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[Idea] - LensLauncher

Maybe superfluous, but this is an idea I had for a launcher. This is inspired by the lens-eye feature from the excellent Comic Reader Mobile found on this forum.
- First picture shows standard launcher screen with lots and lots of really small icons. Small enough that hopefully all your programs fit on this screen.
- Second picture shows screen-area that is pressed.
- Third picture shows a lens that enlarges the icons close to where has been pressed.
This way any program in this launcher is 2 quick presses away. No more scrolling, no more having to leave icons out of a category because of space constraints.
Is this worthwhile?

If you want my opinion I think your idea is fast to launch items but slow to find them. I know that after some time playing with it, if you already know where it is you will launch it fast but....
I have another proposal for you . For my app I've done a couple of widgets that I call Bubbles (see attachment). The "flower" is initially closed and if you hold your finger in the middle it opens showing the icons surrounding, then draging your finger and releasing it over the desired icon you launch the app. thsi way if you are capable of grouping the apps into categories (grames, programs, comm, profiles, etc) you can access all those options with only one tap & hold .

I liked it, maybe a round lens with an animation will be more attractive

..sure, with dx 10 effects for your htc phones.
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nice idea, sunra, but menus seems generally better, than today launchers...like quickmenu i.e...

Th3Hunter said:
I liked it, maybe a round lens with an animation will be more attractive
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Haha, it is certainly not meant to look like this! I had the look and feeling of the lens system of Comic Reader in mind.
APBilbo, your system is really nice. Our systems look alike. I want to ask you if you have any programs where you're not sure in what category you like to place them?
Nothin, could you explain why menu's seem better to you?

it is hard to explain - quick menu revised my today plugins, so i do not need to waste today space, menu is fast method with small mem usage.
i know, htc is promoting its ****ty stuff and many users got it, but there are other options, luckily....
i like claunch, tho(tap on empty space shuffles to next hm, tab"..).

claunch is nice but...
a programm launcher like the scrollbar in manila would be nice... as homeplugin...
it would be nice ... because you can insert lot of programs

8x8 icons with claunch(as line with 18 px height) is not enough?
i said, that i am using many tabs in that 1 line - tap on EMPTY space moves to another one, do i need to see ALL icons at once?
nope.
my rom contains ~60-70 applications i've added to rom, besides system ones, you know
end of OT.
keep loving your manila's, guys...
ehhh.

It's called a ZUI my friend, a Zooming User Interface
To be honest, I like it, but I think only one level of zoom should be required. Too many clicks otherwise.
Chuck in some decent kinetic scrolling for if there were too many items to fit on the screen, and you're on to a winner!
Might have a look-see to see how hard she'll be to whip up a prototype...

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lockscreen unlocker

Hello desire community,
I just though of an idea. I like the look of the lock screen on sense, but i miss the option to have two sliders (one to unlock, one to silence). What is someone could build a slider that can slide up and down, plus has a slider point in the middle that can slide either left or right. I have attached an example but I am not a good artist so I hope you can understand what it means.

+1, that would be neat

I thought so to but:
1) I don't know how to program that
2) I can't even draw it very well

Like WidgetLocker, perhaps?
http://www.appbrain.com/app/widgetlocker-lockscreen/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker

Moved to themes and apps

I have widget locker. I was thinking like the rotory slider but with one "slider" in the middle and four directions to slide.

This is what he wants except the places where it fades he wants it to rotate, and i agree would be cool.
Edit: this as in dragging up, and down, and rotationg side to side, would give it 4 ways to move instead of just one, and would take full effect of the possibilities of the HTC design...

Exactly I could imagine using up for dailer, down unlock, left mms, and right ringer. If it is in widgetlocker they could be customized

That's a really nice idea, i'd love to see such a feature.

Nice idea but I can imagine the amount of unwanted actions in pocket etc.

blinde said:
Nice idea but I can imagine the amount of unwanted actions in pocket etc.
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None because you would have to touch the middlepoint of the slider to make it work and thats veeeery unlikely....

a better example would be Galaxy S Lockscreen i think
this style is what i like to have

noobandroid said:
a better example would be Galaxy S Lockscreen i think
this style is what i like to have
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that is just the vanilla android lockscreen :/

yeah,well can anyone make one, i love to have it, make sure it is in zip though, and "easy install" mode

Search widget locker on market. It has a vanilla lockscreen

TabletUI VS PhabletUI Vs PhoneUI

So Actually I was going to write a thread about the two themes present in the samsung's TouchWizUI: White and Blue.
My Galaxy Tab 2 P3100 i.e. tab shows me only white theme while the phones shows the blue one.
But while messing with the LCD density I found that the firmware Actually has both of the themes.
so I started experiments on my tab with different LCD Densities and found that while we have both of the themes but we actually have all the three UIs with us too.
It's been the 4.1.1 update that made me loose my fav tabletUI and make it to the PhabletUI.
By changing Lcd density, we can see the changes in the UI.
Please see the attachments for Screenshots.
Range:
Below 140 is the TabletUI with the white theme.
Between 140 and 160 is the PhabletUI with white theme
Above 160 is the PhoneUI with the BLUE theme
though changing LCD density to other than 160 will make the touchwiz home and keyboard app to crash.
but using alternatives [launcher and keyboard app] can make it cool.
also densities greater then 160 [phoneui] will also cause the camera app to crash and the UI will change the camera Icon with a cute little green android.
Review:
TabletUI:
1) Samsung white theme is seen
2) There is no bar on the top
3) Notification bar opens from bottom
4) Battery percentage Is displayed
5) Even on rotation to the landscape, button bar [The one with the back, home and recent buttons on, sorry don't know the name for it] stayes at the bottom
6) In lockscreen only bottom bar is present
PhabletUI:
1) Samsung white theme is seen
2) Bar on either side of screen i.e. Notification bar on top and the action bar [let us give it a name] at bottom.
3) notification comes from top
4) notification bar doesn't fill the screen
5) no battery percentage indicator
6) On rotation each bar stays at there respective position.
7) lock screen differs from tabletUI as there is only top bar not the bottom one.
PhoneUI:
1) Samsungs's beautiful blue theme is seen.
2) UI almost same as PhabletUI with each bar on either side of the screen
3) Notification fills the home screen like what happen in a phone
4) When orientation changed to landscape, the Bottom action bar shifts to the right
5) Gestures in the bottom bar used to open google ow is not present.
6) Battery indicator is blue in color while it is green on the other two modes
7) When connected to PC via USB, Battery indicator neither shows a cross mark nor it shows charging.
8) Settings menu now don't have the dual panel
9) Camera icon replaced by android icon
100 Camera app is crashed
I also see a little performance boost when in phoneUI made.. may be because of no TouchWiz mode.
[Note:
Remember to install a launcher before changing the LCD density because it will make your TouchwizUI to crash and you will not able to select your apps from the app drawer.
Rather you can also put your build.prop editor in the homescreen shortcuts so than you can use it from there. but make it before the changes, you will not be able to make changes in homescreen shortcuts as it is a part of TouchWiz home and on opening, it will crash.
Your replies are appreciable.
If you like my post then hit thanks.

This is why its best not to mess with stuff you dont understand lol... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081640
Easiest way to change modes is to use a custom ROM. AOKP being the better choice. DPI changer built into the ROM If you wish to add a custom theme ( set it to 159, default being 160) and you can switch modes via ROM control and a quick reboot. I'm sure the OP knows what hes doing , just giving some advice to less experienced users.

Sean_Seany said:
This is why its best not to mess with stuff you dont understand lol... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081640
Easiest way to change modes is to use a custom ROM. AOKP being the better choice. DPI changer built into the ROM If you wish to add a custom theme ( set it to 159, default being 160) and you can switch modes via ROM control and a quick reboot. I'm sure the OP knows what hes doing , just giving some advice to less experienced users.
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I know that custom roms have better control on modes but the motive of this post to tell others that we already have the three modes with us along with the two themes ON STOCK ROM.
For those who don't want to shift to a custom rom or argue that we lost our UI after updates. This post is for them.
Less experience lol

I agree with you totally , but the amount of threads in this forum where people have messed with stuff not knowing what they are doing are plenty. Hey I was one of them when I joined the forums :crying: I've had bootloops by the dozen and even totally bricked a device by flashing the wrong thing on to it , an expensive mistake to make.
I actually like the stock ROMs , just that i prefer total control over the ROM i use, a personal choice ....same as yours ! I was just offering advice to new users. Basically make sure you know what you are doing before you do it or use something that's designed for the job if you dont.
Finding out how to recovery from a bootloop and how to restore a device from a nandroid is a must.
I do find it strange why people stay on stock , not even with root access.Surely that's what the spirit of Android is about, what makes our tabs different from the locked down nature of the iPad. Obviously its the users choice as they paid for the device , just an observation.
Have fun with your DPI

Sean_Seany said:
I agree with you totally , but the amount of threads in this forum where people have messed with stuff not knowing what they are doing are plenty. Hey I was one of them when I joined the forums :crying: I've had bootloops by the dozen and even totally bricked a device by flashing the wrong thing on to it , an expensive mistake to make.
I actually like the stock ROMs , just that i prefer total control over the ROM i use, a personal choice ....same as yours ! I was just offering advice to new users. Basically make sure you know what you are doing before you do it or use something that's designed for the job if you dont.
Finding out how to recovery from a bootloop and how to restore a device from a nandroid is a must.
I do find it strange why people stay on stock , not even with root access.Surely that's what the spirit of Android is about, what makes our tabs different from the locked down nature of the iPad. Obviously its the users choice as they paid for the device , just an observation.
Have fun with your DPI
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we won't learn to stand unless we fall.
okie I was infant about the bootloops. but I've learned from it.
I've previously use many custom roms and flashed my xperia many times. even bricked it a lot. Flashed , bricked and recovered.
I guess thats how u learn.
and regarding staying at stock was because this tab and its TouchWiz is new to my hand and want to learn it before trying something.
Trust me custom roms are not so far from me.

Amen brother ! If you have never had a bootloop you're not an Android fan
I actually got the phone UI by mistake on AOKP M1 > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33898491&postcount=440 ,seems really strange on a tablet.But was fun messing with it. As for stock....Just about to flash the new official-ish JB on to my tab and give it a spin , be rude not to IMO.
Get a custom ROM on your tab you will love it, what you got to lose ? Can always flash back.
If you are concerned about warranty issues > http://www.xda-developers.com/android/triangleaway-reset-flash-counter-tool/ :good:

Xperia S help
akshayjoshi1993 said:
we won't learn to stand unless we fall.
okie I was infant about the bootloops. but I've learned from it.
I've previously use many custom roms and flashed my xperia many times. even bricked it a lot. Flashed , bricked and recovered.
I guess thats how u learn.
and regarding staying at stock was because this tab and its TouchWiz is new to my hand and want to learn it before trying something.
Trust me custom roms are not so far from me.
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Hi ,
I had Xperia S. I root'd and while i was flashing a ROM ,I got Stuck in Boot loop.And im not able to recover since i couldn enter into Recovery.So i kept it aside and bought Note 2.Can you help me out in recovering back my Xperia S??? Cos i still have it like a toy!
thanks in advance.

advice
akshayjoshi1993 said:
So Actually I was going to write a thread about the two themes present in the samsung's TouchWizUI: White and Blue.
My Galaxy Tab 2 P3100 i.e. tab shows me only white theme while the phones shows the blue one.
But while messing with the LCD density I found that the firmware Actually has both of the themes.
so I started experiments on my tab with different LCD Densities and found that while we have both of the themes but we actually have all the three UIs with us too.
It's been the 4.1.1 update that made me loose my fav tabletUI and make it to the PhabletUI.
By changing Lcd density, we can see the changes in the UI.
Please see the attachments for Screenshots.
Range:
Below 140 is the TabletUI with the white theme.
Between 140 and 160 is the PhabletUI with white theme
Above 160 is the PhoneUI with the BLUE theme
though changing LCD density to other than 160 will make the touchwiz home and keyboard app to crash.
but using alternatives [launcher and keyboard app] can make it cool.
also densities greater then 160 [phoneui] will also cause the camera app to crash and the UI will change the camera Icon with a cute little green android.
Review:
TabletUI:
1) Samsung white theme is seen
2) There is no bar on the top
3) Notification bar opens from bottom
4) Battery percentage Is displayed
5) Even on rotation to the landscape, button bar [The one with the back, home and recent buttons on, sorry don't know the name for it] stayes at the bottom
6) In lockscreen only bottom bar is present
PhabletUI:
1) Samsung white theme is seen
2) Bar on either side of screen i.e. Notification bar on top and the action bar [let us give it a name] at bottom.
3) notification comes from top
4) notification bar doesn't fill the screen
5) no battery percentage indicator
6) On rotation each bar stays at there respective position.
7) lock screen differs from tabletUI as there is only top bar not the bottom one.
PhoneUI:
1) Samsungs's beautiful blue theme is seen.
2) UI almost same as PhabletUI with each bar on either side of the screen
3) Notification fills the home screen like what happen in a phone
4) When orientation changed to landscape, the Bottom action bar shifts to the right
5) Gestures in the bottom bar used to open google ow is not present.
6) Battery indicator is blue in color while it is green on the other two modes
7) When connected to PC via USB, Battery indicator neither shows a cross mark nor it shows charging.
8) Settings menu now don't have the dual panel
9) Camera icon replaced by android icon
100 Camera app is crashed
I also see a little performance boost when in phoneUI made.. may be because of no TouchWiz mode.
[Note:
Remember to install a launcher before changing the LCD density because it will make your TouchwizUI to crash and you will not able to select your apps from the app drawer.
Rather you can also put your build.prop editor in the homescreen shortcuts so than you can use it from there. but make it before the changes, you will not be able to make changes in homescreen shortcuts as it is a part of TouchWiz home and on opening, it will crash.
Your replies are appreciable.
If you like my post then hit thanks.
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best results in tablet ui get 140dpi

Pleas android TW 4.2.2??
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9505

Doesn't work on new Nexus 7 Android 4.3 :-\

update for 4.3 maybe
Will you update this anytime soon.(

Tablet ui is the best....
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Anyone here using this module on a galaxy note 3?
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

does it work on SGN2 CM 10.1 ?

Tablet UI all day long

[Q] Success with 4.4 on N7000 + Q re grid size

People,
Many thanks for the nice ROM! It took me a few attempts at changing from CM10.1 but I eventually got there. I will check it out more thoroughly in the next days/weeks.
I was able to find out how to create new panels by holding an app icon near the edge of an existing panel but it appears there is no Setup tool to change the grid size of the number of apps on a panel? - I would prefer six rows of five icons . . so the icons would need to be a bit smaller.
Thanks,
Phil.

philip_rhoades said:
People,
Many thanks for the nice ROM! It took me a few attempts at changing from CM10.1 but I eventually got there. I will check it out more thoroughly in the next days/weeks.
I was able to find out how to create new panels by holding an app icon near the edge of an existing panel but it appears there is no Setup tool to change the grid size of the number of apps on a panel? - I would prefer six rows of five icons . . so the icons would need to be a bit smaller.
Thanks,
Phil.
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For the men time there's no way to change the homescreen grid size, as it isn't a final build yet, use Nova or Apex Launcher, they were updated to the latest KitKat looks, until that option is available

I'm gonna add this soon

XpLoDWilD said:
I'm gonna add this soon
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Hi XpLoDWilD,
I am new to this android software flashing.
Can you pls provide a detailed step by step procedure to install 4.4.
If it will resolve the issue "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538012"
This is the main reason I wanna do something in my phone..
Kindly help

LockScreen S5

Im looking for a really good lockscreen that is similar to the stock camera lock screen. But one that you can customize to go directly to you msg app, or any app you choose.

Pivo187 said:
Im looking for a really good lockscreen that is similar to the stock camera lock screen. But one that you can customize to go directly to you msg app, or any app you choose.
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You could try searching the play store
Edit :
Ubuntu style lock screen is nice.

Thanks for the reply g_ding84. Didnt want to just dl a bunch but get real world reviews on ones that people tried & worked 100%. I like the pics of the one you mentioned & will try it out. Hate not having access to all apps through the lock screen

If your a fan of AOSP style lock screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410945

Ok i didnt like the ubuntu one...Wasnt really what I was looking for. But Is there a lock screen that allows you to put apps that you can immediately go to thru the lock screen? Like the stock S5 lock screen has an option to go directly into your camera via the lock screen ? But I want to be able to go into any apps as well?

Pivo187 said:
Ok i didnt like the ubuntu one...Wasnt really what I was looking for. But Is there a lock screen that allows you to put apps that you can immediately go to thru the lock screen? Like the stock S5 lock screen has an option to go directly into your camera via the lock screen ? But I want to be able to go into any apps as well?
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The only thing I can think of it an AOSP style lock screen. Might need a bit of trial and error testing.

Which one would you recommend? If anyone can chime it I would appreciate it.

Pivo187 said:
Ok i didnt like the ubuntu one...Wasnt really what I was looking for. But Is there a lock screen that allows you to put apps that you can immediately go to thru the lock screen? Like the stock S5 lock screen has an option to go directly into your camera via the lock screen ? But I want to be able to go into any apps as well?
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Believe c - locker will probably do what you want.
ANDROID...A New Digital Revolution Of Incredible Developers

Yes thats exactly what I was looking for! However is there a better one out there with more detailed icons ect & faster?

Pivo187 said:
Yes thats exactly what I was looking for! However is there a better one out there with more detailed icons ect & faster?
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Not sure. I have used that one in the past and it worked great.
Sorry ?
ANDROID...A New Digital Revolution Of Incredible Developers

DId sum tweaking to it and now its working great The only issue I have is when I have analog clock on and using headphones the analog clock disappears =(
thanks for the heads up!