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What launcher is everyone using?
I use launcher pro and adw
Launcher pro.
Tried them all and it seems to run like it shud be there.
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i use launcher pro atm, mainly because of the config dock, scrollable widgets (pure message) and the nice zoom out effect when one closes a program or window!
[X] LauncherPro
- smooth (imho smoother than adw or stock)
- nice, configurable dock with notifications and icons - good animations
- ...
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Launcher Pro for me also. Used some others but this is great with the bottom dock
Lol sorry, no poll
LauncherPro
Anyone no how to edit in a poll?
Using the stock HTC Sense, just love the deam thing
Tell me what should I put in poll and I will put!
-stock launcher
-launcher pro
-zeam launcher
-helix launcher
-adw.launcher
-slide screen
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I love both LauncherPro and ADW Launcher. Cant stand having widgets in different styles and colors though so I don't use any of them, I'm sorry to say.
Why can't the 'Pure' widgets be lowered a few pixels I hate them attach to the notification bar and the side of the screen, it looks like a mess .
I went for the ADW.launcher, but i'm currently giving LauncherPro a second try, and I must say i like it.
Pros ADW.launcher:
- 5+ icon coloumns on homescreen
- Gestures
Pros LauncherPro:
- Nice dock
- Seems a bit faster/smoother
- 3D appdrawer is amazing
Launcher pro is my favourite.
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LP is the one i like
I was using Openhome and have just tried (and using) Launcher Pro.
Freddan80 said:
Why can't the 'Pure' widgets be lowered a few pixels I hate them attach to the notification bar and the side of the screen, it looks like a mess .
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+1 Such a shame, especially with the scrolling, find myself pulling down the notification bar way too much.
Only 1 other person using Sense? That's the reason I got my Desire.
Anyway;
Sense UI - beautiful piece of kit.
ADW - Fantastic, especially custom widget sizes. Eagerly awaiting themes
Acer Launcher - Just for simplicity.
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Hi everyone.... I've been using dhd for almost 6 months and notes that it got slow with time... I mean it's transitions and animations and scrolling everything got dead slow... Don't know if it's because of gingerbread or anything else... Plus its paint is also fading around the corners...
Any suggestions for improving the speed thingy... I'm on stock but planning to flash a custom rom very soon... Any recommendations... Thanks....
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No idea about what is happening to your paint but for the speed of your phone It happens, sometimes when you have too many apps running in the background. I think.if u get a custom Rom the.best 1 that I recommend is Rcmix3d 3.5 works pretty good for me.
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Go for the MIUI.. if you go en(dot)miui(dot)com (I'm not spamming lol.. but my first post actually contains a link >.<… you can pick your rom there... I ain't going back to sense... check out cyanogenmod
matoxic said:
Go for the MIUI.. if you go en(dot)miui(dot)com (I'm not spamming lol.. but my first post actually contains a link >.<… you can pick your rom there... I ain't going back to sense... check out cyanogenmod
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Sense is fine but if you compare it to Cyanogen Mod or MIUI HTC Sense would be slow it depends on what you want other people will always recommend their daily Rom hell i would recommend you RCMix Runny 1.5 but thats my opinion.
Flash CM,MIUI and Sense rom then pick the one you prefer.
Happy Flashing
Stock HTC Sense is just really slow. Scrolling a 4x4 page full of icons on stock 2.1 sense is slower than scrolling a page of 4x4 icons on pretty much any custom rom.
CM7 and Miui (replace miui launcher with LP/ADW/Go) are fast and stable roms. Sense roms look nice, especially since sense 3(.5) has 3d widgets.
314 said:
Stock HTC Sense is just really slow. Scrolling a 4x4 page full of icons on stock 2.1 sense is slower than scrolling a page of 4x4 icons on pretty much any custom rom.
CM7 and Miui (replace miui launcher with LP/ADW/Go) are fast and stable roms. Sense roms look nice, especially since sense 3(.5) has 3d widgets.
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My MIUI, is rock solid I love it.. 1.4ghz, UV-50.. and after tweaking a little more its blazing fast.. I receive hardly any slow down whatsoever the built in antispam get rid of those annoying loan texts I managed to receive.. it has a lot of options that are useful to me (maybe not for others).
The above is my opinion, and like the above said, I would also recommend installing all 3 and decide on that. The one thing I would add about sense , its too bloated lol, even after uninstalling alot..
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CM7 and Miui (replace miui launcher with LP/ADW/Go) are fast and stable roms. Sense roms look nice, especially since sense 3(.5) has 3d widgets.
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Why change the launcher in miui...????
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salarkhel said:
Why change the launcher in miui...????
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So it doesn't get mistaken for an iphone? My recommendation would be either Stock Cyanogen or my current favourite Blackice.
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Why change the launcher in miui...????
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the Miui launcher seems to be somewhat laggy [Especially with a LWP]. Compared to ADW/GO/LP, it doesn't have any extra features or customisation - or even an app drawer.
The only thing you lose when switching to a different launcher (and uninstalling the miui default launcher) are miui widgets (folders, etc), however there is still the Music widget and the Miui icons. Pretty much all launchers except MIUI have app drawers, and go launcher allows as much homescreens as miui (and is much more customisable). Most launchers also have better Transition effects than miui as well (Go has Random transitions) and have continuous scrolling.
I don't really see the point in folders anyways- Opening one takes abut as much time as sliding to a different screen, or opening the app drawer...
May be in should go for cm7... And chroming out my fone for that paint problem....
As for miui if it looks like iOS then am out of this league.... I hate iOS...
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314 said:
the Miui launcher seems to be somewhat laggy [Especially with a LWP]. Compared to ADW/GO/LP, it doesn't have any extra features or customisation - or even an app drawer.
The only thing you lose when switching to a different launcher (and uninstalling the miui default launcher) are miui widgets (folders, etc), however there is still the Music widget and the Miui icons. Pretty much all launchers except MIUI have app drawers, and go launcher allows as much homescreens as miui (and is much more customisable). Most launchers also have better Transition effects than miui as well (Go has Random transitions) and have continuous scrolling.
I don't really see the point in folders anyways- Opening one takes abut as much time as sliding to a different screen, or opening the app drawer...
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There is a speed fix for that.. Go into launcher setting, and "enable" hi Res gfx.. then go back to your launcher and flick a few screens.. then go back to launcher settings and "disable" the option.. and like magic aall form of lag in the launcher is removed! I didn't believe it would happen when o was told, but its 100% working for my.. and like I said in my earlier post.. anyone who says MIUI is slow, I'd laugh
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salarkhel said:
May be in should go for cm7... And chroming out my fone for that paint problem....
As for miui if it looks like iOS then am out of this league.... I hate iOS...
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It does look like iOS, but you need to try it first.. I am also a hater of the iPhone and apples other devices.. but MIUI and android has a helluva lot more functionality and freedom that the iPhone *cough* Apple down allow you.. also on MIUI the themes are brilliant, you can mix and match everything..
CM7 for the matter, is also an excellent ROM.. blazing fast also, and has some great addons.. but I ain't used it a lot myself so I can't tell you a lot about it other than its speed
Sense, is complete bloatware.. HTC really need to tone down the unbelievable amounts of useless apps especially background apps.. and now sense 3.5 eye candy.. instead of eye candy, more functionality as well.. you even seen their adverts.. they actually open the website, press home and then rapidly press bookmark so it "looks" instant lol.. you can even even witness the screen lag in the advert "/.. go CM7 lol
Alright I can find a very nice how-to for miui on their page but not for cm7.... Plzzz help me in this matter... I need a SINGLE link to a thread or site that tells in detail how to flash cm7.... It's getting irritating from my side but am a newbie....
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Task Killer Full version - don't want any lectures on how they are deemed to be evil and wrong and you shouldn't need/use them....but i use ARHD Rom....and task killer works awesome for me.....just build an ignore list for front end apps and apps u dont want dead...VOILA.
IMHO....works awesome.
matt
I know the thread is slightly old, but I thought I would post, the aluminium is anodised, not painted. The wear you are having is because the layer of aluminium oxide is rubbing off. That will be due to misuse or friction of some sort, it doesn't and can't happen naturally.
salarkhel said:
Alright I can find a very nice how-to for miui on their page but not for cm7.... Plzzz help me in this matter... I need a SINGLE link to a thread or site that tells in detail how to flash cm7.... It's getting irritating from my side but am a newbie....
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Try the cyanogenmod wiki, it has instructions from stock rom, but the reality with almost all custom roms is "enter clockwork recovery, and wipe and then install from zip"
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Hi all Desire HD Owners
We all know that Non-Sense ROMs are more lighter and have a great performance due to a lot of free RAM ,,,
So if i want to use CyanogenMod as example what is the best apps I should use as a replacement to sense widgets like clock and weather widgets and also what other apps u recommend to use while not using a sense ROM specially launchers ?
Thanks a lot and waiting your help
The Fancy Widgets clock is pretty good. There are a few calendar widgets on the market too which are good. If you haven't tried MIUI rom - I recommend that for lots of nice differences.
If you are looking for launchers you might try my page here to get a few ideas.
I like SimiClock widget a lot.. it's a very minimalistic clock widget.
It's beautiful on a dark theme.
I tried miui but it's looks like iPhone a lot and I don't like that at it..but it's an amazing ROM...
Also there is no topic in DHD Forums to show users HS like the one in Wildfire forums which is great and presented a lot of nice ideas ....
I used Cyanogenmod for a while...as for launcher I hate the default ADW because it's the ugliest piece of software on the planet so I found a mod that replaces ADW with the default gingerbread launcher which is very very sexy, especially the app drawer.
Just google the terms "stock gingerbread launcher on cyanogenmod 7" and lots of links will come up
I have a desire (similiar to dhd) I went to cm7. But came straight back as I couldn't live without the sense functionalities!
Sure AOSP roms ate faster, but I rather have more features than better performance
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now on blackice cm 7.1!
for clock and calendar I'm using simiclock (includes meteo, battery% and other stuff) and simple calendar widget, i like that style! I've replaced the music app with the one from IceCream sandwich.
if you like the dolby and srs in blackice there's icetool to enable them.
I think you can give a try to that rom!
Sorry for bad english!
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My personal opinion.
I used to love sense and really liked the widgets. So I have been running it for over 2 years.
I decided to make the step to MIUI and now I cannot get back.
MIUI is so fast and you can set everything the way you want.
I especially like the folders that you can drop your programs in. So I have a folder with GPS things, different tools folder, camera stuff folder etc etc.
The fact that you can also make a backup in MIUI which saves everything, yes also location of icons and folders makes this one perfect for me.
For the clock and weather I use the fancy widgets and for email I use K9 which you can configure the way you want.
I admit it took a couple of weeks to get used to. Sometimes I flash a sense rom just to try it but I've always came back after max 3 days.
Thanks all for this great feedback and waiting more from you cuz i will try MIUI or CM7.1 for a while and want to find a replacement for most of apps and widgets i use , also when CM will came with ICS so we all will be able to try it and use ICS at our devices and abandon Sense ROM
Thanks again all
MohamedYousri said:
Also there is no topic in DHD Forums to show users HS like the one in Wildfire forums which is great and presented a lot of nice ideas ....
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You mean like this one?
I use Launcher Pro (its the smoothest and most stable imo) with the 3D clock & weather widget - it looks nice and is free.
If you search on the android market, you can find quite a few free apps better than stock 2.1 HTC Sense (excluding camcorder). There's just no true 3d widgets like the ones in sense3.0, or a lockscreen that works as well (miui lockscreens are somewhat laggy and don't have proper music/weather/etc. Agile lock takes around 3 seconds to appear after opening the screen)
Try Android Pro Widgets, they look quite similar to some of the sense ones
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rdr.widgets.core&feature=search_result
Thanks for the tip. Following this thread.
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You mean like this one?
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LOL ! Now i have to read all the 148 Pages
Regarding MIUI, you know that you can use another launcher right? The "iPhone-ish" part of MIUI is the launcher, and if you don't like that you are free to install whatever launcher you want. I'm currently using MIUI + LauncherPro and it's flying.
I use ADW, there are loads of free themes about so not liking the look is a bit of a lame excuse, but you can use any of the other launchers, I also like functionality over looks which is why I'm currently using BlackIce in my opinion AOSP wins over any other ROM any day, tried MIUI but if i wanted my phone to look like an iPhone i'd have bought one
I recommend touchpal dialer or go contacts to replace the awesome sense dialer
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I wont go with what's best for widget, as I find the less widgets the better.. but my apps are mainly;
Root Explorer
OC/UV Beater 2
CacheMate
Clockr Evolution isn't that bad
4EXT recovery updater
andrev oc installer (MIUIAndroid doesn't have it preinstalled)
SystemApp Remover
Current Widget
They're my tools apps that I have flashed into my ROM from clean recovery.. I'm not a fan of widgets, and bloat so I keep default apps to a bare minimum.. hence systemapp remover.. if I can remember correctly before I flash my apps.. I have between 55-65 apps/services on my phone.. whereas a clean install of a sense rom can come between 170-180 lol
TRY GO Lancher EX . and search for those awesome Free theme
u will love it . and it is fast and smooth ,
and get a beatiful clock widget .
trust me , u will fall love on it .
however personal opinion
i try many launcher .
here my fav
1.Go Launcher EX
2.Retina 3D Launcher
3. Launcher PRO
that all
i used to be ADW but they are not improve like other did .
just more theme but without any new features added compare to other.
however there is a huge pretty and nice ADW theme .
HTC DESIDE HD : 3 ROM install and switch between them when i get bored .
Rom 1 : RCmix3D runny sense 3.5 version 2.2
Rom 2 : MIUI FREEEze Edition 1.10
Rom 3 : BLACK ICE V 1.0 ( this Rom is dam super fast & smooth, high score in benchmark )
3 Rom install and switch anytime with sync my call log , contact , sms , apn list ( using my trick)
I am also on BlackIce CM7.1 with Lord Clockan's excellent kernel(s). I will never go back to Sense. Ever.
I use Android Pro Widgets, Beautiful Widgets, Minimalist Text, Moogly, and System Info Widget.
For look and feel, I use CM themes, ADW themed icons, and Alt Drawer. Between all these, the ability for customisation is enormous.
Thought I'd repost this thread as the previous one on our Hero forums is a little outdated.
Rules:
Be Appropriate, i.e. no nude wallpapers
Include your Rom name
Provide an attachment of your wallpaper
Include Launcher name
Lastly, state all the widgets used with links to market
Please follow the rules and ensure that your posts layout is correctly displayed, so it's easy to read, thanks!
So yeah, I'll start off.
Rom: LiGuX C00P0UI-RC2, 2.3.7
Launcher: Zeam Launcher
Widget: HD Widgets
What clock widget is that? I will post something once I get a rom I like XD
EDIT: Ow nvm XD I was blind
Rom: Elelinux-7.1-Hero-v3.6 Android 2.3.7
Widget: Fancy Widgets
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3049/kepler22b.jpg
Rom: Decked_X
Launcher: Launcher Pro
Clock Widget: Fancy Widgets
Launcher Dock: 3D Clean Text Bend
Well, there already is a thread like this in the themes and apps section
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Habarug said:
Well, there already is a thread like this in the themes and apps section
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That one started way back in 2009 , so thought i'd give it a little makeover. Besides this one has rules I've seen your homescreen on that other thread, and my my was it quite something. Care to dazzle us with your new layout now, habarug?
My current one is crap Not done with it yet, gotta get something to match the LeWa theme, haven't even decided which launcher to use yet Might change the theme a bit.
Can post my previous one though
Rom: FroYo
Theme: NakedSimpleMiUi
Launcher: LauncherPro
Widgets: Glass Widgets
Dock Icons: Made with Simple Text app from market
Dock Background: Attached
Nice, although I will be expecting a new screenshot from you soon! hehe.
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My current one is crap Not done with it yet, gotta get something to match the LeWa theme, haven't even decided which launcher to use yet Might change the theme a bit.
Can post my previous one though
Rom: FroYo
Theme: NakedSimpleMiUi
Launcher: LauncherPro
Widgets: Glass Widgets
Dock Icons: Made with Simple Text app from market
Dock Background: Attached
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So there r ppl using that froyo rom I cooked I tot no one even bothers abt it xD considering no replies on that thread :S
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bharat_goku said:
So there r ppl using that froyo rom I cooked I tot no one even bothers abt it xD considering no replies on that thread :S
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I used it for a while, as it was the best Froyo rom i found And then I made Saj use at as well when he saw my ICS theme But now I'm on LeWa, finally a GB rom which provides me something really different
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Nice, although I will be expecting a new screenshot from you soon! hehe.
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Working on it
Not too much of wallpapers huh?
Yesterday I tried LeWa OS RC2 [Port for hero GSM]
performance, dialler, network traffic monitor, user interface is unbelievably comfortable, variety of skins to choose from, at least for me this rom was a pearl, finally dropped the ideas of getting HTC sensation XE. That phone is still breathing fire after 2 years of hard use, hundreds of times flashing it and so fourth
Rom: LeWa OS RC2 [Port for hero GSM]
Launcher: N/A
Widget: ^3 (Cubed) music player, Animated Weather,
I do not really know the launcher name, maybe bharat_goku can tell that and haven't any widgets yet, just a simple weather widget (Animated Weather) which I do not like, because of the adds and stuff and Filippe Abrantes music player called "3", I find it on the market by typing abrantes, but I like that not because of the widget but because it has my beloved jump to and queue functions..
this is mine
HTC Hero (gsm)
ROM: Zero Hero Sense 3.5 (RC1 with some fixes)
the wallpaper
aleksandar.1 said:
this is mine
HTC Hero (gsm)
ROM: Zero Hero Sense 3.5 (RC1 with some fixes)
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haha your link is a bit saying 403
did you set the permission for others to view it?
Zero hero sense that is something I would prefer as a second option. Clean fast stable rom.
simsalam said:
Yesterday I tried LeWa OS RC2 [Port for hero GSM]
performance, dialler, network traffic monitor, user interface is unbelievably comfortable, variety of skins to choose from, at least for me this rom was a pearl, finally dropped the ideas of getting HTC sensation XE. That phone is still breathing fire after 2 years of hard use, hundreds of times flashing it and so fourth
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I do not really know the launcher name, maybe bharat_goku can tell that and haven't any widgets yet, just a simple weather widget (Animated Weather) which I do not like, because of the adds and stuff and Filippe Abrantes music player callet "3", I find it on the market by typing abrantes, but I like that not because of the widget but because it has my beloved jump to and queue functions..
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Where's the wallpaper? The rules of this thread clearly states to attach it Also can you please edit the layout of your post, it's really hard to process the information, it's meant to be simple. and nice layout btw, love the music player.
Regards.
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Where's the wallpaper? The rules of this thread clearly states to attach it Also can you please edit the layout of your post, it's really hard to process the information, it's meant to be simple. and nice layout btw, love the music player.
Regards.
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sorry, edited my post, I am not used to writing in forums, was a bit tricky to get around.
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haha your link is a bit saying 403
did you set the permission for others to view it?
Zero hero sense that is something I would prefer as a second option. Clean fast stable rom.
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i fixed that
Zero hero is a very very very nice rom
Rom: Habadecked (Miui by ZDuneX25, transparent version)
Launcher: ssLauncher
Theme: Style, by myself (attached)
Widgets: Stock, AOSP clock and calendar widgets
Rom: VanillaEclair (Meizu theme)
Launcher: 360 launcher
Wallpaper: Default in the latest 360 release, also attached.
Widget: Fancy Widgets, with skin from here, posted and made by chzzz in post #9
LockScreen: 360 locker, ICS theme
Looking good habarug, nice layout you got there. Anyhow it's been a while since I last posted a screenshot, so here's my latest setup.
Rom: CyanogenMod 7.2.0 Nightly
Launcher: Launcher Pro with ADWTheme Faenza
Widget: Beautiful Widgets with Simply Elegant clock skin
I know what you're all thinking, is that really the Hero? It's the icon theme that really lifts the rom I think, you guys should try it.
Rom: [ROM][2.3.7] LiGux (Coopoui) (RC2.0 - 01/12/2012)[Port]
Launcher: ADW w/ miui icons
Widget: minimalist text
Hello,
im new to android from iPhone and with all this customization im lost in the goodness of changing everything to my liking... but what is the difference from icons, and wallpapers, themes and launchers....
will one give me the option to change all of them or is each one different.... ive been searching on the play store but am so confused...
thanks.
Launchers: available on and installable from the play store. The stock Samsung launcher is touchwiz. This is the main interface for the phone. Changing to another launcher will change the way this looks, and works.
Themes: These are modifications of the general look and feel of the phones firmware. These are done by themers here who take the stock (or custom) framework files and modify them. These are currently unavailable until the S4 has the ability to install custom firmware. The locked bootloader has to be unlocked first.
Wallpapers: The background of your screen. You can change these within the launcher, including stock touchwiz. You can add custom wallpapers and use them also, by choosing from the gallery.
Icons: Generally built into the applications and not modifyable.
Thanks. Would you recommend nova launcher?
I've never used it. Many like it.
I use Apex on my SII running 4.1.2
JL84 said:
Thanks. Would you recommend nova launcher?
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I've been using Nova Launcher for a while now and it's pretty nice. Lots of things to customize, like the look and feel of the app drawer and how app screens flip or roll from one to the next. Nice thing about downloading a launcher from the playstore is it installs along side the original or in this case Touch Wiz launcher. So if you decide you don't like it, simply switch back or try a different one.
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Thanks. Would you recommend nova launcher?
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I recommend searching - Google will get you comparisons of all the available launchers and give you full information on installing, changing settings, different features, and how to clear defaults and change launchers if the app itself doesn't offer the option. Include XDA as a search term and you'll get lots of theads around here...
One of the bonuses with Android vs. iPhone is since it's all hackable, there are TONS of threads, reviews, and blog posts on how to do anything. The browser on the phone works great (especially with this nice big screen).
You've probably started another thread that will turn into more of the same - until we get custom ROMs, you won't get any info that isn't on another thread already
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Thanks. Would you recommend nova launcher?
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I have both Apex and Nova Launcher. I like them both. They do a great job. Until custom ROM's are available you can check out this guys site:
http://czarnomorski.pl/ (Some great simple wallpapers on his site or in app format here
He made some great themes that work with both Nova and Apex as well as Go Launcher EX or ADW Launcher. Check Play store here:
If you are using TFS Shell then you need this one:
If you install the theme you can then go into the settings of the launcher and apply it. You can apply the whole theme or just parts of it like the Icons or Wallpaper.
Enjoy.
JL84 said:
Hello,
im new to android from iPhone and with all this customization im lost in the goodness of changing everything to my liking... but what is the difference from icons, and wallpapers, themes and launchers....
will one give me the option to change all of them or is each one different.... ive been searching on the play store but am so confused...
thanks.
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Apex and Nova are great for ics while go launcher and adw look good for gingerbread and froyo. for 3d effects next and spb shell 3d is good. TSf is pretty expensive.THere are even small sized launchers like zeam or ftl for speed.
i just need the phone so i can go into the play store and mess around... need to get the apple/ app store brainwashing out of my system....
I hope you find a solution as soon as possible
I hope you find a solution as soon as possible