait ).
U also can use forced auto orientation for lockscreen, u can use your lockscreen in all orientation.:good::fingers-crossed:
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or flash the portraitmode zipfile from the Manii, it should be there somewhere in the development section.
i could have sworn that this phone auto rotates right? regardless if keyboard is out or not?
i know it may not be full rotate
is she supposed to rotate with the stock launcher? or does orientation only flip when keyboard is out?
SN: of course launcher pro works fine..... i just wanted to know if touchwiz launcher was supposed to work like that as well
In short, no.
TouchWiz only rotates if you slide out the keyboard.
okay so i am tripping. lol
thanks!!!
cuz i coulda swore i had it rotate the screen once but i guess im wrong.
thanks again!
go into settings display settings and check tap orientation to enable rotation orientation
it did before the update to add amazon mp3 garbage.
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go into settings display settings and check tap orientation to enable rotation orientation
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it is enabled
dah well
There has to be a way to force TouchWiz rotation. I have a vibrant, and now that the dock is out, there has to be something the dock does to force rotation on the touchwiz homescreen.
anyone have any ideas?
u be tripping
as long as we're asking questions, i could have sworn that you could re-order the touch wiz screens but i'm thinking it might have been because was on the epic experience rom.... was that a TW 3.0 feature?
Pinch zoom out to get to that feature.
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from the home screen on a stock phone? not working. not a huge deal i just remeber being able to do it
Hi,
If i enable auto-rotation from the home screen, the home screen also rotates automatically creating a lot of lag. Is ut possible that the home is never rotated (always in portrait) whereas applications can rotate the screen?
Please let me know. It would be of great help.
regards,
Nandi
ok, so more info would have been helpul, you know. however, of course it is possible, this is android isn't it . You must have installed a different launcher since your home screen rotates. Look in the launcher settings, there should be a setting somewhere that will turn it off.
tl;dr launcher settings!
This is Froyo rooted on my G3. And the option is in the notification bar drawer. So it isnt becasue of the launcher.
did you even look!?!
Its the home screen! How can it not be launcher related!!
you are really frustrating, but I still explain it to you:
The same way that some other apps dont rotate, some launchers dont rotate, namely stock launcher. If you are using stock launcher the home screen wont rotate regardless of that option being checked or not!! Third party launchers provide the ability to rotate your homescreen! Most, if not all, will allow you to turn it off!!
Sooo go! Check your launcher settings!!
I'm using zeam and its under general. However, you are obviously not using zeam if you are complaining that it is slow.
Soooo go!! Check your launcher settings already!!
P.S. Depending on your launcher turning off rotation for the homescreen might include turning off rotation for the app drawer. I dont know if there are launchers that separate the two.
shuvabrata said:
Hi,
If i enable auto-rotation from the home screen, the home screen also rotates automatically creating a lot of lag. Is ut possible that the home is never rotated (always in portrait) whereas applications can rotate the screen?
Please let me know. It would be of great help.
regards,
Nandi
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Make sure you have lagfix v2 installed on your phone. For more info, see general help in this forum!