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The Fascinate Wish List

Hey everyone.
I just wanted to ask you all a question...
What is it that you wish you could have on your Fascinate?
I want you guys to list ANYTHING (aside from the obscenely ridiculous*) that you wish you could have on your phones. That includes, but is not limited to:
apps
games
lockscreens
whole roms
kernels
radios
button remappings
widgets
skins
accessories
audio/video alterations
(I will build the list as suggestions are made )
If you see someone's wish and you know of something that fits the description, POST IT! (Bonus points for links)
DEVS: I figured this could also give you guys some cool ideas all in one organized thread.
I'll also post really awesome ideas as they are created below for easy viewing.
Netflix support
Better antenna
Utilization of the camera LED in low power mode as a notification light
a how-to on better battery life
Personal ROM editor
Better gps
Full CM7
Full MIUI
Functioning TV out
More stable source code from Samsung
Virtual networks
*Having your phone turn into a lightsaber is an example of the obscenely ridiculous and most likely will not happen no matter how much you wish it.

My GPS to actually work, along with CM7 and/or MIUI (that actually support the phone's hardware).
There should be an option between 'needs a bit more' and 'hate'... such as 'I'm still not buying Samsung again'.

Functioning TV out, which from what I understand, is actually incorporated into the device pinout, but is still disabled. Some here at XDA are working on it though

KitsuneKnight said:
My GPS to actually work, along with CM7 and/or MIUI (that actually support the phone's hardware).
There should be an option between 'needs a bit more' and 'hate'... such as 'I'm still not buying Samsung again'.
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+1 My GPS is good, but I definitely wish for full MIUI or CM7, that would be sweet. I also wish for better/fast updates/support from Verizon and Samsung. FAT chance.

Samsung to release properly written sources, which may lead to better functioning CM7 and MIUI. And TV-out.
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Official gingerbread and source for both gingerbread and froyo that doesn't suck....
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I think several of you missed where he said "aside from the obscenely ridiculous"

A virtual network. What I mean by this is.
1 For the phone to act like a wireless router and let other devices connect to it.
2 let the phone itself to be on the said network. As if your attached to it via wifi (even though the virtual router would be phone based)
What this could be used for
1 control of wireless devices that use lan, with lan apps without the need of a router (ex. Pc remotes, printers, scanners)
2 ability to stream video and audio to devices like the xbox wirelessly (provided you have a wifi xbox) from your phones storage with apps like Imediashare, which atm only works over a network. So if all you have is a xbox and phone you can't watch movies..
There are lots of apps that work like this
PHONE ~~> ROUTER ~~> DEVICE
would be great if they could work like this
PHONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~> DEVICE
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Bump
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Led notification
Trackball
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I would like a app that can change the colors and icons in the dropbar and shutdown menus, customize the frame work, etc. The devs put alot of work into their roms and themes and is greatly appreciated but there always seems to be one little detail or color or icon that just doesn't fit the individuals preference.
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Chuban7 said:
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Omg.. Do you smoke crack?
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Fully working cm7 for sure.
Chuban, look into bln. Uses the softkey lights as a kind of led notification.
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Neuman.Tim said:
Fully working cm7 for sure.
Chuban, look into bln. Uses the softkey lights as a kind of led notification.
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I say fully working CM 6.2.0
CM7 is too far off, and won't ever be fully functional, save some unlikely breakthroughs or newer sources or ROMs from samsung.
CM 6.2 could be fully functional much more quickly (if not already) if development work wasn't done on CM7 instead.

Id like to see an app that can change the colors of a theme or the system with one or two clicks and all done with phone booted up.
Granted I love all the themes for our phone but one day I feel like purple, another day could be orange...so on so forth lol..
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Neuman.Tim said:
Chuban, look into bln. Uses the softkey lights as a kind of led notification.
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I want it like green for text, red for missed call
like on blackberry or nexus with custom led

CM6 or 7 with everything working
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CMx with everything working, tv out. Tv out. Tv out. Tv out.

I too would love to see the "One Touch Theme changes"
Also I would LOVE an LED message/charging indicator

TV out, as others have mentioned.
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CM9 Stable (updated 8.19.12)

Everything Install Guide[\url].
《Enjoy》
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On cwm you can go all the way down just keep on clicking down with the volume and than once at the bottom of the screen it will start moving
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Couple of tips.
- Don't like the Market spewing new apps on your home screen? Just disable it in the settings.
- The persistant search bar can be disabled in Trebuchet's settings.
- Nova Launcher is an alternate to Trebuchet. I'm using it. It has a couple of useful features, like grid size. You can also disable widgets in the drawer, and get your standard long-press menu back. I highly recommend doing this if you use Beautiful Widgets, as that will spam up your widget drawer. Use AppWidgetPicker 2.0 pushed to /system/app to take care of this.
- Want your 4G toggle? There's a widget for it. It'll show up in the quick panel later.
Unfortunately, the voice actions are not available as of yet. Voice Search can be downloaded from the Market, but the speech-to-text as demonstrated on the GNexus is nowhere to be seen. It's an upstream issue.
sooper seekret CM dev IRC channel said:
<@wispoffates> I think CM9 needs to fix it internally
<@wispoffates> the option in kb config is there someone must have removed the button on purpose
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I haven't explored VVM yet, but will post when I've got something. EDIT: As of right now, VVM is just plain not happening. I switched to Google Voice, which works well at the moment.

I love it. It doesn't feel like an alpha. The only feature I hate is that the cancel and ok buttons have switched so the cancel button is now on the left side and ok is on the right side. I keep cancelling when I think I'm pressing ok because I'm used to the other way.
Not that I won't get used to it.

I think the whole launch was beautifully executed, the only thing keeping me from staying on CM9 at the moment is that I cant restore the data from my apps.

The soft keyboard is a pain and I can't figure out how to set a static IP for wifi. Battery percentage doesn't work. I like how the LED notifications are fixed and how haptic feedback is back and working way better. The ROM overall is very fast. I backed up all my apps and contacts/SMS with mybackup pro and everything works perfect! Has anybody figured out how to get visual voicemail working?
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Only thing I'm not digging is no face recognition unlock... hope they incorporate soon... or maybe I'm missing something
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Its on there. Change your settings under the security settings.
I like it so far. Just hope they keep fixing bugs and adding features as they get introduced to cm9.
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This really doesn't feel like an alpha. Its not perfect but man I can't believe we were spoiled with this. Thank you to everyone who gave this to us. The og epic feels new.
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Can we get swype to work (does it work now? Why haven't I tried before asking this question smh) ?

i have been running it for an hour and I like it so far but It can't be daily driver at the moment..
Most of my favorite games don't work or freeze (my biggest complaint)
asphalt 6 crashes
blood and glory doesnt work
deadspace doesnt work well due to the multi touch issue
street fighter IV crashes
few lags, but the rom is really smooth
camera recording issue (already noted by cm) and few minor bugs (like showing battery percentage in status bar doesn't show) and a few fc's here and there..
I haven't used the GPS for a while but it fine so far.
The CM team is amazing for the awesome rom (cm7 as well) and I am loving it so far...i am definitely donating
I think this rom is more a beta because it only has a few quirks to work out imo

brooksyx said:
Its on there. Change your settings under the security settings.
I like it so far. Just hope they keep fixing bugs and adding features as they get introduced to cm9.
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Yep I found it now... but can't get it to work for the life of me... played with it for an hour but nothing...
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luna_c666 said:
Can we get swype to work (does it work now? Why haven't I tried before asking this question smh) ?
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Get the Swype beta.

luna_c666 said:
Can we get swype to work (does it work now? Why haven't I tried before asking this question smh) ?
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You don't need swype beta. Just download one of the themed swypes in the apps section and flash it. Just make sure you mount system in CWM and unmount when you're done.
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The blue theme looks great with ICS!
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SpicyBurrito said:
I love it. It doesn't feel like an alpha. The only feature I hate is that the cancel and ok buttons have switched so the cancel button is now on the left side and ok is on the right side. I keep cancelling when I think I'm pressing ok because I'm used to the other way.
Not that I won't get used to it.
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Its killing me too.
j00manji said:
I think the whole launch was beautifully executed, the only thing keeping me from staying on CM9 at the moment is that I cant restore the data from my apps.
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Why not? Titanium backup is working fine...
flastnoles11 said:
Only thing I'm not digging is no face recognition unlock... hope they incorporate soon... or maybe I'm missing something
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Its part of the gapps. did you install them?

WOW! If this is an alpha release, what is the final release gonna be like? Will it give happy ending massages too? Great Work! Love it!
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Would someone who has it installed report about what happens when you put it in a dock?
ie. does it redirect sound, is the sound good? (for example it has full audio range and bass)

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J3ff said:
Would someone who has it installed report about what happens when you put it in a dock?
ie. does it redirect sound, is the sound good? (for example it has full audio range and bass)
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Well cm7 doesn't even do that so I wouldn't hold my breath... Also there's no Google car home app for ics right now. Won't let you DL from the market
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Galaxy SIII Annoyances Megathread

Galaxy SIII is a fantastic phone, but I seem to be constantly let down by touchwiz stuff. My idea for this thread is a big, long list of annoyances and suggestions for fixing them.
For example, an annoyance: TW doesn't support sorting the app drawer by name, you have to manually sort things and that goes slow. You would have thought they'd have a better way to manage the app drawer by now, but alas, no.
Solution: AppZorter Lite is a free solution that will sort your app drawer for you. Bonus: I like a nice empty app list, so I've gotten it hidden (one thing TW does do) and just launch it from the store when I need to.
Two that I haven't solved:
1) Facebook has filled my contact list with a huge number of people I don't care about, seems to have ignored the "only sync with existing contacts". Removing facebook users is a process: hold on the user, press delete, confirm that it isn't actually deleting.
2) The default MMS app seems to send (or displays?) all picture messages as slideshows. Super lame. Is there any way to turn this out without installing a 3rd party app?

App drawer, menu, view type, alphabetical grid or list.
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lopezpm said:
App drawer, menu, view type, alphabetical grid or list.
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much easier than my solution. skipped right over that option.
Thanks.
Trying out Pansi SMS as my sms solution, though it's a bummer that it doesn't interact with the lock screen like the native one.

kayakyakr said:
Galaxy SIII is a fantastic phone, but I seem to be constantly let down by touchwiz stuff. My idea for this thread is a big, long list of annoyances and suggestions for fixing them.
For example, an annoyance: TW doesn't support sorting the app drawer by name, you have to manually sort things and that goes slow. You would have thought they'd have a better way to manage the app drawer by now, but alas, no.
Solution: AppZorter Lite is a free solution that will sort your app drawer for you. Bonus: I like a nice empty app list, so I've gotten it hidden (one thing TW does do) and just launch it from the store when I need to.
Two that I haven't solved:
1) Facebook has filled my contact list with a huge number of people I don't care about, seems to have ignored the "only sync with existing contacts". Removing facebook users is a process: hold on the user, press delete, confirm that it isn't actually deleting.
2) The default MMS app seems to send (or displays?) all picture messages as slideshows. Super lame. Is there any way to turn this out without installing a 3rd party app?
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If you goto phone contacts menu display you can remove fb contacts for ppl you dont want

Scrolling wallpapers!!!! (Already made a thread for it)
The app drawer thing is why I didn't use the TW launcher on the Epic. At least now I can install Apex or Nova in the system/app folder.
Network errors, Sprints fault, not the phone.
Oh, I asked that S-Voice b*tch where she was from and she didn't understand. Guess that's what I get for hitting on my phone. :crying:

kayakyakr said:
For example, an annoyance: TW doesn't support sorting the app drawer by name, you have to manually sort things and that goes slow. You would have thought they'd have a better way to manage the app drawer by now, but alas, no.
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Appdrawer -> Menu button -> View Type -> Alphabetical grid
nvm, someone already posted it.

TouchWiz in general is just a piece of ****. Still running the Epic here and I cursed my phone every day until I put launcher pro on it and it was manageable. Didn't actually like my phone until I rooted and got CM9. My wife is getting the S3 upgrade but CM9 will go on as soon as it is available. She knows how ****ty TW is.
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danipoak said:
TouchWiz in general is just a piece of ****. Still running the Epic here and I cursed my phone every day until I put launcher pro on it and it was manageable. Didn't actually like my phone until I rooted and got CM9. My wife is getting the S3 upgrade but CM9 will go on as soon as it is available. She knows how ****ty TW is.
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TW isn't that bad, it's manageable but obviously they are better options.

Magic Oreo said:
TW isn't that bad, it's manageable but obviously they are better options.
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Meh. To each his own. I used to own an iphone and found it boring and featureless. TW just reminds me of the iphone too much. Not as bad as miui though.
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try out handcent messaging app. Your right the stock messaging app is crap

i must be one of the few people in the community that like the galaxy s3 touchwiz and "motion". Maybe I'm just on that "new phone" high.
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Anyone seeing black ink spots on screen. They are invisible but I noticed them when I had the lights off and went into the settings. I can see some black ink spots
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I hate the home button. Hate

jvjidNite said:
Anyone seeing black ink spots on screen. They are invisible but I noticed them when I had the lights off and went into the settings. I can see some black ink spots
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Look at the i9300 thread in general there is a topic on it
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No swiping the notification bar to adjust brightness.
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I wish when you pressed the home button it was a lkttle quicker
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bmoreboy02 said:
I wish when you pressed the home button it was a lkttle quicker
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Turn off double ppress for svoice. It is quicker. The reason food the delay is that it is giving the user a chance to double press
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Pissed that BB had no accessories when i picked up the phone and i now have 2 micro scratches on the screen from screen sliding along a piece of paper on my desk at work.
I hate the purple/baby blue rim around the phone.
Waiting for a black TPU bumper and black metal battery cover replacement from china to resolve these issues.
Outside of that- much more impressed with the form factor than that of the EVO LTE which i traded for it. The S3 is very comfortable in hand.
Phone is way too slippery!
BTW- Touchwiz sucks! i installed Apex while waiting to check out at BestBuy.

knives of ice said:
I hate the home button. Hate
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I don't hate the home button but would have preferred all capacitive buttons.
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Just Flash It !!!

Wi-Fi turns on by itself
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Is there a way to get a vertical navbar in landscape mode?

One thing that's kind of bugging me is the amount of vertical resolution lost while browsing in both Chrome and Dolphin due to four things:
1. The notification area.
2. The tabs display row.
3. The URL bar.
4. The navbar.
This ends up being a couple hundred pixels out of 800. One way to mitigate this would be to have the navbar appear on the right hand side of the screen like it is on the Galaxy Nexus. I personally find this convenient for actually tapping the soft keys themselves as that is how I am used to doing it on the Nexus 7 and my thumbs don't need to make the stretch to the center of the screen.
Yay or nay to show your interest in a vertical navbar on the left.
Thanks!

Install a custom ROM. Some have vert nav bar in landscape.
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mrjinglesusa said:
Install a custom ROM. Some have vert nav bar in landscape.
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Any suggestions? Neither CM10 nor AOKP appear to offer this as an option.

knightnz said:
Any suggestions? Neither CM10 nor AOKP appear to offer this as an option.
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Try paranoid android and force full phone UI that will work
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markj338 said:
Try paranoid android and force full phone UI that will work
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I saw a picture of notifications icons together home buttons. Can be made with Paranoid?
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[Q] Change the status bar icons

Im REALLY annoyed by that ugly ATT 4g icon, the inconsistent sizes, the information overload that fills the top of the screen basically. I just moved to android with this S4, previously I was a happy iPhone user. Is there any simple way to replace/theme the status bar icons? and for the love of god can I just turn them off without having to disable the services?
Im rooted, running Nova, I've tried obsidian menus bar, doesnt work and clearly would be a bandaid anyway.
Id rather not go trolling around in the systemui.apk, but if thats the only way and its safe to OTA afterwards then Ill do that. I just really hate the design of the status bar.

ichorid said:
Im REALLY annoyed by that ugly ATT 4g icon, the inconsistent sizes, the information overload that fills the top of the screen basically. I just moved to android with this S4, previously I was a happy iPhone user. Is there any simple way to replace/theme the status bar icons? and for the love of god can I just turn them off without having to disable the services?
Im rooted, running Nova, I've tried obsidian menus bar, doesnt work and clearly would be a bandaid anyway.
Id rather not go trolling around in the systemui.apk, but if thats the only way and its safe to OTA afterwards then Ill do that. I just really hate the design of the status bar.
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Something like this?
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cantinflas said:
Something like this?
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yes, absolutely yes, how did you do that. here is my money give me your product.

ichorid said:
yes, absolutely yes, how did you do that. here is my money give me your product.
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A simple thank you would be nice. Try this out,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285074
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cantinflas said:
A simple thank you would be nice. Try this out,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285074
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this is great, thank you so much.

ichorid said:
this is great, thank you so much.
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No problem. What I meant was hit the thank button. Lol
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ichorid said:
Im REALLY annoyed by that ugly ATT 4g icon, the inconsistent sizes, the information overload that fills the top of the screen basically. I just moved to android with this S4, previously I was a happy iPhone user. Is there any simple way to replace/theme the status bar icons? and for the love of god can I just turn them off without having to disable the services?
Im rooted, running Nova, I've tried obsidian menus bar, doesnt work and clearly would be a bandaid anyway.
Id rather not go trolling around in the systemui.apk, but if thats the only way and its safe to OTA afterwards then Ill do that. I just really hate the design of the status bar.
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I'm like you. I very much prefer as minimalist a status bar as possible, so I made icons so my status bar looks like this with everything enabled:
Obviously, I never have all those icons active. Usually just the battery, signal, wifi, and alarm are active, but I enabled them all so you have an idea of what they look like. I posted all the icons in this thread if you'd like to use them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275858
Also, there's a mini tutorial about how to cluster the signal strength and signal type/in-out icons, because I think it's an absurd waste of space to use TWO icon spaces just to basically show you have cell phone signal and how strong it is.
Basically, I understand your pain. The clutter that comes with the stock status bar is absurd.